The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-01 00:00:00

LORD DERBY-HIS FRI]
POLICY.

(Prom the /hay News.)
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Lord DRRDT, his sycophants say, has " hit the
happy mean between candour and statesmanlike
nuerre." Any one who will take the trouble
10 001111110 the language held by Lord DERBY
is the House of Peers on the !Oh alt., when
answering a question put to him by the Duke
of NIWCASTLE, with the language held by
Lord Duel' in the face of the same assembly on
the 30th ult., when answering a question put to him
by Lord MINTo, may form a tolerabl7 correct notion
of the meaning of this cuphonistic description of
Lord DERBY'S shuffling, insincerity, and ahamo-
WRNS&

On the 20th of March, Lord DERBY said :—" I do
not deny the inconvenience of carrying on the busi-
ness of the country for any lengthened period with a
government unable to rely with confidence on the
support of a majority in the other house." Lord
DERRY went on to say that the country ought to
have an early opportunity of expressing its opinion
upon the principles on which, and the men by whom
the government should henceforth be conducted,
adding :—" And I will go a step further, and will
say, I think the next autumn ought not to
be allowed to pass over, without the country
having had the opportunity of expressing defi-
nitely and finally its opinion and its judgment
upon the course of licy which may be pro-
posed on the part other MAJESTY'S government.
I will give no pledge that in the month of April,
May, or June, that appeal shall be made to the
country. I say, that before the ordinary time of
commencing the next session of parliament, this
question shall have been so far decided and adjudi-
cated upon by parliament, that the ordinary and cur-
rent business of the session shall not bs interfered
with by discussions on the general financial policy of
the government." Even in the sentences bete
quoted, phrases are thrown in that might be passed
over as mere verbiage, but which might also serve
the speaker at an aftertime as pretexts for explain-
ing his words in a different sense from that in
which they were caught up, and meant by him to be
caught up by his hearers; and is the rigmarole
speech of which they formed a part, similar equivo-
cal phrases were thickly strewn; still, the promise
extorted from Lord DERBY by the firm and explicit
declarations of the Duke of NEWCASTLE was suffi-
ciently clear. The Duke told the PREMIER that to
govern with a minority in the House of Commons
was anomalous and unconstitutional ; that he had
only to ask for what supplies he needed and they
would be granted; that only two measures were
absolutely necessary—the votes of supply and the
Mutiny Act; and that his only constitutional course
was to dissolve as soon as they could be
paused. Lord DARBY, thus urged, promised that
Dane but indispensably necessary measures
should be submitted to this parliament by govern-
= that. affiliate. Inks lime in time te'
the pimhimmt to rate its confidence or
lack of emfidance in government before the
autumn passed over," and that the ordinary session
of next year should at once proceed with the
ordinary business of the country.
Very different was the language held by Lord
DERBY on the 30th of March. On that evening
Lord DERBY denied that anything " had been stated
by him that could lead the noble earl (Mum) to
suppose that the present session would be of un-
usually short duration : he declared, on the con-
trary, that it might be an unusually long one ; and
he affirmed that "he had not led the house to
imagine that there would be a very early dissolu-
tion, to be followed by a short and hurried session."
When the words be had used were recalled to his re-
collection by the Duke of NEWCASTLE, be shuffled out
of them by admitting that he had indeed promised
an autumnal session, and adding, that he had not
contemplated a prorogation between that and the
ordinary session of 18.53; and concluding by a frank
declaration that" he had not bound himself, and
would not bind himself," to anything definite.

