Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-05-18
From the London Times, April Is.

Every incident that comes to our knowledge tends
10 increase the feeling of dismay with which reflect
ing men of all shades of political opinion disposed
10 regard the present con uncture of affairs. There
Is no longer the slightest hope that we can by any
means short of the most extreme degradation avoid
the continuance of the expense of which we
pay but the operations of which counselors seem
unable 10 plan and our generals TO execute. Our gov
eminent Is caricature of the weakest and sell
nsh combinations of other times Our Premier has
disappointed the expectations of his friends and faith
Inly realized the predictions of his enemies. Our
secretary OF War is martyr to govt, and our Secre.
ay for the Colonies is returning from the capital of
doubtful ally to add to the Administration the
weight acquired in futile negotiation, and perhaps,
to act again the part as that which proved so
fatal to the government of Lord Aberdeen. In the
meanwhile, legislation is blank, and discussion
topics OF public interest is suspended, partly by the
Cnmean Committee, partly by unwillingness TO add
10 Inc dlf1cultles of an Administration which began
to decay before it completed, but must still be
Tolerated till arrangements can be come to for pro-
VIdlng it with a suitable successor. In the mean
whlle our only hope should be in that palladium of
our Liberties that depostary of the talisman of our
Constitution, in whose hands all legislation of late
years has combined to place the supreme power of
the State. 1t is not unreasonable to expect that at
moment so critical, the House of Commons will be
faithful reflex of public opinion, and that the topics
which are canvasSed with rach energy and upan.
unity IN every coffee room, al every market every
railway carriage, round every hearth in this country,
Will ind some feeble echo in the deliberations of
assembly expressy called together to represent US
all. Why should the New Palace at Westminster be
the only place public in the country in which
the present system. two scandalous for defence,
ahomlnabe for endurance, is not canvassed and de-
nounced Everywhere else are busy with plans,
more or less well devised, according to their expert
ence and opportunities but all directed to the same
obJect,-the renovation of our official SYSTEM the
form OF our services, the refrigeration of gov
eminent in every branch. But it is pregnant symp-
tom of our present social disease, that while the
| country celebrates the Legislature does not while
the conviction of the necessity of change has pene
trated every dwellings from the palace 10 the cottage,
there at least it has found entrance The paray-
sis of the body polite is complete than s usually
found in the body natural. 1t does not strike
members and spare Others, but aSsalls at the
head the hand and the heart. No portion of the
machinery required for carrying great war seems
to be IN FORCE except the functions Of the taXgatherer
We do not achieve victories, but pay for Them
We have the loans of Mr. Pitt without his vigor and
policy; we have the sangulnary campaigns of We'll
lington without his prudence his vigilance, or
cess.
CARRoTs SUBSTITUTE FOR EGGS IN PUDDING
Boiled carrots when properly prepared, form an
admirable substitute for eggs, in the making of pud
dlngs. They must for this purpose be boiled and
mashed and afterwards run through CLOTH or
seve made of horse hair The pulp, when thus cleared
OF any chance fbrous granular matter may be
introduced among other ingredients constituting the
pudding with the total omission of eggs in quantity
proportionate to the size of the former. pudding.
composed partly of the above material will be found
considerably lighter than if the had been made
with eggs, and will impart far more grateful and
agreeable favor.
The COUNTERFEIT CHARLOTTE NoTEs.-A letter
from subscriber at Milton, N c of the I'd inst in
forms that that day he two counterfeit 800
bills the Bank of Charlotte, one No 1928 letter A.
dated 10th July, 1883 and the other No 542 letter A.
dated 9Th Oct, 1858
The Salem Press mentions that some weeks SINCE
a suspicious person arrested at Jefferson, Ashe
county, for passing $40 counterfeit bills the Bank
of Charlotte.
We fear that extensive frauds have been practised
with this dangerous counterfeit, and too much effort
cannot be made to put the public their guard
against t-FayettevMe Observer.