The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-30 00:00:00

AND
att tiC clotition.

" Who runs may react."

FOREIGN.

The most appalling acei&nts are constantly impedit
the,progress of steam_navigation in the United States.
To the sad list of disasters lately reported we have to
add the destruction of the steam boat Erie by fire on the
9th of August, and the loss of one hundred and seventy
lives. Of the unfortunate persons thus prematurely
consigned to a watery grave, about one . hundred and
forty were Swiss and German immigrants in pur,uit of
f ree.‘dc in and happiness in the ne.rr world, denied to them
in Cm old. The property- destroyed is _estimated ut
300,000 dollars. The spot where the Erie was burnt in
August 1841 witnessed the destruct:on by fire of the
Washington in Jtine, IP3.

The President of the United States has appointv(l t

Hon. E. Everett American MiniSter at the Court
London, in the room of . Mr. Stevenson, who is rocalie
My. Everett, we understand, is not a slave-breeder, an
after all that has taken place during the. residence of Mr
Stevenson among us, we should be disposed to re and the
appoiritmcnt of a slave-holder to the functions of an A m-
ba.s:Alor to the British Court as an act. of discourtesy to-
litrcis a most re4)ectable class of her Majesty's subjects,
if not-to the GovernMent of this country.
On the'reeal of Mr. Fox Mr. Webster proposes to

change the scat of mzo:!iatielei with England from
York to Wasbingtofi:- Common sense suggests that tl
place for carrying on negocjations is the .scat of th
legislative and executive departments of the' 'Fcdera.
0 ovum-neut.
M. de Bodisco, the Russian Minister atlVashingte

who recently espoused an American wife, • is about to
be recalled. Rumour states that he is to be sent tip
Vienna, which we doubt, that post being always reserved
for first-rate Russian diplomatists.
Baron Marcella, the Austrian Minister at Washing-
ton, has also been recalled by his Court.
From Lisbon we have news of the. 23d inst. The
bread-taxers of Portugal are a set of as bard-hearted
scoundrels as their :brother monopolists in any part of
the world. Though bread is as dear in Lisbon as in
London, a landowner in the Cortes brought forward 4
motion for preventing the importation of corn from the
North to the South of. Portugal, with a view to prevent
the introduction of corn from Spain, where bread is
cheap and abundant. A Committee of Arts and Sci-
ences, to whom the motion was referred, reported
against it ; but a Committee of landowners declared so

strongly in favour of it, that it was supposed it would be
carried. This is carrying out the principle of monopoly
with a vengeance. We, expect next to hear of some Por-
tuguese legislator proposing a system of parochial Corn-
laws for the protection of the parochial agricultural in-
terests.

. The French Journals of Friday and Saturday are oc-
cupied with the proceedings in Parliament. The Debats,
ever " strong on the strongest side," attacks the Whigs.
and praises the Conservatives, now that the former are
out, and the latter in. One paragraph in the article is,
however, worth quoting The opening of Parlia-
ment," says that Journal,' " has given the Queen of Eng-
land an opportunity for taking an hbnourable initiative in
expressing her satisfaction at the re-establishment of
harmony between the leading Powers of Europe. All
those who sincerely desire the peace of the world and the
true interests of humanity, will rejoice with us at seeing
friendly relations renewed between two nations, which
are at the head of civilisation and liberty. The English
Parliament replies negatively to many paragraphs of the
Speech, but that which announces that France has again
joined the family of European nations, was received with
unanimous approbation, and the tribute of respect paid
by the speakers in both Houses, to the wisdom and cou-
rage of the King of the French and his Government, are
alike honourable to those who give and those who re-
ceive."

The Presse, alluding to this paragraph in the Speech
from the Throne, says :—" The language of the British
Government is a just homage to the influence of France.
Whilst France remained aloof, however united the other
Cabinets might seem to be, no person could flatter him-
self that the peace of Europe would not be disturbed ;
but now all chance of perturbation has disappeared, for
we are in accord with. Europe. This is a truth which
the English Government has solemnly recognised, and
we must be thankful for the acknowledgment, for it has
not been made withimt a great mortification of pride."
The Courrier Francais ridicules the silence of Sir
Robert Peel with regard to his policy, and says that the
hunger of the people will compel him either to resign or
to meet the bread-tax question.
The National says :-4 "The situation of Sir Robert
Peel is full of Peril. He has to'cover the deficit of the
revenue, to modify the Poor-laws, and to diminish the
obstacles which in paralyzing commerce stifle produc-
tion, suspend labour, and enlarge the bleeding wound of
misery, which has arrived at such a depth in the social
body. He has to provide against the importation of
corn for the winter, and for the exportation of the gold
to pay for it. With this exportation of gold the value
of specie will rise, the rate of discount •:ill be increased
to from twelve to fifteen per cent., credit will be shaken,
and disasters will accumulate. The resources of Eng-
land are undoubtedly great, and the national spirit full
of energy ;, but the position of England is. no longer
what it was ten years ago, and as the internal situation
of England always controls the foreign policy, we may
venture toprediet that time .•rory 'Ministry, weak at home,
will cOntintic abroad that •restless and malevolent policy
by which the Whig .Cabinet has. for • the, last thrce,years
disturbed the world.

