The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-12 00:00:00

BURNING OF THE SHIPS VAA•

SITTART AND CORN WALLIS.
(ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.)
By the accounts recently received at Lloyd's, relative
to the destruction by fire of these splendid East India-
men, which took place in June last, in Bombay harbour,
it appears that a portion of the loss, to the amount it is
said of nearly 50,0001., will fall on several Insurance
Companies in the city. 'The particulars respecting the
burning,- of the ships in question are as follows :—That
of the t'Vansittart happened on the evening of Friday, '
he 3d of June last, when the vessel was lying at anchor
in the centre of the harbour, and that of the Cornwallis
took place nine days after, on the 12th of the same
month. The Vansittart was one of the largest ships
trading to Bombay, being upwards of 1,800 tons burden.
She was bound to China, having a rich cargo on board.
At the time of the outbreak of the flames, whieh took
place simultaneously from all parts of the ship, there
were upwards. of 180 persons on board, and several
females are stated to have been amongst them. The
rush to the ship's boats to escape was desperate in the
extreme. No sooner were they lowered, which was in a
few seconds effected, than they were instantly filled, and
in the struggle several got overboard and were
drowned. The boats being insufficient to take all the
ere w, about forty were left on board, and they, on
account of the dreadful heat, were compelled to get over
her bows and hold on the anchors and chain-cable
until assistance . came up, which was not until some time
after. In the meanwhile the fire had made frightful
ravages ; it had reached the rigging, and she appeared
in one mighty mass of flame, producing the greatest ex-
citement in the harbour, which contained a vast quantity
Shipping and other craft. Upon the alarm being
raised every ship sent assistance to the spot for the pun
pose (.f getting the burning. vessel near the shore, so as
to scuttle her, but she remained immovable, owing to the
thickness and. strength of her cable. Attempts were
made to cut it, but it was found impossible. Directly on
the authorities of the harbour hearing of this cireura-
. stance; the war steamer Semiramis was ordered to pro-
ceed to where she was lying, for the purpose of firing
some heaVy shots into her, in case of her breaking away
front the moorings and drifting amongst the shipping,
so as to sink her. By the time the steamer arrived
her masts, tour in number, had fallen overboard, and
the fire was raging with awful violence. There were
several ship engines playing on to her deck, but with-
out producing the least effect. During the whole night
and morning the harbour presented a most imposing
appearance; every ship was as distinctly seen as at noon-
day, and the shore was crowded with spectators. At
seven o'clock a portion of the magazine blew up, and sub-
, sequently several other explosions of gunpowder took
place, but they occasioned little effect in hastening the
destruction of the vessel. The officers in command of
the Semiramis then determined to fire into the ship so as
to sink her, and as soon as the boat got clear, several
68-pounders.were thrown into her ; these, however, and
mut), ethers that were fired, proved of no avail, for she
continued to float, and the fire raged as fiercely as at its
cornmeneement. At about. four o'clock on Saturday after-
noon the moorings gave way, and she drifted up the river
with the tide, followed by the Semiramis steamer, which
still kept tiring. On the return of the tide, the burning
wreck came with it, and at. about three o'clock on Sunday
morning shewent down within a short distance of the shore
on Butcher's Islands. The fire burnt down to the water's
edge, and all that remains of her is supposed to be the
lower part of her hull and keel. She is sAid to have cost
40,000/. in building, and with her cargo was valued at
60,000/. The destruction of the Cornwallis took place
under similar circumstances. She, it appears, was lying
in the harbour, just abreast of the East India Company's
receiving ship, the Hastings, and upon the fire being dis-
covered, which was between nine and ten o'clock at
night, most part of the cargo was found to be in flames.
Within two hours afterwards every part of the vessel
was enveloped, and from .that time until two o'clock the
following day the conflagration raged with terrific gran-
deur. . Upon the powder in the magazine igniting, which
happened soon after seven o'clock on Sunday morning,
a. frightful explosion ensued, followed by a dense cloud
of smoke and burning fragments, which rose to an im-
mense height and was scattered to a great distance. A
gunboat arrived off the vessel when the fire had reached
its full height, and fired many shots into her stern to
sink the wreck, but with no more success than with the
former. After burning nineteen hours the vessel sank
in 18 fathoms water, a complete wreck. She was 800 tons
burden, and was deeply laden with bales of cotton. Her
loss is given out at about 25,0001.

