New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-27

before ycu two three Of the mos. coz picuo1'
examples. There are two poor brothers from near
Chol.y VITO work from morning tn nignt q pit
ana WIG 10 all weathsrs have walke1 eight mdes a
net three nights week, TO attend the class IL which
they have attained distinction. There are other tsc
poor boy from Bolins ton, who bgan il.e percefs
at 10 Cr ls 3D. per week, aud the f-tler Oi Ons Of
whom was cut to pieces by the machiuery q, shich
he worked, but not before be ha1 himself r01nd
ed the institution IN which this since
come to be taught. These two poor b y wul
appeI before you tonight 70 take the secont cl.-.
ITize IN chemistry. Tuere Is plas,.rer frJm B1ry
tix years o age who took thricl.s }sr,fc sc
last year at the hand, of Lord Brooghsn; he i, this
year again successful 10 comp~ tItyn three tlnss AZ
severe. There is wsgol -inaktr from the tne place.
who knew little or absou ely nothing uat'l be vas
grown msn and who has lea med Al he knows which
IS great deal, IN the local Institution. IneEe is
chan-Ueker n very humble circumstances, aod work
ing hard all day, VINO walks SIX miles eight tlroe
NIX hts 4 week ~ attend the casres IN which be uas
wou 50 la1Ons q place There is m0ulier in a.
iron foundry, wbo, whilst he working twelve
hours cay before the furnace, got UP at four
clock in the morning to le drawing. Tne thought
ofmy lsds, he writes IN hs modest account OF d.
self, III their peaceful sluuib, above ms gave
" fresh cO0rsge and fused b. think that # | should
never receive any person bs neh mig instruct
them when they came to be of an age to understand
" the mighty machines and Engines gulcn have made
d" our country, England, preemioent il the worlis
" history. There is a plecer at mule 'rames, who
could not read At ls who Is nao Of it'le more
tnan 30, who Is the sole support Of an aged mother,
who is arihmetiCal teacher in the Institution
in which he himself taught, VINO writes
Of himself that he made the FsolGtion never
TO take up subject without keepog 10 Il. and
who has kept 10 il with such an astonishing viii tnat
lie is well versed in Euclid aod Algebra, and IL
the best French scholar il Stocs port The drawing
classes in that StOck port sie taught by work
ing blacksmith; snd the pupils Of that working
aoksmith viii receive the highest holors Of Tonight
Well may it be said Of that good blacksmith, rs 1t was
written Of anotter of his trade by American
"ToiliuI rejoicing, borrowing
Each morning TAX oeyun
Zach evening sees Its close;
Something attempted, something done.
Has earned hishtsfepose'
ddates to the delegates from local societies now
before me, aud to content my self with one instance
from among them. There is among their number
most remarkable man whose history have read with
feelings that could not adequately express Ter any
circu instances ano least of all when know he hears
me; who worked when he was mere baby at hand
loom weaving until he dropped from atisue who be-
gan to teach himself as he could earn 81 a
week-ubO is now a botsnst, acquainted with every
production of the Lancashire valey-~hO Is natural
tt, and has made aud preserved a collection OF the
eggs Of British birds, and stuffed the birds
who is cODchOli5t with very cu-
nous, and, in some respects, original collection
of res wafer Shells anu las also preserved and col
lected the OF fresh water and of the seawho
tuition, and who at his work THE time last night AS
forem an in mill So stimulating been the inhu-
Of these bright examples and maLy more, that
notes among the apphcat0ns IRON Backourn fr pre-
lmiDary test examination papers one from an appi-
cant WHO gravey s up the printed form by DESCRIBING
himself 10 years OF age ond who, with equal gravity,
describes his occupation as nursing little Guild
ReveitiDg more to the whole collective audience
before me Of the advantages of kIOwedgeI have sst,
snd shall say, nothing. OF the certainty with which
tire man Who erasp il under Oifiicultie, rises IN his
own respect and iu usefulness t1 the community. j
iave sa1 and shall Say nothing In the CITY OF Man
chester in the County OF Lancaster, both so remarka-
bic for se-aught men, that were superfuons indeed.
For the came reason rg6iy abstain from putting to-
eether any of tle shattered fragments OF that poor
clay image Of parrot which was once always
sayug without knowing why, or wndt 1t nlssnt,
that knowledge was dangerous thi3g. should
remains Of ony wrstchei Hindoo who has been
blown away from an English guo BON, oror.crSs
of the past, have been, a. my friend, MIR. Carlyle
vigorously has it, blasted into space, ana there as
to this world is end OF them 81 desire, III con-
clusion, only to sound two strrgs' In the tst pace
LET ne COZ grstulse you upon the progress which real
mutual improv ement societies making at tins time
in your ntigt tborbood, through the noble agency of
iIdiyidual employers and tbeir families, whom you
can never too much delight TO honor-el'ewbere
through the agency OF the great railway companies,
some of when are bestirring themselves IN tins mat
ter with a gsllsntry and generosity deserving al.
praise. Secondly, and lastly, lot me say one word
out of ny own personal hehfl, which Is hl
wavs yerv near to it in this connection. DO
not let us in the midst of the visible objects
Of nature whose workings Can tell OH IN hgufesi
surroupdtd by machines that be made 10 the
thoussrdth psrt Of an inch; acquiring everyday
kI owedpe that he proved upon slate or demon
siratec by cTcscopedo not LET us, IN the audable
pursuit Of the facts that surrOuad us neglect the fducy
and the imagination, which equally surround us as a
part ,f the gIeat scheme. Let the child have It's
tables; let the man or wOmsn into which itchanges,
slwsys remember those fables tendrry; let Numerous
eraces and ornaments that cannot be weighed and
mes sared, and that At frst sight idle enough,
continue to have tlcr places about Us, be we never so
wi.e The hardest head m5y co-exlst with the soitest
heart TIE union and just balance of these two "a al
ways lle. sing to the preseason, and always biess
inc 10 mankind The Divine Teacher was AZ gentle
ana cousiderate as He powerful and wise. iou
All know how He cOuld still toe raging of the sea, and
cond hush a little child. As the utmost results OF the
wisdom of man can only be al last Ia help to rase TINS
earth TO that condition to which His doctrines, un-
tainted by the blndnesses and the passions OF men,
would have exalted il long ago. So let us always re-
uenember that He set US An example OF blending the
understar drg and the imsginstioD aud that, follow
il il ourselves tread III His steps and oelp our
rece on TO its better and best days knowledge, a.
sll followers Of IT must know, is very limited power
indeed when il inform, the head alone. But wnen II
nforms the head and heart too il is power over lie
and death the bC and the SOUL ani dominates the
universe. lGreat applause, during which MIR. DICK
ems resumed his seat.