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Ordinary Meeting, April 5th, 1870. 
J. P. Joule, D.C.L., LL.D., F.RS., &c., President, in the 
Chair. 
Mr. J. S. Kipping and Mr. W. Mellor were appointed 
Auditors of the Treasurers Accounts. 
Mr. Binney, on behalf of Mr. Bernard Hartley Green, of 
Hopwood Avenue, presented to the Society the MS. Journal 
of Mr. George Walker, one of the original members. This 
contained many useful and interesting meteorological and 
other observations, with lists of prices of cotton, and notices 
of the first steam engines in Manchester. As to cotton is 
the following : — 
Sep. 8th, 1779 — This day expresses arrived at Manchester with 
the news of the Grenadas being taken by the French : this raised 
the price of cotton as follows — 
Grenada from l4§d. to 16Jd. Manchester. 
Tobago 15 17 
St. Domingo 16 18 
Oct. 14, 1779 — Prices of cotton at London, Smyrna 15J-d., 
Grenada 18d., Tobago 19d., Domingo 21d. 
Octr. 23. Smyrna 15fd., Grenada 19d., Tobago 20d. 
Deer. 16. Smyrna 16d., Grenada 20d., Tobago 2 Id. 
This extract shows the limited supplies of cotton at that 
early period. 
With respect to steam engines is the following : — 
Sep. 26th, 1788 — -Fire engine or steam engine, Shade hill, to 
raise water on the old construction. Examined this day in com- 
pany with the eldest son of Sir John Stanley. Cylinder in dia- 
meter 64 inches. Two pumps of cast iron each 31 inches. Makes 
11 strokes in one minute, and each stroke is 7 ft. 9 inches depth 
PuociEDiNas— L it. & Phil. Society.— Vol.IX.— No. 14.— Session 1869-70. 
