The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-05-10 00:00:00

THE ROYAL ACADEMY BANQUET.

The banquet to Inaugurate the annual Exhibition of
Works of Art at the Royal Academy was held in
London, on Saturday nfternoon at Burlington House.
Dinner wan announced at half-pant six, when the chair
was taken by Su. Francis Grant, President of the
Royal Academy. On the right of the President sat
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambrid6e, his
Serene flightless the Prince of Saxe-Weimar, his
Grace the Arehbitibep of CanterburT, the Lord Chan-
cellor, the Marquis of Ripon, the Earl Granville, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Secretary of State
for the Home Department, Mr. Chichester Forteacue,
the Secretary of State of War, the Postmaster-
General, and Lord Hatherley ; and on his left his
Royal Highness Prince Christian, his Serene Highness
the Duke of Teck. the Archbishop of York, the Duke
of Richmond, the Duke of Rutland, Lord Chelmsford,
Lord Cairns, Earl Colville, Mr. Gathorne Hardy, Lord
John Manner; and Sir John Pakington.

The President, in rising to propone the first toast, was
loudly cheered. lle said—Your R yal Highness, my Lords,
and Gentleman, I have the honour to propose " roe Health
°Ulu Malady tho Qiieen " kel.eart) Ti,. member. of tie
Royal Academy gratefully acknowledge the interest her
Majesty has alweys elfillebi in the prosperity of Art, and also
her many acts of eludes.. towards this thaittution, of which
one ts the supreme and honoured head. (Cheers.) We have
his year to thank her f r having contithuted 0 our
Hun of Ancient Masters two picture. of great value front her
collection in Buckingham Palace. (.heers ) I hope I may
be permitted to add that the Queen in • private capacity,
hentared the Ri•yal Academy by this tear visiting the Exhi-
bition of Ancient Masters on • morning when it was open to
the public (cheer.); and this mark of coblidence in her mi.-
Je. ts was met on their tart by the most respectful liiyalty
and good breeding (Owe: s.) I give you "Tie Health of
Hs r 11,1 aty the Queen."

, - - •
I ne toast was n c tved with enthusiasm, and was
d IT the National Anthem.

The Prestient—Your Royal Highness, soy Lord., and
Gentlemen,—l have the honour to pr. pose "The Health of
their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princessof Wales, and
the rept of the Royal Family." (Cheers.) In the ad) Jibing
lecture-room there. • "cries of Very bealitiful dressings by
Mr. Zichy, • Russian artist of eminence, In which his Royal
Highness Is represented In all the exciting Incidents of a
day's deer.etalking In the Highlands. (Chtera.) I thick we
must all relive to see the trines take an active part in those
manly held aporls, the love of which is so etaracteristic of
goalies gentlemen—(cheers)—hut while he does so be is at
the same time most active in fulfilling the many Important
fluiles which belong to his exalted station. (Cheers.) The
Prince is now the guest of the Emperor of Austria, taking
part in the opening of the Vienna Exhihition. (Cheers) His
Royal li.ghness aoly filled the char as Pfeil& nt f the
Views Comullid Old c iltutry—Acar)—a,tol having
had the hour of serving on that Comodssion, I have no
hesitation lu saying that but for the great trouble he took
and the energy he displayed, British Are, if indeed represented
as all, would not hare been a ably represented as I have
every reason to expect it will be in that distant ism!.
Cheers.) I regret that the abeet.ce of the Princess from
London prevented her h n Airing the Royal private view
alth her preaenee thlsjear, hut 1 ern glad to see that in the
Gallery Ni, 4we have a portrait of the Princes of Wales,
painted by a Danish /titbit, whlai I foe' sure will bean object
of much atiraction to Her MaJeley's loyal sulyects. (Cheers.)
1-give you 'The Health of their Royal Highnesens the Prince
and Princess of Wales, and thee, at of the Royal Family."
The toast was drunk with loud cheers.
The following are extracts from some of the
speeches in reply to the varion, toaste

