The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-02 00:00:00

CRYSTAL PALACE.

Yesterday, the let of May, WIWI the opening day
of the spring season at the Palace of Sydeobam. It was •
celebration of " May-day ;" sod, as music, under the im.
proved and successful management of this greet establish-
ment, is becoming of greater and greater importance as one
of its chief attractions, muds) of the grandest andpiest beau-
tiful kind was the form adopted for yesterday's festival.
Aud nothing could be more appropriate for such an occasion
than the masterpiece of one of the greatest of
musicians—a work which, though coming under the
denomination of sacred music, is as full of sunshine
as the brightest May day can possibly be. Who can listen
to the sublime yet cheerful strain* of Haydn without being
warmed by that " sunshine of the breast " produced by the
contemplation of the beautiful world in which we have been
placed by the infinite goodness of our Creator? The very
beauty and cheerfulness; of this work have been laid to its
charge by critics who seem to think that these qualities are
incompatible with the solemnity of sacred music ; that be.
1 cause it is beautiful it cannot be grand; and that because tt
is full of melody which captivates the most uneducated en
it must be trivialand Some Aristarchus of this clue,
in • lucubration we lately met with, calls The Creation
"a drawing-room Oratorio"! Peace to such critics—they
may be left to their own wisdom. Thue, which is usable
to wither the perennial freshmen of Haydn's greet work,
will only strengthen the conviction that, of all the mask of
he class, The Creation is second only to The brunet in its
power of inspiring the most profound and heartfelt religious
feeling.
During more than half a century we have heard The
Creation a thousand times, and in every variety of way in
which it can be heard, from the singing of • damn fries&
gathered round the domestic piano to the performances
of the great provincial festivals or Exeter-hall; but
we can say, from the fullest conviction, that we have
never heard such a performance of it as that of
yesterday. And the great assemblage who surrounded as
seemed to feel as we did ; for we never saw so vast a multi-
tude hushed by the strains of music into such profound at-
tention, save only when some passage of peculiar power or
beauty called forth a burst of irrepressible delight. We
are not quite able to explaiu the fact, but it is certain that
the causes, which have often been noticed as detracting the
great Handel Festival performances at the Crystal Palace,
had on this occasion little operation. It has been oheerved
again and amia, in describing then performances, that the
choral voices, numbered by theorised', had an unexpected
feebleness of effect, and, with all the cooductor's skill, were
deficient in precision ; while oa the other hand the
solo singers were almost (and sometimes wholly) inaudible,
unless when they strained their voices to the utmost stretch
of their powers. That all this was the came is certain,
while it is equally certain that yesterday it was no longer
so, save in • comparatively trifling degree. To our.
selves—and, se we amertaieed, to the generality of the
audience—the tones of Titian's lovely voice were not only
heard Mall their clansmen and beauty, even in the softest
passages, but every word she uttered--and her English
sitienliom may serve as • lesson to most of our native siagers
—was heard as distinctly an if she had been singing in • room.
The same thing was the case with all the other solo singers.
Them changes roust be weribed to improvements in the eon.
structien of the orchestra, and to contrivances forgiving the
locality which contains the performers sad the audience
more of the character of • munched!, by preventing the
musical sounds from being (as they were formerly) scattered
and dissipated in the vast expanse of surrounding air. The
@access of those iniprovemeuts seems to begreater than we
could have imagined possible, and is, moreover, truly gm.
illy*, as it will give • new power and effect to the great