Lord DERBY ought not to be allowed to Satter
himself that be is to be allowed to eat his own words
in this fashicie; to wriggle out of inconvenient pro-
mises, like one of the pettifogging disreputable
pimple who ply for jobs among unfortunate culprits
in tie police courts and the Old Bailey, by repeating
the exact words be used, and arguing that they do
not necessarily imply what they were understood to
imply. On the 30th of March he promised to sub-
mit none but indispensable measures to a parliament
in which his party are a minority in the House of
Commas; to diceolve, not perhaps in April, not w-
hale in May, not perhaps in lune, but at the earliest
possible moment ; to ask for a vote of confidence from
the new parliament "before the autumn rod
over ; " and, of course, to resign if it were refined
him. By this promise, he now declares, he will not
be bound. If it appears to be more conve-
nient for him, and if he can carry his point, the pre-
sent session may be spun out beyond the usual
length; and the c.,mmencement of that which is to
decide the length of his tenure of Mike, may be in-
definitely postpon.e.d. One thing is clear from all
this special pining and equivocation, that Lord
DERBY'd promises are not to be trusted—that his
word is not to be relied on. The opposition may now
see the result of allowing the Mutiny Bill for 12
months. On the very day that bill was safe, Lord
Dam refuses to stand by his former promises.
Lord DRUM dreads the consequences of an appeal
to the country. He is convinced that the cones-
%mince of such an appeal will be the return of a hos-
tile majority to the House of Commons. He knows
that before such a majority he must give way and
abdicate Aim ; and to prolong his tenure of office he
is determined to spin out the present session and con-
duct the businees of the country with a minority in
the Common& In other words, Lord DERBY has
made up his mind to ride roughshod over the consti-
tution, and govern the country in defiance of it. His
actual position is unconstitutional, illegal ; he con-
templates, nay he is perpetrating, a violation of con-
stitutional law. _

It is well that the country should understand the
real character of the unscrupulous nobleman who
thee tramples under foot the first principles of
the constitution, the only assured guarantee of the
people's liberties. Luckily, we have an unexceptionable
witness on this point. Luckily, Lord Deasy's lack
of " statesmanlike reserve" is quite equal to his lack
of candour. His despotic temper and principles have
been repeatedly and publicly avowed by him. In
July, M. 1.5, Lord STANLEY &eland :—" If we had
the-ballot, I would say, as an English landlord, I
would nut only see whether the elector dependent on
me voted, but I would see him put the ticket in the
ballot-box. I do not say that this would be a de-
sirable proceeding, or one which ought to be adopted
by landlords, unless forced by expediency ; but I, as
a landlord, should be driven to that expediency, if
the ballot were employed, in order to satisfy myself."
In February, 1441, the same shamelessly tyrannical
sentiment wus repeated by Lord STANLEY :—" It is a
matter of private satisfaction to the landlords of
England that their tenants usually fed a desire to
comply with their landlords' wishes. I neither

