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HISTORY OP BISHOP AUCKLAND. 157 right of levying and receiving rents, tolls, and dues, or any of them, at, in, or in respect of the Market of Bishop Auckland aforesaid. — Thirdly. The erection and formation on any of the aforesaid lands of a Town Hall, Reading and Assembly Rooms, and Market House, and such other houses, buildings, yards, enclosures, and conveniences as the Company may from time to time determine. — Fourthly. The keeping up of a Market at Bishop Auckland aforesaid. — ^Fifthly. The selling and demising of, and the granting easements and rights of user of, and over the aforesaid lands, Town Hall, Reading and Assembly Rooms, and Market House, and other houses, buildings, yards, enclosures, and conveniences, or any of them, or any part thereof respectively. — Sixthly. The levying and receiving of moneys, rents, tolls, and dues for or in respect of any such sales, demises, and grants as aforesaid. — Lastly. The obtaining of such grants, licenses, and powers, whether parliamentary or otherwise, and the doing of all such other things as are or may be incidental or conducive to the attainment of the aforesaid objects or any of them. The value of the shares was £5 each, and the scheme was taken up by the principal gentlemen and tradesmen of the town. Mr. John Johnson, of Newcastle, was the architect, and Mr. Richard Cordner contractor for the entire building. We give the following statement of capital account, in which will be found the various items in connection with its erection : — £ •. d. £ ■. d. To 1124 Ordinary Shares at £5 6620 By Formation 278 4 6| „ 150 five per cent do. at £5 ... 750 „ Purchase of Property 1130 „ 45 six per cent. do. at £5 225 „ Purchase of Tolls 600 „ Loan on Mortgage 4000 „ Stalls .. 67 „ Old Materials Sold 156 9 „ Law Charges 360 16 1 „ Building 8101 4 7 „ Fittings 143 18 Oi „ Shares Forfeited 27 Balance 142 6 9 jeiO,760 9 £10,750 9 The following are the names of the original subscribers appended to the Articles of Association, together with the number of shares taken by each person : — NO, OF SHARES. William Trotter, Bishop Auckland ... 40 John Jobson, Bishop Auckland ... 5 Thos. B. Thwaites, Bishop Auckland ... 4 William Joplin, Bishop Auckland ... 20 Nicholas Eilbum, Bishop Auckland ... 20 James Thompson, Bishop Auckland ... 40 Henry Tuke, Bishop Auckland 5 William Shanks, Bishop Auckland ... 20 Balph Nelson, Bishop Auckland 10 VO. OF William Buxton, Bishop Auckland ... 10 John Angus, Bishop Auckland ... 5 Philip Robinson, Bishop Auckland ... 5 C. K Morgan, Bishop Auckland ... 20 Cuthbert Watson, Bishop Auckland ... 5 Wm. Dale Trotter, Bishop Auckland 10 Peter Johnson, Bishop Auckland 20 Joseph HoUis, Bishop Auckland ... 5 Digitized by Google