Festival performances in the Crystal Palace.
The performance of yesterday was upon the largest scale
that be. as yet been attempted. The chorus and instru-
mean] band consisted of nearly three thousand performers.
The chorus included the sixteen hundred voices of the
London amateur division of the Handel Festival choir
(who are kept in a permanent state of training by regular
rehearsals at Exeter-ball, under Mr. Costa's direction), with
additions from the various professional choirs, the cathe-
drals, the provincial choral societies, and other quarters.
The instrumental band comprised the usual orehest's of
the Sacred Harmonic Society, strengthened by numerous
professional perfonnen sad amateurs of proved ability.
The solo singers were Mdlle. Titiens, Mr. Sims Reeves, and
M. Forums, who sustained the parts of the three angels
in the find and second parts of the oratorio ; and Mr. Sant,
ley and Madame Rudenidorff, who sang the music of Adam
mad Eve in the third part.
This was Kadlle. Titiens' first essay, in this country,
as • singer of sacred music. From her thorough education
she is extensively conversant with her art, and doubtless
acquainted with The Creation. But her school has chiefly
been the statita4e., in singing an oratorio, especially in
the English she woo entering on a new walk of
her profession. In doing so she gained the greatest vocal
triumph that she has yet achieved in England. We can
describe her singing by no other term than perfection.
There is DU music whatever, not even of the greatest Italian
masters, in which the powers of the voice are more beauti.
fully displayed than in that of Flayda, sad this is
especially the case with the music of The Creation.
The music of the part of Gabriel is for a pure
ammo, full of long, sustained tones, intermingled with
beautifully rounded phrases, often very florid, and rising
to high regimes of the scale. It is descriptive, not impas-
sioned, musk. It fills the mind with images of grace and
beauty ; but, io order to do so, the composer's conceptions
must be perfectly radioed. Of all music, this is the most
arduous to the singer. It derives no aid from dramatic
means ; sod the slightest defect of tone, the slightest want
of 'Wish, the smallest impurity of style, may he fatal to the
effect of the whole. From the faintest shadow al such de-
fects the singing of Mdlle. Titiens is flee. Her voice is full,
rich, and mellow, yet light and flexible ; never loud, yet
I sever feeble ; her execution has the articulate clearness of
the fluent instrument ; and her style is all purity and grace.
We hope that she means to give her attention to oratorio
music, and especially that she will sing in the Messiah.
There she win find room for the exercise of every power of
voice, execution, style, awl expression, which the greatest
vocal performer can possibly possess.
Mr. Sims Reeves has been so often heard in this oratorio
that his performance on this occasion calls for no particular
remark. In the famous aocorupenied recitative, "In
splendour bright," which Bmhern used to deliver with such
unapprnachable power, we have heard Mr. Reeves show
greater fire and energy ; but in the beautiful air descriptive
of the creation of man, "In native worth and honour clad,"
he sag most exquisitely. Formes sang like an excellent
Oilman musician, as he is, but his delivery of the recita-
tives was sometimes too slow, and consequently Leavy, and
he onittraittel what we deem the fault of clewing on • note
am edam below that written by the composer—the note
Min, moreover' too low for his voice. Madame Ruder..
dorff sang, as she fails to do, like • true artist ; and
no one has sung the fine music in the part of Adam more
beautifully than Mr. Smatley.
The performance terminated with "God save the
Queen, given with immense effect, the principal solos being
sung by Mdlle. Titiens.
The day was most propitious for this Festival, the
weather being mild awl beautiful. There was consequently
a great influx of vidtors ; their numbers amounting, in
round numbers, to about thirteen thousand.

