The Express.
London, England, 1848-02-16 00:00:00

of 131., arri a further loan of 101., to rote (cubs situ,.
members. On crost.examinatien he admitt d that Ulm,
election he had be, n supported by Sir W. Clayton._ll.
committee adjourned to 11 o'clock this day.
The GENERAL COMMITTEE of elections sat, tt
struck no new committees.

ELICIZOM PRTITIONS NOTICIM—The following is a Li
of places for, and the days on which, select committees Amu
be appointed by the general committee of elections for tu
purpose of trying the merits of petitions complaislng
undue returns :—Nottingham (borough), Thursday, May
2 ; Harwich, Abdoyrr, Lincoln (city), Monday, hlititix 6.
Aylesbury, Cork county (north division), Colchester, Thus:
day, March 9 ; Walsall, Dundalk, Mondry, Muck 13;
Derby t borough), Monmouth (county), Thursday, ibm
10; Dublin (city), Horsham, Langford (county), ?g-C7
March 20 ; Sligo (borongh), Tnurs&y, March 23.

Wra3regg,

MAILS

Wee India Mai* egcluding Bermuda, Nam, Igh
Honduran, New Orleans, Vera Crno, Tampion, and Parte LI:7Z
including those for Mealeira, Jaeniel, earthmen., amt.
Cheerers, Panama, Weal Coast of south America., and et.
Nieentrue, will be made up ea the morning of the 17th ?grimy.
The mot. foe Vito, (moo o, Lisbon, Madeira, Wm, sm phnh.
will be made up en the morning of the 17th February.
The °Miami emila for Gibraltar, Melts, Greets, the Imam bbm.
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The mail. foe New South Woks, Von thaman's Lead, mg pm
Zeulted will be suds up on the evening of Um 29th February.
Ise overtand Mused med., s• Marseilles, to the Bethimum
fr.gy p, Ada,
Ceylon, banks, Ilagg hong, Ite., wW berm& ap raj;
evening of the 24th Febnisry.
The guile for British north Aimee., Bermuda, sad tbs rim
tatert, will be made tip on the evening of the 25th February.
The mails for the West Coast of Africa and Madeira will heel
up as the evening of the 29th February.
The mails for the 13rusils, the lUver Plate, Monts rid,.
hue., Bahia Madeira, and Burnam Ayres, will be made ap cs ph
evening of the 4th March.

TO COI

THE number of STAMPS issued to the DAILY nem
by the authorities of the Stamp-office, during the Inc 1117,
:
From JAN. 1,13 DEC. 31, 3,447,009
This, we believe, is within eight per cent. of t►e ass*
issued to the Morning Herald, Morning Chronicle, eM
Morning Post, ALL PUT TOGETHER.

In addition to the above, issued to the DAILY NEWS,
Moraine Paper, there were issued for the treeing EAA.:
THE EXPRESS,

From JAN. 1,10 Dsc. 31 778,714
Which was rnore, we believe, than were issued either to*
Globe or Standard, Evening Papers.

