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London, England, 1864-04-09 00:00:00

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LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1864.

Yesterday's discussion in the House of Commons
in regard to an atrocious bombardment, led, as will
be seen, to a speech from our aged Prime Minister ,
almost every other sentence of which speech yam,
just as usual, followed by laughter, loud laughter,
shouts of laughter ! Yet, everything co
somehow, we quite agree with the rigb'c hon. and
gallant member for Huntingdon in not looking upon
the subject, then under the consideration of the
House, as quite a laughing matter. We ap-
Fear to be really and truly coming to a very
nice state of things altogether when matters of
the most serious import are rendered the theme for
all sorts of verbal frivolity, and the provocatives to
perpetual indications of merriment when they
happen to b, commented uprJn by the responsible
Minister of the Crown, him:elf (one might think) so
far old enough to know
'better, that he is almost
an octogenarian.

The fun poked at tale Government 19.0 evening in
the matter of the projected Conference during the
coarse of the brilliant speech
of the hon, and gallant
member for Liskeard was, reasonable enough, under
the circumstances. What we are here deprecating, as
so very unseemly, is the cracking ofjokes by aMinister
of tho Crown, by the Minister of the Crown, in
rr:2,-srd to what is actually an outrage
perpetrated, in
the view of all Christendom, in defiance of the use
ages of civilized times and of civilized raea. In re-
spect to the Conference, and the bungling diplomacy
that has led to it, Mr. BERNAL OSBORNE could
hardly have been happier in his good humoured
jests, or have been more poignantly facetious in his
ridicule. The Dsno.German bluebook-papers, he
complimented the hon. gentleman the Under.
Secretary of State for the Foreign De-

partment upon as evidencing the great credit
he deserves for his assiduity in revising, in sup-
pressing (at this there was loud cheering), and in
clipping them to what might be said to be the Par-
liamentary mind ! Those papers, in fact, he felici-
tously spoke of as having been put, according to a
graphic vulgarism, through the mill, until they had
assumed the shape of Elegant Extracts ! He re-
ferred to Nos. 1,2, 3, and 4 of the despatches from
the Foreign Office as remarkable for their leonine
vigour ; whereas No. 5, said he, concluded with a
most lamb-like bleating. Altogether, he said, the
despatches were such that a more remarkable
evidence of feasting upon humble pie had never
been displayed by any Government, or any
Minister, who bad ever swayed the foreign
destinie3 of this country ! It was whim-
sical enough, his speaking of the German Diet
as having been always treated by the noble lord as
very much like a poor relation And, for
that matter, let us ask, could anything be
better than his definition of the coming Conference
itself, where he remarked—" It is nothing more or
less than a political picnic—(loud laughter)—given
by the noble lord, at which every one of the digna-
thrice will be allowed to bring his own basket of
suggestions—(roars of laughter)—bat at which
there will be no piece de resistance in the shape of
a basis, but they will be all unanimous, and be
allowed to be so in one thing—in their determina-
tion to differ on every other point." All this is far
mare than merely so much "excellent fooling." It is
another very vivid illustration indeed, of the wisdom
of the good old proverb about many a true word being
spoken in j eat. Yet, Mr.B ERNAL OSBORNE'S speech of
yesterday in the matter of this projected Confer-
ence was not by any means, all of it, a simply
humorous speech. The laugh vanished out of the
eyes, out of the voice, out of the utterance of the
witty speaker, more than once, as he breathed forth
words and thoughts and convictions of (coming from
him) unwonted earnestness. Instance this, his
almost impassioned allusion to what he defined as
" that most ill-omened, that unfortunate, that unjust
treaty of 1852—(cheers)—that treaty which," said
he, " Iwill prove was made at the instigation of Rus-
sia, which compromised the interests of Denmarx—
(cheers)—and I think also compromised the hon
our of this country—(cheers)—without taking into
account the rights and liberties of a free people."
In making this extract we purposely retain
the indications of applause recorded by the
reporter, as testifying the full appreciation by the
House itself of Mr. BERNAL OSBORNE'S unaccustomed
earnestness. It was thus, again, that he was in-
terrupted in his incidental references to " those un-
fortunate Danes who," said he, " have been led
away all through by false hopes—(loud cheers) —and
then deserted in their extremity." (Renewed cheers.)
with equal fervour, and seriousness, and emphasis,
he remarked, as the closing sentence of his very able
speech last evening, "Of this I am sure, whatever
may be the opinion of the country hereafter, in igno-
rance of what has taken place,we shall have to regret
that Germany has been irritated, Denmark cud-
gelled, and England humiliated." Words that the
House greeted, upon the instant after their utterance,
while the hon. and gallant member (not, recollect,
of the Opposition, bat of the Government side of the
House) was resuming his seat—with that loud and
prolonged cheering which they so eminently de-
served.

