The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-13 00:00:00

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THE House of Corm norm 4 which believes in so
few things, appears ieliced to pat faith in the
lash. We speak me rely of its disposition, because
we fail to &stover ,u any of the speeches in sup-
Pert of Mr. ADD MILEY% Bill reasons for a firm
conviction that fi, jigging garotters will really con-
duce to the safes yof society. The bill appears to
be little more t' Assn en expression of a vague feeling
that aomethb ag must be done,"as if blind, blunder-
ing activity we se less mischievous than calm investi-
gation. TI Ae country is invited by the bill to
distrust rer coning, cast away experience, and
fall back esi natural impulses. There is a strong
tendency in rude states of societies to believe
that ruffi anism is bait met with ruffianism. It is
only late a that law makers acquire the patience
which c an weigh social consequences, and regard
them r a more important than the immediate grati-
fioatio aof the instinct of self-defence. In the debate
on W ednesday it was quietly assumed by the advo-
Cate, iof the bill that opposition to it could only
pro .feed from tender sensibility for the criminal.
In the mouth of Colonel NORTH, such an ainump-
tie in has its obvious explanation, but it is un-
worthy of anybody with pretensions to statesman-
r hip. The punishment of the lash has been aban-
doned, with many other vindictive modes of punish-
ment, in deference to the slowly matured con-
'Motions of society, founded on long experience ;
"and the reputation of Parliament is lowered when,
forgetting this fact, it restores the pur'sbment
under the influence of an expiring panic. If cri-
minal legislation is not to follow the ebb and flow
of populrt sentiment, it must not originate
in temporary feeling. Just now ferocity is the
fashion, and its imprint is to be stamped on
the statute. By a law as sere as that which
governs the tides, a reaction will take place,
and then sentimental leniency will have a run.
Men are not so barbarous as they sometimes to;
to persuade themselves. The very persona who
are now declaring that no infliction is too severe for
the garotters, were indignant a few years ago be-
cause some scoundrels in the Birmingham Gaol
were handled too roughly. And we venture to
say that if, in consequence of this bill, a dozen
garotters get their backs well scored-1 result we
do not look for—those who now oppose it sr*"
not be the first to cry out in pity. To make his
tall all harmless as possible, Mr. ADDZZLIT
provide for the safe keeping of his flogged prisoners
Sc, the rest of their lives. In the name at social se-
curity we protest against the turning loose on the
country of men who have been reduced to desperation
by the lash. In a recently published blin-book there
is a correspondence between the Governor of
Western Australis and the Governor of Tasmania

which can hard3y have escaped Mr. ADDIALKIN

notice. The Governor of raamania had on hand
MOMS convicts of almost demoniac malignity, and
he appears to hays conceived a hops that his col-
league might have some means of managing them
which he himself could not bout. The Governor

of Western Australia declined to take charge of
theee pupils, and in his reply declared his con-
viction that only the nee of the lash and chain
could have so brutalized human beings. But we
cannot afford to have punishments applied in oar
gaols which make amis too bed even for penal
colonies.

Tann series et diplomatic correspondence on
the affairs of North Ametios have bcen pub-
lished as Parliamentary Papers. The Seat of these
consists of letters and despatches between Bari
Russell, on the one part, and Lord Lyons, and, during
his absence front Washington, Mr. Stuart on the
other part. Most of the letters refer to cotton, the
extent of the supply, and the impediments to trade
in that article; others refer to the protection of
British subjects, pertienlarly against drafting, and
ooesaionally to the internal politics of the Union
and the progress of the war. There is at page 41 •
letter from 1 ord Lyons written just after the sue-
eases of the Democratic party—the " peace party',
as some called them—in the elections, in which he
states that several leaden or that party had sought
interviews with him, and told him that a proposal
of foreign interventica at that time was inoppor-
tune, and would weaken them and strengthen the
war party. He remarks that before the elections
an inclination to a pesos policy was so ill
received that a strong declaration in favour of
war was thought necessary by the democratic
leaders, who accordingly were at the date of his
letter elamouring for a more vigorous prosecution
of hostilities. Referring to the opinions of those
who recommend Mediation as preliminary to the
recognition of the Southern government, Lord
Lyons says, "I do not clearly understand
what advantage is expected to result from
a mere recognition and I presume the Buro-
peen powers do not contemplate breaking the
blockade by force of arms, or engaging in hosti-
lities with the United States in support of the
independence of the South." With reference
to the apprehensions of some who feared
an attack on Canada in the event of a recon-
struction of the Union, Lord Lyons writes
"If the reconstruction be still possible, Ido not
think we need conclude that it would lead to an
invasion of Canad►, or to any consequences in-
jurious to Great Britain."

The 'mond amiss of papers is made up of letters
to and from Earl Russell and Mr. Mason, prin-
cipally from the latter. The Confederate agent is
at great pains to show that England ought not to