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    standing an extraordinary expenditure ; The following gentlemen were chosen into office the ensuing year : treasurerv John Christie , Esq . 5 a , Mark-lane . Secretary , Rev . Robert Aspiand , ftackney .

    Committee . Mr . David Eaton , 187 , High Holborn . ——Thomas Freeman , Ityer * s-court , Alderman bury . - ——• James Young , Hackney , ——William Titfbrd > Union-street , Spitalfields .

    Rev . Thomas Rees , Paternoster-row . Mr . Thdmas Hardy , Walworth , — -Ephraim Burford , Stratford . Auditors . Mr . G . JVL Davidson , Fish-street-hill , •¦———fcbenezer Johnston , Bishopsgate-st . The meeting Was conducted with the Utmost harmony , and the society adjourned to Whitsuntide , 1809 . The Dinner was on the same

    economical plan and at the same place , ( King ' s-head , Poultry , ) as on former occasions . Before the time appointed for dinner , the room set apart for the occasion , overflowed with compariy . One hundred arid fifty persons were at length assembled . Wm . Frfcrtd , Esq . at length assembled , win . Frfcrtd , Esq .

    was in the chair . We were delighted to observe a large proportion of young persons in the company . The following names of Gentlemen present occur to us ; Messrs . Allen , of Finsbury-square , Barber , of Denmark-hill , J . and W . Barnard , of Harlow , S . Barton , Bentley ,

    Belierby , Bicknell , Bradley , Browne , of Ditchling , Burford , Christie , G . Cooper , Freeman , Garfitt of Boston , terioe , Hardy , Hawkes , of Stortford , Hickes , Holden , Tacks ; E . Johnston , JLanfear , Moore , of Dorking , Rankin , Rutt , Shipley , J . Silver , Simons , $ owerby , Spyrirtg , Staley , S tower , Sturch , Richard Taylor , TitfQrd , Wood , of

    Hackney , Young , # c . &c . We recollect the folkwingtninisters ; Messrs * Aspland , Bennett , Blutidfell , Michael Bfbwn , CduJ >» land , of Headcorn , Bavies , of Milford , Joseph Dobell , of Cranbroofc , Eaton , Ellis of Guildford , Evans , Gisburne , Of

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    goham , Kok , of Ciretrcester , S . Kings f 6 rd , 0 f Canterbury , JLyons , Marsom , Marten ^ of Dover , Fhilpot , of Saffron Walden , Pfe !! , of Smarden , Potticary , T * Rees , Sftnpson , of Hackriey , Steven ^ son , of Leicester , Stewart , of BesselV green , Vidifer , Wright . We think it proper to ; record some of the names

    and sentiments given from the chair * , all of which "were neatly prefaced by the chairman . I . Religiotts ixSprty alt over-the world , a . The Unitarian Fund . > The * Rev . J . Lyons . 4 . The Unita * rian book societies . 5 . Ourmissionaries . 6 * The venerable Mr . Lindsey * 7 . The

    memory of Dr . Priestley . 8 . Mr . Belsham . 9 . Success to . the Monthly Repository . Some compliments "were also paid from the chair to individuals present ;—On Mr . Lyons ' s health being given , Mr . Wright favoured * the company with the history , as far as it was within his observation , of Mr . L ,. ' s

    change of opinions ; and the chairman and the secretary stated some particulars of the sermon , delivered in the morning , for the information of those gentlemen that had net heard it . In addressing the Company Mr . JL . was strong * . ly affected . He thanked the society for their exertrons to which he , particularly Was indebted ; for to Mr . Wright ' s

    missionary journies , which they encouraged and supported , he owed in a great mpasure his present' views of tfcuth . It must have beeli highly gratifying' to Mr . Wright to be appealed t <* at 3 udi a meeting byTStfr . I . yons , as religious }^ speaking his Father . ** " The missidharies severally addressed the company ; via 5 i Messr , s . Wrights Gisbiarn ^ j Bennett , Marsom and Vidler , aridf Mr . Rees in

    behalf of the Welsh missionaries . They described the cause of TLTriftarianism as every > vhere grow l ing and expressed their sense of the excellence of the tTliitarian Fund Iristftution , which had nor only enabled ttietfi in a pecuniary poirit of view , to devote their time ari ^ talents to , the service of sctipturaf Chrish 3 inft ^> but had also infused animatioti and zeal into their bosoms .- ^ -The mentTon of Mr . Bclsham ' s name naturally left to

    * On this subject " , ( happily not an important one , ) some of our respectable correspondents in the country differ from us , but we submit it tp them , whether it be passible to convey to persons not present at the dinner an id ^ a of the meeting without reporting * die proceedings of the chairman ^ Toastx , whatever objpections may He against tKent , are tWoirfly ni ^ ans of uniting a very large cdind ^ atiy a ^ id ^ of drawing forth interesting discourse ; and thre report of them » tnc best picture of the temper aiid spirit o £ a public meeting .

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    350 Intknigeuce . ~ - * Creneral Meeting of the Unitarian * Fun d *

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1808, page 350, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2393/page/58/