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MARYLEBONE LITERARY AND

SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION.

A very numerous and highly respectable meeting of the
members and friends of this Institution, took place at the
Lecture-room, Edward-street, Portman-square, on Wed-
nesday, the Right Hon. Lord Brougham in the Chair.
Mr. JOHN HEMMING detailed the rise and progress of
the Society.
Mr. BASIL MONTAGUE, after an elegant address on the
importance of the establishment of such Institutions, moved
a resolution to that effect, which was seconded by Sir A.
CARLISLE, and passed unanimously.
Several other resolutions were then proposed, and spoken
to, by Dr. Sayer, Mr. Young, Sir John Ross, Mr. Buck-
ingham, M.P., and the Rev. Mr. Ramsay ; the last of which
was--A vote of thanks' to the Patron of the Institution,
Lord Brougham.
Lord BROUGHAM said, I beg to express, as far as I am
able, my deep sense of the kindness—l will say cordiality
—with which the mention of my name has been received,
and Vit. the vote of thanks, which, I must say, I havC but
too little deserved. My,services to this Institution cannot
be spoken of as at all to be compared with those of others
which.have been acknowledged, as they have been here-
tofore confined merely to the good will and hearty wishes
which. I have given to the prosperity of this Society.
Allow' me, however, in closing the business of the day,
to make a few observations, in the course of which I
shall not dwell on the flourishing state, or the admirable
regulations which characterise the Institution, nor upon
the past benefits conferred upon society by the diffusion
of keowledge, which topics have been already illustrated by'
my friend, Mr. Montague, so eloquently, as to have con-
ferred a novelty upon a subject which has become trite
from repetition. I should be inclined to say more of the
peculiar merits of my friend, were he not present—this
much, however, I will state, that he is one of the best,
most firm, and straightforward coadjutors whose aid in
public life could be desired ; and whether directing his
energies in common with Sir Samuel Romilly, or Mackin-
tosh, in the reform of those portions of the crirn;flid law
which were as barbarous as they were impolitic, or in be- I
stowing them upon the diffusion of knowledge, the cause of
1
mankind is much indebted to' him ; his observations upon
the latter have' dispensed with the necessity of my dwelling
particularly upon the benefits to be derived from it. I
will, therefore, come at once to the practical corroboration
of them, involved in the rise and progress of such institu-
tions as this is ; and it is "delightful, as has been re-
marked, to observe the increase of the popular desire for
such information as is to be acquired from these institu-
tions awl I am persuaded that it will still increase and mul-
tiply tlitivins so calculated to have an admirable effect
upon the nWrals of society. The first great change in this
,gespect took place abtut ten years since, and it was an
event pregnant with the utmost importance, as marking the
progress of society It was in the year 1824, as well as I
can recollect, there were but three institutions of this kind
in the kingdom—the Royal Institution, in Albemarle-
street ; the Russell, and the London Institution:. At this
period, however, the London Mechanics' Institute was
founded by Dr. Birkbeck, who had many years before esta-
blished a similar one at Glasgow, in connexion with the An-
derson Lecture ; and which was in fact the foundation of
all the others now existing with so much benefit to
the country. I myself have seen the emblazoned
chart to which were attached the names of the me-
chanics—for they were all of that class of society—who
therein thanked him in their own simple and homely way
for the information they had received from his first lecture.
