The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-02 00:00:00

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man of thetrciay! 'lie' faith hi Peel \','/11ChVani tiCe
' 'Change of London, has an influence, greater or less, in all
our manufacturing and commercial centres of activity. A
few Cobclens may rise superior to this indiscriminating idola-
try, but Peel is the man of the great money-making Inte-
res'!-- On the other hand, he is the man of the minority
arnon'S the landowners and relics of the old borough-mon-
gering iaarty, who see the necessity of conforming to the new
state of sot-iety. Owing to these circumstances, he is a power
in himself. The Liberals of all shades, see more or less
clearly, that he i 3 engaged in a duel with the old giant of
acred-boroughmoDgering, and that the forces of the com-
batants are not very unequal. The talk of standing out for
higher principles, and falling back upon Peel in the event of
A defeat, is mere grimace and affectation. With half-a-dozen
it may be earnest : but the mass have made up their minds
to close with his off. r. The Protectionists feel this, and feel
'that the game is .up with them. The sharpest sting they
hai^e yet felt,•was-on-the first night of the talk on Mr. Miles 's
amendment in the House of Commons, when they were al-
lowed to rise one after another to vent their spleen, no one
thinking itavorth while to reply to them. ven under this
provocation, their tone was querulously despondent and con-
sciously feeble, not robustiously indignant. They uttered
their complaints with the bated breath and whispering
humbleness of bondsmen. They deprecated personalities—
speaking all the time from purely personal motives—from an
awkward conviction that they are very assailable. The
landed interest will be found as completely paralyzed in its
own exclusive house as in that where it has of late years
been bearded by a strong and growing minority, now a ma •
jority. The Duke of Wellington is doing his work admirably
He invites his malcontents one by one to personal interviews ;
puts them under a disadvantage by asking them to explain
why they oppose a measure which he professes to think ad-
mirable; allows them to flounder on from depth to depth in
the chaotic inanity of their own minds ; and dismisses them
labouring under the amazing reflection that they have not
been able to advance one'valid argument against Peel's reform,
and ready, after a few days' uneasy self-worry, to acquiesce
in it from utter helplessness.
" The measure, we have little doubt, will pats both Houses
without any dissolution. And then a general election can-
not be very far distant. If there are men in the country who
entertain clear practical notions of administrative politics,
who are moved by ambition to take part in public business,
and sufficiently affluent to be able to devote themselves to
the pursuit without compromising their independence, at
that general election they will have a rare chance of success.
If there are constituencies really independent of party, and
anxious only for good government, they will be on the watch
for such candidates. In choosing men for the next Parlia-
ment, it is not the pedantic formulm of political creeds, but
practical views of administrative reform, and an earnest de-
termination to spare no exertions to realise them, that
ought to be looked to. The first and second Reform Bill
Parliaments have pretty well broken up_ old parties, the
third may show us the formation of a new one, adapting its
practice and professions to the new balance of political
power."

1 - :-
The Queen and Prince. Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal,
and the Princess Alice, and attended by the Countess of
Mount Edgeolimbe-, the . Dowager Lady Lyttelton,
Colonel Bowles, Major-General Wemyss, Major-General
Sir Edward 13owa.ter and Dr. Pretorius, arrived at
Osborne House at twenty minutes past twelve o'clock
on Friday from town. Her Alajesty and her Royal
Consort drOve out in an open carriage in the afternoon.
The Royal children were taken in the pleasure grounds.
On Saturday the Queen and Prince Albert took their
usual early walk on the sea-beach. The Prince of
Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the
Princess Alice, were taken in open carriages to the
beach for their accustomed exercise. Her Majesty and
her Royal Consort took an airing in an open carriage
iu the afternocin.

Yesterday Morning, the Queen and Prince Albert, and
the Ladies and Gentlemen in waiting, attended Divine
, Service in Whippingham Church.
The Royal Family were taken airings in the pleasure
grounds of Osbcrne House. •

- The Duchess of Kent left town at half-past nine o'clock,
on Saturday morning, for her residence, Frograore House,
near Windsor. Her Royal Highness returned to
Clarence House, St. James's at six o'clock.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, and the
Duchess of Gloucester, attended Divine Service yester-
day morning, in Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley-street,
Lady Fanny Howard was in waiting on the Duchess of
Kent.

A deputation from the Waterford and Limerick Rail-
way Company had an interview with Sir James Graham
and the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday. The
deputation consisted of the Earl ofClare, the Right Hon.
D. R. Pigott, M.P. for Clonmell ; Mr. Thomas Wyse,
M.P. ; and Sir Henry W. Barron, M.P. for the city of
Waterford ; Mr. A. Stafford O'Brien, M.P., Alderman
Thomas Hughes, Chairman of the Limerick Railway
Company ; Mr. Charles Biancorn, Mayor of Clonmell,
Mr. James Power, M.P. for Wexford ; Sir Thomas
Esmonde, M.P. for Wexford ; and Mr. Vignoles, Engi-
neer-in-Chief.

The Hon. Mr. Scott, M.P., had an interview with
Mr. Secretary Gladstone on Saturday at the Colonial-
office.

The Earl of Limoln arrived in town on Saturday
morning.
Sir Robert Peel bad a dinner party on Saturday at his
residence in Whitehall-gardens.
Mr. James M'Queen had an interview on Saturday
with Mr. Secretary Gladstone.
Mr. Dean, Chairman of the Customs, had an interview
with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday at
his official residence in Downing-street.
Dispatches were sent off on Saturday evening from
the Colonial-office for the Governors of the West India
colonies. Dispatches were also sent off on Saturday for
the Governor of New South Wales and the Governor of
the Cape of Good Hope.

The Duke of Wellington attended the early service
yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. Pray ers were
read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The sermon was preached
by the Rev. H. Finch. At the daily service the prayers
were read by the Rev. J. C. Haden, the lessons by the
Rev. G. Repton. The Bishop of London officiated at
the communion service, assisted by the Rev. Dr. S eath
and the Rev. J. C. Haden. The sermon was preached
by the Bishop of Oxford. The anthem was "By the
waters of Babylon" (Boyce). Mr. Turle presided at the
organ. The Marquises of Granby and Queensbury,
Lords Cawdor, St. Germans, Colville, De Manley,
Farnhath, E. Bruce, Palmerston, Canterbury, Foley, W.
Graham, and Morpeth ; Ladies St. Germans, Somers,
and Palmerston, were among the nobility present.

COWES; ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
ARRIVAL OF-HER MAJESTY, PRINCE ALBERT,
AND THE ROYAL CHILDREN, AT OSBORNE
HOUSE.

The Royal Family and suite landed from the Fairy at the
new landing-place in Cowes Harbour, after twelve o'clock this
day. On approaching the harbour the Royal yacht was
saluted by the batteries of Cowes Castle and the Royal Yacht
Squadron House, all the foreign ships hoisting their flags to
compliment the Queen.

The farmers of the Isle of Wight are quite in ecstacies at
the Duke of Richmond and Lord Ashburton having declared
" that hares were vermin, and alike injurious to the crops of
the tenant and the trees of the landlord." It is calculated
that a farm of 500 acres keeps at least 1,000 hares, which will
eat as much as 200 sheep, at 17& 6d. each, or one sheep to
5 hares, at 3s. 6d., £175 0 0
Waste caused by hares in feeding equal to 14 43 15 0