The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-02 00:00:00

SIR HARRY SMITH AT PORTSMOUTH.

PORTSMOUTH, Juxa 1.

A second address has been presented to-day to
LieutAleneral Sir Harry Smith. That presented yesterday
was from the corporation ; the one presented to-day was
adopted at a large meeting of the inhabitacta of the borough
generally. It was presented by the mayor in the Guild-
hall, a large number of people being preterit. It was as
follows :

To Lieut.-General Sir Harry Smith, Bart.
Gallant Sir,—The inhabitants of the borough of Ports-
mouth approach you with their warmest congratulations on
your safe return to England after a service of unequalled
difficulty, which, by a rare combination of political sagacity
and military valour, you have brought apparently to a suc-
cessful termination. It was with feelings of great confi-
dence in your ability for that arduous undertaking that they
addressed you in 1847, on your departure from this port
for South Africa, to assure you of the sympathy and ad-
miration with which they regarded you; and they now
welcome you most heartily on your return home from that
harassing service, and congratulate you on the subjugation
of that desperate horde of savages, who had so long carried
on their desolating warfare against her Majesty's subjects
in those parts. And now, gal ant air, in conclusion, we
express a fervent hope that the same Almighty power that
has hitherto protected you in so many and varied dangers,
may still be vouchsafed to you in your honourable retire-
ment, regarded as you ever will be by your fellow-country-
men as one of England's brightest ornaments and bravest
, defenders."

The MAYOR, in presenting the above address to Sir
Harry, said he did so with the greatest pleasure. It bad
been agreed to unanimously at a meeting of the inhabitants,
who desired to express their sympathy with a brave and
salient officer, who had been withdrawn at the moment
of victory from the scene of his triumph. (Cheers.)
Sir HARRY SMITH, in returning thanks, said he did so
with every feeling of a grateful heart. He had many years
elate embarked at Portsmouth on the first campaign be had
ever been engaged in, when he was not only unknown to
the world, but to himself. For no youth was aware of the
latent qualities he might hereafter display, and if he (Sir
Harry) had, is his long eventful career, done anything to
deserve the encomiums that had been pared on him, he
could only say that he had achieved what was every man's
wish and endeavour to do, an ample reward in the appro.
bation of the country that gave him birth. (Chem.)
The position in which he had been recently
placed was an arduous one in every respect.
He believed few men bad ever stood in a more
difficult position. (Hear, hear.) But he was proud in
tieing able to say he bad been ntecesefal in rescuing the
colony committed by her Majesty to his government from
the dangers In which it was placed. (Cheers.) This he
boldly said he had dose. (Renewed cheers.) And he bed
now left a brave army under arsine and able commander,
who know how to turn that army to good amount. It
might not be quite right to my it, but it was the truth, that
soldiers were better satisfied with some 1101M1M1111110 theses
with others—(hear)--and if he had been swessehl in his
earlier, it wee to the gallant British army that be owed that
somas rather than to any abilities it bad pleased Almighty
God to bless him with. (Applause.) He did say that
there wee never an army pied In a position of greater
danger and 411104, with Mote obstmehe to encounter,
than that he lii (Maly ooesmeaded. (Hear, War.) Not
that they son end hunger or privation, for they were well
provisioned; We they were eampedled to be oas night after
sight in the bath without searibing but a blesket to cover
them from the biwarasy of lie weather ; ell they tallied
bravely around Nan andeppeated to alai Fend of having
to males& with their invilble enemy is the hype that they
weld sitimately meet with the approbellea of their
amatry. (Hear, Wu.) Hs candidly admitted it was
mosewbst pastel Is a veteran heart to be remiled from an
army ttiampheat in itself sad satisfied sad ossionissi with
italoneni. (Load applause.) But all men In high and
pat& sitsatioee must feel they have a responsible duty to
pedant as advisers of her Majesty and ea represintetives
edam *matey ; sad if those placed over him (Mt Harry
Smith) by her Majesty thought it their duty to mew to-
wards him the madam they did, be bowed with sahmalan.
(Cheers.) Bat he felt proud in being able W say he had Irta
victorious army. (Renewed applause.) lie bad left the okay
of the Cape of Good Hope—alluding to its civil administris-
Ws—without one particle of its public business Mft un-
done, and he had left a treasury without a debt—(hear,
hear)—• people improving among themselves, and only In
want of the active operation of the constitution be had so
strenuously endeavoured to get for them. But he must
admit that her Majesty's late government were very desi-
rous of giving to the Cape the advantages of a constitutive.
Therefore, whilst he submitted readily to the position in
whit's he was now placed, he meld with misty state
that he bad done all that lay fa his power to lead the army
to success, and to the good civil adagaistration of
the colony committed to his charge--es ae to leave