They are continually casting about their disinterested magnaminity and objection of all other considerations than those dictated by a high-toned morality, while their entire policy is marked by egotism and duplicity.

I am getting to be heartily tired of Paris[727]." On August 7 Parliament adjourned, having passed on the last day of the session an Act for the relief of the distress in Lancashire by authorizing an extension of powers to the Poor Law Guardians.

Like Slidell and Mason pro-Northern circles in London thought that in August there had come to a disastrous end the Southern push for a change in British policy, and were jubilant.

To be sure, Russell had merely declared that the time for action was "not yet" come, but this was regarded as a sop thrown to the South.

Neither in informed Southern nor Northern circles outside the Cabinet was there any suspicion, _except by Adams_, that in the six months elapsed since Lindsay had begun his movement the Ministry had been slowly progressing in thoughts of mediation.
In fact the sentiment of the Cabinet as stated by Gladstone had been _favourable_ to mediation when "both parties were ready for it" and that such readiness would come soon most Members were convinced.