The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-08 00:00:00

[stamped, Id. Additional.)

VISCOUNT ZNIPIALP. M.P. AND ma LINDSAY,
M.P.„i uxkupcs.

UXBRIDGE, FRIDAY.

The annual dinner of the Middlesex Agrioultural
Socas47 was held in the Town-hall, Uxbridge, this otter-
sopa Medlar was occupied by Viscount &MILD. M.P.,
the president of the satiety, who was supported by Lord
Chief Baron Pollock, Mr. Liodsay, ILP., Rev. W. Randall,
Mr. H. B. Day, Mr. W. Parnell, ke.
The CHAIMMAIr pre in saooudoa the usual loyal and
patriotic touts •

Tim CHAIIIIAN then pv6 "The Judges and the Bar,"
coupled with the name of Lord Chief Baron Pollee. No
man filled the high position of a judge more worthily or
more ably Una the Lord Chief Boron, who was, besides,
known to most of than u a very kind and courteous
neighbour.

The Loin Cllll7 Below, In returning thanks, said he
believed the judges of England darned the confidence of
the people of Fagland. For many yeses they hod had an
indropeedent position. They were not amenable to the
crown, and they were not liable to be removed except at the
request of both Houses of Parliament, and the universal
respect shown to them arose from Guilder* in tbeir into.
pity, their impartiality, and their urinating determina-
tion to do what was right. (Cheers.) He had great plea-
sure in coming smug them as a neighbour. (Hear, hear.)
He thought mestiap of this kind were of peat
importer*. A diger hull was a good thing. IV
Wen ha Besse or hms geed, het as a saieheated judge
me said, when some one remarked that the wins was bad,
"all wines Sr. good, but some are battee than others." So
it might be said of dinners. It was a great thing when
people of different ranks were brought together. They
tended to create that peblio opinion which wee in reality
the governing power in this country. He would suggeet to
his farming him& that they should take more care in re-
cording facts, so as to be able to state the reaulta of their
experiesos, and thus obtain what might be called a statis-
tical result. Mr. Buckle, in his " History of Civilisation,"
stated that everything turned upon statistics. He eves
west the length of saying that aU avenges brought shoat
at last the same result, and that If they toUowed a opens of
statistics they would be able to anticipate futurity
in a remarkable degree—.o moth so that they
would be able to say that a murder was due at a certain
time in the county of Sure, and that the name of the cri-
minal was Jack Robinson. (A laugh.) That was a sort of
result which he (the Lord Chief Boron) did not expect, but
be believed that if farmers wee eareful in recording all the
incidents within their experience, they would obtain results
which they were not aware of. (Hear, hear.) After some
further obsenatioca, the Lord Chief Baron concluded by
proposiog " The county members and the member of the
House of Commons," coupling with the Pint branch of the
toast the name of Viscount Enfield, and with the mooed
that of Mr. Lindsay.
Viscount Eenno, who was received with cheers, Mee
to return thanks. He first apolorised. for the absence of
his colleague, Mr. Heinen, who was travelling in
Pm East with the object of recruiting his
health. He Mite proceeded to remark that it
would be impossible at the present moment to ignore all
those matters of foreign and domestic policy which laterally
engrossed the attention of all educated Englishmen. If be
said that in Europe their mentos was a satisfactory one, it
would not be supposed that be overlooked those great and
important snots abroad, which must necessarily affect
the honour and prosperity of England. If be said with
regard to the long and demising war in America, that
every one of them, whatever might be their opinions as to
the origin sad ultimate issue of the war, and whatever
might be their private feelings as to the saunas of either of
the belligerents, deplored that melancholy and fratricidal
oosteet—a war which he believed accursed both of God and
man—be would say nothiog in which every sue would sot
heartily agree. Whenever the asmeof America unmentioned,
they bad but one wish, and that was peace. (Cheers.) He was
sure that no government, front whatever aide its members
might have come, could have remained in power which did
not endeavour to preserve as honest impartiality between
the matadors parties. laterfennee in support of either
of the belligersote would not have been acceptable to the
people of England. (Hear, hear.) He believed that the
government acted with as much firmness and sincerity in
preserving that neutrality as it was possible for any govern-
meat to dos They had all their feelings on the subject,
and his own opinions might not be so far different from
thus of his hon. friend near him (Mr. Lindsay), but he
earnestly hoped that England would not oome forward as •
mediator at the present moment. He sow came to another
subject of great political importance—the war which from
the month of Jasuary to the month of May desolated
the earthen part of Europe, and which, as far as this
country was concerned, gave rise so • long and memorable
party struggle. Hs believed be was expressing the °pa-
lliation& of the majority of his coostitueoui when he said
that they meld not look back with satisfaction to the part
which they played during those few months ; but at the
same time, as matters tuned out, it would have been
madness in any government to have gone to war unsup-
, ported by either Frame or Russia. Dunes that memorable
debate, be remembered being particularly struck with
erten words which fell from a right bon. gentleman who
represeoted • neighbouring oouoty. He observed that if
Frasoe and England were united, war would be diffi-
cult, but if France, Russia, and England were united,
war would simply be impossible. He (Lord Enfield)
believed that to be en somata description of the case. At
one moment France and ROOM did not give England that
support which ebe had • fair right to expect. (Hear hear.)
It was not for him to say what were the neurons which led
to that temporary coldness and alienation ; but he was quite
certain that when the government diecoured that Luther
Fraser nor Rorie would hack them up with physical support
is • contest against the powers of Germany, all that they
wall do was to endeavour to bring about such a peace as
might secure more bannosious and more lasting concord
then had previously existed. It was, perhaps, • period of
their history over which they would gladly draw a veil.
But the good genes of England bad come to the rescue of
the government in its extremity. The government felt that
the moral support of England would sot be at their
back if they plunged into war. He felt confident that the
verdict at which the country had arrived would be ratified
by posterity. These were the two great questions of foreign
policy, and be thought that from their treatment of them
there was an important inference to be drawn for the future,
and that was that without reusing that fair unsnaps which
one neighbouring state might give to another if asked for,
they should be careful of unnecessarily intruding their
opinions into the domestic affairs and concerns of other
nations. In private life that man was most respected
who most rested his neighbour, and who re.
friend either from iejudicious advice or intolerable I
interfersoce, and be earnestly hoped that for the'
future, while England would never refuse to led
her weight to the cause of peace end concord she would
abstain from unnecessary interference either in the affairs
of the Emperor of Russia or of the King of Dahomey.
(Hear, hear.) He believed that policy to be a safe, tem-
perate, and iotelligible me, and one which bad bees more
than once shadowed forth by the people of England during
the last two years, and • hick, if honestly and consistently
persevered in, would do nothing to detract from the,hooour,
the independence, or the material interests and prosperity
of the country. With maid to domestic affairs, it had
bees said by a high authority that they would
do well to " rest and be thankful." That came
well front an old 'steno who bad borne himself
nobly in many • well fought political field ; but with raged
to these younger men who had yet their political spurs to
win he thought they ought to have soother watchword—
"move with the times." (Cheers.) If they looked around
them they saw that in parliament they had yet much work
to do. In the state of , their laws, and in many ether matters
to which he need not particularly allude, there was a wide
field for their exertions. Everything in the material sod
physical world was advancing and daily producing new
fields for honourable effort and employment, and they could
not therefore sit with their halide folded cud say that as legis-
lators their labour was at an end. On the contrary he believed
Viet before them they bad a great future ; and if they ogre
conferred upon him the honour of being one of their re-
presentatives, he should ever be animated with • warm
desire' to pursue the path of progress and improvement
ie all matters which effected the prosperity of the country.
He was not ungrateful for the confidence they had reposed
in him ; ad if they again renewed this expression of their
confidence, be would endeavour still more to merit the root
which they bed so kindly bestowed epos him (Cheers.)
Mr. LINDSAY, in returning thanks for the members of
the House of Commons, rid he agreed with his noble
Mein that their wisest course was sot to interfere In the
Americas contest. Mediation would be useless, and be
bad never advocated inerintioo, couch lass interferesce, but
had always beau a humble and earnest advocate of peace.
(Hear, hear.) He had looked upon this vain and wicked
wee with horror and disgust. (Hear, bear.) He agreed with
the statesmen of England, whoa they pronounced through I
Mr. Gladstone that the Southern people, both Is the
est their internal affairs and in the defuse of
thaetrberties and their homes, were • nation. The majority
of the people of England felt that they wen a oaten able to
defied themselves against the MUM of the North ; and he
theoght it was their duty not to interfere, sot to mediate,
but to advise their sovereign in the exercise of her just
prerogative to receive at her oonrt the representa-
tive of a people who had Mows themselves in
every mem of the word • ration. (Hear, bear.)
The other great pewees of Europe were willies to follow
their swoop* sod he believed that the motel effect of m-
isguides meld have stayed this dreadful war. The North-
am goverment, through Mr. emend, had now avowed that

