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

LAW INSTLTUTION.

Yesterday Oa first -Annual
_General Meeting of the
Membeisrlithis Institution took place at Furnivars-inn.
It was formed for die very necessary purpose, amongst
others, of giving inaermation to those of the profession
who are in need of it, by means of a library, and of fa-
cilitating the transaction of business. Some of the most
eminent men in the profession were pre Ant. RICHARD
WHITE, Esq. in the Chair.
The Report stated, that 456 members of the poo-
fession had subscribed to the institution to the amount
of 44,1501. of whom 347 had paid the first call, the
amount of whose sums formed four-fifths of the whole.
—The di bursements amounted to 3711. Is. and the
funds had been invested in Exchequer Bills, with
the exception of 34.01. 9s. remaining in the banker's
hands ; that so many individuals had already shewa their
approbation of the plan by paying their first instalment;
that they h id no d .übt the full amount originally coo-
templated—nasnely,so,oool.—would be eventually col-
leCted, when the objects of the institution wrre more
geneially known among the profession ; and that they
trusted that the members would not have occasion ulti-
mately to regret the delay which must necessarily occur
in accomplishing the whole measure in a manner cal-
culated to ensure the respectability and permanency of
the institution.

The idea of this institution, it appears. was suggested
by the singular fact, that whilst the various public
bodies, companies, and commercial and trading classes
in the metropolis, and indeed in many of the prin-
cipal towns in the kingdom, have long po,sessed
places of general resort for the more convenient
transaction of their business, and while numerous in-
Isti.utions for promoting literature and science amongst
all ranks and conditions of society have been long esta-
blished, and others are daily springing up, the attornies
and solieitors should still be without an establishment

in London to afford them similar advantages; more
particularly when the halls and libraries of the Inns of
Court, the clubs of barristers, special pleaders, and con.
veyancers, Etc. furnish a strong presumption of the ad-
vantages which would probably result from an estaSlish-
mtnt of a similar description for atternies in London.
Mr. Twee, in moving that the report be received,
dwelt upon the advantages which must, in his opinion,
arise from the institution to the young men of the
profession, in establishing uniformity and liberality of
practice, and advancing their education to that state to
which every Gentleman ought to aspire. It was cal-
culated to further the interests of the profession, to
abridge its labour, and at the same time enable it to
preserve its relative position in society, and thus ob-
viate the reproach that whilst all other classes are in a
rapid progress of improvement, and forming establish-
ments for promoting it. the members of a liberal
profession should alone remain stationary.
Mr.Saimouu said, that he should gi►e the institution
his most vigorous supports but the younger branches
of the profession were those who would derive ad-
vantage from it. They would be supplied whh
information through the means if amass of books which
no clerk could afford to purchase. They would be
made acquainted with other members of the profes-
sion to whom their characters would recommend them,
and by wham their interests would be promoted ; and
the profession held so large a space in society, and had
69 great an influence upon it, that the institution must
be of considerable importance. He then moved that
the Meeting viewed with satisfaction the progress already
made, &c.
• The ft:solutions were unanimously adopted ; after
which the Meeting were besought to exert themselves
vigorously for the service of the Institution.

NORWICH. Just &

DNB 4DFUL AND DISTAUCTIVE FlRlL—Wednesday
14q, a dreadful fire broke out in the parish of South
Walsham ; it originated, it is supposed, from the care-
lessness cf a cottager, who imprudently threw a shovel
of ashes into a yard in which there was a quintity of
dry manure, inclosed by a fence of furze; atter a short
time the faggots ignited. and being acted upon by the
wind, large portions r f the destructive &emetic were
carried in a north east direction, and some communi-
cated to the premises if William Jary, Esq. and de-
stroyed four of his barns and the vicarage barn in •his
possession; three stacks of wheat, which, with the corn
in the barns, amounted to nine score coombs, a haystack
60 feet long, the dwelling-house, cart-lodges, piggeries,
&c. &c. The roof-and interior of the Church i" coos-
pletely consumed; and the bells falling with the sur-
rounding flame,, one was entirely melted down and the
other rendered useless. Several cottager' have bees
deprived of their dwellings by this most unfortunate
occurrence. The Church destroyed was that cf S•.
L•urence, of which the Rev. Mr. Toplitz is Rector. No
part of the property was insured.

CORN EXCHANGE, MARX-LANE„,ltraa d.
The advance of S.. per sack oa Flour, which took place at the
close of Monday's mar►et, has made the Wheat trade rather steady
in rice, and the insprovetneat of last market-day was roily main-
tained i►is alsesesing, although the number of sales Were mot many.
Barley being scarce remains somitialty as ow Monday. to Oato.
Beans, and Peas, there was little going, but prices minima as ea
blotsday.