The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-12-03 00:00:00

GENERAL MINA. • (sxTR♦CT OP ♦ PRIVATE LITTER.) PLYMOUT►r, SUNDAY, DEC. I.—The French brig La Cuirassier arrived here a few days since from Spain, has , . lag on board the Spanish Patriot, General Mina; she was immediately placed under quarantine. , Public curiosity w as much excited in the town and neighbourhood, to aseertain when she was about to be released ; every one b e ing asxions to see a man about whom so much has ►een said and written. On Wednesday a hand bill was boned to the following effect:— "The brave Spanish Patriot General Mina is expected to lend at the Barbican to morrow, at twelve o'clock, when, it is bpped. Englishmen will be prepared to give him a hearty m ignon. "GOD SAVE THE KING." The next day at half past eleven, the Pier was nearly half filled with people; but previously to the expected hour, it was circulated in the most public manner that the F atigue had not arrived front town, in consequence of which he could not land, nor indeed could he until this document should arrive. Friday and Saturday were named in succession, bat with the same disappointment, 'though the concourse of people was by no means so great as on Thursday. To day it was officially notified that he would land at half past one, and notwithstaning the wea ther was as unfavourable as possible, the rain falling in torrents, the Pier at twelve, was crowded from one end to the other, nor was the assemblage confined to males, as many most respectable ladies were present, anxious to be bold the min who had so nobly fought for his country. At eleven the Bev Revenue cutter left the Custom Bone.. (the pratique having that morning arrived), and the General left La Cuirassier, and went on board the Bow, but as the weather was rather too boisterous for the General to land at the Barbican, he Caine from be tween Mount Batten and the Pier, in an open boat. The bells of St. Andrew's Church began to ring as soon as service was over, and at about twenty minutes past one, be landed amidst the unanimous clieeis of a most nume. irons and highly respectable concourse of people. On his reaching the top of the steps, lie was hoisted on the shoulders of the people, and taken to the end of Barba ern, intending to take him to the coach ; but their pro gress was interrupted by the posts placed at the end, to prevent horses or carts from encroaching on the Pier.— When in the coach the horses were taken from it, and he sass a th d e ra l t y v i drawn by the wsof po w p h u i l l e a to ge t n he tl em ßo an y a lH i ni o ti t s e iat on e of suite re i ad dressed tae people on the outside, thanking them for the 'warty reception the brave Mina had received, and apolo gizing for his not knowing the English language, as lie wool 1 otherwise have done himself the honor of addressing them. He repeatedly bowed, and was received wi:1) reite rated acclamations. Several officers in the garrison were in the crowd, and very active in opening a way for the lie sera' from the boat to the coach. It is reported that he intends taking up his residence at Stonehouse. Extract of another letter dated Plymouth, Nov. 30 : "That patriotic man and skilful soldier, lien. Mina, was released from quarantine this day, and about one o'clock bad the happiness, the honour, the felicity, of setting his feet on British land. The day was extreu elv inau tvicions, so much so that we had a gale from S. IV, with heavy rain. Notwithstanding this, the pier and its sub urbs were crowded with spectators, all ready to give the gallant stranger a hearty welcome. He was scarcely per _ emitted to place his feet on English terra firma, when the populace laced him, evidently contrary to his wishes, lira %Aar shoulder% and bore him, amid dinning Jimazas,'lii a dirriage in waiting. No sooner were Mina and his suite seated, than the horses were forced from the chariot, and their situation occupied by those paeans most ardent in their desire and determination to give the inmates a good specimen of English enthosissm. Surrounded by an immense crowd. In this state the thew' wps conveyed through the princi pal streets to the. Miti)ul Holes, a distance of a qaarter of a mi le. Upon his aeritil be was again cheered till he made his appearance at the window, accompanied by an English Gentleman, who, in Mines name, returned his grate ful %Installs. Three other cheers followed, when several Gentleoe.:ft of the town were admitted, and had the honour of shaking the distinguished foreigner by the band. Al though it was Sunday, had the weather been fine, it was estimated at least that 6000 persons would have followed the procession: the windows of all the houses in the line of procession were