The Duke of -Carnhedge replied to The Army, Navy,
and 11,serve fovea,- and sail—l am always very much
gratified by the manna hi which thin toast is received in
this society. (the. rn I have had the honour of respond-
ing to it for several years, and I am afraid I hove not much
that is novel to say with regard to it. I rejoice to find that
on these occasions the nervier, is never forgotten by those
' who are interested in the arts and in glen., and I believe
this arises from the text that trey have a perfect assurance
that the service is in that condition that, ahould a necessity
arise, thy would be found to perform ti,eir duty efficiently
for their Slover.ign and their country. (Cheers.) Gentle-
men, we live in times when, as far as this country is con-
cerned, at all events, we look more to the arts of peace than
of war, and no doubt It Is very benenciel to a great empire
such mous that it should be no. At the same time, we have
had warninga from our neighbours, who are not so fortunate
as ourselves, that accident. may happen, and theism accident.
nowadays arise more suddenly and unexpectedly than at
any former period of history. (Cheers.) The result is that
we have looked at us and endeavoured to alter the cir-
cumstances of our own petition to meet as far as we can the
exigencies of the times. (Cheers) Therefore, singular
though it be, while we have b.sn enjoying profound peace,
we have probably made more changes in the organisation of
the force. of the empire than has been done for a very, very
long period. Results, I trust, will justify all that has been
done. (Cheers., But one thin; we have not done, one
thing we could' not do, one thing I trust we shall never
attempt to do, and that le to alter or change into anotaer
direction that Indomitable spirit of the nation which has
alware carried us through any difficulties that may have
assailed ue—(cheers)—and out of which the nation has
alma). come with flying colours (Cheers.) I trust that
spirit will ever continue to i.e the animating principle and
the aunties star of this great country. (Cheere.) Never
let it be begotten that, whether we look at the army
alone or the reserve forces they are composed of
volunteer.. ((heers j It is a happy Gib g that such
a spirit and feeilog should pervade and animate both the
Army and the Militia, there la no law which compels any
man to serve in either, and as to the Volunteers, they are
well known to have come forward in defence of the Slate
and of their hearths and homes. Cheers) I am, therefore,
justified in saying that one army of every description in ea
mentially composed of volunteers (cheers), all evincing the
spirit of the edition from which they spring. Cheer.)( I
trust, whatever may happen, we shall never see a change in
that noble spirit which prompts Englishmen to do their daty
and defend the empire whenever it may be attacked. (Cheers.)
Pitch being the case, the service will always be efficient for
any emergeney which may arise. (Cheers)

In reply to the tlast, "Prosperity to the United
Staten d the health of the American MiWater,"
General Schenck said:—

And yet, if the honoured Chief Magistrate of my country
• himself were heee present, IU I have the pleasure to be, 1 Cm
more that, with ilia modesty of a gallant soldier and the clear
straightforwardness of an honest statesmen, even he wolld
decline to regard root II rttering rim/eines as he &by genes
, • mere personal tribnte. What I thank you for is what he
' and all true Americans wonld thank you for—yonr honourable
I mention and appreciation of thetroest growth in power rod
I progress of the country we love. rod which yen thus frankly
admit we have sonic reason to be proud of. (Cheers.) Al-
{hough m a young and new people It lies been mainly our
task thus tar to clear the forest, to build ratiways, to dig
canals, and to develop.. In • thousand other ways, with Our
free Meditations, our abundant natural resources, yet it is
true that, even irom the beginning, something Also has biters
done for thwe fine arts which it Is the object of this initi-
tution to cultivate and e noorrage. ,Ctieen ) You have re-
membered that, in lien) Min West We had the honour to
furbish an early Pr, Went of this It ,pal Academy. In t at
me, rod after, we gave to paiotlng the eminent names Co
of • Copley, a Hilbert Stuart, a Newton, a Least. Later ill
we have had a Church, a Illerstai't, a Croprey, a Lane.
i
(Cheer.. ) On your walls here now, among the beaut id
works which surround us tonight, are pictuees by Tit n,
Benson, Boughton, and kit.. Lea lie s, ulpture, we We
had Powers, Clevenger. Storey, Hill, C innelly, Hyslop?,
Roger. And others there are too—not a few—some of
them known abroad as well as at home—but whole
MIMS do not at this moment Cal., into my mind In
remembering these one candieletes for art fame from the
New World, while you are doing homage to your own great
and encomiast% artists arid to the many who have Weigle
subbed thenmeives In conntries with an older civillettlon mid
refinement than ours, you do but justice to the nuiveraalty
of Art. Art has really no country, but la of the world.
(Cheers.) And yet there are remotes why the alliance in
everything should be, and naturally is, closer between Great
Britain and America than any other two nations (lbw,
hear. I It Is not Identity of language, a common literatuge,
similarity of institution, alone which must constitute the
ties between us. These are wrong. lint a et ringer and mere
uniting influence, springing In part out of them, into be found
1,, that common sympathy with which we reach forward Into
the future,seer king In the career to be run by each of us
much the same hopes, the same Improvements, the same
arts, the same progress. (Hear, hear ) It Is these mutual
sympathies Interests, and hopes which are to do more for
friendship between us than arything else—more, If we will
only cultivate them. Treaties, Convention., Protocols, (may
help to preserve pence, but these are the true bonds of
amity and good understanding (Cheer...) It was • remark
of Hartley Coleridge, I think, that men are too art to look
mere ter the slender threads which separate them from the
red of mankind than for the cables which should bind them
together. Wonderful material cable stretching beneath the
ocean we nave happily, but the bonds of mutual respect are
stronger. (Hera, hear) And the way to locrease this re-
spect is to know each other better. (Rear, beer) Ignorance
in the fruitful cense of rub chievous mistindentardlog. Come
and visit no and know us better, as we vbit and try to know
you. (Hear, hoar.) We ewe Mildred with you, but yet not
all of your Engarh race, In America. We are Dutchmen,
Germans, him, Swedes. Norweglank French—a general
cross and mixtnre, hut with Et.glish as the main pervading
base and sink of ail. (Hear, hoar) It Is that, and your la,
guess, and your religion, which has made us what we are,
and what you cannot help but ado ire, whatever may be
our shortcomings Cu tome Rings. If we are a conglomerate,
truing into strength and order, what else are yon? Where
got you your greatnem and success among the nation.
except from the commingled blood and energy Of Ctilt

