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. LOADON MECHANICS'• II4ISTIfUTIu,v.

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Although the general business of the Mechanics' In-
stitution has been for some time transacted at the house
„taken for the purpose, in Southampton-buildings, yet
the Lectures continued to be delivered at the Chapel in
Monkwell-street, until a new Theatre was constructed
for the purpose. This object has been attained, and it
was last night opened, with an inaugural Lecture by
the President of the Institution, Dr. Birkbeck. The
Theatre has been erected on a piece of ground behind
the premises of the Society. It is admirably adapted
for the purpose for which it is intended, and will
accommodate upwards of twelve hundred persons.
Every seat commands a good view of the platform, and
the voice of the Lecturer may be heard distinctly in all
parts 4.f the Theatre, which is plain, but neat.
The building was completely crammed at half-past
eight o'clock, at which time Dr. BIRICRECK made his
appearance, accompanied by his Royal Highness the
Duke of Sussex, the Marquis of LANSDOWN, Mr.
BROUGH A Nt, Sir It. WILSON, Bte. who were received with
ferveot applause. Shortly aftera ards Alderman %Voen
and Mr. Hume, M.P. came in, and were received
with aeplaiiss.
Dr. litneerce then entered the lecturing chair, avid
delivered a_ciscourse, of which the object was to con-
vince his hearers of the great advantages which would
result to them from pursuing intellectual emplinients.
la the course of his address he eulogized those public
men who have stood forward in support of the Me-
chanics Institution, justly signalizing Sir Francis
Burdett and Mr. Brougham, to► the mighty calen•s and
unwearied indusiry of the latter of whom I,e allUded in
terms which excited great approbation. The lecture
being concluded,
Mr. BROUGHAM proceeded to address the assembly.
He commenced by declaring that the mechanics owed
their gratitude in an especial degree to Dr. Birkbeck,
the founder of the institution, who, in adsiition to ail the
former benefits which he had conferred upon them,
had out of his ossn means afforded the funds for rear-
ing the commodious building in which they were
assembled—(Applause) —Of Di. Bti kbeck it was only
necessary to say what was said of another great man,
in a former century, Sir Christopher W►en—" If you
seek.for his monument, look around you, and you will
find it"—(Cheers).—The gratitude of the Society was
particularly due to the President, because he had
founded and carried into'effect the great plan in Lon-
don, u'oh the assistance and co-operation of the Editors
of the Mechanics' Magazine, wbo,:t.tking the hint from
what he bad already done in Scotland, eagerly recom-
mended the fortnation of • a Mechanics Inttitution
in the M 4 tropolis. It must be most gratifying to
their learned lecturer to find that similar institutions
were spreading all over the country; that they were
established, ea- in the course of being established. in all
the great and middling towns, and even in villagts
The desire fur scientific knowledge was prevalent to an
extraordinary degree amongst the power classes. Per-
haps lie could not give a stronger proof of this fact
'than by stating, that of the little tract si hich he lately
put fOrth•To-fe4osniheridthe advantages of scientific
instruction, not less thati SOO copies had been sold in a
village on the borders of Scotland, which lie knew
contained 'only 600 inhabitants—men, women, and
children. Since the publication of th:s little tract
hardly a day passed without his receiving several com-
munications of the Shoat gratifYing nature from diffe-
rent parts of The country, 'relating to the establishment
of Mechaeics Societies. He calculated about two
months ago, that from the Ist of January, up to that
time, there had been established SI institutions of that
nature in various mans. Within these few days, a
correspondent had ink:lane-I him of the establishment
of Mechanics' Institutions at Liverpool and Manchester,
and also at—he would not say an idle place, but a
place not remarkable for its commerce or its industry
—he meant the City of Bath —(A laugh)—which used
to be the yes( rt of invalids, and the resting-place of
loungers—( Laughter) The Mechanics Institutions
were not without their enemies. It. was said by some
persons, that to give the working classes too much
scientific knowledge would cause them to tread en the
heels of their superiors in society. The so: tof treading
which these persons feared, he for his part wished very
much to see. Upon their heels the superiors some-
times wore spurs, which were of no great use to the
community ; lie would have the mechanics' toe orna-
mented with a spur, by means of which they might
stimulate their superiors—(A laugh awl cheers). In his
little tract he had ventured to inform those who called
themselves the mechanics superiors, that to deserve
the title of their betters, they must educate themselves
better. The higher classes had no excuse for not cul-
tivating their niinds. They were not, like those whom
he was addressing. obliged to steal an hour from
bodily labour, or like himself, to escape for a short
period from occupation almost as unremitting, for that
purpose. They were not, like them (the mechanics),
obliged to make a pleasure of business—they made a
business of pleasure. If these persons would only
attempt to instrnct their minds, they would find all the
pleasure which they had previously derived from brute
sense and appetite were as nothing compared with moral
and intellectual enjoyment—(Great applause). Mr.
Colquhoun had observed, that if the labouring classes
received a scientific education, Government could not
exist—there would be an end of it. He would answer
that by saying, that if there was a Government which
could not exist if its subjects were ab ive the level of
brutes, the sooner it. ceased to exist the better—(Ap-
plause). He was net speaking seditiously, for so far
from sense being inimical to our Government, the
more metal and enlightened the people were, the safer
would the Government be. He thought lie might be
allowed to state a fact which had been mentioned to
him, as proving the beneficial effects which Mechanics'
Institutions produced upon the habit of the people. It
had b.en ascertained by an investigation which had
recently taken place, that no member of the Mechanics
Institution at Manchester had taken any part in the
disturbances which had lately prevailed in that town.
He had to apologize for having so long trespassed on
their time—(Applause). The occasion and the place
were somewhat inspiring, and had led him unwittingly
to enter on his learned friend's province, by deviating
into the giving of a lecture. It was the last opportunity
he should ever have of delivering who could be called
a lecture. The Learned Gentleman concluded amidst
great applause.
The Duke of S-.

