The Sun.
London, England, 1834-11-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1834

MAJESTY S still 'greater one, in proportion to his
superior rank. 'lA.ret the Journals of the day, we
remember, were.
-...unanimous in vaunting the won-
drous affahilit) r—t he unprecedented condescension
of WILLIAM 7HE FO'ORTH ; though those same
Journals are no esv nearlTir as unanimous in condemning
Lord BROUGH AM for pursuing precis2ly the same
course of condu

6' That in the captain's a becoming act,
Which.: in the soldier's sheer indecency."
Lord BROUGII AM is just now out of office ; but
greatly indeed .11.1 11 we be mistaken, if even in this
state, he do not, - with all the moral power of England
to back him, n lake the Government—aye, and the
Court too—fe el and tremble at his influence. A
few more such "mountebanks," and where would be
the Tories ? *We entreat him then, as he values his
own fame, as he loves his country, and would reform
her institutior s, on no account whatever to discontinue
his " mounte'3ar.k " exhibitions. Let him not take
fright at a phrase. He has Illustrious authority to
keep him in c ountenance. For -our own parts, we
back the "mountebank " against the field. So, three
cheers for the •" mountebank," and God defend the

right'

" Put not your trust in Princes is a piece of ad-
vice of very ancient date, and which rests on authority
not to be questioned either by Whig or Tory. Whether
it be that -there is in the very nature of power something
which corrupts the heart, or that princes arc more ex-
posed than other men to baneful, and what, for want of
a better word, may be termed illegitimate influences,
we caanot tell—we must leave the point to be decided
by the duly accredited expounders of such deep mys-
teries.. We have beelt till very lately orthodox be-
lievers not only in the general truth of the doctrine
itself, but in the universality of its application. Re-
cent events have, however, somewhat shaken our faith
as to this latter point. We are now bound in con-
science to declare our persuasion (may the declaration
not subject us to the charge of heresy !) that although
sincerity cannot be styled a royal virtue, it is sometimes
an inmate of the Royal breast. All parties unite in
bearing testimony to the more than usual courtesy
and condescension manifested by our gracious
SOVEREIGN towards Lord MELBOURNE, during the
interview in which his Lordship was informed that he
had ceased to direct the Councils of his Sovereign.
It is not concealed that the Premier was as unprepared
as his MAJESTY was prepared for this announcement;
that is universally admitted ; but then the Royal
smiles—we may even venture to say the Royal flattery—
made ample amends for the seeming abruptness of the
communication. This is what an Evening Contemporary
calls his MAJESTY'S candour—a term which we cannot
help thinking far too weak for such an occasion.
Our readers will perceive by reference to the Court
Circular, that the Seals of the various departments of
the Government were yesterday delivered to his MA-
JESTY by the Members of the late Administration, and
that the Duke of WELLINGTON was sworn in as Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department. His Grace
holds also the Seals of two other Departments, so that we
are likely to have unity in the new Cabinet, whatever
other good quality it may lack. We shall be much
mistaken if we have not also energy. Unity and
energy are, in fact, the two main objects for which a
military dictatorship is so very desirable, and we ho-
nestly confess that we know no man on earth so well
qualified for such a part as the Duke of. WEL-
LINGTON. His Grace was, we understand, much
occupied at the Horse Guards yesterday and to-day.
We would, therefore, strongly recommend to Reformers
of all classes to be cautious in their proceedings—to
act with promptitude and vigour, but to bear in mind
that by infringing the law, they will play the game of
their enemies, and injure the cause they mean to
promote.

Some doubts having been expressed as to the re.
tiring salary of the LORD CHANCELLOR, we find by
the Act passed in 1833, that it is 5,0001. per annum.
This amount applies to all future ex-Chancellors.
The report yesterday was, that Lord LYNDHURST
would not accept the Lord Chancellorship, because by
so doing he would sacrifice 3,0001. a year, his present
salary as LORD CHIEF BARON being 7,0001. It
was therefore absurdly insinuated that he would retain
his present post, and act as First Commissioner of the
Great Seal—two situations utterly incompatible, and
which it would be impossible for any man to fill. If
Lord LYNDHURST makes his election of LORD
CHANCELLOR (which we believe), he will only sacri-
fice 2,0001. a year by the change, and that he is very
likely to do before long.

The only arrivals from Spain are a number of Pro-
clamations circulated by Don CARLOS and his Generals
among the people of Navarre, intended, no doubt, to
counteract the effect of MINA'S Proclamation, on as-
suming the command of the disturbed provinces. The
Prince is most liberal in his promises, and holds out
every encouragement to deserters from the Royal army.
lii the present state of political excitement at home, it
would be a waste of time and labour to do more than
briefly notice events foreign to the feelings of the
people of this country. The Proclamations are not
worth giving, and therefore we 'shall rest satisfied with
publishing the spirit of them, which is summed up in
the following extract from the Proclamation signed by
ZUNIALACA RREGUY, as Commander-in-Chief of the
rebel forces under Don CA Rims :

" Wherefore, setting aside all delicacies and considerations
which I have hitherto observed towards the enemy, and avail-
ing myself of the law of reprisals, I have decreed as follows :
" Art. 1. All prisoners taken from the enemy, of whatsoever
rank or class they may be, shall be shot as traitors to their
legitimate Sovereign.
" Art. 2. In all the corps and battalions under my command
the motto Victory or Death shall be adopted and used until
the enemy recal their order of not giving quarter.
" Art. 3. Having had frequent proofs that in the enemy's
ranks there are many devoted to the just cause, but who from
distance or the vigilance of their oppressors are unable to pre-
sent themselves by virtue of the powers vested in me by our
Sovereign, and in accordance with his beneficent intentions, I
make known that I will not only receive those who may come
over, but I will distinguish and reward them according to their
respective merits, &c.
( Signed) THOMAS ZLTNIALACARREGUY.
" Head-quarters, Locumberri, Nov. 1., 1834."

The only other accounts of the state of Spain, are
found in the recent arrivals from Bayonne, which state
that in the reported conflict, of the 6th inst., between
the troops under the respective commands of General
LORENZO of. the Royal, and ZUMALACARREGUY
of the Insurgent army, the QUEEN'S forces were vic-
torious, and that several Carlists were killed in the en-
gagement.

The Moniteur, which has been received, together
with the whole of the Paris Papers of Sunday, states
that the KING had a conference on Saturday with M.
TIIIERS, and the other Members of the late Cabinet.
The ex-Ministers all assembled at the Tuilleries at
11 o'clock, and an hour afterwards the Duke de
TREVISO arrived, having been previously sent for by
the KING. The other Parisian Journals are all of

opinion that the recal of the ex-Ministry is now cer-
tain, and that very few changes will take place. The
only difficulty in the way is certain Members of the
BASSANo Cabinet, who have not not yet sent in their
resignations ; and it is possible that his MAJESTY
would prefer their voluntary retirement, to the exercise
of that part of his prerogative which places their dis-
missal entirely in his power. The Duke de
TREVISO (Marshal MoRTIER) is to fill up the chasm
created by the secession of Marshal GERARD, being
already appointed to the War Department and the
Presidency of the Council. The Finance Department
is chalked out for M. HIMIANN, who is at present at
Strasburg. M. MARTIN is spoken of as the probable
successor of M. PERSIL, who is hourly expected to
send in his resignation. Thus, it would seem, has this
blundering affair terminated, with no other result than
the exposure of the KING'S obstinacy and weakness,
and the increasing of the numbers disaffected towards his
general policy, and the present members of his Cabinet.