The history and antiquities of the county palatine of Durham; comprising a condensed account of its natural, civil, and ecclesiastical history, from ... boundaries, ancient, parishes, and Volume 1 - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 edition. Excerpt: ...E. C. Jepson, Esq., W. Green, Esq., W. Shields, Esq., Rev. E. Elder, Rev. G. H. Hamilton, Major White, Rev. H. Stoker, Rev. G. T. Fox, I. Bonomi, Esq., R. Thwaites, Esq., J. C. Backhouse, Esq., W. L. Wharton, Esq., A. Story, Esq., Rev. H. B. Tristram, J. Howison, Esq., G. Shaw, Esq., R. Shortridge, Esq., Rev. H. T. Woolrych, &c. After some discussion as to the erection of such an establishment in the city, the meeting ultimately agreed that a suitable site should be selected in or near Durham on which to erect the building. The committee appointed at a previous meeting for carrying out the intentions of the promoters, stated that the amount now subscribed to the Building Fund was £1955; to the Sustentation Fund, £171 13s.; to the Special Fund, £60 16s.; and a donation of £5; that there was every prospect of increased subscriptions, and that ultimately, by perseverance, the amount requisite for the benevolent object contemplated would be realised. I. Bonomi, Esq., and the Rev. G. H. Hamilton, consented to act as secretaries, pro tern.--At a meeting of the central committee held the following month, it was stated that the amount of the Building Fund was now considered such as to justify the immediate commencement of the work, and that the Sustentation Fund and donations were considerably increased. Calculations showing the value of the work done by the inmates of other penitentiaries were laid before the meeting, from which it appeared that £167 net profits may be annually earned by 25 inmates, according to the last year's earnings in the Newcastle institution, and £225 according to the earnings last year in the York Penitentiary. Mr. Howison, architect, presented to the meeting amended estimates, from which it...