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wise be exposed. To shield the. Government
from reproach he sacrificed his soldiers, and
Ministers are now returning the compliment.
If lie prolonged the existence of an incompetent
Ministry, they are retaining in office an incapable
commander. Once more, then, we. ask, why not
supersede Lord RAGLAN ? The nation will repeat
the interrogatory, which will reverberate through-
out the length and breadth of the land, until a
suitable response be elicited from Lord P- ALMER-
STON and his colleagues. Too many evils have
occurred from leaving everything in the hands of
Ministers, and abstaining from any remonstrance.
We many now, at least, profit by the bitter
experience. As we can no longer place confidence
in those in power, we must set our own shoulders
to the wheel, and see that the valour and effi-
ciency of our troops be not neutralised by the in-
capacity of their commanders. If we are not in-
different to the honour of the nation, we cannot
be so to the safety of our brethren. They must not
be placed in jeopardy to retain an aristocratic
Cabinet and Commander-in-Chief in office—albeit
the former be entirely composed of Lords or their
relatives and connexions, and the latter be the
son, the brother, and the uncle of a Duke.

It was once wittily observed by Lord
BROUGHAM that England has been bound over to
keep the peace in the sum of 800,000,0001. That
obstacle to the national pugnacity, however, is
proved to be in no respect insuperable. Stupen
dous though it undoubtedly is as a monetary
barrier against anything like rash or ill-considered
enterprises of a warlike character, it can readily
enough, we all know, be at once overleaped upon
a serious emergency. Let the dignity of the
Crown be outraged, let the rights of humanity be
assailed, let the laws of nations be infringed, let
any grievous wrong be perpetrated, at however
enormous a distance from our own dominions,
and the weight of our gigantic Debt becomes but
as a feather in the balance—England rises in the
instant against the violator of the general tran-
quillity, prepared, as of old, to champion the holy
cause of justice, no matter at what sacrifice of her
heroic blood, or at what increase to her already
vast liabilities. It wan a golden axiom with Mr.
CANNING that the Honour and the Interest of the
Country are Identical. The utterance of that
lofty sentiment was but the expression of
what might be called one of the noble
instincts of the population. Money-makers
though they are, shopkeepers though they have
been designated, concentrated though all their
distinguishing capacities as a commercial race ne-
cessarily must be, their energy, their ability,
their industry, with a view to the material ad-
vancement of the multitude—to the reduplication
of its resources, and to the extension of its mer-
cantile influence throughout both hemispheres—
Englishmen are nevertheless averse to the tolera-
tion of anything approximating to the merest
semblance of an indignity to the Crown, any-
thing tending, even by implication, to affect
injuriously the glory of their Constitutional
Government. They are sensitive to the quick,
to the heart's core, to the innermost recesses of
their conscience, as to the ignominy inseparable
from any blunted indifference on the part of a
people to the arch-crime of lose-station—the one
arch-crime by a craven submission to which the
-escutcheon of the most illustrious community
would become forthwith infamously and indelibly
tarnished. They have already repeatedly proved
the sincerity of their feelings ; and have done so,
moreover, at the most memorable periods, and
under the most extraordinary circumstances. Yet
now, it may be safely averred, under any cir-
cumstances more extraordinary, or at any period
more memorable than the present, whe❑ the
struggle foretold by NAPOLEON THE GREAT is in
actual process of development—the struggle be-
tween the East and the \Vest, between the forces
of Barbarism and those of Civilisation.

The incubus of the National Debt sits lightly
on the shoulders of the Sinbad of Nations—that
grim old evil of 800,000,0001.—n0w that Eng-
land has been fairly summoned, in the cause of
Right, to do battle with the colossus of Northern
Autocracy. Economists, though we may be de-
sirous of becoming as a population, we are never-
theless prm-pared, each man amongst us is prepared,
to sustain, individually and collectively, whatever
burdens may be impoied upon us by the ex-
igencies of the occasion. The necessity fur the
increase of the already stupendous debt of eight
hundred millions weighs not for a single moment
at this crisis in the popular consideration.
As was said very nobly at a memorable period by
Mr. SHELL, " The people of this country are
averse to wanton war ; but when the honour of
England is at stake, there is no consequence
which they are not prepared to meet—no treasure
which they are not ready to lavish—no hazard
which they will not be found prompt to en-
counter." It was so formerly. It is so still.
The sensitiveness of Englishmen for the main-
tenance of the national honour has not degene-
rated. We are not less eager than our forefathers,-
at any cost, through any penalties, by any sacri-
fice, to sustain the glory of our imperial repu-
tation.

