The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-19 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE CORK EXAMINER.

Sir,—ltaving seen the remarks of your London corre-
spondent as to Lord Pahnerston's kindness, I trust, though
you may differ from him in politics, that you will not refuse
the ince 1 of praise due to an opponent.
In 1846, Lord Palmerstoa had a very great voluntary
emigration of tenants from this port, when his agents bar-
gained wits the shipowner that the passengers must be
treated and fed in tha beet manner ; but, Lord Palmerston,
not content, directed the shipowner to make another con-
tract if the first would not enable him to treat his people
well. Finding the contractor satisfied, he directed, in addi-
tion, that the passengers on Sundays should have a tumbler
of hot rum punch, which was given in the first three ships ;
but when tae It.C, clergy of the district thought this in-
judicious, the shipowner was directed daily to give to them
coffee or tea after dinner in lieu.

To inducethe masters of the ships to show every atten-
tion to the migrants, each captain got a present of £5 or
£lO, and several dozen of wine and brandy for his own
comfort and that of the people.

There wer€ no ejectments in those cases; and (if I recol-
lect) on landing they got £1 a head, while they were allowed
;o sell all their stock, no arrears being charged before leav-

ing.
Lord Palmerston endowed the R.C. church with a grant
of 10 acres of land free of rent for ever, and a house, for
for which he gave the heir of the former parish priest £6OO
or so, the present respected parish priest enjoying it, and
calling it " Palmerston Glebe."
An offer at the same time was made to the vicar of the
parish of a large quantity of land for a glebe, which was
refused, because a glebe house would not be built.

Lord Palmerston, on the Cliffoney estate, worth about
£6,000 a year, then spent .Dl,OOO, or two-thirds of the rental,
annually on its improvement.

If every kind act was construed into a crime, the charges
might be legion.—Yours, BENJ. 13ELBEN.
Sligo, 12th Nov., 1863.

THE SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION.

BERLIN, Nov. 18.
The Hereditary Prince Frederic, Duke of Angus-
tenburg, arrived hbre early this morning.

His Highness had an interview with the Minister-
President, Herr von Bismark-Sehonhausen.

The Neue Preussische (Kreuz) zeigung
of this
evening says :
"It is asserted on good authority that the Minis-
tries for Marine and War are actively engaged in
making preparations for hostilities, the outbreak of
which between Germany and Denmark appears now
to be unavoidable. The 6th and 13Lh divisions of
the army are said to have already received orders to
be placed on a war footing. It is said that corres-
ponding directions for the equipment and concen-
tration of a war fleet have likewise been given."
The semi-official Nord Deutsche Zeituny of this
evening says :

"By the accession of the new King to the
Danish throne the Schleswig-Holstein question has
assumed an international character. All turns
upon the validity of the London protocol. It is
doubtful Whether the German Confederation will
acknowledge the Prince named by the protocol as
the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. The Federal Diet
is by no means bound by the law of nations to this
course, as it has not acceded to the London protocol.
Neither are the duchies bound to his recognition, as
the Estates have not been applied to for their as•
sent. Austria and Prussia are released from the
engagements they contracted, as Denmark has net
fulfilled the duties it undertook towards Germany.'
FRANKFORT-ON• THE-MAINE, Nov. 18.

A proclamation, issusd by Prince Frederic of
Augustenbarg, has been published today; The
document is signed " Frederic, Duke of Schleswig-
Holstein," and announces the Prince's intention of
assuming the government of those duchies, and is
dated Do!zig, the 16th instant. It says :
By virtue of the decree of renunciation exe-
cuted by my father in my favour, I declare that I
assume the government of the duchies. Unques-
tioned right afforded a pretext for the yoke hitherto
laid upon you, as the Danish King was at the same
time your Duke. Henceforth, however, the rule of
the Danish monarch would be usurpation. I do not
call upon you to repel force by force. Your country
is occupied by foreign troops, and you possess no
arms. It is incumbent upon me therefore to appeal
to the Government of the Federation for pi otection
of my sovereign rights and your national privi-
leges."
Addressing himself next to the inhabitants of the
duchy of Lauenburg, and announcing his accession
to the government, the Prince explains the grounds
upon which his claim is founded, and promises to
preserve their rights and liberties.

