The Portland daily press., 1868-11-24

The New York Times in a we'll considered
article on the English election says that the
election in the counties from which we have
yet heard, will be more favorable to the Lib
erals than those in the boroughs 1t adds:
Whatever happens, the first few days of the
December session of Parliament will be full of
interest. As annearances stand at present it
is dIncuft to see how the Torres, aCJfn, on the
policy Swallowed forth BY Mr.. Disraeii in his
speech to his constituents in Buckingham
shire, can hope to avoid defeat and the imme-
date expulsion of the Ministry. But the ex-
traordnary rancour of Mr.. Gladstones recent
outbursts of invectives against his rival, and
the violence of Mr.. Bright's denunciations OF
the Tories, do not look as if either of those
gentlemen were well assured of triumph
They evidently feel that Mr.. Disraeli is Just as
likely as not to effect some skillful counter
movement and cheat them out Of the spols of
victory. There is something almost supersti-
tious in the dread which they seem to enter
tain for the strategic resources of the Premier.
MIR. Gladstone, indeed, seems to attribute to
him all but magical powers of evading politi-
cal defeat.
ries. They may adhere to their present policy
with regard to Ireland, accept the inevitable
defeat, retire into opposition, throw the onus
of arranging the intricate details of disestab-
Ministry, and lie in wait until some blunder
on the part of its chief gives them an oppor-
tunity for an assault on the Treasury Bench
Mr. Gladstone's work only commenced when
he carried his resolutions If he We're to ac-
cede to power in December, it would take the
whole OF the regular session of next year be-
fore an act embodying the principle of these
resolutions could be carried through, at the
best, and the Tories, in opposition, would fight
every point with desperation. 1t is more than
probable, in that case, that Mr.. Gladstone's
hastiness of temper and lack of Judgment
might entail uDOn him series of DAMAGING
defeats in matters of detail, that would render
his position untenable.
On the ot'ier hand, although Mr.. Disraeli
| still waves the flag of "no surrender" we can
not judge as yet of what his line of policy will
| really be on the assembling of Parliament.
The very greatness of the majority BY which
the country is now certain to pronounce in IA
yor of the disestablishment OF the Irish
Church, will in itself prove strong argument
to be used in educating mis- party ii he feels in
cl ned to attempt such course. And no one
can quite form an estimate of the number of
Liberals, nominal supporters of Mr.. Gladstone,
who would secretly rejoice if the Liberal meas
ureS now Defore the country could be carried
through without inlrusung power to their
brilliant but cratic leader In any case, we
shall await the result of the first weeks pro-
ceedlngs in the new Parliament with great in
terest The questions at issue are of great
Importance, and the first week of the session
of the Reformed Parliament will not only be
the occasion of a brilliant display of Parlia-
mentary oratory and political tIategy, but
very momentOus epoch in the history of Great
Britain.