The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1858.

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.

usiness
Shr. Paid Itanwers. Leasing Closing Prices B
Companies yesterday this day.
St. 100 Buekghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 93 100
St. 100 Clydesdale Jc. CaWon... 100 102
25 all Col.Stour Vy E.U.&E.O 13 15
St. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p.e Gt.Northn 136 139
5 all E. Un. 11. Sh. E. Count. 4 44
St. 100 Glas. Barr. di aldoniadi.
Neils. Direct. ... •••
St. 100 Do. New Do
25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt.Westn —
50 all Hull dt Selby. V. & N.M lOB 110
25 all Do. Shares. Do
12i all Do. 4 Shares. Do
12 all Lon.&Greenw SS. Eastern l2i 1321
20 all Do. Preference. Do 2l 25
St. 1100 Lon. Til., &S. Peto &Co 94 96
10 110 Do. Bark. Sh. Do
sil all Manch.Bxton.
and Matlock di Midld. 21 2i
St. 100 Mdld.Bradfd. Midland 94 96
64 54 Newmarket
BuryE.G.spc. E. Count p - iP
50 all N.diEst.s p.c. Do 57 59 57
50 all Do. 6 per ct.. Do
50 all Do. Fixed sp.c Do ••• •••
25 all Prest. &Wyre L. &11%. W ...
12i all Do. Stirs. 4Do . •••
St. 100 IRoystn.& Hit. Gt.Northn 136 139
10 I all Shrews.& Her T. Brassey 8 9
12 all S. Staffordsh.. M.MClean 10 1131
50 all NVearVaLg6pe Stk:&Dar. , .
25 all Do Do 32 33 32a
St. 100 :Wilts&Somrst Gt.Westn , 83 90

PREFERENCE SHARES.
25 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p.
c.pref. (issd.at 501.) ... r.
St. 100 Bris. &Ex.,' p.c. St 94 96
20 9 Do. 4 per c. Shares . . ...
St. 100 Caledu..£lo 41 p. c 99 101 100
St. 100 Ches. & Ho. 5i p.c ... ...
St. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent ... -- ... 99
6i all Cork&Bandonslp.c ... ...
61 all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J 6 6i
St. 100 E. Anglian Cls. ASh
St. 100 Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c 108 -... 112
St. 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c 105 110
St. 100. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l 112 117 117
St. 100 Do. No. 2 llO 115
St. 100 Do. New 6 pr. c. St 127 132
20 all East Un., G. 6p. C. ... ...
5 all IDo. 5g., 0 per cent. ... ...
10 all IN. 10/. Dobentr.Sh. ... ...
St. all !Do. do. 4 per cent ... ...
St. 100 lEastLancash.6p.cts ... ...
5 all E.&W. York. J. sth ... ...
10 9 Ediu. & Gl. sp.c. Sh ... -- . .
St. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c 72 74 72
St. 100 Furness, sp. c.... ... ...
St. 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5.p.e . . -- ...
St. 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c 117 119
St. 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem
at 10 p. c. prem 110 112
St. 100 Do. 41 per cent .. lO3 101
1.00 60 Do. 5 p.c., Rod. at: 5
p. C. prem.
10 all Gt.N.ofSeot.lstPre loi Ili
20 all Gt. S& W. (Ireland) ••• ...
