Star. — London, England, 1818-08-28 00:00:00

iai;tlCll USICI# lifiS 0)1'1,1. de b!, pdroant to advertisement, a Meeting la at the George and Vulture, Covnhill, for ir,:ose of receiving the Report of the Committee tett at the last Meeting, to take into considera t: Affair. s of the Norwich Union Fire Office. . Alderman Tnono being called to the Chair, e poit was read. It stated, that in consequence Resolutions entered into at the last Meeting, : ling Committee, in compliance with these tions, had written to the Duke of Argyle, and other Noblemen and Gentlemen, for the of being informed 'whether they had anyl 00E11 over, or were in possession of any funds t ogg iug to the Norwich Union Insurance Office, or h er ri % ty considered themselves responsible for t a ints upon that Office ? • Out number of letters from different Noble -44 Gentlemen were then read. That from the .1:1 ARGYLE referred to the Directors of the in! for the information required. It stated that were channels through which he should feel elf a iled u to communicate what he knew ,the subject but that be did not consider it wr y co do so in constls ie ence of the applica; f m n the Committee. Directors upon this. !receued to give answers to the questions put aeDukeof Anurts, but they refused to answer a N, that they could not recognize any the Committee for :entering upon such i ve tgation. Ile Buie of SOMERSET, hi his answer, referred 0 the Board of Directors for information. The of SURREY and ROSEZERRT said that they were f..stssion of no funds conneeted with the esta meat ; that they did not considerthemselves re 3ible for any demands upon it, and that they were ly unacquainted with its affairs. .rd discount BARNARD 0.4M41 1 in his answer to Committee, that his connection with the Norwich' Office was merely nominal, that he was neither •4ses.tion of nor had any controul over its funds, did lie coraidcr himself •in any 'degree responsi- The answers of Lord . Viscount.Avrnoarz, Sir AGE our, raoe, and WILLIAM COLVSLLZ, Esq. to the same effect. Such w ere the communica 'ln the Trustees. ]rater was then read from Rum Saostons,l of Birmingham, stating, that in that district, which he was one of the Trustees, the Norwich Arance Company had funds to the amount of MAO, -liable to any claims upon them, and that ' , affairs in that quarter went on prosperously ; all ands being speedily and fairly adjusted. Ile next document produced was a come sunica from the Directors at Norwich to the Committee acted by the first Meeting at the George and. ;not. They acknowledged the receipt of the Re ims entered into . by that Meeting, but stated, Au consequence of the hostile feelings evinced by the Grey must decline any further correspondence,' soar, at the same rime, heir desire to have all hims apt lily adjusted. In this letter the Directors arced to the Meeting held at the. York Hotel, and aimed a copy as well of t'he' Resolutions entered itotherend those previously adopted - he! themselves. The Report went on to state,- . }hat the posing . Com ieee, appointed at the _George 'and'ef ulture, had *ken to the localSommitteeck acting - Ander the. Norwich insurance OSce, and th at they received amen only from very few of them, which stated, tint all ilakanpon the (Ace were speedily adjusted, bai that they 'me in possession.isf no funds. A variety divans were then read from Thomas Deal, John Thackery, James Kinnaird, Mr. Flimp . - um, of Fieet•rnzket, Brian 3facdermet, William Newman, William Emerson, James Napleston, Wil tan Bedford, and others, complaining that their Urns were not speedily nor fairly . adjusted. The Report concluded, by observing, that the Com ity, had no doubt of the existence of large funds, but that they wished to have a cleat and satisfactory weement of facts, and that nothing could reinstate the Norwich Insurance Company in the good opinion the Public but a full and free investigation into the nature and extent of their Funds, and also into the node of management. Mr. TWIGG moved, that the Report be ieceived. He denied that any publication upon the subject, in ir shape, bad issued from the acting Committee Aihout the concurrence of the Members, and of the Chairman, Mr. Alderman Thorp. The • Committee (misted of 17, out of which only three had claims ayt the Norwich Insurance Company. One of the Lore was Mr. Greaves, the •Secretary, and the two ciet seldom attended. Every thing done in the Un'llittee was carried unanimously. Mr. KEIIBLE said, be was a Member of the other Committee appointed by the Meeting which took place at the