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London, England, 1857-04-02 00:00:00

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A DOUBLE NUMBER of the EXPRESS will
be published ON SATURDAYS as meal, daring
the Parliamentary ream

ML Dtimixtt, in his speech to the Electors of
Burka, was in turn historical, critical, and didactic.
The historical portion of his discourse was devoted
to en eulogistic sketch of the great deeds of the
DERBY Administration; the critical, to a rather dis-
paraging review of the proceedings of subsequent
Administrations; and the didactic, to an exposition
of Mr. DISRAELI'S views of the question of Perlis-

mentary Reform.
The history of the DEIST Administration was un-
questionably the most magnificent portion of the
oration. It showed how much a fervid imagination
can make out of the poorest materials. To the readers
of mere prose histories, the records of the Dam
Administration appear as uneventful as they are
brief. The Earl of DMIT seined the mime of go-
vernment, 'emaciated to himself a nomber of obscure
members of parliament, set to work to carry out the
principal measures initiated by his predecessors, and
after a vein attempt to guide by deputy the heti-
rogencoua and unruly Home of 0011111111001 elected
wider his own auspices, mabmiseively withdrew.
This is tame and commonplace emaugh, bet seen
through the base of Yr. Thammite gorgeous phra-
seology the ease events memo an *pie grandeur.
The audience thrilled with horror to learn that on

the acceleion of Lord DERBY to power, 'event

gun-carriages could not be Mad in the country to
follow the funeral car of the Doke ofWELLI WYNN, and
glowed with gratitude on being told that the noble
earl when he quitted edict left the nation in pone,-
non of two hundred "capital field-pisses." nu'
launched on the ocean of the imagination Mr.
no; e; r .trove oo with prosperous piss, attributing
to his colleagues the exclusive honour of the forma-
tion of the !loyal Artillery corps and our steam navy ;
and to Lord ST. LEONARDS in particular a " 00111-
plete reform " of the Court of Clansawy—m the
greatest legal reform that was ever eikered." Mr.
DIARAILI appears to have forgotten cue trilling dr-

etimstanoe-:that the bills carried by Lord Br.-LlO-
- had been prepared by Sir Wrimars nos
Woo°, and bad been opposed a Persinwsce
by lard Sr. LRONARDS, whoa In opposition.
It grieves as to think that all this splen-
did oratory was thrown away upon the
obtuse and callous electors of Bucks. Mr. DISRAELI
reserved his own share of the exploits of the DERRY
Administration, as a fitting climax to " the swelling

theme;" but his first mention of the DERBY Minis-
try's financial measures was responded to by cries of
—" They turned you out." Nothing daunted, the
hardy orator proceeded to eulogise his own financial
administration ; but all in rain. The electors of Bucks
lent leer approving ears to his self-laudation than
the electors of North Northamptonshire did to his
colleague Mr. Srw►roan's penitential confession,
that when in the Admiralty, " in the hest of party
spirit, he had Moue some things for which he was
very sorry, and for which he had since tried to
stone."

The critical portion of Mr. 1/macula's discourse
was smart, and contained some telling hits. But it
lacked the vigour of his rollicking attacks on Sir
Ron= PEEL. Perhaps it is not fair to be too
critical on this score. Ever since be attained to the

dignity of a Chancellor of the Exchequer he has
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ialionrml hard to be sententious and decorous. Like
Me!retie, during his short-lived dream of grandeur,
he has resolved to "read politic authors, wash off
rem acquaintance, and be point-de-rice, the very
man." Like Palatal', in similar circumstances, he
has vowed to " purge, and leave sack and live cleanly
as a nobleman should do." But, as all the world
feels that these two illustrious prototypes of Mr. Dix-
RAELI in his buffoon attacks upon Bir itonritr Peet
would only have grown stupid had they succeeded
in laying aside their quaint follies and irregular
humours, so has it fared with the illustrious ex-
Chancellor of the Exchequer. Ever since he be-
came " a right solempne man " he has become
intolerably dull.

As usual, the didactic pert of Mr. DISRAELI'S
speech was the least successful. In it he confined
himself exclusirely to the question of Parliamentary
Reform. Ile commenced by attempting to demon-
strate that what is called bit-by-bit reform is use-
less, dangerous, and impracticable; and he ended by
declaring that he could not in conscience support
the only comprehensive scheme of reform to which
be condescended to allude. This peroration had
obviously been prepared with a sharp eye to stage-
sabot Skilful traps were laid for bursts of ap-
plause from the audience ; and passages of
impassioned declamation were prepared beforehand,
to follow up the expected plaudits. But the applause
was not forthcoming. " Are you prepared," asked
Mr. DISRAELI, " to be the electors of the department
of the Upper Thames, and not the electors of Stick-
ily/Ws r Yes," was the unexpected reply. " I