The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-14 00:00:00

Meanie Brown and Ilorion and their
nanos having accepted office were, of coarse,
Mild to go to their constituents and undergo the
end trouble of a new election. The old
✓ery, in coming beck to office, were permitted to
without re-election by a forced and moat un-
-.. gable reading of the Indem advice of Parliament
,ter, A clause was introduced into that act for the
sips* of ambling • member of • cabinet to change
,i see office to another without being re-eleeted,
tad the Governor-General and his advisers need it
*permit the members of the old government to
••• again, provided they did not accept the
ow mike se they held before. It was awkward,
mouser, foe each minister to change his plane, and
atm office to which he was not suited, and the
oak wadi gut over by another tick. Certain of
rbe meters actually accepted new offices, different
aim them they bad formerly held, were gazetted,
do mired them at once, and went back
* their old places, and were re-gazetted the
sae day. By this bare-fated manceuvre they
slimed to be entitled to hold their seats in podia-
as.t, sod ro go on with the business of the country,
whin their opponents were sent to the country, and
*pint of the house during the most important
Arid of the session. The result wee that the
natry were enabled to finish the business of the
home with a safficient majority, the opposition being
earived of its leaden, and a large proportion of its
*gm The holding of their seats in this mintier by
the ministry is prouounced by the best lawyers of
me previate to be il:egai, and a suit was at once
Isolated to recover the penalty of 60W. per day
spilt Mame. Macdonald, Vankougheet, and Sid-
e/ Smith, with others to follow should the first be
seleemfal. The indignation of the people knew no
hash at the trick which had been played. The
burn= of the Brown-l'orion administration had
Ism rescind with great farrow, its members being
yessenelly popular, and the policy which It
me prepared to adopt recommending itself to
the wrest and most moderate men of the
merry. Toe question of representation by populs-
dal wee proposed to settle by granting to- Upper
Cemula that which she demanded, adding to it only
metrietions which w uld secure to French
Censda privileges which no one is disposed to deny
holm. The question of sectarian education it was
peeponed to settle by abolishing separate schools, and
a somewhat similar system to that of Ire-
seat of government was to be made a
goleset question, and decided at thefts, time as the
ease two. If the late ministry had, as a ministry,
tempted one place, the question would have been
settled leer ago. It was because they were divided
ea the subject, and knew they would lose their
aitat if they attempted to come to a decision,
that the rekeence to England was adopted. Sin-
ister to say, however, part of their declared
policy in coming beck to office was to accept the
verdict of the home against the Queen's choice, and
as leave the whole matter open for future warfare.
After deelarieg that they could not hold office in •
house which had adopted so disloyal a resolution,
this acquiescence is somewhat remarkable.
Having accomplished their task of getting the
opposition oat of the house, and palming their jobs
through, the ministry next tried to defeat Messrs.
Lows and IMinou sad their colleagues. So far
they have been entirely unsuccessful. Mr. Brown
heeled( represented Toronto, the capital, and the
ministry brought forward Mr. John Ildlyard Came-
NO, the ablest and moist popular man of the con-
servative party, against him. Money and influence
wee freely used, all the government employ k voted,
sad even • vehicle belonging to the Governor-Gene-
ral himself was seed in couveying the conservative
voh r., but all was %melees.
Mr. Brown was returned on Saturday last, by a
majority of 160. It was a tremendous straggle, and
is generally thought to have settle.. i lie whole pow
tiers. All the other retiring ministers will now be
returned, and with the obloquy which the present
executive has incurred, it is not thought that it cm
Main office long. Meetings are being held all over
the wintry to get up petitions to the Queen to recall
the Governor-General, and I enure you that his
Excellency's life will not be an easy one while be
remains here. The interference of the crown is not
liked in England, but here it creates the most in-
tense indignation. In England the sovereign has •
great stake at hazard, and the position of the greatest
monarch in the world will not Ise jeopardised to
gratify personal dislikes; but in Canada the Governor-
General runs no such risk. As Downing-street has
hitherto managed matters, governors have not suf-
fered by exercising the prerogative with too high •
band. They have generally been promoted whether
they have satisfied the people or not, and the effect
is to make the in tyrannical and overbearing. Sir
Edmund Head is generally supposed to have been
ladoenced in his opposition to the Brown-Dorton
government by certain Whig cliques at home inte-
rested in the Greed Trunk and Hudson's Bay Com-
panies, who have had much to say in times past in
the appointment of colonial governors. This does
not suit the Canadian book at all, and there is a very
general feeling that if a governor can be sent out
here to impose conditions upon cabinets entering
office, it is time that we had an elective executive like
the Americans. You need not be alarmed. There
hso talk of rebellion. The opponents of Sir Ed-
uard Head are just as loyal as his few defenders,
sale they are determined to manage their local
11.6.,11 without rehoenee to Downing-street ; and if
tie • is not granted, ii un obstinate, foolish man, like
Sir Edmund Head, i. sent over to meddle with mat-
ters which do .icern him, why then Canada
will be the most -ililrenme part of the empire till
he is sent to the right-about, and responsible go-
vernment re-established. His cmiain. Sir Francis,
seated • rebellion in 1837, but Canadians are wisely
sow. They understand perfectly that the British
people will sever sanction any attempt on the part
el a colonial minister to rule two millions and a
hilt of the (Jimmie subjects against their will. Sir
Edmund has already 'pent his four years here, and
it E. &doer Ly Bon may give him promotion or not,
is he shoosee, that is not a Canadian matter. Some
IPIV Or other, however, he meet leave ale province,
MI give rilem to a less prejudiced man. Stich is
Canadian sentiment at this moment.