The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-27

means which railway 1s,ns wnen at fall speed may
b icrPed vhous me lesst danger 10 he engine, the
BE iIvestitus II the Prince Arc.bsnop of Vienna
with he psgDn q Cardinal took place here on tn.
I'd at the In perial Court Chapel The ceremony OF
pIsetrg The Car dnas Eat upon VI right reverend
the Cardinal was performed by his Majesty the
Mi RS Desasld, Mordecsi and Captain McCIsand of
the United States Engineers skill continue sojourn ia
much &c age. These gen are beipg treated
with much son by the Austrian authoee, fhey
have been invited TO dine at Count Buo several times
lie Amairs In EraI ope and America.
from tie London Times jan IL
On Friday afternoon the 4h instant, the freedom of
the cit of Glasgow presented the Earl Of Egin
and Kincardins testimony Of the great puois
which 81. rGsn a.S m on sae country Th IN his
took pacs In the City Hal in the presence OF 500
ladies Al gentlemen comprising tse ee OF Glasgow
its neighboi hood The Earl Of Egin who received
eomp.nisd 70 the platform BY the Lord Provost, mss
traits, Members OF uncl, Mr. Hastie NJ p Sir James
Apc srson, NJ p, Sir john wsxwell, Of polIoc, &C.
The Burgess ticket for Il E1gn was contained In
large and richly chased gold box.
lhe Lord Provost in presenting the box and burgess
tick GIN entered into review Of the colonial
policy adopted by the noble lod, which he warmly eslo
.l2ed.
lord lIeN, rising to reply greeted with loud
nd prolor ged applause. He said-My Lord Provost,
aoss AND gentiemen- most upadectedy regret my In
ability press, in language which Is at all adequate,
my q the Distinguished honor which have doas
and my appreciation OF ME handsome sLd hsteing and
must add, very graceful terms in which such sasfsc
Cbeers) AZ s:otshman cloud cheers), cannot b. ia
sensible to the whine Of the opinion OF the inhao
tsrts the uicpa an hori Of great commercial
metropolis Of the country and knowing, ~ co. c0m
long experience how much Canada and how much ali the
Other colonies to the enterprise of Glasgow cannot
hut teel that proud distinconhe pr sueest dis
trc,joD, peIhsps, which could possibly sre to ud
that Individual who had aoorei for nsny
yeaYs-God k1ows how assiauousiy-o promote the in
q q
rational per itpn the sys,em government Ia thai inpor
tspt tndercy Of great empire had deemed
thy CT recognition here. doud cheers.) On thus
very day, nine years sgo, parted on my family
I'd frem my family in oroer to embark at pool 10
undertake tte government Of D ish North America IL
have sreas fs e On ss ., Sn
The incidents Of III Gay (Cheefs) had taken my de-
psrture fren Jamaica few months before during the
heat Of leaving the them meter some hundred
in the shade, and Heaven XIX ows what in the sun "a
sugh), arc reaching my ne cesdaatioa found the
thermometer 20 degrees below What
sensations Then felt, after years brong in the
trorics On the morning after my arrival when prepar
IL sleigh ard told me That there had been such storm
during The night it more than probable we houid
he unable to rec through the snew into the town.
always look this happy incident in my career
sfodiDg me- as it cid, so admirable An opportunity
Of testing what is the effect Of extreme degrees Of
temperature the human constitution Uauga-
ter.) l reminded yesterday, visiting that
magnificent vessel the Persia, built for the Cunard
somewhat unenviable dsine Of making the longest
voyage made the Atlantic in Cunard vessel
Here for the first time felt the influence of the IN
hrv genius Of Glasgow had the fortune to be Clyde
built vessel that although encountered the most
treu endous gales, arrived at Halifax With
taDs Of ice the forepart Of the vessel an Mr. Burns
,od it is recorded carried 100 tons Of ice into Hall
fax PROV. Notwithstanding ali this 80 smooth
every particular do rot believe single individual
fel. moment Ct anxiety alarm. Cheers These
little ply steal obstacles trfing, indeed, when
pared with the moral and political difficulties whct
had to enc uner on assuming the OF British
the tfce OF governor the union between the Cana
the political constitution given TO Canads at the time OF
the union-had been in existence somewhat less than
eight years Dur these eight years less than four
eminent Brith statesmen had successfully held the Of
fce of General the Canadas and the day
when sileo Liverpool the grave had already clos
ed in upon Them a Foremost in trat list was stAtes
an OF large views and strong popular sympa ny waose
Of British North America and Who at that critical Pc
riod in the history of this country derived and
persevered in what believe to be the path Of duty
from the counensnce and support of the nhabi o.
the Canadian Minister, worthy gentleman hoidingif
Canada similar to that Of the Chancellor Of the E1 che
quer in this country. Where do you think found him
found him walking up and down the streets of London
with in his pocket which he could not
get any to take from Tim for love money. He
coed with them he applied to that old loving ady-m'-
Their countiy-and said, "Pruy for the sake OF the love
You bear to your poor pulling, not very well behaved
Canada pray endorse the lft pills. believe he had
his 1--we address than in his other ad
dresses to the pocket the consequence 50 low
was credit and reduced were for want Of
money, that obliged 10 Issue quantity OF
five dollar debentures, which we forced on wretch
these, which they could not exchange without
discount Of somewhere from 10 to 20 per cent.
could have foreseen at that time that the day was
coming when in The presence OF the Inhabitants Of this
enlightened commercial community. shoud have been
able point these diseredlsed Canada securities
other American security whatever aud to point to the
proceedings of showing Canada to be regard
have foreeeen the day when could pointed these
facts, should have borne lighter heart in my psom
when went sAiveIing through the snow to take Mat
vcerega sceptre which had proved heavy in the hos
of ab lest But, ladies and gentlemen pass
from what is purely personal In this compliment to mat
infer from tie notice you are thus pleased to take OF
humble renoered in distant colonies that the af
fas and Of these remote dependencies be-
ginning to engage greater extent than heretofore,
tie attention Of the people OF this country IL gentle
Gs. fa Su az s 1e
frcnteroi his vast empire, protection both against
aggression rum without and disorder from within
subjects liz enabled withdraw from her outlying terri
tories those garrisons retained in lime peace know
sa now a. years asSut now there
in the country who hold the opinion that the colo
these persons hat il is possible 80 to govern these ooo
MES to render them intoeraDle burden but be-
freely ana frankly ooncedns to our fellow subjects Ia the
colonies those lights and privileges dearly prize
by treating their feelings with respect and their wishes
with consideration, to attach them to the mother
country as TO render them source Of strength Well
bave only to say that during the whole OF my public
le have been eng ged v.rious spheres OF duty in the
lhmble endeevor solve this problem and work
resnit. present mysei TO the inhabitants Of Gas
AZ Practical do not even presume, accord
il 10 the fashion OF The time, to put myself in the pro-
fesscr's chair. do not ask you to receive from me
| one single rule, or principle or maxim, upon colo
! NAL government which / have not myself tested,
! ard OF which have not verified the result by ex-
| pereIoe. Now, gen lemen, speaking in that capa-
city, and Of what found from my own experience.
make bold 20 say that most important aud material
change has taten place Of ete years the principle
which lbe colonial government Is conducted. II Is a
change rot much In the form Of continental
s7ituiion, but IN the spirit speak more particularly
VI Cpaca not only because know more OF than Of the
other colonies and have been myself responsible for the
yes that taken place. but also because Ia the
effect OF change that have taken place in that colony that
have wrought an Improvement in the system in other
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