The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1865.

undergraduate at Oxford at the same time, he was their families, of educating their children, were too
occasionally so good as to write franks for me. often insufficient, far less were they adequate to meet
(Cheers and- laughter.) It is just 23 years since I 'the chance of life, the casualties of disease, and the
commenced my public life. I think that when the certainty of decrepit old age! (Hear, hear.) These
health of my son was given from the chair I heard are matters which ought to excite in all our minds
the band play " See the conquering hero comes !" the deepest thankfulness ; and I propose this toast
and that reminded me that when I was at Newark, with the deepest conviction that on every ground
and when I got to the head of the column, as we you will give it a hearty and warm reception—first
were marching from one part of the town to of all because the increased comfort of the
other, the band always played "See the con- people is in itself an object which may well be
.quering hero comes ?" (Cheers and laughter.) The thought to deserve our care and anxious attention;
flight of time is rapid, but to all of us is given a day secondly, because we may feel convinced as citizens
for work, and there is also given to us, I hope, a that that increase of comfort will be attended
time to rest. (Hear, hear.) I have lived in a with an increase of loyalty and of satisfaction, and
period of extraordinarily active political interest ; that greater sacrifices will be made for the mainte-
and I have lived in a period the labours of which nance of our domestic tranquillity at home and fame
have been attended with this inexpressible consola- abroad ; and further than that, as Christians,
tion and delight, that we are able to think the in- those who are thus benefited will be better able to
stitutions and fortunes of this country do not stand receive the consolations and to bear the discipline of
worse at the present moment than they did at the religion when they find that those from whom they
time when men of my age commenced their career derive instructionbelong to a class which is anxiously
—(hear, hear)—but, on the contrary, that it has occupied in an honest endeavour to: do what it can
been our privilege to see a process going forward for the interests of the country specially to renaem-
in which the throne has acquired a broader and ber the interests of those great masses who are de-
deeper foundation in the affections of the country ; pendent in so remarkable a degree upon the philan-
in which the laws have commended themselves thropic labours and exertions of the educated part
more and more to the request and attachment of the of the community. (Loud applause, during which
people ; in which the various classes of the country the right hon. gentleman resumed his seat.)
have come into closer union with one another ;in The health of Lord Lyttelton (brother-in-law of
which the wants of the great masses of our fellow- the Chancellor of the Exchequer) was afterwards
countrymen have come to be• better supplied than proposed from the chair, and his lordship, in the
they were in the time of our immediate fore- course of his response, referred to Mrs. Gladstone as
fathers; and in reference to which a man. desirous one who had indeed proved herself to be a fit help-
to advance the welfare of his kind, looking over the mate to her husband. In some lines composed on
broad surface of society, may thank God: and say, the occasion of Mr. Gladstone's marriage, the poet
"Behold how good and pleasant` it is for brethren (Sir Francis Doyle) expressed the hope that the
to dwell together in unity." Ido not mean to say Hawarden bride would be to her husband
—for in this world we must be prepared at all times
"A star whose light is never dim,
to abate from our most sanguine anticipations, and A pillar to uphold the good ;"
to allow for the existence of much that is defective and that Mrs. Gladstone had always been. (Loud
and 'much that is faulty—l do not say there will applause.)
not remain for those who have to follow us in • the A few other toasts were drunk, and the company
career of public life abundant occupation in keep-
separated.
ing straight that which is straight already, and in
setting straight that which has gone awry. (Hear,
hear.) With the immense responsibility of this
empire, .with the vast variety of interests concerned,
there is always scope for honest, intelligent, and able
men, whether they call themselves Liberals or Con-
servatives, to find a career and to find S. space
for all their highest exertions in the service of the
country which we love and admire. (Cheers.)
But I am rejoiced to think, and you -have re-
minded me of it this day in a manner most
lively and most gratifying, that there is one remain-
ing consolation for, those who begin to count up the
years that are past, and to think that the years still
in the future may be few. It is this consolation, that
when we retire from the active scene of our exer-
tions we may be able to reflect that we have left be-
hind us others- with regard to whom we feel a firm
confidence that they will honourably and devotedly
exert themselves in the service of their country, and
will deserve and win the confidence of their fellow-
countrymen. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Chairman, it is
a matter of the greatest thankfulness that that satis-
faction, too, has been given to me. It is not for me
to speak in this company of the qualities of my son.
I noticed the little gibes and jeers which werepassed
upon him 'during the Chester contest. I confess I
