The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-01
Il U r. O p Il.
Mail Dates to June S1.
Great Speech by Mr.. Disraeli on
the SituatiOn-Affairs on
the Continent.
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Cimbria, Pereire, and Scotia, we nave mali
dates from Europe to June2l
GREAT BRITAIN,
The Cabinst Entertained by tho Mer-
chant TaIIOrs-spesch Of Mr. DIsrReli.
e From The London Times, June Is.
Last evening the master and wardens OF the
Merchant Tailors Company, one OF the most
time honored of the ancient guilds of the city OF
London, entertained the Premier ana the rest
Y of her Msjesty's Ministers, with many others OF
\the more conspicuous members OF the conserva-
tive party, at q banquet in their hne corporate
hall in Threadneedle street. For weeks past
preparations had been made by the governing
body of the company for the occasion, and the
Entertainment was upon scale OF extraordl.
nary splendor The guests were upwards OF
three hundred in number, and were seated ac-
cording to rank at four parallel tables. extend
met Ministers occupying q raised dais stretching
across the western end of the building.
iMr. John +. Fletcher), who occupied the chair
Ywere Mr.. Disraeli, First Lord OF the Treasury;
1 Lord Cairns, Lord High Chancellor; the Earl of
Malmesbury, Lord Privy Seal; the Right Hon.
Gathorne Hardy, Secretary of State for the
Home DepaTtment; the Right ,dI Hon US Sir j.
| Duke OF Richmond, President OF the Board
J Ireland; the Duke of Montrose, the Marquis of
Waterford the Marquis OF Exeter, the Earl of
4 dent OF the Council; the Chancellor of the
Exchequer; the Duke of Buckingham, Secretary
of State for the Colonies; Sir Stafford III;
John Manners. Chief Commissioners Of
Works; the Duke of Athoe, the MARQUIS
tbe MARQUIS OF Bristol the Earl of Bradford, the
Lord Mayor. the Earl of Denbigh, the Earl of
Galloway, the Earl of Coventry, the Earl of
Jersey, the Earl of Lauderdale and the Earl of
Ses field. The Company of Merchant Taylors is
and among the Oldest of them Some of the
external walls OF its corporate hall are said to
long muster roll of kingly, noble and distin.
euished persensges occur the names of Edward
Richard III, Charles 1 and James II, Access
sions of illustrious and eminent persons In sue
ceeding ages as honorary members of the COM
| pany have been made from time to time, the
more recent OF them being the PrlnGe Consort,
the Prince OF Wales, the Duke of Edinburgh,
The Invited guests began to arrive about
anS TgIe m e as tey Pre-
Master and Wardens of the company The
Prime Minister was cheered on his arrival. and
again when the names of the company were
n read after dinner by the toast master, as were
also the Lord Chancellor, the Chancellor Of
ford Northcote, the Earl of Mayo. and the
4 Duke Of Richmond, among others OF the Oa6l-
Henley, M. p; Sir George Bowyer, M. p; and
\ Sir Watkins Williams Wynn, M. r., were also
Alter Various toasts had been proposed and
responded t., the Master then rose TO propose
He begged to associate with the toast the
name of the Right Hou. Benz Dlsraeli,
First Lord of the Treasury, whose command
I ing genius, whose brilliant eloquence,
shak en- resolution good temper and unfatling
tact had enabled him to rule the storm, and, II
he could not gain port, had at least enabled
! him to keep the sea.
Mr Disraeli on presenting himself to respond,
was received with the most enthusiastic and
prolonged cheering On silence being restored,
ne sal9:-Master and Wardens, my lords and
gentlemen nothing can be more gratifying to
her Majesy's Ministers than mat their names
should 6e received win cordial klnoness Dy
Nunder this roof that qualification Is greatly In
ftorget that at various intervals in this hall the
Hponsttutlonal party has often assembled, some
Hines in moments OF adversely, sometimes in
ham of ri nh at m
Y jmes TO organize but always to vludlcate those
n reat principles upon which we believe are
founded the greatness OF this country and the
What is most strange and singular In this
when a constituent body is about to be esta0.
lished which will represent all classes. all inte-
no doubt more fully and more ompletely than
before. or than was anticipated even by those
favorable to political change-what is most
strange and singular is that this great consti-
tuent body, founded upon those enlarged sym
/ pathies and interests. Will be called upon as
their first duty to decide whether they will sus-
tain or whether they will subvert the constltu-
0a oI tGeT nn 2eEst TecoaSsng the Rand
of Providence in this awful dlspensatlon;
ard when remember the circumstances under
which this change in our political system was
first conceived, and remember also the state OF
the political world at this moment, when It's
! not believe that 1t is through mere chance and
J the casual occurrence of every day affairs that
England with Its increased franchises, which
have no sound foundation except on the as
sum ption that there Is a healthy national spirit
in the country, Is called upon 10 deelde WneLner
Atiop. (Cheers.) My lords and gentlemen, the
constitution OF England is not paper constitn-
lion. (Hear.) II is an aggregate OF lnstltu-
liolr, many OF them founded merely upon
muniments, but all OF them the nult
and experience OF an ancient and
; ilustriCus people. (Cheersl ana the conse-
thls-oIe experienced by no other European
nation-Lhat in England society has always
been more powerful than the State-(hear)-1or
in moments of difficulty and danger, In mo
ments of emergency, there has always In this
!, country been something round Whlch men
could rally, and by those means we nave
achieved the two greatest blessings Oh CIV EiViIzso @
Eart yment alike of order and OF liberty.
(Cheers) Now, among these institutions not
the least inconsiderable Is the Church-lnear,
hearl-and IL is in the alliance between Cnurch
aud State-an alliance between equal and lnde-
pepdenL powers which entered into solemn
ooyenantfor the national good-that one OF the
. have enjoyed these two great blessings OF
frG edem and order. uhere
lis still another consequence when L mink
should be placed before the country al this
moment It's that through the union OF Church
and State the supremacy OF the sovereign Is
! secuTed here (hear hear y as IL Is secured In nc
kSother country; and IL Is TO the accomplishment
that supremacy OF the s0FGre,sh Pgowor E ~
eligious liberty which has been the
VTeatest source OF happiness in thus ooun'
nv. Not only do we owe 70 the supre-
~nscy of the sovereign the blessings
" reiieious liberty, but as an inseparable conse.
Cnancs of the combination we nnd IN thai
lnnrsroacy also one Of the greatest guarantees
II our civil rights. (Hear) Tue COUNTY fy,
= ssaassaipG sXare that there Is no greater error
1a9 n guppose the existen 20 o
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