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on the spot, and having their wants and wishes immediately
• a:tended . -
The public should know that under the present manage,
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,accommodation for upwards of'one hundred and fifty visitors,
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visit, _ •

We ( Times ) have been favoured with the follow-
ing letter from the same corresporthent who has
already described the principal even is of this cam-
paign

I TILE 1?IPLB, COR,P
.210V42.211LWT,,

iniSiness to 'meddle, and attempt to'distinguish him-
self by some startling end proVoking outbreak.
..Much, however,, as all' past blunders and the:
incurable :defects .of Lord John Russell militate
against a proper discharge of the duties .he has
undertaken, they endanger still more the existence
of the Cabinet. LOrd John established at Lord
Paltnersfon's ' expense the SUbmisSion of the
Foreign Secretary to' the Preinier. ' He cannot,
th.Q;efore, repudiate that .control which' his chief,,
for the sake of the Ministry, must at least endeavour
to put upon the vagaries of so unreliable a colleague.
Rut it be possible to control Lord John ? Can
his obStinacy be-wheedled Or beaten- out of him ?
WO doubt it. Three CoundilS of the new Cabinet
wi11...410t _pass without a imignticio6' 'interlude.
There are, several of its members who owe the
..Foreign Secretary a grudge, and ~scarce one with
whom he has not quarrelled' before,.and may not
very likely • quanti again. The' Duke of New-
castle holds -the 'very-same offibe, shorn of its war
funetions; his incompetence- to discharge -which was
the. pretext assigned -by 'Lord John for upsetting
the Aberdeen. Cabinet ;, and Lord Granville cannot
be .very amiably disposed to the noble friend who
destroyed his pleasant dreams of the Premiership.
The truth is, Lord John Ressell has joined the new
Government with the bemevolent intention of up-
setting it upon, the first faVourable . opportunity.
He‘ had hoped..to be sent for by her Majesty, and
had consented to serve.under, Lord; Palmerston, as
lie could pot others ise induce his rival to agree,to
serV under- him.: IjiSafpOintsd; he has_ insisted
upon the post Which' gives .him the Most 'indepen-
dence and' the best opportunity of making political
:capital, and further allbws him to throw the odium
.of a delayed Reform:lNß upon his rival. • There he
will stay eptila favourable opportunitroccurs
upsetting the coirch;.andpUtting in his own claims,
to the post •of driver. ' Let the new placeholders
look out for squallsi. Lord John never means so
'much' mischief as when. he looks mast amiable. The
grumbles of the .Brigh.tites have a significance for
these whaknow- how close is the alliance
,between
Birmingham and Richmond. Lord lOIIN RUSSELL'
yet "believes that he Shall be a Reform, Premierhis
unqUiet spirit not found its rest in the'
bOsofn Of the happy-faiirily no* lodged in DoWnin g-
street: ' • •

