The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-06 00:00:00

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So, we are to have a general election. The cot

try can scarcely be said to be taken by surprise, for
this coming event has long cast its shadow before.
1 There is little to be paid in favour of the moribund

Parliament. Few will regret its demise. Anil yet
it does seem a little hard that it should be put to
death for one of the very few virtuous actions of its
protracted and shuffling existence.
Lord PALNIMRSTON stated last night that the dis-
solution would give tho country on opportunity to
choose between two 'administrations. In other

words, he means to appeal to the country for a vote
of confidence in himself. It is, no doubt, in the power
of the Pttext►:n to dissolve upon this one ques-
tion ; but it is not in the power of any
minister to make the election turn upon it exclusively.
In this age the minds of men are agitated by too
many questions of grave political and social import-
ance to admit of their electing a House of Commons
solely for the purpose of strengthening the hands of
any one statesman, even though he should be as
popular as Lord Pstmes.srox Batters himself he is.
It would be suicidal folly to do so in the present
ketosis. When the new Home of Commons is
sleeted the people will have transferred to it all their
power d isitneseing the national destinies it may
be he • parka of seven long years. Now,
ananaing far the sake of argument that Lord
Paucenteron powered the entire conEdamos
of the Rehm= et England, would it be ash to
trust the ama of Rehm to the majority of a Hem
of Nom= whoop iamb= were sleeted, oat from
raged he thole ~se er oontidonoe in their
dinrallos, let simply benign they wan devoted and
ingueolloning adherents of Lard l'atatzaseou ?
. . .

Iris will reran tee that hie lailabir en Parvive,
tepid' and direct the aseerrams d ths Howe for
seven years ? The noble lord has new been a lard
worker in otßee--ander Commands at every shade
of political opinion—with the exception of a few
months at rare intervals, since 1809. Years,
anxiety, and toil are beginning to tell even upon
his vigorous eonstitntion. Now, where would the
ester y be with a House of Commons com-
peted of men whoa only recommendation was,
item were ready on all questions to "say ditto"
Lend PALM/ASTON, if the country should be de-
jibed of his services in the course of one or two
pears? But, even though his lordship were as
rang and hale as when he lint entered the War-
dle*, can the Reformers of England safely entrust
Asir muse to his management ? It is little ems
awn a week since Lord PALMERsTON, at the had of
an almost exclusively Tory majority, refused even
the moderate instalment of reform asked for by Mr.
Loess Elmo ; and it is not only to constitutional
reform that Lord Psensaffros's government ha
shown itself hostile—to reforms in our legal, edu-
eational, and administrative systems it has shown
itself equally hostile, or at least apathetic. Its
foreign policy, too, has of late been—flattery of
Amelia, discouragement to Italy, and utter inaction
se regards Switzerland.
It would never do, therefore, for Reformers to
make Lord PALYI.II/170N their rallying point in the
electoral battle upon which they are entering ; and
failing him, there is no statesman in the field who
could serve that purpose. On the Liberal die we
have many men of respectable talents sad huh &IP
raeter, but unfortunately none to whole a 1 matioas
of the Reformers could agree to give a general sup-
port. And for Reformers to put their faith in Lord
DZILBT or Mr. Envaster, or even Mr. GLAnsTOI4II.
obviously out of the question. The more tho-
roughly convinced we are of the sincerity and an-
grimy of these statesmen, the more Unpaid, it
is iv m to support them.
TY rely policy, therefore, for Reformers, in the
arming election, will be—regardless of the &game
et Marie, and rightism of great men—for end era.
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ha vim they lam is mod etahintm One of
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