The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-31 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER

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LONDON. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 31.

Ir is the old curse of greatness to be the prey
of peewit... But it is a new curse to be the prey
of parasites even after death. The wide dissemi-
nation in modern times of all sorts of intelligence
gives a species of influence to the merest gossip,
and Lord Paiantattrow seems doomed to be a
notorious victim of such posthumous trading on
his name. All who ever knew him ; all to whom
he ever addressed a civil word ; all to whom his
universal good nature ever led him to give patient
bearing, are now repeating little anecdotes which,
while they profess to exalt the character of the
late statesman, seem to serve no other
end then to associate the narrator's name
with his, and to gain credit with the living by
means of testimonials of approval by the dead.
Even honest Mr. Nswrmosrs could not last week
resist the temptation to size the late Prewier's
skirts, but presented himself to • Warwickshire
endlesse as a living *riders of the fact that when-
ever Lord Par ianterox perceived the indications
of " rising merit" hie hand was held out to the
nascent politician. This form of self-flattery
is too palpable not to be readily pardoned ; one
cannot be angry with one who does not spare him-
self for our amusement. We fear that we cermet
say as much of the singular discourse to which
Dr. CUMMING treated his hearers on Sunday
lest. That the reverend gentleman should
inform his congregation that "it bad been
" his privilege to be in the company of that
" great man more than once ;" and again, that
" he had had the honour of meeting him woe in
" private, and of then witnessing many of his es-
" timable qualities," was • comparative display
of personal vanity, which might have passed with
a smile if it had not occurred in a house dedicated
to the ALMIGHTY. But the preacher was not
going to let the occasion go unimproved, so he
proceeded to • yet more papponal application of
his theme to his own glory. It seems from his
sermon that with the Duke of ARGYLL and
the Archdeacon of Miontragx, Dr. CUMMING
had once been appointed to resolve Lord
PALMERSTON on his arrival at a public dinner
of the Scottish HospitaL Native modesty
held the Presbyterian Doctor back while his
Lordship greeted the Highland Duke and the
English dignitary. But these salutations over,
Lord Pauszesrots sought out the retiring divine,
shook him by the hand, and said, " Dr. Ciainina,
" have you forgotten met Don't you know that 1
" sit under you at your church I"—a phrase which
the Crown Court congregation were bid to observe
was " generally used in Scotland, and here it was
" adopted by his Lordship with all that kindness
" and humility which were traits in his character."
Bat there was still a fuller flavoured glass of self-
flattery to be administered. Dr. CUMMING pro-
ceeded :
He remembered seeing him in the pews of that church,
listening attentively and earnestly to the words of eternal
life, and on retiring on ens occasion his Lordship said to
the family in whose pew be eat. "A err meal and • very
Instructive sermon," • oomplimens which he (Dr. Cumming)
prised very highly, because it earns from one who was a
consummate judge of the goodness of • discourse.
Was it "the glory of GOD" or the glorification
of Dr. CUMMING that this little story was meant
to subserve 1 We cannot bring ourselves to dwell
on the features of this painful exhibition ; but we
refer to it because there are indications that this
sort of indirect self-laudation in Lord Psisea-
motes name will spread, and we may hope
that some who would think it very proper in their
own case may be shocked in seeing how it looks
in the case of another person. We shall hear the
deceased Premier cited as a consummate judge of
every species of merit or characteristic, and it may
help to obviate the recurrence of such testimonials
if we now draw attention to the very extraordinary
credit claimed for him by Dr. CCMMING as " •
" consummate judge of the goodness of a die-
" course." Whatever else he was, the late Pre-
mier was a perfectly well-bred man, and not
accustomed to measure his words when disposed
to pay a compliment. But it would be surely
too heavy a retribution if every one of his neat
speeches were now to be recalled and sent forth
into the world as expressions of the deliberate
opinion of a " consummate judge " of the
matter in hand.
This yoking of a great name in order to tack
little one to it, this soaring of a wren upon an
eagle's back, is in truth a pitiful exhibition of hu-
man weakness. We are all ready enough to be
led by authority, and many who cannot stand in
their own strength are glad enough to get the
support of a recognised standard. But those who
are disposed to cite and those who have to listen
to such posthumous approbation may usefully be
reminded, that what is only brought to light
after the death of the 'pester or writer is open to
the objections which prevent the admission of hear-
say evidence in courts of justice. It is testimony
given in private, and not subject to the investiga-
tion of critics, or the responsibility of answering
for it at the bar of public opinion. Mr. NSWDE-
GATE would not have dared to propound his theory
of "rising talent" if Lord PALMERSTON had been
alive, for he would have felt instinctively
that ho would have had all the conceit
taken out of him by that noble Lord himself,
the next time he chanced to open his mouth in
the House. Dr. CUMMING would not have ven-
tured to assign to the late Premier the character
of being a "consummate judge of a discourse"
at • period when no feeling of delicacy would have
prevented wags from inquiring in what school of
life his lordship obtained such • theological degree.
But besides these reasons for deprecating the cita-
tion in such • way of Lord Psrmassron's name, we
may, with all respect, suggest another. Would it
not be heat and kindest to let a man who has
played so long and so great a part in history repose
in peace, without dragging his private opinions,
principles, virtues, and fallings into perpetually

