The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-28 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1857.

The Celestial EMPEROR thinks rather differently
in regard to Commissioner YEH and his subordi-
nates—well, yes ! rather differently from Her
MAJESTY'S Opposition. The Imperial Master of the
Governor of Canton, it now appears, through our
latest ad vices from the East, was actually pro-
nouncing, in a formal manner, his DISAPPROV'AL
of Yut's proceedings against the English Resi-
dents at the very time when the "fortuitous con-
currence" of a Majority of the House of Commons,
was pronouncing those proceedings to be just and
dignified—to be marked by moderation and by

temperance
• The intelligence thus opportunely brought to
this country, while we are in the very midst of
the General Election consequent upon that most
unpatriotic and illogical decision of the last Par-
liament—justifies, in a most remarkable manner,
and to the utmost possible degree, the course
pursued throughout these transactions by Lord
PALMERSTON'S Government. It demonstrates in
a signal way the accuracy of the judg-
ment arrived at from the very first and
subsequently acted upon with uniform and un-
wavering consistency—in regard to this Canton
Question—by the members of the present Admi-
nistration. It proves, beyond the shadow of any
further doubt, that the conduct of Governor YEII
from beginning to end was altogether—entirely,
flagrantly, notoriously—unjustifiable! That per_
, sonage, we now learn—after all that has been said
in his favour by the eccentric eulogists of Chinese
barbarism both in the Lords and in the amnions
—has been authoritatively condemned by his own
Sovereign. We find that he has been distinctly
reprimanded by the irresponsible head of his own
Government. We understand—now that we have
actually realised the result of the Majority of Six-
teen in the agitating consequence of the sudden
Dissolution of the British Legislature—we under-
stand now, after all that we have seen and heard,
in the midst of all that we are at this moment
seeing and hearing, that YETI'S proceedings are
absolutely repudiated by the very ruler in whose
name and in whose behalf they were adventured
upon by this Canton Commissioner is his offi-
cial capacity as tie Celestial EMEEROR'S Repre-
sentative !

It may appear very extravagant, very illiberal,
and very exaggerated to those phlegmatic English-
men who are the sympathisers with, or the
apologists of, the late extraordinary Parliamentary
Opposition—when the Prime Minister speaks of
YETI, as he spoke of him yesterday in his speech on
the hustings at Tiverton : namely as " that inso-
lent barbarian, who unites in his person all the
obstinacy, cruelty, and perfidy ever collected in
one single man." It may seem no less extrava-
gant, no less illiberal, no less ex tggerated to com-
ment upon him, as Mr. D UNCOIL BE commented
upon him about the same time from the hustings
at Finsbury : where lie observed, in so many words,
" Commissioner YETI is the greatest miscreant
on the face of the earth—save and
except the King of NAPLES." All this—
applauded, remember! enthusiastically applauded,
yesterday, both at Finsbury and at Tiverton—
may appear to be singularly harsh and monstrously
exaggerated in the estimation of the sy in-
pathisers with, and apologist; of, the lat 3
very curious combination of parties in the Oppo-
sition. But—what are the facts ? Why, the
facts are simply these—that YER does a very
great deal more, in the way _
of aggravation, than
simply insult the British flag in a most flagrant
manner, by having it hauled down from the mast-

head of the Arrow lorcha ! Thou7,ll he does that
too in the first instance, does it, more )ver, most

insolently and without the slightest pretence eve/4