The National Register. — London, England, 1818-08-17 00:00:00

To Mr..lEtitN JONES. Setretitiy to the Phamix. Sir, 14.)i5 will tkubtivai - ; feel 11111'1 obliged by the officious Aral of:onte of your Country agents in 6'4 neiihbourlatod, who imagined when tie received your letter to bite. containing directions for his conduct with respect to the Norit ieh Union Olbee, that lie could not render vuu a greater service than to make public what is evidently intended only fir his private inetructions. Whether or rot, however, he has benefited either you or your cause. by :he step.) Ice inituedistey took to make his n."ghootu'a as wise elf. I shall leave to general opinion to determine ; it is riOcient tier me. that. by6bie 'mane. you' letter is now extensively circulated. and 1 am therrfore j'.iatidell in considering it is an official &cultic:it, emu fr.nu the Board of Phoenix Directors. In the first place let the tusk you. doe: such language as you ,ipply towards the NOtWirli Ottire—calling its exertions .6 delusive and in decent competition." and its enisduct guilty of " abuses cad billies. tures"—reflect any credit on the Board of Phenix Director;, met arty thing approaching the expremeionn of gentle:nen ? or ie it not beilous en the I *actors. Trustees. level Committees, er d officers of tl:e Norwich Union ? Is it. do you think. likely to serve your.totter img cause, when you proceed to stig matize yetelemettovle.. are lenoen in their respective neighbourhood:3as own of !tumor and incapable of fraud or Loposturr, a. impostors P However. I it,Mtr thiuic, when sou beg r congrunlating vour Agents upon the near proepeet of Seeing at length rid of the Norwich Office, you will soon be found to reckon aichp.tut your boat. It frequently occurs in common life. that the efforts of the wicked to the detriment of die good recoil 11;im them wlei.•. and many men fall into the pits they havedus fur their neighbours; and it so happims. that time very measures you have adapted to ruin the Norwich Institution. have been the wears of cer tain steps on their part, which will cempletely overwiielnt the ex crimes ef their opponents, and will unquestionably Owe it higher in public:esti:entire. Man it has Leer yet stood w . el will satisfecewily prove to every impartial person that it strictly merits the conlidawe kitharta so liberellyrepmed in it. ain n. t inu.ta sarpris,el that Mr. Aldermen Thorp. M.P. should Lave coneentiel to heetime Chairmen of the 66 I:teatime* for hives fleeting into the Impostures and Abuses pre:Eisen by :he N.eevieh fs;teiety," as the sititatien lie once before heal on a puitlie ucc esion.• was doubtless intended to court peoularityee, and not to the unite motive may be necribed the readieese with which he has, in this in iweance, lent to the Phoenix and other Offices his valuable name and at:istance; besides, it is an excellent mode of informing allgeol rest yle in the cow:try that tlwre is Such a per-en its Mr. Aim 'Thorp, M. P. in existence. since you et:minima(' ' 6 a copious circulation of the resolutions in all the country papers, at the joint expense of the agLnts;" but I really think the Committee should contribute their seam towards it. considering the great honour they will del lee lions their exert;ons. 1 will seriously, however, tell both you :eel Mr. Aldermen Thorp. that respectable as that . gentleman u u Piny ii. the Committee over which he presides will wholly led of their reel • although not ostensible okiect—aloft of running the Not wicit Office. l one /emir has entirely removed a veil and has clearly shown, that whatever may be the lignite of the Commun. tee sitting under al r. Thorp. it will be in consequence of the requi sition sent to your asalta to .