The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-23 00:00:00

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COLCHESTER CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.

COLCHESTER, Oor. T 2.

The conservative politicians of KIWI have
Mimed again to the oharp—an opportunity beingelkinied
them by the annual dinner of the Oolohester Oceservative
Association lent night. Newly all the Essex esseerrativis
members had been bidden to the gathering. but apokatatio
letters .ere tendered in several oases. Still the chairman
at the dinner—Mr. J. J. Bailor, captain-commandant al
the Colchester Volunteer corps—was supported by Mr. T.
3. Miller, M.P., and Mr. P.O. Papillon, M.P. (the reps
seetativta of the boreagh), and also by Captain Jervis, M.P.
for Harwich.

After the mud preliminary toasts,
The Optimal!. in complimentary terms, proposed "The
Heaths of the Members for Colchester." (Loud cheers.)

Ilfr. Miuse, M.P., in respouding, alluded in grateful
terms to the sympathy displayed towards him by his po-
litical opponents, as well as by his political friends is On-
&eater during a severe alms, from which he had recently
suffered, and which he at one time thought might be his
last. For this reason he had beim a bad member of paths-
:seat during the last onion, but it was a comolatice to
him personally to know that the businem of the eases
was sot of a character which made the loss of a nee a mat-
tar of soy very great importance. He was thankful to my
that he was sow well up in the stirrups again, and be
traeleiehatimehoskl he able toperiessis his duty he
with mlisfaelion to his commence and benefit to be ease*
Went'. Is common with other members of parlientest—
and perhaps even more so than tbose who pamemed else
quense—ke had a difficulty in finding subjects likely bie-
nnia his friends upon. the present occasion. The genre-
meet sewed last lassos upon no subjects of diMoultv or
political strife, or et an pest aatiooal importers; sad
the leading feature of they day had bean the desolate& me-
lancholy and terrible American war, of which we read daily
ouch &Mining accounts is the papers. We who bad gorse
through one own revolutions, sad who knew bow coastita-
tinsel goverment had Imes eitahlishedin Eagised, felt dis-
appointed at the onenassaes of that war, became we mew
that WI battle had hem fought and woo. If the AMA-
Oa= sated from name, kameaity, or the ordinary motives
which' actuated Chiantis. men, this war would have
bass ended km ago, and the Confederate States would
have been prneitted to sajoy their indepeadeace. It was.
mid in the early stages of the American revolution that the
(patios levelled wee slavery, sod so long as the features
of the war here the okisreater of a struggle for the abolition
of slavery, so keg be felt moot anxious on behalf al this
Northers mare • but be believed that this period had bag
gone by, sad that the belligeresta were not fishing about
slavery, but that the Oadstes were monad* fear sr
tinsel endues. Under these circumstances be heartily
bond that they might meet with 10030•14 (Loud doses.)
It lied beau maid by a distinguished statesuma—so We than
Milli tee for Vertigo Affain—that the sympathise of this
country were with the Northern States ; but winsome the
queries had been mooted is public, he believed those to
whom an appeal bed bets mode had been ready to give an
slower cootradietiag the statemeat of the noble lord. But
although these were his helices, after giving the subject
W best sensation erd which be was capable, be did sot
hesitate to my that we had acted a wise, safe, and ems.
atitutional part in leaving the belligerents to fight out their
battles. and by abstaining from say interference. We were
emplaned of, fins by ow sad thee by the oat party,med
this gave as ann.:Mat isdisatioas of the manner m which,
if we took part with one side, our country would be viewed
by the other. He could only repeat that so lost es her
Majesty's government maintained a perfectly a=al•C
tics with regard to America be should feel, op.
posed to them upon many subjects, bound to support
upoe that one, became he believed it was the oily mune
which mould be pursued, whatever government might be is
office.

