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portance, and to preserve unsullied by jealousy, and unbiassed by pre- 
judice, 2 School of Chemistry, which itis hoped may not be altogether 
unworthy the name of its founder. 
The following are the Terms of Admission into the Royal Institution. 
Memeers, An Admission-fee of Five Guineas, and a Bond for the an- 
nual payment of Five Guineas; or, in lieu of Admission-fee and Annual 
Payments, £57 15s. 
Members, being Life Subscribers, who have compounded, or been nomi- 
nated under the Act of Parliament, an Admission-fee of Three Guineas, 
and a Bond for the annual payment of Three Guineas ; or, in lieu of Ad- 
mission-fee and Annual Payments, £34 13s. 
Members, on Admission, are to pay a Sum not less than Five Guineas, 
to be applied to the maintenance either of the Library or of the Mineralo- 
gical Collection, or of the Mechanical Collection or Model Room, at the 
option of the Member. 
Members, for every additional Subscription of Twenty Guineas at one 
time, or of Three Guineas per annum, are entitled to introduce personally, 
or by a written order signed by themselves, one Visiter to each of the pub- 
lic Lectures, the Name and Residence of such Visiter being specified on the 
order of admission ; (exclusive of the privilege reserved by Act of Parlia- 
ment to those persons who were heretofore Proprietors.) 
Members elected previously to the 4th of August 1823, who shall con- 
tribute annually One Guinea to the Laboratory Fund, or Ten Guineas at 
once, shall (exclusive of the privilege reserved by Act of Parliament to 
those who were heretofore Proprietors) have the power to admit one person 
to the Collection, Lectures, and Reading-Rooms, whenever they shall per- 
sonally attend, but not otherwise. 
Members contributing to the Lasorarory, Funp the Sum of Ong 
Hunprep Guineas at one time, shall be Patrons for Life of the Labora- 
tory, and shall have the power to appoint any other person, being a Member 
of the Institution, to be a Patron for Life of the Laboratory, and each of 
such Patrons may admit one person to all Chemical Lectures delivered in 
the Institution. 
Members who shall contribute to the Library, or {o the Collection of 
Minerals, or to both, or to the Mechanical Collection aud Model Room, to 
the amount of ONe Hunprep Pounps, or upwards, shall be Patrons for 
