Star.
London, England, 1809-09-09 00:00:00

SOCIETY FOR SUPERSEDING THE NEC 047
CLIMBING BOYS, BY ENCOURAGING 4, NE* ME
THOD OF SWEEPING CHIMNIES, AND FOR. IM-
PROVING THE CONDITION OF CHILDREN, AND
OTHERS, EMPLOYED by the CHIMNEY-SWEEPERg.
pgksogs reeottuttitidestbr the Committee of the
"a Acne *ie-kVA irs to dib MitelifThlS for CLEANSING
CHIMNIES r• • .
Chapman,- Lowt•Laytam. .
L C4O, Tris Gteatiefin4,o^ltsi3O. cker
T. Edmo bask of :ta-vreet, Cam.ftown.
J. E 411333, Guns 4otelt. -
- Hatton, Well.-street, hackney.
R. Johnson, No. 46 Baldwin's.place, Baldwin's-Gardens, Gray's
JVI Mackew, No. 4, Still-alley, Houndsditch.
Pearce, Greenwich.
B. Pitcbard, Red. Lion-yard, nearly opposite Red Lion-street,
Holborn.
G.. Sinn, Ordnance what f, Westminstcr.bridge.
S. Smith, Tottenham.
Tigsptti, Vo. a, Charlea4trect, St. James's-square.
Subscriptions condone M be received by Messrs. Hoare and
Co. Bankers, Fleet-street; by' Mr. *in. Tooke ; the Treasurer,
No. 10; Gray's Inn-square; and'by the several Members of the
Committee.

AT. a AIXZTING of the Gen4entenp M,erchatics,
Manufacturers, and Trades* of the Counties of leincolu
and Autism}, co:rimed by Publie Advertisenieni, and bud at the
.Ciarke atiti Angel lon, inStanford; on Tuesday the' sth day of
September, 1809, •''

CER4kRD NOEL 20111. L, P.K. in the Chair.
ResolTeili That it, would greatly tend to promote the Agricul-
tural,l.7omrriercial, and TVlA.nuficruring interests of. the Counties
oetinvAn and 4tatland, if good and perhet was
triaai frOlit the Ports of Boston and I.yan :so the b6eltugh of
Stamford.

Resolved, That the advantages to be derived therefrom would
be greatly heightened by a Water Conveyance besween Stamford
and the eluting caoals in the ]!forth and NOrth-west Parts of the
Kingdom, by Oa :tam; tliereby opining aeComniuniesidon with
the Ports of Liverpool and'. Bristol, the :.refit. Manufacturing
towns Mandescsr; BirMingliati; Wutvtarbatopton, ix. and
the popelous Staffordshire Potteries.
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Resolved, That Mr. rho:nes Welfeed,, it:. some other eminent
Engineer, be desired to survey she Country 6eiwaett Stiiinfortft
and Boston, and from the Ports Of I.llth aneWfibeaeb, by 'the
River gene, to the Wellarid at Stirmford, an 4 front' thence to
Oakham, in various directions, andti piepare Plans and Sections
thereof.

