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London, England, 1858-06-07 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1858.

Now that we have got rid of tha "faction fights"
La the House of Commons, as objectionable in
*heir way as any that formerly occurred in the
South or West of Ireland, and which recent oc-
currences in Belfast have shown to be not altc-
*ether obsolete, there is some reason to hope that
the actual business of the nation may be dis-
(weekly and fairly ceeried on. The Palmerstonians
have, even at tae ele veutti hour, d;s •
covered that their ardent cravings fur
DM' mud be shelved for a more convenient
opportunity.
Their most rampant advocates
cannot perceive any opening for another onslaught,
and therefore it may reasonably be anticipated
that no new disturbance will be originated, and
that even the " veteran Yisc „
tit and " the
small Johnny" will acquiesce in their inevitable
exclusion from place and power during the few
remaining weeks of the current session.
Toe most important question will be brought
forward' this everiiug. The consideration of the
resolutions relating to the future Government of
India, on which the future welfare, happiness, and
prosperity of at least 150,000,000 of "our fellow-
subjects so greatly depend, will be resumed. We
earnestly desire that it may be in a proper spirit,
without reference to party objects, and that the
uture of India may not be made the shuttlecock

to be cast to and fro between contending battle-
dores. Our next impression will probably show
whether we may anticipate a result so greatly to
be desired by every unprejudiced and disinterested

person.
The chief topic of the evening will be Mr
GLADSTONE'S amendment. The Right Honour-
able Gentleman wishes to prolong, if he cannot
perpetuate, the existence of the moribund com-
pany. He will be contented if he can extend
their existence for another year, although lie will
be still better pleased if he can secure a still
longer enjoyment under a different designation.
"The rose by any other name will smell as sweet."
And the Board of Directors would now be quite
satisfied if they could, by a touch of the enchanter's
wand, be transmuted into the " Council of India,"
and retain the patronage to which they fancy that
they are entitled, and the deprivation whereof
they affect to regard as an aot of confis-
cation. Mr. GLADSTONE proposes " That re-
gard being had to the position of affairs
in India, it is expedient to constitute the Court
of Directors of the East India Company, by an
act of the present session, to be a council for ad-
ministering the government of India, in the name
of her MAJESTY, under the superintendence of such
responsible Minister, until the end of the next ses-
sion of Parliament." In the event of the adoption
of the foregoing resolution, to move, thereafter :
"And that in the said administration the Court
of Directors, so constituted to. be a council, be
subject to all the powers at present vested by
law in the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs
of India ; and furthermore, that the President of
the said Commissioners be empowered to preside,
when and so often as he shall think fit, ever the
Court of Directors in lieu of the Chairman
thereof, and to assume and exercise any of the
powers now ordinarily exercised by such Chair-
man."
Now we are byno means favourablydisposed to-
wards the magnates of Leadenhall-street, and
should not willingly protract their exist-
ence by a single hour. It was the
policy of "confiscation," which they origi-
nated that mainly led to the mutiny and rebel-
lion in Hindostan, that caused all the terrible
expenditure of blood and treasure so greatly to be
deplored. The evils, however, arose from the
system rather than the parties. We have
no complaint against the individuals. They
are, and we say it in perfect good faith,
—" All honourable men—men whose words
would be accepted in any private transaction,
and against whose 'lonour and integrity net a
word could be uttered. The groat evil is the
double Government, and the innumerable delays
and want of energy inseparable therefrom. We
want an independent council, and we should not
have the slightest objection if the membera of coun-
cil were selected from the present board. But they
are, to a certain extent, fettered by traditions of
Leadenhall street, and cannot quite extricate
themselves from red tapist bonds.
It would, therefore, be desirable that the
change of Government should be effected as
speedily as possible, and a permanent Board
established, which cannot be that of the gentlemen
now dominant in Leadenhall-street. But, con-
sidering the late period of the session, and the
prevailing differences of opinion, it may be impos-
sible for any Administration, however powerful,
to obtain the legislative sanction to a final
measute before the Prorogation. It may be
essential to enter into .a
compromise, and
the great point is to decide what are
the best terms that can be obtained for
India and for Great Britain. We have every
reason to believe that Lord STANLEY, who was
re-elected in the most flittering manner on
Saturday, will make a general statement re-
specting the Mini2terial int mations this evening.
He has spared no pains to qualify himself for
the duty. Although the heir to what, up
to last weak was the Premier Earldom of Eng•
land, and to a fortune fully competent to main-
tain with dignity that high position, he early
discovered the important truth that there was no
Royal road ti Statesmanship. He determined to
see and judge for himself, and to endure
all the inconvenience, danger, and annoyance
of an Indian tour, in order to enable
him to arrive at a correct decision. Hu
ascertained the facts in the most laborious man-
ner, and he has the judgment and ability to turn
these facts to the best account. We shall await
the expected statement this evening, with
curiosity, not anxiety, for we are convinced that
it will fully maintain the well-established reputa-
I tion of the new President of the India Board.

The Electors of Lynn very considerately wished
to save Lord STANLEY'S time. The present absurd
state of the law requires a member of the Cabinet,
who merely changes one office in it for another,
to vacate his seat. As Lord STANLEY had bee❑
before his constituents, therefore, so very
recently, many of the electors signed a me-
morial requesting him, at the present moment,
not to inconvenience himself by coming down
to Lynn, as there was no doubt of his return. To
this address, Lord STANLEY replied, accepting
" with some regret the indulgence so CJnsi-
derately offered." There was no need for his
Lordship to enter at length into his political views,
well known as they are,and so recently stated; those,
however, on which he laid stress in so brief a letter
are, therefore, obviously, those in which he feels
the deepest interest. The last sentence shows
that we were not mistaken in what we wrote of
him last Friday ; we have always divided our
leading men into those who can, and those
who cannot trust the people—Lord STANLEY dis-
tinctly ranks himself with the former class—no
institutions—he says, can in our age be stable un-
less they rest on the freely-given support of a can-
tented because a trusted people."—On the very
day on which we characterised him as one of
this class, he, quite unknown to us, was writinc,
these words to his constituents.

Amongst other matters, too, while both Whigs
and old-sohool Tories are quarrelling with the
country on so manysemi.ecclesiastical questions, we
notice, with pleasure, the remark,"l will resist to
the utmost, by
impartial justice totvards all sects, and
undue deference to none,
the disorganising influ-
ences of sectlritn riv,lry, influences which, wher-
ever they have largely prevailed, have bean fatal
alike to the greatness of an empire and to the
happiness of a community."
We hope, too, that another sentence is an
indication that his Lordship strongly disap-
proves of the way in which the Government de-
partments have cheated the nation in regard to
really public competitive ex tminations. "
I
wish," he says, "to see the public service
open to talent in all ranks, and the advantages of
instruction 'extended as widely as possible."
When his Lordship thus coupes extension of
education with opening the public service to
talent—he must mean that he wishes the service
to be used as a stimulus t 3 intellectual industry. j

:AWe beg to refer the Right thin. BENJAMIN DIS-
RAELI to the Economist, vol. XVI., No. 771, SAtur-
day, June 5, A.D., 1858. W. no careful in our
reference, since we would not, for the world, have