The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-01 00:00:00

CONSERVATIVE BANQUET AT WORCESTER.

The second annual dinner of the City of Wor-
cester Cceseraitive Society took place no Wednesday night,
in the Shire-hall. Worcester, which was profusely deco-
rated for the CODY iOll with banners and evergeeens. Nearly
• thousand persons wens prosiest. Sir F. A. H. Lamaze,
Bart. (president of the &notation) presided, and he was sup-
i the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, Viscount
darted b M
, .P., Sir John Pekington, M.P., Sir H. Lambert,
The Has. W. Ooventry, the Hon. F. Lygoo, M.P., and =ay
leading oseservatives of the city and its neighbourhood.
The usual loyal treats were given from the chair and
enthusiarlically received.
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The How. F. LTOON then gave "The Army, the Navy,
the Militia, the Yeomanry, and the Volunteers." After
shieg to the toast, the hon. gentleman went on to say
tW be was sure he would be permitted to depart for •
moment from be subject in order that he might congratu-
latedtbent es the 'mem of their meeting that day. When
be looked wound wed saw that vast ball tilled from end to
MIL bff OW net but tenet tar • moment to the fallacy of
those wee maid eesiegvatiazi was dying out, and becoming
a thing of the Fast. Any people holding those opinions,
and seeing or reading of that meeting, most at once see that
oomervatuun, ao fee from being dad, was BA active tal ever
and that conserrativen, am a body, were as determined as
they ever were to tight over again the greet battles of their
forefathers. They were, he was happy to say, becoming
aware of the great impedes,* of orisniaation, and they had
made up their minds to combine together to secure aa far as
might be the integrity of the British oonstdution. Advert-
ing to slides in Amend, the boo. gentleman attributed the
present crisis mainly to the character of the American poli-
ties' constitution, and eepressed • hope that the constitu-
tion of this country would never be Amerkaaised as some
wished to bays it, but that it would go on and thrive in the
old soil in which it was planted by our forefathers.
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Lord ELBILIT responded to the toast on behalf of the
army, and fa doing so said Englishmen might coognitaliite
themselves.thet at the present time the army was in such a
state of *efficiency as ikhad not beeu for some years past.
The Earl of Su Renate BY responded for the navy. While
eulogiser highly all the other breaches of those envies
which protected the country from foreign foes. he could not
but think, he said, that the navy was the peculiarly
English shield of defence. Time was wheel we treated our
"wooden walls," but science hail beamed about greet
changes, end Now instead of having wooden walls we had
iron sides. And it behoved us with all due rcoird to
economy to be behind no other country in the statngth of
our nagy, but to put England into such a state of strength
that it might defy the whole world. (Chem.) His
is
friend Sir John Pairington, when at the head
of the Admiralty, did what he could in this dime-
ties, and greet credit was due both to him and to the go-
vernment of which he was a member, in that, seeing the ex-
tousles of %helium, they, in the free of the clamours of
the prowt-any-grios party, provided for them in the most
substantial manner, by sotto' on foot the construction of
ism ships. In this country, where iron was almost a staple
produce, and where he had the wealth, the brawny arm, this
skill, and the spirit to work it, there was no fear that any
other country could surpass us if we set earnestly to work.
With respect to the way in which that work was being oar-
Tied out be would offer but one criticism, and that even in a
spirit of the greatest kindliness. He was certainly sur-
prised to find that those trial and experiments
made _with the Armstrong gun on the Wanior were
not made on a section of the vessel before it was
built, beamse it would have been far more economical.
No doubt, however, it arose from the difficulties surround-
ing a question which was confessedly in a state of transition
—(hear, hear)—and. with this mere hint at the matter, be
was willing to pass it over. The expense before us, owing
to ear Immense fist demanded by our vast eoloaisl
done, was enormous • but as yet the country and the
et Cloaimons had been liberal to a degree—almost lavish ;
and be felt sure that for the safety of their astiv4=
they would continue so until they law themselves
of a navy which would drive from their minds the fear of
any other power upon earth. (Cheers.) After some further
mend observations, the wide earl resumed his seathuukist
oa;taln t:Orron returned timely for the Militia ; the
Hoe. Captain o.o:lr3Tar fur the Yeomanry, and tiir H.
LANlttler for she Volunteers.
Mr. flautist Baken then, in the course of a lengthy
speech, gape" The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese,"
whisk wits datiosistinilly received.
Captain Caantiarrami "The House of Lords; 'Dupla
with the same of the Premier Earl of England—the Earl of
fibiewsleasy sod Talbot."
