The Press.
London, England, 1856-02-16 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

as LYNDHURST and MANSFIELD, RADESTRY and WELLINOTOI
attempt to prove incompetency in the particular cases
admitted by the political friends of the mover to
failure.

We believe it is now determined- that Mr. MONi
charge of the Estimates in the House of Commons.
the statement we made to that effect some months
decision was not made without considerable resistance
Mr. PEEL, whose office is now reduced to a mere sineei
such circumstances it is not surprising that the Treasr
beginning to ask why there should be an 3 longer two
Under• Secretaries?

There is no symptom of concession about the .
American Senate. The most important is that of
on the 31st of January. Mr. SEWARD'S remarks are deci
to this country, though not expressed in such strong ►
countrymen sometimes indulge in. In fifty years, he
very latest, Great Britain will have disappeared from
hemisphere. And war, he thinks, will rather retard
the desired consummation. In regard to the Ceti)
difficulty he repudiates the idea of arbitration—" that," hi
"be surrendering our just rights." He goes on to
event of war Canada could not refuse annexation,
mends notice being given to Great Britain that
cise of dominion in South America will be interfered
" does not discontinue it within one year." On the
CASS, Mr. CLAYSTON, and Mr. COLLAMER, all spoke to nr,
effect. And the conclusion to which we are driven is. tha
United States may not desire war, they will nct recede
the position they have taken up. It is lamentable to
countries on the verge of war about such a trifle. This
the Americans must be met by calmness and friendly fram
part. If they are bent on quarrelling, we hope the
of provoking the war will rest upon them.

The Marquis of BLANDFORD has introduced a bill int
for the rearrangement of our parochial system. The existf
evil it is proposed to remedy no one denies. And the pr
new bill appears, as far as we can judge at present,
objectionable character. It is a matter of notoriety tha,
parishes so large and populous and ill-endowed as to be
neglected, and others so small and so wealthy as to be ur
jects of invidious comment. This state of things, howel
those very rare events which may properly be cal
fault. And the clergy will only then be to blame when '
needless opposition to the required reforms. Lord It
poses to do away with the system of districts—to make
district a parish in itself—and to create new ones—th(
all cases to belong to the endower. We are far from
defects may be apparent in the proposed measure whet
experienced eyes. But we confess we ourselves regard
as a step in the right direction. And surely no private
venture to set their own temporary interests in opposition
if it is shown to be thoroughly in accordance with Church
and calculated to bind up and hold together the somewl
incongruous materials of her modern system.

A SECOND NEWS-LET
TO A COUSIN IN FOREIGN PARTS,
Dear coz, since my latest epistle
The town's getting lively and full,
And John Bull's had to swallow a thistle
For which even his jaws are dull.

For while Knighthood is given to heroes
As scantly as Ministers dare,
There are several fortunate zeroes
Who've had an unmerited share.

Dundas has been given the Order,
Ben Hawes has accepted the same,
Andrew Smith from the north side the Bordi
Would have added a Sir to his name.

But the cannie Scot scouted the honour;
Quoth he, " A' the country will jeer,
And the fees to that daft Heralds' College
Mak' the knighthood bald' feckless and dear.

"Apropos," as the French say, " of hoots,"
That is while of Scotchmen we speak,
Have ye seen the grammatical gems
That Panmure promulgated last week ?

Decreeing in wonderful phrase
An order of valour for those
Whose bravery merits the praise
Of their leaders when linked with their foe!

The sense I cannot quite unfold
Of the sentence beginning " Whereas,"
But this order I'm credibly told
Won't be given to Chads or Dundas.

Lord Lyndhurst, a lawyer of mark,
Has carried his motion to sift
The title of poor Baron Parke,
And deterrairie its meaning and drift.