72 THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



Present, 



Robert Gourlay, Lewis Ketchum, John Clap, George Hamilton, 

 William Brushum, Peter Hogboom, John Wright, Abel P. Forward, 

 Robert Hamilton, Henry Segar, David Damwood, Benoni Wells, 

 Adam Dills, Daniel Washburn, George Yocum, William Kerr, John 

 Rose, John Clark, John Dickhout, Hugh C. Thompson, Peter Snitzer, 

 Lieut. Col. Richard Beasly. 



Resolved, that the thanks of this assembly are due to Mr. 

 Gourlay for all he has done and suffered in the great cause; for the 

 industry with which he has circulated his calumnies, and the patience 

 with which he has borne chastisement for them. 



Resolved, that for the perfect security of the public money, 

 collected for the defraying the expences of the Commissioners to and 

 from England, it be placed in the hands of our right trusty friend 

 Barnabas Bidwell, Esquire; who shall proceed with the Commissioners 

 as their travelling Treasurer. And it is farther resolved that the said 

 Barnabas Bidwell be particularly advised, for certain reasons, not to 

 proceed with it to England through the United States. 



Resolved, that Mr. Amos Ansley, as the most respectable in 

 appearance of our body, be selected to present the petition to his 

 Royal Highness the Prince Regent, at the foot of the Throne. And 

 that before the said Amos Ansley proceed on his mission, a commission 

 of Lunacy be appointed, to enquire whether there are any immediate 

 symptoms of approaching madness. 



Resolved, that Mr. Robert Hamilton, Mr. John Clap, Mr. 

 William Kerr, Mr. Peter Hogboom, Mr. John Clark, Mr. George 

 Yocum, and Mr. George Hamilton son of the late Hon. Robert 

 Hamilton, be a committee to accompany the said Amos Ansley, and 

 that they be particularly careful for the creidt of the Representatives, 

 that the said Amos Ansley do not run naked about the streets of 

 London, blowing horns or trumpets, as he has been occasionally wont 

 to do. 



Resolved, that the Convention being rather short of grievances, 

 will defer sending home their Petition, for two months, during which 

 time, any person who will furnish them with any general grievance, 

 or with any particular lie against any person in office (or otherwise 

 respectable,) sufficiently scandalous to be unanimously adopted by 

 the representatives, shall be paid Twenty Dollars out of the Public 

 Fund, so long as it lasts; and if the said particular lie shall concern 

 the Reverend Dr. Strachan, they shall be paid five dollars additional 

 — or any of his pupils, two dollars and a half. 



Resolved, that Mr. Gourlay shall be at liberty to make up a 

 contingent account for plasters and bandages, and shall be allowed 



