Whereas an Humble Petition has been

Whereas an Humble Petition has been presented to Us by the following Public Accountants namely William
Turquand of Coleman Street in the City of London John Unwin Wing of Prideaux Chambers Sheffield Anthony
Wigham Chalmers of 5 Fenwick Street Liverpool Henry Grosvenor Nicholson of 100 King Street Manchester
Jarvis William Barber of Alliance Chambers George Street Sheffield and Charles Henry Wade and Edwin Guthrie
both of Marsden Street Manchester setting forth (among other things) to the effect following:
That the Petitioner William Turquand is the President of a Society established in 1870 in London called the
Institute of Accountants that the Petitioner John Unwin Wing is the President of a Society established in 1872 in
London called the Society of Accountants in England that the Petitioner Anthony Wigham Chalmers is the
President of a Society of Accountants established in 1870 at Liverpool that the Petitioner Henry Grosvenor
Nicholson is the President of a Society of Accountants established in 1871 at Manchester that the Petitioner Jarvis
William Barber is the President of a Society of Accountants established in 1877 at Sheffield and that the
Petitioners Charles Henry Wade and Edwin Guthrie are Public Accountants at Manchester.