crowded. General Mina remains here mom days ; and to morrow, we understand the inhabitants will have the gratification of seeing him at our elegant Theatre. General Mina has more the appearance of an Englishman than a Spaniard, at all events, he is what we should call a tight built, close set little fellow, without that sallow complexion or those huge mustachios which gene. rally adorn the Spaniard's frontispiece. There are four or Ave Colonels in the General's suite, all of whom aupear well adapted to the arduous duties of their pro &salon." IHEATItICALS. The SURREY TEIFATIIE hem this week with .an entire *age of performances. Of these the fi rst, called " The two Wens, or the Murderers of Grenoble," a translation from the French, is full of "horrible conceits, and fancies strange." his well played, and was received with great approbation.— Tie should say it was almost too -horrible ; but the taste runs that way. The second piece is the old Herten* of the Benevo lent Tar, which is played as well as at the " large houses." — The third Is a burlesque on the Orphan of Geneva ; and, like ether buries/see, often more nonsensical than humourous. It NMI to introduce OXHERRV, but his character is hardly suffi cient to recommend him to much favour. Alt accident prevented our visiting Covent Garden Theatre lest Digit; but as the most different opinions are circulated respecting the merits of Pwctata in Henry Bertram. we shall take an opportunity of witnessing its repetition. The crowd at Drury Lane Theatre on Monday evening had not been equalled for many years ; and some confusion was an inevitable consequence. According to our Police Report. me gentleman had reason to complain of ►he conduct of a Pollee Dater; but, from what we have heard, Mr. Elliston hied reason to complain of another. Though hundreds of per boos had paid for admission to the boxes and pit, who could trot Gad standing room in either, we understand that one of these officious men who was stationed to keep order on the stairs of the two shilling pallery, perceiving a roil% of people eovalog, thought proper to shut the door to keep them out ; and the consequence was that, while every other part of the house, that night, was crammed to suffocation, there were eighty per sons less in the lira gallery than there had been on Monday manlght. By accounts f Hati, we that e P Aet, as regards trade be t wee n that learn republic th and rohibition the West Indian Colonies, had been most strictly enforced, and that no vessel whatever, or under any pretence, was per mitted to infringe it. The ship owners within the Tyne not only intend to apply to Parliament for a repeal of the coast duty on coals, lot also for the remission of the local export duty charge. able on coals shipped from that port only, and formerly Mown under the designation of the Duke of Richmond's duty! lNPstseos PLACARD.—Large placards were carried aweigh the streets yesterday, stating the "Sudden death Yeneg." It appears to have been a paltry attempt *draw curiosity towards a penny record of theatrical osents, in which th e p eony cr i t i c says o f Mr. Ilkair's King John "his death, as arranged last night, snowed to as as rather too bidden." We never met with more despicable attempt than this wanton sport upon the feelings of the public, and the friends of a popular actor, and very respectable man. ~__ THE STATESMAN. OLD BAILEY.—(Tnis MORNING.) These Sessions commenced this day before the Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR, Mr.JllllfiCe BATI.RT. and Mr. Baron HuLLoca. James Compton and Thos. Denton, were capitally in dicted for burglarionsly breaking, and entering the dwell ing house of Wm. Hammond, of Southgate, on the 20th of October last, and stealing thereoat two great coats, value 51., his property. The prosecutor stated that he is a surgeon residing at South gate, which is a hamlet of the pariah of Edmonton. On the night of the day named in the indictment, he had a call, and left his house at nine in the evening, and returned about 10. At that time the coats were hung up in the surgery. They must have been taken from thence between nine and twelve that night; the surgery is attached to the dwelling house. To ena ble persons to get into the surgery, a wall must be scaled, and a gate unbolted ; entrance may then be easily effected by forc ing a spring lock of common construction, which was secure that night; the door was fas:ened so as to require force to enter it. [The officer here produced the coats which were identified by the prosecutor as Ida property.] Prosecutor continued—The prisoner Compton had been his coachman, and was discharged from his service, only a few days before, for intoxication. In his cross examination he said, that