The Sun.
London, England, 1824-06-03 00:00:00

LONDON MECHANICS' INSTITUTION•

The Members of this Society held their Quar-
terly General Meeting last night, to receive the Report of- the
Committee and the Auditor's Report. The former, gave an
account of the proceedings and funds of the Society up to the
Present time, and the number of Members. Since the last
Report there have been upWards of one hundred Members
added to the Society ' • and the funds in hand amount to up-
wards of 400/. The Auditors reported, that there was more
money possessed by the Society than could be accounted for,
which, as`the President explained, was owing to the 'names of :
some subscribers and donors not having been asserted. Both
Reports were received with visible satisfaction. The Thanks of
the Society were then given to the Vice-Presidents and Com-
mittee, and in their name Mr. McWilliam thanked the Meet-
ing. The thanks of the Society were then cordially given to
the Auditors, John Smith, Esq. M.P., Grote, Junior,
Esq. and Wm. Ellis, Esq. The latter Gentleman expressed
his. acknowledgementS to the Meeting.—The thanks of the
Society were then given to Henry Brougham, Esq. M.P., anti
the other Trustees, for their exertions in behalf of the Insti-
tution.
Mr. BROUGHAM said he was gratified by the thanks of the
Meeting, but never were thanks less deserved. Ile had received
a great deal of pleasure at attending the meetings of the Society,
which he had done as often as possible, and been both delighted
and instructed.
• The thanks of the Meeting were then given to Mr. J. C.
Robertson and Mr. T. llodgskin, the former Secretaries of the
Society, for their exertions in establishing the Society; and the
honour was acknowledged by Mr, Robertson in a neat speech,
The thanks of the Society were then warmly bestowed on
Dr. Birkbeck, the President, and he complimented the Society
in a neat speech, assuring them that there could now be no
doubt of the Society obtaining the most complete success. The
Meeting then dispersed in perfect order.•

PERAMBULATION OP Tll4' PARIS/I OF GATES-
HEAD, DURHAM.

.
On 'l'htirsday last, the Rev. J. COLLINSON,
Rector of Gateshead, the churchwardens, the four-and-twenty,
and a number of parishioners, perambulated the boundaries of,l
the parish of Gateshead, a ceremony which had not been per-
formed "for 32 years. They commenced at the blue-stone on
the Tyne Bridge, .at nine o'clock in the morning, and pro-
ceeded by the northern and western boundaries to Wreck-'
ington, where refreshment was provided for them, and music
from an excellent band afforded amusement for the Ladies in
the festive dance. From hence the procession moved along the
southern and eastern boundary to the river Tyne, where the flags
and pipers took boat and proceeded to the Bridge. A number
of medals were distributed on the occasion, bearing on the ob-
verse, within a circle of dots, the Arms of Gateshead, round
which " Gateshead • parish 'boundry
re-
verse, within a circle of dots, " the token ;" and on the
Rev. John Collinson, Rec-
tor," round which, " Perambulated, 17th May, 1824." The
procession altogether was of an imposingorder. There were
probabli, of 150 horsemen on the field, besides a great number
of pedestrians, who accompanied the musicians. At half-past
four the peranibulation eiide4l.. A little after' five o'clock the
party and several friends sat down to an excellent dinner, at
the Black Bull Inn. The Chair was filled by Sir Robert S.
Hawkes ; on whose right hand was seated the worthy Rector,
the Reierend J. Collinson ; and on his left, John Barras,
Esq. The vice chair was filled by Edward Jackson, Esq.
On the removal of the cloth, the Chairman gave—" The
King," which was drank with enthusiasm, the band of
music playing the national anthem. The next toasts were
The rest of the Royal Family," 'The Duke of York and
the Army," and " The DKke of Clarence and the Navy."—
The President then requested an e:ePecial bumper,- as the toast
he was aboiit to propose, he was sure, would be esteemed every
way worthy of it:—He then gave-..-" The Rector of Gates-
head"—which toast was drank amid clapping of hands, and the
' most decided tokens of approbation, namely loud and continued
cheering. As soon as silence could be obtained, the worthy
Rector rose to make his acknowledgments, which he did in the
happiest manner, and with a feeling that was not unappreciated
by the • large anti respectable company then in the room
(upwards of fifty.)—lle concluded by giving as a toast " Pro-
sperity to the Parish of Gatcsheal," which was drank
with the greatest applause. The, President then gave
The Lord of the Manor, Cuthbert Ellison, Esq. M.P.,"
—which was received with every possible testimony of re-
spect, and drank with three times three. " The Church-
wardens" was the next toast.—(Applause.)—Mr. Edmond
Graham rose with his colleagues and returned thanks. " The
Stewards of Gateshead" followed—Mr. Pollock and another
gentleman rose and made their .acknowledgments. The
chairman then gave " The venerable Bishop of Durham, and
the Clergy of the diocese." The Rev. Rector rose and re-
turned thanks. The Vice-President rose, and in handsome
terms proposed " The health of Mrs. Collinson and the
,at the Rectory :" Drank with very great applause. The
worthy Rector was again upon his legs to acknowledge the
compliment. Mr. Bowman rose to propose the health of Sir
Robert Hawks, who had so obligingly undertaken the ardu-
ous duties of the chair on that occasion; and he (Mr. B.) had,
the greater pleasure in doing so, because the Hon. President.:
was known to them all as the zealous and active promoter of
every thing that had for its object the advantage or the weal'
of the Borough- of Gateshead.--(Great Applause.)—The
toast ,was drank with t'hiee times three and every demonstration
of respect. sir R.. Hawks rose to make•his 2 eknowledgments.
for the very flattering manner in which his health had been pro-
posed and drank by the. numerous and respectable company he
had the honour to address. He had long been a parishioner
of Gateshead, and though no longer so himself, yet intimate-
ly connected in business with those who were—and he hoped
would long continue to be so—he had pleasure in avowing
himself interested in humbly surparting any measure that
seemed to carry on' the face of it the appearance of bene-,
fit to a place ~So dear to his early recollections.—(Great
Applause.)._He' felt more than he had words to express
for the. kind manner in which he was received by so many ,
of his old friends'; and he begged to assure them all,
that the pleasing associations of that very interesting clay would
necessarily remain indelibly impressed- upon his mind.—(Ap-
plause.)—The spirit of the table was admirably maintained by
sentiment and song, till Mr. Josepti Hawks rose and gave
." The health of the Vice-Chair," prefacing the toast by a neat.
and appropriate exordium. Mr. JACKSON rose to return thanks,
and delivered his sentiments at some length, .in =A a way that drew
down long and continued applause. On the whole, we hardly
remember a convivial meeting going off; as the phrase is, with
greater eclat : but the effect was altogether a natural one, where
there was such abundance of good cheer, over and above the
obliging and courteous attention shewn both by the Chair and
the Vice-Chair throughout the entire evening.