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regret to announce the resignation of Mr.
Bain - , the President of the Poor Law Board. Such
an. event is, to say the least, most unfortunate at a time
when perfect unanimity and mutual confidence were
more than ever desirable. A man of Mr. Baines' great
worth and public spirit we may be sure would make any
sacrifice that can be expected 'from a gentleman when a
great object, such as the stability of the Government or
the conciliation of parties, is to be gained. But there
is one sacrifice which in this country is never expected
from a gentleman, and which it is one of our social in-
stitutions never to require, and that is the sacrifice of
self-respect. Mr. Baines having, with the approval o
the Cabinet, prepared a Settlement and femoral Bill,
confined in its operation to England and Wales, and
having introduced and explained his measure to the
house, unexpectedly found that, without his concur-
rence, or indeed any consultation with him, Lord Pal-
merston had given a pledge to extend the measure to
Scotland and lreland. The origin of so singular a
tnisundersanding seems to be rather obscure. When
the pledge was given there is little doubt it was
under the impression that the Pres:dent of the
Poor Law Board had consented, while it is now
very clear that he had not. The Hone Secre-
tary not being able to state the occasion, or to produce
the document in which this supposed consent was com-
municated, is said to trace his own impressions on that
point to the statements of the Irish members at his a;u-
terview with them. This, certainly, would be a singulat'
channel of communication to be relied upon in a very
important matter between a Secretary of State and the
head of a great department ; but, if we are rightly in-
formed, the Irish members themselves are not aware of
having pretended to convey Mr. Baines's opinion on the
subject. That gentleman's concurrence, therefore, has
been taken for granted without his authority, and even
without consultation ;, and, after he had publicly com-
mitted himself upon a carefully elaborated scheme, he
found it suddenly hampered with a pledge involving a
efroarblien.'
serious amount of Alteration, and risking the success of
the measure in anrform.
pi From first to last here is a series of errors, and worse
than errors. If, as we cannot help feeling, it was impos-
sible to abolish compulsory removal in the case of the Eng-
manedntpriosviandeswd
lish applicant for relief without including the Irish and
for which not Mr.
the Scotch applicant, that ought to have been foreseen
aleuoGwoedvwe-
once introduced to the house with this radical defect, and
altogether. Had such--"llt'4-
an opportunity oalpopnoee lbnuittythebewenho
l
the error perceived, Mr. Baines should have been per-
mitted however',
h—avainmgeasbeuerne
the opportunity of giving or withholding his con-
currence in the change, and, accoedior as ttNat might be,
pi.bng the alteration or ivithdra measure
_ wing the
cannot doubt that Mr. Baines, who entertains's° strong
an opinion against the existing law of removal a a regards
the English pauper, would have given his conc. urrence,
and co-operated with his usual energy and talent to in-
clude, under proper conditions, the Irish and Scotch
pauper. Had he even surrendered, to some exten, his
private convictions on the subject, and attempted a more
comprehensive measure than he thought quite practica-
ble, that would have been no more than is continn
required of gentlemen bound together by certain pr in-
ciples of paramount importance, though having the
charge of different departments. To do this in privet e,
and with mutual explanations, is one thing ; to be over
ruled in the face of the whole nation, and without being•
even allowed to submit with a good grace, is another, and
the measure dealt to Mr. Baines has certainly been
the latter, and the harder of the two. We have no doubt
that when the time comes the clever Home Secretary
will make a very brilliant speech, and Mr. Baines, per-
haps, one not quite so brilliant ; but there is a force in
character which no brilliancy can surpass, and if the late
President of the Poor Law Board, as we now must call
him, should sit stilt and hold his tongue, leaving the
battle of words entirely in the hands of his late chief,
the sympathy and the suffrage of the public will go with
him, and not with the ingenious Minister. Mr. Baines,
who gave up his profession for the onorous duties of
the Poor Law Board, and who has there secured the
respect and affection of everybody about him, is not the
man to resent any imaginary slight. His resignation is
the protest of a man of honour in favour of official in-
dependence and the self-respect due between gentlemen,
even in public boards, and in the making of laws. Much
as we regret the occurrence, particularly at this crisis of
our country's fortunes, we cannot but admit Mr. Baines
to be more than justified in the step he has taken.—
Times.