York Hotel, hut he was not their organ. fury had not yet made any report to the general led' cf insurers, because they were not fully pre 12tid to do so. He should have no objection to aconite motion now made, were it not that he Mt minced lithe necessity of further delay and more sconce inycvjgation. Some facts contained in the lePort were, perhaps, well-founded. There was a arobabilin that others were exaggerated, and it would iititber bejust nor proper to l et t h em go f ort h to t h e pubic in such a state. The first au of the Commit tee to which he belonged was to invite a communi cation with the other, by a letter to their Chair tag but it was declined. They then desired, by i ld : 46 -"lent, that any outstanding claims might brought before them. Few, however were pre- t etEd, because some infl u e nce was employed to pre 'l! it. Under these circumstances and for the ruse of obtaining more accurate information, he d feel disposed to move an adjournment to any cl that might be judged convenient. It was Mac ate to stat e , as h a d been done in the Report, that , Wiole direction and controul of the Norwich criracce Office raided in Mr. Thomas Bignold, .Hic management was confined merely to the district, a very small part of the whole extent ca business was transacted with that Office.— dcreands of Mr. Waldegrave, they *ere co l paid upon a representation ' being made s ! t r e d ,! i hrectors, or if the liquidation of them was • •tyci, it arose from a wish ca the part of the I have - v . t i • ...e , of his wearing apparel as c." ~ ;ner case, besides that of Mr. %Val ich came bef ore t h e Committee ' to which I beion.nged,was Ora of Newman . The daughter of presented herself to them with a letter. WAS is f st intartneci that their l s was licg pro tably the Committee she wanted. Having, however, expressed a desire to lay her case before them, It MP derwent investigation for some days, and was rectm• mended for payment. With respect to the state of the funds, he had no hesitation in saying, that it war a subject which ought to be enquired into. The Committee appointed at the Bridge-street Meeting had entered into important inquiries, and obtained some information, but until their labours were com pleted, he did not feel himself at liberty to speak.— Upon these grounds he should Move an adjournment to some other day. Here some person asked, when, the last balance took place ? The answer was, that it was taken at the last Ge neral Report. Mr. Buooste spoke in favour of the amendment of Mr. Kemble. He wished, at the same time, that every thing connected with the principles and prac tice of the Norwich Insurance Office should be in quired into. Mr. HANSON seconded the amendment. The pre sent Report wag, its his opinion, premature. When that of the other Committee came before them, it would be accompanied with documents sufficient to satisfy the public mind. The Advertisement from the London Committee , was then read, stating the amount of funds possessed by the Norwich Office for Fire and Life Insurances, and declaring that the annual premiums would far exceed any probable demands according to average losses within each year. Kr. MivoLeroN, one of the London Committee, said he would not pledge himself to the statements contained in the Advertisement. . _ The CHAIRMAN said, that the reason why the Com `mince to which he belonged did not communicate with the London Cummitttee was, because their ob jects were different—the London Committee confining itself merely to the investigation of claims, while the other wished to embrace the whole subject. Mr. Twtoc contended that the London Committee was not fairly constituted. There were four or five of its Members who could not be supposed disinterested. Mr. KEMBLRS Amendment, that the Meeting do adjourn until this day month, was negatived. The Report was agreed to, and ordered to be printed. It was resolved, that the former Committie ibould continue their functions, such Members only being .excluded who had claims upon the Norwich Fire Office. _ . A Subscriber wished to know, whether any of the Committee, by whom the Report was prepared, had shares in any other Insurance Office? Mr. Alderman THORP, the Chairman, did not coo sider the 'question material. If holding shares in an-' other Insurance Office were an objection, he must be excluded from the Committee. _ _ _ To this question, so important to give the Com-1 mittee a character of impartiality, only one of its Members answered in the negative. It was then agreed, that the former subscription should