The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-15 00:00:00

not ready to show in this fashion hie sympathy with
the labouring clams. Not a canon residentiary,
with visions of an arehdeaconry expectant, who dens
not feel conscientiously impelled to bear testimony
thus to his attachment to the ancient impositions of
the country. Neither will volunteer 'passers be
wanting. Dukes and earls will vie with one arother
for the distinction, and the greatest puzzle will be to
adjust the conflicting claims of those who aspire
to the honour of contributing to the infant
struggler's name. " The Knowsley Knot" has
been s ; bat a ¢tethering storm was
soon on iticnitonD s brow, and the idea
wasforthwith abandoned. Others suggested that, as
nobody could posibly feel jealous of the Duke of
NEWCASTLE, the new conspiracy might be called the
Clamber Club; but acme one asked maliciously whe-
ther the fret-l!'"1:::: 7,;;,,il 4. kat torrent thi. into
Lumber, or still worst, into the Itieumbered Club,
and so set people laughing when nothing stall laugh-
able was really meant. Any proper name was found
to be inadmissible where the character and meaning
were alike felt to be improper.
Finally the opinion of the great high priest of the
party prevailed. He argued convincingly against
any denomination that would afford a handle fee
ridicule hereafter, or impose a fetter on freedom of
action or inquiry. He was convinced by experience
that there was nothing they bad so much to fear as
being laughed at. The agricultural many did not
read books ; and as for statistics, they could always be
supplied to order of the shape and size that from time
to time might be deemed desirable. But there wee
a fatal fascination in sarcasm and fun which impelled
the sorest and the most sensitive to listen to those wise
turned them into ridicule. He could speak from ex-
perience ; for, as he bad once heard the wittiest of
their enemies say, "the drummer fears the lash."
Above all things, then, let them beware of a sickname.
Why should they divulge to free-trade and demo-
cratic reporters the secret of their future destiny.
He defied any one to say that in the many
speeches he had himself uttered about "adequate
protection" and "equalization of burthens,"
he had divulged the secret of what he in-
tended to do when he was in office. He
recommended an imitation of his example in this
respect. An air of mystery would be much more apt
to terrify their foes than an enumeration of their
weakness—he meant of course their etrergth. By
talking vaguely and vastly they would, or at lent they
might (and here Mr. DISRAELI sighed deeply, and
Mr. BANKES was observed to be much effected),
achieve something either in the present or in the
next parliament. But everything definite or distinct
must at any Ilezaid be avoided, it they would baffle
the malice of their opponents.
The consultation, which was strictly private, being
finished, a committee was appointed to arrange mat-
ter., and the grand bierophant waved his hands,
looked inspired, and disappeared from vulgar gaze,
after the fashion laid down in all the beat works of
fiction. 1 he new association is still uncircumcised. We
have heard of a man without a shadow, but this is an
--sociation without a name.