The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-03 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1859.

what they were a few years ago, that it seems to
me we are at the commencement of a mighty change

doubt we shall encounter enormous difficulties in
the first instance. There is the difficulty of caste. I
I ask any man, knowing the habits of the people of
this country, to consider how impossible it would
be for society to advance here if every class were
fixed in its own position, and incapable of rising
above it or altering that position. I need only refer
to the subject to recal to your minds many remark-
able examples of men rising by honourable exer-
tions in their social position, and affecting benefi-
cially a whole manufacturing district. In India
men are tied up by caste, and whatever their exer-
tions or talents they cannot rise beyond it.
You may conceive how enormous is this im-
pediment. We know these difficulties. It is
our duty to meet them, and we must do
our best. And it is the character of the English
people,illnowing the difficulties lying in their path,
not to attempt to shirk them, but manfully to meet
them. (Cheers.) Difficult as the task of contending
with caste may be, it is not insurmountable. I hope
railways, steam navigation, and free commercial in-
tercourse between man and man, and, above all,
ustice administered in the European courts to the
lowest and the highest, will in course of time make
a great change. Already the railways.in India have
done much. Already by a sort of compulsion vari-
ous castes will travel in the same carriage, though
formerly they would never meet. The impossibility
of keeping up the distinction is putting an end to
the distinction, and in coarse of time we may hope
that it will overcome that difficulty, which I take
to be our greatest impediment at this moment.
However that may be, we have abundance of work
before us. We have to follow out a principle which
has succeeded in the West, to give it a fair field and
that encouragement which consists in the mainte-
nance of law and order, and rely for our success on
the prosperity it will confer on the natives. Above
all, we have to rely on the intercommunication be-
tween our Eastern empire and this country. We
have had experience of free-trade policy in this
country. We know very well that for many years
great differences of opinion prevailed as to our finan-
cial and commercial policy. We know that amid
great difficulties the late Sir Robert Peel undertook
the subject, and at last put our finances in a flourish-
ing condition. But that was only done by means of
improved fiscal and commercial legislation. I be-
lieve the same thing may be done in India. Quit-
ting that subject, allow me for one moment to con-
gratulate you on the altered state of affairs in
Europe. We have passed through a time of consi-
derable anxiety, but we are truly told to-night that
Europe is at peace. I hope nothing will proceed from
this country to endanger that peace. I agree with
every word that has fallen from the Master Cutler,
and I believe that it is the opinion of the country
that peace in Europe and the alliance with France
are essential to the true interests of England.
(Cheers.) I believe it is the wish of every person
in this country whose opinion is worth having that
the peace of Europe and the alliance with France
should be maintained. (Cheers.) And I agree with
the Master Cutltr that this will be best done if
England persists in the dignified position she has
always maintained, and bears in mind the old
phrase that perfect preparation for war is the best
security for peace. (Cheers.) But, gentlemen, we
have been threatened this week with another war,
and I for one shall not at all regret if that war be
declared. Count de Morny has threatened us with
a war in which I am sure England will readily
engage—a free rivalry in commerce. (Cheers.) In
that strife, upon equal terms, England is ever ready
to engage. And it is a state of war which we should
never desire to exchange for peace. There is no-
thing the English trader more desires than a friendly
rivalry with all the NS orld. And if I may tender a
word of advice to Count de Morny and our French
rivals, 1 should say that if they would enter on this
war with England they should first disembarrass
themselves of a great number of prohibitions. If
they enter upon that war hampered as they are
now, they will find themselves like jockeys very un-
equally weighted in a race. My hon. friend the
member for Manchester mentioned to me to-day a
circumstance that will illustrate this. One of the
greatest discoveries of the age in cotton spinning
was made in France, but not one French manufac-
turer availed himself of it. But the inventor came to
Manchester, and the manufacturers there paid him
£lOO,OOO for it. When the cotton manufacturers of
France were applied to they said they were protected
by the laws; that they had plenty ofbusiness and made
as much profit as satisfied them, and it would not pay
them to make experiments. I tell Count de Morn y
and the French Government that if they will enter
into this warfare with England, they must learn to
buy the best improvements, though it may be at
the highest price. (Cheers.) If the French choose
to enter upon that war I am sure neither you nor
any other manufacturers will object. Whether
