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THE SUN.
LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1862.

So, after all, Mr. WALPOLE, on the part of the
Tories, has delivered economy and retrenchment
into the hands of Lord PALMERSTON. How they will
fare there no one can doubt. This, then, is the re-
sult of all the formidable speeches of Mr. DISRAELI,
of the resolution of Mr. STANSFELD, framed to give
the Opposition an opportunity of following up their
leader's speeches by their votes, and of Mr. WAL-
POLE'S Amendment, in some respects more effective
than Mr. STANSFELD's. This is the ridiculous mouse
brought forth by the Parliamentary mountain in
labour. IThat the other amendments would be
withdrawn when the Opposition, through the WAL-
POLE Amendment, entered into conflict with the
Government, we had fully expected, but we had as
little doubt that either Lord PALMERSTON would
capitulate and accept the WALPOLE amendment
as substantially agreeing with his own, or that
Mr. WALPOLE and the Opposition would fight
like Englishmen. We did not imagine that
the " Amiable" Mr. WALPOLE would be so
very amiable as to desert the trust his party
bad repoeed in him, and at the eleventh hour to
sneak out of the field, cowed by a threat from Lord
PALMERSTON.
It is not often we have to commend Mr.DISRAELI,
but last night, we must confess, that he alone re-
deemed the position of the Tories. He at least
stood to his colours. That we do like. We are
Englishmen enough not to relish being baulked of
a good stand-up fight when it has been fairly pro.
raised us; and Mr. WALPOLE did run, and Mr.
DISRAELI did fight; and he fought, too, with a
speech fuller of fact and argument than is usual
with him. He will, we have too much reason to
fear, prove a true prophet in predicting that
the object of the withdrawn Tory amendment
will be forced upon the Government by the state of
the country: The prospects of trade and business
are not such as to warrant much hope of buoyancy
in the revenue of next year ; and Mr. DISRAELI
coi.ld safely warn the Government that the repre-
sentatives of the suffering districts, and of those
who would suffer because of their suffering, would
be compelled to recall the attention of Parliament
to the great question of national expenditure. But
few Tories spoke; but we may gather from Mr.
VIIITEsiDE's remark that there were others who
would not have been frightened by Lord PALMER-
STOWS threats, and the conclusion from the whole I
must be that there were Tories afraid 3f being called
on to take office, and Tories not afraid. The timid
Tories we understand to be such as either feared the
smallness of the majority they would have to work
with, or such as disliked the idea of economy, the
bolder Tories had calculated evidently on an appeal
to the country at the earliest opportunity with re-
duced Estimates and no Income-Tax for their elec-
tion cry. Divided counsels made the WALPOLE
amendment A sham. It appeared, on the part
of those who did not stand by it, as a piece of gra-
tuitous annoyance, since they were not prepared to
carry it out as actual business.
'I he generalship of Lord PALMERSTON was what
might have been expected of him, it he became
aware, as he doubtless did, of the division in the
Tory camp. Had the amendment been in firmer
Mauls he might have tried the policy of accepting
it ; but seeing his advantage he easily made up
his mind to accept it as a gauntlet. He
felt perfectly safe, respecting Mr. STANSFELD'S
resolution, because the Tories, who might other-
wise have voted with Mr. DISRAELI for it, were
now precluded from doing so by having their own
amendment. The Irish members woaid have been
in that case of no account. It was a bold game ;
but the old proverb ogain proves true, and fortune
favoured him. The STANSFELD resolution WE of
course to be overwhelmingly defeated by the seces
sion of the Tories, but had Mr. WALPOLE stood to
his colours, hat the supporters of Mr. STANSFELD
then given their votes to Mr. WALPOLE'S amend-
ment as the one more consistent with their objects,
and had the Pope's Brigade, under their new major,
joined the Tories, as they consistently could have I
done on this
question, the Government must have

been beaten by a considerable majority. All de-
pended on Mr. WALPOLE'S courage, and the event
proved that our clever Premier knew his man.

