The Tories appear to be about to take a course
respecting the Penny Postage, for which we believe the country is very little prepared, and which will not add to their popularity. Hitherto this question has bad the singular good luck to have been kept aloof from party-feeling. Sir ROBERT. PEEL is the first to break up this harmony ; and he threatens to place himself in opposition to the Duke of RICHMOND and Lord ASHBURTON and Lord LOWTHER. And on what grounds? On the mere abstract form of pledging the House of Commons to support the public revenue. In the same breath that he declares the pledge to be valueless and of no consequence, he threatens the country with the loss of this universally popular measure on account of this pledge qf no value.
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He wants Ministers to terrify some interest with a prospective tax, which may never have to be imposed, and thus mhsting the alarmists on his side, gain a delay, which shall preserve the measure for his own carrying. He prefers a slender chance of getting future popularity, to
improvement. Let generous support of a vast present mprovement.
Let the country, without a day's delay, make its mind known to Sir ROBERT. Before Friday next, every Chamber of Commerce and Town- Council, and the two hundred thousand petitioners that have prayed for the Penny Postage, should tell the " proximate Prime Ministe," that they want the measure forthwith, and beseech hint to suppress his party feeling for their and the country's sake. Mr. SPRING RICE has kept his faith with the public ; and, excepting on some of the details of Mr. Hthes plan, his announcement of the Government intentions is quite satisfactory.
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