The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-12-24 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SIR HENRY POTTINGER IN LIVERPOOL.

In our last we announced the arrival in this town of Sir
Henry Pottinger and suite on the previous (Monday)
evening. At two o'clock, on Tuesday, Sir Henry left the
Adelphi, and proceeded to the Town-hall, for the purpose
of receiving addresses.
Prior to his arrival at the Town-hall, the members of
the several associations, to the number t,f about one hun-
dred and fifty, walked two and two. and arm in arm, from
the East India and China Association Office, Exchange-
buildings, through the front entrance of the Town hall,
arid to the Council Chamber, where they awaited the en-
trance of the distinguished stranger. About ten minutes
after two Sir Henry entered the chamber, accompanied
by his friends from London, and was introduced to the
associated boiti s by the Mayor, amid loud and enthusi-
astic cheers. Sir Henry stood at the bead of the council
table ; and when silence had been restored, Chas. Turner,
Esq.. the Chairman of the East India and China Associa-
tion. addressed him on presenting an address from that
body expressive of " the sense felt by them of the import-
ant benefits which the judicious and fayoumble commer-
cial arrangements with the Chinese government have con-
ferred not only upon those immediately interested in the
trade with that country, but upon the nation at large."
To this Sir Henry replied in suitable terms.
John Crosthwaite, Esq., Chairman of the West India
Association, then presented an address to a similar pur-
port from the various commercial associations of Liver-
pool. To this Sir Henry made a suitable acknowledg-
ment. Mr. Turner again addressed Sir Henry, announc-
ing that the merchants of Liverpool had determined to
request his acceptance of a testimonial of their grateful
sense of his invaluable services, and that he (Mr. T.)
would consult Sir Henry's wishes in reference to the pre-
paration of such testimonial.
It having been arranged that Sir Henry should make
his appearance on 'Change at a quarter to three o'clock,
the rooms and area were at that time rather densely
crowded with merchants and other gentlemen. Sir Henry
was accompanied from the Council Chamber to the Ex.
change-rooms by the members cf his party, Charles Tur-
ner, Esq., John Crosthwaite, Esq., Thomas Sands, Esq.,
and several others. His reception was very enthusimtic.
He was hailed with loud cheers as he passed from bar to
bar of the rooms. and repeatedly bowed his acknowledg-
i ments. From the Exchange-rooms he proceeded to the
Underwriters' Rooms, and there his reception was enthu-
siastic, though the numbers present were not quite so nu-
merous as in the lower room. He then crossed the Ex-
change area, viewing Nelson's Monument as he passed,
and entered the western doer of the Town-hall amid the
acclamations of the populace. After visiting the large
ball-room, in which the grand banquet was being laid at
the time, and inspecting the beautiful suite of rooms, he
took a bird's eye view of the :own from the dome. The
haziness of the weather, however, was unpropitious for an
extended view ; and after a brief stay at the top of the
building, Sir Henry rejoined his family at the Adelphi
Hotel.
The grand banquet took place in the evening, in the
large ball-room of the Town-hall.
The Chair was occupied by the Worshipful the Mayor
of Liverpool, James Lawrence, Esq. On his right we
noticed the distinguished guest of the evening, Sir Henry
Pottinger, G.C.8., Lord Viscount Sandon, M.P., Wilson
Patten, Esq., M.P., Sir George Larpenb, Lieutenant Col.
Malcolm, Major Pottinger, Major Axford, Captain Orms-
by, Gilbert Henderson, Esq., Recorder, Edwd. Rushton,
Esq., Dr. Whitt..ker, Mohun Lal, an Indian Chief, E.
Arnaud. Esq., the Collector, John Wright, Esq., Thomas
Sands, Esq., J. S. Leigh, Esq., the Mayor of Wigan, ,
Samuel Horrocks, Esq., Joseph Hornhy, Esq., William
Nicol, Esq. On his left we noticed Lord Stanley, the
High Sheriff, 'William l• ntwistle, Eiq , M.P., the Rev.
Rector Brooks, Colonel Falconer, Sir George Monro,
George Grant, Esq , Captain Bevis, R.N., Thos. Baztey,
Archibald Hunter, Esq., J. S. Heywood, Esq., Dr.
Brandreth, Samuel Thompson, Esq., George Hall Law-
rence. Esq., Samuel St iniforth, Esq., Scott, Esq.,
London, Alderman Hodgson. R. Zwilvhenbart, Esq., G.
E. Arbuthnot, Esq., Rev. Wm. Clemson.
The number of the company present was about 400, in-
cluding nearly all the leading merchants, brokers, and
gentlemen connected with the trade of Liverpool.
After the usual loyal toasts had been drunk,

