The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-04 00:00:00

MR. GLADSTONE AT EDINBURGH.

VALEDICTORY ADDREMI.
Mr. Gladstone delivered his valedictory address
is moire of the Unkeurity of Edinburgh yesterday after.
none in the Mask Hall. The hall arm dewily crowded
'pith students and isrenbees of the pissed emetell of the
l7shcaidty. When Mr. Gladden) sopmered we the plat-
form attired is his official robes as rector, aseeengsmied by
Mrs. Gledetens end the hirer Gledstoon he wes loudly
cheered, the audiences dead* sad waving their hate sad
handkerchiefs. rebated 91r David Brewster, tad an the
members of the Univenky nark the snakes, add the env
denikkes were menet on the &Mena to their aerial
robes.
The pronedimp bowleg bee emend with pram' by the
Rev. ProL Loa Mr. °Winne promeeded to deliver his
admin. He chose far the object of his 'direr the oleos
of sanded Green ie the providential order d the world,
and in the muss at some prelhalnary marks he mid It
was not to the perrel, the ordinary, the elemeratsry way,
bat Is wee is is bleb and "peek' data that he deemed few
molest Genes • marked, eppeopeleinl. disked we Pale
to the order el the world. In o:planed's of
his meads& he roared to the feet that ell
philosophy deleting to be Christie app d• the
biekey of oar rem from he earlied MOAN down to
the Imematine aid Advent of our Lord es a premostiam
for that teenssendeet tweet en whka were is be lag them
deer the destinies of our ram, sad vest as to sodas at
SOUS 11104rilt the opinion which bee prevailed in the world,
that sleben* the Tebbe assts IMOD* is • Weird way to
all sun yet we as,. to look for this prow-dice—at hose,
for the positive parts ,el it--nrwhere mond is the pages
of the Old Testemeut and in the history and tra-
ditions of the patriarchs sad the Jews. That opt.
sin had what some of seer foams would have
toed • fess if piny ; bat Mat fees be was
peed woe • bee sly--a emir whisk ought to
be dripped elf is it bides the reality home ear view.
Alter dwelling spots the views of the Ohrlethat apologists
upon this pia, the right ben modems seined that the
tree rasing end Mink' al 'mankind for the Gospel was not
imam& to the embend end eceepiseame pert of It which
was nominated Was dispenentine give to the Patrisaelso
mod the Jews, but extended likewise to Wow Islas of
hums history, end experinee, among width, in modes mad
degrees veryiegly pweeplible to sa Nub Almighty dieki.
bend the opmetioes prelimisemenal intewiesbory ID Ws one
pest newels, sad seated dodge hr the recovery sod
bemire+ ef smack& The rereeining poetise of w address
was doweled to • ordinal eneachsation ad the lending drum.
Wilda dMs Greek mythology, es wears k the wank
of Homer, with the view of showing that the Grath. bad
their Pose in the previdentid order, smi the env
piked promesticie is truly mid redly as the chil-
dren of Abraham themselves. In coachitling his
elaborate address, whisk esempied those two
home in the delivery, 11. r. Gledskee told :—We
live is them whoa the whole news of mr Wake to
the nom world is widely, eagerly, sed aesidurady
epamikeeed. Scoodines we me told d gamed laws. me
maseind es to be peactieally indeporiont either of a
kwever or • judge. itomestimee of • neseselty weeks(
ell things to uniform malts, but semsdng to area end to
bury *rake them the Mai of our will, our freedom ear
posed empeenbility. Monsiimes al • pinto jrigesent,
whisk we an to hold men the hard onditise of taking
mein apes Mist, of main by. ea the mdset of on
medal life the whole possedieg atesseles of the meld. of
owning no debt to these who have gene Were witinut a ,
sepder proem al prod. ie • wind of beginning mew sea
am for bleed' : • privilege which I bed thew* me re.
Arista to the lower orders of areelion, where the pent
Wines so prejudices isle its Men or it fry. Oka ere the
tussles width go abroad. flesh are the ink whisk wows
in heines. sod tom beksisee vs end the sun end make
men idly Mink that whet they see me is
net, mil blot the mewed, of wise ie in se essay
and seek tam tesseek a hew td a, hand al
Ism It is I think en observation if leant Awoken that
those periods en added and formidable, whoa the power
if puking querions rum piney is SiVIMINO of the pies to
answer them. Seek appears to be Ike guided to whisk we
live. And all mine Is, who me ogled to my manner to
move to the word of thought, may well ask who is ad&
