Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-22 00:00:00

SIB JAMES GRAHAM ON THE INDIAN CRISI

-1 At-Carlisle, a few days ago, the foundation stone of a
new dock, to be called the Silloth lhek, was laid by Sir
James Graham in the presence of thousands of spectators,
arid a large assemblage of the nobility and gentry of the
neighbourhood. After referring to the commercial advan-
tagee of the work now commenced, and wishing success to
the enterprise, Sir James made the for° wing pointed al-
lueleiso to the present crisis.in India : —" lcannot on an
occasion like this, dissemble fr in you that great national
disasters have come suddenly upon us. Many of us have
Probably, in a distant part of the B-ritish dominion; eons,
daughter, and relatives whom we love, and whose position
there we regard with anxiety. When there is a fire raging
it does not become us tie asle what are the causes of that
-fires our frost duty as men is to extinguish, it. -Lam sure I
'appeal to the united hearts- of every portion. of the British
people when' I say that than empire which our fathers-
wen by their gallantry, by their courage, and by their con-
• statcy„ it would be unworthy ns--we should- be degene-
rated indeed—if that which a' century has won, by our
timid misconduct were lost ire en hour. lam satisfied,
therefore, that the determinations:4We British people will
be unanineoo, that that empire• which we have' won. with
our best hearts' blood, and with the blood of our oeildren,
we are -ready to preserve—and- that' as one man we-shall
r:soin:defence of our great possessions in India. 'Me loss
of that empire would be the commeneenteot of our down-
fall—the maintenance of it will prove that wie have not de.
generated. And as I have before told you n'tat concord is•
strength and a certain security of euecese,. so letenll minor
divisions- and strifes be .forgotten among us. Let us as
a united, people, inabe a great of art and .sus sin the-
honour and integrity of. the- British dominion 0 At a
subsequent part of the day, Sirjanies Grahainagan e adverted
to the state of affairs in India. . He said s—"l have the
•deepest conviction that neither ties army- nor tin s navy of'
the present day will be found to be degeoeratet L Teat
army and that navy, all forced and compulsory service-
"being sow- ac an end, are volunteers,- They are drawn.
'from the great body of the people of this country. I say
with pride and satisfaction that, now growing an ole' man,.
do perceive in the great body of. the people of this ce un try,
-within the last quarter of a century, the most marks d im-
provement. Thy are more highly intelligent. Thi sy are
.better instructed. Their love of. libeety ds not abatede; but
the-love of order- is- more universally pervading. And a
people 'so free; so. iissiructe(3,lq- nature-so gallant, Carr. not,
in fnyeipinion, fail tO-send fo'rth :fo the most distant p arts
of the.earth soldiers and sailors—freeinen -like themselves,
volunteers-, to-uphold the • honour ot their native land, to
suStaite the renown of our flag; and to:prevent that ignominy
,that each an. empire as ours.shOold perish. Ido not be-
liove it. An empire which the Olives and Wellesleys have
won a-Canning wilt not look. As relates to-our army there
are traits in the characters of the men who have gone
forth to take the command wnich, did despondency exist in
,anyequarter,would forbid it to be general. Just think of
Sir Colin Campbell. I will mention a trait wide respect to
him. He was not chosen for the command-in-chief in the
'Crimea, when the-late lamented Lord Reglandieft, though
senior officer. A junior officer was appointed.. Her Majesty
notified, to Sir Co in Campbell that it would be to the
'great disadvantage of this country if-he 'did not take the
place of second in command; and regardless of; all routine
hand the precedents ot the service he. went.- out and served
under his junior officer. That man hasnow gone to take
the command-in-chief in India. He knows--that country
well;, he was a follower of Sir Charles Napier ;,heir embaed
with the spirit of a soldier- and Highlander e and if he
;foiled to do his duty his right hand would; indeed have
forgot its cunning. Then there was Wyndham of the Red an
.member for the cournyof Norfolk, occupyieg.a position in
the House of Commons which any man might be proud. of..
He scatters every personal consideration to the w ind.
While there was peace in India he-refused comm and..
When. war breaks our, he offers his r.,,,rvices, leases Pi lrlia-
meut and Norfolk, and everything attractive, and goes forth
to take the second place und'sr S,ir Colin Casept ,ell Lx
might multiply instances, but I bid you nonfor a to toment
to think of desponding. I am saeisfied that the se who-
have gone firth partake of .the spirit which; aeste ites the.
people of this country, that we haze not degenerated, that
the difficulty will be overcome, that when. oven some, the
causes that have led to this misfortune wilt r' sceive the
most anxious consideration of the Legislature... " Proper re-
• medies must and will he applied, bet the emptit e must be
saved, and by the blessings of Providence', h lax' to no doubt
that we shall prosper,"

INTIMIDATION EXTRAOMIS. ikRY

LUDICROUS, CASE AT A 0 °UM./ COLIiT.

At the Manchester County Court, om "Thursday.„ before
R. Brandt, E.q, judge, came on for Do paring the case of
"Southern v. Fletcher," in which the*pla intiff, a solicitor,
of Manchester, sued the. defendant, Henry _Fletcher,
engraver, of Swan Court, for £1 ti le balane3 of a bill
amounting to .E 24 7s. 2d. for work done in defending an
action in thaßourt of Record, ant/ foi! advising and con-