The Sun.
London, England, 1827-12-04 00:00:00

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STERN LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC
INSTITUTION.

At half-past eight last night, the Half-yearly Cie-
al lelecting of the Members of this Institution was
.41e1 in the nets Theatre of their premises, No. 47,
ieester•square, Jos. CoNsTAxTINE CAhrt7, Esq.
the Chair.
The,
. •
St
Ci;;;'taltare regretted that Mr. Drummond
For' noL able to attend, in consequence of his ecces-
y absence froth town,
Tilouss SNELsoN, Cs q., Secretary, read the note at had been received from Mr.- Drummond, stating,
hat it would have given him great' pleasure to have
it
the meeting, had. it not been for his un-
lyoidahle absence.—The Secretary next read the
ttePort, which
ution had c ' wasl • the
short, and stated that the Insti-
-1„ advance °aerate., since last report was made,.
ills ~'trot Progressively. On all former occasions
, of accommodation had been deplored; this
'l,',',.°,inr,vel'ience had now been removed by. the Society
the, g, become
possessed of the premisei in which
.11.4 '' ere assembled, and which seemed exceedingly
~.21 calculated for the purpose. The Society had re-
,''.l a COnsiderahie accession of members lately,
,''.l the Committee felt hi
eing the members ou tne •• s ect the In-
ighlY gratified in congratii-
Ititution, in every Point of pleasing•,,,.l)iteollout. The
tilinutes• of the last Half-yearly General Meeting,
rn for fitting up
ttolritained a resolution that it was expedient that the
by
the premises should be raised .
p`abscription, and that hooks for that purpose should be
ier-led forthwith, and that then the Meeting dissolve.
, om the different items ref 'j:ilit)peared there was a balance in the hands of the
and receipts
ipierkoefe in fatour of the Institution. That the num-
ber
le number of ladies'
'94 anew 41embers since last General Meeting was._
number of
rritickets
of 2,sooconsisted
embers 714 ; that the library .
61, and the total
25 IC "lames ; that since the last G eneral Meeting
by e c!ures, on diflerent subjects, had been delivered
attending ; that the number of members
'ng the differ ent classes was as follows :
Tie French Cisse 1:38
Italian 46
Latin 44
• Mathematics 29
Alusie
That a Botany .......................
diffe great number of donations had been made
.by
siti(4'lt individuals of monies, books, natural curio-
poin'it' &v. &c.: that scrutineers had been aP-
41_1, sd, who had elected a Committee of Manage-
of '.,t, that eotwithstandieg the flourishing condition
°j
ac_l:e Institution, there were still purposes to be
rnit:t as a museum,
,illcluiplished, that it might become yet more useful,
tree confident] •
olict d ProLare, enSociety would soon
be able to aPparatus &c. which the. Corn-
y trusted the
• furtherance, of which they
din at large,l e the most zealous exertions of the incifiliers
twi while they held out to them the most flat-
,._ 1!g e?cpectations of benefit to be derived from the
-institution.
A Mtn
lt , etived, vl •
The IS
"tth floe, moved that the Report be re-
, was seconded and carried.
luisition, si
qualified, in
-clt'rattoc then said he had received a re-
tle,,e r, d Pe(' by forty Members duly the
34
daYeariy General Meeting,
4alf- b °I; t '""••" Please to take notice, that
at
the
ono
alter
end ,Y, of Deeeniber, a motion will be made t
f vary law No 5 by substitutingto be holden
°' Two pee n -• 3
ou ds " •
Ir. JA . •
Committee, was
Two Guineas
Ole mover "-so's, a Member of the .
itlighe for
tole
e of this resolution.
iof
any o'
and the
_ro.
other ignorance, till very
two disadvantages, the one
recently,was
position (-I .positionl intended to be offered tiathepbe-
eaus,;• -Lie had anticipated no
opposition,
a eis-h`or a considerable time past hehad entertained
and had
taken'-- t° bring forward . such a i motion,opinion
of every , -t a ascertaining the
.1 the tnealbePrsportunrai y
Ily on the subject, who had
41);11e°tsyt 'Panimougsleyneconeurred with him in the pro-
' ','„°, the r . I. don: He had, however, come oc-
eL4Bl;'"Y ill collisiones°t with members•who doubted its
er:eil-s't,v and propriety, though the greater number
Atoll °:those had ultimately fallen in with his views.
pre events, in bringing his motion forward on te
froin4tilht occasion, lie trusted he would - have credit.
Nu- `ge Members that he would on no account in-
