The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-30 00:00:00

SIR GEORGE BROWN AT LEA

Sir George Brown baring taken up 11
Leamington, where Lady Brown has ()cal
fur some time past, the inhabitants of the
trict determined to make a public recognit
vices in the East by presenting him, with 5t
gratulatin.g him on his safe return to Eng
dress, numerously signed, was entrusted is
consisting of the Hon. C. B. Percy, Lord
Col. Tryor, Major Hopkins, &c., who on
waited upon Sir George at his residence,
place. The Hon. C. B. Percy, in presentin
said they were not so presumptuous as to
that expression of their feelings they could
to the nobly-earned reputation: which ha
fully acknowledged by Parliament and the
they were anxious to testify their gratil
those who, through the accumulated horre
disease, had; shown a noble endurance
sense of duty which even the impatient
murmurs of the country, stimulated by 3 I
and irresponsible press, could not impair.
The address having been read, and ,
George, he delivered the following reply
G-entleroen,—l thank you most sincerer
gratulations with which you and your fell
•bave been so good as to receive me on
England, but the flattering terms in whid
• is expressed are so far beyond any person
can claim that I am sure I shall only earl
them as the expression of your sentiments
at the conduct of the gallant army with 06)
been associated; for, in reality, I have clarper
this war nothing more than carry out, to
ability and judgment, the orders and instraear
have from time to time received from 'ree.,,t4
spected and much lamented chief. Filth
army, I may safely assert that its condo do
yond all praise, and that at no period in re,,551.9)
this country has the nation bad more Efo'j
proud of the conduct of its troops. ~,de °if/
mind you, of the soldiers alone, but incw fott
the officers by whom they have been led'
ttD6;o'`,l
men, the men of the army are indignant str,or'',,*
that have been made by an unscrupulous r sll,!b
press of this country to villify their officerf;tilp4
rate their interests from their own. It jS 1,44
a misrepresentation to assert that the ofgeeto
are generally and habitually inattentive
,A telff
or that the condition of the troops w0ni,',.00.4
by having a larger portion of the officers e'epti'ii;
ranks, for it is precisely because they are g
the men are so much attached to then' gold
therefore, far from meaning to speak in diglicelN
individuals who may have raised the tv#
own merits, many of whom I know to 1),4r1„.06'1,
degree respectable, I assert that the, rnTgoet,'
this country would be less popular, and ul-oft':,oil
not be so well maintained, if the majoritiortl:,',,.
were of this description. Look at the pr°,-of i
by the officers to the men, in the returns is
wounded, in all the actions that linvOto 11,6't/'
It is always nearly double what it cough,"( 10lfr
at the very last affair---that of the 18th n'
which we find a list of 93 officers to sn,ltt
the number which would have answered 'l,OO
why is this ? Because the officers, being tov,
tlemen, are accustomed to set an examplaiollo;:4
and the men, although ready enough to stb,
expect to be led. Depend upon it the 1,6,81, tli,td!"
tion of the British army is interfered sv" 'ea's( ;;,
will be for the troops as well as for themect
I myself have always considered it a stleellelli
that the committee of inquiry which has iver,,,w,
ting, instead of examining witnesses wh° ere "If
w'
position to know much of what they aa t 1)
about, had not sent to Paris, or broilfitbA 0,,;(1
French officers who had been associate' foorta";''
lish troops. The committee would haYstoof tjpf
allies have formed a very different esti/001e
of our troops from that which has been
of their own countrymen.
The deputation then retired.

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.PERUVIAN BONDII-0013P.

.41
TO THE EDITOR OF TIP ter-4 /
Sin, --As
As you very ably supported Ptottl:
bondholders of Peru during the neetotiaita'>
ment of the An 10-Peruvian loan in 183',(10,1' 41[9:i
effected, let me observe under the fornieriiigile':rj
of General Castilla, and which proved s°,o...iale,p.f""A
tory to the British creditors of that St,a"tv arred'
a few words with reference to your id","‘ tilte74
25th inst., wherein it is observed that ptt i'4
Government will probably make every evert,' 0!
the home debt of Peruinto an ii-i)°,111:0
a design originating exclusively with
merit of Peru under M. Echanique, 6°V'l;_i.oi.'
Pre
been the chief object of the sent 4sc
''9 Ot
General Castilla to defeat." So far fro r 131,0 g tto,,
being entertained by General Castilla, ,eiot the
hero, Don F. de Rivero, it is wellknowo frn,iP 4
character of the domestic debt of Per°',,,,, iattd-iiii°
to swamp the finances of that country L'otea' tbago!/
on the British money market, AM l'h„e,tecl foiet)-Sloe
of the revolution that has just terra',l`-over-, is'
throw of M. Echanique. The present 'ofs (4111, lOde
General Castilla has given the best Pr,°4 by 848, °lt,
to satisfy the British bondholders he'n irt I°,lo Atitt
able settlement of the loan alluded t'eot.
'
now raising the sinking fund to 5 Per Grove foci
proof of the integrity of the presea
Peru could be given ;Ifor if the agiull:cieb to f,
applied to the gradual extinction of t'
rea so°
cias p
it will be so applied we have every eat ti to,'
from the well known honesty of Prcsi aeclie4"
the fact of there being ample means, Press
financial ageney.in London has beed Ca'th of
eminent firm of Gibbs, CrawleY Ivor' 00)04'
amount than from 70,0001. to VP o tiOft „419
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will be redeemed every half-Year, Y • ht Pt 0
remark
lbe cancelled in 16 or to nadero
in your city article referred re ova
false i z ,ourc
oe 14
affecting the character of ita agents la A OP
affOr ofy
impression on the minds of
have no doubt you will kindly
valuable journal for this note. ,05101
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