The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-25 00:00:00

the slightest ground for such an assumption. Those
who bought in and sold out took their chance o(
what might happen. They trusted that no change
would be made lightly or dishonestly ; the cre-
ditor of every Governinent knows that eta can
:get
no more effectual assurance.
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We come next to the Reviewer's remarks on
what is called Free Trade. He observes that—
The few years that have elapsed since the relaxa-
tion in our commercial system took place, shows
that the whole of the most intelligent and indus-
trious States, both of the Old and New World, are
clinging more closely to the system of restriction,
which it seems to have been taken for granted they
were soon to abandon.
• • • • • • •
The most liberal and enlightened statesman that
was ever advanced to the helm of affairs in any
country, can only deal with other countries as they
are willing to deal with him. If he lavishes conces-
sions and relaxations on his neighbours and rivals
without treaty or arrangement, in expectation of
meeting with corresponding generosity from them
at some future period, we run little risk in pre-
dicting that he will infallibly be dis appointed.
• • • • • •

We believe a conviction is now beginning to gain
ground among all classes in the country, that we
have little prospect of returning to a sound and
healthy state until such a diminution of our burdens,
shall take place as will enable us to approach them
still more nearly; and that some just and efficacious
measures for that purpose will before long force
themselves upon Parliament, if Parliament ►s pre-
pared to do its duty.
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With respect to the Legislature, as had been
'observed, " the Reviewer endeavours to show
that accident alone could not give such an as-
semblage of imbecility and dullness as we have
in the House of Commons, because the House
of Lords, which contains only the share of stu-
pidity which nature distributes among a given
number of men, is greatly superior to the Lower
House ; and that the difference against the
latter can only be accounted for from the mode
of election having a peculiar tendency to favour
the discovery and return of the most worthless
seen of the community.' He observes that— -
There is something in the very atmosphere of
the House unfavourable to bold and uncompromis-
ing conduct. It is, de facto, a sort of overgrown
club. This is the worst part of the whole business.
Things are every day admitted in private among the
Members, which are studiously denied or concealed
in the speeches reported from the gallery. . .
The plan of Reform recommended by the Re-
viewer consists in raising the elective franchise
and diminishing the expenses of elections. This
plan would necessarily comprehend the aboli-
tion of the corrupt and close boroughs, in many
of which there are no electors, properly speak-
ing ; and in others, no independent ones. A
reform of this kind Horne Tooke often declared
would satisfy him ; yet, for endeavouring to pro-
cure it, lie was put upon his trial for ligh trea-
son. We trust that Mr. Murray and his writer
will be more fortunate. We now come to the
important observations relative to the landowners
and the holders of Stocks, with which we shall
close our extracts :

There never was a time (says the Reviewer)
vi hen the agricultural, commercial, and moneyed in-
terests stood in such a relative situation, or were
more likely to come into violent collision. We
speak with much hesitation, but we do not see how
the present or any future landowers can long sup-
port the burden uow imposed upon them. It seems
lately to have been forgotten, that agriculture is at
all times the chief stay of every great country. It
is what the belly is to the members, aad if it pines,
the whole of them will suffer. If the prosperity of
agriculture belso much importance in general, it is at
present doubly important with us. . . . .

- We desire no one interest to be sacrificed to an-
other; but if the pressure should continue, and the
moneyed interest should refuse or resist all adjust-
ment, they may produce a catastrophe equally ca-
lamitous to themselves and the other interests in
the State. IVe hope, therefore, that such decided
and sffective measures will at last be resorted to, as
the emergency demands. . • .

Every year that is at present suffered to pass
away, in expectation of a remedy without legislative
interference, is almost irreparable. The revenue,
which is always the last thing to fail, may, for a
while, be nearly kept up, and partial revivals may
take place, but it will, after all, be found that one
interest has gradually been giving way • after an-
other, until the burden of the public debt will be-
come insupportable.—Morning Herald City Article.
The following curious paragraph, in reference
to an article in the Foreign Quarterly Review,
from which this was the only paper which gave
extracts, appeared in a weekly print of Saturday
last :

" It has been stated by a contemporary that a
considerable sensation has been excited at the Fo-
reign Office by the appearance of an article on
Greece, in a quarterly publication of recent date,
the facts of which must have been derived from
official documents, surreptitiously obtained. This
account is correct, but we have authority to state
that the inquiry, set on foot by the Earl of
Aberdeen, has satisfied his Lordship that
the information was riot obtained by any breach of
trust, in any person belonging to, or connected
with, the Foreign Office. It will be recollected that
a similar circumstance took place with regard to the
publication of the Greek Treaty, which it was sup-
posed to have been supplied by a foreign diplomatist
of high rank. It is not improbable that the present
affair may be traced to the satn! quarter."

The information contained in the above para-
graph is perfectly correct. A great sensation has
indeed been produced by the article in question,
and the Earl of Aberdeen has very properly in-
stituted an inquiry for the purpose of ascertain-
ing whether any one either in, or connected
with, the Foreign Office, had furnished copies
of the official document to the author of it ; but,
as we mentioned on giving the first extract from
the article, his Lordship might have saved him-
self the trouble. The dew has fallen, and the
scent is no where to be found.—Morning Adv.
We cordially concur in the warmest expres-
sions of approbation that are or can be uttered
upon the very meritorious exertions of the Soli-
citor-General, to rescue from an imprisonment,
apparently interminable, certain individuals in-
carcerated for contempt of the Court of Chan-
cery, and whose confinement had ceased to be
necessary to the ends of justice, although we',
cannot agree with those who think that the
active and successful benevolence of that Right
Hon. and Learned Gentleman suggests any
topic of just censure upon his predecessors in
office ; and although we thoroughly despise and
abhor the feelings and motives which prompt
some of our contemporaries to seize this occa-
sion for venting sarcasm and insult upon the
venerable head of the Earl of Eldon, than whom
a more benevolent man, a more consummate
lawyer, a more able, upright, and virtuous judge,
never presided over any court in this country.
We have no disposition to detract from the
merit of Sir E. B. Sugden. He has chosen a I
very appropriate field for the exercise and dis-
play of his benevolence. But justice to hint
does not require that we should be unjust to
other men. He is the first Solicitor-General
within our recollection who has exerted himself i
to procure the release of individual prisoners
committed by the Court of Chancery for con-