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THE SUN, LONDON! SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1859.

the limbo of Parliamentary extinction—has bee _q !keep; ag his own counsel—a man who pores over
itilessl by an indig- boriks relating to battles and wars. I recollect he
given the go-by relentlessly, p y
nant, almost we had said a disgusted and. outraged, told me once that he was engaged in writing a
And meanwhile, Mr. KINGLAKE, history of all the battles that had ever been fought.
constituency. but
\
'There he sits alone in his library, surrounded by
though taking part, comparatively speaking,
ver
y rarely in debate, has so opportunely timed books of this description, surrounded by plans and
his speeches and motions during the past few 1 designs of all
ented contrivatonces
destroy human life, and
which human
sessions that that he has obtained for himself, as we have
1 i
nutty has inv
said, a position completely individualised, and as we
commanding at the samed
to givthe you some con-
time e resours of
have said eminently characteristic. Inasmuch that I which I have endeavoure
whenever the hon. gentleman speaks he is tolerably 1 ception:" The moral to be drawn from all
our
n which is
secure of an audience. His reported speeches, surely obvious !
It is visdeed in ew
whether delivered in the House of Commons or out 1 Channel Fleet, and in our fast multiplying corps of
of the House of Commons, are looked to and read Rifle Volunteers. There can assuredly be no offence
by large masses of the population. There is to Princes—[in whom Holy Writ itself tells us to
something kindred in his independence and out- put no trust]—if we, under existing circumstances,
maxim—
speaking, we cannot but think, to the independence take as our guide the old Covenanter's
and out-speaking of an older and veteran champion " Put your trust in GOD, and keep your powder
of liberalism in the House, meaning, of course, the dry !"
hon. and learned gentleman the member for Shef-
field. But that the member for Bridgewater
wehrs his own helmet and carries his
own lance into the lists, prepared to
splinter the latter upon occasion with any or
every antagonist, we might almost have dubbed
him Mr. ROEBUCK'S Esquire or Fidus Achates.
Here, however, are two RICHARDS in the field ; and
though the elder may deal a more ponderous blow
whenever he is fairly put to it—the younger seems
hardly less ready of fence, and is animated by as
bold a prowess and as stubborn a resolution.
Not the least striking among the extra Parlia-
mentary speeches delivered during the past few
years by Mr. KINGLAKE, was the one recently re-
ported in our columns as having been delivered by
the hon. gentleman only a few nights previously, in
the Town-hall at Bridgewater. In this speech
it vrill doubtless have been remarked that Mr.
KINGLAKE took occasion to recall to recollec-
tion the share he a
h
himself had din regard to the
settlement of the question as to whether England
should or should not take part in the Congress now
upon the eve of assembling in Paris for the solu-
tion of the long discussed problem of Italian inde-
pendence. The reference thus made amounted, we
cannot but' think, to nothing less deeply interest-
ing than the epitome of a remarkable little histo-
rical incident—an incident of such importance in its
bearing, and one so attractive at this moment in
itself in every particular, that we cannot resist the
temptation to allow Mr. KINGLAKE himself here to
recapitulate it:—" Ia the month of August last,"
said he, " there was a question as to the assem-
bling of a Congress, and as my hon. colleague has
just told you, we aro now receiving the intelli-
gence that a Congress is in point of fact about
to meet in Paris: A member of the House of
Commons, Lord ELCHO, was of opinion that the
Government ought not, under any circum-
stances, to go into a Congress, The Government,
on the contrary, was, I thought, somewhat too
anxious to hurry into a Congress without stipu-
lating for proper conditions. When Lord Elcho
brought forward his motion, which if carried would
have had the effect of absolutely preventing the
Ministers from going into a Congress, they were
anxious to meet him with a direct negative, and