But what will be the result of all this absurd
affair of resolutions, amendments, amendments on
amendments, and withdrawal of amendments by
Tories themselves to avoid upsetting the Govern-
ment. It can but have one effect at least, to make
Lord PALMERSTON the dictator of the House.
When a Premier can confound all his enemies
by the simple expedient of turning up his
sleeves, and saying, " Quite ready, gentlemen,
come on," why, of course, he retires with the belt
and all the honours. We hope he will wear them
meekly. But, first to take 302 with him into the
lobby against Mr. STANSFELD'S 65, then to carry
his own resolution nernine contradicente after com-
pelling his next opponent to retire, is almost
enough to turn even a veteran politician's
head. Lord PALMERSTON spoke as modestly as
could be expected. He said that the Government
would feel themselves bound under his amendment,
in duty to themselves, and in obligation to the
House, " narrowly to examine the different estab-
lishments which they may have to propose next
year," and if the state of things abroad and at home
permit of reductions, to make them. Such a pro-
mise, however, is perfectly worthless—it being
always easy to make anything a Minister pleases of
the state of things around him. We must think
with Mr. OSBORNE that the whole affair has rather
strengthened Lord PALMERSTON as a money-
spender, unless he find Mr. DIsRAELI'S predictions
too true of a revenue curtailed by the privation of
the people. Here is the picture of this whole
affair as presented by the clever member for
Liskeard :—" What, he asks, "is the state of things
we have got to.? "If we talk of economy, up
starts the noble viscount and cries out—' 1 will have
no economy that is a party question!" Then, to
mend the matter, after Mr. WALPOLE had brought
down such a host of members, in expectation of a
thorough set-to, what does the hon. member do
but " with hearse-like moans, and as much solemnity
of manner as if the British Constitution were at
stake, say—".No, 1 like economy much, but I like
Lord Palmerston better."

Two features were prominent, however, in
nearly all the speeches, as well as the resolutions
and amendments—the commendations of economy
'and the anxiety not to be supposed to undervalue
the greater importance of national security. Mr.
STANSFELD and Mr. COBDEN were as explicit on
these points as Lord PALMERSTON and Mr. HORS.
MAN—each speaker, of course, indicating his view
of their relative importance by placing one of them
in a parenthesis. On these two general points,
indeed, no Englishman can differ—it is when they
are to be practically carried out the difference
arises—Mr. DISRAELI and Mr. COBDEN lay stress
on the moral influence to be gained, with other
nations, by the vastness of our resources, and,
therefore, they advise to husband them. Lord
PALMERSTON leans to vast ready made armaments,
as the most obviously influential. Good will
doubtless come of the discussion. The country
can as little dispense with its financial Watchdogs,
as with its armament-loving Premiers—if the
latter will require that we be safe and strong,
the former will see to it, -that we do not
waste money in superfluous strength, and, above all,
do not utterly throw it away in inefficient depart-
mental administration. It is in this last branch
of financial reform that most can be effected.

