The Press. — London, England, 1858-10-02 00:00:00

THE PRESS, OCTOBER 2, 1858 Cart anb ,fasion. HER MAJESTY, the Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, and the other junior branches of the Royal Family are at Balmoral, from. whence it is expected that the Court will return about the 15th inst. The weather continues highly favourable for deer -stalking, but the Prince Consort has not been so successful in the forest this year as he was in former staSORS. THE portrait of his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, painted by Mr. Phillip, was placed iu the Aberdeen Town hall on Friday afternoon. The likeness is said to be admirable. His Royal Highness is represented in the Highland garb. THE PRINCE OF WALES killed his first stag in the forest of Balmoral last week. The deer was brought home in the evening, when the Queen surveyed it, cougretnlating the Prince on the success of his rifle. A party of eight gillies with torches then danced a reel in honour of the occasion and in the presence of the Royal ► household, after which thu health of the Prince was toasted by the company. His Excellency the AMBASSADOR or FRANCE has returned to London, from visiting the Duke and Duchess of Wellingion at Claremont, Norfolk. His Excellency left town On Monday for Paris. LADY F.URBAIRN, the Mayoress of Leeds, has just had the honour of receiving from her Majesty a beautiful bracelet, set with diamonds and turquoises, accompanied by a letter from Sir Charles Phipps, expressive of her Majesty's gratification for the at• tention the Royal Family received during their visit to Woodsley-house, the residence of Sir Peter Fair bairn, the Mayor of Leeds, and also for the admit able arrangements so successfully carried out in the town of Leeds during her Majesty's visit. THE APPROACHING MARRIAGE OF THE DUKE DE MALAKOFF is the engrossing topic in Parisian circles. The gallant marshal is said to have written a letter Majesty the Empress, thanking her in the terms for bestowing upon him the hand of relative, and breathing in every line the tvoted attachment to the Imperial dynasty. tdegrooin has received gorgeous presents from the crowned heads in Europe for the future de Malakoff. The Sultan is said to have 11 his brother sovereigns by the magnificence It is a tiara of dist:Rinds, in the centre is fixed a pearl of immense size, the value is estimated at two millions of piastres. The contract, engrossed upon vellum, will be, it masterpiece of the calligraphic art. On the 'ill figure the arms of the Marshal and his settlements being drawn up according to community between husband and wife. atract is highly advantageous to the bride and confers on her a large jointure. The will probably he celebrated in the chapel of tate ; but if the Emperor and Empress, as is , should decide on being present, it is not he that the ceremony may take place in the 'the Tuileties. 'VWItal. LORD STANLEY ON INDIA. Michaelmas banquet of the Fishmongers' , which was held on Wednesday evening, additional eclat by the presence of Lord , the President of the ,Indian Council, which further represented by Lieutenant-Colonel Sir H. inson, K.C.B , Sir H. Montgomery, Captain East `r. R. Mangles, M.P., and Mr. A. Arbuthnot. returning thanks for his health, which was pro • the Prime Warden, Mr. BODDINGTON, STANLEY said : sieve it would be impossible for any pnblie man to 4 am sure I cannot rece!ve—such marks of eour kindness as you have manifested, without regret inabtlity to express that gratitude is impossible aot to feel. Much as I should at Wave felt the compliment you have paid me, I peculiar reasons for appreciating it at the present 'nt, because [ have now the privilege of addressing t merely as an acquaintance, but as a nest neigh- It is here, in this city of London, and very near to spot, that the greater part of my time, and that of saveral of the gentlemen by whom I am surrounded, is passed ; and I think 1 may say for my colleagues in Ilan Council, as well as for myself, that as we met wit a reneption in the east, we shall not be in any 4ular haste to migrate westwards. Your chairman been pleased to connect my name with the G‘tivern ot lathe. Ido not wish to revive, or even to allude . controversies, but this I may be permitted to say, throughout those parliamentary discussions which in the transfer of the Indian Government from the idle Company to the Executive of this country, that was uniformly represented by me and by those illeagues with whom I acted as not being in the nature of a penal proceeding—as not involving any sentence of condemnation against the administration of that great company whose century of empire has come to an end. We regarded it—and I think rightly—as a change which was a natural, and even a necessary, result of the lapse of time and the progress of events. I believe that that change will be productive of benefit to India. I hope it may lead to the larger introduction into that country of European energy, enterprize, and thought. But I cannot conceal from myself, and I do not conceal from you, that if that change of rule has increased the opportunities possessed by the Government of this country, it has also augmented, in a similar degree, the responsibilities which attach to us. We hate to guard against a double dangee. We have to protect India from the fluctuations of parliamentary politics, and to protect England from the more indirect and remote, but perhaps not less real, risk which may arise from the connection of