The MAYOR proposed "The health of the Right Ho-
nourable Sir Henry Pottinger,"—(cheers)—whose saga-
cious, enlightened, and :successful policy, has opened a
new world to British enterprise and capital. (Three times
three.)
Sir Henry Pottinger, in rising, was greeted with renewed
applause. When silence bad been obtained, he said,—Mr.
Mayor, my lords, and gentlemen, in rising to offer my
most sincere thanks for the manner in which you have
been pleased to drink my health, it is with no affected
&ffidence that I tell you that I am incapable of explain-
ing how truly I appreciate your kindness. When I was
graciously selected by her Majesty to fulfil the duties of
envoy to China, I went out with a full determination, not
of forcing an unpleasant treaty on tee Chinese after the
great objects of war were accomplished by the force of her
Mej,sty's arms, but rati,er to act as an umpire between
the two nations. (Hear and cheers.) rhad found those
attached to the mission who had cordially entered into
my views, and I bad a great happiness to meet with a cor-
responding feeling in the high commissioner Ke-ying,
than whom a more enlightened statesman I do not be-
lieve there is in any country in the world—a man feelingly
alive to all the amenities of life. and more earticularly so
to that high feeling which dictated his conduct through-
out this negotiation. I could, were it admissible in such
a society, tell you of such instances of Ke-ying's high
feeling and noble conduct, which would, I dare say, as-
tonish you. I trust, at some future period, it will please
her Majesty's government to do him and the Chinese
character generally justice, by making his despatches and
letters public. It would not astonish you only, but all
the world, to find such sentiments exiting in what we
have been in the habit of thinking a self-secluded Chinese
mandarin. One great point in the treaty I had the ho-
nour of concluding, was, that the trade with China should be
thrown open to all other nations. This, !au must be
aware, I could not have succeeded in bringing about with:
out the cordial sanction and co-operation of the Chinese
authorities. But the moment I explained to the high
commissioner the object I had in view, and pointed out
the advantages it offered, net only to China but to all
other nations, he most cordially acceded to it ; and before
I left he oar. ated, as the representative of England, in
case of any unforseen difficulty arising, to act as a media.
for between China and any other European nation. This
is a strong proof of the confidence I have won, and I
trust I have won it not by the succumbing in any way to
any unjust demands (if such were made) of the Chinese,
but by letting the Chinese see that there was only one
rule for my conduct as an Englishman,—thet was true
faith and good honour. I believe the treaty so concluded,
to insure, as I had The pleasure of stating to-day at the
meeting in the Town-hall, all the advantages that a treaty
can possibly combine. It has this peculiarity, that any-
thing that benefits one nation with regard to it must be-
nefit the other. Such is my interpretation of the Chinese
treaty. There are some trifling points, such, for instance,
as what I believe is called, in mercantile phraseology, the
bonding system, for which, I centers, I was afraid to sti-
pulate, because I did not like to propose anything the
Chinese would object to. lam happy to say, how-
ever, that after I lett they net only cordially acceded to
but proposed it. And I have since learned that it is in-
cluded in an article inserted in the treaty which I am also
delighted to mention hes been concluded between
the United States and China. Our treaty provides
for every advantage that may be given to any other nation
being enjoyed by England. At the same time the Chi-
nese made no objection to the proposal, and were quite
ready to allow it tacitly to be in full force. There is one
other point to which 1 may be permitted to allude before
sitting down. It is the treatment we are to show towards
the Chinese. We must remember that they have been
three or tour thousand years, as we are led to understand,
totally secluded within themselves ; that they do not un-

derstand us ; that a mere treaty is not a sufficient [round
fur their at once changing their usages. But I am quite
satisfied, from what 1 saw dining my residence among
them, that, if treated kindly by England and all other
nations that may resort there, in due time, wi!h God's
blessing, they enter as widely as any other nation
into all our social feelings, and into that intercourse

whine is so desirable betw;eil man and man.

