The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-06 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY, FEB. 6, 1858.

JOHN ARTHUR. ROEBUCK is himself again. The
manly and straightforward speech which he
delivered last night will find an echo in every
British heart. Indeed, he may be regarded as
the exponent of English feeling. There was not
a sentence delivered which will not be endorsed
by millicns of free-born men, determined not
to yield a single point to the audacious menaces
of insolent and ignorant soldiers. Insolent be-
"Wie they have transgressed every gentlemanly
Principle, in attempting to ride roughshod oyez
those by whose forefathers innumerable victories
were won against their predecessors ; and igno-
rant, because the slightest acquaintance with
British feeling should have taught them that the
audacious and insulting language used would
deferAt their object, and prevent the possibility of
airy concession.

But, as Mr. RoEnueic clearly and d' t"
pointed out, the real deliugnont • the 18
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himself. Iliad he not sanctioned
t 1: the
wopfauEbclmidl. iPienF's.etrbi:r
of these outrageous diatribes,
have been permitted to appear in the
mai ! When inserted iu the Moniteur they virtually
received the Imperial sanction, and Louis NApo
LEON adopted and made himself respousitle for
every word and every sentiment contained therein.
The Count DE MonNv had designated England
" a laboratory of assassination," and promised,
on behalf of the French Chamber, of which he was
President, their aid to make such convulsions
cease. It' the Speaker of the House of Commons
had, in addressing Queen VICTORIA, fulminated
threats against an independent and allied
kingdom, he would have been sternly
rebuked by our SOVEREIGN. But the
EMPEROR'S brother blustered with impunity.
His address • was very graciously received,
anti naturally so, because it went home to the
heart of the party to whom it was delivered.
In like manner, the military men who uttered
such truculent dedances of England, who asked
not only to be permitted "to seize the till"
beasts in their den," and demanded "a reckoning
f rora the den of 03543$ ins where the monsters

were sheltered by its laws," but even asked that
"the den"—i. e., England—" should b' destrojed

for ever." •
If these atrocities had not been approved of '
by the EMPEROR, why have not these bullying
Colonels been reprimanded ? Why has not the
Moniteur been suspended or even warned The
Press has such extraordinary license in France 1
It must conform, not merely to the regulations,
but to the wishes, of the Governme.'it• And we
have no hesitation in saying that, if any
perfectly independent English joue.nal were
to call for an invasion of France, or to term it
" a den of assassins," and demand that it should
be destroyed for ever, it mould speedily find that
the law was quite sufficient to punish such
unwarrantable and inj ad ic ions language respecting
a friendly country.
If the EMPEROR does not adopt decisive Plea-
sures to redress the flagrant grievance be has no
claim upon us. If he has not made the language
his own, he should at least notice it, and exhibit
unequivocal evidence of his disapproval. He is
bouad to make the amende honorable to Great
Britain ; and should we take any step, however
trifling, to carry out his views, we shall be in the
position of an individual who, having received
personal chastisement, apologises while the marks
of flagellation are still branded on his shoulders.
But what necessity is there for any change in
the law ? The clear and decisive evidence of
Lords BROUGHAM and CAMPBELL, to which
we yesterday directed attention, proves that
the existing law is amply sufficient to
punish any improper act committed in England.
We cannot, and we will not, expel those who
have sought our hospitality, although they
make a bad return for the favour, and exhibit
even Imperial ingratitude to those by whom they
were sheltered and protected in the hour of need.
If "laws are made for every degree," the first
criminal who should raise his hand at the bar,
and plead to an indictment for a violation of
English neutrality, is our " good friend and ally,"
who, while a fugitive, levied war on a friendly
nation, and committed, or at least attempted a
murder, in carrying out the futile attempt.
We trust Lord PA.LS2ERSTON will be warned
while there is yet time as to the dangers attendant
on the course on which he is entering. The light
cloud is already passing over the face of the moon,
and after Monday it will be too late b retrace his
footsteps, or to retrieve the popularity which wEI
fie for ever forfeited by the unmanly concession.
If England did not yield to the demands of
NAPOLEON the GREAT, it will not cry craven
because of the bullying bluster of Louis the
" LITTLE."

