The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-06 00:00:00

THE SUN,

as anything in rendering the fall of the last Cabinet
ridiculous. Yet the Administrators who have suc-
ceeded Lord Jon RUSSELL and his colleagues in the
offices of the: Government, have forthwith hrust
upon the attention of the Legislature a scheme
no less inadequate, to dissipate the dangers
complained of, than that introduced to the
House of Commons by the ex-Premier, and
upon the declared insufficiency of which the Noble
Lord and his companions in power were compelled to
tender their resignation. Entirely at variance as the
proposal of the Hoare SECRETARY is to the real
feelings of the community, it is by no means surprising
to find the progress of the Bill pertinaciously in-
I terfered with by Hon. Members representing very
important constituencies, with a view to impede its
course, and ultimately even to induce her MAJESTY'S
Ministers to consent to a reference of this among
other questions to the judgment of the population.
Aware, as Ministers must be, that the proposed mea-
sure is one most unpopular in its character, it is to
be hoped that they will be induced by motives of
patriotism to delay anything like active legislation in
the matter until such time as the next Parliament
shall have assembled. Otherwise they will un-
questionably be throwing another obstacle in
the way of an amicable settlement of the existing
electoral differences. The difficulty of their
own position will, moreover, by that means be-
come very materially enhanced. They will
appear before the country as the authors (im-
mediately upon the eve of a general election)
of one of the most unpopular measures ever
adventured upon by any Government, and this after
having disappointed the nation very grievously by
not introducing, in the course of the budget, reforms
like the modification of Schedule D in the income-
tax or the removal of the impost on advertisements.
Out of motives of self-interest alone, it were advisable
for the new Cabinet to consent upon this subject, as
it has already done upon so many others, to delay
the question until the period has arrived when, after
being weighed in the balance of public opinion by the
various constituencies, it may reasonably and
without precipitation be brought under the notice of
the newly-elected representatives.
It is not, we repeat, that to our thinking some effort
is not advisable with a view to increase the defences
of the United Kingdom. There is not, we are satis-
fied, a journalist in England who is more thoroughly
satisfied than we are that some extraordinary
proceedings should be taken in order to render
the national position one of greater security.
Throughout the whole of the discussion which
has taken place upon this matter, whether in
the Press or in the Parliament, we have insisted upon
the accuracy of the statements advanced by Sir
FRANCIS HEAD, and upon the truthfulness of the
warning uttered by his Grace the Duke of WELLING-
TON. Our anxiety, therefore, is to behold some
really comprehensive measure for the better conserva-
tion of cur sea bound frontiers—a measure which can
never be secured exclusively by the simple re•or-
ganization of the militia. This solicitude, therefore,
can never be allayed by the introduction of
any such one sided scheme as that embodied
in the proposition of the Homr SECRETARY. Feeling
thus upon the matter, we rejoice to observe the perti-
nacity with which the Militia Bill of Mr. WALPOLE
is being night after night interrupted in its progress by
a series of ingenious and diversified amendments. Seven
of these instruments of impediment are down among
the notices of motion for this evening, namely, those
to be respectively proposed by the Hon. Gentlemen the
representatives of Oldham, Lincoln, Evesham, Bury
St. Edmnnd's, West Kent, Haddingtonshire, and
Westminster. Little, therefore, in the way of its ad-
vancement can be expected without another, and
perhaps another, and possibly yet another, adjourn-
ment.

" A heavy blow and great discouragement" has
been inflicted on a numerous, and by no means un-

distinguished, body. One of the most shining
lights of the corresponding society of " begging
letter writers" has paled its lustre for a time. Yes,
TEIOMAS HENILY STONE, a gentleman of great tact
and experience, of high imaginative powers and un-
questionable eloquence, has, by the cruel sentence of
Sergeant ADAMS, been consigned to banishment for
seven tedious years. For him there will be no
more early lamb or forced asparagus; his blan-

