POSTSCRIPT.
SATURDAY NIGHT.
There is no home news of any importance today ; but the evening papers have a little party gossip.
The Globe and Standard of this evening both allude to some mystery at Court, which seems to be regarded by the Whig paper with satis- faction, by the Tory with distrust. The allusion of the Standard is the more pointed-
" There has been a rumour afloat during the last twenty-four hours, to the. effect that the 'Deficit ' Ministry have resolved to tender their resignation im- mediately upon the Queen's return to town. We have not been able to trace this rumour to any authentic source; perhaps it has been suggested by certain conversations at Woburn. We, however, do not believe one word of the story; we shall not believe the Ministers out until we have seen their successors actually a week in office; and even then, one must not be confident that the of the Bedchamber hare laid no mine. It is quite clear from Lord John Russell's manifesto, that his Lordship did not, ten days ago, contemplate retirement from office ; and though her Majesty and Lord Melbourne might have lately had an opportunity of hearing from the head of the house of Russell more truth and sounder principles of policy than could be obtained from Lord John, it is not very likely that the hospitable Duke of Bedford would use the occasion to school the Sovereign, or to employ arguments to Lord Melbourne like those by which Jack, in the Tale of a Tab, is persuaded to hang himself. As to the Duke of Wellington, who was of the Woburn party, it is well known that his Grace will not obtrude his advice in such a matter."
The Globe speaks directly of nothing new ; but has a laboured article on the Court difficulties of the Tories, and implies that they have been- increased by the late Royal visits-
" The Tories know that they, as a party, are not possessed of the Queen's. approval. Though compelled to change her advisers, they have lost nothing in her estimation ; though they will cease to be of the Cabinet, they will not be ex- cluded front the Court. The visits which her Majesty has paid during the present weed to the distinguished noblemen whom she has thus 'delighted to honour,' have spoken out in language too expressive to be mistaken ; and the Tories show they perfectly understand the unwelcome truth we have ventured to tell them in yet plainer terms."
It is a " curious coincidence " that the two articles should appear at the same time in the two opposite papers !
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