, 1866-07-13
THE ENGLlNH miNlxrEuIAI.
CRISIS.

From Our Own Couespondentl
LONDON. June n, 1858.
The Administration cf Earl Russell Is to-
day thing Of the past, aud the principles of
| Earl Derby, and all that Is most reactionarY
and aristocraic In this country, are, for the
time being, dominant In Great Britain. Earl
Russell has RESIGNED. He has been forced
| into resignation by his own colleagues-if we
may belieye the assertions ofcertain influential
| organs ofthe press-for we nre informed that
be and Mr. Gladstone submitted tbe question
Of dissolution Of Parliament to their col
leagues yesterday, and the question was de.
c1ded In the negaliye by vote often to 1--WE.
The matter stands simply thus. Earl Russell
and Mr. Gladstone are honest Liberals, like
the minority Of their colleagues; but two
thirds ofthe Cabinet arc Tories, or Conserve
tiyes in all bnt the name and the men of the
past hare. for the moment, carried the day
over the men of the future. Your correspond.
cnt knows that in thus speaking Of
Earl Russell and Slr. Gladstone, he may not
carry with him the sympathles Of Americans,
for each Of these men has seriously damaged
himself In respect to late events In the United
States. But your correspondent IS disposed
to make some allowance for ignorance on
their part; he knows, moreover, that they
possess the entire confidence Of men In this
country who DOW begin to call themselves
Democrats" and that they-Johu Russell
and William Ewart G1adstoue-haye
resigned Office because they would not
listen to an nnho1y compromise. They know
what is at stake In this country, and are con-
tent to wait until the tide Of events carries
them back into office on the shoulders Of the
people. That tide Is swelling and surging
rapidly; and as Americans learned eventual
victory from early disasters as Bull
Run and the Chickahominy- like manner
their brethren In the old country have at
length been taught q lesson by defeat,
and arc preparing, not for the compromise
OF 1861, as In your country, or tho late Com
promise Reform Bill in our OWL, but for
fundamental democratic measure which will
open the door, and keep 1t open, for future
progress. The people Of this country are
awake to the crisis ;-they are as much alive
rs in the old times Of the first Reform Bill,
or the agitation against the Corn Laws and
the new A1minis tration Of the Tories will
meet with such universal opposition And hate,
that very few weeks Will seal Its doom.
"Comfng events cast their shadows before"
We have seen the proof Of popular disgust
during the last two days In the mobbing of
such men Us Lowe, Horsmau, Dlsraeli, and
Lord E1cho and very little time Is necdedto
work up the heart Of the people to q crisis
like TINT which carried Catholic Emaucipa-
tion and the first Reform Bill. We interest !
ourselves nowadays very little In CONT
mental adairs; we have revolution at our
own doors; the cheap press has educated our
people to knowledge Of their rights during
the past twelve years our working classes
have learnt noble lesson from yonr civil
war, md they ure now preparing for strug-
gle which will bring about, and that very
shortly, their long-desired emancipation. We
are On tho very eve Of stirring times IN this
country. 81
EARL pERDT's CHANCES.
do not well sec how Lord Derby can ac-
ccpt the duty Of forming a Cabinet. The
present Houae of Commons Is COMPOSED of
three parties: Liberals, Tories, and "Adnl-
lamites," the hitter being deserters from the
Liberal ranks. In respect to Reform Bill,
the Adullamites would vote With the Tories,
but On the question Of Tory or Liberal Ad-
mfnistratIon at this crisis In European affairs,
the supporters Of Earl Derby can never
depend upon them. There Is but |
ouG 4tau uAt Oh the lm0r0Nu0.
namely, dissolution of Parliament
and fresh appeal to the country that up
peal will certainly be made within q few |
weeks, If not very shortly for hear it pro-
posed to move q vote Of want Of confidence in
Lord Derby as soon as the House OF Com
mons meets again. It Is simply impossible
far the Tories to carry On the Government in
the present condition Of parties in the House;
they are in minority, md must, therefore,
oppeal to the constituencies. For this reason
do not think Earl Derby (as he Ia not fool,
whntever he may be else,) will or can accept
the offer Of the Queen to form d Ministry.
But We shall know By Saturday; and there-
lure leave all further remarks to that day.
JouS BULL, JR.
Scenes In the House of Lords.
From the London Times, June a7.l
In the House Of Lords, on The evening Of
the 1Gth, Lord Russell announced that, in
Of the adverse vote Of the House
Of Commons on Monday weak, the Ministers
had teudered their relfgnations to her Maies-
", who had invited them to reconsider thelr
determination, suggesting that defeat upon
. matter OF detail need not demand such IN
extreme resolution at 30 critical a period rs
The present At an Interview with Her .Mniea-
~ that afternoon the resignation Of the Coy