The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-26
NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2e, 1859

passed his whole life studying reform bills aad has never
looked across the Channel much less the Atlantic
Now how should Lord John who Is the true owner
Of San juan am his Chief Lord Pnnerston knows
but unfortunately Lord John is great TO b. in
structed in his business BY his Chief Lord John has
been for years. forty, leader In tho House Of Com
nous he has beenI don't know how often-a Secretary Of
State ana than Prime Minister 1t have
hurt his pride dreadfry to take Office under his old rival
Lord Palmerston just much il must have annoyed
Lord raiueison TO b. bothered with man he didn't
want, and whom he could not coutrol
Both OF them, however, had submit 10 their fate Pal
merston could hot form Cabinet without leuag in
"lAttle Johnny, and the latter could not be Prime
Minister again he preferred the place 10 place
ALL The Consequence all This Is that John Bull being
unuckily, III the hands Of unskilfui coachnan may
have bis carriage against Uuce Sans an be upset.
or he may be carried into swamp and stuck there.
In pain English, Lord John Russell her Britannia Maes
ts Secretary for Foreign Aairs knowing nothing about
it, as esaid, has made up his mud that San Juan
other hand his Excelency cold Buck President OF the
United States kno xing all about IT, aforesaid has also
made up hs mind that San Juan belongs othe American
eagle that has had the wit to poance upon it, and that
must remain in tho claws OF the sagacious bird till
The end of his Presidency not to the end Of time itself
What must be the result Of this dire antapons between
he eagle the British lion? First, sundry screams,
and then civeTs roars. Should these demonstrations
Brighten neither of the claimants then what will folio W
Shall leave this open question, give the private
opinion of your correspondent which already cu and
dried" Perhaps it will be best this for week
two; MEANWHILE it will be safe for anybody to bet
"Buck and the American eagle San Juan, viewer,
not the only business the Foreign Office here Obliged
70 attend TO- and il Lord palmerson was not haui TO
attend to Ite Johnny" Gas he is actionaely called by
people who don't like him), doot know what would be-
come Of John Bull, in spite of his roaring lon
deal of trouble, and all the more that
II is so difficult to find what he is driving at.
This is because he holds his tongue about his plans and
IN md Fhaus
Nick can know when he is going to dive where he is
going to come up Everybody is pretty sure that Spain
would never have thought Of fight with the Moors how
ever romantic It sounds, without the knowl ige and
consent of Napoleon ILL.,
If, then, his French Majesty allows it, he must have
some object of his own to This suppnston makes
the Foreign Office here very uneasy, and keeps very
active, II is quite settled thing in the mind Of tbs Eng
lisb government that il Spain wants fight with her
hereditary enemies, She may fight away as long she
pit ases and waste all the blood and she can get
for the purpose but If she undertakes hold possession
Of portion OF the coast she may conquer then Spain
will be told in the best Spanish the British Ambassador
can muster that she must abandon all such praticai
notos and should she demur she will BIO made TO yield.
II France should interfere and sustain the preensops OF
Span then would be very likely to between
France and Spain on side and England the other,
just as in the time Of the last Napoleon Whether any
new Nelson would spring up, who would achieve another
Trafalgar victory it would be difficult for your COR
respondent 10 predict There is doubt that Napoleon
III is dissatisfied that the Mediterranean, which kind
Of French lake, should be under the lock and key of
England at Gibraltar II be has made up his mind
that he can and will take of this English
lock and put on one of French manufacture,
why, then, should say he is certain to 60
about IT, and which nation would be the worst affected by
this species of lockaw, it is hard to say.
iumaed broadly in my last letter that England
Of things that would be the opposite Napoleon pro-
missed Austria should be done, and certainly the way the
Italians are going on proves they must have very good
rrompter The last that has been made is one of
the best Finding the King of Sardnia could not out of
poli,epess TO Napoleon accept tho Of Northern
italy what did the knowing ones do nextg Choose
" mi lay ed n nffnpsc kpo
WHAT No they have selected Prince Cargnan cousin
Victor Emanuel, Regent, till the tina comes
change his title for higher one. This movement has
been carried out with the admirable unanimity
ceedipes. 1t and gratnes John Bull enormously
to see Austria nonplussed, aud Napoleon apparently
bothered by the rapid adrot and effective of these
cand Dses cs
these little Dukedoms, that could all be put in a good
sss Saps s s9 Ct ssca
and to ou,reach Frauces Ssoh sVln4 fact, and
who is at the bottom Of III There must be some knowing
There are only two men in Europe capable OF t-Iord
Palmerston and Napoleon Ill It may be the former but
you ask Yes apparently for that is the only way he
do Austria Napoleon said aly must be free from the
Alps, &c. Well depend on it, he intends her to be; but
he must, apparently, keep his treaties with Austria
that was just beaten at Soerino, and then ddded at
Nillafranca There is pretty game going just
Diplomacy surprising all former efforts Meernich and
Taleyrand did right to out of the way FOR they could
never have got through such labyrinth Europe fn
now. ~,
There is little doing In small way. -
The Prince OF Wales came Of on November 9-hat is
his parliamentary Of 49, when he could take the
king should accident happen to the regnng Sovereign
Victoria came to thesaAp 1887, few weeks only af
ter she eighteen. Her predecessor, William ",
to the throne after he CO. The Queen Just 49,
and in glorious health in the Of nature England
will long rejoice under the sceptre There is very
little known OF the young Prince Of Wales which strange
Gossip even, has little to say and that little is not worth
repeating
The London Times, speaking OF the Prince of Wales
having attained his majority and his prospects as king
saysIn order to get rid Of the title Of king America has
to submit to ending contested election which ter
inmates with the official tenure Of President and be-
gins with the accession to office of the next More
over, hos been discovered that elective chief agis
trate holding Office for term OF years has much less TO
lose than sovereign whose own fortunes and those of
family bound up with the kingly Office and con-
seauently that the executive Of republic more reck
less and more despotic than that of monarchy.