The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-01 00:00:00

MR. BRIGHT ON FRIENDLY 'BOC7EITLY, THE
WAR, EDUCATION, 4e.

Oa nada, eight a tea rooting teas gins at the'
'Fiends Hotel, Nelms, Manthester, by t►e members et the
I Woo Prieedly &moieties tf that Winship, foe the rupees
et pressed*, a eamplintentary 644t0n to Ur. Jobs Bright,
M.P., mad a vote of thanks to Meilen. Milan Nihon and
Bediarea, X P., for their exertion to poems the wain
of the Prissily floonties Let of last none, and to defeat
the message iattaiseed on the sane Winn ia MSC by Lore I
Paltuentaa, the then Home Beentary. About 260 pawns
of both seen haven partakes of sea sad cairn, Mr. Dandy
read the address, which was ~grossed oat vellum, sad the■
beaded it to Kr. Bright, amid gnat applause. The abuc
imp kaviag subside
Mr. MaleilT, diet seksewledgiag the address sad the
vote of theolts, proceeded as fellows :—llemething has bees
said about a bill that was roomed prior to: the istroduc•
don of the bill ea Prised', &anti's, which is sow
the law of tke land : and I ante most cordially in nor.).
bides of that Otll. (Chem) It was the moaner in which
I felt snag ►y the aceadalous atoll which it was endea-
voured to offer—ie fact, whisk was, offend to the people
of this esuatry—by a semis Manse in that bill, that sties-
lated me almost more than uniting else to gin a particular
attendee to the sabseqesat aware whisk is now in open•
don. (Chien.) It was the premise Primo Ifinis•er of Beg-
lad who wee especially instssmeatal is seeds' that io•ule
to you sod to ►aadnds of thews& of other members, of
freed!, sonnies Reknit' netting of poet habits—nothing
or lien mere this nothing of your intensta—he knows far
Isle than eaybody here 44 what panes generally is the minds
sod what is the sewn of life of the great balk of the pope-
Wiest of Leessehin, sad, astilait apse some angle saes,
which, perhaps, was minepreseated et essgrerated
(►ear, hoar), k. eismes forward to stamp an indelible ills
grass epee a vast somber of the people of his own needy.
(Losg•oeotisocd sheeriatt.) The aoatemplatod awes
wield ►are mean yen as if yes had as littoral affection.
Doss any as. is It, world emeider that if the astern
elation Mint parent to his child is not a solidest guarantee
for the safety of the child it is possible for asp miserable set
of paillemeat to gin thatg worsens ? (Cheers.) Do you think
tae God who made as, sad .►o has given es those iantimable
hisminip—these little dim that an cot heart's lite-4o yes
s►isk be left the preservation of tbeeeshildren to the senerity
of as sot of parliament ditysted ►y my Lard Polmenton ?
(Beeswolapplases ) No, sorely set; sad I am delighted that
the tomminee to whom the matter was referred set, sad that
the pleas epee which this ealniany was landed were over-
throws, sad t►at when the prepositioa was endeavoured to
be forted Antes Firlisuitat by the weieht of the then
Nome Meister it utterly failed, and that after that failure
you seacettded—sai I most say to a very large ezteat see-

