The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-06-07

Somewhere towards the close of the present
month, the English Parliament will again be in
session. The appeal of Lord DERBY to the country
in justification of his policy has resulted in gain
of twenty-three additional members in favor of the
Government. But this accession to the ranks of
the Conservatves-as the moderate Tories are now
beginning TO designate Observation-Disclosures it
is more than sufficient to overcome the ma ority
which voted for Lord JOHN RUssELLs resolution on
the Government Reform Bill by no means assures
to the present Ministry the retention of power
Before the dissolution of Parliament, the Opposition
Majority in the House of Commons numbered
ninety-seven members in n full house; but whilst
the effect of the recent election has been to reduce
that majority to seventy-four, Lord DERRY will
find it scarcely less difficult to maintain his posi-
ton in the new House than he did in the one
which he so summarily dismissed. He has, more
over by the course he elected to pursue increased
to a considerable extent the spirit of opposition,
and has now to rely less upon the forbearance of
those who differ from him, than upon the diverse
interests by which the Liberals are actuated.-
Under these adverse circumstances, it is quite
probable that the fate of the DERBY Cabinet will be
determined at an early day, as it is understood
that the question of Reform will be taken up at
the point where it stood, when the members were
referred back to their constituents. If that
'fortuitous concurrence of atoms''-as Lord PAL
merston sarcasticay denominated the coalition
by which he was overthrown-can be brought to
act with like unanimty against the bill which was
introduced by Mr.. D'IsRAELI, for the better regu-
'lation of the franchise" change of Ministry is
unavoidable; but it is not yet certain that Lord
JOHN RUSSELL, even with the aid of Mr.. JOHN
BRIGHT, can secure sufficient number of votes to
make his attack successful, if he were vic
torious, that he could select from amongst the
heterogeneous materials at his command new
Cabinet, having in it any more of the elements of
permanence than that of Lord DERBY. The two
great parties which formerly in Engand-as in
this country-contended for the control of the
Government, are no longer in existence; but there
AS with US, for the parallel is singularly exact
they have been broken up into factions, which,
though claiming now to be distinguished as Libe-
rails on the one hand, and as Conservatives on the
other, cannot be whipped into use paIlia-
mentary expression-to vote as theostensble leaders
may direct. The decadence of party spirit in both
thought, is nevertheless not without its peculiar
evils. The Government is never sure of its sup
porters; the Opposition is never certain to what
extent the position it assumes will be sustained by
the vote of its nominal adherents, and both the
Government and the Opposition are thereby con-
strained to resort to system Of trimming, for the
purpose of conciliating conflicting views. Thus
far Lord DERBY has only succeeded in keeping
office by resort to temporzing expedients, which
are foreign to the old Tory creed. Wherever he
has met with an obstacle, he has either turned
aside from his path or untered it with such
notifications as relieved him for the time being
from the danger which it menaced. When the
famous dispatch, rebuking Lord CANNING for his
proclamation to the inhabitants of Dude, was first
made public, and aroused the public indignation,
he conciliated the Liberals and bluned the edge of
censure by accepting the resignation of Lord Ell
LENBoRoUGH-when, in the ardor OF DEBATE, he SUI
fered his Austrian proclivities to become too appa
rent and even intimated that it was by no means
impossible that England would be compelled 10
take up arms ind efence of her ever faithful ally,
and subsequently discovered that the people of
ENGLAND would not endorse his views on the Ital-
ian question, he seized the first opportunity that
presented itself for recalling his words, and for
pronouncing in favor ola strict neutrality. Upon
the necessity for extension of the Right of Suf
frage, opinions were sufficiently divided to war
rant his appeal to the country, and the additional
number of supporters he has gained thereby, shows
that the feeling in favor of new Reform bill is
far from being general. The Opposition, however,
still hold-as we have already shown-a controll-
balance of power is held by the independent men,
bers, in conjunction with those who are ultra Lii
beral in their politics, some plan of Reform will,
doubtless, be adopted-and upon the acceptance or
rejection by the Government of the measure which
the majority shall advocate the term of its tenure
of office will, in all probability, depend