The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-28 00:00:00

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°JAWING/ E "PION,
mt,jinity in one, and a pnwerlul minority in tbeother--•
how is it, ice ask; if-the Speech-were really deficient in
some a4d,erroneon, in its otlp:nr topics—that the Tories
~did nut move an amenitneut on the Address, which
was an echo ofit the Sixech, and thus tnaniL,st to the
country their sitverior acquaintance with. its foreign
relitions—its coionbi dcpendeneies—AA
condition A That the Tories arc oteeedinOy distrous
of exitibititu; their superior captibilitics of governruLatt.
will not be doubted. That a Aiecessiiii onsiazOit
ou
the Ministry at the very opening of the Session, and
on the Address to the Throne, in reply to the Speech
of the Queen—which we are again and again re-
minded, is the composition of her Ministers—would
have been seized on by their Ining:v partiaris as a
real/Alan of their hopes, as the ittlfiltzte, t. of their coo-
iiilent predictiotv, uttered in every ft_rro of language
during the recess, cannot be dented. Acrd yet they
fiered thin golden oppoctimity to pitss by The Mi-
ni:Aerial answer to the worst of all Rued ::,peeehes
was suffered to pass in both sim. r.c9t, ; and
the duty of declaiming again,t it, and amcmliog..)t, is
consigned to the innuals of Oppiv ion, inStccd Of
being performed by the Duke of Wellington and ,Sir
Robert Peel, backed by the power they command in
their respective Houses ! A Speech from the Throce,
which, we are assured by the Posl, is " but a mockery.
of the public and an insult to Parlinnicat,"—on which
the Herald employs upwardt; of a column is denouncing
its sins of omission and of commission—exhibiting what
it is, and what it aught to have been, in that peculiar
style which pertains to its Heraldic wisdom—was al-
lowed to go forth stamped, by implication, with the tip.
prob,%tion of her Majesty's opposition in both Houses !
No wonder that the Tories shake their heads, and talk
of a " coalition," with such indications of tacit assent
on the part of their leaders to the course pursued by the
Government!

(Flom the Standard.)
The sessional Speech has been already in the hands
of our readers, who have for themselves observed its
utter inanity, beyond even the allowed license of
in such
.
addresses in saying nothing. This Speech distin-
guished from all that went before it the ennosion of
even allusion to the important topics of public interest ;
it not merely guards against any avowal of opinion upon
such subjects—it evades even a mention of the subject.
This is a necessary result of the anomalous and un-
precedented position of a Ministry, holding office
without the possession of any substantive power
whatever ; dependent now upon Conservative support,
now upon the aid of the Radicals, it is compelled to
steer a course which will not commit it 'absolutely
against either party, and such a course requires that
it keep clear of every great question. Conscious
that it can do nothing of itself, it must be careful to
say or hint nothing of its proposed line of actioo.
The two most urgent subjects of consideration at
this time—the relations of the country with France,
and the repeal sedition in Ireland—Ciese two
subjects, for which every man wcuid auxionlv
look, in the very first instance, for infor-
motion in the so•callcd Royal S;veech, are wholly
emitted—omitted under circumstances when the omis-
sion may be productive of the mast serious conse-
quences. The natural tendency of the neglect of
France must be to exasperate the jeaieusy of the sensi-
tive and high.epirited people of that coui.try ; the
silence on the subject of the repeal sedition cannot
fail to afford encouragement to the repeal traitors.
intimation of law reform would be the one
commendable passage of tie Speech, had we not had so
many ititielations of the same kind, to give assurance that
that paragraph is introduced me ithout ;thy purpose of acting
upon its promise, and only to help out the length of the
Speech. The debates which mese upon the motion for
the answeiing Address, amply compensated the mea-
greness of the Speech, at least as far as the question
of our relations with France is coreereed. Here the
Conservatives were exhibited in their true place, as
the aclual government. of the ccuntry, the guardians
of its interests and honour, and the protectors of the
peace of Europe. It is not only in domestic affairs
that Sir Robert Peel and his friends now exercise
the primary authority. They, and they only, main-
tain our military and naval establishments at the
point necessary for public safety—they, from the floor
of the Houses of Parliament, are the efficient diploma-
tists for preserving Europe in peace.

