The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-12 00:00:00

MORNING SUN.
SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURISTA

FROM "THE -EVENING PAPERS OP YESTERDAY•

GLOBE..:We postpone for the pres ent some
farther remarks, which we may possibly have to wake,
on the character of the self styled delegi,Ntes I."pin the
operatives in the manufacturing districts ; and,. refer-
ring the reader to our extracts from rt Morning
Contemporary for something of that nature, pie
take occasion -to observe that in the cour
of. the interviews granted last week by the dire
ferent members of the Cahinet to the deputation'
from the Short-time Committee, certain little traitat
were developed which we regard as highly character—
istic of the several Ministers. The general impressina.
luting on the minds of the deputation, after having
gone their rounds to all the principal personages corn-.
posing the Tory Administration, is decidedly favour-
able to their reputation for small talk, though far from
complimentary to their straightforwardness '
as- men,
or to the largeness of their views in affairs of potties.
As far as external courtesy and graceful bowing out'svas
concerned, the deputation went away delighted with the
suavity of manner that had been shown to them ;
with one or two exceptions the results of their nume
rous interviews were, on the whole, far from satisfactory..
Sir James Graham displayed his customary tAnt,
in taking either side of the question that happened tm
suit his views ; and, recurring, perhaps, with the fond—
ness of old associations, to the doctrines of free trade,
he asked the deputation how they would get over the
arguments that might be used by the free-trade party
aga.nst the views which the Short-time Committee
desired to see promoted. The Right Hon. Baronet
thought it necessary to remark, that the sentiments in.
favour of free trade were not his own, for, as be has
now forgotten his former self, he was anxious that the
deputation should be equally abluminous of the author.
of Corn and Currency. Sir James wound up withl
some very oily words about " using his best exertions
for the prosperity of his countrymen," which are always
on the tip of a Tory tongue, but which have generally
reference to every subject but the one that is at the mo-
ment uppermost. Lord Wharneliffe and Mr. Gladstone
acknowledged the justice of all the deputation said, and
were quite sure the Cabinet would apply a remedy, though
the principal members of the Cabinet, by implication,.
if not in express words, conveyed an impression that

