Star.
London, England, 1825-06-06 00:00:00

NEW LONDuN LtrEttsllY AND SCIEN-
TIFIC 1401617TUTE.

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Friday etening, aft Mr. M'Culloch had' concluded
a course of Lectures, the object of which was to shew
the great importance of the cultivation of the commer-
cial science, and of the employment of the leisure time
of the metropOlitan youth in the acquisition of know.
ledge, a Meeting was held at the City of London Coffee
House, for the purpose of considering the propriety of- •
establishing a new Institution for those engaged* in coin.
mercial and professional putsuics. A number of the
most respectable Merch•snts, Bankers, and Traders were_
present, and between 600 and 700 of the young mess
belonging to mercantile concerns.
The Chairman (Joan SMITH, E.q) stated the object
of she Meeting, when
Mr. GRORHE GROTE (of the firm of Grote and Pres.'
con), rose to propose the first resolution, declaratory of.
the opinion of the Meeting, that the cultivation of use-
ful knowledge was the best* means of promoting the
happiness and prosperity of *a
people t and that anima-
intim be now formed for the promotion Of such know-
ledge amongst youth engaged in commercial and pro.
*ssional pursuits..
Joan Ma Sums. Itsi:'secionded the motion in, nspeeeh Warmly
nutogizing the plan.—Carried imaniatonily.
-G. pageopmasq. proposeslthat a Provisional CalMinitaes skald
be appointed to frame a set of laws for the Impitsglan
WILLIAx Wntmons, Esq. (the banker) scioniki
whkk was carried unanimously. • • .
Thanks were voted to Mr. Mtulloch and the Chaira:
man.whO, in returning thanks, said he had been a trader.
in this City now up/aids-of forty year! Doting that
time he had *ob.seived'll gradual improvement in the
feelings, manners, Customs, and general habits of his •
fellow-citizens; but now they were advancing with an.
accelerated pace 'he had never before witnessed. For
hii services he was richly overpaid, by having the ho-
nour of presiding at the formation of an Institution in •
which he'could be found an active, and he hoped not
an inefficient tasiiber. •

The Meeting dila implicated, after upwards of 200 hat paid. their

subkiipdoas. •

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A Gold. Cup, vibe 100 sous. added to a Svresgetakts et 11l ems
each. Three miles. (11 Subscribers).
Mt. Mytton's ch. h Euphrates, aged . .
Mr. Simpson's b. h. Young Corrector, 8 yrs old .
Sir T. Stabler* cb. b.• General Mina, 5 yrs old . . 5
Mi. !Thompson'. br. c. The Butler, 4 yrs old . , . 4
Mr. Ilaworth's gr. m. hlinna.s7r, old . S
A Maiden Plate of £7O, for all ages. Two-mils bests.
Mr. Wytill's br. g. Debonnaire, 6 yrs old • . 1 1
Lord Grosvenor's b. f. Despatch, 5 yrs old . • X t;
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Sir W. W. Wyou's bay colt, 3 yrs old
Jackson's br. c._ Melva. 3 yrs old. -

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Mr. blot ky's b. m. IFu7. S yrs old
Mr. liamer's b. a Sliebdees, jun. 4 yrs old
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colts, SA. 31b. fillies, ttst. Two mike. (3 Subseribera). .
Sir W. Wynn's br. 1. Signora, walked over. •
A Plate of £7O; three-year olds, 60. 10Ib. four, fit.' tlb.
Fillies allowe •• . Two•ntile bents.
Sir W. Wynn's eh. filly, by 111.1ckloek, 4 yrstid . I 1
Sir T. Stanley's b. e. Hari Baba, 4 yrs old • . 11 2
Lord Grosvenor's eb. L Bertha, 4 yrs old . . -0.&
1 Mr. Johnson's br. I. Proserpine, S yrs old, Est. . . odr
1 Mr. Thompson's br. c. The Butler, 4 yrs old . • odr