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the hut in a.iv, I« PUBLISHED MEEKLY, OVER J- D. WINN’S BRICK STORE COTTON AVENUE, MACON, GA. A T *3,00 PER ANN UM. RATES OF ADVERTISING, Sic. One square. of 100 words, or less, in small type, cents lor the first insertion, and 50 cents lor each subsequent insertion. All advertisements containing more than lOOand than 200 words, wil Ibe charged as two squares. T*> yearly advertisers, a liberal deduction will he made. Sales of Land, by Administrators, Executors, or Guardians, are required by law to be held on the first Tuesday in the month, between the hours of lon in the (orenoon, and three in the afternoon, at the Court House in the county in which the pro perly is situated. Notice of these must be given in a public gazette, sixty days previous to the day of sale. Notice to debtors and creditors of an estate, must be published forty days. Notice that application will Is; made to thcCourt of Ordinary for leave to sell land, must be publish ed four mouths. Sales of Negroes must bo made at public nuo nion, on Ibe first Tuesday of the month, between the legal hours ot sale, at the place of public sales, in the county where the letters testamentary, ol adminislraN.oi of guardianship, shall have been granted, sixty days notice being previously giveu in one of the public gazettes of this Stated and at the door of the Court House where such sales are to he held. Notice lor leave to sell Negroes must lie pub dished lor four months before any order absolute shall be made thereon bv the Court. All business of this nature will receive prompt attention at the office of THE REPUBLIC. All letters of business must be addressed to the Editor, post paid. Si us in css S)i rectory. " aria ijsamsr is* Saddle, tinmens, anti IV .ip, A X UFA CTO it v. Dealers in all. kinds of Leather, Stuldleru ' Harness and Carriage Tiimmivgs, Dii Cotton Avenue and Second street, Macon, Ga. Oct. 25, 1844. Juooh at this! L. J. CROSS HAS FOR SAl.lt DRY COOPS t y C ROGER IKS, BOOTS, SHOES, CATS. AND liATS, .it John D. Winn's Old Store. Macon, Oct. 25, 184 1. J. M. BOA RDM AN, OKA IAS w LAW. MEDICAL, MISCELLANEOUS and School Rooks; Blank Books ami Stationery ol all kinds; Printing Paper, Ike. Sue. Sign of the Large I,ib V, ixro doors abr.ee Shot irrtl s corner, »rest side of .Mulberry Street. Macon, Georgia. Oct. 19,1844. l-ts NIS BET & WIND El ELD, ATT OR S EV * AT L A « . Office on .Mulberry Street , oeer Kimberly's Hot Store. Macon, Georgia. Or.!. 19,1844. l-ts DOC TORS J. M. & H. K. GREEN, Corner of .Mulberry and I'hird Streets. Macon, Georgia. 0ut.19, 1844. 1-tl JOSEPH N. SEYMOUR^ DEALER IN DRY ROODS, OROfFRIfS. HtRD WA RE, &.C. Reich Store. Cherry Street, Holstein's Range, first door brloie Russell Ik. Kimberley's. Macon, Georgia. Oct. 19, 1844. l-ts GEORGE M. LOGAN, dealer in 14 ACT AMJS i IHM; DRY WOODS /1 ird-1 Core. Croekery, Glass-Ware , Sir. Stc. Corner of Second and Cherrv streets. Macon, Georgia. Oct. 19, 1841. l-ts d77T wTouxxr dealers in S T A I* I. K l> It Y GOODS, Groceries , Hardueare, Croekery, Stc. Macon, Georgia. Ocl. 19, 1844. l-ts . ~SAMLEI. .1 RAY sTcoT~ DEA T.F.RS IN FANCY IK) STAPLE S>StY WOODS, Ready .Made. Clothing, Hats, Shoes, &c. Second street, n lew doors from the Washington Hotel. Macon, Georgia. Oct. 18, 1944. l-ts REDDING &' WHITEHEAD, DEALERS IN FUCY ANO STAPLE I)KV GOODS, Groc.er.es, Hard Ware, Cutlery, Hats, Shoes, Croekery, &.o. Sun. Corner of Cotton Avenue and Cherrv streets. Macon, Georgia. Oct. 19, 1944. l-ts j B. F. ROSS, DEALER IN WRY GOODS AND GROCMtISN. Macon, Georgia. Out. 19, 1841. l-ts B R. WARNER, AUCTION AND COTI.TISSION .TIER- I CHANT. Dealer in enery description of .Merchandise. “ Hie Public's Servant,” and subject to receiving i consignments at all times, by tbe consignees pay- ! inir 5 per cent, commissions for services rendered. Macon. Georgia. Oct. 19,1844. l-ts WHITING & MIX, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN MOOTS AND SHOES, Near tbe Washington Hall, Second street. Macon, Georgia. Oct. 19, 1944. l-ts MFLOVD HOUSE, 4bA fLATE CENTRAL HOTEL. 1 IHlffl. FBBHIS Spacious and convenient establishment,, ” has been by its new proprietors entirely reno- 1 vated and repaired. The rooms have been thor— ; •nighty cleansed. Plastered and Painted,and newly ! furnished throughout. Particular care has been taken in procuring civil and atvntive servants, and the choice of the Northern and Southern markets will constitute the daily bill of fare. No trouble or expense will he spared to make the Fcovd House one of the best conducted Hotel* in the country. B. S. NEWCOMB fit. CO. Macon, Oct. 19, 1844. 