The Sun.
London, England, 1827-04-24 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

The difficulties and embarrassments of 'Air.
'Canning's situation, as well as those of the
country, appear to increase daily and hourly.—
As far as the former is concerned, he is entitled
to very little sympathy, his situation being en-
tirely of his own seeking, and that most unw sly
and unnecessarily ; but that the country is to be
invc!ved in fresh difficulties—her affairs, both
foreign and domestic, placed in abeyance, and
that to gratify the ambition of one man, himself
apparently the instrument of a questionable in-
fluence, is a- state cf things too mischievous and
alarming not to call for the s-vere animadversions
of that part of the Press which aspires to any
character for independence. We make this latter
remark, not without f;: slings of both pain and
shame et the unblushing inconsistency (we
would fain hope, not venality) with whieh a cc.-s-
-tain part oc the Press has, on the instant, deter •
ted all its former prineinles and prepossessions,
and ;e as embarked in a defence of the new order
n things mere nauseous and subservient than any
thing we have! ever before witnessed of the kin:!.
We let our readers, not long ago, into some
part of the secret why these things are so. Mr.
Canning knows well dnoug,h the importance of
the Press to his cause, and he has those about
him r•7'no know how to manage such matters.—
Or, this occasion, however, the wires appear to
nave been pulled too violently, and the puppets
overact their parts ; and we therefore recommend
to the managers of the Fantoccini a little more
discretion in their movements, or the piece
will decidedly fail. We do not participate in
the alarm professed to be entertained he the
Ultra part of the French Press, that Mr. Can-
ning's elevation is likely to revclutioniae this or
other countries. If we could presume for a mo-
ment that Mr. Canning had any intention of
adopting the principles of those by whose aid he
has been principally raised to his present post,
we should look with some apprehension to the
consequence ; but do the Radicals in ‘Vestmin-
star or elsewhere really believe that Mr. Canning
is a convert to their opinions ;—or are even the
\Vhigs or the Catholics silly enough to imagine
that he intends to use their support beyond
rendering it the step-ladder to his ambition ?
—Mr. Canning, then, is reduced to the dilemma
of being compelled to abandon either his new
:allies or his old ones. The latter, it is true, have
abandoned him. But here Mr. Canning will outwit
them; for having left him, on account, as they sup-
posed, of his abandonment of their principles, they
will be doomed to see him quietly resume the prin-
ciples which it will then have the appearance of
far-•pn in them to oppose. Where, then, will have
been the use or the occasion for this change of Go-
vernment ; or what will be the effect, in the eyes of
impartial spectators at home or of foreign countries,
when they see the affairs of the kingdom thrown
into confusion to gratify the ambition of one indi-
vidual, and that by means of a species of legerde-
main, to which some persons will be inclined to
apply even a harsher term than that ? The country
called for no change in the Administration, nearly
every office in which was filled to its satisfaction ;
nor need, therefore, the political demise of Lord
Liverpool have produced any such consequences as
it has done, had net Mr. Canning, prompted by his
own vanity and ambition, and by applause which a
stronger mind would have disdained to be influenced
by, rushed headlong to a post, in which it is ex-
tremely doubtful, after al!, whether he will be able to
maintain himself. The country naturally looks with
anxiety to the meeting of Parliament, when some of
the secret springs which have influenced these ex-
traordinary movements must necessarily be deve-
loped, For ourselves, we are mainly anxious for the
safety of the vessel, of her passengers, and her cargo.
If the Captain and the crew are capable of Yiavi-
;rating her safely, we shall be satisfied ; but a change
of hands in the middle of a voyage is not what able
navigators would recommend, or under-writers ap-
prove of, if it could be avoided; and that it could
have been avoided upon this occasion there remains
scarcely a shadow of doubt.—Morning Herald.

The negociations, as we anticipated yester-
day, have terminated favourably ; and we can
now communicate the gratifying intelligence that
the Marquess of Lanslown yand his friends have
at length formed a junction with Mr. Canning
and his friends. All the leading points are now
settled to the satisfaction of both parties. The
Duke of Devonshire having travelled with ex-
traordinary celerity, arrived in town from Bow-
wood by two o'clock yesterday morning, and
had an early interview with Mr. Canning, after
which, all difficulties were understood to be at
an end. The Marquess of Lansdown is to lead
in the House of Lords ; and from the abilities
and Parliamentary experience of the Noble Mar-
quess, the extent and variety of his knowledge,
and more particularly his familiarity with all that
relates to trade, commerce, and domestic indus-
try, combined with great command of temper,
we anticipate for him a most successful .Mini-
sterial career. Lord Holland does not take
office ; but he and his friends will certainly sup-
port the Administration. The Noble Lord,
from a feeling of delicacy connected with the
Catholic Question, did not conceive himself at
liberty to make a part of the Ministry. Some
of the Whigs, however—and those men de-
servedly high in the estimation of the country,
from what we conceive mistaken motives, but
from an elevation of feeling which it is impos-
sible not to respect—do not approve of what has
taken place. But, for the purposes of faction,
the late seceders will receive no aid from them ;
for they will always support the Ministry in every
praiseworthy object. All the hopes of the Old
Tories are now therefore fairly extinguished; and
they who but a few days ago dreamt they were
of such consequence, that they could by striking,
to use the technical word, reduce the King to their
own terms, will now find themselves deserted. The
new Ministry, strong in popular esteem, strong in
property and iniluence, will instantly command an
overwhelming majority in both Houses. We may
take some credit to ourselves for having been
among the first to express ourselves sanguinely
with respect to the beneficial changes which Mr.
Canning would effect. live years ago, we were
blamed by some of our conteraporaries for that
confidence with which we predicted that Mr.
Canning would exert himself as far as he could,
to break up the Continental system, and to bring
back the Government of the country to a course
more accordant with the national glory and the
national interest. We formed our conclusions,
from having always perceived in Mr. Canning a
strong desire of esteem, and this we knew would
never allow him to remain at ease under the de-
gr. ,lation of his country. A man who cares
little for the good opinion of others, may sink
into a grovelling animal, eccupied merely with
the advancement of dirty interests, and deriving
gratification only from self-indulgence ; but Mr.
Canning never was a man of that description ;
and therefore his ambition must necessarily be
directed to more elevated objects. There are
always hopes of men to whom the approbation
of their fellow-men is of importance ; but those
who, like the late Lord Londonderry, feel no
generous sympathy with their kind, are the men
to be more particularly dreaded. It augurs well
for the Administration, that I praiseworthy de-