The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-17 00:00:00

which were unjust towards his Sovereign. Will

the Canterbury parsons now deny the treasona-
ble language, which over their wine-cups they
praised so loudly; or can his Grace of CANTER-
BURY deny that he has promoted a clergymen who
joined with others in cheering language unjust to-
wards our beloved QUEEN, and towards the su-
preme head of the Church ?

We have sometimes had occasion to blame cer-
tain Members of Parliament, and more especially
Mr. WA K LEY, for showing even greater hostility
to a Liberal Government, than to the men that
would smother Reform, repeal the Emancipation
Act, and create a civil war in Ireland, and we
therefore hail with great joy, as a mark of his re-
pentance, the excellent letter which we subjoin.
It is an earnest, we trust, of a better feeling on
the part of the Radicals, as well as the Ministry,
and a proof that the most ultra-Liberal party, unlike
the slanderers of her MAJESTY, prefer the peace
of their country to all other considerations. If the
Orangemen had their will, and on them Sir Ro-
BERT PEEL must rest for support, Ireland would
be in commotion, and all the enemies of Orangeism
would join with the Chartists in rebellion against
the Government. The letter was read by the Se-
cretary at the meeting of the FinsburyßeformClub
on Wednesday evening last :

At the Meeting of the Finsbury Reform Club on
Wednesday evening last, the following letter from Mr.
\Vakley to one of the members was read by the Se-
cretary :

Bedford-square, Jan. 14, 1840.
MY DEAR return you my best thanks for your
kind communication. The proposal which you have
made is a wise one, and I will render every aid in
my power to promote its success. UNION, and nothing
but union, must be the motto of Reformers everywhere.
True it is, that we arc often obliged to complain of the con-
duct of ministers, and try to urge them on n the right path,
snmetimes by entreaty, sometimes by reproaches, and proba-
bly we are often too forgetful of the nifficulties which beset
them. Whatever may be the disputes amongst ourselves, it is
still the duty of all Reformers to combine against the
deadly and determined enemies of all reform. The Tories
are unchanged excepting for the worse. What they were
in 1819 they are now. In Parliament they oppose all
good measures, and support all bad ones ; and out of
do rs they are trying to exasperate and madden the people
with cries of intolerance and fanaticism. lam then for
giving the present Ministers one more fair and liberal
trial, and for that purpose I should be glad to see all
Reformers sincerely and faithfully mate.
I am, my dear Sir, yours faithfully,
THOMAS WAKLEY.

Letters from Constantinople, of the 27th ult.,
received this morning, state that there was then
every prospect of a speedy settlement of the Eastern
question. They likewise announce the arrival
there of the following extraordinary intelligence
from Erzeroum :—When HCSSEIN KHAN, the
late Persian Ambassador at Paris, arrived at Erze-
roum, on his return to Teheran, the wife of one of
the French officers, by whom he was accompanied,
became so ill as to be unable to continue the jour-
ney. Her husband declared that he would not
leave her, but await there her recovery, and his
gallant companions told the Ambassador that they
could not desert their comrade. This exasperated
the Persians, to avoid whose fury the officers took
refuge in the house of the British Resident. The
Persians broke in the doors, and rushing armed
upon the defenceless inmates, murdered four of
them, together with three dragomans. This bar-
barous outrage must lead to important consequences.

MEHEMET ALI has caused the Flatti-Seheriff
to be proclaimed in Egypt with the greatest solem-
nity. The old fox never appeared to entertain so
profound a reverence for the Supreme Caliph of
Islam as at the present moment.

The French journals of Wednesday, with Madrid
papers of the Bth instant, have reached us.
Marshal G IRA RD, Commander-in-chief of the Na-
tional Guards of Paris, published on Wednesday
an order of the day, censuring the conduct of the
officers and men of that body, who presented ad-
dresses to MM. LAFITTE, ARA GO, &c. approv-
ing of the conduct of these gentlemen as members
of the Electoral Reform Committee. The 'Void-
teur publishes the following despatch from the
theatre of war in Spain :
" The accounts front Mas de las Matas, of the 7th,
announce that Cabrera is actually ill at Herbes. They
don't know if he be dead, but they believe he is in great
danger."

1. he Chamber of Deputies was occupied on
Wednesday with the 9th paragraph of the Address
relative to French Africa. The Ministerial Jour-
nals are quite at a loss to understand the coldness
with which the Deputies discussed the question.
We are not so dull of comprehension. The De-
puties begin to find out that Africa, after all, is
but a bad bargain.
From the Spanish capital the news is unim-
portant. Contrary to the Carlist rumours, the
young QUEEN enjoys excellent health. The re-
ported illneSs of CABRERA raised the price o 1
stocks. On the Bth the Fives closed at 282 for cash.