The Sun.
London, England, 1828-06-04 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

ASCOT HEATH RACES—JUNE S.
The Oatlands Staki.: of 30 sous. each, 20 ft., for horses,
&c. of all ages. Two miles and a half.
Mr. Payne's Belzoni, 5 vrs, Sat. 311'.
Mr. D. Badehire's Mari;, 4 yrs, Esst. (the King's)
5 yrs, Sst. tilb. (the King's) 3
Mr. Bacon's Dandelion, 4. yrs, 7st. Gib 4
Sweepstakes of 200 sous. each, h. ft. far fillies, Sst. bib.

The New mile; 6 subs.
Lord Jersey's Trampoline, by Tramp 1
Lord Verulam's Manille, by Orville
Duke of Grafton's Grisette, by Merlin 3
The Cuirassier Stakes of 10 cove. each, for horses be-
longing to Officers of the Household Bt%ade.
Captain l3ulkeley's ro. g. Popinjay, 6 yrs
Mr. Cosby's Logic, aged .... . .... :. .
Mr. G. Bulkeley's ch. g. Roger, 3 yrs 3
His Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. ; 4 yrs, lOst. 71h. ; 5 yrs,
list. 71b. ; 6 yrs, llst. 121 b. ; and aged, 12st. Four
miles.
Mr. Wyndham's Chateau Margaux, 6 yrs 1
Mr. Mills Brownlock, 6 yrs
Mr. Define Radcliffe's Dervise, 5 yrs
Lord Tavistoek's Leeway, 5 yrs dr
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LONDON,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 4, NB.

" I do not contemplate that there will be any
" change in our policy, fbreign or domestic." Such
was the pledge given by Mr. PEEL, not indeed in
his speech, but in his explanation, on the night of
Monday; and the annunciation was received with
cheering by many of the Memiders attached to what
are called liberal principles.
If the meaning of the promise be, that the foreign
and domestic measures oft he new Government will not
substantially deviate from that path of firm, moderate,
and enlightened policy,for the maintenance of which the
continuance in office of the friends of Mr. CANNING.
was considered as a GUARANTEE,—and if that pro-
mise shall I:)e FULFILLED.,—the new Government
will as surely conciliate to itself the favour of the
good and wise and considerate throughout Europe
as it will disgust and outrage all of all nation,: who
HATE POLITICAL LIGHT BECAUSE THEIR DEERS
DESIGNS ARE EVIL. .

For ourselves,—if \VC may advert to sr) Inimble a
subject,—our principles are well known to all those
to whom the knowledge can be of the slightest
value. They are exactly accordant, as we believe,
with the principles to which Mr. CANNING doubly
gave immortality, by embalming them in his do-
quenee, and embodying them in his acts ; and, who-
ever be the Minister that sincerely adopts those
principles, and faithfully follows them out into prac-
tice, shall receive, whatever the boon he worth, our
cordial and zealous support.
In the same spirit we add, that we accept the
pledge of the Home-Secretary,--though it is far
less full and at the same time far less specific than
might have been wished,—with every disposition to
be grateful. But we should speak untruly if \‘'.
pretended that, with this feeling of gratitude, the::
%vas not mingled a considerable infusion of distrust
and jealousy. Mr. PREL spoke not for himself,
hut for his Government; and, giving the Home Se-
cretary, as we do give him, the utmost credit for
sincerity, we must confess that we cannot repose iti
his pledge, because we cannot confide in his col-
leagues.
First, what sort of -proof does a ?Minister atfosd
of his attachment to any given principles of
policy, when with the very same breath with
which he asserts that attachment, lie dismisses
from his side those public men who an
known as the avowed champions of the principles in
question, and who are precisely the fittest agent,
for carrying them into effectual accomplishment ?-4 -
it not true that the country is in difficult eireum -
stances 1)—Is it not true, according to the lancuace
Of Mr. lICSKISSON, that busy and powerful in-
fluences are at work both at home and abroad,
counteract the practical developernent of the Fie-
eiples to which we refer ?—Nay, is it not true,
according to the language of the Hulse of WilstaNt.-
TON himself, that, as the Minister of this country, ht.
has " an arduous task" to perform ?—And in such
times, and under such circumstances, can such a task
he executed without fit instruments ?—Or does it
make no difference, whether the responsible posts of
Government charged with England's interests and
glory, arc filled by men who are able, who are expe-
rienced, nay, who are known,—or whether these are-
discarded for substitutes, who, whatever their
powers, have every thing to learn, and who, what-
ever their deserts, have all their credit to gain ?
In the next place, we cannot hide it from rw-
selves that doles latet in generalibvs. To say
that there shall be no change in our policy,
means of course that there shall he no material
change in it ; and this of course must have refer-
enre to what, in the mind of the speaker, are those
parts of our policy which must he considered as ma-
terial. In one word, the terms mush be defined,
before the proposition ca' be understood. To Mr.
PEN, himself we should content edly trust such defini-
tion;—not so to some of his brave colleagues. They
might all perhaps join lustily in professing attach-
ment to that radiant abstraction,—Mr. PEER himself
seemed to consider it as an abstraction,—the policy
of Mr. CANNING. They might loudly proclaim,
in general terms, its excellence. One Ivor-cry
sounds nearly as well as another. But reduce
t hem to specification ;—call on them to em-
body the bright object of their admiration in a set
of dry, practical particulars ;—and we very much
fear that the policy which they vaunt would recede
into thin air, like that gifted spirit which gave it
being,—
extemplo petit, mane esilsves,
More aninue."

Does the reader wish for an instance in point
Ile may perhaps have heard of certain principles railed
Pitt-principles, and of a club called the Pitt-club, and
of a dinner called the Pitt dinner. And he may
know that, among the professed votaries of those
principles, and among the most zealous member;
of that club, and (by all Ultra accounts) among
the most highly gratified participators of shat
dinner, lately appeared some of the leading orna-
ments of our Ministerial Chivalry.—Alas, alas, are
the pledges of Mr. PEEL respecting our foreign and
domestic policy, to be redeemed with the same good
faith which animates the orgies of the Pitt Club
towards the principles of Mr. PITT ?—lf so, the
assurances of Mr.,PCEI, speak for them se Ives.—We
may talk sweetly in our sleep about PITT and CAN-
NING; but we shall quickly woke in the arms of
LORD ELDON and PRINCE METTERNICH.

The Allgemeine Zeitung of the 28th ult. contain,
" a detailed and authentic account " of the peroecn-
don of the Armenian Catholics, but for which we
cannot spare room to-day. The German Paper,
contain no news from the seat of war.

Madras Papers to the 9th February last muntior►
that accounts had been received from Canton, that
the rebels, who have so often been annihilated, had
given the Imperial army a total and most disastrous
defeat.

We have only room left to refer our readers to our
last page, where they will find the cheering progres
made by the Constitutionalists in Portugal. -Do„
MIGUEL is on hi, last legs—if he now have a leg to
stand on. The news from Lisbon comes down to thf.
28th, and from Oporto to the 25th, the garriions of
Coimbra, Vizen, Leyria, and ot her 'dares had declared
in favour of the Provisional Junta established by the
brave army at Oporto. The spirit of independence
seems to spread rapidly throughout the Kingdom—
more than half the army having already declared
agaiHst the Usurper MIGUEL.