The Sun.
London, England, 1818-12-29 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

HHAVING this day read in The Courier an Ad-
vertiktnent signed T. BENSLEY, calling a Meeting
of the Norwich Union Fire and Life Insurers, for Wednesday
next, the 30th Inst. to consider the propriety of establishing
a new Fire and Life Office, on the principle -of the Norwich
Union, in consequence, as is stated, or the recent determi-
nation of that Society not to renew Policies issued by
them for London and its vicinity, I beg briefly to explain,
that With respect to FIRF. INSURANCES, the NORWICH
INSTITUTION is excluded, by its Deed of Settlement, only
from the City and its 'Liberties, and'the several Places within
the Weekly Bills of Mortality; and that with respect to
LIFE INSURANCE, the NORWICH UNION SOCIETY
continues to transact business as heretofore, at the Office of
its Agent, M. C. Al.,Backet, 21, Birchin-lace,Cornhill ; and
will do so after the 4th of the next month, at the Society's
principal Office for the Metropolis, 16, Waterloo-place, Pall-
Mall. I am, Sir, &c.

SAMUEL 13IGNOLD.
St. Paul's Coffee house, Dec. 26, 1818.

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COUNTY FIRE-OFFICE,
SOUTHAMPTON-STREET, STRAND.

REcimpTs for the Renewal of POLICIES,
falling. duo at Christmas, are now in course of delivety.
The MANAGERS of the couNTy FiliE-oFnul3 invite a
public examination into the principles and practice of the
Office for whit') they act. :Ile), are proud to declare, that
the great object of Insurance, viz. a.pronipt and ample in-
demnity, has been so invariably yielded by the County Office,
that not a single litigation has ever arisen to disturb the har-
mony of Directors and Claimants. This security the Office is
enabled at all times tei afford, because, Ist, the Original
Members have provided a Capital of 400,0001. over and aiaive
the • fluctuating Fund arising from. the Premiums ; and be-
Cause, 2dly, although such profits as arise are equally di-
vided among those who insure, the Directors of the County
Office have shunned the delusive and pernicious practice of
making a large return of profit uniform and certain, and of
rendering the payment of claims dependent on what may be
left. Their fixed rule is the payment of all just claims im-
mediately—the return of profit Is left to vary with events.
They have additionally to observe, that as the original Ca-
pital is deemed of sufficient magnitude for all purposes of se-
curity, it is expressly provided iii the Policies, that the Sub-
scribers to that Fund ;dime shall be answerable for Losses.
Hence those who insure while entitled to share profitS are
protected from the liability for the losses,of others, which has
been so severely felt in Societies upon the Contributionship
or Union principle; and which, together, with the difficulty
and uncertainty of procuring restitution. has generally led to
thi failure or ilitsolutiott.of such Societies.

This Day was published,

In Two Volumes, Octavo,. price 11. ss. boards, with a Por-
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Edition of
MEMOIRS
OF THE COURT OF QUEEN
ELIZABETH.

BY LUCY AIKIN.

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with the personal History of &celebrated female Sovereign,
and a connected narration of the Domestic Events of her
Reign, a large portion of Biographical Anecdote, private Me-
moir, and Traits illustrative of the Manners, Modes of
Thinking, and Literature, of an interesting period of English
History. Original Letters, Speeches, and occasional. Poems,
are largely interspersed.
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