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 consideration the high Price of Copper, and of consulting on the means proper to be pursued for removing the Evil, having also laid before the Meeting an Account of the Proceedings of the Deputation appointed at that former Meeting, and the Answer received from the Minister;

The following Resolutions passed Unanimously:

It being the Opinion of this Meeting that great inconveniences have arisen to the Trade of this Town from the present high Price of Copper, and that still greater inconveniences are likely to follow, unless some effectual Measures are speedily taken to prevent them.

Resolved 1st,—That this Meeting entirely approve the Resolutions of the Merchants and Manufacturers passed at the Shakespeare Tavern, on the 22nd of February last, on this subject.

Second, That this Meeting also approve the Measures taken by the Deputation, and desire them to accept the Thanks of this Meeting for their conduct.

Third, That the Thanks of this Meeting be also presented to Sir, Bart., and Sir , Bart., for the Assistance which they afforded to the Deputation.

Fourth, That a Committee be appointed for the further Conduct of this Business, that they be desired to apply to the neighbouring Towns for their Concurrence, and that five be competent to act.

Fifth, That a Subscription be immediately entered into for defraying the Expenses already incurred, and to be incurred in this business.

Sixth, That the thanks of the Meeting be presented to the Chairman.

A Committee was accordingly appointed, and a Subscription was immediately opened by the Company present, twelve of whom undertook to obtain Subscriptions from such as were absent.

The result of the interview with Mr. Pitt is given on May 14. The editor is "happy to hear that the Gentlemen deputed from this Town to wait upon Mr. Pitt respecting the price of Copper, having had a second interview with that Gentleman, on Wednesday last, entertain hopes of success."

Trading on the Lord's Day continued to give trouble to the authorities, and to all the orderly and decent inhabitants:

The Churchwardens of this Town are very sorry to observe, that the Butchers, Hucksters, Publicans, &c., still continue to exercise their Trades on the Lord's Day, notwithstanding they have had Notice, both personally and by Public Advertisement, of the Consequence of their continuing such practices. Some of the Butchers have been presented at the Court of Lichfield, and paid a heavy Fine, which they hope will have the desired effect, in preventing others offending in future, for they are determined to present all those who do not pay a proper Regard to this Notice. Birmingham, May 7, 1792.

There was a dispute in the shoe trade, this year, but of the merits of the quarrel we have no information. The cause was, as is usual,