A TRIBUTE TO LORD BEACONSFIELD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1490, 22 September 1883, Page 2

A TRIBUTE TO LORD BEACONSFIELD.

A number of Conservative Associations, states the "St James' Gazette," met on the 9th of July last at Hughen-. ■ den, by permission.. of Sir Samuel ; Wilson, The gathering-originated in '• a pilgrimage to Hughenden organised S :. by the Edgbaston Ward of ' "" mingham Conservative: Assooiatrofi[ Ths manor house and grounds •■ opened for inspection. The church, ■ with the grave of Lord Beaconsfield, was also, an object of-great interest, , A public luncheon was provided in'the park at.2 o'clock, an open air meeting being subsequently held, at which several . speeches were delivered, Among the speakers- was Hobart Pasha, who is a son of the Earl of ■ Buckinghamshire. He said that four years ago the present rulors of Eng-

land promised to do fabulous things in the way of reform at home, and to maintain the honor of the country abroad. He could not say what they had done*, at home, because of that he was no judge; but he could tell them; that an Englishman who went abroad' at the present time and visited any public place of, resort, must sneak: into a corner lest lie should hear 1 people abusing and ridiculing his country, instead of walking in with; his head in' the air and." CiwV Sonvnus sum" written on his breast,: as he was able to do in the daysofji, Palmerston and Beacohsfield. -The; reason why they were laughed at wasi j because they had a Government who; knew neither how to put.; down :&\ rebellion : at home, nor.how to sustain; the honor of. the country abroad.' Speaking'about English policyfyoward : : Turkey, he said; that the dHy was coming when England would want, friends, and would know the value of j 600,000 of the finest troops in the'': world to act as their allies. . • .-■'■'.]