The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-09 00:00:00

(Stamped, ld. Additional)

• its circtunstances predate its fan* lute these whims
ways—bad as a centre of salightemoill aid as e Om
where mid way be ctdtivated to the Wm* pr da* el
Wean intellect. (Hear, hear.) The Mom are chlandas
that whisk I believe to be the beet pomade form of political
governmemt—l mean a constitutional rasserchy. (Cheers.)
Now, the third event, although not akeedY actuulplithid.
I fear is too far advanced, which is taking place in another
quartered the globe—l mean in America. We have teem's&
rerun to fear that that union, which has now existed net
mob Is than a century—which has condneed to the happi-
ness sad prosperity of our kinsmen on the other side of the
Atlantic, is likely to be brokmead disrupted. It is not our
Miriam, to express in tepid to that event any other feeling
than this—that we would wish from the bottom of our
hearta that those disputes, whatever they may be, may be
settled by an amicable understanding, and that whether
that union is destined to remain unimpaired, or whether
the states are determined to separate into dif-
ferent communities, our fervent pryer is that the
result may be brought about by amicable moan—be it for
maintaining the union, or be it for dimolving the miss—
(chmas)—and that the world may be spared eke OW*
speelade of • hod& awidict between brothers end brothels.
(Continued sheers) l sonnet refrain from saying one other
word in Mimes to whet I maw this roorniig—l mesa that
pliant display of the reindeer force of this town. leitmotiv.)
elloailL t
ao doubt,. Went the blaming of thi. asovrood, 111'
*ilia a asset
but we wasted a thin& portion of ear natieaal definer.
'lie pubis spirt, the patrietism, and the comp el our
pepulation bane now angpliod that meek andlt is way
niervallowe to we his. rapidly these volunteer carp have
wiping the kali and wissannes, and the prelim even,
of the regal.. Weeps of the line. (Hear, hear.) It is true
that they have bees insinuated all over the country by theme
who have steed in As dengue et was, Ines exponent:4d is
military discipline, and who hare, threshes, bees able to
'Entrust and bring them to perfection in • short time. But
it is, nevertheless, a brume et pride and satinfactian, to this
country, became we know that there are spread over
the hoed broadeast the seeds of military diseipline
and amatory efcieacy ; and V ever we should has.
remiss to arm misselwa, and stand forth to do battle la
Mines et our hoar, we know that there wall spring tip
from the earth me it were, net merely men with heave
}meta and minds, prepared to imeeenter the dangers and
difficulties of war, but likewise zees who, retied for the
moment into private life, have yet passed the beet yeses
of their existence in military achievements, and who see
therein, able at the shortest notice to bring into a Mate et
efikieney and discipline those who are reedy topics thew
'elves under their commsed. (Hear, bear.) OeMlsseen
have spin to retsina yes my meet .1112411* and boa*
thanks for the honour you have dose me in asking me to
meads on the present oecasioa. (Cheers.)
The next toast was " The members for the borough sod
county."

Kr. W. D. &moon, M.P., in replying, alluded to the
benefits which would nook to flouthampt.m from the in-
stitution, and, in reference to foreign politics, passed a high
enloginm upon the character of Garibaldi and the efforts of
the Italians to obtain their independence. With regard to
the composition of the Home of Onsuarins, he observed
that each member of that branch of the legisleture had his
own peculiar sphere. If all the members belonged to the
aristocracy, the House of Commons would be a saloon or
antechamber of the House of Lords; if they were all
country gentlemen, it would be a farmers' friendly aseocia-
Con ; if they all belonged to the mercantile community, it
would be a commercial exchange ; and if all lawyers, it
would be a downright Babel. (Laughter.)

"Suttees to thalliartlsy Institution, and the literary and
scientific societies et gestbounpton," was next proposed by
the Right Hos. W. F. Cowers, M.P.
"The Mayor," and various other toasts followed, and the
proceedings, which lasted until a late hour, were brought to
• close.