Resolved, That Gesard Noel Noel, Esq. Imbue Jepson Oddy,
Esq. Seth lime,. Esq. Samuel Caldecott, Esq. William Jackson,
Esq. William Johnson,,Esg, Themes Blore,,Ef4. George Gou-
ger, Esq. Mr. Ortavids Gifehrter. Mr:letries4rown, and Mr.
William 'Charmed be' a' Committee to regetee sise4 Elena dud
Sections. and to consider the fame. Aficbilla4.l4slaave com-
mittee beat liberty to add such Velvet'', to heir nittither as to
them shall appear proper and netessery ; and to call General
Meetings, from time to time. And that any five or More of the
Committee be a competent number for the dispatch of busines..
Resolved—That a 'survey having been already made of the
'country between Stamford and Oakliant, lay Mr. Whitworth, and
a plan publiAsed of the line on which, in his opinion, 'a navigable
communication between thoseples maybe effected.; and It being
necessary to comply with the standing eider of the !Honourable
the House of Commons, requiring notice to be given is the Lon:.
don Gatatte, and in the nearest provincial Newspaper three dif-
ferent weeks. in the months of August or September, any
Bill for a Navigable Canal; can lie brought Into the House ; and
to 'prevent the time 'which *Maki be lot, if, after the intended
surveys have been taken, it should appear that no more eligible
.plan than that pointed out by Mr. Whitworth can be adopted :
that notice be immediately given in the London. Gazette and in the
Stamford Mercury, that an application Is :mended tote made in
the nett Session of Pailiamenefer kave to bring iii allill.for mak-
ing and maintaining a navigable Canal from Oalthans, to Stamford,
upon the line pointed out itaW. Whitworth's survey, and for ex-
tousling the same from Stan-4rd to Boston, either by improving
the present Navigation by way of Spalding, or by a new cut trout
Stamford to join the "Forty foot Drain at or near a place called
Gutbram Cote below Bourn, lathe °suety of Lincoln, front
whence the said Drain Is now navigable to Boston ; arid that as
soon as the Line of the Canal is determined upon, a proper person
be directed to wait 'upon the proprietdrs of landi through which
the same shall pis% to'procure their assent to the Bill.
Resolved—That Messrs. Jackson and Johnson, Bankers, in
Stamford, lie appointed Treasurers to receive all Subscriptions
and Monies connected with the 'proposed undertaking, and that a
Book be opened at their Office immediately, for the purpose of
receiving such subscription.

Resolved —That a übscrir tian be now entered into for defray-
ing the'expence of such Surveys and the other ekpences attentiiag
the commencement of the undertaking, and that the Sums sub-
scribed be received by Mears. Jackson and Johnson, Bankers, in
Stamford, and be by themplaced to theoaccount of, and be at the
disposal of the Committee; and that if any person subscribing
towards the above purposes, shall hereafter be desirous df becom-
ing a Proprietor of any Share or Shares in the intended Line of
Canal, the stun of money 'which he shall subscribe for preliminary
expences, shall be token as part of the purchase-money of such
Share or Shares. t:

Resolved—That Mr. William Thempson,.of Stamford, be the
Solicitor for the purpose of conducting the Bill in its previa.
through Parliament, and for transacting the general Business
cue-
nected with the objects of this Meeting.
Resolved—That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to Joshua
Jepsce Octdy, gsq. for Lis active exertions to promote the general
interests of the Country at large, and of the Town of Stamford in
particular, by suggesting and promoting the intended Navigation
—for the Correspondence and • Communication whit% he has
entered irate with the Prlntipid Canal Pivprietors idthe direct line
from Stamford, through the midland Counties, and to the Ports
of Liverpool, Donlan, :and Lynn, to secure their co-operation in
promoting the intended undertaking, and for the communications
Which he has mule Co this Meeting, (arising froth his great etpe-
donee and eitinsive knowledge in the Commercial interests or
the country), of the great public and private advantages to be de-
Lived by-tarrying those objects into effect,

Re-olved—That a'Gwaeral bleetiug be held on Thursday, the
sth of October neat, at Eleven otiock in the Forenoon, at the
George and Angel lan, in Stamford, and that art invitation be
immediately sent by the Solicitor to the P ropriators of the Trent
and Mersey, Looghborough;Mekon, Oakhatn, and otberProprie-
tors of Canals interested herein, and likewise to the Ports of Bos-
ton anti Lynn, the towns of Spalding, Wisbeach, and Peterbo-
rough, and all intermediate places on, anti near the intended line.
Resolved—That the proceedings of this day be advertised in the
principal London Netkspapers, in the Stamford Mercury; the
baton Gaiettv, and in the Vanibridge, Leicester, Denny, Blr-
mingharn„Manchestar, and-LivespoilPpera,•_-i .

NOEL,, Chairman.
After the chilrman had left the (Lair, it was
Resolved unaninionsly.—Thst she th.o kJ of this Meeting to
given to Geraivl Noel Nosh 14 for his 'able anti impartial con
duct in the Chair.