[TWOPENCE .

the restoration of the Union, and not the extinction of the
iniquitous system of slavery, was the object of the war. If
England and the other power, of Eoro” had recogeind
the South, and thus shown that they believed the restora-
tion of the tinion to be vain, the moral effect on the pto
of the North would meet likely have been such am to slay this
desolating war. &seised had a greet interest in seeing the
people of America great, prosperous, and industrious, and
he feared that the policy which bad been adopted bthose
who had the destinies of England in their heeds bad been a
mistaken one. Them Dow prevailed in the North an
exasperated feeling egaiaet England ; and if In 000003Lka
with their American colonies they got into trouble with
the North, they had lost the warm haute if not the =Aerial
aid of the South. (Hear, bear.) Coming to agricultural
matters, Mr. Liodaay observed that England last year int-
=14,600,000 cline. of beef, pork, butter, cheese and
609,000 bulls, cows, calves, sheep, and swine ; sad
170,000,000 pounds of wool. A great statesman the other
day touched upoo the question of Increasing the wool of
their sheep, and it appeared to him that, whether Mr. Dis-
raeli was right or wrong on this point, his othervatioaa eou-
tithed • bug* amount of common sense. It became the
farmers of this country to consider whether they
could not Mayan the quantity of wool, because it
appeared to him that there was an unlimited
market. There were besides 62,500 tone of potatoes
imported last year, and no lees than 26 millions of
and then, again, there wu an enormous importation of
vegetable produce. These facts suggested the important
question whether they could not produce more of these
articles themselves, and he hoped the matter would receive
the attention of agriculturist. (Hear, near.)
Several other toasts were given, and the moist:4S:
arch* up.
The dinner and wines were furnished by C widdea,
of the Hinge Arms, end were of the most t elm-
regger.

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