The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-19 00:00:00

subject than they seemed to have pessessed.*
Mr. Bunten spoke the universal *enamor the eou•
We have not feared to ran the risk of misconstrnelis,
k advocating mutual toluanm and national ashy
`fie prosecution of tltd *wir. And this $
&NM to the earlier proposals for a change ce mow
Auction of Ministry. But time has shown that if
the war is to be prosecuted to an honourable and
beneficial turnioatice, the risk of a reesestntelloa of
the Ministry meat be ran. The same sleet- ighted
indifferent spirit, that mud the war to he ementeneed
in a triflieg powwow* maser, still previdle ram
certain members of the administration. They are
dallying with an earnest and perilous nedsetaking.
The isdulgeece they have met with his only cos-
firmed them in theirfoirtionfies. They whet and ob-
tained permission to raise and organise fcreeign levies,
as the readiest manner to obtain eessor.ed soldiers ler
immediate service, and within thus few days
they had not made up their minds as to the section
of the war department upon whick. the carrying that
permission into effect should devolve. No effective
steps have been taken to imprr,ve the organisation of
the army and its auxiliary services. Nay worse,
they are looking about for individuals in subordinate
stations upon whom they may throw the blame of
failure, and thus avert .t from themselves. Yester-
dey the Thus proceeded to the practical application
of its recent pertinacious attacks upon Lord RAGLAN
by declaring that " the attempt to shield the general
by attacking the Ministers is simply ridiculous f
and if well-vouched for reports be true, Sir
Camas RAPIN hen been nperseded in the
command d the Baltic fleet. In its present state
of information, the country will hesitate to
case to • final judgment on the questions whether
Sir CHAIM Narint has accomplished all that the
powers with which he was invested, and the fleet
placed under his orders enabled him to do P or
whether Lord RAGLAN possesses the goatskin of a
Commander-in-Chief, or, as some military authori-
ties maintain, only those of a General of Division P
The country will demand proof of the assertions
to the disparagement of these leaders before it
credits them; and even when convinced, it will say
that these men were selected for command by
the Government ; that the former was kept in com-
mand by the Government throughout the campaign,
and that the other is still retained in command.
Government is responsible for the deficiencies of
the agents by whom it chooses to work, as well
as for its own obstinate perseverance in a
policy of " mneh to do about nothing." It is not
enough that a Minister mean well; if he cannot act
well, he is unfit for his office. The Cabinet must be
reconstructed, and that by the accession of men who
have not, while formerly in office, given the country
lamentable proofs of their incapacity. If we have
not been so hasty in arriving at this conclusion as
others, we will not be the lees unwavering in its
assertion now that experience has proved its jostles.
If we do not urge it in inflated language, or by per-
sonal vituperation, we trust that our words will not
have the less weight for being free from those ques-
tionable peouliarities.—.Daily News.