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MARYLEBONE VESTRY.

ADDRESS TO HER MAJESTYox THE CHANGE
OF ADMINISTRATION.
On Saturday, there was a very full attendance of the
Members of the Marylebone Vestry at the Court-house, a
special summons having been issued, as also one requesting
the attendance of Sir B. Hall, that he might inform the
Vestry of the position in which her Majesty and the
country were likely to be placed, in consequence of the re-
tirement of the Melbourne Administration, and the ac-
ceptance and resignation of office by Sir Robert Peel.
Mr. A. DANIEL having been appointed to the Chair,
Mr. HOVENDEN, after some judicious observations,
moved, " That the Vestry forthwith present an address
to her Majesty relative to the present change of Adminis-
tration."

Mr. SODEN seconded the motion.
Lord KENYON defended the conduct of Sir Robert Peel.
He maintained that the course the Hon. Baronet had pur-
sued was strictly in accordance with the principles of the
English Constitution, and had been carried out in the
times of Queen Anne, and even as far back as the reign of
Queen Elizabeth. It would be indelicate on the part of
the Vestry to bring the subject again before her Majesty
by an address.---(0h, oh.)
Sir B. HALL said he took a decidedly opposite view of
the question to the Noble Lord. He thought there never
was a time when a representative body like that Vestry
was more called on to support and express attachment to
the Sovereign than the present.--( Hear, hear.) It was
his firm conviction, however the Noble Lord might gloss
the matter over, that a most arbitrary and unconstitutional
act had been attempted towards the Queen.—( Hear, hear. )
He thanked God they bad a Queen upon the Throne, who
had the courage of mind not to submit to such gross injus-
tice, and he hoped the people would rally round her, and
support her against a similar attempt from any denomina-
tion or party.—( Loud cheers.)
Mr. G. A. YOUNG agreed in the necessity for an imme-
diate address to her Majesty in support of her late
determination. _ _

Lord KENYON moved, and Earl MANVZILS seconded,
that the Vestry proceed to the next business of the day.—
(Laughter.)
The motion was negatived by a large majority.
The question was here put from the chair, and the ori-
ginal motion was carried, with but four dissentients.
A Committee having been appointed to prepare the
Address, they retired to an adjoining room, and after some
lapse of time returned, when Mr. Hovenden read it, as
follows, to the Vestry :
TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT

MAJESTY.
The humble Memorial and Petition of the Vestry re-
presenting the loyal and populous Parish of Saint

-Mary lebone,
Showeth—That this Vestry has heard, with an indigna-
tion which it is hoped will be partaken by all your Majesty's
loyal subjects, that an attempt has been made to banish
from your presence the female friends for whom your Ma-
jesty entertains affection, and thus render your social station
more painful and degraded than that of any other woman
in your dominions.
That this attempt to make you a state prisoner in your
own Palace, to place a spy over every one of your domestic
movements, and to make your royal office a mere pageant
to be used only for the purposes of an oligarchy, is not in
accordance with the Constitution of this kingdom, and is
an insult which your people, the Vestry doubt not, will re-
sent in your Majesty's behalf.
That this Vestry is well aware attacks upon liberty
are not at the present day to be apprehended from the
Crown, but from the selfish part of the Aristocracy ; and,
therefore, the Vestry humbly prays-
-That your Majesty will be pleased to call to your coun-
cils such Ministers as, whilst they will uphold your Ma-
jesty's prerogative, will so direct and lead on the march of
reform in all our institutions, more particularly in the free
and extensively-enlarged representation of the people in
the Commons House of Parliament, as to prevent any oli-
garchy trampling on your throne, or on the rights and just
expectations of your Majesty's loyal people.
And your petitioners will ever pray, &c.
Mr. HOVENDEN moved the adoption of the Address.
Mr. G. A. YOUNG seconded the motion.
Lord KENTON repeated his assertion as to the proper
conduct of Sir Robert Peel.
The question was put, and a division being demanded,
there appeared—
In favour of the Address
Against it
Majority
A Deputation having been appointed to wait upon Earl
Durham forthwith, that he might present the Address to
her Majesty, the Vestry broke up.

