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, - r .trt, and for dr. ding all the other objects Aar were appointviL" L.,:amunication no reply has beet) made by the 4cbCatun.itt,es, although each of those Committees • r..uately after sect statement was delivered tO their without 11otice tb the Proprietors, by which they (the Proprietors) were saddled with 10 per cent. or some such amount, more or less, upon thei? shares. He was unwilling to be his own panegyrist but he must say, that it was to him they were indebted for their Tape Mutt the Act of Parliament. Had he not petitioned against it, the Bill would have passed silently through all its stages, in, the House of Com mons. The PmPrietors were not aware of the diffia' culty with which so large a portion of the creditoil were induced to cotaply with the proposition made to them—many of them being exasperated by the manner in which they had been treated, particularly, by one Member of the Sub-Committee. He should not tree, pass upon the time of the Meeting by detailing the incompetency of the Sub-Committee. The result of their government was the most damning evidence that could be adduced against them. Let the state of that theatre be compared with another not far distant. Covent-Garden had, under the control of one man (the only beneficial sort of management) paid off 1:110,000A and Drury lane Theatre had, under the direction of a Sub-Committee, added £Bl,OOO to its debt. The Sub• Committee, too, were so divided among themselves, that their management must be unpros perous. Several Gentlerhen were obliged to 'retire from it at the moment when their study and expe rience gave them theatrical knowledge : but they were obliged to yield to a certain spirit of domina tion. What wets to be expected, where such dissen dons prevailed? The Sub-Committee, feeling that they had not the confidence of the Proprietors. the Creditors, or the Public, should, he thought, resign their stations of theroselvei. A great object had bees ,gained by the composition with so large a proportioe of the creditors; and he trusted that those who re jected it (among whom were Mr. Arnold, Mr. Francis, and Mr. Fplkes) would. see that their refusal, instead of obtaining more, tended only to deprive them and the other creditors of' even so much. • The Earl of YARMOUTH disclaimed all tide to thanks ; but, in common with his colleagues, admit ted that no man alive was more ignorant of theatri cal matters than himself; but saw no use in appoint ing a new Committee equally ignorant. He denied any abuse of patronage, and declared, that orders were given in the usual course to fill the Theatre, and 'ever as a matter of private favour. Hewes favour able to the appointment of one Gentleman to the naa nagemmt; but would not give any one stipendiary, the proprietor of another Theatre, unlimited controul, such as Mr. Harris exercised over Covent-Garden. Mr. COCKER said the question was, whether the Sub-Committee should or should not go out after having lust the confidence of those fur whom they acted—whether the Theatre should be ruined rather than offend the vanity of four persons?—(hear, hear.) What signified the advance of 5001. to open the Theatre ? The result would be •to have executions upon the property. That Sub-Committee had ap pointed Colonel Douglas a Trustee that morning, without the sanction of the Proprietors. He should propose a resolution expressive of an opinion, that the appointment of Colonel Douglas would be injurious to the Theatre. -He then pointed our a variety of alledged abuses—such as the place of Secretary—the salary of 400/. per annum to Mr. Burgess, as Solici tor-6001. to a Treasurer—the issue of '250, 290, and sometimes 820 orders on one night—the preference to Mr.Lowndes' private box in letting; to such nn extent, that for the last year it produced 1981. whilst 'it good a hos belonging to the Proprietors pro:lc:lice.' lerely 241. He concluded with censuring the increase of salary to the door-keepers, complimenting Lord Yarmouth upon his having always paid fo , r his box and for his orders, and apprising the Proprietors that if the Committee did not resign, they might be turn ed out in two months--(hcar, hear.). Sir T. Twelve feared the Act of Parliament did not give that power. Mr. CALCRAIT said, if there