?be Furl of ElHRZWilitlitY, in responding to the toast, said
the House of Lords was an institution which he thought
was highly valued in the country ; and, if he might be per-
mitted to say so, well deserving of the esteem of the motley.
It was one of those titne.hoeoural ivatitations that
had been handed down from nor forefathers, and which he
trusted would be msintaived so long as the canary was
in existence. (Cheers.) •It had been often said by noisy
democrats pad clamorous republishes that the House of
Lords was of no ass. It was quite true that they (the
Haws of buds) were mess liberty to tax the pis*, but
• they wen Ore to defied the rights of the =
sad to retest the interests of the country. If lisp
bath epos the history of the eeeattrryy too, they "add Ind
that this had been its (aeries. Did Whey not find, be
OA the eldest of the liberties of the people were
by the Barris in the of King John? The Hoses of
Lore had ewer pMsessd the *kits of the people. and he
might ray ably protested those rights. (Applause.) Being
no
orator hinself. he might perhaps be allowed to say that
the Moue of Lords, with its Lyedhursie, it. Derby,. it.
Ellesboroughs, sod others whom he oould nut recollect,
might well cliallewe the House of Commons ie roped
to oratory and PWgmeent. in debate. Seeing the oar
stituties el the HOVM of Lords at the presoak
time, tee, be teak' ass kaki thinking that the
meeting tread with him in the aseerise
that that Housebd forfeited woe of its well-caned repu-
tation. (Cheers) As he had before observed, the privi-
leges of the Howe of Lords Win act given far their
own batMslMwties foas...t.betosskutgasibyiThittair ;tate at:to
rid for the asks of the good gorranient of the oosintry.
Reticence had been mach to the unhappy contest rues
the Atlantic. What they saw there was demostaey ea its
.=and it bed bean food wanting. Looking at the
of that sues be was afraid that they would lead
*um heritable of lis• We artiness of that great
wintry. Whoa that meet took place, he looked upon it
r gamin that es ristoeraoy would be established in
America. He did sot suppose that it would °emir of
dukes, and marquises, and earls, bat he did believe
that it would consist of a body of pat less& who would
form a middle state between &sprier nod demeamey.
(Cheered Having said so much reepacting the Howe of
Lads, he could ant bat congratulate the country on the
awakening spirit of conservatism which obtained through-
out the whole Lod. W. bad had, he rid. a party in
power fee a long time which had bees secomehl through—
he *held not my intrigue—but through a course of skilful
mansevriag, advocating Doe set of principles end pro.
tieing mother. (Cheers.) The noble lord at the bead of
that goverennell bad bass a statesman for emus fifty years,
sad but duriag that period bean easnectod with eery party
in pewee. He could only leompare the Framer to
a aressidal *Waal Bondi. (Laughter avid chews.)
He deaolid the tight•rops
.with. admirable agility, sod he
looked does from the giddy
.height upon the ovesSy,
earbig Sew sethieg but remaining in parliamest and is
power. (Cheers and laughter.) Seeing then We elate of
things, he bad faith that a few more such demoostratioss
as that meeting, and a few more straggles of conservatism,
would raise their power in the country, and would lead to
a state of thing. which would be highly beneficial. (Loud
chests.) The noble earl, after thanking the meeting for
the insane' in which they bad received the toast, sat down
saddle laud and prolonged cheerios.
Hs. T. G. CUITIIR then, amidst load cheering, proposed
the " Hoar of Commons, coupled with the name of Sir
Jake Pakingtois." In doing so, he spoke of the eminent
senior the House of Com ni one had rendered to the country,
and Outs( nut the many instances in which Sir John
Poklegton hod taken • prominent part in bringing about
the. beneficial results. _ _ _

SilesiONX PAKINGTON. is responding to the toast, thanked
the oftwatiag heartily for the manner in which they had
111111141114 it, and said it was only another proof of the
lye*, and marling worth of the ancient city of Worcester.
Heinnesegratulated them on the eminent success of their
maim inei award a confident hope that the time was
not fir detest when they would be aide to proclaim their
primigies as the principles of the majority of the members
this home to which he beamed. (Cheers.) He was sot
sure Ise aid. that those °minima was not the as
at
the went lima of * large majority of the members of the
lifesibof Otwomoss, sad if be &sired • proof of the troth of
tha nation of hie be bed oily to look at the present coati.
Wino of the hewn The fact wee, there wore a large number
of men la that home who were so boned by party ties mid
party aeaabes that they had Rot the comer to glee is.
• Mama sad lona to those mosservative principles by which
they wee lolusweed. fie strong, is fact, wee the
meesoligline unierearreat la parliament that they were
• Oohed an Mm) hand if they lad cot a cormisastive prime
ahmishire Mina sod laughter.) That was • question am-
, *MOW ennenanion which, thatch plausible, was very
' stsogesene Se Inset haul Lord Palineraton was
sew on ad) am, eon is this panne of his long life