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London, England, 1859-10-28 00:00:00

rare intervals, be the objects of unjust suspicion, or
to an occasional illiberal remark, I acknowledge
with the deepest gratitude, with the most heartfelt
conviction, that on all occasions The great mass of
the people of this country are but too kind and too
generous to "their great hereditary names. (Cheers.)
Gentlernenj have felt it repeatedly in this city, and
on many occasions that I had the honour of appear-
ing before you. I know what a large measure of
gratitude is given to us for the little that we do, I
know what a large measure of allowance is made
for us for the much that we omit to do and for the
much that we may do amiss. Thanking you, gentle-
men, for these sentiments, I have only to say that
confident as I am of the good feeling of the people
of this country, and acknowledging that they are
ever ready to give us the benefit of what Lord John
Russell called some years ago, in a letter dated from
this very city, and a letter celebrated at the time,
the memory of immortal services—thanking you
for that, I have only to express the ardent hope that
the Peerage of the country will long continue to
enjoy its confidence and support—confidence which,
if they did not enjoy, they would be powerless in-
deed—(hear, hear)—confident that if they possess
it they may yet render the most important services
to the country. (Cheers.)
Mr. BLACK, M.P., replied for the House of Com-
mons. He said,—As one of the youngest members
of the House of Commons—(a laugh)—and having
had but short experience of its ways, I am, perhaps,
but indifferently qualified to respond to this toast,
especially when standing, as I do, before him who
has shed such a brilliant lustre upon that house for
20 years, and who by his splendid talents and his
burning eloquence has assisted in the progressive
advance of civil and religious liberty, and of social
reforms in this country. (Applause.) To him and
to those who cooperated with him we owe an im-
mense debt of gratitude for the invaluable privileges
which by their labours have been conferred upon
us. Before these days the press was gagged, poli-
tical meetings were forbidden, the man who would
venture to breathe the word " reform" would be sus-
pected of treason, the price of the people's food
was artificially enhanced, trade was shackled, the
test and corporation laws disgraced our statute-
book, and the slave trade existed in all its
horrors. To these men we are indebted for the
great efforts which they have made to relieve us
from those dreadful evils. (Applause.) The battle
has been fought and won, fortress after fortress was
made to fall before the arms of these mighty men
—for there were giants on the earth in those days
—(applause)—and it is with indescribable pleasure
that we are now privileged to look upon one of the
sons of Anak in the midst of us (great cheering)—
one who adds to the dignity of the Upper House by
the justice and wisdom of his 'decisions, and by his
influential efforts to promote every measure for the
advancement of the prosperity and happiness of the
people of this country. We were delighted also to
hear tonight his strong expressions of sympathy
for the liberty of those in foreign lands. (Cheers.)
The House of Commons has a decided aversion to
war. (Hear.) Not that it has any doubt of the
prowess either of its army or. its sailors ; but it
looks upon war for the mere purposes of conquest,
or intervention in foreign countries, as wicked
and leading to most dangerous consequences.
(Applause.) But within the walls of Parliament
there are to be heard those strains of liberty which
are re-echoed through all the civilised world, which
carry dismay to the hearts of tyrants, and nerve the
arms of struggling nations with boldness and
power. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Black then referred
to the recent disclosures which had been made re-
garding the bribery and corruption which had
been resorted to in order to obtain seats in the
House of Commons. One would be apt to imagine
from these disclosures that the members of that
house were not very scrupulous in their character ;
but from the experience he had had he could with
perfect confidence assert that there was no society
of men equal in numbers in the country who were
equally honest, honourable, and intelligent. Out
of '650 individuals it was only to be expected that
there would be a few not perfectly correct in their
conduct. (Laughter.) It was the fashion in some
quarters to revile the House of Commons, but those
who had observed the progress of opinion, both in
the nation and in that house, must have seen that
they were making rapid and great advances in civil
and especially in religious liberty. (Applause.)
The Duke of ARGYLL then proposed "The
Health of the Lord Provost."