be continued ; and thanks being voted to the Chairman, the Meeting broke up. The building of the new Military Club-House, Waterloo-place, has cost upwards of 50,000/. VAUXHALL Gaol:muse—On Wednesday evening, 'as briefly 'stated yesterday, this attractive ace , • popular entertainment was closed for the season. The Gardens for a series of years have not been fa voured by so long a continuance of fine weather, nor honoured with so numerous an assemblage of distin guished fashionables. It has no doubt proved an ex cellent harvest, to the Proprietor, whose unremitted exertions and liberal attention to the gratification of the Public have been as eminently conspicuous, as they are deservedly rewarded. The following Ad dress, on the occasion, was spoken by Mr. Nue " Lames Asa Gsvvi,trasss—l am directed by the Propriettst to thank you for your steady patronage during the present fay vourable season : though he wishes to transfer the property al these gardens into ether hands, yet he bids me assure you, that so long as it may be subject to his controul, it shall be his study to keep up for it that high character which your liberal support prtkes it to possess. For myself and the rest of the performers I have to request you will accept our best thanks, and we re. spectfully take our leave for the season." The Grand Duke Mourn., as already stated in the Sran, landed from Portpatrick, at Donaghadest on Thursday sennight—dined with the Marquis ei LoNaoxvEatty, at his elegant seat, Mount Stewart, where he slept, and next day proceeded to Belfast. where he was received at the principal Hotel by a Guard of Honour, and was immediately waited upon by the Marquis of DONEGAL, the Sovereign of Bel ' fast, the Commander of the Troops, and several dis tinguished charactets, to whom he gave a splendid dinner. Saturday he proceeded to - Newry, visitim 'ln his way Mr. Coulston's manufactory of damask and diaper, at Lisburn. From thence he proceeded to ewry, where he was received by a Guard of Ho nour, and dined and slept there. Sunday he left Newry, took some refreshment at Dundalk, the same attention being paid him. Ile then proceeded to Drogheda, where the Grenadiers of the 4'2d High landers, with the Civic Authorities, paid him the ac customed honours. He dined at Derepas's Hotel, and immediately after proceeded to Dublin, where a splendid suite of apartthents, consisting of fourteen rooms, had been engaged 'for him at Morrison's, formerly the residence of the Dukes of LEINSTEILe+ Transparent lamps, bearing the Duke of LElNsrEn's arms, were placed throughout all the passages, and the splendid range of rooms were most brilliantly illuminated by lustres, chandeliers, and candela bras, the anti-chamber and drawing-room most Mag nificently furnished in Morrisson's , first stile. Brigade Major BRYDGEE, with Major Stan, as Town Major, in rich uniforms, were in waiting to receive him; at twelve minutes before ten o'clock at night, he drove up, alighted from an open baronche, and was received with military honours, the guard presenting arms, the band playing " GOD save the King," the colours quarter dropped. He entered the hotel amid the shouts of the surrounding multitude, and with his suite proceeded to the drawing-room, where tea and coffee services were most elegantly set out. Immedi ately an express was sent to his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, at the Vice-regal Lodge in the Park, by Brigade-Major BREDGES, announcing his arrival.— The Grand Duke's stay in Dublin, will not be of In duration, as it is his intention to visit the Lakes of tZ-, larncv and other parts of the South of Ireland, in , which excursion he wul be accompanied by his Ex cellency the LORD LLIVIZNANT. A Tow os held . 2.1 potr go tnte to the gr. A the Reix Act t.soloti. ofous Pr" coatNul. shsther to! clai A pea Me a sxiecT there 5 boo t! Steen 6 0 1 ill vat T tr the diem, an it' Mrl 1: ,01 Len Cc aott s. : :T di 11.!C iCAS A Eq. 6 x ul ra ehtoi !kir et= Tae fi Vita laatu sat dtim Ter ad( T cid Nor bo De ton, Net Lan clu . lei r bar we the oft to< Re atr cad Chu T. oz yc fir • Cr C C l c Ti be It gt r• 1. is o ►•• • LANdt.grifid Asada, ALGUST24: --a . . crirrt. arils.—sruxtri v. CRAYEIr. . Mr Craven is a shopkeeper in Kendal. Mr. Sim- . kin had a stand In Ken - dal at Whitsuntide Fair. 'The former complained ihat the latter was placing his stand so as to obstruct the access tb his shop, and said—" If you set up there, 11l pull, it down again." " If you do, I'll kick you down," was the reply.