The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-29 00:00:00

M. GLADSTONE'S VISIT TO

SCOTLAND.
Mr. Gladstone left Liverpool on Monday morning
gor Edinburgh, He joined the train starting from
Idgehill Station at half-past nine o'clock. He had
driven down from Cotrrt Hey with Mrs. Gladstone and
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74...i5s Gladstone, and they were met at the station by
r. Walter Gladstone. A crowd of about fifty per.
sons had assembled, and they cheered the right. hon.
Pro
genotleenan loudly as he entered the saloon carriage epeci-
ti vided fer him. The cheers were repeated as the
lite,ro Moved off, and the demonstration was acknow-
-14:4c1. br Mr. Gladstone from the window of his
At Preston a large 'number of Liberals assembled
on the platform and cheered Mr. Gladstone. In
zfrs tePlYs he said he thanked them sincerely and earnestly
horpedhe unexpected kindness of that reception. He
4
fro uone of them would suffer any inconvenience
tndl the large numbers in which they were assembled
the very limited space for their accommodation.
eilwaY
cimta carriages were awkward things to come in
tiet with, much more than political opponents,
ti e again thanked them for their hearty demonstra-
e°, The train left amid loud cries of success and
elgeen.
lar. Gladestone p
spent a quarter of an hour in Carlisle,
and the local Liberals took advantage of the opportu-
to preeent addresses to him during that interval.
tete_ was greeted with loud cheers as, accompanied by
len. and Miss Gladstone, he proceeded to the County
eat hand, where the presentations were to be
t
,7, e. The hall was crowded. and Mr. Gladstone's
;rance was the signal for an outburst of enthusiastic
izZiage the whole audience standing up, the gentle-
d --
we'llag hats and the ladies handkerchiefs. A
14„reputation of working men from the border town of
~t,gholol was introduced by Mr. Jardine, of Castle.
iel.'_ur• The Langholm address expressed admiration of
n-roolbGerltaydie,tone'e "unwavering allegiance to the cause
i
-1
an-,especially f 0 his _ i
" eloquent utterances liatobepeba.l,! of down-trodden peoples n South-Eastern
62he Langholm deputation accompanied their ad-
Order bY the gift of a parcel containing as much
genilenettusredf
full suit
aicloth as would make the right hon.
II
a
cloth for
nd wt of cicoast
coat Eotht, andes.l
It
shepherds'-plaidCOnaprisedbla
ctCk
check for trousers The cloth had been specially menu-
ta
th: eatil_red for the o' y
occasion b the Ford Mill Company,
O ePhercle' plaid being a class 4f tweed for which '
eneholrie has a reputation.
eie'rbe Carliele deputation was then introduced by Sir
ber.,,ilfrid Lawson. Mr. Robert A. Allison, of Scaleby-
. nreeident of the Carlisle Liberal Association, pre-
-,Zr.'ecl an address to Mr. Gladstone. Addresses were
e-ie Presented by deputations from Newcastle-on Tyne
trall, d Gateshead. Having received the addresses and
eed the parcel of cloth on one side, Mr. Gladstone
keeuvanced amid loud cheers, and acknowledged the
e7resses in a speech of some length; he then left the
men -3
r. atae proceeded to the station through a dense
-owdleft, .
Persons, who continued cheering until the
t--ie
itU., t. Gladstone reached Hawick at 3 and Galashiels
nutess and Mr. Gladstone addressed a few
few 5., At the former place there was a halt of a
veee.tel
thoss who had assembled outside the station.
evrcl on the railway bridge, he addressed the
esed th
eee below and in the course of his remarks ex-
e
We I.
Woult. , hope that before long, by the efforts
.of
°Pos the blessings of peace and justice
*her be secured for the country, At Galashiels,
ha, a a longer stay was made, there was an
eei,leetlse Multitude assembled, and the arrival of the
u_it.
pefarfasorrnthe signal for a great outburst of cheering.
had been erected outside the station and
44% Gladstone took his place on it amid great cheer-
:'ll Brown, Buckholm Mill, opened the pro-
saaic,/gs by presenting an address from the Liberals of
beheeeireiss which was accompanied by a present on
eee,-Z,_of the working men of Galashiels of a
stanr"lg tug a i ceof tweed for a suit, and " a
Inaddress was also presented from
e
.... Selkirk
Liberal Association. In reply Mr. 7 Glad-
-3,llTille delivered an address of some length, at the con-
Which Mrs. Liddell presented to Mrs.
theeT„"utle a travelling plaid of the Stewart hunting
ec
enahl-, Bu for by the women working in the
Bee,ed of the town; a bouquet of flowers was also pre-
e,Ze to her. Mr. Gladstone having replied, the
iliZretired from the platform to the carriage and
ak. hands with numbers of persona who rushed for.
