The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-11 00:00:00

PAIRS.

FOR THE GOVERNMENT. AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT,
Mr Marshall Admiral Buncombe
Lord F. Fitzroy Mr Way
Sir J. Matheson Mr H. Johnstone
Mr P. Urquhart Sir W. Wynne
Mr Trail Mr C. Bruce
Mr 0. Stanley Mr W. Wynn
General Evana •Mr W. Long
Mr G. C. Glyn Mr Murray
Mr H. B. Baring Sir P. Burrell

EARL RUSSELL, AVAUNT ! Whatever other
necessary evils there may in the world, is Lord
Russell one ? Is it to be supposed that Lord Russell will

still think himself the right man in the right place? No
man was ever so heartily abused, not only by his foes, but
by his friends, as he has been. He has been like a target
set up in front of extraordinary big guns, and whether the
gun was a Whitworth or an Armstrong, the result was
always the same, and the shot passed invariably right
through him. le he can stand the way in which Parlia-
ment has treated him, ho can stand anything. In many
respects he has done well as Foreign Secretary. He had
tasks that suited him, and he has displayed courage and
moderation. But latterly he has had to do the very things
for which he is most unfit. He was invited to mediate in
the original Denmark quarrel, and he suggested that the
King of Denmark should try his hand at managing four
Parliaments at once, He had to express the feelings of
the country with regard to Poland, and he managed so to
express them that Russia gained a diplomatic triumph. He
had to refuse a very important overture of France at a
critical moment, and refused it so that the offence lay in the
manner more than in the matter of which he wrote. He
had to decide how far England should go in menaces
towards Germany, and in encouragement to Denmark, and
he decided almost as badly as possible. If a vote of censure
could have been moved on him, without involving the fate
of the Cabinet, a majority of 500 in favour of it is a moderate
calculation. Lord Palmerston is not the man ever to save
or glorify himself at the expense of a colleague, and Lord
Russell will probably have it in his power to stay in office
if the Cabinet stays. But he would best consult his fame
and his dignity by retiring ; and, with all his faults, he has
done enough for England, and acquired a name sufficiently
historical, to make it a matter of regret if he voluntarily
submits himself to needless humiliation, Saturday
Review.

A MAGNIFICENT SEA PIECE, by the great
French marine painter, M. Gudin, representing the " Land.
ing of Napoleon 111. at Genoa" (remarkable as the inaugu-
rative incident of the renowned Italian campaign of 1859),
is new on view at the French Gallery, 120, Pell-mall--anti
would of itself more than repay anyone for the trouble of
going considerably out of their way to visit that always at-
tractive, but now more than ever attractive exhibition.
A great luxury is said to be fast passing away from
ns, and "like the baseless fabric of a (pleasing) vision leave
not a wreck behind." The luxury we allude to is that deli-
cious Meddle wine which somewhat mysteriously, but no
less certainly, is now so difficult to obtain at any price. The
Vintage Wine Company (14, Bloomsbury-street), have
announced that they possess a few remaining pipes of
Madeira on hand, which they offer to the public at 675. per
doyen. This price, under the circumstances, is so very
tempting, as to induce a doubt as to the quality of it, but on
our testing it the wine proved to be as fine a sample of gene-
rous old Madeira as we ever tasted. The efforts of this com-
pany, from its very commencement, to give the public good
and cheap wines, not only entitles it to general patronage,
but does more, has actually secured it. It is not too much
to say:that the success of the company is unprecedented in
I tto history 04 the n2Qdem viue trade,