New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-07
THE NEW COLONIAL sKcRE FAIRY.

The British Colonies cannot Justly complain of
any want of variety in Governors. Within the
last twelve months the seals of the Colonial De-
partment have been held by no less than six diff.
ferept statesmen-tbe Duke Of Newcastle, Mr..
Sidte y Herbert, Sir George Grey, Lord Join Rus
sell, Sir William Molesworth and Mr. Henry
Lsbouchere, whose nomination to the office we
have lust learned As Mr.. Laboucbere was sup
posed to have retired from the more active service
of the State, he has doubtless been induced by
featy to party-stropg in all British statesmen but
especall, 80 in the Whigs-to come to Lord Palm
erston's re,cue in bis hour Of desolatiOn.
Though not eminent as debater, nor of much
breadth or strength of mind, Sfr. Labouchere is
q GOOD administrative officer. But he chiefly owes
the high place he deservedy holdsin the opinion of
the British people, to the senfe universally enter
tanned of his pure and sincere integrity his gentle
business, and his unsullied honor against which
even party, in it's moments of fercest rancor, has
never ventured to breathe suspicion. Truthful,
kind noble and generous in every sense, he is one
to whom bis countrymen may proudly point as the
true type of an English gentleman. In cases OF
delicate decision in the British House of Commons
be has been invariably selected to preside over
the Committees to which such questions are re-
ferred, or, if needing immediate disposition in the
House. the opinion of Mr. Labouchere ia always
bowed to as an authority which, 10 all matters of
personal honor, no one ventures to dispute. There
are others-like Sir Thomas Ackland, the member
for South Devon-Of equally pure and exalted
character but, measured in all his qualities, Mr.
L. 10 II =.
the British House of Commons, and would on his
persons, merits alone command larger vote for
the Speas ership than any other member.
Mr LabOuchere has been reared and educated
as Wbie, is strong believer in the divine right
of the "great revolutionary families to rule
England, and enjoys to a greater degree than any
other member of the party the friendship of Lord
John Russell TO whom in bis darkest as in his
brightest hours he has most devotedly adhered
After filling several Offices under the administrs-
tion of Lord Melbourne, Mr. Labouchere was, on
the restoration to power Of the Wing party in
1916, appointed by Lord John Russell to
the Office of Chief Secretary for Ireland, with
a seat in the Cabinet. Ireland has been the
grave of more political regulations than any
ether portion of the British Empire and few
Who have ever been there are over.desirOas to
r, turn. Lord Clarendon alone of English states
nen achieved or rather did not lose, reputation in
IL Government and bis success is due exclusively
10 tie precedence with which he il troducsd aud
the courage with which he carried through the
Encunbe, ed Estates Act, which laid the found.-
ton of that comparative material pros perty which
Ireland new enjoys. 1t was perhaps happy for
Mr. labouchere that, biz gentle nature revolving at
once from that fslseness which, with the exception
of that small band which in AZ made the abor.ive
for. at revolution o, has pervaded all Irish polite,
and parties, he embraced the opportunity of Lord
Besbcrouah's death to exchange the post of Chief
Secretary for Irelsnd for that of President of the
Board Of Trade, which be filled with eminent sat-
sfsction 10 the commercial classes in England, un
ill the decease Of the Russell Administration in
1851
On the formation Of the Coalition Government
in 1882 the name Of Mr. LsbOuchere was not in
clud.d in the arrangements and he had some time
previous sustained severe domestic sorrow in the
death of his wife-a moot gentle and accomplished
lady-it was generally believed no had said farewell
to official life This lady, his first wife, was sis
ter of Sir Francis Barring. He has recently mar
ried for the second time, Lady Mary Howard, the
sistsr of Lord Carlisle, so f.voraby known 10 this
country Is Lord Morpeth. Mr.. Lsbouchere is of
verJ handsome presence. his eye especially being
sipgulary bold and brilliant His address il hssty
aad bis manner frettul, but softened BY tho unmis
taxable kindness of nature which animates hi