The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-20 00:00:00

on his triumph. It u a congenial sonnies, one which
he is eminently fruited to win. To he the eat's-paw
of the Emperor BIANCO' lowa may suit his
ambition: but has he a right to employ the moral
force of England for a purpose which cannot be
mentioned in the House of Commons without calling
forth a protest from the most noble and most honour-
able men in that assembly ?
We hope Lend Dallis policy may be overruled
for pesos; but certainly it does not point in that
direction. Hitherto he has need the influence of
this country to confirm the proverbial obstinacy of
Austria. The note which Count BCOL dared to ad-
dress to Lord Wits speaks volumes for the weak-
ness and subservience of our previous intercourse
with the Court of Vienna. Lord BRIM' knows well
that it ie not by bees oompliances that pesos is to
be preserved. Concanion cannot be all on one side.
Bat, seriously, the time is come for asking whether
Lord DINDY can be considered as contemplating
sad devising the maintenance of peace, or whether
he is not alre►dy planning war. The extraordinary
language he held on Monday night urgently requires
explanation. What mean three threats, that Eng-
land, after withdrawing from her present interfer-
ence, will take some certain unknown " steps which
"she may think fit?" Are we among those '• other

ration; who will bo called on to interten ?" Lord

MILT leaves us in no doubt as to the answers to
thase guidons. H. forbids as to suppose we can
usiataia ear neutrality; he expressly speaks of it
as a thing which will last but fora time, and says
" it is impossible to foresee who will be drawn into
" the war." He points mysteriously to some inte-
rests that we ere supposed to have es the shores of
the Adriatic. We are to ant, he tells as, in order to
take the side of ea a the parties. To the same
dint Mr. Daum spoke io the Haase of Com-
mas. After erageeesly stating that Trieste is a
pert which belongs to the German Confederation, so
that somas& ea Trieste is not an attack on Austria
alone, lot deo on Germany, he said, " If war spring,
" up beyond the precincts of Italy, Ragland has in-
"wrests not merely from those principles of civili-
" motion which make her look with an adverse eye
"to aught which would disturb the peace of the
" world, bat England may be interested from con-
" siderations of the most urgent character."

It would be childish to affect not to see the drift of
these observations. War—a war on behalf of Aus-
tria' —is occupying the thoughts of our Ministers.
Happily, Mr. DISBAILI had no sooner alluded
to the possibilities of war on Monday
than two eminent Statesmen gave him, and
through him the Government, a needful warn-
ing. Mr. OLADSTONE told him plainly that Minis-
ters bad better not commit the country to war with-
out the esecurrence of the House of Commons. Lord
loot Itossw. reiterated with more force the same
stemseL " I mast," said the noble lord, " express
" 4 bop that Government will not enter into any
" engegements which may be burdensome to the
" essintry sinless Parliament shall be sitting, and
" shall be a pasty to seek engagements. I think it is
" not too mach, now that Parliament is about to be
" separated for a considerable time, to expect that
"no such engagementi may be made." This
is one of the questions on which the country moat
speak for itself at the hustings. Toryism means
not only denial of reform at home, but sympathy
with despotism abroad during peace, and at last a
desire to give it active support in war. This is a
policy which the constituencies will not ratify. We

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are a free and constitutional nation, but we do not
indulge in a propaganda of liberalism. On the other
band, we will not allow our forces, material or
moral, to be employed in support of the hereditary
enemies of freedom. We might, perhaps, with prn-
deem have played a mediator's part, bat Lord
DZILIVI threats and imprecations on Monday have
SOW destroyed our power to fill that rule. Hence-
forth ear interests demand a policy of strict neu-
trality ; but to enforce this upon a Tory Cabinet the
voice of the people must be baud is favour of
peace.