Star.
London, England, 1823-11-12 00:00:00

FROM LAST .NIGHTS GAZETTE.

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[This Gazette notifies that the King has granted the place of one
of the Lords of Session in Scotland to Jolan Cler:;, Esq. Advocate,
in the room of William Macleod Binnatyne, Esq. resigned].

BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.
Abraham Myers, Haymarket, tailor, from Octobar £S to Decem-
ber 6, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts, Ba-

singhall-street.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
Henry Crompton, Cyman-Mill, Flintshire, paper-manufacturer.
BANKRUPTS.
Thomas Hewitt, Carlisle, konfounder, to surrender November 26,
27, and December 23, at eleven, at the Lion and Lamb inn,
Carlisle. Anomie., Mr. Cienuell, Staple Inn; or Messrs. Saul,

Carlisle.
William Murgatroyd, Sowerby, Yorkshire, worsted-spinner, De..
• cember 9, at six, 10. and 93, at eleven, at the Union Cross Inn,
Halifax. Attornies, Mews. Wigirovvorslt and Ridsdak, Gray's
Inn; or Mr. Wiglesworth, Halifax.
Jan Ekes, Canterbury, ironmonger, Novembet 22, 29, aridl)e-
eember 23, at one, at the Court of CommisNioners of Bankrupts,
Baslngitalbstrett. Anomie*, Messrs. Brown and Marten; Com-
mercial Sale-Rooms, Mincing-lane.
John Naish, Bristol, tanner, November 21, 22, and December 23,
at one, at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol. Attornies, Messrs.
Evans and Showman, HattongArden ; or Mr. J. K. Haberfield,
- Bristol.
Alexander Brown, Plymouth, ship-builder, November 25, 26, rand'
December 23, at eleven, at the London Inn, Plymouth-Dock. I
Attorney, Mr. Sole, Plymouth-Dock.
John liftman, Lower Thames-street, ale.dealer, November IS, 22,
and December 23, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioner of
Bankrupts, Basinghall-street. Attonney, Mr. Van Sandau, Dow•
. •
Joseph Burraston, Hereford, coal-merchant, November 25, 26.
and Dieembpr 23, at eleven, at the Falcon Inn, Bromyard.
Atternics, Mr. Gough, Hereford; --.
or Mr. Courteen, Sise-lents.•
VIVI DEN DS to be made In BASI NG IDYLL-STREET.
Des to, B. Abraham, Lethbury, merchants at eleven. Dec. 6,
'S. Garton, Wood-street; Cheapside, silk-manufacturer, at tea—.
.Det. 6, T. W. flaky, Basing-lane, wirie.merchant, at one. Dee.
•6, IMI. Girdlestone, Norwich, baker, at ten. Dee. 6, K. lapping-
well, Croydon, linen-draper, at one. Dec. 6, W. Lee, Charles-
street. Covent-garden, theatrical-dress-maker' it eleven. Dec. 2,
4:Webster. Tower-street, merchant, at twelve.
DIVIDENDS to be made in the COUNTRY. ,
Dec. 4, R-Hanailton,.Liverpool, merchant., at one, at the Ileorge
Inn, Dale-street, Liverpool. Dec. 4, G. Turr.er, Liverpool, mer-
chant, .at one, at the °dirge Inn; Dale-street, Liverpool. Dec.
16. J. Lancaster, Thornhill, Yorkshire,- wonilen.cloth-manufacin..
Der, at deem, A the Sesalboo.house, -Wakeield. • D.:e. 6, W.
-Horton, Yardley, Worcestershire, timber-marchant, at. eleveuvat
the
,White Hatt lan, Digbetb, Eirraingharn. Dec. 4, 11. t. p.kluepi
Liverpool, merchant, at gleven at the George Inn, Dale-sweet
Liverpool. Dec.lll,. Et•Allen' . Bristol, navy.rociractor; actleveri,
at the Bush Tavern*. Bristol. Dec. 2,1 bl.•Latlisbree,, Newcastle.'
upent-yne. iron-kande:, at ekvearat the (*Or* Newcastle.
nee"-kYnes, ,• •
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W. Rickman Liieestet.eqtrare, hosierA I'. butler: late of LW
tie Balton, %lutcaeiilrri, Minafacturer: - S. Frodsbans,'Prodshaiy
