The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-20 00:00:00

THE MEETING AT LORD DERBY'S.

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The great event of the day was, of course, the
meeting of the Conservative party at Lord Derby's
residence. The Government were in a state of
painful anxiety with regard to the course which
might be determined upon, and the lobbies in the
afternoon were thronged with Ministerial members
anxious to learn the decision so nearly touching
their interests and position, and so keenly exciting
their hopes and fears. As various rumours, more or
less consistent with the truth, will necessarily be
afloat, I thind it right to let you know what
actually occurred. The muster considerably ex-
ceeded 200 members of the House of Commons, and
was even more important from the fact that letters
were received from a large number of habitual sup-
porters of Lord Derby, whose absence from town
prevented them from attending in person. The
ostensible object of the gathering was to consider
the course which ought to be pursued with regard
to the Church-rates Bill of Sir John Trelawny, but
it was well known that the real interest of the pro-
ceedings lay in the reference which could not jail
to be made to the recent division on the Paper
Duties' question. The noble Earl, at the commence-
ment of his observations, said he could not refrain
from expressing his surprise and satisfaction at the
numerous attendance of gentlemen who had honored
him by responding to his invitation—regard
being had to the lateness of the session and to the
very short notice which he had been able to give.
Passing to the immediate object of the meeting he
stated that the bill which Mr. S. Estcourt had pro-
posed, in the spirit of conciliation, was put forward.
on his own responsibility ; but it showed conclu-
sively that the desire for conciliation was all on the
side of the Conservative members. The best way of
inspiring respect in an opponent was to beat him
with his own weapons; and, consequently,
the only way of inducing the opponents of church-
rates to agree to an amicable settlement was by re-
jecting triumphantly the abolition scheme of Sir I.
Trelawny. Adverting to the position of the present
Government, his lordship said it had been supposed.
by some that a vote of want of confidence ought to
be proposed; and, undoubtedly, if such a motion
were brought forward, there could be no doubt that
it would succeed. But then came the question, was
it aesirable to do so? In the present Cabinet two
parties were represented—the one Conservative,
and the other Eadiml, if not revolutionary. Lord
Palmerston, who was the avowed head of the for-
mer, maintained his supremacy, not altogether by
his own position and influence, but by being able
to appeal to the formidable ranks of the Opposi-
tion, tion by relying on whom he could at any
ol'wn u
quell his own insubordinate following.
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as Lord Palmerston acted in such asp
their work, the best thing which id happen to
COu
at the head
the country was that he should
remain growing in and aid
of affairs, while Conservatismu
in-
fluence and in strength, and
direction of affairs. But
manently to assume theuntil it was able per-
was cut at
ePrealmerstonwere.weak
overpowered in the
give want)" Opposition must
enoughi if, en thetoother hand,
or
rorwd
Cabinet, of necessity
or the ground be pre-
pared
their own feet, and those of Lord
once from under
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give offence to
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Palmerston 8.80.n0 wish to say anything
Who at a critical moment
any one ; but he must
could not depend on his own reserves was very
awkwardly placed, and combination and mutual
confidence were as necessary in Parliamentary as
which
inin military tactics. Under all the circumstances
noble lord expressed his belief that no effort
ought to be made to displace the Government this
would
Session. Mr. A. Mills . .
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tion of the course which he had pursued on the
Paper Duty question;its hesitating.
~ but character
contrasted unpleasantly with the vigorous address
by which it was preceded. The tone of the meet-
ing generally was excellent. The proceedings lasted
a little over an hour.—Dublin Evening Post.
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