— From words they proceeded to blow., and the plain tiff having had rather the worst of it, broughl . his ac tion for damages. Theft was considerable amuse ment afforded by some of th€ witnesses. One was charged with having been tampered with by the at torney on the opposite side. g. What, Sir, I in the street with an attorney ! I am never seen in such company r —(A laugh.) How long was this quarrel ?—lt was not long ; the action slipped fast awn . . Mr. Scanterr—My Lord, he says the action slip ped fast away. . Mr. Justice BAtratv—l am sorry it creeps here.— It was much sooner done there than here.--(Much laughter.) Mr. LITTLEDALIE was at special pains to ascertain who struck the first blow, and the witness having given rather a loose account of the fray in words, but having made some expressive gesticulations— Mr. LITTLEDALE--What do you call a blow ? Mr. Justice BAILEY--GO close to him, Mr. Little-' . dale, and he'll demonstrate to you.—(A general and hearty laugh.) Mr. SCA RLETT, in his addreis to the Jury, gave ~ a dissertation on the manner in which historians elicit truth from conflicting testimonies. Mr. Justice BAILEY summed up the evidence with considerable care and minuteness ; and the Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages Is. THACKERAI V. BRAMALL. Mr. SCA/ILYTTI;;ian to open this case, when he was interrupted by a dispute as to the last reference, the Attorney refusing to deliver the brief to Mr.,Cross till he had made some additions to it. His Lordship was instantly for withdrawing the reference, but Mr. Starlett explained the difficulty, and confirmed the reference. He then proceeded : • It would be a happy thing if all causes were over, when they were over; but, like a hero celebrated by an eminent poet, who killed a giant, and found at once the dead revive again, and renew the combat: it was Ariosto that told the tale—the causes there were no sooner disposed of by a reference than • their ghosts started up, and called for fresh com - bat.. In this case the plaintiff was an of f icer and a gentleman. He lived in Ashton-under Line. He happened on the 29th of May to have gone into the Crown Inn there, when the defendant treated him in a manner which has occasioned this action. It is properly suggeited to me that he could not have been in a temper to quarrel, for he had been returning from a charity concert, where his soul was soothed to soft sounds, and melted to deeds of charity. Mr. Bramall thought proper to say to Mr. Wyche, in allUsion to Mr. I'hackcray, " I dosit care a d—n for you or your bully." An officer who would not resent language like this was not worthy of his regimentals. Mr. Thackeray did resent it. Standing as he did there in a Court of Justice, he could not approve of a challenge to any personal combat. But thedefen dant would have• sto challenge bat to a. -batty kit handicuffs. It certainly was. no impntatifits tipon the honour or the courage of his client t.l&, inferior in size and strength as he was, he declined this -contest. The defendant said that he assisted in paying the plaintiff's half-pay. Now really, without entering into any political questions, the officers of our army appeared to have done their duty, and no officer of spirit could bear such language. The defendant then pinioned him up against the wall, and applied the most opprobrious terms to the plaintiff. Finding that he had no other means of redress, the plaintiff has been obliged to apply to you, gentlemen, not for damages, for that is not his object, but for satisfac tion to his insulted honour. An apology, even at this moment, would be accepted. Mr. TOPPING would agree to a verbal apology, but would not consent to pay the expenses. The trial therefore ;tent on. . Joel Hawkhere came into the Crown Inn in Ash ton-under-Line on the 29th of May, together with Mr. Thackeray, a half-pay officer in the army. The landlord was writing while Mr. Bramell was saying, as if dictating, " a fair trotting match." Mr. Wyche was sitting with them. Mr. Thackeray sat beside Mr. Wyche, and began a sort of whispering con versation. Mr. Wyche refused to sign the paper. Mr. Braman addressed him :—" You are a d—d puppy; I'll knock your head and your bully's togs ; ther." He did not know what bully meant. Mr. Thackeray asked if he meant him? and called for an explanation, which Mr. Bramell refused, but only by doing what he had said—knocking their heads toge ther. Mr. Thackeray said, " Give me leave to tell you, you are a d—d impertinent puppy." After re ciprocal terms of abuse, Mr. Bramell said—" What are you? you are only a half-pay