The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-01-01 00:00:00

DINNER TO LORD SANDON.

rA• public dinner was given to LordSandon, on Friday even-
in the large room at Lucas's Repository, Great Charlotte-
eet. The room was arranged in a new and mole convenient
1, than on former occasions. The taLes, instead of running
Whole length of the room, extended a.cioss, there being
ven in all. Each table was laid for thirty guests, but they
e not quite fuil, and three others were not laid at ail'. lii
centre of the room, between the two tire-places, was placed
cross-table, extending across live of the other rabies, and on
Platform erevated above their level, whereby the noble arid
tiuguished guests were rendered visible to the whole co:11-
'y. Over the chair was placed a banner bearing the.arnis of
erpOoi; on the opposite wall was a red and uniiiant star,
centre containing "426:4" the .number of electors who
.d for, Lord Saudon. . 'these were the only flags exhibited,
the room had a very agreeable and spiendid appearance.
half-past liVe the company began to assemble, and long be-
e six the room was nearly !hied with gent.einen of the first
pecta.biiity.. .:About that noar his Lordsnip's approach was
'euuceu by a simultaneous cheer,,thellarmonicJiand at the
'e time playing " See the conquering hero conies." Ills.
rdship was auinitted by the sine door, And preceded by the.
irman of his committee, Charles Lawrence, Lsq., waiked
' id the upper end of the room towards the cross-table. lie
followed by Mr. Moss, Mr. Thomas Tobin, and Mr. Alder-
Sandbach. Sir Howard Douglas came next, supported
the chairman or his committee, Mr. Alderman Robinson,
• Richard Leyland, Mr. James Heywoith, Sir Thomas
ncker,.Mr. Duncan Gild), &c. &c.
On the arrival of Lord Saudon at the cross-table, his Lord-
') took his seat on the right side of the chairman, Mr. Chas.
ivvrence • next him sat ..11.r. Richard Leyland, Mr. Alderman
kirne, 111 r. John Moss, Mr. Adam Hougsou, Mr. Sandars,
Id other gentlemen. On the left of the chair sat Sir Howard
glas, Mr. Alderman Robinson, Mr. A.clermau Sandbach,
James Hey worth, and other gentlemen.
The dinner was -served by Mr. d..ynn, of the Waterloo, whose
ellence as a caterer is too well known and appreciated by
' readers to require any comment heie : it is but just, how-
r, to say that tile viands were good, abundantly suppled, and
tufficient variety. There was a most satisfactory supply 01
inpagne during the dinner, and the wines that followed
e of excellent quality.
lie number of guests was about DO, the great majority
ring the Sandun and Douglas favours.
'hen the cloth was drawn, Non Nobis Domine was sung in
style by Messrs. Holden and Cearn. The Chairman then
e

His Majesty the King, Duke of Lancaster"—three times
ee, and one cheer more.—" God save the King,"
Her Majesty the Queen, and the Royal Family".
.es three.—" Here's a health to ail good Last•es."
`Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the
ncess Victoria"—three times three.—" Hail, star of Bruns-
k."

'—three

1" The Lord Lieutenant of the County."
The CHAMMAN demanded a bumper for the next toast, and
yi said—

Gentlemen,—The next toast is one which I am sure you will
teive with the enthusiasm.it merits : 1 mean the hcaith of our
ble guest and representative, Lord Sandon.
company rose anave a succession of chees which we
not number, but whichg might probably be niner times nine,
ith all the enthusiasm the worthy Chairman anticipated.
Lord SANDON then ruse, and was again greeted with almost
of the former ciamourous applause. lie prucveded :
hr. Chairman and Gentlemen,--1 would l had the eloquence
one who once was your representative, in order that I might
'.ress adequately the feelings which possess me, when now,
a second. time, I receive from you the honour of this cum-
.sent, after success, in being placed in the situation of your
resentative. You must, however, be content with the sim-
and plain expression of my acknowledgments. I feel, in-
d, that in retaining me, you have not served me alone, an
.ividual person, but that )ou have been serving and forward-
. the objects of a great cause, and of..A great .principle. I
old, indeed, be more overwhelmed than-1 am., under the (lir-
tostances in which I stand before you, if I thought that all
!interest, all the excitement, all the exertions, which have
. .

