The New York herald., 1872-11-29

Therefore. gentlemen. ask you to join
aie, he N n giving giving more formal expires
every breast in this room Ia animated, and to
marx a. once our sense OF the personal virtues OF
unanimously and enthusiastically his health.
loud cheers)
Mr.. Field, in responding, said they were proud
which they looked forward. A cable was about
to be laid from England to Brazil. another
clnc, another from California to Japan and
emma, another from Australia to New Zealand
and another to the Cape OF Good Hope. The gentle
men VINO surrounded him were telegraphic family,
and when all this work was accomplished he prayed
God they might meet together and rejoice they
OF the world together, and he trusted that then
they would be permitted to gather up the crumbs
that might fall from the table OF their rich
cial friends In all parts oil the world. loud
cheers)
The Chairman next proposed "Thc Treaty or
washington" About eighteen months ago. he
said there was signed In the city OF Washington
treaty which he ventured 70 say would be here
AIR looked back upon as the greatest triumph Of
toast he would couple the name Of the Hon. Hugh
McCulloch, who, during part OF Mr.. Lincons id
ministrati0n and the whole OF that OF MIR. Johnson
was Secretary to the United States Treasury.
The Hon. Hugh McCuloch responded in happy
and exhaustive address.
Anderson and Captain Sherard Osborne spoke next.
. me health OF the electricians was drank and
McsSTs. FdTIey ana SCemcnS responded
The Chairman, as a concluding speech, said AS
we are about now to break up, will you Join with
me In drinking long, happy, and prosperous life
Mr.. GLADSTONE said MIR. Field, although
have not yet reached the extreme term
allotted by inspired authority to human ex-
istence, yet ! have already had the enjoy
ment, or, at all events, use OF a life
that may be called long one. At any rate you
VIII not think IL short one when tell you that
hope within few days to commence the fOrtleth
year since entered Parliament and the greater
part or those forSy years have been spent
In periods or considerable activity if without much
time when desire for rest begins to ovcrpower
every other sentiment, ana as you have kindly
wished me happy and prosperous life l
may, perhaps, In my own mind be disposed
10 construe those words in peculiar manner.
lCrles OF mo, no.'D But whatever may be the
the extreme Kindness which prompted you to
propose it and the gentlemen around the
table to receive It with so much
earnestness and warmth; and assure you that
deem II great privilege TO have been allowed to
witness and 10 Join in this celebration. (Cheersl
my life, Of the commercial enterprise
OF my country and or the world and
II has been my fortune, perhaps very good fortune,
that the greater part OF my political responsibility
mas been in immediate connection with the COM
mercla and trading interests OF this Kingdom
which the focus OF ts energy and its enterprise
but do not think that in my recollection |
enterprise so remarkable, pursued under
the influence OF confidence which was
not rash enthusiasm, but true scientific inquiry
given under circumstances OF the EXTREMIST
outward disadvantage to the pursuit OF electric
telegraphy. Cheers.)
The company then separated.