The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-03

gentleman was INDUCING in violent
philippe against the Prime Minister,
Palmerston went quietly to sleep. AT
the end of the TRADE one of his under
secretaries gave him a nudge, when
Palmerston rose and replied as IL he had
heard every word. In fact, nothing
could disturb his impenetrable GOODNESS.
AT his little borough of Tiverton there
was radical butcher named Radcliffe,
who thought with great many better
men, that PalmerstOn was no friend to
the labOring classes and had betrayed
the reformers. Accordingly, every time
the noble lord made speech to the
electors of Tiverton this obstreperOus
politician assailed him from the crowd
with much vituperation and considera-
BILE coarse humor and coarser language.
! Palmerston at last was Obliged to take
him in hand. One day he asked MIR.
Radcliffe to step upon the platform, lis
ten patiently all he had to say, and
then, meeting him with his own weap--
ons, gave him back blow for blow, and
punished poor Radcliffe worse than
Heenan punished Sayers. the butcht
ack nowledged the corn, shook hands
with the Prime Minister, and never al
forwards attempted to beard the lion in
his den. t)e e
Palmerston's relations with Queen
Victoria were never so'cordial as those
of his political opponent, Lord Derby;
and between tie Prime Minister and the
Prince of Wales there was still recently
an open feud. The arrogant bearing Of
the Minister was at the bottom OF this
dislike. At times he assumed almost
the functions of royalty. In 1851, when
Lord John Russell was Prime Minister
and Palmerston Foreign Secretary, the
Queen addrcssedto Lord Russell the ioi-
lowing piquant note:
"The Queen requires, frst, that Lord
Palmerston will distinctly state what he
proposes in given case in order that
| the Queen may know as distincsly to
| what she is giving her royal sanction
secondly, having once given her sane
| ton to q measure, that IL be not drbtfrd-
ritz altered or modified by the Minister.
Such an act she must consider as failing
in sincerity to the Crown, and justly to
be visited by the exercise of her c0nsti-
tutional right of dismissng that Minis.
ter. She expects to be kept informed OF
what passes between him and the For
{ eign Minister before important decisions
: are taken based upon that intercourse /;
to receive the foreign dispatches in good
, time, and to have the drafts for her APP
proval sent to her in sufficient time to
make herself acquainted with their con-
/ tents before they must be sent Off Tie
Queen thinks it best that Lord John
Russell should show this letter to Lord
Palmerston."
Russell did so. The imperturbable
PalmerstOn sent word back that he had
taken copy of the memorandum, and
would not fail to attend to the directions
. given, and went on just the same as be-
fore. A few months later he recog-
niZed Napoleon's coup d'etdt without
!. authority from either Queen or Cabinet.
9 The Queen indignantly demanded an
i explanation, and Palmerston cody re-
, piled by renewing his despatch Of recog
n lnition, leaving poor little Russell aghas
Il at his temerity. After this the Queer
i had no option but TO dismiss her rebel
il lious Minister, and she did 80. Blu
d Palmerston's object was accomplished
d and Napoleon has since held undisturh
: ed possession of the throne of France
r. Lord PalmerstOn was not marriet
l. until he was fifty-five years of age. Hi
o chosen wife was the widow OF the Ear
of Cowper. At the time of their mar
a riage Lady Palmersten was about thirty
h seven years of age. She also had fou
!. children, the issue of the Earl of Cow
! per, and all of whom were married q
: the time of her second marriage. ON
!. of the daughters, Emily Caroline Cath
o crime Frances, was married to Lore
4 Ashley, heir to the earldOm of Shafts
e bury, and the other to the ViscOun
= Jocelyn. Her eldest son by Earl Cow
J. per is the present peer of that name
" Lady PalmerstOn was an accomplishe'
,e and fascinating woman, and after he
second marriage attained celebrity II
,r the social life of the metropolis scarcel!
hot oh tn nnlifi.o
- ability and active genius of her husband
v have won for him on the Continent o
4 Europe. She was, like her husband,
\ great diplomatist. II was through lie
~ efforts that the reconciliation took plac
a between her husband and Lord JOhI
10 Russell, which resulted in the formation
If of the Cabinet now dissolved By Pa
% merstOn's death. She was an earl
,r flame of Palmerstons when she wa
Q Lady Emily Permission, and he faith
Y fully waited for her many years, gladl
|. taking her when at ain uncertain ag
a and with her four encumbrances. s
3 Lord PalmerstOn's death has brOke
/ one of the strongest links uniting tn
J. present century and the past. OF tn
old school of statesmen to which he be
), longed few representatives are now LEFT
q Brougham and Russell are almost til
t last of the band. Lord Palmerston
n successor in the Premiership will probs
e bly, be found either in the person of Eal
is Russell or of Earl Granville. Bot
IF these ministers are members of tn
,e House of Lords. Should either be chose
t. Prime Minister, therefore, the leader
he the Huuse OF Commons, where all tn
lie tpractical work of the country is dom
is will rest with Lord Clarendon (th
te future Foreign Secretary and Mr.. Glat
ne stone.