20 all Do. 4 pert. Pref. St. ...
...
50 6 IGt.W.(B.&H.Ex.Spc 51 ri
St. 100 jDo. con. red. 4p. c. 92 94 921
St. 100 jDo, con. red. 4'. c. 87 8.1
St. 100 Do. irred. 4 per tent. 87 89 881
St. 100 Do. sp. c. red. pref. 99 101 10)1
8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh 9l 10
10 all Do. Chester Sp. c. P. S l6 17
10 all Do. do. sp.c. do 9l —10 i
St. 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. 72 74
263 all Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh. 181 —19 A
131 all Do. do. do. 94 9z.
20 all Do, do. do. l3l 146
St. 100 Lan,& York. 6pe.St. 138 140
St. 100 Lon.&B.G. 5 pc.No.l ... ...
St. 100 D0.,P., 5 p.e.St.No.2 ... „.
St. 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. ... ...
St. 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4 ... ...
St. 100 Lon. & N.W., Coy. &
Nuneaton sr. et... ... - ...
St. 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 porct.
late 3d Shares ...160 165
121 all Londy.& Color. 1 Si. ... ...
12/ all Londy.&Ennis. 1 Sh. ... . .
it. 100 M., S.,&L. 6p. Cent. 118 122
6 41 Do. do. do. .£6 ... . . A --i
it. 100 Do. do. 34 per cont. 66 68
[2l all Marypt. PiCarl.4 p.c. ... ...
[2l all Do. 41 per cent •.• ---• ...
.26 101 Do. do.
it. 100 Kid.Consol.6 p.c. St ... ..
it. 100 Do.Con.Br.Bir.6p.c 137 139
it. 100 Do. 41 p. c. Pref. St 99 101
it. 1100 Do. L. &,11. Pref. St 9l 93
.0 1 all New., Aber., &c., pr
sp.c.red.sp.o.pm ... ...
Ji) all Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et loi 111 11
!O all Norfk. D 0b.4 p.c. Sh ... ...
it. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1146 ... ...
it. 100 Do. 5/ p.c. pf , 1847 ... ...
it. 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 ... ...
it, 100 North British 106 108 107
7 3i Do. 71. Preference ..• ...
it. 100 N.E. Berw. 4p.e.Prf 95 97 951
.7 83 Do. do. do l4 i d
!O 13 IDo. Leeds 6 pa. No.l ... ...
.21 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 ... •••
5 10 Do. York H. &S. Pur 1 I par
13 all North Staffordshire 221 23
it. 100 Ox., Wor. & Woly. 6
p.c., Ist guar 11.5' 120
it. 1100 Do. 6p. c. 2d guar lO4 106
it. 100 Do. do. Dobeutr. St 9B 100
81 all Scot. Cont. Now Pref .. ...
it. 100 Se.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c llB 120
it. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St 125 127
4. 100 ,Do. d 0.31 p.c. pf. St 74 76
5 all 'South Devon lO 101
0 all Do. fixed 41 pr cont ... ...
D
).6 all S. Eas
of £1
(Reading Eastern
Os. 6d
Ann.)
. 24 241
,t, 100 Do. 41 per cent lOl 193
t. 100 o. Fixed 41 p.c. Sh lOl 103
t. 5 100 Do. New 41 pr. cent ... ...
t. 100 S. Wales Gua. 4p. c.
t. 100 Do. do. 44 p. c lOl 103
0 all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar . . .
5 all +Stock. &Dar., sp. 0 271 281
5 ' 19 IDo. do. do.
t. 100 IWaterfd&Kilk. 6pc 46 -- 51 491