a tense any motion which he believed would have
de
hear.)
The ilty to injure the Institution.—(Hear,.
forward
leas•ve4oltition he had the honour to bring_
Ne Sgt
by upwards of 70 members ,
• • though the
cretar had said it was signed by
'lO ata Y very properly
by th Y eual e( ,that required
ifi I being the number .
41 the
of the Institution. Under these en-.
444'whether the resolution was passed or llot he hog,
brim led not to be considered presumptuous i•n
ohii,„„g it 'forward.—(Applause.) The only two.
-ere h contemplated would be made to it,
-ere its e
which
be eh ,"expediency and non-necessity; to
the
14 4. at once briefly apply himself. If h
abetting
vi,
nt
t 6 along with him in viewing the almost
and necessity of having a museum, a laboratory,
a Biell library, (Meeting that the current
"Peneit -did ibrary, recollecting
n almost, if not alto-
gttill. ure of last yearhad been
he should be
snresie'elecl°4 to the current receipts,
this
,trifling Li the Meeting hesitated to advance
would
_ .7.... !JUT',
yearly which 'aye the "f a shilling half' cies ,
to accom.,
the Committee
d. plish the,4
r•• of enabling
I expen 1..
The iota ~ ture, withoute4altnie Purposes'such as for
`expenses, furniture, decoral Y extraneous
unix(' during
the
t'°4B, and so on, amounted of,
b past year ll°
ti)
-"Q3/. Is , the average number
which
1_ embers was 5,50
.'.produced 1,1781., w'th 62/. reeei ~ which
made 1,2 ~
so that there weed
for Ladies' Tickets,
difference be-
tiv__ e were but a few pounds of
had been
Small'cotne receipts and payments. ' There
tber
s_ outlay for books of 111/. 7s. which,toge
o.
_nlith. the expence that had been laid out on the pr :n ses, had far exceeded the income. It could not.. 6e doubted, ;
di Ins opinion, that the Philosoplucal
Apparatusl, for the Institution was necessary, acid
Y,.,llich would require • advance of money.
'be Londone a considerable
i
,„ University had voted no less a sun
t7tll 10,000/, for this very article, and he hoped
2'e,lVlembers of this Institution would follow so
it'lli4el cWorthy an example, though, of course, not to
li extent of thinking of raising 10,0001. for it..
"lad h subscribed to this
hst; heard of Members who
411ti°11, but who never attended it; he could not
thud, that ',g the patriotism Of those Members would
tb;:"Tished by the Passing of this resolution,
_nor
ti -` toose who were in the habit of attending to de-
-e-ve instruction from the Institution would consider
the extra. two shillings per annum too' much for in-
(?tasine the usefulness of the Society. Besides the
last hair-year's payments being equal to the receipts,
while the probable increase of receipts in their
1711iTtilid new Premises were to be looked for, it was
not to be forgotten that there would have to be an
additional outlay. T
he taxes would be more, the
expense of firing and lighti would be increased,
and there would have to be paid addition to the
unpaid Lecturers. It Would. beeanalso necessary to
additi I
have
.ona. newspapers in, the Reading room.
There would have to be repairs too of their exten-
sive premises, besides a
osestc servant being- constantly
kept. On the clalculation he had been able
to make, he could " not ersuade himself that the
total expenditure would be p
less than 1,421/. annually,
nor could he calculate, when he looked at all the
circumstances attending the Institution, upon a larger
everage number of members. than 700, whose sub-
scriptions would amount to 1,4001. He knew there
were members in the room who would tell him they
a&ght calculate on hhving from 800 to 1,200 mem-
bers; but those Gentlemen were to be told, that if
such a number subscribed, there would still have to
be additional lectures, additional reading-rooms, and
Nv°
°" n : and .
i So it had 'always appeared to:him, . that it
hl be expedient to limit the number of sub-
scribers to SOO, but that be should not moot at pre-
ss nt ; however, from the best consideration he bad
been able to give to the past, for his own part he
could not calculate on more than a standing
average
number of es,
• eO. When the institution was first
founded—.when they had that attractive place,
the King's Theatre, to assemble in—when they
were countenaeced by illustrious 'visitors—e
. aided by a powerful press, and supported by
fashionable lectures, they had never exceeded. 811
members; nben tinydeuende4 into different pre-:

