Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-31 00:00:00

OCTOttit 81, 1859

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118 looked for along' the tine of route, and was at
Ze 1
recognised and warmly greeted by the spectators.
ow2iit Old Swan _the passengers :on several crowded
ullsQ hailed the earl's coach, and cheered lustily, ac- I
The by doffing of hats and waving of handkerchiefs.
RI e art.! Proceeded down Prescot-street, along Russell-
Mount-pleasant, aeunt-pleasant, and .Hope-street, amid many
-11 demonstrations f goodwill. At the Philhar-
therewa °
a great exhibition of popular
° and welcomelo the distinguished visitors—where
tr tarrived about half-past five o'clock. The. Countess
diateerbY and party dined at Knowsley Hall, imme-
lbo
ilt after the earl's departure for Liverpool, and in
ship
.aa hoar and a-half thereafter they followed his lord-
t. la four carriages—one of which was a private
tittil3:Bl, seated for klarge number; and they nlso met
half earty reception on reaching the hall at about
i n
set en' The twenty-three horses and ten
Isere Putllsed hy this illustrious party on the occasion
meat 1113 at Gardner's, in Lime-street,—an• establish-
YtarsclllPl°7ea by the Derby family.for the last thirty
Lord -iat* on his arrival at the Philharmonic Halt
Plabe he
took "-erbT was met in the reception room, in which

