The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-16 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF SATURDAY.
(From. the Globe.)
We are told that " the present Conservative party,
comprising all the friends of temperate improvement
among the modern Tories, with all the enemies of
organic change among the old reforming Whigs,
• . . has never yet been tried in th adminis-
tration of public affairs." That the motley array,
now professing to combat under Conservative banners,
has never yetbeen so tried, is certain. It may be added,
that its nominal leaders have appeared in no great hurry
to try it : they have very plainly betrayed suspicions, cre-
ditable to their political tact, that the strange amalgam
which forms their opposition artillery is not off: CC in ocf.
Ireland was the great obstacle in the way of his Ministry
—Sir Robert Peel admitted, in those same explana-
tions in which he also admitted the lack of her Ma-
jesty's particular confidence. What was thereupon
the course of" the present Conservative party ?" Did
they set about speaking the Irish fair, and courting the
Rival confidence? Did they lay out their efforts to con-
vince all those whom it might concern, that "the present
Conservative party" were very different from the stubborn
old Tories ? No ! they incontinently flew into a passion
with the Queen and the Irish ; and forgetting that,
maugre their spite, a Queen and some Irish would

remain in existence, they betook themselves, like chil-
dren. to kick and scream at what they supposed the
obetaeles to their instant restoration to the sweets of
office. They began to deal in terms the most gross
towards her Majesty and the Irish millions. If the
Tories had only turned inward their eyes, inflamed with
wrath and desire,, they might have discovered that .it
was really, neither the Queen nor the Irish, so much
as the heterogeneous ingredients of their own party
composition, that disabled them from the grasp of
office, .when it was placed fairly within their reach.
It is most true that " the present Conservative
party" have never yet been tried in the Govern-
ment ; , and we may add our belief that whenever
they are tried, they will fail. We can very well be-
lieve that there are. many objectors to organic change
who will always prefer a Ministry to whom they
look for most resistance to such changes: But
what security can they find for resistance in
the ranks of a party, whose active zealotry urges its
councils to the most tremendous organic changes !What
no organic change to repeal " Popish" ernanci-•
pation ? Is it no organic change to throw back Dissent
out of political recognition ? Is it no organic change
in our colonies to undo (to please Henry of Exeter) all
that has been doing for nearly the last ten years towards
religious concord ? Yet all this must be aimed at, were
the present Opposition in power—or all the most active
and energetic of their present- supporters have worked
for nothing—or-all the pretexts of their present war-
fare are sheer, arrant, shameless hypocrisy !
• (From the Courier.)
Depressed as may be the condition of the cotton ma-
nufacture in this country, it will not be pretended that
it equals that in Belgium, or has been experienced for
such a length of time. Bread is higher in price in Bel-
gium than in ordinary years, and wages are lower regu-
larly than here by some 30 per cent. perhaps, yet no
one, not even the suffering workmen themselves, are so
senseless and reckless as to cry dut against " landowners
and farmers," as revelling in abundance," in seeming
mockery of the misery around. With cheaper bread after
all, and lower wages, the cotton manufacturers of Bel-
gium, it would seem, ought to be flourishing, in com-
parison with those of England, where Ccirn-laws arc
assigned as the sole exclusive cause of adverse markets
unsaleable stocks, and factories working short time,
when at all ! The situation of Belgium 'without prohi-
bitively protecting Corn-laws, being so much more dis-
astrnue and of longer endurance than that of England
with Corn-laws, it would follow that Corn-laws can
either have no relation as cause to effect with the posi-
tion of either country, or that, as is the fact, their action
•upon manufacturing industry is beneficial, and not
otherwise. Our Corn-laws can have no prejudicial
bearing, but rather the reverse, upon the industrial
state of Belgium ; and just as much influence have they
exercised in the derangement of commercial affairs in
France, in the United States, in the East Indies, or in
China. W herever we cast our eyes stagnation of trade or
the embarrassments of manufacturing industry meet us
at every point, both in the New World and the Old—in
Germany, where labour is at the lowest, as in America,
where wages are at the highest. It would be just as
farcical to lay the industrial disorganization so palpable
thus every Where to the door of our Corn-laws, as to
charge them with the burden of the common but miti-
gated share of pressure and trading difficulties borne
by this more favoured realm.

