The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-09 00:00:00

in his former opinion, and, like his celebrated proto-
type, bestow a hearty kick on what he foolishly sup-
posed to be the dead lion.
But so it was—the Right Honourable President of
the India Board not only chronicled, but absolutely
gloried in his shame. He coolly announced, that
when " first returned for the county of Perth, and
subsequently when returned for the city, " his
()pinions were always more against the ballot than for
it 11" What a happy state of mind for this political
MACHEATH. Could one be imagined more conducive
to his private fortunes, althoegh by no means
o creditable to his public character ? He could for a
proper con-si-cle-ra-lien take either side. If his patron
ignored "the ballot" he could declare that "his opi-
nion had always been more against it:than for it." But
put the question in a proper shape. Let him under-
s•and the reason why he was to support it, and he
would speedily listen to reason. He would vote, aye,
and speak most eloquently and impressively in favour
of the system, which he was always more against
than for.

He now declares that " the only argument he ever
saw for voting for the ballot" was the existence of
certain fictitious votes that were created—not in Eng-
land, nor in Ireland—but only in Scotland, and that
he therefore advocated the plan for giving protection
-o the voter merely that "the party creating

he fictitious vote might not be secure in
the exercise of it." Was there ever so ab-
surd, so utterly ridiculous an argument
put forward by a man of ordinary capacity ? At
one moment he tells us, that the ballot does not pro-
vide the requisite secrecy, as every man not only
avows, but glories in his vote. .Ergo, he supported
it as a mode of preventing the creation of fictitious
votes—that the party guilty of such an act
might have no security as to the mode in which the
votes would be exercised ! He voted for that which
would not give secrecy merely on account of that
very secrecy ! Again, if we had universal suffrage he
would support the ballot, but " so long as the elec-
tions turn, as they do now, on the influence subsisting
between the non-elector and the elector, he had no
right to deprive the non-elector of the only way in
which he can bring his opinions to bear in regard to
how the elector exercises his vote." The Right
Honourable Gentleman is thus the strenuous advo-
cate for external influences being brought to bear
on the elector. He is not to exercise bis own free-
will, but to respect the wishes of the non-electors. If
these parties are so well qualified to control others in
the exercise of the franchise, why should it be still
withheld from them ? What excuse can be offered
for keeping them political cyphers ? We shall
await the reply of the Right Honourable Gentleman
to that interrogatory. We cannot, in our inno-
cence, understand why a serious injury is to be
inflicted on the voters, because others are sub-
j -cted to still greater wrong. We shall not follow
Mr. MA ULE through the tissue of fallacies
which he thought proper to offer to his late con-
stituents. We must, however, say, and that with
regret, that his speech en the occasion affords by no
means a favourable augury of the good intentions of
his colleagues, or of the concessions to be granted by
the new Reform Bill of 18.52.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of Saturday
and yesterday. Their contents are of no great
interest.
The Union recommends the Legitimatists to exer-
cise their ieiluence as a party in every way iu which
this can be done legally and effecthely. This
journal has been regarded as the organ of the great
rebjority of the Legitimatist party ; but it is evident,
trom what it says to-day, that there is great division
'as to the course to be adopted, and that it is feared
by the Union that the refusal of the leading Legiti •
matists to take part in public business would have
the effect of rendering them powerless for the future.
In the Constitutionnel there is a grave article on the
costumes to be worn by members, senators, &c., a
subject which it appears, occupies tha attention of
M .CASABIANCA, the Minister of State. It is yet a
moat doubtful point whether the senators are to sport
white or black feathers. The different sorts of em-
bioidery which are to mark the gradations of official
rank engage much attention. There is some appre-
hension lest the members of the corps legislati f may
rebel against being put in livery, All that is certain,
according to the somewhat simple confession of the
Government journal, is, that the salons are making
merry at the man-millinery.
The President of the Court of Appeal has addressed
a letter to the Bitonnier of the Order of Advocates,
directing him to require that advocates shall appear
before the Courts in the costume fixed by the laws of
NivOse, An. xii., and of 30th March, 1808. This,
says the Gazette des Tribunaux, has been rendered
necessary, in consequence of young advocates per-
siting' in spite of the warnings of the judges, in ap-
pearing in costumes not in accordance with the dignity
of justice.
Prince NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, cousin of the PRE-
SIDENT of the Republic, arrived at Calais on the sth
from Paris, and embarked the same day for Dover in
the Garland steamer.

Among the French refugees who have made known
their intention to take up their residence in Belgium
ere MM. BAZE (ex-questor of the Assembly),
MATHIEU, REY, and BAJARD, ex-representatives of
the Drome ; LAMARQUE, of the Dordogne • BRUCK-
NER, ex-representative; and AUGUSTE MOREL, ex-
editor of the National. Liege has been designated as
the residence of the two last-named ; and Louvain as
that of M. JULES PAYEE.

The Dibats says:—
" Accounts have reached Paris from Constantinople

that the liberal iinistry,under the presidency of Resc-bid
Pache, has been replaced by one much less favourable,
it is said, to the ideas of reform of which Reschid Pacha
was the ardent and constant promoter."

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