The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-29 00:00:00

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AT•a GEN ER.AI, MEETING of the SUB-
' SCRIBERS to LLOYD'S, held July 28, 1824 ;
• . BENJAMIN SIIAW, Esq. in e Chair
The following Resolutions were moved and carried unani.
piously :-
1. Moved by John Mitchell, Esq. ; seconded by V. F. Ri-
vsz, Esq.
That the Report of the Special Committee presented to the
Gaaeral Meeting. held on the 7th instant, be approved.
I. Moved by Robert Shedden, Esq. ; seconded by William
Belli }loci.
That underwriting, in partnership firms, although rendered
legal, is subject to the inconveniences stated in the Report of
the Connuittee, and in particular is calculated to injure the pub-
If ' diminishing the security of insurance contracts, and which,
... '. ised in Lloyd's, may ultimately affect the respectability
it,
.. .e erector of that Establishment, and endanger the system
akattadividual underwriting. It is therefore the opinion of this
rCpl that the most effectual measures ought to be adopted
"VilFanli of a new by-law, to discourage such Practice within
t ab rooms.
3. Moved by the Chairman ; seconded by James Innes, F,sq.
That the thanks the subscribers are due to the Hight Hun.
iii 7.4414 of latutierd lc and the Bight lion. Lord Gifford-, for pre-
on behalf Or ....itt privat.,
--.1,,L0g petitionsato'the House of Lords ti
,u
and also the Merchants and Insurance Brokers,
eagseed in effecting Marine Insurances.
4by . Moved by the Chairman ; seconded
3utt. keg.
in That this meeting has the greatest satisfaction in acknowledg-
:! the services of William Thoinpson, Esq., M.P. il a I‘lo.ll-
- rof the Select Committee, and also in
.his place in Praha-
remit, where lie zealously and ably maintained the just claims.n
qthe Subscribers to Lloyd's, and the rtal interests of Coi -
ti Kee,
tfLGi.i.illoved by the Chairman, seconded by Wm. Pratt,ju..n. Esq.
est the grateful acknowledgments of the subscribers be
-.'llo rrininias Wilson, Esq. M.P. who presented one of
(It4'beEitiOns to the House of Commons, for his manly. defence
,t4;4oatierwriters against the calumnies with which they were
41'11led; for his ableexposure of the. injurious nature of the
through all stages in: the lower House of Parliament.
11. Moved by the Chairman; seconded by Geo. Shedden, Esq.
-That this Meeting acknowledges with pleasure the readiness
with which Wm. Manning, Esq. M.P. undertook to present
stile that petition of' the private underwriters, and the full and
ttilfitttarY manner eons hich he supported the prayer of it in
rJe Rouse of Com, as well as his candid avowal thattoa
iliaalare which he had supported during the war appeared
In Wider pr t
the public. Present circumstances unnecessary and dangerous to
7. Moved by the Chairman; seconded by George Brown, Esq.
s,That th
ir Charlese t,esncctful thanks of the Subscribers be presented to
i'ild l'othes, Bart., Sir Francis N. Ornmanney, Mir.
I,l,eitlntin Wood, Alexander Robertion,• Esq., Pascoe GTe 1-
II "(1., John Plummer, Esq., and the other Members of the
curt
6nie of Commons, who, from a conviction of the injurious nit-
.tied tendency of the Marine Insurance Bill, afforded to the
tt:r writer's their disinterested and enlightened protection, and
'rat: to an llTlOression as to its true character, which must ope-
!1-., 911/10111(tidbviantage of this house.
!hat this x the Chairman ; seconded by J. Robinson, Esq.
rived h 6 - eeting., duly appreciating the great assistance de-
theirz,s, SoYlitetrS,Pc
jc.ial Committee from the professional talents of
NIT. Freshtield, Esq., as also his unwearied
4,41 runt constant attention to every oject that could tend to
th!?1.111 Nish the purpose of their appointment, :presen t him with
._7,lecordial thanks, accompanid by a free right of admission
J.
;1., room Of-the Subscribers, both of himself and his non,
.1u . reshfield.
.31oved
by Thomas Wilson, Esq., M.P.; seconded by
13,;i1il
Lathers,Crru Esq.
special!4t grateffil thanks of' this Meeting be presented to the
oit Cominittee, for their arduous exertions under extraor-
tilarlitY and most discouraging circumstances irons which exer-
to indtihvei moat advantageous consequences will probably result
Igeneral 'dual underwriters, as well as the commercial public in
1.. t and the injurious effects of the new law will be to a
rial extent counteracted.
by 1 Al°ved by Alexander Robertson, Esq. 111.P.`; seconded
....etawrence Marshall, Esq,
7,„
~.f t the Special Comnuttee be requested to continue their
,r.l.lt,es until the close of the next Session of Parliament, and
peat he empowered to adopt all such measures as may ap
ra
_o them calculated to promote the interests of this house,
“ reference to the gobject which occasioned their appointment.
4,1,1... Moved by Thomas Wilson, Esq., M.P. ; seconded by
,;Itaal Thoinpson, .11.;5q., M.P.
t_t_, tat the preceding resolutions be published in the principal
"'lmer&
3144.nilinloved by Robert Dewar, Esq. ; seconded by William
That t 149" "*P'
nein. f.a.. !)est thanks of' this Meeting be given to the Chair-
Speeid 6„ Ts active and zealous services as Chairman of the
At iheuTtnittee, arid for his conduct in the chair this day.
ceieed the Meing
le thetter meeting adjourned, the Chairman re-
("lowin :
Sir,_,/ had , Fitzroy-square, 28th J:u1y..01:82. 4. and inn , tne honour to receive your letter of the 2-d inst.,
ascling the?trY that a particular engagement will prevent my at. g Genera meeting of the Subscribers to Lloyd's this
I hew t
to havit°altture you, that it would afford me much pleasure
seree3 in roy power to be useful to an Institution which de-
!rut
ot. tile viivetilloilenot only
world. of Great Britain and its dependencies,
. 1 have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
I3ES.
l'elijun'in CHAS. FOR
Shaw, Esq. Chairman of Lloyd's.