Star.
London, England, 1827-10-06 00:00:00

EAGEROIif.aNCT COSIPANY.

Th. Alum' Geerai treting ,t r Ike Proprietors of
the above company took place at t1)-• L msloo Tavern
yesterday; Sir W. RAWLINS in the Chair.
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The Actuary iced the Iteptte, which staiWahat it
had.soken the business of the UnirechEaapirfiWsrance
Cif Vi piny, with very prove- 0116 letvilrllishoil**J/us"
%este' the Institutionhad greatly increased inthecon t se
of thlivear t that hi inconse derived from life premiums
only. considerably exceeded the amount ever received
!corn both fire • and life premiums at any former
ovind since dui estairlidsment of the lostitutien ; abet
expenses crest erectly disnitaitshed; that the floc for
Isowinsurance was abtogated, and the fee upon the
trotrifer of Shares eemoved, and that from these ar-
rangements had arisen an acce.sion of influential Pro-
wietors--e growing confidence i i the public, as to have
greatly augmented the disposable interest in the Insti-
tution ; that the Directors bad . the best foundation in
anticipating an increase of prospet ity. It further stated,
chat the Directors had declared A dividend ofs per cent.
upon the capital of the Company ; and it concludes' by
returning thanks to the. Proprietors. from whom the
Directors h.d received assistance, and solicited a -con-
tinuance of their aid in further emending the business of
kile
the Company.—The Report was adopted. .
The Actuary then read the accounts, which were ap-
proved and adopted.
A Pa,einevort ward. that he felt the greatest satis-
faction in preposing the thanks of the Meetinkje the
Dig ectors, for their attention and zeal to the iWillinks of
the Institution.—Carried unanimously.. -s.. ,roci rtt
Sir W. Rawstus returned thanks niviellilf4ao the
Directors and himself, and congratulated •the froirrie-
tors upon the very prosperoos state of their affairs: lie
said that he would avail himself of every opportunity to
'advance the interests of the Company I and edited as
the Directors and Shareholders were, no doubt-mould
be entertained but that success woeld grown their efforts.
He proposed a vote of thanks to.die* Actuary' flar his
constant attention to the affairs of the Company, which
was carried unanimously.
The Actuary returned thanks. Thanks were voted
to the Chairman, who made his acknowledgments, and
the meeting separated. • .

The AttorneyGetteral (MG isAmart) is in Paris
at present.
Braintree Fair was held on Toesday, the 2d instant,
and two following days. The Fair was well attended,
bar money was very scarce, and bu.iness far frosts brisk;
INDIAN Darss.—The undress rof Genttamers in India
Is a whole sok of white jeep. Instead of a coat they wear a little

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laden a the same material, cat exactly like that en;Ay wan by
the hotness M London. In the interior (or the Waal, as It is
called in bona) woollen clothing is seldom worn in the Summer,
either at dinner parties or parades. The Military baye nothing to
distinguish them horn the civilians, rem when on duty, eacept the
hat, sword, sash and bek, which, with the exception of the int, are
thrown of and handed to a servant. when they mount their horses
to return home, or to take a ride of pleasure. The Sepnys, during
the hot months, are also dressed In white, which Is infinitely More
becoming to them than the red or blue regimentals sent oat from
London. • In Calcutta, the local suthoritiee, end even the forms of
private society, often reader It necessary to make a sacrifice of health
and comfort. OMeets ate expected, in the most sukry season, to
wear their red coats buttoned up to their chino, with the pleasant
addition of the sash, sword, and belt. In private parties both offi-
cers and civilians invariably enter the room in their wormers/dm;
but if the master of the house is not particularly formal, they are
generally requested to change their dress. They immediately re.
tire and receive a white jacket from their Bearer, who, for this pur-
pose, always places one in his master's palanquin. Some persons,
however, are too proud and punctilious to relieve the sufferings of
their guests, and allow theni to remain in totments, as a kind Ow.
butt to the dignity' of their hosts. Many of the old Qualifiers ex-
tremely jealousy( their personal Importance at all then and Places,
and esteem it an audacious insuk,in any person of inferior rank, to
appear comfortable in their presence. A young Ensign, Man hap-
pened unfortunately to have a white jacket on, was severely repri-
manded, and turned out of a public auction room at Calcutta, by
his Commanding OffleeT, who loudly assured him that he looked no
better than the auctioneer before him, and insisted that be should
return home Immediaiely and dress himself like a soldier. The
Marquis of Hastings himself, however, was perfectly free from this
petty pride and tyranny, anti has been seen liiug on the fluor is his
light jacket, with a young Officer in the same easy dress, poeirg
together over a large nap, on *hide the latter was tracing the route
of as Intended march.--.Ltindat Weekly Review. •. •

