The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-03 00:00:00

(CENSED VICTUALLERS' AND
GENERAL FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE
OFFICE.-ELECTION OF A DIRECTOR.

A meeting of the Proprietors of the Licensed Vic-
teallete' anti General Fire and Life Assurance' Corns
teeny was yesterday held at the Company's offices, ,1,
MeWile-place, London-bridge, for the purpose of
electing a gentleman to serve as Director is the room
of John Harman, Esq., resigned. The room in
which the meeting was held was crowded to ex-
cess before the commencement of the proceedings,
which. appeared to excite the greatest interest
sarong all present ; among whom were—Mr. Alill
le.rr-.
man Musgrove; Mr. Alderman i looper e I__-) .
Bleaden, the Chairman of the Company; Mr. 1-
-1V- Wire, the Solicitor of the Company ; Mr. Faw-
cett, the Secretary; Mr. Addis, Mr. Bingley, min
several other gentlemen connected with the C4iin-
pany. At two o'clock precisely, C. Bleaden,
re (le
tools the chair.
The Ctiamerase said that he was proud and pleased
to see himself surrounded by so large and so influen-
tial
an assembly of the Proprietary of the Company.
Ale regretted, however, the occasion on which they
had met. He regretted the resignation of their
Deputy Chairman—(Hear, hear)—and still more did
lie regret the circumstance which had led to the
necessity of that resignation.—(Hear, hear.) In
this commercial country every one was liable to
the ups anti downs of life. They were now called
i'l)on to fill up that vacancy, and lie felt assumed that
_ they would do their duty by selecting that gentleman
for the Office whom they conscientiously believed to
be the best fitted for the performance of those duties
which would devolve upon him. They had received
corninunications from five gentlemen, each anxious
for a seat in their Direction. He felt proud of this
circumstance, inasmuch as it proved how anxious geetlemen of respectability and influence were to
1e
come connected with this Institution.—(Cheers.)
-felt . gratified that so many gentlemen
were enstous to be placed among the.n. He
was happy to find that those who had recently
con ned.thetn were glad to increase the extent of their
the nection with the Company,' and he trusted that
ir connections would be increased more and more.
lie congratulated them on the increase which had
taken place in
past their prosperity in the course of the
would year, and lie hoped the same success had and
attend theta in all their efforts.---(Cheere.) He
was convinced that all were desirous of doing the
best they, could topromote the wee's of their under-
taking,
the e ; m
and whatever difference of opinion
r' ' zn'gnt be as to the eligibility of the
various candidates, he felt assured that there
vvnuhl be nothing personal in the discussions
which %yore about take • place. • Every gentleman
'v9ol, he trusted, receive a patient hearing, for they
were
. ,
all engaged in one general object. He was
happy and proud to preside
,over such a meeting, and
he would call upon the Solicitor to read the advertise-
ment convening tea meeting.
advertise-
Mr:` W. Wind then read the advertisement
convening the-- meeting, which was for the election of
a Director, in the room of' John Harman, Esq., re-
eesignecl and the Directors recommended John Addis,
''cle of Freeinan's-wharf, Southwark, to fill the
vacant seat at the Board of Directors.
• The SECRETARY then read the addresses of the
variousva candidates, viz., one from Mr. John Addis,
Freeman's-wharf, Dec. 19, 1843 ; another from
M. B. Bingley, dated Shoreditch, Dec. 13, 1843;
another from Mr. J. E. Bromley, dated 17, Commer-
cial-road, Dec. 13, 1843; another from Mr. Charles
Salisbury BUtler, dated Lodge, Upper Clapton, Dec.
15, 1843 ; and another from Mr. Joseph Morgan,
dated :Dec. '16,. 1843.
The SECRETARY then read a letter from Mr.
,Bromley, dated Jan. 2d, 1844, resigning in favour oi. i
-3,4. A.ddiseon the ground, first, that the claims oi.
44- Addis- were very powerful • and secondly, be-
cause he thought the wishes of the' Directors ought
to be deferred to.
tlIr• 1).. IV. WIRE then rose and said, that he felt
I,eas'llis duty to state, that in his opinion the names
.'wo gentlemen had been mentioaed as candidates
Pwho were disqualified under the provisions of the
aragraph to be found at the 57th page of their deed of
ettlement.---:(The Learned Gentleman then read the
Paragraph alluded to, which set forth that no person
could be eligibleto hold' more than one office, except
that Directors .might also act as Trustees.) Now
there were two gentlemen,• whose names he need not
mentien, among the candidates who already held
offices in the Institution, and which, in his opinion,
would 'prevent those gentlemen going to the poll.—
(Cheers.) -
....
The SECRETARY then read letters 'from Mr. Mor-
ga, and from Mr. Butler, retiring from the contest.
The letter of Mr. Butler stated that at the time he
had announeed himself as a candidate he was not
Ware that - Mr. Addis had been recommended by
'Pthe Board of Directors ; and he earnestly requested the
roprietors to support the nomination of the Board
tDirectors, as the most likely course to promote
he welfare of the undertaking
The C . .
lIAIRMAN then called upon any gentleman
dilatesNvllO had anything to say, in propoeingany of the can-
,, to come forward, as the present -was the tinme
when they would be heard.