..I.:}ISENTATION 'THE ADDRESS.. ;
tr e'letis to the Banquet in the. Hall, the principalm:mF-.
fibs n°lll,re Conservative Association, including-Messr
'417 4,„.• Lloyd, J. Tobin, T. Littledale, C. Tur-
Ilt;,;?. Anderson,, L. Peel, T. Dover, T. Bold, T. B.
11° )144, J. G. Livingston, George Arkle, Cl.. Taunton,
,i4tehison, J. ,B;inaft; James Robertson, ,the Ven.
Ibt,h-eacon Jones, Sir Henry Leeke, M.P. 'for Dover,
111•131.ta's Edwards Moss, 'the Hon. A. F. Eer.ton! and
f
Ik'el.ol, the' members for the Southern` DIN-Lira
tin.casulre (who appeared in uniform), assembled in the
d trefreshment zoom for the purpose of presenting
'''.i.irerb„„el°Y with an'address from the 'Conservatives. of
_which. 'was got up on the occa
soi ohis lord-
-,„ielitgaing office in June last. The address wasta~
at that time 7,090 Conservatives., the p
ttra°tliln°f Which Ives delayed until a Caservati_ye. demon
At inn a grand scale should take place in Liverpool.
a!iied-'l, 'Past six.' o'clock the Earl of Der.by,.ac
John
the Pigsht Hon' the
Disraeli, Sir
the LOlrd Stanley, the Earl of Malmetb_ll7:
tlarci'quis of Rath, the Marquis of Salisbury, Lord
Sir' Stafford Northcote, Ord 1)9 Johe;
*lattnr
"e'raat 'Gladstone, Lord Chelmtford, Lord
C4ir tlB'
the 'E*ht Hon. J. Napier, H. MTalmeonntts
4fterilivscti ce - entered the room. a few mom
I, P.'
his• --4/Itis SHAND (adcheesinglerd Derby), said-
-duty, it is my great thonour, to present
vative-tQssilip with an address signed by 7,090 C
la it.A 'af ; and I thinklumumbers, ast weeekllinais
that b'aellee, it greatly exceeds anything of h
Wilf,,aB,ever. left the good old.
tithe (Hear, hear.)
Nitah, 6‘ anticipate anything whic address
,itself
has •It is dated the 28th of June ; and more time.
state-e:Psed than ia, usual en sulk occasions,
rcircum
tea/ag prevented it being presented
took place, .it
th "nla a principal feature of it. I may say this,
haste ugh it be a olitical matter, the substance of it has ti,passe, P
Nurre," u. away with a moment, and therefor e..it
nl:trength by remaining till to-day. With
°r(l-1/8 Peralissioil, I wilknow read the
ADDRESS. • '
HONOURABLE "THE EARL OF DERBY,'
ETC.
give„ undersig. ned Inhabitants of the Borough of
ane",, desire to approach your Lordship with pro-
You hayiitinients of respect and gratitude for the serviees
din-in:e so loyally rendered -to 'the Crown and country
he a period of unexampled difficulty.
n°"-%11/114eeee1418iS at' which year Lords hiwas upon_ to
• .he duties of the Premiership was one of deep
411xiety.
?,frili'rrikeY'e Was then both in France and England a feeling I.
oieliihted nationality, whic.h-threatened to sever the
necessary to their mutual' prosperity.
ja 14, :11
11
7 1! 1_ °t
e s t error in diplomacy iplomaty might have kindled
of al.:A:It hie and generous allies the feuds and enmities
oar% aYs'
re found equal to the
',ilities °f sec.tasiot rTness and prudence.v
bl;otYll your iyi=e councils the jealous suseepti-
The ilespatehe untries were hoirlir Y
abl satisfied.
prove the
8 °llF(irtigil Affairs, recently published,
went toineaairrrtaLes.t anthese" endeavours of your Govern-
4how how
free • . sincere
• In peace of the world, while they
_cyan in Italy. were your efforts to promote real
talent;we reco
gal..e in these despatches not only the greatest
feeiiut a firm and dignified spirit, and a sound Eng-
Your lig'
trYing c°llntrir gratefully acknowledges that
stirred
thyrtvis
PasB-ijeriol, when great nations have beewnhe
WhiCh threaten the peace of the le world,
has `.-Ternment has avoided all entangling alliances,
the inaintained the strictest neutrality, and bas placed
stet4te,,ftn cos of England .on the basis of powerful
take rm:./ Will regard your administration as a brightitn
•our country's annals:; Tor therein
IlaPreeercified," "Our Army :victorious,"“ is written
:victorious," Our
Navy
The nfrdly powerful."
Il'erse:"lnehlties of your position ,were increased by the
acting. with as adversellouse of Common: ,
easueC's., niany of your legislative measures, thoueehotittr'llitstice and calculated to meet the wants of h
W. re met by opposing majorities.
every' Painful to reflect that party
.spirit overrules
of action among unpatriotic legislators
,iroth the subdivisions of -political parties the;
'easib.s,,.‘ici'vernment is dependent for the success o
I;,..eatieg-s'S It the caprices of
rtes small, intriguing, and
'cliffe-,„se!tiellthemselves ponsible, and therefore
nty a""‘ t 4) consequences.
om d',,.°Talhination of these sections the country has
13eflftl'ftszi of your Lordship's services ; but happily
~„7vera,„.e Your measures had proved the policy of your
`eas 'foram
have been based on constitutional ro-
ZPe re,material prosperity.—
.1 'Sce
the advancement of
44e, 182' °')
Lord
1.64 that t.. 1.% replied by saying—Gentlemen, I
highassure
rec Eve with the greatest pleasnre the ,„
Ptraeh "`' 'which you have been pleased -to pay me in
Ithe he Part of so large and so respectable a portion
„;44411111,-I,47italits of this great commercial town, by the
"leer 6:tell has just been read. I thank you most
t:,tt Iviteji:°r Your approval of the policy which, in con-
-7aetti,-," eolleaaes, we felt it our duty to
_pursue
4tioti-- Ministry.. I thank you for your congrat.uh-
:t pl :P:n. this mark of distinction with whic
;1111ree my gracious mistress and Sovereign
.tof
sge ir„"6 her
gracious approval and acceptance o
tell4ct-Peffeet services .which I have been able to
,errata '4° country. You have not in your address
alet, the difficulty and anxiety of the period in
4rcelitlvi e accepted office:; but you have overrated the
°f Personal merit which you have attributed
with
Pkalloif, c'nr army • during that period met
1.550 p BUCCCSg, it is to the noble exertions of our
telttile,s'Ge-111.cle,...th_e gallantry of their commanders, and not
belatelvee th'ment, who claimed no further credit for-
ks), of „ that of having exerted ourselves to the
for-
gall I,lr ability to reinforce and support those
°4te -Tic ability
contest in which they were
againn you consider that those documents
thelately-°n published respeetinm the foreign
Itil);so'v of tilje
county
re
such as to' merit your
ollt/440117, ti.hrenPdrnepYle.wme merit
near
nrnoet,due to me, but to
who filled the
ecretary stlittnt. ifloer Foreign Affairs. His
pll4,Blltio-4; eess, hisaune tinn" g industry, his patient
%toile thugh e firs,l3uslhEss, joined to a determination to
right coarse, and steadfast) to follow. it out
if ref to all dio!tculties—to him, and not
eo
nrate, is due the
Do,`'llratavn
6efrt‘l, the foreign policy of thetcenu
he ti, -icehas been greatlyex extended the
Again,ng
have been at the Bead of the adjninstration
Pijrie/ufwaloonfll
fled
ythat I concurred with my right
441:tvyiralty, b d the office of the First Lord of the
az Y whose efforts, I am happy to say, the
~,,Iquehw..- Placed upon a footing far superior to that
,"'o4tlp,i‘ Was in we entered office. (Hear, hear.)
~Nat.,;e,,n, with regarden to the pacification of India,
for "e'neation wasdue, in the first instance, as I be-
the os,aid, to the valour and ad heroism of our troops,' for
titeli 11111°14 I can claim was the concurrence with the
4eaOrkw,eeretary of State for India having united in
j`i,4414111,„_1-14,itig,' to the Cabinet, by whom it was at once
!me adopted, the humane proceeding, which, at
e 44.44. scene? crowned by a general and almost

