The Sun.
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Extensive preparations are being made in Portsmouth
dockyard for the launch of the largest man-of-war in the !
world- - the Marlborough, 131, an enlarged and improved
Duke of Wellington—which will leave the slip on .Tues-
day next, the 31st inst., at noon.' The Queen and Court,
the Cabinet, the Admiralty, and a large number of the
nobility will be present. A pavilion of three apartments,
with spacious lyalconies, has been erected for her Ma-
jesty's accommodation at the right-hand corner of the
slip next the water, looking from the dockyard ; and
berths have also been erected for the special accommo-
dation of the Lords of the Admiralty, the Port-Ad-
miral, the Admiral-Superintendent, the Lieutenant-
Governor, the Mayor and Corporation of Portsmouth,
and the friends of the Government, but the officers of
the dockyard are denuded of that place and space which
have been allotted to them and their families at all pre-
vious launches, and the room they would have occupiedce
partitioned off into stand-up pens for thousands
general public. We believe the Royal Dockyard Bri-
gade will furnish the guard of honour on the occasion.
The steam-transport Melbourne, Captain Champion,
arrived at Spithead on Wednesday night from the East,
last from Malta (July '7) and Gibraltar (July 14), with
the following passengers and invalids :—Major Farrer,
of the 38th, in military charge ; Lieutenant Campbell,
of the Ist Royals; Lieutenant Wainman, of the 3d
Buffs ; Second-class Staff Assistant-Surgeon Summers,
Quartermaster Desmond, four Russian officers and four
soldiers, prisoners of war, and 185 invalids, besides two
women and one child.
The Malacca, 17, sorew corvette, Captain Farquhar,
arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from the Black •
Sea, and was going into harbour to-day to refit. The
steam-transport Rhadamanthus left Portsmouth last
evening for Woolwich. .
The Lady Anne steam-transport, No. 138, left her
moorings off Woolwich Arsenal yesterday evening laden
with artillery waggons and ammunition -stores for the
Crimea. She is to call at Tilbury Fort, to take on board
the Engineers of the Turkish contingent. Three other
steam-transports, Nos. 238, 192, and 77, likewise
anchored off the Arsenal, are taking in stores, and are
expected to be ready for sea so as to sail on the first
three days of the ensuing week consecutively.
Her Majesty's screw steam-transport Himalaya, Capt.
Priest, left Southampton yesterday afternoon, for Liver-
pool, to embark horses and troops for the Crimea.
Thence the Himalaya will sail for Dublin to complete
her numbers, and will immediately proceed to her desti-
nation. The Madeira packet brig Brilliant, at South-
ampton, has been chartered by Messrs. Hartley and
Co., of London, to convey 150 tons of goods to the
Crimea and the Black Sea. The Brilliant leaves South-
ampton for the Thames this day. The General Screw
Company's steam-ship Jason (transport No. 80) came
out of the geaving dock at Southampton and hauled into
the river basin yesterday, where she awaits orders for
the embarkation of her horses and troops. The Royal
Mail Company's steam-ship Trent (transport No. 94)
will be at once got ready for sea, it being presumed by
the company to which she belongs that Government
might again require her services.
The following appointments were made yesterday at
the Admiralty :—Lieutenant J. R. Veitch, to the Arro-
gant; Lieutenant A. A. D. Dundas, to the Urgent ;
Lieutenant J. A. F.Lutirell, to the Urgent; Lieutenant
E. J. Pollard, to the Sanspariel ; Master William P.
Braund, to the Urgent ; William V. Miller, Paymaster
to the Urgent ; J. W. P. Fcord, Paymaster to the
Alarm ; Ti,. T. Haynes, Clerk to the Urgent ; and George
T. Chevney, Assistant-Clerk to the Urgent.
The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood held his last lev4e
this season, as First Lord, at the Admiralty yesterday.
At 6 a.m. yesterday invalids who had been sent home
to England from the Crimea, being sick and wounded,
to the number of 75 men of all ranks and various corps,
left the Invalid depot, Chatham, for Gravesend ; the
whole of the men are in excellent health and spirits.
Another party of invalids will leave the depot to-morrow.
Lieutenant and Adjutant James Pope, staff officer of
the Invalid depot, who has been recently appointed, has
commenced his duties.

