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

NOTICES OF MOTION.

Sir J. PAIINGTON postponed his motion on the
subject of Educatiea until this day fortnight.
Mr. L. KING postponed his motion relative to real
property until this day fortnight.
Mr. H. ADAIR postponed his motion relative to the
progress of the war until this day fortnight.

THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS.
Lord PALMERSTON rose at half-past four o'clock,
its a full house, when most of the leading members on
both sides were present, and said—Sir, I rise to make
in a formal manner that communication to the house
Which of course conveys no information, and which would
have been made on Tuesday if it had not been for the
accidental circumstance that the House of Lords had
already been adjourned. (Hear, hear.) I mean that I
have to state that in consequence of what passed in this
house on Monday night, her Majesty's Government felt
it to be their duty to tender to her Majesty the resigna-
tion of their offices, and that resignation having been
graciously accepted, we now hold office for the transac-
tion of public business until our successors aro appointed.
(Hear, hear.) Under these circumstances the house
will naturally feel that it would be inconvenient to
proceed with the dispatch of any public busi-
ness, and I shall, therefore, propose that this
house should, at its rising, adjourn until to-morrow.
My reason for not proposing a longer adjournment
which would, under the circumstances, perhaps, have
been the mere natural, is that I understand from you,
sir, thut the hon. and gallant member fur Westminster,
who is to receive the thanks of this house for his gallant
conduct in the Crimea, has announced to the Speaker
that he will take his seat to-morrow evening. (Loud
cheers.) lam sure I should be doing violence to the
feelings of the house if I proposed an adjournment that
would deprive them of the earliest opportunity of con-
veying to that hon. an I gallant member the sense of feel-
ing which they entertain of his brilliant and distinguished
services. (Loud cheers.) There is also a bill which
my right hon. friend the Secretary for the Colonial De-
partment introduced a few days ago, for carrying into
effect the treaty concluded with the United States. If
there should be oo opposition on the part of any hon.
member to the second reading of that bill, it would be
for the convenience of the public service, as well as tend
to promote the interest of the country, if the house
would allow that bill to proceed a stage to-morrow.
'With these exceptions I hope the house will understand
that in proposing that we should meet to-morrow,
it is simply for the
purpose I have mentioned.
(Hear, hear.) In the present
afa state of aff
airs, I am
sure the house will feel thus y:)ther business ought
not to be made a suhjeet of debate.nts
nalegar,doheadaii.o)ural
therefore move that'this house at i
Ulitil to-morrow.
asno 'Aces-
The SPEAKER intimated that there
va
City to make such a motion, as the house
would
at its rising as a matter of course until to-morrow.
BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND FROUIS;ORY
NOTES.

Mr. SEATING asked lea to bring in a bill to faci-
litate the remedies upon bills Oil e clrange and promissory
notes, by which he might, by a simple adaptation of the
procedure now in force in this country, accomplish the
desired object.
Leave was given to bring in the bill.
IRISH POOR LAW INSPECTORS.
In reply to a question from Mr. BRADY as to
which
five
whether there was any truth in !a statement w
re-
cently appeared in the Dublin, Evening Post, thhai
out of the sixteen poor-law inspectors, being about to be
removed, the five gentlemen selected for removal were
all Roman Catholics, so as to leave one Roman Catholic
tweeter, the remaining ten unrernoved being Pro-
tsstants.
Sir J. YOUNG said that the question of religion had
net been considered in making the reductions in the
staff of peor law inspectors, the simple fact being that
those last appointed were those who had been selected
for removal, without any regard whatever to their reli-
gious opinions. (Bear.)
_ ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
Y,oardthometion for adjournment,
BRINGTON said—Sir, I regret that no state-
ment whatever has been made to this house as to the
prospects we have of any Government replacing the
one which has so recently resigned. In the present
crisis of political affairs
it"
,l
as they
the troops in the Crimea
in so lamentable a conditionw
from eye-witnesses, but from so high '
had heard not only
Cabinet Minister who bad lately retiredan authority as a
from office, he
trusted it would be borne in m'azlitalamtteittie reconstruc-
tion of a new Cabinet days,
res,riwsiserethoef
LR. rt p.ce. He thought that, at the present
en the'
an: andvigormouost efficient Ministry for carrying.
thenilanner ought to be chosen. (Hear, hear.
The housesr.
adjourned at a quarter to 5 o'clock. 1

