New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-24


English Sentiments Concerning it
tho Royal Mcssnge-the Queen and
Lord observation-disclosures OF 'he
O,Kane scanEaI-DecIine of sympathy
with Secession in England and OF
blockade -Running-Whntw will Help 80
Stop IL.
LONDON, Feb. 6, 1854.
1t will not be very long letter that shall
send 10 you this week nor one Of any special interest to
American readers in which particular it viii faithfully
reflect the aspect Of things public and political from
the London point OF view for the last seven doys This
too Notwithstanding thet is existing between Ger
many and Denmark-or rather between Prussia and
Austria combined against the latter Power-and Per-
Lament has opened. think we were more Interested
about both matters before they had become faes. and
am sure that We talked ten times as much, in the be-
ginning Of the week CHASTITY holocaust Of human
beings in Chilithe having just then reached us
az we do now about the Queens speech, Lord Derhys
cleyerness Disr0eli's venom, or the battle or MIS-
snnde and the DanDewerke, which the great majority
Of Britons believe 10 be duplicate of the Great Wal
of CHM, in mud, extending right across The Danish
peninsula, behind which the plueky descendants OF OIL
the sea-kings raying in place not mnel ligggr
-
for tho same. That L say, IS the prominent int
ish idea, as prOpolnded az one oil tho uls,
cussionhalls Of this metropolis two OF thIee
nights ego by one ofs favorite orators Who II nc was
Indignant In behalf Of the invaded pe0fe (Nhom nc
once or twice likened 10 the ilused SoutneFners as
being oyerborne by might against night ana DC Pe,alc
in want OF chigaric assistance winch coalGnt pc 81,
forded)-was much more pratlfG at The pfoCapny o.
British nteryertOn-gith an 10 lt--and IN .lhcEt"Se
Of the hncomrax. In the latter objection 10 vas
ir representative Of the feelings OF inc majority OK rs
fia
hal' with him. There would, am SURF ., lnblils3
stronger agitation the question. but Tor tue genei
incredulity that the Ministry is n earnest sEat IL
means anything beyond little talking to 0gneombe,
and taking the wind ont OF the sails II tie Toresho
have exhibited their wrath and disappointment IN he
debate following the Royal Message. when phDhc III
difference and loose confidence Is, let me sly very
dangerous SYMPTOM strongly akin 20 that prevailing
lust before the Crimeun war. II the Cabinet were
strong one instead of being so exceedingly i
shaky, rickety and discOrdant that it only
exists by sufferaDce, or rather from lack OF
abity on the part Of rs enemies to form onolherf
Earl Russell were out of It, and palmerson faithful TO
hs of always following the load OF Napoleon
III Great Britain might be steered into war with
holders go to work incontinently TO build Aabamss
is although the unds improved after the message
and debate people regard the Ultra comnittalism Of
the former With considerable disrust ard the srewder
qud-nuncs OF the cub.houses and Exchange are wiling
10 take bets that John Bull will be led by the nose
or pushed or sboudered into the quarrel when bis old
pugnacious instincts must be relied upon to "see il
through" Washington Iryings portrait Of him, taken
years ago in the Sketchook has not yet become anti
quated have his rulers overcome their itch for IN
ermeddlng for the qualification OF royal 1nities the
balance Of power and other supertons belonging TO
dark ages OF the Georges
Apropos Of afnies have II on very good authority
that after the Royal Message had undergone all the
painful tinkerng such documents are inevitably subject
TO- ID thrice submitted to the Queen, thrice srenu
ousy objected TO- and thrice altered before IL appeared
in Ia present form. They say the clubs Indeed that
Her Majesty tore up copy the first, for antiGer
man sentiments expressed therein. and the thing Il
probable for there DO anecdotes enough Illustrative OF
her having viii and temper of her own. and not being
AZ all backward In maniiesting IL. remember when |
cut down the proposed allowance to Prince
Albert the motion OF the admirable economist Joseph
Hume Il was popularity reported that the Queen. receiy
ing the news did In paroxysm Of passion, throw down
her eatable and demosh the contents like any other
young woman of Nl-regulated temper accustomed 10 |
have her own way and illbrooking opposition. Then
too, know good many EDglishmen and En5iishwomen
who firmly believe that she has more than once boxed
the Prince of Waless cGrs--and that he deserved It.
However these things may be- IL is pretty generally I'M
derstoOd by those who behind the scenes that the
relations between Her Majesty and Lord Palnorston
herself by blood instincts and tradition the widow Of
man intensely German In nature, sympathzeS at once
with her kindred aud the ,,, whole German PEG.
as she does with the Government aud
people OF the United States agoins the Rebels sup
pose average American, not familiar with Che limited
authority Of her Britannia Majesty viii find II rather
difficult TO realize how on oigarchy. themselves the
real welders OF the power Of this REALM oyeIsaugh
Royalty ITSELF but it is and known TO DO So In some
respects We have got back to the times OF the ba1ons
again and Pelmerston is Simon de Mortfort. This
man. willy oily chafy. subtle, supple, totally nsincere
and heartcss about all great ends and as strong be-
lever In corruption necessity Of State as was Sir
Robert Wapoe himself Is the arehhumbug OF England |
TO nse a ielictous Amcricanisn. no has honey. !
rlggled" John Bull completely; with the majority Of
Britons he is decided! popular. Their n-
prcssions are fairly expressed in Big stupid, soapy
p,cture in this week IsR. In which the typical
John places Lis hands admiringly ON the shoulders OF
tpSat IN linn fancy tho cynlcs old Mephistopean
grin with which the subject OF this pictorial Aattesy
must have welcomed IL lie SHOWS Ve!y Neil Use W
monse advantages secured TO Mn oy tho popiai eSti'
mnte. $50, e.. A., H..
lie knows TOO how to avoid figuring dissdvan'
tagcousv before the public, us may be inferred nom
The myslerlous compromising OF the Ukane case oil
which wrote TO you some three months ago when
the scandal was rife here Nothing new ABOUT IL mas
transpred beyond the fact that The husband lrols ms
suit aud action simultaneously, whie asserting very
srenuouSly that he had good grounds for both 30 the
few believe though the mans character Is equlVoea
the many being more oodnatured. The very fact OF
matterl That Is precisely what neither Mr.. Ohane
nor the lawyers viii tell U.S. Depend upon IT, my dear
feah heard club dandy say to his companion. 'he
other day, 'there & something gong. They re bwoth
Iwishmen you know which delightfully."- comprehen- |
siye way OF putting 1t seemed TO Afford general gratih'
cation Observe too that the yeaa press as the late
dcnomlnated II, has maintained notable
retlcence OF comment on the subject.
A word Of return to the reopening Of Parliament The
Tories are considered to have taken nothing by their
attack on the Ministry they have even damaged them
selves by aiiordng Pam opportunity Of retortng on
them aud exposing their miserable nefeionoy' which
he aYagd himself Of with characteristic pluck ana abb
ity. So far Americans feel interest III tle matter
they ought TO be gratled at the snubhng OF the Com
seryatye etemont onevery occasion FER receueet; o.
Tories are sympathizers with heDes
Of more or ess virulcnce. Had they obtained power
the Confederacy would have been recognized long ago
Even now. when there Ia growing conviction. IN
creasing steadily day by day that the o - - MIL
ba raria nd Iory