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tion of the Journal, 'that threepence would be the 

 price of a number of eight pages, and sixpence if six- 

 teen pages ; that no stated period could then be fixed, 

 but it is expected a number would appear as often at 

 least as once every fortnight.' 3. A short account of 

 the works now carrying on at the house of the Institu- 

 tion. Mention is made of the theatre, and under it a 

 spacious airy semicircular repository for receiving 

 various useful machines which will be exhibited as 

 models for imitation. Immediately under the reposi- 

 tory will be constructed a lofty and capacious labora- 

 tory for chemical experiments. The fire-places, the 

 kitchen, the boilers, the ovens, the complete roaster, 

 steamers, and other articles of kitchen furniture on new 

 principles were either prepared or preparing for exhi- 

 bition. An account is given of the number of the pro- 

 prietors, 248 ; life subscribers, 259 ; annual subscribers, 

 297; ladies, annual, 97; and a notice of the philoso- 

 phical lectures for the following week. 



The second number of the Journal did not appear 

 for nearly fourteen months. 



In May Mr. Savage was engaged as printer ; and ' a 

 good cook for the improvement of culinary advance- 

 ment, one object, and not the least important, for the 

 Royal Institution.' A resolution was passed that as Count 

 Eumford had, at the request of the managers, under- 

 taken to superintend the house, no new works should 

 be undertaken in it, nor any alterations made in it, 

 nor any furniture ordered for it, or brought into it, or 

 placed or displaced in it unless it be with his know- 

 ledge, and by his orders ; and he was requested, whilst 