DRAMA.
ADELPHL

After a month's ovation in Dublin Ms. and Mrs.
Boucicault have returned to the Adelpbi, and the Colleen
Bolen is again nightly drowned and reamed amidst the
enthusiastic plaudits of audiences who cram the house es
eagerly as they dial durinv the first week of the performance
of this most attractive piece.
A very funny little farce called The Turkish Bath has
been produced with perfect success. Messrs. Toole and
Bedford are two showmen out of luck, who start a Turkish
both without the smallest idea of its proper management,
and who are frightened out of their lives by the idea that
they have boiled to death two bathers. There is much fun
both of the verbal and practical kind in this little piece,
which is written by Messrs. M. Williams and F. C.
Burnam/

STRAND.

Mr. IL J. Byron, the well-known burlesque
writer, has made a very creditable debit as a dramatic
author of a higher clams. His new comedy, The Old Story,
la ingeniously coostructirl and well written, and being
capitally played, it thoroughly merited the undoubted sw-
oops which it obtained.

The plot turns upon the adventures of an old bachelor,
Mr. Waverley Brown (Mr. Clarke) who lives in the country
with his pretty niece, sad whose reputed wealth causes him
to he beast by toadies. Two maiden ladies end a desperate
widow make love to him openly. A military fire-enter and
• law pest aim at his mousy bap, through the person of
his mime, to whims they profiles themselves devoted. The
niece esee their plan and sends for a friend, bir.Thompeoe, •
Leedom barrister ; he and Brown plot together, and get •
repot weed about that Brown is ruined. Forthwith all
Webbed' &men him, lave the widow, Yrs. Deadest, who

has overheard the plot, and knows its worth. Bhe re-
doubles her attentions, sod Brown is about to be married to
her, when the news arrives that he really is ruined, and she
at once deserts him. Brown now finds his true friend ill/
Thompson, who proposes for the niece iu the time of dia.
tress ; and a te egrarn, just before the fall of the curtain,
announces that two-thirds of his property have been reoo-
vend from the clerk who had absconded with it.

Mr. Clarke, Mrs.ieit;;, iiiseitoiait,aOdifr7Parselle are
all well suited with characters, nod play them very well.
Mr. Byron is deservedly to be cougratulated on his
success.

BANQUET TO THE EARL OF DERBY AT

THE MANSION-HOUSE.

-.

Last night the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and
lady Mayoress entertained the Earl of Derby and the lead-
ing members of the conservative party to a splendid ham.
quet in the Egyptian Hall, Mansiou-house. Covers were
laid for between 250 and 300 guests, and the dinner, which
was of • most sumptuous kind, was supplied by Messrs.
Bing and Brymer.

On the right of the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress were
the Duke of Rutland, the Duke of Cleveland, the Marquis
sod Marchioneas of Salisbury, the Marquis of Aberoorn, the
Marquis of Bath, the Earl of Shrewsbury, the Earl and
Countess of Warwick, the Earl of Carnarvon, the Earl of
Loam, the Earl of Malmeabury, the Earl of Pow* Se. ; on
the left, the Earl and (bootees. of Derby, Lord and Lady
Chelinefont Mr. Disraeli, M.P., and Mrs. Disraeli, Sir I.
Pekinese, M.P., and Lady Painogton, Lord Stanley, M.P.,
Lady Alice Peel, Genteel Peel, M.P., Mr. Walpole, M.P.,
and Mrs. Walpole, km
The usual loyal toasts having been given,
The LORD ITOR in proposing " The Army, Navy, and
Volunteers," said that among the guests was Sir John
Pakingtoo, who first drew the attention of the country to
the great necessity of making efforts to increase and improve
that important branch of our defences—the navy, when
The Earl of Locale briefly replied on the part of the army.
Sir J. PAR/ROTOR mid he could only attribute his being
called upon to return thanks on behalf of the navy to the
belief that the government of the Earl of Derby, of which
he had been a humble member, had dose their utmost to
increase the strength of the great service, which was the
hest protection of British power, and the beat security for
British tasty. (Cheers.) He was bound to acknowledge
I that the t government had not relaxed those ezer.
bona, Gad grant that the present threatening appearance
of drain in the world might pass away, and that the peace
of the world might be maintained ; bat if unhappily the
public tranquillity were disturbed, be trusted, whether in
I wood or in iron, or in those brave hear* without which
neither wood our iron would be availing, that the navy of
England would be found as competent se ever to maintain
Se glorious character by Se future achievements. (Loud
cheers.)
Lord COLVILLE acknowledged the toast for the velum-
, tars.

