The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-09 00:00:00

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LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 9.

Ma. Remiss will not take it unkindly if we
seem to forget that his Borough Franchise Exten-
sion Bill was the ostensible subject of Lest even-
ing's debate. There could not well be a more re-
spectable or more harmless motive, as the
musical critics say, for a discussion on Reform,
than this little Bill, which, as Mr. Hosexas
remarked, was nothing more or less than
a copy of • clause in Lord Ruessaes abandoned
Reform Bill of 1860. It never had the slightest
chance of success, and, while it provoked nothing
but mock indignation and simulated alarm in the
Honee,was welcomed with the moat conspicuous in-
difference and inattention in the country. Indeed,
Mr. Bantu himself, perplexed by a cross-fire
of criticisms and compliments on the scope
and purport of his Bill, after having, in the
course of his own exposition, proved its necessity
and utility by the most copious statistics, was fain,
ender the gentle solicitations of Mr. Hoasawt, to
reduce its pretensions within the most modest
limits. It was to be an act of justice towards
thousands of educated, temperate, and enlightened
working men ; but it was for the enfranchisement
of • select few only of the class. Obviously, even
with the strongly reasoned advocacy of reformers
who, like Mr. FEMMES and Mr. STAMPIELD, accepted
and approved it for what it was worth, this Borough
ianchise Extension Bill was, for all the objects
of last night's debate, but a peg for hostile factions
to bang their hustings banners upon. All the
positive and practical interest of this adjourned
debate °entered in the declarations of the Hots
SICIZTAZY speaking as the organ of Lord
P.WILLISTON'S Administration. Sir Gummi
GREY, it is known, is never at a loss for
words, and he appears to have spoken on this
occasion with his accustomed fluency, and with
even more than his usual emphasis. He had come
down to the House with the bedside instructions of
his venerable Chief, and very characteristic was the
forcible feebleness of his spirited message, which
was to confound the taitiii• Cpposi-,
lion, and inspire devotion into an exhausted Liberal
party. Sir Omani GREY began by disproving
the accumulated charges of inconsistency and in-
sincerity which had been unsparingly levelled at
the present Government. With considerable ani-
mation and • confident air he showed how Lord
DISHY'* Government had introduced • Reform
Bill with the fall approval and assent of its sup-
porters ; how that Bill had been rejected as not
liberal enough ; how Lord PALMERSTON on his
accession to office had promised a more liberal bill
for the next session ; how Lord Russ= had in fact
proposed a more liberal measure, and carried
it safely through • second reading ; how •
succesCion of dilatory motions from all puts of the
House had then and there arrested the program of
the Bill, and so obstructed and delayed its progress
that at length Lord RC/ULU. was obliged to with-
draw it; how, in succeeding sessions, both the
House and the country had by their silence and
anent sanctioned the suspension of Reform. And
then, arriving at the present conjuncture, on the
eve of a general election, the Home Sscarrasr
made the following profession of faith on behalf
of the Cabinet. Lord PALMERSTON'S Government'
declined to go to the country as the author or pro-
moter of a six-pound franchise or any other " great
measure of " parliamentary reform." But they are
distinctly of opinion that some sort of Reform Bill'
is still desirable, and whenever the country orders
them togoon they will no longer stand stilL We
give, of course, the substanse, not the words, of this
political testament of the last Wbig Ministry. Lord
PAL/11381'0N goes to the country in Joly on the
merits of hisown personal popularity. As for parlia-
mentary reform, be will not consider it his liminess
or his duty to do more than express his readiness to
accept the necessities of the times as they present
themselves, and to bow to the decision of Parlia-
ment and the country when that decision is per-
sistently and overwhelmingly affirmed. So much,
then, for the prospects of the Liberal party under
the Government which at present enjoys its con-
fidence. Nothing is to be conceded to right, to
reason, or to justice. These are mere abstract '
and unpractical ideas which "no fellow can
" understand ; " but everything will be con- 1,
ceded to clamour, to agitation, and to l
violence. If this be not the only possible
interpretation to be put on Sir GRORGZ GREY% !,
official manifesto last evening, we shall be dill
lighted to receive • better. Indeed, it is the only
REPICSBENTATION 07 TiLl7lO. —We learn tr.—
practical or possible interpretation to be put upon the watere liamiteg New that lit. Animates Smith will
the speeches of all the advocate* and adversaries retire tram the reptserstatiou el Truro, at the close el the
of Reform on either side of the House, from Mr. im"'"
Uervwliam"atoxiaos, LONDON.--Seasion of Conn-
Lows, who would resist Reform to the verge of civil cil, Batueday, Nay 6.-0 e the reoommeedation of the
war, to Mr. GRZOONY who would rejoice to see MIMI* it was reeolved to fill ue the vaossey is the prefer
the suffrage extended at some very distant date, LI: °.( hvitirsiteriL BraTbestaaist
or Mr. BUICION who would extend it with one and mess' the session of the %mit, of arts mama ad.
hand and take it back with the other ; who is so viable br !le tweatinsticitors
otto tsO tior_ei the sew
liberal irihis good intentions and so conservative int i. rater. the ....Z.r...Y.bont the Bth at
his doubts and fears; or Mr. HOKSIf AN who desires Octeherad close shoot the tad of Jeee
ursday, tTbeht Jr •
tertaL a
re
to give the working-class a large share of power,
soy weskesird "t than hwtolaw.
oo for the exaraimatios for Atkinson-Merle;
while be derides their intelligence and virtues, and ewe& BehetenhtB ohi. yew for yam), 'gr.
sardonically congratulates them upon their apathy, Reierr
071stien:mos was My szaz,lT2 in &Mies •:1
for which, he says, the country ought to be grateful, sad Ds.. 'mew woe 1:78' metstesa el!
sines Mr. Rams' Bill is but a downward is p