mises, and when some little alterations took place;
the number fell to 503; and he could not see . any
reasonable ground for making a larger average calcu-
lation than lie _had done. It was to be expected
that the number (Wring the winter quarters would be
larger than that of the summer; and he trusted that
he had said sufficient to secure the assent-of all
the members to the resolution -he was now
about to propose. A member had inquired
whether it would not be prudent to pay
off the • loan theY • had obtained, having a
balance in hand,but the Committee thought it would
be better at present not to part with the ready
money they were .in 'possession of, lest they should
fail short of being able to pay any demands that
Might yet be made tipon them in respect of the pre-
mises, the whole of the expellees,. nut yet having
been cleared. - Notwithstanding 70 had signed the
resolution, in puffing it to the ililetfing; lie would
not be content with its passing-by majority; if he
saw ten bands held up against it, he Would rather
withdraw it than have it passed, becauSe it might
tend to produce a cabal and schism among the mem-
bers, which he was most anxious to avoid. He
begged, to move the resolution in the words that
had been read, that the amount of subscription
Might be altered from two pounds to two guineas.
Mr; TIJOIJ was sorry to oppose his friend's mu:.
tion, but he had riot had the good fortune to have
`been convinced either Of its- necessity or its expe-
diency. He thought it would have been better if
they had done nothing on the present occasion, than
as formerly have congratulated each other, on the
success of their exertions and prosperity of the In-
7fitution. It was astonishing that in spite of all the
difficulties they had had to ,contend with, there had
been a growing increase of the funds and benefits of
the ; and it was rather extraordinary that
they should have it intimated to them now, that they
were not ini future to hope for that success which
had hitherto attended the Society. Of course, if
this meeting .decltled tlett the two guineas
should be substitatedior the two pounds, lie
for one, though he opposed it, should bow to
that regulation, but he would much rather have
it said that the Institution was able to reduce the subscrip-
tion to 11. 155., than that it were necessary to advance it
a couple of shillings.(Applauee and disapprobation.) He
thought he must have been misunderstood : he meant to
eay, that the great recommendation of the Institution at
the very first was considered to be the low scale of expense
attending it ; and lie was bound to think, that even if the
subscription was less than two pounds, the usefulness of the
Institution would be more generally diffused. He felt
satisfied that no person could 'entertain a greater desire fi,idr
perfectly
the welfare of this Institution than Mt. Jackscn, but lac cou.
not suppose that sufficient groiinde for this motion had be..en
made out. It was not that he (Mr. T.) objected to the motion
obtjattedthtep
So-
time sbuuptpohret
fortm thee
of
it thefor ural sdc.r p ohnes ,
So-
ciety had received had been equal to any sanguine expect
tations, wad he could not but think the best thing to be
done vas , to let well alone. He thought the fundamental
rules of the Institution ought not to be broken in upon
without a most cogent reason ; the breaking in of fundae-
mental rules had been the sole entire destruction of many
excellent Institutions. It was not so much the two shil-
ling' that was an object, but the • public would say, the
Members knew not at what amount their subscription was
to be considered as permanently fixed. Neither did he
think the duties of a Committee were ever so well dis-
charged, as when they were under the necessity of using
every exertion to keep up their finances. (Laughter.) If
.hereafter there 'should' appear to be a necessity for calling
for further support from the Members he was sure that that
additional support would have to exceed five per cent.,
and be was quite sure that if ever their necessity should be'
laid in plain terms before the members, their exertions
would not be wanted.—(Applause.)—Under these cir-
cumstances, he hoped the mover of the resolution would.
see the necessity of withdrawing it.
Mr. J. K. Mut. could not suppose that the mover of
this resolution had made so long a speech without having
previously well satisfied himself of the necessity of it, but
he really had not been made a convert of Mr. Jack-
son's. The gentleman who spoke last opposed the
motion. and yet he, did not entirely oppose it, but
he (Mr. Hall) rose to oppose it in lota. It was
the duty of. the mover of the resolution, 'in bringing for-
ward the motion, to have furnished the Members with a
statement, showing most distinctly the absolute necessity of,
increasing the subscription. No such statement had been
furnished, and therefore be thought the motion premature. •
It was not from the novelty, . but.frour-the excellence of the
Institution, and the magnificence of the premises, that the
state of the Society was to be expected greatly to improve. ,
As to parting with the little balance they had in their
hands, in paying off the loan, he would not recommend
that.: he thought it advisable to retain that for a short
time longer, lest they should have to apply it in removing
the roof from the premises, in order to let those who
flocked to the Institution get a glimpse of its proceedings.
He knew that the excellent mover of the resolution had the
interest of the Institution as much, or perhaps more, at
heart than any other member ; and, had it not been for that
persuasion, he would have said, " an enemy has done this."
_(Applause and hissing.)
A MEMBER expressed his decided objection to any alter-
ation being made in the laws of the Institution. It was
perfectly competent for any individual member to in-
crease die funds as he thought proper.—(Applause and
laughter.)
Mr. PO"NCY supported the resolution. He was one of
the original subscribers, and he felt an imperative call upon
him to support both the resolution and the Institution to
the utmost of his power. He did not believe any gentle-
man objected to the advance 'from the consideration of the
single shilling half-yearly, but on account of its being
something like an infringement of principle.—(Hear, hear. )
—He begged to remind those gentlemen that there were a
calling
great many of the members who did not expect to receive
n
any interest to themselves but through society from the
Institution ; and he was quite sure that on reflection the
Ptotththliecm id never
would cuolponsindetrhe thatmtehmeibrefrasithrohr had lieisecn advance,broket
considering the absolute necessity there was for increasing
the means of its usefulness. There were many subscribers
Who did not remember the exact day on which their sub-
scriptions were due, and who, if they did, could not take
time to call at the Institution to pay it, and therefore the
Committee had been under the necessity of appointing a
collector, tcewhom they allowed sixpence in the pound for
collecting the subscriptions, and therefore the member did
not pay one pound clear into the exchequer of the insti-
tution. He believed, that since this Report was drawn
out nearly eighty members had joined the institution ; but
still though the institution was in a most flourishing
state, those who were acquainted with literature and
the sciences must feel there were great gape, calling
loudly to be filled up. He would rather take the oppo-
site course of Mr. Tigore's proposition, calling for the
additional shilling now, get the laboratory, &e. put up,
and then lower tbe subscription to the original sum.—(Ap-
probation, and much confusion and disapprobation.) He
was perfectly/certain that the disapprobation meant nothing
personal ; lie considered that every member had a right to
express his sentiments on the opinions he was bringing for-
ward, and the expression of the meeting was only what lie
should call the brotherhood of feeling on the part of those
who had at least the interest of one common Institutioa.7.—
(Great applause.)
Mr. MORRIS felt the resolution was one of the utmost
importance, and that it ought not hastily to be passed into
a law. It would be an infringement on their standing
rule, and that was a thing of a very ticklish nature.--
(Laughter.)—lf it should be necessary to increase the
subscription, he agreed that the five per cent would not be
sufficient." Raying got into the commodious premises they
now occupied, and the Institution being placed on a
prosperous footing, be thought it would be better
to introduce no alteration or new regulation at pre-
sent. He thought it would be extremely ill advised to
break through the original law, and the:gentleman who had
just sat down though he was an original subscriber, bad
pointed out no necessity for this new act. He admitted
that the Institution might be improved .by a Laboratory,
a Scientific Apparatus, an addition of splendour to their
Library, and so on -• hut the support bad been so generously
afforded hitherto, that he thought it would be better to
continue dependant on that generosity. They, never had
had members coming in so rapidly as -during the last three
months, and under these circumstances, he thought the dis-
cussion of this payment ought to be deferred to that day
twelve months,: when it would be seen whether it was
necessary or not, that an additional subscription should be
be called for.
A Mantua wished to know whether the gentleman
who opposed Mr. Jackson's motion denied the facts be bad
stated?
Mr. Thou observed, it was impossible to answer this
question, because the members had had no printed state-
ment of facts.
Another Mzernxit begged to move, that the discussion
of the motion might be deferred.
Mr: :ROBINE (a French gentleman) had been a sub-
ecribsr it
fecnine msaAß 4 , .4m *ref
91! oorma!'