There is no member of the House of Lords who
displays more zeal in the cause of the oppressed
than Lord SHAFTESBURY. In this he is thoroughly
sincere and entirely unprejudiced. Clime, creed,
or rank are alike to him, and it is enough to engage
his attention that a wrong has been perpetrated
and an injustice committed. His thoughts are
centred in every question of cruelty and tyranny,
and it is most appropriate to describe the sphere of
his enterprising undertakings by mentioning the
spots " wheie'er mankind and misery are found."
On Thursday evening the noble lord called the at-
tention of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
to the bombardment of Sonderborg. He was fully
justified in this course, for the nature of the details
referred to are sufficient in themselves to excuse any
departure from routine, and to sanction any out-of-
the •Tivby step being taken. Truly might Lord SHAF
TESBURY call this"a very sad occurrence,"and, in his
brief speech, commeu t as strongly on the monstrosity
of the proceedings that have been chronicled as
follows :—" The Prussians have bombarded Sonder-
borg for 48 hours, without any previous intimation ;
80 townspeople, women and children, have been
killed and wounded, fifty horses in the centre
of the town were burnt, and one thousand five hun-
dred shells thrown into the town, which is nowde.
serted." Such an extract speaks for itself when it
is addressed to a civilised community, and the first
assembly in the world, as our House of Lords has
been not inappropiately styled, must have been
justly indignant at the recital, although, of course,
it only recapitulated what was before known to all
present. Lord SHAFTESBURY did not come before
his hearers as the advocate of Denmark, bound to
attack Prussia at any cost, but on the contrary he
made every allowance and suggested every
plausible plea that an opponent might put
forth. He said that this statement might chance
to be unfounded, bat still, he added, they must
remember that, if it was true, it was one of the
most outrageous acts ever perpetrated in an un-
civilised country. He asked Lord RUSSELL if the
Government could not give them any authentic
details as to what had in reality taken place.
What was the reply to this simple and straight.
forward r4uestion ? A tissue of absurdities and a
string 'of platitudes, which meant, if he had dared
to 'day so, that he had rather not know the
Rarticulars, and that if he did he would not divulge
them. Seldom has a more strange and inconsistent
statement been put forth by a Minister of the Crown
in reply to a demand of such vast importance, and
whose consequences might compromise such vital
interests both at home and abroad. It is hardly to
be credited that a leading statesman of the age could
make such remarks as appear in his speech. In the
first place, he says he saw the account in the nevcs
papers. This is strange, as if he had not other modes
of ascertaining intelligence, and more substantial
means of ascertaining the truth or falsity of reports
than such as those out of the charmed circle of official
existence can aspire to. The next statement is really
singular. To settle the matter in dispute Earl
RUSSELL dispatched a telegram to our 'Minister at
Berlin to seek the desired confirmation or refutation
of the ominous report that had electrified Europe,
and made men pause and wonder what could hap-
pen next. Unfortunately Sir A. BUCHANAN was
t'se wrong man in the wrong place, and it is most
unfair that he should be the victim of his chief's
folly and infatuation. He could give no iatelli.
Bence on the sebject. Wno knows but that
this ignorance and inability may not be more
valuable and precious in the sight of his querist
than the most determined zeal, or the most profuse
communication. Is it likely that he could nave
known the exact particulars Some might say that
a telegram to our Minister at Copenhagen would
have produced more effect, and been more likely to
be fruitful in intelligence in reply. Allowing, for the
sake of argument, that the grievous intelligence is
really correct, is it likely that at BerAn it is trum-
peted forth that the armies of the nation We made

