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City Of London Trade Protection Society,
CITY OF LONDON TRADE PROTECTION SOCIETY ,
LATELY KNOWN AS TIIE SOCIETY OF GUARDIANS FOR THE PROTECTION OF TltADE , Established in London in the year 1776 , and . now extending its operations throughout every part ofthe United Kingdom . 2 , CHARLOTTE ROW , MANSION HOUSE , LONDON . President . — Charles Fairhrother , Esq ., Alderman . Vice-Presidents . —The Right Hon . the Lord Mayor ; Joseph Brotherton , Esq ., M . P . ;
William T . Copeland , Esq ., M . P ., Alderman ; John JoUusou , Esq ., Alderman ; Francis Graham Moon , Esq ., Alderman . Trustees—The President : William T . Copeland , Esq ., M . P ., Alderman ; Bulkley John Muckworth Praed , Esq . ; Samuel Ridley , Esq . Bankers . —Messrs . Praed and Co ., Fleet Street . Counsel — G . Morley Dowdeswell , Esq ., Temple ; D . C . Macrae , Esq ., Temple ; W . A . Wearing , Esq ., Chancery Lane ; 11 . W . West , Esq ., Temple . Solicitors . —Messrs . Dean , Leeks , and Redpath , 13 , Swithin's Lane . Secretary . —Edward F . Leeks , Esq , 65 , Chester Square .
The Society was established upwards of seventy years ago , and it is confidently believed that , as it is the oldest , so its sphere of usefulness will be found to be by far more extensive than that of any similar Society . Its operations , although the Metropolis is the centre of them , are not confined even to the vast circle which the Cities of London and Westminster , with the Metropolitan Boroughs and their Suburbs , embrace , but are extended to the remotest parts of the United Kingdom . It matters not , indeed , how far remote may be the residence of Subscribers , as all the advantages of the Society are extended equally to Members in the Country , as to those who reside in London ; and the interests of the former are protected
quite as efficiently as those of the latter . Tlie offices of President and Vice-President have , for many years past , been filled , as they are at present , by Aldermen of the City of London , and by one or more Member or Members of Parliament . The Committee of Management consists of Traders and others , residing in the Cities of London and Westminster , of long standing , and high character . The Society includes among its Members Merchants , Bankers , Solicitors , Manufacturers , and Warehousemen , Insurance Companies , and other public bodies , Newspaper Proprietors , and numerous wholesale and retail Traders and Dealers , not only in London but in the principal Cities and Towns throughout the United Kingdom .
THE OI 1 JECTS OF THE SOCIETY ARE , To caution and protect the Trading Community of the United Kingdom , and others , Members of the Society , against the numerous frauds , deceptions , and impositions , to which they are daily expesed . To make all necessary inquiries for Traders , Warehousemen , and - Others , previously to their giving credit , and for Landlords previously to the letting of their Houses , Warehouses , & c . To contribute , from its funds , to Members , the means of prosecuting those who may have practised any fraud or imposition , or been guilty of any robbery , forgery , embezzlement , or
theft , and of opposing in cases of fraudulent bankruptcy or insolvency ; and , generally , to afford advice and assistance to Members against whose interests any malpractices may have been committed or attempted . And , generally , tp protect , support , and assist Traders and others , "Members of the Society , in all matters injuriously affecting their interests ; and from time to time , as occasion may require , to assist in applications to the Legislature for such repeal , alteration , or amendment , of any law that may appear to be injurious to their interests , and to enact such new laws as may be considered beneficial to the Trading Community in general .
PRIVATE CIRCULAR . The Private Circular , issued by the Society periodically to its Members , contains a List of Persons whose transactions have , during the period between each publication , been brought under the notice of the Committee , by communications through Members , and from private and exclusive sources and means possessed by the Society , together with a reprint of the Circular Reports issued by the numerous Trade Protection Societies with which this , the Metropolitan Society , is in communication . The Private Circular , which is sent to Members free of expense , is made the medium of publishing communications from Members upon general subjects , embracing tbe objects ofthe Society , including inquiries for Members in reference to business purposes ; and it contains also the NAMES OF PERSONS NOT TO HE TRUSTED , OR AGAINST WHOM TBADERS AND OTHERS
SHOULD BE ON THEIR GUARD . The Prospectus may be had on application at the Office of the City of London Trade Protection Society , 2 , Charlotte Row , Mansion House , London , or it will be sent by post to any part of tbe United Kingdom . Application to be admitted Members to be made to the Secretary . —Annual Subscription Two GUINEAS .
