, 1865-12-20
The Jamaica AtrocItIcs-Publ{c Opin-
ton in France ON a Possible War with
, America - Lectures on the Udifed
!. States at Cambridge Unlvcrstty.

.AAeooS ~ 'SoMuou6 u auuIclhaLiy~ poHerlu
section Of liberals Of theP ePalmerston stamI
topreyent any serious clnngea from beinl
elected; but some of Us who know tho ss.in
side Of the House." !" are perfectly aware thai
those men cannot maintain aeuccess:ul resis
tance against Mr.. Gladstone. Our Parlia
mentary speaking usually eeems tame tc
Amencans, but ! think the Chancellor OF thu
/ E1chequer would charm the car accustomed
even 10 the best sounds, OF Transatlantic de
bate. Giye Mr.. Gladstone opposition, and
his power becomes Instantly apparent. Ht
argues, he decla1ms, he. ridicules, ho exhoris
he dcnounces, until no one not hardened BY
stupidity, cares to face him. -1have seen hin
agaiu and again, even when 'letterci
by tho chains which palmerston la6
1ung7 around :, him, stand :. on tbs
door Of tac chamber, md flguratiyely speak
Ing, defy The opposition to send a man te
meet him worthy Of his steel. Alr: Dlsrael
at'such Times, despite his happy phrases
each the rcsult OF careful sludy-hls cpl
Ernns, his sarcasms, his elaborate exposi
tions-drops out Of your: thoughts, Instinc
tively you ieel that lie Is a man OF straw
IN commiseratfoD. MIR. Gladstone then, i
destined to species OF dictatorship III the
House, and the sham Liberals will Keep Will
him unless he makes some fatal mistake. II
Is bis tact, not his capacity, that wafcar, and
II may be that the reign which he enjoys at
the first viii be- suddenly destroyed through
his own indiscretio1s- At oil events he starts
Will wonderful advantages, and men are be.
ginning to think be will succeed Ia carrying
out some theories which have long been the
stock-property Of ~1ibesul politicians but
which are yet to come into play.
sNn. ". E. FORSTER. =, !.
In America the name of MIR. ". E. Forster,
the member for Bradford, onght to be fami-
liar. Not excepting Mr.. Bright, no man in
Parliament did SO much toward cnlightcnins
our country upon the character of the Ameri-
pleasantly, and he has the lmmenso -adyant.
oEe Of personal popularity. Honest and high
minded; able and earnest, Nr. Forster is. the
hope Of Ltherals Of The more advnnced school,
who shrink from the rudcr leadership Of the
rough though mastery mind Of Mr. Bright,
Mr.. Forstef's accession to Office, though only
in: the. comparatively subordinate place or
Under Secretary to the colonies, Is another
proof Of the altered tendencies of the British
government A few day1 ago. Mr. Forster
delivered spirited speech to his constItu-
ents, Insisting upon, the certainty =that the
government would bring in bill to extend
tic suffrage TO working men, and especially
s;5 dwelling upon The necessity OF their dealing
merc pettnoEgipg alteration which would
leave working men rs dissatisfied as
ihcy src at present, but changes which would
give them considerable ehafe In the legisla-'
lion Of tho country Happen to know that
this speech was made while his acceptance
Of the post in the Government was held in
allegiance When Earl Russell made him the
offer, 3fr. Forster plainly said he was under
m engagement to dcttyaT a political address
IN the Provinces that In II he proposed to
freely deal with what he conceived to be the
duty OF the Administration at the moment,
and, therefore, 1t would be wisest Tor both
parties to walt until this was seen by the Min.
isters who invited his cooperation. Earl
Russell asscnted. and the speech wns deliY-
cred. Nothing It contained acted 10 his pref
udice: II have read yonr address, Mr.. For
stcr," said the Premier, "and now ask
you With yet more pleasure than before, to
tnncy wculd have been pedantic, mud hIr.
Forster accordingly moves up to the Treasury
benches.
THE JAMAICA ATROCITIES.
