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London, England, 1818-08-28 00:00:00

VAUXHALL CAI:DENS.

On Wednesday evening this attractive scene of
popular entertainment was closed for the season.
The Gardens for it series of years have not been
favoured by so long a continuation of tine weather,
nor honoured with an numerous an assemblage of
distinguished fushionables. ft hits, no doubt, proved
an excellent harvest to the Proprietor, whose un-
remitted exertions and liberal attention to the grati-
fication of the public have beets as eminently con-
spicuous as they are deservedly rewarded. The
C•llowing address on the occasion was spoken by
Mr. Pv N
h.
" LAMS AND Ka ENTLENtNII am elirrrted, by the Pro-
prietor to thank you for your steady patriulage, derinc the
present Lwourable season. Though hr wishes to trausf. r
the properly of Huse Gardens into oilier hands, yet he bide
me assure you, that, so twig as it sissy be subject to his
control, it shall be his study to keep up fur it that high chit,
racier which your kb. ral support proves it to po*siss. For
myself and the rest of the Performers I bare to iecpiest yoy
will accept our hest thanks, and we ritspectfally take our
lease fur the season."

It is said the former arrangement for the Dula
and Duchess of KENT'S return to the Continent
has been altered, and that their Royal Highnesses
will leave Enghied about the 6th of the ensuing
month. The integrity transport, which soiled from
Deptford on Turf Atty morning, with the household
of the Duke of CAMBRIDSE, is to return Mime.
diately for their household,. tarriages, horses, &c.
The new piece forthcoming at the English Opera
House, called Amateurs and Actors, is a good-na-
tured satire upon the fashionable amateur thea-
tricals, and Drury-haste Theatre.
BRAHMA and Mrs. SALMON, who are engaged
fur the Worcester Music Meeting, which begins on,
the 17th of September, have not sung in that city
fur six years past.
Miss S. BOOTH commented an engagement al
the Newcastle Theatre on Tuesday night, in the
characters of Ludy Teazle and Priscilla l'omby.
She was ai ttttt timed fur Rosalind, on Wednesday;
Albino Mandeville, on Thursday ; this night she
plays Alexina, in The Exile, for the benefit of
Mr. STANLEY, who plays Doran ; Saterday un ht
she will play Beatrice; and on Muntlar, Letitia
Hardy and Little Pickle, fur her own benefit, be.
Mg the last night of her engagement.
Vauxhall Gardens closed on %Wednesday night
after a must successful season, and yesterday it
rained fur the first time since they opened. The
farmers are much to blame that they did not en-
deavour to have the Gardens closed sooner.

An Agent of the Duke of oftLEAlls is, at present.
in wail, making con.iderabte purchases of English
horses. Among others, he is said to be in treaty for
a beautiful set of coach-horses, the property of
Prince LIOPOLD.

On Tut whey Rorncastle Great Fair was in its me•
r:dian, and there was a great demand fur high-bred
blood-horses for bunting and racing. Two cream•
coloured ones were on that morning sold for ore
thousand pounds. said to be for the PRINCE
)tt:-
•!N'r! Very good baCkness sold middling, and
for inferior ours there was no demand.—(lVercrastle
Paper.)
Ali-LA-CHAPELLE, which the All:ed Sovereign*
have selected as the place of holding the Royal snit
imperial Congress, is a large, handsome, and once
strongly fortified town of Germany, in the circle or
Westphalia, and is included in the new territorist
acquisitions of Prussia. It was formerly a fare Im-
perial City, and the Emperor Ctimitt.smaiGNE 'gesso
delighted with the beauty of the place, that ha chafe
It for his residence. Ile is interred in the Church.
of Notre-Dame, where his sword, his belt, and so-
lu►ue of the Four Evangelists, wiiticii in letters oi
gold, all which► were made use of at the t7oronattois
of the Emperors, air carefully preserved. Its fa-
tuous mineral water. draw it •reat isumber of persons,
to the place every year. I.i 1688 soil 1748; it 'I"
distinguished by two celebrated Treaties of Peace.
It is seated in a small nem lv •urrouudrd by
00000 untrins, and its castle stands npoir an adjoin:Blg
hill, hour which ►ixty towns ur cities, tile sea, and
even England, may be seen in al. le..r day. The
city contains thirty parish churches, and a splendid'
market-place, which was known to the Romano by
the ulnae of Agute-Granii. It was de.troyed by the
Huns u► 45i• lint repaired, beautified, and ealaag-
ed, by the Emperor ('HAattrus \E, wl.a for u:lcie
wade it his capital.

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NORWICH UNI01'11121? 441rDl.IFE
INSURANch,

yesterday a numerous and respectahle Meeting
or the l,•ntdoo Insurers at I iir Norwich Union
Office took place at the George end Vulture Tu.
tern, 000'811, pursunot to public advertinement.
'flie large room was crowded to excess'. No per-
son'. wete admitted. who did nut produce their 'w-
hew to a gentleman who was placed at the door
to etamine and see that the person seeking
admission w4s duly quelilied In attend.
Shortly Liter the room stns thrown open, Mr.
ilderusais TsioaP was Unanimously called to the
The woethy Alderman then addressed the Meet-
ing, and lamented that the Chair war suit filled by
route person more able to give effect to the very
Importaat bullpens whirl► was the object of their
inquiry, and the consequence• of which were of
such moment to the Immense number of sub-
scribers to this Insurance Office. Ile earnestly en-
treated that the Meeting would give a calm and
patient hearing to every gentleman who might think
propner is, address them. He cusicluNed by reeding
11. e following advertisement, in purulence of which
the present Meeting Wlll4 as.emilled
Coweirtre-ReOws, George due Voltaire Totem Leyden,
Aagoof 20, 1810. Nerviieli Union Fire and Life Assur-
ance —The Committee appointed to examine ioloo the Con.
duet and Funds of the abuse Society mistral the atiesidasee
of tie Insu,rr,mident in bind," at • Getters, Alerting to
be held at the above Tavern, coo Thursday west, 27th inst.
at twelve o'clock, to receive a Report. To ensure ilia ac-
counutudation of the parties where interest is immediately
concerned. rune bat Lamina lasurers, producing their Poli-
cies and Receipts for the current year, will be admitted.—
J. T. Thorp, Chamois."
Mr. GIMAYEII then read the Resolutions passed
at the last Meeting, which w•e alreelly
He then proceeded to read the Report prepared by
liar Committee, which was as follows :
The Acting Committee, appoint 111 at the General Meeting
of Members of, and Claimants open, the Norwich Union
Society, held in pursuance or pot die advertisement, at the
:Geo.ce and Vulture Tavern, Corn:1111, London, on the 211
of July, IBIS, haviog diligently employed themselves in the
'.napurtent investigations awl Inquiries intrusted to their
care, Report as follows :
Your Committee, in obedience tat ivte resolution pawed to
that effect, addressed letters In his Grhtt the Duke of Argyle
and the usher Nubkasen atolGet.tlernen Mated to he Trustees
of the Society, inquiring whetter ii they were in possession
of the ....Indy of any of the (Mills of she said Society, or
respnustble iu any degree fur the management of the same.
or were otherwise acquainted with the affairs of the aid
Society ;" to which the following usurers have been re-
ceived:—

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PROM HIS GRACE THE DORE Or ARGYLE.
SIR—I have received your letter and the Kewlotion,. it
tonisteed, and malt refer you W the Dirretora of the Nor.
•idd lastitutios for the isforeastion yes require.
am, Ike. ARGYLE.
now MR. J. D. MILLER. SECRETARY TO THE

DIRECTORS ♦T NoRWICH.

Ito-1 so directed to refer you to the striver given by the
bowl to Mr. Alderman Thorp's controonicattors, and to
say, that the Directors do nut feel n. 164114,90 to answer say
cusimoutestion from se onaothurisett body.
I so, &c. J. B. MILLER.

!ROW THE DUKE OF sOSIERSET.
Stu—l so unable to give you the reply you desire to your
commusicalios, but there emit chaniels through which you
esu terrier the isforination you desire, and I refer yOn to ibe
Board of Direetoes fur that parttime.
1 Sat, Ike. SOMERSET.
TRODI THE EAST. OF SURREY.

reply to your application, I have to stale, that
ara not In posorosioo, or have any haunted:, of any of
the finedeof the Norwich Fire Office. or rirepineihle in soy
titre fur the resaageneut orate saise.-1 ant, Ike.
SURREY.

. PROM TIM RAIL OF ROSFBRRRY.
Eta—lie assurer to your letter, 1 barr to inform you that
airi nut in restudy of any of-the funds of the Norwich
Othrr, or at all responsible, for the name. 1 have no
arquaistaner with them further that, as an instorn• in. the
touters.-1 am, ke. ROSEHERRY.
FROM VISCOUNT BARNARD.
Sta—ln answer so your Inter I Live to stair, that my
paw is the Norwich Establishment mrs.•l7 notaind, sod
that 1 am mot rispowisible fur them:faits of the concern
1 am, ke. BARNARD.

