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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, mAReg 3, 1852

Excitement appears to be so necessary to the public
at large, that, with little lapses of tranquillity, the
twelve months might be subdivided into a series of
intervals during which something or other has been
execrated for its unpopularity, or applauded with im-
passioned enthusiasm. At one moment every one is
talking of Koss-curt, or rushing into the streets to see
biro pass by in a sort of triumphal procession. At
another time the people are all run mad about the Ex.
1'11)1.4:ion. Then, again, we have seen the way in which
ailn"'stevery one was ergrossed for r. while with the sub-
the Catholic Hierarchy, when Exeter Hall was
nikilUly erowtled with. the ortbo:cx and the effigies
of
a7:l"ea"'din2.l and his suffragers were tossed, now
they, into an occasional bonfire. S,)metirnes we
nave I:eard butn...-414,
6 comments OD SMITU O'BRIEN
and the subordinate
other periods the leaders of the rebellion. At
conversations of the clubs have been
monopolized in succession by the last character of
JENNY LIND, or
by the lamentable burning of the
Amazon, or by the revival of
another I illusory hope of
ov.: ultimately witnessing th
• return of the Artic
F..xnedition. Louis NAPOLtoN was
very recently
Rai very literally " the:rave,e so thatoff
the ceevee.hryouswhees,rea,nidn
the streets, in the clubs, in
la the drawing-rooms, nobody
spoke
of
anything

TILE SUN,

We have to announce " a great fact." The Anti-
Corn-law League has again sprung into existence,
and has already attained an active and vigorous
strength. The sinews of war are not wanting.
Within twenty-five minutes no less than 27,5001.
was subscribed, or at the rate of 1,1001. per minute,
or 18/. 6=. Bd. per second—an event, 'we believe, un-
paralleled in the history of any previous collection,
for any purpose whatsoever, public or private. Among
the donors were found fifteen persons, or firms, who
put down 1,000/. each, and an equal number who
gave half that amount. There were also numerous
subscribers of 3001, 2501., 2001., 1501., 100/,
501.. &c. &c. This extraordinary proof of the wealth
and liberality of the individuals assembled on the oc-
casion is the more wonderful when we consider that
there was but little, if any, previous preparation, but
that it was the result of the ardent .enthusiasm by,
which one and all were animated in their unflinch-
ing resolutio❑ to oppose, by every legitimate means,
the re-imposition of a corn-law, or any tax upon the
food of the people, whether brought forward for the
avowed purpose of revenue or protection. We say
the " avowed purpose," for the effect and operation of
the impost would be the same in either case.
" The rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
And it would not by any means reconcile the hard •
working operative to a small loaf, and a deficiency
of food for his children, were he informed that one
penny out of every shilling extracted from his pocket
went into the National Exchequer, while the remain-
ing elevenpence found its way into the pockets of the
landowners, increasing their rents, and putting an
artificial value upon their estates.
_ .

As an unequivocal and incontrovertible proof that
the ancient spirit has not in any way abated, we hail
the resuscitation of the " League" with joy. Could
there for a moment be any doubt as to the feelings
of the community, or of the result of the appeal to
the country, whenever it may come, that doubt
would be removed by " the great fact." It will also
materially influence the forthcoming elections, more
especially if it observe the same strict neutrality on
a
11 political questions save that of free trade, which
had ever signalised its predecessor. By so doing it
will gain the support of men of every shade and
variety of political
opinion,
who, however they may
differ on other
that points, are at least united in their de-
termination
theyd will never again pay tribute to
any
class
or
body of their fellow-subjects. The
rallying
cry at
hein favoursu hustings of every independent
constituency should b
natsaxt
oe dprfeovoedn.;
And we believe the result
the question from being will be of "cuh
even brought forward in the
House of Commons
by the present or any future
Ministrshowed that such was the intentioyncobaayandchili
Ministry.
