The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-31 00:00:00

THE BANQUET.

In the evening a banquet was given to Lord Pal-
ramien in the City Hall, which was decorated with gnat
tests. Nearly 1,000 persons were present, among them
being the Duke of Argyll, Lord Blantyre, Lord Dunferm-
line, the Bight Hoe. W. Cowper, M.P., the Lord Advocate,
Sir E. Colebirooke, M.P., Mr. J. Pander, M.P., Mr.
Buchanan, M.P., Mr. Dalglish, ILP., Admiral Sir J. Hope,
Sir James Ferguson, Principal Barclay, Sir J. Campbell,
Sir Archibald Alison, Sir W. Gibson Craig, the Hon. E.
Ashley, Mr. Hitmaird, M.P., Dr. Strang, Mr. Macgregor,
Az. Mr. Prthit CLOUSTON, the chief magistrate of the city,
presided.
The usual loyal Warta having been honoured,
The LORD PROVOST proposed the health of Lord Palmer-
don amidst great cheering. Ten years had elapsed since
the noble lord visited Glasgow. and since that period the
public and private acts of his lordship bad tended still more
to endear him to the people of this °pantry. The citizens of
Glasgow were delighted to welooroe the noble lord mice
more among them, and to a tribute of their admiration
and respect to the voles of the services he bad rendered to
his Queen and country, almost uninterruptedly with the
freshness and ardour of youth. for nearly threescore years ;
no one bad dose more to vindicate the honour of this
country. or to relieve its commerce from unnecessary ro-
ssrictions. The toast woe drurk with great enthusiasm.
The hand played " The Fine Old English Gentleman."
Lord PALMERSToI, in returning thanks, said—lt is
well known that Sootchmen have warm hearts. It is well
known that when they like they like to some good pur-
pose. (Laughter.) 1 think that when I look round upon
this eaglet and distinguished sasembly, when I know how
it is composed, I may, without vanity, think that the
greeting which I have received to-day is an isdicatioc of
personal goodwill. (Cheat) It sometimes happens to •
man eepged in public life to be received with acclamation
sod kiodoess by a select number of those who happen to
be of the manse political party with himself, and upon
those (*maims something must be deducted from the
expression of applause which he may receive. Something
moat be traederred from himself to the political muse which
at the moment he may represent, and however givitifyieg
the receptionmay be be cannot take it personally to him-
self. Upoe the present oressioe I know there are within
these walls men of every shade of political opinion, as well
as • most distinguished collection of men eminent in the
various careers and professions of life ; but I, knowing as I
do that there many in this ball who differ from each other
and possibly from me, on many of those goodie& whet:
have agitated the political world. I receive with more
gratitude the kind reception which you have given me,
beeaose I am warranted in ascribisg it to es indulgent
and permed regard. (Cheese.) It is indeed natural that a
generous potpie Amid view with kindly regard stiy man
ides they believe has through many years of public We