the surgery was attached to the premises, rather than the dwelling house. The prisoner Compton here said, :he door was not locked on that night. James Clarkson deposed, that he got the coats from th prisoner Denton's wile, on the Friday after the robbery. Th e prisoners were at that time in custod y. iteess took thee prisoner Denton with him to the house, and told his wife to fetch the emits, which she did, observing that she had cut them to pieces, except the skirts. John Birch saw the prisoner Denton offer two costs for sole at the Thatched House, at Islington. the morning after the robbery. Compton was with him—does not know what was the price asked for them. The conversation about them Was not directed to him, Out to a Jew clothesmati, who refused to purchase them. Several other witnesses were called, who corroborated, the foregoing testimony. Denton, it appeared, was the person who attempted to dis pose of the coats, and said to persons to whom they were offered for sale, and in the presence of his fellow prisoner— " If you hear any thing about them, don't be alarmed, for they belong to Dr. Hammond." Reeves, a How Street Horse Patrol, stated a conversation that took place between himself arid Compton, when on their way to prison, in which Compton stated that it was Ithe intention of himself and two other per.ons to rob 1/r. Hammond's, and for this pnrpose they all went together. I He (Compton) knowing the premises, got over the wall l and let in one of his accomplices, while the other kept watch outside. They proceeded to the " Fowl house" and twisted t the necks of ten of the fowls, which w:•re put into a sack, and conveyed to market next day. The surgery was then broken open, and they carried off the coats in question.— Compton denied having participated in the produce of the plunder of the henroost. The prisoner Denton made a long defence, and denied all knowledge of the robbery. He called to character Jonathan Corbet, of No. 42, Clerkenwell Close, who had known him twenty years, and who stated that the prisoner had been in the employ of Mr. Lee the Banker, who was so well pleased with him that he made him a present of twenty pounds on quitting his service. Reeves the Patrol had also known him five years, and never heard any thing prejudicial to his character. if it bad been bad he must have heard of it. Mr. Juvrica &may summed up the evidence, and the Jury after Borne cutißultation returned a verdict of Utility against Coupton, and acquitted Denton. THE REMOVAL OF THOMAS THURTELL TO GIVE EVIDENCE AT HERTFORD. THOMAS THURTELL was this morning removed by virtue of a writ of Habeas Corpus from Newgate, to attend tbe approaching assist., at fier'esea to give evidence against the three prisoners now cent]. n the gaol at that place, charged with the murder of 3lr. &rare. WORSHIP STREBT.--(LasT NIGHT.) HIGHWAY ROMBERY.—Two jonng men, named Thomas and Nailer, were placed at the bar, charged on suspicion of a highway robbery, committed in the Kingsland Road.— Before the evidence was received, Glance, the officei.phiced Nailer's brother before the Bench, for attempting to pervett the ends of jostler, by endeavouring to influence the witnesses. The Magistrate said that he made some. allowance for bim as a brother. but if he repeated it he would send him to prison. Atkins, a butcher io the Kingsland road, then deposed that on Sunday night he was out with the prisoners on a ram ble. They were a little fresh, and in the Kingsland road, they seized upon him, and took his watch from his fob, and a pin from out of his neckerchief. He thought at first it was fun, but he ultimatey found it was not, and that the two prisoners made off by the water side. He was afraid to f'tlow them lest they should put him into the water, and just at the time Mance and Van, officers, came up, and to them he detailed the circum stance. The following morning they were taken into custody. Mance, the officer, said that when he took the prisoners into custody,they appenred to be perfectly well aware for what pur. pose they were wanted, but neither watch nor pin here been found. . . The prisoners, in their defence, said they were all drunk together. They were not aware of having acted as stated, and that if they had had any property of Atkins's the following morning, it would have been returned, but they bad not. The Magistrate said it was something more serious than fun, and thought they would find It so. lie then ordered the Clerk to take the depositions, and the prisoners were ful'l committed to take their trial at the present Old Bailey Ses sions. CORONER'S INQUEST IN NEIVGATE. Last night an Inquisition was taken in the Governor's room, Newgate, betore T. Snewros, Esq., Coroner for the City of London, touching