1-ts FLOYD HOUSE. BY B. S. NEWCOMB &. CO. Macon, Georgia. Oct. 19,1844. 1-ts flargains in prints, shirtings, tickings, A'c, THE subscribers with the view of reducing a large stork of the abo -e articles, will sell prints, shirtings, tickings, &c. at unusually low prices. S. J. RAY &. CO. Nov. Bth, 1841. Remoral. SiA.VX J. RAY & CO. have removed to the ~ store a few doors south of the Washington Hall, adjoining the office of the Georgia .Messenger, and oiler lor sale a large and general stock of F.i V CY.ISrDST.IPLE DRY GOODS, at unusu ally low prices. Purchasers are invited to cal' and examine the stock ; great inducements will be of fered to buyers hy the piece or otherwise. Nov. 8, 1841. ’ TIDE KEPI IILIE. SAMUEL M. STRONG,] voi.mi; i. fSplPllfe “ MUCH YET REMAINS unsung.” rhe !ollowing is a translation from an ancient Spanish poem, which, says the Edinburgh Review, is surpassed by nothing with which we are ac quainted in the Spanish language, except the Odes of Lewis de Leon .• Oli! let the soul its slumbers break, Arouse its senses and awake, l'n see how soon Life like its glories, glides away, And the stem fimtstips of decay Come stealing on. And while we view the rolling tide, Down which our fl oving minutes glide Away so last, Ler us the present hour employ, And deem each future dream a jov Already past. Let no vain hope deceive the fniud— No, happier let us hope to find To morrow than today— Our golden dreams of vore were bright, Like them the present shall delight Like them decay. Our lives like hastening dreams must be, That into one engulfing sea Are doomed to fall— The sea of death, whose waves roll on, O’er king and kingdom, crown and throne, Ami swallow all. Alike the river’s lurdlv tide, Abke the humble l iv’lel’s glide To that sad wave— Death levels poverty and pride, Ami rich ami poor sleep side by side Within the grave. Our hiitli is hut a starting place, Lile is the running of the race, Ami death the goal; There all these glittering toys me brought, The path alone, ••fall unsought, Is found of all. Say then how jioor and little worth, Are ail those glittering toys of earth, Tb it lure us here? Dreams of a sleep that death must break! Alas l before it hills us wake, We disapjiear! Long ere the lamp of death can blight, The cheek’s pure glow of red ami white Has passed away; Youth smiled, and all was heavenly fair; Age came and laid his finger there. And where are they? Where is the strength, that spurn’d decay, 1 be step that roli-ai so light ami gav, The heart’s blithe nine? The strength is gone, the step is slow, And jov grows wearisome and wo When age comes on. From Arthur's Magazine. THE CANNON OF THE I* VLAIS-KOV AL. FROM Till'- Fttr.NCH OF UUUKXF. GUI.NOT. On tt fine spring morning, which whs lit tip by the stui’s richest rttvs, a troop of little vagabonds wore ploying in tin* gar den of I lie l’nlais Roytd. Hanging upon the iron balustrades, which surround the flower-pots, i lev were tcazing the sparrows throwing stones tit the flowers, end con stantly seeking for some mischief in which to engage, the moment tho backs of the guards were turned. Under such circum stances, the imagination of the Parisian bov is never til fit nil. The Germans, who tire, at this moment, singing the couplets ol their poet Becker, of which the refrain is; ‘‘The French shall not have the Rhine,” —a prophecy we regard as somewh.it hazardous*— (lie Germans, who refuse to sell us their hor ses for our rsivalrv, have, iu return, con ferred upon us a sufficiently ordinary pro duction of their national industry; we moan their friction matches. The Pari sian boy makes good use of these little ar ticles; lie always carries a supply in his pockets, and they assist in the perform ance of all kinds of mischievous tricks. The leader ol die Palais-Royal band, watching an opportunity when no one was looking, sealed the balustrade, crept along the turf on bis hands nod knots to the cannon, which is fired offj at noon, by the sun, the rays of which are at that mo ment concentrated upon the priming. It was only half past eleven ; but the lucifer match in die hand of the gunner played i the part of the sun, and the camion gave out its official detonation. On all sides, in die walks, in the galle ries, in the coffee-houses, in the shops, every one immediately drew forth his watch to prove its exactitude. There was a general movement of surprise, ! which translated itself into tacit reflections. “That is singular! I thought [ was right,’’ “What! a half hour 100 slow! A watch warranted not to vary a minute a month.” “ This is the lirst time my Briguct has been wrong!” The watchmakers were more astonish ed than any one else ; most of them, how ever, yielded conviction to the evidence. But amongst the matadors of watch ma king, some two or three free thinkers dared to advance this presumptuous proposition: “ It is the sun which goes wrong!” Saving these rare exceptions, every per son within the sound of the report of the cannon, set their watches and clocks Ibr ward according to the time indicated.