The southern press., 1852-07-20
Rarsixn News.

The chic matter of interest by the last mail
from Eurore,.is the speech of Queen Victoria
to her faithful" lords and commons.
Her majesty releases them at an earlier period
than usual, and thanks them for their "zeal and
diligence" il applying themselves to their spar
lamentary abors." If Lord DERBY intended
this as hit at our jealous and ditigent legisla-
tors, it was certainly very cruel of him. Com
PARSONS are odious--and we shall therefore not
inquire as t the relative capacity for business
or Buncombe of the two law-making bodies,
whose decisions influence the Eastern and West
ern worlds We look in vain for any allusion
to Switzerland. Switzerland menaced, it would
appear by ether advces, by consent OF Eng
land, in the Integrity of her present territory.
Her majesty announces the conclusion OF
treaties with he King of Dahomez and call the
African princes whose rule extends along the
Blight of Benin" for the abolition of the slave
trade, which, she adds, is "wholly suppressed on
that coast" News highly gratifying 70 the
Aboliionists If England, old and new, whatever
the real facts may be.
The formation Of militia force for the de.
fence of the ceuntry is another measure which
her majesty approves. "ln the event OF any
sudden or unforeseen disturbance of my foreign
relations" the organization of snch force will
be- highly useful to the country 1t is well
her una esty's subjects, are wide awake to
the Importance OF some such defence; tor
hitherto they have been as blind and stubborn
to the possibility Of danger from abroad, as if
they had had no foreigners within few hours
sail of them, willing and able by their skillful
military organization and training to take Lon
don at any moment and plumber it Of its riches.
Whatever moral force the British arstocracy
can bring to bear upon The people, to hold them
in dependence more oppressive than any slavery
we know Of, il is certain that danger to their
power, infinitely greater than that from within,
menaces them at each successive convulsion
from the continent The old Duke has at length
bsen listened to. ....a.
From Austria there is news favorable to the
progress Of the boy emperor through Hungary.
And the New York Herald with something like
pleasure, congratulates kossuTH thereon. We
suppose, however, that whatever eXpediency
may draw around FRANCIS for the moment,
the Hungarian aristocracy, the memory of pr
vileges formerly enjoyed by them, is hardly to
be obliterated by the smiles and pleasures of
court. Time will show whether there are not
hearts enough to strike another blow for indie
pendence-and whether that movement shall be
ons for republicanism or for the old domination
of the aristocracy. U.s.. ... "
Lord DERBY is now about to place himself
before the people Of England, and to demand of
them an approval of his course heretofore, and
their confidence in him for the future. BY his
acquiescence, to a certain extent, ia the changes
made by his predecessor, and by appealing to
the nation itself to decide by it's votes in favor
of the moderate views he and his colleagues
have adopted respecting protection, be has a
good chance of obtaining a majority in the next
Parliament.
Free trade is right thing-and lis adoption
no doubt wise and iudicious in the present state
of British commerce and manufactures. But il
has no more answered the views aud eNpecta-
tons of the great majority of the people OF Eng.
land, than any other popular measure, whose
benefits have been exaggerated by the orators
of the hour. 1t ia not panacea for all social
Ills.
Lord DERRY, We believe, viii not find so
heavy an opposition throughout the country, as
protectionist ministry might have been sup
posed to excite against it. His character stands
very high lie is man of decision, frankness
and integrity-has liberal mind, and is devoid
Of those preiudices which narrow the mind, and
ruin the capacity for an useful political career
Of many men of his class.