The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-31 00:00:00

P MU/IC OPINION.

The Morning AdvertisercOntains a leading article,
suggested by Sir Robert Peel's late interview with the
Deputation of the Short Time Committee of the West
Riding of Yorkshire ; the object of which article is to
show that the Tory Premier must either break at once
with the great monopoly faction, or be involved in its ruin.
The Times, in commenting upon the various facts and
arguments adduced during Sir Robert Peel's interview
with the Short Time Committee Deputation, recom-
mends the appointment of a Committee of moderate men
of all parties to inquire into the state of the nation ;
adding that "'the nation has a rightto expect that a strong
Goverment will take this responsibility on itself."
The Chronicle recommends the constituency of Dub-
lin to return Lord Morpeth as their Member for • the
city, in consequence of the death of Mr. West, observ-
ing, "no man who has ever administered the affairs of
Ireland has, in doing so, won so much general esteem and
respect as Lord Morpeth."
The Morning Herald contends that the general. one
of Mr. Christopher's speech has made a favourable im-
pression on the country; and that it -has " satisfied all
moderate; sober-minded politicians that, if the wrath of
party politics be allowed somewhat to subside in the
forthcoming Session of Parliament, the real difficulties
in the way of an improved Corn-law are not great."
In remarking on the late accident on the Great
Western Railway, the Post expresses its opinion that
" at present the railroads seem to have too much poWer,
and the various persons concerned are far too despot:C,.
and too apparently self-confident in their modes of pro-
ceeding." • „

The Derby Reporter, in noticing some points in Lord
Melbourne's reply. to the Derby Address, says :—" It
would be well for the interests of the people if all grades
of Libarals would unite to attain the useful and practi-
cable, instead of each riding his own hobby after vision-
ary, or at the best doubtful, objects. We hope, how-
ever, that the experience of the past has not been lost
upon the multitude, but that it will serve as a beacon
fur the future to guard them against falling into the.
same fatal and disastrous error."

In reference to the present distressed state of trade,
the Liverpool Journal makes the following remarks :
" With the exception of one or two houses, very pecu-
liarly circumstanced, we believe that there is not a manu-
facturer of watches in Liverpool who will not admit that
for the last three years, he has yearly lost money in his
business. We know some one who formerly paid 501.
a week in wages in, Prescot, who now find that as much
as they can do is to keep on a few of their best • work-
men, at the barest wages, to save the manufacture from
entire extinction."

The Wilts Independent thus alludes to Mr. Christo-
pher's Corn Jaw scheme :—" Mr. Christopher's plan of
taking the averages is as open to frauds as the present
one. In his speech the Hon. Gentleman acknowledges
that, by the mode he proposes, the agriculturists would
incur the imputations which they now direct against
the Corn-factors and millers, of entering into combina-
tions to regulate the averages.' No doubt they would,
and justly too, for it is as plain as the sun in a cloud-
less noon-day sky, that the object of Mr. Christopher
and his worthy cortfreres is, by keeping down the aver-
ages, to keep out of the market every grain of foreign
wheat except at actual starvation prices."
_ _ MONEY-TRADE -consIVIERCE.

Within the last four years there has been a decrease
of 838 public-houses in the City of Glasgow.
The Dundee trade is brightening. Flax and yarns
are doing well in both the French and Russian markets.
A great meeting of the clothiers of Wilts, Somerset,
and Gloucester, will be held on Thursday, the 6th of
January, at Bath, to take into consideration the state of
trade, and the condition of the working classes.
Lord Ashburton is about to proceed on a special mis-
si.:n to the United States, with a view to settle existing
differences between that country and Great Britain.,