The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-26 00:00:00

FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 26, 1860.

LONDON,

LORD PALMERSTON AT LEEDS.

LE MS, THEHADAT.
The arigital programme extended over two days only—
today sad to-morrow—but sinoe it berme 'warily known
that the noble lord intended to visit the West Riding, invi-
tations to take lint in different public coreasenine have
peered iefipon him, and the engagements he has made are
now liar amore numerous than were at Art contemplated.
VIM of alltlya afternoon he had econference in the mayor's .1
at, the Town.hall, with representatives
herresgr°ol:sanipliers of Commerce of Leeds, Hull, Sheffield,
•eid ether tiros in the county on the subject of the Areal-
✓eit sad Consolidation of the Bankruptcy Laws. His
lankhap presided in the evening at the sail* et
the Leh Mialianics' Institution and Literary Society in
I the Vierria.hall, the spacious and splendid edifice which
I was opened by her Majesty two years ago. The main par-
I pose of this great gathering, to attend which w the ori.
▪ chpet of the premier's visit to the Wien, is to inaugu-
✓al the pommel for the erection of a new Mechanics' Lisa-
Wee sad Schools of Senna and Art, in consequerie of the
Easiest aecommodaticia afforded by the a:name building.
Ib-morrow, roma, the Leeds corporation will preset •
eangratulatory address to the noble viscount—again in the
.Viebnia-hall, to which no less than 1,,00 tickets of admit-
*.
lave been isPed, and the event is to be attended by
alt the Oats and cerium* which the municipally sea Wa-
gs*: A far more humble, but yet very praiseworthy de.
rismiligisa will be honoured by the premier's presence at
shim hem of the day—namely, the annual greelhe of dim
laidalltagnad &heed sad Mee Birk Society, at the Magic-
hall in Affirm-street. Here kin. lordship takes the chair,
and thiyanthitil members—Oder up shooter, in terra,
liendry, and mglected fp the slums sad alleys of this ma-
ker mid sun!-bogy hid, of masufactoring
have the elmohip probably of hems sennselied and advised
by the Ilemumel Beglishman of his day. Oa Ilatorday hie
hardship beeemes the guest of Mr. R. M. Miles,
Inrystes-bed. near Pontefract ; gad an the Neale fry he wM
waive an athess from the empwallen of that MUM,
=he marbet-pleas whisk they ham mew* boa.
his stay here the Noble viscount wall meit the
temohy ofLb-Urban who haw invited him to • l
lumbeau st tla vlseram, Ladsbsr, which hr beim placed •
at their diveral for that impose by the Rev. Mr. Landon.
At the resat rent audit a memorial from the tenancy was
presented to the noble lord, seating that !arrester be
greatly honoured if he would accept the invitation, end
adding that it would afford therein opportunity of showing'
that the agriculturists of Yorkshire were quite r anxioue
se their maeshoturing aid trading neighbours to offer hie 1
lordship a warm and hearty welcome.
An seal Lunatic reception would also appear to await him
at Wakefield, whither be goes en Wednesday sem, the ear-
that tows harrow, immediately upon hearing
Cril: of
lordship proposed to visit Colonel Smyth, /LP.,
copanieed mourn* to celebrate the event in • coaspieueue
manner. It is understood that be will be entertained at •
peed hunium, and that the der will be kept as a gar day
r Wakefield. Sir John Rameden, Bart, M.P., Will also,
is stated, receive • visit frun Lord Palmerton at his we,
arglat Ha-
Lord Eitswilliam, the lord lieutenant of the county,
arrived in Leeds in the coarse of the thermion, and formed
re et the distinguished party entertained last eight at
dhow, et Kirkstall Grange.
a deputation from the chambers of commerce, the'
teem mead* and trade preespetioa sovietise in the count", •
ohs sat the ride loot in the mayor's fine suite of
• stole ream this dui noon, numbered over 100 peraona, and
=4 representative. from Leeds, Wakefield, Snaked,
Maalox, Huildenfield, Mull, Batley, sod other
plain. Assort those present (hesides the noble vincount)
were the Mayor of Leeds (Mr. Wm. Rebell), Bit John'
Hart, M.P., Mr. Thus Malt, M.P., Mr. Edward
RelMataleas .P., Mr. Frank Crrealey, M.P., Mr. E. Aldan
Leather, M.P., Mr. Samuel Morley; the Mayor of Brad-
ford, the Mayor of Halifax, aid maay gentlemen of Inde-
sw is the Tier Riding.
Lind Parameton arrived precisely at three o'clock, and
wee received by the maps, the admen, sad tows
sink. As the noble lord walked tap the apartment the
• gempeng elled him with three roods of cheering.
The antes lord having taken his pros,
Sir J. Itausten, as tile leader of the depatation, read the
list of phase and gegistim reprereeted, and the gottlemen
of whom the deputation we composed, observing that doh
number would a 'oddest prod it Si. drew feeling mite
ing io that part of Foglia& on Si. odder* el the bask.
ruy laws.
Mr. SUIT if, the town derh, gists read • enentoriel, which
wee dimmer& headed to lie Isairip: •
' Addressee, which were nos* echoes of the above,
I were presented from tiheffie4 by Mr. Johan] Smith,
president of the Chamber of Commerce I and from
Halifax, by Mr. John Crossley, the latter gentle-
man timelier% as an Minim a.° of the workiug of
the existing law, that in oe bankruptcy rose, in which
41.11. of arra was paid into court, the unfortunate credi-
tors only received figl. or 2jd. in the pound. (Leughter.)
