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REPORTS OP A ' -SPLIT IN -THE GABINET . ; Thbre is sbmetliingv wrong in the Ministry . What it is we have no means of knowing ; \ Ve only know that there is something aniiss * , that it rnirst be rather ^ serious in its' nature , and ' tliat it threatens to / affect the honc-urof thiscouhtry , in ! the conduct of affairs in the East . ' ! . " : Let us begin by saying that we do ' riot T > Mief& the reports which circulate , as to tile nature bf this " crisis , " for such it'has beeh called . On Saturday last a report was ih'd ^ sti ; ii ) iisly spread ,
that Lord Aberdeen was about to' resign . We recognise in this the revival of an old re ^ w ^^^ to the same effect , which u $ ed to Jbe joined witli the assertion , that Lord Aberdeen vs ^ is so 'ttussJa ^ in his tendencies , as to have contemplated the betrayal of the country to the interests of the Czar . This original report coupled Lord' Clarendon with Lord Aberdeen ; but , at present , tire honour appears to be exclusively given to the " ¦ ' ¦ Prime Minister . We had good ground to believe that report , to be untrue : we have learned nothing which could make us believe the new foriri of itu i \
A second idea * very current in 8 ociety , ' < vffects < a person in rank , more distinguished than Lord Aberdeen ; and , as this charge has been adumbrated in print , and as freely used in conversation , it would be useless to overlook it , while , perhaps , thexe may be some advantage in saying it outright . It is , that Prince Albert has exerted himself to strengthen the position of various royal families iiv Europe , partly from general sympathy with royalty , partly from a desire to secure a collateral advantage for his own family , and partly , perhaps , in a general desire to keep the peace , by preserving
the authority of princes in Europe , generally . This report , again , we do not believe . In connexion with this stoi-y is one , that there is a strong Orleanist conspiracy to recover the throne of France , by favour of the same alliance which lias its nucleus in Germany ; that this conspiracy has some reference to the new alliance of King Leopold's son with an Austrian princess ; that these alliances are intended to counteract the influence of the Emperor of the French ; and that it is a necessary incident to this combination that Russia should be favoured , rather than thwarted . Public opinion , in this country , does not permit an open working of this plan , but it is remarked that a widely circulated organ in tho press
systematically labours to exasperate English feelin ^ against Turkey , to soften English feeling against Russia , to improve opportunities of disparaging Louis Napoleon , and to insinuate other ideas which have more or Icsh some advantageous bearing upon the claims of the Orleans family . It appears to u . s , however , that this supposition is collected rather from an ingenious interpretation of events than one that bears any probability on tho face of it . Tho discretion with which Prince Albert has abstained from political intermeddling is not likely to have been violated in no flagrant a manner ; and wo only repeat the Htory beeau . HO it is desirable to preHont tho conjectural assertions which are made to do duty for facts .
Another supposition is , that royal families and diplomatic Minifltcra have ho long conducted tho nilairH of Europe by a Hpeeiea of eliqnery , that they are now endeavouring to do ho in this great contest ; that statesmen Avho have long engaged iu Much pursuits have become so hardoned to the work , that they cannot bo wounod from it ; that they have thus become denationalized ; < md that Lord Aberdeen , who ia very experienced an a diplomatist , haa more entjroly At heart tho
