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Tho English Parliamentary Session
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LONDON. Feb I, 1870
II there Is any truth IN the old saying that "com.
inc events cas-, their shadows BEFORE" neither the
Ministers OF the crown nor those who oppose them
In Parliament are likely to have what 10 your c0un.
try would 90 called "a good time OF 1t" for tho next
six months. There IL one thng-0ne subject, I
should rather say-upon which politicians OF oil
classes are OF mind and that is, the great
ber of questions upon which legislation 10 earnestly
needed. These Of course include the Irish land laws
the poor laws, our educational system. our military
administration, various colonial din1cultcs vote by
ballot the permissive sale OF liquors. besides several
MINOR topics. The business OF those who have to
iegisate for the empire will be to make an ena Of
most OF these questions and settle them finally. But
how is 1t TO be done when there are but SIX months
Tor work. while in those six months there nearly
1--WE weeks OF holidays two weeks at Easter and
three at Whtsuntidel besides one full holiday (Sat-
Urday) and one half holiday "wednesday every
weekf The fact Is that the British Parliament like
man who regulates his time badly, almost invariably
attempts to do too much, and therefore as Invariably
does little. The legislative machine Is not equal
10 getting more than good piece OF egisla-
tion In the session. Last year 1t accomplished the
irish Church bill, but It really did nothing else
nothing, at least, that was worthy OF the name Of
legislation for great empire.
Since the close OF last session England has been
icgislating by discussion, so to speak. The people
have been writing up and writing down their re-
spectiyc ideas OF what Is good aud what bad for the
country. The result is not very plain to those who
don't look b3yond the surface; but still there is
result; OF that there can be no doubt. And many
believe The result is not favorable towards Mr. Glad
stones Ministry. The French have aproverb which
says the man who excuses himself accuses himself.
Row for The last SIX or seven weeks every Minister
and other Official who has spoken at any pubic
assembly or meeting has had very much the same
thing 60 SAY. The keynote OF every speech made
ny Ministers on the stump has been to make excuses
VIVA; They are about to DO ~ wen as for what ney
have done. Ihis, II It shows nothing else.
It. that Mr. Giadstone's party and politics arc
not 50 strong nor SO popular by very large tnea.
that the Gladstone Ministry was raised to the
mt or popularity when II passed the Irish Church
p, and that since then 1t has been decreasing In
that popularity very greatly. better more able or
more thoroughly honest Minister than Mr. Gladstone
has never been ut the head of arairs in England.
Lowe IS about as nt to be Chancellor OF the Exche-
qner as nc IS 10 be an archbishop, while the only
qualifications hr Bruce. the Home Secretary Mr.
GardwG tho War Secretary, and Mr.. Chders, or
tie Adm,raiY have Tor their respective offices Is
that they know so very little about them hat tncr
minds are iiAe blank paper and tnat II they nave
learned nothing good they have not PUT away any
previously conceived false IDEAS. The only really
great man among the Ministers. always excepting
speeches during the recess snow how Thoroughly
convinced he i5 that the English Parliament can
only get over one really great measure &C time,
and that II q Ministry are IN earnest aDout recon-
struetng the hall DESTROYED political machinery OF
nation they must lake time and not hurry mems
ideas too fast
But cannot say the same--and this Is the almost
universal opinion throughout the great mass oI mid
dle class Englisamen--I cannot say the same OF
other Minister. They seem, all. to have
taken cacn 10 himself the credit OF the great'saccess
or last ear. The triumph Of the Irish Church Dill
was certainty great one; but II was due entirely 10
the merits or the case. Pubic opinion mad long ago
been very decided that the irish Church was an
anomaly and an injustice, source OF perpetual
irritation and national quarreIling that must be
tories and the most ultra or Angllcans the urgu.
mcpts used against Mr. Gadstone's bii for ui5estaD-
Iishmelt ald disendowment were mere plcadings
d0 se's cOrdtdni. 1t Is true that great credit IL
due to the Prime Minister for the elasticity with
which he avoided every home blow aimed ut his pct
measure; and almost as much do Lord Granville
and his able coadIutOr, Lord Kimberly, deserve
praise for tile way they manipulated the House OF
Lords. But Still the passing Or the bill was chiefly
due to rs own merits ana TO the deeply rooted and
loudly expressed opinion that the public had formed
concerning II.
