The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-28 00:00:00

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bed no Archon to name. There were, for resin.,
Joe, Mr. Frederick Arundel, the Secretary, and Mr:'
sl„oben Barber, the betikert onoof the Directors.,
For the highly censurable end improper influence
which Mr. Bagnold exercises!, nerd they have ass,
stronger proof than that (initialled by Mr. Kentble
himself, who stated, that though Waldegystre's
money had been ordered by the Board, vet in Mr.
Bignold's department further delay was thrown in
the way of the sufferer. SO that, in fact, the inier-
ferniee of the Secretary set at nought the lejitim.re
guthority of the Directors at ,Norwich.—( Bear !)
As to any doubt. respecting she general funds of
the concern, the Directors could at once have set
these doubts at rest, and satisfied the protracted
anxiety of the public mind, by giving a fair state-
ment of them at oace.—(Bear !)—The Directors
disclaimed the Committee, which emanated from
the former Meeting itt this room, and called them'
an unauthorised body. Ile here referred to the
enth Article of the Deed frf 1797, under which the
Corporation acted ; by that 46 every Member was at
liberty to view ill the deeds, settlements, orders,
proceedings, tables of salaries of clerks,. &c. at any
end all reasonable times be shall think proper."—
(Mar, hear !)-11411 not, therefore; the Meeting,
composed, as it was, of Subscribers, the right to see
those accounts ? And he would ask, by what 'who.
rity were they withheld ? Mach had been said of
she security the Public had its the Life Dopeospent
of this Office; be hoped the result eOuldvtrriTythis
confidence; but he aid not hesitate to prneriuncti lilt
own private opinion as beaing, doubts upon that
point, making a fair calculation according to the
Northampton tables—those he believed its general use
for making such estimates. Ile had himself removed
one life insurance from this Society, because he could
not confide in its present management; he still re-
tained there one life and one fire insurance. He woold
hold them until the result of a future General Meet-
ing. 'But he felt himself bound to state' one fact,
and he should not do so were it not for the Wis.
Creet amendment which was now about to be pressed
timely, that in ibis Society every man who holds
a plicy is in law • partner in the concern, and
bound by the consr.tution of the Society to hear
his share of profit or loss, according to the tenor of
his policy.—(/teat, hearl)—This was also the opi
etion of the first legal authority—therefore ever)
insurer stood in this perilous predicament, 11141 he
was responsible for all the inconveniences anti losses
of a partnership, but without any chance of par-
ticipating in its profits. But this was not all—in
this Society no man could ascertain his danger he.
forehand. In ordinary partnerships, if legal steps
were taken agaiust a man, personal sersite of the
process was in the outset neeessity; but in this So-
ciety no such service was neceasary—the action may
be brought against Mr. Rignold, she Secretor), and
some all the 'Trustees, anal when judgment was ob-
tained, execution may be sued out at the option sit
the person obtaining it, against any individual blame
her he thoughs•proper ; so that without a moment's
warning the bed msy he taken from under the family
of illy insurer, without one minute's previous notice
of any process having been issued against him.—
(hear, hear !)—Any man could see this to he the
case, by Woking at the Act of the 63d of the Kjog,
c. 218, sect. 2.
lalr. Ramis said, that tin the face of the police this Jodi
'Waal responsibility waa denied. It would be quite a legal
goes' ion, .who were Men,• era nod who insurers.
Some conversation he .e arose as to the mode of putting the
amendment ; sad several Gentlemen esprefsed a wish that the
Resolutions which it was i tended so proctoe *dhow heal' read
Is the first instance, before .ny decision was had on she motion
now pending. It was, however, in the end reaoked, that the'
question should he forthwith pot on the amp odmen to sitijotira.
It was neecordingly pot. For it there were only about u dozen
bands held op s and the orig nnl Resolution. for agreeing to the
Report, was carried by an Coloristic. majority.
Mr. Caosit'es then proposed. and Mr. Games seconded, a
Resolution for enlurgiug the I ominitter.
After afew wo ds between Mr. Brooke and Mr. Twigg, It
was agreed that on claimants on the office Arnold I along to the
Committee. Mr. Greavet was ordered to continue as Secretary,
but being a claimant. cot to haven quite in the Committee.
Th Committee, consisting of 19 tientleasen, was then ap-
pointed, naniely
Messrs. Alderman Thorp, W. Weston, C. Marten, E. Craw-
le). W. Sherwood, Bootee, Causten, Lawrence, W. Neal,
To ige. Child, jun. and Thomas.
61r. Holt thought it would be important to know the amount
to which the Committee were isidivollially insurers at the:Nor-
wich Office - and at the saute time whether they we e.
Hod how
far. concerned as sh. reholders in other Intoratice
Mr. Twins; stud, all .he Committee were of coarse insurers
at the Norss
Mr. Alderman Taoar mould not see-the hearing of this en-
mtiry, for surely it could 'not he imputed that treatise a man
held a she e in oilier concerns of this kirtd, he would be the less
alive to the presertation of his property in the Norwich Office.
—(Hear!)
The Rev. T. SNIT*. Master or (!orlon-house Academy, Ken-
tish-town, rose so propose a Itesolition for op- sing fa subscrip-
tion. He said he was sorry to learn that all Ibe insurers is the
Norwich °Mee were partners in the risk of a heavy loss, and
were pow compelled to take steps and open a substeriptioo, to
insure themselves against she consequence of their own in-
surance.—( A laugh, and hear, hear!)—lt now imperatively
behoved them to remove the Mocks that impeded the fair pro-
gress of their own establishment. They had heard in the ft--
port read this day, demosis-rative proofs of the gross mismanage-
ment of the concern, or rather most infamous misconduct sat the
part of some of its Managers, and he rather thought Cons what
he had teen, that the further they carried she investigation. the
more necessary they wool.; find it to exercise • greater patience
than Job had, at the disclosures that wneld he made to them.—
The Manchester case was a most disgraceful one—what could he
said of Mr. Bignold's conduct ? that Gentleman had. at all
events, shown a rare skill in deduction, when be atauted as in-
terest oT 15 per cent. for 60 days.— (I tear t)
A Gentleman here stood up and read the first paragraph of the
Let of the had s f the King, the words of srhith precluded the
Norwich Cowpony from taking are insurances" in London and
its vitinity." and asked how the Company could
.0.14 them-
irises in taking Eke intermitter' width' mese limits, Contrary to
the Act
Same Cattlemen of she Committee begged that this olfjeetion
might not be mined up with the present proceeding. It should
stand ever for future discussion, and was already well known.
The Rev. Mr, Amur moved a Vote of Thanks to the late
Committee, able* Mr. TWIGO, as a Member of it, acknuw.

'edged.
hanks were then noted to the NtAinstanorho declared hiot-
eady at ali times to coaeur with the Meeting in following
ttp thi. enquiry.
The Meeting then separated at nearly eve o'clock.

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