think, and he thinks so too, that they were all with-
in the fair licence allowed to Englishmen in elec-
tioneering times. (Hear, hear.) I believe one of those
jests bore reference to his infantile stature and want
of physical development. As far as 'regards that
one particular, what is called " ocular demonstra-
tion" is quite enough. I don't know whether he
could compete in size with every man in this room,
but I think that among the average of the parishion-
ers of Hawarden, or among the average of the in-
habitants of any other parish in the country, he
certainly would pass muster very well. (Cheers
and laughter.) With regard to his mental quali-
ties, and, what is even more than his mental quali-
ties, with regard to his character, and with regard
to the principles by which he means to be guided in
life, I will only tell you this, that, my son though
he be, I would have been no party in recommending
him to the favourable notice of the citizens of Ches-
ter if I did not believe—nay, if, as his father, I had
not known—that if he bee4me the object of their
selection he would not disgrace their choice. (Loud
cheers.) I have now to propose a toast—" The
Agricultural, Mineral, and Commercial Interests
of the parish of Hawarden," and this reminds me
that there is a vital difference of opinion between my
son and rue upon a questiou affecting those interests.
I would like to communicate this to you, if I could,
asa secret, but I am afraid there are reporters in the
room, and I have an apprehension lest they should
makelt known beyond these walls. (A laugh.) You
know that among the incidents of the Chester con-
test an attack was made on my son to this effect—
that he was friendly to the building of a certain
bridge across the Dee, which the worthy and excel-
lent citizens of Chester believe to be adverse to their
interests. (A laugh.) And it is true, as far as lam
concerned, that I think it of the greatest importance
to the whole of North Wales, which is a country
depending in a great degree on the immense variety
of its mineral productsythat it should be placed in
the most direct and immediate contact with the great
commercial .emporium in this part of the World, viz.,
Liverpool; and therefore I am anxious that there
should be one, two, three—l don't ,care how many
roads, by which the produce of this parish of Buck-
ley and elsewhere should go straight and cheap to
Liverpool, beeause My maxim is that you should buy
in the cheapest market and sell in the.dearest. (A.
laugh.) Upon this subject it appears to me that the
people of Chester havo got what is called a "twist."
(Renewed laughter.) I know of no other community
which has more entirely my respect, or for which I
feel a greater admiration, particularly since the last
general election-7-(a laugh)----but this Ido say, that
it is perfectly possible, as I am firmly persuaded, to
make a bridge over the Dee which should in no de-
gree damage the navigation, but which, on the con-
trary, so far from damaging the navigation, should
be attended with measures that would improve the
channel of the Dee, and thereby promote the pros-
perity of the people of Chester. However, lam bound
to say that my son is altogether bigoted to the inte-
rests of the city of Chester in this matter, and I am
fearful that, whatever happens—whatever we may
say to him with regard to the mineral prosperity
and wealth of Hawarden, and the agricultural wealth
of Hawarden—because I don't want to send the
minerals without likewise having the corn and stock
sent to the best market to be sold at the best price
—I am afraid, I say, that, do what we will, though
in every other respect his conduct may be satisfac-
tory, his vote will be guided by the feelings and in-
terests
of the people of Chester. That is a painful
admission for mOto make. (A laugh.) However,
let him -vote as he will. If he vote wrong, I will
vote against him ; if he speak wrong and argue
wrong, I will speak and argue against him. (Re-
newed laughter.) We will endeavour that the right
shall prevail, and depend upon it, it will prevail.
Speaking more directly to the subject of the toast,
the right hon. gentleman referred to the develop-
ment of the various industries of the parish since he
first became acquainted with it. This enterprise
(he continued) tends to increase ,the wealth of
the capitalist and the landowner, but it tends,
above all, to improve the
of the great ma
Hear. sses of our woki
men. believecomfort and condition
it
is
onlyr n
7 fellow-country-
( ) I three or four years
ago since the last coal miner ofthe old coal mines in
this parish died. Irefer to old Joseph Edwards,whom
some of you may perhaps have known, and whom I,
with my own ears, have heard describe the state of
the people at the commencement of the-century. lie
told me that at that period the wages even of the
mining population were not more than 10s. per week,
and with those wages they had to feed themselves and
their families when the price of corn was 120 s. and
/Ms. a quarter. What a change has since that time
taken place in the means of procuring subsistence on
the part of the great masses of our fellow-creatures!
During the time to which I more particularly refer—
the last 25 or 30 years—the average wages of this
parish have undergone an increase of certainly not
less than 40 per cent. upon what they were at the
earlier period. What an addition has been made to
the comforts of the working classes—not to the
wealthy, not to those to whom it does not matter
whether they be a little more or less, but to those
miaow =caw of iliatailaing life in decency, of clothing