MX •ISCOUNT NI.TIIORP.

Stn-1 ham SO emtudy of the foods of the Norwich Insti-
Intion, directly or indirectly ; nor .10 I conceive myself as
responsible for the inauagement of it• funds, with which 1
Lice nut the slightest actrintintalice.s-1 am, Me.
A LTHOILP.
ltir George Areaylages answer w i.; precisely the same as
Lord Ableirp's. . .
The letter from Mr. Meek %soder% the local Diretittr of
the affairs of the Office at Itiranneltirm, conveyed the ex-
presume of bus regret at ray dignities' anoint the soloieribers,
and stated that all he knew of the fouls of the ttffire was,
that they had invested 25,000/. in the Five per Cents. as a
security for local losses at Birtninghni t.
Mr Ralph Caldwell and Mr. Day peufessell no knowledge
of the general affairs of the Cmtipany.
Mr William Linskell, of Teignmuoth belt", allied in
his Wier, that all he knew of the omelet (stints was from the
%banal Report. The Society had always acted liberally to
hi neichieuurhood.
Mr. Hemp Nahanni, of Hyike, sent au answer precisely
similar to Mr. Linskell'a.
Mr. Jame. Revell, of Blackburn, soil Mr. Edward
Pitcher, of Migrate, wrote that they had only the local
losisledct of the business of the Odic! to their districts—
they hnt sill general information of its affairs.
From the answers now read, it appears that, in one case
'..oy, is a bona 06 trust on behalf of the Soot ty acksiow•
1ed:A.40..1. 26,000 f. Navy five per cents. invested in the
Lanes of six Trustees, fur the express iaPestaity, as your noon-
attre learn, of the Birmingham insurers; in two Caws 11W
"errs are evasive, referriag solely to the Direetoss of the
S,f.tty for the reeisired information in all the remands:
,atintenications, every delve, of inert, retrogßibibih. or
"Nnlialstlee with the affairs of eke go,tetw, is lion tainted.
l'utlt Committee cannot his hear remarking, that Mr. Star-
-1"= bay, of No. a ids, who is nnuo by the Managers as
Truitt/ a'sl Trwtritrrr of the Society, admits, in his reply,
tint tip. Norwich thoun Olbee keep an uremiat it the hank-
tet-ttotin. of which he is the senior partner, but that the
/loins it museeisaiefed with the affairs of the Society.
Vont Committee also addressed a letter to the Hoard of
Ihreelars of this Society at Norwich, in puranitoce of your
!at 145011811 mi pissed to that thrum ; its this letter a reply
kit bees received, which will now he reed. The imply (
nor Chairman of the llutrd of Ikreeturs, stating, that the
whale series of Resolutions adopted at the George and Vol.
hire Commit'. e evinced a spirit so entirely inimical to the
hetblisliiiii tat, licit they could have ins hope of entering,
sub any effect, into a correspondence with such • Commit-
*. The letter further referred all claimniits to itse Cool-
"knee at the York H..trl, where eirt.sy ni•Pficatt '''' .""1.1 be
,aUittill.oeh, inquired tido and iiimatis.robly adjuvleit.
~y,,iir raornmitter deeply regret that the limn! of Directors
midi thoulil have been led to 8 me sock a reply, sh,chi
'Ads it denim all iiiformation tan I he sulijset of the fowl*
...""' SOriely, charges this fileetta g with psi Mit-lotion of
e :± public, and disparegong the Institution on
'. •Tet of the Your Coownviter feel it dor to i heni.
'4.'2.2, and to the politic Ifert4iT 4 rich appointed them, to
. °suit any kettot ot kottilitty, ant to declare most trecids

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eddy, that their sole 0 Jed litte bola lo safe the Society from
disgrace and rum, by an impartial inquiry into the abases
wlitch, to their opinion, have teen suffered to exist, and in
which opinion they have been materially borne out by the
recent conduct of the Norwich Director. themselves.
Your Committee also addressed lettere to the local Cum.
millets, in compliance with your eighth Readlution, but feet
atuswere have been received—those which have, will now he
read.
Your Committee have obtained an official copy of the
Deed Pull of the Fire Insurance Society, executed mi the
Ist day of March, 18011, sufficiently explanatory of the COO-
atitntivu of the Society, as then remodelled, and at present
existing; from which it appears, that the management of
the Society is reelettively vested in a body of eighteen Di-
recline 1 that there were then appointed nine original Truss-
lees, fame of whom to be 'elected by the Directors—the
funds MOO existimt, were to be transferred; that a. (mean-
cies nesirred, Directors were to noininite Trustees, and
Ttiodeditlei notainate ntreeters, reciprocally—all power of
elaillb• lie felatelreal by the members at large (ail was establish-
' Iffilinteffideteitgoof constitution of 1197) being abrogated byn
now regyffialleme-and in Ibis new deed it is especially
ea dallereess...." That the said Mr. Monad shalL
and remain Secretary to the said Society while his
Zht that situation shall be as usobjeclioooble as it
been to the bone of holding the grit of the said 0 1
gm In tke moan of Apra lair (1806 )
' The fifteenth article of the original deed of settlement in
tfillffi declared, that the Secretary should not be removed
without the consent of a majority of members at a general
Illeetimc. The ninth article of the new deed of 1806 declares,
filet ottnoesser a majority of the members of the Society fist
Ilieellilaio being shall, snider their hands, signify their desire
111 l &ewe Is remove any of the officers of the raid Society,
and le solielitute another or others in his or their stead,
such removal or substitution shall take .tote accordingly.
Your Committee therefore apprehend that it is not sow Codi:
went to a majority at a general meeting to illsplece the Seeis:
tailor ether officers, but that a Nrio. ity only of the members
at large of the Society, consisting of about eighty four
tkovisamil persons, ran by their desire repressed under their
hands (if so universal an appeal were practicable) displace
and remove any officers of the Society whatever.
That your Committee find, in the coarse of their proceed-
int., that upon every occasion, and in every transaction, the
real and effective power of the society appears to have de.
volved upon Mr. THOMAS RIGNOLD; they fluid that the
authority and interference of the Directors, in the concerti•
of the Society, have been nearly nominal, and in constant
subservience to their own officers.
In obedience to your 10th resolution, your Committee pro-
ceeded to ascertain the extent of unsettled claims upon the
fouls of the Society, and also to collect information respect-
ing inch cases as may have been vexatiously delayed or liti-
gated. They have fumed that their investigations have
opened the I:oeir to communications from various parts of
the kingdom, as well as in the London District ; these iffiest
so extensive a sentiment of disgust with, and disapprobation
of, the proceedings of the Society in respect 10 the adjust-
ment of claims, as to leave no doubt that its conduct has
been marked by much injustice and vexation —ln attach-
ing to this Report the cases which have been committed
to your Committee, they will not assume the respousibi-
lity of pronouncing upon Ilia merits of the different de-
mands and complaints made against the Society. Of the truth
and justice of must of them your Committee are strongly
inipresseil, nor can they dissemble their mortification at
discovering that in a Society professing the objects of mutual
benefit and assistance to the respective members, any of
them shoold have just grounds to complain that iudemnifi-
cation for their losses could only be obtained at the expense
of the most re.rations delays, unwarrantable litigations, or
by more or less compromising their undeniable rights.—
From an extensive correspondence upon these important
subjects, year Committee have selected the following cases
for your information:—
Your Committee have before them numerous other cases
of complaint—many mom they know to exist iii which au
apprehension of injury to their interests in causes now pend-
ing in the differeat Coasts a Law, his restrained the parties
from venturing to addriem themselves to you' Committee.
The following cases are row in litigation :
Thos. flal, of Williams-ewort, Rotherhithe, had his house
bound, in consequence of a Are breaking out in as adjoinissie
house. Many objections and caveats were throws in the
way of a sedulous by Mr. Bignold, arid at last the Court of
Directors agreed to allow him 351.; but Mr. Bignold would
give him only 25f. saying, he would get some of his things
back again, and lie was glad In take the SU. sumer than be
kept waiting any longer —a:Crlee of " Shame .'")
John 'Elearkery. of Manchester, said, that he effected an
insurance on his machinery for 1,9511. at the Norwich Office,
soil 1,2271. at the Phoenix—he had the misfortune to suffer
by fire—the Phoenix Office instantly and handsomely paid
their share of the loss, but be in vain sought redress from
the Norwich ; lie was invariably sent to and fro between
the Board sled Mr. Rignolil. He was at last offered by the
latter 1,100/ Of nothing, and he was at length, after his
isetiessee became worn out. obliged to accept this sum, and
saertfice the Fesitai ttttt g 6001. though every body in Man-
ellester knew the extent of his loos.—"Cries of " Shame f"J
James Kinnaird resided at Plymouth Dock, and had been
a slop merchant there; he had insured 1,0001. of property at
the Norwich, and subsequently had his whole stock, to the
value of 1,600 f. burnt. Six weeks afterwards be called ou
the agent at Plymouth, and was for nearly six month. ap-
plying to one quarter or another of the concern, when at
last they said they heard an unfavourable account of the fire;
enraged soil mortified at this shuffling moil evasive delay,
which had involved him in bankruptcy, hie assignees brought
ass action, which was treed at the Spring Assizes of 1814, at
Di von, and after a trial of 'eves hours, in the course of
which every legal siniltlsle to defeat his claim was resorted
to, the Jury without quitting the box returned the Plaintiff
a verdict fur his full amount, to the great approbation of
the Judge Bud a very crowded Court.
Mr. Plimpton, 48, Flert•market, whose bombe wax burnt
in September 1817, in conseipience of a fire that broke out
in the adjoining one, wit. insured at the Norwich for 3081.
Wt. Riesokl appointed a day for payment, and when the
day came iftlillitit 011 a deduction of 15 per cent. fur cash, or
else Mr. Plimpton must remain out of his mouey fur sixty
days longer 31e. Plimpton in vain tried to reduce thus die-
count, mid being imperatively pressed fur cash, was obliged
at length to pay the 15 per cent.—(Cries of" shame .'")
The late Mr. Bryan 311.Dermott, of Winchester Wharf,
Sessithwark, had insured 1,8001. at the Norwich, and had sof-
fered a loss of 1,30(11. by R Are which communicated front
an adjoining lance; hist as Mr. 31` Demon had died, Mr.
Retoold refused to heostilate the I Milk to the execittors, and
the latter, after three years and a hall Ni litigation, in which
every impediment was thrown jam the way, cousented to re-
ceive 1,0301.
Mr. Newman, of RnCkine, in &sex, was insisted to the
amount of I,sinat His boss by tire was over 2,8001 He
had its vain solicited remuneration, Ail without effect, until
lie was on the eve of having his action against them tried,
and Own they came forward dud paid slat money. But he
was got vat Of blillitlelo for the space of twelve months, and
his family ruined by this delay. He sought advice to know
whether he was witliont redness fur the sufferings be had eta-
dosed by being in this maim..r wantonly kept out of his
snowy.
William Emerson, of resichurch-street, also set forth the
many difficulties thrown in his way before lie obtained 1,1/001.
insured at this Office.
William Redford, a draper at Lincoln, who hail been it
agent for the Office set forth the losses of individual* in his
town whirls remained unsettled—this induced him to resign
thin agency.
Mt. Illanlestoo, a rope-maker, was insures! at the Nor-
wich for ifillf , snared a loss by foie of fitil., aud never
could jet It halfpenny Delhi,. sum paid.
There were other canes, 17 iu number, mentioned.
In the course of their isive.tigatious it has neavoidably
devolved upon your Committee to loair much of transactions
of the Society, mot clearly within the letter of their instruc-
t . On sume df them. topics your Committee deem It
lit 0 lent, al present, to observe entire volcoce ; het )our
r ttttt osittee cannot forbear observing, that It appears to
them ilia* many of the printed statemeuts and publication,
of de Society by nu means correspood wish the truth; and
in the Fire hisarroce Society its particular abet find that the
Noblesueu and Gentlemen held forth to the public as
Ttolers, disatoth ast) knueledle of the foods or affair' of

