The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-06 00:00:00

may be well proud of that matchless army which, main-
taieing discipline amidst hardships so incredible, and
earning renown against such formidable odds, has trans-
ferred its encampment to the very fortress of the enemy,
and now holds in Sebastopol a material guarantee for the
rights of nations and the demands of justice. (Cheers.)
It is not here, and I hope it would not be anywhere, that
I would dwell on what has been urged, I think, some-
what hastily, in some of the newspapers, in mitigation of
our joy at the. victory for which we have rendered up our
thanksgivines to the Divine Arbiter of human destinies.
It is true that we did not storm the Malakhoff, and
therefore had not as direct and immediate a share in the
taking of Sebastopol as the French—but what then !
Look at that emblem before you ; it is inscribed with
the initials of Victoria and Napoleon, surrounded by
the same wreath. (Hear.) What does that mean ? Why,
it means that England and France are a single ermy—
(loud cheers)—and that the glory of the one is the glory
of the other. Do you believe there is any Frenchman
who would deny us our full share of the laurel tree which
took its root on the hills of Alma because the last gale
in the storm of battle drifted its leaves towards the ranks
of the French ? (Hear.) Why, in the next turn of the
wind those leaves might be drifted towards us. But,
gentlemen, I will never for the paltry purposes of damag-
ing a Government to whom I may have been opposed
no, I never will consent to disparage English soldiers—
(hear)—and though I will not —upon imperfect and hasty
evidence censure an absent general, for whom,
as for all military appointments, the 'Government alone
can be held responsible, still therels one useful and most
wholesome lesson that ought to be impressedetepon our
minds, for we Englishmen can bear to be told of our
faults; and I have always observed through life that
the man who is most painfully sen-itive to the fear of
failure; is always the man most sure of ultimate success.
(Appl +tide.) Mr. Fox once said in the House of Com-
mons that when England went to war she could not de-
pend upon the amount of her physical force, but that she
must depend upon the superiority of her civilised intelli-
gence—that it was not to be expected that she could
bring the largest armies into the field, but that it was
to be expected that the army which she did bring should
have the best weapons, the best ammunition, the best
commissariat, the wisest strategy, the most skilful com-
manders, and the amplest avail of all modern facilities and
inventions; in short, all that the highest degree of
sation could give to intelligence. (Hear.) Well, gentle-
men, I am afraid we must all acknowledge without dis-
tinction of parties, that in those points in which we had a
right to look for success we have notoriously failed. We
have relied chiefly, and not in vain, upon what our an-
cestors relied upon—the ehivally of their gentlemen and
the pluck of their soldiers—(applause)—but we must all
acknowledge that we have a great deal to learn before we
can fairly say we have brought the entire force of Eng-
lish intelligence and civilisation in 1855 to bear against
the enemy that we have assumed the right to despise as
barbarians. And, therefore, whatever Government is in
power—no matter what party is uppermost—l say it is
our imperative duty, as Englishmen and as men of senee,
to force into all our departments, military and civil, that
intelligence which it is our boast to possess, and without
which we may indeed beat our enemy, but at the price
of the most fearful less,, and at the risk of impairing our
position as a wise and enlightened people in the eyes of
our allies and the judgment of less friendly nations.
(Hear.) Well, gentlemen, it was with that view—if you
will allow me to refer for a single moment to the mo-
tion, which, by your kindness in electing me as your
representative, I introduced in the House of Commons,
and I may do so without irritating political differences,
for it was cat tied without one dissentient voice—l say,
it W 29 with that view I ;rained the resolution to which,
in my opinion, Parliament and Ministers are bound that
at the very earliest period they would so revise all our
public establishments as to bring into all the largest
available amount of that energy and intelligence which
distinguishes the people of this country. And now, gen-
lemen, since you have called me up to address you as a
member of Parliament, may I claim the right to say one
word on behalf of that assembly. I am sure that you
will grant me that indulgence, as my observations shall
have no reference to politics. You wi'l all remember
that the 'net House of Commons was elected under very
different circumstances from those in which we now find
