, 1865-11-14
FROM EUROPE.
Letters From London and
Florence.
LORD PALMERSTON' FUNERAL
Portents Of Coming Events in
Germany,
Results Of the Italian Elections
Withdrawal of the French
Troops from Rome.
GREAT BRITAIN.

Funeral Of Lord Palmerston-The Com
Ing mAn-Prussin Bre&kine Up tht
GcE1nnnIc Confedcratlon-Keors
cation Of the European Continent
French Pol1tlcs-Runlorod Abd1catton
OF the Kin. Of SaIony-Romo and
Itnly-Tfjnl Of tho Fentan i'onspira'
toEs-A Big Thlngs' on Uncle SAM
John Bulbs Turn-Eeoree u. mcCIel.
lan-The' ChoIera-LfterarY News
Postscript-Money Markets, Ac., &c
tFrom Our Own CoUespoudent]
LONDON, Oct ss, 1865.
Sand the place TINT knew him shall know
him no more forever" Yesterday ten Cabinet
Ministers carried Lord Palmerston's remainE
to their last resting place, and in presence oI
the Prince Of Wales, Duke of Cambridge, al,
the Ambassadors, and full diplomatic corps,
the two Houses Of Parliament, and Thousands
of the etite inside the grand old Abbey Of
Westminster, and scores Of thousands outside,
there laid tho late virtual sovereign Of q great
or empire than Ale1andor's in q narrow vault
scarce Six feet by two. :.
The span Of Palmerston's career has bridscd
.awide period In English history. Has he left
anything behind him to explain to future gen.
crations the secret Of hts successs For the
life Of me I cannot say he has, for he never
advocated my particular principle, except
mildly and automatically and only when, as
It were, the minority Was on The point OF
gaining the asccndancy. The most latterins
cpitaph TINT any paper has written for him
and they are all writing apparently from the
same cuc-is that he did not feel, and abomi.
mated anything like sentiment or appeals TO
Humanitarian considerations. Yhere is but
one opinion as to his social qualities, and that
ofthe very highest = herein lay, no doubt, tho
main element Of his unprecedented success
but Us regards statesmanlike achievements, Or
the advocacy Of great and true principles
what has he done? I feel convinced that
History {Whom they say never 1ies) will place
tle name Of PalmerstoD at the very head Of
the list Of politicians, but will entirely ignore
him amongst statesmen. No man could be 80
much missed for tho first few weeks after Ills
deccase; no man in history will have been 80
soon forgotten within twelve months after
death.
His vas q great dcath-to some terrible,
to others fortunate death. Cut down an old
oak IN the forest, and The blank Is otttimes
more striking than the huge und maybe mo-
bier trees that still remain. But Palmcrston
was more than single tree IN q great forest
he was the keystone In the arch OF aristocra-
cy-the last connecting link between Federal
Ism and modern Democracy. He ,vns the Sir
Simon de Montfort Of the nineteenth century,
whom our English barous, Tory and Whig
alike, recognized ns their chief, their counsel
lor and shield. They low admit It.; aud our
conservative organs are loudest In their
shricks over the corpse Of tho great Pre-
mief," mfngling their honest tears, however,
ment, and trembling anxiety o.. 10 "the del
uge" that may follow.
Mr. Bright lately characterised Lord Pal
Merst0n rs the only man able and willing
to betray the Liberal party" and Mr. Golden
always spoke Of him as the bulwurk Of the
aIistocracy against popular reform. Iques-
tlon very much whether the Emperor Napo-
leon himself possesses personally 60 much
Influence In France as Palmesston welded
during the past ten years in England for the
former Is a thorough eclectich in the midst
Of the Influences surrounding him, while the
lattcr ruled from inside himself. and became
the recognized embodiment Of Ill privileged
classes mud vested rights in Great Britain.
Now TINT be has depaTted, who shall succeed
him He has gone, and the whole fabric OF
aristocratic government vibrates to its deep
est foundations.
THE COMING MAN.
Il Is too soon to speculate, with any likeli-
hood Of laing right, upon ministerial chnnges:
on Monday o. Tuesday ne1t VIC may begin to
hear something definite. The re*u,ne OF the
entire political Situation IN England i this
.hipf Wing leaders, Tory leaders, Royals,
Court langers-on, Snobs, &c, fear, and,
therefore, hate him. But Is Gladstone capa-
bic: Is he yeudyf Hero Is u crisis! Where