the deputation has nothing to hope for. Sir Robert
Peel was, of course, overflowing with politeness, and.
even warmed into " expressions of cordiality ;" but
the deputation went away thoroughly satisfied that
he has not the sm illest intention of aiding them.
The Duke of Buckingham played the part to which he
seems particularly addicted, that of one who discs-
gre,-!s with his colleague', and takes a delight in per-
plexing them. He went the whole bog with the depu-
tation in everything, and strongly urged that every
member of the Cabinet should be applied to, kindly
undertaking to make t'ie appointments with them him-
self by ascertaining their engagenients, and prevent-
ing the possibility of their getting off from an interview.
His Grace promised his earnest co-operation, " Whe-
ther as holding a situ ttioa as a member of the Govern-
meat or in his private capacity," and whether in
office or out, he seems quite prepared to act for hint-
self, without regard to the safety of the Conger-
‘ative Ministry. Lord Stanley amused the depu-
tation by a graphic description of the humbug
of Commissions, and the art of making up those
ponderous blue books which are met with some-
times in libraries, but oftener in butter-shops.
And, after occupying upwards of an hour in
lively tallies, at the expense of the collective wisdom, he
couiteously got the deputation out of his house, hav-
ing succeeding in impressing them with the idea that
his Lordship was a bit of a wag, but that there
coul.i be Lo serious expectation of any assistance to
be derived from him. In their interview with Lord
Lyndhurst the deputation found out that the Chan-
cellor possesses " talents of the highest order;'
and so thoroughly did he succeed in blarneying
the persons who waited on him, that they have
actually ventured on a suggestion that his Lordship
may yet turn his attention " to the amelioration of the
condition of the working classes." Upon the whole,
the Ministers, in their interviews with the Short-time
Deputation, have exemplified pretty correctly their re-
spective claracters—and we may fairly set down a.
talent for, what is vulgarly but expressively termed,
humbug, as the most salient point in the composition of
the existing Cabinet.
STANDARD.—The conduct of the Conservative .
Ministers, in receiving with respect and candour the repte-
sentatives of an important. d;vision of the working classes,
naturally provokes the rage of their predecessors. Such
conduct in the first place gives the lie to all that these
have been for years saying of the supercilious contempt
of their fellow-subjects entertained by Conservatives;
aCeoudty.,is presents a bright contrast to the conduct '
of the Whig-Radicals themselves when the unworthy
-occirrisots ,office. -.With them the people were •
always.nol /Abstraction-4 term
.to he :used when it •
was expedient or necessary to terrify or to Complaid.;
but, like any other thing, exciting only in a word',
no object of care, or sympathy, or compassion.
Everything was done by them nominally for the
people in general ; but of how many cruelties were
they guilty towards the people in detail? Is yet the
rancour with which the applicants for the Ten Rotas"
Bill are pursued an illustration of the system of sown-
fieing the actual to the abstract people7-an abstraction
which has no representative in rerum nature but the
men of money. Hail these applicants addressed them--
selv,s to the late Cabiuet, doubtless they would have
been welcome ; for when was an opportunity of pro-
, viding for hungry dependents otherwise than welcome'
to the Melbourne Administration ? But the Whig-
Radical advisers of the Crown would not have
condescended to the " baseness " of personal com-
municationNo
,; Commission, they with
wonu,d
co
thei representatives of labourer,.
hnalypeosedappooiredhalfa_a.
do z
well
e
paiti
n-
younger brothers of officials, or briefless bar-
ritters devoting their abundant leisure to scrib-
bling political economy in newspapers, pamphlets, and
reviews. Tne Commissioners would have gone to the
scene of alleged suffering; examined what witnessN they
pleased—alwa) s preferring men of enlarged anti en-
lightened views, that is, men who had read their own
trash, and profited by it to the extent of haling the
industrious poor—would have selected what parts of
the evidence, thus collected they might think
most convenient for their employers, and then prepared
a Report under the superintendence of the Home-office,
recommending that nothing should be done : and this
Report, duly presented, would remain for ever unopened
in the vast unread library of parliamentary publications.
Sir R. Peel and his colleagues have acted differently :
they have determined to hear the truth, and to bear
it with their own ears, from those who can tell it most
accurately, and must tell it most honestly ; and by
this " base" condescension, they have divested them-
selves of all protection against the responsibility of re-
fusing relief, should it appear that relief is practicable.
Let this free country be ever governed by such " base"
Ministers, as will listen respectfully and impartially to
the temperate representations of all classes of the
people, is our earnest prayer. How much of evil
sbou'd we not have escaped had the country been al-
ways so governed ? It is amusing to see the organs of a
party calling itself emphatically popular, denounce such
a course of policy as base. There is nothing base in in-
flaming minds by " enormous lying" to the very verge.
of treason, rebellion, and anarchy, and then command-
ing the Crown and the Legislature to prostrate itself
before this respectable impersonation of the people a:
but. it is base to listen to men who will not signalise •
their. approach by outrage, by murder, and confiagration.,,
VirilT,- we cannot help loving the -baseriaSii44..seli,
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is Jjecl
va~-
to is not Wority of the most
serious attention-Of all who • consult for the wel-
fare, bodily and mentally, of that portion of her Ma-
jesty's subjects-confined to the unwholesome atmosphere
of a factory, hut because we deem such a mode of
discussing it obnoxious to numerous and weighty
objections, and liable to create hopes and expectations
beyond the power of any Government to realise.
Questions . surrounded with intricate difficulties,
and involving extensive interests, are not to be
dealt with in that off-hand manner; nor do we much ap-
prove the habit of elaborating for the public eye the im-
pressions left upon the minds of the deputation after
each successive interview, describing one minister
as an entire supporter, another as a partial
approver, and a third as a decided opponent
of their views. If what passei at private inter-
views between deputations and the responsible adviser's
of the Crown is to be made public after this fashion,
with the addenda of what the deputation may have
collectively thought of the " heart and head" of each
individual Minister, it were, better that sbort-band
writers should be invited to attend at such meetings; in
order to ensure a full, fair, and impartial report of the
proceedings.

tlehop Wilbrahamfar Advcrtiset•.
ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY.--We hear that
Sir J. Burgoyne and Mr. Pym are coming over from
Dublin to be present at some experiments on the Atmo-
spheric Railway, with Sir Frederick Smith and Pro-
fessor Barlow, at Wormwood Scrubbs. The object is
to ascertain whether there is sufficient likelihood of suc-
cess to justify the Directors of the Dublin and IC
Railway in extending their line to Dalkey upon the
atmospheric principle, and whether the Commissioners
of Public Works in Ireland would be justified in lending
money to the Dublin and Kingstown Railway for this
purpose.—Railway Magazine. ngstown
There are rumours current ins
q.tEhaoerflCowflEiuTigbi
eeasrrtotstiooinn.ny,
London, that Richard Arkwritht,
Castle, Derbyshire, is about to e elevated to the Peer•
age' under the title of Baron Willersley, of Willersley ;
and tEsq., oirrri highly-esteemed
pu atrhthis
county.—Stockport
ne
underi h t
;.b otui t
oc,
of Tatton Park,

comes the calm and respectful remonstrant, as much as
we love the baseness (for that used to be.called base
ness trio) which meets defiance with defiance.
COURIER—To us, we confess, thgrytotosi Unica
tio4thar passed between the deputation fret the Short,
tinio Vornmittee And Ministers of the-,.troorn upon
whom they waited, did not seem to possess that degree
of importance which some of our Contemporaries
ascribed to them ; not that the subject-matter