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and, to inftr«& him in the languages of the different coun- 

 tries wJiither the objects of commercial purfuits -may lead 

 him. 



" The plan is, to appoint profeflbrs, to form a mufeum, 

 and to creel: a building for the accommodation of profefTors, 

 and the reception of fpecimens of the raw materials and ma- 

 nufactured articles of commerce. 



" One profellbr to teach the fouthern languages; afecond, 

 the northern; and a third to have the charge of the mufaeum, 

 and to be capable of explaining to the pupils the various 

 fpecimens of nature and art under his care. 



" Every fubferiber of fifty pounds to be a governor, and 

 to poffefs a right of transferable property in the building, and 

 to have the privilege of appointing pupils. 



" Subfcribers of twenty pounds to have the power of re- 

 commending pupils during life; and fubferibers of two 

 guineas to be confidered as annual fubferibers, and, for the 

 time, to have the power of recommending 



" In order to render the profeflbrs independent of gratui- 

 tous fubfeription, I propofe that the three corporations of the 

 town mould each endow a profeflbrfhip with fifty pounds per 

 annum, and, in return,- that they (hould each have the privi- 

 lege of recommending a certain number of the poor, intended 

 for commercial purfuits, or the fea, to all the advantages of 

 the inftitution. 



" To obtain a royal charter of inftitution. 



" The eftimated expenfe is-: 

 For ground and building - - £. 2oco 



For collecting fpecimens and fitting up the mufaeum 500 



£- 2 5 co 

 ce It will perhaps be thought by many that the foregoing 



ftatement does not hold out fufficient intereft to warrant a 

 man in putting down his money for the purpofes ; and by 

 others, that charitable inftitutions are already fufficiently 

 numerous in the town; and that thofe eftablifhed have the 

 firft claim to onr benevolence. To the latter I need only 

 fay, I do not confider the prefent inftitution as a charitable 

 one; and to the former, that I hope to prove it will eventu- 

 ally be the real intereft of every fubferiber. 



" As the father of a large family, I certainly {hould not 

 think niyfelf at liberty to iubicribe fifty pounds merely for 

 the perional pleafure that refults from the contemplation of 

 a charitable action ; but in fubferibing fifty pounds to the 

 above inftitution, I confider my intereft and the welfare of 

 my family. I am convinced it will add to the wealth and 



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