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LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING

PUBLICATIONS.

vaSTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY,
DINNER TO THE WORKMEN.
(FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.)
Last evening—." new year's eve,"—an entertainment,
consisting of a dinner of plain but generous fare was
given by the directors of this company to all the work-
men whose respective avocations would allow them to
partake of it, and a bonus of a day's pay was given to
those who were unable to attend,—a generous, hearty
arrangement, and one which we venture to predict will
not only go far to promote good feeling amongst all
employed in the service of this company, whose progress
we are happy to chronicle, but will be an
inducement to its servants, to leave nothing undone
which may promote its prosperity—which may place it
in a rank with other lines possessing greater means,
and, consequently, more appliances; and which will,
therefore, increase; its traffic, and thereby the
means by which they live. The dinner took place
shortly after five o'clock in the workshops at Stratford,
in a building 270 feet long and 70 broad, which was
tastefully decorated with :evergreens, chandeliers, flags
and banners, and emblems in gas. The most prominent
of which were, "G. H.," (George Hudson, Esq.,) and
"D. W.," (D. Waddington, Esq.,) the Deputy Chair-
man of the company. At the upper end of the
building a raised platform had been erected, at which
the majority of the guests occupied seats, for the enter •
tainment was not without its visitors. It was arranged
in the form of a canopy of crimson cloth and damask,
in the centre of which was a throne or pavilion for the
Chairman. A gallery at the end of the room was
filled with ladies, and another in the middle of the room
contained Adams' band, who played several airs during
the evening, which were applauded to the echo—particu-
larly a railway overture. There were five tables, which
stretched the whole length of the spacious building,
each of which was assigned to the following departments
—goods, coaching, locomotive, and permanent way.
The arrangements reflected great credit upon those
to whom they were intrusted, by the Committees of
Management, Mr. C. T. Isborn, one of the assistant
engineers, and Mr. Jay, superintendent of the coaching
department. The chairman Waddington), the
deputy-chairman of the compani, was supported on his
right by Mr. Sheriff Kennaird, and on his left by Mr.
Bidder, the engineer of the line. Amongst those pre-
sent we observed Mr. S. M. Peto, and Mr. Grissell, the
well-known contractors, the Rev. C. Richolls, Colonel
Jackson, Mr. Roney (the secretary of the company),
Mr. Till (secretary of the Norfolk Company), Mr.
Saunders (secretary of the Eastern rbion), Mr. Mar-
tin (superintendent of the Eastern Union), Dr. Butler,
Mr. Heathcote, &c. &c.
Grace was said by the Rev. Mr. Richolls.
Due justice having been done to the dinner, which
was provided by Messrs. Breech and Co., of the London
Tavern, .Non nobis Domine was sung by the vocalists,
Messrs. Sporle, Edney, Bruton, and others, who were
under the direction of Mr. Genge.
The CHAIRMAN gave the usual loyal toasts, and ex-
pressed a hope that the young family of the Queen
might perpetuate the line of the illustrious Howe of
Brunswick. He then gave, " The Bishop and Clergy of
the diocese," which was responded to by the Rev. Mr.
Richolls, and " The Army and Navy," on whose labours
to obtain for us a peaceful home he passed a high eulo-
glum.