HEREFORD CATTLE.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERS.A.LL'S.-THIIRSDAY,

Attendance scanty, and business dull in the extreme.

GOODWOOD STAKES.

Epaminondas and Surgeon-General were the only.'
horses backed for money : 6 to 1 was taken freely about
the former, and 7 to 1 to upwards of 7001. about the
latter. At the commencement 200 and 100, even, were
betted between the two. Offers to lay 500 to 200 on the
field against them-3 to 1 wanted. To the prejudice of
Quince, Syvagee advanced from 20 to 1 to 100 to 7
taken. In the City, in the course of the morning, Sy-
vagee was backed for all the money that could be got on
at 20 to 1. The other bets relative to this event were
only to small sums.
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G OODWOOD CUP.
70 to 40 was laid once against Baronoino, but the
current price was only 6to 4. Oulston was nominally
at 3to 1. Rattle is scratched.

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partrnent of the exhibition was thrown open to the public • --Z :-.1 - ••••
in the morning, and afterwards the cattle show, and not-
withstanding
an incessant and saturating rain the ground
was very well attended. Among the nobility and gentry
who were observed iu the yard, besides the stewards and
judges appointed by the society, were the Earl of Lops- •
dale and party • Sir James Graham, Bart., M.P. ; Lord
Wharncliffe, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Berners,
Lord Besborougb, the Hon. C. Howard, M.P. ; Sir
George Musgrave, Bart. ; Mr. Mechi, his Excellency
Baron von Usedorn, the Prussian Minister, Sir Wilfred
Lawson, Bait., and all the gentry of the neighbourhood.
The implement yard covers a, space of five acres. There are
120 entries embracing almost every agricultural mechani-
cal application that ingenuity has yet discovered. Pry-
dell's " steam•horse" has elicited a substantial mark of
approval from the judges, but, this has reference only to
the invention of the " Portable-railway,"and its applica-
tion to the wheels. It is not thought that the machine
in its present shape will answer ; but it is hoped that .
the discovery will have an important effect upon farming
operations. Usher's steam cultivator never reached the
trial ground. Its complex machinery, and the apparent
difficulty of locomotion tell greatly against it. It was
rescued to-day from the slough in which it fell yesterday,
but little was done with it. It seems to have been set
down as more ingenious than useful. the cattle show
possessed attraction which effectually drained the imple-
ment department of its visitors. As we had anticipated,
the display of horses, especially of Clydesdale's, from
Scotland and the northern parts of England, was un-
precedented in the society's awards. A large number of
Suffolks afforded the connoisseur an opportunity of com-
paring them with others. The horses from the locality,
and especially the stallions, were most excellent.
Some shown by Mr. Ferguson, of Harker Lodge,
eclipsed anything we had ever before seen. There was
scarcely ever a better display of short horns. Lord
Feversham's splendid red and white bull Gloucester,
from the late Earl of Ducie's stock, attracted great at-
tention. It succumbed to Mr. Booth's Windsor, than
which there was not a better animal in the yard. The
length of Windsor is 5 feet 3 inches ; from the hook
bone to the tail it measures 21 inches, and the same
across. Gloucester is 5 feet 2 inches in length, and 7
feet 4 inches in girth, not so much, it was said; by one
foot, as its measurement last year. The show of Here-
fords and Devons was particularly fine, the two great
rival breeders, Mr. P. Turner, of Leominster, and Mr.
Quartly, of South Melton, exhibiting unexceptionable
specimens. The sheep were not so numerous as at the
last exhibition at Lincoln ; but, if possible, the quality
generally was better. The other departments of the
exhibition were equally well stocked.
The following are the principal prizes :
SHORT-HORNED CATTLE.
To the owner of the best bull, calved previously to the
Ist of July, 1853, and not exceeding 4 years old, 30 sovs., •
Richard Booth, of Wallaby, near Northallerton. Second
best ditto ditto, 15 soya, Lord Feversham, of Duncombe-
park.
Owner of the best bull, calved since the Ist July, 1853,
and more than one year old, 25 sovs., Charles Towneley,
of Towneley-park, near Burnley. Owner of second best
ditto ditto, 15 sovs., I'. H. Fawkes, of Farnley-hall, near
Otley.
Owner of the best bull calf, 5 soya, Charles Towneloy,
of Towneley-park.
Owner of the best cow in milk or in calf, 20 sovs, Richd.
Booth, of Warlaby, near Northallerton.
Owner of the best heifer in milk or in calf, not exceed-
ing three years old, 15 sovs., Charles Towneley, of Towne-
ley-park, near Burnley. Owner of second best ditto ditto,
10 sovs., Richard Booth, of Warlaby, near Northallerton.
Owner of the best yearling heifer, 10 soya., John Hall,
of Kiveton-park, near Worksop. Owner of tho second
best ditto, 5 soya, Charles Towneley, :of Towneley-park,
near Burnley.

