The Press.
London, England, 1853-10-22 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

MR. GLADSTONE AS "lIIIACUS."

Ms. CluinsToNE at. Manchester described the Ottoman empire as " P.
political solecism "—" roa sovereignty full of anomaly, tall el misery.
and full of difficulty." On the following Wednesday his particular
organ had no fur forgotten its cue as to give utterance to the follow •
ing :—" No one supposes that dechmstions agniumt Turkey are mere
" literary exercises, or *withered expressions of grief for the painful
" necessity of lighting On the same side with imigans and savages. All
" the tinnles against the Turks are intended to lead to the belief
" that it is justifiable, even at the cost of national interest, to break
" faith at the last momont with the Infidel. Hue !Myas relit" On the
following slay it compared a performer of this sort to the " false witness "
who helped Ahab to tho portion of Naboth' the Jeireelite. We will
not accompany it into its seriptunil analogies, but content ourselves
with its first similitude for the benefit of the CliAsetmi.oa of the Ex
cimorEtt, for we now discover that, putting amide the wisdom, there is
alt extraordinary resemblance between Mr. lil.tlneinN E 111111 7lytotem.
If Ulysses, for instance, had found himself ut Nlatiehestm he
would have realised, as of old, the cave of the Cyclops, and, like Mr.
Lximiroxr., would hays) endeavoured to put out the solitary eye it
pONSMICS, possibly with some implement consecrated to " peace."
Like Ulysses, Mr. lii.AoKrosa had to 1111 ace a fresh start in life, by
appropriating some of the linen of the Whig Alcinous while it was at
the wash. Like Ulysseb, he has had to propitiate certain mild-eyed
Lotus-caters in the shape of Oxford Tractarians. Like Ulysses, ut ono
time he had to stop his ears with cotton, to prevent his hieing converted
into excellent Berkshire baron. Like Ulysses, he has a discerning
Euryclea in the Provost of Oriel, and a faithful hound in Ponw Moto:.
Like Ulysses, he has had to dispose of inconvenient suitors ;
like Ulysses, he has exhibited no great talents for converting dm
Calypso IS or soy other stwrict4 of stock its the Si Mai Seam. Again.
like Ulysses, his greatest aptitude is for soft-sawslering townwounril-
Melt with as little care for the scope of his arguments as for the
speedy conclusion of his eccentric wandering-. For 1114 undefined
course he may appropriate the linos, conceived in the true spirit of
.
his original:—

" It may lie we shall tutu+ the Happy 11.104,
Anil mate with great Sir Wawa Omen we knew;
It may be that the gulfs will welds is% •li.au"
which last is na an improbable fate for an lthacus who, notwithstand-
ing his nautical experience, hati committed hituseli to each a crazy
craft ae the Coalition.

TO ADVIRTISEES.
The abolition of Ike Duly nn .4,llyeti.• memo enable uA In
insert at the prier Three Nkillinga the Aiirertisernente
for ovhiek we hare hitherto Alerted Fire; mNJ Advil.-
tierre generally will receive the full &wilt of the change
in the law.

TO CORROSPONDINTO.
It la hspoodbio to aoksiowledges the row of b•ttera we rflePiVe.
Their Insertion is often ilielityrd, imitig to a prune of ;
and whim omitted, it im frequently from reason,' miltv mode•
pendent of the of the
egllll.ll undertake to return
not avail °unwire's.

,f wil4-11 we do

Vcnimunleations should always bn legibly written, and nn 4.ne
rails of the imswr oily. If lufig Il 1114T0444, OW 11111.1004 a
finding apace for them.
Whatever is inlontied for iutiartkui must be authenticated by the
mama and &Wrenn of the writer, 11.0 t lii•evmilli ily I •r publica-
tion, but as I guarantee of hia faith.