arrangement : of any aflfeir ; a ! bcoTding ! to the ruled «> if diplo- ' ; rnacyv to attested ! byniih& // approbation ;; off /' blis ; brother diplomatists , itifcwbeoardiligstethe geiitiihe ) . feeling * -of diisjtoten ^ oonn ^ y ^ oc tlie masfo ^ Lojaoua rpr 6 cedehtevofrvJ 2 ngfo this ideacijepre&dhfo I $ ord Aberdeen mofce , asdiplfro matist < than ¦ Engl&hy and ihav sgfidpertltfzin £ « ^ K with English opuutmsj English ? fobjeei ^ ! aiid > rEng * lish interests , thanfthe interest , oj * ihUrafe , ; and- ob *< jects of ; the diplomatic clique wllton hare ; * managed Europe . . There is niucli more probability in 'this supposition "than the others * ; ¦ \ m- -i .-. uv . ; . ;;¦;¦¦; - wef
Let' tis nOvrcqnie tqthe fa ^ ts ^ ufeh ^ 1 ? ltaovv ! i They are ' scanty etfough'j' bnt > toe ^ ertlieie ^ ( it is evident thatthey * irieart sO ^ € ^ in ' g < s € rIou 9 r . 1 ** iTlie course of : England ' 'hi the -East 'lifts' & 63 h / 'ijfr the "first plaCe ^ osupport ® KT key > s % ¨wftfnfomi $ r sioti to the claim * of Russia . '* Pii € r < W 5 h . &te Question was theii taTcen ihrto eohsiderfiitfon tiythle ^ Confe r eriee iet ^ iSi ^ rV > l < &' ^ t ^^ U : > ^ ICi > t 07-4 a ^ the fate of thaiNofce te&i « cently ! biee ^ 4 li&tstai , b 3 'ect of discussion ;! '' Ftfom . ¦ that * Cjontferenee < bm&tiatedj > a tfekfc ^ hichJbdtii Russia'fthda ? titkey ift ^ rpfreted to- meaii « he £ ttbtois&idnof tfee { Potted j i < W ^ if that imerpretation 4 v £ iknown ¦ ¦ > & . Vt&KiidiithV « Four Powers agre ^ dHtoat nVwfcs elroneoiss t ^ they ^ pror posed , ' ^ evfeYth < elfss , v' i ^ littt ¦ vTu ^ key- felw . W ^ atecept
tiieiNrtte ^ ointly ^ wi *^ ^ tresli interpretation p » ti liptin It by 'its'' p aiithorS •; r 'Hefe ^ begfiws ^ fresh ' coMpTiesC ^ o ' n ;; ^ uSsiaf i-eftiseia Wf * ee » gMs ^> thaJi aTi ^ itage ^ ment 1 ^ ^ j ^ and ^ AtiStria ^ dctiiig tindfer fear of B . ' itssia , ' pai'tiatly ^ withdraw ^ rroiibi'th ^ Confe re nGev beca , us « 'Fitmce and Great BHMin ^ Hl ntrt'suflif j eieritly * f 6 iii& Turkey towafcdisa stfbmission ' ^ nd « r % \\ k Great Po ^ er . -It is at tliis ^ iritj ? ihdt weile ^ m tlie Mvancfe of four , © r fifei ot si * i ^ esseWifroin ; tW joint 8 « et' * to i 'ConStantiiSOple ^ forih ^ purpose ,. it is said , of checking the subjdctdidf tjie-Sultan if they should rise against their master , on accountof liif ^ mbdera tton to '\ vkrds ' 'Mi 'C / hrismh allies md I 113 Christian inyadeiv - And , here . comes / JRgaini
the most dtsaqireeab , l 6 pdrt q £ , sx \ sww ® fi ; eLg % \ mt ouj ; Ministry , ; ; TJ 5 neininistevial , ^ rgaii ^ J \ a ^ e put two diffeir . entwtesrpr ^ tat ^ ns -. rq ^ on . ^ t ^ esfi f aqtg ( . ; . Tine $ wes appears to ir ^ pvesent one pqrty , and , ^ y very c $ , re , ful taobsewe ,, t . ha , t pn ^ y , tyfo . . ship 8 > aijd no more , were sent ; endeavours ; t < o anako , it ,, lie believed 'that Turkey will not bo thoroughly supported in asserting her independence ; and almost
insinuates that the Porte may be abandoned by both France and England . Tho Morning Post puts forth the very opposite declaration . It asserts , that six vessels have advanced to Constantinople , and that the remainder were to follow ; that France and England will stand by their ally to the utmost ; and it mentions , more specifically , " Palmerston , John Russell , and Clarendon , '* as men who are to guide the country .