But 1t is not so now. Every measure that win
come before Parliament during the session that
commences on the sth OF February mas It's many
supporters and It's many opponents. You KNOW
what John Bun Is. He must ana he Will venttlate
his own peculiar opinions, and VIII listen to no
else. Even IN the liberal camp-even at the Reform
Club, which is the headquarters OF the LIBERAL army
1t Is almost impossible TO get two men
to utter the same opinions upon any one or the lead
Ing measures that arc to be brought before parla-
ment during the next iow months. Mention the
irlsh land question, and 1t would take more than
variance Win one another that are broached upon
the question, and not only preached but stoutly
on the neHt mportspt measure @ Ina Naon ci Ea
cation p there are, II is true only Two different
ways OF thinking. put the two par;les-the secuar-
lists and tie denoninalonallss are Is violently op
posed tue one 10 the other as the religious opinions
Of Henry Ward Beecher are 10 those OF Pope Plus the
Ninth. II ID the same with the ballot the yarops
colonial n n
there IL not one split but there many splits n The
liberal camp, ana fear the result viii be, when the
day Of battle comes not one upon wAlcn tue army
can congratulate itsct.
9hs state OF affairs Is not surprising RI ever there
was pubic man who has made a mess OF what Le
mad TO do tnat man IS Robert Lowe, the Chancellor
OF the EXcaeaucr. Tho iioera party are nagry Witn
Mr. Gladstone ior having not onis putinto that most
important post person utterly unit to hold H. bur
also for not dlsnisslng hfn now tnaG MS In
capacity mas, been proved. Moreover, they
are annoyed at tile amount uf hunUug
with winch some OF ihc other Ministers
attempt TO bolster up the acts OF this gentleman
Last week Mr.. w. L. Forster Vice President OF the
Prvy Council. met his constituents at Bradford ana
gave, IN KIND OF optinllst manner an account or
ms stewarusnIp AS matter olcourse he praiseda
aud everything the administration had done, and
among other act5 the remission or what he was
pleased to call the only renaiaing tax upon corn,
namely, tie one shilling per quarter duty. Now the
PLAN, unsarnshed truth aDout this tax IS as fol-
iows:-Ihc Shilling OF wincn nc speaks was not so
ton Of tue imports oi grain uto the United King
oom Mr.. Forster spoke Of IL "a n great movement |
~ the cncapening OF Dread. Now quarter CT wheat
~ calculated on the average 10 produce nnety-gix
Oranaty loaves OF bread Tie shilling that has been
Icuuceo IN INC dn.y or rather the registration ID |
composed OF twelve pence or rorty-esht iartiings.
~ aoes not heed one to be well read IN political !
economy 20 De able 20 demonstrate that alter the /
corn has passed from the merchant 10 the -four |
aeaier lroin me latter TO tue baker ana from the
BAKER 70 the consumer tue general public can derive
very Huc-ao nttie that it would take a strong
MagnllyiuS as5 TO rec lt-benuat from dea,icttol
IN price which amounts to something less Lnon hair
farthng per average LOAF of bread And yet to ea or
70 reao mf. f0rsteIs speech tae other day auy one
would Imagine tDat the workiugmau had made AZ
least conple OF pence gam upon tris vauuged nau
cla measure OF Mr Robert loves budget
Another-a more general but not less certain
reason MAKES many persons think that the days of
the present Ministry, a5 now constituted viii not he
very lonE in IBe land. One OF the national faAmps-
the natlonai peculiarines, perhaps wold ba the
better wocd-s that IN politics. as III other matters
the Engllsl people lean first very mucn 10 tae one
side aud then quite as much 10 tue other There Is
ho more sign thai the pendulum will shortly
swing to tho right than when .e gee IT az the eS.
treme limit on The left. Now there have been q |
couple or so of very prosperous ADMINISTRATORS uI
ocf the liberals, and, as WHOLE opinions and man