The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-18 00:00:00

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L LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1845.

THE

NEW MINISTRY.

The following appeared in our Second Edition of
last night :

The policy, which, under present circumstances,
would be adopted by Mr. O'CONNELL, has naturally
been regarded with great anxiety. Upon that
policy it was clear that much would depend, and
the conduct of Lord JOHN RUSSELL would be mate-
rially influenced thereby. The receipt of O'CoNNELL's
speech on Monday last, at Dublin, places that ques-
tion beyond doubt. O'CoNNELL prefers food for
the people to repeal. Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S course
as to Ireland is now free from one great difficulty.
In the course of this evening it is more than
probable that the full arrangements respecting the
Ministry will be announced, and the state of
uncertainty which the delay of the last few days
has caused, will be removed. The sanction of her
MAJESTY is all that remains to complete the resolu-
tion at which Lord JOHN RUSSELL and his colleagues
have arrived.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

Nothing positive is known at present respecting
the formation of the new Administration. Several
of the influential political leaders of the Whig party
have paid visits this morning to Lord JOHN Rus-
BILL, at his residence in Chesham-place, Belgrave-
square.

The following appeared in our Third Edition of

last night :

No announcement can yet be made of the cora-
poneut parts of the new Administration. It is, how-
ever, beyond doubt, that all the arrangements are
going on in a way perfectly satisfactory, and that
thm utmost harmony of feeling is evinced by all sec-
tions of the Liberal party.

The leaders of the free-trade party have been con •
suited and advised with ; all caution has been used ;
and when the results are known, we feel confident
that Lord JOHN RUSSBLL will gain credit for
the tact displayed and the judgment evinced.
That Administration cannot be badly formed which
shall have the entire Whig aristocracy, the free-
traders, and the whole Liberal and Radical party
combined in support, and to which the people of
Ireland accord their confidence and support. We
predict such an Administration.

(FROM ♦ CORRESPONDENT.)

Lord JOHN RUSSELL has remained in town this
afternoon, and has received visits from a number of
his political supporters.

The private letters from America anticipate a
much less hostile message from the PRESIDENT than
had been looked for ; and it is believed that far more
good temper will be shown than had been calculated
upon a few days back.

Having held various meetings throughout the
country for the last two months, the League held
their first aggregate metropolitan meeting for the
season last evening, in Covent-garden Theatre ; and
never has a meeting more enthusiastic or more nume-
rous been asssembled within those walls. We recol-
lect the gathering at Covent-garden to welcome Mr.
O'CONNELL two years ago. The gathering on the
-
present occasion was equally numerous, equally enthu
siastic, and more determined. There were more men
present—quiet, yet determined men—electors—men
who have, or will, possess themselves of the 403. free-
hold, " that great constitutional weapon," to use
the words of Mr. BRIGHT, " before which the
domination of the hereditary peerage must be levelled
in the dust. But it is not by the numbers who ob-
tained admittance that the numerical metropolitan
power of the League is to be judged of. There were
three times as many turned away from the doors as
;the place would accommodate, and we may
state on the authority of Mr. COBDEN that the number
of applicants for tickets exceeded 30,000. It was to
us a subject of great gratification to see the progress
which this question has made. Before it was taken
up by any public body—before the League was
'.Formed—before even the Anti-Corn-law dele-
gation, out of which the League sprung, came

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