(whether they may altogether agree with him or not)
exerted whatever talents or ability nature may have be-
stowed upon him, and whatever opportunities he may have
had of rendering public service, who may have employed
those faculties and made use of those opportunities to the
beet of hi. conscience and ability for the benefit and good of
kis country—(chess)—and, gentlemen, there can be no
occasion more gratifying to the feelings of public
men than. when retiring from the immediate coo-
did of public life, during intervals of comparative re-
POOO. they are privileged to have intercourse with their
fellow-countrymen, and have, as I trust I have this
evening. the planners of finding among those whom,
as the Lord Provost has atentioucl, I am entitled to
aoet-
der my fellow-citizens also kind sad indulgent friends.
=i ji•Gentlemen, the city of Glasgow is indeed a most
centre of intellect sad ndustry, sod commerce.
It may be considered a ow*, of the British empire ; for
here we have that inatroctioa which enlightens the mind
mad *high peapaes men for the Pursuits io life to which
Ifine may be drfied. We hen everything that tree'
pm( their be useful sad onsaasmate to their country, and
we hem ea the other head samples of the meet sucandul
lip ilention of genius to the rpo of iodustry and eem-
-I:ies; welkin suers modth.that
ablate are
raelff°l3l•4*
hdrisethVirilibe welfare sad fadmiley ifitoU
of country.
fOlmeml It wee, withia this *city that pent
wok Aim Smin /theism,
hen imelsoted dem titterinell of
esenomy which et that time were coldly Mend
hp▪ may. mach combatted by mon, ofn se assound
and indoended by the gran ma**, mookied, ootall=
se they did, with theme reeled teammate and long esta
commerclal prepense, ley width, the great trannectiens of
natives sad the industry eft tedividoes'il that time were
guided. (Ohms.) Be you have the eilistactive of knowing
that those principles, mod and enlightened as they
wese,have gradually worked their way, not only to ride
and direct the cause of elate in our owe eenntry, het
that they have by the &robot example founded upon the
promperity which they crested, worked their way almost
all over Europe, and that those benefits and blessings which
those privileges have conferred upon us are gradually ex-
tending themselves to other nations which for a long time
shut their ears against them. (Cheers.) There is perhaps
no city which is • more striking example then Glasgow of
the advantage of that commercial system. Long was it,
indeed, beforethe people of this United Kingdom could be
persuaded that a Micro must prosper by the prosperity of
all who belong to it, and that perfect freedom of action
was essential to commercial prosperity, and the laws
and iestrictions which were established for the benefit
of the few most be prejudicial to the many, and that there-
fore they ought to lie rescindedand aboluthed. (Cheers.)
If there could be wanting any proof of the soundness of
these principles upon which all political parties have for •
great 'lumber of years agreed to act, the proof would be
afforded in the results of the year which is now about to
close. We have been stiffening under grieves distress and
privation, caused by that dreadful and terrible conflict which
bee than up among our cousins on the other side of the At-
lantic • a conflict which has entailed upon the peopleof that
continent wearies which it would be difficult to describe
—miseries of which we generally seas know loathing
about, but which any man who are at all acquainted with
the horrors incident upon war, and especially of civil war—
horrors which are sot confined to the field of battle, or to
those who are wounded or killed in the conflict of opposing
huts, but the horrors and stiffener which are incident upon
the action of armies in countries which are occupied— I say
these people have been the unfortunate victims of the
greatest of all calamities. But those calamities have also
had their inloenos upon us. It is painful, no doubt, to
every man who has a feeling heart, to radon upon the
aufferim which • great portico of our manufacturing
population have outlined during the year and half
which are now elapsing. But not only has oar
industry been paralysed, but our comieseree with
the northern portion of America has been also greatly re-
stricted ; yet in spite of this cause, which might have
led us to expect great diminution in the general prosperity
of the country in spite of this, such has been the elasticity of
the industry of the United Kingdom, such has been the
power of expression which the commercial transectiose of
the country have acquired, that notwithatandieg all these
drawbacks the gene al commerce of the country has
not been materially affected. I believe it willhe found
that our revenue has bees altogether is • Misfeetery con-
dition. (Cheers.) That never could have happenedat a time
when the doctrines of Adam Smith were scouted. These
are the restate of that enlightenment which, begin/deg to
radiate from this tows. ite centre, now spreads its light not
only over our own country, but through other parts of the
world. You may therefore well be proud not roily el your
own prosperity, but of having bees the seat of those doc-
trines via ch have pootributre mean to the iecremeihreen
yeebye Wises. Peasant TheLdLensesbrelsisf
to the event' of prooredon years. It has bees, no doubt, the
great aim and object of those who have been engaged in the
conduct of public affairs to maintain the honour and dignity
of the country, but at the same time to preserve it in peace.
That, gentlemen, is not so difficult a task se my at first
sight appear, for eo loos as those who are charged with the
responsible management of public affairs know that they
are watched on the one baud by an intelligent and careful
nation, which would by interposing prevent them from su-
rging suably in unwarrantable enterprises, they know on
the other hand that there is *spirit, • determined spirit, in
the British meal that will not suffer itself to be wronged
—that will not brook an insult—(great cheering)
—which is ever ready to repel aggressions, and
that, by maintaining within thief the means
of adequate deform, will teach other nukes
of the world that while we refrain from aggressiou our-
selves, while we are determined to commit no wilful injury,
while we an resolved to infringe no right belonging to
others, that, upon the other hand, soli me kingere. Chews
sod laughter.) Let others be careful how they give us cause
to roost anything which could give us just moon to deem
it • provocation. (Cheers.) But lam glad to say that there
never was • time when this country was upon better
terms of friendship with all the other satiate of the
world. (Cheers.) I advert not to thins outriding
parties in America, who sue oa like rivals who the a
tair damsel—(laughter)—each party wasting us to
take up her use, and each feeling some little
stinging resentment on account of that neutrality which
they both of them characterize as untrieodliesse; but setting
aside this feeling, which creates uo irritatioa in our minds,
and does sot in any degree diminish that friendly feeling
which ought to prevail between kindred noes, se they are—
but I say, barring that, we may fairly cougiatulaie our-
selves that there is DO government, that there is no patios
with whom we have political or commercial intercourse'
with whom we are not upon terms of the most satisfactory
friendship—(theers)--aud long may that continue. (Loud
cheers.) I am persuaded that whatever political
party may be charged with the goverioneot of this country,
so lung as they pursue that course which in most consistent
with the maintenance of peace and the assertion of the
rights and dignity of the country, this party will he backed
by the hearty support of the nation, cud the statesmen, be
they whom they may, by whom that come of policy is
pursued will, when they come among their felloecitizene,
receive flow sU political parties the same cordial reception
with which I have been honoured by you. (Cheers.)
Gentlemen, I beg again to thank you from the
bottom of my heist for the elegem of your
welcome, which has increaudsxmap= al the worth
and cordiality of the ; although io-
dieed from having passed three yeah, or at least three
winters of my life in studying at your sister university of
Edinburgh, I have had some slight knowledge of what the
Scottish character is, yet I am proud and most grateful for
the renewed specimen which you have given me of it by the
reception you have accorded me at Glasgow and I ma
assure you that whatever may be the length of life that
may bo conceded to me I shall never forget the kindoese of
Glasgow friends, and shall always consider as • proud cir-
cumstance of my life that I bane been honoured by being
cue of your fellow-citizens, and that I have been received as
suck by the distlernialied usembly whom I have bad the
honour °Ladd:ming.
The noble lord resumed his seat amidst loud chem.
Various other toasts having been proposed, the csan-
pany separated.

