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London, England, 1818-12-19 00:00:00

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A enteral Meeting tif *Misers or the tondon
it Norwich Union bile and lire Insurance Society,
held yesterday' at the City of London Tavern,
're purpose of reeeivhig final Report of the,
,e.sneet Con:minted, of the investigation relatisie
. funds, management, ticc. of the Institution.
TOOMAS BENStrt, Esti:. Chairman of the Com-
Te being sailed to the Chair, observed that thd
11 Approbation with which the Report of this
'nee had been received on a former occasion,
given encouragement as p the les difficult task
which the present iltas produced, and laid tie-
is Assembly, and to which he should request,
it and earnest attention. The object of thi,
was not merely to hear the Report read,
:use many special affairs connected with
Inquiry ; and whoever had any observations to
which were entitled to be heard, he trusted
old be patiently attended to, as far as they
to the questions before them. He should, in
P,
lace move that this Report of the Com-1
•
be now read, and received by the Members
Society presenti
Report, containing many clauses and variods'
correspondence of great length, was
oy FRED. ARNOLD CLARKM, Esq. Secretary.
A *lotion " that it should be further received and
for the use of Vic Members," was put and
:usly.
. observed, that there was very little
attached to this' Report, save one cir-
' :ch concerned most of the Members
, those who belonged to, the London
This was the Resolution of the Nor-
communicated at a late hour last
the London Members, should hence-,
form a part of the Society. This
which they at last had come, after
ing the question, and returning pert
:ous• communications. This was the
;ner in which they had contrived to
ettions of the London Committee.—
hed Mr. Scarlett, Mr. Littledale, and
, upon the Deed of Settlement, whose'
set up for.this Resolution. They had'
-lett contradict-himself, in the having
former Report sanctioning London
.cod now his opinion 'was, that by the
:lement they were not 'justified in effect-
, within the Bills of Mortality of Lon- I
/estminster ; and, forsooth, that there was
degree of doubt whether or not it was
tsurances should be taken in Londti..,
moreover, very much disgusted by
Hogs of the Directors at Norwich, at
Meeting, at the way in which they
the name of Mr. Thomas Bignold,
their continually advertising in his
, there was any necessity, in their opi-
timissal, strong measures might have
this opinion had, it 4eems, deceived
others, namely, that by the Second.
Settlement the Secretary was bound up with
in; now they had ascertained, that if a
De- cl was illegal, the whole of it was so;
, they had no authority to dismiss him
'don Establishment, if that was impro-.
tuted. He very much disapproved of
t with regard to that Gentleman, whe-
compelled' to resign or not, by their
name about every day in the public
Norwich Directors pretended they
every thing for the benefit of the Lon-
iment, and highly praised the exertions
Comtnittee, with which they pretended.
. Nothing could be more deceitful than
their conduct towards the Committee.—'
amongst the London Members there
td Gentlemen of sufficient talent, credit,
lity, to carry into effect the. beneficial'
__ the Committee. With respect to the
Establishment being now to be carried on'
foundation, upon the same principles of
-Ince and =anal tisk, • and •this, he
'sell, could be done without any diffi-
:ping accounts, adjusting claims, Etc.
1 of the Norwich Directors getting.iid,
ill be happy to get rid of them"—(Hear,
ylau:cs).--He next alluded to the con.s,
unsatisfactory manner in which the Ac-
been rendered to the Committee, and
t another Meeting should be called for
of establishirg a new London Mutual
7orivany, upon the original foundation
of the Norwich Union. He should,
propose the transfer to them of the
, and London Board of Directors, with
saving additional expense ; and that,
Ivertizing Insurances, they should have.
:e, that none should be admitted Morn-
'sons of known character and respectabi-
rent losses by intentional fires.
r, the Counsel, came forward (Mr. Big-
tying previously attempted in vain to be
said he should confine his observations
point. He might be understood nut to re-
'inlivicial only, as when on a former occa-,
the honour' to address the Committee,
ing the sentiments of a very large body,
:rty was unfot tunately embarked in this
concern. He alluded particularly to,
of the Directors at Norwich. When
le of discord was thrown into a comma-
igue could tell, or heart anticipate the.
's which might follow, .or upon whom
:hance to fall. He, however, anticipated
le of discord .might fall bponloth sides'
ton. Whether or not the insurers of the
tdon would be affected, he thought they
T at the 'result of the change, for nn-
ld they be, if they had no other reliance
narrow mind of Vie Norwich Directors,
luct,' he would not stop short of saying,'
dishonourable and unjustifiable. Funding
been pocketing the money of the London'
years,:. then Obtaining opinions of his
tends, for whoa.; helsad every respect, to
daer purpose, 'they confess now that this
ry tolaw, and sheltering themselves under
is of three honourable members of the
. their opinion only they were wrong.—
as, when Mr. &ariett's first opinion was
they ivithhold- the case upon which; his

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this Assembl)
picot and earn
'rig was not
to di%uss ma
Inquiry ; and
ink, which we
would be p;
ed to the qua
first place, me
• .be now rea
lb, Society prc
tie Report, CC
tar/ ow
read by Fetal
i !lotion " tll
tell for the o
'ea unanimcu
Xt. BROOK ob
lortance attac
whicl
t, namely,
Alishruent. 1
• b Directors, I
in, that they, I
no longer f
. the point toatcdly •
evadit
to varrot
' ecal manna
of the exe;
; •had consult
Barristers, t
ority they se
,e Mr. Searle
•rovd of the
:antes; and
of Settleme
insurances w
and Westmi
considerable de
that Insura
said he was,
lue proceedi,
trent Public 2
introduced I
'or, and by '
r e, when if tl
for his chit
taken; but
. and many
of Se:dem
i. • concern ; nr
if the Deed
it followed
.r. the Londor
s constitute
conduct w;
be was co
his n:
in The
• ,N 1 to do eve
,E,;ahlishme
'the London C
*operate.
result of thei
hoped that
id be found
impectabitil
r ion of tit
Jan Establir
a new fou
aal insurar
,ised hinisc
in keepi
instead
as, we shall 1
, crd appla
• and stns.,:
3 had be,
it ell, that as
purpose of
Corn
principle c
that view,
~n
view to the s
1.• • of adve
t, difference,
sbut petsot
to prey en
t t Hr. BARRY,
ti d sen. hay
• d.). Iles;
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t one isu
ct a, he had t
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hole propert
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ni:quences
aafl eight ch
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lithe Ties-tic);
ray of Londc
light rejoice
sh" happ on shed
Ilian o
c
those condu,
r to both dist
co tie: 6d bee
assurers for •
ic learned Frie
1 .
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sa
an *Os contrary
afte the
that inions
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