The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-19

CARDINAL MANSIxG's sPERcH
But a greater than Burt, Parker and Leary now APP
Manning. Received with cheers and every demon
stration Of respect he said that this meeting
called oy s'r Mnred lawson; y was not called oy
Tor the second reading OF the PermIssve b but II
called by the working men OF London and that
gathering from first 10 last their work. and in
tent IL bad never been surpassed. He bound TO
say never had Whit Monday been well kept, tho
organs o: public opinion would show the country that
The people OF London had met In their 100 900 their
holiday on purpose TO protest against the the
shane and the danger OF drunkenness; and IN making
this protest they had kept Whit Monday Whit
Monday had never been kept before He rejoiced az
this work Of the workingmcn OF London, and
he reolced too because though he saw large number
OF old liccs he saw greater number OF young ones
The old faces we're going 10 their account, and he
hoped ~ would be a good one but tho Young men
were the fathers Of families who would form the
generation, aud IL these young enlisted IN
the cause of sobrety he confident that their homes
would be the homes OF temperance when the old faces
had departed, for where one man abstained he made
three men temperate by his example. Referring to
the statement made by previous speakers TO prohb
lied districts, bis Emnence said that 1t with the
power OF proprieors To prohibit drinking places
their estates and what the rich had by right OF
property mo poor asked to have by right Of law
A public house IN a street brought 10 workiDgman's
home the example and influence which from drink
TO faint his home, and the workneman shou have the
power OF saying II no wished to have this influence. IL
question which capital OF $50 900 600 should
dctermne-not question TO be decided by tile people
trade but IL was 10 be Diet rmned by the people
who had to pay the penalties whether they would or
would not have H. As 10 the number OF public
houses spoken OF IN place, he had heard Of a poor
man who had TO struggle against the temptation to
drink. saying, after OF his tails, ~ went by
my home but the eleventh much Tor me. "
u the workngman had the power OF voting on this
question he could say how many he would have dog
ging his steps hls way home, and the public would
soon see how many the workngmAn wanted II, too.
votes were gwen to wives who had suffered from
drunken husbands and to children who had suffered
IRON drunken parents there would be such a nantes
tatIon OF public opinion as Parliament had never
Iq N npr a on ar m m na.
ton to deal with this question upon tho great English
prncpe--that Of the popular vote, and he said that
upon their steadfaslly pressing depended the peace
ana happiness ot the domestic hio Of this country,
which was being wrecked bv this evil, an !, he added.
he trusted that they would not their efforts until
this plague their threshold mad boen stayed. Loud
cheers greeted thisspeech.
DUNN
then presented an address to Sir Wilfrid Lawson In
the name Of all the societies assembled in which he
was hailed national bcneactor whose perscvcring
Efforts would. 1t was hoped obtain from the Lcgsla-
ture the concession OF just and constitutional prn-
cpe by which the people, who now SO fear uIiy sucr
from tho terrible evils OF incompetence. mainly pro-
duced aud ostcrcd by the legazed sale OF intoxicating
liquors. may nc enabled 10 abolish the prevailing cause
OF paupcrism, crime, vice, lunacy aud other evils
character OF the nation. More visiby, II not more
deeply, than other classes 90 the working and
won en- OF the country with their children suffer from
the drinking system. Multitudcs who are ensavcd by
appetite for strong drink know that the liquor traffic
their most deadly enemy, and hat those who seek
Its overthrow ara their best and trucst friends
We therefore earnestly enrcat you to perscyere
and never 10 your patriotic and noble efforts
behalf OF our
pRiSk-cuRsEp COUNTRY
UNTIL by the blessing Of God and union OF virtue
citizens and dsinterested statesmen, the Pcrmssivc
b some equivalent measure. shall be placed upon
the Statute book OF our deeply injured land, speedily
trust TO exert It's eevatng and rcgenerating objects
upon the social life OF the British people
THE GUEST,
Sir Wilfrd Lawson himself then addressed the as
scmbcd multitude in characteristic speech tor the
honorable baronet is both advanced radical aud q
He SAID that he liked that meeting deal
better than the Derby Day. "a laugh) He did not
Tor being in the midst OF lot Of rufans robbng
one another; but he did rejoice at beng in the pres
