The circumstances of the general election of 18- will be well remembered by all thosewho take an interest in the political matters of the country. There had been a coming in anda going out of Ministers previous to that, -somewhat rapid, very exciting, and, upon thewhole, useful as showing the real feeling of the country upon sundry questions of publicinterest. Mr. Gresham had been Prime Minister of England, as representative of the Liberalparty in politics. There had come to be a split among those who should have been hisfollowers on the terribly vexed question of the Ballot. Then Mr. Daubeny for twelve monthshad sat upon the throne distributing the good things of the Crown amidst Conservativebirdlings, with beaks wide open and craving maws, who certainly for some years previoushad not received their share of State honours or State emoluments. And Mr. Daubeny wasstill so sitting, to the infinite dismay of the Liberals, every man of whom felt that his partywas entitled by numerical strength to keep the management of the Government within itsown hands
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