* to exert themselves in urging persons dissatislied with the treatment t h ey have experieneed. whether by being deprived of dale esperted muftis of premium, injured by tie. ductants float _their fair demands. by otoerastmattun tif payment, or peyntent, or otaerwise unjustly used by the Norwich Society. to state their cases folly in wriung, sign the name, and attech any dom. suites thereto which may be niers cry ;" and you kindly volunteer y , ur servicee ti traesmit them to toe plop ex authority for invev tees:Mei. 61 will bete ask vou, by whom was this e' proper audio• rite" appointed ? and peilesps be answered. by smite of the triply of Norwich Institut+ Ibis iney be so in wipeanuice, and might have posed oft' eo to the woad. had not your Coculer kindly made it palate, that it is in fact a Qinitilitte tooter ei.• a apices aid direettens of the Coerd of Plicenix hi rectors—a tudge pre determined to entitleum i or, as sonic political writers call die Lae d hie' Justice. since he mid a scat in the Cabinet. a judge, ;tiny, and eeteutioner. might ptimuc the sib set to a Icrorth inconvenient to news. p publication. and still further point out the inipmper conduct of your ofice in these underhand attempts to '• rid yourselves" of me Norwich competition—might racily show the tii. i - ustice with which you apply tae words nuusivu and indeceat to it, and that, on the cntrtuy, et all its transactions it Isti acted openly atd fair'y towards to, insurers; it is not. however, my business to do more than to place in its proper liF , ht the nature of the tribunal hrtore which the 's'orwich is brought to judgment; and I feel t' , at a discriminating ruble a.knowiedge, that from its vet:- enn.tittitiou it is incapable of toning to an impartial deci,ion. ant. Sir, your ni , islient servant, i'llll.o ASBESTOS. r. s. I do not know win thcr you think the tart worth know. but I cm assure you I have no connexion whatever whit the N..rtvirn utfia:. I write to you impartial person. under a kel i;ig of disgust at fie mean attempt made by one Mliee to drive ot'wt, from .the ti,,r ti;ld of competition. The editor of this paper i at libaty smsatisty you, or any other person. upon this point. • lie NUS one of Mr. horse's chief supporters, and I believe the trea.ate: to his subtoriptiti”. Copy of Mr. Jenkins Jones the Purinis Seactar:,% circular to the Phrinix _ . 'Phrrnix Lombsril-street, July 31, ISIS. de:tired by the Board of Directors to inform you. that Mr. I tartly. in .oetsespience of the impaired :tate of his he.ilth. resigmal the situation of Secretary for the County Department, a ,t 1 that the Board have detormintal twat his duties shall iii:rge i the sititation of General Secretary of the office ; I have, there 107 C. to reipie-t the favour that you will henceforward direct your t orr..-:-pondenee to toe. viol I shall have great plea...are iu attend. to w liaiever atZirelli may conduce to the mutual interest u` $ •it c muttony anti its agtats. '.tr. ['swains. as Chief t:ierk of the Country Deparunint, will C tmiinary transaeitons. It eiviw me notch satirt4ction at this moment to communicate to ou die mopeet ttf tieing at lengto rid of the delrisi:e sod ini:ecent tno'hoet. o . l of die Norwich Union 0fh , ..-,which has for <I , IIIC time e, much interrupt. d the exertiom of toe t lis;ents. 