The Sun.
London, England, 1823-11-12 00:00:00

A numerous and bight, respectable M.retin.t.
of the Proprietors of this Institution was had o
Friday, the 7th instant, at the touse)Of the Insti,
tution, Chatham-places to elett.the Officer/ of slot.
Institution, and to considttthe Code of By.Latrvi,
which had been prepared ill the Provincial Comp,
mittee.—The ILight lion. the. LORD NA yo.t
took the Chair at a few minutes after thr,!r
o'clock, auiported by Sir Csst.tstr.us Ptitct, Bart i„
Mr. Shertlr.Witerrssrart, Bec• etr,t
The Report of the Committee was then read by hire Wie.
stanleye It detailed the proce:dinge
.of the Committee with
respect tie the ByeLswe, and the -Catalogue for the leilqiiry,
mentioned that James -Morrison, Esq. had yiresented
may with a conteete set a the :-Itattitee at Large, 41 V$ eat,
4tte, end sited"stihire was new in the hands of the ilsoo
ere the sum of 14301. The Report also acknowledged the Rex-
vides of Mt. Jennings, the Honorary Secretary, and reeete,
mended the Proprietors to ropiest that °eat/eaten to etes,pt 411
Honorary Share in the Institution, and a liesolutioe to :het
effect was unanimously agreed to by the E'roptito4.
Mr. flarisAtto proposed the bard .141ayor as Preeitietit,
wets seconded by Mr. sheriff" Whittaker.
The LOED Mason tense:n*l to accept the offices tir,4l
stated his antioO4 dilate to toward the objects of the I
sti tution.
Mr. SMINDIIIIII then. Moved that 'Sir Charity. Price, Der
be the Treasurer, which bang curled...
Sir Crtant.its Pattie, in returning thanks, gated hit h
that the confidence of the Proprietors would not be rtlitiplw.ct,
and he trusted that whenever his eatistance cook' be of otiley
to the Institution, that that assistance would always be called her.
Mr. lIANSAftn having proposed the ViceePresidentstand
the motion being carried,
Mr. Sheriff Wait Vre LER, in returning thanks, promised to
continue his lahoure in the service of the Institution.
Mr. OLDHAM, as one of the ViceePresidents, also return( d
thanks, and assured the Proprietors that his eseistance eitocie
not be wanting to forward the objects of the Society.
Mr. H. C. Robitesote, in proposing the Managers, obligeeed, that his motion did not merely concern the ornaineulal part
of the Institution, but that which was its very essence ; and lie
had no doubt that the gentlemen whom he had now the honotie
to propose, would be, as they bee been, active in furthering the
objects of the Institution ; and that they. woulitconsider the
trust not merely as a 'trust, but that they would diechargeit
men of business.
Dr. Bibrosonouon, for himself and the Managers, gene-
rally returned thanks fir the honour conferred upon him, and
promised to discharge the Important duties of the office to the
best of his abilities.
Mr. SAUNDEAS then proposed the Auditors, And; Mr•
PE.tellY returned thanks.
Mr. ATWOOD SMITH lastly proposed, in handsome term's,
as Honorary Secretary, James Jennings, Esq.
The LOAD MavOrt, before plitune the resolution, bete
testimony to the zeal and assiduity of lilt Jenninge in the ser-
vice of the Institution, and stated that he had joined'it chletfy
in consequence of the Honorary Secretary's exerthms.
Mr. SAUNDERS moved a resolution, that that part of the
report relative to the Honorary Secretary be fairly tritest:atilt
signed by She Lord Mayor, and presented to Mr. Jennings.. Mr. HUNT/tit. its seconding tne motion, bore testimony.
the zeal and great exertions of the Honorary Secretary, and
offered his humble tribliteofrespect.
Mr. NVATIIOII, and severs! ether Quitter/len, spoke .to tice
Witte eact.