—(Cheers.) About twelve years afterwards, Leonard
Hunter founded an Institution upon precisely the same
plan at Edinburgh, with a library and a school of ,arts,
which rapidly increased, and still rapidly progresses in suc-
cess. But, as I, have before mentioned, the London Me-
chanics' Institute was founded by Dr. Birkbeck, in accord-
ance with the system on which he created that of Glasgow,
and its eldest child, the School of Arts, at Edinburgh. It
was'; begun in 1823, and finished in 1824, and Dr. Birkbeck
not only gave to its constitution the valuable aid of his
counsels and ability, but contributed nearly the entire sum
which the erection of the theatre of that Institution cost in
Southampton-buildings, a great portion of which still re=
mains to be reimbursed, as I understand he has received
but 8001. of the 3,000/. or 4,000/. he expended. I am sure
that he does not grudge the money, nay, I urn confident
that be considers it placed at excellent interest while he
derives the satisfaction of knowing that he confers one of
the greatest benefits that can be bestowed upon his coun-
try.; but I grudge it from such a man, although there re-
mains no doubt that, from the success of the Institution to
which he has given birth, he will be gradually repaid. Tint
Society. was, however, opened ; lectures were delivered there,
schools were established, and an excellent apparatus pro-
cured, and see what have been the consequences. It oc-
curred to many persons amongst the wealthier classes, that
as their workmen and servants had instructed themselves in
literary arid scientific knowledge, it would be unbeComing
that they should be their inferiors ; and as even our less re-
spectable ideas n:ay be productive of good, so the vanity
of these persons (and I will not condemn vanity when the
origin of such a result) led them to avoid having their heels
trod upon by those whom they were accustomed to consider
their inferiors, and to deem it unseemly that their servants
should know more than themselves. This was one great
and important consequence of the establishment of those
institutions, and one upon which we have just reason to
congratulate ourselves.—(Cheers.) I remember, (when
the London Mechanics' Institute was opened,,,the Duke of
Sussex, the Marquis of Lansdowne, and many other per-
sons of rank and talent, were present), I used the same
homely but not misapplied expression which I have just
now applied ; I mentioned what is justly and from experi-
ence my conviction, that when so vast a body of know-
ledge and intelligence as was likely to accrue from the
means adopted for its diffusion amongst the common people
—which, by the bye, is an unjust and improper term to be
applied to them, and which has rightly begun to fall into
disuse --when the lower classes became thus nearly as well
informed as the higher, if the latter did not go quicker in
the race' for information, they would have their heels trod
upon in an unceremonious manner, that would not tend
much to their credit.—(Cheers.) This was a feeling which
at that period was not confined to myself, but was enter-
tained by many others whose opinions are entitled to much
weight and consideration, and the fact was that, thence
many other institutions similar to this were formed. In the
spring of 1825, the London Literary and Scientific. Insti-
tution was established, to which there now 900 members
attached ; it also possessed a library containing 6,000 vols.;
lectures were constantly delivered there, and with regard to
the library, members had not only the privilege of
reading there, but, what is much more useful and.bene-
ficial, could take what books they pleased home, with
them for the purposes of study. This is decidedly as
it should be, and I mention it' more particularly in order
that authors may understand that when sending their works
to such establishments, 5 or 6 copies of them are proportion-

' ably useful. This is, however, the present prosperous state
of the Institution to which I allude, and I might mentior
many others, equally demonstrative of the general benefits
it has conferred, which have been more extensive than those
of our own, but that I do not wish to encroach upon your
time, and although I am aware that in doing so the i
stances.would rather create a feeling of emulation than of
jealousy.. I shall next allude to the Western Literary and
Scientific Institution, which was established in the same
year, and which has a library containing upwards of .6,000
volumei, and has been eminently successful in achieving the
end forwhich it was created. These two Institutions have
jointly 'produced a work entitled the Literary Union, which
is one of the cheapest periodicals I have ever read. It is,
I believe, published quarterly, and is admirably adapted for
its purpose, which is to record faithfully the proceedings of
Institutions of this kind, and such a work was. very much
wanted indeed. for we have plenty of records of all other
Institutions, and amongst the rest of that which was lately
for Med at Westminster—(Laughter)—although, perhaps,
such records may not be so positively agreeable, as being
the detail, of the proceedings ottbatbody who bad the task
of governing the state, and which, I trust, I shall soon see
taking a more active and zealous part in the education of
the country than it has hitherto done.—(Cheers.) The In-
stitution neat formed was the'" Southwark," which had
LOO members, and a library 0t3,000 volumes ; this society
was originated in May, 1832, and in July, of the same year.
the 'lslington Institution was established, which had 280.