'rot *in duct that Stieizty. hitherto but partially known. la now to h, fully irider.e.so4l; and aft. sr heisting for many years of the on. 1 , „:;01d-xly:ii:Its it had made, it has at length been mind generally tailing in .atAitie to the elaintar,ts upon it. . clie l inittee i> now tip pained. m.er Itlcrimm Nl.l' meritles. who are investigating into the imposturir and obi ttar. prae.i , ett by the Nmarielt t as it is very desirable to ass:st the object of that Com -10,1 to bring to li,bt the rittriu rolo. ca to Or Wni:. I bare marked it. management, I :Lltifll be ohlig.sl by your exc^tim: yolin.clt in urging rerlritill with the treatment they have e‘ l ie-rt:ratel. whether br being deprived of their expected returns of by deductions from their fair delliallil4, by pm en-taivtion of paynitilt—or otherwise unitualy tteil by the Noraich tit - iei y. —to stare their cats.. hilly in writing, the name. and 3t tak..4 any dommients they. to which rosy be fitc...l,ary. II they eitotwe iramiiiit them through you to inc. they be hand ..1 ts the suthrnity for inv. st'.,p.tion. and there eery be some hops: that toil jurow , aiH h: attainable to parties. aggrited. No time saottitl 10. :sat for this out owe. bone /ealous exertimis will, I on persuaded. he MI) , employed to imonise die revolvable crisis. Tit: reqilutions of Ale. Inorp s meet. mg should be eopiiiiisly circulated, and inserted in the country pa yirrs ; in the eat.t.sise of which. we tru.t, the other %pints will co operate with you. By order of the Dov:ni of Dir , v(ors. lei ;ctrl ) J:',Nl(tN JONES, Sic. NO 11 % 1. 1(11 UNION INsl! RANCE.—To the EDITOR OF THE NATION Al. REGISTIPI the rich lava/ iJtak wadi bruuslit woes she Public. anj it Mr. Kean, the actor, and his fellow-traveller, were nearly dashed to atoms on their way to Geneva, by the breaking i'own of their carriage on the Jura mountains, :lout two o'clock in the morning ; but they hail the goiid fortune to reach a village übout two miles from where the accident took place, and where they obtained a temporary shelter. Kean wus not only migni:icently treated in France by Talaia, and other perfumers, but received a superb snuff-box from the manager of the Theatre Fran:aii. He is now proceeding with his friend through Fitly. Letters flan Burgundy announce the firward and promising s tate of tile vineyards. The grapes are most abundant in number, and excellent in quality ; but owing to the almost miractiliiiis drought, somewhat deficient in size. The dressers Lave already begun the operation, which does not usually tid.c place till long utter—that of exposing the bunches, by removing the covering leaves. The drought has not only dried up broola; and wells, but has absolutely exhausted rivers; and the povulation are actually suffering, frau the want of water to turn their corn mills. The prospect, how ever, of a good vintage keeps them in tolerable humour. Abundance in this respect is the more necessary, as the stock of wine upon ha id is known to be count:tied.— The crop of oats has been very scanty throughout netlICC _ _ Thomas Osborne w 2.4 on Saturday fully committed for trial at the next assizes for the county of Surry, charged with the murder of Ely Cox, at Epsom: There is a report in town, that advices have been re ceived of an attempt to assassinate young Napoleon.— Several ruffians, it is said, broke into the chamber, where the youth tv! , s in bed, and aimed a thrtiq with a pooiard at his breast, but which only wounded him in the aria, and he suoc..eded in getting out of the bed and raising an :dorm. Three of the villains were secured ; and the rest made their escape. Such is the aecount we have heard ; hut. if true. we have no doubt that the Emperor of Austria will use every means to search to the bottom the atrocious attempt. Aat'se. or Cu arry.—ln the Rolls Court, on the .24th ult. a complaint was preferrtd by the Rev. Dr Flemming, master of the free school at flampton, anti others, against the trustees of that school, for leasing to one of their own lxxly (Mr. Sanderson) the Belt Inn, at Hampton, at 354. per annum fur 61 years.