the result of that would have been that they would
have got the opinion of the House of Commons
in favour of their going into a Congress in, as I
thought, a somewhat heedless manner. I therefore
took the liberty of moving what is called the pre-
vious question—the meaning of which is, that I
asked the House of Commons not to decide either
for Lord ELcuo or for the Government, but to
leave the responsibility of determining the ques-
tion of a Congress upon the shoulders of the Minis-
ters. And, gentlemen, •I am happy to say that I
succeeded in carrying the previous question. I
supported the motion by urging it upon her
MAJESTY'S Ministers that it was ,their bounden
duty to refu:e to go into Congress, until they
should obtain a distinct stipulation that no
extraneous force should be used in Italy in order
to put down the free Governments which had
been formed in that country. I saw with
great delight that when Lord JOHN RUSSELL,
Minister for Foreign Affairs, addressed an as-
sembly in the town of Aberdeen he was able to say
that Ministers had arrived exactly at that conclu-
sion. He there told the assembled people that'
although England would probably be persuaded to
go into a Congress, she never would be persuaded
to go into a Congress except upon the distinct un-
derstanding that force should not be applied in order
to put down the free people of Italy. I rejoice in
being able to state that for the course I then took
in the House of Commons I have received the thanks
1 of ono of the best and truest patriots Italy ever pos-
sessed, I have received from Italy, I rejoice to say
the thanks of General GARIBALDI." Mr. KING-
LAKE'S subsequent remarks in that speech at
Bridgewater, in allusion successively to the French
People, to the French Army, and to the French
EMPEROR, will, we have but little doubt, live
yet more vividly even than the above in
the popular recollection. They were, none of
them, remarks ' that could possibly be regarded,
even by that people, by that army, or by that
EMPEROR, as in any way offensive. They were,
on the contrary, rather complimentary. "It has
happened to me," said Mr. KINGLAKE before
giving utterance to one of these remarks—
" It has happened to me, I think I may say, to
know something of the people of France ; to
know something of the army of France; and to
know a little, mostly, of course, by reading, and
partly by a little personal acquaintance in old
times, of the Emperor of the FRENCH." And,
therefore, as one qualified to pronounce an opinion
he gives us his estimate of each. Of the French
people he says, " Upon the whole I believe the mass
of the population of France arc an industrious and
peaceful people." Of the French army he says, " I
have seen them in almost all situations you can see
troops, and I think I can undertake to say, what-
ever the Zouaves and crack regiments may be, that
a more harmless and inoffensive body of men
than the troops of the line is hardly to be
found perhaps anywhere in Europe." Finally, as
to the French EMPEROR, he says—" The French
EMPEROR was a guest in this country ; he has a
friendly feeling towards England; he has always
been a friendly ally to this country, and at pre-
sent he has no quarrel with us." But, believing
all this to be the absolute truth, to be the literal
fact, Mr. KINGLAKE remembers also that there is
this powerful and despotic EMPEROR with an
army of 600,000 men—at the head su-
premely and absolutely of 37,000,000 of peo-
ple. He recalls to mind that " The Emperor
of the French not only commands all the armies of
France, not
hottec onily commands the navy of France,
powerl
navy
avoyf marching almost the whole
but l
of the m
hasorarea of France—marching
like soldiers, to serve inthemi
litarynav).
of themth
the
country ; and we all know, also, that he has sus-
cceded in inventing a financial system which enables
him to borrow the earnings of the country, and to
raise almost any amount of money at a very short
notice, and without the intervention of the ordi-
nary capitalists who used to be employed for pur-
poses of that sort." Therefore, he says, "It comes
to this—that you have sitting, as it were, in his
library, a thoughtful man who is in the habit of

