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London, England, 1864-05-18 00:00:00

in the head of the Lancashire operative. (Hear.)
Although no d,ul:t certain advantcgee which wf.rt
e.s.pectzd to be reapill by that measure had not come
about, and although those connected with the agri-
cultural interest had not such prosperity as they
might have had, still it was impossible for them not
to feel that they did derive some advantage from
the continued prosperity of the great contiguous
towns ; and although they might provide the people's
bread cheaper, yet they found some advantage in
selling them their beef and mutton. (Hear, hear.)
These commercial changes had had a great develop-
ment under the wise and courageous administration
of Mr. Gladstone. The commercial treaty with
France had opened out a great prospect of pros-
perity to this country, the future of which he
thought we were authorised to judge of when we
see that, even with that great calamity which had
happened through the entire stoppage of our
American trade, nevertheless our revenue sustains
itself in full vigour ; and in these times, when all
the world besides is getting into debt, we can hold
up the flag and say," Here is a surplus." (Applause.)
As to political changes, there were few to speak of,
because mainly there had been a certain degree of
contentment as to the present distribution of the
political power of the country, which had inclined
no large body of the people to be enthusiastically
interested in any great change. The two political
parties in the House of Commons were placed in a
position now in which neither could say one word
against the other upon this matter. Each had had
a Reform Bill, and each had entirely failed. There-
fore, so far as that went, they were quite on
a par, and whatever was to happen on that
question in the future must happen upon a clear,
new, and positive basis. He (Lord Houghton)
should hold in that assembly of which he was now
a part the language which he had held in that room
—namely, that, without determining precisely how
any change in the representation of the country
should take place, he did think it would be most
dangerous for any portion of the people of this coun-
try to think that they were absolutely and positively
excluded for ever from any participation in the
working of the Constitution. The great point was
to keep the doors of the Constitution open to the
people. The regulation as to how they were to en-
ter it and what circumstances were to debar them
from it were matters of judgment on the one side
and of will on the other. Let it be clearly and once
understood that it was neither the interest nor the
desire of any class in this country to prevent the
admission within the pale of the:Constitution of any
body of men who combine an earnest desire to pos-
sess that privilege with a determination to exercise

it honestly and independently—let that once be
clearly understood, and there was an end to all dan-
ger on the question of reform. (Hear.) Let there
be no positive exclusion ; let it not be said that such
a man should never come within the pale of the
Constitution; but let me say—and he, for one, did
say—that the suffrage was not a natural right to
which every man was born, that the suffrage was
not a privilege which was to be conferred arbitrarily
and accidentally, but it was a solemn duty which the
men of this country were called upon to perform;
and if their fellow-citizens believed they could per-
form that duty faithfully, honestly, and indepen-
dently, then, and then only, had they a right to de-
mand and to receive it. (Applause.) The noble lord
then referred to the part he had taken in the educa-
tion question and also as to the reformation of crimi-
nal offenders and the proposed abolition of capital
punishment. He concluded by saying that, so far
as he could see the future of England would not be
dimmed or obscured by any serious political diffi-
culties. There were not among us any of those
questions of difference of race and difference of
religion which in Denmark and in Poland were
causing so much calamity. Certainly the Irish
question had been a grave one, and was hardly yet
settled ; but the tendency was all right in that way.
The tendency on the part of England was to do
everything which could be done compatible with
the security of the empire for the full development
and advantage of Ireland, without distinction of
race or creed. (Cheers.) Therefore, with such
great social advantages and with what he trusted
would be the application given to what he had said
with respect to the political position of the people,
drawing no distinction of class, but combining one
with the other—the gentry with the tradesman,
the tradesman with the man he employs—all bound
together by one etlain of mutual advantage and
mutual interest, he feared nothing for the future
of England. (Applause.)

