The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-07 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN

Sin,—lf ever there had been a doubt in the minds of
men of common observance that the late Government
was Russian, Mr. Gladstone's speech must have cleared
it up ; and it has become self-evident that, if the coun-
try had the benefit of All the Talents in administrative
capacity, with the whole country to back them, some-
thing more than incapacity must have been the main
cause of our disasters. It resolves itself into nothing
less than a traitorous betrayal of our cause to Russia,
and the consequent suicidal destruction of 20,000 men.
And such men ! Soldiers of discipline and experience
such as never before left these shores.
One is inclined to ask why the Kertch expedition
never before was planned and carried out, whereby the
Russians long since must have been starved out of the
Crimea, and the Crimea invested, in place of Sebastopol,
which we have been unable to invest. lam credibly
infoi med that Admiral Dundas had planned such an ex-
pedition, and was prevented from carrying it into effect
by Lord Aberdeen's Government. Lord Hardwicke can
prove it. Call upon him to do so. In olden times an
impeachment would have been insisted on. Such things
now are not done. But it is V) be hoped that the press,
that has done so much, will not lose sight of the men
who have sold their country to Russia.
Mr. Cobden says it will entail exorbitant expenses
on England. So it will. Whose fault is it ? We are
ready to pay. The chance is now open to us, and jus-
tice to our allies, as well as to ourselves, renders it
necessary that the voice of the people should not only
be heard, but be attended to. They have been constant
and patriotic, while our leaders have openly betrayed us,
and unblushingly avow it.
I believe it is an undoubted fact that Admiral Dundas
was prevented by the Government from attacking the
posts at Kertch and Sea of Azoff. It would have been
too hard a blow on Russia, and was stopped.
Yours, Scc., JUSTICE.

June 5, 1855.

STAR CLUB.—The fourth meeting of the members of
this club for the present season took place on Wed-
nesday at Fenton's Hotel. There were present—Mr.
Lee, Esq., M.P., James Pilkington, FAT, M.P. Mr.
M.P., Mr. Oliveira, M.P, .
Digby Seymour, Esq.,
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Appleton, Secretary to the American Embassy, the
Mayor of Blackburn, Mr. Westmacott, Lieutenant 0.
Greene, Mr. Barnes, M.P., &c., &c.
METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS.—Yester-
day a special Court of Sewers was held at the Court-
house, Greek-street, Soho, Mr. Jebb in the chair ; but
the business transacted, viz., the allowing of deficiencies
and compositions on distinct rates, the making of im-
provement rates, the hearing of appeals and summonses,
receiving presentments of nuisances, &c.—was not of
sufficient interest to warrant a lengthened report.
THE COTTON SPECULATIONS IN LIVERPOOL.—It is a
common rumour at Manchester that a, well-known banker
of cleared 30,0001. out of the cotton
speculations
e rpo o . A cotton broker is said to
thatcity haats already
Lv
have realised 40,000/.
FIRE AT DUNDEE.—A telegraphic message was re-
ceived in London yesterday to the effect that a serious fire
had broken out in Trades-lane, Dundee, that morning,
by which five large flax warehouses were totally burned,
together with a large amount of property.
On Tuesday the settled estates of the Earl of Kings-
ton, situate in the counties of Limerick and Cork,' were
set up for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court. Lot
was 1,
containing 196 acres, and producing 176/. a year,
sold for 3,125/. No. 2 was about equal in extent, and
fetched 3,2001. Lot 4 produced 5,100/. It contained
396 acres. The lots sold produced 24,7851.