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Provincial.
" May it please your Royal Highness , —We , the Committee and Subscribers to the Atlienseum , approach your Royal Highness with feelings of deep gratitude , for tho kindness and condescension displayed in the ready acquiescence in our request , that the foundation of the first considerable tribute paid by the town of Sunderland to literature and science , should be laid by your Royal Highness . We were encouraged to make the request by the consideration that your Royal Highness ' s
attachment to science and literature , and individual success in their cultivation , has ever led you to be the munificent and enlightened patron of every institution in the island , within your knowledge , calculated to promote their progress and diffusion ; and we hoped that our projected establishment ivould form no exception to this rule , but would be ushered into the world under the auspices of your august name . In this hope we have not been disappointed . As a true descendant of that
illustrious and patriotic house ivhich is hallowed in the thoughts and feelings of every Englishman , because associated with all that is most sacred in his liberties , and most valuable in his civilization , your Royal Highness has , in this instance , as in many others , shown that the prosperity of your native land is the cherished object of your heart . Commerce and the useful arts are unquestionably the basis of our national prosperity ; but your Royal Hihness has manifested a familiar
acquaintg ance with the fact , that the continuance of this prosperity must , in the present state of society , depend upon our progress in the higher departments of science ; that , without their aid , England will no longer be in the van of the productive industry of the world , but must be content to follow in the wake of her rivals . We conclude by praying that your
Royal Highness may enjoy all the peace and happiness which this world can afford , for the remainder of your days , and , at their close , derive solace from the reflection of a life spent , as that of your Royal Highness has been , in promoting the instruction and happiness of your fellowcreatures . " The address having been read and presented in the usual manner , his Royal Highness replied as folloivs : —
" Gentlemen of the Committee , and Subscribers to the Athenseum , — It is with pleasure I find myself occupied with you this day , in laying the foundation-stone of a building dedicated to literature and science , being well assured that the cultivation of these will materially contribute to the advancement of arts , manufactures , and commerce . While ever anxious to assist the industrious classes in obtaining useful information , it has been equally my constant and earnest desire to impress upon those
who tread in the higher walks of life , the absolute necessity for a similar exertion on their part , in order to keep pace with the general improvement , and thus secure to themselves their proper station in society . Unwise , indeed , must be the man who , iu these days , flatters himself that truth can be concealed for any length of time ; such an attempt would not only fail , but the consequence would be fatal , since it ivould tend to the disorganization of every well regulated community , while the
diffusion of knowledge produces the most beneficial results , as by it the industrious classes are led to value the proficiency of their superiors in science , and esteem them for such improvement . With these sentiments , gentlemen , you will readily believe me when I assure you that I acceded with great pleasure to your request of laying the foundationstone of this Institution , and fervently pray that the work we have so prosperously begun , maybe as successfully completed , and that the loyal
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Provincial.
" May it please your Royal Highness , —We , the Committee and Subscribers to the Atlienseum , approach your Royal Highness with feelings of deep gratitude , for tho kindness and condescension displayed in the ready acquiescence in our request , that the foundation of the first considerable tribute paid by the town of Sunderland to literature and science , should be laid by your Royal Highness . We were encouraged to make the request by the consideration that your Royal Highness ' s
attachment to science and literature , and individual success in their cultivation , has ever led you to be the munificent and enlightened patron of every institution in the island , within your knowledge , calculated to promote their progress and diffusion ; and we hoped that our projected establishment ivould form no exception to this rule , but would be ushered into the world under the auspices of your august name . In this hope we have not been disappointed . As a true descendant of that
illustrious and patriotic house ivhich is hallowed in the thoughts and feelings of every Englishman , because associated with all that is most sacred in his liberties , and most valuable in his civilization , your Royal Highness has , in this instance , as in many others , shown that the prosperity of your native land is the cherished object of your heart . Commerce and the useful arts are unquestionably the basis of our national prosperity ; but your Royal Hihness has manifested a familiar
acquaintg ance with the fact , that the continuance of this prosperity must , in the present state of society , depend upon our progress in the higher departments of science ; that , without their aid , England will no longer be in the van of the productive industry of the world , but must be content to follow in the wake of her rivals . We conclude by praying that your
Royal Highness may enjoy all the peace and happiness which this world can afford , for the remainder of your days , and , at their close , derive solace from the reflection of a life spent , as that of your Royal Highness has been , in promoting the instruction and happiness of your fellowcreatures . " The address having been read and presented in the usual manner , his Royal Highness replied as folloivs : —
" Gentlemen of the Committee , and Subscribers to the Athenseum , — It is with pleasure I find myself occupied with you this day , in laying the foundation-stone of a building dedicated to literature and science , being well assured that the cultivation of these will materially contribute to the advancement of arts , manufactures , and commerce . While ever anxious to assist the industrious classes in obtaining useful information , it has been equally my constant and earnest desire to impress upon those
who tread in the higher walks of life , the absolute necessity for a similar exertion on their part , in order to keep pace with the general improvement , and thus secure to themselves their proper station in society . Unwise , indeed , must be the man who , iu these days , flatters himself that truth can be concealed for any length of time ; such an attempt would not only fail , but the consequence would be fatal , since it ivould tend to the disorganization of every well regulated community , while the
diffusion of knowledge produces the most beneficial results , as by it the industrious classes are led to value the proficiency of their superiors in science , and esteem them for such improvement . With these sentiments , gentlemen , you will readily believe me when I assure you that I acceded with great pleasure to your request of laying the foundationstone of this Institution , and fervently pray that the work we have so prosperously begun , maybe as successfully completed , and that the loyal