— His Honour, in gl.hig judgment, confirmed the report o f th e Master, and oc , iered Mr. S. to pay 1001. per annum, instead of from the expiration of his last Ica.n; in 1816. HAY AND STRAW I'ER LOAD. X. a. d. .0 a. d. Aver..C. a. .1. ( Hay 4 0 OaA 10 0 G •4 SMi7ItrIELID .; Clover 4 0 rl Y 9 o 0 — 61, t (straw 1 b U ait 16 0— G n u a9 9 0— 714 t ST. JAnus's Clover 0 0 0a 0 0 0 0 0 (Straw 2/1 043 O o 14 .) ( Hay 6lett a 812 —717 0 WurrecifAFEL elmcr 913 0; 0 0 O 0 0 0 ( Straw ' 0 3 n 4210 0 2 7 6 TILE NAT GNAT, nrGisTrit. must have astonished many to. observe the enortnoir, expense, ie curred both in England and Ireland, by inunUating the newsiespos with ailvertisemetits tending to vilify this eon:an. That a few individuals who ownplataed of being sufferer; by in surance with the society should incur such expense. it was difficult to believe. and stir. more so, whin the puld.cations were oantimied lung atler these persons Lad been called on by the directors to bring in their claims, and yet none of them saw tit to do so. At length.* clue to. this inystery has been diseuvered, :Intl the sur prise of many of your readers will iii.ttbtless cease, when they have Fe?U.ed the following plain statement:— .) few days ago a naive was harried to nil, said to be the copy of 41cinniunicatiun made by the Secretary of the l'lnsnix Fire Office, M r..f enkin .l ones, to its agents. Although it had internal evidence of being an authentic official do cuinent. I could scarcely believe that it tees so ' nor were my doubts rimmed, till I saw a letter from the Secretaty himself. emitting it to be 3" Copy of a Circular addressed by lam to the agents of the Plisenix Company." NVlzether Mr..lenkin Jones intended his letter in the Ilritish Oh.. server of the 13th instant as an apology fur this circular, or as a :!us tilication of it, I know not, hut ion persuaded that neither as one, nor the other, will it satisfy the pohlie. li is .t lung letter, evidently eli cited by the publication ot his circulAr : but he slides gently off that sabject in his first paragraph, only spiak , ng of it as a incubi: •• com municating to the aAents die tiro/inventvs which have been publish ed respecting the MHIlagt:Illellt of :Lc Norwich Unioa l'aeiety," amid urging them to transmit an se omit of well authenticated facts Om Lad occurred in their To:pia:Me districts, of tlisappointineiits ex• perieneed by claimants on the Union. Ilad it been true that Li. e'r.ular was what he had thus deactibed it. I think an impartial 'oldie lion:a hove ticeined such an interfer ence with the concerns of another istabli.liment most indecent. and utterly unworthy the character of a resyectable Company ; hut the truth Celt it does not eonnunnicate a allele fact that hail item put.- fished respecting the maraainient of tie Norwich Soeicy, whilst it does communicate, both fact; arid &clines, sonic of which, let your maders judge. whether Mr. Jones may nor be wen as:mine]. of. It communicates the facts— Thu " the competiiim of the Norwich Union Office; has for some time much impeded the-exertions if the Pito - mix Company's Agents." That it gives hlr. Jones " nitteh satisfaction it this inow...nt to coin numicate to his Agents the pr erect of being at iength rid" of this formidable aunt tenor. Phut Mr..lones looks up to the Ce irge and Vulture Committee as an excellent engine for effiating hi • purpose, and that he therefime thinks •• it is very desirable to :insist the object of that Committee." That Mr. Jones is •' persuaded the zealots exertions of his Agents sill he employed to improve the favourable ciisia." That Mr..lones. will be obliged by their exerting themselves in urging dissatisfied persons to transmit their cases, through his Com pany's Agents, to him. 