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me to be present at the delivery of that speech . My noble friend ' s intelligence attracted the attention of the government at that time , and his valuable services were requested in Russia . I need not state to you that no minister or ambassador ever rendered more important service to his country than my noble friend did during the period that he represented the sovereign of these realms in Russia . It is well known that matters long pending between the two countriesand which previous ministers
, had strived in vain to adjust , were , by his energy and clearness of statement , finally settled to the advantage of the British nation . —( Cheers . ) All this , too , was accomplished with a courteous firmness which commanded the respect , and secured the good will of the sovereign with whom he had to argue the delicate and different points in dispute . Then he proceeded to Canada ; and it was gratifying to me yesterday to listen to an address from Shields , setting forth and acknowledging the services
which my noble friend rendered to his country in that quarter of the globe . —( Cheers . ) The same feelings which instigated him to step forward at an earlier period in support of liberal notions and liberal government , prompted him in the measures which he was anxious to carry into effect in tbe Canadas . That they did not succeed was not his fault . —( Loud and continued cheering . ) I am not here to blame others ; but this I will say , that had his plans been carried into effect , it ivould have
been happier for that country , and more advantageous for this . —( Renewed cheering . ) He has returned to his country with the satisfaction of feeling that he discharged his duty as far as it was in his power to do so , and is now dispensing that magnificent hospitality which is as congenial to his heart as it is honourable to a person of his rank and station . —( Cheers . ) The whole course of his life , the liberality of his views , his patronage of the artshis love of his countryshowed that Masonry
, , had exercised a deep influence upon his character and conduct . Under these feelings , he felt great pleasure in proposing the ' Health of the Most Worshipful the Pro-Grand Master , the Earl of Durham . '" The toast was received with an enthusiasm which it is impossible to describe .
The Earl of DURHAM , in returning thanks , said : — " I request you to accept my warmest acknowledgments for the honour ivhich has been conferred upon me—for the very flattering and cordial manner in which you have received the toast . 1 have so often received testimonies of your approbation , that I cannot say I am taken by surprise ; but I can truly assure you that the repetition of them whenever I meet you is most dear to my heart , and that I most sincerely acknowledge them . — ( Cheers ) . It is impossible for me to detain you at any length in l
repy to the speech which his Royal Highness has addressed to you with reference to myself , because of course I cannot allude in any but the most embarrassed terms to the compliments which he has been pleased to pay me . — ( Cheers ) . Tendering his Royal Hi ghness my warmest thanks for the kindness with which he has been pleased to allude to the feelings which exist between us , and to the early attachment which he was gracious enough to form towards me ( and which has never been weakened or
diminished , which too often interrupt the friendship of this life ) , I shall only say , in reference to his Royal Highness ' s allusion to my public acts , that I have ever had but one object in view , that of endeavouring to serve my Sovereign faithfully . —( Cheers ) . To do that I have spared no trouble—have never been influenced by any considerations of personal convenience , or health . —( Cheers ) . Having repeated his thanks for the
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me to be present at the delivery of that speech . My noble friend ' s intelligence attracted the attention of the government at that time , and his valuable services were requested in Russia . I need not state to you that no minister or ambassador ever rendered more important service to his country than my noble friend did during the period that he represented the sovereign of these realms in Russia . It is well known that matters long pending between the two countriesand which previous ministers
, had strived in vain to adjust , were , by his energy and clearness of statement , finally settled to the advantage of the British nation . —( Cheers . ) All this , too , was accomplished with a courteous firmness which commanded the respect , and secured the good will of the sovereign with whom he had to argue the delicate and different points in dispute . Then he proceeded to Canada ; and it was gratifying to me yesterday to listen to an address from Shields , setting forth and acknowledging the services
which my noble friend rendered to his country in that quarter of the globe . —( Cheers . ) The same feelings which instigated him to step forward at an earlier period in support of liberal notions and liberal government , prompted him in the measures which he was anxious to carry into effect in tbe Canadas . That they did not succeed was not his fault . —( Loud and continued cheering . ) I am not here to blame others ; but this I will say , that had his plans been carried into effect , it ivould have
been happier for that country , and more advantageous for this . —( Renewed cheering . ) He has returned to his country with the satisfaction of feeling that he discharged his duty as far as it was in his power to do so , and is now dispensing that magnificent hospitality which is as congenial to his heart as it is honourable to a person of his rank and station . —( Cheers . ) The whole course of his life , the liberality of his views , his patronage of the artshis love of his countryshowed that Masonry
, , had exercised a deep influence upon his character and conduct . Under these feelings , he felt great pleasure in proposing the ' Health of the Most Worshipful the Pro-Grand Master , the Earl of Durham . '" The toast was received with an enthusiasm which it is impossible to describe .
The Earl of DURHAM , in returning thanks , said : — " I request you to accept my warmest acknowledgments for the honour ivhich has been conferred upon me—for the very flattering and cordial manner in which you have received the toast . 1 have so often received testimonies of your approbation , that I cannot say I am taken by surprise ; but I can truly assure you that the repetition of them whenever I meet you is most dear to my heart , and that I most sincerely acknowledge them . — ( Cheers ) . It is impossible for me to detain you at any length in l
repy to the speech which his Royal Highness has addressed to you with reference to myself , because of course I cannot allude in any but the most embarrassed terms to the compliments which he has been pleased to pay me . — ( Cheers ) . Tendering his Royal Hi ghness my warmest thanks for the kindness with which he has been pleased to allude to the feelings which exist between us , and to the early attachment which he was gracious enough to form towards me ( and which has never been weakened or
diminished , which too often interrupt the friendship of this life ) , I shall only say , in reference to his Royal Highness ' s allusion to my public acts , that I have ever had but one object in view , that of endeavouring to serve my Sovereign faithfully . —( Cheers ) . To do that I have spared no trouble—have never been influenced by any considerations of personal convenience , or health . —( Cheers ) . Having repeated his thanks for the