The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-14 00:00:00

DINNER TO CELEBRATE THE RETURN OP

MR. ROEBUCK.

Upwltrdiof ninety stanch liberals of Bath mail/
bled at the oloseaster Inn on Theradey evening, na SOW,
brats the return of J. A. 11..nbnck, Zek , as Mjv
field.
tottadinser formed the inbstentird preface toCilsa
loyal ; Misr which
The .11r. OAOROIIIIIItWANDS,.io mocha
the toss. of *nada& observed that they' WOlO mit
venial purpose of espresslog their cordial and entail ar,
manAallila• el • Imam who foe sent years had deigned in.
the howls and imam. of this Ur Wag it"
they
mould. astiedpato thot peresn's tams,' and OW is say
what halted he expressed the aentlntento
Dreamt. limed an individu 4 who wiie Dow railed uponi plot
awls of hie that aas nth grade, htdei expected—he seater(
their rrapeated, very respected, ea-member. J. letthltaUtt-,
bwak.ll.q. (loud &eon.) Witenthey reenemhetedos werc
Inum-they sank, that gentlisudes first 'entrance into .4011 t
city. not seeking them, hut they seeldng bleb—when W 71.6
membered the noble principles he then Innnelitld;
*el ressfiectsd his honest and straightforward aline'
daring bin lang memezion with them, and that when he,led_
this it wee withbut a some? bluetit upon his cluirastes—ho
wan sum the name of that geodes= mast mdl forth their
Wei Imam rewaxing. (Appian...) No area; principleitad,
he OM forsaken; but as Mr. Eveburk was when he elan to
this, so did he o .minus up to hie return f w Sheffield. Bo
had repramate# them in the Home of Commute for fifteen

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lattagj --.earti. With the exception of one abort interval, tleasn.
by circumstances over which they had no control k
and the vacua thus created in their connexion had but the
eff.et of raisin him in them estimation, because it bed nisei
Induced him to swerve from the straight path of deity end
sight. It was a pleasing recollection to him ; and he meld
net ref afat howl mentignisg it, although he loan,
it was /Meow to speak of one's self, that he wee nes Of Mae
twelve •individiale, who, believing Mr. Roebuck, was the
right man, introlueed him as a candidate for the represents?
tIX of this city. He might mention many great changes of ea
equally beneficial shame eh, of allot which Mr.Rueback had
sea merely been an enamor, but an active. run able ,pro.
motet. Notwithetauding they had bet that gentlepazi ell
Abair representative, he was sure it must be 1 leatiog to all WI
dots to meet, as they then did, with hearts warmed by the
khiwledge that be WIN that eight again in the Moue of
Commend to advocate the rlobes of the people. He had
watched Mr. Roebuck's eereer hewn his lint entrance into
public life nit the present time. He wee tree to coulees also
that be had sometimes thought him in the stout; but
when he unglued the thoughts of his own mind with the
lofty intellect, of Mr. Roebuck, he was content to wrt pa-
tiedtly the result of many questions' pera which they differed,
and when he saw the result he frequently found that thet in
which be had deemed Mr. Roebuck werng was the right
.altar all. When he heard that Mr. Roebuck was about to
be elected member for Sh. /field, he and his friend on hie
right resolved to see the key-stone fixed, and they aeurd-
' ingltook • trip to the north for that purpose. He hoped to
me Mr. Hoehn* ere long raised to a higher position la the
legislature that' a mere lumber of the House of Commons.
There weresome who said they would not have a friend of
the people take office in the government. There were.
however, two great distinetiess to be toads upon this ques-
tion. One was the finding edam for sass ; the other we
finding niesquelitiect to fill trie officio. He believed Mr.
Roebuck was qualified to All any of the important vices of
government. Why then should he not do so ? Because he
wasthe friend of the people ? Surely that was no reason
far depriving a man of honour, and allowing another less
whiled and lee. honest to fill the pli ce for which by abili-
Watts wee suited. (Chun.) He hoped the time would
come when the government would be such that Mr. Ree-
book would be found one of the adminletration of this coun-
try for the purpose of carrying out measures
for the good of the people. I t was, however, said
by some that when a men took office he weestrippedof
his independence. That was too oxen the cue, but s.
would not be the cue with Mr. Roebuck, for he would sot
take each as office. But, qualified es Mr. Roebuck nu, h'
could see no reason, it ea opportunity occurred, why
should not be faked to the government of the oeuney.
(Cheers.) He would not detain them longer, but at once
propose " Health, heppinese, and long life to John Arthur
Roebuck, Req., M.P. for Sheffield." (Loud and soatinued
caso tting.)
" The health of the 1,093 honest and independent electors
of Beth who voted for Mr. Roebuck at the last election,"
" the liberal members of the town council," and other toads,
were drunk with enthusiasm.
There were dinners in celebration of the some event at
the Chatham House, the Cabinet Mskers' Arms, and Hurd
other places in Bath, on the ease evening.