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MARCH 20,

sidered to be earnest reformers—wh3n I read their
speeches and addresses, in which they have said,
" I am fir the ballot, the extension of the suffrage,shottening Parliaments, egainst church rates, and
will give my hearty support to Lord Palinerston'e
Government," my natural quest' on is, "Are these
men idiots ?"—("Yes !")—or are they dishonest?
(" Dishonest.") If you attempt to carry out a
business in private life, you don's go-to a man that
you kno w is directly opposed, in his vieur,.to what
you wish to accomplish, and put your: elf unler his
guidance. Lord Palmerston is not content with a
mere passive resistance to what you de-sire as re-
formers. He lends an active opposition,—he votes
and speaks against every measure of re!orin that is
brought into the House of Commons. (Cheers.)
But we are told that Lord Palmerston is a great
fiend of freedom abroad. (L :tighter.) Welt, now
go and ask those men in this couutiy who represent
freedom abroad ;=ask Kossuth. (Loud cheers) I
will tell you what happened wi-hin my knowledge
—it is no breach of confidence t) say it. when.
that illestrious Hungarian was expected in Eno.-
land, alier hisimprisonment in Turkey, my lamented
friend. Lord Dudley Stuart-whose devotion to
the cause of these foreign r-fugees was as unbounded
as it was sincere—went down to Southampton to
meet Kossuth,• and receive him on his .arrival.
Having to wait a day -or two there, and being in
the neighbourhood of Broadlands, where Lord Pal-
merston lives, he wont there and saw the noble
lord, and received from him a request to b: ing Kos-
suth over to Broadlands, to sea him. I rememb
receiving a letter from Lord Dudley Stuart, an-.
nouncing to me this piece of intelligence with the
greatest glee. He was delighted at the opportu-
nity eLtaking Kossuth over to see Lord Palmer-
ston ;* and as soon- as he arrived he announced to
him the pleasing information. To his ast ,nishment
he found Kossuth would not accept it. He would
not ge near Lord Palmerston—(cheer)—ant I have
got a letter from Lord Dudley Stuart, asking me to
use all my influence with Kossuth to induce hien to
go and call upon Lord Palmerston. He would not
do it ; and my answer was this, " Yon may depend
upon it, Kossuth knows a great deal more about
Lord Palmerston than you do." (Laughter.) Why,
I could not go into the particulars now ; but they
are all familiar to me. Every transaction of Lord
Palmerston's foreign'policy is known to me. I defy
any human being to show an instance where any-
, body on the face of the earth has been happier or
freer in consequence' of Lord Palmerston's foreign
policy. (Cheers.) He endorsed the invasion of
Rome by the French. (Hear, hear.) We have it
in the blue books. He was the filet in red-hot
haste to congratulate the present Emperor of the
French after his usurpation, when 'the blood was
still flowing in the streets of Paris. He refused to
see an envoy sent from the Hungarians because he
said he could treat with nobody but the Austrian
Government. He treated the Italians in the same
way. Arethese facts or not (Yes, yes.) Nobody
denies them. Do you think, then, it is consistent
with common sense that the man who has no love
for liberty or progress at home should have any
love of that kind to export to foi sign countries
(Cheers.) Do you 'not think that liberalism like
liberality, and (progress like charity, should begin
at home 3 Well, what other title does he present
to our confidence, that the people of this country
should be called upon by the impudence of three
or four metropolitan journals, which for reasons
best known themselves—(hear)--which I hope will
be exposed some day, are calling upon the English
people to lie down upon their b llies in the dust
before this man What has he done 3 We are
told he carried the Russian war to a triumphant
conclusion. Now I will tell you what he did in
that war. Lord Palmerston was a member of the
Government which declared the war. (Hear.) If
ho be the man of talent, with the powers of ad-
ministration which we are told he bas—if be be a
man of this towering genius, thtt we are all sud-
denly called upon to discover at the age of 73
(laughter)—was he not likely, at least, three or four
years ago, to have had a share of .t at energy, so
that he might have imprinted a portion of his
policy upon the Government during thetime he was
one of them ? He was responsible for every blun-
der just as much as any member of the Government.
And what is the c tbinet now Why the majority
-of the cabinet now was the majority of the cabinet
then. Lord Paltner.t,:n was not called upon to make
a new cabinet in order to carry do the war; cot t.sin
members of the cabinet—a minority—seceded from
it, and left the majority, of whom Lord Palmerston
w'as at the head. That majority is quite as respon-
sible for everything that occurred during the early
