The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-03 00:00:00

THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD
TRADE AT O,ItFORD.-TILE rjr-A'

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eel Tel!, fe.P. for I Tel city, has been spee,',
day or two with his constituency ; and on N°'
being New Year's Day, lee dined at the annul
val of the Druids, When about 130 of that ode
down to a sumptuous entertainment, which vreesl )
up in the lodge room. The Mayor of Oxford; j
man R. J. Spiers (late mayor), Alderman C. l'
ley, and several of the Town Council who. bel°,
the order, were present. Many excellent speechrej
made during the eveniie, but that which crew
greatest interest was delivered by Mr. Cardww"ii
turning thanks for the toast of "The City Me°b
Mr. Langston, the other member, was prevents i
present from illness, consequent on his late al
We are happy to find that the honourable gee/si
is progressir'e gradually, and that he tropes
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able to take his seat in the house early in the '
session.
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Mr. CARDWELL, who was received with ent
cheering, said that in rising to return thanks ler",h,
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toast it not possible for him to convey to thel
sincerely he sympathised with those feelings 1011°4
been so eloquently expressed by their chairman ll' i
fereuce to his absent colleague, Mr. Langstoc,gl
were to them a matter of just pride and satisfacti°n
for so many years they had returned to Parliatne
of the most upright and independent members
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House of Commons, it was to him a kindred Co
although not enjoyed for so long a period, lei
had the co-operation and counsel of an invalne„o
league. (Cheers.) That he had met with it
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accident and was absent today, because he wasLto
fering from'its effects, must be to all of them a uw
unfeigned regret ; but if there was a consolaticel of
such circumstances, it was that their chairman, WI
themselves, were enabled to speak more freely an,.
ingly in his absence than they could, with his del!tili
feeling, speak of him in hie presence. He Wei,
gratified when he was told how deeply and sincere'
regarded him, not only in his public capael*
their warmest feelings of private friendship and 1
For himself h.e (Mr. Cardwell) looked forward 11
terest to this meeting, because when they had r
the events of a departed year, and looked
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with hope and anxiety to the events of a n`",
it must be to him most agreeable to meet 5
a number of his friends and constituents
place. It was one of these occasions when, ass ii
their chairman, party feelings and topics upon vi re-
ference of opinion and discussion might arise, Vie
properly excluded ; but when they might take the.
tunity of indulging in that free interchange of one
topics of general interest, which constituted, all-
the firmest bond between a constituency and itli:
sentative. Nor ought they to forget, nor Wes
forget, that they were the most ancient, the l'Oelb
cus, and the most free of those countries wbl
governed through the medium of representative•;
tions—(cheers)—and that, at this moment, the ' '
of the world depended on the example which e''
set to other communities. (Cheers.) It was v
free interchange of opinion, that these bonds were
and cemented, and freedom created ; it was the- .
of the constituent, and the freedom of the repress
and the communication of honest opinion ill,
spoken language, that constituted the goverrl
ciple of that free empire in which they had. till
ness to live. (Cheers.) FOr his part, he looked g
to this opportunity of meeting them, not reef,
the enjoyment of a festive occasion, or for the be
tion of any business which mightbe uppermet°, •
moment, but because he believed that by a se •
communication and free interchange of opinion; 0 ~
stituency and the representative were brought is/
harinony and acquaintance with each otherlito
tended not only to strengthen the machinery nfej
vernment in England, but to promote freedonsav
neony throughout the whole of the civilised
The interesting occasion of the close of one year beginning of another naturally suggested to elerf,oi
mind topics which were uppermost. for considera'
discussion. What was their situation when theyla'e
bled together? At that time England eejor7
perity, nut only unexampled among other nations,
consequence of her great freedom and the pePull
' of her institutions, she was the first in prospea .
power, but she had attained a pitch far beyond
illustrious precedents, and it tended to inspire etvili
she was entering on a career still greater, and
highly developed prosperity. 'They had closeaj •
decade, the first ten years, when by the apl3l4'l
freedom to their system of commerce, the sprint
dustry had beets lightened, and the energy all
prise of the British people had been invited tcri,
itself in new and hitherto untried sources.
Within that period their foreign commerce bad 01
and taxes remitted showed the rebound, and • is .
smaller imposts produced the greatest rettliii S
Treasury. He need not tell them what Was le
effect on produce from abroad, or what Were l'
on the industrious classes engaged in proneetinfAsd
at home, for it must be obvious thatif they bad 7110
man's remuneration and diminished his berdeus;io
cult must be to improve the condition and• inlyeel
prosperity of the people. (Cheers.) lie wolot
over topics familiar to their minds ans:Leoiocls",
those changes, such as laying the foundation ''',,,b
exalted education, for relief from the pressure of
want had enabled persons to consider those not d'
portant matters which might conduce to the 111 D,
vancensent of the whole kingdom ; such woo tlll
and position when he had last the honour of ad
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them in that room. The year which had just clo