an unwarrantable attack, or that the rules of war and
the code of honour are not the guiding influences of
the men who march beneath their banners to death
or victory ? When a man has been guilty of a light
trespass, or concerned in a serious crime, it is not
usual to take down his deposition of occurrences
and abide by them as the test that forms our judg.
meat, and the test that supplies our comments on
the transaction. So with States, armies, or people ;
when an error is unhappily or inadvertently com-
mitted, it is not from the oracle of their capitals,
the seat of their power, or the strongholds
of their citadels, that we seek for the dis-
covery of the secret of the transaction, or the
motive power that impelled the action. Another
curious circumstance is this, that Earl RUSSELL
carefully avoided and scrupulously abstained from
expressing any opinion of his own on the nature of
the report. This is rather peculiar, and quite out
of character, because to give a declaration of feeling
regarding such an affair, could not compromise
any one, more especially if they put the framing
of the censure in the suppositious mood. Earl
RUSSELL is afraid he dare not undertake the risk
of defending his friends, and he will not incur the
odium of censuring them. If he has received facts
that make the case look bad he will put off the e'fil
day of discovery; but if he does not know better than
the public, he has no faith in the good feeling of the
men whose cause he so strongly advocates. It
would have been but kind and generous to hazard
few sentences in support of the army, now put
under such a ban of interdict by this astounding
accusation of a savage onslaught on unprotected
people, contrary to all the usages of war. Not a word
will Earl RUSSELL say until proof positive arrives.
" I should not think myself warranted in giving
an opinion of the character of that attack
until we know the real facts." Such, in fact, is
the language of the Foreign Minister of Eng-
land when it is a matter of honour and humanity
that is under discussion. Politics should sink into
insignificance, and prejudice must vanish away
when such vital questions are at stake. What
reason can there be why no opinion should be given ?
A partial judgment is not worth a moment's consi.
deration, and all can see the cautious move that is
apparent in the skilfully worded phrase before us.
Nlrnen we read of this truckling to foreign powers,
this hesitation to succour the injured, and this con-
tinued shuffling that takes place when any question
of moment comes before the Houses of Parliament,
we may well ask if this is the country that was once
the champion of the oppressed, if this is the world's
guiding star of liberty and freedom. Those whu
study events in the philosophic mood that scans
history for a precadeut, and turns from a retrospec
tive survey of the past to appreciate better, by reaso❑
of that survey, the condition of the present, may
well exclaim in the words once uttered by the right
hon. gentleman the leader of the Opposition, " Shall
England, that was governed by a BOLINGBROKE,
and a WALPOLE, a CuAntam, and a CANNING,
submit to this ?"

THE ORATORY.—Under this head, a paragraph
inadvertently appeared in our columns yesterday
in reference to the motion brought forward by the
member for North Warwickshire. Regarding the
statements put forth in that paragraph, as we do,
as in the grossest degree libellous, we are hereby
desirous of repudiating it altogether.
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF WILLIAM
SILIKSPERE, a drama, "licensed by the Lord Charabor-
lain," is to be the tercentenary offering at the Marylebone
Theatre..— The Reader.