We may grumble as financiers over the folly of
an unnecessarily bungled Budget—but as patriots
we are prepared to emtribute without grudging,
whatever may be ultimately demanded from us
by the deliberate decision of the Legislature.
Viewing the matter thus—we may chafe at the
blunder ing proposals of Sir G. C. LEWIS, but bow
immediately afterwards implicitly to whatever
may chance to be the reception of those same
proposals by the House of Commons. In the
presence of the momentous cause for which our
heroic soldiers and those of our glorious Allies
are fighting side by side in the trenches before
Subast,pol, we are prepared at the behest of our
representatives to forget the fiscal absurdities of
an experimenting Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Remembering the purpose of the War with
Russia---a purpose visible to every one but
Mr. BRIGHT and his infatuated disciples—the
various penalties of the struggle become com-
paratively as nothing in the popular estima-
tion. Regarded through that medium the antici-
pated expenditure within the year of 86,339,0001.
appears to be reasonable rather than extravagant.
Recollecting what it is we are striving for—for
the loftiest principle, and not for territorial ag-
grandiseme:ut ; for justice, and not f)r spoilation ;
for the cc,n,4olidation of an enduring peace and
the permanent triumph of the interests of

modern eivP:isation—the hardest worked and the
poorest pail among us will count as nought the
additional b urdeus in the way of taxation which
may happen to be called for in furtherance of the
enterprise ui ton which England and France have
together reso luteiy adventured. Compared with
the triumph of our just cause, what signifies
even a Loan. of 16,000,0001., and the issue of
3,000,0001. u tore Exchequer B.lls, and the tem-
porary increas 3 on our annual imposts to the tune
of 5,300,0001,., or rather (for the year just ecm-
mencmg) of 40 000,00a—thus mdking up by an-
!.icipation theest imated deficiency of 23,000,000/. !
It is scarcely at this juncture the question whe-
ther we shall subs -nit to have an addition of 1 per
Cent., or, in other 7 words, of 2d. in the pound, to
our Income Tax ; whether we shall have 3s. more

pounced.

been received here.

of April, it has the followi►ig :
The fire of the enemy is moderate.

form a continuous trench of communication.

Prussia has set new propositions on foot.

postponed.

few days.

Maslak, and even at Pera.

officers of Engineers,' have arrived here.

rITTTAtin4v PVPINTTNer MAY n, IPat

. .
duty laid on every cwt. of our sugar, together
with ld. per lb. more on our coffee, and 3d. pei
lb. nore on our tea ; besides allowing the dut)
on Scotch and English spirits to be equalised, an"
and that on Irish to be materially increased. I'
is rather a question of considerably greater im-
portance—namely, whether the nations of the
West shall bate one jot in the mighty con •
test upon which they have entered for
the iiseomfiture of Desp >tism, for the worsting
of s Barbaric Marauder, for the vindication of
the International Codß, of the integrity of Trea-
ties, of the peace of Europe, of the sacred right!.
of Humanity, of the beneficent and inallnable
interests of Civilisation. For all this—England
is prepared to submit without a murmur to an)
Aacrifices, whether of her blood or of her tteasures.
Nevertheless recent calamities have awakened the
country to a sense of_ what is, at the same time,
requisite from its rulers as the Custodians of the
national honour, and the defences of the nationa,
wealth, and (Ao to speak as directors of our fleet:
and armies) the hurlers of the national thunder-
bolts. The reople of England are resolved, al
whatever penalty, that everything the country
holds dear shall no longer he so far jeopardised
by Ministerial fatuity that future moralists may
reiterate the sarcasm of the Swedish Statesman—
" Behold my Son, with how little wisdom a na-
tion may be governed." The time has gone by
in England when the multitude ..can consent un-
moved to hear the application to the Executive of
the caustic taunt of OXENSTEIRN.

