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a word or to do anything to familiarize to the minds of the
people so monstrous a notion as the possible invasion of
England by France. The two nations have no one inte-
rest to bring them to take up artns against each other;
and, when united, they ar.: able to carry civilization through •
out the world. In that internecine war, I know not which
would be most to be lamented, the savage triumph of the
conqueror or the terrible indignation of the conquered.
Mr. ROEBUCK, M.P., in retutning thanks on be-
half of the " borough mombeirs," avowed his inten-
tion to " talk politics" :
Sir (proceeded the hon. gentleman, after a few intro-
ductory remarks), a gentleman 1188 said that the House
of Commons, during the whcle of the last session, has
been at sea. I beg most respectfully to dissent from that
opinion. We have, in this last session of Parliament,
read a very great lesson to all politicians. We have
taught those whom success had made insolent that there
was a punishment immediate upon their insolence. We
have got rid of the peccant member, and England now
stands where she did not stand before —namely, in her
own proud position, as independent of foreign influence.
To that result I humbly contributed, and if anything
should be engraved upon my tombstone I would have that
marked upon it, that I vindicated England's honour when
her honour was at stake by means of her Chief Minister.
Oh, but we are not to talk politics; and we are to talk
only of the House of Commons at sea. I was /ith the
House of Commons at sea. I went to Cherbourg, and
what did I see there? A rest writer, a great prelate,
once described England as being, among her sons, undis-
turbed as the rocks amid the stormy seas which surround
her. That was the description given by the great Bossuet
of England. Now, I would take from Nature a more apt
illustration of our position, and I would say England,
with regard to European politics, was as an island in the
Pacific, surrounded by a coral reef. Within that barrier
all was peace and good order. Without were various ele-
ments, struggling under the influences of the wind right
round the globe. That wind impelled the waves against
the barrier, but the barrier withstood its power, and the
island was at peace in spite of the elemental warfare
around her. That is England.
Alluding to 1848, when " the despots of Europe
were running about, wondering where they should
go, and they came to England as to a harbour," Mr.
Roebuck applied the moral :

England is the mark and hate of every despot. My j
Icon. friend here, who did not talk politics, and I went to
Cherbourg; and then we floated in the waters of a despot.
It may he sail that those who stand in my position ought
not to say anything that excites national animosity, and I
respond to that seutiment. But, sir, the farmer who goes
to sleep, having placed the watch-dog, " Tear'em," over
his rickvard, hears that watch-dog bark. He, in the anger
of a half somnolence, says, " I wish Tear'em would be
quiet," and bawls out of the window " Down Tear'em."
" Tear'em " does go down, the farmer goes to sleep, and
he is awaked by the flashing in at his windows of the light
of his ricks on tire. I am Tear'em." I tell you to
beware. What is the meaning of Cherbourg? Are they
afraid of Russia, or Austria, or Prussia? No. Are they
afraid of England. No, not as an invader. What, then,
does Cherbourg mean? It is a standing menace to Eug-
land. In Blackwoods Magazine there is ri paper written
by a very learned, facetious, and dear friend of mine, and
he finishes by saying, " Those who are forewarned are fore-
armed." What does this mean ? It means that you are
in danger, and why? Let me tell you why. The press of
England is free, thank God. And what any man says
here cannot be imputed to the Government. The daily
penny press comes out with abuse of everybody. i believe
it takes its pleasure in abusing me. Well, I sin delighted
that it should do so. I would rather be abused than not re-
garded. Nobody says that Lord Derby is answerable for the
penny press. But is this true with regard to France ? Why,
sir, I have got in my possession woe a pamphlet called
`Cherbourg et l'Angleterre" ; and that pamphlet is stamped
with the imprimatur, the approval of the Imperial Govern-
ment, which does not allow a word to be said against itself.
Then, I say that every word said by the French press is
imputable to the French Government Well, what dues
that pamphlet say? It abuses England; it calls her per-
fidious. It says that we are intent upon the enslaving of
the world ; that we are a set of bandits ; that we are un-
worthy of the name of men ; and that Frenchmen ought
to hate us as they do. To whom do I attribute this? I lay
it at the door of the French Emperor. Mark me, I know
what I am saying. I say it upon a solemn occasion. I
say that the French press is the expression of the Em-
peror's opinion, and that his appeal to the prejudice and
hate that now exist in the minds of the French people
against England is a manifestation of the Emperor's
opinion. I am Ow watch-dog Teer'em, and I only tell you
what my hon. friend would tell you, though in more
mellifluous phrase, when I say,—lie you prepared ; get your
guns, get your ships ready, for depend upon it, that in his
heart he knows that Cherbonrg is a standing menace. Now,
I tell you what will result from all this. I am sent to
Parliament as your representative. There have been
estimates, and in the next session there will be estimates,
and everything that goes to protttet England aesirat foreign
invasion will receive my hearty support. Sir, I know the
position that England holds. She is a shining light to all
the nations of the earth. In her fields are peace, and her
haryeets are gathered by a people unprotected by bayonets.
The law is paramount from the Land's End to John o'
Groat's. The Queen travels from one end of the island to
the other with a solitary policeman on the train, and he
need not be there. Is not this a striking instance of what
popular government may do? I am not here, gentlemen,
to bandy phrases end compliments with my hon. friend on
the left, or my boo. friend on the rigl.t. I at here to
take advantage of the occasion. and I do so, and tell you at
once that we are a people hated by the despots, and it
requires us to he prepared opting the coming evil that