the death of Mary Smith, a prisoner, who died in the said jail. Margaret Aldis, assistant matron in the prison, deposed that the deceased was about forty years of age; she hid been frequently tried for different offences, but the last time she came to the prison was about the '24th of August, 1822; she was then in a bad state of health, and ever since has been ailing; she was attended by the medical gentlemen belonging to the prison, and every thing consistent with the regulation of the place was rendered to her. About a fortnight since she got worse, and was confined to her bed, and notwithstanding every attention, she died abaut seven o'clock yesterday morning. The assistant to Mr. Box said, that the disease under which the deceased had laboured was the yellow jaundice. She was afflicted with it long before she came into the prison. She had every comfort, perhaps more than if she had been at large, for the surgeon has liberty to order any kind of nourishment for the patients, and they are sure to receive it regularly as he directs. Mr. ;Vollmer said, the deceased was an old offender. She hail been under sentence of death about three years ago, but receiv.id her pardon and was liberated, When brough in last, she was recognized by the Recorder. Her offence was stealing an umbrella, and she was sentenced to 7 years transportation; bat in consequence of her bad health she was not received on board the Hulks, and was again returned to this pri-on. Mr. Shelton observed that from the evidence produced, there was no doubt that the deceased had received proper treatment, which was the only poist for the Jury to consider. Yet notwithstamlng the due regularity well known to exist in all prisons, the law requires that an Inquest shall be held on any prisoner woo (lies in con finement, lest he should not be treated according to the regulations. The Jury expressed themselves satisfied, and returned their verdict—Natural drat h. LAMBETH STRECT.—A CHILD KILLED BY ITS OWN MOTHER —This office was a scene of bustle and confusion during the whole of the day, from the many persons who had flocked hither, to hear and learn the result of the examination of Mrs. Catherine Smart, who was charged with the murder, on the With November, of her own female infant, twenty-two weeks old.—The Presiding Magistrates were Matthew Wyatt and John Hardwieke, Esqrs. ; the Rev. Daniel Mathias, Rector of Whitechapel, and Magistrate for the County of Middlesex, was also on the Bench. The prisoner, who seemed to be sen sibly affected at the dreadful crime she had committed, was led Into the Justice Room, supported by her husband, a respecta ble looking man (residing at No. I. Lumley Place, Mason Street, Whitechapel), her poor aged mother, and some other female friends. Being incapable of standing from the extreme debility consequent on the great agitation of mind necessarily produced by her present situation, she was placed in a chair.— The following detail was then given :—Tne unhappy woman, since her accouehement of the deceased child, has been in a precarious state of health, hut owing to the persevering at tention and skill of Air. Mears, her doctor, she was gradually recovering, until the death of one of her children, which oc curred yesterday fortnignt, and which was interred last Sunday in Whitechapel church yard. This loss appeared to affect her deeply, and in the course of the last week she observed to her nurse how willingly site would cut her throat, if she could by that means obtain the consolation of being with her departed child.--The nurse, of course, used arguments•in order to banish such rash thoughts from her mind ; and the doctor ( who had previously dreaded that she might ma•.e an attempt on her own life) gave strict orders that every thing which was likely to be used for such a dreadful purpose might be kept out of her reach. Yesterday morning, however, she assumed rather a remarkable share of convalescence, and apparently sane intel lect ; for, on getting out of bed, she resumed with great cheer fulness arranging her domestic affairs. She lighted a fire under the copper, and had finished washing a shirt for her husband, whea sue took and began to kiss and hug her infant, at the same time remarking what a fine child it was.—lt was now about ten o'clock, and having intimated that she was thirsty, she sent the nurse to a neighbouring public house, for a pint of porter. After the nurse had gone on the errand, the only person, besides herself anal the child, was her mother, whom she also got out of the room bysending her for a basin of water, to the yard. The nurse was the first who returned, and on her entering, the front parlour a most appalling spectacle presented Itself to her view. The floor was a pool of blood ; and Mrs- Smart, who was sitting in a chair, was covered with gore, having in her lap the child. which she had been but a few mo ments before caressing, with its head severed from its body ! On the return of the curse, she exclaimed—" I did it—l did it." "It was I that cut poor little Catherine's head of•."