Th
trtki
sem e 119 which moved off from Galashiels amid
aad iiand prolonged cheers, and amid waving of hats
buragruttae.edaleterchiefs. reached Waverley Station, Edin-
tiu 2U minutes after five—more than three-
on there °f au hour late. A space had been reserved
Ada Platform for the Earl of Rosebery, Mr. W. P.
d 1111 M-P., Mr. Ralph Richardson W.S., the
a:ligation from the Midlothian Liberal' Association,
the ether gentlemen. Although the admission within
a 1 station barriers was by ticket only, /here was
each-er,ge crowd assembled. This made the task of
an -Titling the open peace one of difficulty, and
Dee Ilewar d incident occurred by the horse of
creeeeeL the mounted police falling on the con-
the "avennetit in front of a carriage. Fortu' ately.
tat Constable was not much hurt and the horse and
boil, wrn removed. Mr. It. Ferguson, Millhill-
aud el:a..lleesselburgh, advanced to the carriage door
s'rool 1' °II the platform two rugs of fine Leicester
hie- ;with a white ground bearing " Welcome " in
bor._ Lett.
d —ra in the centre, and with a crimson Angora
tote"' Ile also handed to Mr. Gladstone a written
what' which bore, "Mid showers of welcome and good
eQh.ars Plscelee
accept this mark of respect and ad-
stet„°la 'rem Your humble servant." Mrs, Glad-
eertf was the first to alight, and she was led to the
at ht
oetihya ed bt
0Y
the tte Rarl of Rokiebery. Mire Cladetono woe
carriage by Mr. Adam, and Mr. Glad-
Veriaehlv.,,as assisted to alight by Mr. Ralph Richardson.
d in the carriage, Mr. Richardson presented
Were"' l_s . Gladstone with Mrs. and Miss Gladstone
en ad,ate
Co '4'eas
e,l welcome from the Midlothian Liberal
reneitte
The
%leen °Pet carriage in which Mr. Mrs. and Miss
then ela and the Earl of Resebery were seated,
Was expected, the magistrates gave autho-
Laid rove
e.r°:Re a off, by the Station-road towards Waverley-
en,-rawla by four horses. As considerable
tit" 1-P.
ley.breedthe ereetton of a strong barricade on Waver-
This i, ge, On to which the station way debouches.
mon arricade ran from Prince's-street southward,
pureF NIS bridge and proved of great service for the
d
eroirdsee'l ,int butehded.
The line of the barrier was densely
rove Ti, , sta the course was kept clear, the carriage
etreet,
owever, Prince's-
ll' Waverley-bridge at a smart pace. In _
Luling both ~ . owing to the density of the crowd
redeeed , slues of the tramway line, the speed was
It Iva, clui "ts a walking pace. The train being so late,
this ee dark when the street was reached, but
specta,_'Peared to have no effect on the number of
howls i. 119* The Edinburgh, the Royal, and other
hreniXKl 1' The
in each room, and here and there the
In diee-'i,:g,as„ lights of the shops aided the street lamps
naree;' "iuminating the scene Shortly before the
was Re drove along the moon Came out, but its light
the e7aterl' wad added little to the illumination of
dee,re „ler. Preceded by mounted police, the carriage
anthue- (4v.ly along Prince's street, amid continued and
hate.helastic plaudits. Standing up in the carriage
hy whothadhede. and bowing to the dimly-seen thousands
Pattitude- - eves surrounded, Mr. Gladstone, by his
ori evrthlana:adB expression evinced pleased surprise at
en of his reception. Crowds continued to
eeheun, e carriage as far as the bounds of the city,
baleeehgeing at a more rapid pace, it proceeded to
o'cleek-l'bouse, Which was reached about seven

0 411- GLADSTONE IN MIDLOTHIAN.
vTueaday afternoon Mr. Gladstone held his first meet-
ivah the electors of Illtdlothisn It had been ranged
that the
eotnrty should be treated in three districts, and
have
thoesertrelectors in the district nearest the
hoi
ohty should
g ..tl e
-
bran. Th opPortunity of hearing the right
Person, a Music-hall in Edinburgh, holding about2,rooBo.
sera
ot..,Was the largest place available, and irom
became Te dendand for tickets the duty of distributingthe
pe
them
Work of difficulty. The county electors had the
Of the'4"'. and further seats were reserved for non-electors
twatt° notmtv ; the gallery was tilled with ladies, while
h
:0,,,,931 and organ gallery were occupied by the more.
rest otentat local Liberals. As an evidence of the great In.
ehY the country in the • electoral campaign c
l 1
aiglimea .4one, it may be mentioned that seats had to be
owe an above seventy reporters from the principal
eevueti.rwitinoicelinee.d.the kingdom. As soon as the doors were opened'
amis.—, at in the hall was occupied, while large crowds.
