The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-30 00:00:00

the Journals—his encouragement of declared rebels—his
officious and palevering intercession for convicted trai-
tors—his hard and penurious treatment of the poor
—his obstinate and stupid attempts to break down those
estaLlishments by sea and land for the defence of the
national honour and safety, the loss of which would at
once expose us to eager outrages from foreign powers,
the disposition to which is unfortunately made too obvious
by each succeeding letter from the east and west. The
English, who cannot long be imposed upon, have had their
eyes sufficiently opened to the hollowness and treachery
of this mean tom's professions, and his real place.in public
feeling was not less completely demonstrated by the hiss,
and groan, and yell of the Coronation day, than was that
of O'Connell by different signs, or that of the illustrious
Duke of Wellington by the hearty bursts and outpourings
of affection which greeted hies as he went and came, and
which could not be repressed in the presence of her
Majesty by the solemn forms and sacred rites of the most
awe-inspiring of all services known to our religious
institutions. With regard to the general aspect of last'
'lun'day, en 1 the eolith:al considerations arising out of
it, we only desire any impartial man to watch this smooth
and natural transfer of a sceptre which waves over the mast
extensive domin!ons known to modern history from the
hand of the Prince n hem we have lost to that of the Prin-
cess who has, by cote se of nature ;lid by consent of her
130,000,000 of subjects, succeeded him, and then let the
rver of l'hu-sday's proceedings compare such a state.
of conscious security and universe] satiJaction with the in-
cvitab e condition of a country where the powers of the
x cutive goo ernment arc committed periodically to A or B,
according to the result of a hot, fierce, and exaspereting-
contest, where malignity, and vengeance, end each evil
passion are geaerated in the bosom of every local community.
however small—of every domestic circle, however previously
united—whera the friend of each candidate becomes the
determined enemy of each and all in the interest of the
ival candidate—where the most insignificant place and
the minutest particle of administrative power become
the spoils of this civil conflict, and on the accession
of the new elective dynasty are of necessity confis-
cated in discharge of promise; in reward of services, in
support of ireerests, as a punishment to foes and a gratifi-
cation to friends ; and thus the whole field of patronage'
throughout a vast end immensely populous territory is
turned ov r to fresh occupants and possessors, and the
fatal pas,ion for endle.es change stimulated by every other
passion with can act upon human selfishness. The con-
trast of hereditary monarchy with an elective magistracy,
whether Royal or Republican, cm scarcely be made more
str king, or pl iced in a point of view more favourable, than
by selecting the pr -se. t moment for the que-tion of how it
used to be with Poland, and how it still is w'th the United
States ? The canvass and its consequences were what
gave Poland to Russia ; and canvass with its can equenecs,
t bough but for a four years' p esidency, is that which will,
is all human probability, first convulse and then break up.
the 'North American Union. From that n i;chief at least,
thank Ileaven, we are free.—Tees.
The inhabitants of this metro: ois are not disposed tce
grapple seriously with the pursuits of business for the re-
maioder of the week ; and rive la bagatelle is therefore
the order of the day. In this indisposition cf the public
mind fa=r ordinary business, evinced in the inabi i:y to make
a House of Commons yesterd sy, it would be bad taste is us
to ten counter to the general feeling. As the wise man
says, however," there is a time for ev.ryth;og," and on
Monday our readers will have their due share of political
comment and disquisition. It is exceedingly gratifying to
find that, as far as w.! have been able to loarn, no serious
accident occurred throughout the whole of Thursday.
Considering the immense multitudes assembled on all parts
of the line, the rapidity with which many of the erections
for specs tors were constructed, the nature of the positions
oceueied, such as roofs of puLlie buildings, houses, &c , we
consider it ahnost n iraculues that the day passed over with,
so little injury. We leave to buYer ealculetors than we
are to determine the.rumbers that mu.t Lave been present
on the cccaston. We question if ever so many human
b.,:nes were before congregated together. The leading
steeets were yesterday extremely croeded ; and last night
a few individuals here. and there continued to illuminate.
As Thursday was tie day for sexing. yesterday was the %ley
for comparing notes, refreshing memories with the ac-
counts a the daily historians, among whom we occupied a
distinguished rank. After all, it mu• t be owned that the
production of such a long account as we gave, close upon
th heels of the event, is no ordinary achievement. Forty
years ago it would not have been believed that a doily
piper could lay before the public, in a few hours, a re-
port cell in quantity to the cont., n's of a tolerably-sized
volume. Newspapers, like everything else, have changed
with the times.. It is not long since a report of a debate in
the House of Commons could not be completed for a week