Here we are arrested for the want of further facts . The mention of Lord Clarendon ' s name in this last enumeration , coupled with the omission of Lord Aberdeen ' s , has given rise to much inquiry . Is Lord Clarendon with the national section of the Cabinet , or with the diplomatic section ?—that is the question ; and there is a surmise , based we know not on what authority , that while the national section is endeavouring to gain over Lord Clarendon , who has always enjoyed a greater degree of esteem amongst public men than the
public at large could account for , he still gives way to certain leanings . in favour of a peaceful policy which ally him with the Premier . Rumours of this fact are in active circulation ; and there is the greatest desire to ascertain the truth . But here comes the most important fact of all . Tho actual position of the Cabinet ia carefull y shrouded in the most impenetrable mystery , ft is not only that tho reports circulated by the / Standard and other opposition organs remain
uncontradicted—wo could understand that ; it is not only that stories of Court combinations are without explicit denial—that , also , we could supposo to bo a course suggested by a sense of dignity , however mistaken ; but the public is left to weai-y itself iu conjuetures , while the respoh-Bible Ministers of the country are conducting it . s affairs , at tho moat critical period which wo have known for i \ series of years , under the veil of a studied BecroHy .
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THE rEOTES'rANT ALLIANCE AND THE FRIENDS OF ITALY . We understand that tho Protestant Alliance fool under conmderablo obligations to Lord Clarendon , for the manly expression of pious sentiments to which ho cx-officio , gftvo utterance last
Wcdnessuggested ) ylefi MO ; dosuat atjaliocn ; their minds that the , ( pj a > inet ,, jsq r , jjrofou ^ . ia . its inysteries about Jlu § sia a , ( wojiJi < J ^ e , bold and ., explicit in its policy wj $ * , ( regard ; tp . Tuscany , :, \ I , t . > vas quite clear that strftng- ^ measures , ;^ ere in contemplation , and that British bibles , ; -bpund by . men ; wh . Oi might be conjwdered f ., ^ rty . rs , Qnly ^ th ^ njarty rsixeyer . " strike , " wpnJ 4 ; iiencefqrth , jbe ^ jlow . ef l ; free , circulation in atirsraalj , ; states ,, interna ) ,, layyg , to tlie contrary iwtViw ^ 4 £ n SvC £ ^ * he , pjtvil ^ iey , did AP . t vSP Jfluelii jmind— -were to
j iayiol ^ Piwty had ^ all Ije ^ en : jroezled by his ; alleged iteupptjrti of JVIahbminjedanism in i Turkey ^ and some of ittltem had ! hefnkMquiiing ; into ! -the faith of the i Empeir ^ r / of iBiisaiaj f whioh also they had heard it uvHiApearedLaJhtfl was iinteueistedcia ¦ main ; ta uiin «' * WifaenJ J * &wevi © r , atlie ? EoreJgni iOfiice spoke ouY ideclahaiig itselfi iiv ' favour of XtalianV Ia \ v-tef 6 rni ' ^ andapiMWo ^ mam gotl ie / incarceration of ' Miss Gun-^ iagfisfanwM nQtiorily ^ contmry to the pri nciples of Gospel , but also to the . spirit < of ..-. the age /? the climax ( or anti-climax as a hypercritical pietist
tr ^ ujTipti . . ., . t / hnsti ^ mty , pflre , undeftlpd , and , acjpqrdjlng , , ti 6 ,, t | i ^ . j ^ rp ^ tan ^ ^ lli ^ ijce ,, . was to profit W > o . i }} &&&& $ i W ? m ^ P ^ V ^ t ? i ? n , 4-. ' -tpi enjoy the . ^ entire l apprpbatijOn , ' * jof , th ^ Cabinet .. . . '; We can un ^ er ^ teincl Xioxfi ., ^ ih ^ ftesbi ^ ry ' ^ ( gratitiide for an aswjranqe , of . tfeis ^ intl , He , kno ;\ vs the ' reserve of t ^ e ^ prejgn ; Ofl >) ce ai ^ d , i ^ J ^ en now / guesshig ^ eijely ^ . jL ^ ft ^ e-r ^ t pf-us , at ' tt ^ e ,. meaning and |^ e 4 rii ei ) tioft of pity-, Easter ^ policy , V yet he finds Ihat . t ^ ie ^ i plomatic secresy ^ so essential in dealing with [ secular , jnatterSj . ; is ^ t price , and nobly , thrown asi ^ e ( , pn ,,,., a , religioujs ¦ question , and tiiatr . tjifl liithei ^ to passive ; and . peaceful government ,, np ) y ¦ > ¦ ; actuated , J ? y ^ % P , ** principles of the , Oa § pe , ) ,..-., aftd ^ . spirit , of , t ^ e age , "
