, 1870-01-13
FOREIGN.
Speech Of John Bright at Bir-
miDgham.
Reforms for Ire1and---Free
Trade--The Labor Cues
tion.
Rschefort's Newspaper IRdQlges In
Violent Language. -
The Noir Homicide Discussed in
the Corps Legislatif.

Grcnt BFttu1u.
:trkEcu OF 1oHN BRIGHT 10 HIS B1RhnouAx CON-
s11TEEkIA.
bIxM1saHAx, January II.
Members Of Parliament Tor Birmingham sd-
. blessed their commitments IN tho Town uall To-
night. Mi. Bright On this OCCASION made his FIRST
appearance On the platform since his entrance ill.,
to the Cabinet and met with "a enthusiastic fe-
certlon from his toEnsnen. MAJOR Pnma pre-
sided, and Alderman Srurge moved xote Of
tanka TO the Ministers Tor their general policy,
and especially far Their course In regard to the
lfAn Church. In speech supporting the Tesotu-
t1ona Alderman Surge expressed she hope that
The government would continue the work Of re-
form, and amend the If1sh land laws, give to the
Ee0Pse the ballot, reduce expenditures. and dIuAe
education.
HI. Bright, on nticE 10 address the meeting,
was yehemeutlJ chee1e1. He thanked his fellow
citzens for the resolutions, convesiuEas they did,
m ayowI of confidence In the Roye1nmeut &c
believed that nj the end Of the session OF Par
l11mant 4 Aiul&F T0te wculu be earned and re-
~ceived- he proposed no Ee,rNPect; he preferred
TO 1opt forward Jee He ioucned on the Law In
regard 10 campo1adlnx rates, sod alluded also
to the dlsestablIshmeut Of The Irish Church. On
the latter Ueasure he sad hi1 constituents hbd
spoken loudly enough Tor ali to hear, and for
III 70 understand. IL WAS enc Of the compotess
measures eYer pse.e1ted to the House
Of CommonA. But the difficulty 0c.
CURED In place 10 which MI
CHI 60 when IN Londuu-the House OF Lords
the place OF the greatest apuq1!tJ and OF tho
.g1eAtest influence On this occasion thcre w1s
mere passion dl-p!a5ad tbau thereis generally
seen there bringing the occ7pRuts Of the benches
10 the edge Of an ug!s prectpice. pAsHon, how.
eFeT, cooled. The n,sest reflected, and after mu-
:ual compliments and Cougratn a10aA, the bill vas
passed by tit 1ofdf, = no anus admitted that no
institution, however 7Lc:ert, grand or Historical.
is asfe II opposed to the convictions and views Of
the people. Considering the constitutional trala-
Ing OF the Peers, their friends might we'll rejoice.
Catholic grievances we're exa,oguished4 1rteh
grievances nlly were lett Now he asked
Parliament TO do EonrthlLE for the Irish non-
Catholics and land 1e;or1l TIE dl11cott1es OF the
question appeared formidable At d distance, but
were easily snrEoantaoIe on approach The
etate OF Ireland might be painted In few words.
The land lot The oNLefst lille ha1 the Population
were tenants at WILL The owners neglected to
cultivate the soil, put faithfully collected fhs rent.
lu<1ustrr the hone, art life Of rne tenant are. at
hla mercy CT that Of his agen'A The owners are
Of the taue race as the occuplers Of the coil. Tho
only difference between them IL that Of treat
ment, Of LAW, and po.i.1cs. The Catholic tenant
and Protestant owner might be frleuds and Jet
feel the .nle1. Tne reign Of dscord
Erust be stopped This sOa, ,0o9 police and soldiers
1nEs. be Withdrawn from Ireland. The question
was the haIdett ever presented TO the people or
Parliament The Rpve1amentl W3s preparing
measures Of relozm- seE1ous popula. conRide.A-
ton Na1 invoked tor them. There Ehs no par1y
question respecting It, and part5 light would be
unpais:otlc. Neariy tour yesrs ago he blamed MI.
Gladstone for che Suspension VI tee witt Of k1beas
etrpua. lie had also blamed Iii. Utsraeu for NOT
producing EeabuIea IT Ru clloratlon- He knew
that sn unreformed Parliament must refuse action,
abd, Therefore, pressed reform, wld-r franchise.
aud freer representation. THIS WAS no
d1ell!tg onlJ IN the nation could
treat II. He believed that roH geest resulta
muat follow. a reform parliament can do as
much 1or Ireland as Ireland II independent, m
American SlAte coalo do for itself. Al voice
"Eo''} 1relard now ha1 churches and schools
and soon will have free iscos AID votes. Ireland
ts not wealthy, but ~e can bug from her as she
has to cell, and ae to her cheaper than any otheE
nation. Our plALs may fail 1 hope not We
propose 3 new conquest With Ireland without
aheddiDg blood Onr OILY weapon Will be frank
and RcnesonA Justice, pottnt agtnt to rennIte na-
tioAs long separated py oppression and neglect.
cloud cheetsl From thls new policy great
changes IN Ireland nay be ANTICIPATED. We shall
nct mk1e It palsdlst lost but greatly improved.
lie quoted tie lines from Pope, commanding
"TneD Grille thhls csase,"
ard added, 10 language Ike this Is exagGeratiou.
