The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-28 00:00:00

MI.ADDIRLEY, N.P., AND L01D1210.187.11.13,11.P.,
m BT4I7OIDBIIIRE.

ECCLEEHALL, FRIDAY.
This afternoon a dinner was Oren at the Crown
Inn, Eceleshell, to the Right Hon. C. B. Adderley, H.P.
president of the Committee of Council on Education, sad
'Viscount legatee, M.P., to celebrate their recent return for
the northern division of the county of Stafford; Mr. R.
HARORRAvES, of Johnstone-hall, presided.
The natal loyal toasts having been drunk,
The CHAIIIXAN, in a eulogistic speech prepared the
beelike of Mr. Adderley and Lord Ingeatre the members for
the northern division of the county, which was drunk with
peat cheering.
Mr. ADDIRLZY, M.P., in responding to the tout,
after a few preliminary remarks, rid—l have very
food reason to believe that the last foreign minister,
Lord Clarendon—who, it must be remembered his
never offered any factions opposition to the present
government—has acknowledged that Lord Malmeabury
has taken the line which any foreign minister must have
taken in the present critical posture of affairs. If that be
the ow, I do not know that any portion of the country !
would like to see any possible change in the holders of power !
for any increased expectation either of mace or the more
satisfactory conduct dour foreign relations. (Cheers.) Now
let as consider the possibility—for there te • possibility,
I understand, and the newspapers are fall of nothing
"Ise—let us consider the possibility of A junction
between Lord Palmerston and Lord J. Ruseell—an amicable
=rent I might call it between Pilate end Herod—with
err
to the leadership sad conduct of our affairs. (Laughter
a cheers.) Now, I think, it is just possible that there may
be another men who may more deserve to take the lead in the
next government than either of those noble lords, end that is
Mr. Bright—(laughter) —for I think be is the noun moot
fairly in opposition and antagonism to ourselves. What
should we have with regard to our foreign affairs if
it:Tight were to become foreign minister—to which office
he may fairlylay claim? (Laughter.) He einem; that nothing
on earth coed induce him to interfere with other people's
affairs; that he would leave them to reform end change
their governments as they plc +so. Now, all wo wish is
honourably to maintain our ow o. (Cheers.) But what said
Mr. Bright the other day? " ' thy do you nuke such a piece
of work about defending the" entry'? The English people
have a sort of mania that they ere always about to be
attacked." I overheard M. Peraigny, the other day, in
speaking of our efforts to establish a rifle corps, say exactly
the same thing. He said, "It is quite en English disease.
The English people always think that other countries are
shoat to attack them." The coincidence between Mr.
Bright and M. Pereigny making the same remark
reminded the of an anecdote of Louis the Fourteenth, who
had an Irish brigade in hie army which he found to be very
troublesome. Calling the commander to him he slid ff Gene-
ral, your brigade gives coo more trtuble than all the rest of
the army." The answer he made was, " May it please your
Majesty, your enemies always say the same thing." (Laugh-
ter and (Amer..) But passing from foreign arsine I will
now make an &met-teflon or two upon domestic matters and
inquire what would be our prospects supposing • change of
ministry to take place. Lord Derby's government,
as you are aware, brought forward a reform bill, and •
liberal reform bill too, which would have enormously
innovated the constituency of the country. It would
have added She per cent. to it, and would at one single step
have enfranchised and represented in parliarnented
every single town throughout the whole kingdom by
the 104 occupation franchise. One would have thought that
the would have meddled the opposition, but the opposition is
difficult to satisfy. It is hydra-heeded and as seen as you
strike off one head you find another. You hardly know what
you are dealing with. If you ask Lord John Russell what
he wants, he says, "Look at what I have done." Now, let
us look at what be has done. In 1862 he intro-
duced a reform bill, but dropped it. In 1864 he intro-
duced another so entirely diffi emit and so entirely
ant Tent-tile, that it is a matter of surmiee how he could
have found fault with sure. (Cheers.) Look again at what
Lord Pelmereton has done. When in power in MG he pro-
mired a reform bill, but never introduced it. When the pre.
▪ nt government came Into office they searched ell the seam
drawers and archives of the Treasury sad could find no trace
of any such measure. ("Hear, hear" and laughter.) Thera
ere we to have Mr. Height's refer= bill? Are we to satisfy
how? So far from satisfying Mr. Bright, or from Mr.
Bright tatisfying us, if we could arrive at the exact
antipodes of Mr. Bright's opinions on reform we
should come exactly to your opinions. He has
told you that he only pre up with any one merely
because la is obliged to tamper with the prejudices of the
privileged classes. What chance is there then of Mr. Bright
agreeing with Lord Palmerston or Lord J. Russell, without !
whom he is nothing, inasmuch as they both belong to the
privileged class which he condenene. (Hear, hear.) The
very phrase " privileged clue," in his mouth, ehowe that
Mr. Bright knows nothing of the diem:ter of the inatitationi
of the country. There Is no such thing as a pri-
vileged class, and what ho calla " the privileged
dames ;" the peerage and the aridecracy have no privileges
at all. Privilege means come advantage above the law. Now
every man is sub eft to the laws of this country, and stumg
the rest the members of the House of Leads, which is ono of
the mot important institutions of the country. (Cheers.)
As Mr. Robert Lowe add the other day if Mr. Bright were
to alemieh the Items. of Lords to-morrow the best thing the
people could do would be et once to re-establish it. (Cheers.)
I an firmly convinced that Mr. Bright, by making use of
such phrase*, has done the greatest poeelde service
to the conservative caner. (Cheers.)
Viscount Ixosserest also rimmed dunks, observing that
he believed the votes late. had given in the house proved hie
fitness to repreeent so importent a constitneuey. Ile thought
the course which hod been taken by Lord John Russell
on the government reform hill was most unscrepulous and
factious. No doubt the bill required ounaidemble use ndinent,
which, however, might have bean satisfactorily done in cam-
mitten. The liberal press hat made a great wisteke when
they mid that the censervatives were loth to bring
forward a measure of reform. Lord Derby was the
only minister who had ventured to bring for-
ward such a measure, and the molt of the
recent election showed that the country generally was averse
to the conduct of the opposition. With tepid to the war,
the liberal press had systematically attacked the poliey el
Lord litainaralmiry, and had accueed the present government
of an undue basher towards Austria. Be thought the re-
cent royal vadat:maim dearly indicated that our policy in
the present crisis would be simply the intin'eamoos of as
armed neutrality, sufficient should the occasion arise to ear
port the hor.our and dignity of the country. (Chime.)
Several other speeches were made, and the proceedings
terminiv.ed.

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