ROYAL LYCEUM TUEATRE.
Under the Management of Madame li"tris..
TUN EVENING, FEB.

Will b 3 performed AGGRAVATING SAM. Principal character
by Mr. C. Mathews.
Aft3r which will be produced the nQw and original Fairy Extra-
vaganza, entitled PRIYCE PRETTYPET :Id THE BUTTERFLY
To be followed by TWO HEADS ARE BETTER TITAN ONE.
13(.4x-office open from 10 until t;.
Sole agent for Private Boxes, Mr. Al:croft, 13, NOIY-sol.ld-etreet.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPITI.
PrePriefor. 7(r. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celesta.
THIS EVENING, FEIS. 2,
Will be presented the Drama of THE QUEEN BUSHER; or,
Hundred Years Ago,
To be followed by a New Grand DIVERTISSEMENT.
After which, A MOVING TALE.
To which will be added Ha, Farce entitled THE RAILWAY
BELLE.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lesiee and Manager. Mr. A. Wigan.
THIS EVENING, FEB. 2,

Will be presented the new Comedietta, called TIT FOR TAT, iu
which Messrs. F. Robson, A. Wigan, and Miss Maskeil will appear.
IGIEeoGrgOeL, Dmit
orS.
inConhdare,acliteissrs
Alter which, a now Fairy Extravaganza. entitled THE TELLOW
;73,VeFf. AND
bs on lIE RING OF ,
miss Julla St.
Marston, Miss Bromley, and Mrs. Fitzallan.
To conclude with A WIFE'S JOURNAL.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Win. Cooke.
THIS EVENING,
Fifteenth week, the succeestal Spectacle called the BATTLE of the
ALMA.
After which. the varied and beautiful SCENES in the CIRCLE,
the invention. arrangement, and under the sole direction of Mr.
William Cooke.
To conclude with the Comic Pantomime called fIULLIVER and
the LILLIPUTIANS ; or, Harlequin and Britannia.
Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West. Acting Manger, 31 r. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director,
Mr. W. Cooke, jun.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Under the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed the popular Barletta, OUR NELLY. Principal
character, Miss Rebecca Isaacs.
After which, a new Operatic Burlesque, entitled, ALONZO THE
BRAVE.
To conclude with the Farce of the THREE PAIR OF LOVERS.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
onre DAY —Morning 23 min.after 2 I Evening 42 min.r.ft. 2
noaaow - Morning 59 min.after 2 1 Evening 15 min.aft. 3

THE WEATHER.—Bus 01710.11, Feb. 2.
THICILIEMIXTER, IH TIM SHADS.
35—highest since noon yesterday.
30—iowest this morning and during the night.
32—this day, at noon.
BABOMITI2, 29'99.
WywD, S.E..—Blowing fresh, with bitter frosty weather,
but there are some indications of change coming.

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LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1865.

THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS.

Lord Derby having gone down to Windsor
yesterday, and confessed his inability to form a
Ministry, her Majesty immediately despatched a
messenger for the Marquis of Lansdowne. The
Noble Marquis, in obedience to the command,
immediately betook himself to the Castle, where
he remained all night. This morning he re-
turned to town by special train, which
also conveyed hither her Majesty, the
Prince Albert, and suite. The Marquis of Lans-
downe drovo to Lansdowne House, and imme-
diately after wards repaired to the residence of
Lord Palmerst on in Piccadilly. The Noble Mar-
quis was still in consultation with his lordship
when our last information left the West-end.