its execu tive with an executive which is necessarily despotic. I believe—and rejoice to believe—that. as the insurrection of the last fifteen months is gradually dying out, so also the exasperation of feeling which prevailed in this country against the natives of India—and which, under all the circumstances, one can hardly regard with astonishment, though it may be a matter of regret—is in course of gra dual extinction with the cause to which it owed its origin, and will at no distant period—if it has not already dune so—give place to a better and habitual frame of mind. I think, however, we should remember that it is not only from ill will or ill feelings on our part, but also from unin formed and wisdirected efforts for doing good, that our influence and government in India have been exposed to danger. We do, I believe, regard—and undoubtedly we ought to regard—the natives of India as persons towards whom it is oar duty to feel good will, and for whose web. fare it is our duty to labour; but that is not enough. It is not enough to regar 1 them as objects upon whom our benevolence may be exercised, or as persons upon whom it is in our power to operate important changes for good . We must look upon them, also, as men with whom, and not against whom, we have to work—as men with feelings of their own—as men who, although politically subject to us, have a sense of their own rights and a respect for their own independence, and as men who will be apt to be all the more tenacious of their intellectual independence and national customs because of the political subjection in which they are held. There can be no doubt that the position of a conquering and governing race confers many advantages as regards the influence which may be exer cised over a conquered people ; but that position carries with it this disadvantage, that a conquering race almost inevitably displays a certain sense of superiority—a certain arrogance, if that he not ton harsh a word to use—a certain disregard of the feelings of others which, not being placed under such circumstances, it is !frailly possible for us to understand. l do not hesitate to sar that, unless we keep within proper bounds our feeling of national superiority, un less we remember car fully, and even jealously, to respect the feelings, and even the prejudices, of those with whom we have to deal,—above all, if we attempt to intro duce the force and influence of Government into that which ought to be matter of private conviction between man and his own conscience, or if we are even suspected, upon plausible grounds, of attempting or intending it, our endeavours at improvement will be thrown back in our faces as insults, and we shall end by doing more harm than good. lam sure that in this ball there is no need of such words of warning and caution as I have uttered, but in some quarters out of this room such warning may not be superfluous. I have been called upon to return thanks for my colleagues the members of the Indian Council, and, considering the almost paternal relation in which the Government of which I am a member stands with regard to about one half of that Council, I feel that I am not the person to speak in their praise. This I may say, hcwever, for I can cay it with truth, that in selecting those who are to assist us in the administration of Indian affairs, we looked not to parliamentary connections, not to agreement in English politics, not to personal friendships, but solely to administrative cflialency and to acquaintance with the various branches of the. Indian service. (Cheers.) I am also bound to say—because criticisms have appeared in a contrary sense—that I think we have no less reason to be satisfied with that election which Wet; the last govern. mental act performed by the East India Company. To any one who considers what the position of India is it must be obvious that upon us there devolves a labour which is not light. We have an army to reorganize and an empire to pacify. I confess that when I think of the amount of responsibility which at this time and in this position devolves upon us—although, perhaps fortunately for myself, I have not much leisure to reflect upon it, I em inclined to feel appalled at the weight of the teak we have undertaken. This consolation, at least, we have-4 believe we are surrounded by those who are competent to give advice as good and as honest as was ever afforded to an English Minister, and I believe the English public is just, and will look at least with forbearance upon an earnest effort to do it service. although the success of that effort may not be commensurate with its object. The noble lord concluded by proposing the health of the Prime Warden, and resumed his seat amidst loud cheer. The PRIME WARDEN returned thanks, and gave " The House of Commons.' Mr. R. D. 11 ANGLES briefly acknowledged the toast, and, regretting that his acceptance of a seat at the Board of the Indian Council would necessarily sever his connection with a constituency whom he had long represented in the House of Commons, expressed his e arnest hope that the new system of adinicistration for India would work satisfactorily, and bore testimony to the knowledge, ability, and assiduity displayed by Lord Stanley since his acceptance of the office of President of the Indian Council. 