The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-22 00:00:00

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THE SUN.
WEDNES} )AY, JUNE 22, 1859.

At the banquet g iven last evening by the LORD
MAYOR to the Bis hops and. Clergy, Lord JOHN
RUSSELL made his :first speech as Foreign Minister,
and expressed his , sincere hope that peace would be
preserved, so far as :this country was concerned, in
her present state of n eutrality. We earnestly hope
so too, and. much of that hope must rest on his
lordship's administr Won of our foreign rela-
tions. But we can not conceal from ourselves
that Lord JOHN will' have an arduous task of it.
For, in the first place, he will be badgered by irre-
sponsible Court favour ites ; and, in the second, the
King of the BELGIA74S will use every ruse and
every persuasion to o vercome any patriotic reluc-
tance to enter into a war in which the people of
this country have no concern whatever, save as
being well-wishers to the emancipation of Italy.
England has never entered into a war to
assist the Germans, but in the end she
had, or was left to ip ay the piper for all
their misdoings ; and s o she would in the pre-
sent instance, for the 'brave Germans of the
redoubtable " Fatherland. " snatch all the glory,
and leave their friends to count the gains in money
lost,thousands of lives sacs ificed, and all to no pur-
pose. Surely the presela t Government will not
submit to such degradatilon, seeing the spirited
manner in which Lord DERBY'S Secretary
for Foreign Affairs spol ce out to the Austrian
Government, and appealii ig to the feelings of the
people of England, as a proof of how much the
nation abhorred the cond:uct of Austria to the poor
Italians.

The news to-day seems to point to strong
stragetie movements on the part of both armies.
Indeed, it is said that a preliminary battle has been
fought, and that the Austrians, as usual, retired.
There can be little or no doubt that a grand battle
must shortly take place, which may prove decisive
of the campaign, if not of the war.
And what have the Austrians gained since they
insolently crossed the Ticino ? Why nothing—verily
nothing, save what they took by pillage from
the poor unarmed and inoffensive peasantry.
Well, but what have the Austrians lost in
their marauding retreat ? Why, they have lost
three or four sharp battles besides the great one at
1 Magenta. They have left in the hands of the
Allies fortress after fortress, besides warlike stores,
artillery, provisions—in short everything which in
their hurried retreat they could not carry away.
And this is the Grand Army, swollen by successive
additions, till at last they could not be numbered.
Yes ! this is the army with which the Emperor
FRANCIS JOSEPH was to rivet the chains of Italy to
the end of time ! Poor misguided man ! blest with
councillors too wise to see their way, and too pre-
sumptuous to take advice. They acted on their
wishes and totally miscarried in their hopes. And
such we trust will be the fate of all who endea-
vour to trample on the freedom of men as good,
and in fact, better than themselves. The public
will see that the neutrality of some of the German
States is only to be recognised so long as it serves
the purpose, for the Austrians have broke through
it for the passage of their troops into the Tyrol.
But they may soon learn to repent their temerity,
for two can play at that game and turn the tables
on their aggressors.

Some of the Sunderland Liberals do not, it seems,
appreciate the uncompromising Liberalism of their
new Member, Mr. LINDSAY. We readily acknow-
ledge that the vote of " no confidence" was one
respecting which sincerely Liberal electors, as well
as members, might conscientiously differ. We do
not for a moment impugn the motives of those who
concurred in that vote. It would be both arro-
gance and injustice to do so. On the other
hand, we claim, with Mr. LINDSAY, the liberty we
so cordially concede ; nay more—the House having
settled the question for the present, we, and w•
doubt not Mr. LINDSAY, and those who think with
him, will heartily support the present Govern-
ment in every liberal movement, and in all their
policy which we can approve, as much so as if
our views had triumphed. We argue for our own
plan while it is of any use to do so—when
another is preferred, if it be but directed to the
objects we approve, we will make the best of it for

its object's sake.
We can but feel, however, a little surprise that
the Liberals of Sunderland did not rather complain
of the ultra-Liberalism of Mr. LINDSAY, than of his
resemblance to their old Conservative member.
When the Anti-Corn-Law League paid no respect
to any Administration ; when it declared that it
regarded only the measures at which it aimed, with
no respect of persons whatever, it was reproached
with ultraism ; not with leaning to Conservatives.
Such a charge against Mr. LINDSAY we could
comprehend. He sees, as he thinks, and as we
think, that more Reform might have been ob-
tained from the Tory 300 in the Commons, and
the large Tory majority in the Lords, than can be
got from a small majority of the Commons, to
which the Lords will assuredly think themselves
bound to pay but little deference. It is no use
disguising the plain facts of the case ; and we take
them to be these :—Mr. DISRAELI and his chief
were disposed to bid fairly for popular approba-
tion, after they had received so considerable
wereerable
an accession to their numbers, and yet
in a small minority. It was just the position to
make them hopeful, without allowing them to go
to sleep. They had been encouraged by an acces-
sion of thirty votes to try and overcome the
majority of thirteen, as it turned out to be, against
them. Men will concede a good deal in such cir-
cumstances, because they can do it honourably, and
hope for a reward worth seeking.
Then, as Mr. LINDSAY says, the Lords would
have stood by them ; while it is perfectly certain
that they will avail themselves of every pretext to
defeat a measure from their political opponents.
The Liberals might have made a Tory Bill a
thorough good one in committee, and have passed

it this or next session. But what are the probable
prospects of a Whig Reform Bill? Why, if we
are not mistaken, it will be little if at all better

than one proposed by Tories, as the latter are now
situated. But what the Tories would have done or
accepted in office, they will oppose on the opposite
benches. Of course this will be termed pure, un-
mitigated faction. Yes, faction, much after the
fashion of the other side, and of all sides. But we,

like Mr. LINDSAY, look to things as they are.

cannot afford to leave out of the account the success
of our measures, and to demand that only one party
shall pass them. We are as pleased to get the
lAbolition of the Property Qualification, and the
Emancipation of the Jews, as if Lord JOHN