The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-24 00:00:00

TUEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII.

Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Dtrectrass, Madame Celeste.

TIIIS EVE NTNG, FEE. 24,

Will be performed a new and orig!nal Drama, preceded by a Pro-
logue, and called JANET ri:ETEL.
To be followed by 'I HE UNK23.OWN AND BAYADERE.
Characters by Messrs. P. Iledfor-sl and G. Lee ; Misses Woo:gar and
Keeley, and Mdlles. Maraquita sand l3enoni.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Managq r, Mr. A. Wigan.
TIiI3 EVENT NG. FEB.n 24, -

Wlll be presented the new OHM .dletta, called TIT FOR TAT, in
which Messrs. F. Robson, A. Wig: at, and Miss Maskell will appear.

Followed by A LUCKY FRU) AY.

Aster which, a new Fairy Exta•avaganta. entitled THE YELLOW
DWARF AND THE KING 011. THE GOLD MINES. Characters
by Mr, F. Robson, Miss Julia St. George, Miss E. Ormonde, Miss
Marston, Miss Bromley, and VLrs. Fitzallan.

ASTLEY'S ROICAY,". A3IPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Mannner, Mr. Wm. Cooke.
THIS 'EVENING,
107th time, the BATTLE of the ALMA ! to which will shortly be
added, the Battles of Balakiari and of Inkermau.
After which, the Brilliant'. SCENES of EQUITATION In the
CIRCLE.
To conclude with (the la.st week) the Grand Comic Pantomime
called GULLIVER and tt Le LILLIPUTIANS; or, Harlequin and
Britannia.

Box..ofnee open from E !even till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W
West. Acting Manger. It Ir. W. A. eooke. Equestrian Director
W. Conke,

ROYAL STRAND TILEA.TRE.
Under the direction of Miss Itebecat Isaacs.
T [HS EVENING
Will LerPrallned the popular Burletta, OUR NELLY. Principal
character, Silas Rebecca Isaacs.
After which, a new Operatic Burlesque, entitled, ALONZO THE
BRAWN.
To conclude with HMI/ LIFE BELO W STAIRS.

HIG/I WATER AT LOV:DON BRIDGE.
Tim DA, —Morning 4 min.efter 7 Evening 23 min.aft. 7
Ts-lioaaow—...,lorning 0 min.after 8 Evening 38 min.aft. 8

WEATHER.—gar, Own, Feb. 24.
THEEMOMETEB, I 2 THE SLIDE
39—highest since noon ye,fterday.
36—'owest this morning and during the ntght.
41—this day, at noon.
BARON zrza, 30'03.
WIND, S.S.V.—Light, with fine shining weather and
strong thaw.

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LONDON, FAA.TURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1855.

Well, " the deserted" trio have offered their
explanations. The House of Commons patiently
listened to the complaints put forward by those
who considered that it was not only the duty of
their fellow representatives to stultify themselves,
by rescinding the vote previously carried by an
overwhelming majority of more than two to one,
but of their Ministerial colleagues, to run counter
alike to House and country in order to gratify
their untenable demand. Sir JAMES GRAHAM
has branded tho remaining members of the
Cabinet as the deserters, because nine or
ton did not submit to three or four, and
Messrs. GLADSTONE and HERBERT assumed
a similar position. They wanted, in fact,
to he supreme in the Cabinet--to reduce the pre-
sent Premier into a mere cypher, like the good
and excellent ABERDELM, who, while denominated
First Lord of the Tr-Jasury, cared little in what
manner or by wlion the duties of the situation
were discharged--who only sought the name of
power, while ho delegated its exercise to younger
and more vigorous hands. In this they were dis-
appointe4. Lord PALMERSTON felt that Ile
had already sufficiently fled in the face
of public opinion by the formation of a
Government so identical in every respect with
that which had just been censured and dis-
mißsed from office, that even a microscopic exami-
nation could not detect the slightest distinction ;
a Government that professed to be impressed with
the same opinions, and resolved to persist in the
same policy, as its cashiered predecessors. He could
not go further, he could not do more, than inti-
mate a desire that the inquiry should be post-
poned or allowed to remain in the hands of
Government. When the unpalatable nature
of the alternative was so plainly perceptible—
when it must have been obvious that it would
have been a suicidal policy to have staked the
existence of the modified Cabinet on a determined
opposition to the formation of the proposed com-
mittee, the PREMIER yielded, and had every
reason to anticipate that those who had so re-
cently agreed to hold office under him would
have exhibited equal deference to the popular
voice. They, however, thought differently, and
hence the speedy destruction of the PALMERSTON
Cabinet ; and the elaborate explanations of the
three gentlemen, who, notwithstanding the pos-
session of great oratorical powers, totally failed in
the attempted self-justification, or in inducing
the House to believe that they had acted fairly
toWards their colleagues ; or were undeserving,
the appellation which they had so indignantly'
rqudiated.