When I

come to address this large body of merchants, in one of
the greatest ports of the world—tor such is Liverpo9l—l
need not ask you to impress on those who repair to that
distant land in charge of your ships and merchandise, to

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study kindness and forbearance towards the people. It
is the great, the first object we ought to have in view,
that of conciliating the lower classes of the Chinese. To

revert once more to my friend, Ke-sing, in one of his

beautiful letters, he says, " Our people are prone to ill-
treat those who are dissolute and inclined to excess.

Your sailors, and particularly the black sailors, (alluding
to our Indian vessels.) are apt to get drunk. Pray have
this put a stop to, lest they go ashore and he ill treated,

and we thereby acquire a bad name.' When I tell you
such is t}e feeling of one of the highest men in the empire
—a blood relation to the emperor ands first-class manda-
rin—you will not think I am travelling out of my way to
beg that, when your ships leave the shores of England,
you will impress on those on board how necessary it is to
be kind and conciliatory to those whom we want, by de-
grees, to introduce into our social system. I believe the
prejudice which the Chinese entertain towards our inter-

course, such as we look to between ourselves and all

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other nations, proceeds not from any religious feeling.
On the contrary, it proceeds from an apprehension that
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we w.ll use that intercourse for political purposes. When
that feeling is once got Wirer, which will be in a few years,
I trust, I have no doubt China will come forward, as she

ought, as one of the first ntvions of the earth. The ex-
tent of trade in China is something that most per-ons. if
it was stated to them, would deem incredible. Especi-
ally in cotton and the manufactures of cotton. the de-
mand will he unlimited. The only question is, how China

is to ply ? This is a matter which, in so large an empire,
must rest on time. But, in the meanwhile, new resour-

ces will spring up, and the people will learn from our kind

treatment and intercourse to have new demands. That

such Ain be the result of our treaty I have not the least
doubt (Cheers.) Sir Henry proposed the health of the
Mayor and Corporation of Liverpool. (Loud cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN returned thanks for the compliment.
The MAYOR then gave '• Her Majesty's Ministers,"
which wee received with protracted cheering.
Lord STANLEY rose to return thanks, and, after ex-
pressing in feeling terms his gratitude to the company,

said—ln my capacity as the wnr minister of this country,
;t was my duty to supelintend, a: well as to provide for,
the preparation of those great military and naval rein-
forcemrnis, which, largely sent at. the close of the year
184,1, contributed some cogent and rather pointed argu-

meats in support of the negotiations of our friend. -It

was consegthntly my lo! to watch with deep interest, un-
checked, however, by asingle disappointment or a single

failure, the progress of tlyit-expedi;i.,m in which British
and Indian troops; naval and military, vied with each
other in a rivalry honourable alike to both, surmounting
oblte.clea which required not military skill, nor valour,