gie4. hirp..drarg. J,plunps,lßrecon, maltster. Ti •Buckle,Leeds,
ge= .12glerb • late of Upper ,Ground-street, Surrey,,
vl • ; ThielesbCtty, wmelmerchant, J.
MUM; `deideit • • .
• ItISSOLUTIONS OP PARTNERHIPS.7e
C. and S. SOONG Bath, milliners. • Tilton and Pemba, Moor's.
yard, Sr..4l.ortil&kone,.e4trifits- end Meicalfe,7 0041112,
grefses., Carona and Murray,. Melton, Yorkshire,
teardeakis. livens ind Lengstair, Nerthumberlmid-atLeer, Strand,
tailors. MlPleieun and Nolile,,Jennyn-street' tailors. NhCin
and Ca. Letts,:-Lasjubire,:tnit.at4plarters. lidnuse and Ilistat
*Asside. 11Suolgilbsub, arilfddedil 111.4,90, Gldhlitst, aottepikpromig
gitik* r.4.Aafikstit,`,inetckaitu
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persons must have. been present.
At ab lit eight o'clock Mr. l3tvaa moved that Dr. •
BI ft KBECK he requested to take the Chair. Tice mcitiin
was unanint:tsly agreed to. • ' ' • ' ' '
Dr. 131 RIC II ECK shortly after came forward tb *climb '
the Meeting. 'lt was always intervitint;lie said, tcitl:-
vert 'to the origin of those events which; by their oPeri-
tion, contributed to improve, ad'Orn, of in.stittiet.inanklO6 ;
and litwas iinerestingzolio, alihoUgh`ffi irfhtterioi'de-
fiet, to retraZe the steps of thrisfi'PfOtetS by' vifilil
meatures hid blehirittodUeed.'nolliefi -Were' take:hied,
when broutht into fail effect; to Produce similar Pestilis.
If the important project which 'hid aceasltineqthetn to
assertible that 'evening hatl'ortitnited:-ar ifs' lie:dons and
indefatigable promOters hall her/late..l, in'the establish-
ment of a sintilarinstitiftirintt the Alechaniet of Oa-
gow, he (Dr. Sirkbeck) might be permitted to untifider
Illmself qualified to describe the the and progress iaf
that particular branch of public instruction. He trusted
it would not be deemed' an unsuitable introddition to
the, business of the evening, if he briefly traced the pr -
gress of the Glasgow Institution. About the corinrende-
mein of the present century, when he was dischaighig
the duties of Professor of Natural Philosophy and 'Che-
mistry, in Anderson's Institution, at Glasgow, he liq'd
frequent opportunities of observing the -intelligent cu-
riosity Of the " unwashed artificers," of who* mecha-
nical skill he was obliged to avail himself.- On one
occasion, in particular, his attentipl was arrested hy tlke
inquisitive countenances of a circle of mechanics, who
crowded round an intricate I,i4te of mechanism, which
they had constructed for him in their workshops. He
beheld, thro„,gli all the disadvantages-iii their humble
station, the strongest in.l;c:ltions at that unquenchable
desire of knowledge which animates our nature—of the
ema..adons of reason, " Ileav'n's lighted lamp in man:'
There was ore question which occurred very strongly
to him on that occasion, Why should the minds of these
men be left unfurnished with the means of acquiring
that knowledge which they so ardently desire? Why
,•hould the paths to science he barred against them, be-
cause they are poor?—(Applause.) He felt it impossible
to resist the strong inclination he telt to remove this
obstacle, as• far as he was •capable of removing It,
and he accordingly resolved to offer' to theiraccept- .
ante a gratuitous-Course of Lectures on the elementary
principles of Natural 'Philosophy—(Glatt applause).
When this plan was sorne-.o4at matured, it was sub-
mitted to some peron,:, who being exceedingly wise in
their generation, treated it as a dream of- youthful en-
