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(From the Times of this day.) 7. -
The resignation of a Minister under the form of Govern-
ment now existing in France has not the same importance
which such an event may possess in a constitutional mo-
narchy, .or in a State in which the Mini.der of the day
enjoys the plenitude of executive authority. But, although
the absolute power of the --French empire resides in
the personal will of the Sovereign, it cannot he a matter
of indifference when &Minister who has served that power
with fidelity and judgment retires from its service on a
question of policy or of personal susceptibility. Both these
causes have probably contributed to the resignation of Al.
Drouyn de I'Huys, the late Minister for Foreign Affairs in
France, who has just quitted the pOst he had filled for
nearly three years with considerable ability and success.
The talents of M. Drouyn de l'Ffuys may have been over-
rated, for the despatches which bore his name and extended
his reputation are well known to have proceeded from the
pen of another gentlem.sn in the Department of Foreign
Affairs; but he is fairly entitled to the credit of straight-
forward dealing with this country, and to the honour of
having successfully 'established the diplomatic relations of
the French empire with the rest of Europe. It was his
singular fortune to negOtiate treaties of alliance both with
the Crown of England and with that of Austria ; and, al-
though he was engaged in transactions which have led to
.a fierce and protracted contest, these events did not alter
the moderation of his opinions or the prudence of his cha-
racter. But in the office over which he presided these
qualities were not always paramount, and the personal
relations of the Minister with those who participated in
his labours were cold, jealous, and disagreeable. M.
Thouvenel, in particular, who was appointed to supply his
:plan) during the mission of the Minister to Vienna, had so
much reason to resent the treatment he received from his
official chief that he placed his resignation a few days ago
in the hands of the Emperor.. The! resrlt, however, was
that M. Thouvenel was raised to a far higher post by being
named to the Embassy at Constantinople, and M. Drouyn
de l'fluys withdrew from office within 48 hours after his
return to Paris.

s eenl b;
remained suppose that this dispute is the
We do not, howeveci,.aalnecraste,so6f
the
important resignationa crisis.o f then
sole,l,ore Foreign
evenia
italieeerp principal cFr
hs pee apkrionage "eodfaMd M.
to D r
joinony nt
hciee Lhuys'cou f
e evniasei t
at
to udon , beforew ere
marked that on his arrival here he:was disposed Vienna,3
take a
lower tone than the British Cabinet were disposed to adopt,
utonutarii
nno
ewtdhnea
teoGovernment.vuriseenuoaf
two
thiso
rhAtashrrmleoeonngy daysaaso
neLtuiobnrdsueeqdJuouehnnnt.
although he subsequently assented to all the views enter-
taineditbruo
to the departure of the British Plenipotentiary M. Drouyn
de Lbuys appears to have discussed and arranged with
Count Buol a proposition of terms of, peace widely different
from that on which the allied courts had previously agreed.
This scheme, what. ver it may be, was unhesitatingly re-
jected by the head of the French Go.erunient as soon as it
was made known in Paris, and the British Government
were equally satisfied that no honourable peace could be
concluded on such a basis, for the effect of this condition
was barely to limit the naval strength of Russia in the
Black Sea to the force she already possessed before the out-
break of the present hostilities. M. Drouyn de Lhuys ap-
pears to have thought that peace might have been procured
on these term. ; but, as this was not the opinion of the
'Government which he served, or of the allied Government
with which he was acting, this difference of policy led to
his retirement from office on the teradeation of his Vienna
mission.
It is not only on the ground of the inadequacy of these
terms that we are 'satisfied the Western Powers could not
with honour or consistency accept them. To desist from
the war without having succeeded in the object we pro-
posed to attain by the expedition to the Crimea, and with-
outlaying materially lessened the power and pride of Russia,
would simply beto increaseher influence throughout the East
and the central States of Europe andtolower the reputation of
two nations which have hitherto claimed the first rank in
military and naval warfare. To that result the people of
Englaikl, and we believe that we may add the people of
France, aye not prepared to submit ; such a peace would
be fatal to the Governments by which it might be con
cluded, for it would be judged of, not so much by the
terms we might actually obtain from Russia, as by our
failure to enforce those conditions which have been
solemnly declared to be essential to the future security of
the Ottoman empire an :1 of Europe. Moreover, in sug-
gesting these terms the Cabinet of Vienna does not appear
to have possessed any assurance that they woull be ac-
cepted by that of St. Petersbure, and the allied Powers
would thus have seemed to sue for the peace Which they
have every right to dictate. Under these circumstances,
whatever may have been the opinion of M. Drouyu de
l'Huys, the Emperor of the French and the Queen of
England had no alternative but to reject such a proposition
and to prosecute the war until fresh overtures are made by
the submission of the enemy. This incident is in reality
no more than the epilogue to the Conference of Vienna,
anti it disposes of the last illusion which that negotiation
may have raised.
To supply the place of the late Minister of Foreign
Affairs the choice of the Emperor of the French has st
once fallmo on Count Walewski, who has for several years
filled the office of Ambassador at this Court. In some re-
spects no better choice could at this time be made: Count
Walewski has laboured with great assiduity ai d good
faith to promote the alliance of the tw o Govern-
ments , and the two 'nations; he is intimately ac-
quainted with the political views of the British Ministry;
and he has uniformly endeAroured to give energy
to the prosecution of the war. But it is not im-
possible that this change may produce a perceptible
effect on the relations of France with sonic of tho
other States of Europe, and that the policy of the Empire
may be modified by the loss of one of its most cautious ad-
visers. The choice of the Emperor is restricted within
the narrow circle of the immediate adherents of the Impe-
rial family, and M. Drouyn de I'Huys had an independence
of position not easily 0 be supplied. The Embassy of
London also becomes vacant by this change, and the names
of M. de Persigny. 'M. de Flahault, and M. de Rayneval
have been mentioned for this appointment. We abstain,
however, from offering, any remarks on this subject, in our
EFturpenercohrCofatbhienelenirch7.
ignorancetwaikl l
c;lei,ti
rceao
thatut ohe doubtedhbdiesecis which
representative that
tthh,en this country should
combine the highest personal distinction with great poli-
tical judgment and experience, for it is more than ever
necessary to our success that the strictest confidence and
union should regulate the councils of our alliance and the
operations of our arms.

