The Sun.
London, England, 1830-10-12 00:00:00

We refer' our readers to a very interesting corn•
munieition on the subject of the whale fihhery of
Now South Wales. We have here a striking its
stance of the progress which a people will make
tehen their industry is unshackled, 'Would it be be-
lieved that this lama colony, of which the popula-
tion lordly ( girds 40,000, already exports sperm
nod minium, nil to the amount of 250,000/. a year I

There is nn plan 61 reform in the representation
of the Commove of Uieat Britain, which can be
efficient or ,atisfietery, Out does not contemplate
the demolition of all .the close and rotten boroughs
in the .kingdom. As long as. such boroughs. Are in
existence the theory . the Constitution cannot be
carried into effect, according to.U,hich the Cotemons'
liouse of Parliament is to be constituted of the real

representatiOn of the people, and-of that alone. We
observe no mention mule of this in Mr, Brougham',
plan of reform : lint, in our opinion, it matters little
to Rive Representatives to three or four great towns,
ii.s.r,eetts and Manchester, unless. the borough.
mongtring system he at the same time cut off frOin
the calltitatiOak Which:it has. so, long, deformed and
twerlayed, All enlightened writers on the C
tu'ion ut Engl4ha have expressed_ their admiration
of the wialoto of the litrangetnent by which the
Three 'Estates of the realm are made mutually to
support and contront each other, with separate func-
tions, co.ordinate authority, and a united action. If
this system be good for any thing, it is only good
us being reduced to practice ; otherwise., it 1401
no Mete influence on the destinies of the country
than any splendid fiction of the ports, which
only exists within the lweless fabric of the imagitis-
tion. To -allow .the nominees of Lords, and other

great proprietors of boroughs, to sit in the House
of COMIIIOII6i is to destroy the balance of the Con-
stitution, by giving a double representation to the
Aristocrsey—one in their own House, the other in
the Howie which was intended to consist of nine but
the Representativei of the people. It is u maxim
of constitutional law that no Peer shall interineddle
in electioils of Members of the House of Commons,
and that so doing is a breach of privilege, which
that House can inquire into and puni.h. Yet, in
the teeth of this maxim, the moustrous practice ex•
has of Peers being proprietors of boroughs--that
is, having the elective franchise us private property,
and retaining what persons they please, nor to re-
present the people, but to represent themselves in
the people's House! Yet this is the system which
the late Mr. Canning said worked well, and which
he would support as long as he hell a seat in Pat-
Unmoor. But, like a certain piece of machinery 'to
which the Gravedigger in Handel , alludes, we may
say it only ":works. well to those who work ill,"' for
it has led more then any other cause to the corrupt
jobs, the ruinous wars, the profligate expenditure,
the; consequently_ enormous taxation, and crippled
resources of this once proud and flourishing ern.
Loire. The nominees of the I,Ords, and of the Go-

Vellm:tit, who sit in the House of Commons, owe
no responsibility`, o the peOple; they are bound
to•do 4he Arnrk of those who' placed them in
to which, if the 'representation were free,'
their own virtue, talents, or knowledge would never
have raised them. But those who placed theui in
that statio, have generally interests opposed t►►

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those: of the people,.„ for. they are the 'great con.
.stuners of the taxes, while the people are.the payers
Of them; and while it is the interest of the people
that the taxes si;t4ld be kept down„it is the interest
of those persahs,to augment them. The taxes, by
which the people are impoverished,. are the source
ref their affitience and grandeur. , Few that once
ta,te of the waters of political corruption are satis-
fied with a moderate ,draught. It is necessary,
therefore, that a constant and vigilant control should
be exercised by the people Over those who have the
'emoluments of the State and the temptations of
power within their reach: This they cannot do
while the greater proportion of tho House of Com-
mnns is 'Composed of the dependents of persons
who have a direct interest in supporting the abuses
whip!) that House was constituted. especially to
guard against. These exhausting excrescences of
he State called hinecure. offices, could never ,Save
grown up under a real representation of the people ;
nor, would unnecessary wars, which cannot be sup.:
•povted without taxes, lustoo readily undertaltilt..,--

"We say,. therefor°, tinif -no plan of Parliamentary
lternitn can avail the country much which aces not
go the length of milking the representation of all
boroughs free —lllarning Herald.

The affairs of the Netherlands become every day
more perplexed, and if France remain faithful to her
promise, and the
.flottse of, Orange act with common
prudence, it ris not at all unlikely that the Provi-
sional: Government will soon find that they have un.
detain a task beyond their power. The almost
complete stagnation of commerce, and the collee-
tions of unemployed artimans and reckless utleen,
hirers, in IliumielS and oilier towns, must excite sc.
rious apprehensions, not only among the wealthy
and more :respectable inhabitants, but even those.
Who ore. etolvavguring to direct . the storm. The

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1;4; her and middling ••classes have us strong a
•• bias in
favour of 14.rance as those of the lower order, but,
4$ they have much more to risk by change, and as
there is in every country a dread on the pat of
persons possessed of property of throning too much
powerinto the popular .eisle it'is probable they
will not be hasty in giving in their adhesion to the
present Government. The probability is, if. they
hehOVe Frollee that they will be much more
inclined to come to some arrangement with the
King, than join a, party whose objects tire yet 'So
undefined itet to excite the most serious sham There
are. manrcircumetanees which will induce them to

prefer such u course; and theie tire no strong
'and, urgent, that nothing but the late mal.adtm-
Migration of Government, the nb►urd and de-
grading laws respecting the. language to be used
in State cad judicial proceedings, and. the want of
good faith on the part of the Xing towards Brussels,
would make them hesitate,What course to pursue.
Should the Belgians form a complete sepuration from
the Dutch, they would get tid of a part of the no-

tirnrsl debi; but in return for that trey would he
shot out from the ocean, froris all patticipation in the
trade with tliti Dutch colonies, and consequently
with many foreign states; they would incur the ill-
will of most, of the monarchical powers of Europe,
and, on war breaking out, their country would, in all
probability, become the arena: olbattle. The pre-
sent ruling parry are evidently at, a loss what form
of ..Croverament to assume. Some propose a fade,
rative republic,' and others a monarchical °overn.
mem, with a foreign 'Prince for Sovereign. The
Duke of Nernoins, second son of the French King,
seems the individual most suited to their wishes. Te
both these propositions ail. impartial observers must
see the strongest objections. Conferring the throne
on any branch of the House of Orleans would only
.be another Dame incorporating the country
with Truncell' measure 60 dangerous to the
balance of power in Europa, and so contrary
to the interest of the. other Powers, that pro-
bably, nothing but force of Arms could make
them submit to it. 'rho only peaceable alterna-
tive, therefore, is a federative republic; and the
adsocates of the measure appeal to Switzerland and
the. history of the Netherlands as proofs that it
could exist as an independent State. These in
stances, unluckily, are anything but favOurable to
their argument. The position of Switzerland is as
different as possible from. that of Belgium. That
country is defended by natural barriers, stronger by
far than any human power can erect, It is beyond