Dor science alone, but determination, but perseverarice to
encounter; and it was my lot also to know, and to watch
the discretion with which the right honourable gentleman
near me exercised the high functions with which, eien at
that period, he was entrusted. I know not, gentlemen,
bow far it is generally known, that though undoubtedly
at that time to the right honourable gentleman was not
entrusted the superintendence of any military and naval
movements, yet to him a large discretion was given by the
government, which fully confided in his talent and ability,
of saying at what periods those naval and military argu-
ments had attained to such a height as to lead to the in
troduction of more polished diplomatic intercourse, to say
at what time the arms of Britain should be stayed, and
how soon the process of negociarion might commence.
And when that period arrived, I onourab!e alike to the
arms of Britain and to the humanity and forbearance
with which they were wielded, her Majesty's government
had but the gratifying task, step by step, of applauding
and approving the discretion, the temper, the judgment,
and the forbearance with which those delicate negccia-
lions were subsequently conducted by the right honoura-
ble gentleman. In that department the right honourable
gentleman was more peculiarly responsible to another
member of her Majesty's government; but I had the sa-
tisfaction, in another point of view, of being brought uni-
versally into connection with the right honourable gentle-
man. I saw his untiring labours, and his zealous assiduity
in forming or founding a new colonial society—in super-
vising the foundation of a colony where all was new and
strange—where obstacles were to be encountered from
mutual prejudices, from ignorance of each other's habits,
from omissions upon the one side, and upon the other
from unreasonable demands and exorbitant expectations;
and 1 saw the right honourable gentleman with satisfac-
tion, in his civil as well as in his diplomatic correspon-
dence, carry on " the even tenor of his way" with the
one fixed intention, and that boldly conceived and boldly
executed, of obtaining the greatest advantages consistently
with the honour and the good faith of this country. Gen-
tlemen, there is one point to which the right honourable
gentleman, in his address to you to-night, has peculiarly
adverted, although he has modestly abstained from stating
the full share which be had in it. I allude to that deci-
i sion to which he came—and it is due to him I should say
he came to it and acted upon it upon his own responsibi-
lity and without instructions—not only not to demand
exclusive privileges, (for that lie was prohibited from
doing.) but for inserting as a stipulation in the treaty that
all other nations should alike partake of the commercial
advantages which had been gained by this country by the
power of British arms, and by the prudence of British
negociation. Gentlemen, I saw it for myself, and I know
I may say it also for my right honourable friend the Earl
of Aberdeen, that it was to him and to me, in our several
departments, a subject of the deepest regret when Sir
Henry Pottinger's earnest entreaties induced us—or ra-
ther, I should say, compelled us—to accede to a very
strongly expressed desire of his, after so many years' ser-
vice in distant countries, to return to his native land,
there to enjoy, in the midst of his countrymen, the well-
earned honours which, I am proud to see, have been be-
stowed upon him; and, I can use no more emphatic lan-
guage— _ _ _

" To raid his history in a nation's eyes."