The news Of the appearance of the son Of
enc old Quaker abolition1st Mt n Colonial
office as Under Secretary, will be heard with
dlmny BY the Governor Of Jamaica aud the
officials who have assisted him In violating
laws written and Divine, In order to WrcaE
out their unreasoning and selfish hate of tho
negro race Mr. Forster would not have
gone to the post If he had not satisfied himself
Of the determination Of the Cabinet to insti.
tute an inquiry into the dotngs of the officials
in the Colony, and to spare no, one however
highly placed, who has acted without regard
his country. Upon this matter Of the JamaI-
ca atrocities, may eay that public opinion
IN England is turning heavily against the Co
lo1tnl Government. At the first intelligence
Of what had been done, the party In Eng
land which sympathiscd. with the Northern
States during the American war, spoke out
with thrilling voice, touching the conscience
Of the people, despite the: prgjudices which
the mere color OF those who had been injured,
e1eites- or course We felt that The 1sretches
who perpctrated tho atrocities at Morant
Bay should be punished as MI murde1ers nrc
punished, but NC saW that much moro than
this had been done, and we said 60. Fortn-
nateiy for the negroes another element came
into operation. Tbs sect feeling runs very
one numerous and conse1yauve-the Wesley
an Methodist; the other, the Baptists. less
numerous. but perhaps not less influential
heard OF the arrests Of ministers Of these de-
nominations, and esprit d. corps did for the
blacks what the bare merits of their canse
would have failed to accomplish. The result
Is that the dissenters of England as body, are
Joining with the more thoughtful and cniight-
ened men who have profound appreciation
Of the cause Of justice, Independent OF sect or
1nce, and thus mass of sentiment -is pro-
duced which no government in these days,
especially no liberal government, can resist.
Ihsre h hardly borough IN The country In
turn the scale against the government candi-
dates, and when they arc pierced In their
UNCONVENTIONAL scnsib1llties, as in this case,
they can mako themselves invl1clb1e- II only:
an: Episcopal clergyman had been put into
prison, the ncgioes OF Jamafca would have
drputation yesterday that strict inquiry
would be made Into the circumstances, and
he allowed them to zee that the subject twas
causing the government great concern.
THE MExIcAE QUESTION.
Our people have tried to believe that the
Americans have become accustomed to .
spectacle Of French soldiers upon Mexican
soil, but their peace of mind is disturbed by
some Of the things which the American maill
have lately reported, and there Is no slight
uneassness through the anticipations formed
Of the coming sitting Of Congress, We
know over here, too, that the Emperor Maxi
milan Is distrustful or his position. have
at Vienna who tells me that
the: Emperor" continues to send money
g home' in large quantities, and that he
keeps up his estatea with the mani
leet eAectAtaou III Ills own mNQ
Of residing upon them before very
long. The question occurs, Will France persist
In Keeping her troops in Mexico after further
arc mades The people OF
France hate the whole thing. I have heard
them at Paris speak of 1t in terms of fintense
disgust and indignation. do not believe
they would allow the Emperor to drag them
lar an experiment. They hare stood great
deal from him, but I am persuaded they
would get dangerous If he urged upon them
% dreadful catastrophe as war with o m.
lion which they respect and admire so much
as the United States. And yet he stands
pledged TO establish a new empire.
LECTURES or AMERICA r. AN ENGLISH UNI
rusITr.
Mr; Henry Yates Thompson, scholar Of
Trinity College, Cambridge the English Cam
budge(. a gentleman who contested the rep
-esentation In Parliament OF the important
county Of 1ancashlre at the last election, hay
ng MIR. Gladstone for his colleague, hns laid
before the Senate Of his University an inter
sting scheme, In which Harvard bears prin-
;ipal part. Ar. Thompson proposes to cndow
! lectureship at Harvard, Its object being the
delivery ct biennial course OF twelve Ice
.u1es, during a residence OF one term at Cam
oridge In England, on the History and Po-
ltical Institutions OF the Uuited States of
america" each lecturer to be appointed b.
enpially by the President and Fellows ct Har-
vard, subject In each cAse to the veto Of the
Vice Chancellor Of our Cambridge. The Pres
dent Of Harvard is ready to accept the propo-
sai, II 1t meets with cordial assent from
&c University authorities here; hare
'angrinc hopes that This will be given. In
e ter TO the Senate MIR. Thompson observes,
= Were m instance needed Of tho general ie.
lorance OF America among Eaglishmen, and
If other Universities among CGmbfidgemcn,
believe that We would find, on polling our
present Undergraduates, that not tiith OF
hem Ind ever 20 much as heard Of Harvard
University, although, II we take the distinc-