The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-07 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THITRSDAY EVENING, APRIL 7,18 w.

with the question of Reform, and to asittlei
it on a reasonably permanent basis. This

was for some time deemed a paradox, but
sow the time gives it proof. Even yet, in
the purlieus of Pall Mall and in the conclaves of
political intriguers, sceptics shrug their shoulders
sad my that nobody, not even the working clamed,
desires Reform. But even into these exclusive circles
truth is beginning to penetrate. Nor indeed is it
possible to look at the events of the last few weeks
without concluding that politicians and political
writers represent rather the West-end theorist than
the feelings of the intelligent working man. We
were told the ethir day that the meetings held
►y Mr. BRIGHT throughout the country bad nothing
to do with the question of Reform, or the desire
kr any extension of the franchise. The crowds
same to listen to • great orator, not to
large their claims to a wider representation.
A great Journal thundered its anathemas against the
man who could wantonly attempt to sour the
passions of the people, for they had no stomach
Ilter the discussion. One eminent politician, whose
oyes base since been opened, proceeded es tea
ea to declare at Kidderminster that soy exten-
sion of the franchise to the working cleanse was in-
practicable. History was mimicked to Bad a e•ss
in which the people of this or of any other wintry
ever demanded their rights with such calmness and
even politeness se the people of England'
were then displaying; and they were taunted with •
lack of spirit or encouraged to acts of violence.
Theoretical Radicals and philosophic Peen, abjuring
the opinions of their early days as dangerous errors,
mime forth from their seclusion to warn their fellow-
essestrymen against the impending dangers. Nor,
indeed, if tins picture of the working classes draws
by these philosophers had at all resembled the reality,
would their warnings have been overcharged. In
short, to judge from the state of things a few weeks
ago, it seemed as if the intellect of the country had
prononeced against change; that the working daises
sequiesced in tt.e opinion ; and that Parliamentary
Reform was not a national, bet a mere party soy.
Bat things are now strangely altered. A Minister,
oreatad and supported by Tory county gentlemen,
esseented to bring forward • Reform Bill, with ex•
tensions of the franchise neither few nor unimportant,
For seven days the question was debated, and scarcely
• single Member of Parliament ventured to absent
himself from the division. How many of these
dodgy Senators would gladly have shirked the
question we need not coofeiturs. Obviously nothing
, but the strongest public interest, and the imperative
neceuity of voting, would have caused the presence
of 630 members in the lobby of the House of Cam-
. mons. The eminent Kidderminster politician, castles
, to the winds all•his views of the impracticability of
, Reform, boldly sided with the Opposition, and
marched into the lobby with Lord Jour RUSSILL.
The grave advice and solemn warnings of the philo-
, sophic theorists have been rejected, and the letter of
advice of the anti-reforming Earl to the House ef
Commons has found no response except from the
, man to whom it was addressed. In short, the
events of the last few weeks show irrefragably that
the cry for Reform wu not a mere sham, but the
earnest desire of the country ; and they demonstrate
, that those politicians who denied the existence of
this feeling utterly misunderstood the feeling of the
English people.

Neither Mr. Distisext nor his chief mistakes the
sign, of the times. They know that they cannot
impose upon the public. although they make the
attempt. The que,tion about to be submitted to the
constituencies is not whether the individuals who
now hold c ffios shall continue to do so. The ques-
tion is whether the present Ministers of the QUEEN
are likely to frame an effective Reform Bill ; and for
that purpose the Electors will insist upon knowing at
the hustinp whether the Candidate means to support
Lord DEBIT'S Bill or another of a more liberal cha-
racter. Desperate aims require desperate means,
and Mr. DIeLtELI must indeed be at his wits' end,
if he hopes to mimed in narrowing the great ques-
tion of Reform to the insignificant problem, whether
he and his colleagues shall remain in ofilos • few
weeks, or six months, or a year.

LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S ADDRESS TO'
THE ELECTORS OP THE CRY OF
LONDON. _

Ciestlemen,—A dissolution of parliament has been
announced, and I have again to solicit a renewal d
your confidence.
Her Majesty's ministers, early in the session, in-
trodoceed a so-called Reform Bill. Among the defects
of the MU, which were numerous, one provision was
conspicuous by its presence, and one by its absence ;
a non-resident right of voting in boroughs was in-
troduced. By this means fictitious votes would have
been created, and the abuses so prevalent before the
enactment of the Reform Bill would have been re-
vived. A small borough is not necessarily corrupt
err servile, but under this bill it would easily have
become one or the other. By the same clause free-
holders whose property wee in boroughs were de-
prived of their votes tor the county : bfe interests
only were respected. In this manner the counties
were to be deprived of their most liberal element,
and the addition of IW. occupiers was treated as •
poison to which an antidote was required.
The absence of any provision to reduce the
franchise in boroughs and the hard line of separa-
tion thus left between the middle orders and thou
who earn their livelihood by manual labour would
have tended to falter discontent, and make a war of
dame. . . .

