, 1866-11-28
EARL DERIxYsS SPEECH,



On Friday evening, November Q, tho Lord
aucural banquet, at the G1ii1dhall, to tho
Ministers, judges and other great df=uitares
Of the Statc. All the Ministers were pres
ent. but the proceedings were devoid of
political interest. General Peel aud Sir John
pakington acknowledged the toast Of the
statesmen annGuuctl their intention Of
maintaining the different branches OF the
service committed to their charge In the
highest state Of efficiency.
The Lta!tl cf 'slIcr MaJcsty's Minister'S
was received with great applause, and.
The Earl of Derby, In responding, said
that the manner in Which the Ministers had
been received showed the generous feeling Of
the English people in giving announcement
s to tsGse IS , %ho "eEs IN position % to do ssne
present Government was to earn the good
will Of the people BY tLcir acts, but he
thought it would be well not TO state at the
Present moment how they proposed TO carry
late monetary panic, credit was good and
commerce never In more fourishtng conIi-
tlon. The past two months had Witnessed
the close OF two most sanyuinary WArs.
They rejolced at the return Of peace, aud
hcpGd # might long continue. With re-
natural friend, or relation. I may
call it--that great npublic across the
Atlantic-the st0tm Of wlr has indeed ceased
there. but the surface. nay, ! nay say the in.
terioE, Of society l. SILL rutllcd and n.itated.
Yet cam ct but believe that that great and
powerful natien, which has made such 90
ticus cI'orfs fer The Eui7&se Of keeping dorm
| thf burden Of d1 Which that war has tn
tuiled on its national 1uanccs-which is max
Ing such Euperhuman efforts to recover III
financial Isosiiion-1 canaot but believe that d
country so deeply interested in tho science
| OF selfgoycrnment will, and speedily, know
he1 to compost the sgitation which at pres.
ent prevails, and exhibit to the world at no
distant period aeain the gratifying prospect
| 1nunity. (Loud cheeFs.J And, gentlemen,
/ may be pt trnMttcd 10 saF TINT ir In the course
OF TINT dreadful war which has SO long de-
! vastated that country any questions may
have arisen between tEat and our country
| of unpleasant feeling, have confident cx-
| pectatlon that the two Governments ap-
preaching these questions In spirit of mu-
1uaI iorbearancc and kind dconclliation-[l0ud
cheers sJ-will arrive at such a solution of
those questions as not only to remove all
/ remnants OF bitterness, but place on better
| foundation than ever our rclntfons with that
! great country, TO which We are bound by SO
! many ties OF Interest and regard. Loud
chcers.l OF the war in Germany will not
un opinion on the merits Of that war, and it
! would be premature now to express any op!n-
! Ion us to its ultimate results. But with regard
I two Of tie countries mainly Interested In
that war-With regard 10 Austria and Italy
now that by the tFan5fcr Of vcuctia 4 burden
i le tsken OFT from one and a long desired
! province is acquired bs the other, l entertain,
IN the best interests Of the world, 4 Confident
| hope that these countries will derive mutual
advantages in maintaining the most friendly
relations, and that 1taty especially, released
from any apprehension Of foreign fnv.sinn Or
! war, will dcyutc its attention to its internal
affairs and the further development of its
great interests and resources. fCheers.1 It
Is quite true that VT can claim no part In
any great militayy achievement; but We,
thank God, have no sapguipary battle to de-
pfcrc. Nc have no military triumphs to
beasts; bu: peace has its triumphs as we'll
| rs war, ard in the coarse Of the rast vcar
we can point with pride to triumph more
advantageous to the human race, ,rcdoundin. !.
mere TO the credit Of the country, than any
which could be acquired by any warlike ope-
ratious,. however skilfully conducted,
and however bsayelv carried on.
[CheeEs.] allude to that great
triumph which has been achieved by british
science, By British skill, by british pcrscve-
rance, BY British energy. by which ,Fe have
niaiHtdint Il onr claim to etrrrfH tIomia;on orfr
The std, aud combined in intimate and cndlr-
ing bonds the great continents Of Europe
and America, between which we have sue
cecded In annililating time and srace.
(Checrs-l Aeaia thanking the Lord Mayor
and company for the manner in which the
present Government had been received. be
concluded By proposing tic health Of the