The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-22 00:00:00

THE. MINISTERIAL kIPLANATIONR.

Very convincing reasons ought, in the opinion
of the Daily 14104, to be advanced to justify the House of
Commons in reversing it. Ist, decision on the Scotch
Reform Bill, and in evaiidin; upoi a in itier of
administrative detail the di.t nAly expel seed opioion
of a large majority of Scotch members. As to
the atatemcnt that the vote came upon thew as a surprise,
this is due to the want of order an 1 arrangement to the
part of the government. The utility of the opposition to the
Irish Church Easpevory Bill is not easily discovered.
PossiLly it is thought that a fer.id "No surrender"
speech, from almost the only member tf the cabinet who
can honestly deliver it (Mr. Hardy), will be goad elec-
flowering tactics. Perhaps I ingutie such as that of Mr.
Wyndham and Mr.Bonverie ought t t) be tovoftea used
in parliament. But the disgrace ti,s in the thing and not
in the words. The vitupeiatora of I'eel, Gladstone, and
Bright, have little right to atect nhtll hour of strong
lauguage.
The Tint', does not interpret the opposition to the *as-
peneory Bill as a declaration of war, because it I. hopes.
aible that the government, which line permitted the cord- I
larks of Mr. Gladstone 's first resolution to paw without
division, can pretend to male the acceptance by the House
of Commons of the bill embodying the resolution and its
corollaries a question of life and death. They may oppose
it for the sake of recording their ho tility, but it would
be trifling with parliament to do more. As to the scotch
bill, the Tißtel does not anticipate any insuperable dill,.
culty. With common objects and conuuon principles there
can be no impossibility in deviling a machinery satisfac-
tory to all. And there is this gicat and conclusive argu-
ment in favour of coming to au agreement, that it offers
the best mode of effecting an escape front the present un-
satisfactory condition of political life. Let the bills be
passed as speedily ass consistent with good legislation,
and then let the Howe of Commons ateept Sir Itabiald
Knightley's invitation and turn out the government the
day after.
The rest regards the opposition to the buspensot) Bill
an utterly inconsistent with the last phase of the nuniiite-
oonduct, and even with the material ministerial utter-
ances with regard to the matter, and our contemporary
can only presume that the critical crisis, the thud finish,
the ultimate end must have at length arrived, au -1 that on
the fate of the Irish Church, to be determined to-night,
the government will either resign or dissolve.
Tho Standard is very angry with Mr. Wyndham. whom
it warns against the allurements which have seduced and
will ruin him as they have done several friends for whom
he professed to speak last night. Ho should take ',tuning by
the frightful exempla of another clever young man whom,
in several respects, he resembles—Blr.Butler-doluistone.—
The Standard and Herald both praise Mr. Osboi he and
Sir G. Bowyer for coining to the defence of the ministry.
If the censors of the government wish to appeal to the
country with any chance of success, they must 'mist the
government to carry the complementary reform bills, and
make that appeal to the country which all admit to be
necesearv—an appeal to the extended and reformed con-
stituencies.

The Telegrapk is certain that it the Suspensory Bill is
opposed by &division, it will be passed by eu overwhelm-
ing majority, and as this mast have been anticipated by
the government, it cannot m any respe.t alter their
plans.
If the Premier was not & callous 11l T. the .titer says, it
would be necessary for him to have a surgeon by him
throughout these debates, as they hove, or h when is
soldier was tied up to the triangles.