The Sun. — 1859-02-10 (London, England)

BRIGHT." Seconded by Mr. BRlGHT— supported by some 230 believers in the efficacy of the Ballot already in the House of Common aided by the knowledge that there is that inevitable " appeal to the country" coming fast towards us in the later part of this very session— the pear ripe--the breezes oftherefor agitation rising audibly, now in one direction, now in another—the Hon. Member for Bristol is at this moment rapidly approaching that very period which he has so long aspired to witness, the period foretold years back by the Hon. and Learned exMonber for the City of London, GEORGE GROTE, banker and scholar—historian• of the Greeks, and champion of the , Ballot ! Mr. BERKELEY succeeded Mr. GROTE with the annual motion for the Ballot—now very speedily, we doubt not, to be transformed from a motion into a Bill, and from a Bill into an enactment. The Ballot at this hour has become the touchstone of the true Reformer. It will be the watchword in the midst of the struggle of the next general election. Whichever of the great parties contending for power firs  declares for it—as one of them inevitably way  shortly—will receive in recompense from the country a prolonged tenure of office. The Whigs, in order to do this, would have to pass, first of all, through the painful ordeal of a flagrant and deliberate recantation. As yet, they are distinctly pledged against it. Not so the strong party now bolding the reins of Government. In regard to the Ballot, they, as a Party, have not yet, in either way, distinctly committed themselves. Their fate, at this moment, is in their own hands. Let them recognise frankly t 4 necessity of the hour, and give the Ballot, and they may appeal to the country with a perfect confidencq in the result of that appeal—and they may carry their own Reform Bill almost intact through both Rouses in the new Parliament—and they will secure themselves firmly in office as a popular Government. Let them, on the contrary, miss this golden opportunity pre eisely, at the wrong moment, declare against the  Ballot—and then—" Farewell, a long farewell to  all theirgreatness !" They will forth with besuceeeded  by men wiser in their generation. Their now con  siderable minority will rapidly collapse to one much  confidence in his professions, and believe that he really desires to bestow freedom on others. But we doubt his plausible pro fessions. We dread the alleged boons coming from such a quarter ; we should greatly prefer a  spontaneous movement on the part of Austria.  something that would tranquillise public feeling in Lombardy and Venice, and alleviate the excitement  now prevailing. The POPE, too, must make con•  cessions, or be prepared to endure the consequences of his perversity, when the foreign occupation  ceases, and the French troops have beenwithdrawn  from Rome and the Austrian bayonets from the  Legations.  The speech of M. de NToRNY, to which we have already referred, was not altogether ex mero  inotu. The inspiration was drawn from another  quarter; and it is more than probable that the Eat•  PEROR, finding that his own speech did not produce the full effect anticipated, put the words into the mouth of the President ofthe Legislative Asscm bly, which would, he hoped, complete the impres  sion ha intended to produce ! The question of  Peace or War rests solely with the EMPEROR  himself. If he desires the former, he can easily  satisfy the rest of the world by relinquishing the gigantic preparations now in progress. If the  [atter, he will incur. a serious responsibility, and  may possibly cast down the dynastic edifice which he has erected with such elaborate care and well considered skill.  Patience, You have not thoroughly Learned n yet. A little more time is to be allowed you; whether it be meant for a " wet blanket" y u rlesson or not, is your own fault if it damps faultyou r izealf t h;e tandim e r i t e ciuir fo willdoubtlessr attention l also t o beo the your ownurgent oßeformers!e s s•t matters of Air. DISRAELI and the no distant day of Sir JOHN PAKINGTON means more than a few days, or a week or two at most. We have now the pretty clear intimation that, if the public and the House desire it, the second will that the division may yet be Mr. BRIGIIT and the Times, Easter.as lvel You have but to 1 as Government,taken before should produce its measure very speedily, andproduce it it must. We must think delay wholly indefensible. The bill, Sir JOHN PAKINGTON tells us, is prepared—then why hesitate to present it • Long enough has it been in hand ; there is no excuse on that ground for not giving it to us at once. It is the special business of the session ; we ought, therefore, to have it at the earliest possible hour, that we may have full time to do justice to its principles and details. As distant a day as necessary might be named for the second reading ; and thus, while Parliament was attending to matters of temporary importance, however urgent, the country could be attending to its own more appropriate business— how it wishes to be represented. We canmot conceive a single good reason for withholding the first reading of the bill, if it be ready, and if it be not it ought to be. We take, however, Sir JOAN PAKINGTON'S word for the fact of its being in a fit state for the nation to see it ;  smaller. They will have committed political suicide. It would be idle, however, to look for anything so inconceivable in the way of fatuity as this from men who have upon all other questions, as yet, since the date of their acceptance of office, shown such remarkable sagacity amidst the manifold toils and responsibilities of government. Whatever course Lord DERBY and his colleagues may pursue in regard to the question of the Ballot, we are at any rate sanguine of this—that Mr. I COBDEN will return from his " very short visit to the United States," but just in time to witness the triumph of that Great Question, and, in all probability, himself to participate in the first advantages derived from it, by entering once more the scene of his own former triumphs, as a member of the new re-reformed Parliament.  There has been a supplement to the Imperial speech. Count de MORNY has, in his capacity as President of the Corps Legislatif, spoken out plainly and intelligibly in favour of peace—or at least he puts that interpretation on the speech of the