The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-11-05 00:00:00

MIL DISRAELI AT EDINBURGH.

The Chassidism af the Exchequer was entertained on
Tuesday evening at s banquet in Edinburgh.
Tim chair was taken by Mr W. Stirling Maxwell, M. P.,
and from 1,200 to 1,300 noblemen and gentlemen were
present.
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The Cheirman, in proposing the health of the Chan-
cellor of ths Featiequer, spoko in high terms of the
energy. patience, and fret of Mr. Disraeli, which had
been greatly iiiatrumental in it. panning of the Reform
Act.

Th. Chancellor of the Exchequer, in responding to
the toast, proceeded at oath to refer to the part he had
taken in the pasting of this Reform Bin. He protested
against the dogma that one of the great political parties
of the State wee to be perpetually debarred from taking
a foil share in the goverament of the country, and he
contended that parliamentary reform owed its origin
and its importance to Gotherrativs statesmanship, and
that to their activity sod Liberal inaction every popular
amoessioo which was of value owed its origin. He de-
fended M. Pitt from the charge that his mathinaMons,
as head of the Tory party, had prevented the Parlia-
ment from conceding household :nitrate, and weed that
bad it not been for Liberal intrigues inch a measure
would long ago have become the law of the land. For
seventy years the Liberals had claimed • vested interest
In the question, and yet at the lad moment they were
indebted to their *mimesis for dairying it. For bin
own part he had Dever omitted any opportunity of
claiming the right of the Tory porky to deal with the
question, believing that historically they could sustain
their right to interfere, and bedews@ a matter of policy
he deemed it nowise that they should consider them-
melees for ever debarred from meddling with it. It was
soother matter whether the Coueareatives had been wise
Is taking up the question. He contended that they
were, and that it had blooms • matter of State policy
to attempt a settlement. Ministries after ministries
had failed in codeavouring to offset a settlement, and
their successive failures Ind about given a sanction to
revolution and agitation. State necessity required that
the Conservatives should step in, and with a full know-
ledge of the labour and responsibility which would de-
volve upon them, they had sampled the position. At
great length the right hon. gentleman reviewed the
course which the Government took lasi smitiou in re.
femme to Reform, and urged that their messes was
owing to their determination to lay dowa a distinct
=from which they would deviate. As to the
Reform Bill, its principles would be similar to
thou of the English measure, except that it would
be necessary to propose an inerethe of Swath members
by adding to the total number of members of the House.
Adverting to the question of education, Mr. Disraeli
admitted the admirable nature of the principles upon
which education in Scotland had been hitherto carried
out, but he thought the application of those principles
was not sufficiently extensive, and next issesson the
Government intended to grapple with the raiders and
to bring in a Bill which he hoped would satisfy all
retainable demands. Mr. Disraeli concluded a quests
which occupied nearly three hours in delivery lir im•
pressing upon the people of Scotland the necessity of
supporting any Government, however composed, which
evinced a sincere desire to remedy abases and to advance
the material progress and prosperity cf the country.
On Wednesday afternoon, the freedom ofthe city was
tionferred on Mr. Disraeli, at the Music-hall. At three
'o'elock the degree of Doctor of Lows wu conferred on
the Chancellor of the Exeheqser and Mr. Lowe, M.P.
At eight o'clock in the evening • public meeting was
held in the Music-hall, for the purpose of presenting
an address of confidence from the working men of
Edinburgh to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The
chair wu taken by Mr. Charles Scott, and the hail was
completely filled.
The proceedings were brieGy opened by the chairman,
and the istdrees was then presented by Mr. De.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer said hew., thankful
for the *Admen which bad been presented to him. He
was glad that the Bill of the Government for England
has paned into law, and be was delighted to And that
the working men of Edinburgh approved the measure.
The personal allusions contained in the address he
accepted se an indication al kindness to himself per-
sonally, hot he could arum them that they were unde-
served. The whole Government had been united in
rapport of the Bill they introduced, and it was his
happiness to serve under • nobleman who was the
leading spirit of the Cabinet over which he presided.
The Conservative party, also, had one and all been
united in pressing forward the measure, with •
real and ether* desire to effect a astisfutory
settlement of the question. He denied that be was
entitled to all the compliment. which had been paid to
his tacit, judgmer t and marvellous dexterity. The celY
black device upon which he had relied WU to take his
party strictly into his itholidenoe, and to recolleel that
they were composed of men of •64,0 and geodsmen.
He denied that during his Parliamentary came he had
ever been antagonistic to the intercede of the working-
man, Many measures in which they were deeply
interested had been submitted to Parliament, and be
believed that baud the posal party with which be was
intimately connected had never opposed any one of them
(loud mem of 'The Corn Laws"). Only yesterday he
had been reminded by Lord John Manners that Ave-and.
twenty years &go, whim neither of them had the slighted
expectation of beteg called upon to underteke the respon-
sibilities of aloe, they had been working together for
moonless of vital Importance to working men. Only last
session the Goesenowat of which he was • member had
sthouded ia passing 'two mediums of the utmost in-
terest to the people—one extending the principle and
soaditios of the Factory Act to all the trades of the
United Kingdom, and another restricting the hours of
labour under 18 years of age, with compulaory edema**.
In their address, the woeldsg-men of Edingburgh had
unmerated various questions whets mut attrest the
sileatice of Parliament, end from the bee they had

adopted they appeared to iutodetovesydesld.d views
tapas all of them. As • preeldeal maw, be wished to
remind them that their Mamma eettaidned ell those
political problems MAUI hitherto seateemeisbed found
iinFosible to solve.. Bowleg great Pewees fir lb.
'ou oi flootehman, sad believing, frees their sheer
sad races they were • shrewd amd
he wea inclined to believe that if Clior ;theta=
rolitired • solution to all the quenticas they had
urged, instead of their confidence being increased he
their guest, they would say—" This man is mach too
quick for na. We would rather trust our fortunes and
the interatc of the country to one who pondered mid
hesitated a little before be gave so definite an opiiiime
—(laughter). The address, however, touched upon one
or two questions to which he might fairly allude. Ho
Gould sad would promise that, so far as Government
was concerned, they would not propose for Scotland •
lem extensive Reform Bill than that which they had
Rtifor England. As to the question of the Irish
rt, they -had already appealed a commission to
inquire into the whole sebtect, and it could not be
expo/tad that be should antisipme their inquiry. Ai
to the combination of werktag-men, he agreed with
Lord Derby that it would be unwise sad Improper for
Parliament to restrict the combined** of workmen
for lrimate motives. The right bon. gentleman SOO-
"lad an eloquent address by urging upon the meeting
the importance of the position whish this soentry
coonoies in the world, sod the necessity for renewed
exertions in the cause of education. He *seared them
emphatictlly that the Government, although deeply
impreaed with the importance of popalir eduentim as
a broad principle, were not afraid of the olamee which
the Reform Bill admitted to the suffrage, or °mouldered
that it was unsafe to entrust them with political rights
and privileges.
Er. Disraeli was loudly sheered throughoet, bat there
were • few alight manifestations of dissent.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer sad Mrs. Disraeli
on Thursday paid • visit to the Cast/e, the Parliament
Howe, Holyrood Palace, and other plum of interest
in Edinburgh. In the evening the Lord Advocate en-
tertained • party to dinner in honour of bis dis-
t/a/Risked mete. Ur. and Mel. Disraeli left Edin-
burgh for London on Friday morning,