•
only as a • new- member, but he did not think, though
many had spoken, many of the gentlemen had touched
the material point. Mr. Tijou had supposed that
this advance of, two shillings ought not to. be
levied, because there was a balance in band, but
he considered that an untenable ground. The ex-
pences of the Institution would, no..doubt, be increased.
A great portion of the balance bad been occasioned by dona-
tions, and which \We 'Mt to be expected to he repeated
yearly, and for his own part be thought on no ground could
the advance of 2s. be opposed. Ile was surprised to hear
some of the Members. of the. Comnittee, strenuously opins-
ing this Resolution, when in fact it came from one of them-
szlvea.—(taiighter.)-13e really thought it most laughable.
(Continued laughter.)—lle thought the Committee ought
not to have brought the. Resolution before the:gene-
body' of the Members, until they were sure their mo-
tion was quite correct.—(Applause continued.)—lle Was
sure that every Member wished the usefulness of the,losti_
tutiou to be increased, but some of them were so i»-
consiAent as to oppose the only means by which that could
be obtained. Ile could not consider the proposal as.an
fringement of principle, and he hoped it would receive the
sanction of the Meeting.
Mr. READ, in explanation of Mr. Jackson's bringing
forward the motion, begged to say, that the Resolution
proceeded from a Member who was not a Committee man,
but that Mr. Jackson had been solicited, the motion locat-
ing with his approbation, to bring it forward as if it had
been his own. Ile "heartily wished the -Committee had had
nothing to do with the bringing of it forward.
Mr. JACKSON had not anticipated that the resolution
would have met with such opposition as had been made to
it, but he was wiling to withdraw it altogether, if the
gentleman who bad seconded it would perMit him.
The CHAIRMAN observed that experience showed eco,
nomy and perseverance was the road to wealth, and be
thought the Members ought to be.very grateful for the eco-
nomy and perseverance the Committee had so unremittingly
'evinced. There bad been a great demand for news-
papers and some other things"; and, notwithstand-
ing the handsome donations that had been made,
there were yet several shelves empty, and it really appeared
to him the meeting would do 'well to pass the resolution
in the terms originally proposed. However, the members
were the masters, and it was for them to express their
sentiments.
After a little confusion the CHAIRMAN put the amend-
went, that the subject should be considered that day twelve
months. Upon the show of hands, be declared himself
unable to say on which side the majority was.
Mr. JacKsorr then declared-that he had been mistaken
in the view be bad taken, and begged permission to with-
draw the resolution.
The original resolution was accordingly withdrawn.
Mr. GEO. BARCLAY proposed that the thanks of the
Meeting should be given to the COmmittee, who had never
slackened in their exertions.
Another Member seconded the motion.