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124
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BRITISH MINES.

. . '2ll2Alfred Cons. (Philk.)l 91 101;
20 14 'British Iron -
20 Condurow (Cambrn ) 80 90
10 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 460 480 460 21
••• 30 East Basset (Illogan) 90 --100
17s Great South Tolgus l4 15
••• 17/5 , G rt. W. Alfrd. (Milk ) 6 6.
... 7 Ort.W. Vor (lielstn ) 11 -- 2
. 17s Lady Bertha -I i
..
8 N. Frances (Illogan) 71 81
•••
. N.W.Basset (Illogan) 11 12 11 103/4
.:: 6115 North Wheal Crofty 4 5
... 13/4 Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 173/4 -- 181
... 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) ... •..
... Os. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 1 f 11
... 21 S. Caradon (St. Cleer 375 390
... 2S. Cam Brea (Illogn. 41 4i
*
••• 19 S.W. Frances(lllorm. 210 220
5 41 ram. S. &L. Min. Co. i —. 13/4
10 9 Tin Croft 3l 4
... 40 Un.Minen (Gwennap) . . •••
... 12sf V. of Towcy (Camar.) 13/4 13
... 11 W. Basset (Illogan) 23 24
... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 103 110
... 5f Wh. Basset (Illogan). 210 220
... 5 Wh. Bullor (Rdruth). 280 34,0
... 51 Wh. Edward(Calstek) 6 61:: 6 i
... 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant 10 11 i
8 Wh.Ma.Ann (Mould.) 43 45 143
41 Wh. Trelawnoy (Lis.) 24 ..... 26 1
FOREIGN MlN..______
20 78 'Australian
1 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (li.) i —ip i
35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued
at .C 5 pm)
30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada ... .• •
20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 13 --14
1 4 Clarendon Con. Min.
Co. of Jamaica . . ...d
40 all Cobre Copper 39 41
••• 16 Copiapo
1 all Dun Mountain Cop-
per Mining Co.
2 all Fortuna
20 all General
3 all Linares
5 13 Lusitanian
1 d
1 all Mariquita
i --
1 all New Granada
1 all Novean Monde
20 all Pont.Sil.LdM.&Smlt 6 7
5 1 Port Philip • --- •••
80 163 Santiago de Cuba
—2/
all United Mexican...— 3l 3,i-
MISCELLANEOUS.
1000 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) I ... 71" r!
25 19 Australian Agricult. 28 30
10 all Australn. Royal Mail 11 ••••• 11
10 all 'Berlin Water Works.. 31 41
10 2 'Do. New iss. at 5/, d ... ...
50 40 Brit. American Land ... ...
100 324 Canada 135 142
St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 1141 115 114 i il5
St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 25 30
25 all Do. Prof. 7/ p. cent. 25 27
5 all Crystal Palace 1 1.
5 all Do. Preference
4 all Crystal Pal, of France ..i.i
___ 4 1
20 all Eastern Steam 3l
St. 100 IBlectrioTelograph lO3 105 101
1 all Electric Tel. of Irel. ... ._
5 all !En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo 11 14
10 10s.'Eur. & Ind. Jan. Tel. ...
9 all iEur.&Am•Stm.(lina.) 4 44..
20 i,ll , Gon. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) ... _
...
15 14 IGen. Steam Navigat. ... _
20 5 London Discount -j i.d
4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 33/4 34
20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ...
... .
10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 7 8
10 all Do. Extension Teleg. ... _
...
10 all ,Alexican&S.Amerion ...
..
25 5 Nat. Discount Co 1 i
10 6 Netherlands Land i I
10 all Do. Do. . l3/4 i
5 all Do.B p.c.Pf.iss.at Id. 2 2 23
5 3 Do. Do.
100 80 New B. &N. S. Land 16 20
St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. 981 991
1 all g. B. Australasian... il _ i
20 all srth.ofEuropeStoam 2 3
1 all Oriental Gas
1 10s. Do New Shares id ,
5 all Pcelßr. Ld. & Minrl 2 2 21
50 all Peninsular & Oriental 77 7
50 10 Do. Now .. 63/4 7ip
50 all Rhymney Iron
100 60 Royal Mail Steam 6l -2-2 63
1 all Scot. Anstral.lnvest l3/4 —• 11
St. 100 S. Ans. Gov. 6 p.c.bds lO6 108
25 all South Austral. Land • ...
1 all Submarine Tel. Serip i 1
1 all Do. Registered
20 5 Tru s. Ln. Co. Up. Can. , ...
100 281, Van Dlemen'ti Land.. 14 -- 15 ,

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

ROLLS' COURT.
(Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly.)

HUTCHISON V. WRIGHT.

In 1855 the plaintiff insured his ship for 5001. with
an association of shipowner#, of which he was a member,
who acted as underwriters in the insurance of their own
ships, pledging their ships rateably and proportionably
for payment of the insurance in the event of the loss of
the ship insured.

The plaintiff afterwards sold his ship by way of mort-
gage, but did not send notice of the transfer to the asso-
ciation, and the ship was lost.
The plaintiff claimed the sum insured ; the association
denied their liability.
His Honour, the Master of the Rolls, in delivering
judgment considered that as the sale of the ship was in
reality not a sale out and out, but only a bona fide mort-
gage of the ship redeemable on payment, that the
plaintiff was entitled to decree for the sum insured with
costs. His honour granted a denretal order against the
committee of the association in 1855, rateably and pro-
portionably, as they were by the committee at the time
the insurance was made.

(Bcfore Vice-Cl,ancellor Sir W. Page Wood,)
POWEL V. AITKEN.

His Honour delivered judgment in this case this
morning. The points in contention related to the
workings of a coal mine, bunking, and air courses, levels
and roads, mentioned in an indenture entered into be-
tween the parties on the 27th May, 1848, adjoining the
lands of Moffentry, which were given in exchange. His
Honour directed certain inquiries to be made as th the
workings of the mine, and to report. His Honour also
disposed of the question of costs between the parties.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
THE MIDDLESEX GRIND /DRIES.

