The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-06

and affords him status In society and an scuusine,
ancc with distinguished members OF It, viii h be
might sigh for in vain in London. he a. stocrstu
centre there Is secured by walls harder tina 4s-
mant, and by bolts colder and more enduring than
wrought iron. The flaming sword Of prejudice,
tempered and shazpened by the alow growth Of osa-
turies CLEANS before the eyes Of tho uninitia&ed
vulgar-and woe be to him who would approach 4
without safeguard A foreigner, fortified by pro-
per credentials; philosopher, whose science h@
already procured him the substantial emoluments Il
this world; an artist, who signs himself member
OF the Royal Academy, and has on his List ak hna-
| dred names to purchase at f60O the next pio-
ture he finishes; manufacturer, banker who, IN
addition to his supposed wealth, has attained the
dignity and iIfuense Of an Mp, may for the nonoe
bc permitted to futter his summer hour within the
precincts Of that hallowcd circle wherein i, dc.
posted the key Of the government Of England. Bot
TO suppose that any smaller fry, any mere edtsr Of
nc wspaper--Bo, not II he were that OF the Tunes
itself-any scribbler. foreign correspondent. q
any gentleman OF that ik could get beyond the fAu
bourgs-the servants' hall of such PLACES to sup
pose that the fountains Of Versailles and the Falls
Of Niagara have one idea In common.
1t Is this therefore, that renders tho club, of Ion
don 60 essential to the busy inquirer. Most msn
about town" belong to two or three Of them 6
least To insure admittance requires, Independents
Of the annual subscription and an entrance feo o
thirty guineas q high kind Of Introduction, aud.
moreover, the sharp ordeal of the ballot. The
luxurious resources Of such places are, Of course
endless There, men, freed from tho import unties
OF desdgr<mens Of home, read, dine aud talk. The
members OF the House Of Lords, Of the House o(
Commons, of the church, the bench, and the bar.
the amy and navy, &C., resort to them willingly;
and many tndividuas fond Of the gossip Of the day.
political and foreign discussions, &c. find an eaH
opportunity Of gratifying tkr mseves there, whe0 to
have soaght to do so lsewhere would have been in
vain. Az the same tme, tue leisure necessary, a.
well the outlay required, almust insures, per.
EHanent meraber, person Of such status OF society
as enables him to mix with all otser members ON
reciprocal terms. Topics Of great public Interest
too heavy for the drawing room, sre here freely
entered upon, and debated with zeal aud acumea
entailing results which often, in their C0lseq uenoes,
are not confined t. the walls OF the club. OplMoA
formed here trans auts Itself into che parliamentary
debate of the cvedng, aud party plots aud cv0-
spracies often receive an initiative IN the club %
which tho future pcdcy Of the British empire d.
pends.
which the raid growth aud extraordinary pros
peity Of the United States Is daily exoting in the
public mind cs Engisod, has caused tho NEw YoRx
HERALD To be received az three out Of -four OF TIE
slcbs to which belong; and though not IN Amcri-
can, yet, as hSve numerous friends and connections
on yO0r side ths Atiautic. 1 have been naturally
curious TO observe the kind and degree Of Europsaa
intelhgs ncc which 1t p0-sescs; aud, in commas
with most EDelietmen, Can only express mp -
tonsbneDt at the &c c;urscy OF detail "a wol 81 tie
fund Of general Information, VII, cn it to sub
NIT to iye readers. As the same time NJ rsg~rde
England in particular, sometimes fancy I mias
that air of the clah," to which, Us have betom
remarked, we at honac csstomed % ses -
much value upon; and is has ed to the sefc,
WI ether an ancirnt kabifue Of these sou.cw what
exclusive haunts, might not occszionally threw In
mite in cid Of that vnst treasury OF informatiog
which your widely circulated joa nal already poe
sssscs, a. d sometimes give you letter em0od5ing
TIE opinc AID political cuusere OF that club lids
from which the leading articlcs OF the Eugiish pres
are chiefly, ienot entirely, derived.
dHon5 done IA word on that subject, now up-
peMost in nllsnen' e mnds-the critical position of
the Ministry. From tho University Club 60 the
Trn@eller's-ffym the Cation to the r form, The
opinion prevails that in spite OF Lurd johns threat
witDOt be ablcto steer tL3 vessel gafely through
the many breakers that yet c anead Gro be reaches
the end of the tcssion-thst haven 30 devoutiy de-
sire by every laced minister Mr.. Disraeii's laat
speech is allowed, by all rarties, to be tue bet
party Grafton he has made. His etort on Lord
John, that Sir Robert P.ors opposition never
average in mirosity, was Tomb, bursting rigst
0ver the beade Cs his autag0nise; and tho recapu-
latiOn of his prediction, that the coalition admnis-
tatcn would ensure just long enough TO irretrcva-
bly, ruin every MAJ OF character IN it, was an A.
sault which shock the garrison bits contre. Whsk
ID to bedone 10 IA every ones mouth. Lord JOhah
juogmsnt, right feeling. aud patriotism are unr
questionable; antas leader Of the Huuse, hc IL
said to be iautless; and yet, il is remarked that
during his whole official life, his mission seems al
ways 20 have been to fight retrsating fight;
OOt 20 foot, to man be battlc5 h,s
,apitulation s invariably seen IN the distance His
position in 1885, uncer the Melbourne admiuistrar
ion, was very much the same es now. Bills en-
,odyiog large measures were porpetuay submitted
70 the House, only TO be Withdrawn or rejected, aud
when .witted With tho fact then, as no ', ne con
ented himself wish challenging she opposition to .
7ote OF mo confidence" The tru;h il, from tho
isy that Lord Palnerston In 1851, turned out az
Tho Foreign Secreiaryship guvei rmeot seems -
have been impossible. There IL not q member a
he Hsusc TO be compared to him in popularity. and
perhaps, personally, he has bad no haDd In any q
Inc mischief; b1 certain it s that after first turning
,ut the Russell administration, on the militia bin
then coquetting with Lord Dersys, till the time ha
oiDad, subsegue ently, Lord Aberdeen's hc has
Ths prsecnt administration has never recovered tho
shock bis resign alien recalled, though IL Afterwards
yavo 1t. From that bours all Lord Palmerst0n'0
Iriends--and their name is lesion-nave oecn.0
result has been visible in tne division. Again: Mr..
Gladstonc's attempts to make toe war pay its az
pcp6cs as u gocsvr rtuous Us tney urc-nAvc turne0-
loo great capitsiists dead against It. A war Is no
war TO them If II bring not with 1t q loan and
III it's ccncomitants. What, then, 1t Ia again
'sked, is TO 10 done dissolution is Out
II the question, and IL tried, would net producea
nero favorable result for the ministry at proseak
'rgonizsd; though tho war party II that were pos-
hlc would be made stronger than ever. But. Il "
thought By many well informed persons, now that
lie state Of Luropc u 60 changed that many OF The
azes ahrcgeied for the pnrpose Of free trade. mns
pc1ssarilJ he rcirlpos edthat FREQ trade In fact
except IN tho mater OF corn, may ho considered -
e temporarily repsaled-ih1t Lord Derby and Lord
palmeTstcn together might well form On adm,nia-
.ration. Both arc men Of unqucgticnod genius, IN
their way, and both have grestor amount Of soia3
popularity than any two other public men that can
be found. Mr. Dsgacl. Of course, would be associar