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

TO THE EDITOR OF GALIGNANI'S MESSENGER b.

Sir,---In your paper of the 27th ultimo the fol Vowing
passages appeared :
"The honourable gentleman had commented rather
hastily on the deaf and dumb clerk: he was aril :inally
appointed as an act of charity." "He was the son of
Sir William, Napier."

Taken apparently from the English journals, an: d pur-
porting to be part of Sir James Graham's speech a la Mr.
Lindsay's motion, these false and offensive passage s have
been by you circulated over Europe, and I therei.c 're call
on you to insert this my formal contradiction, t ogether
with the accompanying copy of a letter from , Sir J.
Graham, showing that his words had been utter ply mis•
represented.
My son, however, is unhappily deaf and dum I?), 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 eu3 wised
by Sir J. Graham, but at the end of that time was, driven
to resign by a wanton, unjustifiable exercise of tyri nnical
power on the part of Lord Paumure, then Secret ;ary of
War, founded solely on his own Gratuitous assail option
that my son must be, from- his affliction, incomi .etent.
Had he perpetrated one•hundreth part. of the • ,fficial
errors the War Ministers have, and are still • o nm itting,
fur 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 unavailin; and
cast him forth without personal resources ups n the
world ; but, instead of failing himself, he more than
once saved his superiors from perpetrating such p ernici-
our errors, and hence, perhaps, the cruel opi cession
practiced towards him.
April 10.

WM. NAPIER, Lt.-Gen petal,

(No. 2.)
Netherby, April 6, L 855.

Sir, —I have this day had the honour of receiviil g your
letter, dated the 4th, transmitted to me from Live rpool,
by Sir Duncan MacDougall. t
The extract from Cialignani, purporliog to be a report
of a portion of a speech made by me in the Hoi Ise of
Commons, on the 23d of March, is altogether erroi lame.
The deaf and dumb clerk, whose case Mr. Li ndsay
had brought under the notice of the house, is a entle•
man at Somerset-house, on the' Naval Establis l g iment,
recently promoted by me on account of his good c ?millet
and superior merits. I vindicated his promotion on this
ground. I said that the appointmcnt of this gen tleman
had been made originally from charitable consideilttions,
and that he bad fully justified it by his services and ate
tainraents.
I went on to say that the misfortune of being deaf and
dumb was no disqualification, as Mr. Lindsayappel.role
me to consider it ; for one of the most distinguishes]
servants, a son of Sir William Naier, laboured tender
these most'
efficient
and naturalmdeerfietcotrsi,o andus
public
wassemant.
he expressions
This is the exact, and very near] a ;
and there
which I used, so far as my memory se7
lied which can. be re.
was nothing said, much less intour
_erei_y.-
1 I have), Sm.,
garded. as offensive to you or y f J. E. GRAIIIm.
(Signed) . C.E.
known to be si.
ler,
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• .ROY.AL M 412 STEAM-PACKET '
comp ANY MEETING.

generel meeting of the proprietors of this com..
The held yesterday, at the London Tavern--Mr.
shrseosee"eadt
proposesai
nra secretary,
Drinee aacc dr. .
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statedasiiiCnOrCYean:l itv;rhilflgotal GRAPPLE,
erht ei
ttnhis'tieeh eymietraohernce chair.soh
passage money and freight ; but, on the' other 'hand,
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,. and
236,3201. for the hire of transports and the victualling
of 'troops. The vessels still retained in connection witk
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. Thel
surplus of the working accountntfolre*
out of which the large sum of 107,2071. is applied c
an
General Reserve Fund to meet repairs, exclusive of !appropriation of 61,4581. for dtterioratiloanst.
hal
alfyearlY
inte-
rest paid on loans was 13,9721., and the
to 29,6801.,
dividend of 21. per share having amounted
the balance now remaining is 69,162
The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report,
Shepherd.. .
financial position of
shouldth e
year
the is
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was
which was
the company, wished to know
virhy
why a Si. dividend
no
The CHAIRMAN h pay th •
said they must
of what they earn ?
their debts first.
not
After some
not have the advantaged.ussion on the accounts, the report was
discussion
mipated.
' the proceedioBl Or
adopted, and thanks having been voted to the Chairman,
a ft
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400116LZiA.LA iohGTIRTAUX MERCHLNTS AffD GROCZR3.
rHE Proprietor of an Old Established Business
1 in the South of England, now doing a large trade, entirely
wholesale, is desirous to meet with a purchaser. The stock, r 'a-
ttires, and Book-debts may be taken at a valuation. The premises
are very extensive and convenient, also most eligibly situated.
'Terms mey be had, by letter only, by applying to George Smith,
Zsq., solicitor, Southampton-buildings, Holborn, London, which
communication will be treated confidentially.
March 27, 1855.

VISIT of the EMPEROR and EMPRESS of
the FRENCU, and their reception by hli Royal libthness
PRINCE ALBERT at DOVER, on MoNDAY, 16th April, 1855.
ISOUTII EASTERN RAILWAY.—A Special Train will leave Lon-
don Bridge Station for Dover, on Monday next, the 16th April. at
ILO a.m., returning from Dover at 6.30 p.m., calling at Croydon both
ways. Fares there and back-6s. thin! class ;
Ilrst class. Bs. second class; 10s.

The Company's splendid Steamers will be in readiness on the
arrival of the Train, for a !TIP to SEA, and may Probably meet
She Emperor with the Fleet in the Channel.
L R. BARLOWE, General Manager.
London Bridge Terminus, 13th April, 1855'

THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.
Under the management of Mr. Buckatene.
THIS EVENING,

/rine Presented THE SECRET AGENT. Principal characters
" air. Baekstcne and Miss E. Chaplin.
To be fulloared by a new Ballet, in which the Spanish Dsneers
Intl appear, entitled Tilt; LVENING FESTIVAL.

After which, a new Extravaganii, called THE NEW HAY
sPaING MEETING, 1855.
To ccrc!ude with TIIE GALICIAN FETE.

ROYAL PRINCESS'3 TLIEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. Cauf.ra KERN.

TIIIS EVENING,

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

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

Will be performed the Drama entitled THE MYSTERIOUS
ST RANGER.

To c,nclude With A NEW EDITION OF THE FAIRY TALES
OF MOTHER GOOSE, With numerous highly-coloured Illustrations.

R.)YAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan.

THIS EVENING,
Will be performed a Comedietta, called LAW FOR L IDIES
Characters by Mews. A. Wigan, G. Vining. ii. Cooper, ranvers ,
and Miss Ca.st!eton.

'Vier whieh, KILL OR CURE. Characters by Messrs. Robson,
ilOrY, and F. Thing ; Mrs. A. Wigan and Miss Bromley. -
To be followed by the Fairy Extravaganza. called THE YELLOW
DwauF AND THE KING OF IHE GOL MINES.