The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-19 00:00:00

07 HS DEATH.

Coder the present painful dm:nastiness it will et once
become necessary for the Queen to appoint a successor to
the lamented viescunt, sad Lord Krona, having been
already Prime lltnisisr, will, of course, says the Post, be
sent for by her Majesty. If ills cable earl socepta the Pre•
atierettlp, it la probable that the Earl of Clarendon will be
entrusted with the dates of the Foreign-061os. In the
tees of Lord Rumen eisetisg to reeds the Foreign-ogee,
therremiership might be entrusted to Lard Granville or Lord
Clarendon. But the Post thinks that, in all probability,
Lord Russell will swept the important post now vacant.
In any case, Mr. Gladstone succeeds to the leadership of
the Home of Commove.
The /Jerald es unses that the bond of =ion between the
diderest seellonefof tbeoabinet is tow removed. The master
mind which brotighttbelr jarring opinion into something like
harming—the venerable chief, whose age, experience, and
popularity commanded deference, is gone, and no one
is left to whom, by equal consent, the chieftainship of the
party can be given.
The Pc/seraph taw many advantages is the suoremion of
Lord Russell to the post of Premier and Lord Clarendon to
the Foreign-office. Not the least is, that it would obviate
the necessity of making any sweeping changes in the
composition of the cabinet, and of calling parliameot
together at a peculiarly lecesiveniest scene. A govern-
ment which was headed by Lord Russell in the hereditary
chamber, and by Mr. Gladstone is the lower tones,
would be eminently satisfactory to the whole liberal party.
It is fortunate that the Secretary of State at present in at-
tendance at court should be a statesman of the calibre of
Sir George Grey, whose excellent judget is beyond
&MAL
The Star reminds us that whets the Derby administra-
tion went out of office in 1859, Earl Granville was sum-
moned by the Queen, but was prevented from form* a
cabinet by the refusal of Lord Reseal to serve under him.
This led to Lord Palmerston being sent for, and to the
=Mequon; formation of the Paloserston•Russell govern-
mast. Judging, therefore, from precedent,
it is scarcely
likely that Lord Remelt will be now any more willing to
serve under Led Granville then he was sin years ago, al-
though the moderate onions's& sad the cosoiliatory manners
of the Lord President of the Conceit might in the judgment
of many constitute a special recommendation. Lord Rus-
sell's prospects seem the most hopeful, and the country,
without feeling mach enthusiasm, would doubtless assent to
such a reorpoierstion of the cabinet as would plain his lord-
ship at lie head.

A sire statesman, a veteran diplomatist, the
most experienced of party leaders, the link of two
periods of history, and of the old and the new
habits of thought, was yesterday taken from among
us. Europe will listen no more to the sound of a
name which has so often caused it to startle, if not
to tremble. The Parliament, which in the full
tide of his undiminished power Lord Pacairmsroe ,
summoned to approve and continue his policy, will
never see the Chief who guided so many of its
predecessors. Its party conflicts, He clashing of 1
principles, will rage unappeased by the great master
who has stilled so often the murmur of opposition
and the anger of discontented supporters. Better,
perhaps, that it should be so. The future will be less
acquiescent than the past, and better that • life ...
prolonged so far beyond the usual term should sink
calmly into the grave than that it should wear
itself out amid the storms of impending conflict. —4,—
Better that the sere leaf that has dallied in the LORD PALMERSTON.
long summer sunshine should flutter gently to the Reflections suggested by the death of Lord Pal-
ground in the autumn stillness, than that it should marston, and historical narratives of his career and public
still adhere to the topmost bough, to be tossed and services, all • onosidorthle mina of the thaw of this morn-
torn in the wild gusts of a rude coming winter. Mess journals. The Post, Herald, Standard, Star, and
But not the less that the loss has been long Telegraph appear with "maiming a borders, and give to ilia
expected, and that it is not for the sake of the event a greater number of pages than their contemporaries. i
The Tines describes this deceased nobleman as one of the
dead statesman himself to be regretted, will it
most popular statsencen, epee of the kindliest gentians,
come as a shook upon the public mind. It is hard and one of the truest Eaglishmen. Few civilised nation
to realise in a moment the utter Reverence from will hear of his death without an emotion of regret. The
one who has borne so continued and so conspicuous death of no other subject could have left such • void in the
a part in history and in the current affairs of our hearts of his eountrymea, for no other has been
daily politic a life. This event indeed is more identited so long or so clearly with our animal life.
