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LONDON, FRIDAY, NO V. 13.

THE PLURALITY OF LIBERAL CASDI-

DATES-WHAT IT MEANS.

Is evidence were wanting of the general feeling
of the country it would be found in the number of
rival candidates who are now fighting the same
wet upon Liberal principles. This side of an em-
barrassing question does not seem to us to have
met with full consideration. The superior disci-

pline of which Mr. Duman! boasts is due to
paucity of numbers. An army of one is easily
drilled. There is little fear of Conservative
candidates prejudicing each other's chances. As
it is well known that fighting at all risks and at
any expenditure of trouble and material is the
avowed Tory policy at head-quarters, it becomes
doubly significant that, with scarcely an excep-
tion, seats for which a contest might imperil a
Tory candidate's chances of success are left un-
touched by men of the same principles. The
enemy against which the Conservatives contend is
not differences of degree within their own
ranks, but the deeply-rooted feeling of the
bulk *f their fellow-countrymen. Their most
formidable opponents are the great social forces
which, 88 Mr. GLADrroxr said eloquently, are
'' on our side ;" and the inconvenience likely to
ensue from the candidature of several Liberals for
one seat is as nothing besides the all-important
fact of which it is the sign. The Conservative
party, as represented by its wire-pullers and chief,
would, it is said, only too gladly play " double
" or quits ;" and by, in divers cases, running
two men of their own opinions, attempt
to lessen the adverse majority on the night of the
great struggle. But it is impossible to find men
to fight the forlorn hope. The tone of the con-
stituencies has been guaged ; and the reports are
unfavourable to the venture. This we take to be
the :real explanation of a circumstance exciting
much comment at this time. The number of
Liberal candidates for the metropolitan boroughs
and such places as Nottingham, Sheffield, Merthyr
Tydvil, &c., has no Tory parallel, simply
because there are no boroughs in which the
Conservative feeling is sufficiently pronounced to
snake such a policy possible. It may be, and
doubtless is, unwise and disloyal to divide the
party ; and there are signal examples in which an
early retirement is the first duty to the principles
professed. But outside, and independently
of this fact, it will be useful to re-
member
what this multiplied candidature
demotes. None of the many Liberals now before
the country are divided upon the great question
upon which the constituencies have to decide.
There are none who disclaim allegiance to Mr.
°LAM-lONE, or are uncertain as to the measure of
justice to be dealt out to the Irish Church.
It is in degrees of Liberalism that
the only distinction between them lies ; in
the granting or withholding of the ballot, in the
details of the schemes for national education, in
the time and character of the reductions in the
expenditure, and in the adjustment of taxation.
The end is in all came the same, the only
difference is in the nature of the means. such
are the principles which there are only two
many followers of Mr. GLAurroisi anxious
to uphold ; and upon which divers constituen-
cies are being divided now. The Puma's
taunt as to theories and noise made by undis-
ciplined hordes before the combat, is answered
by a simple application of the rules of arithmetic.
It is the preponderating sense and judgment
of the country which draws the vast Liberal army
into the field ; and so long as there is the present
difficulty in finding men valiant enough to obey
the arch-prompter's call so long will Conservative
electioneering boast superior quietude—the
quietude of inanition. The lack of party
discipline which appears in some of the
existing contests between Liberals betokens
an exuberant health and strength which has run
wild. The majority of the constituencies