(*Wed by the exertions of the deputation from year
sosietne—is panting a measure with which the member
of friescily emieties go smelly have reams to he satiated.
(Cheese.) (After aeksowledglag the so-coperatioa of
Mesas. Claws and Bothnia, aid dwelliag as
the imponaaen of friendly email a, Mr. Bright sad]
The calmsy that is attempted to be throws on them sock.
ties shows that there is a belief is OM* twitters that there
Y • great deal of depravity cad itemisation among the
hesitater cheese of this country. It is ant to be denied that
vies--evil peerless—are common to aU claws of people,
and that generally it throws that when the peopis ant pear
temptations ease upon this with greeter etre.* ilia
epos others. It conga he denied that there is • gnat want
of education among the people; cud, by the way, it may be
said that one great and good effect of these amities is is
bring men into that frame of mind, that habit of taking
care for the future, which will stimulate them, is all pro
holiday, to pay • greatly increased regard to the educatice
sad impirovelmnt of their families. (Cheers.) At
this moment education Ii more easily obtained is this
country thaw at any former period. Books an
cheap to a degree that oar forefathers never dreamed of.
It is sot lose sines actopapare became objects of enemas
male,, sad oily • few weeks since newepapen were
brought down to • pries whisk 'settled any man is good
emnloystest to ham me surety morning es his breakfast
table just as regularly a• • masher of Parliament has it
daring the siestas. There are skimp newspaper is this
oaf, two at • palsy, both good papers, both with consi-
derable and one with a very largo circelation. There b
no reams whatever why every man in this room should
sot have his mom every week, which will not cost him
more than if he filled the smallest entsebox' smoked a
pipe of album, or swallowed a tingle glue of ale. It
the telegraph stretob from this to the Crimes, or any city
in Europe, or if it stretch was the Admits to the
Utited States—if all this be done to bring sews from
all pats of the world to Loudon, you is Modtboit"
fur a angle tinny vet day, or twopence per week, are
Pei is pausing of it. This is a greet thing—it is what
OUT forefathers sever thosght of. (Hear. hoof) Some
wise people predicted that the change would have the effect
',Moyne the Gantry so. (Laughter.) It don sot do
maything of the kind. All that I hope it will blow up is
shame of every cimeriptios sad every Governmest that
douse% email, the nutlet of the people its chief object.
(Cheer) And, talking shout Government—for somehow or
other the ooshiclit la very tainting jest now—l cannot sit
down without ionise something epos it. fir important le
this matter to you, that you may be very isdastrious, yes
may he airy frugal, and you may practise all the moral Bud
Chriatias virtues; and yet It is possible for you to live
ander a Government which will render it improvable for a
greater portion of the people to he la security and comfort.
Besides cultivating these 'Una I have mentioned, it is
neemeery that the ramie should be wellinformed on
Public affair, and vieilantly watch the ruing elateas in the
country, is order that legislation should proceed, if pa•
able, on a sound beak, awl that what you are enabled to
gals at home by your (rituality and industry shall sot he
takes from lies by the crimes or follies of year nitre.
(Chinas) Take the ma, for example, of the war in which
this ematry is sew engaged. I will not go late the policy
eft he Gmeremest just sew. We have been forgetting every-
Wog at home, mid bouts, our enemies ezelusively to
events that are Krieg on slimed. Is the course of the last
two years ea meek mosey has beta spent—taken up la
earn from the people—se wesid have paid a hoses rest of
the per assum—a- d very few of you pay sub rent•—for
miry &oily Is the Mardian. (Hear, ham ) The war may
he very just or very unjust, bat is my ease the result is set
dealtted. You kanw my opinions ah at the war, and I
bappes to be in the minority—at least, they fey so--
&megliter)—bst. if it he • arum policy, what a terrible
Wary it beim inflicted upon the country by carrying it
Mat! If, es the other hand, it be • right policy, I have
is king more to my; sad If the people are willing to
Obi the ermacquessee, they mast suffer, and there
ha
end Bet at least it ie seaman' that the
/ample should be so well *deviled sad interested
• public affiln es to wank narrowly what the Go
illionatent does. correct It where it Is wrong, sad eeem-
sage whey it is right, sod ant allow thirties gentlest*
wise constitute her Majesty's Ministers and the member, of
Se
Home of Lords, who have no oesetitsents, sad the
member of the Home of Commons, sissy of wheat, oleo,
ms said to have not ematitmets, to enter upon a
coarse of polity which may brief vast disasters upon the
ecnestry without your hang able to form an opisina aeon
it, just as if you Wonted your fortunes to somebody is
wham yea might sot have the greatest audits.** bat ever
wham sesdust yes meld mercies so eostrol. (Hear, kw.)
(Afar teferrin: to the inerealeg number -0( empty kepis
Is Ileneliesto—this year 7,010, lost year &de% and the pre
'Maslow 6,000, the heel. gentlestu enselueled by saris/—]
With reward to the House of Cuisine.,' I am sag of gam
mfotatnate individuals (laughter) who west ishitbs home
by as suspected solidest. I have bees at my Net Bo 12
year% and so man is able to show that daring net time I
have mud upon any other prlsciples than those whisk I
previously expounded (Omen), or that I have ever shows
any Aveiro to promote any other num.; thee that of the
whole (essay of which lam a citizen. (Cheers) IB
settee is that the legislation of this great country Avail
not be • legislation of politiame aid statesmen aceordieg Se
their antiquated theories, but a liabilities based upon floto,
moral, and Christian principles, and. Weft en, I believe get
vaguest. would be perfectly noun, for the people mho
way well invented would generally be contented sal
happy. (Cheers.) After *gala thenking the meeting far
the compliment odd to him, the hoe. gentleman resumed
his seat amid great applause, sad shortly afterwards re-
tired.