The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-02-16 00:00:00

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xroPtted that freculeut occabluns of delicate negotiatiop v4i:l
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"We do-not distrust Air. Van Buren's. government.' We he
lieve thstt isiust'enoneh, and wise.enough with England. We
believe the same of •the Congress; btit in such au extensive
country as the United States, a democratical government is, as
regards external relations, no goVetnment, and the President
and Congress must prove their desire for peace by looking wish
nut-Any real or affected jealoniy upon the defensive measures
of those neighbours whom they cannot restrain their subjects
from offending. Let any one in the United States make the
ease Gillis own country—let him suppnse a band of Canadian
Onttows,.or Indians, organised at "Queenston—let him suppose
this banditti to provide themselves with artillery and arms from
the Queen of England's stores, and thus organised, armed, and
equipped, to take- possession of Grand Island, receivinedail♦
Supplies from Chippewa, under cover of the guns of the fort.
`llow would he expect—how would he demand- the British go-
rnment to act? Would he not say that it was our business to
'pursue our pirates, and to disgrace and punish all British Offi-
cers and subjects abetting or conniving at their crimes? and the
demand would nut have to be made twice upon Great Britain ;
Such is the difference between Monarchy and democracy."

PROSPECTS OP TILE MINISTRY.—" Coming events
cast their shadows before them." The truth of this sav-
ing is likely to he realised in the eat ly dissolution of the
imbecile Whig ministry. The many recent appointments
which have taken place under the present temporary go
vernment affiad an infallible proof of the tottering con-
dition of the cabinet. The whip; ministers thems.!lves
hate contrived to retain oilier for a sufficiently lung pe-
riod to entitle each of theni to a retiring pension ; but
their needy relatives and dependants have been long
kept in abeyance. 01 late, however, wonderful alacrity
has been displayed on the part of ministers to secure for
their retainers some permanent provision, whilst an
equal degree of readiness has been evinced by the lat-
ter to " catch at any oppointinent" of which-they are
not likely to be deprived when the whig cabinet receives
its quietus. The projected„missiorrof Lord Dothan) has
already atiorded4the ineans-of,proxidirig for several "nice
young gentlemen" of whit principles. The appoint-
ments of sir, L. Hay and of Mr. Rich ird Sheil-nre
likewise'indipOive4.a,desite ,on the part of the thiek-
4nti•thin SuPpOrters of the Melbourne cabinet to secures:
snug birth before it becOrnek too late. We may cimfi
dently look for several additional appointMents of the
same description in the course of a few dais. Whig
patriots are notoriously fund of promotion to offiCes of
emolument.

• From the eagernes' manifeqe3 by the most active par=
tisans of the ministry, to obtain permanent appoint-
ments, as well as from other causes, we are justified in
stating that Lord Melbourne and his associates are plaid
in embarrassing circumstances, and that their speedy re-
tirement from office may be calculated upon. It. is well
known that they have been forced to adopt an apparently
conservative line of policy in obedience to the wishes of
her Majesty. This has been made palpably evident
since the present session con,nrenced. In consequence
of this constrained adoption of conservative measures,
the ministers. have lust the confidence of the ultra-radical
party, and have been forced to rely almost excldsively
upon Sir Robert Peel and the members of the opposition
for the support necessary to carry on the government of
the country. We do not say that the whig ministers
have voluntarily thrown themselves upon the aid of the
conservatives. Their inclinations evidently went the
other way ; but. they had nu alternative—they were corn-
pelled to do so onto resign, and resignation is a word of
which they have not learnt the meaning.
The position of the ministers in reference to their
quondam radical friends- ins-) be inferred from the foll Ow-
- notice of motion given by Sir William Mulesworth
for the 6th of Match :

"To move au address to tll-!. Queen, respectfully expressing
the opinion -of the house that, in the present critical state of

many of her Majesty's foreign possessions in various parts of
the world, it is essential to the well-being of her Alajest}'s co-
lonial empire, and of the many and important domestic inteiests
whith depend on the prosperity of the colonies, that the Colonial -

Minister should be a person in whose diligence, fore-thought,
judgment, activity, and firmness, the house and the public
may be able to place reliance; and declaring, 'With all deference
to the constitutional prerogative s fthecrown, that her Majesty's
present.Secrelar y of State for the Colonies does not enjoy the
'confidence of the house, or of the country."