was a doubt, the pro per course was to take the opinion of Counsel, and thought the Sub-Committee called upon to resign. It was no reflection upon gentlemen engaged in other plirsuits to say they were incompetent to conduct a Theatre. Mr. BURGESS retorted upon Mr, Cocker, his having 'got 4,5004 for a debt not worth 3,0001. and his en deavour to pick a hole in the lease of a private box to a Noble Lord, Iris failure in which was the cause of the temper shewn in his speech. Mr. Coo= was proceeding to state what he said was a fraud respecting a private box, when The CHAIRMAN interfered. The Earl of YARMOUTH said, that if boxes were improperly let, it was the fault of the book-keeper. Mr. D. Ki NNA IRD suggested a conciliatory course, and was sere, after what passed, that Colonel Doug las would not accept the office of Trustee. '.-;i Committee arc of opinion that the present gratuitous rd Privilrge of giving Admissions lo the Theatre, p g , se sheerly so rcdtlited . as that the number of Free Admis ' „ss, when the-rights of nomination arc exercised than it was during the last Season. :eaunittee have great regret in observing, that their to obtain • a. etimpromise of the several following o clsLt', have'proved unavailing, viz.- 4isty 0 to hlr. Arnold. • 910.15 10 . Mr. Francis. 4 3 Mr. Foulkes. Creditors seeming to believe, that by refusing to ao- I s.rosals which have been made, they shall be enabled tare advantageous conditions, although if every Cre.J iced oh the same defective principle, it is apparent of a few obtaining more beneficial terms, en pay-, be obtained by any. This Committee therefore or the conideration and judgment of the Proprietors, :re , which it may be proper to adopt to prevent those f rom : ü btiining greater advantages than the parties i;raQyto:Merited to" participate in a proportion of h the Proprietors have been subjected. arrarg.ments, if carried into effect, this Cons b obtained advantages for the Proprietors nearly • which they sustained during the two preced u, and nearly all the simple contract debts contracted t7ll VZ3n will he totally extinguished, and the elate -,,:octedings thereon avoided, without burtheraing *Arai' reoeipts with any further charge than C n on ▪ amour: shall exceed the expenditar.. This • has: 46n reason to believe, that other beneficial effected with the mews Renters and Dm& :lie management and, credit of the Theatre is oatilnheil as to merit the confidence of the l're. saf , r d,0!...4gX: of the Public. Lave hitherto been induced to hope, that t rrresit - nation of all the Members of the ,Sub-Com larejtiment (except the Earl of Yarmouth, wbo has rare arriated, and whose talents, assiduity, and taste hi;bl . • qualified for that office), would have relieved et tae pniaha n : , cessity of recording their opinion of disqualifications of the four other Gentlemen, of which r,,ramittee of Management is constituted. They also • resiznation, and the introduction of other corn. rtlemcti, as :ILmbers of the General and Sub Com meld have prevented the necessity of a statement of :aisl instances of what thitCommittee consider !Me an and misconduct. Rut tit? % cannot in justice to the as refrain from observing. that the Debts of the Theatre I,greatly'llicreased in consequence of the want of a e;:a, to the facility of obtaining articles from trades ,: i'^e different artificers, and others employed In the have bout permitted to ex,-rcisc the power of .• r4s of such prices, qualities, and quantities, as Whilst the resources have been essentially by *Mit generkl ill management and want'of attrat been eo loog a suFrct of universal and continued ; • ss•this CommiLtee believe, by the enormous for nightly free admissions, which have been ;,;, I i:31: I by the Sub-Committee (with the exception caaomm.th', during the interval in which the: have hcm,!reathe active management of the 'Theatre. tt d ,. .tv o tits Committee also to state, that the con: ae St the me et considerable ("minors to accept the ii.tianed terms of cutr.promise, have been given, and Members of this Committee have offered to trol obtain have bench agreed to, on the egress under. ,rd onal'tion, not only that the Theatre shall net be f a sted =CD• the compensation, to the Creditors ate die. 1, het . 