The Sun.
London, England, 1827-04-28 00:00:00

not help exclaiming, happy the country that pos-
sesses men of such singular discernment ! And
thrice happy the Statesman who can boast of
having such disinterested and enlightened friends!
In our own simplicity, we thought Mr. Canning
had a mind so versatile, so -well trained, and:
of such depth and expansion, that there was'
no department of the Government to the dn..:
ties of which he was not fully equal, and
that the more complex they were, the better
adapted they were to his genius. In this respect,
however, we have been undeceived, and now
find that the foreign interests of the country,
which are always of subordinate value, would
suit his talents better than her financial or do-
mestic concerns, which being of a weightier na-
ture, require a larger capacity than the former to
superintend. We would submit, however, with
all due humility, for the consideration of those
Gentlemen who have removed the film from our
mental orb, whether Mr. Canning, as head of
the Adtninistration, will not have the superin-
tendanee of the whole, and in whatever depart-
ment he may select for himself; whether his
genius will not direct the movements of every
other. If we receive an answer in the affirm&
tive, it will be clear that our Foreign Relations
will be directed in the same manner, and in the
same spirit, as they were before, though the
Statesman who has given to them that direction
has taken upon himself, at the express desire of
his Sovereign, the more immediate controul over
another great and superior branch of the Public
Administration. By this transfer, our interests
abroad cannot suffer in the slightest degree, even
supposing—an admission which few who know
hint will make—that the warm zeal, acknowledged
talents, and English feeling of Lord Dudley and
Ward, were unequal to the task. But will our Fi-
nances gain nothing by this arrangement ? And
are they not of that transcendent importance which
require a master mind for their direction ? It cer-
tainly strikes us, that the Financial System of the
country, in order to be well managed, demands the
utmost scope of human genius; for to make the
Revenue as productive as possible, without check-
ing the industry and retrenching the comforts of the
public, is evidently a work which a capacity of the
highest order alone is capable of accomplishing. The
duties of that department evidently surpass all
others in importance; because every other great in-
terest depends upon the manner in which they are
discharged; and as they are ably or imperfectly
executed, so will the nation prosper or decline. If
this be true as a general rule, it acquires additional
authority when applied to the particular circum-
stances of this country, which, in consequence of
her immense debt, stands in need of a large re-
venue, whilst the interests of her vast trade re-
quire that it should be raised with'as little pressure
as possible upon the nation. It therefore sounds
somewhat paradoxical to us, that Mr. Canning, be-
cause the span and fertility of his mind are of the
first order, should be urged to decline duties, which.
are not only the most important, but which impart
strength or weakness to the Government, and ex-
pand or contract the resources of the country, ac-
cording to the manner in which they are discharged.
We wish that our cotemporaries, who advise him to
resume his former situation, would come down
from the heights of paradox to the level of com-
mon sense ! for their argument is wholly unintelli-
gible at present, and appears to be distinguished by
its absurdity alone.--ibid.

We had strong reasons for believing that we

should, this day, have been enabled to announce
the issue of the negociations between Mr. Can-

ning and the Marquis of Lansdown, and the
Ministerial appointments consequent upon their
termination. Up to a late hour last night, how-
ever, the matter had not been brought to such .a
point as would warrant any positive statement ;
but we have the satisfaction of knowing that
things were in so favourable a position, that the
immediate completion of the remaining arrange-
ments was looked forward to with confidence.

With respect to this negotiation, it has been
justly observed, that " the accession of the Noble
Marquis, and of his friends, to the Government
of Mr. Canning, would. be an accession of great
strength. The political sentiments of the Noble
Marquis are, and have been, of that moderate
and - constitutional character, that they have
scarcely left a defined shade of difference be-
tween him and the Administration; except, per-
haps, upon one or two questions, which are less
Ministerial, if we may use the phrase, than na-
tional ; and the high station and public character
which the Noble Marquis has long maintained
in the country, are circumstances which can
never be spoken of but in terms of approbation
and respect."—New Times.
The Chilian Bondholders have, at their late
Meetings, resolved to try what can be clone by
representations to the Chilian Government..

Where, we would ask them, does such a Govern-
ment exist ? Of whom is it composed ? The fact
is, that in Chile there is not, there has not for a
long time been, any thing that can be called a
Government, nor any regular organization for
administering the affairs of the State. The
country abounds in resources; the people are
docile and tractable ; there is scarcely any ex-
treme poverty, and the accumulation of wealth,
on the other hand, is not teneral. In this state
things, society is enabled to cohere, with very
slight aid from artificial institutions. A certain
degree of order is maintained by local and muni-
cipal authorities ; and a general government
springs up, or perishes, without being much re-
garded. While it exists, it can scarcely act ; and
when it ceases to exist, its dissolution is scarcely
noticed. While O'Higgins was in power, his
authority was something more than a mere name ;
but since his fall, the titles of authority have
been assumed by a succession of men, whci hare
had neither the courage, nor the talents, nor
the influence, ,to establish a permanent order
of things. One man has replaced another, ap-
parently for no reason, except that the latter was
afraid to struggle to retain his power. The for-
mal Constitution of the Government has hitherto
been little more than a mere name
; and it has of
late been in constant change and fluctuation, so that
even the name can scarcely be considered as remain-
ing. Some of the principal taxes have ceased
to be collected. A Government which forgets to
collect the taxes, or dare not collect them, seldom
can, or dare, perform any other of its functions.—
Our capitalists might have taken a useful lesson
from our Government. Mr. 'Canning, while he
has acknowledged other States of South America,
has not made any formal recognition of Chile.—
Why ? Because it did not seem to him, a year and
a half ago, to have such a permanent system of po-
litical order established in it, as would enable it to
enter into political relations with other States.—
Did he not judge wisely ? The merit of his policy,
in recognising some of the new States of South
America, is generally admitted; but we doubt whe-
ther the wisdom with which, while he recognised
some, he abstained from recognising others, has
been sufficiently appreciated. It would have been
easy to have recognised, without distinction, all the
countries of South America which had assumed the
attitude and style of independent States; and that
is what a vulgar, liberal, politician would have done.
Mr. Canning 's liberality, however, is not the libe-
rality of vague speculation and theory : it is, a li-
berality which watches existing circumstances, and
accommodates the career of the State to those cir-