6 APRIL 1839, Page 6

" THE CRISIS."

Under this often-abused title, the daily papers have been teeming with extracts from the provincial journals, all having reference to the expected conflict of political parties on the 15th. We select a few ; and commence with those that urge the Liberals to rally round Lord John Russell, and support Ministers through thick and thin ; though even they, it will be seen, have misgivings as to the result of the conflict.

LEEDS MERCURY.—If The Tories should in et the question fairly-, and try to repeat in the House of Commons the vote of the House of Lords, 'Ministers will undoubtedly have a majority—probably of from 20 to 30. But it is not unlikely that the Tories may endeavour to shift the field of battle from Ireland to some other question, on which a few Ultra-Radicals may either join them, or, by declining to vote, may as effectually insure the defeat of the Ministry. Or, what is considered even more probable, it may be that some hot-headed or wrong-headed Ultra-Radical, like Mr. Wakley, may move an amendment, declaring a want of confidence in Ministers; and that the Tories, for the pur- pose of attaining their end, may condescend to follow in his wake. We under- stand there are symptoms of a disposition on the part of some of the Radical Members to pursue this course and if they do so, they may have the honour, such as it will be, of being the mstruments of overturning a Liberal Ministry and establishing a Tory Ministry-.

MANCHESTER GUARDIAN.—It is impossible for us to resist the impression, confirmed indeed as it is by facts which we see existing in the society around as, that there has been and is in the public mind a considerable reaction, not in favour of, but in opposition to, further political changes. * * * Under such circumstances, When, in the actual state of public feeling, the quettion is rather as to holding the ground we have gained than as to assuming a position In advance, it seems to us that it would be the height of absurdity and tally for the few Radical Members of the House of Commons, to whom the existing condition of parties accidentally gives the power—most unquestionably not de- rived from thew own numbers as a class, and, we think, not justified by the weight, with the country, of their character and talents—of displacing the pre- sent Cabinet, to unite with the Tories for that purpose. 'We are, however, fully prepared to expect that, in the height of their self-sufficiency, and their ignorance of public opinion, they will do so.

WORCESTERSHIRE CHRONICLE. ••••-• The Radicals would 'decidedly gain not a benefit but a loss by the ejection of the Whigs from office. * * * Any defection from the Reform ranks would be perilous in the extreme, and every species of Reformer should therefore support the Ministry ; and when the Tortes are defeated, he will be in a proper state (and should not neglect the opportunity of doing so) of coming to sonic distinct understanding as to the manner in which progressive and substantial Reform will be hereafter obtained.

DUBLYN PILOT.—We turn to the Irish people to remind them that we have but a few days given us to decide whether or not we shall quietly submit this country to the bloodthirsty grasp of the Tories. A single week, in fact, decides the question. What question ?—whether the Tories shall return to power, and the horrors of a revolution sweep along the surface of our peaceful milks.' for it is useless denying that to this it would at last come. * " We knew for some time past, though we did not care to mention it, that the present Pre- mier, who prefers the attractions of a quiet life to the turmoil consequent on his present situation, wished to retire, and hail, in fact, resolved on the first favourable opportunity to lay his burden at the feet of his Royal Mistress. The

Queen, we believe, commanded Lord Melbourne to continue Prime Minister, at all events for some time further, until her own experience would [should] aid her in forming a new Cabinet ; but the conspiracy which developed itself on Lord Rodeo's motion, particularly by: the animus which appeared to guide i

the Duke of Wellington n his sanction in that attack, decided the Premier in throwing up the seals of office; and on the next day, three several times, (!) as we are informed, tendered his resignation to the Queen ; which her Majesty on every occasion firmly declined to accept. This was the state of things through- out Friday week ; and in every department of the Government it was under- stood that the Melbourne Administration was dissolved. The Queen, how- ever, remained firm. The consequence was, that Lord John Russell forthwith proceeded to the House of Commons, and gave notice that he would take the sense of the nation on the question, which, not so expressed by his Lordship, comes to the samepoint—shall the Tories comeback to power? THE QUEEN says no I * * * We have digressed fore moment from our main purpose, which is to crush for ever the Tomes. We never felt so much the want of language as at this moment to exhort the true friends and worshippers of real liberty— the friends of the Queen—the friends, high and low, of the Marquis of Nor- manby—the followers of O'Connell—the -lovers of peace and order—the advo- cates of the liberated Blacks—to lay aside their petty sectional differences, and rush together on Sunday next to the thousand assemblages which that day will exhibit. Let them throw aside their wretched squabblings, and on that day lay on the common altar of their country the unpurchaseable and unquenchable re- solution of freeing for ever that country from the venomous embraces of the reptiles of Toryism! Let the air on that day resound with the soul-stirri aspirations after liberty—echoed and reechoed from meeting to meeting, a, the breezes increasing with shouts for the Queen, Nornianby, O'Connell, and Irelandt shall swell to a hurricane loud and long enough to prostrate the hopes of Toryism for ever.