THE CHARGES AGAINST GOVERNOR DARLING. AT length there is the
prospect of Governor DARLING'S proceedings in New South Wales being byught into judgment by the proper tribunal. The House of Commons has ordered an inquiry into the truth of the charges which for so many years have been hang- ing over his head. General DARLING'S friends did their utmost to the very last to binder •the inquisition into his conduct: and Ministers, most unwisely, aided them in the attempt. We re- gretted to see the Ministers in such company ; but seeing them there, we rejoice heartily that they were beaten. Little, however, will have been gained by the appointment of the Committee, if the inquiry is not prosecuted with skill, with vigour, and with laborious perseverance. No common exertions will be made to keep the real facts from the knowledge of the Committee. The obstinacy with which General DARLING has hitherto resisted every attempt at investigation, justifies the sus- picion that he and his patrons will be anxious to thwart the efforts of the complaining parties ; and it is probable that they possess the ability to do so to a great extent. But we have hopes that they will be ultimately defeated. Much depends upon the gentle- man who, we presume, will be Chairman, Mr. MAURICE 0 CON- NELL. He exhibited temper and tact in bringing forward the subject in the House of Commons ; but it is firmness and perse- verance which he will most need in the Committee. It is not merely the case of Captain ROBISON, but Colonial misgovernment, which must come under review. The inquiry ought to be very extensive ; and if it cannot be completed this session, the Com- mittee must be renewed in the next. Let Mr. MAURICE O'CON- NELL apply his energies to the performance of the task- he has undertaken, and he will find it, independently of other considera- tions, an introduction to the favourable knowledge of the English public, which any young Member of Parliament might covet.
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