members, and a library of 3,000 volumes. At the
end of 1833 the Eastern Institution was formed, as
" the 'London," as the City. of" ,Leadon Institutions
were not found sufficient to answer the large demands
for knowledge made upon them ;, it possessed a library
containing 1,000 volumes. In March 1834 the stream of
knowledge extended still farther into the country, and the
Belgrave Institution was founded at, Chelsea, but which, as
being more exclusive than the others, was limited in the
number of its members ; and I shall now add another to the
already extended list, the Pentenville and Islington Insetu-
tion,- which I was informed this morning was in progress of
being successfully established.—(Cheers.) It is therefore
highly gratifying indeed to observe that the wealthierclasses
have not been outdone in the great work of improving their
minds .; but if the education of this class of society alone is
all we are to expect from these and similar establishments,
•I shall be much disappointed, for this is only one of the
many beneficial results of education ;. and
,I should be de-
ing injustice to the subject, I should misstate my opinion,
and undervalue the good effects of the improvements conse
quent' upon the diffusion of knowledge, if I. asserted that
these alone were to be expected or anticipated, because, al-
though, the higher classes were pushed on to exertion by
the great events of 1823 and 1824, when the working or-
ders undertook to educate themselves, and drunk deep of
the 'well of science ; yet my distinct opinion is, that no one
thing is more certain than that no benefit can he greater
than the education of the wealthier portion of the com-
munity, as the inevitable means by which the blessings of
knowledge will be diffused. to the lowest classes in the
kingdom. Accident had given the peculiar course to in-
struction which it originally took ; but its natural progress
is not;from the lower to the higher class, but from.. t),,
higher to the lower, which is the natural result of the
poorer order having other occupations in society, and gene-
rally possessing neither means nor time for the acquisition
of knowledge. What is the necessity of the rich in
thii`resPect, is the means of , relaxation •to the poor.
What is the daily bread of the one is the luxury of the
other. But when the wealthier classes are ignorant, it is to be:
naturally inferred that the humbler are at least equally so.
When, the master's knowledge is confined to a very little
portion, it is to be thought that the servant knows nothing
at all, or, in fact, that they are much the same ; and it' is
not to be expected that the waiting maid's mind is extraor-
dinarily illuminated where the knowledge of her mistress is
confined within the precincts of a novel or of a fashionable
paragraph in a newspaper, in order to wear away time until
her carriage-has arrived at the door. So it was with those
country gentlemen-whose knowledge is confined to their
love of the chase and of the luxuries of the table, with
whom their stable boys alone, are on a par, and amongst
whom the names of Bacon and Bentham—two so illus-
trious as would shed their glories permanently over every
age. and would
./,nn, ----ortnised at eyalt-kurno ,-
ike_.-ic
With baneue-L-4ould prniduce no effect beyond p.olaps the
inquiry whether they ere the names of horses. In that
constitution of society the state of the poor is fixed in igno-
rance as immutable as fate, and it is morally impossible
that, it could sensibly improve beyond the standard which
the wealthy have adopted as their own. I have taken and
mentioned this classification of society as the most strik-
ingly illustrative ; and I speak of each without the remotest
intention of exciting contempt for them, and merely as com-
ponent
.parts of an order of things who were as little to be
blamed for what has heretofore been as we are deserving of
praise for what now is. We have only the better fortune
to have lived later in the world than those to whom I have
alluded ; but in the former state of things it was no wonder
that the lower classes were ignorant, because they did not
possess the means of improving their minds ; but within .4.
century and a half a mighty change had taken place, and
the philosophy even of Aristotle has been driven from
its strong holds by the more rational doctrines of more
modern . and more enlightened sages. The cables
of dogmatism have been cut, and we are now moving
safeisipand rapidly along the pure and brilliant stream
of knowledge. The consequence of this will be inevi-
tably that, the intelligence which begins above will find
its way downward, for take one layer of the social pyramid,
which is .widest at its base, and tapers to its point—take
one stratum of this, and when one or two of its component
parts are impregnated with the acquisition of knowledge
the others in the same layer will naturally think that there
is some. great enjoyment attached to the possession, and
each will use his utmost efforts to procure it ; one imagin-
ing that its achievement will make a reputation, another,
that it will glorify a love of power or distinction ; but I do
not quarrel with the motive which inevitably leads to good
—and so it is diffused amongst the next low; and when it
comes amongst the middle classes, a few will come forward
and say, why is this enjoyment confined to us ? It is there-
fore conveyed to the next stratum, and so on, until it can-
not fail to. be communicated to the lowest of all, which I
shall designate as the great body of the people.—(Cheers.)
