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Scotland.
harbour of Dunbar . " The noble lord sat down amidst tremendous cheers . CHAIRMAN— " The brave peers of Britain , pillars of the state . " The EARL OP DALHOUSIE again rose and said , " My friend , the Provost , is like his own battery on ' the Castle Hill—double-shotted : for I had no sooner done , than I find myself called upon to obtrude myself a second time upon your attentionbthe toast he has just ivensimpl
, y g , y because there is no other peer present . 1 wish to avoid , in the present meeting , every thing which by any chance may be calculated to call forth any expression of difference in opinion . I will , therefore , only say that I sincerel y trust the peers of Britain , and of parliament , may always do their duty—whatever that duty may be—to God and their country , as private gentlemen and as public men "—( loud cheers ) . Baillie FRANCE gave " The Fishery Board" and led with it the
, coup health of Sir Thomas Dick Lauder , the secretary , whose well-known ability required no eulogium "—( cheers ) . CHAIRMAN— " Mr . Balfour , of AVhittinghame —( cheers ) . The town of Dunbar is greatly obliged to him . He has furnished us with the sinews of war—( cheers ) . I trust he will continue to do so until we don ' t require any more of his aid "—( applause ) . J . M . BALFOUR Esq . M . P . returned thanks in the name of his father .
, , , The CHAIRMAN then gave successively , " The Earl of Lauderdale , " " The Duke of Roxburghe , " " The Marquis of Tweedale , " and " Sir George AVarrender ; " the latter was present , and appeared greatly affected . He returned thanks in a very feeling address . CHAIRMAN . — " I crave a bumper . The toast I am going to propose
is one I am sure you will all receive with much pleasure , particularly as it is the health of a lady . I shall not attempt in feeble language to raise your expectations , or anticipate any praise due to her . Her name alone will speak volumes . It is the Countess of Dalhousie —( cheers ) . I am sure it will awake your minds like the flash of a delightful ruby ; ancl you all know that King Solomon , who had great experience , saicl that a good wife was worth many rubies—( great cheering ) . I drink therefore
to the Countess of Dalhousie . " The EARL OF DALHOUSIE rose and said— "Before discharging the duty your kindness has devolved on me , permit me to ask of you to fill a bumper—a bumper to the brim—a Masonic bumper , such as are Masons , and a bumper without daylight those that are not . Before I call upon you , however , to drink it , permit me to return thanks in the very deepest and most sincere manner for drinking the health of the
Lady Dalhousie . Lady Dalhousie , gentlemen , is a very unobtrusive and unpretending person —( applause)—ancl I am sure would be overwhelmed by the illustration of rubies associated with her health by my friend the Provost . But , although the rubies may be an illustration of too great richness , I am not afraid to say that the value of my wife to me , and to my heart , is far indeed beyond the price of them all —( great applause . ) GentlemenI should apologise for occupying so much of
, your attention —( no , no !)—you have had a dose of me to-day —( no , no , no !) One toast , however , I must do myself the pleasure to propose to this company , not only because it is a pleasure , but as a mark of respect to this company from the position 1 have the honour to hold on the right hand of the Provost—a toast which I am sure you will all receive with cordiality and enthusiasm , for it is the health of Provost
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Scotland.
harbour of Dunbar . " The noble lord sat down amidst tremendous cheers . CHAIRMAN— " The brave peers of Britain , pillars of the state . " The EARL OP DALHOUSIE again rose and said , " My friend , the Provost , is like his own battery on ' the Castle Hill—double-shotted : for I had no sooner done , than I find myself called upon to obtrude myself a second time upon your attentionbthe toast he has just ivensimpl
, y g , y because there is no other peer present . 1 wish to avoid , in the present meeting , every thing which by any chance may be calculated to call forth any expression of difference in opinion . I will , therefore , only say that I sincerel y trust the peers of Britain , and of parliament , may always do their duty—whatever that duty may be—to God and their country , as private gentlemen and as public men "—( loud cheers ) . Baillie FRANCE gave " The Fishery Board" and led with it the
, coup health of Sir Thomas Dick Lauder , the secretary , whose well-known ability required no eulogium "—( cheers ) . CHAIRMAN— " Mr . Balfour , of AVhittinghame —( cheers ) . The town of Dunbar is greatly obliged to him . He has furnished us with the sinews of war—( cheers ) . I trust he will continue to do so until we don ' t require any more of his aid "—( applause ) . J . M . BALFOUR Esq . M . P . returned thanks in the name of his father .
, , , The CHAIRMAN then gave successively , " The Earl of Lauderdale , " " The Duke of Roxburghe , " " The Marquis of Tweedale , " and " Sir George AVarrender ; " the latter was present , and appeared greatly affected . He returned thanks in a very feeling address . CHAIRMAN . — " I crave a bumper . The toast I am going to propose
is one I am sure you will all receive with much pleasure , particularly as it is the health of a lady . I shall not attempt in feeble language to raise your expectations , or anticipate any praise due to her . Her name alone will speak volumes . It is the Countess of Dalhousie —( cheers ) . I am sure it will awake your minds like the flash of a delightful ruby ; ancl you all know that King Solomon , who had great experience , saicl that a good wife was worth many rubies—( great cheering ) . I drink therefore
to the Countess of Dalhousie . " The EARL OF DALHOUSIE rose and said— "Before discharging the duty your kindness has devolved on me , permit me to ask of you to fill a bumper—a bumper to the brim—a Masonic bumper , such as are Masons , and a bumper without daylight those that are not . Before I call upon you , however , to drink it , permit me to return thanks in the very deepest and most sincere manner for drinking the health of the
Lady Dalhousie . Lady Dalhousie , gentlemen , is a very unobtrusive and unpretending person —( applause)—ancl I am sure would be overwhelmed by the illustration of rubies associated with her health by my friend the Provost . But , although the rubies may be an illustration of too great richness , I am not afraid to say that the value of my wife to me , and to my heart , is far indeed beyond the price of them all —( great applause . ) GentlemenI should apologise for occupying so much of
, your attention —( no , no !)—you have had a dose of me to-day —( no , no , no !) One toast , however , I must do myself the pleasure to propose to this company , not only because it is a pleasure , but as a mark of respect to this company from the position 1 have the honour to hold on the right hand of the Provost—a toast which I am sure you will all receive with cordiality and enthusiasm , for it is the health of Provost