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London, England, 1868-07-27 00:00:00

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D9.V, MONDAY, JULY 27, 18G8.

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Al:nost simultaneously with the dissolution of
our own Parliament, comes the news that the mem-
I era of Congress ara preparing to rest awhile from
their laliorns. This very day Congress adjourns,
and the several leaders of the antagonistic parties
must employ their leisure in marshalling their
forces out of doors. There is another point of s:lni-
Laity between the English and the American re-
cess. Neither is likely to be devoted to a r,st from
the strife of politics, for while in London we
are already hearing the preliminary notes of
the electioneering coutc.sts in Wash.ngton, the
one prevailing thought and motive which colours

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everything else i 3 the great struf_zglo for the'
Pre3ideney. The session fast over has been
remarkable for one thing—the change in the position
of the Radicals. The issue between the Democrats
and the Radicals will be virtually decided by the
contest for the Presidency, and there are not want-
ing indications to show that the public feeling has
undergone a manifest change since the opinions of
the people were last tested. The Radicals have done
less mischief in this session than in last, partly be-
cause they have concentrated their energies on the
attack upon the PRESIDENT, which happily failed ;
and partly because they have felt that they were
losing ground, and dared not proceed to such ex-
tremes. Their policy towards the Southern States
has been, as heretofore, oppressive and disin-
genuous. Their latest movement, which apparently
favours the South, in reality owes its origin to a
desire to reinforce the Radical party in Congress,
and more especially in the Senate. The China
brings us news that two members from North
Carolina have been admitted to seats in the House
of Representatives, but the Radicals are evidently
very apprehensive of the influence of the Southern
votes on the coming election, and are never weary of
taking anticipatory measures of precaution. They
have jest passed a bill providing that only such lately
rebellious States as have been admitted to the Union
under the Reconstruction Act shall be entitled to
participate in the election of the PRESIDENT ; thus
securing that only their own duly qualified voters
shall be allowed to register their votes. But they
cannot, unfortunately for themselves, limit the
voters in the North, and if the feeling of the popu-
lous cities turns against them, as it appears to be
now doing, they will not be able to hold their

ground.
No further action bas been taken on the
proposed taxation of the bondholders. The
bill reported in the House of Representa-
tives has been referred to a committee of the
Whole, and nothing more, was done before the
close of the session. Possibly its promoters were
not sorry to wait for the clearer indications of the
general feeling on a point of so much interest.
America is anything but a paradise for taxpayers,
but there are some grounds for the general desire of
emigrants to turn their steps to the States. The
language is identical with our own, the climate and
the sail as favourable, there is scope for energy and
enterprise, while the prejudice and routine which
impede the progress of so many in the
old world are unknown. The Americans
are shrewd enough to welcome all corners,
knowing that if their motley population has its
drawbacks it has also its advantages, and that they
could newr have won their present position in the
race of nations without so large an influx of adult
population. Their Northern neighbours, we are
sorry to find, are not profiting by their example.
Scarcity of population is the great drawback of
British America. If our territories on the Western
continent were half as populous as the United States
they would be a formidable power. The wealth
lying idle in the soil would be developed, and the
trade and commerce of the country would make
rapid strides. The Canadian authorities, however,
are growing very scrupulous as to the position and
character of the emigrants they receive, ani are in-
clined to put difficulties in the way of a free immi-
gration. This would be folly on the part of an
older and more populous nation, but in a country
which has vast tracts of uncultivated land and acres
of forest to be cleared, it is absolutely suicidal. We
must see a more liberal and enlightened policy
adopted before the new dominion can become a
great and prosperous community like its neighbours•

On Saturday the House of Commons met at noon
in order to consider various questions, the chief
puint of importance being the withdrawal of the
Metropolitan Foreign Cattle Market Bill. It is, in-
deed, much to be regretted that the Government
should have been compelled to take this step, but
the entire blame rests on the Opposition. Mr.
AYRTON had no more cause to be ashamed of the
success of his tactics than to be rejoiced at them,
and his praises of the forms of the House, which
enable a minority to defeat a majority, suggests the
idea that it would be well to alter them. Here is
a measure which was much called for being
put off at least a year in consequence of the factious
manoeuvres of a particular faction, for over and
over again the sense of the House was declared in
its favour. No wonder that Mr. AYRTON'S remarks
were received with dissentient comments, and that
surprise was expressed at his declaration, that the
majority of the public agreed with his views on the
matter. The annoyance which was occasioned by
the withdrawal of the bill was shown by the nume-
rous remarks that were made, and the Chancellor
of the Exchequer very truly said that it was
unusual for a sustained debate to be heard on
the subject of a bill being withdrawn. The right
hon. gentleman said, with perfect justice, that the
Government had done all they could to forward
the passing of the bill. They merely gave it up in
consequence of the very strong opposition which
was made to it, and some other obstacles which pre-
sented themselves. The City authorities, declining
to become the market authorities, had also rendered
the financial part of the scheme more difficult than
it had been previously. At the same time we have
no doubt that the bill would have passed had it not
been for the tactics resorted to by those who set
themselves deliberately against it from the first.
The triumph, such as it is, of throwing out a mea-
sure which the interests of the public demanded is
entirely due to the late period of the Session, and
the reasons which imperatively call for an early
prorogation of Parliament. It has done no credit
to the Liberal members who have worked so sedu-
lously in the cause of obstruction, and, indeed, it
has only shown to what strategems people will re-
sort when they have once given way to prejudice.
Mr. MILNER GIBSON, and Mr. AYRTON, and some
others, have put themselves in a very unfavourable
light before the country by the manner in which
they have conducted their course respecting this
bill, and it will be remembered against them that
they would not allow reason or argument to
prevail, but opposed to the common sense sugges-
tions that were made the repeated demand for re-
porting progress.

It is certain that something of the kind will have
to be done next session which has been proposed in
this bill, and yet we have seen all this clamour raised,
and all this intoleration shown in the matter.
Seldom has a hill been withdrawn in consequence
of mere factious opposition having been shown to
it, and there is little cause to be proud of a victory
that has been brought about by the recent
extraordinary tactics and unusual strata-
gems being employed to circumvent it. A
supplement to the London Ga.:ate contains certain
Orders in Council of tie twenty-fourth date per-
taining to the Consolidated Cattle Plague Order of
1867, which directs that under certain conditions the
rule may be relaxed which now prevents cattle
from leaving London. The meat may be
sent from the northern to the southern rail-
ways, provided that they do no leave the
trucks in which they are placed, and other
arrangements are made which, in some degree,
facilitate traffic. Siill the restrictions which