New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-10
ENGLAND AND FRANCE.
F,om The london Tine,, JUL %.

Parliament appears to assume thst 80 long as it is
sitting enemy will dare to attack the country, and
that II ANY immediate DAGGER is TO be appre it
must he the Of recess ST long those balls
are lighted up; long aoy member can ak ques-
ton aid demand al answer, or, ~ least, express his
opinion, oil is safe. 1t must have been an obstl
nate form Of the feeling that kept the Senate Of
Rome in full session till the rude Zousves Of that day
walked in and sroked their boards to see what they
were made Of. No doubt, We all OF US feel the
sound Of the voice great security against rob
bers ghosts and all other enemies The belief is
carried far that is commonly thought that Ia case
Of an invasion, Parliament would be summoned, as a
matter Of course, to give the requisite powers Tor de-
feDse-such powers being supposed 10 be WANING
Whist would be done i'll such case 1t may be rash to
say but the Of the thing seems 10 suggest thai
Parliament is totally Incapable OF assistance a. such
crisis and the best thing cOuld do would be to 60
home, leaving quas,dicatorship IN the hands OF
Government. OF all matters the conduct OF war; and
especially the defense Of country, seems the least tit
ting for public discussion. Already Ieighb0rs are
asoni.bcd at the freedom with which our weak points
are proclaimed and discussed and at the opinion which
seems to prevail that good plan OF defense can be
concocted in a debate public to the whole world
Public IL must certainly be, and, if not through the
pens of the gentlemen Of the gallery al all events by
The tongues of the members below. But unfortunately
it so bappeIs that always finds us unprovdef; 1t
is always done i'll at first if NOT last aud there is
always that to be done whch will never be done ex
cept by the pressure of opinion. &c. fact the House
of Commons may do some good in the matter, a. we
can ard almost anybody The country at large
sal of a Commission our National Defenses.
There is at least occasion for It, even II IN the pres
ent state of naval and military science IN tins coun
try there not the materials for good COnmssi0D
There s a widespread dstrus', We Will not repeat after
Lord Lyndburst of Deghbor but Of the people upon
whom would deyove the arrangements for our Defense
When il is discussed at great LEM tn, with show
of science, in one of leading Qusreries, whether
London should be defended or LOT and when 1t IS de-
cided that according TO the famous programme OF a
lamened nObeman 1t would be the duty OF the Guards
NJ and xpi, had Ip
at the other il certainly is time to ask who Is response
BILE for the defense of the country, and whether lie
knows what to do The most spendid booty in the
world, or that ever was in the world hes within reach
of an easy spring, and we very much doubt whether
at this moment it is so much as known by anybody
who is the person TO give the necessary orders m
the event of An INVASION We say this not a. all
in alarm. Perhaps 1t Is better there should not
be any great persOLage among US with unOOun1ed
authority, unbounded self confidence, and unbOunded
folly The real defenders spring up for the occasion
The first taken for the defense Of Sevas opo
90 not seem to have been remarkably wise. What
ever plans they were, they failed utterly; and IN the
opinion of the military authorities, toe AheIhad only
10 march in and take the place. But after short
delay almost much to the surprise OF the garrison
as of the invading army the earth began to heave,
mounds grew like huge anthils round the city, and by
the time engineers had erected their batteries
there miles Of rampant big enough to pr0ect
the increased and inexh sustbe garrison. Somebody
or other, some plan or other, would turn up on the
emergency; a Gen. Todteben would drop from tue
know that there is plan of defense. IL would
be comfort to be assured that 1t Is not
the deliberate intention OF her Mtlestys adyis-
ers to surrender the metropolis to the hrst
bandit that asks for money or our life. The feeling
that such is the national determination must tend TO III
vte the cupdity Of the adventurous We really can
not anewer for anybody under very srong tenptaton
Our excellent pastor preacoes aud practices the len
Commandments threadbare, and presents the very pc.
ture of content and sefdenisl But be has ten chi-
dren and only 1890 year; and we woud not answer
for his virtue if he should happen to discover that
rich old parishOner is III such state oil body aud innd
that be will leave his money just he is bid, under
sufficient appeal to his superstitious teTors. Really,
If England should know that she cOuld with perfect
safety, compel France to repay her Tomorrow al toe
cost Of extra ornaments for the last three or four
wears we are not whether her Majestys Mlnls-
fers Parliament and the whole people would not To-
stany resolve 10 take the necessary steps, Whatever
they might be.
or course we are aware that when we talk Of de-.
Sense we render ourselves liable to the SINS of
those who think this proper talk only for old aiies,
aged peers and tuprced ne SspapeTs. e. siace the
be ginning of this year there has occurred strange
variety Of events Of q patGre 10 disturb the TeverieS
of the profoundest peace dreamer. That one great \
military power, with long prepared armament, mas
rapidly wreted large province from another, Is only
Of those events and as far as we are concerned,
by no means the most important. The most surprising,
and perhaps also the most serious is that both these
powers have suddenly become friends on the singular
condition of feeling themselves equally aggtievei,
equally betrayed, and equally wronged of province
by the malignant neutrality Of cerian other powers,
among whom are To England, Prussia aud other
German States Austria owes, che believes the loss
OF Ioubardy aud France the loss of Neuea to Italian
indepe rdence. They have both, therefore, quarrel
against us and il is moi at all necessary that they
should explain 10 the world that their qusrres are
compatible When this feeling is confessed II Is
impossible not TO fear that il will ranke for the proper
time aud break ont in fiery eruption. Should Pfu'-
STA be the object England would have to consider how
she would stand if France succeeded IN urs hun0hng
and then couciating all the Powers of the Continent
and then in making them believe England to he their
worst enemy. We have alec to osn-ider thai under
proyooation and alarm not ourselves the dis-
<reetest or the most temperate people IN the world
Mr. Bright would tell as that the press was the worst
offender Of ALL We might not only reply ourselves,
but even point out that the existence OF party al
verse 10 al military preparation, and even to armed
resistance, must tell on the possible foe But IN the
face Of what has happened aud is happening around
Us we cannot glect TO take measures for deiese IL
we have armies and fleets sll oger the world, II Se
send fom our oveiia ked population and our treasury
10 protect our children wherever they 90, we ous not
60 peclec, our children at home. II we capno. raise
rampsrt around the whole of this iele II we eauno.
rsi,e fortress every two or three miles, AMI arm
With Armstrong guns least can look & our great
ports and arsenals. II is said they are not sale sgan'I
nroperly concerted at ack. Let Us have the fsct IN
onired into by those who ought 10 know somethleS
bou; il; and if their advice Is reasonable let us take
a.