New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-28
THE AGITATION IN ENGLAND.

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In oil our more recent popular agaiIOns tho access
sion Of tie merchant princes of LOndon has been hailed
an assurasCe Of sd cess but IN general they have
allowed themselves to be waited tor. In the Reform
bill struggle, the men of Birmingham complained Of
the difficulty of moving the citizens OF LOndOn' IN
the Ant-COm Law struggle, a similar complaint
was made by the men OF Manchester. IL is not that
our -agacous ii izens are less liberal in their princ
pies, or more iimid In asserting tuem but the enOr-
nous ma snitude and compleXity OF their mercantile
operations absorb them entirely that they are apt
to rest satisfied with expressing appreciation of AM
political movement, and 10 leave 1t 10 others 10 take
the laborng oar Ttis haoi:ua wariness and tardi-
arts teuOid weight 10 the city demonstration
OF Saturday The necessity must indeed BE- urgent
which spurs such men 10 initiate an agitation Who
ever was present IN the London Tavern on Saturday
could not ia 10 be struck, not only with the cass OF
who crowd the spacious hall bu With their aQ
parent ages. To thOle who viewed the meeting,
looking down from the gallery few of the men
who composed IL appeared 10 have numbered less
than five and forty year. The opinions aud srnti-
mcns expire sod by the speakers aud embodied ia the
resolutions must therefore be regarded those of men
WHO have Outliycd the cXcitabiiiiy Of youth, and
whose engagements are such as enectualy to preclude
their taking part in any movement the Objects OF
witch they do not feel 10 be OF life ana death interest
and certain Of attainment Government, Parliament
and the nation may res, assured that having laid their
hands To the Ilow nothing earth can oblge these
men TO turn back until their ends are accomplished
Where all spoke well and to The purpose II might
comment, and yet we believe we only echo the son
tments of every person present when say tha the
opening address OF Mr.. Morley, the Chairman, 50 iul
- weie hty matter, temporarily firm, 50 devoid Of
az mere Orat0rcal tIck-loft upon his audience the
impr, s.on that he bad caught reelection OF the
spirit OF those intellectual giants who took the lead IA
the great struggle OF the 10th century al whose ec-
tons were inspired by profound religiod" convection,
and regulated by surprising practical judgment.
Nor must an incident OF the day, which has mean-
ug beyond what nc first appears, pass uunotod So
numerous the applicants for admission that the
surplus who could not obtain entrance suced 10 form
another crowded ard most respectable meeting
in the Guildhall tie use OF which was promptly and
literally granted by the Lord Mayor for tie purpose,
a; the FIRST application. Our memory recalls nothing
similar to this in the history Of popular movements,
unloss perhaps az the banquet in Manchester which
orgi ateo tie Anti Corn Law League. On that ocea
zion the nght was far spent before half the speakers
lad been heard but the enthusiasm Of tho company
was undated and The worthy chairman proposed that
the proceedings should be adjourned till next evening
Tie proI osal was eagerly caught at-n0t the less
eagerly that there wac something Pqa0nf aud amusing
in The idea OF an adorned bQRgHcf. The experiment
was iriumphsntly successful, for the interest Of the
second nights proceedings fully oquGiodthat OF the
fact. We accept the somewhat anelogou incident OF
Saturday double meeting omen that success,
equal to that which crowned the efforts Of the League,
aw ats the labors OF the Administrative Reform $50
citation
Tie London meeting Of Saturday has given articu-
late voice 20 thoughts and feelings which AZ this mo-
meI Gil the minds o zen IN every quarter OF the land
4 RESPONSE Of loud and encouraging adhesion viii
fou with be heard from al the provinces. Indeed the
mere announcement that such a meeting to behed
had already 81 cited premOnlt0ry symptoms. We were
enabled 10 announce r our impression OF saturday that
a private meeting OF influential gentlemen mad been
held al Birmingham, With view 10 adopt neasures
for celebrating with The metropolitan movement to
uromos Administrative Reform. On the same day we
reported more briefly han could have wished, the
Proceedings Of a meeting at Derby on the miamanage-
nent OF he war attended by both Of The borough men,
hers and BY TWO other members OF the House Of Com
mons-Mes-rs. Hey worth and Bass-at which the
views expressed perfect harmony with those Of
the Administrative RefOuDers. And even before the
London movement commenced dem0ns,r atoms In the
same sense had been made az Sheffield and other i'm
pOrant 1enters Of productive industry The nation II
ruusing Itself for great effort IN sprit Of calm but
ihhe1be resolution. the exclusive lncapebles, whose
sulCrciOus defiance OF public opinion has rased the
-t0nm must bend before II, or brave Il by their own
uDCiGoded strength. As IN the Reform bill contest, II
i the nation against frivolous azd eete og1rchy
lien the struggle was for the infusion Of q more
popular element into the Legislative Councils OF the
Stale; now il is for the Infusion OF more popular ele-
ment INTO its Administrative Councils. Ia l-3l the
teotle CONQUERED the privilege OF exercising more
direct and immediate surveillance and coutIOl over the
ar siocrutcel mOn0Iolsis Oi executive Once within a
wear or taO at the most the people Will conquer the
IIiyileee OF nominating for the choice OF the Crown
administrators more capable aud Trustworthy than
tie Old family eoieries Of place-hoders and place
hunters can afford. The exclusives betray their con
sciousuess o; this BY their eonyulsive attempts to
smile ders.On a. the movement. The denomination
OF Saturday has struck them with bewiilerng con-
stem alton only inferior to that which disturbed the
soul Of Belshazzar when be gazed the mysterious
WoTds-sESE, NINE, 1EEEL, uPHsRsIS.
EXPLANATIONS FROM LORD PALMERSTON.
In the House Of Commons the llth inst, Major
Reed called the attention of Government TO the
highly critical position OF public affair, and to the
Increasing anxiety and dissatisfaction which pres
" en-: pervades lsic al classes Of society" and i'm
pressed upon them the wisdom OF Immediately arti-
nnntin, thnae consaon.nnn. which are cerian 10