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

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.