The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-17 00:00:00

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Catholic Reformatory Schools," which we ere unable togive
today.

Minnlt" He introduced the subject by some interesting
obeercstions.

PrefemorHennemy, Judge Corr, Vander Miteren, from
Belgium, and Monsieur E. Demme, of the French
bar, took part in the &umiak° which followed, end the
following resolution was ultimately adopted: "That we
cordially concur with the president in the great advantage
that would arias from the adoption of an uniform and
general system of weights and measures, and coins, for all
Datione."_

The other papen reed were "On General Avenges," by
Mr. Bailey, and "On the English Practice with regard to
Intermediate Port Charges." by Mr. Lowces.
After the dimension which ensued on these men had
concluded the section was adjourns&

BANQUET TO LORD BROUGHAM.

The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of Dublin
entertained Lord Brougham and several distinguished
members of the Social Science Congress on Thursday
evening at a grand banquet in the Mansion-house. Tho
tables were laid in the Oak-room, where over 150 gentle-
men, including members of the bench, the bar, the pulpit,
and the Senate, sat down to dinner. At. 6 o'clockhis Excel-
lency the Lord-Lieutenant, accompanied by Lord Brougham,
Lord Curriebill, Mons. Chevalier, Major Lamm; Mr. Hat-
obeli, private secretary, Captain Gore, A.D.C., anima, and
were conducted to the Oak-room by the Lord Mayor and his
private secretary, Mr. Martin, whom arrangements were most
perfect and satisfactory. Animpt the company present were—
Mons. Michel Chevalier, Lord Talbot de Malahide, the Lord
Just's* of Appeal. .Log 4 ppepebill, the Right Hon. the
Recorder, Right Hon. Joseph Napier, Major-General Sir
Thames Larcom, LC B. ; Mr. Justice Fitzgerald, the At-
torney-General, the Right Hon. James Whiteside, M.P. ;
Sir Edward Grogan, Bart., M.P. ; M. Cannier Pages, M.
Desmarest, of the Preach Bar; Judge Longfield, Judge
Lynch, Judge Berwick, the Solicitor-General, Master Fits-
gibbon. Baron Holtsendorf, Re.

The usual loyal toasts having been disposed of, and after
the toast of "The Lord Lieutenant and Prosperity to Ire-
land,"

The LORD MAYOR rose and said—My lords and gen-
tlemen, I have now the honour to propose the toast of the
evening, "'The health of Lord Brougham and Vans, the
President of the National Association for the Promotion of
Social Science." (Applause.) It would be great presump-
tion in me to may aught in reference thu subject of this
team, beyond that I feel honoured in having his lordship as
my guest. The whole civilised world is aware that his
lordship is the greatest philanthropist of the age, • most
instructive author, a distinguished statesman and orator,
• meet profound scholar ; we recognise in Lord Brougham
the highest order of human intellect ; his name stands pro-
minent in the history of them realms for the last fifty years,
and has become a household word from the palace to the
cottage; during a long life he has advocated practical
social science, and has been most ardent and active in ad-
vancing the condition of the human species. My lords and
gentlemen—Lord Brougham and Van:, and may he long be
spared to pursue his useful course. and to enjoy his well-
earued honours and renown. (Applause.)
The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm.
Lord 13110UUHAK, an rising to respond, was received with
loud applause. He mid—lt would be only unless words, of
course, were I my how heartily I feel grateful for the very
kind and cordial reception which you have given to the
mention of my name by his lordship. (Hear, hear.) But
I will add that I come into this country with every pre-
possession in its favour—with • long and anxious desire to
promote by all means in my power the happioesa of Ireland
—the consolidation of the different ranks of inhabitants—
the union of the different parties and sects in Ireland, with
which I consider her prosperity, and the permanence of
that prosperity, to be intimately bound up. (Hear.) But
with all my prepossessioos in favour of this great country
and its noble people, I confess that my expectations have
been s by the short visit that I bare made of only
a few hours. I have seen the people here in their glory,
because in their freedom. (Cheers.) I have seen them in
the posannicio of their rights, which other countries, unhap-
pily for them, don't possess, and therefore it is I say that I
have seen the people in their glory ,• and I have seen them
bye). to the sovereign—(hear, hear)—well.depcsed towards
one another, affectionate and kind—graciously kind to their
well-wishers of all classes and all orders in society. (Hear,
hear.) I feel that all that I had before dreamt, or rather con-
cluded by what I had heard, of the kind and affectionate
nature of the Irish people, has been surpassed by what I
have seen and felt since my arrival amongst you. (Chem.)
Now, I consider that the kind hospitality of the Lord Mayor,
and the kind mention of my same in connexion with th;
anociatiou of which lam the head, is due to that associa-
tion—to the great merits, the great usefulness, and the
great authority of that association, and not of any indivi-
dual member of it. It is, indeed, • most happy circumstance
that we are here to prosecute our inquiries in the centre of
this great country—to prosecute our inquiries into matters
concerning the moral, political, and financial condition of
the people—to prosecute these inquiries, too, with a single
and undeviating purpose, unmingled with any sectarian or
factious motive, but with the single feeling of doing all
that we possibly can, little it may be, more we wish it was,
but at least doing our beet endeavours to promote the hap-
piness of all ranks and classes of the community. (Hear,
hear.) It is highly gratifying to me that I have met at this
table not merely so many of the people of the country, but
so many from England, from Scotland, and, indeed, from
the continent, particularly our worthy friends and neigh-
bours, the French, who are largely represented. (Hear,
hear, and applause.) They are worthily represented by
men of all parties, Impeoialista, Orleanists, Republicans, or
what used to be Republicans, ball believe Republicanism is
out of the question here—(" Hear, bear," from. Mr. White-
sidel—aud is only mentioned elsewhere became it was
found by experience, the experience, I am sorry to say,
now of seventy years, that republicanism tends, in the
name of liberty and equality, to give them very little
more liberty—at first sight • great deal of equality, but
which ended in no equality, which ended in the equality of
all rooks and descriptions of persons being reduced to a deed
level, under one individual whom I shall not name, because
be is nearly connected with my excellent friend and sove-
reign, the present Emperor Napoleon, having been his uncles
but that uncle of his wascertainly what I shall not describe,
more than by saying that he was the only person in
this country, all the rest enjoying entire equality
being a died letter without any exception what-
ever. (" Hear, hear," and applause.) I hope it will be
bettor henceforward—l hope it will be better hereafter.
They have made great progress lately ; they have still a
great deal to make. I wish them well through it, but of
this lam quite certain, that nothing whatever can interfere
with or interrupt for • moment, or cast any shadow of doubt
on our entire good will or good wish, I will my good
understanding with our nearest neighbour, who is,
to speak mercantilely, our beat customer, and who, if a peace
were broken, would be the lint to suffer by it in common
with ourselves. (Hear, bear.) Therefore, if any two people
have an interest in the perpetual preservation of peace it
is these two, because in peace they can be more use to each
other, and in war they can be more loom to each other
than any other nations. (" Hear, bear," sal applause.) I
beg pardon for having deviated from my original intention
when 1 rose to thank you for the cordial manner in which
you received the mention of my name this evening, and the
mention of the anocistion with which I am connected.

