The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-22 00:00:00

THE E4RL OP CARLISLE AT LEEDS.

LEEDS, MONDAT EVENOW,

To-day wan a gala day in this borough, iu cele-
bration of tie visit of his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant of
Ireland to open the new Hospital for Women and Children.
The flags flying from the steeple-tops, and the brilliant
uniforms of the rifle, engineer, and other volunteer corps
gave to the streets an appearance more animated than, en-
veloped as they are in en atmosphere of smoke, they usually
wear. At the hour of noon, the Mayor (Mr. Hiram),
the aldermen, and members of the town council,
assembled in the Town-hall, and • procession having
been marshalled, they went, accompanied by the
local rifle corps, to the railway-station to meet his
excellency. They had not long to wait, for, puno-
tual to his engagements, his lordship's train drove into the
station almost to the minute he had appointed to meet the
municipal authorities of the town. As his lordship stepped
upon the platform he was warmly cheered by the crowd.
The rifle band struck up an air of welcome in unison with
the hearty one given him by the Mayor, the Bishop of
Ripon, Mr. E. Baines, M.P., Mr. F. Crossley, M.P., Mr,,
Beckett, &c. As soon as this kind greeting was over the
corporate authorities conducted his lordship to the new
Infirmary for the Diemen of Women and Children—a noble
institution worthy of the town of Leeds; and the Lord
Bishop of Ripon haying offered up a prayer suited to the
occasion, his excellency formally declared the hospital
opened for the treatment of the diseases of women and chil-
dren, and invoked God's blessing noon the good work.
This ceremony concluded, the procession re-formed and
proceeded to the Victoria Hall, where the Mayor, on behalf
of the corporation, presented his excellency with an address.
His EXCILLINCY, who seemed much affected by the cor-
diality of his reception, thanked the mayor and corporation
for the kind expression of their regards towards him. Ho
could assure them that he should ever look back with feel.
inge of satisfaction and gratitude to his connexion with the
West Riding of Yorkshire, as it was by the favour of that
constituency he first had an opportunity of exercising those
talents for which they had given him credit. He wished
them to believe th►t not the least pleasurable of his recol-
lections was that he commenced public life as the repre-
sentative of the West Riding and the colleague of Henry
Brougham—(" hear, hear," and cheers)—and that when he
ceased to represent them he was the colleague of Richard
Cobden.

