The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-07-21 00:00:00

to ken him, in former times, a week o accomplish? What is it
that makes the distance between nchester and Liverpool
seem as nothing, and which will soon ake the distance be-
tween 'Liverpool and Brununagein ( chehtsreDka taagityand
Ifeurrimagetn and Luption Alaughter and
.chee?gy take 'little
Imore than the shdit 'space of ten bouls" to travel;—what is
that which annihilates the space between different communities.
of men; and, walking on the waves themselves !•like a thing of
life," brit)°, countries buried in the heart of America in proxi-
mity with the coasts' of that Mighty continent, and civilizes
nations of savages by bringing them in close and regular inter-
course with nations of civilized men? Why -it is to STEAM, ,
which, generated by-the power of nature, has been ,subjected to
the uses of man, and made as docile, and a thousand times more
powerful, than any domestic niiimal, instead of being a source
of terror and dismay by its explosion.—(Loud cheers.) And
who subjected it to the use of man ?. A common, Working me-
Chanic, James Watt, whose name ought to live, not merely in
the history of his country,,but of inankind.—(Cheers.) , This
common,. working mechanic, although he sprung. from and was
one of the people; possessed good conduct, genius, virtue, in-
vention, and knowledge,-which a man may acquire, if he chooses,
whether he springs from a peasant or a dukes and to this man,
the working mechanic of Greenock, is the world indebted lor
the mighty discovery of the gigantic powerof steam.—(Cheers.)
Now there is-no one mechanic who shall be taught at this insti-
tution, the fiitindition-stone.or which has just been laid, that
may not expect, in after times, "to-add to the discoveries of Watt,
to extend the powers of his species, to increase the resources of.
his country, and to benefit all inanxiad by the application of his
knowledge to the greatest, the most useful of all pursuits in
which mankind zan be engaged; I mean, his triumph over the
inert powers and forces of matter,—( Loud cheering.)
" Having, for the first time, travelled on the Railway, I could
not see what I have seen this day without attempting to give
expression to the emotions which arose in my mind whilst sur-
veying the triumph of human art as displayed in that splendid
specimen of mechanical ingenuity.--,(Cheers.)
" Gentle Men, I beg leave to conclude this solemnity by con-
gratulating you and the town of Liverpool ou the proceedings
of this day, and on the formation of an institution which, in a
few years, will be the pride and the ornament of the town. I
thaak you most cordially for the very kind reception which you
have given me this day, and for the attention with which VOll
have listened to the few remarks I have made to you on This
occasion."—(Great cheering.)

As Lord. Brougham was in the act of deschding from
the 'gallery from which he delivered his address,_Mr.
Egerton Smith arrested his progress for a few moments-
to request that his lordship would visit the Floating Bath.
In urging a compliance wall his request, Mr. Smith said,
"Upon my word, Lord Brougham, I would advise you to
go at once and see the. Floating lath, for there is no.
thing in the town better worth seeing •
At one o'clock Lord Brougham and his escort of friends
proceeded to.the house of Mr. Thornely, M.P. for Wol-•
veChatiipton, wbere.-a sumptuomk breakfas_to; provided
for tern by Mr. Radley, of the Aderphr Hofer TflT
repast was served up in excellent order,,-and comprised.
every delicacy of the season.
In the course of the afternoon Lord Brougham visited
several of our public, institutions, the Sessions-house,
the Exchange, and some other places. About five o'clock
he proceeded to the Waterloo .Hotel, and from thence to