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the Society; and, in fact, snrb iNasirri kafestrais and jen-
niess have hems resorted to by die Managers of Ike Society
to sliders parties to linnet, as no circumstances can warrant;
and prospects of advantage have been held oat to the
parties asoneed, whieh it is probable rail never be realised
Of the Life Assurance nod Anonity Society, your Com•
mote, can speak but very imperfectly ;Tait ntin vim*

woteN R Is ►TTiSNLtENtO is NOT TO SE TONTO IN TNT
ENROLMENT °Traci. This lostitution, in point of illll.
pursuer, is infinitely superior to the Fire loathsome Society,
and as your Consmitteefear its animaaremeol may involve er-
rors of magnitude, they most strongly recommestel a foil inves-
tigation of its principle and situation, which will require more
lime sod more authority than it has yet beeu in the power of
our C.oesmitsee to exercise opens this highly important sub-
ject. Your ct,„,,,,,tice hese no information to communicate
respecting the funds and proper's, of the two Societies, front
the circumstance of the " refloat of Me Norwich Direelors"

TO &STIR INTO ANY CORRCIPODRSCIS WITH, 011 IR AZT
*anti= 'MCOO7II3II You& Costtatms. That Loge re-
sources exist, your Committee entertain no doubt ; of the
particular securities in which they are invested, and of
their adequacy to fulfil the ►ngagements ot the So-
ciety, they are on .file to judge ; but your Commit•
lee moot earsiestty imperils the insurers, with the abso-
lute necessity of oustinising dm inquiry, mild they shall
be furnished with • fell, clear, and satisfactory state-
ment wpm' these important points. Your Committee feel it
encunibent upon them to notice an advertisement upon the
subject of the fends, which has appeared from I he Committee
sitting in Bridge•street, mid which pnrports to be a statement
of the fonds JUST ■aotivßD frueslhe Directors and An-

ditors ■t Norwich, but which, so Gr fr affording any
novel information on this head, is • niece cops of part of
an advertisement whirl, appeared in an I•tsw New•waren
fir Ms meads tal. July last. and contains neither the parti-
culars of the fund., lour any account of the demands out-
standing against them.
Upon the whole sieve. of Ilse ease, your Committee are
struck with the singularity of an immense Institution like
this growing up andera provincial administration, the prin-
ciples of which are scarcely understood by one in a thousand
of its Members; of the octant exercise of all the rffersiye
functions of its management by a single indiridaal or a
slag,' ; of • long list of names of Noblemen and
Gentlemen of the highest ronk and property in the kingdom,
stated to he Truster., whirls have been used wits 1 the

parties having any trust or partiripstion in the affairs or
con of She &nifty; of a psrts or 11111111141 llMlled as
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treasurers, whose whole knowledge or acquaintance with the
Society consists in an account being kept in the Society's
name with the banking home of which they ars the firm ;
or the apparent abdication of all antiiiirsty by the Direeturs
appointed to imperisitenil its transactious ; of the entire
ignorance of its members of the elate of its fonds and pro.
perry; and the general mystery anti false colouring which
envelopes its character and all its trammelling'.
And, in conclosion, your Committee an of opinion, that
it is only by a fan, clew, and impartial investigatios into
the fends, affairs, and onawagement of the Society, that it
can be reinstated is the good opinion of the country.

