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      Lord Brougham ' s reply to the Tillei . boT-oxi ^ i le « er of last week is as follows :- " > ou might veil expect that I should agree with you in- hearty good * u , hes fortheindependen . ee of Italy . I canon 17 'epeat what I said at the great Edinburgh meet ing totlwi I" ti , whatever mav bo my opinions upon the Sl ' c ^ se of thlwar Ovhich I had fully given in our ^ xcludednad that the best

      f ^ ei ^ nVerfeVenceis e ; practicaicourse for them to take is . an union w . rh Sardinia although I retain my opinion upon the conduct of that power . With regard to General GaribidiVI confess my hopes of partisan or guerilla action arc somewhat slender , ailniitt . ng , as I do his great qualities , as far as ire arc acquainted ith nS public conduct and connexions , -Hut I recollect tl £ t those powers with whom Cato differed are said to have a preference for great batt a ions , and I wish we mar not have to mourn over the kind of cause which he inclined to favour . At all events ,, lam sure neither you nor I would desire to have the peace of Europe at large disturbed even for the sake of Italv . "' .

      At Bristol , on . ' ¦ * Colston ' s . lay , " there were as xisu il several grand dinners an . ] a great deal of political speech-making . At the Anchor Society s banquet , ¦ was the Hon . ' If . H . Berkeley ; wliilo the speakers at the rival society were the Duke of Beaufort , bir i \ - TV . Slate , and Mr . Arthur Way , JT . P . The lion . P H Berkeley , M . P ., inxesnonding to the "Health of the STerabers for the City , " referred at sonic length to the conduct of the Tories during the late general election , and to the prevalence of bribery on both sides . There would never , lie said , be a remedy for the evil of taibery until tho people rise in their majesty , and say it shall cease . Whig lords , and Whig landholders , and Whig oligarchs would bribe ir would

      against Tory oligarchs , and Tory-m always have the best of it . The franchise must be extended , and he \ rould hike anything tbnt ij given . He would sink anv differences , and press not for that question , the ballot , which must come some day , in order to procure the advance of the cause of reform . At the same tiim > , htf b ' -lievel they wnuM find no-reform perfect to the . mind of the libenii portion of the community till they had a large extension of the franchise , and put down intimidation bv tin ; biillut . Ho then spoke of thu efforts he . had made in former years to induce the Government to . make Bristol an ernigntion port , and went on to pay that lie stood tluTO in the character of a director of the Great Ship Company ,-and could state that nny report as to a port of departure having be * -n fixci upon for tliat vessel was iintrue . The merits of' c very port would be sifted and examined into , and fairly discussed , ami he ha . ' confidence in the directors that that port which is 4 he fittest would be selected . He could answer for it ' that the claims of Bristol should have fail- play . Qf the Bristol Volunteers , he remarked that this time last year lie urged upon the attention of the assembly ilie necessity there was for Englishmen to bo enabk ' il to take ' care of their homos and firesides . It appeared to jliini—having boon over most parts of Europe , seen many armivs on tho Continent , and known the life lyd by the * citizens tlure—it appeared strnnge tlmt in this , the richest country in the world , whciv there was so much to protect , Englishmen should walk abo ' nt with their hands in their poclcct . s , perfectly unconscious of the danger in which tliey stood . He was ono of tho first to propose volunteer forces , and all he had witnessed confirmed hiinia the beliyf that , with proper drilling , nml nropor instructions in tho . deadly rifle , the people of this country would bo able to all ' irJ , with a small nrrny , n full measure of protection . Ho had grout fnitli in tho Sa \ on spirit when oace roused , lie bolievod Hint nftor a twelvemonth '* drill the volunteers would bo able to stand shoulder to shoulder with tho regular army , lie had . « ct his face ngiiinat theyeonuuiry cavalry . They wore fine fellows , brnvu ns lions , but they had no drill , and it would bo found that tho volunteers in that city , after thrcu or four months' drill , had m . ido nioro progress than tho yeomanry cavalry in ten ypurs . If , as wna tho case , JESO . OOO wore grunted to tho . yoornnnry cavalry for outfit niul other purposes , tho Infantry volunteer * had a right to the snmo eonaidoration ; and If £ 40 , 000 should be grunted to the yeomanry cavalry , at least tho same should bo granted to tho infantry volunteers . At tho dlnnor a letter was road from Mr . TV . IF . Gonra Xa-noxon , M . V ., in which Tie says : — "The affUJra oi' Central Italy are , at tho prosont moment bo complicated , so full of Interest to every frlond of Uborty , tViat I am anxious to oflbr a , i ' ow romnrlca on

      this question . When the new parliament met , the plains of Lombardy were the scene of a sanguinary struggle , which , to the surprise of Europe , was suddenly terminated by the treaty of Villafranca . It would bo most incorrect to state that the announcement of the terms of that treaty was hailed with general satisfaction . Yet , we must look at the peculiar situation of the Emperor of the French , and his avowed fear that the wiw might have become jjeneral throughout continental Europe ; nor must we forget that six months ngo the most sanguine friend of Italy could hardly have ventured to express a hope that the Duchies would have been able ever to have asserted their freedom with impunity . _ - . . ¦^^ ti _ i . 1 ^ 1- _— _ .. _ ' »»« 1 i . r > . «/\ nf » - *^ r \ + I 'Ii />

