The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-16 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SILIPPIIVG-(T1112 DAY.)

LONDON, Feb. I.6.—Wind and weather this -day at
noon, light easterly breeze, and sharp frost. During the
night and this morning the Thermometer has registered 18
degrees of frost.
FALMOUTH, Feb. 15.—The Feronia (barque), of this
port, has received damage, and makes water.
GRIMSBY, Feb. 15.—Arrived-13arriet, from Shields,
for London, leaky ; Jessie Ann, do., for Lowertoft, leaky.
DROGHEDA, Feb. 14.--The Anna, of this port, for
Liverpool, is on shore on the South Bull, and must dis-
charge part of cargo to be got off; crew saved.
OFF QUEENSTOWN. —Blanche, from Savannah, for
Liverpool.
CADIZ, Feb. 6.—The Icarus, of Liverpool, from Cardiff
to Gibraltar, was driven on shore at eonel during a severe
gale at S.S.fr., on the night of the 4th last. ; master and
and three men saved ; the master's wife and five men
drowned. The gale continues, with
a tremendous ,sea
running, and it is feared both vessel and cargo will be
totally lost.

at the St. James's
aidam amateur performance
thecrimen Army
Fund, has had a
very successful result in every Nva
3', thanks to the ener-
getic The Theatre, laitne eu
exertions of Messrs. rcedeckne and Markwell,
who acted admirably—not only upon the stage, but in
their capacities as honorary secretaries, -with .such effect
that the sum of 67/A.Bs:4d:has been handed over to
the committee of the fund.
MANAGEMENT OF THE WAR.—lmmense and costly •
stares have been provided and sent out from this coun-
try, but, somehow or other, they either' reach'their dea-
tination too late, or do not reach it all. It is notorious
that a great number of beds haVing to be forwarded to
the hospital at Scutari, a number of packages, unclaimed
by any one, were found kicking about on the pier at
Southampton, which, when examined, were- discovered
to contain the legs of those beds' which had been shipped
off some weeks before in a vessel from the' Thames:
Now where such inbidents are the'iule, not the excep-
tion, there must be soniething Very rotten in the system
which produces therm' Let us know what" the cause of
this rottenness is. Is it that men have been Plnced in
high office who do not know how to select proper agents
or to keep them to work when appointed! Is it that
the choice of agents by men in high office is hampered,
and patronage directed into improper channels by dis-'
honest influences? Are Ministers in the habit of appoint.
ing incompetent agents on the recommendation of mem.
bers of Parliament who vote for them? and are members of
Parliament in the habit of recommending incompetent
agents in order to bribe electors? Are tho younger'sons; the
dependents and parasites of noble or influential families,
placed in snug berths under Government without in-
quiry as to their capacity to discharge their duties
The trial of the Mannings has not been forgotten.' It
appeared on that trial that the murdered' man-.---a silly
and vicious fellow—had been made an officer in the
Customs because he professed himself a.convert from the
Romish Church ; and that his murderer had nearly gotten
a similar appointment, because he married the ex-wait-
ing woman of a duchess. We have all heard hoW dock-
yard appointments have been jobbed in return for votes'
at elections. Have private patronage of unworthy Ob-
jects, and political jobbery, been allowed equal weight
in higher appointments connected with the management
of the army These, and questions like these 'the
country is determined to have deliberately asked sad
explicitly answered ; and for this purpose it will insist
upon the bona fide appointment of the committee which
was moved for by Mr. Roebuck and granted by the
House of Commons. Let Ministers endeavour to quash
the eommittee and burke the inquiry at their peril. Let
members .of the House of Commons, who have voted for
both, "turn their backs upon themselves " and, undo
their good work at their peril. The country—the great
court of appeal in this case—is in no mood to be trifled
rith.77-DallY /1700. •