however, shown them that other virtues wereto 13°01
into exercise, for it had pleased the Providence
to visit them with the trials of war, and there Wei;'
who thought that advancing commerce and tee' '
great blessings as they acknowledged them tor?
tend to the diminution of the martial energy IA
tary spirit of this kingdom. 'Whether tba,,i by
the case they all knew from those deeply pailiT;
spiriting, graphic narratives which they bauiebeech
from the shores of the Crimea. What might
for England in the year upon which they were to
it would be presumptuous for him to antieiroi
it was beyond the power and province of 001
foresee, but there was the consolatory reflectie,ntie
was through no guilty ambition on the part eleele
tish Government that they had entered on TA
guinary war in which they were now engaged, e'firiA
had entered upon it from the firm belief and co of,
that they were forced to do so from the dictatesoe7
tice and necessity, and it was that feeling leii,
duced the whole country to come forward its e 0
give give the Government their unanimous and COrtiyks
port. (Cheers.) The gallant men whom the,
forth had displayed all the virtues which adore,)/,
military character; they had been guided by ;11304,
of ambition, and so soon as they had done all the
tice and necessity required, they would be ne.., boill!
show that magnanimity and moderation in tileiejOi
victory as they had shown courage and fortittlusitor(
hour of trial. (Cheers.) His sincere hope and deeo 6.
that it might be among the blessings of God gift
deuce in store for them to bring this great cobetti
an honourable conclusion, and that peace miglit",
restored to the nations of the world ; that thelsi#,
ing lesson might produce its fruit, and not be elf!
free people, who had been kindled by an el:11'0151
never laid long dormant in the minds of the 13r1 e;;Ii
and who would, when the struggle was peer,drei J,l
their pacific pursuits with increased zest 2'11,47
having tasted of the evils which resulted from niefe(
porary suspension. If their enemy, in calculaeore,
prospects, considered how far his utmost efforte';tire
able to paralyse their effor is in peaceful pursuitel'otile
afford him no satisfaction. If he looked to the bi9l
their mercantile marine, he would find that while 09
was totally annihilated, that while not even a P`eie
any of his ships could show itself on any sea, It el,
sea had been crowded with England's merchanA
busy in the pursuit of successful and increasing (1609
(Loud cheers.) If he inquired from the annual e id)
tares, whether they had experienced a dinainutieetor
foreign trade, he would find that although 1853 yi osif
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without precedent in the extraordinary increase!
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former years, that increase lead been maintained 41
He (Mr. Cardwell) was not quoting statistics, 13, 04
them precise figures, but he spoke in general
and was enabled to say that great and unexaeld '
their prosperity had been before the commence V,
the war, it still continued and prevailed at the , o'o
1854. Their enemy would find, too, that thews
nies, the sources of their permanent wealth, 0510
to grow, and to prosper, and to become the face te
of future empires, and of free governments in diste,eo
of the world. (Cheers.) He would find also tu p.:i
revenue was maintained, no mean evidence of tii,e
perous condition of the people at home, and anew,
plaining people, cheerfully submitting to all „ t
to carry on a war which he had entailed tire-04
and showing more energy as the pressure of theme I ,
came greater. (Loud cheers.) It was under 7
eninstances that they closed the year 1854, an yea
1855 ; and if the year 1855 should be a year of ree,
and of war, they at least knew that Englaw' t.'"
exhibit an example of which Englishmen rajo s o°3
be proud, furnishing, as she was doing, pages e'e Oft
history, worthy to be associated with those °_•tl
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borough and Wellington. (Much cheering.) 0 ere
should please God that they should return to A 007
of peace, he hoped that they would ire ceremereiroel
prise evince the same spirit which they disideiliel"
1854 ; and he trusted as years rolled by they Wv„o,ls.
hibit illimitable progress, and remit to futures ree,...-
only the glorious achievements of their army au 107
but the more solid and substantial fruits of
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commerce and enterprise. That was their onlY tie e 1;
and when war was forced upon them they We got, 4
cl.iarge their duties with energy and fortitude ; Age
the honourable career of peaceful industry, thci toe
labour with equal earnestness to benefit mankindl ,0 .‘
mote the civilisation of distant nations ; for he-sr",,, SI,
vinced that that constituted their true happine", •
was the anxious desire of this brave, this free, it,„ r:;sl‘
lightened people. (Loud cheers.) On behalf of P:.100
cellent colleague and himself, he again thanked th;il il-
their•kind reception, and sincerely wished them
pleasures and happiness of the opening year. rte
Mr. Cardwell resumed his seat amid general elle

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LONDON DOCK COMPANY.—The half-yearly nleetief
this company was held yesterday, Mr. John Cs t:” g I
the chair. The report was favourable, consider,l3„gi
state of our foreign trade, 548 loaded ships having
tered the docks in the six months, or 197,4 t
The revenue for the half-year ending Noveramv,.7sll
276,9811. 3s. 3d., and the expenditure was 1-'S
Gs. 9,1. The balance to the credit of profit add 0-01
261,140/. 4a. Gd., from which a dividend was
clared of 21. 108. per cent, for the six months, fr
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income tax. The report was adopted, and Pcig,,,,eff,T,l
given to the directors to apply to Parliament 7R
a further sum of 200,000/, for new works 1111(4
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