The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-13

From the New York Herald,
EsoLAsD.---Ths House OF Lords met Monday 2oth,
10 hear the announcement OF the ministry previous
TO adjournment for the holidays. The Earl OF Aber.
deem, head Of The government in laying The official pa
psrs relative 10 the change OF administration before the
House. entered ino statement OF the circumstances un'
der which he had acceded Office. and respecting the
future policy which he proposed He discaimed IN the
first instances any share any conspiracy 10 eject the
late administration from ONCE The resignation OF min
listers (he sad and the summons 10 him 10 wait on the
Queen, were altogether unannepated on his parii but
when these did take place. he felt his duty 10
undertake the formation OF government the course
OF week he had succeeded in forming cabinet which
had met The Queens approval, and stood Tor me
Judgment OF the country. Passing 10 the proposed pol
icy OF the he observed that with regard
TO the Foreign Department, the policy had been
pursued by Britain for the past thirty years. Differing only
IN some slight degree to the modes oil execution
That policy was TO admit the perfect freedom and indie
pendence OF every country OF Europe whatever form OF
government. might choose TO adopt; and especially TO
maintain peace AT the time the government were
not disposed TO relax those measures OF defence which
the honor OF the country might TO require The
commercial system which they proposed would be found
ed upon the maintenance and extension OF the principles OF
free trade as established by Sir Robert Peel, and to
which he, (AbeTdeeD0 without entering upon the gem
eal question Of direct or indirect taxation, believed Inc
present prosperity OF the country was owing Another
great object of the government would be the extern
sion OF nauona education All parties seemed TO agree
as TO the proprety Of the principle. and TO differ only
to The mode Of working it out. He would endeavor TO
give the church its legitimate influence in a national sys
TEN OF education, without any interference with the
freedom Of religious opinion Abiding TO the proposed
law reforms Of the late government he expressed the in
tenlion oil his administration to follow in the
track He next iadulged in figure of rhetoric. 10 the
effect that government possible in England but
conservative one, at the time that posi-
BILE but a liberal. He Lord Aberdeen) would never
have coalesced with Lord John RUSSELL unless he had
believed him to be conservative. and Lord John would
never have associated himself with Aberdeen had he
imagined him 10 be liberal The two words ''conser.
va,ive" and Liberal party TERMS and it was
necessary that the acts of the should be both
conservative and liberal Abiding to fears lately ex-
pressed by the Earl of Derby respecting the spread of de-
mocracy he (Aberdeen) felt apprehension that
count the country never quiet, conenled. and
prosperous than result which he attributed alto
gether to free -rade legislation In conclusion Lord
Aberdeen regretted that the Earl of Derby hostile to
the new cabinet and ended by moving that the House
adjourn until February 10th. The Earl OF Derby re-
piled at length, after which the adjournment was
agreed TO.