104 Literary and Philosophical Society. 



being ' Proposals for establishing in Manchester a plan of 

 liberal education for young men designed for civil and active 

 life, whether in trade or in any of the professions.' ^ The 

 next part was * Constitution and Regulations of the College 

 of Arts and Sciences in Manchester.' 



The first paper was drawn up * at the request of the 

 society,' and was printed by them, and * offered for the 

 consideration of the public' This resolution was passed on 

 April 23, 1783, and on July 6 of the same year, the ' Col- 

 lege of Arts and Sciences ' was instituted. 



We must give here some of the rules of the college.^ 



' We have mentioned it as principally accommodated to 

 young men designed for a respectable line of trade. But 

 those who are designed for the different professions, as well 

 as those who have no particular profession in view, will 

 probably find very considerable advantage from it, either 

 as preparatory to the university, or to life in general. And 

 there are many gentlemen, further advanced in age, who 

 have sufficient leisure and disposition for such pursuits, to 

 whom it would, possibly, be an agreeable circumstance to 

 have the opportunity of spending two or three hours in a 

 week in so rational and improving an entertainment. 



' Strongly impressed with these ideas, the gentlemen who 

 wish well to this scheme hope to see it prosecuted with 

 zeal and perseverance. They conceive that it will be an 

 honour to the town of Manchester to have within itself 

 such an institution as that here proposed, and to take the 

 lead among the other great towns of this opulent kingdom 

 in establishing a plan which, it is not improbable, many 

 others will be ambitious to follow. 



* If, upon this general view, this institution should appear 



^ Vol. ii. p. 30. ^ Lit. and Phil, Soc, vol. ii. p. 40. 



