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 stigmatize 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 uu
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 they 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. . clielinittee 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‘lie-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.

NO11%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 state 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
of the 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.
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SMi7ItrIELID .; Clover 4 0 rl Y 9 o 0— 61, t
(straw 1 b U ait 16 0—
G n ua9 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
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( Straw '0 3 n 4210 0 2 7 6