The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-14
importsnt from Europe Lord Pa,rneraton's
PrOjeet OF Gene, vi Conures,.

ITOJtGt OF Genet5 III Congress.
The news brought by the Africa last night
confirms in some degree the favorable impress
sion created by the manner in which the Car
had treated the entry of the allied fleets into
the Black Sea; still more pacific Indication
being to be found in the information Just re-
ceived, that he has decided on sending Count
OrlofI to the courts of Vienna, Berlin, Paris and
London, to explain the terms on which he
will be disposed to negotiate. Taken in con-
junction with his determination not to regard
the movements of the combined feet in the light
OF a hostile demonstration, it would seem as il
he were really disposed to make some concessions;
but his policy has been so tortuous and evasive
throughout the whole of the late negotiations
that Lis object may be merely to gain further
time. The tone of our private advices, how
ever, is in general favorable to the chances of a
pacific arrangement; but 10 the alterations of
hope and fear to which each slight indication
gives rise, we are not disposed to attach much
value to them.
II is curious feature in the many perplexiug
incidents TO which the progress of this Eu
ropeen question has given BIRTH that no salts
factory explanations should as yet have been
given ofthe causes of Lord Palmerston's resigna-
ton. The motives assigned by the London Times
and other ministerial organs, were too futile to
obtain credence with those who had watched
the versatile political career Of this statesman.
1t was instinctively felt that his abandonment
of office was dictated by some difference of
opinion with his colleagues as to the views
which he was known to entertain on this Euro.
pean questions; and the attempt to impart to
bis motives a false coloring, together with the
reserve which he himself maintained on the
subject naturally directed the suspicious of the
English people to n quarter towards which
alone be was bound to observe the delicacy Of
silence. Hence the fierce cutlery that was
raised throughout the country against
the court and which at Hast assumed
so mcnacing an appearance as to neces-
state his recall upon his own terms.
Although strong differences of opinion unques-
tiorably prevailed in the English Cabinet on
the Turkish question, in which Lord Palmers-
ton found himself isolated from the rest of his
colleagues who sided with the court they were
not the proxmate causes of his retirement from
Office. The facts of the case. we have reason to
believe. from private information that we have
received. were these At q Cabinet council
at which Prince Albert was in attendance upon
the Queen. the Home Secretary presented
for her Majestys approval list OF nomi-
nations to government Offices which fell with
in his appointment and which required only
the formal ratification Of the sovereign. The
Prince Consort committed the indiscretion
of taking up the list and erasing with pen two
of the names. Lord Palmerston. naturally in
dignant at such an unconstitutional proceeding
did not hesitate even in her Majesty's presence
to give expression to bis sentiments. Prince
Albert retorted, il is said, in no very compl-
mentary terms and the consequence was that
the Home Secretary instantly withdrew from
the council and on his return home sent in his
resignation. We have already described the
impression produced on the public mind by
this event. The feeble and Facilitating policy
previously pursued by the government, on the
Eastern question, contrasted so strongly with
ord Palmerston's firm and consistent conduct
on all questions concerning the foreign rela-
tions of the country, that the public were in
some degree prepared for it. II did not
however, render them less severe and
energetic in their denunciations Of the
antinational influences which had driven
from his post the most popular states
nan in the country, and the one of all others
lest adapted to give sound advice to the crown
10 the then critical state u affairs. The result
was that the administration was compelled to
yield to the pressure OF public opinion; and as
a necessary preliminary TO the offended mids-
ter's being invited to return to Office, on apollo
gy was rendered to him on the part Of the Prince
Consort Before he would resume his post