progress of the war—(loud cheers)—as they can
claim to be entitled to any merit for any improve-
ment in the conduct of the war after th it minority
bad seceded. But did Lord Palmerston over him-
self lend his word to thisimposturo that is practised
in his name ? No ; to do him justice, his toadies
practise the imposture, but he has told us manfully
and in a straightforward way that he did not share
in the delusion himself. (Laughter.) When Lord
Aberdeen secede I from the Government Lord
Palmerston told Sir James Graham and the rest of
the friends of Lord Aberdeen who remained in the
Government, that he would carry on the Govern-
ment and the war upon precisely the same princi-
ples that had been carried on by Lord Aberdeen ;
and that there should be no change in his foreign
policy. ; and that he would only ask the same terms
of peace as Lord Aberdeen would have been
content with. (Cheers.) That was only men-
tioned privately in the course of their discussions
amongst themselves, but it came out in the house
of Commons. Did Lord Palmerston himself ever
come before us to complain of anything that had
been done in the early conduct of the war whilst he
was a member of the Cabinet ? No, ou the contrary
he defended everything. When Mr. Roebuck
brought forward his motion--(sheers)—for inquir-
ing into the scenes going on before Sebastopol, to
try and hunt out, if he could, the cause of the ruin
and disaster that had befallen our army, did Lord
Palmerston get up in his place in the house and say.
" Here are admitted evils. I grant to the bon. and
learned gentleman that this is a fair subject for in-
quiry ?" No, he stood by things as they were—de-
fended everything, and resisted an inquiry by the
committee. But what is more, after the committee
was appointed and had sat and inquired into the
proceedings at Sebastopol, when Mr. Roebuck
-brought forward a motion in the House of Com-
mons consequent on the inquiry, did Lord Palmer-
ston assist him ? No, he voted against him again.
What has he done besides ? Atter sending out a
couple of men, able and competent men—Sir John
M‘Neil and Col. Tulloch—(cheers)—and after they
had brought home a report, certainly as able, and I
believe, as conscientious as was ever made by public
men, what did Lord Palmerston do ? Did he back
up his own commissioners ? No. He would have
done, if it had been Smith, Jones, or Robinson,
that had been concerned, but they were lords and
earls who were in question, and what did he do ?
He appointed a commission of military men to in-
quire into the conduct of the commissioners.
(Shame.) And then when public opinion rise sto de-
mand some improvement upon this state of things,
what does he do ? He insults these distinguished
men by sending them a present each of a thousand
pound, which they sent back again—(hootings and
groans)—just the amount that was paid some time
ago to a policeman for having captured a celebrated
political criminal. (Laughter.) Now, this is the
sort of man that we are called upon all at once to
fall down and worship. Why, I say the brazen
image shall have no worship from me. (Cheers.).
But I want to ask these people that are here in
Manchester. I will first take Mr. A. Turner.
(Groans.) No, no, no ; we will deal with them
with reason, and not with clamour. (Hear, hear.) I
want to -put something before you that you may
probably have the opportunity of asking them.
The great complaint against us, on the part of these
gentlemen, is, that we are too independent of this
Minister. Now, ask them this question ; What
would they have had us do in the case of that vote
the other night, that was thre *toned to do justice
to Colonel Tulloch and Sir John M'Neill ? I was
in the House of Commons, waiting for the division,
and certainly should have voted against the Go-
vernment ; but Lord Palmerston, seeing which
way the wind blew, atter having spoken against ttie
motion, got up and said, "I won't divide the horse
upon it." Now, I want to know how Mr. Aspic all
Turner would have voted on that occasion? Would
he have considered it very factious if he had joined
the member for Devonshire, who sits on the other
side of the house on this question? Why, 3. see
this gentleman's (Mr. Turner's) name as presi dent
of the Commercial Association, signed to a menu
in which he states the whole of the facts I am stat-
ing, and says Lord Palmerston has not only failed
to do justice to those eminent officers who want out
to make the inquiry, but has also given e 7 aco-urage-
meat and promotion to the very men proved to
have been culpable and neglectful. (L aughter.)
Now, I must say I think Mr. Aspinali ' curs er is
looking very much like a "conspirator " in this
matter; he is guilty of a "coalition" with somebody
to 'turn out a Minister. (Laughter.) Wren, what
are we to do under these circumstances Are we
to follow this Minister, or to follow the . dictates of
our own judgmentri and con iences ? • Now, I hear

