The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-06-20 00:00:00

THE FESTIVITY OF THE BORES.

GENUINE specimens of the genus Bore are never
put out ; they are scarcely susceptible of an
affront. They may have become the scoff and
the byeword of respectable society ; intelligent
people may have coughed them down, and
shunned them wherever they shewed their face ;
they may have been openly laughed at, twitted
in all directions, and pelted with sarcasms, but
there is no suppressing them. They are still
and ever must be Bores. They are always long-
winded, and ready to seize an opportunity for '
boring people with their views : they will even,
strain every nerve to make an opening for them-
selves in the face of any amount of discourage-
ment. Indeed repeated failure seems only to whet'
their appetite for indulging their favourite pro-
pensity. Persevering bores will occasionally
meet with a turn of luck and secure an audience,
before whom they are, for a few brief minutes,
permitted to disport themselves without let or
hindrance. They are then in their glory, and
feel as if the day of redress had arrived, in which
they shall repay themselves for all the slights they
have suffered,—when, at last, they shall be able to
avenge all the dishonour cast upon them. Your
political Bores, on such occasions, will prove to a
demonstration that they are the only men that can
save the country, and they hopefully call on all
men to honour them. They boldly announce
themselves and their nostrums as the impregnable
eartilyrorks of the Constitution—soft enough some
people may waggishly suggest—but in their estima-
tion the only cover behind which the Constitution
is safe. They fear no sarcasm then. The coughs
and interruptions, of which they were once the
victims, are then reserved for those who have
scorned them. Their utterances are for once
listened to with some measure of patience ; and,
as they stammer forth, with embarrassed perse-
verance, platitude after platitude, and fallacy
after fallacy, the motley crew of listeners look up
with wonder bordering on admiration at those
marvellous faces of brass.

Last night, a few of the political Bores of this
town had a Saturnalia. It was perhaps • only
fair that the Bores of the Liverpool Financial
Reform Association, after having been so long an
object of derision to all men, should enjoy a few
hours' relaxation. They have had much to disgust
and dishearten, not to say disgrace, them, since
" the delirium of the treaty" passed off, and " the
reverend gentleman"—as Lord PALMERSTON with
mock solemnity called Mr. JOHN BRlGHT—became
the butt of the Commons and the scorn of the
country. They cannot but have heard the jeering
allusions on all hands to the fact on which ere-
while they no doubt prided themselves, that " my
brother's" monstrous budget, which has been so
effectually exposed and ridiculed, was to some
extent similar in principle to the vagaries with
which they have so long and perseveringly bored
the public. Some people fancied they had taken
the defeat so much to heart, that they were
ashamed to show face ; but your true Bore never
acknowledges himself in that dilemma. He has a
special power of swallowing his feelings ; after
which he returns to the attack with freshest
vigour. We all remember the unsuccessful
attempts to rally the Radical forces in Cable-
street. There was first the private meeting, at
which the Bores vented their spleen upon each
other. Then came the public meeting, for the for-
mation of a " forlorn hope " committee, attended
by three gentlemen, and seven reporters. The
gentlemen of the press mustered in full strength,
knowing the flood of talk which generally char-
acterises any assemblage of Bores of this type,
but they were happily disappointed, and left the
meeting with unsmutched pages. It seemed for
a moment as if boredom had been abolished and
" done to death." SAMSON appeared to have
been shorn of his locks, and become the sport of
the Philistines; but he would now appear to
have gathered himself, and determined to pull
down the pillars of the Constitution about our

The effort to secure the attendance of forty
respectable members of the Radical camp in
Cable-street having so signally failed, the con-
spirators changed their tactics, and called a
promiscuous meeting last night, in a
place dedicated to the cheap amusement
of the poor, and at a late hour suited
to the convenience of that class. As might
have been safely anticipated, a motley crowd
assembled to enjoy a few hours' recreation in
beholding the festivity of the Bores. The meeting
was throughout a scene of uproarious confusion,
and the speakers were hailed by ironical cheers,
cat-calls, and merriment of every description
peculiar to such mobs. The proceedings were
twice likely to be brought to a tragical
termination by a general tumult and uprising of
the mass, in consequence of fights, which ended,
however, in no greater catastrophe than the sum-
mary ejection of the combatants, at the instance of
the police. We need scarcely say that the speeches
were long, and replete with Radical bombast.
The Bores talked, and the mob shouted, till each
were hoarse in the throat, and only then towards
midnight did the merriment cease. At last the din
was over; and we have not heard that any se'l

(BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)

SPEECH OF THE PRINCE REGENT OF
PRUSSIA TO THE GERMAN SoVP-
REIGNS.

