Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-16 00:00:00

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local influence.

Administration itself rejoices of course, and every
thing about the House is glad that the Session is
over, and they can escape from the odours which
Father Thames has emitted, notwithstanding the
deodorising process to which he has been sub-
jected. After having threaded through the
mazes of Parliamentary Debates, one anxiously
looks forward to the QUEEN'S Speech, in the
delivery of which her Majesty always acquits
herself with so much grace and dignity,—although
on this occasion Parliament was not graced by
the Royal presence.

himself with a sad decency for the closing Wire'
does not find that his life, turned into histor:i
has been disappointed of its object, and has failed
to touch the mainspring of its early promis°'
There are few who are venturesome enote
to put into distinct shape the promises of a Session
If, indeed, there are any men credulous of 0;
coming day, they are political partisans ; but
there are hopes hazy and sublime 'from thelt
mysteriousness, they are political hopes. W 9.4
there ever a Session that was not ushered in
the largest programmes, and hailed with the 107
disturbing expectations ? We can scarcely roc°
lest a session which was not charged with the
weightiest interests that had ever occur
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the attention of a British Parliament, or which
was not to put an end for years to the hopes of the
factious and the disappointments of the moderate'
The political hopeful, though grown grey in er
perience and in disappointment, never parts with
the elasticity of his imagination ; nor do political
leaders ever stint the supply of the necessarl
aliment. The coming Session is always the Oil*
urinating point ; and as the hour of fruition drB4°
nigh, the triumph of credulity is complete. fill;
the course of events is as true to the other poil'"
Though the Session has ever_
the flattering tale"

The Speech which the present " Motley Ad-
ministration" placed in her Majesty's hands was
unusually meagre, especially considering the
present condition of Continental Europe. That
portion which referred to the state of the
Italian question, very plainly revealed that
we shall take part in any Conference which
may be held, after the Congress of Zurich,
—a Conference which, it appears, has been
demanded by Russia and Prussia, who will
not suffer LC CIS NAPOLEON, the Emperor of
Austria, and VICTOR EMMANUEL, to dispose of
and appropriate the Italian Peninsula at their
will. We have been invited to take part in it ;
and Lord PALMERSTON evidently intends us to
do so; the proviso of our consent, professedly,
being a programme of its purposes, is only a sub-
terfuge on the part of the present Government,
to allay the expressed reluctance of the country,
against any interference on our part in this most
unhappy juncture of affairs. Lord J. RUSSELL
and Lord PALMERSTON have everything now,
until Parliament meets, all their own way. We
hope that the Plenipotentiary selected to attend
that Conference will display more ability than
did the present Foreign Secretary, at the Council
of Vienna. Somebody may be chosen who will
be able to compete with and defeat the wily and Who
oy never does return. The gay deceiver Wing
- upon its tongue, some
strutted his hour upon the stage, sends us
sinister policy of LOUIS NAPOLEON ; and no one j
b
-
le
is more competent for this than Lord STRATFORD
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DE REDCLIFFE. We hope, therefore, that the to the region of hopes and delusions, eons
ernment, as they look around for and excited with promises of a future and 10°P1
eyes of the Gov
a suitable representative, may fall on him. distinguished appearance.
One :topic in the Speech will meet with the And yet, after all, we are not disposed 111111
cordial approbation of all parties; and the to blame Parliament for this constant see-sac °
whole country will, und voce, receive it with promise and disappointment. It is one Of the
That topic is in reference to worst characteristics of a popular Government'
placing our army and navy upon a footing of that it imposes the necessity of a continual
due efficiency, Ana providing for the safety of citement to keep up the party organizati°ll"

of the analogy

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