The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-28 00:00:00

OXFORD CITY.

The vacancy in the representation of Oxford city,
occasioned by Mr. Cardwell's acceptance of the eltbe of Irbil
Secretary Mike new miniotry, was filled up yesterday by the
reaklection of that right hon. gentleman without opposition.
Mr. CARDWELL, when the cheers with which he wee
greeted bed subsided, said—When I last stood testae
you in this place, you were called upon to give a short
anever to a plain questko. My (*Moos and I whore
yon returned to the Moor of Commons gave that question
the gnawer which in our consciences we believed to be tight,
sad which we well keew to be the answer which the vest
majority of our constitneats expeoted end desired us to
return. And to-day I tenet )ou will act find that the ac-
ceptance of high office under the crown tapirs the efficiency
of a putlic man to discharge his duty to the Netted gene roue
people who have by retorting him to the Rouse of Commons
placed him in • position to to selected by his sovereign for
imposts of trait. Whet is the period io which we ere called
upon to enter upon the arduous task of government y It is
• period unexampled in the history of England, at
least during the times that I have lived. We see at
this moment the most beautiful part of Europe the
0011118 of contending armies—of erMiell so greet that
the men who conquered at Lodi and Marengo ere spoken of
as more moving columns u:compered with those gigantic
hosts now arrayed against each other ; and so dreadful are
the arum with which those contending hoets are furnithed—
the arms of precision as they are called—that we Sod the nt-
moet amount of human doll and science have been devoted
to the work of human cartage; and so sterna:. the revokes
evoke! that, from early dawn to the setting sun, these enor-
mous muses of human beings ere engaged in the work of
battle ; and so Tattle the scene of theceeflict that the beautiful
country for miles and leagues is strewed with the bodies of the
wounded and the slain. But while such is the state of the
continent of Europe, happily we enjoy profound peace.
What the the reeponsibility that L cut upon tboee who
administer the affairs of this earwig ?When the vessel of the
state I. at sea in storm end dukes's, it requires
the keenest eye, the stoutest heart, the steadiest
hand, on the pert of those who bare to guide
her; tut that which, above all other things, is required, is
eardial union and einem* mutual alkollos end regard
amenget those who constitute her gallant crew ; and I am
happy to feel that never wee this country mese esanienome
at say period of her Moor, than she is tow in the objects
hat we have all at Le krt. Peace for ourselves—peace, if
poraibi., for Europe—thee(' are the great of that we all
d,be the uvernment to promote, and dame ere the great
objects that the govemneent have at heart. (Hear, bear.)
Bur, gestkmen, desirous as we are—devoted as we are—to
pesos, there is mother consideration that meet not be over-
looked. It is neoessuy that we, too, should be la such •
state al preparation as will enable us at all times to held in
the council.* of Europe that place that has always belonged—
and which I lead will long rontieuo to belong—tor the pe-
tition and dignity of England; end if any one of you is
under the implosion that anything has been done
by the present government at all to derogate from
that position permit me to take this opportunity
cf disabusing your mind., of the faintest remains if any saga
ides. (Hear,hear) It is subject only to that consideration
that the duty of the Chancellor of the Exchequer will arise
to accommodate In the lead painful and least trireme meaner
to the shoulders of tho people the burdens which in ouch •
elate of things they mutt necessarily bear. At such a period
also it is most important that the domestic meseuree we
1,11'1410 *Leekd be of • character calculated to woke broader
the basis on which the Institutions of the country rest, to
comellate the affections and loyalty of the people to the in-ti-
bilious under which that' live, and to comelidate end to
etrengthes the power of this united empire to contend with
the diffb ultimo m which it may be placed. (Hear bear.)
Those objoces and these principles 1 treat we may be able
to carry fete effect in a manner that will give seeiefacticn to
ell jest, even, and 'mode rate minded remons, end
which shell conduce, therefore, at once to Ito extension
and to the nisintenueee en • titre font.detion of thou, liberal
institutiens which it is our pivilage to eej