The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-20 00:00:00

EDINBURGH CITY.

Mr. CAIRD moved an address for return showing the
number of householders belonging to the different profes-
sions, trades, and other occupations within the parliamen-
tary burgh of the city of Edinburgh; the rent, without de-
duefion of their houses, classifying the rentals into that of
£lO and upwards, those at £6 and under £lO, and
those under £6, all taken from the valuation
roll of the burgh prepared under the Lands Valua-
tion Act for the year 1859-60 ; the return to be divided
into four sections—the first to comprise those classes of
householders of whom there are none who occupy houses
under £10; the second those classes who occupy houses
under £lO, and of which more than one-half are from £6 to
£lO ; the third section 'to contain the more skilled labour
classes who are not included in either of the foregoing sec-
tions; and the fourth to contain the less skilled labour
classes who are not included in any of the other three sec-
tions—all the columns to be summed up, and an abstract of
the results to be appended.—Ordered.

REFORM BILL.
Mr. E. JAMES gave notice that he would ask the noble
lord the Foreign Secretary whether, on the second reading
of this bill, it was proposed to refer it to a select eonfmittee,
or whether it would be proceeded with this session.
NATIONAL EDUCATION.

Mr. HENNESSY asked the Chief Secretary for Ire-
land if a reply had been given bp the Government to the
letter from the Roman Catholic bishops, dated Match 18,
1860, with reference to national education in Ireland ?
Mr. CARDWELL replied in the negative.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
On the motion for going into committee of supply,
Mr. TIORSMA.N called the attention of the houso to the
state of our relations with foreign powers, and to ask some
explanations on the_ subject from the Govrrninent. lle
said the affairs of the continent were in a more threatening

enclitic:seat the-present time than they were when th 4 session
commenced, and foreign states were trembling at the state
iirvveulattaiteislt they now found themselves placed. Tinder these
Dees, he wished for some information on the part
01,f herones
,litaiteryan'adidvisers to show that the Governmeni t were
cordially united as to the policy which
they' intended at this crisis to pursue in order to support the
•
heneur and interests of England.T h(Hear, hear.) Having
referred to the despatch of M omi ting
co, o ve up etrhlo
caoneddecithostatthe-e
Assuming state-
ment of that Minister, nextheu
question of the annexation. that that
ththataannexa-
tion was a mere accidental circumstance,
it
was
P
an indication
_of the policy which the Em
the French . proposed to
,pursue— with regard r o
to
f
either, he wished to know what was the course this Go-
vernment had determined on in an emergency calculated to
affect powerfully all the States of Europe. The hon. 'member
then adverted to the statement made by Lord J.!Russell
previous to the adjournment for the Easter holidays, and
remarked that M. Thouvenel had twitted the 'neble lord
that there had been no protest against the annexation.
Now, he regretted that there had not been such a protest,
for it did not necessarily involve this country in a war against
= the policy to,- which it
.was opposed. That protest was
valuable, as a proof that this country did not acquiesce
in a particular line of policy, therefore its not being
made in the present case was a political error. There was
sufficient to' arouse the suspicion of this country, both
in the past and the present, that the Emperor of the French
• aittied at territorial aggrandisement. (Hear, and No, no.)
There were rumours that Prussia was being.assailed with:a
• •view to promote that policy, and that overtures had been
made relative to the rectification of the Rhenish frontier,
and that a fail:arable issue to France would be rewarded
by the annexation of certain minor states. A map of
Europe, published in.Faris two years ago, had acquired a
new signification in the eyes of Frenchmen, and it sug-
gested the aggressive policy of the Emperor of tho
French. (Hear.) According to that map Lombardy
was annexed to Sardinia, changes were effected in Morocco
in relation to Spain, but the greatest alterations indicated
by that map were in reference to the minor States of Ger-
many. (Hear, hear.) The latter were apprehensive that
by the force of -external influence they world be an-
nexed to Prussia. He contended that Prtuesia was at that
momentthreatened by France,and in this emergencyshe had
friend to rely on but this country. If she could not rely
on this
country, o 'entry, then she would be driven to make her own
terms with France, and the result might prove most disastrous
to the interests of En
England. The independence of Switzer-
land was a Europeanth
question of the first order, and the
Swiss had shown usthey were resolute and true to
themselves and to Europe.
yet they were free, and
they had made it known 'that ifAthaTeyh lost that freedom it
should not be by their own act.
thhad startled Europe
by declaring that if Europe abandoned
,airle.hatin
single-handed,
own
y
cause, they were determined that
France, rather than
would brave the 'colossal power of
suffer extinction without a struggle. (Cheers.) They had
the spirit of our own poet, who said :—.
" This land we from onr fathers have in trust,
And to our children we transmit it.
This is our maxim, I his our fiat,
And God and Nature say that it is just.
That which we can perform in arms, .we must.
• We read the dictum in the infant's eyes, in the wife's •
smile,
And at our feet, beneath the silent dust of those that
were."
'Ana 'when` Switzerland now appealed t( us that brave
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