MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.
A general Meeting of the Mechanics' Institute was held on Thursday evening last, pursuant to advertisement, for the purpose of electing a Committee of Management, and appointing Trustees. The meeting was very numerously attended, and Mr. W. Lyon was requested to take the chair. From the observations made by the Chairman, it appeared that the Mechanics' Institute had suffered, with the colony, from the general depression in Capt. Fitzroy's time, and had been for the last four years in a state of abeyance, but that efforts had been recently made by the members of the old Committee, in compliance with a desire very generally expressed, to bring the Institute once more into-a state of useful existence. The Committee had accordingly hired the present rooms, had fitted them up with shelves for the reception of the books which had formerly been presented to the Institute, had put themselves in communication with the Government, and had received a promise from his Excellency the LieutenantGovernor of a Crown grant of a piece of land promised to them by Captain Fitzroy, and on which the foundations of a building had been formerly laid : one hundred and twenty-six members had been enrolled, and the sum of twenty pounds, beingthe balance of the building fund of the Institute, was in the Savings Bank. The following members were then elected Officers of the Institute :—: — President : — His Honor Mr. Justice Chapman. Vice Presidents : — Me. W. Lton, I Mr. G. Moore. - Committee of Management : — Messrs. E. Stafford, J. Marriott, J. Woodward,
J. Stoddart, R. Hart, J. M'Beth, G. D. Monteith, W. A. Ballard, W. Norgrove, W. Spinks, H. B. Sealy, and Rev. S. Ironside. Secretary — Mr. J. R. Foster. Treasurer — R. J. Duncan. Trustees— Col. W. Wakefield, Messrs. H. St. Hill, W. Swainson, F.R.S, W. Lyon, and G. Moore. It was then moved by Mr. J. M'Beth, seconded by the Rev. S. Ironside, and unanimously resolved :—: — " That this Meeting approve of the steps taken by the late Committee for the resuscitation of the Institution. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman for his conduct in the chair, and the meeting broke up.
The following Owners of carts in Wellington have not subscribed :—: — F. Bolton, T. Mackenzie, W. Hebden, S. Maxton, W. Speedy, J. Ashdown. * The above amounts have beea advertized in the previous lists.
[Prom the Hobart Town Advertiser, July 28.]
. Great uneasiness was felt by the holders of property in France, and by the friends of peace in England, in consequence of the highly democratic me tsures of the Provisional Government. The National Guard of Paris had been increased to 230,000 men ; no less than 150,000 men having been recently added to it. The Government had treated with contemptuous indifference the complaints of the Ccrps of Artillery and the dlite, which had been disbanded ; and they received very graciously a deputation of thirty thousand workmen, who had been assembled in one night, in order to assure the Government of their support. This assembly was conducted with perfect propriety, and appeared perfectly under the command of their" leaders. The state of affairs in Paris was exceedingly ominous. A great number of bankers, with Messrs. Rothschild at their head, had suspended payment, and many master manufacturers had slopped their works, and discharged their workmen. Government, in the meantime, were supporting . 190,000 operalives, but the funds for this could not last long, and the most gloomy apprehensions were entertained as to the final results. . Great disgust was felt at the violent conduct of the Commissioners of the Provisional Government in the various Provinces of France. The war of the mob, in France, against English workmen, still continued, and revolting outrages had been practised.;, on them. Great numbers were continually arriving in
various ports of Britain, in most instances having lost all their property. Numbers of Belgian, German, and Italian artizans bad left France for the purpose of revolutionizing their respective countries. It is stated that they were encouraged, or rather, forced to do so, by the French workmen, who wished to get rid of their competition. The Prince of Prussia was blamed as having given the order to fire on the people of Berlin. He had gone to England ; no one wished his return, and there was no chance of his succeeding to the throne. The King had declared an amnesty, and all was tranquil. Posen hoped to be independent, and Prussia to be wholly German. The King was desirous of placing himself at the head of the German Confederation. The Emperor of Russia had announced to his subjects the events in France, and had ordered his army to be placed on the war footing. He had ordered 150,000 men to be concentrated on the western frontier ; and Marshal Paskewitch was ordered to Warsaw. Thirty thousand men were to be recalled from the Caucasus The King of Sardinia had invaded Lombardy. The Marquis of Lansdowne said in the House of Lords, on the 3rd April, that before he did so, the British Government had urged on him his duty to observe a strict neutrality. This communication, before it was transmitted, was submitted to the Austrian Ambassador in London, who expressed himself perfectly satisfied with it. The Austrians had evacuated JLombardy. Apprehensions exist of an outbreak between Russia and Prussia, owing to the King of the latter state having afforded encouragement to Russian discontents. King Ferdinand of Naples had abandoned his Sicilian sovereignty. He protested to the powers of Europe, however, that it was done against his will. The Poles had endeavoured to obtain the assistance of the French Government in order to regenerate their native land, but received an evasive answer. A separate Government had been granted t* Hungary. The treaty with Mex'.co had been ratified by the United States Senate. The Canadian ministers had resigned in consequence of a vote of want of confidence by the Parliament.
