The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-13 00:00:00

EVENING, NOVEMBER 13, 1863.

and because thus they may upon opportunity gather again
round their Sovereign and their banner.
"Let those who have good reasons on account of age, or
infirmities, or for family motives to abstain from entering
one or other of the above description of service in the Aus-
trian army, and who are without the means of independent
existence at home, call for their pension, which we shall, as
far as depends upon us, render as advantageous as possible
to all those who may be so circumstanced.:

"Neither will those officers who possess sufficient private
fortune, and may desire to return home to join their fami-
lies, or to conduct their families home, nor the soldiers in
especial, who, though robust, may choose to return home,
thereby fail in their duties towards us. Let the lastmen-
tinned, however, remember that the usurping Government
will probably oblige them to serve, to take an oath, will
constrain them to become instruments of the barbarities
which are daily committed upon their brother Italians in
the south of the peninsula in great part soldiers faithful to
their lawful King, for whom they are fighting with rare
constancy; it will oblige them to hold also in subjection
the population of the Pontifical States, of our States, and
those of the other lawful Sovereigns of Italy who have
shared our lot.
"If we, too, shall respect the motives which will induce
them to yield to their own wishes and those of their own
families, we must nevertheless, in the event of a restoration
of legitimate power, distinguish between those who either
did not serve the enemy or were absolutely forced to take
service, and conducted themselves otherwise like honest
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entrust the charge of explaining more fully to your depen-
dents these ideas, and likewise the operation of the Con-
vention of the 16th May, in what regards the non-com-
missioned officers and men, that each may with full
knowledge of the case choose his own lot.
"In a little while we shall be amidst you, our faithful
soldiers, unfortunately for the last time, at least at present,
and to thank our admirable corps of officers and troops for
Jillthex have done for us, to give you an attestation of
esteem and affection, distributing to you a commemorative
medal for the fidelity and constancy in adversity which you
have so brilliantly demonstrated to me—qualities far rarer
than mere military valour.
"The fault is not yours if, in these later times, you have
no occasion to demonstrate it ; yet we do not despair that
fortunate day may yet arise, in which God will crown your
virtues, affording you at the same time the satisfaction of
displaying as soldiers that glorious quality.
"In this last period I doubly expect of you that you
preserve intact, internal discipline, and order up to the last
instant, and that you support with manly firmness this fresh
and difficult ordeal which is imposed upon you. Never be
it said that even for one single moment you have wronged
the fair name of the Estensian soldier.
(Signed)
ig wildenwart, 16th August, 1863."

"FRINCIS.

The Malt Duty and the American War.

FAVERSHAM, Vara sday.
Last night, at the annual meeting of the Favers-
ham Agricultural Association, Sir Edward Daring,
the recently elected Liberal member for East Kent,
in a speech of considerable length, adverted to
several topics of public interest at the present time.
The chair was occupied by Lord Sondes, and there
were also present beside, Sir Edward Dering, Lord
'Janis, Sir Norton J. Knatchbull, the Hon. G. W.
11illee, and a large number of the yeomen and tenant
farmers of the district. The reception given to Sir
Edward Dering was very gratifying.
The Hon. G. W. MILLEs proposed " The Health
of the County Members," which was received with
great cheering.
Sir E. BERING, after alluding to one or two local
topics, said—The legislation of the past session of
Parliament has been more of a passive than an ec
tivo nature (hear) ; and, gentlemen, so far as agri-
we may take its present satis-
culture is concerned,
factory state as a proof that it prospers best when
it is most entirely left alone. (Hear.) The present
sound and healthy state of agricultural interests
shows that when the English farmer is put upon
his mettle he is able not only to overcome all those
difficulties which at times have threatened to over-
whelm him, but to place British agriculture in the
proud position which it occupies at present, and
where, I trust, it will be ever maintained—at the
head of the agricultural world. (Cheers.) But, gen-
tlemen, called upoe as we are to contend with the
whole world, we have a right to demand that our
farmers shall be allowed to carry or. their farming
operations without being shackled by the restric-
tions imposed by the Excise authorities or by the
Government—(cheers)—and I really believe the
time is approaching when we may hope to have the
privilege of malting our own barley for the purpose
of fattening our own cattle. (Hear.) But, gentlemen,
if this were only a producer's question we should
not have so much chance of relief. It is not, how-
ever,so much a producer's as a consumer's question.
If we could only show that by malting our own
barley wo could feed our cattle upon it cheaper
than we can at present, that would be the strongest
argument that could be used in favour of a change
in the law. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I have one
source of congratulation, and that is that our mann
factoring and trading interests, in spite of the ex-
tent to which one of the most important branches
of industry has been affected by the war in America,
are in such a prosperous state. (Hear.) 0 wing to
the elasticity of our resources, so great has been the
development of the trade and commerce of the coun-
try, as shown by the Board of Trade returns pub-
lished only about a fortnight ago, that, though we
have been deprived of the principal source of supply
of the raw material for our greatest manufacturing
interest, our commerce was never in a more
flourishing state than at present, and the year 1863
will have to be described as one of the most pros-
perous and most successful ever recorded in the
commercial annals of England. (Cheers.) Gentle-
men, I have alluded to the war in America. We
must all of us very deeply deplore the afflicting
desolation and the awful sacrifices of human life on
both sides by the dreadful struggle going on in
that unhappy country. (Hear, hear.) No man can
foresee any probable termination of that struggle.
One thing, however, we may venture to predict, and
that is that the reconstruction of the old Federal
Union on its former basis is totally and entirely
impossible. (Hear, hear.) We all of us have our
sympathies with one or other of the contending
parties. Some are anxious that the North should
be successful, while others there are, and I believe
they are the majority of the people of this country,
who wish well to the South. For my part, my
feelings are entirely with the South. (Cheers.) I
am in favour of the Confederates, not only because
they are the weaker party, but because they are
fighting the great battle of liberty and independence
against the most grinding oppression and tyranny
which has been witnessed in modern times. (Cheers.)
But whatever our individual sympathies may be, I
think we shall agree in this—that the proper course
for this country to pursue in the matter is to con-
tinue to observe that strict and impartial neutra-
lity which has been maintained up to the pre-
sent time. (Cheers.) Though public opinion .
in favour of the South, I think it
favour of a strictly impartial policy being
pursued
irsthat
is also in
by this country ; and I only, trust, gentlemen,
till the
that policy will continue to be acted
upon
r later,
period arrives—and coma it must,
—when we, in conjunction with soonerther great
powers of Europe, shall recognise the independence
of the great Southern States of maer t ica. Loud
cheers.) I need not tell you thAat the present
moment the Government of this country is in a po-
sition of extreme delicacy, if not of difficulty, with
regard to the detention of those, two ships, about
which we have heard so much of late; but I trust
and believe a straightforward course will be pur-
sued to overcome that difficulty. (Hear.) My idea
is this. if it can be shown that the construction of
those steam rams brings them within the scope or
spirit of the Foreign Enlistment Act, it is only right
those who have been instrumental in constructing
them should suffer the pains and penalties with
which every person should be visited who infringes
the laws of his country. On the other hand, if it
should be shown by the testimony of undoubted
evidence at the trial which will shortly take place,
that the building OF these vessels does not infringe
the law as it stands, I trust we shall not be induced
by any threats which may be thrown out against ue,