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THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1863.

KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC
BRANDY.
This celebrated Old IRIS II WHISKY rivals the finest
FRENCH BRANDY,
It i Pu, e, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome.
Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses In London ; by
the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale
at

of all those whvse aspirations tend to the welfare of
humanity.

Mr. S. Fitzgerald, M.P., and Mr, Cave, M,P.

Your Majesty has just taken the initiative by proposing
to regulate the present and assure the future in a Congress.
I do homage to the elevated thought which has guided
your Imperial Majesty, and I thank you very sincerely for
the invitation you have forwarded to me to co-operate in
your generous projects.

The annual dinner connected with the Christmas Horr
sham Cattle Show took place on Wednesday afternoon at
the Black Horse Inn. The Right Hon. S.Fitzgerald, M.P.,
presided, and among the gentlemen present were Captain
Wyndham, M.P., Mr. Cave, M.P., Capt. Dickins, Capt.
Brenny, Mr. L. Steine, Mr. E. Bigge, Mr. J. Braby, Rev,
F. Vincent, Rev. Mr, Hodgson, Mr. Sanctuary, &c.
After the usual loyal and constitutional toasts had been
given, the " Health of the Members for the Western Divi-
sion of the County" was chunk amid loud cheers.
Capt. IVyNDHAivi responded to the toast, and in so doing
strongly urged the agriculturists to test the efficacy of malt
in the feeding of cattle, and to endeavour by every means
in their power to secure the reduction, if not the entire re-
peal of the malt tax.

8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W.
Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded
" liinahan's LL Whisky."

1 hope that Germany, especially Austria and Prussia—
who in this question has interests from which I cannot sepa-
rate thor.o of the kingdom of Hanover—will be enabled to
afford her support to the task your Imperial Majesty has
imposed upon yourself, and in this case I shall do myself a
real pleasure in co-operating as much as possible in the
realisation of the work which you have undertaken.
Meanwhile, I pray you to be good enough to accept the
reiterated assurances of the high esteem and inviolable
friendship with which I am, Monsieur mon Frere, your
Majesty's good brother, GEORGE, Rex.
Countersigned,
Count von Platen-Hallerround,
At the Chateau of Herrenhausen, Nov. 23.

THE PROPOSED CONGRESS.

The Moriiteur yesterday published the replies of
the Pope, Austria, Prussia, Hanover, and Bavaria
to the Emperor's invitation to a Congress :

REPLY OF THE POPE.

Imperial Majesty,—The thought which your Majesty
expresses of being able to establish without shock in Europe
—with God's blessing elsewhere also I—with the concur-
rence of the Sovereigns or of their representatives, a system
which calms men's minds and restores peace, tranquillity,
and order to the numerous countries where, unhappily,
these benefits are lost, is a design wh?ch greatly honours
your Majesty, and which, with the co-operation, of all, as-
sisted by Divine grace, would produce the best results. We
co-operate, therefore, in so laudable a project in a perfectly
cordial spirit, and can now earnestly assure your Majesty
that all our moral support will be afforded to the Congress,
in order that the principles of justice, in these days so much
misunderstood and trodden under foot, may be re-established
to the advantage of society in its present agitated state, that
violated rights may be admitted in order to be asserted in
favour of those who have had to suffer by their violation,
and especially in order that the real pre-eminence which
belongs naturally to the Catholic religion, as being the only
true one, may be re-established, especially in Catholic
countries.

Mr. CAVE, in responding to the toast of the "Health of
the Members for the Rape of Bramber," after explaining
the cause of the absence of his colleague (Sir P. Burrell),
observed that it was expected on those occasions that the
platers in the stakes at Westminster should come down and
make strong running in the provinces; but, considering
what was left for them to speak about, it was almost impos-
sible to rise, except with feelings of despair. Domestic po-
litics were forbidden, and with respect to foreign politics, it
would be absurd for him to talk on that subject in presence
of the chairman. But he might be permitted to say that at
the present time there was nothing very cheering in the
aspect of foreign politics. We seemed to be in the time
spoken of by the poet,—

" A dark and troublons time,
The heavens all gloom, the weary earth all crime,"