Mr. axxx4Nos, who labourad under evident indlepOsitiou,
in returning thanks, said, that if he could find a brilliant voila
in his life, the present was. that point. He had been nowt..toms the Institution Ruined tot the public good. lie i.hottld
be
.glad if his services cotabenpareti.s.:lnaciralhe Society
quired them, he only trusted that the Society would support
him, and he then had no doubt hut that the Institution. would
continue to flourish for ages to come.
The Lord Mayor being compelled by bublic business to
leave the Chair, the same was taken by Sir Charles Price,
when the Proprietors proceeded to consider the by.lawa ; and
at sit o'clock the meeting adjourned;, thanks Notion been pre.
viously voted to the Lord Mayor and also to Sir Cherke Price.
The following is a List of Oißceriof the Institution :
The Right Hon. W. Renate; M.P. Lord Mayor, President,
Vacn.PnEstrawrito—Sir W. Paxton, ,Bsrt., W. Venahlts,
Esq. and AltL, John Nay; Esq. and Q. B. Whittaker,
Esq. and Sheritt,' R. Clerk, Esq. and Chamberlain, Adam
oNuttn,.Esq.
Sir Charles Price, Dart. Treasurer. •
Mnstatitne.—.R.,Blegbonsugh, M.D., E. Conduits, Esq.,
W. Ohrhnea, Esq., T. C. Hensard, Esq., O. it Hunter, iis4l.,
John Parkineon, Esq., Thomas Saunders, Esq., A. Stnith,
Req., W. H. Watson, Esq., 'W. 1;. Whittaker, Esq, Richard
Winne:ll*y, Esq., Thorne. Wrugg, Esq.
James Jennings, Esq., Hon, SverClary.
AtilDlToil.—Jsmes Morrison, Esq., Jame* Peschey, Esq.,
Richard Taylor, Esq., P.L.S.

MEDICAL Orvirox.-.-An unfortunate man, who
had never drank Water enough to warrant the
disease, was reduced to such a state brdrom,
that a consultation of the physicians wai held
upon his case. They decided that tapping was
indispensable, and the poor patient was induced
to submit to the operation, notwithstanding the
entreaties of his son, a boy of seven years old.
U Oh papa, papn, do not let them tap you,"
screamed the urchin, in an agony oflears, " do
any thing, but do not let them tap you I" " Why,
my dear ?" said the patent, " it will do me good,
and 'I shall lite long in health• to make you,.
happy." " No, father, no, you will not ; there
never was any thing tapped its .°Ur ituuse that
lasted more than a *eek."

CLOVIS, AND WAtt 1110.--Tho priq +,4, time
when these useful and ingenious machines were
invented is unknown. The tirot striking chick
upoti record Is one sent as a prose lit from the
celermitett Caliph or Bagdad, `.llA.noum Ali RAS-
MUS, to CIIMILDIAGrat in the ninth century.
Watches were first matte at Nuremberg,..by one
Preen R. ret,a, to=l4 Ot ah:l from their oval fitiapt
were called. NurOtnberg eggs. A watch which
marked seconds existed at Vienna in 400. 4e.
pesters Were Invented by Bsat.ow nu it QpAnt,
shout. the /ear 16/6. The first sun-4101 upon
reeeiii is one Set up by King. An Az, Ji'rost tern,
727 years B. C. This instrument was first
introduLt* Rgme ,PArlauv, cottsOn,
203 yetill'ai:C. About the same time, Ortat..
must- of Alexandria, iiiNenteti the Cteprzidra,,
which 'lvited the hour by water that ti weci
kotn qua vessel into *nattier. J u Laut C.At.i.t
1414., have introduced hoth.,sun.tiills
Cieciisira into Britain. B4t Az.vaxo invented a
Inethott of measuring time by moans cif buTiCli;
wiyit'tapers, three of which lasteit an bout%

OIARLIti TUX Firm going one tiny throngh
the 41ols.ters of the Dominicans at Vit•inia, met a
wtsts wits carrying is pig. The noise of
the animal proving oirensive to the lin pet ia i ear,
the .li:trivet°, asked the peasant if he had not yet
karned the 'way to (mike a pig, tiLlieL The
rustic confessed his Igraine*** and saki he should
be gtatl tairktu. !"` Take ik pig h) the tail,"
said tl R Etriveroe.