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London, England, 1859-06-04 00:00:00

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LONDON FRIDAY, JUNE S.

Stm-x the termination of the 'lecterns. it has been
notorious that the chiefs of the Liberal Party pro-
pose to move Parliament, at an early opportunity, to
return the answer of the country to the important
question—" Confidence, or No Confidence "—on
which the hut House of Commons was diseolved.
From tbir, the most natural and obvioni course,
powerful attempts are made to dissuade the Liberal
majority. The extraordinary advice is given to
" forget Lord Deeer's insolent appeal to the
" country," and leave power in the hands of the
men whom the country has once more, and upon
their own invitation, emphatically condemned.
We have a right to use this strong lan-
guage, notwithstanding the twenty new rotes on
which Lord Miter counts a right to compare the
microscopic, dependent, and exclusive bodies of
electors whose support has reinforced his party.
with those great constituencies which his
Mends have either shunned, or approached
only to be signally discomfited and, looking
at the number of the votes which throughout
the country have been recorded for and against
the Government, we repeat that the Administration
has just been emphatically condemned by the
country. Under these circumstances, Liberal mem-
bers have to make op their mind as to what they
will do—whether they will faithfully present the
verdict with which they have been charged, or carry
it about clandestinely, like an intercepted letter, in
their pockets.
Fresh from the busting*, let honourable members
who owe their seats to Liberal votes ask themselves
whether the zealous and single-minded men who have
fought their battle at a sacrifice of time, and money,
and friendships, did not make exertions and sacrifices
expressly in order that the country might obtain a
Government in harmony with itself at the earliest
possible opportunity. They could not be sure, when

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they were scouring town and county to rally the
scattered and decide the doubtful voters, that the
. Liberal party would return to Parliament with an
effective majority ; but is it not certain that they
confidently expected that their member', in the
event of general 111LCCeSS, would deliver the country
from an Administration which attained power by an
accident, and whose last act wait to abuse that power
to shatter in a penal dissolution the party of Progress
and Reform?
An Administration with convictions end senti-
ments fn harmony with those of the nation, as re-
presented in Parliament, is the right of every consti-
tutional country. Circumstances may deprive the
country of its enjoyment, or perhaps induce it volun-
tarily to forego its exercise ; but an English Govern-
ment ought never to govern with a minority in the
House of Commons without some special reason. A

year ago people were not di,inclined to let the

Tories I;avea Practical lesson in administration, re-
lying on the liberalising effect of the work, and,
moreover, not unwilling to see an alternative set of
Ministers arise to abate the previous monopoly of
office. But the last three months have shown the
country that the Tories are Tories still—exelosive,

obstructive, and distrustful. They are declining in
the ability with which they first confronted Perlin

meet u a Government. Some Cabinet Ministers
hare left them ; others have proved unequal to the
curer and toils of their departments ; and some of the
highest offices of the State have been entntated to
feeble hoodoo.

• MALMESBCRY the want was possible, and that
he would blunder into the mischiefs he did not me-
ditate. Oar position has remained unimproved—
our neutrality is not safe ; for instead of a states-
man at the helm we have • creature of circum-
stances. Before this war is much older great
and new opportunities will arias for employing the
strict and honourable neutrality of England in the
cause of peace. If they ars to bs fruitfully turned
to account, it must be by a display of statesmanship
such as no one expects from the Ministers now sur-
rounding the Qt toss. If they are not tuned to
Recount the difficulties and dangers of our position
will be immensely increased.
Let it be remembered that this session mast be
short. In little more than two months the country
will not have the guarantee of Parliament for the
wisdom which its affairs demand. In August the
six months Lapland night of our public administra-
tion will set in. Would the country be satisfied if
Parliament should leave its gravest and most seri-
ous concerns for that period in the hands of weak
and vacillating Ministers ? We think not.

Nothing but the weakness of the Liberal party,
'sued by its internal divisions, has hitherto jiuetified
its acquiescence in the rule of a minority. We
believe, after giving due heed to what has been said
to the contrary, that that party is at the present
moment more united than it hu been for many plan ;
and we confidently look to the magnanimity of its
chiefs and the moderation of its members to NO its
union perfected.

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Overlooking the right of the country to have the
best Government it can get, an influential contempo-
nary recommends the Liberal Chiefs to stand by until
the men in office have perpetrated some positive and
Irreparable mischief. "If it should appear that the I ,
'• Government have compromised the neutrality of
" the country, or failed to recommend to Austria due
" concessions to the demands of her subjects, then let
"censure tight on them. If it should appear that
" they are desirous to cheat the nation of that wee- '
MO of Parliamentary Reform which has been
" accepted on almost every hustings of the three
" kingdoms, then let them fall, and give place
"to more wise and honest admioistratare."
The privilege of passing a futile vote of cen-
sure on Lord M tI.fiL,IIVILY for betraying England
Into war will prove a very poor compensation for
the want of that statesmanship which would have
upheld us in dignified neutrality. As to Reform,
the Liberal party would be inexcusable if its mem-
ben permitted the present Government to deal with
that question again. If this election has elicited
&mythic/. it has shows that the country wants no
se, end edition of the Tay Reform Bill. if any
Ltberal makes a recommitment.' in that direction he
deserves ti suffer a political Montebello.
Fagland %eats et the present moment a Govern-
ment strong is clawless of ides, definitiveness of
purpose, funnier of will—a Government which does
not first wonder what it can be the nation wants,
and then awkwardly set about supplying it ; bat
one which is beast and soul with the country-4
Government which can bold an intelligible language
to our neighbours, not soddenly changing its mind,
as in the right-of-seereh discussion with the Americas
minister not dumb and expectant at the moment of air
tion,stsd magniloquent as the morrow af a ft‘tilleAS
in the ease of the Cleric. et Georges—a Government
which dose net send its ministers uniaetructed and
without official character upon a minion on whisk
the peace of Europe depends. These are not times
for experiment,. Lord Nliit mum' Re has bed a
splendid opportunity of ',siting the position et hie
country. What has be dose with it ? The war
between France and Austria gave as an immense
relative increase of power, and yet we have been
ahandoee I foe six weeks t be the prey
of unmanly fors. The Garver:et:est inspired
no coondirn*, not because it did not wish.
but because it was unable to dose. All felt that with

