, 1873-11-27


mon Pleas IL to DO rai=cd to tho peorage. 10
will become Baron Colcsidge
| ny MALL
| Mr.. oLADsToNEa srEEcI At TIE LORD BtAYon'B
| BANQUET.
At tho Lord Mayors banquet III tue Gui1dhall,
London, Nov. u, Mr. Gladstone spoke as fol
| lows:
scarcely know how to answor tho friendly
invitation Of my right honorable friend, The
Lord Mayor, to disclose on this most appropriate
occasion tho secrets Of the Cabinet. I Bhall Mt
any rate, ladies aud gentlemen, show my conf
donco in you, my confidence III your cautor and
kindnoss, WHOM l frankly mako known to you
TINT ono of tho we'll understood lutos of Min
lister who is addressing ths assembly Ia tho duty
Of studying, y;}, not how much, but how little ho
intrusted to your indulgence, I will now proceed
to show US VOL M can. Within tho limits of my
obligation, as l,ayo laid them down, how truly
| We appreciate, how earnestly we dosiro, to re-
Mayor, wo arc reminded on this occasion by tho
| presence Of distinguished representatives
! Of Creat and distinguished empires that Mt ali
| timcu III m assembly ouch as this tho greatest
| interest must be tolt in the State OF
TIE FOREIGN RELATIONS
OF this country. and, my Lord, this country may
ho sud in ono respect to differ from every other
namely, that 10 extensive arc it's relations, ow-
Ing to variety Of canscs, and from it's world
wide commerce nothing eau happen in any quar-
ter Of the earth but what is Of interest to uH.
And, under those circumstances, It is mattor Of
satisfaction to mo, standing in the place TINT
nov occupy, aud speaking on behalf and in tho
absonco Of my noble friend Lord Granville,
whom u temporary intisposition has prevented
from sharing in your magnificent hogpitality-it
IL, say. mattor Of groat satisfaction to mo to
bo nblo to ray that with tic States OF the world,
DO they placed wlo:o they may, ho thoy great OF
DO thoy small, be tley alclent or bo they modern,
DO thoy IN prosperity Or DO they IN difficulty, We
ha;e
NOT SINGLE CONTEST EXISTING,
NC lave not one conflicting interest, We hnvo no
one duty to perform except that Of our fulfilling
tho obligations OF good fellowship mud good
neiglbornood, and promoting, 80 far aB re call do
so compatiby, with our primary obligation Of
looing to theinteresta four own country the i1,-
torost OF overy country with which yso are III
friendly alliance. will not say that tho isola:ol
instance which Inns already boon referred to by
my right honorable friont tho Minister for War
constitutes m exception to tho statement have
Of the globe, tic laws and rules which govern
the relations Of civilized countries aro but impor-
foctly understood. We hayo had imposed upon
1s MI nnxous and painful duty with regard to tho
eyonts WHICH haye latoly occurred un tho
GOLD COAST OF AFRICA.
But this will venture to say with regard to
tho future Of tint country, that eyon tho doplor-
able incidontB which hare lately occurred iu those
lasitudos will not bo without their use II thoy
should acrvc to impress on tho minds Of tho peo-
plo Of those Three Kingdoms great circumepec-
lion Wlth regard to tho primary etops ln estah-
Listing pow and lal-defincd relationn, which rola.
tiohs, "non oneo estabnshod, arc FOUND 20 entail
consequences and to impose duties which we're
hoYer dreamed OF ut lhc tirst moment Of their
cfoatlon, ana "hlcn may nhtlouoteoiy 10 attended
WITH 1nuen OF temporary embarrassment and i'll
convenience.
neartay 10 WISH that 70 could find tho tram
qnll ana tno staoic condit1on OF tho crcuu1stan-
ces Of tho country rotccted, as in q mirror, in
tho state Of eyory other groat country in Eu-
lope' onnappliy
. IT IS NOT 50.
In some quarters we lind embarrassment; in
oshers M "o hnd "iias approaches to political cha
os; e; Iheso haVo noen slinss when tho blind and
iuAusu"I supe1s'lsloa "A1cn ms pre7aalea has
tau6as tho citlzoha Q! oaon country to bolteVc
tnat tnelr own country might ho secure aud pow
oriul III proportion q as other countrlos woro dis
tractea anu weak Ihat superstition, trust, NO
nave lopg cast , ASIDE II 8 y nc no pIeaanre to u.s.
btanelni. on tuo security Of the Hhofo, to SEQ
offers Struggling IN tho stream. We heartily
anu cordially wlali Tint those who--whatoycr
eiloir position may hayo boon towards us at other
siInes-are lot tAe moment fcanced 10 the thsk
ot MAINTAINING or OF ro-estabilshlng law and or
dor. mny DO successful III their legitimate and
patriotic cndcEvor; md tho moro Secure
tno union thoy can establish amongst
tho Farlolia clneaoH OF their citizens,
| the .I iirmcr m tue basis they Gnu give to their
| institutions, mud tho moro effective aud bun
eEclal development they can socu1e for their