— The infatuated woman still had the head in her lap, and on search being made, the instrument of death, a knife, besmeared with dotted blood, was found in the room. The Magistrates severely censured the conduct of the nurse, in not adhering more strictly to the command of the medical gentleman before named, in not leaving the accused alone, or suffering any titiog destructive to lie in her way. It was the opinion of -their Worships, as well as the Doctor, that the niuriltr was perpe trated in a moment of temporary insanity. Toe prisoner, during almost the whole of the examination, appeared to be in a sort of swoon, and to pay little or no attention to what was going on ; but she betrayed no symptoms of insanity.— She was remanded to the Infirmary of Clerkenwell Prison until the Coroner's inquest is held on the body of the child, and special orders were given that site should be closely at tended, lest she should destroy herself. She was taken away in a hackney coach, accompanied by Foster, her husband, end a Mrs. Rudolph, who proffered her services to take care of her in the gaol until site comes up again for re-examination. The husband and several other friends seemed to be overwhelmed with grief, and cried bitterly w bite in the Office, lamenting the circumstance. CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. 3.--We had a few coas, vessels that arrived with 1750 quirter of Wheat, 1350 Barley, 1640 of English, with 2700 quarters of Irish Or and 2700 sacks of Floor; but as the weather has becoi cold, awl the samples appear better to the hand. Moody prices are asked, and obtained for fine Old Wheat t Barley, indeed for every Grain of good quality; but inferior sorts still hang on hand without any offer bei made. Should the weather continue favourable the samy will improve greatly. THE PRISONERS IN HERTFORD GAOL Late on Monday night, Mr. Jav and Mr. Fenton, the solicitors for Thurtell, arrived in Hertford, and both then and for several hours yesterday bad consultations with their client, preparatory to the delivery of his briefs to Counsel. On Monday night, also,they received from the iligh Sheriff's office, a copy of the jury panel. Mr. Williams also conferred with Probert, and has I (employed Mr. C. F.Williamq, and Mr.C. Phillips specially or his defence. Thurtell's money being exhausted the night before last, he sent to Probert for some pecuniary assistance, not as a loan, but in repayment of advances he had made to him during his imprisonment. Probert, in answer to this mes sage, transmitted Thttrtell half a crown in an old snuff box. The latter indignantly returned the money and article so sent, and complained of Probert's ingratitude, in making such a return for the pecuniary assistance he bad already given him in the gaol: he understood that Probert had received some cash from hissolicitor, and having neatly expended his own, he took the opportunity of applying for re-payment. The indictment against these prisoners is not yet drawn op, and some nice points of legal technicality are said to arise in contratlistinguishing the cases of the three. All the witnesses for the Crown will be at Hertford on Thursday morning. The Judges will enter the toted and attend divine service at twelve o'clock, and it is nntlerstoorl Mr. Justice Park will soon after proceed to Court, and charge the Grand Jury. Nearly half the day on Friday is expected to be occu pied in bearing points of law, intended to he submitted in behalf of two of the prisoners, for a postponement of trial. M. Thomas Noyes, who has been so long confined in the gaol at St. Alban's, was on Saturday last discharged upon entering into his own resognizence to appear on the trial of the prisoners. Mr. Williams on Monday spent a great part of the day with the prisoner Probert, who appealed much improved in health and spirits, and conversed on the arrangement neces. any for his defence in the the most collected and intelligent manner. Mr. Williams, in the course of conversation, mentioned to him that he believed the Crown would will. ingly receive I.is evidence instead of pitting him upon his trial, if he could prove that Hunt committed the murder, or was present at it. His answer was, that he could not prove any such fact, and that his life must wholly depend upon the merits of his own case. We are happy to find, that the story of the application made to the Magistrates, for permissioa to take casts of the prisoners, which we yesterday copied from a morning paper, is now said to be erroneous. The object of Sir 'fhomas Lawrence, it appears, was only to satisfy a general curiosity. BOXERS. —SPRING •*a LAWGAN.