New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-27
Of impediments that would have crushed out the

Of impediments that would have crushed out the
ambition of any other man alive. Never did Il
great mans success bring him 20 msny enemies Ac-
cordingly, when lie is in Office he is hated aud
when ont he Is scorned-st least, those are tie een
timents in which sl stiect TO hold him. People talk
4 Ills soIhis,res bis doxieriies, lis tactical mysie.
ries, with t single view Of putting all his actions
in an insincere, if not dishonest light. The fact Is,
that his s candid and transparent ss that of
any man before the British public. His sophistries
are popular fetions There never was man more
open in the avowa Of bis principles his ambitions,
his hopes, his hstreds that is, in Parliament.
Palmersion is really sort of thimblerigger beside
him. But Palmerston has great personal qualities in
bis favor. He is daring defiant, plucky. He has
The Invaluable faculty Of seeming 70 be most frank
when really most mysterious. lie is the fox ia the
lions skin. If driven to the WALL drops the eonine
vesiment, and arrays himself in that Of some other
animal best suited TO the emergency. lie represents
quite parliamentary menagerie, on bis own account
Best of all, be has great selfpossession, and can
olways assume the virtues of good hunor and high
spirits even if lie have them not. He has held the
unit errupied affections of England by poking it in
the ribs for half u century Disraeli is character
less in sympathy with the popular mind. He is
proud cold, and relentless. He knows his unpopu
lsIity, aud, Whist is more, makes use Of it, The
mystery with which people have chosen TO endow
him doubles his strength, and he grimly accepts it as
a cover under which to work bis spells. He Is no
ta,terer, and speaks his mind when policy would
sometimes dictate cautious reticence. In the few
est possible words, lie is Hebrew, and Pslmerston
is An freshman.
In these recent speeches be sssails the Liberals
without stint. He essays to denoGsh the bugbear Of
French invasion by the sbarpest logic and he has
tsDly brought many listeners to his way of thinking
But bis main point is, that Englands tremendous
naval expenditures are justifabe only on one theory
that the intentions of France are clearly hostile;
snd if the intentions of France clearly hostile
then he assumes 1t is not ustifabe to hold the coun.
try In suspense and drain its resources year after
year, but that it is the duty Of Government TO
meet the crisis squarely, and have it once and
forever eet led. Nothing, we fancy, could be
simpler honsster than this, yet 1t is met by a
frantic chorus which procaims it sophstry and
evasion. Mr.. Disraelis own view is, that England
has nothing to fear from France but he presents the
two alternatives to suit the opinions Of both sides
and proiers the solution for each contingency. His
reasoning is such that numbers of bis former oppo-
uents have given in their adherence TO bis views,
and have justified him in making new attempt to
break asunder the Ministry and reseat himself in
power. Nobody can tell whether the effort will
succeed. Even if the Government be defeated by 3
majority of 'bs present House of Commons, Palm-r-
ton has sill expedeut, if lie choose TO exercise
it. He can dissolve Parliament, cause u new House
TO be elected. and fight the fight over again. few
days more will show what the result may be-
The social entertainments Of the London season
are gathering vigor ~ tie weeks pass The glad
tidngs that the famous Alnaeks are 20 be revived
have given new impulse 10 fashionable life. Ii Is
another chance for the ambitious neophyte OF whom
we spoke week ago as purchasing her way to the
fsvors Of fishion in the spirit Of Jupiter showering
gold sbout bis charmer. The Almaok's were ~
begin The 18th Of June. The public suitremeDts
are little changed. The Great Exhibition stands
with open doors but the horrible suspicion is gaining
ground that the people do not much for IT, and
that i, may turn out a financial failure. The prin-
cipa fact nbou; H. that il has drawn from all parts
of the world such multitudes never before assrm.
bled in London and yet it has almost ceased 10 be
the undispu,ed object Of attention. The visits Of
foreign journalists have been made the occasion for
act of uuusnal gracousness the part Of the English
literary fraternity. dinner is to be given in their
honor, and it ia ssid that Bulwer will be invited to
preside. There is, however, some doubt on this
point. for the Eoglish writers seem shy Of applying
10 Bulwer directly, and take the circumocutory
course of sendiog him "round robin" TO express
their wish.
The thesiers flourish. At her Msje,tys in
The Haymarkef, Verdi's csDts'a, written for the
opening of the Exhibition, and dcourteously rejected
by the Commissioners, has been produced with great
success. Everybody speaks bandsoIney Of 1t except
The AtLenaeum, which has phobia expressly de-
voted 10 Verdi Mr.. Boucicault las taken the Piin-
cess's Theatre, in which he was power before be
ever came 10 America. He leaves the Adelphi,
where he is now playing Salem Scudder, in the
" Octoroon," in the Winter. Mr. Fechter hos taken
The Lyceum, which be will open az coon as conven-
eni. and Mr. Sothern holds bis own with Dundresry
at the Hay market