The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 17, 186.

been assigned, merits to which we believe i,,stice yet
remains to be dose, we take leaveie
express
en
opinion that Mr. NlttssuGleacof:s large knowledge
of society and the world heater qualifiesteem
for a department charr,A with the appointment of
governors and otr-icers for our distant posses-
SIMS than thrvis merits for which the noble
Duke is con'..picuons. The poet spoken of as re-
served for Mr. COWAN has some relation to the
great services he has rendered to his country, sad
we siscerely trust that on his return from America
he may see it to be his duty to accept and fill it for
Gie public good. But he will probably think it
strange that a Government, which must depend from
day to day on the suppOrt of the more advanced
members of the Liberal party in Parliament, should
have been formed with so little reference to its
importance.

Next to good administration, the two chief things
which the Liberal party expect of the new Govern-
ment are a foreign policy directed to the liberation
of Italy from the foreigner—so far as circumstances
render that possible—and a Reform Bill not leas effi-
cacious than that of which Lord Joint Rumex!. has
publicly drawn the outline. This is so clearly the
policy on which the union of the Liberal party
has taken place, that every nobleman and gen-
tleman whose name is to be found in the list of the
Dew Government must be taken to have embraced
it without reserve. We hourly see names singled
out, and the question is asked whether this gentle-
man has not spoken in favour of nomination bo-
roughs ? whether that nobleman is not favourable
to Austrian domination in Italy ? The answer to
all this is, that all who have joined the Cabinet
have dime se with a full keowledge of the
accord 011 prieciples of home and foreign policy which
has made the formation of the present Government
possible, and that it is not to be doubted th►t those
principles have been frankly accepted and will be'
honourably maintained. The fact that Lord JOHN
RUSSELL has not stipulated for the introduction into
the Cabinet of a larger number of those Liberal
members who look more especially to him u their
leader only shows more plainly that he and his
friends regard the broad basis of the policy of the
new Government as a thing not to be dependent
on numerical majorities at the Conceit-board, but
as something fixed and assumed in its formation.
If the two objects we have named—a foreign policy
favourable to freedom abroad, especially in Italy,
and the early passing of a Reform Bill not less
favourable to the unenfranehised classes than the
measure sketched by Lord JOllll RUSSELL—are fairly
and steadily pursued, the Ministry will not have cause
to regret that it takes office with a majority too
small to enable it to obtain the votes without con-
vincing the reason of Parliament; it will consolidate
its power by satisfying the country. If, on the
other hand, those objects are slighted, the Cabinet
will peas rapidly to premature and unregretted decay.

POLITICAL MOY/IMENTS.-(THIS DAY.)

This morning a general meeting of the members
of the new cabinet and other gentlemen who are to
be offloially connected with the government took
place at Cambridge House, Piocadilly. There were
present Lord Palmerston, Lord John Russell, the
Duke of Newcastle, the Duke of Somerset, Lord
Campbell, Earl Granville, Mr. Gladstone, Sir George
Grey, Sir G. C. Lewis, Mr. Sidney Herbert, Sir C.
Wood, the Duke of Argyll, Mr. Cardwell, Lord
Clarence Paget, Mr. Robert Lowe, Sir Richard
Bothell, Sir Henry Keating. At the close of the
meeting Lord Palmerston proceeded to sub.
mit the list of his new cabinet to the
Queen, in order to obtain her Majesty'. approba-
tion of it. This baring been given, a court will be
immediately held, for the delivery of the seals of
office into the hands of her Majesty by the late
ministers, and for their transfer by her Majesty to
her new advisers. At this Council Lord Granville
will be declared President of the Privy Council, a
special council, composed chiefly of the new Cabinet
Ministers and Great Officers of State, being held for
that and other purposes.

. .
This evening Lord Derby probably will make
some statement in the House of Peers ; and in the
Commons, Mr. Disraeli, after communicating the
resignation of the ministry, will move the adj sum--
meat of the House until Tuesday or Wednesdays
on which day the chLfsrent psrties will change
sides.

