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real views and sentiwents of the large mass of the
population of the district he represented in saying I
that they believed that the Conservative Government
and the Conservative party had shown an earnest
desire to settle th, veled question of Reform. How-
ever, aster the exhaustive speech which had been
made by the gentleman who had preceded him, he
would only refer to one clause—the residential.
That clause was eminently conservative, and he
thought, and those who thought with him were of
the same opinion,----namely, that a residence of two
years would be a security that those persons who
claimed a right to vote, and who returned members
to Parliament, should be persons who had a fixed
place of abode, and bocci feelings and affections, and
who would be calculated to protect local interests.
(Hear, hear.) He had yet to lear3 that it was not
according to the constitution of Parliament that local
interests should be represented. It was universally
admitted, as a principle of our Constitution, that
not merely numbers, but that interests should be
represented. He attached the highest importance
to the two years' residence as a check against fraud.
He thought that the Government and the Conser-
vative party had given such evidence of an earnest
desire to settle the question that if it became neces-
sary to make an appeal to the country the Go-
vernment and the Conservative party would be

(Applause.) You know very well the position ,in
which this question is placed in Parliament. mt
fact is, that what is called the " Liberal" party is
now engaged in opposing popular principles, and,
gentlemen. I am not at all surprised at that. I
always felt that there was a great distinction
between Liberal opinion and popular principles.
Those who prefer Liberal opinions arc extremly
" liberal" in the interpretation of their own privi-
leges (laughter and " Hear, hear"), but not of the
privileges of any other class. (Renewed cries of
" Hear, hear.") The popular principle is that all
should enjoy and possess the privilege of voting►,
provided they desired it earnestly and sincerely. In
this measure are laid down clear and cardinal condi-

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should be enjoyed by every Englishman. (Hear.)
man who complies with the conditions to possess
that right. It is essentially extensive in its char-
acter. Every man, if he desires, may avail himself
of it, who can, by his own energy, industry, and
integrity obtain and enjoy it; but if he is not
equal to the occasion, if he does not aspire to the
power, if he is not prepared to make the self-sacri-
fice required, or the self-exertion, I draw this infer-
ence—that he is not deserving, and ought not to
exercise that great right. (Loud cheers.) I can
assure you that the expression of opinion you have
offered me to-day from various parts, or perhaps the
most important districts of the country, will be
deeply appreciated by the Government. We shall
look for your support and unceasing energy, as well
as good wishes in the approaching contest--(cheers)
—which is now only beginning. There has been a
great deal of skirmishing and a great deal of move-
ment on the part of our opponents which is perhaps
not very consistent ; but apparently now we have a
challenge before us which I think the country will
easily comprehend, although it is difficult to annex
any definite meaning to the amendment placed on
the table last night by the Opposition. I think the
country cannot, although doubtful of its precise
meaning, be in doubt as to its exact purpose.
(Hear, hear.) That purpose is to defeat
the attempt on the part of Lord Derby to
settle the great question of Parliamentary
Reform on national principles. If they succeed,
the effect will be to delay that settle-
ment for a year, or indeed more, and ultimately
to give to those whose principles, in my mind, are
neither national or rational. (Loud cries of " Hear,
hear.") Under these circumstances, it is difficult
to say what will be the result. Rely upon it, in the
present Parliament, so long as we are on the Minis-
terial bench, we shall fight the battle of the nation
with uncompromising principle. I can only express
my hope, without particular reference to observa-
tions made by a gentleman opposite to me—l say I
can only express my hope and conviction that if the
hour come when the sympathy of the English people
is expressed in a manner that cannot be mistaken,
we shall not appeal to the people of England in
vain. (The right hon. gentleman here resumed
his seat amid loud loud applause from the deputa-

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Conservative Deputations to the Chancellor
of the Exchequer.

around her.

