The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-03 00:00:00

•
eeeeie'e fife 4; hue h Put their exe4te Was 'eagert;lfefletied
in a remote and • small town in Scotland, end m Kendal, in
eleestmorlendi in.4901-0-',*hic.ii, the R_Otern they had ad-opted
and 'sentforth tees in full operation; it. could, not be ereperted
'that ernimg nit bodies 'ofineelianica, however desirable toeutopt
this plan, it-was fe'aeteneble there'eteistetf the necessary
means of Feerrying emu effect.. In .011 these instances, it was
Most desirable ,to promote
‘l.lte views of• the he
presents of .books; and efl'ordirg.then its -frequently as
possible opportunity'. of rekeiving • scientific lectuteecee
In the swell towns to which he Allotted; they hail begthe
with' a --set or &told', and *gone ,on, ,gntditelle to the , e4pan.
bion of their eibjecte until' they had placed themselves .upen
a inott respecuilite position: for ;the 'diffusion of itieftil anti
inforotetton, in their local circle. When he ,sat'
these-- proceedings in full operatic*,
,not
.only in the Urger,
but die smaller-end' most' eeniotte towns, he was entithat
to anticipate very little time would elapse befoei their plan
would be in full operation attiongstehe mechanics pf every town
in they rupire. • Although it was to triechenice alone ditty
ought to look fir the practical- extenitien' of the blessings of
thie-eysteir olimproventent, yet it Ought to be impressed upon
these .Who had the wane of twisting etra different sphere, ;low
math service' they had win their power to Confer upon the
mechaeictel classes,. /by presenting them With the appetites
or science, so. Feet:me-de for the' ulterier purposes of their esta4
bliehment. • Indeett,ehe would never appreciate. the simierity
of any man, 'however enlightened, who professed to pre-
mote the improvement of h!s fellow-countrymen,- unless he
aceernpanieet his professions , some • practical demonstra-
tion; wither' the Sphere of his influence, of the 'sincerity of
the opinions which he avowetL There was this great advaue
tap attendant upon the promotion of the interests of this
societt—thae men, of all sects, and of .all political opinions,
caeldreeticar in the object without compromising any of their
peculiar tenets-e.men who entertained the Most 'cnnscientiOus
difference. of, opinion from each other•upon generil topics, could
all agree upon this. One practical illustration of., his view in,
this way want worth the Most elaborate explapatione and it, was
' this—there eas one greatpolitical question. Which agitated a
large portion of the community. Be some it wee said, and he
was of the number; that time people.had not a sufficient sit ere in
the' direct adminietnition of
.the affeirs of their flovernuteet
-.others thought differently, end assigned as that
the people were not enlightened enough to get •ti greater share
with toucty in the pet:Ural. administration of their atlitirs.—
These 'were the •conselentious and conflicting opinfene of large
claws of people in the country. Now the object of this society
wateto enlighten the methanical.commenity, . object -in aez
curtlance with the just inexiin—thre. the more erq.ightened any
nation became, the fitter its inhabitant: were to receive a larger,
share ih the political administretion of their atlitire. So-that
lie who dor-tight the, people must be restrained from the -en-
joyment*of aneextettetoe of power until they became more. etc_
lightened, had, in prenioting the 'ends of thii institution; the
means or accomplishing his own . purpose, by-assisting in re,
Moving the disqtralifleation upon which his opinion was founded.
- Make the people more fit to be Intl-umet! with civil rights—
'improve them by all possible moms. The eerperimint is a
safe peeeeit. is pet the quality of 111:111 to retrograde. In this
vie*, the combiteetion of sects and pot:hit:how to promote the in:
costs of this Society is quite consistent with their own particuLtr
viewsta other respects; nay; ettels 'ie promoting its own peen's
liar (Tittle!), by assisting in the common object of this Society,.
Fifty years ago, it great French writer bed predicted that the:
children. of hie time would live to Fee a great chaos;, in the tiOn.
dition of the then existing state of.society.•lll eels strortger did he
Brou4batn) anticipate that the children of the present
day wail! live to see a greater cleinge in the contlitioo. of so-
ciety. - Ney, those` who were damned 'to live only four or five
years teem the 'present time, would see the 6mm:4i-dation Of a
great power, arising out of inereamed ettowledge among the
bulk of the people. It was on this account that -he rejoiced at
the establishment and extension of such institutions as the pre-
sent, and in Inuit% this tribute of gratitude to one of the most
dieinterested beneractors of science—their worthy President,
whose health he concluded by proposing.
The health of • the President was drank with loud applause.
