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the paper duty was a source of ;revenue that was impo-
litic, and that some financial arrangement should be
made for dispenßing with it on an early day. (Hear.)

BARRACK MASTERS.

Mr. WARREN asked the Secretary for War, whether
any and what steps were being taken towards improving
the condition of Barrack Masters, with reference to the
revised scale of pay recently prepared in the Barrack
Department I
Gen. PEEL said no revised scale of pay had been
recently prepared. The heads of the barrack depart-
ment had the subject under their consideration, but
there were so many difficulties in the way that no
change could take place daring the present financial
year.
THE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHMENT AT

WEEDON.
Mr. NICOLL asked the Secretary of State if his atten-
tion had been called to a report that an officer high in
the public service had recently absconded ; and if it were
true that the principal books and accounts at the
Government establishment at Weedon had for nearly
three years been kept oil the principle of single entry,
during which period a complete stock-taking of stores
had not been effected : And, in the event of there being
some foundation for these statements, if it was the in-
tention of Government to cause an immediate investi-
gation into the whole of the facts of the case ?
General PEEL said it was true that the principal
storekeeper at Weedon bad absconded. He left on
Wednesday, the 19th of May, to return on the follow-
ing Saturday to pay the men their wages. He failed
to do so, and a telegraphic message was received
in London on the Sunday to that effect. A detective
was immediately employed, who traced the btorekeeper
to Liverpool, and found that he had em-
barked on the Saturday, and bad sailed for Boston
Two gentlemen went on the Monday to Weedon to
examine the books. They had done so, and had reported
that they had been correctly kept by double entry, and
had been duly examined up to the 31st December la, t.
The quarter accounts for March were sent in, but as
soon as it was found he had absconded, the supply of
money was stopped. A new storekeeper had been a..)-
pointed before the late storekeeper absconded, and the
examination of the store that took place in consequence
was probably the cause of his absconding. An
examination of the stores, with the ledgers, was being
made, and as soon as it was finished the deficiency would
be correctly ascertained.
SUPPLY.

On the bringing up of the report,
Mr. lIORSMAN defended himself from the insinua-
tion thrown out on a former night, by the hon. member
for Wexford, relating to the manner in which he (Mr.
Horsman) conducted his official business when Secretary
for Ireland.

Mr. M'MAHON complained of the right hon. gen-
tleman selecting his remarks on which to found a charge
prejudicial to him (Mr. M'Mabon), whilst he had passed
over stronger remarks from his friends on the same sub-
ject. He (Mr. M'Mahon) had intended to have retracted
what he had said about the right hon. gentleman being
above his office, which was a matter of opinion ; but be
now thought be should be able to prove that the right
hoe, gentleman, so far from being above his office, and
looking down on it, was very much beneath it. The
bon. and learned gentleman then referred to his state-
ments on a former occasion, and to the right hon. gen•
tleman's reply and reiterated his charge against him in
not having trusted him, as one gentleman ought to trust
another, in matters of public business. The aristocratic
gentleman had selected him (Mr. M'Mahon) as a vic-
tim, whilst he had allowed the hon. and learned gentle-
man the member for Roscommon to make use of stronger
language against his official conduct and in his
presence without resenting it. The general impression in
Ireland was that the right hon. gentleman was the most
inefficient Secretary for Ireland they had ever bad.
Sir G. GREY regretted the time of the house bad
been taken up in a personal difference beween the two
hon. gentlemen. He bore testimony to the efficient
manner the right hon. gentleman had discharged official
duties that came within his (Sir G. Grey's) knowledge
relative to Irish affairs.
Lord NAAS detailed the duties that devolved on the
Chief Secretary for Ireland, and said they were not of
that light and unimportant character which the right
hon. gentleman the member for Strood considered them
to be.