- . ":BRESCIA,, JUNE 18.
" The Austrians have abandoned tl:keir pesition
before-Aionteehiai o---artd-have --retired/ -beyond. the
Chiese; the decision is therefore delayed. The allied
armies are following theni as elOse as is;
.compatible
with their further plans. ,Where 7 the ',enemy will
stop now it is of courseimpossible-to say —whethot he will place himself boldly in
,advapee' and- defend
the great approaches on the famous fields
Casti-
glione and Lonato, or whether he will take a litiak
position somewhere to oppose the Minedil-passage,
.as he did in 1848 at Volta ; or whether, lie-Will
altogether withdraw behind the Mincio line ;' or,
finally, whether he is preparing for some bold offen-
sive movement, are all of them snppositior4s equally
possible,•and for us equally probable. ITis.choice
will, I think, depend on whether he has'reeeived
the reinforcements which, he. was expecting, and
Vallether he thinks them sufficient td hasten the
decision, But, whatever • his plans may •be, they
-will be.considerably modified by the movements of
the Allies, who, having the initiative, may 'throw
the plans of their adversaries, 'into confusion,have seen such things before now, and may see
them again.
.•• "At the same time that the Austrians Withdrew
from theposition before Monteehiaro they likewise
crossed over the chiese, on the , main road from
Brescia' to Verona, and Garibaldi occupied yoster-
daythe position in which the Austrians were on
the-15th; the "day of the last skirmish. fl, t'his
are alreadY,:l dare say,
hojuerseofitposts
beyond onsdamthee ofC
--41-Yesterday-and -to-clay- The town- ofllreseia-had
its day of, joy.; yesterday the -festive entry. of tte
King, and this morning the arrival of the Emperor
almost without any one knowing anS-thing about it.
Last night iii--,Celelarationhtif the-OeCasion there *as
aililliimination for enseinble tL Api'6ftiest •Ofatly
have seen since the- triumpind march of the two
Sovereigns, and the pretty effeceWas produced by
very. simple' and- inexpensive means,_ viz., Chinese
paper lanterns of the three sacred -coleurs.' They
gave a subdued light,iii• which the crowds. below
appeared with regular stage effect. What one
cannot help remarking at every similar occasion is
the wonderful behaviour of the crowd, no pushing,
no quarrelling, everything as peaCeful anti polite as
if the people were in a drawing-room, and not even
the sight- of a policeman--a being who . has alto-
gether vanished With the Ausrians. A stray dad-
anier, or exciseman, who has pinned a tricolour
rosette on hiS" cap, is the only remaining- bastard
(sipeepeialaillellnen°t, tabs s iygonei.l, uksn.owTise
a-bopoiilisehee,
dasbaydtihsteindcet.
tree of !organisation: publishedf'for Linitbardy: 'lt
fornis anew brabeh of the internal adininistratiou;
and there is _better order: andiecurity-than there
eyer has-been.
" Yesterday afternoon the. King went in an open carriage to the Emperor's head-qnarters,.whioh are
quite close here; and this: Morning the latter came
in t 46 earlV'Morning and - etttliii;stred
himself in the Casa curly
which.
Napoleon!lr.
oecupied,reptatedly,' and which had been ,prepared.
for:thei-etkpfion of the nephew, Of course, while
0114 t WO: S9l,Oeigiti3 laze
hrtlyday and a repetition.. of„,:the:4liumin!t.t-Opiffid
the enthusiasm. 42 quite
~a,;. pOioe-qtT,a,
with Garibaldi pa Jus corps, werr_theifne
Youtites far. .ahead
either, It was they be;forililin:rnTace-Z-4.llStriaris
withdrew. They appeared: as the
,heraids of the
release, and had donsequenifhe'firifiinit of en-
thusiasm and affection, whichl-thifrk belliever
effaced 'from the minds of theriireseianA..'4i4---(''
"As I have mentioned GarilfaidFindliteelrps
it will perhaps interest you •to hear how)p came
from Bergamo to Brescia: The Austrians had
S'CifizeeTf Withdrawn- froinTergainoTWiien
ger was caught -on the road who brought orders
from head-quarters to hold Bergamo at any price,
if it had not been given up yet. It would' have
been rather awkward had the order come before,
for Garibaldi without any cannon would scarcely
have thought of attacking the Austrians in a town
enclosed by high ramparts, with only two outlets:
As it was, the National Guard fell to making bar-
ricades so as' to keep the place againstn-;„-e'_
time Garibaldi went after, no who were
trians should .they attempt to return,
retiring tew..):ll, P,.,6ei.a. In order to misfend
them he turned down towards Romano, which is
c/ase to the high road from Milan to' Brescia; the
Austrians followt-d to bar the road to 'Ficeseia, they
had scarcely gone off on that. scent when Gari-
baldi turned again to the north, and, mak-
ing . a march of 45 miles in legs than 24
hours, appeared before and in • Brescia before
the Austrians had ~.the remotest idea of his
whereabouts. How little they knew appears from
the• fact that the Major attached as eltef d'dat
major to General Urban's division was caught with
several orderlies in the town of Brescia, into which
he had come
°from- the neighbourhood, never' sus-
pecting the presence of Garibaldi's corps:
"The m,ost beautiful thing, however, was that
while the main body went in all- haste to Brescia,
twenty-four men were put on two omnibuses, the
two officers cOmmanding. them, Colonel Turr and
Major Camozzi, following in.ilittle. two-wheeled
carts of the country. The whole went off to Lake
Iseo and raised the Val Canonica. The people rose
immediately, some 4,500 stand of arms were ready,
with which the -National Guard was armed,- the
Austrian steamer on the lake was taken possession
of, and the two officers - returned, leaving the
twenty-four men there as a garrison, but bringing
250 volunteers away to Garibaldi's camp. •
" Such marvellous feats of mobility can of courses
only be done with troops who are unencumbered
by baggage; a little bag containing a shirt,. and
perhaps a pair of socks, is the only baggage which
officers or men have. They make war according to
the late Sir Charles Napier's: ideas. They have
good boots, with leather gaiters up to the middle
of the legs; the trousers, rather loose, are stuck
into the gaiters; a short tunic of light gray linen,
and over it a gray coat reaching down to the knees,
a light. cap, and the rifle complete the accoutre-
ment. There is no difference in this respect be-
tween officers and soldiers. If, as is natural after
such marches, things are worn out, the inhabitants
of the first town in which they appear give of their
own free will ten times more than they want. The
troops have thus such plenty that Government
never even thinks of supplying any of their wants.

