THE BATH INSTITUTION. 15 



scheme in which any private or by-interest less 

 interfered with the desire and effort to promote in 

 the best manner possible the interests of the public ; 

 nor did any jealousy spring up between science and 

 literature, philosophy and philology. 



The Committee usually met at the house of Mr. 

 Upham, the respectable and intelligent bookseller on 

 the Walks, before the building was in a state to 

 receive them. The Institution received in other ways 

 useful assistance from him. Mr. Wilkinson had the 

 chief share in the selection of the furniture. Sir 

 George Gibbes superintended the fitting up of the 

 laboratory. 



The formation of the library was committed to 

 Mr. Watson, Dr. Davis, Mr. P. B. Duncan, Mr. Wil- 

 kinson, and myself. We met at the house of Mr. 

 Wilkinson. We had about 1200/. to lay out. The 

 fine set of the French Transactions had already been 

 bought by the trustees at the sale of Mr. Beckford's 

 library. The Parliamentary and Eecord publica- 

 tions were obtained for us by the Marquis of Lans- 

 downe. We had presents of books from various 

 persons ; and here honourable mention ought to be 

 made of the Rev. H. H. Hayes, of Swainswick, who 

 presented to the library many volumes of great 

 curiosity and value, and made a deposit of others 

 for the use of the members. 



