RHENISH WEST INDIA COMPAN...
The Times, 1824-05-14T00:00:00

1E'S WL-,T' IN-DI C0OTPANY.--At a General leeting of the Dilectors, Proprietors, and Shat-tholden'. ssfth ithanlsh West India CoMnPawy, held ins '9tberf*ld. the 27th Of Tachh12e Csiunsellor of StaLte, MTr.J.ACOPI, in the Chair; It was i;iinlniOUiusy resolved-i. That the disposal. of the first one thausand shares being comnPlete, the increazing etetnt of the prAtS-- aetrons of the ComPanY make it degirable that thie apItalI of the same should now be raised to thle stun eriglnalW timed by til R"Yal Charter. of the 7t)Lof November, 1521. via, one millon of dollars, Pua eurreAcy, and that the Directors be, herelby authortsed toIsu the remaining shares, vlz. one thousand shares of five hundred prasianlJ dollars each. 2. Thiat this hIteuaded Issue of new shares has made: It necessary to balaneethe accounts of the Company up to this period, In order to ttweetain If any and what dividend may be due to the holders Of this first tbouaand shares, aLs It would bt IneJtber fair or equitable that thet sldera% Of the now shares shouild garticipate In the profits or losses of transactions which have taken p se prev IOUs to thec issue Of thece shares 3. That the azccounts laid Weore this nmeetingyorove that the trans- actions of the Company hAve, upon the whole, Seen carried on with success, and icaLvesa profit. though tbis profit la much reduced by the heary expenses of the different transmarinee5stabhlellEtans, and s0ome disastrous ev'ents ofitrncommon occurrnene, such as the deatth of the three first agents set to gkt. Domingo, end principallY tedsrl Men of great Part of the C'omssany's property at St. Domingo by ilre, afid the Ulliberia and unjust e azons and litigations of soosie of the Dutch Insotr,.ne Compssjiies with whom paLrt of the! Propertyt had been i-sur.d, and w,hich ultimately had led to a compromiOsC eirost the Interests of t-he Company, but preferable to long Wan uncertain legal proceediligz, whilst the English Insurance Otffces in wl,ich the rest of the pro erty hAd been Insured have iJberAlly and promPtlY pald eheJust cIalms of the Company. 3. That the profits of the Company safely admlt of thie payment Of an extra divdend of 4 per can t. on the first one thoLsaifld shaLrti, over and above the yearly dividend of 4 peir cent., and that thfit Meeting hereby autborise the Directors to declare an extra divideind of 4 per cent, or 20 Prussian dollars per shaLre payable on the isc of Jutly, 1824, at thte offece of the CompaLny, and eal t ie hankers in Eiberfeld, as also In Amsterdanm by Messrs. GIdemeester and Co.; Augsburg, J. L. Von Shaottler; b3erlin, Mendelsohn and traentzel; Cologne. Johin Dasv. Herstadi; Fraocfort,a. m. Gebbard and Hauch; Hamburg, H. J. Mlerck and Co.; Leipaig, Vetter and Co.: London, Jameson and Adersi Paris, Rougement de Loavenberg; Vienna, Ferenle Von Rosen Kreutz; and that the same houses be charged wlth thte dlsposal of the resnasin- lng new Shares. IIE1NLS1H WEST INDIA COM-P-A-NY.--The ALHOLDERS of SHARES, No. I to 1,000, of this Comptny are hereb informned, that, on producing their warrants, th ey may RE- CEIVE their YE kRI.Y DIV~IDEND of 4 per cenit. at the exchange of 2". 9d. per Prussiau dollar, bet ween the hours of 10 and 2, on atny Wedne,sday or Saturday. at the countinghonse Of Miessrs. Jameson and Aders, 25, Laurence Pountney-lane; and that oni Saturday, the 3d Of JulyT next, Mr on any subsequenit Saturday or Wednesday, they mnay receive an ex%tra dividend of 4 per cent. or 20 Prussian dollars per share, by applying at the satme place. N~~I~NT I NSTIVJTION for DELIVERING B POR 24M AR1M-RIFED WOMEN at their ovwn HABITATIONYS, free ofexpese. pad of75,000 hatve been attended silnce the eSta.