DINNER TO MR. EDWARD STANLEY. 
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fidence in himself. He hoped Mr. Page would be as success- 
ful as Mr. Stanley had been. He believed him to be a steady 
young man, and that nothing would be wanting on his part 
to gain their esteem and confidence as Mr. Stanley had done. 
(Cheers.) No one regretted Mr. Stanley’s removal more than 
he (Mr. Drinkwater) did. If they wanted him to make one 
of a party, he was always ready, and they could make a friend 
of him. He trusted his successor would be such an one as 
that they would not feel Mr. Stanley’s loss so greatly as they 
otherwise might. He gave them, “ Mr. C. N. Page, the suc- 
cessor to Mr. Stanley.” (Cheers.) 
Mr, Stanley wished to say a few words before they drank 
the toast with honours. He need not say he duly appre- 
ciated the confidence which had been reposed in him, and he 
felt it was his duty to select a man who deserved their con- 
fidence and would endeavour to merit it. He might have 
brought an older man ; but he considered that Mr. Page had 
been placed in one of the best schools, under the care of Mr. 
Lever of Aylesbury, a gentleman who stood high in his pro- 
fession, and who had worked himself into his position by 
industry and all those qualities which were requisite to gain 
that standing. It was at his (Mr. Stanley’s) suggestion, that 
Mr. Page was placed under Mr. Lever’s care. His friend 
Mr. Page, had had every opportunity of fitting himself 
for his present position; and he had heard favorable ac- 
counts of him at College and elsewhere, and of his devotion 
to the attainment of scientific knowledge ; and if he was not 
deceived, he thought Mr. Page would be a more useful man 
for this neighbourhood than he (Mr Stanley) had been; for 
he had combined with his studies a knowledge of sheep and 
cattle, which was important for a purely agricultural district. 
(Cheers.) He also wished to say that so long as Mr. Page 
conducted himself respectably, either he (Mr. Stanley) or his 
brother would always be ready to lend their aid when he 
might need it in important cases. Trusting that Mr. Page 
would receive that support which he believed he deserved, he 
wished him every success. (Cheers.) 
The toast was then drank with three times three ; and, 
Mr Page rose to respond. He returned them his heartfelt 
thanks for the handsome manner in which they had been 
pleased to drink his health. His powers as an orator were 
very limited, but if they were greatly extended, he could not 
express how grateful he felt. (Cheers.) 'When he looked 
round the table he thought he was the youngest man there ; 
yet he believed there was not one present who felt a greater 
ambition to rise to the position that Mr. Stanley had reached 
