Star.
London, England, 1809-08-31 00:00:00

•:. "..1, 7 . • - :• LLQyD'S, AUGUST 24, 109.
AIEETINGofthe MERCHANTS,
.
, 1)/iNKERS, UNDERWRrFERS, and other Subscribed
twtbf PAPIIRJOTIC FUND, held this day.
:• • • Sir FRANCIS BARING, Bart. in the Chair,
• The tollotebta Statement of the reCeipe and etpenditure, was
befod-tbe Meetiwg, by lessen MARRTAT, Esti. on the part
of the Committee.
Amoint of Subscriptions - £1544677 1 6
Interest and profit on $ tock
70,155 IS
resold - - - -

Total amonat
eratuities,and Annuities to
'2050 Widows, Orphans,
and Relatives of Officers
and Mca killed in action
with the Enemy, and to
7642 Officers and Men
•
wounded or disabled • E 375,156 6 $
For the relief of British Pril
16,700 0 0
our oriltar in France
For Honorary Reward • 16,49 e 4 4
liVitx Advertisements . 11,181 15
cf,,; Outing iypirssa
eculatl.etffirs, - - SALL 16 5
Income Tax . - 1,462 1 0
postage, Rent, Soleries,/
and various expences .5 83208 8 3—X531,611 12 2

• Balance
It further appeared by the Report of the Committee, that they
had lists of 3469 men killed, and 6010 men wounded, for whose
cases no provision was yet made ; and that they estimated these
demands upon the fund, on the present system of expenliture, at
fel 29,490 t
Resolved unanimously,
That the enlarged scale upon which the Military operations of
pe Country are•now carrying on, makes it necessary to re-consider
Nike original resolutions uader which the Committee have hitherto
acted.; and that in future the donations from-this fund be appro-
priated inclusively to the relief of the Widows, Orphans, and
Relstiveswho, depended for sepport oti rhos:: tuba fall in the cause
sof their Country ;to the fiat el these whwe ..ounds are atiendoel
with loss of limb or disability from future setviee; to the annual
•allowance made towards the aged and infirm i3eiti, t Priaoiiees (.1
I War, and to the support of the Schools and llospitals established
at the different Depots in Fr.ince.
That an appeal be made to the patriotinn and liberality of the
Public, for New L:ontributions to the Pi:triutie Fund, tba• the
• Committee may be provided with the means of continuing the
accustomed relief to these meritorious objects.
Teat a Subscription for these. laudable purposes be new en-
tered into, and the:Contr.:niacin' be received at the tear of
1.4.929't Coffee House, amid by all the Bankers in the United
Kingdom.
That die Thanks of this Meeting be given to the Committee,
for the zeal and unremitted attention with svhieh they have con-
ducted the business of this Institution.

That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to the Chairman, for
Isis able and judicious conduct in tile Chair.
That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to Jotted MAR.
av,t.t, Esq. for the clear and satisfactory manner In which he has
reported the proceeding; of the Committee.
That these Resolutions, together with the Subscriptions, be
advertised In the daily Papers. (Signed)
FRANCIS BARING, Chairman.
The following. Sums were immediately Subscribed :
Sir F. Bating,"Bart.Xlos 0 0 I George Sheddes £10.5 0 0
Beaten Loin 105 9 0 #tichard and 14w.
Edward Forster 105 0 0 Lee .105 0 0
Allterl:-W. Anderson - ' John Mangles 545 0. 0
105 0 0 James Maiaglei 105 0 0
J.Tkomson,T.Bonar Robert Mangles 105 0 0
and Co. 105 0 0 James Mackenzie &
W. Manning, Esq. Alex. Glennie 105 0 0
M. P. 105 0 0 John 'rutin() 105 o 0
Reid,lrving, & Co. 145 0 0 Puget, Bainbridge,
Crowder, I.avie,an d and Parnell 105 0 0
Garth 105 0 0 Stephen Thornton,
Edna. Thos. Wafers 105 0 0 I Brothers & Co. 105 0 0
John P. Kensington 105 0 0 Ellice & Co. 105 0 0
Sir R.Wifrani,liart 105 0 0 I Charles Bosannuet 105 0 C

John J. Angerstein 105
George Godwin 105
Bollero and Co. 105
J.Marryat,Esci.Mlllos
Robert Slitdawn 103
Brickwoods, Daniell
and Co. - 105
John Jackson & Co. 105
Riilton & Rankings 105
Chr. Idle, Brother,
and Co. - 105
James Meyer 105
Quintiu Dick & Co. 105
The Hon. Thomas
Knox
George Capper
Win. 'Thomas Raikes
and Ca . 105 0
Sir \Vm. Geary, Bart. Sl 0
Gordon, Murphy,
and Co. -
Hatikey ind Co.
Admiral Sir johri
CJlpoys 10 10
Reverend Dr. Bell 53 0
R. A. Guldschniidt 105 0
U._ Ward - kO3 0
.1 ob ti Broatlercoi
and Sons
'Thoinas I.ott (Cd
subscription)

O 0
O 0
O 0

O 0
O 0
• 0

10 10 0
121 0 0

105" 0 0
105 0 0

50 0 0

Thomas Wilma 10.5 0
David Pike Watts 105 0
Sir Rd. Neave,Bart. 105 0
Robert Hol&rd 50 0
J. N. & B Pcarse 105.
I'rescott, Grote, and
Co. 105 0 0
Jordaine and Shaw 105 0 0
Francis Newton 105 0 0
James Putnam 20 0 0
Thomas Murdoch 105 0 0
Edward Helliug 5 0 0
JAnws Abel 105 0 0
John !Arid Jos. Coope 105 0 •
Lefevre, Curries,
and o.
Wm. Yates, Barb
Lancashire (third
subscription) 500 0 0
C. Robinson, King's
Advocate 105 0 0
Lord Kenyon 100 0 0
Simon Fraser & Co. 103 0 0
Perci- •
val and Co. 105 0 0
John Perry, Moore
Hall, Harlow, (2.1
subscription) 105 0 0
Batard, Sampan,
and Sharp

10j 0 0

105 0 0

5 5 0

'THE ARITHMET

OF REAL LIFE,

1. The ri.blrs.4WCit,,hts and Measures, corrected throughout,
and adapted to ino.:ern usage.
2. Obsolete and useless Rules expunged, and a much forger por-
tion applied to Stocks, Estates, Annuities, Discounts, Revel-.
',ions, Tont:nes, Banking, Insurances, Brokerage, Chances,
Exchangca, &c. &c. as practised by the ntokers and continer-
cial Companies of the City of London.
3. More Examples under each Rule than are to be found in any
• other Work.
4. Logarithms applied to Calculations of Annuities, Corn.

pound Interest, Esc..
This day was published, prise Sr. 6d. bound, with the full allow-
ance to Schools,
A SYSTEM of PRACTICAL ARITHMETIC
applicable to the pres ant State of Trade and Money Tran
sections, illustrated by numerous Examples, under each Rule,
chiefly adapted to the use of• Schools. •
By the Rev. J. JOYCE, Author of Scientific bialognes, tkc.
Thls new Arithmetic is intenticld to obviate the complaint that
every Youth on his leaving Scheel and entering into the Count •
ing-heuse lius more to unlearn than he has learnt relative to the
actual calcolations of business. Every Rule, and every Example,
is drawn from real practice in the various branches of Trade, and
the useless arid obsolete tittles which have hitherto disfigured our
Books of Arithmetic, have given place in the present system, to
the useges of real life.
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