The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-18 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

The nearer the session of 1837 approaches, the
more intense does the interest with which it is looked
forward to become ; and no wonder, for it is admitted
on all hands, that that session will be one of the most
eventful on record. It is now clear to demonstration
that the present anomalous state of things cannot
much longer exist. The Tories themselves, though
by no means celebrated for the quickness of their per-
ceptions in such matte's, are aware that it is beyond
the limits of possibility for public affairs to continue to
the end of next session in the position in which they
now are. They see plainly that, as a party, they must
either be restored to the councils of the King, or that
they must cease to exist for ever. With them, there-
fore, the campaign of next session will be one of life
or death. Need we say, then, that they will exert
themselves in the great struggle to defeat the popu-
lar party, with an energy approaching to desperation.
We speak advisedly when we say, that the Tories are
already most actively engaged in making preparations
for the conflict of the coming session. There is a
constant correspondence at this moment going on—
as there has been for some weeks past—among the
leaders of the party, regarding the best tactics to be
adopted. On this subject some difference of opinion
has obtained among the Conservative chiefs. As we
stated the other day, some of the more influential of
the party, at the suggestion of certain possessors of
hereditary wisdom, were for the adoption of some
scheme by which the Sovereign might be induced to
dismiss his present Ministers ; and thus at once afford
the faction an opportunity of seizing the reins of Go-
vernment. To the ejection of the Melbourne Minis-
try by any means, no matter how foul, none of the
party had any objection, considering the circumstance
in an abstract light. Who indeed ever heard of a Tory
being scrupulous as to the means employed to accom-
plish his object, provided only that the object was ac-
complished ? In the present case, however, some of the
more prudent of the party mooted the question—how
were the seats of the present Ministers to be retained
after the Tories had possessed themselves of them ?
A moment's reflection served to convince the most
obtuse of the schemers, that with the present House of
Commons it would be impossible for a Tory Govern-
ment to live for one little month.- But why not dis-
sjlve Parliament 2 The question was put, but it was
at once seen that a general election just now would
only aggravate the evil it was intended to remedy.
The idea, therefore, of springin7, a mine on Lord
Melbourne, as in 1834, and after they had them-
selves stepped into the vacant places in the councils
of their Sovereign, appealing to the people, has been
abandoned. The machinations of the faction now
point to the meeting of Parliament. And our readers
71247,11 repose implicit fizith on our statement, when
zee sag that several of their recognised leaders are
at this moment as busy in devising schemes
,fir the
defeat f the Ministry when Parliament meets,
as if the time (2f meeting were fi.;:ed for next week.
The great object to Lc obtained is the securing a ma-
jority—no matter how slender—against Ministers in
the Commons. If they can only, by any means, leave
the Government in a minority, though it were only of
one, they are satisfied that their own triumph will be
complete. Hence they have determined on using every
effort which human ingenuity can suggest to accomplish
that object. We are sure the people of this country
will not feel Surprised, because they have long since
ceased to 1-cel surprise at auy course of conduct which
the faction can pursue—we are sure no surprise will
be felt, when we say that golden inducements, in the
shape of situations, &c., are to he held out, if, in-
deed, they be not already held out, to such of the
Liberal party as are supposed most likely to be influ-
ene;:d by them—to go over from the Reform to the
Tory side. They calculate, that if they could only
prevail on a dozen of the Liberals to apostatize, their
object would be gained, as that would be tantamount
to twenty-four votes—'An which case they have no
tlO tht, that by the extraordinary means they would
employ to muster their own party, on some important
occasion, in greater relative numbers than their oppo-
nents, they would succeed in obtaining a majority
over Ministers. But, as they have their doubts whe-
ther a sufficient number of Liberals can, under any
circumstances, be prevailed upon openly to de-
sert their principles and parts, and thus de-
grade themselves for ever in the eyes of the
country, the Tories mean to use every effort in
their power to induce as many Reform Members
as possible to absent themselves, under such spe-
ciom pretexts as ingenuity may suggest, from their
places in Parliament. They arc not without hope that
between those who may be brought over query,
bozQht over !—and those who may be be prevailed on
to absent themselves from the House, thee will suc-
ceed in obtaining a majority of five or six. if so, with
a Tory House of Lords, and a Tory Court, they have
no doubt of being able to retain power so long as
will enable them to perpetuate themselves in office by
diminishing the power of the people—in other words,
by virtually, enough clandestinely, repealing the most
important provisions of the Reform Bill. To be fore-
warned is to be fore-armed. The great lesson to be
learned from all this, is the necessity of union anion,
the Reformers. In this way only can the machinations
of the Tories be defeated. It will be necessary, also,
that every constituency closely watch the conduct of
their representatives, so as that they be able to detect
the first symptom of a disposition to play into the.
hands of the faction.—Morning Advertiser.
We have copied from an evening Contemporary an
acount of Sir Henry Parnell's reception at Dundee on
Monday last. We certainly think the meeting did
not sufficiently appreciate the value of what has been
done by Ministers, or make sufficient allowance for
the difficulty in the way of their doing more. But Mi-
nisters, on the other hand, must see from the difficul-
ties in which so very liberal a Member as Sir Henry
Parnell is placed, that if a greater latitude be net
allowed to men in office on certain questions, an ex-
clusion from all liberal towns must be the result.
There must be mutual concessions for the sake of
union.—Morning Chronicle.

A full report of the proceedings of the great Pro •
testant meeting held in Dublin on Wednesday has
reached us by express. It will be seen that some dis-
tinguished friends of the Protestant cause who had
been expected were unavoidably absent. But, not-
withstanding the disappointment, the character and
proceedings of this important assembly were such as
cannot fail to interest and gratify every reader who
cares for the peace and welfare of Ireland, for the
prosperity and safety of the United Kingdom, for the
support and diffusion of pure religion, for the im-
provement of national and individual morality, for
the maintenance of law and order, or, to sum up
all in a word, for the protection and increase of
public welfare and of private happiness. This was
truly a great meeting in every sense in which the
attribute of greatness is intelligible when applied to
such an assembly. It was great in its numbers—great
in the character and quality of those who composed it
—great in its objects, and great—to an extent which
forbids the apprehension of failure, and affords the
fullest assurance that it will prove triumphant and irre-
sistible—in its power. The Protestant people of Ire-
land are now showing to the world their loyalty to the
British Throne and Constitution, their invincible at-
tachment to British connection, their disposition and
capacity to combine these feelings and principles, for
which they ought to be cherished by their loyal fellow-
subjects of Great Britain, with other and still higher
qualities, which ought to endear them to the whole
family of mankind—the utmost charity and forbear-
ance towards their inveterate and rancorous foes,
and the most generous and enlightened benevo-
lence towards the humbler classes of their communion.
From the lateness of the hour at which we re-
ceived the account of the proceedings of this great,
virtuous, and powerful assembly, we have time
merely to refer in general terms of admiration to the
various speeches by which its objects were enforced.
Of many of them it may be justly said—and to award
hinter praise would he impossible—that they were
worthy of the exalted purposes which the meeting had
in view. We cannot, however, withhold a few words

upon the able, lucid, and in many respects gratifying,
vt:,- Report of the Committee of the Irish Metropolitan
Tr
Conservative Society, which was read at the meet-
Peet' in', and formed the basis of its proceedings. This
ing un document describes the character and purposes of