ped forward, and was

COMMARCIAL REGULATIONS -AT
• HACIIBURGII.
• The new Laws of England, giving facilities to trade,
appear, by the' following article from Hamburgh, to
have a corresponding effect on the Continent :
" A new law for the better regulation of brokerage
on goods has been lately published by our Government,
and put in force, It is thereby prohibited, by penalty,
to the merchant as well as to the broker, either to al-
low or to take a higher rate of brokerage than that sti-
pulated in the Tariff annexed to the said law. By these
means our trade will be freed of overcharges in this re-
gard; and in order to acquaint foreign merchants, who
are. in the habit of consigning goods to Hamburgh, of
the present legal rate, an abstract of the present Tariff
of brokerage, en the principal articles of importation,
is herewith transmitted.

Brokerage is exclusively paid by the seller, and
amounts to—

Five sixths per cent. on cotton, cotton twist, cocoa, cochineal,
copper, bides, indigo, manufactured goods, nankeens, sugar, teat.
•• One per cent. on annotto, camphite, cinuamon, cardamomst,
cassiat, cloves*, drugs nut denuminatedt. deer skins, dyewoods,
gingert, jalapf, macet, nurmsgst, pepper, pimento, potashes, Pe-
ruvian blritolkiercitron bark, ricrtoaltprtre,sarsaparillat,
tamarindst, tobacco in leave-,t, and tobacco stems, of the growth
of the United States of America, whale oil, vinellae-t.
" N.B. Tobacco stemst, of all other origin, s:gars, and ocher
manufactured tobacco, pay two per tent. all other leaf and roll
tobaccot, one and a half per cent.
•• One and a half per cent. on wine, brandy, rum, and arrac, if
sold in paresis amounting to 3000 marks banco and upwards.
" Two per cent. un do. for sales of and under 36(4 mares banco.
" In auction, the selling broker is entitled to one and a half per
cent. and the purchasiog broker to two per cent. without regard to
the amount."

ltEmaaKs.—All articles mai ked t pay the brokerage
before mentioned, if the quantity sold amounts to marks
GOO banco or higher; for smaller lots of less than marks
600 banco, and down to marks 150 banco, the broker-
age is paid, with the addition of one half, and, under
marks 150 banco, the double is allowed. All other
merchandizs pay 11 per cent. at least for bales not ex-
ceeding masks 150 banco. •
It is, however, to be observed, that all augmentations
in propertion to the amount sold, are only to be un-
derstood for sales by private contract, and not for those
by auction; and even not for such private sales, where
a broker has made the purchase of a larger quantity of
goods above the said amount of GOO mai ks banco, and
teas afterwards divided it into :mailer lots.