We feel it a duty to call attention to the letter
of W. R. D., which appears in another portion of
our present impression. A state of things more
deplorable than it reveals cannot readily be con-
ceived. Here is an important branch of industry
impeded in its development, and an enterprising
British citizen, frustrated in his laudable career
by the lawless violence of an ignorant and unre-
flecting mob, and nothing done by way of repres-
sion by the constituted authorities. Surely for
the sake of national as well as local interests, of
the welfare of the mob, as well as in the discharge
of its duty to a British citizen, Government will
take prompt measures to put a stop to tho out-
rages of which our correspondent complains, and
afford that protection to his friend which the
latter so evidently needs.

LATEST NEWS.

THE SIEGE OFSEBASTOPOL.

PARIS, THURSDAY, 8 A.M.

The Moniteur publishes a despatch from Gene-
ral Canrobert, dated 16th of April, giving an ac-
count of the operations of the 13th and 14th, to
take possession of the ground upon which the
engineers were to make their approaches towards
the Central Bastion. The engineers were ena-
bled to complete their levels. A new parallel was
formed. The loss incurred was 40 killed and 117
wounded. The operation to form a new trench
at half distance between the third parallel and
the salient of the Flagstaff Bastion succeeded

very well ; on the side of the Malakhoff Tower
the superiority of the French artillery was also
maintained, but without silencing that of the

enemy, except in two works of counter-approach
on the side of Careeniug Bay. The garrison has
suffered considerable losses, and the artillerymen
of the Russian navy have suffered especially. The
Central and Flagstaff Bastions are seriously
damaged.

The death of General Bizot is officially
,an-

BERLIN, THURSDAY, MAY 3.

A despatch, dated St. Petersburg, May 2, has

Under date of Sebaitopol, evening of the 28th

Their approaches progress slowly.
We have erected, at 1010 yards from Bastion
No. 4, a row of rifle. pits, which have served to

VIENNA, WEDNESDAY EVENING; MAY 2.

Baron Hess's journey to the army in Galicia is

A rumour that the Russian ambassador bad

left the city caused the funds to fall 2 per cent.

Authentic information has reached here that
the bombardment of Sebastopol, which had been
suspended on the 28,h, was to be resumed in a

CONSTANTINOPLE, APRIL 26.

The cholera has made its appearance at Galata,

TRIESTE, MAY 2.

The staff and materiel of the sanitary depart-
ment of the Sardinian army, as well as some

FRANCE.
PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The following private telegraphic despatches ha V€
been received :

MARSEILLES, Atty 2.

The Simois, of the Me:s-a-g•ries imperiales.
which left Constantinople on the 23d ult., has ar-
rived. The news from the Crimea comes down to
the 21st. The Flagstaff and Southern Forts and
the Malakhoff Tower have bt.en reduced to silence.
The 4th parallel has been joined to the other works
of the Allies. On the 19th the Russians attempted
several sorties, all of which were repulsed. On the
20th, Ouster Pacha, Lord Raglan, and the French
G-neral Morris, made a strong reconnaissance with
12,000 men in the direction of Baidar. The Rus-
sians rePasel the combat. The Admiral's vessel,
the Moittebello,
has thrown about 200 shells into
Selia.suipi )l.
Toe French have occupied the White Batteries
in Careening Bay. On the 21st Iskender B, y
made a cavalry reconnaissance, which led to no
engagen tent.
Colon el Egerton was killed in the attack on the
Malakof, F Tower.

MARSEILLES, May 2.

_
By th 3 Constantinople letters of the 23d ult.,
brought by the Simnis, we learn that the first do-
tachniet it of Pieduaonteso troops arrived there on
the 21st ;„ The French camp at Martak was occu-
pied by 20,000 men, and i t is expected that their
number 3 will be increased to 80,000. The shocks
of eart'tiquake have not ceased at Broussa, and
were eve felt at Constantinople, where all the
European t inhabitants of Broussa had sought a
refuge.
S:x th ousand Turks, of the Imperial Guard,
have rec aired orders to proceed flora Constanti-
nople to join Omer Pacha at Balitklava.
M. tie Lesseps has returned to Constantinople to
smooth the ditlicalties raised in the Divan against
the cat gd zvross the Isthmus of Suez. M. de Le -
sops w ill go on to France. Meanwhile a steam-tug
service has been organised on the Nile.
Prix: co Ismail of Egypt will join Mu-Attpl a
Paella, Ids brother, on his visit to the Paris Exhi-
biti)n.

