The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-17 00:00:00

EQUITABLE ASSURANCE•' SOCIETY.

Yesterday a Special General Court of this So-
ciety was held ut the office, for the purpose of considering the
notices of motion given on a former day ; the ltEcoarmt,
who is Vice-President, in the Chair.
The Clerk read the minutes of the last Court, and alvo in-
formed the meeting, from the minutes of the birectors, that
the latter had prepared a report to submit to the Proprietors,
upon the general affairs of the Society; but that they had no
desire to press it upon the meeting►, before any other discussion,
which members might wish to introduce, and were also ready
to modify it, or annul it altogether, should the Proprietors
prefer such a course.

Mr. SWEET immediately rose, and said, that in giving notice
of the motion which stood on their list for this day's discus-
sion ; he had no desire to occupy their attention uungeessarily ;
his object was to propose that it be referred to the Court of
Directors, to consider of the, propriety of re-modelling the,
constitution of the Society, and placing the flea' ganit•ribCiii
upon a footing distinct from the old, lie Wliri NattiiLeittir‘
to discuss the propriety of such a motion, or gimply'to more
it, without further comment, if the meeting preferred that course.
—(Cries of " Move.")—Mr. Sweet then made his motion for
simply referring the subject to the consideration of the Court of
Direttors. i

The motion was then duly put and carried, with only two
dissentient.

A long discussion then arose upon a motion of Mr. SLADE 8,
fur referring to the Court of Directors the consideration of a
disputed question upon two policies of ussuranee which had
been declared void. The circumstances are these:—
On the 27th of November, 1821, two policies of, assurance,
effected by Mr. Samuel Sainpson, of London, on his own life,
one bearing date in January, 1807, and the other io January,
1812, for the sum of 1,089/. each, were put up fur sale by, pub-
11c auction by the aisignees of AI r. Sampson, and purchased by
two gentlemen, witiVaid the premiums of assurance thereon to
the present period. •
On the 11th of September, 1824, the purchasers were in.
formed, for the first time, rat Mr. Sampson had gone to
America r—that he had merely gone to New. York and Up,
per Canada, on business which would probably occupy hint
there for three or four months; that he was in better health
than he had ever been, and that he expected to return in
the course of the present month. On receiving this intelli-
gence, the holders applied at the Equitable Office to pay the
usual per centage on parties leaving Europe ; and were In,
formed-, as Mr. Sampson had actually sailed, it would be re-
quisite to make an application to the Directors fir permission
so to do. This application was made, and refused. The
matter came in this shape before the Court of Proprietors yes-
terday, and It was resolved (with only two dissentients) that
the matter be referred back to the Directors, to deal with it
according to the justice of theorise.
Another Extraordinary Court was fixed for the 30th inst.

RAIL.IIO.4II9.—We 'bare authority to state,
that several Meetings have been held at.the Lon-
don Tavern, with a view to ;the formation of a
Company, with a capital of Two Million Five
Hundred ThOUSIIIRI Pounds, for connecting, by
Rail-ways, the towns of Birmingham, Manchester,
and Hull, with the Metropolis; and amongst
other respectable individuals who have attended
these Meetings, approving the above object, we
may mention the following :-
31r. George Hibbert. Mr. R. IL Daris, M.P.
Mr. Sam. Hibbert, Bank Di- Mr. Edmond Hopkinson.
rector. I
Mr.
'!Tomas Richardson.
Mr. John:Smith, M.P .I Mr. Francis Bailey.
Mr. Pascoe Grenfell, M,P. Mr. Joseph Fry.
Mr. Lyndon Evelyn, M.P. Mr. James Warre.
Mr. Edw. Wakefield. Mr. J. Easthope.
Mr. Francis Baring. Mr. Fred. Pigou.
Mr. L.-Lloyd---(jones, Lloyd, Mr.
and Co.) Sir Robt. T. Farquhar, Bart.
Mr. Edw. Ellice, M.P. Mr. Robe. Mills.
Mr. David Barclay, Bank Di- J Mr. W. Visard.
rector. Mr. T. Hamlet. -
Mr. WM. Williams, M.P. Mr. E. Goldsmitl.
Mr. C. Gordon. - Mr. Rich. Ryland.
Mr. James. Even Baillie.

And we further understand, that early in the
ensuing week, a Board of Directors will be form-
ed and announced, with a Prospectus to the
Public.

CANALS.—The Cromford Canal Shares, offered
for sale by auction, by Mr. tint.t., at the Black-
Moor's-Head Inn, in Nottingham, on Saturday
se'nnight, were bought in at 5501. per shire.
The highest price °Wet ed Was-15301, per share.—
(Derby Mercury )

As UsuAri—Bisn sold the 820,000 Prize
drawn Yesterday, No. 15,301. It was divided
into Shares, and sold at his fortunate Offices,
No. 4,.Cornhill, and 0, Clearing-cross ; where,
in the late drawings, were ids° shared eadiold,
15,756, £305000v 1i0..699, 0,00 0; '15,556,
other Capitals ; the
0e20,000, and Twenty,,c,"
Holders of the Shures.aiia.y remive the 'value of
their respective Prizes on,‘letuand. Rum is now
selling Tickets and Shares fur the brand and final
drawing of the 31st De6.inher, When Two.
R 30,000 Prizes all (he other Capitals, and every
other Prize, ,must be drawn, ALL IN ONE'DAY,
and not a single Blank, as every Tieket must
receive at least Five Pounds; and Shares in pro-
portion,