The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-31 00:00:00

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on this Wisateiviwg=ortre loons top Genee79o.sti
might ft to melte Am the etriej-cs, hi. misted the
Meeting, as well as. himsesf, wool& be glad to hear
them —( *pleases.) „,,
Mr. Illsocks seida let.itiew came forward to set
himself and the Pubficeigght on a poiat-Web which
,there hid been 40111 e valtisasierstanding Te.lleminser
,from what he had stated et the4usi'lleetinik. that he
itlgdot to put himself forward as basisig laid the watt
of Utilising a new Snriety, was quire eeroasusore.—
His object was merely to rise the body of loiterers
Ate opportunity In adopt whet measures might be
deemed ueressory, in consequence.ot the late IL-an-
lotion of the Norwich Directors. Ilene* !nest ;On-
y 4fifOrSii) dr, oared, Its had MA ,be lOW W 4,111100
01 takingthelead,lo.citerying any tisiog,of the laird
into etecutiou.,Jle had requested to petien ass Mess,
bir of the Committeed from considerations fleet. his
family.egairs would eset-permit hire in engage-in such
Lone di-reasiono.conatalent witivinv prieote avocations.
It was merely Ina vies the.aott... Geo:semen, proligli.
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Of alment, might come Nrward to support a ttovi
Institution, %site sufficient ioduenee for theft per-
peso ; and be eta terry to toed that no Gentleman
of sufficient impottatere bad -yet come forward. Ile
was himself of too inconsiclerahle insportance in 1 tfe
to be coonected With bulb pet Fe lNges, pottesslng
sufficieot ioduence. welt, aneroid's opposed
to this obi et, whirls he roar...sod appeared to him
lOSUlTOut.lethe. if was thougot ley many that such
a prote.s“l would be fall of ailventagee ; SiOCP
then the Norwich Di/ewers had intimated that they
were restricted to Lonslois Moire, Sheieas the adetu.
tag's peotaeplatekevinied to the coup ry Si +4j,
The fact was the greeter number of itrauratteei weep'
derived from the coentry, and the London iutnerstered
alone would not be auffeciont to costieute rho- erwitiosa
having' observed that they afforded only 23 cent.
profit in-21 y• ars, a, d that it might be extended to
50 per cent. eve() seven years was the otiginrl ideal,
Experience, however, bid proved that no such
;traordinary.profitscoulif be real red, as, in fact,. for,
many years there bed eitsitit no profit on' the London
.itisiralti•tti, but as it appeared a loss in' I'o Years of
-6001.• fl9' should wish aren't° such new losistation,
if, notwithstandittg ibis discouragement, it email be
esteblished ; hut be had neither sufficient spirits, or
iuglesopice.ite snciety, the lead, his ohject being
mirky to become the rollOwer of other leadershe be
iclinseig:' In the pies he'reitik of the subject.
Atte Iltheittbil seer,- to mislead any individuals ; his
}owe opiniain.Wow wail, that there was not twiiatent
,ingiatrw.nt,e-to embark la, the undertaking.• The
Norwich Directors bed :pfofessed supporting the new
poibliskineut pi rced, by edvertisiog their securny
support of it. If they did really and sincerely
-mean this, then the new t4oriety mlliht be formed ;
tie trawled they 'assail° doily, otherviise bethought
Ale London Woofers were-very ill used by them.
. Dr. Apt, hogged !gave to 7tiresi himself most re-
,erctfullytd the Meetirig. Deleted to inform them
Gentlems:ii'of the gieitest crerlii and
was already for Med ai a Proviiional
sKstehliihtnent, co.operating with a number of others,
issuers to a airman/Daunt, who were d.iiy and bloody
flowing policies in Bridges.street. This was also
tender a security btearatiteed to them cor any
loises that,migLit ,he 'sustained. Thy' cr*visional
COMmitten also announced that their' views of
advantage would be considerehly enlarged, as to
the prevention of fires, and in which they meant
to avail themselves of tire beneficial service% and
„experience of their
_great founder, Mr.. Bfig-
riOld, senior.—kllear, hear!)—Their credit and
hinds' were upon a large scale, in which Mr. Bye.
mold, though co-operating, stood quite sprcei trim
them, until 'tt•ey felt themselves completely ore ttived.
