The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-19 00:00:00

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19, 1864

The newsof the death of the Duke of NEWCASTLE,
although not unexpected, will be received with
general regret. Although a long and severe illness
had, in a great measure, prepared both his col-
hagues and the public for the mournful intelligence,
hopes had been entertained up to a late period of
his possible recovery, and he was etill at an age
when many more years of my -fill life might have
been supposed to lie before him. Although never
filling the first rank as a statesman or a politician,
and remarkable neither for oratorical talent nor for
great administrative ability, he was one of those
men who are so ill-spared by any party, more
especially by one which had so many prema.
tare losses to deplore as the Liberal party has of
late years. As in a theatre, it is often much easier
to assign the role of a hero or heroine or villain than
it is to fill worthily the less conspicuous but hardly
less important minor parts, so it is often in the
political world much easier to find Prime Ministers
and Lord Chaccel'ors than to support them with
men sufficiently capable for the requirements of the
public service who are yet willing to accept a
subordinate position. Tact, eloquence, and talent
may do a great deal, but there remains the sterling
sense, tho sound discretion, the indefatigable in-
dustry that England requires from her public men,
and in all these qualities the Duke of NEW..
CASTLE was pre-eminent. His public career
was more chequered than might have been
expected from the heir to so ancient a duke.
darn. He opened his Parliamentary life by
sitting for South Nottinghamshire, where his
father, the anti-Reformer, had overwhelming in-
fluence, Little was heard to distinguish him from
the rest of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S followers, except his
appointment as Chief Commissioner of Woods and
Forests in 1841, Bat the great political
,crisis of
1815-6 brought the young Earl of LINCOLN into
prominence, since ho found himself from conviction
opposed to his father. It was, therefore, not sur-
prising that so bitter an opponent of Reform as the
old Duke of NEWCASTLE should allow political
partisanship to outweigh parental feeling, and
should exert himself to oppose his son's return on
his presenting himself to his constituents for re-
election. The Government was thus placed tem•
porarily in an awkward dilemma, for the rejected
candidate had been appointed Secretary for Ireland
in the new Ministry, The Earl of LINCOLN, howl
ever, was not long in finding a seat, which
curiously enough he again owed to family in-
fluence, since his father-in-law, the Duke of
HaminToN, procured his return for the Falkirk
borghe. The events which followed are well
known. Sir ROBERT PEEL'S term was brief, and
his death completely disorganised his party, The
Earl of LINCOLN became Dake of NEWCASTLE
before he
,again acc,pted office under the Earl of
RERDEEN in the memorable coalition Ministry.
Tais appointment brought him little pleasare. The
disasters of the Crimean expedition aroused the in.
dignation of the country, ar.d bitter reproaches
were hurled at the Ministry. It is always easy
and convenient to put the blame upon one man in
particular, and accordingly the Duke of NEIV-
C kSTLE, as Secretary of War, was selected as the
victim. He Was thrown overboard to lighten the
h
vessel and save his colleagues;
but thinking men
were not long in detecting the ungenerous artifice,
The blame, great and heavy as it justly was, rested
on no one man's shoulders. It was partly
the fault of di:te was
of routine,
which could not accommodate
to
any emergencies, and more especially Was it
owing to the perverse and vacillating conduct of
the Cabinet, which allowed the oonntrt, according

to the famous expression,." to drift into war.'; No
preparations were made suitable for a prolonged
struggle with one of the great Powers of Europe,
no wise forethought was exercised as to the possible
requirements of an army of men on a foreign soil,
and when the war bad actually commenced, instead
of powerful and vigorous action, instead of fresh
and unanimous spirit being infused into old forms
and offices, matters went drifting on in the same
timorous, uncertain, half-hearted way. The fact
was that the strong feeling of the people dragged
the Ministry into a war which, in their hearts they
were unwilling to undertake. All their fear
seemed to be that the Russians should suffer too
much. They allowed them to keep open their com-
munications between the Crimea and the mainland.
They would not allow their Baltic forts to be bom-
barded; and whatever the real motive or influence,
there is no doubt that the English Ministry were
anything but in earnest about the prosecution of
the Russian War, and the whole blame of his col-
leagues' vacillation rested on the shoulders of the
Duke of Newcastlewhen all active preparations would
have been paralysed by the influence of the Czar's
"friend of forty years." After some years of tempo-
rary retirement the Duke again entered official life,
this time as Secretary for the Colonies under Lord
PALMERSTON. His return was regarded with genes
ral satisfaction, for it was felt that he had not been
well or fairly treated. In this post he showed his
usual good sense and moderation, qualities which
were especially valuable when he became escort of
the Prince of WALES in his visit to Canada four
years since. The discretion which he showed in
advising the young Prince to keep entirely clear of
all sectarian demonstrations was highly commend-
able, and quite in accordance with the feeling of
this country. Unfortunately the Duke was com-
pelled to resign the fatigues of office early in this
year, and, after many months of illness, he has at
length succumbed. He has passed away bearing
the reputation of a just and conscientious man,
who exerted himself in every sphere which he en-
tered to fulfil its duties to the utmost, and who
leaves a name which will be long and deservedly I
respected, not only by his political associates, bu
by his countrymen at large.