951 The Count de MoNTF.BELLO, in returning thanks for the foreign visitors, expressed his opinion that a war between France and England would be a kind of civ►l war. The tow.ts of "The Visitors " and " The Ladies " were subsequently given, and the company soon afterwards separated. THE EARL OF SHREWSBURY, LORD SANDON, AND THE RIGHT HON. C. B. ADDERLEY, IN STAFFORDSHIRE. At the recent annual dinner of the Staffordshire Agricultural Society, at Lichfield, which was presided over by Lord Hatherton, Viscount SANDON proposed " The Army and Navy," and thus alluded to the state of our national de fences :—He was sure that the country was now fully aware of the necessity of keeping up the national armaments, so as to maintain our shores intact and free from the tread of hostile foes. But as a member of the House of Commons, and having the care of the monetary matters of the country, he could not help saying he was afraid that now public feeling had been excited there would be too great a display of feeling exhibited with regard to those defences. He was afraid they would be led into more expenditure than perhaps they would be justified in incurring, because now that the subject had become popular expenditure would not be se much regarded. What he himself felt was the best to be done was to keep a great and overwhelming Channel fleet—such a fleet as would render it almost unnecessary to maintain a monstrous army. He spoke for the general good of the country, and for the sake of those who had to pay the taxes of the land ; those taxes were even now sufficiently heavy. For the sake of those taxpayers he asked them not to keep up a large army, hut to keep up a large Channel fleet, in which, he again asserted, lay the safety of the nation. D i not let the public money be squandered in fortifying every little place on the coast—do not let the money be so spent ; but do not let the Channel fleet be reduced on any pre tence whatever. Earl TALBOT and SHREWSBURY, who was received with much cheering, in returning thanks said his noble friend had spoken of the defences of the country, and he could not do otherwise than support his argument that the main defence of the country were its wo )(len walls. He believed, too, that those gentlemen who had so guardedly buttoned up their pockets when the subject of naval and military expen diture was mentioned would now unbutton their pockets, and be ready to spend money at a fearful rate. His lordship then went on to show that he had always advocated a just and manly expenditure in providing an adequate means of national defence, but was always anxious to avoid anything approaching recklessness. He had seen the majestic sight at Cherbourg, and had then, among other sights there, seen a number of members of the House of Commons. He himself had been in that house, and knew its members pretty well. He believed they were afraid of what they bad seen at Cherbourg, with its frown ing artillery and immense fortifications, and that they would now be for spending million after million, night after night, and hour after hour, to improve the national defences. Now, he would tell them there was no necessity for it ; he bad told members of the House of Commons so. He was glad to see one step being taken. There was a small Channel fleet now— let it be increased ; there could be no doubt about manning a fleet, for, if danger threatened England, the British seamen who were now serving other nations would beyond all doubt flock back to the old standard. All that was required was not to fall napping and be caught sleeping. England must always tract to her fleet, though at present he did not think there was anything to be afraid of ; for, should a foe attempt a landing upon our shores, the yeomanry of England would give them a pretty warm reception, and, with a good Channel fleet to back their efforts, he believed very few of those who landed would get back again. Lord Talbot then paid a feeling tribute to the memory of the late Captain Sir William Peel, whose death was so serious a loss to his country. In conclusion, his lordship most cordially thanked all present for the kindness they had shown in so enthusiastically drinking the toast of the navy. Mr. S. P. SHAW proposed "The Health of the Peers," and coupled with it the name of Earl Talbot and Shrewsbury, who returned thanks. The PRESIDENT next gave "The Health of the House of Commons," to which The Right Hon. C. B. ADDERLEY responded, and said that, although lie saw a distinguished array of gentlemen representing the House of Commcns, he bad been ordered by the chairman to respond to the toast. He begged to thank them for the honour they bad shown the House of Commons. He hardly knew what to say, for it was agreed at agricultural meetings that politics should be strictly excluded. When he looked around and saw so many members of Parliament of different opinions, he could not but Duchess of Excellency 1 LAnY FM had the ho beautiful bri accompanier expressive o tendon the to Woodsley bairn, the NI arrangemen of Leeds do THE APP MALAKOFF i The gallant to her Maji warmest ter her fair re most devot The bridegi most of the Duchess di eclipsed all of his gift. of which is or which is marriage ci is said, a m binding wi bride, the the law of The cootie.' elect, and marriage r the Senate asserted, s impossible chapel of t THE MIC ClMpany, received Stanley, tl was furthr Thrwlinsor wick, Mr. In retu posed by Lord S I belies, tray and k tint( my i which it any time I have peer moment, I you, not r bout. It this spot, aareral of saw passe the India with en,•t particulai him been menu 011 to. past that this ended in East Ind change eolleagu4 FIMEN. I . I m m r•A