sleet for theme thine? Who eon with jest and Ire bend
mover the treamitery from the dyeable, wad the andentel
from the ouseetiel, in aid opinion ? W M see emebine, k
the MODOOIOS whisk name would preessibe, merino end
gratitude to the met with • some of the new {Lima new
awn new duties of the premed! Who em be dud mod
INWIDOS, he de Weis der the troth. mid yel hold sewed,
she ought, the freedom of inquiry. end afar, es be
ought, a *binary of eontronny Ilk, the amdent think,
el uses? Os pennasioe se lead id as makes*
weer to es end. Los be pesseaded et this. that
Chelethwity will by her inhaent resources lied for hems&
• philosophy opal to all the shifting sad all the growing
wets al the Ines. Let us avaid the error of seeking in
*whit • Olnintiamity of iodation. The Okriedenity width
ls now end hereafter to flourist, end, through its power to
the loner drake of lumen thought, to influenes elikeeMly.
in some miaow more ademete than now, the ammo if
mankind. mud he seek as if end the widow of Oct wm
deirothed. "Foe in her is au modembeekag spirit, holy, ene
only, manifold, send. Moly, elem. eniedled. plain
not subject to hart, loving the thing that is pod, smith,
which ommot be kited, ready to do good, kind to mak
windiest, seer, free from we. having all power, overwake
d things.
thing . . . . eM ie the brighnems el the
everlasting light. the umepoebed mirror of the power ed
Ord, mid the inn. if His goodoess." It MID be filled
full with human sad metal warmth, he ekes sympathy
with .very km Wend sad need at rose, gemedifol of the
jest Wes of every fealty at his manse. apt to emeadde
with sad snake lie owe all, ender whatever namw width
goes to garish red 'skim the paten:ley of the rem And
therefore it is well that we amid look out over the
field of history, end see it haply its 'nerds, the more they
ere unfolded, do or do net yield us sew esideriale for the
support of faith. Me et had. for ewe, eaperienes kw am
aimed that, jest is fresh wonder said ormarmed neviselem
flow from examining the theaters if the mavens sad it
mastless banknote, sad their reopeetin adepatinne to
the purposes of their being end to the use if use, the mom
multi will Sow in yet lame mouse from treeing the
footmarks of the Moot High in the essominey bewildered
paths of henna history. Everywhere, before me, sad baked
as. end nomad us, end shove us end banes* we shall Ind
the power which—
Lives through all life, extends through all extent,
Spreads undivided, operates unspent.
And, together with the power, we shell fled the goodnen
end the wisdom, of which that sublime power is but a
minister. Nor cm that wisdom sod that goodness any
where shim forth with purer spleedour that when the
Divine forethought, working from afar, is many piens, sad
through seamy geoeraticas, so adjusts beforehand the eon
and the affairs of men u b let them all converge opts •
Bogle point, upon that redemption of the world, by God
made Man, in which ell the rays of Hie glory are DODOS.
trend, end from which they pow forth a deed of Mang
light eves over the darted sod saddest pities of ereetion.
Mr. Vice•Chmeellor, profaners, sad madames, I mos.
mind to your notice and your impartial research the subject
of the foregoing remarks. It is at kid a less unworthy
offense then the mean tambourines of taken leave. Tot
I claim me remaining moment to osorry to you may grati-
tude for your oceilideme. to assure yes that I cull ever
feel • lively knout is all that punks to the welfare of
year famous Damask, and to bid yes respectfully
-• farewell.
hereof saf

Now TILAIMATIOI OT Van HAMM PAOTNIaII.
—The literary jamas are assetineing awe tomes of the
Sebum Propligia, by Di. Rowland William, whose articles
es Bessois's wrltimps. published is " Frays aod Re-
views." sidled forth she mat important Wilmot el the
Judisiel Oevaselitee a the Privy Oeseil. peephstiaal
mitts. ere to la irsieslated afresh hell the atisisal
hags% with eamitent rebweeoe to the Anglican venial. It
Is proposed to distribute the prophets eluoisologieslly,
soserdieg to the time at fair great mares to whisk they
MOW. giving. Pint, • treasiatiess ; swieway. canna war
tions ; Write. s sweedoi plloo.lloll, VOA* Will ONMOthef•
ally swell isle • awaiewitarl ; and, Ise*. on listeesiostio•
to omit prophet.
OATIPTAL PAaacz.-- Otis SHILL/NO DAY.
Pawn; Nov. 3. Adesiesiose ea
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