The Gentlemen nominated as Directors,. together
with the funds in their hoods, he was not yet pre.
Pared to particularise. %Yds it to be wondered that
Mt. Bignold, sen. was at the head of this establish-
ment, after all the obloquy that had been cast upon
that Gentleman ? Here he should beg leave to gaols
from Shakespeare—
" Thrice is he armed that bath hi. quarrel inst.
\Vt iht he, Iliniu4ln naked, is locked up ',local,
Whose cot,cii lice a nth injustice is corrupted."
This was the real and the only new plan of insurance
after the model and foundation of the Norwich
Union, and lie was convinced it would be rendered
perpetual and infallahie, and the supporters of this
alone, and no other of the like, would be protected
against loss in this Nletropolis. With respect to the
orgaitivition of the l'iovisioonl Committee to which
he alluded, and the estab'ishment about to be in-
stantly formed, he believed every thing was reedy to
receive Members, and to conduct it in its progress.
Mr. Bratte,.the Counsel, said, he had to es-
press a considerable degree of satisfaction upon this
occasion. Ile had formerly been hostile to the ob-
jects of these committees; sud their Meetings; bit

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.fe tonit Agile, sad the Semiolty of Lon. tbi* Meeting, to helieve they were men of pro erty
fas • vet,,., , •he found. that a Society gorre-; sea character,' if their names were not oven to be
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.. or iwic 11 Union waste be edopted, mehtionedi—Wae it finely those Genttemeo who
~, Ay. at a name, but one which was al- lied thus taken op the cudgels - fur Mr. Bignold •
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moss . by their concurrence (he meant that who would lay oat their snoopy epos such security.
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~ 04 -ew. byt;',Nir. Aldis), upon honester prin. Mr. Tmoattios and Nr. Tobs.oco hating been
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ejti.oodordefabtedly moreadvautageous to them- heardio further esplahasien, it was thee moved that
,„. swbalkiitire ,tehlic,- than that which . Isis tug. the Meeting di, ailjnorti sine die • -
. „ .., Ilk y till 4)14t Meeting. He. thanked Mr. .Mr.BitoOes esplained, that the principel difficulty
Br °01.4 fit 4, i".cand with which he had away*
.seemed to be the want of capital to commence with.
occasioo. There . Although maisyCentlemeu in London might he found
no other Ma- who would come forward with • capital, it could
!h was, ltoady not be expected they Would advance their money
Bridge-street, upon mere 5 per cent. interest: Ifs a greater pre-
• for arraign- , sham wasealo vied for meow?, then the profits would
_ was ineelfeet be alconey.entirely Maim away.
ordained to -riit.e. like Mr, lissems,,,Asiasitared shoat the Norwich Di.
a future day ; rectors had offereellim their support in the sum of
iosr its import. 16,0001. •
ml hereatter.-.- Mr. Thos. BtorroLv. jai!. ociAlkined it witt'see 41111
__ _ ...poem' etas the Pape- • *eta of the Norwich Directors Ai mush: into soy
under Mr. Bignold'arnanace- connectiothor security whatever for the London Bs.
' adopting a new establieh. toblislinvetit. lie (lad to answer for gets et their
of the old, was abondoutly Solicitot, thatit ois ittaite impossible tbsospect they .
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Ind, that, among; th.ore as. would do any such thing.
Ili illinoPoses andsboilline Mr. Sim. Bionein 'explained hit father's state.
!rer, had annuuncod sore sent, that a capital had been offered him, was so far
he had actually named an tree; that be the von, had waited on hie hither mere-
rated and @sifting, and at. It to say, that by means of certain family arrangements
it capable ref fie- their father should be provider) with a cavils' of
,y of calling: a number of 10,0001. from them, but in which the Norwich Di.
of the dangers it gave rise rectors were not in any wise concerned.
:ling speculators, nobody Mr. Biniios.n, we. further implained, that the
Illetitea.alleteiltlita to mod- 15,0001. which he bad tmentioned comprehended
property. The Learned 5,0001. of his own.
conversation, Mr.
lio tle Club in the Borough, - In she course of swab deseitery
-ace and mutual risk ; end 1 Bignold, SPII. was requestedteemplaio whether he had
are"..eituralit bear of such proposals in I accounted fur, or paid-over
t.the 15,0001. which he
every parish peh.tairr,from the , chairman of the ' had held belonging to the Society ? . .
