The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-09-21 00:00:00

MR. LOWE AT ANSTRIITHER.

On Monday the Chancellor of the Exchequer paid a
viort to the harbour wcirks at Austrother, Eifeshire,
and inspected their progress. The Town Councils of
the burghs of Anstruther Wester, Kilrenny, and An-
WWI«, Easter considered that the visit of the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer would be a imitable occasion
for pre-enting him with the freedom of the burghs,
and also a joint address. A request was made to Mr.
Lowe to accept these honours, and, in reply, he said,
In effect, that he did not think it would be proper,
under the circumatance,, that the burgess tickets should
be presented to him.
On his arrival at the station on Monday he was re-
ceived by Sir Robert An4ruther, M P. for Fifeshire.
The Provosts of Anetruther Easter, Kilrenny, and the
chief magistrate of Anotruther Wester, and others
waited upon him, lie then stated that he would have
much pleasure in accepting an address, and it was re-
solved that it should he presented at a meeting in the
new Town-hall at Anstruther Easter. There was a
large attendance. Provost Tod, of Anotruther Rioter,
praided, and Sir R. Anstruther introduced the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer.
Elle Chancellor of the Exchequer, in well-chosen
language, acknowledged the compliment paid him, and
after having made sonic remarks in connection with
local matters, went on to say :
' I shall not. of course. Ha meeting of this kiwi, which
contains gentlemen of very different oploOms, enter into
poldanal questions • hot I cannut forget that the coutpli-
ment you have pad to rbe 11101 been paid not only to me In
my individual capacity, hut also as a member of the pre-
sent Goveroment Without entering Into political questions
I think I may claim foe ourselVes so much that, whether
succe,ful or unsuccessful, whether popular or unpopular,
impartial posterity will say of us at least that we were
earnest and honest in our desire to do what we could for
the good of the country (cheers): that whether our labours
have been well directed or hot, we have neither spared them
nor ourselves, and that our faults—many of them we no doubt
have committed—have proceeded ft ,m an excess of zeal and
tam wish to get more work cut of Parliament and more work
out of Ourselves than It was possible to (Cheers ) I only
hope that the Goverbinents which shall follow us, when
that inevitable day arrives which will deliver you from us,
and us tri m our la mur°, you will have to record the lame
bane against future administrations, and no worse blame
than that. (Hear, hear.)
f• "This Session has been an important one for Scotland.
because It 1145 witnessed what I hope is for a considerable
time the settlement of the Education question of this coon.
'ry I have hs.l a great dl,al Cu do with the adminis-
tration of the Education Act. I know, therefore, too well
tile osiers ol the subject t) suppoie that any settlement,
le.w.•v.-r wise, con meet with the approbation id all P.M.;
silt I do most earnestly call upon those among you who lave
any opinion on thin matttr not to look so much to the
points on which this measure may not entirely meet with
your wishes as to the great and paramount interests which
It is calculated to further (cheers.) ado. ins to lay ono
tbing further, While I do not protumo 10 dogmatize to