[PluctE SD.

to place
depend on the departure
of the combined fleets, not only from the Black Sea, but
from the Straits of the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles, a
condition which could only be admitted by the maritime
Powers after the conclusion of the definitive treaty.
"2. Inasmuch as the document now tinder considera-
tion tends to invest with a form strictly conventional,
bilateral, and exclusively applicable to the relations of the
Porte with Russia, the assurances relative to the religious
privileges of the Greeks—assurances which the Porte has
only offered to give to the five Powers at the same time
and in the form of a simple identic declaration. The as-
surances, in fact, once inserted in the preliminary treaty,
after the signature
must then needs be reproduced in the definitive treaty,
and would be accompanied, moreover, by an official note
confirmatory of the said privileges exclusively addressed
to the Court of Russia, a note which, in its turn, would be
considered as annexed to the treaties—that is to say, as
having the same force and the same effect.

"3. Inasmuch as the preliminaries Communicated to
Vienna are by implication witheld from any discussion in
Conference upon the modifications considered necessary to
make them correspond with the original text of the acts
which had received its assent, and inasmuch as the con-
clusion of the definitive treaty contains no greater reser-
vation for its inspection and interference.
"4. Inasmuch as, while the propositions of the Porte
expressly require the revision of the treaty of 1841, so as
to make Turkey participate in the guarantees of the pub-
lic law of Europe, this condition is Rased over in silence.
"The Plenipotentiaries of Austria and Prussia appre-
ciating the force of the observations offered by the Pleni-
potentiaries of France and of Great Britain, recognised in
like manner, on their part, the remarkable differences
pointed out between the Russian draught of preliminaries
and the protocols of the 13th of January and the 2d of
February.
"In consequence, the Conferenceunanimously agreed
that it was impossible to proceed with those propositions.
" BUOL-SCHAITENSTEIN.

"BOURQUENEY.
" WESTMORELAND.
" ARNIM."
Last comes the reception at St. Petersburg of
the summons
.•

" No. 137.

" CONSUL MICHELZ TO THE EARL OF CLARENDON.-

(Received March 25.)
(Extract.) " St. Petersburg, March 19, 1854.
" I beg to acknowledge the receipt of the despatoli
which your lordship did me the honour to address to me
on the 27th of February ult. This despatch, together with
its enclosure from your lordship to Count Nesselrode, was
delivered to me by the Queen's messenger, Captain Black-
wood, at a few minutes after eleven o'clock on the morning
of the 13th inst. ; and I lost not a moment in endeavouring
to give effect to your lordship's instructions.
, Within an hour after the arrival of the messenger, the
despatch forwarded to me by his Excellency Lord Cowley
(enclosing a communication from the French Government
to their Consul here) was placed by me in the hands of M.
de Castillon ; and, before the expiration of another hour,
M. de Castillon and myself had presented ourselves at the
Imperial Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and solicited the
honour of an interview with the Chancellor of the Empire,
for the purpose of simultaneously presenting the notes of
the English and French Cabinets. Count Nesselrode,
through the Director of his Chancellerie, expressed his
inability to see us at that moment, but appointed twelve
o'clock on the following day to receive the communications of
which we were respectively the bearers. When I parted
from M. de Castillon, about two o'clock, it was arranged
that I was to call for him the following morning at half-
past eleven, in order that we might proceed together to
the Chancellor.

"By 2 o'clock, on the 13th, I had placed in the hands
of his Excellency Count Valentin Esterhazy, the Austrian
Minister at this Court, the packet of despatches brought
to me by Captain Blackwood from his Excellency the Earl
of Westmorland at Vienna; and by a little after 2 I had
communicated to his Excellency General Rochow, the
Prussian Minister hero, the purport of Lord Bloomfield's
despatch, dated Berlin, of March inst. ; viz.: that no
packet had been received by his Lordship from the Mi-
nistry for Foreign Affairs for transmission to St. Peters-
burg, but that despatches from the Prussian Government
would be forwarded to the Prussian representative by
their own separate courier.
" A few minutes before the appointed hour (12 o'clock
on Tuesday the 14th March inst.) M. de Castillon and I
arrived at the Imperial Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and
after waiting a few minutes it was intimated to me by the
Director of the Chancellerie 'that Count Nesselrode would
receive the English Consul alone,' and I was ushered into
his room.

