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London, England, 1852-02-23 00:00:00

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LONDON. MONDAY. FBBRUARY 23.

LORD DIARY has been sent for by the QrsRN to
form a Protectionist Administration. A cabinet af
any other character it is not is his power to ire.
—nor would it be in his will. No min d radon'
nark or station who is sincerely attuned ft bee
trade principles could with honour swept cathodal
elite under his lordship. The am who bear with
his colleagues in the goverment of 1846, beennee
he could not conscientiously surrender the tax as
bread, and who after a five years' experience
of the working of free-trade, told her MAJESTY
in February, 18.51, that if appointed prime mini-
ster he would endeavour to impose a fixed duty on
corn, is not likely to waver in his fidelity
to the question which, above all other', has knit to-
gether the sympathies of the party whom he leads.
But had it been supposed passible, a recent incident
has -erred to quench all doubt. At the meeting of
his adherents, held a few days since, to consider and
decide upon the course to be pursued by them in
parliament during the present session, a uoble lord
who occupies a prominent position in the upper house
put to their chief the pointed question, whether, in the
event of his coming into power, Lord Mom was
prepared to redeem the pledge he had deliberately
given last year of attempting to renew the tax on
food? Anil the unhesitating answer of the straight-
forward champion of the landed oligarchy was an ex-
plicit contirmition and reiteration of that pledge. At
the P:ii110 COW...IVDC° it is equally well known that
the resolution was taken to oppose the emend rending
of the proposed Reform Bill,—not with the view of
outbidding it by another, but avowedly on the
round that any democratic concession would
destroy the lam lingering hope of a return to
toryism. We know, therefore, at starting the
fundamental principles on which the new adminis-
tration is to be based. They arc, in a word, resist-
ance to reform, and a return to protection.
It is undoubtedly Lord Psi.vrEa•iros whom the
protectionists have to thank for placing them in office.
By themselves they have been trying bard long
enough, but never successfully, to overthrow their
whig rivals. But never in pitched battle during
six yearning years were they able to seize tho cita-
del. The overturn which happened this time twelve-
month was attributable to the alienation of sup-
porters rather than the strength of the assailing force.
But now, under the skilful and unscrupulous
guidance of an unlooked-for leader, the reserronists
have stormed the heights of office. The banner
planted on the summit is the old bread-tax flag; but
the hand by whom it has been planted there is the
hand of PALMERSTON. Why not, then, deck his
brow with the appropriate crown? Who do fitted
by natural leanings and acquired accomplishments to
bead the landlords of England? Lavish in his
notions of expenditure, • thorough aristocrat in
temperament, and the hero of the military clubs, Lord
PALMERSTON could do for the uew administration
in the present House of Commons what few other
partisan chiefs now living could do. The thing to
be done is the greatest possible amount of mischief
to the friends of peace, economy, and reform; who,
for that purpose, so capable—if willing--as the ex-
colleague of Lord Jon:v RUSSELL? Of Lord PAL-
mERATom's willingness we say nothing. That re-
mains to be proved. Previous to the division on last
Friday night, we own we should have hesitated to
utter soy misgivings we may have felt as to his sta-
bility of purpose, where great principles and the
leanttenanee of a great policy were at stake. But
atter the performance on that occasion, the faith of
every liberal man in the country can scarcely fail to
be staggered—and we await with more curiosity than
confidence the noble viscount's next political exploit.
Lord DERRY also may have his mistrust ;—and for
reasons that we seed not here enumerate, may fancy
it unsafe to take such a magazine of combustibles on
board. Very prudent, perhaps; but what will
happen, supposing the maid magazine should fall into
other hands ?

Then there is claim on gratitude No. 2, in the per-
son of the (about to be right hon.) member for
Bucks. If the avenging viscount consented to ride as
jockey, and jumped " protection " over the double-
wherewith office is circled round about, equally
undoubted is it that DISRAELI trained the inarticu-
late animal successfully, when every other hand had
failed. Lord DERBY can scarcely this time pass over
the man who has Rendered him such inestimable ser-
vice. Last year he did not scruple to disown his
useful follower, and OM publicly to snecrat his own
official destitution in having no men fit for
high administrative h Mr. DISRAELI
stood by listening to the se and supercilious
disclaimer. This audacious prank of highborn
affectation cannot be repeated now ? There wee a
story current that the member for Backs wished it
to be understood that he was ready to play the
magnanimous, and that he did not wish any personal
onosideration on his account to stand in the way of the
formation of whatever might be thought the strongest
possible tory government. If this was only meant
gracefully to yield the leadership in the Commons to
Lord PALMERSTON. it would be suMciently intelli-
gible; but such self-sacrifice seems little likely to be
needed. Mr. Doman i may well avert what is due
to his position from the chief whom he has °marl-
bated so potential) y to thrust into power.
Until the otl announcement of the new appoint-
ments shall be made, any attempt to analyse them
as a whole would be premature. The list of those
said to be the New Ministry will be found in another
column. We shall doubtless have not long to wait
for the authoritative promulgation of Lord DIURIST'S
own east of parts,—and we shall then be ready to
=amine in detail their various pretimaions.