The Sun.
London, England, 1835-04-11 00:00:00

contempt, of the people. A mistake such as this
can escape punishment only once—repeated it isfatal.
Had Lord GREY'S administration acted fearlessly up
to their own views—had they set the Tories at defiance
instead of entering into compromise, or even parley
with them, they would have found in the enthusiasm
of the people a power before which the Tory aristocracy
would have quailed, as it did in the great struggle
of 1832.; and the late impudent and unconsti-
tutional attempt to govern the country in spite
of the House of Commons, would never have been
made. Happily it proved abortive, as every rational
person foresaw it would ; and happily too it has, in
our opinion, accelerated, in no small degree, the march
of national improvement ; but in the mean time it en-
dangered the public safety, and, but for the patient
forbearance of the people, arising from a conscious-
ness of their own irresistible strength, would have
brought on that very convulsion, which their ene-
mies, with their usual hypocrisy, pretended it was
their object to avert.
The great principle recognized in the Resolution
which stripped off the disguise from the Tory Admi-
nistration, and exhibited it to the public in its true
colours (as the touch of ITHURIEL's spear compelled
the Apostate spirit to re-assume his natural shape), must
henceforward be the guide of the British statesman.
This is the auspicious star by which his course must
be directed, if that course is to be prosperous. It
affords a safe and steady light—woe to him who dis-

regards it I
That Lord MELBOURNE will meet with diffi-
culties in the very outset, at the very threshold,
as we may say, of his undertaking, is almost
certain. Indeed the extraordinary circumstance of two
or three other Noble Lords being associated with him
in the task which has on all former occasions been
assigned to one person—that of forming an .Ad-
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ministration—is a proof that there are unusual

obstacles to be surmounted, and great responsibility
to be incurred. But firmness—courteous but unyielding
firmness—is all that is necessary, -and it is essentially
necessary to complete success. The system of policy
of the new government must be determined upon in
the first place, and then such men selected as shall be

able and b willino to carry it into effect without faulter-

Lncr or 'flinching.
Since writing the above we have heard it reported
hat the Marquis of LANSDOWNE is to be future

Premier, Lord JOHN RUSSELL, Secretary for Fo-
reign Affairs, Mr. SPRING RICE, Chancellor of

the Exchequer, and Lord MULGRAVE, Lord Lieu-
tenant of Ireland. To these, appointments we see,
at present, no reason to object ; provided a satisfac-
tory reason can be given for the Marquis of LANS-
DOWNE'S being placed, as it were, over the head

of Loi:d MELBOURNE. We sincerely hope that no
private or personal motives will, in such an emergency,
be allowed to influence the conduct of those whose ser-
vices may be deemed necessary to the public welfare.
We trust that the new Administration will not be

deprived of the powerful support which it would de-

rive from the talents and influence of Lords

BROUGHAM, SPENCER, DURHAM, and others on

whom the public eve is now anxiously fixed, and
without whom, it is utterly in vain to expect that a
Government cad be formed that will be sufficiently