Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-07 00:00:00

resent this country at that Congress,. We are not
~,,11i3ed that the Cabinet—" the Cabinet of all
talents"—have come to the wise conclusion
ttl)ti it is far better that he should remain here to
vi? to those many important questions which
dot be Put to him at the meeting of Parliament.
hWithstanding that it is on all hands admitted,
litt he possesses one of those happy tempera-
lits Which, under circumstances of complexity
ki
(Itfaculty, always makes it a point " to take
things easy," yet still we think that the
iitt;ll°glie of queries which awaits him, will give
maple occupation to meet them with satisfac-
tlll to the country and credit to himself. In the
t Place, he has to explain to the House
econmons what is to be the likely issue,
What at present bears the appearance of some
(ft
kaellitY, namely the San Juan affair. Then he
to keep together in working order the
etleY " Administration over which he presides
kti
,kii,Which will require all his tact and general-
t° guide and to lead. In the fact of
-lig opposition, the most compact, and the
th:itl united, of any party in the House, al-
gh the -same time the most generous,
/vill find a check upon any of those opinions
%teh have been forced upon him by the " ad-
Libcyral party," by the acceptance of
tke%c support, through a factious spirit, he over-
to W the late able Government. He will be
:il)elled to bring forward such plans of
°ll.lll as cannot be accepted by a party, which
hi
ttlib't it would offer no factious opposition to
amass the present Government, yet still could
kith its regard for the preservation of the
Nlished institutions of this country, support
lashed
measures. Yet, on the other hand,
(*der that he may render available the
"pt of the extreme revolutionary party,
hill be obliged to make such concessions
Lmust startle the minds of all reflecting
lire should be sorry, however, to see the
Cervative party accept the support of the
ehester school for the overthrow of the pre-
-14. t Government, unless it could take the reins
Power with a certainty of keeping the seat
44114uently. We think it most undesirable that
bERBY and his supporters should accept
the - Until they can without any doubt secure for
eciselves a considerable working majority ; for ,
%1, are convinced that continued changes of
crulnent weaken our influence upon the
and that it is upon this very ground
the. t the Continental Powers of Europe avail
kselves of any opportunity for carrying into
oil
y° operation many of those plans which they
tkesrWise would not do, could the Government of
tb., country be relied upon for its stability. Be the
Croeter of the Reform Bill to be brought in by
ke Present Administration what it may, we are
;70roughly convinced that in any measure
the extension of the franchise, one of its,
-ti a/. elements Sought to be that of -finality—that
tttat there should be some guarantee that the
t4iTtltUtion of this country is not to be periodi-,
tampered with.
c Whigs have always arrogated to them-
esthe monopoly of progress. It is unjust
bd
bt untrue to attribute either the desire of retro-
s'lion or of stagnation to Lord DERBY and his
4,1111 Y• On the contrary, we believe that it is the
4,l4desire of the Constitutional party to extend the
ellise largely to all ellsies of the community,
thell its members are fully prepared for the re-
t)ti(l/1 of so solemn and important a trust..
,kttAtless it is most desirable that, with the
4sion of the franchise, there should be means
ik,7vered by which purity of election might be
th Ilred. The flagrant cases of bribery which.
lit: late inquiries have evoked, show how
4sary it is that some measure should be passed
t:rder that such a right, where possessed, should
ho fairly and properly exercised. We are not,
:ever, dispoied to adopt those transatlantic
lures which Mr. BRIGHT as the represen-
've of the " Advanced Liberal" party proposes,
140 e 'We think that the Ballot, which he would
ti;fsider as the remedy for the gross corrnp-
'44 'Which has been brought to light, is
ac two evils the greater. The recent
kli'lults which we have received from America,
also from Australia, and some of our other
tibii possessions employing such a "means df
eting their representatives, show it to be most
of
liable that we should escape the consequences
41,tr° evil a system. Independent of the fact that
,37 is not one of the characteristics of an
tohanan, we learn fromthe operation of the
ikltlu in those places to which we have mimed,
11, The result is that persons are elected as re-
:4ltatives under the cloak of this odious
Nt4:l4le, whom voters under the present system,
ld be ashamed openly to return.
tit hittdoes not appear what is to be the main fea-
Ilia of this forthcoming Reform Bill which itself
ttoklY be looked for as a necessary result flowing
tElth the present state of parties in the House,
than from any wide-spread desire for it in
Rio 4
country. No doubt there will be an exten-
Hofof the franchise to the educated and
4, Nional classes, as also a property quailatio
n, but how low that standard may
10.14illas not been revealed by, the present
kit. 41-Ye—and doubtless they find it a difficult
01,Yect to agree upon, holding as they (Ida con-
"ltals,
e variety of political opinions. We are
44therefore surprised to. hear that there, are
yours of dissensions on the subject of ..a
1114144 sill in the Cabinet. With all these
of t to occupy the time and attention
114:1'd PALMERSTON, we may say that his
tojil e are full enough at home, without his.
1144. abroad to get them further filled with the,
Xitlt.,ll)ation in Nihat promises to be a very com-
elt
and protracted deliberation concerning
4tfairs of the Italian Peninsula,