The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-14 00:00:00

LONDON. MATURDAY

the two great parties in Parliament, the greater
party
of all—namely, TH e PEOPLE have
of receiving the benefit of Justice.
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they do it efficiently and liberally. It was so with
the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts,—it was
so with Catholic Emancipation,—it was so with the
revision of the Tariff,—it was so with the measures
of Free Trade, which gave us Cheap Bread,—it was
so with the Reform of the Court of Chancery. When
they do give, they give liberally and wisely. What
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cannot. This they know, and, knowing it, can they
dream of resisting progress ? We think not,—we think
that they ought to assist it, and that they will.
In October, when the new Parliament assemble, the
Ministry will have to make a full and formal decla-
ration of the
principles upon which they purpose to
govern the country. They must be frank, explicit,
and decisive in what they say. Hitherto, they have
been reproached, in and out of Parliament, with the
uncertainty and the shiftingness of their political
avowals. What use is it, while Mr. DISRAELI is
shadowing out a liberal policy in the Commons, for
Lord DERBY to be hinting at the reverse in the
Lords ? What can people think of a Ministry, the
members of which differ on the main points ? What
can be done with a Ministry in which ,the CHRISTO.'
PHERS and the FITZROY KELLEYS advocate the main-
tenance of Protection, while the DISRAELIS
and the HENLEYS frankly admit that
they cannot re-animate a corpse ? These uncer-
tainties, these variations, these eccentricities may
have served their purpose in hustings'
speeches and
post-prandial orations, but a dread ordeal is at hand,
and, when that comes,—literally putting the Minis-
try to "the question"—straightforward, decided, and
unmistakable language will be demanded.
The rational Members of the Ministry—at whose
head we certainly place DISRAELI, whose practical
common sense appears curiously balanced by his un-
doubted genius—cannot dream of taking up the
caput mortuum of Protection, with a hope of vitalizing
it ? They must know, and they do, that when the
question, to the millions, is, " Will you pay fivepence
or a shilling for your loaf ?"—the millions will
shout a reply of " Cheap bread for ever!" Why
then contend for shadows ? Why waste time, and
words, and temper, and power, and the opportunity
of well using that power for the public good, in a'
desperate and foolish contention for a mere name 1r
To repeal Free Trade would simply cause a revolu-
tion. What Minister will be so bold—so foolish in
his boldness—as to precipitate such a terrible result ?
'No one, we hope. Let the Ministry meet Parlia-
ment with the avowal that they dare not attempt the
restoration cf Protection, and that they are pre-
pared to propose measures for the public good, and
they will have such vantage-ground, from that ad-
mission and that promise, as no Cabinet ever had

before.
We are so sanguine as to expect that the Ministe-
rial declaration, at the opening of Parliament, will
simply throw over Protection as an exploded and
wholly untenable chimera. That done, and dune so
that there cannot be any future mistake upon it, Minis-
ters will have " a clear stage," and ought to require
" no favour," except what their conduct may obtain.
They have much to do. Two pressing subjects are
before them—the adjustment of taxation, and the
further reform of the law.
The adjustment of taxation will naturally spread
into many ramifications. The Customs' duties want
further revision, reduction, and equalization. The
Excise duties are capable of great amendment. The
land-tax
tioned and equalized, it would be better for the
must be adjusted—if it were fairly appor-
farmers than a duty of twenty per cent. on corn.
And, more than all, there must be a revision of the
income and property-tax, the unequal pressure of
which is now such a source of general complaint
among all classes throughout the country, that the
Ministry who will fairly apply itself to do justice
on this headi will merit public protection.
Further reform of the law must take place. That
cannot be delayed. Chancery has received " a heavy
blow and great discouragement" during the last
session, and Lord ST. LEONARDS may be trusted to
undertake it. Still, we must, sooner or later, have
the junction of equity and law : one tribunal em-
powered to adjudicate on fact and law—or what is
legal and what is just. The Ecclesiastical Courts
demand nothing less than to be wholly swept
away, as nuisances. The Bankruptcy Courts
are susceptible of many and great improve-
ments, which would extend their operations for the
benefit of creditors and debtors. Never had a Mi-
nistry such a wide field for great and good exertion.
If they throw away this chance, by absurdly clinging
to the skirts of Protection, they will merit neither
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THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
A telegraphic dispatch from Madrid has been re-
ceived, announcing that the Marquis DE MinArLoaEs,
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs., has been re-
placed by M. BERTRAND DE LYS. The latter, who
was Secretary of State for the Interior, is replaced
by M. ORDONEZ, Civil Governor of Madrid.
A decree of the PREsIDENT of the Republic dis-
solves the company of the Municipal Sapeurs-pom-
piers of the town of Montpellier. No reason S.
signed for this act.
Monseigneur PAVY, Bishop of Algiers, has been
promoted to the rank of commander of the Legion of
Honour. _

Prince MURAT gave a grand fete yesterday, at his
villa at Buzanval. The singers of the French opera
sang some of their best pieces. The PRESIDENT of
the Republic was present, attended by General
ROGUET•
The iloniteur publishes the following telegraphic
dispatch :
" THE SOUS•PREFECT OF VALENCIENNES TO TEM lII-
NISTZR OF THE INTERIOR.
" Valenciennes, 12h August, half-past two o'clock, P.M.
"The following is the first act of the Conseil d'Ar-
rondissement of Valenciennes:--
"' The members of the Conseil d'Arrondissement'
penetrated with gratitude for the services that the Prince
President has rendered, and every day renders the
country—being convinced, too, that France owes to him
her safety, and will owe to him with the stability of his
power (avec la stability de son institution) en era of pros-
perity and happiness, feel it a duty, before commencing
their labours, to express their feelings that Heaven may
preserve and protect the elected of eight millions, and
are happy to offer to his Highness the homage of their
entire devotedness, and the tribute of their profound
respect.'
This resolution was adopted unanimously."
This resolution, it will be seen, amounts substan-
tially to a declaration for the empire, for it says, in
fact, that the continued happiness of the country
will depend upon the condition of stability being
given to the power of his Highness the PRINCE
PRESIDENT. The manner in which the Moniteur
publishes the dispatch of the under prefect is certainly
not calculated to discourage the expression of similar
wishes.
The Constitutionnel, on the score of impartiality,
publishes a protest agreed to by the electors of Ma-
!Penunleiasmaegnatianrsyt the election of Prince MURAT to a seat
Wednesday
in the Provincial Council, instead of M. CHASSELOIJP
erected in the
""AT, whom the Prefect had denounced for his
The violence of the storm which raged in Paris on
One of the large a°f
has somewhat interfered with the prepa-
rations for th
the Rond Point, fete of the lath. The palm trees
Champs. Elysees, although supported
by strong bars iron, have been seriously injured.
trees in the Champs Elys62s, near
fall crushed
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Fortunately, nobody. was hurt.
refreshments.
details relative to the e-et-Lotre gives the following
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liberty are the four brothers of ADD-EL•KADER. In
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consequence of the departure of these persons, the
number of prisoners at Amboise is now reduced to
about forty.
A letter from Toulon states that Vice-Admiral
Bauptri. is appointed to the inspection of that port.
M. Admiral CASY is appointed to inspect Brest. It
is announced that the Government has ordered two
ships of war to cruise off the coast of Morocco, and
particularly Sallee.
The monthly returns of the Bank
of France pub-
ilished this morning show a decided improvement.
The discount Acconlodation has advanced 26 mil.