TRANSACTIONS OF THE SECTIONS. 



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table Association, which keeps forty poor women and girls in constant employment. 

 On the branch of the system which embraces Monts de Piet^, Mr. Porter referred to 

 his paper read at Glasgow. He however stated that they are increasing in number, 

 and are doing much to mitigate the evils of pawnbroking. At Limerick, Tandragee, 

 Portadown, Belfast, Cork, Newcastle, and Dungannon, Monts de Piet^ are in active 

 operation, and Coleraine and several other towns are in correspondence on the sub- 

 ject, with the view of opening such institutions. Mr. Porter then presented the fol- 

 lowing tables, explaining that the total number of loan funds was 215, of which three 

 were closed, 73 had not yet made returns, and 66 kept no account of the subjects 

 recorded in the second table. 



Table of the Loan Funds in Ireland, from which returns have been received, show- 

 ing the amount of Loans in the four Provinces. 



On the Income of Scientific and Literary Societies, and the Amount paid for 

 Rates and Taxes in the year 1840. By Mr. A. Ryland. 