'That Mr—loom: can pledge himself to ensure their being handed from him to the above inendaned Committee (whose object he deems it so desirable to assist), mid who he, - of course, chooser to represent as " the ;proper authority for inve•tigation." That Mr. Jones is unable, after all. to divest himself of some lurking apprehension as to the result of these extensive exertions, and therefor:: feels the necessity of urging on his agents " that no time should be lust." . . That — Mr Jones instructs his agents. that " the resolutions of Mr. Thorp's Aleeting should be copiously circulated. in the expense of which," he adds. " we trust the otlicr agents will co-operate." I feel assurer! that what I hav^ now mentioned will go far towards ?lemming the torrents of abuse now flowing on all sid. s aintin‘t this Society. and lest I should be accusal of any ttlisrei.r itatim. I have sew for insertion i i tour r a copy of the etreLlar which Ins suggested the al . ove remarks. I shall idready have trimois.s a! suffi ciently on the valuable space in your alumni. and will thAvfote re.er-e. for my nest letter. a few further observation. which have uceturtd to out. 1 um, S.-. yours, &e. A NORWICIi UNION INSURER. • ' • • . .. n ' ... ... At:C. 17 Toe ,day motairg a yout:g rented Fitzgerald, rewiding in Crawthrd-street, :%Ittrylelsone, attemie%l to put a period to his e. - isituce, by swallowin.; a large quaa:ity of laudanum. He was (Its covered stretched on tae bed, and :he phial on the table. It yw found neemsury to force medicittu down his throat. lie served ue the Penh:sill:A as an Enslgn. Ilia present state is very precarious. A carreosnalent coullains, that a ju,ticc scancwk.t too suunna-y is exercised tat dogs who hay..? the titistOrtune to stag`, into the Tower: he say,. that they are, whenever caught, taken before a corporal, w;ea orders them to be tied by the legs an.i nun; into the water ; he as sures us that he himself saw two thstaazes of the gamanly'anti untie. musty cruelty. BIRTHS. In St. James's Square. the lady of Sir W. IV. Wynn, BarL of a dau.—At Grove House. Blackheath. the Ht. Hun. the Counteva of Huntingdon, of - a son. It is Lord Huntingdon's inteution w cola mentor:no his su.:ccati,in to tlw title, by naming this boy 'tibia lived. _ _ MARRIED, At War Sold, Barks, the Rcv. it. l'sithfal, A.M. of the University of Oxford, toSaradt Maxwell, third d4u. of T. Windle. Esq. of Wick hill, near Bracknell, in the same county.—At Fithian. It. Ntills, Esq. of the Six Clerks' Office, London, to Sarah, youngest the Rev. J. Wilgrcu. Docking, Essex, Mr. J. heard, Grinsteial Hall, Halsted. to Susanna, youngest dau. of J. Asti.. Fsq. of hocking.—At St. John's, Westminster, .k. J. Cok;ke, E. 4. Vraoces Snook Harvey, eldest dau. of R. Harvey, Esq. of ii-s hasps:tor General's office, Custom House. DIED. T. Latham. Esq. of Champion Hill. Camberwell, in the 75th yea.: of his age.-11. Benton. Esq. of liarti.bury-place, Islington. aged 56.—J. %Vides, EN. of Dulwich, Surrey. sgot a 4. —A tea dare ago, at the village of Leeds, in Kent, aged t;2. Mr. J. Barham, ga , - der.er to die lute Lord Fairfax. An eminent chtuige ringer and pea: conductor. who had assisted to ring 115 lung peals, each being coat posed of more than 5000 changes, and wai ono of the 14 who coin. pleted the whole eevultitMn on eight bed:, viz. 40.3'20 changes, v. the 7th and Nth days of April 1761. the time hours. on l.ee beds. The deceased stood at one tune 14 hours and 4) minutes a: the bells.- -Lately at Calais, of a dysenta.