Earl RUSSELL had a pleasing task to perform on
Monday when he opened the North London Work-
ing Classes Industrial Exhibition. This is as inter-
esting an affair as any that could be set on foot by
a Statesman, and the noble lord must have fully
appreciated the important signification of the work
that day inaugurated. It is quite an era in the
history of the country that the working men should
have undertaken such a thing. The Secretary read
a report which was very interesting, and furnished
the particulars of the case. It told how this attempt
had been set on foot in a great measure by the suc-
cess which had attended the Working Man's Exhi-
bition in the South of London, and also because it
has been believed that much "dormant talent" was
hidden among the working classes, which it would
be well to draw forth and encourage. The objects
exhibited are manufactured by the exhibitors "either
as si•ecimens of skilled workmanship, or as examples
of self-taught handicraft. Earl RUSSELL'S obser-
vations upon the occasion were appropriate and
well timed, and the noble lord appeared to enter
fully into the spirit of the affair. He expressed his
delight at the general style of the affair, and des
cla red that the works exhibited reflected the high•
est credit upon all concerned. After declaring that
the originators of the scheme had evidenced their
judgment in undertaking the affair, the noble lord
emphatically said, "I must confess that it affords
me pride and pleasure to be the fellow-countryman
of men who have so employed their time, and who
have exhibited the greatest ingenuity in the works
that they have performed, and in that manner have
done credit to the country to which they belong,'►
It is a very good thing that Earl RUSSELL should
have thus expressed himself. He has thus ren-
dered the cause a double service—first, in encou-
raging those who so frilly deserve recognition from
high quarters, and also in affording the evidence of
a competent witness as to the practicability and
succsss of the affair. There are always many to cavil
at these experiments and to foretell a breakdown
and a failure of some sort, and thus a decided nega-
tive ought to be put upon their strictures by an
influential personage. No one can suppose
that one in Earl RUSSELL'S position is not a disin-
terested party, nor think that the noble lord is not
a competent judge as to the merits of the affa:r.
The working classes of London deserve the en-
comiums passed upon them by the noble lord, and if
anything were wanting to prove the truth of the
noble earl's observation that they were the highest
in the world, it would be the fact of this exhibition.
Mr DIGBY SEYMOUR made some effective remarks
in proposing a vote of thanks to the Chairman, and
truly declared that the noble lord had done good
service to their undertaking by coming forward to
preside at their opening. The noble lord's associa-
tion with the progress of the people rendered him a
worthy man to pet form such a duty, and his presence
was evidently hailed with satisfaction. Mr DIGBY
SEYMOUR concluded his speech by the very appro,

priate quotation of the epirited lines of LONG

FELLOW :-.

" Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
Was their destined end or way ;
But to know that each to-morrow
Fuund them further than to-day,"
This is exactly the tone which should pervade the
community of the working classes of this great
country, and some such influence has pervaded the
progress of this undertaking, which bears evidence
of far higher qualities and more determined energy
of character than any that distinguished the great
Industrial Exhibitions of the land. These were
carried out in their greatness and grandeur by
those whose time was more at their own dis-

posal, and who had ample means at their

command, but this better display of skill and indus-
try has been created by men who have had to work
while they were performing the tasks which now
call forth such general admiration. It is almost
impossible to estimate fully the advantages that
must accrue from such an affair. It is only by the
test of time that they can be appreciated and under-
stood, but many good results naturally occur to the
mind in dwelling upon the subject. Many men
will have proved their capabilities in such a striking
manner that they will be able in future to go on
and prosper without fear of failure; and one of the
chief characteristics of the undertaking will be
that it will hold out a premium for steadiness.

These who seek to excel in their particular depart--

merits, whatever they may be, must necessaril3

devote their skill and strength unimpaired to the

service, and it will be a powerful incentive to the
practice of temperance in all things, that they may

have the opportunity of displaying their powers to
thJ bast advantage, and of individualising them-

selves, as it were, before the eyes of their fellow-
workmen. Another gain to bo reaped from this
fruitful harvest of toil and industry is, that those

sedulously engaged in the duties of their vocation
will not be so apt to indulge in violent outbreaks