Mr. TWIOG moved, that this Report he received
and agreed to. He theft took occa.iou to refer to
the numerous ationyitions publications which had
been in various ways vent forth to the world since
their last Meeting, and which were dictated by soy
thing but a fair and libercl feeling. It was due to
th►e Committee to which he belonged, to state, that
not one of these publications had, directly or indi-
rectly, emanated from, or been issued by them.—
(Hear, hear.)—They had sent forth no document
whatever, but such as had the signature of their
Chairmen, in a public and :iuthentie form.—( Hear,
hear.)—lt was for those who wished to produce
schism among the Subscribers to the Norwich Fire
and Life Assurance Office, to resort to undue
means to effect their purpose ; but it was for those
who, like the Committee to which lie belonged,
had nothing but a redress of abuses in view, and the
ultimate restoration of its prosperity as their ob-
ject, to act fairly, honestly, and rownly.—(Heer.)—
I t had been objected to the Committee, that it was
partly composed of persons who had claims et issue
with the Norwich Office, and who were thereby
but indifferent judges iii what might be paid to be
their own cause. Now it was due to truth to state,
that only three out of the 17 Members of whom
the Committee was composed, had dolma on the
ertablts►hnteut, and that the attendance of the Com-
mittee was never Iris than from eight to twelve in
number. so that if ever the three were to be influ-
enced by private feeling, they hod little opportu-
oily of indulging it, fur at no period had a ques-
tion been pressed to a numerical division its the
Committee. Whatever was traosected there, oh.
brined assent on its own merits, and without the aid
of ally particular number of votes. Another ob-
jection was, that the Committee did not want to
oistitute the inquiry they pretended, into the alleged
misconduct of the Norwich Office. The Report
just read was an incontrovertil►le answer to that so-
sertion, for it at once skewed the real feeling of the
Committee—their anxiety to ascertaiu abuses, with
a view to their remedy, and MI6 end to re-establish
the Society in for good opiaioft of the public.
On this motion being seconded, and put from
the Chair—
Mr. KEstaix rose, and said, that he wasa mem-
ber of the Committee appointed to communicate
with the Directors and (Ares of the Norwich
Union, and to investigate the cases, wherever or
whatsoever they ►nsy he, which had given rise to
the coa►plaifttr against the office, which it was the
object of the present Meeting to ascertain, and put
into a train of redress. The Committee, of which
he (Mr. Keitible) was a member, had proceeded to
institute the fullest inquiry, and were at this mo-
ment engaged in it, without at all considering the
measures ►aken by the George and Vulture Com-
mitter. He begged here, at the outset, to state, that
lie was nut now preri4tit as the organ, hr with the
privity or authority Of his own Committee. He
turret), came ammo; them as au individual rub-
►criber to the Norwich Office, and not invested with
any authority. He felt himself, however, esitittpd
to state, that the Committee, of which he was a
member, meant to make no Report to the General
Society at large mod after the fullest and fairest
investigation or all the cases they could receive,
and until after the tnost ample inquiry into all the
facts submitted to them. They would then Jose
nut a moment in making such a Report as
they coal(' individually justify in their private
characters. If the present niotiou were merely
for a frill and fair investigation, so far front Op-
posing it, be should have been ready to second
it; for where it 1,44 a tttt ated in the govermtient
Of conduct of a great establishinent, that " there
W ts somethittg rotten in the state of Denmark—
(A lamest—he thought that no time shoold be lost
tit ►nsttttiting a strung mid persevering inquiry Oita
' the real state of the case.—(Heal, Aeur.)---Whe-
ther the result of the inquiry shall justify the tip.:
prehesisfons of some, he should not notch venture to
prolonince ; but the Committee, of which he Mat
a member, would shortly, he trusted, set the matter
at rest. by the expression of an honest opinion ; and
'be thought the Meeting should writ, at least, the
exprrtsitth Of stab a ►Halt. He Could assure the

Meeting, that if thk Conti ttree had been a palibed-
up one; or a set-reif mete ' nirrely brought together
to blink rather than to promote inquiry, ' lie
should soot have beets; found among theni—
he would have' scorned an misociatiou with
men so formed. He did not meats to cast any
invidious reflections ma any set of mess, but he
could net refrain front' expressing his regret that
the invitation held out by his Committee to (toms
roonicate with that of which Mr. Alderman Thorp
was a member, I sad not been accepted—it was
tendered with the. utmost cordiality, and he re-
gretted that it silos not received by the gentlemen
to whom it was lAssire wed. Had the worthy Aldo's...
man or any of hie 'col.leagues in the Committee at-
terideirin BridgeStorr et, they would have at once
seen that nothing was more unfounded than the 110•
tion that the CoOtinittee were acting under the in-
fluence of Mi. Bignidd. his fact, that geotleinan's
own infltienieWa a ' merely circumscribed to the
London district, rind that was only p branch of the
great busiiieis of th e office, and a branch indeed
so small, that it bore. no more comparison to the
genetsl busineas c f the office, than the stalk of a
cabbage-tree did to t use roots often o.4k—(,t lung/r.)
—But Mr..BiosiOld had not the smallest influeisce
upon the Committee. -I-their inquiry was general, and
embraced every &pa rtmeut its the largest manlier,
amid consequently the Report could not be made so
easily as some people= might wish. To the Report
now proposed Ise could not agree, becsuse it was
vitally defective in several parts. it alleged that
there exiSleri "event ten cases at present in actual
litigation with th.! 'Office ; How, two out of the se-
venteen, to his won 'knowledge as a member of the
Committee, were out in litigation. Mr. Weide-
grave's was three ti Isted and approved of by the
Committee, mid the Directors at Norwich iininedi-
ately ordered its full payment, with all expenses.
Mr. GRAVES--" It is not paid up to this mo-
ment : Mr, Wald ewave is himself its the room, and
can verify what I 6 sy."--( Hear, hear, and cries of
" Shame !")
Mr. KIMBLE repealed, !hut he knew payment
hail been ordered Ity, the Directors at Norwich, but
he believed some delay afterwards. arose fur investi-
gating Mr. VValtiegraire's claim to being refunded
the lons of certa:in wearing apparel.—(llisses.)
The CiIIAIRUAN insisted that every Gentleman
should have a hear nearing.
Mr. KEMBI.g ',Tested. that his objection was to
a Report which contained erroneous matter. The
other case, of whir-1s he knew something, was New-
mail's. He rece fleeted that person's slaughter call-
ing with a profe.si anal Indll to the Committee in
Bridge-street, wit t a statement of her father's case;
they told her. that. perhaps she meant to bring her
statement to the George mid Vulture Committee;
wishing to act -fairly and openly, and not take ad-
vantage of any mistake which may place in their
lien& information intended for another set of gen-
tienien.—(Herze.)—Slie, however, placed her case
in their Italicise ; :suit though it appeared that insur-
ance had been effected at two officer, without the
regular untifica talon of the fact to the second, and
consequently, Is.o.oatis, vitiating, in a legal sense, the
subsequent policy, yet the Committee, thinking
the loss bad been fairly incurred, recommended
that paytnent should be given, mid nu advantage
taken of the leg sl objection.—(Cries of " There
mar no legal •6,4etion.")—lle could nut WO
ob.erving, that t.. one of the Offices where this
insurance had been effected, twice the premium
had been git,en that was to the other. This
seemed, on the face of it, a curious proceed-
ing. He was anxious that this Meeting should
not take airy premature step, and entreated
they would wisiit until the other Report was ready;
with this view he would move, as au amendment to
the motion for receiving the present Report, that
this Meeting sr hi rutd adjourn until a future cosier-
nient day, wh;cli she Worthy Chairman could lie,
within a realm mettle time. He agreed with the
authors of the present Meeting, who had made
such extraordinary haste iii their inquiry, that the
' fullest investigation was necessary ; but he could
not bring hin iself to decide on the infoi motion he
had been sit prroesit able to collect, nor could lie
until he examined snore facts. The allegation that
any of the Trustees had lent their names for a sinis-
ter purpose, seas disproved by the letters that had
beets read; and he, on the part of the Committee,
fully ilieclainsed that they, or any of them, were the
puppets of heir. Bignold, or of any other person.
He was also! lad to find that the promoters of.this
Meeting declared they were solely actuated by a
wish to redress abuses, nod by that course regain
and support the credit of the Norwich Office. He
was, lie repeated, gird to loft that they were not
ready to coe,vert thomretves into a pipe, on which
other Insure nce Offices might " discourse most
eloquent music."—(A lusigh.)—Now, he thought,
that by the mellow ttttt ent lie meant to propose,
both the Coanniittees might greatly assist in bring-
ing. the comment inquiry to a satisfactory ter ttt i tt a-
tion, by merely acting with candour and good will
towards each other. They might thus become, to
ore ,a tertis in mathematics, " co-efficiems."—
(4 hiugh.)--1,16 regretted that he happened to have
come to this Alleetitig, but being toretrot; he could
not agree to a Report Which lie believed so be par-
tially inconreot; and this at a tinse wisest, by a
short delay; the. subscribers may have before them
a full statetrieot of feels.
A Subsaiber inquired. whether any. statement
of balance* had beau told before the Committee
1.( Hear.). • •
'. Mr. KENCILI replied, in other than that (mar
lighted fools riortvich, and published as such.
jr.A Carman came forward, and said, he was I
nienther of the ranee Committee in which Mr.
lieuible acted. Time first thing he would submit to
the Meeting was the paramount importance of all
real friends to justice uniting in support rtf an esta-
blishment which, particularly in the Ille Depart-
ment, involved the properties and aecorities of so
many thousands of families. ft was in this view
that he deprecated all party proceedings amid 'gene-
ral aspersions, that had the eltect of undervaluing
the Estetilishinent ; he protested against the lotto-
duction of individual feelings of au angry Wore,
when Such interest" were at stake. He krfew the
George sod Viilture Committee were not reunited
1 by any Otter thaittoir motives, and lie thought them
so far *tietsk r d tv public thanks.—(Hear.)-1-lasing
kl
done this 'tiler to others, he only claimed fur the
Commits of which he was • member Use same
candour ; and that if they were not able as
soon a• this Committee as to prepare a ftt-

