The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-09


letter dated shortly teo. the sailing Of the Cam
brs on the 9th ult sstes tia: there tu. little
business doing Liverpool IL being Christmas week,
and the weather rather unpleasant
The steamer Arabia for the cunsrd ne vss launched
on the gath. She will be commanded by Captain Jud.
Ins and s of 4o0 tous brner and 200 horse power.
Retirement OF Lord PaImerston.
From the London Times Of Dec "A
few days ago. after the departure Of al the ministers
fron lendcn and at The nea. approach OF Christmas
Cabinet council unexpectedly summoned although
sssigpabie al public interest has occurred 70
explain this sudden requisihon This council was held
on Monday the I'D instant and il remarked with
earpre that Lord palmerson q the most Gsicnous
members Of government vss lot present. From these
circumstances suspicion wss excited, and surmise be
came rife We have * IL power 20 remove all
further uncertainty the subject for we are enabled
to that from the day en- which that council
held ViscouIc Palmer ton ceased 10 hold the office
Of Secretary Of State for Foreign Affair." 70 bs
Der CT her Msiestye government
II would not De ,asy TO oVerra,e the Importance Of
such event both the stability ofthe ministry sud
the fcrien interests q this natiep at time Cns
ally critical in the affairs Of Europe Bat both these
grounds believe that when the motives OF this de-
cisive measures fully before the country they
will be found be such that the dignity CT the aueens
sdvsers and The best interests Of the state rendered i
Indispensable Difficulties had arisen, nos only in The
conduct Of affairs with foreign States but IN the trans
action CT business connected With foreign policy at
home which hac shaken the confidence OF ministers n
the Secretary for Foreign Affairs and had weakened the
control which the FRS: Minister is bound 70 exercise
over every department Of the government
These difficulties NOT Of yesterday. though they
may have been heightened by tome recent official ex-
pressions Of sentiment which have been received with
rritatit abroad and with establishment 81 home. Her
Maesty's government could be indifferent 10 the
that another, the adnlinlstre-
ton OF foreign affairs by Lord Pamersson had psrenty
left him without ally in Europe and sone think
without friend That undoubtedly Is not the natural
proper position Of England or OF English minister
especially time when sole interest and object
should be cultivate smicete ard pacific relations with
ell foreign States and when in fact those aEicabe
sons established everywhere but with the Foreign
Office.
1t Lord Palmerston's misfortune if It Ills
fault TO have excited among the elder states Of
Europe degree of hostility and distrss. which exagge
rated all his defects denied al his merits. Nor,
the other hand could much reliance be place by The
liberal party on lis attempts to second their efforts for
the establishment Of constitutional government for
believe that his very last act in power to his
unqualified appreciation Of the F,ench cop d6a This
want OF personal goodwill between the English foreign
secretary and all the leading cabinets Of the Continent
operated practical disquai cation for the cransac
ton OF important affairs and bad tendency 10 deprive
this country Of its just influence abroad. With nothing
definite to quarrel about the position of the Queens
Ministers at several courts pad become incompatible
with the duties Of their mission.
These Inconvenience would. however have been Of
less account if there had been cordial union Of
opinion and conduct between Lord Pamersten and hs
colleagues But We are now entitled to assume, from
this Of their official connection that although
they had chivalrously stood b him when he seemed
punee in insurmountGbe difficulties by his cts OF in
temperance and ndiscretion they nc. sensible to
the painful consequences Of such situation. And
wanted any proof OF the justice OF the expoetuaions
have sometimes felt IL duty 70 address the late
foreign minister should End il in the fact that Lord
Palmertons colleagues have at length sepaI ated them
selves from him grounds probably not from
those arguments have consistently opposed to him.
