The Sun.
London, England, 1837-06-28 00:00:00

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I•.tructive projects of the revolutionists on whose nod its
' .1e depends. How much support, and whether any,
aright, indeed, to be afforded to men like these, whose
itter incapacity is not redeemed by one particle of public
virtue or political honour, and every moment of whose
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, ontinuance in office is that worst of misfortunes—viz.,
A disgrace to the nation—might be a question open to
• ouch dispute ; but a feature, which is at least a curi-
ous one in their Ministerial history, is, that they have
refused to the People of the United Kingdom advan-
ages which were, according to their own confession,
vositive, solid, and attainable, because the Conserva-
..ives concurred in them ; and have grasped at chimeras,
• vhich not merely Conservatives, but all friends of the
Contitutional Monarchy, condemned, because they
(the Ministers) knew them to be impracticable. Such
dlritiful, and at the same time base, hypocrisy was never
..r lisplayed by any former Ministry which we have read
rheard of ; and the electors of the kingdom are
About, we trust, to assign to it a just and appropriate
reward.—Times.

iHer Majesty's Cabinet is, we understand, ill at
3.iase, but entertains high hopes of recovery. We have
lao doubt that the instinct of Whig• Radicalism will
Itie sufficiently powerful in its constitution to prevent
anything, like a dissolution for some time to come.
Whi,- Radical placemen are like certain dogs, who
irumble and growl very often while they are feeding,
but take care not to carry their quarrels so far as to
.interfere with the eager desire of each to get his full
~hare of the mess. Our Ministers may sulk, and
!cierhaps snarl, but they will take very good care not to
(et irritation triumph over interest, or their love of
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plaguing one another get the better of their love of
ilplace. It is, we believe, already understood, although
by no means settled, that some new arrangements must
~ be made, for the gratification of some, and the con-
venience of others, among her .Majesty's present
official servants. This is always an affair of much
perplexity, and some danger, to a Cabinet. When
moves begin it generally happens that they do not
;:;end quite to the satisfaction of all persons concerned,
and this is especially the case when the movement
is in the beginning a voluntary one. By far the safest
changes which take place in Cabinet arrangements
are those which arise out of unavoidable necessity ;
;and changes even of this sort have frequently led to i
' consequences which were far from being anticipated,
;and far from being agreeable. The present Cabinet
4 perplexities have two unfavourable features, first, that
the disturbance is a spontaneous one ; secondly, that
-fan intruder has pounced upon them from abroad, just
• when they could least afford either to indulge or Co re-'
sist him. If old proverbs be true,it must have been an ill-
wind that blew hiS Excellency the Earl of Durham
ic here at the present moment. His presence does
nobody good that we are aware of, and we are
,i, pretty sure that in this sentiment, if in no other,
".cur present Ministers perfectly agree with us. His
.i.,
Lordship is an unpleasant, person to deal with.
Lord Melbourne has no Empress at hand, whose
condescending recognition may smooth the rather
hasty temper of a bile-tormented Statesman. Mr.
Spring Rice, though a great peace-maker, is not quite
io clever in managing an Earl Durham as the wily
props of the Government at St. Petersburgh. Cabi-
net Ministers, we have no doubt, pray that the Lord
would deliver them from the Earl of-Durham, but that
'`,amiable personage is not to be thus got rid of. He
: Till have place, unless he gets into much worse health
- than he suffers at present. But what place will he
get ? Ask, gentle reader, Lord Melbourne, or Lord
• Palmerston. One of them will, in all probability, be
able to tell ere long. We do not know that all the
world is aware of the uncommon quantity of Scotch pru-
dence which, under the supposition that it was sound
Whig wisdom in political affairs, the Right Hon. James
Abercromby has from time to time afforded to those
who are now able to reward as well as to appreciate it.
The Right Hon. Gentleman has found that his ex-
emplary and most sedentary attention to his duties
lin the House of Commons has not agreed with his
health so well as his friends could wish or himself
desire. If a convenient successor could be found it
is not probable that he would solicit from the Mem-
bers of another Parliament the honour of being placed
in the Speaker's chair, but as his talents are by much
too valuable to be lost altogether they would naturally
he transferred from the exclusive service of- the public
0 to that of the Crown and the public, as a Minister.
His future place, we rather think, is not yet settled,
4 but his future successor in his present place (pro•
:1 vided the next House of Commons be a manageable
one) we believe is settled by the Government. the
' Chancellor of the Exchequer is understood to be of
opinion that he would have been studying sedateness
ind urbanity for some years past to very little purpose
indeed, if he were not now quite fit to fulfil the duties
' ,vhich devolve upon the Chair of the House of Corn-
-nous. His colleagues are said to be of opinion that
. Lie is quite as fit be Speaker as to lie Chancellor of the
Exchequer. There are people in the city who smile,
Ind say, " that is very true, and yet he may be no very
it 'own
Speaker after all." At the other end of the
I'i :own they whisper that, though he may be as big a
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.17rian as the late Lord Colchester, he never will be
1, is great a man. We leave these opinions to the judg-
vent of our readers. We do not know who is to he
[1 Chancellor of the Exchequer in the event of a vacancy
in that office. Neither does Mr. Poulett Thomson
• 'tnow it, but he thinks he ought, and a very angry
Lnan he will be if he does not, in due time, both know
i' it and feel it. This is a very nice question, and we
Nish the Cabinet joy of the harmonious discussions to
which it is likely to lead. The report was yesterday
revived of a probable change in the command of the
~ army. Not only, it is said, is Lord Hill to lose the
M-command, but it is to he given to an officer, who,
!iowever brave and well connected, has contrived to do