The Siecle and the Quotidienne are equally hostile to
Whigs and Tories. The Constitutionnel sees in the
progress of events a breaking up of the now triumphant
Tory party. It observes upon the debate :—" The
Whigs will leave the Ministry stronger and with more
influence. in the country during their administration.
The ground upon which they have given battle is the
best they hrd ever chosen, and the. best theme of
opposition that could be defended is a good. system
of finances, and the alleviation of the sufferings of the
people. Sir Robert Peel does not reveal his plans, and
the speeches which he made to the electors show
the care . which he takes to elude the difficul-
ties of his position. He is himself moderate and concilia-
ting, but he has to keep peace with the cum-cores of his
party, whose votes have brouglA bins into office: These
temporizations will last as long as possible, but a day will I
arrive when the' old Tories will be tired of treading in
the steps of the new Conservatives. In order that the
business of Government May be carried on, it will be ne-
cessary to come to an understanding with the moderate
party of the Opposition, and to submit to the conditiona
which it may think proper to impose. Sir R. Peel will
not,, we i►nagine, consent to expose himself to the retro-
grade experiments desired by the old Tories, and which
would intidlibly lead to poliwal and social revolution."
The state of the crops in the North of France is ex-
ceedingly satisfactory.
The French have finally abandoned the hospital in the
island of Del Rey (Minorca). The last of the sick are
now at Toulon.

Tile capitalists at Madrid were ready on the 22d inst.
to accept the New Loan contract for sixty millions of
reals.

VUEZZC

The Times :;tates that the speech of Sir Robert Peel,
on Friday night, in the House of Commons, " afforded
a happy augury, as well as a, distinct indication of the

policy- las approaching ov ertl In en t."—Tli ere was
certainly more than one distinct indication in the Right
Hon. Baronet's speech ; but they were indications, not
or a bold, liberal policy, but of a cold,. cautious expe-
diency. He will review, he says, the whole question
of the Poor-law ; and he will not bind himself to the

maintenance of the existing Corn- laws in all its details—
language which, coming from such an adroit time-server
as Sir Robert Peel, means nothing more than he will
be guided by the chapter of accidents, and that if itshould
become necessary for him to adopt a more liberal system
of policy, he will not allow principle or constituency
to stand in his way. In a word, we gather frem his
speech that he is merely a political weathercock, who
will turn, and turn,: and turn again, according to the
shiftingS.' of public opinion.
The MoncingPost sounds the praise of the Irish Tories

in these decided term:, :—" rTheleading Conservatives in
Ireland are moderate men, anxious'to obtain the good-
will of the whole body of the -people, though exceed-
.
inglk opposed to agitating partisans, and coarse ferocious
brawls Ts. Sir Robert Peel may find men, and we believe
he will find 111C11 of the Conservative party in Ireland,.
flit.) arc moderaTe, just, and even .‘ liberal,' in the best
sense of the word."—Sir Robert Peel, we suspect, will
be sadly puzzled to find Trish Tories of the character al-
luded to by our Contemporary. Where are they to
come from ?" We have heard'of none such in Ireland,
and We have great doubts of their existence, for Toryism
in that excitable country always assumes its most obnox-
ious fol:rn.

herald after commenting in the most high-flown
rms in the transcendent merits of sir Robert Peers

speech, goes On to obFerve

•" With i Conservative

Covermnent, we shall have great principles discussed.and
acted upon, instead of the miserable ert.tchets of this or
that school of free traders in moray, polities, religion,
law, and commerce ! We shall have intelligible theories
of Government laid down and illustratiA, instead of fatter
schemes and party projects o ['crude audUntried legislation:"
'When the -Tories discUss an act upon great principles,
then .-we will join with: our Contemporary in trumpeting
their praises ; but till then, we dial' take leave 'to be
::imptiettl.. Tory principle—except it be the principle of
sell-interest-4s a characteristic . feature we have yet to

discover in the faction. Ifitlicrio--:at Last for the last
twelve years—the Tories have been remarkable only
for their flagrant inconsistencies, abandoning one after
another every theory they held most material to good
government. They have never marchtd in tl'e van of
public, opinion, but have always been dragged along
tike sullen slaves, at its chariot-wheels. They have now
a majority in Parliament ; but they owe this, not to their
own merits, not to their own fixed principles, but to the
demerits of the Whigs. To talk, therefore; of the " great
principles" of the Tdries, is the rankest absurdity.
We quote the following from the - Chronicle :--" Sir
Robert knowS' better than to state that he will maintain
his own opinions in office. But, for all that, we know
that his opinions must he consistent with the opinions of
thoL;c who gave him his majority. The phrase that he
will relinquish office the moment that he is not sup-
ported by the confidence of -th'e House Means merely that
when lie can no longer stay in he will go out. It is the
walking dOwn stairs to avoid being kicked down stairs."
We agree with the Chronicle that for all Sir :Robert Peel's

fine boast of independence, he must in all essential
matters be at the mercy of his supporter. How can
he be just to the Dissenters without offending the high
Church party ? How can he bring forward a liberal
scheme of education, suited to the character of the age,
without provoking the fury of .the Episcopal Bench ?
Suppgted by Monopolists, how can he knock the fetters