The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-11-13 00:00:00

SATUR

LORD MAYOR'S D.

ItrE LORD CHANCELL
STONE'S SPEECHES I

% Tuesday Mr. Alderman Al
eently elected by the Livery of
Llaxing the coming civic year th(
'e ,ta, accordance with time-honoi
tli Guildhall to the Court of Ela Presented to the Barons of ti
era on the part of the Corpo
all the liberties, franchises, an
,10Yed under Royal charter fror
waa cold and gloomy, but there
vast crowds which always assen
Bud popular pageant. The wi
„."',l'o'ivded with spectators, and fr(
and zigza,g route chosen fa
lined with people. On the
Westminster, the Recorder
lirm • Baron Poll Is
and 17e Court of Exchequer, afl
Itarthalled atiew for tt
averse arrangtd that his
ti.ela portion of the boroug
ants in the House of Coni
Ala,alk,illtlly consented to preside
House in the unavoi
11, vhcesa, owing to a domest r,!.e cavalcade with her maids c
;lain inade its way back to the
Alinisters nobility, and Per,
741 a
tarY, and 'others invited to 1
•-llaUral banquet,

,
THE BANQUET AT 1
1 nin the evening the usual inain
IMGlUildhall. The company, ,
CP.wr' began to arrive soon afte
teed by the Lord Mayor and I
but it was half-past six
, shed guests arrived. Mr.
1:43 Lord Chancellor were gl
aide. The
(vinoesiltainond,
ti,.,,,v • rtarcourt, Mr. Fawcett, a]
vernraent were also most core
xrAfter the usual loyal toasts
tre c Lord Chancellor," whose na
°r said—I have now to prol
4 the
ar of England, but on
.....eu ne is th ornament, (C 1
Lies the woolsaeck with an abilit
x to hiniself and the cour
, ‘ve the greatest confidence in
ilistice ov r Which it is the duty()
INStriou: apartits ant
ter talent, but? for the highest
agtly be
hi looked up to by the
esteemed not only by thi
e.Ltses of the community. (Che
oeeufprom
111 e lord Chancellor replied:
Ladi
tni, -eB, and Gentlemen,—l have
honour whichtthe Lord
Myself, though he has sr
e. I hope will encourage me
44 he truly to the
t„ . says,
th' DrlVilege at present to I
4 at the honour and dignity
]
ti:Madecl, however humble
41 _
•ves ge Imiechar 'ts duties' and th
th occasions like the Pies
et on
tte reePect felt in this count
live. 5 r (Cheers) Liberty a,
4, ,a of the State. (Cheers.)
(ernaably necessary to the
the •
eel's ) Each, lam happy to s
(ebstrelMous support of the gr
44eets.) I said that liberty a
te-,Nary to each other. Withc
enerate into an arbitrary
intolerable tyranny.
tiii"Ltges every subject of the n
. 13, en he thinks •th 4 in any
krfeet and bad, and to use .
theabs to obtain its amend] atliberty, freely used in pu
get of the amendment of oui
11°-8 °o• On the other hand,
hltae, either as to his person or
(eh Private rights of property,
kee„ejs), independently ad uni:
cheers ) It is, therefore,
110-„"ne first, greatest, and most
ernMent to maintain tu the , tog) with firmness, steadiness, 1
tll5 (Cheers) who seeks to int
h State and to insist that
4410 t to be obeyed. At the
°f lass inaperative on GoNeri
r, DUblic dissatisfaction with
'"uD'ar,,efelly into their causes, a
d time, where wise and se
(
avheheers.) These duties I hope 1
e the honour to be a member
"'neers.) In th articular depl
bl're
a • e p • nt ther
Leto, Decially to represent
what
tol. 1,18. We have to do
0..
CO( 1, 'otete.that great work
~ I
0c
te„Lcn will be for ever "ss i
te-4ned friend Mr. Justice Steph
t, endeavour to introduce s,
4tev" Itode of dealing with you
ellent work which I'rejoice t
aIY hon. friend the Hm oe
and defects which still e:
Itleae!Ave to try to complete the r
' 1:r
k I,,,acedure of our judicial systE
co°—etliing in that most difficult
t-.'0,. Peration of the mercantile
ll'ilout that we cannot succeed
tr, Wof Bankruptcy. (Cheers.)
i
and c r grapple with. the great
s„e,venient that ought to be mad
other property. I cannot P
behla our efforts on that subject
Can promise that they 1
tuba as attention of the Govern.
f some
+ t ofzealous efforts i
.akc, ,
;11 in the improvement
of the
41e"8. (Cheers.)
AfTe Lord Mayor next prop
telesty's Ministers," coupling 1
aVtight Hon. W. E. Gladston(
`
,--,, continued cheering)—and
17,4: " I connection with thi
„--r Me ton mention the name o