The• Pite:sIDEVT returned thanke, and declared the high •
geatitteatlon which lie experienced et evitneeeittg the success of
an'instituthene arising' 'out of e•PeinciPle ite bud so ling; sup.
ported—nantele, that of difilisitio scientific information among
the mechanical deems, anti 'enabling them to possess it in the
way most likely to render it heneficial. Infortnatioteluol arisen
as touched by the magician's wand, among the mechanical
classes, and be belled -the development of it with the highest
satisfaction.e..(:teethtltll9
Mr. iii said he pad ouch pleasure in proposing the toast
which was jest put into ills hands. Ile could assure them that
nothing Wheeled -hint more gratification than to'have beard 'of
the great and rapid progress of this cxcellene instituting. He
had also the aatistactioe of ,telling theta that the mechanics of
h Aberdech, to whome hail transmitted the rules and reptile
titers -of this•Seciety; had, in imitation' of their exatnele, este.
blielied t 'tender institution. fle entirely concurred in • the
opinion that those who were not prominent in bestowing that
assistance which they had in their power to tallied, had,not done
their .duty to the community. • How much higher did their
Preitident itand, who, whilst otheri of great property, derived
true; the industry ate meclutuics, whither& men- ate trpnn the
Society; came forward himself' and generously athetreed the
mentie of erecting the building in which their liusieese was to
lie trausactetle-40reat applause.)--The great wealth, of society
tlePerided nut upon gold and property in the common, neeeptee
ctiloileoioeseothre
twieotceonls;lnibuunt
itttyn‘ttl4e):.en nwthiiinoesed:tfl:c.octe.tmssoilftittihientoezir,:e6tniveee
depended the mein strength of the national resources. • The
Hon. ..Metnber. concluded With proposing the healths of the
• Viee-Pheidents and Trustees of the Society.
• Mr. 111101)61IAM .returned thank*. iu liehalfOf hie brother
trustees, for the hearty manner in which.they had titanic their
Iteelths: Ile also took the opportunity of doing justice to the
public itervlces of' Mr. Hume, who waa alWays teelbiie •tbe the
improvement of his fellow countrymen. elle hati.no doubt that
those who owed a debt of gratitude for ptoperties gequired by
the industry of the operative classes, would take the opportuni-
ty afforded, of paying it, by ;miming the early exigencies of this
hoeiety. He took the opportunity of apologizing for the al).
sencee-some through lithe* ethers through absence trout town
-e-of mane of their best friends;. Among them' were hir,Francis
Burdett, Mr. Abereroniby, Mr. John Smith, Mr. Lucke, &c.
Letters were then read from Mt. Joshua Walker, Mr. Hob-house,. and Mr. John Smith, apologizing for Uhavoideble
nue. ,

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The heilths of these absent benefactor's of the Sociciy were
then drank with,opplatoe. - '^
Air. Alderman bVOQD' regretted his absence at* the original'
eStaiditaiment of this Society, in the prosperity of :.which,
i 14insuredmred them, he. felt the deepest intere:t. lie regretted 'that
they had erected their building , without the . intrnediate'pee-
• ciocts of the city of London;
,but nevertheless, if they Atiowtti
liiM, !Iv hoped to be a firm and zealous member of their inso-
- . lie begged leave to propose, the' health% of i'rofessor
,31illington, Dr. Gilchrist. Alt. klartineau, and Mr. Robert
' Williams; their Vice-Prcsideuts.
.. . ~
Mr. 31 A try' N'Esstr returned thanks. fl:e aitsured thg, :fleet-
ing that by sopuftitig each si SevietY as this, they would dit.
fuse that information which would put an endriluch better than
Acts or Parliament to those conbittations4at were practically
so injiit'itiutt to the interests of the Confruhnity;
1')r.•( tt.C.ti it tST and The other ViLe-l'reaitienis'nlioiefoitied
thanks. TIT heOths. of All. Tooke, the ,honorary ttolliurt,
.310Sitii. Robertson and' ilcxliikea, the former -editors.
,of du:
: lltechaMey'.."lfatta.l4, were thenglierL. '' ' '
• 111 r. 1 I p nu tcr.N, returned. thanks, and.pointed'out the bens •
1104 which had arisen from the establishment of.thet..ilftehanics'
: ,Ilitkvtirte,- (lilt cif which'this instithtion'liad sprung.
The healths*of the officers of the Institution- were then giver; ,
and , - , •, ' t . . .'.
~. i,. ~7 ' • •' .' •.h c,
. etilcintrTount.ss, tri re9posinthirosp.ertty to t. c key or
Landon,•tdok a'review at -"iferieft a progress at' this institu
lion which lie lioped wool4he inlitaioain iteiand;i„.weu•as ill
.I..lnglitild`find' Scotland, where the clitiohlop 9r. sicT)9ll.!e(),r Nal
.30 esirable,'-for'the pinto:se of thiiiing`the:piib tc in from],
ci4il dissensions, foatereti .by.their Government, to more Useful
.e
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:in returningiliankS; allMfeil td`theelialfgei in the comblhatit nit
haws w hielvw el• Fr. mail; .410Jer ), his.'aus ' 414ing Abe )41 41,
sititi4na'ea:presse ihesratificatikOtV! 'clt he felt the orn r` I
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the interest both of master anti man.
Several other toasts were drank, and the Cif Ain NAN left Ow
1 chair soon after 10 o'clock.