— The infallibility of the sun could not fail to find a great number of partisans. At first glance no great crime appears in this prank of a boy with a friction match ; grave consequences, however, owed their otigin to it. A mistake of a half hour in the course of time is no tri fling malter ; a watch too fast or too slow frequently throws us into a train of errors, fertile, in disaster, and adventures more nr less grave. ■ “Already noon? Boy; my bill!’’ MACON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, YOVEXBEK 22, ISM. . • sT These words were uttered by a gentle man who breakfasted at Vefour’s and who appeared a prey to a most torturing anx iety. This was M. I) , a banker, whose business appeared to the public to be in a most flourishing condition ; but who bad lately met with some reverses, which he was no longer able to conceal.— After he left the restaurant, he. drew a let ter from his pocket, and read as follows: “My dear friend: You have confided to me your disastrous position, and say you have no hope, except in me. My own re sources, you know, are insufficient to ren der you any assistance and l go to the country with little hope, f must confess to see \\ hat I can do. It is possible, howev er, that the means you have indicated may be productive of a good result. Rest assured that I will omit no effort to save you from bankruptcy. If I succeed in re alizing the sum, which is absolutely ne cessary for you to have to-day, I will 1 bring it, at half past twelve, to the gallery | d’Orleans, whete you will wait for me.— j I do tint propose to meet you at your own I house, because 1 think you will not remain I there, tor fear of some troublesome call, j If I am not at the place appointed, at the ' precise hour indicated, it will lie because i I have failed in my attempt; and you must then entry' into execution vmi r project of flight ; when you are at a distance from them, your creditors will be more accom modating. You comprehend why I do riot myself bring you the bad news. I should not like to be seen with you at this ' critical moment, ns you owe, l believe, a score of thousands ol francs to mv uncle,! a miser who would never forgive me il he suspected that I had aided you invour! flight. In case of misfortune, believe me at your disposal. Your friend, let what may hiyppen, Luc tux B .” “ This is the critical moment at which \ my fate is to be decided,” said M. D—, as lie walked in the gallery. “ l have reach ed that steep declivity down which so ma ny fortunes ; nothing yet has been suffi cient to stay my course and I have achie- j ved mv ruin through vanity, in desiring to! .hide my situation, when there was still! time to have made an honorable failure.— ! All the pranks to which I have looked fori safety are broken under mv steps. If the ' intervention of Lucien prove powerless;! if he do not bring me, within the hour, the sum of one hundred thousand francs, which I have to pay to-rlny, I am ruined.” In making these painful reflections, the' banker looked at his watch twenty times The time to his anxious soul rolled slowly ; on. Each moment bore away a hope.— The hand of his watch marked the hour I of one and the wretched banker felt a cold ■ pc rs pi rat ion start out upon bis brow. “One o’clock and Lucien not come!! It is all over then !” He still waited, however ; lie went from one end of the gallery to the other, looking anxiously down all the entrance, desiring every moment to leave, hilt still lingering, ft was not till his watch showed twenty five minutes past one that the unfortunate D— left the Palais-Royal. At the same instant Lucien entered the gallery d’Or-( leans, five minutes before the time, fbr it j still really wanted five minutes to one ; but j the banker had set his watch forward on bearing the repoit of the cannon. In putting his foot out of the Palais-. Iloyal, M. D—stepped into bankruptcy. A postchaise waited, into which lie leaped and left at a gallop, whilst Lucien, who bore with him a check upon the bank for! a hundred thousand francs, remained con- 