titated the town, were stirred oniy in the cause 'of an inuivi-
!al, and that indiviuual ulyseil. Ido not think so, but have
kve to rejoice, along wi:h you, in the success of a cause which
triumphed in my name. Gentlemen, I feel that with me,
the instrument, you have successfully resisted an attempt to
mincer over this town.—(l-lere Lord Saudon was interrupted
a regular volley of cheering.) Gentlemen, his lordship re-
ed,-I feel that, with me, you have resisted, the endeavour to
up one class against another, as though there were an hos-
.'ty of interests between them, in place of the identity which
es in fact exist, or that perfect union of interests which is lit-
less than identity. Gentlemen, I feel that you have also, in
name, resisted an endeavont to, bind iositw Atter, the mind
Your representative; so that, in place of—lie-Corning the true
IJl.esentative of your interests, in a 'general and cumulative
use, he could only inanimateLy reflect the ohitiidris and views
'a portion of your community. 'phis is a triumph in which
lhonest man may rejoice, for it is untainted by corruption in
le means of success, as it is just and excellent in its object. I
Pei, said Lord Sandon, with indignation, the imputation of
Purity which has been cast upon our proceedings, for the
!those of sullyin,, our success; and I do not envy the feelings
those who, in thel first moment of defeat, and before it was
"4sible to know tne truth, hazarded that charge of baseness,
the purpose of throwing a tout blot upon the fame of .our
tuiph. We, I think, it defeat had been .our fortune, would
it have endeavoured to cast that stain upon the'ineaus which
1/4;•lit have caused our failure, but wound have acknowledged,
ttiout asperity, the fortune which had overthrown our hopes.
4ttlemen, I -do feel indignation at this unworthy treat-
Llt.; and I cannot think it the part of ood townsmen, or
good fellow citizens, to take that occasion to iii , or to

L 44 eavour to fix, a lasting reproach upon the town. I hope
,Ite question is now set at rest, and that we shall hear no more
it; and I shall go up to parliament, feeling certain that
Represent The unbiassed suffrages of this' great community.
hen I tirt.t came among you, and afterwards, when entertained
'lt similar manner to that iu which I am now'honoured, I tie-

~reu plainly- that you must consent to take me with all my
luions as they were then frankly delivered to you. I have
tiered to those opinions through evil and through good report,
a I am content with the verdict of approbation which, by the
which calls us together, as well as by this particular
et warm incident of our proceedings, is now by you pro
tinced upon my conduct. These are, and those that are re-
Itly passed have been critical times, in which it has not been

ry for any man to secure so general an approbation from those
4„Whom he is acconntable, that he cannot say he has offended
*l in the exercise of independent judgment i on he contrary,
, elB impossible but that in such times a man will offend many. I
~,,
xi eat, however, that you have given in your verdict of approba-
t'd to the general course of my conduct, and with that result I
Akv
‘ e reason to be well satisfied. I to.d you, when first I ap-
i,-ared to solicit your suffrages, that I was a reformer. So I was,
'!ld am a reformer, desiring that object in order to renew, rein-
Orate, and restore, but not to destroy. It was with the same
4)wal of sentiments that his Majesty's ministers entered upon
tir work of reform, declaring that that measure was to be a
al measure. As a final measure I accepted it: lam pre-
,red to abide by it, and I will not go beyond it. (Loud cheers.)
'ehtlemen, as a final measure it was offered, and I accepted it,
Ild to that I sacrificed both interests and strong feelings and
, Possessions. Being a final.measure, and beCause it was so,
slued to it the consent of many reluctant supporters ; and I
,idk it would be dishonourable in his Majesty's ministers, if,
Srli:e carrying their measure on that ground,' and being sup-
w,rted on that ground by many not willingly. consenting to the
it'ole measure, they were now to violate the express or under-
(kid condition of that stippo'rt, and to endeavour, with the
alis so put into their hands, to carry other measures of reform
13 then contemplated. Ido not, however, apprehend any
t.`1"11 result, and I hail with the highest satisfaction those decla-
tt4tlons of his Majesty's ministers, in different parts of }ando, which proclaim. their adherence to their original sole
'll,4pose of reform of parliament, and which show them to us.in
0 act of shaking off that
.radical support with which 'they have
41 encuMberea. (Cheep.) I hope now to see the FOllUd
i,I. of the community unite against the common toe, and the.
MiNelent shades of opinion, which already grow faint, wholly
erge in the hioaderdistinctioas, which are adapted to present
itrtles, the obsolete, may I call thenirdefinitions- of whig and to-
,' displaced by those of so far deeper meaning, which express
I;'esent distinctions, conservative and destructive. ( Cheers. ) Let
Ve tilt take the example of the Greeks of the lower cmpire,.and
'tlpy ourselves in eiscussing the colours, the •red au, l bate Of the
Vilieteers, when the enemy is at the 'gates. Let us rather
Itt,i:;e, a.,,, I hope we may, the support of the executive power.
4. Is a prinoiple with me to support the governmeet. I • differ
1,42di them. witii mut:twice, nor is it fitting that we samild lightiy,
,' fur less than gravest reasons, differ front those who are
it'iythe head of affa It is my principle to stand by the execti-
!, if possible, and not to differ from them but with regret.
"ig for us to bear constantly in mind that there is an enemy
I.'er watchful to take .advantage of the disseittions among
kthi'''Se who, in fact, mean love the same thing, and to rush in
'trough that advantage to rthrow the settled and orderly
k,l'lte of things. I repeat, then, that I shall go to parliament
!th an independent wish to suppirt, if I can properly do so,
11' Majesty's government. lie siould not then enter further
to what he might call general party politics. Some partii'u