The indignation of General GARIBALDI at the
official proceedings which have recently taken place
in Brescia and in other parts of Northern Italy,
with a view to the " putting down" of the Volun-
teer movement against Austria, is all the more
magnanimous on his part, it appears, from the hot
that not only had GARIBALDI taken no part what-
ever in forwarding that movement, but that he had
actually discountenanced it ! And he discounte-
nanced it, we learn without much surprise, for
these two simple reasons : firstly, because under the
circumstances it must for a dead certainty have
proved a failure if it had been adventured upon ;
and secondly, because from first to last the self-
sacrificing Champion of Italy and the Italians has a
peculiar repugnance so to act as in any way (unne-
cessarily) to embarrass the Government. As to
the validity of these two certainly impressive and
(we would venture to assert yet more) all-sufficient
reasons—who can have the temerity, the absolute
frivolity to deny it ? With the Government at
Turin against the movement, with the Ministry of
RATAZZI its foes from the very commencement,
with the army of VICTOR EMMANUEL in no
way prepared even partially, even feebly, and inter-
mittently to support the hostile movement of the
Volunteers against the forces of the Kaiser, who
possibly can have the folly to believe otherwise than
that the latter must, within a very brief interval,
indeed, have swept the daring marauders to destruc-
tion ? More especially if they could not even have
inscribed upon their banners that name which is in
itself a tower of strength—the heroic and world-
famous name of GARIBALDI. Again, as to the second
reason—have not all the: acts and words of GARI-
BALDI since his liberation of the Two Sicilies, and his
voluntary retirement to his island home of Caprera,
demonstrated with a distinctness and an emphasis
that nobody can fail to recognise and to appreciate
(as it, indeed, deserves to be appreciated !) the self-
abnegation with which, from first to last, GARI-
BALDI has striven to avoid every conceivable chance
of embarrassing the Government of King VICTOR
EMMANUEL ? They call him—some even of his
moat earnest and devoted admirers call him
—meaning General GARIBALDI—weak and
too impressionable. The incidents of his
career, particularly of late—above all ever
since the completion of his great Southern en-
terprise—contradicts this imputation altogether.
Weak and toe impressionable ! Why, it is only
necessary—to know at once absolutely to the
contrary—it is really only necessary to recall to
mind how completely GARIBALDI has "held his
hands," as the phrase is, from anything
bearing
even the appearance of a hostile movement against
the 14/NG'S Ministers at Turin ! No matter to him
whether the Cabinet there was presided over by
Count Cavonn— by Baron RICASOLI—or by M.
RATAZZI. With not one of these leading states-
men can the dauntless Soldier of Italy be said to
have bad any profeand or intimate sympathy ?
One after another, it is not diffieu:t to see that they
have thwarted his most cherished designs, dashed
to the earth some of his dearest hopes, run directly
The answer,
counter occasionallytoh
:becauseislofty, rspicdu.eana direct
fdteran
subser-
vient ambition ! Is it asked how, or why
in truth, is simple enough
other they have been too conciliatory and
to the Liberator of Lombardy—to his Impe-
rial Majesty NAPOLEON 111.
If any very vivid reminder of this be re-
quired, it is surely enough to bear in recol-
lection for a moment the tone in which
Signora MARIO WHITE, during her Italian lec-
tures, here in London, only very recently spoke of
CAVOUR and spoke of GARIBALDI. Here, in
he
this
friend
fair lecturer was an intimate personal of
General's—one who knows his views and senti-
well—and who yet could find it in
ments perfectly
I her heart to pronounce upon CAVOUR anything but
I a panegyric ! Inool;:titch that those p4rti9na of her

harangue to her English audience fell flatly upon
theirears—being, in effect, directly opposed to the
opinions entertained in regard to CAVOUR by the
vast majority of Englishmen. But the lady lec-
turer, this personal friend of GARIBALDI, thought of
the departed statesman as of the one who had huck-
stered away the birthplace of GARIBALDI, had
ignominiously sold Savoy to France, in spite of the
debt of gratitude owing (by how many Italians ?)
to the most illustrious Savoyard ever born among
those free mountains ! Mountains yesterday Italian
—to-day French ! Yet grandly suppressing his
anguish as a Savoyard, and looking
only to the realisation, as far as might
still in any way be practicable, of the che-
rished daydream of his Iife—GARIBALDI never
broke with CAvorß, the man who sold Savoy and
Nice " fora consideration"to the French EMPEROR.
I GARIBALDI never broke with CATOTJR, any more
than be has since then ever broken with either of
CAVOUR'S successors—with RICASOLI or with
RATAZZI. Everything for the cause he has at
heart, and nothing for himself ! That is the guid-
ing principle of the policy of the Soldier Hermit of
Caprera. And this, with every provocation from
time to time to break away indignantly from his
self-imposed course of silence and quietude, to that
one end ! Provocations to speak and to act,
' coming to him, now from the right, now from
the left—incentives, sudden and startling
that must have driven this foremost man of all Italy
into opposition had he been, as many even of his
friends have imagined in his regard a man so very
weak and over-impressionable. Instead of acting
or speaking thus, however, in that purely suppo-
' sitious character—as though he were the astutest
and wiliest diplomatist among them aII—GARIBALDI
has adroitly steered his course exactly midway
between Sylla and Charybdis. He has maintained
the same right onward course between the opposing
forces of Mazzinianism and Napoleonism. Com-
mitted to nothing—biding his time—waiting for
the next opportunity. In this age of cross purposes
and double dealing, it is a spectacle worth look-
ing at.

