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we have fpoken above, have all the dirt 
and all the molaffes, to them; they are 
more delicate to the eye, but neither more 
powerful nor delicate to the tafte than 
the raw fugar as it comes from the Welt 
Indies. | Nay, it is even fufpected that 
the grinders Sometimes mix it with other 
ingredients; not fweets, but when pul- 
verized not to be deteéted by the eye. — 
There is a {pecies of ground fugar, 
vulgarly called baftard fugar, much to be 
prefered to the other ground fugar; it 
goes through a refining procefs, and al- 
though it has much molaffes in it, has no 
dirt, fo that, though a lefs delicate fweet 
than loaf-fugar, it is as powerful a one. 
Of fweets derived from the fugar-cane, 
and to be purchatfed in this country, mo- 
Jafles or treacle is the cheapeft. The raw 
fugar, as it comes from the Weft Indies, is 
cheaper and as goodas the common dried 
ground fugar, retainingal] its dirt and oil. 
Baftard ground fugar is cheaper and a 
more powerful lefs adulterated fweet than 
either ; loaf-fugar, completely refined, is 
certainly both ‘a delicate and a powerful 
{weet, and if ufed with proper calculation 
cheeper, notwithftanding its exceflive 
price at prefent, than common ground 
fugar. Tam, &c. 
Maidflone, Wary JACKSON. 
June 14> 1795. 
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ACCOUNT OF THE ATHENZEUM AT 
ik ei ELV BRPOOL, 
/ [With a copper-plate. ] 
FY HE eftablifiment of a new Library 
in Liverpool had long been a defi- 
deratum with many gentlemen, who had 
experienced the difadvantages and de- 
feéts of the old one; and thefe difadvant- 
ages having heen very generally felt and 
acknowledged, an attempt was made, in 
the latter end of the year 1797, to lay the 
foundation of fuch a library ; as might 
not only be valuable to the fubfcribers, 
but creditable to the town. 
The plan was no fooner known, than 
it received the warmeft fupport of many 
of the moft refpectable gentlemen. of the 
town, who determined to ufe all their in- 
fluence to carry it into effect. They held 
their firft meeting on the 27th of Novem- 
ber £797; to take the plan into confidera- 
tion; and at once refolved to enlarge it, 
by abandoning altogether the original 
idea of having fhops on the ground floor, 
and by converting that floor into a com- 
modious and elegant news-room. A 
committee of 21 gentlemen was appoint- 
ed to carry the {cheme into execution; 
Account of the Atheneum at Liverpool, — ' 
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and from that time it has been conduéted 
to its completion, with fuch cordiality 
and fpirit, as have feldom been witnefled 
in this town on any fimilar occafion. 
On the following day the committee en- 
tered upon their functions ; and gave di- 
re€tions to the architect to prepare a plan 
of the building according to the refolu- 
tions of the general meeting. As the en- 
larged plan was much more eligible in 
every refpeck than that originally pro- 
pofed, the committee recommended it to 
the adoption of the fubferibers; and in 
order to defray the additional expence in- 
curred by the extenfion of the plan, they 
alfo recommended that the number of the 
fub{cribers fhould be increafed to 300. 
The committee drew up a report, con- 
taining not only thefe recommendations, 
but a variety of regulations for the future 
management of the inftitution. This 
report was prefented on the 18th of De- 
cember 1-97, to a general meeting of the 
fub{cribers, who framed a feries of regu- 
lations in conformity with the recom. 
mendations of the committee; and amongft 
other refolutions, they determined, that 
as foon as 300 names were fubfcribed, 
each fubfcriber fhould pay his fub{crip- 
tion into one of the public banks, and 
that no contract or engagement fhould be 
entered into on behalf of the fub{cribers, 
until the whole of the money was paid, 
To this meafure may be afcribed the ra- 
pidity with which the bufinefs proceeded. 
On the 5th of January 1798, the fub- 
fcription-lift of names was filled, the fub- 
fcribers began to pay their fub{criptions 
into the banks, and before the end of the 
month, not lefs than 2,9711. 108. were 
paid. The ground for the intended 
building had already been purchafed, and 
preparations made for tinking the founda- 
tion. Various alterations and improve- 
ments were made in the plan, and as 
thefe alterations added to the expence of 
the erection, the fubfcribers, ata general 
meeting on the 19th of January, refolved 
that the number of fub{cribers fhowld be 
further increafed to 350, and that as foon 
as 325 had paid their fubfcriptions, the. 
committee fhould be empowered to carry 
the plan into execution. On the 8th of. 
February, the plan of the building was 
finally adjuited: the architect was re- 
quefted to draw up a fpecification of it ; 
propofals were advertifed for: and the 
propofals received, were laid before the 
committee on the 23d of February ; when 
thofe of Mr. JOHN FostTeR junr. were 
approved of and accepted; anda contract 
was entered into with him, for a 
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