Hie lordship is likely to receive a hearty wel-
come in Leith as Thursday next. The authorities of the
port me (says the Scotersaa) preparing to meet him in •
manner becoming his exalted position ; and many of the
public are anxious to see and bear the veteran statesman,
if we might judge from the anxiety manifested to (Adam
tickets of admission to the Corn Exchange, where his
lordship is to be presented with an address by the
Provost, magistrates, and council. Though the Exchange
is capable of coutsoniug between 2,000 and 3,000 persons,
many will be disappointed at not being able to get admit-
tance. It is expected that Lord Palmerston will come
to Leith accompanied by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh,
and that he will be met oo Leith Walk, at Pilrir
street, the boundary line between Edinburgh and
Leith, by Mr. Miller, M.P., the Provost, magistrates,
and council, and at that place a body of Hide
Voluoteers will be drawn up, end present arms to him. He
will then drive to the docks, accompanied by the authorities,
where he will be received by .the duck oecials and high con.
stables. After inspecting the Wet Docks and Craving Dock,
be will he conducted to the Corn &dump, when the
address will he read. A primaries" will be formed, sad his
lordship conducted to the Tows-hall, whence, afWr • sheet
stay, be will depart from Leith. The high constables, it is
understood, will attend his lordship through the town, and
at various points likely to be thronged the stireste will be
lined by volunteers.

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