111:)NE Y MARK ET and CITY NEWS.

(TUESDAY EVENING.)
TIMES.—The appearance of the Queen's Speech in
the City was immediately followed Ly a:fall/ in Consols of
about per cent. This is attributed, in the first place, to
the omission of all mention of France, both in the first
paragraph, alluding generally to relations with foreign
Powers, and in the second, which relates especially to the
affairs of the Levant. Some persons have expressed at:
opinion not only that France will be indignant at this
omission, but that the design of our Government has
been thus tacitly to reprove that Potyer for the ambi-
guous position which she has taken. Such a state of
feeli.,g on both sides being unsatisfactory as far as
regards the maintenance of peace, a gloor'n has been
thrown over the money-market, and the jobbers are
in great uncertainty what quotations to fix. Their un-
easiness is increased by another paragraph which has ex-
cited no less attention in the City, and that is, the one in
which her Majesty declares that -.however sensible of the
importance of adhering to the i,rieciples of economy, she
feels it to be her duty to recommend that adequate provi-
sion be made for the exigencies of the public service."
Of this paragraph there can be no other interpretation
than that the maintenance of economy is simply mentioned
as a contingency, while the necessity of provision for exi-
gencies is stated as an absolute fact. Hence thore is an up-
prehension that a new loan must form part of the ways
and means of the year, and though, front the aspect of
our finance, the necessity of raising money in some
way or other has been long antioipated, this de-
claration, together with the omission before mentioned,
ens to hate taken the market in general by surprise, if
we may judge from the suddenness of the decline which
took place in a few minutes from the appearance of the
Speech. It has been observed, however, that the mat ke:
was in a state that rendered it susceptible, since money had
been rather snore scarce titan of late, and money stock had
been brought in for sale. However, there is altogether
no doubt that, snaking all aliowances, the Speech, instead
of gratifying expectation, has awakened uneasiness, and,
to all appearance, even the present prices can hardly be
maintained.

Excepting the sales alluded to, the business transacted
in the Enlish funds was small.

POST.---South Western 18,1 to 19 prem. ; Brighter;
6 to -4- dis. ; Blackwall 4 to .31 dis. per share. The
directors of the Black:van Company have made a propo-
sition to Government which scents to be a very praise-
worthy one, and we understand there is every probability
of its being taken advantage of. It is to the effect that
all steam-boats inward bound from foreign ports shall
deliver their passengers and luggage at the Company's
wharf at 131ackwall,they (the ComPany)undertaking to have
covered vans and trains always ready for the conveyance
of them to their warehouses in Fenchurch-street.
Government have, it is said, received the proposition fa-
vourably, conceiving that, upon the plan pointed out, an
immense deal of the smuggling which is now carried on
by travellers by steam-vessels may be prevented. The
intention is to have officers always ready at the terminus
for the irnmedia c searching and passing of the luggage,
by which means at least two hours may be nived, in com-
parison with the time consumed under the present system.
Another most material benefit will be derived from the
change. The extortions and abuse of watcrmen, porter:,
and petty Customhouse officers and han4ers-on of sari.
cus descriptions will be put an end to. There seems to be
ro reason why the passengers generally by vessels coming
from foreign places may not voluntarily fall into the meEsure.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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MANCHE STER—TunsDAY EVENING.

There was a very good attendance this morning j but scv
little business was done, that we only need give the 10l
lowing quotations :
Tim Riont.uswonTn.—Not named.
THE CHESTER CUI', P. P.—( Accept :or not.)
7.1, to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's 13loorn,bury—ot1
14 to 1 agst Col. Cradock's Galiipot
20 to 1 agst Mr. T. Walter's Sir George
20 to 1 agst any other
100 to 3 agA Mr. Price's Tuley
100 to 2 agst Col. Peel's Gibraltar
100 to 1 agst Lurd Westminster's Maroon
Offers to back the field v. 8, take 10. The grand magnet
was Bloomsbury, r.ext to him the Irish division. Re-
triever would have been backed in hundreds at 20 to 1, but
ti,c layers " hold hard."