T ie LORD MAYOR said be had now to propose the health
of their highly honoured guest, the distinguished head of
the conservative party--(cheers)- of whom that nu-
merous, important, and influential body might be justly I
proud. (Continued cheers.) If. was not only entitled
to the esteem and admiration of the party who gladly
ackowledged him as their head, but also of all who desired
to see au excellent constitution preserved in all its integrity
and efficiency. (Clears.) The noble earl, whose brilliant
eloquence they had often listened to with breathless attest
lion, had frequently inculcated those principles upon whirl
the greatness and security of the empire depended, sod the
same principles animated his supporters and follows'',
who, he was convinced, would lend • willing and ready
sir to his counsels, emanating, as those counsels did, from
an enlightened and mind, and based, se they were, on
the purest • not seeking office for its own
sake, or for any selfish object, although always per-
forming their duty, sad prepared and reedy an any emer-
gency to attend to the call of their Sovereign whenever she
might require them. (Loud cheers.)
Me toast wee drunk with great applause.
The Bari of Dour, in rising to return thanks, was
warmly sod entlineingically cheered. His lordship said—.
My Lord Mayor, ladies, and gentlemen, 1 should indeed be
dead to every sentiment of gratitude, if I were not deeply
moved by the high compliment which your lordship has
been pleased to pay me this day, by the flattering term. in
which you have personally spoken of myself, and by the
cordial and enthusiastic welcome which ham been given by
this greet amembly to the toast which you have done us the
honour to licorice°. (Cheers.) It is among the duties and privi-
leges of your high office, my Lord Mayor, to confer additional
honour and distinction by your invitation to this insignia-
cent hospitality, upon those who fill any important positioa
or who have rendered distinguished services to their country;
ministers of the mown, without distinction of party,
bishop, and clergy of the established church, judger, and
sages of the law, ministers of friendly wers, distinguished
military and naval chiefs, successful diplomatist., alike re-
ceive honour and distinction from being the honoured guest
of the Lord Mayor of the City of Loudon. (Cheers.) But,
my lord, I stand here in none of these capacities. I serve
the crown in no official position. I am not appearing
before you, crowned with the laurels which decorate the
brows of Lord Clyde and Sir Hope Grant ; I do not come
before you with the successful diplomacy of Lord Elgin,
upou whom you are, 1 believe, shortly about to confer the
lame mark of distinction ; and when I look around
me and see so many of my own personal and political
friends, who have paid me the additional compliment of
surrounding ma, I please myself with the idea that the
compliment is intended lees as • personal mark of honour
to myself than as • recognition of the services of the great
conservative party with which for the last twenty-live years
I have been closely united, and which for the last tweuty-
five yams his honoured me with its most generous and un-
deviating confidence ; and which, although I need not say
that the Lord Mayor has any political opinions, I may ven-
ture to say includes among its adherents monthus one mem-
bard the family of the Cubitts. And, my lord, I may may that
during the long time during which I have been con-
nected with that party, 1 have never felt • grader pride
or a higher admiration of their position and their haw-
ing than the present moment. I believe, since the moment
of their unfortunate disruption in 1846, they have never,
at any time, stood so high in the opinion of the country
as they du at the present moment. (Chows.) What hoe
bees called "the ould shade of opposition" failed to
damp their real, or diminish their forbearance; on the
contrary, we see them day by day increasing in numbers
and energy, and every fresh election bears testimony to
