Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-06-07
FOREIGN NEWS.
.on, the N. Y. Commercial Adyer,iser.

Hosken. arrived at the Quarantine on Fri |
day night at u o'clock, having received O
pilot OF half past o'clock. She made tho
run from Bristol in thirteen days and eight
hours, having made the shortest Western
trip across the Atlantic that we have on
record.
BY the Great Western we have London
papers to the evening of the i7rh of May
London Prices Current to the same date
Liverpool papers to the same, and Bris.
tol to the 18th, all inclusive.
We had no expectation that the posses.
sion OF office and power by The Tories
would be Of long continuance but we
certainly did as little expect that their en-
trance and their exit would both be Dc'u,
ded within forty eight hours. Such how
ever, was the fact.
On Tuesday the 9Th Of May the Wings
resigned, as our readers know, and both
houses adjourned to Friday. The Queen,
according to the London Herald, was deep
ly affected when Lords Co,tenham and
Melbourne defnitively announced TO her
that the Wing ministry was extinct affec
ted even to tears. Her Majesty wished to
eend for Lord Normandy, and ontrust to
h'n the formation OF new cabinet; but
Lord Melbourne honestly advised her to
call in the Duke OF Wellington, and place
the country unreservedIy in his hands.
The Duke waited upon the Queen, and
advised her TO place the formation Of the
new cabinet in The hands of Sir Robert
Pecl-thlnking It most proper that the
prime minister should be member of the
House Of Commons. On Wednesday,
therefore. Sir Robert was appointed First
Lord Of the Treasury and Chancellor Of
the Notwithstanding, Of course, carte
blanche Tor the ministerial arrangements.
Thursday the cabinet was constructed IS
follows:
Lord Chancellor. Lord Lvndhurst.
President ofthe Council, Duke of Wei.
line,on.
First Lord Of the Treasury, and Chan.
celor OF The Exchequer, Sir Robert Peel.
Foreign Secretary, Earl Of Aberdeen.
Colonial Secretary. Lord Stanley.
Home Secretary, Sir James Graham.
Ihese arrangements were announced in
the Morning Pos, Of Friday.
But on Thursday nigh, the Peel ministry
was already al an end. The actusl causes
ofth's event are differently related BY the
wing and Tory papers-the former slleg.
Ing that Sir Robert, with an extent or OK.
action that was scarcely courteous and
certainly not prudent. demanded tho mme.
date dismissal Of all the ladies' COMPOSING
her Msjestys households and that the
Queen Indignantly refused compliance with
TINS demand, saying II would rather be
reduced 10 the level Of a subject. than be
deprived Of tho society Of those TO whom
am personally attached, and who have been
the friends Of my childhood"
The Tory journals. on The other hand,
cay that the demand OF Sir Robert, was
only Tor such a proportionate change in the
household appointments as should give evil.
oence to tho country that the ministers on.
Joyed her Majesty's confidence, and that
parties who had ceased to be responsible,
could no longer exercise an influence upon
the roya mind. The Times gives the
names of he ladies whose removals were
considered bv Sir Robert indispensable
namely, the Duchess of Sutherland and the
Countess of Burlington, both sisters to
Lord Morpeth. Lady Charlemont, and the
Marchioness Of Normandy.
Be this as it may, however, both parties
insisted, and Sir Robert accordingly ten.
dered his resignation. which was at once
accepted, and the Queen reca lied Lords
Melbourne and John Russell TO their posts.
The explanations will tell the rest.
In the meantime il is clear that Sir Rob.
eFt has committed blunder-unless indeed
he was satisfied that he could not sustain
himself, either with the present House off
Commons or with The result Of new cleo.
tion-which perhaps is the real truth of
the matter. But if he actually expected
ana intended TO remain in Office, his move
ment respecting the hi usehod was prema.
lure. by waiting for such accessons of
strength in The House of Commons az time
might give him, and by gradually effec,inp
the changes he thought necessary he would
at once have spared the Queens feelings
and gained the power to compel her acuui-
escence; as it is, he has given her Majesty
the advantage, by treating her with appar
ent ha'shness, and enlis'ing The sympa,hies
OF the country in her behalf-as is abun.
dainty shown in The mulitudes of addresses
pouring in from all parts of the kingdom
approving and applaudng her course, and
expressing the warmest satisfaction with lis
result.
The explanations, it will be seem were
made in the House of Commons on the
18th, and in the House OF Lords on the
IAN; and both houses subsequently I'D.
journed TO the 9th.
The papers, as may be supposed, abound
win 'umors of approaching cabinet chan.
ges. We give The following, from the
STANDARD TORY as specimen:
"Lord John Russell, Lord Palmerston.
and Mr.. Spring Rice, it is said, retire from
the cabinet, and are to be raised to the
peerage. Lord Morpeth TO succeed Lord
John Russell at tho Home. Office and as
leader in the House of Commons; Lord
Durham 10 be foreign secretary; Mr..
Charles Butler, under secretary Mr.
HaIlol tNhnxsn L..