The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-07 00:00:00

L9NDON, MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1856.

Since the termivation of the Easter vacation
the House of C3l3lmons has been actively engaged
in voting all the supplies required by the Govern-
ment, and.this, notwithstanding the contemptuous
manner in which its very existence , has been
ignored, and the profound mystery maintained as
to the terms and cOnditiOns actually agreed on
in respect to the precious Treaty of Peace. 'lt if,
thus' voluntarily parting with its principal power,
and virtually committing an act of.
felo de se. As we have repeatedly declared, there
should be Lig; final ratification -of the Treaty until
it had been submitted for the consideration of the
different branches of the Legislature and their
approval duly obtained. As it is they aro not per-
mitted to interpose even a veto, or to obtain any
-a Itleatie-14ormartien as to whether its proviSions
be consistent with the honour or interests of the
nation until it' is tOeklate for effectual interference.
This is not in acecirdaacc with the spirit of the
British Constitution, or the limited nature of the
British Monarchy. We ban easily 'conceit-re the
storm of indignation.that would be excited in the '
Congress of the United States if so gross an
suit were, offered to the_ bcidy ; and, we
understand why the Commons House of Parlia-
ment should be less tenacious of its rights and
privileges, or of the national liberties, of -Which it
shciuld be a Vigilant and indefatigable .guardian.

It was by the large supplies, so liberally granted
by the choseri representatives of the people, that the
War was carried on to what, we are told, has been
a successful termination. It is surely due to
those, who so nobly responded to every demand,
that they should learn the equivalent they are to
obtain for _the many sacrifices so cheerfully sub-
mitted to, before the matter has been irrevocably
conclUded. But, as we have already stated, such
a course would not be in accordance with the
German Mode-Is, to which we are rapidly assimi-
lating. It would not please the "irresponsible
Piemier," and therefore the House of Commons
must swallow its leek, and patiently submit to
the 9utrage. Secret diplomacy is bad enough.
But there might. be some excuse for not taking
the (Onion of "Parliatnent seriatim on the diffe-
rent points to be brought under the consideration
of't,he Plenipotentiaries. " But that the mystery
should, .W maintained until the exchange of
ratifications is a monstrous and uncongtilu,
tional gross and unwarrantable insult,

that should:not for a moment be submitted to.
Is there, we ask, no independent representative of
an independent constituency ready to assert the
dignity of his order, and to claim for the House
Of Which he is a member, the fall and, - complete
information to which it is pre-eminently entitled ?
Is there no champion. willing 'to enter
_the arena
to vindicate the rights so wantonly, invaded ?---no
modern HA MpDEN to question the undue eaten-'
sion of the so-called prerogatives of the Crown:?
An address to the Crown praying that her Me-
JaSTY would be graciously pleased to refuse her
ratification 'to the Treaty until it 'had been
laid in extenso before the Howe, andap-
proved by it, would raise the entire question,
andi even if rejected, the division list Would serve '
as a touchstone to prove the fidelity of those ,who
had been selected,for a position.so honourable and
so influential, and the sterling Charaeter of their
alaiinS for a renewal "of the important trust at the
next general election. We trust,- then, that such
a motion will be made, WhiCh, under any circum-
stances, 'must' prove beneficial to those, by whom
it may be brought forward and supported, and
that no other grant of money flay be passed until
the House has had the opportunity„Of. expressing
its qpinipu. on the interesting and important-topic..
•A _._The.unsettled state 'of many of the leading
~
questions' "forms an additional' reason ,flr requiring
this' information. , 'While- the new - political, coxi-!
stitUtion of the=: Danubian -Principalities remains
ope' ~there is a fertile source of diiiension,'a very.
."la .ale ' of, diseord", among: the- Plenipoten-
tiar,es. '-:: On Saturday we'asked -"Will- Ails-
' triad -consent to withdraw 'her ' troops
befOre some; ' settled governmenf- has been'
decided on ?" We are already answered: it is
.more than hinted that Count Bum. has already
alleged various reasons against the immediate
-execution of the Treaty of the 30th of March,
Which authorised the Austrian occupation, and by
Which the troops were bound. 16 depart on the
termination of the. War. We always believed
that Austria would strive hard, to _ retain her po-
sition, and to gain peculiar advantages for which
_she:was unwilling to pay an adequate price. It
will, however, reflect indelible disgrace- both on
France and 'England if ihoy permit suchpetti-
logging. quibbling to prevail, or sanction
what ._will become to all,
purposes an invasion as scandalous, `• and
in :every respect as indefensible as that- of
-Russia, for which the Western Powers felethem-
selves not merely justified, but imperatively
bound to unsheathe' the'Swerd. If Austria do
not quietly evacuate the position into which she
should never have been admitted, she should be
summarily expelled vi et arniis. 'Such decided
conduct would not, however, be consistent with
the deference - exhibited to Germanism, and the
disgusting toadying so long displayed. The
il ritish Parliament should, however, -be enabled to
judge for itself, and have a reasonable opporth-
riity of expresSing its 'opinion before the nation is
irrevocably committed to a Coburg-German policy
—very pleasing to King LEOPOLD, 1 'but very dia-
gusting to the people of England.
. .
Another very urgent question has been venti-
_
lated at the Conferences, the fit and proper settle-
ment *hereof is ihdispensable to the'fliture trap
qnillity of Europe. . This is the eandition: of-
Italy, .. in which. Austria is '' steadfastly
endeavouring to maintain . the 'status, quo:
thig `may .not, Properly speaking, call :- for final
arrangement before,- the final concluSion ef• the'
Pestce,..ltht it: Wth),Y :of iiiiitit -aii4-444-ii;.,
isa.67iet,tielitliiitot "safely be deferred: for a-
, eingle.laourf and 'Oll aviiich the expression•Of pub-
lic opinion, both in and out, of ;Parliament, will
be
.peculiarly valuable.- We have. certainly
paid enough for a satisfactory settlethent of
the affairs of Europe,- and it' would be but
a small return for the sacrifices we' have s).
unhesitatingly made., : Besides, Sardinia has
irresistible.-claims on the good offices of France
add England, which"donid not be Slighted or (Hs;
regarded at the termination of a war in which she
somobly eameforward;-:putting te Sliaine and COn-
f4i44,! the despieable neutrals who'remained sb
long deaf to the call of honour and. of thity. And
what about an, indemnity for the money expenses
of the war---leaving the glorious, dead. to speak
for ,themselves—already forgotten, if not dis-
owned ? Oh, England, thou art fallen indeed.

