The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-26 00:00:00

LORD OILNI RUSSELL.

There are three intellects in the Cabinet—Palmer-
ston's, Gladstone's, and Russell's. Which of the three
will finally obtain the mastery seems doubtful. Those
who frequent the House of Commons tell us that Lord
Palmerston and Mr. Gladstone have evidently been
engaged of late in a contest for the supremacy,—and
that the Premier seems to have had the best of it. He
looks more vigorous and jovial than of yore. He chaffs
my Lord Haddo about nude ladies, and merrily pro-
poses adjournment over the Derby. The joker has
manifestly beaten the Jesuit, and the question now is
whether he will be able to subjugate Lord John.

tearing the two forrncr gentlptnen for futuro trent
ment, we have now a few words to say about the hope
of Plunder Priory. The present is the very crisis of his
career. He is at bay with his Reform Bill, and will
evidently be driven to do something. What do the
Radicals expect from the leader of the Whigs.
Edward Whitty, who died not long ago in Australia,
in 1853 sketched Lord John's character from an ultra-
Radical point of view. Mr. Whitty, the son of a very
able Liverpool journalist, was about the best sarcastic
delineator of character that has ever devoted himself to
periodical literature. Radical though he was, he was a
noble fellow : and heartily do we regret that he so early
found to; solitary grave beneath the Southern Cross.

By the long wash of Australasian seas

Mr. Whitty, in his caustic photogram of Lord
John, tells us that "a "Whig party is a real poli-
tical swindle; but a Whig party could only exist
among a base and barbarous people." These ter-
ribly strong words are not ours, but a Liberal's.
He proceeds to remark that Lord John Russell's
" maladroitness is the result either of gross ignorance
of the character of the English people, or of criminal
intention to continae the reign of a stupid oligarchy
and a rotten system; and, in either case, Lord John
Russell is deserving of condemnation—as a simpleton,
or as a conspirator. It is unjust, however, to judge
him for one lathe ; and if we examine his career con-
tinuously, we shall find reason to suspect that he is not
grandly criminal enough ever to have had a plan. In-
heriting Whig principles,' he has talked them eternally,
and they have sounded very well ; and no doubt he has
carried them out : but the only uniform result they
appear to produce is—confusion. Since the Reform
Bill there have been three difficulties for the English
Government—Finance, the Colonies, Foreign Policy ;
and, iu each direction, Lord John, with the aid of his
friends, has admirably broken down. In Finance, Lord
Melbourne's Government succeeded so far, that it left
power in 1841, ten years after a Whig Aefona Bill,
because it was yearly adding a de&eit of a million.
Whig principles, which were, in finance, founded on
Adam Smith's, should have suggested a repeal of the
Corn Laws. But the Whigs were Protectionists up to
1846, then became Free-traders merely because a party
manceuvre (which failed) required it, and to this day
shake their heads and say, 'Pity the Tories would not
take our Bs. fixed duty in 1846: And their Chancellor
of the Exchequer, who succeeded Baring, was more dis-
astrous even than Baring ; though yearly, consequent
upon the arrangements established by Sir Robert k'eel,
he had a surplus, and not a deficit, to deal 'arith. Sir
Charles Wood had no system, and none of his budgets
grew out of the preceding ones! ; and if there are sound
principles of finance now fixed in the public mind and
in the public accounts, we are indebted to Sir Robert
Peel and his Conservative pupil, Mr. Gladstone. And
for the failures of Whig Finance Lord John is account-
able; or, if his friends maintain he was above finance,
then, manifestly, he was below his office. For the
Colonial system of the Whigs, he is fully as responsible
as Lord Grey, and clearly in the colonies, Whig princi-
ples led to general insurrection—in Canada, at the Cape,
in the Australias, in the lonian Isles. In India the
Whigs never succeeded; and during all their rule they
never sent a first-rate man or a first-rate measure there,
the bill of last session, which Whigs drew up, being in
the old Whig way—a complicated temporary cobble.
Then, in foreign policy, Whig principles have led to the
Russianising of Europe. One or two other questions have
presented themselves during Whig rule for adjustment,
and have been dismally dealt with. For instance,
the question of religion and the question of educt,tion.
Whig principles, which could permit the encampment
of an alien ehurch in Ireland, and the maintenanee
of Church rates leviable on Dissenters England,_
and the
have led to an Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, aiudte;ad letter
as a statute, and a living insult as a
protesL rd John
solitary justification of which, as
e rendered necessary
urged by o
Russell, was, that it was a meal:
by a continual conspiracy
against
consequence of Whig
g • Burt England this con-
spiracy being, of course,h.principles have served but
foreign policy.
been obtained by the tax-
slightly to promote:thielfgchaasuse of education. A revenue
of a million-a- 1
odd feature in a Whig civil and
ation of the press—
Stern--and
not one-half that revenue has
religious sy tb
ythe Whigs in aid of national education.
beenattributable to the .
been proffered Shortcomings such as these are
t character of the leader and chief of the party—.to
his want of grasp and to lack of principle, Weakness,
contagious in a party, was to be seen always in Whig
manipulation of departments. They never did anything
well—they never did anything thoroughly. The most
striking illustration of their style of business was their
mismanagement of the navy—of the defences. It took
the Duke of Wellington ten years to talk them into a
militia which, in the end, was so ludicrous an abortion,
that they had to go out on it; and there can be very
little doubt that if a general war, as was a probability,
had broken out in 1847-1850, the English navy would
have been beaten by the French navy,--for a time."
Here are the Whigs sketched from the Radical stand-
point; and all their shortcomings are attributed to the
"deficient character" of their leader, Lord ;Out Auroscil,

