The li r est Briton reports a speech delivered by Mr. Charles
Buller at a recent meeting of his constituents in the Town-hall of Liskeard. Mr. Buller referred to the gain of the Liberals on the three last registrations, as proof of the miscalculation of the Tories who hoped to uuseat him at the next election. He entered into an explanation of his Porliamentary conduct ; and advised the Liberals to rally round the Whig Ministers against the Tories— Indeed, the chief aim and exertion of every Liberal would be to keep in the present Government, and to keep out the Tories. The Mayor had been pleased to compliment him on the independence of his past conduct. Ile certainly never bad been very undeviating, in his support of any Ministry, and his main object had been quite as much that of stimulating as of supporting the present. They must not suppose, therefiwe, that he should ever cease to use his utmost endeavours to induce the Government to take a course in concurrence with his own opinions. Indeed, he thought they could do more to command success than others could do to support their views. Their durability, as well as their utility, must depend mainly on their proposing well-considered measures, con- ceived in a right liberal spirit, and carrying them out with increased steadiness and energy. But, at the saint time, he thought that this was a moment in which all who concurred in their general principles of govermaent should give them energetic support, and be peculiarly forbearing in doing aught that might divide the Liberal party. He thought this, first, because the Government had, by its concession on the question of the Ballot, in the last session, done its part in removing the causes of difference among their friends. Up to that pe- riod they had had a right to complain of time Government for making the Ballot a cause oldivision, by refusing to allow any incinher of the GoVeralaialt to vote fur it. By making it an open question they had now done MI it in ihem lay to remove this cause of division. He wanted no more: as he did not like those friendly to the Ballot to be coerced, so he did not wish to impose his own opi- nions on others. He WILK C011tellt to halVe that question to make its way by the mere force of' truth. He haul every reason to be satisfied with the progress it was making. Again, he thought it highly necessary for all Liberals to unite at the present moment in resisting the more than usually mischievous principles which Toryism was putting forth, and the dangerous langtmge in which they were put forth.
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