MIL EDMONDS'S Pmrsiow.—lt will be seen v.,
the government is not disposed to accept the
responsibility of maintaining the pension which the
House of Lords granted to Mr. Edmunds, while
ignorant of the circumstances which have since bees
brought to light. Earl Granville is to propose to-
night in the House of Lords a resolution in accord-
ance with that which the Duke of Somerset moved
in the recent C7T.'":.:6.7.7, ain't 7)''.":4
:e iuen
eupported only by the Earl of Clarendon
and Earl Granville. He will move "To rescind
the resolution of the house of the 24th of February,
agreeing to the report of the committee on the office
of Clerk'of the Parliaments and office of Gentleman
Usher of the Black Rod, made on the 17th of Feb-
ruary,
so far as relates to the recommendation of
the said committee, that a retiring provision of 8001.
per annum should be allowed to Leonard Edmunds,
Faq." It will be difficult for the Lords to maintain
a pension granted on false pretences to a public
delinquent in the face of this resolution. We do
not know that they are at all disposed to do so ;
but, in any case, the government will have done
its duty.
Tat THIRD MIDDLIIIIILX MILITLA.•44IIt Tees. I
day's Gazette contained the announcement that
I Captain the Viscount Chelsea, of this regiment,
I bad been promoted to be major. As Lord Chelsea
I was the junior captain, and as his appointment to
I the majority lifted him over the heads of nine
I brother officers, his seniors, Mr. Denman asked the
government last night in the House of Commons
whether his promotion bad the approval of the War-
office—whether it was in accordance with the
rules of the service, and if not, on what special
grounds it had been made. The Marquis
of Harlington, who answered these questions,
said it was quite true that the junior captain had
been raised over the heads of his seniors, although
the general rule was that such appointments should
be made by seniority. In justification of the act,
he said that as the militia was essentially a load
force, the "influence and position" of the officers
were always taken into consideration in making Jiro.:
motions. In the present instance the Lord
Lieutenant had represented that the position of
I Lord Chelsea was such that hews' the proper person
to be appointed to the majority of the regiment,
and the government had &auctioned the appoint-
ment accordingly. Such, according to Lord
Hartingtor, a the principle on which public offices
should be bestowed. The position of Lord Chelsea
is that he is the Earl of Cadogan's son.
It is one in which he might have done
honour to the militia service and given a good
example to the privates and non-commissioned
officers, by setting ita rules before his own social pre-
tensions. Those who think the reasons of promo-
tion al•ould be sought within and not out of a
service, and that either merit or seniority consti-
tutes a better claim to advancement than birth,
will not be disposed to blame Lord Chelsea for
asoepting his advancement, so much as the depart-
ment of the government which can go out of its
way and put a alight upon nine officers in order
that a young man more fortunate than they in his
birth may enjoy without earning them honours
which are the proper reward of service and devo-
tion.