The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-26 00:00:00

PUBLIC OPINION.

The 'Morning Put vehemently condemns the Min-
isters" fCii;:staying in office till the Parliament has : a.ssem-
bled, because of the patronage and.. salaries they will
thefebrobtain, showing pretty clearly that it is nothing
but ithe- patronage and the salaries that the Tories
hunker for. To get and obtain. them they will sub] nit to
any_political degradation. Poor Tories ! their an xiety
tocititcb: salary and patronage is so great that they suffer
more i'rOni the delay than they enjoy from their victory.
The moans of the.:Post are as 'heart-rending as th% ie of
a worm-aftlieted child craving for food.
The gor#ing Post, we are glad to eee, doe's not lay

claim to papal infallibility. Talking of the old days of
Toryism it says " That there was a great deal worthy of
blame in the Tory practice of those days, we do not
deny. Where is the man, or the party" asks the Post
"'that a long possession of power, with great temptations
to corruption, will not lead into evil ways ?" Thus far
the Post apologises for its party, and declares them to be
sitting on the stool of repentance, for walking in evil
ways.

The Times, says the Chronicle, will soon have an
opportunity of ascertaining the extent to which Sir
Robert Peel and the great body of the Tories are dis-
posed to get rid of the Poor- law, and perhaps that
Journal will obtain a new light with regard to
it, as well as to the Corn-laws. That veracious
Journal still publishes daily all the falsehoods col-
lected by the Orange faction on the other side
of the channel. it has fresh epithets every week for the
priests and the people. The last are " The usurpers of
titular hierarchy and the ragged peasantry of the bog."
" Longford," the writer exclaims, in evident dread of a
general conflagration, "echoes the war-whoop of Clare,
and Louth and Carlow light their torches at the firebrand
of Tipperary."

Sir Robert Peel, says the Morning Advertiser, is not
th first person who has found that it is easier to pull
down than to build up. Tory Contemporaries have all
offered Sir Robert a ready-made Cabinet, but in most of
them the make is so defective, as to require them at
least to try their hands a second time.

Even while we write (says the Leicestershire Mer-
cury) the streets are filled with umbrellas and great-
coats. The moon has changed and yet it rains. Thrice
in our lives have we ate damaged wheat, dear beyond
precedent, and unhealthy. If we have a wet harvest,
what provision is made to feed the millions ? Where is
the stock in hand ?

It is now become obvious, says the Brighton Herald,
that the Reform Bill has failed in giving full, free, and
fair representation to the people. The people must be
moved again to obtain it. The Ballot must be had.
" The cause of liberty," said Byron, " is like the
flowing of the sea ; single waves recede, while the tide is
still gaining." The result of the late elections, observes
the.'West.Briton, is an illustration of this truth.

The strength or weakness of the embryo Adminis-
tration, says the Hull Advertiser, depends upon the precise
meaning it may attach to its pet phrase Conservatism. If
it be to entirely discountenance social progress-it ensures
an early termination of its career. A barricade of class
interests will afford no protection against the pressure of
public necessity.
Such is the state of things, exclaims the Dublin
Post, in the middle of a rainy July. The weather doubt-
less will continue as it is for a fortnight. The wheat
crops must be seriously damaged. The corn markets
are getting up rather rapidly. The sliding scale of
duties fell a shillicg last Friday. It will fall another to-
morrow, perhaps more. The bonded wheat is kept back,
and speculation on tip-toe. Bullion has already been
exported to the Continent for wheat and barley, and the
funds and shares are also very heavy. Such is the actual
state of things.