II We can suppress cotsptracy, oanlsh agrartan
crime, unhxr the pfft ons reduce the martial force
and make Ireland ~ tranquil As England or Scot.
land, Eome!btDg wlu be to justly ons btntes-
mannhip. fct cducetiou Ia su1 untouched There,
as here, in leaa tnsu thfea years there
Will be q national education By genera, con-
Gent, The children OF tue people must be edn-
Gated. rlAnA rary, some even proposing cpmpul-
eton. Tie goyerIMent Listens and Learns from
discussion Religions dlEereEce4 TAnlsh. No.
body 1Esixts on forcing c1eeds or dogmaR on pu-
nil1+ II the government gives money, hnH at
teast Of II must 90 10 an establishment powerful
because 1t Il mil, besides rsst body most In
need OF teachlng-ote Of 1o Eect. These dIf1cuI.
tea vfll disappear before 1he CRY OF the people for
knowledge, AID soon uniycr&al education H1Il be
he law.
The Speaker then dlscEaEed the commercial
treaty with France. Protection, he SAID, was An
NJ popular Gud.unMelodloua T-1d. Reciprocity wM
more Palatahe. lie Ioreg had three policies
one Tor the country, one for Manchester and Blr-
nlnghaD, and third Tor tne House Of Lord4
The orator defended the treaty, presenting W.
Heiy Of Arguments and illustrations. He admit
ted that the French tariff wAa higher th2u the
ErgiAh, but the d!1tfence WIS unimportAnt,
Other nations in Europe had adopted like meas-
usee, which were big with pacinc results, Under
ten 3ea1s OF the treaty, peace aud confidence M
kuoTn beftTc between France aud England had
grown up. 1t had p,osea his creed that every
step toward tree trnae Il a stride toward uriyeraN
pence.
Ak Bright continued by m appeal and waning
70 the Worknen Of DtrnlrEna1. Beware, he SAID,
ef zen Who contuse the faith Of tho people The
government can do nanJ things, but there are
othera which 70 pow ct can do. Ton hare vpte.
Votes are power. 1t u prooate that before an
other general election every Foter In the United
htrgdou VIII have the shelter OF the b2li0:. Our
prospective policy, the speaker said, Is but
Itt1et for the government is unable 10
drive si1 stages abreast through the
Tenple Bar. The educational measure
Eight cone tie con,rg seAalou, hut this WIS IN.
certain. netrenchnert, ag!.ateo, YES E0re but
NECESSARILY scc:ous, II wrong la aTerted for Tree
5.eakfaSt tables arc 6tfeuR adEocaie. He would
hH nl nations hiring their wholesome productions |
in Tree, but be said this as Representative, mud
LOT ~ AIn!ster. Fec land within ten years |
Fou!d be the leading question. Alteration OF the /
leading laws, without d;mln:entng any mans |
wealth. would do much to arrest pauper1sm
INC Epeakct then dllR2e4 On Temperance and the |
Social virtues, Tantlpg which Eociety could have
no beIent frcm legislation. 1t Is only by the COM
oinaloa 9! wise government With vtrtuor9
people that ne may hope to make souc step to-
ward That blessed time when there Rhalt be no
longer complaining IN our streets, and when Our
Safne1a vii! be iull aGordlug I'LL manner OF store
ine speaker was frequently interrupted BY ap. |
Pause+ aao tue orator Resumed hl1 aent amid
great exp1esaion1 OF cnthuslasm
3t' fSofRe V1ou1 member Of Parliament kfot
Birmingham, followed briefly, At The termination |
Of which the meeting adjourned
h1EnSAT7ukAL EXHIBITION,
..-.. LONDON, Jan. IL
plan for an International e1bihtt1on tn he
held tn London the enauiEg su1meI, was uAtrred
last Eight at meeting over which Glada.o1e nne.
aided. Aroug the Vice Presidents were the |
Dukes Of A1gJ!e md Deyoushtrc. Lords Clarendon,
Spencer, coTper, Kimberley, and Granville and |
Messrs- John Bright, n. P, John Matter, N. p,
Charles Williams, II. p, Thomas Huxhcs, u. r.,
f1of. PisJra.r, Judge Manning, and Tom TAYLOR.
Agricultural Hall has beea engaged for the ex.
hihlt1ou.
LARD sR1zrHH.
The Crown has teszed RoIEe land utar Stocrweu
WHICH belonged 10 George Peabody. The Seizure
nas hsoe on The ground that Peabody was an |
4hen ana nad never been Iasuralized as O subject |
o1 4feAt bHsasn- ard, therefore, he WIS unable TO
9old laod IN the Kingdom. The Court Of prohate ]
xtAkea etruilR1 g7ou1o.
r cABLK sTocKs
Telegraph cable stock Is heayr. The bo,ac-. \,
Anglo American stock OBJECT to An ama1cnm,,,on
with the French Cable Company.
ITEIs.
g. LONDON, Jan. IL,
Nj, James Frazier, who wss fornerly een, N
Ades1tca a. CommlEsioEcr to examine the com
;zpf scnoo! system Of the United States, has been
cnpolDted Dlthop Of Manchester.
III. DE!shr'a speech IL generally enlostzed by
The papers. There IL little adverse criticism.