The Sun.
London, England, 1833-11-04 00:00:00

foreign countries from oppression and insult.
Loh] tie
rALNIERSTON should bear in mind, that
" British subjects are to be insulted and injured
b 7 foreign Governments, the Ministry of which
613 a member must not be surprised if it should
eXeite a feeling of contempt in the minds of
foreign rulers. The Government which cannot
Protect its own citizens, can never hold a very
high rank in the estimation of either the Go-
/eroment or the people of another State.
The Leeds Mercury of Saturday contains the
following
he statement, which, in our opinion,
bars the stamp of truth :
" From many facts which we have heard, we are led
'in believe that the subordinate offices under Government,
'oth at home and abroad, are, for the roost part, occupied
tl P"1°,11, who, having been appointed by former Ad-
inistrations, and on the old system, are very unfit to
i b littY into effect the intentions of a liberal Ministry. A
°an just been brought before us, which seems to bear
.It_triliis remark. In the month of July last year, a corn-
,J.Bll traveller, of the name of Donald, representing the
II house of Messrs. Jackson and Beckitt, of frolTh.
a-11. Was apprehended in the Mecklenburgh territory,
~
* qui return from the fair of Leipsic, detained for nine-
days, treated like a malefactor, and subjected to in.. in..ridlitorial examinations, on no other ground than because
th,a d been travelling with a Baptist Minster, named Von
whose heretical tenets had made him obnoxious
wthe Mecklenburgh Government. No other accusation
ha's e'er preferred against Donald ; no evidence was
°,,,ngbt against him ; but after being repeatedly examined
'v
ttii, his own religious opinions, which are those of the
innocent,
and as to M. Von Lucken, he was discharged as
.4centa but without any compensation for the ill treat..
Insat he had received, and the inconvenience and loss
44„lataised b his employers in consequence of his detention
"4 criticaly period.
ellenre. Jackson and Beckitt very properly laid the case
beforeu Mr. Henry Canning, the British Consul at Ham-
tio& and requested his interference to obtain compensa-
h !I for the loss suffered, and the indignity inflicted on a
iiritish subject. Mr. Canning wrote to the Government
Vie Grand Duke of Melenhurgh wo, in reply, sent
Itri their own statement ofck thecase,, but refused any re.
ra,litinne The documents were afterwards laid by Messrs.
177C-;:tlyal:d Co., before Lord Palmerston, the Foreign
and he on seeing them thought that Mr.
it:411(1 bad been detained without sufficient cause, and in-
rtaleted his Majesty's Consul-General at Hamburg to
et the necessary representations upon the subject to
snit Mecklenburgh Government, and to demand compen-
te °pfor his loss of time, and for the expenses to which
hadLor been put.' Such was the assurance given by
Palmerston in January last to Messrs. Jackson and
; but on the 25th of April, Mr. Canning, the British
hii4litti, informed them that the Government of
byeMcklen-
%ll° had given no other satisfaction than saying
weltt the Supreme Courts of Justice in Mecklenburgh
disr! °Pen to Mr. Donald to appeal to, in case he was
14'4;0st:tented with the conduct of the Magistracy towards
Ito • The correspondence was sent bome to Lord Pai-
n rlt" by Mr. Canning, and the latter was in reply in-
y_tilcted • not to press the matter further upon the Go-
"talent of Mecklenburgh.' "
The Leeds Mercury goes on to insinuate
tn4l. ..
w. n
the blame of this affair rests chiefly with
, • k.ANNING, the British Consul at Ham-
burg
; but whatever may be the political senti-
-441118 of that gentleman, we do not think it fair
to put forward such an insinuation without
ltating the grounds on which it is made. Mr-
HOPPNER, the late Consul-General at Lisbon,
neither a Tory nor a High Churchman, and
Yet no redress was obtained by him in the case
to Which we have alluded, for the best of all
reasons, that when he had apprised Lord PAL-
144sToN of the contemptuous denial of redress
by
'Jon MIGUEL, the demand was allowed to
"l°el)) although Mr. HOPPNER himself was
4114°4 to vindicate the character of the nation
which he had been authorised to represent. Mr.
CONNING may have performed his duty with
equal justice to his country and credit to himself ;
but Whether he has or not, the blame due to
Lord ) PALMERSTON is the same, for the case was
?id before him, and lie is stated to have con-
'tesed that it was one which required redress,

„We cannot believe after the eiposé of the Leeds
Mercury that the affair will be suffered to
remain where it is. The honour of the nation is
illneerned, and Lord PALMERSTOA cannot be
permitted by the representatives of a free people
a people descended from ancestors who made
the name of England great even in the most
a 4,,espotic states--to sacrifice their honour and
their interests at the shrine of diplomatic courtesy.
e expect better things at the hands of Minis-
tersV
who pledged themselves, on coming into
()ike, to assert the dignity of the English cha-
t4eter at home and abroad.

-
The Morning Post of this day says—
Previous to the final determination of the King of
t Ntrlands kte consent of the et at Fran
.0 el_
'le transfer ofto aasportion of Luxemburg Di
to Belgium,kfort it
:411 expected that the Conference of London would renew
wt dificussions as soon as that request was made. It is
Aotv
uowever, arranged, we understand, that the Con-
.er
r2?eo will not re-assemble until an affirmative answer is
'elved from the Diet.
tt, 4'
There are, we believe, seventy votes in the Diet, con-
h'tuted b vote States. The leading States of Germany
.ad Ive fours each, those of the second class two each,
the inferior Powers one each, In some instances two
te three of the small Powers are united, in order to form
tae vote in the Germanic Confederation."

The Post is mistaken as to the intentions of
t
e Conference. The King of HOLLAND was
itl
ilf°rlned, that until he could produce the con-
411t of the Diet to the transfer of a portion of
Luxemburg to Belgium, the Conference would
rlot resume the negociation with him ; but there
flas been no pledge given that the Conference
would not act, in the event of any unseasonable
delay, without him. There was, for instance, a
meeting of the Conference, on SAturday, at
v'hich some important questions were discussed,
44(1 other meetings will follow without regard
t° the convenience of the King of HOLLAND.
With respect to the probable decision of the
t let, we need only observe, that as the majority
°f the votes are under the influence of Austria
4114 Prussia, there can be no doubt of its being
11 the affirmative, provided Boland, Austria,
4114 Prussia, be all anxious for the early settle-
111ent of the question ; but, if either of these
1, °wers is anxious for delay, a little intrigue
will suffice to accomplish the object.

Some time back we thought it our duty to
address a few observations to the working classes
.11 the uselessness of the attempts of combina-
,-
i:P°3 or unions to keep up a rate of wages
10er than the demand for labour would
1
tihat
Ilrahy establish. We endeavoured to show
b "I that the effect of such combinations must
e' ll' the end, to injure themselves. A proof
of
. this may now be found in what is
I~ing Place among the Staffordshire colliers.
column
be seen, by a letter in another
&r,tl,llln) from a Dudley correspondent, that the
th cottEequence of the late strike among
b colliers of that neighbourhood has
be
the influx of coals from other quarters ;