The Sun.
London, England, 1827-05-02 00:00:00

The details of the system on which the duties o
the office of Commander-in-Chief are to be exe-
cuted have not transpired.

In a Second Edition of our Paper last night
we gave a concise report of a Speech made in
the House of Commons by Mr. PEEL, explain-
ing the circumstances under which he had re-
signed the office of Home Secretary ; and we
have devoted a very large portion of our paper
of this day to a complete report of the several
Speeches made by other Honourable Members

. on this interesting occasion.
It would be doing injustice to the laudable
curiosity of most of our readers, were we to sus-
pect them of resting satisfied with any observa-
tions of ours, instead of perusing with attention
the whole of this important debate. The open-
ing speech of Mr. PEEL, was distinguished by
the display of much talent ; and. the admirers of
that Right Honourable Gentleman (amongst
'Whom we beg to class ourselves, except on one
unfortunate subject) are full of exultation and
aPParently of hope—though the extent of our
ingenuity does not enable us to discover any
rational grounds for their indulging such a de-
• fusion. But the Right Hon. Gentleman cannot,
We suspect, be very much gratified with the ex-
. hibition made by his connection, the Member for
Derry. If his speech is faithfully reported, we
Must say that we never met with a more melancholy
display of resentment and chagrin at having
lost the sweets and emoluments of office.
lie stigmatised the union of the Whigs with Mr.
CANNING as one of the basest coalitions which
the country had ever witnessed, and attacked the
Press as being " corrupted to the very heart's
core." There are occasions on which pity takes
Place of every other feeling, anti such we con-
ceive to be the present situation of the Hon.
Member for Derry. The eloquent speeches of
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT and Mr. BROUGHAM

will be read with much interest ; but it is to Mr.
CANNING'S speech that we would direct the at-
_ tention of our readers, and particularly those who
are interested in the Catholic Question.—
We would invite them to peruse it with
the attention it deserves, not only as a
Piece of eloquence, but as containing the true
'view to be taken of the subject by all the sincere
• friends of Emancipation. He has not made it a
Cabinet Question, but, as he informs them, the
Very fact of his being in office must promote its
ultimate success. Nothing can now injure it
but treachery on the part of its professed friends.
As to the defence of his own conduct, we
4hould be sorry to weaken it by giving any
abridgement of it. The Right Hon Gentleman
metered into a history of his political life as con-
nected with the Catholic Question, and proved
the consistency of his conduct in the most unan-
Werable manner.
The whole scene was such as to leave no
aoubt on any impartial mind, as to the sentiments
ettertained towards him and his Government by
kth:e Representatives of the English nation, and
of the feeling out of
,doors, it requires no ordi-
11,,arYobtuseness to lave any doubts as to who is
tile favourite of the people.

The statement which has been made that the
4'l o
asf SHAFTESBURY had resigned his situa-
o,.
" Chairman of the Committees of the House
()f Lords is altogether unfounded. The Noble
LOrd haring been placed in that situation by a
Ote
of the nouse, cannot resign it without the
tangent of the House.

r• SPENCER PERCEVAI, has been appoint-
an Under-Secretary of State in the Home
I)
ePartment, in the room of Mr. Da wsoN.

bee The Allaenzeine Zeitung of the 25th ult. has
received, but it contains no political news.
tai have not room for a long article in it, con-
hig an eulogium on the merits of BEETtio-
v
and on the liberal conduct of the Phil-
s : r4l°llic Society of London to this great mu-
teal
genius.