The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-22
Our London Correspondence.


LONDON, Nov. 4, 1859.
The american Minister'S Trip to Pekin-7he Derby Banqud
Lord Pcmerston's General Pclicy-TAe Harpers Ferry
Inrdsion in England, dc.
The English journals have been overlooking the past
week with the amusing details of the American Minister'S
trip to Pekn; and certainly nothing could well be
udcrous than the result of this mighty undertaking
II is the strongest illustration have lately of the IA
miiar phrase pdTtuient notes riduculus mus! After
much fatigue, annoyance and privaon the American
Minister and suite blessed with an insight Of the
guarded mysteries of the impenetrable Pekin, re-
jocng in the residence Of his Celestial Majesty
the Brother Of the Sun, and it turned out
TO be little else than pig sty, sadly in want of modern
Hercules to put in decent order. This bad enough
but worse remains behind Just think Of the luckless
American Minister, after having his joints dsocated by
the deestabe roads, and his oactores outraged by the
seethng smells Of muddy Pekn-just think, after under
going all this and more of his being allowed to come to
Pekn only be lectured by the veritable dgntares
Of the middle kingdom for his having violated his neu-
traly by interfering between John Chnaman and his
late antagonists the English and French. This was the
lame and mpotent conclusion Of this grand and i'm.
posing mission. 1t hath this extent, more" For
after several days Of animated discussion between the be-
wdered officials Of every class Of button his Chinese
Majesty and the Incorporating representatives Of
American dignity and independence, now and forever
as to the nice and important point Of what amount of
homage must be paid to a monarchy that takes prece
dence in time both the Old and New Testaments for
all know to the contrary AFTER say the most earnest
but the most polite efforts the part of the tea drinkers
to get Mr.. Ward his knees. and after the repeated
and valiant retera Of the indignant Georgian that he
would see em bowed first, there was nothing left for it
but to inform, with extreme cvily the envoy Of the
Ppo n1J D.
the occasion that he had better go whence he came
and Mr. Ward, consequently, lost line in doing it, He
must have been than conscious his return to
shanghae of the singular but gratifying similarity
between his nglorous mission that Of the famous
King OF Spain, who marched up hill only TO march down
again. Whatever may be said sung of the Chinese
herea'er there Is no denying that in the mysterious
game OF diplomacy they can give the English French and
Americans the first move and beat them easily as our
Yankee champion did the chess players Of all Europe
coadutor in the successor Of Nesseode Russian wit
united TO Chinese subtety is likely TO put Pamerston
and Napoleon ILL., on their mette II pretty fight as
stands and the sooner Brother Jonathan shape
Of provincial politician haus off the better for tie
greatest nation in all creation only the risk OF being
made the dupe and laughing stock OF all parties. so
to lesson the first that Yankeedom has received
from the Flowery Land.
We have had since last steamer grand oratorical
demonstration Liverpool by the leaders the conser
vative party, Lord Derby and Mr.. Disrae What they
sad or proposed would be difficult to repeat inasmuch
The fact is the occupation Of the conservatives
present. gone for the simple that the called
liberals are just az little progressive themselves This
is not TO be wondered at and don't mind stating the
cause, which Is that neither the party power nor the
party that hopes TO be, the least necessity of
progressing further for the presents at all events nobody
England just Is very sorey afflicted with the mania
of reform, but indomitble John Bright who must be
making long rigmarole speeches about the ballot and
other things he don't understand else his could
be In the newspapers and there nobody loves notoety
30 much as your parvenue reformcr. How Lord Derby
and "DzZy will get back TO the Treasury benches with
out single cry to watt them, Is knouy problem for
them TO solve. All they do is wait events and
catch Palmerston tripping, il they can
The venerable Prime Minister, he ought to be called
for big years. but which nobody Is inclined 10 call him.
seeing he Is so lively and wide awake must be al some
mischief or other, as he Is so very quiet mediator
He don't TO take the pleasure he used to enjoy 20
much Of throwing the United States Congress and newspa
pers into state Of hyserical excitement BY some unex
peced display Of British isoace No. he appears TO have
lost bis relish for this pquant sport and, consequently
the chance that Harvey gave him has attractions for
him The Chinese expedition is much too simple an enter
prize to absorb cabre like his and there nothing
going on at home but dinners to Lord Brougham or a
harmless parade of the opposition at autumnal dinner
worth running down. II TO believe that crack
Drained fellow, Montalembert, who was prosecuted
to his delight last year for prasng England TO the dis
credit Of hs native land and who s like 70 be prosecuted
this year. always to his delight for abusing England again
70 the dscred Of his native land. II We are TO believe
what ne says-and IL is rather hard thing-then
should say that Lord Paerston hard at work with
!ne Italian question: in the modest hope Of making 1t the
'ouRnest Job that Napoleon III. undertook. OF
oorse cont suit the book OF old Pam and he knows
VIVA, be IL about, bless hml To let a French Emperor
i'e"eh y'aing else, do Just what be likes best,