The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-29 00:00:00

SONNET.-TO MARY.

Mary ! I want a lyre with other strings,
Such aid from heav'n as some have feign'd they drew
An eloquence scarce giv'n to mortals, new
And undebas'd by +raise of meaner things,
That ere through age or wo I shed my wings,
I may record thy rat!' with honour due,
In verse as musical as thou art true,
And that immortalizes whom it sings.
But thou halt little need. There 14 a book
By seraphs writ with beams of heashily
On which the eyes of God not rarely look,
A chronicle of actions just and lirsght :
Three all thy deeds, my faithful Mary. shine,
And, since thou own'st that praise, I spare thee mice.

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From the Thililin Correspondent re barn. thgt 01'
last Catholic Meeting was attended by abo:it
members.

ITHE AND BERMONDSEY ME-
4NICS' INSTITUTION.

erening. at eight o'clock, a public meeting was held in
Blackman, Cherry-rirden-street, Bermondsey,
forming a Afeehanlea' Institution. There were
persons resent, the principal of whom were
. but the committee benches were filled by a
ftirm,able gentlemen.
.ng plan of the intended Institute was circulated

most prominent characteristics of the present age
and increasing desire for instruction evinced
A the community. The importance of affonling
desire, and of adopting means for its roost jutli.
obvious to all. Institutes for the intellectual inn
Artisan are rising up daily in every part of the
sblished on the principles of the London Mechanics',
that excellent institution, thriving even beyond the
ecipectstions of their philanthropic projectors, and
lei, s.ring advantages amang thousands of that ne-
important branch of the community—the Operative
neighbourhood there is a great majority which
and who, although desirous of instruction,
and facilities individually of gratifying their
ts. It is only by mutual co-operation, anti •
expellee, that they will overcome these difficulties,
themselves of that which they would never be able sepa.

of Rotherhithe are therefore irformed, that it
establish an Institution in this pariah for the
I knowledge amorg the working classes resident
vicinity.
Commit' M has been chosen from a large number
favourable to the plan, for the purpose of investigat-
objets peopoacd, and the means to be adopted for the at-
!hereof.
-.impressed with a full conviction of the edam'.
community at large from institutions of this
fiacesvine net much real pleasure and benefit may be
• sestablisliment of one upon a similar plan in this
:hose before alluded to, with some slight variation
ad other circumcances, begs to submit the follow.
heination, and to solicit, at the same time, the
ilahabitants end the public generally towards cf.
,kriabbk an end.
propmed to be attained are, to initiate the artisan
of salon and study, and to afford facilities fot the
kayteept of his naiad,
eil are, the voluntary association of meth°.
• payment by each member of IQs. yearly, either in
id. quarterly ; donations of money, books, sped-
lid 1111,1)61w ; a library of reference and en eireola-
looms ; lectures on the most usctul and interesting
proposed to have two public meetings of the
on the first Tuesday in 31arch and September

President ; two Vice-Presidents 1 one Tres.
Committee-men, one half of which number to
working class ; • Librarian and Secretary. The
to be performed gratuitously.
intended than this Institution shall be subservient to
on of any principles inimical to the administration of
Farmed solely for the purpose of disseminating
• among the working dusts in this and the adjs.
design is to elevate the mechanic in the sale of
to his equal enjoyment the treasures of science;
to him the principles of the arts he practises, to
becone ' an honour and a blessing not to his family
but in his degree even to the world.'"
e Secretary. read a letter from isle. Brunel!,
:presided over the meeting, regretting his news-
and, in consequence,
EL BRENT was called to the chair. He briefly ad.
meeting, and observed, that there was scarcely •
be Society would flourish equally with the London
Institution, on the plan of which it was formed.
-- said he moved, with great pleasure, the first re.
the incorporation of a society for mechanics.
,sit to make mechanics wise would have been con.
chimera, but the possibility of it had row been shown ;
been rimed that man at any age might receive know.
wry necessary to show in • few words the reasons
been called together. It was proposed that the
should have good and useful scientific books;
le provided with rooms in which they could
hooks a filch they could take to their homes;
Amid be delivered to them, in which the most
should be given in a pleasing style. By those
a would perceive that in their various labours
scientifically employed often without knowing
s done by a gentleman who was that day to
, and it was only necessary to look at what
engineer (Mr. Brunell) had done, to imagine
machinery was the intellectual workman, and
his eye to the perfection of the work. The
had done so much for man, was only per.
of practical skill with scientific attainment.
assure would be dearly explained by the lee.
'd. An social and moral beings, too, the me.
ty would find themselves much benefited, and
nea•cat and dearest nature would w sit upon its
Learned Dractur then moved the following resolu-

