The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-26 00:00:00

THE INVASION OF ENGLAND.

It is interesting, in the present time, to take a back-
ward glance at history. Napoleon the Third intends to
carry out, it is said, the projects of Napoleon the First.
Among these was a project of invading England. What'
were Napoleon's designs in determining on that inva-
sion, and what would have been the results, must be
looked for in the words of the Emperor himself. We

therefore translate them for our readers' benefit.
"Had I succeeded in landing my troops," Ile said,
" I have little doubt but that my designs should have
been successfully accomplished. Three thousand boat,
were ready, each of which was made to contain twenty
men, a horse, and a proportionate amount of artillery.
The English fleet having been allured to another place
(as I before explained), I should have been master of
the Straits. Without this, I should have made no
attempt. In four days I would have been in London ;
for in a flat country like England, it is difficult to make
any defence. I doubt not that they would have done
their duty ; but did they lose a single battle, the
metropolis was mine. They could not have brought
men enough together to beat me in a general battle.
Your ideas about burning, destroying the towns, and
even the metropolis, seem very specious in theory, but
are practically impossible. They would have offered
battle, and last. ' True, we have been beaten,' they
would say, ' but we have not lost our honour—we must
now make the best bargain we can ; we must make
conditions.'

I would have offered a constitution to be chosen by
themselves, saying Let the deputies of the People
assemble to form a constitution : I would have called
upon Burdett and other popular chiefs to organise one
after the people's heart; I would have abolished the
nobility, proclaimed liberty, freedom from privileges, and
equality. Think you that, to preserve the House of
Hanover upon the throne, the rich citizen merchants
and other dwellers in London would have consented to
sacrifice their wealth, houses, and dearest interests,
especiallywhen I should have made them understand
that I only came to deliver them from the privileges of
an oligarchy, and to endow them with freedom ?
"No ! the supposition is opposed to the history of
human nature. They are too rich—the principal inha-
bitants have too much to lose, and the people too much
tp gain—to think of resistance. If they supposed that
I wished to snake England and France one province,.
th, national spirit would, doubtless, have done wonders,
But I would have created a Republic according to their
own liking. I would have exacted but a moderate con-
tribution only sufficient to pay my troops, and, per-
haps, not even that. Yonr mob would join with
me, knowing that I myself am one of the people,
that. I belong myself to the mob, and that whenever a
mart had merit, had talent, I elevated him, without
asking how many quarters of nobility his shield bore,
knowing, in fact, that in taking part with roe they
would free thmselves front the yoke of the aristocracy,
which they groan under. There is not in the world—
not even in Prussia—a people more ill-used. Except the
obligation to serve as soldiers, the German people is more
happy than ours. You have no more care for yours than if
they were a troop of slaves, and you treat them precisely
as such. As to the lords and ladies, the aristocrats and the
gentlemen, you have all kinds of care e„nd attention for
them ; for them nothing is too, gooxl, act treatment too
generous. But, as to your people—bah ! they are to
the Government as ao many dogs—as your contractors
used to, say, when they furnished provisions for the
French prisoners, ' It's too good for these French dogs;
Yet God has made all men equal (in rights) wha com-
pose the nation. Not the lords, nor the tat prelates,
nor the churchmen, nor the oligarchy.. Oh ! the people
will avenge themselves --sortiß 44y, and terrible scenes
will occur.

" Were they a half-savage nation, poor and barbarous,
mounliarneers or savage shepherds, like the Seythians,
then, indeed, they might have destroyed their towns
and desolated their country to arrest the progress of a
foe—but you are too rich an,d too egotistical. Where
amongst you would cane he found to say . I will de-
stroy my home, abandon my property to pillage, and
my children to destruction ! and wherefore ? To main-
tain this or that family on the throne, Lord Bathurst
and the Archbishop of Canterbury in their salary of
£20,000 a-year ? I will make all these efforts to resist a
man who offers us such a constitution, such as we desire
ourselves ?—no, no ! it would be too much to expect
from human folly. Pitt knew it himself, and one method
he took to form the coalition against me was to assure all
that a descent on England was possible ; and that if it
took place the kingdom would he conquered before 3
year. That then the whole Continent would be at my
mercy and disposal. That if England once fell all was
lost. The King of Prussia has since given Inc this
information."