The Bank of England has again reduced the
minimum, rate of discount, which now stands at
31 per cent. ' The change within six weeks has
now amounted to no less than 61- per cant., viz.,
from 10 to 31 per cent., and even that does not
at all express the full extent of the alteration, for
good bills will now be discounted in Lombard-
street at 22 or 3 per cent., and it is manifest that
the quasi national establishment will not be able
to obtain business while it charges more than the
market price.

These rapid and violent fluctuations afford
abundant evidence of the mischievous effects pro-
duced by the unwise and inequitable provisions of
the monetary code of 1844. So long as they
were maintained with unabated stringency, the
"hard calculators" had it all their own way.
They entered into a conspiracy against the trade
and commerce of the country, and their direful
skill was manifested in the terrible results. By
hoarding the bullion that ought to be circulating
from hand to hand, they were enabled to reduce
the currency below the amount necessary for the
business of everyday life. A heavy blow and great
discouragement was inflicted upon our domestic
trade and manufacture. Thousands of persons able
and willing to work were thrown out of employ-
ment, and their families compelled to endure the
greatest privations. The national revenue, too,
was materially diminished at the very time
when many heavy demands would fall on it.
And all this mischief was occasioned, in
order that a few " hard calculators" might be
enabled to reap an unholy profit by exporting
gold, and to acquire the property of their softer
iluighbour., at far Us than iti actual value.
Surely, then, it is time to remove this evil,
which has, for the second time, occasioned such
misery and privation to the industrial popu-
lation of the country. There is not the slightest
occasion for further inquiry. We have already
abundant evidence, and the admirable report of
the Lords' Committee on the causes of the com-
mercial crisis of 1847 is quite sufficient, if it
stood alone, to justify immediate legislation. The
dodge is similar to that which succeeded ten
years ago, to shelve the matter until the altered
state of affairs has caused the terrible events and
warnings of 1857 to be forgotten by the people.
We trust that some independent Member will
at least take the sense of the House, and as-
certain if the chosen Representatives of the People
axe so thoroughly debased as to hug their gulden
chains, and to see those who are the thews and
sinews of the country, the real creators and pro-
ducers of national wealth, ruthlessly sacrificed at
"the shrine of MAMMON." It is time that monetary
reformers should exert themselves, and that all
who have suffered by the existing system should
lend their aid in producing " that pressure from
without," by means whereof we can only hope to
obtain sympathy and relief from what is facetiously
termed " the popular branch of the Legislat are."

The Duchess of Somerset and Lady Ulrica St. Maur
have gone to the family villa at Wimbledon Park. •
Toe Marchioness of Kildare and her infant son, by
letters received in town yesterday from Ireland, are pro.
gressinz favourably.
The Marchioness of Bath has purchased a residence in
Halkin-street West.
The marriage of the Earl of Eaton, eldest son of tl e
Duke and Duchess of Grafton, and Miss Baring, only
daughter of the Hon. Francis Baring, is appointed to
b.. solemnised on Wednesday next.
Lady Mary Wood has issued invitations for an even•
log party on Monday next, at the official residence of
the First Lord of the ..kdmira!ty.
Sir Robert and Lady Etnily Peel has arrived in town
from Florence, Rome, and Naples, where they have been
staying during the laet three months.
Lady Nugent has left the Brunswick Hotel, St.
Jamea's-street, on a visiting tour.
24E. Biackett has arrived at Fenton's Hotel, St,
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5,., ' -street, from Matfen Hall, Newcastle-upon-
Kyne.

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Mr. Laurence Peel, youngest brother of the late
Lr
R Peel, has been dangerouily it at Paris, Yesterday
a telegraphic message was received from the French
clpital, conveying the gratPying intellißenc3 that Mr.
Peel was °moldered out of danger. Lady Jane Peel is
staying with her husband.
The Speaker will give his first Parliamentary dinner
on Saturday next, at his mansion, on Carton House-
tirrace. ITiocoulit Palmerston and the leading members
of the Government having seats in the House of Com-
occuion
mons will dine with the right hon. gentleman on this I
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has
kindly consented to take the chair at the public meeting
of the Central Association for Improving the Condition of the Wives and Families of &Adler, and Sailors, to be
held at Willis's Rooms, on Wednesday next. The 'Earl
of Shaftesbury, Sir Frot„ m.
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John Pakington, Bart.,
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