the increasing hold which their opiaioas have upon
the country. I believe the country is becoming awake
to the sentiment and conviction that the greatest promisors
am not always the greatest performer,—(cheep)—that the
great cause of social advancement, of legal improvement, of
that much-slimed Shibboleth of civil laud religious liberty,
are at least as safe iu the hands of the conservatives se
the hands of the great liberal party, and that, perhaps,
the peat institutions of the country and the church,
sad the prerogatives of the monarchy, may be •
trifle safer. ((eers.) My lord, it is not, however, of
the growing strength and power of the conservative
party that I feel chiefly proud, it is of the position
, which they occupy at the present inumeut, the like of
'which was, I believe, never occupied by shy party, and
certainly not by any party or any one of the combined
parties in the state opposed to them. It is little—though
that, indeed, is the tact—that such • political party ma
refrain from harassing by opposition • government in
which they have no confidence by any vexatious division or
hostile movement ; but it is no slight thing when a party,
for the support of a government to which they are olinssed. I
sacrifices all their personal feelings for the purpose el
coming dawn, day atter day, not to offer an active oppoei-
tam, but to give • cordial and zealous support to the minis-
tars of the crown, although the conduct of-those ministers is
such as not to inspire them with general meadows. And
yet that in the course which, day after clay, we have seen
I the great conservative party pureeing. (Cheers.) It is well I
known that if the conservative party were to cease the
vigilanceof their atteudaoce in the House of Commons 1
for the protection of her Majesty's government, the noble
viscount at the head of the government would very shortly
sustain the fate of Actaeon, and would be torn to pieces by
hie own followers. (Cheeni, and laughter.) We know that
the element of that liberal party—God save the mark—
is now compered and kept together solely and entirely by
their apprehension and the fear of the limited power of the
great conservative party opposed to them • and that, if for
*se shies week, we were to relax in vigilance, that discord
which now exists would break out into open rebel-
lion, and the Queen's government could not be
carried on during the present session. (Cheers). Day
after day, and week after week, the conservative members
of the House of Commons are going down to that house for
the purpose of assisting her Majesty's government in their
weak and half-hearted opposition to measures of which
they know the danger- sup and assisting them
aimed their allies, the great liberal party, and nut entre-
fluently obtaining triumphs for them—(hear, bear)—ashas
been the ease Wednesday after Wednesday, for some time
past—protesting, not indeed the ministers of the crown,
but that which is of far more importance than any ministry,
the great institutions of the country, against the combined
attacks of the supporters of the ministers, and the
feeble support occasionally given by them to the ministry
itself. (Cheers.) But perhaps it may be asked, if you simnel%
disapprove of the WWse al the government, of the cornea'''.
Soo of the government, and of the composition of the sup-
porters of the government, why take the trouble of attending
day by day in order to keep in office • government of which
you disapprove! My lord, I say that this is a point on
white linew with the greatest admiration mad the greatest
pide the conduct of the conservative tasty. (Hear. bear./
It is little, indeed, for ate like myself, who have obtains.
very undeaervedly the highest honour which • public man
see attain to—it is little for those who have held, and may
spin hold, distinguished situations, to wait their time
with forbearance and patience ; but there are in our ranks
yeeng men actuated by • laudable ambition, panting for
the opportunity of distinguishing themselves, conscious of