•
port, it was because they were determined, as gilt,,
Honourable Friend had said, to take no decisive'
step until after the fullest and must decisive iiices-

ligation and inquiry. Until that time arrived, they
thought it right to abstaiu from disclosing punts(
information. As the question stood. there were
now two Comminutes sitting to investigate the coo.-
ceript of the Office ; and was it too mach to ask of
the subscribers that they should wait for a short
time to have before thesis the Reports of each ? Ifs
consequetiee of what had fallen from Mr. Twig*.
be begged to olivine ilie Meeting, that the Bridge..
street Committee had slot one of thew ofti-,117.
live publications which that Gentleman alluded .
to. They were deterniiiied not to calumet/Unice
cru'ife or ex-parte statements; nor had they. sent
forth any tint*, wave the paragraph relative to the
funds of the concern, which it was deemed right to
eiregiate, to alloy the apprehensions that some pro Pitt
the first rumour were ..offered
to eireqlitte • uncontrudieted. He strongly., con.
detuned the adoption of any party proposiii.m, which
may have • tendency to destroy,, rather, they pre.
serve, an institution Hi which was eisibisfheil
sire secbrities of individuals, who had for 'eons
been paying their money into its fonds.— (Hear.) ,
'rise only proper course was, .he thought, to delay
the adoption of any general measure...until they
could get a full Roil fair report of the cpostitistiats
and funds of die Society. If, whet. this were given,
it was utisatiardctory, then it would be timwevougli
to take whatever steps the subscribers should Juin
eligible in the situation ill which they were placed.
He hoped. the Meeting would not he led to the .
isdoption of ally premature step ; to percent such o
Course, he would now second Mr. Kemble's motion

for an adjournment. .
Mr. IlAttsom exineased that he felt hod, wheat
he saw a Meeting like this attempt to put (lows' .
Mr. Kunkle, while he wive wukitig Ka. important
address on the general buaintss they were suet In
investigate.—/(-'ries rf " T/ere was no allernpt
pat him down.")—lle thought he had seen such alt
inclination; at all events, he hoped alisl,trusted that
there was not a single individual either an the
George and Vulture, or York Hotel C ttttt 'Miters,
who did not feel candidly ',arrested in psiiiig foie Iv
and fully into the tiecertary inquiry, ,Ile orgra
the importance of the interests at stake, in slat
Life Department of the Office; tW a stroiii; reasou
fur objeCting to any party steps that may trod
to shake the credit ,of the establishment. Ile
by no means. thought that, the Report this day
read would justify the Meetitig in the adoption of
any decisive measures, as the question see sued by
nu means ripe for decision. When the other Re-
port came, then the whole case would be before
the subscribers, and they could decide on the to-
forniation they had wider their view.
51r. MAYOI contended, that the brief siatemect
0f the funds of the concern, as latriy advertised,
refuted the 11(010i1 that its situation was out a tl-o-

rishing one. Its unusual premiums, the Comusitie
thought, fully covered any losses is could be. ex•
posed to, exclusive of the suability of its copital.
Some difference of opinion having here arlseu,
the advertisement alluded to was reed, tiA follows :
Norwich URIEIII Fire God tife limn once Offare,Neie
Bridge:treat, Bhrck riars=the Memliwt• of the Loudon
Committee, in consequeoes of sarious reports harms;
been circulated injurious to the Norwich Union
fort themselves called upon cubic than wail their tot.
gitiiel intention (Sheir lime hating been hishereutabria up
in itorratigaiing outstanding claims against Ills Soeiroy, met
with usher matters) to inform the Insurers nt Logs, that, Ulu
Directors and itudifOrs at Norwich, hilyefoiseisloal ehrm nob
StOleinent of their cxistn.Q FIIIIIII.. to the Gorttetinthall
• Mortgages, Purchase of Aossuilita, mid Ow
lances in the heads of the several Airemiss-Tarriomithiss to_
ether to 108,006/: Ili. hid. in she Fire I)eparew:les,„,..l
257,1801. 170. Od. in she Life ;—And that autio4och the .
Members of this Cummiehre leave nu rra,cin r,'baarrr n.
&NM the earrectoess of ibis Stale:neat, they use onto rot-
lag more partiealu inquiry. into the, stature uf those Flunk,
sad their disposition—and hope very shortly to be
Mprep*. 4.
to submit to a Geiser*, eeting of Members s more sail
Report upon that It also appears to thiliN OW,
is Seltittion to the above Fonds, Ilse amount of Atimmil Pr..
minim far eareektkr probable tosses which tau ter antici.
paled, according to I* Average of former years.--In rho
same of the Consiebtee, Frederick A. Clarke, See.
" London, Aittici 19,1818."
Several Gentlethen then poioted out that the
Committee did opt, in the last paragraph. speak
with positive certaiuty—they merely alluded to
44 probable losses."
Mr. MIDDLETON stated, that he was a Member
of the Committee sitting at the York Hotel, 11, tiler-
street. and had seen the stutemeht just read its the
advertisement. The Committee gave it as they had
it from the Directors at Norwich, and were nut re.
sponaible for it; though they had no reason to doubt
its correctness. The Committee would be only re-
sponsible fur their owe acts. They had undertaken
to investigate the whole affairs of the Concern. and
to report thereon. They were now engaged in
doing so, and would shortly make their firport•uta
public Meeting. Mr. Twigg had disclaimed tut
the part of his Committee any 'share sit ofiensiSe
untionymous publieuiionsi Fur the Cutiiiintiee I.•
which he (Mr. M.) belonged, he had to make, sit
the most utietluivocal manner, the same utter dis-
claimer of their being directly or indirectly a party
to any such publications.—At their first Meeting
they hod resolved that no statement should winsome
from them, except what came forth it ,ait authentic
and formal shape.
C ote InelirtutleevoaitcetsheinygourikreHd,otltiyi
i‘ivaldistbsetetutlitift:iwtiynetdil
Others replied, .it was formed by Mr. Hignold.
the Secretary ; but this assertion was again contra-
dicted, sod Mr. BROOKE Said, that the Meeting at
the York Hotel had been regularlF ea. 54:01:0,,,d,
and that there the Committee was ct,,sen in Ike
mutat manner.
A number of Gentlemen seemed also anxious to
are if both tl.!oaninittesll could tie got to act con-
jointly, but this did tint seem to meet the wishes of
the majority, and Mr. Kesettut said, that lass
Corbinittee had no power to odd to 'heir 'mother.
Mr. Alderman Turns, begged to MXpl utt the
circumstance to which Mr. Kesnble had alluded,
respecting the application mode to huu. The
worthy Alderman here read the letter he had rta
caved from the York Hotel Committee, and which,
so far from expressing a device to communicate its .
the manner iniisauated, merely informed the Cote.
mottee at the George aud Vulture, that they sive
ready to receive at Ike York Hotel stay staientent
which the former thought proper to scud them.
Thii was, he mid. any thing but a cordial temlet
of co-operation. kle, therefore. es he was butual.
banded over the letter to his own Committee, wire

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Mat an answer acknowledg►ng is receipt.
TlyeY not t4n►k proper to staid ally stmeineett
• the other Committee, because they 11 ght thit
itornipelves to such a mode of seeking re-
would fall far short of the exeocose
which they wire u►veited. They
had st mt►ch whirr held of ac.
open for them, and they come-
throe own course, and fratad this
, hear.)
'FtMar observed. that with refe.
%finch the first Meeting at
been convened, a paper had
Ili. hand. front which it
appear-
► convened by circulars. cot►tatn-
from Mr. Thomas Biguold, the
hear.)
thAt he had r ceivrd nu itch
had heard of the Meeting acti-
n; • subscrther, wrist there. lie
' of names about to he proposed
c Wet the iugoir)• ;to this
11110011 t objected, not soggeo.tril
course would be to 'elect the'Com-
among the Gentlemen prAent. *PA:
immediately withdrawn, and the C -
• the room. It wits in this Insurer
_ have been placed upon it. tie
assure the present Meeting, that if
loserce had bt-en preparril or pre-
nothing of the kind himself),
remit-red abortive by the let betel;
-,Cometeittee sel.eted fr..im the
'menacd the licesing.—(d
was clear Ile plan Was Lid,