I trust that I shall live to see this much-to-be-desired con-
summation ; and I think I shall, for I feel that there is no-
thing that, can now possess the power to stem the influence
that has been set in motion.—(Cheers.) I have heard per-
sons state that the people have already learned or may
learn too much ; but the torrent of knowledge has com-
menced its, course, and it might as well be endeavoured to
stop the current of the Thames by placing- a sentinel on
Westminster-bridge, or by placing a man there to desire
the stream to stay its progress, as to stay the rational move-
ment of intellectual power. If they dread its effects, let
them strengthen the piers, and they need not 'be afraid ;
and I can Jell them that they never can be effectually
strengthened until' the rotten portion of them is entirely
removed,--(Cheers.) Men do not tear -the light if they
have nothing bad to show within its beams ; and if they have
-the natural wish to hide what demands concealment will not
prevent the entrance of its uncontroulable power. I have
heard the arguments of those wretched reasoners—but I
am wrong to call that reason which has no claim to the.
denemination—repeatedly urge the danger of the promul-
gation of knowledge ; but to whom is it dangerous ? to the
people? will mankind become worse behaved the more they
know ? will they become better the more absolutely they
are benighted in the clouds of ignorance? will the me-
chanic become proportionally brutalised as his intelligence
comes in competition with the ale-house and the gin-shop
of his ancestors, for it cannot be denied that we know more
than our ancestors, unless we can' suppose them to be
possessed of the happy faculty of foreknowing the past im-
provements in the arts and sciences which were ascertained
after they were dead ? My opinion decidedly is, that the
more a man gains of civil, religious, and political know-
ledge, the more he reads of and discusses those topics,
the better citizen and more piolts individual lie becomes.
If there be any truth
.in religion, which I feel and know
there is, the better a man knows the grounds of ,his faith

the better reason he has to follow up the tenets of his creed,
as being enabled, in the Scripture ithrase, to ascertain
" the faith that is in him," and, that it is that Of a rational
and not an irrational being—the more a man knows of the
doctrines of morality also, unless our code is a false one,
the better will he, in my opinion, be enabled to shape his
conduct. according to them. He is a better workman who
knows the arts and sciences to which his tools are appli-
cable, and he is the better farmer or'woodman who knows
the qualities of his hatchet and his horse ; nay, I will apply
the same course of reasoning to the farmer's servant, whom
knowledge, I assert, renders a more efficient one, and thus
we can satisfactorily, and without the fear of rational.con-
tradietiOri, go to the very loWest classes of society.—
(Cheers.) Have we not good reason, in the Sarno way,
also to conclude that a knowledo procurod by an exami.
nation of the strut:tut@ of tho political machine by ...vbich
we Are govorood Is equally useful in ascertaining the ha.
lances of power given to the various portions of tlt Vali-
stitution, the high authority of the 14—mq of Lords, and

_ freroga, ..s ofbythtbeebliigreeetEs r
... Upon- botie'?. Is not a knowledge of this—of the die-
meets o. the Constitution—eminently useful, lee teaching
thieir effects, and inculcating a reverence for the sacredness
of property, which is the corner-stone of society ?or will
ale knowledge of this tend to make any individual a less
caliet, a less useful, a less sober or orderly member of so-
c iety ? Certainly not ; and it is lucky that it is so, becanse
-the current is in motion, and must go on. because there
exists not any means powerful enough to restrain it. It is
very well to say that all persons should not be taught the
knowledge of politics ; but now, despite any efforts to con-
troul them, politics will be read ad discussed, whether it be
for good or evil (and if for good it is comfortable to say so,)
for the system cannot now be stopped. The only question
was, whether the people read what was beneficial and -dis-
cussed it properly ? The beacon light had broken forth
from the temple of science, glittering upon It bill, and all
steps were accordingly directed towards it ; but there were
many compartments in the temple, and is it to be said that
all of them were to be opened to examination, save that of
politics? If so, let the advocates for this beware, lest by
keeping it shut when it should be open, the people may be
Compelled to go to a wrong shop, and purchasing a bad and
spurious article, become a prey to every political quack
who chooses to make them the deluded purchasers of the
nostrums which he dispenses for their. injury and hisdOwn
benefit.--(Cheers.) Such a system, which declares the
ability of acquiring every species of knowledge, but that the
fruit of the tree of political knowledge must not be eaten of;
is destructive of every good interest, as precluding the eee-
quisition of that information which most concerns those irs-
terests. But I believe that no man will go so far ; and for
my own part, whether in or out of office, I have ever. acted
upon the necessity I felt of the diffusion of universal know-
ledge, which might have been an erroneous scheme in times
long past, before the upper stratum of society had been im-
pregnated ; but I am persuaded that it is now right eael
proper that the people generally should not only be he,ined
to the acquisition of scientific, but political knowle'dge ;
and I would have strong hopes of the achieVement
of this great object, if., I saw reading rooms and lie
braries established throughout the kingdom, and the stamp
duties taken off the medium through which . political
knowledge is communieitted ; for,- not only the food we eat,
is taxed, but the food for th mind is loaded with an impost
of at least 100.. per cent., which is a tax equal in \Anti.)