certainly, by and by, will befall us. Depend upon it that
gallant nation which is our nearest neighbour cannot,
will not, beer the dreadful burden that now is upon her
shoulders. Time will lift that burden off. We standing
by shall see the dreadful explosion. We shall have to be
prepared against all coining calamity, and i beg of yon, as
you value your own hearths and your own happiness, to
support we, your member, when I vindicate before the
world England and England's safety against the world in
arms.

THE LORD CHANCELLOR OF IRELAND.
AT an entertainment given in Dublin,on Monday,
by the Messrs. Martin, the eminent shipowners, on
board a fine new vessel, the Empire Queen, which is
advertised to sail direct to Melbourne, and attended
by men of nearly all ranks and stations, the health
of the Lord Chancellor was given in conjunction with
the Government of the country.

The Right Hon. J. NAPIER responded in an instruc-
tive speech, in the course of which he made the fol-
lowing remarks :

I have always been happy to connect myself with the
commercial interests of Dublin, for I am sprung from the
commeraial community. I owe, in a great measure, my
present position to the commercial community where I
was born—Belfast. It was always my pride while I had
the honour of representing the University in Parliament.
In Parliament I always identified myself with the trading
interests of Dublin, and it shall always be my wish, while
in my present position, to do everything in my power for
the improvement of the commercial laws, or fur the im-
provement of any of the other interests of Dublin, and to
farther those interests to the utmost of my ability. The
Lord Mayor has said that our emigrants were likely to be
well treated at the hands of our respected friend, Mr.
Martin. lam happy for that ; at the same time I must
say I have but little interest in emigrants, except in such
members of the bar as go to other countries, and I ant
happy to say that in general they are doing well there—and
why? Because, instead of speeding their time, as they
sometimes do at home, in place-hunting, when they go aut
there they use the energies and faculties God has given
them; and I have no doubt, if circumstances would permit
them to use the same industry and app:ication at home,
that probably they would be as well oft'. I rejoice to see
such men as the Messrs. Martin show what the spirit of
self-reliance, industry, and intelligence can do in Ireland;
therefore I am glad to find that not only our emigrants are
in such hands, but also the commerce of the people at home.
We make too much of Ireland as an agricultural country.
I rejoice at the prosperity of agriculture, but I rejoice quite
as much at the prosperity of commerce. I was lately
making some inquiries with reference to the agriculture of
Belfast, and when I asked, what was the story told to
me ?—" Our farmers Low, from the manufacturing interest
of Glasgow, by the increase of free trade and the demand
for agricultural produce, with a ready market and conve-
nient port for export at Belfast, have found that with the
increase of commerce their interests also increase."
candidly confess that, when I began at an early age my
political life, I set out on high Tory vrinciples, Protection,
3.:c. I fairly confess lam now a convert. I'he first thing
that staggered me on it was this :—When I saw that there
would be free trade and no protection, I asked a wise man,
the then Lord Justice of Appeal, how Ireland could struggle
against free trade ? He replied, " That there were recupe-
rative powers in the soil of Ireland, and if industry and en-
terprize and capital were applied to them they would not
only overcome all those difficulties, but put us in a far more
prosperous condition than before."

manded his best support and guided his public
conduct.
The deputation subsequently partook of an ample
repast in the great hall.

LORD BLOOMFIELD, Euvoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia, has
been appointed an Ordinary Member of the Civil
Division of the First Class, or Knights Grand Cruse,
of the Order of the Bath.

SIR CoLIN CAMPBELL ( Lord Clyde), in a letter
bearing date " Allahabad, June 1'2," and which has
just been received, refers to the hope "that his
sword will soon be returned into the scabbard for the
last time, never to be drawn again." The gallant
commander•in-chief also Ames that he finds himself
" reposing in a house."
THE OLD COURT OF PROPRIETORS OF THE EAST
INDIA HOUSE held a meeting on Monday, but it had
no public interest. Mr. Crawford, of the treasury
department of the establishment in Leadenlrall•
street, was elected secretary, but whether this is a
provisional or permanent appointment is not at
present known.