New-York tribune., 1878-05-04

Of business in the committees, than ever dld OF
would come from any Board in the kingdom, or all
of them together. In fact, no members gave 30 he
tie attendance to matters of commerce as this same
grave Board of Trade, while, as for the pantatlOnS
it had been of to the colonies whatever. Two
colonies alone owed their origin to ieorgia, wnicn
mayer made any progress until it wholly got rid
of all the regulations which the Board of Trade had
moulded into its original constitution and when
had cost the Nation very great sums OF money whle
the colonies that had not been god tathered by the
Board of Trade had never cost the Nation smllihg
Except what has been so properly spent In losing
them!" and Nova Scotia, which had cost the Gov
ernment So, ,50O, 900 without returnng-a penny or
ever paid its own expenses.
Thus Mr.. Burke went on through his speech. lay
ing down the principles upon which he was cutting
off expenditure, naming definitely all the Offices
which he wished to abolish and all the establish
ments which he wished to regulate, bringing to bear
upon abuses the whole artillery of his ridIcule, and
uUon the enforcement of his measures all the power
of his eloauence. He sought TO cut of no expenses
which he did not show To be useless and neon
ycnicnt He sought TO regulate nothing which
was not wholly disorganized and lntractable
He uttered no gllttering aud sounding generailtes
which he did not instantly upon the spot, fortlfy
with practi able and demOnstrable specifications
He INDUCED in no rlodomontade about his own un-
selfshness or his superior satesmanshp. He recog-
nized the fact that the evils existing had sprung
materially from state of things no longer existing
and that the time had now come for vigorous at
tempt at their removal lie knew exactly what he
wanted aud at the close of his speech
brought in his bill for the sale of forest
lands. the abolition Of the inferior royal juris-
dctons Of Wales, ComWall. Chester and Lancaster;
of Treasurer, Controller Codcrer, Master and a
variety Of inferior officers in the household; Of
Treasurer of The Chamber Of the Wardrobe, Jewel
and Robes Offices. of the Boards of Trade, Green
cloth and of Works. of the Office Of Ihlrd Secretary
Of State of the Keeper, Of ;ho stag Buck, and Fox
Hounds; much of the civil branches OF the Ord
nance and Mint. of the patent Offices of the EX-
chcuucr; The regulation of the Army, Navy. and
prnsion pay Offices and new arrangement OF the
CivIl List by which debt should be avoided ~
future and priority Of payment insured to the least
powerful claimants, the FIRST Lord Oi the Treasury
being the last on the list.
And our CIvil Service Commissioners put their
heads together and after months Of infinite labor
chi.ol ont half-a-doz.n rules for the further harry
inc of handful of StarycIing clerks ANA then make
q desperate clutch at the coat-tails of Edmund
Burke. that il might be fulfilled whic. was spoken
bv Isaiah the son Of Amoz: "Sevrn women shall
take hold Of one man. saying, We wiz eat or own
bread, and wear orr own apparel, and null over
our own reform: only let Us be called 10y thy name
IN tak,. away orr r.proach." GAIL HAMILTON.