-y Mr. Louis Buckhaid, ur der the us Ainied name of Sheik Ibrahim, youngest son of Cul. Gideos Wz.3 ardent, eiterprising, and animated with the dr; sore of acq al ring knowledg , ' Laing m England some tittle since he sill ed hi, services to the English assosiation for making discover:es :a the interior of A.rica. After having learned the longitudes and quired the knowledge necessary for such a joutney, he set inf sores pairs since, and repaired to Cairo. to join the caravan which min•-• every year from Tomboctoo, and to penetrate into that country. hitherto inaccessible to Europeans ; but some troubles which brace out in that part of the n cull, hindered the arrival of this caravan for one whole year. Aided by his mussulman costume. and his perk.' t knowledge of the Arabic and Turkish languages. he had made a gre.4 number of new and important discoveries. which the English assoc 5. tion will probably publish. At length this caravan, so lung and in. patienly expected arrived ; but before he could depart with it, -e stink under the disorder, and hi:death has destroyed, the most tering hopes. His distance had rot lesained his p,thiotisra, tot ;it last winter remitted a bill of ex...;:unge for a considerable sum, fo: a ch.nitable pun 0.. e. LOA DON 411ARKETS. CORN-EXCIIANGE. MONDAY, AUO. 17. There was a good supply of Wheat this nsorni.ig, whirls sold last week'l prices.—Nine Malting Barleys were rather darer.—Melt a heavy si.e.—Tick Beans advanced tea. per Peak were rather LW:aft:l.—Rye and Grey Pease with little variation.-..oat trade very dull.—la ltupateed and Linseed but little doing. !AWAY, AUG. 14. We have had s good supply of Foreign Wheat, this week, but tlere have ben but f artivals of English since Nlanday. arid fine parcels fully sui.port that day's prices.—Barlev.is dull in sale. Beane ho evcr, sill readily on rather better terns.—The supply of Oats this week has been tokrably large, mid the trade is not so brisk as uu Mon lay, but wiu:out tariattou in price.—ln other articles we have no ulter..tion to notice. s. s. I a. a. a. a. WliCtit 52 a 76 WhitereaseCs a 72 Poland Oats 28 a !'.6 Fine Li:io 5G a 88 Grey Pea , c 54 a5B Potatin ditto 53 a ::.i Rye 44 a 50 Brani 4:B a 76 Fine Flour 71 a 75 Fine Barley 53 a 65 I Ticks fii a 72 I Second ditto 65 a.O Malt 61.; a r.i. ii:d.i . t7 a 32 Bare Seed 461.4n1. PIIIOE OF BREAD. The highest price of throughout th• trupolis, is stated by the Makers to be 150. the ti.tytern SOlll4 Bakers sell the Quartcru I.oaf from 11 to Yd. lower. AVERAGE PRICE.A OK conN PER QUARTER. IN EN G LAND AND WALK 4 yoR THE W EEK ENDING Al/0. M. Wheat I Rye I Barley I Oats I Mans I Peas hi 3 32 7 51 5 35 lo 61; $ 39 3 . Pawn OF MEAT, 31uND.ir, SMITHFIELD. E E s , DAT n a. J. s. J. Dead* V ('afar at Recif...-3 II a 4 X Sistitofidd. Mutton ..4 0a 5 4 Beasts, aba at—. troa Veal .....4 4 a 6 o Sheep ' 1.3.0 Park 3 8 a 5 8 Calves ?S) Lamb...-4 6a 6 4 Piga ‘i:.) .(1(1. 17. LEArIEMIIAt r. Carcase s. d. Beef 30 a ff Mutton 4 0 a 4 Veal 4o • • Park 5 0 a S • a AVERAGE PRICE ON SUGAR. Computed from the Return* nuele in the week ending Aug. I I I id. per ewt. exclusive of the Duty of Castuali 'od or hereon un Import:item thereof into Great liritain—f Seturriaj . B Gaz. We.) PRICE 01* STOCKS rtink Stock _ _ __-- 3 prr Cent. 11.4.4iluccd ... ... 751 7 ,•CT CCM. 0)11-01b... .......... ....••••••••••••••• Vii 4 1 er P ent. S ~.r lint. Navy 1031 le...ia Stock Ditto Bonds (3 per Cent.) 9l ).r Exchequer tills, Vd.prr lAsy v to Fr Coueols fur lii Long Annuities .44. .44 9494 lonnote :—Printed and published by R. Willis. No. Pr. lietarr-ter a r. between St. ihironn's Church and :+•tr. r Lane, sad fortearth:d into the Country by all Newnan, Notakacilm,and Cletifis of the hate., fret of • "fr. . 1 i .:~+~ e • J.