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MONDAY, JUNE 28.

The melancholy circumstances attending the decease
If the late KING, and the rapidly succeeding formalities
usual on the commencement of a new reign, continue to
►ccupy, almost uninterruptedly, the attention of the public,
And particularly the Metropolitan part of it. But already
-.he anxious politician, whose views extend boyond the
bustle of the scene, is exercising all his penetration to
conjecture the consequences of the change ; and there is
sot wanting a plentiful supply of rumours, surmises,
►nd hypotheses, for the gratification of his curiosity. Se-
veral of yesterday's, and likewise of this Morning's Papers,
lontain accounts of premeditated changes in the Adminis-
tration ; but from the improbability of such early disclosures
of his present MAJESTY'S intentions, and from the incon-
70US list of individuals which the necromantic wand o
our Contemporaries have contrived :to entrap together,
within their magical circles, we are inclined to consider
►ll that has been communicated to the public, on
this subject, merely the premature guesses of
their publishers—in fact, a kind of pabulam, ma-
nufactured by our brother-journalists, for the mas-
tication of the public, until the more substantial food
of fact can be supplied. That our readers may not be
deprived of their fair share of such amusement, the most
current rumours will be found in another part of our
paper. It appears, however, from the tenor of all the
reports, that the predominating opinion of those who
occupy their minds in such conjectures, is, that the
Duke of WELLINGTON will remain as Premier—or, at
least, have the offer so to remain ; but that several Baer-
linate changes will be made in the Cabinet. We think,
As we have hinted above, that some of the combinations
spoken of, are unlikely to bo practicable ; and if, by
force of high influence, rendered practicable, would
not be of long duration. It is easy to arrange
3xcellent Ministries on paper—Ministries that would,
ike the prescriptions of some physicians, comprise a
ittle of every thing needful, to cure the complicated and
manifold diseases of the body politic.—lt is easy to
,magine how convenient it would be to select the lion
for his courage and decision—the elephant for his sa-
;acity—the fox for his cunning—the dog for his fide-
lity—and the dray-horse for his laborious qualities.—
But could they be brought to act long in unison ?
Would there be that common interest and common feel-
'rig existing between them which is necessary to in-
Aire a unity of motive ?—Not less impracticable, we fear,
will prove some of the amalgamations projected by cer-
tain politicians.
It does not require to look back beyond ten years of
Jur past history, to perceive the difficulties which
exist, to bring men to act together, even where only
liffering a little on comparatively subordinate ques-
tions. There must be what natural philosophers call
the " attraction of cohesion" present, before any
Cabinet will hold together. The Duke of WELLING-
►•oN knew this well, when he undertook to form the
present Administration. He had seen the uncertainties
of unions between parties habitually adverse in sentiment
And connection ; and to secure the permanence of his
own ministry, had the discernment to know it was neces-
.ary to secure what may be termed—its homogeniety.
His conduct in this was bold—partook of his profession
—and was unpopular ; but it has proved successful. The
idwinistration of the Noble Duke is not a strong admi-
►ietration in one sense, as it excluded much of the in-
fluence of family, talent, and party prepossession ; —but
his very weakness in one sense may, in our opinion,
►ave been one cause why it has made itself strong in
►nother. It was necessary for it to apply itself more to
the gaining of popular support ; —it has brought forward
►nd patronized measure of improvement ;—it has exhibited
a liberality, and leaning towards mildness in the severer
restrictions of the law ; it has not much countenanced
those minor modes of tormenting the people in vex-
atious limitations of their enjoyments and privileges,
by which, under the cant of a severe morality, as it is
called, little-minded Legislators injudiciously contrive to
liminish the happiness of their fellow creatures. That,
n the course of ',coney we now describa, we could have
vished it to proceed ftz...ther and more boldly, wo must
•eadily admit;—and we likewise cannot be ignorant that
it has been stimulated farther than appeared its natural
►ent, anti has been occasionally restrained in its tendency