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A meeting of the proprietors of Bank of England Stock, was held on Wednesday itt the Bank ; when the terms offered by Government and accepted by the Directors, were, after some coquetting for the sake of appearances, approved of by an unanimous vote.
The following notice was issued at the Bank on Thursday afternoon.—" The Governor and Company of the Bank of England' do. hereby give notice, that, on and after the 6th instant, they will be ready to receive applications for loans upon the deposit of Bills of Exchange, Exchequer Bills, East India Bonds, or other approved securities, such loans to be repaid on or before the 16th of July next, with interest. at the rate of three per cent. per annum, and to be for sums of not less than 2,000/.
A deputation from the parish of St. Paul, Covent Garden, accompanied by Colonel Evans waited upon Lord Althorp at the Treasury.on Monday, to learn the decision of Government respecting the enforcement of surcharges of taxes made by the District Surveyor of the.Crown. Lord Althorp stated, that he would inquire more particularly into the circumstances ; and if he found that the letter of the law, rather than what was equitable, had been acted upon, he should be induced to prevent further proceedings. He also stated, in reply to a question from• Colonel Evans, that it was too late this session to repeal the house-tax. With respect to the Metropolitan Police rate, he said that a measurewas in preparation, which would reduce the charge paid for that purpose by the inhabitants of the Metropolis by at least one fourth; and that the country at large would be required to make good the deficiency..
At the anniversary of the Corporation of the Trinity House,held on-Monday, Marquis Camden was unanimously reelected Master for the ensuing year. The elder brethren of the Corporation dined togetherat their house on Tower Hill, and were honoured by the presence of; several of his Majesty's Ministers and other persons of distinction.
A meeting of the Special General Court of King's College was held last week, at which the Archbishop of Canterbury presided. The • object of the meeting was to consider the measures requisite for completing the unfinished portion of the river front. It appeared that by the inability of sonic and the refusal of other persons to pay their subscriptions, a deficit of 13,000/. had accrued in the funds. Under these circumstances, the Council recommended that an appeal should be made to the proprietors and friends of the institution for the further aid of S,000/. This proposition was met by a unanimous resolution that the proprietary at large should be invited to make a small addition to their first subscriptions. After forming a Committee for this purpose, and the announcement by the Secretary of subscriptions of the Court to nearly 1,2001., the meeting dissolved.
The eighteenth anniversary of the Artists' Benevolent Institution, was celebrated on Saturday last, at the Freemason's Tavern. The Marquis of Lansdowne was in the chair; the Earl-of Shrewsbury, Earl Grey, Sir M. A. Shee, Sir Harris Nicolas, and a numerous body of artists, were present. The subscriptions announced in the course of the evening amounted to 564/. 4s.
The annual distribution of rewards for works of art and science, presented by the Society of Arts, in the Adelphi, took place on Monday. A numerous company assembled in the large room at Exeter Hall, in the Strand, for the purpose of witnessing the ceremony. The chair was taken by the Duke of Sussex at a few minutes before one o'clock. His Royal Highness then proceeded to distribute the prizes to the respective candidates; after which he addressed the company, in an appropriate speech. In the-course of the distribution, a great uproar was occasioned, in consequence of an individual, among the spectators, attempting to address the Duke of Sussex. He either objected to the appropriation of some one of the prizes, or wished to urge his own claims to distinction in preference to one of the successful candidates. It was found necessary to call in the aid of the Police to remove him.
The sixty-third anniversary of the General Dispensary was celebrated on Wednesday, at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate Street. The attendance of the company was more than usually numerous; and the receipts of the Treastiret after dinner, were more than double the amount of what was subscribed last year, being upwards of 8001. The chair was filled by the Lord Mayor ; who addressed the company several times in the course of the evening, urging the policy of supporting an institution which was the parent of the many similar institutions with which the Metropolis was enriched. It appeared by the printed report, that since the original institution of this charity: 212,661 patients have received relief; that the number of patients admitted last year exceeded 4,000; and that the funds amounted to upwards of 1,0001. per annum.
The receipts of the Church Missionary, Sotliety daring the past year have exceeded those of the previous year by 7,850/.
The Pitt Club held their annual dinner on Friday week ; an event which we neglected to commemorate in our last Number. Mr. Cartwright, the member for Northamptonshire, presided. The Dukes of Wellington and Newcastle, the Earls of Eldon, Harewood, and Bathurst, and the Marquis of Salisbury were present ; but Sir Robert Peel was not there.
The Apothecaries Company have resolved upon opening the botanical garden at Chelsea for the free admission of medical students during the space of three hours every Wednesday.
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