The two grand juries summoned every term for the
county of Middlesex were sworn in this morning before
Mr. .Tastice Crompton. The duty of charging them
devolves on the senior puisne judge, but in consequence
of that learned judge (Mr. Justice:Coleridge) having to
sit at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, Mr. Justice Crompton
attended in his absence.

The jury having been sworn, the learned judge ex-
plained the absence of Mr. Justice Cotoddy, and said
the juries were summoned according to ancient custom.
They were the only juries in direct communication with
that Court. Other grand juries returned their bills,
and their respective Courts and the cases were
afterwards often removed into this Court.
In old times the Middlesex grand juries had
important functions to perform ; generally great
political trials and state prosecutions origin-
ated before them. Happily they were now living in
better times, and gentlemen of their position and know•
ledge were rarely if ever called upon to discharge such
duties ; but if worse times arrived their functions would
be of the greatest importance. The learned judge then
referred to their duties of the present day, which were
mostly confined to cases of conspiracy and perjury ; and
as the public had a right to come before them without
going before a magistrate, it was necessary they should
be very particular with the evidence. He looked upon
prosecutors going before magistrates of the greatest
importance. It was one of the most important parts of
our criminal procedure, in order toloheck witneves from
stating on the trial anything for or against a prisoner
different to what they stated on the preliminary. inquiries.
The grand jury then retired.

EX PARTE SALISBURY M.P.-CRIMINAL INFORMATION FOR

LIBEL.

Mr. Welsby applied on behalf of Mr. Salisbury, M.P.
for Chester. far a rule calling upon Messrs. Mills and
Smith, the registered proprietors of the Chester Obserrer,
to show cause why a criminal information should not be
filed against them for a libel on the 20th Feb. last, on
the above gentleman. Mr. Salisbury stated in his affi-
davit, that he had resided for same time in Chester, and
since 1857 ho had been chairman of the Chester United
Gas Company, On the
_dissolution of Parliament, in
March, 1857, one of the late members retired from the
representation, and Mr. Salisbury's name was mentioned
as his successor. On tliel4'h March of that year Mr. Mills,
the reputed editor of the Ghester Observer, called upon Mr.
Salisbury with a espy of the paper of that date c mtaining
an article relating to the representation, and said that on
perusal of which, Mr. Salisbury would perceive that he
intended to support him as a fit candidate for the repre-
sentation of the city, and as he required capital to con-
duct the paper, he asked Mr. Salisbury to lend him 5001.
for that purpose. Mr. Salisbury at once refused. He
attended a meeting in the evening, and was declared a
candidate. Ou the following week, the day before the
publication of the libel complained of, Mr. Mills again
callei on Mr. Salisbury and stated he had made up his
mind to support him, for which Mr. Salisbury thanked
him. Mills then said that, in supporting him, he must
rely on pecuniary assistance in return for it, but that if
he could not assist him ho must go against him. Mr.
Salisbury declined to assist him, and informed Mills that
he must do as he pleased. Mills urged Mr. Salisbury to
re-consider his determination, saying be must
stick to his bread and butter, however much
he disliked Mr. Salisbury's opponent. Next week an
article appeared in the paper affecting Mr. Salisbury's
claims as a candidate for the representation, and from
that time numerous articles bad appeared in the paper
not only attacking his public pretensions, but villifying
also his private character. In the autumn of last year
the gas company applied to Parliament for an act of in-
corporation, and in consequence of some objections made
to it by the corporation of Chester it was withdrawn,
and a subsequent bill introduced and passed in conso-
nance with the views of the corporatism. In one of the
articles relative to the supply of gas it was stated that
"a more thoroughly practical convincing contradiction
of the untruths Mr. Salisbury time after time has deliber-
ately uttered to cram his detectible gas bill down the throats
of the people of Chester cannot be given ;" and in another
part,
" We know his practised ingenuity for shuffling
too well to suppose that he will be at any less for an
excuse for his conduct, however shallow it may be found
on examination." Mr. Salisbury, in his affidavit, denied
that he had uttered untruths in reference to the gas
bill.

Lmrd Campbell—ls that the whole of the libel com-
plained of ?

Mr. Welsby—Yes.

Mr. Justice Wightman—Thero is no corruption
charged.
Mr. Welsby called attention to Mr. Mills' statements
on application for assistance, and his subsequent con-
duct to Mr. Salisbury.

