The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-24 00:00:00

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1840.

ay '441: HILL and his advisers at the Horse
_P!itt(t s seem absolutely bereft of reason. Every
Step they take sinks them deeper and deeper
.41)surdity, and were their incomprehensible
:tttitlet not attended by such painful and such
4 results, they would become fit subjects
.-t 'fliversal ridicule. Yesterday the Adjutant-
`ttientrais Sir JOHN MACDONALD, arrived at the
Nlllll4°ll barracks, and, having assembled the
ilielt" el the officers of the regiment addressed
4Y)
(we quote from the Brighton Herald of this
411
t° the following effect :
4„ 'le began by requesting their serious attention to
tile,roniunioation of which he was the bearer from the
e
tein."ennimanding-in-Chief, and trusted that a due a
titornitTto the admonitions of that officer would tend to
ee their welfare and happiness.
for ,lir John then told them that it was perfectly useless
the tY of them to make any further complaints against
tgitim4rl of Cardigan ; for that Lord Hill had leter-
-544-4 to listen to nothing which had heretofo, e oc-
tlat eaLthat on this point Lord Hill was peremptory :
LietZt anY complaint of any future conduct of the
fed 4-11,ftot-Colonel of the regiment should be promptly
inquired into and redressed.
111141:4° Adjutant-General then pointed out to the
44„ lye' the impossibility of any regiment, if called into
I
Llittt .Lervice, efficiently performing its duty, unless
• I),","usiated a cordial feeling and good i!nderstan -
• Cveen the Lieutenant-Colonel and his officers ;
Blip
hoped most sincerely to see a perfectly friendly.
1140,.6, re-established, and unanimity again prevail
float the corps.
t,l,le(„ft," some further remarks, Sir John turned to
..I.' of Cardigan, and stated that Lord Hill trusted
.r,,,ti‘lo the command of the regiment, he (the Noble
d
kideri.ould exercise moderation and forbearance ; an
'4_ollll'o was Lord Hill's opinion, that the numerous
mer.in4,le,ts which had been made to him as Com.man-
kiet-c-41 would never have occurred, if the
.Lieute-
liroper olonel of the Eleventh Hussars had evinced. a
41. Li_ degree of temper and discretion in the exercise
4 COM Mand'
Thetio . substance of this extraordinary communica-
q 18) that Lord HILL admits that Lord CARDS-
1141It had Caused all the mischief, and had, by his
11
-°f temper and want of discretion, destroyed the
•
to 4 '4l feeling and good understang wich ought
offi 1148ist between a Lieutenant din•Colonhel and his
leis' yet would he not at the proper time, nor
he now, after this damning admission, listen to
‘,6113 Charges for past conduct against Lord Cait-
-414, whose insufferable temper led to a duel, to
odelige, to the cashiering of an old and excellent
%el; and to a degree of discontent and insubordi-
' il°ll ill the regiment approaching to mutiny.
litat_) on the showing of the Commander-in-Chief,
=a en the prime agent in all this mischief ?
th CARDIGAN. RDIGAN. Yet the inferior officers, and
t, lef
-"n°r offenders are to suffer, and the
turd , rteullirit is to go free. Why has
Fed ILL changed his tactics, too, within these
rtl tlaYB ? How did it happen that in the Gene-
Wed rder which issued from the Horse Guards on
thot.inesdaY, not the slightest hint was thrown out
ttld i-js(4ll CARDIGAN was in any way to blame,
vier."lt the punishment and all the reproof
N.'s- It
for the accused and his wit?-
' pir What has caused this sudden change .
opioin oini
on, and to soothe down public
it 1-11 has this step been taken. But will
a" this effect ? Will it not, on the
%11lut
I,ti ratY, rouse still higher the storm of iudig-
Dublin' when Captain REYNOLDS, the object of
fineti acgYmPatily, has been cashiered, degraded, and
is
"'°°°/. ? And yet Lord HILL asserts that all
Per
ar ?uld not have occurred but for the bad tem-
w'ct Indiscretion of the Commanding Officer.
NI: have received numerous letters from the
the rn`rYs all breathing the same spirit, and most of
qy \ltinnouncing subscriptions in behalf of Captain
, °rl3s. It will be seen from an advertisement
i tuhe Jlournal that a meeting was held yesterday
of
ex Boron
gh of Southwark, for the purpose
ZPressing sympathy for the sufferer, and rais-
r a subscription, not so much to remunerate him
• his loss" as to mark the universal feeling of
I"(lignatio
oue, nat the system which has brought on him
whiftcunmerited punishment. This is an example
h
will be followed throughout the United
and the peremptory order of Lord HILL
..
al
glue. addition impulse to the general feeling.
. bemorning Post is the only organ that de.

fends the system, and as that paper did us the
honour of quoting an extract horn The Sun this
morning, we willingly return the compliment, to
prove that our opinion was just, and that the feel-
ing against Lord CARDIGAN and the Court-mar-
tial was universal. This is the lamentation of the
Post :

" The Sun and the Standard, the Morning
Herald and the Morning Chronicle, the Adver-
tiser and the Courier, the daily Times and the
Sunday Times (this last paper is not yet published,
to be sure, but its placards are), the Globe
and—if we wait till Sunday we dare say we
shall be able to provide our gentle Contemporary
with a partner in the Weekly Dispatch—all these
Journals, " rare in their separate excellence, won-
derful in their combination," are united in the out-
cry against Lord CARDIGAN and the late Court-
martial."
The Post is opposed to all these, and we, there-
fore, leave it alone in its glory.