Accoi f ling to letters from Galatz' the Russians
allow to the Austrians alone the liberty of taking
in ell-go( a of grain from the Danubian provinces,
and, they 1, on the c )ndition that none of their
ves-
eels shall unload in any part of Turkey.
MADRID, May 1.
Tie 0 artes have approved of the plan sent in for
the con itruction of the railway between Sevilla
and Ca( liz. The third basis of the constitution
condign :d under discussion. The arrangement

with General Pierce, President of the United •
States, relative to the affair of the Black Warrior,
has.been approved of.
The Emperor yestu.dray received Mgr. Sacconi,
the Pope's nuncio, and M. Firmin R-gier, envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the
King of the Belgians, who came in the name of
their sovereigns to congratulate his Majesty on
having been providentially preserved from the late
attempt at assassination.
The new avenue opened from the • Are-de-
Triomphe at the top of the Champs-Elysees to the
Bois de Boulogne, was inaugurated yesterday. Tie
Emperor and the Empress arrived about 4 o'clock
in an openlcarriage, and were received by M.
Haussmann. The carriage of their Majesties than
drove down the avenue through its whole length
amidst loud cheers from the numerous pedestrians
who were collected on each side.
By the provincial journals we perceive that in
all the principal towns of the Empire, 7'e Veums
have been celebrated for the providential escape of
' the Emperor Napoleon 111. from assassination.
These journals, one and all, describe the indigna-
tion felt at the late base attempt as being quite un
precedented.
The vessels intended for the. Baltic and White
Sea flee:s are to assemble at Cheri* irg. Tue
Tourville, Captain Le Gallic de Kerisouet, and
the Duquesne,,Capt. Taffard de St. G,,rmain, both
screws of 90 guns, have alteady arrived in that
port. The Tourville is to carry the flag of Rear-
Admiral Penaud, commander-in-chief of the Baltic
division. The Austerlitz, which is to form part
of one of the divisions, is at present at Cherburg.
The Nouvelliste of Marseilles. states that, in
obedience, to orders received from Paris, all the
travelling effects of the Emperor, which had been
placed ou board steamers belonging to the Meisa-
genies Imperiales have been disembarked.
The Euphrate steamer took her departure on
Monday from Marseilles for Constantinople, with
650 men of the 15th and 45th regiments of the
line, and a considerable quantity of muskets for
the troops before Sebastopol. The American
_ clipper the Ticonderaga left the preceding day for
the East with 184 men on. board and 180 horses.
The Chandernagor left Toulon the same day with
men and stores for the same destination.

BOURSE, MAY 2.—CLOSING PRICKS.
Cash. fr. c. End of Month.
4i per Cents 93 15 93f. 15c.
3 per Cents 6B 60 68 60
Credit Mobilier 783 50 Roman
Credit Foncier — Austrian
Belgian Fives. ..... .. Spanish Threes 36
Piedniontese — Home Debt 3lB
RAILW 4 Y£4 —ROB. CASH.

r, c. fr.
Or'eans 1145 Lyons • ... 1097 50
Western 637 50 Rouen
Cette
Mediterranean 100) Havre 559
Northern

Vera Crnz April 4'
Tampico . 2
Havannah — 9
Puerto Cabello — 9
A:luta Martha ~....March 23
Ureytown April 5
CArthagena —
Chagres (Colon)
Jamaica — 10

Jacmel
Porto Rico
Berbice

- 12,
- 13
- 8

Demerara
Tortola

1.... ..... 15

Antigua
Montserrat
Nevis

St. Kitt's
St. irhottias's

WEST INDIA, MEX RYA D j
MA /LS.