If. Mr. Wirdasais be right, and he certainly
seems to have lit the mark, we must have, ere
long, a cbmmission 'or a committee to examine into
the cost of Prince ALBERT. In the Committee
of Scpply 'on Friday night, the large sum of
227,6751. was proposed for Irish education.
Mr. WILLIAMS_ called the attention of the. Com-
mittee to a charge of 5,175/. for the "ALBERT
Agricultural Training, Establishment and Model
Farm," adding that " whenever he saw the name
of ALBERT, he found it was accompanied by pro-
fuse expenditure." It began; if we remember, by
the Whigs demanding some 70,0001.. for stables
for,his horses ; and the last expenditure talked
of is as much per anntitn for his eldest daughter !
We trust the latter report is wholly without foun-
dation. 'lf the Princess Royal must have i',dowry,
why, give her a do/try and have done with it ; but
in the name of decency, let ,us not marry our
princesses to beggarly mtinental husbands un-
abre':tO maintain them. We can find, those
amongst our own aristocracy who would be, able,
to do this. To pay both ways—to pay the Ger-
mans who marry a Queen or a Princess, and take
up their abode here, and to pay also those who
remain in their own country ; to pay whether,
our Royal Family wants a husband, or one of
their Roial families Wants a wife,' this truly is
somewhat overdoing tbe matter. Profuse expen
diture, indeed, in connection with the name of
ALBERT.

To return, however, 'to Ireland, and its
ALBERT Farm School," supported by English
taxes ; the skirmish which lasted
_some tune,
and drew even Lord PALMERSTON -and
Mr. DISRiELI into the._ conflict, elicited some
important views from the champions: Lord
PALMFASTON maintained, and' -Mr. DISRAELI,
d6rtieds that it was the business of the Govern-
ment to teach young Irishman farming. On the
one side it,;4as. alleged that we could not under-
take to teach baking and cotton spinning by
schools ; why, thereflre,, teach the tilling of land?
It seems utterly i4onsible to generalise the
scheme of teaching trades at the public cost ; but
then' it was said that Ireland was an "exceptional
case." True, replies the master of sarcasm, it Wa;
so
.once,; but.7higa have had hei in hand for
five-and-twenty years, and she ought by this time
-to liave Come within ru'e. In England and Scot-
land landlords are at the cost of enlightening
their tenants, and Irish landlords can afford it
now. There was no denying this.

Tax
_spenders, however, never want an argu-
went.The defence which carried the vote, so
far as votes are deternained by reason and argu-
ment, was the glorious old plea, " Vested rights."
Lord PAtMERSTON fought manfully in this Tory
ThermPpy/, but he conquered. It would be
-hard to deprive those who had enjoyed salaries in
'the ALBERT. Fancy SchOol of tlfeii livelthOod." The
Irish Secretary was compelled to acknowledge the