Lord BRocoH•x then gave tLe health of the Mayor,
which was cordially received and briefly responded to.
The next toast was the British Association, coupled with
the names of M. Chevalier, Sir John Shaw Lefevre, and
Professor Pilens, of Edinburgh, who severally responded.
The next toast was "The University of Dublin," coupled
with the name of Mr. Whiteside, M.P., who responded.
The healths of the Right Hon. the Recorder, the Royal
Dublin Society, the Royal Irish Academy, the Dublin
Statistical Society, the Royal Zoologkal Society, and the
Museum of Irish Industry haviog been successively given.
The LORD MAVIS proposed the Houses of Lords and Com-
mons, coupled with the names of Lord Talbot de Malskide
and Sir E. Drops, Bart.
Lord TALBOT DI MALABIDE responded on behalf of the
House of Lords. _ _

Sir E. GROGAN. Bert, M.P., briefly responded on behalf
of the House of Commons, and said that so lung as the
members of the House of Commons shall truly represent
the sentiments and opinions of those who send them there,
so long, he believed, would the grastness, the power, the
wealth and dignity of England remain the same, except
that they should go on progressively increasing (Loud
appl►oas.)

MILITARY PRISONS.—The Secretary of State for
War. in consequence of the diversity which exists at foreign
stations in the mode of charging expenditure on account of
provost prisons and garrison cells, has decided that one
uniform system shall in future be followed, and that the
military accountant shall pay and charge in his accounts,
under the head of military prisons, all expenses connected
with these services, which will consequently be altogether
removed from the accounts of regimental paymasters.—
United Service Gazette.

THS BEST PRIZE'S TOR VOLUNTELY DIARKMMSN. -
The numerous matches which are now of wee.ly occurrence all
over the kingdom, every emmty supplying Its own prizes and
competitor's. suggest the necessity of drawing attention to the
objects lust suited for presentation as prizes: and surely little
doubt can exist ea to whether they should consist of something
handsome and durable, to be handed down as an heirloom through
coming generations, or be like the child's gingerbread watch,
which can be eaten when the gilt is rubbed off. A fine cheese,
such u was given lately, and such like eatables arc not, we
thigh. although excellent in their way, adapted for volunteer
Fixes. We would point volunteer erreamittees rather to the
splendid stock of cups. rues, watches, the , of all kinds of work-
manship to the precious mash, exhibited by Mr. Benson, the
eelehrated watchmaker and silveranitb, of Ludgate-hlll, as the
handsomest and moetappropriate prizes that could be chosen.—
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