The Committee beg leave to observe to the President and Members of this Chamber, that in the foregoing Regulations they have in some few instances deviated from the Strict Letter of the Book of Minutes, which are humbly Offered to their Consideration. CHARLES MCEVERS, Several Gentlemen having been proposed to be admitted Members of this Corporation, were balloted for and elected, as follows: Robert C. Livingston, Harman Gouverneur, Isaac Corsa, Ordered-That the Secretary send notice to the several Gentlemen Elected, in writing, as soon as possible, that they were duly elected. Ordered-That Messrs. W. Seton, E. Laight, W. Neilson, Sam'n Simpson, P. Keteltas, G. W. Beekman, and John Reade, be a Committee until the first Tuesday in May next, to hear and determine disputes between parties who shall agree to leave such to this Chamber, and that they do make report thereof in writing to this Corporation. ON SATURDAY, THE 24TH MARCH, A COMMITTEE of THIS CHAMBER waited on His Honor the Lieutenant Governor with the following Address: TO THE HONOURABLE CADWALLADER COLDEN, Esq., &c., Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-chief of the Colony of New York and the Territories" depending thereon in America. THE ADDRESS of the President and Members of the Corporation of the Chamber of Commerce of the City of New York. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR HONOUR, We, the President and Members of the Chamber of Commerce of the City of New York, sensible of Your Honour's desire to encourage every Measure that may tend to promote the Interest of the Colony; take the earliest opportunity of returning you our sincere thanks for the Royal Charter with which you have been pleased to invest us. And we entertain the most greatful sense of the confidence thereby reposed in us by Govern ment. The important Light in which Your Honour views this Institution has been abundantly evinced by that Readiness so conspicuously manifest in every part of your conduct, from our first Application to its last happy Conclusion. The Merchants are now, by Your Honour's favour, enabled to execute many Plans of Trade, which, as Individuals, they could not before accomplish, and we flatter ourselves many and great advantages will result to this Colony from their Incorporation We beg leave to assure your Honour that our utmost Ambition is to approve ourselves useful Members of the Community, submissive to the Laws, zealous for the Support of Government, and our happy Constitution, and firmly attached to our most Gracious Sovereign; and that we will exert ourselves on all occasions to promote the General Interest of the Colony, and the Commerce of this City in particular; that the Utility of the Institution and the Wisdom of its Founder may be equally applauded by the latest Posterity. Signed by Order of the Chamber, JOHN CRUGER, President. To which his HONOUR was pleased to return the following ANSWER: I return you sincere thanks for this very obliging Address: The extensive Property of so considerable a Body of the Merchants of this City, united with Principles of Loyalty, afford the strongest assurance of your Zeal in the Support of the Government and our happy Constitution; while your good Example will, at all times, have the most favorable Influence by promoting that due Obedience to the Laws which is essential to the Security of the Subject. I ardently wish success to this Institution so well adopted to increase the Trade and Opulence, and advance the Prosperity of the Colony. FORT GEORGE, NEW YORK, |