On their responsibility the crown and the nation
which ouweiehed at last in heir minds all party inter
eets ties and the hakits OF long intercourse
they have ielt TINT the time when Lord Pal
merston cold longer hold the seals Of the foreign de-
psrtmeBt and if any other cffce in the s.ete pro-
posed to him. il was, at any rate NO. accepted
No doubt under any circumstance she diff Guilty and
hesitation which must have attended such step before
1t wac iTrevccaby taken greatly increased y the
necessity Of finding successor TO minister whose
perience forty years q official life and whose
activity had abb Orbsd sl the business Of his Office BIZ.
have to believe that the seals lave been offered
TO- II rot already accepted by nobleman who though
eomIastivey young in pssca life has commanded the
praise and esteem Of the country in ali the positions he
hes hitherto flied We believe that uch entering
upon one o. the most arduens and important Offices not
only IN this country but in the world confidently
rely on the support Ct that nation whose interests il is
his rst duty protect and REPRESENT and less
ests are identified with deferce Of tie general
principles oflegslty and pesce, This change impor.
,ant az il is has been dictated by personal party
motives fer they all tended in the opposite direction
but by mperious of duty and necessity and
have doubt that it will be considered tie country
as sscrboe not hastily nconsideistey made, to me
public good
from the London Morning Chronicle, Dec =
Although certain Ministerial movement. which had
attracted public attention Monday and Turtday
were obviously connected With Lprd Palmers.on-aud
indeed could not easily have been explained any
other hypothesis tha that of his dsni ss resigns
tion-we were nevertheless startled by the form nm
Douncsrnen that his crdbip had detntvey ceased 70
be member Of the government Both the event itser
end the precfe time chosen for lis coDsum mstion,
are fraUsht with matter for grave ref .ction, If
not with grave and most important results We
certainly are at lose TO imagine what explanation
be offered Tor IT, tina. win not most seriously compromise
Goth the honor Of the government and the dignity Of
ss s tie TsSSr
the bottle holding affair had been gos over in
fashion, and Lord Palnerston hardly have been
guilty Of any fresh esalc1e since Of nature either to
shoc or TO embairass his colleagues 1T is indeed IN
derstood that he hes manifested toraky clear signs
biz fyupatLy with the President of the Trench
Republic and his approval of the late cop root TO
extent which 1t may he difficult to reconcile with his
proiesed anxiety for Tree ana constitute ona not to gay
democratic institutions all the world. But do
not aTn that tbs partial local end newly adopted zeal
order has been embodied in despatch or that his lord
,hp stood pledged either to abide by to upon IT,
1t also said that the continental powers whom
has been his pleasure to annoy and irtae have
combined to vent their Indignation against Great
Britain as represented by the Foreign Office since 1876
in way calculated TO lead to serious differences and
that conderacy headed by Austria and Russia have
demanded that British hospitality shall longer be
accorded 70 political refugees OF all nations and all
classes but that such Of these shall be proclaimed
dangerous by the De acto rulers q their respective
countries, sba be forthwith driven from shores.
1t is stated that France is about TO join the
combnation, but this hold to he utterly incredi-
experience Of Engh hospitality the strange muta-
biity Of human particularly OF French) airs cannot
but tuggest to him that for his sake it may
be as well for European land to retain unm paired
its time honored and glorious privilege Of heterng the
exile. Thoughts Of the ,ort may occasionally in.
truda proudest Of emperor when they remember
how many exmonarchs have within contemporary reco
lection flown TO Us for refuge and Prince sctwarzen-
berg muft carry self confidence 10 height likely
TO agaravate han TO lsse the dangers OF HE position II
be conceiys himself at unapproaehable distance from
the bolt which struck down 6uizot and Meternich.
From the London Standard, Dec &c
We heye disposed of all the pre:exts for the dis.
minal CT the late Foreign secresry assigned by the
T1qss, and cur readers zee what they worth.
Now, let as come TO the true cause. which we be-
llere the firmly the fercey it ID denied-.he
conspiracy Of the family Of the Greysthe Colonial Sc
cretary the Home Secretary, the Chancellor Of the Ex-
chequer, and the Lord Lieutenant OF Ireland These
four mpifters Of the first ciess have, for nearly six
years purtued Lord Palmerston with implscable hos.
y The public know nothing directly Of whss passes
in The Cabinet but in time the truth leaks out through
club conversation or Newspaper and vino
ever has paid attention to these OF in
formation cannot be ignorant that the between Lord
Palmerston and the Greye has had rem sion. Why,
ten days have not passed since the retirement Of Earl
Grey, Sir George Grey and Cir Charles Weed was an
noun ced in more than one Journal
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