To the owner of the best bull, calved previous to the Ist
of July, 1853, and not exceeding four years old, 30 soya.,
Lord Berwick, of Cronkhill, near Shrewsbury.
Owner of second best ditto, 15 sovs., the Earl of Radnor,
of Coleshill House, near Highworth.
Owner of the best bull, calved since the Ist July, 1853,
and morn than ono year old, 25 sovs., Lord Berwick,
Cronkhill, near Shrewsbury.
Owner of second best ditto, 15 sovs., John Monkhonse,
of the Stow, near Hereford.
Owner of the best bull-calf, 5 sovs., Edward Williams,
of Llowess Court, near Hay.
Owner of the best cow in milk or in calf, 20 sovs., John
Monkhouso, of the Stow, near Hereford.
Owner of the second best ditto, 10 sovs., Philip Turner,
the Leen, Pembridge,,near Leominster.
Owner of the best heifer in milk or in calf, not exceed-
ing three years old, 15 sovs., John Walker, of Westfield
House, Holmer, neat Hereford.
Owner of second'best ditto, 10 sovs., William Perry, of
Choistrey, near Leominster.
' Owner of the best yearling heifer, 10 sovs., Lord Ber-
wick, of Cronkhill, near Shrewsbury.
Owner of second best ditto, 5 sovs., Walter Ilaybery, of
Brecon.

DEVON CATTLE.
Owrer of the best bull, calved previously to the Ist of
July, 78.3, a d not exceeding four years old, .=0 sovs.,
James Quartiy, of .Holland House, near South Molton.
Owner of the second best ditto, 15 sovs., James Quartly,
of MoHand House, near South illiolton.
Owner of the best bull, calved since the Ist of July, 1853,
and more than one year old, 23 sovs., George Turner, of
Barton, near Essex.
Owner of second best ditto, 15 sovs., Walter Farthing,
of Stowoy Court, near Bridgwater.
Owner of the best cow in milk or in calf, 20 sore., George
Turner, of Barton, near Exeter.
Owner of second best ditto, 10 sovs., George Turner, of
Barton, near Exeter.
SCOTCH CATTLE.
Excepting Galloway Cattle, which are provided for in the
Special Prizes offered by G. H. Head, Esq.

AYRSHIRE.
To the owner of the best bull, of any age, 10 sovs., John
Stewart of Strathaven, near Lanark.
Owner of the best cow of any age, 10 sovs., Wm. Muir,
of Harlington Mains, Wiston.
Owner of the best in-calf heifer, 5 soya., John Stewart,
of Strathaven, near Lanark.

ANGUS AND OTHER POLLED BREEDS.
Owner of the best bull, of any age, 10 sous., William
}.l`Combie of Tillyfour, near Aberdeen.
Owner Of the best cow, of any age, 10 sore., William
M'Cornbiu of Tilleyfour, near Aberdeen.
Owner of the best in-calf heifer, 5 sore., Wm. M'Com-
bie, of Tillyfour, near Aberdeen.