      Whether that freedom will be secured is a question on which our hopes and fears yet tremble in the balance . - \ Congress , is proposed . If this Congress reallv takes place , England can only be a party to it with the clearest understanding that the principle of non-intervention is to be strictly carried out , and that no foreign forcer diplomatic trickery , shall interfere with the wishes of the people in the choice of their rulers . The condition of the Papal states is , above all , the point to which our thoughts now turn ; every free and generous heart , to whatever country it may belong , must watch with breathless interest , must hail with intense delight the dawn of Hhertv and improvement which is now rising over 1 trust that

      that fo . ig oppressed portion of Italy . the goo i sense and moderation hitherto shown by its inhabitants will re move all pretext for intervention , and that before long we may witness the downfall of that system of priestly government , which is the opprobrium of this era of civilisation , and a disgrace to the name of Christianity . The language held towards our country by the organs of Papacy , both on the Continent and in Ireland , requires our serious attention . I trust that no mere party struggle for place may ever induce either a Conservative or Liberal , ministry , for the sake ofa transient and treacherous support , to become unwittingly the tools of the deadly and insidious policy of the Church avowal

      of Rome ; a policy which by its own , would never be satisfied but with the degradation and downfall of Protestant England . Loiig before Parliament again meets I hope to be sufficiently recovered to give to the important subjects likely to be brought forward that careful attention which is ¦ the imperative duty of a representative of a great constituency .. Tho close balance of parties , the state of affairs on theContinent . the importance of settling the question of reform whilst England is prosperous and contented , require that every member shall be at his post , and I trust thnt ' tliu course I shall follow in the ensuing session will be sueii as to justify the confidence which my generous friends have again placed in me .

      The Duke of 13 kai ; i-out , at the Dolphin Society , spoke of the increasing strength of the Conservative party , and hoped soon to sec a representative for Bristol of that political persuasion .. Sir I «\ W . Sr . AUic , the Conservative candidate fo . r the City , at the last election , said that the efforts which luid been made to unmask the enormous bribery of their opponents had been very successful . It was something ( he continued ) to unmask the brothers-in-law of John Bright ; it was suinething to show that tho apostle of purity could not * got his two brothers-in-law into Parliament without having recourse to " soft sugar ; " nntl I think it comes with an exceedingly awkward grace from the man who

      has thp hardihood and tho impudence to say that tho aristocracy of this country uro living on the hardearned wages of the people- at large , that ho should liuye Miicceoded in putting nnollicr brother » in » law at the head of the commission that is inquiring into tho sugnr ' affairs at Gloucester . We aro about , I understand , to proceed io tho investigation of another system of Reform . What that is np « n » an except the Cabinet Ministers , who mectevory day , can properly tell us . Aro wo to have tlio frimuhiso lowered , ami th e door thrown open wi . lor still to tho operations of bribery ? Evor 3 * hii > g depends now in this country upon wlint the ' electoral f Vancliise for tho timo being may bo . If reduced too low , and a large portion of what . I call tho democratic element of tho

      constitution is introduced , tln ; n we may seo devolution and dismay In tho country . ( Huiit , hoar . ) If , on the contrary , however , a fair baduuoo is maintained , there can bo no doubt but thut England , a-i she Ims over hitherto dono , will hold hor head up amid all tho trials and dilllcultloH ulio may encountor . Is John Bright tho man to seloot as a Rtatosnum to wliom to confido tho dostinioa of England ? ( No , nu . " ) lit 1 lias boon ltUoly snving that tho working classes contributQ forty -millions out of tho onoriudus sum raised by taxation , la' tlils country , but which ought by right to fall on tho possessors of property . Why , any ono who understands what roprosonts property will know thediftbroncjo bcitweon capital and labour . Tlio whole eommorco , industry , und power of tlio country nro made up of the two coniblnod . And to say that , baoauso there is a certain amount of indirect taxation which ovory man ,

      rich or poor , be he living on the earnings of those who preceded him , or on the earnings of his daily labours , —to say-because working men pav indirect taxation that they therefore pay it , and not the capitalist , is an absurdity , because the capitalist at last pays it , as he is compelled to pay a , larger amount to enable him to obtain that Labour which has to pay the taxation ' of the country . There can be nothing more gross , more absurd , or a more transparent fallacy than that enunciated by John Bright whom I consider to be a most dangerous man in this free country , because his " talent is great . % r * li ^ m * Tirt rti" t ^ r * 1 » ri liirin rV /^* i +. l »<^ # * inwa- « I ;« ~— _ J * •

