The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-12-14 00:00:00

THE LORD CHANCELLOR ON THE

VALUE OF LEARNING.
The Lord Chancellor on Saturday received an ad-
dress from the Head Master and atudenta of Leam-
ington College, of which institution Professor Palmer,
one of Lord Selborne's brothers, in Vice-President.
The ceremony was held in the College hall, in the
presence of many of the leading residents of the town.
Among those present were Lord Leigh, Sir Robert
Hamilton, the Hon. and Rev. J. W. Leigh, Dr.
Jephison, and Colonel lilachen. The Lord Chancellor
was accompanied by the Hon. Miss Palmer.
Lord Seib trine said he would accept what Mr.
Wood had said, so for as it related to himself, as an
acknowledgment of the reap ict which Englishmen
everywhere are pleased to pay to that high office and
those great duties connected with the administration
of the law to whi la he, however unworthy, hail been
called. It was a distinguishing feature—and long
might it continue to he 110 in this country—that persons
of all ranks, all ages, and all shades of opinion mote to
recognize the principle of authority, order, and law in
the persons of those who, according to the course of
government in these realms, were called to represent that I
principle. It was also true that, if any man Bo ceeded by
labours not dishonourable, and by a sincere desire to
follow such lights as he possessed in the discharge of his
duties, in advancing his position, he was sure to 00110 •
and the mrdi al xympathy and kindly f eel in g of &Edam a
of his fellow citizens. After alluding to the past history
of the College, and auguring for it future success under
the zealous and alle management of the present Head
Heater, his Lordship said he would venture to remind
the students that they had before them precious op-
portunities, on which, it might be, everything in their
testae lives depended. Though certainly not deeirious
of saying more about himself, he was personally a
living example of the benefits of a good education.
It was the only fortune his parents were able to give
him, but it was the best. Both at school and at the
universities he obtained benefits by that education
which hail followed him through the whole course of
Iris subsequent life. He had not in saying this mainly
In view what was commonly called success in life—
success in a profession, the advantages of money, or
advancement to posts of honour, or even the highest
dignitaries in the State; he did not desire to speak of
these things as otherwise than as moat important, and
roost raturally the objects of honourable ambition, pro-
vided they tie honourably pursued; but there was
something better than any of these things which every
young man might obtain if he would do his best, and
profit cording to the gift which God had gis en
iron, by such. an education as that College afforded.
The cultivators of the mind, the acquisition of the
power of intellectual resources, intellectual enjoyment
the moral discipline involved is all these things, the'
poiren of turning whatever faculties they possessed to
the hest advantage--these things carried with them,
under God's blessing,ng, and under the guidance of right
principles, the enjoyment and happiness of nse-
f illness, whatever their calling nr station. These
things, which must rest upon the love of truth,
ins study of truth, and the practice of truth,
were in themselves the greatest gifts any man I
could have. They were offered equally to &U—
-flirt equally in respect of the outward advantages
they carry with them, because the gifts and the
poi, era of the mind were not equal ; tut they might
depend upon it that those who would use such gifts nod
powers as they p al -re, who would be good ari.teOedient
students under discipline, and try to learn all that they
could, would find sufficient reward—would be content
with the lot they might be called to, would be useful in
the discharge of the duties of that lot, and would be re-

warded with the only thingv which, after all, are worth
having therespeet el their fellow men and the approba-
tion and final reward of the Creator, to whore work all
their live, ought to be devoted if they would be either
useful or happy. Ilia Lordship concluded by urging the
students to profit to the utmost by the advantages
offered to them at the College.
Lord Selborne resumed hut seat amid loud cheering,
and, the head Master having expressed a hope that
hie Lordship might at sonic future time be induced to
again visit the college, the meeting separated.