The Press. — London, England, 1853-10-15 00:00:00

OCTOBER 15, 1853. Bsnsow, who originated the expedition, sus pected would be found, and whielt is now proved to exist. Whether, on this supposi tion. his ships proceeded to the west, or got inextrieably entangled in some bay or inlet of the unexplored region. is past eonjectum One eiremnstance only has yet latwu made known Whiell beelllA to atrord a clue t4a his fide. When off the Matekenzie River, suceeeded with great dittieulty in speaking to some of the natives. They feared his ap proach, supposing. as they said, that he had come to avenge the death of a party of white Illelk who had arrived there in a boat some time ago. Their story was eonsistent, and they pointed out the grave of one of the men they had slain. IM'CialtE regrets that he hail not time to examine into the particulars of this statement ; in that regret the whole eountry will partieipate ; and, with the highest reapect for this most gallant officer's aehieve moats, we must add that, however mollifying delay might have been to hint at that critical season, he could not better have employed time than in thoroughly sifting a eircumstamee so closely connected with the Main object of his expedition. "At dinner to-day," says the gallant FITZ JAMES, in his diary, tander date June 11, 154', Sir John gave us a pleasant account of his " expectations of being able to get through the ' 'ice on the north coast of A Illerieal. " 1 f frozen up in a position mall' of this coast, what probable than that he would attempt to reach it by a travelling party ? There is yet some faint hope that some tidings of the lost ships may be obtained by KELLETT or M'CultE's sus renewed efforts would lie made this season to push the Jurestigattor through the icy bailier which alone separated her from lbliTOW ' S Should M'CLum: not succeed, he proposed to desert the ship and return with his crew to England. We do not, however, think that there is any necessity for that immediate abandonment of Arctic research which has been advised. Now that the coasts between Barrow's and Behring's Straits have been so far explored that safe slat' s for ships can be decided on,—that the system of travelling parties ham been perfectly organised, and that the eflieiency of steam imvigatt . has been thoroughly tested,—further research can be prosecutel with little danger or hardship, and at a comparatively hitting expense. MR. GLADSTONE AT MANCHESTER. MR. GLAnwroNE at Manchester was of little service to the dead or the living—to the credit of the Oovernment for which he fags, or to the fame of the statesman to whose skirts he clung. It is observable that he hail a choice opportunity and a stage to himself (for the cotton Orators were starring it elsewhere), but still he evinced more inclination than aptitude for addressing a mixed assembly. The preili leetions of a cloistered sophist must have still beset him, for, in the face of shouting multi tudes, lie appeared feeble and bewildered. We have not space. and shall not attempt, to follow him through his speech. Hut one or two points which lie on the surface we take note of. Party." Mr. 6 LkiosToNE thinks, has its good ipudities. It keeps up a high standard 44 honour among public men ; yet he rejoices that, the Administration of which he is a member it utiassociated by party ties ; and. while he attributes to this cireumstance the numerous defeats they have sustained in the House of Commons, the directer inferenve from this eseapes him. If party keeps up a high standard of honour nun mg public men. in a eualition formed by the maerifiee of party the standard of honour must be pro Moto depre ciated. Ml'. (iI.AIOITONEI4 remarks on the Eastern question ►uul our foreign policy were prefaced by allusions to " the gla►e and glory . ' of war, with similar phrases, whence he proeeeded to justify the dilatory, weak, and vacillating con duet of the Oovernment by a complen►entary reference to the doctrines of internati►•nal ,u• bitration, citing Oreeee, Belgium, Spain, :u►dl Syria, as instances of its suceerstul appliva- THE PRESS. tion. Belgium where the English ships blockaded the scheldt. whilst the French ean non breached the citadel of Antwerp ! Greve,. —where the untoward accident 'of Nava rum destroyed fir years the navy of Turkey. Spain—with its lingering war of treachery. famine, and murder, where quarter was not given, and pillage was the substitute