ONLY A COLONIAL STATESMAN., la has been made &reproach from

which Lord. Palmerston's friends arm have much difficulty in defending him, that- he has reserved

an undue proportion of .patronage for peesens of axistecratie con- nexion, and particularly for the members of those.families with, whom ho is more- iinmesliately in social intercourse. In touching- upon this tendencylitst week, we explained that the first impulses

to aid friends in their advancement is not neceasarilss bad or cor- rupt ; hut when a practice of the kind becomes a principle, ,it is unjust to 'individuals that stand excluded front the advantage,

asul it ultimately has a most injurious effect ;upon the empire. We will take s. case in point.* A. feeling of disapproval, amount- ing indeed to disgust, has been, oreatedkihy the favour shown to

certain members of the:Phipps family d. here we may remark, that the objectionable acts of a Minister frequently draw upon him discredit on account of acts for which he is not personally re-

sponsible-. One undue favour shown to, a Phipps throws an invidious colour upon another benefit conferred, upon the

same I family ; and in the list of Lord Palmeraton's iniquities. hits appeared the title of a *Knight Commander of the Bat.h conferred upon Colonel Phipps,. the Keeper of the Queen's Privy Rurse. It has indeed subsequently transpired that the,promotion *as the spontaneous and entirely unexpected act of the Sove.reign, an acknowledgment for services which she alone is in a position to appreciate ; services, it is said, which more than justify the mark of Royal approbation. This is exceedingly probable ; but it isnot in the nature of circumstances that any such explanation can be given of the appointment conferred, upon the Earl of Mulgrave. He has been taken out of the House of Commons to be placed at the head. of the colony of Nova. Scotia. We have never heard, though mosts likely we should if it had been. the fact, that Lord

Mulgrave possesses a genius which renders him independent of political experience; that he is endowed by nature with faculties

that render Inm,, se to speak, born to be the governor of a con- siderable colony. We believe the fact to be that however he may share the respectable qualities of hie_ relatives, ha is not a

person of such transcendent capacity; but he is notoriously devoid of the experience which, is necessary forthe proper government of a British colony. Here, then, is a double injury inflicted,a-u the community over whom, he, is placed, and upon: the motJer. country, whose connexion is thius brought into discredit. The ap.- pointraent, we know, has given mush- dissatisfaction to the Co- lonial public generally, as well as amongst reflecting men -in this country:

But in what we have now said. we have expressed 'only the slightest effect of the mistake. There are circumstances connected with the vacancy in the Governorship of Nova Scotia that render- ed a different -course imperative on the Government. It is not very long since, a new rule.was announced for the promotion of Colonial Governors, according to which candidates for that pro- feesion, if we may call-it so, were to enter atthe lowest stages,

and gradually to make their may upwards. Thus opportunities would be afforded of conferring distinction upon eminent persons

in the Colonial service, and of training statesmen for the highest posts. Government took credit for the institution and observance of that rule. Public opinion had already applied the rule in Se-

lecting the person who 'should succeed to the vacancy' in Nova Scotia. Some timeago,, the colony of Prince Edward Wand was brought by mistakes of government to a condition of rather se- rious disorder: the-oommunsty wise its strife anctoonfamion s extra- ordinary measures were necessary to preserve authority ; and the trade *lathe colony wan *ought ,tea a state of considerable de- Fe**, *thISIStr.00 1)-tegliS# nansististattessn all these evil inei-

'dente of misgovernment have been retnovedas trans

been preserved unbroken, without the presence of a single soldier; and the colony has recovered. The gentleman who has been thwe successful accepted the appointment in preference to others which were more lucrative, . because it was more in accordance with his sense of public duty: He had. smoked great experience in the, government of an important colony, Canada, of which he was ultimately. chief Minister. He deserved . especial consideration from the Imperial Government. When .a,qttestiois arose as tostlie, transfer of patronage on. the a.eorgenimition of the Canadian Cso- vernment, Mr. Daly, waiving hi* own claims, making no terms, stood on one side in order to facilitate the arrangement. Ile ,was largely paid—in promises. When a vacancy °coursed in one at the. North American Governorships, the publie, opinion of that region pointed out the -tried maa fee the post. But all thnt ,Mr. Daly has since reoeived is a-title—the right of being called soz Domini() "; for eshiela of (muse, he would have to pay the neual fees. The fact of his being passed ever is mot aim g a. negative. wrung; it casts upon hint an unmerited slur. The case of . Sir Dominio Daly is indeed quite peoulicus Since hissappointment his less happy predecessor in Prince Edward Island has been twice promoted. Sir Dominic has only sueseeded in. the government of' his province; whereas Sir Alexander Baunennan is blessed with Parliamentary and Ministerial influence, and the Earl of Mul- grave is a lord.