The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-25 00:00:00

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" Rey. and dear fkr,—ift number of English 'gentle-
men desire to show their sympathy with the friends of
freedom in America, by testifying to yourself the high seers
of the service you have rendered to the canoe of humanity.
For more than a quarter of a century you have, with ad-
mirable eriasietene both by speech and writing, main-
tained the is right of every human being to his
penmeal liberty, and in the face of au opposition which few
would have had the firmness to withstand, you have boldly
proclaimed it to be a crime to reduce soy man to
the condition of a chatteL Your published work', ' God
against Slavery' and The Guilt of Slavery,' are
eminently distinguished by learning and seal, directed
by the purest Christian morality, and will, we doubt
not, endure to future generations in this country
and in your own as au irrefragable defence of freedom.
We desire that in leaving our shores you should bear with
you wow testimony of our admiration of the high qualities,
both of heed and heart, which you have displayed, DO less
in advocating the rights of the oppressed than in enduring
with Christian forbearance and meekness the unrelenting
hostility which your efforts on behalf of the enslaved have
excited. We therefore beg your acceptance of this piece
ef plate, on which you will find engraves some names sot
unknown to the friends of the oppressed, with this copy of
the works of Lord Erskine, the great constitutional lawyer
and advocate of personal liberty. and this sum of money
which we know will be expended to promote the cause of
human freedom. We take leave of you with fervent wishes
for your health and moms, and on behalf of the subscriber,
we append our names.—SH A Ranee SY, chairman;
treasurer ; hi. A. GARVEY, boo. sec."
The piece of plate consisted of a Imp silver salver beau-
tifully chased, and hearing thefollowing-smiptice :—" Pre-
sented to the Rev. G. B. Cheerer., D.D., Pastor of the
in Church of the Puritans, New York, Mimi of the honour
in which be is held by the British Christiana, and of their
sympathy with him in the noble and consistent coarse he
has pursued in exhibitiug alaveholding as a sin against God,
and a violation of the first rights of humanity." Then fol.
low the names of the committee.

The Rev. Dr. CHEEVER then came forward and returned
thanks in suitable terms.

Lord KINNAIRD, in moving a vote of thanks to the chair-
man, said that a feeling had sprung up on the other aide
of the water that the friends .4 freedom were lukewarm, and
had shown the cold shoulder to Dr. Cheerer, but there
was not one word of truth upon which to found such an
assertion. It hail been said that there was no sympathy
between this country and the Northern States ; but the
fact was, that we felt that the Northern States were a
slavebolding power, sod that under her Sag fifty ships were
carrying thousands of slaves from Africa annually with
impunity under the protection of the American Mur so
that we could not sympathise with them tothe extent that
they could desire.
11r. S. MORLLY seconded the motion, which was carried
unanimously.
The Earl of SHAPTIRIBURT, in returning thanks, rid it
was strange that there should be a feeling on the other side
of the water that there was no sympathy hers with regard
to the question of slavery. Why thee was not a question
that was so dear to an Englishman r that of individual
liberty. (Hear, hear.) We had so great an idea of it that
it entered into our minds to MOO the question, and
any man expressing a doubt on the subject would be looted
upon as a fool or a beast. With regard to the straggle now
going ca, there was no sympathy in this country for either
or side or the other, simply because we believed there was
no sincerity in either of them. The war was not a question
of slavery, because the North had conceded to the Southern
States all that they asked for, end they had it all in their
own hands. He had spokei to several Americans. and they
had candidly oonfessed that if the Federal government were
victorious they would sot abolish slavery. The President
in his reach had said that in OM of the Federal govern-
meat being conquerors he should be governed by the con-
stitution in the course he should adopt, and the meaning of
that was that ho should maiutain slavery. He considered
that the surest way to abolish the slave trade was to dimi-
nish the demand for the slave produce, and that could be
done only by looking to other countries for a supply of
cotton. (Hear.)
After some further remarks from Dr. CIIIEVZR, reprding
the constitution of the United Shah* sad addresses from
other speakers, the proceedings terminated.

ENGLISH Houses TOR EGYPT. —Yesterday the
screw steam ship Hope cleared from Liverpool far Alexan-
dria, EntivOn bawd the Hope wen 70 bones for the
N ebo t, and which are destined forcavalry
so the Pasha s army. These horses are all thorougir=
and selected from some of the bast stables In the United
Kingdoo and Ireland. As the animals are nearly all young
and powerful, it is quite possible that his highness intim&
improving, if possible, the breed at present in general nee
in the Egyptian army, by a cross. Oa board the same res-
er' there were a number of dogs, bull, greyhound, pointer,
AA., also for the Plato.