MEETING OF THE INNS OF COURT.
Yeqterclay afternoon the 'members of the • four.
Inns-of -Court assembled at Lincoln's-inn-hall -for
the • of eonsider;ng the -.propriety of esta-
blishing a corps. of volunteer riflemen. About 300
gentlemen: were' present, among- them being Vice-
.ohaucellor Kindersley, Sir R. ..-Rathell, •• M.P.,
Attorney;General.;• Sir„Hugh. ..M'Calmont- Cairns,
M.P., the late Solielier-Generat ; Mr. C. S. Selwyn,
M.P.- Mr: John Lecke, ; Mr. Digby- Sey
amour; ; Mr. Butt, Q.C.; :Mr. Malius,
M.P,,-; ; the .Queen's • Advocate.; Mr. Montague
'Sinifh, IT.P. ; Mr. R. A. CresS, M.P. ; Mr. Huddle -
; illr. Forsyth; Q.C. ; the Hon. Adolphus
&c. •
In the absence of the Lord Chancellor, who was
expeeted to -preHde; Vice-Chancellor KinderS4
was called to the chair. -
ghe..-CTI47Thm-AN.‘ briefly explained the object of
clic: meeting, and called upon the Attorney-General
to propose the first 'regblution. - •
the AttANY-GENEIIA said,--I am quite sure
lliat I express the treneral feeling -of thisnumerous
baly of the bar and of the benchers when I men-
tion thy regret we Must all feel at, net having the
distingu'shed head of nur profession to preside over
us., (Hear, hear.) In -regard- .to the' meeting
itself I hope it not biconsidercd that meetings
of this nature, noWgo'numeroif_s throughout the
cennt•ry, have been eonveti?d with reference to any
pecunar apprehensions that -may be entertained of
invasion f..om any foreigri,Power. (Hoer, hear.) I
should be exceedingly sorry if it were supposed
that any movement could be made in England
-±aereiy.urider, he ilfludnce• of fear-or apprehension
of jnyasion, and "do; not think -it would. he expe-
dient, to give utterance to any such feelings,
inasmuch as they might be-regarded by foreign
Powers with whom we are in alliance as an
affront .and/offence.:. 'NOr is there • any reason why
we shoo.ld agmitt,that what is now the general feel-
ing d the prokiety.of this. movement for the esta-.
filisliment of volunteer rifle Corps has originated
:in -anything 'like fear or apprehension. • (Cheers.)'
At the same time I think youlvill., admit that is a
matter of deep regret that an' acquaintance With
the use of arms ,has. not bein more generally made
a-part of 'Alae edtication of the English gentleman:
..("tHearr and 'cheers.)_:-;- Originally it Was
..'un-
4eulatedly, so, 'and Until the . introduction of gun-
alr diitinctions-we know-that the
lotith4 this ethintrywere ;Ihtoug,lit up, particularly
the-e of gentle blood, in.::fanailiarity with arms.
(Hear.) But the improyemeyts in, modern science
have introdue4a, 'Neill* weapon; the rifle, 'Which
iAelikaly to' be the most distinguished. arm of modern
times, and. in reference to that- arra you are all well
aware of the facfthatitbecomes necessary to haVe
considerable experience jts use before it can be
liaciiilltdiWith`Safki) -I think myself that the in-
:49dualion.O. Y.cliwitary.bodies,:of English:gentle-
men associated, together for the purpose of learning
the;USc`ef the'rifle is 'quite in eonfOrmity With
Vrlitit'ail 'of -us -Nvonld like te:-See.established as one
of the habits of iglishgeptlemen. (Cheers.) In
•it will, afford to English gentlemen an
Opel-tit-nay whenthe4-return' t 6 their 'own hoMes
of familiarising thoth. aronnd..theinin the habits,
,p;irtiese,and- Ilse of the rifte,..so...\that they may be
at all'titaeS,retidY, should any emergency arise, toi
eanie4trward*.for the protection of the country.
{Bear, hear.) Upon •us. as la*yers has always
appeared to me that this.duty more particularly
,incumbent" than ' upOri almost any Other class, be,
caUse.y•on am all awnrothatour law has established
tw6 thing§ •one-Of which is a matter of obligation,'
and the, other: a .ind.ttet—cif The. matter of
obligation js,thiS---.-every ono. df. us may be called
-upon at any time to act as ar'part of the posse con -
tcitus of the 'Country. in repelling invasion or put-
tifig doWn "rio§:,"* There undoubtedly is ,a universal
principle
.establishing the obligation of every person
in.fhe conritry;.and ,piore:partieularly those in a
etriaiii rttrik• iereiety, f&joirl with the established,
a,mthorities as part of the posse.qmititattiB.
tt is part- the •deelaratien • embodied in -the Bill
c;f. that iIBIII.. tv
to • his condition for his
:defe.qce. (Hear, :,hear.).. 1.. repeat, therefore,
that in forming, Viese these bodies with a view to.
bring 'about an arieTent 'and' laudable custom=
namely, that of • 'familiarising 'the people of - this
country with the use of arms, more, particularly
When the arms which are the distinguishing charac- !
teristie of modern -military bodiei are arms which'
the people are hardly likely to become familiarised.
with, except they- possess the advantages which
rank and wealth afford---4n forming such bodies we;
are only following ts\-zraraple of former times;l
'and an examnle which has Just been set • to us by!,
the distinguished Universities of Oxford and Caul-
bridge. (Cheers.); -I
,will not. detain you farther,
but I thought it right, in introducing the subject, to
make a few general observations merely for the
puiTose of deprecating the notion that we have
been influenced by. any particular political feelings,
and much less by any fear or apprehension of in-
. 'vasion. perhaps bet Ore I conclude you will per-
Mit me to state to you what has already been done
by two of your societies which met the other day.
• A _meeting has been held in the Middle Temple,
hall, of the members of . the Middle and Inner
Temples, and certain resolutions were moved ex-
pressive of the expediency of, forming a volunteer
rifle cos s. It was also resolved " that the mem-
-bers of the Inner and Middle Temples will heartily
concur with the members of the other Inns of
Court in_ the formation of other volunteer rifle.
corps;" and "that the further.eonsideration of the
'matter be postponed until after a general meeting'
of the members of the four InnS of Court." I now
• to move the first resoltition,— .
' "That it is expedientlfiat a rifle corps should be formed
.:bYllie'niernberS-of all 'the Inns of Court."
.o;:auftrian.- 8.14, T,
briefly seconded the re-
and
The.CHAIRMAN asked if any gentleman present
• *was anxious to make ally observations before the,
resolution was put to the meeting
• Mr. T. WEBSTER could- not alloW the sentiments
whiJa "had been uttered by tile Attorney-General
to pass without notice. The hon. and learned gen-
tleman had told them that rifle corps ought to be
formed, not on account of any apprehension which
:was entertained of an invasion, but rather from a
laudable desire to revive the old military habits of
the nation' Now, as. a humble -member of this
meat commercial community, he Confessed that he
should regret extremely to see the military spirit
:and feeling which prevailed among the people of
England in times long gone by resuscitated, -with-,
out any definite object in view— .He would much
rather see affairs in such a condition that there
would 'be no 'occasion to-be-forming rifle corpS all
over the country.- It was a fallacy to allege that
the object of this meeting was not to take steps to'
resist that hostile spirit which existed with regard
to this country in the bread of the Emperor of the
French. (Cries of " Oh, oh," and cheers.), •Of ape
thing he was quite certain, that had not the French
army entered Italy this meeting would never have
taken place: (Hear, - hear.) In truth rifle corps
were-being formed' for no other reason than because
-serious apprehensions reigned in the minds of men
that, *goner or. later; the -nation would be called
upon ,to repel •an invasion by-the French. We
had,. alas, too great reason to fear invasion, and
when erman had 'forfeited his word in the manner
in whiehthe'Einperor of France had done it was
impassible -to leek upon him in other than a
trustful spirit, nor could any than of common sense
and acquainted-with human nature, looking to the
antecedents of the French Emperor, conceal from
his mind that there was too much reason to fear an
invasion by the troops of Louis Napoleon. (No,
noritridlear, hear.)" Lie was as much an enemyto
this country as his -uncle, the great Napoleon, had
been;:..'' (No,' no,: and • hear.) Although, therefore,
ha could ..not :concur -in the --grounds which the'
Attogney-Generill ;urged . for foyming a rifle corps;
be Idoked upon it as an imperative necessity in the•
present jimeture'Or affairs, and 'therefore cordially,
concurred in the resolution. -
Die resolution having been-put -to the meeting,
was carried almosti unanimously, 'only two hands.
having been held up against,it.
. The 4TTpli.s•Ey-GENERAL then moved that a
cdniniittee boapppinted for the purpose of devising
meastires to be'adopted for .the format-ion of the
Inns'of Court Rifle Corps. : -
Mr. WILCOCK • seconded the resolution, which
was carried by acclamation. .
SEYMOUR inquired whether mem-
herS of Doctors'-conimofis should not be inchided
ail the yeselution, and, after• some conversation,
'it w-'s unarlitripusly resolved that -the members,
.oflSerjeatit'S-inn and Doetors`-commons should be'
invited to-co-ope.ote with the members of the four
Inns- of Court in forming a general rifle corps, con-
sisting_ of the Bench end the Bar.: _ - . •
The ATTORNEY; GENERAL then submitted the' fol-.
-• •
'lowing names as a general committee. He thought
--if desirable that: the committee should not be lob'
large; but at the sartieAitne that it should fully re;
elaselptsg;C°ll4)iiAl.4l-IdjPggi..4l
two societies, which by some singular tnadvertencol
had been omitted on the present occasion, He

