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sevastOpOl not Taken Ministerial Crisis
In England.

on Tue evening VI tho @oau ui@ OiiuBlug LlHeE-
pool dates to the l4lh, We learn that SeVasto-
pol is not yet taken. An attack had been made
on the Redan and another general assault is
not far off; 40.O 900 men are employed on the
works. The Russians, in addition TO other de-
fences, were throwing formidable star fort be-
hind the Redan. The war news are not very
important Lord John Russell figures as The
principal feature Of the news.
There is a Ministerial crisis in England, IN
consequence Of Lord Johns resignation. The
circumstances which led TO this were disclosures
made by him Of his course at Vienna, which
disclosures led to a debate in the House on
Friday. the 9th. At the close Of that debate
Mr.. BulweT LytLon moved that the conduct Of
the Minister charged with the negotiations at
Vienna, and his continuance in office as a re-
sponsible adviser of the Crown, had shaken
the confidence which the country should place
10 one on whom the administration of public ah
fairs is entrusted.
Previous to Russell's resignation it was re-
ported that if he did not resign he would take
the Gray section of the Cabinet with him, and
that Palmerston would fll their places with
more decided men out Of the Liberal ranks, aud
also that Lord Derby was the coming man with
another coalition Cabinet.
We clip, from the IN. Y. Tribune the fol-
lowing article on the Ministerial crisis in Eng.
land which portrays the laundering Of the Mi
'nisterial vessC u ard Lord johns situation
For some days prior to our latest dates from
England the Ministerial vessel which under
PamerstOn had hitherto taken the flood with
such gallant fortune, has been in difficulty and
exhibited every symptom Of laundering. Our
article Of Monday, upon the last Vienna dis
closure prepared our readers for this crises
and explained its cause. 1t is scarcely neces-
sary to repeat that it was The creation Of that
calm little English statesman who with such
GOODNESS and Inconsistencies Of reproach, had
during his political career so often upset the
coach,' but who has recently outdone even
himself in the celerity and novelty of Lis ex-
ploits. Wrthing and restless in the subordi-
nate position in the Coalition Cabinet 10 which
a previous rash insult to the religious feelings
and invasion Of the religious liberties Of large
portion Of the Queen s subjects had doomed
him. Lord John Russell suddenly seized an oc-
easion to break up the Aberdeen Ministry, and
strove as the representative of the fierce war
passion Of the people, to build on its ruins a
govern ment of his own: Failing in this, we
next find him under his old subordinate of so
many years, and recent rival, Palmerston. On
his road to Vienna as the Plenipotentiary of
a vigorous war Ministry. and with the charac
ter of vigorous war man, to persuade Aus
tria to accept the terms Of England and press
them upon Russia. Resting for moment on
the road to telegraph his acceptance of the
Seals of the Colonial Office we next find him,
after few weeks of vailed communion with
the other powers, once more in England in
formlning an impatient nation, that there could
be no peace with the modern Macedon, and
that an empire, whose moderation was beyond
the ambition of 'other kingdoms must be bro't
down.
At the time certain mysterious whispers were
abroad that Lord John RUSSELL the supposed
champion of a vigorous war policy, had allow
ed much of bis courage to cool down under the
climate of Vienna, and the Peetes were not
slow to rejoice in the rumored adhesion 30 their
peace predictions of so distinguished a CON-
vert. But the bold and defiant tone of his
story of the Conference dispelled such doubts.
Some weeks of silence passed, unbroken by a
hint from Lord John Russell, when forth
comes Count Buol's Circular disclosing the hor-
rid truth that he who had gone to Vienna 10
Dress upon Austria the terms of England re-
turned to press upon England the terms of
Austria, and all this time, while denouncing
Russia TO the eye and ear, inNardly believed
that that Cabinet Of which he continued a
member was the obstacle which stood between
Europe and just and honorable peace. Both
as the Minister of England in which he went
to Vienna, and as the Minister of Austria in
which he returned, he has failed. The result
of his mission was simply to give Austria the
opportunity she eagerly coveted of escaping
from The obligations she had imposed on her.
self by the treaty of the Cd of December and
placing his own country, instead of Russia, in
the position of an implacable telligerent. Our
prediction that Lord John Russell would not
gather laurels at Vienna has been fatally full
filled.
The explanations offered by his Lordshiu of
this huge knavery or folly were contradictory
and weak. Those who have most keenly
analyzed his long career do not hesitate to
attribute it to that close cunning which in our
previous article we represented at the great
vice of bis political character. He was his own
epresentative-nO that of England. Had
oeVastopol fallen. he craftily considered that in
the silence which covers all Cabinet secrets and
in the tumut of public joy, this peace exploit
Of his would not he dug up. On the other
hand had the Allies failed, as he evidently cal
eulated, he could have come before the people
as Che overruled advocate of an honorable
peace. Cunning has, however, found its foil
Ihe.circular of Count Buol came too soon. A
burst of indignation rose from every side of the
House, which found grave expression in mo.
tioI of cehsure placed on the books of the
House Of Commons by Sir Bulwer Lytton.-
Had Lord Palmerston adopted Lord John Rus
seli's actions, and, as he threatened, faced this
motion, he would undoubtedly have fallen
With more judicious wisdom, the telegraph
which reached the Atlantic as she started, tells
us she has thrown the dangerous member OF
the Administration overheard, and thus posi-.
bly, saved his Government from shipwreck.-
The resignation Of Lord John Russell may for
time defer crisis On Mr. Roebucks mo.
tion of censure upon the Ministers at large we