regaining place, and as little by a direct and avowed
coalition of THE WAR.
:parties, but by such an insensible assimilation of principles between Ann we really, then, at war with INIEnaairr Ara? There is a ru- the Opposition and Administration, as will admit of individuals moor that the blockade of Alexandria commenced on the 1st instant, from among the flamer quietly drifting down and taking up their The effect would be to stop the direct line of commnnication between station among, the Ministerial craft without any compromise of Great Britain and her Indian dependencies. It would be rather diffi. character. This opinion is founded upon the observed abatement cult to starve Egypt by cutting off supplies flora without ; and as of Liberal professions on the part of Ministers, by which every to the merchants resident in that country, the bulk of the capital successive year has been characterized from the date of the Lich- upon which they trade belongs to Englishmen. We can see a cons field House compact down to the present year of grace, in which siderable deal of inconvenience to British subjects resulting from every measure included in that arrangement has been quietly but the establishment of such blockade ; but how it can seriously in• finally shelved. It is difficult in the case of observations like convenience Mamma. Ann or force him out of his attitude of these—which would require to be even more minute and sleepless passive resistance, is beyond our ken. than those of the astronomer detecting the slow movements of Beyrout, it seems, was blockaded so early as the 20th of August. the Georgiurn Sidus—to predict the period when the revolution The British forces commenced hostilities before the lapse of the will be accomplished ; and yet we cannot refrain from pointing out term afforded to Minneussr Am for consideration. There was a some pluenemena which seem to denote the speedy completion of time when this would have been considered contrary to the laws of the greet Platonic yeer which is to restore every thing to its prix- war : but Lord PALMEASTON "a change tout cola," like his great tine condition, and make the Ministry of 1840 what all preceding prototype MOIL ERE'S illedec:n inalgril M. Let that pass: Beyrout Ministries have been. is blockaded. What is the consequence? The English stirrers- The tirst is the formation of what is affectedly called " a Neu- up of discontent arc obliged to confess that there is no insur- tral or Queen's party," by some Tory noblemen, commanding, section among the native population. One of them writes—" The it is said, about twenty votes in the Ilouse of Commons. The poor Fellabeen arc quite rejoiced at the prospect of being delivered. paragraph from the Somerset paper, which was quoted in last Spec- from their bondage ; yet they seem as yet too timid to rise again. tato-, pretty accurately expresses what has been the tone of Ian- 'flue Emir Beshir outwardly opposes the English ; but it is the guage adopted reeeriling this party by underlings in office, and the general opinion that he will join the people when he sees a strong retailere of their , )vings, for the lest month or two. It is said that force sent against him." All participation on the part of the the general line et' cot:duct of "the Neutrals" will be "to support natives in hostile measures against the Egyptian power, is spoken the nal sures pis a, .