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London, England, 1861-10-14 00:00:00

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the many urgent calls upon his lordship's valuable
time caused his stay to be so short in Sunderland, as
it would have been his desire to show his lordship

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the rapidly rising condition of the town, and mere
especially of its port, which had now become one of
the principal ports in her Majesty's dominions. He
would have particularly desired to show his lord-
ship the docks, which might be said to rave been
taken from the German Ocean, and from which ves-
sels of 2,000 tons went to sea bound for all parts of
the world. (Cheers.) There was also another sub-
ject to which he would advert, and that was the
number of men that had been contributed by Sun-
derland to the Naval Reserve. (Cheers.) His
lordship, on his way to the hall, had had the
opportunity of seeing a body of these men, who
belonged to a class that would be ready to come
forward for the defence of the country should
their services ever be required. (Cheers.) On
behalf of the town, he must say that they con-
sidered themselves fortunate in the event that had
secured his lordship's attendance there that day-
His lordship's amiable daughter—(loud and con-
tinued cheering)—having come to reside amongst
them, they hoped that that circumstance would
obtain for them on some future occasion a less
hurt ied visit. (Loud cheers.)
The Town Clerk then read the address, which
was as follows :

"TO THE RIGHT HON. EARL RUSSELL.
" The Address of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Bur -
gesses of the Borough of Sunderland.
"We, the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of
the borough of Sunderland, in council assembled
beg to express the gratification we derive from the
presence in our borough of a senator and statesman
of the high eminence of your lordship. English-
men, as your lordship well knows, take widely
different views regarding various political affairs;
and it is well for England that they do so, or she
would not be the great and glorious England which
we are proud to call our native land. Englishmen
are as one in their love of country •, and we vene-
rate the statesman who has dedicated, as your lord-
ship has done, a long life of honour, virtue, and
talent to the promotion of the prosperity, freedom,
and welfare of the country we so dearly love.
"We are not unmindful, too, of the part taken
by your lordship as the author of the Municipal
Corporations Act, by which the important principle
of local self-government was recognised and carried
into effect.

"We congratulate your lordship oft the deserved
honour lately conferred on you by her Majesty, and
trust that Divine Providence may long spare you
to take part in the deliberations of that august
assembly of which your lordship is a member, and
to aid in advancing the interests and in maintaining
the honour of your country at home and abroad.
That health and happiness may attend your lord-
ship to the close of your days is our earnest wish.
" Given under our common corporate seal, and
signed by the Mayor, on behalf of the Council, this
11th day of October, 1861, by unanimous vote.
" SAMUEL ALCOCK, Mayor."
The Mayor having handed the address to his
Lordship,
Earl RUSSELL rose, amid loud and general cheer-
ing. Silence having been restored his lordship
said,—Mr. Mayor—l beg to thank you, in the first
place, for the manner in which you have presented
to me this address. I feel deeply the honour done
me, and I feel that you have added to that honour
by the expressions which you have used. I can
assure you, Mr. Mayor, that I hear with great
gratification of the increase of your port and of the
augmentation of your trade. I trust that your con-
nexion with other commercial ports ,both at home
and abroad will increase that trade, and I certainly
expect that our relations with Germany and with
the North of Europe will lead to a gradually in-
creasing trade with this country at ports in which
skill and industry are shown. (Cheers.) I believe
that there is no port where skill and industry are
more shown than in the port of Sunderland.
(Cheers.) I had the happiness to see—but only for
a moment, and I hope to see them again—a portion
of the Naval Reserve that has been raised in this
neighbourhood. (Cheers.) I quite agree with you
that these are men upon whom the country can
count in its emergencies, and there are no Men upon
whom we can more surely rely. (Cheers.) We
have, as you know, various forces upon whom the
country can call in case of need. We have the
Army, the Navy, the Militia, the Volunteers, and
other forces, but upon no body can we rely more
confidently than upon the Naval Reserve, which
we can call on to defend our shores, and to bear our
flag unharmed and honoured throughout the world.
(Loud cheers.) You have done me the honour to
allude to my domestic relations, and have adverted
to the cause of my coming to this neighbour-
hood, to visit my daughter, who has been allied
with the son of one of the most honoured mem-
bers of the English Church. I feel confident that
he will follow in the steps of his honoured father,
and by his piety and zeal he is qualified to carry
the light of the Gospel among the benighted, and
therefore to add to the number of Christians in this
land. (Loud cheers.) After having thus adverted
to the topics to which you have referred I will now

read the answer which I prepared to give to the
address of the town•council. It is in these words:
"Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen,—l feel grateful to
you for the honour you do me by the presentation
of this address.

" It is the distinction of this country that its Go-
vernment and Legislature do not interfere with the
formation and expression of opinion upon public
affairs, and this freedom, far from injuring,
strengthens, purifies, and maintains the authority of
our laws.
" I am happy in the reflection that I have been
able to contribute to the restoration of the principle
of self-government in local affairs in places where
that principle had been neglected, suspended, or
perverted.
" I thank you for the kindness of your wishes,
and beg to assure you of my earnest desire for the
Prosperity and continued welfare of your town.
" RUSSELL."
Earl Russell then handed the written reply to the
Mayor, and resumed his seat amid great cheering.
The MAYOR then called for cheers for Earl Rus-
sell, and also for the Countess and the ladies, which
were given very heartily, and the proceedings,
which did not last much more than a quarter of an
hour, then terminated.

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