;iverpool and the Cotton Trade of the
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freights of English ships, b) carrying trade is
completely taken out of the hands French owners. It
was thought that when, in consequenc,' of the American
war, European manufacturers were obliged seek for a
larger supply of cotton from Turkey and Egypt, te.le greater
part would be transported by French ships to Marse. ; lleB
It was so in 1862, but since then things have changed, ant+
it is for the greater part by English vessels that the cotton
of the Levant is brought to Europe, and it is at Liverpool
that it is deposited. Levant exporters and many houses at
Marseilles freight at Alexandria and in England English
steamers, They load them with cotton, and send them not
to Marseilles, but to Liverpool—first, because freight is
lower for Liverpool than for Marseilles; and, secondly, be-
cause the cotton market has less resources at Marseilles
than at Liverpool, Such is the invading power of the
British, the illoni!eur observes with simple candour,
that Liverpool will this year receive two-thirds of the
cc,tton from the Levant, which it was an utter
stranger to a year or two ago. If things go on
in this way Marseilles, in spite of its geographical
position will soon get no cotton but what Liverpool vouch-
safes to leave it. In order to prove how serious the evil ie,
the llfoniteur quotes letters from Syrian to Marseilles mer-
chants. The first is dated the 30th of January, and runs
thus :—" I have not been able to put on board the last
steamer the cotton which I had in store, and as it is very
difficult to load the steamers of the Messageries Imperiales,
as they often refuse cargoes, and as, on the other handha, the
news of the fall up to the 23d inst. has reached me, Ihave
decided on sending it to Liverpool, on board an English
steamer, for a very reasonable freight. I must tell you, for
your guidance, that many persons have done like me, and,
as we receive every month at least four English ships
which do not depend on the postal service, and as with
them merchandise is not exposed to be sent about at great
risk and expense from the shore to the ship and from the
ship to the shore during the night and during the winter,
it necessarily follows that a great quantity of cotton will
actually pass Marseilles. I shall continue sending to you,
but my merchandise will not be so frequent nor so regular
as it has been, and to leave it here is imprudent, if pur-
chase be now stopped."
Another writes from Syria on the 3d of February :—" I
shall probably have to send you about 59 bales, which will
be ready on the coast between Cyprus and Naplousim—l
say probably, because it is too much for one's patience to
attempt sending by the Messageries Imperiales. I have
implored like a beggar; it is intolerable, and I have more
resources and regularity in sending to Liverpool. I fully
intended consigning several cargoes toyou, but with the
Messageries Imperiales it is impossible. 1 must give it up,
though I might gain by it. I ate of opinion that a great
quantity of cotton will go to England."
Again, from the same place on March s—" Since my last
of the 2d instant we have news from England. Several
houses here, as well as myself, are informed that the Syrian
cotton begins to be in good demand, and are led to hope for
good prices for what we send. News to this effect has stopped
on the coast, and particularly at Merzina, We expect three
English steamers here, and we shall send to Liverpool."
The fifolateur Industrie' says on this that the company
of the Messageries Imperiales, subsided, in other words,
protected, by the Government, should lower its freight,
which is far too high, and enable French merchants to com-
pete 'with England for the Levant trade, which was once
almost entirely in French hands, but which has now passed
out of them.

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Mr, Stansfeld, M,P„ a,t Halifax.

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EALIPA S., May 17.
This afternoon a very large meeting, at which Aunt,
3,000 or ;0,000 people were present, was held in the Manu-
facturere' Piece Hall, Halifax, when a piece of plate, value

about 300 guineas, was given to Mr. Stansfeld by his con-
stituents, as a token of appreciation of his past services,
and as a mark of confidence reposed in him by Lis political

r.iends. The testimonial consists of a magnificent candela-

brum, holding 16 candles; the pillar is beautifully deco-
rated with foliage. Around the base of the pillar arc four
shields; one bears the arms of the Halifax corporation,
ano'.her is intended for the arms of the Stansfeld family,
the third for a crest and motto, and the fourth bears the
following inscription :—" Presented at the Piece Hall,
Halifax, on Whit-Tuesday, 1861, to James Stansfeld, jun,,
Esq., M.P. for that borough, as an expression of the esteem
and confidence with which he is regarded by his consti-
tuents."