Sir Benjamin Hall will be called to the House of
Peers simultaneously with the meeting of parlia-
ment, under the new government, for the despatch
of business, which will be about the 28th inst. The
right boo. baronet will hereafter be known by the
style and title of Baron Llanover—the name of his
seat in South Wales.

Mr. Vernon Smith will possibly be appointed to a
mat in the Indian Council, in conjunction with Mr.
James Wilson, whose former post of Secretary to
the Treasury has been taken by Mr. Frederick Peel.
Mr. Vernon Smith had a brief interview with Lord
Palmerston this morning at Cambridge House.
Lord Cranworth having declined the Chief Justice-
ship of the Court of Queen's Bench, which becomes
vacant by the appointment of Lord Campbell to the
. .

Chancellorship, the distinguished post will be filled
by Sir Alexander Cockburn, who will be raised to
the peerage. The Chief Juaticeship of the Court of
Common Pleas will probably be taken by Sir William
Erie, Sir Henry Heating becoming a puisne judge
of the Court of Queen's Bene.b.

that he haled • Lag seaverselios on this Abject with the
Emperor porker is Ms Majesty's departure ; WM, with Ma
Majesty's anthorbeden, be had written to Turin to my
that *Medial• meet reactance ell kind of imitated sake, and
must, moreover, abstain from /ivies any mamourageniset whet-
ever to the revolutionary pert; in Italy, Alluding to what I
had said with regard to Turkey, Count Welewski
observed that he had received the most unequivocal
assuranoes form the Russian government of their dears
to see the tranquility of Turkey maintained. He
felt sure, therefore, that revolutionary movements in the
Ottoman dominions would receive no mmearagement from
Ramis. With regard to France, Count Walevral assured
me that the imperial government was most anxious that no
cause of umbrage should be given to her MMesty's govern-
meat on any question regarding Turkey. M. de Thonvenel
had received orders to return to his poet sooner than be had
intended, with the sole view of giving greater weight to the
Emperor's intentions in this respect. Re would recur
the most pi,itive instructions to act in complete concert
with Sir Henry Hulwer ; to consult him on
every question which might arise; and on no
amount to separate himself from her ligjosty's ambeasador.
He wee to disoonrage, end, se far AO Ile could, control all
attempts to eat the Sultan*, authority at nought ; and special
instructions of • einillar nature would be furnished to all
French agents In the East. Id. de Thouvenel, moreover,
would take Athens in his way to Constantinople, with the
occlusive object of impressing upon the Greek government
the necessity of abstaining from all intrigues to excite rebel-
lion among the Greek subjects of the Porte. I cannot doubt,
from Count Waialeale tone and language, that it
is the sincere wish of the imperial government to
prevent any question arising which could in any
way occasion differences with her Majeatje government.
I took this opportunity of eating Count Waimea'', attest-
non to the language reported to be held by certain of the
Preach representatives abroad. They already began to talk,
I said, of the treaties of 1816 being at an end. Such pre-
osedinge, I &nerved, were not calculated to inspire
ooed-
deaee in the Emperor's iatentlone, and must imomearily
cause greet alarm in Europe. Count Walewskt expressed
carpels' at what I told him, so he had lately mint circular in-
structions inculcating the greatest soberer of language."
The second despatch to which we allude relates to the
policy of tee Derby administration em is the apprehended
manifestation on the part of Germany. This despatch we
subjoin