SOUTHNMPTON,- MAY 2.
, - By the arrival of the Rmyal Mail Company's
steam-ship Atrato, Capt. WooPey, with the West
India, Mexican, and Pacific mails, in charge of
Lieut. J. Kempe, R. N., Admiralty agent, we have
dateS from

Tobago . April 10
11
Barba(low;
Grenada
St. Vincent's
St. Luck ...
Viartinique .
Guad.aloups
Dominica

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On freight the Atrato bas the following specie :
—From Tampico, 121,492 dols; Vera Cruz, 173,091
,lots.; on account of the Mt xican diVidends, 59,000
dols. ; Gulf of Mexico, 294,583 d ils. ; from the
Pacific ports, 313,511 dols, of which 27,85 i clots.
is in gold and the remainder in silver ; from Cali-
fornia, 191,802 dols. ; Panaw, 32,815 dols., Car-
thagena, 38,295 dols ; Jamaica, 7,600 dols. ; Ha-
vannah, 4,292 dols. ; and from other parts of the
West Indies, 7,000 dols., making a total of 890,898
do's., or say 176,0091. sterling, of •which sum
279,338 dols. are •in gold, and 621,560 dols. in
silver. Them are also watches. valued at 2,100

dols. ; plata pina, valued at 3,4871. sterling, and
pearls amounting to 1,920/. ..The cargo consists c,f
174 serons 'of cochineal, 104 ditto of quina, 22 ditto
of jalap, 108 cases of cigars, 3 hales of tobacc6, 9
hales of sarsaparilla, 41 casks of merchandise, 13
live turtles, and 110 packages of merchandise.
During the homeward voyage this steamer had
fine weather and light winds up to the 26th. of
April; subsequently strong S.E. winds and rain.
On the 3Uth ult. she passed and exchanged colours
with the following English vessels :—A. barque,
from Jamaica, name unknown ; the ships Ann and
Penman Castle ; the barques Lady of the Lake,
John Hullett, and Spartan, and No. 99 transport,
all steering' for the Channel. May 1, passed the
br;g Brooking, steering westward ; on the 2d inst.
passed the barque Antarctic, off Portland, home-
ward. bound ; also passed a large number of sail-
ing-vessels bound for England.
While the Atrato was lying at St. Thomas's one
of the quartermasters accidentally fell overboard.
and was drowned. A subscription for his widow
was entered into by the officers and passengers, and
431. were collected. The child of a passenger also
died during the homeward voyage.
The Panama Railway continued in good working
condition, and trains run daily from the Atlantic to
the Pacific in less than 3 hours. The goods traffic
was increasing very much. •
From Jamaica we have intelligence to the IGth
ult. The Legislature was in session at the time
our despatches left, but would be prorogued that
.day. A correspondent's letter says :
" It appears that the Governor would have prorogued it
before, and was only waiting to hear the result of the loan
by the last packet. The present form of Government does
not appear to answer the purposrs intended, and it is not
likely to give much satisfaction. Mr. Westmoreland has
resigned his Post as Financial Minister, and his successor
has not yet been appointed."
There was a rumour at Jamaica of an insurrec-

tion at St. Domingo, and the authorities of that
place despatched a French war steamer to King-
ston, for the p►trpose of requesting the commodore
to send a vessel t.f war to protect British interests,