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- • A4Vglit Porter in attendance.
- , EDWIN TAYLOR. • "
Preprletor of the Royal Station Hotel, Hull, and Crescent •
Hotel,-Filet'.
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for camilies and Gergtlemen, -It huts accommodation for up'
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is of one ht ulrod au4 fifty visitors. Table D'Hilte, at
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Ishould propose that there should :be two representa-
Lives for each inn, and that they_should be for
Lincoln's-inn==-Sir'Hugh Cairns and Mr:Selwyn.
Inner Temple----.-Th Queen's Advocate and Mr.
.Kenneth Macaulay. • . - •
Middle Temple—Mr. Bodwell and Mr. Green.
Gra.y's-inn—Mr. Huddlcston and Alr:Lush.
S ex..) ea nt's-i n n —AI r. Sergeant . Wi-augham and:
Mr. Sergeant Pigott. (Cheers.) . _
6 f' d
Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR then sugg_s_e_ whether'
the committee should not have power to add to
their number, inasmuch as it was probable that'
.Many of the outer bar and juniors would take a
very active part in the corps. - -
: - The ATTORNEY-GtNERAL thought that the ob-
ject :of the Ivii and learned gentleman would be
effected if, they added to the resolution the words,:
'‘ with power to add six additional members- to the
commit:ice, td be taken frOm the outer bar. (Cheers.) '
The resolution in the amended form was then.
agrcedto.