40 oa the understanding and condition, that the :Sus-committer of hianagement (with the exception of rid Yawouth) will either resign, or no longer be per to add* thair functions. And this Committee have Itty thowin i: right to wrest their dissent from such antaelecewiny or entering into any new cnpgimient .tinalso."—rue Report Concludes with adverting to .;sitice of his trusteeship by Mr. Pasco Grenfill. and atrunortispoo tie power a.sumed by theTsub-Committee to the nuncio oo occurring, without any communication uh Ptoptitturs. r.DENT roe to defend the Sub-Committee from . attack male upon them behind their backs, and trettentin , e4Yodrqw up theßeport knew the objcstt t their aniassimeni..o Intsi 6 not the means of defence. e Select Coni.ltee had — no..v thrown aside the and shewu rliat they. wanted. They would trance tiFord into the concern, carving that a ?ided &me could not stand—(h6lr, hear). Hel' 'say, that he thought this attack upon Gentle. in their absence. neither handsome,. !manly, nor konoorable; and that if such a spirit continued, he bald sell his shares, or make a present of them the conduct of the interests of the body was in Gentlemen of more liberal feelings. He ecmtendel that granting orders was necessary for the icpcit of the Theatre—that it was the practice of Theatre; and he demanded whether it was to insinuate, that the Sub-Committee had de .4 any emolument from the giving of order s?— trio of No, so.)—He trusted the Noble Earl (of 'oath) would see the compliment to him in ats as a mere indirect attempt to stigmatize ,:114u4. Why, he asked, did the Select Com nee make no mention of this report or its contents .he Report which they had made to the Sub- Committee? This was, on the whole, an illiberal oncAndid attack upon those mho were not pre. to defend themselves, r.Molts is moved, " That the Report first rat% by the Sot-Committee, should be approved, Aunt the mode of regulating. the internal Concerns Theatre, by vesting mach power in one Gentle as recommended ii the Report, be carried into Mr.Wttsos was very willing to resign, and stated, that the large salaries alluded to so often, were ar , reed for by the late lamented htr.Whitleftad. He 0 remembered'the day before the fatal event, his having (~.,:.,,,,ri,..iyar,ite.:: moved, by way of Amendment spoken to Mr.Whitbreati about some engagements of which the rest of the Committee knew nothing, and 7 . , -` l ,l. - leo, . that the Report of tl:c Select Corn his lamented friend placed his hand hastily upon his ' 44 : 4 ?. tell had . been just read, should be adopted ; forehead, and made no reply. -A ye. vet of £17.000 should be raised as therein Mixhed; Out the thanks of the proprietors were due Mr. PETER MOORE expressed his determination to '''e Rifit Honourable th e E ar l o f Y armout h an d remain one of the Committee. He had been appoina. Pa .coe Grenfell, Esq. and that George Robins, ed under the Act of .Parliament. It was not in di' vu a fit an d proper person to be elected a P °him, he 7 prover of the Proprietors to remove unless t hey . g•'ee whenever such vacancy shall occur." went to Parliament to remedy the Act. He settle-, 114 GLouie ROBINS felt it necessary to exculpate buted part of the losses in the Theatre to the circum talf and those who co-operated with him in draw- stance of permitting Mr. Kean to get up pieces during ull the Report, from the aspersions that were Mr. Johnson's management. 31.4 tpoza them by Mr. Dent. In what was ex- Mr. Knit/411HD defended the conduct of Mr. Kean, 4, :i 4 the Report, there was no allusion what- and asserted that he was blameless. He suggested . individually cr personally, to the Gentlemen that it was not cotrect to speak of that actor tn. lns 't?nleesed the Sub-Committee, but only to their absence. 40 41atim of the affairs of the Theatre. The Mr. P. MooRE knew the value of Mr. Kean too "•-i4rran ILIA imputed to him and his colleaes well to speak of him improperly. He only mentioned -..- q. manliness and honou r i n their proceed ings the circumstance a getting up pieces by Mr. Kean as MR.ltiOal he should prove to be unfounded . the cause of some embarrassment in the concern. 7- '-'sed only the opportunity to prove that he With respect to Orders, he had ever been an enemy ~ • I rieerably.