In consequence, her M ijesty's ship Termagant
sailed on the morning of the 9th ult. for St. Domingo,
with the commodore on board. The island of
Jamaica was healthy and quiet. The crops were all
got in without damage, and had produced
an average yield. In the markets business
continued very quiet,
,with only a moderate
demand for fish and breadstuff's. Importa-
tions continued much iu exoess of consump-
tion. The stock of butter was very large, and
American was quite unsaleable. Sales in Irish were
limited, at ls. 2d. per pound. The quantity of corn
on baud was not large ; Savilla was quoted at
44. 6d. per bushel, and American 10s. per bag.
Logwood was worth 40s. per ton • Sugar ranged
from 12s. to 16s. according to quality, and fine was
rather scarce. Infreights, tonnage was quite atnple
for the existing wants.
At St. Lucia a despatch from the Governor-in-
Chief, enclosing a propoial from the chairman of a
committee of the House of Assembly in Canada,
had been received by the Legislature, respecting
the removal of fiscal regulations on the productions
of the British American colonies, and, in the event
'of the propssal being entertained, a i•ec;procal enact-
ment would be made, in order that the productions
of that islan 1 should be received free of duty in
Canada. The Council expressed its approbation of
the scheme, but nothing definitively was decided on
the subject. The carrying out of tha proposal
would, it was believed, conduce materially to the
benefit of the island, especially if it extended to the
whole of the North American colonies. The sum
of 1,0001. was voted as a guarantee for the expenses
incurred in drilling militiamen, repairing and cleaml:
tug their muskets, and for the importation of:their
clothing. The Island was healthy. The barques
Gilbert Munro and Castries and the brigantine Ex-
press had left St. Lucia •with produce for London
and Liverpool.
At Grenada much rain bad fallen in many places,
doing damage to the crops. The country was in a
very deplorable condition ; a large number of
estates were
.being offered for sale, and emigration
was perpetually talked of. A measure had been
brought before the Legislature for the purpose of
establishing a free trade between Canada and the
West Indies. The barque Electra left for London
en the 31st of March.
At British Guiana trade continued dull, and
although a favourable change had taken place in
the weather, little effect had been produced on the
commercial state of the island. The windward por-
tion of the colony continued to suffer from the en-
croachmtnts of the sea. The Court of Policy was
fiot in session. "Under the care of the proper autho-
rities some important bills were in progress. The
town council, had advertised for a borough engi-
neer, offering a salary of $2,400 per annum. The
Triumph plantation hail been sold for $18,530. •.
From Barba.does there is little news of interest.
A large' and influential meeting of gentlemen con
nected with the agricultural interest of the island
Ira been held, for the purpose of taking into con-
ideratim the question of reducing the rate of
freights to the home markets. After considerable
discussion, it was resolved—
" That a committee be appointed for the purposa of
brihging before the commercial lion SOS interested in the
shipment of produce from the islanti the equity of retitic-.
ing the rate of freights to 3s. per cwt., anti, it, the event of
the failure, the committee be authorised to tramsa memo-
rial to the absent proprietary body in England, soliciting
their co-operation in the question."
The House of Assembly stood adjdurned to the
17th of April.
At Demerara the crops were looking well, and
the yield it wai.expeCted would be very good.
At Trinidad a great improvement had taken place
in the weather, and the. planters were busily enr
gaged with the crops. There was every probability
of the yield being quite.an average one.
'Mexico continued in avtry unsettled state. Santa.
Anna had left the capital for the south at the head
of his troops, and. nid encountered and defeated the
force under Alvarez. The inhabitants complained
much of the conduct of the military.
At Havannah excitement still continued, and
the was actively guarded by—tneSpanish men
Of war, which had mustered in great force. Another
of the conspirators, named. Est rampez, was garotted
a few days before the departure of the steamer.
Two others Who bad been sentenced to banishment
from the island were retained for further examina-
tion, it having been aseerfaiued that there was
other evidence of a more serious nature to be
brought against them.
Intelligence from St. Thomas's states that the
island had been suffering from drought for Many
months past. The whole of the country pre§ented
a parched appearapce, and. everything resembling
vegetation had disappeared.
The brig Sarah, 188 tons burden, had been
totally destroyed by fire in Carlisle Bay, Jamaica.
She was taking in produce for Liverpool, and had
on board 200 hogsheads of sugar and 130 puncheons
of ruin. The crew wete saved. The origin of the
fire had not been ascertained.
The Tay, which left Southampton on the sth
ult. with the West India and ,Mexican mails, bad
not arrived at St. Thomas's when the Atrato left.
This may partially be accounted for by the det3n-
ticn which was occasioned owing to a slight defect
taking place in her machinery, which compelled her
to put back after her departure on the 2d ult.

DOVER ITARBOOR 'OF REFUGE. —Among the sums
voted for harbour,' of refuge for the year 1855-6, we find
that 34,000/. has been voted for the continuation of the
magnificent works now in the eon, se of cons!ruction at
Dover.' The subsequent vote required to complete the
work will
w ill be 278,0001. It is stated that the works here
have been delayed in cmsequAnce of the chalk founda-
tion at the site of the present works not proving so gbod
as is the portion nearer the shore.—Dovei• Chronicle.
This work appears to progress at the same .dra%ling
pace as the Plymouth Breakwater works. Like Rains-
gate Ilarb,ur, it seems to be ui,derstood between engi-
neers and coritracton, that it is never to be finished.
M °ruing Advertiser. [Why not run out a breakwater
at the north-Ea tern promontory of the bay, in a S.S. W.
direction, and b 0 protect vessels from N.E., eattrly,
and south winds? This would make a complete Harbour,
of Refuge,—ED, Sun.] •