The Prince, in conclusion, promises to govern the
duchies of Schleswig and Holstein in accordance
with the constitution and fundamental laws of the
country and to uphold the rights of the people.
It is asserted that the Grand Duke of Weimar
and the Duke of Saxe-Meininge❑ have recognized
the hereditary Prince of Augustenburg as Duke of
Schleswig-Holstein.
By permission of his Government the delegate of
Baden to the Federal Diet has accepted the office of
representative of Duke Frederic of Schleswig-Hol-
stein in that Assembly, in right of his vote for the
Holstein territory.

STATUE OF PRINCE EUGENE.—The new statue of
Prince Eugene, on the boulevard of that name, is
now uncovered. The Prince is represented standing, bare-
headed,. in a general's uniform, holding a roll of papers in
Ins right hand, and with his left supported on the hilt of
his sword. The front of the pedestal bears the words "Au
Prince Eugene Napoleon," with the arms of the city of
Paris, and the motto, Fluctuat nec mergitur." The two
sides bear the names of the battles at which the Prince was
present, and eagles bearing laurels in their beaks ; while
the back of the pedestal is covered with the text of the fol-
lowing memorable letter, written by the Prince in 1814 to
the Emperor Alexander :—" Neither the prospect of the
duchy of Genoa nor that of the kingdom of Italy would lead
me to commit treason. I would rather become a private
soldier again than a degraded Sovereign. The Emperor,
you say, has committed many wrongs against me; I have
forgotten them all, and only remember his benefits. I owe
him all—my rank, my title, my fortune, and what I prefer
to all, I owe him what your indulgence pleases to call my
glory. I will serve him so long as I live; my person be-
longs to him, as does my heart. May the sword shiver in
In) hand if it is ever unfaithful to the Emperor and to
France."
THE ALBERT CLUB, BAYSWATER.—Although this
club was only established last year, it has met with
much success, having enrolled amocg its members many
noblemen and gentlemen belonging to the Reform, Con-
senative, United Service, Oriental, Thames Yacht, and
other clubs, as also clergymen and professional men, all of
whom, we find, are elected by ballot. The entire arrange-
ments, we understand, of this suburban club are similar to
those of the larger clubs in Pall-mall, besides possessing
the advantage of providing bed-rooms for resident mem-
bers, who, with many others, give great praise to the
cuisine, as well as to the appointments of the reading-room,
card-room, billiard-room, smoking-room, &c., which are
fitted up with more than ordinary taste and comfort.
HOMELY COOKERY.—Our people know nothing
of the art of stewing; very few can boil a potato
or a little rice perfectly, and the whole art of making
palatable the very inferior meat their means will afford, is
lost by their ignorance of the qualifying power of a few
vegetables. There can be no doubt whatever, that at least
20 per cent. of the nourishment which a French man or
woman would extract from the provisions consumed by the
working classes of Great Britain, is wholly lost to them by
their ignorance of cookery. Let us, therefore, welcome
most heartily the experiment of establishing a school for
instruction in the art ; and let us add that, if properly
conducted, no speculation is more certain of success, for the
reason that it is an attempt to supply the great want of our
households at the present moment.—Once a Week.
THE ACCIDENT TO CAPTAIN SHAW.—This gen
man underwent on Tuesday evening another, but
more protracted operation, which disclosed to his medical
attendants—Mr. Hewitt, Mr. Cock, Mr. Potter, and Dr.
Saunders—the actual extent of his injuries. Besides the
fracture of the lower portion of the urethra, it was found
that an artery had been divided by the force of the fall,
which had caused great extravatation of blood. The patient
was placed under the influence of chloroform, and the result
was most successful. He has since had some refreshing
sleep, and there appears every prospect of his ultimate re-.
covery,