(From the Observer.)
On Saturday the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, received at his official resi-

strengthened thereby.
Mr. T. BOLD (Liverpool) 'said, while there was a
strong feeling prevailing in Liverpool that the Re-
form measure should be settled and passed this Ses-
sion, he believed that the proposal of the Govern-
ment would be a settlement on a satisfactory basis.

deuce, Downing-street, deputations from the Consti-
tutional Associations of Manchester and other towns
in the southern division of the county of Lancashire,
who desired to express their sympathy with, and to

offer support to, her Majesty's Government in the
present crisis with respect to the Reform question.
The deputations were introduced by the Hon.
Algernon Egerton, M.P., and were headed by Mr.
C. Turner, M.P., Colonel Gray, M.P., Mr: Ecker-
sley, M.P., Sir Thomas Hesketh, M.P., Colonel
Wilson Patten, M.P., and the Hon. William

Mr. D. HALL (Salford) said the only remarks be
wished to make were to show that those•who called
themselves the Reform League had no monopoly
of interest among the working classes. (Hear, hear.)
As a working man himself, and having great ex-
perience in political matters, his conviction was that
Conservatism better served the interests of the
working classes than those revolutionary notions
which only tended to degrade and not elevate them
in society. (Applause.) It was without doubt much
better to raise the working classes to the level of the
franchise than lower the franchise to them. The
borough he represented there on that occasion was
a Radical one— (laughter)—but he hoped if an ap-
peal were made to the country on this question a
Conservative would be returned for Salford. (Hear.)
Mr. ToucitsToNE (Manchester) said he fully con-
curred in the views of the previous gentlemen who
had addressed the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The
Constitutional Association of Manchester was formed
because it was considered that her Majesty's present
Government were not receiving fair play, but were
being treated with implacable hostility. The resi-
dential clause he considered as it at present existed
to be the main prop of the Government Reform Bill.
There was also the lodger franchise, which, if it were
possible to work into the bill, it might or might not
be advisable to introduce, but certainly not without
the restriction of the two years' residence. (Hear.)
That was, however, a matter which they felt quite
satisfied to leave in the hands of the Government.
(Hear, hear.) The opposite party had been de-
manding concessions, but they were not prepared
to make them. (Hear.) The speech of Earl Derby
at the opening of the house seemed to have met with
approval from all reasonable persons ; but it has
since been met with moves and counter moves, for
the purpose of hostile opposition. He begged to tell
the hon. gentleman, the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, that there was such a strong feeling in South
Lancashire on this point that the people were already
passing resolutions against the gentleman who had
proved himself hostile in this matter. He felt sure,
let the test come as soon as it would, that an ap-
peal to the country would result to that gentleman
most disastrously. (Hear.) Those who had sent
them there that day had sent them not merely be-
cause the right hon. gentleman whom they were
addressing was one of her Majesty's present ad-
visers, but because they personally and sincerely sym-
pathised with him and the Government in their en-
deavours to fairly settle this question, and to assure
him and the Government of their confidence and
support. (Applause.)
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, who on
rising was received with loud applause, said—l can
assure you, gentlemen, that I am not using the
language of affectation when I tell you nothing
could be more gratifying to me, or my colleagues if
they were present, than the reception of so numer-
ous, important, ar.d influential a deputation as that
which I have the pleasure of meeting to-day. I
deeply regret that Lord Derby is not here to be able
to share that gratitude and pleasure, but you know
the cause that has prevented ;him having the honour
of meeting you. I am •happy to say, from what I
have heard to-day, that he will soon reappear, for
my noble friend has the happy power of rallying
his energies quicker than any other individual I
know of, and you will soon have him again giving
his services to the public advantage. (Cheers.) • The
importance at this moment, and indeed at all times,
to the Government, of receiving the assurances of
support of men like yourselves, cannot be easily ex-
pressed or exaggerated. At this moment, no doubt,
the position of the Government is one in which the
sympathy of their fellow subjects, represented by
men like yourselves, is doubly valuable. When we
took the reins of Government many questions of
great importance demanded the attention of the Mi-
nistry. We gave our best attention to them, and,
notwithstanding the difficulty we
have experienced,
we have been enabled to present and pass some
measures which have been rarely equalled in impor-
tance. (Hear, hear.) But this question of Parlia-
mentary Reform threw its shadow over everything.
(Hear, hear.) Although it was not impossible by
some contrivance to postpone the attempt to settle
this great difficulty, we still felt we should not be
doing our duty to our country if we attempted to
shelve it. (Hear, hear.) If we should really enter
into the effort to settle the question which so deeply
interests, not only the feeling but the power of Eng-
land, it was necessary that it should be dealt with
sincerely, thoroughly, and comprehensively, so
that a settlement should be brought about which
would leave us free for the future to give our
minds and our energies to all those measures and
questions which increase the fortune and elevate the
character of the country. (Cheers.) Well, gen-
tlemen, we thought that the plan we placed before
the country was founded on this principle, but we
had not pretended, and did not wish it to be under-
stood, that the plan of arrangement which we brought
forward was a democratic plan. It is a Conserva-
tive plan, but it is a popular one. (Loud cheers.)
Gentlemen, I am convinced myself that, under the
peculiar circumstances in which the country finds
itself with regard to this question, it could do nothing
wiser than to adopt the principle on which we have
founded the measure before the country. (Hear.)
There is not only a prospect but a certainty, if it is
adopted, of a permanent arrangement being come to.
The principle is both national and rational, and one
comprehended by the community at large ; but
although it is essentially popular, it demands from
every person enjoying the suffrage the fulfilment of
the duties connected with it. (Hear, hear.) In no
case will her Majesty's Government swerve from
the cardinal principles of the bill. You must not be
misled by the reports of our opponents that her
Majesty's Government showed any levity and were
prepared to give, up those principles and conditions
which they believed to be, and still believe to be, of
the highest and first importance. On the contrary,
although the Government were determined to carry
a great measure, and to offer all those facilities
which ought to be offered by any Government, they
never for a moment contemplated quitting those
principles upon which the measure was founded.
(Hear, hear.) Rest assured we shall not swerve from
from those cardinal principles upon which it is
founded. (Hear.) I look upon a personal payment
of rates and an adequate residence as a check with-
out which the franchise ought not to be extended,

