The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-17 00:00:00

-ADDRESS PROM THE LIBERAL& 07 BIRMIIIO-

SAM IV LOAD JOHN ROWELL.
A few of the liberal party met yesterday (Friday)
at s very few hours' setae, in the amenities-room al the
Town-hall, Birmingham, to present an sddreas to Lad John
Rural. Amongst thole pessent were William Wills, Esq.,
William Middlemore, Req. ; Aldermen Hawkers, Llotiazd.
Hedgers ; the Rev. Dr. KiBm, the Rev. 8. Beebe •
George Edmonds .(clerk of the peace), George :Dawson,
Arthur Ryland, J. Jaffrey, J. D. Goodman, Abel Peytms,
B.e. Ulm his IMITabOII Lord John wss loudly cheered.
!b. UlOllOl DAWSON opened the proceedings by request-
lag his lordship to understand that this was by no insane a
pabllo nessiting of the people of Birmingham. lt was, a. the
eddies. set forth, a meeting of a few gentlemen cainected
with the liberal party, who, feeling that It would be wrong to
let his lordship pas from =maw them without acme nem
anion at their bands, had gathered hastily
tines we scanty and the opportunity smaU.V.itlie:tapre-
seated Lord John with the following *Ada., at the same
tams requesting permission to retain it in order that It relight
he ftned
" To the Right Honourable Leal John Russell, he.
" H 7 Lord,—We, members of the political party that de-
lights en the name of liberal, rejoice m the presence of your
lordship in our tows, and cannot suffer you to depart with-
out expressing to you our coestant and grafted ram-
brows of the diatinguiabed services you pars etwiered to
the cause of political reform and civil and religious liberty.
We need not recount these services. They are written in our
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c•lfigsaltio dwire to express our hope that your lordship
may long live to write your name on many another paw of
our national history, certain that however we may diner from
you in details, all your (us" bits your past life, will be de-
voted to the furtherance of the 'enfranchisemeat of
your countrymen, and to the removal of the last remnant of
religious intolerance and sectarian exclusion.
Thi. is not the tines to press upon your lordship our
views on particular measures. We desire imply to ex-
weal to you our gratitude fee your past area's, and
admiration of your charsiter, and our earnest hope dist your
lordship may be .pared to consummate those political and
religious reforms with which your name will, ever be asso-
ciated.
. . .

" Birmingham, Oet. 16,1667."
Mr. G. EDMONDS remarked that it must be gratifying to
Lord John Russell to know that the people of Birmingham
did meet sincerely respect him ; and that when he entered
the add for the purpose of extending the blessings of civil
and religious liberties, they would back his exertion' with all
their enthusiasm. He need not remind his lordship that the
enthusiasm of Birmingham ma. • thing not to be despised, as
indeed he (Lord J. Russell) had had smarm to ecknowledge
in former tuna with gratification. He trusted his lordship
would hes to write in the history of our country pages that
would be ameciated with the name and fame of Russell, and
that this name might be echoed to generations yet unborn
ea the benefactor of kis country and of the world. (Cheers.)
Settle originator of reform in this town forty rein ago, be
could not let that opportunity peas without expellant( se a
passel gratification the deep feeling of gratitude and
respect entertained by the people of Birmingham towards
Ida lordship.
Lord Joni( RVBST.I.T. saki—Gentlemen, you will allow me
to urea my gratitude for the addreas you have done me
the honour to present. I feel exceedingly sensible of the
honour done me by those who represent the liberal party of
Birmingham. lam quite aware how important that body
is, how great the objects are which they pursue, and bow
'Mat the influence they have. It is astatine that that in-
fluence should be maintained and increased. For myself, I
can my that I have pursued a course which was in mos
ILIZICe, at all events, with:my opinions; and if I have dß-
fared in points on which the liberal piety have not been
united it was from a wish to promote the welfare of the
country in the manner I thought best. There is • respect
for free discussion is this country, and am a result of these
discussions that epinian will prevail that finally will be far
the benefit of the country. Gentlemen, I beg to return you
my sincere thanks for the edamss you have done me the
honour to present to me. I appreciate highly the geed
opinion of enlightened men of the liberal party, and I than
be happy If I an able in any degree to promote objects of
political reform end religious freedom which we hope to
attain in ammo& . .

Lord John's remark. were warmly greeted, sad buss-
dtately after the proceedings terminated.

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