Sufi►taisiow.—M. Bowman's, of St. Dennis, having
accidentally encountered a person who had been taken
oat of the water, volunteered his aid in the process of
resuscitation, in chick he succeeded, although the man
had been twenty minutes submersed, and been subjected
to the " frightful" ordeal of Milli, ing by the heels.—
The proper means of recovery were al•plied.deeiog a
full hour without :tit cess, hut at the e id of thaertime
circulation and respiration began grw'ually to rearm ;
I the recovery was accompanied, however, sith dreadful
tetanie convulsions. . Bleedingsw es e madeff om the arm,
to rather a copious extent. M. Bourgeois infers, that a
drowned person should never be abandoned until de-
composition begins to manifest itself. Upon is • sub-
ject M. L-roy d'E!oiles has addressed a communi-
cation to the Academy. in support of the claims of gal-
vinism in such cases. He maintains. that if r short and
very fine needle be plunged into the side pf the body
between the eighth and ninth ribs, so that it wi.l reach
the attachments of the diaphragm, and a comniunica-
tient be established with a pile of twenty-five or thirty
couples of plates, of an inch diameter, the diaphragm
will immediately contract, and an inspiration be made.
Then, by interrupting the circle during this inspiration,
and•replacing it in order to excite a second, we may at
length succe d in establishing perfect respiration.
Yesterday morring •a fire broke oat on the farm of
Mr. Kimber, of 'Winn n, which destroyed the house, the
laming stock, &c.
Yesterday, about three o'clrck, a most heart-rending
accident occurred, at the hou'e No. 36, Great Strand-
street, by which Elizabeth Hall, an old *omen of up-
wards of 70 years of age, mother of Mr. Hall, a book-
binder, and Anne Hall, one of Mr. Hall's children, a
female infant of about eleven weeks old, weer burnt-el in
such a sh-cking manner, that boils died in the course
41 the evening, suffering, until life becirre extinct, the
most excruciating tortures. It appears that the mother
of the inf,nt had been preparing dinner, and had gone
out of an errand for a short time,.leaving behind het in
the back parlour her mother-in-law and two children.
The younger child was lying in the cradle, which
was placed near the fire when its mother left the room ;
the other child, which escaped, was playing about. A
spark, it is supposed, communicated with the straw in the
cradle and set it on fire, and the old wonfan's clothes
caught the fl inc in attempting to extinguish it. The
fire was discovered by persons in an adjr ining apart..
ment, but the devooting element had completely en-
veloped its victim•, and no eft, ctoal assisteke could
be givin. The elder child escaped by running into
a:closet adjoining the parlour. The bodies are frightfully
disfigured—the back of the cold w.enian Avprated as if
burned to a cinder. The arms, legs, a d abdomen of
the infant were also dreadlully scorched, and one of its
eyes was enti.ely burned out. Immediately sleet the
accident they were conveyed to Jervis-street Hospital.
The old woman died about twenty minutes east ►eing
carried there. and her little grandchild at eight o'clock
in the evening.—Dtrolin Morning Pool►

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