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numbers Were, fur the aMenchtlent, iqd ; tigalost lt, tto only four Millie% yet titi that, Weeral c 1.41011
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724zajorrty, s+. • • • • I were yet tinarcus ted It Was dtto to the patties tnemd
Thanks of the Meeting were then Voted to selves, Who managed the affairs in titan listrict, try
Lord YARMOUTH and P. Gitztoreta., Esq. for their give them the opportunity ofeipiainiog ft oni whence
conduct as Members of the Sub•Comnsittee, and for this circumstance arose. It was but justice to sayi
their attention to the interests of the Theatre and that he imputed no improper motive to the manages
its Proprietors. ment of the London department. it was impossible
CocKER moved, that George Robins, Esq. is indeed, that any unworthy motive could have influ,
a fit and proper person, and that the General Corn- enced their conduct, inasmuch as they had no private
mittee be, and are requested to appoint him as one interest ; but it could not be denied there were appm•
of the Trustees on the first vacancy which shall occur. ' rent errors of judgment which must be explained.
Mr. PETER MOORE objected to this motion, upon From some cause or other it appeared tilat the streams of libera
which a conversation toot place, Mr. Rontßs de- wiry which issued from the fountain-bead at Norwich to aourisll
anterdcefutrdfedyirthe country deparimenu, were dammed. up, and ins
daring that he was quite indifferent about the result
.nt the London insurers, It was impossible that
of a motion, which certainly did ,not proceed from should have any prejudices against the London Companies—the
any suggestion or desire on his part. son of an original and most active Director of the Phoenix--ehal
A division being called for, strangers withdrew, nephew of one of the founders and most zealous Directors of the
Imperial--the nephew of one Director of the Albion—nice part.
.Thenumberswere—Por theMotion,SO. against it 10. • nee of auother--and the friend of very many Directors of dint
, The Hon. G. LAMB, after some animadversions and other Offices, he must nevertheless confess that it appcare(
upon the conduct of the Sub-Committee, in yesterdai: to hint, that the head and front of the offending of the Nonvie
morning appointing a successor to Mr. P. Grenfel
Office, was, that it gave fur nothing to the Public, that securlis
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by the sale of which the other Offices derived a large profit.
without waiting for the judgment of the Proprietors, wood be noshing to prove, even though itemight easily be dotes
who were to meet in the course of the day, moved that the motives from Whieh the proceedings at the George and
" That the appointment of * Trustee in the place of Pascoe Vulture originated, were very different from those which bad
drenfcll, Esq. without consulting the Proprietors, is injurious been avowed.' With regard to the errors imputed ,to the Mae
to their interests.". nagers of the London department their motive he AM not mean
This motion was agreed to without any division. to question, but he believed the feellug to be universal, that it:.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the quill' was necessary. In one instance a verdict had been ob-
'meetin broketamed against die Ogee, but the amount was net inusediatetl
g up .
paid. Some time was certainly allowed by law, bat it 'l3. 1 t
liberal, nor did it evince that spirit which weuld alone instils.. a
appal to a Jury, to avail themselves after it. deeiqoE :i.e
law's delay. He war mit a London Insurer, but although it tests
owing to private friendship towards a 'Manager of a Ceene-y
Depa tment Oat be had net .5' cted his fdi y in tcten,hefoet.d
that,lnsurances to a larg. amount were en. cted o': Lu'rdou p o-
My, by persons approving the principles of th Norw.ele
on, in the same circuitous mode; and although he Rohn.
roared amongst London friends, to promote the interest al the.
'Norwich Union Office, he had not succeeded, in clnscop.en..v.
of the system of management preeahing thire. The heard
were bound to disavow or to eeplain the proceedings of Vick
