Mr. BABB.tGE ought, in addressing common men, to use com-
mon language and common argument. GOLDSMITH observes, that the joke trhich provokes admiration in the drawing-rooms of the West end of the town would drop still-born if delivered at Billingsgate. In the same way, a harangue which gains applause from the Royal Society may gain only hisses from the electors of Finsbury. Mr. BABBAGE observes, that his judgment must be formed by the evidence of facts : to which side soccer they pre- ponderate, to that side it must incline. Now, satisfactory as this appears in the abstract, it is little calculated for an. election au- dience. Constituents ask for men who have made up their minds —not men who have yet to make them up ; they look on the House of Commons as a place where something is to be done— not a school where something is to be learned. They accept such dubitancy as Mr. BABBAGE'S language (only his language, we believe) implies, as a proof of ignorance rather than humility. Nor are they altogether wrong. 'What can the House of Commons tell Mr. BABBAGE of the Ballot, that he may not learn without its assistance ? what of Triennial Parliaments? what of the Tea monopoly? what of the Window or House Tax? We have no doubt Mr. BARRAGE can instruct the House on all these points, much more effectually than the House can instruct him.
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