EDITCATION in all its branches has assumed •
paramount importaaoe among the question of the
day sines the new distribution of political power by
the extension of the suffrage. We speak, of course,
of education in the stricter and move legitimate
sense than that in which the Pawiz employs
the word. It is not in the school of poli-
tical enjoins bat of instssaolion is the
rights and duties of citizenship that
Liberal, who have enjoyed the !advantages of
intellectual discipline end culture are training up
the new electors in the way they should go.
Among the most hopeful signs of the new we is
the moral courage of such men as Dr. Timms,
of Rugby, who disdaining the prudery and the
pedantry of a scholastic isolation from public
affairs, present themselves before their fellow-
countrymen as the champions of political and
social justice, and of that true Conservatism which,
exempt from prejudice and alien to privilege, com-
mends the cause of ordered liberty to the enlight-
ened common sense of • self-ruling people. Dr.
Tk3iPLIC, it is true, is but following the footsteps
of the illustrious ARNOLD, and no man more than
Dr. ARNOLD abhorred that fastidious dilettantism
blob would reserve the higher knowledge for a
select aristocracy of " light and sweetness," and
have the multitude to the bliss of superstition and
ignorance. It would not bo easy to exaggerate
the influence upon the future of their country of
men, who, like Dr. TEMrLE, have so much of the
moral and intellectual husbandry of the nation
in their hands. To thorn it is given to sow the
see& of opinions, thoughts, ideas, and principles
in young English minds and hearts, which
will be the harvest of coming generations.
That the masters of our great public schools should
devote their energies and experience to the cause of
unrestricted and unprivileged national education
seems to us an excellent augury of the re-
conciliation of classes too long divided and
estranged. Rugby, however, was always, since
ARNOLD'S time at least, in advance of the older
and more aristocratic foundations. That Eton
should be coming to the front is a still morn re-
markable and encouraging event. Two Eton
masters on a public platform, and one of
them addressing the electors of the royal
borough on behalf of the Liberal candidate,
is a phenomenon compared with which November
meteor showers are mere fireworks.
Last week there was a public meeting at Wind-
sor in support of the Liberal candidate for that
borough, to which. under the New Reform
Bill, Eton has been adjoined. As an Eton
elector, Mr. Osc•a Baorzento, who is pretty widely
known as one of the most brilliant and successful
tutors in that famous school, was present on the
platform, and was invited to address the crowded
audience. The local papers say he was very
heartily received, and the report of his speech
justifies his reception. The following passages of
his speech appear to us to be particularly worthy
of reproduction, considering the azosptional
position and character of the speaker :

I would ergo all who have the franchise to am it. Some
friends told as they did not want to be dragged into
tin; a bad feeling was sure to be produced, and as they
were very good friends of both candidates they did not
want to vote for either. I hope that will not be the ease
with anybody present. ♦ man's politics are just
as important as his religion. It is as wished
for a man not to have decided opinions upon those questions
which elect the country at lone, a► for kin to have no
religious principles M all. The one unpardonable in in
politics is indifference, and I hope all who have the oppor-
tunity of voting will carefully consider both sides of the
question and vote for whichever seem' right. The question
of education has been touched upon. The education of
the middle clones is a still more important question than
that of the higher and lower came, which is well looted
after. It is the shopkeepers and tradesmen who do not
know what schools to and their sons to. In Germany and
Prance everybody who has 124. or 201. a year to sped can
And a good school with good teachers, and ander Govern-
ment inspection. It is not so in England. We want all
that done, and we shall never get it except through a
Literal Parliament, directed by a Liberal Minister.
(Cheers., It can be done without spending one
farthing of the public mew. ♦ cammiesien
lately rat to ermine into all the endowed
schools In England, end in the counties there are
endowed schools enjoying large revenues which do not
do one-tenth or cee-twentieth part of Use wort they might

de. If the funds were ;impiety spent we alma key; a
magnificent education for the wbole country. 'Else difilenky
which prevents the azimuths of education la• begat) •
oaten meet • religious diSculty. There is an over
rasped tor the &era of England ail /kis close& A.
lade church is a very convenient thing. It ie very much
better, if everybody thinks shim to have a state church;
but unfortunately people do not always think able, and
there are differences of opinion which must be recog-
nised. This obliged us to admit Boman Catholics and
Jews into parliament ; and this it is which calls upon us
to disestablish the church in Ireland, to do away with
tests in universities. and to admit people of all religions
opinions to every privilege which they could enjoy in
those universities. This great principle calls upon us also
to throw open the educational endowments, not merely to
members of the Church of England, but to all those who
are born in England.

