The North-Carolina standard., 1838-09-26
EIGN.
LONDON. August /.

"BV the Times oil Saturday last, you Will
perceive that MIR. Stevenson, your Minister, with
other distinguished persons, was present at the
imposing ceremony of laying The first stone Of
the new building OF Bethlem Hospital
"By the way, must say that the report oil
his speech, which appears in this days "Iimes,"
by no means conveys a just notion Of the patrl-
oiic sentiments he delivered. Mr.. Stevenson Is
a graceful, elegant speaker; but the report does
not convey such an impression. 1t is obscure
and confused, The Presidents son was also
present. and was received with all the honors
due to the son of the first officer of great re-
public.
: "Mr. Stevenson had an interview, on Satur-
day, with Lord Genelg, al the Colonial Office.
The discussion upon the "CarOLiRe' affair IS
still going on, but very slowly, at the Foreign
Office"
We subioin to- this London Letter, the Speech
of Mr. Stevenson, as it is reported in the Lon
don Times The occasion the laying OF
the first stone of the Ne10 Building to Bethlem
Hospital The old building was erected as far
back as I675-it has been added TO from TO time
and now a very extensive addition to the In
stitution is laid, which doubles the accommOda-
tion for the Lwnaties, ard affords greater faclIl-
ties for classifying the Patients-The ceremony
was conducted with great ecIat. The. Archbi-
shop of Canterbury the Marquis of Dalmatia las
the representative of his father, Marshal Soult)
Lord John Russell and several other Foreign
and British distinguished perSonages were pre-
eent-A splendid dinner was given on the oc-
casion, at which Sir Peter Laurie, the President
of the Institution presided. After the toasls. in
honor of the Queen the Dowager and the Royal
fumily.-
The Chairman observed, he had toast to
propose, which he was sure they would listen
to most altentively or they would afterwards
regret that they did not hear it. It was only
necessary to inform them that it was the health
of the American Minister Mr. Stevenson, cloud
cheer<,) who had honored him with his support
On the right that day. The worthy object of the
toast had stopped at great Inconvenience to him
self in order to take part in the pleasing and
charitable proceedings of the day, he having a
public engagement of great importance, namely,
that Of going out to dinner. (Laughter.) Well,
he supposed not one of them were going out to
dinner "a laugh y but he would observe that he
considered it the highest honor to be placed in a
position in which he had an opportunity to pro-
pose to them Mr. SIS health. (Cbeers) They
had not heard ofIhe name OF American Minister
until lately when MIR. Stevenson came to reside
among them, and had made himself we'll known
10 them all by the zeal he had displayed in the
cause of charity in this country lCheers,)
The city OF London had presented Mr.. Stevenson
with the freedom of the city. and. in his (Sir p.
Lauries) opinion, they could not have conferred
it on a more deserving and distinguished man. |
(Applause.) 1t should be remembered that the
Americans and Britons of the same blood
and of the same kindred General cheering
But ii was unnecessary TO detain them longer to
ensure the toast being received with the greatest
enthusiasm. He would conclude by wishing !
that the good feelings which at present existed
between England, Scotland, Ireland and Ameri-
ca or rather, what he called the United King
dom. (Much laughter) Well then, the United
States Increased laug ghter) )-should exist for
long period to come
"Mr. Stevenson then rose amidst much aE-
plause. The worthy and esteemed president
permit him to say his esteemed frend-had done
him the honor OF proposing his health, a graft
fcation which was alone equalled by the very
hAuering manner in which it had been received
-(Hear, hear.) In the first place be thanked
them for his country, and he hoped he should
not be erring if he applied the toast somewhat
personally. & thanked them for himself (Cheers)
He could assure them that he had, during the
two years he had been among them, reciprocal
ed on behalf of himself the President of the
United States, and his country, those feelings
that had been so admirably expressed by his
friend {Cheers) He rejoced to know that on
both sides Of the Atlantic the most powerful con-
sideralions operated to bind the two nations to-
gether in amity. (Applause.) AS his friend,
the chairman had said he (Mr. S. was half
Scotch and half English, but still he was all A
merican. Not only did interest bind America
and England together, but they were bound by
ties of blood, for they had both sprung from the
same ancestors. (Cheers.) There We're thou
sand other Influences but above all, there were
moral considerations Immense cheering.) upon
which he could enlarge if time would permit
him. lie was sent here to preserve peace, AMI
he was convinced he could not render greater
satisfaction to his country than by striving to his
utmost to promote friendly relationship, and to
bind together the mother and the daughter
(Cheers.) He felt that he had come among the
advocates of most excellent charity, and the
scene that he had witnessed that day would be
long remembered by him. He should never
advert to it but with feelings OF pleasure, and he
sincerely hoped it might prosper He begged
again to thank them for the honor done him.
(Applause)
MIR. Stevenson again rose, and proposed the
health Of their distinguished and worthy chair
man in neat and eloquen, speech.
The toast was enthusiastically received, and ,
Sir Peter Laurie briefly returned thanks"
CHARLESTON, September 2Oth, 1888
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