HIGHLAND AND OTHER HORNED BREEDS.
Owner of the best bull, of any age, 10 soya., Henry
Howard, of Groystoke Castle, near Peurith.
Owner of the best yearling bull, 10 soya., Neill Malcolm
of Poltalloch, Canton Mor, near Lochgilphead.
Owner of the best cow, of any age, 10 sovs., Neill Mal-
colm, of Polltalloch, Callton Mor.
Owner of the best stallion for agricultural purposes,
foaled in 1853, 20 sovs., Robt. Smith, of Ladyland, near
Dumfries,
Owner of second best ditto, 10 says., Henry Bailey, o
W”lgaston Farm, near Berkeley.
Owner of the best agricultural stallion, foaled in the
year 1854, 15 soya., Samuel and Robert Spencer, of Fleck-
noo, near Daventry.
Owner of the second best mare and foal for agricultural
purposes, 10 sovs., Robert Murray, of Park-gate-hall, near
Wigton. (Best not awarded.)
Owner of the best 2-yr-old filly for agricultural purposes,
15 sovs., Mr. Edward Holland, of Dumbleton-hall, near
Evesham.
Owner of second lost ditto, Edward Holland, of Dum-
bleton-hall, near Evosbam.
CLYDESDALE HORSES.

Owner of the best stallion, foaled previously to the lst
Januai y, 1853, 20 sous , Charles Phillips, of Cracrop, near
Brampton, Cumberland.
Owner of the best stallion, foaled in the year 1853. 15
sovs., James Newbigging, of liedhall, Kirkpatrick Flem-
ing.
Owner of the best mare, with her foal at her feet, 10
sows., James Douglas, of Athefstaneford Farm, near Drem.
Owner of the best filly, foaled in the year 1853, 5 sows.,
James Paterson, of Terrona, pear Langliolm, Dumfries.
SHEEP—LEICESTERS.

Owner of the best yearling ram, 25 sovs. (prize not
awarded). .
Owner of the best ram of any other age, 25 sovs., Wil-
liam Sanday, of Heinle Pierrepoiut, near Nottingham.
Owner of second best ditto, 15 sovs., William Sanday,
of Holme Pierrepoint, near Nottingham.
Owner of the best pen of five shearling ewes of the same
flock, 20 sovs., William Sanday, of Holme Pierrepoint,
near Nottingham.
Owner of second best ditto, 10 sovs., William Sanday,
of Holme Pierrepoiut, near Nottingham.
SHORT-WOOLLED SHEEP.
SHEARLING IZAMS.—CIass I.—First prize, William
Rigden, of Hove, near Brighton ; second prize, the Earl
Chichester, of Staumer Park.
Class 2.—First prize, William Rigden, of Hove ; second
prize, William Rigden, of Hove.
SHE AIMING EWES. -Alass 3.—First prize, Henry Lugar,
of Hengrave, near Bury St. Edmunds.
LONG-WOOLS.
SHEARLING rite,
I.—First prize, Willi"'
Lane, of Broadfield Farm, near Northleach ; second p
William Hewer, of Northleach, Gloucester.
f Aldsworth,
Class 2.—First prize,of Broad-
near Northleach ; second prize, William Lane,o
field Farm, near Northleach.
T Beale Browne, of
SHEARLING EWES.—First prize,• williani Lane, of
William Garne,
Hampers, Gloucester ; second prize,
Broadfield Farm, near Northleach. SHEEP.
HERDWICK MOUNT The prize, George Robin.
SHEARLING RAMS. —Class
son, of Orton-hall, Viresti? i;"founsey, of Askham, near
Class t2.—The prize, John
George
Peurith. Robinson, of
—The Priz
SHEARLING
Orton hall, Westmo,
C FACED MOUNTAIN.
It.--Class 1. —The •
SHEARLING 0 prize, Hugh Shield,
N •
Allendale, Northumberland,
of High Ac"°n' prize, Charles S
—The prize, James Brydon, of Mood-
Class Berland.
IvEsreland.
Summers, of Whitfield,
SHEARLING
law, Dumfries.
North
um
among the numerous prizes for implements were :
berianEdwE
s.
For the steam-cultivator that shall, in the most efficient
manner, turn the soil, and be an economical substitute for
the plough or the spade, 2001. not uot awarded. For the
plough best adapted for * R
and Sims. general purposes, 51., ansomes
For the plough best adapted for ploughing
more than nine inches deep, 5/., Ransomes and Sims. For
the best machine for making draining tiles or pipes for ag-
ricultural purposes, 51., J Whitehead. For the beat
cultivator,•
grubber, and scarifier, Si., Richard Coleman.
For the best drill for general purposes, 101.1 It. Garrett and
Son. For the best turnip drill on the flat, with manure,
51., R. Garrett and Son. For the best turnip drill on the
ridge, with manure, Si., R. Hornsby and Son. For the
best portable steam-engine, not exceeding eight-horse
power, applicable to threshing or other agricultural pur-
-1 poses, 201., Tuxford and Sons. For the best fixed I
steam-
engine, not exceeding 8-horse power, applicable to thresh-
-2 ing or other agricultural purposes, 20t., Ransomes and
Sims. For the best machine to dress corn for market,
after it has been screened and riddled, Si., R. Hornsby
1 and Son.

