The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-11
ENGLAND.
The Election erini and Rsdi-
ca, Bids for the New Wore.

From the London Times, July 2sl
IL IL rather hard upon elderly politicians who have
been personages all their days and who have earned
u large calm 10 consideration to be suddenly COM
PEELED to adjust their movements not only to unfore-
seen circumstances, but, what is worse to unfore-
seen men. They have been learning their PAGES and
squaiing their systems all their lives, sometimes
with the reward or Office. sometimes with the still
higher qualification OF being recognized political
chiefs and the men upon whom weaker judgments
could lean. In quiet times every year adds some
thing to the weight OF proved authority or respect
able career. But there comes russell an uproar
and rush, and excellent men find them
selves In the position OF respectable house.
see what the noise is about Is suddenly
engaged in dlsrcputable squabbe or incomprc-
compelled 10 Ea into ne rake or Disroeii for the
destruction Qr MS oirn seat, or a Gladstone J0T
TO think that he should have TO lift up his voice In
patriotic yet not disinteresed protest yet lift IL up
IN vain Mr. Henry Barring loses at once his seat for
Marlborough, the consideration due 10 nearly forty
years'seryiccs and the experience acquired by many
well considered decisions simply because man
who forty years ago, was Just emerging into fame
az a writer " amusing nctons now iuds 1t conve.
nent to make a raid on the smaller boroughs. At
the same time another man. then o mere child OF
promise, immoiates a church establishment because
~ no other ,rag can he get Tie irind Of
his daring ana Interruptions antagonist All
this ~ dhierent from the manners OF the last
aye. LET alone the of quoted days of wapole Fox.
Pitt. or even Peel mat even Barring must preach TO
the electors OF Marlborough from the runs OF the
constitution. Mr.. Ilcfsman's trial IL OF another
Kind and he has met IL accordingly. with large
sympahcs for the many, yet disdaining too close an
alliance, and DESTROYS to be at once popular and
original. and aspiring to influence rather than 10
lead or command he suddenly nnds himself the unit
In a crowd urged ON 10y irresistible impulse TO some
unknown goal. lie II obliged to SIT under more
than master, and exhibit the docllity OF q tender
age or an Inferior mind. What is to be done when
this virtue Is not less necessary than vulgar aud con-
temnedf Mr. Horsman would be original still, and
with some rival audaciiy wishes TO cap the alter
P parpr Tor ns his eavc mas mot %
with dying farewell, Tor course is stu before
him. and even in the borough OF stroud there IL bit
OF blue sky. II IL day OF bids and he bid well too
The House OF Commons and the Irish Church have
served the turn OF the rival leaders he will try both
in one-a reform OF the House OF Lords Cap that
who can. No doubt Mr.. Horsman has long wished
10 few such Improvements, and modesty alone
has stopped his mouth. But the age OF modesty ia
happy idea Is that somebody anticipates you. IN
less Mt liOrsman says IL now, when there is some
Concurrence, perhaps without even the opportunity
OF a speech In the proposal OF some more daring or
simply more agile politician, next year.
Mr.. Horsman must be considered 70 nave
met the emergency with better grace since cries
are the order Of the day, and you must contribute
your quota TO the public entertainment he proposes
TO dish up the lords. There are three courses open
for the reform OF this exalted body and each has
ts recommendations and II Is not easy to choose be-
tween them, Mr.. Horsan proposes to take all three.
Turn out the bishops, have life peerages and intro
duce representation. These are sweeping PROPOSE
tons but to certain extent they assist one another
To excsde the bishops would be to extinguish the
Oldest element in the House aud to abolish the only
life peers. TO introduce lie peers would ne 10 neu-
trallze hereditary claims and create Upper House
representing only the opinions Of the day. Repre-
sentation, while II aimed ut more exclusive body
OF actual legislators would certainly tend TO
an indefinite extension OF the noble cfasa The
remedy, as proposed by Mr.. Horsman, Is to
| combine all these changes and have select
House Of Lords, representing the nobility, the law,
we presume the Church. the special Legislative quail
ties and the executive and administrative functions
II IL possible to conceive House of Lords thus
composed which would be quite an serviceable as
the present, which would possess ~ much weight
OF Commons. But the change IL undeniably enor.
mous, and has NJ sligbt nluatratloD VI The crisis