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London, England, 1834-07-10 00:00:00

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LONDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1834.

Lord MELBOURNE was yesterday sent for by the
ICIN°. Of course we do not know what passed in
their conference, but we are quite sure that even had
his MAJESTY felt at all disposed to form a Tory Go-
vernment or even a mixed Government of Whig and
Tory, Lord MELBOURNE would have honestly ex-
Pressed his conviction that no such Government would
be able to carry on the business of the country.
N° House of Commons can be constituted of a
more Conservative character than the present. Is
the Coercion Bill necessary or is it not ? If it
Why did not Lord ALTHORP attempt to
CllrrY it. Because he knew it was impossible,
Unless there
were good reason to believe that the
:cords. would pass Bills for the removal of Irish
,bßie"'nees• These grievances can never be re-
dre
34ed whilst the property belonging to the Church is
ilyested from its legal and true purpose, viz. the instruc-
tion told relief of the people, and applied to a disho-
tliest purpose, viz., that of enriching indivi-
duals,
The Commons, representing as they do the
people of Great Britain and Ireland have made up
their minds on this subject. A Coercion Bill to pro-
tect the KING'S loyal subjects they will grant, pro-
vide d the necessity for its repetition he removed. But
they Cannot grant the, one without the other. Lord
ALisuoup knew this, and therefore he resigned. That
resignation led to the resignation of Lord GREY, and
thus'
as a matter of course, the Government is at an '
end. But what have the Tories gained ? Has the
• ".ing sent for them ? Has he shown the slightest
disposition to form a Tory Government ? No such
• tiling. We are then without a Government. The
Duke of WELLINGTON it is evident, wants not the
,
ulsPosition to restore the ancient order of things. He
still mad enough to think that he could resist
Church and
Corporation Reform, as lie attempted
to resist Parliamentary Reform ; but the KING is not
Rouse of Commons is not mad—the people
of
quietly England are not mad ; and therefore the Duke may
sit himself down at Strathfieldsay, and enjoy
the
good
.things provided for him by the liberality
:but
those who estimate his services as a warrior,
, reject him alike as] a Parliamentary orator
R d premier. And without him what could Sir
OBERT PEEL and Mr. STANLEY do ? The Church
s.that is what they call the Church, viz. the Clergy-
-1 at their back. They will support their learned
Char„,,
but will they. pay the soldiers, and can

they dep—riVethe.English nation of common sense, and
just and religious feeling. They know they cannot
What then is to be done ?' Let the nation ask
itself. Could better Ministers be found than Lords
GREY, BROUGHAM, HOLLAND, ALTIIORP, and
RUSSELL ? Did any Ministry ever do so much good
for the people in so short a time ? Then, if not, why
may we not still command their services ? Why suf-
fer them to waste in retirement the great talents with
which they were endowed by Heaven for the express
purpose of serving their country. Let the inhabitants of
every county, city, and town meet without delay, to
express their unabated confidence in Lord GREY and
their determination to support only a Liberal Govern-
ment. Let them thank the King for his firmness in re-
sisting all temptations to blast the hopes of the people,
by giving it over once more to Tory mis-rule ; and they
may rest assured that, neither a patriotic, honest, and
affectionate Sovereign, who wills only the happiness of
his subjects, nor themajority of those who have so long
enjoyed the-confidence of the country, will fail in this
hour of peril for all that is dear to us in this land of
freedom. The KING desires no change ; the Parlia-
ment desires no change ; :the people desire no change.
Who desire change ? The friends of MIGUEL, Don
CARLOS, and the despots of the North, and the advo-
cates, to this hour, of that infamous Government
which the people of France, wisely, effectually, and
for ever put down.