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it said that we -have been a thorn in the side of
three Geverements. We are told that three or
four of es have been a thorn in the side of Lord
Aberdeen, Lord John Russell, and now of Lord
Palmerston.' I can only say this—if Manchester
should Fetid up the two gentlemen that are now
caudidates in opposition to my hon. friends, they
won't he thorns in the side of any Government.
(Loud laughter.) Well, but what do you want
in Parliament?. Do you send up men to Parlia-
ment just to be told off into one lobby or the othe-,
according as the whipper-in of she Treasury decidth ?
I suppose you want your members to du something
•belter than follow the bidding of the Treasury whip.
Do you think t'rere is much danger n ow of your catch-
ing members of Parliament likely 'o be too indept nd-
erit ? I can assureyouyou will find itjus. thecontrary.
And if the threats now held out should be carried
into effect—if you should, unhappily for yourselves,
lose those two members you .have got_(aerer)—l
will venture to say it will be a long time before you
will have t i get two others, of whom you w,ll have
to complaiu that they will bo too independent when
they get to London into Parliament. (Hear, hear.)
Why, now, the very thing of all others meat diffi-
cult to find in London is independe Ice. Only cast
your memories back ; how few men have we ever
got permanently to jein us in our attempt to thwart
a Government? Four, or five, or six, or eight, 'or
ten. I cool I count them all on my ten fingers who
retna.med resolved and det -rmined to maliktain an
;ndependent course. Mid why ? Because the
t mptations, bl :ndisisnents, and seduc. ions prao-
t sod on me fibers of Par iament are very well
known to Viose engaged in that avocation. Do
you think I was not tempted like everybody else 9
I have had my cards, my d nner cards, as large as
that (exhibitine a half-shot of paper), awl from
Lori Patnterst.in, too. (Loud cheers.) When I
went up to Pailiament, ire 18f1, it would have
been mush easier, more teanquil, and, to many
minds, a much more agreeable life, if I had at once
fallen into the track, and, instead of setting.up an
independent resistance to Government whenl chose,
I had joined the governing class and become one of
their' humble servaets. But the very first day I
went into Parliament, in 1841, when the lines of
party were still visible, when there was a great gulf
between the two great parties on the two sides of
the house ; wh-n Sir Robert Peel had his 390 or
400 men, and Lord John Russell his 270 or 280
men, the very first time I got up and spoke as the
member for Stockport, I declared I came there to
do something—and that was to repeal the corn
laws, and I would know neither Whig nor Tory
—(loud cheers)—until that work was done. Well,
now, suppose I had pursued another course—sup-
pose I had allied myself to the Whig party, which
was then the most liberal, and which had then
adopted she advanced position at that time, of an
Bs. fixed duty—suppose I had joined that party, as
I might have done, and depended upon them and
not upon an abstract principle for the success of
our agitation, do you think we should ever have got
the total and immediate repeal.? No • it would not
have been possible ; because we should have told
Sir R. Peel and the party opposite, ".we are not
going to ake it from you at all ; it is a party ques-
tion—a Whig question, and we_ are going to take
the repeal of the corn laws in no other way." But
when Sir R. Peel and the party opposite saw we
were in earnest, and did not make a party question
of our principle, he did the work for us, which the
Whigs never could have done. Aro we not to pur-
sue the suns course again? (Yes.) Am I, because
I find Mr. Disraeli and Sir J. Pakington coming
round to principles I have been advocating—am I,
at the moment which offers a fair chance of suocess
to my op niun, to say, " No, I will not join you ;
that would be c mspiracy—that would be a coati-
Con." (Hear, and cheers.) After referring to the
pressure of taxation, Mr. Cobden proceeded :—I
come now far a moment to the conduct of my right
hon. frieud here, and the cotiduct of my right hon.
friend whom I represent here on this occasion.
(Great cheering, followed by "Three cheers for
Bright," and " One ch-er more."). Knowing him,
then, I stand here in all humility as his representa-
tive ; for what I have long cherished in my friend
Mr. Blight is this, that I have seen in him an
ability alid an eloquence with which he is endowed;
and that I have had the fond consolation of hoping
that Mr. Bright, being seven or eight years younger
than myself, will be advocating principles—and
advocating thorn successfully—when I shall no
longer be on the scene of duty. With those feel-
ings, I naturally take the deepest interest in the
d-ciai,tn of this election. I feel humiliated—l feel
disgusted to see the daily personal attacks—the
diatribes that are mad* against this man. (Shame,
