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being applied to the p u rch ase o f new w ork s. A nnual subscription, 4 R bd.

CLUBS. T h e term Club, as it is used in this C ountry, will h a rd ly be recognised o r rig h tly u n d ersto o d eith er b y ourselves or ou r neighb ours, the F ren ch . T he D a n ish Club is m uch like the R u ssia n ; chiefly an establishm en t for card p la y in g , b illiard s, chess, & c ., for m en in office, m erc h an ts, and citizens in easy circum stances. D u rin g the w inter, fo rtn ig h tly or m onthly balls (except a t the K ing’s and M ilitary Clubs) are added to the o rd in ary am usem en ts. T h e chief clubs in C openhagen a re : Kongen$ Klub, The King’s Club; royal, how ever, only from the signature o f C hristian V II. being affixed to the leave given for its fo rm atio n on the 15th. N ovr. 1782. T h e n um b er o f m em bers is lim ited to 320. E ntran ce fee 4 R bd. A nnual subscription 16 R b d ., paid q u a rte rly in a d v an c e: in addition to w hich , a tax or contrib ution to St. M ary ’s C hurch o f 2 Rbd. is a n n u ally levied on each m em b e r, as is the case w ith all clubs. A m em ber can introduce a stran g er for the space of a week. One or (two balls are giv en during the