thusiasm, *and scarcely contlesceoded to bestow a sneer
upon it, so utterly vision try and iMpracticable did they
consider it. They pronounced, in the fi=st place, that
the mechanics, if invited', would not come; chat irthey
cathe; they would not listen ; and if they listened; iiiey
would•not comprehend. The attempt, however, was
made, and the event provel the erroneons estimate
which they had formed of the character of- Scotch
mechanics. They came, tili! a'-tetied, they conquered
—(Applayse). ' They conqueree•that prepidice f.,11i.c.1i
would have consigned them to the do:r.inion of inter-
minable ignorance, and, which would have shut the
gates of knowledge against a latge and intelligent por-
tion of. the community for ever=-(Applause). For three
successive 'years he had had the liappiress of lecturing
,upon the principles of natural philosophy, to ,an audi-
ence asmountin to more than 500 ; Mt audience Wltich,
he would venture to 'ray, hasi never been surpassed for
order, attention, .and the power .of comprehension.-r.
Upon, his quitting that institution', his able successor '
proposed to pursue the same-plan, which was adopted
by the Mechanics, with this addition—that they .ee-
piessed their readiness to offer- a retnuneration to that
Gentleman ; not, indeed, 'equal' to has merits or service 4
bat sufficient to shew that they were impressed with the
value of science, and ready to remunerate him to tlit
extent of their power. 'After this-institution had cOnti;.
nued for 18 years, the mechanics, looking back•to-the
past, felt disposed to express mei r gratitude to its founder,
and they declared that the consequences of theminvitttL
tion had been to increase the social, rworaVeOnstnereiaii
and intellectual prosperity -of Glasgow, .and that 7 thet
deemed it to be most valuable' and adirtintageono tla
themselves. There was one ottereireninstinte itch
brief history which he was attempting do'flie4 thE
Glasgow Institution, to which lie wished to call the'par-
ticular attention of the Meeting. About the.beginnist
of the present year, troth circumstances whichit•was
etun-
necessary' to detail, the mechanics determin uiser=
rate themselves from the paviit inititutio • and by
their own means, unaided by any subsidiary itreuenre,
they formed' themselves into a Society which was
now in a most floutishiag condition. At the very
moment at which he "(D:-. Birkbeck) *was 'adAress7
Mg them—for this was the bight of their rreetitig—
nearly a thousandmiechanics of Glasgow wereetrowds
ing to the4Ountain, head of science,-tie drialefidt that
pure 'spri(tg:Sfhicli'their own wisdom" and pub it spirit
'hied opened.for themselves—CApptortse). There fright,
perhaps, be some among the mechanics whom lie had
mew the-gratification -of adcfresting,, some who Migl-t
'iotertahr 4oulrita sithettret .40 Viseatitaglis to be derived
'Cr'ona such an in tuition wine wnitin 'their reach, or, if
, w ithire their. reach, Ater -were-wail-able for practical
porposes: Tct theca he *Aim se Y,. that although the
'atigust temple of scllnCe:Ni„.. liftea represetited. as a
steep and nxggea, iriountatn, Meccasilki- Gale by thorny
paths to the privileged few, the ival state of .Mite else
was, that itNreas'l agar ale fituatidlirO-plaln, approach'
A* In'ail: sp9stiblE directi*•sit'itil. 'aceessible 4. intliV•
acpaillc,passages. twain .its votaries to iiikvt. ii.ithin—,
4dipplasse).. . Amtv-thaobjention 'Of the. ibapplieibility
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