George as.d Vol} rs,-.doeu to she Chairman of the He answered—Was It not fit he should bold this
Free aul En/ swots losorance Club. Beton. money in his heeds., as a securiv
,for the London In.
Isietikated the Pep* of Lundon on the prospect of sure", iii-case. the London Directors should allege
treb.isele Itiiisruirck Companies, which were uttered they were not legally begod to pay their losses, hb,
te:.tfieiii whit ' , 4asstraence than their pockets Mr. Bignold, intending to pay:them therewith. .
4el arini, ..• • mest.•
.isa opir unseat choose to Mr. Alderman Thorp, Mr. prouks, Mr. Winton,
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.i.. 6 their "..eloipkiied to the management and the Bridge-street
,Coniaaittee generally, having
of such as (Wight; Issinslikted in s crowd take this, ' declined to act any longer as a.Committee of further
ti'lleciabjes as it
ja4 )Vere they,
.we koeo not investigation and of Correspoodence, for the purpose
siltaite, to ,be Tr for the support of our of eanitssishins a New London Interior, Company,
vakiltata, 'our fainiliesi; or iufentch(ldese,, after .our the following Gentlemen were nomitatecl, after many
*via, 4in the se of Life Lowers ? The best, others proposed had refused, vie. Mr. Chippendale,
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oniaioition, that .1 Leas oed Counsel thought he 1 Mr. Cider, Mr. iii.h, Mr. Akerman, and Mr. E.
eold italsoit. sin there was no motion, and no i lianman, with liberty to add to their numbers as they
proposal • ••• . -
before them, would be—to depart in peace I should see fit.
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OCCOrditig to the word. Neat to the satiation of our Thanks were voted weanboootoly to Mrs Beesley,
a 'OS illllo braeswits the salvation of our pr.sper- , for his impartial conduct In the Chair.
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Mai"32l ..cat The Meeting then adjohroed. •
Sid !C V Mr. Livery, aimt profariatteftw.rial healt'-----w- - . "..1k..L.1.1-.lx--11;4ettlkib •
from hi• tongue. lie lotretkbis,Go and hie religion, jiwEitieisN iiiii,bita.
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and hid as toeclt presence to moral conduct, aunt a
moral life, perhaps„ as most uf those who heard him.
de had but one word mute for these wild speculatists
for new locurancee, motes they found themselves ca-
-"shirr of ranting their plops. He prayed God, af-
ter the sentiments of the lido, to enable them
4..roaftloAlphewitlironiative.lathrelli fruit I he:e crops,
-Aso etiirg irrnrwack to rrimarn curd their shoo.'
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Nit. Itas.umsiaid, hi a not dunk right for
this Aasetubly,to separAte AlSbout some explanation.
Mr. lii:Orikla had merely 4ueL,eated the p‘op?stal of
a new Foociesy, fur c, usitleratiosi, lie hail 1.-1( some
degree of coolness toward; the object, which he
inerely.proposed for discubsiun, and so far thotight
he had done his ,dety. The Le.troed Gentleman, Mr.
Barry, had told the Meeting there was already an
establishment in Bridet•etreei, and likewise eulogized
the systeiwof this established society, bet had either
he air Mr; ,Ardis, who premsded him, in the same
strain, given any satisfactory information who the
Directors or Members of this London Fotahlishmeut
were? Who were those Gentlemen who were te'have
the principal manliest.* of it? Was this Meeting to
he insulted by the hieltrit, Mr. Bignold, sin. pat be-
fore them in she management of it ?—( Crier of no, no,
and dssameabation) .
Mr. Atoms requested to be heard a few words in
explanation. lie Was called upon to give the names
of the Gentlemen coming forward with their support
to the estaltlislimeht he. bad snetisittned. This woaltil
he premature on his part. lie had merely given it
.out in a general wa), that they were persons of the.
highest credit and lespectaboiity—(cries of "name,
mane'!).-11 was not his joteution to name them, btr
be could—(oturaser cud confusion( "then they are
anonynsons.")—Mr.Aldis continued. Ile assured
them the Gentlemen to whom he alluded, were high-
ly respectable. lie did sot say Mr Bignold was at.
the head.of this establishment; bet he perceived the
Meeting felt sore that he should have to do with it.