Mr. J. D. FITZGERALD said the the right hon.
gentleman, during► the time they were colleague.i, paid
the greatest attention to his official duties, and appeared
to be well informed on Irish affairs, He also found him
courteous in manner, attenttve to all applications made
to him, and most anxious to give every information p )s-
-posible. He regretted to find the right hon. gentleman
(Nfr. Horsman) had disparaged the duties of the office
of Chief Secretary for Ireland.
Mr. VANCE complained of the conduct of the right
bon. gentleman whilst he was Chief S,cratary for
Ireland. He invariably put Irish balls at the bottom
of the list, and it was imposible to get from the right
hon. gentleman if he intended to proceed with them ;
and Irish members were put to the inconvenience of
remaining til: the adjournment of the house to watch
the course he intended to pursue with them.
After some further discussion,
The subject dropped, and the house went into Com-
mittee of Supply.

(LEFT SITTING.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(This D lisY • )

LONDON, June 3.—Wind this day at noon, S.E.; light
breeze and fine.

JERSEY, June 1. —Wind W.—Sailed—Envy, for Per.
nambueo.

SOUTHAMPTON, Jane 3 —Arrived—Tagil; (s), from
Gibraltar; on freight, 54,211/. in specie. Sailed-lagda-
lena (s), for the West Indies.
PENZANCE, June I.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Elphin-
ston, from Belize.
SHEERNESS, June 1.--Wind S.— Arrived—Syria, from
Sierra Leone.

PORTSMO t3TH, Jnne 2.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—
H.M.S. Diadem, [from Lisbon. Sailed—Royal Albert,
for Ceylon.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

ASCOT RACES,-WEDNESDAY.

The " unfashionable day," as usual, presented the
prettiest race of the week. The Hunt Cup brought out
28 competitors, and as the horses descended the bill from
the New Mile starting post the scene was extremely gay
and picturesque. The bookmakers however scarcely
enjoyed the race, for it resulted in the success of the
favourite, the only animal, with, perhaps, the exception
of Coroner, that had been supported with spirit in the
ring.

The meeting of Fitz Roland and Eclipse was the most
interesting event of the day, and the style in which
Eclipse defeated the "Two Thousand victor" showed
that his Derby partisans had cogent reasons for backing
him for the great Surrey event.
The attendance was scarcely even up to a Wednes-
day's average, but the weather was delightfully fine,
and the absence of the crowd enabled the spectators to
enjoy the proceedings to the top of their bent.
The prospect of a great Cup-day is most cheering, and
although the Queen will not be present, it was rumoured
on the Heath that the Prince of Wales will occupy the
Royal Stand.
The sport was decided as under :
The Coronation Stakes of 100 soya each, h ft ; for three-
yr old fillies, 83t 71b each ; certain penalties. Old

Mile. 15 subs.
Mr. J. Merry's Sunbeam, 84 71b (Chillrnan) 1
M. Lupin's La Maladetta, Bst 71b (Well-) 2
Lord Derby's Target, Bst 71b (Flatman) 3
Betting-7 to 4on Sunbeam, 3to 1 agat each of the
others (offered). La Maladetta made play to the die.
tance, where Sunbeam joined her, and, galloping on at
her ease, won by half a length. Target was beaten
several lengths.
The Royal Hunt Cup, a piece of plate 200 sovs, by sub-
scription of 10 soya eocb, with 100 added : winners
extra. One mile. 15 subs.
Mr. R. Eastwood's Hesperithusa, 3 yrs, Set 61b
(Challener) 1
Capt. Christie's Kestrel, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b (Withington) 2
Baron Rothschild's Scribbler, 3 yrs, bet 31b...(L0ng) 3
The following also ran :—Tricolour, Saunterer, Cots-
wold, Rosa Bonheur, Blue Jacket, Nereus, GlenmasFon,
Katherine Logie, Grceculus Eiuriens, Comquot, Baby-
lon, King of Scotland, Lord of Lorn, Mitraille, Coroner,
Ls Fille du Regiment, Humbug, Hydromel, Little Cob,
Greenwich Kill., Gin, Lord Stately, King William,
Prtclarick, and Vrow.