Egerton, M.P. The deputation represented, as
was stated, not only the Conservatives as a body,
but also the working men of Manchester, Liverpool,
Salford, Rochdale, Oldham, Preston, Stockport,
Bolton, Ashton-under-Lyne, Blackburne, Newton-
le-Willows, Pemberton, Mossley, Eccles, Hapurbey,

Levenshulme, &c.
The Chancellor of the. Exchequer received the
deputations, which consisted of about 100 persons,

at 1 o'clock.

The Hon. ALGERNON EGERTON, M.P. intro

duced the deputations, and in doing so said—lt is
my duty to introduce to you a large and influential
deputation of gentlemen from the south of Lanca-
shire, who think that the present crisis is a good
opportunity to offer their support and sympathy to
her Majesty's Government. In order that you may
understand what the association is which they re-

present, perhaps you will allow me to read you a
few extracts from the terms of its constitution.

The hon. gentleman then went on to state that the
object of the association was to counteract by all
lawful means the action of agitation and all undue
influence upon the subject of Parliamentary Re-

form. At the time this association was started there
were meetings held in London and other parts of
the country, which they thought were brought
together for the purpose of bringing an un-
due influence to bear upon the House of Com-
mons. The association cordially supported such mea-
sures of Reform as, while preserving the present
Constitution of the country, shall admit to the
privilege of the franchise all who from their industry
and intelligence had entitled themselves to it.
These were the objects of the association. Ile need
not say more, but would call upon those gentlemen
in succession who had been appointed to address
themselves to the subject. •
Mr. W. ANTIZOBUS, of Manchester, barrister, was
first introduced, and observed that he was justified
in assuring the right hon. gentleman that, this depu-

tion.)
The Hon. ALGERNON EGERTON, M.P.,' thanked
the. Chancellor of the Exchequer for the patience
with which he had listened to the remarks of the
deputation, and for the assuring address which he
had made in reply and the deputation then retired.

