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- , . .- „ _„ ,, Hyde Park . —On Sunday afternoon f ^ ery nu ^ ro ^ rmefting was in Park , 8 J the purpose of proposing an address to the SperJr & apoleoti , sympathising Avith the course , he £ taken inT Italy ; Dr . Webb in- the chair . The Sirnian , £ ¦ opening the proceedings , said he w ** Stf the oldest Radicals in the kingdom . Dr . Webb refa an address to the Emperor , congratu ating liim Se course he had taken to free the Italians from the tyranny of Austria . Mr . Mantel then made a Sin the course of which he said he did not Sire S the Emperor of the French ; he was a SeafraTcal . ( Cheers !) The Emperor ^ of Austria ffit be driven out of Sardinia , butthe Emperor SoLn was not the man to do it . The Emperor Soleon was a political burglar in respect to peace
and commerce . Mr . Mantel then moved an amendmeU Condemning the address . The amendment was then put to the meeting and carried unamrnouslv Dr Webb ' s resolution for an address to the French Emperor being lost . On Sunday the Paris Pavs received instructions to announce that a demonstration was to take place in London that day for the purpose of " expressing , to the Emperor Napoleon and the French nation , the thanks of the British people for the support which they are giymg to the cause of liberty , justice , and independence in Italy against Austrian oppression . " It is to be presumed that the great demonstration alluded to was the one above mentioned , in which case the
tie of all the malcontents and rebels of Italy , still we must look to Sardinia as a country in which the seeds of freedom are sown , and I hope those seeds will sprout and blossom till the entire independence of Italy under the guardianship of Sardinia shall be secured . With regard to France the sovereign of that country has certainly hitherto been a firm and faithful ally of England ; and although he reigns despotically over that great country , I venture to say to you . that we oug ht to be content with the ourselvesLet leave
freedom which we enjoy . us foreign countries to secure their own independence ; let us be satisfied with that of which we are ourselves so proud , and which we have enjoyed so long ; and let us in no way interfere with the aftairs of any foreign country . In the coming conflict be assured that the Government of this country—at least so long as her Majesty shall leave it in the hands to which it is now committed--will secure the honour and independence of England , and endeavour to nreserve that absolute neutrality by means ot which
ham , where the Roman Catholics had at repeated former elections done their very utmost to support Liberal candidates , it was desired from authority the Homan Catholics should vote for a gentleman who was a candidate in Lord Derby ' s interest . At this very last election here , notwithstanding all that has been done to tamper with Boman Catholics in the manner I have shown you , Mr . Lawson and I had the uncompromising , honest , and independent support of a Koman Catholic . priest , high , in the respect of the congregation here .
He said , Mr . Bowyer , a Roman Catholic , at Dundalk , stated on the hustings that Lord Derby ' s Government had given reason to the Roman Catholics in Ireland to believe that they contemplated granting a charter of incorporation for a Roman Catholic University in Dublin / I am utterly incredulous as to any such intention . I do not believe that Lord . Derby ' . s Government , if it remain in power , will ever grant the charter . Now ,, thafc is what has been , done in Ireland . Has nothing ' of the same sort been done in England ? I am afraid , in a case at
Nottingthis great country will be enabled to support tne cause of liberty and justice . I trust that England will show herself , as she ought to be , the arbiter of the world . Mr . D . Urqchart . —At a . public meeting on Monday , in the Music Hall , Store-street this gentleman made a long speech , to trace all the evils under the sun to the overpowering and overshadowing influence of Russian Government . Mr . Urquhart had an intelligent and a discerning audience * though he intimated they were fools ; and one of them put a question ; in the midst of the lecture , which showed that they might be as clever as himself . Mr . Urquhart had again and again repeated the statement that there was only one ruling head in England ,
to the intentions of which the whole country must bow ; and at last a gentleman inquired how it happened , if that were the case , that this ruling head could not pass the Conspiracy Bill . Mr . Urquhart replied that the interrogator was no doubt talking about something he understood , but it was unintelligible to himself . The gentleman responded by the words , "It is a matter of history . " But Mr . Urquhart resumed * taking no further notice . In this Avay the meeting was excited for more than two hours , and it broke up in most admired disorder .
