The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-13 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES.

the Governor should be called on to be responsible fox work
performed in the Gaol, if he had no power in the appOintment
of the Clerks' or, at least, if heAvere not entitled to claim from
them some bond for his own security against, their making
away with any funds. He could not see, however, why one
of the clerks employed by the Corporation might not under-
take the duty of colleiting this money, as due to the Gaol.
The government clerks appointed for-the Collection of taxes
in this or other townships had a distinct duty to perform of
collecting the money, but they knew not for what. If one
asked them what was the amount upon which his assessment
was made, they would tell him that they did not know, and
that they were merely directed to collect from him a certain
amount of pounds, shillings, and pence. The best plan then
would be for the Governor to hand over a list of the debts
'due to the Gaol to the Treasurer of the Corporation, and let
the Treasurer employ those who were already in the service
of the Corporation, to collect the respective amounts. He
(Mr. Gladstone) could see no difficulty whatever in that plan.
It was very true that the business of the Governor of the
Gaol was in itself full of responsibility, and in point of fact,
distinct from the collection of accounts, his duty in attending
to the prison, and guarding the prisoners committed to his
charge, was amply sufficient in itself to keep' employed a man
of very great ability. , Hetherefore hoped that this matter
would receive due consideration from the Council, because
to suppose that under. present circumstances the Governor
was to go running about the town, collecting his accounts,
was quite absurd ; and they should also recollect that it was
after he had accepted the situation that he was told that the
bond he was required to sign was not of the same forM as that
which his predecessor had signed. It was high time, how-
ever, that something should be done to protect the corpora-
tion, and he therefore hoped that some scheme would be de-
vised, such as had been suggested by Mr. Bennett, because

it was probable that if the collectijn were placed in the
hands of the corporation, one of the staff might be dispensed
with at the gaol.

The Tow CLERK observed that the subject mentioned
by Mr. Gladstone had been under the consideration of the
Committee, there being a person in the gaol whose time
admitted his being employed in collection, it was not thought
desirable to make any change until removal to the new gaol.
Then; certainly, it would be desirable to make a change in
the system.

Mr. "GODFREY asked who was to receive the small accoun
paid into the gaol in such sums as half crowns, and ow
less. With reference to what had been said about the bow
Mr. Jameson had no objection to sign it himself, but h
friend's would not go bail for other parties ; and it certain]
was very hard that he should be liable for the defalcations
others if there should be any.

Mr. TIORNEY, notwithstndino• what had boen said, could
see no hardship in Mr. Jameson being subjected to the same
thing as the other heads of departments. With regard to
the appointment of the subordinate officers, though they
were not appointed by the Governor, still every repesentation
of his was attended to, and the dismissal of ihe officers im-
mediately took place on any complaint by him. And if
they were to exempt Mr. Jameson from the responsibility
which attached to all the other heads of departments of the
Corporation, they would take ,from hini that inducement to
vigilance in the superintendence of his officers, which was
essentially necessary that he should have. Besides, it was
not generally understood that Mr. Jameson was the cash-
keeper, for every night the money collected during the day
was placed in his room, and he was responsible for its
safe keeping.
The DEPUTY MAYOR observed that they should also re-
collect that it was the wish of the Finance Committee, that
Mr. Jameson should take bonds frOm his subordinates.

The TowN CLERK called attention to the fact, that ox
the 4th of August, 1852, the Council resolved, that so far a:
the appointment of Governer rested with them Mr. Jarnesoi
was appointed tolhe situation, on his giving security, him•
self in £2,000, and two sureties in £l,OOO, or four suretiel
in £5OO each, for the safe custody of the prisoners coin•
mitted to his charge, and for accounting for all sums o:
money which might be received at the gaol ; and that al
fees, perquisites, and other emoluments, be paid over to, anc
accounted for, by the Governor, to the Borough Treasurer
(Hear, hear.)

Mr. BIQHA➢S : When was that resolution forwarded to
Mr. Jame Son.

• The Towx CLERK replied in a day or two afterwards.
Mn. BIGHAM wished to call the attention of the Counci
to a matter connected with the new gaol. He would no
have mentioned it now, had it not oozed out and been talked
of abroad, that there was something wrong in connectioi
with the new gaol. It was now about six weeks ago sine,
he had. received a letter, signed with the writer's name, am
charging some persons with having mulct the Corporation t,
the extent of £1,500 or £2,000, by supplying bricks to th
new gaol, and taking credit for more than was received. I
.the letter had been an anonymous one, he should have take]
.no notice Of it, but as it had a genuine signature to it, and
was so precise in the particulars it conveyed, he considered
he Was bound to put it into the hands of the Chairman o
the Committee. Since •then, however, no notice had bee'
taken of the communication, though a period of six week
had elapsed in the interval. The charge was a very seriom
one, and though he knew nothing of the writer, still hi:
statement of facts were so precise,' that they were worthy 0:
consideration.
The DEPUTY MAYOR observed that the matter was it
course of inquiry at the present moment.
_

Mr. Alder-man PAILKEI I. said that the very moment Mr
Bennett's communication was received, the surveyor wa
called in and directed to inquire into it. Not a momen
was lost : everything that the Committee could do, wa
done, and every information that they would obtain, woul(
be immediately laid before"-the Council.
Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE was sure that the Com.
mittee could not occupy six weeks in finding out whether
there was any truth or not in the charge.

Mr. HOID.BY replied that as soon vas Mr. Bennett put
the communication into his hands, he immediately put it
into the hands of the Surveyor, who considered it a vbry
serious charge, and immediately proceeded to investigate it.
He (Mr.. Hornby) had only returned from abroad on
Saturday, and he had not time to investigate the subject,
but he was sure that when a conclusion had been arrived
at, it would be communicated to the Council.
Mr. BIG um was not at all satisfied, but, on the contrary,
he had every reason to be dissatisfied, first for the course
adopted by the Committee, and secondly for the delay in
the investigation. If a given numberof bricks had -been
supplied, anda greater number charged for, certain neglect
attached to some, one, he, would say not whom, but the
intelligence of the Council would see that it was improper
to place the matter in theliands of the surveyor.
Mr. •THOMPSON 'thought that the charge having been
made Six weeks ago,
.they should now be in a position to
state, for the sake of the character of the party implicated,
whether or not there was truth in it.
The TowN CLanK said he had heard nothing of this
letter for some time, and when his attention was directed to
it, the affair was in this position. The letter had been re-
ceived, and was in the hands of the surveyor, and on being
handed to him, he (the Town Clerk) wrote a letter to the
party charged. He received no answer, and he wrote a se-
cond, which after some time _produced a letter froth a soli-
citor

With that solicitor . he. had a correspondence, and hi
was_now. taking evidence on- the subject. • (Hear, hear.)

Mr.
'. BANNER remarked that the Gaol Committee had no-
thing to do with this matter; it was the business of the Fi-

Mr. HORNBY : In addition to what the Town Clerk said,
immediately on this information having been communicated
to the surveyor, he suspended the clerk of works.
Mr. R. GLADSTONE : Had he found anything wrong on
his own personal inspection ?
. . .

Mr. HORNBY : NO. It is evident if any error has taken
place it rests with the clerk of works. (Hear, hear.)
The matter then dropped, and the report of the Com-
mittee was adopted.

