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4 sketch by an English Journal fso,ns !:
notablities of Parliament says. thai, 6 while i
Lord Palmers'on, y tl'e epinion Of he
writer, has about tie best ,rbrains Ut any.
statesman $, of his time, yet has. IiveF
thir'ly.iive years as Il chief ins publics life,
aud his neis unconnected, att this mo- =
ment, with any tangible principle or com. '.
prehensivc policy. Lord Palmerstos's, !.
principles and policy both consist in keep :
ing in office, and were in the English or
American statesman who, in this respect,
is his peer Certainly, on this side the
water, whilst we haye many patriots &h3
nave every disposition TO serge their .conn--
Try, there are none who can show as fopg~<
and udIrokenTa tenure Of power as Paff5el.
ston. Lord John Russcl is man. of abili."
", tact, versatility, probably the only ,nem,9
Der Of the House WHO can cope viii, Si,als-s
merston in parliamentary !. cneoynte,.s.
His experience is almost asF greats and slliii:s
political morality quite rs lhx, as, that: Of
the astutc chvftain Of the governmenE 4
forces. Lord John once emerged from the =
club rooms and tried his hand Mt sbook .
making. lie wro,e a play, which wasa
damned the first night; and lie ppblisl,cdS.
a volume on some subjects or othef---hS
one remembers wllat-which is now in.
possession Of the trunk makers. However,
he has plenty Of talent and cunning, Of
parliamentary sort, and as n. demagogus,
will beat some of our own politicians. Mr..
Gladstone, as aspeakcr, is equsl to citIiss
OF these prominent persons, and MS a MA
far superior. lie is one oflhosc rare h.
ings in phblc life, an honest and seensis
tent gentleman, man ofprinciple and eoss'
conscience. But the man in the Hodse-
who has led the most remarkable csreeriss
DIsraei. lie is one of the few literary
men who have succeeded in politics.: Hes
has written love novels, and ,nystcry novels
and all that sort of. literature Which was
calculated to damage him among the rep.
resentatives of pounds, sl,ilings and pencesia
yet his financial statements m the House
are said to be clearer and simpler than.
those Of Goulborne's, Earnings, or W'ordas,S
and the superiority OF his capacity as T. finf.
ancier recommended him to the Derby Id =
minis'ration for the Chanccorslfp of stfisS 5: J:
Exchcquer. but. this is not his ,gfeatast 7.
triumph D'Isrash'is q ssIew, 80 Jew .ia
race, name, features and figure, ths. latter,
by the way, superb: Jew who. has Writ
ten for his religion, and gloried in ity. yet
! fought his way against all the prejudess
which hedge around the upward path. Of
every son, OF Israel in Great EritaIji4s-,s
! fought and con9uercdsSSp ho las bssf,
come the recognized leader in tlie House.
of Commons of the tory party on proud
England. Ills toryism. mar be, hnk asHan
IA jew and a Isadieal. leading afes Ereaf
Protestaut and; Tory assrarl asshss :
English, jodrnat atsaS, It is a. MagnsHca6S
chcat-shcG 4 triumph Of braf3s. HnaiaSE
Banks and blood as no career ins fhesfiA-
tory of all mankind can parallel; He has.
mastered the mobiles Of EnglsWd and 4slssds
them in spite Of their distrust: = Tdlss'
and y Israeli usEe each nfiar, ,stiA tSksgfat5jf
his tasortef san1bit ion sSfos Hodhg .SfsEx
ting and astesslias ftsrt ss1saS tiey !.
10 haye a bsitiia6ts sffuossi isscs iSi
uopse of Commons. The Tosies .laaxe no .p6 :.
ysAEon to complain of their, echnnnind::
Dlsr"eIi is thorn il" tile side gfal miSss ;!s
istry. lie is a ready debatcr, a wal
active. active, d:'sh'ns hadsr; eoqgsps ssJsss
bates in the British Parliament da9fot fir
te.qbservc Mr., D'Israali's .excessiy1s solst
tude as 10. the manner in wliseR Palmer.
ston is conducting The foreign aaairs o.
Great britain, and tie GlaHf bht stllofcnGSh
style in which lie refreslics the memory OF
the noble. lord at The head qf t HSesFI.-.
ment as to any little mistake hs4fsyHap
pen 10 have made. TIC niNsnyss Id
India has fallen like anetber ;Daahi afsaph
into the hands oftbis prompt and fsssat:.
less leader Of the opposition, and What Nitlf
the Grand Mogul in front and DIaaeh "a
tho rear, Lord Palmerston IL is likely q: have
a hot time of it fof tl,e:Hext six mol
Richmond DespdfsE..