The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-08 00:00:00

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LONDON, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 8.

Ton Government is executing a proverbially
dangerous movement in the face of the enemy,
and on the field of battle. It is not to the reform
of Parliament that we are alluding ; that is an
announcement which at present excites the mirth
rather than the murmurs of the Opposition. But
it is the difficult operation of reforming its own
thinned and shattered ranks. The unexpected retire-
ment of Sir CHASMS WOOD has deprived the
Qabinet of a veteran statesman of great ability and
manifold experience, without whom, for more than
• quarter of a century, no Whig Ministry baa
been considered as complete. Sir Commie WOOD'S
absence will probably be felt more acutely in
oouncil and in administration than in debate ; but

where a man of his weight goes out there is room
for many to come in. In this sense, but in this
only, the misfortune to the Cabinet of losing Sir
CHARLES WOOD is not perhaps unmixed. If the
SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA had abandoned
his oolleagnes from any dissidence of opinion
or incompatibility of temper, any advantage that
might be gained in filling up the vacant place
would be dearly purchased. It is satisfactory
to know that Sir CHARLIE WOOD remains attached
to them by all the ties of public principle and
party allegiance, and that whether in the Lower
or the Upper House he will be ever one of them,
except in the bonds of power.
The changes and promotions consequent upon
his retreat are more various than important. Some
Curious imaginations, having no regard to tradition
Of Cenvenienoe, mighi pose* hsys wished him
a stronger successor than the amiable and
estimable nobleman who takes leave of the
War-office, where he will be missed for his
good-nature and amenity, in order to devote capa-
cities which were always, and always will be, do.
scribed as " promising," to the government of
India. Earl Dr GREY, it may not be remembered,
was for some short time Under Secretary to that
department, of which he now assumes the direction
and control ; let us hope that he filled the sub-
ordinate post long enough at least to discover an
honest ambition to become acquainted with the
rudiments of Indian administration. There

can be no doubt that this nobleman, who 111
his younger days was a Radical of a very in-
genuous and enthusiastic turn, and charmingly in
earnest in all his views, will apply himself with
conscientious diligence to the study of Indian

questions, and that the department in Pall-mall
over which he has so gently presided, will con-
gratulate him with unanimous sincerity on his
advancement. Of the Marquis of HARTINGTON,
who becomes Secretary of State for War, it would
not but be enough to say that be has bad a good
start in life and kept it, or that he deserves credit
for his fidelity to the hereditary obligations of
name, title, and estate, in serving his country as
well as himself, and not being content with the
immunities and pleasures of a privileged existence.
As Under-Secretary for War, and sole representa-
tive of the War-office and Horse Guards in the
House of Commons, he has shown a singularly rapid
mastery of the complicated questions of military
organization and finance, and of all the technical
details of administration, discipline, and equip-

neut. It would have been difficult, perhaps,

for a mere commoner just entering into
public life to have lounged and talked all at once
over the table with the cold and somewhat
supercilious assurance and authority of a youthful
Whig, born and bred to the pleasures of office and
place "am the sparks fly upwards.* Lord Han-
TINOTON was picked out by Lord PAurassror
as a youth after the gallant old Whig's own
heart ; and it is curious to note bow cleverly
the pupil copies the master. Lord PALIIIIRSTON
began his long and versatile eareer as Under-
Secretary for War ; and we dareeay the old
and early days came freshly back to him as
he sat and watched the last of his school
fencing with admirable coolness and oollectednies
in one of those parliamentary pampa of arms
called an Estimates night, and disengaging with an
ulaimitable easy sword-play the lunges of excitable
Tory colonels and simple-minded Liberal eoone-
insists. If Lord Paraisairrosr, jaunty to the
:was never so impassive or so hard and heavy as
Our new SECIIITART for Was, his parliamentary
meek* was essentially of the same aristocratic
-Order; the young Minister, like him ancient patron,
',lliinks on his legs, picks up his words and puts ids
lainissoss together se he goes on, and drains Ne
"*caning clear by sheer farce of iteration. Lord
.VaLuaairrox, except on vary solemn omesimes.
talked to the House as to a public school debailog
!Pei*, and Lord HAILTINGTON talks over, an it
imam a bed of cabbage'. On the whole, we should
be disposed to say of the latter what was sold
Ctszemocrrsaao, with a alight difference : Cs jeans
ira loin, car il nc emit d rico di es
. Were we living in the middle instead of at
• the mid of a Whig era, we should be almost
Inclined to point to Loyd HAILTINGTON Si a future
Prosier. At all events we are willing to believe