New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-22


The Queen the vacant blue ribbon. Doub less
this inch Of ,ik WAS pleasant 10 the old geuien' ns
eyes, but viii be apt TO excite ueplsisant suIsoos
when If sppears publicly IN his button hole AZ ~
events Aberdeen went out 10 cay the leasts ~taoaI
ec6t.
Rather strangely, although the pubic appeared
ple ssed with the downfall Of the Aberdeen cOaiuon,
Lord John Russell, whose withdrs~al tended much
10 accelerate that event, incarred considers lie d.
credit for the course he took in backing odt Toe
country viewed him in the light OF rnaswv sp-
pr.ptice. or deserter from the ship The Queen
was reported 70 have written an Autograph Letter "a
linking his deserion Perhaps this is urfou 1ded or,
Il true VS. nav imagine her M.jesty hal hins from
Aberdeen and taking suggestion ron the Crmea,
some one 10 slow the estimation OF MS condnct. o1p
lie, d Lord John with the nom dc gHerre- No ooao
"J"hrny -
The Duke Of Newcastle, ex Minister of War, w1s
much sbusei man in the latter days Of his seward.
ship His speech in self-Gefeuse IN the House w
Lords partly set hun right in puohc oPnion. ias
fact IT, the Duke was the most Industrious mNu Ia
The Cabinet He stuck 10 his Office, sud an per-
sonalIy aware Of instances in which he wrote court
eous ples with his own hsnd 10 letters 2ecuns
the mere details of business-to such letters IN tact
az sd been sufficiently responded to II noticed oy
clerk Respecting his capselty for the bro 30 duties
Of sta,e,manship, or rather | shsul0 say, foe ths
pronpt energetic and comprehensive decisions Solch
the ex. cies Of great var require, need say
nothing az the British nation have concluded - ONT
him alto ge'her in the reconstruction OF the Cabinet
War had 10 bear the odium Of many OF the short
comipss of the Secretary at War, Sydn-v Herbert
Mr. sydney Herbert the Secretary 81 W n, iscbieiy
respectable for his ability TO talk superdciay for any
number of hours when categorical explanations ara
ipeonvsuient. Mrs Herbert is = particular fsvorlte
of the Queen and the exSecretsry sad thus 10 have
a powerful friend at Court. The duties OF hts de-
psr,ment seem TO have been done in spas nodc sort
of way showing the presence Of wil0g mlnd, and
The abs, nee OF a cool comprehensive beai.
The above are the members o. the late Cabinet, on
whom chief, f, the bruut of the w-r Lord Pat.
merton it known, or al least asserted as glazed
in the Home Office eNpre sly 10 Keep nun from inter
fer og with fore ign affairs.
You are slreaoy awsre that on the resgnati0n of
Aberdeen the Queen sent for the Earl of Derby art
con6ded to hirl the formation OF a ministry. Lord
DERBY drove straight 10 the residence OF L1rd Pal
merston Whatever the conference, 1t tecnidsei,
contrary TO public expectation, unnecessarily. Di-
ring the few hours it was thought that Derby would
succeed the Britsh FUNDS ell one half per cent aad
when it WAS known he had Jailed they resumed tnelr
previous level.
Here take notice that when the necessity arose for
new man the eyes of the governing power turned,
in the first instance, 10 the Earl of Derby. Toe
qualities the Earl is ackno. edged to possess are
slrsight forward usefulness u, personal chars,ter,
high sense of the honor of his coustfy. lsnd less
OF his own sristocrac order joined to fne orator.
zeal talents Ii was not forgotten that as head OF
previous Government he was unsuccessful Conf.
d.pce was felt in the man, add conf fence felt Ia
a lesser degree, that he could carry with him tne
strength of the Tory party, which. at the present
time. is in pretty good state OF organization. Yet
the funds fell AN uniutentioual compliment paid IN
Derby by those who sway the operations of the stock
market the reason igDed being that bs you'd
commence hs administration with loan suthclsat TO
cary on the war with vgor.