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City Of London Trade Protection Society,
CITY OF LONDON TRADE PROTECTION SOCIETY ,
LATELY KNOWN AS TIIE SOCIETY OF GUARDIANS FOR THE PROTECTION OF TltADE , Established in London in the year 1776 , and . now extending its operations throughout every part ofthe United Kingdom . 2 , CHARLOTTE ROW , MANSION HOUSE , LONDON . President . — Charles Fairhrother , Esq ., Alderman . Vice-Presidents . —The Right Hon . the Lord Mayor ; Joseph Brotherton , Esq ., M . P . ;
William T . Copeland , Esq ., M . P ., Alderman ; John JoUusou , Esq ., Alderman ; Francis Graham Moon , Esq ., Alderman . Trustees—The President : William T . Copeland , Esq ., M . P ., Alderman ; Bulkley John Muckworth Praed , Esq . ; Samuel Ridley , Esq . Bankers . —Messrs . Praed and Co ., Fleet Street . Counsel — G . Morley Dowdeswell , Esq ., Temple ; D . C . Macrae , Esq ., Temple ; W . A . Wearing , Esq ., Chancery Lane ; 11 . W . West , Esq ., Temple . Solicitors . —Messrs . Dean , Leeks , and Redpath , 13 , Swithin's Lane . Secretary . —Edward F . Leeks , Esq , 65 , Chester Square .
The Society was established upwards of seventy years ago , and it is confidently believed that , as it is the oldest , so its sphere of usefulness will be found to be by far more extensive than that of any similar Society . Its operations , although the Metropolis is the centre of them , are not confined even to the vast circle which the Cities of London and Westminster , with the Metropolitan Boroughs and their Suburbs , embrace , but are extended to the remotest parts of the United Kingdom . It matters not , indeed , how far remote may be the residence of Subscribers , as all the advantages of the Society are extended equally to Members in the Country , as to those who reside in London ; and the interests of the former are protected
quite as efficiently as those of the latter . Tlie offices of President and Vice-President have , for many years past , been filled , as they are at present , by Aldermen of the City of London , and by one or more Member or Members of Parliament . The Committee of Management consists of Traders and others , residing in the Cities of London and Westminster , of long standing , and high character . The Society includes among its Members Merchants , Bankers , Solicitors , Manufacturers , and Warehousemen , Insurance Companies , and other public bodies , Newspaper Proprietors , and numerous wholesale and retail Traders and Dealers , not only in London but in the principal Cities and Towns throughout the United Kingdom .
THE OI 1 JECTS OF THE SOCIETY ARE , To caution and protect the Trading Community of the United Kingdom , and others , Members of the Society , against the numerous frauds , deceptions , and impositions , to which they are daily expesed . To make all necessary inquiries for Traders , Warehousemen , and - Others , previously to their giving credit , and for Landlords previously to the letting of their Houses , Warehouses , & c . To contribute , from its funds , to Members , the means of prosecuting those who may have practised any fraud or imposition , or been guilty of any robbery , forgery , embezzlement , or
theft , and of opposing in cases of fraudulent bankruptcy or insolvency ; and , generally , to afford advice and assistance to Members against whose interests any malpractices may have been committed or attempted . And , generally , tp protect , support , and assist Traders and others , "Members of the Society , in all matters injuriously affecting their interests ; and from time to time , as occasion may require , to assist in applications to the Legislature for such repeal , alteration , or amendment , of any law that may appear to be injurious to their interests , and to enact such new laws as may be considered beneficial to the Trading Community in general .
PRIVATE CIRCULAR . The Private Circular , issued by the Society periodically to its Members , contains a List of Persons whose transactions have , during the period between each publication , been brought under the notice of the Committee , by communications through Members , and from private and exclusive sources and means possessed by the Society , together with a reprint of the Circular Reports issued by the numerous Trade Protection Societies with which this , the Metropolitan Society , is in communication . The Private Circular , which is sent to Members free of expense , is made the medium of publishing communications from Members upon general subjects , embracing tbe objects ofthe Society , including inquiries for Members in reference to business purposes ; and it contains also the NAMES OF PERSONS NOT TO HE TRUSTED , OR AGAINST WHOM TBADERS AND OTHERS
SHOULD BE ON THEIR GUARD . The Prospectus may be had on application at the Office of the City of London Trade Protection Society , 2 , Charlotte Row , Mansion House , London , or it will be sent by post to any part of tbe United Kingdom . Application to be admitted Members to be made to the Secretary . —Annual Subscription Two GUINEAS .