Gemma di Vergy was declared not to start yesterday
(Tuesday) at 8 p.m.
Betting-7 to 2 agst Hesperitbuea, 7to 1 agst Coro-
ner, 12 to 1 agst Katherine Logie, lsto 1 eget Saunterer,
104 to 6 agst Greemlui Esuriens, 20 to 1 each agst Fre-
derick, Rosa Bonheur, La Me du Regiment, Tricolor,
Comquot, and Greenwich Fair, 25 to 1 each agst Cote-
wold, Kestrel, and Hydromel, 30 to 1 agst Blue Jacket,
S 3 to 1 each agst Scribbler, Little Cob, and Lord Stan-
ley, 40 to 1 agst Vrow. Oa proceeding to the post
King William and Vrow were restive and repeatedly
broke away. The horses, however, were at length
hrought under proper command, and Mr. Hibburd seizing
the right opportunity, despatched the 28 competitors
from the post incompact order. They rose above the bill
in a line, stretching right across the course, and de-
scended it like a charge of cavalry, the " two reds,"
Cotswold and Mitraille, only, showing in the rear. As
nearly as we were enabled to determine, the front rank
comprised Tricolor, Scribbler, Rosa Bonheur, Hesperi-
thusa, Kestrel, King William, Hydromel, Saunterer,
and Glenmasson, the others, with the exception of Blue
Jacket, Cotswold, and Mitraille, running in a body at
their heels. Soon after passing the road King William
and Hydromel disappeared from the front, and at the
distance Hesperithusa become second, Tricolor going
on with a slight lead, with Scribbler and Kestrel well
laid up. Halt way in the distance Tricolor dropped
back and Hesperithusa came out, Scribbler, lying se-
cond to the enclosure opposite the R iyal Stand, where
Kestrel headed him, but failed in her effort to reach the
favourite, who won easily by two lengths, half a length
between the second and third, and a neck between the
' third and fourth, Little C A), King William, Frederick,
Greenwich Fair, Blue Jacket, and Hydromel beaded
the next lot. Cotswold, Lord of Lorn, Mitraille, Vrow,
and Coroner finished in the extreme rear, Coroner, who
walked in, being " absolutely" last.
Second Year of the First Ascot Biennial Stakes of 10
Bove. each, with 100 added, for thrce-year-olds—colts,
83t 7113 ; fillies, Bst 31b ; the second to receive 25 sore.

out of the stakes. Old mile. 47 subs.
Mr. Howard's Eclipse, Bst 71b (Fordhani) 1
Sir J Hawley's Fitz 11.41 and, 84t 71b (Wells) 2
Mr. J. Merry's Sunbeam, Bst 31h (Cbillman) 3
The following also ran :—Scribbler, Happy Land, and
The Ancient Briton.

Betting-6 to 4 apt Fitz Roland, '3 to 1 agst
Eclipse, 4 to 1 agst Sunbeam, and 10 to 1 agst The
Happy Land. After the first 200 yard 4, Fitz Roland
went to the front, and carried on the running ; An-
cient Briton lying second, and Sunbeam third. On
rounding the last turn, Sunbeam took second place, and
in the straight Eclipse became third. At the com-
mencement of the Grand Stand enclosure Eclipas
passed Sunbeam, headed Fitzro'and within 100 yards of
the chair, and won an exciting race in by a length ; the
second beating the third three lengths; bad fourth. An-
cient Briton was trilled off.

The Wiodscr Castle S:akes of 'lOO soya each, with 100
added, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, 84 716; fillies, Bst 2Lb.
Certain winners extra. Old wile. 17 subs.

Slr C. Monck's Hepatica, 3.6 (Aqhmal!) 1
Mr. Barber's King William, Bdt 71b (Dales) 2
Betting-10 to 1 on Hepatica, who wade all the run-
ning, and won in a canter by four lengths.