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vlllr. TAAILYN moved that Mr. Kenyon 'Parker,
Q.C., formerly a gallant :Lieutenant of Marines, be
added to the committee, whereupon
The ATTOR.'NEY-Gf.',NPIAI, moved that Mr.
Kenyon Parker, a g'entlernan Who was an honour
to the station he filled, and who fought in_ the plains,
of Lombarfly in 1848, should be appointed secretary
td the committee, Which' WaS seconded by Mr. Fur-
syth, and Carried by acclamation.' - -
_:• Sir T-1110:4PAIRNs then moved a resolution to the
effect that gentlemen .wishing to join the corps be
request2d to Send in their naines to the committee,,
and also that the members of.the Inns of Court who
did not intend to join, butwere.willing.to contyi-'
bute to, the incidental expenses, should send_their
n tiles also: He hoped thdt the Inns of Court them
selves would find that it was within their power,as
he was sure it was within their inclination, ta con-
tribute towards the expenses necessary to the' in-
auguration' of such a corps.- (Cheers.)
On the motion of Mr.- Montague Smith, a vote of
thanks was given to
-the chairman, and the proceed-
ings terminated.

THE NEW MINISTRY.

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viETROP.oLITAN, -COUNTIES., AND
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,TRE4SON IN THE C;IMP.

(From the .11fo;,*ng Chronicle.)
It is usual to attribute the disorganised state of
arties—th which, not So much from the want of dis-
ciplined'obed!enec in the mass of members, as from
the inordinate' pretensions of the leaderi of every
petty seetion; 'dile rightly ascribed most of the diffi-
culties which for Ale last Lew rears havia impeded
thp, forniatien of; strong, ancilasting Adpaiiiig4k
fions, and -the satisfactory conduct of public burs,: 1
ness—entirely to the corn-law " Jergiv*ation" of
Sir Roi?ert Peel. The proceecliiy,'s -of that states-
Man wilt explain,- of eourge, tire diVisioni which
:haVe existed amongst ti wit is
a• mere flight of= imaginition refer ba:therrr the
far wider, and more important schism in the Lihera,l
ranks. That schism, with its consequences, must be
carried to the account of Lord John Russell: EV'eii
iii;the earliest period of riii4 official life,, the noble
lord was a stumbling-block in -the way of his -cot-
leagues.. He cowed difficulties for theni
and 'fb.tred his prefitin- that temporary diShiption
of the party, which thciinability to!pro vide; for the
engagements he had made necessitated. .As.the abler
men, who stood iii his .way, left the Whi,g'ranks; lie
rose-t 6 the highes" epoaitien-;' and When Lord-Met:
bourne -retired from public, life he :became,:the ac-
knowledged leader of the great, Whig party.. As
subh leader,' he Caine into office-upon the • dissolu-
--tion of-thel, Conservative majority which followed
Sir Robert conversion 'to. free trade; and,
heading a united party. against one for a time irre-
•ebncilably*diVided against itself, his Pi•enileighiii
might probably have' equalled in'. duration that Of
Lord Liverpool, if ho had been .content to refrain
from quarrelling with his colleagues and supporters.
That, however; was iniposssiblo. - His restless
energy about trifles, :Unwearied activity in doing
and-saying uncalled-for disagreeable things, and
imprudent love of elantra.n, semi invo?red 1!;ni
in disputes with his • nominal followers ; -whilst
the division of the -Party was. consnmmated by
his expulsion of his dear 'friend Lord Palmers-
ton from the Cabinet. From that day to this the
Liberal party, and to some -extent the. country.;
have been the victims' of the. squabbles between
'these two statesmen. Lord Palmerston, who was
not the aggressor, could not sit- quietly down under
his dis,trace, and consoled himself by turning out
his late chief. Lord -John Russell then ceased to
be undisputed leader .of the Whigs.; but the fall
was one in which he Could not quietly acquiesce.
In the coalition Government he occupied, in the
short space of two years, three different offices ; and
at last, unable longer to brook the Premiership of
another, he overthrew it. The manoeuvre was a
most unhappy one. Intend;.ng to restore -himself
to the highest place, he really put his rival into it,
and in his desperation increased the triumph of
Lord Paltetston by accepting office . under hini.
Then came the Vienna Conferences, and. the- resig,
nation to which the openly expressed disgust of
11;s faithful friends of a few 'months before obliged
him.