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

A Court of Common Council was held yesterday at
Guildhall. The Lord Mayor presided.
The TOWN CLERK (F. Woodthorpe, Esq.) read a letter
that had been received from General Knollys acknowledging
on behalf of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prin-,
cess of Wales, the receipt of the addresses of congratulation
from the Corporation on the birth of their Royal infant,
and which at the same time stated that they were regarded
by their Royal Highnesses as an additional proof of the
loyalty and affection entertained by the citizens of London
for the Royal family of which they were members.
Deputy SNELLING, the proposer of the address, moved that
the communication be entered upon the journals and minutes
of the Court, which was agreed to unanimously.

funds w' as likely to be devoted to the purchase of the bridge,
and eventually the matter dropped.

THE CITY TRAFFIC.

Mr. M'GEORGE then proposed several resolutions having
reference to the inconvenience and dangerthat were created
by the stoppages in the City, and also to the operation of
the City Traffic Regulation Act of 1863, and he moved that
the subject be referred to the Police Committee, with power
to confer with the Court of Aldermen, and to consider
whether it would be expedient to apply to Parliament for
further powers.

This motion gave rise to a long and somewhat desultory
argument, in the bourse of which the only thing upon which
the different hon. members seemed to be agreed, was
the absolute necessity for something being done to remedy
the present almost unbearable condition of the public tho-
roughfares of the City, a condition which is likely to be very
much aggravated, when the railways converging to the City,
at present in course of construction, are completed. Several
of the speakers expressed a strong assurance that the Act of
Parliament obtained by the City in 1863, for the purpose of
regulating the traffic; would have' been found much more
effectual if Sir George Grey had not put his veto upon so
many of the regulations contained in it, which virtually
destroyed entirely the effect of the act.

in offering sincere and hearty good wishes to their French
neighbours.. (Cheers.) Long might the present friend-
ship continue. The Mayor then gave " The Health of the
Ethperor, the Empress, and the Prince Imperial."
The toast was drunk with loud cheers.

The Mayor of CHERBOURG, in response, tendered the
thanks of the municipality and of his fellow-townsmen for
the magnificent reception which had been accorded to them
by the people of Poole. He proposed The'llealth of her
Majesty."

This toast was received with marked enthusiasm by the
French guests, who joined in "three times three" with
great heartiness and success.
Sir E. BAKER proposed "The United Armies and Navies
of France and England."

Mr. RUDKI expressed his opinion that the only effectual
thing to be done was, to meet the difficulty boldly and make
wider streets, and he contended that the Commissioners of
Sewers, whose province it was to do what was necessary in
such an important matter, ought to borrow money upon the
security of the rates for the purpose of effecting improve-
ments, and do by wholesale what at present they only did
piecemeal. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. DE JERSEY, the chairman of the City Sewers Com-
mission, with some warmth denied that there had been any
neglect on their part to effect any improvements that were
practicable ; and with regard to the suggestion of Mr. Rud-
kin, that they ought to bon-ow large sums of money upon
the security of the rates to be levied -upon the citizens to
carry out these improvements, he would slily observe that,
however simple it might appear to some persons•, it was in
reality a very serious question how far they would be justi-
fied in taxing their successors for present improvements.
The motion of Mr. M‘George was then agreed. to.
VILE OFFICE OF CLERK OF THE PEACE.
_ _

M. DE GASTE, Conseiller-General, briefly expressed a
hope that the present union between the two nations and
their respective -military and naval services might long
endure.