THE CABINET-RUMOURS OP DELICATE
INTERNAL DISSENSIONS.

" Union is strength." The nation is united in its
conviction of the justice of the war in which we are en-
gaged, and its determination that Ministers shall have
fair play in their efforts to give effect to the national
will. The deep popular voice will rebuke and silence
any petty factious attempts to embarrass Government.
Nothing can paralyse the might that Britain is about to
put forth unless we have disunion among the statesmen
who hold the reins of government. Any indulgence of a
wayward self-will---of a captious desire to take prece-
dence of one another—may, by dividing, blast the na-
tional hopes. If, therefore, there arc any minor differ-
ences of opinion in the Cabinet, let theie be settled, if
not altogether amicably, at least among themselves, in
such a manner as may not imperil the national in-
terests. Any minister who at this crisis can indulge
his spleen or self-will to an extent that may endanger
the stability of the Government, will be playing
the game of Russia with his eyes open. Unless
the reports prevalent yesterday are altogether
destitute of foundation, this warning is not uncalled for.
The only one of our prophecies respecting the course of
events in connexion with the Eastern question that has
not yet been fulfilled, is that Lord Aberdeen would
never fight the Emperor of Russia. The decision on
this point is understood to be now trembling► in the
balance. His lordship is confidently stated to be bent
on retiring from the responsibilities of office during a
war with the Czar. Without entering into the details
that have reached us of competing proposed arrange.
ments, thus much we feel bound to say in behalf of the
national interests and honour. If, now that the signal
for battle is hung out on board the ship of the state, it
should be deemed advisable that a fighting captain should
supersede a not-fighting captain in the charge of the
vessel, let the change be effected if not in perfect good
humour—which it were, perhaps too much to expect
from mere human nature—yet with such regard for
discipline as becomes those whose duty it is to enforce
and set an example of proper subordination and abnega-
tion of self.—Daily News.

" Count Nesselrode received me with his usual courtesy.
I handed to his Excellency youi Lordship's letter, and
stated, from a memorandum which I had drawn up, the
precise terms of your lordship's instructions with reference
to the return to England of the Queen's messenger.
" Count Nesselrode requested permission to peruse this
memorandum, and I handed it to him. He then informed
me that ' the Emperor was not at that moment in St.
Petersburg; that on his Majesty's return (which would
probably be on Friday, the sth (17th) inst., your Lordship's
communication should be laid before his Majesty, and his,
Majesty's commands taken thereon ; when a reply to your
Lordship's letter should be forwarded to me.'

" The Chancellor then remarked upon the length of time
that had elapsed since the date of your lordship's despatch
to me, viz., Feb. 27, and asked me what had detained the
messenger so long on the road ?
"I explained that the Queen's messenger had not come
direct from London to St. Petersburg, but had been the
bearer of despatches for the British Ministers at Paris, Ber-
lin, and Vienna, which latter capital Capt. Blackwood left
only on the 7th inst., and had arrived at St. Petersburg on
the morning of the 13th, thus making a rapid journey, con-
sidering the very bad state of the roads.
" On quitting CountNesselrode, I was about to take with
me the memorandum I had at his desire handed to his Ex-
cellency for his perusal, when he requested that I would be
kind enough to leave it with him.' I said that I had merely
transcribed your lordship's instructions for my own guid-
ance, and to prevent any misapprehension of your lord-
ship's intentions with reference to the time fixed for the
return of the Queen's messenger to England—that I had no
instructions to make any written communication in present-
ing your lordship's note, but since his Excellency desired
to retain this paper (which was only a transcript of your
lordship's instructions to me relative to the precise moment
for despatching the messenger to England), I felt that I
should not be acting otherwise than in accordance with
your lordship's wishes by rendering any misunderstanding
on this head impossible, and accordingly I allowed the
Chancellor to retain this memorandum, a copy of which I
have the honour to send herewith.

