New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-17
THE STATE OF EUROPE.

LIE Oh II II VI LONCl II.
From Our Own Correspondent
LONDON, Friday, Dec. 30, 1883.
At last l am able to give You authentic information
abost Lord PalmerstOns sudden resignation and mex
pEcabe return to the Cabinet have it from the best
sources Prince Albert from the time Of the Ministry
Of Sir Robert Peel had been accustomed to see all the
dispatches of the Cabinet which were laid before the
Queen and at later period used even to be present
st the royal interviews with the Ministers As early
~ 1850 Lord PaImerston objected to this uncOnsttu
tional Interference, and as he could not overcome
Prince Aserts influence, he ofscn sent dispatches of
before they had been sanctioned by the Queen. This
Vas the reason for bis dismissal in 1851. During the
Tory Administration Prince Albert the real Minis
ter for Foreign Aairs rather Baron Stockmsr the
private friend and dipomstst of the Prince, while
Lord Malmesbury acted only as a clerk The Danish
Treaty Of the 9Th of May which handed the throne
Of Denmark eventually over to the Gar, was Prince
Albeit's diplomatic masterpiece. Again, when the
coalition Ministry was formed, Prince Alberts infu-
enee prevented Lord Palmerston from becoming the
Foreign Secretary and the noble lord, hated by the
Court, got the Home Department Yet even here he
was most troublesome to Lord Aberdeen who is the
mouthpiece Of Prince Albert. There was a dit.
ference of opinion between the other Ministers aRd
Lord Pslmerston in regard to the Reform bill on
several points Of minor importance Lord Aberdeen
nOyed by Pamerstons opposition wrote him therefore,
that as all the other Ministers unanimous about
the details he must give up his opposition since the
Reform bill to be presented to Parliament in the
shape agreed on, even without PAlmerstOn's formal
conient. Upon this, Lord PalmerstOn answered that
he being the Secretary for the Home Department the
MINISTERS could not act 10 such way long be held
his place and that be thought his objections were suf
fcenty welounded TO be reconsidered by the Cabinet
Lord Aberdeen took this letter for resignation had
the article against Lord Palmerston inserted in The
Times and felt happy that be could announce to the
Court that they had got rid ofhe mportunate Secretary
Of the Home Department But the other members Of
the Cabinet who had not previously been consulted upon
the question declared they could not do without Pal
meIston nobody was found to accept his post all
blamed Lord Aberdeen for having acted mprudenty and
much too rashy and at last requested Lord Psnerscn
to resume his seat He did so, as it had not been his
intention to withdraw but seizng the opportunity, and
the evident difficulty which the ministry had found in
doing without him, he insisted upon the condition that
Prince Albert should in future not be present at the
official interviews of the Queen with her Minister'S
The Court had to yield and Lord Palmerston's
mOmentary defeat was turned into his triumph
over the backstars' influence at the Palace
The few days during which he was not in the Ministry
had materially strengthened his position especially as
the French Government would not trust the English
Cabinetwithout Lord Pamerston with whom Louis Bon
aparte feels the greatest sympathy They natures
which must attract another. The English papers
have Of remained silent in regard to these trans
actions but the war trumpet sounded by TAe inns
the threats against Austria which begins to boast Of
her xesche and the open confession that all the plans
and notes and protocols Of Lord Aberdeen have had
result whatever not even that Of establishing concert
between the four great powers to indicate that
energy is to be displayed by the Ministry, which
VIII be attributed to the return and TO the more
weighty position of Lord Palmerston. None has until
now been displayed Not even has the feet entered
the Black Sea, though the ministerial papers both in
England and France have repeatedly and officially
nounced it yet tie direct news from Consautinopls
leaves no doubt whatever that the combined feet has not
yet left the Sea OF MarmOra, account of the ssr
is sad, or rather on account of the dplomatst s
The Enilish tars may stin be seen staggering in
Constantinople, always drunk and fighting the
civilization under its two most disreputable FORMS
viz, cunning siplomstists and drunken sailors.
But the Turks though called semiciyilzed barba-
risns by TIE Times aud the Manchester politicians Of
the Bright and Golden stamp, are now showing them
selves masters in diplomacy The last note of ASer-
deem approved at yieuns snd Berlin has reached Con
s,antinOpe and it expected that the Turks would
10, accept it, but would afford an opportunity for Aus
tra to back out Contrary to these expectations the
Divsn regard the proposal acceptable they sol
EMMY declare that they willing to treat and with
out delay they point out the conditions under which
they will conclude Peace First aud principally they
reqaire the immediate evacuation OF the pripcipates;
and secondly the extinction of all the former treaties
between Turkey and Russia which have proved an
eternal source of quarrels difficulties and wars for all
Europe. The Sultan is willing to keep up se same
smty and relations toward the Gar as toward all the
ether sovereiess of Europe. This answer was disa-
greeste here in London, because it is clear manly
and precise and does not leave open tee door to dpo