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London: JAMES HOGG and SON, York-street, Covent-garden, W.C. London: Published by JOHN HOGG, 14, York Street, Covent Garden, and Printed by JOHN HIGGS BATTY, 6, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. Ir is a natural impulse which prompts us, on the threshold of a new year, to estimate as far as we can the probabilities of the future. There is an instinctive feeling of relief in the persuasion that something is over and done with, something fresh is to be begun, though a very little reflection considerably sobers the thought. To consign the events of 1869 to an unopened volume of the Annual Register, to add the odious documents which embitter Christmas enjoyments to a carefully hidden file of similar nuisances, to make as much as possible a perfectly clean sweep of the mental, social, and domestic cobwebs which 365 days have accumulated, and to have in view the pleasing excitement of beginning again-all this, to an ordinarily sanguine mind, is accompanied with a good deal of interest and not a little satisfaction. Of course, there are persons of a gloomy and misanthropical temperament to whom the future only differs from the past in its deeper shadows and more unmitigated discomfort; green spectacles are as indispensable to the mental vision of such individuals, as are rose-coloured ones to that of others. But it is out of the question to invite guests of this kind to our board at Yule-tide they ought all to be collected by Government inspectors and shut up in dark and empty cupboards at Whitehall, or sent to test the sportive powers of our jocose Chancellor of the Exchequer. Little excuse, however, is needed by us, as Conservatives, in entering at such an appropriate time upon a review of the present position of political affairs, especially as they affect our own party and prospects. The twelvemonth which has just closed has been to us one of disaster and disappointment, and it must be with no lack of anxiety that we contemplate the probable course of the irremediable future. During the year of Disgrace (as we shall ever chronicle it in the annals of England), 1869, the Conservative party has met with a great, decided, and unexpected rebuff at the hands of the majority of the middle and lower classes of the population. They have been compelled to submit to the forcible infliction of a legislative revolution which not only ran counter to their deepest and sincerest principles, not only was utterly opposed to their most unqualified convictions. and in their firm opinion struck a fatal blow at the very roots of the constitution of the country, but which also indirectly dragged into its muddy vortex, and defiled by its slimy touch, that branch of the legislature where Conservatism is always strongest, and which has hitherto been looked upon as the last and a chivalrously unyielding champion of our national honour, greatness, and history against the ceaseless inroads of a Godless democracy. Nor have these been our only calamities; in the very season of our weakness, an inscrutable Providence has removed from us that leader whose genius and daring seemed so peculiarly needful in this extremity. It may not be long, in much probability, before the inexorable logic of facts abundantly justifies the touching and prophetic words with which Lord Derby closed his Parliamentary career; but it will be long indeed before that pathetic ending of a long and honourable and historical life fades from the memory of those English Price ld. men who are not ashamed of patriotism, or before we lose our proud gratitude for a guide who, in this prosaic and money-grubbing age combined the most enlightened statemanship with the daring of a Rupert, and the chivalry of a Bayard. The Good reason, then, have we to regret the character of the year that is gone, and to deprecate any transmission of its distinguishing features to that which is now before us. domestic history of few years, perhaps, has presented a greater unity than 1869. With episodes as startling as any to be found in the most "sensational" of modern novels, with dramatis persone that stand out in a strong relief from the ordinary humdrum puppets of social life, it has combined a very clearly-marked and unbroken plot, with its crisis and its moral. It began socn after the deposition of the Conservatives from power by a decided popular vote on a distinct issue fairly challenged, and the substitution of a Liberal Government; its work has been the creation of one destructive measure, carried successfully against every argument and effort that could be opposed to it by a not despicable and a thoroughly-in-earnest body of dissentients. Its result remains to be seen, but there are unmistakeable indications of what it will be. And now that we have closed one eventful volume, what is the heading of the next? There is at all events one circumstance from which we may well take courage, and which is of a very different tendency to most that have happened of late. It is impossible to deny that, from whatever causes, Conservatism has made during the last few months, and still continues to make great progress in popular sympathy. In the first instance, any one acquainted with the figures of the last election, and the influences so largely employed on the Liberal side, is perfectly well aware that the large and cohesive majority in the House of Commons is by no means a true exponent of the actual majority of electors of the United Kingdom. The relation must always be inaccurate to a considerable extent, so long as county representation is swamped by the towns, and large constituencies by small and corrupt boroughs. Even in the face of these disadvantages, the gains made in the constitutional interest were remarkable and notorious. Still, the existence of such a disparity of forces in Parliament proved, as might naturally be expected, very discouraging to the minority, and the subsequent submission of the Upper House to Mr. Gladstone's tyranny did much to take away what confidence still remained to the disheartened Conservative party throughout the country. Few Prime Ministers in England have had such an opportunity for success, or such power concentrated in their own hands, as Mr. Gladstone. But the opportunity has been too great for him, the power too intoxicating. The measure of conciliation, of which he declared himslf to be the herald, has proved already, as was expected by its opponents, to be but another apple of discord offered to a distracted people; without satisfying any class of malcontents, except indeed those Priestly agitators who accept it as an instalment of future favours, it has alienated and mortally offended those who only had been the steady and loyal upholders of the Queen's Government; the prospect which he has shown of further "conciliatory" action of a similar kind, has thoroughly vigilance. There are evident symptoms, which we should do alarmed and disturbed that class which must, from the nature our utmost to foster, that all classes are learning the real of its position, be the most interested in securing the significance of what is miscalled Liberalism, and are appreciaimmunity of law and order, and has also merely excited a ting the value of principle as compared with revolution. It more extensive cupidity and more imperious demands from is for those who really love their country and believe in the ignorant