The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-30 00:00:00

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open rupture between two countries which4-p.e. „?...4 '4. Nqie.,
others in the world, have the greatest com 11,,utt1,4 - :le, it,;147
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of interests, and, one would have thought the :V-7.741-:1.--, ~4"
points of difference. We need not go into the ' et: --,--,,E-A.
of the quarrel again. Had all Mr. Claristie's allega-bi a. S
tions been true—and we know them to be utterly
erroneous had Mr. Vereker's suspicions been
confirmed, there was still no reason why, wheel
the Brazilian Government proposed to refer the
question to London, Mr. Christie should have
presented an ultimatum no independent power
could submit to, end on its refusal have resorted
to a flagrant act of hostility. For, let it be well
understood, the Brazilian Government did make
this proposal, and Mr. Christie, in the plenitude
of authority delegated to him by Earl Russell,
arrogantly—nay, inso/ently—deelinefl it. NOW,
have we or have we not one policy for the weak
and another for the stroFg? Should we have acted
in this manner to France or Russia, to Italy or
Spain, or the United States ? Everybody knows
that Earl Russell would scorer have thrown up
office than have committed an act of such temerity,
I and that is saying a great deal. _Everybody knows
that Earl Bae,ell would have pocketed the n ffront
twenty times over had it crane from a power to be I
feared ; and there is no mount of forbearance
towards a state that will fling him back his words,
and can give blow for blow, of which this runaway- -,,
fromVienne. is not capable. But Braz:l has no navy.
Brazil is an empire still suffering from internal
wounds, slowly and arduouely clearing its way
through difficulties, such as never presented them-
selves to any other power, to a level with the most
civilised powers in the Old World. She is at our
mercy on the sea; her internal condition renders
her incapable of attack; we may use her ever so
despitefully, but she cannot retaliate; so the bold
Mr. Christie is set on her, and a British fleet is
despatched to humble and insult her; and the pane-
gyrists of the Government talk about the pluck of
Lord Palmerston and his "spirited foreign policy."
The blow was as cruel and impolitic as it was
cowardly. It was cruel to a Government full of
such generous aspirations as the Governmentof Dom
Pedro has shown itself; cruel to a people marching
resolutely in the path of constitutional freedom ;
cruel to the hopes of the whole South American
Contrive t, which ,ip,l3Fezilt at least, saw a stable
Government, a vigorous ilitekink an advancing eivie:,
tY'fitriicesndnainn foresee, .wthaill .
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lis
becauseati tahne i umerestaraa
possessionntyro r innosP nrifp
ao 1
dbeayowf thheenlatihgehest importance
.to this country ; be-
cause
Brazil was. rapidly' becoming one of the• best r
markets in the world for.oUrMannfactures, at•the•
same time that it teemed with productions' arid' '
necessities of our home consumption; because for
years to bear an English name has been a password
to every hospitality and to the ,most generous confi-
dence from. Brazilian. Government and people ; be-
cause, finally, the Brazilian Government was a
peaceful and stable monarchy in the-Midst of war-
ring
and crumbling republics. These things the
Government cannot see, or studionsltignore. A -
trumped-up case of murder and pillage, of which
there is not even a 'shadow of circumstantial proof,
a stupid frolic in which two or three yOungeters met
with the treatment they, did their best to deserve,
have blinded the eyes of the Ministry to the inte-
rests and the obligations of England, and the result
is the ,withriwal:"of the Brazilian ,naisister. We
trust, for the honour of the English- Parlianient,
there will be some means found to raise a protest
against the policy which has led to this disgraceful
issue, and that. foreigners will not have itin'their
power to identify the. English public 'with Lord
Russell and Messrs. chriptie and Vereker. Lord
Russell has achieved many things during his tenure
of the Foreign-office seals, but this is his crowning
exploit. Mr. Adams ought to be in capital spirits.
He may gauge with tolerable accuracy his lord-
ship's servility to the Government of the United
States by his courageous defiance of the Government
,zil.