officer, and I assist in paying you;' and he threatened to knock him down if he did not explain what he lead said. lie then knocked his hat of. Hard language was again resumed on both sides. The plaintiff again called him an impertinent puppy, and said if he could swal low that he might swallow any thing. The defen. dant threatened to put him out of the room, and reared him up against the wall. The defendant is stout, and much the stionger man. He tore the plaintiff's shirt. The plaintiff complained that he had been throttled. On his cross-examination by Mr. TOPPING, he said it was about ono in the morning. The plaintiff was not quite sober; the defendant was worse. Bully meant a kind of assistant. " Monkey, puppy, pol troon, were said and exchang.ed. He could not say as to " blackguard." They did not sit above an hour and a half. It was all ale they drank. Mr. TOPPING, in his address to the Jury, said that no Court or Jury was ever insulted by a cause so frivolous—so perfectly ridiculous. He called upon them to discourage such applications for damages, by giving their verdict for the defendant, or at least by giving one farthing damages. Whether this gen tleman was in the army or not, he knew not; it was not in proof before them. Verdict for the plaint Costs, One Farthing. Mr. Justice BAYLEY,. a very proper estimate. One Farthing. you have found Jot It is with pleasure we anncnincr the settlethent the existing diffttences between theJoarneymen ' Mister Carpenters. The arrangements made ar understand, mutually satisfactory, and the men resumed their employment ! WILLIAM Corraitatz, Esq. Sword Bearer City of London, died on Tuesday evening last, what suddenly, at his house in Broad street. COTTERELL was in his 70th year, and had held office of Sword Bearer upwards of forty years. gave £7OOO for the office, and by his death it to the Corporation, who, it is said, intend bestowing it gratuitously in future. The profits of the office upwards of £lOOO per annum. Letters have been received in the City froth Ayres, which state that the English merchants had sent in several remonstrances to the Buenos Government, against the very high duties on woollen, cotton, and linen goods. It is understood, in consequence, that a reduction of about 50 cent. would take place, which would greatly increase the trade to that quarter, but no Decree had been 906 d on the subject, whea the letters came There had been considerable sales of the above-mentioned, but at low prices. The depredation, committed on our commerce , the West-Indies have attracted the notice they deserve, Ma the proper remedy is about to be applied eyll& The Admiralty, it appears, after the exam tion of a body of evidence la,id before them ). portion of the mercantile intetest which has pally suffered, have equipped two frigates to in that quarter for their protection. The case brig Jupiter having been frequently mentioned, attracted much attention, we subjoin an accr the whole transaction, taken from the lbg-book _ master, JAM E 3 LOLA YD, and which, for the ea - 4nm and csmposure with which it was conducted, any recorded in the annals of piracy : " On the 17th of May, at about five o'cloci being in the latitude of the Old Cape, which i.. bore S.W. distant about three leagues, I descried L schooner S or 4 leagues froth us, bearing down us, and giving us chase. At about six o'cicc' schooner, which sailed much taster than us, witjtin a mile of us, fired a gun, and hoisted filexi colours; whereupon we hoisted our English - colours. The schooner scion after, having much neared asking us• whither we were bound to and from, ordered me to come on board the• schooner the ship's papers; and, upon my not obeying ' der, although I observed, from the great numi men who were upon the deck, that the schooner a ship of war fitted as a privateer, the latter boat aboard with three men and an Officer, , armed with cutlasses : two of them were blaci the others mulattoes, the seamen speaking Si, and the Officer English with a Spanish accent. soon as the boat, crew had got upon our deer Officer demanded the ship's manifest ; which, unable to contend with him, I delivered him a cc The men who had thus taken possession of thi then went down, into the holtt,where they broke box, which being found only to contain hats, terwards left by them, without taking any thing A. This beings-tone the o ffi cer dismissed his na?, pe•threamen in her, and sent them on board sibooner, in Order to correy thither the MP which he had obtained, and an hour afterwav boat returned with four