—EM r . DENT said he a ppli e d t h e to the issuing of unnecessary orders ; and on the ' ...1 Perweiaily but to the Report] The stric 1.. ... , .. , ..il reco stric - subject of high salaries, he had on a former occasion rameateions in that Report were expressed his astonishment to Mr. Whitbread. '. i o , t by the conduct of the , Sub-Committee. Mr. Qtaseupported the amendments and the Re .' .4 .7 it thra this Sub-Committee were doing ? port of the Seiecf Committee. He was surprised to tri , 1;1 ‘ ,.. into engagements at a time when the &ad Mr. Moore sticking to the Act of Parliament, 1, i.: 1 1 e Theatre were in disorcia..r--when the I like Shyleck to his bond. et, ' rr 7 ez i ci cis i :.` 2 l l: llg the state c.f the co ern and ,_ z .., ..g .. t .. ,nose effirecious means . The Chasms/in then took a spew •of hands upon r p l et.,l `! vested in another Committee b of jol" ea question, and the amendment was carried. . 1 ;, ar.... passing an Act of Parliauseut, • T. I Mr. PETER Modan demanded a ballot, which t 3v . -ile Plat accurwingly.—Vpon the ballot be;l!g val... n. the r > C4 T r=.• • ~y,,e ~ n ,•get rr4 r a;:;.ttait. - v1 sr , tre: eat. ;or rart;trc ergot/ i orrre Ii I .icK etr /..j.913 ca V tUIC tiV:iti Carr s a arr.trrll X i ' ' 4l k. r. abr br! tv.• di . :;11 r _ ;ma .4 " r• QC' , 111211h..i C-911 0 . , ; to mer of attlb. - d I , i• vra rt , t. arratibe a trrICII I It e Ihr trl mt..; ha !!at atth Pa r«.: Salt 11.'2'. tit Mr. ie att /Am • of th mask ir.ttric star men loam thonld tittle vested attelai f I PPC *Wry . smut *at 3 tee 1.1 ref tl *tee the COM M ta rat to Mr. rade mid the %7=r.t, 44 . 4 flat Prcl F to LI to p, Esq. Tra t i • zci, is 7aoi Ig•Al e•;; 'rho Lint te.• • • • E t art I "`d t - 4! re q ., : re numbers Were, fur the aMenchtlent, iqd ; tigalost lt, tto only four Millie% yet titi that, Weeral c 1.41011 , 724zajorrty, s +. • • • • I were yet tinarcus ted It Was dtto to the patties tnemd Thanks of the Meeting were then Voted to selves, Who managed the affairs in titan listrict, try Lord YARMOUTH and P. Gitztoreta., Esq. for their give them the opportunity ofeipiainiog ft oni whence conduct as Members of the Sub•Comnsittee, and for this circumstance arose. It was but justice to sayi their attention to the interests of the Theatre and that he imputed no improper motive to the manages its Proprietors. ment of the London department. it was impossible CocKER moved, that George Robins, Esq. is indeed, that any unworthy motive could have influ , a fit and proper person, and that the General Corn- enced their conduct, inasmuch as they had no private mittee be, and are requested to appoint him as one interest ; but it could not be denied there were appm• of the Trustees on the first vacancy which shall occur. ' rent errors of judgment which must be explained. Mr. PETER MOORE objected to this motion, upon From some cause or other it appeared tilat the streams of libera which a conversation toot place, Mr. Rontßs de- wiry which issued from the fountain-bead at Norwich to aourisll an ter d ce fu t rdf ed y ir the country deparimenu, were dammed . up, and ins daring that he was quite indifferent about the result .nt the London insurers, It was impossible that of a motion, which certainly did ,not proceed from shou ld have any prejudices against the London Companies—the any suggestion or desire on his part. son of an original and most active Director of the Phoenix--ehal A division being called for, strangers withdrew, nephew of one of the found e rs and most zealous Directors of the Imperial--the nephew of one Director of the Albion—nice part. .Thenumberswere—Por theMotion,SO. against it 10. • nee of auother--and the friend of very many Directors of dint , The Hon. G. LAMB, after some animadversions and other Offices, he must nevertheless confess that it appcare( upon the conduct of the Sub-Committee, in yesterdai: to hint, that the head and front of the offending of the Nonvie morning appointing a successor to Mr. P. Grenfel Office, was, that it gav e f u r nothing to the Public, that securlis • by the sale of which the other Offices derived a large profit. without waiting for the judgment of the Proprietors, wood be noshing to prove, even though itemight easily be dote s who were to meet in the course of the day, moved that the motive s from Whieh the proceedings at the George and " That the appointment of * Trustee in the place of Pascoe Vulture originated, were very different from those which bad drenfcll, Esq. without consulting the Proprietors, is injurious been avowed.' With regard to the errors imputed ,to the Mae to their interests.". nagers of the London department their motive he AM not mean This motion was agreed to without any division. to question, but he believed the feellu g to be universal, that it:. