The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-08 00:00:00

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e'ety. It was a corionsfail tint Vile discovery was'
made a' the period ofthe evacuation of France by the
English troops. This wu an event that was expect*
to work oat a wonderful change on continental polities.
The other event was hardly known. Yet in the course
of so short a period we now find it a difficult matter to
settle the precise time of their leaving Francs—it is in.
volved. in obscurity and interests no one. Bat this Ine-
'elianical artbas been extending and improving the con-
dition of mankind—has bun performing its part with
- awe, rapidity, sad seintrity, and will never perish so
, Ives as man rants to be benelitted by it.
• " This University might Used to have been. deprived
*Fite chief prop and stay by the reformation • bet it is
rut the coarse of reformstion to sweep away the sciences;
.itienly 6xes them on a inner foundation. Tho reforms-
•bees, the'emincipation of the Ammon understandieg,
owe a new vigour to the University. Under the •gro-
outammes of Meitille..the tibia la* giver of the .Ftesby•
*Wien Cherehrtisie I.lnintweispaiespuired a new impulse, 1
tsthich..isik it *ready liscsvied to Mat prosperity at
lakinititarail soon toarrivie. • is a brighter period, Dr.
•Wilsoet linenset. to vehusasighaednwee the history of
her geformaikes .and the expedition .efiter eime4 and to.
ilium! tho inhariteent /Wiwi are deeply. ndebted, aid
odasmlin ' ie elegant nal his seialmidto 'Eisend ;
limaitto aseutst poi sat Imeeneeill fileis•Divi Pity
hiralr afiria-Univeroity bephio itirilwoo ;Sit bin prim:
,Ta bode, masa feotwitaan that Annebeinis isisr ant .re-
aired nth well anebevriame• to n laartaki Astalnotto
moat;/,.pil#ated.fihinionierissfie.tise *lrina end
**het City, eibieh bas elsin tw birtlimmeettond in the
isianiaawit the tittediswilas cospire#sodlaitheasay.aiidst
got Ma great oity.nitind.infvereily, bamboo plantedv. It
Mlif 411MINIg Within' that, deo:sews Emir hipottaet.saw
suienete divas/mil is this Mine stentimptlibri esionees .of
tOremistryjapti,elitisal. wseeierny, were •birtit laid et 'the
mem biome/16U these write isloseni , neon addreu you.
'fisey.arof lsistb...afiaiscilis. waters .as An milts the,, active
min hits iitowabniVia. duties eidite. Airctettlast also time
the ihatnivery{prisspriwtneent)ef the steam another was
fotdO4.fiic. Watt; iiersorsootienected , with, this Uni•
iessiv-..ne of thawing important discoeerieslin IMO.
414r4 tows. TM! gust increasis of scientific konwiedge
Maths result of the.vosion Of realuseapeculatioos with
tisenetionshusioess of tiles; and of thishosienate moonset ien
whitit..Oester Smith wadi Doctor Week - onsietnined
with this peactisoki imbued this great city.. This shows
tha'ainatege of men ei.skientific skill, mixing.with the
natal, individuals,who estertethemselvee in perfecting
tide ales, rampatei, wide those who dose away life in
dnutas efacreece witimee applying them ter thalsracti-
cal hone at eimankind. • Glee me leave to say that in
Ohm broaches cif .ocieece, this kiniversity has been sot
leas distingeithed4lnin ie these. I bold in my hand an
old ediiise of Ptolemy, printed in 1530, in which is
given a character-of the various nations in the world.
The character bribe Scene is, that they are—lst,
Prompt to revenge; Ail, EP of the pride Of birth, so
thst rimy_ hoped of 4iiil4wiitei though. in ',mote o(
bogg#l.kaita act. At yit odsliefe4 tilgigel and,
.4aPhliffraf ivibifit4ll4... ' apitAy thy' gip of law
8 r!ill°l**°o-0(r.10 ..1 0W144
~ , a love of
iti.i°eAN a /11/101014. iillf,_ff4l4 *Went Pf
0 IRV wt 4141414.43 ..._7•,,,.. •A evikty
t.... 7, g. 1,,,,,1t , Alt, ....p . .....iii ,a: curious
P_)4l'. Pvilf.,fo.. . fft .netn„ sies, no elmingyr,leas beep
n'tatftki WA ,nthar, - of. oar charaoop, This die.
ii4litlflik, , utscieock, alit! adheres to, the Scottish
diltita-•lffii study of mitepbytici has, no whvg•l been
boic.,,rooneltiY Or, more saccassfolty cultivtted than
E.