HEALTH COMMITTEE

The report of this committee was then read. It com-
prised the amendment of the Sanitary Act, and a recom-
mendation to apply to Parliament in the next Session, for
amendments of that Act, especially with reference to the

sewerage.
Mr. Alderman DOVER moved the adoption of the report,
and, in doing so, took occasion to observe that the health of
Liverpool was never in a better condition, and that though
there were some cases of cholera amongst emigrants in the
Workhouse' still the disease could not be said to have mani-
fested itself in the town.
Mr. JOHNSON seconded the adoption of the report.
A lengthened discussion took place on this subject. The
queAion of Mr. Rose's contract for the removal of the night
soil from the town, being again raised.
• Mr. Alderman COOPER strongly urged that Mr. Rose
should be compelled to carry out his contract at once ; and
observed that any private person could proceed against him,
if he failed to remove a nuisance within the time specified
in his contract.
Mr. R. GLADSTONE again explained why Mr. Rose could
not. comply with the exact terms of his contract, but stated
that the committee had given notice to Mr. Rose, that at
the end of the current month, he would be proceeded
against, unless he strictly complied with the terms of his
contract.
Mr. Alderman BENNETT understood that a deputation
from the committee was about to visit Edinburgh and other
towns, to collect information with regard to the prevention
of nuisances. He thought it an expensive plan, and that the
information could be as well obtained by letter. He should
move an amendment to that effect.
Mr. MCGUFFIE seconded the amendment.
Mr. WOODRUFF regarded the amendment as a censure on
the committee (no. no).
Mr. Alderman DOVER also regarded it as . such, and
thought that the attacks which were so constantly made on
the committee were unworthy of the council and the gentle-
men from whom they emanated.
Mr. Alderman PARKER and Mr. • BENNETT denied that
such was their intention, and said that they were willing to
give the committee every credit for their exertions.
. The amendment was carried by 15 to 14, after which the
report was adopted.

OBSERVATORY COMMITTEE

The report of this committee, which was adopted, com-
prised a recommendation that a clock proposed to be erected
by the Magnetic Telegraph Company, should be worked from
the observatory, so as to give the true time ; the necessary
wires, §t:g.,,being proposed to be, laid by the company, free
of charge to the corporation,

The report of the gardens and Water Committees were
also adopted.

RI ;AND MUSEUM COMMITTEE

The report of this committee comprised-Ist. Recommen-
dation to appropriate sufficient land. on the north side of
shaw's-brow as a site for the public library and museum,
and to include in any, improvement bill powers for the pur-
chase of sufficient land- east and west of that now belonging
to the corporation there, 2. Recommendation that in order
to meet the munificent gift of Wm. Brown, Esq., M.P., the
corporation do approprito the sum £lO,OOO out of the surplus
income towards the erection of the building.

Mr. PicroN, in moving the adoption or the report, bore
testimony to the prosperity and well-working of the Institu-
tion, and stated that before the close of the municipal year,
the Commsttee hoped to be able to establish, a lending
library.

•
Mr; Avxsox seconded the adoption of the report.
A brief discussion ensued on this report, as to the most
appropriate site for the building.
Mr. HORNBY suggested St. John's village; but
Mr, HODSON pointed out the innumerable disadvantages
of such a site, and, on the other hand, the advantages of
Shaw's-brow.

Mr. BIGHAM said, that although he was not opposed
to Shaw's-brow, still a better site might be obtained (hear,
hear) ; but even if the report were adopted in its entirety,
they would not be bound to that site. (No, no).
Mr. GLADSTONE should like to know how the Council was
to understand, the very munificent gift of Mr. Brown—
whether the Council was at liberty to unite it with the cor-
porate funds, or apply it to
_a distinct object ?
Mr. PicToN replied, that in the first instance, Mr. Brown
intended it for a special object, the erection of a library ; but
finding that his object would be hest effected by co-operation
with the Council, he did not wish to stand in the way.
(Hear, hear).

s ,
Mr. GLADSiCONE observed that they had not understood
that in the first instance.

The grant of the £lO,OOO out of the surplus corporate
funds was- unanimously voted ; but so far, the question of the
site still remains open.
The report of the Hackney Carriage CoMmittee was
adopted. BATHS COMMITTEE.
The report comprised•farther . consideration of the. Baths,
at George's Pier, a statistical table of the number of
bathers' during the year, compared with those of past
years. . •

Mr. WAGSTAFF moved the adoption of the report.
Mr. Alderman PARKER seconded it. It might be the
last speech, he observed, he should make at the Council,
still, he should stand up in the cause of humanity to advo-
cate the establishment of salt water baths for the poor.
Mr. BECKWITH : Quite an electioneering speech. (Laugh-
ter):

Mr. THOMPSON contended that good salt water baths
could never be established at the George's Dock basin.
Mr. TURNER also agreed that good salt water baths could
not be erected at the-Pier-head, and that it would take more
to repair the present baths than to erect new ones in a much
more central position in the town. The only additional ex-
pense would be the cost of a large pump, and of the pipes,
but by that means they would ever have pure water, which
they had not now.

Mr. BECKWMI concurred with Mr. Turner, and ob-
served that though Mr. Alderman Parker said that it might
be his last speech at the Council, still he (Mr. Beckwith's)
conviction was, that the worthy Alderman made the remark,
fully believing that it would not be his last speech, but that
he would be returned by a large and overwhelming ma-
jority. (Laughter).
Mr. BANNER :suggested that Gill-street market could be
converted with advantage into baths. _

Mr. GARDNER would object to such an alteration; for if
the rents in the market were lowered, a great benefit
would be conferred on the inhabitants of the neighbour-
hood.

Mu. TURNER moved as an amendment, and Mr. Thomp-
son seconded, that the report be not adopted. On the votes
being taken, the amendment carried by 25 to 6.
A communication was read from Mr. Thomas Smith, on
the part of the inhabitants of West Derby, praying that
the progress of the Water Works in course of erection, be
suspended until it were proved that the wells in the
vicinity of the town could not supply a sufficiency of
water. The letter was allowed to remain on the table.
A communication was also read from Mr. James M'Donald,
stating that the injuries he had received in the public
service, and praying that the Council would be pleased to
take his case into their consideration. The letter was
referred to the Watch Committee, with a recommendation
from Mr. Bigham and Mr. Thompson, that its prayer, if
possible, be complied with.
The TOWN CLERK then read the following notice of mo-
tion, which had been given by Mr. Robertson Gladstone—
"To submit to the consideration of the Council that inas-
much as it is' essentially requisite to secure to the members
of that body (so far as the power and 'influence of the
Council.extend) a free and independent course of action
in the discharge Of their public duty; the Town Clerk be
requested to state as accurately as-"his recollection of the
' circumstances will enable him to do, the observations made
by Mr. Councillor Fernihough, and addressed to Mr.
Councillor Robertson Gladstone, (with, if it be the wish of
the Council, the replies of the latter) in the hearing of, the
Town Clerk, and 'within the preeints of the Town Hall, on
Monday, the 15th August, 1863,"

Mr. TURNED. : Before Mr. Robertson Gladstone makes
any reference to the notice of motion which has been read,
I beg to make a few observations. Mr. Fernihough being
unable to attend, in consequence of the death of his father,
has requested me to make an explanation which I think
will be satisfactory to the Council and to Mr. Gladstone.
'Mr. Fernihough felt himself aggrieved by a resolution -of
the Health Committee, of which he conceived Mr. R.
Gladstone to be the author. The Council, however, having
refused to sanction the resolution as being, in their opinion,
informal and irregular, Mr. Fernihough has authorised
me to say, if under the excited feelings, he has made use Of
expressions personally offensive to. Mr. Gladstone, .he re-
grets having made use of those expressions, and he retracts
them. (Hear, heir.)'
Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE : I hope I should be the very
last to refuse to listen to an explanation such as Mr. Turner
has made, if it had been dependant on the real facts of the
cage. Mr. Turner should be quite aware that the apology
now tendered, as I understand from Mr. Fernihough, does
not do that. lam not here acting from any personal or
splenetic' motives. 'I am solely influenced by a sense of
duty, and whilst I am quite ready to receive a proper apology
from Mr. Fernihough, under all the circumstances of the
case, which I shall be prepared to go into by and by, I can-
not consent to have that apology dependant upen an " if
Therefore, if Mr. Turner put the apology in that form, ifith
bitter regret, I must refuse to accept it,
_ _ _

Mr. TiinNil?. did not see how the apology depended on an
He said "If " Mr. Fernihough.