BADEN, June 19.

The Prince Regent of Pruisia assembled the
German sovereigns in the castle, yesterday after-
noon, to thank them for having been present at
his meeting with the Emperor of the French, in
order to receive together the peaceful assurances
of his Majesty. His Royal Highness said—
" The maintenance of the integrity of Germany
will always be my principal care. In pursuance
of this object I shall not allow myself to be
influenced even by the consideration that my
ideas on the progress and aims of the Prussian
and German policy are not shared by some con-
federate princes. In order to come to some
understanding Austria has taken some steps to
which I attach great value. Should an under-
standing be brought about, I shall communicate
it to to the German princes. The Prince Regent
concluded—l shall continue the line of policy I
have pursued till now in reference to Russia and
Germany, and I hope that other German govern-
ments will join me in this course of policy."
This morning the Kings of Hanover and Saxony
took their departure.

THE MONITEUR ON THE EMPEROR'S

VISIT TO GERMANY.

PARIS, June 19.

The Moniteur of this morning says the Empe-
ror's visit to Baden will doubtless have a favour-
able result. It was necessary that such a step
should have been spontaneously taken to silence
the unanimous concert of evil rumours and false
appreciations. The Emperor, in going to explain
freely' to the united sovereigns that his policy
would never divide from the principles of right
and justice, must have carried into minds so noble
and free from prejudice the conviction which true
sentiments explained with sincerity cannot fail to
inspire. The reciprocal relations between the
members of this assembly were more than cour-
teous. The Moniteur then draws attention to
and gives details of the different meetings which
have taken place, and concludes as follows :
Thus all who desire the re-establishment of confi-
d...ncc and LLc cooiirraatton of friendly inter-
national relations, should felicitate themselves
upon a conference which consolidates the peace
of Europe.

. THE FRENCH FUNDS.
PARIS, June 19.

3 30 P.M.—The Bourse has been dull, and
prices have relapsed. The final quotation of
Renter was 68f. 70e., or -1- lower than yesterday.

TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, June 19.

The Sultan has sent fresh instructions to the
Grand Vizier. The Austrian Internuncio had an
audience of the Sultan on Saturday last. The
approaching departure of the luternuncio has
made a tranquilising impression.
The Journal de Constantinople states that order
has been re-established in Syria.

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, June 19.

The motive for the movement of troops in
Venetia is to be attributed to the new organisa-
tion of the army, by which its effective force will
be reduced, and not reinforced, as is affirmed by
the Sardinian papers. Since the peace of Villa-
franca the Austrian army in general has, for
economical reasons, been reduced by more than
two-fifths. It is officially asserted that owing
to the perfect regimental organisation Austria
would be able, in a fortnight, to bring into the
field 600,000 men under arms. The artillery
alone, which is at present undergoing a complete
re-organisation, has been augmented on a large
scale.

NAPLES.

MARSEILLES, June 19.

Advices from Naples to the 16th instant deny
the disembarkation of Garibaldians in Calabria,
but state that tho Government has sent rein-
forcements thither. These advices also confirm
the disgrace of the Neapolitan Generals. Four
English vessels were lying off Naples. The cap-
tains of the two captured vessels had claimed an
indemnity of 26,000 ducats from the Neapolitan
Government.

NAPLES, June 16,

The Sardinian Ambassador has demanded the
restitution of the two steamers and their 800 pas-
sengers, who were captured by the Neapolitan
frigate Fulminante ; they had passports for Malta.
Mr. Elliott, the English Ambassador, has sup-
ported this demand.

It is reported that the King has dismissed
Lanza, Letizia, and three other generals in Sicily,
and has exiled them to the island of Ischia.

A letter from Naples states that Garibaldi was
about to transfer the theatre of war to the main-
land of the kingdom. The General intends to go
through the Calabrias, and so on to Naples.
Revolutionary movements had broken out in
several districts, and troops had been despatched
from Naples in two steamers to the number
of 1,000.