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London, England, 1858-01-23 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY 'EVEN-11\1'G, JANUARY 23, 1858.

honour to that great individual. Alas, to him it is of
no value. But he has left behind him one who, in the,
midst of that affliction to-Which humanity is subject Will'
derive some support from the re .ollection that. he whorl)
she mourns is appreciated by the nation, ana that Provi-
dence had honoured him by the task it had imposed.upon
him, inasmuch as it was left to him not to conquer a
nation; but- to liave a nation from • destruction.
(Applause,) No . doubt she will bow to the
stroke with that fortitude which it behoves a Chris-
tian t I show under the circumstances. S.he Will no
doubt find consolation in the conclusion—" The Lord
gave and the Lard taketh away ; blessed be the name o
the Lord." (Applause.) .It is not now
our object, ,h 0 w.
ever, to honour our own neighbour. Our object is the far
higher one of erecting a monument to his memory, and
thereby holding him out as a splendid example to unborn
generations, that they may follow in he path he trod,
and fulfil the duties of life as he did—that they may learn
from his case' that a great nation can be grateful and
wi,l honour the memory` of a man who ' fearlessly;
honestly, and conscientiously dire Sarges his duty. (Loud
all? sues.) We may look forward, perhaps to some
future hero of this town who may have to pass
by that
monument ani who will 'read its inscription. He will
there catch a glow of that enthusiasm which distinguished
the honoured departed ; be may pass on from that spot
to peruse the page of some faithful historian who-Wilt
chronicle the events of that hero's life; and so he may
learn that in whatever situation of life he may be placed
I e has only to discharge faithfully the duties assigned to
him in order to gain the esteem aid respect of his fellow
men. (Applause.) And thus he may learn that a man
may be a Christian, and yet a gallant hero ; that he
may be a Christian, and serve in Those wars whose tales
of blond barrow our hear*
_LI hope the suggestion of
the Town Qenneil will be fully carried out, in theerec
lion of a nrominient'wbrthy Of'the deceased and of the
place of bia birth. How mysterious are the ways of
Providence ! As an eminent writer has observed,
" What shadows we are, and what shadows we pur-
sue !" Who foresaw, when the father of this illus.
triune man, removed frem Sunderland to take up his
abode in another place, where through the force of cir-
cumstances not under his own control the' son whom he
hoped would be the pride of his father in pursuits of.
another kind was induced to adopt a military life—who
could have foreseen that that son wend live todisti iguish
himself in a distant clime, where—as I have already
observed—it was his lot not to conquer a nation, but-to
save one, and that one of the brightest gems in the
British crown. (Applause) I will only further observe,
that I am sure that if our fair country women had bad
the opportunity of attending this meeting they would
have been deeply gratified in sanctioning our proceedings
by their presence. I hope that Parliament will make
ample provision for the widow of the distinguished man
whose memory we are met to honour. No doubt
Parliament, when it assembles again, will-be roady to
give effect to our wishes on this point in tie form of a

their duty to provide handsomely for these 'whom the
hero has left behind, as well ite to erect a notional monu•
inent to his honour in one of those great places where
the monuments of .our "great heroes are erected. (Loud
applause.) ' I am quite sure of this, my hon. colleague
and myself will most heartily co-operate together for the
purpose of obtaisiiege that - object. (Cheers.) I was
reading only the other day some poetry upon the death
of Havelock. and there were two lines which struck me
as showing the character of him whose I sea we deplore.
I took the words down in writing so that I might not
make any mistake, and they were—
" Alike in H 3 ice or war, one path he trod,
His law was duty; aad ,tds guide was God."
(Loud applause.) Let our law now be duty—that duty
to erect a monument to his goodness ! Let our guide
in the matter be, He who guides surely the heart of all
men. (The hon. gentleman resumed his seat amidst
long continued cheere.)
JAMES LAING, Ee,q , J.P., seconded the motion.
Sunderland was ever ready to recognise true merit
wherever it appeared ; and he was sure, in this instance,
they would do their utmost to carry out the obj-et of
the meeting. He trusted that the subscription list would
be fil!ed up so handsomely, from pounds to pence, by all
classes in the town, as to amount to such a- sum that
whilst they bad something to ornament their new and
beautiful park, a sufficient balance would be left to erect
something, which will not only be a memorial of him
bnt she) useful and enduring. (Applause.)
Tbe=motion was thee put to the meeting by the
Mayor, and carried unariin 0 sly.
CHRISTOPHER Buiterveatere E q., rose and submitted
the following resolution :—"That the Mayor and Car-
poration be requested to allow the monument to be
erected on the Hill in Mowbray Park, a site which is in
every way admirably suited for the purpose." In sup-
porting this resolution, Mr. • B. said he did not think
there was a single individual in this borough who would
refuse to join in it. (Cheers.) A more appropriate place
could not be found for a m mument to General Havelock
than the town of Suuderlani. It was the largest town
in the county of Durham—it was the birthplaoe of the
immortal hero whose memory they wished to hood down
to posterity—and the site upon which it was proposed
to place it was within sight of the church where he had
been baptised by the good and pious Dr. Palsy. Mr.
