The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-12 00:00:00

mon Ur Dory tess.;
Yesterday the new contest really began; the scene
Chatham-oam, Pimlico ; and the time, one o'clock.
The old leader of the whip then and there had with
him more than a hundred of the 241.P.'s who have been
accustomed to rally round him on those occasion
which,—in our parliamentary system,—give the tone
and decision to a great question and confirm a par-
liamentary leader in his position. Yesterday, Lord
lOUs RUSSELL met the representatives of liberal
views as an old chieftain in old days might have
mustered his friends after a battle that had been lost.
Worsted in a contest which ho did not deserve to
win-defeated because the counsel of friends and the
taunts of foes were alike unable to give the whig
champion a trite view of his own position, and were
unable to keep him in a right line of action—he met
yesterday a host, who,-some from mere clanship,
some from old affection, some from belief in his good
desires for the future, and some became they thought
him the best instrument for the nonce to help forward
the work on hand,—were likely to act again together.
There was doubtless " a seene." The more blunt
and unappreciatiog,—the most simple.viewing,—
heedless of the CE4IIOO of being thought Hare
plots. blurted out awkward questions. They
would fain know what bird lons Russet'. would
do if again in dike. Simple souls! It was quite
natural to ask, and quite rational also,—and just what
would doubtless be done under similar circumstances

in America. But in constitutional monarchies things
are differently ordered. Lord Jour Russell., with
true ministerial haziness, desired to indicate his
general views without that particularization which is
so acceptable and pleasant to ordinary minds. One
point, however, he does seem to have been clear upon.
Ile will, in all probability, intimate to-night to the
House of Commons his desire to postpoue the con-
sideration of his reform bill for three months—thus
virtually withdrawing it—but (what was thought
much more important) he intimated yesterday that
should another government be formed of which he
might be a member, ho thought he might bring
forward an improved measure of parliamentary re-
form! So Lord JOHN himself is on the way
to further conversion. He secs, when in opposi-
tion, the errors of the plan which, as a minister,
he proposed • and, if we may rely on the promises
thus virtually given, there may, on some day here-
after, be inaugurated a Ittissem. plan of more real
reform this the one we have recently had to dissect
sail.:betet
from this representative question—this
will rise up on all such occasions until
ribil zet
treabled spirit is laid finally to rest by the advent
of judge to the people—the gathering of yester-
day seem to have been eminently satigactory.
L veasbeily mem to have felt the force of the
as regarded the question of free-trade.
Oeemaireial pewees wee at stake ; political reap-
tioo was threatened ; the policy that has emptied
the weakliness whilst it filled the pockets and the
stoma of the working people of this nation was
in danger. The landlords having the reins, want to
drive the four-in-hand of the state according to their
own boa" regardless alike of team, turnpikes, Ifif
=lf the upset the old affair, what them?
Ellla but &joie. They may raise rents and they
nest' pat down the shopkeepers. They may damage
trade, or even induce stagnation of industrial effort
amid a plethora of pauperism. What then? Tihave their tens, and twenties, and fifties, aye,alnei
hundreds of thousands a year out of the land
of this country which they monopolise under
the primogeniture law, and what care they if
trade languishes and employment fails? They don't
work daily for their daily bread ; or rely on the as-
tivity of their own efforts or the wisdom of their
personal views or the value of their personal exer-
tions. What need they care ? And these dangers
ahead from the Tories made the Members of Parlia-
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ment very unanimous on the one main point. The dainty
I whig who advocates tree-trade because Lord Join
and " the party go that length ;" the radical who
votes of course for making the people comfortable
with plenty of cheap food; the active supper. er of
the manufacturing industry that enables England to
hold her own amongst the nations; and the philoso-
phical friend of who knows that by freedom
of action that come upperroost,which nature meant
should be there—all these were agreed. All saw the
need for union ; all felt the necessity for decided action ;
all were ready to " fall in," when the word came for
testing the great question of commercial freedom by
a vote of the House of Commons. Lord JOHN HMI-
S= intimated distinctly that he had consulted the
mere influential Peelites, including Sir JAMES
014111•11 and others, who had declared their readiness
to se-operate with the &winders. And with these
understandings, and this renal agreement of sea-
-1 tient, the plan of the awn( csmpiugn seemed to
Ishadsw itself forth. To-sight the anticipated motion
met not be looked for. Kr. VILLIERS must restrain
his impatiens, till Monday, by which time the new
COMELLOIII et the Examen may be expected to
wispy hiegiseehtdoe House. Thenthequestion of free-
tradesmen/1w sad replies will be demended to lead-
ing enquiries. Mr. Dues= must :vide shoot corn,
and Sir JOHN PAILNOTON about sugar. The occasion
will admit of no delay. The explanations must
be clear and complete. Neither the wit
of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, nor
the dullness of the SECRCTART for the Commies,
will stand them in need. They mist speak out. if
they avow, as they are expected to do, the re-ao-
denary theory of anti•frce-trade, sad a tax on bread,
they a definite motion will at ones be prepared that
sod lead to a vote adverse to the
sad sempellieg an immediate disshd finia-
-1 meat. If they abeeld try to sludge sod errl sad
lea" awl drive to blink the open and mealy avowal
d the visas they intend to act upon p—ead V they
thee Wray theft desire to use the mess of saes as
See as imwdble and u far ea may be, kewesidng up
a new paelleseat that shall aid their mattimery
eahemes—thea the liberals may beEted to *my
their =the and combined weight the ems=
fse—iffehably 230 Tories in a *WNW mem-
bees—and will be prepared to vote the supplies for
Wes months only ;—thus using the ementstional
means pointed est by us when this quid= lint arose,
he impelling. an immediate recourse to that tribunal
by whie it is avowed the result nest be finally
tweed. • The emetitneesies, it is sfeksurledged,
most amide ea the he.. Dow jobbed. The people
swat declare whether they will have Cheap Breed or
Dear Bread, abundance or scarcity, employment or
Oman. And yeetmday's meeting at Lord JOHN
Ittisames settled that the opportuuity for that
decieisa Mall quickly be given. A dissolution of
sent sous eseur. The meeting of 'rester-
the parliametary standard; the muster
wee Snag, sad the aespeige has began. Whether
the ens eat be loaf sad heavy, atr whether severe
and shirt is yet to be seen, bat the lad remit ae aM
can doubt who has faith in the strength et truth and
hope far the triumph of a good cause.

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tits ,sets, weeder was the gad uld brig Cloets. at
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Mir serreas impelled bet to ge as sea herself. Her
father bee caprice, aad gave her the command of
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the realm The Crates is well known in the ports of Bel-
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