and profligate. The promised era of peace has absolute truth and right, to summon every available recruit been inaugarated by more abundant robbery, violence, and to their standard, and then it will not be a vain hope to see murder; the prophesied reign of religious forbearance and the day when the Radical rabble is again resolved into its sympathy has opened with more rampant intolerance than many and discordant elements, and the Church and State of ever, more glaring degradation of sacred places and offices; England may look forward to some freedom from tinkering the incense of a grateful people's acknowledgment of the and outrage. If we wanted an appropriate motto for Conwisdom and generosity of Parliament, has stunk in the servatives at the present juncture, it would be Tu ne cede nostrils of their rulers at the very earliest opportunity, and malis, sed contra audentior ito. their offering of thanks taken the peculiar though truly Hibernian form of sending a convicted and atrocious felon as their chosen representative. This same administration of "All the Virtues" has with rare tact created a widespread feeling of indignation and soreness in our most valuable colonies; and, to complete the picture, at home has nearly caused a disruption of the National Church, has simultaneously swindled and jeered the most hardly-pressed tax-payers, has brought the defences of the country to the lowest possible point, and irretrievably ruined many of the most struggling part of the population by its false economy. This then being the indictment against Mr. Gladstone and his colleagues and the facts are well known-it can hardly be said that his position is as strong as when he first entered upon office, nor is it easy to believe that as much confidence is placed in his statesmanship by the nation, as when its fruits were still to be tasted. And that this is the case the votes at recent elections have shown, as well as the remarkable vitality of what the Radical press sneered at as a phantom as long as they dared--Conservatism among the working classes. But while we have every ground for hope that before long our principles will prevail if only the British Empire survives the vindictive onslaughts and perpetual worrying of Gladstonianism, we have also every need of circumspection and caution. At the present moment the party is without a recognised leader in the House of Lords, where its strength is greatest, and in fact supreme. Whoever may be chosen to occupy that most important and delicate post, we can only trust that he will be one who will justly secure the undivided allegiance of all members of the constitutional force, and who will neither alienate them by temporizing or timidity, nor cause divided counsels by a selfish ambition. With the advice given recently in the Quarterly Review, always inclined to gloom and of an electic tendency that the Tory party should adopt a course commonly associated with Japanese customs, and by way of patriotic policy assume an entirely negative attitude, we disagree in toto. As soon as Toryism is identified in reality, as it often is now popularly, with pure obstructiveness, it must and will cease to be a power in the State. It has never been an English characteristic to acquiesce in defeat; it is completely alien to the English nature simply to stand still and utter protests. Nothing could be conceived more certain to hasten the ruin of the State, and to delight the Radicals and revolutionaries, than for Conservatives generally to make up their minds to a continued abstinence from office and to con- | tent themselves with futile criticism and doleful vaticinations. It is a very different policy which commends itself to us, and we should trust to most supporters of the constitution, as true patriotism and wise foresight. So far from standing still, we would strain every nerve to promote the spread of our principles by local organizations, by the press, by education, and by every just and open influence. So far from offering a merely negative opposition, we would employ every Parliamentary tactic at the right time to oust the Radicals from the seat of government, where every day's possession gives them further opportunity for ruining the empire. It is no slight trust that we have to guard, no time to relax our THE INDELIBILITY OF ORDERS. THE Pall Mall Gazette has but put into words what every intelligent Protestant must feel to be the truth-that on none but the Catholic hypothesis is there any reason for demanding that Holy Orders should be considered indelible. An earnestminded and pious gentleman feels himself called to study the Bible, and qualify himself for teaching others what he conceives to be its meaning, and how to direct their lives and devotions according to its rules. In addition to this he will lead and conduct the public prayers, and administer various solemn rites and Sacraments. In harmony with this kind of occupation, he will abstain from secular employments as a means of gaining money, and will lead a quiet regular life of domestic peace befitting the solemnity and dignity of his work. The regulations of the Church of England require him to pass through a form called Ordination previous to his undertaking these duties, and he prepares himself for it with grave and devout feelings, trusting that the blessing of God will descend upon him, and that he may be Divinely assisted in his heavenly work. The time comes when he no longer feels called to spend his life in the manner described. Other occupations equally useful, and more fitted to a changed and developed state of mind and powers, commend themselves to him as more desirable. Perhaps he feels, and very truly, that many of his people are more fitted to teach him than he to teach them. Perhaps he cannot, with advancing years and deepening thought, believe all the strong language to which he unthinkingly subscribed in his youth. Perhaps he gets tired of repeating the commonplaces which are all that his mind supplies; or, perhaps, he feels that such work is but dull compared with the active interests and discoveries which are open to those who are engaged in the world's labours. So he casts about to see why he should not abandon his profession, and though he finds practical obstacles in his way, and general opinion against him, he sees no real reason why the Clerical profession should not be abandoned (for instance) for the medical, as well as vice versa. On his own belief he is quite right. He believed that he had simply embraced a profession, not that a supernatural change has passed over him, and he does not know that that objective change cannot be undone, any more than the change which has made him a man instead of a boy. Among Protestant bodies, of course the whole matter is easy enough, but when Protestants unknowingly take Holy Orders in the Church, they have got themselves into an inextricable difficulty. They may feel, and the best of them do feel, that they have pledged themselves to the service of God, and have no right to draw back; but when they become convinced that they can serve God better in another way, this argument will not weigh with them. The existing state of the law, which nominally hinders a man from pursuing a secular calling after having taken Holy Orders, and the popular feeling which regards a secularized life as a degradation, are surviving witnesses to the Catholic belief in the supernatural |