Bramwell then expressed his inability to improve upon
what bad been said by Mr. Hudson and Mr. Fen-
wick, and went on to say that he had been informed
by a gentleman occupying a very influential position
in the county of Durham that it was Havelock's
invariable practice to rise one hour previous to
entering into action, or to engaging in the ordinary
business of the day, and attend to his services to his
God. His military achievements were before them, and
he need not allude to them ; but before he sat down he
wished to express the hope that this proposal should be
vigorously carried out, and that a monument woul I be
created which should be the means of perpetuating the
fame of this good man to future generation?.
G. HUDSON, Esq., Aloukwearmouth, briefly seconded
the motion.
The MAYOR, in putting the reso`utioa, said it should
have his cordial support. (Cheers.)
H. TANNER, Esq., in proposing the fourth resolution,
remarked that it needed no comment, and then submitted
it as follows to the meeting :—" That, the committee
who may be appointed for the purpose of carrying into
effect these resolutions be instructed, when .the funds
shall warrant it, is invite, by public cstrepeeitiou,
designs for the monument to be erected, and that, pre-
vious to a decision, such design 3 be publicly ex libited
in such place or plecetaii the c im aittee may determine.'
Mr. Alderman ORD, in seconding the resolution, said
ho had the greatest pleasure in doing so, fur he felt it to
be an honour to be present at h meeting such as the
present. He was glad to see so many of his townsmen
come up to further the object in view, and to du honour
to the memory of a man who had done so much for his
country. (Cheers.) lie might remind them that the
father of General Havelock was a man of n 3 common
energy of character and commercial enterpr'se. He
built the largest ship that had ever, up till that period,
been built at this port—the " Lora aincan"-3. vessel
which attracted" the at'eotion of the whole c tunty at
the titne she was launched. He hoped they would all
come forward and contribute. (Cheers.) Ho would
advocate the receiving of subscriptions from all—be
would take sixpence from the poorest, up to the highest
amount which any one chose to give.
Mr. Alderman MOORE submitted the names of the
committee for carrying out the previous resolutions, The
following are a few of the names :—G. S. ltauson, Esq.,
Mayor of the borough ; Eel]. Vane ; H. Fenwick, Esq ,
M.P.,; Geo. Hudson, Esq , M.P.; Re Stephenson, Eq.,
M.P. ; H. Williamson, Esq. ; Jas. Lying, E q. ; C. M.
Webster, Esq ; Aldermen Hartley, Moore, Alcock, and
Allison; and Councillors Candlish, Givens, and Lindsay.
Captain Bramwell to he treasurer, and Mr. E. T. Gour-
ley and the Town Clerk, honorary secretaries. Mr.
Moore simply read the resolution, which was seconded
by Mr.—A.leierman Allison, and unanimously adopted.
Mr: DITOHISURN, from the body of the hall, asked if
they night. not, have a " Havelock School" for the menu.
meat, to which the Mayor repliiiktbat that inatt,r must
be left: to the discretion of the c tnamittee.
Captain BELLAIRS safd he thought there had been an
oversight on the part of the committee, iii not drawing
up a resolution expressing condolence wit's the widow of
the departed hero. He accordingly begged to move
"That the condolence of this meeting be expressed and
paid to Lady Havelock, in whatever form the Mayer and
Corporation might think fit." (Cheers )
Mr. FENWICK —Mr. Mayor and gentlemen, I have th 9
greatest possible pleasure in seconding the motion which
bas been proposed by Captain Bellaire. In the loss which
we have suffered—which the nation has suffered—se
know what our feelings are. Let us, then, picture to
ourselves for one moment the feelings of his widow and
children. I think that it is sufficient for us to express
our sympathy with them in the sufferings which they
are now undergoing, and I beg most heartily to second
the resolution which has been proposed. I ought also
to add that the Mayor, on behalf of this meeting, be
requested to sign the letter of sympathy. (Cheers.)
The MAYOR said Captain Bellaire was in error in sup-
posing that the committee had overlooked this matter,
and he had only allowed the motion to be taken up by
the captain as he bad expressed a desire to do so: His
worship then announced that subscription lists would
be laid at all the banks, and also at the Exchange.
Mr. HUDSON, with reference to Mr. Dachburn's allu-
sion to a " Havelock School," expressed his approval of
some such application of the money after the monument
had been secured. But they must have it first, and all
further undertakings would depend, of course on the
amount raised, Mr. Hudsob concluded by proposing a
vote of thanks to the Mayor, which was seconded by
Mr. FENWICK, yam remarked that he had never seen
any chief magistrate display more ability, fairness, and
good sense, than characterised his worship in the dis-
charge of his public duties.
Tue motion was put by Mr. Hudson, and carried by
acclamatiou.
The MAYOR acknowledged the compliment, and the
meeting separated about half-past one o'clock.