dishments- will scarcely melt the hearts o

the grim officials under whose superintendence
he will be placed. He cannot indite epistles either
as " Fanny Merton," " Fanny Hamilton," " Fanny
Lyons," " Mary Danvers," " Mary Whitmore," or
any other of the numerous appellations which he re-
sorted to in his palmy days, before the cruel" Mendi-
city " nipped his hopes in the bud by their heartless
revelations. No more can he appeal to the " Hero
of a hundred fights" as the destitute daughter of one
of his gallant followers, whose life had been for-
feited in the very hour of victory. He has now to
expiate his offences where his imaginative
genius must be kept within bounds. Every
letter that he sends off must be previously
examined, and even if he could succeed
in again deceiving his dupes, the money would be of
little service, as he could not obtain any of "the deli-
cacies of the season" in exchange. He may, however,
possibly be enabled to mitigate some of the evils of
his situation. It appears that it is not the first time
that he has been under sentence of transportation,
and his former experience may now become really
valuable.

Seriously speaking, the trial and sentence will be
exceedingly beneficial in many respects, not only as
a salutary caution to persons who have resorted
to false and fraudulent pretences for the purpose of
extracting money from charitable individuals, but
also to those who have heretofore been largely victi-
mised. It will show the necessity of the greatest
care before any application is responded to, in which
the accuracy of the allegations is not personally
known to the party applied to. Stories, however
piteous or heartrending, must not be received with
implicit credence. There is no case, however urgent,
that cannot be postponed for fitting inquiry, or at
least a very trifling assistance would be amply suffi-
cient to enable the applicant to go on, until
answers from trustworthy persons could be
obtained. The mere fact that an inquiry would
certainly be' instituted would deter impostors from
resorting to their flagitious schemes and desires. A
really deserving object would court the most search-
ing investigation, while the impostor would slink
away abashed the moment any test were proposed.
It is, then, an imperative duty on every person who
indulges "in the luxury of doing good" to see that
he is not deceived by the spurious metal, but that it
is a case of genuine distress by which his pity has been
excited. The enormous injury to the cause of humanity,
of real charity, by hasty and reckless benefactions, is
incalculable. The only possible excuse is thereby
afforded to hard-hearted selfishness to ignore the
most meritorious claims, to disregard unequivocal
misery, lest there might be a possibility of
deception. The adoption of ordinary precau-
tions on the part of really kind-hearted per-
sons would prevent the possibility of this heartless
us
,tand strip the cloak of hypocrisy from unworthy
shoulders.
The facts of the case were exceedingly simple.
The bait was thrown out in the shape of an adver-
tisement most artfully and artistically framed, which
was inserted in a morning contemporary, to the fol-
eTffHecEt
ClTartrrAsLanndANlnDostAruFnLfourntnunTa.teAltad the.
to solicit from those charitable
fol-
lowing
delreivveennthbyhgorueratadisytoraeansg
5.,,d humane persons who ever derive pleasure from
condition is almost hopeless, being, ells;
be-
nevolent acts some little pecuniary assistance. The d
and reduced to the last extremity. The
smallest aid would be most thankfully acknowledged,
and the fullest explanation given. Direct Miss T. C.
friendless,. 8;1 re's9s ,
Post-office, Great Randolph-street, Camden New
persons possessing the means of
Town."
fewho would not be caught by such an
affording
icHARD FORSTER, a gentleman
appeal. Mt. R
hdeinreg were few w
de-
serving of the greatest credit for his exemplary con-
duct in the transaction, responded to the call. He
wrote to the direction indicated, demanding further
particulars, and received An answer informing him
that the writer was the daughter of a deceased mer-
chant, who had died suddenly in a railway carriage
about two years since, that during her father's
life she hod been comfortably provided for, but that
she had subsequently been deceived under a promise
of marriage, the licence having been actually pur-
chased. Mr. FORUM& transmitted a Poet-office