"The Karl of Malmeebury to Sir 3. Hudson.
"Foreign-Aloe, May 20, 1859.
"Sir,—The excitement which the expectation of hostilities
breaking out between Austria and France gave rise to in
Germany, has been Increased to such an extent
by the actual commencement of war between those
two powers, that there is every moon to appre-
hend some overt roanlfestatioa on the pert of the Ceromeic
confederation, of its determination to make common canes
with Austria for the defence of her Dallas ion.. The
governments of Germany have had no occasion to inflame the
passions of the pciple by appealing to their ',input:dee in
fivour of • kindred power engaged in a deadly struggle with
Femme fur the maioteuanoe of the territories secured to it
by treaty, but have, on the contrary, merely gone with
me current of popular feeling, which imperatively calls
for decided action on We part of the confederation.
Independently of the eympathy with which the fortunes
of the imperial house are regarded, a deepoosvictiou is enter-
tained by almost all dames of the German oommunity ;
that the safety of the common country is closely imeneeted
with the ability of Austria to maintain herself against the
!metalling of France. It is kit that "now la Italy fol-
lowed. ea it would be, by
_the breaking op of those great
fortresses which form • bulwark to all Germany on the
Tyrolese frontier, and of the territorial arrangements of
1819 applicable to that country, will be but an inducement to
France to make • further attempt to subvert then
arrangements on the Rhine; and the probability of MMUS
in the latter course nil be greatly I. favour of Prance, if
she does not enter upon it unit she has paralysed the
power of Austria in her more ensemble poennions. For
this roans, Germany considers that her future destiny I. in
• great measure involved in the result of the Italian war ;
and that it would be a suicidal policy on her past to stand
aloof, and allow Austria t. be subdued single-heeded,
and thereby incapacitated in the contingency which
all Clermieny looks upon as cartels to arise, from
contrileatlag do the defence of the common country.
The cation clf Berlin hie al me, of all the German govern-
ment, reeisted se far as possible the popular feeling. It has
been neatly anxious not to precipitate matters, although it
has Dot sho en tt,elf backward in making such preparation.
u will nimble it, when the time arrives, to play the part
in the defence of German interests which the great
renureee of Prussia and the pinion that she holds
in the confederation qualify her to perform. But the
public feeling in Germany generally, and even in the
Prussian territories, which is daily acquiring mote force, will
scarcely permit Prussia much linger to maintain bee expectant
polic willand there is every reason to anticipate that not many
days elapse before some decided indication is given by
the oos&dernion of its determination to look upon the cause ii
of Austria a. vitally bound up with the general laments of
the whole German race. Her Majesty's government have
done their utsooet, within Use bounds of friendly representa-
tion, to Wes the excitement prevailing in Germany, but
they have not felt themselves called upon or out barbed to
&sande the German states horn taking such tonsure, as
those stems considered to be neceeesry for the maintenance
of their several interests • for they could not nature the
responsibility of even morally guaranteeing them against the
ay. tattletales of the Italian war. Her Majesty government
bare distinctly do. hired that Germany moat not be influenced
in arriving et a decision on the mamentouit qui-sties now
wider the consideration of the Diet by any hope of succour
from this country. Her Mej-sty's government, in accordance
with the commands of the Queen, and with the maltreat
concurrenoe of the British nation, se displayed at the
late election, drain to maintain the 'teletext neutrality
in the present war between Austria and France.
They are determined to keep themselves unfetmred
by any engagement., expressed or implied, which would
restrict their freedom of action in any circume'anoee
' that may sable. They will judge for themselves. and they
will not wahines.' thin policy by any previous, declarations,
or by any venous expeerslon of opinion. This language
which heellajeety's government have held to Germany with
reference to the prevailing excitement is that country, they
hold also to the powers now engaged In active hostilities;
and yon will give the Sardinian government clearly to un-
der/tend, that a. regards the question now at issue, bee
Majesty's _ government abstain from all interference,
direst or When, whatever.—l ass, fen.
(Signed) "HALM LaßeitY."

