The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-02-17
cir CaItAnnian.
ST. JOHN s BURY,

: ST. 10 n n s 6 URY,
:, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY ~, 1855.
It DESCRIPTION or THE BRITISH MIN
k YSTRY.
) n crisis of some sort appears to be az
Il preaching in English politics. Lord Joh1
Russell has resigned his seat in the Cabinet
IS and for reasons which have an impor.an
u bearing upon the interests OF the country
z In both Houses of Parliament, notices of re
solutions were given, to the effect that IL,
: conduct Of the war, by TIE Ministry, had re
suited disaStrou>lv, both to the army and th,
country. The resolutions were designed t
express want Of confidence in the Ministry
and upon their adoption, guided 10y custom ii
such cases, the entire Ministry could d. N
less than surrender t!,:r commissions. Bu
Sir john did not wait Cor Tie discussion q
the resolutions lie GouN.c>S though. d.
crctio.; the letter part OF va.or. In resi- II
ing thus pres. ulr!v, he LEFT hi>co!caracs 10
withstand tl.e aSsa,.'. o. tAe'r enemies, ALL
incurred himself severe cci:cTe from al
quarters. HIS course is an tX::ao."'.'"ar::'
one, and has been taken, undoubtedly. from
a fall conviction that the Ministry could 10:
clcc:ually resist the opposition.
The opposition condemn the manner in
which the government fitted ont the amy
for The attack upon Scla>:opol, and attribute
their failure in this stupcndous enterprise. in
a large measure, TO incompctcncy and "c-
'cct, especially in the war Department. The
soldiers, it is conceded, have exhibited The ut
most bravery, yet success in the main Object
in view yet remains to be secured.
The appointment Of Young men to officer
the .v..lcry-thc Sons Of The nob!lity-i$
particularly ccnsu.cd, and noticed &, one
among other causes If Ike Il! luck to the Cor
ccs in The Crimca
1t was stated in debate III Parliament. that
the English lad but l;,G00 bayoncts before
Scbastopol. while $4,000 had been sent to the
Crimca. The English had suffered by sick
ness more than the French, and in coaSe-
lucncc Of lack of torcsi. ht in Government
n providing for the comtog: Of the army
This step Of Sir john I;uS>cl's. As We have
'cmarkcd, is an important one. |: VIII. i; is
cared, be construed as an acknow! led cement
hat the expedition to the Crimca Is 4 failure.
md tend to destroy the confidence O: EUro.'r
in the ultimate success of the allies III hum-
bling the pride and checking the progress Of:
the Gar in his purposes of universal ;!omn-
ion Instead Of restoring an equilibrium Of
power among the crcwnct, heads. !: may :,ni
to establish him more firmly in his position.
If France, England ana Turkey :.il to force
him to retreat, the world VII settle down III
the conviction that he is iiHmovcaic, and
there will he a reluctance to attempt to head
him in any scheme Of ag.ran'z, nc,t he navy
hereafter attempt. Neither viii England lie
looked upon as the first military power in Eu
rope. Her position, If She retreats now. ear
no, be locked upon only as secondary. Her
glory will suffer an eclipse from which .hc
will never emerge.
The latest adviccs scarcely al!u1c to the
prospect of peace. TIE English people more
generally desire cessation o: hoSi.i:irH, '"f
mainly in view Of the LARGE sacr,,-."S OF HE
attending the prosecution of The sicrc OF Sc =
bastopol. The French. on Tie o,hcr land
are less anxious upon this point. Ionis M
polcon, it is reported. is unwilling to retire
from the field while Scha>.opol remains in
the lands OF the Russians. This would be
too Notifying for one who aims at the Lieh
mark of military rcEown reached by Napolc-
on the first. Louis is ambitious of this and
weak enough to dream of attaining it.
Taking into view the unfortunate divisions
in England, and the i'll success Of the army
in the Crimca, the condition of the allies IS
anything but Hattcrng. They are in an I'M
fortunate condition to treat for peace or to at
tempt to prosecute host;litics. Nicholas is
not so dull a scholar as not to see that he
stands on the vantage ground, end in a 20
stion to dictate his own terms We see but
a faint prospect Of peace in Europe for some
time to come
IN S,>N y
graphic despatch from Springfield, Illinois.
the election of Hon. LYMAN
Trumbull, Republican, to Tie T. $. Senate,
in place of Gen. Shields, Nebraskaitc.-
Jud re Trumbul was also elected Member
Of Congrcs>(thc IIouSc) at the Fall election.
by POI majority. lie is an able man, ard
during the tendency of the late election me,
Mr.. Douglas upon the stump upon the Ne
braska issue. His election is an Anti-Ne
braska triumph. obtained, too, against the
most strenuous cxertions Of the champion Of
that neiarious project.
LARGE CATTLE TEAlN-The train which
left the Depot here on Monday took off about
coo head ofcattie. The freight bill Of the train
amounted 70 800. Owing to the scarcity
Of hay. OF the apprehension of scarcity.
some OF the farmers aye quite willing to re-
duce their stocks. Such is the case more
particularly North Q: us. y. this place hay
Is worth about SLICE per ton, while az Derby
Line, where TIE !-crc'!' wo> rorr Snycrc;.is