The Sun.
London, England, 1831-08-13 00:00:00

ral it has not answered the expectations of the people, and
consequently has not contributed to improve the funds.
TatEsrx, Jut meaStreis adopleri against the
ititr6,ruCtioh of tie cholera are very strictly enforced, as
a'..tcounts front various quarters mention that appearances
of the disorder have been seen in some Italian sea-ports.
Trade suffers extremely by this state of things, to which,
however, people submit, to escape a greater evil. Since
the departure of our troops from the Roman territory
there has not indeed been any interruptions of public
tranquillity, but a feeling of great dissatisfaction and
a general fermentation exist, which are the usual har-
bingers of scenes of disorder, and nobody doithtS that the
r:ttes will soon ho renewed which lately endangered the
IPapal See, and led to the calling in of foreign aid. For
properly speaking his Holiness has scarcely any authority
in the province, where a degree of indifference to all
ordinances coming from Rome prevails, which manifestly
shows the weakness of the Papal Government. If this
disregard of the legal authority should end in formal re-
sist ,nee to it, it is impossible to calculate to what com-
plicated difficulties the revolutionary disposition of the
Romans might lead.
VIENNA, JULY 30.—Four per Cent. Metalaves, 681 ;
Bank Shares, 997.

Mr. CROKER'S motion last night, which he an-
nounced with such ceremonious solemnity the pre-
ceding evening, turned out, as might have been ex-
pected from so flippant a jester, a mere farce. The
mountain which he advertised as labouring with
something portentous, at the appointed hour brought
forth—a mouse. Scarcely an inch of solid ground had
the Right Hon. Gentleman to stand upon; not the
ghost of an argument appeared in his dull diatribe;
consequently he was obliged to have recourse to stale
jokes and shallow logic, seasoned here and there with
the condiment of pert sneers and illiberal insinuations.
What did his long story amount to ? Why, that

two letters on the subject of Holland had been re-
ceived by Lord PALMERSTON;neither of which had
been treated with sufficient deference by his Lord-
ship; and that the King of the NETHERLAND3 was
a very ill-used gentleman, and the Dutch an equally
ill•uaed nation.

The last point being a mere ran-
dom assertion of the Right Honourable Ex-Secre-
tary, thrown in clearly by way of making weight
to his speech, scarcely deserves an answer ; but
the former having more plausibility about it,
merits some sort of reply ; and this reply was
given by Lord PALMERSTON with a promptness
and energy that daunted even the triple bronze
of the author of " 'Talavera." Finding matter some-
what deficient, Mr. CROKER essayed the pathetic
and eke the ludicrous ; though such was his ill-luck
that his pathos convulsed the House with laughter,
and his humour inclined them to more than ordinary
gravity. His sneer at the newspapers was most in-
judicious, especially when it is considered that in
the " olden time"—for the Right Hon.Ex-Secretary
is waxing venerable, though his eloquence savors of
puerility—he was himself a plodding caterer to
monthly magazines of by no means a first-rate cha-
racter, and manufactured jokes in Irish newspapers
per hundred weight—a species of manufacturing
that, we believe, nearly ruined his indiscreet em-
ployer. We repeat, therefore, that flings at newspaper
literature by such a man are ill-advised. Even
from an Aristocrat who had the pretensions to birth
and rank and extraordinary talent to back him, they
would be injudicious ; but from Mr. CROKER—the
man of yesterday, the mushroom placeman, they
are offensive, arrogant, and impertinent to the last
degree. We would seriously advise the Right
Hon. Ex-Secretary to lay aside all thoughts of suc-
ceeding to Mr. BROUGHAM'S reputation in the
House of Commons. Non ex quovis, ligno fit
Mercurius. His is not the wood out of which
a BROUGHAM is to be carved. He is at best
but a mountebank orator, who plays his sorry
part only when the great actor has left the
stage. When Mr. BROUGHAM was in the House,
Mr. CROKER usually held a discreet silence, the
pigmy clearly stood in awe of the glance of the
giant; we wish the giant could return, if only to
teach the pigmy rightly to appreciate his powers.

The lovers of sporting will regret to learn that
they will be disappointed in their expectation of
seeing the KING at Goodwood Races next week.
His MAJESTY has, we understand, written to the
Duke of RicnmoND that it will now be out of his
power to go, as the QUEEN'S brother is daily ex-
pected in London on a visit, and that other matters
require his MAJESTY'S attention.

Our readers will find, in another column, some
particulars of a recent interview of the Irish Mem-
bers with Earl GREY, on the subject of that ill-starred
country. It is a highly important document, find
merits most serious attention.

The House went again into Committee last night
on the Reform Bill, though the progress of the mea-
sure was far from satisfactory, in consequence of
the inordinate length of Mr. CHOKER'S speech on
the subject of Ilolland, &c. The grand business of
the nation stood still, because the Right Honour-
able Gentleman was anxious to show him-
self a BROUGHAM ! lie is a BROUGHAM, but
it is a Brummagem one. We hope Mini-
sters will henceforth use every exertion to dis-
courage this officious smar-talk on the part of
ultra witlings. The country, they may rely on it,
is becoming daily,—hourly more and more impa-
tient of delays, and cannot endure to think that
every pedlar orator should have it in his power to
throw obstacles in the way of the Reform Bill.

We were unable yesterday, from press of matter,
to call attention to a petition which appeared in The
Sun, from the Burgh of Cupar, in Fife, on the sub-
ject of Reform. This petition is of moment, as
showing the strong—the very strong feeling which
the Scotch entertain towards the great question,
and the regret with which they witness its com-
paratively tardy progress in the House of Commons.
Mr. GILLON last night presented an energetic peti-

tiou on the same subject from Linlithgow, though
in consequence of the lion. Member having made a
few alterations, it was not allowed to be received.

The name of Mr. MAYHEW was omitted in
the list of the minority on the clause for dividing counties
which we gave in yesterday's Sun.

Perth presented an unusually gay appearance
on Friday. In almost every street and lane, there were
some splendid insignia or other waving in the breeze.—
These were in honour of the French Revolution of 1830.
There was a considerable diversity of opinion among cur
citizens regarding the propriety of those overt demonstra-
tions. The spittle-lickers of the Earl of KINNOULL,
whose countenances are now long and rueful, got quite
indignant : they could not bear to witness the flags that
were the other day unfurled to commemorate the nativity
of a KING, displayed, in all their amplitude and grandeur,
in honour of a Parisian mob.—Dundee .Advertiser.

ACCIDENT TO THE DERRY MAIL.-OH
Tuesday night the Derry mail from Dublin was upset
between this town and Colima. I regret to add that some
of the passengers, the guards and coachman, were seriously
injured ; one passenger in particular, a Mr. HUNTER, was
bruised in a most deplorable manner, the coach and bag-
gage having been lying on him a considerable time before
he was extricated; One of the guards named FLEmixa,
had one of his eyes forced out of its socket, and the brow
completely cut across ; the poor fellow Was otherwise
dreadfully mutilated; his comrade was very little better.
...Drogheda Journal.