The respected Chairman elearl
id:ostpienncitnlyg
observations. He declared that the
the council re a
sum-
moned, not because they had ..0 deal with a Coansser -
tdiivaete
dA
politics, whoever
held the reins of oflic e.. The honourableGentlemaenr
tdhineisnmisatlrlfietsit" alluassiosnuctho, p"afrotyr
the IV( st Riding, too, ;
the Menal-,er for -n pro-
posing the first reso3utic)l7, was (quelly
explicit, for after declaring that they, the I,aguers,
had never sought to obtain influence over any Admi_
nistration or to promote their own personal or selfish
ends, added— because in now appearing
,
" I sly this,
again before you I should wish it to be distinctly
understood that I propose, in any part I may have to
take in connexion with you in our renewed efforts, if
you should decide we are to renew them, for
already
main-
taining the ground we have
thiz, question, to pursue precisely the same course. 1
have no obkct in view in appearing here to serve any
not party of politicians. I doachieved upon
come here with the
view of ttikiDg AU steps which would be likely teclis- i

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else—scarcely—but the coup dela, or the massacre , place one body of men as politicians, and to place in
which was no massacre, or the treason of acts ap- 1 their situations men of another complexion in politics,
proved of by 7,500,000 votes dropped into the urn of . I disavow any such intention whatever. I appear
ballot, the votes of free citizens qualified to express here merely to advocate a cause which I believe ex-
their opinion through the principle of universal suf- perience has shown to be worthy of a single effort,
frage. Afterwards came the mania about our nations' and if it please you that we shall renew- ear- labours
defences, during the height of which it was scarcely we propose that it shall be under the same rules and
possible to listen to anything but a perpetual gabble regulations which led us triumphantly to victory
about the minis bullet, or the needle-gun, or the on the last occasion, and we shall strictly con-
sword-bayonet, or Coves revolver, and ,when the most fine ourselves to the object for which we have now
peaceably disposed were seriously thinking of entering met together."
a rifle corps, or of enlisting as volunteers. Gra- There can, therefore, be no doubt as to the
dually the ardour experienced about this, as about judicious principle on which the society has been
everything else, has been dying out. Even the revived. It is simply and solely as a defensive body,
uproar about the militia has become lulled by the to guard and maintain the position they have
very decision in favour of its re-organization, a deci- achieved, to prevent any party whatsoever from as-
sion which led, in the first instance, to the sudden sailing it, or, if assailed, to repulse the besiegers with
change of her MAJESTY'S Government. Unless some loss and ignominy. In this policy we fully and cor-
endeavour be promptly made by Ministers to extract dially concur. And our gratification would be
from the very folly and extravagance of the panic without alloy, were it not for the subsequent part of
the only benefit of which we ever dreamed it might Mr. COBDEN'S speech, which indicates a resolution on
be productive, namely, that of leading to the improve- his part, at least, to carry on a war of aggression,
meat of our military, and the extension of our naval and to attack the Government without waiting
armaments, it will expire altogether without the for any movement on their side. No respite
nation having availed itself of a very favourable op- will be allowed. The onslaught will be vigorous and
portunity. . persevering ; and Mr. COBDEN avows his intention
Fortunately, there have been several shrewd ob- of putting the Government at once to one of three
servers roused into attention by the recent discussion courses,—" either they must recant, fully and coin-
about the defensive situation of England. People pletely, the principle of Protection, or they must
have not quite forgotten the threats, and not only the resign their seats in the Government, or they must
threats but the active and gigantic preparations, made dissolve Parliament." Such is the course indicated by
for a descent upon our coast at the very commence- the Honourable Gentleman, and we must confess that
ment of the present century by the Emperor NAPo- we cannot conceive one more impolitic or more op-
LEON. Neither has the celebrated brochure of the posed to the principles laid down in the early part of
Prince Da tTOOVILLE been entirely overlooked or his speech, or, we will say, more calculated to injure
allowed to pass away down the stream of oblivion. the great cause of free trade which be was there to
Whispers have been beard, moreover, that a well- advocate, and, we may add, the other Parliamentary,
known and gifted African General undertook with social, and legal reforms so much required by the
10,000 men to enter London as a conqueror. It has country, and so strongly supported by the Honourable
been said that the proposal was submitted to him by Gentleman himself and his associates and coadjutors.
M. LEDEU ROLLIN at the time that the present exile If ever there was a factious opposition to a Govern-
was Minister of the Interior during the regime of the meat, it would be that suggested by Mr. COBDEN.
