he now wished to throw himself upon the good feeling of the meeting; for he found very few to agree with him in the views he entertained. He was afraid they were doing a great deal of harm in that movement. [Signs of disapprobation] They would excuse him for thus expressing so freely his opinion, but he came there expecting to hear some reasons for the necessity of the movement which was taking place, not only in this town, but in all parts of the Kingdom. He thought that unless there was strong reason for the movement, it ought not to be made; for, in adopting such measures, he thought they entirely misconceived the age in which they lived. He had travelled a great deal in France, and he spoke from his experience, when he said there was no hostile feeling in the minds of the French against this nation. He did not come there to throw the apple of discord among them, but he felt that his countrymen would allow him the privilege to express his feelings as every Englishman had a right to do [Hear, hear!]. He believed the result would prove that the Emperor of the French would show every disposition to make France more like this great glorious and free country . . . He believed the Emperor was anxious to assimilate the institutions of France to those of England, and that the time was not distant when we should see how desirous he was they should give their moral support to the great battle of freedom he was fighting. The only reason they could give for forming themselves into an artillery corps was that the Emperor had sent an army to rescue the enslaved Italians. He could not understand how they could conclude that because a man was engaged in that object, he was about to wage war with our enlightened country. He believed that the Emperor's object in taking the course he had done was to liberate the Italians and also himself from the thraldom and tyranny of Popedom [Hear, hear]. He (the speaker) threw himself upon the good feeling of his countrymen in giving expression to his sentiments, and he felt sure he should obtain their forbearance. He believed that their strength lay in their moral greatness, and not in their physical force. . . In concluding his speech, the reverend gentleman desired to screen himself from the imputation of not having the spirit of an Englishman!" Should the emergency arise although he believed it would not - he would be one of the first to render his services; and, as a clergyman, he should feel it to be his duty to make himself useful in assisting and consoling his fellow-creatures. On such an occasion there would be nothing which he would not do to show his patriotism.
A Smart Reply G. Gipps, Esq. remarked with regard to the church militant, of which they had a specimin, he would candidly confess that if the reverend gentleman could not preach -