Throe different courses had their advocates in the
House of Commons—one party wished to divide

against the bill on the seotiod 'reading, soother to
destroy and transform the bill in committee, a third
defended the principles of the bill ; but this last
party was almost entirely confined to those who
hold office.
It seemed to me that to move an amendment
pointing oat on the second reading the chief faults
of the bill would be the most clear, manly, and direct
MOM ; IS was approved by a majority of the whole
How of Commons.
Two-thirds of that house were agreed as to the
requisites of • good bill of reform. Some points of
detail, rather than of principle, remained to be ad-
.

. . .
jested between the most eminent of the independent
men who spoke in the debate. It was evident that
this agreement facilitated, and the public interest
required, a settlement of this question in the present
erasion. The suspension of the public and private
business of parliament, and the loss of many useful
EIVINTIN, are evils of no common magnitude.
The state of affairs on the Continent makes it de-
sirable that the voice of the British parliament
should be hoard in defence at soon of pone and of
freolorn. . . .

• minister who advises a premature dissolution
Crely does so in pursuit of some policy he Woks
cial to the country. Mr. Pitt, to pass an
Indian bill and maintain the prerogative of the
crown i Lord Grey, to pave tie Reform Bill ; Lord
Melbourne, to promote moves of free trod.;
Lord Pehnerstra, to secure the prosecution of the
war in Coins. But we are left an doubt as to the
policy to I the present ministry. Whether they pro-
ps,' to rewire their bill, to propose a new bill, or to
lean the whole question in suspense, favouring
agitation and postponing settlement, is natter of
pure conjecture.

For my own put, if spit eatrietsd with the
deity of reprweenting yon, it will be my endeavour to
procure the immediate enactment of a sound, mode-
rate, and constitutional ineunre.
I will not recur to my votes on public, and secret
waling. That is a question which must be decided
by the growth and maturity of public opinion. I am
in favour of publicity, as in the end mast emidneive

gilt Court.