their own powers, and conscious, too, of the power of their
own party • and I say that those who repress their personal
and politacl feelings, and so give their assistance to a go-
vernment which they distrust, show marks of self-restraint
and evidence of such forbearance and discipline which only a
corps like themselves, essentially volunteers, could exhibit—
& forbearance and discipline winch may well put to shams
that of veteran armies, lead by distinguished leaders. (Hear
and cheers.) And depend upon it, as in war so in polities.
' ffelf-oontrol, forbearance, discipline, watching for the right
time, if they are not more effectual in winning battles, are
certainly reefs effective in winning a campaign than the
most brilliant valour and most daring enterprisc. (Cheers.)
It is these qualities which I see with the deepest admira-
tion in that party which does me the honour to place its
confidence in me, and follow my advice. But I say
again, Why do we take this course? Why! Hecate' we
are firmly convinced that whatever our personal advantage
might be, it is for Md. advantage of the country—that
country whose interests see, and I hope always will be,
the pnms object of tire attachment. (hear, hear,
and cheers.) It is for' ' interests of the country that
O
there should not be t changes of the government.
(Hear, hear.) We disele•-40 see a strong government,
though 1 fear we have acit neat present. I must confess
honestly that I do not see a Mode of forming a strong go-
vernment, but that which must prejudice the country
is • succession of weak 'torments and of perpetual
change, creating em . ent and inconvenience to the
sovereign--embarraesnient to all our foreign and
diplomatic relations,. and embarrassment and want of
steadiness in carrying on the internal policy. of the country.
(Hear, hear.) And we mow by past experience that if, by
any hasty move, or ang oesitonaPitieeeei we were to
do that which it is little le may that any week or
any fortnight we might have an opportunity of
doing, namely, to compel the resignation of the
government—we know well that the union of tt=
servative petty in office would lead again to those re-
newed combinations among the disorganised liberal party
which would again cause another change and again dis-
turb the social and political arrangements of the coun-
try. (Cheers.) It is for this reason--and I know it to
be an honest, patriotic, and sound reason—that we deem it
our policy, as far as we can, to support and maintain the
present ministry in office at the same time exercising over
them or over their advanced supporters that 000trul and
that regulating power which belong to a party so great,
so numerous, and so powerful as ourselves. (Cheers.)
But, my lents, I cannot say I look with sidle
faction on the state of parties in this country. I look, above
all, with deep regret and deep concern upon the position
of the remnant of that once great whig party, which, while
it was honoured by the names of such men as Grey,
Brougham, and Macintosh, I deemed it en honour to be-
long to; and I see with deep regret and concern men of
distinguished character and gifted telent,and great emLnefn
perhaps from • honourable, but, 1 think, a m'
fidelity to • same, and overlooking entirely the difference
of principle which those name. conceal and cover—l say
that I deeply regret to see them allying themselves with
men from who principles and politics they wholly dimwit,
and dragged into giving reluctant support to measures
and men, of which and of whom they do not hesitate to
speak in the most disparaging terms, and who in return, I
am bound to say, reciproate, without stint or reserve, that
amount of personal affection and friendship which Is known
to subsist between the extreme of the great liberal patty.
(Cheers and laughter.) I say, my lord, that I regret the
position of the honourable sod distinguished members of
the whig party, between whom and the great conserva-
tive party there is at present little if any differ's*, of
principle, if they were only allowed to act upon their
own convictions and opinions. (Hear, hear.) I re-
gret, I must say, that a gentleman with every qualifi-
cation which can charm and delight an audience
—a man with the highest power of oratory of any
in England—once • distinguished member of the great
conservative party, representing still one of the most duals-
guiMed mod conservative constituencies in the kingdom--bas
lent himself, his great ability, his great power, and seduc-
tive eloquence to making himself the Coryplieus and the
mouthpiece of that party whose policy and opinions are
most repugnant to every constitutional lover of his country
—of a party who, dissatisfied with that wide and extensive
liberty of speech which we enjoy in this country, was de-
sirous to take a pattern for our instruction from that greet
republic, the stability of whose institutions and whose
solidity and firmness are undergoing at this moment so
melancholy • proof, and rather suggesting approaching dis-
solution to the minds of even their greatest admirers, that
there may be some bonds of union for which it
would be worth while to sacrifice Dome opinions in
order to substitute those Londe which exist between • loyal
people and a constitutional monarchy. If I may be per-
mitted to pass for a moment from permits to a state of
political affairs, I would say that there never was at any
time • rnomest when it was more important that those
who have to deal with public affairs in England should
exercise the greatest amount of moderation, of temper,
of judgment, and of forbearance. With regard to
foreign potentates, I believe that is the policy which
ought to be pursued by this country. There is little, if
any differences of opinion among Englishmen, or any
