The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-02 00:00:00

themselves to that faction in the hope that they may
be permitted to participate its spoils. Talk of " Tory
rule" indeed !—why, when under Tories did the exis-
tence of a Government hang upon a beggar's, breath—
the word, the worthless word of a lying mendicant that
leads a rebel gang ? When. under " Tory rule" was
England laughed to scorn abroad, and shocked at home
with the wailing's of women and children whom the cruel
laws of man, not the dispensations of Providence, had
made widows and orphans, while the King and the
nobles were threatened with destruction by fellows who
werenot fit to loose the shoes' lechet of the unworthiest
Lord that ever had the misfortune to be corrupted by
keeping their company ? Tell us not of names, but
look to results. This Poor Law system, however,
notwithstanding its irreligion and inhumanity, is said
to have still a redeeming virtue—it is said to be
economical. Now we will. tell our readers how its
economy works. The soup of the poor is made
weaker ; their bread blacker ; their cheese harder ; offal
is given them for meat, and the quantity of each and
every article is diminished to the starvation point; in
order that a few shillings and pence may for appear-
ance sake be divided among the rate-payers, while
many thousands of pounds are distributed in patronage
to Government hangers-on, who are called " Commis-
sioners." Herein consists the economy of the Poor
Law system. But we forget that we are provoking an
increase of that chastisement, which it seems we have
certainly drawn already upon our heads, though at
present it is only in patio. Cupid is "in arms and
eager for the fray," and we may perhaps fall in the
encounter. Nevertheless, emulating a great example,
we shall, as we said at first, keep up our courage. A
certain Lord Mayor, when hunting, in olden times, in
Moor-fields, was teld" My Lord, the hare is com-
ing." His Lordship, drawing his sword, exclaimed—
" Let him come on." So, in all humility, say we to
Cupid.—Times.
The Tories are to be commended for one thing ;
they never despair, however desperate the circum-
stances in which they may be placed. They always
look on the sunny side of the picture. The ostrich
when pursued by her enemies plunges her head among
the sand, and then because the poor silly bird sees no
danger, she fancies there is none. The conduct and
logic of the Tories are much of the same complexion.
They shut their eyes to the perils which surround
them, and then sapiently conclude that all is perfectly
safe. It is an old proverb—that none are %a blind
as those who will not see. The Tories are precisely
in this predicament. By and bye they will get their
eyes opened—of that they may rest assured. A writer
in Fraser's Magazine for this month concludes an
elaborate article on " The Results of the past and the
Prospects of the next Session," in these words,
" Never since the fatal year 1829 were the pros-
pects of the Conservative cause so bright as at
the present time." And is Toryism in such a flou
risking condition just now ? We wish the Conserva-
tives joy of their prospects—that's all. If they are
pleased, so are we. 'We shall see which of us will
have the most cause to be in good humour with our-
selves six months hence. If it be the Tories, then we
shall abjure prophecy ever after. It were a pity to
disturb them in their day-dreams of an impending
Conservative millerrium ; but we cannot help feeling*
some curiosity to know on what they ground their con-
viction of the speedy triumph of their cause. OF
course, we know that the grounds of such conviction
are—if there be propriety in the expressimv—perfectly
groundless. Still, that doeS not allay our curiosity to
know what are those grounds, purely imaginary
though they be ? Why do the Tories refuse to en-
lighten us? Do they see the speedy triumph of To-
ryism in the conduct of the Upper House, towards the
close of the past Session ? If so, they are really a most
extraordinary race of beings. That is precisely the
thing which, of allothers, has, in our estimation, sealed
their doom as a party. So surely as- another Session
of Parliament meets will the hereditary Legislators,
like the Volscians of old, be " fluttered in their
" dove-cots." We do not by any means say that the
destiny which awaits the Peers next Session will be
their abolition as a distinct branch of the Legislature ;
but we do feel as certain as we could do of any event
while yet in the womb of time, that the House of Lords
must'undergo a full and efficient reform: Little did
the Peers relish the Russell purge, as they thought
proper to call the Reform Bill of 1831, when admi-
nistered .to their friends in the House of Commons.