(Front the Morning Post of this day.) _
The most recent advices from Paris place it beyond a
doubt• that the Minister for For ign Affairs, M. Diouyn
de iglus, has thought it incumbent upon him to place his
resignation of office in the hands of the Emperor, and that
it has ,en accepted by his Majesty. It further appea
' rs
13
that Count Walowski who hastily left London yesterday
morning, is to succeed to the vacant portfolio.
The resignation of M. Drouyn de l'Huys will be viewed
with universal regret, for in the most difficult and arduous
circumstances of the tangled and long negotiations which
have resulted from the Eastern question, he had won infi-
nite credit and alastink fame; and, althoughit is wellknown
that the Emperor himself personally directs the policy of
France, and sways the destinies of thegreat nation which has.
appointed him its ruler, it v,as nevertheless understood
that man of M. Drouyn do l'Huys personal poon
as one of the wealthiest men in France, of his known pre-
cedenta, of his grasp'of Iliad and independence of thought,
could not hold office without eiercising a large and salu-
tary influence in the direction of those affairs of which we
have so frequently, read the lucid exposition in his eloquent
and famous :cotes.
we must wait for explanation of the circumstances at-
tendant upon the change in the French Ministry from the
official columns of the Moniteur, but at the same time it
may be well to observe that there is reason to believe that
the step taken by M. Drouyn de Lhuys was dictated, in
great measure, by motives and susceptibilities the result
of personal views in connection with his recent mission to

Vienna.
Lord J. Russell fully expressed the position of affairs at
Vienna on the adjournment of the Conferences, when he
said the other day in the house, that the plenipotentiaries
had " exhausted their instructions," that is, they
had fully
proposed, and had received complete rejection of, the posi-
tive and ultimate terms agreed upon in London, when the
French Minister for Foreign Affairs paid a flying visit to
this country, for the purpose of finally and precisely ad 7
justing our demands, before he proceeded iu person to pro-
secute them at Vienna.
The Conferences having at length been adjourned sine die,
in consequence of the rejection of our prepositions, and
our refusal even to discuss the absurd proposals of Russia ;
there were, nevertheless, it is notorious, several attempts
point, which is, after all, the most vital matter in dispute.
It is believed, whether correctly remains to be seen, that
made at
methods
f of
a new proposition started by Austria, the French Mi-
nister gave an adhesion so complete that he even corn-
refshi
aptraorpporseittiio,ign s ,
and that is, at fresh modes and
giving force to the third
misted himself to procuring its acceptance at home; but
if this were so, it is easy to comprehend that, if the
new proposition did not, according to the views of the
Allies, interpret and give force to the third point, then
M. Drouyu de Lhuys must have placed himself in a false
position, from which he could only be extricated by a re-
signation of the office which he held.
If this be the case, it is certainly not a little extraor-
dinary that so distinguished a diplomatist should start for
a certain place with the most definite and specific deter-
mination of obtaining one thing, and should allow himself
to be betrayed into bringing home another.
For the explanation of all this we must wait ; but, in
the meantime, it is certain that in France the fall of a
Minister does not indicate a change of policy, and it would
be most erroneous to suppose, on the one hand, that, in
consequence of the retirement of M. Drouyn tie Lhuys,
France is less ready to maintain our fit m alliance and to
carry on the war as long as it is necessary ; or, on the
other, that the French Government is one 'whit less dis-
posed' than ourselves to make an honourable and well-
founded peace whenever so desirable a consummation may
be attainable.
If we needed further proof of this than our knowledge
of the consistent poke- of the Emperor, we might derive
it from the appointment of Count Walewski to the office
vacated by the late Minister. His intimate relations with
our Government, his complete knowledge of England, and
the active part he has borne in the political tranasactions
of the two great Western Powers, peculiarly fit him for
the high post to ,vhich, it would appear, 'has been
called, and to succeed the distinguished statesman who
will, personally, be as much regretted in Paris as Count
Walewski will be in London.

THE RULING FAMILY.

( From the Morning Herald of this day.)

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The great offices of the State are not monopolised by the
aristoatacy as a class, but they are made the exclusive pe-
culiar of a small family circle, to the exclusion alike of the
rest of the aristocracy and the people.
Let this be clearly understood. The eiumeration of the
names of the present Cabinet. That Cabinet is, in fact,
in plain English, a conspiracy to keep the Government of
he country iu the bands of the immeliate relatives Of
wo or three great houses. These great houses themselves
llied by the ties of affinity and blood. To account for the
presence of any one member of the present Cabinet in her