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London, England, 1801-04-03 00:00:00

FilID.-14-APRIL 3. ISOI

T n the PROPRIETORS of EAST-INDIA STOCK.

LADIP. ANU CEN 111 MN,
rrli E Eledion of fix Direoors of the ERR-India
1- Company Iscin,i appointed for Wednefday the Bth of Airll
next, the favour et your vute and Uitcreit is &fired fur the fol-
lowing Gentlemen:
William Sculley, F. 14. John Hunter, Erg.
Sir John Smi:h Burge% Earl. John Traver", Ilii.
The Hon. William Elphinlione, Strp:l,:a WSlliams, Efq,
Which will very nii:ch ohli,x,
Ladies and Gent!: men,
Your molt humble fervants,
Thomas Thcophilus Mt,tcalf, Hugh Inglis,
Charles Mills, David Scott,
Thomas Parry, . Francis Baring,
Edward Parry, .:zob Dofiniquet,
Abraham Roberts, ofvph Cott..,:s,
John Roberts, Wand barell,
George Smith. William Devayues,
Geode Tatem, Simon Frafer,
Geom. Woodford Tbdudon, Charles Grant,
Robert Thornton, Paul i.e Mefwier,
William Thornton, Stephen Lulbiagton.
Siweny 'lame, John Mudtdp.
F.aft-India Houk. March as, dor.

To the PROPRIETORS of EAST-INDIA STOCK.
LADIE% AND OEN ; LINEN,
HAVING the honour of being recommended to
you, by the Direetors of the Eaftlndia Company, al the
fix Candidates for the Direction to be choren this year, we
take the liberty of retrains the favour of yunr vote on the
day of eleetion, WednefdaytAe Pth of April next.
We are, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your moft obedient favants,
WILLIAM BENSLEY,
JOHN SMITH BURGES,
WILLIAM ELPHINSTONE,
lOHNjT HUNTER,
EaR-IndiaHoufe, OHN 'TRAVERS,
March as, snot. . EPHEN WILLIAMS.

LEATHER TRADE.
AT a Meeting of the Tanners. Skinner; Cur-
rier, and others concerned in the manufaCturing of Lea-
ther, held at the White Hart Inn, in Birmingham, on the 2.01
day of March !Rot, purfuant to public notice, to confute on pro-
per means to be teed to prevent the dells of the Butchers' ap-
plication to Parliament, to procure a repeal of the Lee Act cf
the 39th and eoth of George the Third. entittli, An Act
fur the better preventing the damaging of Raw Bids. and Skies
in the flaying thereof s'—
It was unanimoully refolved,
t. That the operation of the Paid AR is very beneficial to
the Leather Trade, and to the whole of the public, without an
evil tendency to any perfon.
2. That we think it an unnatural requeft In the Bathers, to
require the familia) of Parliament he the committing an evil
without its being attended with the kart good.
3. That, to refill filch application, we will iimnesßately
petition Parliament to continue the (aid Adt in its prefent Rate;
and for fuck maypole we appoint the following perfons, viz.
Mr. G. Barton, Mr. John Homer, Mr. D. Jones, Mr.
Knight, Mr. Jofeph Knight, Mr. Whiteley, Mr. Wainw-fight,
Mr. Bridgman, Mr. Mott, Mr. Pincher, Mr. Ainfworth, and
Mr. Poulnicy, to form a Committee, for the purport of carry-
ing into effeel the Lid Petition, any lbec4 of whom iball be
competent to ael.
4. That this Meeting fully approves and concurs in the mea-
lures adopted, for retake purpoki, by the Leather Trade of
London, Mao', Liverpool, &c.
,g. That a Subteription he Immediately entered into, to de-
fray the attendant expences • that the laid Suldeription remain
open for ail ps rfons intercßed therein; and that Mr. D. Junes
be appointed Trcafurer.
6. That Mr. G. Barton be appointed to attend the Members
for the County with the fame, praying their aid and fupport
therein, and tor the further carrying the bufinefs intoAcet.
7. That there Mohr ions be inferted is the ST A k Traveller,
and Birmingham Papers.
GEORGE. BARTON. Chairman.