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Royal Institution for the settlement of his little account; 

 and he asks permission to state, as ht had originally 

 been given to understand that his lectures, if favourably 

 received, icere to be continued, that from such intima- 

 tion and from their very favourable reception, in the full 

 expectation of their continuance he has incurred an ex- 

 pense of more than 104 guineas in drawings and other 

 preparations. As both the Russell and the Surry Insti- 

 tutions are at present adopting, with every prospect of 

 success, Mr. Este's plan, though not in the extensive 

 manner proposed in the introductory lectures at the 

 Royal Institution, he still trusts, from this circumstance, 

 as well as from the success he himself experienced, and 

 from his conduct in fulfilling his engagements, which he 

 flatters himself has been to the satisfaction of the ma- 

 nagers, he may be permitted to hope, that the materials 

 he has formed for the successive development and illus- 

 tration of animal structure, may be employed with 

 advantage to the establishment in the course of next 

 winter. 



Should the managers of the Royal Institution be of 

 this opinion, Mr. Este will 'in every respect endeavour 

 to meet their wishes, and will have sincere pleasure in 

 preparing through the summer a course of such lectures 

 and experiments, as he trusts he may venture to say 

 shall prove, certainly not less attractive, than the short 

 introductory course he lately finished, and which if not 

 followed up by explanatory and demonstrative lectures 

 will he fears rather disappoint than gratify the general 

 expectation. 



62, Great Mary -bone Street, 

 May 16, 1809. 