The debates of last night in both Houses were of
intense interest. In the Lords, Earl GREY announced
the fact of his resignation, and the motives that in-
duced it, in a speech, every line of which was preg-
nant with lofty thought, manly principle, and that refined,
generous sensibility, which, despite political dif-
ferences, made its way (for how could it do other-
wise ?) to the very heart's-core of all who heard him.
His Lordship now retires into private life. Henceforth he
belongs to history, and a prouder—a more unsullied
name never shed splendour on her voluminous records.
Blessings go with -• him ! He has conferred on his
country benefits which she were the basest of the base,
could she ever, even for a single instant, cease to
think of without gratitude.
The Duke of WELLINGTON replied, or rather at-
tempted to reply, to the observations of this high-
minded man—this Nobleman of God's own making—
in a speech, the drift of which we could not very
well make out, except that it accused the late Go-
vernment of having been the means of shedding more
blood than any Ministry that had existed in England
since the year 1780. Surely his Grace's memory
has 0' Connellized—that is to say, has betrayed—.
him on this occasion. Does he not remember the
Manchester massacre ? That massacre, we mean,
which so delighted the hearts of the Tories, and for
which Lord SIDMOUTH returned his express thanks
to the perpetrators ; and for which, being of a devout
turn of mind, he also doubtless offered up a thanks-
giving to his God ! But we see clearly what his Grace
refers to. He is thinking of the bloodshed at Bristol
and Nottingham. But who, and what, were to blame
for this ? Who but, Sir CHARLES WETHERELL in
the one instance ! What, but the decision of the
House of Lords against Reform, in the other !
As head of the Tories, his Grace would act
wisely in saying as little about blood-shedding
as possible. From time immemorial, his party have
been unrivalled adepts at this work—bleeding the
people in their pockets as well as their persons, on
every plausible occasion ; and it was to get rid of this
very disagreeable Tory propensity that the country
rose to a man, and clamoured for the GREY Adminis-
tration. Let us hear no more then about blood-shed
from the Tories. It is more absurd—provokes more
embarrassing recollections, than even a speech from
O'CoNNELL in praise of good faith.

Lord BROUGHAM'S observations were stamped with
his usual energy and straightforwardness. They will
be read with the greatest delight by the people, who will
find in them not a timid, nor equivocal, but a direct
and manly pledge, that the principles of reform will
still triumph in his MAJESTY'S Councils—let who
will be Premier—and that the Tories are just as far
removed as ever from the only Paradise of which they
have any distinct notion—the Treasury Bench ! Yes,
this malignant faction is still doomed to wither in
" the cold shade of Opposition." And we thank
GOD for it ! The very phrase "Tory " is a synonym
for despotism, perfidy, and intolerance.

'We know not who is to be our future Prime Mi-
nister. Lords BROUGHAM, MELBOURNE, and AL-
THORP, each is spoken of with more or less em-
phasis, as likely to occupy that proud position. Per-
haps, however, just at the present crisis, a fitter Pre-
mier could not he selected than JLord ALTHORP, who
possesses everyfitting recommendation--birth,experience,
temper, fortune. We should be glad, therefore, to see
him First Lord of the Treasury, with a seat in the House
of Peers ; for if any man could soften by the winning
graces of temper, the factious asperities of that very
anomalous assembly, his Lordship is that one.
BROUGHAM might paralyze, but ALTHORP would
conciliate, their Lordships. Besides, the CHANCELLOR
is just now so engrossed with legal reforms, that it
would be injustice to*the country—till these were com-
pleted—to take him from a sphere wherein he renders
himself so singularly useful.
Our readers will see with delight that the temper of
the House of Commons last night was anything but
favourable to the Tories. When Mr. HUME threw
out a passing remark against them, he was received with
the loudest cheers. Even Mr. O'CONNELL—et to
Brute .I—expressed himself favourable to a Whig
Government, and regretted that throughout
their late communications, he had misunderstood
and done injustice to, the motives of Mr. LITTLETON !
For the sake of that Right Hon. Gentleman, we are
glad of this avowal ; but as respects the high-minded,
disinterested friend of poor BARRETT, it leaves him
in no better light than he was before he made it. It
does not wipe away the mark of perfidy which is
branded on his brazen forehead. That mark still re-
mains there, and there it will remain, as a sign and a
token that, on political matters at least, he should be
shunned and abhorred by all parties.
The result, then, of last night's debate, if in one
respect it has given us pain ; in another, has filled us
with joy. While we regret Earl GREY'S retirement
—to whom Lord BROUGHAM did no more than jus-
tice in his splendid peroration—we are delighted to
think that there is no chance of place for the Tories.
The House of Commons—that august Palladium of
our liberties, to which (thanks to Earl GREY) we
can henceforth fly as to an ark of refuge whensoever
they are threatened—has trampled this despotic faction
in the dust. It will never again be able to do us
vital mischief, though it may still continue to sting, to
Mr. STANLEY, the
buzz, and to annoy us. As for