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THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER
LITERARY; SCIENTIFIC, AND MECHANICS'
INSTITUTION.

A public meeting, to make the advantages of the
above Institution more generally known, and to obtain
assistance to permanently locate it in suitable premises,
was held in the large room, at the King's Arms Hotel,
Palace-yard, on Saturday, at one o'clock, the Right
Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Pre-
sident of the Institution, in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN said that, before proceeding to the
business of the day, it would be gratifying to the meet-
ing to hear read a letter relative to the proceedings of
the day, which bad been received from Lord Brougham,
one of the oldest, steadiest, and most efficient of the
friends and promoters of education, and the diffusion of
useful knowledge. The letter was as follows—( We
understand this letter was addressed to Mr. Basil
Montague) :

" Grafton-street, Friday.
" Dear B. M.—l am really extremely sorry that a
very particular engagement, which I cannot put off, pre-
vents me from having the satisfaction of attending the
Meeting to-morrow. You know that I have been un-
der the necessity of laying down a rule to thyself against
attending meetings, on account of the very great num-
ber which I should be obliged to attend. But this of
Westminster would have been a justifiable exception.
Its object is of great importance, and I have long felt
the great want in Westminster of the lecturing accomo-
dation which it is designed to give. I beg that you will
present to our worthy fello-w-labourers in the cause of
popular education my best respects, and say, that my
mite shall not be wanting towards the desirable end in
view—nor my assistance, such as it is, in endeavouring
to accomplish it.

" Believe me to be yours truly,
" BROUGHAM."
The applause occasioned by the reading of this letter
having subsided, the C*AIaMAN proceeded to state
that it would be quite unnecessary to enter into an

explanation of the objects of the present meeting, or
to enlarge on the great and important advantages
which must necessarily result from the establishment
of institutions similar to the present. Two years only

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had elapsed since its establishment, and during thai
short period, gratifying proof had been afforded of its
usefulness and efficiency, sufficient to be perfectly satis-
factory to its supporters and promoters. The members
already amounted to 400, of which it was satisfactory
to know that more than two-thirds belonged to that ex-

cellent and intelligent class, the mechanics. The existing
subscriptions had been sufficient to provide lectures.
These lectures had been supplied by persons admirably
qualified for the discharge of this important duty.
But at present a great defect was experienced in conse-
quence of the imperfect accommodation afforded ; to re-
move this defect was the object of the present meeting.
It must be obvious that members could not be attracted
to this institution without proper and convenient accom
dation.

The circumstances in which this institution

was placed ought to induce those who were friendly

to the cause of the diffusion of knowledge to stand for-

ward in its support. It was situated in a densely po-
pulated district. The population of the two parishes of
St. Margaret's and St. James's amounted to 50,000

persons, a large proportion of whom belonged to that
class to whom the advantages held out by
institutions of this nature more peculiarly applied. They

. . ...-
did not apply for public support .on speculative
grounds, but were proceeding on the sure grounds of
experience. Two years had made manifest a growing
desire on the part of all parties to avail themselves of
the advantages of this institution, which had been
fortunate in having escaped those evils with which
many similar institutions had been affected at the origin.
The utmost cordiality had prevailed among its original
promoters, whose efficient co-operation was the best gua-
rantee for its future prosperity and permanence. It
would be curious to know how many of the 400 mem-

bers have compared their habits of life with the course
pursued by themselves previously, and by those with
whom they were surrounded ; they would find that they
now improved those hours, which had previously
been wasted upon pursuits productive of the worst
consequences to themselves,_ and to those with
whom they were connected. Here was an opportunity
offered to all to profit by the acquisition of that useful,
instructive, and attractive knowledge which tended to
make good moral men and good citizens, which
gave them the power of detecting delusions, gave rise
to feelings of self-respect, and raised them in the scale
of morality and virtue.—(Cheers.) He considered
these institutions as of the utmost importance with re-
spect to the social relations of the country, as affording
farther the opportunity of showing by their example
that they devoted their leisure hours to useful pursuits,
and whatever small sums they could spare out of their
earnings to the purchase of these advantages, thus
forming habits in their children which would best seem e
their welfare here and hereafter. It would be a great

