The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-06 00:00:00

MINE ANCIENT PISTOL.

(From the Saturday Reviata.)

The French Colonels' Bill is formally announced.
Under the dictation of the French ambassador, backed up by
the insolent menace, of French bayonets, the First Minister
of the English Crown hes given notice that he will ley on
the table of :the English Parliament a bill to change the
English law, Oar estimate of the braggart vaunts of •
spirited foreign policy" Is too well known to allow of our
expressing any surprise that Lord Palmerston should
imitate the conduct, as closely as he does the language,
of Falstaff's Ancient Pistol—" He swears and eke he
este." As far u the minister is concerned, the disgrace of
the country is complete. But happily it does not finally and
in the last resort lie with any minister of the crown to fix a
permanent stain on the honour of England. The dignity of
this people and the cause of freedom can only be hopelosaly
betrayed by their parliament. It is not too late to save the
character of England, end the hopes of the world that hang
on her. The Minister of the Crown, it is true, has cried
owns. It remains to be seen whether an English parlia-
ment can be intimidated.

It is no small question which Ls now at isms. It is a
troika on the decision of which we may dare to affirm
that the future of the civilised world in no light degree
hose. It is this—whether the English nation is to

besaTme the servile accomplice of those schemes of " further
reprerion" which are the insatiable necessity of terror-
stricken sad declining despotisms, or whether there yet
lives in this Emmons people enough of the spirit of their
fathers to sustain them, despite menaces however gross, and
dangers however imminent, in the manly defence of their
liberties and laws. The question of the refugees has been pro-
pounded in such a form, that a concession to the demands of
France must be understood by all Europe, and will certainly
be interpreted by history, as nothing leas than a confession
that England wants the fortitude and the power to stand by
her own independence; and that she, too, is chained u an
illustrious captive to the triumphal car of en insolent tyranny.
It is an error. to suppose that this humiliation—which
despotism so eagerly anticipates, and which freedom in ages
yet unborn will dearly rue—can only be wrought by some
greeted violent change in our laws or institutions. Such a
°hangs is not necessary for the purposes of that Holy Alliance
which has vowed the destruction of liberty throughout the
world. It is enough for them, if, by pressure, menace, and
intimidation, they can exhibit England to the eyes of Europe
cowering, abject, and apologetic. It is not a sweeping
change that they want—the semblance of concession will
answer all their ends. Constitutional changes will come soon
enough when the cease of despotism he once established
against England the precedent of intimidation. The smaller
and the more unnecessary the measure, the greater the humi-
listen, because the more complete will be the evidence of ft
For this purpose, a deprecatory despatch and • declarat,ory
statute, to be conveyed as a "humiliation and excuses for
the whole nation" (we borrow the scornful and indi vomit
Laptev of Lord Mansfield), is amply sufficient. If I!,ogiend
now shows that she cannot or dare not hold her ow,ts—se "ha
L to aggravate the penalties of her just but mere Ad code to
not the exigencies of foreign abeolutisie—we rimy, indeed,
shut up the map of Europe. We may boast of the progress of
the nation, and the growth of our wealth, hot if we yield to
the neneess of the Moniker in 1858, we stall prove that we
ere no longer the same people in whose name an English
Ambarader addressed, in 1803, to the greater uncle of the
pr Bent sovereign of France, the following words—" Such
arguments might perhaps do, when applied to some of those
governments with which France had been accustomed to
treat, or more properly to dictate to, but never could be
need to Great Britain; his Majesty had a right to speak
freely his opinion, and possessed also the means when-
°Vet he chose to employ theca, of opposing a barrier to the
ambition of any individual, or of any state, which should be
disposed to threaten the security of his dominions." • •
It rases for us only to pray that parliament may not be-
come an accomplice to the dishonottrable capitulation
of the minister. The news that the English parliament
is • party to this degrading submission will quench the
hopes et every freeman throughout Europe. The cause of
despotism will hail with acclamation the tidings that the
flag of England Is hauled down, and that the citadel of
freedom bee surrendered. They will march together
against the hint-hearted state which has surrendered her
entries at the first summons of " the steel scabbard' and
the Iron heel'," and they will consummate the ruin which
oar timidity invites. They will know that we are no
hem the same England which could defend her laws
against Europe in arms, though her fleet wee in mutiny at
the Hare, and though the French tents were pitched on
the heights of Bonlogne. They will increase their de-
mands in proportion to our submission, and each succes-
sive concession will be the prelude to a new requisition.

(7110 K LUT anoxia trazarri.)
Loin CHAtatant.Ant's Ornca, Fn. s.—Notiee
is hereby eves, that the Mate apartments of Wisdom: Castle
ME be opened to the public as and after Modal next, Ik.
SP Mot., subject to the mod regulations.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Fro'. S.—This day had
madimace of her 'Nasty :—Ths Count Chreptowbolt, envoy
cdreortUnary sad minister plenipotentiary from the Emperor
of all the Remiss. to deliver him letter of recall; also Roar-
Admiral Van Dockum, envoy extraordinary and ralnimer
ldirdi=th
from the al King Denmark, to deliver his
etegeaiL which audiences they were m•Foutivel7 61-
trodnool rite...._Earl of Clarendon, E.G., to., her lf4eMy's
c: of State for Foreign Atkin, and conducted
!lajor-.6';;;;[ tin Hon. Sir Edward Cunt, H.C.H., kr
s Mar Ili the Ceremonies.
lICEINOBAII PALACE, Frs. 3.—The Queen was
thia day pleased to confer the honour of
William Hodges, Esquire, Chief hulked tisol:O1 =
Hope.
WAR-DMUS, FEB. 6.—The Queen has been
y plmsed to make and ordain a special statute of the
CitcullHonotaahle Order of the Bath, kr appointment of
Lieututant-Colonel Vincent Bp% el dm Hengal Artilhey.
to be ea extra member of the leey &Mien at the Wird
class, or oocopeations of the sidd inoM bantesteige sad
to Redo to him place among the messgescloos der., saki
order, eats Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Oeitakaii, B
Artillery, mad before Lieutenant-Coked Charles Reld,ltg
Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry.
DUCKY or Dowsers'', Fn. 3.—The Queen has
bees this deritand to 'Lorton, of Capra
wray Ran. ~ to beVIGorL tome) palatine el
Lanier kr year ensuing. _ _

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