$ slnasjjateoihojiy , wrath at the-indignity offered to a feminine descendant of t ^ onnKnox . Injustice an 4 hytxggavl bsuJlying , all ^ 'at is hateful and l ^ iidejous to ., ' thje carnal jnan , the Foi-eign Office had ^ njtemp ^ ated in sile . nce , ; : it was the stigjna cast upon ,. theiPilgri n ^ s ,. Pr , ogress , the objection in ^^ cca / tolour jjibie , as an unauthorised version , tl ^ t forptjd the yo ^ ce frorn . the noble Secretary of $ tat . e , « inc | told an anxious world that Protestantism , and Sfiss Cunninghaine were to be preserved . Lat . us be grateful for that assurance , and let us not forget that there are occasions on which the Foreign Office is not afraid to speak out .
But all this parenthetically . We wish o speak of the case in its other aspects . Of course England , though she lias now promised to " spare no exertions to secure Miss Cunninghame ' s release , " can only ask , and has no right to enforce it . Descendants of John Knox , however fond of tractdispensing , must consent to be amenable to the laws , however senseless , of the land in which they live . They must understand that there are conditions and rules of national as well as of domestic
hospitality , and that they are under no obligation to dwell in a country too uncivilised to countenance their favourite hobbies . Bunyon-distribtiting is not a Christian duty ; and even if it were , there are plenty of legal recipients of his popular allegory here who Avould be as much edified , tind not so much perplexed as their Italian co-heathens by a study of the Pilgrim ' s Progress . If , then , ladies and gentlemen , historical ly descended , wish to become subjects for history , and to attain that end begin by not rendering to our old friend Cncsar tho things that are Ceosars , we can conceive nothing more natural than that Cscsftr
should have recourse to tho ordinary penal aj > P ' " ances . In this case , for instance , nothing can bo more obvious than the iniquity of proscribing pn »' - ticular books , except , perhaps , the obligation or the foreigner , only admitted there by sufferance , to keep tho laws or to avoid the country . M ' Cunningbamo has brought her imprisonment 01 herself , and has gained much notoriety by t » circumstance . We confess to feeling more p'r-y than sympathy for her woes , and to the in < n ! ~ genee of a hope , that , if bIic escapes this tim ( ;' . \ will , for the " future , bring her missionary e'roi " to another field , and not make law-breulunb
preliminary to her pioua labours . There remains one consideration tlmt ' occurs * J us on evory oceamou like the present , and i makes ebullitions like Lord Slmftcsbury « , "PI ^ at once nlutiml and intuncore . Italy , ' ¦ ml Kh l i . s not to J ) c ProtoBtontiuod by Miss ^" "Ju hamcH ; Italy ' s friends do not believo in ** "" > d nn an ofTicieiit iiiHtrument to gain her civu religious liiorty . " Italy may bo dist . nrl »«« , ^ bigotrv there and in England may , from tini time , fatten on tales of contests between apoaw
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Titero is nothing so ice ' v-blationary , "because there is nofhinA ao ti-nnatufalaiidcorivuVsive / asTTae strain zo keep things . \ fixe : d when / all-th . 9 ; world is , Toy tbe very , lay of its creation in eternal progr ^ ssv . —Da . ¦ AitbiotDi . '' ' - ' ¦ . ¦ "¦ ¦' ¦' ¦ ' ' ¦ ¦' ; .. ' ¦ '" " ' ''" . ; '
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 1, 1853, page 948, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2006/page/12/
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