Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-06-08
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.
I.nNnnN. MAY ID lS5O

as to the final result; but, as we have yet only
heard the French version of the transactions which
led to this position, and the comments of the Times
and Morning Chronicle-these latter being evil
IDENTIFY designed TO make out case of political du-
plicty on the part Of Lord PALMERsToN-we hardly
think it fair to make any comments whatever upon
the business We are, however, very decidedly of
opinion that nothing serious will grow out OF it;
and the leading Partisan journals, received yester-
day, appear to have arrived at the same conclusion.
The National declares the whole of the excitement
to be-what in English we should term fudge.
The Presse passes earnest and eloquent pane
gyric upon the good faith evinced by England ever
since the revolution of February, ls4S. The
Journal des Debats sees the grossest exag-
geration in the French representation of the whole
affair, and the Constitutional now acknowledges
that there is not any cause for the slightest
agitation about the matter. The French funds
are also rapidly reaching the price they quot
ed at before the recall of M. DRoryN DE LHUys.
We are forced, however, to admit that the evasive
reply given by Lord LANsDowSE to Lord BRoUGHAM
in the House of Lords the absence of Lord PALMER
sToN from the House of Commons at the rme when
he was aware explanations would be sought of him,
added to the replies of Lord JOHN RUSSELL when
pressed for a direct answer TO straightforward
question, fill us with something like apprehension
that the course which our Foreign Secretary has
about it than is honorable to English diplomacy.
We emust wait until the re-assembng of Parliament,
after the Whitsuntide hoydays, for Lord PALMER
sToNs erpose' of the whole affair. II he can make
out good case, it will give sincere pleasure to the
entire British public but, if he cannot, there GER
tainly will be no necessity to 60 to war with
France on account of an error, or even want off
courtesy on the part of our Government. We hope
for the best. There was not the slightest founda-
e.. Al & Il
recalled from Paris. Unfortunately that nobleman
is suffering from the effects of fall from his horse,
and is confined to his room at Versailles. The
worst feature which this foolish affair has yet ex-
hibited is the applause with which the prospect of
a rupture with England was received by the great
majority of the French National Assembly. The |
Legitimist party of all grades, Messrs Mole Thiers,
Piscatory, Dupett Thouars, Larocheacquelin,
Gen. Changarnier, &c. all gathered round General
LAHITTE, when he descended from the Tribune
after announcing the recall of the French Minister
from London, and cheered and complimented him.
This may be called nothing but the natural exulta-
tion of Frenchmen at Witnessing the dignity of
France upheld by high public functionary; we
are afraid it rather the indulgence of smo-
thered spite against la perfde Albion. We trust,
however, that such feeling is not shared by any
large proportion of the French people. General
Cavaignac, Nj. Gustave de Beaumont, and few
other members of the tiers parti in the Assembly
showed their disapprobation of the proceedings by
voting against printing the papers connected with
the Greek affair. Some of the French papers say
that the recall Of NJ. DRouYN LHUYs was decided
on by Cabinet council of the French Ministry held
in Paris during the absence of the President at
Fontanbleau, and in opposition to his wishes, but
that he was afterwards induced to agree to it,
The Patrie contradcts this report and says the re-
call made by the perfect accord of the President
and Cabinet The National says NJ. BREN1ER,
Director of the Foreign Office, is about to set out
for London, charged with special mission in re-
lation to this affair. Other papers say that il is
not so, and that the next move on the board must
be made by England. One effect this little mis-
understanding will undoubtedly have it will divert
attention of considerable portion of the Parisians
from affairs nearer home, and may, for time at
least postpone the threatened outbreak of the peo-
pie in consequence of the proposed alteration in the
electoral law. There are many persons both in
France and England who say that the whole al
fair is nothing but ruse conrived for that very
purpose. Another party of politicians have wish
ed to connect this misunderstanding with France
with one one also between England and Russia
and Bavaria. very sharp letter had been ad-
dressed, it was said by Baron BRUNNow to Lord
PALMERsToN, and that the ambassadors from Rus
sia and Bavaria did not Join the other members of
the corps diplonaatique at Lord Pamerstons on the
Queens birthday in consequence. We hear no
more about the angry letter, but we do hear that
Baron Brunnow accepted Lord Palmerston's nvi-
tation, but was prevented attending by indisposi-
tion his family; and that the Bavarian Minister was
confined at home by sickness. We cannot pene-
trate these court secrets we can merely repeat
the on dts of the day. The exact truth is indeed
hard to arrive at. You will find many versions of
the history of these negotiations about Greece in
London and in Athens in the papers of the day
they are all er parte however, and for party
purposes. We must wait few days for Lord Pal
merson's erpose, when SHALL at all events,
have the advantage of having heard both sides al.
though diplomatic questions are sometimes like me
taphysical Ones easier to decide from the evidence
on one side only than from that on both. There
are two circumstances connected with these nego.
tiatons which appear very unfortunate. One is
that a double set of negotiaors should have been
employed-one at Athens, the other in London
there was great danger of conflict of opinion, and
the danger has been realized and hence all this
furry and hazard of mischief. Another misfor-
tune, or rather error, was that the English des-
patches should have been sent by way Of Berlin
and Vienna; the French ones by the more expedi-
tious direct route; and this second time after an
acknowledged previous failure. Our Foreign Of
flee really makes sad blunders in the case of des-
patches; any thing rather than dispatch seems to
be used in forwarding them. We remember case
about two years ago, when despatch of considera-
BILE mportance-inasmuch as it concerned peace or
war in connexion with Schleswig- -Holslein-re.
NAMED three or four days in the office without hay-
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