The stormy aspect of the political horizon for
some time past has very naturally influenced the
Moncy Market all over Europe, and even extended
to America. But there is a singular contrast be-
tween the effects produced by the probability of an
European war in which America has no direct con-
cern, and the results consequent from commercial
distress in Europe, but more particularly in
England. In the one case America hopes to profit,
and most certainly would profit, by an European
war, ministering, by virtue of her neutrality, to all
nations alike ; but in a commercial crisis she would
sympathise like the sensitive plant, and echo the
note of lamentation through all her numerous
states. Nor is this at all surprising ; for as com-
merce is the very soul of her prosperity, war would
increase that commerce, in the same proportion that
it would curtail the trade of nations at war with each
other, but all at peace with her. And though
their mutual antipathies would revolt at
whatever benefited their enemies, yet their
necessities would compel them to drink at the
same fountain' from which their deadly foes had
already partaken. It is thus with nations as with
individuals : both are swayed by the same motive:),
the difference being only in degree. Individuals
endeavour to conceal their selfishness more from
the apprehension of consequences than shame ; but
with nations the shame and the consequence are
disregarded in the glory of promoting the national
interest, the community at large arc benefited,
and laughingly pocket the shame. Each member
holds his fellow in countenance, and all justify
their conduct (to themselves) by the beneficial
results.

It is upon such reasoning as this, we suppose,
the American people have no objection to an Euro-
pean war, on the principle that " it is an ill wind
that blows nobody good ;" and accordingly we learn
from private letters that the stocks and pub-
lic securities of the United States are
" looking up," while those of Europe go down.
And no wonder. Here we are, in uncertainty, and
uncertainty begets consternation. Timid people,
like fools, get alarmed, and ask each other for ad-
vice in such extremity ; but being over apprehen-
sive, they will not wait for counsel, and so all rush
alike to sell out—each trying to outstrip his neigh-
bour in the fervour of the panic ! It was thus
the other day at Paris, in London, and other
places. People are anxious to protect their
savings by looking out for the best security, and
they naturally suppose that the best security is to
be found in a peaceable country. Hence war, or
the rumour of war, influences the public stocks,
as the coming storm affects the barometer.
The troubled state of our Money Market for
some time past has created much uneasiness in the
public mind, and the recent conduct of the Bank of
England has increased the apprehension. Fo-
reigners have prepared, or are preparing for
the worst, by abstracting their monies from our
Stocks, and investing them in other secu-
rities. This is natural: but instead of investing
them in the securities of their own country we are
pleased to learn that they are wise enough
to place them in those of a country (the
United States) from whose prosperity we must
derive commercial advantages ; for as our kindred
friends, the Americans, prosper, must we participate
in their prosperity. So long as England remains
the focus of commerce will her people continue to
benefit by whatever enriches other nations; for com-
merce is ever enterprising and speculative, seeking
for profit in the wilds of adventure.

The proceedings in Parliament for the last five
years have convinced every attentive observer that
the Reform Bill is, to a great extent, a failure. I

prevents, no doubt, any aristocratic innovation of
the Tories, and it has hithei to kept that party in a

minority in the House of Commons ; but that is
the most that can be said of it. By the over-

powering majority in the Lords, and the large mi-
nority in theCommons,the progress of reform has been
rudely checked, and all real Reformers now look
in vain for any relief from a measure that in 1832
promised so many beneficial results. If we were
to point out any one cause more than another for
this failure, it would be the vast number of small

boroughs that are still allowed to return one or two
Nlembers to Parliament, while boroughs with ten-

fold population, and a hundred times the wealth,
are allowed to return only the same number,
The fifty-pound clause has been injurious, but not

to half the extent of the unequal constituency o

-boroughs. In an excellent address published by
the Leeds Reform Association to the members of
the Ulster Constitutional Association, the defects
of the present system are pointed out with great
minuteness, and details are given which prove that
in England, and Ireland especially, the old rot-
ten borough system is still as vigorous and healthy
as at any former period. By that system a wealthy
Lord or Commoner can command a borough, and
return Members as subservient to his will as any of
the proprietors of Old Sarum and Gatton. At
present twenty-five miserable boroughs, containing
together a population of 100,000 inhabitants, re-
turn to Parliament fifty Members, while many
other towns, with ten times the wealth, and
double or treble the population, return only
two each. This is an utter mockery of
representation. The thriving, populous, and
rich city of Glasgow, the enterprising borough of
Liverpool, now rivalling London in shipping and
commerce, and the enfranchised town of Manches-
ter that forms the centre of our most important
staple trade, with their vast population and resour-
ces, are placed on the same footing by the Reform
Bill as the worn-out sea-port of Harwich, with
167 electors, and Thetford, the pocket-borough of
the BARING 3, with only 155 electors l Is this
a representative system ? No LOPEZ or ROTHS-
CHILD can buy Leeds or Manchester ; but can
the same be said of Andover, or Chippenham, or
fifty other places which are under the influence of
aristocrats, who assert (and who carry their asser-
tion into effect) that they can do what they like
with their own ? The principle of the Chartists is
just, and we have all along admitted it. We only differ
with them in the mode of carrying their principle
into active operation. We want a fair representa-
tion of all classes as much as they do ; but we ar.,
convinced that this
is not to be obtained z.:rorJungebet,
and least of all by force. It must be
about by degrees, by patient perseverance, by ur-
gent remonstrance, and incontrovertible truths)