The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-13

English Refcrm-The Hyde Park Riots The
Derby Ministry.
Tho British metropolis has been startled by
an ominous uprising Of ITS dangerous classes
in the late Hyde Park riots The ruling sris-
tocracy Of the realm have had solemn warning
Of the perils of trifing with popular rights and
popular wrongs in this day Of the onward
march Of popular ideas. The tory government
OF Lord Derby has taken tho alarm. and thus
Of 1.-THE lower classes" 1t has been acting in
common sense way for the paciiication and
Cancellation OF the reform league and the COM
bpstible revolu 'ionary elements supporting il.
The result will probably be satisfactory COM
promise, which my lead to substantial conoes-
sions from The Derby government in the way Of
reform.
History, they say, is philosophy teaching By
example. We presume that in this view the
recollection Of the consequences to King Louis
Philippe and his family from his attempted
suppression in Paris of certain political ban
queta in 1S4S was not without its influence
upon the Derby Cabine'. Al all events, had
Louis Philippe and his advisers in 1S4S shown
something Of the common sense and sagaci.y
which this Derby government has exhibited in
the treatment OF the same delicate and dan
gerous questions, the citizen king no doubt
would have been spared the alternative Of his
ignominious flight to England in the disguise
of British sailors pea jacket But with all
his previous observations and experience in
the uncertainties aud vicissitudes of royalty,
Louis Philippe fell wet m to that old royal
delusion that coercion is the only remedy for
the clamors Of "the lower classes"
The Derby IN nistry, we say, have acted
more wisely IN adopting tho Napoleonic idea
that the strength Of government in this ago
Of the wo Id is in the Will Of the people. This
idea was drawn by the Bonapartes from the
United States, and they have shown that 1t may
monarchical, but with the best results to des-
potic system Of government. The tory party
Of England have had and have learned some
useful lessons to this end, in their ups and
downs Of the last half century. Identified as
they have been and are with the aris.ocratic
classes and the old feudal system Of England,
these tories in power have On several occa-
sions distinguished themselves Gas in the re-
peal Of the old corn laws BY greater measures
Of reform than any standing to the credit Of
the generally successful whg party.
Disraeli, the present tory Chancellor Of the
Exchequer, from his long experience in
Parliament, in and out Of power. and his
broad and enlightened views OF modern
craftsmanship, is the man for whom we
may now look for great things to the
people. We believe that his influence in
shaping the policy Of Earl Derby will be
controlling, and that thus. in ell proba-
bility the liberals will secure from the tory
party more liberal bill for the extension Of
the elective franchise than that upon which the
late Russell and Gladstone ministry were de-
featsd in the Commons and superseded 10 the
government In this view the late Hyde Park
riots can hardly fail to have good effect upon
the Cabinet and the Commons In behalf Of the
great body Of the people, 80 that the popular
disturbances in the British capital. which 1t was
thought had sounded the knell of the Derby
government, may prove the means Of making
it ~ eminently successful and popular As she
government Of Sir Robert Peel in its great
measures Of reform.