TheFernbil Stakes of 15 ;ova each, sft, with 50 added,
for two and three-yr-olds. To start at the Cup Courke

post and run in. About half a mile. 21 subs.,
Mr. S. La MerL's Zitella, 2 yrs Est lltb (French) 1
Mr. D. W. Pack B•r:stord's yrs,
c.it, 2 yrst, 7st
(Fordham) 2
Lord Cllden's Brother to Chanoinesse, 2 yrs, 7st (Bray) 3
The following also ran :—Orts, Fleet, Mrs. Stowe,
and the Happy Land.
Betting-2 t 1 aget Fleet, 6 to 2 aget Zitella, 4 to 1
art Brother to Chanoinesse, 6 to 1 aget The Happy
Land, 10 to 1 apt Gracilla cult. A fine race in, won by
a head ; a neck between the second and third ; Orts and
•Fleet, close together, were about a length iron the third;
bad sixth ; Happy Land was beaten off.
Sweepstakes a 15 soya each, 10 fc, f ,r 3-yr-olds; colts,
Bst 71b; fillies, 8431 b; the winner to be sold for 400
soya, if demanded in the usual way. Three-quarters of

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning.
Wind W.N.W.

Arrived —Havre, steamer, from Havra ; Despatch,
steamer, Jersey; Pera, steamer, Alexandria; Saxonia,
steamer, Hamburg; Tagus, steamer, Gibraltar; Faeny,
Rouen ; Le Coq, Cherbourg ; Pwllheli, Sunderland.
Soiled —Magdelena, steamer, for St. Thomas; Courier
steamer, Jersey ; Alliance, steamer, Havre.
LIVERPODL, Thursday Morning.
Wind S.S. W.

June 2. —Baalbec, screw steamer, from Havre.
Arrived, June 3.—Ellen, Austin, from New York ; and
Maria y Julia, Calai4
Off—City of Baltimore, screw steamer, from New Yolk.

a mile. 5 subs.
Lord Chesterfield's La Fille du Regiment, Bst 31b
(Flatwan) walked over.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.
Wind E. ; tide, four hours' ebb ; weather light and tine.
Arrived, June 2.—Forest Monarch, from Callao ; Earl
of Auckland, steamer, Rotterdam ; Bardovay, Konigs-
berg ; Bertha, Memel.
Arrived, June 3--Sarah and Ulysses, from Caen ; Tigi is,
Barbadoes ; Friendship and John Mirondille, Abbeville ;
Melbourne Trader, Hooksell ; Catherine Kornelia, Auclani ;
Lemuel, Dantsic ; Ann, Caen ; Starlight. Bombay ; St.
Paul, Dunkirk.

LATEST BETTING.
- ASCOT CUP.
7 to. 4 apt Warlock (taken and offered)
3 tai l'agst Fisherman (taken)
5 to. 1 agut Gildermire (taken and offered)
.100 to 5 a2,ct Arsenal (taken)
o.to 1 aget Mr. Howard's lot (offered)
TRE DERBY.
20 to ,tagat Marionette (taken)
1,000 to 45 ag4 Rainbow (taken)
1,000 to 30 agst Fby West Australia—Ellerdade
(taken)
1,000 to 30 agst Viking (taken)
4to 1 ag-t Juh Scott's lot (taken)

Sailed—Tallentire, for Barbie° ; War Eagle, Gibraltar;
Auguste, Hamburg. _

DEAL, Thursday Morning.

Wind calm.

Passed—lsabella, from Lisbon ; Pilot, Antigua—both
for London ; Mountatewart Elphinstone, Rangoon ; Lord
Worley, scrw steamer, New Zealand—both from London ;
Lvangelie, Antwerp, for the Black Sea (not the north as
reported).

ASCOT RACES THIS DAY.
The Visitor's Plate. Once round and a distance.
Age at. lb.. Age st. lb.
Kestrel
Somerset 4 8 8 Compromise
Indulgenca
Bird in-Hand
Winkfield ...... .. 5 ii 4 Amorous 80y...., 4 6 0
Apathy
King of Scotland 5 8 1 Schoolfellow 3 6 4
Curious
Sichous 4 8 0 Lass of Richmond

Tmsvald 4 8 0 Hill
GresculueEenriens 6 8 0' Loyalty 3 5 10
Moose 4 7 9 Bdllefitild 3 5 10
Herne.... ..... —.... 3 7 7

THE ASCOT STAKES.—This race was won by a head,

not by a neck.

HAMPTON RACES.
Acceptances for the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes.