The CHAIRMAN teas• sure that every Member in the
Theatre would most willingly concur in this motion, for he
had had the honour of attending many of their meetingq,
and never had he seen the affairs of a Committee letter
manned. _

Yr. READ who was just about retiring from office in
the Committee, was deputed in the/lame of the Committee,
to return thanks to the Meeting for the honour they had
{lone the Committee, in the approbation they had expressed
of their conduct. They had previously read their thanks
in the success that had attended their exertions, and the
countenance they had received of some of the most scien-
tific men of the age. Though there had been some little
diversity of opinion occasionally in the Committee, upon
certain points, yet it was impossible that any twenty-live
men could ever have been selected to manage any affair, who
could have more unitedly gone heart and hand to work, in
furthering the general objects of the Institution.
The Meeting was then dissolved amidst great applause.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S..-DEC. 3,

, --
The Derby field was increased yesterday by two colts of
Lord Grosvenor's out of Finesse and Larissa, of which re-
port speaks in high terms ; they are likely to become good
favourites. The other favourites bold the same places oc-
cupied by them last week. The odds were thus :

DERBY.
7 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Merchant
9 to 1 agst lion. E. Petre's The Colonel
9i to I agst Duke of Rutland's Sorcery colt
11 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Druid
20 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Omen
20 to I agst Mr. Thornhill's Shoveller
23 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Hampden colt •
25 to 1 agst Mr. Sadler's,Brother to Defiance
25 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Folly colt
25 t 6 1 apt Sir J. Shelley's c. by Walton
25 to I agst Mr. Payne's c. byWalton
27 to 1 agst Lord Grosveoor'st.Einesss colt (taken)
30 to 1 agat Lord Groavener's Lnrissa colt
35 to 1 art Mr. Thornhill's Mariner
OAKS.

