The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-11 00:00:00

THE ISTHMUS OF SUEZ CANAL.

(From the Constitutionnel.)
The First Lord of the Treasury has announivc
in a very categorical manner that the British v:t
vernment, far from exercising its influence till
the Porte in favour of the projected canal, ro
employ its entire credit in opposing the exectitAel
of the enterprise. This open declaration is hefo
than an underhand warfare, and we regard it "re,
step in advance made by that grand eaterPlit,
It now faces the last difficulty that opposeo,o
execution, and over which it will triumph. '0
English Government must not fancy that it cji
succeed in preventina its definitive success.
may delay the execution of the canal and 0
throw vast obstacles in its way. But its ewe(
win not prevail, in the end, over the eigourp
truth over the interests of the human race. hot
repeat what we have often said : the moment tPd
such an enterprise is feasible it may be considetrei
accomplished. What matters it if it be exeGu,i
a day earlier or later ? We believe that it vii"ot
accomplished at an early date. We have °pi
hoard the last of it in the House of Commons• bs
inquiry has been put to Lord Palmerston, an ,
has A discussion will follow before Pcoi,
and if that discussion be complete, it must 0510
sarily prove unfavourable t-) the ministry. ii,l4
matter of the canal is now in English hands, andne
Palmerston is beh•nd time in his declaration;„,(l
should have offered it before M. de Lessep3
obtained the unanimous, free, and enlightened stria
port of all the important chambers of commereed
the United Kingdom. The ministry is tlierei°l4e
opposition with all these chambers of con
with these associations of English sailors, shipovip
and merchants.

(Front the _Debate.) 0
Lord Palmerston, in declaring himself the geed
antagonist of the Suez -Canal project, 001;°04
himself to a limited-number of assertions whica,
unproved. Simple contradictions do not sutuccibf
prove that this enterprise, which is supporte
so large a number of eminent men, is impraeti°l3o3o
and sterile. The continual discussions
mer:ts of the projected canal which have to
place on both bides of the Channel tend rat",epei
prove the contrary. Moreover, as Mr. Ber'oe
remarked to Lord Palmerston, this project 1001
the approval of the most important coninte,,
citie3 of the United Kingdom. In spite of tb'tieP
luctance of the English Government, the queso
will be decided in favour of the enterprise the.,041
when public opinion in England shall pronreie
itself in favour of iti accomplishment. The c'etV
ration of Lord Palmerston would discourage tbi
authors of the project in any country whereblio
conduct of government did not depend on 001
opinion. In England, that declaration will °0
engage them to redouble their efforts in 0r3°.4,,
vanquish, sooner or later, the unfavourable a"
sition of government.

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