and loud cheering.) I will deal very candidly with
yon, men of Mauchester, in this respect. I say
you have not the character, or the fame, or the
destinies of John Bright in your hands ; but I
will tell you this, that your own character and
reputatiou with the country and with the world
at large aro at stake in the conduct which you pursue
on this occasion. One who has served you so faithfully
and so assiduou'ly—even to the partial destruction of
his own health—who is no longer able to appear
before you—why, the manhood that is in you must
all rebel ngiinet the cowardly assaultsithat are made
upon him. (Cheers.) But I believe the hostility
is a psrsonel one. (" Hear, hear," and applause.)
I believe it is confined to a select few. They may,
perhaps, make dupes of others ; and, unless you be
watchful, they may make dupes of some of you.
(" No, nn.") But what are the alleged faults of
this man—what have you to say against him ? I
tic! you before that you must go to the House of
Commons for his character—to either side of the
House of Commons—and I will venture to say you
will hear but one opinion of him from Whig, Tory,
or Radical. I will tell you what I heard ono of the
oldest and most sagacious men in the House of
Commons say ; that he did not believe there was
any man in the house, with the exception of Mr.
Bright and Mr. Gladstone, who ever changed votes
by their eloquence. (Hear, bear.) Now that is a
great tribute to pay to men. (Applause.) Be-
cause, although we, many of us, may probably con-
vince people by our arguments, we do not convert
them and make them change their votes—it re-
quires logic and reasoning power, but it requires
somethiug else—it requires those transcendent
powers of eloquence which your repro sentatives pos-
sess. (Cheers.) I am going to Huddersfield to-
morrow. (Cheers.) If my voice does not fad me,
I should like to come back and have one more great
meeting at this hall—(loud cheers)—but it must be
on one condition, and that is, that the gentlemen
here set to work. (Hear, hear.) Our late friene,
Sir Thomas Po; ter, if he had been living, would
have been amongst us—(cheers)—and he never al-
lowed a meeting to go off without his memorable
and famous words, " work, . work, work." With
these words I wish to dismiss you. I tell you here
is a combination—l call it a conspiracye--(loud
cheers)—a foul conspiracy—(rene wed cheers)—that
upset two of the ablest men in the House of Com-
mons—one of them that is absent, and therefore it
is no flattery to say of him, that if the House of
Commons had the power of returning three men
to be members of their body, I have not the least
hesitation in saying that one of these men, if he
were not in Parliament, would be John Bright.
(" Hear, hear," and loud cheers.) Now, he is
well known to you, and'my friend .Mr. Gibson is
known to you as a great worker in the good cause.
You are asked to dismiss these men without a cause.
I tell you that it is you, and not they, who are upon
your trials. • You may dismiss them ; but if you do
you will never have them back again, for they will
not be out of Parliament a month. (" Hear, hear,"
and loud applause.) And what will you have in
place of them ? I will avoid personalities. I have
only dealt with Lord Palmerston as a person be-
cause he has been put forward as a policy. He is
the only policy put forward on which the elections,
are to turn. (Hear, hear.) I am obliged to deal
with the man as a policy. But now as to your two
candidates. There is Mr. Lowe. See him, and
hear him, before you choose him. (Hear.) You
have had one specimen of Ministerial oratory on
this platform—(laughter)—aud I want you to hear
more of these "right honourable" and "honour-
able" members of the aristocracy. Litt them come
and talk to you, and you will then know better
how to appreciate the men you have got. (Loud
cheers.) Hear Mr. Lowe. I have heard him, and
I will say this, and in saying it shall be borne out
by any impartial man in the House of Commons,
that, considering that he had some reputation for
ability when he was at Oxford, and as a writer in
the Times—(hear, and laughter)—he is the most
conspicuous failure in the House of Commons.
(Cheers.) Then there is my friend Sir John Putter.
I will say nothing upon this subject except this :
I am sorry to see him in oosition to his old
friends. But I say to you, if pp
you want to exellauga
an attitude of proud distinction, and to show your
selves to the world instead of having
represent you who are men and
men in that great arena of intellectua.l.g
the House of Commons—(eheers)--e
preserve your present proud position
—that Mittichester, at all events, is
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keepthemen you have; buctrbif
fame and distinction entitle
u two men. to
grapple with
can
ladiatorship,
Commons—(cheers--if Yo" want to
before the world
soraethingben
think youhave had
Ynd Want to fall into
utter insignificance, and to ?near a bits of scorn and in-

