Excerpt from Speeches of Edward, Lord Lytton, Vol. 1 of 2: Now First Collected With Some of His Political Writings Hitherto Unpublished and a Prefatory Memoir
On Friday, the 15th of June 1855, the Member for Aylesbury, Mr Austin Henry Layard, moved the subjoined resolution - "That this House views with deep and increasing concern the state of the nation, and is of opinion that the manner in which merit and efficiency have been sacrificed in public appointments to party and family influences, and to a blind adherence to routine, has given rise to great misfortunes, and threatens to bring discredit on the national character." The Member for Herts, Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, during the discussion which ensued, moved the following amendment-"That this House recommends to the earliest attention of her Majesty"s Ministers the necessity of a careful revision of our various official establishments, with a view to simplify and facilitato the transaction of public business; and, by instituting judicious tests of merit, as well as by removing obstructions to its fair promotion and legitimate rewards, to secure to the service of the State the largest available proportion of the energy and intelligence for which the people of this country are distinguished." The debate occupied two nights, at its close the original motion being rejected by 359 votes to 46. On introducing the amendment, during the first night"s discussion the following speech was delivered.
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