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

CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATION.

(FROM TILE WerSMAL
The changes in the Ministry have been hailed
with universal satisfaction in Edinburgh, except
by a few placemen of the old school; and
throughout Scotland, we believe, the state of
'opinion is nearly the same. Whatever may be
the issue of Mr. Canning's efforts, he may rest
assured that the hearts of the people of this
country are with him. They consider the contest
as a struggle between talent and popularity on
the one side, and Aristocratic influence on the
other. The Whigs are delighted, because, how-
ever slender the hopes of their leaders coming
into power, they at least expect to see the Go-
vernment conducted on principles which ap-
proximate to their own. The rational Tories
are well pleased to find themselves released from
the load of obloquy brought on their party, by
the obsolete maxims and narrow bigotry of a
junto whose minds are a century behind the age
they live in ; and all the neutral and moderate
rejoice in the change, because they regard it as
the harbinger of useful reforms, conciliation,
liberality, peace, and prosperity.
To Scotland the change will be producti-e of
unmixed good. Lord Melville, we believe, is
not a bad man ; but the party of which he Vas
the head, have been the sworn enemies to im-
provement, and have held this country in thral-
dom for forty years. He inherited from his
father, a position which made him the bond of
union among the 'violent, the selfish, and the il-
liberal; and though he had really been disposed
to act a better part, the prejudices of the men
whose organ he was, more than their leader, put
it out of his power. His alleged support of Ca-
tholc Emancipation, when examined, is rather
a proof of craft and duplicity, than liberality of
sentiment. He connected himself with the
friends of the Catholics ',then liberality on this
subject was considered as the road to power; but
in the late divisions in the House of Commons,
the two persons who were most directly under
his influence, his son and nephew (Members
for Rochester) voted against it. Some of his
friends here actually gave out that he resigned to
please the King, that room might be made for
the Duke of Clarence ! We need not say how
remote this statement is from the truth. Mr.
Charles Grant, the most able, liberal, and en-
lightened roan belonging to the party in Scotland,
adheres to Mr. Canning ; and if he succeeds
Lord Melville, as the chief depositary of Scot-
tish influence, we have no doubt that the country
will gain greatly by the change.
It is understood that Mr. Peel, whose lady is
in bad health, goes to Italy. This circumstance
must completely break the force of the ultra
party in the House of Commons, because it will
leave it without a leader or organ possessing the
smallest portion of talent or authority. Indeed,
were. Mr. Canning pushed out of office to-mor-
row, and to carry his friends with him, it is plain
that no elements exist among the remnant of the
Tories out of which a Ministry could be com-
posed capable of confronting the formidable \ on-
position which could be ranged against it, It i
would he a monstrous state of things if a party
destitute of talent, disliked by the Sovereign, and
despised by the people, could usurp and retain
the powers of Government.
So far as we have learned, no resignations
have taken place, or are immediately in contem-
plation, among the officers of the Crown here.
If Mr. Abercrombie comes into office, which is
nr improbable, the citizens of Edinburgh will
not be blind to the advantage of having so en-
lightened and zealous a friend in the ranks of the
Ministry. We sincerely trust that the scrupu-
losity or fastidiousness of the 'Whigs will not be
suffered to defeat Mr. Canning's efforts to form
an efficient Administration, it" yielding nothing
to him, they are in effect givmg every thing to
those who are tsi tunes worse, and delivering
over the count,/ to the caprice, ignorance, and
misrule of a weak and insolent faction.

ThE ROYAL PAVILION TIitATRE.-( From
a Correspondent.)—Among the various places
of public amuscilent noticed as having been
opened for the recreation of the holiday folk, a
Theatre, taking the above title, threw open its
doors under the superintendence of Messrs.
Wyatt and Farrell, late of the Royalty, on Easter
Monday. It is situated in Baker's-row, White-
chapel, and, though got up in a hurry, displays
a good deal of taste in its decorations, and ac-
,::-onlmodation in its arrangements. Mr. Elliston
"Aaving given up the idea of establishing a
theatre in that end of the town, as was a short
time since anticipated, to supply the deficiency
the present establishment was opened. In size,
perhaps, it is the smallest in the metropolis, and
approaches nearer to that of the French Theatre,
in Tottenham Court-road, than any other.—
Since the destruction of the Rcvalty Theatre,
the inhabitants of the eastern extremity, and the
adjoining hamlets, Blackwell, Poplar, Lime-
house, &;c. have felt a loss which is now, in some
part, supplied. The house may contain about
1,200 persons, and the performances now are,
and are intended to he, of a melo-dramatic cha-
racter, and one act pieces. The Company are
respectable, and the treasury is already pro-
ductive.

SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.-0a Wednesday
morning an unprecedented circumstance, and one
that at first bore rather an alarming appearance,
occurred in the eastmost Wet Dock at Leith.
About seven o'clock the water in this harbour
began to heave violently, and WaS soon in that
state of commotion which is said to be produced
only by the effects of an earthquake ; for the
vessels creaked and crashed on one another—the
moorings of a number snapt asunder as if corn-
posed of pack thread—and some of the vessels
shot across the dock, at the rate of ten knots an
hour, to the imminent peril of others who lay in
their path. All this dread and dire alarm was
a trivial cause. The westmost
occasioned by
dock, being at present under inspection to dis-
cover if repairs are needed, had been emptied of
water ; and the gazon or hulk placed between
the two docks to prevent the water in the eastern
from entering the western dock had, by some ac-
cident or negligence, been allowed to drive from
its situation ; and the consequence was the rush-
into the empty dock of a body of from four to
six feet of water. The only evil we have heard
resulting from this extraordinary occurrence,. (if
we except the fright so many gallant tars received)
was the vessels being left aground, some of them
in rather aukward situations, but without much
damage.—Scotch Paper.
[ADVERTISEMENT.]

New :11r)ria1 ay.—The circumstances attending the
Ministerial blow-up have not yet been explained ; because
the Master-key was possessed, by one alone, as may be
seen in STOCKDALE'S BUDGET, (16S pages 4to. price only
bs. 3d.), containing his Precautionary Letter sent to the
Duke of Wellington last January, and to the neglect of
which is owing the vantage-ground acquired by Mr.
Canning! On the subject of the writer, it will nut be
amiss to state that the New Part of Harriette Wilson's
Memoirs surpasses, in interest, all which have preceded it,
and to remind its thronging purchasers that Mr. Sxocx-
DAL/I has moved to St. James's-square.