Vh.th.r or not insuper a de obstacles were thrown
in the " ay by Lord Pamerston; whether or not sons
of the Tory troops turned imp scticsbse or whether
az has been whispered, suggestions or conditions
tmaDated from 3 certain high quarter" Derby
fouod il impos ,ibe TO form strong administrator
and wisely abandon ed the stempt to patch up Ak
one Wi'h TIE chiyalrOua feeling which Is to rars,
be gave bis assuraI hat be would al in streogthen
ing the bands of Whatever NJ mis- SHOULD prove more
successful. - -.
gereed Lord Derby's commission unfayOrably. Tue
lower classes ~ gard him Tory and an srstocrst
the better ranks slider he has too sny useless sat
elites and Appendices. Among these rettlners IA
more frequently than heretofore clssed Is 3DJamn
psraeH Nothing il now expected from from the
thor Of nipgsby but brill ant display OF Trevor
Lord Derby has Incidentally damsged his own sue
cess by HE compact with ID sraei. Behevlog IN the
arstocracy the English people, Radi ,als INCLUDED
Co they would have had confidence despite little
bin 81 in purely orstocrstic government, such
as Derby might have selected from his ~n 30 order
Such Cabinet as would ,ve met the exigency, hai
be been bold enough, strong enough 10 throw over
Disrae and the otner hsfcas'e expectans. As II Is,
be has missed ipeLdid opportunity.
Lord Derby having failed, the Queen sent for Lord
John Russe-a rather singul ST proceeding II she had
lust written him a letter OF rebuke Busy rnmor IN
.puntes that the sendiDg fer Lord John Russell Was
political yuse, one Of those mot quite inexpcabla
/ n owes not meant TO succeed. IL vieved by the
lsrger section of the public with apathy, arising from
conviction that it would end in nothing.
Next were cent for the Marquis of Lansdo TDe and
the Earl of Clsrendon but the former I'd not present
political weight enough and the latter preferred it is
/ said, another position to that OF Premier.
/ At last csme Lord Pslmerstou, whom the knowing
ones from the first, ssid would be the man. Assoc
ciated with him are most of his companions Of the
late ministry recast in characters The Earl Of
Aberdeen, Of course, retires, being incapable; the
Duke Of Newcastle retires because he is proud sen
titive man, who feels himself aggrieved and Lord
John Russell reres because he cannot agree with his
associates.
The Earl Of PsDmure, better known Mr.. Fox
Maue, had eoucston in the War Ofice, AMI
may be supposed to be conyerssnt with i's bust
details. This IL an advantage IN one way, may
also have made him something of a rsd-tspst. HIS
accession to the important position OF Muster OF
War is received withou, any extraordinary fnror,
either for or against His antecedents are discussed
the whole found favorable, and general hopes are
entertain ed that although unexpectedly brought for
! ward, be may be the right man for the position.
The Hon. Sidney Herbert is understood to have
been iDduoteo into the Home Office a. the de-
sire Of the Queen. This report may be erroneous.
But the appOinme mt is commonly regarded as sacr-
fee to the Noodle, Doodle and Good, school Of
policy have not at hand record Of the sristocr ,cy
but believe Mr. Herber! is Of the tsny Of the Ears
OF Pen broke.
OF Lord Palmerston pothiDg need be said, nothing
Most persons expected that sooner or later he
prove to have been the co nng man Most persons
affect to be we'll satisfied with bis accession to the
high dignity he has long aspired TO. Many profess
TO believe that Palmerston will get all the world TO
riehts-will inish off the Emperor Of Russia
siren. then the French and English allisncs and
emaLcpste all Oppressed nstionslities, due regard
beI had TO guarantee the territorial boundaries OF
Austria and sll other parties 10 the diplomacy oi
| Vienna Others MAINTAIN that Palnerston is and
] In. axs han heart a Inry and Al the nres ani