Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-02-22
Sir E. Ru1war 1,utton

~" nave seldom met with more elegant, chaste
aud finished literary and classical production
than the following address of Sir E. B. IYrroN
: recently delivered before the Societies of Edin.
burg University. The FIVE Societies of that Ipsti
tuition. conceving that occasional amalsama-
lion of all the Societies would conduce more emf,
nently TO produce benifcent results than an en-
nreiy separate organization, have recently formed
grand Society in which all the rest are united for
certain purposes. Mr. D'IstaelIi was first named
as PRESIDENT but his political engagements COM
PEELED him to decline. Sir E. B. Lytton and the
Duke of Argyle were then named for the Mace.
when the Duke declined in favor of the great now
ells:, who was unanimously elected President
Upon the occasion of his entering upon the duties
o! his office, at Edinbnre, he delivered the follow
ing elegant Address, which we find in the Edn
burg Guardian. We commend it TO our readers as
one containing sound views of learning and at the
= same time most srkngly manifesting in lis execu-
lion the advantages of finished classical attain
ments. After the Address was concluded nm en-
teItaiament was provided, at which the Litterati
OF Scotland were present. We regret that our
limited space prevents us from giving the ehtlre
proceedings, as the Addresses on the occasion were
most instEucting and of order rarely met with
upon similar occssi rs.
sju5 the. University Associated Societies.
81 Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Bart, NJ. p, Hon
orary President of the Associated Societies of the
Q University, delivered his Inaugural Address Oh
wednesday night, in Queen Street Hall, which had
been selected Tor the ceremony OF installation
This was the tirst election to the office; and the
privilege OF admission was literally extended TO
several OF the literary and scientific bodies of the
city, as we'll as TO many Of our leading citizens
81 The hallawas crowded to excess, both ladies' and
n auAn nil flraaa n
81 ronet was accompanied 10 the. platform by Loul
Il Robertson, Lord Currehill, the Lord Advocate Sir
Arch Alison, Bart, the Dean of Faculty, Mr. Stir
1, a ling OF ker, Nj. 2. for Perthshre, Mr.. c. Cowan
g: M p for Ednbuig; Professors Pillans, Syme Sim
y son, Gregory, Menzes, More, Balfour, Bennett
IS Robert Lee, MI ougall, Blackie, Aytoun, Kelland
der, Captain Blackwood, Mr.. ]. Blackwood, Mr..
Robert Chambers, DR.. Schmitz, Rector of the High
School, DC. &c. etters of apology were receive
ed from Or. Macaulay, Sir D. Brewster, the Lord
Justice Clerk, Lord r Itherford, Lord Murray the
Marquis OF Lothian, Col. Mure Of Caldwell SIT
w. Hamilton, &c. =
The LORD ADVOCATE, who, on rising was loudly
cheered, sald-The task which devolves upon me
- tonight, though very gratifying, is, l am happy
to say, a very easy one. have been asked by the
gentlemen 10 whom we owe this meeting, as one
OF their number, to introduce TO you Sir Edward
Bulwer Lytton-(cheers)-a most superfuous du-
ty, asI think his name would, ofitself be a sniff .
Gent introduction to the admiration and respect of
any audience IN the world H where the English Lam
guage is understood. (CheerS.) am quite sure
that you, whom his writings nave delighted ami
Instructed, need no other; and therefore would
assume the duty of saying one sentence oil wei
come and thanks-(cheers)-ofw elcome-of hear.
ty and honest welcome-of so distinguished a Wis
itor to our ancient -(cheers)-ofw welcome 10
so great master of the spell of genius under
whose wand our hearts have beat so often and
whose magic has cheered so many atol- U orn spirit
under its load. and thrown its sunny rays over so
many an hour of leisute-( cheers)-and of thanks
for the prompt and ready response which he has
gwen to the request which made to him from
the Iody that represent, and the kind and gene
rous feeling that has urged him, al this season of
the year, TO take SO long journey 10 show his i'm
teiest the progress of literature and science in
The capital Of Scotland, in academical studies
sIaand in those who mostdeeply engaged in tbem
tEoud cheeIs) shall not do more by swny of
preface. 10 delay you from hearing The address
which he will deliver to you tonight. can only
say that wetreturn him our heartfelt thanks. and
shall be proud ii, as j am sure will be the case.
iour meeting tends TO give fresh impulse to the
arJor of youthful study. and to bind the students
of orr University in union still more close than
any theyllaye hitherto enjoyed. (Cheers.J
On Sir EDWARD BULwER LYrToa then came for
ward aud was greeted with enthusiastic and pro.
longed applause. He said, -Gentlemen, may
well ell overcome by The kindness with which YOU
receive me, for cannot disenlangle my earliest