| Description | At a meeting of the merchants and manufacturers held 17 Feb. at the Hotel, to take into consideration the petition of the brass companies to Parliament, the following gentlemen were chosen to form a Committee to transact the business: Alston, Barrs, Boulton, Garbett, Hawkins, Holmes, Hurd, Lee, Perkins, Rickards, Russell, Ryland, Taylor, and Townsend. Boulton is requested to attend with the rest of the Committee at the Hotel to-morrow at 7 p.m. |