disgrace to Westminster, if in every other large town
institutions of this nature should be established, which
Westminster was without. Although the present at-
tendance was scanty, yet he could not doubt that when
the case was simply and plainly told they would find the
inhabitants at once ready to respond to their call, and
he trusted ere a month had elapsed that the required
sum would be subscribed.—(Cheers.)
Mr. Justice COTTMAN said he appeared among them
as a stranger. lie had received a circular convening
the meeting, and he had thought it his duty to obey the
call. He considered it the duty of the Government, in
the first instance, and all those who wished well to their
country, to assist in the diffusion of useful knowledge,
and to uphold and give every assistance in their power to
institutions likely to promote this laudable purpose. He
concluded 'by proposing the following resolution :
Resolved—That the City of Westminster Literary,
Scientific, and Mechanics' Institution has, during the two
years it has been in operation, fully realised the hopes of•
its founders and friends in affording useful instruction and
intellectual recreation to the industrious classes, and by its
general character and conduct has established a strong
claim upon the public to be placed on a firm and permanent
basis.

The Rev. H. H. MILMAN congratulated the meeting
on one of the Judges of the Land having come forward
to attend it. As clergyman of a large parish in West-
minster he considered it his duty to come forward as the
advocate of every intellectual advancement. He knew
some persons thought the diffusion of knowledge hos-
tile to the propagation of religion—his own opinion was
diametrically opposed to this, and he should regret if his
faith in Christianity was of so pusillanimous a nature as to
suppose that it should suffer in consequence of a diffu-
sion of knowledge. Religion and intelligence had many
common enemies in those low, degraded, and sensual
pursuits, which were so attractive to the worst parts of
our natures ; and when they saw buildings of architec-
tural pretensions arising around them for the sale of a
physical and moral poison, he thought it their duty to
take care that a building devoted to the diffusion of
of knowledge, should possess an exterior at least as at-
tractive as the gin-palaces. He had been connected
Institution from its commencement, and attributed its
beneficial effects in a great measure to a resolution then
passed, excluding subjects connected with religion or
politics from discussion, and which pledge had been
rigidly adhered to. After enlarging upon the advantages
of the Institution, the Rev. Gentleman concluded by
seconding the resolution, which was put and carried
unanimously.
Mr. WHATELEY, in proposing the second resolution,
" That to render the institution fully and permanently
useful, it is only necessary for the public to render
such additional assistance to that already afforded, as
will supply the means of erecting a lecture-room, and
otherwise adapting the buildings already purchased to
the purposes of the Institution," said that there was
not a more respectable person in this country than an
industrious and well•ordered mechanic. Upon the in-
dustry, activity, and intelligence of our mechanics de-
pended the pre-eminence of this country. The question
was not whether they should educate or not educate,
but whether they should give a good education
or a bad one. The thirst for knowledge was ge-
neral ; and it was their bounden duty to guard
that thirst by the supply of good knowledge, so that
everything deleterious should be kept away. lie would
ask if, apart from all other considerations, the mere plea-
sure of acquiring knowledge was not the most enduring
that man could possess?—(Curers.)
Mr. BICKNELL said that this cause required no elo-
quence, no tropes, no figures, except the figures of bank
notes. He believed the reason of the scanty attendance
at the rneet:ng to be that people were so fully convinced
of the utility of this institution that they did not want
to hear the speeches, but were fully prepared to give
their money. If any one could doubt of its &fleecy he
would ask such doubter to see who was their President,
who we'..s the first mechanic amongst them, of whom he
would not now say what: he should have said bad
he not honoured them by his presence. The
situation of the institution was so obscure, that it was
difficult to find it out ; it would also be a great conve-
nience to have all the rooms under the same root:
He trusted that they would not only contribute the
money, but support it by their presence, and thus
strengthen the bonds of society.
The resolution was then put, and carried unani-
mously.
Mr. PAGE WOOD then moved the following resolu-