Saxon. Dane, and Norman? (Chem and a laugh) But we
are of you, ard you may as well cheetah a pride lo us, for
as we advance so aiso may you. If you will, be strong la at
(Hear.) That 1. a fact Bud a rtlatiou not to be changed. 10.1
US make the most of It.

'Thicker than water, la tam till,
Through centuries of story,
Our .axon blood has flowed, and still
We shale with you Its Joy or 111,
The shadow and the glory."
(Cheer.) Shall we not labour, by mutual respect mad good
understanding and justice to each other, to put away, and
keep away in all the future, ths shadow from intween us,
std strive only In a friendly spirit together En Art, in Science,
ID all Education and good towards a common and equal
glory? (Cheers.)

In reply to "The Health of Her Majesty's Min-
isters," Earl Granville, who was loudly cheered, in
responding to the toast, laid :

Sir Francis Grant, your Royal Highnesses, my lord., satil
geutlemen,—l have to thank the Presithnt for the terms in
which he ham proposed the health of liar Majesty's MUM&
ten, and also fir the kind rdie a Rh which ho has WWI-deceit
my name to you on this occasion. (Cheers.) I ani afraid I
camel compliment the Peed& lit on the exchange he haa
effected. I learnt for the first time a few day, ego, that
there woe in this greet metropolis au Exchange Mart,
where, dieregarffith the complications of modern com-
merce, a.iy one having an article he wished to get rid of
might semi ant obtain for it romething he required with-
out involdeg the aid of the ordinary circulating mac him
(a laugh), and I heard of • lady who, at the close of
this winter—at whatever epoch that might have be -n
(a laugh) sent her muff, and obtained in exchange a live
bird. (A. laugh ) lam very much afraid that the President
on this OCOtudOn sent his bird Into the country and only
obtained a muff. (Much laughter.) You will all admit that
ton person in that capacity there Is Nome difficulty In return-
ing thanke for her Majesty's Minister.. (A laugh.) I imagine
th A if I were to begin to praise their political ache or even
to defend them, I should produce an amount of chiarotcuro
in the composition of this evening that even the most ignorant
critic wouid comilder quite beyond the rules of Art. (A laugh.)
If I were to commit such an outrage, the intellectual co unte-
Lathe of the Chathellor ol Oxford (alluding to • full.leugth
portrait of Lord Satiably y In his Cuniversity robes, im-
mediately behind the noble earl) might become, not only
figuratively, but literally a :speaking likeness—(a laugh)—and
I don't know how I should be able to find any answer unto..
I could persuade my learned friend the Attorney General to
bring the charming portrait of himself from another room to
make a reply. (A laugh.) I regret I do not, as in previous years,
see the pone:Meet many of my colleagues on these walls, but
perhaps you will remember that we have been most aselduous
1 in our sittings to another di,tinguithed artist, who produces
striking, if not flattering, likenesses of public men. (A
laugh.) Two or three things I think I may say without
elience. First, in thunectien with the office I unworthily
' hold, I may he allowed to express my appreciation of the
• genial hospitality with which you have given wall and
pedestal space to the work of foreign artists (cheers), and
I cougratubde you on the additional lustre these worth have
contributed to this exmdient Eabittion (Ceeers.) I
may also, with regard to the fatties policy of the Govern.
meut, express a hope, in which I know you will support
me, that my right hon. Mend the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, who site by me, may, with due regard for
economy in the administration of the public finance., continue
the same liberal contributions from time to time to pur-
chase for the nation really authentic and estimable works
of art. (Cheers.) One more view I may give of this toast
and the manner in which it hat been r,celved. I think
it is worthy of au assembly like this, with an amount
of brain which in quantity and qinellty Is perhaps not
assembled from years end to year's end in the metropolis,
that year &ler year, whether Liberal. or Conservatives are
in political arcendency, the same cordial ream ct nth
kindness are shown when the health of lien hiejeety's