CAPITAL PUNISHMENTS IN AESTRALIA.—The crime of
rape is still a capital one in Australia. At the Geelong
Circuit Court, on the 26th of April, a man named John
Young was convicted of violating the person of Mrs.
Symons, the wife of a bold digger at Creswiok's-creek,
and sentenced to death by hanging, without hope of
reprieve.

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LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1855.

The Limited Liability Bill has at last got into
Committee ' But not without opposition ! Every
pretext for delay was adopted. Mr. MU NT; who
Was not always the advocate of restrictions on
trade and commerce, wished to reject the bill
altogether, being totally opposed to the principle,
while Mr. GLi would be contented to consign
it to the limbo of )
a select committee which now
appears to be considered
shelving any obnoxious the approved method of
measure that cannot very
consistently be opposed,
Many other representa-
tives of the " moneyocracy,,
consumed valuable
time in arguing the
dangerous consequences of
allowing small capitalists to invest a portion of
their surplus funds in any undertaking without
becoming responsible to the full extent of their
means, and even of their personal liberty for its
success. It might be supposed that "Trade"
was some exciting idol, to which no limited
homage could be offered, but to which the vox_
shipper should bind himself soul and body, With.
out reservation or exception.
It seemed to be considered, or at least it was I
argued as if such was the case, that the permis-
sion to place small sums of money in the hands
of a trader, on condition of receiving a certain
portion of the profits, in place of a fixed rate of
interest, would give occasion to the greatest
frauds on bona fide creditors, and that it
was necessary, beyond all things, to proven t

parties from participating in the gains of
trade unless they devote their entire time and
means thereto. The effect of the existing
system is, unquestionably, to deter any such in-
vestments ; for no man will subject himself to the
extraordinary risk, however great may be his
respect for and confidence in the manager or
managers of the undertaking. But what pos-
sible chance can there be of fraud, or injury to
the creditors, by the absorption of a certain sum
of money to meet the losses before any deduction
is made from the dividends of the creditors. It
is obvious that credit cannot be given on the
security of persons who are not known to be in
any way connected with the undertaking. The
ostensible managing party is the one who
alone is trusted ; and it is rare, indeed,
to find a hidden victim, whose entire
property can be seized on for the debts. The
practical effect of the restriction is, that the man
who would advance money under a limited liabi-
lity for a share of the profits, stipulates for an
enormous rate of interest, which can seldom be
met, and when a smash comes he proves against
the estate, and receives his proportion of the as-
sets, in place of relinquishing every claim, and
allowing the whole to be divided amongst the
trade creditors, as under a sounder system it
would be.

