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That on the great change expected shortly to take place in the 

 commercial system of Great Britain and Ireland, and prohably in that 

 of some other countries, it is highly necessary and peculiarly seasonable 

 by a scheme of this nature to collect the experience and abilities of 

 every intelligent trader in the various lines of commerce and manufac- 

 tures that their united knowledge may be happily directed to the 

 general good. 



That this Committee do therefore most heartily recommend to 

 their fellow-citizens the carrying said plan into effect as speedily as 

 possible, and they will think themselves happy in resigning their ap- 

 pointment as the Committee of Merchants when on the liberal aiid 

 extensive plan now proposed a Council of the Chamber of Commerce 

 shall be elected. 



Plan for Instituting a Chamber of Commerce in this Citt. 



"The present important situation of this countiy, its lately renewed 

 constitution, its fond hopes of rising commerce, and consequently in- 

 creasing opulence, the variety of commercial regulations necessarily 

 incident to this change of circumstances, and particularly requisite 

 from the late revolution in the political system ; every consideration 

 appearing to demand a general union among traders and a constant 

 unwearied attention to their common interests ; from a view whereof, 

 to promote these laudable objects in this particular district, and to 

 hold forth an example for imitation and co-operation to the rest of the 

 kingdom, it is proposed to institute forthwith a Chamber of Commerce 

 for the city of Dublin. 



That any merchant or trader resident within the said city or its 

 dependencies shall be eligible as a member of this Chamber on his 

 paying one guinea to Mr. John Patrick or Mr. Joshua Pim, who have 

 kindly undertaken to act as Treasurers until a person shall be elected 

 to that office ; such subscribers to continue members as long as they 

 shall respectively comply with the rules which shall be adopted by the 

 said Chamber for its good government ; and for the continuation of a 

 fund to answer the purposes of its institution. 



That when the subscribers shall amount to one hundred the said 

 temporary treasurers shall call a meeting by public advertisement, 

 at which said first meeting of the Chamber, or at an adjom-nment of 

 said meeting, the members present shall choose by ballot a certain 

 number of persons who shall be called the Council of the Chamber of 

 Commerce, to continue in office until the Ist of May, 1784 ; and that 



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