Allylliled."—lleur, bear.)
bring the proposer of the original
right to reply, before the sire.
writ' to siljnurn was put. Ile
that the Repent this eay read
matte, mid ibid. if the Com-
it fur another Month' this
tug from whit they Iwo Warmly
the list of gliernices 81111 ill_
thselibers In the Norwich Office
and heart-rending 11111 l
mg aware of the great anxiety
elt it right to collie Aquila I:tirl
,heir inquiries, so for er they 1'4.1
wailer was, he swirl!, of far I -so
. Life depertinent,which so sleorly
immense number of persaris. If the
pressed the Amendment had wait-
',itions which %%mild be by and
would hale f I that the
no means come to a final dee*-
, ; on the Contrary, they wrie
powers from thew constituents,
following up the investig:
It was now clear,
ible seated, that had it not been
conduct, a packed list wool.,
C ttee it the k Dosch
.ittte was formed, it contained
(eel persons, who unity be &lid to
it own ewes.—(Loud cries el
•Wheii called un thus be hhi.l
one. 'There *ere, fur example,
the Secretisei , mid Mr.
banker, one of the Directors.
cesisinoble and improper influence
exercised need tier have eily
that furnished by Mr. Kernble
led, that though 11'aldrgrAve's
ordered by the Board, yet its Mr.
intent further deity was thrown in
sufferer. So that. in Intl, the laterft
set at n•giglit the legitimate
ircetars at Norwicli.—(livar.)—
respecting the general funds of
Directors could at once have set
rest, arid satisfied the protracted
Ile mind, by giving a foie suety-
..ve.—( ilear.)—The Directnrs
0 1111 l titter, which eliminated irons
in this room, and Called Obeli,
AV. He here referred 10 the
Deed of 1797, under which the
by that 4• every menthe r was: t
lie deeds, settletitritt%
of salaries of clerks, &v. at
le times he skull think proper."
t, therefore, the Meeting, cam-
ibscribert, the right to see ilmse
would ask, by what outhoisty
Much hail been said of the

had in the Life Depart-
: lie hoped the irbult would
,•e ; but he did not liesiiute
own I/1!Ville. of lllll basing
110110. 1111.skillg a fair rah ulation
Northampton tables—those lie
the for oinking bitch tstiiii.iteb.
re:moved one life intatranee from
lie :wild not coi.liolc in its
.; he brill reillitlt d theft. one
ill,llltMiee. lie rtuu!il hull then
future Griieril Alerting. Ilia
bound to write one fart, a,..1 lie
- were it not for the sialibirrert
Noi now :donut In he
—.propio4l—

Sowttety wary ntati who holds
policy is in law a partner in the concerts, and
bound by the conviiiisitoo of the Society to Lrar
his share of profit or loss, sccorsli.ig to lilt
iellOr of his policy.--Ilkor. hear.)--This
%vs also the opinion or the first It.gal author'.
—therefore every insurer stood its this perilous.
ii.;;Lcainviii. that he was reiptiwildss for oil ow
inconveniences scisl losses of a ownership. but
without any chalice of participating in its profits.
ilia tilt, w... nut Society no wan mould
his danger beforehand. its oidiiiiity
a legal writs were taken against a
111:111, personal 'service of she process was in the
outset necessary ; but in Oa. Society no such 'service
wets twera.ary—the memo' may I),' brought again.;
Iliszsiolti, the Secretory, and some of the Trus.
bols, and when jtul4nient was obtained, extent'
may he lased out at the option of the person olv.
tiiining it, swine.' shy individual toenail r
'hoot:lit propel ; sn that without a moment's 1.111110
the bed may be taken Cons ouster tlie family
of ally iiisiiser, %Wong one 11l i l 1111•111111114
uts-
Itee iii all 'mull.. having bees, "mooed agaiii.t
liew.l Any man could see Ohs to ht
the cat..., wt the Act of the 5,41 ii of the
hiug. si et, •.!.
)Ir, limuuku will, that on the face of the polity

this individual responsibility "was denied. • It
•woultl lie (toile a legal titteitloni, who were seem-
'Le;rs and who insurers.
Some conversation here Orme is to the mode of
putting she amendment; sod si veral Gentlemen
exprested th it the Resoles:ions which it wits
intended to propose should be all read iu the first
instance, leehoe any decision *us b ad reu the motion
now pending. It however, in the end resolved,
'that the iiiiestieve, sl Id lie frill:with put ou the
•Ittlterastst sit to notionro It was i•CCOrditigly put.
'For it there were to•ly nloolt a ri aro hands held
ere; nail the original Ilesolit inn, for et4i toeing to
the Report, was carried 1w an immense ulajoisty.
Mr. l'sebri..lg then proposes', :sod Mr. GiEaves
a nriwillition fur eider giog the Coro-
Witter.
Atser a few words between NI,. BROOKE and Mr.
TWIGG, it was agreed that int. claimants on the
Office slainlel belong to the Committee. Mr.
throves wits ordered to centititer 115 Secret:sty, but
being "a claimant, not to have * rote in the Com-
suitte'e.
'llse 'Committee, consisting of 13 Gentlemen,
WI" theit•ol'lrnitited, neon ly
Mears. Ahlernian Thorp, W. w.,taa, C. Marten, E.
Crawley, Weii. Slerwoeil, Bazrier,c.stirten, Lawreiscr, {Yens
heal, twirl:, Child, join. nerd Thorn Ls.
Mr. Box thought ii woull.t be important to know
the ainnuot to winch the. Comic islet were individu-
ally insurers at the Not wich Offs x—and at the same
tone wlirtlivr 0101 weir, :Ind hoer, for, concerned as
sharelioldets in n 0,4. r ier.rarnawe Offices.
Mr. Twits 19.111 i, flee Committee were of
cilium,: insures at ine
Mr. A !dermal) Tunal. could trot see the bearing
of this iirti ism• fe•r surely it could silt be imputed
ti et Intone a woo he'll a "awe in other concerns
would tie the Ii :dive to the pre•
Sri' al soot tit his irroveity 111 the Norwich Office.—
r Hear.;
Thc Ilev. T. Sastrit. Alaieier of Gordon Hauge
Academy, Newish Town, ro,e to propose. ■ Itek)-
!arum for 4.l,ening a soloyi said he sans
sorry to Irons Ilea( all the it.altr• ri. in the Norwich
(lake were partners in the risk of a lousy
Hod were now compelled •tee take steps and open
sichscripiinu. to leisure ilseeteiel yes awitisist the
eitiesellierice iii iLeir owii irsu (iilungh and
hear, hear.)-1t einw' impel-46yd r behoved them
tit remove the block. ilial impeded the fair progress
of their corn establishment. They lend beard in
the Iltport read this day, demonstrative proofs of
the grOsS Illisittunageturalt of the crew:ern, or ratlii•r
11104 ItliallloUs en the part of smile 0f
its massagers, :noel be rather thoirOit from what lie
had seem that the foe thee they curried the investi-
gate/or. the more necessary they veoulel tired it to
exercise a gar .ter patience Ilan Jolt nail, at the
disclosures thin %wild lie made to them. 'lle
.11asocite•tr r case was a Ince disgracetial one—wid
could he said of NI r. Ilegiodirs conduct ? that gen-
tleman had. at all event., shewei a rant skill in de-
dm time, when lie wanted on interest of 13 per
mot. for (it) days.—(hear.)
A 6011001 mi here rooted up and read the first
paragreph of the Act of time 53d of the King, the
omits of %%hitch poeluiled the Norwich Company
ti taking file Insurances " in London mid its
vicinity." need asked how the C parry coutil jr*.
illy liar mewl veer hr taking lire noontime* within these
Inuits, contrary to the Act ?
Some Gentlemen of the Committee begged that
this °Lie been stogie! tit.t Le mixed sin with the pre-
sent prim:ridings. It should seined over fur haute
di'. useiten, unit wits eilready well known,

The Rrv. Mr. A•PtiN inovrd a volt. of thanks to
the late ..... nom., winds Mr. Tw too, am x tutu,-
her of it, at Loa let

1 bank. were thin voted to the Chiirinan, whin
derived Insnorif leit,l at oil tnu.v Cu it•owcur with
the sVlertisig nt fullonnex uli this nitioure.
The Alretnog Omni selwrated ht Ilthl ly4ive o'clock.

T110111;61. lI4Vo arrival from Malta and Gibrolter
ht• IN. NI. slip and the Wu/sing/tour 'kicker.
'l•he lettrii, trionliar come down ter the 38th
of July, mud notwithstanding the heat, tile it►hahi.
touts rritiato pests ctly heatihy, though they have
%tittered vuomilesubly u► their 11411 e, 111 cr►osryuruce
td the rest' town% iiiiposta by die Governor to pre.
veot the it. rude. muse of the plague front die African
vomit. The ilill-10411be Wail Barbary is completely
interrupted ; but in order to facilitate the (mitres..
;Anirleact; of the Liaropeoli Consul% wl►o sire there,
with their respective (inverimaristr, the Governor
%Ends to Tuoiriers every live dare u rhip, well arm-
ed, to cruet% e leituo%, which use afterwards purified
sl Gulwalt.ir, w a •malt sletachril house -which the
Governor has cosistructvil tor the fasrpoM•. Every
ship hailing between Gibraltar and tht Spillll,ll
coast is übhl;rd to gibe security to Ilse 6111011111 uf• its
cal go, to otherv•-., to the harbours of Spain, the
rvitsthlumni wluch are established there,
anal nitwit are it wially strict lb ith tht►.r to force ut

The Arm, arrived at Liverpool, sailed from
Hoetion :tyrant 2911 s May. liriwral SAN MARTIN
Wlls ill that city, hut would shortly depart for his
co 11111 l arid 1,1 ChM, where his nutty wno recruiting
ropairing Its losses us the list suerwsoiul COM-
. The I'urtugor►e were in possession of
Colur:in del Sacramento, and were opening the
trenches, and raising the furitticat 1111 l s of that place,
which have been levelled for many years+. They
had also advanced u party from Armyo de la China,
a post on the ilVtr Uruguay, and the intuit common
pass Isom the nortiviria to the noistherts side of the
Meet' latide, by way of the province of Eut►e Rios.
The lures of the Poritugierse ur the territory of
Nlusite Video in rr•tutatrd at from 10 to 13.000
ujPur a„.l thou Olierawms 4;9 out Ivy oily means
argue a probalniir, that their pos,rs►iuu of that
toontry ►s totentlyd to be te•nrl,urury.

