The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-04 00:00:00

LOAD PALMERSTON IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.

EASTWOOD, WEDNESDAY.

Yesterday was a high holiday in this town and
district ; it having been announced that Lord and lady
Palmerston would visit the extensive estates of her lady.
ship in this neighbourhood, it was decided that the occasion
should be marked by a general holiday.
The tenantry of lady Palnierstou, mounted on horseback,
went to meet her ladyship and her noble husband ou their
way from Melbourne, where • triumphant arch was erected,
with the motto, " Welcome to Lord and Lady Palmerston,'
and here his lordship and Lady Palmerston alighted and
saluted the tenantry. An amusing incident occurred here :
A labourer, 89 years of age, was introduced to his lord-
ship, the noble lord having shook him by the hand, asked
him how old he was, and being told "Eighty-Dine," his
lordship said it spoke well for the salubrity of the district,
and he hoped all the young colts around him would live to
a similar advanced age. His lordship having thanked the
tenantry for the kind reception they had given to Lady
Palmerston and himself, proceeded to Laztclose-house, the
residence of the late Lord Melbourne, end now of Mr.
Thomas Barber, the senior of the firm of Barber, Walker,
and Co., the proprietors of the extensive colliery works in
the neighbourhood and lessees of the valuable mineral pro•
perty of Lady Palmerstoo. After luncheon at lamb.
close-house, the party proceeded to the great colliery
wr Ars at Eastwood, where the miners and their wives
and families, dressed in their holiday attire, were present to
meet them. His lordship, accompanied by Mr. Barber, ex.
amined the works, in which he appeared to take great in-
terest, and during which time thirteen tons of coal were
brought from the bottom of the pit to the surface in seven
minutes. The noble lord addressed the colliers from the pit
bank.

Lord PALMERSTON said—Lady Palmerston desires me to
tell you how much gratified she has been at seeing the pro-
gress of these works and the good appearance of all those
who are engaged in them. 1 trust that you will go
on and prosper. (Hear, hear.) It is most agree-
able to see the orderly behaviour of everyone
here. I understand that you are not only industrious men,
but that you are also attentive to the education and moral
improvement of your children. You know very well that
the industry you are engaged in is essential to the prosperity
of the country, for without those elements which you pro-
duce from the bowels of the earth those who live on the sur-
face would be very poor indeed. (Hear, hear.) I trust that
you will not only be examples to other people, but that you
will educate your children, and bring them up to be as good
and useful as yourselves, and if possible to be better, but
a..t would be difficult. (Hear, beer.) 1 am sure it gives
me great pleasure to come amongst you, and we hope that
when we part we shall leave with you kindly recollections.
I am sure we shall ever remember the good feeling you have
manifested to Lady Palmerston and myself.
Cheers having been given for his lordship and for Messrs.
P-zber and Walker, his lordship left for lambclose•honae.
10-day his lordship leaves Laniliclose-house for Ridding;
he seat of Mr. Oakes, where Lady Palmerston hiss C 912-
iderable property.

THE PRESTON GUILD.

SPEECHES BY THE EARL OF DERBY.

The festivities of the Preston Guild were con-
siderably maned yesterday, so far as regards the out•doo:
proceedings, by the rain which fell throughout the day.
The proosasion of friendly societies took place in the morn
ing daring a heavy fall of rain, and the processions in the
afternoon were nearly as badly treated by the weather.
The North Lancashire agricultural show added to
the attractions of the day, and the dinner of the association,
at which Lord Derby presided, was held in the afternoon.
By a rule of the association, politics are excluded from all
their meetings. . . . .