Lord Campbell said it appeared to him the charges
against Mr. Salisbury were unproved. Mr. Salisbury
bad acted Eaost honourably in refusing to accept Mr.
Mills' offer. He did not see how the Court could inter-
fere by a criminal information.
The other judges concurred, and the rule was re-

TEMPERANCE RIVALRY. --.EXPARTE J. B. GOUGH. -CRIMI-
NAL INFORMATION.

Mr. Quain applied on behalf of Mr. John Bartholo-
mew Gough, the celebrated American Temperance lec-
turer, fur a criminal information against Frederick
Richard Leos, for libel. Mr. Gough, though known as
the American Temperance lecturer, was an English-
man by birth. He was, however, brought up in America,
and in early life was addicted to intemperance. He was
reclaimed about 15 years since, through the instrumen-
tality of one of these societies, and from that time to the
present he had almost exclusively devoted himself to the
profession of a temperance lecturer. He came
to England in 1853, and lectured here for
about two years. He then returned to America,
and revisited this country in 1857, and during the
time he had been here had been lecturing on the cause
of temperance. Dr. Lees, against whom the rule was
applied for, resided near Leeds, and. was well known as
a writer en temperance, and also an occasional lecturer.
The libels complained of were contained in certain letter,
addressed to Dr. Wilson, president of the National
League ; but to better understand the relative position
of the parties, the learned counFel said that Mr. Gough
sought to propagate temperance principles by " moral
suasion," and Dr. Lees by means of the "Maine Liquor
Law." (Laughter.)
Mr. Justice Wightman—One by moral force and the
other by legal force l (Laughter.)
Mr. Quain—Yes. Mr. Gough was connected with
the National League, and Dr. Lees with the National
Alliance, and the libels complained of were that Dr.
Lees charged Mr. Gough with being habitually narcoti-
cally intoxicated from chewing opium, using tobacco,
and other narcotics ; and further, that he had been seen
intoxicated in the streets of London and Glasgow. Dr.
Lees also, in his letter, designated Mr. Gough as " Saint
Bartholomew." The learned counsel said he had affi-
davits from Mr. Gough, his wife, and others, contradict-
ing the statements so put forth.

Lord Campbell said no doubt Mr. Gough was a most
respectable gentleman, and a sincere apostle of temper-
ance, and sot a good example of the principles he incul-
cated, but he (Lord Campbell) did not think this was a
case in which ho ought to interfere. Dr. Lees did not
appear to have been actuated by any malicious motives,
and he was likewise a zealous propagator of the doctrine
of temperance, and for going still further by enforcing
it by actual legislation, and if he had heard improper

and unfounded remarks indiscreetly stated, as repre-
sented, he (Lord Campbell) did not think that a ground
for the interference of the Court. Dr. Lees seems not
to have been actuated by any improper motive, and he
(Lord Campbell) thought it was a case in which the
Court could not interfere by criminal inforniation.
Mr. Justice Wightman, Mr. Justice Erle, and Mr.
Justice Crompton concurred.
Ru'e discharged accordingly.

NEW QUEEN'S COUNSEL.-Mr. Power was this morn
ing called to the bar and took his seat accordingly.

LITERATURE.

