The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-29 00:00:00

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LONDON:k.
A MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 29, 1842.

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Her MAJESTY this morning leaves Eogland
I, On a visit to her people in Scotland, where she
will be welcomed with honours due to her high
rank in society, but with still higher honours for
her virtuous conduct, and for those noble quali-
b:: ties which ought to distinguish the Sovereign of
a free people. Since she came to the throne she
has conducted herself with a degree of propriety-
and spirit perhaps never surpassed, and it is,
therefore, a proud tribute to her subjects of .the
-North that she selects them as the first in
her distant dominions to honour with her
Presence, and exhibit those qualities in person
Which have gained her such just honour among
all the inhabitants of the United Kingdom. The
Ilsit is judicious in many respects. It has been ar-
ranged without any note of preparation, (many vain
Parade, which might be considered necessary to
ensure the kind reception of a less welcome So-

Vereign. She visits, too, a people, from whose
line of Kings she derives her right to the throne
°f Great Brittin and Ireland; and it is therefore
-natural that she should be anxious to sae the
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Palaces of her ancestors, and to witness the habits
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and customs of a people which, independent of
'''; this circumstance,
,has distinguished themselves
in every part of the world. For five hundred
Sears they resisted the whole force of England.
'though the country was poor and barren, though
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"ey were without ships or commerce, and had .
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()tiling to trust to but their own native energies
ug4inst a population six-fold superior, they not
°4lS' maintained their independence, but often
"'Meted severe blows upon their more power-
rui neighbours. They resisted the EDWARDS
,with the most powerful forces that ever England
brought into the field; they fought CRON.WELL
to the last, and would finally have expelled him
from the country but for the mad conduct of
The
clerical leaders at the battle of Dunbar.
.I.e,Y submitted, however, in good company,
ttil• the name iron hand that subdued Scot-
land had previously prostrated the united
strength of England and Ireland. If we look
a - later periods, the people whom the QUEEN
IS about to 1,4.4 have performed a distinguislad
Part in all the arts that distioguish a civilized
People. It is needless to mention the celebrated
Writers which Scotland produced during the la,t
Century, nor the excellent systein of Church go-
!. .vernment (which latterly has become sotnewinti
4e.ba,led), nor the bles,:ings of paroc!!4'.
behools, nor her improvenan s iu agriculture,
surpa,z,il4; those of all othcr conutries. hose
are known to the world, and are admitted as a
remarkable phenomena in the history of a small
"d barren country. Tile peaceful and indus
trieus habits of the people, too, deserve great
Praise, l'or though they Can fight as well as their
neighbours, one regiment is generally considered
quite sufficient to keep all the discontented in
°r(ler. These are matters of fact, and we there-
fore
make no apology for citing them as credit-
able to the people, and as very good reasons for
°LW beloved Sovereign paying this early visit to
her ancient kingdom of Scotland.

We are happy to have to repeat, that through-
Put the disturbed districts there is a general dis-
. Position on the part of the working people to
return to their employments. The operatives of
Manchester, Oldham, Middleton, Heywood,
Ashton, Rochdale, Bury, Bolton, Wigan, Pres-
ton, and several other places, are gradually
re-
sutning work; and there is every prospect, pro-
vided the authorities and the police act with dis-
cretionary forbearance, that none of the mills in
ngland and Scotland will be standing idle for
Want of hands at the close of the present week.
It is now evident that the rising was not preme-
ditated, and that if the Chartists and others have
taken advantage of it to advance their own views,
the
bulk of the Turn-outs had no previous
Intention of cc-operating with them. We
trust the knowledge of this fact will go
a great way towards disposing the Government
- to treat such of the misguided men as are in
their power with lenity . The working people
have not been wholly to blame, eVell where they
• have had the misfortune to set the law at deft-

ance. The premature and altogether needless
alarm of the Magistrates in several districts, and

the wanton insolence of the police, produced

scenes of disturbance which would not have oc-
curred bad they acted with common discretion
The people have good memories, and any d. 7.5•
play of vindictiveness on the, part of the Govern-
ment now, will be remembered in conjunction
with tie' Manchester trnv4sacre, and similar Tory
atrocities, of which, for a century to come, the
country will feel the melancholy c, usequenee.:.
now neceß!,aly soever it I:iay be t bat evc!
Government snott:d tnaintt,.iii the ilivioability
and punis!i vi,,klmorit (if the pub :c
Peace, it is clearly impus:Thle to itucrlso:,