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rharacter and qualities of the President of the Republic , proposed the following toast—" Glory jmd Gratitude to Louis Napoleon Bonaparte , the Saviour of the Country and f of Civilization . " This toast was received with the greatest enthusiasm , amidst repeated cries of " Vive le President de la Republi que ! " " Vive le Prince Louis Napoleon !" General Petit , the vice-president , then gave " A l ' A rmee , " which he introduced by a short but
eulogistic notice of their services . This toast "was drunk amidst loud cries of " Vive l'Armee , " " Vive le General Magnan . " In reply to this compliment , General Magnan replied , " No , my comrades , I have done nothing more than my duty ; it is not to me that these praises are due , but to the brave soldiers ¦ who have supported so much fatigue , and who , by their devotedness to the cause of order , have deserved well of their country . " The 2 nd of December was fixed on for the day of meeting next year .
M . Berryer has written a strong letter to M . de Montalembert , denying that either himself , M . de Falloux , or any of the party , intend to rally to M . Bonaparte . Berryer ' s language is most decided . Not less so is that of other Legitimists . General Cavaignac is at liberty . He was married to Mademoiselle Odier in Ham . The Emancipation of Brussels says , in its number of the 17 th : —" Yesterday , it is stated , M . de Persi ^ ny passed through Brussels . The French envoy proceeds to Germany . We are assured that he has had an interview with one of our Ministers , to whom he has communicated a despatch from his Government of grave importance . "
Lamartine has written to the Government Journals to say , that his house hasnot been attacked , and that he has not called in the armed force for his protection ; said Government Journals asserted that the freres ( style Bonapartist ) had sacked the house of M . Lamartine .
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CONTINENTAL NOTES . In Madrid the news of the coup d ' etat was attended with singularly similar consequences—the sudden dissolution of the Cortes . The decree of the Crown alleges that , " the very grave events" which had occured in France , and " the imperious necessity of attending to other matters of service no less important than the discussions of the Chambers , fully justify the counsel given by the Cabinet to the Crown . " -Mark , Narvaez left Paris just before the usurpation of the 2 nd of December , ostensibly to be present at the confinement of the Queen . His presence in Madrid is followed by the coup d ' etat there , as well as at Paris I Odd , isn ' t it ? i f
Correspondence in the Morning Chroncle rom Rome , dated December 10 , gives some idea of the reception given by the Pope to the startling , but possibly not unexpected , announcement of the coup d ' etat . " The news of the late decisive steps taken by the President of the French Republic , reached here last Sunday , and in a very few hours spread through the whole city . The French general had a meeting with the Papal authorities , whom he acquainted with the facts , assuring them that the Papal Government might rely on the support of France as heretofore . Very different opinions are entertained with regard to the impression supposed to have been made at the Vatican by this important change . The Government of Pius IX ., I believe , expresses itself much pleased at French i > rosin
pects (?) . The subjects of Pius IX ., being general more or loss disaffected , are pleased at any events in the French Republic , which might in any way entail a change here . However , to judge from the general opinion , there seems to be no doubt that considerable alarm prevails at the Vatican . These bold steps , however they may be backed , have more or less risks attached to them ; and chance is not pleasant , even with odds in favour . It is curious to observe the interest now taken in politics by Italians of all classes . Before the year 1818 very few persons paid attention to what might he passing in other parts of Europe , or even in other provinces of Italy . Now , the inhabitants of the Peninsula may in general be said to expect changes ; and as lor the Romans , they are regularly on the qui viva with regard to every rumour of political hue , being under the firm ( umviction that a continuation of the present system
cannot be persisted in , and that the fiignal for whatever revulsion is to occur , will be given by the very country whose troops support the Government under which they live . This activity is , no doubt , in great , part kept alive by Mnz 7 . jj 1 iu . 11 agency ; but the spirit of discontent would prevail even without that aid . " The Piedmont esc . Gazette of the l . 'ith , quotes letters from Verona , announcing the firrent of several perhons of note , including the richest banker of that town . It in believed Uui . se arrcutH are owing to coupons of the Ma / ziui loan having been found in the poHHCHsion of the prisoners . Prince ttehwarzenberg , writes u Vienna correspondent of tho Cologne Uazcttc , him deHired the Sardinian Government to receive the Austrian garrison into a PiedmontoHe fortress . This news in corroborated by the
Turin correspondence of the same paper . In this must . be added the news from . Bologna of the extraordinary movements in the Auntxiuii garrisonH on each wide of the river Po . Two regiinontH of the garrison of Bologna have been ordered to advance on tho roud to Koine . From Trieste lurgo
detachments of troops have sailed for Ancona , whence it is presumed they will also march upon Rome . Lord Westmoreland has at lenth delivered his credentials . News comes , via Berlin , that the Frankfort Diet is resolved to send a diplomatic note to the British Government , emphatically requesting it to take measures against the political refugees residing in JEngland , whose machinations threaten to disturb the general peace of the Continent . The Diet , it is said , has been instigated by Austria , whose notes , having had no success , will be strengthened by those of Russia , Prussia and the Frankfort Diet . The strength of Austria , strengthened as above , will fall idly on the solid breakwater of English law . The new Ministry of Hanover has been defeated by overwhelming majorities .