The simple; fact is, that the obnoxious system
is clung to by persons, some of whom have
free trade on their lips, but whose hearts are
brimful of monopoly whenever it can be useful to
themselves. The great object is to make money
scarce and dear, and to prevent the less wealthy
classes, who cannot afford to keep a banker, from
obtaining the necessary advances for carrying on
their business on anything like reasonable terms.
The abolition of the usury laws—a matter just
and reasonable per se, for why should there be
any distinction between money and other commo-
dities?—enabled those parties to exact exorbitant
rates, and to divert into their own pockets the
lion's share of the profits. The unfortunate
tradesman, who, perhaps, was too sanguine, and
thought he could afford to pay these extravagant
prices for monetary accommodation, finds his
hopes disappointed, and himself eventually forced
into the Gazette, the undue restrictions sanctioned
by law being the chief cause of his difficulties.
It was said that the modification, such as it is,
would occasion wild speculation. We totally
dissent from the assertion, and are convinced that
the mania for foreign loans, railways, mines, (h.,
have been altogether occasioned by the prohibi-
tion to advancing money on a share of the profits.
Men who have a few hundreds saved are not satis-
fied with the rate of interest offered by the Funds
or the Savings Banks, and they do not like to be
known as lenders of money at 20 or 30 per cent.
They rush, then, eagerly at any speculation that
offers a better prospect of legitimate gain, and
are too often sufferers by their undue confidence.
But if the channels for legitimate investments
were enlarged—if men could join an active and
industrious neighbour in whom they have confi-
dence—there would not be so much inducement
to fling their spare cash into bubble companies ;
and Messrs. STRUTT and Co. may rest assured
that they would, before riskipg their hard earn-
ings, make every due inquiry into the character
and position of the speculation.
Lord PALMERSTON spoke fairly and above-
board. He took the most efficient means of cur-
tailing the eloquence of the talkers against time,
by intimating that, even if the session was to con-1
tinue until September, the bills should be carried.
This is as it should be. It is the only possible
mode of making amends for the past delays, and
we have little doubt but that it will prove effec-
tual. The measures themselves do not by any
means go as far as we could wish, but we look on
them as instalments of justice, and as the intro-
duction of the sharp end of the wedge which will,
ere long, lead to still more important and valuable
results.

Sebastopol must be at present the grand centre
of operations. Nothing has yet shaken the general
conviction that the object of the expedition thither
was a wise one, however diverse may be the
opinions on the plan and conduct of the attempt
last autumn. Indeed, with the exception of the
Peelites and Manchester members, the enormous
resources of the beleaguered fortress have only
strengthened the conviction that, cost what it
may, Sebastopol, with the whole Crimea, must be
transferred to other hands. The inquiry, however,
is constantly arising—Can no collateral efforts be
made ? If they can, their direct utility in making
the War painfully felt by the enemy is obvious,
and their indirect use, in compelling a division of
forces and diverting reinforcements from the
Crimea, is very plain also. Kertch, Yenikale,
&c., have been such promising specimens of what
might be done, and that too in early summer,
that we feel unwilling such achievements should
remain, like Bomarsund, a solittiry success of the
fleet, not followed by others to which it seems
naturally to point the way.

