The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-02 00:00:00

MR. COLLIER, M.P., AND HIS CONSTITUENTS.

According to announcement Mr. Collier, M.P.
for Plymouth, met the electors and or-electors of the
borough at the Royal Hotel, on Wednesday evening. The
time appointed for the meeting was eight o'clock, but
Ware half .past seven large numbers converged to the As-
sembly-room, which was soon crowded in every part
Shortly after eight o'clock Mr. Collier, accompanied by
many members of his committee, entered the room, and
with some dilloulty pressed through the crowd to the pint-
form, what Mr. I). DEASY was voted to the chair.
Yr. Catlin{ (who was received with much applause)
mad et ersiderable length. We give • portion of
11 eiissa He said—lt is not safe for Englishmen,
eseidemil Is their insular position sad their wooden
was he upon in fancied security, and to shut their
eyes to what is going on on the contrast. Gen-
tlemen, we have on the other side of the Channel
a powerful friend and ally, with whom we desire to
be at peace, and who I hope desires to be at peace with
us, but whose movements it is nevertheless our duty nat.
rawly to watch. (Cheers.) It is Impossible for us to regard
the great increase of his ravel old military preparations ss
altogether peaceable, sot as blended as conveying some
mance. Ido not pretend to scrutinies the mind of that
unfathomable man. I know there are those who tell
you precisely what he into dad to do. One says,
Be intends to invade England." (Oh.) Another
says, " He never had any intention of the sort."
(Limiter.) I believe one of these gentlemen knows just
as much se the other—that is to say that neither of theta
knows anything about the matter, (Fresh laughter)
Ido not choose to speculate upon this question at all.
(Cheers.) The safety of this peat empire, and the in-
violability of our shores are not to be matters of specu.
lair. The sanctity of our hearths and homes are not to
tinupon the esprit:ref a foreign despot. (Loud cheers.)
t:lee hitherto been accustomed to plain our coohdeoco
in our men-of.war, but if, as some suppose, stone walls ar,
necessary for our protection, let us not spare expense*: reit-
dories ourselves secure against any contingency which might
arise. If we look at the struggle for liberty now carrying
on in Italy, 1 am sure it is a struggle in whkh
we cannot fail to exhibit the deepen
Garibaldi' ham done, and still is doing, • great k. lie
, overthrown a tyranuical and ilirpoisitmd, sad him pod
in far procuring freedom fee a long enlleingi-eed
soble-minded people. The N eaulalekally.
we their liberty to Osribaldi. It was too etemen ars..
le attribute all great remits to general cram red
se them as the effect of climate or the tenderised speak
age, and to disparage individuel effort, but the metrement
der the liberation of the Neapolitans from the yob el their
wee to be attributed to Ganlishil, end I. him
=..4r if the great Liberator had he.. shot in the
war between France and Mottle Let ors Owe tan be
so doubt that thepeople of the Tee Win temeld at this
moment have still been prommies liewiti the weight of
Bourbon injustice. Had it eel bleu for Garibaldi that
enterprise would serer have hen wiholeims. The days
of tree heroism hod eel yob pond ; he emotes courage,
peristimmt, red ppmessedly le as utter absence of selfish-
ness. ((Meese.) I iris sot serprieed at the difference
shirk woes bete's' lir and the minister. The
set of Cavour in the country of his fathers
oaf mfr load of hie to • fasstga despot could not
he oppirsed O. be thet Yetesee the act of
Ores inn bnpolitie esti neut. The Pveseb Emperor bad
pied a few berm of the Alps, with the glaciers
r ssi i=se of Most Mine. But his lose would by fax
his pin, for he had lost the confidence of the
=land Ids moral lees would be greater thee the
plc. Caveat?' surrender of Savoy and Nice,
however„ weea matter of dire necessity. France had
rebindlbedinis in repelling the aggresses of Austria,
end the relinquishing of theme promises to ?lane was
the price demanded fur her help. I do sot believe that
Grout was actuated by any sinister end it be
gratifying to see that the difference oasidep
between Garibaldi and the count have beim meimehip
settled, and now the great general, the dim iislimmaa
rionm=itbre ot King are united us the east :rum the
of the people of Daly. Ciro Gaeta ate
witnessing the d • throes of a corrupt sod
end the longdeeieed liberty to the Italians le ap-
proaching a reality. Every lover of liberty will that
the people are at last about to be united under site , and
posed by a fres constitution, for which they have so long
eaglet in rain. But in the way of the attainment of UM
object stands one greet obstacle—the Pops. In speak.
of ths Pope in his spiritual capacity, I shall allow 'Waft
to weeps me which would in any way give offence to
my Roman catholic countrymen, but ae a temporal
sovereign, he is one of the worst in the world. And
his Holiness is not the only obstacle in the way of the
consummation of Italian independence. Another error
is the Emperor of Austria, who may be said to leers
' nothiny, nor forget nothing. The tyranny awaked by
this despotic power is fully exemplified in the conditre
exhibited by the writhing province of Veortia. Wherever
the Austrian dominion is known, it is hated and teased.
I recently travelled from Milan to Venice, and on my way
I purchased • publication which may be designated an
the Firmware Punch, although it was produced in n
very inferior style to the Punch published in our counire.
In thie publication were numerous caricatures mod bur-
lesques upon the King of Sardinia, the Swam of
Austria, and others. A gentleman with whom 1 sat in the
railway carriage said to me, " You rarely' are not about to
take that into Austria'." "I am," I aid ; " why sat
Without further remonstrance, he seized the paper,
and threw it out of the window. When I afterwards
arrived in Venice 1 discovered that it had been a foresees
circumstance I was not allowed to bring it with me Seto
Venice, for if it had been found upon me I should certainly
have been arrested. My wife and I received • summer to
appear within 24 hours before the chief of the police, under
peualty of severe punishment. I =lipase their object might
have been to ascertain whether either of as was °tribal& in
disguise. I am led to the conclusion that Austria
will not relinquish Venice without a struggle, and it is not
improbable that its situation formed one of the subjects of
the late Warsaw conference, for the sovereigns assernbled
there were by no mere favourable to the cause of liberty.
Whatever may be the result of the Italian war, the policy
of England suet be one of coo-intervention, but al
we cannot give our material assistance, the
.sympethy el
England is with them, and the public opinion of ids
country has great weight in the councils of Europe. POW
opinion has become • peat power in Europe, est the NOM
of the sympathy of the people of Eogiand will prime •
great effect upon those sow struggling for freebie in the
plains of Italy. I feel nee you all concur in the view mar-
elated by Lord Palmerston, that although we were not in •
position to render thorn any eubstanthd aid, the full extent
of our mood assistance was at their terrier. That! believe
to be the opinion of both liberals and conservatives. A
liberal end constitutional government is congaed to the
Anglo-9ozoe nee, and to Piedmont, but it is to the =L-
eonel lot...reels of mankind that constitutiosal gorersarent
should extend. The war now being carried on in Italy is
not one of those replete with anarchy which &innerly
frightened monarchs from their protriety, but ft is the
heroic heating of • nation for their incontestable rights of
which they had bees so lose sad as justly deprived. (The
boo. member resumed his seat amid loud and most enthu-
sinatk cheers.)

RrPRESMITATION OF WNW SCINIEX. —A requisition
is is course of signature to Major Bertlelot, Dos of Yr.
Bartlslot, of &opbam•psrk, near Pulborougb, of an old
Sussex bulgy. He is described as a "liberal constrrisirs."
'lle major c( =masa! the 2nd Battaliois of Sussex Volga-
' teen, and is vary popular in tha usighbourbood.