Lim or VOTERS.—In consequence of the 31st of
July falling on Sunday this year, the lists of voters were
exhibited on the church and chapel doors last Sunday,
and will be on Sunday next, and may be seen at the house
of an overseer during the first fortnight in August. Those
persons who desire to secure their votes should not fail to
see if thoir names are inserted ; and also that noses hare
not been improperly put on. it is better that claims, in
eases .of omission and objection, where there is sufficient
ground should be made by a registration social,

ivhere there is one. The toflowing- are the grounds
of object ioii.i:—:Peers ; aliens, under twenty:one years of
age ; idiot or, lunatic ; officers in the Excise, Customs,
StdniPs, Post-office, assessed taxes (if appointed by As-
sessetr-tax Commissioners) ; new police ; conviction of
bribery, or any other crime; pauper; dead; premises not of
sufficient value;• not a house, warehouse, counting-
house, shop, or other building ; chambers, if a street-
door ; lodger, where the premises are not included in the
above description ; landlords who did not occupy a suf-
ficient part ; servant, as secretary, manager, or other-
wise. not being owner or tenant ; not occupied twelve
months ending the 31st of July, or let the premises during
any part of the year ; bankrupt or insolvent ; not rated
or claimed to be rated ; poor-rate rot paid ; window
tax not paid ; non-residence within seven miles from
the 31st of January to the 31st of July ; partners, where
premises do not give 101. a-year to each partner ; or not
in partnership for a year ending the 31st of July, (a
want of qualification in other respects as above. Notice
of objection or of claim mutt be served on the overseers.
A most dastardly outrage was committed on Fri-
day morning early, at the George Ho'el, Portsmouth.
The house was extremely full on Thursday, and,
owing to the Goodwcotl races, the inmates sere
rather late in retiring to rest. . About two o'clottk
on Friday morning, when everything was quiet,. a
terrific explosion was heard, so as to alarm all the
neighbourhood, and even the police establishment
in Pembroke-street adjoining. 'he sound evidently
proceeded from the upper part of the house, whither
all the inmates (who had courage) repaired, but the
consternation was so general, that many imagined the
house was falling, Bc.c. It was found that the explosion
had taken place in a lobby into which four doors open ;
these ~.. ere forced off the locks and hinges, the win-
dows all broken, the skylight also broken, wainscots,
ceilings, &c., destroyed, carpets on fire, &c., and numerous
fragments of cartridge-paper, cordage, &e., lying
, about. it is conjectured that the ruffians must
have made a firework of strong paper, repeatedly
folded and lashed with cordage, and which was probably
placed in a corner. or suspended from a bell-wire, and
lighted by a slow match. Unfortunately, there is not at
present any proof as to the person who did it, but strong
suspicions are entertained, and it is hoped that the rem-
ni.nts of paper and cord, of which the "infernal ma-
chine" was composed, may
,yet lead to detection.—
Hants Advertiser.

TIM COTTON MARKET.—The sales of cotton during
the week ending on Friday were unusually extensive,
having amounted to no less than 54,090 bales. Of
these '13,000 were taken by speculators, who, by the
lice, bare not bought so many by 18,000 hales as they
had bought up to the same period in the last year.
On Saturday the sales were also very extensive, 10,000
bags having changed hands, 2,000 ou speculation. The
t s, throughout the week, freely supplied ; still,
with so active and extensive a dewar d fly the staple,
Prices could not but advance. The advance has been id.
to Id. per pound on the prices of the preceding week, and
the market closed on Saturday very firm. The computed
stock now on hand in Lire:-pool is less by 000 bales
than it was at the corresponding period in last year.
But the stocks now held by manufacturers must, from
the r(teilt extensive parchaLes, her,ier.—L:vcrFa
• its wildrforce, from Anti p, OcZuba.
mail-packet, - from.:l3Otterdani, armed ept the same pier
yieiterdal, cwsva & vest coacota-00 the air 6oz
thew-fine meek

