The Press. — London, England, 1858-11-27 00:00:00

1153 harbours we procee Napoleon be doge Ile was great tie In cutting and court Economi , that the t were only knew per science b naval we state of I us. bent] a few ye nlade syt that 'vie 1 his coil Ile want out them by paying tame net never wo metticien , of money work to 11:100eY have lost In concl Montale France Mr. L referenc , during t naiad w THE D AT a din late may shire, in made tb It ism honour o holders sentative represent just pre( the inter by events penod of reference 'lace, an macre I may ju has been if lam Trost con (or 00110 nitude a great nic been crei mote al traordini not adva not lagge f ricissi common hare oil much in attention gloomy a of our ni hensively leng e eo Ibis Cool nearly c( Never we ability in country, ineasurei especially classes. anxiety ti remedies dezree of weik amt THE presided Soother referrini Ile prop We hem the Eng! —whethe I have ul more mi l for whiel beli(re t can ever What i s detiliog t ,, ern fin their fcE THE PRE S S, NOVEMBER f 7, 1858. har b o urs as we had; bat the country should take care th a t we proceeded in such a way that the ships which Louis x a noleon built and the docks he had made should not be dangerous to the safety and the liberties of Britain. l i e wa s glad to say that we had . been making lately great exertions and improvements in our Cockyards, an d t o cu t t ing down old sailing ships which were now useless and converting them into screws, which would be useful. Economical members might get up and ask how it was that the navy estimates w ere so much increased, but th e y we re only throwing dust in the eyes of the people, for they knew perfectly well, or ought to know perfectly well, that science had made a total change in all the principles of n asal warfare. Steam had now been brought to such a st ate of pet fection that foreign nations were able to equal us. because that navy of ours, which was so magnificent a few years ago, was now worth little or nothing. The nhole system must be entirely changed, and, expensive as tilai might be, we must make up our minds to pay for it. 1 his country must not be left is a state of undefence. li e wanted no expense. He desired economy in carrying ont these measures; but economy was not to be secured hv pa ing off a fleet in 1857 and recommissioning the same fleet in lssB. He trusted that the Government never would again allow the navy to fall into a state of inefficiency. It was that which had occasioned the loss of money hitherto. France, seeing our slowness, set to work to get ahead of us, and now we were spending money to regain a position which we ought never to hare lost. In conclusion the gallant admiral referred to Count Montalembert's pamphlet, and to the conduct of France towards Portugal, which he condemned. Mr. LOCKE, M.P., next addressed the meeting in reference to his votes on various public questions during the late session, and the proceedings termi nated with a vote of confidence in both members. THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE ON NATIONAL PROGRESS. Ar a dinner given at Derby, on Tuesday last, to the late mayor, Mr. J. G. Crompton, the Duke of Devon shire, in returning thanks for the toast of his health, made the following remarks : It is now upwards of twenty•seven years since I had the honour of being elected in the County Hall by the free holders of the undivided county one of their repre sentatives in Parliament, the last member elected to represent [the whole county at the eventful period which just preceded the passing of the Reform Bill. Though the intervening period has not, in general, been marked by events of so exciting a character, yet it has been no penod of stagnation or inaction. On this occasion any reference to strictly political questions would be out of Ogee, and I shall scrupulously abstain from all allusion to meters of party interest. Putting, however, these aside, I may justly say that the period of which I was speaking has been marked by many striking characteristics which, 111 am not greatly mistaken, will render it one of the most conspicuous and important in the future history of our eountry. Our colonial empire has swollen to a msg• nude and with au alacrity altogether unexampled. The great railway eystetu of England has within that period been created and wellnigh brought to completion. Com mute and manufactures have been developed to an ex tne,rdinsry degree. Agricultural improvement, if it has not advanced with such extraordinary rapidity, has at least not lagged far behind. We have bad, no doubt, our shares ‘.l vicissitudes, which must, more or less, be the lot of all communities as well as individuals on this earth. We have still many sore evils prevailing among us ; we have much in our condition on which, if we exclusively fix oar attention, it is not difficult for those who prefer to take a poomy and disparaging view, to draw a melancholy picture f our national prospects; ; but looking fairly and compre hensively at oar condition, we may well, I believe, chal lenge comparison with any nation of the earth, either in this continent or in any other, in everything that most nearly concerns either national or individual happiness. Never was there a time in which persons of influence and ability in every sphere of life, whether resident in town or e`Aniry, were more disposed to unite and co-operate in all measures tending to advance the national welfare, and especially to ameliorate the condition of the working