they accept free trade or not we will accept their
condition of a war of rivalry in commerce and
manufactures. (Cheers.) In the great mission I
have undertaken it will be my duty to study your
interests by promoting the development of the in-
dustry and resources of India, which I must acknow-
ledge at the present time are not satisfactory. In
the general prosperity of the people, the extension
of their commerce, I hope to find that improved
state-of finance which is needed in India. Fortu-
nately, the Indian empire is now placed in such a
position that we need fear neither foreign aggres-
sion nor internal insurrection. We have overcome
those two difficulties and may well be content for
the future without the further enlargement of that
empire. Let us improve its resources, consolidate
its interests, and, above all, let us unite by all the
ties of friendly feeling the common subjects of our
beloved Queen. (Cheers.) .By such measures and
such policy, we may expect to see hereafter and at
no distant day a flourishing Indian empire under
the British Crown. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. T. DUNN proposed " The health of the mem-
bers ef the West Riding of the county of York."
(Cheers.)
Sir J. RAMSDEN, :M.P., in returning thanks,
apologised for the scantiness of the results of the
Legislature during the past year, which he attri-
buted to political combinations. In referring to the
late war in Italy, he said, I think, gentlemen, there
is but one ground likely to arise which could justify
the interference of our Government in settling the
affairs of Italy, and that is the giving the guarantee
of the great Powers of Europe that the will of the
populations of Italy will be consulted, and that
alone, in whatever settlement may be proposed.
To promote that would, indeed, be a grateful task
to any Ministry of England, and would be a ground
to justify the Government of England in entering
the congress, which, under present circumstances,
they do most wisely to keep aloof from. (Cheers.)
He next alluded to the alarms which had prevailed
on the subject of our defences, and said, we have
lately been told that the alarms spread abroad in
this country are ridiculous ; and that, as my right
hon. friend has so well said, foreign nations regard
us with friendship, and desire no rivalry with us
but in the arts of commerce and peace. I rejoice to
hear it. I accept that assurance with full confidence.
But still I say that should not make the slightest
difference in our preparations. (Cheers.) We are
putting our small army in order, and increasing our
mighty fleet, not in order that we may attack
foreign nations, but merely that no foreign Power
may, be in a position to dictate to us. In her ex-
tensive possessions, in that vast commerce which
covers every sea, England has given too many
pledges to fortune to allow her to leave for an in-
stant any doubt as to what Power has command of
the ocean. (Hear.) That, I say, is a point upon
which there must be no doubt. (Cheers.) We do
not grudge France or any other Power her supe-
riority in armies; let other countries keep up their
great land forces—their hundreds bf thousands of
men—that is an arm as to which we shall enter into
no rivalry with them. But no Power, except Eng-
land, has to defend an empire extending over every
quarter of the globe, and no Power except England
rests for defence almost solely upon the condition
of her naval armaments. Therefore, I say, there
can be no comparison between the naval power of
England and that of any other country. Consti-
tuting it as cheaply and efficiently as we can, we
must have a navy which can so command the Chan-
nel that there shall never for an instant be the sligh-
test doubt as to what Power holds the keys of the
sea. That, I repeat, is a matter which can give no
jealousy to any foreign'Power. It must be clear to
every Power in Europe that this country, at least,
can have no sinister intentions against any of its
neighbours. A 11,we desire is to be left alone to work
out our own freedom and our own greatness by
those arts which are, congenial to us. We desire no
greatness in war-; what we desire is be left alone
to follow the more congenial pursuits of commerce
and of peace. (Cheers.) Once more, gentlemen, I
beg, on behalf of my hon. colleague, Mr. Crossley,
an 4 myself, to return our most grateful thanks for
the honour you have done us. (Cheers.)
W. FISHER, Esq., proposed " The healths of the
members for the borough." (Cheers.)
G. HADFIELD, Esq., M.P., said—On behalf of my
hon. colleague and mysel, I beg to ri turn you my
most heartfelt thanks for the honour you have con-
ferred upon us in proposing our healths. I assure
you, b(,entlemen, the great subject upon which my
right hon. friend has addressed you, has during the
past year or two -weighed upon my mind to a de-
gree which I cannot
describe.- I feel the importance
of the message which he is about to deliver in India.
Perhaps never since we came into possession of that
great country, has" a message been sent to that great
empire of equal importance with that which is now
committed to him. I have every reason to believe
and there are signs of it in this borough, that
rieesre
a
long a demand for the products of India will
in this country beyond all present calculation. Al-
ready our exports and imports to and from India
amount to an enormous sum, so ranch exceeding