1 lbunded, not knowing to what motive to ! attribute his absence. Uould Lucien di- 1 vine the secret of the friction-match, the j first effect of which was a commercial dis aster ? At the same hour a lady, elegantly dressed, entered the passage Delorme;’ she made two turns with a quick step and an observer would have remarked upon her lovely countenance an expression of surprise, impatience and vexation. “ It is strange,” said she; “ my watch i is surely right, for I have just obtained it from my watchmaker of the Palais-Royal;; it is ten minutes past one. M. Leopold was to have been here at one o’clock, pre cisely, to accompany me to the museum ; and I see nothing ol’hitn !” The expression of surprise, impatience,' and vexation became, every moment, i more apparent, and, surely, there was suf ficient cause. Young, handsome, rich, j and a widow, surrounded by adorers, Madame de Luceval had distinguished from amongst them M. Leopold de \ ersy. ' She had given him reason to hope that lor i his sake, she would, ere long, take upon j herself the chains of hymen, and, in the meantime, she had desired to accept his arm to visit the exhibition at the Louvre ; a precious and envied favor which M. Le opold gratefully accepted. But at the; time appointed he was not at the place of meeting! “ I hoped to be anticipated,” added Madame de Luceval, “but I have decci-j ved myself; it was presumption! M. Leopold does not pride himself upon his! punctuality. But if he allows himselt to 1 l>e tardy under existing circumstances, what will he do when he becomes a hus band ? M. Luceval bad this defect, and I know what I have suffered in conse quence of it. To fall into the same incon venience in marking again would be mo notonous ! I desire that my second hus band should be a little different, and it is absolutely necessary that these gentlemen 1 hould do us wrong. I wish at least, to have the benefit of vat icty.” PRO PATRIA ET LEGIBUS. 1 You will agree that Madame de Luce val was not too exacting The watch, consulted for the last time, indicated eighteen minutes past one. . “My patience is exhausted,” said the handsome widow; “ the most rigorous politeness accords but a quarter of an hour to the indifferent, and here, where I have expected eagerness, to have exceeded this period of delay is too much. To wait longer would he unseemly.” (Saving which, Madame de Luceval re turned to her home, and Leopold who ar rived ten minutes before the time appoint ed for the meeting, waited her arrival in the passage. “ Has she forgotten ? Will she come ? Is she pleased tfvitli me, or is another more happy? But no! however! oh! these widows! you can make no calcula tions upon them ; they have so much ex perience! find they are so wilful!” Four o’clock struck. “ I shall at least find her at her house where she has invited me iodine. I shall have lost hdt half of this good tlay. A dinner, almost We a Me, for no one will be present but an old uncle, and he will enable me to make up for lost time.” And Leopold hastened to Madame de Lucoval’s. “ Madame is gone out,” said the wait ing ntaid to him. “Very well! 1 will wait. I have done nothing else since morning.” “ But tnadutne will not return, perhaps, until very late.” “ She always returns to dinner?” “Not at all; tnadutne went away at one o’clock, saying she would dine out.” “Well! that’s decisive !” thought Leo pold, as he left the house. Each was piqued with the other, and, instead of coming to a clear explanation, they held themselves upon their wounded dignity. W hat was the result of this dis cord ? the projected marriage was irrevo cably broken off, and Madame de Luceval is, at this moment, seeking a husband whose punctuality is unshaded by the slightest suspicion.—An admonition to punctual bachelors ! See what was brought about by the re port of a cannon lirpd to soon! Not be tween two powers which are watching each other; not between two armies of fleets drawn up in order of bailie ; but the simple little cannon of Palais-Royal, fired by tbe young blackguard, who wished to mystify the sun with a German friction match. xl provincial who had breakfasted on this day and set his at the Palais-Royal, was invited to dine at the house of a young lady whom he sought in marriage. He had promised himself that he would make the demand lor her hand this even ing ; it was expected, and as there tv,-is u fitness of things on both sides, no doubt was entertained of the result. Six o’clock was the hour named, hut the provincial, believing that he would be wattling in po liteness if he did not arrive a quarter ol an hour before they took their seats at ta ble, presented himself at ten minutes past five. lie was hardly expected to make his appearance so early. L'jion the stair-case he encountered his intended father-in-law with a basket in one hand and a candle in (he other, whilst the wife, above, was scolding the good man in a harsh and ill natured voice, lor his slowness, which was somewhat justified hy his obesity.