LONDON,

order for 3/. 19s. 6d , and subsequently re-
ceived a letter, couched in the most grateful lan-
guage, but hinting at, rather tha❑ asking for,
further assistance. The writer must have possessed
talents of no ordinary description. There was the
grateful acknowledgement for the valuable
aid already afforded, which had enabled the
afflicted young woman to pay the few trifling demands
for which she was liable, and also to obtain sufficient
of her wearing apparel to make a decant appearance.
But it had swallowed up the whole of his generous
bounty, or the poor sufferer could have that day
removed to the Hampstead-road, " where a much
more comfortable- lodging had been offered to her,
and where if he would condescend to call, she would
cheerfully and with pleasure relate every circum-
stance connected with her past history." There
was then a deep and apparently sincere ex-
pression of penitence for past sin, and a
slight, very slight attempt at palliation,
on account of ber heart knowing no guile, being ut-
terly ignorant of the deceptions of the world. Any
person might have been deceived by such a com-
position. Fortunately, however, the fair vic-
tim—a man aged forty—a returned convict,
who had been several times summarily convicted,
was apprehended on another charge, and Mr.
FORSTER was induced to come forward. Toe de-
ceiver was most properly convicted, and sentenced to
the heaviest punishment sanctioned by law—
seven years' transportation. We trust that
the lesson will not be thrown away, but
that those who are ready to give their money
will be equally willing to bestow a little labour in
ascertaining the credibility and truth of the tales of
misery that may be brought under their notice from
anonymous sources.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
It being the anniversary of the death of the Em-
peror NAPOLEON, who died at St. Helena on the
Ph of May, 1821, a funeral ceremony took place at
the Church of the Invalides, attended by the PRINCE
PRESIDENT of the Republic, the members of the
BONAPARTE femily,and a great number of officers be-
longing to the Imperial army.
The fall of the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. con-
tinues to attract a large degree of attention.

We read in Galigiani—
" The market has shown a strong downward tendency
to-day, and at the close prices were generally quoted
lower. This retrograde movement was attributed to an
absurd report that the Emperor of Russia had demanded
the reimbursement of the 50 millions Five per Cents. of
which he is the holder."
The Debats says—
" The Bourse was very heavy. The public cry was,
'The Emperor of Russia is selling off his Rentes.' By
whom—since when—how does it happen—who has seen
it? Useless ques'ions all (except for the writer, who,
with his sceptical interrogations, wards off the warnings
of the Minister of Police). The fact is settled. The
impression, at first insignificant, has become deeper and
deeper. When the Emperor bought it was a great fact;
but now that he sells, what does that mean (a more
pointed quessiou than any of the former)? The day was
spent in commentaries, and yet the fact is not surprising.
The E:nperor of Russia is not the only rentier whom the
conversion has brought to the market."
The following is the Siecle's manner of treating
the same delicate subjtct :
" The Four-and-a-1151f per Cents. have fallen below
par. The Bourse, which had witnessed all the efforts
that heel been making for some time to prevent this
stock from falling b low par, has been deeply afLeted by
this result, which is the more serious as foreign holders
have yet ten days before them to demand reimburse-
ment. It is probably in consequence of this circumstance
that rumours have arisen of large demands of this kind
having arrived from St. Petersburgb. However that
may he, several heavy banking operations have been ob-
served to end in important remissions to London. There
has also re-appeared a slight premium on gold."
The Assembles Nationale, having noticed the same
rumours, adds :
" Let us hope that such rumours aro without founda-
tion, and that there will not have to be added a new
category to the demands for reimbursement already
known."
The Jesuitical Univers, of heretic-burning me-
mory, and the Patrie, continue to play into each
other's hand. The Univers, true to its persecution
instincts, affects to complain of the injury done its
lucubrations by the admission of foreign journals,
with fresher French news than is allowed to be sup-
plisd by the home market. The Univers is, accord-
ingly, less read by the faithful to the detriment of
their souls and the injury of their historical know-
ledge, touching the errors committed in the 16th
century, by the shameful toleration which allowed
LUTHER and so many others to die in their beds,
whom the Univers would, according to its own ac-
knowledgment, have doomed to the flames. The
Patrie meets these repeated complaints with the
usual assurance, that the names of foreign corre-
spondents are well known to the police, and let them
only commit themselves by taking for truth any well
got up lie, and down they go into the trap for a year
at least, with expulsion afterwards.
The Corps Legislatif resumed on Tuesday the
discussion on the Convict Rehabilitation Bill, without
any occurrence of interest arising until Article 623
was brought forward. That article declares that no
condemned person can make his application for
rehabilitation without having paid up all the costs of
the prosecution, and all fines and damages that
may have been pronounced against him ; or, in
case of non-payment, without giving proof that
he had undergone such amount of imprisonment, as
the law required, to liberate him from his obligation
to pay. On this article M. LOUVET proposed an
amendment, declaring that no fraudulent bankrupt
should be admitted to make good his claims to reha-
bilitation unless he could produce a quittance in full
from his creditors.
An animated discussion ensued, in the course of
which M. RANDOING and M. DELAPALME supported
the amendment, whilst M. DEVINCK, and M. ROUHER,
who was deputed from the Council of State as Go-
vernment Commissioner, opposed it. This latter
gentleman adduced arguments to prove that a dis-
tinction ought to be made between applications for
commercial rehabilitation and applications for rehabi-
litation in criminal matters ; at the same time he ad-
mitted that a difference of opinion had arisen in the
Council of State on the very point then under dis-
cussion. Eventually, the amendment of M. LOUVET
was adopted almost unanimously, and in conse-
quence, the matter was sent back to the committee
for further examination. The sitting was then
brought to a close at five.
We read in the Presse—" The plans for the
Crystal Palace in the Champs Elysees have been
adopted, and the execution of them will shortly com-
mence. It is said to be M. HITTOEF who will be
charged with this colossal work, for the accomplish-
ment of which the CarreS Marigny will be consider-
ably enlarged. The height of the building will exceed
that of the towers of Notre-Dame, and the columns,
in cast iron, will not be less than three feet in circum-
ference at their base."
The Bourse was rather more firm. The Four-and-a-
Half per Cents. opened at 991. 60c., and closed at 99f.
85c. for the end of the month; the Three per Cents.
closed at 701. 15e.; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,180 f.•
Rouen, 772 f. 50c.; Havre, 285 f.; Great Northern, 5834
75c.; Avignon, 290 f.; Vierzon, 685 f., Bad., 9.1.1. f. 25c.;
Bordeaux, 613 f. 75c.; Paris and Strasburg, 562 f. 50c.;
Tours and Nantes, 3671. 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 6101.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 5.
East Indian, 22 i—Grand Junction of France, 4
Namur and Liege, 6X—Northern of France, 233/4 ex d.—
Orleans and Bordeaux, 147/4—Paris and Lyons, 101/s—Paris
and Strasbourg, 21X—Rouen and Havre, 11 i/g —Sambre and
Meuse, s—Tours and Nantes, 11 lA—Western of France,