It should be remembered that of many impor-
tant and attractive moves all cannot be made at
once, with a limited number of troops. We are
too apt, supposing that we must have spare
troops and ships at the Crimea, to dazzle
our imaginations with all the exploits of which
perhaps but one or two could be accomplished
even by the greatest skill and zeal. Still, one can
but belie\ e that had NAPOLEON I. been in com-
mand on shore, and had he at his disposal a fleet
like ours, with a NELSON for his Admiral, the
whole coast of the Black Sea westward of Sebas-
topol would have cut a very different figure from
what it yet does ; from the mouth of the Danube
round to Perekop not one stone would have been
left on another to shelter a regiment marching to
the relief of Sebastopol. The treachery of Austria
would have been checkmated at Odessa, Nicolaieff,
andoticlrh,e,rgsoren.
a
t contemporary" has, we perceive,
taken up, though rather late, what we urged ear-
lier in the summer, and for the same reason—the
forcing and opening the mouth of the Danube, in
order to liberate for our markets the agricultural
wealth of the Danubian provinces. We never
could conceive why this obvious means of easing
our Commissariat in the Crimea, and of aiding our
markets at home, has been so long neglected,
especially since cheap bread is identical with a
lighter pressure of taxation, and the project,
therefore, might almost figure amongst the "Ways
and Means" of the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
as well as amongst military plans. Our contem-
o mitshoehiecfause.
done, It
nios
Austria
e n
al iggahi
nt e slus aNs to
good hindered, but Austria is sure to have had
her share in it. Why could we not fight in
earnest at first ? Austria, is the answer. Why
not have a Polish Legion ? Austria again. Why
not march the Turks into the provinces and Bes-
sarabia after the retreat of the Russians ? Aus-
trian bullies were in the road. Why were we
assaultedliberated
so
murderously at Inkerman ? Austria
in
forcenients from the Danube. Why
were the Generals
so slow to act in the spring
Austria had got their masters in the Conference-
net at Vienna. And •
now, why may not our gun-
, boata- open a passage betw
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lachia, and Bulgaria, and Mark Lane ? The 1
answer—and her old and faithful coadjutor, the ;
Times, ought to know—is again, Austria ! If
there be any Government in Europe which Eng-
lishmen, and Frenchmen too, have cause to wish,
as our friends of the Green Isle might say, at the
bottom of the bottomless pit, that Government
assuredly is Austria. According to the Times
she will neither let us fight nor eat. We-quite
agree with our contemporary. We warn Lord
PALMERSTON, however (and also Lord PALMER-
STON'S unavowed master), that, if through unpro-
pitious harvest weather, or any other cause, bread
should be dear next winter, he' and his Austria
will not be spared by an indignant nation.
Then Odessa is in every one's mouth. Our
army, or—even if we be entirely successful—a
great part of it, must winter in the Crimea. How
important to the security of their position that
Odessa should be incapacitated for the transit and
support of troops. This was fully proved last
autumn. No false mercy must be shown
this year ; mercy to Odessa will again
be martyrdom to our brave soldiers. The
same reasons apply to the other sea-coast or river
towns between Odessa and Perekop ; wiih the ad-
ditional reason in the case of Nicolaieff, that it is
the southern Dockyard of Russia.
Then, again, the vicinity of Sebastopol on the
north seems to offer great military allurements.
Near the Belbec, we believe it is possible to land
troops under the support of our ships, and to
enable them to fortify a camp whence they might
threaten the north of Sebastopol and the march
of relieving columns, or of supplies of food, and
perhaps of ammunition. Suppose the next attack
on the Malakhoff and Redan were preceded for a
few days by a combined naval and military de-
monstration on the north side, might it not do
somewhat to divide the resources of the garrison ?
It may seem presumptuous for civilians to indulge
in such suggestions, but we are all of us now
getting used to military subjects, and we can
assure our military readers we retain our proper
deference for professional knowledge, though we
hold ourselves able to comprehend its reasonings,
and to proffer suggestions for its contemplation.
In the Crimea we may add that the Russians
surely will not be permitted, as is reported to be
the case, to fortify Arabat or its singular penin-
sula. We have already proved that they cannot
without our permission.

To advert, in conclusion, to a very different
region. Can nothing be effected in the Baltic
worthy of our fleet there ? Early this year we
stronglyurged either that something should be done
in the Baltic sufficiently vigorous to make a
powerful diversion iu favour of our operations in
the south, or that a blockade merely should be
maintained there, and powerful gun-boats, with
guns of very long range, and other vessels, should
be sent to the Euxine in sufficient numbers to
sweep everything there from Bessarabia to Ba-
toum. The naval strength has been, however,
actually sent to the Baltic. The Daily News
shows that it is now just double what it was under
the command of Sir CHARLES NAPIER. We hope
there is some practical object in this. The object
ought to be to have both sufficient strength to
, keep the Russian navy imprisoned, and at the
same time to cover the landing of an army to
form the basis of operations in Poland. If Lord
DUNDONALD may not blow up Cronstadt except
by rule, and if it be really useless to attempt bat-
tering the forts of the Neva with what Sir C.
WOOD has provided for that purpose, what else
can be done than what we have indicated ?
Deserters tell us that 10,000 Poles are ready to
join our ranks from St. Petersburg, if we do but
give them an opportunity. An intelligent Swedish
correspondent has pointed out that even the people
of Sweden, burning as they are with hostility to
Russia, still think the Allies must attack her
Northern as well as her Eastern power, before
Sweden can safely declare war against the over-
bearing neighbour who threatens her liberty.
Nothing, indeed, can be more absurd than to
weaken the universal enemy towards Turkey, and
at the same time to leave him striding on to the
German Ocean. To us and to France the Sound
is of more consequence than the Bosphorus.

