The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-03-27
NO. 22l.
LETTER FROM LONDON.
LONDON, March 7, 1851.

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OD that the men who had vainly tried to form
cabinet would make certain explanations.
- ,be House of Lords, the Marquis Of Lans-
~ orose. and gave history of the state OF
',,o,;t;cnl crisis-stated that Lord Stanley had
.,,sr M the task of forming Ministry, and that.
~ Majesty had sent for the Duke Of yelling
Ton for advice.
The Earl of Aberdeen then arose, and stated
.ho reasons why he had refused to cooperate with
ard Russell in Cabinet. He Of course agreed
9TH him on the question of free trade, and gene
u,uv upon other minor matters but they could
:. o,roe upon the introduction of the Ecclesias-
,;,,l TITLES bill He could not consent to the
rersecution of the Catholics and though Lord
Pussell had offered to modify parts of the BILL he
f.,, that he could not honorably sustain it.
The leader of Protectionism, Lord Stanley,
then arose. to give his reasons for giving up, in
assra;r of making Protectionist Government.
11is confession amounted to this that there were
not mon for such Cabinet. The party could
boast of but one man used to public business and
a statesman. and he was not exactly safe in all
his views! 1t was after thorough trial that he
gave up the hopeless task
In the House of Commons the anxiety of the
members was painful to hear the probable dis
closures of the speakers; and when Sir James
Graham, the Peel free trader, avowed the only
reason of his refusing 10 unite with Lord John
Russell. to be his introduction Of a measure
AGAINST the Catholics, loud burst Of cheers
arose from the Liberal portion Of the House. The
despsed Liberals were suddenly side by side with
the able generals of Peeps little but respected
On the question of an extension of the suffrage,
he agreed with Russell that there must be q mod
crate extension, and on other questions they were
not so disagreed as to prevent union 80 that,
after all hsanti-papal excitement, the acknow-
lodged ablest statesmen in the Kingdom have
been entirely opposed to it.
MFR. wakley, the Coroner, and proprietor Of
the celebrated London Lancet, remarked that the
people were tired of seeing a set of young lord
ungsn always called upon to give advice to her
,ys'asty, and form Government Why were
not able men, like Hume, or Golden, thought Of
in such crisis :
On Monday evening, Lord John Russell an
nounced that her Majesty had, upon advice, re-
quested her old Ministers to again take office as
they were before the crisis, and that they had
accepted He asked an adjournment until Fri
day, this EVENING" when he would announce his
measures. He on the spot avowed his determine
ton to carry the Ecclesiastical Titles bill, but
it should be greatly modified.
So, after fortnight of intense anxiety, the old
Ministry has resumed power But there is
AZ ka n1ats tha
state of the Wing Cabinet. They have been
obliged to resign power, because of the Radicals
and Protectionists, and could not form strong
Cabinet, because Of their foolish bill against the
Catholics They will therefore be compelled to
preserve more liberal policy in future towards
the Catholics and towards the Liberals, or lose
power, and not to regain it soon again. AS Sir
Charles Napier says, in one of the morning pa
pers g the late shake will mend their Manners
The fact that the Great Worlds Fair is soon to
oman will incline Parliament and the people to
content themselves with almost anything for this
session but next year there will be reform, or
Russell will 60 out of power, never to assume it
again. He promises reform, and this time will
not dare belle his promises, as he often has done
The general election is at hand, and the Premier
fears that unless the suffrage be so extended as
10 give the people a better chance in making
themselves felt, the Protectionists will gain VIC
tory. The present voters of England may propose
protection again, which would create agitation, and
even revolution; for fve-sixths Of the people of
England are in favor of free trade.
Last evening, great meeting was held in town,
to agtate against taxes upon knowledge Cob
den, Miner, Gibson, &c, were present. and made
able addresses A copy Of the Mem York Tri-
Jaie was exhibited as specimen Of an American
daily paper, published for one-ffth of the price
of London daily. The feeling of the meeting
was decided against Lord John Russell and his
Cabinet.
The public dinner to Macready, the great act
or, came off at the Hall of Commerce on Satur-
day evening There was vast number of gen.
temen present and every chair at the tables was
occupied. The scene was one not soon to be for
gotten by those present, for the flower of England
was there-rank, wealth, and greater than either,
intellect.
The chairman was Bulwer the novelist, and,
after the cloth was removed, he gave the usual
toasts and finally the toast of +" William Mac
ready" His speech was brilliant one Mr..
Mscready made modest speech and was very
sensbly affected by the honors paid him on the
farewell occasion. Charles Dickens then toasted
the chairman, and made fine speech. Alfred
Tennyson was present, and handed In the follow
ing lines of poetry, written for the occasion,
which were read:
Farewell, Macready: since tonight we part
Ful-handed thunders often have contest
Thy power to will and move the public breast.
We thank thee with voice. and from the heart,
Farewell, Mscresdy sir &c this night we part.
60 take thine honors home rank with the best
Garrick, and stateler Kemhie, and the rest
Who made q nation purer through the,r
Thine Is it that drama did not die
Nor flicker down 10 brsinless pantonime
ana .hose gait gauds men children swarm to see
Farewell, sscready: moral, grave sublime
Our shakspeare's bland and universal eve
Dweils pleased through twice hundred years on bsep
Charles Kemble was called up by toast. and
deeply affected with the warm applause with
which he was greeted. Fox, the liberal member
OF Parliament and brilliant writer, made speech.
wen as many other noted persons. Thackeray,
author OF Pendennis," gave Mrs Macready'n
which was replied to by the actor on behalf Of bis
family. On the whole the dinner went off ex-
Geedingy well, and there are few occasions in
England which call together 80 many brilliant
persons
The weather during the last few days here has
Ssen cold and windy, and, on the whole, much
%oe unpleasant than corresponding weather in
nerei The month of March is the most dis
tEltraole portion of the year in England Even
'le dismal fogs Of November are better than the
piercing chills Of March. II is not cold enough
freeze up water but the east winds search
fashion. -'''''''' 'aoie
Inc Crystal Palace grows more beautiful each
TIy, and already large portion of 1t is painted
was IN Hyde Park few days since, In the af-
orn9on Of a gloomy day, when suddenly the
o ouS melted away, and the sky appeared, blue
anu beautiful The sun turned all the landscape
,n.D brightest green, but the Palace of Glass
looHed as IL it were some gorgeous and brilliant