The Sun.
London, England, 1832-07-20 00:00:00

to conveniently overlook such trifling considera-
tions, and soothe the Dictator of Europe with a
golden bribe. There, there were the Whig
Ministry grievously, unpardonably to blame, to
make England stoop before the despot, even
while flushed with his horridly merciless victory
over a most unfortunate and most gallant people,
who have cherished freedom but too much ; for
we do submit, humbly, but confidently, that the
day has not yet arrived when this country, or this
country's Government, must truckle to the bar-
barian. Lest his Majesty's Ministere should
entertain a different opinion, we shall endeavour
to impress upon them that the present majority
which their influence can command in the House
of Commons shall not bear them through a
course of foreign policy founded on such a basis.
There is another tribunal, as Sir Charles We-
therell so shrewdly hinted, which call, if occa-
sion require it, be reminded of the Russian-
Dutch Loan ; for, although the honest simpli-
city of Lord Althorp, the casuistry of a Lush-
ington, and the eloquence of a Macaulay, may
pass away, these things shall not pass away.—
Morning Herald.
Our admiration of Lord Aberdeen's strictures
on the conduct of the present Ministry, in refe-
rence to the settlement of Greece, is only
equalled by the suspicion which it unavoidably
excites of the disinterestedness of the critic. 'We
feel that he would be a most formidable antago-
nist of Earl Grey if he could for a single mo-
ment command our confidence. In these pesti-
lential times it is as well to maintain an equable
temperament, otherwise we confess it would be
difficult to curb the indignation with which, in
common with all fair-minded persons in the
country, we must be affected at the systematic
and vexatious attacks which are made on the
present Cabinet, not for any new measures of its
own, but for its exertions to bring to a satisfac-
tory conclusion those embarrassing negotiations
which were transmitted to it hy the very men
who assail them. The Marquis of London-
derry—one cannot be seriously piqued with him
—he is an amiable Nobleman, and, by virtue of
his modest timidity, has assigned to him the de-
licate office of throwing the first stone. Neither
the Duke of Wellington nor the Noble ex-Se-
cretary can be accused of the same ardent sim-
plicity, nor shall they lose any particle of the
merit of measures which are all their own. They
are plainly dissatisfied that England should
rake a prominent part in the settlement of
Greece ; that she should contribute by her-ere-
(lit, jointly with France and Russia, towards the
accomplishment of that important object. They
are dissatisfied that the newly-elected King is
not a Protestant, and they are dissatisfied that
Austria has not had a sanctifying share in the
whole transaction. It so happened that, when
they deserted their King, they bequeathed to
their successors in office, the entanglements of
he Belgian, the Portuguese, and the Greek ne-
gociations. These were riddles propounded by
them to the unfortunate Whig novices, as tests
of their capacity fin- office ; and whether more
vexatious conundrums could have been devised
by the Sphinx of old, we leave it to the learned
to determine. Of these, however, it is manifest
that the last was by far the most important
to Great Britain. I'he evils which we may
experience through Greece may be more remote,
hut are far more momentous, than any
with which we are threatened from either of the
other countries. What sound politician will now
repeat the cant of the last century, that France is
our natural enemy ? What sound Statesman
will deny that to colossal Russia that title now
more properly belongs ? We and that Power are,
in truth—in but too palpable truth—natural
enemies. We stand front to front, in adverse
feelings and adverse interests. As light and
darkness are we opposed intellectually ;
while physically we alone are rivals amongst
the Powers of Europe. Russia's political
system depends upon principles which it
is the natural working of our's to undermine.
Her rulers must hate us in proportion as they de-
sire the permanency of their own sway ; and
from hence we should augur that, if England is
ever destined to play the part of Carthage, it
is to the Rome of which the Romulus was
Peter the Great. Is not the ungracious truth
forced on us more and more every day, that
the power, the pride, and the pretensions of
that monstrous empire, have increased, are in-
creasing, and ought to be diminished ? Her domi-
nions are now in the very heart of Europe. She
stretches along the whole of her eastern frontier :
—in the north Sweden is her creature :—in the
South her fleets are on the Black Sea—and in
e south would she domineer in Greece. Is it

our interest, or is it not, that she should advance
one inch, on either extremity, towards completing
the vicious circle of the whole Continent ? Let
this question he answered, and let it then be
asked whether England should acquire by every
possible means, a supreme influence over the
present settlement and future existence of
Greece ? In Greece, then, we have a vast in-
terest ; and, on the other hand, to us should in-
dependent Greece look, as to her natural pro.
tector. We should not lose that character for
the cost of 2,000,000/. in solid gold. What
arc we, in fact, called on to contribute to the
furtherance of this great object, at the enormous
extravagance of which the purest of Statesmen
are shocked ? Not one farthing ! We are
merely called on to guarantee the repayment by
Greece of a sum of 800,0001. The Duke
and Lord Aberdeen are as scandalized at the
mention of this proposed engagement as an
antique prude would be by an allusion to a
pair of inexpressibles. And yet they—even
they—were willing to have done as much in
their own good time. "Ah ! but," says the
Duke, " we had reason to believe, when we
agreed to this, that Prince Leopold would never
complete the proposed arrangement." We would
recommend Sir Robert Inglis to inquire what
Jesuits have come into the country since the
oassing of the Catholic Relief Bill. Then the
Noble Earl is quite alarmed lest the Greek
Christians should make a martyr of their young
Catholic King. Excellent man ! who will ever
gain suspect him of indifference to the fate of
he tenants of Don Miguel 's dungeons? Your
Catholic Princes are such steadfast believers !
l'he Protestant is not half so much attached to
his purer faith. The Noble Earl is himself
Protestant, and speaks from authority. Leopold,
he knew, would have become a calo)er for a
Crown (edifying facility !)—and other Protest-
rnts would have done as much ! Surely the
Right Rev. Bench must have been touched by
his delicate compliment to the Established
Church ! But last, and, oh ! not least, Austria has
hadno participation in this King-making tran-
saction. Metternich had no finger in the pie
How this happened is beyond our philosophy,
and we are flattered at finding ourselves equally'
in the dark with the most ingenious of ivlar-
(prises. But here let us console ourselves for
all these woes of worthy men, and conclude.
There is a ruling power which presides over our