Sin James Graham , M . P . —At a dinner at Carlisle , to celebrate the return of the Liberal candidates , Sir James , after congratulating his friends upon the victory they had gained , proceeded to consider the European question . He said— " I have read the proclamations of the Emperor of the French on the one hand , and of the Emperor of Austria on the other . It is vain to balance where the fault lies . I think the whole fault arises on the part of the Emperor of the French , but Austria abandoned her vantage ground in not standing on the defensive , and in becoming the assailant . What is the policy of England ? Her policy is peace ; and he will be the best minister who seeks effectually to keep this country out of war so long as the honour and safety
of England is secure . " On the navy , Sir James said , "I , from long experience , am justified in forming an opinion and giving some advice . In the present state of affairs I hold it necessary for the defence of the honour of England that her defensive means should not bo neglected , and I observe with the utmost satisfaction that her Majesty ' s Government have offered very considerable encouragements for an increased number of seamen , and that the whole naval preparations arc advanced , So far it is right and politic , but the uso of those means -will require the utmost discretion . Again I repeat that that Minister will best deserve the confidence of the people of this country who , while lie maintains our honour and independencekeeps us out of this fatal
, war . Think what Italy is now enduring : the harvest trodden under foot , the fruitful vino uprooted —the vine which Providence has given as the source of industry—the olive and mulberry tree cut down to make a fire for the wanton soldier ! Half a . eentury of industry will not make good the fatal effects of this one campaign ; and surely it is tho duty of every good and honest man in this country , to do nil in his power to check this fatal evil . I hold that peace , retrenchment , and reform are sound maxims of British liberal policy ; and I am disposed to maintain that principle to the last moment consistent with honour . I will only glance
at tho question of reform . Certain events have taken place in this last election which are impossibles to overlook . I do believe that corrupting measures wore novor pushod to a greater excess than in tho election that has passed . I will just particularise three boroughs . Tho three boroughs ( Sir James said ) wore Berwick , Dover , and Gulway , upon which the Government had exorcised an improper influence by promising to forward , their intorosta . Tho right hon . baronet next entered , upon the question of the treatment ) of religious sects in this country , and said that Lord Derby was endeavouring to gain additional influence by promises to tho Catholics ,
result must be somewhat mortifying to Louis iSTapoleon . Mb . Alcock , M . P ., and Mn . Locke King , M . P-—At the East Surrey election , in returning thanks for -their return , Mr . Alcock said ; he believed , it would , be found that about twenty-five members would have been added to the strength of Lord Derby in the House of Commons , and as about a million of money had been expended on the elections ., every new adherent gained by Lord Derby would have cost about 40 , 000 J . When Sir William Jolliffe laid before the noble lord a lis t , of the twenty-five new men , he thought the noble lord would be of opinion that many of them were very bad bargains ,
and not worth the price . With regard to the present state of affairs on the Continent , he sincerely trusted that this country would not be involved , in any war which might arise . No doubt we had all a sympathetic feeling for Italy , but when it came to a question of fighting , he contended that the Italians ougfct to be left to fight for themselves . He was glad to see the establishment of rifle dubs in different parts of the kingdom , and he did not see why one out of every hundred of the population should not be made a first-rate rifleman ; we might soon have a volunteer force of 200 , 000 or 300 , 000 men ready at any emergency to beat back the invader , and aid in supporting the liberties of this great
empire . — -Mr . Locke King said , he would tell them that the first vote he should give , when ho had the opportunity , would be to turn out the Ministry . He had "been charged with attempting to do away with a law which had been in force for 800 years . But supposing the law relating to the descent of landed property had , been in existence for 800 years , by whom was it first introduced ? Why , by a savage and barbarous body of conquerors , whose object was to keep the land in few hands , so that every owner should be able to bring a vast number of dependents into the field , and thus protect his conquest . Our old AnglOr-Saxon forefathers divided the land equally among all the children , and not among the sons only , accoyding to the general idea of gavelkihd .
