The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-24 00:00:00

LORD PALMERSTON AT ROMSE.E.

ROM SEY, WEDNESDAY.
The inauguration of an exhibition of works of
art and industry took place at Romsey this day,
under the auspices of Lord Palmerston, who has
been staying at Broadlands during the Easter re-
cess. The ceremony took place in the Town He. 11.
The noble lord, who was accompanied by Lady Pal:-
merston, the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, and
a numerous party of visitors from Broadlands, was
received at the Town llall, which was gaily deco-
rated fur the occasion, by a guard of honour, com-
posed of the llth Hants (Romsey) Volunt9vs• 'l'ho
band of the corps was also in at tendance, aird their
li;•ely strains gave an additional attraction t o the
proceedings. The proceeds of the exhibition will
be devoted to the Romsey Reading Association ahlkl.
the rifle corps, Lind great credit is due to the vicar•
and Mr. Tylee, the seezetary of the Reading Society,
for the great exertions they have made in promoting
the objects of the exhibition.
The proceedings having been opened by the ,sing-
ing of an ode to Lord Palmerston, written by ...the
Rev. L. Berthon,
Lord PALMEItSTON, who was received with great
enthusiasm, said Ladies and gentlErn,...nr. 1 ant
proud of having been permitted to attend the open-
ing of this interesting exhibition, and not the less
so because I appear before you in that which i. 4;
generally considered not a very enviable position.,,
namely, that of a false rrophet. lam bound to
confess that when our excellent vicar first co/11,mi_
nicated to me the intention of the town of Rotnsey
to set on foot an exhibition of this kind, I hastily,
and not sufficiently estimating the energy of the
people of Romsey, expressed an opinion, or rath.er
an apprehension, that the project would fail. This
magnificent display of works of art, and science, and
industry, and the numerous assembly which I now-
have the honour of addressing, amply refute the ex-

pectations which I then expr;ssedran d show that I

am what I stated—in that respect, a least—a false
prophet. (Laughter and cheers.) But, unlike false
prophets in general, I rejoice in the misconception
under which I laboured and falsification of my pro-
phecy; for nothing can be moreV•atifying than to
see the results of the labours of those who have
been charged with prepaiing this exhibition.
(Cheers.) I may add that I this'll; from those whom
I now see assembled in this room, there is every rea-
sonable prospect that not only will these walls con-
tain objects worthy of admiration and of study,
but will be filled by those who will be rt.'ady to ad-
mire and improve themselves by what t../leY see.
There can be no question that periodical dispisays of
the works of genius tend not only to amuse but to
improve and cultivate our minds. They show those
models of perfection which, more or less, other men
may imitate, and perhaps may equal. This is not
merely confined to exhibitions of this sort. I re-
member some years making a tGur through Holland
a country peopled by men who are industrious, per-
severing, and who neglect no opportunity of im-
proving themselves and the country in which they
live ; and every town of any consideration that I
passed through had not merely a temporary exhi-
bition, but a permanent museum containing a col-
lection of matters of general interest. (Cheers.)
Well, I am afraid that we cannot in this little town
of Romsey aim at aspiring so high until their
be some Romsey Hartley who will be kind enough.
to bequeath us a large legacy. (Laughter.) I will
venture to say that if that should happen the people,
of Romsey will not spend more than one-half of it
in litigation before they are able to lay the first stone
of a building in honour of the founder. (Laughter.)
It is most gratifying to sec the results of the energy
and diligence—the unconquerable diligence of those
who have been charged with arranging and getting:
together this exhibition. But among the objects of
interest and adtuirati6M which this exhibition brings
before us, I must not forgeti to point out to you the
proof it affords of the universal g-.en ius of our worthy
vicir, for not only .1003 he, as you All know, tal.t-%
especial and good care of your welfare in a future,
world, but you will see in one of the coinvartinentl--i
of this exhibition a most skilful arrangement;
for preserving the lives of men in this world front
shipwreck and other accidents at sea. (Cheers.)
We people of Romsey—l am proud to call myself
one, for I was born here close by—(loud cheers)--
we people of Romsey have some reason to be
satisfied with that which this town has produced
in the way of human intellect. (Hear, hear, and.
loud cheers.) We have seen in our abbey church a
monument to Sir William Petty, a man most dis-
tinguished in the history of the country, who was
born in Romsey. (Cheers.) Well, there was ano-
ther instance of genius which I may be permitted'.
to mention, namely, that among your townsmen of
the present time there was a Mr. Lordan, who per-
formed that which is a feat in literature. He
printed a book which he had never written, but
which he had composed, and as fast as he composed.
it, word for word, instead of writing it down in
manuscript for future correction, as most authors
do, he set to work and printed it off at once. Hero
we have the book now printed from the actual and
immediate impulse of Mr. Lordan's mind. (Cheers.)
As I have already said, it is not surprising that we
here in Romsey should take pleasure in seeing the.
produce of modern industry, skill, and genius,
when we have here, in our town, to contemplate
every day one of the most splendid monuments of
the genius of times gone by, In that venerable
church, which I mop venture to say has, all things
conoiaered, no rival—certainly no superior—in any
part of the kingdom. (Hear, hear, and cheers.)
I thank you for having been permitted to be pre-
sent at the opening of this exhibition, and I
hope the room may, every day it is open, be as
crowded as it is at the present moment. (Loud
cheers.)

The Mayor of ROMSEY, in proposing "three
cheers for Lord Palmerston," said the committee had
laboured, and he trusted not unsuccessfully, to
place before them a collection of gems of art which
should not be unworthy their attention and study.
The Vicar of ROMSEY seconded the proposition,
and felt bound to express his gratitude to Lord and
taady Palmerston for the encouragement which he
had received at their hands.
Three cheers were then given for Lord Palmer-
ston, and three more for Lady Palmerston, who
t o i inspect
bowed her acknowledgments.
The Vicar of ROMSEY then declared the exhibi-
tion opened, and thea assemblymos t
the various articles sent for exhibition. The col-
lection, considering the purely local character of
valuableproceeded
and interestingslee
t
onethe.
exhibition,
The
pri
principal contributors were Lord Pal-
merston, Sir W. Heathcote, M.E..,
was
the Board of Mr. W. E.
Nightingale, the Rev. E. L. Berthon, Lady Barker
Mill, Mr. E. Stevens, of Salisbury,
Chapter of Winchester, Major Lacy,the Dean and
the Hon. and
Rev. F. Baring,
Admiralty, the Hon,
and Rev. C. Harris, the Southi
Kensington Museum,
the Winchester Museum, Mr. W. Stanley, Mr.
Vaux, of the British Museum, the Rev. T. It,
Trageth, and Lady Verney.

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