LITERATURE.
TEE RITTMEISTLII'S BUDGET. 3V*
Saunders and Otley, London, 1842.
These Yolumes ere from the'pen of Captain All
wile has recently produced several amusing wor 1:s of
fiction. In his introduction to the present perfo va l-
ance, he represents himself as travelling in Germa *ItY
with wyoung military friend, when orie evening, ju 'st
as they have entered one of the secluded and pie--
turesque little valleys in the Black Forest, their •
horses run away, and they are precipitated into a sort
of ravine. Fortunately they sustained no dam Age be-
yond a few slight bruises ; but night is drawing- on,
and they have -loSt'their way, which renders their
situation by no means agreeable, more especially as the
close and heavy* atmosphere gives indications of s tre-
mendous. thunder-storm. In a few minutes down
comet the fury of the tempest. The rain descends in
torrents ; the wind howls : the thunder rows; at*d
the lightning darts, flash after flash, from the yellow
(.Ic.ece,,,.Aritli• inconceivable speed and brilliancy. One
Of the 1.):11r -is suddenly blinchAJEC it, and lifslfriend
has the -ditticult‘•• task of helping . him along the
road;••while at the same time he• is compelled
to keeii a 'Constant sharp :loot:-out, the her
,:rf finding some house where ,they ma.;- obtain
:,helter/ and the services of a.aurgeon. After' .wearily
plodding on for some miles, they at last read, the
castle of a • retired German . Itittineister, by ‘14)..4111
they are hospitably received, and who inireediatviv
sends fOr a medical neighbour to examine into t.lie
condition of the injured man.. They remain sone!'
days at the castle, until the sufferers sight is restored :
and, during this period, the ltittmeister entertains
them with a variety of queer stories and traditional
legends ;' and hence the title of the work. These
tales and traditions are for the most part told with
spirit ; and as they are anything but monotonous in
their character, they are by no means unlikely to be
favourably received by the public. The most inte-
reAing story. is the wild Black Forest Legend, en-
titled ".The Foolish Fiddler," which possesses all the
elements of a popular Coburg melodrame, containing,
as it does, within the short compass of some forty or
fifty pages; two murderers, a skeleton, and a madman !

HERCULES OVTDONE.
The most stupendous' effort Of‘Naman strength and
endurance ever exhibited,' or that ey.P' ma-y
be again;
was withissed 1w a large auditory on ,Monday even-
inc, in
at the Bowery Theatre. it was arm.‘"ncell
the bills that Mons. Paul was to resist the power
of two of the strongest horses to be fours jn
New York, on a wager of one thousand &Aix rs•
The animals selected to pull against him uns
a. pair of -large sized Pennsylvania bred horses;'
that are in the daily habit of drawing from two to
three tons of granite at a load, suspended from an
enormous truck used for that purpose. Paul, after
firing the cannon, weighing 4091 b., froth his shoulders
and ascending the fireman's rope feet uppermost to th;
flies, by means of his hands alone, and other Hercu-
lean feats, proceed to place himself horizontally upon
a strong ladder, made for the purpose, in order to
make the grand effort. The horses were led on by
their regular driver, and harnessed to a rope fastene4
to Paul's feet. To this rope was attached three
broad ribands or girths, one of which was drawn
tightly over his loins, and the others over each
shoulder. The brace afforded by his feet against the
step of the ladder, the divided power of the girths,
and his hold with both hands upon the upper part
of the ladder, constituted his- only resistance to
the immense power he had to contend against.
Paul's body, when thus disposed, resembled that of a
malefactor upon the inquisitorial' rack, preparatory
to being torn to pieces. When the colossal horses
were brought upon the stage and attached to the
feet of the intrepid performer, a 'sensation of horror
seemed to pervade every part of the house. It
was deemed certain by those having charge of the
horses that he would be drawn off the ladder.
The word was given—the harness straightened—
the ladder creaked and strained—the two rein by
which one end of it was secured to the stage stretched
and threatened to break t the horses, aided by a plat-
form upon the stage with cleats to brace their feet,
strained every muscle and vein--the well-known
voice of the driverthe lash repeated again and
again, all failed to force the enduring champion from
his hold. The shouts of the audience—the waving
of handkerchiefs, and the withdrawal of the horses.
proclaimed his triumph. Paul offered to repeat the
• performance and to resist with one hand and one
foot, but the manager very properly would not
permit it. The audience were satisfied with what
they had seen, that Paul is beyond all question the
most powerful man in existence. In order to con-
vince the public that. there was no trick or deception
in this extraordinary exhibition, Mr. Hamblin invited
a portion. of the audience behind the scenes to wit-
ness the preparations, and examine everything Con-
necteil with the performance.' Mr. Paul takes his
benefit this evening, and pulls against four horses, be-
sides introducing a variety of other new feats. Mon-
sieur Paul attained his eighteenik year in March last.
—Yew YOrk Courier and Enquirer.