The prevail ing impression at the Clubs is that
the noble Ma.: rquis has undertaken the task of
forming a nay r Administration, but he is anxious,
if possible, that the office of Premier should be
undertaken by Lord Palmerston.
If anythiii g should transpire between the pre-
sent hour (3 o'clock) and the time of our lat
edition, it wi ll of course appear.

The Minis terial problem appears more difficult
of solution ti an ever. The want of a strong and
united Government is felt on every side. But
how is it to be obtained ? Where is the CEDlrus
to return a s atisfactory answer to the perplexing
enigma Y L ‘ord DERBY has already declined the
task. Aliih ough consulted, in the first instance,
by her most gracious MAJESTY, the Noble Lord
felt, either • from his own want of power, or from
some cond it ion imposed, that he could not hope to
accomplish 'the undertaking in a manner satisfac-
tory to ! his I SOVEREIGN, advantageous to the
nation, of r -creditable to himself. He therefore
respectful] y declined the attempt, and the result
is best ex :pressed in his own words, that he has
now "no charge front her MAJESTY to attempt
the constr u ction of a Government 1"

Who, the on, is the coming man ? Who is there
prepared to stand forward, at least to attempt,
" from the , nettle, danger, to pluck the flower,
safety," to undertake the perilous task from
which even the modern " HOTSPUR," the Peer
without fo; it—if not without reproach—has re-
coiled ? ae nation wants a strong .Government !
flow is to be obtained ? Manifestly, not from
a coalition of Whigs and Peelites. Not from
any Cabinsif t of which Lord ABERDEEN is a lead-
ing Memb r.
That th e. re must be a Coalition of some kind, is
manifest. No single party can hope to carry on
against the united efforts, of all others. Great al-
lowance m tst be made for those who do their best to
meet and 0 vercome the difficulty. But a "Govern-
ment on s n ifferance" is always bad. It is humili-
ating for a. Minister, even for a whipper-in, to be
compelled . t o make various excuses suited to the
parties to lvhom they are offered, to be compelled
to " blow Riot and cold," to suit the different fan-
cies of cc m. dieting sections, to have each petty
topic a bl <t tle-field on which a contest involving
the fate of ' t ,he Government may be fought. These
are indeed. 3matters to be deprecated, which would
not only b e injurious to the character of our
public me a, but very prejudicial to the welfare
and prospt:r. ity of the nation.
This daii4 :er can be avoided by a generous for-
bearance ola every side. Lord DERBY has offered
it for hims el. f and the important party of whom
he is the r ecognised leader. It has also been
tendered b:r Lord ABERDEEN to his possible suc-
cessor ; andi we have no doubt that every person
appealed to rill utter equally patriotic sentiments.
But the crfai s requires " deeds, not words"--the
safety of the, :nation demands not merely "sayings,"
but corresp 'Wing " doings."

The refu sa 1 to avail themselves of the weakness
of an advei sa ry will not be sufficient to meet the
national 'axis ency. There must be a sincere de-
sire to " help, aid, and assist" cordially and ener-
getically in as ay practicable combination—to forget
minor or rt terely personal impediments, in the
earnest dettr mination to serve their QUEEN and
country to ti Le beat of their ability in the hour of
trial.

It is said that Lord LANSDOWNE has, as in
many forme r instances, been appealed to as
a mediator--as one who, having no selfish
interests to promote, could act as an unpre-
judiced arbitrator between all parties. A
better man cs )uld not be selected, and we only
hope that the, Noble Marquis will be enabled to
overcome the serious obstacles, to smooth away
the impeditne nts, that affect a matter of such vital
importance to the country. The people will net,
and cannot, be satisfied without Lord PALMER-
STON, either as Premier or Secretary for War.
And we trust that no difficulties will be inter-
posed on the part, either of the Noble Lord him-
self or of others, to a consummation so devoutly.
to be wished for. . Each hour may bring forward
new information ; we shall anxiously look for it,
but no Ministry can be stable of which Lord.
PALMEItSTON is not a leading and influential
member.