Wherever we turned there were wars and rumours of wars.
England seemed to be almost the only country that was free
from sources of discontent and turbulence. In some of our
colonies the prospects were not more cheering than they were
in foreign countries. If we looked to America, who could
say what was to be the end of things there ? Post after post
brought us accounts of bloody battles with no results; and
although he could not for a moment believe that a brave
people inhabiting a country where the means of locomotion
were so difficult could be conquered, he looked with horror
upon the sufferings and privations which they endured
from day to day from those who called themselves their
brethren and their countrymen. (Hear, hear.) On look-
ing at the continent of Europe there was scarcely a nation
whose position could be calculated upon for a single year.
An attempt had been made—a wise and creditable attempt
—to bring these matters under peaceful consideration. It
was not for him to say whether that attempt was possible
or not, or whether the course pursued by our Government
was a right course or not ; but still any attempt to submit
the affairs of Europe to a peaceful solution was an attempt
which could not but be looked upon with most serious and
most respectful consideration. (Hear.) With regard to
politics, hon. members were frequently in the habit of
going so near the wind that they reminded him of a boy
going to see a "meet," whose horse, somehow or other,
kept edging nearer and nearer to the hounds, until in the
end he rode over somebody in his progress. (Laughter.)
He wished to be careful with regard to the subject of
politics. In looking through the speeches made from time
to time at meetings like the present, he found that ;the
common cry among the speakers had been that the past
session had been a very discreditable one, every member
almost saying, " I come to bury Cmsar, not to praise
him." (Laughter.) Now, he thought that a great deal
might be said in favour of the past session, and did not
agree with these who gave it so bad a character. There
were two classes of members who, no doubt, were ready
to say something against the session. There were the idle
members, who were glad of any excuse for not being at
their posts—(a laugh)—and there were the troublesome
members, who expected something from fishing in troubled
waters, and did not like the affairs of the country to go on
smoothly if by that means their power over the masses
seemed likely to be diminished. (Hear, hear.) It re-
minded him of the story told of an English condottiere—
Sir John Hawkwood. A monk who was afraid of hi in
began by saying "Pax vobiscum" (Peace be with you.) The
reply of Sir John was " The devil take your blessing; dont
you know I live by fighting." (Laughter.) Something of
this kind might be said of some of the speeches which had
been delivered in the north of England. When the country
was at peace and in prosperity they said "What is that to
us ? We dont want that ; we want some stirring points to
be brought forward, and to see the people thoroughly dis-
contented." (Hear.) The hon. member then referred to
the number of bills which had been passed during the last
session, and entered into some details for the purpose of
showing that a considerable amount of business had been
done, and urged the farmers to make known their opinions
on the malt tax, and to petition Parliament for its modifica-
tion or repeal. (Cheers.)
The next toast was the " Health of the Chairman," which
was received with great enthusiasm.
Mr. FITZGERALD, in responding to the toast, said—lf it
is difficult for a member of Parliament to make a speech on
an occasion of this kind, it is a doubly difficult thing for me,
because it is a ♦ery rare occasion for me to find a meeting in
the borough which I have the honour to represent where I
am able to give an account of the conduct which I pursue,
or to express to those whom I represent the opinions "which
I conscientiously entertain. I must feel myself bound by
that rule, which rather more vigorously than usual has
been laid down by those who have preceded me. I will not
ostentatiously go out with the hounds for a day, but if you
will consider me somewhat in the position of the little boy
to whom Mr. Cave alluded, I shall be glad if I can, without
offence to any gentleman around me, take a short gallop
with the hounds. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) For many
years the principal interest in meetings of this kind at-
tached to questions of internal legislation. We had our
Free-trade fights, our Protection fights, our Reform fights,
and various other struggles between the two great parties
in Parliament and in the country. These struggles do not
exist now, and we must adopt the advice which has been
given by a great Minister of the Crown,and which has become
almost a proverbial expression—we must, I suppose, " rest
and be thankful." (Laughter.) It is probably rather late in

Your Majesty cannot hesitate to believe that the Vicar cf
Jesus Christ, ei,her from the duties of his sublime repro•
sentation, or from the conviction he entertains that in the
Catholic faith, in conjunction with practice, is to be found
the sole means proper to moralise the peoples, cannot in the
midst of Congresses, even political ones, fail in his obliga-
tion to sustain with the greatest rigour the rights of our
most august religion, which is one, holy, catholic, apostolic,
and Roman.

