The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-17 00:00:00

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1845

THE

NEW MINISTRY,

The following appeared in our Third Edition of

last night :

The meeting of the Liberal party, held at Lord
JOHN RUS3ELL'S, in Chesham-place, remained in de-
liberation for several hours. The result is believed
to be, that Lord JOHN RUSSELL will undertake to
form a Government.

Little doubt tan be entertained that, arriving at this
conclusion, he has weighed the probable support and
opposition he will receive or encounter from
the different sections of the
,Tory party, and
the line which the leaders of the late Cabinet
will pursue.

No details can be given until the QIIBEN has
approved the arrangements proposed, but if no
difficulty, at present unforeseen, should arise, the
particular positions of the new Administration will
very shortly be announced.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

The political meeting at Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S
residence broke up soon after three o'clock this
afternoon, when the whole of the Noblemen and
Gentlemen present took their departure.

In estimating the difficulties or facilities of form-
ing anew Administration in this country Ireland must
always form an important item in the calculation.
The difficulty which Sir ROBERT PEEL foresaw be
should have in governing that country made hilt]
more backward in taking office than. he would have
otherwise been, and throughout the whole of his four
years' administration it was his manifest and constant
wish to reconcile the Catholic population, or at least
abate their antipathy to a Tory Ministry. His
plans were in general well laid and judicious,
but still there were several members of his Ca-
binet to whom the Irish never could be recon-
ciled, and this circumstance, together with the
strong feelings displayed in this country on the May-
nooth question, did much to neutralise thegood effects
which might otherwise have been anticipated. Mr.
O'CoriNewnever could bear Lord STANLEY : even
after condonation, he continued hostile to Sir JAMES
GRAHAM, and the Duke of WELLINGTON, from some
inexplicable cause, was always the object of his most
virulent attacks. In these respects, therefore, Lord
JOHN RUSSELL has a great advantage over Sir
ROaEBT PEEL. The Government of Ireland during
the greater part of the Whig ,Administration was on
the whole considered satisfactory, the names of NOR..
MANBY and MOEPETH were venerated by the people,
and at no former period was the country
so peaceable and the laws so much respected. It will I
be seen from the report of what took place at the
weekly repeal meeting, held at Dublin, on Monday,
that the old attachment is not forgotten, and that
O'CONNELL promises Lord J. RUSSELL his cor-
dial support in regard to several hnea.sures, and espe-
cially the great measure of the day—the repeal of
the corn-laws. He pronounced every limn an enemy
to Ireland who would not join COBDEN end BRIGHT.
As Lord J. RUSSELL was pledged to advocate the
repeal of the corn-laws, he would therefore support
the new Administration in their efforts for that pur-
pose. "I will feel it my duty," said he, "to attend
in my seat in London, from day to day, to fight the
battle of the League ; and every Irish Member
ho does not wish to see the Irish people in a State of