The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-02-23 00:00:00

acsattLL INSTITUTION. FOR THE PROMOTION
OF LITERARY AND USEI4.4. KNOWI.nOGE.
AT a Aieetittg of the Tetti,oiritey Committee.
betel tam sloth of Fehresry, Ilan, It V3ll revuhrd, that
the foiiowing Prospeettui beershaaitted to the Proprietors and
the Public:
The objects of this unit/residue are, The eradael fermis.
den of a Maury, consisting of the mart what work, in sa-
cked and modern literate', ineludiii7 hi the letter Patti%
as well as Enelaterr-The mitablttlicierit of • reading roods,
provided with the bad Foreign cud Enesah ivories, and
other periodical pahlreations dew mine. of ilderithm sod
encovespcporot—..An institution fur lectures on literary and.
acitt,tute subjects.
It is proposed to limit the panther °Johan* to Scree Hen-
Aged, at Teastr.irre.Garredosweck asetilrtite'llPTlMPTM,
the proprietor of the Rived' Rooms, bee after* to take Tao
Hundred es a rostiptraat.oo fur the value et* thane 'marlines
By this liberal offer the Proprietors will at ooer obtain •
suite cf elegant and coaratodinos apartments, well adapted
to the shore purposes to which the sum of Twe're Thee-
sand Fire 111114CliVAIGutueas, to ire roma by the remain.
ing Five Hundred Ames, will bc.:ome immediately appli-
calk.

A newt of this sum is proposed to !le employed in fitting
up the apartments, and in the pm-clime of bootie ; the re-
mainder to ire 13Vtsted in proper • seenrdtces, en Ittn nntues
of Trustees, for raising a fund, to aid of 11w sorosl mein. rm-
toe's, to defray the cement expeases, and make gradual ad-
dit to this hbrary.
The shares of the Proprietors me to be perpctivil, and
will rutclk the holders to the fall advantnie of csery part of
the e:dablisbimut, witlrtut further anbacroplant-
Subrcriiii rs far life and mount soliseribtes will be admitted
upni such terms es shall herearti.r be fixed by the Per
prietoirs.
Any member of the family of a Proprietor' resiiltat In
the same house, will be admitted to the Isliesre and
reading room, upon the annual subscription of Oar
Gehica.
The /MOILS iu the Ehrars- may be taken out Icy the Proprie-
tors fur a limited that, fur t4tir own ow, autsjert in such em
ceptions, and under mutt regulation; as may be adopted Is ,
pm vent loss audisem.lenicoce-
Such modern pnblicatneis as shall be tlentelit worthy Sf
notice, will be piwelro...,l in sidiseieat cambers to supply tiles
prohable demands of the Proprietors and Subscr6bers, among
whim souse of the mph. will be eirenlited, under such
restrxtions at may he thueglit advisable for the gemmed coo-
*colt:ore.
At t retain periods, to be determined Try the Committee few
the time being, the saperfiuuns (opt, s will he sold, after go-
ing notice to the Proprietors and Subscribers, trio aril have
the first refloat of portions.
The surplus of the animal funds above the annual expen-
diture is to he laid out in the pm. Lase of Stuck Souks, fur
the grUheal incresise of the 10.roly .
The whole establ:elissent is to be miller the directuin of a
Outinnittes of Pioprietura to be chusea by the body at
large.

The utility of 1•444911,11 IS su*k,,•etlr obrioiw. The de-.
Gigs of those to be delivered at ttio InFt ration will he to
afford useful instrot thin ratlitr t►cu popular eisterisionwst.
All that is piopused to lw done at the wits,' is to provide
au spertaloto suitabk fur the purtriwe ; it will lar mach r for
suheopteet Iruusitirratioti whether the success of the iista-
bLishsoeut will justify the lisittitateist of riwatir et 4sewiri to
the letterer*, mad whether nick a measure will In accessary
But It is proposed, that 9441040 desirous of hamar auviaiit age
of the lectures, RII.I nut lams. eroprietois, shall pas, to each
coarse, a distinct snlisr.riptiuti, the amount of which may be
regulated by the t oinnottee, is emijotirrims with the he-
turer. It is probable, that the number of aaistr►iptiuum that
imagist be obtaised would be a sal6rotat eseimeragewieut to
bases persons of competent talent., to uudertake the office
of !octane. It will belong to th.• Cosereqtre to. r insider
the retention of those who may In receremeoded for this

tielea:stlespaseral objects of this In.tittitioo et the flue-
talßounie. The eatraurditiary sureew.. or literary instate-
hens in other Owes, uet surrounded by greater affluence, or
leyaL are:der manlier of pi rs,oni displriv.gi to cultic ate litera-
ture and ICIRINC., sigmas a just lupe that the peanut ulster-
taiga WM be ft./cowered and support,4 the metropolis
at late., and la particular by that p•rt of it to tit*, if
eirrentsinl, it aunt err.. molly add brth e.,articat and ratite.
It was farther resniccd, 'Mat the Commatre du adjourn
ti Thursday, the stst day of Mach mid, at seven o'clock
precisely. JOHN Tt141"1:1)00, Chairmar.
Books remain open, far recelviser the Nem., ut sac Is Per-
toes as are desirous tri !meantime Propriat us, at the It asrell
Baths, adjoinieg llaa ise.gtatiou, and at the Sitio. mg
Ban....ers : namely, )lessrs. Leuriton, Tu.rguod, aittl t'u
larintrvil-strtert ; Mt sr... Marsh, Sabah!. ntiarers, .a 4
Co., Demers-street ; arid at Meows. Prsetra, Mier:, and
Box, Fieet.strei t.
• • The Subscription Memsy is nut to be paid anal the
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whir.e uuninet of Shasta is stibeaibeil