HOME AND FOREIGN POLITICS.

New Zealander, Volume 12, Issue 1028, 23 February 1856, Page 2 (Supplement)

HOME AND FOREIGN POLITICS.

{From the Home News, Oct. 20.) It is a noticeable circumstance that tbe recall of Lord Stratford do RedclinV has furnished a subject of free and frequent discussion 5 during tbe last three weeks in the Paris journals; while the journals of this country have generally maintained a guarded silence upon Jr. We might reasonably infer from this that the report is prematura; nud that whatever difficulties may have ari-en, not yet finally disposed of. Tbe diff-rences between the Sultan aim Lord Stratford arose upon.tbe i ojipointmeiit of Mehemet Ali; which the ambassador energetically protested ag'iinsf, alid tlie Snltah insisted Upon. The " Urnvers" aid the " Patrie"roundly assert that the British, Cabinet entirely condemns the conduct of its representative, and that it has therein given a further proof of jts sound judgment in the affairs of the East. The " Morning Post,;* which is understood to have access to official information, says that Lord C arendon does not approve of Lord Stratford's bearing to the Sultan, and that the country will probably lose the services of an able representative at a most imp< riant embassy. Thus the aff-ur stands at present. Should Lord Siraiford be eventually recalled, it is thought by sc-tne speculative writers that it will be regarded as an evidence of the decline of English influence in the councils of the Divan. But such an impression conld be made only by confounding the views of the Minister and tbe policy of the Government he represents. If he be recalled, it will he, not because the demands of the English representative have been rejectqdMnsthevDivan> but because those demands were noli in conformity with the desires of the net. Our influence is in no way compromised in the proceeding. Lord Elgin is spoken of as Lord Stratford's successor.

The complications of European politics throw open an obvious opportunity to the aspirations of revolution.

"~*"~ "".'■■■' "■■ --.-- In Naples, where the people are disgusted with the ruling power, Prince I.ucien Murat has declared himself (n readiness to a-sume the sceptre, if it be put int.) his hands, Personally, he his no weight whatever. | His sole r.lbmce is upon the prestige of his nam.', and the possible support ot the Buonaparte intere*!. But Louis "Napoleon is not a friend to revolutions. They , have served ...his purpose, and are no "longer useful to his aims. Indeed, he is so deeply impressed with the prudence of discouraging all attempts or'that kind, that be has been c ireful to announce officially through the columns* of the " Moniteur," that the French Government, "frank and loyal towards foreign governments," disavows the pretensions of the heir of iKlrig Joachim. In this view- he 13, of course, supported by the policy of the English Cabinet, which always abstains from leui* in? its cpuntena-ice to. such experiments. The Murat agitation in Naples is a very insignificant affair in comparison with the movement which is directed towards the: "regeneration'* of Hungary and Italy at 'arge,including France iNelf, ia co-partnery of insutrectwn. Kossuth, Ledi u Rollin, and Mazzini, have issued a manifesto, calling upon any nationality that happens to be. so inclined to rise, and assuri. g them all, that there is a co-operation to give effect to their movements, „ Ihe'orWn of the French Government announces formally the prospsct of an heir' to the throne, "a new guarantee for the itabili'y" of the Napoleon dynasty. This prospect, however, is_;not free from' a possible difficulty. The Siilic law is the law of France; and should the Empress give birth to a princess, ihe law must be repealed or the dynasty must \vait. In such an event, there is little doubt what course Louis Napoleon would follow. The dynasty is paramount, to. all other considerations, and the most venerable law must give way to its interests. The retirement of Mr. Duffy from the public Stage rings the knell of the young Ireland party. He is about to emigrate, it is understood, [to; A'usi rstia, where be intends to devote himself to more peaceful and pro--fitabl* pursuits than he has followed in his owri country during the last ten years. Mr. Duffy is a man of ability: an earnest, but. not a practical man ; said by bis intimate friends to be thoroughly honest";" but certainly in political matters somewhat:visionary mid dangerous. Whether the qualities that failed in party conflicts are likely to succeed in agriculture remains tobe 'ested. Reformed rakes, according to the adage, make the best husbands;.and.probably the improvident wasre of the fine enthusiasm of youth in; the labours of agitation, may be an excellent preparation for the labours of husbandry.