The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-01 00:00:00

To the above address Sir Maw( SMITH said :

Sir and gentlemen,--I thank yiu—with the grateful
heart of a veteran soldier for the address you have just
presented to me. The most gratifying thing to a soldier
is to know that whilst serving his country bis services
will meet with his comrades and his country's approval.
—(Loud cheers.) In the midst of the many difficulties
which surround the soldier he is ever cheered by know-
ing that whilst he is doing his duty, if even he is not
quite so successful in the performance of that duty as
others may think he ought to be, he is ever cheered by
the belief that the country will do him justice.—(Cheers )
You have well touched on the peculiarity of my position
in South Africa. Without egotism, I may say, and I
do assert it, that no man was ever placed in greater
difficulty than I was when first placed in command in
South Africa.—(Hear, hear.) I was a Governor
without a legislative body, and I was a Com-
mander-in-Chief without an army.—(Bear, hear,
and loud cheers.) I will admit I was one cause of
the smallness of that army; for if I had to furnish rea-
sons whether the army should be reduced or increased, I
could better have furnished reasons for reducing it than
for increasing it. My wish was,
as far as I could, to
save the money and blood of my country from being use-
lessly squandered in a distant colony. I am ready to say
that the minister of the day supported me with reinforce-
ments: I asked for none from home or from the neigh-
bouring colonies. I was endeavouring to hold my
ground, as others had recommended, feeling that if the
minister of the day wished to retain Katraria, he would
furnish me with the men to do so, whilst, if he did not
want to keep Kafraria a good retreat might be made,
with less disgrace, with a small army than with a large
one.—(Hear, hear.) But reinforcements arrived, and I
bad to, extend the scene of my operations, which then
assumed a formidable character; but great difficul-
ties then arose. I had not only 30 000 or 40,000
warlike savages to contend with, but I had a large
body of Hottentots, who were supposed to be our
friends—if savages ever can be friends—but who now
turned against us. I then stood alone in a storm,
in which I maintain no other man ever did before in our
own time.—(Cheers.) But the Minister sending out
forces, time should have been given me ; but be, like
myself, of an ardent temperament, believing I was
slowly acting—though I was not asleep—(Cheers)—
was dissatisfied. Still I was doing as much as could be
done, and I speak now the opinion of a general who has
been in 'every description of warfare.—(Hear, hear.)
The measures I had commenced I left to the gallant
officer, my successor, who relieved me with the greatest
courtesy and kindness, and I left him in command of an
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which will bring peace, tranquillity, and prosperity to
had been driven over the Kei. And
the colony.—(Cheers.) Sir Harry Smith coneludsd by
again expressing his thanks to the inhabitants of Ports-
mouth for the reception they had given him, and stating
that uailer any eircumetauees ho should ever feel the
proud conscientiousness ,of having done his duty.—(He
resumed his seat amid great applause.)
The MAYOR expressed his gratification that Ports-
mouth should be the first place to give a welcome to the
gallant veteran, and the meeting broke up.
Tho following requisition has also been presented to
the Mayor, requesting him to call a public meeting of
the inhabitants with the same object.
"To the Worshipful the Mayor of the Borough of
Portamouth.—We, the undersigned, request. you will
have the goodness to convene a public
meeting of the
inhabitants of this borough to offer their warmest con-
gratulations to General Sir Harry Smith, Bart., on his
return from the Government of Southern Africa, and to
express their ardent admiration of the singular ability
'a the discharge
he displayedof the important
eduties
entrusted to his car .

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business at twelve o clock on any day except Wednes.
day and Saturday, if such business be disposed of not
later than three o'clock, the House will resume its sit-
tings at five o'clock; and if such business be disposed of
after three o'clock and before four o'clock, the House will
resume its sitting at six o'clock.
That when such business has not been disposed of at
four o'clock, Mr. Speaker (or the Chairman, in case the
House shall be in Committee) do leave the Chair, and
the House will resume its sitting at six o'clock, when the
orders of the day not disposed of at the morning sitting,
and any motion which was under discussion at four
o'clock, shall be set down in the order book after the
other orders of the day.
That whenever the House shall be in Committee at
four o'clock, the Chairman do report progress when the
House resumes its sitting.
That all dropped orders of the day be set down in the
order book, after the orders of the day for the next day
on which the Route shall sit.

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