establishment of Institutions for the Instruction of
eltesp rate. in the principles of the arts they
in other branches of useful knowledge, Is a
to improve extensively their habits and con.
the Ares and Sciences, and to add largely to the
and prosperity of the country."
',vont-lei the resolution, and observed, that
ble to darkness, so was knowledge to ignorance ;
the ray to industry, and industry to happiness.
whole course or his life knew a single idle mdivi.
enjoyed n single ray of real happiness. He felt
e more Mechanics Institutes were known, the more
supported, and the more the community at large,
I particular, would see it their interest to support

/NW to propose an amendment to the resolution,
nothiog but a deep sense of duty could induce him
elf to the meeting. Ile did not mean to oppose the
sledge. or to advance an opinion that man ought
AI. Knowledge, like the sun, was not to he sup.
t might dazzle the eyes of tome—bn:h were the
hope, of happiness, of life. Ile wished, how-
-1 objections against Institutions of this kind—if
grounded, as he believed they were, he felt
would be listened to, and if it were otherwise they
' There yeast present a furious fanaticism for finely
rr classes, which certainly would have an inju.
Loud cries of hear, hear, and oft, off; hear him

entreated that the speaker might be heard out ;
treeing inicht be assured that that which
of report would be Made appear so.
then proceeded. He said that the advocates for
In overlooked the evils which arose from it, and
tlnd theinsobortlination which it created. They
and splendid scene where they would meet one
disorder; and in the end they would find that every
master. (The cries here became very loud.)
J the generosity, but to the justice of those who
hoped it would never be said that the mechanics
nine tors meeting, gni would hear but one side of
Hear, heat.) Wbb, he would ask, that understirtd
Science, would condescend to guide the plough ?
' was usual with the opposers of promiscuous
to improper motives to those who sought to for-
s declamatory uufairness, and ha hoped the
.1d nin be used against hint. Ile would con-
trails all who loved truth, and justice, and inte-
Ks motion, via. " That it is not expedient to
thanics' Institution." He was friendly to the
let y, but in proportion as he felt zealous lUr
a that it would be detrimental to their interests
institutions as the one new sought to be

tker sat down, there were continued shouts of
hues from ail parts of the meeting.)
seconded by 3lr.Corticrirw•vrE, who said,
d been so properly put by hit friend who pre..
net conceive it necessary to add any thing.
aid that before the motion was put he would
tresodinent proposed was no amendment at all
`let had been moved, for that resolution merely
AS IS the benefit of ►Mechanics' Institutions in ge-
n/whirl of the society about to be formed. The
♦ere to be put, must be put on the question u
and not to the first.

ttena.ll that he would have been wrong If he
bis amendment until after the important pro.

rile amendment wag then put by the Chair.
hands were laud in approbation. but, of course.
Lost It. The amendment was therefore nega-
anl motion csrried.

teh~ sic, prah,ed the efforts of such societies as
'es, ou the ground that they would destroy some
he prldc. and make a mechanic know what he
much he lc as really worth ; for he said without
to other ear worth hotting.
aid that. as the expediency of the institution
. • •

ac telt he shoitid but 'weaken the cause it
,ents upon it. They had had the testimony of
poict—and it should he remembered he Wif
pin it, but one •ho had descended from an
society to mingle among the mechanics to do
benefit his fellow-beings. The evidence of tbis
many respected individuals he saw 'mond him,
tut time charges wfuch a faction bad endeavoureJ
nn.

rose to comment on the word " fact lam," but war

,aid, that if peopb would ose hard words they
a thLM. The g.11,1,,n1ni hid noted harsher ca-
ttle frptrid‘ of the institute: yet it could scarcely
from nta who had evidently vendved sa educe-
world be such objection to give that advantage