classes. Never was there a time when there was a greater anuetT to probe to the bottom and find most effectual remedies f or ev il s st i ll r i fe amongst us—w h en a greater de:tee of Christian and benevolent zeal was actively at stotk amongst us. THE RIGHT HON. SIDNEY HERBERT, M.P., who presided at a meeting in aid of church missions in Southern Africa, at Wilton, on Monday evening, after referring to the interest awakened on the subject of tee propagation of the Gospel in India, said : We. hear discussions now as to what are the duties of 111 * Luglish Government towards the native races in India — whether or not our duty is that of neutrality in religion. I have n ot hi ng to with India ; but this I must say, that a moreunfortunate w or d was never use d for the purposes :"r . whieh we are met than that of neutrality. I d o no t I :tlure that an y Ch r i st i an nat i on or any Christian man (An ever b e neutral upon the question of Christianity. Wi nk t Is meant, I apweliend, in Indio, is this : that in dealing with the natives of that country, while we tax I : , eto fur . the purpose of government, we must respect fceltligs—we must not attempt to coerce or bribe 1. '` .14 thto belief. In I n di a we h av e difficulties which 1 r 'r'!ccliwr to a nation lik e ourse l ves . A R o m a n Catholic 'P.e hare no difficulty in the world in dealing '.th . the quest i on of religion in Jude.' They wou ld z.t. ..r.ce coerce into belief—or coerce into a semblance of belief ; but we are not only Christians, but we are Protes tant Christians, and all the political dogma which lies at the bottom of all Protestantism, or at any rate the natural deduction from it, is that of religious liberty. e cannot and ought not attempt, through the superiority of our civilization—through the force which adventitious circumstances may have put into our hands—to compel any class of men to accept our belief, however impressed we may be—and as regards Protestantism, I hope we ever shall be impressed—that it is the foundation of the liberty and the happiness which we enjoy. THE RIGHT HON. H. LABOLTHETIE, M.P., ex-Colo nial Secretary, in returning thanks for the borough member; at a civic feast at Taunton, a few days ago, thus alluded to the question of Reform : It had been announced by her Majesty's Government that a new Reform Bill would be introduced in the next session of Parliament. For his own part, he had no doubt that such would be the case, and it was hardly possible but that this bill would materially affect their position and interests as a constituted body. Now, be thought it right to say to them that it would be his duty to consider that measure not solely or even principally as regards the constituency he had the honour to represent, but he should consider it in reference to its hearing upon the great interests of the community. He would also say, that of the nature and details of that bill he was profoundly ignorant; he had no connection with the Government which would bring it forward, and could form only the vaguest conjectures of the form and colour it would be. But he conceived that a measure which would affect the future generations of England should be regarded not as to whether this or that set of men shall occupy the bench of office ; and he should look upon it with every feeling of deference to the wellbeing of the country, and not as a question which pertains to a mere political partizan. He had no wish whatever to see the constituencies of England put up, as it were, to auction, to be obtained by the highest, or, as it might be, by the most unscrupulous bidder. But if that measure should appear to him calculated to improve, purify, strengthen, and enlarge our representative system, that bill should have his support. If, on the other hand, it be merely a spe cious pretence—if it should appear to him not to be calculated to produce that end for which alone the representative system was of any value—namely, the good order and good government of the country—he should fearlessly oppose it. A CABINET COUNCIL wasNheld on Tuesday at the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Downing-street. The Ministers present were the Earl of Derby, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of Hardwicke, Mr. Secretary Walpole, the Earl of Malmesieury, Sir E. Bulwer Lytton, General Peel, Lord Stanley, Sir John Pakington, the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, and Lord John Manners. THE ELECTION EXPENSES incurred by Lieut.- Colonel the Hon. W. C. W. Coke, on his recent return for East Norfolk, have been certified by the election auditor to be 2,9821. 12s. 101. The ex penses of Sir Henry Stracey, the unsuccessful Con servative candidate, were 2,303/. 