Mr. Stamitid and his supporters met at the White SViall

Hotel at hail-past two o'clock, and walked in procession to
the Piece Hall a little before three o'clock. There were
two bands of music in the procession. The town had a very
animated appearance, and many of the shops were closed.
Mr. John Crossley, the chairman of the Presentation Com-
mittee, presided.
Mr. CROSSLEY having made the presentation in the name

of his townsmen,
Mr. STINsrELD stood forward and said it was barely a
year since he addressed them from that very spot. He
sought then to ask their approval of a step which ho had
ventured to take, he having then just joined her Majesty's
present Administration. He now camo before them again
—he was going to say to ask their confirmation of another
step, but that vast assembly and that testimonial were in
themselves a complete justification of the course he had
latterly taken. (Cheers.) He did not come before them to
utter any unmanly complaint of usage to which he might
have been subjected, or to sacrifices which he had to make:;
but he freely confessed that he perceived the necessity and
felt the duty of relinquishing with both anxiety and regret
the post which ho had held for so short a time. To that
post he had given himself with singleness of purpose, and
with no stint of time and labour. In the midst of the attack
of which he had been the object, he was able to show to the
House of Commons and the country that the accounts of
the numerous and vast ship-building and sLag-repairing
establishments had been placed on a footing which would
bear comparison with any private firm. (Cheers.) He
said provision had been made for the introduction of certain
modifications in the organisation and supervision of labour
in her Majesty's dockyards calculated to enable them to
compete on fair terms with the private ship-building estab-
lishments of this country. All these arrangements required
not merely to be laid down on paper, lout constant watching
and care, and a certain length of time for development, and
therefore they would understand him when he said that it
was with both regret and anxiety that he found his work
so suddenly brought to a close. Mr. Stansfeld then
expressed his pleasure that ho had been succeeded
in his office by Mr. Childers, in whom he had the greatest
confidence on the score of his experience and his sympathy
with Mr. Stansfeld's views on Admiralty matters. With
reference to the matter which had that day called them to-
gether,he would say that all who knew him (Mr. Stansfeld)
would be aware that for many long years he had shown a
deep interest in the cause of Italian unity and independence.
(Cheers) To-day all England held that faith, but he had
held it when it was not so common as now. He would tell
them what had been mainly the cause of the earlier faith.
It was due, above everything else, to the personal influence
of one man whom he hay pened years ago to know. Need he
name that man ? He meant Joseph Mazzini. (Cheers.) But
that man had had an unexceptional nature. Others might

have done the work of statesman, others the work of war-
riors, but his had been the precursor's work ; he had instilled
into the minds of his countrymen tho idea which was to be
the faith, and the faith which was to overcome all obstacles
in the way of the unity of a divided country. Mr. Stansfeld
then called attention to the eulogistic manner in which
General Garibaldi had recently spoken of M. Mazzini. They

all knew of what Mazzini had been accused. (He (Mr.
Stansfeld) knew M. Mazzini to be incapable of such a crime.
(Great cheering.) He asked them to put themselves in his
place—he asked them, if he had been so base and cowardly

