The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-14 00:00:00

LIBERAL BANQUET AT DEWSBURY.

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DEWSBURY, WZDNISDAY NIGHT.
A. liberal banquet took place here this evening.
TheiMeyou presided.
Earl De GUY and Rims, in responding to the toast
of " Her Majesty's Ministers," laid he could but
bring back to his recollection the great loss which
the government, the liberal party, and the country
had eusteined by the death of Lord Palmerston.
It was difficult to speak in terms adequately represent.
leg one's feebop of the magnitude of that loss to himself
and his colleagues. Those who had the benedt of Lord Pal.
merston's counsel' upon great and difficult questions knew
his singular tact and knowledge, and his thoroughly English
spirit. Like his colleagues, he could only know his worth
now the difficulties of government/had been magnified.
All agreed that her Majesty's choice of Earl Russell was
the beet that could be made under the circumstances.
They would acknowledge that Earl Russell was right
in asking Mr. Gladstone to lead the Hoene of Commons.
Earl Russell's career was consistently in favour of reform.
The Reform Bill in 1832 saved the country from a
tine. He would not state what the views of the government
were, bat he asked for the confidence of the liberal party,
thinking they deserved it. The West Riding, by the Dews.
bury meeting, showed they had confidence in the govern.
ment,whiesh would act up to the principle it had professed.
Lord HOUGHTON, in responding for the House of Lords,
said the introduction of a reform bill was inevitable.

THE LATE LORD PALMERErole.—Yesterday aft
erser-
noon a meeting of the general committee appointed
30th ult. was held at the Tows-hall, Rommy, for the pur-
pose of discussing the shape of the proposed county memo-
rial. There were present the Mayor (Mr. C. L. Lord's.),
the Venerable Archdeacon Jacob, the ILayor of Basingstoke
(Mr. Davis). the Rev. E. L. Berthon (near of ltomsey).
Rev. J. H. Nagett, Rev. W. M. Paull. Mr. C. J. Tyler
(secretary), Mr. G. E. Eyes, Mr. B. G. Linzee, Captain
Powell, several of the town council, &c. The Mayor
having opened the business of the meetiog, a log discussion
took place of to the form the memorial should take, n
Pur. at the
conclusion of which it wee proposed by Mr. Alderman
chase, seconded by Mr. Potter, and neanimously resolved,
" That a memorial shall take the form of a statue,
rable
to be
erected in some public part of the town." The Vene
Archdeacon Jacob then moved,and Captain Powell seconded,
• resolution to the effect that the nest meeting be held at
Winchester, and that Lord Everalsy be requested to preside
at the same.
GALLERY OP ILLYETRATIoIf.—" Dire. Roseleare
Little Evening Pasty" will be given by Mr. John Parry,
for a few eights only, commeeciug this evening. Deramber
14th, is compliance with the request of many patrons.
CHURCH WANTS.—A letter of an official con.
nested with St. Raphael's, Bristol, states that the warden
of that church has Men presented with two sob) of mbar
and a censer, and two eassubles, owe violet sod tire
other white, with Moles and manciples to match. ore slams
in preparatio But the incumbent is Mill M want of " a
dalmatic, tunicle, basin and ewer, copra, Shurible. raceme-
boat sad spoon," and an appeal is made to the charitable
to tit up the church properly for tbe "Christmas Hie"
Celetestioa."