THE LEVEL
The Queens held a lame yesterday afternoon in
et. James's Palace.
The Qom* and Prince Comore anived from Buckingham
Palace soon after two o'clock, asented by a detachment of
the Royal Horse Guards, end were readied by the groat
ellen of state.
Prince Gholam Mahamed, em of Tippoo Sultan, Prince
Fames Shah, grandson of Tippoo Sultan, and Prince Ferroke
t grandson of lippoo Sultan, were preeasted to
lb. Quern at an audience, by Lord Stanley, Beasley of
Slab for India.
The lad of Derby bad an audience of her Majesty.
Ties Dohs of Cambridge was present et the Levee.
The Queen end Prince Consort catered the Throne-
aim% emempunid by the Duke of Cambridge, end attended
by ler Daher Mascheetar, Mistrals of the Rohm ;
yoft amain, Lady la Waiting ; and the great officers of
the hamand. Mr. C. B. Phipps and Viscount Cudgels&
we the Pages of Honour in Woiting.
Tb Queen worse train make and white glace ground,
Lmie ragmt, end brooded with bouquets of green leaves
end red sad gold berries, trimmed with silver blonde. The
petticoat white satin, trimmed with bouillons tulle and silver
blonde. Her Majesty wore as e heed-dress a circle of dia-
monds.
The diplomatic circle was introduced, when the following
presentations to the Qum took place •
By his Exeellesey the French Ansbaseador—M. du Teti!,
Attecht I l'Ambassede de Francs.
By the Minister from the United States of Anserion—'The
Hon. Theass L. Clinginess, of North Carolina, Senator of
the United Stem
By the Spent& Minister—Captain Miguel Lobo, Royal
Squids Navy.
TM diplomatic circle was attended by the French Ambas-
sador, the Belgian, Bavarian, Henoverim, end Sardinian
Ministers; the Netherlands, Portuguem, Brazilian,
Indeed States, Austrian, Saxon, Danish,
_ldedan, Spanish,
Venneeles, the Hanes Towns, and Pentena Ministers;
Priam A. Vogoride 9, Charge d'Affaires's' lie Sublime Porte;
the Secretory of the Legation of Sweden nail Norway.
The general cads was numeroualy entenial, nearly ell the
Ministers and great officers of State being puma.
The Dube of Montrose pretested to the Quint a asemodel
from (Hallow College.
Mr. William Jackass, Mayer of Limmeter the Rev.
Thomas Faulkoer Leo, M.A.. Head-Matra Royal Gram-
mer School, Lasseter; .Mr. Samuel Orageon, M.P., and
Mr. William J. Gamed, M.P., pr.sonted an addrea from
the mayor and corporation of Lancaster, to return thanks to
her Mejsety for the grant for the foundation of three scholar-
ships and an exhibition st the Royal Grammar Schott of
Lancaster.
A deputation. consisting of the Mayor of Manchester, Mr.
Alderman Nicholls, and Mr. Councillor Adshead, prevented
an address to the Queen, on the ocoaslon of the birth of an
infant Prince, from the corporation of the city of Manchester.
The members of the deputation were preessited by the Sara
tary of State for the Hums A/sportsmen,.
Mr. Robert Steward, Mayor of Great Yarmouth ; Lad
Sondes, High Steward ; and Mr. Charles John Palmer, pre-
sented a congratulatory address to her Majesty from the Town
Cowell of Greet Yarmouth, on the Meth of • piece to the
Prince and Princess of Fauna.
Mr. Townshend Halsted, Mayer ; litCerogher, and
Mr. Monty, of the Council, preasted en address from the
mayor end corporation of the city of Chichester upon the
birth of the Prince of Prussia. The Mayor was presented
ty Lord Henry Lane:,
Four hundred end twenty gentlemen had the honour of
being presented to the Queen. Among them were the fol-
lowing :
Major-General Anstruther, C. 8., on promotion, by Vent:
General Mused.
Mr. Robe. Armstrong, member of her Majesty's Coasted,
and late pollee magi.. rate of Sierra Leese, by Sir B. Behest
Lytton.
Mr. Blackburn, on appointment as a Lord Comosiancesr
of the Treaaury, by the Earl of Darby.
Sir Charles &Wit, by the Bart of CeaUsle.
Commander Cain A. Campbell, R.N., on promotion and
return from Chios., by Sir J. Paisington.
Viscount Canteens, on We marriage, by the Marquis of
Bath.
Mr. T.:Collins, M.P., by Mr. Pugh, M.P.
The Bishop of Columbia, by the Right lion. Sir B. Lytton.
Mr. W. W. Cooper, on appoiatment as Burgeon-Oculist in '
Ordinary to her Mves,y. by the Lord Chamberlale.
Captain L. D. Hay Currie, on appointment to the staff as
Major of Brigade at Aldershot; by hie Royal Highness
the Doke of Cambridge.
Judge Des Barra, of Newfoundland, on his return, after
more than forty y ounce abroad, by the Right Hon.
Sir B. Lytton.
Dr. J. R. L. Mame, physician to her Mak ety's legation
at the Cone of Pasta, by the Secretary of State for India.
Mr. Cram Ewing, M.P., by Sir M. R. Shaw Stewart
Mr. L. Foster, late Treasurer of Victoria, by Sir E.
Lynes.
Viscount Glentworth, by the Earl of Limerick.
Colonel °teethed, on return from India, on promotion, and
appointment to the Order of the Bath, by the Duke of
Cambridge.
Henry Meanest °reaches, from Lucknow, by the Secre-
t M cry of S. for India.
Captain T. P. 0. fierniltos, R.N., on promotion end re-
turn from China, by the Right. Hon. J. W. Henley, M P.
Beets C. J. Hare, on appointment, 7th Royal Fulham,
by Colmar' Fumes Sepoeur,C.B.
Mr. F. H. Hemming, Consul for Vesieasla In Linden, by
the Vemersolan Minister.
Mr. Hugh Hill, os appointment as one of the Judea' of the
Queen's Bench, by the Lord Cheaterllte.
Cap ale Beaumont Moths" on appointment as her
litojesty's Consul at Calais, by the Earl if 111slowbury.
Mr. John Humphreys, on appointment as Covcner of Mid-
dkeet by the Lord Chief Justice of England.
Lite. Hope-Johnstone, Dep.-Aerln-Adj -Gen. to the Chief
of the Staff in India, by the Seceetery of State for India.
Mr. J. W. Kaye, on appointment se tonne& secretary In
the lodla-office, by the Serest, of State for India.
Deputy-Imagist Commiseasylestral J. M. Lindsey, by
the tlithinievery Genereltn.Chisf.
Hoe. F. Lyon, M.P., on his appointment as Lord of the
Admiralty, by the Berl ef Derby.
Vanua Mahon, by Earl Stanhope.
Mr. Merles* an being appointed a Companion of the
Bath, Meta R. Holum Lytton.
Re. T. Molesworb, on implement as Chaplain to the
F, rent, by the Cheplaiu-Gemend.
Mr. J. O. C. L. Renshaw, her Majesty's Consul at Mon-
rovia, by the Earl et Malniestary.
Mr. David Power, Q.C., on being app tinted one of her
hiskety's Counsel, by the Lord Chancellor.
Lord Proby, on accretion to the tile, by the Ban of Do-
wnbeat..
The Provost of Queen's Collage (Dr. Thomsen), by the
Lad Chancellor.
Mr. Et. Queckiabos, M.D., of New York, by the United
Meat Minot r.
Mr. J. Richerdeoe, M.P., by the Right Hon. Sensoren
*Merest.
Rev. Jsm.. Cengle
.Rohertson, on his appointment

