The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-17
Johu RriQht's Speech i'm Edinburgh.

ENGLAND.
John BrighCs Speech i'm Edinburgh.
On the Sd INST. Mr.. Bright was presented with
the freedom of the city of edinburgh, in the
Music Hall, where was gathered great audi
cree. Mr.. Brigbts address, after the formalites
OF the presentation were over, was very aoie
effort and receives the following comments
in Inc London Times of the 4th iust:-
Sc MIR. Br;ghts attitude during the civil
war in America furnishes, however, the most
remarkable view OF the incompleteness ness OF MS his
political character. II any man mated the
objects of the Secessionists, and gave his SYM
pathy TO the North, Mr.. Bright was that man;
and yet we do not remember single occasion
during the course OF the war ON which he spoke
as one who thoroughly approved the forctble
repression Of the Rebellion, who would himself
had he been an American, have supported 1t
heart end soul, and would, If needtul, have
enlisted in active service to carry it through.
The war being in existence, he hoped for the
victory of the right but the war itself, the
exertion of armed force to repress wrong he
treated as superstitous villagers treat graveyards
"a thing TO be avoided, not to be looked at,
to be, if possible, forgotten. How much this
defect disqualifes man from the active SER
vice of his country may be seen from con-
sderation of the functions of the great officers
of State. The uttn1dtum of force is of course
the reason of the existence OF Lords of the
Admiralty and Secretaries OF War. II Is an
implied element In the negotiations of the
Foreign Secretary. The Colonial Secretary was
until lately, Minister of War. The Indian
Secretary is a Commanderin-Chiet 1t is,
when reason and persuasion are exhausted
force must be used to repress or to punish
wrong, and those who will not recognize and
act upon this truth may be useful allies as
schoolmasters and teachers, but cannot be
ranked among the governors of the world.
MIR. Bright used phrase yesterday at
Edinburgh which may serve to bring out the
view of his character on which we bave dwelt.
He spoke of the Government of the United
States as being 1.-The lreest and cheapest in the
world.n Whether the statement be accurate is
fn,,,, ata rial. iC VprU n
Bright has been trying all his life to make our
Government freer aud cheaper, not without
success; and probably his ideal of political
society might have been found nearly realized
in New England before the war, where
there were no foreign politics. and the sim
gle task OF reformer would be to
fourished and Aourishes there as stoutly
as ever it did under our more aristocratic
government. To live at home, and realize
certain progression in comfort, not wholly un'
obseryant OF the outer world, yet leaving the
nations of it to rage together as they might list
in a word to secure freedom and cheapness,
And yet. who is there who does not see that
when all this is said there is much left neg.
lected; that such an isolation, however appa-
rently inconyenient, would be neither noble nor
safe; and that the domestic condition of the
self-contained power must itself langush for
want of that conception of national unity
which is at once manifa sted and strengthened
by the free and vigorous discharge OF lnterna-
tiOnal relations?
A Conservative Estimate OF the English
Elections.
The following confession of defeat appeared
in the form Of letter in the Standard of the
4tb inst:-
Sir: The folio wing figures, the result of careful
and impartal scrutiny, will, think, be deemed
conclusive AS to the calculations OF the ..inge-
nious computer," aud the addenda of the Times,
in the shape of startling facts. 1t will be seen
that on a balance OF uncontested seats, the
difference is by no means so great as
nAsatnr uJh thD
attempt to sustain that difference against the
Conservatives, by the pleasant but fallacious
statement that TIE contested seats will fall
equally between the two parties, fully merits
the epithet ingenious and startling" The
Times claims for the radical majority no less
than l20s at the present moment it is most
probably about half that, aud every day de-
creases it in such ratio that the middle of the
month may find that that maj jority has dwindled
to the most insignificant proportions.
Your obedlent servant, VIGILANS.
UNCoNTEsrED SEATS. CONTESTED SEATS.
LSers LIBERAL cSunIss c si-ass Probably ooHserv"lao
Conserv. counties lOO-lS ,n,
Liberal msj.... lOs
Leaving as nearly as possible 100 seats so COM
pletely ''open" AS TO their probabilities as 10
defy even the conjecture OF the "ingenious COM
puteT" OF your contemporary.
The Forthcoming Parliamentary Pro-
gramme.
From the London Morning Post, NoU. T.
The old Parliament will be dissolved on We'd
nesday, the llth inst. The wrts will be imme-
dately issued; consequently, the nominations
and unopposed elections for English bOroughs
| will take place on Monday, the 10th. Tue con-
tested borough elections may take place the day
following; county elections will take place few
days later. The new Parliament will assemble
! on Wednesday, the 9th OF December, when the
form OF swearing in members will be proceeded
with. Public business will commence on Mon
| day, the l4th OF December.
II is unders' Ood that the Ministry have aban-
dOnod any idea of contestlng the reelection of
the Speaker, and on the address in answer to
the Queens speech opportunity will arise for the
by moving an amendment. This will lead TO a
debate which will probably last till Friday, the
18th, on which day the vote decisive of the
II existence of the Disrael administration will be
II arrived at. On that night the Government will
n certainly be defeated by large majority.
In this event Mr.. Disrael having IN the
meantime sought an interview with ner Majesty,
4 will on Monday, the 2lst of December, an
| pounce that her Majesty has been graciously
4 pleased 10 accept the resignation of her Minis
Ter, and it will become Mr.. Gladstones duty as
| leader TO move the adjournment OF the House
for the Christmas recess, during which period
4 ample time will be afforded for the formation
of a liberal administra lion, and the ELABORATION
OF the arrangements for the ensuing session.
The Late Archbishop.
The remains of the Most Rev. Charles Thomas
/ I,ODgley, ID. D., Archbishop of Canterbury, ana
prinate of all England, were Inferred IN Ad'
a diu gton churchyard. The funeral was private.
wss that he should be buried, without ostenta-
iOp, lear his daughter, IN an open grave at the