ourselves. The majority were united upon a commer-
cial principle, under leaders, some of whom, like Lord J.
Russell and Sir J. Graham, had long official experience,
and very great and justly deserved Parliamentary re-
nown. Other leaders, like Mr. Cobden and Mr. Bright,
were conspicuous for their eloquence—the surpassing elo-
quence—with which they supported popular opinions ;
while Mr. Gladstone, a host iu himself, combined all the
attributes of the most captivating and consummate ora-
tor. Well, is it not to the credit of that majority—is it
not to the credit of that house —aud does it not show
the independence of that assembly, that all the talent,
popularity, position, and virtues of those leaders could
.not rally around them the men they were accustomed to
command, the moment their followers thought they had
separated their opiniontefrom the honour of England and
the cause of eternal justice. (Enthusiastic cheers.) This
much I will say on behalf of the majority from whom I
have often differed. But let me say this on behalf of
the minority, with whom I have for the most part acted,
and with whose sentiments I ael most familiar. I say
you cannot misjudge that minority more than by sup-
posing that they, or those who may be regarded as their
leaders, are unduly anxious for the transfer of political
power. I declare that during the whole of the startling
vicissitudes of last session I saw with sincere admiration
their absorbing anxiety to make the safety of the coun-
try, the maintenance of the army, :led the honour of the
Crown paramount to all other considerations. (Cheers.)
As for myself, as a member of Parliament, I say to you,
in my proud position as one of the members for the
county of Heetford, that I never will, either from
party motives, or, God forbid, from personal ambition,
be an instrument to displace any Government which
shall seem to me firmly and skilfully to maintain the
national honour, and finally to conclude our quarrel.
(Hear.) Neither will I, on the other hand, stoop to
support any Government from whose feeble or faithless
hands the sword would drop paralysed, or the olive
branch be dishonoured. (Applause.) But, gentlemen,
never let us forget that we fight not for dominion nor
revenge. We fight for another and different object—we
fight for the tranquillity of Europe, and for its defence.
(Hear.) Never, in the flush of triumph, or fear of dis-
aster, or heat of contest, let our passions blind us to
those definite objects, and never let us be content with
less. Duly mindful of the horrors of carnage, and the ini-
quity of vengeance, do not let us, by demanding more
than we are entitled to claim, become the scourge of
humanity, instead of being, what we now are, its shield
and defence. (Hear, hear.) As for myself, I acknowe
ledge that in many respects I am most inadequate to re-
present you. I know that lam very often led from
right judgment either by my own prejudices, or by he
throb and pressure of political strife, by which men of
the coolest heads and firmest footing ere sometimes
jostled into a wrong d.rection ; but in one respect I feel
fully persuaded that I will represent you truly— tbat I
will represent you all, no matter what your party or
politics ; no matter whether you record your votes
against me in the polling booth at the next election or
not. In one respect I know I shall represent you all.
In all my judgments, whether they be right or wrong,
I know that I shall carry the hear.; of an Englishman,
hating oppression, scoraing treachery, mourning as a
private grief over every national disaster or discredit,
but exulting as a private joy over every national glory
and success. The hon. baronet concluded amid enthu-
siastic cheers.

Mr. ABEL SMITH, as one of the members of tbe county,
also responded to the toast in a brief speech.
Mr. C. W. PULLELlafterwards gave " Tae Labourers"
i❑ P n eloquent speech ; and several complimentary toasts
followed in the course of the evening,.

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT MESSRS. MYERS'S TIMBER-
YARD, LAMBETH.—Yesterday Mr, W. Carter held an in-
quest at the Old Guildford Barge, Belvedere-road, Lam-
beth, on the body of William Burr, aged 34, a workman
in the employ of Messrs. Myers, the builders, of Ordnance-
wha.rf„Lambeth. The evidence proved that the deceased,
on Wednesday iast, was employed emptying a barge of
lime lying at the wharf, and whilst passing a stack of
solid oak logs weighing between three and four tons, the
whole fell over, and be became buried beneath the
weight. He was extricated as soon as possible, when
hlis
it
was found that his leg and thigh were fractured
jaw and back broken. Medical assistance wasbp: andnrog onoeured,
but life was quite extinct. The occurrence
over which no one had any control, the jury returned a
verdict of Accidental death.
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