Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-31 00:00:00

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TAR DUcurss OF KF,NT.—We regret to learn that the
Duchess of Kent continues to suffer severely from the affec-
tion which has recently occasioned so much anxiety in the
public mind. .Her Royal Highness was stated to be a little

better on Saturday, and yesterday passed over without a
relapse. Sir Benjamin Brodie, Sir James Clark, and
Mr. Brown, of Windsor, are in (dose attendance on the illus..,

trious duchesq

MR. ROEBUCK OX POLITICS AND THE

WAR,

At a dinner given on the occasion of the inauguration of
a new line of steam-ships from Milfordhaven, on Saturday,
Mr. Roebuck, in speaking to the toast of " The House of
Commons," said : We haze to ehoose•npon the rth of Tune
whether we shall have Lord Palmerston or Lord Derby for
Prime Minister. That-is the question which the House of
Commons will have to decide. I see before me the members
for Galwav and MerthynTydvil, who will be found in the
Opposition camp when that decision is come to. And I, in
what camp shall I be? I shall be in the camp of the people
of England, and that camp I sincerely believe to be opposed
to Lord Palmerston. (Cheers and cries of " Bravo.") Oh
there is no " bravo "'in it. (A laugh.) It is a miserable!
contingency—it is like the, war in Italy—whichever side is
uppermost mischief must come. (Cheers and laughter.)
What am Itodo ? lam a poor independent member, and
have to choose between one side or the other, and I
say" that the least mischief, may come from not changing
the Administration, and, what is more, I believe that we
shall succeed in preventing that change. (Cheers.) I
know that there has.. been a combination. I '

;one down to Pembrol

that the ladies have met. (A laugh.) I know tl
has been made, but England has been forgotten.
consideration which is regarded is that of th

The only

themselves; but, as anindependnnt member, my considera-
tion is England, and for England's sake I say for God's
sake---don't choose Lord Palmerston. (Cheers.) I know
well what I shall encounter by saying this. I knowperfectly
well there is no party:so admirable in the use of calumny as
the Whio• party, and everything. that calumny can devise,
or that lying can supply, will be adopted by that party.
(Cheers.) I full well understand the case, and the words I
am employing, and I believe that the result will be as I
now predict, that the House of Commons Will not change
the uresent Administration for that hurried compact which
!tided to be made between Lord John Russell
) Lord John Russell
?,d himself as to take
he has

is now pr
and Lor

advice from me, but upon the' present o
carefully abstained from that course, and not one word
have I 'heard either from him or his followers of the
new compact made at Cambridge-house. I have found
that Lord Palmerston is false and hollow, and that
as to his being a Liberal,. what his own Solicitor-
General, Mr. Stuart Wortley, said at the late West
Riding election, when some person called him a Liberal,
"Don't be too sure of that,'.' applied. to that noble lord.
(A laugh.) I was sure of it once, I am, now dispossessed of
that belief, and I am convinced that the great enemy of the
Liberal party is now to be found in Lord Palmerston, and
upon that ground I will oppose hiin. I opposed

and, God willing, we shall be successful. (Cheers.) Time
will show, it runs apace, and the 7th of June will rapidly
en your• friend and• the member for Merthyr

come. an

Tydvil will have an c

tunity of showing what he thin

o will properly conduct the

be enabled to say w

of Lord Palmerston. I
he believes he is a• Minister
affairs of England in the interests of the country,
whether he believes the combint
John Russell is oris not a men
break up the power of I

of European d

present
in Ital

tion Between him an.d. Lord
calculated to

ism
Eurol
at- the pi

Think wh

low trot

would occur at the

;nt moment we get rid of

out any power to govern or control this country, we
should be answerable, not only to the people of England of

the p'r(

but

I belie

ill follow. (Cheer
‘re will be the tour

for every Mischief

fy object is to vindicate wha
the House of Commons.

cannot believe that that House will so far forget its duty
and forfeit its power over the people of England as to return
into the council for the Government of this country one so
utterly inefficient as Lord Palmerston. I was told by very
high authority, before I left London, that Lord John.
Russell and Lord Palmerston had made up their differ-
ences, that Lord Palmerston was to be Prime Minister, and
that Lord John Russell was to, serve under him. In the
present condition of things. I think that would be a
great mischief. Lord Palmerston's appearance as First
Minister of the Crown would. he throughout the whole
Continent a torch of war. (Cheers, and cries of " Oh,
oh." War I object to, and I believe that England
cannot gain by going tio war with any Power °tithe Con-
tinent. Our great interest is peace. Let others tear them-
selves to pieces; let France and Austria fight as long as
they please ; but England to, look on quietly if they wish
to destroy themselves, and should only be opposed to any
Power which may be thoroughly victorious. Suppose
Austria was to be the conqueror, what would be the result ?
Why, that. Italy would be what she has, been ever since the
world began—at the feet of some other power. Look back
either into ancient or modern Italy, and there was not to be
found the sian of any self- government in any part of that
no doubt flourished in the middle ages. Italy
ler people made•
t the people were always great,

country. A

was great

wonderful intellec

her great, ,bat the differen

and prevented united action and government. 'take the
other side of the picture. Suppose France victorious,
what would you have ? You would have Frenchmen
governing Etruria, Romagna, Naples, and Savoy. I know
that Kossuth; who has but one idea, says that the victory of
Austria would be injurious to the other nations of the-
world. But what have other nations done for the world
compared with that which England has achieved ?'
England is now at the very apex of civilisation—she is- the
torch of liberty. All that is great and liberal'in, the:
government of mankind has emanated from England, and
I cannot but think that the victory of France over Austria
would, by being detrimenal to the interests of England,
be injurious to the best interests of the world. I' know
that Kossuth, with his wonderful eloquence, an& others
of his friends, will say that I am wrong, but time
will show that lam right. Time has shown. that over
and over again in my past life. When I began, life, men
said I was mad • they join me now. (Cheers.) Now I
turn to the locality in which we are assembled, and I say
that the navy of this country is that which can, alone pre-
serve her successfully from the attacks of hostile Powers.
England depends upon her fleet. The liberty- of the world
is maintained by the power of England, aid that rower
mainly resides iu her fleets. (Cheers.) I. hope you will

'give me for introducing tt

a politician all my life, I

I have
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id as the

political' topic

I look to En
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1p speaking. what I think

reat sun of my exister.

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