The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-01-29
ARRIVAL OF TIE STEAMSHIP
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nIBERNIA.
This anxiously expected steamer was
lelegraphed this morning at daylight aud
arrived at her berth shortly after O'Clock
She brings dates to The Alb inst, 25 days
laer. The news is important and inter-
esting, and the following, which we exS
tract from the European Times tells the
whole story, briefly au clearly, OF the
late ministerial changes -
Resignation of The Peel Government -
Lord Johm Russell In office - Failure 81
tie Wigs 10 fern q Mimistry- and
Restoration Of Sir Robert Peel.
Since the sailing Of the Acadia IN the
4 uil - series 81 the most extraordinary
events have been witnessed in England Of
which It's constitutional history atfordS any
parallel. The country has been astound>
ed by The sudden resignation Of The Peel
Mnlslrv-one of the strongest executive
governments that ever sw"yed iIsdesllnv !;
by the assumption OF power on the part OF
Lord john Russell and the principal
members of the late Wing Cabjnet-- fol-
lowed, almos, immediately, by its ADAM
donmen', and by the reinstaIallon oil Sir
Robert Peel, minus two or three of his
former coIIeagues-lhe whole tormrng the
strangtsl anomaly in The punc'iIo OF Cab
uel making" that has occurred IN Eng
land during the present. or indeed, any
former generation.
n OF, his
AT the Isle of Wight. Huber The Minis
ttfs fled DIS swiftly as locomotive and ma
rlne engines could carry them, rendered
their ignal:ons, aud merely waited The
appointment OF their successors. Tn
Queen, having an iuk!ing of her Ministers
and experimenting the result, JIspn ched ii
So .cial messenger TO Lord John Russell,
vino was Saying at Edinburgh.
o. the nigh, o(1he rtceip. Of he royal
missive, Lord John was the inmate Of
Douglass HoteI, in "AnId r. .kle,"
qnetlv reading IA book 10 his wlte AMI IN.
coucious Of Inc digoi'y which awaited
him. He immediately left for London,
received The Greens commands 10 form
a Gov, rnmenl; and collecting together
his colleagues, who met, talked, compared
notes, measured the strength of her OPP
p,nemtS, their own weakness, The imp,r.
tance Of the crisis, and the feeling which
animated the people Out Of doors, Lord
John determined 30 accep! the post OF FIRST
Minister Of The Crown, and the res2onsi-
blltv Of governin1g the country.
But while allenlion was fixed upon the
dramalIs pers me, the public were aHound-
ed by learning that The attempt had been
made, aud had failed that The leaders
could not agree amongs! themselves, and
that all was chaos once more.
When Lord john Russell threw up his
cards, there was no alternative but 10 send
70: Peel {; and the most extraordinary
move in this drama of "Cabine! making"
is. that he felt as lilte apparent hesitation
in resuming his old office, as he evlnced
prompness in throwing it up. HIS re.
sumption OF power Immediately made it.
self felt IN every branch of,rade. Conf
dence, which had shattered by the rail
way panic, became parayzed when it was
known that Peel was out; The markets
fell. the funds sunk, business was suspend
ed and gloom, a mist, hung over the
commercal and trading world.
The Cabinet resumes power with its
personnel but slightly altered. Changes
there have been, bat they are few, and
with one exception, .sunlmportant Poor
Lo'd Wharuc fife, the President of The
Counci' who di, d from he excitement pro-
duceI by the resignation OF his colleagues,
is TO be Succeeded by the Duke of Buc
cIeuch. Lord EIeborough is 10 De lhe
First Lord OF the Admiralty. The E,l
of Haddlnglon is 10 have III" office of he
Prvy Seal, which the Duke IF B1ccleuch
flied. But the most striking change of
the whole is the resignation Of the Colo
niaI crelary, Lord Sanlev, aud The an
pou,ment oil Mr. W. E. Gladstone as his
successor.
The following is an official list Of the
administration -
First Lord Of the Treasury-Sir Robert
Peel. -
Secretary for the Home Department.
Sir J. r. G. Graham.
Lord Chancellor Lord Lindhurst.
Lord President OF the cil-Duke
Of Buccleuch.
Commander in Ch:e(-Duke Of Wei.
lnglon.
Secretary OF Foreign Afars-Elr OF
Aberdeen.
Lord Privy Seal-EarI of Haddington.
President of the Buari Of ConlroI-EarI
Of RIpon.
Chancellor OF the Exchequer-Rt. Hon.
II. GouIborn.
Chancellor OF the Duchy Of Lancaser
-L.?rd &, Snme,se'.