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•_- • - (From 4he 'Times.) • '
- -We can conceive nothing, more dangerous to
Europe than its 'being, etipposed at this Moment
that England is ti/1-ing.to-ahtiegate her 'pesi-
tion; and from..taatives of -Ceonoiny to :divest her-
self of 4hOse4neans of defenceswhich are necessary
to her safety. ?!..Fhe naval preparations of England
need give I.ltichge 116' Con tinental. State. The
character „oohis.countilris 'well knoWn, and it
WQuld.' 134: only :a CoMinonplaee to assert that
,Englishman -desires-,any military advantage over
any one -ofoltis neighbours. The recent additions.
to birnityall'esertirces- need not give;:rind -we believe,
hcive pot givelii,-.pnyjitst' cause of complaint to the
Fren ch' or any other -Govern In en t. They were only I
the legitimate precautions of • the first 'maritime
Power in the world when it-Wield war breaking
out between-two` great States,-the --Mediterranean
and the Baltic swariningnvith ships'and: gunboats,:
and hostilities threatened—between the whole of
Germany on the' one-side-and-thb'cOinbin-ed strength
of. Trait ce"a,nd- Piedmont -on the other.
Andyet it is said that the first act of the present;
,Govctnment on its accession' to pbwer has been to!'
disebtilinue the .iirepttrations begun 'by its prede-:.
cezzor. .From our, Naval Intelligente the public!
haVe -learnt the ;diminished • activity in-the. Dock-
yards. and nOwlt 13'repOrted thatthe Chancellor of
the.gxeliequer will•retrench largely on the naval
expenditnrc:,.. It fact; that'' the extra-1
ordinary:elforts'lnadifWithin the last tWelvenontb-;
to' give ftli Is' country a fleet -able to defend 'its shores,
are 'to.. cease.- We have-ourselves too long upheld;
the' nvecssity taking precaution's, and we have!
liitetys4eh i:'o•inueli'reilson- to iiersist iii this' former'
opinions, thaVvvo make' :no_ deltiy condemning'
in nondening
any,' such • unwica • eeoriOnsv. The reasons for iti
a6.14,-prilndl'qr financial. A. great dealt
has been: -speret,rand• a great deal more must bej
spent, 'if England, is to have fleets capable of con-1
-tending with flaoseNVliieh may be'combined against!
her.. A Caancellor of the Exehequer is naturally:
a partisan- of economy; it is he who must find the!
means for the success of-his colleagues' plans, and!
he Must hear-the !odiuni of the taxes which minister
to their magnificent conceptions. Mr. Gladstone
may, 'therefore, be 'expected to look with appre-
hension at the continued burden of the Admiralty,
and to demand that the burden laid on himself of
proposing, and on the ' House of voting an addi-
tional Income-tax, shall be as much as possible light-
ened. The question, however, is simply whether we
are not bthindto keep up that insurance Which can-
not be dispensed with a State exposed to so many
jealousieS, and the dominions of which extend over
the globe: What is the present position of affairs!
the Continent ?' The French and Austrians)
are preparing for a, great struggle on the Mimic) ;
the French- fleet, of enormous strength, is ap-
proaching Venice, where it is said an army is to'
be landed to take the Austrians in the rear. The
consequence of these acts -is that Prussia now
threatens to enter actively into the dispute. 'We
learn that the Regent has announced that the line '
of the Mineio . must be considered as a defence of
Germany, and that in this unwise decision .he is
supported by the whole of the minor States. Pro-
posals' will, no doubt, be immediately made to
France based on this principle, and.if they aro re-
jected
the entire„,„gontinent may, be wrapped in
war ; for Russia is making ready to take the!,
field, and the great additions which have been I
re-
cently made ,to the"M 'BOC' fleet will enable the!
czar to Co:operate with hiS ally both by sea and!
land. The first result of this . will be that the
German marine, the most considerable in Europei
after that of England, will be entirely at the mercy!
of the French and Russian fleets. Hamburg and!
Lubeck, and Dantsic, as well as Trieste, will!
be attacked, the coast of Europe for hundreds of!
miles put under blockade, and English rights'
brought into jeopardy in every port of the Federa-.
lion. Is this the- time to suspend the fitting-oat!
of an efficient fleet from an ill-timed caonomy
The saving of a million on the Budget of 1859,
may be dearly purchased by, the expenditure of!
hundreds of millions in obstinate and exhausting
hostilities.