fresh discussion .
make every trivial
the subject of elabc
thus of but the aligh
been mooted in the
We do not enter at
of his life which on the
Cermet/to to aver that "hie last sleep introduced
" him to everlasting bliss," and on the other have
suggested to an evening contemporary the reflec-
tion that Heaven must be a place very different
from what divines tell us if the gay and gallant
P•Ler.arrou has found a place there. But while
we deprecate such awful discussions, whether in
the pulpit or the press, we may also deprecate the
constant calling back of the dead man to be judged
at the present day by some forgotten expression
which the too faithful memory of • humble but
watchful admirer preserves, or by the inference
which ardent self-love draws from an action which
in all probability meant nothing, and which cer-
tainly may be now very greatly misinterpreted.

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.

(THIS DAY.)

Tim warm,
In opposition to those who think that the position
and the rarer of the government are sot at the premed
moment fit subjects for criticism in a newspaper recast-
ing liberal opinions, the Tres contends we should regard
the government se we ebreld any riser instrument—sot
from coarderations of mere etkrette, bat with reference
to the work it has to do and the power which it
poseur of accomplishing it. Is this spirit the
Tres repeats, that the atrueture of the govern-
ment doss not do jure' to the prepeadendieg inn-
er* which the Bones of Ceara; alarm and has esta-
blished for hall is the orausolle of the nation. To suppole
that government can be carried on by the same peters
wither Lad Paleasere in the Reese el Commons as with
him, is like believing that • watch will go as well wither a
mainspriag r with it, and it is better to look
to these things at ones, instead of waiting till
pest-dad experieuce has shown the truth of what
everybody knows and everybody anticipate,. With
the exception of Mr. Glares, almost every mesa-
her of the cabled an tare his polities to some other in.
finance beyond hie personal seers sad abilities, sad this
elate of things is regarded with dislike by the Rear of
Commons. It is highly necessary that a molar= should
be taken at 01:011 and ansouneed with raped to re.
form ; till this mohair Is erne to, the task of recruiting
is simply impossible, and to have to reconstruct the party
after parliament erste, in the face of an implrited and
perhaps susicessfal eppasitice, would be to try the most
rawer and &Mont of party manoeuvres.
The Daily News attribute. the ardent anxiety displayed
from time to time by the conservative party that the go-
vernment should not taterfere with the rights of the popu-
lace by initiating =yammer of reform, to a hope that the
popular utterance will remain inertienete, rather than to •
wish tow It obeyed. Examining the astute of the red-
meal area of a severnmenit and • people the Doily News
proceeds to argue that if in inform Lion, in experience, is '
the knowledge how bed to compass a particular rd, In the
power of estimating the right the at which to est about it,
and the right method of making the attempt, the adder
Is not far superior to, and to that extent therefore hide-
radar of, the average intelligence of the people which
has ohms its members se its rulers, they are simply sot a
'ornament at all. But besides these ordinary sad
everyday requirements. which are the ordinary equip'
meet of every sillaisut government, there is another and
rarer faculty which may enable a minister to confer ex-
ceptioad trellis upon the country which he is striving to
serve. To hies, purer more couspisuously than to ether
as, it may be gives to divine the es yet smexpeemed
wires of the mar, to interpret men to rah ores and to
themselves, to confer on them by a kind of prophetic Is. ,
dirt that which they will hardly know they have bra is
need of until the want has been anticipated by poreedea.
' It is in the drawer of such an adios as this that the Ire
statesmen is mode manifest to his countrymen.
The Pod observes that the three months now following
are commonly a period of great administrative activity ;
and if Lad Russell and his colleagues avail themselves of
this opportunity with the predawn which certainly ought
to be presumed from their experieace, they may be able to
meet parliament with more support in the heart of the
stiles than probably at this moment ride. Liu 'pp:s-
himmies is to be fiat for Lord Russell's ability to keep his
cabinet together Una as to his rooms in our icia' the con-
fidence of the new House of Coerces. Its whig character
is yearly against it, but yet the list of the new hour may
be Benched In vain for any name that would add to the
rhetorical or administrative strength of the government
✓id at the same time bring them fresh support in a division.
The Herald says that the liberals are disappointed be-
came they expected Lord Breen to make materials instead
of finding them, and it is sure that, with all the advantage
of Lord Russell's strategy, Mr. Gladstone's grin, and the
determination of the liberals to be a majority so long se a
majority signifies the possession or prospect of rho,
ministers are already surrendering under a sear of
weakness beyond hope of remedy. However, in
foreign affairs, the country piss by the substitution
of Lord Clarendon for Earl Russell. The new Foreign
Minister may be trusted to display more temper and judg-
ment than his predecessor in the conduct of the deliosto
questions which will come under his cognisance. The
Herald thee proceeds to point out in the correspondence
relative to the affairs of Greece an interference on the part
of Lord Rowell which it considers wholly uncalled for.
The Telegraph, in the interest of those who wish to see
the balance of olßcer between the two houses of parliament
readjusted, suggests the resignation of either the Secretary
at War or the First Lord of the Admiralty, or the User
ferries of one of Wm to the vacant Chancellorship of the
Duchy of Lancaster. Lord Clarence Paget has shosru mach
tact and talent ; and why should not he be reinforced by Kr.
Stensfeld and Mr. Goseheu T Both them gentlemen are
essentially men of business, but they are something mews.
The appointment of Mr. Bielefeld would be a paractes
for sensible retrenchment in one of the most important
breeches of the public service ; Mr. Graben would be an
able labourer In the same good cause ; and what is also
of immense importance, they are both excellent sparer'
and maters of debate.

