, 1879-01-09
GOLDEN COMPLIMENTS.

Address Of Tho California Englahmsn to
Lord I1Naconsf1elsl.
From the account Of the presentation to Lord
Beacnneheltt Of oD address In n gold box from
Enclisflmen residing Ia Catiforpfa, VIC extract
the following from thu London Standdrd OF
Dec. 70:
"Mr. Harrison, as heading the deputaston,
said he represented larRe number of the sohs
uf England In California who regarded Lord
Rearonafctd 4. the foremost man IN att the
world (Applause.] II Was tho desire Of the
1,rttiRh residents In tue country from
which lie came TO state to bis Lordallfp that
long before the Berlin Conference they llai
placed tie utmost confidence and trust
In iim. They hud some twelve OF thirteen
crulsesz lying III their harpur. with balween
G1DU00 and 10000 tons Of wheat; an1,
II It. had been sbc policy Of her Majcsty's uos-
cfptI,cnt then to have declared wRr those for
wtiun lie spoke must have been for II time rutn*
eli. But they would have sacrificed all thni
rather than that the interests Of England should
lave suffered. lApplausc. Theirs was h time
when England. foreign policy WIS vcry dif1cr-
ent from w1lAt II was at prcscut, and when they
felt that thclr position wns not pleasant. Hear,
l:car.1 They Ind been told that milton which
had made nations was abuut to unnlake ftsclf.
IiIear. 1,esrI; that n word-tamous army WAS TO
b. Reduced 10 q corporafs gtiur'sl aud that the
Admiralty simply used the navy Of En2!utHl US
consisting Of 70 nauS pIaythinrs. They old not
believe It. Hear. hear,I They were ton.
WINGED there wullld ie one man IN En-
gland big rnourt, and strong cHt'',gt to step
forward and speak III. the cbantTys feelings,
to say. 'Thus far and n9 further shall you
go' That n,nn WIS l.or,l beac,nsielt, unti En-
Elaul lind still a1nther viinner to vrite 10 Ills
tory. tApplause.] llls Lorslshps ideas au.l
tho conditions and circumstances Of ? rreat En-
riTc. IArnIausc.] They wished England 10
sneak with crpp!iasfs whenever her roire was
| heari: md her prescut Prime Minister wns =
his i.orlsttp returned iron! ntrin, tue British
| res!derts In California rejOccl with tho people
OF London; they rcjoscctl still mud the cxprrs
tiu,ls contained III the address which he wnuld
entertained. That address. he might add, was
| thc composition OF q lady. Applause. Mr..
Harrison proceeded to read ttc. address: which
| was placed In Il nagutleent chsktt. atd handed
| tp the Premier. amid hearty applause, BY Mas
tcr Alexander Forbes. of San Francisco. The
! address was as 1ollaws:
~. tas Hght No"yra1's sns Ear! q B,aeens,
| furnIu, hQrc the honor to apprunch Your LUTa-
| ship With this expression ol our hicll nuprc.
cutIon of the brilliant sta:csinanshio cyinrcd by
| y,,u IN the late Eurupesn crisis We have
watched with Interest and bride the successive
| lrIutnphs which your Lorlahln's genius won ior
our beloved country, and we recognize that your
| far-secint. policy llns clcvatcu tic national
name, consolidated the Empire, and caused
hr'tona, neheses !ar 1ss1eseu. w., 10 1ee' tnat tne
| tic which nshds tneln 70 lhe , ,tnolner country
| was never closer than now. When peacc Md
war tfctnb!ea N .ne oa!al,ce' NM tt'e oestlcs
OF hat,onb nuhE upon uisntJ Ihsnea.
yonr Laiaen.s ' nasc s,.sI eounsG's & rnu Hs"s
honorable ueocc, assured civil anu religious lier-
| ty 10 oppressed ruces. and 1nau0uralcl q reign
"f order nnd tsanqu'lHty w!lefe anafe.Y ana nt'.
preston Wcrc rue; Anoihet hte y, historic
auoter sna gcm s spaphcs a.. ia The daae,n u our En
psess-t9neen; lhese osi,Iia"t eslcss!aenat
justly et'tltle Fbns AoTlsnsp 20 tnc Esn.c1u
i!oinnRe OF escry tfue pr1toh,s neull. nr III
ahd eonGra;ntate nes Mos. nFGe!oas Maalcsts
ana TIC hfsls'! nallon y, Ha''hE uut'nh tue Iale
crla'a lnirnstta Ehtiana's uhsulilcn ngnor anu
un0ount'eu reso'lIccs ~ auen Woffhy ktetlag;
I.o''g hlay your l'o9u"lilp eollttMue ~ the Hfaa
Of affairs. TO weln your potent nnIaehco ~ nc
! hlgll interests VI !lDcf!f a1td ciFlszat!oh' WIN
rchncct aild Eratlt'itlG 1or tnG nSA1hu!e services
rendered 70 our belo7ra Hueen an4 eonntr,,
fatihInl sersauts.' .-.....,
"Ttc address (which IL very nufnerousiy
aiEnell IA IN tts Tay unique Gns 10 nn efllilslte
9" ns
taile' IT. d'1'eiis'1ns aa y ~ ,nefsiote toos tnc
foIn ol q long vclum scroll ~ inclscs III length
ny ~ luehes, attached 70 fo'1er Of cxactlF tue
same wiut1l, ctsefeu WIN FteH "ats1eu CRIMSON =
SILK. Thy ctices u TIC scroll arc hound round
about With tue sais na1tef'a, a1!, aGl aaFe a. ths
t1p 1,"ntly-arranEed Ribbon, also ot crstnsot!
silk, wherewlth To ttc the address when bound
tightly up. Tie Whole tuem EUsi tnto very
sontnsct torn nut lnutu ti'&n two 'As!es oy ten'
1loubu the outer h1arisstt upon natfoN oaid'
uro inscrtcd tic natl'es NJ all tho british pos.
sessions, Including the latest aeqnisltlon-
Cyprus. ioFsu sixteenth century ornament:
RtuwIng ~ brilliant volors anl FURNISHED
gold, cnrlehea tl!s npner portsno' md md
runs fur considerable distance down
tlu lett lHnrgn. penlent from the
ornuc"tat'Sn a Tue toy y tue british sns!s',.
ri by the imperial crown. Al tic lett eurt,er,
witti,u large tnrl"sed rarsuaar spaer, arc tit,'
blazoued tho arms ot tiIo Ear OF HearG11si!tl'!
u lnust elective auh Strttlng aT'Hariul shtciu,
divided per satire rules au!l argent with til.
motto Ut tue Oruef o. the tfatter ehcitrla the
khleu. INC eupuorte1s, III cnele unu iton,
both IN gold. Anu ueaflng snla!' feu salehis afe
suspended 1F"f thctr sol'afs. cat' ehareeo "ltli
| tOtFEF. Nfpt1tts anu Lne AnGleHL &FltA OF tHf