The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-05 00:00:00

MINISTERLIL MOYEVENTS-(THIS DAY.)

Lord Palmcv.ton left Windsur Castle this morn-
ing, and arrived at ;Cambridge Rowse shortly after eleven
o'clock.
The Earl Granville had a lengthened interview with Lord
Palmerston, soon after his arrival in London. The noble
earl thou proceeded to the residences of several (ghee
ministers.
Lord l'anmure, Lord Stanley of Alderley, Mr. Lebec.
chore, and the Chancellor of the Es. homer, had interviews
this morning with the Earl of Clarendon, at the Foreign-
office.
At a few minutes before ono o'clock Lord Palmerston left
Cambridge House, and proceeded to his official residence In
Dowsing-stead, where most of the members of the Cabinet,
and several of the moat influential members of his party,
both in the Rouse of Lords and Mouse of Commons, hail
interviews with him.
Rumours of all sorts arc in circulation as to the course t•
be adopted, but the only one upon which reliance may be
placed is, that Lord Palmerston will, at half-past 4 o'clock
this afternoon, " make a statement" to the House of
Commons. In all probability Lord Clarendon will make •
similar statement to the House of Lords.

YTATERDAV.

The Many& of Lansdowne and the Duke of Argyll
visited the Earl of Clarendon yesterday morning at his resi-
dence in Eaton-square, and at a later period of the day
several members of the government called upon the noble
lord at the Foreign-oftice in Downing-street.
At half-past one o'clock Lord Palmerston left Cambridge.
house and proceeded to his official reaidewe in Downing.
street, where the members of the cabinet had been sum•
mond to attend at two o'clock. Ilia lordahip was there met
by the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Eatl of Clarendon, the
Duke of Argyll, the Earl of Ilorrowby, Earl Granville,
Lord Stanley of Alderley, Lord Panmure, Sir George Grey,
Sir Charles Wood, Mr. Vernon Smith, Mr. M. T. Baines,
and Mr. Labouchere. The cabinet count it rose at half-past
three, and immediately afterwards Lord Palmerston left
Downing-street for Cambridge-house. After remaining
there a few minutes his lord.hip proceeded to the Waterloo
station of the South Western Railway, end thence by train
to Windsor Castle, where ho had an interview with het
Majesty.

(Front the Mm)
had it been possible to make on immediate appeal
to the country on the result of the division yesterday loons-
lag, her Majesty's ministers would only have met in cabinet
to resolve on a course so evidently to their advantage.
They would not have given an hour's opportunity to the
political sections who have just made the discovery that
union is force. Ae we have it on the authority
of ono of their chiefs that "Englund does nut love
coalitions," the sooner England is invited to express; her
feelings on the character of the present extraordinary speci-
men the better. A dissolution is not, however, possible at
this moment. Parliament could not reassemble before the
expiry of tho Mutiny Act in April, and her Majesty would
then be left without money and men for the service
and defence of the state. To-day, therefore, the
Premier will propose ouch temporary arrangements as sal
allow time for an appeal to the constituencies. A three
months' Mutiny Art, instead of the usual one for a yew,
and the necessary vote. fur the same period, would
answer this purpoee, and unless the three branches
of the coalition wish to alit to the existing difficulties
they will throw no obstacle ;ft the way. No doubt
there are people who look on such an interval as a sort if/
Saturnalia, when like shipwrecked sailors rushing to the
liquor, they may indulge in any proceedings how ever tactless
and futile. It is not on behalf of the goverentent that we
deprecate any course of simple annoyance. The new califs
tion hen a character to make, and it will not do that by
throwing everything into confusion, as well at home se
abroad. We believe that Government has no other
wish than to take the opinion of the country on the question
raised by its opponents, and so far carry out their wishes.
It will, on ito side, abstain from all new measures, only
going en with thi.e on whieh parliament has fully
declared itself. The remission of the " War Ninepence,"
and, we presume, too, the other parts of the new Budget,
will be proceeded with ; and if the How* of Commons, under
its new inspiration, should think fit to recede from its pros
sent decision on those points, it will have the opportunity of
doing so. Under these arrangements it is evident that a dis-
solution may be expected in the course of the present month,
and a new Parliament in Mop.

(From the Leeds lliewtry.)
We moat my that the very fact of the heterogeneous
elements in the majority afford a presumption that in
thin China question ministers are in the wrong ; such •
combination can Lordly be accounted for on any other
reasonable supposition. But, at the some time, Ohs
numbers show no lesa clearly that the conservative
opposition is tar too weak to take office. And when thu
country comes to a general election, we apprehend it will
elect members, not on the solitary and remote question of
China, but on broad principles of English politics.

(Front the ..l(rmehe.hr Conn Finn.)
Should the decision be in favour of an appeal to the
electors of England, we entertain no doubt as to the results
It will not be an appeal on the legal characteristics of the
torch' Arrow, or even on the merits of our wider querre
with the perfidious authorities of Canton, but on the
general claims to gratitude and confidence of the minis-
ter who brought the 1111P4i611 war to • successful
termination, when it wee timorously abandoned by
its original authors and promoters, and who, alone of living
politicians, appears to vowel the elearnesir of insight and
firinnees of resolution which are required to maintain the just
influence and dignity of thie extended empire. The motley
assailants of such a statesman are mistaken if they hope that
the response of the country will be anything but en indig-
nant rebuke of a combination of hostile parties more reckless,
unscrupulous, and factious, than any of which recent history
has afforded an example.