Mr. OSCAR BROWNI2fG'S principles are, no doubt,
at present in a minority at Eton. He is but one of
" those few Liberals whom Eton possesses." But
we have reason to hope and believe that their
number is destined to increase.

Beni. _ - Pk*
calk d national honour ; the mood has been the shame
of all power to Worm the 'maxi. But these okiestiose
bavo been waived, and the agreement in the present
instance would seem to show that national jealousy is
weaker than of yore, and that national difference. are not
so sacred is sea's eyes that they need to be earefany
guarded from the futerpoition of third parties. Ia u-
praising a Lepe that by the action of the conalasloa all
questious in dispute between the two ooantrise will be
brought to as cad, the Then takes the opportaaity to con-
gratulate the British TbrelgaSsoretery oa the ossipiesous
succors which be has achieved. if the &eines of the
country be that his party &mild leave ales before these&
of the per, he will Mire with the ocassoiounen of having
strengthened &shoe& of union between the two Wet
narking* powers of the world, end gives a new argunisat
againet the practice of war.

OP 011013

The Deily New cannot smolder the retirement of Sir
Roundel' Palmer • subject of pure regret. His elution
at the preeent aisle of kis potitio•l career could hardly
have been pronounced as unalloyed liberal inseam Some-
thing of an equivocal signification would have -
relied and followed it, and might have thrown iaml -
blocks across Sir R. Pahner's future path. There will
always be Mowlways enough in the load to point the
moral of unreformed and azoluive universities. but it
would have been a national misfortune if • Roundel'
Palmer and • Gladstone bad surrendered to the keeping
of non-resident Ozlord graduates the conseience and the
intellect whisk belong to their country.

Though the Star would, for some moose, have been
glad to see Sir Bounden Palmer member for the Univac-
eitj, there are other reasons, and very strong ones. why
it should rejoice in his retirement. It way at least pos.
eible that hinelectiou would have separated him from his
i arty, would have stereotyped in him some traditional
prejudices which the &sr yet hopes to ass him abandon,
would, perhaps, have won him over gradually to cham-
pion all the privilegus of that church of which he is an
attached disciple. but which our contemporary trusts he
will not think it sacrilegious to aid in reforming.

The Berta thinks the announcement that Sir Rouiulell
Flamer has retired can scarcely surprise anyone who has
really taken into consideration the special nature and cha-
racter of the constituency limit or the unparalleled crisis
at which the vacancy in it has occurred. Oxford has once
more vindicated her character as a great national
seat of high learning and Christian education. Rid
she done otherwise she would have stultified herself ; she
would have voluntarily and deliberately misrepresented
in the eyes of the people the cause and the utility of her
existence ; she would have proved handl a renegade to
the tradition of ages, and a recreant from the belief of her
founders. The decision of the univenity should be ea en-
couraging to the national confidence is her as It is indica-
tive of loyalty and devotion in her sons.

1101 1421 WL114117111 OP ZAIITIOIL

The Post madams the plea oa which the axiom,
De ~trio mil lasi isonsio, has beam oaufemed and avoided
aver the opus gram of the Marquis of Haetings. How-
ever prodigal he may have bean of his wealth sad La mour.
that utterly fails to make • mama. or the shadow of •
reason. for writing what is euphemistically called a warn-
ing on his untimely death. Whoa ell is said that ma be
said, it will sat probably appear that he has been more
limed against lima eimilag. It say fairly be simmed
that his faults and fogies ham less greatly migyeatelit
that nothing is estemaated, sad that mach is set down is
malice. But he that m 4 may, the laved soul mange
_ .

which co public comskicestiou-i th• l'ist fools band to
emitico magus wholly without julikatica.

Reviewing the policy ot the eesesawathee hi mama of
the comiditoescies which ere ban easteeted, the 2WspvpA

remarks that when the cause of reaction threw of its Old
familiar wise of toryisms, it mesa to have dropped do-
°lacy and scruple* altogether, and to have Imams a mare
conspiracy for party suoosse—atteriy &metes as to
means, weapons, sad way towards its end. Let the con-
stituencies of England recoil/Kt that, in giviag a majority
to the blank at the forthcoming election, they will sot
only secure the onward march of reform, bat okra* •
crualsiag blow at • system of organised imposture,

Cu Court.