Lord John was now left with about half-a-dozen
friends, and Lord Palmerston was the recognised
Leader of the Liberals: But the party was not to
be allowed to consolidate itself under its new chief.
Powerless for good, Lord John determined to show
that he ought not to have been put away, and
finally contrived to turn out the man who had sup-
planted him.. His star now seemed to be in the
.ascendant. Lord. Palmerston was labouring under
popular distrust, Reform was rising into the ques-
tion of the clay, and the Radicals turned their,
hopes to the author of the Reform How
nearly he succeeded in attaining his object is mat-
ter of histOry. Had the Government of Lord Derby
resigned upon the loss of itci Reform Bill, Lord
Russell would have become. Premier, caring little
that the discord amongst the Liberals would there-
by have been intensified. Now Lord Palmerston'
is Premier, and Lord J. Russell, nominally recon-
ciled to his rival, accepts office under him. What
probability there is of cordial union between the
two men, this summary of Lord John's later career
plainly shows.

If any system has been pursued in the composi-
tion of the new Cabinet, it must undoubtedly have
been that much-abused one of putting the round
men into the square holes,and the. square men into
the round holes. y Grant that a company composed
entirely of stars,' or artists fancying themselves
Stars, could, under some circumstances,
:its performances creditably, assuredly it must
soon be hissed off the stage if to each man_ is
assigned the very part for which he is confessedly
_
unfitted. Yet Lord John Russell,
whose whole
upset
claim to public approbation is founded upon his
assumed services in the cause
theebress at home,
who has professedlylater Government
because it did not take up reform in the proper
spirit, who indeed claims for
himself the cmclusive
privilege of initiating reform legislation, is ap-
pointed to the very post y in which there is the least
opportunity oNsino•b I • • leis main, if not his only qua-
lifications.. A
Foreign Minister surely has just now
more.than enough to do to discharge properly his
own important duties, especially when that Mini-
ster is qu4te new to his work, and has had none of
the training calculated to facilitate its perform-
ance. We do not care just now to dwell upon the
obvious unfitness of Lord J. Russell for his new
position, as evidenced by his former handling of
foreign questions. Yet it is impossible to forget
that in the negotiations which preceded The RuS-
sian war—negotiations which, it is now well known,
might, if carried on with
knowledge and firmness,
have prevented that deplorable contest—Lord John•
Russell represented this country, yielding the office
to Lord Clarendon when nearly ail chance of avert-
ing the struggle_ had passed away. The matter
now to be s,ettled is far more important and diffi-;
cult, and the man who was not strong enough for'
the work of 1853 is not likely to be grown to the,
height required for that of to-day. But we have
no need to look for illustrations of the 'ability of
the Foreign Secretary to deal with foreign affairs,
beyond the Vienna Conferences of 1855. Of his
failure there—to use the veryinildest term possible
is sufficient to say that no one has .yet been
found to defend him. Friends and foes alike have
characterised his eondact in terms of the
severest': condemnation. In truth, he has offered
no defence beyond his own declaration: of
his innocence. "Everybody .blames me," he
says; "at inthi plaudo, ipse do.mi, when I look
at the documents which: vindicate my charac-
ter, but-which, unfortunately, insist not at present
be made plea to; which nobody can
listen.. There are, moreover, defects of character
and temperament • Which 'disqualify Lord 'John
Russell for the conduct of delicate and critical
negotiations.. Seine men will .rather lorSe- a friend
than the chance of saying. a sharp thing. Lord
Johnituss-cll will not be able to resist.the tempta-
lion of writing 'a blustering despiteh for all the
damage it may do to the 'interests he represents.
So restless- and- unquiet-, Sri eunivine_eAg:)liS.:own
capacity for everything, heireteitnitiVdthilißfili
the settlement of matters with which ho has no