INTELLECT:—AII instanceof
gross superstition occurred at Market Russell last week. A
man named Itadley, a brickmaker, residing in that place,
has been 1., 4- the lust four years in a low state of health:
attributed his affliction to -the agency of Witchcraft, and ace
many accused his own mother, an inoffensive and honest
woman residing in•llasen, with practising it. The most
absurd and nenaensical remedies were tried by the deluded
matt and bis family to drive away the "spirit of evil ;"
horse-shoes were nailed to the door •; a bottle was hung
reversed over the fire-place, having the cork stuck full of
pins; and the poor old woman was even cruelly whipped,
as she states, by Radley's wife through the streets, but alt
to no purpose. The man got no better, and at length he
determined to try the laSt, and, as he believed, sure re-
medy, namely. " to,draw blood from the witch." Having,
met Lis mother-in the street on Wednesday, the 13th inst.,
he, accosted her, and, -offering his hand, asked how she
was. Sarprised at the sudden change in his behaviour
(for he -had not spoken to her. for two, years before,
though living close by) and suspecting some evil design,
she attempted to pass him without accepting his proffe.red
hand, whereupon he seized hold. of her, and inflicted
two deep scratches on one of her arms with the point of
some very sharp instrument, which he had concealed its
his hand. The wounds bled profusely.—Boston Herald.
SINGULAR OCCUREENCE.—An incident of an ex-
traordinary nature took place lately in the parish of
Gel-spite' The wife of a shoemaker had been, for a con-
siderable time, lying ill of a fever, but was gradually
recovering. • She, however, suddenly relapsed, and, as
her husband and friends. supposed, she died on the •
second day after her relapse. about two o'clock
in the afternoon. The usual formalities of stretching
and laying out the body were adOpted, and her husband
procured money from his employers, and ordered mourn-
ing* for.his family. Next day, about 12 o'clock, as the
joiner was takingreeasure for hercoein, she gave a sneeze,
and teherwisa made a stir with her body. On taking off
the. grasesselethes she looked up in a wild manner, and
made-a:Modest with her hand as if.she wanted something
to eat. fetid: cordials . were administered to her. She
was then put to bed, • and enjoyed 'a good sound sleep.
She has-Since gradually recovered, and is now out of
dane-er.—Rose Advertiser.
WHALE-FISHING IN LOCHFINE.—For more than
a week past., an-enormous whale, about eighty feet long,
frequented the bay of Inverary. A boat, manned by
five young lads belonging to the town, under the
guidance of an old South-sea whale-fisher, set out, and
after a chase of nearly ten miles, came up. with the
monster, and succeeded iu planting a harpoon firmly in
its side. It instantly set .off at a fearful rate, and in
less than a minute above 100 fathoms of line were run
out, when they fixed it to one of .the beams of the boat,
and in this way were dragged above a mile in an in-
credibly short space of time. Unfortunately, hoWever,
just as they had made sure of their prize, and chile con-
gratulating each other on their good fortune, the line,
which was much too small, suddenly gave way, And
off went the whale with about tbrey fathoms of it. It
was • seen soon after, with the harpoon stuck in its Slay,
and evidently very uneasy, rising frequently to the sur-
face, and blowing tremendous clouds of spray high in
the air, From the position of the harpoon, it lei aup-
posed that it will run on shore on some part of the
coast ; in which event it is likely to be claimed by the
crew of the boat.—Glasgow Herald.
StsPECTIID -MURDER AND 7.1.1 Avow; iDE.--A most
revolting and atrocious case of matricide or homicide,
took place late (111 Saturday night, within three miles of
Edinburgh. It appears that a family of three individuals,
namely, James Paterson, carter at Hallos Quarry,
Robert Paterson, his son. and Janet Paterson. the wife of
James, and mother of Robert, left Edinburgh for their
home about eleven o'clock, and that they were, partieu
larly the female, Considerably intoxicated. • When near
Sh3.teford toll, the female, it appears, had boon either
unable to proceed, or some quarrel had ensued among
them ; but it is stated by one ormore.persons who came
the son, dragged his
road, kicking her re-
' upuipeoattii
de trll lytebmwr. thol
hisa et g Robert rsinotie,
language in reference
to her which we-Would be afraid to' repeat. The father,
it appears,
natural conduct. Two men who had come up to the
pal
was a passive spectator of this brutal and un-
found the woman lying. dead, and assisted to
il,
convey'
her to the toll-house. They afterwards returned
to Edinburgh and gave information to the. police, when
some officers were -deepatched, who took the two snide
Patcrsons into custody at their house, 1)44,n seemingly'unconscious of, or indi-fihrent about, the dreadful event.
Mr. Tait. surgeon of police, went out to Miles about four
o'clock yesterday morning, examined the body of the de-
ceased, and gave a summary report. The ease is now
undergoing.innicial investiguticm.—Caledosin N. Mercury.
A medal is to be struck at the 'Mint in commemo-
ration of the death of the 1)0ke of. Orleans, after a
design of. 3f. Montaguy, showing on one• side the
ae,:t tote puke. with this inseription—" Ferdinand
Ph. L. C. I)uc .d'Orleams, Prince Royal, tie he 3 Sep-
tembre, 1810, snort lo 13 Juillet, 18.10 ;" and on the re-
verse an Urn, surrounded with ftmereal ornaments, and
a wreath, with the following qt[etation applied by Tacitus
to Gormanicus :—"lllacrymalnint quondam I lorentem
et tot bellorum superstitem—etia.m,,moti " (rations
still unknown will bewail the fate of lam who was OtICC
E 0 powerraL.and who escaped f.-0M so wady wars-)
the exerguo ar© p'aoad t wcids of the Queer.--" niae
Mips tmp '4eurcux, et trop tars Op. Dim Manny " - •

SPOIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF WEDNESDAY.

GLOBE.EarI Fortescue's speech in the Houst
of Lords on Monday night, on the increase of crime
in Ireland, and the causes which have tended to that
increase, haS sadly vexed the organs of the " wise and
paternaklovernment." There is murder in its mildness.
It derives its efficiency from an utter absence of passion
and abandonment of the arts of declamation, 'rest-
ing its dependence for success on a few, but forcible,
facts. There were the statistics of crime—supplied
by the heads of the constabulary force in the' sneml
districts of Ireland. What had caused the alarming
increase ? His Lordship abstained from charging this
increase of crime upon the Government; but contented
hi4ielf with a simple statement of facts, the existence
Which was known to and admitted by men of all
p.:Lrties ; and left the inference deducible from these
fo,cti to the Noble Lords who heard him, and to the
country at large. By adopting this course, the Noble
Earl sclowcd.the confidence he felt in the strength of
the ease he submitted to their Lordships. Its sim-
plicity has more embarrassed the advocates of the Go-
vernment than the most elaborated statements or the
more elOquent declamation could have done. In
tlfi:;' the speech of Earl Fortescue greatly surpasses,
its telling effects, the . speech of Mr. Shell,
recently delivered in the House of Commons on the
fltuic theme. The lattqr was injured by the labour
bc.,to,.ved con its composition, and the impassioned de-
clafftation was too much dazzled by the gorgeous dre,•,
in.'whch the genius of the orator invested the fhcts, to
regard with deep and abiding interest the facts them-
AclVes. - And yet on these the case he undertook to
eStablish-Las on the evidence in a cause before a
jury ---nartst either stand or lid!.
STAND.' RD. —No thi nP. could be imagined _in
better taste than the speech of the Premier in..moving-
ths; address and grant for the monuments last
night. The speech itself was a noble monu-
ment, but as "we are nothing if not critical"
it is our special business to find - fault--
must remark that Sir. Robert Peel omitted the true
answer to Mr. Hawes's silly objection. That answer
is, that public opinion is in the end always just, and,
with or without• monuments, awards its fair propor-
tion of honour to each description of merit. Mili-
tary and naval merit have the highest praise
for their day,, and the reason is, that the ser-
\'ie"e'S' which they render to a nation - being
pressed within. narrow limits of • time, are
more striking and apparent; but the lapse of few
.v?itio...:causes military-merit to be appreciated at its
'Trte value, or perhaps below it, and the hero is often
sf.lrgotten, •if his memory be not preserved by a poet
or a monuMent--.
" Vixere fortes ante Agammemnona
Multi ; sed °miles illacrimabiles
13rguentur ignotique longa
. Nocte ; carent quma vate sacro."
Does not our own experience concur with this ac-
count•tf the fate of heroes given by Horace ? How
little should we know of the heroic history of the
Plantagenets were it not for Shakspeare. How little
is generally known of the achievements of the Generals
of Elizabeth—of the champions on both sides •in the
great civil war—or even of the Generals of 'William's
and Anne's reigns, excepting Marlborough, now almost
a forgotten name ; and is not this a subject of just