At the conclusion of this ceremony the company retired
to the Music.liall, where a cold collation was served for
their entertainment, at which his Excellency the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland presided, supported by the Mayor of
Leeds (Mr. Kitson), the Lord Bishop of Ripon, Mr. Fe
Baines, M.P., Mr. F. Crossley, M.P., Mr. Beckett, &c.
The health of the Earl of Carlisle having been proposed,
His EICILLILIWY rose and acid—Ladies and gentlemen,
I return you my sincere thanks alike for the kind
manner in which my health has been proposed and for the
warmth with which you have responded to the toast.
(Hear, hear.) This is truly a Yorkshire welcome, and of
that I make myself sore whenever I find myself among
the inhabitants of Leeds. (Cheers.) Happily lam not now
confined, as wee unavoidably the use this morning, to
topics persona] to myself, but I have another theme on
which I may offer a few remarks, and that is the special
circumstance which has brought me here. (Hear, hear.) I
do not know if I may appear to owe an apology to you—
(no, no)—for appearing here, but I certainly do owe one to
myself, for I had resolved, on coming to take my holidays is
England, not to snow myself to be led into any engagements
of a public nature, and I have strengthened myself against
many kind provocations ; but in this instance, the Otos
being Leeds, and the object the opening of an hospital
for the diseases of women and children, I had
no choice but to surrender at discretion—(cheers)—
and let ins assure you that it gives me great plea-
ours to see so excellent an institution brought to
such a point of honour and progress, and being about to be
settled into its present new, commodious, end wilabrimut
premises, where it will be able to give additional effect to
the object of its benevolent conception. (Hear, hear.)
Those whom I have the pleasure to see before me must be
well acquainted with the recommendations of an hospital of
this distinct and specific character to meet the require-
ments of such a population as that of Lewis and the West
itsdiug of Yorkshire. The very wealth which adds to the
long array of your streets, terraces, squares, crescents,
and parka—which glitters in your shops, and piles
your markets—and the industry which smokes from
100 chimneys and hums from a thousand looms, make It
additionally incumbent on you to consider with the greatest
watchfulness the wants and sufferings of those who are the
instruments of all this mighty prosperity—(hear, hear)—sod(
I grieve toadd, too frequeutly its victims. (" Hear, hear,'
and thews.) I must remark further that all the circum-
some, a and accompaniments of this wondrous system of
labour and enterprise carry with them this ioevitable draw-
back, that this cannot be attained without the sacrifice of the
heelthand strength of those who are the. most laboriously
engaged in it. The hardworked estployh of the factory have
not the free draught of air, the open prospect, which
those enjoy who live away from towns and cities. In-
stead of these advantages they have the horrors of
the narrow court or pestiferous alley, the heated atmosphere
of the workroom, and the ceaseless clank of engines. (Hear,
hear.) And who, let me ask you, are the objects fur whom
this meeting now makes an appeal The women soil chil-
dren of this labouring population. Their very names make
their own appeal to every feeling of chivalry nod tenderness
in man. It is for their delicate frames, and not less sensitive
feelings, that the repose, the quiet, the tranquillity, the
soothing care and attention of such an institutiou are suited
and called for. I feel thoroughly that I can add nothing to the
tome of the appeals made to you from other souses', from
sacred lips Mid in sacred places, as well as from the convio-
Coo* of your own judgments, and the sympathies of your
own hearts ; but only just let me ask you, out of all thole
nopusiutances taken from among us whose respect would
you most desire, whose memory would you be must willing
to make your own Not his who amassed the greatest
amount of wealth, or built the largest mill, and minded the
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you may make your own—this blessing you may all pur-
chase by supporting such an hospital as this. (Cheers.)
Other toasts followed, after which the company separated.

Later in the evening the Mechanics' Institution was
opened by Lord Stanley, M.l'., assisted by Mr. F. Crossley,
ILl'., Mr. Baines, M.P., Le.

DISCOVERY OP ANCIENT GRAVES IN
PERTHSHIRE.

Some diacoveriee of a remarkable character have
been made recently in Perthshire. Mr. Patellae, firmer,
Barns, on the estate of Kincardine, in the course of removing
some stones from a knoll lying near the farmstead. a large
flag of nearly a ton weight wee 'come upon, under which
grave was discovered. The aides were formed of four flag-
stones placed on edge, and a similar one funned the bottom.
It contained the remains of a human body, which must have
lain many handled years. The space which contained the
skeleton u About three feet and alkali in length, barely two
feet in width, and of about the same depth. From
the sire of the grave the body could not have been
laid at length, and the bones were those of a full-
grown person. It is supposed that the grave is •
Roman one, as several others of • similar description have
likewise been discovered in the district. More recently still
another Roman grave has been discovered: within twa
miles of the same place, on the estate of Blinkford. While
• fanner au engaged in ploughing his grounds, the plough
came iu contact with the top of a Roman urn eoutaining a
quantity of bones, on an eminence like the Meteor, about 70
yards from the farm-house. The urn was quite mine, with
the exception of a portion of the bottom, which had been
broken off, although it bore indications of its aucieut origin,
What is remarkable, it was placed with the mouth down,
covering the bones. The me ill about 1$ iothis In length
and 19 niches wide at Use mouth. There have been a num-
ber of urns discovered about the ammo locality from time to
time. The troops of Agricola, on their man+ to the camp
at Aida* mine through Gleneagles, and, consequently,
would pass near the spot indicated. Some antiquarians who
have seen the place cor=red that the ere contained the
burned remains of • °Meer who had died on the
journey to Ardoeh.—Seolestan.

8017711 lizweixcrrox Mussuw.—During the weok
ending Oct. 19 the visitors have been u follows :—On
meedey, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days, 7,040 ; on
*cocky and Tunisia!, free evadegs, vim oh the three
days (admission to Qs public &L), 1,511 t one
etilents' evening, Wednesday, 155 ; total, 14,426. Front
the opening of the Museum, 2,311,638.

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