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Las cartas, planchas, tabiaaux, ate, pauvant Atra filmte k das taux da reduction diffArants. Loraqua la documant ast trop grand pour Atra raproduit an un saul cllch*, il aat film* A partir da i'angia supAriaur gaucha, da gaucha * droita, at da haut an bas, an pranant ia nombra d'imagas nAcaasaira. Las diagrammas suivants illustrant ia mAthoda. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kingston Mechanics' Institute (From the Britiah Whig ianie of Tuesday, March 11, 1834) On FHday evening a numerous and most highly respectable body of mechanics, inter- spersed with some few of the inhabitants of King£(ton, assembled at McKay Tavern, to discuss the propriety of forming a Medianics Institute. Some of the leading and old Mechanics of the town were not present, their absence being occasioned it is presumed from T>ique, in not being (consulted previous to the calling of the meeting. The staying away was unkind; they should have recollected that it is now three years since a Mechanics Institute has been in full operation at York, during which time, ample opportunity has been afforded them to establish a similar institution in Kingston, and if they have not thought proper so to do, they should not blame their younger tradesmen if they step forward to do that, which more properly belonged to them. Another cause why fliey were not consulted is, that neither of the two originators of the meeting, Mr. D. Urquhart or Mr. C. Sewell, has znuch persona] acquaintance among his fellow trades- men, or we make no doubt that every concession would have been made to the opinions arid wishes of the elder tradesmen. As it is, we tj^ust that petty jealousies of any kind will be avoided and that the whole corp-^ of mechanicals will muster strongly at the Court House on Friday evening next to receive the report of the Constitutional Committee and to elect the office bearers of the Infant Society. At a. general meeting of the Mechanics and others friendly to the forming of a Mechanics Literary Institute, held pursuant to public notice, in McKay's Tavern, Kmgston on Friday evening, tlie 7th of March, 1834, Mr. Charles Sewell was elected chairman and William Lesslie, secretary. Hie Chairman having explained the object of the meeting, it was— 1. Proposed by Mr. James Bryant, seconded by Mr. Cone; — That it is expedient to establish a Sdentifie and Uterarv Society to be called the Kingston Mechanics Institution. n. Proposed by Mr. D. Williamson, seconded 1^ Mr. S. Harrison;— That a committee of twelve persons be nomin- ated to draft a set of regulations for the government of said institution and thai they report thereon to the adjourned meeting. III. Proposed by Mr., John McLeod, seconded by Mr. Cone; — That the said conmiittee b^ instructed to inquire for an eligible room i^r place of meet- ing for the Institution and that they have power to receive names of persons wishing to become members and generally to do such other work as they may judge necessary for the welfare of the Institution. IV^ The meeting elected the Committee of Twelve of the following persons;— Messrs. A. J. Pern, D. Urquhart, Francis M. HOI, Dr. Baricer, William Lesslie, John Cnllen, Charles Sewell, John l^ence, John McLeod, Thomas Smith, John Butterworth and Simon Harrison. V. Proposed by Dr. Barker, seconded by Bir. Stewart; — That this meeting do now adjouin till next Friday evening at the Court Hoiise at half past six o'clock to receive the reihart of the Committee. / VI. Mr. John McLeod having taken ^e dulir, the thanks of the meeting was giv^i^ by acclama- tion to Mr. SeweU for his able conduct as Chairman. i