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irresistible advocacy. We also join most cordially in the sentiments 

 of Dr. Jones when he says " I want literature and science to pene- 

 trate into dark, unchronicled, unexplored spots. I want to see the 

 great work of mental illumination active and encouraged through the 

 length and breadth of the land. What though the tree of human 

 knowledge does not yield pure or perfect fruit, we are not to abandon 

 its cultivation, and content ourselves with the weeds of ignorance. 

 Let us rather aim to graft it upon the tree of life, that thus, budding 

 on an immortal stock, it may gladden our earthly sojourn, and nur- 

 ture us, with the Divine help, for more exalted blessedness hereafter." 



CAMPSALL SOCIETY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF 

 KNOWLEDGE. 



Amongst the various and numerous societies whose transactions we 

 have from time to time recorded during the last few years, there is not 

 one whose establishment or success gave us such sincere pleasure as 

 did that of the institution now for the first time introduced to our 

 readers and the public. All tend cither to the advancement or the dif- 

 fusion of knowledge (we will not say of " useful knowledge," for what 

 knowledge is not useful ?), and therefore all have our hearty good 

 wishes and our feeble support. But the Society of which we have 

 just given the title is established for the benefit and improvement of 

 the labouring classes. It were impossible to give more than an out- 

 line of its plan and objects, but these are so novel and important that, 

 in the sincere hope of promoting the establishment of similar institu- 

 tions in other parts of the country, we will present a brief account of 

 what it has already effected. 



The members are either ordinary or honorary ; the former pay 

 Id. per week, the latter 7s. 6d. a year, or a composition fee of £1., all 

 payable in advance. The ordinary members consist of labourers, ar- 

 tizans, farmers, &c., the honorary of such gentlemen as choose to join 

 the Society with the view of promoting its objects by delivering lec- 

 tures, &c. The members arc already upwards of forty in number. 

 The following are the names of the honorary members : — Charles 

 Thorold Wood, Esq., Willoughby Wood, Esq., Neville Wood, Esq., 

 C. T. Wood, jun., Esq., William Thorold Wood, Esq., G. C. Yarbo- 

 rough, Esq., M. Tasburgh, Esq., Mr. Keyworth, Mr. Gillatt, Mr. 

 Hindle, Mr. Sykcs, Master A. T. Wood, Mr. Lankester, Mr. Chi- 

 OS80, Mr. Porter, Mr. Marschan, Mr. Barnewall. Donations of £1. 

 each have been presented by C. T. Wood, Esq., Willoughby Wood, 

 Esq., Mrs. Wood, and Mr. Lankester. 



June 16th. — The first general meeting of the Society took place at 

 8 o'clock, p.m., Willoughby Wood, Esq., in the chair. The chair- 

 man, Mr. Lankester, and Mr. Chiosso, severally delivered very ap- 

 propriate addresses on the advantages and uses of knowledge, and ou 