seek to deny nor apologise for it. It is known that
when any man intends to estimate the probable re-
sult of a county election, it is ascertained
by count-
ing the number of landed proprietors in the
county, and the number of tenants under
them." The Lord STANLEY of 1835 was the
Lord STANLEY of 1841. That arrogant despot
was the MOO Lord STANLEY who, in 1831, by
his precocious aristocratic insolence, drove the elec-
tors of Preston to prefer HENRY HUNT to him, not-
withstanding their hereditary respect for the house
of DERBY, and richly-earned personal attachment to
the lather of the rejected candidate for their suf-
frages. And the Lord I)eany of 1832 is the insolent
boy patrician of 1831, the full-blown despot of 1835
and 1811, confirmed, hardened in his tyranny by the
lapse of years. In 1831 his supercilious petulance
disgusted the townsmen of Preston; in 1835 and
1841 his matured despotism threatened the tenant-
voters of every county in England with coercion ; in
1852 he sets at nought, scorns, defies the constitu-
tional privileges of the assembled Commons of Great
Britain. Nothing is sacred in his eyes that inter-
feres with or checks his absolute will.
One of the Derbyite organs in tho press declared,
a few days ago, referring to Mr. DISRAELI'S speech
on Mr. Huma's reform motion, that it reminded
them of the good old these of tilinsiorrst,
CASTLERYAGH, and the earlier days of CAN-
NING. Mr. DisnAELl's speech did, indeed, re-
mind us of many speeches in those days, foe
even then the shrewd men in office had no faith
in the high tory creed, which they taught their fol-
lowers. Even the CHOKERS gave money to support
a newspaper which, by advocating whig principles
and abusing whig persons, should prepare the public
to tolerate the apostacy of ministers as soon as the
avowal of changed principles should become neces-
sary to their retention of place. But the personal
character of the head of the present ministry gives a
deeper meaning to this comparison of it with the
ministry which passed the six acts—which justified
the Manchester massacre—and rewarded its perpe-
trators—which sowed spies broadcast among the
people—and condemned to death fools whom these
its incendiary agents had stirred up to mutiny.
We will not affect to fear that Lord Denim can
act as a SIDMOVTH or a CASTLEREAGH. We have a
very different sovereign on the throne from GEORGE
IV. ; we have a more intelligent people and (with
all its defects) an improved electoral system. But
changed though the circumstances of the country be,
there would still be danger in allowing a man to re-
main at the head of affairs who avows with such
shamelessness the despotic sentiments and princi-
ples proclaimed by Lord DERBY, and who shows
himself so ready to mystify by equivocal promises
and so rea to falsity distinct and solemn pledges.
The rights tithe people are not safe so long as such
a man retains power, and he may at any time re-
sort to such devices to perpetuate his hold of power,
as would kindle'i throughout the length and breadth
of the land, a flameme that might consume, along with
himself, institutions which the true patriot would fain
preserve.
The course which it behoves parliament to adopt is
clear. There must be no longer any dallying or
temporising with Lord Down. He must be com-
pelled to despatch the routine business of the session
and dissolve before the end of May. No heed must
be given to the tory caterwauling about " factious
opposition;" every means afforded by the forms of
parliament must be made available to drive ministers
to a dissolution before the end of May. The course
which it behoves the country to a&pt is equally
clear. Every candidate who avows himself a sup-
porter of Lord DERBY—every candidate who talks of
temporising with him—must be strenuously opposed.
It would be unwise to tie down the popular candi-
dates to any statesman or &Mame of statesmen as
claimants of ministerial office. The object of the
electors ought to be to rotors am of voreoisoosity.
Ilbial priasiplom sad Arm characters, and leave them
to decide whom they assemble in parliament what
political Intim se• to enjoy their confidence to
such an extent as to be sure of a working majority
in the House of Commons, should it please her MA-
JESTY to call diem to her councils.

Ms New ArrliChTloo Or GAL—On Tuesday even-
lop. Mr. Dehise pw hie swami dwarf at the Freemasoas'
Taws, Greet Queshathet, Idoesia's lon.lields, to
rather mon than 1116 members of the pm.luting trade. la
▪ eissmlse of invitatim. Kr.
you. dm of e myselfDahlman When I
Yet had pleases* asseleg to
pwdaee s• .maand= ••••
ow • }swede impalae to the purees of
gee Ughtkp." The thief of thine Novelties" is the
substitsdeaaf peeler the *germ M soul arm for all domestic
awl whisk hoe already heat imbed some
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=ll Olt slilining OS the steads. ad 1111 Inhibition of
the pawner aggleadea of go at the Pelyteshale
Topease wleh twa srtheas gas fires—oess ignited by
samosa seelps, gad the seller, the mast brilliant of the two,
by bydresem—wore inhibited last eveniag, niodan
of several 610,101, sad of a bath, by which, as the sompesy
were isheited by Dr. Dedhlelber while thatgeallemea was
prepodwg the bed* of theeheirmaa, soy sae seed be sup-
plied la is hirmeas with 46 Wham of woes, hailed to 96 or
me 110 aspen entizeb by ges, sad at a eeet dikes half-
passe. This, the Dosser Mumght all would wee, kakis(
at cob espouse led trouble at t attemillog the poem-
TIMM of a Imam bath ht war as applisseise of vest
pubis utility. Dr. Deelleelbee tettew stated, that Mr. De-
bits sad himealf—he they weft asw 61Partamil!er-would
is a few weeks be easoieo to beteg Were the pause • sob.
stsatial and well espoieel sompooy he authoring the ap-
pUestisa of pa to all purism saw alowsred by seal Ares ;
th itel‘k*Sithey esailhady heated he the stoz=
the
soda aa whose es•speedea nos* mast
who hi ammo with the ps sad the
leap eh* Mask hem cobs spgIMMM —Mr.
la manic thrills, statied, mom ease they, that
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estsemplatod the fitting up of the Idtelseas he., of the
eus
of Parlimeut, when hem eeddes, wailing,
=sod 111 rmlt. preessnek would be anted on
W sole wag et gee This adoptive by paths-
most litho novel use of gm. lad alrehly led to assay, and
would amomarily lead to way ing.
Toe CO-Oreltalita Tuohy, the last
seeable medal; of thiseassisties wee held at the Craven
Mask Mr. Cealeghwo be the al*. Mr. E. Vansittart
Nods reed a rpm sewheately of the 'Wens of tho I=i;
It was Sonwsk to lbws wbo istorto, or eve,
towerth the of ameliorative memistios, is direst,
isiaad pessamoot bler-searausicehes, se that they
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serivio • pledgee kmewledpe sod deer ear
of sash Mhos views soil **kw, and
thus be ambled to hem sa astir, entre for
the diadem sod pregagedea of mooperative pelaeipks.
The attaiessot of general happier was the best of all
social theories. To hood a new selease, that of swap's*.
tam, was tisk greet sheet. They were to sealed beaks.
awl hew, sal all passel ishematisa wide=
be a.ellsl he thle pewee. AR pulsar, witheat
ties d.aths or mead, "WNW n rallgiews, bi.knd.
I settled sossabees. Many should sawed la 'ma
now misses, it wall the erowati. seisms ; oat
would truly maim as hi traits os earth mad
goodwill towasis ms.." Ala almaasd disseedea them en-
sued, in shish the simin ma, Mmes. Hat, ishees., and
others, took port. Amapa the speakers ler • throws
gentleman, whose edam was roodeed with great at-
tention.