Provisional Government. It has even been If ever there was a line of policy directly opposed
asserted, and without contradiction, that the to that system of fair play so dear to every English
officer who ventured upon the suggestion of heart, it would be that recommended by the Honour-
the enterprise was no other than General CHAN.. able Gentleman. He wants to control opinion, to
GARNIER. Aware of all these very serious, prevent the freedom of thought. The country has
and to Englishmen exceedingly interesting facts, nothing to say to the private opinions of any man, so
there has been considerable agitation throughout al. long as those opinions are kept within his own
most all classes of the community—the more timor- bosom, and so long as he does not attempt to
ous talking wildly of getting instantly upon drill, carry them into practical operation by any overt
and the more sagacious re-cognizing that that, if ever, act. GOD forbid that we should ever be subjected to
was the favourable moment for reorganising our war- such a tyranny as that men should be catechised as
like system both in the naval and the military de- to their private thoughts. The worst despotism that
partment. Already we have referred to the whole- aver ground a nation to the dust could do nothing
some advice tendered by Sir CHARLES NAPIER, the worse, or more indefensible. Lord DERBY avowed
conqueror of Scinde, a man whose career, his own predilections and individual views
whose character, and whose achievements qualify He did so honestly and openly, and although we
him to speak upon such an occasion, to differ tots ccelo on these points, we give him full
the Legislators, and through the Legislators to the credit for his manliness and candour. But, at the
people of the United Kingdom. Alluding to the same time, he declared that " the question could
probability of invasion, Sir CHARLES Nariert men- only be satisfactorily solved, by reference to
tions thus nobly and truthfully the merits and the the well-understood and clearly-expressed opi-
position of the Prince Louis NAPOLEON :—" Ido not nion of the intelligent portion of the community?'
pretend to conjecture," he says, " whether the Paz- He thereby clearly indicated his intention of avoiding
SIDENT of France will invade England, or whether the question for the present, and also in future,
he will first quarrel with other powers, or maintain unless there should be a well-understood and clearly-
peace. I neither know his character or his inten- expressed opinion in favour of his views. Why, then,
Lions, nor what he may be forced to do by circum- should he be attacked until he has brought forward
stances. He may endeavour to make the something repugnant to the general feeling of the
Rhine a French frontier. He may attack country, until he should attempt to pursue a retro-
Egypt. He may attack Malta. He may invade grade course ? Mr. COBDEN would endeavour to drive
England. He may take the Channel Islands. He him from office, that the Whigs might be restored to
may invade Ireland. He may play the part of power. Let him disguise it as he will—let him
WASHINGTON. He may do any of these things. He make the most plausible assertions as to political
has the courage, the abilities, the strength, and the neutrality, there can be no doubt on the point ;
money necessary." Be, adds. Sir CHARLES, my indeed, he showed it too clearly to admit of miscon-
argument is altogether apart from that : I only insist caption, when he said, "Do not doubt but that the
upon the advisability of showing caution upon Government of
.the country will be carried on. I
abstract principles of foresight. I don't say—We do not see any necessity that we should despair of
are going to have an invasion, and therefore arm. finding other men as good as the present Ministry
But Ido say—There is just a possibility some time or in every other respect, even if they are not as
other of our having an invasion, and, therefore, good Protectionists." We fully acknowledge
let us not be wholly unprepared. That is the Mr. COBDEN'S great talents and the important ser-
gist of Sir CHARLES NAPIER'S argument, and it is vices he has heretofore rendered to the cause, but
an expression of the sentiments which should actuate still we should not suppose that the Free-traders will
every patriot who has a due regard for the value of submit to his dictation on every point. We
prudence, without by any means being an alarmist. love the cause too well to suffer it to be
Satisfied of the justice and propriety of this parti- injured even by him, and we most sin-
cular course, our efforts throughout the recent agita- cerely trust that the League will not now adopt
lion on the subject of the national defences have a line of policy totally opposed to their former
always been made in a similar direction—anxious principles, and calculated to disgust and alienate
as we have long been to witness the re-organization many of their strenuous supporters, and possibly to
of our land forces upon a better system occasion the loss of some of the incalculable advan-
-and solicitous as we must ever continue in tages they have already obtained for the working
classes, and, indeed, for the community in general.
reference to our maritime :strength until such time
as we shall behold the regular establishment of a
standing navy, and the recognition by all parties
alike—by the people and by the Government—that the
safety of England (as it was once with Athens) is
still mainly dependent on her Wooden Walls.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
With the exception of an article in the Assemblie
Nationale, there is nothing of interest in the original
columns of the Paris journals of this day. The article
of the Assemblie is on the rumours that have been
current of warlike intentions on the part of the
French Government. Tnis journal says it receives
with pleasure, and places full confidence in the as-
surances of the French Government, that it is ani-
mated by a sincere desire to maintain the peace of
Europe, and will not think of war unless it be neces-
sary in defence of the honour and dignity of the
country. France, says the Assemblee, has nothing to
gain but everything to dread from a war of aggres
sion on its side, and all that has been done during
the present century to improve the condition of so-
ciety would be destroyed, for a war would neces-
sarily revive the spirit of revolution, and at the same
time destroy all the institutions which are worth
preserving, and prevent the establishment of others
cslled for by the wants of the people and the progress
of intelligence.