arn.o‘und the barricades erected at the principal
fortganc:_ .ine interval of waiting was relieved by Per-
ceived ,_4 on the organ by NIL F. W. Bridgman, who re-
g apprO•
tbrie.":,asvi47
ectin,eeerfs
tneantrathauenhauaadience recognized t e
yegih
~Muirlaud Willie cam' here to woo,' or
" Within a mile of Ed,isnebertos'
ll'lr- Gladstone' accompanied by the Earl and
01Rdsebery, Mrs. Gladstone, and Miss Gladstone,
alusle..—tnenY-house at about two o'clock, and entered the
hall 4 10W minutes after three.
Bis ba ,
ctuge... vitt Wedderburu, after briefly explaining the dr-
i
Wen i,7,111 n which he occupied the chair, said that, as he
titionu!vv that the audience Was waiting with eager expec-
Which !led the whole Empire was waiting for the words
upon that platform, he would not
~..
Thwvrere about to fall from the lips of
the
grest states-
seated
quohe_
..lven„ire
kld th"o!ingle moment to interpose between Mr. G
adstone
bla con: 4" whose firm hope and expectation it was to become
theetl.iituenta at no distant date. (Loud and continued
tits" th,ng.e which was renewed on Mr. Gladstone rising to ad-
aUdience.)
1411.1rcue...Gladatons then rose, and proceeded to address. tbe_a_ '
`lee. We give the following extracts from his speech .
ta,,,1
gi nil begin this camn
paig, if so it is to be called—and a
tai7rgia I trust it will be (cheers)_l will begin by avowing
litstin lional respect for the noble lord my opponent and the
(c ere )
Genteill'ed familY to which he belongs. , -belt 0,;!
hago4nen, I hava had the honour, and I consider e
of
litwei',...
,01 afttii g as the colleague of the
Du k
in the Cabinet of Sir Robert Peel. (Cheers.)
%town.; 4 "2°, nearly 40 years ago. Since that time I frankly
learnt uave ch,oged various opinious—l should say I
,haevxe.
trees
i'jartouts lessons (cheers); but I must say, a
ant
the
noble sinae nay distinct and decided ccinvictiou, that the
Robert
l'eal, h:•s`a, WhO was then my colleague under Sir n
(laughter Chang.
d like myself, but in an oPPo'--e
e-asion ha j'na, cheers) ; and I believe that on this
Nue.) a .uriher from his old position than I am. (A
Storrs,' great directionl te. ,pe:
Let rnea gentlemen, in the face of you who are
reader a..nnd determined Liberals—(lond cheers)—let m,
bireeraetreritrniniela4r tr:lnre to the memory of Sir Robert Peaerl.
the
etaitynel(fre conscienlous public man; 1
terest,
beers.)
questions that concerned the public in-
Jitd
~
,never knew a more enliFhtened statesman.
W0111,4i oPinion I give with confidence in the face Cof the
Intim itinded ill? }n many years of the most intimate
corn-
which.lon with him upon every subject of public interest
..oeUld his valuable life have been prolonged to this
we'-ue.r`Ttt,elie would have been called upon to take part, as
that ie goir called UPon to take part, in the
gredstruggle
Peel,
gettie,,__w c .tornencing in this country. Sir Robert
with
Doti airmenniwnlild have been found contending along you la
a the
y place y
Oeterrat vtnciplea which now especial!
o,- a ned opposition to the Government of the day- (
Lord
1).1 le -,) I render to the Duke of Boccleuch as freely as to e
114'1.1- `llthia tribute, that he—given and Pre"'
rattiii, of his false political opinions—la l Loud
presupposed
respects
, Usti nobleman should be, and sets" tal)lurs.esal'l..saytn,
Rich t': In the active and conscientious discharge e' duty,
101 _ oe believes duty to be, which we shall do well
war point of view to follow. (Hear, hear.) • • • •
lar. GI vote adstone,
got fag
after condemuiug the creation of
~,
t4e. Wa l
ll proceeded to speak of the dissolution lie
$43101'1141 tO say a word upon the subject of my own personal
Wilveald'anea.„. , of the tree, at which I appear bet, re you.
ennle be to trouble y. u at this time 1 Ar_e.
tio„
~ gto have a dissolution ? (Laughter) That is a quell
lity,',v.',p_eat interest, and I will not pretend to answer
it,
le fir,!'et IS that there has been a good deal of consultation
tattouer/
hi til (Matters upon that subject And observe the reason
sheUld be and why there must have been consul.
st ~,
‘,._ he reaaon is plain. It is this. We have arrived
. e Whesjo, according to the fixed and invariable
'me 01 the entire oentu.ry, I believe, and more than the