The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-02 00:00:00

tion, are all at his Ciaitiand, and ate . pawed out in
copious abundance, and with powerful effect.
Our readers are aware that one of the many delu-
sions employed by the slavish part of the press to lull.
the suspicions of the people, and make them submit to
Tory domination, is to hold out the hop„ that there
will be a liberal sprinkling of Whigs in the new Ca-
binet. Mr. Bur, WEB thus forcibly expresses his senti-

tents on this point I--
" The King has dissolved Lord Meibourite Admlniatfa-
tion, and the Duke of Wellington is at the head of affaltl,
Who will be his colleagues is a question that admits of no
speculation. 'We are as certain of the list as if it were already
in the Gazette. It is amusing to see the now ministerial
journals giving out, that we are not on any account to suppose,
that it must necessarily be a high Conservative Cabinet. God
forbid so rash a conjecture ! Who knows,' say they-, but
what many Whigs—many Liberals, will be a part of it I We
are only waiting for Sir Robert Peel, in order to show you,
perhaps, that the Government will be Tory I' So then,
after all the Tory abuse of the Whigs—after all the 'assertions
of their unpopularity, it is nevertheless convenient to insinuate
that some of these most abominable men may yet chequer and
relieve the too expectant and idolatrous adoration with which
the: people would be embued for •a Cabinet purely Conser-
vative ! The several ambrosias •of Wellington and London-
derry, of Herries and Peel, would be too strong for mortal
tastes, if blended into one divine combination—so they might
as well pop a Whig or two into the composition, just to make
it fit for mankind I The hypothesis may be convenient—but,
unhappily, no one accepts it. Every man in the political
world who sees an inch before his nose, is aware, that though
his Grace may have an option with respect to measures, he has
none with respect to men. He may filch away the Whig po-
licy, but he cannot steal the Whigs themselves without their
consent. And the fact is notorious, that there is not a single
man of liberal politics—a single man, who either belonged to
the late Government, or has supported popular measures, who
will take office under the Duke of Wellington, charm he never
so wisely. It is said, my Lord, by those who ought best to
know, that even Lord Stanley, of whom, by the vulgar, a mo
mentary doubt was entertained, scorns.the very notion of a
coalition with the Conservatives—a report I credit at once,
because it is congenial to the unblemished integrity and
haughty honour of the man. The Duke of Wellington, then,
has no option as to the party he must-co-invest with office—
unless, indeed, he stripped himself of all power—abdicated
the post of chef, and sent up to his Majesty the vary same bill
of fare which has just been found so unpalatable to the royal
tastes. This is not exactly probable. And we know, there-
fore, even before Sir Robert Peel arrives, and whether Sir
Robert Peel take office or whether he do not,—we know that
his Grace's colleagues, or his Grace's nominees, can only be
the dittos of himself—it is the Farce of Anti-Reform once
more, by Mr. Sarum and his family—it is the old company
again, and with the old motto, ' Vivant Rex et Regina!'
Now-a-days, even in farces, the loyalty of the play bills does
not suflce to carry the public. Thank God I for the honour
of political virtue, it is, and canbe' no compromise of opinions !
—no intermixture of Whigs and Tories !—not a single name
to which the heart of the people ever for a moment responded
will be found to relieve the well-known list of downright,
thorough, uncompromising enemies to all which concedes
abuse to the demands of opinion."
The scrambling selfishness of the Tories—that
insatiable greediness which prompts them to hazard
the safety, of an empire, rather than forego the gratifi-
cation of their voracious appetites, is thus graphically
delineated :

" Well may the Times and the Tories say they will be an
'united Cabinet :'—united they always were in their own good
days of the Liverpool ascendancy,united to take office at
every risk—to seize all they can get—to give nothing that
they can refuse I—My God ! what delight among the subordi-
nate scramblers to see before them once more the prospect of a
quarter's salary I—They have been out of service a long time
—their pride is down—they are willing to be hired by the job ;
—a job too of the nature of their old services ; for, without
being a prophet, one may venture to predict that they will have
little enough to do for their money When working day com-
mences with the next session of Parliament, they will receive
their wages tend their discharge. They have gone into sinecures
again 1 honest fellows 1 they are making quick use of the Poo:
Law bill—in which it is ordained that able-bodied paupers out
of employ should be taken in doors for relief! A►.d yet I
confess there is something, melancholy as well as ludicrous in
the avidity of these desperadoes.—The great Florentine histo-
rian speaks with solemn indignation as of something till then
unheard of in the corruption of human nature, that in the time
of the plague there were certain men who rejoiced, for it was
an excellent time for pillage !—the people perished, but the
brigands throve I—And nothing, we might i.nagine at first,
could exceed the baseness of those who sought to enrich them-
selves amid the general affliction. But on consideration, we
must deem those. men still baser who do not find—but who
create the disorder ;—and who not only profit by the danger of
the public—but in order to obtain the profit, produce the dan-
ger I—For, my Lord, there are two propositions which I hold
to be incontestable :—first, that the late resolution of the King,
if sudden in effect, was the result of a previous and secret un-
derstanding that the Tories would accept office ; and that his
Majesty never came to the determination of dismissing my
Lord Melbourne until he had ascertained, mediately or imme-
diatcly—(it matters not which, nor how long ago)—that the
Duke of Wellington was not only prepared to advise the King
as to its successor, but could actually pledge himself to form a
Ministry."

