The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-12 00:00:00

NZ I. S. HILL AT BRIGHTON.

Mr. John Stuart 101 addressed a great meeting
in support of the Joint candidature at Kr. James White
and Professor Fawcett on Tuesday evamMg, at the
Brighton Corn Exchange. Referring to the difficulties
which l'rofeesor Fawcett had overcome in the }IOWA
of Commons, Mr. Mill said :—Many a young man
enters that house with all
_good intention, but, when
there, comes under the influence et that atmosphere
which, stifling to the moral feeling as an at-
mospheie is stifling to the physical senses, taken
all the fealty out of a man. He comes among a
number of poisons of Lord Palmerston's school of
liberalism, who have no particular intentions. What
little intention they do have is good, but the only thing
that alights them is whether people should do it. When-
ever anything is proposed they are always afraid that it
will make mischief, ur distnrb the party, or prevent
things from going on smoothly, or make somebody or
other vote against them; or, perhaps, make the liberals
go out, or, perhaps, prevent them from coming in.
(Laughter.) Mr. Fawcett had been as mach exposed to
their influence as anybody else. He (Mr. Mill) knew
there had been people going round Mr. Fawcett, and say-
ing " For Cod's sake don't- do this; " or. "Fur insaven'e
sake don't do that. You will offend this man and that.
and you won't do any good." There never is any good
to be done in the opinion of thole men. (Laughter
and cheers.) Mr. Fawcett had been assailed in that
way ; tut he jast told them in- all boldness that be
though*t right, and therefore mast do it. That would adt
be a safe course to take if a man was wrong-headed or
obstinate; but he (Mr. Mill) had watched Mr. Fawcett
from his first entrance into parliament (which steeds' ea
iueided with his own)—he hail watched Mr. Fawoett with
the deep intend inspired by a knowledge of him, and
with the great hope he entertained of him; he had
watched Mr. Fawcett with Clio anxiety he felt for a
young man in his position: and ho had deliberately
formed the opinion that Mr. Fawcett's parliamentary
conduct had beets as much distinguished by judgment as
by courage. (Loud cheers.) When Mr. Fawcett speaks
it is always on something he has studied and which
he understands: and when be does, what ho has done
atelier than any man of his stateliest in parliamout
wit( n he has come forwaid and taken up a question for
himself. he has not only done so as well but better than
most other people. (Loud cheers.) Ile touched upon
three iestaucte—the reform of the universities; the cost
of elections: and thirdly. the subject on which Mr:Fawcett
has distinguished himself se much as env member of
parliament, cad that he had made his owii during the
greater l rot of his muiiiimentary life, the coudition.
the lamentable, deplorable condition— a condition
which cries out to the whole people of England for
remedy—the condition of the agricultural labourer.
Mr. Mill wcut on to say that Professor Fawcett was op-
posed because ho was a friend of co-operation. He (Mr.
Mill) did not believe the budeionen of Brighton would
refuse to vote for Mr. Fawcett on that ssroanil, for co-
operation was simply a movement that would greatly bene-
fit the working classes without injuring the tradesmen, or.
if at all, in a very slight degree. lkeides, even if it (lid
injure the tradesmen a little, they must be told what the
wilting men had often been told in relation to the intro-
duction of machinery—that they must suffer a little for
a time in order to blither the geueral well-being in the
. ed. If a shopkeeper supplies goods as pure, as
unadulterated, as hone-Uy measured, and of as good
quality as the no-operative ito.es, his custom would not
he injured ; and if he could not do that, did h' deserve to
keep his custom? (Hear, hear.) Then there was the
hanative custom of the uncle. which they were always sure
to have. In tact, sleipkeeeens need net afiffor much treat
the most extended and rapid advance of the co-operative
principle. (Cheers.) Anntber thing Mr. Fawcett was
opposed for was, because hit Led sassi that the uucteetry La-
pin-6es of elections, which should in fairue-s he borne by
the constituencies, ought to be placed on the constiteen- •
Cie!. His clause to carry out that opinion was Ray-
pottcd by Mr. Gladstone and alt the !west Intends i n
the heinc. That would, it ea-tied out, give the consti-
tuencies a greater choice of candidate., and Ovoidal prevent
the repteseutatiou being monopolised by mei men, who
often went into !whammed with the hope of gutting back
their money with great intereet. What did they think of
those capable of selling their birthright for such a miserable
mess of pottage as these ex aces would Solollllt to: lie
hoped the electors of Brighton would fling it back in their
faces. (Cheers.) Another one of Mr. Fawriett'a
alleged elements—in his \ Mr. Mill's) eyes they were
great merits—was that he had vet d for com-
pulsory education. He wont.' just ask theme who
condemned him for that if they thought that eel man had
a tight to exclude his own clii:dreu horn the benefit of th'
education they could get '(hat was rill compulony educa-
tion en•ounted to— the making parents reeognioi the duty
incumbent upon them to educate their children. It
welds could- not exelpile their children from ths advan-
tages of education, tin the state had the right to compel
all permits to allow their children to be educated. Even
parents would not lope anything in the long run. Their
children would work better while at work, and in future
yaws they would be able to take advantage of their pad-
lion and improve themselves, aril help their pateute all
the mete. (Cheers.)

A I.I.IIIOKAL POLLING P LACEe. --- A thlitienal
places to poll will be piovided for the elections, sad
the eandidatin will have to contribute towards do smite
and the other necessary expenses before the nominations
take place. Not more than ,iOO electors can VOW at one
compartment.
WORN/U :4 Ifni:AMY' NAL Evitttirrimr. 1889.
—The treasurer and In- ,eretaries of the exhibition be
an interview ot! S-• • ....my hot with the titiveruor-lieuend
of India, in e• .to obtain, with the as,iatance and coun-
tenance o 4 Indian government, the exhibition of weeks
by th- .native artiaans and workman of India. and
alSe if possible, to promote the visits of native
• -.Linen to England, and by that mimes give to the
workmen of both countries ita opportunity nut only of
mutually improving their particular manufactures, but
also, by the interehaur of mut 110 ROA ortibp of becom-
ing better acquinted with each other. It is ho that if this
were can ied out it would creole a favour le impreinien
lu India, and would do much to create a health
in Indian matters among ell CitlNtlasS in this oenu , The
deputation was very eourteougly received by Mikyo.
who, expreming the great lidera* be felt in anything
tending to promote a friendly feeling between the two
countries, premised to give the subject his early considers-
tion. We are informed that Mr. Gladstone has iscoeptal
the preeidency of the exhibition in oonoequenoe of a nu-
inerously-signed regulation.
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