the article itself, and which no other article, save this,-even
now so much in demand, could possibly, or wit'utait utter
destruction, bear. If I had remained in office, I hoped to
have effected this ; and, were it once done, the means of
political instruction could be diffused in every cottage. in' the
empire, where the greatest need of it trxisted, and where the
end of rendering instruction is X! ore difficult in proportion
as the inhabitants of towns are gregarious. Novelty is in
inducement to inquiry ; and, from the moment that instruc-
tion can be wrapped up in news, I shall have no doubt of
success. In addition to what I have mentioned, the esta-
blishment of schools is of the most vital importance ; but
I Would not, as in Prussia, establish them with the aid of
the bayonet : this would at once have the effect ' of ren-
dering the system unpopular—and it is just now unpopular
enough in England—and, in order to prove this, I she,.
merely instance that, of the'l,soo,ooo inhabitants of Loe,aon,
not more than 300 persons send their children tn4ither of
the two Universities established in London. 3-k.'ev seem to
think that the benefits of education will be more certainly
acquired at boarding-schools in the nei
ourhood, whereas,
at either of the Institutions I have
could be educated at a cost of:t 1, aided to, their children
admirable system of gene7:l anad 81. pursued, and likewiee medicala- r
instruction
where
th
e wasos t
conferred b possess the benefits of example,
)er- . residence under the parental roof ;.but
the folks the city seem to prize the benefits of edu-
,e-W.:At more for themselves than for their children. It
has been said, that the interference of Government by
wholesale would tend to cause the withdrawal of volun-
tary subscriptions for the purposes of education. Ido not
think so, and although two grants of' 20,0001.. each were
with difficulty wrung from them, when in one year twenty-
seven millions had been spent upon the art of war, yet I
hope that this sum will now be doubled, and, with this in-
creme, that the quality of the instruction will be improved.
The mere knowledge of reading and writing is but very
little indeed, and the mere ground-work of further improve-
ment ; but nevertheless,infant schools must be establishM
by the state in all large towns, which are the nests of crime,
and where the vicious are chiefly bred and fostered. If this
were done, and the system followed up to maturite, it would
not only beeonte a substitute for the gallows, but in a great
measure also for transportation, and confinement to hard
labour ; for whoever reflects upon the causes of crime will
be aware that it is generally committed when reason has
refused to assert her claims. Example is certainly neces-
sary, but the great principle whereby the seeds of crime can
be best eradicated is by educating the infant as well as the
adult. Then ,would the business of legislation be facilitated
te she teoee,e. lit trusting to prevention ratner than
wx-
ample. If I could but see this I should then depart from
the worldly scene in peace, in the consciousness that know-
ledge produces its true effect -by showing that it is not
merely power, but goodness as well.—(Cheers.) I now
once more thank you, for the honour you have conferred
upon me, and apologize for having so long detained you.—
(No, no, and cheers.) The remarks I have offered are,
however, the'result of experience. I have often been told
that I went about voluntarily attending meetings of do')
public, and that I was wrong in doing so. This is not
the case—the story of my attending meetings voluntarily is
a positive fiction. I have but attended two of my own accord
—one for the purpose of meeting my friend; Earl Grey, at
Edinburgh ; and i he other to meet Mr. Bannerman, at Aber-
been. It has happened that in various towns the people have
assembled whom I had served by contributing to afford them
freedom of election, and I could not refuse to acknowledge
them, when fatigue would have impelled me to decline ; but
I have come here voluntarily to-day, and any man ..that
pleases may stigmatise the act as unworthy. It was under-
stood to be the business of a public man to meet the people
sometimes, but I have been told that I have done so for
self-glorification ; but I will say that, if I have done some
public service with my name, I have accomplished:much
more privately, and in a manner that ne one- knows,..in
periods stolen from my professional avocations. Not:the
thousandth part of what I have written, upon subjects- cal-
culated to be of public benefit, is known or suspected to be
mine.—(Cheers.) Ten or twelve years ago I have 'written
courses of lectures, which were then delivered, and are now
delivering, over the country, but which were •anonymous,
and the author known to but one individual, the person
who directed their distribution. People may work in a.