11.ettery from St. Thon dated July 15, olale,
that st-cortiovz to the 69.1 ors•smoto front the Main,
Admiral it tam nos at A aigii,l utu with kis fleet, mid
that the Pstriiitiv enss•e w. 4. out to so good is !idle
al. hoot Orris tiletiCipaled. The United Statt s shay
at Mar HOINri 111,d at A sigiii.tara, having till
Imaid a the Ainelican Cover°.
The. Cut 11111 l suot.orr had several intiervitws
with BOLIVAR, hut the isultirct or his min; lead
out traiiiiptied, although It woo saptioted in I,e of
Ilie slinobt awn. rianer, 1.10111 the iiierrety r,losel veil.
Thia aci unlit IA oi coosplvir Cutittedlitsuld altlt the
'trot of L0t.11‘.11t..1 4.ltAit!.

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Turn WAS Old, nue I.4er ni am Itl•IINV RI 1111* NL•CiiIIIT, u
1111101 hall it fuller sir, su4 the consits', was :*rally thin.
The Sussing hall Slukes (Humlir.ip)i,r 54r edeli, fur ull 4.,v.u.
Heats. liar New Mi!e.
Mr. Serves''. Charmiug alutly
Mr. Osy's thaterell
Mr. Priuee's Tell: Vale ......... .

vas gi :Ana

61.16'4 5 .Ir
6 6. .1 Ago 3.631y-3 1., 1 *DI. Gene:ions-5 to 2 aril
Dotter. ll—oort 6 to I ar-t Tell-Tale; oft. r the heat. rven oto
Geo►giana; etter lbe Yd Istat,tl lu 4MI Molly. It trAs also.
get her afore sate.

INQUESTS.

EX CR UCI AT ING DEATH.

Tr*teal an how. 4.i way 114.11,1 in the Board Room of the
I.tioduu Hospital, bri.we .1 W. I.7%Wfti, Esq. rormwr, on
the body of Thomas Winter, 110414 h, also came Ulf Isis de slls
iu the fallowing drestilitil manner :
John Eyre,/ sworis-4.• I work (or Messrs 11'N144.41,4 and
Co. refiners, of Stratford. On Ptiday, the lists if she
presets! month. I was at woik eland oven or eight girds
from the deceased, stool /14 art I call 11131 ; .11 al, tn.
tumid I saw him *Alt his hrcls upward isa a comae, coutaiw.
tog a w,lnlsou of rilvi..l sod copper, a hich 1,1:14 1111111112 ; I
gave ass alarm, au.l ...... r of the mess came to my isiostsi.llhre,
:11.1 we gut him oat; has beta stack w Ilse composition,
which was al Ike !oitiiim of the copper; we took Ilse de.
erased analdaced him under else rock of a water halt, and
let the water rmw on him, and afterwards dressed him with
linseed 1111. He %via in toe art of patting a pail full of
Wee vitriol into the [upper when he feil lorad.forsmost in.
The deceased was taco to Ilse hospital in about three ups sr-
ten of au hour atm., its a dreadful condition. wurkril

for the above firm four yema, and has left a wife and three
children to deplore his 1d0.a."
John Horkinot, edidg.llll.ll b ndle, sworn—The derriduril
ens 'penult)i lierr on the lii Is sit Aiszust, with scalded lece;
his head, fare, slid body were IC:11111.11 to that 111.111 e shit
hi. tIvAfilMC otE, and there were nu hopes of his
The d- ceased died (ruin 11w irridnii.l4l of the ey,tedn, soil by
his own account it ems purely accidental.
Verdict—Acciatental Death.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.

An inquisition was takion yesterday before TRONA! SHIM-
Toy, Esq. Coroner, at Goya ilospdat, on the body of Thos.
Cullen, about 40 years of age, who died from the effect of
the explosion in West minsta r-ronil.
Mr. Johnium M loon, surgeon of floy's Hospital. de-
posed, Ilvit the deceased was brought there ou 'Thursday
rvroiug, the 20th inst. about six o'clock, dreadfully loirint
over his Lead, bier, arms, rives!, and other pasta of the b My.
The 11111al rellletile• were applied mail Wedge sday moriiing
%bout six 1/.11414k, when Le dl.'. Ilia death was uccasi •il
ley the listroMz.

William Randle, servant to Nfr Mertram, ‘Westminstrr-
"'ad. nomolArtur.rr. of lirr.no.ka for Vauxhall Canirna, be-
ing swum, state 4, ilia 011 Thursday eveoing, Ih. 21/1h inst.
hr left elo.d.ecasrd and Iwo others who were in the VIII piny
. .

.
of Mr. alortraus the workshop where the fire works nor
manufactured, employed in making up different devices of
rockets; one of them was pounding saltpeii e ; shoot half en
lions afterwards he was at Vauxhall Gimlet's, and was there
informed that lair master's situp was on fire; there was
about 30th,. we fight of gunpowder un the premises, the
ulnae of winch had exploded.
The above witness Wll4 the last person oho 53W file de•
ceased, and the other persons who are i jurrd; the Jury said
that it ens impossible to come to a satisfactory conclusion
how the txplosiou was canted, without better evideoice.

The C 000000 ler inquired of the &upon 11.11 was possible to
take u deposition ti ,m the deceased's fellow snifflers Pubis
Nash, it boy, mid James Wipell), who are in the hospital
The Coroner was informed that the boy Nash was ht snch a
Male, that he could not articulate, his face being !forma Inu
horrid to describe. %%lase!l was able to speak, but he could
not adminster an oath to him, his hush bring hound lip
wills cloths. lie was able to say, " That the t %plosion was
accidental; it was intim d by Nash charging a rocket, winds
he rammed down with a stick so excessively hard and quick
that the (11(11011 proftweest explosion, is high cornmunirated to
the powder sad ire-works, and sat Ihe building on fire."
The Jun• wire present when Wigxelt made list above stale.
and having lei timed to the Committee-room, imme-
diately gave • •medico uf—.4rcidentut Death.

SUICIDE THROUGH GRIEF.
Yestattty ais Impicst was brit' at list NIKO of the Duke of
Clanmee iDutilie-house, GreessfiehLetreet. Commercial-rim!,
St. Gtortre's-in-the-Ettst, heStre J. W. Usiwtx, Esq. Coroner,

. .
on the body of Mrs. Mary Gifford, aged 61, a widow lady of
property, residing at Nu 4, CLules•strcel, St. George's, who
hung heeself.
It appeared from the evidence of Mrs. Catherine Herring,
of Martha•street ; Miss Sarah Gray. of Charlotte street;
and Mr. Thomas (fray, her brother, that the deceased was a
lady of considerable property, and occupied apartments since
her husband's death in the house of the last•ment. -el wit-
tier'', to whom the deceased was known fur the hail 25 )ears.
Ore II e death of her husband she grieved very maul., and
Mrs. Gray, who was the wily friend she had living, eonsent..l
to let her lodge is her house for the sake of her society, but
had not been there lung s% hen Mrs. Gray died—this took such
au effect on the deceased, that she was frequently beard
to cry and say, that she would not be long iu this world.
It indeed caused temporary deratigumeut, and she could not
make tip lire mind to reside in a house where her only friend
departed this life, and she look elegaut apartments in the
shore house, esteem Miss Gray, (ruin the strung attachment
the deceased had for Ler and her thee, caused her to sleep
with lice every night. On Tuesday morning they gut out of
bed, lend the decease., told Miss Gray to go home, and she
would call In her house. By and bye Miss Gray left.—
Shortly after Mrs Herring, whose hitsband is tru►tee wee-
der the deceased husband's will, called on her, as it was
r usual custom in the morning to present her with some
currant ji Ily, and to pry hi r an stimaity of 140/, which
came due that morning; the k. y was outside the door, and
she opened it, ether repeatedly knocking soul recessing
no answer ; she found the deceased suspended from the
by a rope, so that her toes t dud tl.e bed.
The'rupe ass tied antaringly light round her neck ; she rail
fur Mr Gray, who cut her down. A soreeon was procured,
but she w,.v quite dead. The witnesses were of opinion that
grief ra used the c ttttt mission of the set.
Verdict—Died by her own act, being at the time in a
slain of insanity.