LETTERS FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES
OF AMERICA.

The Postmaster-General has received from her
Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the
following circular from the Department of State at
Washington, dated May 2d, which has been for
warded to the Foreign-office by her Majesty's
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
in the United States :
" CIRCULAR.

" Sir,—l have the honour to state, for your in-
formation, that the mails are now allowed to pass
to and from New Orleans and other places which,
having heretofore been seized by insurgent forces,
have since been recovered, and are now occupied
by the land and naval forces of the United States.
It is proper, however, to add, that a military sur-
veillance is maintained over such mails, so far as
the Government finds it necessary for the public
safety.—l am, &c.,
(Signed) "WILLIAM H. SEWARD."

DEATH OF GENERAL SIR T. WILLSHIRE, G.C.B.
—The colonelcy of the 51st (King's Own) Light Infantry
Regiment of Foot has become vacant by the death of Gene-
ral Sir Thomas Willshire, which took place on Saturday
last at Hill-house, Windscr Forest, from effusion on the
brain, in his 72d year. The gallant deceased bad been
suffering for upwards of five weeks. He was born in 1789,
at Halifax, in North America, entered the army in 1795,
and served with the 38th Regiment in the West Indies
for three years, the campaign of 1808-9, including the
battles of Roleia and Vimiera, the retreat and battle of
Corunna, and the expedition to Walcheren From 1812
to 1814 he served in the Peninsula, and commanded the
light company at the battle of Salamanca, where he was
twice wounded in the action at Villa Muriel, the actions of
Osma, the battle of Vittoria, the first assault of San Sebas-
tian, as well as the second assault and capture of that place,
when he received the brevet rank of major. He also com-
manded a brigade of light companies at the passage of the
Bidassea and the battles of Nivelle and Nive, for which be
was appointed a brevet-lieutenant-colonel. In 1819, while
at the Cape of Good Hope, ho repulsed with 300 men the
attack of 10,000 Caffres upon Graham's Town, and he
tiko-
wise commanded in tho guboccitA.lL operations against them.
now 1822 to 1840 be served in the East Indies, during
which time he commanded a wing of the 46th Regiment at
the battle of Kittoor, in the Doab. He also served thmugh.•
out the whole of the campaign in Affghanistan, under Lord
Keane, and was present in 1839 at the capture of the fortress
of Ghuznee, on which occasion he was appointed a K.C.8.,
and in the November following a baronet, for capturing the
fortress of Khelat, while in command of the Bombay column
of the Indus. His military decorations were the silver war
medal, with seven clasps, and the Order of the first-class
Dooranee Empire, conferred upon him by the King of
Affghanistan.