Mr. R. GLA.DSTONE—There is the if."
Mr. Picrox : Let Mr. Turner substantiate " as," for
cc iv, .

Mr: TunivEn: Well I use the word " as" (hear, hear). I
do not think there is any difficulty in the matter. It was
under excited feelings he used the expressions—he regrets
having done so, and he retracts them. (hear, hear).
Mr. GLADSTONE thedwished to explain why he had made
this subject not a personal but a public matter, but the
Council thought that the subject had better drop:
TJie, business of the Council then terminated.

THE CHOLERA •IN LIVERPOOL—We are glad to
learn, that no additional cases of cholera, were admitted into
the workhouse hospitaldup to eight o'clock last night.
Six deaths, however, took place in the hospital yes-
terday, and the number under treatment last night was 37.

The report of all the Medical Officers of districts concur in
representing the health of the town, as in a most satisfac-
tory•state; - The great• number of those now in the?work-

house cholera hospital are convalescent,

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CARDINAL Wiseman left
London on Monday morning for Amiens, where a grand
relicr22ious ceremony was to take place yesterday (Wednesday),

the translatimi of the relics of St: Theodosia, from their

present resting place into the celebrated cathedral of that
3ity. St. Theodosia was a native of Amiens, who suffere d

martyrdom for the faith more than a thousand years ago.
Many.prelutes of the Roman Catholic. Church from France,
England, Ireland, Belgium, and Switzerland were to be
present on the 'occasion.
ARRIVAL OF THE " GOLDEN AGE." —Yesterday

morning, the United States steam-ship •.," Golden Age,"'
arrived in the Mersey from New York, after a passage of
eleven, days and nine hours. She would have arrived here
in less time, had full power been used. As it was 'she Made
fourteen knots yer hour with much ease. As a proof of the
able manner in which her commander, Captain Porter,
managed the noble ship, we may state that shortly before
her arrival in the river, the passengers presented him with a
handsome testimonial as a token of the attention he paid to
ensure their comfort during the passage from New York.
As already intimated in our columns, this magnificent
vessel will shortly sail for Australia, and we cannot doubt

hat she will have a full complement of passengers. A
lescription of the Golden Age has already appeared in our

olutn-ns. The following is alist of her passengers :
J. Tasker, T. K. Beecher, J. S. Hewett, G. C. Berger, E. Krell*,

W. H. Paine, (Sydney), L. Caro, G. W. McKer, (Sydney),. E. Crapo,
J. S. Noyes, Jabuskir, A. Birgendahl, E. F. Engleman ivifc and
child, A. P. Coddington, (Sydney), R. 0. Swords, Dr. D. Lowrie,
Miss A. 'Ellis, J. F. Britain, (Sydney), L. Robinson, S. P. Mackelcan
wife and two children, A. Tomb, J. Donald and Lady, 0. Hefty, S.
Onettitte, J. Sideway,A. Abbott, J. C. Long, S. L. Hof, (Sydney),
R. A. Phrrish, B. Doyle and lady, F. A. Shuck,(Sydney), E. B.
Insley, T. Howie, A. Raveneany, J. Reland, T. Gorham, J. Monta-

...
spre and wife, Miss E. Monaigne, Miss May, Steerage, J. Smith,
R. Davis, J. Coleman, P. Palm. J. Stockdorf, W. Harmitz, J. L.
Ailmzer, P. Vagher, J. Loutrea, P. Rump, C. Winter, C. Peterson,
C. Muller, J.•Schulyd, B. Dounilly, R. Michael, C. P. McKean, J.
Phillippee, B. Gabene, V. Raduer, J. Maghee, J. Brown, J. S. Villey,
J. Brown and daughter, A. King, J. Rodgers, H. Hughes,_o...T. P.

'ern', J. Gasson, Di. liodnellan7W. Zitzer, J. Kelly, A. Smallfield,
. Leiahardt, J. F.libtt,,H. O'Conner, W. Rims and lady, Mrs.
. Gregson, Mrs. Mercie, Miss H. liaviden, Miss Forsyth,J,.A: Quinn

ad la-dy, "Ig. Kennedy, P. Connelly, R. Hood, C. H. Walker, J.
fansten, J, Mezenbach, A. Gil, J. Wilson. J. Mulholand, J. Her.
_ _

Nott and G. Friedlander, J. Ingham, J. Ray, C. Wiehnies-
mkende, J. Murphy, J. Purdy, E. Laloy, J. Medoncraft, D. J.
ergen, F. A. Brandt, J. Morpeth and lady, L. Carnford and lady,

and 2 children, Miss O'Connell, J. Miss E. Mattin, N.
Fletcher, R. Lawson and lady, Mrs. Mc Ghissa, M. Casson, J. Ben-
nett, M. Couglin and lady, J. Mindock, A. Holliday, J. Hare, M.
Lany, W. Gusts, J. Vincent and lady, and four children, S. Reseach,
J. Taylor,_P. Folen, H. Christopherson, A. Hanson, J. Casselly, J.

Dugan wife and infant, E. Flaney, J. McCarthy, R. Yellin G. Wilson,
and lady, S. Cranshaw, J. Jamieson, S. P. Binges and lady, U. Hinde,
B. Simmons, Miss M. Billy, A. Vanlioughtem(Sydney), W. R. Dick.
ett, J. Ward, H. Trimble, J. Gaioni, E. Heally, and H. Ahpn. •

INeIIIGURATION OF THE STATUTE
SRI ROPART PEEL Al MA.NCHESr
YES' TE !WA Y.
Yesterday, the statue of Sir Robert Peel at *.alict