—Monday last having been appointed far making the stakes, .One Hundred and Fitly So vereigns aside, and to be mule Three Hundred aside, at Cribb's, on a future day, for the great battle between the Eng lish and the Irish Champions, on the 7th of January, there was an extraordinary muster of amateurs, and there was no lack of the needful. After milling away at longs, shorts, aurloins, &c. &c. &c. the effects of the grape made eann a hero in his own right, end chaffing brought on many familiar wran gles. Tom got up on behalf of Spring, and desired that business should be attended to, end he produced ancther hun dred in addition to the tiffy before staked. Tom Belcher was ready with Langan's bustle, and the second deposit was wade. Irregular harmony prevailed, and some bets were made at 2 to 1 on Spring. The boxing match between Flowers, the blacksmith, and Neal, the Staffordshire navigator, will tale place this day be tween London and Oxford, for fifty sovereigns. ~;~: - • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. DEAL, December 2.--Wind &W.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Henry. Hannington, from Leghorn ; Mt. deira Packet, Allen, from the Westward, dismasted ; Camtlen. from Jamaica ; Resolution, Smith, from Qu be I.—Ala v end remain the Welding, Boyle, from Nova Scotia.—Came down from the River and remain, the Prince of Orange, White, Ter Cork nu.' Gibraltar: Genoa Packet, for the Nied:terraneent Palmyra, itevtiol ts. for St. Domingo ; Robert, Bathgate. for Montsarat ; London, Turner, for Jamaica ; and Comet, Mac pleson, fer Madeira. Potersmourn, December 2.—Wind B.W.—Arrived the lletty.CpaiS, from the Coast of Guinea.—The Urchin, Chad. wick, of ,liantticket, arrived at Almeira on the 10th of August. 2 days Ilia BoriavisQ.,mlth the owner of the brig I!Mward, who inforrahl,Saptain Coe* that Captain Juben, of the Ed ward, had beeaVisprdered by his crew, and the brig acetified; three of the perretialors ofAc, crime landed in the boat near Axial, where they wegt.aphended, and sent to Cape Coast Ccstle, and from theifeejO the United States.--The Urchin sailed 4th of August fat-South America, all well.—Ulf the Port. the Marquess of Hastings, ftom Madras, the Cape, and St. Helena. FALMOUTH. December I... Wind W.S.W.---Put back the Duke of Marlborough Packet for Lisbon.-Arrived the Peace, Long, from bouthton, and Three Sisters, Brown, from Jersey. The St. Patrick. from North America to London. end Isabella, from North America to Carmarthen, hale be. • n aban doned at Sea. CITY BUClNES9.—Yesterday, the Lord Mayor held a Court of Aldermen, for the general dispatch of pub'ic bm.i • cress; and it being the first Court in the Mayoralty, his Lordship, attended by the Sheriffs, came to the Gull ;hall in state. The Sbeillffs reported the state of the .everal gaol•. The Inlnest of the IVard of Parringd an Within attended with a presentment of sundry non freemen, an , l the nui.ance ocrarioned by slaughter houses; the I.tter was referred to the consi.leration of a committee, aml the non freemen to the Chamberlain. The Lord Mayor IL:- dared a vacancy of chief clerk to the Sitting Justices at Guildhall, by the death of Mr. Payne ; and the next l'oirt was appointed far the election of a successor. Seceeal persons were sworn, amt others allowed to be admitted, brokers, and some discharged from that office. Tice C ,art were occupied a very considerable time in hearing awd in. vestigating complaints against brokers. LONDON MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. Yesterday evening, at eight o'clock, a second meeting of this infant Institution was convened at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, fur the avowed purpose of receiving the Report of the Committee which had been appointed to draw ep the Rules and Orders. It being undee stood that no persons would be admitted, except those who h eel pro. posed their names as members, the meeting, though highly respectable as to number and appearance, seas not ,o crowded as that atter previous night. About a thousau names have already been proposed. Dr. BIRKBECK, being called to the chair, stated the object of the meeting. They bad assembled (he observed) to give a local habitation to a Society which had alreat.iy a given name ; and at the same time, to receive the report of the SubeCJininittee with the draft of certain Lea s, , atter many arduous sittings, they were prepare I to submit fur consideration and adoption. It was recommended that the Institution should receive