The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-21 00:00:00

have not the foresight to acknowledge when they
are in the wrong, nor the grace to admit that they
have been grossly deceived, It is not enough to
admit tacitly that the wrong has been done; we
want something more explicit, more downright,
and more hearty and honest in its tone. The reply
of the Attorney-General to Lord R. CECIL was cer-
tainly about as strange a thing in its way as any-
thing that we can remember. Trio noble lord has
taken up this question with the zeal and assiduity
which have greatly distinguished him this session
in all matters of moment. He made his inquiries
in a decided and straightforward style, and he
certainly was not mat in a kindred spirit. The
Attorney-General made a most confused and ram-
bling statement, which did not appear to hare any
coherebcy o: consistency in it at all, He began by
informing the House that when he used the word
" unquestionable" regarding the said document, he
only meant that as he had never heard anything to
contravene its accuracy, he concluded it to b.,
a genuine document. It cannot be surprising to
anyone who reads the debate to notice that some
laughter was excited by the avowal of the Attorney-
General
that, "in his simplicity," he came to the
foregoing conclusion. To arrive at this opinion,
however, some very remarkable phases had to be
gone through. In the first place he did not hear
any suggestion touching the authenticity of the
document, then lie was ignorant of the form in
which such documents are presented to Congress,
and, lastly he was not aware that an opinion had
been expressed against its validity. Such ignorance
and such credulity continued come very strangely
from one of the legal profession, to say the least of
it. It must appear also that it is not the way to be
successful in discriminating facts to take all asset..
tions for granted on one side, and not to heed any
adverse opinions on the other. After so unpropi-
tious an experiment the Attorney-General had
better change his tactics on the next occasion. It
is not very creditable to the character of our Go-
vernment that they have not discernment enough
to detect an imposition forced upon them by the
instrumentality of the.mcst unworthy motives, and
it says little for their public spirit that they cannot
resent such an injury when it is inflicted on them.
If they really were imposed upon it seems extra.
oedinary that they cannot denounce those who
palmed the fraudulent emanation upon them ; it
car. scarcely be that their infatuation has reached to
such a point that they prefer to be the willing vic-
tims of falsehood rather than the independent states-
men who cast aside all political predilections, and
party prejudices, in order that the majesty of truth
may be vindicated, and right and reason reign
supreme.

Garibaldi's Immediate Departure,
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In accordance with the promise mada last evening
General Garibaldi has given his best consideration
to the wishes of a great body of his friends with
respect to the prolongation of his stay in England,
and this morning he intimated that the arrange-
ments made for his departure would be adhered
to, and that he would leave England as he had
already decided.

A deputation from Newcastle, consisting of the
Mayor, Thomas Hedley, DT, J. Cowen, Esq., sem,
J. Cowel, Eq., jun., Mr. Bagnall, Mr. J. A.
Cowan, and others waited on General Garibaldi
this morning.

Mr. COWEN said the people of Newcastle would
greatly regret the change of his plans, as they had
looked forward to his visit to Tyneside with the
greatest pleasure. They had come from
Newcastle to urge him to alter his plans, but
in the event of his not doing so, then ihey were
to present the addresses of which they were the
bearers.

The GENERAL, in reply, said he had a lively re•
collection of the extreme kindness he had expe-
rienced on the occasion of his former visit to
Newcastle. Ha hoped to be enabled to return to
this country in a short time, when he would certainly
visit Newcastle. He reminded the deputation that
he still possessed the sword and telescope presented
to him by the people of Newcastle, and that their
gifts had been his companion in all his campaigns.
The deputation then took leave of him, exa
pressing the best wishes for the preservation of his
health,