New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-18

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has made a righteous award and il viii b. our "
immense pleasure 10 my children TO rrmehioI ~"
very kindly and how very Hospitality and bow VeysI
erously you have treated me Long nh Irn
Mr.. Stirling NJ. p, In proposing y the oco, H.
verr.ie- remarked that they could Dol poes ~. w.
great endowment. or the great patronage o, '"e III
ica confederation which their sister univefs,'. ~ @
gland and Ireland po-sessed they had han .io p
ege somefues Of educating men Like the Marquis Of
Lansdowne Lord Pslmersion or Lod John N.r ~ p.,;s
they never had Che chance of .endng theiii :" '""
ment Hear, hesrl .,,o,
Professor Blackie returned thanks, wishing rather
that ihis duty had fallen on him 20 or W yeH
he could then have spoken of the Scotch ~ .n ii
educated people in the world, language %,ncn uuu'u
now scarcely be ventured upon even In !" -. "
4 Cai,hness Presbytery. With the single eIcePIou ~
the Medical Faculty represented here by the bresdh
and majesty of the learned professor simpson: s
a recent poet had described uniting the nou' Jl
Bacchus with the head OF Joye aughier .De oSo'.A
universities did not stand where every true hn
would desire them to stand. They had starved tne.
schools much that the pupils were bu' t.ars nin
Gated, and the consequence was that tne P'Ji
had to eIpend their strength drilling ra w.
boys in their elementary lessons instead 1i iesas s
them into the inner shrines and the peneaha OF SCI
ence. He hoped the new Parliament would nor Sele.
rate without doing something TO place the Scot! & Lni
ver-ties higher platform than that on "hcn 'ney
had hitherto stood IApplause. -, ,,.
ture observed that, clergyman, he had ue gI.a' az
e.t pleasure in joining with his fellow-iownsen Lae
present tribute Of admiration for the talent W M.
Thackerny, and in the expression OF gratuae 'od
many hour Of exquisite enjoyment which they naam
in the perusal OF his writings. lie would even 'e',
on the part Of his profession, to claim Mr. IhacXeray
a. an ally, and to thank him for the greet service
which he had rendered in the cause which was con'
mon to them al-of spreading among their country,
all kind and gentle, and high: and pure, a.a
Christian sentiments and principles He coupled WIN
the toast the name OF Dir. Stirling, who replied.
Nr. Thackeray, i'll proposing - The Fine ATS ana
De-. Goo tish A0ad I'M fe
to ask you to drink toast which am sure you wiu
drink without any pressing; and am glad IN DONG
TO- TO speak my thanks TO ten artists who have neid
out their hands TO this evening. assure you that
have been constant visitor at the building with the
Doric pillars not far of for have spent less than
ed. for various Catalogues llaughterl, and have
away with the strong idea that the battle be-
tween the lion and the unicorn is not altogether de-
cided ia laughl and that do not know what colors
ought TO have precedence on the pallet, and whether
il should be those of England Of Scotland. am
perfectly certain of this, however that the President
Of Academy could not paint, and would own him.
self that he could not paint good portrait as the
President of yours. am perfectly certain that there
is certain Francis Grant in London who could paint
picture well az any Scotchman out OF London. OF
any man in almost eny other country. i know that
school-comes to draw his inspiration from Scotland,
and tha; he finds his most noble rocks his most beau
tiful lakes his most splendid deer, and his most won
derful heather here. know that week ago shook
u
England school in Perth, and that he last year
found his Autumn leaves, and his beautiful
grass, and his glorious sunset, worthy OF
Giorgione himself. by the banks Of the Tay.
know the young Queen Of the French nsturalistic
school came into your country and has fallen in love
with IT, and has taken AWAY from il little ark OF her
own carrying with her many of your animals CheeTs
cannot say what particular power II may he IN your
country which creates this immense attachment, but
begin, assure you, to feel it myself Cheersl What
vitality s it in the air which all You Scocbmen
to have such an intense nationality! Not that your
artrts cannot go to other places than to Scotland
Yesterday in the OF Of those visits OF which
/ spoke to the Royal Academys Exhibition, l was
taken by Lauder into the sacred garden OF Olivet
wandered also with Harvey back into old times and
saw dear old John Byan standing att gate OF Bed
fordJail. passed little door, and there was away
from John Bunyan but Harvey was carrying me on
still and stood on the deck Of Coumbuss caravel,
and looked out and saw land across the Atlantic.
Then l went with Noel Patton, who led me
looked at the beautiful crowds OF creatures
that danced and frisked, and gamboled around
Oberou and the beautiful Titania. Then ne brought
pleasani-from fairy land into love land-ana be.
held young couple sitting IN uncommony c!ore con-
versaton under the giea1s Of He>perus, that bright
star, who am sure would wink at what that couple
we're going to do next Laughter. And thought to
mystf how delightful. and how calm, and how pleas
ant aDd how superior il yOur calling and your busi-
ness--;he mistress you worship-to the noise and the
have been going on oil Scotland-eIcept in your
studios ana in your gallcres-to that immense noise
and busc Of elections, which am rure, Nr. Co~an
II very glad 10 think is over Laughter. Your mis-
rcss always young. II does not matter to you what
dark conspirutors ore attempting TO oust Mr.. Cowan
from his sent Much laughter and cheering. have
heard of several. Your city is standing there calm.
ard great and bright and beautiful; the great Caste
looks down the great street that eads to Hoiood and
Arthurs Seat is enveloped in mist, or covered with
cloud or golden with sunshine. What matters who
elected al eith and whether Mr. Miller whether the
Lord Advocate triumphs there The waves, a. be-
FORE rolhug into the Firth from the sea. What
matter. it nj Aberdeen whether Col Sykes or Mr..
Leth is elected? The great calm, old gray city OK
Aberdeen and It's University with its crowned tower
rtill sits calmly the sands and looks toward the
ocean; the Don rushes up Seaton Woods, aud under
the slim orch of the old bridge away toward the sea
lCheeIsl. A. was musng upon the vast superiority
Of Your calling over other callngs, ] was nat by
couple o friends Of mine-po.tcians IN this city-and
| heard these gentlemen engaged IN the deepest con-
sultatons about the last return from the Lochhn
burghs or about John o GToats House, OF about who
was 10 be the member for the Orkneys Laughter.
And passing away from their conversation. thought
would 90 into your Gallery, and there 10 my surprise.
found that the painters had been working, and had
been candidates for public applause, too The land
scape painters had been at their work and a. looked
round saw that FerTagon in P.rthshire Ilar-
,eys color in spite OF the ACT laughter and oheersl
thu, Iochalme Castle and Invcrlochy Castle and IT.
vine Mil were admirably represented by McCulloch
Icheersl: that Auan, from the large Cumbrae, had
been mos; ,riumphantly canvassed BY Milne Donald
Icheerr and that though Edward Elice may ccrtsnly
sit for ST. Andrews in the next Parliament, d. o. Hill
has achieved a much greater triumph. and made -.
Andrew sit for him Laughter and prolonged cheering
The other tcasts were The Chairman,' by Mr.
Stirring; "The Drama" by Mr.. X. Chambers. to
which Mr. James Russell replied: The Press, by
Professor George Wilson, for which Mr.. Watson OF
Ttc Covrgpf briefly returned thank. and "Tbc
Crouper," by Mr.. COwan, M.P.
The company separated shortly after II O'Clock.
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