The Sun.
London, England, 1828-01-12 00:00:00

the cause of retrenchment and economy. The
Whigs have seldom taken a very accurate measure
of the good sense of the people of England; but,
pegiaps they never erred so egregiously in this re-
spect as upon the present occasion: But the causes
of the great and glorious change now before us are
after all of minor importance. That we shall have
a Ministry worthy of the nation's confidence—a
Ministry composed of men of talent and integrity—
of men who can understand, and esteem, and con-
fide in each other—there is now not the slightest
reason to doubt. We have indeed no fear that our
'congratulations to the country on the formation of
such an Administration can be premature, founded
as they are upon the joyous fact of oar gracious
Monarch having committed the task of selecting its
Members into the hands of the great, the upright,
the illustrious Wellington.—Morning Post.

The alleged difference between Mr. Huskisson
and Mr. 'Terries, as it has reached us, differs some-
what, in its colourable parts at least, from the ac-
count put forth by a contemporary ; and is as fol-
lows—That Mr. Tierney, some time since, sugges-
ted to Lord Goderich, Lord Althorp as a proper per.
son to be the Chairman of the forthcoming Finance
Committee'; to which Lord Goderich is stated to
have given a sort of tacit assent, alleging that it
would be time enough to settle the matter when
Parliament met. That Mr. Tierney thereupon went
to Mr. Huskisson, and repeated his recommendation
of Lord Althorp ; in which Mr. Huskisson is repre-
sented as having immediately and warmly acqui-
esced ; and one of the last named persons is said to
have written immediately to Lord Althorp, solicit-
ing his assent to the arrangement, which was readily
Riven. Up to this period Mr. Herries, though the
Finance Minister, and therefore the person most en-
titled to be consulted on a matter relating so exclu-
sively to his own department, had heard nothing of
it—and it is said never to have reached his ears till
the whole arrangement was commenced, carried on,

and completed. -At this Mr. 1-Terries is stated to
have taken umbrage ; and if this be the real version
of the story, many persons will think that he had a
right so to do.—Morning Herald.

If it be true that two clever practical men, like
Mr. Huskisson and Mr. Herries, have become jea-
lous of each other, and, like Paul and Barnabas,
have resolved to part and go different ways, we can
only say that such a disunion is much to be deplored,
We have, in another part of this day's paper, given
the version of their disagrzement as it has reached
us, which, it will be seen, differs materially from the
statement upon the subject breached in a Morning
Paper. Be the cause what it may, we look upon
the disunion between the two cleverest men of busi-
ness in the Government as a great and serious cala-
mity to the country. It would have been so at any
time ; but it is doubly mortifying at a period when
the united services of such men are so peculiarly
called for as at the present moment—a moment
which cannot be otherwise considered than as one
of great financial difficulty—when an accession of
practical knowledge is so much wanted, and a dimi-
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!union of it can be so ill spared. With regard to the
general policy of what may be now called the late
Administration, we have treated it all along with
that impartiality and independence which it is
our ambition should characterise this paper upon
all subj,...ets. Of its foreign policy, especially,
we have felt ourselves compelled to speak in
almost unmeasured terms of condemnation. Its
financial objects were, however, we believe,
correct and well-intentioned ; and, had the one
remained unembarrassed by the other, we are
inclined to think that, allowing for the smothering
nature of the incubus of the debt, something in the
way of economy and reform might have been
brought about by the joint labours and practical
good sense of such men as Mr. Huskisson and Mr.
lierries. But it is in Vain for a man in private life
to have a good steward, if he himself will outrun
the constable; and it is equally in vain to expect
that a Chancellor of the Exchequer can relieve a
country from its embarrassment, if, while he is re-
trenching on the one hand, he finds a Portuguese
and a Greek expedition adding twice as much to
the debtor side of the account. No country pro-
bably has, in so short a period, exhibited such
striking instances of folly as this has done in the
above two particulars. " Husband your resources,"
says common sense; "do all you can to retrieve
your financial embarrassments, that you may,
as far as possible, be ready for war, whenever
it unavoidably occurs." But, in the teeth of
this obvious policy, the country sees her re-
sources wasted on objects she really cares not one
farthing about ; and the day of retrenchment
Postponed, and her financial difficulties increased,

by the very hands which should, had it been
guided by common discretion, have pursued a directly
opposite course. The political demise of Lord Liver-
pool certainly was a calamity. It brought into of-
fice a man of great genius and of warm imagination—
whose genius and imagination, while controlled by
superior wisdom, were, 'like ingredients in certain
mixtures, pleasant to the palate, and useful to the
body, but alone, and in the ascendant, soon lost all
use or gratification, and have entailed upon the coun-
try evils out of which it will require great skill to
extricate her. But the greater the difficulties, and
more especially the financial ones, of the country;
the less can she afford to lose men so competent to'
grapple with them as Mr. Huskisson and Mr. Her-
ries. As for Lord Goderich, he seems to be lost in
the crowd. He was induced to undertake a task to
which neither his mind or body appear to have been
equal. No sooner is there a slight commotion in the
garrison than he declares the whole in a state of
mutiny, and renounces the command. Let all men
do so under similar circumstances, and the whole
frame of society may fall to pieces. No men are fit
for command who are mere parade Generals ; nor is
any: man great who cannot be so on great occasions.-

At a time like the present it would be surprising
if rumours of the most contradictory nature did not
abound. More surprising still, however, would it
be, if any serious belief were attached to any of
them. All degrees of probability have been tried,
and will yet be tried, to amuse or to deceive the
public. It is for the public to derive amusement, if
it will, but to guard against deception. In this it
shall have our honest and zealous assistance. In a
letter from a Correspondent, we published yester-
day, under the title of "On Dils, all the reports
which the situation of things, the credulity of some,
and the partiality of others, had put into circulation.
Some of these have taken deeper root than the rest,
and thus survive awhile ; but, however confidently
announced they may be, 'they are only crea-
tures of the moment, and will pass away
with it. The truth is, that nothipg is known
besides the simple fact that exertions are
making to execute his Majesty's commands, and
-
to formsuch arrangements as will put an end to the
system of experiments, by establishing a firm, com
pact, and lasting Administration. In the execution
of these commands, application:; have undoubtedly
been made to more individuals than are perhaps re-
quired, or than will accept office on such conditions.
To infer, therefore, from the fact of the application the
necessity of certain results, would neither be logical
nor reasonable. Time alone can show what success
has attended zeal and exertion. All that we can
safely say is, that if principals alone were engaged,
there exists that feeling of strict honour, patriotism,
and integrity amongst them, which would render the
task easy, and the settlement immediate. But every
political Chieftain has, unfortunately, like the High-
landers of former ages, a tail of adherents much more
difficult to be satisfied than himself. Hence arise
delays, debates, and differences, and the renewal of
difficulties and hesitations, which would not once be
felt if Chiefs alone were wanted to answer the calls of
their Sovereign, and of their country.—New Times.

The Lord Provost has received from the
Secretary of State a respite in favour of EurilicutA LAW-
soN, or MAC-MILLAN, now under sentence of death in the
jail of this city, until farther signification of his MAJzsTr's
pleasure..—Scotsman.