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London, England, 1823-08-29 00:00:00

At a SPECIAL GENERAL COURT of this Society,
ipeld on the 29th of July, the Lasts) 131SKOP or ',maws in the
UllaEr, his Lordship reported that he had received of C. R.
Eims, Esq. ALP. the following Resolutions passed at a Meeting
of the Standing Committee of West India Planters and Mer-
chants of the City of London, on tht• 231 of Ju1y,1823.
CHARLES ROSE ELLIS, Esq. in the Chair.
Resolved Unanimotdy,

That this Committee are of opinion, that the extension of the
means of Religious Instruction is the best and surest foundation
for the improvement of the civil as well as moral condition of the
'Negroes in the West India Colonies.

That " The Society for the Conversion and Religious in-
struction and Education of the Negro Slaves in the British West
India Islands" are entitled to the gratitude of the Colonies for
their exertions in engaging Clergymen of the Established Church:
cooperate with the Clergy of the Colonies in promoting the
object of their I::stitution.
That this Committee, desirous of evincing the sense which they
entertain of the value and importance of those exertions, and of
that object, gladly avail themselves of the opportunity now af-
forded, of expressing their cordial approbation, and of offering a
Contribution to the Funds of the Society.
That the Treasurer :X the West India Planters and Merchants
be ..utLorised to pay over to the Treasurer of " The Society for
the Conversion and Religious Instruction and Education of the
Negro Slaves in the British West India Islands," the sum of One
Thousand Pounds from the General Fund of the West India
Planters and Merchants of the City of London.

That du.. Secretary be directed to send a Copy of the
" Account" of the Constitution, Objects, and Progress of that
Society, and the accompanying Advertisement, lately published
by them, to the :everal Members of the West India Body in
London, and to the West India Associations in the Outports,
requesti►,g their Subscription.
That the Chairman he requested to communicate the preced-
ing Resolutions to the Bishop of l.oudon.
His Lordship also reported, that all the Members of the Com-
mittee of West India Merchants and Planters of the City of
London, who were present at the Meeting when the above Re-
solutions were passed, put down their names as Annual Sub-
scribers to the Fund of the Society.
Whereupon it was Resolved Unanimously,

That the Thank of this Society are due to the Standing Corn
mittee of the West India I'la:tiers and Merchants of London for
their liberal Contribution and Support, and that the Loao Bisuor
or Lo.oos be respectfully requested to transmit the same to
C. It. Kuis, Esq. their Chairman,
By Order of the Court,
J. T. BARRETT, D.D. Sec.
14, Duke-street, Westminster, August 1, 1823.
Amount of Subscriptions and Donations already advertised :
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4'220 0 0 £ll3B 12 0
Since received.

Admiral Tollmacbe . . . 2 2 0
John Thomas Batt, Esq. . . 2 0
Wilberforce, Eq. M. P. • . 5 5 0
J. R. Grosett, Rsq. . . . . 2 2 0 10 0 0
Dean of St. Asaph . • . . 2 2 0
Mrs. Yonge, Bodrydden . . . 2 2 0
Sir Cr Robinson . 2 2 0
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I:VV. Gunton Postle . . . . 2 2 0
Jedediah Kerie . . . 2 2 0

1). Fyffe,.F.sq. Dundee 5 0 0
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John T. Matte, Esq. 3 2 0
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R. Thomas; Bowdler 2 2 0
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Dean of Westminster 20 0 0
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Wm. Cotton, Esq. • • • • 21 0 0
• • • Rev. F. Lloyd . 10 0 0
Wm. Beek ford, Esq. . . . 2 2 0

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Robert Taylor, Esq. . . . 2 2 0
Simon Taylor, Eq. . . . 2 2 0
William Vaughan, Esq. . . . 2 2 0
Sir Richard Ilarilinge, Bart. . . 5 0 0
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Alexander Stewart,-Esq. • . . 22 0
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Jas. Miller, Esq. St. Elizabeth's, ditto 2 2 0
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John Fox, Esq. Cornhill R . . 2 2 0
G. Matthew, Esq. Kingston, Jamaica 1 1 0
Thomas Nicoll, Esq. ditto . . 1 1 0
Henry Martin Ancram, Esq. Lincoln's Inn 1 1 0
Earl St. Vincent . • . . 5 5 0
Joseph Temperon, Esq. . . 2 2 0

Joint Roe, Esc': 2 2 0
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