The Sun.
London, England, 1825-11-07 00:00:00

LAW LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.

On Saturday a General Meeting of the Pro-
prietors of this Institution was held at their house in Lincoln's
inn-fields, according to the terms of the deed of settlement of
their Society.--JoNAT Has RAINE, Esq., was in the Chair.
The Reports which were read stated that the Society was in
a most flourishing condition, and that in the last four months of
this year there had been an increase in the receipts of above
6,01)01. beyond the corresponding four months of last year.—
The Reports met with the unanimous approbation of the Pro-
prietors, and were confirmed without observation.
Mr. STORKS said, that as the Society was in so flourishing
a condition, perhaps there could be no objection to printing the
report. However, he only threw out this as a suggestion for
the consideration of the proprietors.
A DIRECTOR said, the proposition was one which required
consideration, and he should therefore wish that no step might
be taken upon it until it had been the subject of some deli-
beration.
Mr. STORKS observed, that when he became a proprietor of
that Institution, he did so upon the principle that no advantage
could be obtained by it, unless the Members placed great con-
fidence in their Directors. He believed that, in saying this, he
expressed the opinions of the majority of the Society.—(Hear'.)
—Acting on the principle he had now mentioned, he should at
once withdraw his motion; but he wished it to be remembered
that he had made the suggestion. The motion was then with-
drawn.
Mr. SMITH asked how many General Meetings of this So-
ciety there were in the year ?
The CuAIRMAN answered three.
Mr. SMITH then said, that as the Meetings must he attended
with considerable expence, and as they did not all appear to
be absolutely necessary, he should give notice of a motion that
one at. least of them should be discontinued.
A DIRECTOR said, that the opinion now expressed by the
Honourable Proprietor had been entertained by the Directors,
but they felt a delicacy in proposing the matter to the Proprie-
tors, lest it should be thought they wished to add indirectly to
their own powers. The motion would come with much better
grace from a Proprietor.
Thanks were then successively voted to the Directors and
Auditors, and to the Chairman ; after which the Meeting se-
parated.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—An Inquest was held on
Saturday, at the Commercial Coffee-house, Poplar, on the body
of Mr. James Gibbons, who .resided in Canton-place, East'
India-road. The first witness who was examined was Mr.
William Gibbon, who stated—l am brother to the deceased,
and was in company with him at about eleven o'clock in the
forenoon of last Friday week ; we were then in the garden op-
posite the parish church. The deceased had then a loaded
fowling-piece with him, for the purpose of shooting. He stop-
ped for a few moments, and rested its butt-end on his toe, and
placed its muzzle under his left arm ; he was not'in this posi-
tion very long, when I was alarmed by the loud report of the
gun, and the deceased exclaiming, " Oh, my God, I am shot !
run, William, for assistance." I immediately ran for a sur-
geon, and he was conveyed to an adjoining house. I was the
only person with him at the time this dreadful accident ocur-
red. I can swear that no one but himself pulled the trigger.—
Mr. Bell, a surgeon, said the charge of the gun had entered
the arm-pit, and passing through the shoulder, left an exten-
sive wound, through which the finger might be introduced to
the rib bones; the wound had occasioned his death.—The
Jury, after viewing the body, returned a verdict of" Accidental
Death."