Gentlemen, if I might be -forgiven for trespassing upon
you for one moment longer, it would be to express my
great satisfaction at the allusion which has been made by
the right honourable gentleman to-night, however little it
may be needed in a society like that which I have the
honour of addressing—the necessity of great cantion and
great prudence in our dealings with our new allies, those
who are lately brought within the pale of civilisation in
the vast Chinese empire. When I speak of the pale of
civilisation, I should rather say in the pale of European
commerce and of intercourse ; because I believe there is
no nation in the world to which, as far as civilisation goes,
greater injustice has been done in the public estimation
than to the great empire of China. But among those
subjects which particularly struck the Chinese during the
course of' our warlike operations against them, and since
in our diplomatic intercourse with them, has been the
strict, accurate, literal fulfilment, in the spirit as well as
the letter, of every engagement which we entered into
with them. We have beard the Chinese spoken of as a
tricky, over-reaching people. That there are such among
them—among the interior deelers—l do not for a moment
sloubt ; but I do disbelieve that that is the general cha-
racter of the nation. I believe, so far es our later expe-
rience has gone, that there is no nation which more highly
values public faith in others; and, up to the present mo-
ment, I am bound to say that there never was a govern-
ment or a nation which more strictly and censcientionsly
adhered to the literal fulfilment of the engageroents into
which it has entered. Now, gentlemen, it is not for the
government, it is for you—it is for the merchants of
England—it is for the great commercial body whose
principal seat is in this •own—to confirm, to maintain,
and to strengthen that feeling of respect for British faith.
The government have done their part. The ports of
China are open to you to an extent pastieg the most san-
guine calculations; but there are still national prejudices,
there are still national jealousies, to be overcome; and it
behoves those who are more immediately concerned in
dealing with that great empire, not only in their dealings
(for that I doubt not) to maintain that character fur
scrupulous honour and integrity which has ever been the
distinguishing mark of the British merchant, but not, in
the eagerness for the profit of those commercial advan-
tages which are offered, to push beyond the limits which
Chinese prejudice—if you say it is so—will yet permit..
those advantages which are now open to our commerce.
The door is thrown open to you ; rely upon it, it will be
opened wider still; hut it must he opened by voluntary
concessions from within, and not by what will be felt to
be compulsory encroachments from witheitt I believe
it is easy, in the present state of public feeling, to raise
jealousies, arid to foster anew animositieq which are be-
ginning to subside—that an over-anxiousness fur success,
and an improvident pressing for advantages. m'iy le,:d to
such a conclusion; but I believe, also, gentlemen, and I
entertain a confident expectation of it, and I pray that
such may he the result, whether under this or succeeding
administrations for many a long year, that the trade wiih
China which is now commencing, and in its vigorous in-
fancy, may. if prudently conducted, be made the founda-
tion, not of inordinate speculation and immense gains,
followed by corresponding and ruinous losses, but be
made the means of extending the blessings of civilisation,
of science. of knowledge, of religion,—and along with
them• all, but only by a prudent course of not shocking
the prejudices of those with whom we are brought into
neTtith,eahnedalathraopfid.Ttighrenemnetmatbioerrs
sofforßtrhiteisehoenonmtvm"ewrcaes.
re-
contact, it may lay the foundations of a great, a perma
sponded to by Mr. Wilsen Patters and Mr. Entwisle.
The " members for the borough" having been given,
Lord SANDON said that he had felt it incumbent upon
him to attend on the present occasion, and testify, in the
name of his constituents, to the gratitude and respect
which they felt for their distinguished guest, who had
first brought the great empire of China within the vast
circle of European civilisation and industry, and had thus
proved himself to be, not merely the ambassador of this
country, but of the whole world. He (Lord Sandon)
could hardly limit in anticipation the great advantages
hereafter to accrue to the commerce of this country from
this result of Sir Henry Pottinger's labours. It was fre-
quently a subject of congratulation if we, by a treaty,
opened up a commercial intercourse with a country hav-
ing three or four millions of people ; but what was such
a triumph in comparison with the opening of a country
containing a population of three hundred millions! We
might for a time be hampered for .the want of adequate
returns for the manufactures sent out by us ; but now we
had only to look at the simple fact that a marget of three
hundred millions of people had been opened to us. • And
who could doubt that adequate returns would be found ?
On the opening of the East India trade, it was prophesied
that our merchants would experience difficulty in finding
adequate means for the extension of British commerce ;
hut had we really experienced any difficulty in finding
returns ? He would appeal to the honourable baronet on
his right-hanatside, who presided over the East India
trade at London. At present we knew little more of
China than the . outline of its coasts on the map ; but
when we knew the interior, and feelings of mutual con-
fidenec and respect had been estahlished, it was impessi-
ble to conceive that so industrious a people as the Chi-
nese would not be able to discover something to supply
our wants, or to enable us to gratify the csanis of others.
Let us not, then, doubt that China could find the metres
of enabling us to extend- our commerce. It had been
said that this could only be done through a reduction or
the duty on tea • and for his own part, if i' should be
consistent with the general benefit of the empire—a ques-
tion he should leave to other parties to discuss—he should
not be sorry to see such a reduction take place. If this
step should not be consistent with the financial inter( stn
of the country, he could not doubt that China would be
able to find exchangeable products for our goods. Hav-
ing allu led to the character of the treaty which had been
formed by Sir H. Pottinger—a treaty characterised by
wisdom, and taking that only which tt,e Chinese should
willingly havlsgranted of their own accord—his lordship
said that the intercourse which had been established by
the right honourable gentleman was, like mercy, twice
blessed—blessing him that gave and him that took. He
then referred to the gratitude due to Sir Henry by the
British people, and by mercantile communities in parti-
cular, and concluded by speaking of the pleasure that he
felt in again meeting with his constituents, after an ab-
sence of some length of time. His Lordship resumed
his seat amidst applause.
After one or two other termite,