- bilab nt in thPeyRearr" 17~80. Patron, His Rofal HiAlhness the Duke of VORKE. President, His Royal H ghness thie Duke of SUJSSEXL Treasturer, Sir Richard Birnie, Knight. The ANNIVERSARY DINNER of the Goveniors and Friends of this Institution will take piace at the Freemasons' Tavern, on Tuesday, the I18th of Mlay next. teEr fFF ntecar The RlIght Hon.thEaloFIEnte iLr Tickets lfie. each (wine Includedi), may be had of the Stewards, Commnittee, and Treasuirer; also at thie bar of the Tavern; and of the Secretary, at his office, 3, Castie-couirt, Stranid. JAMEPS ABBOTT, Sec N.9. No collection after dininer. pEVERSION-ARY INTEREST SOCRETY.-- PCL Charirmn.n WILLI'AM THOMIPSON, Esq. N..and Alderman. Deputy, ChaiLrman. ZACHARY MACAL'LEY, Esq. DIRECTORS. Thos. Gisborne Babinalton. esq. John Mfasterman. eeq. J. Christian Ciement Bfell, asq. Thomas Stooks, esq. John Cbapan eq.Thomnas Vigne, esj. Thomas Greg, sag. Jo~hn W'ells, eeq. N P. Willia 1-legate,eag. TIs. ijllam Wliitmore, jun. esa. George Henry Hooper. eq. Job;; V,'ooilIyesqe Soliitor GeogeSephen esq. TheDiecor reeie ROOSAS orth SALE ofrRE VERSION- ARY PRtOPERTY, 'rhbetber Real or Personal, and Policies of Insur- ance on Lives, however great the amount. Forms for making the proposals may be obtained gratusitously at the office of the society. All applJcations by letter muat be peat paid. GEORGE STEPHEN, Secretary anid Solicitor to the Society, 17, Xlne"' Arrnie-yard, Coleman-sitreet- OiE'ry for the IMPROVEvMNTr of PRISON 5DIcSCIPLINE and for the REFORMIATION of JUVENILE o FENDERS.-Oni Sunday After-noon, Mlay 16, a SERMtON' wiii be Vrece'd In St. Philip's Cburcb. Regent-street. by the Rev. SYDIEY RIIT,M.A. Rector of Foston, in Yorkshire; afte whicSh a Col- lection wifll be mnade In ai1d of the Funds of this institution. Divine zervice will begin at S o'ciock. Patron, H.L R. H. the Duke 'sf IILOCESTER, E. G. VICE-PRESIDENTS. The Dunke of Bnickinlghamn Lord Nugent The Marquis of Lansdowu -, AI thor&e Earl of Derby Rigt Hon. Charles Mannees Sut- - Alte-enarle ton, N.IP. Dartmouth iRt. Hon. W. Sturges Btourne. M.P. - Htrcourt Re- Hon.-Sir G. H. Rose, hart. M.P. - ,iArdwicke Rt. i-on. J. C. VilliersA. MT.P. Grosvenor Hon. George Anson, Nl'.P Liverpool Sir T. Dyke Aciand, bare. H.P. Ro,-Isyn; Sir T. Barims-, hart. NI.P. - Harrowby Sir James Maclkintosh, M.P. Darnley Sir 'Williarm Anson The Lord Bishop of Cheater T. W. Coke, esq. The Lord Bishop of Si. Azaph Williamr ihickens~on, eaq. HIP. Lord Holland T. 0. Esteourt, esq. I. P. - )Y nynevo,r IT. F. Forster, csq. - Grenilie W. H. Freernantie, esq. M.P. - Auckland William Nianning, esg. - Lliforcd Jarnee .icarlett, esq. M.P. - Calthorpe John Smith, esq. Mi.p - Rocitsavs.ee Win. Wiiberforce, sEq. NI.P. -Clive E. Blootle Wilbraham, esq. NI.?. Belgrave Treasurer-Thomas Powell Buxton, esq. Hf. P. .7eChairman of the Consmittee-Samuel Hloare, jun. eseq. Theo=c of tLLs institutton Is to extend those principles,adpe oe hoe desgns, to diffuse wvhich the labours of Howard andothr,, emi'nent philanthropists have been directed. The Society ascertains an recommends those plans for the regulation .f prisons which ex- prience ha proved best calculated to insPire thie criminal with the dra fimPrisoniment, and