The Sun.
London, England, 1832-07-13 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

the question of the Russian loan, and of the con-
duct of Ministers with regard to it, wns disposed of
last night in the way which we had anticipated.
Mr. Herries took nothing by his motion,—the Mi-
nisters remain uncensured,—and English integrity
and honour are intact. The argument upon the
continued liability of this country to the discharge
of interest on the loan, after a separation had taken
place between Holland and Belgium,
of a nature
wholly different from that against which the treaty
had provided, had over and over again been put
opon grounds which no effort of the Opposition,
during last night's controversy, could disturb.
England is a party to the separation—a deliberate
and willing party—and cannot, therefore, take ad-
vantage of her own wrong. That, we believe, would
suffice for any Court in Christendom, whether of
t-'quity or honour. As for the coincidence in point of
tinle, however unfortunate it may have been, be-
tween the Russian war upon unhappy Poland, and
the
PaYment of this money, or a part of it, is such a
a/-a-psopos, let us ask, to be imputed as a crime
to Ministers ? Was England bound to scrutinize
the internal condition of Russia, and her relation
towards all neighbouring States ? And would she
then have been justified ? Must she not have been
execrated by the whole world for refusing to dis-
charge a lawful debt, until she had ascertained the
Russian Government to be so curiously situated, that
11° Sum which found its way into its Exchequer could
by any possibility be turned to an evil purpose ? Is
the monstrous doctrine to be admitted, that the pay-
ment of a just debt is to be refused because the mo-
ney Paid may beimproperly employed? If I owe a man
1.10,000/.are we to decline payment on pretence that'
e may squander the money on a mistress, or at the
gaming-table ? The argument respecting the con-
liversion of the English interest to the uses of the Po-
sh war is precisely tantamount to what we have
just described. It cannot be too emphatically re-
peated, that upon the whole case, the British Mi-
nesters acted like upright and provident statesmen,
cherishing, above all adverse considerations, their
country's fame and character. The greatest num-
ber who supported the Ministers in January, on a
similar motion to that of last night, was 238 ; last
eight 243 Members voted with them. The in-
crease to the majority is not great, being only five;
but the Opposition have lost 17 votes; so that, in
fact, the Ministers may be said to have gained 22
Votes such is the natural result—the necessary tri-
umph of truth and justice over the best organized
efforts of mere party.--Times.
As we supposed, the Opposition last night took
the pettifogging line, although Mr. Pollock laboured
herd to protect them from the imputation. In an-
swer to the straightforward question put by the At-
torney-General—were they prepared to vote against
the Bill to enable the Crown to carry into effect
Pollock
provisions of the convention--Aye, or no ? Mr.
ollock said that question was not before the House
that they were then discussing Mr. Herries's re-
'elution, to condemn the payment already made,
aril on which Parliament had'already come to a de-
c,:ltue. The economists had a strong desire to save
; 611 m, represented by the Opposition to be equal
to five millions and a half of money; but no dm-
Position to recur to the old grievance, or to
cotkur in a censure upon Government. Even the
Member for 'Worcester declared himself sadly disap-
inted by this half-and-half proceeding, so worthy of
'he factious motives and pettifogging views of those
b had recourse to it. Why is the public time to
te Wasted in this manner? If the Opposition think
he convention founded in policy and justice, and
ofhe Payment of Russia an unnecessary expenditure
the public money, why not bring these important
e tions at once to issue ? Some rigid eco o
tnthiats, who may not be over scrupulous in examining
the Principles on which a saving can be effected i ember for Worcester, and other gentlemen of
;74 description, not over well affected to the Go-
vetnment-and some candidates looking forward to
general election, and having the fear of Mr.
tiet.ing s denunciations on the hustings before
stlp their Press might have assisted them in a direct
soP"'t1011--but as far as we can learn, scarcely
i,ese Member of these classes voted for Mr. Herries's
°llltions.
mi We repeat, that the amount of the
or engagement is only 21 millions of guilders,
1,800,0001., and which might now be redeemed
/Aothe market price of the stock for a sum of about
0,000/. The boroughmongers mustered all their
triteea for the occasion, and brought up from every
mtaller of the country many Members who have not
ade their appearance in the House since their dis-
-Itltnfiture on the Reform Bill. Recruits were even
essed into the service from Ireland and Scotland.
h;
is said to be Only the first attack on the same
f-Meet, and is to be followed up by other motions,
tick the purpose of embarrassing the Government,
thl Protracting the Session.—horning Chronicle.

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