The &limns; from the Earl of Malreesbury to Mr.
Stint, instructing him se to the renewal of diplomatio rela-
tions with the court of Naples, is interesting .
"The Earl of Malmesbury to Mr. Elliot.
" ?omen-odic., June 5, IM9.
.Bit,—Her Majesty having seen at t evince bar deare to
fake the earliest opportunity of replecieg the relations be-
' toren this calmly and the Kingdom of the Two Sicires out
• mete friendly footing, by reeding you to Naples em a
special miseion, to offer to the King of the Two &cilia her
comirstelai ions on himecespion to the throne, the Nespolitan
government may leer from title step, that your 'Manion I
will be followed up by the appointment of • minister
to reside permanently at the court of Naples.
Her liajee'js government trust, indeed, that this runes!
of diplomatic relstitne will be nnecoompacitd on
the part of the Neapolitan government by some indication se
to Ms future policy, freer which a reerromsble expectation an
be entertained by her Unitary that the commencement of •
new reirn will be attended with a sew system of iniernel '
edmieistraiion ; and you will state confidentially to M.'
Carafe that the teeoar of the Kies'epronlamnion on his
accession, and the abernee of any &Moron to amnesty for
i.fferteee, or to the revocation of the decree beeped by
the• late King o• the 27th of December lea, for the trial by
martial la. of persons apprehemdel on the vague charge of
having tff.nded easiest the security of the State, bang pro-
duerd a strong feeling of disappointment In the govera-
me•t and people of this country. I will say no more, be-
am.* it wou'd be, on the pert of any government, an
ungenerous and uncontteous set to arum, that • young
aovenign is n,t resolved to make the happiness of his sate.
,eefa the paramount object of hie future relies. Her Ma-
jesty's Government are convinced that the present youthful
king of Naples will lend an attentive ear to thaw complaints,
no tudifference to which has in erher was of Italy, and at
Naples l'self, led to so much strife and anifering,—l am, &c.
Oilseed) MALMseter UT."

FANCY FAIR AT CASSIOBURT.—A grand fancy
fair, seder the irradiate patronage of the Countess of
Esse& the Coaster of Clarinda's, the Counter of gglintoun,
end the Lady Ebory, who, with other tidies, will bold stalls,
will be held at Caterobury (ill the hall and cloisters of the
outrion), ea Thursday arid Friday, the 23rd sod 2ttb inst.

The Marquis and Marchioness Calabrini have ar-
rived at the Quasi' Hotel, Upper N mood.
Viscount and Viscountess Massareene and Fer-
rard and the 11. m. Dorcas Skefdaectou have arrived I.
Greta-street, Gmermior equate, from Ire Lad.

Mrs. Cilaristooe gave a concert last evening at her
mansion in Carlton House. f *moor. ['retiringly to the concert
the Right W. E. and Mrs.Gladetose entertained at dinner the
Earl of Meath, Viscount and Viscountess Stretford de Rad-
cliffe, Lord Lytteltos, Lord Harris, Lord Weslock, the Right
Hon. Sidary Herbert, Host, Mrs. Wilbraham, Sir Thomas
sod Lady Oladalone, Colonel Wilson Patten and MUG Pat-
ten, Mr. Stirling, Hr. Drummond Wolff, do.

Lady Maryitoare will give balls on Thurodey,
the 301\ instant, and on Mondtly. tint 4th of July, at her
mansion in Now-street, Spring-gardens.
. . . _

Mrs. Arcedeckne's ball will take place in GM-
nore.inare on Monday, the 4th proximo.
_ _

It is stated that kr. Bodes, Recorder of Stam-
ford, bee been appointed Recorder of Derby, in the plate of
Mr. W. H. Adams, sad that Mr. Manned!, of the Midland
Ctecitit, will loomed Kr. Bode me Recorder of S'amford.

THE WAR IN ITALY.

ADVANCE OF THE ALLIES.
TURIN, THURSDAY.

' The following official bulletin was lamed to-day :
"The allied army of Italy passed the Serio on the
13th, marching towards the river Oglio. The ad-
vance guard is at Coccaglio. The headquarters of
the King of Sardinia are at Palazzaolo. General
Garibaldi was at Brescia up to the evening of the
12th. General Urban'. corps quitted Coceaglio on
the morning of the 13th, and appears to be retiring
to Orzinovi."