Ministers is given, whatever their politics may he.
(Cheers) I think, on the one hand, that shows the
attachment we feel to cur inailutlous, and on the
other, it thews a general belief in the homely of the
public men of both parties in this country. (Cheers.)
We have all our duties to perform. The duty of every
Government le to maintain liberty with order, peace with-
out di.honour, and to cherish the material prosperity of
the country. But you, R opal Academician,, and you, mem-
bers ol those learned and scientific societies which the
Academy has so widely antedated with itself, have also your
duties. You should profit, as you have hitherto done, by
this state of things—a state of peace and contentment—go
on Instructing the mind and • iftening the heart, and ele-
vating and re-fining the taste of all classes of this community.
(Loud cheers.; 1 her again to thank you for the conopliment
you have paid to 11)r Majesty's Ministers by drinking their
health. (Loud cheers.)
In reply to the toast of "The Guests," the Lord
Chancellor, who was loudly cheered, said :
el. Francis Grant, your Royal Ilighm so, my lords and
gentlemen,—Any one who Is called upon to discharge
the difficult duty of returning thanks for the Guests upon
such an oecadon as the present haa to endeavour to pee.
sent to his mind what is likely to be the general feeling
of those for whom he has to speak. Now, we all know,
probably by experience, perhaps extensive, perhaps not
always equally agreeable, that there are various sorts of
public dinner.. (A. laugh.) To attend • public dinner may
be a duty, but it is not always a pleasure C' Bear," and a
laugh, ; but I think I speak the feeling of every guest
here assembled when I say that to be present at the manual
dinner of the Royal Academy is Meatys not a duty merely,
but most decidi dip • pleasure. (Cheers.) Theere are many
charms which make it so. It is imprint ble to deny that the
splendour of these apartments, the beautiful works of art
which we see around us. do in avery great degree contribute
to make it so. (Adeers.) Butt venture to think that in not
the whole of the reason. There In not only • charm to the
eye, but a moral and an intellectual charm in this annual
assemblage. You have been addressed by the represen-
tatives of Science and Literature ; bat, In truth, this
assemhly more thee any other that ia brought together
in the course of the year in this country is an assemblage
of the best and choicest represent attves of all the combined
intellectual forcu sad powers of this country—not met to-
gether, as they sometimes ere, in rivalry. It is so in the
Senate, %tide no doubt represents • comilderable body of
Intelleciand power; but that intellectual power is divided
and engaged on either side in a rivalry not, we hope, un-
patriotic, but certainly not Invariably agreeable. ((fear,
hear.) It Is so at the liar ; and the word "Polemical " im
sometimes associated with the Church. (A. WWI.) Even
in Literature I have beard of rivals. I have heard of
them even in Science; but here, on this occasion,
there is no rivalry. The Senate and the Church, and the
liar, Literature, and Science all meet together. Not jealous
of each other or fighting with each other for superiority
m the fabled Goddess of Power zed of Wisdom for. ,
merly contended with the Goddess of Beauty (cheer.) ; but
here wean all met together to pay homage to Art and to pay
the prize ot Art, s.ying Drtur dignion. (Cheers.) Inflate Hall,
in these rooms, we see around us, in their most beautiful
forms, all the highest grace., all the most civiliz•ng in-
tinemea which bind the intellectual pow re of :Society to-
gether ; and not °illy our Saate, riot only our intullecS, but
cur patriotism is interested in what we see. (Cheers ) I have
iou d—end tantetlines not without a certain degree of ser-
prise—t n ail in ev)ry mathn the highest works of art which Is
produced Con:Maud • better market and a greater value than
they connusnd in any other nation : sod I think that is emi-
nently the Case in Raglan I, where we are sometimes
astonished at the price which the higher works of modern
Art cOnsmand, as compared with the choice master-Meee, of
the ancient artist,. But that is • feelleg of which thy
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This toast was drunk with all the honours.