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An: extraordinary supplement 10 the Carlisle
Journal contains the report of a crowded and en-
thoiastic meeting, held in the Coffee-house Assein-
bly-room, at Carlisle, on. Monday evening, at which
Sir James. Graham Was present.
The right hori. gentlenian addressed the meeting
at great length, and
_defended the vote he had
given in, the .11011F0 of Commons ou Mr. Cobden's
Having repudiated the charge of having
joined a coalition to defeat Lord Palmerston, the
hen. b:r.met, in conclusion, said—l have isueilMo
address ; I do not irttend to form any decisiou with
respect to the course which I shall pursue at the
approaching elecion until I know what is the ef-
ftet of my statement on this impartial audience
which I have now addressed. It will be f r :the
constituent body to determine who shall he the
candidates—whom tbev shad support, and what are
the principles they shall promote. A pledge to give
a vote of confidence in Lord Palmerston, not fel-
ing that confidence, I cannot and wilt not give.
(Loud cheers.) I have told you, I think the is a

very till& ques ion to go to the country upon.
It ought not to be made a question of confidence in
men ; it ought to be a question of meisti res—
•—and-th 3 mode most certain of promoting the
measures of -which the constituencies approve. I
believe Viet your princip;es with re:orance to
peace, with reereoce to ec inomy, with i eferencb to
taxation, with reference t., non-intervention
in the affairs of other count ies, except where the
honour of E igland absolutely requir.s—l believe

that on these questions your opinions r. 3 in unis.ar
with mine. (akar, hair.) If it turn out henceforth
that he-e are the principles adopted by Lord
Palmerston, and Le proposes measures in accord-
ance with them, no member of the House of Com-
mons will rejoice more—no metnly,r of the House
of Commons will give h'm a more cordial sup-

port. Bur if I find [din disposed to interfere where
the intereAsof England do not demand it; when I
find him encouraging warlike opinions and war-
-Ike expend ture, cef ta.nly if I am your reprisen-
ta•ive, I shall offer a firm uncompromising resist-
ance. I will be rui3 C, the old principles, of which
the Irate hw irds are pna,e, retrenchment, and re-
form. Thole :tra the principles which I alyocate.
and I care not who is the first Minister. I stall
nob supp irt any Mini-ter who is not disposed to
give effect te th s 3 principles. (Loud cheers.) Well,
gentlemen, I have had many differences with Lord
John Russell. An attempt had been made to
shelve him in the City of London—(hear, hear)--
not very unlike what has been attempted further
ni•;rth. (Laughter.) Lord Jahn Russell has con-
fronted it like a man; it is for you to say if I have
shrunk from explanation by my conduct this even-
ing. I have not issued an address ; but Lord John
Russ -ll has issued an address, and I will read to you
the expression of his opinion, with regard both to
foreign and domestic policy, which are better ex-
pt., ssed than in any words that I could use.
Me has recorded them, and, in the absence
of an address from myself, let; me read them
to you as embodying my sincere and deep con-
victions. (The right hon. baronet read an extract.)
Now, these are the words of Lord John Russell.
These are the principles which I profess. I shall
now retire from this meeting, leaving it to you to
discuss the course which as circumstances now exist

it will be expedient to pursue. Recollect Ido not
presume to dictate who shall be my colleague. It
is for you to determine that question, if you should
be so generous as to allow me to be on• of your
representatives. But a pledge such as it was at-
tempted to exact from me by a dapuirition which
came up from Carlisle—that if a vote of confidence
in Lord Palmerston should be proposed in the next
Parliament I should support it—recollect I cannot,
as an honest man, give that pledge. I cannot re-
cede from the vote wish regard to China. I had
rather far never give another vote in the House of
Commons than nullify that vote. I believe it to
be moral, just, true. Let us recollect. The real
matter of dispute with China is not the loreha, not
the right to enter into Canton; but whether, for the
sake of the profit of a handful of British merchants,
you should smuggle into China the dreadful drug-of
opium—that opium which demoralises, which mad-
dens, which destroys the reason, and destroys the
life of millions of our fellow-creatures ; and for this
object, and merely for this, shall I be brought to
stretch a point and to favour transactions which I

