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Ir is an unmixed goodie tkia aset of searoinsise
to find a public man thous:4olp trio to himself ; to
fool that after all we have seas =mg» as who
cannot bo land,» lectured, into haring their self-
»sped, in exchange for power, popularity,
Cr pay ; and to know that the clear and
chairing light of individual character it not all goes
Out is our qualifying and temporising generation.
Mr. Coupon's unaffected speech to his oonetitnents at
Rochdale irresistibly suggests to us these emotions.
Elected unanimously by the people of ono of the
mat thriving towns of Lancashire while he was in
a distant land, and having taken no part in the
struggle that resulted in the fall of the Dorbyito
Adentnistration, he found on his arrival in England
that the place of all others he must feel that he is
fitted to fill had not only been kept open for him,
but that amongst those of hie own class, with
whom he may be supposed mare especially to sympa-
thise, a very general sediment prevailed that he
ought not to hesitate to take °Mos. Ho did not
hesitate, but, after hearing respectfully all his friends
had to say on the subject, bo gently but unwaver-
ingly declined. He told Lord Petiedurro• that he
was ratified by the offer, and by the manner in
which it had been made. He talked no nonsense
about preferring the freedom of an inferior station.
H. asked for no pledges which he knew could
not be given as to the fatigue policy of the
new Cabinet. Ile simply and ingenuously »-
minded Lord Pats IllviOn that for the chief part of
his political lib he had openly opposed the soops and
tendency of the PRIXIIIR'S foreign policy ; and
even if he had sonestisses misinterpreted it, bo
thought it wesM not be for the credit of either
that he should suddenly ho found acting in am p».
posed capacity. Mr. COSDEIC lays no stress on the
earnestness of k conviction in times peat that Lord
PAIJCIISTON'S policy was too demonstrative.
Rightly or wrongly, the boo. member for Rochdale
bad incurred the responsibility of leading
others to oppose it; and, until he was
prepared to renounce his specific opinions
thereon, he could not reconcile it to his sense
of delicacy; or dignity to servo under the noble
Viscount in a confidential and responsible capacity.
There is not a tinge of repining or ill-humour about
the plain, unvarnished tale; and however people may
regret tae absence of such a man in the Administra-
tion, any one who values a high standard of consis-
tency and honour in our public men will appreciate
as it deserves the disinterested part Mr. COBDEN has
acted.

We hare dwelt upon the personal topics first in
his speech of Wednesday last, not that they occupy a
prominent or engrossing space therein, bat because
they are naturally those regarding which the in-
terest of most readers will be excited more pecu-
liarly under present circumstances. The staple of
Mr. COBDEN'S address consisted of the need
of Parliamentary Reform for the fake of
abating corruption, if for no other reason; and
the duty of resisting a spirit of panic about invasion,
which renders cur country a subject of jibe and jeer
to jealous neighbours and pretentious rivals in either
hemisphere. Mr. Cottbus's picture of the absolute
mockery of justice exhibited in our mods of trying
the solidity of contested elections had all the force
and freshness of an original sketch from actual
life. Every feature and attitude is unfortunately but
too familiar. But, as used to be said of his speeches
on the Corn-laws, we all knew it all before, only
none of us knew so well as we did atter we had heard
him tell it. The remedies on whose efficacy Mr.
Colt DEM chiefly reliesare the removal of the cost of
petitions from candidates; the punishment of bribery
as an ordinary misdemeanor indictable under direction
of the ATTORNIT-OENIRAL without reference to any
contest about a particular seat ; and, lastly,
the enactment of the Ballot. His recent oppor-
tuuities of observing the working of this method
in the United &stile have not led him to re-
noence his earlier impressions in its favour. He
does not, indeed, set up America as in any sense •
model for our imitatiot ; nor does he believe that
Secret Voting would eradicate venality and baseness
from the breasts of worthless men. lie is contest
with urging that this and every other expedient, not
is itself wrong, ought to be resorted to in order to
check and limit, if we cannot destroy, undue ines-
toe, at elections.

The views propounded by the member for Roch-
dale regarding Italian affairs are as nearly as possi-
ble identical with those of Lord JOHN Rusissu..
The one inviolable principle, by which he
would in all contingencies stand or fall, is
the right of the people to choose their own gamer-
roes, and to decide under what form of government
they will live. "If," said Mr. CosbeN," some tem-
" porary begird respecting the maintenance of is-
" ternal order be involved in the adherence to this,
great and glorious principle, then all I can say is,
that. like oar own forefathers, who spout a belt
" century of demotic disquietude for the sake et it,
I would be mutest to take the risk."

a sew era of mimed freedom dawning upon
France? Msny are asking this question, mid espr
to answer tt is the Mille of their wham or their
fears. The non-official journals in Paris are hailing
the good tidings of a general amnesty with a live-
liness of emotion which looks like a desire to make
as much as possible of the boon, and the sterner
dignity of positive mistanee melts into gratitade foe
unexpected mercies. The Si, de, sever too austere,
labours under a difficulty of celebrating the Impe-
rial decree io prose, and breaks into& sort of millen-
nial hymn of thanksgiving; while lutes& impremion-
able contemporaries express their satisfaction with-
out stint er grudge. We are very farfrom thinking that
there ia any las of dignity is these heartfelt
acknowledgments; for us they have another and
MOM palatal moral. They b.ar witness to the deep
and general want of such • decree, and to the pro-
found dejection of opinion in • esentry when the
Government gives and takes away, confiscates and
makes restitution, and is caned and Word accord