, 1869-05-02
CHARLES DICKENS.
banquet in LiEerpoo1-Mr. Dickens7
SrecChS


Cpxarls Of s!x hundred ladies aud gentlemen |
sA1 down at the banquet gtrep 70 NJ. inckeas N
st GEORGES Hall. Liverpool. on Saturday, April |
IL The Mayor preaAeI, and among the Suests
were LCrd uuCcf1n. u Alphcn.c Esqussos Lorh
uotEhton, Mr. c. II. Dnd!ey, United states Con-
sui Ut LiseIpool; Nj. HepEorth Dixon, Nj. G. A.
Salo. Nj. Anthony Troilope, Mr Andrew HAllidsy,
and MI u +. CnoE.ey. Lord uoughton II re-
spending to tic toast u tie uutse3 y. Pa
which ne represented had sometimes s1p..
Etenced pain and regret t1at In Mr. dickens
works the members VI The House Of Lofls alt,r4T
U not Ssry frequent OF la:tclir. cLA71.:e1.
s'1n laCt, l4ues aud Heuu1ilep, Ills Lotjslip
said, " lean hanSly speak nluuu the designation
xhch " nj, Dickens M e I has csssoW e ed upon Us tat
do not kuoW-in tact Will not attempt 10 Inter
pret the secret OF literature which has not per-
Lnitted thla sass q soclefy 70 appear 10 more
toast OF the esenne, aid Ar. DeSei4. IN eesPonl-
ing. sIoEe as follows:
Mn. MANOR, LADIES AND GES11EaEs: Although
have become 20 well accustomed OF Late to t1e
toanu u my own voice IN ms neighoornood ~ 70
hear II with perfect comp1sure, tht occasion, L.
o.srwhelmLR . sSeSs Of yHars: ,,A As hrGIss5oT s
Wilson once conuaeu 70 ne "a EMnsD,usgn that !
hed not the least hea7 rom nearing nun IN p1buc,
When quite alune tlau9h1e11 80 you can form no
ceheehuon !!om tnG specimen Geiole YOU o. SaS
eloicenee Wlia Hn!cn Ana1l taAe yoA asua aaa
insEEe lis lAppl = olten aa1 ottsn , tnSn Goa
willing. my nemory WI feeal tals bt1nanE eesae sf
ano q ~ tts ~ ~ ~ - s S-osonf osnect iii ~,
serve 1t exactly ~ it stants-not one maos
seat enpss, no. ons ~uAn ,Alf .G MI cI.s,I .u5
~ S.s NJ au ~ M,Isr4 n s SncechNso nfs,
~. AAsof, Lo.a M - ~ - s ~ . Has
ing 70 He, so III ~
e..Ss w. ~ la sGussnas
WEI 70 loaf 1oe & IL - NJ nGage 70 ss5
1 set w y ~ snn f.c1 ni,t ,In1 h
tLusaam. puL u la tas s9en lace e oen. upon tae
focA u GAkeasncc tna. "aeM 'tsa W. s sts+p ~
Mino Mlsl confiosiane aSnoEtanou @ n s5siemau. ti ~
iS " ineet NY tes.1sis ~ - ~ IN, Ia asS
~ ..uh a. H. ~ He.so! s,i fo1nst
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:, ~ ot nat.r ~ ~ l.nnin @
wgs S SJt ~ ioS " H.
sot m11SA5 ~ ill., n .'.; ~ Me1
f taS Suat ~, ~ - s, stS"s .... ~ rIs ~ Na
III = lone 10 or ne s!aee sae Weu-femcmbeted nM M iav
MaeH aa o1sessu ,Oo'a NY easspes 0ppsu ~ ~ ny ny
E Melses oesuM inG III W sle 1-ss " ~
1.uec ~ ~ Ss ~ r.. ~; NJ
VT VIZ Y! 1huSc Solsl,et 4No1. wv Dsesasc - uA1
been my halflness 70 nafe PCp1e oppolL9nlLy u
teste w sptm o. ~ SSopse; n sea
snaAesPease nonse. ~ Auotass VStAs!ou Asu
9ensura 10 sau1ess LAs5pogt ~ ~ oaaes ~ y
anou.cs ocSAa1en nA9 AuI tns, :. - 1 .9e ~;
OF me bfoIhetnpou anu slsss!ngoG ~ y letseas saa
she lndEed aEts, anu On eae0 anu W tne response
hoA Leen nns1lnassao!y spohIlaeoMh open-
naAaed, ana munlaceuL lNeal, uSai.l ~ Aayo1,
aud la.iC3 and gentlemen, u may yensusc
70 taAe smM. a1 ~ Mts.1Aaoh s,., n,,,ts " ~; "
would say that tnefc u thls oL)scoon y MnLn8
1cton 10 RiFe story m uhtoo!oefaphlca1 Iorni.