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BLOWINO UP • Wl= IR TILE THAIIES.—The
blowing up of the week of tb ikeelation, at Northam,
on Friday, was eismieetria satisfactorily. The whisk
body of the huh was seastnnad, and masses of weed and
beams were throws bete the Mr, Masi with questitios of
water, made quite brat by the 4byrsion of As soak.
W hen the agitation st the yaw Selhilled.a=g=
of white bait, whisk wan thistreyal byWN,
the
on the water. TM, work rope seraises speolollen.
The Gravesend waiving. }Mai ibs=seenb of weed,
and many Weis west eweg . The shack
of the explodes wan Maundy an do bill at North-
fleet. The doer ens ermathing min them 600 lbs. The
galvanic battery used was lbassra. Capisla Rowland, the
principal Ilarbeer-mates sod asperfatendent of the River,
had the whole of the arrangements under his supervision.

BELFAST AND WHITT DOWN RAILWAY.-The
on the above railway was, for the week ending 29th
March, 1852: - Passengers, 5,870, 129 i. Is. 11d. ; sub• '
scriptione, 121. 2s. I Id. ; goods sad parcels, 521. 19s. 4d.
Total, 1911.4&. 2d. For the week ending March 30,1861 :-
Pasaengers, 5,135, 1161. 12a. 4d, ; subscriptions, 82. 7s. 4d.;
goods and parcels, 621. 12e. Bd. Total, 1861. 12s. 4d.
LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.-
Return of trolle for the week ending March 28, 1862
Flosilsger*, Alan.* carriages, horses, and mans,
23,1464. 76. N.; merchandise, 18,4281. 18s. Od. ; cad*.
78W. os. Bd. Total, 42,3831. 6s. 6d. Corresponding
week 1861.41,4661. 16a. 1 Id. ate: 1850-607,7961.
16s. ; 1661-618,!81,. ss. ed ; 185' 24,3411. Is. Bd.
MARIA ANTONIA RAILWAY. - Traffic for the
week ending Marsh 18, 1862, 1681. 1850, 911.

BAIL WAYS.
THIS DAY.
Two °Twee.
The share market to-day has assumed a firmer
appaireate, and prices of most docks are quoted at
an improvement on the reduced rates of yesterday's
market. Great Westerns, Lancashire and York-
shires, South-Easterns, North-Westerns, South-
Wetting, Midlands, and Abadan, have all rallied.
Frena shares are quiet, at Oda former rates.
mane AND groom per.

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