cnce oil n number of honest workingmen who
met to do good TO the whole OF the easses of society
Now, continued the speaker, one word to this
bill II had been heard how the rich could decide
that there should be public houses his estate
and the long and short OF the thing was that the bill
was designed to give the man the chance
the rich man. The House OF Commons laughed at
that idea They steadily refused TO grant the poor
the power which The rich man had The House
OF Commons might laugh at this demonstration They
would say Glow many voters were thereY' and
slow many will vote against the publicans Yn The
House oi Commons believed IN votes and acted upon
votes and acted upon nothing else that he could fluid
out The feeling in favor OF tho bill had come TO the
counties, whence nothing very good was
got yet Therefore 1t was necessary to
organize and get upon the register, and then
when the next Parliament met the publican would find
himself where he would not like Sir Wlrid said he
should not throw away his voice upon that meeting,
Tor he had 10 meet the House OF Commons who would
require much more persuadng than The friends before
HIM; but hc took occasion to them that he
not hurt by tho abuse which was lcyced at him This
he took sort of barometer, Tor, when he had
nickname he knew that the pubcans were beginning
10 heel the effects OF bad weather without He could
now point TO this great gathering TO show that
number OF his fellow countrymcn knew that he
not working Tor himself, but knew that he in
humble and It might be, stupid way TO the best OF his
abty--done what he could Tor the welfare OF the peo-
pie When the next day they read OF the proceedings
they would have the satisfaction OF feeling that they
had done much help forward which was in
tended solely and entircy for the promotion OF the
der, the happiness and the national morality upon
which depended the greatness OF England
THE CLOSE.
This brought the proceedings to an end and vote
OF thanks havng been given to the President the meet
ing closed IN the order which mad characterized
IT throughout Before tho procession had lett the
Park the drizze changed into downpour of rain. as
though the clerk OF the weather himself had taken
the pledge and wished success 10 tho meeting In cop-
Gus iibations Of water.
THE AMERICAN CENTExSIAI-vIsIT MEMBERS PARIIA-
MExT
Near Peterborough. in Cambridgcshire, Mr.. whalcy,
II. r. present at the Whtsuntidc festival OF
his constituents took occasion speak upon the pro
posed visit OF members OF the House Of Commons to
Philadelphia. lie said:-"A topic was now occupyn
tho attention OF many members OF Parliament which
he thought would meet with his hearers approval and
without the approval of their constituents 1t would
have litte Importance He referred t. a compliment
AIRY Wis.,, to Philadelphia the part OF such members
could manage it, TO offer in the Of the British
Parliament and their constituents and the people Of
England their hearty congratulations the great
tenary of independence under celebration IN the
United States. He asked thor approval and support
TO this Movement so FAR us he might be able TO
take part therein, and ne would explain 10 them IN
few words what had been already uonc toward giving
effect to what he believed would be welcomed by every
Engllshman from end oil the world the
other In order test the feeling among members Of
the House OF Commons few OF them handed round a
memorandum expressing the desire on the part OF
members OF the House that demonstration OF the good
will of England toward America should b. then mani
lcsted without the least difficulty he mr. whaey
himself got about loo members TO sign their
thereto. In this memorandum II was suggested that
the government in order TO give the stamp OF national
ity, should provide shp-of-war. And just to show
with what earnestness many Of the members Joined in
this effort
SHAKE HANDS WITH AMERICA
in these days OF centennial triumph he would
ton that one--a Weishman--his Trend Mr.. Davies
offered at once /, 900 steam the trip; 50
tnat II not with any intention of increasing
the taxes tor their own enjoyment that they desired
80 IN man owar by far the less comfortable than
ordinary passage ship The government, however,
wilh which he tMr. whallcy) had been in communca-
ton. seemed hesitate IN granting this privilege, and
there are at the present moment reasons why they
should be careful OF their naval resources And il
happened that they were now correspondence with
Que OF the Liverpool packet companies TO provide
special vessel for this purpose Before this project
started they well knew that their motives would be APP