The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-03 00:00:00

L iNDON, SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1854.

Protocols, gradually leading us on to a peace,
contrived on that exceedingly simple condition,
the status quo ante bellum, are again spoken of as
documents that may be forthcoming. If this
could possibly prove to be the "case, we should
know at last well enough where to fix the charge
of credulity, and where the more serious accusa-
tion of connivance. The connivance in that case
would be the connivance of the whole Cabinet.
The credulity would be nothing less comprehensive
than the credulity of the entire population. A
pacific settlement of affairs now, with the statics
quo as its foundation, would be literally the most
signal success that amid by possibility be achieved
by the Emperor NICHOLAS. After all his atro-
cities—after all his falsifications of truth—after the
blasphemous Te Deums sung in his cathedrals---
after his own mendacious proclamations, and
the lying despatches of Baron OSTEN-SACKEN, and
the massacre at Sine, td thi

Excise ought to be referred to a committee ;pe, and the devastation of the which could -
report to the house, in order to prevent an unnecessary Principalities—the CZAR would come forth from
loss of time, and he would recommend to the right hon.
gentleman's attention the satisfactory manner in which his struggle with the banded Powers of Europe
those accounts were examined in Prussia. On the whole,
not punished but rewarded, not defeated but
he congratulated the houseon the progress which had been
maids with regard to this subject. triumphant.
.It is preposterous to talk for
Mr..GLYN expressed his acknowledgments to the right
hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the step an instant of any such monstrous and cri-
which he had now taken. For himself, he had been always minal compromise. A peace restored upon
surprised that a measure which had appeared to him to be so
easy to effect, had been so long resisted by the Treasury. that understanding would be branding an
_There was one other step which he thought it would be very •
internal: infamy upon the maritime Govern-
advantageous for the right hon. gentleman to undertake. - • •
As for several years past the financial policy of the Govern- merits. Simply—we cannot but throw the notion
ment had been to take care that there should be a surplus
revenue over expenditure, there could not be any long of such an event aside as completely and utterly
period for which there could be any large balance owing by incredible. It is incredible, even with Lord ABER-
the Treasury to the Bank ; and, indeed, the fact of the
Treasury ever requiring the smallest accommodation from BEEN still installed at the head of the Cabinet as
the Bank must be owing to the want of adjustment in the
First Lord of the Treasury. It is impossible,
PaYments and receipts of the country. Previously to 1844
thevetiod during - - -
two h4f.y„,,
ical payments were confined very much to theafter all that has occurred u the last twelve
Theright_hon. gentleman the member for
Cambridgemonths, but during the last quarter of a-i
but that. relief? University had spread them over four periods;
the receipts 0 zereat as it had been, was not so great as year particularly. After the warlike language
country required. If the Chancellor of the Exchq„
mini) generally or could manage to throw his payments used by Ministers, both within and without
with the receipts, re the course of the year so as to tally
towards relieving the would adopt a moat important step the walls of Parliament. - After -all our gigantic
eressure upon tile circulation of the country which sometimes and expensive warlike preparations. After the
• The CHANCELLOR Or the EXCHEQUER (Hear, hear.)
the question to which hi CHEQUER said that declaration, of war in the Moniteur and the
a hon.
the greatest importance. Re friend had referred was of
a very difficult one, but it had 7:: sorrY to say that it was byNAPOLEON Gazette,
escaped. the attention of ously.
the Government. (Hear, hear.) After the transmission of extraordinary
Mr. WILLIAMS expressed his
_s_p_proval of the plan powers to our Generals and Admirals ; after the
the right homifeitlpermosaivingfotrhoha"."
which the Chancellor of the Bzehm
',Br had pr,,,,,..A
flo taken
hie thanks to appearance in the Baltic of the combined fleets
this most important step
ancial ar- under NAPIER and DESCHENES, and the previous
rangements of the country.
reeo,oubguht,
Mr. HADFIELD also approved the
advance into the Euxine of the allied naval
thought that it had not bdeeesne
veaerr:diepduqbuilicter:Ses
which
armaments under DUNDAs and HAMELIN ;
after the
and that it ought to inclu . . .
wedithtoin. itTshsr
remainingp.
would not at present coam,
landing of so many English troops
claw" I
The clause was then ,ere
. were also agreed to, the bill passed through committee, and. iat Scutari, and of so many French troops
the house resumed. , a.t, Gallipoli--a craven and dastardly compromise
- THE MERCHANT SHIPPING BILL.
I like the •
maycowndeilltiobneal
one again spoken of, a peace, having as
'The helm went into committee on this bill.
the Board of its
8 cboaustiesa thase sat:
M. LINDSAY thanked the President of
quo ante hello,,
tus
impossibility,and
Trade fOr introducing a measure calculated to confer much .
' ' benefit on the commercial marine,
house resumed. that, moreover,
The clauses were agreed to, and the , in terms expressive of unmeasured
JURORS AND JURIES (IRELAND) BILL. indignation.
This' bill was then read a second time. England and France arepledged
HOLYHEAD HARBOURS BILL. to a course
diametricallly opposite t
This bill passed through committee. 0 the one which would,
according REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, &C. (SCOTLAND), to the before mentioned
BILL. have to be followed. There • rumour,
is
"This bill wits committed pro fcrma.no possibility of a
precipitate withdrawal from thepath
' The house then resumed. along which
COUNTIES AND BOROUGH POLICE. the Western Allies of Turkey have
' Viscount PALMERSTON obtained leave to bring in • '
.time back
deliberate! y adventured
now for some
bills to render more effectual the police in counties and • Otherwise
boroughs in England and Wales, and to amend the law that is to say, that with infamy to themselves
relating to youthful offenders. i and the chance of extraordinary peril to the sta.
The other • •
business having been disposed of, the house . . •
adjourned to Thursday next.
11 .bilitrof their. pwn Governments.
- ' 1 .-
In spite of Russian Tar t. ialiges, . and, German
; We are requested to state that the grand ball to be predilections, and the Earl of AurtnEN-and.
•
given by the Lad •
y Mayoress, at the Mansion-house will °Ts higher and mightier than the
take place on Tuesday, the 27th lust , instead of Tuesday,
I other persona,,
the 20th, as prtrviOnsiy iatejuied. 'i
trVelled TIIP°I v° laugh to scorn the notion Of