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 most
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 " thimblerigging" as
any ever exhibited in Parliament. And those by
whom the trick was concocted, and the accomplices,
who by.their interference contributed to its suc-
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 Mil. Member for Manchester might
not have been a confederate. It is possible that
he was simply " a tool," made use of by tho
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 the
slightest confidence from being placed in his pro-
fessions at any future time ; the result, whether
arising from connivance or instability, being
equally disastrous to the country.
On such a question, and under such peculiar
circumstances, it is right that the real facts should
be clearly and distinctly stated, so that the nature
of the scheme may be 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-propositiuum w liidt they unerea, 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 theser opinions, in order to ascertain how far
they were in conformity with their own views,
" a guide for their future conduct. They did
nothing of the kind, however, but suffered them to
remain on the table,. provoking observation.- Un-
fortunately 4, the
challenge. I,Z. ht man" did not accept the
one of those who con-
demned the truckling toof
, desired a specific assurance that nothing but a ATTEMPT TO SOUND NIAGARA RIVER.—The gentle-
really honourable settlement would
be concluded,
man who has been trying the experiment of sounding
leading members of the Peace-at-a °Y-Price
party the river below Niagara Falls, writes as follows :—" An-
other attempt was made with a similar iron of about 401 b.
occupied the ground. Earl GREY in the L A weight, attached to a No. 11 wire—all freely suspended,
, MILNER GIBSON in the com or'ts, so as not to impede the fall of the weight. I then let
and Mr
Mona game the weight fall from the bridge, a height of 225 feet • it
notices of motions to the effect, not that Govern_ struck the surface fairly, with the point down—must
have sunk to some depth, but it was not longer out of
ment had conceded too much, but that they had sight
ante again on
one second, when it made its appear-
not gone far enough—not that they had been ton a,, gain Oil the surface, about 100 feet down the
stream,
conciliatory to Russia, but that they had to and skipped along like a chip until it was
0 checked by th
boldly insisted on some trifling assurance that shethe wire. We. then commenced hauling in
cake of which made the iron bounce like a ball, when a
would henceforward. abandon her designs on Tur- that no met Bat
nieak it and ended the sport. lam satisfied
key. IsTothiwr but an unequivocal and a striking c2u2rrsfounetLev;nliawr
tfacienniotspectific gravity to pierce that
demonstration. of public I tr could counteract have been oh°
ee 1.0,3 velocit
qua' )r
of thenirum aciquired.by a fall of
on, w ien striking, must
the dangers • quest
y, its Enmentlort
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gen' arisin,, from the ventilation of such feet per second ; and, conse-
posed to theop-
opinions current near 5,0001 b. Its surface in either'
branch of the Legislature. This will give an idea owtaa about 50 superficial inches
Nothing but the and, at the same time, hi2e
the strength of that cu-rei t.
indignant denunciation of
been at work to scoop out 0:: the Titan
conduct of Russia forces that- haive
aye, and of Austria, could : —New York Herald. bed of Niagara river.

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