M. LE Bounar.ois,- chef d'escradon, expressed a similar
hope, believing that the present amicable relations between
England and France were for the benefit of civilisation,
and promoted the freedom of all peoples.
Mr :M. Guest and Capt. Burgess spoke on behalf of the
English service.

Mr. Edward James Read, a gentleman who has for a great
many years filled in a most satisfactory manner the office of
deputy clerk of the Central Criminal Court, was unanimously
elected to the vacant office of clerk of the peace for the city
of London and the town and borough of Southwark.

Mr. WANHILL proposed "The Mayor and Municipality
of Cherbourg," whose magnificent reception of the corpo-
ration of Poole would never be forgotten in that town.
The toast was very cordially received.
_ _ _

Mr. H. SEYMOUR, M.P., proposed " The President and
Chamber of Commerce of Cherbourg." That was a toast,
he said, which all could join in, because all were impressed
with the value of commerce, which shed its benefits on all
alike, rich and poor. He regretted that the President of the
Chamber of Commerce was not present to receive this ac-
knowledgMent of the magnificent hospitality of Cherbourg.
He had read with the utmost pleasure the accounts of the
magnificent displays which had recently taken place at
Cherbourg, Brest, and Portsmouth, because he fully believed
that every Visit of that kind tended to promote the peace of
the world. (Cheers.) But the visit of their Cherbourg
friends on the present occasion he noted an event of still
greater, importance, because no political authority had any-
thing to do, with it, but it was the unprompted expression
of the respect entertained towards each other by the com-
mercial classes on either side of the Channel. (Cheers.) A
few years ago the sagacity of statesmen in each country
pointed out to them that the trade relations between Eng-
land and Prance were not such as they should be between
two such great nations, and the treaty of 1860 told plainly
that such places as Cherbourg and Poole should shake hands.
_ _

M. Anriau responded, and proposed " Prosperity to the
Town of Poole."

Mr. PLOYER, M.P., in responding to the toast of the
county members, said he hoped that all future meetings of
the English and French navies, magnificent engines of de-
struction as they were, would be in the same spirit in which
they had recently united, and that the only use to be made
of them would be in works of friendship, goodwill, and hos-
pitality. (Oheers.) It was gratifying to hear expressions of
goodwill and friendship, not only from a few distinguished
men in either country, but froth those who assisted in the
Government, and by those gallant men who led with the
same vigour and the same valour the navies of the two
nations. (Cheers.) It was above all gratifying to know
that these expressions of goodwill and friendship echoed
the wishes of every man in England, and he hoped that of
every man in France. (Cheers. " Oui.') He believed
that the aspirations of all were that the peace which, by
the blessings of Providence, had now lasted nearly through
two generations might be perpetual. (Cheers.)
Several other toasts were drunk, and the company dis-
persed about 11 o'clock. The dinner and wines, supplied
by Messrs. Ring and Brymer, of Cornhill, were most,
sumptuous, quite emulating the banquets of the metropo-
litan corporation.
The occasion was celebrated also by a public dinner at
the Antelope Hotel, whore, and at the other principal
hotels, handsome gas illuminations were displayed.
Yesterday the French visitors proceeded by special train
to Blanclford, whore they met the corporation of that town,
and received an address of congratulation. The party next
proceeded to Bryanstone-square, near Blandford, and paid
a brief visit to Lord Portman ; after which they went on
to Ranstone House, the seat of Sir E. Baker, who had
provided handsome dejetiner. Irp.on their return to Poole
the party were invited to a grand ball at the Guildhall, and
they were to leave for Cherbourg early this morning.
Naval and Military Intelligence.