What is the Administrative Reform Association
about ? Letters of congratulation and approval
are very pleasant writing, but they don't advance
a cause much, however they may mark its pro-
gress ; and really, in this case, the leaders of the
Association seem disposed to give themselves more
credit for the appointments to which we refer than
actually belongs to them. We could have no ob-
jection to this provided its tendency, under the
circumstances, were not mischievous.

Look at the Anti-Corn-Law League. Nobody
would attempt to deny that its successes were
trumpeted loudly far and wide; and for ourselves
we did our best to give them publicity rather
than hinted at any impropriety—and why ? Not
because we sympathised any more in proportion to
its importance with that movement than the pre-
sent, but because the announcement of every suc-
cess was hurled like a shell into the opposing
camp, and was followed by a more confident and
eager march forward. The League had not an
inch of indolence in its composition, and it
succeeded so soon because it struggled and fought
for the speediest possible success. Wherever
your business engagements, or pleasure trips, car-
ried you—there was the League. Its tracts—
which were tracts, and absorbed dulness instead
of dispensing it—were in every train, and its
agents armed, against all hazards, sonorous, logi-
cal, humorous, and convincing, held forth tri-
umphantly in every locality. It was represented
during the canvas—it was in high feather at the
hustings—it breathed indignant reprobation from
the pulpit--it woke to reason the slumbering
senate. It had to encounter the prejudices of
one-half of the population—it had to contend
with the unabated power of the territorial aris-
tocracy, and the sarcastic censure of the most
eloquent statesmen. It had to teach the people
their grievances, and point out to commerce a
royal road to the nations of the world, and the
movement succeeded, because from the depths of
their hearts the Leaguers meant it, and to the
utmost of their ability strove to secure it. With
half the advantages the Administrative Reform
Association possesses it would have recorded al-
ready victories to which
.the late appointments
are a mere bagatelle.
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letters to which we have referred we should have
said it was " crow'ners quest" defunct, and, in
melancholy mood, had left a couple of tracts to
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be heard ? What encourap
cement have the advo-
cates of Administrative Reform from
it in the
Senate ? What pulpit has caught a generous
sympathy from its appeals? What laustin.gs has
sent forth a sound from it that has reverberated
through the great heart of the nation ? What
has it done towards the registration and the com-
tion ? And echo answers, What ?
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111 HEAVEN'S name, we say, let the Association
be up and stirring. To move manfully with such

a move, nent, is to prove yourself a patriot ; to lead
it vigo cously and skilfully, is to achieve high re-
nown ; but to fall asleep at its head were more
than a fault—it were a crime. The Association
holds a position, the occupation of which may,
we hope it will not turn out to have been, a barrier
to the ingress of men more resolved and effective.
In common honour the Association must move
faster, or make room for others. The interests
at stake are of too great magnitude to admit of
dawdling delay. The army of England groans
under the incubus of patronage, has been mar-
tyrised by the imbecility, recklessness, and ignor-
ance of men in office, and continues exposed to
the same risk even to this day. A great war has
been wilfully or ignorantly blundered and dwarfed
to a degree nothing but the heroism of our gal-
lant fellow-countrymen has rescued from utter
contempt. The confidence of the nation has been
shamefully violated, and the great English people
live daily in apprehension of an ignominious peace.
With abuses unremedied—with evils imminent—
with confidence lost—with the mightiest interests
at stake, and liable to be sacrificed to the pettiest
dynastic whim—and with corruption rife in our
representative system, there is every incentive
that should stimulate patriotic Englishmen
to the most determined and ceaselessly-sustained
action that can well be found, applied with un-
usual force. It will delight us exceedingly to
find the Association rising from its torpor, as we
trust it will, and proving itself equal to the occa-
sion and to the importance of the object. Vigor-
ous as well as well-meaning leaders of the move-
ment are absolutely necessary to success.

It will be seen by a paragraph in another
column that Government are about to adopt the
plan we have suggested for the last twelve months,
of forcing an entrance into Sebastopol from the
sea. This is to be effected by means of vessels
of every kind, and a land force of 40,000 men.