tation or deputations represented, in his opinion, the
majority of the people of South Lancashire. Al-
though it might be true that many of them repre-
sented the Constitutional Association of Manchester,
there were before him the representatives of other
associations, who, he had the fullest belief, repre-
sented not only the working classes but the majority
of the people. (Hear.) With regard to the forma-
tion of these associations, they had sprung up spon-
taneously from the working classes of Manchester
and the other places, in order to show that there was
a strong antagonism to the views which had been
propounded by the Reform League and the Na-
tional Reform Union, which it was felt did not
fairly represent the opinions and the feelings of the
working classes. The object of their visit there
that day was, on the part of the majority of the
people of South Lancashire, to eXpress their entire
confidence in her Majesty's Government in the
measurereformintl
the
iey
rheapdresiennttraotdiouteledof into
tte Parliamentpeople .They
hfuoyr
felt that the Government had undertaken the ques-
tion of the settlement of reform in a spirit of con-
ciliation, so that Parliament, being relieved from
this vexed question, might engage in the general
business of useful legislation. They believed that,
so anxious were her Majesty's Government
settlement of the question of reform,i i
Government who threw obstacles in thet mvas,
ay not
of
f theo a
r such
settlement. The deputation from South Lancashire
had not waitedbefore
to upon any members of the Go-
vernment make their feelings known,
because they had feared that it might have
been looked upon as dictation, but when
they (the constitutonal party in
South
Lan-
cashire) understood that the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer and other members of her Majesty's
Go-
vernment
thehyadferlet it theirceiveda deputation
also
utation
tof ask forromano nthaer
party,
interview to express their dissent from those views
which the other party had undertaken to declare
was what they were pleased to call the opinion of
the country at large. (Oh, oh !) The deputation
before the right hon. gentleman did not pretend to
represent the feelings of the country at large, but
they did represent the feelings and opinion in this
entireyat
variance
matter of the majority of the people of South Lan-
cashire, and they bad no hesitation in saying and
declaring that, so far as the southern division of
ewere
Lancashire
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Reform L
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a those
the
whichi we a
s cot cioe concerned,
importantd,e,trghe held there. (Rear,
h aLeague opinions
subjects upon
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gatede
hear.)
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)One
which it appeared pressure was being attempted to
be put upon the Government was the ratepaying
clauses, and to avoid the right to be placed on the
register to be contingent on personal payment.
They contended that as a protection no person
ought to be permitted to be entitled to vote unless
he personally paid the rate. (Hear, hear.) The
speaker then proceeded to contend that compound
personal
householders did not pay their full share of taxa-
tion, while those who were rated did, and, there-
fore,
a of
sthe
safe-
guard in the event
rfoarteii,,gtlmmitthtaheryeglios
looked
ofrka theioetd uilpeoexfuttloe years poii
extension of the franchise
to those who had hitherto been excluded from it,
and they viewed this as well as those proposals which
had been called fancy franchises, as being calculated
to prevent the preponderance of one class over
another : whereas, if the concessions were made to
the full extent demanded by those who were cla-
mouring for Reform, the effect would be to place
power in the hands of those, by au overwhelming
majority, who were comparatively non-taxpayers
over those who were really and truly the taxpayers
of the country. What they bad to ask was that the
Government would remain firm in not assenting to
any measure of Reform being passed in which care
was not taken that the real taxpayers were not left
in a minority. (Applause.)
Mr. EDGE (Bolton) said he appeared there as a
representative of one of the largest centres or popu-
lation in Lancashire, and, as the right hon. gentle-
man might no doubt have already perceived, they
He believed lie ivae fallY axed fairly expreeeihg the
were not parties of extreme.opinion. (Hear, hear,)

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advantage of the Austrian embroilment with
Venetia, when the French armies were withdrawn
and the doom of Hungary was sealed. There is
I rue pathos in the entreating tow's with which

Xossum implore;l the British Government., in his
c&eb."atcd speech in the London Tavern on the 20th

of May, ISSD, the Lora Mayor being in the chair,

not to iatervene in behalf of Austria.
" Now, .my lord," he said, " Ido not remembcr to
have hcan.l (me single official or semi-official de-
claration that if her Majesty's Government were
not to remain neutral they would side with Sardinia
and France against Austria. But I have heard

many declarations forcibly leading to the infercnc

that the alternative was either neutrality or the
support of Austria."
" I love," continues the noble Hungarian, " my
fatherland more than myself—more than anything
on earth, and inspired by this love I ask one boon
—only one boon from England, and that is, that
she should not support Austria. England has not
interfered for liberty ; let her not interfere for the
worst of despotisms—Austria."
To this cry the cabinet of St. James turned a
deaf ear, and, as we have said, united with Prussia
in aiding Austria to rivet anew upon Venetia the

chains which the treaties of 1815 had thrown

Though the Italians were bitterly disappointed
by the peace of Villafranca, they recognised fully
the debt of gratitude they owed tit.; Frottobs.-Eat.

PEROR. But for him Sardinia would certainly have

been crushed, and Austrian despotism would have
been riveted anew upon all Italy.