for pay' Syria—with its brisk and dashing six weeks campaign, in which the strong fortress of Aete fell under the " arbitratory process of a four hours bombardment, and toms were dic tated by Sir C. NAPIER With Alexandria 1111414.1• the guns of his ships If these are instances of the successful ap pheation of the rinciple ot " international arbitration." and if it has been acted on in the Eastern question. we may speedily expeet its full development in a war which will be all the bloodier because " arbitration " has given all parties time to Krill to the teeth. Mr. 6 I.Ao- STONE seemed to expect this himself for he said we were never. in a veuniary point of view, b atter preialred for war. Sir K. PEE', Mr. OLAMSToNifti political tutor. took lessons from " the unadorned eloquence" of Mr. Conn Ex. Mr. tiLAINToNE also would du well to imitate Mr. CoanEx's style, but. without his confusion of arguments and lints. Some deficiencies and incongruities may at present be pardoned in one who commenced political life as " the rising hope of the unbending Tories," and who now rails Sir WILLIAM MolKiiNoliTll eolleague—espeeially when, sue rounded by "the old familiar fneem" of BAZLEY, IInoTIIERTON, PorrEit, and MOWS, amidst en thusiastic applause which is too much for his feelings, he is commending himself to the political followers of Messrs. Coauxx and BRIG HT. MISS CUNNINGII.IIIE'4 ItELEASE. Homy and TvdcAwv—despotisms spiritual and tem pontl--Itave shrunk liefore the united spirit of Pro testantism, and have released their intended victim, in eontemplat ion perhaps of the possible advent. of Itri tish ships in the Inuliour of Le born. The organ of Lonl AnuatiEr.s, suddenly startled by this outrage for u moment into an English a n d a untidy burst. of indignation, has relapsed as instantly mutt, its leanings towards despotism. The arrest of Miss Ceti NI i.ll i: and her iticareent bolt ill a prison for the (offence of giving to an Ifillitill peasant an Italian version of the Mole is to lie treated as a joke. Those subjects of the lintottl Duke who read the Bible heroine, it seems, dis afft.eted to his sovereign sway. We do not wonder at it. Bible and tyranny—truth and falsehood — comma co-exist. The violation of any law of a foreign stab' by it sojtounier in it we do not. justify, however moustmns that law may Is. in itself ; but penalties should bear some prolairtinu 1.0 OireiteeS. Till! Spirit of an titfenet. should chiefly Is. considered in awarding punish ment for it. The excuse put forth for the Grand I Puke is, that the distribution of Bibles caused dis• affeetion, and, if it hut been the object of Miss Crx• Nts4lll ME It) excite civil commotion in 'Tuscany, her punishment might have been deserved. But (Al sup pose that. such was her object is absurd, and there fore it eatiniit be urged to extenuate the brand Duke's bigotry. It is as one incident in a scheme to crush freedom) of Ott slight and liberty, civil and reli gloom, thniughout the world, that we regard this event ; a n d we cannot boo severely censure the spirit that would treat with levity so flagrant a manifesto Lion of such it design. Tyrants, great a n ds 11, must lie taught that there is a limit ill patient endu rance of wrongs and insults, and, this l• t once passed, and the heart of Pr o testant England ()love *noised, they will find that they have to deal, not with " antiquated imbecility," lint with the se III• 4 oho e who in old days tataisfroutaial tlisa power of Rome when that power wielded the might of eloopire, a, its weapons, and who shattered the fore'. of Spoils when Spain was guided by the skill of FAttxv.sr, tool ruled over by the heir awl successor of eitAid.u.s V. virriN KOSSTA. SECIRETkItV MAII4 Y ham replied to the Austrian demand that ii4e4srA shall he given tip to the Ails rian authorities at Smyrna in a is 'lengthy, even beyond the ordinary lengthiness 1,1 American %tate papers. In it several highly illiportant questions—allegiance and its oblivations—and how a subject eau diveNt himself of In' alliliance—vitiAenslnv, and licnv it s;'►: ' ► 111ay be a:. 16ml— are disetissell, we will nut nay Ila‘i l 11INV Iwo 11,..:51151 OWN..'''pie. -WlllOll HIV aliatagsl 11 1 1 ' 111. , 1 .1111 i. silt of the eisil I.i i. and whiels demand al isuiiiii . sllll L111 1 %11'1440 llatt law bcl' trt. t he) can Iw' propel (11.111411•401 .01 Nii . ..v.yrotary M in..' is ISt' opinion slim any sullied hat iii ; : faithfully lierbirtneil the pisvi and prevent duties I . ..stilling (nun his relation hi the siisereign el' • may at any time his allegi,sise,. and sea hen. .