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The screw gun-vessel Plover, 5, 80-horse power,
built for the Admiralty by private contract, and
only once commissioned, was sold out of the navy
at Chatham yesterday by private tender, the price
obtained for her being rather more than £5 per ton,
or somewhere about an eighth of her original cost,
including certain parts of her fittings.
The importance attached to the destruction of
vessels by torpedoes during the recent American
war, when so many ships on both sides fell victims
to that agency, altogether new in naval tactics, has
induced our Admiralty to direct their attention to
the subject of destroying ships by means of suba-
queous explosions. Orders have accordingly been
received at Chatham dockyard directing the sailing
frigate Terpsichore, 18, one of the numerous vessels
rotting out their existence in the harbour, and en-
cumbering the navigation of the river, to be dis-
mantled of all her stores, and prepared for removal
to the entrance of the harbour, near Gillingham-
creek, where preparations are in progress by the
Royal Engineers for destroying her by means of
sunken torpedoes.

The Dauntless, 31, Capt. J. N. Strange, having
been under repair at Sheerness, is now ready to re-
sume her-duties as the Costguard ship at the mouth
of the 'Humber. The Government barge Henry
has, proceeded to-Tflbury Tort for the ship's powder,
whieh has been stored at Tilbury during the time
the Dauntless has been under repair.
The two iron mortar boats Nos. 104 and 110,
built by contract during the Russian war, are
ordered by the Admiralty to be removed from Chat-
ham to Deptford, to be employed as lighters for the
conveyance of Government stores and provisions
for hei Majesty's ships fitting out for sea.
The Imperial Russian screw frigate Peresuett, 51
guns, Capt. Kopitoff, sailed from the Motherbank,
off Ryde, Isle of Wight, yesterday, under steam for
the piditerranean.
Mirza Syed Hassan Ali, Mirza Syed I foosran Ali,
and Mirza Syed Mahommed Ali, sons of his High-
ness the Nawab Nazim of Bengal, attended by Lieut. -
Col. C. Herbert, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday
afternoon from London, on a visit of several days,
to enable them to see the dockyard and other pub-
lic establishments, the ships afloat, constructing,
and under repair, with the fortifications and other
objects of interest. Yesterday the Prince, after
calling upon Rear-Admiral Superintendent George
Wellesley, C. 8., embarked at the King's Stairs of
the dockyard, and proceeded on board the Royal
yachts Victoria and Albert and the Osborne, the
AdmiralV yacht Enchantress, and the training
three-decker Duke of Wellington, Capt. John Sec-
combe. On again landing at the dockyard, the
iron-cased frigate Royal Alfred, in No. 3 dock, was
visited, as was afterwards the saw-mills, the beauti-
ful block-making machinery of Brunel, the steam-
factory, smithery, &c., all of which was evidently
viewed with great interest by the distinguished
visitors.

The whole of the recruiting parties in the United
Kingdom not recruiting for their own corps, and the
recruiting staff and pensioners employed on the re-
cruiting service, have been ordered to raise men for
the 2d battalion, 4th King's 0 wn, whose numbers
have been considerably reduced in the service com-
panies by the late attack of cholera at Malta.

On Wednesday a detachment of Royal Engi-
neers left headquarters, Chatham, and embarked at
St. Helena, for the purpose of augmenting the com-
pany of Royal Engineers now employed in the
repair of the defences and the construction of addi-
tional fortifications at that island.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Commander G. Jones, Com-
!Dander Henry N. Knox, and Commander Robert
Sterne, to be Inspecting Commanders in the Coast-
guard ; and John Cox, Acting Second-class Engi-
neer, to the Dromedary.
In the naval appointments published in The Sun
of yesterday, the name " Henry S. Mills," naval
cadet, should have have been " Henry. Smiles."

LTI3ERTY OF THE PRESS IN PRUSSIA.—The Demo-
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of the persons to whom the journal was sent. All packets
or portfolios in the possession of the workmen or appren-
tices were also searchg. The printer has given notice of
an appeal to the authorities against this interference with
his business.

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