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VOL . II—No . 50 . SATURDAY , MARCH 8 , 1851 . Phice 6 d
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Ministers resume—the old Ministers return to their places , without even a shifting of offices . Thus much they stated in the Houses of Parliament on Monday , and that is nearly all that is known while we write . The disappointment is general , and it is generally displayed . Even those who range themselves among Lord John Russell ' s friends are especially sickened . They see him return to office with a feeling- akin to that with which a weary host is " delighted " to see the
return of a burdensome guest who has missed the train . In proportion to the sense of relief at his going , is the sense of reoppression at his coming back . Lord John received a cold welcome . He has had a private meeting of his "friends" in Parliament , to beg a renewal of their favours ; and , according to the official report , he was not denied ; only the Irish members hinted great dissatisfaction with the Anti-Papal Bill , and some leading Liberals staid away . 2 5 r > . ; i
Out of doors the annoyance is neither slight nor disguised The press speaks in very open terms , ¦—except the damaging patronage which one journal extends to the Premier . Lord John ' s friends are promising that he is going to " turn over a new leaf "—some fine Monday , we suppose ! But really he is "too old to reform . " And the feeling is shown by such incidents as the applause at the Anti-Knowledge-Tax meeting , when Mr . Milner Gibson chuckled because Ministers had " gone through the Gazette "; still more by the appluuse when Mr . Hickson alluded to their diminished
popularity , and the disapprobation when he spoke as if Lord John were going to recover that lost confidence . Lord John has , indeed , forfeited the trust of every class : the working class smiles at his random promise to make such an extension of the franchise as shall include the working class , well knowing that he meant nothing in particular . The middle class has no belief that Lord John ' s Cabinet can last—can contribute to the stability of the country . Even the boasted " prosperit y , " fails to ^ ive satisfaction : it is not doubted ; but , in truth , it is not enouyh . We arc , aa the Times observes , doing a good utroke of business ; but , in order to keep up the full credit
and swing of our immense commercial system , we must be more prosperous , and make more rapid advance . Under the continued pressure of trading necessities , the Government that would be really in favour miiHt provide relief und expansion by nbold handling of the taxes , the debt , and the industrial relations of the country . The duty is n hard one , hut not to be evaded ; ami hhcdhc that neither Lord John nor poor < Sh . Charles Wood is " strong « -nou h | or the place" causes a general feeling of disappointment , vexation , and contempt on their mum . . Nobod y can set aside the idea that the Ministry may be knocked over at any moment ; llowrf Koition . ]
and a Government constantly going on the very edge of destruction cannot have either strength or thought for any useful purpose . The hope of a respite for Ministers lies in the feeble and unprepared state of their foremost enemiesthe Protectionists . Their perplexed and helpless condition is exposed in the replies of Lord Stanley and Mr . Disraeli to the Protectionist deputation . The deputation came to present copies of sufficiently incompatible resolutions—confidence in Lord Stanley , and determination to reverse the policy of Sir Robert Peel ; precisely what Lord Stanley had disclaimed doing . Lord Stanley now
partly explained away his disclaimer , as an objection to sudden changes ; and he so governed his tongue that the deputation did not take away the vote of confidence . From Mr . Disraeli they got his " views" of Protectionist tactics ; an essay which he might have printed at any time . But Mr . Disraeli is under a cloud : he has to contend with the inherent difficulties of the Protectionist case , with the dull intractability of the party , and , worst of all , with the supercilious disregard of colleagues who look down upon his want of birth , are jealous of his abilities , and refuse fair play to his ingenuity from motives of pride , mistrust , and envy . He is a lliperda misplaced . If the Protectionists have no case , and no men , Ireland has both ; and Lord John Russell , proceeding with his Anti-P . ipal Bill , even though he reduce it to a rag , will find that Ireland is not to be treated as summaril y as the Protectionists . The arrival of the Arpia at Liverpool , with the relics of the Polish Legion in Hungary , has brought to light a disposition which we had before suspected . The Poles desire to remain in this country ; but efforts are made , ami evidently with a set purpose , to force them onwards to America . Is Lord Pahnerston going to imitate the inhospitality with which Mr . More O'Forrall repelled the Italian refugees from Malta ? If he attempt to carry out any such project , we suspect that Englishmen will demand to know whether he is acting as the agent of Austria or Russia ? We would not have him raise that micstion . lie had better let it rest , and leave the Poles alone . A sudden squall has somewhat milled the otherwise still waters of the ; French Assembly a One M . Duf ' raisse , a member of the Mountain , has given utterance to some peculiar notions of his own respecting the right residing in the sovereign people to rid themselves of a tyrant and of his offspring , not by expulsion merely , but by the more eilicient arguments of lire and sword . This on the subject of M . Creton ' s motion for the recall of the exiled Princes of the llou . se of Bourbon . The storm of angry passions aroused b y M . Dufraisse ' s words , rendered all calm and orderl y discussions impossible , and , after a fierce onset upon the orator , M . Berryer moved au adjournment of the question for six months , which was carried b y a large majority , The incident has given rise to u war of papers ,
which has been raging for the whole week , notwithstanding the jolly processions of the fat ox , and other festivities of the expiring Carnival . Alarm , suspicion , and jealousy seem to be the order of the day throughout the rest of the Continent . There is consternation at Vienna upon Prussia ' s refusal to submit to all the demands of Prince Schwarzenberg ; terror at Berlin at the prospect of serious differences with Vienna , likely to arise from the towering ambition of the House of Hapsburg ; dismay at Berne , at Constantinople , at Turin ,
resulting from thundering menaces on the part of Austria , unless political exiles are driven from their last shelter : sore affright at Rome from the apprehension of new outbreaks , from the anxious expectation of sudden changes in France . Austria is mustering stronger than ever in the Legations , and masses of her troops are gathering in Umbria , and taking up strong positions at Foligno . In the South , the King of Naples , who has now 120 , 000 men under arms , has encompassed his city with bristling cannon , and so strengthened himself at home , as to be able to come forth with a sudden effort abroad .
There are some dark conjectures of a design on the part of Prince Schwarzenberg to fall suddenly on the French Division at Rome , drive it into the Mediterranean , and , having thus rid Italy for ever of their presence , to complete the work of reaction by putting down tha constitution and national colours in Piedmont . The burning of Rangoon , in Burmah , creates far less sensation here than General Napier ' s farewell speech in India . It prefers two classes of
accusation against the Government—utter mismanagement of the Indian army , mil a perverse neglect to develop the commercial resources of the Punjaub . An enormous ill-governed army , a vast undeveloped territory—no wonder we have superfluous wars and public debt in India ! A recent general order by the new Commander-in-Chief , Sir William Gomm , on the subject of debt among officers in the army , confirms one of Sir Charles Napier ' s recent accusations in a very marked manner .
Another Kaffir war at the Cape of Good Hope The incidents of this outbreak are truly formidable the " invincible" Sir Harry Smith , who is accustomed to harangue the savages in a style of theatrical infallibility , had almost been caught ; he issues notices betraying great alarm at the ; exposed state of the frontier districts ; and IkkI Niiininoncd the Coloni . sttr-so recently at issue with the Colonial-office at home!—lo ri . se en
i masse and protect " her Majesty ' s troops " With striking rcgnkirily , the (' ape Colony undergoes au alternation of three stutes -Kaffir war , Anglo-Dutch rebellion , and mutiny of the English colonists : the cycle is just recommencing before the colony is quite out , of the previous gale , and wa may almost expect to hear that the Cupts hus the three blessings at once .
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Leader (1850-1860), March 8, 1851, page unpag., in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1873/page/1/
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