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London, England, 1857-11-20 00:00:00

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1 As might have been anticipated, -=`-', . ;ito ' e. 4
I certain supporters of Lord Palmerst (_ -- - - 1..
the public into " shelving" the gre * ua .:.,<?4,,
Reform, has only led to more positive ancielutlipi. fit
tative demands on the part of the public. The
cause of Reform, in fact, has been advanced by the
very means intended to do it injury. The English
are so much a " practical" people, in the sense of a
purblind pursuit of some present and immediate
purpose, that if a little, more tact had been used, '
' they might have been cajoled. At least the secret
enemies of Reform might have been spared any de- •
cided manifestation of public opinion in it favour.
'kis evident, from the tone of the Ministerial or-
gaps, that it is desired to render this preliminary
session short in point of time, but eminently useful
to the party purposes of the Ministry. A. some-
what novel plea is set up, to the effect that this
period of the year ought to be devoted to " admi-
ministration," as distinct from legislation, and that
therefore the time of the Ministers ought not to
be occupied with any topic likely to disturb the
routine of Government ! Whence comes this doc-
trine? Why is December a more "Administra-
tive" month than February or May ? In certain
departments, wo can understaud, there may be
greater activity towards the close of the year ; but
these have little to do with the higher functions of
Government, and do not more than is ustial-cle-
mend the attendance of the principal Ministers in
their offices. A more poor and empty excuse for •
an attempted avoidance of the first duties of an
Administration, has seldom been put forward.
We should not be at all surprised to find the .
question of Reform wholly omitted from the Queen's •
Speech. For the prospects of the cause, perhaps
so much the better. The public remained quies-
cent on the subject until very recently, because
they relied on the rromise of Lord Palmerston to
bring forward a Reform Bill, and they knew that
there was Lord John Russell iu the back ground,
to urge him on, if he showed any signs of falter-
ing. It is now all but admitted that Lord Palmer-
st ,n does not menu to keep his word, and hence
the sadden anxiety of the public on a matter which
superficial observers believed to have been forgot-
ten. Yet, after all, what would he lost by the
question of Reform . eing thus abandoned by the
Chief of the "Liberal" Administration ? Really,
not much. It won! I not have the precedence
usually accorded to Government business, and all
the petty arts of delay and obstruction with which
Parliament has been fainiliarh!ed since Lord Pal-
meretou came to power, would be put in motion to
prevent its progress. Tit )character of the measure
proposed would be wholly different. From Lord Pal-
merzton, even if it suited his purpose to adhere to
his engagement, the utmost tliat could be expected
would be a kind of compromise—an open brine to
a large section of the Opposition to aid him iu
crushing the independent opinion of the House of
Commons. Such a scheme would really be worse
titan nothing.
If some of the more prominent chiefs of the Tory
party were true to the policy they have from time
to time shadowed forth, here ie.a giand occasion for
them to effect a reconciliation with the nation. lf,
following the example set them by Sir Robert Peel,
they could be induced to prefer theie own political
honour and the public good to mere class interests,
they would see that it is quite within their func-
tions as an Opposition to take up a great national
question when abandoned by the Minister of the
day. Their followers, it is true, labour under the
delusion that they may, by evading the threatened
danger, keep yet a little longer that hold upon
many of the counties and to anis which is , iven thtnt
by their ttrritorial position. It is upon this short-
sighted view that Lord Palmerston relies; wed
knowing that a really popular Ref,rm Bill,
brought forward by Independent Liberi,ls, would
embody propositions which tho "landed interest"
now regard as fatal to their power. lint it is a
mere question of time. What they would now re-
fuse with a very bad grace will be wrested from
them in a very little time, and tue people will owe
them no thanks. By taking the Initiative, they
would gain in influence more than they would lose
in the mere power of coercing the consciences of
their fellow-subjects. They will, of course, prefer
the short-sighted policy, and Reform will have to
be carried by the People.

OMNIBUS TRAM WAYS.

The London General Omri us Company, acting
upon a suggestion thrown out in this journal in
August, 1856, are about to expend 50,0001. of their
surplus capital in laying dawn tramways for omni-
buses in certain of the lea !ing thoroughfares in the
metropolis where the width of the road is sufficient
to admit of the experiment without risk of inter-
ference with the ordinary traffic. The plan, as
many of our readers will be aware, has been tried
and adopted with very great success and consider-
able public benefit in Paris, Lyons, New York, and
Boston ; and the practicability co_ it has therefore
boon demonstrated beyond question. A tramway
of this de,:zription has been for nearly hree years
in use between Paris, Boulogne, and St. Clot' 1, and
is now extended to Sevres and Versaillei, anti also
in Lyons, New York, and Boston ; and large omui-
buses, carrying from 60 to 80 passengers each, are
thereon propelled by 2 horses at a speed varying
from 8 to 10 miles an hour, with great facility.
The part of the metropolis on which the experiment
is about to be tried commences with the road
from Nottinghill- gate, via the Grand Junction-
road, New-road, City-road, and Moorgate-street to
the Bank, with branches to the Great Western and
London and North-Western Railways, and to
Fleet-street, via Bagnigge-wells-road. The length
of this line with sidings will be about 8 miles and
a-half, and the road, with the exception of the in-
clines at Pentonville, is broad and eminently qua-
lified lir the trial. In the event of its success the
company next contemplate the ex' ension of the
plan to the road from Edmonton to the city, by
way of Kingsland and other parts of the metropolis.
The tramways when laid will be perfectly flush with
the general surface of the roadway, and will not
in any way interfere with the passage along and
across it cf any ordinary road waggon or carriage ;
and as the new omnibuses in pwsing along will be
confined to the tramway, which will consist of a
double line iu the centre of the roadway, the
sides of the road, and indeed the entire width,
except during the instant of passage, will
be free to the general traffic, which will thus be
carried on without interruption. The great
economy which will be effected by the adoption of
the new tramway system will enable the company
to carry the public at reduced fares, and at a greater
rate of speed. The omnibuses will be large and
commodious, with flanged wheels and axles radia-
ting to the curves, and found desirable, might be
constructed with first and second class apartments.
The nett annual profit to be derived front the tram-
way traffic has been estimated at 11,0731.—that is,
on the route on which it is proposed to make the
experiment, which will be equal to 22 per cent.
on the capital of 50,0001. The project is to be
carried out by a company, with limited liability,
entirely distinct from the London General Omni-
bus Company—the latter subscribing in shares to
the new company to the extent of 50,0001. in aid
of the undertaking. The facility for starting and
stopping the tramway omnibus with improved break
will be quite as great as the ordinary road omnibus,
so that there will be no loss of time on this account.
It is this power in horses of starting or stopping
almost instantaneously which makes the tramway
for ehort distances and frequent stoppages equal,
if not superior to the railway with steam power.
If the system of fixed stations or stopping-places
along the route were adopted in lieu of stopping a
the wish of every passenger, much time might be
saved • but in New York, we believe, the tramway
omnibusesi stop wherever they are required to take
up and set down passengers, and no inconvenience
found to arise from this system of working them.
The probable cost of laying down the tramways as
double lines, including the expense of taking up
and relaying the pavement :s estimated at some-
thing less than 3,0001. per mile.

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