The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-21 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION.

states that it is" a temporary measure only, and a step
to the uniform penny charge ?"
(From the Morning Advertiser.)
Her Majesty has summoned the whole of her Privy
Council to attend her on Saturday next, when it is
generally understood, though our Contemporaries, with
a ludicrous affectation of reserve, do not broadly state
the fact, that a communication will be made on the
subject of her Majesty's marriage. As a question
vitally affecting her Majesty's happiness, the marriage
of our beloved Queen necessarily attracts the warmest
interest of the people, in whose affections, not less than
in their government, she is so cordially enthroned ; but
beyond this we do not consider, nor do we wish, that
the choice 04 the Royal Consort will exercise any
serious influence on the destinies of the British empire.
The rights of Britons are held by a more secure tenure
than a monarch's will. In despotic governments the
" lucky accidents" of liberal-minded Sovereigns may
be glorified as exceptions to tyrannical dominion ; but
we trust the weal or woe of Great Britain is depen-
f dent on other conditions. From the infamous, foul, and
atrocious vituperation with which her Majesty has been
assailed by tee Tories, in consequence of her refusal to
conspire with them against the interests of the people,
it is more than ever incumbent on all interested in the
welfare of the community, to afford unequivocal demon-
stra:ion' of their abhorrence of such treasonable calura-
nies, and of their loyalty and affection to a Sovereign
who has evinced so firm a resolve to identify her own
feelings and interests with those of the nation ; but, at
the same time, in the enthusiasm of this demOnstration,
it must not be forgotten that the Sovereign of England
is powerful only when acting in conformity with the
pupular wi 1. By a fortunate constitution of affairs,
it happens that in the accomplishment of good the
power of the British Sovereign is almost unlimited,
but the power of evil, whatever the disposition of the
Monarch, is happily curtailed of its proportions. In
proof of this, some of the best and most popular
measures have been carried during the reigns of some of
the worst and least popular Kings. In necessity, not
in choice, has reform its most powerful advocate with
Sovereigns. It was this which wrung our great Char-
ter—not that of " Brummagem " manufacture—from
the weak and worthless John. It was this which
gently persuaded George the Fourth to grant Catholic
Emancipation, and William the Fourth, notwithstand-
ing the hostility of his consort, to yield the Reform Act,
Therefore, grateful as we are for all acts of the Sove-
reign evincing a desire to conform to the public wishes
and promote the good of the comrno..w!alth, we must
never forget that the people are the best guardians of
of their own liberties, nor from an excess of admiration
indulge in the expression of unqualified devotion to
Royal authority, which a slight change of circumstances
might place in a very different point of view.

FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.
(From the Globe.)

Our readers will learn with unfeigned regret the at-
tack of illness of the Duke of Wellington. He is
one of those men whose name has been a power
in itself, with the singular privilege of command-
ing admiration without exciting envy. It has been
to the Tories what that of Lafayette was to the French
and American Liberals— a tower of moral strength
—nowise dependent upon the supposition of qualifica-
tions the best adapted for keeping hold of political
power, or guiding public opinion while appearing to
follow it—but founded upon the firm conviction of
his moral integrity—of his spirit, perhaps the rarest of
all in the times we live in, of self-sacrce—
altogether postponing personal pretensions and con-
siderations—even that of his own reputation in
the eyes of his countrymen—to the disinterested
performance of the duty which lay before him.
This is the striking characteristic of the Duke of Wel-
lington's active life ; and is sufficient in itself, without
exalted genius, to stamp a great character. The
Duke of Wellington, however, has combined the most
unquestioned title to the highest glory which arms can
give, with the no less unquestioned possession of qualities
often supposed to be blunted,by asuccessful career in arms.
We hope the Duke of Wellington's illness may prove less
serious than it is reported, and we do sincerely hope
that the remainder of his eventful life, while prolonged,
as we trust, may not unnecessarily be embittered by
the heats of parties. We express this hope in no mere
p irtisan interest. We believe the Duke of Welling-
ton's deliberate actions will be marked, to the close of
his days, by the sense of justice, and public good. But
we could wish that the veteran warrior and statesman,
while his life is preserved to us, should not be dis-
turbed by the mere every-day tumult of party war-
fare. The wish may be misconstrued ; but it is that of
his most sincere admirers.