pass, It il cleaI untossanately to the reader L.
foreGlnd, that nc 1nuSt nave COME through theM
some now, else he could not have llsed to seu the
tale. "a laugh nud cheer. Now In speaking TACT,
when The fact Is associated with such holots
these with which 5ou lave enriched III, thr1e Is
ibis Singular difficulty In the way Of Returning
tI;l.s, that the fpckc. mist lnfAiilhy cune bacE
70 l!,-sch through Whatever oratorle.A disaster
hs MY lansutsh tn tic roa1 lLauRhtetl. Let
eo1isc VI llih :Ee uy subject equally between NY
seH c:.A sou. Let 11e Assure you tat whatever
1f ten. or * word al p,,,uln. frI,r, tn,. yuu
have greatly Improved In the acceptance,
.Gnetfsl As the Soid + saiI to IT, louie
auu tryhiy refined which has styea uucs pl,5xu
tLe furnAcc. Id a Iarcy nav L.. slId 10 tssonc
m6re nnd u,orc Inl1l each uue II ul, thruu0
the iuiran heart {. Lear" aud cAccrai You
sdeit.ton Of me that qualify i'll yourselves With
out " hcn should but haze beaten the slr. fOuT
eaInessneas bus stimulated mine, your laughter
has pelle LIE Laugh, ma your lcAIa have uyer-
Gowcd ny eyes. iApl.l.u=e., All III, / c.ln claim
iot n,stlf III estaAlshsu. the rs.4iious which e1-
II lytweeu Es IS constant n'lc>iiJ ~ hard woll.
My library fellows About me- OF whom am 70
proud to sse - many iapplausels Know sess Vel
how true It Is u M AT tht bat sctuS lie easiest
Gone Is el;cniiIss H. Most ali.culi 10 6o, ltil
SLessSt te 1,LeI uA,, ane p, ssosIse @ .ouea q
& -; 3u. 1I H.u.H.4.S ~ ,i = soAeIs ~
@ - MeI r,,,.i h111.,nI1I,. ~ ., ~
TtnI nrl~hi sTs1l 1s,i ,htnE l. .,ntr
tn. ~ ,b n,,sir ss' 1na M. ~ ~
" t: aa ~, r ~: sa, - 1 GW
III reAyytc.cr-uSti Ia Al; ij1;le rttts ri,.tsj ~
I,s auu slrts-lies oar I.ocrst iuty. n nnrr n
our cail1nc. 10 nrc a1o.ncr n onr,n,S.7 nj - -
tI,u !I'hrrrs Tny.rs nnh ,nrttc1nnu ,.oI,-o
sitting ,inwn iinI 1iat hare - ciaar n,vsIt 1
tNo Vcr3 unexuccte.I aec;,s,.iCns 11aIeGt.st "
The Lrsi IA q fnust sinruIar charge nrtfcr1.stt
o:alpst uc Uy nv Old ffieuu Lonf JIo1u,tnn tn.f
h0ye been soI1sWhat uncun,cinl,z nf th's mcr11a
OF tnc iIouse Of Lor1,x II iAuchtsr, SaM s';.s -.
| dies anl gentlcucp, seeing ,na: i have nad
sunc few not altogether obscure or unsnnwn
personal friends In The assembly, sceinQ that
| A1l soue little association viii, auu SnoNl-
| cdEr OF, certain osscurc peer Iattt kuoVu In
England Gy the name Ct Lor1 urcug1.u l9uVhtesi. !.
stelnu tlst reeard with some adEaIs1uiun ana
affection anotht1 obscure peer wholly unknown Ia
literary ctfclea called Lord Iytton ,I1ughtgrl. see.
! Ing also that ! have Ind for suue xearH eorna
I s,i,lt a;mirc1iLn of tic e3traorAuary iutiiciaI
rIrCcr.es aui a,laziIciv acute ,uInI Ut certaiu
l Lord Chief Justice paEua1iy known by the name
OF Clctlus,, [tauchrri anal al 30 eeeinp that thpre
Is no ran in England whom rrsncct TnTe in M
| puhiIc cllr.!ty. whom loyc more In II n1t ars
raIue.ty, Or from n hon have Fscsise,i nprc r..
| narkatls pfpofs oI honor AID love Of itIeraturr
| than another obscure aoble1au uameG Iori