Transactions of the National Association, for the
Promotion of Social Science, 1857. Parker and
Sons.
It will be still fresh, of course, in the popular re-
collection, that during five days of last October,
Birmingham was the scene of the first annual
gathering of this very remarkable association. Its
distinguished character has been now resplendently
vindicated by this substantial and really noble
volume, comprising within it the epitome of its
inaugural transactions. A more extraordinary
book, in its way, has not for a long while passed
through the press, according to our own recollec-
tion. It consists, as the title-page informs us, of
" Inaugural Addresses and Select Papers." The
inaugural addresses aro five ; the papers and ab-
stracts of papers are more than a hundred. As to
the former, the addresses, it will be very well re-
membered that the Inaugural Address was delivered
by no one less than Lord Brougham himself, the
president of this newly-created national association
—Lord John Russell delivering an address ou
Jurisprudence and Amendment of the Law ; Sir
John Pakington one on Educaticn ; Lord Stanley
one on Public Health ; and Sir Benjamin Brodie
one on Social Economy.
As to tha subsequent collection of papers, they
will be found to have been judiciously subdivided
under five heads namely, as the inaugural
addresses will have indicated—Jurisprudence and
Amendment of the Law—Pun'shment and Refor-
mation—Public Health—and Social Economy.
The comprehensiveness of the last of these five
divisions admits of its embracing within it themes
as dissimilar as—Strikes and the Early Closing
Movement, Savings Banks and Workhouses, Rail-
way Accidents and Free Libraries, Baths and
Washhouses and Self-supporting Dispensaries,
Prostitution and Intemperance. Under the head
of Public Health we learn much that is instructive
from Engineers as well as from Physicians, and
observe among the contributors to this section a
name otherwise familiar, that of Tom Taylor, the
facetious and imaginative. In the miscellaneous
treatises relating to Punishment and Reformation,
we meet with some most acceptable papers from
well-known writers and authorities, like Mr.
M. D. Hill, Mr. Jelinger Symons, and Cap-
tain Maconochie, Several papers of great value
upon the vital subject of education, refer more
particularly to the education of the working classes
as well as to middle class education. While
upon the twin subject of jurisprudence and the
amendment of the law, we have a very useful chap-
ter by Lione Levi upon judicial statistics, and
some very admirable suggestions for a more speedy,
frequent, and economical administration of crimi-
nal law, by Samuel Warren, the learned recorder
of Hull, and member for the borough of Midhurst.
One other masterly paper has yet to be particu-
larised, the production of a very profound and
philosophic intellect—a paper by Mr. George
Combe, on the Teaching of Physiology. A foot-
note at p. xxvii of the" Introduction," by G. W.
Hastings, appears in reference to this paper, by
way of explanation. It is as follows :
"The unfortunate and, I must add, improper rejec-
tion of Mr. George Combe's paper on the Teaching of
Physiology by the Education Department, arose from
n3isconception, and not from design. Partly from an
idea that it did not refer to education, and partly from
a belief that it had been published as well as printed
(both of which mistakes might have been easily
rectified by a proper explanation), the teading of
the paper was stopped. I was not present in the de-
partment at the time ; but learning what had occur-
red, and feeling much annoyed at the circumstance,
I at once made inquiries, and can state positively
that no disrespect to the author, nor any disregerd
of the importance of his sut.ject, was intended either
by the president or by any other member. The only
reparation possible has been afforded by giving the paper
in full in this volume."
As for the " purpwo" of the association, Lord
Brougham thus magnificently spoken at the close
of his admirable address :
"Knowledge is power ; but its natural ally is the
friendly power of virtue with which its dominion is will-
ingly shared. This is abort all true of the knoteedge
tehich, we shall seela to improve and to impart. The supreme
Disposer and Preserver, who decketh himself with light
as it were a garment, but defendeth all the earth as it
were with a shield,' has provided that the false steps
into which we are led by the twilight, will be prevented
or retraced when the day dawns. If any one is still
alerreed at the force which the people etem to gain when
their faculties are expanded by cultivation, let him re-
collect that this happy process cannot be continued, and
further knowledge acquired, without a new security
being given by that very increase of knowledge sgainet
the delusions and the excesses from which the peace of
the community has most to fear. We are reminded by
the subject, as well as by the place where we are assem-
bled, of the exquisite invention, the happiest perhaps in
the history of science, which makes the power of steam
provide by its expansion for its own control, the ono
being nicely proportioned to the other. Knowledge is,
then, both power and safety ; it exercises this self-con-
trol ; it gives to the mighty imolai engine both the
movement and the governor—
li strength with perfect art combined,
Awes, serves, amazes, and—protects mankind
"But it is not safety alone that we expect ; we fondly
hope for more ; we confidently look higher. Undaunted
by the resistance of adversaries, undismayed by the ob-
structions which the bias of prejudice, or the conflicts of
faction, or the strife of controversy raise to impede
social progress or to retard, its friends lift up their view
to the loftier heights where religious and moral truth
sheds an eternal light. Piercing the darkness of ignor-
ranee that shrouds our region, the mists of doubt that
obscure, the storms of passion that vex, the instinct of
selfishness that chills another, the eye loves to repose on
that bright summit where the same beams dispel all
doubt from our opinion towards God, and wane our
benevolent feelings towards men :
As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form
Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm ;
Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread,
Eternal sunshine settles on its head I
This is the eulogiuin of the association.