The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-19
GREAT BRITAIN.

| GREAT BRITAIN
The London Times of May 4, gives the following
picture OF the domestic condition of Great Britain
In home affairs the prospect is equally cheering.
The Ministerial reform bill, which had one princi-
| pie when first introduced and three when rejected
has now settled down at two-the increase of the
constituent body and the redistribution of seats
| things OF which everybody must approve Not a
word is said ofthose unpopular parts of the measure
TO which 1t VIGOROUSLY owed its rejection and hay-
ing disposed of this knOtty subject with so little trou-
| Bile, Mr. Disraeli wakes confdentas to the future
In the frst place, the general election is not over
and therefore there is yet room for conjecture In
the next place, government have gained some seats,
though this advantage is at present so trivial that
even Mr. Dlsraeh feels he cannot count much npon
| 1t. Lastly, government has received it appears
communications from persons who are not formal
but very substantial, adherents and willing to sun
port them in moment of difficulty like the pre-
sent; One OF the objects for which we were told
the dissolution took place that we might be de-
livered from this system of political amsgving but
That hope at any rate, seems to be given up.
First, government were to- be spared because
they were IN minority, and could offer no resist
ance; then, because they, and they only were able
to preserve the peace of Europe; and now after
that peace has, under their direction and guidance
been scattered to the winds, because they are the
people VINO can put an end to the war. If so, we
may as well make up minds at once to treat
the present regime as fixed and indestructable
Lord John Russell, on the other hand anticipates
that Lord Derby will gain no strength by the pre-
eeht eieetiou, anu MT Sldney Herbert considers
that the result contemplated by the Tory party is
that the Opposition is to do the legislation, and
present government to hold the Offices Gentle
men, he says, are canvassing the counties pledping
themselves to the details of Lord John Russell's
bill, and at the same time announcing their inten-
ton to give an independent support to Lord Derby's
government
These hybrid politicians are, we presume. the
persons to whom Mr.. Disraeli aludes as having
made him offers of support, but he will find that ali
the support that he get in this quarter has
been carried to his credit already and that without
reference to their liberal professions such gentle
men are uniformly counted for what they undoubt-
ly are-sate supporters of the Derby Ministry. Be-
tween these two contradictory estimates n very few
days will decide.
We know enough already to be sure that Par
liamentary majority is quite out of Lord Derby's
reach-so that he has already failed in one of the
avowed objects of the dissolution. That he will OBJ
tain some increase in numbers we do not doubt,
though even from this considerable deduction must
De made, because among the Liberals who have
been unseated to be found some of the keenest
opponents ofevery possible liberal government
The great battle was we have said virtually
decided IN the elections for the boroughs, and we
are disposed to think that neither the present as
pect of European affairs, the returns that have nth
erto been made, nor the elections which are vet
undecided giye any ground for the hope which Mr..
Dlsraeli and Lord Stanley have confidently ex-
pressed, that we shall ever see again in the House
of Commons Tory party consisting of upwards of
three hundred members.
Mr.. WILLIAM SMITH O'BRIEN arrived in Boston
on Monday evening, and was received with great
enthusiasm by the Irish population. They as
sembled around the fremont House on his arrival
there, to the number of six or eight thousand Pat
rick Donahue presented him an address in behalf of
his countrymen. Mr.. 0'Brien responded in brief
speech in which be gave some good advice, spoke
of the pleasure he had experienced and the courte
sizes he had received during his travels in this coun
try, congratulated his countrymen their general
prosperity in America, expressed his opposition to
Know Nothingism, and in relation to naturaliza-
tion said 81 am sorry to learn that in this State
there has been recent effort to extend the period
of disqualification beyond the period which is i'm
posed by the Constitution of the United States. |
know not what may be the feelings of the people
whom now address upon the subject, but of this
feel assured, and feel it to be my bounden duty
here, openly to express it, that such policy is detr
mental to the interests of this State"
THE New CoMEr.-This comet continues to be
seen with the telescope, and is moving rapidly
through the zodacal constellation Taurus to that
region of the heavens where the sun is situated 1t
will soon be within the solar rays, but will reap
pear in the morning sky, some weeks hence. Re- |
cent intelligence from Europe informs that it |
was first discovered at Venice, by NJ. Temple, on |
the night of the End of April. 1t independent
" discovered in this country, subsequent to that
late, at the observatories at Cambridge, WASH |
ngton and Ann Authorization Iravsdsr, May II. |