This great struggle, which took place about seven
years ago, virtually liberated and united Italy, ex-
cepting Venetia. Since then, until the last year,
Austria has been busy in giving additional strength
to all those influences, and those material forces by
which she could hold the restless, despairing, subju-
gated province. On the other band, the inhabitants
of Venetia were plotting, day and night, in con-
junction with their fellow Italians, how to break
away from their Austrian oppressors, so as to join

the Kingdom of Italy.
Venetia, which Austria governed by a Viceroy,
whose Court was at Milan, embraced about nine
thousand square miles, and contained a population
of about two and a half millions. Austria, to pre-
vent another uprising, sent all the Italian soldiers
she conscripted in Venetia north to watch Prussia
and hold down Hungary. Her German soldiers she
sent south to garrison the fortresses of the Quadri-
lateral. Seventy thousand Austrian troops were
stationed in those Gibraltar-like fortresses.
Austria had a well-provisioned and highly dis-
ciplined army in the field of nine hundred thou-
sand men. Of course Venetia could do nothing
alone against such a power. The newly-formed
kingdom of Italy had. an army of two hundred
thousand men, which by great effort could be in-
creased to four hundred and fifty thousand. This,
however, was but half the Austrian force. Of course
there was no hope for Venetia, even aided by Italy,
unless some other foreign Power would interfere in
her behalf.
Under these circumstances the eyes of all the Cabi-
nets of Europe were turned to France. The newly-
formed French Empire, which, so far as France was
concerned, had indignantly trampled the treaties of
1815 in the dust, could bring a million of bayonets
into the field. M. Thiers, the foe of the Empire
and the advocate of the restoration of the Orleans
branch of the .13-3urbon family, in a speech before the
Corps Legislatif, said that it was for the interest of
France that she should help to enforce the treaties
of 1815—those treaties which had plunged France
into an abyss of humiliation from which she but just
escaped. This was recommending that France,
having hurled from her the chains by whioh she had
been bound by those treaties, should now join the
Allies of the Bourbons, and help them to rivet anew
the chains which those treaties imposed upon strug •
gling Italy.
Soon after this the Emperor of FRANCE took occa-
sion to say at Auxerre, in manifest allusion to this
speech of M. TRIERS, " It is known that, with the
majority of the French people, I have detested those
treaties of 1815, which some parties of the present
day wish to make the sole basis of our foreign
policy."
This speech caused great - alarm in dynastic
Europe. It seemed to indicate that regenerated
France was about to unite with the Italians and
other peoples, who were impatient to throw off the
yoke which those execrable treaties had imposed
upon them. Under these circumstances the Em-
peror NAPOLEON, ever the strong friend of peace,
ever anxious to save Europe from the horrors of
war, issued the following manifesto :
"In the present agitated state of the public
mind the French Government is bound to declare
particularly its position with regard to Italy. It
will be the great object of France to preserve peace
in Europe. Public prosperity cannot be developed
in France while wars are desolating the rest of the
continent. Still, while announcing this as its de-
sire, and giving all its moral influence in favour of
peace, France wishes to recognise the independence
of all nations,
ma an dta inin facea
position of all theof complicasincere ntioneu-
s
of Europe to in
trality.
66 particular duties are imposed upon us in rela-
tion to Italy—a nation to which we are attached
by traditional sympathies and a recent confraternity
in arms. Italy may feel herself called upon to in-
terfere actively in the conflict which threatens to
arise between Prussia and Austria.
" Every nation is the judge of its own interests,
and we do not pretend to exercise guardianship over
Italy, which is free in her resolutions, because she
alone is responsible for them. But the interest we
feel towards her obliged us to come to a categorical
understanding with her. Thus she is aware, from
our reiterated declarations, that highly as we
should disapprove of an attack of Austria upon
Italy, we are equally decided to cast upon Italy the
risks and dangers of any attack she may make upon
Austria. The declaration of the Government is,
therefore, summed up in three sentences—pacific
policy, loyal neutrality, complete liberty of action."
France thus assuming neutrality there was' no
hope for the Venetians, unless some other European
nation could be found to unite with Italy in the
struggle for their liberation. And yet it was
evident that the Italians were sanguine of suc-
cess. Garibaldi took command of the Italian army.
In accepting the office he said, " I hope soon to co-
operate with our glorious army in accomplishing the
destiny of the country."
All Italy resounded with the bugle blast and the
drum beat. Every ship yard and arsenal rang with
the blows of the hammer. The students of the uni-
versities, a numerous class, were all aroused. At
Pavia, Turin, Pisa, Naples, they were forming
students' leagues, all eager to march for the libera-
tion of Venetia.
The ground of this hope was a secret alliance
into which Italy had entered with Prussia, that very
Prussia which, but a few years before, had formed
a coalition with England to prevent the liberation
of Venetia.
The solution of this mystery will be attempted
in the next number.

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