armed men in her, bi back the Manifest ; shortly afterwards ' at a made by the schooner, the o ffi cer and four scended into their buat, and, without carryi any thing belonging to the Jupiter, returned on the schooner. At the moment when going to . their boat, the Officer desired me to observe schooner ; saying, that if 1 saw the latter lowerii her colours, it would be a signal for me to proceeding towards the place of my destii which signal being actually made by the sch, shortly after the boat reached her, I immed made all possible rail and proceeded on my the schooner at this time being likewise in a vessel which was sailing in shore. At aboL o'clock, the schooner, which had always remaii sight of us, resumed the chace, bearing down the Jupiter, and having come up with us, she - us to lay to, and sent her boat aboard w: men, blacks and mulattoes, who took possess the vessel. They proceeded to break open hatch, and compelled our crew to help them ing the goods on deck as fast as they took out cf the hold, and on the Mate refusing one of them struck him. In order the better I. sure of what goods would be most acceptah, them, they had every chest or box broke open, • upon deck such as they made choice of, and the same manner with regard to the bales ages, which they caused to be loosened and ri) As soon as the deck was entirely covered wit the privateer's men loaded their own boat w together with the Jupiter's jolly boat, which launched, ordering the carpenter and two of men to help theni, whom they compelled to into one of the boats and in her alongside schooner, which then lay very near to us. boats wi;j4the same crews went backwards wards three times more, carrying off all which had been placed on :he deck of the Upon the boats going the thi:d time, o r , carpenter and two seamen to get on ter, when they all left us in the two t returned on board the schooner, ad allowed pursue our course." The rain which fell yesterday in London vicinity, has been equally refreshing, and felt * parts of the country, particularly westward. folk and Norfolk it has rained in abundance. wards, it rained all day on Wednesday at Bawt r y upwards, as tar as Wansford, Northamptonshirr Cda./.41-MARKET, MARK-LANE, AUGUr We have had scarce any arrivals since and no buyers appearing this morning, exceedingly heavy at Monday's prices ; and all kind may be quoted nominally as on thr SMITHFIELD MARKET, AUGUST To sink the offal--per stone of Sibs. Beef ........Ss 6d to 4s 8d I Veal 4s 6d Mutton ....4s Od to Ss Od Pork Lamb ss. Od. to 6s. Od. Banta 720—Calves 480—'Sheep and Lambs 8,190—, HAY AND STRAW PER LOAD Hay £s Oa to £8 Se I Straw Z 2 Os Clover S Os to 8 Os Rowan ... f ;' 7 . 1 it t 4 . di . yi enent 4 men and ) • ' 1 • ?. arc, tck 11, nen have . .lj , ti of the ', I c st, Some- aet. Mn held the ii i 4 ars. He it revtits a 1 , estowing. it I office are 1 t n Buenet , I nits there los Ayrei tn British , derstood, t 50 per r increase ci been itu • , I . ne away, e articles Interco in y deserve, r , .. . 4 i , ie d to the 4 examins , i i f 1 nby that I I. a as princi , to cruize 41 1 ase of the I " ailed, and account of ook of the i e coolness , i 4 , equals t I I loci, A.pt. hich the: descried a own upon clock the us, being Mexican Is - colours. ed us, and w I id coming seiner with ' tg that ors lumber of ! ' ooner was ritn sent his . ' r, all foar I, slacks and i g Spanish, ' :cent. As deck, the ich, being . , a copy ef. t If the brig oke open a 4 1 its, was at . - • i Isin_g out of . . 5 nae, aud 4 board the ( ? t Manifest i . t . 1 wards the 0 • bringing ) t a signal . Et sr men de- i• 1 crying 01 1 1 d on board 1 • 1 / ; to take to • 4_. bserr. the ...• 7 lowering 1 1 to continue destination, ! sch Goner, ii i , . 1 ' nmediatsly , , , is my mane, ; II In cliace of bout twelve : . ‘ •emained hi.' down upon r ' she ordered with eiget .• 1 i . , ossessiot c,f r- • 4 . i 71 the fore- ; tm in bring- ;) took them ng to assist, 1 r tier to make .4! ceptable to pen, sending 1 . Ind acted in . es and pack- ? - 9 d ripped up. • # ,1 with goods, t with them, ich they had . o of our sea- 1 to go down glide of the 1 l' • • The same rds and for- 11 the goods the Jupiter ; 4 i . p ordered the . .r. 11 , 51 the Jupi- Mst loaded, .. ' .I . Bowed us to - i indon and ire felt in many i• 1( 1 ard. . In Suf- - I trace. Worth- I Bawtry, and . . 1 .onshire. - 1 GUST as. 4 • ice Monday, , • • g, sales were . ; i and Grain of 1 that day. UST W. be. 1 6d to $i $d 164t0 as ed . ./' i s , ,190—Plgs 340 t .4 MI. 9. to At ?Os 1 Os 000 118 PS r , 4