The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-17 00:00:00

THE LATE LORD CLYDE.

The W estern Daily .Press, after giving a sketch of
the life of the late Lord Clyde, says :—" The reference to
his lordship's position in the Crimean war is the only point
on which an erroneous impression prevails. Whatever may
have been the public desire that he should have been put in
command, his own view of the matter was characteristically
modest and simple. In a letter of his, dated November 27,
1855, written to the proprietor of this journal, he says :—‘ I
assure you you are quite mistaken in supposing I have
any ground of complaint—l have none whatever.' Instead
of seeking or coveting rank or station, we know, from his
own lips, that he shrunk from them with something like
morbid feeling. The peerage, he once told the writer, ho
would gladly have declined, if he could have done so with.
out offence ti the Sovereign by whom it was conferred. It
was the same with the field-marshal's baton which he so

lately received—he valued it, not because of fame, still
less because of emolument, but simply as an acknowledg-
ment of duties he had performed. No man was more
scrupulously just—almost severely just—in the discharge
of those duties. It could never be said of him that
he employed his deservedly great influence at the Horse
Guards in behalf of any protege or friend. Being without
relations who needed help, and having achieved his noble
position by his own unaided efforts, he could afford to be
thoroughly independent in every department of the public
service. In his very last employment at the War-office—
the disposal of the Indian prize-money—he could not brook
the delays of lawyers and precedents, but wrote at once to
Lord Palmerston ; and had the satisfaction of an answer
which enabled him to carry out his own views promptly and
thoroughly. Although it may be supposed Lord Clyde's
health suffered from his last campaign in India he seemed
himself unconscious of it, even when he returned home in
the autumn of 1860. Ho took the precaution, however, of
going to Vichy for the winter, and afterwards appeared as
active and animated as ever. Instead of setting up a great
establishment he contented himself, until a few months
ago, with bachelor's quarters at the Albany, in Piccadilly,
and met his friends regularly at the United Service Club,
where he daily resorted on his way to and from the Horse
Guards. Lately he occupied a mansion in Berkeley-square,
and it was a favourite excursion of his lordship to run down
to Chatbam, to visit his old friend and companion in arms,
Major-General Eyre. It was upon one of those visits that
the gallant veteran succumbed to death. In June he had an

illness which showed signs of atrophy, or gradual decay, but
he rallied, contrary to expectation, and was well enough
until about a month ago, when weakness again set in, and
he sank gradually, expiring in Gen. Eyre's house on Satur-
day afternoon. The writer called upon his lordship, at
Chatham, on Friday morning, and found him somewhat
better—in fact there were signs of recovery, for he had
passed a good night, and General Eyre had gone for the
day to Gravesend on Government business. It seems, how-
ever, to have been but a temporary rally, for the same
night brought us the above telegram of his death. It must
have been sudden, although the medical attendants had
foretold it as inevitable. His lordship was in his 71st year,
but looked scarcely so old, being very active, cheerful, and
energetic. He had a noble presence, and his eye especially
was quick and piercing; his manners were those of an ac-
complished soldier, who had seen much of life, and who
could adapt himself to various circumstances. Under a
somewhat austere expression of countenance there was much
warmth and geniality of heart and affection. An only sister
( vliss Campbell) is the sole surviving member of his family;
but there are two, if not three, cousins bearing his father's,
name of Maciver."