&A DERBY, in proposing the health of his Royal High-
ness the Prince of Wales, observed that the prince
had already seen more of the world, more of die.
tut countries, and studied their habits, and laws, and
institutions, than many men of doable his age. During his
tour in the North American provinces, in a position of the
greatest possible difficulty, be conducted himself with
the tact and discretion which would be rarely found
o men of more advanced yeus. He had since then endea.
voured to improve himself by diligent attendance at the
learned universities, se wallas by foreign travel and foreign
observation ; and those who had had the best opportunity
of seeing and knowing his royal highness in private life
all speak of him as one eminently calculated to excite the
most affectionate regard, mixing the frankness and cordiality
of an English young gentleman with all the dignity which he
never forgot was due to his royal birth and station. (Cheers.)
It had been stated—he might almost say it had been more
than reported—tor it had been announced that, following the
example of his illustrious parents, his royal highness's
marriage wu likely to take place at an early period ; and,
if
.report spoke truly, he was about to be united to •
princess of a family and of a country which had many ties
with ours, and between whom and us there were many
points of imiou—s princess moreover who, if report spoke
truly, not only could boast of great personal beauty and
accomplishments, but was of a character likely to render
her worthy to share his future inheritance of the British
throne. (Cheers.) He (Lord Derby) was sure their best
wishes would attend his royal highness in every state
of life, and if be (the President) might venture to offer an
expression in favour of the prince's apparently approaching
marriage, it would be that he might be destined to enjoy as
complete happiness in that state as fell for tweeired-twenty
years to the lot of his illustrious parents ; but that the date
of that happiness might be infinitely longer prolonged than,
unfortunately, theirs was. (Loud applause.) He proposed
"His Royal Highhuse the Prince of Wales and the rest of
the royal family.
The toast having been duly honoured,
The noble lord again rose to propose a toast which, he
said, he was sure would ruff forth the warm acknowledg-
ments of every man who was a lover of the independence,
the honour, and the glory of his native country. (Hear,
hear.) He was about to propose the health of those who, by
sea and land, in whatever difficulties, were pre to
maintains her glory and independence in every circumstance
in which the valour, the steadiness, and the discipline of
troops should be cal led into action. (Applause.) He wee not
about to separate the navy from the army, the army front
the militia, nor the militia from the volunteers, bat would
propose them as one greet united whole—one great arm, put
together with great skill for the accomplishment of one com-
mon object, the commou object being the 00-operation of each
and all according to their several stations, and none en-
croaching upon the province of the other—in maintaining
the independence and honour of the country. (Cheers.)
Taking this view of the subject, sod in order to save time,
hesbould call upon a distinguished officer to answer for
them all, and he was happy that io so doing he could unite
the obligations of public duty with the gratification of
private personal friendship. It was exactly fifty-one years
since first, as boys at Etoe, Major General Sir James Scarlett
and himself—(cheers)—precisely contemporary in age and
boarding in the same house, were in the language of Eton
slang, " strong coos," which interpreted meant firm and
eoestant friends (Laughter.) Their course in life, how-
ever, had been different ; anal the duties they had be
calle upon to perform of a very different character, but he
believed he could say for both of them that they bad each
watched with interest and with satisfaction the progress
which the other hadroade in public life. (Hear.) For many
years, like many equally distinguished, equally gallant and
meritorious officers, his gallant friend hail a few opportuni-
ties of showing that he was more than a good, steady, and
efficient officer, but the trouble and difficulties of the Crimea
brought out the stuff of which his gallant friend was made
—(cheers)—there be worthily won thou honours and earned
that distinguished position which be now holds. (A pplau
With regard to the navy, he would only say that it must
always be regarded in case of defensive warfare—and God
forbid that the time should ever arrive when we should 'us
engaged in any but defensive warfare—(eliters)—but if we
are to be subject to the miseries of war at all, the navy of
this country lutist ever be, as it ever had been, the find
line of defence, the main bulwark upon which they most
rely for the repulse of the first attack of soy Melanie
foe. (Hear, hear.) God forbid that any such invasion
should take place ; if it should, they knew that they bad
an army which, es it had carried our colours to victory
I in distant climes, would not be slow to maintain its own
glory in repulsing any enemy who should endeavour
or should venture upon lauding on our shores. (Cheers.)
It was a great satisfaction to know that that anny, is
case of need, would be supported by bodies so
numerous and efficient as those of the ancient °outdo-
' tiooal militia of the country, and that noble force
which had been in a comparatively short period organised
and established by the public spirit and patriotism of the
,• country, and to which the country owed so much, for the
security which it had against any foreign insult, in the
knowledge which foreign countries had of the spirit which
, had raised and supported the volunteers of the country.
(Cheers.) He was satisfied that neither the militia nor the
, volunteers would fell into the mistake of supposing that
they were substitutes for the British army. They were an
auxiliary, and a most valuable auxiliary to the army, and
whenever the time of trial should come, he was MU" they
would not forget what was due to the sister services, SW
that they would, one and all, perform their duty to their
Queen, their count, and their Ood. (Loud cheers.) He
gave "The Army, Navy, and Volunteers."
I Sir J. SCARLF.TT returned thanks. . -

Lord Srsrtar pre " The High Sheriff ;" and io a long
agricultural may. Lord DERBY propreed "The Royal North
Laucashire Agricultural Society."

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