Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-17
Mr. BAYARD AT BURNLEY.

An Interesting Ceremony at Which He Was
an Important Eeature-His Address at
the Annual Presentation OF Prizes to
Students ~ tho Mechanics' Institute Of
burnley - sound Advice and Patriotic
Bentineuts-
Burnley, Eng, Gazette, Nov. aist.
The American Ambassador Qiis Excel
lency the Hon. Thomas Francis Bayard
was the central figure at the annual dis
tribution of students prizes, which took
place in the Mechanics Institution last
night The ceremony was one of the most
representative and interesting that has
been held In Burnley for long time.
II was an honor to receive visit
from the American Ambassador, and they |
were greatly indebted to Sir Ughtred Kay
Shuttleworth for being the means of bring |
ing Mr. Bayard to Burnley that evening.
The meeting was held ut the Mechanics
Institute.
The Chairman: Before proceeding to the
ordinary business, we have on this occa-
sion the pleasure of welcoming the mayor |
and corporation on the platform, in order
that they may present an address to His
Excellency, the American Ambassador.
(Applause.)
The Mayor, addressing His Excellency,
said he had to ask their permission to in
terpose for few minutes, in the interest
ing proceedings Of the evening, in order to
present, on behalf of the Corporation of
Burnley an address of welcome to the
distinguished gentleman who had attended
to distribute the prizes and certificates to
the successful students at that institution.
When his predecessor (whose absence
through i'll health they all regretted
(hear, hear)-heard that His Excellency
kba An ap Of tho ITptta1 Stntps had
consented to comply with the request of
their esteemed President to perform the
principal duties of the evening, he at once
conferred with his colleagues in the Coun7
Gil with a view to the presentation of an
address of welcome, or some other corpo-
rate Acknowledgement of the honor which
His Excellency had conferred upon the
Institution and town generally, and also
of the esteem in which he and the coun-
try he so ably represented, were held by
the people of Burnley. (Cheers) 1t was
well known that the provision of the
means of technical instruction was now
one of the most important duties which
the corporation of an industrial town had
to discharge, but it was equally well
known in Burnley that long before that
duty was recognized band of noble men
had begun, and from small beginnings
had carried on a very efficient Science.
Art and Technical School, the value of
which to the town and neighborhood it
was impossible to estimate. The corpora
ton did wisely in taking advantage of the
Institution already formed and in building
upon the foundations already laid, when
they decided to place under the control of
the directors of that institution, the tech
nical school which the corporation erected
and in subsequently providing that tinan-
cial aid without which the work could not
be carried on in its present dimensions.
There was therefore nothing inappropri-
ate in the corporation claiming share in
the welcome which would be accorded to
their distinguished guest and to his wife
and daughter. If anything were wanting
to justify that intrusion on their part it
would be found in the high esteem felt by
the people of that country for the gentle
man who SO worthily occupied the high
position of Ambassador of the United
States to the Court of our Gracious Sow
ereign and in our admiration for the great
republic of the West where many of their
sons and daughters had found home and
were profitably carrying on the work they
learned in the weaving sheds and iron
foundries Of this town. Hear, hear.)
They all remembered the splendid services
that His Excellency rendered to the two
nations of Great Britain and the United
SUITES, III tne uintEtuCtS NHlth dEDst SOtnt
months ago, which they rejoiced to know
were now happily at an end. The resi-
dence of His Excellency at the Court Of
st. James, would be remembered in his
tory as that in which there was arranged
treaty of arbitration, between the grea
English-speaking countries of Great Brit
ain and the United States-(cheers)-t
treaty at once honorable to both parties
and if he might say so, so extremely rea
sonable that one could only wonder VIII,
it had not come to pass years ago. He
and he was sure everybody present, deepl,
regretted that in the eXigencies of the in
7 stitutions of the United States they coul,
not hope to have His Excelency will
them beyond next year, but they could
and did, assure him that when he retire,
to his home in the States His Exccllenc
and his amiable consort and Miss Bayar,
-(cheers) -would take with them tn
hearty goodwill and cordial esteem of tn
people of Great Britain and of none NOR
sincerely than the burgesses of this count
borough. tApplause.) He then asked tn
Town Clerk to read the address.
The Town Clerk then read the address
which was elegantly illuminated in albur
form, and was as follows:
County Borough of Burnley.-To His ES
celency The Honorable Thomas Franc
Bayard, Ambassador Extraordinary an
Plenipotentiary of the United States q
America to the Court of st. James.
We, the Mayor, Aldermen and Bul
gesses of the County Borough of Burnle.
acting by the Council, desire to give You
Excellency a hearty welcome on you
visit to Burnley, and to assure you of on
high appreciation of your kindness in col
senting to deliver the prizes and certii
Gates won by students at the Burnley NJ,
chanics' Institution and Technical Schoo
We recognize that the institution
which your host, the Right Honorable S
Ughtred James -Shuttleworth, Bar
M. p, is the president, is discharging
an admirable manner important publ
work in providing the means of science
art and technical instruction for the pc
pie of this county borough--a work viii,
is done in many towns by the local autho
ity, and one which, in the absence of IL
institution, would have to be undertake
by ourselves. We feel, therefore, that IL
compliment paid by Your Excelpncy
the institution is an honor conferred
the whole community. ....
We desire to take this opportunity of e.
pressing our admiration and high regal
for the great country of which you a
the representative in Great Britain, OIL
with which we are SO closely bound
race, kindred, literature, and commerce
interests. We would also acknowled
with gratitude the manner in which Yo
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