SPAIN.
Our accounts from Madrid are of the 30th ult.
The Madrid Gazette publishes the official returns
of the receipts of the Spanish Treasury for the month
of March last. They amounted to 111,985,376 reals,
being 8,787,93 reals more than in the corresponding
month of 1851.
The Clamor Publico states that the Spanish Go-
vernment has given orders for the suspension of the
journal of the Havannah, called the Diario de la
Maritza, and for the suppression of the subvention
hitherto granted to the Cronica of New York.
It is stated that the Ministry have under considera-
tion various plans for introducing ameliorations into
the institutions of the country, particularly respecting
the formation of railways.
MADRID BOLSA, APRIL 30.—The Three per Cents.
43i"; Exchange on London 50 65 money.

GERMANY.
At the sitting of the Customs' Congress at Berlin,
on the Ist, the President of the Assembly declared
that the Prussian Government rejected the proposi-
tions brought forward at a previous sitting by the.
Bavarian Plenipotentiary, and that it would Tam-
tain the principles which it had laid down relative to
the commercial question.
The Chamber of Peers of Bavaria has unanimously
interest
to the Bill for guaranteeing a certain
to the shareholders in the Palatinate Railway.
A letter from Vienna of the 28th ult., states that
the shareholders of the Northern Railway at a ge-
neral meeting held the day before, bad decided on
extending that line to the frontier of Gallicia. The
cost will be 18 millions of florins (4G,800,000f.),
of which the shareholders have engaged to furnish
13 millions. The remainder of tho money is to be
raised by a loan at 5 per cent.
A convention between Oldenburg and Belgium for
the extradition of malefactors has just come into
force.