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the quill' was necessary. In one instance a verdict had been ob 'meetin broketamed against die Ogee, but the amount was net inusediatetl g up . paid. Some time was certainly allowed by law, bat it 'l3. 1 t liberal, nor did it evince that spirit which weuld alone instils.. a appal to a Jury, to avail themselves after it. deeiqoE :i.e law's delay. He war mit a London Insurer, but although it tests owing to private friendship towards a 'Manager of a Ceene - y Depa tment Oat be had net .5' cted his fdi y in tcten,hefoet.d that,lnsurances to a larg. amount were en. cted o': Lu'rdou p o- My, by persons approving the principles of th Norw.ele on, in the same circuitous mode; and although he Rohn. roared amongst London friends, to promote the interest al the. 'Norwich Union Office, he had not succeeded, in clnscop.en..v. of the system of management preeahing thire. The heard were bound to disavow or to eeplain the proceedings of Vick Agents. Some claims were refused that appeared co hint from the statements of them which had gone forth, to be perfectly equitable in themselves, and it such errors were condensed, the concern could not go uu prosperously. In what he had stale d, he had Ucl doubt that he expressed the sentiments of the Londoa Insurers, with many of whom he had accidentally eammurica• ed. Mr. Don to, sen. regretted that charges preferred agate.* his management should be listened to by any catcsiderable sorer; and added, that being himself the person with whom, idea of prom sting the prompt adjustment of chins by means of Committees had originated, he might reasonably contend that this did not look like a wish to create delay, Of to paiments. There being at first but few insurers is Loudest, was not judged necessary to form a Committee there; but had himself suggested and been desirous of it, lung previous the reports which had lately appeared is the Newspapers. should not be forgotten that all these reports were ta When the documents connected with the subject were it duced, he had no doubt but they would savor him of all putation. raLnrottce SovOlv, Esq. ed the House cf Savory, Tovegtv. and Co. Bankers, Bristol, said, he was the acting 'Member the Society for the Bristol Dietrict, and he had great phew in Stating to so reeiectable a meeting, that the butritctuins 1 had received from the Bard, were to as.t. towards (Lima upon the most liberal principles. Ile cuald further assure teen that bo unsettled claim upon the, Office existed in le i•tol, augestebnCeunties under his superintendence ; nor as he yeti] belleeed, were there any to be found unadjusted out of Lunde] Being himself a large insurer, and his father being Catirreut the Bristol Committee, he, of course, felt a ep interest in t reports lately circulated. lie came up to leandrni on purees: ascertain whether the charges made referred to the general pre, ties of the Office, or were confined to London. Ile led bet: 4omerisne before to Norwich; hail conversed about the OR with the most respectable met, there; bad informed himself tbextete of the funds, and of the system of condos: pursued the Board, and he felt no doubt that the prejudices eaiadri against the Society were without foundation. Ft cora teice - dente had recommeedul the Institutimi to his friends; ; having lately been through t • .Ityli.ven different Counties is siangillenu, he had every Where found the Society rising in eta, and the conduct of its Managers spcken of in the highest terms. - The increase basiness was, in his judgment,. aa; dent proof of the just tn:d tiberel principles upon which i: ode eoLdoctcd. In the County of Norfolk the nmuant insured I.' *limas from one to tour millions, 'and ri Bri Sul, durieg the' 'two years, it inert-exit Lot 1r.% than ore million and a half. Mr. Lovree, the Acting Alen:bet for the Birminghativl erict, spoke its shelter minis el the Jeneral estimation and ge ing importance of the Society, is the Midland Counties, mid no outstanding claims existed there within his knowledge. 