-e I !ay the Refsrm Government with the sanction of in the tense called by grammarians paulo-post-fulnrum. It is of the Cruwp ;'' ;•11,1 tl;at " there Will be no objection to any mom- admitted on all hands, that if nothing is effected by the blockade hers of the ;es; ty ; ::: . : , .s the Government." The other phenomena in Syria befbre the middle of this mouth, nothing can be thee to a h:ch we al:i•■ied are various isolated incidents of *recent occur- afterwards; for towards the close of September the coast becomes renee, all of whic% assume a sembhume of coherence when viewed too dangerous for vessels to lie off. It has been suggested that in connexion a itli the f genetical of this new party. Among these, Commodore NAPIER may capture Beyrout or Saida; but there is the elevation (.:' Dr. SII FT1 LL'A-OaTli to the Episcopal bench stands no time to put either place before winter in a condition to resist prornMent ; mai Lord JOHN RI', -,L1.1.'S &dining the invitation of Inaanas attacks during the months when communication is un- the Edinburg% Whigs, 'at the !ilea of urgent business---although lie certain. To all appearance, the Pasha's forces in Syria as well as had leisure to visit a Tory Duke in their immediate neighbour- in Egypt may watch during the winter the course of events; and hool—is stE! more stooaions. It would hefeed have been auk- in the mean time a coosiderable amount of British capital in Aleppo ward for L.ri .1,11s. is Cs. very 1.s.ase ma, a of his alliance with and other Syrian towns is as it were sequestrated, and exposed to "the Qucea's frier:do" 1., heve Men 0blieed to listen to the Anti- loss. Tore speeches of hi, E:inburell erbeirers ; ft,r, wlooever We may r But our Indian, Egyptian, and Syrian merchants, are not the think oldie :noint; sf Liberalism mere; the Edinburgh Whigs, only persons destined to feel the immediate effects of the war. we must do thetil the is-ties to soy that more cordial haters The million and a la' of petitioners against the Corn-laws who of the '1' ories exist nowhere. The lansInag" "f the leading addressed Parliament last session, may already see how their c'inims organ of Government hi the press i, not calculated to weaken the are el 1 omoy to be effected by it. Already has Mr. Ilisameros, M.P., impression of the-e c1:ts. A lie GI,,b-, :Averting to some persi- congratulated his brother fbod-monopolists on the excuse which a fiage in the 17,, ,, ,..!.: !I lialkil ti.: temsactions we speak of as state of hostilities w ill afford fbr postponing any change in the indicative of an z.;,i,r, . ,.b:::,! coalition, talks about the impossibility Corn-laws. Addressing an agricultural association at Aylesbury, of the " practical settesunal " among the 'forks continuing to co- operate a itli their 1 1..ty, at 'I a ocrts that the paasolt aspect or " That time hot p.m., he did think the muse of the farmers as regarded the pnblie affaiN he.th::.t,:i " e',t ::0 14*Ohtlh1:: thf; COLtlit:' II Of the 1'V) . Corn. laws ts.1•,.in •■■171l! drIllf.Y.r frOM the immense in against it; but look at part., a :-. t!e, br, ,1!:- up of' I.T. ! (...1.!1•:•!, t, , !I i7,ti.tit i ',.,,3 plirp,:: no, than,,.,, ,...I,H, had taken piave in the state of Europe. IS here was the itna '2 . • ( ). f ' , • : : : , ' 1 L . - ' ;' " ' 1"1-1J- toss it a time alien m.;ir, if not itunducut, might I...di:111s not be it art rte(), slat: ea ,:. ", 1" ',hie" :..;•'jt:w;ial -:,son::; nf thst the home growth of cood•rorn wa., to be discouraged ? At the conclusion t010:li'4 ■ Wien upoo him. Mini N ss, when of. 1,-t ,.• -i,,n be thoogtt the farmer me; sate : he ihonyht so still sews sw, 62“::.2':.. ;; , ,r ,, 11,., ger.„„•, frjr•ri,l," will 1.q, who." Le /rod, li 1.0 the c;ho, 1.11 ,j. ElfrOpl," 111‘..C', .' . IA will 0..ee hi the wile:thy This amiable and Chsistion legislator WeleellieS tear and all its of z .s. . :es- It. I ;1 st ill's-iefigth. crime i and miseriss, le cause it may stave oil' disc ussions of the C(..r.'.. ■ i' l': k■•(! Of t H '• lfsn:esdes the boest of Lord Jolts Ressimr. that he has made a " Napoli- to r.. it ,.... .1I:..,1 •Q ; el. ; hi. it the deviling interest" in the I louse of Commons. Ministers, too, are 'II, es,. ede to Tor:, pi il,, ;ales end pokey, likely to entail trouble upon them in the investigation.
the S Torie:s find, mid I
TOPICS OF TIIE DAY. neither positively to infer that any definitive arrangement has been
made, nor absolutely to predict that it is on the eve of being COQ. eluded. We only wish to direct the attention of Reformers to
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