`eloice to welcome here this el
'lad vigour. (Cheers.) In him
Aliblic life extends far back in
tiring a period of 50 years has I
rations (cheers); who, having E
distinguished as Peel, Aberth
land.sas lIONV for a second time be(
wh"e a p s•ag abili
Parties (cheers') T-aansdi Whose '
among the friends of free instal
(Cheers.) It may, with perfect
of those statesmen whose hapP:
'The applaussof listenim
The threats of pain an(
To scatter plenty o'er a :
,
And read their history
Cheers.)
• The toast Was drunk with gre
rlt, Gladstone, who was rei
ol
adi
onged cheering, said,—M3
til
ea, and Gentlemen,—With
b e t
e 00 glowing terms in whicl
th
t:en P pea
leased to speak of my o
Your lords'
'llder to
hip and to e _ cordial manner in which You,
hstter Alajesty s Ministers" onatt i..a Own not less grateful th ~,-TIS, teatiniony. We do not
4"4lch- it is given by a party of
fairly representing, tiler IV
eat community, w
nity. a I
th gr
1, e
t desire thus expressed, the taealth of Her Majesty's Minist
4,b,1111rY in terms satisfactory. t!
%
- competent to speak—it is i
4eejUN be better than it is.
ninonly believed that, aft(
(eill'illarY towards the enjoyrne
4. eel's and a laugh) ; and that
4.l4tancq, towards the presers
' ',heir health which Her Majest
411,„ci are likely to enjoy. (Chef
a-Pe taste of this during the P
t(
(jrnirabl d patriotically
h eftlj anons, we laboured t, -1,8 removal of a long
4-Zell) for the improvemE
ar;;", great and important cla
0, who had been labouring ui
C„Vlng greater security in imi
Widely extended class, th
IN,
tcg e,,olintry. But, ray Lord a.
Ill'e'4 sometimes to bring rest t
4 Rht following the day lulls th
Vtare into sleep—that rece:
140'1 great anxiety. and on ti
tht-f. ee to the position in wh
et not say one early word on t
ttaithese anxieties—l mean ti
ae;:e of Ireland (cheers), w
tehstY hi on the mind of every
ati'hm‘rY• There is, indeed, on;
cal,-e,e in the condition of Irel
eati. have but one united an,
oqaction, I mean at the bou
7
(4,1„.at country, visited in so]
liar,. ary. privations—the grea
l'eeile,,a‘• (Cheers.) we had
liave Languine enough to hey(
riati oubtedly mitigated in
tre,Bllot altogether removed, tl]
refte',and that the bounty of
colt4e,,ed In the improved s
IN CrY• But lam compelled I
04 4Ve been disappointed. Ai
i ea..k of h' 1 I must besto
lig th .1v IC i
What „e lines of my noble fr
(Ch„„;Lie has said on the great
Co '''re.) With respect to L
a 411trY, to°"g l accustomed
r
Writ of
tolillt trrrowness, and to h
idol, i little but the rec 9
°Peii„„;ll.? Parliament of thi:
teed-, its Land to larger and
otlie,eq to deal with that que
of fri,s vital to the condition
tonditi`,and—upon principles
e s„ 4"n, and the history 0
ttgit.'. Ireland at this omen
cipreto m
rs or like-minded per
; k
„a in
PPlied to land . , inm,,...orne development
es:.(
tilei'evcitaeinsit Which
ee
condition
t 1(
sifieello4t numerous party in
11114,._ed, and without infficti]
qev,.ever. (Cheers.) It will 1.
Witlle.rlonent carefully to exan
ta„ !eference to the wants of
kr e' '0 believe that its provi
-11
to at.objects connected with
sabL
te W,,,.„1 au 01 they ought to be ath
.on the Legislature a
thatvet in full confidence th
1445 it of equity and justic,
a series of years u
sianbje-468• ..,heers.) But then
'or 4 ave said we had ho
assiter,ootiditioo of the counts',
,Ivhstge which twelve month
tti th;v,er Might he unobserved e griVC 4ate and conduct of that
Nite colmo upon the scene—,
.
p b ers, more question . uabl
'ew
Legiti Y Means that cannot
4 weit!ate, and are incompatil
Neil Zonstituted society. (
1!le ref",a!lprig s9ught to asso
a.s
zocitwa7,gternir to improvemente orin
de
ta43,1111„4:t is the maintenance o
104elanae'e 'e argUed that Ireland
4, el:lces of old and not ye
liseh_l4 lt it is not England :
0!
!tiDTeu,.!seli—lreland, in will
40114 Isi! the soil who desire 1
by t°'"„.neir contracts, those wh
Itives"ing farms that have
41;inles eL3ltlructed by menace
kislve are foi.rlore a tisgr:ac
al im
s ip'
Irlillre Yolir lo d Practical
andel
4v,4
4tba.Y4u,s ooonie acquainted
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