The Sun.
London, England, 1825-02-03 00:00:00

LAW LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.

The Members of this admirable Institution
assembled yesterday at the Freemasons' Hall to hold their
Anniversary Dinner, WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Esq. 11. P. MRS
in the Chair. The company amounted to upwards of one hun-
dred. As soon as the cloth was removed Benedictus sit Deus
was sung by the professional vocal performers, 3lessrs. Tay-
lor, Jolley, Phillips, and Master Smith.
The CHAIRMAN' then gave " The King." The toast was
drank with three times three, and the greatest enthusiasm.
Anthem—" God save the King."
The toasts next given were—" The Duke of York and the
Royal Family," and " The Army and Navy." Tune—
" Rule Britannia."
The CHAIRMAN then rose to congratulate the Society on
the Report that had been read and received at a meeting in the
morning, by which it appeared that the Society was prospering
greatly ; that its business had materially increased within the
last twelve months, and especially during the latter four
months • and that its prospects of success were such as to
answer ihe most sanguine hopes of its admirers. Ile congra-
tulated the Society on having that morning conic to the deter-
mination of admitting their brethren of Scotland to a participa-
tion in the advantages to be derived from the Institution. This
he was convinced would have a good effect, as the more that
gentlemen of the profession of the law were drawn together,
the greater would be the benefit to society at large. Ile would,
therefore, cheerfully give—" Prosperity to the Law Life In-
surance Company,' and, what was most material to that Com-
pany—" Long Life to the Insurer."
Song—" Faithless Emma."
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The toasts then given were—" The Lord Chancellor." " The
Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, and the other
Judges of the land."
Song—Mr. Taylor.
Mr. Sergeant PP AXE rose to propose the health of a Learned
Gentleman, who had long been a member of the profession,
whom he remembered to have been once actively and success-
fully engaged in the Courts at Westminster Hatl—and who,
although he had quitted the profession, had not deserted it—but
who, by being then present at the meeting, proved both his re-
collection of it and his respect for it—
"- The Chairman—William Williams, Esq."
The CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks, observed that he
should always remain attached to the profession in which he.had
spent his earlier days—in which, indeed, he had remained till
the meridian of his life. lie had left it with regret, and his
leaving it was owing to circumstances over which he had no
controul - but he should continue to esteem and respect it as
long as ite lived. He thanked the Meeting most cordially for
the honour they had done him.

Glee—" Minheer Vandunk."
The " Trustees of the Society" was then given.
NATHANIEL A TcHusox, Esq. for himself and his brother
Trustees, returned thanks.

Song. Mr. Phillips—" The Earth is a Toper."
The CHAIRMAN then observed, that the prosperity of the
Society, in a great degree, depended on its Directors. When
he informed the meeting that 700 policies had been issued, and
that but three deaths had occurred, he need not offer any other
proof that the Managers lied done their duty. He would there-
fore propose their healths. _ _

L'ounTENAY, Esq. for himself and his brother Direc-
tors, returned thanks. The sphere in which they had to act,
he observed, was limited, and the success of the society mainly
depended on the exertions of the Proprietors, at least a great
deal more than it did on the Directors. Sonic persons had
thought that the Society had been somewhat Quixotic in giving
a profit of 4s. sd. to the insurers, but he thought this should
induce the Proprietors to recommend their clients to go to an
office where they might insure under such advantageous cir-
cumstances. lie hoped that each Proprietor would act as if the
success of the institution depended on himself, and then its
success must be ensured.

" The Aditors" were then given.
Mr. CAMPBELL returned thanks. Ile said that the services
of the Auditors, if jealous, had been agreeable, for they had
had nothing to do but notice the rising progress of the Society.
One of its advantages, and not the least, was, that the members
of it were enabled to meet together as they then met, that, while
they endeavoured to provide for their prosperity after death,
they might make their own lives more agreeable and happy.
Song, Master Smith,—" Sweet Home."
The next toast was The Stewards."
Mr. A r.l)::nsox returned thanks.

The CHAtit MAN then said, he would propose as a toast the
profession that was equally dear to them as lawyers and as
Englishmen—" The Bar."
PttEsToN, Esq. said, that the proudest day of his
life was the day on which he entered the profession. While
they were complimenting the barristers, they should not
forget that perhaps a greater degree of merit was due to the
atomics ; they were the persons who sought for and dis-
covered talent, and recommended to their clients those
persons who, no matter how low might be their stations,
were the best calculated to defend the properties and the
rights of their countrymen. Those men might therefore be
thanked for the present high situation in which the Bar stood;
for never at the Bar was there a greater assemblage of talent,
of knowledge, and of learning, than at the present day. It
had risen, and he was convinced would rise. So formidable
did the spirit and the resolution of the English adVocates ap-
pear to a despot—the Czar Peter—that when lie heard one of
them argue in the cause of freedom in one of our Courts, he
said—" 1 have but one such in my country, and when I return
I will cut off his head."

lee—" The pleasant spring."
The CHAIRMAN said, that he felt the weight pf the last
speaker's remarks, and knew how much the Bar was indebted
to- the attornies for the talent by which it Was graced. He
would therefore propose, " The Attornies and Solicitors."
Gitr.EN, Esq. returned thanks.
Song—Mr. Phillips.
The health of Dr. Latham, Physician to the Ingtitution, was
then drank.
Mr. OLDHAM proposed the health of Mr. Preston, and said
that when the Institution was in its infancy, and had many dif-
ficulties to encounter, that Gentleman was its firmest friend, and
to him, in a great measure, its success was owing.
Mr. PRESTON returned thanks. He said that from the
moment he became acquainted with the views of the Society,
and the prospect it had of being so universally beneficial, he
became warmly interested for its success.
A Member made an apology for the absence of Messrs.
BROUGHAM and SCARLET T, alleging that they were obliged
to attend on account of some parliamentary arrangements. In
the course of the evening the health of 3lr. A NDERTON, the
Secretary, was given and received with great applause. That
Gentleman briefly returned thanks, and promised to exert him-
self to the utmost to support the interest of the Institution.
The spirit of conviviality prevailed throughout the night. The
Chairman withdrew about eleven o'clock, and the company not
long after quitted the room, highly gratified with the proceed-
ings of the Meeting.