Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-03-29
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENCE.

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LONDON, MARCH 8, 1851.
The only great and general subject OF CONVEX
saton and interest is the Administration. VINO 10
To govern England and how is it TO be governed!
The former question, however, Is IN some degree
answered by the fact that the QUEEN, IN conso-
nance with the advice Of the Duke OF WELLING-
TON, has recalled the RUSSELL Ministry, VINO nave
taken up the reins Of Government again, after an
interrepnum of eleven days. Some changes IN the
Cabinet must take place rumor says that Sir
CHARLES WooD and Earl Grey will resign; who
Is TO fill their places is not known. Lord CLA-
RENpoN is coming home to take Office, and some
reports add that he is to occupy the highest place,
and succeed to Lord JOHN RUSSELL. In the pre-
sent position of parties he would probably rally
round him stronger support than the present Pre-
mier is likely to do. Lord Clarendon's antece-
dents are all in his favor. He is pledged to no ex-
IRENE opinions; he has conducted his government
of Ireland admirably. AT the same time he is de-
cidedly liberal, and firm advocate Of free trade.
If Lord JOHN RUSSELL be compelled to resign, or
wishes to do so, no better man TO succeed him can
be found than Lord CLARENDON, who would unite
all the liberals Of all shades Of opinion in his favor
We will strive to give condensed summary Of
events. taking up the state OF affairs as it stood at
the assembling Of Parliament on Friday last. On
that day the Marquis Of LANsDowSE stated in the
House of Lords that Lord ]. RUSSELL having fail
ed to effect coalition with either Lord ABERDEEN
or Sir JAMES GRAHAM, Lord STANLEY was then
called in second time, and that on Thursday af-
ternoon he had communicated his failure TO con-
struct an Administration to the Queen. That her
Majesty had sent for the Duke Of WELLINGToN to
consult with on the then difficult state OF public
AFFAIRS and that nothing was at that time arranged
Lord ABERDEEN said he had offered to assist in the
reconstruction Of a Cabinet under Lord ]. Rus
SELL, and TO take Office in it. if he could do SO con-
sistendy with his principles, but the result Of the
negotiation between himself and Sir JAMES Ora
HAM, ON the one hand. and Of Lord ]. RUSSELL on
the other, showed that irreconcilable differences
existed upon single measurable alluded to the
proposed enactments in consequence of the Papal
aggressons, towards which he felt an invincible
repugnance. He was strongly opposed to all legis-
lative interference upon the subject. After Lord
RUssELL's failure to form united Administra-
ton, he lord Aberdeen) had been sent for by the
Queen to form Cabinet, but feeling that it would
be hopeless to enforce his views on the Papal ques-
ton, he respectfully declined the task. Lord
STANLEY said he had been summoned to give his
advice to her Majesty on the preceding Saturday;
when he inquired what was the cause of the re-
signaton Of the Ministry, he was told that it was
stated to be the near defeat on Mr.. DsRArIIs notion and
motion He (Lod Stanley drew different conclusion be
believed that the Ppa and the unpopular budget
wee in great degree, the Of the resignation He
told her Majesty that The division upon Mr. Dsraes motion
was defeat approach one for the minority
strengthened that occasion by number Of votes hos
tile the Government other grounds. With regard tc
Mr. Locke Kings motion, he added that many pro
teconss would have voted against dangerous and mis-
chievous measure, had they not been under the conviction
that the Government exercising it's nsence to de
feat the notion He informed her Msjesy that he could
not consent to take Office without endeayong to apply efec
tual Of relief to the agricultural interests HI
thought the first step to ascertain whether it
possible strengthen the late Government by combination
with that portion Of the Peel party which represented BY
Sir ]. GRAHAM In Of failure, perhaps portion o
the Peel party might be induced join him (Lord Stanley,
in forming Cabinet; but il be should be Disappointed be
would nevertheless encounter the responsibility Of attempting
to form Administration. On Tuesday morning he wa,
again sent for by her Majesty and called upon to redeem biz
pledge From Tuesday until Thursday he unremtng
engaged in endeayong to carry his object into effect Blu
he received friendly reusals from Lord ABERDEEN, Vscoun
CANNING, and Mr. GIApsrorE, to join him in forming
Administration. Thus deprived Of all external assistance
he thrown upon his party, which contained U,
any, possessed Of official experience and trained to ha
bits Of public business. He and his friends therefore,
the conclusion that he could lay before her Majesty
list strong enough to face powerful majority in the House
of Commons He had told her Majesty that he would
advise dissolution Of Parliament for the purpose Of testing
public opinion, but had he felt it his duty to ask for
thoy to dissolve Parliament her Maesys would moi
have been withheld. On Thursday afternoon he resigned
bis mission into the hands Of her Majesty Had he succeed
ed his policy would have been to get rid Of the income
which could by any modification be made just equita
ble He should not At present have attempted to reduce
other taxes He should have recommended the Immediately
taking of one-hd oneha of the income tax, and given
pledge to apply all available surplus Ct revenue towards it
total extinction He should have proposed the imposition
moderate duty and the acquisition Of Ell $780, 0O(
e. GEO from that source would have enabled the Go
venmen to proceed more rapidly with the extinction Of ht
income tax With respec to the Papa aggression, it
IN his opinion, impossible for the country pass
noticed particularly account Of the insulting tone in which
il introduced But he did approve Of the mode il
which the late Government had attempted to meet it.
Lord John RussEII, in the House Of Commons went
the ground had been travelled in the House O
Lords, correcting msapprehensions with respect TO BIZ
for esgning He then stated that having beer
commanded by her Majesty to resume the duties Of Office ht
and his late colleagues had done &C, and would endeavor
conduct public affairs the satisfaction Of the country HI
prepared to make such alterations in the anpapa az
erosion bill might many Of the objections which
had been urged to it. He had prepared respecting
parliamentary REFORM but he andh colleagues had concluded
that il would be better postpone II till 1852. Sir JAMn.
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