to induce bin;, on liberationi, to abandon his guilty habits. The Soeiety colleatst and transmits Information, -isanid dispetrses useful Publications. frepaxes snob designs for the ersei-tin of new and the alteration o~ old prisons, as are beet adapted to ensutre the cla.saiiication, insPection, religious, instresetion, bara labour, and regular cueployment of the criminial. In the course of their visits to tbe gaols in the metropolis, the Cormmittee very frequently meet with destitute boys, wvho, onl their discharge from con I nement, Iliterally knowv not where to lay their heeds. To assist such friendless outcasts has baee, the practice of the Society7, and to render thisa relief more efficacious, a temlporary re- fuge has been established for such a-s are disposed to abaindon their vieious courses. This as5ylum has been instrumnental In aifordiiig asnistancea to a, considerable number of distressed youths, who, but for this seasonable aid, must have resorted to criminal practiees for mupport. On adlmission Into thisi establishment the boys are ins~tructed In Uoralan'd religious duty, 9ub,iected to habits of order and Industry, atid s.tr a ftimere provided w-ith situationis which afford a reason- able prospect of their becoming honest and Useful memrbers ofsociety. To exteodu these objects, and to tender the exertions of the society, more widely beneficial, the Committee solieit the aid of public benevolence, Their expenses atre unavoidably serious, and the!ir funds atre at presentve low; but it is trustea that pecuniary sup- port will nu,t ~IL wlthhsell, wrhen it is considered, that orl the liberality wItth which thist appeal is answered depends, in a great mneasure, the success of the Society's objects-the reformnation of the vicious, anid the Prevention of c-rime. An sarnualsibecriptiu of one guinea, or a dortation of i0L lOs. eo,i. stitultes a member of this soeiety. Dlonations and anxnual subscriptions are receivred by the fololowing bankers:-Barclay. Tritton, and Co. 5-I, Lombard-street; Drum- moonds and Co. Charing-cross; Frye and Co. St. MIiidred',,,ourt; Goeltings and Co. Fleet-street: Hamirnersleys and Co. Pall-mall: Hoare, BaLryietts, and Co. l.ombard-strecti Sni!tb. Payne. and Smiths,George- s4treet, Mansionhonise: and also by Mr. A. 0. Elliot, at the society's offi,ce, 15, Aldermanibury. P S'TRESSED) SETTLERSa.t the CAPE of GOOD HOPE.-The Comnmittee for mnanaglu;g the Subscriptio)n for thie Rke ielf of the Dictreased Settlers axt the Cape of Good Hope, In publish. lug an aLdditions.lllstsfrcontributioxi,s, deem it proper to state that ~the object of the Present sulbucri ption is of a temporary nature, anxd estenided for the purpose only of rescuing the unfortunate settlers T -orns a state of actual want and misery, until more esbetual inca- suo.5i can be adopted for their permanent relief. Considerin)g the am,uu3t hitherto subsc.ribed a.s very inadequate to attain this desired object, tje Committee again sonfidently appeal to the humans feel. logs of trmose individuals wvho have not yet come forward on this occasion for, that further a-id Wvhich the necessity of this distressing ease so ur!gently d5anids. ulbscriptions arTeady advertised - - 2,089 11 0 Earl of Hard wicke ?