Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-30
Lord PaImerstOn and Earl Russell on
the Rreaa-

An English writer, remarking on the
different manner in which the two fore
most English statesmen were accustomed
to treat the gentlemen of the press, tells
the following stories:
"The reporters who went down to Palm
e%rston's elections at Tiverton almost al
ways returned with some story illustrut-
ono oeeasiS8; %hGm fd RtaafsRd ha as F or
cign Secretary, was addressing his c~onstit-
uents, a reporter from the Morning Mron-
tcte was the only representative of the
press present. The speech contained
some rather strong remarks upon the
French Government, and the reporter
took upon himself at the conclusion of the
address, to ask the speaker whether he de-
sired those remarks to be given, or wheth-
er they were not merely designed ad can
tdndiAp las it were.) Lord Palmerston
smiled, thanked the gentleman for his
offer, but declined it with the remark that.
What l say here L say for everywhere
He then said, How are you going up? |
am going to town at once, to take part i'm
the London election The reporter re-
piled this was in the days of p~osting) If
your lordship will take up my report, and
send it for me to the Morning Chronicle
office in time for publication, L shall be
much obliged, for that will enable me to
proceed west The shrewd Palmerston
accepted the commission, took charge of
the parcel, and delivered it with ex-
emplary punctuality.
"On another occasion, when he WIS
about to speak at the same place, the re-
porters found that, owing to the time ut
which the train started, they would not be
able to return to town that night if he
spoke above half an hour. They accord
lngly sent a depntation, to ask him wheth-
er he could cOntine his remarks to that
time. He promised to do so. He com
menced his speech, talked away as freely
as ever, and, as the time went on, the re-
porters were not a little afraid that he
had forgotten all about his engagement.
But when the end of the half-h0ur an
preached, he rounded off his observations.
as he sat down, with about a minute
to spare, he leaned over to the represen-
tatives of the press and remarked, with a
knowing wink and smile, We'll, l have
kept my promise, have 1 not?'
when he was going down tothe liver
ton election in 1857, IA reporter CHANGED to
open the carriage in which he was sitting
with Lady Palmerston at the Exeter
Seeing who were its occupants
he drew back, and was about to close the
door, when the Premier, who evidently \
recognized a face not unknown in the
called him in, chatted with him
all the way to Tiverton, discussed the =
prospects of the pending e~lection. lit was l
.he one which followed the dissolution on
he China vote, listened to and repeated
more than once to Lady Palmerst0n the
comments of the gallery man
lpoD the men who occupy the floor of the
o. Commons, and freely expressed G
us own opinions on his rivals and con- D
emporaries. =
"The only anecdote we ever heard. in u
which Lord Russell and a SgspaPer man
Igured together, was in strong contrast TO
hose we have just given The circum- 50
occurred during the city of Lon A.
on election in 1857. AT That time, as u
be recollected, the Times had been
cry severe in its comments on the noble .
arl-and it would seem that he had made :
p his mind to let the editor know how -
tile he cared for him. Accordingly. af- -
IT speaking on the nomination day at the
uiidhall, he sent for the Times reporter ]
resent, who was a member of the bar.
n his most frigid manner, and most
leering voice, the noble lord began bv
king the ridiculous question whether his
'eech would be reported in the Times ? Ely
e was told it would. AhP he said. i be
'ver see the Times now; 1 should like to beT
I'VE acopy-will you send me one?' The ma
porter replied with some warmth that il n
as his duty to report meetings, and not L
ke orders for papers ana babe GOOD An
to his lordship." %,
Loru IalnerstOh was a master OF what tiol
e Irish call barney. He was a skilf1l Sha
l~itician n, Il papIec+ad no ob,a and