10 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Trampoline
11 to 1 'agst Duke of Grafton's Turquoise.
13 to 1 agst Colonel Udny's Lisette filly
ST. LEGER. •
11 to 1 agst Colonel King's Bessy Bedlam
12 to agst Mr. W. Scott's Velocipede
12 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's The Colonel
22 to 1 agst Mr.. Watt's Miss Cranfield colt
30 to 1 agst Mr. Watt's Sister to Memnon :
33 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Emmeline
33 to 1 apt Mr. Petre's Dclphine (late Mabby)
35 to I agst Mr. Petre's Stapleton
An even bet of 10001. was made between Miss
field and Sister to.Memnon.

Cr an

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS .
FOR THE PAESENT *ERIC.
The Vine Hounds, on Thursday, at New Barn Down
Farm ; Saturday, at Pine Apple-10.
The New Union Harriers (Suffolk), on Friday, at St.
James's Park-11. •
Mr. H. Villebois' Harriers, on Wednesday, at Piekenham ;
Saturday, at Northwold Windmill-11.

GRAND SHOOTING MATCH DECIDED.
- On Friday afternoon a number of Gentlemen assembled
at Mr. Sadd's, the Globe, Aberdeen-place, St. John's-
wood, to witness Mr. Arrowsmith's putting 200 shots in
12 penny pieces, at 12 shots. Several pigeon matches
were disposed of; before Mr. Arrowsmith commenced ;
the ground at that time was crowded, and bets to a con-
siderable amount were laid as to his completing the task ;
however, the bets were five to four on Mr. Arrowsmith
winning. Mr. Butler was appointed to throw up the
penny pieces, the first of which Mr. Arrowsmith put in
90 shots; the second 21 ; the third 19 ; and the fourth
above 100, leaving eight penny pieces to the good, and
over-winning by 30. A Gentleman in the ground ordered
Clayard to bring his best pigeon, and requested Mr. Ar-
rowsmith to stand near him ; four of the birds were missed
by the Gentleman, but were brought down by Mr. Arrow-
smith, at the amazing distance of 50 yards.

A Rev. Gentleman called at our office, this
morning, and requested ua to insert the following :—" We
arc informed, upon authority which we cannot question,
that the story of the Bishop of CHESTER'S having interfered,
directly or indirectly, with the amusements of a brother
Prelate, is utterly destitute of truth."

This morning, as Mr. CORBIN, a warehouse-
man residing in Watlingstreet, was crossing Cheapside,
be was knocked down by the shaft of a cabriolet, and so
seriously injured, that he was taken to his house in a state
of insensibility. Mr. DAWSON, the surgeon, attended and
bled him, but great fears are eatertained for his recovery.

NATURAL DEA Ti{.—When RABELAIS was
consultationlv it toot. the.b Yds iLita:, was
raisingcall
Cone.eh:lis
on,,Dheiasr death-bed,
cant hiebn
le de
11, ,
,a,
said e
languid head, "let me die a natural death".—_.Elwin
COMBINATION or TAILORS.—As a proof
of the evils arising from combination of tradesmen; and
the necessity of discountenancing a system so injurious to
their own interests, a correspondent states, as a fact, that
upwards of two'hurtdred and thirty tailors, attached to one
House of Coll, are now destitute of employment, in con-
sequence of their adherence to the regulation of their body,
which, amidst other imprudent measures, prevents any
member front working for a less sum than six shillings a
day. About thirteen weeks ago; the members of this house
monthly subscriptions, ' (4s. 6d. a-head)
call,hadfeteshe, sum of seven hundred pounds collected by
admission
of
fines, &c., and now, from allowing each person, refusing to
work under price, the sum of seven ehilliugs a week, they
have exhausted their treasury, and are in debt 14 poundi
which has compelled them to lay on an additional tax of
one shilling a week on persons in employment, and reduce
the weekly allowance to men out of work to six shillings,
out of which they tmot pay fa a quart of porter to be
drank at
tdatthe public house of call. The salary of the clerk,
41one, exceeds citgueio floiruniedtrteecilspaonuilmisstaati3o,enaar ;i
T, at this house
and nearly the
same sum is required to defray the expences of committee-
men and delegates to meet those from the other houses in
the city.