-50 00 Mr. S. Ha1lirditt., . . I10 0 First Amount of Subsirip- J. and IV. Priestly-, ditto 440 tions reported at Man- John Wa terbouse, es. do.2 200 chester - -97 14 01John Dewsdlen, esq.dItto 22 0 James Brant, Seq. - .50 0Christ. Saltinarsh,en.ditto 2 2 0 S. R.I.10 01R. Wainhouse. esq. ittto 2 2 0 Mlr. Issues Nurrawes -2 00 Mr. T. Ridgwa7, Rudders- Jolhn - - II 0 ield - - 10 0 ,Mr. N. Hinchllif 1I10 At Mr. LUaderwood's, (C,!st. FaJrfaX Moresby,1R.N.2 00 F. M. and J.C. . O.50 HAr. Richard Shall, M.N I10 0 A. A. - - - 1IIo Wm,. Hodges. e55q. 10 10 0SIr Jahleil Brenton, bare. 11 0 Nits.WINm. Hodges 10 10 0NiM-s.J. Ranking . I 10 Alexis Salt- Doxxt,es9q.F_fls- Misds S. RankingI-110 bur s~qilr&e .5 50 Mr. James . . 2 20 Trhe Worsh.lPfull COMPany Rev. Arthur Boiler 2 2 0 of MiercerS 50(10 At the several R&nkwrs. Mr. Thomias Greena'way 10 Dr. Fox - . 0 Ntr. J.bnFell . 3 30 Dr.?P. II 1 0 An Old Cape Broker - 5 0 0Rich. Fenne'il, egq. 3 3 0 Ar the Treasurer's. Tho-s. N. Powlett. esq. .i0 0 A Wldowaot LeamlifAn 5 0 0 MrsAWi'lker Ponderes-end II1 John M,orris, esq.East India Ceunteesa bowager of Director - 10 0 0 Rosse . . 0 o John Ward. e%q. . 2)00 0Thomas Ternion, se4q.. 210 0 Sam. R- Fydell. cew. .50 0 Edward Tenison, saq. 2510 0 Anonymous from Skdpton 5&0 Earl Brownlow 10 00 I. H.P 5 0 0J. Smith Wright, seq. RevJP.. Wvhite. - 2 20 Remopotone, Notts 100 0 Mr. -i.PsLnton - I no 1 HHusscev q - I00 MIr.GSailII 10 Charles 114uncombe, esq. 2i 00 G. Templer, eag. f10 0 0John Broorneker, esa. II 10 ,W'm. Tweedy, es'; -. 5 00 C.D. - - 2 00 Reimitted per 'Messrs. ItaweRon, Hon. J'uhitTrevor - 5a e Ha.lifax. Mtrs. Trevor . . ii Ip..Ewards. eq.Halifax2 2 0Sir Wn;. Kay. bart. - 5S50 Htr. Almt. Ssster, dittoI-10 0 Moore, Mairhy. and Co. 100 0 Mliss F. Hifl23es, ditto- 2 00 Misa Mdaria W. Smith,Acrs- S. Rawson, egq. ditto- 2 2 0 lane. Clapham - 20 00 'W. M. Rtawson, eag. ditto 2 20Lord Bexlsy - 30 00 John Rawson, seq. ditto2 2 0Dowagzer Duchess of New. Thos. Horton, esq. ditto 9200 castle . . .250 0 Subseriptioue are received by the Treasurer, Win. Fry, seq. St. Mildred1is-court, Foultry; by Messrs. Fry and Chapman, wjid the se- verial biankers in the metropolis; by Mr. Thomat Underwood, 32, Fleet-street, A.~ent te the Committee at Caps Town:, and by the Corn. mnittee at the City of London Tavern, where all coms;iunicationc are to he address.ed. WV. M. HARRIES, Ho%. Se". City of Lomdox Tavern, May 7. 10$24. 0'-AVENGEV.S, &e.-Parixh of St. MNary, WVhite- ..h _pL-Th rustees for Watching, Lighting, and Cleansing this Parish in mect inj th etyRo.o enesday ,the 111th day of May instant, at 6 o'clock in Roothe ovnin preiel, to RECE- l VE- day of& M:Y nxtnt, at 6 o'clock In the 4vexLing preelsely., to P.FCIl VE: PROPOSALS from such Person or Persons as may be willing to CONTRACT tor CAiRTING and CARRYING AWAY aii the DIRT and SLOP from such parts of the said Parish as are not within the T,iberty oi the Tower of London or City of London, for one year, to comrnmence on the frst day of July next. The contractor will only be required to rind csrts, horses, and men to drive the same. The :rustees at their own expense to employ labourers to rake, sweep aud cleanse the streets, &-. and to load Lhe carts, and find and provide all shovels, breome. and other implements necessary for that purpose. The dlrt and slop to be the property of the contractor, and to be taken awaY to some icystall, to be provided by him for that purpose, a,t sueh times as wll be specifled in the contract, and under the direction of thc suPerintendent appointed by the trustees, subject to such penatites as the trustees may think proper to inforce. At the caine time theY will receive Proposals to Contract for the CoUsetins and Carrying Away, during