The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-09 00:00:00

commodation whatsoever, and if the King be beaten at the
gates of Milan, he has only one road left—namely, the high
road by Novarra to Turin. All I can say at present is,..,that
Charles Albert appears determined to fight ; and as the Aus-
trians are dose at our heels, the grand affair will come off at
the latest on the sth or 6th inst. lam on the spot, and I
hope to be able to give a full and, as usual, an accurate ac-
count. I say accurate—if the letters which I have written
every day since the 23d have reached you, you have been
furnished with the truth—as nearly all the accounts published
here and at Turin have been absolutely erroneous.
" Auto. 4, 10 A.M.
"P.S. Up to this hour nothing new has occurred. No
Austrian Videttes have appeared."

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
BRADFORD REFORM. ASSOCIATION.
Sir,—The most important thing on ➢Monday the 7th,
was Lord I'almerston's declaration of his hope of being
able, in conjunction with France, to put a stop to the
war in the north of Italy. If precedent for a successful
operation of the same kind is wanted, it is presented in
the establishment of the kingdom of Belgium. The
world has seen there, by the junction of the two leading
liberal powers of Europe, a free and constitutional go•
vernment formed, which has outlived the most trying
storm, a:td stands on record as evidence of what may be „,
done by human efforts, when well directed to an honest
entl.

We shall probably be met by the baby cry of "No inter-
ference." What good thing on earth is done or procured,
without interference ? that is to say, without exertion
to promote substantial interests when we have them.
If a man has no interests, let him say so ; but the fact
established by all human experience is, that the interests
of every man are to a certain extent bound up with the
interests of every other man, and they who deny it, are
only seeking underhand for the promotion of some in-
terest which they conceal.
Where a case is new and unprecedented, there may
be excuse for saying there is no chart for our guid-
ance. But when the circumstances are familiar, human
wisdom consists in doing that which has been authorised .
by former success, and not in doing nothing. In the
case of Belgium, the almost certainty of war in Europe
by any other ccurae, was quashed; and a benefit, second
if not first, was in the good understanding *vowed and
heralded, by the appearance of France and England in
concert for a liberal end. If any man is afraid of red
republics, there can be no anodyne for his terrors like
_seeing the two most popular Governments in Europe,
waiving dispute on forms, and proceeding in concert to
establish the coastitutional freedom which makes the
glory of both.

The Irish rebellion has fined off, like a cartridge
where the powder has run out. The real fact is, that
the powder was never there. There were not the in-
flammable materials, either in Ireland or in England,
which any match could explode. There was a eat
noise and talk, got up by those who think, and p
that noise is one element of war.. But it will not act by
itself, and the substantial elements were wanting. Though
not altogether " wrapp'd in measureless content," neither
the Irish nor English people, have hostile feelings io-
wards the existing state of things, sufficient to build
week's civil war upon. At the present moment, Europe
is only looking to see whether England is babied
France in aversion to blood-shedding after t 054%
ante is over. The French Jost seven generals-
from which the losses in other directions may be guesaeci
at. It is not clearly ascertained that the victorious put/
in Ireland lost a policeman's little toe. We 4411 Imo
whether France or England sets up the guillotine krat.
If we are to be humiliated by being put below flrotricts
we will all ask, like Lord Brougham, to be 4410 fet
become citizens of the great republic.
Oa Tuesday occurred what may be classed among tbe
most important events of the session. Mr. Usury
Berkeley's Resolution in favour of the Ballot, Ow
long and animated debate, was carried by 86 against U.
The .speeches in opposition to the Resolution will mike
an excellent basis fur a Catechism on the Ballot.
I ass, Sir, your obedient servant,
T. PERRONET THOMPSON,
Blackheath, Londoe, Aug. 9, 1348.