PAPILLON, M.P., also responded to the treat.
With regard to the Veiled States the policy of the
government bad been that of nos- interven tioo, sod be
should be the last to quarrel now with that policy.
provided the coves adapted was one of strict aentrality,
The day, he believed, bed come and passed wham we might
have stepped in, and by simply recognising the South have
put as sod to the qearrel : bet the government bad always
professed that their policy was one of strict neutrality.
Was, however, the course adopted with regard to Mr.
Laird's rams is the Mersey a honest neutrality ? He thought
it was far in excess of the powers which the law pre the
government; aid Lord Russell, who also seemed to lave
some doubts upon the subject, had stated that
if the Foreign Enlistment Act was not sufficiest/y
strong in its purpose he would do what the govern-
ment of Lord Palmerston attempted to do in reference
to the Conspiracy Bill. He would make the act more
stringent in order to awry his point. Surely this savoured
more of a coward trucking te s bully than of an English states-
man with • good old name, to whom were entrusted the
honour sod chivalry of &gland. (Cheers.) We showed oar
magnaoimity in stmage ways, and by such sets as the
mission of the keine Islaods. We were content that the
military prowess of England should be displayed in a very
doubtful war with the /decries in New Zsalead, and that
the naval power of England should show Heel( in the
'eduction of two unfortunate towns on the coast
of Japan. For his part he was as strong se
advocate for peace as any man, but not fee
peep at any pries. (Hear, bear.) When cam turned
to the position of the Whig party. he could not help think-
tag —eltbough the last election had gone against the con-
servatives—that it would not be a bad plan at the next
general electing, to mod all the Whig candidates to
Coventry—(langitter)—te Imre the fate of Mr. Peel, and
what was the consequence of principles abandoned, pledges
broken, and hooour outraged. (Hear, bear.)
Mr. C. HAWKINS Wee " The Conservative members for
the other Sewn bovoeghs. (Cheers.)
Capella dumb% M.P., whose name was associated with
the toast, replied.
The Members for North Emex," "The Chairman,*
and one or two other Pleas followed.

His Grace the Duke of Newcastle visited Not-
tingham yesterday for the purpose of laying the corner atone
of the Governmeut School of Art, Waverleyetrivet. The
members of the corporation, and of the Masonic lodges (of
which his grace is the provincial rood, master), and • very
large body of the influential inhabitant, of the town, assem-
bled at one o'clock, at the Exchangoball, and having formed
• procession, headed by the band of the South Nottingham
Yeomanry Cavalry, proceeded along Clumberatreet, Mans-
field-road, and through the Arboretum to the building,
where • large platform had been erected for the accouau-
, dation of ladies, by whom it was completely filled. The
authorities bar* taken the positions assigned to them,
him Grace laid the stone with the usual formalities,
sad at its conolagoo the bend played "God save
the geeent" the whole company jotting I. chores.
The procession was then re-formed, and returned to the
Lchjuie-hall, where a luncheon wan provided. The Mayor
by hie Gras the Duke of Newcastle,
rlr7Flose.rinNteeeldhain, Mr. Heard, Mr. Hear, Dr. Merck
Dr. Fairplay, Captain Wightman, Lieut.-Col. Aloock, the
Rev. L. Jackson, mod a large number of other gentleman.
Oxronu ELwrlox.—The amuouu*Ament that
Mr. Neste woukl again seek the suffrages of the electors
has quite disheartened the coaservative party, who were
only waiting for another split in the liberal ramp before
introducing a caodidate ; sod beyond the distribution of
some anooymous handbills that • county gentleman would
come forwent, the party have not made a move. In the
mesa time the muse of Mr. Neat* receives the greatest
sympathy cod support, and • numerously signed requisition
has construed blm that him popularity ho. nos waned, bat
inorsmed nom he last came forward; The greatest mime-
prehension appears to exist in the town as regards Mr.
Neste's true position with reference to the House of Com-
mons, meny persons imagining that be is ineligible to sit in
the present parliament. Theriot. are these. Mr. Neate stood at
the general election in 1857, when he was returned with Mr,
Langston, having defeated Mr. Cardwell by 41 votes. A
committee of the House of Commons afterwards deprived
him of his mat on the petition of some of Mr. eordwell's
friends and Mr. Thackersy was selected to do battle
for the liberals is opposition to Mr. Cardwell. The result
wee in favour of the latter moodiness, who at with Mr.
Langston to April, 1859, when • general election took
placer, sod they were both returned unopposed. The
register of voters contains the names of 2,980 burgesses and
freemen, but should the election, *Lich is improbable,
take pleas after the let December. the new register, Dow
in the prom may muse much alteration is the above
norm PIiZNOMENON. —The Ti-nby Observer

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