LI&HT AND HEAT COMPANY. 73 



at the time of subscribing ; when one pari of the work will 

 also be delivered. — 5. The description, &c. of both plates will 

 be given when the second plate is paid for and delivered.— -,6. 

 The whole ofthe printing shall be executed by the first print^s, 

 upon the best wove paper. 



Subscriptions are also received at Mr. Fa den's. Geographer 

 to his Majesty, and to His Royal Highness the Prince of 

 Wales, Charing Cross. 



Sir Joseph Banks, K. B. Sir H. Englefield, Drs. 

 Markelyne, Mijlner, Herschel, Hon. H. Caven- 

 dish, Earl of Egrfmont, are amongst the names already 

 subscribed. 



VIII. 



Letter of Inquiry from a Correspondent, whether the Light and 

 Heat Company is entitled to public E7icouragement. 



To Mr. NICHOLSON. 

 SIR, 



JL SEND you a collection of papers which have been cir- Letter of in- 

 culated by Mr. Winsor, patentee for lighting apartments by ^^^''y rcfpect- 

 .1 r •, I 1. • 1- •,• • , . -^ ing Mr. Win- 



the gas trom pit-coal, who is solicitmg an immense subscrip- gor's Light and 



tion, in order to establish a public company. On former oc- Heat Company. 

 casions, I observe that you have not hesitated to give your 

 opinion without reserve, upon subjects by which the public 

 might be benefited. I trust you will suffer the same motives 

 to operate on the present occasion. 



I am. Sir, 

 Your obliged and constant reader, 



M. P. 



REPLY. W. N. 



Though I had heard of the scheme in question some time 

 ago, I did not find sufficient motives for paying any parti- 