than bereavement of an individual. It outs us Though falling abort of the heroin type of °bane"r sea-
loose from the influence and the policy
Sated with such names as Chatham, Pitt, sad Peel, he had
faculties which minds him to the doeigoation of a great
of • generation. Lord Painsagrox em- man. Is the art of distinguishing the prevailing current
bodied the traditions of the age which ..f public opinion, in readiness of tact, in versatility of
saw the combats of Fox and Prrr. These tradi- mind and humour, in the masterly ease with which he
tions were modified, indeed, to suit existing cir- handled the reins of government, and in the general felicity ,
cumstanoes, by the wonderfully plastic powers of of his political temperament, he had no rival in his own
his mind. But while he bowed to public opinion, Tenantless. To these gifts he added an unwearied
wourned
and accepted the dictates of modern events where
liira.mia •thigh applioa toposdiitl.ty iwn .th st he ateld itself
hashawnsot,eahow-
resistance was impossible, be nevertheless still mt. awed the charge of isdifferance to prin.
brought to their discussion the habits of the school does, of a reluctaace to bring forward new men—in short,
in which he WAS bred. These might be good or of that time-serving which makes no provision for the
evil, suited or unsuited to the age. But at least future, and than is • nose in which the truth of then
they gave a certain sense of fixity, they enabled us charges must be 'dinned. Lord Palmerston had little
toe
to foresee the line of thought, and to anticipate COD- faith in what ham beau called worid-bsatering ; he was
much engrossed with the task of meeting present exigni-
fideutly the nature of the arguments by which the
cies, and too distrustful of human foresight to anticipate'
course of the Government would be directed and the problems of a coming generation. He was not, there-
defended. And now, when no man can see into fere. e prenreeeiae atategrain, and waa not unfairly taunted by
the future, when none can tell how far any living advanced reformers with having "no policy." At the same
statesman will suffer strict principle to guide him, time he must be credited with some performances which his
we feel for the moment as if the loss of that, not *aim an &Pa to forget. The secret sad cures of his great
broad, but clear and definite system of ideas, left popularity wen his buwallest sympathy with all claws of
The kindness and affability. which die-
ns without assurance of safety or the confidence i's caan" °ea'
tiognithed him were not merely superficial. It may not
begotten of • settled policy. he generally known that when an attempt was made on his
These, however, are but the immediate thoughts life by • crazy officer at the War-office, his first act was to
that naturally rise first in the mind, and will soon draw • cheque for the expenses of his assailant's defence.
give place to a calmer estimate of the real worth That act WY characteristic of the man. His death marks
and value of the system on which Lord PALMERSTON an epoch in English polities. "The old order thangeth,
so steadfastly acted. Into such a questiwi we
effect7leldinghlifeer in sew."
organ. reOfotherrms mfroinismtewmhimach yhecarry. into
shall not now enter. Our readers know how often
SuecessOth - yintroduce lac now spirit into our foreign rela-
of late years it was our lot to differ from him tions, and abandon the system of secret diplomacy which
in the line of domestic policy which he adopted. he never failed to support. Others may advise her Majesty
But for the present, while withdrawing none of with equal sagacity, and sway the House of Commons with
the opinions we have expressed, it is a more grate- equal or greater eloquence : bet his place in the hearts et
ful task to reed that what we conceived his errors tae people will be allatie: eaeiley'h the pi
were not wholly chargeable upon his intention. thlatt is rem
Laed paraihmel: a mum
Palmerston thoubttley inycreand Dailytheimporewt.
He was the Minister of a transition age. His ante of the Foreign-office by his administraties of its
sympathies naturally adapted themselves to the affairs. He had the ambition to snake the iffneasso of -.......a.a550ns repine.
prevailing colour of events and of opinion. Though guyed felt everywhere, and in • cortsio sense he site- Several letters have boon alarmed to the Times ab-
be held office under PERCIVAL and LIVERPOOL, he needed. As Home Secretary, in 1652, he attended to every *tie' to the late article directed against the universal
cordially and sincerely embraced the foreign po- thing—heard what wild be said by eell'infeemsd Penme abolition of pew rests and appropriated mete. bat the Tines
licy of CANNING. Though he had resisted reform on every subject—denounced smoke, damp. fog, cesspools, mei in throe communications, be justification of abo pro.
at home while resistance was practicable, he early noisome ffttta eb. atchYeearda' and
well as wilextrwelweharrelioshf.wurthweels with
paid revolution, and continues to believe that the mixed
e
saw the approach of the time when it became imprac- up of the Abwirwdeen ministry in 1855, a new bond was n,
BWwt
awhiisehfWariwthowimmrwitwwost is
mat
StSS desirableaSthf.orinaloi
finable. And there is no reason to suppose that when formed between Lord pamenseaa and the mein,, and it B"elaam. day If, bowers; the "free and open" system and the
he accepted he regretted the inevitable. But, on the was than that he took • place in
it.
regard which be raver weekly offertory are (mod most mutable to • ghee parish,
other hand, he was little dispoiced to accept any- lost. The mistakes, failures, disappointments, and suffer,
thing but the inevitable. He never professed hags which had marked the progress of this Crimean war, by all wens let them be adopted. We have proprietary
chapels at one end of the scale ; there is no reason why we
principles ; he based every proposition upon expo- had sorely tried the heart of England. The country felt that swum not have unappropriated ehtirchee at the other.