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 4, 1859,

THE WAR IN ITALY.

RETREAT OF THE AUSTRIANS.

(sT StMARINI TILIORAPRa

TURIN. FRIDAY NIORT.
The Austrians, in fall retreat, are re-croasiog the
Ticino.

Garibaldi has pined a new victory over the enemy.
The insurrection in Lombardy is spreading.

The following official balletin (we learn from Mr.
Renter) was published last night at Turin :
" The retreat of the Austrians is confirmed. After
having hutily abandoned the line of the Po facing
Valenta, they began yesterday to withdraw from
Mortara.

" Last night the corps d'armee of Generals Zobel,
tichwarzenberg,and Lichtenstein evacuated Mortara,
taking the direction of Vigevano, Beraguardo, and
Pavia. The retreat was precipitate, and the enemy
left behind them corn and other articles, which they
had levied on the country.

INDIA.

. This morning the King visited the Emperor at
Novara."

INDIA-OFFICE, ,Itrlnt 4, 1 a.m.
The following telegram has been received via
lumina :

"From the Secretary of the Governmont of Bom-
bay to James Coumo Malvill, Beg., India-office,
London, dated Bombay Castle, May 12.
" NUOGUR PARKUR.

" The towns of Nceraoow and Nagger, as well as
the village of Kaswa, all in the Nagger Parker dis-
trict, were occupied by British troops between the
Ist and the 4th of May, and the Rana of Nagger,
with his followers, had fled to the Kalinwar hills,
adjoining Nagger, which the British forces had in-
vested."

The followingtelegrain, from her Majesty's Consul
at Marseilles, wu received at the Foreign-offie?,
this morning :

BERNE, FRIDAY (vii France).
, .

ALEXANDRIA, MAT 27.
The Ellora brings the following intelligence:
" Political intelligent., per Salaette, from Bom-
bay, arrived at Suez, at 11.13 am., May 26.

French officers of Engineers have arrived at
Intro', and are collecting all disposable vessels on the
Lego Maggiore, for the purpose of crossing the lake
with 500 men. The troops of General Garibaldi
occupy Fort Michel, near Laren°.

" Our troops on the Oads frontier continue to
encounter and discomfit small parties of the rebels,
many of whom have surrendered.

The King of Sardinia has published the following
proclamation on the second engagement at Palestro:

" The last brigade of the Central India field force,
that hunted down Tantia Topee, has been broken up
and gone into cantonments.

" The government of India offered per cent.
Loan on the lit instant; it has also announced
the issue of Treasury Bills, bearing interest 2 per
diem. " ALFRED S. WALNE,

" Her Majesty's Acting Agent and Consul
General.

" Baron Gros, French Ambassador to China, has
arrived at Marseilles, by the Ellors.
" (Signed) EDWARD MARK."

Chief Head. quarters of Torricee,3lay 31.

Soldiers !—A new and splendid combat has this day been
crowned with a fresh victory. The enemy attacked or vigo-
rously in the position. of Palate°. Bringing powerful
forces to bear on our right, it was their intention to pre-
vent our junction with Marshal Canrobert's troops. The
moment was ono of supreme difficulty. Oar troops were
greatly inferior to those of our adversary. Bat the bran
troop. of the fourth division, led by General Chitchat, and
lb* third regiment of Zousvee, unequalled in valour, and
who this day operating with the Sardinian army powerfully
contributed to the victory, were there to meet the assailants.
The conflict was a sanguinary one, but at length the allied
troops repelled the enemy, after ceasing t►em immense losses,
including a geoeral and several °Meas. The Austrian prlsoaers
amount to about one thouosnd, Bight POEMS were takes
at the point of the bayonet, five by the Zouaves and three
by en? men, While the tight at Palestro was in progress,
Generrl Fenti, with the troops of the second division, re•
palmed with equal success an attack attempted by the Aus-
trians egsinst Contienza. His Majesty the Emperor, on
visiting the field of bottle, expreseed his sinoerest congratu-
diens, appreciating the Immense advantage reaped on this
dry. Soldiers! persevere in this noble course, and I aware
you lloaven will crown your work, so boldly commenced,
VICTOR EMMANUEL.

The Elkin, with the mails from Australia, Man-
rititie, and Bombay, arrived at Maneillse at 3 p.m.
yeeterday (Friday).
The mails left for London at 10p.m.