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believe have been marked by injustice as certa ihly as
they have been markel by bloodshed/ Every prin-
ciple of religion and morality forbids it. I cannot
compromise this question--I won't compromise this
question, even if a British audience tell. me t 3 do
so. I will not believe that any body of my fellow-
countrymen will give me such advice. But I have
bad enough of public life, and, if in an evil moment
you should give that advice, like the delf adder I
wid stop my ears, and will not give my consent.
Tile following resolution was thou put to the
meeting and ctrried unanimously:—
" That this meeting, having heard the explanation of
Sir James Graham, declares its full confidence in him as
an independent reformer, ,and requests him again to pre-
sent himself as a candidate for 'the representation of
Carlisle."

GENERAL PERRONET THOMPSON- AT
BRADFORD.

On Wednesday night General Thompson addressed a .
large assembly orthe electors of Bradford in a building
lately need as a circus, opposite the Lancashire a.ndYork-
shire Rail say terminus. R. Kai, E-q , took the chair.
Gen. THOMPSON was received with prolonged cheering.
£hey were wet there to know whether he (the general)
was able and willing to be their representative and
spokesman in Parliament. The gallant general then
spoke in favour of the ballot, extension of the suffrage,
and religious equality, and said he did not know that it
was necessary to go on telling them that which they had
agreed upon in times past ; perhaps it would he better if
they would ask him some questions on points on which
they wanted particularly to know his views. He did not
think it was possible to. agree with them all ; but they
oonld judge whether he was capable of agreeing with the
majority or not. If any gentleman would ask him a
question on any subject which occurrod to him he would
endeavour to give them an honest and satisfactory an-
swer. (Cheering.)
Mr. Councelor RUDD (Horton) asked the gallant gene-
ral to favour the meeting with his opinions on the edu-
cation question.
General THOMPSON replied, as far as he understood
that question, there was a great dispute between two
estimable classes of men—the one class was those who
wished education to. be carried out by Government inter-
ference; the other was in favour of education without
Government interference, but supplied on the voluntary
principle. Now, he would say let the Government lay
down a scheme for those who chose to join it, and those
who did not like to do so could support the voluntary
principle. He .did not care how education came ; only
put it in. (Applause.)
Mr. B. td`Queib asked whether he would vote for
the shutting of public•houses on Sundays, and the intro-
duction of the Maine Liquor Law! (Hissing and uproar.)
Gen. THOMPSON replied, as for the Maine law, so far
as he understood it, no. (Applause.) Were they Teeto-
tallers! So was he. Were they vegetarians ? So was be.
But "shall there be no more cakes and ale, because we
are virtuous t" (Laughter and applause.) Temperance
was a great virtue, both for this world and that which
is to come; but none of us had a right to say to our
neighbour, "This you shall eat, and this you shall
drink, and this you shall let alone." (Applause.) If a
man got drunk in the street, put him in the stocks—
(laughter)—if a man got drunk in private, avoid his
company. (Hear )
Mr. Al`Quen) asked, would the general, if in Parlia-
ment, have voted in the majority in support of the recent
censure on ministers !
gin. THomrsoN wished he had been there. There
would have been no doubt of it—he was sure he should.
(Applause.)
Mr. M`Queen—Would he support Lord Palmerstou's
soLhlsoioacuriyddl
d
foreign policy I
was,
il
certainly a
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supported. He would support Lord
ph
Hoy if good ; he would oppose it it he and the electors
aolutnlders notto n,g havero
thought it bad. $e did not think he could do anything
more fairly. They would see that they
i.).to -
pay for his lordship's past policy ; let thew open a!ivreP
fit and loss account, see what toe were charged
of more
what they had got, and whether they bards /
d tagnod such
tea or more honour. He could not understand
what his
honour. They might perceive
opinions were. He was a
could be maintained with honour,
an unjust war. We baci,hed• ""
not defensible or reas
toring. We did not
quite bad enough
would always find
for a
like men ; °an
forr he would not make
wars that were
1 , Let us have war like doe-
"a‘etelegs cut off for fun, it was
MI necessary. (Hear) They
in him. a thorough sifter of the reasons
the war were necessary, let them face it
war, and i.,ft, necessary, let them put it down like
r_,_vameraynPvecaece when peace
a putpp l a
anduse .
a) n
awered ; after
Several other questions
E.
FORSTER, ,q., moved a resolution pe g-
which W. E.
the log aid mwereuc h
the election of General
It was carried by acclamation ; and the pro-
ceedingsThorers"•
terminated by a vote of thanks to the chairman.
meeting to support
men. (Hear, bear,

