Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-02-09

The Mssfias & l,a-iiasneni-
ne british Parliament. winch iias been III see
sion somewhat mer. tbsn week, viii have many
| topics Of gFase import for consideration. Three
of these stand pr5nineniIy forth a. of most gen
erai thirst viz Il. Eastern Gse=sinn; the inter.
ference of the Prince consort with foreign affairs
and the agitation- in 5 Scotland
! In respect to the first. there seems ne doubt
thai thu fate of the Aberdeen Ministry Is al
ready scaled They tpok leave OF Parliament
/ with the most emphatic assurance that the dis
/ pute between Russia aud Turkey was virtually
/ settled aud having left themselves no way Of es-
cape nre convicted by the issue, either of having
imposed npnn Parliament. or having been them
selves deceived Divided among themselves
the vii be subjected to The pressure OF con-
s.aafe increasing appropriately. Their position
conf au1 ha,c eeen made good by the complete
saece.- u HEN usl.urcs Tor the preservation Of
the peac Eurofe, and in the place of success
the, have met with utter failure. Not only has
their conduct aennied the people of England,
but il has given offence 10 the Emperor of France;
aud this circumstance must operate to their seri-
Gus disadvantage with the Conn ons. Tho
French alliance j. amatter of vital Importance to
Great Britain at the present jnncture. The gen
eral impression seems to be that the Ministry
will have been changed probably ere this, and that
the Commons will be for war.
The second cause If trouble noticed above j.
one likely To prove very embarrassing To the
Prince. lie is strongly suspected of having
made known the cabinet coansels of hir iegnl
spouse to the court. of Vienna and Berlin, and
/. al. Il no
mons will no doub. be found FESTIVE enough under
any attempt TO substitute the irresponsible agency
of Ills ROYAL lIighuess for that Of Minister
whom they enn vote out of office at their pleasure.
Prince Albert, during his fifteen yenrs of resi-
d,'nee near the throne of England, has hitherto
conducted himself with singular good sense and
and by ah,ianng from any interfer
ence in affairs of state. and dcyotng hmscli
to the promotion Of agriculture, arts and science,
had gained very high degree of popularity
which he seems destined to los - sdituia.
The last Of the subjects we mention as likely to
claim the attention Of the present Parliament, is
the agitation in Scotland. Dscontents in that
portion of the United Kingdom have been grow
ing for some iuc, aud though treated with con
tempt by the Government organs, seem entitled
10 respect from The nature If the grievances com
planned of, and irun,tl &c weight ofihe leaders OF
the dsaifeetion. The scotch think that there
is no reason in their portion of the island being
out tied to small relative proportion If repre-.
seutatyc. In the national councils, even f il were
not more reasonable still that the act of Union
he repealed, and their local legislature restored
They are mere tributaries to England, where
many of the products Of her industry are eX-
pended, where all the benefits Of appropriations
are reaped, and whittier her absentee proprietors
drain oil her substance
These are thrir complaints Whether repeal
be the proper remedy, even fit be practicable l.
one question, aud whether there are not rra
grievan rcs 10 bc remcdicd isquite ano'hor. Tie
principle for VIII eli we embarked in the chance
of onr revolutionary war was that taxation
without representation vas conlrnry to- national
liberty and the British Constitution, aud that
10 the guarantees of thai constitution we were
parties. There is certainly great difference
between no representation nj ALL aud an unequal
one; yet The principles the .ane,tho difference
being only in the degree TO which II gives risc to
practical oppression