, 1865-09-18

progress AZ \ telrmade rnan he will take hIl
verse Or the banner whcreon are inscribed tht
nnmes Of our oEn unstEious warriors.
The party quilted The fremont House On SAtur,
the Committee Of Arrangements, whose namcs VI
1--we previously published. They proceeded to lht
fool Of Dearborn street, where the tug ~GeorEe "
out 1n.o the lake on tour OF inspection along tht
shore, ard out 10 the place where The monster Grill
lies swulEed mid the !acustrtnc waves, rocl
through which pnsr water shall dow for the supply
struck by the leader OF The children OF Is.ael
Tha incidents Of the trip were lew, and th.
conversation Of natnsc which viii Ecarcel,
!clicitous way. described the Various objects OF 10
tenft which wet. passed, tnterspcssin; the actua
descriptions with histoiieal sketches, and ilttit
magnitude Of Ghic4so ~ they eaw Il then. Ihs
ting SWING out into The lake, ind before they had
done talking Of the sights on the banks 81 the
fom shore. The gentlemen landed. on the mon
stc- siructuce End spent few minutes in listening
TO- psefcs.lon, f. 10 It'd s ''1s i;
connection with thr tunnel: The magnitude Of the
ject for renectlon and verbal observation by The
agreed on one thing that It il undertaking with.
out parallel, bold venture into the bowels OF
The earth " which has never before bcen undertaken
tended under The sea for shon distances, and the
lin delivers Of Cornwall hear the rumhlnss of the
ocean storm a. the waves career in wild ftEy far
above them. -....-..
The visitors rr-c1nharkcd md the ting swung of to
tbe southWard- taking a cruIae along the shore,
giving IN opportunity OF viewing Nichi:an avenue
lying he, ond. The Commit:ce rendered The Trip q
| Interesting as possible, By pointing ont the more
| prominent buildings. md tcllins hy whom they
Sse GSsa e ss ind M the pss ssa D
shore. Ut the lo.t ot Lasalt street highly pleased
with the excursion, which ms indeed, all that could
The party proceeded 10 The new Board cf Trade
rooms. and was ushc-td BY the committee into that
beautiful temple OF commerce. 1t haa been an
Of Trade rooms. resersine their .epeechcs for the
evening ut the fremont House, and in consequence
there was not that crush which would otherwise
vas completely tiiled several ladies being present
The Sieitor. occupied seats on The rostruM.
The President, Charles Randolph. Esq in calling
ure to introduce 10 the asseablagr The Dustin.
guIshcd gentlemen from abroad, who were not.
honostns Chicago with siett-mcn who were tht
atkcd ior them respectful hearing. lie wonld tn.
vite thcir attention while be introduced to them
Hon Arthur kinnaira, member OF the British Par
Lament, from Scotland
SIN AR7Hcn K1SSAIED.
Sir Arthur, In coming forward. war received With
much enthusiasm. lie said: lie Mas there in COM
rany with other gentlemen lhn around him, on 4
St.it 10 Asa9a ioE the Fsi tins 70 tends. i,
which they were welcomed TO Chicago. When they
arrived here they found that thing that could
be dong had h,tn done 10 IcndeF their viEt agree;
Inns furnished, OF saytns 10 them
how f s nrs6 hsy sSe f. h!Ra Rfssse Ias a 5
TO visit ihia city, for he had heard wonderful things
o It's progress md more especially Of The manner in
which il has developed the Crsa1 agricultural inter-
others Of his coun.Iymen feel gra1cful for vhat
Chicago had done n sendin: sTa1n TO feed The
s,.;as Thousands during d. iDs s famine n Ireland
thus enabling the 1as'oEing people Of tho "a eonn
Try TO eecnpe, to certain extent, the evils which
must Otherwise ha;e strrWn the land with vic
Tins. From the abundance OF the Northwest the
people Of G1eat Britain and Ireland bad been enA-
bic 10 stase of the evil which had threatened 10 be
very serious one; Nc Aad no, only resastied With
lie had been astonshcd nj The sapidity with which
The people Of Chicago bad topshi out and found =
Ed EJECT uee iSe si
p1eaep1s as D . In 70 y Sic se % teodsr 70 ttsa:
sclts TINT ii was necessary that there should be
thorough undcEr1andinS; between tue two eou1-
He believed TINT The tnk1i1nlons OF The two coun-
l1iea very si1aiiar. although Of course there
b sns The nsta9n @ Or ,hs
lint Il did not IKE great deal ot traning 10 make
. i,r5tith subject aaart himself 10 ,,he 1nstitu.
tions OF America, and no American would
esss esn ,osins eSis e. o"n 1i e5e1ou. 'aa In
country, thai the British were also IL great
TO any one WHO should attempt in any way, By
speaEin. or By ucting, TO raise up any difficulty be-
lWcsn the two nations. They an Of the same blood
vRNrnfHf. - r.
tent. The sn11e instllutiara; the man Nil! have
much to answer for who shall attempt TO bring
Hurble between two nations such rs they are.
know nt md our institutions. They had come etx-
teen hundred miles, had not only visited the com
Cincinnati and St. Louis, and had now come to CHI
ngo. When they saw this extraordinary clty,
which hs, grown np almost y one generation, and
met nothing but brethren. They would 70 home
and iel !helr friends on the other side Of The
he1c. lie hoped thst III would ever usently striTe
to promote The interests Of both co1ntries, and
.hst they tor their nar wend continue 70 5oo viii
exIets between The two countries
STD g. H RON ri 10.