'flaeitru. Bosoms, Esq. of Limb's Conduit-street, said, wry satisfactory testimony had certainly been burp: to the i ratify and general good tranalsemene evhich prevailed in Country Departments of the Institution; but he spoke . Londoner, and must contend that this was no answer to complaints which had been made, and the dissatisfaction whi had arisen in the Metropolis. For his part, he could wish di a Committee should be appointed, for the express purpose examining into the grounds of this dissatisfaction, end that 1 Resolution should be passed by the present Meeting, but what was confined to that object. Jolts; Mementos, Esq. of Skinner-street, said, that neither general conduct nor the stability of the Institution had been all questioned, and he agreed entirely with the last Speaker, tea the attention of the Meeting should be confined to the subject the late alleged grievances in London. He then moved a Reso lution, for the appointment of a Committee for that particular object, which, after some further discussion, was finally put carried. MEETING AT THE YORK HOTEL. Monday last, a Meeting took place at the York Hotel, Bridge-street, Blackfriars, for the purpose of , taking into consideration the charges lately preferred 'agisinst the Norwich Union Ofhce. The Meeting: consisted of Gentlemen highly respectable, and Insu-, rers in the Office to the amount of more than half a million tf property. Tnomns BENSLEY, Esq. was called to the Chair. Mr. SAMUEL BIGNOLD, Secretary for the Country Department, informed the Meeting, that as soon as the Resolutions which bad been passed at the George and Vulture Tavern, appeared in the Newspapers, he felt it his duty to communicate them to the Board of Directors at Norwich ; the Board had met in conse quence, and came to certain Resolutions, a copy of which he then read..—They stated in substance, that the Board did not consider the Society fairly treated by the Meeting at the George and Vulture.—That it was their principle to pay due and ready attention to all claim's made upon them, and that they would continue so • to do—that the justice and impartiality of their decisions Were acknowledged by Committees, formed of the most respectcble individuais through out all parts of the country. The Resolutions con cluded by recommending the appointment of a more numerous London Committee, to inquire into, and adjust any claims that might exist in that Department. Mr. S. BIGNoLD proceeded to state, that there was on the part of the Board no desire to conceal any thing. It was its wish that both the principles and conduct of the Inititution might receive as much publicity as possible. The Directors desired that this Institution should be, as it were, a house of glass, through which every person might see: they were not fearful of scrutiny. • Every source of intelligence Connected with the Office, its books. and the state of its funds, would be open to inspection. Close investi gation had already been made at Norwich, by depu tations commissioned for that purpose, from Bir mingham, Dublin, Bristol, and other places ; and it was the nrish of the Board that the sinnesystem inquiry should be pursued by the Committee they had proposed to have established in London. GEORGE BEDFORD, Esq. of Bedford-row, then pro posed several Resolutions. JOHN HANSON, Esq. of Kensington, said, he at tended there as well for himself as for his father, they being both considerable Insurers, .and that he expected to hear some answer to the charges which had been lately circulated. The ipso disit of the Board, however respectable, was not enough to satisfy him. The calumnies spread abroad (for such he believed them to be) should be removed in a more difectual.manner. The concern would then go on better, and the Public be more confident, and of course more contented. . Fearless Kearntri, Esq. of Philpot-lane, said, that }sincerer he might approve of the Resolutions so far as they went, he was not of opinion that they went far enough. He attended there as an independent Insurer, unconnected with the Norwich Office in point of interest, but still desirous that a fair investi gation should take place. The Meeting at which its