Dr. Johnfon’s Monument. 
T a meeting of the friends to 
the memory of the late Dr. 
Samuel fohnfon, held at Thomas’s 
tavern, in Dover-ftreet, purfuant to 
public advertifement, on Tuefday, 
January 5th, 1790. 
Sir Jofeph Banks, bart. in the chair, 
The following refolutions were 
entered into: 
I. That a fum of fix hundred 
guineas will be requifite to erect a 
monument, in Weitminfter-Abbey, 
to the memory of Dr. Samuel John- 
fon; confifting of a fingle ftatue, 
according to the plan and eftimate 
made by Mr. Bacon, fculptor, and 
approved of by fir Jofhua Reynolds. 
IJ. That the meafures which have 
hitherto been taken to procure fub- 
{criptions for this purpofe have prov- 
ed ineffectual; the total amount of 
the fums already received not ex- 
ceeding two hundred pounds. 
_ Ii. That a committee of eight 
perfons be appointed (of which fir 
William Scott and Sir Jofhua Rey- 
nolds, the furviving executors of 
Dr. Johnfon, thall be two), to con- 
fider of the moft proper meafures to 
be taken to procure contributions 
to etie¢tuate fo defirable an object ; 
and that the faid committee be re- 
quefted to apply, by letter, in the 
names of any four of them, to fuch 
APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. — 
perfons as may be thought likely to 
aid and patronize this undertaking. 
IV. That the following fix gen- 
tlemen, in conjunétion with Dr. 
Johnfon’s two furviving executors, 
be the committee : 
Sir JosepH Banks, bart. 
The Rt. Hon. W. WinDHAMy 
The Rt. Hon. Ep. Burke, |, 
Epmonp Matong, efq. 
Puitie Mercatr, efq. and, 
James BoswE Lt, ef. 
V. That the foregoing refolu- 
tions be publifhed in the news- 
papers. 
VI. That the thanks of this meet- 
ing be given to the chairman. 
JoserH Banks, 
Report of perfons appointed by a Com- 
mittee of the Houfe of Commons, 
to infped the feveral Houfes and 
other Buildings immediately joining 
to Weitminfter-hall, aud the two 
Houfes of Parliament, and the Of~ 
Jices thereto belonging, &c. 
N obedience to your refolution 
of the 17th inftant, that we fhould 
infpett all the buildings of the houfe 
of lords, the houfe of commons, of- 
fice of exchequer, the different of- 
fices belonging to the fame, and the 
other buildings contiguous to Weit- 
minfter-hall, and to report our opi- 
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