, 1866-03-29

ctnlng classes Of this countsy,-wished
to be deceived; but the result showed
tbst the 7imes was mortal and finite,
and ita four years. mistakes will ultimately
form principal count in tho impending in
editor Thaddeus Delane, BY Mr.. Golden, and
the series Of crushing blows struck asaiust
Il and him BY that terrible champion Of lib
erty and truth, were the eisnal Of It's fall ;
and seeing that It was fast losing its hold up
ON the pablic, It has since endeavored TO
maintain its position by the manufacture Of
mics, men whom It cannot silence, and who
possese greater power than It. I was inform
ed lately by an eminent stakeholder In the
city that the annual advertisement of the
Peruvian stockholders, which ILLS several
columns ssa9 S Of en- 1 a1ss en Is nsTeE
bers Of the present government Carl RuAsell)
is partner in the house which negotiated
the loan, and he has all along vetoed the List
being sent TO this paper. lily attention was
called to the fact on tho day the figures ap-
pcared tn the daily aStus and other journals,
the Tines on the following morning. But the
explanation showed that the Times copied 1t
from It's contemporaries and inserted tho fg-
nres without payment, SO that the public
might not perceive the advertisement was re-
fused to it. : It is not to be supposed that q
paper which has, during 50 many years, enjoy
cd thu highest reputation for sasacity and
business tact can. al at once fall from Its high
estate; but the end cannot be far off when
the great mercantile houses of this met1opo-
lis begin to snub it by refusing to send their
advertisements to Printing House Square.
A change was made In the management 'of
the paper at the commencement Of the new
year, but the change has not been productive
OF the anticipated good. It Is now 1Umorfd
in the Clubs and city TINT the proprietors
have decided upon radical reform IN the
editorial department. 50 as TO bring the Times
up TO the spirit Of the age aud to place 1t, as
It formerly was, In 1.-The advance Of public
opinion; Any change must s be ios n ne .. better.
derern has been the bfephistopheles Of our
press, subornins and seducing the majority of
Its contemporaries from the cause of freedom
mud truth 10 the rankest torykm and tyranny.
Conversion may save its soul; but there dre
few Englishmen nowadays, even amongst
Its daily readers, who would not, II they had
the power, consisn It to immediate sud ire
tricTable perdition.
Another West India mail has brought us
the news Of the Royal Commission having got
well to work, md our daily papers havc this
week been full Of details from the Jamaica
press, letters from Especial correspondents, :"
and editorial comments, It may BE- laid down
as general rule that the tory organs side
with Governor Eyre, md that tho majority
ol the English papers, being liberal, ire IN
favor Of the blacks and impartial Justice.
The tories arc very foollshly making the qu4s-
tion party one, and We may therefore look
for some splendid fights before the matter is
settled. The evidence taken by the Royal
Commission will be laid before Parliament,
which will pronounce decision upon 1t ; and I
hazard very little In asserting that an
immediate result Will be the arraign-
Ing Of Mr.. Eyre and his principal
sutordinates before the courts Of this conn
try. Many OF our papers have withheld ill
expression Of opinion upou the case until Eyre
was heard In his own defence; but now that
his evidence has been taken, and he has ut
terly. failed to give. reasons for his blood
thirsty policy, they are down npon him III
unmeasnred terms. cannot lose faith in my
countrymen when find them almost unani-
mously: condemnfng the acts Of our West 1n-
dia slave drivers by the terrible pres
sure Of public opinion, eyen tho IiMEs mildly
berates Eyre and his confelerates, and the
Saturday Reriesc Is working Its catapult
against the iniquity IN Jamaica with tetanic
energy. The whole Cabinet Is known to be
very decided that impartial justice shall be
done, and the feeling In the House OF Com
mons Is unmistakable since the receipt OF
the news from the West indies. Your read
ers will therefore understand without difficult
ty that the antf-slareTy sentiment OF this
country has received q most blessed impulse !;
while the aristocrntfc element-in other words
the s1ayery.1oring class Of Eng1and-has D
dreadful forebodinE Of fiery indignation. Does
President Johnson know what Is passing In
JaWaIcas