tic greed% sad am &redly ineredieable dodos
)m1 . net bar of Addles* peons is keep
Mime Oh Baglishmed. and Ike Pale
Awe attentive to the centred between his tmliseony,
sod Which has bed so freely offered foe tho guidance
' destryostm. It is the wades eel systardie npre.
relation of the people of the two wierstriee to etch other,
which kw produced all the ill.feelhig that exlsta. The
minds of Ecgllshmis, says the Daily Nan, were poisoned
very *laity la the wares of the war. Instead of the swims,
intelligent, sad honourable men whose service the Niglio&
press can always command, a horde of mere 'Uteri:steers
were let lode upon the United Mats% person'
1 whole judgment was never before trusted in any
saber of importanos, and who did not even um
that judgment for the instruction of the public, bet
whores filet notion of their duty was to dad home letters in
which everything they law was repremeted in a ridiculous
did centemptible light. These writers supplied materiel
is the hands of a superior set of workmen ; for a while,
thil ursourees of the English press were conspicuously dia.
played in the orpniartion of a system of inter national
libel. It is in vain to slur over these facto, for the public
en every day naming the ill consequences of so flagrant an
abed of power. Those who were foremost tope:wort thenoble
reaction of the press now try to forget the part they lately
played and, as the eaters' offside of their nefarious industry
show themesives in is:plaided bad temper on theother side
of the Atlantic, ask with brazen front what all the fuss Is
about? We may search the diplomatic eorrespondence
between the two governmeete In vain for say sots of our
minimises which weld become • canes of serious quarrel if
they were not viewed in the false light reflected upon them
at the time of their occurrence by an important portion of
our own press. Happily the work of the latter has not
peemenentle destroyed the deep basis of mewl good feeling
on which the beneficial intercourse of the two winded
matt red.
The Post has an account of • company which has been
formed In New York with a large capital, having for its
object to maks load to Southern planted and to aid them
greerely in the procuring of labour, end to doh other
manner as may be sadder, for the raising of accustomed
edged ea early day. This company. it *Mks, Is but the
pieced of others, which * soon will pour a rich and healing
Mood of aureola balm into the wounds of the Oonfederacy,
end deism to their Ostia* vigour the white fields of cotton."
The post cannot see any justification for high prices, con.
siderieg the stook which is is the country and at sea.
Twenty years hence old men will toll their children, as •
marvel, of the day when whoa would sell at 25d. per
pound. In the deepness of 1110111111517 "caplet lies the
riches of a country, and that day will be a happy
one for America and Bilked when the vest pro.
motion of this beneficent staple is resumed with 'efficient
abundance to allow its sale at 6d.

TOPICS.