Au appropriate speech from the l'resident brought
the proceedings to a Glose.

EMIGRANTS FOR THE WEST.
On Sunday afternoon a meeting wee held in Victoria-
park of persons interested in the Cow Crows Emigration
Society, and to enable Mr. Catlin, the Cow Cross
missionary, to bid a pulite farewell before he started
for America. The proceedings were of a semi-religious
character, and hymns were sung at intervals, Mr. F.
Linnleue /Unice, the "Poet Of the Poor," as the hand-
bills announced, presiding. An appropriate poem,
written by the gentleman in question, was recited by
him, and those present, amounting te a thousand or
more, were suitably addressed by Mr. William Catlin
and others. "Oar own Commissioner" of the Daily
Te'egraph gives the following account of the proceed-
' Inge
:
Mr. Catlin, whose enthusiastic reception betokened the
great respect in which he Is held by the humble folk amongst
whom it is his genial mission to labour, made brief mention
of the way in which those who desire to become members of
the Cow-cross Emigration Cub should set about it. An
entrance tee of one shilling is all that thore who join the
club are called on to pay, and after that, at their convenience,
they may forward their savings to the office until they
amount to four pounds five shillings, which Is the sum it
costs the adult emigrant to take possum from Liverpool to
Quebec, the remamiler of the necessary money being
provided by the Couadian authorities. It should be
mentioned, however, that, despite the low ne es of
the charges as arranged with thou In connection with the
clot% the sum required to harry out a man and his wife
with three or four children is still very considerable. A
child over the age of nine reckons as an adult, and Infants
in arms are "charged for," though at the reduced sum of
one guinea. It Is pleasant to be able to state that the
Midland and the North-Western Railway authoritiess ex-
hibited their friendly disposition towards the good cone
by conveying emigrant passengers to l/verpool at • re-
duction of a third off the lowest ordinary travelling rate.
It should be understood that, though eenerally known by
the title It bears, the club in question does not confine he
Operations strictly to the neigh oourhood of Cow-cross. When
some three years ago Mr. Catlin first gave his attention t
this manner of relieving the unending necessities of those
with whom his mission made him acquainted, no club cf any
, kind was in existence, and oingle-handed and with much
difficulty he sot &brut the unenviable task of begging the
' sum of 000, in order to send away forty or fifty of the most
i hopelessly "herd-up" and poverty-stricken, and giving
them a fresh start in the new load. The money wee
raised, and the families shipped off : and then, bet are
anything more could be done, it was necessary to wait until I
something undeniable could be shown to prove that those
sent out were really better for tip charge, it might Lehmon.
ably have been expected that it would have been a consider-
, able year or two at leset —before these Loudon
briars, transplanted to foreign soil, would flower creditably;
but to the uelight and oatientetlon of Me. Catlin, sod those
gentlemen who had assisted him, within • very few mouths
letters began to smite, nearly every oue of which was
filled with such amazing newt of plenty of work
at first-rate wages, of meat at every meal, bread
and milt in abuse,' en, jolly log fire., and sores and acres
of land all their own for the clearing and tilling, that when
their misslonory read aloud Lime revelations C. them they
were eo ',red ruth enthusiasm Moat, coull Canada have
been reached overland, there were, doubti-os, Scores of
humble Cow.croneitta who then and there would have
felt incased to pack up their movables, and start off front
Clerkenwell to tramp the journey. As all events. there
was a comiderable number who there and then et-
preened their willingness to set out as soon LI possible after
the others had left--on the cleft system, and pledging their
word to return the few pounds advanced to them at the very
earliest opportunity. For reasons, however, which were
seitioient, but which need not be here entered on, Mr. Catlin
declined a second venture oath, same terms. He discovered
that there were hundreds if people who, though not belong-
ing to his district, were equally worthy of euistance, and
who were willing to wake a struggle to save money
wherewith to help themselves, provided some nue
would take Care of It for them, and put them In the
way of investing it in the mode desired, lames this that led
Co the formation 01 the elub—wlsich, it may he mentioned,
is under the immediate patronage of Sir George Grey, Mr.
Torrent, Alderman Lusk, and other known public men—ad
liberal arrangements are at present In force with the Allen
Line of Royol Mall steamer., at weii as with the Canadian
authorities, who in the shape of handsome grant. of
ready money and free gifts of land, lend every encourage.
ment to the scheme that is making such favourable
progress. At the present time the clnb is In a con-
dition to deopatch bands of fifty each week, and there are
nearly a thousand members enrolled only too anxious to
crease their tediously slow savings until the required amount
is placed to the hands of the &resumer. in exceptional CLICI
—but this must be whispered—where it Is found that a poor
famPy have been snaking a brave, though vain endeavour to
roil, the money, there is more than one kind friencrreasiy.
at Mr. Catlin's intercession, to lend a helping hand,

