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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. 1880 Excerpt: ...drunk the same with equal cordiality and respect, beg leave to record their earnest hope that he may live as long as his great prototype Henry Jenkins, and at that 1 age be as strong as the said wine is now. Mr. Spring Rice offers to the Club a bottle of better whisky than that presented by Mr. Carew, to be tried by a jury de medietate, half native and half English. At the following dinner, on the 1st of May, it is recorded: --Mr. Spring Rice presented two bottles of whisky agreeably to his promise on the 24th of April. Sufficient number of special jurymen not being in attendance, Tales were prayed, and in the judgment of the company and waiters, the low-shouldered one, meaning thereby the bottle presented by the Right Honble. T. Spring Rice, gained the verdict, whereupon Mr. Carew representing the high-shouldered bottle appealed to the House of Lords. At the second breakfast of this session, on the 8 th of May, the proposal for liquidating the liabilities of the Club, made at the former meeting, gave rife to this anonymous notice of motion: --Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Bt., having intimated his intention of proposing to double the subscription of the Club, notice is hereby given that the following Resolutions will be proposed as an amendment. Resolved--That the subscription of the Club shall be diminished from five guineas to three. 2. That whereas every man knows or ought to know his own mind as to his engagements before two o'clock 1833. in the day, it is expedient that (instead of waiting for the chance of an invitation) notice shall be sent to Mr. Grillion by such Members as intend to bestow their idleness upon the Club, in default of which an addition of 5 J. shall be required, besides any lawful demand for the dinner from each defaulter. 3. That among a ...