'THE SPECIAL EXHIBITION OF ART OBJECTS AT
SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.—The private view of this
exhibition was commenced yesterday, and will be continued
for the two following days. A very extensive series of works
of art, embracing almost every style, has been got together
from various private collections, many of which are of the
rarest and most excellent samples of art. The works in
the precious metals and enamels, the ancient glass and pot-
tery, the majolica and the Sevres china, with the ancient
Celtic objects, are amongst the most remarkable of the ex
hibition, the detailed notice of which we postpone for rea-
sons that must be apparent.
NATIONAL SUNDAY LEAGUE.—The annual meet-
ing of this association was held last night at the Whitting-
ton Club—Sir Joshua Walmsley in the chair. The report
stated that since the Ist of January the committee had
cleared off their debt, and had now £7l in hands after pay-
ing for the printing and post of 1,300 double-crown bills,
40,000 handbills, the annual report, &c. The Crystal
Palace Clubs were still providing workmen and their fami-
lies with the means of visiting that place of rational amuse-
ment. '1 he Sunday bands had made a successful commence-
ment of their seventh session, and were likely to be main-
tained by the revenue arising from the letting of 300 chairs
placed within the enclosure in Regent's-park. It was to
be regretted that the British Museum was still closed to the
working classes on Sundays, but it was a matter of congra-
tulation that the spirit and power of the Sabbatarian party
was broken, as it had failed in its efforts to shut up railways
and prevent travelling of all kinds upon Sunday. The
meeting was addressed by the chairmen, Mr. Baxter Lang-
ley, Mr, Bastard, Mr. Kinney, &c., in advocacy of the
opening of places of rational amusement on Sundays. The
report was adopted, and the proceedings were closed in the
usual manner.

Loss OF A LIVERPOOL SHlP.—Private telegrams
were posted in the Liverpool Underwriters'-rooms yester-
day from Bombay, under date of May 16, reporting the
wreck of the Beechworth in Bombay harbour, when just
starting on her homeward voyage. She was a very good
ship, of 1,266 tons, built in the United States in 1856, and
belonging to Messrs. Willis and Co., of Liverpool. The
telegram first received reported her on shore on a rock, but
the second one states that she was breaking up, that her
cargo was still under water at flood, and that 400 bales of
cotton had been landed free from damage of any kind.
THE EASTERN FISHERIES.—The boats connected
with Great Yarmouth which are engaged in the macherel
fishery met with but meagre success in the earlier part of
last week, but within the last day or two better catches have
been made, some boats having taken 200 to 300 fish each.
The quality of the fish caught have been good, and fresh
lots have realised 565. and over 445. to 465. per 100. The
Lowestoft boats have pbtained about the same results. The
season is not yet very far advanced, but it must improve
greatly to enable a favourable comparison to be made with
preceding years.

ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL.—Yesterday the ad-
journed special meeting of the governors was held at the
hospital, London-bridge; Alderman Sir J. Musgrave, pre-
sident, in the chair, supported by about 70 of the governors.
The report of the grand committee on the question of se-
curing accommodation until the rebuilding of the hospital
having been read, a long discussion ensued, in which the
Earl of Leven, Mr. Tite, M.P., Mr. Alderman Salomons,
M.P., Mr. Alderman Humphery, Mr. Alderman Copeland,
Mr. Alderman Gabriel, and others took part. Resolutions
were passed empowering the grand committee to take all
necessary measures for securing without delay accommoda-
tion for the in-patients and out-patients in such place or
places as they may deem suitable, also for the accommoda-
tion of the officers and servants, who will be displaced in
July, and for the removal of the museum and library, and
further authorizing the committee to take the necessary
steps to erect such building as may be required for the re-
ception and accommodation of urgent cases, and for dis-
pensarymust have business, at a cost not exceeding £15,000. Thanks
having been voted to the chairman and the committee, the
Court separated.
epigrarc:,
" Destined aro
onv the hustings :
°la of these days Kidderminster will be hung
as Gloucester was, and indeed so Mr.
e thought, if he dropped the following ex-
quisitebe nailididddown.upon the floor ;
THE KIDDERMINSTER KITE
To be nailed
Kidderminster's carp. ets
Kidderminster's borough
To
Destined is
up against the door."—Punch.