The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-01-27

timely aid and tutoring of his principal,
would have involved the finances of the
country in inextricable confusion. He
never could either speak or act, and may
be said to have ended his political life IN a
more honorable way than he or any hu-
man being ever could have expected.
In short, with the exception of Sir X.
Peel and Sir ]. Graham, the country is
well rid of the "strong Ministry" Its
demise will give additional impulse 10 the
principles of free trade and salutary re-
form, and rouse spirit of resistance to
Tory principles, which bids fair to estab-
lish new era in the government OF this
vast empire.
TIE NEW MINISTRY.
Lord John Russell having undertaken
the task Of forming new Admlnistra-
ton, is proceeding with all dispatch IN
making his arrangements.
Lord Palnerston has been sent for, and
will quickly arrive in London. To him
the Foreign office will be confded.
Lord Normandy, in all probability, takes
the Home office.
Lord Grey the Colonial office.
Mr.. Barring resumes the Chancellorshlp
of the Exchequer.
Lord Morpeth may possibly go to Ire
land; where his popularity would render
him an admirable Lord Lieutenant.
Lord Cottenham resumes the Chancel-
lorship Of England.
Lord Cambell the Chancellor OF Ire
land. 49,,
Sir Thomas Wilde and Mr.. Jarvis will
be Attorney and Solicitor Generals.
Lord Mimic takes the Admiralty.
Sir John Hobhouse, Mr.. Charles Bull
Ter, Mr.. Hawes, Sir George Grey, and
Mr.. Nufnell, will form parts of the Gov
ernment.
Sir G.. Napier and Admiral Dundas
are ia join the Admiralty Board.
Such ARE THE ON DTS OF THE DAY.
II is understood that before Lord John
Russel's departure he addressed commu-
nications to several of his late colleagues,
only one of whom, we believe, Mr.. Bar
ing, happened to be in London.
BRITISH PROBATION FOR WAR.-The
following is and extract Of letter from
London published in QUEBEC Gazette.
1t is thus in all respects British author
ity: r,
LONDON, Dec. f..
IL have the very means of knowing
that our Government is perfectly easy as
TO the result of the negotiations upon the
Oregon question. Ii war comes, why
letait. In six months there would not be
a single United States vessel to be seen
on the ocean. A registration has just
been completed of all steamers belonging
to the ports of the United Kingdom, capa-
bic of being fitted up and employed for the
purposes of war. Our naval stores are
being filled fast with all those articles
which constitute the material for hostili-
ties. have seen the draft of the very
important return, te which have alluded.
Your readers, and your neighbors, the
Americans too, would be perfectly as
founded at the steam force our Govern
ment could bring into operation. | was
shewn the document in confidence, and
cannot at present give give the result,
but an old baptain who was dedutcd to
forward the returns for the Steam Com
pany he is employed in, made this re-
mark-"What so many of 'em fit for
war! why, STEM and sTERM'em and
they'd reach from here to the Bay of
Biscayw This, perhaps, is an exagera-
tion-but if the Republic should bark, let
its rules be most fully assured that Great
Britain is prepared 10 bite. In three
months we should have equipped feet of
of steamers, Ex THE ROYAL NAVY, that
woul crush the American trade with
foreign ports, and the Northern and
Southern States would be left to settle
the old bone of contention between them
selves. The Southerners with all their
faults, (and many they have, are as
body understood to be in favor of the
continuance of peace"