Age at. lb.
Sjmerset
Bird-in•the-Hand 4 8 6
Sentinel 4 7 13
Vulcan.
Hobgoblin 4 7 8
Triton 6 7 2
Barbarity
Little Cob
Brunswick

Age st. lb.
Theory 4 0 4
Turned Loose, by

Alarm
Naughty thy (in.

716 tX.)
Loyalty
King William
Lord Stately 3 5 4

PONTEFRA.CT AND WEST RIDING MEETING.

(Thursday and Friday, July Ist and 2d.)
FIRST DAY.

The Great West Riding Handicap of 10 sous each, 5 ft,
and only three if declared on or before the Bth of June,
with 100 added. Two miles. 31 subs.
Age st lb
Warlock
El Hakim 4 7 12

Age at lb
Gammon
IJanet 4 5 7
Rose do Florence 3 5 4
Ravenstonedale 3 5 3
Woodnympb ..., 3 5 2
Britlecake - 3 5 0
Drell
Montague 3 4 10
Honey tree . 3 4 10
Leprosy 3 4 10
Turrett
Howtowdie
Brown Bonnet 3 4 7
Peggy Taft
Gandy

4 7 10
Vanity
Underhand
Rosa Bonheur 4 7 5
Bashi Bazothr 4 7 3
Bird-in•the-hand 4 6 10
Herne
Culca.vy
Glautias . 5 6 7
Lon grange .
The Peer ...
Ducrow
hamlet, 4 5 12
General baguet 4 510
York
The Yorkshire 'Welter Cup, value 100 soya (or Specie at
the opticn of the winner), by subicription of 10 sovs
each, 5 forfeit, for horses of all denomin Ltion3. On
mile. 14 sube.

Age at lb
Gramlus Esurieni 6 11 7
King of Scotland 5 11 3
Ca lip
Logie o' Buchan 410 10
Little Wonder ....•• a W 9
Evelyn
Tho Malton Mes-
senger
1".
5 SECOND-DAY.The Pontefract Handicap of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, and—only 3
if declared on or before the Bth of Jane, with 100 sous

Age st
Augury
r
Unexpected 6 10 ,
Culcavy 6 10: 5
liindley a 10; 5
Toe Pedler
Jack Spring
York ........... 3 9:10

added by the Members for
subs.

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 3, 1858,

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, JUNE 1.

O'CONNELL'S ASSETS.

A curious motion which came before the Court
of Chancery yesterday brought to light for the first
time the pecuniary position of the late Daniel
O'Connell at the time of his death, 11 years ago.
It would seem strange that the recipient of almost
countless tributes—commencing at 50,0001., and
scarcely ever falling below 10,0001. annually—
should have died in straitened circumstances. The
gro3s amount of the assets is not equal to two years
of Mr. O'Connell's income while a practitioner at
the bar. These facts transpired in the following
brief arguments in the case of " O'Connor v.
O'Connell :"

" Mr. Hickson, Q.C., for the petitioner, whose
demand was that of an owner of a life annuity of
601., payable out of the property of the deceased,
stated the facts of the case, and the result of the
accounts as taken before the Master. The annuity
payable to Mr. O'Connor, the petitioner, a nephew
of the late Mr. O'Connell, had been given for value,
and, having been allowed to fall into arrear, 5451.
was now the amount due ; and the report also found
that portions of the estate had devolved upon the
late Mr. Maurice O'Connell, who, although he had
paid oft some of the liabilities, had in other re-
spects misapplied the property. Other funds had
been also transferred to Mr. John O'Connell,
whose death occurred within the last few days ;
and now the position of the assets was that a
sum of 5,3001. stock represented the value of a
leasehold property formerly the estate of the de-
ceased, as since sold in the Encumbered Estates
Court ; while 1,5001. Government Stock, with 30
shares in the National Bank, and sums of 6001.
and 1,1001., had been previously disposed of.
Upon the.frame of the decree which now was to be
pronounced by the Court, a question arose as to
whether it ought to provide that a SUM should be
set apart sufficient to produce upon investment an
annual income equivalent to the petitioner's
annuity, as, when the prior incumbrancers wet%
paid in the Encumbered Estates Court, an applica-
tion would be made to have the fund then trans-
ferred to this court to be administered in accordance
with its decree in the present suit, which ought,
therefore, to follow the usual precedent, as the
petitioner had no wish to part with the life
annuity, and bad refused to accept a sum of
money by way of purchase.
" Mr. D. Sherlock, Q.C., appeared upon the
other side, and mentioned that although different
questions had arisen upon the settlement of the
notes of the decree, now, however, in consequence
of the death of the 1 kte Mr. John O'Connell, the
position of whose circumstances parties were aware
of, the only matter to be decided was as to the
petitioner's annuity. The Encumbered Estates
Court, if the case were disposed of there, would
follow their ordinary practice, and make the party
ascertain the value of the annuity, and take a sum
in gross, or else they would purchase a Government
annuity, and thus the balance of the fund might
be set at liberty to be allocated among puisne
j udi, es.
" Leahy, for a legatee, also argued that if
the decree were as now sought by the petitioner,
much inconvenience would arise, his client having
been paid a legacy of 1,5001., which, in the event
of the fund now realised not being distributed,
might be required to be brought in if unpaid cre-
ditors so insisted.

