The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-10-21 00:00:00

Pampobire.

SOUTHAMPTON.—THE OPENING OF THE HARTLEY
leerrrerrow.—On Wednesday the town of South-
ampton presented a gay and animated scene en the
occasion of Lord Palmerston inaugurating the Hartley
Institution, of which the noble Premier laid the
foundation atone in January, 1861. The Institution,
which owes its foundation to a munificent bequest by
the late Henry Robinson Hartley, a native of', and for
many years a resident in, Southampton, is dedicated
to the " study and advancement of the science of natural
history, astronomy, antiquities, and classical and orien-
t,al literature." The fund orginally designed by the
testator for this purpose amounted, with interest, to
£lOO,OOO, but by litigation, which principally turned on
the question of domicile, the testator having resided
during the latter part of his life in France, was reduced
to £40,000, the appropriation of which has been regulated
by a scheme prepared by Mr. J. R. Stebbing, a
magistrate of the borough, and improved by the Court
of Chancery. The sum of £12,000 had been expended
on the building, and about £30,000 remains available for
the endowment of the institution under the control
and management of a council of ten, the mayor of the
corporation being president. The building, a noble
and elegant structure, occupying a prominent position in
High-street, is erected on the site of the founder's
former residence. The external faeade is built of
Portland stone of a fine durable quality, and is in what
may be termed the Italian style of architecture. The
lower or ground story is in plain Done, with massive
quoins and an advanced portico, containing three
capacious entrances, with an entablature supported by
four Caryatic figures, termed Pandang or Atlantes.
On the three keystones over the entrances are
carved three figurative heads Wisdom, Truth,
end Justice ; Commerce ; and Navigation.—
The preparations for the inauguration were on a scale of
great magnificence. A general holyday was observed,
every shop and place of business being closed. Several
triumphal arches were erected, bearing mottoes of
appropriate welcome to the Prime Minister, and others
specially appropriate to the inauguration. At frequent
intervals numerous flags and banners were hung across
the streets through which the procession was to pass.
Excursion trains brought from various points a great
accession of holiday folks. The bells rung out a merry
peal, and everything wore a joyous and festive character.
At 12 o'clock the mayor, aldermen and common council
assembled at the Guildhall, and proceeded in eight
carriages to the second common gate to meet Lord
Palmerston, who arrived from Broadlande at the second
common gate shortly before 1 o'clock, and was received
by the assembled crowds with the most enthusiastic
cheering. On the invitation of the noble Viscount the
Mayor took his seat in his Lordship's carriage. The
horses were thereupon detatched, and the carriage was
drawn in triumphal procession, amid the mingled music,
of instrumental bands and the shouts of well-dressed
spectators, towards the Hartley Institution, where it
arrived at a quarter-past 2 o'clock. The theatre of the
institution—a light, commodious, and admirably venti-
lated building, with two spacious galleries, —had for two
hours before been crowded by well-dressed ladies and
gentlemen, who were admitted by ticket. The end
gallery was reserved for those officially taking part in
the ceremonial. An excellent band within the theatre
struck up a favourite air on the arrival of the pro-
cession, in the midst of which the Mayor led into the
gallery Lady Palmerston, who was received with an enthu-
siastic shout of applause, Viscount Paltnerston followed,
and was received with continual and vociferous cheers.
An address was presented to Lord Palmerston by the
Town Council of Southampton, to which his lordship
made a suitable reply. The Bishop of Rochester then
offered up prayer, and the "International ode" was
performed by a select choir of vocalists. The Mayor
then addressing Lord Palmerston, requested his lord-
ship in the name of education and science to confer an
additional honour upon the town of Southampton by
inaugurating the opening of the Institution. Lord
Palmerston again addressed the audieuce at great
length, and declared the institution, under the auspices
of the Mayor, fully and completely open. Cheers were
given for Lord Palmerston, Lady Pahnerston, the insti-
tution, and the Mayor, and the proceedings terminated.
In the evening a dinner was given by the Mayor to
the noble Premier. In responding to the toast of Her
Majesty's Ministers, Lord Palmerston, in the course of
his remarks, said :—lt was thought in times gone by
that, although nobody would have taught a man to
dance in fetters, it was useful for him to trade in fetters,
and that the more industry and commerce were shackled
by what %ere called protective legislation, the leas free
men were to employ their industry and their capital
in the manner which might aprear to them to he the
best, the more would the prosperity of the country
thrive. I remember that a foreigner who is thought
to be a great theoretical philosopher, admitting that
England prospered the more since the freedom of com-
merce had been established, said, "Ay, it is true ; but
you have been enabled to render commerce free by the
prosperity which you have maintained under the
shackles beneath which your industry has laboured, and
therefore your example is not One to be followed by
other countries. We must wait till we have grown
rich by impedimenta and obstructions before we can be
willing to grow richer by having our limbs and our
intellects rendered free." I say, then, that I think
that corporate body, I will call them, of public men
who from time to time have been called upon to incur
the responsibility of conducting the affairs of the
country, are entitled to the approbation of their fellow'
countrymen for many other reasons, but for two
particular topics which will most likely be valued and
appreciated by the assembly I am now addressing—
first, by their anxiety to diffuse as far as possible among
the people of the realm the blessings of enlightenment
and education, and secondly by their constant
endeavours to free industry and capital from all those
impediments and shackles which oppressed this nation
in former periods.

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within a very few years these complaints were treated with
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body, flee disconcert the nervous uptem. Depletion, doubt-
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nature's mean* of reeteration. Holloway's remediee,onithe con-
trary, while working the cure, are laying the foundation for
perfect recovery, not only of the afflicted, but every other
organ. Holloway's preparations areal. the brut'preservativee
against the whole list of winter ailments; they throw out
Impurities. and preserve the vastl principle from disease or
had it beakto health.