firing, and ordered the melt‘ivhdhad led below to come
up; they resisted for schrt*lithe, but on being told that
they would be fired at, they came up, mid were taken
to prison. 4*
Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN then addressed the Jury
for the plaintiff. His case had indeed been almost
proved by the witnesses for the defendant. The present
was a most painful case to him, but he was sure that no
one who had heard the evidence for the defendant, but
must see that he was a rash—no, be was afraid that
term was not sufficiently expressive of his conduct—but
that he was a very violent and inconsiderate man.
The Loan Cam Josvica said, the only issue was whether there
was a mutiny to justify the violence on the part of the Captain ?
Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN said, that them, were many
distinct assaults sworn to on the faccdf the record.
The facts of the case were these—the cause of action
arose five years ago ; and it was satisfactory to know
that the defendant had put Pff the trial on pretence of
witnesses—that was indeed a part of " the oppressor's
wrong, anJ the law's delay." The defendant had shewn
a determination to avoid the trial as long as possible.
If there was a mutiny among the men, why had he nut
indicted all this time ? Instead of any symptoms of mu-
tiny, the men were all variously employed at the time
in different parts of the ship. But the Captain, on going
ashore, said lie would make one of them (Neagle)
" dance up m nothing before nig'n.". Th in-
dicated a predetermination to punish to the utmost es-•
tremily. The Learned Serjeant then went on to state
the various circumstances of the case, and concluded by
hoping that the Jury would repress by their verdict
any future disposition of the Captain to take the lives
of his fellow-men on such frivolous pretences. He was
happy that the defendant was not an Englishman, but
had come from Kentucky, in America.
The depositions of several of the men (who were now in various
parts of the world) were then put in and read, They an denied
that there was any mutiny manifested by the crew on board the
ship, and that the conduct of the Captain was unprovoked
and unjustifiable.—Mr. Serjeant WILDE replied.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said, that a more impor-
tant cause had never come before him. The Jury were
to consider that our greatness, our glory, and our
strength—that which enabled us to defend ourselves
against the world—depended on our marine; and that
questions affecting their proper discipline were of the
most vital consequence. They would, in judging of
the case, place themselves in the situation of the Cap-
tain, in a foreign port, under the circumstances which
they had heard. Telling them to do so, he could not
forget what took place before a Learned Judge when
an Admiral was examined respecting the conduct of a
Captain in a certain situation. The Admiral's answer
was this, " Sitting by your Lordship's side, I would
say that I would not have done so; but if on board the
ship, and hearing the wind whistle through the shrouds,
with all the other dangers of the ocean, I would have
done as the Captain did." That observation would
never be effaced from his mind, because it chewed how
differently men felt and acted according to the differ-
ence of situation. His own opinion was this, that the
Master of a vessel had a right to correct a seaman for
miscondocting himself, and the seaman must not resist,
unlass the Captain repeated his blow, and proceeded to
,greater violence, in which ca-e he had a rght to de-
fend himself. • That was the law of nature, and it was
' the law of England. Ks Lordship then stated the
nature of the case, and left it to the Jury to say,
whether the Captain was warranted by the nature of
his situation to act as he had done? There were two
apsaniltif if4ted-that he had struck the plaintiff, and
that he Lad ordered the soldiers (Dutch and Malays)
to fire on him and the crew. On the first assault, they
would find for the plaintiff; but on the second, they
would consider whether the Captain was justified or
not by- the mutiny to.such violence? The fighting po.
sition of one of the men, and the proposition to wait
till they went out to sea before they acted, were flagrant
indications of mutiny. They would say whether the
Captain had used more force than was necessary to
repress tt e . mutiny, and give their verdict and da-
mages accordingly.

The Jury found for the plaintiff on the first assault—Damages
£5O, and a verdict for the defendant on the second—that there
was a mutiny.

Great bustle is observable in the vicinity of the
Houses of Parliament. The last Sessional Address to
his MAJESTY, which passed on Tuesday, for additional
rooms and accommodations, and praying that he would
be pleased to give directions for completing the same,
has infused flesh vigour into th-:se employed in erect.
ing them. Before the opening of the next Session of
Parliament, great alterations and improvements in the
approach to the Houses, and the buildings in connec-
tion with them, Hill be effected.
Lord Goer has bestowed on the Catholic inhabitants
of Gort a large plot of ground, to build a Chapel on,
and also presented them with a beautiful Scripture
Painting for the Altar.
The letters from Liverpool and Manchester, give
most appalling accounts of the state of the Cotton
Market. Sales are now impracticable—at any sacri-
fice. The speculation appears to have attained its
climax on the 23d April, when prices were just double
to those from which They first started. B swed Georgia
has already dropped frOm 20 to 12d. What adds to
the gloom of the North is, the discovery, according
to repot t, of some forged acceptances on Manchester
houses, which had been negotiated at Liverpool. The
parties implicated are stated to have gone to America.
ST. PANCRAS DIS ERIC T SURVEYORSIIIP —A Mr.
Crunden, it seems, had held the three districts of St.
Pancras. Paddington, and Chelsea, nearly half a cen-
tury, and resigned that of Pancras at the end of last
year into the bands of the Magistrates, who, in due
course, elected Mr. B iker (son of the late Chief Magis-
trate at Bow-street, and the Middlesex Treasurer); but,
it coming out, that Mr. Crunden had received a consi-
deration (2,0001.) for his resignation, Magistrates
refused to swear in Mr. Baker, and deprived Mr. Crun-
den of his other districts. Mr. Baker again contested
thebusiness, and was again returned, but the Magis-
trates still refused the oath. The matter came be!ore
the Magistrates in Session on Thursday, when several
Resolutions pro. and con. were moved, which terminated
in favour of Mr. Baker, who was ultimately sworn in,
with a dissentient of 22 of the Magistrates present.
Thursday everting, between eleven and twelve o'clock
a lunar rainbow was noticed at Devizes, complete in
its form, but the moon being rirtially obscured by a
thin cloud, the colours were less bri:liant than they
9,,berwise would have been. A ;hoover of small rain
fell