The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-11 00:00:00

'LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION

AT POPLAR.

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ef Ms kinkiest, et Pane, none, sad Inowaeo was
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TbeCTIWILILIN *Zia Mat it wee to kka a somas of gia-
Nemillea te he asked to take the Moir at • menn of the
inbeilleab of a parkh with whieb be had hem so leas sea-
send mere partimbrly when the otiose was ems wh
Lk mire sympathy and support. (Hoar.) Hebeiievedthatit
wen of peat sad paramount 'amortises that ea lamitaddoooo
snit es they had an to autabileh, anal sake among
thaw (Hier.) They had an lantana of a Sanaa
criptisa I. the MIAS, Glom but Gem sae mese for
another it had sot memeded, sad IS bed hem said
that Imam that iastitaties had failed, there wee no
we 10 estahliebtag another. He did sot pet in
that View, Weems thought that the experience
whisk nay bad of the its... wash led M that want of as.
esee, mesa he a raid. it them for the Mum an prevent
the reearretwe of a sewed failure. (Bear, hear.) He bil-
-1 limed that no difference of opinion existed amongst them as
to the value of and trend& institutions r • means
et noised recreation sad lawn/4m (Hear, hear.) As
the present was bat a preliminary meeting, it would sot be
nerseary to eater into the details of the sobjset, which
owed be better Eiseamed by a oenatittwo ia private. lie
uaderstood MS there was some division with regard to the
site of the banks, but he thought it would be moth better
to poetyou• aq naassion it that sal similar palate till
they had firm determined on the espedimay of having an
institution w

Mr. BLUCH proposed the fleet resolution, " that is the
opiate* of tele meeting it is desirable that an institution
should be formed in this eastern portion of the Tower
Haslet, for the acquirement of literary and edentate infor-
mation, combined with a large hall for rational annonnents
mid public meetings, and it is farther their opinion that if
each en institution be Sounded en a liberal bans, there will
be every probability of its pleonasm summe." The Meer-
velem of the chairman bad ldt Mee but Utile to my. He
could not help rating, however, that he most cordially
sympathised in the object Mad they wen met to promote.
Mr. LEONARD seconded tins resolution.
Mr. PRICE supported the resolution. It would be a die.
grace to the inhabitaats of that put of London if, when they
saw so many literary institutions established in other parts
of the metropolis, they failed in founding • similar one
amen_ got themselves. The population of Poplar, El'epney,
sad LMehouse, at the last census amounted to 116,000, and
le 'maid not be much less at the present time than 130,000.
It would be a most disgraceful reflection on so lamp a popu-
lation U they felled to support a literary and scientific loci-
tudon in the locality. It was true that the Beaumont In-
stitution had not succeeded, but there were causes enough
in operation to mount for its failure, which he hoped they
would bowies enough to amid in hams.
Dr. Boweerr, Dr. Bytooaa, Mr. CLAT, and °there,
supported the resolution, which was carried unanimously.
In consequence of a remark of the Chairman a discussion
aro*, as to the principle on which the institution was to be
founded, but It was agreed that its doors should be thrown
open as widely as possible, and that the annual subscription
should be 10s. 6d.
A working man suggested that there should be two sub-
teraptiona, one for mechanics and one for the richer close.
Mr. OFFER proposed the next resolution: "That to
obtaia the memory funds for the erection of the building
r, (erred to in the preceding resolution, 600 shares shall be
tuned at 101. each. He said that he bed been a little our
prised at the quotient raised by the chairman. He was of
opinion that there should be no exclusion at all—that they
should at rt upon a fair and litier al basis. If there were two
subsaiptions, one for the middle class and one for the me-
chanics, he was of opinion that it would not work well, be-
cause the mechanics would feel that they were not on. level
with those who paid the higher amount. (Hear.)
I Mr. W. H. COTTON seconded the motion.
In answer to Dr. Bawls,
The CHAIRMAN said there was no objection to two per-
sons joinuiiung sn a share.
Mr. PALMA* suggested that there ahou'd be 1,000
I shares of U. instead 01 500 shares at 101., which, alter a
little discussion, was agreed to.
The moieties as amended paused unanimously.
Dr. BOWHETT moved the next resolution for the ap-
pointment of • committer to carry out the foregoing rem
lariats,

Toe Rev. Mr. STEPHENS seconded the motion, which

A vote of thanks wss passed to the ehanossa, who re-
taraed them's', and the meeting separated.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL

OxroaD, APRIL 10.—In a convocation held this morning
the Rev. S. W. Wayte, Fellow, Dean, and Tutor, of Trinity
College, took the oaths of Mee as Public Examiner. At
the same time the Rev. J. Coleridge, M.A. of St. John's,
Comb., was admitted ad tandem.

In i congregation holden Tcamediately afterwards the
following digress were conktred, v er of Arts: W.
C. Dowding and Rev. G. 6. Robirtion, Ramie; G. ',etch,
Fellow of ['fixity; Rev. A. W. Thorold, Qamin's ; Rev.
W. S. Final 8.. Edmund Hall. _ _

The ft-v.'o. Marshall, Stud.nt and Censor of
Christ Ch., and the Rev. W. 0. Henderson, MA , Fellow
of Magdalen, have been admitted to the office of proctors
for the ensuing year, the termer gentleman as senior and the
letter as junior.
The following gentlemen at t'le sums time took the oaths
of office as pr.pprootore for the year ensuing, viz.: The Rev.
C. Conybeare,ll.A., and the Rev. E. Stokes, M.A., students
of Christ Church and the Rev. J. Rigaud, Fellow, and the
Rev. H. Hdrris, Deny of Magdalen.