111.-r.r. Eveies, who was received. witlt loud cheers,
' '- N erS. great pleasure in proposing John Addis, lisq.,
cif -Preeinates-wbarf, to fill the seat at the Board of
Direetion rendered vacant by the
Ilan ' resignation of John
nan, -Esq.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Addis was no
strait -
sser to that institution. lie bad' been qualified
to s; .
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t at' that Board six years agoe-eeCries of _ - m
11°(.1:") Well, then, five or six years.agte—(Cries of
foe-nie,Y two."). At all events he - had been qualified
t• —4 lung time. He had-lately beconie'even More 41-
,71-lately connected with this institution.—(Cheers.)
le3nekatl insured big own property in the institution in
d .and 1840, and he- hail " recently intro-
.aeed to - the. Society many of his highly re-
!pectable friends, who . had also become share-
1101ders.—(Cheers.). ' He : proposed Mr. Addis,. a
sgentlemari ef equal standineewith Mr. Harman, as his
el,iceeesor. Mr. Addis was a member of _ the Corn
-"•,‘ %Change, second to none of the gentlemen con-
9tiveted with that establishment; and the greater the
ainber of - gentlemen- l .like Mr. Addis whom
be l
they
timeinfluence
c and extent . of their institution.
they llew'and vast field would be 'opened to them, and
~would rea abundant harvest. Mr. Harman
eas eeee . Pan.
one - unected.svith the trade of a brewer, and if any
anueontiected with a firm of brewers—if a Barclay,
eh "Lary, Or a Whitbread had ccmne forward, he
191_01,1 have paused before he proposed Mr. Addis.
ROT_ -bd determined to issue 30,000 new shares.
the ew the difficulty of getting fresh members of
;:1,,
attrade to- take new shares. It was of importance
._,cthose shares. 'eh mid 'be advantageously distri-
:s,9o%(.l, and, therefore, it "was important that they
mld cultivate new interests from fresh connections
Addis
to place them to advantage.—(Cheers.) Mr.
Its had been strongly recommended by the Beard
(if Directors; in that recommendation he heartily con-
einUrtrsrced. 'lt hasl- been said that they were about to
(Cri(rile an attempt to throw the trade overboard.---
es f u
ehe o Yes, ye =11" "No, no !" cheers and counter
;"er.s.) He would not concur in any such effort.
:-(elteers.) What object could_ the Directors have in
°f the
but - the • promotioncr the prosperity
e' tne Institution, and the associating with themselves
il'.Bmitlentinii with whom - they could concur oit all
teilta4iotis ?)—(Cheers) - This, he thought, was most
i_ p?rtant for the Society. The Proprietaey, at large,
1,"(, his into ought to be thankful to their Direction
Air Pointing out a . gentleman so highly qualified as
the
Addis. He would not endeavour to depreciate
jo
i. -claims of the other Candidates; but when be. (I^Sil at the claims of Mr. Bingley as connected
'with the trade, and as having sat at the Board of Di - te(leti(nim and still open to re-election upon the City
Mmittee end no doubt, if a resignetion took ;sleets
era , ,
tif,_ gentleman connected with the trade, he knew
he arPerson who had greater clahns than Air.ilingley ;
;:e: tno.ught the present, however, was not the period
iv:',1•_:m.:1:1, Mr. Bingley should' press his cleims. Ile hart
that ,
„Ins preference to Mr. Addis, and lie was happy
01. ips nomination would be seconded bya gentlemita
to
."(1 elty Committee. If the Proprietary wished
Hate
their shares at a premium, theyomist disserni-
'_7l. their ICAV shares such a course being adopted
w ti.ll_(l. area n y enhance' their profits.—(Cheers.) .
teea v seconded the nomination of Mr. Addis,
I „i ,e in doing so lie thought he should be :et-
le,%notss to increase the interests of the Society in a
--„.:: eminent degree.
thTr. PeatousoN, in proposing Mr. Bingley, believed
,Itliit, the candidate lie was about to propose was not
11(4 an honest, but hard working and upright maim.
tu,,oad been a working man in support of the lnst-7-
wZin ever since_ its commencement. He believed it
alit, ;I b' the (minion of all honest men that IYIr.
4'e'Y Ought to haVe a seat at the Board of Directitro.
Haggle P' TEARS bore testimony to the usefulness of -Mr.
ti riY, amid most cheerfully seconded his ilornina-
he e-' "`'lieving that having him as a Director would
Thgereat acquisition to the Society.
Remit' CuaitteieN then asked v; Nether any- other
sseih4elnan had any other' candidate to propose, or
.ivr,to address the meeting.
4tie C'e-,l3ns" wished, although almost a s' ranger to
1, °-Pany, yet taltine. large view of the interests
"e
8" t• ' a in f • of Mr.
Adli, -i,e 3, to say a few. words favour %tll s. He was glad to hear that a gentle man of
pr(,sanigli station and such great connexion.; sl oull be
egils*,(l as a Director to the. Company. Mr.
it nad &elle to him with the intro it etion of
1 P;entleina
lrel h... a Member of Parliament ; hut if he
1V43,,i,"n introduced Ly Sir Robert Pcel himself, it
)•teo-elni'c't have had half the effect with him that the
seas t':,endation of the Board of Dicec:ors had. It
't% I)„,,,,°Pinicn that the 'Board shaulds'.e ae cordial
,eii.,l_lll!e, believing that the first eleine ats to make a
eiei',tY successful. was the cordial; sy with which
4- hreetur worked with the Othgres—(Cheers)_