Mr. Denny, in reply to the address, spoke as follow P. J. Huonss, Esq., H.B.M.'s Consul, and Dean Couteacues, The cordial way in which you have expressed on the eve of my departure your spproral of my course as a colleague and as Doyen of the Consular Body, is surprising to mo as it is gratifying. While in conducting the public business T have always endeavoured to pursue that course which would lead' to the best and anoat satisfactory results, yet whatever success my efforts may have met due rather to your good counsels and undivided support than to any efforts of my own, I may be permitted to add, however, that. during my experience in the Consular service, I never attempted to advance the interests of own Government or those of citizens at the expense of the right of the subjects and citizens of other natioualities, believing as I do that the interests of the Am citizens are best promoted when the rights of all foreigners are secured under the treaties, treating at the tame time with exact justice the people of this great Empire. And this shall continue to be my.aim when I again return, and resume those social and official relations with you which have always been
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