Mr. Goschen addressed his constituents at Ripon on the 17th
inst. He was strongly for reform of procedure in the House of Commons, and for re-establishing the law in Ireland, " as a measure not tyrannical, but intended to coerce tyrants ;" but much of his speech was devoted to Egypt. He held that British ascendancy in Egypt was a necessity, and that the best mode of securing it indirectly was that Englishmen in Egypt should be high-minded, strong, and brave, as Mr. Colvin, the Controller, had recently proved himself to be. "It was by daring, this country had been raised to its present state. It was by intrepidity, courage, and force that the country must be maintained in its present state." (Add mind and morality, Mr. Goschen.) He, however, evidently looked to direct ascendancy in Egypt, and rejoiced in the determined language of the Government He believed that "it was necessary for the country always to.have confidence in its capability to rule the Empire confided to its charge." So do we believe, but we should like to see a much more decided distinction between capacity for ruling and capacity for stamping out insurrections. They are not the same thing, though the advocates of force seem always to think they are.
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