After showing that the grand aim of the Court—

the grand object towards which all its exertions are di-

rected—is to bring the House of Commons down to
a level with the House of Lords, instead of reversing
the process, and bringing the Lords up to the standard
of the Commons, the author arrives at the scene of
Lord MEL BOURNE'S dismissal. The shallow and hypo-
critical pretences brought forward to justify that ever-
memorable transaction, afford Mr. BuLwEn a happy
opportunity for exercising his powers of ridicule :

,‘ Supposing then the King, from such evident reasons, to
have resolved to get rid of his Ministers, at the first opportu
pity—suddenly Lord Spencer dies, and the opportunity is af-
forded. There might have been a better one. Throughout the
whole history of England, since the principles of a constitu
tional Government, and of a responsible Administration were
established, in 1688, there is no parallel to the combination of
circumstances attendant upon the present change. A parallel
to a part of the case there may be, to the whole case there is
none. The Cabinet assure the King of their power and wil-
lingness to carry on the Government,. the House of Commons,
but recently elected, supports that Cabinet by the most de-
cided majorities ; the Premier, not forced on the King by a
party, but SOLICITED BY HIMSELF to accept office ; a time of
profound repose; no resignation tendered, no defeat incurred—
the revenue increasing—quiet at home—peace abroad; the po-
litical hemisphere perfectly serene : —when lo ! there dies a very
old man, whose death every one has been long foreseeing—not
a Minister, but the father of a Minister, which removes, not
the Premier, but the Chancellor of the Exchequer, from the
House of Commons to the House of Lords ! An event so long
anticipated, does not confound the Cabinet. The Premier is
not aghast, be cannot be taken by surprise by an event so natu-
ral, and so anticipated (for very old men WILL die !) ; he is pro-
vided with names to fill up the vacant posts of Chancellor of the
Exchequer, and Leader of the House of Commons. He both
feels and declares himself equally strong as ever ; he submits
his new appointments to his Majesty. Let me imagine the
reply. The King, we are informed, by the now Ministerial
organs, expresses the utmost satisfaction at Lord Melbourne
and his Government ; he considers him the most honourable of
men, and among the wisest of Statesmen. Addressing him,
then, after this fashion—
He does not affect to dissemble his love,
And therefore he kielis him down stairs.'

" ' My Lord—You are an excellent man, very—but old
Lord Spencer—he was a man seventy-six years old ;no one
could suppose that at that age, an Earl would die You are
an admirable Minister. I am pleased with your measures ; but
old Lord Spencer is no more. It is a sudden, an unforeseen
event. Who could imagine he would only live to seventy-
six ? The revenue is prospering, the Cabinet is strong, our
allies are faithful, you have the House of Commons at your
back ; • but alas Lord Spencer is dead You cannot doubt
my attachment to Reform, but of course it depended on the
life of Lord Spencer. You have lost a Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer; you say you can supply his place; but who can supply
the place of the late Lord Spencer ? You have lost a leader
of the House of Commons ' • you have found another on whom
you can depend; but, my Lord, where shall we find another
Earl Spencer, so aged, and so important as the Earl who is
gene The life of Government, you are perfectly aware,
was an annuity on the life of this unfortunate Nobleman—he
was only seventy-six I My love of liberal men, and liberal
measures, is exceeding, and it was bound by the strongest tie
—the life of the late Lord Spencer. How can my people
want reform, now Lord Spencer is dead ? flow can I sup-
port reforming Ministers, when Lord Spencer has ceased to
be? The Duke of Wellington, you must be perfectly aware,
is the only man to govern the country, which has just lost the
owner of so fine a library, and so large an estate. It is true
that his Grace could not govern it before, but then Lord
Spencer was in the way 1 The untimely decease of that Noble--
man has altered the whole face of affairs. The people were
not quite contented with the Whigs, because they did not go
far enough ; but then—Lord Spencer was alive The people
now will be satisfied with the Tories, because they do not go
so far, for—Lord Spencer is dead I A Tory Ministry is ne-
cessary, it cannot get on without a Tory Parliament ; and a
Tory Parliament cannot be chosen without a Tory people.
But Ministry, Parliament, and people, what can they be but Tory,
after so awful a dispensation of Providence as the death of the
Earl of Spencer? My Lord, excuse my tears, and do me the
favour to take this letter to the Duke of Wellington.' " -

The Paris papers announce that the arrival of Lord
BRouGIIAM in that capital has created a great stir in
the political world. He visited M. DUPIN, and
dined with the Duke de BROGLIE immediately
after his arrival. He spent the evening of the 28th
.at the English Ambassador's, where he is re-