was inaugurated, with great ceremony.
favourable, the proceedings excited great interest, and
off-with much eclat, the warehouses and shops ill et
street, Piccadilly, Mosley street, and the various stye ii
ii
the neighbourhood were gaily decorated with flap and
ners of various descriptions, in honour of the ultervibi
occasion. During the ceremony of inauguration' , 4
commenced shortly after 12 o'clock, the crowd on tneic
firmary grounds, in Piccadilly, Moiley street, &C., &e.' 0
immense. Order was kept by a strong body of police.
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statue which is the first public statue raised in Afauell D
has been erected on 'the vacant ground in front of 0601
firmary, and on the site of the :pond which has roe '
been removed.
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.At h-alf:p-a.st eleven o'clock, the members of the Cerr.to
tion and 'the members of the Peel Monument Comb
assembled in the To-wn Hall, King-street, from which I
went in procession to the Infirmary grounds; in order to
present at the inauguration. The Mayor wore his filie
robe of office, as well as the civic chain and badge 01° th
The Aldermen wore their scarlet robes and most of
Councillors their robes of purple. The Town Clerk ;,,
black silk robe. Amongst the gentlemen on the groundter
noticed—The Right. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Mane%
the Right Rev. the. Lord Bishop of Oxford the Right
W. E. Gladstone, Chancellor of the Exchequer; . Sir Ens
Armitage, Sir John Potter, 'Mr. J. Brotherton,-11.1). ;
. William Brown, M.P., and the Rev. Canon Clifton. t,l
The Chancellor .of the Exchequer, on reaching go
ground, accompanied by Mrs. Gladstone, several other law
and the Bishop of Oxford, was loudly cheered. si
The MAYOR (Robert Barnes, Esq.,) occupied a eh
placed on a temporary platforin erected for the occasion' A
' The various public bodies having arrived on the' grou7t,
. Sir JOHN POTTER . opened the proceedings with a s° e
what lengthy address, in the course of which he said To
had assembled.to inaugurate the first public statue that
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been erected in Manchester, which fact alone would, hecooj
ceived, be of some little importance to the communitY, di
deserving of some little gratulation; but when they were7oi
to dedicate to the public their tribute to the memory of °"'ejt
'England's greatest statesmen—(hear, hear);—to offer tlity
meed of praise to the memory of one who once ruled y
destinies of England; and' during whose long career..l
' was acknowledged to be the most useful and enlighte;
of the Queen's subjects, he thought they would agree I",i.
him that the occasion was of still greater import!,„4
He congratulated the men of Lancashire that the dece'7,4
statesman was one of themselves, having been conueclit,
. with this district, and ever interested in the welfare off,
inhabitants.--(Cheers.) Having referred to the blest
which had resulted' from the labours of Sir Robert 1:',1
Sir John Potter observed that although the anion" 0
the subscriptions for each contribution had been ceir'
limited, no individual having been called upon to e°‘
tribute more than twenty guineas to the Peel monuniro
yet, in the short space of four days, the fund-amounteuai
no less than £3082; and that sum had since been inercti
to £5,100; and upwards of 1,057 individuals had subscriu'o
to it. —(Cheers.) Having briefly referred to the . statueso
the memory of Sir Robert Peel which had been erectedeir
Bury, Salford, and other places, he passed some high"
comiums upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer, wh°t'it
said, had accomplished what Mr. Pitt had been unable )
achieve in • reference to the succession duty. (Cheek
With regard to the statue, he complimented Mr. Marsh 0
the sculptor, who had so ably discharged his duty; aP,d'
conclusion in the name of the Peel Monument Connul,
—he transferred to the mayor, on behalf of the municln,
lo
' of the city of Manchester, the result of the labours of V
committee?—trusting that it would ever be maintained 1
the municipality as a statue worthy of the town, and 8.4,0 i
memorial of one of the greatest men whom England '
ever seen. (Applause.)
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." At this part of the proceedings the covering was reln°o4
from the monument, amid loud, general, and long-contia
cheering. When it had subsided, AO
The MAYOR briefly addressed the assemblage, stating ""tg
if they regarded the statue as a work of art, they ntustod
very much struck with its elegance and completeness ; ,h‘
he had no doubt that it would be a lasting testimony to i.,":1,
ability and taste of its author, Mr. Marshall. His welt
referred to the endearing regard in which the name oc,
Robert Peel was held by the millions of his fellow-count,
men ; and then introduced the Chancellor of the Exchalor
as his most able and consistent supporter during his ard'l°,
struggle for commercial freedom. (Great cheering.)
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The Right Hon. WILLIAM EIVART GLADSTONE th.ell.d.:
forward amidst immense cheering, and said—Mr. P. f
and Gentlemen: Although I have not the title, alth ott
have not the right, to address you, which belongs to J Ole
o r
Worthy chief magistrate, or the title which belongs t° 0
gentleman 'who has so ably discharged his trust to-dtYae
Chairman of the Peel Monument Committee,—yet 1 ""13
you will permit me to say a few words upon
alp
occasion of interest so deep, to all thoie who itie
know and really appreciate the character and the acts °1„0-
late Sir Robert Peel. (Hear, hear.) It is not for 01.°J.da,.;
pose, gentlemen, of dwelling upon the kind and fialt",ise
manner in which the Mayor, or Sir John Potter, was '-`'`,ll,l
to advert to myself; for I feel that I should be entirely .i 1
iavletoregeethaperabluenwofordtlwiyellitnogrumpikonaspeyrsouornaflellmolavt-teeirtizueplioln:,:olv
occasion like this, and in the presence of that noble CP,';;;;
which recalls to all' our hearts so much that is ennobl7,
and so much thats inaffecting.—(Hear, hear.) Air. 3*
and gentlemen, this .is a, great occasion,—it is an eq*
that tells of much.. besides that which it exhale,'
the eye. .In the. first place, it is impossible not tol Of
that there are still, unfortunately, countries in Europet4r
withstanding the:general mitigation of laws and g°
ments,—it is impossible not to reflect that there are' 00
countries in Europe where, when we speak on the'i ,y
hand .of governments, and kings, . and statesmen, ai-ve
the other hand .of .the .people, we speak of two, IW
that are adverse and alien to one another ; without
.$);
pathy, without a conscientiousness of their community
.interest; ; but when .we stand here, we see the
man who was the, chosen minister of the sovereign,
enjoyed her unbounded confidence, who had a place, 1!:,
say, not only in her councils, ' but in her heart—(l"3o
hear) ;—who was, the defender of the laws and inst"fr
.tions of the country,,but who was likewise the chosen-,
vourite of the people—(hear, hear)-- and whose note
been engraven,,as I firmly believe, upon every heart
thousands, of the myriads, that now surround me, 130',1,
of the acts that he performed, and the benefits ! a
he conferred upon England. . Gentlemen, as one,
have deeply profited, not by the example only, but by,n
guidance of that great statesman—as one who have A.!,-t,
and I hope have valued, many. opportunities of appren
ing his character-4et me venture respectfully to bear tes7,
mony to you upon the point which, so far as I am able tor
judge, beyond all things .distinguished him.. leis easYs,
enumerate many characteristics .of the greatness of Sir
Peel. We all know the immense breadth and comprehend
siveness of his understanding-r-we.all knew that he, be
all living statesmen, and perhaps beyond all statesmen '"10
preeeeded him,' thoroughly understood the workings Of cry
noble constitution, and appreciated and sounded to the It',
depths the feelings and the character of the greatest delL,
rative 'and the eldest popular assembly in the world, the Pio
tish douse of Commons (Hear, hear). It is easy gentlemen,.
~
speak of his ability, of his sagacity, of his indefatigable inch-10.'0
-but, great as were the intellectual powers of Sir Re,lii
Teel, if you will allow me, as one who may call myself to
,pupil and his follower in politics;—if you will'allow ine.
bear my witness,,this I must say, there was sometlot
greater still in Sir Robert Peel7-something yet more axial)
able than the immense intellectual endowments with wh'e,
it had been pleased the Almighty to gift him—and that icy
his tense of public virtue—it was his his purity of consicak
---it was his determination to follow the, public good—it
that disposition in him,,which, when he had to chose .
tween personal ease and enjoyment, or again, on the ot.
hand, between political power and distinction—when he
to choose between- either of these blessings, either of th
advantages. and what he knew to be the welfare of
nation, his choice was made at once ; and when his the
was once made, no man ever saw him hesitate—no man e
saw him hold back from that which was necessary to give
.effect— (Cheers.) . Mr. Mayor, I heartily rejoice that,
1
erecting to his memory this great and worthy 'nionion
you have chosen for it a site which is most in harmony
.the histories it is intended to commemorate, and with
ideas which it is calculated to awaken. You ave not pig .
in some gilded hall, where it might have been the.odni 04
tion of some.eonnoiseur in art, or might have been 4 -
by the wealthy and the luxurious classes ; but you 0
chosen for him the place where he would have wished to
'iii the face of day, in the greatest thoroughfare of .',Ol
mighty city, in the .heart and centre of the commerce'
-England, where then Sands and tens of thousands will,
day to day, p?ss by the place where he stands, and have 1
sented to their eyes and to their minds a spectacle 01:4,10
can awaken in them no. sentiment except one of public 11 0
and of grateful recollection. And, Mr. Mayor; it is the
,k!
word which I will address to you when I say this,---ip
God grant that many of those who shall traverse 441
crowded thorough-fare, as they eye the work which has
ituafe
this day delivered over to your custody, that they may
„Oa
awakened within thelr breasts the noble and honour
_o it
desire to tread, each for himself, in his own sphere, band
wide or be it narrow, the path of duty and of virtue ; city
in discharging those functions which appertain to us as 0/
-
zens—to discharge them in the spirit of that great ni,,
the spirit and the determination to allow no difficuity, DO
obstacle to stand between him and the performance of rod
duty ; -relying upon it that duty in this country is the_ in
to lame—that if public men do not reap their reward,
~''''t
barbarous times they may have sought it, from immense the
extensive possessions, measured upon the surface ° liV,
earth, they Yeap it in a form far more precious, when' et)
'Sir-Robert Peel, they bequeath a name which is the Pr
9•1"
,
et't
not only of their family- not only'of their own descend` p
but of every man who calls himself an Englishman;, rti
of our common wealth—something that helps to etnici the
to Our common country—somethifg that makes us febelof
England is indeed a country that it is a blessing to .10
to—a country that has a great' and beneficial part t°4.30c1
the designs of Providence for the improvement and au .
ment of mankind. ' (Loud cheers.) •
Diter
Three cheers.werd given for the Queen, for Mr.
for Sir Jahn Potter, and' for the Mayor.