The Transatlantic Steamers. — The Glasgow Herald furnishes us with some curious particulars of the eatables aud drinkables supplied for the consumption of the passengers on board Cunard and Co.'s American steamers. Each ship on her outward trip is supplied with 50 dozen port wine, 100 dozen sherry, 100 dozen champagne,so dozen Madeira, 50 dozen of hock, 200 dozen sodawater and lemonade, 300 dozen of Scotch ale, and 200 dozen of London porter, besides spirits of all kinds. There are also ample stores of ice, and an abundant supply of fresh water. Each ship is victualled for 21 days, and carries at least 4,0001b. of beef, mutton, and pork, fresh and packed in ice. Then there are 16 dozen fowls, 4dozen of geese, 4 dozen of ducks, 4 dozen of turkeys, 6 dozen of pigeons, and 1 dozen of roasting pigs, besides an ample store of tongues, calves' heads, &c. Milk is furnished by the cow, though each ship also carries a supply of 40 gallons, which is packed in ice, and keeps fresh and sweet till 'he end of the passage. The baker turns out 200 loaves or rolls per diem, and the confectioner is never idle. Breakfast begins at half-past 8, and the cloth is removed at 10. There is lunch at 12, and dinner at 4. Tea is served at 7 ; and then follows snacks, wine, punch, toddy, gin slings, &c. — that is, for those who want them — till half-past 11, when the steward's bar is closed, and all the lights are out by 12. Such is life on board a Transatlantic steamer ; and in the summer season it is said to be becoming quite common for parties to make a pleasure trip to America in the fashion that people go up the- Rhine. There have even been occasions in which young married people have spent their honey-moon in a- trip to Halifax, a flying visit to Niagara and New York, and a return voyage to England, — and all in six weeks.
Amount already advertized £108 14 0 His Honor Mr. Justice Chapman 2 2 0 T. Irving 0 10 0 J. &E Aked, by their agent C. E. Yon Alzdoif 2 0 0 J. Stansfeld, do 10 0 — Stott, do 1 0 0 R. Wainhouse, do 1 0 0 J. Masters, add? 0 5 0 H. Winteringhain 0 1° 0 Mawbey & Higgins 0 10 0 J. Boulcott 0 10 0 James Smith 110 R. Langdon • 0 10 0 R.Park 1 0 0 P.Graham 0 5 0 J. Dorset 0 10 0 D. Wakefield • • 010 0 W.D<nald 0 10 0 J. Cording 0 10 0 A. Farmer I 0 0 D. Conacher 0 10 0 G. Clarke 0 5 0 G. l.uxford 0 10 0 J. Kelham 0 10 0 Rev. R. Cole 1 0 0 J.Johnson • 0 5 0 J. Telford, addl "• 0 3 0 R. J. Duncan, do 0 10 0 W. F. Christian, do 0 10 0 J. Williamson 0 10 0 W. Waring Taylor 0 10 0 P. Murch 1 1 0 R. Lyon, addl 3 0 0 R. Johnson, by his agent A. de B. Brandon.../ 10 0 G. D. Monteith 0 10 0 C. H. Squibb 0 5 0 134 16 0
Subscriptions in aid of repairing the public the roughfare along Lambton-quay, Wellington :—: —
a u u r. Martin • 3 0 0 5. Mason 3 0 0 r. E. Bannister 3 0 0 P. Ray 3 0 0 Et. Buckridge 1 0 0* i. Buckridge, additional F. Simtnonds ?ST. Luxford, additional W. Mason Y. Hewett FJ . Irons W. Tonks IV. Milner iV. Wilhelm F. Wilson, if the road be completed to the corner of Guznee Street 2 0 0 6 0 0 10 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 10 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0
The following owners of Carts in Wellington have subscribed in money or labour to the following amount :—: —
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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 319, 19 August 1848, Page 3
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