New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-06
THE COMING MAN OF ENGLAND.

ever been borne to the chief place in her coun-
ellis on a prouder or broader swell His name
was as a charm to dispel all misgivings and dis
arm ell doubts. But though his star has not vet
completely set as many fancy, il has certainly
fallen from its ascendant place. The nation has
had its dream, and, as we predicted, is awaken
ing Round whom is she next to gather her
hopes and aspirations amid her desolation Of
great menl Who is to be the coming man, with
that appropriate special aptitude which is said
to be the cardinal want of the hourl Among
the boldest and in some respects ablest candl-
dates who have yet entered the lists is Lord Ell
enborougb, who lately moved in the House OF
Lords a set of resolutions whose democratic
tone must to say the least, have considerably
startled some of those tenth transmitters OF
foolish face, for whose acceptance they were
rendered Lord Peterborough has, however, all
his life been doing startling things. 1t isat once
his strength and his weakness.
The son of that celebrated lawyer who, by his
uncommon abilities, raised himself to the chief
justiceship of England, and by his inscriptions
use of them provoked public impeachment,
Lord Peterborough is but one degree removed
from the people, and his blood has not yet lost
its strong, vigorous dash of current. Upon his
entry on public life the energy and daring with
which he maintained the high Tory opinions he
inherited from his father, earned for him the
distinction of being made special mark by that
brilliant band of archers who let fly from dol-
land House their poisoned arrows OF rldlcule
ard satire against all the rising men who did not
hold the liberal opinions for which they were
then battling. OF this band were Broushain,
jeffrey, Macaulay, Lord Derby then "young
"Stanley," Campbell, Charles Grant and Tom
Moore. OF the latter's bright, feathery shafts
Lord Peterborough was fayorite victim, and
his Isabella coored kids and rainbow variety Oh
attire were made the theme of most malicious
melody in "the Fudge family" and "Iwo-penny
"post bag" This nOtOriety was further swelled
by the discovery of fral fancy of his wife for a
celebrated Russian Prince then resident in Lon
don, the reyeaments consequent on which Tor a
long time furnished food to greedy gossip. The
force of character, however, and bold eloquence
which broke through his many iollics, attracted
and fixed the regard of the Duke OF wellington,
who introduced him TO Office on the construc-
ton of his sbort-liyed administration in 1923,
and continued for him protecting friendship
to his death. In 1884 Peel, during the few
months Of his premiership, was assisted by Lord
Peterborough as member Of the Cabinet and
President of the Board of Control directing the
affairs of India, both of which positions he re-
sumed On the reaccession of that statesman to
Office in 1871.
1t was on the field of Warren Hastings how
ever he won his reputation, whether for evil or
for good. On the retirement of Lord Auckland
from the GoyernOr-G e ue ralship of India he was
nominated to that highest and most responsible
position under the British Grown on the recon-
mendaton Of the Duke of Wellington, and i'm
mediately commenced course ofpoliey winch
rendered his short reign remarkable. Without
any regard to tho opinions of the East India
Company, whose servant he was equally with
the Crown, or condescending even to the COM
plment of consulting them, he burst through
all the long -chershed regulations of that corpo-
ration, and by lavish Difference to the feelings
and even prejudces of the native princes and
people and a gorgeous nattery of the English
army he became the idol of those two powers,
to which the Company their civil servants and
soldiery were especially hateful. This idolatry
was heightened by the naughty isolation he
preserved and the pomp and parade with which
he always surrounded his progress. Possessing
as he did the support Of the Duke of Yelling
ton, whose own early remembfances OF India
were not favorable to the Company, all remon-
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he might have continued his ambitious career
had not the superb folly of his proclamation for
the lifting of the gates of Somnouth aud the
monstrous magniloquence in which it was
couched awakened so much alarm among the
religious, and so much rdicule among the in
different as to make his recall a matter of
necessity. lie remained long enough however
in India to repair great disasters and lay the
foundation for reforms which, such as they
were, in the last India bill were Endorsed by
the Country and the Crown.
On his return he attached himself to the party
of Peel and in the Free-trade struggle which
separated that statesman from the great body Of
his followers adhered to his standard, and on his
death to that small section which adopted his
name and principles down to the formation of
the coalition in 1882 In the distribution Of Of
fetal spoils between the Peeites and Wings,
there being more piglings than teats, Lord FL
lenborough was left out. At one period of the
arrangements he was entered on Lord Aber-
deems lists for the yceroyalty Ireland but poss
sibly his Eastern exploits terrified that peaceful
Minister, who inherited all the calculating eau
ton and dread of daring men which belonged to
Lis master, Peel. Be this as it may, stung by