The Press. — London, England, 1855-04-21 00:00:00

APRIL 21, 1855. ' I THE PRESS. Sir CHARLES TREVELYAN, in his evidence before the committee this week, gives us another proof, if any were wanting, of what an incubus that word " respon s ibility " is upon the official mind. Accord ing to Sir CHARLES there was plenty of fuel for the men, and hay for the horses, but the means of transport were deficient, and so the men perished from cold, and the horses from starvation; but Sir CHARLES'S department. that of the conanissimat, is nut to be blamed, because the " evils which occurred were attributable, in his opinion, to the mal " administration of-some other branch of the service." In fact, accord ing to Sir CHARLES, there was a superabundance of everything in all the various depots which had been established at Malta, Constanti 'nople, and Varna; but the sea transport service was so shamefully conducted that nothing ever arrived in proper time. We shall be curious to hear what the infallible Secretary of the infallible Board of Admiralty will sey in his evidence. The unfortunate BOXER, we suspect, will have all the blame shuffled off upon his shoulders, and then from BOXER it will go to CHRISTIE, from CHRISTIE to HEATH, and arum thence it will be lost in the turbid waters of Malaya. " JOHNNY WOULD TO THE CONFERENCE GO." Johnny would to the Conference go, Hurrah for Johnny ! Whether the Colonies miss'd him or no. With his rowley, powley, gammon and spinach, • Hurrah for Johnny ! Off he set with his children and nurse, Hurrah for Johnny ! And thirty retainers—few jobs could be worse— With his, &c. He's been away now a good many weeks, Hurrah for Johnny ! But of his return to us nobody speaks, With his, &c. " Bah ! what should I care for poor Colony elves ? Ha! ha !" says Johnny ! " Tho' I own they're not fit to take care of themselves, With my, ic. " But what cau it matter that I am away ? Ha! ha!" says Johnny ! " 'Tis all stuff and nonsense the newspapers nay, With my, &c. " Besides, there is nothing to growl at at all, Ha! ha!" says Johnny! " Now you've got this nice Irishman, Mr. John Ball, With my, &c. " Talent or sense he may not possess, He ! he!" says Johnny ! " (His name I had never heard, I confess,) With my, &e. " But you know we're not all of us men of pith, Ha ! ha !" says Johnny ! " And he can't be much worse than Vernon Smith, With my, &c. " And I fancy he must be almost as good, He ! he !" says Johnny ! " As our poor dear colleagues, Carlisle and Wood, With my, &c. "'Tie all very well for THE PRESS to sneer, He ! he !" says Johnny ! " But of course things are pleasanter over here, With my, &c. " No awkward motions to bother and vex, He ! he !" says Johnny ! " No factious questionings to perplex, With my, &c. " Princes with courteous manners and ease, He! he!" says Johnny! " Suit me much better than rude M.P.'s, With my, &c. " Then, too, the brilliant wit that I've heard, He ! he !" says Johnny ! "Tho' being in French I cannot twig a word, With my, &o. " But all combine to make this's plane, He! he!" says Johnny! " More suited to one of my noble race, With my, &c., " Than an office besieged by Colony snobs, He! he!" says Johnny ! " So I think I shall stay there among the nobs, With my, &c. " And, leaving all Parliament strife And bustle, He ! he ! " soy, Johnny ! a Settle quietly down as the Graf von Russell, With my, &e." ANOTHER " LEADER" FOR THE " LEADING " JOURNAL. (See that of yesterday on the Imperial Visit.) A CHEER may mean something, or it may mean nothing at all. It would be folly to depend upon the state of the lungs or throat L,f any amount of our fellow-citizens. Catarrh and influenza will take place, and the most enthusiastic cheer may be reduced to a squeak or a snuffle. We shall, therefore, not describe the enthusiasm which no doubt took place on Thursday, but which may or may not mean that the London populace liked what they saw. In plain matter of fact, the proceedings of Thursday were nut precisely the same that happened when our late gracious Sovereign (who now, alas ! is dead) Queen Anne, went to the City. Nobody cried out " God bless your Majesty ! We hope you're for High Church, and Dr. Sacheverell !" That Callr