Egyptian news has some points of interest . It is reported that the Sultan maintains the same determination as heretofore , to insist on the execution of the provisions of the Tanzimat . Rumours were also current at Alexandria that , finding there was no hope of support from Lord Palmerston , the Pacha was likely to obtain it from Russia ; and a Russian nobleman of distinction , about to visit Egypt on the plea of ill-health , is said to be charged with the negotiation of an understanding with the Egyptian Viceroy .
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THE REFORM CAMPAIGN . MEETING AT STOCK . POK . T . The annual meeting of the Stockport Reform Association , held in the New County-hall on Tuesday , afforded Mr . Bright , M . P ., an opportunity of explaining and insisting on the Reform resolutions agreed to at Manchester . The room was crowded by respectabilites of all shades , and numbers of the working people . The occasion of Mr . Bright's speaking , was the sentiment given by Mr . Hampson , president of the Association : —• " John Bright , Esq ., M . P ., and speedy success to the scheme of Parliamentary reform , so ably expounded by him at the late delegate meeting in Manchester . "
Mr . Bright went over a good deal of ground , not generally interesting , but appealing especially to the people of Stockport . He went back to the Freetrade struggle ; he touched on the colonial question ; he expounded his own just and generous views respecting Ireland , referring her immeasurable evils not to " race , " but Anglo-British misrule ; and , coming again to the Free-trade topic , he said laws had been
that the reason why the corn so long upheld , why colonial grievances were unredressed , why we had so largo a standing army in the United Kingdom , was that all this time we had been governed by a sham representation . The points of his speech most interesting to us then followed . This representation was to be reformed by the Premier ; and to influence him in the determination he might ultimately come to , Mr . Bright said the Manchester conference had been held .
" The resolutions that were passed , were passed in the belief that a law based upon them would give to the people of this country that representation to which they arc justly entitled . The object was not to take care that every particular individual in the country had a vote , nor that every Member of Parliament should have precisely the same number of constituents ; but they were prepared upon this view , to obtain the sanction of the good , the liberal , the well-intending portion of every class of society ; and judging from the mode in which they have been received , I am happy to believe that the conference did not wholly fail of the object which it had in view . the franchise
{ Hear , hear . ) Now , with regard to , the resolutions proposed that a principle which ban existed time immemorial in this country should be adopted— -the principle of voting within parishes , which I believe no one ever complained of as being too extended a suffrage or too contracted ; that every person liable to rating , every person rated in fact , every person who lias a right to have his name on the rate-book , by virtue of any occupation he might bold , should have the franchise ; that , in point of fact , the rale-book should be a copy of the register of the electors . " With respect to the ballot he made the following admission . Of course he wan for the ballot . " I don ' t know what has been done in Stockport ; but I Ha \ v a great many large factories as I came over your great bridge just now ; and large factories have come to give very much the same power in their locality as large landed proprietors have in other districts . And although I believe there are in all towns many who , though possessing great influence , yet scrupulously abstain from using that influence ? upon any elector ; yet , whenever any of these large establishments , whether of land or mills , and the large ; power which they confer , come into the hands of a man who in not just or conscientious , it win then be exercised , and often is exercised , against tho interests of tin : constituency , and against the public interests . ( Hair , hear . ) 1 should like to find a man who could give mi argument against the ballot . " ( Cheers . ) The other speaker of note was Mr . Juuich Kershaw , M . I ' , for Stockport . lie backs the Manchester Reso 7 lut . ionn . In the course of his speech he said " No doubt there were people even yet . who would say- - feeling that they themselves had much political capital to lose , and not willingly to relinquish , it . without u struggle—that to grunt u large measure of reform l > y enfranchising the working classes would bo to encourage a revolutionary principle and endanger property . ( A
laugh . ) Why , what had he ( Mr . Kershaw ) , and thousands of others , such as those who assembled at the Manchester conference , and were at this meeting , to gain , if there was any such ground of fear ? His and their property was engaged in manufacturing and commercial pursuits ; and the peace of the country could not be placed in jeopardy for a moment without that property being jeopardied with it . ( Cheers . ) Tell him of a country in Europe where revolutions had occurred from granting the people too much power , and he would tell them of ten where they had occurred through withholding from the people their just share of political rights . ( Cheers . ) It might not be a polite way of putting the fact but when honourable gentlemen talked of such dangers , it was all nonsense—and they knew it . ( Loud Cheers . )"
We may ask how this statement of Mr . Kershaw agrees with the first extracted from Mr . Bright ' s speech . Is will be seen that Mr . Bright brands as neither " good , liberal , nor well-intending , ' all who do not come within the scope of the Manchester Resolutions . The Marylebone Parliamentary Reform Association met on Thursday at the Literary Institution , Carlislestreet , Mr . Nicholay in the chair , and agreed to the following resolution . " That any reform of the representation of the people which does not include the principles advocated by the National Reform Association , can neither command nor deserve the confidence and support of the people of this
country . The resolution was proposed by Mr . Michell , seconded by Mr . D'Iffanger , jun ., and supported by Mr . Serle .
