The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-13 00:00:00

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LIEUT.-GEN. Silt WILLIAM NAPIER.

TO TUE EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS.
SlR,—The accompanying documents speak for them-
selves ; and as your journal was one of those whose re-
porter misrepresented Sir James Graham's speech, I have
a right to ask, and do ask, as a matter of justice the in-
sertion of the enclosed documents in the Daily News.
W. NAPIER, Lieutenant-General.

TO THE EDITOR OF GALIGNANI'S MESSENGER.
Sir,—ln your paper of the 27th ultimo the following
passages appeared :
"The honourable gentleman had commented rather
hastily on the deaf and dumb clerk : he was originally
appointed as an act of charity." "He was the son of
Sir TVilliam, Napier."
Taken apparently from the English journals, and pur-
porting to be part of Sir James Graham's speech on ➢Zr.
Lindsay's motion, these false and offensive passages have
been by you circulated over Europe, and I therefore call
on you to insert this my formal contradiction, together
with the accompanying copy of a letter from Sir J.
Graham, showin,g that his words bad been utterly mis-
represented.

My son, however, is unhappily deaf and dumb, and
he was in the Irish Quartermaster-General's office, where
for twelve years he performed the service of his place
with all the intelligence and ability so justly eulogised
by Sir J. Graham, but at the end of that time was driven
to reign by a wanton, unjustifiable exercise of tyrannical
power on the part of Lord Panmure, then Secretary of
War, founded solely on his own gratuitous assumption
that my son must be, from his affliction, incompetent.
Had he perpetrated one-hundreth part of the official
errors the War Ministers have, and are still committing,
for the destruction of our army in the Crimea, there
might have been some excuse for this foul oppression,
which rendered twelve years of his life unavailing, and
cast him forth without personal resources upon the
world ; but, instead of failing himself, he more than
once saved his superiors from perpetrating such pernici•
our errors, and hence, perhaps, the cruel oppression
practiced towards him.
April 10.

NAPIER, Lt.-General.

idde-aunsfilna
under
servants, (No. 2.)
Netherby, April 6, 1855.
Sir, —I have this day had the honour of receiving your
letter, dated the 4th, transmitted to me from Liverpool,
by Sir Duncan MacDougall.
The extract from Galignani, purporting to be a report
of a portion of a speech made by me in the House of
Commons, on the 23d of March, is altogether erroneous.
The deaf and dumb clerk, whose case Mr. Lindsay .
had brought under the notice of the house, is a gentle-
man at Somerset-house, on the Naval Establishment!
recently promoted by me on account of his good cond!il$
and superior merits. I vindicated his promotion 0.110:_f
ground. I said that the appointment of this geeurtai.
_itia,
17.2.dtis anyg au pi
zip ed eared
civil
yt i)I
had been made originally from charitablef
bee:
hislasberovu:sed*
and that he had fully justified it by
to be a most
tainraents.
dumb was ewnatsolltdoissaquyatibifiacat ttlibiuoenvm,eaßriysfuonretrau.rly
r:wnthe expressions
me ; and there
yblimycoosurerrvfaanmti.iy.
me toc consider dseornietoxf,:cfso4asirroarnwon.::
serveslomlfi:tiliiesiyisine
these natural defects, and e
--i have,
J. E• GRAHAM'.
which I used, so far
less
efficient and meritorious P
was nothing said, much
you or intended,
which can be re-
This is the
(Signed) &c.,
Wm N •
Lieut.-Gen. Sir Wm. Napier, R.c.)3j.
garded as offensive. to ..

IRS

AL MAIL STEAIf-PACKET
COMPAAY MEETING.