Sir s. Morton Peto wHs then introduced and I'd.
dressed the meeting. He Eaid that the man must
Be made OF strange material, who, a such time as
g1caspess Of thit mighty Western city. lie had
Gecn 70. near : life i,me ensascd with work. Of
public interest but be conld shy heartily that be
here with the nssfitude of Nhnt he had here seen.
The activity and bufine<s growth Of the city, were
to him positively wonderful and he could moi but
everything about him, pe1Eadtng with activity and
Life c:c! portion Of the great city, in d manner
morcihaa noteworthy, which he even regarded a.
uniform cordinlity md kindness with which lie and
the etnsleucn accompanying him had been reeeiv
cd evsyN here since heylandcd in America Wheu
by many cordial friends. some amongst whom
were connected with the Enc Railroad, and one Of
these gentlemen had been 70 kind TO re,nain with
tie pagty until the present time When thcy
touched tire Atlantic atd Great Western, the: felt Ut
horne a. they had @rse AMOUNT Of money invest
Cd tn.hn, line md te! that they had night there,
pleasant and cheerful, hut Tor the kindness OF the
Werm.tcar1cd gentlemen whom they met 1herc, and
who welcomed them SO generously. When they AZ
again nccfrcd The sume cordial, rcne7ous greeting,
nnd AT 81, Louis they met three gentlemen belong
Ing TO the Illinois Central railway, who hnd trav
elt Distance Of tve hunarcd miles, with nspecia!
train, TO bring them to Chicago nyleH Of ali THESE
dcmonttr1.ons Of kindnrss, ccraiality and 'aother
en e e cRg
countries! The growth Of Liberty In Great Britain,
be raid, bsd been that Of centuries for their people
cou'd not compete with those ol America, especial
y Of Chicago which uz. ~, ges.1ar, The only Chi
ca-o In tht world, III rnpidfy either OF thought Or
nCl10p, hpt now the same feeling OF liberty and en-
aneed the prosperity Of this. The two coun.
tries arc now assimilating more closely th<u
ercr before in tole Of feeling and interest,"
hearers wished 70 .cu an instance Of native Of tis
country who bad succeeded in life In the old coun.
Heius, TO rhow th.t1 What nan could accomplish
there who had The qcaltee Of energy, perseverance
and tact which characterized the people Of this
WIN irsard, moi only Il himself bul Of every nan IN
who klcw him. Of whatever nationality. ard Ills
career one Of The highest evidences or the
ea Which IN Af ean n AZ at'an IN 1rei1 s
ees Of men coming OUT here from Great Dirltn 1oz
the puToec Of Hn.assing property, Who become
In The management Of the political athirs Of the
country. high trihnle 10 the generous fottcrt1g
spirit OF the American fyrtc1n Of government Ii
\ not 70 often tnsa ;. men going fio this country to
instances rs Thai Of Alr. ,McIlcnry do occur, and
they show th1t England Is already 20 far ndran>cd
II 5oT ' ha 1hs anst dss afford oS
money within her borders. snch ,iings
be let could not bnt increase the bonds Of unioa
between The tuo countries. Returning to Mr.
h1unalfu e Manls offered fur the manner In which
they bad been Fce;ived here, be did The same, snd
asT5ea H. andi,ess tha5 be and hle sosag9ss
which they had been evcr"hcre received by thr cit
liens Of the United Sta,ee, md certainly not IN
the least degree hy the citi.cns Of Chicago, city
which they would cherish in long mud pleasing r.
nemb1nncE.
MR. HANDEL cossnAx.
Mr.. Handel Cossham, Of Bristol, was the pc.t
speaker. He said be could hardly add nnythlpe 70
this opportunity TO return their thanks to the peo
Pie Of chlcago fos the gratifying reeeption gtren
hen here Il s'iDsed tesatd @ aor .hs eonntsy ttom
selyes pe1sanalls, md as Eaeh Sss highly grateful
ccaso to Witness IL IL 1o fHs % 5n, orc ,
e; es;pesaally thsi chezeo has gwen to Bristol the
who wEs formerly q rct1dcnt OF Chicago, aud ior
whom le ches1thoa 4 wa1m, personal regard. lie
men ,'s q humsnlty, and =, bright 1epresenta-
nse Of. The Chlcngo people: Arriving here,
Viewing the city and hndip9 all his ant!cipauons
more than realized, ii wss difficult tor bin 10 say
a1M much hc WAS astonlshed al the manner In
s1 Meh this ssy hns grown up. As his party sailed
ao1& The shore Of the lake on morning excursion,
o ne sa.ed upoa The size Of The ciy, and her
unsafa evidences Of prosperity On all sides be
G4ihi,, ,uuhn ~ alnoet Impossible 70 conc Ire that