The Press.
London, England, 1855-07-07 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

Postero die, multi in judicium vocati, magistratus anxie expecta-
bant; populi vero fenestras Prtetorii Marlburiensis adeo lapidibus
petebaut, ut fenestra3 lapidibus deesse fere viderentur. Custodes vero,
fustibus iterum usi, ipsiqui lapidibus interdum lEesi, rem ad finem non
finitum perduxerunt. Die judicii tandem habita, seu terrore, seu
eorum, qni rerum summam tenent, conscientia, capti plerique liberta-
tern recuperaverunt, admoniti tamen, ne Paradisum suum pro suo
habere ant Eestimare auderent.

Admirari subit, quotiee hrec talia mecum reputo, quam validse
sunt vires regnorum, übi nihil, nisi cEeruleis custodibus, vigoris inest.
Nequo magis mirandum est, quam patienter sustinere possimus eos,
qui dum ahena bella negligent, dum milites suos vel ferro vel fame
opprimi pro ludibrio habeant, tamen de iis, qui domi bellique nihil
injuries vel fecerint vel facere voluerint, leges iniquissimas ferre
valeant. Ipse certe hoc compertum babe°, nihil nuper nisi per
" cceruleos " istos a magnatibus factum fuisse, nihil ab iis, quod ad
verum rerum statuum attinet, intellectum, immo vero paucos ex illorum
numero, qui de nihilo confabulantur, ne aliquid factum sit, inter
veteres illos, qui res, uon verba curabant, numerari posse.
LIVIUS LONDINENSIS.

THE WHITE SERGEANT.

A DUET,

SUGGESTED BY THE HIGHLY CREDITABLE SCENE ON THE TENANTS' COM-
PENSATION (IRELAND) BILL, THURSDAY, JULY 6TH.
Come, throw the beel over, ould Pam, ould Pam,
Come, throw the beel over, ould Pam,
It's cruelly trated,
And e-mas-cu-lated,
And you know that it's only a sham, sham,
And you know that it's only a sham.

SHEE.

PAM.

Don't dictate to me, old Shee, old Shee,
Don't dictate to me, old Shee,
You begged that I'd take it,
And labour to make it
The decent affair that you see, see,
The decent affair that you see.

SHEK.

Don't christen me ould, you Pam, you Pam,
Don't christen me ould, you Pam,
It's most impolite ;
Me hair may be white,
But I am a juvenile brisk, I am,
A juvenile brisk, I am.

PAM.

You hinder the bill, young Shee, young Shee,
You hinder the bill, young Shee,
To get up a cry
For your mobs by and by
And tell 'em they're plundered by me, me,
And tell 'em they're plundered by me.

SHEE.

It's a thundering flam, ould Pam, ould Pam,
It's a thundering flam, ould Pam,
And you climbed into place
By manes would disgrace
An attorney, the lowest qui tam, tam,
An attorney, the lowest qui tam.

PAM.

You're a humbug, and quack, you Shee, you Sheo,
You're a humbug, and quack, you Shee,
Agitation's your trade,
And each statement you've made
Is just what the Scotch call a lee, lee,
Is just what the Scotch call a lee.

SHEI.

You let me alone, oulJ Pam, ould Pam,
Yuu let me alone, ould Pam ;
Disregarding your bones,
If you dare to " throw stones,"
You'll be beat to a jelly, or jam, jam,
You'll be beat to a jelly, or jam.

PAM.

I shall say what I like, snob Shee, snob Shee,
I shall say what I like, snob Shee.
So, my white-headed Bob,
You have one for your nob,
And your ear fitted up with a flea, flea,
And your ear fitted up with a flea.

[Speaker interposes.

THE SUNDAY RIOTS.-A WARNING.

[Thc Daily News has suggested the raising of subscriptions to defray the expenses of
the victims of NEXT Sunday's riot.]
Oh, Daily News, or Daily Nuisance rather
('Twas Albert Smith, I think, first changed thy name,
Showing thereby he was a wise godfather,
Making thy name and nature both the same),
Under the guise of Brotherhood, Humanity,
Progress, Enlightenment, and such fine words,
Thou halt been preaching up with wild insanity
A Doctrine fitter for the Turks or Kurds
Than for the people thou art ever spattering
With thy coarse praise and injudicious flattering.