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- It is needless to add that these toasts were warmly
responded to.
The CHAIRMAN then rose to propose " The health of
the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of York, George
Hudson, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Eastern
Counties, and long life to him,"—a toast which was re•
ceived with the warmest and loudest demonstrations we
ever heard or witnessed. He said, the toast which lam
now about to submit to you is one which, I am sure, you
will receive with an enthusiastic burst of acclamation—
one of the loudest cheers which have ever been heard
within the walls of any building in this country.—(Loud
cheers.) I only regret, and I do regret it deeply, that
the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of York, George Hud-
son, Esq., M.P,, the Chairman of the Eastern Counties,
is not here this evening to occupy the position which I
have this evening the honour to hold ; for I feel con-
vinced that you would have been delighted by the urba-
nity of his manner, and by the eloquence which charac-
terised his orations on all such occasions.—(Loud cheers.)
I have to propose that Right Hon. Gentleman's health
to you in the capacity of Chairman of the Eastern Coun-
ties Railway—(Cheers)—and to state that he feels most
deeply that his engagements in the north would not per-
mit of his attendance here this evening. But he did not
forget to think of you ; because he sent from his estates
in Yorkshire a quantity of game and other good cheer,
in , order to testify his interest in the entertainment.
and his desire to contribute to the enjoyment of the
inward man.—(Cheers.) I can tell you that your
Chairman feels the deepest interest in your welfare. I
know him well—l have long known him, and I know
that a kinder heart does not beat in the breast of man.—
(Loud cheering.) I know, for I have heard him state
it, that he considers the great secret in conducting a
railway successfully, is to get good men, and to use
them well so) that you can keep them. (Prolonged
cheering.) I call upon you to respond to that.
sentiment—a sentiment entertained in oosnee3n—
the directors of this company, because I am sure it
will he found by practice that this is the only mode by
which the business of a railway could be successfully
carried out.—(Loud cheers.) When it was contem-
plated to open the Ely and Peterborough branch, it was
hinted that, as Peterborough already had railway com-
munication in connexion with the North-Western, it
would not be considered a great treat to the inhabitants
of Peterborough to have a repetition of the ex-
citement consequent upon the opening of another
line ; and therefore, the directors of the Eastern
Counties thought that instead of holding a festive enter-
tainment at Peterborough, they should hold it within
the walls of their own workshops, and give it to their
own workmen.—(Enthusiastic cheering.) We hope to
prove to those who are employed on this railway, that
the directors entertain the sentiments of the chairman,
and that having good men we shall try to keep them—that
they should not lack encouragement, and that we could
place our feet under the same table, and feel as much
interest in their welfare as in that of our families.—
(Loud cheers.) These being the views of the chairman,
which are participated in by his colleagues, I am sure
you will join with me in responding to the toast—nine
times nine—until you make the welkin ring.—(The nu-
merou assembly rose and cheered. They were indeed
loud and prolonged.)
Mr. Bruton favoured the company with a song, very
complimentary to the Chairman, and to locomotion in
general.
The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The Railway interest,
and its great architect, George
Stephenson." After al-
luding to the great advantages which the invention of
railways had conferred upon the people of this country,
he went on to relate an anecdote of the subject of the
toast. He said he had the pleasure of dining with Mr.
Stephenson in Newcastle some time ago. lie referred to
the construction of his first locomotive, now 40 years
ago, when it was stigmatised as a whimsical scheme. He
stated, in addition, that he never felt greater difficulty
than when stating, in the witness box, that the engine
would go at the rate of ten miles an hour ; but instead of
ten miles an hour, fifty or sixty were easily accom-
plished.
The toast was received with acclamation.
Mr. BIDDER briefly returned thanks on behalf of Mr.
Stephenson. He said if railways were carried out to
their fullest extent that Union workhouses and prisons
would become, tenantless on account of the lucrative
employment which they would create for the industrial
portion of the community.
The CHAIRMAN next gave, " The Sheriffs of Middle-
sex and London."
Mr. Sheriff KENNAIRD briefly returned thanks. He
said such a gathering beat the Baron's hollow.--
(Laughter.) If they had not had the yule-log
they had had the flowing can and merry faces,
and merr' hearts to boot. lie concluded by
proposing the health of Mr. Waddington. He said he
was the oldest member of the board of direction of
either the Eastern Counties or the Northern and Eastern,
and had therefore seen many administrations ; but he
had never met with any man who was more ready to
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o the
u cheers.)service o f
Onethe com-
pany
fact
was worth a thousand speeches. That morning he be-
sought him to reverse a decision on account
of the family of the subject of his application.
He said he had never yet refused any request which
he (Mr. Sheriff Kennaird) had made to him, because he
had never laid before him any cases save those worthy
of relief. He wished they could have heard the expres-
sions which ho made use of on the occasion. He said
truly, when he said that the way to keep good servants
was to treat them fairly—to treat them justly and well.
—(Loud cheers.) The directors had but ono desire—to
treat all kindly, and that there would be an esprit de
corps amongst them. Whatever the papers might say to
the contrary, there was not a better managed railway in
the kingdom than the Eastern Counties.—(Cheers.)
The toast was enthusiastically received.
The CHAIRMAN felt proudly, but deeply, the honour
they had conferred upon him. He should be ashamed
of himself if he did not acknowledge that he felt the
deepest gratitude for the way they had responded to the
toast ; and he would endeavour to prove by his future
conduct that he was deserving of the encomiums lavished
upon him, in doing all he could to promote the welfare
of his brother man.—(lmmense cheering.) When he
joined the Eastern Counties he had no idea of
the labour which had since devolved upon him ;
if he had been aware of the amount of labour which
attached to the office, nothing should have induced him
to join the direction, but having entered upon the office,
he held, nothing should induce him to forego any labour
which might benefit the company and be beneficial to
the public in general.—(Loud cheers.) He respected
the opinions of his fellow men. He did not envy the
man that did not ; because a man who did not live in
the heart of his neighbour did not deserve the name of
man ! When a man had once placed his shoulder at the
wheel, it was incumbent upon him to urge it on to
the utmost, and not to shrink back dismayed.—
(Cheers.) And as long as he had the honour of occupy-
ing his pre,ent position, he should do his best to deserve
the approbation of such an honest and enlightened as-
sembly as the one he saw before him.—(Hear.)
The CHAIRMAN next gave "the Norfolk Railway Com-
pany, and the Eastern Union Company," with which he
begged to couple the names of Mr. Till and Mr. Saun-