The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-06 00:00:00

LONDON,
SATURDAY EVENING, DECESIBER 6, 1828.

The Times of this morning says that the Duke
of WELLINGTON is seriously bent upon bring-

ing about a settlement of the Catholic Question,
and that the differences between his Grace and
Mr. PEEL have been all smoothed away. Such
is the general rumour. But we can go still further.
We know that the Solicitor-General is at
present engaged upon a Bill for granting
further concessions to the Roman Catholics;
but that all his MAJESY'S Ministers are
not agreed as to how far these conces-
sions shall go. The Duke is said to be
disposed to grant the accession of Catho-
lics to all offices but that of Lord Chan-
cellor in England and Ireland, and no
seats in Parliament I This, he hopes, will
satisfy the Catholics ; but he is much mis-

taken to hope for any such impossibility.
The right to sit in Parliament is the first wish
of the Catholic leaders, and unless his Grace can
satisfy them, he is not very likely to satisfy

the great body of the people. But it is
not to be expected that any proposal coming
from, or appealing to, the Government, can
settle a question which has, for half a century,
engendered so many individual and national ani-
mosities. It must be the work of Legislation to
appease the one and satisfy the other. This we
do know, that Mr. PEEL has so far changed
his opinion as to yield to the necessity of
some change, and the concession, however
tardy, does him honour. The best of men
will long indulge in conscientious scruples ;
and it is only the best of men who have the
candour, the generosity, and the patriotism, to
forego their own individual sentiments for the
good of the community at large.

The French Papers have some news from the
Danube, but it is not sufficiently important to
require serious observation. The state of affairs
in that quarter can present little to interest public
attention until Silistria is taken. The Russians arc
busy in their demonstrations of attacking Widdin,
in which if they prove successful, the Turks will
not have much to boast of in their remaining

holds on the Danube. With Widdin in their
possession, the Russians would have Servia at

their mercy ; but any interference with that might
rouse the jealousy of Austria still more bitterly

;han ever.

The French, by all accounts fronilhe Morea,
have far less comfort than they had anticipated.
Their hope of glory has been changed into the
certainty of bitter disappointment. But that is
all in the chances of war.

The Journal of St. Petersburgh to the 19th
ult. has been received, but it does not contain
any news from the army. The Grand Duke
CONSTANTINE had arrived at St. Petersburgh
on the 16th, and the Grand Duke MICHAEL
on the following day. The funeral of the late
EMPRESS had not taken place, but her remains
were removed from the Hall of the Throne to
the Chapel, where they lay in state.
The EMPEROR had appointed Lieutenant-
General Baron G E SNIA R Aide-de-Camp-Ge-
neral to his MAJESTY, as a reward for his emi-
nent services, allowing him at the same time to
retain his present functions.
Dutch Papers to the 4th have also been re-
ceived, but they are principally filled with the
debates on the motion of M. DE BROUCKE RE,
respecting the law on the press. Several peti-
tions had been presented against the existing