It was not alleged by any of the Right Honour
able Gentlemen that, before giving in their adhe-
sl°ll to.. Lord PALMERSTON'S Government, they'
1114 made any stipulation, or even inquiry, as to
the
Course to be adopted in reference to the.
imPeliding Committee.lMr. GLADSTONE went even
further—for, i
prmerful
and n an explanation, elicited by the
brilliant speech of the Right Hon.
Gentleman the member for Bucks, he distinctly
declared that "it Was never made the subject
of stipulation at all." What shadow of excuse,
then, had they, or any of them,
for
assuming
that the inquiry would be resi •
sted, even at the
expense of another humiliating defeat, another
stinging
censure? Had they really resolved
not
to submit to the demand of the House they should
have clearly and explicitly stated their intention,
and afforded Lord PALMERSTON the option
either of declining the task of forming
an Administration, or of striving to make it p6r-
feet in the first instance, when all the re-ele:ltions
might have been got over at the same time. This
point alone is sufficient to decide the verdict of
the House and country on their conduct.
They have attempted to rest the decisi v o vote of
the 29th January ou distinct grounds—tha,t many
of its supporters regat.ded it merely as a vote of
censure, and supported it for that purpose, with-
out any desire to have the investigation carried
out. Without assenting to this proposition, or
._admitting that a matter is to be taken, by a
species of Parliamentary fiction, in. any other than
-9 ordinary and common-sense meaning of its
terms,
we may ask, Does it justify the notion
that the demand of the House for a change of
A d nistra,tion_the
effect of a vote of censure,

or no confidence, could be satisfied by the substi-
tution of the younger for the elder DROMED—
that so slight a shuffling of the cards
could content the People. No. Were it
really solely meant as "no confidence" in the
Government, it could scarcely be supposed that
the shuffling of the pack and trifling change of
position of two Members would have reversed, the
prevalent opinion.

The ex-First Lord of the Admiralty- dis-
covered an additional and, if well founded., most
cogent reason against proceeding with the inves-
tigation. It might, forsooth, offend the Et nperor
NAPOLEON, imperil our amicable relations -with
our faithful and highly-prized Allies—the 'French
People. And who is it that has made this dis-
covery ? The Lord of NETHERBY, the Member
for Carlisle, who made on the husti) 7.gs a
speech pregnant with the most scur.rilous,
wanton, and uncalled-for vituperation against the
august personage about whom he is now so I Lender.
If Louts NAPOLEON had that littleness of mind,
that pettiness of purpose, which the Right Hon.
Baronet so unwarrantably assumes, his (WI/ ap-
pointment, and that of Sir CHARLES WOOD, who,
ou the hustings at Halifax, committed a s imilar
offence against good feeling, would bait been
fatal to the Alliance. Sir JAMES GRA 1113 f is
certainly the last man who should put forward
such an argument.

We have heard the ostensible reasons for the
abandonment of office. We fear, howei •er, that
there was something left unsaid that t might
truly have been put forward ; that it% might
have been stated that the Peelite Member s of the
late Cabinet were not willing to serve under any
but a Peelite Premier, and that the earliest op-
portunity was taken of aiming a decisive, or what
was intended to be a decisive, blow at the PAL-
MERSTON Government, with the view to the speedy
return of the dissentients, with GLADSTONE in the
much-coveted position of First Lord of the Trea-
sury and the undisputed ascendancy of "Pee Lim."

Although we heard the explanations cf the
retiring Members of the Government ha t night,
we know nothing of the intentions of the remain-
ing Members of the Cabinet. It is tr ue that
Lord PALMFRSTON declared that "until they
find that they have lost the confidence of Par-
liament and the country, and that the LI ation is
disappointed with and condemns them ii,stead of
being disposed to support them, they w)11 exert
themselves to the utmost, and would not fly from
the posts where the confidence of the Crown had
placed them." This is all very well—vbut it
is unquestionably rather vague, and the nation
wants something more than a piece of declamation,
however smoothly worded. Some degree of in-
formation ought to be afforded as to the progress
made in filling up the gaps occasioned by the se-
cession of so many influential members of the
Government. A new edition of " Who's Who,"
in February, 1855, would be peculiarly valuable
at the present crisis.

