The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-23 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER, 23, 1863.

Rumoured Resignation of Lord Russell,

We (Spectator) have received a statement on
what should be first-rate authority, that Earl Rus•
sell retires from the Cabinet, and is succeeded by
Lord Clarendon. We record the report with deep
regret, for though we cannot support or admire
Earl Russell's recent policy in Poland he is the
truest representative the noblest of English fac-
tions ever had.
(From the Morning Herald.)
A rumour has been current for the last two or
three days to the effect that EArl Russell has re-
signed the seals of the Foreign Office, and that
Lord Clarendon is to succeed him. We cannot pre-
tend to be in the secrets of the Cabinet, nor can
we trace the rumour to any reliable source. We
must be content, therefore, to publish the report,
leaving it to time to show what it is worth. There
is certainly some prima facie evidence to justify
it. Lord Clarendon has within the last fort-
❑ight had interviews with the Queen, with Lord
Palmerston, and Rid Russell. It is currently re•
ported that the policy of the latter nobleman bas
given rise to grave discussions in the Cabinet, which
are not likely to be terminated except by his
retirement, and his opponents point to certain
damaging articles published in journals notoriously
influenced by the Premier, as evidencing some-
thing like a break-up of the alliance between the
two Whig leaders. illereover, if Earl Ilussell
fancies the ilinistertal craft in danger, we know of
old that he is the first man to desert. On
the other hand, it is not unreasonable to
conclude that Lord Clarendon's interviews may
have had reference solely to the Congress
and to various questions of foreign policy now
pressing for solution. His lordship has for some
months past been exceedingly busy on the Conti-
nent, and may ba supposed to be well " posted up"
on most of the subjects that are likely to b 6
brought under discussion at the Congress. It is,
perhaps, natural that he should be anxious to
fight over again his battles of 1856, and favour
civilisation with another " Declaration of Paris"
about the rights of belligerents; and it is quite
possible that Lord Russell has only been seeking an
associate when he was supposed to be looking for a
successor. Perhaps some of our Liberal contem-
poraries will set the doubts of the public at rest by
informing us whether we shall retain the services
of the hero of Blairgowrie, Birkenhead, and Kago-
sima.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER'S TELEGRAM.]

THE SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION.
GLUCKSTADT, Nov. 23.

The officials of the Superior Court of Appeal for
the whole of Holstein in this city have unanimously
resolved to refuse to take the oaths of allegiance to
the new King.

JAPAN,

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 23.

According to advices from Hakodadi, dated 6th
October, received via San Francisco, the authorities
had ordered all foreigners to leave Nagasaki, but
the foreigners refused, and the Japanese Governor
resigned. The Chief Minister and three other
Ministers of the Cabinet had been dismissed because
they wero in favour of peace with the Christian
nations. The Mikado had issued an order that no
Daimio should purchase any foreign vessel.
The Prince of Nagasaki had issued orders that
the Japanese pilots, who conducted the American
vessel . of war Wyoming to Sunoniski, should be
killed. One of these pilots was murdered soon
afterwards.