The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-02-24

Sir CHARLES sHAFikh.-- Ane A1aooi a"
find on our outside, aRrantankerous speech
from our "hon angallon fren', Charles
Napier" He comes down upon the Brush
Ministry like thousand of brick-nay ten
thousand of brick. Il is a very PLAIN case
that Sir Charles Is q hot headed young man'
notwithstanding his head is grey IL Is .
remarkable instance of the freedom oi-'he
age. We doubt whether an Admira eVer
spoke in so public and denuncia.ory mAnne,
of the Ministry and the Admiralty. Inc old
cock ia in towering rage and would whip
the whole Executive power OF England
leaving out the Queen, if they would only
give him the opportunity
THE EUROPEAN WAR-A European cor
RESPONDENT of the New York Herald states
that Lord PALMERsros has expressed opin
ions that justify the conclusion that he en-
tertains the conviction that Europe is now
entering upon great and general war
Earl DERRY, in his explanation in Parliament
said that deep responsibility rested upon
the Minister who should conclude peace
which should not guarantee The tranquility
and independence of Europe; but that Still
deeper responsibility would rest on any Mi
mister who should prolong the war single
moment after those results had been OBJ
tanned.
THE NEW BRITISH MINIsTRY.-We shall
soon learn whether the new Ministry will
| conduct the War Department with more vi
| gor than the last Lord PALMERsToN has the
confidence of Parliament and the people,
and will no doubt keep the War department
| under his most constant supervision. lie
has ambition and every motive to stimulate
| him, while he has the mistakes of his prede-
cessor to profit by. He has certainly the
ability and the energy to leave the Derby
Administration in the shade. His great dan
ger is inclining too strongly to the arissocra-
cy. However prompt may be his measures,
| unless the Army be officered with the ableSt
men, irrespective of birth and social posi-
ton, there will always be II screw loose IN
the management of the invasion OF Russia.
UsURY LAws.-At the New York Corn
Exchange, on the Goth instant. memo
rial was presented to the Legislature Tor the
repeal of the usury laws. In this document,
which was adopted with but one dissenting
voice. the memorialsts say;
While, therefore, the object contemplated ~ the
usury laws was and still Is, osteRslt, to protect
The borrower and to preserve the rate of interest
uniform and low, 1t must, We think DC eVideht 10
all who will carefully examine the SUBJECT that
they have sieHay failed to accomplish this inleM,
and that on the contrary their effect has been to
cause greater evils than any they seem oeslsned 10
correct, expressing end degrading the borrower,
VINO is compelled by his necessities to invite his
neighbors to commit an illegal Hct-demorallzlng
the lender, and producing such state OF pubic
opinion, that inerpose the plea OF usury In any
case however extreme, is almost universally con
demned.
This is all very conclusive, Indeed, so
simple and unanswerable are the arguments
against usury laws, that it is irksome and al
most absurd to repeat them-to din them in
the ears of men who cannot gainsay thern
and yet seem indisposed to do any thing on
the subject,
The New York memorialists express de-
sire that there shall continue to be legal
rate of interest more than which shall not
be exacted where agreements areynot made,
and for the violation of the law provided in
that case. the penalty shall be the loss of the
interest and costs; but that in respect to pro
missory notes and bills of Exchange, not
having more than six months to run, the le
gal rate of interest shall be that which the
parties agree upon at the time of the loan.
RICHMOND AND DANvILLE RAILROAD
We learn from the Danville Republican that
Railroad have given notice TO Capt. Talcott.
that his services will not be needed, after a
certain day. 1t is understood that they do
not think there will be any necessity of EN-.
ploying first class Engineer at the high sala