The LORD PROVOST briefly replied, and proposed
" The Universities of Scotland," to which Principal
Barclay, of Glasgow, replied.
Professor AYTOUN then proposed "The Bar of Eng-
land." He said—The toast which lam privileged
to propose is, like most of the others which have
been given this evening, associated with the life-
long labours and splendid triumphs of our illus-
trious guest. (Cheers.) As a member of the Scottish
bar, I cannot but feel proud of that profession in
the exercise of which Henry Brougham acquired
that oratorical power and forensic ability which a
few years after he had quitted his native city raised
him to the highest rank as an advocate, and placed
him before the eyes of Europe as the first pleader
of his time. (Cheers.) I refer to the momentous
trial, for such it was, though designated under an-
other name, that in 1820 absorbed the attention
and convulsed the people of this country—a trial
quite unparalleled in its circumstances, in its mag-
nitude, and in the grandeur of its august tribunal.
(Cheers.) I refer to it now as a matter of bygone
history, for the trial itself lies beyond the reach of
my remembrance, and fortunately the discord which
then prevailed has left no trace on the aspect of so-
ciety. Only one page of that voluminous record is
now perused, and it will be perused and studied as
long as eloquence is admired—the page which con-
tains that magnificent oration of our honoured
guest, which yields not in power, pathos, or splen-
dour to the highest efforts of the orators of Greece
or Rome. (Loud cheers.) We, my Lord, are very
proud that we can point to the name of Lord
Brougham as still adorning the list of the Faculty
of Advocates of Scotland. (Cheers.) Claimed as he
may be by the Bar of England as one of the sources
of their pride, we cannot forget that here he re-
ceived his nurture ; and, though it has sometimes
been alleged that the Scottish Themis is but a
rough and unkindly mother, we have in this in-
stance ample proof of the advantages of a hardy
training. (Cheers.) I need not at this late hour
detain you by descanting upon the merits of the
Bar of England, or the greatness of the men it has
produced. Long may it continue to maintain its
high and useful position, without fear and without
reproach, zealous in its guardianship of the liberty
of the subject, and yet attached to that noble consti-
tution from which it derives its independence !
(Cheers.) I propose the " Bar of England," and
shall couple with that toast the health of
Mr. James Anderson, Queen's Counsel, another
errant brother, who, not satisfied with the heather
wreath, has sought and won laurels elsew here.
(Cheers.)
Mr. J. ANDERSON, Q.C., in returning thanks,
said he rejoiced to think that the most perfect de-
votion to the interests of one bar was consistent
with the strongest loyalty to the other ; and in his
observation in the sister country he had found that
the feeling had been most intensely entertained and
cherished, for when the bar of Scotland met the bar
of England in the House of Lords they were re-
ceived with the greatest respect and with the
greatest admiration and forbearance. He then
stated that the bar was an important institution in
contributing to the independence of the country,
and in vindicating the rights of the community and
redressing their wrongs. Both the bar of England
and of Scotland had furnished noble examples of
this ; and, as regarded Scotland, he need only men-
tion the names of Murray, Wedderburn, Grant,
Horner, Erskine, Brougham, and Campbell, all
of whom were of Scottish origin, and all of whom
were the brightest stars in the southern constella-
tion. He, in conclusion, referred to the soundness
of the judgments of Lord Brougham as a judge,
and said that the judgments of his lordship had
contributed more than those of any other individual
to give the high place which the jurisprudence of
this country occupied in all States where law is
established. (Cheers.)
The other toasts included " The Croupier," by
Lord Neaves ; " The Early Friends of Lord
Brougham," by Mr. R. Chambers, to which Pro-
fessor Pillans replied ; and the " Secretaries to the
Banquet, Messrs. R. Chambers and J. D. Marwick,"
to which those gentlemen responded.
Three hearty cheers were then given successively
for the Queen, Lord Brougham, and Lord Provost
Melville,land the proceedings terminated.

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