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

fliction, Mr. GOULBURN. This illustrious couple
fraternized to oppose the grant, for no othei
reason that we can perceive, than to saddle Sit
F. BURDETT with the expense, in the hop(
thereby of revenging themselves on him for his
strenuous exertions as a Reformer. If this were
not the cause of the opposition of this brace of
Right Honourables, we can find no other. To
be sure, Sir ROBERT did put forth some twaddle
about its " not being just to charge the pub-
lic generally with the expense of making surveys
for the benefit of the metropolis ;" but this doc-
trine of the public having no right to pay for the
public benefit is so absurd,—so untenable,
that we wonder how he preserved a
grave face while he laid it down. Sir ROBERT
and his squad of Ultras were never very chary
of the public interests while in office, it is only
when out that the grand discovery has struck
them, that there really is such a thing as a
public, which possesses interests worth attending
to. It is astonishing what a salutary effect op-
position has upon men's principles. It brings
out the faded hues of their patriotism like a fine
varnish. The Ultras in opposition are all for
the public ; the Ultras in office were all for place.
They are equally respectable in either situation.

The Irish Reform Bill made good progress in
Committee last night. Mr. STANLEY made
one or two judicious improvements as regarded
the system of registration, which extorted the
praise even of Mr. O'CONNELL. Who after this
will talk of the folly and uselessness of agitation ?
Had not the Hon. and Learned Member for
Kerry battled stoutly for the rights of Ireland,
that country would still have been one vast rotten
borough.

The discussion in the Commons last night
on the case of the private SOMERVILLE, though
short, was highly satisfactory. In reply to a
question put by Mr. HUNT, Sir J. HOB-
HOUSE said that SOMERVILLE'S dismissal
from the army was being made out,
to which the CHANCELLOR of the EX-
CHEQUER shortly afterwards added, that the
whole proceedings had been submitted to a
Court of Inquiry, which would be conducted so
as to give entire satisfaction to the public.

A public dinner was given yesterday at the
Mermaid Tavern, Hackney, for the purpose of
celebrating the triumph of Reform. Many in-
fluential Reformers were present on this occasion;
among others, Messrs. HUME, O'CONNELL,
and Colonel JONES. Mr. HUME made a very
animated speech, in which he strenuously ex-
horted the people not to pause till they had
succeeded in working out their full deliver-
ance, by sending to Parliament none but
tried Reformers. Mr. O'CONNELL took a
more comprehensive view of the subject,
and truly declared that " Reform in England
would yet be the salvation of Europe." The
Hon. and Learned Gentleman then proceeded
to detail some of the particulars of the fiendish
atrocities perpetrated by the Russian Nero on
the heroic Poles. One anecdote in particular
that Mr. O'CONNELL told with a feeling that
did him honour, produced quite an electrical
effect on his hearers. Our readers will find
it Italicized in our front page. We are
most anxious for the result of Lord DUR-
HAM'S mission to St. Petersburgh. Great
Britain cannot too promptly or too sternly re-
monstrate with NICHOLAS on his conduct to
Poland. It is a disgrace to civilized Europe
that he should have been allowed to perpetrate
such atrocities with impunity.