Unquestionably Mr. Whitt), was right : nor is there aof
stronger proof of it than that the said leader is now
subordinate in a Coalition Ministry, and submits to the
guidance of a Nothingarian Premier and a Peelite Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer. If we examine Lord John's present
position, we find that he has been consistent throughout
his career. He is as great a failure as he was seven
years ago. He acts as Foreign Secretary to a First
Minister who notoriously controls the Foreign Otliee
and the only duty which ho has to perform is to nurse
a sickly Reform Bill which he heartily hopes may die of
some infantile ailment. He has to endure the leadershiP
of Lord Palmerston, whom he hates—and the patronage
of Mr. Bright, whom he despises.—Plyhiouth

LATEST NEWS..

IBY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPILI

FRANCE.

MARSEILLES, May 25.
Six vessels of the fleet were recalled yesterdaP

The fleet has received orders to complete Pr°-
visioning. There is nothing to indicate an
imminent departure, and the orders to provisi°ll
are believed to be only a precautionary measure•
On Friday next the division Bazaine will Blake'
a solemn entry into Paris.

PARIS, May 26'
The Constitutionnel of to-day denies that it 16
intended to submit the free schools to the prelior
nary authorisation of the Government.

THE FRENCH FUNDS.

PARIS, May 25.

3.20 P.M.—The Bourse has been very eat,
owing to various disquieting rumours. The final
quotation of Rentes was 69f. 10c., being a decline
of since yesterday.

ITALY AND SICILY.

NAPLES, May 22•

The despatch of troops to Sicily continues'
The city is tranquil, and the police are ready to
repress any popular movement.
TURIN, May 25.
The official gazette contains 'a despatch, dated
the 24th inst., which confirms the encounter of
Garibaldi, at San Martino, with. Bavarians in the
service of the King of Napless. Garibaldi had
approached nearer to Palermo, the heights round
which were occupied by the insurgents ; an attacl►
was imminent. General Lanza had demanded all
armistice of Garibaldi with out effect.

Au Austrian flotilla, composed of three vessels,
arrived at Naples on the 21st inst.

A despatch from Messina, dated the 21st inot''
states that an insurrection had broken out al
Palermo, Adderno, and Branco Villa.

PARIS, May 27•

The Patrie publishes a despatch from Siei
dated the 23rd instant, which states that the
Neapolitan troops still occupied Palermo, but
that the insurrection was making great progress
at all points. Garibaldi has been joined by scone
of his officers, and particularly by Col. Medici'
with considerable reinforcements. He was nleintr
cing Monreale, the surrender of which would lead
to the fall of Palermo.

The Vienna letter of the Tithes states that
General Lamoriciere is about to form a camp t)
observation at Orvieto.

The Paris correspondent of the Times contra-
dicts, on good authority, the statement that
serious difference had occurred between General
Lamoriciere and the Roman Government ; 'o°l,
are on the best possible terms. Lamorciere
General Guyon continue also on excellent tertas.
The telegrams received in Paris, relating to
Garibaldi and the Sicilian insurrection, ore
derived from two sources. The Minister c't
France transmits the news- given him by the
Neapolitan Government, as well as the intelli-
gence communicated to him by the Sardinian
Minister at the Court of Naples, and the accounts
are invariably conflicting. Very little credit i 9
given to Neapolitan versions of events in
and some decisive blow on either side is awaited,

which will louder it impossible any longer
disguise the truth.

MARsEILLEs, May 25,

Advices from Messina to the 21st state that, 011
the 20th instant, forty-six Neapolitan deserters
were fired at while passing' to the insurgeo.
Two considerable disembarkations of volunteers
had taken place at San Stefano de Camestra, to the
right, and at Santo Veto, to the left of Palercn°•
The rising at Messina had not vet taken place•
It was expected that Palermo would soon sur-
render. A proclamation by the committee 42'1
Palermo had been posted up in all parts of that
town, announcing the victorious march of Garibalai
and that Sicily would soon become independent'
It also added " Even the Neapolitan police 00
commencing to desert their master," and ter
urinated with " Viva it Re Emmanuel.
Garibaldi."

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS.—YRsTERDAi:

Their lordships met at four o'clock for a short time, during
Which the Royal assent was given to several bills, after which
their lordships adjourned till Monday, 4th of June, for the
Vrhitsuntide holldays.