The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-30 00:00:00

LORD BROUGHAM.

Veß4ol..t a tneeting of the Reformers of Abercromby Ward, Li-
-11,,,i21, to celebrate the return of Dr. Carson at the late
ZelPal Election, on the Chairman (Joseph Brice, Esq.)
weal. " Lord Brougham, the enlightened patriot and un-
idvocato of national education,"
1, r.
would
LARDNER, in returning thanks, said—Nothing, he was
to
afford to that gifted man more sincere pleasure
.7t.0 receive from a company so intelligent as the present
l tribute of its homage to his services in advaneirg the mo-
•st ana . •
u Intellectual character of his fellow countrymen.—
ii.._e:Art and cheers.) With respect to the public and poll-
character of Lord Brougham, a difference of opinion
take
exist ; although there were but a few men who had
ti a long public life, in the course of which lie had
Pan active part the stirring events of the times, with
Paster credit than that distinguised nobleman. But what-
eptcir
,clifference of opinion might exist respecting him as a
treciau—and it should not be forgotten that he had con-
I tiled, by his advocacy for the extension of municipal privi-
eet, to
hum produce such meetings as the present, every friend of
th anitY must award to him the most disinterested praise for
steocuntinued exercise of hi 3 talents to *drama education
saorngthe people.—( Cheers ) If there were one individual
11,-9 tam another who had produced the greateet results by
P'earied and anxious labour for the advancement and edu-
ofttouof the lower classes of his countrymen—on which their
I and moral happiness so much depended—that individual
%, Lord Brougham. The richness of the fruit which his
genius
and philanthropy bad planted, was now beginning to
PPear, and the cause of national education had received an
hrepetus which could not be withstood. The influence which
Politically exercised in the country, the resources of his
tTiwerfuland. active miad—all had been made subservient to
e cause which he had so mush at heart. Dr. Lardner then
teceeded to bear testimony to Lord Brougham's unremitting
in the cause of science and literature, even when en-
Trifled in the most arduous public duties. During the passing
the, Reform Mil, he ( Dr. L.) was travelling in the
Routh of Italy and he well remembered seeing the walls pla-
_ 'rded with 'Lord Brougham's excellent work on Natural
,Theology. To his exertions might be attributed the ex's
:nee of the London University, with its accompanying be-
,ta, which enabled thd young men of the present day to at-
"ilu the highest academic honours without reference to s-ct or
and presented all the advantages hitherto exclusively
P273:sassed by
Oxford and Cambridge.—( Cheers.) The oft
rhing of that excellent institution was the King's College.
'e London University was called into being by the Whig
and Radical parties,—and the Tories, ashamed of being out-
th*
iteped by their opponents, founded the King's College—so
a
the cause of literature and science, in Loth instances was
benefited. But it was not to London alone that these advan.
'ages were confined. In the North there was the University
Durham—an institution which would confer great and per-
tanent •good. It was impossible to trace the career of Lord
h:"gharn without being convinced of the striking national
hefits produced by his unrivalled talents. Even in retire-
taent his active mind was ever at work to serve his countrymen
----it seemed as though his spirit never slept. Whatever amount
(If credit he (Dr. 1..) may have received for the works with
which his name was connected, which the press had given to
the World, it was owing to Lord Brougham, from whom he
bedrecreceived many valuable suggestions, and whose friendship
prized.—( Cheers.)