regret, independently of the injury inflicted upon the
military spirit of the _country ? That injury is, how-
ever, great. Fame is the idol of the soldier and
sailor ; it is this he • seeks " even at the cannon's
mouth ;". and if you would call forth all his energies
in the time of your necessity, you must hold out to
him some assurance of lasting fame. The best shrine
is, no doubt, the breath. of the poet ; but great poets,
any more than the other great productions of nature,
will not come at command. So that to excite soldiers
and sailors, and to do justice to their services, humbler
memorials,. such as - pUblic monuments, must
be:resorte to. The case of great discoverers
in,- science and great writers is wholly , dif-
ferent ; they . built their own monuments,
Who .thinks that the memory of Bacon, Newton,
Leeke,.Milton,_ or Dryden, owes anything to urn or
b,ust.? •Or who, dreams. that Scott derives any addi-
tion of glory, or :any security for the perpetuity of
his renown from a monuinent which, indeed, reflects
honour upon those 'who have raised it, but can reflect
none upon its Object. Give monuments to those
whose deeds are perishable, however meritorious they
may be,. like those of soldiers and sailors. They
whose great discoveries or works are immortal want
none.

111031: THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.

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(;;LPBE.-=-The accounts received this morning
from the mantifacturing districts are fearfully por-
tentous. We hakye given the particulars, obtained
from various sources, in another part of our paper.
This disorganised state of large masses of the manu-
facturing population has recently assumed a cha-
racter which excited considerable alarm in the dis-
tricts in and. around which these symptoms of
disturbance have been shoWn. These appreirm-
slops of outbreaks and violence have become re-
alised, with fears of still more dangerous attacks on
public peace and order. This state of things will occa-
sion deep regret, but will scarcely excite surprise. Pri-
VtiOnS and sufferings=—arising from lack of employ-
ment--:and an inability to obtain. sufficient food and
clothinit by severe labour, exacted from decaying
strength, to perform it by those who, only less
miserable than those from whom the opportunity
of working for a scanty supply of bread for them-
selves and families has been altogether denied-.--
these calamities, deeply and widely spread, are work-
ing their invariable results among the sufferers.
The wretched victims . of wo:s so terrible seem
to have abandoned hope, the last refuge of the
miserable, and to have become infuriated to violence,
as though no consequences to themselves, however
terrible, could produce worse calamities than those
they. have long endured. We have before us an ad-
dress, which the operatives of Ashton-under-Line
have put forth on the subject of their grievous priva-
tions. They appeal to the middle classes, as to what
must be the inevitable consequences to the condition
of shopkeepers from the depresSed state of wages ; and
present the results in figures which_exhibit those re-
sults, in the following. form :--"
" Suppose there are in the surrounding districts people
'employed of the description hereafter-mentioned, and
wages reduced to the sums stated, the figures will stand
thus :--