THE MAIMETS.-(THIS DAY )

CORN EXCHANGE.

Last week's arrivals were plod of Barley and Irish Oats, but
only moderate of all other Grain. The fresh supply' consisted
of a fair quantity of Wheat, and good of Barley and Beans.
There was a good attendance, but. the buyers appeared very
cautious, and good Wheat supported last quotations, while other
sorts sold heavily. Barley dull, and Is. per quarter lower than
last Monday. New Beans Is. per quarter cheaper, and Pease
of both kinds met a slow sale-at former rates. Good old Oats
rather dearer, while all sorts pf new were a trifle lower. Flour
as last repotted: '
'is Ricks oir.itoann or CHIT.
Wheat, Red (0h1)...: ... : . 1,51,- 735. Beans, Small (new) 411 46,:
- White (01d)......65.... 80s.
--Red Z 1839) s4i. Ces - Tick (new) ;As 41.,
--- Fine (2s. 65e.
-- Superfine Ills. 70s. --•-•-• Harrow (new) 405.44111
---- White (11).39) ....Ms. 645. -- (old) 4ls. 435.
--..-..- Fine .. ....... -Os. '7ls. Wank
--- Superfine ;3s. 7es Oats, Feed 9 .._.ti
Foreign free Os. 626. New 23,,•27a
Rye 4fii. 40s. - Poland
Barley .30,. IS6. New '4l, tlis.
Grinding 30s ::6s - Potatoe 211,.32a.
---- Malting :38s. 445.
Malt 565. 635, Scotch f,a-.1121, ,
---- Fine New CO3. 745. Irish .225.... /SA.U7e.
Pease, Grey, New 365. 40s. Flour Town (per saek)....sq, 62,.
--.. Maple New 40s. 425. - Seconds 546.566.
- White 40.. 425. -.......- North Country.... 50. 52'.
-- Boilers 425. 445. Bran 8e.:9,.
ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DUBIN* LAST WI6KI
. Wheat. 1 Barley. UAL, Flour
4,561 qrs. (,683 qrs. 1415 qrs. 6,' 32 sacks..
- 13,718 I -
886 755 t 71,.

English
Irish

Fot eign ...... ...

4,011

5;329

SMITHFIELD MARKET.
Tux GREAT PRIZE-CATTLE SHOW.—The past week hay..
ing been unfavourable for the dead market, tbgether with the
large market of Beef on Friday, exhibited very unfavourable
prospects for the graziers ; and we have to-day the largest
number of beasts exposed for sale in the market within the
memory of the oldest salesman, even exceeding the year
1628, when we had 5,060 beasts. The finest fat oxen cannot
be quoted above ss. per stone, the primest Scotch at 4s. 2d.
to 4s. Gd., and a large proportion will remain unsold. Mut-
ton, although moderate in quantity, sold slowly at last week's
prices. Veal a heavy trade, at 41. to ss. 6d. Prirae small
Pigs are worth 4s. 10d. Price per stone of Blb., sinking the
offal—Beef, 3s. 4d. 4s. Gd. to ss. ; Mutton, 4s. to 55., Prime
Downs, ss. 4d. ; Veal, 4s. 6d. to ss. 6d. ; Pork, 4s. 4d. to
ss. 2d. Head of Cattle at Market--Beasts 5,074, Sheep
23,490, Pigs 437, Calves 124.

BILLINGSGATE MARKET.
The supplies were moderate, and so was the demand ; prices
stationary. Turbot; ss. to 20s. ; Cod, 2s. 6d. t• 10s. ; Soles,
6d. to 3s. per pair ; Lobster:, 10(1. to 3s. 6d. ; Oysters, 12s.
to 40s. bee bushel ; Whiting, id. to 10d. ; Haddocks, &I. to 2s.

BERMONDSEY POTATO MARKET.
There was not much done in this market. The supplies
were large, and prices :ather on the decline. York Reds, 755. ;
Scotch Reds, 60s. to 6'23. ; Guernsey, Ms. to 565. ; Wisbeach,
50s. to 565.