The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-24 00:00:00

[BRITISH PRESS.]

If the extent of Ministerial patronage were
riot *ell known, the public might well be sur-
priOci,that the present Ministers should think of
catigi*ng to their places after the irreparable

loss they have recently sustained by the death
of their leader. The late Marquis of London-
derry
enjoyed in no mean degree the reputation
of high talents, and he was universally regarded
as the sword and shield of the present Cabinet.
He appeared in the eye of the world as the effi-
cient Minister of the Crown, and those who re-
member the abject condition of his colleagues in
Parliament, during the time of his absence on the
Continent, will feel with how much propriety
this rank was conferred upon him by public opi-
nion. Nothing could at that time have upheld
the Ministers, or have enabled them, night after
night, to encounter the taunts and ridicule of
their opponents, but the hope of soon seeing their
leader return, and face the battle to which they
were miserably unequal. 46 Cast your eyes,
Sir," said Mr. Ponsonby one evening to the
Speaker, with more than his usual anima-
tion ; " cast your eyes, Sir, upon that bench,
and say whether, in the long course of your
parliamentary experience, you ever beheld a set
of Ministers exhibit so wretched, so woe-begone
an appearance." The Treasury Bench on that
occasion displayed an exemplary forbearance, for
not one of the party ventured to move a tongue
in retaliation or defence. Scenes of such a nature,
'continually repeated, were humiliating as well to
the House eI Commons as to the Ministers, and
all parties were relieved when Lord Castlereagh
again appeared in the House, and removed the
reproach of silence and embarrassment from the
ranks of his followers.

[NEW TRIES.]
•
'[lie following is a correct copy of a notice in
The Black Dwarf of Wednesday last:—
" Chafes _haddocks begs leave to return his sincere thanks
to the Ladies and 6entlemen, who, at the dinner at Birming-
ham, given in honour of Mr. Wooler, generously subscribed
the sum of fifteen pounds two shillings towards the support of
himself and three other incarcerated Reformers. The share
lapsing to him of 31. Ids. 6d. hai been kindly forwarded by Mr.
'Akins. He wishes to add, that this manifestation of feeling
,for the victims of' despotism, together..with the gram' display of
it on the entrance of Mr. Wooler into Birmingham, play pro-
bably have had considerable cfect, in inducing one of the bit-
terest enemies. to the rights of mankind to execute judgment
upon himself, and thus transmit himself to 4 his own place.'
And he sincerely hopes that a similar display of the public
feeling on the release of the captive of Ilchester may have
similar effects upon the nerves of some other personages, and
induce them in a similar manner to transmit themselves to
that undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveller re-
turns."

If risibility could possibly be excited on so
melancholy an occasion, it might be the idea of
the Marquis of Londonderry's putting an end to
his own existence, because 3/. 15s. 6d. had been
collected for Charles Maddocks !!!—But more
serious considerations and more indignant feel-
ings are excited by this diabolical notice. We
here find a man, or rather a monster, felici-
tating himself, and congratulating his friends,
upon the fancy that he has had some share in the
death of a most estimable Nobleman. And here is
both writer and editor concurring in the public
expression of a wish that other Members of
the Administration may speedily find a similar
end. Is it then a matter to be doubted, that
those who thus glory in their invocation of a
violent death to those individuals, would only
hesitate to inflict that violent death from a fear of
punishment ? Or will it be denied that strong
measures are necessary to the very existence of a
community, when persons, thus by implication
professing their desire to commit murder upon
political principle, are coming openly forward
and banding themselves together ?