Napoleon then repeats d what lie had already stated
concerning the inhabitants of Moscow (i. e.) that they
had not only aided to set fire to their city, but, on the
contrary, done their utmost to extinguish it, and con-
tinued as follows :

" The English, after one hatte, seeing that we came
neither to pillage nor to massacre them, that the inhabi-
tants suffered. no annoyance, nor any molestation whatso-
ever (for I would not have permitted the slightest outrage,
immediate death would have been the fate of any of my
soldiers attempting a disturbance, or fault), the English
would have been convinced, that we came to them neither
to pillage nor to, slay, but solely to free them—if. indeed,
war wen waged as in former times, when the male
prisoners were immolated or reduced to slavery, and the
females to concubinage, then the conquest of the nation
would be impossible.
" But no ! we would not have molested the people
more than their own soldiers. We would have done
everything to conciliate the people and to establish
good feeling and harmony,"

The ladies of Aci, in Sicily, have addressed a letter to
General Oaribaldi, announcing that from a wish to fol-.
low the noble example of patriotism given by the women
of Central and Upper Italy, they intend to collect
together and forward to him a sum of 6,000 f., which
they had intended for the purchase of their summer
dresses. The donors express a wish that the sum in
question may be employed in the purchase of muskets.

SINGULAR ACCIDENT TN KENT.—On Saturday morn-
ing last a ploughman at Chilhant Wes at work with a
team of four horses op a farm in the occupation of Mr.
Bay, when, passing too near the edge of a chalkpit, the
ground Ander the wheel-horse gave way. Observing
this, the driver struck the front horses, with a view to
save the others from going over, but unfortunately the
chains broke The two last horses were consequently
precipitated into the pit, dragging the plough after them.
One was killed upon the spot And the other only lived
a short time after the accident. The two horses were
said to be worth nearly .Cloo.—Meitistone Journal.
THE IRISH LAw COURTS.—On Tuesday was issued a
parliamentary paper, showing the salaries payable to
the officials of, and the individual expenses attaching
to, the superior law courts of Ireland during the year
ending 31st of Mardi, 1560. The salary of the master
in the Court of Queen's Bench is £1,351 a year. The
principal assistant has £BOO a year, and the other
salaries make up the total expenses to £5,873 per
annum, to which must be added £1,280 for incidental
expenses. The cost of the Court of Common Pleas,
including incidental expenses to the amount of £1,116,
was £6,956, and of the Court of Exchequer, including
£1,398 incidental expenses, £7,428 Similar returns
are given for former years, but the year we mention
seems a fair example.
A STUPID Ditivas,.--,A party of gentlemen, returning
in an omn,ikus from the sham fight at Chislehurst met
with 4 serious accident. 011 reaching the Bull Hotel,
Dartford, the driver, without being aware of the danger,
drove into the yard, and there, being but a few inches
space between the top of the vehicle and the roof, the
six passe'ngers, on what is technically called the knife-
board, were tnrown ott, and we regret to state several of
therm were seriously injured. Mr. Phileox received
several severe contusions, and such serious internal
injuries, that he has not since been able to leave his
bed. Mr. Cuthbert Russell, Mr. James Hards, and
Sergeant Court were also seriously injured; while Mr.
Talbot, Mr. Tasker, and another gentleman escaped with
a few bruises. Mr. Phileox, although slightly better on
Saturday last, is yet, we regret to say, in a dangerous
state. AD the sufferers are highly respected, and con-
fleQted with the first families in the town, and quite a
gloom has been cast over the place by the accident.—
Maidstone Journal. .

THE UNITED STATES CENSUS or 1860—IMMENSE
GROWTH or THE REPUBl.lC.—Preiarations for taking
the eighth census since the- organisation of the Republic
are now being made in Washington. The cen,sus offi-
cials are to commence operations on the Ist of June,
and they are required to complete the work in every
State and Territory within the. earliest practicable time.
Ten years have elapsed since the last national census
was taken, and, in that period two States—Minnesota
and Oregon—have been added to the Union, and three
new Territories—Kansas, Nebraska,.and Waslair,,gton—
have been organised under Territorial Legislatures.
The total population of the Stites and Territories ac-
cording to the census of 11150, was 23,191,876, and after
an elaborate calcntation, the New York Herald estimates.
the Inc;erse of the ten years which have elapsed at—in
sound numbers-12,500,006, making the pteeent popu-
lation 36,01)0,000, " Thus," says, our
" we shall soon exceed the population of either France
or England, exchksiva of their colonies ; contemPrarY. '
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