donations of Moeey, Hooks, Specim-ns, Implements, Models, and Apparatus ; that, its the next piece, there should forthwith be established a Library of Reference, a Circulating Library, and a It ading Room ;'that a Museum should be provided of Marline , Models, Minerals, and Natural History ; that Lectures should be given on Natural and Experimental l'hilwop.,y, Practical Mechanics, Astronomy, Literature, and the Arts; also that Elementary schools should be provided for the teach. ing of Arithmetic, Algebra Geornetry,& Trigonornetry.and their appications to Perspective, A rchitecturn, Meneuratior , , and Navigation ; and lastly, that there should also be established an Experimental Workshop and Laboratory, for the better instruction of Mechanics by the results of experience. Mr. Rene/mom read the Rules and Ordt rs of the Mechanics' Institution, as agreed to be established on imr I Ith ult. He enumerated, in like manner, the doeations which has been received, both in money and hooks. W. FREND, Esq. moved that the lteport just read be received. Ile dwelt upon the connection that ex;!te t between Science and the Arts, and denied filet the knowledge of the latter was injurious to the cultivation of useful science. It war, indeed, too much the habit of some persons who cultivated the Arts to look down with contempt on their application to a class of persons, to whom so..jey was so much indebted for the substantial comforts and in dispenslble conveniences of life. He hoped that the period was approaching when the heaven gifted and heaven destined allied of man would be enabled to soar above tt, earth we trod, when, however humble the individuals in t!.e scale of mundane existence, and that Science would be ,seen walking hand in band stub the Arts. Hut it was also to be considered that they were entering into arrest sphere, by the interchange that was contemplated ; t; e Institution had begun well, and be hoped it would prosper. It was most degrading to consider the majority of men is beings who were calculated for only one purpose—manea I labour. He should, therefore, now propose, that the Report read by one of the Secretaries should be received. [Here the whole of the laws were read.] Mr. J.S.Tavlor after prononncing a warm panegyric !Ton the zeal and intelligence of the member of the Committae, moved that those rules be adopted by the meeting. To this motion an amendment was proposed by a mechanic, describing himself as a bookbinder, that no more than two members of any one trade should he admitted upon the managing committee. This amendment gave rise to a discussion of sonic length. It was urged by one party that two Committee men of certain trades, might no: be W./ intelligent as even one member of another trade ; and that others, who happened to be in reality of no trade at all, might be useful as members. The remark was also male, that an increase in the Society must lessen the chance of confining the trades; as at present out of forty trades not fifteen had joined it. 'f he present Committee, it was ad&d, had acted with zeal, fidelity, and intelligence; and seeing that their labours were directed to. consolidate the Instito tion, their Report should in the first instance he attended to, whatever might be its finsl fate. Jealously wasexpressed lest any of the Committee should become the Lecturers to the Institution. Here the amendment was put, and nei,atived. Another amendment was proposed in addition to Role 12, to admit of Honorary Members for life on donations of _'Ul. from each. This motion excited disapprobation, oo the grounds that it wee opening a door for the admissian of that sort of influence which might afrest the eqnalify and independence desirable among the members; and :that the establishment would have the wider betas. and the. firmer structure from being supported by the equal contri butions of the Mechanics themselves. Mr. Taylor's resolution was, therefore, carried. It was then agreed that a ballot should take place for the election Ir -Ind Monde- 1 tl. . 1, 1, ~~ .1 ~. , . .. m i n , o f Officers to the Institution, and Mo nday se'nnight was 1.-. 3 50 a fixed upon for the ballot. In tfie interim, it nal resolved i', Oats, that Dr. BIUKIECK, Mr. BROCONIAM, and Mr. Al I. HAY, , come should be requested to act as treasurers and trustees.— ; 63 ,,, Dr. llirkbeck having quitted the Chair, the thanks . of ;he t and . : meeting were on the motion of Or. Bor th wick tu'rhrht, it the voted to the Chairman, and the Meeting, about II u'Lloclt, g was adjourned. 1 being mples ei The following are the Rules and Orders as proposed at the Meeting:— . I , I I • leg :ii. • rae law rate he her sal er die ken Pot• ite• Hp r did then i life conk Id to ' o4 k Wok KM sball '"I