The Sun.
London, England, 1830-11-04 00:00:00

towns as Manchester, tirmingham, and Leeds, aught to
br represented in Parliament, and others to he disfranchised,
hut when a general and thorough reform of the represen-
tation ought to take place; and we can conceive nothing
more impolitic, in consequence, than such a wholesale de.
nuneiation of any attempt at improvement as that made
by the Duke of Wellington in his reply to Earl Grey. The
necessary effect of it must be to lessen the confidence of the
country in the wisdom and political tact of his Grace.—
Morning Advertiser.

The tone and character of the King's Speech, and of
the observations which fell from the Duke of Wellington
and Sir B. Peel in both Houses of Parliament, upon the
Motion of an Address in reply to it, are calculated to
satisfy all the well •meaning and intelligent part of the
community, that every subject of national importance has
been deeply considered by his Majesty's Government, and
that the spirit in which it has resolved to act with respect
to each of them, is such as the British nation, astuated by
an enlightened regard to its own character and welfare,
will adopt without hesitation, and support with zeal, re-
solution, end effect. Upon all dotrtestic subjects, the
language of the King and of his advisers has met with
the general approbation of the Members of both Houses
of Parliament, , and of the organs of public opinion
out of doors, with exceptions so few and unimportant as
acareely to deserve notice. The determination expressed
by his Majesty to enforce a strict regard to economy in
every branch of the prtblht expenditure is universally re-
garded in the light of a promise that the public burdens
di ill be relieved to the utmost extent compatible with the
safety and welfare of the country--ss a promise also which
is not the less entitled to confidence that it is given with
becoming caution and reserve. The absence of all allusion
to reforms of any kind in his Majesty's Speech is regretted
only by these who would have rejoiced to see the Govern-
ment of England assisting to increase that agitation and
ferment which is already ton prevalent in Europe—while
the resolution to suppress with all legal promptitude and
vigour erect), effort to disturb the peace and invade the se-
curity of society, whether in Ireland or in Great
Britain, is bailed by the honest and loyal men of
every party with unmingled satisfaction. It is only in
that part of his Majesty's Speech which alludes to
the deplorable events and melancholy condition of the Low
Countries that any topics of censurellave been discovered ;
and here even the censure will appear, upon a very slight
consideration, to be altogether unreasonable and unfounded.
It is said that the approbation bestowed upon the past Go-
vernment of the King of the Netherlands, and the applica-
tion of the term "revolt" to the successful insurrection of
his Belgian subjects, is, on the pant of the British Mo-
narch, an unbecoming and dangerous interference with the
affairs of another country. This is tine first ground of
objection. The second refers to the assurance given by
the King that in concert with his Allies be is endeavour-
ing to devise means of restoring tranquillity, and is im-
pr. ssed with the necessity of respecting the faith of na-
tional engagements, and determined, in conjunction with
his Allies, to rnaintsin those general Treaties by which
the political system of Europe has been established.—
This 'language is construed by some persons to inti-
mate the probability of a war fur- the restoration of
the authority of the House of Orange in Belgium. To
the first objection tine decisive answer is, that the King of
the Netherlands was placed upon the throne of the united
countries of Belgium and Holland by the great Powers of
Europe, and in some degree for European purposes, and
that his dominions were guaranteed to hint by those Pow-
ers, no the condition that he should govern upon certain
specified principles. Entertaining then the opinion that
up to the moment of the insurrection the King of the
Netherlands hail not violated those principles, we maintain
that in honour and justice his Majesty was bound, in ad-
dressing his Parliament upon the subject, explicitly to de-
clare it. To suppress tire sincere and well-founded opinion
would, in the circumstances, have been pre-eminently base
and unworthy. The criticism on the word " revolt," in
which some grave Senators have indulged, seems to imply
that a new-language should he invented for the especial
use of the British Monarch, since there is no term at
present known by which to express the conduct of the
Belgians that would have conveyed less of censure. The
hope expressed by his Majesty that he may be enabled to
preserve fin• his subjects the blessings of peace, is, if pro-
perly considered, in no respect at variance with his deter-
mination to maintain those general Treaties by which the
political system of Europe has been established, and is in
perfect harmony with the statement that he is endeavouring
tin conjunction with his Allies, to devise means of restoring
tranquillity where it has unfortunately been interrupted.
The Treaty which guarantees Belgium to the King of the
Netherlands, so far as the other Powers of Europe mutu-
, ally contracted by means of it an obligation towards each
other, is to be considered as the means to an end, that
end being the repose and security of Europe. Its spirit
will be satisfied in this respect by any measures having the
same end in view, which may meet the general concur.
rence of those Powers. It may he said indeed, and it
would be true, that the King of the Netherlands was a
party to this Treaty, and that having fulfilled his part of
the compact, lie has the right of requiring its literal ful-
filment by the other European Powers. The King of
the Netherlands, however, will not, win may ire assured,
think of exercising the right in opposition to the present
policy of Europe at large, and for this very sufficient
reason, that it would evidently be contrary to his own
separate interest to do so. 'fine inclination to kindle a
war in Europe in opposition to the present policy and in-
terest of the ether European Powers, is one which the
King cif the Netherlands, whatever may be the right he
possesses by virtue of Treaties, cannot possibly entertain ;
fur it is obvious that any war injurious to them would be
fetal to him. That there are great difficulties to overcome
in settling the present distracted state of Europe no person
ean'deny ; but we may cherish the hope that they may
not prove insurmountable, now that we receive from the
very highest authority the gratifying assurance that they
are about to be, encountered with fineness, moderation,
and goorl faith.—Morniog Post.