The confidence which we express, of seeing violated rights
vindicated springs from the conscientious duty imposed
upon us by their guardianship. In showing ourselves full
of solicitude on the subject of these rights, we do not wish
your Majesty ever to suppose that we could entertain any
doubt with regard to those appertaining to this Holy See,
since, besides the other motives which militate in Ha favour,
we have also the assurances which your Majesty has several
times given, and caused to be given publicly, assurances
which it would seem to us offensive to doubt, coming from
so high and powerful a Sovereign.
Atter this preliminary explanation, which has seemed to
us ail the more opportune that we better understand your
Majesty's views, we are happy to add that we applaud ma-
terial progress,.and desire besides that nations should be in
a position to enjoy peaceably their property, as much for the
profit that they derive therefrom, as for the occupation
which it gives them. We could not say as much in the case
of our being invited to satisfy certain aspirations of some
fractions of these nations—aspirations which cannot be re-
conciled with the principles above enunciated.
We entertain the hope that your Majesty, with your high
perspicacity, will recognise in our frank communication the
character of loyalty which always accompanies the acts of
this Apostolic See, and at the same time the evidence of the
great esteem which we entertain towards your august per-
son, to whom we have in no way hesitated to speak thus
explicitly in a matter of so much importance.
Hereupon, with the assurance of our paternal affection,
we give your Majesty, our august Consort, and the Impe-
rial Prince, our apostolic benediction.
Given in our palace of the Vatican, the 20th November,
1863. Pius P.P. IX.

the day for that great Minister, of whom without offence it
may be said he has never taken " rest" himself and has never
allowed any repose to his opponents—it is rather late in the
day for him to give such advice as that; but looking at the
present state of the country as regards all those questions of
internal legislation which have hitherto interested us, I
think we may give him the same advice which he has given
us ; and although within a very few years he has thought
that questions of great change affecting the relations of
classes the one to the other in this country were the para-
mount questions to which all men iu this country ought to
address themselves, and which were of such paramount im-
portance that they were to make or unmake a Ministry, I
think we may say, although so short a time ago such were
his opinions, the present condition of affairs is such that,
having attained that which has been the great object of hie
life—the direction of the foreign affairs of this country—we
may say to him as he has said to us, " rest and be thankful."
(Cheers and laughter.) Ido not think there is anybody in
this country who desires for mere party objects or questions
between man and man, between one individual statesman
and another individual statesman—l do not think there is
any man of note in the House of Commons or generally in
public life among the English people—who desires to see
on such grounds a change of Government. It is rather too
common a mode of speech at public meetings to say that
they have such entire confidence in the Prime Minister that
there is no difference between party and party. Now, I
must say that I have a great respect, a great regard, for
Lord Palmerston. He has passed through a long public
life, and has rendered great public services to his country.
(Hear, hear.) I trust he mey long be spared to render
additional services to that country to which he has added a
reputation and a name ; but I should be sorry to see the
time arrive when there should exist an utter indifference,
mainly from a regard to one individual, upon great
public questions. (Hear.) I believe that indifferentism in re-
ligion is not more fatal to society than indifferentism in
politics—(hear, hear)—and I think it would be an evil day
for this country if we should become so dead, so little alive to
the great interests which are involved in the questions
which come before Parliament, that a regard for one great
name should make us indifferent to the question as to who
shall carry on the Government of the country. (Hear, hear.)
There is one thing to which I c innot at all adhere, and that
is the opinion expressed by same of my very old Tory friends,
who have said, " We should be very sorry to see the present
Government disturbed, because we are perfectly sure di!:
as soon as they are removed from office great and ergo:.
changes will again be agitated, and the whole country
be in a state of turmoil." A friend of mine in
the other day, " I should be sorry to see Earl RS:lssas:ill
eaenrd
some of his friends removed from office,
tain that so long as they remain there w
of the question of reform." But this
neighbourhood.
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happened in our immediate neighboLeep
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Little Barker. My friend said
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the same with Earl Russell and
with Little Barker, and he added,
cent for Little Barker and said, I will make you ray
keeper,' and from that day to this the whole coun-
try has been quiet, our preserves have been at rest,
our able to sleep initthiesirtbheedssa,
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our keepers have
have enjoyed peace and tranquillity
as with Little Barker,
these gentlemen and they will re-
main quite as long as they are our keepers." (Cheers and
laughter.)
i Now, Ido not look upon theta in that way. I
hope there s a strong feeling in the country at large against
any great and organic changes, and in favour of that ex•
pression of the great Minister to which I have alluded.
I believe that the country at large feel that it is best for
us, especially in the present state of the world, to " rest,
and be thankful,", (11
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