The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-25 00:00:00

THE GUY FA WKES OF PROTECTION.

About a year ago, if we remember rightly, the nation
gtartled from its propriety by a dark and ominous
11111"/Qation bearing the signature or " Paul Foskett," that
Nk the said Paul, had a plan which was in politics what
long range is in the science of projectiles- - a
•11 to blow everybody up, nobody knows how. The
Winds hopes of free trade were to be scattered to the
jt,748, the darkening prospects of protection were to be
tr;alltaneously illuminated, hope and despair were to he
b 4-LBP°sed, the cloud that had settled on the thoughtful
fore of Mr. G. F. Young was to contract the
thr7'ead of Mr. Cobden, and the cares which racked
ttlirle&r. B°lltalloonfs the Marquis of Granby were to plant
deep in the quivering flesh of Mr.
ho-agi„.ht• How it was to be done nobody knew, flo-
or hundred4.l e°nid guess • but Foskett had said it, the hero
iOuld, Protection societies had said it, and w'io
Qoubt that he would pei7orm it ? Months have
keeet(ll,..bY, the promise has been unredeemed, and if we
for - 4vir• Foskett again, it is in a position which' calls
Pity exercise of proud compassion and magnanimous
tress for Promises so unaccountably falsified and great-
(ll.l, so disastrously fallen. Where is the Guy Fawkes
derVection now ? Where be his lantern and his tin-
el a:l,, his matches and his train of gunpowder, his
kett 418 Mask, and his dagger ? Oh ! Foskett, Fos-
Que could not all this breath keep in a little life ?
arltd 11(4 all this boasting keep enough warmth in th. y
fire ~and those of the co-conspirators to keep alive the
tettrot_ resolution' and bi:ng to effect an enterprise so
getitil3l/Ipletion? Alas conspiracy has subsided into a
277/4”9. 'e' and menace has died away into a whine.—

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1 ABLISIIMENT OF ROYAL MINTS IN

AUSTRALIA.

411. A. petition, which was agreed to in the first week of
liaNlst last, by the Legislative Council, at Melbourne,
tiortleil forwarded to the Colonial-office for pr.esent.t-
-to:,l3,tille Queen, the document having arrived in
tain-g,-" ,-,3* the Eagle.'The petition sets forth that a
the --
°f extraordinary richness richness had been discovered in
6, Colony
,u Yielded Victoria, which, since September, 1851,
.tetal ; the enormous amount of 48. tons of precious
Vas , that in the opinion of scientific men the mine
Yielrexhalistible, and might reasonably be expected to
10,0nnae amount of gold yearly of not less value than
beeb-,1,0/- sterling• that the gold mine 3 which had
ferio- disco'
in New South Wales were infinitely in-
and r to those which had been discovered in Victoria,
eloutilat the export from Victoria would be i
(leto'nlit tilan from any other colony in her Majesty's
grealtees ; that the population of Victoria was already
expe greater ti,..._
i.„,1 4n New South Wales, and might be reasonably
ezehe,—;,' to be consider..bly increased ; that the rates of
eeinedle upon ,England, arising from the absence of
to thee .9ion in the colony, operated most prejudicially
A illteregtg of the producers of the colony, d
the v,i' the value of wool and other articles of-export to
thie_i:euethaoft, abtavlien: one-tenth ; and that this state of
esto.3„Would in aas oeant measure be remedied by the
to ,;tbol,(Bonient of a local mint. The petitioners proceed
to
heard that her Majesty had assented
3Tteit vestaib."'—ohmenl of a branch of the Royal Mint in
for "e vi' they beg to state that no more suitable locality
and &f establishment could be found than Victoria,.
'let° ',", ,gre,at risk and loss must arise if the citizens of
Delledritr,lu Persons resident in that colony
itw ere.coo-m-
Whilst til eldsttlriaeii their gold to Sydney to get coined dbe;
a great the send
of a mint in Victoria would
ta:amseeilibatolvantage to the residents of Van Diemen's.Land.
app
tai
eoiilletothriall7e' from their near
roximobationn
theY would much more
pray that he°mPelled to go to Sydney. Treild3irlytheTefor.e
__Tint forwißth.
lone , oar aa 813 tetahuselaj_ e.
sttlYi e
olelyb pleased to establish in
han colo s
italeuMs-tirant: eithe.r
nfoier V. ictoria

CONTROVERTED tLECTI . The late election
tle-
likely to produce an un Precede t harvest for the gen
viien a the long robe.
PAt the commencement of the
against,
last Parliament there were 37 returns petitioned
re_
appears
and more than one-half of the petitions then wereellileg
sented on the last day allowed by law. This ev at
(Thursday) is the latest 'd • this Parliament
rio in
-
~Wh2ich, by the standing orgerr, such petitions can be
which
'elved, and yet, exclusive of the great number
Probably
will then make their appearance, 39
1.e...Y been presented. These affect no fewer than 5_ .
seats, without reckoning the case of Knaresborough
have .13
Of these 34 are held by Liberals, and 19 by Conserva-
tives. It is remarkable that there is not a single cour-
t
Plaint against the returns for the English counties, all
the petitions relating to boroughs and cities, and only
wo as regards the Irish—namely, Clare county and
Waterford county. Of the 39 petitions 27 are English,
1 Scotch, and 11 Irish.
AMERICAN SLAVERY.—It is with the greatest pleasure
We are enabled to announce, that a very important move-
raent, in reference to American slavery, is about to be
llallurated. The Duchess of Sutherland, is to take, or
rather has already taken, the initiative in the matter.
tier Grace has invited a great number of ladies of dis-
tinction, and the wives of most of the eminent clergymen
in the metropolis, whether belonging to the Church or
Dissent, to meet her in Stafford House, in order to con-
cert measures for bringing the influence of the women
of England to bear on the women a the -United States,
With regard to two of the more horrible features of Arne-
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