PRD
4'"SIi:VTATIO.AT OF ADDRESSES.TO THE
ot, -
RON . W. E. GLADSTONE,
74--6,1„-ATOELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER,
21r4ATHESTER,—YESTERDAY.

leste„,, _
L'aY afternoon a meeting took place in the Large
beEt, el tile Town Hall, Manchester, (which has recently
lirmicrelainted under the superintendance.Df Mr. Simmons,.
pro*„Street) Chorlton-on-Medlock), for the purpose of
the
o'"ng addresses to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on
frosa eca'sion of his paying a visit to this city. The bodies
tits n,lvholn the addresses proceeded were, the Corporation,
Th
',4amber of Commerce, and the Commercial Association.
10, :11411 was crowded to excess by the principle inhabitants
e city, including some of the distinguished strangers
,„were present at the inauguration of the Peel Statue.
he Satisf„4"., Axon said : Mr. Gladstone, it is with unfeigned
of th"ction. that, in my official capacity as representative of
pr Corporation Corporation of the city of Manchester, I offer you our
42,tordial welcome to our city. (Applause.) I believe
res'a ettester has been always very willing to pay a tribute of
a t goer
persons in authority who may honour it with
°f yeark.la your case, Sir, we do so not merely, upon account
to th,7,4101 official position, but because ysw. are endeared
thars,74llabitants of the city by your private worth and
kop --:42'er. (Applause.) We were all desirous of having an
anity of showing our gratitude to you for your great
wary eb services. (Applause.) Manchester has been pecu-
kd eaefitted by the establishment of commercial freedom,
of CCially benefitted by the adoption of those principles,
and 4" we have great pleasure in knowing that you are,
Nrever have been, the constant advocate. (Cheers.) In
Derfp„,l3resent position you have done much to complete and
avair what Sir Robert Peel began. (Hear, hear.) We
pottr lirselves of the present oportunit of acknowledging
trules.P4lllic services, and we befit express a hope that your
lociajeurs may be continued in that respect, to promote
tOrogress. I beg to remind you, Sir, that the Council
cal `o"' city is composed of gentlemen of all shades of politi-
t4t iLiniens, but I have unfeigned pleasure in stating to you
Preh""u‘B address, which I am about to have the honour of
aIllr"lig, was passed by them unanimously. (Hear, hear,
tiot,, °l'd cheers.) And I will farther observe, that the son-
chska contained in this address are entertained by all
To es of the inhabitants of this city. (Hear, hear.) The
l Clerk will read the address.
TowN CLERK then rea te addressdas follows :
'0 the Right Hon. Williad mh Ewart Gladstone, Of
Chancellor of the Exchequer, &c.
kail'Ve• the mayor, aldermen and citizens of the City of
li'llester, in council assembled, gladly avail ourselves of the
tl:Portunitv afforded of ibidding you welcome on the occasion
ofb)°l4 visit to the capital of the manufacturing districts, and
pressuring you, on helitlf of the vast population whom we re-
exe,nti, of the high estimation in which you are held for your
felt platy private worth and character, and of the gratitude
Yotit'ir the great public services which you have rendered to
lev?ontry.
diti e refer with feelings of admiration to your generous and
erested efforts in thit cause of suffering humanity, at a
te4,-,.„\heo you were seeking repose, and travelling in search of
the "t'd health, when you publicly and indignantly denounced
el Persecutions with which you became acquainted, and by the
t4le'lee of your pen, and the influence deservedly attaching
to cola name and character, endeavoured, in the face. of. Europe.
21Pel a recognition of the great principles of civil liberty
that rights of conscience.
to It is a gratification to see amongst us so distinguished a
this hex of the cabinet which now watches over the affairs of
szh.etupire, and which is happily formed of the most able and
I.4—rlenced statesmen of the age, who, with a patriotic dis-
ge"thar:l_ of party considerations, are, as we believe, united to-
%rip: tor the purpose of carrying out such measures as shall
*is Tlee to the honour of the crown and the benefit of the
",()Ie community,
Otte of the most powerful and successful advocates of
,:se great principles-of commercial freedom which will be for
t° er identified with the name of Sir Robert Peel, we are glad
ti. Welcome you at the time when the first public monument in
piterected by the contributions of thousands of our fel-
diltcitizens—is inaugurated to the memory of that sated.
ofaritinguished statesman with whom you were long asso in
"e„,_and who largely profited by your co-operation and support.
We offer to you our grateful acknowledgmeuts
iit:lllpreliensive and consistent financial scheme which,during
last session, was introduced by you to the House of Corn-
-;,„°;18, with an eloquence of statement and enlarged intelligence,
a clearness and force of reasoning which excited universal
tbiration, and rendered opposition futile, and which, as the
natural and necessary result, was triumphantly carried through
both houses of the Legislature.
t.l By the removal of the anomalies and inequalities of taxa-
'o, you have given to the fiscal arrangements of this country
Consistency and stability which have been hitherto un.
"own.

" We find within your scheme the principle of commercial
freedom, fully recognized, and largely extended, and in the
qolition of the duty on soap, the most important tax remaining
/1)on any article of necessary consumption, erased from the
Itatme book.
14.1berein was embodied, and almost without opposition
`w\i'ttl‘‘ the imposition of the tax on successions, a measure
" rel,,""ilst its justice has been long admitted ; no statesman
great pt date has ventured to bring forward, and which the
io the''ancier who originated the system of legacy duties, failed
44Ittenapt to carry out.
dept 44 therein was also included, and as the result of a state-
thehich, for its excellence, is perhaps unparalled in the
4eteti of parliament, with little opposition, sanctioned the re-
tlll4l sod extension of the income-tax., which all feel to be un-
140e „4" oppressive in its operation, but under the circuin-
kidalB Unavoidable, with, however, for the first time, a clear
tero;!tinct understanding, that at the expiration of the renewed
yuch tax ought to disappear.
ipte'" the representatives of a community, which is peculiarly
Nteated in the progress of commercial freedom, we tender to
tfihn°llr acknowledgments, for your important and suceessful
the 8) to carry out fully the great principles of free-trade, and
to
crrPression of our earnest hope, that you may be long spared
ll'ittl:°te your talents to the service of your country, and to
tdvo'.B as the result of that policy, which you have most ably
ip the.al'ted, the continued and increasing prosperity of all classes
14411, country ; renewed by consciousness, that to the accom-
havettlleut of these vast and beneficent results, your services
largely contributed."
kost e 4,1Y0n : I can assure you sir, that I, individually,
cordially entertain the sentiments which are contained
the he address just read ; and certainly not less sincerely in
to earliest hope represented, that you may be long spared
kkiel,v°to your brilliant talents to the service of your country ;
toe be rewarded by the consciousness that to the accomplish-
of these beneficent results which have followed the
bilt-e course of legislature, your labours have largely contri-
hd• .(Cheeers.)
to,ov e address was then presented to Mr. Gladstone, who
ed in acknowledgement.
ker„r• TrtomA.s BAZLEY, president of the chamber of com-
tipoh'e) came forward and said,—Mr. Mayor and gentlemen,
of Ceceiving the gratifying intelligence that the Chancellor
eatee e Exchequor, was about to become the guest of our.
the Artn-ed friend and neighbour, Mr. Harter, the directors of
to 04,'Itichester chamber of commerce promptly determined
ttat",er the right honorable gentleman their warmest con-
-1„a 4,atious and welcome, upon his arrival in this city of
tliattlstrY • and enterprise. (Cheers.) In accordance with
tent determination, I am privileged by my collegues, to pre-
the You upon the present occasion, the address which
414.,:ta.ye prepared ; and which, with your permission Mr.
fr and Mr. Gladstone, I shall at once proceed to read.
ilazley then read the followin :—
- the Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone, M.P. Chan-