HEAVY JOKING.—The following wonderful spe-
cimen of Heavy Joking we take from the London
Review of last Saturday :—The Life Pill that has effected
such astonishing cures in Europe, and has restored France
to youth and vitality, has just achieved, on the other side of
the Atlantic, a success quite as marvellous. Everybody
knows in what a ruinous condition the health of Mexico
was till very lately. The last intelligence—according to the
French papers—is most reassuring. After taking the pill
in question, Mexico has visibly recovered, and is covering
herself with glory by having boldly asked for more. Like
other amateur doctors, the French Emperor seems to have
invented a recipe that suits all climates and all constitutions.
It used to be said of the Whigs, that they believed that there
was no ill to which flesh was heir which could not be promptly
remedied by the application of British institutions and repre-
sentative government. But Lord Russell's panacea is nothing
to,the Emperor's "Life Pill." Whatever the disease, whether
it be a disease of the Old or the New World, of the Seine
or of the Gulf of Mexico, the course is the same—a military
blister overnight and the "Life Pill" in the morning. The
composition of the pill is simple enough, for Napoleon 111.,
like Nature herself and Dr. Morrison, creates all his greatest
effects by simples. The first thing to do is to burn a little
of the best French gunpowder under the patient's nose.
This has a soothing and quieting influence, and prepares the
constitution for the treatment that is to follow. Then take
a handful of French agents, a few prefects, a few paid jour-
nals, a few directors of the press, and some of the most
vigorous repressive articles in the Code Napoleon, stir boldly
with universal suffrage if it can be procured, but, if not, any
other suffrage will save as well. The whole will form a
composing globule of the most thorough imperial institu-
tions, which the invalid should swallow at once on the point
of a bayonet. Mexico has swallowed hers with great satis-
faction ; and professes herself now willing to swallow any-
thing else that is compounded for her by the same imperial
hand, and presented to her in the same fashion. The change
is almost miraculous, and worthy of Dr. Parr. No political
incurable need ever despair. The Imperial Life Pills clears
and invigorates all systems, puts every constitution in a
healthy and sound condition, and can be had gratuitously
upon application to the respectable chemist and druggist
whose headquarters are at the Tuileries.
THE BOAT ACCIDENT IN THE FIRTH Op FORTH.
—The three young men who left Granton in a
pleasure-yacht on Monday night to proceed to Joppa have
not yet been heard of; and there now remains no doubt
that the surmise of their having been drowned is correct.
The following facts, additional to What we have already
published, are all that have yet transpired in regard to
the melancholy affair. The names of the three young men
who were in the boat were Alexander Robinson, aged 31,
principal assistant to the Equitable Loau Company; John
Allan, aged 18, oldest apprentice to the same company ;
and Thomas Fall Edge, aged 30, who supported himself by
his private means. It appears that Edge and Robert-
son had taken lodgings at Joppa for a month, and that
they had hired a small yacht and boat from Mr. Liston,
Granton, which they intended to keep anchored at
Joppa for the purpose of fishing for some hours every
morning previous to coming up to Edinburgh to their daily
employment. On Monday night Edge and Robertson in-
vited Allan to sail with them round to Joppa, and the party
left Granton harbour about 10 o'clock. When they set out
.he weather was wet, but there was little wind, and, the
sea being quite calm, no danger was apprehended. On.
Tuesday morning, between five and six o'clock, two men
who were engaged breaking stones on the shore at Fisher-
row, observed a boat about a mile off beating in for the
harbour. Whilst they were regarding it a sudden gust of
wind from the south-west caught the sails, and the yacht
almost immediately filled and went down, carrying with
her the three young men, whom the stonebreakers
had seen. When the yacht disappeared beneath the waves
the men on shore saw nothing on the surface cf the water
but a small boat which had been attached to the one that
had the young men on board. In the course of the morning
the small boat drifted ashore, and was subsequently recog-
nised by Mr. Liston as the boat that left Grantou harbour
with the yacht ; so that there remains no doubt that the
young men
have all met a watery grave. Mr. George
.S.C., in conjunction with the Equitable Loan
Company,inmS offered £2O to any Newhaven fishermen who
would recover the bodies; but the men refused to put to sea
unless they were guaranteed so much for their labour in the
event of the search proving unsuccessful, and the Equitable
Loan Company withdrew their offer. The intention of
attempting to find the bodies will not however be abandoned.
We understand that the parents of the young men, the
manager of the Loan Company, and a few friends are
organising a subscription with the view of adopting in ea-
sures to have this design carried out.—Aceismatt
NATURE'S ARTILLERY AND MUSKETRY.--Mr.
Francis Galion is a man to be envied. He 110

founli a spot on the Jangtrau range where a man, standing

in safety, may watch the avalanches come down within 10
yards' distance. The spot directly faces the Jungfrau Hotel,

and in one ha!f-day Mr. Galton saw three descents, the
avalanches sliding 2,000 feet, then leaping in two great
bounds 1,000 feet more to the channel by which he was
standing, and then bursting out at the foot of the channel
like a storm of shrapaell. The general appearance when
seen so near is that of an orderly mob ifiling the street and
hastening, not hurrying, to the same object, and the noise
like the sound of a rapid tide rushing up many ehimuels.
The avalanche consists of a mass of ice-ba.lls, usually from
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