We direct the notice of our readers to the report
of a deputation which waited on Lord Palmerston
yesterday from the parishes of Marylebone and
Paddington. The subject to which they called the
attention of the Premier was one of some public
interest, though not of political importance. It re-
ferred to the removal of the trees and shrubs from

Hyde-park. Mr. SODEN, from Marylebone, stated
the case with clearness. He said that under the

Chief Commissionership of Sir BENJAMIN HALL,
now Lord LLANOVER, great improvements had
been made in Hyde-park by laying down new
walks and planting shrubs and flowers, which

afforded much gratification to the frequenters o
the Park. To the general surprise and dissatisfaction
all these plants had been removed from the walks.
He considered this a loss to the public, and the
deputation appealed to his lordship to order the
restoration of what had been so unnecessarily re-
moved. It appears from the statement of Professor
MARKS, of Marylebone, that a sum of £l,OOO was
granted by the House of Commons, in 1857, and a
further sum of £350 for making new roads and
planting new walks in the parks ; and Sir B. HALL,
then First Commissioner of Works, carried out the
project with energy and success. The approval of
Her MAJESTY was practically testified ; for, on
learning from Sir B. HALL that there was a diffi-
culty in obtaining trees for planting, she imme-
diately assigned a large portion of land near Kew
Palace to be used as a nursery. The shrubs
were duly planted, but it appears that
some unreasonable objections were raised
by some inhabitants of Park-lane, who imagined
that they would obstruct their view. They applied
to Sir B. HALL to remove the trees, but he pro-
perly refused the application. The attempt was
renewed under the Chief Commissionership of
Lord JOHN MANNERS, who also refused to sacrifice
the public to the whims of a few. It was feared,
however, by the members of 'the deputation that
owing to the illness of the present Chief Commis-
sioner the administration of the office had been
induced to comply with the unreasonable request.
It was stated by Lord PALMERSTON that the report
of the Office of Works denied that what had been

LATEST NEWS.

The following telegrams have been received at
lir. Reuter's office :

COPENHAGEN, DEC. 9.

The Fadrelandet states that Prince Christian of
Denmark was yesterday appointed Governor of

Holstein.

PARIS, DEC. 9.
Sweden has sent in her adhesion to the Congress.
M. do Moustier leaves to-morrow for Vienna to
assume his post as French Ambassador.

The France Centrale has received a first warn-
ing for an article on the consequences of the Treaty

of Zurich.

MADRID, DEC. 8.
The Spanish Government has given orders for a
levy of 50,000 men in January next.

CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 3 (via Trieste).
The envoy of Prince Danielo of Montenegro has
been assassinated.
The news of the Sultan's refusal to accept Fuad
Pacha's resignation is confirmed.

done was in consequeuce of any representa-
tions but owing to some alterations in
the method of planting: He admitted, however,
that it was the first he had heard of the subject,
and announced his intention of inquiring into it.
The reasons given by the Board of Works seem
very insufficient, and we trust that the matter
may immediately be looked into. It is very desi-
rable that these places of popular resort may be
made as attractive as possible ; and it is unpar-
donable trifling with the public money to inter-
fere unnecessarily with the arrangements made a t
considerable outlay. The case in question affords
another proof of the ill effects of the continual
changes in the chief offices. We have before ex-
pressed our opinion that the head of the Board
of Works should not be removed at every Alinis-
terial crisis. Plans of public importance are set on
foot by one Commissioner, to be laid aside or con-
troverted by his 'successor. Public or private in-
terest, difference of opinion, or other influences,
mayaffect him, and interfere with the developement
of projects which have received the public sanction.
until some alteration be made in this matter we can
scarcely hope to see our public works carried on in
a manner befitting this great metropolis. So far
as the case in question is concerned, we hope the
interference of the Premier will be immediately
perceptible, and that we shall hear no more of these
r
unlooked for and unnecessary alterations.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has
been staying during the past week at Knowsley, on a visit
to the Earl and Countess of Derby. The circle invited to
meet his Royal Highness comprised—their Serene High-
nesses Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe Weimar, the
Earl of Malruesbury, the Earl of Wilton and Lady Katherine
Grey Egerton, the Earl and Countess of chesterfield and
Lady Evelyn Stanhope, the Earl and Lady Constance
Grosvenor, Lord Otho Fitzgerald, Lord Loughborough,
Hon. Algernon and Lady Blanche Egerton, Mr. G. Russell;
and Col. Tyrwhitt, in waiting on the Duke of Cambridge.
The Earl of Derby, accompanied by the Duke of Cambridge.
Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Earl of Wilton, an(
the other gentlemen of the party, enjoyed the sport of
shooting on Wednesday, when about 1,300 head of game
fell to their guns. On the next day there was another