%1111 far 11114 ream "11 het " 111...at%saviga power • • • has Iseelialt l •* tli llldlyldnNly, thiv right to withdraw " ru . st• ull av Sinn It basis, alit iv similar in principle. "lu the right w legitimises resivhsnee s)r,thh)... .%fter 111111'11 +11%.4111110111 11. 1 arrisl... at, the,a. 1`1...1111N that the .‘11 , 11 . 11111 . .. 111 sei/ing K.. rs, itatiimal law and that therefore, an thud neeomit, *nil also un the seore of humanity , Captain I \ tilt ill '134 WaSillstilieil in eiserring and ronllai Iling the Austrisuiv tat IN l lt , ll , i l hiol. The dr.pxtrh Cady With a 11011611 a that kitst.'r► Alllll be revhireil to the Osikaition IS 'Cllptell when 114 1 Was arrested. The at halt I. sll of itlir lls iVenlllloll has 14.1.111lireeteil to the stilt : wet, total it iv highly desirable that this ail i ilizeu.hip.and the manner iii Whiell it rail 1114. xrquilt 11, shou ld be clearly defined for if, ae. enratti:.! la the 1011.1141•14.11.111 S States, a sinus eats change Ills Ilatiivanto by a Kama° drrhuusi.al sit his 11111 nliolt, I.4lllaltheatilms lil.e 'hi, iii Smyrna will becuuau fitly reenrring. NI.%IZIi olt DEFACED Col N. Iliss riso:•.: of A 11141141 11 , Isi.fol . o 1114. 11111 14140111 s'iilll 1110 beettlile law, We called attelitioll to elllllme 4 It e4lllllllllOll Whielll We eolipijilereil 111Illeeessilry, 111111 %e\11114 1 104. The Wet deelttreq iwt..ssie defusing the cola shall In' Wildly of is lulur. This is reasinsable. But it then goes on to declare that " 1111% iserssills tittering iir 11.11 sleriseg " eons so slel'aresl or stamped shall Moir 111 penalty 4 1 1 $114., 111 141. reesnerosl Isels•re a magistrate. The e%IIN We 0101 1111114•11)111441 sine since happened ; predictions. 1118%e 111441 ; Pulllldl4llllv Of In. colOs.lllviss . s . s 1.‘1,01'11.1100.1 are general. Every cab 1114111 anal shoplsoy hi whom money is pant %iews each piers. with vigilant MO almost every one is greAltsally finishing a ssills'et • lOl coins ‘lllllelele4 CAreill u. Uhl 111.41 d, 116.411115 e tub lender them inadvertently sis current coin of the 11111111 W4llllll 4A1041r4e the pe1,40111 sal trlititling tin 111 to a penalty of .141 s. Mr entstensporaiies are, now that the mischief is shone, :make to the ‘exasissits diameter of that pot of the met to which we have refers Isl. Titers . is ass old form ells Assist " u minis 111 111115 . ,' and 41 word of warning may prevent 44111111111 s of laissent4. If the sill pa... Neil is silessee i 1 Was not 111111 its Malts were nun pinnies% snit. We aunt, We helle%e, We Anne, When lIIIE ei51it5.111114.114191.4 wets. silent, WM Ilu %IWee 111 1 1 .11'1 NIIIII'III pridesl4.4l siguiss..l 11- risro.milW, 141111 Kis issinesstly railed attentloss to, ths.se e%ils which ostiserts also see, snow that they feel 141511 'wirer from them. PRE% I.: NT 0: RAILWAY ACC' DENTS. To THE oil "1 1111: totrteo." Sir,— lot 'our able oil% 'ovary toteostire% few the pr‘ t ootiooto sot' railway neetolcoos, perlootte4 )11u way ro m,,j,ler the holloostiou , 11:41.9—otiooto to .1 mtwowthy )oostr notice. Anil It hoot too train slooottlol 100 pass ow lon'. a stati.on Lull we E, 4. lilt' 111411 null the ne‘t rialiiwitig statism that o w iiitt.ritirilints• WaS elestr. Tloi• co ottlol lie by gotta iwreloot Ily electric televrottolo. It might haw Ili'. 4441 id' itiotwolitig the totoogro..., 11l it train • little ; loot lI I, ' pe'e'l olio's of 11111111111 hie 111. find eirtisitlermii.n. this phut it iv 41161 P clear the tote rotoeot ',oldie no I tolohit, Iwooi t ho4 Milky s•liirr., 11111 111M•114 . 141111.11. llluuLly sitlomitiell lo), sir, Yooi . • Cootoorwst 1 F hot to. '11111,1•11 town, Oct. 12, 1543. N A.rl 1V ii Moot toir.sr too los‘o• bevitit mitolooloog eiro•loom iu OW el 111511 I) woolotoorial signed by w tootololoo.r oot the 111410. It' *441044. 1111141 iluMurul i K I 111 1 1 1•1114111% Null Sill fwr 40t Shilill . l4l lIgY 101111 I'id-war.l•4l In Ah e r. %ening forth the raboolootom , likoly to Ad! 11 . 0 .111 war too With,' pri Mt Well its 100 the million% of olwrati%rm in (ilk 4•••nhtly .I,lwsliksii Gin Siule fur their support, will totstreAtitig o•optitilitto. hi try r‘oory 'molds' molar. Fot settlitog thus oblotito• betwown Turkey mid iZtvit.lit britote osuttisrd to uctual bu-Ailitteto I I