WINDSOR CASTLN, Nov. 12.

The Queen, accompanied by the Princem of
Wales and the Crown Princess of Prussia (Princess Royal),
drove out yesterday afternoon, and her Majesty, accom-
panied by the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia and
Princess Cbristhm, went out this morning.
The Prime, of Walseand Princess Louise drove out.

Mlle. Agnes Zimmermann had the honour of playing
the following selection of mirk on the piano last evening
in: the red drawing-room before the Prisms of Wl4lO,
the Crown Prince and Prism, of Prow* and Priam*
Louise :
Oavotte
(dreinged W Wm --
Naatelbal. momma.
Vohs. &emboli.
rebel.—..... ....... Meadelsaohm.
Nude
Polemist'
latjaibu".llll diem pet. I lel le vele-

3. It Sack.

The Wide and gentlemen in waiting had the honest
being present

Count Ealeabarg sad deeseal Biz William Snake,
1LC.8., have arrived at the faille.

Sir George E. Cartier, Bart., had an interview yeeter-
day with the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, at the
Colonial-oface, on matters relating to the dovainion of
Canad►

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
°floe from the Governor-General of Canada. Dispatches
Were sent to the Governor-Genera of Canada.

MOTULVENTB OF lOTALTY.

WINDSOR, Fame.
Her Majesty the Queen and their Royal High-
nesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia left Windsor for
London by special train at ICU this morning. The
Queen returns to Windsor at one.

The Prisons@ of Wales lett Wirehair at 10.10 for Marl.
borough-house.

Her Majesty the Queen arrived in town this
morning by special train on the (heat Western Railway
line, which lett the Windsor station at 10.36 a.m.
Royal carriages was waiting at the Paddington elation
to convey her Majesty and wits to Buckingham Palace.
The QUM returned to Windsor Castle to luncheon at
2 o'clock.

The Queen of the Netherlands visited the Berl
and Comatose of Clarsedeo yesterday monde( et their
reeidree is Cireeveser-aeseed. In the main hot

Majesty Mmaoured Ow Ducesaa at lemmas bi bar

presume at dinner at

; thoir Naaslbw.

der the Preach Andieseado;, th; liwalli Minister, the
Danish MtniMer, and a idiot party, being pressat.
We (Pot) understand that the Prince of Wales
mho= tn,Mariboreegl Hesse ea Monday heist Sandring-
ham.

His Boys* Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
who hoe boss shwas( with the Priam of Wales at San-
dringham, will met Maly reasie with At Primo till
Monday, lashed of to-marrow, as orightolly sorsa/ed.
Their Highness.. the Prime and Princess Paul
Petwhaey have left Claridge's Hebei for Violins.
The Duchess (Dowager) of St. Albans and Lady
Diana Deauclak have arrived at 4, Primes-gate.
The Earl and Countess Spencer arrived in town
yesterday from vialliag Viscount sad Viscountess aydney,
at Frognal Lodge, Meet.
The Earl and Countess of Yarborough lett town
yesterday for Drockleaby-park, Llueolechire.

AMIIIWA.

The Hamburg and Aare MA Company's steamer
Hohatia, from New York on the 3rd inaL, arrived
at Southampton this morning (Nov. 13), with
00 pasecogers for that port, Havre, and Haaa-
burgh, 44 seeks of malb ; 140,000 doh. in specie
for London, 7,000 doh. for Hamburg, and 3,000
packages of cargo. On the lath she experienced
a heavy north-westerly gel% and subsequently
easterly wind. The Bohai& made the pomp in
nine days five hours.

NW TORE, Nov. 3, Now.

Mr. Seymour orasoludsd his earivsesing to by
apemen at Willosebarre, and Scranton in Rause-
/rani& and also at Utica. He appealed to the
magnaminity of the Republicans not to matinee
to oppress the suffering and humiliated South,
and ho urged all, irrespective of party malice,
neither to use nor submit to coercion.

