The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-13
TIE SUN. SUNDAY. MARCH rs, 1872.


The frsqusnS sSsmsussssnees which he had
| received upon the. subject. ana ever, .
memorandum from the Queen herself nad no
perceptible effect The cup OF Prince Aiberts
| discomfort ran over when Palmerston pri-
vateiy informed the English Ambassador
| at Paris that, in his opinion his old
acquaintance. Louis Napoleon. was Justified
| In efYectinR the coup dftat In December. 1851.
For giving this opinion at critical commune
| turo. without consulting the. Cabinet ana the
Queen. he was informed By Lord John Rus
| sell that her Majesty had been requested to
appoint . successor to Lord Palmerston. The
latter soon had his revenge. Within less than
two months an am endme nt moved oy MIN 70
Cabinet measure was carried ana Lord John
Russell was driven out OF once. LORD Derby
general election, Lord aberdeen, formed .
coalition Cabinet III which PalnfSrston con-
scented to take the Home Once The inefficient
conduct OF the, Crimean war by this Ministry
led to its fall, and the Queen. much
against her will. was ultimately compelled to
invite Palmerston to construct q government.
Hehad. as we have already mentioned. passed
his SEVENTEEN yAsy when the Premiership thus
came to him for the Arst time ltwas during
his administrator. thatthe Crimeap war was
brought to an ostensibly sucoessful issue. al
though we can .now soc how little 1t accom-
plished in the way Of putting any permanent
check upon Russian aggression. In the
usual showers Of rewards and decora-
lions that follow; q, war. Lord Palmerstons
share was the Order OF the Garter. It was
also during his first premiership that the
Indian mutiny was quellod. and that the Gov
ernment OF India was transferred from the
East India Co mpany to . Secretary OF state
We should not omit to mention that little
earlier the high handed course. pursued BY
Palmerston toward China in the affair Of the
lorcha Arrow" caused Golden to move .
vote Of censure. which was carried by major
ity OF 10. Palmeraton at once dissolved Par
Lament. and in the subsequent general cleo
ton scored q great triumph. not only Golden
but John Bright and Miner Gibson all losing
their seats.
The friendship for Louis Napoleon which
had driven Palmerston from the Foreign or
fee in 1851 cost him the Premiership In 1858
In the last named year an attempt was made
to assassinate Napoleon I'LL by q gang OF des-
peradoes headed by Orsini. whose headNuar-
ters had previously been In London. Lord
Palmerston.' desiring to meot the wishes OF
the Emperor Of tho French. tried to pass
measure which should give to the British Gov
eminent the power to Danish from England
any foreigner conspiring in Britain against
the life Of a foreign sovereign. bill to that
effect was road tho first time by o majority Of
200 but suddenly the current Of opinion
changed. An amendment to the second read
ing. which was practically a vote OF censure
was. to his amazement. carried against Pal
merston. and he was obliged to resign. The
ensuing general election. however. failed to
give the Tories a majority. and In the early
part Of 1850. at the age Of U.s. Lord Palmerston
once again assumed the burden Of govern
ment and Of the leadership OF the House OF
Commons-a burden which he continued to
sustain until his death. in October. 1885.