The Suicide of the Lessee of the Strand
Theatre.

Yesterday afternoon,. Dr Lankester held an
.in-
quiry into the
_circumstances connected with the''
death .of Henry Valentine Sailth,; who.was profes-
sionally known by the name of -" Swanborough,"
and who, on Wednesday .morning cut his
throat in the water-closet of his residence, from the.
effects of which he shortly afterwaids expired:
A jury was empannelled in the dining-roonv of'
the family residence, 9, Greville-place; kilbtirrt.
After they had viewed the body, the coroner called'
Francis Musgrave, who said that he lived at the
residence of the deceased, but was no relation to
him. He had lived two years in his family as a.
lodger, and was musical director at the Strand
Theatre. He last saw deceased alive, on Wednes-
day morning about eleven o'clock, when he appeared
in his usual health, but complained of pains in his
head. He had previously complained of pains in
his head, and for some time paet had been in very
low spirits. He would sometimes sit in his chair
for hours without speaking. The only reason wit-
ness could assign for the act was that the business
at the theatre had not been quite so good lately as
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it had previously been. Deceased, however, had
never expressed himself to this effect. He, to wit-
ness's knowledge, was certainly not in pecuniary
difficulties. He had been very eccentric lately.
Some time since he went up to witness's bedroom
and looked in, and then went down again—a most
unusual thing, as he had never been known pre-
viously to ascend even to the second floor. Witness
was so much surprised that lie actually got out of
bed and watched if he went to his own room again.
He was a married man, and lived happily with his
wife. He had one daughter, living with him.
Witness had never heard of any insanity existing
in the family. Deceased had never been the same
person, in witness's opinion, since he had had a fit
some six weeks ago. He was by no means a bet-
ting man. Deceased had been deaf for 16 years,
but he seemed to labour under the impression that
he would regain his hearing, and frequently spoke
of it with apparent pleasure. On the day of his
death he ate a very hearty breakfast, and appeared
as usual.
Sarah Taylor said she was cook to the deceased.

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She last saw him alive on Wednesday morning

about nine o'clock. Two or three hours after that
the housemaid told her that deceased was in the
water-closet on the second floor, and had been there
a very long time, and that the door was fastened.
She went up stairs and listened at the door and
heard deceased breathing loudly. She then made
Miss Swanborough acquainted with what had hap-
pened and of her suspicions. They sent for the
gardener, who forced the door open, and they then
discovered the deceased sitting on the floor with a
ived.
and witness herd deceased's head untild said he was
razor in his hand. They instantly sent for a doctor,
Dr. Cleveland, of the Edgware-road,
on Wed-
called to deceased about half-
b neck about five
closet, and had a wound
piinniaonstathteatodf
ecaotlh-
the bleeding, and
Wed-
nesday. He was in a sitting
.
extended under the left jaw.
inches long, Ppaiossstture in the water-
lapse.phim
from his stupor, but he
endeavoured to arouse
soon after words d
reethaettnthaecicp observedaos
of bilious
ye
ha year ;
H e was
Witness
perfectly lvi
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stop
of
f od
uponvom i one
ting o, cacna
and
from caused by the shock and loss of blood.
Dr. Robins said he had attended deceased two or
believed deceased
sftrihoormne three s
fytoimri times
atso
ms
eduringsymptoms
he
a likely person to be subjected
to fits of insanity.
The Coroner then
briefly
summed up, in the
course of which he
said it had been clearly shown
that deceased had cut his throat, but it of course
rested with the jury to say what state of mind he
I was in at the time.

The jury, after a short deliberation, returned a
verdict of " Temporary insanity."

THE LATE GENERAL " STONEWALL" JACKSON.—
Yesterday a large number of gentlemen assembled at the
rooms of the Southern Club, Liverpool, for the purpose of
deciding upon the best means of exprrssing their sympathy
with the family of the late General Jackson. After tone
discussion of a merely conversational character, it was
agreed to call a public meeting on Wednesday next, to be
held in the small concert-room of St. George's .hall.
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