The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-12 00:00:00

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While we still hold, and with increased confi-
dence, our opinions on the Fortifications Scheme,
we think Lord PALMERSTON and his obsequious
majority have erred in not yielding for the present
on much lower ground than seeing things as we
do. We cannot in this case attribute much weight
to the numbers who vote with the Premier. The
reason is that the appeal to their former vote has
been so reiterated, and so tauntingly pressed, that
for shame's sake too many would not reverse
it. That that vote was obtained on represen-
tations now proved to be false is certain ; and
despite the remarks of Mr. GLADSTONE, it is equally
certain that when he surrendered the demand for
eleven millions of money into the hands of the Pre-
mier, it was because he would not make the demand
himself. Lideed his speech last night amounted to
no more than that he was, with the rest of the
Cabinent, officially and constitutionally responsible
for it. "He assented upon considerations which
appeared, and still
appear, to him sufficient."
What those considerations were he does not tell
us. Were they, that, ranch as he deplored what he
thought a useless waste of public
money—on which
account he could not bring himself to propose and
defend it—he still thought that his fiscal measures
and the French treaty were of more consequence I
than that large sum of money ; and, as his retire-
ment would have shattered the Ministry, and
put
off indefinitely the accomplishment of hie financial
objects, he thought this reason sufficient for non_
tinning in office.
Paying little regard, therefore, to a merely self.
justifying majority or Mr. GLADSTONE'S concur-
rence, we do affirm that the strong difference of
opinion which has shown itself both amongst the
ablest professional men, and the ablest civilians, on
the subject of the fortifications, is reason enough
why Lord PALMERSTON should have paused. Even
at his age he may live long enough to repent of
having built these fortifications, by dealing with
the House of Commons in what Mr. OSBORNE
justly characterised as "the sic ado sicjubeo style,"
or in plain English the style of—

----I am Sir Oracle,
When I speak, let no dog bark.

There are certain little erections built on the
termination of lofty hills in some parts of the
country, which ever after have borne the name
of " Such an one's FOLLY." The time is not far
distant, we believe, when any one of the forts now
building, will be pointed out to strangers by the
local cicerone, as
a _L ALMEESTON'S
We must put the case thus. Money is almost
certain this ;ear, through the great cotton failure,
to run short. Iron-clad ships are agreed on all
hands to be essential; and a
by expending what
money a bad year will permit on them,
far right. There is no difference
we shall be
certain of doing so

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THE SUN.
LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1862.