diency. And thus, when the public became die- latswfilleted for a
alms lileadgrojer "wieellealleEtiee statesman,
eawefhtifMLlZ But the Times protests against "the quackery of forcing
posed to allow principles to rest for a space in abey- Palmerston an ibis administrator, sad a statesman who tae °malt: sYdra upon e
panaoa ran° imaginary rlreitti"l'ataitaPrwlamic!,
am" Lord Palma's'?" was the consistent abettor always knew his own oiled. He became presider, an slice The Dail; News condemns the petition to the House of
Of such a desire. In his eyes no improvement was to which be may be said to have been said by the public commons, now circulating extessively for signature, which,
worth having unless it was strenuously demanded, voice, and the aatioo pew calmer se it saw • cheerful, self- as • cure for infanticide, demands tha reatontion of the
and in his recent inaction he only reflected poisoned, business-like man at the bead of its affairs. His I London Foundling Hospital to Its original aline* No pro.
the temporary reluctance to action on the name will not be transmitted to history is the anther of I postal es> absurd and mischievous will be entertained for •
part of the nation. Had it insisted on advancing eak:h.grsset meela
labouredteMeolotf a7hPesermaaeaptga.aTheYalsape'eteg,
Kw* thaw: i moment. Sensible men in the House will show that they
nor
with greater rapidity, he would, with equal conso- he reneden school of iii6.i...i,..
a. p0.......—....... perpetuate his maxima ough arm at
to de tise am e raithadiaawlh 1..60 able men
eat
of
i laws hi tt—t at
he
Hance to hie regulating system, have supported its ,of government. He was contained to serve his gtheration, and for the rest to rely for improvement, not on any
progress. To do nothing unnecessary was his I and to accept its confider's, as his highest reward, and his'' special charity, but on • sound and general growth in total-
maxim, and it was perfectly in accordance with I caress, judged by his own standard, must be deemed most ' get" mil personal and social morale.
this maxim that when a thing was plainly necessary ' •••••••1•1- I In ths manor of the Ithe Qeseo's Oellegth observes the
it should be done. I Amongst his contemporaris Lord Palmerston stood pre- ! isms journal, the 11110di011 raised by the scheme of the
Nor must it be forgotten that this inherent' "'Warnock aeti iet rao ("W
as m. t beratm.elen' eiheveCig tbilll24e
utosiiray . government—so far
alb. Its ei
the rinification is to be collected
that
tendency of his mind was foeteredbythe tendencies , Kingdom. Although but one of • number of ministers, steinmvealysinititenoodthiunot less
the te :
tfhan arom threemuttaillingnces of the whole system
the age in which it first received its stamp. The' prolonged existence of the present administration has been le belied In so nice/montane WAWA This is the Wale saw
days of the Regency were not those of stern poll- I solely due to the implicit confidence placed in the Premier : pieced baton the English people.
final virtue. They had mall respect foe by every Pelillaal "dim' of his amalTYmails Therapid", . The Herald Wives there is oaly tee mach moon to
political principles, and not much for political I *co and axample of 8° grant • man will live is history 1111 fear that when the imperil forces are deafly withdraws
probity of any kind. They were I a guide to men and statesmen, and his. name will be che- fro., New Zeeland the natives, relieved hoot the iiootehea,
Allied and loved by his countrymen in all future years as glee of their pramana. say tats beer/ of
going daYas jabbal7 was redacted a° a a3artailas that of one of the greatest and best of those who ever 1 with sack fatal effect epee Sir G. Grey, hi " reZeithibiralk
and power was looked upon rather as the &ppm- twinned the seams of their reeetry„ I advisees," and " the twig and bobtail which he ears bit
age of rank than ea a trust for the people. These', The Herald says there sever wee an E•nlitt Wakes, , "oolonial troops,' " that the positions taken with nee pleb
notions could not but leave their.; mark upon • : who was so thoroughly the lad of his awantrynme, hommo ; may be lost once more, and the war in Now Zarthasth isms
facile and sympathetic intellect. It was something 'there sever was ors who ee pettedly undeseissd their' lobe rsenomesced in esreest.
to Lord pAyerawaymee reedit that he at feint did' character and `spared se largely their onsadeses. Me I The Talenspit lanortily approves et ibe aseedesey abbe
not lag behind the &dew - purity of the um...regrets that ray be awed ever his AMA WM be mars two stethansamons troth Toothily sent at the lleedes•bede
sinews than these of the political Opp:mesas who honoured to prim far two months with herd labour, to
Beyond Ulla' la And he" privaLaS he „never pre" Sim man even while they append be Obey, and who sever threats aid maleststion to endeavour to induce
tended to go. iseu if sometimes a"' • Moser doubled that, although the mans might be different, the workmen is the deploy of • builder I. leave Sheik wegiep.
for those of offerer virtue or sterner principle, it' sad of both was the me* slid that lard Palmanina in all inset ; bet themes that the Lied Mayer, irks Is deep*

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