" The Lord Chancellor, observing that the
question was one of practice, which it was de-
sirable he should consider further, reserved his
decision."

Whitbread, gardener to H. Colyer, Esq., for six
Cape heaths ; Mr. 0. Rhodes, gardener to J. Phil-
pott, Esq., for eight Cape heaths ; Mr. 0. Rhodes,
gardener to J. Philpotts, Esq., for eight green-
house azaleas ; Mr. J. Harlock, gardener to R. W.
Nutter, Esq., Wanstead. Essex, for six greenhouse
azaleas ; Mr. 0. Rhodes, gardener to J. Philpott,
fer 12 exotic orchids.

STATE OF PARTIES IN TIII9I HOUSE.

(From the Daily News.)

There is something exquisitely ludicrous in the
actual state of political parties. We have a Conser-
vative Government, a Government supported by
the blessed army of Tory martyrs who have clung
to their faith, and refused to follow first Canning
and then Peel in their schismatical courses. And
what is this last hope of orthodox Toryism doing
for the true political faith ? In the House of Lords
it has acquiesced in the proposal that Lord Lynd-
hurst shall introduce a bill to admit the Jews into
Parliament. In the Commons it has acquiesced in
the proposal to send up a Church-rate Abolition
Bill to the House of Lords, and has, by a majority
of its members, declared the property qualification
a sham that ought to be abolished. The work of
reform goes on, if anything, rather more smoothly
and rapidly under Lord Derby than it did under
Lord Palmerston. Le roi refine et ne gouverne pas.
A. Tory Ministry draw the quarterly salaries, but
reformers dictate the course that is to be pursued
both by the Legidlisture and the Executive.
Now, we confess that we are no admirers in the
abstract of an "organised hypocrisy." If reforming
work is to be done, we should prefer it being done
by avowed reformers. Neither we, however, nor
the great body of reformers, have any choice. The
case stands thus : There are in the political world
two great patties—the party that would advance
and the party that would stand still. The stand-
still party are divided among themselves ; one sec-
tion (the supporters of the present Government),
would make their stand upon ground that has al-
ready been out away from beneath their feet • the
other (who would gladly rally round Lord Palmer-
ston it he would consent to lead them) are contented
to retain such old abuses as have been leftthem. This
latter section has, with jusuitical dexterity, broken
apparently with its less praCtical fellow-believers in
the stand-still creed, and mingled in the ranks of the
party of Progress. It has contrived to gain such an
influence over some of the leaders of the party, that
it has of late years been able to arrest every onward
movement. The delay is felt, though its cause is not
distinctly seen, and the cinsequence is an amount
of mutual distrust and irritation among Reformers
that has effectually neutralised the efforts of the
party. " A house divided against itself cannot
stand." The divided party called Liberal has bean
obliged to make way for the united party called
Conservative. The divided party called Liberal must
be content to remain in the background until it can
agree upon a policy; and it cannot agree upon a
policy until the Conservatives who have intruded
into its ranks betake themselves to their natural
allies. Meanwhile, the section of the stand-still
party in power, having a whole nation of Reformers
to deal with, are reluctantly compelled to acquiesce
in many measures of reform. Of this necessity
earnest and active members of the Party of Pro-
gress are taking advantage, and the work of reform
goes on, riotwi. hstanding the inability of Reformers
to organise themselves for the support of a really
reforming Government.
We accept the position, and will do our best to
make the most of it. Nothing would give us
greater pleasure than to see such a re-organisation
of the Party of Progress as would ensure the per-
manei.t instalment of a Government of Reformers
in office. But such a desirable state of affairsi s not
to be brought about by the agreement of a few pro-
minent politicians to forego their mutual piques
and jealousies. The great Party of Progress through-
out the nation must have satisfactory guarantees
that the prominent politicians who agree to forego
their piques are sincerely and earnestly bent upon
carrying out a policy which will entitle them to its
support. Such guarantees it is not likely to get to-
day, or perhaps to-morrow; but, as sooner or later
they will be given, it can afford to wait. And, in
the meantime, if it will only support Mr. Locke
King, Sir John Trelawney, and others like them, it
may get a gt od deal out of our present most squeez-
able rulers.