(From the Standard.)
, The following apparently official paragraph appears in
the Morning Chronicle :—" Summonses have been
issued to all the Privy Council to attend the Queen on
Saturday next, to receive a communication from her
.Majesty. We are not at liberty to allude to the sub-
, sect of this communication, but it may be readily in-
ferred." NV e presume that the subject to be submitted
to the Privy Council is the marriage of the Queen,
which has lately been the subject of pretty gene-
ral conversation in the Court circles. In what
capacity the whole Privy Council is summoned
1
to attend seems to be a matter of some uncertainty.
In the case of marriages of Members of the Royal
li,:mily below the Throne, the Privy Councillors
summoned are accustomed to advise and deliberate,
and the consent of a majority seems to be required by the
Act 12 Geo. 111. c. 11, as no Royal marriage is left un-
invalidated by that Act, if not authorised by the appro-
I, bation of the King and Council, signified under the
) fireat Seal. According to the analogy of the law,
however, this Act does not bind the actual Sovereign.
On tLe other hand, however, the first two clauses
of the Privy Councillor's oath bind him " to advise
the King according to the best of his cunning and
discretion,'" and " to advise for the King's honour,
and for the good of the public without partiality,
through affection, love, meed, doubt, or dread."
Men so sworn can scarcely be summoned merely to
receive a communication and register it ; at least
it they arc conscientious men, and see anything
objectionable in the communication made, they
~. -ill not content themselves with such formal ser-
vice:. We say this generally, and without reference
to t 1 particular communication that may be ex-
pected--a subject which at present it would be the
reierse of delicate to canvass. If apprehensions or ob-
jections are entertained anywhere (we do not think that
zliere as ground for either), it will be satisfactory to
:ale public to know that they may be fairly stated and
~avisssed at the Privy Council meeting, as, according
t„ ~,,r view, they may be, whether the assent of a ma-
jority cf
.Privy Councillors is or is not necessasy.
we Lvh, the highest gratification in being able to
present,
.f, cl,l good AUTHORITY, the following account
of the real .nature of the Duke of Wellington's
late indispositicm. Our readers will see that it
3 for apprehension, that a man
removes all groom,:
so justly endeared I.
a the nation, and so impor-
tant to its highest ints,rests, shall be lost to it, or
even disabled from contributing bis services as con-
stantly and vigorously as ire :has been accustomed to
render them :—" Dover, Nov. 19, 7 p.m.—Doubtless
by this, all sorts of ill-founded rumours have reached
the metropolis, rela:ive to the Duke of Wellington's
sudden indisposition. You will hear of the ' Alarming
Illness of the Duke," Attack of Apoplexy,' &c. &c.
Believe in nothing of the sort. Tne facts are simply
these : the day before yesterday the Duke took it
into his head to 'starve a slight cold,' and tasted nothing
of fuod the entire of Sunday. Pursuing the same system
on Monday, and finding himself ktter, he mounted his
horse to follow the hounds, and on returning to Walmer
Castle after the day's sport, his Grace was so exhausted
that he actually fainted from inanition, from want of food.
By medical means he soon rallied. He bathed his feet,
ar, d retired to rest; and this morning desired to rise at
his Jima' hour of six ; but his medical adviser recom-
me Idei his Grace to remain longer in bed. He
did
.so, a, ad fell into a sound sleep, and with the
taisash,g, of u 'od, his Grace will he, by to-morrow, re-
vorsa to bis usual health. Rumours here had the
Duke in , 'INENT DANGER: Again, I repeat,
Ism
believe in nothing 'of the sort—for in danger he
never was, Para graphs appeared in the Morn.
lu,g Papers and pros. 'aced a most gloomy effect in
tue metropolis—for whcee there is much love there
will always be much feas.• We are happy in the op-
portunity of „moving the k aublic alarm. Since the
written, i.
foregoing article Was • ve have been informed
that a letter was received at Ap si
ey House this morning
from the Noble Duke's steward, ‘da.t."'d Walmer Castle,
Tuesday evening, seven contains these
is o'clock, whiff.'
words—" His Grace is much better." 1:h,1 inquiries at
Apsley House this morning were exceet2i.VlY nume-
rous.
(From the Courier.)
Every breeze that blows from the Colonies rs preg-
nant with the malaria of discontent:, and every ,chip is
freighted with a cargo of intolerable. grievances- —and
why? They are but the return g— s;
pinesats for value
received in the shape of revolutions withoss.t end and
arbitrary changes without measure, Whic-
h on the
opening of every Pandora's despatch-box frog' the
Colonial Office spread confusion abroad, breed lute. rnal
discord, disorganise the frame-work of society, and shs, ke
the security of property. 11l satisfied with the narroa.',
range of the fatherland, where confusion could 11,5 ,
more be worse confounded, the cosmopolite rege- ‘
nerators have stretched their Briarean bands eastward, °
southward, and westward, and the track of their course
is everywhere indented as deeply, and marked as broadly,
as the path now so well beaten and long trodden in Eng-
land, leading from pretended Reform to actual rebellion
—from revolution preached under authority by Politica 1,
Unions in Birmingham, to insurrection acted without
consultation of authority in South Wales. The march
of Government has been signalised everywhere by til •
same levelling destruction ; with a plausibly professing
philanthropy they have, indeed, 'proffered repairs and
sconstru aid ordinances of lath and plaster
nave, den- , 4l/ replace the massive edifices of
gotitilp, NeWir
,Cl,ll aflll solid rock which they had en-
degeonred to tfadeilame. Of the whole scope and
terrtCr of colianial',l4:slation for years past, this is the
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faithful summary of conclusions ; and until the colo-
nists claim a larger share of the powers of that
self-government, which in theory is so eloquently
dilated on and in practice so entirely denied, it were
vain to look for justice or to expect redress from a
British Ministry as now constituted. If we turn to New
South Wales, we perceive colonial misrule in pestiferous
action there, as in every colony elsewhere. A Go-
vernor has been inflicted upon that dependency deeply
impregnated with the disorganising doctrines of the day,
and fully prepared to carry out in the spirit of an obse-
quious drudge, all the speculative fancies of his prin-
epals.

DUTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS.

THE HAGUE, Nov. a—Vice-Admiral H. A.
Ruysch died at Rotterdam, on the 14th of this month,
at the age of 75. He was Knight of the the Military
Order of William of the Third Class, Officer of the
Legion of Honour, and Knight Grand Cross of the
Spanish Order of Isabella the Catholic.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange will go to-
morrow morning to Tilburg.
To-day we have celebrated the twenty-sixth anni-
versary of the happy revolution of 1813. Flags were
displayed on the public buildings and many private
houses, and Divine Service was performed in the
Churches, with thanksgiving for an event so beneficial
to the country. The King and the Royal Family at-
tended Divine Service in the Convent Church.

ROTTERDAM, Nov. 17.—His Royal Highness Prince
Frederick of the Netherlands arrived here yesterday,
and alighted at the Dockyards, in order, as Admiral of
the fleet, to inspect the steam-boat, after which his
Royal Highness returned to the Hague. We are as-
sured that his Royal Highness took the opportunity of
paying a visit of condolence to the widow of the Rear-
Admiral Ruysch.—Dutch Paper, Nov. 19.
ST. PETERSBURGH, Nov. 19,—His Imperial High-
ness, the Grand Duke Alexander, arrived at Zarskojeselo
yesterday in good health. According to a statement
published by the Gazette of Commerce, the total value
of goods exported at St. Petersburgh during the first
nine months of this year, was 100,941,333 rubles ; in
the corresponding period of 1838, it was 116,960,016
rubles, so that this year there is a decrease of 8,018,683
rubles.

