The Press. — London, England, 1853-07-30 00:00:00

THE PRESS. DISTRESSING STRIKE IN DOWNING-STREET AND ITS VICINITY. Wa regret to state that the uncomfortable feeling against employers, now so prevalent in the country, has extended to a region where its man ifestation was least expected. It appears that on Wednesday morning last, it being the first act of business that he has performed since he joined the Coalition Cabinet, Lord JOHN RUSSELL rang his bell, and ordered his servant to call a cab. On being immediately apprised by his attendant of the important coup d Wilt which had just taken place, and that a cab was now almost as rare a thing as a Whig, his Lordship appeared much agitated, and, after walking up and down the room for a short time in deep thought, muttered something about Mr. Finaoy being a Peelite, and then left the house with the purpose of visiting Lord LANSDOWNE. The conference between the two Noble Lords was of some length ; De Lolme, Blackstone, the " Life of Lord William Russell," and several other constitutional works, were called for and consulted ; but, finally, Lord LANSDOWNE ordered his barouche, and, accompanied by Lord JOHN, proceeded to pay a visit to Lord ABERDEEN, in Downing street, where, having arrived, they, without circumlocution, referred to their unusual, not to say unconstitutional, position, in having seats in the Cabinet without salaries, and struck for wages. Lord ABERDEEN had not recovered from his astonishment or annoyance when Lord GRANVILLE arrived and struck for the Foreign Office, while a letter from Sir JAMES GRAHAM, which came in at the same moment, signified that Sir JAMES had struck for the Home Department. Sir CHARLES WOOD almost immediately followed these announce ments. The Right Honourable Baronet struck for an increase of wages, and insisted that a President of the Board of Control should receive 5,000/. per annum, instead of 3,500/. Ho founded this claim for increased pay on the notorious poverty of India. About noon Downing-street was so tilled by the equipages of various Ministers, that it was at first thought that a Cabinet Council was being held ; but this idea was dissipated by the arrival of Mr. CARDWELL. It appears that gentleman struck for the Cabinet, but Lord ABERDEEN broke it to him that, however various and varying might at. times be the elements cf that body, a prig was never per mitted to be a member of it by any party, or under any circum- stances. The crowd continued to increase at such a rate that the Noble Premier had some thoughts of sending to the Home Office for the protection of the police, but he was assured that it was as much as any man's life was worth to be seen entering the ►same walls that shrouded Mr. FITZROY. Moms of the Whigs proposed that that unfor tunate Under Secretary should be given up to the vengeance of the multitude, and that some ono of their body, even Mr Rim, should be installed in his place, by way of cementing the Coalition, and making the division more equal. Lord SEYMOUR and Mr. VERNON SMITH, and soon afterwards Mr COBDEN, Mr. BRIGHT, and Mr. GIBSON, arrived. Both these sections of gentlemen struck. They said they could stand it no longer, and they were resolved to vindicate the rights of labour against capital. In future, therefore, it is understood, they will not work for the Govern cent, but will invariably oppose the Treasury. Mr. SADLEIR, Mr. MONSELL, and Mr. )(soon, said nothing should prevail upon them to desert Lord ABERDEEN. Mr. M'GREOOR, Mr. WILLIAM WILLIAMS, and Dr. PHILLIMORE, lend the whole of their moral influence to the Government. THE TWO COALITIONS ; Oa, CABS versus CABINETS. " The villany you teach me I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction."--Shylock. Says Abby to Cabby, your conduct is shabby, On abuse and extortion no longer we smile ; So, to teach you good manners, henceforward a tanner's The maximum profit we give you per mile. Says Cabby to Abby, you talk like a babby, You've shown us already the means of redress Ere we stoop to be martyrs, we'll look to high quarters, And do what our betters have done—coalesce. GREAT statesmen have sometimes upset the coach : the more moderate pretensions of Mr. FITZROY have only upset the cab. SATURDAY, THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER AT A DISCOUNT. Says GLADSTONE, " I've a vague impression " Those South Seas' I can convert ; " Leave that Stock to my discretion, "Trust your WILLIAM—he's alert." " Though," says Candour, " no aspersion " Rests upon your zeal, my dear, " In your efforts at conversion " Your discretion's not so clear. " Islovimus qui te--eteetera " (Don't suppose I'd press you hard), "But you've not, as public debtor, a " Friend in need from Scotland-yard. " Public credit so far differs From your private reputation, ' Pleeceman X.; who saved the Man, Does not avail to save the Nation." A DISTINCTION. THE distinction between Mr. Lkw's operations and Mr. GLAD STONE'S is the difference between a great South Sea Bubble and a small one. LAW'S performance interested the public, but Mr. GLAD STONE'S provides excitement exclusively for himself. STANZAS, AFTER THE MANNER OF SIR JOHN SUCKLING. Why so dull and mute, my BERNAL? Prithee, why so mute? If thou dolt not like our journal, Say'st thou nothing to't? Prithee, why so mute? Why so dull and dumb, my BERNAL ? Prithee, why so dumb? Pumping hard at thy internal, Will there nothing come? Prithee, why SO dumb ? Come ! come ! something curt, or coarse, Or smart or slummy ? " You take us !" Then the game, of course, As suited to Joe Miller's mummy, Is aptly—double dummy. OLD LADIES. AT the Mansion-house dinner, last week, each of her MAjesty's Ministers escorted a lady into the Banqueting-hall ; but it was ob served that Lords ABERDEEN and RUSSELL went in together, each apparently satisfied that they had an equivalent. The spectators were not so confident, as each of the Noble Lords appeared to be respectively, as to which of them best represented an old gentlewoman. THE SLUMBERER. BY AN ENVIOUS M.P. BELOW THE GANGWAY. " How sleep the brave!" How sleeps that STaurr! The man is blest Who like that STREIT can take his rest — While WOOD'S meandering tale is told, When peppery GLADSTONE springs to scold, While LOWE jerks out his accents odd, Our STILE= sleeps on, or wakes to nod. While OSBORNE'S coarsest gibe is flung, While clings the burr to GRAHAM'S tongue, While spirt the headlong words from GREY, While bores the deep Artesian CLAY, While HATTER'S "dead " and " absent " pair, That Duchy's guardian slumbers there. NEW TITLE. - IT is said that the title by which Sir BENJAMIN HALL expects to be called to the Upper House is that of Baron Flamborough.