New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-08
THE LATE {. SCENES" IN ENGLAND.

BY the mail just arrived We learn that the
chief actors on the English political stage have
been going through a few of what they playfufy
style "scenes" previous to closing tho Parla-
mentary Theater for Whitsun holidays. Life,
we are told by Lord Byron, is but pendulum
between smile and tear, and assuredly this
British drama of which these " scenes" are a
part seems to alternate between tragedy and
farce. AS the plot and action must appear to
those before the curtain somewhat complicated
we purpose to lay them bare.
In the upper chamber of the Lords two sets of
resolutions have been submitted-One BY Lord
Peterborough, the other by Lord Grey. Lord
EllenborOughs resolutions were artfully framed
to meet the supposed national demand for giving
merit its measure, and putting the right man
sin the right place." and at tho same time to
effect its real object of putting out the Pal
merston Government and putting in Derby
Administration. Lord Peterborough would GER
tainly be more daring and dsshng War Min
lister than the Hanelly Panmure but save 10
this one instance it would be an exchange from
men of perhaps little merit to certainly of no
merit at all. For crew of inchpables, commend
us to the Derby-Disraeli gang. Lord Derby,
who has all the gallant recklessness of party
man. supported these resolutions; but the ear
lier portion of them containing some sublime
common places about merit, were so distsstefai
to a section of his followers, with whom Pal
merston had been winningly coquetting, that they
were defeated by the most telling and decisive
majority which perhaps ever pronounced against
gro tla Of h.
Iouse of Lords. In this "scene" the curtain
fell upon Paine rston having possession of the
stage, and supported, as the English journals
inform u.s. by most brilliant and effective bat
terry of eyes.
The motion of Lord Grey, of the debates on
which last nights mails bring us the report, was
one of a wholly different character. In the House
of Lords he stands almost alone as the enemy of
all war, and more especially of this particular
one Not less in the hour of the Allies antci-
pated triumph than now in that Of at least par
tal defeat, did he urge in forcible argument and
eloquent word, the madness of England in
"drifting" recklessly into the contest, and ex
hibit the advantage which would result to civil
ization and Christianity in Turkeys being swal-
lowed up by Russia. The recent resolutions
were brought forward TO impress upon the
country the fairness and feasibility of Russa's
propositions at the Vienna Conference as basis
of peace, and the duty of England to accept
them. The motion, being brought forward more
with view of.planting an impression on the
thinking minds than for efecting any party
move, was withdrawn without division. Had it
! gone to vote it would have possibly not foand
! in tie House of Peers twenty supporters.
Its hour has not yet come. But the strong
accumulation of the arguments and the close
and crushing vigor of their application By Lord
Grey will not float idly by the public ear. Dur
| ing the last great European war, through all the
hight Of its fever similar motiens were brought
forward by the father Of this Lord Grey to SINH
lar christening Senates. But when the pleasure
of the war was past and the pain of pay fell on
the country, the sybil-bOOk so often refused was
accepted thrice enlarged, and the UNDECIDED
Lord Grey was carried into power on the giant
wave Of the reform revolution. The standard Of
| the present Lord is the same: Peace retrench-
"ment and reform" 1t may yet aoat in the
front of still sterner and more sweeping reyo-
luton.
| In the lower Chamber Of England, supposed to
represent the people. the "scenes" have been
Of still more lively ENHANCEMENT. There were
two motious also standing on the books, one BY