The Express.
London, England, 1857-08-15 00:00:00

EXPRESS, SATUItDAt

PALMISSION'S popularity, the most legitimate gle-
amed of his politicol reeessra,is the
ea conviction
that, in spite of aim failings, be rearm times qua-
lities io a higher degree than soy other oontemporary
Matson.. He could not have employed them more
usefully or mere popularly than in beating down the
factious anddiscreditable opposition which a handful
eidisappoisted politicianshave been engaged ia offer-
iag to one of the most useful and salutary measures
that have of late times been brought before the Legis-
lature. Let Lord PALMERSTON maintain undaunted
his attitude of energetic resolution. The good seam,
the right feeling of the country, are with him in
this matter. In order to be successful, he has only
to persevere. The altered tone of yesterdays debate
showed the beneficial effi et already produced by his
Lordship's firmness ; the Bill, which under weaker
generalship would certainly have succumbed, will
now as certainly become law ere the Session closes.

Ova contemporaries, one and all, have at length
made the discovery that the question of the Prin-
cipalities has its importance. The Times breaks its
long silence, and enters upon the discussion in a
spirit, we must say, fairer than that of any of its
correspondents. It admits that the Moldavian
elections " were cooked." In fact, every one knows
and admits that the CAIIKACAN and the Austrian
Consul erased every liberal or national name from
the lists. Setting aside the gross unfairness and
iniquity of such a proceeding, it was insulting
to the European Powers, who appointed Com-
mis►ioners for the sole purpose of having something
like a free election, and so consulting the sentimenta
of the oonntry. if M. VOGORIDEB was to name the
electors to misrepresent the wishes of the Molda-
vian', then Sir HENRY BULWER and Baron TALLLY-
RAND have been sent upon a fool's errand.
It is beneath the dignity of a great Sovereign to
suffer this. So Sir Ilexae Bi:Lweis felt, for he as-
sented to the necessity of modifying the Moldavian
Firman and deferring the election. But Lord
ItEncures thought otherwise. His Excellency
set aside Sir HENRY Butwe.a's opinion, and
maintained the immaculateness of Voooerties,
pleading indeed not his own judgment,but the tenor
of his instructions. How on earth could Lord
CLARENDON have given instructions with respect to
the validity oe non-validity of elections, concerning
the details of which he could not have been in-
formed P The arguments by which Lord RLDCLIFFE
nnmenda the Porte to persist in setting aside the
of the European Commission are

monstrous.
The fact is that Lord REncLtere felt assured,
what grounds does not appear, that M. 'Nouveau .
had not orders or instructions which went the
length of hauling down his flag. This confidence he
communicated to the Ministers of the Porte. And
great must have been their amazement and per-
plexity to find that the British Ambassador was
utterly mistaken. His ill-founded confidence might
have thrown the Powers of Europe into collision
but for the good sense and good temper of the
Emperor of the FRENCH.
It is quite plain from the Times that the English
Government is preparing to come round, and that
it will consent to abandon its puerile objections to
the Union, falling back upon another scheme, which,
wo fear, will equally discontent the Principalities, of
granting them their Union, but at the same time
establishing fortresses, to be garrisoned by Turkish
and perhaps other troops.
The Morning Pout, however, which is supposed to
receive its isolated inspirations from the Platiown.
still delitaterates, as the French express it, spirt the
Union. The Union, it asserts, would sink Moldavia
its Wallachia. On this we can only observe, so
in.eh the better; for a petty Sovereign or Hospodar
di Sassy must be dependent on Russia, which has her
outposts in sight. Whereas, the seat of government
being removed further south, would wean Court,
pagards, functionaries, and people from Russian in-
enence.
Than, adds tho Post, a foreign prince must be a
Inedstory of Russia. Why ? Does the Post know
who is the most decided opponent of a foreign
prince in Moldo-Wallachia ? We can inform fist
journal that Russia is tha most furious antagonist of
the scheme of a foreign prince. RRussi► abets the
Union, or pretends to do so. But to • Union under
a foreign prince Russia is vehemently opposed,
because Russia knows that this would be the sure
and effectual way of shutting the door against all
her future influence in the Principalities. Had Lord
PALIKEILITON and Lord REDCLIFFE cordially acted
with Prance from the commencement the plea of a
Union and a foreign prince would have been carried
in despite of Russia. And Turkey would have had,
what there is now little likelihood of its ever obtain-
ing, a real and efficient bulwark against Russia.
As far rwe can gather from the Times, Fresco
will gain its desire as to the Union, whilst England
or its Prime Minister and Prime Diplomatist will
gain their great desire in thwarting the wishes and
crushing the pride of the Datiabians. If this be so, we
shall have rio managed as to disgust and alienate
everybody. The Danubian must for ever hate
amid distrust England as a power that did its ut-
most to swam them to Austria and to Turkey.
Turkey and Austria must both despise se, Weenie
we Lad not the constancy and courage to percents
is
accomplishing the nefarious sacrifice which we lOW
menead and carried to a certain point The False
must know us for jealous allies; sad Rare, domes,
for an implacable foe. Add to these the well-founded
conviction of the Turkish Christians that we Mould
infinitely prefer rivetting their pesent fetters to
procuring them one iota of zeal liberty, or one step
towards rosin° emancipation.

It is to be hoped that the conduct of the ptian
Government, at this crisis, will not be passed over
without notice. Ever since the outbreak of the
Indian mutiny, the management of the transit of
the Egyptian mail from Saes to Alexandria has
become worse than ever. On the present occa-
sion, the Ara steamer was detained at Alexandria
in order that the English mails from India and
Chin might be despatched a day sooner. But the
Egyptian Government, though aware that a steamer
was In waiting, contrived that the transport of the
Bombay mail across the Isthmus should °c-
ampy ten hours more than was occupied in the
transmission of the Calcutta mail, which was the
heavier of the two. It will be asked, perhaps, what
is the English Consul-General doing? It will be
remembered that the English Consul-Oeneriti the
same easy.-going gentleman who protested soainat
being again subjected to so much trouble as wee en-
ptailnd upon him by the forwarding of a regiment from
ludla across the Isthmus on its way to the Crimea'.
Besides, this gentleman is at present absent upon
leave, drawing his full salary, and acting as the (we
believe paid) private secretary of his brother, Lord
in China. The management of English
affairs in Egypt is confided, in his absence, to •
gentleman whose deep stake in the Egyptian railway
renders him naturally averse to urge the Paths to
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