" The Emperor returned to St. Petersburg early on the
morning of the sth (17th) inst. from Finland, whither he
had proceeded on Sunday evening the 12th inst., in com-
pany with three of his sons, the Grand Dukes Alexander,
Nicholas, and Michael, to inspect the fortifications at
Wiborg, Helsingfors, and Sveaborg ; the Grand Duke Con-
stantine having gone to Finland some days previously.
"At 10 o'clock last night I received a note from the
Chancellor of the Empire inviting me to call upon him at
1 o'clock p.m. this day. I was punctual in my attendance ;
and on sending up my name to the Chancellor, I was in-
forp?d that the French Consul was with his Excellency.

" After waiting a short time, I was told
would receive me On entering the room, his Excel-
lency's greeting was of the most friendly description. Ho
said, I have taken his Majesty's commands with reference
to Lord Clarendon's note, and the Emperor does not think
it becoming to make any reply to it. I replied, M. le
Comte, in a matter of so much importance, I am sure I
shall be excused for desirinc, to convey to my Government
the exact words employed by your Excellency.' The Count
at first used the words His Majesty does not think it be-
coming in him to give any reply to Lord Clarendon's letter'
(nel e croit pas convenable de donner anemic, reponse A la
lettre de Lord Clarendon). Upon my repeating this phrase
after Count Nesselrode, his Excellency said, L'Emperour
ne juge pas convenable,' Szc. ; and I again repeated after
him the entire sentence. After I had done so, the Count
said, Yes, that is the answer I wish you to convey to
your Government—' L'Empereur ne juge pas convenable
de donner aucune reponse a la lettre de Lord Clarendon.'
" Having delivered to me this official message, Count
Nesselrode begged me to be seated, and explained to me that
he had only waited the return of the Emperor to submit
your lordship's letter to his Majesty. His Excellency then
asked me, when I proposed to despatch the Queen's mes-
senger ?' I told him This afternoon, provided his passport,
Ste., could be got ready in time.' Count Nosselrode in-
formed me he had already sent a courier's pass for Captain
Blackwood to the Baron de Plessen ' • and then asked me,
Whether to-day was not the sixth day?' I said, From
his arrival in St. Petersburg it is; but had I been left
without any reply, or without such an intimation as I
have to-day received from your Excellency, I should not
have despatched the messenger until to-morrow, the 20th
inst., at 12 o'clock, when six entire days would have elapsed
since I placed Lord Clareudon's despatch in your Excel-

lency's hands.
" In the course of our subsequent conversation, I asked
Count Nessehod° what the intentions of his Government
were with reference to the consular arrangements between
the two countries in the event of a declaration of war ?
His Excellency replied—`That will entirely depend upon
the course her Britannic Majesty's Government may adopt;
we shall not deelare war. "
"Enclosure 1 in N 0.137.
"MEMORANDUM GIVEN 111 COUNT MICHELE TO
COUNT NESSELRODE.

"In pursuance of the instructions conveyed to me by
my Government, dated the 27th of February alt., I have
the honour of placing in your Excellency's hands a letter
from the Right Hon. the Earl of Clarendon, her Britannic
Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. In doing
so, I am further instructed to acquaint your Excellency
that the Queen's messenger, who was the bearer of this
communication, and who reached St. Petersburg only yes-
terday morning, will be ready to return to England with
your Excellency's reply as soon as it shall be sent to me ;
but if, on the expiration of six days from to-day, your
Excellency shall not have sent mo any letter to the Earl
of Clarendon's address ; or if, previously to the expiration
of that period, your Fxcellency should inform me that the
messenger need not remain at St. Petersburg, in either of
these cases I am to direct the Queen's messenger to return
to England with the utmost speed."

WEST GRANADA GOLD COMPANY.—A meeting of the
shareholders of this company was held yesterday for the
yurpose of effecting a dissolution of the undertaking,
with the view of ultimately reconstructing it, and rais-
ing sufficient capital for developing the mines. A. reso-
lution was accordingly passed for that purpose, and a
committee was appointed to confer with the directors
on the measures to be adopted. The whole of the machi-
nery is within 800 yards of the mine, and the value of
the plant, &c., is said to be 10,000/., while the total
liabilities do not exceed 5,0001. It is stated that
25,0001. will be required to test the property.
COLONIAL GOLD COMPANY.—The directors of this
company have declared a dividend at the rate of 7 per
cent., principally derived from the profits obtained on
the purchases of gold-dust effected during the early period
of the undertaking. The works at the mines are alleged
to be progressing favourably, and the returns are ex-
pected to prove remunerative.