New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-28
The Ministerial ImbroRiic-Palmersten's Re-
signation

The Morning Herald contained an ac-
count of the dismissal OF Lord Pamerston which we
cite below textualy
Before the Cabinet differences respecting the
Finsbury. hossuth affair had been arranged VITA ms
colleagues and in higher quarters by Lord Palmer
ston Count Walewski called on the noble ex'Secre'
tarv for Foreign Affairs and communicated to him
the fact OF the coup detdt which had been accom-
pljshed by the Prince President, together with the
reasons by which Louis Napoleon considered him
self compelled to take the Steps which he had
adopted. Lord Pslmerston on that occasion, as the
result of the interview, approved OF the course
adopted by the French President, considering that
the reasons assigned for it by Count Walewski were
sufficient TO justly II.
"Tbese facts having beer made known TO Lord
John Russell the Premier sent a written remon-
STRANGE to Lord Palmerston, complaining that the
Foreign Secretary had taken step so important as
that OF approval OF the coup dttaf OF Louis Nape-
leon, without consulting his colleagues, whom ne
had thus committed TO 1t.
The reply OF Lord Palmerston to this written re-
m0nstrsnte was, that his interview with Count
Walewskl bad been private conversation, and that
neither its terms nor the result.commltted the Gov
eminent to any particular course oil acsOn dhd IhaI
the British Executive might, If 1t pleased, go to war
with France even then, without violating any ohclal
pledge gwen by hlm-that Count Walewski had
IrOttd to HIM, by uDquestionaole documents, That
LOUIS Napoleon would have been arrested LII few
GAYS by the opposite party In the Assembly ~n0 mad
prepared their coup det0t and would have been shut
up In VlnceInes, had he not struck the hfst dow
Which he had thus been compelled to stT1ke. Ihus
by the President but he urge he had not then been
mace acquainted with the arrests, the hghtlng, and
the other circumstances which had Immediately loi.
lowed the state OF affairs, and, therefore, ne dd
not tbink It necessary TO consult formally his col
leagues as to circumstances which had only been In
tisted Moreover, he did not consiceT II necessary
for a Secretary OF State-the acknowledged head oil
of department, to consult his colleagues as toeyery
transaction which came properly and positively un-
DER his administration.
This reply to the Premier Lord Palmerston con-
sidered would be thoroughly satisfactory, and he
rather expected the ameIde honorable out 10 ms
amszement he received demand for the transmits
sion of his seals OF ofhce 10 the FRS Minister OF the
Crown.
"On Monday, the 22d ultimo, the Cabinet met.
The members fthe Administration we're up to that
time perfectly ignorant of the above mentioned oc-
cumences 1t was then they were first informed oil
tie fact that Lord Palmerston was no longer In ONCE
As his dismissal faii acCompl, there OF course
lot any opportunity for discussion, or Tor an at
tempt at reconciliation.
AFTER the council, the Premier proceeded to
Windsor Castle, and communicated the TACT OF the
noble lords dismissal We leave the public TO Judge
with what feelings the announcement was received.
-Four letters were subsequently addressed 10
Lord Palmers,on by four OF his recent colleagues.
Three Of these we're from parties who had been
considered TO be inlmical TO the general poncy OF
the noble vIscount therefore, whether or not they
were passing acts Of courtesy, the more called TOR
because they were the less 10 be expected on ordi
nary GROUNDS, submit to public opinion. All the
facts are now before our readers"
This statement is given, not as rumor, but as the
true historical account OF the affair. The Herald
the public markedly as above given, with the creep
ton OF few Introductory remarks ahfhihs VIC Az
The cshne, met on THURSDAY, the s,h inst, but
nothing has ooZt out respecting us oeclsloh' boIu
LansdOwne was present. Rumor is sun ousy, Out
nothing is known of the actual state OF Lord Jonn
nriyate chaos IN Downing ST. The Times mysterl-
ously insinuates the revival oil Protectlonst aD-
met, and paints desperate future for the country