18e. 3d. Agency and carriages for canvassing and conveying voters to the poll form the heaviest items on both sides. DIPLOMATIC CHANGES are announced by a morning contemporary as follows :—" It is rumoured, and we have reason to believe not without foundation, that his Excellency Count Bernstorff will, before long, quit his post as Minister of the Court of Berlin. The Prussian Ministers at Paris and Vienna are, it is said, also to be superseded. Count Karolyi has left Chandos-house for Vienna, and is about to assume a higher diplomatic post. It is stated that his Excellency Count lieelm ansegge, who has for many years past ably discharged the functions of Minister of the Court of Hanover in London, is on the eve of being recalled from his diplomatic duties." One of the daily journals intimates that Lord Napier is likely to be appointed to the British Em bassy at Berlin. Boileau, Lawrence, Forster, and Dinning ; Captains Harman, Fletcher, Waterman, and Ruggles, &o. On the cloth being removed, General INGLIS rose and spoke as follows Com rades and friends,—We have met here tonight to commemorate the events ot• the past in a perfectly private manner; but there is one toast, and one only, which I must call on you to drink in solemn silence before we part—" The Memory of Henry Lawrence," but for whom every man hers would also be sleeping in a bloody grave ; with " The Memory of Henry Havelock," who, in the emphatic language of Scripture. " laid down his life for his friends ;" and " The Memory of all the Honoured Brave who fell beside us in the Defence of Lucknow." In solemn silence, all standing, comrades and friends. When the silence occasioned by this affecting appeal had been somewhat broken, The gallant GENERAL again rose and said : Com rades and friends, I have received the thanks of Par liament ; I have been invested with the insignia of the Bath by the gracious hand of her Majesty; I have received the thanks of the Government of India ; I ;have received the thanks of the Government of Nova Scotia, my native country, and have been pre sented with a sword by that body. All these great honours and distinctions I owe to no merit of my own. I owe them all to the matchless courage and endurance of those I see around me, and not to them i only, but to our surviving comrades now serving in the East, and to those who fell in the struggle. I have brought the sword with me to-night in the thought that those who earned it for me might like to see the trophy. And for this and for all my honours I thank you from my heart, my friends and comrades. (The gallant general, who appeared powerfully affected, then sat down amid the rapturous applause of his auditors.) After the cheering had in some measure subsided, Major DINNING, the senior military officer present, rose and said : On the part of the garrison, I feel bound to disclaim the merit which General Inglis, with that rare self-abnegation which always charac terized him, attributes to them and not to himself. Every man here knows that to the incessant and nn• tiring personal supervision of General Inglis is to be attributed the final success of the defence ; and to him, therefore, as much as to any other man he has named, those present are indebted for their lives I therefore call upon you all to drink the health of our gallant commander, with three times three. The toast was drunk with the utmost enthusiasm, and, General Inglis having briefly responded, the meeting terminated. We understand that the gallant general returns to the East by the steamer of the 4th proximo. AN IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT has recently been introduced into the system of discharging from the set vice soldiers who have completed the time for which they enlisted, which has given great satisfac tion to all ranks of men in the army. In future the troops who have completed their time will, ander certain regulations, be discharged at the head quarters of their respective regiments or depot battalions without being forwarded to thA invalid establishment at Chatham for that purpose. This arrangement is another of the many boons which have been conferred on the soldier by the present Commander-in-Chief, and since it has come into operation a number of old soldiers, who were anxious to return to their native places, have been discharged without having to go through the ordeal of a surgeon's inspection at Chatham. THE PRINCE OF WALES'S EQUERRIES are appointed as follows :—Brevet-Major Robert James Lindsay, Sects Fusilier Guards ; Brevet-Major Charles Christopher Teesdale, C. 8., Royal Artiilery ; Captain George Henry Grey, Ride Brigade ; Extra Equerry : Viscount Valletort, Captain in the Cornwall Rangers the 6kurti!. THE BISHOP OF LONDON will resume his usual Tuesday levees for the clergy at Lon,lon-house, St. James's-c.quare, on and after Tuesday, the 30,1 i inst. ; hours, to two o'clock. THE DEANERY eF ELY has, it is sAM, been offered to Dr. Plii!putt, Master of St. Catherine's Hall, Cambridge, and late Vice-Chancellur. Bain! aolitarE :;jittritiipte. THE OLD LUCKNOW G.II:EISON. THE survivors of the Lucknow garrison celebrated the anniversary of the relief ,•.; the beLaguered city by General Havelock, ou Tuesday, by a banquet at the London Tavcro, Covers 9.. re lai.l for thirty six. I'he chair was taken by Maj9r-Cieneral Sir J ingli K.C.8., supported by Majors R. P. Anderson, Rlttrapalitan. THE C OF COMMON COUNCIL held a special court on Wednesday, which was very numerously attended, the buisness being to receive a memorial respecting the providing of an asylum for pauper lunatics chargeable on parishes within the City, and to consider the propriety of taking steps to obtain the restoration of the rights granted by royal charter, by a inch 13ethlem Hospital was given to the citizens, or to provide for the building of the said asylum from the City's cash. After the Lord Alayor had addressed the court and Why explained the business, Mr. J. Morris moved, " That the resolution of this court of the ..22nd January last be rescinded as far as regards the cost of erecting the proposed lunatic asylum being paid by a county rate, and that the asylum, if elected, be paid for out of this city's cash." A discussion took place, and an amendment was pro. posed, but the court adjourn, d without coming to a conclusion. 11