SilltlrdOr St'otOglit, Ns two of Mr. J. 11.1ct1 Attn.
SON'S children wrie returtting front school (opposite
Mrs. CRINDAI.I.4, in litt.g.strret. and neat door
to their father'. house). a horse was there feeding,
belonging to Jr.Mr.JARDSN6, x currier front Itirrinu-
too, which snatched at nod thew the oldest (a girl)
under its feet, stud tintailtled (*post her back, so as
to incision wellies! Hid to be called. The younger
child, still retaining her sistei's war also at.
Usekell by the loose, and also drown Owlet' its feet.
but received 110 injury, aS lithely assistance cause to
thesis bolls ; but is the person was its the act of
te.cuing them born their perilous situation, the
louse tussle a snatch at hint, thong!' without ills t.
31r. It. obo,,i.vd a rilstimoos front the Nlagistrates,
and brought the sertatit silt, n het had left the hoist:
its the stied. without any person to take cure of it.
He was fined its the full penalty of 10..sunt costs..
"Me. K. fits 11'440 by the Magistrates 111 prefer *
bill of indiellOClll lorvilcilit the outler of the horst.
lost as the mini pr iiiii islet! the hisses rhnuld news
Collie to town Mein, Nil) IPI houtzle, the pioceetls
tug *etc .-0l hi:down Papa.r./

PoticE.

Sl' 11,014
A 1/I:ALER IN HUMAN T;:t.rli.

iko.hris Liyhl Oa/ yesterday lint lo 11;.• bar, oa soapition
robbed Ike Istinse 3lrs Saiiillry, in
.i Clinrch.y tot, us. Sunday, n hole the !amity acre
4111. 1011 p 1111.1011 service.
•-• !Nonielley stated, obit she Irft li.r liooer al len o'clock
tot S 1.8). to church, and wwe seturtoute about glue
o'clock, iglu% air. m.o. met Ir. her Icsi;.ile 111.4e311, who in.
Netted fier site hakri/111111 1110 .11011 door 4111 ft I.lll'll, awl
lotlitox halo the shsip. she Iwo cu u 1 that the Imlu haul 111.elt
weir. hid 01041. 111 e I.lllllll`sv't r. turn I she Coon,
tlystlite rirldrers had tees. it. WI the ',soma iil the house, Mill
had itulvn 50/. in Bank toms, • (weedily et Otte, and oilier
article:, of value. She knew nothing of the Prisoner.
. .

Sarah %Vil:ett staled that she lived iu trluuctster-court,
Markf4isei, and 044 Sumlay, about eleven o'clock, she saw
three men I icing .4 bundle op at the Prtou-ro: I t#'l6 dour; one
of them 'us. aleint lire 114.4414 t 4.1 the 111. III.! anule
Weston, hut los 1, ar I was four.: ;frown, 444441 to• woo,: bra
hair hooter Ihau that of the Pr.M.llif. She Wlllllll mit un.
drhtake to surer that the Prisuurr was our ui the uteu she
11411
Hi., man 11,4pcite...—o What have you to say to this charge,
11.44544,,r—.. I have nothing to say; sus, thing I had to
0.1 I hlr.• told my solicitor, 11r. lloimp;irrys, amid I (cave
Uly C...r to 1444 u "
Alderman flryinte—" or wlltt
I ism,..--" I
I. Ve II No. JO, 1.v0.50-strr4l, New KeEi.
road ;Ima a olnaller in Idumitd he/h pritfextsom."
Htlpate--" 1 tkvi r Lard 01 such MI prufe.sion
before."

Prisoner—t/ It is not a new our I supply Ilse thief of the
dentists in England awl I'm net. aids batman teeth."
Al.terninis lieygsle—" Doe,. the tinker kvith• any thing
or this robbery so as to isopticste the Olivine. r'•
0160 r—" I do not; I took him into from the
dinwi 'option of a lit ...me given toe by the IA Wil
Ablerroan Ilemate—u dun know any Ihil.y of 1' ?"
hlirer—" I dui that was chi, dy the rrasuu I took him
nil,, custody."
11r. Ilionotireys—" Do you know any thii.g of him that
elate. to this or any robbery?'
oak. r—" I do wit, tint I know he is a resurrection-man."
Mr. Humphrey ii--" Ilt ht■ acknowledged 'list, fir. be Inid
the A William he was by prof.,ssion a dealer in huMan teeth."
Alderman Hey go t hire:went 44444 certainty is new
10 me, for I should never have kiluwo by the Prisoner's
tilling me that he wn. lit profmr;uu a ilcuirr to human teeth,
that he was a sesurnetion-man."

There Le iiig uu es idruce agaiust the Prisoner, he was dis-
charged.

r*sox-n►Lt.
STARROIV.RONES AND CLEAVERS.

Yeste►day a charge was laid agatust • set of vagaltiools
called marrotr-lena, and clearer-men, by a Mr. Dionsanr, •
baker, residing at Ltriatua.
Mr. Dunning said, that he was ~armed on Monday lest,
and • short time afire he was in bed, hit. felicity %VHS Ilia..
Curbed by • number of men cu g lwfore his house,
making the t horrid noise with marrmr.inshes and cleav-
ers. He called to the as to desist and go ahont their iousinesa,
when they answered. that they would Out depart lentil he had
gins them a awn of • he then threw them :is. and
they well away., Ou Tuesday night Ilia FillThrri w ere broke
by the a•:ttte fellow a, who again demanded any. lie begged
them to go away, and told them th■t he ant give
Ikon any . They made the t horrid nubte by yelling
and 6110111619.% and before they departed they threw stareral
at r f emitaileralile size theoti4:l We chamber window,
one of which passed cio.e. to the laced of bile wi(e as she lay
to bed.

The 31aziatrates kilned warrants to apprelicnd the parties.

•
. ,
b.
unfitly {lilt an onso
The* did' not tljmk
to the oilier Committs
eolifi ors ilsennehres
tires• fur I.lllffrfrlP.Wol:
of anthwity ariott who
. nercurred that they I
Lion and inquiry opet
quently pursued their
Hi•nort.-111eur, Ara
hie. Alderman Tn.
Tenet to the manner
! the York Hotel loot
bten just put into his
ed that it toad'heen C•.
I •ry(n requisition fro(
Secrenare.—(lfeue, h
Mr. KEsints. said
• requisition. He hail
d-ntally, and being
Idutid a certain list of
as a Committee to t
course be at the ins
that the proper comp
in ttre
•
fromsamongiilnte
ht
list was then immedial
miters forne
that he happened to I
could therefore assure
was vwirso.u,hsue
knewta sirrc
► concerted t
nd
it entire' • retitle'
wn )
e 1
Coratlemen who had
rake fried wet, " Il
thbregh it ashsrprentla
Mr. Twine], as bri
motion, claiuied Ilia ri
tion on the usneurfoin
a. paid, he was awitre 1
was premature in one
mince hail delayed it
have been able,
.011111
to have swelled
pities suffered by subs
to on extraordinary a
(Hear.)—lint, hem;
. ail the public, they fel
state the result el the
ain't.. The Fire Instill
importance than the Li
concerned on mullein
Gentlemen who Nesse
ed until the Ravolot
by submitted, tiny
I • Committee hail by
• soon on their inquiry;
about to seek fresh po
tor the purpose .of fu
in the most Atonal
from wheat Mr. Kendal
1 for his honourable cr
11,:ve constituieil the ('
Even as that Commit
fi;tir or live interested
lie inquiring into their
•• Nome, nurse.")-11
mi., tiloirci to 'Wilt
Mr. Fiedeitek AtUIII
Stephen Bather, the I
tar isle hi lily crone
which Mr. BIg1101(1 o'3
*ironer proof than lii
laimaell, who staled,
puma, had been order
Ingnold's department
the way of the sufferet
rence of the Secretary
authority of the Direr:
As to ally doubts re;
the concern, the Dire
these doubts at rest
anxiety of the public
'tient of them ut o.ic
Aerial:pied the Canna
the former 111eetilig i
an unauthorised boll.
:lithe Article of the DI
Corporation acted ; he
liberty to view all a
proceedings, tubber
aoy and all reasonable
—(llear.)—Had riot,
jaused, as it was, °lint
account*? And he a
wets they withheld
security the public
inetit of this Office
verify this confidence
to pionomice his us
doubts upon that poi
according to the N
believed in general u
Ile had Liansell Few
this Society, because
present maitageusent ;
life and one fire
statil the result of a
llr Glt himself boutat
alionlal nut do so w
aisteudment which
namely, that in this
:Awe I• 4 11l ISIV
topano by the conalit