CONDUCT OF THE GOVERNMENT AS BETWEEN
THE AMERICAN BELLIGERENTS.—A Paris cor-
respondent writes to us :—" From the first it has been ne
gross and scandalous. So far from being a dignif...ed and
severe neutrality, it has been a flagrant and de-,'ided mani_
restatica of partiality throughout, for the law has
been strained to its utmost tension to 'die prejudice of the
Confederates in every instance, has been openly and
avowedly broken to promote the cause of the Federals. It
Lord Russell is really since:sin the sentiments he expressed
in the late debate, let ',Jim at once apply the law to the
officers of the Kersage, who, as Lord Derby re-
marked, "are now receiving the hospitality of
the country." Judge Keogh, during the late
trials at Cork, expressed " his regret that he had not them
before him, instead of the prisoners at the dock ;" and as the
saiaie evidence which procured the conviction of these mis-
guided men would equally inculpate the officers, it is to be
hoped that some patriotic person will lodge informations
against them, not only in vindication of the law, but in
retaliation for the infamous treatment our entrapped coun-
trymen receive from tue kidnapping Government officials
at New York. The late news from India state that the
Federals are undisguisedly carrying on a brisk recruiting
business amongst the British seamen at Calcutta; nor is it
to be wondered at, seeing the impunity that follows every
trespass or outrage committed under the sanction of their
Government, whether on their own or on British territory
GARIBALDI'S ARRIVAL AND RECEPTION are thus
cynically commented upon by the Queen news-
paper :—" The dui:iy papers have been very full of
Garibaldi's arri.-(al at Southampton; his reception
there; the addresses presented to him by the mayors
of that ar:Jd other towns; the general's replies, his
triutan.kiat progress, and the enthusiasm of the
people who beheld the same; how the mayor of
Seuthampton told Garibaldi that he was " an un-
crowned king;' how young ladies grew so affected
that they kissed the hands of the hero, who, with
great modesty, would fain have withdrawn hie
hand from the compliment; how he shook hands—
not exactly as the member for Eatanswill did, all
round'—but with the boys on board the steamer
which took him over to the Isle of Wight ; ho w he
fraternises with the working men upon all occasions;
how that Mr. Seely is entertaining at Brook House
a large company of the friends of Garibaldi, includ-
ing the Poet Laureate and Mrs. Tennyson, Mr.
Common Councilman Richardson, Captain Cham-
bers (of the Liverpool Volunteers), the military
English Secretary of the General,' and others ;
finally, how that the public entry of Garibaldi into
, London will take place on Monday next, when there
is to be a triumphal entry, and a procession consist-
ing of the working men, Foresters, Odd Fellows, and
Sons of the Ptceoix,' from Nine Elms station to
Stafford House, where Garibaldi will take up his
abode daring his stay in London. The Morning Ad
vertiser, it is to be observed, looks NN ith an untavour-
able eye upon this abiding of the popular hero in ',he
halls ofthe great. 'We can not,'mysteriously hints the
oracle, help expressing our fears that an ingenious
device has been resorted to by the aristocracy to
diminish his reputation or impair his usefulness.
He can have no feeling in coalmen with dukes and
lords, nor any real esteem for him. We do not,
therefore, like the idea of his staying in Stafford
House as the guest of the Duke of Sutherland
during the time h 3 will be in London, He would
have been infinitely more in his proper place in the
house of Mr. Seely, at Albert-gate." Might we
sag, est that Number 127, Fleet-street, would have
been still properer ?' A great feature in the ar
ran gements for the procession is, that ' Mr. E. T.
Smith, of Cremorne, has placed the flags of his
establishment at the disposal of the committee."

GARIBALDI'S VISIT TO GLASGOW.—The follow-
ing letter was received on Thursday morning by
the City Chamberlain :
Brooke House, Isle of Wight, Aprils, 1854.
....

Sir,—l am directed by General Garibaldi to inform you
that, if time and circumstances permit, he will do himself
the honour of visiting Glasgow,—l have the honour to be
your most obedient servant,

3, H. CHAMBERS.

Mr. W. W. Watson, City Chamberlain, Glasgow, N.B.
GARIBALDI IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT—FRESH-
WATER, Friday Night.—Garibaldi visited the Poet Lau-
reate this afternoon, at Freshwater. At the request of Mrs.
Tennyson he planted a Wellingtonia Gigantea in the
grounds. Garibaldi had a long conference with Mr.
Negretti, and definitely arranged to receive addresses on
Monday, the 18th, as well as on Saturday, the lath, at the
Crystal Palace, in order to afford greater facility to working
men.

GARIBALDI'S PORTRAIT.—On Thursday last Mr.
It. Dowling, of London, commissioned by F.
Perkins, Esq., the late mayor of Southampton, had tho
honour of a sitting from General Garibaldi, at Brook
House, Isle cf Wight, for a full-length portrait. This
gentleman has just completed a portrait of his Royal High-
ness the Prince of Prince of Wales for the Tasmanian
Government.

THE EXPENSES ATTENDING THE MARRIAGE OF
THE PRINCE or WALES, it appears from recent returns,
amounts to £24,855.

lIIE COLENZO FUND. It iS interesting to note
the fact,that the fund for the defence of theßiahop of Natal
noW amourlti tc, £2,000, •