No further gone than yesterdayit was determined,
in the House of COIIIII2OIIR, by a majority of 222 to
109—of more than two to one—to proceed imme-
diately with the bill for abolishing the property
qualification of members of Parliament. And after
this vote the bill passed through committee, with
no opposition worthy of the name. We have no
desire to exaggerate this victory. It is little more
than a declaration on the part of the House of Com-
mons that it will no longer tolerate shams. This,
however, is indicative of a healthy state of mind ;
and it is not probable that the House of Lords will
attempt to maintain an untenable position in the
face of so large a majority.
A remarkable admission was made by Mr. New-
dega. ein the course of the debate. He admitted
that he opposed the bill, not on its own merits, but
because he regarded it as part of a wide measure of
reform. From the same view of the question, Lord
J. Russell drew a diametrically opposite practical
inference. He expressed a hope that those members
of the Government who had supported Mr. L. King's
measure for the abolition of the property qualifica-
tion would also support that boo. member'smeasure
for the extension of the county franchise. The two
measures, as Mr. Newdegate acutely observed, are
parts of one great comprehensive measure of reform.
Their aim and their tendency are one. Those who
sincerely give their support to one connot honestly
withold it from the other. The readiness evinced
by Government to ensure an early day for the dis-
cussion of the bill for extending the county franchise
warrants a hope that they will deal with it in the
same spirit as they have dealt with that for the abo-
lition of the property qualification. At all events,
their obvious anxiety to enter into the discussion
is au encouragement to earnest reformers to proceed.
There is another topic that falls under this dis-
cussion of the House of Commons next week—the
Ballot. On the question of tne abolition of the
property qualification and the extension of the
county suffrage, We may assume that all reformers
are now agreed. These two points may safely be
made part of the programme upon which the party
of progress is to be reconstructed. The question of
the ballot—in our eyes'a far more important ques-
tion than either of the other two—stands, we are
free to admit, in a somewhat difficult position.
That the principle of s cret voting will be affirmed
by a majority of the House of Commons there can
be no doubt. But whether this majority will in-
clude so large a proportion of the Partyot Progress
in the house, and names of such weight, as to en-
title its supporters to insist upon the ballot being
made an article of the programme of the reoon-
structed party remains to be seen. This ought to
act as a spur to the balloteers. Every parliamen-
tary advocate of the ballot ought to be at his post.
Every constituency in which the supporters of the
ballot constitute a majority ought to give their re-
presentatives frankly to understand that their seats
at the next election will depend upon the votes
they give on this question. Every individual sup-
porter of the ballot, and every knot of supporters,
ought to pour in petitions for it upon the House of
Commons. A regular and relentless " whip" ought
to be forthwith instituted by the supporters of the
ballot throu2,hout the three kingdoms. The present
is an opportunity for having it recognised as an
article of the creed of the Party of Progress that
may not soon return if it is not now turned to
account.

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