concerns had been lately made the subject of discus ion, was not one from which much impartiality could be expected; lie would confess there was a time when the prejudices exiging against the Nor wich Union Office had their full weight upon his mind, but further inquiry and better information had enabled him to shake them off. He was now an In surer to a considerabld amount, and should probably, as opportunity offered, increase his stake in the con cern. Inquiry could not be prejudicial Whatever . be his feelings as an individual, it was un, questionably due to die Members and to those Gen tlemen who had lent their names to this Institution;, that full, free, and impartial investigation should take place; thit the slightest taint of unfairness or • impropriety of conduct that might adhere to it should be removed. It was an Institution so beneficial in its tendency, if duly administered, that it was entitled to the most serious regard. He had always, in com mon with every person connected with inland trade, felt inclined cordially to encourage Insurance Esta blishments, and so far was he from objecting to the large props made by some Offices, that he should cheer fully coaribute to them if the advantage of Insurance were not to be obtained on terms much morefavourable. Mr. MAYWOOD; of the Drury-lane Company, present the star of attraction at the Brighton Worthing Theatres. He commenced his pert mantes on Thursday last in the character of Riebz: and has since played Shylock and Bertram. He • received on each occasion with the most distinguil applause by numerous and fashionable audi,ories. A paragraph has appeared, taken from a Par stating that the people of Jersey and Guernsey Cr not marry unless they were confirmed by the On that ground, it might be proved, that all the habitants must be illegitimate; as none were . confirmed, excepting £hose confirmed in England— amounting, perhaps, to a thousandth part of the pulationli—Fhe people of this country, too, take particular care to ascertain the confirmation their parents! The American Consul at Bourdeaux has publi: in Official Notice, that merchandize, paying duty, valorem, will not be admitted to entry in the Custom houses of the United States, after the expiration • six months from the passing of the law, unless accompanied by the invoices ; and without certain vouchers from persons who are designated in Notice, that the invoices specify the bona fine value, the good thus imported. The French duties on foreign (we take for granted, raw) silk, are, by a decree of the Km), still suspended until the end of the year 1819. Though the Norwich Institution was not established for purposes of profit as other Offices were, lie had j not the least doubt of its stability, because its large, returns were only in proportion to the pro fi ts shared by the Offices, yet to the generality of Insurers, the j price of security was 'a minor consideration; but al prompt settlement of claims, was of the utmost im portance, If the great object of security could not be in the slightest degree questioned, whether the probable return of premium was £5 or £93 per cent. the Insurer would not be satisfied. The conduct of the Norwich Office in all 'parts of the country was must•liberal and satisfactory. He believed that ex-• elusive of the Metropolis, its insurances amounted to between 35 and 40 millions, and that there was not in this extensive range a single out-standing.clainu The 11:• , :trattc,:•., ti:e i.undon dep.:m:9lr amounted CORN-EXCHANGE, MARK -LANE, JULY 29. immense supply of Corn now at Market, both ' lish and Foreign, has caused a stagnation in trade, and the demand this morning being trifling sales were heavy, at a decline of '2s. per quarter- Barley is also 2s. per qr. cheaper.--The Oat T , continues heavy, owing to the daily arrivals . abroad, which has completely overstocked the mar , and_ purchases were made to-day at lower terms on Dioad'ay; but scarcely any were disposes! of. ; .. .... ' JA I 1 ' I I them+ . i •l et, t 4 i hhenceL I i .',., 1 Sari , ' .if I . • nage.; ) Issalle influ , H , R. ivate ‘. j i i • PPaa 10 NE . I tinch fibers tourislf :. • 1 1 :1 t1 I nd ins :bat ht} a--the • s--ebe I of the ~ part. 1 i 1 . 6 t . clot rcaFe4 4 I onci.h rurl:T, 6t. 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