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VI. Society for preventing Accidents in CoaM'uies. 



This Society was instituted Oct. 1, 1813. It consisted in May 

 last of the following Merahers : — 



Patron — His Grace the Duke of Northumberland. 



Vice-Patrovs. 



Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bart. 



M. P. 

 The Members of the Chapter of 



Durham 

 T. R. Beaumont, Esq. M. P. 

 J. G. Lambton, Esq. M. P. 

 Cuthbert Ellison, Esq. M. P. 

 George Allan, Esq. M. P. 

 M. E. Davison, Esq. 

 Adam Askew, Esq. 



The Marquis of Bute " 



The Earl Percy 



The Earl of Carlisle 



The Viscount Barnard, M. P. 



Dr. J. Cornwallfe, Bishop of 



Litchfield and Coventry, and 



Dean of Durham 

 Sir Thomas Henry Liddle, Bart. 

 Sir J. E. Swinburne, Bart. 

 Sir Robert J. Eden, Bart. 



President — Sir Ralph Milbanke, Bart. 



Secretary and Treasurer — Mr. William Burn. 



Permanent Committee (besides the above Members.) 



The Rev. Robert Cray, D. D. Thomas Hopper, Esq. 



The Rev. George Stephenson, Rowland Webster, Esq. 

 M. A. Thomas Wilkinson, Esq. 



The Rev. Thomas Baker, M. A. 

 The Rev. John Hodgson 



Addison Fenwiek, Esq. 

 Robert Surtees, Esq. 

 Mr. William Chapman 

 Mr. Stobart 

 Mr. John Buddie 

 Mr. Thomas Fenwiek 

 Mr. Matthew Dunn 

 Mr. Edward Steel 

 Mr. Thomas Croudace 

 Mr. Boyle 

 Mr. George Hill 



The Rev. William Turner 

 Stephen Pemherton, M. B. 



William KcidCianny, M. D. 

 John Armstrong, M. D. 

 Henry Fcaron, M. I). 

 J. R. Fenwiek, Esq. 

 John James \\ ilkinson, Esq. 



rge Robinson, Esq. 

 Richard Pemberton, Esq. 

 John Douthwaite Nesharo, Esq. 



Honorary Members. 



Thomas Thomson, M. 1). F. K. S. L. & E, 

 WiUjam Allan, Esq. F. R. S. 



following is a copy of a Inter circulated by the President, 

 Sir Ralph Milbaqke \ dated .May I, JSM. 



in. 

 " '1 In Society, constituted as above, and having for it^ object the 

 prevention ol those sudden nnd disastrous Explosions in Coal Mines, 



hi» h the melancholy efl'pcts have been so ircqucnty and recently 



