The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-26

pIt5s,
whom the proposal TO give notice 10 terminate III,
Joint occupancy is regarded decidedly unfavorable
the preservation OF peace; but sec nothing in
their arguments 10 change our opinions on the sub
jeet."
! THG PRESENT MINISTRY AND PRoRoGArIos o,
PARLIAMENT Lord WharnelIfe who in the mean
time suddenly died) 10 succeeded IN the Presidency
of the Council by the Duke of Buccleugh Lord
Stanley succeeded in the Office Of principal Secro
tnry Of Stale in charge Of the War aud Colonial
Department, by the Right Hon. William Ewar
Gladstone,
THE BmTIsu MISIsIRr.-Ths following Is an
official list Of the TO administration:
First Lord Of the Treasury, Sir Robert Peel.
Secretary for the Home Department, SIR J. r.
| G.. Graham.
Lord Chancellor, Lord Lyndhurst.
! Lord President of the Council, Duke Of Bue-
cleugh.
Commander-in-C Chief, Duke Of Wellington.
! Secretary Of Foreign Affairs, Earl Of Aberdeen.
! Lord Priyy Seal, Earl Of Haddington.
President Of the Board Of Control, Earl Of Ripon
Chancellor Of the Exchequer, Right Hon. Ii
| Goulburn.
Chancellor of the Duehy Of Lancaster, Lord C
Somerset.
Commissioner Of Land Revenues, Earl Lincoln.
Secretary u, War, Right Hon. s. Herbert.
The following The new members Of the
Cabinet:
President Of the Board of Trade, Earl Dalhousie
| First Lord OF the Admiralty, Earl Of E'enbo.
rough
Postmaster General, Earl Of ST. German.
Secretary of the Colonies, Hon. w. z. Glad,
stone.
! On the Goth, proclamation appeared in the
Gazette, dated at Windsor on the Odd, further pro
rogung Parliament TO the 22d OF January, TO b,
then assembled "for the despatch Of divers urgen
and important affairs" ..... ..
a. S...,tk n,x fol ,in,a nj N
the restoration Of Sir Robert Peel, taken up the
account when it closed with the news by th'
! Liberty.
"But while attention was fixed upon the drs
mails persona, the public were asoundcd by learning
! that Tie attempt had been made and had failed
that he Leaders could not agree amongst them
selves, and that all ~as chaos once more
! 1t subsequently transpircd thai Lord Grey had
caused the hitch by refusing to join the cabinet
! if Lord Palmerson held the seals Of the foreign
Office, and the wing papers were savage with hi'
ordship for keeping in the dark his feeling towards
the late foreign secretary until he could strike him
mos, effectually. That the blow was unlocked for
in the quarter from which it proceeded seems unde-
niable; but that cause in itself so apparently tri-
fling, should have broken up cabinet and pro
duced results so moniep,ohs, shows clearly enough
that the embryo ministers had not their heart IN the
work Thry mus, have deeply felt the Responsible,
ty, the perilousness nay, the hope!essness Of the
| task, when the opinion of single member SUI
J fcient to snuff the experiment out Of existence
Lord John Russell was held to be bold man when
he accepted Office IN the face of hostile majority in
! both houses of Parliament, but, heving consented
to do So SO inglorious termination sayours of the
weak and the ridiculous. We have given, in anoth
| er column, an article from the Spectator, which
I places the conduct Of Earl Grey in more hvora.
BILE light than did the prev5ut acsounts but enough
remains TO show that he might have acted with more
candor in tho expression Of his feelings. Lord
= I'll, the Inv n
| government of which Lord John Russell was the
| head, could not have been calculated on it would
have involved censure of the noble lords policy
while he held the Office, and would have been re-
l garded as public condemnation of one of the ablest
statesmen that the wings have in their raiiks, .,
Nevertheless, considering that Lord Palmerston
before he left Office, did embroi himself, and wal
nearly embroing his country with France---con.
sidering too, that his resumption of power, at thu
present moment would, in the nature Of things
have rendered the settlement Of our difficulties will
the United States more perplcxed and uncertain
we have been spared the infictioE. - ,5-la..
! when Lord John Russell threw up his cards
! there was no ALTERNATIVES but TO send for Feel ant
I the most extraordinary mote IN this drama OF cabi
net-aki,g u.s. that he felt little apprsnt hesitation
in resuming his old Office as he evinced pronptfies
in throwing il up. His resumption of power i'm
mSdiatey made itself felt in every branch Of trade
4 Confidence, which had been shattered by the rail
| way panic, became pafG yfed when 1t was know
that Peel out; the markets FELL, the frpds sunk
business was suspended, and gloom, MIST hUnl
over the commercial and trading world, These evil
ate fist subs,dng with tho cause. ~heh e~iod ,h.r
| into existence. Upwards Of ton days have elapse'
since il became known dlat Peel ~as. again premier
and every day has shown improved symptoms II
the produce, share, money, and other markets.
"The cabinet resumes power with It's personn,
but slightly altered, Changes there have been, bu
they are few, and, with one exception, unimportan
Poor Lord Wharnclide, the president Of the council
who died from the excitement produced BY the re
sgnation Of his colleagues il 70 be succseded by tn
Duke Of Buccleuch. Lord marlborough ID 10 be III
First Lord Of the Admiralty. r.g.r 90 s.I5ssss /.
"fhs Earl Of Haddington is to have the Office o
the Priyy Seal which the Duke Of Buccleuch 6llcd
But the most striking change OF The whole is the re
sisnation Of the colonial secretary, Lord Stansy
and the appointment Of Mr.. w. +, Gladstone as NJ
sucsesscr, This change involves tho many and I'm
portsnt considerations too many ine /,
ess. not TO have commanded the greatest Possibl
attention." ...
Tvr R,,r,su pocK-rARps.--The London EXAM
ner of the 9th ult says:
t,rbe greatest hustle and activity prevail in on
accts and naval yards; measures for having at com
mand lsrge fleet whenever II may be wanted ar
adopted in etery quarter ships are repaired, engine
for steam vessels are ordered to be made within
limited period, and every symptom IN these reHPee'
leads 10 the beliefhat the present administration or
resolved to ''assert British rights, and prepared
maintain them" .-. E..,. ID .,r. s.r- $3.50.
|, GusrowpEa roR CASADA.--The London lime
OF the 81 inst. states that there was rumor on N
. previous day that the government hsd oroeron iare
quantities Of eunpowder for the Canadns; and TIN
!, adds. might have contributed little to the declir
: in consols, as they closed heavy at 94s to 4.
ri ComsrRciaL TREATY BETWEEN NaPLKs AND tn
: USrrsp SrArEs.--A treaty Of commerce, IL is SAL
: was signed on December 81, at Naples, with u
8 United States. The American cotton, il Is said,
o not 10 pay more than ten dueats entrance duty,