Reduced Weekly. Weekly Amount. Annually.
10,000 Weavers ...,..2s £l,OOO £31,000
2,000 Spinners is 7OO ,a6,400
Ciiril-reom Hands, Heelers, Engineers, Mocha-
_

nirs, Piecers, and all other hands employed—
(10,000) reduced upon
an average 2s. per week £l,OOO 54,000
~b

£140,400
In the face of these dangers to society, Parliament
is about to separate, having refuse:l to inquire into
the state of the country, with a view to providing a
remedy for its distress. On the Government will
dev'OliT the difficult and most embarrassing, duty of
prcsevving the peace of the country—of protecting
an infuria6l population from the consequences of its
own violence. . , ery means employed may pro-
vo!l•i Collisions, and exasperate to yet greater violence.
Surely, Sir Robert Peel will pause on the threshold of
the intended prorogation, and at the Cabinet held
tc.ilav, for the purpose of preparing the Speech which
te-,menoiv,will be read by the Sovereign at the pro-
riglitioif;-, insist on the • necessity of • introducing a
po;,..,traph conciliatory in its tone, and encouraging
tendency ; promising that Parliament shall as-•
s4blC at an early perio,),_ for the purpose of taking
state of the-'country into its serious '
leraticv : that, in the meantime,
. apply self to the prer4ra6:,,i r.
s • :••11it relief.

• 17, debate of. 1.,.,t eg•itt,:4ot-1
• :1,3. in b.vo ?peat:dies, is not to be disposed of in
11.Irrow space' a=id with such brief consideration
1,-,s7patir can command in -a single nuinbtr.
1` tat quetion.,' indeed,. narrowed to a single-
t!ii, comparative -merits of the late and the
: t Governments.— t wo • or three short mid
prOpositions- would supply the o.llSiver.
' late Ministers found ..the cot ntry in tfie"
_tent of profound peace, not Merely a
• •^titan v established, but secured b.,- tit?
, ;•a!, desire of every • fitreign nation to culti-
-IH. our friendship ; anti they -found the country
ais:i in the possession of great stu•plus revenue, and
ino;t prosperous cemmerce. When driven from
they" left us with \val. in China, war in Syria,
Ivlr Lentral Asia : with the next most powerful
nation of the earth to ourselves, France, eager to
join in the war again-st us ; and with another
powerful nation—a most important commercial
customer also--the 'United States, scarcely less eager
.to'aturtrient the number of our open enemie:S. They
lefr 11., with a revenue deficient at the rate of two
mil!itins and a half annually, and with a debt of ten
mi!liotis already realised by this annual deficiency
1\4,1! commneree too, such as We see. These are facts
notorious and indisputable. No man controverts
tlin,...because no mail can controvert them. The
miserable and almost desperate ' state in which the
late MiniSters left public affairs is; 'however, the
state' in which Sir Robert Peel's Government re-
ceived the awful trust. Now if this Government had
merely checked the dreadful current of • deteriora-
tion—if Sir Robert Peel had only staved the course
of v.-livers:li war—if he.: had only preveided
ji.or a, Oy.. the actual outbreak of -,hostilities with
I.7ran.ce AntericaAt* :he: bad hut diminished
the figcal, delltletetion.*::by'a' million a-year—if. he
jtad to boast " that.- :NVe have still' a • manufac-
Aprsr. or two at Worlit- to praise wohld be
as higli as that
of -stateinian that • ever •
directed the affairs of the nation. But whit. has 1*
in fact, done ? He has first given us a year withdel
a new war—he has even secured a rational pro:
bability of a speedy and honourable termination
of those wars in which his predecessors involved
us—he has secured the peace of Europe by enabling

the wise and good King of the French to point tc
England as a just, a respectful, and kincere triend o.
France, such as England ever ought to, be7-4e has
taken away all tenable ground of complaint from our
American enemies, so as to arm the well disposed
and prudent citizens of the United States with
reasons for preferring peace with Great Britain. By
a bold financial policy, which posterity will rank
with those master-strokes of statesmanship which
have immortalised the , memory of his great model,
William Pitt, he has at once restored the revenue
from a deficiency to a surplus. We speak with per-
fect confidence as to the result, because no one pre-
tends to doubt it—while on every side we waness
with delight the unequivocal symptoms.of returning
commercial prosperity. And all this has been the
work of less than twelve months !