Star.
London, England, 1822-04-06 00:00:00

COUNTY FIRE OFFICE.
THE Managers of the New Norwich Union Fire
Qfre having, in the explanation which they have at length
published, " of the change which has taken place in the prin-
ciple" of their Josurance Business, thought At to complain of
the attacks which they have suffered, and particularly of the
view which the CAntnty Fire Office has taken of their conduct,
some notice of their Advertisement may be necessary.
The Members of the County Fire Office bad no intention to
exult in the " peat distress, peril, losses, and differences," sb
pathetically pleaded in Chancery by the Norwich Insurance
Managers, in defending themselves against a charge of fraud,
and in Justification of their acts in breaking up the late Nor-1
wich Union Society—still less did they mean to find fault with
the principle of their New Insurance Company, which, being
an imitation of the Plan of the County Fire Office, is flattering
to its Members; but they have deprecated, and they do most
emphatically condemn the unfairness, not to say dishonesty,
with which the advantages, real or pretended, of the dissolved
Norwich Union Society are quoted for a course of years, and
are now advertised and foisted on the Public as benefits which
have been conferred by the New Company, net yet seven months
old—they assert the right of warning the Public against this
delusion, so long as it shall continue to be practised.
The Managers of the New Norwich Office advertise with
an air of equal benignity and stateliness, that they are " dis-
posed to act with a liberal and friendly feeling toward other
Offices," and comment on " the fair and liberal course which
should mark the conduct of all public bodies." A liberal and
friendly feeling does subsist between the Insurance Offices ge-
nerally. If the feeling toward the Norwich Insurers form an
exception, may not the reason of it be found in their successive
attacks on every respectable Establishment, their personal abuse
of all who question their proceedings or designs, and their gross
misrepresentations of facts? The sincerity of the professed
commendation of " a fair and liberal course" the Public may
judge of, when replies shall be given to the following questions,
they have been in the Newspapers some days, but are not yet
answered :

Ist. If it be true, that the Norwich Union Society increased
so wonderfully last year, as is pretended—that it returned pro-
fits to the large amount stated—that it had in hand the hundreds
of thousands advertised—what, in the name of wonder ! was the

consideration that induced Mr. ammo to break up such a So-
dety, unknown to the Trustees and to the Members generally,
and silently to turn them all over to a Norwich Joint Stock
Company?
ftd. If it be false—will not the Public tire of such tricks?

W. Whether true or false—why are the advantages of the
dissolved mutual Amirante Society quoted for many years back,
and advertised, as benefits conferred by the Norwich Joint Stock
Company, which has not been seven months In existence—un-
less to deceive the Public?

A MEMBER OF THE COUNTY FIRE OFFICE.
P.S. It is now discovered that the increase of Duty paid by
the Norwich Union Office last year, which has been so much
boasted of, was produced by the transfer of the business of that
Office to the Old Norwich Office, so that the amount was for
the Members of both Offices.