, 1863-11-10

what she meant. He hoped, therefore, they would
not consider 1t an unreasonable request he asked
in Going 50 not to allow themselves to be fnda.
enceu By commercial interests nor By unprinclpled
uc~tp-p-1e.
Nj. George Thomrfon moved resolution
tettityirg tie respect aud admiration OF the
nj et;rg Tor Nj. Beecher. thanking him for
bis able eer7lcc in the cause, and Wishing him
Gcd spetd en- bis return to America. It Taa
ct corded by the Rev. John Graham, and car
,itd uran{H outly.
hr. Beecher expressed hope that tbs rea-
olution might be transmitted to hts copgte-
ms1ntained him while abroad. This request
~ak acceded to, and, after vote Of thanks
TO the chairman, the proceedings tezmtna'
ted,
On Thursday evening, octobsr ed, Mr;
Beecter Has entertained ut soiree, aad pre-.
eentt with an address by the students OF 1se
ot the Nonconformist colleges In aud about
La1f59an,hanely !: fas, the 19dspeadent co1lssss Of
Of Burlington College, at Chestnut, the BAp-
tit College, Regents Park, and the Prcapg-
te1isn Theological HaIl, Qaeen's squsre. The
place pf meeting was the Independent Col-
1tge, brown as Ee4 College, st. John'a wood,
aDu The Lumber Of students assembled Was
two ln161ed and fifty.
ctnpany rspsirrd TO the Library, and Mr..
Bttcle1's trtsaIce,. accompanied b7 d.
Hslley, DR.. Spence, Dr.. Tomkips, R.v. 7.
Binrey,. Rev. A RAle:ga. RsT. Jamea stras'
ter, Professors Ne tt and Nennet, tha Rev.
kileby Jones, and t0soa other gentleman, he
wns g,ettsu with luud and prolonged Ap'
planse Rev. RobeI: Hslley, D. y: Pna:l
Dent Of New College, who took the chtie, said
be IVES hure 1t afforded all present the highest
srstiticAtior and delight TO receive In their
midst fiom the other side Of the Atlantic such
man as the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher not
only as the son Of DR.. Beecher, whose writtugs
were we'll known in this country, and grestly
talented author. Of that remarkable book.
-"UDc1e Toms Calin,tf'; but also and chiefly
as man who was hiuleelf both 1ell kno m
and tAteemed in Great B,itain rs writer.
pre- <acher, and platform orator, and one who
bad rendered most Important service to: tile
fore the existing war broke out. Au address
waa then .pcfentcd to:Mr. beecher By Mr.
Jones, eeIinr student Of New College, which,
among other things, said:
1--WE recognise IN you one who has devoted his
endowed you. to the cause Of civil and reiigtoas
freedom, aud the moral and socth elevation OF the
degraded and oppressed Dnrlpg tho whole course
OF -FOUR public l.fe you hare ever indignantly con-
deuaned The monstI0us sin and curse Of s!avesY-.-
maintAtntd, with al your elDqUence aud at much
cost. the comn0nrights and heritage OF humanity.
and onr earnest hope is that you may aooa ~ Zee 70
eociAl distinctions Of color and In the renewed
prosperity Of the American republic"
The address was. signed by the senior stu
/ dent Of each college On behalf at the &h ale
body. Mr.. Beecher, In his reply, which wAe
| almost entirely ct religious character, dis
observing that he had never looked for tht
| rewards Of position md public favor on &C
count Of n5thlcg he had crne-
Mr. LAIRD, III. T., ON TIE BUILDING OF TEL
/ ALABAMA AND FLORIDA AND sEKURE o.
1HE RAN5.
tF1om the Liverpool e.cury, Oct. a.
Last evening the Music Hall, BIrkenhead
wae crowded BY a highly. respectable com
! paDy to witnees the presentation Of the prize
won BY the successful competitors at the an
rual prize meeting OF The LIT G R. 7. Capt
| q. h. Laird) and ,he 5th C. A. Y. tCapt. "
Lalrdr rthe former leld IT LeasoTe on tn
18th u1timo, and the latter At the same p1ac
IN Saturday last. Mr. John Laird, H. P.
occupied the chair, and there were also pres
cnt Litutensnt Colonel Ktrg, Mr. y. Hin
{ehei1mau Of the commfseionera), and man
ef The mcst Influential Inhabitants Of tn
borough, -.
Mz 1s,rd, NJ. P, in the course of hi
He urged that If ve were to 90 to waf to-mo
1oe our 1a,y Hds rat in q 1T efdte, and be advt
CIT, d that iletcad Of having large chips drawtr
fatlty. .drt f. OF water they should be prepare
twelve OF fourteen ttet Of ,~ater Ia looking ove
tit NAVY likt te found they bad oulY two ship
that could possibly be consdcrccldt for coast au
He then feler1ed 10 the speech delivered With
the 1set few daJs BY Mr. tob1en, IN which til,
eeltleDan hsd beer pleaeed to raske Use q sos,
tomplIme utary terms about the ate hl7n ut DrkeI
he n
| Mf. Golden that Government Vessels should b
constructed BY pirate builders On tie contar.
shonld retain the eockysrds; at the cams time the
atonld have portion Of the work douc at pttrat
eethblisl mcntt, 80 that in Gaze Of war they Tou'
Iot only hare tte doskysrds to isll bfek apoa. b.
he urged that beth in engineering hud ah'i
ena1 ~ Ts r. .nd n ,ossbt ooes ant Y
Of this view BE- referred to The two ships 6ut
tn this neiehborhood-- the Alaham4 and the Flo
a. taRpps He h, Tas sas n9t atsd 9r she
~as the builder ot he Florida sshame
to eay that he Designed and bull: that shi
reestIa waa not the testimony of Birkenhead: I
; Liverpool. or this country, put Of AmezIe
These two vefeels bud been 6uilt . long time A.
o!War to capture hem. These shtpa. he repeate
were designed BY pirate individuals and built 4
| private indiTid1Als; hut IN thI5 country tae sy
tim YVES for one man to carry the brains OF Il
whole talent for building ehlps. He next referr'
10 the mt Of sufficient dock spsee for gosesasne
!, | purposes. Referring. again to the Al4oama.
. | contzadtcted various statements which h.
been mace Atout he1 departure from thu port, 81
; That che was lying in the dock ready Tor sea
rome time, and was visited By numbers Of cor1o
people, that she went into the river In the ntgt
Z but stopped there until eleven CT twelve 0elo
:, the following dSy. Lord Palmgrston had expire:
ID his doubts whether the Government would .
! have 1epdertd iteelf liable TO damages Il they b
; | seized the Alabama, but the resent speech nm
4 bY Ea,l Russell at BlAirsowrie did not So
g aCzee with that delivered BY t
. Purnier. Eafl Russell had undertaken to q
t trmethtng which he would rot be able TO cat
xut. He laid It down that II theY found tho Il
. lot sufficient they could 60 to Parliament for
: ,ntcmsisy:. he tAlr. Laird believed Pa1ltame
woala net ina.mnify an act u i vas Supposed
s7absgrsss the law. tCEctrs:l Up to the time
! act Of indemnify was paessd there was law
; Which all were bound Lave were not nace tof
I administration. but for the country. and Il
. were bound to obey the law as they found
j and they were not bound TO obey laws made ne
: amer fHe1c, here, ard appfause.] Nr: Laird q
= = rluded BY abiding to the speech recently mads
: Sir ROUNDED Palmer, Attorney General, point
e out the Inconsistency Of that gentlem4n IN cont
: dieting In October stateraeLte which were made
= ! In Nnrr last