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HALIFAX AND NORTHAMPTON MECHANICS INSTITUTIONS . Two evening parties , otherwise soirees , were held on Tuesday night , one at Halifax , honoured by the presence of Sir Charles Wood , M . P . for the borough , and Mr . Cobden , M . P . ; and the other at Northampton , at which Earl Fitzwilliam , and other lords , Mr . Layard , the explorer of Nineveh , Mr . Charles Knight , Mr . George Cruikshank , and sundry and divers provincial personages , were present . HALIFAX . The meeting here was the annual celebration of the institute , and it was held in the Odd Fellows ' -hall . The Mayor , Mr . Waterhouse , presided . Sir Charles Wood seconded the adoption of the report , wherein it was stated that the institution has 401 members and 227 subscribers . Sir Charles Wood was not happy in his oration . It is extremely dull , the main point in it being in illustration of what is now a commonp lace , that general education is for the welfare of the country . He also said that the peop le must be left to speak for themselves ; aided in their efforts they ought to be , but they ought not to be driven on faster than they were willing to go .
Mr . Cobden completely outshone the Chancellor of the Exchequer . His speech was very ingenious . He contrasted the condition of the Huddevsneld Institution with this at Halifax , and gave the palm to the former , while he described the latter as superior in Social prosperity . " But there was another test which he might apply , not only to Halifax , but to other places more populous than iluddersfield . Halifax was a first class Parliamentary borough , and Iluddersfield was only a second class borough . Now , they all knew there was in certain quartern a sort of manipulation of Parliamentary boroughs going on at the present moment . They would not ask
their right honourable ! representative the Chancellor ot the Kxchequer to tell them anything about it . ( Lauij / itcr and cheers . ) lie ( Mr . Cobden ) had heard Lord John Russell say something to the effect that an educational test would not be a bad franchi . su to be admitted into this country , and he had been trembling—he hoped their right honourable member would not . say anything about . it at the next , meeting of the Cabinet . — ( laiajfitvr and (¦ fleet's ); but if he was to say , * lludderstield has l ( i . )() members in its Mechanics' Institution with only one member , while Halifax , has two representatives and only ' 200 members in its institution ; and while
Iluddersfield ban built and provided accommodation suitable for her institution , Halifax , which bus got plate glass windows , luxurious private houses , and . superior mills , has thrust , her institution into a garret ( laughter and loud cheers )—he ( Mr . Cobden ) hoped nothing would be naid about it out of that ball ( hear , hear ) ; but if it was , that it would be mentioned with the distinct understanding that the men of Halifax had runol ved that , before the coming year runs out , this stigma , this great . Htigina on so important a parliamentary borough , should be wiped out , and that they wouhl have a nobler -a fur nobler-institution than Iludder . sfield . ( Cheers . )"
After referring to the fact that the people of America are better educated than tho people of England , Mr . Cobden Haul : —• " Their right honourable representative had alluded to the universal concurrence there wa . s now as to the propriety of giving every possible facility to the education of the people . And he had stated that the (» ov « 'i nmriit . could do no more than to work hand in hand with , and according as they were on a level with the intelligence and opinion of the people ; that they cannot , force a system of education ; and that they could only follow what the publics inind indicated iis the path to be pursued . ( Hear , hear . ) Hut there wero wayH in which tho Uovcrnmcut might act , by removing tho
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 20, 1851, page 1201, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1914/page/5/
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