He trusted that the noble lord would not allow another
germ of parliament to pre without dealing with the sib.
ject in • comprehensive manor. (Cheers.)
Further inentorials were reed by Mr. UNWOOD, from Hull,
and by Mr. Fiore, from Bradford.
Mr. W. laweer said he wished to pat in • word on
behalf of the bank' r interest. (Hear.) it was, however,
cry to say that the beakers fully concurred in all that had
j been maid, and that they wished sense satisfactory
moms lobe speedily posed. (Maar, beer.)
Lied PAULO/ROI sad—l me rare you that I myself
individually, and all my collie in the government, feel
do free of all these aegnmsots which you have now re-
peated W us, and which have her put to us before. We
ra:il aware that the present state of the law is ex.
e y unsatisfactory ad works great bakery frontally
to prior who are under the seaseetty it bevies reopens to
ft, sad I was isi great hopes that we should lasi seri=
have been able to pies the bill which Si. Attorney-Oesioral,
with great labour and with a great mariliee of his make-
shoal emolument*, had prepared. (Hear.) I don't like to
state the sum, but he assured me that the time he had her
obliged to devote to the prevention of that bill had been
considerably withdrawn from his professional pursuits, and
that he incurred a very large secrilice of professional emolu-
ment in the pre notioa of the public iaterest. Well, whoa
the hill was brought in, I heal sanguine hopes that we
should pass it into law ; but everybody knows that the last
✓adon wasa session of a peculiar character. Matters of
great importance were brought before parlament ; discus-
sionea perhaps el warmer length, ensued upon them ;
and nobody mold command the time arid oppor-
Wait, wine particular rnesaurm should come on. The moat
hopertast .soars were esosetimes hustled back to •
tem& later period than we could have wished, and it did so
happen that we were unable to carry that bill through. At
one tiene I was so strongly rapeseed with the belief that
mi meld earn it that I loaded the declaration of an
intention sinuLar to that which Sir John Ramsdell has men.
treed as haring been wocrial in the ernes of the Divorce
Bill, via, that d the hare were to sit until September I
would go on with the DUMDUM. But human resolve* are
not always realised by events—fa langt)—and when it male
to the time whoa slat bill Could be gone on with we
found Gonave' with • bill of, I think, upwards of 540
or rai clauses, with very strong objections am to what
was imagined to be the Mier of many of them by • loess a
patina of the house, with the certainty, therefore, o
very lees discussion. And the time at that period of the
maim did not allow the prospect of carrying it theme' is
• easier satiefitotory to the *matey sad the parties eon.
cased. Aad therefore, with the greatest mirror, the
Ationtey•Ceneral and myself were obliged to give up ad
home of marrying the bill three* has session. i eau
more you, gentlemen, that our feeling sod intention to
ben in • bill at au early period next session. (Chesia)
1 Wald hope that, although the bill is long, sad invader a
✓eal racy details, we shall have time, and opportunity,
and means of carrying It as it is, or with such modifications
se cm dis,,ussdai and maniiiiation may be found arisseary.
Tau are ell aware it the pante on which alias-tiros have
been raised. It we intiginol- I am ashamed to
say that I have sot read the bill through. I have taken
' lie general character from the A ttairnev-Ceriend, sad have
gone through the leading principles. There arras you are
awe,mature
os gtast
sod-trails... (Hear, h theit was bearing
let that the
very stringer enactineuts bearing oo trade's, and appli-
cable to risen but pot to the circumstances and habit. of
non.laratier might work great injustice end injury to the
loner. The Attorem.General said that he hart condelered
;Um= and he was quite prepared, if the clauses he
did not sufficiently peon& warn these ajar.
tier, be should be able so to modify them in the programs •
of the bill as to attain the desired result. But we never •
came so far as to touch upon that disputed point. I hope,
Wed I mu confideut, that, with his ability, and the asi-
are we should get from all ppities in the house, we may be
able to carry • hill eufBcbat and satiefactory to all •
c ties. (Hear, hear.) It really is • bill whisk
not involve party eonaidenstions. lehissrati
is It not question between ono clams of pnlitkaaos
another - t is • question in which all the command sad
italt„ustrialo lonians of the oreninuaity have a emearis M-
I feel retreat that in sod • bill we
shield have the aasietance of rues d all eidr all the hoses
sad of all politiod parties, earnestly, gloomily, and hometly
endeavouring to shape it in such • for. as will satisfy the
just expectations of the commercial intermits, without at all
wasting say injustice or iajury to thine different classes of
society. I shall be armed next session with the report of
whoa hos pared oe this sad wire I am /WO will
have its due weight out oaly wi the government, but I
am persuaded equally so with members of the Roues of
Ogetinam pnandly. And I hope that those awns—which,
as hes Item anted. have taken so great an interest is the
ipeedie•--seill inspire their %umbels with that asal—(a