We cannot conclude without an allusion to the
:traightforwarcl and manly defence of the Duke

HE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENIN, PE-BrUTARY 2, 1855.

of NEWCASTLE to the charges preferred against his
administration. We have always protested against
the Noble Duke being made the " scape-goat " for
matters for which he could not fairly be held re-
sponsible, the victim for the sins of others. He
has certainly -clearly shown that there was no
want of industry on his part--:--none of that
" carelessness " or " indifference," that would in-
deed be truly discreditable. That he has acted
to the best of his ability is manifest, and we fear
that oven that "ability " has been materially cur-
tailed by the conduct of others. Lord ABERDEEN,
not the Duke of NEWCASTLE, was the real delin-
quent, and on his head should the well-merited
retribution be visited.

Thus it was with the Duke, whose "commend-
able ambition" led to his appointment to the
War-office. He freely declared, on the separation
of the departments over which he had previously
presided, that he was prepared to hold "either or
neither office." He did not therefore create the diffi-
culty. There is no doubt that the vast experience
of Lord PALMERSTON Would have been fully ap-
preciated by the nation, and that his appointment
would have been the most popular and most bene-
ficial that could have been made. But the fault
was not that of the Noble Duke. He only yielded
to the unanimous requests of his colleagues, and it
would be unreasonable to cast all the blame
on him. Although there may be adequate
grounds for the Duke of NEWCASTLE sur-
rendering the seals of the War Department,
there nothing to prevent him from serving her
MAJESTY 121 some other department, where his
unquestionable assiduity and high ability may be
useful, although he.has failed in the War-office.
We believe that it is the result of the system
rather than of the individual, and we regret that
the victim thereof, should be ono possessed of so
many meritorious qualities as the late Secretary
for War.

Was the War conducted on German or on English
principles ? Was Russia spared ? Were Poland
and Circassia kept under the hoof of the oppressor?
Was he still indulged with the Crimea and Fin-
land ? Such will be the questions asked when per-
haps the Horse Guards, or its system at least, will
be no more. We warn the Commons and people of
England also, that it is theirs to demand now a
Government which shall know how to advise
her MAJESTY on the country's behalf ; which
will dare to tall her most
„respectfully,
yet firmly, that the country longs for
nothing more than to see this War termi-
nated by no trumpery Four-Point Peace, but
by taking " material" security of Russia, by de-
priving her of Warsaw as well as Sebastopol, of
Poland, and Bessarabia, as well as the Crimea--
, that we care not a straw for the whole array of
contemptible little princedoms of Germany, and
that nothing will so much exasperate the nation
against all foreign relationships, as the shadow of
a suspicion that England's policy is modified to
please the insignificant mock Monarchs of little G er-
man territories. We must not only have the War
ably administered, but also have it conducted on
English principles and with English ends, and,
therefore, with infinitely greater vigour.