Ceara of Cant. rimy, by the Earl of Derby.
The Bari of Rosalyn, on appointmest u Under-Secretary
of &Meier War, by Major-General Peel.
Rev. J. E. Sabin, on applinrment transplant* the Forma,
monad else., by the Chaplain General.
Mr. Sanders, oa being appointed s Commissioner of her
Majesty'. Cutut of Bankruptcy, in Birmingham, by the Lard
Chancellor.
Major J. W. Senders, on kis return from Lncknow, ty the
Secretary of State fcr India.
Mr. W. C. Surreaunt. on teteg arpoint4d to administer
the Government of St. Vinhent, by Sir B. Saline Lytton.
Lord filuhnersdak, by to. Earl of Derby.
Ildejor-Georart Slade, on appointment ea lieutenant•gover-
nor of Guernsey, by the Duke of Cambridge.
Mr.irim. Bowyer Smyth, on appointment se attacb6 at
Florence, lay. Sir W. Bowyer Smyth, But.
Mr. S. Sully, by Lord Broil.
Dr. Travers Twigs, ea appointment as one of her
Warty's C.uesel, by the Lord Chancellor.
The Ham of Waterford, by the Earl of Clarendon.
Commander W. C. F. Wilson, "Shannon's Brigade," on
Tommie". eat esters frog rad., be Sir J. PAkiltton.
The hail of Wicchilees and Nottingham, on saceseding to
the title, by the Doke of Moctrore.
lir. H. Drummond Wolff, on bring appointed Companion
of St. Michael and St. G.orge end King of Arm., by Sir E.
B. Lytton.
Led Wrinkly, on bis marriage, by Captain the Hon. W.
Forbes.
The Queen end Prince Cowart lienneed to Baeklagbers
Palace after the Levee attend•ri by the Ladles and Gest!e.
men in Waiting, moiled by a detachment of Royal Horse
Gouda
The Prince and Primer Anil:lotus of flue-Coburg, ac-
companied by their fanUy, Prince Philip, Priam Angus' ue,
Princess Marie Adelaide, and Pricers. Maris Louisa ot Sue-
Coburg. salved st Bocklnghon. Nina, yesterday afternoon
on a volt lobar Mrtiety.
After the Lyres the Qum, accompanied by the Primers
Augustus, of Sane Coburg, Prince's Alice, end Prince
Arthur drove out In an open carriage and four. Colonel the
Han. A. N. Head and Lieut.-Colonel F. Canndiah were in
&Madura.
The Prince Consort, with Priam Angeleno of Sur
Coburg, rode oat on horseback, attended by Capt.io.du Plat.
Her Majesty's dinner party is the evening Included the
Primmer Alice, the Mao. and Princess Augustus of Sue-
Cobarg, Prince °helms Mehamed, Prince Fens, Shah,
Prime Farah Burke, the Danker of leverseer, Vietwamt
Everaley, Lord George TASIPI, Is Beaune de Bendy
Lady Peel, the Right Hon. Sir Edward B. Lyt'cm. the Rea.
sr. end Mts. F.ancie Smear Lrentearat-Generel Ok
Clerks Yorke, Sir George Ruud Clerk, and M. de Moats.
The bend afar lad Lite Guards we. in attendamee, mad
played dna* dionierthe Movies :
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The Niece Ceseort hided yesterday at t mean of Ow
Councii of the Duchy fd Caldwell, held at the Deeky Mee,
Buckingham-get*, Thae wet also per