The Attorney-Generate—Returning thanks for his re-election for East Suffolk , Sir Fjtzroy Kelly mado some remarks upon tho state of Europe . He Baid . —« i trust and believe that , as long as is consistent with the safety of England , the Government of the country will preserve a perfect and absolute neutrality in the groat conflict which is now raging throughout Europe . It is impossible to look with favour and perfect approbation upon tho conduct of any ono of the allied powers—I mean tho allies of England—who are now engaged in niortal conflict upon tho Continent of Europe . Undoubtedly , gentlemen , the empire of Austria ought to be maintained beca it is tho
in its power and independence , use only barrier between Russia and Turkey , tho only stay by which the great power of Russia can bo prevented from over-running or overwhelming Europo ; but , while I declare this opinion , I earnestly hope , should Austria attempt to interfere with tho perfect freedom and independence of tho states of Italy , that she will „ bo . defeated in such an enterprise . I hope , before xnaay months are past , that wo shall see Tuscany , Naples , and tho other States of Italy at least in a state of freedom and independence . While wo cannot tout condemn tho precipitancy and temerity with whlcty Sardinia has allowed har states to bo , not tho refuge and tho asylum , but tho stronghold and cae-
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Meetings on the War Question . —Meetings in favour of a policy of non-intervention during the present war have been held in Newcastle-on-Tyne , Sunderland , and other places . Arrangements have been made for holding a meeting at the London Tavern next Friday , to memorialise the Queen in favor of the non-intervention of England in the Continental struggle . The Lord Mayor will take tlra chair , and several Members of Parliament are expected to attend . Louis Kossuth will address the meeting , and speak in support of the course proposed . ,
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Kkw French Ministers . —Marshal Rundon . the new Minister of War , is a living illustration of the famous saying of the time of the empire , that every French soldier carried the baton of a Marshal of France in his knapsack . He was but a sergeant in 1812 , and he gained the epaulette of a sub-lieutenant by gallant conduct at the battle of Moskowa . The War-office is not new to him . He was War-Minister to the Prince President of the republic from , January 24 to October 26 , 1851 . Since then , till very recently , he has been Governor-General of Algeria . The Duke de Padoue , the new Minister of the Interior , is the son of General Arrighi , who was created Duke de Padoiie by Napoleon . He was Prefect of the Seine and Oise from 1849 to IS 52 , and afterwards master of requests in the Council of State . On the death of his father , in 1853 , he was made a senator , and-titles having again come in fashion , he assumed the hereditary title of the Duko de Padoue , The new minister is now 4 . 3 years old , having been born in 1814 . Post Office Items . —A return to the House of Lords gives some particulars relative to an ill-paid class of public servants . There are 1 , 520 London carriers on the permanent staff , their weekly wages varying from ll . 2 s . 6 d . to . \ l . 3 s . 8 d . The exact time during which - 'the carriers of letters are on duty is believed nob to exceed eight hours at the utmost . The average amount of salary paid to 524 letter receivers int the London district is 17 Z . 153 . ayear ; the poundage on the sale of labels , 71 . 14 s . 6 d ., and the average amount of money-onlcr poundage paid to 180 of tho letter receivers for money-order business , 39 J . 10 s . The averago number of despatches from each receiving-house in thq . day is six , and the number of registered letters from each receiving-house , seven per week . Tho allowance to each receiver for fitting up his place for the accommodation of the public is ll . Soldiering , in France . —Young soldiers in tho French army only receive five centimes per diem ; and out of thig they havo to supply thomselvcs with shoe brushes , blacking , & c . & c . Those who enter for periods varying from three to seven yours nro to receive 280 francs per annum and tho " h \ ifh pay ; those who enter for two years only got the "high pay " , alone . After fourteen years' service volunteors get twenty centimes , nearly twopenco per day , but no premium . Speaking of the army pay , it is not amiss to mention that tho allowance for the keep of I ' rcnch soldiors is six sous for two meals a day . bomo ot our friends . in England seem to think that these gallant follows avo fed on P & ti da futa gras , or , at any rate , that the barrack cooking Is quito artistic and delicious . Now , the fret is simply this ; * ronoh soldiers in garrison havo , overy day ot tliolr iives , two basins of soup with tho strings in it , which they call meat , and perhaps a fow bits of onion or vegetable by way of giving a flavour ; besides this , each man has I ilb . of coarse bread—nothing more . When on serv co tl oy havo a little wine , but otherwise , except on grand occasions , such as reviews , they havo none , nor any spirits , boor or coftco . It i * not for ¦ tho purpose of making En glish soldiers contented with any want of variety and bad cooking which the y may suffljr from , but simply to dissomroato foots , that wo give thla information .
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Leader (1850-1860), May 14, 1859, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_14051859/page/5/
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