the same year, all the Dust, eshes, CInders. &c- from the houses and other premises in such parts of the parish as aforesaid (the London itospitat excepted); . al hich dust, ashes, &c. arc to bwe the property of the contractor, and cannot he tken away by any other person. The last proposal must distinctly state what sum wAl be allowed or paid for such dust, ashes. &c. It (s also to be undertood that the trustees reserve the power of entering into separate contracts 'tih 2 different Persons, viz. with one contractor for carting away the dirt and slop, and with another for eollecting and taking away the zahes, &c.; nor do they btnd themselves to accePt any partloular proposal. All pronosais must be in writing, signed hy the person making the same, sealed up and delivered at the vestry room before the time of contracting, and the person tendering Is expected personally to attend; and as the con. tractor will be required to give proper security for the performance of the contract, he must be prepared with the consent of 2 sureties in writing, otheraisethe proposal will not be accepted. JOHN SMITH, Clerk to the Trustees 22, Leman.street, May 7, 1824. 1 ADIES' BONNET WAREHOUSE.-J. H. - TEWLON'reectfusll an tc ibs friends and the public, that 1 OpENED a'AlEKO.U , t 249; Regent-street (en. the 'weat. side, eeiWnA door frm othue ercus south'of xford streetg, where hbe baa a select and eicait Uoftmlleut of LADIES'-LEGHORN, Chip, Fancy, pat5lt WhiteCotton,and SILW BiONN1TS. Also an extensive - -ssriety of oetrith and mat6ou plumes and French artificsa lowers. A Blanbel' of court plues NDE}t the isfniediate Patronage of Ii;s wo#iJ higb- U ne esthe Duke of York-Signor T. OVEDINO his the hornour to sunounce to the Nobillt Gentry, and hi 4FriSnd .iMt his taNNUAL BncNEFIT COXCt-,T wMill tak pl M &-rst ga Vs 13 Great Gboeo 4treet,,WesLtimnster, a ond Relt Stligl7ttt of Mst whn il *erforined a SELECT OX( of 510 553 d1lO O atid INSTR MENTAL MUS1C..s Princln performners, Madame Ronil de Begnls Mlss Witham (pupilof Signor T. . oyodio)h and MisSPaton; Mr. Brahsin, Mr. SXple. 54nor Culorioi, .r. Phillips, tid Sig^norde Regus; Prinqforte, Mr. C.RPotter .Vloisi, Mr. Moil; rlute, M. Nicholson, &e Ckts una easb. to be bad at Mr. irchal'r;, Neow Bond4treet -; and of s . or T. Rovedine. 163, Sloane- street. IGNOR ROS0SINY's CONCRRTS.-ALMACK'S.- '9 Signor IOSSINI respectfully 1egns;eave to Intorm the Noblllty and Gentry that his FIRST CONC ERT will tatke txce at, the abbve Rooms THIS EVENINO, uder the Platronae of Her lxcellefley Countess Lieven M rchloesa of Conyngaemt Marchioness of Cholmoudeley, biarebloness of LansdoWn, Miarchlonesa of Water- ford, Countess of Jersey, Countess Bathwrst, Cointess of Sefton, Countess Cowoper, Countess of Morley? Lady G'ydyr, LAcy Grant- ham, and the tonourable ,Irs. Hope. TLe Second Concert will be on Friday, the 11th of Jane. Subscriptions to both, 2 guinea. Part the First.Sinfonla (Gasiza Ladra), Rosdini. Dnetto, M. and Madame Ronzi de Be nis. Generall. Quartetto, isadame. C. Rossini, Mladame Ronzi de Begnis. Signor Garcia, and Signor Curloni, Ros5ali. Sestetto. Madame R. de Begnis, Madame Vestris. Signor Cutrioni, Signor Pilace, Signor Remorini, and Signor de Begnis, Rosslni. Cat', tina, MadamneCatalani, Rossini. Duetto, Madame Pasta and S4inor Curfoni, Rossin). Duetto, I Se fxte in corpo avete,' Madame Cfi aWl and Signor Ro2sini, Clinarosa. Part the Second.