The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-06 00:00:00

TIIE SUN, LO:\ DON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 6, 1864.

and this is the right season to undertake the works
before another winter comes in with all its horrors
of inclement weather to terrify the poverty-stricken
and strike down the feeble.. If a better syf tem be
not devised, when the prescnt has so grievously
failed, it will be a lasting shame to all concerned in
the conduct of affairs, and must inevitably draw
down the indignation of the community.

The policy of annexation has long been denounced
by all conscientious and reflective men. That course
so long followed by our An glo-Ind ian administrators
has been felt to be justified neither by right reaso❑
nor expediency. Like all manifest injustice, it
ended in producing indirectly an amount of loss and
injury more than commensurate with any temporary
advantage. It alienated the minds of the natives
from our rule, it made them suspicious of every
movement and fostered the idea that our secret
motive was to root out the ancient faith of the
Hindoos, and virtually to annihilate the people.
The feeling of enmity thus cherished bore bitter
fruits in the terrible year 1857 ; but the lesson
learnt in those disastrous months has had its effect.

It called the attention of England to the manner in
which her Indian Empire was governed ; it con-
vinced her that it was her duty, no less than her
interest, to inaugurate a change in the administra-
tion of affairs in her vast Eastern dependencies, and
happily the consideration of what may be the most
materially remunerative course is no longer the
ruling question. The broad principles of jastice,
humanity, and toleration, enunciated in the famous
Proclamation which transferred the Government of

structions from the Horre•ofee without even corn-
munieating his extraordinary decision to his chief,
so long as Lord STANLEY retained office. Ques.

Lions on the matter were disregarded; even a de-
spatch of March, 18C9, produced no effect; after
Sir C. WARD'S accession to office, however, Lord
CANNING forwarded a despatch justifying the an-
nexation. The Home Government, however,decided,
according to Sir C. WooD's reply to Lord STANLEY
in 1860, upon retaining the State only during the
young Prince's minority. As we have before stated,
frivolous excuses have since been made until it has
become but too evident that the good faith of Eng-
lishmen is not be trusted in India, and that Sir C.
WOOD looks with a favourable eye upon a policy of
annexation. It remains to be seen how the right
hon. baronet will exonerate himself when next
questioned, and what view the English Parliament
will take of a transaction so discreditable in its
nature, and so totally opposed to every principle
upon which we profess to govern our Indian empire.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

DENMARK,
REFUSAL OF THE ARMISTICE BY
DENMARK.

COPENHAGEN, MAY 5, 3.39 P.M.

The conditions proposed by the Great German
Powers as indispensable to their acceptance of an
armistice, have been declined by the Danish Go-
vernment, which refuses to raise the blockade of
the German Ports.

THE WAR IN JUTLAND.
(From the Cw respondent of the Tunes.)
HAMBURG, MAY 6.
It is reported that the Austrians purpose crossing
.nto Fatten,

La Putrie publishes the following telegram
" HAMBURG, May 4, 6,35 p.m.
" The Austrian squadron has appeared at the
mouth of the Etbe. It has joined the Prussian
ships. The Danish vessels have withdrawn without
giving battle."

AMERICA.
QUEENSTOWN, MAY 6.
The Inman steamship Etna from New York on
the 23d ult., strived here 12.40 a.m. She brings
91 passengers, and 1,369,000 in specie. She landed
19 passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at i
a.m. All well.