The generel meetirio„, of the
A. Colville in the chair.
at the London Tavern—Mr.
proprietors of this com-
pany
was held Yesterday,
Capt. CHAPPLE, the secretary, read the report, which
stated that the directors proposes a dividend of 2/. per
share for the six months ending Dec 31. The working
account for the year shows
an increase. of 20,0921. in
passage money and freight ; but, on the other band, •
there has been an augmentation of 15,0421. in the
cost of coal. The receipts from the Government '
were 263,695/. for the contract mail service, avid .
236,320/. for the hire of transports and the victualling
of troops. The vessels still retained in connection wit*
the war are—the Magdalena, Tamar, Medway, Thames,
Trent, and Severn, while the Parana has been taken by
the French Government for five months certain. The
surplus of the working account fir the year is 281,45,11.,
out of which the large sum of 107,207/. is applied to the
General Reserve Fund to meet repairs, exclusive of ttn
appropriation of 61,4581. for di-terioration. The inte-
rest paid on loans was 13,9721., and the last half•yearTy
dividend of 2/. per share_baving amounted to 29,680/.,.
the balance now remaining is 69,1621.
The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report,
int
the fiShepherdnancial
wished to know why a Si. dividend. was
whmicrh. daefdterby noticingCa pt
not allowed instead of 2/.! Why should the sharellicaders
the company,
wQatismsTecEosn,
not have the advantage of what they earn ?
The CHAIRMAN said they must. pay their debts firs 't.
poe Rion of
After some discussion on the accounts, the report t, was
adopted, and thanks having been voted to the chair. ullln'
the proceedings terminated.

W HOLESA.LE PROVISION MERCHANTS AND GROCERS.
THE Proprietor of an Old Established Business
in the South of England, now doing a large trade, entirely
'wholesale, is desirous to meet with a purchaser. The Stock, if ix-
tares, and Roe'k-debts may be taken at a vaination. The premises
are very extensive and convenient, also most eligibly situated.
Terms may be had, by letter only, by applying to George Smith,
Esq., solicitor, Sontbampton-buildings, Holborn, London, which
communication will be treated confidentially.
March 27, 1835.

VISIT ~of the EMPEROR and EMPRESS of
the FR ENCII, and their reception by hl Royal Highness
ItINCE ALBERT at DOVER, on MoNDAY, 16th April, 1855.-
2,017 TH EASTERN' RAILWAY.—A Special train will leave Lon-
don Bridge Station for. Dover, on. Monday next, the 16th April, at
8.0 a.m„ returning from Dover at 6.30 p.m., calling at Croydon both
ways. Fares there and back-6s. thir l class ; Bs. second class ; 10s•
first class.
The Company's splendid Steamers will be in readiness 032 the
arrival of the Train, for a TRIP to SEA, and may probably
the Emperor with the Fleet in the Channel. meet
I.H. BARLOWE, General Manager.
London Bridge Terminus, 12th April, 1855.

TUT ROYAL HAYMARKET.
tru,ler the management of 2.1. r. Bucheione.

THIS EITENrC(3.

be preamted THE SECRET AGENT. Principal characters
Ly Mr. Backstens and Miss E. Chaplin.
To be followed by a new Ballet, In which the Spanish Dancers
will appear, entitled TEE EVENING FESTIVAL.

After which, a new Extravaganza. called TIE NEW HAY.
MARNE r 6PRI4G MEETING, 1855.
To ccrclnde with TLIE GALICIAN FETE.

ROYAL PRINCE?S'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. dp
under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEEN.
THIS EVENING,

will be performed the original adaptation of Casimir Delavigne's
pistorical Play, entitled LOUIS THE ELEVENTH. Principal
character by Mr. C. Kean.
To conclude with (3rd time) a Romance, in two acts, entitled
THE MULETEER OF TOLEDO; or, King, Queen, and Knave.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.
Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING,

Will be performed the Drama entitled THE MYSTERIOUS
STRANGER.

To conclude with A NEW EDITION OF THE FAIRY TALES
OF MOTHER GOOSE, with numerous highly-coloured Illustrations

ROYAL OLYMPIC' THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan.

THI3 EVENING.

W,ll be performed a Comedietta, called L.tW FOR L A DIES
Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, G. Vining, H. Cooper, Eanvers
and Miss Castteton.

After which, KILL OR CURE. Characters by Messrs. Robson,
Emery, and F. Vining ; Mrs. A. Wigan and Miss Bromley.
To be followed by the Fairy Extraraganza, called THE YELLOW
DWARF AND THE KING OF IHE GOLD MINES.