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LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1870.

As Foreign Secretary, Earl GRANVILLE has, in an
astonishingly short time, justified to the full his
selection as successor to the Earl of CLARENDON. It
is no exaggeration to say that never has a newly
inducted Minister been subjected (upon the very
morrow of his assuming the responsibilities
devolving upon the head of one of the
principal departments of the administration) to
an ordeal more abrupt or more momentous. Scarcely
had the noble earl crossed the threshold of the
Foreign-office when a telegram startles not only all
England, but all Europe into the recognition of a
diplomatic imbroglio almost certain to lead to the
most serious, that is, in plainer words, to the most
warlike complications. Astounding as this revelation
was, from the first instant until now the newly-in-
stalled FOREIGN SECRETARY in Downing-street has
evidenced a complete mastery of all those qualities most
desirable in the statesman to whose judgment, dis-
cretion, firmness, and tact are entrusted, the direction
of the foreign relations of her MAJESTY'S Govern-
ment. The Correspondence published within these
last few days redounds, throughout, from
the first page to the last, to the honour
of Lord GRANVILLE. If war could by any
possibility have been averted, he would have
averted it. And in his devoted and most assiduous
endeavours to allay the irritation mutually excited
between France and Prussia, Lord GRANVILLE, it
must in justice be added, has always been aided and
abetted by the temper, the skill, and the vigilance
of her MAJESTY'S Ambassadors at the Courts of the
European Sovereigns—more especially at Paris by
Lord LYONS, at Berlin by Lord AUGUSTUS LOFTUS,
and at Madrid by Mr. LAYARD ; as well as in a lesser
degree by Sir AuGusits PAGET at Florence, by Admi-
ral HARRIS at the Hague, by Lord BLOOMFIELD at
Vienna, and by Sir ANDREW BUCHANAN at St.
Petersburg. Having,now, most carefully scrutinized the
whole of this published Correspondence, we can dis-
cover no flaw in the just, and firm, and true, and
honest, we will add, in the thoroughly resolute
and yet delicately considerate policy which
has been pursued throughout. It is a policy, in fact
that has been pursued throughout consistently. Not
an opportunity has been lost, or for an hour even
overlooked. Opening the Corrrespondence in the
very midst of the negotiations, it is significant, as it
seems to us, of the FOREIGN SECRETARY'S
unwinking vigilance all through, that upon a
single day, for example, Saturday, the 16th instant,
Lord GRANVILLE writes five despatches, the first of
them (No. 65) to Lord AUGUSTUS LOFTUS, the four
last (66, 67, 68, 69) to Lord LYONS. Again on the 20th
instant, on that same day, Earl GRANVILLE writes
from the Foreign Office in sequence at rapid
intervals four several despatches (110-113) to
our Ambassador at Paris. And so equably was the
intermediate line pursued that, as the noble lord
observed on Thursday evening in the House
of Lords, M. LAVALETTE charges him
with being " cold, very cold," towards the
Government of the Emperor NAPOLEON, while
the Count Von BISMARCK expresses regret at the
advice thrust by the noble lord during the late
abortive negotiations (with a view to a pacification)
upon the Chancellor's royal master, King WILLIAM.
Evidences, these, coming simultaneously from Paris
and Berlin, indicative in the most striking manner
of the strict neutrality pursued by England,
thanks to the temperate and conciliatory but reso-
lute and consistent policy of Lord GRANVILLE.
According to account, on Monday next, Mr.
DISRAELI, as leader of her MAJESTY'S Opposition,
will call the attention of the House of Commons to
the position of this country with reference
to the war on the European continent.
Already the FOREIGN SECRETARY has announced
that the immediate sequel of his policy, as between
the belligerents, will be to maintain a dignified and a
calm reserve. That policy and that sequel to the
development of it, Mr. DISRAELI, we may presume
before he opens his lips, will be the last to contra-
vene. Reproach or taunt from either side will in- •
fluence not one jot the councils of England in regard
to this calamitous war. One thing, however, can
influence them—by doing more than simply jeopardis-
ing her interests,by touching her honour—and that is
the violation of the neutrality of Belgium by either of
the belligerents !

TRUE economy is a principle with which every-
body must agree. The proper retrenchment of
expenditure is so difficult and thankless a task,
so seldom can a Government be found to attempt it,
that all public support ought to be given to the
rulers who honestly spend the national funds to
the best advantage. But Mr. LOWE'S interpretation of
economical doctrines is not satisfactory. There is a true
economy which may be defined as the prevention of
waste ; and there is a very false economy which con-
sists in merely deferring needful expenditure, and
which, by neglecting a favourable time for outlay,
ends in incurring considerable ultimate loss. During,
the last two years Mr. LOWE has had an exception-
ally good opportunity for commencing the erection
of the Law Courts. For many months the ground
has been lying waste, and from this source alone
considerable loss has arisen. Money has been cheap
and labour plentiful. The circumstances were,
indeed, so propitious that any more favourable com-
bination could not well be hoped for. Mr. LOWE,
however, persisted in staving off the evil day
when his purse-strings must be loosed. The
conditions of the work are now entirely changed.
Labour is much less abundant than before, money
has greatly risen in price through the war, and so
have all other commodities. The erection of the
Courts must now involve a largely increased expense,
not to speak of the loss and inconvenience
arising from tLc delay of au important public