The 'Utilities, of the cattle plague weer • ghastly look,
obverses the Tines, but considering the extreme non
eineues of the diasase, and the difficulty of putting re.
Meknes on intercourse, the present state of things is
hotter then might have been anticipated. The Tines is io-
dised to believe, too, that the properties of urea is M-
ans*, perhaps owing to • mitigatien in the virulence
of the disorder, perhaps in ooneequenoe of more suedes/fel
treatment.
The Times also dilemmas the attainments of the clergy,
epeeists of • oorrespondesee In its columns between Arch-
aean. Allen end the principal of St. Bee's College on the
education of the clergy in that institution. The Timm eon-
skiers it is made but too plain that the theological colleges
hem whioh the dergy are mow so largely recruited hums, io
fact, mere places of cramming for the bishops' examinations,
and, instead of securing proper qualifications is the candi-
dates for orders, simply suable men to enter the church
who would have other wise have no chance of obi ad
th
-
mission. It is, at any rate, in the pow of e
bishops to rase the standard of theologies' know-
ledge. Why should not bishops' examinations be
made, at least, as strict as thus qualifying exarainatioes
which men have sow to pass before admission into so many
departtoute of civil sad military life? Unhappily, how-
ever, one great difficulty remains which no improvements
of this character ass effectnally obviate. The better
clams of men sae largely alienated from the service of the
Mouth, and the reason for this is chiefly to be sought for ie
the disturbs(' condition of the theological world, and in the
absentia of any strong movement of religious feeling.
The Nereid ridicules the United Kingdom Alliance.
The Star tells "the future King of England" a few of
the things which he may see by the Mersey to-day, and
the Telegraph dwells, admirinicly, upon the sermon
by the Dean of Westminster, on Sunday alter-
non. The latter journal also says of the ac-
ting of a retaliatory mature, which the registered
proprietor of the /Mak People bas instituted against
various *Mom of the executive government, that
if the Irish police exercised their authority with a
high hand, and exceeded its lawful limits, notwith.
standing all its contempt for Fenianism, it will be
glad to fled these actions succemalul. 01 the two, it seems
mere important that the executive should he called to order
when it swerves from the path of duty, than that the
Fenian, should be convicted.

TSB DUBLIN CORPORATION AND THE LATE
LORD PALAABBSTON.

In the Dublin corporation yesterday, Mr. Jame-
son moved the resolution of which be had given notice
" That the council desire to join in the pnend sentiments
of respect and gratitude whiub, apart from ell political con-
eaderations, have been called forth by the demise of Lord
Paimentoe, and beg to convey to Lady Palmerston the ex-
pression of their sympathy end condolence at the sad be-
reavement she bee sustained."
Alderman CANNIELL begged to second the resolution.
As be rose there were some hissed; from the occupants of
the gallery, but they were immediately suppreeeed. He
mid that be could not attempt to speak on the Imp ques-
tion embraced in the revolution. There masons ground why
be held the memory of Lord Palmerston in respect. From the
earliest period of the noble lord's career, end while be was
connected with men holding different opisious. he ever
maintained the great and wood principle of religions free-
dom. He uniformly opposed the bigoted policy that made
a man's creed the test of hie merits. This cowileration
pressed itself strongly on his (Alderman Campbell's) mind,
and therefore he had a grateful feeling toe ards the memory
of Lord Palnierstos, and he felt a painful satisfaction—a
very melancholy pleasure—in seconding the resolution.
Mr. SULLIVAN was glad that no debate, in the ordinary
sense of the word, would take place on this question. Mr.
Jameson, with a aelioate and proper reprd for the 'Mem-
I nity of the event touched on in his resolution, bad consulted
the opinions of severalmerobere of the house who, on venous
ods, dissented from the caner of Lord Palmerston. Ho
Mr. Sullivan) found nowhere in that chamber an unmanly
mire to indulge in a tight over the fresh aley of Lord
, Palmerstotes grave. He found everywhere a desire too go
as far as they could in expreoling • feeling of regret at the
I death of a public character who had presided over the
&Alois* of the empire. After the tonne take* by Mr.
Jameson, he seed not say, speaking for himself and some
other members of the house, that it was a source of *rum
that they were to have no discussion. When the Duke of
York, who was an opponent of tbo Roman Catholic
claims, died, O'Connell said, We war not with the dyiog
at the grave." They warred with Lord Palmerston when
1 he was alive ;they would not war with him dead. He would
I net diecues the points of Lord Palmerston's career as solo-
gieed by the mover of the resolution in his temperate and
proper speech. The sentiments expressed by Mr. Jameson
were his owe, and did not commit any other member of the
council, end Mr. Jameson was quite as weloome to eulogise
Lord Palmerston's foreign policy as he (sr. Sullivan) wee
to abhor it. By the judicious enures adopted by Mr.
Jameson they had been spared discussion oa painful
subject.
Alderman PLcuurrr contorted In the views of Mr. Sul-
livan.
After some remarks from Mr. WIIKLIN, and from the
LORD MAYOR, who expressed hie cordial eoccorrenes in the
spirit of the motion,
The resolution was carried unanimously.