You may mislead this People even further
Than it may suit your purpose or your purse.
Once you proclaim that " Killing is no Murther,"
It shall go hard but they will do things worse
Than stoning constables or hooting ladies,
A pastime you so heartily approve ;
For, mark me, they don't care two maravedis
For you or for your party. You may prove
'Tie one thing to let loose the torrent's force,
Another to control its headlong course.

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People not quick at logic may be puzzled
To know, why if 'tis right to " mob a swell"
Their hands should be disabled ; their mouths muzzled
If they're inclined to lynch their friends as well.
You've fostered all their follies, nursed their wrath,
And bounded on their passions for your gain.
They know it, and will not stop in their path
For your intreaties. You may coax in vain,
Unless to their blind rage you cease to pander
The goose sauce may be served up for the gander.

WHO'S GOING TO THE POST ?
(From a Ministerial Paper.)

THE statement that there is any dissension or misunderstanding
between the members of her Majesty's Government upon the subject
of the appointment of the new Postmaster-General is, we have autho-
rity to say, entirely unfounded. The freedom and independence of
opinion which characterise the present Cabinet, and render it a
noble contrast to the slavish unanimity of Administrations bound
together by what is called principle, has of course been manifested,
and it would be matter of regret were it otherwise; but it will, in the
end, be found that the Ministers have not been less ready to sacrifice
their individual convictions at the altar of their country's welfare, than
they have hitherto shown themselves willing to sacrifice anything
else which might endanger that welfare by disturbing their tenure of
office.

It is no secret that various individuals have been regarded by the
various members of the Government as the most proper persons to
fill this pleasant and lucrative appointment. The Colonial Secretary
is of opinion that it should be given to a man who has the ear of the
House of Commons, and who having travelled, say as far as Vienna,
can speak with experience of the mode in which foreign letters sic
delivered. He also thinks that its duties and salary might, consti-
tutionally, be combined with those of an office whose jurisdiction lies
elsewhere than in the United Kingdom. The Home Secretary takes a
different view, and, considering that the greater part of the correspon-
dence which passes through the Post-office is of an inland character,
he deems that the appointment should be given only to one who
superintends the domestic relations of the country. The Lord Privy
Seal dissents from both opinions, and thinks that the evident affinity
between a seal and a letter indicates the quarter where this desirable
piece of patronage should fall.
The President of the Board of Control has insisted, with some
emphasis, upon the increasing importance of the Overland Mail, and
declares that the union of the Post-office with his own department
would be productive of the happiest results ; while Sir William Moles-
worth argues, analogically and exhaustively, that as he is Commis-
sioner of Public Buildings, and as the Post•office is a public building,
it is a mockery in terms to deny to him the position his office indi-
cates. The Foreign Minister, on the other hand, contending that at
this moment the whole interest of the nation concentrates itself upon
the Crimean post, regards its administration as one of the foreign
affairs which might well he placed under his surveillance.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer conceives that, as the Post-office
is clearly a source of revenue, it ought to be intrusted to one who has
the chief interest in protecting and preserving that revenue ; and the
amiable First Lord of the Admiralty has as little hesitation as he can
infuse into a speech in declaring that the great increase in ship
letters makes it most proper that the institution over which he pre-
sides should have the control of the Post-office. Sir Benjamin Hall
urges that as most letters are a nuisance, they palpably come into his
department.
Each of the Ministers has, however, in the most frank and ready
manner, professed his willingness to resign the office which he now
holds, and, for the good of the country, to accept the Post-office, with
no advance upon its present salary, provided that the Government
will dissociate that office from the other, and political departments,
and make the holder independent of Ministerial changes. This dis-
interestedness is what might have been expected, but the Noble Lord
at the head of the Government (who, we must also, in duty, say, per-
fectly appreciates the motives of his colleagues) does riot deem this
course expedient. Reasoning from past events, Lord Palmerston
considers that no future Ministry would be likely to lack the advan-
tage of his co-operation, and he does not think it would be fair to
deprive any such Ministry of the means of providing satisfactorily
for any veteran colleague for whom a political office might be " too
much."
We are glad to bo able to give this unqualified contradiction to
the slanderous statements of certain parties, that the " Ministers
are all squabbling over the Post-office ; and we are sure that, let
the appointment be given to whom it may, it will be awarded to the
individual who is, in every sense of the word► most fit fur the Poet.