universal amnesty, the success which had been gained
by our victorious armies.— (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen„
individually, if I, can. claim anything it is only for
having been, able to: select and: bring around me,.
colleagues; by whose assistance my I.abears were"
lightened, and who, in their several departments, proved
themselves not unworthy of that confidence which, indi-
vidually, I reposed in them. (Hear, hear.) Gentlemen,
I concur in :the view which you naturally take of the
unfortunate state of parties in the House of Commons
at the Present moment, and of the mischief which must
arise to the country, if no One party has such a prepon-
derating majority as to carry on the business of the country.
It is a serious injury to the public interest—a serious
injury to the interest of thnCrown—that every party
should be so weak in numerical strength as to be liable
at any time to be overthrOwn by a combination of the
inferior sections. It is to the Conservatives of England.
that we must look for a. remedy of this state of affairs.
(Hear, hear.) It is to their continued exertions, by
arousing themselves from the -apathy in which they
haVe .been so long sunk, and continuing that suc-
cess that they have to Some extent 'obtained. Gen- •
tlernen,—l shall have, in the course of the evening,
through your extreme kindness, another opportunity
of addressing you more at large upon public affairs;
end, I trust, therefore, you will excuse me if I now Con- '
fine myself to expressing my grateful sense of the kind- •
ness with which you have received me, and the splendid
present which has accompanied this address—a present-
whieh, valuable As it is as a woik of art; is still more
valuable under the circumstances which attend its pre-
sentation. It will be considered by me as ore of the
Most dear and'culued articles of-my house ; and; I trust,
that many generations may look with satisfaction and
,with honest-pide upon and Consider it anhonour-which
had been done to one of their-predecessors by-the impor-
tant commuelty of Liverpool. '
The address, and the signatures attaches to it, were
enclosed in a massive ebony box, which served as a -
pedestal to an exceedingly elegant casket of oxYdiseff"
silver, relieved with gold. The sides of 'the casket are
-ornamented by carefully-reduced copies of the Elgin
Marbles. The centre •of the cover el- lid contains a
delicately-chased bas-relief, representing Minerva end-
ing the dispute about the armour of Achilles," and .on
either -side of this is :,placed a finely worked copy of
Thorwuldsen's beautffal composition, " Night" ,and
" Morning." The interior of the casket .is lined'with
rich crimson silk velvet, a silver shield being affixed to
the inside of the lid; .gearing the following inscription :
•Javerapoor. , tins CASKET, DE?: BY
A4,-- US. • AIMS.
CONTAliclicr AN ADD `st SIGNED BY
7 09 0
CONSERVaTIVES OF 'LIVERPOOL,
WAS PRESEMSI.I. TO
7ria, MIGHT HON'OURAB LE THWEARL OF DERW, K.G.,
O TILE 291:11 OcTDIER, 1859.

-"The Presentation was followed by a Banquet In the
Philharmonie-lialL

FRAOCIS SHAND, Esq., in the Chair.
IV this casket is deposited tt beautifully' illuminated copy
of the address,lwritten on valuta ; and also a description
of the casket, 'written on vellum and illuminated.