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

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Our Mazzinian "Minister of the Crown,"

(From the Times),
There is a rock ahead on which the Government
seem to be in danger of steering. It is high above
water, the coast is bold, and they are making
directly for it. We allude to the affair of Mr.
Stansfeld. Even before the recent disclosures it was
very doubtful whether the House of Commons could
be induced to acquiesce in the continued presence of
this gentleman as a member of the Government.
But we have now learnt from the recent trial of
Mezzini many things capable no doubt of explana-
tion, but still obviously tending to show that Mr.
Stansfeld's connection with Mazzini is much closer
than was generally supposed. We do not prejudge
the case. We are quite willing to hear and weigh
everything that Mr. Stansfeld may say in extenua-
tion or justification; but we confess we think that
the defence to such charges should be made by Mr.
Stansfeld as a private member of Parliament, not as
a person connected with the Government, bound to
be jealous of the honour of the country, and bound
also to do nothing to prejudice its relations with
the Governments of foreign States.

It was started with a view to facilitate the despatch
of the Union Company's steamers, while it will be
enabled to afford increased facilities for unloading
and shipping by other craft.
Among the latest clearances with wool were the
Alphington and Balaklava, both for London.
The value of the imports into Natal for 1863 was
£473,333 ; exports, £138,565. Import duties,
£47,212. Revenue, in all, £123,086 ; expenditure,
£94,524. The growth of sugar was increasing,
383 coolies have arrived from Madras. A telegraph
is to be laid to Maritzberg. A Central Railway
Bill will be presented next Session. There have
been more disturbances in the Transvaal Republic.
In a battle at Crocodile River 40 burghers are said
to have been killed. The rebels were defeated, and
Pretorius is again in power.

At Ascension were the Mender, the Archer, and
the Antelope; she was refitting, and expected to
sail about March 20 ; the Wye would leave on the
7th for the West Coast.

Captain Barnard, R.N., who returns by the Nor-
man, was Governor of Ascension, and has been in-
valided. Captain T. Hammond, late First Lieu-
tenant of her Majesty's screw steam corvette
Archer, is raised to the temporary rank of Port
Captain and Governor of the island, owing to the
serious illness of his senior, Captain J. Bythesea, of
the Archer.

The Norman spoke, on the 25th of February, in
lat. 25 11 S. long. 4 37 W., the bark Sangredo,
steering north ; 28th, in let. 18 51 S., long. 250
W., the ship Junapore, 54 days from Hongkong,
for London ; and the ship City of Dublin, 50 days
from Calcutta, for London; March 9, in lat. 2 13
N., long. 18 41 W., the ship Cameronian, steering
south ; 12th, in lat. 8 6 N., long. 24 21 W., the
Valparaiso; 14th, in lat. 11 51 N., long. 25 W., the
schooner Coolwa, 24 days from the Clyde, for Port
Adelaide ; 16th, in lat. 16 24 N., long. 26 15 W.,
the French transport Madagascar, outward bound ;
the Spanish bark Minerva, 22 days from Cadiz, for
Buenos Ayres ; and the Hanoverian brig Krond
Princesse Louise, outward bound; 28th, in lat.
42 37 N long. 23 34 W., the screw steam gun-vessel
Espoir, under caavas, steering north ; and 30th, in
tat. 44 51 N., long. 19 2 W., the Norwegian bark
Edmund, with passengers, outward bound.