The elections for the Seine finished on Monday.
The Constitutionnel publishes the following list:--
Ist Electoral Circumscription—MM. Guyard-De-
lalain, 1;;,310; de Tracy, 5,579 ; Dupont (de I'Eure),
3,044.
2d—MM. Devinck, 12,189; Ternaux, 4,871 ; La-
moriciere, 2,343.
31—MM. Givaignac, 14,468 ; Dup6rier, 12,987.
4th—NlM. Caruot, 14,744 ; Moreau, 13,511 ; Du-
bail, 1,139.
sth—MM. Perret, 13,474; Goudchaux, 12,687;
Moreau, 194.
6-11—MM. Fouche Lepelletier, 15,360; Bixio,
8,630; de Montebello, 2,727.
7th—MM. Lanquetin, 14,386; Eugene Sue, 7,498.
B.h, Arrondissement of St. Denis—MM licenigs-
warter, 15 458; de Lasteyrie, 5,346; Meehin, 1,186.
9:13, Arrondissement of Sceaux—MM. Veron,
21,371; Garnon, 603 ; de Lasterie, 56.
These results must not be considered as positive
until after the final examination. In the 4th and sth
circumscriptions neither of the candidates appears to
to have had the necessary majority to secure his
election. A very slight error, however, made in the
calculation of the blank bulletins will be sufficient to
secure to M. Perret the necessary majority.
It has been stated that M. CUCHEVAL-CLARIGNI",
one of the editors of the Constitutionnel, had come
forward at Valenciennes, in opposition to the Govern-
ment candidate. The Minister of the Interior, says
' the Presse, has thought proper to interfere, and the
journals of Valenciennes have in consequence pub-
lished the following telegraphic despatch:—
" The Minister of the interior to the Prefect of the
Nord—The Constitutionnel has very inconsiderately
supported the candidateship of M. Cucheval-Clarigny
for Valenciennes; its articles aro contrary to the inten-
tions of the Government. Disavow the candidateship of
M. Cacheval-Carigny, and warmly support that of M.
Lemaire."
This is no slight snub to the Constitutionnel, not-
withstanding that its director, Dr. VEaorr, has been
allowed to be nominated for the ninth arrondisse-
ment of the city.
Returns, favourable to the Government, have been
received from the follohing places :—Bourge3, Dijon,
Blois, Chateauroux, Nievre, Lisle, Valenciennes,
Calais, Rouen, and Poitier.
MM. KLEBER and DE VALORY, confined for politi-
cal reasons at Belle _lsle, have obtained leave to be
transferred to the citadel of Doullens, where they
arrived on the 26th ult.
The Moniteur contains a decree, which, recog-
nising the immovability of judges, obliges members
of the Court of Cessation to retire at seventy-five
years of age, and the judges of courts of appeal and
other magistrates to retire at seventy years of age.
The Bourse- was more than usually animated, end
public sicuriths rose cion:iderably. 'Ph,. Five per
gents. opened at 103 F. Soe., and cl.sed at 104 t.. 40.-i. for
the end of the mouth; the Three per Cents. closed at
66F.
•Orleans Railway Shares, 1,1451.; Rouen,
BUSINESS- " 4c.
;
Avignon ,)3,-) V•
LONDON
G6SE; Havre, 270 f.; Great Northern, 598 F. 75e.;
Boni
-"ux, 470 f • Paris and Strasburg, 590 f.; Tours
Fran miens, 12
and Nantes, 303" f. 75c.; Amiens to Boulogne, 31uf. ;
Paris and Lyons,EXCHANGE, sB2f 50c
lerz.)n, 5301.; Basle, 228 F, 75c.;
Northern ofDONE IN
INIARcia 2.
, YR—Namur and Liege, ()X—
-sTO *FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
Paris and Lyons, 912 ',,lY,—Orleana and Bordeaux, 9[4—
Strasbourg, 193r-'aris and Rouen 25 - Paris and
Nantes, 9. /,Rouen and Havre, Iyi—Tours and

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