Tu CHANNEL ISLANDS.—Great exertions are making
in the Channel Ictlande to establish a eteatn-packet com-
munication with Weymouth, and with every chance of
success. Such a communication would intimately con•
nect the islands with the 450 miles of the Great Western.
Railway. When the railway between Pails and,Cher-
bourg, which is finished as far as Bayeanx, and that
between Paris and St. Mais via Rennes, are finished,
such a steam-packet communication could be easily ex-
tended so as to connect the whole of the west and south.
west of England with Paris and north-west coast of
France.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL
Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster.
THIS EVENING, will be performed the popular drama
of IRELAND AS IT IS. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams.
After which, A NIGHT AT NOTTING-HILL, in which
Mr. Wright and Patti Bedford will appear.
Followed by a new Piece de Caractcro, entitled IN AND
OUT OF PLACE. Mrs Barney Williams.
BARNEY THE BARON. Barney O'Toole, Mr. Barney
Williams.

OYAL SURREY THEATRE,
I Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick.
TILTS EVENING, a new drama, entitled FRAUD AND
ITS VICTIMS.Afesrs. Creswick, Shepherd, die.
Aft-r which, an original farce, entitled, THE SERIOUS

. . ,
YOUTH. -
To conclude with the Spanish ballet, EL DESCINDADO,
gaucho, Mr. Buck.

STRAND THE RE.—Manager, M:. T.
Payne.—This Evening will be performed
DO SITAKFI HANDS.
After which, THE DEATH OF EVA, in which the
Nowa rd Family will appear.
Followed by COUSIN CHERRY.
To conclude with THE BLUE JACKETS.
Commence at Seven. Stalls,? 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls. ;
Gallery, sa.

R OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan.
• VHS EVENING, (a new farce, called THIEVES !
THIEVES ! ! Messrs. F. Robson, G. Vining, &c.
The new drama, by Tom Taylor, Esq., A SHEEP IN
WOLF'S CLOTHING.
Followed by the new farce, by Davie Bernard, Esq.,
called A SPLENDID INVESTMENT.
Ard A BLIGIITED BEING. Mr. F. RobsDn,
Commence at half-past Seven.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMP FIITH EATRE
4Lesoee and Manager, Mr. IV. Cooke.

TITIS EVENING (first week) Shakspere's Play of KING
HENRY THE FOURTH 'Part First), with novel and effec-
tive equestrian illustrations invented by Mr. Wm. Cooke.
Hotspar, Mr. James Holloway.
Al.>®, a number of amusing Entertainments, concluding
with a Brilliant Display of Equestrian SKILL and SCIENCE,
by first-rate artistes, in the SCENES in the CIRCLE
CornmcLce at seven o'clock. Dress Bakes, 4s. ; Upper
Itoxcs, 38.; Private Boxes, from 1/., no charge for booking ;
Pit, ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, Gd.

to..oflice open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager.
Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun.

CANTERF3URY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
biz company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of
'elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses,
Glee 4, Duets, &e., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield,
Miss Brunell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta ; Mr. J
CaulLiehl, Herr F. Jonglimans, R. Grover, T. Farrant, S.
Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corti. Senor Antonio M.
tie Solis., and E. L. Hime ; Masters Austin, Bennett, and
Corri ; Messrs. Sam Collins, E. Mackney, and C. J. Wilkins.

Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil flicks; harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun.
director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at Seven o'clock pre
ciiely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock.

.11G1-4 WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGK.

This DAT—Morn. 52 min. aft. 7 —Evening 38 min. aft. 8
`.'r-mnimow—Morn. 30 min. aft. 9—Evening 182in.aft 10

WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MARCH 20.
THERMOMETER, IN THS SHADS.
53 highest slime noon yesterday.
50 -lowest this morning and during the night.
.52 —this day at noon.
PAttom 30'02—rising.
W INE —Easterly ; rather fresh, with dull, cloudy
wea'ber, but dry.
It drizzled with fitful showers all day yesterday.

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