.01g4 you, and it hilt it bate bees strippod of itissobti-
ims, ha.s retained all its vigour e.toi its etefelseas,,,
hA ire s now, gentleinie, none of that spirit. of hostility
say countrymen of other persaasions, that formerly
wu saM,.to distiogoish tits people pithiscountry. The
tit ofaniteleranee ,ie fast stroaripg away frosts every
toiptltll,4phrissiatici,cliagelat4noworectod at Amster,
:I/B°f"/ I 11.00'11041.4.0iffitttihOfe liivirep at Dos-
to;9a 0 iris ia_ula4g4w Is a tie Altapfl. probably
(lie.asesiheantifolWthet, " : -,-(Pardal disapproba-
VeralY4Ps nil*** Au cobalt; Sir . James in coo-
t ,
.oftaa.lbser veil ststls great Won !stdeffect that
times ad manifested symptoms of cillopprobation,
yoneldip4ably. have withheld them hod ,theyi waited for
the fellipwing.senierme :.--" Far be it fratonsterer to &s-
-iert ens sentiu yet inconsistent with my original con-
victionn,of the dectri nee of a slicer/3 Protestant—or with
i;le most tietermined opposition to thearbitrary doctrines
ant dominant and • iroesirrs,nt spirit of the church of
teke., On the contrary. the reason that I rejoice in
,eitianace of mach a Catholic edifice, is, that it proves
that_ dra gain of intoffraece has been wiped away from
Privtoeleot Church.—( Universal applanse.)-He was
strisid that be had intruded too long on their time.—(ne
up ) --I t would give bleu the greatest pleasure to pro-
long his iatercuuse with them, but be feared it would he
vcoavenierit fur them." He then delivered ao elegant
crlogium 9n the various distinguished individuals who
had done Itotwar to this Uaiversity. The scientific and
Iteusvolent Hatc4Uots bad led the • way in a theory
of morals:. and, hie opinions had been illustrated in
a, life by PciociPal Leishman, which deserved
to lie better knOwn. written with' great elegance, and
oruisionally rising into eloquence. Dr. Smith had
united great ancient }earning with a familiar knowledge
of the affairs of 'active life, and in the science of poli-
tical economy, as well as of morals and the principles
of sound taste. had established . a distinguished reputa-
tion. Dr. Raid had discussed with excellent good sense
the principles of Metaphysics and Ethics. The lives
}rd opinions of those eminent persons bad been made
knows to all Europe by Profemor Dugald. Stewart, in
a style of splendid eloquence; a philosopher, whose writ-
ings bad infused the love of sound opinions and of sir-
tile into more human bosoms than it had ever fallen to
the lot of atty,other Ilan to do. " I cannot conclude,
"(said Sir Junts). wittiont warmly adverting to the ins.
tinetiop comforted on this University by my friend Mr.
Millar.sohase merits. are sob fresh in the recollection of
all, who hear me to-justify me in dilating npion‘ Thus.
Uentlamen. to the great men who fortnedsbeliniversity,
. succession of illustrious men have heels trained up,
and it cannot be too much the practice of those who now
an honourably and respectably 611 the places of their
illustrious predecessors, to hold up to the youths under
their charge the example of the Smiths, the. Hutcheson,,
the blacks, and a host of other great names, who have
ailutued the University, and benefited mankind by their
discoveries. or their writings.—l return you. (leafle-
t:len. my sincere thanks for the honour you have con-
ferred upon me."—(Loud and unanimous applause.)

On Wednesday se'nnight, a poor man named Nichols
in the parish of Foracett St. Peter, Norfolk, who was
employed in pulling turnips, was found standing, stoop-
lug down with a turnip in his hand, and was found to
be quite dead.
Last week, as two lads belonging to Tintagel were re-
turning from shooting, they met • poor man whose
weakaess of iniellect has rendered him the sport of the
urchins and mischievous youths of the neighbourhood.
in order to amuse themselves with the poor creature's
fears, they pointed their guns at him, and threatened to
*bout him, The panic into which he was thrown, and
hisentreaties for mercy, afforded them high sport fu r a
considerable time, when one of them, whose gon was
loaded with powder only, resolving to carry the frolic to
the highest pitch possible, fired in the pociveman's face,
was to dreadfully burnt that it is apprehended he
pill lose hli sight. We have not learned whether these
mid Imitators of the Tom and Jerry system of the me-
tropolis Witt been held to bail for the assault.—(West
Briton:)