The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-07 00:00:00

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE REVIEW.

Anxious, without doubt, for the continuance of the
acknowledged organ of that party with which his name
ha:, become so intimately (and we may add so honour-
ably) associated, Lord John Manners is now periodically
throwing in the prestige of his title and the literary ad-
vantages of his talent as a contributor to the Oxford and
Cambridge Review. The historical ballads written by
Noble the
h ..,,oble Lord display very considerable glibness of
r Ythin and a remarkable knowledge of the social on
con-
diti tionand polities of the remoter periods of English
y
histor
~ • NO. 111. of this interesting series is upon
" Lord Strafford *
1634." Notwithsotpening the Irish Parliament, July 14,
in the philanthropy inculcated
a certain exaggeration of style
neulcated by the "New Generation,"
there is a peculiar
There beautyis and earnestness about it into
bargain.gring of love
a touching simplicity of heart in
the h
e h u h
Landers for the olden d aye .pressande d
we cannot
extravagant
by the Young En-
which they
their love may be ocelssionsity, W
avow their
but respect
the boldness whit
even to,n,el in
A, a specimen of the gentlemanly yet
speciously andt
decisiveeir partialities.
which the new generation can advocate
cause," and do so, moreov( r, very
cleverly, we may mention, the dissertation in favour of
" The Country 'Party, —a dissertation suggested by the
Parliamentary speeches of Lord Stanley, the Marquis of
Granby, and Mr. Disraeli. We cannot fritter away
even a single moment in disclosing the sophisms of that
article, because those sophisms have been exposed by
reiteration 7b.que ad nauseam, and because, moreover, we
believe in the veracity of the old saying. " None are so
blind as those who won't see!" But we must, in bidding
tarewell to the discussions which have recently preceded

' the legislative a'loption of free trade, concede to its
bitterest ants go the mted to which they are so
fully entitled ; we must give them credit, as we have
already elsewhere done, for the display of extraordinary
ehilities. No one could listen to the imeassi, ned and
semetinies lofty oratory of Lord Stanley in the pas-
acre of the Corn Importation Bill through the Upper
House, without regret that such rhetorical brilliancy
and fervour of mind should be squandered away upon a
theme so ineffably worthless ; nor could any dispas-
sionate man listen to the sarcastic and even witty vitu
perations of Mr. Disraeli without a hope that that
honourable gentleman would ultimate ly perceive the
fallacy of his present opinions, and the glaring invidi-
ousness of his personalities to Sir Robert Peel. Al-
though then- was something sinister in the language
then used by Mr. Disraeli, ,t% e trusted that that charac-
teristic of his proceedings as a debater would be, in the
end, dissipated ; and we could not acknowledge to our-
selves the pos ability that the House would in his
instance (as he erroneously anticipate d it would to the
then Premier) " seal with the stigma of parliamentary
reprobation the catastrophe of a sinister career !" We
could not acknowledge to ourselves the possibility of
such an occurrence ; nor can we now. We are fain to
augur better things for Mr. Disraeli, because we long to
behold his undoubted talents turned to their right use.
Now that the political world is emerging from storms
and t irmoils, opportunities will present themselves for
redeeming his recent blunders. As the working of a
free-trade system developes itself the Protectionists will
behold there error—their peevishness will subside, and
their animosities die away. The author of Sybil" and
"Coniugsby" will, we hope. triumph in the end over the
assailant of that great Patriot and Statesman, Sir
Robert Peel. The Oxiord and Cambridge Review ap-
pears to have renovated its strength under the auspices
of Lord John Manners.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, July 6.
Tire Earl of SHAFTESBURY took hi:; seat upon the
Woolsack at Five o'cl q-lr. when there-was a very full at-
tendance of Peers. We observed that Lord Stanley,
the Duke of' Richmcnd, Lord L)ndhurst, the
Duke of Buckingham, the Marquis of Londonderry,
Earl St. Germans, Lord Brougham, Lord Stradbroke,
Lord Combermt re, and the other Noble Lords had
passed over to the Opposition benches. The Marquis of
Lansdowne and Earl Grey were the only Peers. who, up
to five o'clock, took their seats upon the Ministerial
benches.
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS.

Messengers from the Commons brought up certain
railway and other Bills,

At a quarter past fire o'clock Lord COTTENHAM
took his seat upon the Won Lack, and many Peers wen
up and shook hands with the Noble Lord, congratulat.
ing him.

TEE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY_ MORNING, JULY 7, 1846.

doorkeepers for the use of Members on or before Mon-
day next.--Agreed to.
The HoN. MmunEn also moved that the Galway and
Kilkenny Railway Bill, and th© Dublin, Belfast, and
Cob-rains Railway Bill, be read a second time to-morrow,
provided the breviatts be laid on the table this day.—
Agreed to.

The HON. MEMBER, in the absence of Mr.' Estcourt,
then moved that it be an instruction to the Committee
of Selection, that they have power to appoint the Com-
mittee on Hill's Estate Bill, to meet on Thursday, the
9;h d-ty of July, a' three o'elock.—Agreed to.
GLASGOW AND BELFAST UNION RAILWAY.
On the motion for the consideration of the report on
the Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway Bill being put,
Mr. HODGSON considered that a gross deception had
been practised upon the Committee upon this Bill, and
that this deception was intentional, and he called
upon the House and Honourable Members who were
anxious to support and maintain the efficacy of the
standing orders of the House to support him in his
amendment, which was that the further consideration of
the report should be postponed till that day three weeks.
The amendment was then agreed to.
NEW WRIT.

Mr. TUFNELL moved for a new writ for the
borough of Manchester, in the room of M. Gibson, Esq.,
who since his election had accepted the office of Vice-
President of the Board of Trade.
HIGHWAYS BILL.

Mr. WRIGHTSON presented petitions from Nor,
manton against this Bill.