How this motion will be disposed of it is impossible to
form any conjecture. Should the consPrvatit es deem it
worth their while to vote'in favour of Sir William Moles-
worth's declaration, Ministers must be ouitoted. The
probability is, that the motion will be got rid of by an
"adjiturnment.

No trial of sttength has yet taken place between the
ministerial party and the conservatives. Such a trial
Can only take place on so►ue question of impoitance,
*Giving a tangible principle on which both parties ate
Professedly at variance. Will the thinhitery tenture upon
the introduction of such a question ? Will they bring
forward the Irish Municipal Bill—the Chinch Rate Bill
---or the Irish Tithe ISill ? They dare not.

ELECTION PETITIoNS.—Several of the election peti-
tions, which were fixed for consideration in the earlier
part of this month, are now undergoing investigation be-
fore committees of the House of Commons, and a few
have been already decided. Of the latter, the only case
that has disturbed the balance of parties has been that of
retersfield. The committee in thiS case have decided
that Sir H. Millie,. the Conservative candidate, was not
duly elected, and that Mr. Hector was duly chosen
to serve in the present parliament. This will cause a
difference, on a division, of two votes in favour of the
Radicals.

The decisions in the cases of Salford and county of
Longford have been in favour of the sitting members.
The Roxburgh and Ipswich Election Committees hate
not yet termina►ed their enquiries. The latter is likely
to issue in favour of the Consert atives. The following
was the state of the pull at the close of Tuesday's pi
ceedings

Gibson (conservative)
Kelly (conservative)
Tuffnell (radical)
'Wagon (radical)

Should the_ decision of the committee be in favour of
Mr. Kelly it will 'exactly c•omterhalance the loss siis.
tained by the Conservatives in the case of Peterfiehl.
The Belfast Election Committee was halhated for on
Tuesday evening. The following are the members :
Col. Rolleston, Mt. Logan, 111 e. P. W. Miles, Mr.
Hughes, Mr. Halford, Lola Villiers, Mr. :Chute,
Lord Griniston, Mr. Eaton, Lord Paget, and Mr. St.
- • '• •

In the case of Bridge-north the Radical member vety
;prudently resigned previously to titt`' ballot, anti a new
writ was moved for by Mr. W. Holme.s. This, t‘e lime
.po doubt, will give an ad litional., vote to the Conserva-
tives.

4t is a singular fact in connection with the balloting
for election committees, that the majoriries, in •every
instance excepting that of the Ipswich hat ebeen
in favour of the Radicals, and that this has taken place
notwithstanding the diligent attendance of the Conserva-
tive members, fewer of whom have been returned as
absent than of their opponents. This circumstance may
account fur many decisions of an adverse nature : such,
AinfOrtunatelv, is the sense of honour among the Radical
members..

THE EMIGRATION BROKERS.— We have frequently
endeavoured to excite the public sympathy on behalf of
that Class-of society who, driven frcm their natit e.shores
by adVerse fortune, are led to seek an a" him in foreign
]ands. The frequent impositions Factised upon these
individuals by the passenger brokers, with but sery few
exceptions, called for the jive' ference of our local au-
lhorities, and application was made to the Colonial
Office for the appointnient of a go% eminent agent, who
should superintend the fitting out of ships for the riot-
grati'On seeviee, and afford' a poWerful protection to the
unfortunate emigrant. The.choice fell upon Lieut. I.A.w
an.44licer who had sery with distinction in her Ma
jesty:s navy for set era years, and %Ito) was stet 1,0% re
laounnended by the 'anions (,ITivets under whom lie had

,lierred. The apja,in:rnent t.f a resid,tll got eitm:etit
*genbt;atiirailv excited 11le j4-alcus:. (A the pio.,,etTes
bl°lo-1 T. and from .et end a t:,(t
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