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CORONEIL'S lIsrQUEST4-=-DEATII OF
N4LI3ANK PENITENTIARY. ---Yesterday a
lengthened iniiestigatiOn took place in the..Milbanli-Peni-
. ten7rr.-Y before .Mr..Bc,dford, respecting the.death of Alfred
, alias 13tr:d6U, alias Joseph DonellY, oliak Con=
nelly, aged 18, .a convict. Captain Craig, deputy goterndr,
said the'deceased was < tried .at the Chester assizes, on the
26th of last March, for uttering base coin, after previous
com.ictions,
.aril sentenced to Sour years' penal servitude.
He ivaa received in the -prison on the 6th of the pres,pnt
mon ii, a. certificate accompanying him from Chester Gaol
that lie was a " dangerous refractory, prisoner,' and
Ii a -aeigued,madne23." He was sent into:the' infirmary cn
the, day of his adMission. 'Frox2a, the evidence, of one of the
w. ;lel-8 it appeared tli4t the deceased, when placed with the
prirsoners,-NVai, geized With paroxysms •of rage, and
'he; refused to' tat4.-e any nourishment, which was at
le- forced down his throat. He was constantly prayiiig.•
i 1 e sprgeon, who had examined the head of the deeeesed,-
scid he Must have been nrd, and that the cause of death
w:,.8-want of nour'.shment-'and great excitement. The jury
-r-~sidled a verdict aceordingly. •
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ong time I was never 24 hpurs without
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It is a part of Mr. Gladstone's nature to disbe-
lieve in the possibility of war. He does not see
the use of it, what it proves, or why sovereigns
should glorify themselves for waging it. Perhaps
no politician living so little sypathises with what
may be called the manly instincts of this country.
Although a section of the public thought that the,
late Russian war might have been avoided, yet,'
when it had begun and there was nothing bat to‘
carry it boldly to a conclusion, they were as anxious:
for the success of their countrymen and as proud of)
Alma and Inkermann as the most fanatical opponent!
of the Czar. But from the beginning to the end of thet
war we doubt Whether Mr. Gladstone uttered a word

showingi.'genial 'and hearty sympathy with out
troops in the East. As Chancellor• of the Ex.

obetilieihe starved the -expedition at the outset,'
and no sooner WEIS the war over than. from hid
place in Parliament he forcedthe Government to'

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTEL-

LIG_ENCE.

(PROM OUR OWN' CORRESPONDE7.)

COWES, JUND 23. I

18th—The Sultana,e joroixienriahl,ailaroudli.cs,
Arrivals, Juno 17.—The Eugenie, Richari FrankLA.4,
TE.':3(lr7.o' rf,rßonlartA., iftirOmn°Y.P.ortsinouth. 22d—The Magic, S. R.
kt:lsocio:,fEr:qm.,,Dfro/PoO4rtthsm: ouththe ;.13th1.511,Iailiotr2AeA8
,4 ~:qcer.-, Esq., from Southampt?,n. .23d,The Fancy, Mar-
qn'Ts of Drogheda, fi•orn Fortsmouth ; the Eva,' john
r3tlr.)ro, Esq., from the Westward.

Cut down the expenditure, diminish the army;
disband .the Baltic and Black- Sea fleets, even tol
the point of breaking :faith , with those seamen
whom it is now so .difficult to attract.to our flag.!
Everything .which was:accumulated had to be sold
off, and the country. has sine° had to pay. dearly
for this shortsillited— economy. Mr. Gladstone
now appears AesirOus to repeat his former faults'
and his former shortcomings. He comes into office
.at a great, crisis.- He finds the four Powers of
the: Continent fully armed; he knows that secret
negOtiations have been going on among nein for
-months ;, and that now, the did is to be thrown, and;
the chanCeg'of the world 'Staked On the iSsue of a!
desperate conflict. -At the present moment it is also'
notorious that the navies of two'Continental States!
are being immoderately increased; the French, we
believe, having no less than 24 line-of-battle ships
in commission ; and yet we are told his first act is,
to impress -on his too ready colleagues the pro-'
priety: of discontinuing our naval preparations. We
cannot think that the country will sanction such
anuuacconntable . policy. It ardently desires neu-
trality, but not the neutrality of weakness and ob-
scurity., It .does not wish to count only like Spain
or Naples in the complications which have arisen.
N", NYQ_,_-Were •.. so far to fall short of ()m-
-eaning in Eli' roPe, is it likely that we should be.
permitted by our rivals so to do. Should -war eon
tinue and. extend. on the Continent, we may be as—
sured that the -only way to keep Great Britain.
secure from the whirlpool is to let it be known thati
any invasion efour neutral rights will..be promptlyi
_resisted. The entrance 'of:Germany into the con-
.test, should that event unhappily- take place, will!
at once .give the war a maritime. character, -and tl en
,all the moderation which is at-present enforced by ,
the desire of conaliating -CtermanST will be' thrown
`'away, anti Enearicriflll be left to • maifipia./10.
rights by those national armaments which re or
just beginning to become really effective.