as regards that magnificent country. The-expect-a-
tion of such a change seems to be universal. The
Council of India have appointed an able and intel-

ligeirt gentleman, Dr. Forbes Watson, to report
upon the products of India; and I regret that ine-
vitable and pressing engagements have prevented
that gentleman from being present on this occasion
to explain to you, in part, the advantages to be de-
rived from that country, and the probabilities with
regard to the future of our vast Indian empire. As
the evening is fast wearing away, I will not de-
tain • you longer than to again express my thanks
for the honour you have conferred upon me.
E. BRAMLEY, Esq., proposed " The health of
Thomas Bazley, Esq., and the House of Commons."
Mr. BAZLEY, M.P., said—For the honour which
you have conferred upon, the members of the House
of Commons, on their behalf and for myself, I very
heartily thank you. While conscious of the privi-
leges we enjoy, I hope you will admit we are not
forgetful of the duties which are expected to be per-
formed in those positions which we are called upon
by oar large constituencies to occupy. The duty
of the present House of Commons is at present pro-
spectively most important. If it be at all time a
duty of the House of Commons to improve our insti-
tutions, and adapt them to the wants and necessities
of the age, I hope that in seeking future benefits,
by enlarging our liberties, we shall not lose the
good we already possess. (Hear, hear.) I fear the
House of Commons is disposed to be too lavish with
the public money. As a friend of economy, I hope
the day is not distant when the enormous expen-
diture of the country may with perfect safety to
our national defences be diminished ; and while we
modify, from time to time, the various institutions,
I hope we shall enlarge the liberties of the people,
and increase not only our own prosperity, but also
that of our dependencies, and of every country on
the face of the earth. (Hear, hear.) With every
country upon the face of the earth we have had in-
creased transactions, and with that great depen-
dency, the British East Indies, we have had an
enormous increase of traffic. have already taken
the liberty of reminding my right hon. friend (Mr.
Wilson) that to ensure the prosperity of any coun-
try, the material interests of that particular coun-
try must be maintained. Ido hope that the material
interests of India will be developed, and that the
people of Sheffield, as well as the manufacturing
districts of Lancashire, will have an enormous ex-
port trade to India. • (Cheers.) India possesses
ore of admirable quality, and just as she produces
cotton for the supply of our cotton manufac-
turers, though not as yet of the quality we could
desire, so I hope yon will be able to receive
from her superior ore, and return it in manufac-
tured articles at a cheaper rate than the people of
India could have them if they manufactured the
iron themselves. The resurces of India ars beyond
all calculation, and while we increase our commer-
cial relations with that great dependency, we shall
spread our institutions ; in spreading our commerce
we shall spread our civilisation ; and, above all, I
believe, we shall spread that greatest boon which
man can confer upon his fellow-men—our Chris-
tianity. In conclusion, Mr. Bazley proposed " The
' Health and Happiness of the Lady of the Master
Cutler." (Cheers.)
The MASTER CUTLER returned thanks.
The Right Hon. J. WILSON—My lords and gen-
t lemen, I havi to ask you to express the obligations
we feel to the Master Cutler on this occasion. I
can only say, individually, that I feel particularly
obliged to your chairman for the invitation he has
given me to this town, because it has afforded me an
opportunity of witnessing many most interesting
processes of manufacture. I hope, as the result,
that the industry of this town may be benefited, not
only as regards its exports, but by the application
of a great number of the products of India to the
purposes of your trade. Gentlemen, I rise for the
purpose of proposing " The Health of your worthy
chairman, the Master Cutler." (Cheers.) I feel that
it is no slight privilege for a stranger to be present
upon this occasion, and to have conferred upon him
the honour of proposing the health of a gentleman
who has risen in a community like this to so high
a position, and who, after enjoying that high posi-
tion for one year, has been solicited to accept it for
a second. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, these distinctions
in society have very much more import that at first
sight they appear to have ; they are distinctions
which, I am sure, animate the ambition of many
young men, and lead them to a career by which
they not only become ornaments, but of the greatest
utility to the society in which they move. I have,
therefore, the greatest pleasure, as I am sure you
will have, in wishing long life to our worthy chair-
man, the Master Cutler. (Loud cheers )
The MASTER CUTLER—Gentlemen, my first duty
is to express my sincere and heartfelt thanks for
the distinguished honour you have just conferred
upon me. To you, Mr. Wilson, for your kindness
in introducing the toast in so very flattering a
manner ; to you, gentlemen, for having received it
in so friendly, I might almost say, enthusiastic, a
manner. There is not a gentleman in this room
who would have been more surprised than I should
to have been told when I presided here 12 months
ago, that I should again occupy the chair on this
occasion. Nothing could be farther removed from
my thoughts ; but the Cutlers' Company have
thought fit to elect me to preside over them for
another year, and I have accepted their invitation.
It is not necessary that I should go into the history
of the re-election, and I have only further to say,
that having accepted the office, I shall endeavour
to discharge its duties in the ensuing year, as I
have done during tie past, faithfaliy, and to the
best of my ability. (Cheers.) If I had had another
opportunity earlier in the evening, I could have
wished to make a few remarks with reference to
the trade of the town, but it is now too late. I
ust beg of you to excuse me, and again accept my
thanks for the honour you have conferred upon me
(Loud cheers.)
It being now 11 o'clock, the proceedings were
brought to a close by the principal guests leaving
the room. The remaining toasts on the list were :
—The Rev. Canon Sale, 1).D., and the Clergy ; the
Lord-Lieutenant, the Deputy-Lieutenants, and the
Magistrates of the West-riding; the Mayor and
Corporation of Sheffield ; the Borough Magistrates ;
the Lord Mayor of York, and the Mayors of the
West-riding ; the Chaplain, the Rev. W. Wil-
kinson ; W. Butcher, Esq., the Town Regent, and
the Town Trustees ; Thos. Creswick, the Capital,
the Church Burgesses; Wm. Hutchinson,Esq., and
the past Masters ; Jas. Wilson, Esq., Law Clerk.

A NATIONAL FEELING.—Lord Palmerston sets
his back against the Gothic. It was: but natural that his
lordship should have a leaning towards the Italian, when
we remember his oft-repeated declaration of "Civis Roma-
nus Sum."—Punch.

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