The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-29
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.

EOCElGN Nf WS.
ENGLAND.
BANQUET to the Now Lord Mayor OF London.
Important Speech by Lord Derby.
Tho following is the speech delivered by Lord
DERBY ut tho banquet given November to tho
new Lord Mayor of London:
The Earl of Derby, who was received with great
enthusiasm said: Ny Lord Mayor, my Lords La
dies and Gentlemen: riso for the purpose Of OK
pressing, or at least endeay,oring to express, on
sense of tho high honor which you have done us
on the present occasion, Of the kind and 1attering
terms in which Your lordship has boon pleased to
speak of myself and colleagues, and tho crafty
ing tho cordial may say tho moro than cordial
manner in which our health has been accepted by
this great assembly? loud Cheers And yet my
Lord Mayor, my colleagues and myself do not so far
deceive ourselves rs to attach to such tlcmonstra-
tions ofyour good will any political significance. Wo
know, and we know well, that the manner in which
you have received us is tho generous expression of
English feeling, which always desires to cheer and
to encourage those who, in what they believe to be
the interest of the country, tako upon themselves
oner0us and laborious duties and endeavor to full
fill those dutios to tho best of their ability.
[Chcersl. My Lord Mayor, we may have q claim
for some similarity of our position. You and VIC
1spcak not individually Of myself but of tho Gov
crnmcnt collcctivcly-you and wo nro entering
npon now career Of office. Ycu and wo feel alike
that i'll attempting to discharge tho arduous duties
of that Office our best support must be the conf
denco and good will Of our follow-countrymen.
be to deserve and win that good will. We both of
u.s. consider that good will, that confidence, that
public esteem to be tho highest honor to which
public man can look in any situation of life, and
think may add, my Lord Mayor, that wo shall
both of MS, be equally discreet in abstnining from
stating by what particular measures we shall re-
commend ourselves to the country. ELoud cheers
flil and laugh;l Ny Lord Mayor, it would be Ger
s1y out OF place on g the present occasion and
the G ghest @ dosee to we're touch sD on ANN IN
question which could approach to party
!dg Significance; but, speaking in tho midst Of
6oS ToraRs sRe ehss in nS o
this great city, the heart and centre Of the COM
merco of these islands; speaking in this room,
nd so Of
your Lordship, tho city, and tho county, on the
gratifying fact that, Notwithstanding tho moneta-
ry pressure which We have endured, notwithstand-
ing the disasters and caiamties which have
brought distress on many and ruin on some vet
the public credit stands unmpaired; yet the reve-
country ,nevor, to my knowledge, was ON n better,
a sounder, or a healthier foundation. Again, nv
Lord Mayor, it is subject of intense qualification
that have had the satisa ton of witnessing the
close of two sanguinary wars-one of shorter tho
other Of longer duration but both Of thenl accom-
panied with aI amount Of bloodshed and misery
fi TAR bcyond that which attends ordinary war, and
1oth OF them, also, bearing too closely the charae-
ter OF that most deplorable of all wars, namely
GMixii M war. Mo rejoice to see the return of peace
WITH regard to that great country, our natural
Tlcnd, our relation, may call it-that great Re-
PH5iic across the Atlantic-thc storm Of wnr has
indeed ceased there, but tho surface. nay, NAV
Say the interior OF society is still rafled and egi-
and powerful nation, which has mado such
glorious efforts for tho purpose of keeping down
the burden Of debt which that war has entailcd on
its national fnnnces-which is making such sinner
human efforts to recover its financial position-I
cannot but believe that country so deeply in
terested in the science of selfgoyernment will,
and speedily, know how to compose the agitation
which at present prevails and exhibit to tho world
ut no distant period again the gratifying prospect
OF OF q great, proud, and prosperous community.
Loud checrs.] And gentlemen, may be per-
mittcd to say that it, in the of that dread
full war which has so long devastated that country,
any questions y may have arisen between that and
amount of unpleasant feeling, have confident
expectation that tho two governments, approach
ing theso questions in spirit Of mutual forbcar-
nnco and kind Cancellation loud cheersl, will az
rive at such solution of those questions as not
only to remove all remnants Of bitterness, but
tions with that country to which we arc bound by
80 many ties Of interest and regard. loud
cheers.] OF tho war in Germany will not pre-
on the merits of that war, and 1t would be prema-
ture now to express any opinion as to its ultimate
results But with regard to two OF the countries
tria and itaiy-now that, by the transfer Of Ve-
net!a, burden is taken off from one and long
desired province is acquired BY tho other, entor-
tain, In tho best interests Of tho world q conf
dent hope that these countries will derive mutual
advantages in maintaining the most friendly rola-
tons and that Italy especially, released from any
apprehension of foreign invasion or war will de-
vote its attention to it's internal affairs and tho
further development of its great interests and re-
sources. [Chccrs.l 1t is quite true that we can
claim no part In any great military achievement;
Dnt we, thank God, have no sanguinary battle to
doplore. We have no military triumphs to boast;
put peace has its triumphs as we'll as war, and in
the course OF the past year wo point with pride
to o triumph more advantageous to the human
race redonndlng more to the credit of tho country
than any which could be acquired by any warlike
operations, however skillfully conducted and
however brayely carried on. LCheers.l allude 10
That great triumph which has been achieved by
British science, by British skill, by British per-
maintained our claim to exercise dominion over
the sea-, and combined in intimate and enduring
ponds the great continents Of Europe and America
between which we have succeeded in annihilating
time and space. tCheers. And yet, my Lord May
OF, although we have not been engaged in any
no no military achievements to boast of, because in
the course Of the present year we have seen
the. capital Of Belgium occupied by n military
forge, comprised OF the joint forces Of France
and England. [Cheers and q taught We have seen
that invasion conducted with the most perfect
less person than the late Lord Mayor Of London.
la laugh.] That invasion has been one Of O worry
remarkable character. Our ridemen-the yolun-
teers,there have reaped laurels on o b1oodless
nefd, but they have achieved O still greater con-
quest by their good conduct and admirable be-
the hearts and affections Of tho people whom thoy
invaded 1t is well known that the appetite for for
eign invasion grows by that which it Feeds on, and
next year we contemplate bolder step, and may
frankly state-it may not be diplomatic will
state that it is the intention Of the Government next
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