battue.
Their Imperial Highnesses the Duke of Leuch.
tenberg and Prince Eugene Romanoffsky, attended by
Gen. Rehbinder and their preceptors, have removed froth
Claridge's Hotel, Upper Brook-street, to tho Bedford Hotel,
Brighton.
The honorary degree of LL.D. is about to be con-
ferred by the Dublin University upon Sir Hugh M. Cairns,
Q.C., and Sir J. Emerson Tennent. Mr. Whiteside is said
to bo also included in the list, with Capt. M'Clintock, R.N.,
and Sir John Lawrence.
In connection with the rise in the St. Petersburg
exchange a rumour is circulated that Messrs. Rothschild
have purchased from the Russian Government of the Peters-
burg and Moscow Railway.
EAST REWORD. —PROPOSED ARSENAL. —We
hear, upon what we deem to be good authority, that the
Goverriment have it in contemplation to form and establish
an arsenal at or near Retford, on a somewhat extensive
scale, which, if carried out, connot fail to be of great utility
to the' town and neighbourhood. Tho place is ono of the
most central in the kingdom, and situate at the confluence
of two lines of railways, the one stretching from the Irish
Channel to the German Ocean, the other from the far north
to the extreme south of the kingdom.—Nottingham Journal.
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY LITERARY SOCIETY.
—A. very elegant room of large dimensions in the London
terminus at the Paddington station has been decorated for
the convenience and amusement of the clerks and other
officials of the Great Western Company, as a place of meet-
ing, where reading, music, and conversation may be enjoyed
after the labours o the day. This new society has been
got up under the immediate patronage of the Earl of Shel-
burne, the directors, and principal officers. The inaugura-
tion was honoured by an exhibition of works of art, science,
and nature, sent by gentlemen interested in the undertak-
ing. The walls were covered with pictures by Landseor,
Webster, Goodall, and other admired modern masters.
Around the sides on the floor were tables placed, on which
were curiosities of variouskinds, amidst which were arranged
flowering plants of rarity and beauty, and in the centre of
the room on a raised platform, was the solid gold bedstead
richly ornamented in the Eastern style, which was the last
present from the Rajah of Cashmere to the Queen of Eng-
land. A con serozione was hold on Wednesday evening,
when Miss Laura Baxter and Miss Clara Fraser sang very
effectively, and were ably accompanied by Mr. Fabius Nunn
on the pianoforte. Two soirees have also been given, when
the beauties of the room, with its interesting and varied
contents were displayed to the best advantage by a full at-
tendance of well dressed company. The use of the library,
as well as of the room itself, is intended to be devoted en-
tirely to the Great Western Railway officials, and is
another instance of the liberal solicitude for the innocent
recreation and intellectual culture which has on several
occasions been manifested by the chairman and directso no of
this railway company towards the numerous perms in
their employ.
SMITIIFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW.—The Smith-
field Club cattle show closed last evening at 10 o'clock, and
although the number of visitors who visited. the show
during the day by no means equalled any on:, of its thrto
previous days, it was quite on an average in point of nuni-
hers with the last day of any preceding show. An im-
pression has got abroad that the escrit will be the las
year of the show being held at thenßaker-street Bazaar;
but this is a mistake. ' The lease of the club from Mr.
Boulnois, the proprietor of the bazaar, does not expire till
Christmas, 1802, consequently, even supposing the club to
be at all remover] to some other place, 811011 removal will
not take place till 1863. The sales of the prize cattle wove
nearly all concluded up to Thursday night, and yesterday'
there were but very few specimens remaining unsold. It
is believed that the butchers' medal for purchase of the
largest ssurahor of animals will is yea le obtained by Mr.
Kin., et ralilizigtou-street.

alighted from his carriage in front of the Church of
St. Rosalia. M. Maniscalchi was accompanied by
his young wife and his two children. At the
moment he was about to enter the church he was
stabbed by an assassin. The dagger entered deeply
into the lower part of the back, and the shock was
so violent that M. Maniscaichi, in order to avoid
falling, was forced to lean on the arm of his
wife. The wounded man, however, was able to
turn round and obtain a view of the assassin.
The latter is a man who does not appear to
belong to the operative classes. He was dressed
with a certain elegance, and wore a watch chain.
M. Maniscalchi had sufficient strength to withdraw
the dagger from his back and to pursue the assas-
sin. His coachman and a police agent followed
him, but the wounded man was soon compelled to
stop, and the assassin escaped. A search was made
in every direction, but without success. It is be-
lieved that the assassin relied on the aid of accom-
plices to save him from detection. It is hoped that
the director's wound, although dangerous, is not
mortal. It was feared that an insurrection might
be the consequence of this attack, but Palermo re-
mained perfectly tranquil. The city, nevertheless,
has been placed in a state of siege. It was re-
ported at Naples on the 3d inst. that the Director
of Customs at Messina had been similarly attacked."