No Ministry can dare to continue the late
administration of the War. The verdict of Mon-
day night will put any new Cabinet on its mettle.
The War Minister had better live in rustic quiet
than grasp the reins if he want the strength and
skill to use them. We almost wonder, indeed,
that any set of men dare step into the vacant
posts. The disasters to be retrieved are so great,
the vengeful obstructiveness of self-sufficient and
thwarted officials will be so difficult to overcome,
the impatience of the nation to see the whole
course of things put promptly into a new train so
exacting, that a man had need be justly conscious
of no ordinary knowledge and capacity to un-
dertake just now the higher offices connected
with the War. Some of the worst blunders
are indeed in process of rectification, but
there will be new demands yet on that
foresight and pre-arrangement for contin-
gencies which ought to have been looked for, but
which has been so singularly wanting in the late
War Ministers, and, iu truth, in the whole Cabi-
net. The Minister who again has to rest on the
plea of non putdram can hardly survive conviction
of the first offence. The last set have been turned
out for inability to foresee and provide, and their
successors must expect even less indulgence. We
cannot afford to send a second army to the grave
or the hospital.
There is, however, some danger of the more
pressing want of the hour absorbing attention too
exclusively. However bad the conduct of the
War, so far as it depended on the two War Mini-
sters, its conduct in the higher sense, for which
the Premier and the whole Cabinet are respon-
sible, is equally bad. No terms are too' strong
for denouncing all the spring and summer dealings
with Russia. Lord ABERDEEN and his colleagues
hare been guilty in reality of the treachery for
which poor 13vca was no doubt unjustly shot.
They deliberately carried on war on the principle
of hurting the enemy as little as possible. To let
alone the Baltic question, the conduct of the War
on our part in Turkey and on the Danube was
imbecility itself. Not till nearly nine months
after the passage of the Pruth was war declared
against Russia. The former event took place on
the 2d of July, 1853 ; the latter on the 28th of
March, 1854. It is difficult now to believe that
we tolerated such supineness. During that period
(November 30, 1853) occurred the horrible mas-
sacre at Sinope. Then indeed our fleet, which
had hitherto kept at respectful distance, did enter
the Black Sea ; yet even then entered it
with orders to salute the Russian flag, while
the Russian navy was to be required to keep at
home. War was not yet declared, therefore our ad-
mirals were to treat the savage enemies of our
ally with becoming courtesy. And even after
the declaration of war, mercy to Russia seemed
the ruling principle. Odessa was left, after a
harmless bombardment, to capture the Tiger, to
forward troops to the Danube, and afterwards to
send the same troops to Inkerman. A few of the
weakest Circassian forts only were destroyed. No
blockade was enforced, as our merchants know to
their cost ; our soldiers and sailors were pining
for something to do—and there was plenty to do
—but Russia was spared. Lord ABERDEEN and
his Cabinet were not in earnest. They consulted
the dignity and the feelings of the CZAR, when
they were bound to have smitten him without
mercy on every accessible part. They ought to have
denuded the coasts of the Black Sea of everything
Russian, and they might easily have done it. It
would have kept up the health and spirits of the
squadron. There was one commander there who
only wanted the order, and to be put in the place
of the easy-going DurmAs, and he would have
effected all his country wished in a trice.
But all has been of a piece from the commence-
ment. Diplomacy when we should have been at
war, and war to hurt the enemy as little as pos-
sible, when unsparing vigour was the one essen-
tial. Consideration for the dignity of Russia I
fear of humbling her or irritating her too much !
—these were the cardinal principles of ABERDEEN
war policy. All which seemed bettor at last was
due to the pressure from without, not -to ABER-
DEEN. Our readers well know what we be-
lieve to be the chief cause of all this. Oui
Prime Minister was a willing tool of the
Coburgs and the pro-Russian despots of Ger-
many. To this we trace the dilatory, Rue-
sianised management of the War. The cousins
on the Continent are bound up with the accursed
system of which NICHOLAS is title head. An inter-
married net-work of Royalties surrounds all free-
dom with its meshes. Burst the net anywhere,
and the people may tear they \whole to pieces.
This is the dread of all the puppet-princes, of the
greater ones too, and of all the Royal families of
other countries into which they bate married. Our
own aristocracy, in too many instances, sympa-
thises in a measure with them, and nothing but
the force of events will make this a war for the
emancipation of nations.
Now, we warn the incoming', Government not
to palter with their country on; the general con-
duct of the War any more t' tau to neglect so
shamefully its administration. If they do, they
also will soon be turned out by a two to oue
majority. Administration w. ss the immediate
question this time ;
bat the oxt time, all that
having been put to rights, the. question will be,