— The wife stormed, tho husband retorted and the dispute continued, growing more and more bitter as they drew near to each other. At the foot of the stair-ease, the provincial fount! himself between the two adversaries just in the nick of time to pre vent a conflict. But soar this, -another scene was enacting not less animated, which after a number of apostrophes and interesting replies, was terminated by a great crash of breaking dishes. It was the daughter of the house, the mar riageable young lady, chatting with the servants. Tuken in an unexpected mo ment the actors in this domestic drama showed themselves in the charming aban don of private life. The young lady, who had ueilli r time to conceal Iter excite ment nor repair the disorder of hertoilette, appeared before her intended with signs anti accessories which gave evidence to the voting provincial, that fiis dinner was prepared by the hand of the graces. It had been remarked to him that A/ad emoiselle clglae was very amiable. ‘ I believe she is furwuiltj amiable !’’ thought he. A half hour later and no trace of the storm would have remained, till would then have become calm, gentle and at tractive. But the alarm gun had laun ched our young man into the thickest of the melee. When an intended is now ex pected to dinner, Mademoiselle Aglae lakes die tone, the modest grace and the neat apparel of the marriageable young lady at five o’clock. But never, perhaps, will so g<Hxl a chance again present it self. The report of the Palais-Royal cannon on this particular occasion, produced without doubt, other grave and dramat ic consequences ; but we will not push our inquiries any further, ami will par don the gunner who was not aware of what he was (doing. Some allowance must be made for die thoughtlessness of vou'h. The same boys who abuse the German friction matches so much, at pres ent, may go, perhaps, one day, in spite of the prophecies of the song, to take this Rhine which the Germ ins guard, «o [Editor avo Proprietor. well, iu poetry. Anti who knows but that the one who fired tbe Palais-Royal cannon, a half hour too soon, may not, some day, after a more serious cannon ade, drink the Johannes, of M. de Mett ernicli, from the golden cup, presented by the king of Bavaria, to the poet Becker ? It. A. Splendid Speech oMVlsniuli. GRAND SOIREE AT MANCHESTER. October 4, 1544. The Manchester Athenaeum, which is so prominently connected with the meet ing we have to report, was established in IS-fO, for the purpose of affording to“ the youth of the middle classes,” those intel lectual iidvantages which can only be obtained by wealth or the combination of numbers. Tbe institution possesses a no ble building in Bond-street, erected from the designs and under the superinten dence of Mr. C. Barry, and has a li-i brary of a very extensive and useful char-! acter. Its present number of members (upwardsof 1,700,) is a large increase; upon tbe numbers shown in former and ; less prosperous years. Last year a great effort was made to redeem the institution from a debt accumulated during seasons of distress. This effort was projected and conducted, we believe, by two mem bers of the institution—Mr. P. Berlyn and Mr. K. Watkin, who were deter mined that an association possessing so many attractions should, il possible, be saved to the town in ils entire usefulness. Asa consummation of this effort, a grand soiree was held in October, 1843, under the presidency of Mr. Charles Dickens. The soiree last evening was on the same plan, but was intended to draw the atten tion of the public more forcibly to the im portance of increasing the number and efficiency of institutions having in view the advancement and diffusion ol useful knowledge. Mr. DTsraeli, in a most handsome and ready manner, complied with the earnest wishes of the committee that lie should preside ; and the attendance was most numerous and gratifying. The following noblemen and gentlemen were u iron the platform: Lord J. Mann ers, M. I’., Lord Ranleagh, the Flort. (7. S. Smythc, M. P., Mr. C Kemble, Mr. M. Gibson, M. P., Mr. R. Cobden, M. I*., Mr. J. Peel, Mr. Brotherton, M. P., Mr. J. Bright, M. l\, Mr. R. Hill, Mr. \V. C