The same journal states that at the end of September
a c iravan set out from Petropawlaysk, for Tuschend,
consisting of 1,045 camels laden with Russian and fo-
reign goods of various kinds.
Up to the sth of November, 1,343 ships arrived at
Cronstadt ; 1,303 had sailed.—Journal de St. Peters-
bourg, Nov. 9.
BERLIN, Nor. B.—According to the last accounts
from St. Petersburgh, the Empress is still very ill,
and great fears are entertained for her. The Grand
Duchess Olga, too, continues ill, and the Crown Prince
who had been daily expected in St. Petersburg had not
yet arrived from Mehelew.*
The Emperor is said to be much affected, and to
attend all the time that he is not obliged to devote to
public business by the bedside of the Empress.
News from Constantinople was impatiently expected
at St. Petersburgh, because the accounts brought by the
last Turkish mail gave ground to conjecture that
Ibrahim Pacha would advance, and so bring about a
crisis in the affairs of the East. On the receipt of this
news couriers were immediately despatched to the
South of Russia, in order, it was supposed, to carry
instructions to the army and the fleet. A courier
was likewise sent to Odessa, intended for M.
Von Boutenieff, if he should land there. It was,
however, still believed at St. Petersburgh that Ibra-
him Pacha would remain quiet, and readily re-
solve to keep his military reputation, since he might
probably advance to the Bosphorus, but would then
meet with difficulties that would make him repent of
such a step, and make it impossible for him to retain
his position. These difficulties would become much
greater, as might well be the case, if England and Rus-
sia were fully agreed to act in concert on that point.
As Mehemet Ali must be fully acquainted with the
state of affairs, it was believed at St. Petersburgh that
no change would take place in the affairs of the East ;
it was, however, thought advisable to take some pre-
cautions.—Allgemcine Zeitung, Nov. 15.

• He arrived at St. Petersburgh on the 11th in good
health.

THE NEWSVENDERS' BENEVO-
LENT AND PROVIDENT INSTITUTION.

A general meeting of the subscribers and others in-
terested in the above institution, which was formed for
the purpose of granting pensions and temporary relief to
masters and servants engaged in the sale of newspa-
pers, who from age, infirmity, or distress, may require as-
sistance, took place yesterday evening, at eight o'clock,
in the Lyceum Tavern, Strand.
Mr. WYLD was called to the chair, and said that on
ordinary occasions it was customary to convene a
meeting only of the members of the Association, but
there were circumstances which on the present occasion
had induced them to call together a meeting of a still
more extensive character. The Report would be read
by their Secretary, and as it was their first report since
the formation of the Society in April last, it was grati-
fying to find that it was one of an encouraging de-
scription, and that their Society was in a prosperous
state.

The Report, after some general observations,
stated, that a gentleman holding an important office
in their Association had unfortunately been lately
placed in difficulties, and that his circumstances
were embarrassed. The Committee, however, had
much pleasure in being enabled to assure the
meeting that the gentleman had honourably promised in
a short time to make good all his liabilities to the So-
ciety. The sum which the embarrassment of that
gentleman's financial affairs had placed the Society in
danger of losing amounted to about one hundred pounds,
and to an infant society such as theirs, it was, of course,
of much consequence. Many who had become aware
of the circumstance had been, on that account, much
alarmed, and many had been prevented from joining
the Society. The Committee, therefore, hoped that
the assurance which they were enabled to give would
dissipate all such apprehensions, as well as the injuri-
ous effects to which they gave rise.
The Treasurer's accounts were then read, which
were of a most encouraging nature.
A resolution that the Report be received and adopted
was then unanimously carried.
The meeting then proceeded to the election of Trus-
tees in the room of some who had ceased to act, and
after some routine business adjourned.