(groin Mondey's Daily Neva )
The crowded neighhourhood of Clerkenwell wee
stirred to an unumal pitch of excitement on Monday
evening, the occasion being the exodus for Canada 0
a large number of emigrants connected with the Cow-
Cross Mission. About three years ago an emigration
c'ub in connection with the in,ftsion was formed under
the superintendence of Mr. W. Catlin, a missionary
who has done some good work among the outcasts of
the locality, in question. Through the aid of various
friends of the club it has been enabled from time to
time, Wailed batches of emigrants to the Oolimier, but on
this occaeion the ntunbei to be forwarded, 103, waa larger
than mud, Mr. Catlin himself accompanying them.

A closely .packed crowd surrounded the presidential—
waggon, which was placed in the centre of the square,
arid •perfect ovation greeted Mr. Catlin, the Rev. B.
klunne, Captain Psrker Snow, sod a few other
friends, as they neatutted the platform. The hour a
half put six had been fixed for the "gsod-by to neigh.
bows," and whilst this aff.cting ceremony Willi in
progress, Mr. Catlin exhorted all present to j,io ig
the stirring chorus of "Cheer, boys, cheer."
The Lev. M. Maguire then addredsed a few parthg
words to the emigrants, in the couree of which le is.
marked that, although they met pro`oably often
indulge in reminiscences of the past, it was the e great
budnets to be ac ive in their hew life, and to look for-
ward to future prospe.ity. They would make new
friends, and he trusted they would have plenty to eta.
ploy them; adding in conclusion, a wish for • happy
voyage.
Captain Snow having addressed them in terms of
him liar import, Mr. Catlin next came to the front, and
drew the attention of the friends of the emigranta to
the fact that, although the club had failed to receive
the support which might have been expected, it had
been able to send off week by week batches of fifty to
the colonies, lie made a etrorg appeal for funds, and
desired it to be known that at a large meeting of bond
fide workingmen in Victoria-park the day previous, hi.
appeal was responded to by a tubscriptiou of Rd odd
collected in copper money at the place of meeting.
The speaker next referred to the journey he was about
to undertake, and alluded to a prevalent Lotion that
the Western States of America were far preferable to
Canada as a field for emigration. He was, he said,
going to investigate the truth of that assertion. A few
friends had provided him with a mum of £4O to meet
his expenees, and the Midland Railway Company had
granted him a free pass, as was also the case with the
Royal Mail and the Grand Trunk of Canada Corn-
The time having now arrived for the emigrants to
leave, Mr. Catlin was accorded three vigorous cheers,
which were followed by a perfect ovation as he left the
waggon to join the procession which was being formed
at the end of the !quarts The band struck up "Auld
Lang Sync," duriLg which the emigrants proceeded to
move off slowly, accompanied and followed by an im-
mense crowd, which received continual additions on the
line of route. From Clerkenwellgreen to Vernon
Chapel in the King's crossroad, every window was
crowded with sympathisers, wko greeted the procession
as it passed with vigorous and encouraging cheers. At
the chapel a short halt was made to hear a few words
from the Rev. C. B Sawday, after which the pro.
cession marched straight to the station, where the
Rev. D. Fraser, an., feelingly addressed it. On
the platform the scene was, if possible, mill more re-
markable am the time for the departure drew nigh. The
space before the carriages was crowded with a dense
mane of friends of the emigrants, and mingled with
the many necessarily sad partings which are marked
features of long, and, perhaps, eternal farewells; there
were occasional bursts of humour, Its was apparent
when an enthusiastic emigrant from out a carriage
window, waved a dirty pocket handkerchief, hurrahing
vigorously the while, and subsequently put up for sale
an apparently new and glossy chimney-pot hat, which
he appeared by no means anxious to carry with him.
The train moved out of the station at eight minutes
to nine, amidst a vigorous cheer, and if the emigrants
fail to succeed in their new life, it will not be for lack
of sympathy on the part of their namerona friend,.