Taylor, L. L. D., Mr. S. C. Hall, Mr. J Atherton, President of the Athenanim, the Rev.’Cnnon Clifton, the Rev. R. Vaug han, tbe Rev. J. J. Taylor, B. A., the Mavor of Manchester, the Mayor of Salf ord, Sir T. Potter, Kut., See. A meeting was held in the Athenasuin room in the morning to receive deputa tions from the local societies in the district. The number of tickets for the soiree sold was 8,(76, and. including the guests, about 3,200 ladies and gentlemen were present. A full military band was in attendance, and altogether tbe hall presented a most brilliant ttnd magnificent spectacle. SPEECH OF D’ISRAELI. I think it is some seven or eight years ago that some of the leading members of your community, remembering perhaps that theirs was a time when they regret ted that lor them such advantages did not exist, thought they would establish in this greut city some institution that might offer to the youth of Manchester relaxation which might elevate, and a distraction which would save them from a senseless dissipation. They thought that die lime had arrived when u duty devolved on those who took a leading part in commu nities that they should sympathise with die wants of the rising race, and therefore they resolved to establish an institution where those advantages that 1 have refer red to might he supplied. With those views they resolved, in the first instance, that some place should he supplied where the youth of Manchester might become perfectly acquainted with the passing mind and passions and feelings ami intel ligence of the age. That idea was the foundation of vour news room. They rightly understood that the newspaper was the most effective arm of the press. It may indeed he considered as the infantry of die press. It is not a complete battal ion, you require ordnance and artillery, a brilliant cavalry, above all you require the staff of the commander-in-chief, that with out absolutely or actively interfering in the fray, surveys all that occurs, and is ready at all times to apply itself to the quarter which requires counsel, but still you may consider the journal as the most efficient arm of the press. Willi these views they furnished a chamber, in which the members of the Athenaeum might per fectly he acquainted in the perusal of the chief journals of the empire with all that was passing in the country —all that was agitating and interesting the public mind, which might supply them with that infor mation, and guide them in forming those opinions, which it was the duty of every eitizen of a free community to be acquain ted with, and to entertain. But, consci ous that however qualified the journal is to stimulate curiosity, to assist investiga tion, to guide opinion, the knowledge of that individual the* limited only by the press is in danger of becoming superficial, 3'ou thought that the members of this in stitution should have some means of con sulting the more mature opinions, the more accurate researches of the liternrv mind of this and other countries, and wisely you made ihe chamb r iu which they might read the newspaper an ante , room only to the library. (Cheers.) Yon j formed a rnUecttdft which is now not con temptible in numbers, fbr you may count il by thousands. What* however, is not so I great as many of you most desire, w hich, jin passing, lmay be permitted with great humility to say is deficient in one respect, i which is no disgrace to if, because it is a ; deficiency which is shared by every great ; collection in this country, and I believe in j Europe—but which 1 should be glad and j you would be proud to be. supplied in j Manchester—l mean in that department which tnay be described as a commercial 1 library. (Cheers.) Manchester, that was once merely an assemblage of manufaetu | rers, is now a great mercantile emporium, and at slight expense, and with no great difficulty, if there were sufficient zeal, you might make a collection of all those inter esting tracts on commerce, which, at va- NI VBIIR 6. i rious times during the last century, have | appeared in England, which with difficul ty you can refer to, but which would form in your collection a peculiar and interest jing body of commercial literature, and j which, by the by, you cannot find in the national repository of this country.