not be asserted. It was a totally different affair. The Lord Mayor's Chaplain was not under trial for attacking " false brethren." The fact remains that it was nut a similar display. It may be said that the Londoners went there to see the sight because they did not stay at home and avoid it. Be it so. Let the necessity have been as optional as it may, nevertheless the fact remains that it was not a procession to the City similar to that of Queen Anne, and not a word was said of Dr. Sacheverell. The scene at the opera speaks for the feeling of those who pre ferred that display to sitting over their wine. They paid handsomely— that is a great tact. Queen Anne did not go to the opera, and it is bad history as well as bad taste to say she did. Fur our own part, we do not recollect anything more brilliant than the illuminations since the battle of Waterloo. But it is nut our present purpose to argue anything about that, nor that there is, in fact, anything to be founded ou illuminations; for though it may be urged that advertising tailors and publicans are always ready to illuminate for anything, yet we beg to observe that we never saw the like before, and that to compare it to Queen Anna's visit to the City is simply absurd. COMFORT FOR THE COLONIES. A DIALOGUE. THE COLONIAL SECRETARY AND HIS OWN SECRETARY. SczNE.—The Railway carriage on the road from Vienna. Lord JOHN : Well, Mr. 8., we have dune with Vienna. The city is historically interesting, and not deficient in objects of attracti,m, but I have nut formed a high opinion of its cleanliness or its morality. However, we need not discuss that subject. Du you happen to have asuoh a thing ao a list of the Colonies about you? Mr 13.: I believe that from memory I with such a list. Lord JOHN : Dear me. From memory ? It does you great credit. Do you know that over from memory, though I am going to a good mind to test your memory. It's too and so we may as well improve our minds. these Colonies, and see what one knows abuir Mr. B.: In what part of the world shall Lord Joni; : Anywhere you like. Mr. B.: To begin, then, there is Canada. Lord JOHN : Yes, that is right. Canada. the great historical event connected with ' quarrel between Mr. Fox and Mr. Burke, on provinces. It is a great honour to a distant have been mentioned in Parliament by two my Lord Durham, toe, an able man, but arbitrary he had about nine months of Canada—" the sent off to the West," ha! ha! Yes, I know Go on. Mr. B.: Nova Scotia. Lord JOHN : Nova Scotia—let's see. 0 yes—baronet-manufactory, It's out America way somewhere. All right. Mr. B.: Newfoundland. Lord JOHN : Cods and big dogs. I know, Mr. B.: Grenada. Lord JOHN: That's in Spain—it was Moors. Stop, Mr. 8., that can't be right. sions in Spain. Mr. B. (privately laughing): There is Gibraltar, Lord JOHN: Yes, you are right—quite right certainly, and is the ancient Calpe, and one of But I am in doubt about Grenada for all that. Grenada. Tell me another. Mr B.: Dominica. Lord Joon: That was discovered by Christopl, was a very celebrated man, Mr. B. If you have not , commend it to you, as a young man. It is a pleasieg way in which perseverance overcomes obstacles. On on, it, By the way t i you know anything about Dominic.? Mr. B. ; is the West Indies, my Lord. Lord JOHN Well, now, that is a fact, and a very important one. Go on. Mr. B.: Heligoland. Lord Jona: Hight. The poet Campbell, whose writings I etrolittlir recommend to you, from their purity of style and general eloganco. Do you happen to have you? can supply your Lordship That's very remarkable. sat I could not call them govern them all? I have ► dark to see the country, s. Come, let us overhaul out them. Ll we begin ? ida. Let me see—what is th Canada? I know—the Dn the Bill for dividing the ant province that it should ,wo such men. There was rbitrary in temper—l think he bland-looking Lord we ,w all about Canada, Mr. B. yea—baronet-manufactory. It. low. the last possession of the We can't have auy posses- Gibraltar, my Lord. to right That is in Spain, me of the Pillars of Hercules. that. We must see about Christopher Columbus, wbo a have not read his life, I re- . a pleasing evidence of the 'AS tacks. On on, if you please. 1