Agents. Some claims were refused that appeared co hint from
the statements of them which had gone forth, to be perfectly
equitable in themselves, and it such errors were condensed, the
concern could not go uu prosperously. In what he had stale d,
he had Ucl doubt that he expressed the sentiments of the Londoa
Insurers, with many of whom he had accidentally eammurica•ed.
Mr. Don to, sen. regretted that charges preferred agate.*
his management should be listened to by any catcsiderable
sorer; and added, that being himself the person with whom,
idea of prom sting the prompt adjustment of chins by means
of Committees had originated, he might reasonably contend that
this did not look like a wish to create delay, Of to
paiments. There being at first but few insurers is Loudest,
was not judged necessary to form a Committee there; but
had himself suggested and been desirous of it, lung previous
the reports which had lately appeared is the Newspapers.
should not be forgotten that all these reports were ta
When the documents connected with the subject were it
duced, he had no doubt but they would savor him of all
putation.
raLnrottce SovOlv, Esq. ed the House cf Savory, Tovegtv.
and Co. Bankers, Bristol, said, he was the acting 'Member
the Society for the Bristol Dietrict, and he had great phew
in Stating to so reeiectable a meeting, that the butritctuins 1
had received from the Bard, were to as.t. towards (Lima
upon the most liberal principles. Ile cuald further assure teen
that bo unsettled claim upon the, Office existed in le i•tol,
augestebnCeunties under his superintendence ; nor as he yeti]
belleeed, were there any to be found unadjusted out of Lunde]
Being himself a large insurer, and his father being Catirreut
the Bristol Committee, he, of course, felt a ep interest in t
reports lately circulated. lie came up to leandrni on purees:
ascertain whether the charges made referred to the general pre,
ties of the Office, or were confined to London. Ile led bet:
4omerisne before to Norwich; hail conversed about the OR
with the most respectable met, there; bad informed himself
tbextete of the funds, and of the system of condos: pursued
the Board, and he felt no doubt that the prejudices eaiadri
against the Society were without foundation. Ft cora teice -
dente had recommeedul the Institutimi to his friends; ;
having lately been through t • .Ityli.ven different Counties is
siangillenu, he had every Where found the Society rising in eta,
and the conduct of its Managers spcken of in the highest
terms.- The increase basiness was, in his judgment,. aa;
dent proof of the just tn:d tiberel principles upon which i: ode
eoLdoctcd. In the County of Norfolk the nmuant insured I.'
*limas from one to tour millions, 'and ri Bri Sul, durieg the'
'two years, it inert-exit Lot 1r.% than ore million and a half.
Mr. Lovree, the Acting Alen:bet for the Birminghativl
erict, spoke its shelter minis el the Jeneral estimation and ge
ing importance of the Society, is the Midland Counties, mid
no outstanding claims existed there within his knowledge.
'flaeitru. Bosoms, Esq. of Limb's Conduit-street, said,
wry satisfactory testimony had certainly been burp: to the i
ratify and general good tranalsemene evhich prevailed in
Country Departments of the Institution; but he spoke .
Londoner, and must contend that this was no answer to
complaints which had been made, and the dissatisfaction whi
had arisen in the Metropolis. For his part, he could wish di
a Committee should be appointed, for the express purpose
examining into the grounds of this dissatisfaction, end that 1
Resolution should be passed by the present Meeting, but what
was confined to that object.
Jolts; Mementos, Esq. of Skinner-street, said, that neither
general conduct nor the stability of the Institution had been
all questioned, and he agreed entirely with the last Speaker, tea
the attention of the Meeting should be confined to the subject
the late alleged grievances in London. He then moved a Reso-
lution, for the appointment of a Committee for that particular
object, which, after some further discussion, was finally put
carried.

