The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-04-10 00:00:00

MR. LOWE AT THE LONDON

sir Joh UNIVERSITY.
garden yn Lubbock, Bart., presided in Burlington-
cellor
ehan 8'
4.411(1°/), on Tuesday morning, as the Vice-
rest of ul of th the London' L niversity, to declare the
ti --e..Poiling in the contest for the representa-
on of the L n • There
and when iversity. ere was a large attendance,
"en Mr. Lowe made his appearance he was
warrn-1Y applauded.
The Vice-Chancellor officially announced that the
I.,;uiribers of votes recorded were—For the Right Hon.
-"erihert Lowe, 1,014 ,• and for Mr. Arthur Charles,
(eiecteci.
535 and that therefore Mr. Lowe.had been duly
Clieers.)
Mr. Lowe (who on rising was most heartily cheered)
thanked those present and absent for their kindness
and fidelity with which they had honoured him in the
contest. They had completely scattered all hopes
Which entertained that the Univer-
might have been
si_t_7 was going to be false to the noble traditions of its
engin and turn round and stab the very hands by
Which it had been created. (Hear, hear.) He trusted
that the same course of enlightenment hitherto pursued
7 the University from its very foundation, and
tilrough which it exercised its chief usefulness, would
Lleyer die out. After some further observations upon
niversity elections, Mr. Lowe proceeded to observe
that he desired to say a few words as to parliamentary
representation. They knew that he had differed from
the great mass of the great Liberal party on the import-
ant subject of the franchise. Since he had been elected
one-half of the subject had been settled by those with
Whom he formerly acted—the Tories themselves. Sir
Stafford Northcote had been complaining of the great
number of people who had sprung up somehow or
other as if they had been the dragons' teeth sown
somewhere. But who had sown the dragons' teeth?
Of course a large number of persons had obtained the
franchise, but they had got it either by the credit or
discredit of the Tory Government, who had outout-
trumpedout-
trumpedthe Whigs, who had given it them.
-`,,en came the gnestion of the county frau-
utse. He (Mr. Lowe) was a practical man,
and had fought for his point as long as there
Waa a possible chance of success; but he was
now in the position that if he went on any further
ne must unite with the Tories, who had already de-
ceived and betrayed him in the matter—(cheers and
laughter)—or else he must confess himself, as he
humbly did, utterly beaten in the matter • and that
PUblic opinion was entirely against him anil he must
ttve up all opposition. (Cheers.) He preferred the
ter course. Politics was a practicahscience. What
he always desired was that the subject should be
PF°Perly brought before the country, which should
give its decision upon it. rt has been fairly brought
before the country in the election, and the decision on
the
lie tart of the Liberals was absolutely unanimous.
decision ad, therefore, nothing to do but to bow to that
and to hope that the result would turn out
oetter than he had been in the habit of apprehending.
,
(Oh
before eel's.) He did not mention that change of opinion
his election because he knew that the kindness
°` tee graduates was such that it would make no
difference whatever in their decision. (Hear, hear.)
And besides they had not then had the decision of the
ec'lletry on the subject. Mr. Lowe thus proceeded
I •
will not trouble you with any strictures on the late-
Ipresent Government. (Laughter.) The use of censuring
nple is to discredit them, and the use of discrediting
2teio is to get rid of them. I think those objects have
been so amply accomplished that I should be wasting
tilY time, and your time, which is more valuable, if
were to attempt to do anything more in that matter.
think enough has been said upon it, and the question is
not really now as to the merits
of this Government
Which 1; going out, but what shall the Government
t4at is willing ill ? (Cheers.) That is a practical
What these gentlemen do, or how they
console themselve,, and how they account for their
had done everything in
;,onderful defeat when they
the world that they ought to have done, and nothing in the
ll'orld that they ought not to have done, I leave them to settle.
t
•P4lt what I want to point'out to you is what I think it is ex-
remely im
portant should be always remembered by Govern-
' Inerits, I having now had the honour of serving in a good
1/1,1,411Y. On thing I wish to point out is that the first move-
es-Its of a Government are golden. Napoleon said that
People grow- old quickly on fields of battle; but Governments
yirow old more quickly still in the fields of Parliament. The
tlit• Year is golden, the second silver, and we then arrive at
vee iron age. What I want to point out to you is that the
t4sdo, in—so far as it can be influenced by opinion outside—is
unrze upon these golden moments. Things may be done
tha,luestions May be settled between this and next August
may be impossible to settle again for ten years, for all
uese'liow. There is every stimulus to activity and hold-
how is the time when we can really strike with effect;
io one can tell what to-morrow may bring- forth. There-
hope that no time will be lost in bringing forward
w"tieenres of secondary importance, but that the opportunity
tt- 404 ed to deal with matters of the first and greatest
ell°4anesl, :limply because they can be done now, and
Well, 'lett Year it may be impossible to effect them.
o„
as now, there is a great deal of speculation going
th who is to form this Government, and is a
to pretty tunuserrient to people who have nothing else
'140,, to speculate about. (A laugh.) I know nothing
duty- who will form the Government; but it is our
that whoever her Majesty may call to her counsel
tVznawip shall seriously undertake to govern, if he
_ sincere Liberal it will be our duty to support
even if he is not the person whom we would
pi Graerred ourselves. (Hear, hear.) We must beware
4E410 What we have had experience of before—that is, of
VactiO uur own party simply because we are not
ein -.4tle 3cd With the manner in which its offices are
aire4, ..rthuted, • there being one general complaint, that
.to everyone Willa that almost every other office ought
thatls offered to him, (Laughter.) Gentlemen, I believe
once .241 I Ivill trouble you with on this occasion. I must
than b ye
$O, core thank you for the extreme kindness with which
treated me ; and I cannot conclude more teoperly
elect. Y thanking our Vice-Chancellor for his conduct of this
ion. (Cheers.")

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1 Yleruan
Iferring baptized a St. Paul's, Clerkenwell, the
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