It is now pretty generallynnderstood, that the , Duke of WEL-
LINGTON and the Moderate-Tories have formed a coalition ; an d that, in consequence, not only will there be no attempt on the part of the Cabinet to amend the state of the representation, but that a decided, and no doubt a successful stand, will be made against any such an attempt, if proceeding from the Opposition. The pretence under cover of which the Tories have joined the Duke, is the danger to the Enalish Constitution, from the eaten- sion of those revolutionary doctrines that have triumphed in France and in Belgium. They will still admit the propriety of ae change in the Commons ; but they will deny that the present time of trouble abroad and of trouble at home is a fitting, period at which to begin it. From the temper and character of the Duke's new allies, who are more distinguished for their fidelity to office than for capacity to defend it, we may naturally anticipate a stormy session. Had the Whigs been as powerful as their friends anticipated, this could hardly have been the case. They must. have crushed the Ministry in a few nights. The struggle between power and principle may now be prolonged, not for weeks, but for years.