class of Englishmen. We all have • natural sym-
pathy for compeers which are desirous to extend their
liberty and to support their own rights. We all sym-
pathise with their efforts to obtain that amount of con-
stitutional liberty which we have long enjoyed and know
how to appreciate ; but, on the other hand, every English-
man is desirous that those rights should be won by the
countries themselves, not obtained by the intervention of
other powers—that other countries should not he stimu-
lating and exciting to secret intrigues, sod fomenting
discontents among the populations of countries with which
they are in alliance. (Cheers.) We have no object to
pursue—we having nothing to gain ourselves. All we
desire, and I believe this is the universal feeling of
Englishmen with respect to our foreign policy, is that
the influence of this great country should be used for the
purpose of maintaining the peace of the world, conciliating
differences, soil securing to all that peace which is the great-
est herald of that prosperity which we ourselves know how
to enjoy and value. But in the present state of Europe we
are unhappily compelled by the necessities of our position
to incur a heavy and grievous expenditure, to submit to op-
pressive and onerous burdens of taxation, because there is
one object, and one primary object, in empires= with
which everything else sinks iota insignificance ; and that
is the maintenance of the naval, and especially of the
military power of this great country. (Cheese) It may
be desirable for other countries to increase their naval
power—it may be desirable for them to increase their
armed force to an amount we cannot pretend to rival—but
if we permit any power, or any two powers, to be
more powerful than ourselves at sea, from that moment the
independence of the country will be in jeopardy. In order
to avoid such • calamity, if other nations are making great
warlike preparations this country will cheerfully submit to
any sacrifice, to any amount of taxation, to any burden, for
the purpose of insuring the independence, promoting the
strength, and securing the prosperity of the country
(Cheers.) But there is one party to which I have already
referred, who desire peace at all price—(hear, hear)--but
who desire to obtain that peace in • manner which
is moat certain to destroy their hopes and expectations—
(cheere)—vix, by depriving the country of resources which
will enable it in awe of necessity to carryon war. That patty
say, the object of this country is peace, and we will make
peace absolutely necessary, because e e will deprive the mini-
sters of the crown of those means and of that amount of
finance which are necessary for keeping up the establishments
of the country. That le the party to which I before referred,
whose views and whine arguments are as I said before,
most repugnant to the feelings and to the honour of every
man who values the institutions of this country. Aod I
muotsay it has been with the deepest regret—though ne man
desires a heavy weight 14 taxation, DO man desires unne-
marry expenditure—but I must say that it has been with
regret, not unmingled with surpnse, that I have heard a
Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his place in the House of'.
Commons, censuring the exorbitant amount of the expend I
turn of the country, and taking on himself to blame and
censure those very estimates for which himself is penonally
responsible as minister of the crown. (Cheers.) I will
vesture to say this, that while the conservative party is,
se it has always
i bees desirous to check any unneces-
sary waste, there s no amount of finance, no
mount of pecuniary assistance it would withhold from
the ministers of the Crown, and which would not
be cheerfully given by the representatives of the people
to support the great national interest of the country.
(Cheers.) But then I think, upon the other baud, that we
have • right to expect that the lairieu of that taxation
shall be distributed in such a minuet as to press lightly
upon the permanent sources of the interest and property of
the country—that it should by raised, not no some persons
desire, and as appears to be the favourite system of
finance at the present day—pressing with all its con-
centrated weight, first upon the accumulated sad
realised produce of successful industry, than which
I can conceive no principle more discouraging and
injurious in a great commercial country, and
next, that it should be concentrated with all
its weight upon a few articles of foreign import,
but these articles being. those which enter as neces-
saries of life in the primary and principal consump,
Hun of even the humblest family in this country—l say
1 that to concentrate in these objects—namely, realised
property and the prime necessaries of life—the burden of
the taxation of the country is an injurious, westeful, and
an improvident application of its resources. It does this—
'it shares that which could afford taxation, and it falls
wastefully and extravagantly, and with an mount of taxa-
tion difficult to Le borne, or those resources of revenue
which it ought to touch lightly, except in the presence
' of a great emergency, and thereby deprives you of the
greatest power which you have, when that emergency
comes, of suddenly increasing the revenues of the country.
I have ventured to touch upon these topics bemuse at this
moment a miesticsa is pending in one of the house' of
parliament with respect to the appropriatioa of the
sthaurptiustheofHtote. present ynes,,ir...
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carefullydabod trust
that the House of ionsi.iius will carefully and dili-
gently consider the various moles which may Le proposed
to them fur the distribution of that preserved surplus—l say