The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-29 00:00:00

COLLATION.

The party then retired to the National School-room,
where a collation was served under the presidency of
Mr. J. T. Cantrell. Lord and Lady Palmerston, Earl
Cowper, the Hon. Mrs. Lamb, the Hon. Mr. W. Cow-
per, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Moss, the Rev. Mr. Dean,
Messrs. Moxley, S. Fox, Sandars, Heywood, &c., were
present on the occasion. After the repast the usual
loyal toasts were duly honoured, when
The CHAIRMAN rose and said—Ladies and gentlemen, I
now propose t• give a toast more immediately connected
with the proceedings of this day, and in proposing the
health of Lord Viscount Palmerston—(loud and con-
tinued cheering)—l feel it would be as presumptuous in
me as distasteful to him that I should enter upon any
statement of his claims to public admiration—(hear,
hear)—and it would be equally unnecessary for you.
All of you know that he has long occupied a most pro-
minent position in the councils of her Majesty and her
predecessors,. and that he has long filled the highest
position in the State--that his name is not only known
to England—not merely to Europe, but to the whole
civilised world—(cheers)—that Wherever the name of
England extends—and where does it not ?—the fame of
the noble lord has accompanied it, and that wherever an
Englishman has planted his foot upon foreign ground,
he has always walked erect and proudly, knowing that
if he conducted himself properly, he had a champion at
home, in the person of the noble lord, who would pro-
tect his liberty and redresii his wrongs. (Cheers.) But
however brilliant, and almost if
it is not to his position,
not altogether unequalled, that I have now to direct
your attention. It is rather to the obligation which the
noble lord has conferred upon us by his presence here to-
day—that amidst the cares and anxieties, the toils
and responsibilities of bis high office, he should have
snatched the first day when the slightest cessation oc-
curred, to come down here amongst us, and to testify
his interest in the institutions of this place by his pre-
sence here to-day ; and the admirable address which we
have heard, and the also equally admirable precepts
which he has inculcated. (Cheers.) To him I feel that
our deepest gratitude is due, and when I tender him, on
your behalf and my own, our sincere thanks, I feel that
I must not confine myself to that only, and merely to
him alone, otherwise you would say that I had not half
discharged my duty, nor duly represented your feelings,
for, considering the manner in which the noble lord is
allied to this place, and looking to the deep interest
which Lady Palmerston has always taken—(cheers)—
since she has been connected with Melbourne, and that
she has testified that interest by hergracious presence at
the ceremony which we have witnessed, and also in this
room; showing that she does in reality take a deep
interest in all that concerns this place—l feel that to
her, as well as to Lord Palmerston, we owe a deep debt
of gratitude—(cheers)—and, therefore, when I propose
the toast I am now about to give, I am sure that you
will accompany it with the heartfelt wish that Lord and
Lady Palmerston may long live in health and happiness
to reflect with satisfaction upon the proceedings of thi's
day, and to witness what we are sanguine to hope will
be the beneficial results which will emanate from them.
(Cheers.) The chairman concluded by giving " The