The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-07 00:00:00

MR GLADSTONE AT HAWAIDEN

On Monday evening the Chancellor of the Ee-
cheque lectured to • large audience in the Boys' National
Schoolroom, Hawarden, near Chester, in aid of the funds
of the Literary sad Scientific Institution of the vil-
lage. The subject chosen by the right honourable gen-
tleman was a tour which he made in Sicily in 1838. Speak-
ing of the cholera which had ravaged the country shortly be-
fore his visit, Mr. Gladstone maid the people were
paneled with the feeling that the cholera had been intro-
duced by government. He made this note on the sub-
ject at the time :—" The people are persuaded that the
nig procured the cholera to come among them, and
that it was not seat by God." They began to murder
of the upper classes. The cholera ceased ; they be-
=the King did this to check the revolutionary spirit
and to thin the people. They also believed that the Car-
dioal Archbishop received the cholera in • pinch of muff
' from one of the King'. generals, and that the reason why the
disease was given to him was that be had refused to have
anything to do with the introduction of cholera into the
island. That was a very ludicrous but at the same time a
very melancholy fact, for it was impossible to conceive any-
thing more illustrative of the unhappy and radically bad
system under which the people of Sicily lived at that
period, than that such a belief should exist among the people
of the island. Sicily was a country of very great interest,
sod he had had the more pleasure in taking it for
the subject of his narrative bemuse it wee a country
that he hoped was about to see brighter destinies open
upon it. (Applause.) He had mentioned what the people
thought of their government at the period of his visit. The
feeling which he had described and endeavoured to illus-
trate received • very strong political illustration about three
or four years ago. When General Garibaldi lauded with a
handful of men in Sicily, the population joined him, and he
was ably aided b that population and the few men whom
he brought with him to make head against and overcome
from 20,000 to 30,000 regular troops. A constitutional go-
veroment was established ; Garibaldi Irani 012 to the midi-
metal part of the kingdom, and became master of Naples.
Lest year General Garibaldi, borne along by the
impales of a generous but not sufficiently reflective
enthusiasm, landed in Sicily again. It wee the same
man, with the same pus wishing to raise the island for
the purpose of accomplishing Italian freedom. But mark
the difference. The people had coufidence is the govern-
ment. They would not join him. He was obliged to get
into • ship to go over to Italy without an army ; and very
shortly afterwards he was made captive, and, unhappily,
wounded. He is now, as we hops, recovering, and not likely
again to tempt the people of Sicily who bays, however,
Mown how esceedirgly benefice* they bare been acted
upon by the substitution of • good system of government
for • had one. (Applause.)
A vote of thanks to the right hon. gentleman, and to Sir
Stephen Glynne for prodding, concluded the proceedings,

DovrNING-errear, JAN. s.—The Queen has been
plowed to appoint Robert Temple, Esq. to be Master of
the Supreme Court of the Island of Mauritius.—Garotte.
FORZION-OFFICI, JAN. s.—The Queen has been
pissed to approve of Mr. Joseph Magill as Consul at Bel-
fast, and of Mr. P. S. Minich, as Vice-Consul at Queens-
town, for the Republic of Haill.—Gasette.
VOLUNTIIII? SALum.—Tbe following War-office
Circular has been addrssmd to commanding officers of
Artillery Valuation:—"Sir,—Complaints having been
! made of the danger arisiag from firing salutes from heavy
guns in small batimite belonging to Artillery Volunteers, I
am directed by fleerelery Sir George Lewis to inform you
that is all emss Is which blank ammunition is bed from
prriaoe batteries is use by Volunteers, which moat of less
than four gums, the intervals between the Snag should
under no circumstances be leas Mimi 15 simmads, and that
especial care should be taken in seals cam in sponging
out the guns sad Nerving the veal, with the view of ob-
i viatiag, as far as possible, any thanes of scoldset.—l bays
the bower to ins, air, your obschant atevaat, Qut thl(D
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