— (Cheers.) You who had thus furnished ! tlie members of this institution with the journal which gave them the information and feelings of the man, the library w-herc they might correct the hasty opinions which perhaps that passing criticism is apt to engender—you knew there were many not deficient in ability, not deficient in apt ness or feeling, to whom thevery ceremony of reading is irksome, and who require jo be appealed to by another means perhaps ai first sight more captivating. Therefore Vtm formed a theatre where lectures were giv en, where the experiments of philosophy, the investigation of literature, and the pro lusions of art, were rendered agreeable to the audience by the charms of the human voice. You were not content with having raised an institution, where the journal, the library, and the lecture-room were always prepared to enlighten or to amuse—you remembered those wise words of Charles V., who said that “ the man who knew two languages had two souls and two lives,” and therefore, yon established clas ses by which the youth of the city might initiate themselves in a knowledge of the modern languages. (Cheers.) Your plan was comprehensive; but it was not limit ed even by this fourth division. You know well that in a free country, in a coun try that prides itself upon the science and practice of self-government, it is the duty, til least it is the interest of all men, to be aide to express themselves in public with perspeeuity, and, if possible, with eloquence ; therefore you established a discussion society, an institution in har mony with the political life and the social manners of England. Having thus amply provided for the formation of the mind of your new and rising community, you still remembered (borrowing a happy idea from those races ofantiquity to whom you owe your name) that any education which confined itself to sedentary pursuits was essentially imperfect, that the body as well as the mind should be cultivated— lyou wisely, and iu no common and ordi ! nary spirit, established a gymnasium.— (Cheers.) These are the principal cliar | iicteristics of your institution. There are. others on which it would he wearisome to dwell; but I have placed before you six principal objects that you had desired to attain. Having taken this large and comprehen sive view of the wants ofyour society, and meeting them with a spirit so liberal and large, you took the brst and wisest step. You know well the effect that architecture produces on the human mind; vou deter mined therefore, that your establishment ishould be embodied in an edifice that, i should please the imagination and satisfy the taste. You invited the most eminent jof modern architects. Under the root of ;a noble elevation you applied the means for pursuing those studies that I have in dicated; ami this is u simple account of [the Manchester Atherunum.—(Cheers.) It ! is dillcult to conceive how a nobler purpose iiflbr a moment we dilate upon it, could I have animated your intentions. When we remember the class ofyour communi ty for which this institution was particu larly adopted—when we conceive, diffi cult as it is, surrounded as we now are with luxury and pleasure—when we at tempt to picture to our imaginations what is the position of a youth, perhaps of a ve ry tender years, sent as I am informed is very frequently the case, from a distant !district, to form his fortunes in this great ; metropolis oflaborand science—when we think of that youth, tender in age, with no domestic hearts to soothe and stimulate, to counsel or control—when \vc picture him to ourselves after a day of indefatiga ble toil, left to bis lonely evenings and his meagre lodgings withouta friend and with out a counsellor, flying to dissipation from sheer want ofdistraction, and perhaps in volved in vice before be is conscious of the very fatal net that has surrounded him— what a contrast to his position does it of fer when we picture him toourselves with a feeling of self-consciousness, which sup ! ports and sustains him after his day of toil entering a great establishment where eve ry thing that can satisfy curiosity that can tbrm taste, that can elevate the soul of man and lead to noble thoughts and honorable intentions, surrounds him! When we think of the convenience and the comfort, the kindness and the sympathy which, with a due decorum of manners, he is sure to command, this youth, who but a few hours before was a stranger, viewing an ! institution like the present only in this li mited aspect, one must regard it as a great harbour of intellectual refuge and social ;propr ey. There are some amongst us now, I know who believe that the period has arrived when a great effort must be made to eman cipate this country from the degrading thraldom of faction (long and continued cheering)—to terminate if possible, that, extreme, that sectarian, and limited view,