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16,
THE announcement we are about to make a
qfdoubtlessourestieasyo. onebliirewf I t
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finally as he is capable of doing anything, renounced
the leadership even of his own section of the eirsee
vative party'..
The separation between the two fractions of the
party has thus been rendered permanent sad cos
plete. Hitherto the severance of the majority frm
their once absolute leader wore the aspect rather of
stubborn insubordination than of decisive arid Me
concileable hostility. Sir It PEEL had accomplishes
his purpose through their obedient instrumentality,
while he was a minister : and he could afford to lock
superciliously os, while they chafed and fretted it the
irApotenee of leaderless opposition. It was mutiny af
the rank and file against the staff, who clung together •
firmly and effectively, biding their time, free to laugh
outright at the blunders of Bentinekism, and ready to
take the inarticulate host once more into their pay,
when a proper opportunity should arrive.
So at least men construed the rather equivocal and
oscillating movement of the 110 during last sesNOK
It needed a perpetual reiteration of the notice,
that " there was no connexion with the forme
establishment on the same side of the way,"
to keep an incredulous and forgetful public in mind
of the wrongs and slights that had produced the die
ruption of the " great conservative party.' In fact,
a considerable part of the occupation of the protectionist
chiefs lay in finding out from day to day something
new to quarrel about with their provokingly distin.
guiehed and unquarrelsome neighbours on the
opposition benches. When the right side of
any new question was pre-occupied by ths
Peelites, they were generally ready to take
the wrong rather than not make a distinction.
And, when, on the recent occasion, Lord G. Bes.
TINCK, Mr. BARING, and Mr. DISRAELI presumed to
go right for once with Sir ROBERT PEEL, they were
ready to take a loan of poor Mr. 601:LBERN from
him, and ready to fling overboard the three ablest
men of their section. Sooner than surrender at die
cretion to Sir ROBERT, they were ready to follow the
indiscretion of Lord GirANIRIC, who has, it now sp.
pears, after a reluctant enthronisation last week,
already manifested an irrepressible desire to abdicate.
But there is hope for valour when it reeked lout
thereof. A new leaf has been suddenly turned in
the chapter of party history, which promises to nave
the dulness and indocility of protectionism all further
trouble as to self-identification. The ambiguous lips
have at length been seen to move ; the dreaded
oracle has once more given forth plain and simple
sounds; frowns and looks askance are no longer err
cessary, the conservative minority have cut their ob.
solete friends, and boldly resolved upon taking hence
forward a demonstrative course of their own.
A meeting of the friends and followers of Sr
ROBERT Piet took place, we understand, on Sate-
day last, when the line which it was most et.
pedient for their future interest to pursue, was the
subject of deliberation. It was agreed upon unaci-
moody, that the indeterminate position they hid
hitherto occupied between the liberals and the protec-
tionists was no longer tenable. Their moeoeration mast
daily expose them to be confounded with the whisp
their professions of adherence to the old Folios'
faith of 1833 and 1841—to be identified too fee
quently with the puerility and passion of the
" dangerous classes " of toryism. Some Ahem of
tactics had become indispensable, if their sectional
prestige and distinctiveness was to he preserved. The
present government must not, indeed, be systemati-
cally assailed, or driven prematurely from IXIKer,
yet
set itofwasmecnon, staitbulteionanalldy
wmileelitn,gandtototaktheoseosieee
eerned personally desirable, that the country shooli
be kept in mind that there were, after all, soothe
if need should be men united togee!ri
by ties of more endurance than spleen or &append;
went , and qualified by something better than acv
conceit and "a courageous conscience" to accept tbi
serious responsibilities of rule.
But was the great architect of their political fatal
ready to assume ostensibly the lead and planted
the band once more ? On the contrary, Sir ROOK
told his friends distinctly, that he felt himself debate
[ from doing so by the resolution which upon del
aibete
I reflection he had formed, never to place hinlf
I such a position as that he could reasonably be tali.
1 upon to take office again. He reminded them that%
man was justified in a constitutional point of view:
heading a parliamentary opposition, who was not pt
pared, on the defeat or dissolution of the ministryL,
opposed, to assume the responsibility of supplp4
their place. Were he now to take the leadership as
conservative opposition, he should feel himself board.
should circumstances demand it, to eater anew UPS
the arduous cares and duties of official life. For ttd
he was neither desirous nor disposed. He preferei
the independence and ease of a comparatively tuum
bitious station, and intimated distinctly that hi
present determination was never to take office ago
But his advice and vote were at the service of whom
ever they might select as their parliamentary lead!
He did not wish to lead ; but he would cheerfe4
follow. Perhaps they could not do better than erg"
to name Lord LINCOLN their chief, under wb
green banner he, Sir ROBERT, would be the 0
soldier to enlist. The old habit of obedience restrabec
all thought of discussion. Other thoughts, perhsP
concurred to stifle rising jealousies. The concern
tives present could not fail to remember how sirail,
a part Parr had played with their fathers half a ne
tory ago ; they recalled the reason why ADDING
was chosen as deputy absolute in 1801: they loo'at the delighted LINCOLN, and were satisfied.
taken wit th f all
le
this is the most marvellous and amusing. Lord I--Y
the liberties
and
dS patience
atie ltnOcerte of
fr
hisPEEL
p ;O.
COLN King of conservatism!—or rather regent, whi
it is his Majesty's pleasure not to be himself:
starch on, my boys, 110 f be ime Yed
For loos of rUf commander:
For Lincoln, be -.ball DC TOUT lag,
_ l. And I'll be general—Wader.
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