Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-03-22

Mr. DIsRaEIrs contradiction Of Lord JoHs RUSSELL was
regarded BY all parties being both uDgenemsny and unpar-
amenta and is sample Of what may be expected from him
when he combines with his ably Of temper and rudeness
of the hauteT which too often accompanies official
rank should he attain it. Lord RUssELIs department
dgnifed, and every way becoming his position. Besides,
the Minister must have been understood speaking by
the authority Of the QUEEs The pertness Of Mr. DIsRAEL
was, therefore, an implied indgny to her Majesty
The second edition Of this mornings papers states that Mr.
has refused join Lord proposed Cab
net They differed, it is said, upon the first preliminary, which
was that such cabinet should Immediately impose standing
duty Of S. per quarter upon foreign wheat Lord STANLEY
offered the position Of Foreign Secretary vscount CANNING
who also one Of the Peel cabinet but the offer de-
clned Thus far the attempt amalgamae the Peel party
the Proecon has been quite unsuccessful the
to unite them with the Freeads If Lord STANLEY cannot
complete his cabinet, is umored that her Majesty has de-
termned send for the Earl of CLAnysDos At her Ma
esys levee last evening there very crowded attend
Of the elite of all political parties vieing with each other
in exhibition Of respectful loyalty and attachment 1t
Observed however that even in the presence Of the Court
the citation Of party the detection Of the other the
ucant efforts OF this or that leader and the nvncibe obec
ton Of the persons invited take Office quoted
thentc indications of the direction about be given the
Government Of England. The Times gives its allegiance to
cabinet formed by the Wings and the friends Of Sir RoBERT
PEEL and thinks that the efforts which have been made by
Lord j. RUSSELL have failed because he the negoator
asks there other representative of the Wing party
who could be employed with better chance of in
such conferences a nfa.. g. a.
Perhsps another leader might have carried the Wing Ca
bnet successfully through the session perhaps another
tiato might have entered into Of honorable alliance
with statesmen who had laid aside all personal considerations
for the service Of the country But Lord John Russell bore
ished reputation The task he undertook above his
strength; for if il difficult to maintain himself power,
to reconstruct that power after had slipped from his hands,
was impossible"
either correct in themselves just Lord JoHs RUSSELL
It will be five years July since the Treasury Bench
surrendered the Wings They have had than usual
tenure Of power under chief; very nearly long that
enjoyed by Sir RoBEnT PEEL, and longer than any other Adj
minsraon inths century, with the exception of that which
subsisted long on the glores Of Waterloo Throughout
his career Lord oHN RUSSELL has possessed the confidence
Of his party the respect Of bis opponents and the support Of
the country The circumstances, stated by himself
Monday evening, which have led to his retiring from Office
not beena dmnuton Of any Of these but have arisen
from combination Of changing difficulties which more
pEabe politician might probably have arranged. or less con-
sistent statesman might have dealt with. Lord JoHs has
never deserted the right follow the expedent He poed
the ship Of se safely, if not tiumphany, through period
Of famine adyersity, and commoon and if he has been
compeedto abandon the helm Of abundance, tran
quy and prosperity, has been from array Of obstacles
and combination Of difficulties which WILLIAM PIrr him
SELF the peude Of his power, would have acknowledged
himself unabls to copo with
The approaching Great Exhibition commands,
the Ministerial changes. the attention of the
public. Tie Commissioners General of most OF
the continental and other foreign nations are on the
spot, experimenting the receipt Of the goods from
the respective contributors, and arranging for their
suitable and advantageous display. The French
Commissioners, M. Saandrouze de Lemornaix, ar
rived yesterday from Paris, with numerous staff
of assistants clerks &c. Surely the business Of the exhibit
tiers from the United States will Immediately be attended to
here the Executive Committee impatient for the arrival
of authorized commissioner and Mr. LAwREScE has
deraken in case Of delay in his beyond the end
of the week. make least temporary appointment
There had arrived the cath instant at the glass building
40s packages Of British manufactures &c 3O4 from Canada
90 from Nova Scotia is from South Australia from Guern
sew and from New Providence, in all 352 from the colo
MES From foreign countries 6l3 packages had been received
viz 273 from Prussia 1875 from Saxony SO from Switzer
land AZ from Bavaria S from Sweden, Is from Belgium,
IA from the United States IL from Spain, from Mexico,
and from Peru Immense numbers Of packages besides
these in London, waiting for delivery at the building
The bulk Of the French goods will be here by the close Of the
week splendid collection Of articles has been received
from Sardinia the goods from Turkey will include perfect
enumeration Of the meteorological and manufactured products
Of the Ottoman Empire. Trinidad, Jamaica, and other West
India islands will also be we'll represented The arrival Of
several cases from Boston, Massachusetts, is also noted
There no doubt expressed here every thing being ready
the reception of the goods but considerable apprehension
is felt that some Of the countries intending to exhibit will be
Tha If tickle
has commenced and the Office hronged yesterday with
applicants for them. The number of tickets IT, Of course
limited; they will very soon be disposed Of
The Literary world is without any thing particularly new
Miss JOANNA BA1ILIE whose has been associated with
poetry and the drama for than half century, died
few DAYS aso at the advanced age Of &c. The companion
and friend of Mackenzie, Scott, Wordsworth Campbell
Rogers and Moore she has survived all but the two last
Her writings have been long known and admired wherever
the English language understood and she has descended
to the grave with moral character pure and unreproached
and literary reputation eminent for its important instructions
and it's high attainmsnts.
In Thearcals the only noticeable event is the closing
scene Of Mr. MAcREADIs dramatic He played Mac
beth on Wednesday night Dury Lane, to very crowded
audiences and took final and very graceful and feeling fare
well Of that stage Of which he has long been the principal
| ornament.
! The most important news from FRANCE is, that
| the negotiations-of which we have so often heard
as pending between the two branches of the Bour-
bons-respectng the succession to the throne of