it" 4irlor of Her Majesty's Exchequer, &c.
4,1 directors of the Chamber
. of Commerce and.
4factures at Manchester eagerly mail themselves of your
totikto this city to tender to you their warm acknowledgments
It> .I.„e "rninent services which you have rendered the coati-
"g the session of parliament recently brought to a close,
air e,:° express a hope that a continuance, unimpaired by external
to ,"tnlatances, of those satisfactory results which have not failed
poll tend upon every successive developement of a free-trade
04(1 4).4Y soon enable you to carry that system to perfection,
of e trase from the British tariff, blots which still deface
teflt ~°44(1 by its rules to confine its consideration to matters
ercial bearing alone, this chamber never ceased to pro-
tlope 6°'ost the corn
law of 1815, and all subsequent modifica-
s" it, as injurious to every interest in the state, it was
thtpie 'St to proclaim that the protection which the legislature
\l'as ;,Z1 to throw around the manufactures of this country
illusory and mischievous to all. It marked, therefore,
1"°41'e„11 the tendency of the commercial policy fore-
:4 a tWf`',
a in the session of 1842 with hope—it received, as it
cti it :gtthe enactments of 1846 with joy and gratitude,
te,toetlibers that at both these period you were asso-
t:2otil.4°._ that great and lamented statesman who had the
vitYthos,.`? Propose, the talent to defend, and the courage to
't nee Initiative measures which he had become convinced
tl eeris'arY for his country's good. The chamber was not
1p to express its thankfulness to Sir Robert Peel and
el-,`" in power, and it is glad to renew it now to yourself
ttr "°t only for your share in the commencement. of, but
.
tlIt!olt %tinned adherence to that policy which through its
I,%ilOoecitlf," has been marked by unmixed benefit, and is, at
I,lo4kCont, of immeasurable value.
11°0%1,14 ticlis for the tull accomplishment of fr!e•trad? princi-
'4l ,1' kin do irrespective of any policy which oth.er
'Wjile\
en TaY pursue,gm 'this chamber would be unfaithful to its
ed eenvictions, did it not avow that it would gladly
'1 o f the imp roved tariff of the present year, a total
veryunimportant differential duties which still
':tai''°liiih` of the duties on silk manufactures, as also a great
1110
I„l,titii the duties on wine ; but trusting that they are.
,`'irect;"ts 'lntll the national revenue shall with safety permit
Afan-'re application of sound orinciples to our tariff, the
to 30 "ester the Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures at
kitll44d ,reheat their deep sense of the obligations they owe
-”st a;-11 Your colleagues in office, and bid you a respectful
tere welcome to this city.
Pre " By order and on behalf of the directors."
Vietlenilt 1114041414.-Y4 •• Personally, sir, I cannot withold, at the
rttle -11 that tent the expression of my own feeling and cTi-
b4tetia•Nlebeisll, sir, and your collegues, here in the pacific
,- 414 e, itter,-,1
u general policy pursued by you, contn-
litara of 4„„ 0 that general satisfaction which prevades the e
tc4 her majesty's subjects. (Hear, hear.) The
e) as lately declared, sir, is only another

triumph which peculiarly belongs to yourself. Permit me
to express a wish that increasing health, and increasing
happiness, may continue to yourself and family, in the dis-
tinguished career upon which you have entered; and that
your valued life may be long spared for the use of our com-
mon country. (Applause.)
The address having been received by Mr. Gladstone,

Mr. JAMES ASPIN'ALL TURNER. said: It now becomes my
pleasure and duty, Mr. Gladstone, as president of the Com-
mercial Association of Manchester, to announce to you that
as soon as it became known that you were likely to favour
Manchester with a visit, the directors of that body assembled
themselves together, and devised a mode in which they could
express their high esteem and value for your character.
They upon that occasion, voted a short but emphatic address
to you, which I shall have the pleasure of reading ; and in
the sentiments of which, I assure you, I most sincerely and
cordially concur. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Turner then read the following address :
" To the Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone, M.P., Chan-
cellor of Her Majesty's Exchequer, &c.

"Sir,—We, the Directors of the Manchester Commercial
Association, desire to offer you our cordial welcome upon your
arrival in this city.

" Most gladly do we avail ourselves of the opportunity to
acknowledge how largely you contributed to the successful is-
sue of the struggle for commercial freedom under the guidance
of one to whose name the citizens of Manchester have this day
reared an enduring memorial.
" We regard your presence at this time as well befitting the
occasion, looking upon you as the able and consistent expositor
of those principles of legislation bequeathed to his country by
the late Sir Robert Peel.

" Having already gratefully recognised the value of those
principles
as carried out in the admirable commercial measures
submitted by you to parliament during the past session, we
weuld now express our hope that in your hands they are des-
tined to attain still further development.
" We also feel called upon to return you our sincere thanks
for the ready and courteous attention you have at all times ex-
tended to our official representations ; and we would add our
earnest wish that you may long live to exercise, for the good of
your country, those talents which have rendered you so dis-
tinguished an ornament of the British senate."