A letter of condolence from the Sultan bout been
transmitted by the Turkish Ambassador to Lady Palmer•
stop, expressive of his sincere sorrow and sympathy at the
loos she has experienced by the death of her illustrious
ltoabaod•
A Hampshire paper states that the family of the
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WINDSOR osiogi 30.
The Quoit went out in the gronn • nlOrilinei
seasserwisi by the Priam@ Wier. ••• l.
liiineeee Helena rode to the Home park.
Prises sad Primer Levis of Hews, with *AWN
Victoria and Meows Elizabeilt, arrived at the Osietle from

Scotland.
Bannon Von &Amok and gam de Rahman fan in

attendance.
P inon Henry and Prince Sigirmund of Prowls, otteuded
by Lady Caroline Barrington, went to Loudon this owning,
and returned in the al Walloon.
Lord Ciamoys arrived at the Castle yesterday, as Lord in
Waiting to the Quite°.
—.

The Prises and Prisms of Wales, Weeded by the Han.
Mrs. W. Oran Lieuteuaat.Geessal Moony, and kill'or GM,
left Marlborough House yesterday (Monday) noorning on
visit to the Earl end Comb= of Derby, at Meows.
The Priaosss Hilda of Auden Nosh, took leave of the
Ptleoe sad Panora of Wales, and left Marlborough Bonss
for the Oontiaest.

A Cabinet Connell was held yesterday at the
Foreign-aim. The ministers present ware—
Esrl Rummell, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville,
the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, the Right
Hon. Edward Cardwell, Earl de Grey, Sir Charles
Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the
Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner
Gibson, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Earl of
Clarendon, and the Right Hon. 0. P. Mimi.

Despatches were receired at the Colonial4Bee yortesday
from the governors of the West India Wanda, Gibraltar,
sad Heligolud.
The Bight Hoe. the Cherwell°, of the Exchequer left
town last events; for flcotiarid.

VISIT OF TUN PRIN AND PRINCESS
OF WALES TONO LANOASHIEL

The Prince and Winona of Wales arrived at the Burton
station of the Londe. and North Western Railway shortly
before fin o'clock lot evening. Tbe preparations mode for
their receptios were upon an ethwenive sole. aad the plat-
form was woupied by an elegantly droved crowd, who
act waiting patiently till the arrival of the royal train.
The approaches tolise station woe crowded; Ma thee was
a large easemblage of favoured persons on the Bread r
eand.
near the entrance. At twenty-fire abootto before five
o'clock the Earl of Derby and Lord Steely arrived at the
station. A chaise, drawn by four know with postillions
and cotriden la livery, we. from that time ready to
receive the royal visitors, and, in addition • two.
horn chain', wygosette, sad shred make" for the
party 'conveying their royal highnesses. The royal
train entered the station at eight minutia to live, and their
royal bkbinoess arrived at Knowsley at twenty minutes
past five o'clock. The village of Huyton was during the
afternoon at a high pitch of excitement. The railway',
station hod been newly painted sad decorated, • mow
we thrown over that part of the platform when the royal
vidton would alight, and the platform itself was carpeted
with crimes, cloth. Every train brought down eons
hundred of persons, whose anxiety to obtain good positions
from which they could. ne the distinguished rialto,' pen
through the village on their way to Knowsley, run up be a
premium places and oath Outside the station, and at
intervals along the sides of the principal *treat, there wen
wooden galleries. Triumphal arches spanned the nod, and
the view mole epeeist provieiou for • display of 'drool
children neon the wall of the churchyard, which was
decorated sad arranged for the pones. Bodies of police
were stationed along the route, and at the entrances to
Knowsley-park. After the return from Liverpool tide
Greene there will be • select dinner party Korionley, to
be followed by • dance. Part of Wednesday and Thursday
will be devoted by the Prises to shooting, and on the former
day the Prism and Primus are stepsonto pay a visit to
the Rave:ahead Glass Works at Bt. Helen.

? ls it wile qt friendly 410 to Ito '
al act, everispitrdedietuallko
taborate t We speak Fro
slightest la Ishii& 11 lately sad
the Isadts.lllllaises 4poisahr. at,
r at all into troleltsver questions, mid
h on the one side have led Dr.