He did not state that he had, further than giving is
the benefit of his ample means and great experience.
1 The advantages to be•derived from Mr. Bi, hold's a.-
' bistanre, were those plant he hail framed for the pre-
' Tension of fraudulent claims, and to discoontenance
incendiaries.
Mr. liwast.ET called to Order, and expressed that
it was the wish of the A.-sembly that Mr. Alit would
confine his explanation alone to the names of the Di-
rectors, or other persons forming this Provisional
Committee.
Mt. Atots replied, it was sufficient that the pro.
ceediogs of tills Committee and Meeting were a mere
nonentity as to Coil. cooing art, thing to establish
themselves; and that Mr. Brooks's eiplassation was
quite aufficielit on this herd.
Mi. Currecooat tr, of Great Queen-atreet, soFci
tor, said i.e was in no wise concerned with the goes.
trim, but had come , here ou, of curiosity. Ilethougoot
Mr. Aldia had no hing to say at all if he did not
owe, uulest lie nas ashawd to aerie.- Uoie were

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WASHINGTON. 'eon *ith ptimorei
that the reduction of the present stsoiling army,
which many consider in hs present establishment to
he worse than useless, is contemplated. Indeed it
is loudly railed for by the Sombre statemeata of Mr.
Secretary Crawford. By his Report it will be seen,
that the estimates for the military department deat
year only, will 'ivied the enormous sum of eight
millions and a half of dollara; Isetly more theft
double the *hole nasal @anew., including the
null million for the gradual increase of the navy.—
The intention, it is said, is to retain only one Mare.
Gen. Browo)and two Brigadiers. as the troops
will be stationed in small bodies, in remote garri.
sons, it may he foetid expedient to dispense with
even these two, and make the Colonels report direct
with the Miljor7Generel at Washington.
his hoped by Al friends to.konorny, that a greet
part of the present General end Medical Staff will
b. abolished ; they non consist of more than 120
Officers, mr.st of which are mete sinecures. Indeed
those Staffs have been pronounced more thin sue.
cienl for an army of 40,090 teen in the field.
We still hope that something will be done on the
subject of the Bankrupt Law. The Hank bubbler
excite much altration sod much quaking here, and
fear it is but the commencement ut the molt distress.
ing ambtreassments.
IMPORTANT LAW OtiqE.
• UNITES litATiS V. THOlati TATLOt.
The conspicuouS part hitherto borne by COMBO..
adore Taylor in the cause of '9huth American hide.
peudence, the satiety manifested throughout the
Union on that subject, and the abilities of the appal.
site Counsel, have all combined to render this cams
an object of general interest. William Wort, F.sq.
Attorney.Getieral;. Elias Glynn, Esq. District At.
woe)/ ; and David Roffman, E-q. appeared on be.
half -of the United States; and William Pinkney,
Esq and Gen. Winder, are the Comet for the Pd.
goner.
The trial commenced on Wednesday; several wit.
oesses for the prosecution were ezamintol; but the
progress of the testimony was suspended to discuss a
point of law. The Counsel for the prosecution hsv
ill offered to introduce the capture of vessels not
named in the indictment, to evince the piratical in.
!potion, it was objected to by the Counsel for the
risoner. Mr. Hoffman cited several authorities, to
prose the legal admissibility of such evidence, aoa
was suoluted by Messrs. Wort and GI) on. Grovel.
rat Winder answered ye.terdayond is supposed Mr.
Pink Isetae wit submit his ideas to-day.
ITROTA Tat DOWN ?Ant OP Tat IST.)
MomILE, OcT. letters from 114vantesh of
the 6th instant, we learn that .on the (fey before ad.
rices from the Court of Spain were received there
through Don ()nip, that the affairs of the Melds; aro
settled for the present, and Pensacola it to-lbe re.
atom! positively to Spain. In consequeoce of which

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rißroAts Mpg ilip-enadoor with which no
• rikterto. 'bit, piciteldarly t..n thii octal'
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.was sofficiesi. ,hatisfy ihe.Pol7Lic,that ni
i: olsihutelit tmoted itsao that which
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wont opus. tie,stivaielos of the old, wm
et confe,sed, by ilt4eittg found, ;.at, atn
eh tattablen, here a nothing %propose,
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