Mr. Stanton, in a speech at Philadelphia,
bitterly denounced Mr. Seymour.
___ _ _ .

The Governor of Arkansas has deolarod the
registration in oleven counties of that state to be
invalid.

Omieral Steedman has resigned the office of
chief of police at Now Orleans.

Generid Rousseau has announced that the laws
ill be enforced, and the peace of Louisiana de-
fended at all hazards.

Superintendent Kennedy, of the New York
polbn, has issued an order that all persons arrested
fel voting under fraudulent naturalisation papers
shall be taken before the United dtates commis-
rioner, instead of the local courts, as heretofore.
Mayor Hoffman and the democratic members of
the police have protested against this order as
an unwarrantable assumption of authority, and as
calculated to provoke a riot.

The sheriff, who is a democrat, has enrolled
'lO,OOO special deputies. . _ _

A serious conflict of the authorities and a col-
lision is feared.

General Wertemburg, an Austrian officer, has
visited Fortress Monroe. whore he was repaired
with military honour,.
Several small skirmishes have taken place in
Cuba, in which the insurgents were routed by the
Government troops.

/JEW TORE. Nov. 12.
The Allan steamships Hibernian and Nova
Scotia arrived at Quebec to-day.
Closingprices : Gold dosed et 1331 ; the highest
quotation during the day was 1341; the lowest,
181.. Sterling exchange on London, 1093 ; 5-20
17nitad States Bonds, 1882, 1081 ; ditto, 1883,
1081; ditto. 1805,1001; 10-40 United States Bonds,
1011. Illinois. 142; Brie, 371. Cotton, middling
upland, 243; petroleum, standard while, 271; flour,
extra State, a dole. 430. to 7 dole. So.; corn, old
mimed. 1 dot. 180.

gigs
fames de Bothaehikl has passed a very
„„4 is pategellim in an alarming state.
u is repotted as unoonsolous, sad at the
thrice", budget of news is relieved by
for intolligenoe that the Belgian
is much better, and that there are
saving him.
de la Motte, deputy for the Tarn
Cieronne, is dead, and thus another ye-
lows class upon that mused by the death
Gomm, in the Oiles du Nord.
Goats is mulch worse. The new treat-
only added to his sufferings. The tan-
J mouth is spreading, and he can sosroely
eat. He has sent his definitive resignation of his
embassy to the ging of Prussia. The Prince de
Beam was fret thought of as Count de Goltz's
summer, but the Czar, at his retest interview
with the King of Prussia at Berlin, expressed such
a strong wish that the Prime de Beam should
remain at fit. Petersburg as to overcome all resist-
ance. There is little doubt that themes Prussian
minister in Paris will be Baron de Worthen. now
at Vienna, end that Count de Perpotioher-
Sedinitsky will be tranferred from Vienna to the
Hague.
The Bourse wee somewhat weaker. Bente for
account fell 1710., closing at 71fr. 77h0. The
cash price, still less than that for the end of the
month, was 71fr. 650.

OVEMBER IsV.s4ll
T :6: E4PRESSt i FRIDAY EVE s. -
.et
Jamie
are Liberal to the oore, and ' *•. 1 owl' Co-iiitiate • - 0
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into full action by the p i ill- i • isalifltittenit
lion of politica/ affairs. The pa illiroasi- firßlB 014±Yilfilf ~ IL Ilavis is
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we trust to see matters so adjusted before the The notes sees in the agreement of to &Web (manna ,norms Loam.)
polling-day thee own emu be no enorifioo of sod American governments to refer the lac eenWt at iente Crown Prince
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the stout Liberal rivalry, and his own well-ordered .eit lancet of international disputes, sad a'saaiehl . The proipec.4. ael <_l6s' harvest in Australia arc I.l.Jamier
ranks with mingled envy sand regret. 'lite.' of arbitration as the mama to
ill=ed toi ray promising. Tie plaid of geld is inoressiag. and the (111"
end. Two shetaoles have hitherto ....--. coney follows i
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