Mr. SAMUEL Hogs, on being called upon to respond
to the " Tradesmen of Liverpool," said, in the name of
my fellow tradesmen I thank you for ft, and I attribute
the selection of my name to respond to the toast to the
circumstance of my being irrevocably connected with that
large and influential class which exists by trade—which
has exer&sed, and will, I doubt not, continue to exercise,
such a paramount influence upon the affairs of this coml.
try and through her commercial enterprise. and manu-
facturing skill, upon the affairs of the whole. civilised
world. It must always be a source of gratification when
an occasion presents itself, in which men of all ranks, and
of every shade of opinion, can meet in perfect amity, yet
without the sacrifice of a single principle. It softens the
asperities which sometimes unf,rtunately arise, and by
placing the tradesman in juxtaposition with the merchant.
and the merchant with the peer, it strengthens cur bonds
and makes us better acquainted with each other. We c‘in
meet for the amelioration of human suffering—for the
d
prupose of raising a hospital for our seamen. We car,
chief magistrate,
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shed a lustre around his name, and whosa sagacity as a
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be countenanced by the people in this catintry, that may
in the slightest degreecomprotnise our national character.
The word of Eng,aud, given by her authorised arnEassa-
dors, must be the bond of England, whether we uegociate

Dec. 4 , 1841.

a treaty with the simple Islanders of the Pacific-410
titre and dextetous court of Russia—with our rePil rot,
brethren of the western hemisphere, or with the in t' fit
ing hut mysterious millions of the Chinese ErnPiree'r
be it from me to undervalue the noble services "
tit
tempests
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ofn navy—of oc
ocean—the
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dangerslant spiritsan d
cal climes, and who march undaunted to the rculio
hostile cannon, that they may assert the supreattcot,
England—may give protection and extension toour he!
coerce and make the flag of England reseeted fro,,,Tt;
to shore. But we must look top British laliirr
British mercantile integrity to maintain our natl°le4,
putetion, and to preserve what the sword has so gt""l,l,]!
won ; and I trust that the treaty which has been !,"..0.;
negociated by our gallant guest, will be honeursto‘o
religiously observed, so that the Chinese DAY hrlipil
it will be to their interest to cultivate the friet',ls
they have been made to feel the rower of Erell
I should not do justice to my own feelings it dark
add, that wherever our flag wave:, we have other its"
which arise out of our commercial treaties. We mutd
only conquer that we may trade, but that we mss:.
td
iwsetosesborirtelr°ol
and bless; that we may carry with our merchand'l
glories of our national institutions, and the fruits 0,1 t
national religion. It was said by Lord Bacon.nt.
the youth of a state, arms do flourish ; in its midwere
learning ; and in its decline, mechanical arts and one
chanelise. But this is only true w here nations 110%N
quered to subjugate and oppress ; and profound Ps'eo
remark, it will not be true of En lend, if she unitev
the gallantryof her Wellingtons, her Pottingers, and be` 10
kers, the learning of her Bacons, her Newtons. an
Lockes ; and all be blended with that commercial entel
prise and manufacturing skill,—that independencey
yet benevolence, which conquers only to benefieed
trades that it may civilise, protect and bless. Conv:o.
as I am with the treding community, I see in such /0
semblage as this a symbol of our national streegtb• to
can define, in the crucible of our national fusion;efli
separation of any one class ? Who can point out ft°
link that is wanting to complete the chain helveetl!
Queen and the poorest peasant amongst her subJ""te
'the pyramid of society in this country stands 101
broad
and a secure foundation, and there is that gr'e,6
ascent, and that substantial blending of all classesel:ftt,
the base to the apex, which gives to it at once its soltSf?l
its just proportion, and its grenrleur. It ha: stnic'ef
unscathed the storms of centuries ; and if the Dray n;
amongst us is. who shall the most benefit his (It,
try, it will rear its majestic head for ages vet to 0
Vie see at this moment a tradesman filling—aye, as
with credit too,—the high office of chief megistrateehe
this great. community. And he eorreborete me7t,
I say that it shall he cur duty to it celcate sub.
and to promote happiness at home—to spread
and benevolence abroad ; end if it ever uriferturs,',
happens that England is visited with intestine commo"c;
which, rn,y God in his mercy avert, the trading port
of the community, constituting as they do the more/
and sinews of society, and, let me add, no inconsider
portion of its wealth and its mind, will be fund as revll'i
to cheek any oppression from the upper classes, a' a 0
licentiousness licenousness in the lower: and while, sc'otr
unshaken firmness, they will hold aloft the censortot
royalty, they will stand between contending claws, it, it
the plague of national confusion may be stayed. "th 6
my desire to see my fellow-tradesmen advancing to et
march of cultivation, n ging onnards those who aresuvo",
them, and helping forwards those who are below 11'1;1.
and when we recollect the origin of a Watt and lim'
ford, it ought to be an enceuraeement to our ving'he
clas es to know that the most bi illient names in ,tid
record of fame, are those of men who have ben
erne
in difficulties, and who have had to struggle with obb It
cies which riotbing but invincible courage and inflell'to
perseverance could I ave ever overcome. It is, lbell're
your treding classes that you must in no small degfe
look, to enable our country to maintain her 101 l t'..e
commanding position ; they have to build the ve
sell, and forge the machinery, which is to carry Bo
1
ti h merchandise, as well as British thunder, to eve,,
clime; they are to span our values with bridges.Bo
to pierce our mountains with tunnels ; rev are t roe
and motion to your myriads of looms and shuttles; l",1,-6
are to else hone and muscle to the vivid creations of
architect and the engineer; it is they who must clot't
imaeination with reality, and convert intelligence Ore
tangibility. Should they not, then, pursue intelligead
a= a necessary adjunct of success? Undoubtedly. It 6
being jealous for the honour of my order, I trust that 40
shall advance in all these mechanical arts which are
necessary for the continued welfare of our country; gA
being the link which hinds society together, we may
with discretion the great power, both political and
which is placed in our hands ; and while 1 rejoice that a°
classes unite in an expression of gratitude to our
guished guest, because all classes have benefited by 10
able negotiation, you will not deem it inappropriate,
reference to our beloved country and her magnificent eta:
pire, if I ask you to join me in the fervent espiratiosa
that peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion 811
piety, may he established amongst us for all generatio°'
(Loud cheers.)
The Vice-presidents and others followed ; after whit
he company separated at a late hour.

