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of Commons that no less a sum than 40 millions
sterling had left their hands to buy food to supplz y
the wants of the people of this country. As the ha r-
vest had been so bountiful, they were now enable ed
to keep their money at home and have the corn as
well. As to the affairs of Europe, he thanked Clod
they were now in a state of peace, both at home and
abroad. They were now at peace with their n(!igh-
bours—not tl] at the policy of her Majesty's Go yarn-
ment as at present carried out had brought about
this happy state of things, but it was the policy
of the people of England, and whether! Lord
Palmerston or Lord Derby was at the head of the
Government, or Lord J. Russell or Lord Malmes-
bury was at the head of foreign affairs, nt.3 varia-
tion or interruption of that policy would for a mo-
mer tbe admitted by the people of England. (Cheers.)
Then, if they were to cast their eyes over Europe
at large, they might look with feelings of proud
admiration at those countries who were alideavour-
lug to raise themselves from thraldom and slavery
--they saw Italy, who having lately followed our
example, not through the interference of statesmen,
but through her own indomitable will, had thrown
off the trammels of bigotry and oppression, and
now enjoyed for herself the blessings of a free con-
stitution. (Loud cheers.) They could shot, also, hide
from their eyes the fact that the Emperor of Russia
would indeed really become the greatest Emperor
in the world if he carried out the policy of the abo-
lition of serfdom which he had so well inaugurated.
He had now a painful subject to allude to, which
was indeed a painful one, this was the present state
of America; and, although unwilling to take one
side or the other, he wished her well out of her
troubles, and trusted that in the end the constitu-
tion might be both purified and strengthened. He
did not give any opinion as to the cause of these
unhappy dissensions, but he believed the abolition
of slavery was necessary before she could take her
right place amongst the nations of the earth. As to
slavery, he did not believe in the efficacy of the
present restrictive system to put it down, or if they
doubled their present force they could put it down ;
but what he would advise them to do would be to
go into the land from whence the slaves came, and,
like Livingstone, teach the natives that the culti-
vation of the sugar-cane and cotton would be more
profitable to them than following a trade in human
flesh—that it would be their true policy to keep
their slaves at home, and work with them, and not
to sell them as beasts upon their land. As to the
state of things in Ireland, they saw by the articles
in the press the progress which was being made
there, and she was now becoming what she ought
to be ; and most gratifying was it to see at home
the good will which animated all classes, for they
found all classes, from the highest to the lowest,
mixing and uniting together for the good of the
whole. They did not stand apart, but joined hand
and heart to carry out those great principles, and
to maintain this country in its proper and lawful
position. He held that such were the principles
of free trade, 'and he trusted that the commercial
treaty would not only be carried out by the pre-
sent Government with reference to France, but
with every other country in the world, and if that
were done, wars with each other would almost be
rendered impossible. It was the great object of
Government to bring together a friendly exchange
of the products of different countries, rather than
filling the minds of each other with anger aniill-
will. So much had been said as to the Volunteers,
it was not for him to enter into that topic, and he
must say that he rejoiced at the movement, as it
tended to keep them in peace, and at the same time
showed a determination on the part of Englishmen
to stand by their own. Their position was one of
defence, and not of defiance ; and he might say
with the poet—
ic Come one, come all, this rock shall fly
From its firm base as soon as I." 1.
(Cheers.) His noble colleague would address them
at some length as to the House of Commons, and
who so ably took part in his public duties. He
thanked them sincerely for the great honour they
had done him, and also for the forbearance of those
friends who had placed him in his present position,
and so long as God should give him strength to
carry out the duties which devolved upon him so
long he would do so ; and if ever he should lose
their confidence he would place the trust in hands
that would be more able to carry out the views of
his constituents than he had been able to perform.
(Cheers.)

Lord ENFIELD said, by the favour of the com-
pany for the fifth time, he had then the honour to
return thanks for the compliment which had been
passed upon him as one of their county members,
and at the outset of his observations he would
disclaim a doctrine which appeared to be
almost universally promulgated at meetings
of agricultural societies—that politics are to be ex-
cluded when the health of the county members is
proposed. If by politics it was meant that county
members should introduce topics which should ex-
cite angry and invidious comparisons or provoke
party feelings, then he could well pnderstand why
politics should be excluded; but if politics meant
something higher, whatever their particular views
might be, then he considered, if the health of the
county members was drunk, that it would be unbe-
coming, and they would be shrinking from their
duty, it they did not say a few words on politics—
not party politics, but on those which concerned the
welfare of the great body of the people. (Cheers.)
At the close of every session of Parliament they
generally had one pleasant and one dark side of the
picture—one of what had been done, and one of what
had been left undone. On the dark side were end-
less speeches and personal interruptions to disturb
the general prosperity ; and the longer he sat in the
House of Commons the more he was impressed with
the belief that those who spoke the most seldom were
those who were not the least attended to. He
would mention, for instance, on financial questions
the hon. member for Huntington and the hon. mem-
ber for Kendal were eagerly and respectfully list-
ened to. If it was a commercial subject, the mem-
bers for Liverpool, Manchester, and Stockport, were
listened to with the greatest attention. When the
subject of the navy came under discussion, there was
no member in the House of Commons who was
listened to with greater respect than the hon. and
gallant member for Devonport. If it was the army,
the hon. and gallant member for Huntingdon, who
had practical experience of the subject upon which
he spoke, was also listened to; and therefore he
said, it was not necessary that a member of that
house should be continually on his legs, and
jumping up on every occasion, to secure the atten-
tion of the house, or to be esteemed by his consti-
tuents out of doors. He had not mentioned parti-
cular names, but had taken them at random from
the list who were always listened to in their
place in Parliament ; and therefore it was not neces-
sary, for a man to do his duty to his constituents,
that he should be constantly interrupting the time
of the house by speaking upon every question. '
(Hear, hear.) Although the press had done some-
thing in respect to these endless speeches, yet there
had not been much legislation, and they should take
care that a proper and salutary remedy was applied;
but what that remedy was he was not prepared to
say. They had heard of the collective wisdom of
Parliament, and although some people were inclined
to carp at the expression, yet this year he was struck
with it when it was proposed that the unhappy dis•
solution of the States of America should come under
discussion. It was the united sense of the House of
Commons that declared unanimously that so deli-
cate a subject should not come under discussion,
which spoke well for the wisdom of Parliament and
the good sense of the members, whatever their feel-
ings might be in regard to America ; and although
they had been ostentatiously told that they ought
to assimilate the institutions of this country with
those of America, springing from the same stock
as
ourselves, yet there was but one feeling—that it
was their duty if possible to put an end t° 4""