as to deny the friendship of long years, would they have
deserted him? (Cries of "No, no.") Neither would he—
(cheers)—and, therefore, he appeared before them that day.
Now, he wished to do justice to what ho thought preju•
dice when it was honestly entertained. Ho knew that there
was en immense prejudice against Mazzini in this country,
but ho would say to them hesitate in your judgment. As
to your great Italian patriot, attach some weight to his
testimony, for he had given some pledges of the sincerity
of the convictions which ho entertained respecting him for
having defended Mazzini. He had become an object of
attack. He begged to refer to the debates in the House of
Commons on this question, on the first night on which he
did that which he felt to be his first and nearest duty. He
defended an absent and wrongly accused man. Some ques-
tions were put as to his implication in the supposed design,
but the House of Commons felt it was an unworthy pro-
ceeding to endeavour to extract evidence which might inju-
riously affect a man possibly to be tried for his life at a
foreign Court. (uheers.) The House of Commons told
him not to answer. lie was not thinking of himself—he
was thinking of the man whom he was defending ; there-
fore he did not answer; but in a few days there came a
change over " the spirit of the dream." Some chance seemed
to open to political parties sitting on what is called the
"shady" side of the house, and the motion was brought
forward which was intended to condemn him, and force the
Ministers to throw him over, or suffer loss for refusing to de-
sert him, Then he did answer, and after he had spoken, the
Prime Minister, with the fidelity to colleagues and subor-
dinates which had ever distinguished him, and with a gal-
lantry which was inbred in his very nature, cams to his de-
fence, and said that his explanation was perfectly satisfac-
tory. (Cheers.) Then there was a friend of his who also
came to his resells (Mr. Forster)—and besides him there
was a speech, the memory of which would never pass from
his mind, from Mr. J. Bright, which was simply and abso-
lutely perfect in its eloquence and in its truth. Well, that
evening came to a close, and indeed in a narrow majority
against the hostile resolution—but his friends on the shady
side, and one or two on the sunny side who seemed to pre-
fer t:.',41 shads, had not yet done. On the night before the
Easter vacation Lord Elcho asked the Prime Minister if
he had tendered his resignation. The Premier then came
forward and acid the resignation had been tendered, but
that he did not O :ssk necessary to accept it—be had refused
s
to accept it—and had as4ed him to reconsider his decision.
(Three cheers were her© gyen for Lord Palmerston.)
So this second act in the drama passed over, and many
friends told him that his troubles were stow at
an end—(laughter)—but he did not think so ; ho
know too well the nature of some of his opponents ; he
knew too well the state of parties, and the party object in
view. Now the Prime Minister having refused his resig-
nation, the question remained entirely in his own hands.
He determined to deal with the question himself according
to his sense of what was necessary and right. lie knew that
the object was to wound a Minister who had refused to de-
sert hitse. lie knew something of the state of parties and
the chances of stissiess. He asked no counsel, but as to facts
made up his mind. Before the Easter holidays had elapsed
ha announced from his old seat issisow the gangway the facts
of his resignation. Then came a few wore vs9rds from the
Prime 11. issLeter—words so full of generous appreciation, Lima
more than apprise/40ton, of his services, that they could never
pass from his memory; and then came " Why ?"—then
came a silence—(laughter)—and a pause and a wonder. He
had challenged inquiry and discussion.; no ono took up his
glove, lie had now told them the tale—he left to caws to
point the morel. (Cheers and laughter.) Mr. Stansfeld
then proceeded to aslvert briefly on the leading foreign and
home questions in polities, ,t ,d finished by thanking his
fellow townsmen for the mark which they had that day
given him of their confidence and esteem.
Mr. Forster, M.P., also addressed the meeting.

HEALTH OP THE METROPOLIS.

(Fain the RegAtrar- General's Weekly .Report.)

In the last three weeks the mortality has undergone
hardly any fluctuation ; and in that which ended last Sa-
turday the deaths were 1,300. The deaths of persons under
20 years of age were 636 in the second week in May, which
is 129 less than they were in the second week of April;
and those of persons at sixty year, and upwards were 240,
and showed a decrease of 65.

The average number of deaths in the nineteenth week of
ten years 1.854-63 is, with a correction for increase of popu-
lation, 1,283; and the present return is therefore rather in
excess of the number estimated for the second week in
May.

Both bronchitis and pneumonia continue to decline; 105
deaths are referred to the former, and 61 to the latter. The
corrected averages for those diseases are respectively 99 and
80. Phthisis, from which 170 deaths are returned, exhibits
an average rate of mortality.

Fifty children died cf measles, 5 of whom were in the
sub-district of Hackney. Measles, scarlatina, whooping-
cough, and typhus produced nearly equal atm:luta of mor-
tality, and no zymotic disease predominated in the week.
Scarlatina was fatal in 51 cases, and 4 of these occurred in
Haggcrsteno East, and 4 in Limehouse.
Six deaths were caused by horses or vehicles in the
streets. A boy was suffocated by the fumes of a brick-kiln•
A man died, after 12 days' illness, of idiopathic tetanus.
A charwoman, aged 73 years, (lied on the 27th ult., at
14, Now-street, Bethnal-green, from bronchitis, accelerated
by want of food.

✓
Last week the births of 063 b,,ys and 973 girls, in all
1,936 children, were registered in London. In the ten
corresponding weeks of the years 1851-63 the average
number (corrected) was 1,961.

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