: It is said that negotiations are going forward to
secure the assistance of Mr. CARDWELL, who
seems to have been promoted to the situation of
"indispensable," vice GLADSTONE, superseded; that
the cashiered ABERDEEN is conducting the negotia-
tions to induce the Right Hon. Gentleman to
withdraw his refusal to the proposition. already
made by the Premier: It is also doubtful -whether
Lord CANNING can be induced to remain as the
only Peelite in the Cabinet—" left blooming
alone." The ex-Premier is said to be exceedingly
,desirous that the leaven of Peelism should remain
in order to afford a loop-hole for the return of
those who have " taken the bit between
their mouths and bolted." And Lord PAL-
MERSTON is nibbling at the insidious bait.
If he desire, indeed, to retain—we should nailer
say, regain—the confidence of the nation, which
has already been seriously, if not irretrievably,
compromised, ho will break up the connection and
shako off the entire lot !

It would be well to be assured that he is not
negotiating with Mr. BRIGHT-that we are not to
have the accession of that Honourable Gentleman
' to a seat in the Cabinet, as a demonstration that
Lord PALMERSTON is. not more disposed to seek
for " peace at any price" or on any conditions
even than his good and excellent predecessor
himself. The Member for Manchester certainly
assumed airs of extraordinary self-importance.
He sprung forward to catch the Speaker's
eye the moment that Sir JAMES GRAHAM
sat down, as if he too had " explanations" to
offer, a defence to put forward, or at least sup-
port to tender to the unexpected convert to Peace
principles. Lord PALMERSTON appeared to regard
the matter in this point of view. He went out
of his way to allay the apprehensions of the Hon-
ourable Member—to assure him that there was
no change in the conditions laid down by the
late Government, indicating pretty clearly the
nature of the instructions given to Lord JOHN
RUSSELL in his mission to Vienna.
It was not for this that the Noble Viscount
was selected from his late colleagues ; nor is this
the course that will induce the House or the
country to yield unhesitating confidence to any
Administration he may please to nominate. If
he wish to obtain such support he must display
greater energy and determination than he has as
yet evinced—must prove that he is possessed of
the qualities for which the country gave him
credit.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

PROMOTIONS.
Second Masters—E. Swain (1847) and R. C. Dyer
(1848) promoted to the rank of masters.

APPOINTMENTS.

Commanders—A. C. Gordon (1853) to the Bulldog,
6, paddle-wheel steam-ship, of 500-horse power, for par-
ticular service ; H. C. Glyn to the Hecate, 6, paddle-
wheel steam-sloop, of 240-horse power, at Woolwich ;
and T. D. A. Furtescuo (1854) to the Barracouta,
0, paddlewheel steam sloop, of 300-horse power, East
India station.

Master's Attendant—W. H. Parker to the Recruit.

CAPTAIN CRAIGIE'S SUCCESSOR.
Captain Sydney Dacres, R.N., is appointed Admiralty
Superintendent of the Southampton packet station, in
the room of Captain Craigie, appointed President of tho
Transport Board.

THE OTTOMAN CONTINGENT.
Officers of the Honourable East India Company's
army who are desirous of service with the Ottoman
contingent will be pleased to present themselves at the
India House, between the hours of 11 a.ni. and 1 p.m.,
on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday next, when an
officer duly empowered to consider their claims will give
them a meeting.

(Signed) G. C. MUNDY.
War Department, Feb. 24, 1855.

tleckQinueg.ham.P hold a Privy Council on Monday next.
at The en will
DEATH OP Palace
statesman and dipllo6n"ixßtT,l;l:ie'lls"Bir. .
at the advance 1 n'at--- Thursday—e'-'°n
( az° of 84
A party of 35 invalids• of the
consisting of inert who had f
either at Alma or Inkenti —This veteran
at Brighton,
Scots Fusilier Ginn] ,
anought and been wounded
1
Queen, at three o'clock yeeterwdele ii4ected by the
Grand Hall of Bucicingliampa ace.
aY alternoon, iii 0
EWARDS FOR DISTINGUISEFED SERVICRS
Major Thomas, of the Grenadier Guards, ii the
R
as S
rergece iveant-
--
an annuity of 20!., with 24. per diem, in _ed
avian! for his
distinguished services at Inkermair, where, is conjunction
with Private Lee, he saved the rigirnental colours. The
latter has been advanced to the rank of sergeant, with a
similar pecuniary reward.
THE BREAD .RIOTS.—The accounts publrahed yester.
day by some of our contemporaries were very highly
coloured. Last night, about eight o'clock, an immense
number of men paraded the Calecionian-r,ead levying
contributions. The police interfered with s UCCOgi. Up
to two o'clock all was quiet to-day. •