M TURNER continued :—Following the example of our
worfhy Mayor and my friend Mr. Bazley, it is not my in-
tention to intrude upon you with any lengthened observations
of my own. But there is one circumstance to. which I
think you will allow me to allude, and on which I think my
fellow citizens, whom I see around me in large numbers,
will reflect with honest pride and satisfaction. We have
this day reared and inaugurated a beautiful work of art ;
which is intended, not so much to perpetuate the fame of
,him to whom it is dedicated, (for that will endure much
longer than our perishable metal), but rather to record to
future generations the deep sense of gratitude which was felt
by his cotemporaries, for the eminent services rendered to
his country by that departed and lamented statesmen. (Cheers)
We think it a fitting occasion indeed that at that ceremony
we have been favoured wtth the presence of the friend of
that great man, who following in his footsteps during the
recent session of Parliament, amid the cheers of .the House
of Commons, and the approval of the people, still further
carried out those great principles which Sir Roert Peel
adopted (loud cheers.) I say this to my fellow-citizens, Sir,
in your presence, and I think you will excuse the illusion,
that they may well reflect with that the father of him who
has departed, and the father of him whose presence we greet,
were, the one au eminent manufacturer, and the other an
eminent merchant, of South Lancashire (loud cheering).
They, Sir, established fame for themselves in that capacity,
and have given origin to families which I have no doubt
will be long remembered in the in the annals of our country.
(hear, hear, and cheers). They have perpetuated two
worthy sons, one of whom the artist has beautifully illus-
trated in the statute which we have just raised to day,
supported on the one side by Commerce, and on the other
side by Talent, intellect, and careful educational culture.
That idea embodies the memory of the one who has gone,
and the fame of the other who is present, both of which I
hope will long endure to possess the esteem which they have
built up for themselves, by which they will be remembered
even longer than their fathers, (hear, hear, and cheers).
May you, Sir, long live to bless your country with your
talents ; and I will .venture, Sir, in conclusion, to say to
some of the young sons of Manchester whom I see around
me—although your fathers have laboured in this city in
commercial pursuits ; yet the opportunity rests for you, if
you have talent, if you have industry, if you have persever-
ance and self-devotion; I say that as Mr, Gladstone has
risen to the first position almost in the country, so may you
rise, for nothing in your 'origin excludes you from filling the
highest offices of the state, (loud applause).
The Right Hon. W. E. GLADSTONE then stood forward
and was most enthusiastically greeted. When silence was
restored, he proceeded to say,—Mr. Mayor and gentlemen,
I am very sure, at least, I am certain, that no man had ever
more cause to ,say, that it is to me a matter of hopeless diffi-
culty to convey to your minds the mixed and strong
emotions which I feel to-day. I came Mr. Mayor to Man-
chester drawn hither by the strong interest that attaches to
this remarkable community—to this community which has
perhaps accumulated greater wealth than any commercial or
manufacturing emporium known in history—certainly than
any provincial emporium known in the history of the world;
but with respect to which its accumulation of wealth is,
I will venture to say, less remarkable than its advanced in-
telligence, and the prominent part which that intelligence
has enabled Manchester to bear in influencing, particularly
during recent years, the fortunes and the destinies of this
country. (Hear, hear.) No man can visit this city with-
out being more than rewarded by what-he sees and what he
hears. Mr. Turner who has just addressed you, has kindly
reminded me that I am not without local ties,—ties which
are, and ever will be, dear to me, and give me especial in-
terest and especial attachment this part of the country.
(Hear, hear.) I have witnessed the wonders of your indus-
try and its marvellous organization, the mode by which it
husbands, and by husbanding multiplies,' every resource
that is applicable to trade and to art. And I have seen, sir,
moving onwards in this town a true representation of those
united figures which you have seen to-day at the base of the
pedestal of Sir Robert Peel. I have seen art not
governing only but beautifying the productions of commerce,
and I trust that this great queen, as she may well be called,
of productive industry, will more and more cherish the union
between those two principles and powers, well aware, in the
first place, that beauty also is a principle of commercial
strength, efficacy, and success and aware likewise, that
over and above its commercial effects, it has a power to re-
fine and elevate the mind of man (hear, hear)—the mind not
only of those whom we term the educated classes, but the
whole mind—the whole feeling of the community. (Ap-
plause.) Well, Sir, to witness this is reward enough for any
one who visits Manchester. But I have found myself unex-
pectedly amongst you at a moment of the deepest interest,
when you have been proceeding to complete that noble tri-
bute that has been paid to-day to the memory of the illus-
trious dead. You have kindly made use of that occasion,
and have employed it for the purpose of expressing the
sentiments you are pleased to entertain respecting one
amongst the living. And, sir, if I could be sensible of a
deduetion, of a drawback, to the feelin„o- of profound gratifica-
' cation with which you have filled my breast, it would be in
the recollection, how poor are the merits, and how limited
the services, of him who stands before you, in comparison
with the immortal services, and with the merits scarcely to
be estimated, of him whose name has been placed in juxta-
position with mine—praising me and flattering me scarcely a
whit less heartily than the memory of that great man deserves.
Mr. Mayor, as the representative of the Corporation of
Manchester ; Mr. Bazley, and Mr. Turner—as the repre-
sentatives of those distinguished associations, that have in
themselves expressed no small portion of the mind and in-
fluence of Manchester with respect to public affairs—l tender
to you my most sincere and most profound thanks for the part
which you have borne, and for the part which those whom you

~ . ..
represent have borne, m presenting to me those addresses ; and
although I feel that you have greatly over valued what is
due,—if, indeed, anything be due, (cries of" Yes") whether
to my personal character or public acts, yet, on that account,
will my sense of gratitude be indelible, which you have im-
pressed on me, I trust, never to be effaced. But, sir, I have
done with personal considerations ; for, after all, 1 know
well that the highly coloured tone of your feeling, whilst it
testifies the 'intelligent judgment that you pass on the efforts
and intentions of public men, is to be interpreted mainly as
an expression of your adherence to certain principles of pub-
lic policy, which principles, you feel to be vital for the wel-
fare of the country. (Hear, hear.) And, therefore, when
I consider with whom I have the honour to be associated at
this moment in the public service, I blush less than I should
otherwise have done at receiving the tribute of your approval
and regard. You have paid, sir, in the address of the Cor-
poration, to my colleagues in the Government, a testimony
to which I may venture to say that I hope they are not alto-
gether undeserving of. (Hear, hear.) It is, I trust, true
they were united by honourable motives ; it is unquestion-
ably true that they stand associated in dice, in disregard of
former party distinctions. (Hear, hear.) Let me say sir,
as' I
.go on, that I 'cannot but attach peculiar value to the
unanimous vote by which this address has been adopted.
(Hear, hear.) Free discussion, perfect liberty to every man
to announce his conscientious opinioii, is the distinguishing
mark and constitutes no small part of the strength and glory
of this country. (Applause.) But the consequences of that
free discussion, necessarily, is the free development of dif-
ferences of opinion conscientiously entertained. And the
effect, generally, of that development of difference on most
occasions, is surely to enh ante tenfold the value of that con-
currence, without exception, which you sir, have been so
kind as to announce to me to-day. Now, Mr. Mayor, I
think it is true, first, that those who are associated with me
in the government acted as has been so stated, as you so
truly said, disregard to party considerations. I do not be-
lieve that the principle of party is extinguished in this
country. The machinery of government almost requires
some kind of organization. It is hardly possible that we
can hope that the nature of man is, at all events as yet, so
changed that we could dispense altogether, with the associ-
ations of party. And, moreover, I am bound to say, that
the associations of party, although great evils may tend
them, yet have likewise materially contributed, and es-
pecially of recent years, to maintain a high standard of
honour amongst your public men, and to subject them to
the operation of those motives which offer the best security
to you for the discharge of their public duties. (Hear,
hear.) Yet I feel a true gratification in stating that I be-
lieve there never has been a government in the history of

this country, during recent years, which has stood less on
the principle of party connection, and more on the general
supp )rt and confidence of the public, than the government
of which I have the honour to be a member. (Applause.)
I do believe, setting aside a subject on which various
opinions may be raised, I do believe that credit was given to
men of high publie character, to my Lord Aberdeen, my
Lord John Russell, at the time when they joined hands, in
December last, to carry on the business of the country.
(Hear, hear.) And lam sure I shall be borne out by those
who have very minutely observed the course of public
business in the House of Commons, when I state as an
unquestioned faet, whilst the bond of party connection
in that house had never been found weaker than during the
past session, when, as you truly say, the confidence of the
people and the approval of the country, enabled the Go-
vernment to carry into law all their important and vital
proposals with greater rapidity and effect than has been
usual on former occasions. (Hear, hear). I may say, per-
haps, and I do not think you will consider it a hunuliat-
ing confession, but I doubt whether there has been a Go-
vernment for many years, that has sustained a greater num-
ber of defeats on divisions of secondary importance— I speak
in the presence of Mr. Brotherton, the Hon. Member for
Salford, the Hon. Member for South Lancashire, and seve-
ral other gentlemen, who can correct me if I am wrong—a
greater number of defeats on secondary questions than the
government of my Lord Aberdeen. (Hear, hear, and
laughter). Those defeats—were manifestations of the free-
dom of judgment that prevails in the House of Commons.
(Hear, hear). I have deeply lamented them. (Hear,
hear). I sometimes was nettled by them. (Hear, hear,
and laughter). Endeavouring to defend taxes which it was
impossible to part with. (Hear, hear, and laughter)—un-
doubtedly, I was not well pleased, when I found on the an-
nouncement of the numbers from the chair, that the rela-
tive forces were not exactly as I could have wished (Hear,
hear, and laughter) ; but it is certainly a remark-
able concurrence that along with those mani-
festations of freedom of individual sentiment, and the ab-
sence of close party organization in the House of Commons,
we have had a session of Parliament that I believe has been
surpassed by few, for the amount of real public work and
business that has been transacted, and during the course of
which many measures of the greatest weight and importance
have been passed. (Applause.) So much, Sir, for that dis-
regard of party considerations, with respect to which you
have expressed opinions. They are in thorough concordance
with my own. (Hear, hear.) And may I say one word
more on the subject of party connection—Gentlemen, it is
this, I am quite sure that no men can have watched
the Parliamentary history of the country within the walls
of the House of Commons during the twenty years that have
elapsed since the passing of [the Reform Bill, and can
have failed to see, that within the course of that period dif-
ferences have been softened, opinions have approximated ;
men of different political creeds have learned to think more
kindly and more charitably of one another. (Hear, hear.)
The space which divided this side of the house from that
side of the house, is nearer than it was. (Hear, hear.) And
if I am asked for the cause, I should say it was due in great

