The Press.
London, England, 1855-07-21 00:00:00

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Bat'seEts, Wednesday.
Le Nord pursues the even tenor of its way, csutiotti,
wary, and temperate. From the tone adopted it is
perfectly apparent that the object is to conciliate, and
from this it may be gathered that the journal repre-
sents rather the German than the Muscovite policy of
Russia. Nothing can be more sternly reproving than
are its strictures on Lord John Russell ; and the cen-
sure so well deserved is severely administered. Put-
ting the question of antagonism aside, it laments the
discreditable lapse of the ex-Minister as injurious to
the " bien publique " of nations. They certity him
to be " sans bonne foi absolurnent, et, pour le rest.,
nous n'en parlerons pas. Bien on chassi." They
criticise his conduct with Justice

Jusques it y a huit jour toute l'Angleterre pensait que
Lord John Russell etait des partisans ks plus ardente
de la guerre; it s'etait toujoursprononce pour la guerre en
termes Lien foruiels, et 11 y a deux moil ll fletrisait au
vein du Parlemerit la nietuoire de l'Empereur Nicholas,
auquel, it y a deux ans, it prodiguait Its adnlations les
plus outries.

There is not a paper In England—although TRIC
PRESS had distinctly informed the public that the
ex-Minister when at Brussels, on his crooked way to
Nienna, had more than once insinuated that " le met
d'ordre c'est la pair "—but considered the war speech
which followed the failure of the conferences to be
" de bonne foi"—that is to say, to be as honest as
anything coming from that quarter could be. But
the disclosures and the confession, the must dis-
graceful and insane that were ever uttered, went
tar beyond the conception of the bitterest enemy
of the ex-Minister. Hear Le Nord, for whose
Germanic policy Lord John had been insidiously
working :

Ce roeme Lord John nous disait it y a buit jour., qu'a
son depart de Vienne it avast royinion (opinion veil Wail
encore Vendredi soir) que la pair outwit Eli conchs. Sur to
base des qualre propositions. Mais certainement personae
ne s'attendint a attendre hier au soir le negociateur de
Vienne venir declarer, /o'4 /a fin l'Arril et au commence•
meet du moist de Mai it Etait d'anis qu'on aurait pu aceepler
les propositions de pair en question. Mass que devils les
Evenements ulterieurs la potirsuite de Id guerre la plus riot,-
reuse poured settle nous procurer des conditions acceptable.
de pair. Est-ce assez deconsiderer le pouvoir? Et com-
ment veut-on que l'opinion publique sit confisnce en des
hommes qui cbangent d'opinion selon l'interet du moment.
" Lord J. Russell a mule sa foi."
No exception can be taken at this language; for, in
treating of this miserable scandal, Le Nord confines
itself to bounds far more moderate than those of the
English journals, and it takes its stand upon grand
and national grounds. It continues :
r. Void on nous en sommes: Lord Aberdeen est impopu-
!sire, Lord John Russell nest plus estime, et Lord Pal•
merston a perdu tout le prestige qui entourait son nom.
Lord Derby et M. Disraeli out one conduite besitante;
mats c'est clair gulls voudraient bleu que cet minisizes
s'en allassent, et qne les places fussent vides.
True, but this hesitation proceeds from the pecu-
liar circumstance of the war, and from a determina-
tion nut to incur the accusation of being factious at a
moment fraught with danger for England. But this
hesitation, proceeding from the highest motives, if
further prolonged by Lord Derby and Mr. Disraeli,
would be dainnifying for the cause they uphold, and
for the country which tbey love and honour, and of
which they themselves are the " dulce decus et tutu-
men." Is it not palpable that Russia perceives po
possible termination of the war unless Lord Derby
and Mr. Disraeli are the Ministers? A war, sharp
and decisive, would lead to a lasting peace honour-
able to all. E. R.

FRANKFORT, July 17.
THE Ministerial misconduct of Lord John Russell,
which would well merit the application of a different
and less euphonious noun substantive, continues to
engage public attention. Neither has the faltering
speech of Lord Clarendon in favour of Austria been
less severely commented upon. In endeavouring to
persuade the Diet to record an approval of the four
points as the only basis of peace, and thus to shape
it, somewhat modified, as a Germanic ultimatum,
Austria would privately engage not to cede the prin-
cipalities on any other terms. This is a mete repe-
tition of the understanding betwixt Russia and Aus.
tria before the former voluntarily evacuated the
principalities—a camarilla complot which wits corn,
municated and duly set forth in THE Pitess titior
to
the Austrian occupation. The members of the
German Confederation, prompted by Russia, him
already signified their satisfaction at the settlemlynt
of the two Ong points, and agree with Russia that