The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-22 00:00:00

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LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1855.

If "the means of forming a combination be no
exhausted," the patience of the British people moe
unquestionably is. They will regard with feel
ings of unmitigated disgust and indignation the
disreputable dodge— the gross and palpable
" cross" practised last night. It was, we must
say, as scandalous a piece of " thirablerigging" as
any ever exhibited in Parliament. And those by
whom the trick was concocted, and the accomplices,
who by their interference contributed to its sue-
cess, have irreparably damaged their reputations
as public men. It is now manifest that the entire
" scene" was got up for the occasion, and that
the object was to postpone any discussion until
after the Whitsuntide recess—to give additional
time, within which a dishonourable and illusory
peace may be patched up, on terms alike inju-
rious to British honour and British interests.
The Right Han. Member for Manchester might
not have been a confederate. It is possible that
he was simply " a tool," made use of by the
Ministerial, Whigs and Peelites ; but looking on
his conduct in the most favourable point of view,
he has,acted in such a manner as to prevent th:
slightest confidence from being placed in his pro-
fessions at any future time ; the result, whether
arising from connivance or instability, belie,
equally disastrous to the country.
On such a question, and under such peculiar
circumstancea, it is right that the real facts should
be clearly and distinctly stated, so that the nature
of the scheme may oe understood. The Protocols
of the Conferences at Vienna—after being delayed
in consequence of the very convenient " ill-
ness of a Clerk in the Foreign-Office, in whose
department it was to translate them" were
lately presented to both Houses of Parliament.
Then the exact nature of the meagre and unsatis-
factory propositions put forward on behalf of the
Western Powers, their contumelious rejection by the
Russian Plenipotentiaries, and the insolent coun-
ter-propositions which they offered, became known
to the Legislature and the country. It was seen
that there had fortunately been a decided failure,
and that France and England were only saved
from a- serious calamity, which might have been
occasioned:by the truckling of their Ministers—
through the reckless audacity of the adversary.
The time, then, had at length arrived, when the
opinions of both Houses, respecting all the pro-
ceedings should have been elicited. Ministers
should have endeavoured to discover the nature
of these opinions, in order to ascertain how far
they lifer., •
in conformity with their own views,
and as a. guide for their future conduct. They did
nothing of the kind, however, but suffered them to
remain on the table, p;ovoking observation. Un-
fortunately. " the right man„did not accept the
challenge. In place of one of those who con-
dernned the truckling to ceertaa_.s ,
desired a specific assurance thatoinmot,.'_nao,ndbwho
ATTEMPT TO SOUND NIAGARA RrvEn.—The gentle
y-price part;
really honourable settlement would beheioe but a man who has been trying the experiment of soundirn;
the Lords,
ncluded the river below Nia art Falls, writes a. follows :—" An-
leading of the Peace at-an
leading other attempt was' madeg with similar iron of about 40th.
occupied the ground. Earl GREY in weight, attached to a No. 11 wire—all freely suspended,
and mi.. mreaTER, GIBs---
(Iv in the
Commons, gave \ the weight fall front the bridge, a height of 225 feet ; it
have sunk
surface fairly, with the point down—must
they had eight thn'akn
notices of motions to the effect, not that Govern_
someu onedejepctohn,
second
meat had conceded too much, but that•
to
lat'enwits mnoadtelointgseraporu)etairj
not gone far enough—not that they had been too anteeaZgain on the surface, about 100 feet down the
conciliatory to Russia, but that they had too checked' a" ski
along
like a chip until it was
slowly, bY the wire. We then commenced hauling.
boldly insisted on some trifling assurance that she cake Zhei:tbrumlat.de the iron bounce like whe'rilirit
would henceforward abandon her designs on Tur- , that no metal haist:uagd. ended the sport. I ant satisfied
key. Noth-striking current, even with th ment specific gravity to pierce that
tug but an unequivocal and a 2*,.a feet. niotnentum acquired by a fall of
demonstration have been equa.l Yl2Ol the iron, when striking, must
of public feelina could counteract
the dangers arising fluently, its m ,mentnui nfeet per second ; and, copse-
ng from the ventilation of such postal to the current wi.,"Z,,rti'l3"ll). Its surface on-
opinions in either
_ branch of the' Legislature. , Will gien ab idea of ti.e. :ttperficialicl
Nothing but the indiolaa au,l, at the same time, hint at th,,,y„i of that ciurret,t,
nt denunciation of the been at work to scoop out the bed it
forces that have
conduct of Russia aye, of the
and of Austria, could —New York Herald. Niagara river.