es
„JIERAU7
HL 'HA Vl
"tedsr
utile et f hnr'
sko• :
awra mecAsnitr.
f„Det-tahle
ar:be Le;niring plan
riaden '—
as. moat r.
~,," !able and
djelories of the
to this desire.
clii—...atislatrthess;rtiaa;
'ike that eseen
ine axpectstit
; their looting
i„ important I
h,,,,rapus nei
this class, at
rim d
1019.4 the 92
• aan I
iodinautm
weals expense..
fid,,,tl themselves of t
Ill!i.ri!bpes•:ns'aitants of I
mom! shortly to al
ofioeful knol
v
*A
Ong Plo`is" • id crave,
ble
irielanan facnwi
die übja•ts PcoPobod,
vertu thereof:
yttis Committee,
ta.--
...ruing to the con
• '
and cdoeovin,tl
Irtby the at %Hod,
'DI • ihot.e
..t.datier
gActsmilocatto ,1 ;who'
*---ina mile° fa :fora at •
Zooms— d the iohab
--kimea • desirable ar
PnlP°7
wok has of reflect'
'a L iwilt,
.0, to Us
el elan psymen
• set. dd. qui"
,Ma, Itsl UM,
linikt reading rooms;
the
ielfhn '
eats' ee cn.
• pre
Iletior.— t r
aadedtbs members on
loth eg•
toKort_ona !en
Vic taeaty.four Crn
kms from the work
buff stir office to hi
ajoiaat intended fit
kameasdon of sal P
`pastry. Formed I
opklloooWse among
I opiiikes, ris d 47
ex* by of to
IA sal•ding to him
to beCoile
eats reentry only, bt?
PaatiAse. the s
I lees to have presided
w• ,Deere: and, in a
Di%llll. BIIENI
eatal the needed, a
ilea Mat the Society
illeteeiar Institution,
' P. BIIIIRECI said t
t ewe. native to the
foal, the attempt to ;
sees tare chimera, b
Ng i led a: .0 been pray
4 *Alger now only nt
s =vamp hail bee
d mechanics alto
• dm der should be pi
I tad ma also a 'oh hook
the a.nrea also alieuld
' seta dor:nation ghoul;
haw wer,hsnica woo
* lad iteut very scion
Mad had been dc
lese takes thechair, am
sties dou:gu.thied enrini
that in his Vika mat
therm tidy l it his ;
, setich had
fisel dp dr onion of
Alipiatelf *a *sue
lie rbe Adhered.
Btably this society
elseape at the nea.l
rt. The LeuThed
'L That the establit
101tiCS, at a elteap
pirSe, as well an in
tor calmlated to I
to adeanee the A
lese.twou.tes, and pr
Ilt.M•tiatm.re assn
100asea prefsrable IC
Mauler led tho w;
Marra la the whole As
ea trey enjoyed
Ind did the more M
vied be supporta;
racksaies in partici
s TRONA' rose to
wi awed thee nothing 1
a bpeteathimaelf to th,
Pry m knowlcdgetc
glebe improved. lir
twarl because it migh
it eat of light, of hope,
I'r, to stye his obje,
1 Al ere well swum
▪ mind Mey would be li
vskitereftred. There
Nett the lower elasr
• trottctidary. (Loud I
at. km
Dr hit REM rim,
s lad Weol, that the ma
%meted of good ref
THomAS then pt
r; cod education ova
t *Pith ambition lind
aratd a pafeet and
Phtney ad disorder ;
'wine test be a ma
rot appeal to the
had sir.: and he hope
ofi,ain came to
the cream:. (Ileac, h
11
4, kit, ?maple, of ecierce
Clll it was
a S3u•or. to attribn te in
r it, I-at tint was de
uteisent would r
sat is tllitig upon a
g t° 2111nott his it
establish t, Mechanit
Sow den of society
yx *Ware, he felt thi
tulblittl loth knot
established.
aoLrfhth the s oesker
--niehat ;an and hies
he IV was seen
° dvtltitCan trti bre
"441i;:fot he did not c
illaastca said
a skstß, that the acasuid
resolution that It
It""lao opinion as to t
• esd Later' ea+
+,meet, if it were
1.3...." a third tesoltitiao,
,st.runs te ;
"4 *hied toata
-oocire
?eel ht
had passed.
Kea.,
. !Winn of the
'4 tan rr throe ban;
r-11.,,,j UMW
'"'•nd • ori•oal
s. • • ti., a tuella
ot' aiitu•es,
h", :tot Lrvirrallt
" tl., ar.d how mu
•—e oar the of
CI • IoTT said t, . .
c. nosh,' 4t.:,
cr,!rtien
. t:. pl
t:pnn
• - nin mach
and to bent
''411;•• a..al the tutu
-1 ~tut
•-inC !At therm
41/
' 11:,)!Al rose •
)14% ELLIOTT said,
_Peet to liar th
▪ •"'"' 2rl,!nt the
":sttit I '..tt from