The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-05 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—For four years you have urged the importance
of Lord Palmerston being Prime Minister. You have
incessantly pointed to him as a Statesman possessing the
most ability and experience ; and had your suggestions
been carried out we might have been spared the
disasters that have happened within the last six
months. Sebastopol would have been take* by a
coup de main, or proper preparations would have
been made for a regular siege. 'With the chief
responsibility resting on Lcrd Palmerston, to him would
be the honour of success or the disgrace of failure ;
this would have brought out to the utmost the great
energy and ability that every one allows that he pos-
sesses, and the nations, on the Continent, who have been
accustomed to regard him as an enemy to despotism,
would sy►npathise even more than they do at present
with the Western Powers. Were Lord Palmerston Pre-
mier it would give a reality to the war, and make it
more evidently► that which it is in reality—a struggle
between the principles of freedom and despotism.
Had the Germans confidence in the sincerity of
our Government, which they never could have
whilst Lord Aberdeen was Premier, the vacillating poi-
licy of the King of Prussia and the Emperor of Austria,
however they might desire it, would be impossible.
What is our position at present ? for it is necessary
that we should consider it. Our army, composed as it
was of the boldest soldiers that ever lived, is destroyed
or nearly so—not by the enemy, but by the mismanage-
ment of those who must owe their position to Lord
Aberdeen.

Our incompetency to develop. the resources of the
country for offence or defence is demonstrated to the
whole world, and it will be fortunate if the nations in
India who are kept in subjection more by our
prestige than by our armies do not begin to doubt
our omnipotence ; and, encouraged by Russia, endea-
vour to throw off our yoke. And what is almost worse
than all, the want of confidence in the Government
in England bas so completely paralysed trade that
thousands are out of employment, and the dis-
tress in the manufacturing districts is increas-
ing every week. This stagnation in trade is
not owing to the war —it is only since the in-
competency of Lord Aberdeen has been so glaring that
it has taken place. There is but one remedy for
these evils. There is but one way to restore confidence
and to revive trade, to preserve what there is left of
our army, and give it fresh spirit.
Your suggestion must be carried out. Lord Palmer-
ston must be Prime Minister.—Yours, &c.,

C. W. S.

SAILING OF THE ASIA.—The British and North
American royal mail steam-ship Asia, Captain Lott,
sailed from Liverpool for Boston on Saturday forenoon,
at twenty minutes past eleven o'clock, with a large cargo,
the usual mails, and 109 passengers.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-packet
Madrid, Captain N. Cook, has arrived at Southampton
with the Peninsular nails. Her dates are—Gibralty.r,
Jan. 25 ; Cadiz, 26 ; Lisbon, 29 ; Vigo, 30th, The
Madrid brings 31 passengers, amongst whom are Mr.
Oliveira, M.P. and lady ; Captain Maherley, R.A.
Captain Younghusbhnd, R.A.
SHEERNESS.—The screw steam-frigate Horatio, Com-
mander Robert Jenner, has arrived at Sheerness from
Harwich. A court-martial is ordered to be assembled
on board the flag-ship Waterloo to try one of the ward-
room officers of the Horatio on a grave charge of a
breach of discipline.
rine TELEGRAPH IN ITALY.—The Messuggere of Modena
announces officially that the telegraphic lines just com-
pleted between Massa and Sarzana, and which form a
link of couusnunicatien between Tuscany and Piedmont,
are now open to the public.
TIIE HOSPITAL KITCHENS AT SCUTARI. —M. A. Soyer,
of high culinary celebrity, bas offer ed his services gra-
tuitously, and will proceed direct t. Scutari for a shurt
time, at his own personal expense, t-) regulate this im-
portant department, if the Government will honour him
wit!m their confidence, and grant him the full power of
acting according to his own knowledge and experience
in such matters.
Prince Napoleon, before leavieg Constantinople to
return to France, presented Dr. Fauvel, who attended
him durinr, bis illness, with a gold snuff-box set with
diamonds as a mark of his esteem.
Ma. H. FENwicK, M.P. —The following placard was
extensively circulated in Sunderland yesterday (Thurs.
"y). Mr. Fenwick's vote has created considerable
dissatisfaction at Sunderland :—" Mr. H. Fenwick,
M.P. for Sunderland, voted for the wholesale starvation
of our soldiers in the Crimea."—Durham Advertiser.
Rear-Admiral Count de Elossvile has just died at
PariF, aged 84. He was a member of the Order of St.
Louis and of the Legion of Honour, and also of a Por-
tuguese Order,