The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-24 00:00:00

Lord ralme rston at Tiverton.

TIVERTON, Tuesday.

It is now some years since Lord Palmerston
visited his constituents, having been obliged on
several occasi ons e ,uring that period to disappoint
them, after all arr angements had been made, owing
either to the e xig encies of public business or tem-
porary illness. I a short time ago Lord Palmerston
intimated that he would pay his long deferred visit
on the occasion a f Tiverton races, and the mayor
and corporation d etermined to invite him to a pub-
lic banquet the previous evening. The Premier,
who looked remarkably well, and was in excellent
spirits, arrived b' r the 2 o'clock train from London.
At Tiverton June Lion he was heartily welcomed by
the mayor and a considerable number of the chief
inhabitants of the borough; but when the train
arrived. at Tiverton the station and its approaches
were densely crowded, and his lordship, having en-
tered his carriage, was escorted amid enthusiastic
cheers, to his hotel, the Three Tuns. Lord Palmer-
ston on present-ing himself at the window of the
hotel was received with loud cheering. When
silence was restored his lordship said—Ladies and
gentlemen, young and old, my good friends all—l
thank you most heartily for the kind reception I
,have just met with from you. lam accustomed to
b e warmly received in this town of Tiverton, but I
must fairly own that I never met with a more gene-
r 31 and cordial reception than that which has awaited
me to-day. (Cheers.) I am always glad to come to
this town and this beautiful neighbourhood when.
ever lam able to do so. I regretted very much on
a l ate occasion I was tied by the leg, unable to
leave, and 1 think that a man who is tied by the leg
and foot to London cannot hope to make his way to
Tiverton. (Laughter and cheering.) I am glad,
however, to meet so many of you to-day, and
I trust that during the two days that I
mean to pass here I shall have an op-
vortunity of seeing all those good friends to whom
I. am so much indebted. (Cheers.) If lam to
augur of the future increase and prosperity of Tiver-
ton, from what I now see before me I must say that
the great numbers and good looks of the rising
gimeration augur well and fairly for the increasing
prosperity of Tiverton. (Cheers and laughter.) It
is a proof that the people have good employment,
and the appearance of the younger part of them
shows that due care is taken of their education and
manners, and that the good and healthy air of this
town has its due effect upon the constitution and
1 aoks of the young. (Cheers.) We all know that
those who are past their childhood—especially those
of the fair sex—retain their good looks to a later
period of life than is often their lot in other parts
of the world. (Laughter and cheers.) I can only
repeat that it has given me the greatest pleasure
to be so well received, and that from the bottom
of my heart I thank you for the kind
c'emonstration which you have made. I am
glad I have the pleasure of meeting you
u such magnificent weather. It has sometimes
oitcurred when I have been here that there has been
a 'Little dewy fall from the skies. You are I believe
pa nting for rain, but I trust it will not come down
for the next two or three days, so as to injure the
attendance at your races. (Laughter and cheers.)
Three cheers were then given for the ladies, three
for the Mayor, and three for Mr. Hole, and Lord
Palmerston then retired.