Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-10 00:00:00

Dwledged tt

association which they so warmly sup-

Amonkst the charitab

institutic

g the country
He had

the licensed victuallers' stood

oond to none.

and borough
°). loud

mne'a Pleasure in proposing "The. count
" The toast was. received and drunk I

members

Hon. ALGERNON EGERTON, M

respond, was received with vehement cheering, which lasted
for some minutes. On the

in rising to respond to the toast which had b
received, he must in• the 'first place express his- regret that __
was not supported in is response by the presence of thei_
borough members, Mr. Horsfall and Mr. Ewart. lie
regretted it the more because one or both of them would have

so kindl

the complithent which had been so handsomely paid th

In the few remarks which he was about to make,, he should
take care not to touch upon pplitiealquestious-7(hear, hear)
trusted that he had left political subjects for at

hear nothing of them again. for som
must be permitted to touch briefly upon one Iluestion which

time to wine,

Was intimately associated with th(
of Parliament. He considered that it was one of
dutit

Ailzations of nieinbei
o fire
tention

a member of ,Parliament to

give hi

social gatherings like:the present. In his judgment, there
was no waY,iin 'which the English character, could be better
studied than. in the expansion which followed upon a good

a laiic

the present
fall 4

detain them long

dif-
teen supporters of his, for there. must always. be
afwitothrniooern.Y. erlleaet Deoleualsdurneotthhaotrhee
ferences of opinion. inong them,,and he trusted that wher-
ever ever he went that, freedom
a.of opinion would re:,,•n, which,
indeed, must ever reign in
teaharnt ealalintl°lenrestwtohueldni
company of Englishmen. He
had been. but U. short time the member for this
.4il4sion of
the county; but, he must Say, that Wherever he had' gone
fhe had always met with the greatest courtesy, whether froni
riends.or opponents ; and. he truSted that he should ever
meet with the same treatment that he had received there.
(Cheers.) In coming to a meeting like the present, he met
with that peculiar feature in English institutions which that
-assembly might be said to represent. Ile believed there
was no country but England, in the whole of Europe, where
feasting and charity went together, and he held it to be true
that, in England, cliarity and sympathy was increased at the
feast ; he trusted, therefore, that the old national CUs-
OF of. giving publicdinnCrs in aid of charitable objects
might never go down amongst us. The only country be-
sides England where: Charity on a large principle prevailed,
withoat the aid of government, was in America. In regard
to America, he Might quote from an old song on the hospi-
tality ant charity in Boston. It ran thus.:--.

liOstap is a Yanitea town,
Where all thq men are brothers ;
If one man has a pumpkin pie,
He gives it to the others.
Perhaps it could'scareely be said- that this, feeling prevailed
to the same length in England; but' although England might
not be able to • boastLof such' an extensive charity us this—
for he, believed that,4n•Englaild,- a.man with a pumpkin
pie ,would keep Some at -least' for -himself—yet she could
boast of A' very exteiried charity. :(Hear, an cheers.)
lie did not think that in America charity went to the same
length-as in England ;:becanse, as civilisation advanced in
a 'new country like America, it was 'not -so much required ;
but in an old, country 'such: as England, ,the exercise ,:of
charity was ,much required. The hon. member concluded
by thinking- the cetnpany for the kind manner in .whibh
they bad received the toast. ' _

Mr, X.. Lsim,..Esq., M.P., next rose to acknowledge the
toast, and was also, greeted with prolonged applause. He
felt deeply. gratified at the manner in which they had drunk
his, health, and he only hoped, that lie might take it as a
sign that, during the short time he had represented them
in: Parliament, the course he 'had pursuedi had not been
without. satisfaction .to a great many present. It was
a difficult thing, coming down from London, having
heard nothing but' politics for several .weeks and
months, to get altogether 'rid 'of its influence . at once.
Tie might say that he was only a few hours from the scene
of political discussion, for he only came down from London
yesterday.. They Must excuse him if he 'said but a few
words. He agreed frilly-with-the sentiments or the gentle-
man Who proposed the army and navy. Tie thought that
both should be well and efficiently eupportedin 'this country,
in., order that we-might be enabled to carry out those peace- ,
ful pursuits to which a pievious speaker (Mr.lAtkinson) had
alluded. He thought: that England should be in that proud
position 4 so that she could turn her:mind to peaceful subjects,
and not. becalways afraid of attack from abroad; first on one
side andihen.on the other. (Hear, hear.) Per that'reason,
he ,was of.. opinion that, ,our . defences should sbe. put, in the
most perfect state...of ',security. (Loud applause.) He be-
hayed .thafythe present 'Governvinnt felt the:xespixosibilitY
of that ; ,and, under_ those eircumatalces, he was quite will.
lingtoleave it in their hands for tae present: With regard
tolthe .immetliate:objeet.of the proceedings .of the-day,. he
might say that he should always be ready and desirous .to
promote the prosperity of the Licensed Victuallers'. Associa-
tion. •(Loud cheers.) . He:knew that .some people: were
rather -severe ,upotethetn,' and said hard things about the
licensed -vietriallers;, tbut.so .long as he had lived, ho. had
never seen anythingin that body to findrfault. with. . He
thought . they set an example! toi other , bodies . and
associations which Inight be 'imitated with advantage.
He assured them it .had-given him very great. pleasure to
oauniddsbeeid_druhenkihamad to
attend. there Abet day, and see so much cordiality amongst
them.: One. Could' not tell what might happen, but 'he
hoped that in:another year he might have the happiness to
be. amongst them.. (Chccrs.Y
-Liverpool; :I either, aii.-''B4.maniter in which the mayor; the ear=
ePnrotThilPuoessie'amnilaon:ta.bll3::a—wEllivhaiEceizi'hrl:ll(itigNeul:weagtuagaidi,orn'ens'-uo-rocrse—esael::Nrilliabilia6italtrtibto, would
each it floating p
question the' adinireb
opoationag-plverpool..,...They were all :Ware
poration, and magistrates governedthetown..Every man whO
;was acquainted witha seeped,- and:that _one;of thc. largest
in the countryrnmst knosi how; ditficultitwas to'keep orderbi
that br Liverpool there Wee a 121;ge population of "ilotiftii
toe Trishnum who'eatnexivailancbwhrti airarageh
they. pleased; 'and-:thszrefore the -difficulty of -governing-the
tioWn.•wai still)furtheif eahaneed; He also,- in. his aivri
• person, :could, speak with 'thanks 'of the huge hospitality
that was °Brewed to. sbinagers. He had dined be the

. _
Town-hall
,T4t11...-the ,144y0r, _ and ,he must ,A .ay tha
he haajield6ni had 'better' iliimeti" or (Yank better
wine. (Hear, hear, and laud laughter.) lie was not
He was not acquainted with the presont'Maybr, although
,lie hid_ had the .bianodr: of an intrnrinetin. 1.4. 1.,

he- mu;

with

s,a distinguished. Li verpoi

lie conbluded '1

tghly g

merchan

Mayor,

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cheers.)

of Liverpooi

EnAmLny-Moonn, Esq., on rising to• respond, wt
ly cheered. He said they had called upon him to retur
IN nu hphalf of tha cornoration. He

a very bum

that body; and

could only express his N7c

Mr. Moo;e) could command-, but

aicrht c

f the toy

desire to promote its prc

ly 6aw'wra

(Cheer

in the . Coun