IBUTE OF RESPECT TO MRS. HOBSON. PUBLIC MEETING.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 8, 10 June 1843, Page 3

IBUTE OF RESPECT TO MRS. HOBSON. PUBLIC MEETING.

rnierotfs and highly respectable Meeting c Inhabitants of Auckland and its Neighhood took place on the >sth instant at »d's Royal Hotel, for the purpose of >ting an Address to Mrs. Hobson previto her departure from the Colony, exsive of the respect felt by all classes ,rds her. a the motion of Mr. Cooper, seconded fo. Kennedy, Mr. Coates, the-- Sheriff, called to the chair. r. Coates informed the Meeting that, in )liance with a very numerously signed isition, he had assembled them that day he purpose of affording them an opporfcy of offering attribute of , respect to an ible lady, who would shortly take her irture from the Colony. He felt satisfied there was but one general feeling per[ng all classes on the subject, and he detain the meeting by ring any' remarks ; an Address he underid had been prepared, and he requested Mr. Swainson. would be good enough to ait it to the' Meeting. r. Swainson: — As you have been inted by the. Chairman, the Meeting has called together for the purpose of ding the people of Auckland an opporty of paying a tribute of respect to the w of the late Governor of this Colony, ie eve of her departure from New Zea- • I am unwilling to proceed with the less of the day without offering some 3 gy for taking so prominen*-aqpart in proceedings of this Meeting, for I am that amongst all those I now see around there is not a single .indr^dual who La not esteem it a privilege to_,inove the ess which^l am about to propose for . it is, and ever has been, lemen, the pride and glory of our counlenat all times, and in all places, fearof offence, to friend or foe, to give the t public expression to their sentiments U important public questions, it is also ature m the national character, that ng as we may differ in political opinions,

there are occasions, when laying aside thoseJ differences, we can, and do meet together, in order to give expression to one common sentiment, and never, I believe, is this more frequently, or more cordially done, than for the purpose of paying a tribute of respect to private worth. 1 1 would be presumptuous in me, gentlemen, to attempt, by any thing that I might say, to raise in your estimation the character of the lady whom we have this day met to address. The object of our meeting, is to pay a tribute of respect to Mrs. Hobson, on the occasion of her leaving this Colony ; I shall confine myself simply to the duty of proposing that we evince the respect we entertain for her, by the adoption of an Address expressive of an unanimous opinion that during her residence amongst us " Mrs. Hobson has won golden opinions from all sorts of men ;" I am quite aware that to some amongst us, this address would appear but coldly, and to many most inadequately to express their sentiments ; that, as it purports to express the high opinion we all entertain for Mrs. Hobson ; regret for her departure, and as it assures her that she will carry away with her the sincere sympathy, the unfeigned respect, and tho kind wishes of the people of Auckland, I feel confident that it will receive your cordial approval, and unanimous support. (Cheers!) Mr. Porter seconded the motion for the adoption of the Address. Dr. Martin, in rising to move the adoption of the second Resolution, stated : That as the resolution which was entrusted to him merely referred to the business part of the day's proceedings, it scarcely admitted of his making any remarks beyond the proposal of its adoption, more especially after the able address which had been delivered by Mr. | Swainson. In that address Mr. Swainson j had very properly made the distinction between private worth and public conduct, and I but for those remarks he should not perhaps advert to this subject, but he could not help expressing his satisfaction at seeing so many j respectable persons assembled together to testify their respect for private character and worth, and he trusted that the people of Auckland would always make a marked distinction between private character and public conduct, and while they might feel disposed to find fault with the one, that they might still value and esteem the other, always bearing in mind that even the very worst public actions may proceed from the very best motives. Cheers ! , Dr. Martin then moved the following Resolution : That the Address unanimously voted by this Meeting- remain open for signature until to-morrow at noon, and that the Chairman be requested to present the same to Mrs. Hobson in the name of the Meeting. Mr. Brown briefly seconded the Resolution. Mr. Montepiore then moved and Mr. Tucker seconded the following Resolution : That a Copy of tho Address and of the Signatures attached be inserted in the Public Newspapers of Auckland on Saturday next. Mr. Kempthorne moved, and Mr. Johnson seconded, That the Chairman do now leave the Chair, and that Mr. Porter do take the same, when a Vote of Thanks was proposed to the Sheriff for his kindness in taking the Chair on this occasion. A Vote of Thanks was moved to the Chairman for his conduct in the Chair, the Meeting then separated.