The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-06

The News srum EuTUpe-xhe Elections In
England.
The reader win find in another column vari-
Gus details respecting the dissolution of the
British Parliament, including manly speech
from Lord Palmerston on the subject of his de-
feat He win perceive that while, in the city of
London and some other OF the large constitusn-
cies, feeling is being developed in favor of the
administration, the opponents Of Lord Palmer
ston are mastering in great force In the rural
districts. Guessing at results In matters of this
kind is not very safe business; events occur
rapidly in the present age, and opinions change
with proportionate suddennesa But, while there
seems very little reason to suppose that either
will gain q force sufficient to constitute gov
ernment or that they will be able to coalesoe and
form working government, there appears to be
quit probability that the temporary coalition
against Lord Palmerston will have strength
enough to defeat him after the election.
Several reasons cooperate to render this like
~. In the first place, the conservatives who are
without comparison the most corrupt party in
England, are hungry for spoils and would
be prepared to sacrifice their principles for the
sake of Office, even on semi-radicsl principles
At private meeting of the conservative party,
which took place just before the debate on
the Chinese question, Lord Derby de-
clared, in the language OF an autocrat, that
he would strike from his party any man who
refused to support Mr.. Golden. The Peelites have
no particular principles to assert; and thus, SO
far as principles are concerned, the radicals are
the only people who would have to be consulted.
They are large and growing body. During the
war they enjoyed the support, for some weeks, Of
the Times itself By far the ablest weekly and
monthly organs of opinion in England are in
their interest. Some of the first men in the coun-
try in respect Of intellect are among their lead
ers. The Encouragement of the late war swell
ed their strength among the masses; and the con-
temptuous refusal of the present government to
entertain their proposals for an extension of the
franchise has driven into their ranks nearly all
the most liberal Of the liberals 1t is quite likely
that they may loom up at this election in unusual
and startling strength.
They will be aided by new element in British
politics, though an old one in British society,
the Evangelical party. This is the party which
got the slave trade abolished and dined and
Wined Mrs. Stowe, and sends missionaries to
Borrioboula Cha, and prints Watts hymns in
twenty -seven different dialects of Patagonian
nifty Of TERRA del Fuego. 1t is composed
of all the T. P.'s (truly pous people) in
England and meets in Exeter Hall, under
such President as Lord Shaftesbury, or Lord
Carlisle. Now these Evangelicals are nightly
shocked at the opium trade in India-it is
one of the redeeming points about them-and it
may be assumed that they will bring the entire
the ground that if he succeeds in bullying the
Chinese he will force them to consume the opium
Of the East India Company. The Evangelcals
have never yet put in ministry; but they have
frequently ooerced Parliament into adopting
their views, and by uniting with the Radicals on
this occasion it is likely that they may inhict
defeat on Lord Palmerston
Finally, fortune always favors the outs against
the ms Everybody wants to be in, and as the
inside accommodation is limited while that
outside is not, the outsiders always outnumber
the insiders Popular feeling is against govern
ments, administrations, ofiiceholderA Enthusi-
asm can rarely be got up for q really good
government while people invariably join in
chorus to complain of the governments they have.
These reasons make us expect that the various
elements Of opposition to Lord Palmerston will
collect, at the polls, strength enough to poll an
adverse vote to him when Parliament meets
airesh. Whether they will be able to constitute
government, and work for more than week or
so, is another question; and, all things consid-
cred, and giving Lord Derby's party credit for
all the laxity Of principle which they possess, we
incline to the belief that they will not. One
thing lie quite certain-whcther they succeed in
forming government or not, the course to be
pursued towards China will in all cases be the
same.
The RECENT IMPORTANT News FROM NIcARA-
GrA.-We give in another column more i'm
portant and conclusive intelligence establishing
the entire authenticity Of the reported accounts
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