mentedby collections, kindly made on the Fast-day 

 following the Meeting, by clergymen and ministers 

 oi religion of various denominations, which the Com- 

 mittee avail themselves of this opportunity thank- 

 fully to acknowledge. The " Fish Association," 

 formed about the same time, considering that this 

 Committee were efficiently pursuing its own ob- 

 ject, has more recently, in the most liberal manner, 

 transfered the whole of its remaining stock, 

 being 584 2s. 2d. in further augmentation of 

 their funds. 



Happier times for all classes of manufacturer* 

 were, however, from that period fast approach- 

 ing. Trade had begun to revive, the necessaries 

 of life were soon afforded to the manufacturing 

 poor, through the usual channels, and the circum- 

 stances, which in the first instance, had called forth 

 the benevolence of the public, ceased to exist. 

 The Committee have, however, been gratified to 

 observe, that although the measures originally 

 adopted, were intended merely to furnish a particu- 

 lar relief, and to surmount a temporary evil, they 

 were found to be such as were connected with 

 general interests of uniform value and importance. 

 The Committee have been happy to reflect, that 

 the Association approved of the extension of the 

 original objects of the institution to so important 

 u measure of public welfare, as an increase of the 

 consumption of iish, and the encouragement of the 

 liritibh Fisheries. An extension of the original 