-Sinfonia (Tancrditi), Rossini. Terxetto,Madame C. Rosisij- Maledame Vestf(5, and ISnor Gareda Rossini. Aria, Madame Pasta, Zi ptrle[i. Tersetto, Madame C. Rossini, Madame Pasta, anid Signor darqta, Rossini. Aria, Madame CaLslan), Rossini. Duetto. Madane R. ,sgnis and Madame Vestris, Rogsini. t3!vhtinn Del flar(iere di Sivigii3, nor Roseini, Rossini. Terzetto, Signor Garcia, Signor Remorin , and 21I.or de B,gnig, Oujilelmi, FinAle, God savetha King. To begin at 9 6.logqk. Vouchers Issued by the ladies patronesses to be exchanged for tick a' ;t thf Opera Office, 105, Quadrant. Persons wishing to become subscri' 8re requete,t leave their names with Signor Rossili, at the opera 1h WQ will lay them before the Ladies Patronesses. o- AlX ORNING CONCERT.-T'Vhe Messrs. CRAMEIt 'ii most reepecifixLy acquaint the Nobillty Gentry and their friendsgenerally, that their CONCERT wvill tae _place 'on Friday, M1aythe CIsc, et Wllliss llooms, King-street, st. ('ames's, and will commence precisely at I o'clock. Act 1.-Overture, (Eginnt); Bleethoven. Favourite Madriral (by desire) for four voices. Miss Stephens Messrs. Vaughap, W. Knyvett, and J. B. Sale, I There is a Lady'-; Y. Ford, 107. Song, Str. Vaughan, I In native worth,! (Creation): Haydn. Quartett, two violins, viola, tnd loloncello, Messrs. F. Cramer, W. Grieshach, R. Ashley, and Lindley; Mozart. I Aria, Madame Ronzl de BegnIs, IBattl, batti,' violoncello obligato, Mlr. Lindley' Mozart. Concerto, pilnoforte, (NS.)Mr Cramer, The Rondo a. lispagnIola:' Cramer. Dtletto Buffo, Madame Ronzi de Begnis and Signor de Begnls, Neila casa devl avere,' Qeneralli. Part 2.-Grand Symphony, No. 10; Haydn. Larghetto and Rondo, (with orchestral a,!om anhuents,) for pianoforte obligato, Mr. Cramer; Cramer. Aria SignorGarcia; Garcia. Glee,NMissStephens, Messrs. Vaughan, and J. B. Sale There is a bloom;' W. Knyvett Coneertante, (Mb.) for twro violonceos, Megsrs. Lindley and W. Lindley; Lind ey. Song, MlssStephens, By t esimplicity' Bishop. Finale. Pianofprte and Conductor, Mr. Cramer; Leaer MIr. F. Cramer. Principal Instrumental Performers, Messrs. Lindey, Dra- goettl, Moralt, R. Ashley, Willman, Puzzi, Petrides, Niehols,'is, Monzanl Centroni, Mackintosh, W. Lindley, W. Griesbach, &c Tickets, hialfa guinea eaeh, to be had of Mr. Cramner, 1, Old Quebec- street, Oxford-itreet; Mr. F. Cramer, 192, Oxford-street, near Orchard- street; at the snusie shops of aesus.Birebali and Co.New8ond-ztre-t; I Messrs. Beale and Addison, New Bond-street; the Royal Harmonic Institution, Regent-street- Mr. Betts, RoyaI Exchange; Messrs. Boosey and Co. HoUes-street, Oxford-street; axd Messrs. Goulding and Co. Soho-square. w:IXICAL BENEVOLENlT S(tCIETY- IJ Patron, Hlis Royal Hlghness the Duke of SUSSEX, in the Chair. Presidenit, John Latham, M.D. VICE PRESIDENTS. John Hull, M.D. b John Abernethy, esq. Slr HeDry Halford, bar. A. Tegart, esq. Sir M5. Tierney, bart. R. Watiker, esq. Henry Cline, esq. E. A. Brande, eaq. Sir t.. Cooper, bart. Treasuers,H. Clutterbuck, M.D.; Henry Pield. esq.; IL Ogle, esq. Trehsurers TH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL will be held at the Freemasors' Tavern, Great Cueen-street, on Saturday, May22, WIlliam Babington, M.D. I Edward Tefgart, esq, Ph. Wilsoln Philip, M,.I. George Wells, esq. H. H. Sotithey, M.D. J R. S.y~les, eeq. Richard Ogle, esq. H C. Field, esq. Johni Huniter, jnn. esq. Dinser on table at 6 o'clock prec sely. Tickets, onse sovereign each, te be had of the SecretuLry, and at the bar of the Tavern. gd, Newgate-street, Ii. C. FIELD, Sec.