MEETING AT THE YORK HOTEL.

Monday last, a Meeting took place at the York
Hotel, Bridge-street, Blackfriars, for the purpose of,
taking into consideration the charges lately preferred
'agisinst the Norwich Union Ofhce. The Meeting:
consisted of Gentlemen highly respectable, and Insu-,
rers in the Office to the amount of more than half a
million tf property.
Tnomns BENSLEY, Esq. was called to the Chair.
Mr. SAMUEL BIGNOLD, Secretary for the Country
Department, informed the Meeting, that as soon as
the Resolutions which bad been passed at the George
and Vulture Tavern, appeared in the Newspapers, he
felt it his duty to communicate them to the Board of
Directors at Norwich ; the Board had met in conse-
quence, and came to certain Resolutions, a copy of
which he then read..—They stated in substance, that
the Board did not consider the Society fairly treated
by the Meeting at the George and Vulture.—That it
was their principle to pay due and ready attention to
all claim's made upon them, and that they would
continue so • to do—that the justice and impartiality
of their decisions Were acknowledged by Committees,
formed of the most respectcble individuais through-
out all parts of the country. The Resolutions con-
cluded by recommending the appointment of a more
numerous London Committee, to inquire into, and
adjust any claims that might exist in that Department.
Mr. S. BIGNoLD proceeded to state, that there was
on the part of the Board no desire to conceal any
thing. It was its wish that both the principles and
conduct of the Inititution might receive as much
publicity as possible. The Directors desired that this
Institution should be, as it were, a house of glass,
through which every person might see: they were
not fearful of scrutiny. • Every source of intelligence
Connected with the Office, its books. and the state of
its funds, would be open to inspection. Close investi-
gation had already been made at Norwich, by depu-
tations commissioned for that purpose, from Bir-
mingham, Dublin, Bristol, and other places ; and it
was the nrish of the Board that the sinnesystem
inquiry should be pursued by the Committee they
had proposed to have established in London.
GEORGE BEDFORD, Esq. of Bedford-row, then pro-
posed several Resolutions.
JOHN HANSON, Esq. of Kensington, said, he at-
tended there as well for himself as for his father,
they being both considerable Insurers, .and that he
expected to hear some answer to the charges which
had been lately circulated. The ipso disit of the
Board, however respectable, was not enough to satisfy
him. The calumnies spread abroad (for such he
believed them to be) should be removed in a more
difectual.manner. The concern would then go on
better, and the Public be more confident, and of
course more contented.
. Fearless Kearntri, Esq. of Philpot-lane, said, that
}sincerer he might approve of the Resolutions so far
as they went, he was not of opinion that they went
far enough. He attended there as an independent
Insurer, unconnected with the Norwich Office in
point of interest, but still desirous that a fair investi-
gation should take place. The Meeting at which its
concerns had been lately made the subject of discus
ion, was not one from which much impartiality
could be expected; lie would confess there was a
time when the prejudices exiging against the Nor-
wich Union Office had their full weight upon his
mind, but further inquiry and better information had
enabled him to shake them off. He was now an In-
surer to a considerabld amount, and should probably,
as opportunity offered, increase his stake in the con-
cern. Inquiry could not be prejudicial Whatever
. be his feelings as an individual, it was un,
questionably due to die Members and to those Gen-
tlemen who had lent their names to this Institution;,
that full, free, and impartial investigation should
take place; thit the slightest taint of unfairness or
• impropriety of conduct that might adhere to it should
be removed. It was an Institution so beneficial in
its tendency, if duly administered, that it was entitled
to the most serious regard. He had always, in com-
mon with every person connected with inland trade,
felt inclined cordially to encourage Insurance Esta-
blishments, and so far was he from objecting to the
large props made by some Offices, that he should cheer-
fully coaribute to them if the advantage of Insurance
were not to be obtained on terms much morefavourable.

Mr. MAYWOOD; of the Drury-lane Company,
present the star of attraction at the Brighton
Worthing Theatres. He commenced his pert
mantes on Thursday last in the character of Riebz:
and has since played Shylock and Bertram. He •
received on each occasion with the most distinguil
applause by numerous and fashionable audi,ories.
A paragraph has appeared, taken from a Par
stating that the people of Jersey and Guernsey Cr
not marry unless they were confirmed by the
On that ground, it might be proved, that all the
habitants must be illegitimate; as none were .
confirmed, excepting £hose confirmed in England—
amounting, perhaps, to a thousandth part of the
pulationli—Fhe people of this country, too,
take particular care to ascertain the confirmation
their parents!
The American Consul at Bourdeaux has publi:
in Official Notice, that merchandize, paying duty,
valorem, will not be admitted to entry in the Custom-
houses of the United States, after the expiration •
six months from the passing of the law, unless
accompanied by the invoices ; and without certain
vouchers from persons who are designated in
Notice, that the invoices specify the bona fine value,
the good thus imported.
The French duties on foreign (we take for granted,
raw) silk, are, by a decree of the Km), still suspended
until the end of the year 1819.

Though the Norwich Institution was not established
for purposes of profit as other Offices were, lie had j
not the least doubt of its stability, because its large,
returns were only in proportion to the profits shared
by the Offices, yet to the generality of Insurers, the j
price of security was 'a minor consideration; but al
prompt settlement of claims, was of the utmost im-
portance, If the great object of security could not
be in the slightest degree questioned, whether the
probable return of premium was £5 or £93 per cent.
the Insurer would not be satisfied. The conduct of
the Norwich Office in all 'parts of the country was
must•liberal and satisfactory. He believed that ex-•
elusive of the Metropolis, its insurances amounted
to between 35 and 40 millions, and that there was
not in this extensive range a single out-standing.clainu
The 11:•,:trattc,:•., ti:e i.undon dep.:m:9lr amounted

CORN-EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, JULY 29.
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continues heavy, owing to the daily arrivals .
abroad, which has completely overstocked the mar,
and_ purchases were made to-day at lower terms
on Dioad'ay; but scarcely any were disposes! of.

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