good cause for the love of the employment—they. may be
actuated by enthusiasm—but it does not follow that the
motive is a selfish one. I merely state this in consequence
of the allusion that has been made as to the- expense of
lectures, and to show the possibility of my being able to
lecture anonymously, perhaps, for the next twentyefive
years. This may be deemed to be fanaticism e but r shall
never mind what any man; or men, please to say of me : I
shall just go' on as usual in the path I conceive to be right,
looking neither to the right nor to the left. Lord Brougham
then alluded to the French system of education, which had
not failed, as had been stated—on the contrary; it was pros-
pering, under the zealous exertions of the Minister for
Public Instruction ; but it was not applicable to.this coun-
try. He then repeated 'his thanks, and concluded amidst
loud and universal cheering.

SKETCHES or A SEA-PORT TOWN.--,The perpe-
tual bustle and activity peculiar to a sea-port town, arising,
from the constant arrival of vessels, freighted with the pro-
duce of far distant lands, renders it a highly interesting loca-
lity for the powers of the novelist. A residence here intro-
duces one to society not elsewhere to be found. The trim sad
gallant Frenchman, the true-hearted German, the earnest
industriotis Swiss, the passionate Italian, may be found in,
almost every circle. The " Adventures of the Merchant by
Chance," included in the " Sketches of a Sea-Port Town,"
is a talc of the most romantic interest. The extraordinary
nocturnal' visit paid to Dr. Goodrich—the mysterious charac-
ter of the wounded man—and the subsequent adventures of
the Stranger—keep the reader's attention alive till the corA-
elusion of this eventful history. There is a force and vispar
of description about this work, that reminds us of Mr. Gleig's
Country Curate."

It is believed that one of the proposed ehurc.ll re-
forms, as relating to the principality, will be to fill up the
bishoprics as they become vacant with clergy knows to be
eminently Welsh scholars.—Dublin Morning Register.

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The weather has throughout the week been way
variable. Wednesday was ushered in by very heavy rains and
a gale of wind, and the evening 'closed with vivid flashes of
sheet lightning. On Friday we had another storm of rain
and wind. Sunday morning was fine, with a fresh breaze
from the N. E. This tempted a large fleet to quit White.
haven and the northern ports. We scarcely ever remember
the Solway presenting a more magnificent appearance than. it
did, studded as it was with vessels whose foamy tracts indi-
cated the 'swiftness with which they scudded before the ht*eze.
Towards evening, the wind fell, then changed, and it' is ru.
mewed that they nearly all brought up in Ramsey Bay.
At present it blows heavy from the S. W., ani the next.
accounts will be looked to with some anziety.--..lnitehaveive
Herald.

THE WHEEL OF FORTUNEO.-A labourer who has
for many years been in the empky of Mr. Giles of Lambside:
Farm, near-Holheton, and ri.io bears an excellent character
for sobriety and indust7f, last week received a letter acquaint.
iug him with Ali. death of a relative in India, and by this eyiot
no less a P.:4m than 30,0001. is plaCed at his disposal, together
wjt., much land (built on) in one of the most populotv, parts
of London. This sudden and expected change. of fortune
might have turned some heads, but this truly honest man rose
the next morning as usual and attended his daily avocations;
without any apparent alteration, observing that ”. he had only
inard of it but had not got it"— Western Lumirawy.