I. ;omething grossly imprudent in every situation of res-
,/ i
onsibility in which he has been placed. If this re-
port be true, the Whig Ministers must be very mad
indeed, and must have resolved to try a game the
rashness of which is much more certain than the suc-
We shall not give credit to the report until we
see it confirmed beyond a doubt. If that should hap-
)en, we shall speak our mind upon the subject pretty
freely.—Morning Post.

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WHEAT AND FLOUR IN FRANCE COMPARED

WITH LONDON.

WitEAT.—The highest price of the best wheat in Paris, is
26 francs per If hectolitre, which is equal to 38s. 31. per
English imperial quarter. The highest price of the best
Essex and Kent wheat in London, is 665. per quarter, show-
ing fine wheat to be 275. 9.1. per quarter dearer in London
than in Paris, or upwards of 72'41 per cent. ; and that the slime
money which will in London buy but eight bushels of wheat,
in Paris, procure nearly fourteen bushels of the finest
quality.

Fuitm.,—The highest price of flour of the " first mark" in
Paris, is 49 francs per 154 kilogrammes, which is equal to
'3os. lid. per English sack of 280 pounds. The highest price
of the twit " town made" flour in London, being 525. per
sack, shows fine flour to be 21s. Id. per sack dearer in London
!than in Paris, or nearly 70 per cent. ; and that the same monvy
which in London buys but 280 pounds of fine sour, will in
Paris purchase 471 pounds of the very best quality.

ISCATIRON IN LOVE.—" This poet, who, with all
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ii- his peculiarities (we quote Mr. James's Memoirs of Celc-
.; "rated Women), had a kind and sensitive heart, was touched
; with the charms of the young lady (Madame de Maintenon)
as much as by her misfortunes; and being a man of discern-
ment, he soon became 'delighted with the high qualities of her
mind, admired her wit, and even respected her modesty. The
;greateat change which took place in Scarron soon discovered how
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passionately he had become attached; he grew melancholy—
for how could he, equally deranged in fortune and health, con-
fess that he aspired to one in every respect so 13ve1y? Besides,
he conceived his person and infirmities were such as must ne-
cessarily make him disagreeable in the eyes of a youag person
of such singular beauty and merit. He consequently appeared
daily more and more respectful and submissive, but durst not
venture to make overtures, which he feared would render him
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ridiculous. His poetical vein, however, soothed him in some
degree for his constrained silence, by giving a vent to his feel-
ings; he celebrated his mistress under the names of Sylvia and
Chloris in so serious a strain, as sufficiently to discover how
devotedly he loved her."

Ambleside and its neighbourhood were visited on
Friday evening last by a most awful storm of thunder and
lightning. Crosthwaite and Lyth and the circurnjacent places
shared in the same visitation. The scene was really awful,
leading the thoughts, to use the words of a spectator, to the
destruction of the world at the day of judgment. We have
not, however, heard of any damage sustained.—Kendal Mer-
lcury.

A fine young man, named Wheeler, in this town,
perished in the Severn on Wednesday morning. It appeared
in evidence that the deceased, who was not a good swimmer,
'swam to the middle of the rivers -at a deep spot below Berwick
ILaundry, and was then seen to struggle and sink.—Shrelvs-
'lnry Chronicle.