The Express.
London, England, 1848-01-19 00:00:00

SHIPPING.

Mama A stitrewn.—D üblin , 3 ; Waterford, 2 ; Don aghadeet
1; Guernsey and Jersey, 1 ; French, 2; Flanders, 1.
LONDON Jan. 19.—Wind this day at noon, E., light
breeze, and frosty weather.
Dztt., Jan. 19.—W.S.W. aN.N.W.—Arrlred from the
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river: Lisbon, New Orleans; Mountaineer, Savannah. Ar-
rived from the river and sailed; Vigilant, Valparaiso; Can-
didate, Barbadoes ; Astarte, St. Vincent...
FALMOVTII, Jan. 18.—W.S.W.—Arrived: Harriet, Ma-
ceio. The Amity, of Liverpool, waterlogged and
abandoned, was passed, 4th instant, lat. 39, lon. 24,
by the Harriet, arrived here. A barque, with foresail and
topsail set, apparently disabled, was passed, 15th inst., 40
miles S. tV. of Scilly, by the Oheron, arrived bore.
DUBLIN, Jan. 17.—W. to N.W.--Arrived: 16th, Anne,
Prince Edward's Island.

KiNcrerowx.—Coolock, St. John's, N.D.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 18.—5.5. E., moderate.—Arrived Sword-
fish, Pernambuco--sailed Dec. 22. Sailed: Kingfield, New
Orleans. Johu Cook, Cape of Good Hope; Lady \Vorsley,
Africa; Autumnaa, Monte Video; Romeo, Aux Caycs ;
Cincinnati, Havannah •' Monument, and Arnard, New
Orleans; Ocean Queen. Apalachicola ; Omega, Isaac Wright,
and Louiaiar,a, Ncw York ; St. Laurence, Boston. Off port :
Rival and Milton.

OFF DARTMOUTH, Jan. 17. S.W., strong. Mary
Wltinine, Prince Edward's Island.
Hum., Jan. IS.—W.N.W.—Sailed: Pallas, Bombay.
timroan, Jan. 16.—Arrived: Lady Gordon, St. John's,
N.B.

DorraoaL, Jan. 15.—The Lady Dorabrain, from St.
John's, N. 8., is leaky, having struck on Ballyshannon Bar.
RAMSOATE, Jan. 18.—The llilda, which was on the Good-
win Sands, 12th inst., has been brought in here, leaky, with
loss of rudder, and 200 tons of coals thrown overboard; must
discharge.
SCA/IBC/ROI:OH, Jan. 18.—The Emmy, Stockholm to
Cowes, has been asaisted in with loss of main and misenmasts,
, sails, rigging, &0., from stress of weather, near the Dogger.
hank.

BatsroL Jan 18 —W fresh.—Arrived: M►ria Liure,

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hirt.sonn, Jan. 15.—N.W.—Arrived: Lady Gordon, St.
John's, N.B.
LBEILDSEN, Jan. 15.—Bailed : Virginia, Buenos Ayres.

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MAILS

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LONDON, WEDNESDA Y, JAN.I9.
Mr. GuineiroNE has published his speech on the
bill.for removing Jewish disabilities, with a preface,
long enough to form a pamphlet of itself. His speech
we noticed at the time when it was delivered. The
written exposition of his views, which Mr. GLAD.,
STONE has now added to it, is even more strongly
marked by his peculiar Intellectual characteristics.
His arguments are generally consecutive, and his
theories ingenious ; but he never takes a broad, strik-
ing, popular, view of a subject. Without some in-
sight into the real condition of affairs, no politician
could have risen to the position which Mr. GLAD.
STONE occupies; but he is never contented with a
mere practical recognith n of political expediency ;
he is always struggling to harmonise his conduct
with certain abstract principles or propositions, by a
chain of subtle and sometimes sophistical reasoning.
He acts perhaps with the majority or with the most
intelligent party in a contest, and not unfrequently
on the same intelligible grounds; but he invariably
adds to them remoter reasons of his own to justify or
explain his condnct. He assumes a position either
apart from those who were acting with him, or
seemingly opposed to them, and then exercises his
ingenuity in building a bridge of reasoning by which
he may pass over to the ground occupied by the
majority.
Far-fetched inferences from general propositions
never really determine the conduct of statesmen.
The rules which are of use to them are rough and
concrete, lying near to every-day business, and appli-
cable to particular emergencies by a ready and ob-
vious process. They have no time for long chains of
re_soning, they cannot afford the risk of a link
failing; and if they could direct their conduct by
reference to gent ral propositions, they could not make
such grounds of action intelligible or satisfactory
to the world at large. Instinct and tact in discover-
ing the real meaning of practical questions are more
necessary qualities in a statesman than intellectual
subtlety, in rationalising his conduct. Mr. GLAD-
STONE'S influence in the house shows that he pos-
sesses a power of practical judgment, notwithstand-
ing his endeavours to conceal it. But he will never
acquire general political influence, unless he unlearns
the habit of giving refined reasons for plain conduct.
The world in general justly thinks political conclu-
sions suspicious, if they require to be supported by
long logical deductions. They lead to the supposition
that there may be sophistry where an apologetic tone
is necessarily used.
In the present case, however, it must be said that
Mr. GLADSTONE'S tone not unnaturally apologetic.
He is arguing not so much for the public in general,
as for his own peculiar constituency, and the
class to which that body belongs. He dis-
poses easily and clearly of the direct political
question at issue between the Jews and their oppo-
nent& Ile shows that according to the general spirit
of our institutions, the Jews, from their character and
position, have an inchoate right to all the franchises
of EngliOmen, which it is the business of positive
law to r.eognise and determine. If there is no reli-
gious objection in the way, there can be little serious
controversy on the subject. His only difficulty is to
satisfy. the religions scruples of those who fear the
unchnstninising of the legislature; and to explain
the process by which a professed advocate of religion
4ustilies himself, admitting aliens in religion to a share
in the government of the country.
We do not propose to follow Mr. Gnansrosx's
reasoning to this effect. It seems to us consistent
with his principles, and likely to have weight with
those who held Mr. GLADSTONE'S general opinions.
He value s highly the Christian character of the
legislature as consisting in the individual belief of the
majority of the members, and the practical spirit pro-
duced by it; bet he treats with entire inclifference the no-