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On Wednesday morning, accompanied by . Mr. Alder,.
man Moore, (chairman of the Dock Committee,) Lietd
dicks, &c.. Sir Henry inspected the ,Cks, and sai%
along the Mersey in one of her Majesty's ste,oners.
the afternoon he enertained a select party of g,ntleeltio
at dinner, princit,allv !riends he had• known abroad. -
the evening, Sir Henry, his lady, family, and friends pa:
tronised the performance at the Amphitheatre, attractoll)s,
large numbers of our townspeople anxious to see the ,11,;,
jest of so much deserved ho,:our. Sir Henry and
Party entered the theatre shortly hetere the cnruiln
for the Chinese Wan and wvs received with tIeAVII
cheering from the auditory, the band playing " Hark
'tis the Indian-drum," " See the c,inquerins: Hero," &c'
He appeared to be very much atnu,ed. and we have oe
doubt was greatly astonished at the representation of the
scenes in whtrh he has lately acted so dioinguished a Fart.
Thursday was d• voted to the visits and reception of
private friends, and in the evening Sir Henry and his 150
attended the ball at the Wellington-rooms. On Fritts,'
morning he proceeded to Manchester, and was enter'
mined in the evening at a public dinner. Another
tying reception preparing for him at Belfest (his wail°
place), and elsewhere testimonials are being got up I°C
him.

Sir Henry is a fine, portly, noble-looking man, ape
stands about 5 feet 9 inches. He was horn in the vicina
of Belfast, in the year 1780 ; con,equently he is novcil3
his 64th year ; he does not, however. look older then 50
He entered the army as a subaltern. and has served PA'
years in India and China. When he had attained
rank of lieutenant, he undertook a journey of observiti°,"
throughout the vast kingdoms of India. and in vett!:
disguises, and, after encountering unheard-of peria,
succeeded in traversi those immer.se tracts of countri
till then untiodden by any European foot. Honour,
bravery. and prudence are the distinguished characteriv
tics of his mind. Sir henry's lady is a remarkably Otle°
looking woman.