How, we should like to know, will a Melbourne pill
agree with their stomachs when compelled to swallow
it themselves. It may be as well to tell them in time,
in order that they may not be taken by surprise, tha! it
a iii be a hitter pill, and that for much of its bitterness
they will have to thank Lord Lyndhurst, who has
acted as their "guide, philosopher, and friend," fur
the last six months.—Morning Advertiser.
We are informed, from a good source, though we
are reluctant to plAge ourselves uncooditionally to the
tact, that the. discussions
_which are well known to
have been going on between the Cabinet of St. James's
and the Tuileries since the proclamation of the Con-
stitution in Spain have at length assumed a very un-
pleasant appearance. The Thunderer of. Dow
inn(r.
street, completely foiled by the superior tactics of
Louis Philippe, has shaken the whOle celestial domi-
nions in his fury, and has threatened to expose several
acts of his faithful ally which have been totally at va-
liance with his professions at the time. He is about
to prove that Louis Philippe has actually given as-
sistance to Don Carlos, not only by permitting the
frontier to continue open, in violation of his engage-
ment to close it, but by absolute and direct means.
Supposing that Lord Palmerston is able to prove
communications between the King of the French
and Don Carlos, what good can arise to him ? Eviry
one has seen that Louis Philippe, finding that the ,
Queen was unable to maintain her position at Madrid,
has—in accordance with the policy of France, invari-
ably acted upon since the time of Louis XIV., to
keep up an ascendancy in the Peninsula—listened to
the projects of Don Carlos with a more favourable
ear than he would have done if Christina could have
made good her ground. No other statesman in Europe
but the blind Cupid of the Foreign Office was de-
ceived by the share which Louis Philippe took in the
Quadruple Treaty. The joining in it was little better
than an artifice to keep a control on the development
of events in the Peninsula, and to prevent England
having all. the merit, the honour, and the gains of
Spanish regeneration if time treaty could have been
carried through. The King of the French had no
share in originating the treaty; it was the sole
inspiration of Lord Palmerston, as he has taken
care more than once to tell us. Had it been suc-
cessful the object of Louis Philippe would have
been answered by that means ; but now that it has
failed it is a policy worthy of a Continental Court to
secure an influence at the other side, and -the Citizen-
Monarch has not neglected to do so. Lord Palmer-
ston may cry out that he has been humbugged and
deceived. No person has doubted of the fact ; but
what benefit will arise to him from the avowal ? Will
being laughed at afford him consolation in his mis-
fortunes ? He wants no new clap-trap to secure that
species of popular applause. This will be- a grand
finale for our wise Secretary's operations. Well may
he rejoice in his quadruple treaty and intimate alliance
with France. If the affair works out to the last ac-
cording to the present progress, he will have so fully
succeeded in his•foreicrbn policy as to be left alone in
Europe, the great Powers turning away in disgust
from his revolutionary pretensions ; France, wearied
of so unprofitable an
alliance, inconsistent with its new
policy ; and the Peninsula, for which we have fought,
slipping through our fingers—or that portion of it
which may continue for a season true hanging like a
millstone about his neck. Louis Philippe cares as
little for Lord Palmerston's threats as he does for his
alliance.—Morning Post,

Mr. Shaw Lefevre, the Member for North Hants,
and Chairman of the late Agricultural Committee, has
addressed a letter to his constituents, intitled " Re-
marks on the Present State of Agricultu " nd which
professes to contain the substance of theereaport which
was drawn up by Mr. Lefevre, as the Chairman, but
rejected by a majority of the Committee. Never, we
will venture to say, did the mountain labour to so insig.
nifi
cant a purpose, as in the production of this report
never did a body of gentlemen, passing for intelligent
members of the
Legislature, if we except the never-to-
be-forgotten Carlow Committee, occupy themselves for