As the speedy of the Vt - i.;g. • ...omes more likely,
the members of it have begun to peach. Suspicious are entertained of the fidelity of Lord BROUGHAM to his party and his colleagues. There is little novelty in this revelation, and possibly as little justice in the surmise. It must, however, be admitted, that his truckling to the Tory ajority in the House of Lords—his "'bated- breath and whis- pering humbleness "—his profession of readiness to suit his measures - of reform to their taste—and the fulsome adulation which be went out of his way last night to bestow upon Lord LYNDHURST (when it is- reasonable to presume that he must have felt some human resentment rather than kindness towards the crafty politician, as the prime agent in his recent defeat)—appear to lend a countenance to the rumour which connects him with the Duke of RICHMOND, Mr. STANLEY, Lord PALMERsTON, and Sir JAMES GRAHAM, in a design to oust Lords GREY and ALTHORP from their places, and to form a coalition Cabinet with a few leading Conservatives.
On the other hand, some of Lord Bnot-r7t..• friends tell a very. different story. They assert that be has ha... die ;Lost Liberal mem- ber of the Cabinet, and eager for bold and popular measures, from which his more timid colleagues have shrunk. This may be true, even if it should also be true that he is now on the point of going over to the enemy, or of making a separate treaty for his own advantage. A great show of vigour and determination, when no danger is incurred, and it is clear that nothing will be done, is not inconsistent with a very • timeserving spirit and policy when the day for action has arrived and firmness of nerve is required.
Another report assigns to the Duke of Rietimoxn a leading place in the new Cabinet. No one can be surprised at this. His Grace is always thought of, when a man of high rank, slender means, and me- diocre abilities, is wanted to fill up a gap, and repre,s the troublesome pretensions of less dignified claimants. The Duke's late proceedings in the Post- Office department have not, however, rendered him the most popular Premier that even the Conservatives might select at the present time.
There is still another project mentioned, half in joke, we should sup- pose, by the Times this morning, but seriously countenanced by the Standard. According to this account, the Speaker, Mr. MANNERS
• Si7yros, is to be the new Premier, and Leader in the House of Com- mons. The Standard thinks he may yet turn out to be a second WIL- LIAM PITT, and the saviour of his country. This is the project of the Ultra-Tories. The Chronicle says that they would require two hundred additional members to make good their standing in the House of Commons. This number Mr. CORBETT has promised them, by letter published in the True Sun this evening, provided they will repeal the taxes on Malt, Houses, and Windows. Backed by such security as this, they will certainly proceed at once with their arrangements ; and before this day week, Mr. SUTTON will have kissed hands at Windsor, as First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer. PEEL is omitted in all these arrangements. It is not his time yet.
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