The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-12 00:00:00

EARL RUSSELL AT ABERDO

The ceremony of installing Earl Russell as Lora :woo)
of the Aberdeen University took place yesterday ette;iooo
The formal installation ceremony tookpl ac in Ma
College-buildings at 12 o'clock, his lordship taking ,
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of office, &c. Earl Russell, with the counciltown an" hof
versity authorities, then proceeded to the musicehall,*
his lordship delivered his inaugural address.
Lord RUSSELL, on rising to address the meeting, )1
received with very great applause. After thankiesoo
students for the honour they had done him in chooeingtil
as their Lord Rector, he said that he would not det/i
them by attempting to eulogise on the beauties of liter'
or the acquisitions of science, but proposed as the 04k%,
his address the discussion of the two questions--fsesfl
there any law or general rule by which the decline 01F
is governed ; and, secondly, what is the general 86.1)/),
the world at present,and does it teach us to hope or (36;1'0011
In discussing the first branch of his subject, Berl:00e,
entered at some length into a consideration of the c"b-e
the fall of the Roman empire, and attributed it t°
ruption of the Government, corruption in moray °"-itet;
gion. This corruption existing, the Government 131:to
fell into the hands of men able and powerful enell g`et-
come the tyrants of the people; and it was vain te j
Brutus and Cassius had done, that they destre9V
tyranny thus created by assassinating the Emperor ,/,,
was required was not the death of a man, butt ,
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tion of a people. Earl Russell then referred to the 701 °II
tion and its effects on freedom, and traced the flr6;eded
of the spirit of liberty on the continent, and Prtorltil?,
consider the present state of Europe and of the ;to
marking, however, that it was perilous grellivAeo":"
upon. It was evident that barbarian races must% Pry
before the more civilised. This was exempliaed trt{
rice and other countries. His lordship then Welit:eo°rel
quire whether, with regard to Europe, any' ila
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had been made in Government. He needed 11.,,"
to England, for this country, he said, had for re i°4+
enjoyed in its perfection, or nearly in its perfectiioreo,ol
which he believed to be the best of the imperfect t
government which we can attain to. (Cheers.) 13tila or ff
not long time, a representative Government 101.-opei
imperfect had sprung up in various parts of tirri-is pf
France, in Austria, in Spain, in Portugal, anodes
other countries, there were forms of represente4
narchy—and the struggle, similar to what had tle
in this country from the accession of James I. t°.;:olli9
sion of George 11., for free institutions was ne,".„o-
in these countries. Referring to Italy, Earl );411'
" But what I confess I rejoice in especially Or tk-fel
which was so long dead—that Italy, which fc/Deeoh/
centuries lay in the torpor to which she had,
demned by the arms of Charles V., of wil`e-or
spoken, has roused herself and has risen again"--- p
Lunched once as the republic of a single city'
its arts and arms everywhere, as she flourished
number of disunited republics, each distiragniteti
arts and by its vigour in carrying on war be S
against the others, so I hope now there reilJeter„
shape of freedom and happiness to Italy, and tb7hofw
stitutional monarchy she will shine again among ".4
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and States of Europe." (Loud cheers.) xis I°,r;
referred to the struggles of Greece to get tbr°,,eefit
lions and its difficulties of every kind, and then - 010 /
speak of the continent of Africa, which in toe°,,lePalli)
got rid of that detestable crime the slave tfa'".l,o
pressed his belief that the task of civilising .'f.flo to
not be a useless sacrifice, but that light vise I'l folo9,
in that part of the world. (Applause.) Of tbie
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his lordship, was a man who was never flareed , ,
of A, ll
but with honour—Captain Speke, the traveller
(Cheers) Referring to America,Earl Russell
is another portion of the globe where we Russell
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lament the scenes of blcodshed which are to beapi/I,of
There we still have to lament that the Lleodif iiteredlffeo
of war has not been brought to a close; and i'Affici`:Vd
bright spot in that dark Beene it is for the dill 0
(Applause.) But I cannot but believe that tile 00 'id
America, whichever way it may end—whet
may again unite, or whether there is to be a "11-00
—I cannot but believe that out of these even" froey
race are to receive their freedom. I am etifewe
speak to you of abhorrence of slavery, hecell,eto;
have that abhorrence as strong as we have that ti/e,. ;10
is one thing which makes it quite impossible
and the slave should ever live in harmonY 01 fot,,
lordship then referred to the progress of religl jj'eeo)
ing influences, and of Christianity, and to tp.°o6 oe
exercise of charity in the discu-sions new 0,100 11/
subject, Earl Russell concluded amid veil ,''ey eir
by thanking the audience for the attention t'aerte,too,o
him. Ilis lordship spoke for an hour and a 610 Atio,o
The Music hall was quite filled by student coterito,,,)
and the reception given to Earl Russell onicia
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leaving the hall, and even when he After drtee r if:4o
the streets, was very enthusiastic. der
address an address of welcome from the stlidgek erof
an d resented to his lordsi, and acknowle lied
Alterp giving three cheerhsp for the neW Lot
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or Lady Russell, who was present, the 104