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

LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1855.

Lord PANMURE has already seen the propriety
of modifying the intended regulations respecting
the increased pay to soldiers in actual service.
He has candidly admitted the weight of the ob-
jections that would naturally be felt by those who
were deprived for an indefinite period of the
money they had fairly and honourably earned.
It would indeed bear too close a resemblance to
the condition of convicted criminals to became very
Popular with those who felt that their conduct in
liko Way merited such a slight, nor would it greatly
add to the inducements to those who looked for-
ward either to promotion or a glorious death in
the field of battle.

The great objects that would influence a party
about to
adopt
so very serious a step as enlisting
will be either to be enabled to help his
family, or to
tio improve his own present posi-
t'. Neither of these would be greatly pro-
meted bY the original plan of Lord PANMURE ;
on the ~,otr,, i
ing,s to 'l7, t would only aggravate his feel-
think that there was a fund nominally to
his credit, -which
the exigencies would amply suffice to relieve
of those near and dear to him, or by ,
means whereof be could obtain many additional
comforts for himself,
vexatious
which, in consequence of
ve
injudicious and a
available, It
he was pre-
vented from making
It would be adding
the tortures of "Tantalus), .
oirernietation, mahout any
to his other
and produce the utmost annoyances,
equivalent advantage.
fpu.lalnysibeloen.er pri-
rally speaking,
vato soldiers are not very
fallacies of
point, notwithstanding the Prl"ident On that
the Secretary for War, we
in the
opinion of Lord ELLENEOROUGH, and
few indeed
are the number of those, face to face with the
and daily risking their lives, enemy,who Would
greatly value the nominal credit in the Savings'
Bank—save as
a means of obtaining atempo.
rary advance—by way of sale or mortgage
from some accommodating Jew or sympathising
settler, who might give a glass of grog for the re-
version of a month's extra pay. We know what
sacrifices have been made by sailors, of prospective
advantages in the way of prize money, &e.; and
1141 Y should we suppose that soldiers, more espe-
ciallY those worn out by the fatigues and priva-
tions of a campaign, should be more prudent than
the metabers
of the sister service ?
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PA RE has therefore acted wisely and
honourably in %t' promptly and courageously con-
fessing his mistake
and surrendering his Own
views to the _ sounder
competent to forma opinions of others more
matter been submittecorrectd in the
first instance to the
House of Commons, as
to have been, the mistake it ought
.....e .., ,
have been rectified. 13 17°`"Qt unquestionably
a ,i„,... ~misters
decided on abrogating the functions have
0
sentative branch of the Le • ' the repre-
gislature,
allowing them the barren privilege of ormerely
formal assent to a matter carried into cet4io2 a
operation before their opinions we Draetieal
re asked, and
thus reducing them to a condition analogoti to •
that of a Dean and Chapter, who are authorised
t o elect a Bishop, but bound under heavy penal_
ties to choose the nominee of the Crown—we tray
be thankful that we have found a Minister not
wedded to his own crotchets, but willing to take
advice and confess his faults, and adopt the best
means to rectify them.

But there is still a hankering after his hobby.
go does not "go the whole hog" in his submis-
sion. Be still resorts to half measures. f3ixpenes