part to the eminent public virtue of Sir Robert
(Cheers.)—of that man, who considered he was the head and
chief of a party, and knew how to value its confidence, yet
when public duty called him, he did not hesitate to lay upon
the altar of his country every advantage, every satisfaction
that that position conferred, and to follow the straight path
of public duty, looking neither to the right nor to the left.
(Loud cheers.) And I think it is a cause of peculiar plea-
sure, a cause of great thankfulness to Providence, that dur-
ing the period when we have seen nearly the greater part of
Europe making, I am afraid, but little progress, perhaps
actually receding in the work of political organisation, and
in respect to the harmony of el-asses—in England we
have seen this modification of differences taking place, and
along with it we have seen great progress in the work of
useful legislation, and of the confirmation and increase
amongst the masses of the community, of respect for the
laws, and of attachment to the throne and institutions of
the country. (Loud applause.) Well; gentlemen, you have
been pleased (I speak now of the address of the Corporation,
which I know well represents the sentiments of the inhabi-
tants of Manchester). (Hear, hear.) You have been pleased
to express your confidence, that the Government now in
charge of public affairs, will endeavour to give effect to such
measures as shall most conduce to the honour of the crown
and the benefit of the whole community. (Hear, hear.) I

value peculiarly, and I am quite sure that every member of
the administration would value -as I do, this expression of
your feelings. lam sure I do not altogether misconstrue
this reference to the honour of the crown, when I refer it,
when I interpret it, with reference to the question in
which, at the present moment, the honour of the
crown, _as _ well as the other great interests are

deeply involved. (Hear hear) Naniely the
.question of
peace and war which holds the mind of Europe in agitation
and suspense from one extremity of it to another. (Ap-
plause.) If, gentlemen, it is your persuasion that the honor
of the crown is safe in the hands of her Majesty's advisers,
I am quite sure no testimony can be conveyed to them more
gratifying to their feelings. lam quite sure no testimony
could reach them which could more contribute to strengthen
their hands in the discharge of a public duty, and in bear-
ing the conspicuous part which must belong to England in
111 P COrlgklaratircrt of every great. Ruropea It cp...llnri (114a+',
hear.) It was perhaps to be expected that the delays and
vexations incident to protracted negotiations should lead to
some sentiments of impatience in some portion of the com-
munity. It was undoubtedly to be expected in this free
country that the measures and motives of government, es-
pecially whilst they are covered in some degree by the neces-
reserve, should not from every man receive alike
favourable construction.. (Hear, hear.) It was to be ex-
pected that general sentiment, that in the present relations
--between Russia and Turkey there had been overbearing ag-

gression on the part of the former power, (hear, bear;)
should lead many here to manifest suspicion, should lead to
some anxiety for a marked and positive declaration on the
part of England against; the aggression. (Hear, hear.)
But, gentlemen, I will venture to say that her Majesty's
government do not feel in the least degree disposed to shrink
from any portion of the responsibility which they have as-
sumed, in making every effort, in hoping I would say if
necessary against hope and beyond hope ; but I hope it is
not necessary; in hoping to the uttermost they may be en-
abled to achieve the avoidance of that frightful calamity a
a general war. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) No doubt the
blood of Englishmen is up when there is oppression or ag-
gression going forward; no doubt the contest of the stronger
with the weaker appeals to that feeling which we think
eminently national. (Hear, hear.) No doubt the lapse
and consumption of time in the apparent results is trying to
the patience of the community, but, Mr. Mayor, let me
venture to say this, that the true measure, the truest mea-
sure of the real greatness of a people lies in the power of
self-command and self-restraint. (Great applause.) Thai
self-command and self-restraint whether in nations or in in-

Eividuals are always liable to be mistaken, are alway
;ertain to be charged, as indifference, as feeblenes, a
;owardice. We know I trust the difference between them

(Hear, hear.) We know that conscious, dignified patience,
and there is a sense of duty as men and as christians which
makes us feel peace does not mean the want of readiness to
vindicate when the time comes the honour of this coun-
try. (Great applause.) What do we mean when we
speak of a general war ? There is a certain glare of glory
about the operations of war which appeals to some of
the elements of human nature, and makes us too little
mindful of the fearful accompaniments it entails. (Hear,
hear.) When we speak of a general war we do
not mean real progress, in the road of freedom or the real
social and moral advancement of mankind attained by force.
This may be the intention. but how rarely is it the result
of general war. (Hear, hear). We mean this, that the
force of nature is stained with human gore ; we mean that
bread is taken out of the mouths of millions; we mean that
taxation is increased, and industry diminished. (Hear, hear).
We mean that burthens almost immeasureable are entailed
on a late posterity; we mean that demoralization is let loose,
that families are broken up ; that lust becomes unbridled in
every country into which war is carried. (Loud applause).
And now if this be a true description, then is it not also true
it is the absolute duty of the Goverment to exercise for them-
selves that self command which they recommended to others.
(Hear, hear), and to labour to the very uttermost for the
adoption of every honourable expedient, that may be the
means of arresting such a frightful scourge. (Applause). Gentle-
men, I am certain I could have anticipated it before, but at
this moment I have not a doubt, after the manifestation you
have given, that those are the sentiments which animate
the peaceful community of Great Britain. (Hear, hear).
Those who are associated together in the walks of industry
and enterprise, those who as practical men come in to close
relation with, and close observation of the working of public
policy, they know the dangers which we are encountering,
and they know the difficulty we have to meet, and by their
generous confidence, I feel convinced, we shall be supported.
(cheers). It has been announced in Parliament more than
once, and by different members of the Government that Her
Majesty's advisers are well aware of their duty to maintain
that which is called, and -which, with a qualification, may
be truly called the integrity and independance of the Ottoman
Empire. (Hear, hear). But after all we know very well, when
we speak of the integrity and independanee of the Ottoman
Empire, we do not use those terms quite in the same sense as
we should speak of the integrity and indepeudance of Englan
or France, because we know that the Ottoman Empire is a
description of sovereignty full of anomolies, full of causes of
weakness and difficulty—a sovereignty whose affairs for five
years to five years, ever since we were born, and long before
we were born, has ever been the subject of European dis-
cussion and interference. What we mean is this : we do not
intend to settle or to express an opinion on the deep questions
which may develop themselves out of the peculiar inter-
national organization of the Ottoman Empire, where, so far
as regards the European dominions of the Sultan, we are
presented with the strange political solecism of a body of
some three millions professing the Mahomedan faith, and
exercising what I will not call—though I might call it a
despotism—but at this moment I will only call it a sovere-
ignty, dominion and sovereignty, over twelve million of our
fellow christians. (Hear, hear.) We don't intend to enter
into the question that may grow out of such state of things—
what we do mean to say is this, there is the necessity of re-
gulating the distribution of power in Europe, and to a
certain absorption of power by one great potentate of the
East of Europe, which would dissolve and consist of the
Ottoman Empire, would be so dangerous to the world that
it is the duty of England, at whatever cost, to set herself

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