The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-05 00:00:00

THE CHANGES IN THE CABINET.

On the next order of the day being read,
Mr. B. OSBORNE rose and said—Sir, in order to
put myself in order I am about to move the adjournment
of the house, and I take this unusual course in consequence
of a transaction which has occurred in another place.
(Hear, bear.) I did not think I was putting myself unne-
cessarily before the house at the beginning of the evening,
when I demanded some explanation from the Treasury
bench as to the unusual position in which this house had
been pLiced. The right hon. gentleman, maintaining that
system of silence—(hear, hear)—which has characterized
the government since the commencement of the session,
refused to give any answer. (Hear, hear.) The noble
lord the member for Stamford intimated that he had not
had her most gracious Majesty's permission to make any
statement to this house. The house assented, and was
left in ignorance, and, if it depended on the right hon.
gentleman the leader of the Louie, must have been kept
so until the 18th March. (Hear, hear.) But what has
happened in another place! The secret with regard to
that bill, which we, being the most interested party, h►ve
the right to have communicated to us in the first instance,
has been let out in another place. (Laughter.). Not only
has the leader in another place communicated the original
policy of the government, but a noble lord who has re-
signed has received, it appears, the permission of her
most gracious Majesty to state the reasons why he left the
cabinet. I have nothing to say, but I leave this matter
to the consideration of the house. If this house is
to be treated as a mere court of registry, to
assent in silence, and to abdicate, as I think, its
functions, I shall say no more, but I think
there are people in this country, outside the walls of this
house, who will see with astonishment that a communes.
tion has been made in another plate, and that the leader of
this house maintains a silence which is as extraordinary as
it is obstinate. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) I beg to
move the adjournment of the house.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—I hope I
can give a satisfactory reason for my silence as the leader
of this house. I have had communication with my noble
friend, and I was aware it was not in his power to make
any statement to the house. It would, therefore, be most
unbecoming in me to enter into details which I have not
received authority to communicate, partlciaarly under the
circumstances in which others were obliged to be silent.
I have no doubt an opportunity will be properly taken for
a frank communication to this house, as has always been
the case when political changes of this kind have happened.
What has happened in another place is unknown to me.
(" Oh," and laughter.) Until I have some authentic an.
count, I am not disposed to put the same interpretation
on what has occurred as the boa. gentleman. All I can
s►y is that I was influenced not only by a sense of public
duty, but by those private feelings of honour which I trust
will always animate this house. _ .

Mr. ROEBUCK—What has happened requires no in-
terpretation. The fact is patent—viz., that information by
been refused to this house which has been granted to the
other house. We are told that the right hon. gentleman
has had no communication with his leader. This shows
that there are more divisions in the cabinet than there
were an hour ago. (Laughter.)
The motion for adjournment was then withdrawn.
On the Sugar Duties Bill coining to be considered, Mr.
HUNT stated that in consequence of communications from
the Dutch and French governments, it was now proposed
that the new duties should continence on the Ist of May.
On the motion for going into committee on Mr. Selwyn's
bill to abolish the disability which prevents the Counsel to
the Secretary fur India from sitting in parliament, after
some discussion, Sir .1. Fattutuount suggested that the
second reading should be withdrawn, and the bill referred
to a select committee, a course to which Mr. SeLu via
acceded, and the second reading and an amendment were
withdrawn accordingly.
The house then adjourned, at 10 minutes to 8 o'clock.

THE NORTH RIDING ELECTION. —A vacancy
having OCCSITIVti in the North Riding of Yorkshire, in con-
sequence of the death of Lord Feversham and the eleva-
tion of his eldest son, the Hon. W. K D;moombe, one of
the sitting membeis, to the peerage , the election of a
knight to succeed Mr. Miriam took place yesterday in
the Castle-yard, York. There was no opposition—the
only candidate being the Hon. Colonel Duncombe, brother
of the deceased peer. About 3,000 persons were present
at the nomination. In returning thankstbe hon. member
referred, of course, to the reform question, remarking
he had heard no good reason assigned against a 201. oc-
cupancy in counties, which he considered would be a
satisfactory settlement. No doubt household suffrage
had an awkward sound ; but the question in his mind was,
would it not be better to give the franchise to this class of
men in boroughs after being resident for two or three
years. But having said this much he thought they must
take certain elements to balance the household suffrage.
There must at the seine time be a lateral extension of the
franchise ; and there should also be duality of voting
to some extent. Certain safeguards would be absolutely
necessary if there was household suffrage,.

BLAN'CHESTER AND THE REFORMs. BILL.—A Man-
chester correspondent writes under yesterday's slate:—
"The change which has been effected in public sentiment
here within the last forty-eight hours is something extra-
ordinary. 'The hints conveyed in the papers yesterday
and this morning of a passibility that Lord Derby may be
inclined to give a low suffrage—some say household—seem
to have converted people to such a policy in a miraculous
manner. Conservatives who would have been shocked at
the idea a month ago, and would have syllabled that awful
but favourite word ' revolutionary,' when accosted with
the question to-day,' Will Lord Derby's bill say household
suffrage ?' have replied, ' I wish to God it would Such a
change in political feeling is astounding, and one is dis-
posed to ask, ' What is becoming of the landmarks of the
constitution':' Nobody need be frightened,' say seine of
the latest converts, so long as the conservatives are
willing to set them back; and older advocates of reform
are disposed to ejaculate with the pious Turk, ' Grid is
peat !
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Yesterday Mr. Frere, one of the examiners of standing
orders proofs of bills now pending in the House of Com-
mons, held a court in room It of the House of Lords, and
transacted the following business, all the petitions being
postponed ones. The examiner declared the standing
orders had been complied with in the unopposed case of
the West Cork Railway Bill. There was no appearance of
the parties to the unopposed East London Water Supply
Bill. The following unopposed bills were further post-
poner] until the 7th instant : Langhorne Railway, West
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