New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-17

the fate Of the Radicals and Me.sr. Cardwell.
X. Pbllimore, Sir John Hosg. Arthur Gordon Lord
A. Hervey and Rounded Palmer may now JOIN the
outdoor Parliament, which. az regards talents and
eloguence. IL far more important than the Pariia-
inent at Westminster. The opinion now prevails
that tho Peelite party is altogether broken up and
that the unexpected and too complete victory OF
Lord PalmerstOn cannot fail to lead toa new Reform.
Even Disraeli and his Conservatives are not unia'
yorate TO such neaN aNre and the Leader Of the OPP
position in The Hcusr Of Commons was bold enough
10 declare at the hustings Of Bucking baInshre tha-
since the Wings abolished the Tory pocket boroughs
In Is:O while carefully presering all the ro!ten
boroughs Of their own party, the Conser'at'es sn
fairly reverse this successfil party move D! aFs WIZ
measure for the dsfranchiseueh' VI '"' WIS
pocket constituencies.
The most delicate question "a be introduced IN the
n.,t Parliament will be the dOwry aud annnity oi
tba princeas ROYAL. Parliament WILL OF course,
vote Il willingly and liberany; but the outcry in the
conptry against il will be most violent and the nifty
thousand pounds year for the Princess Will turn
into 6fty thousand arguments against the Court.
7 ord Pamerston is too sagaclous not TO see this
logical result still the Queen insists upon most
liberal dowry. having the precedents Of former
reigns on her side England, however, has mate
rally changed from the time Of George ILL.,, though
the Queen seems not to be aware Of it, not having
heard Mr.. Thackerays lectures.
As the sdvices from the Continent contain scarce
ly anything of general interest beyond the MiAste-
terial victory at the Spanish elections, the papers
fill their columns with election speeches and details
Of the battle Of Burazoon in Persia. Gen. Outrams
first expedition certainly attended by the most
complete success; still the opinion OF military men
is not entirely favorable regards the general plan
of attack. The following letter BY the correspondent
Of The bombay Times who was present at the OK.
pedition, embOdcs these structures in short COM
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course omitted this communication:
"Bu.nlRE FEB. ia harassing march has been
ACCOMPLISHED and battle won. To the General who
planned and carried out this daring expedition will
be awarded every praise. is, however, gloomy 10
look into the consequences that might have happened
Set aside the exposure Of men TO weather so ncem-
ent taking only four days ratons when march oi
nearly 100 miles had TO be performed. But look ct
wAat might have been the result if the enemy, on
evacuating their intrenchmen.s had in place OF re-
treating into the pass, by wide detour on our hanks
gained q commanding position (which they could
have done with on the banks OF the rver south
Of Chokota) and opposed our returnwould the cart
fulls Of grain -four and rice captured at Buraz)oon
have served many daysl IfaDcy not In marching
almost the whole force out Of this camp and leaving
2CO sailors for its protection did not General Outram
leave it entirely at the mercy of the enemy7, These
are questions that naturally occur reviewing the
position Of affairs they stood week ago. Fortune
has indeed favored bold General but the risk OF the
undertaking no ont Will deny.
ram ia fully conyerssnt with the tactics of Oriental
armies, and moves which would not be hazarded in
u European campaign may therefore be quite safe
in Persia. 1t il this thorough knowledge Of the de-
fciencies of the enemy which may legtmately enter
into the dispositions of General and insure success
when, theoretically, defeat ought to be expected.
In the absence Of political excitement, Partisan
society is ndulgng in spirit rapplngs Mr. Hume,
the American spirit seer, has played very import
,,,t thah irola
family, for the last two or three months, but has
suddenly departed without warning. The cause of
the abrupt departure Of the fashionable wizard u
given by The Court Journal in the following way;
"A few nights ago grand seance had been pre-
pared for him at the house Of one OF the principal Of
fciaL about the Court who had witnessed the divers
experiments made at the Tuileries, and which, al
though failing to convince him entirely, had yet not
left him wholly increduous. The company was liu-
tied and Of the first water. The names had all been
submitted to the practitioner, who had objected to
three Of them--those Of Eugene Gino the feuileon-
iste General paraguay Dfilliers; and Nadaud, the
composernl Of them atrociOus unbelevers wretched
nfdels and scofcrs wholly devoid of all sensiby or
ina snation. Numerous were the experiments tired,
and all az usual eInnenly Successful. Tho acror.
deon glided, as usual from Knee to knee all round
the circle and played the tunes most loved by the IN
quirers the bell wandered round the ceiling and rang
liz merry peal oled its doetul note, according to
the will Of amy member of the company who chose TO
command it. But the wizard had promised that night
| sight and every preliminary experiment attended
with imputienco, great the hurry TO witness
the crownng masterpiece OF the performance. AT length
| the lights all extnguished but one, solitary
| wax taper the mantlepicce, behind the figure Of
the practitioner which cast its Tong, gigantic shadow
ON the walls and ceiling Of the The silence
complete; Of the ladies crouohed behind their
peghbors and resisted the temptation 10 faint only by
Of their curiosity Others stared around hoping
yet 1readirg 10 something awful and oIric, that
they would be driven to Mysteries. The voice Of the
4 A.. Il. a IL. l~,a
spirit should be summoned TO appear faint Whisper
| from distant corner thrilled through the ROOM Let
be Socrates the greatest of philosophers. pause
ensued-no objection or opposition being manifested
the wizard raised his arm and waving toward the
door solemny badc the spirit of Socrates appear and
stand before him. Again the silence was resumed, and
the wizard remained with extended arm and mutter
ing lips, gazing toward the door. Ii slowly opened
and, amid the utmost terror, the company beheld the
entrance Of q figure, envelOped in kind of floating
drapeIy, something Ike a winding sheet, which ad
vanced with nOselcss tread the carpet and stood
before the conurcY The white and flowing beard the
| bald head and crushed nose were unmstakable-Soc-
rates stood, in life, in the very midst ef that gay
and frivolous circle, evoked from his sumber Of
tures 10 furnish sport for Partisan salon. The
and terror of the company AT its highest and the
figure gded back in silence while yet the effect pro-
duced was at its eliminating point When it had dis
appeared, compliments of course. poured in upon the
operator, whO shaken TO the very fingers ends could
not help expressing his surprise at the unusual pronp
tude with which the summons had been answered and
full of the excitement of unlookedfor success yielded
TO the sntreates of the voice which had spoken
before, and which now implored the evocation of
| Frederick the Great. The wizard again stretched
/ forth his hapu toward the door although doubtful