      • Mr . ' Arthcis E . Way , M . P ., sang the praises of his own party ; , and then proceeded to advert to late events . They had seen France madly rushing into the plains of Italy , doing battle for" idea with Austria , n : id nftor pouring out th- blood of her soldiers and the treasure of her citizens like water , leaving the Italian peninsula more ripe for revolution and more confused than phe found it ( hear ); and it would be idle to attempt to disguise the'fact that in consequence of the position assumed- by France and the givat increase of warlike armaments great gloom and distress at the present moment per-. vadc the councils * of lv . irope . It would be idle also to disguise the : fact that in this country- im opinion

      had gained grpund—hut he hoped without sufficient cause—thut they might be called on to exercise all their patriotism ¦ against the fate of a foreign invasion . At home they had seen a Keform Bill introduced by a Conservative Government , not . because Lord Derby undertook the introduction of the Bill as an imperative necessity , but because it had been mentioned in . speeches from the Throne on a number of occasions . Hud that bill been allowed to go into committee and * passed , it would have added to the electoral franchise some 500 , 000 votes—a larger , number than would have been ' ' added by the much vaunted Bill of IS ;> 2—and the question of Keform would have boon at least settled in . ' their time .

      But the-Whigs arrogated to themselves the monopoly of the lteform : question , and were jealous at seeing Conservatives working with what tbey called their own weapon ? . Hence arose the factious opposition of X . ord J . ljussell , and the contest of political opinion throughout Kngland . At the last general election out of 140 constituencies changing their members the ballot party did not gain one vote in Parliament .- ' But the Whigs , smarting as they were from their defeat , bad obtained the triumph thcy

      wished , and the Conservative party were at present obliged to sit in the cold shade of opposition and look on at the measures that might be adduced . The present Adininistr ' ation ,. might however almost be said to bo at the nu-ivy of their united Conservative opponents , but he fur ono deprecated constant changes in governmvnt , and hoped that forbearance which they refused to show the Conrervatives might be shown to them , but if tlu-y became engulfed in the complicated waves of foivign polities or of IM ' onn ,

      their late was certain . At anieeting of friends to the cause of Italy , lieu in Glasgow , Mr . Bi : uiia >\\ n , M . l \ , said 1 believe there is a vcr \ - general opinion that the present position of Italy is vorv precarious . Nut withstandin " the efforts tlmt the Italian nations have made to further their own liberties , they arc surrouiuled with enemies and false friends . The policy it lnuico , whatever we nuiy have thought of it in the Jlrst :. ~ ....,,.. . i ,., o t .. < < .... ! «¦ fiucnnw ' , 1 on nsiM'C ' t Hint IllUSt instanceluislatti'i'lv assumed an aspect mat niusi

      , , cause grctat ti ]) prelieiidion to all those who » ns ! i to soc confititutioiial government otablishe . l in Jt . ilyi mvl if anything ' li . iri hwn wanting to nliirni « " " *> who wish wcdl to Italy , it is the conduct of l , ouis Napoleon within the lust few iluyn . Alter we liiui the boot rou . Hjuto Ixlicve that no further inn-i . orcnu would have tiik ( ,-n i lace on the part of J-niucu in Italian attaint , L-XL-ept nu-ro nionil suasion , as ui termed—mor , e advice—it i'ppcard -now , tl » u , ' - tlio ' Italian Duchies nud tho Itoniagnu luivi ? iiBVtcu till . JLll » llt » ll 4 / UV'tllVW •»^«*» — - - -f (/ ? llrt I \

      I ' upon a Sardinian prince n s o lit per .-on t «> v " en Hcgont , and after they have elec-iiul him , tlmt iNanolcon has inliuunco oiu > u « h with Victor KiiiiiwuiucI to prevent that flection taking edict , : nul that now these countries l-.-inain without u ruler , an . 1 in » u »™ position , and soom almost to bo on tlio vu , . . ' 0 7 iiin falling into utter dissolution j for wiuft « l n lioan t « c social edifleo U u > U unlikcl ) to ( all to | . kiv .-i . ^ ow . it was to obviate- this tlmt Prince CnriUiiui was fleeted , and JNupokon , in tlio interest o > ' »» 0 Wl i policy—but I very inucli i ' var not in tlio Inlcioui w rtallun liberty—Ims interposed IiIm vt-to , unit 1 >¦!*¦ vontod that election taking cilbct . Vmhv tJiwo critical circumstuiices it lias oocurr-od to inuny' »»» ' no better cuurao could bo followed than « 'U'l | »' tli i

      by avwy n > onii 9 in our power , o l op . » . - - who played so distinguished a part In the I 'ait war , Garibaldi , Wo aro como huro , not so iuut ^ resolve on any ciourso , as to deliberate . » uJ «' tlmt , following tlio example set to a oortnHi ^\\* in London , wo ami do no better than ro . «> IvL ' Oiiirtont . into a commit I oo . having for our prlnoil'iil W ^ support Itidlnu flwodom in ovory way , ami MWW ' that should bo thought a desirably conr « o , IP toi

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 19, 1859, page 1264, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2321/page/4/