The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-14
Lord Brougham's Speech England's
Position.
TIE ITALIAN QUESTION, AND PROBABILITY OF

A
FRENCH INVASION.
The banquet by the citizens Edinburgh to the Right
Honorable Lord Brougham given Wednesday
evening, the 26th utimo, in the Music Hail. Edinburgh.
Upwards Of thousand ladies' and gentlemen nbled
on he occason testify by their presence their respect
for that venerable and gifted nobleman whose name fills
80 large page of couItrys history during the last
half century.
Sir John Melville Lord Provost Of Edinburgh occupied
the CHAIR his right sat Lord Broughan Earl Rossyn
the Lord Justice General, the Solicitor General SC. &c
After the usual loyal oasts had been disposed OF, the
ord Provost proposed the toast of the evening" Henry
LORD Brougham,,' remarkDg that when the names by
which our party differences known shall have passed
into oohvion, the name Of Henry Brougham will live iu
the grateful recoecdons Of his coantryncn, as having
been gifted not with nachess genius alone but with
machess devotion also to the dearest interests of the
human race. (Appause.)
Lord BRoueHAM, rising, was received with loud and
long-contnued cheers. He sad:I you, though
use an ordinary expression il not the less pty applied
when say that want words To EXPRESS y feelings npon
the present occasion This great assembly preceded by
an invitation from all classes ami Of ali narties
and Of all sects without Distinction consider as one OF
the two great blessings and honos not very short
very varegated life the being chosen the Great
county of York in Parliament is the
these two deem by very much the greatest honors Of
my wlsoe existence. (Appausc.)
As TO our foreign concerns, there may be various
opinions about the late war in Italy. Hear, hear)
Some may think that was undertaken with the single
purpose-the single and honest pnrpoEe-or freeing the
Italians. There may be others less innocent 10 Their be.
lief Qaugbter) who may have laundering after opinion
that not alien TO the plan and the motive Of that
give the King Of Piedmont great piece Of the
territories of the Emperor of Austria b. that as may
and be the Of the war suspciousnay, be
II ever unjustifabemy belief is that out of it, If be
evil out of that evil good has come for there is certain
great step-d rery great stride may scynaade toc1rds
tte Independence Of ~ Haliaa country (cheers) hope
yeti don't deny hope yet to them under the King
OF Sardinia, the only practical mode OF ensurng their
independence renewed cheers entirely agree with
my NOBLE friend Lord John Russel--my noble kins-
man Scotch Kinsman, viii say-who held the
ouieI when he received the freedom of the city OF
Aper1t that the cardinal view for this country TO
she az no foreign Power should interfere with the
sh % halians-fapplause) THAT We should leave
, e Their own government, and side with the
f,. Aco~e, and that no foreign State should in
Al n,i y gay y them, Or say, Why do you do SOP
~ " X tAppAuse.) But have We no int crest in
an uea. Atersf Have interest direc. and npor
sans ~ !, iooA 70 France have trg grsnt conf
s asmse ~, a'o, q u more than peacea5s connection
acn Mdt o9.a g-almosi the alliance with that corntrv
And why Should it not coninueY WIN ebonid g ~.
possessing liata nation ought 70 desrc--why shond
the French. richly endowed with MI goad ,,i,,as
innocently ai.o harmessy enoyed-why should thew 81
tempted to do tha which unlawfu So our ~, na,
had In unmeasured abundance all their wants sii5 ans
all enjoyments alowed-all lawful enioyInens a}Io,sI
But the tempter came. The hend the father of ,na
chief; envied their innocence, from which himself had
Iaep, hated IT, and enyed the happiness WHICH was is