The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-19 00:00:00

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acted with a view to the
lie added, that the
_la who were opposed to
him, ati4l who had induced his own sons to act against
him, flattering them with the promises of being his
succesors in office, was governed by a desire of gal
that'll the grew from another man's viase.-4Mr.
.Bigneld was proceeriAga less dm opinien of the eet-
Inglarieg reepritiaed/WMOPyiniortorreiegaiost him,
be was obliged to sit down.]
- -Mr. Aldermaefttotte rose to my a few words
respecting Ise Report. The Members of the Com-
mittee, of whom he had the honour so be one, were
accused by some Gentlemen of Meiling framed a Re-
port, which did in some parts contain more than it.
ought, and in others less than it ought. He was
reedy to. confess that he 'thought. it contained rather
to much matter, and diet it: would have been as
, walk if the Report; was confined to simple fast
or tbe separation of the Norwich from the London'
Fire Intents. He was also free to say, that for a
variety of remain the slate of the funds of the lew
sritation was orbs so clearly set down as it oughts-se;
But the time of the London Committee had been
considerably employed in the investigation of coo..
tested claims, nearly the whole of which they had'
succeeded in bringing to a satisfactory conclusion.
They bad also furnished ti large mass of information
to the Public respecting the whole business of the
Norwich concern—whether this information, thus
giSSO, were of value or nut, it was for the Public to'
determine. The Report was certainly deficient in
stating the funds of the Society, for the Committee
had not the fullest information on that sultject.—,
They had heard of large sums remaining in the hands
of agents, of the particular amount or appropriation
• of ss hich, they were uninformed. But they bad re-
potted nothing which was not the f4ct, and made no
. observation which they did not believe to be strictly
founded in truth. As to the establishment of a new
- Office, Gentlemen mast .ect as they pleased in that
,teepee', he would prouounce no opinion upon such a
measure.
Mr. Ilicrrocro, sen.—" Mr. Thorp is a Director
of another Fire-office."
Mr. Alderman Toone said that he was a member
of another office, but he had never canvassed for a
single insurer for it. Ile had always been otherwise
engaged. He would treat with contempt every insi-
*tuition of this kind.—(yipplause.)•
Mr. Ilastsox rose, end was proceeding to pro.
wounce in plain and otiensive terms of a very per.
sonsl nature, a severe philiphic upon Mr. Bignold,
. son, When—
i Mr. HARRY rose to order, and strongly censured
' the introduction of such grass personalities.
. Mr. HANSON resumed, end said, that both here
. and elsewhere, Mr. Bignold had slandered the Coin-
melte* collectively and individually. lie had talked
Of a coalition between the Committee and the Nor-
wich Directors. This must have arisen from a cif.
comstance that had ocatrred late last night, when
the Deputation from Norwich made a prupositino,
which was not encouraged by the Committee, and the
proposers of it then agreed it should be withdrawn.
it was said. that tbo Norwich Directots bad cast the
Loudon Insurers off—then let cot the latter retaru
. to them.--Vlstar!)--.lt is said, that the Norwich So-
ciety prospers in the country, though it dues not iu
town. Why was this difference ? fur other establish.
wof a similar kind were found to flourish in the
Mropolia ; apd lately nothing but bad management
old Wye p oven ed equal success to this.
Mr. lizusLE sad be would not l go e obtruded him.
self upon the Meting were it not f. r tbe remarks
• that bad beets mad .on the conduct rf the Committee,
! • '-Ike Members of which had no reward fi r their
trouble but the consciousness of haying discharged
their ditty, " and nothing extenuated or set down in
malice." If the Committee had done wrong, let
their error be proclaimed, and their misconduct re-
probated. -A Learned Gentleman had made an elo.
. , swot speech against them, but the Meeting would
recollect, that Gentlemen of that highly honourable
profession were often in the habit of speaking et par.
ticular sides of a question, without ever incurring
,any moral animadversion for the opinion they bad so
expressed.—He thanked Mr. Barry, however, for
his Latin quotation, end he would apply one of them
. to Mr. Bignold.—That Gentleman was completely
1 defunct, and of him let it be said—" De nsortuis nit
nisi bonuns.". -(Laughter.)—With respect to what
had taken place last night in the Committee, it would
1 be as well at once to state the plain tale. The Dims
, Con from thp Norwich Society had intimated, that.
if a new Fire Office on their plan were set on foot.
▪ they wopld.williugly assist it, by giving their fired
, i engines to it for six months, giving it the business''
1 . which it would mot itself embark in, and other ad.
, , vantages. The Committee thought it right to reject
I this teader of co-operation, and there the matter ended.
Mr. EADE defended the conduct of the Committee,
• end thought they had acted thoughout iii the most
. preiseworthy,manner.
- ' Mr. BROOK, said, the Committee did: not want to.
accept the favour offered by the Deputation.—lf a
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iaa, new Society were to be established, they wield pur-
' a chase engines of their owe.
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Mr. Alderman PATTISON said, that as a membet
of the Norwich Boaxcl., he could assure them that the
hoe „Board felt the confidence which hid been placed in
them by the Public, and when they were obliged to
APO .
i 9,id relinquish the London Fire Insurance, it was becatiiVl
• 1,1, illy were informed by eminent lawyers, that airy
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~aa ,I,jesield not legally persevere in carr)ing it on. Ili
315., „could assure the Meeting that the Country Fire Iti•
a.„„:) ers were averse to Ibis union with London. fur in
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a ,Metropolis, during the two or three years that'
Won had subsisted, the concern had sustaiued a
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loss in London of tioool. They would still uphold
their Life Insurance here, and would gladly wish well
J to VII Ma Insurance Company. estoblistird on their
owls plans There was surrly ' itiom for both to
Asper a NA he took leave of the Meeting on the
pore et tho Norwich Directors, with the greatest
IfisPfee•
* The Report was then received and agreed to.
....,- - Mr.
•Huneax then proposed, that a Meeting be
convened to consider of the propriety of establishing
e National Pro and Lire Association, ou the princi-
.„,.,, pie of ntertml risk and mutes! assurance.
I. Mr. Hanson seconded this motion, which was im-
mediately carried.
Mr. WATSON put the following question—" I
desire to know) what the holders of policies for sit

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