The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-15 00:00:00

of great political acumen, undertook the defence of
the more recent measure of the Crown. The con-
cessions made in October, 1860, said the venerable
Prelate, were insufficient for the requirements of
the Empire, and his Majesty therefore promul-
gated the Statute Laws of February, 1861. In
Article 13 of those laws it is said that if a general
Reichsrath (Gesanzmt Reichsrath) cannot be assem -
bled the necessary supplies shall be procured by
means of an Imperial ordinance, but for important
reasons the Emperor wished to avoid an octrot.
His Majesty, therefore, empowered the present
Reichsrath to fix the amount of the expenditure,
to vote the supplies, and to take in hand the ques-
tion relative to the Bank. " Could he, or should
he, have acted otherwise ?" continued the most
reverend gentleman. " Could he repeal the laws
promulgated in February, 1861 ? Had he done
so, and given to the Provincial Diets the privi-
leges which are enjoyed by the Austrian Reichs•
rath, he would have destroyed the power of the Em-
pire, and have brought about a national bankruptcy"
The Cardinal, who spoke as a man speaks when he
is convinced of the truth of what he is saying►
was loudly cheered by his fellow Peers, but his
arguments must have failed to convince Count Leo
'Fhun, for that nolsleman declared that he did not
feel at liberty to meddle with the Bank question, it
being a matter which concerned the whole, and not
a part of the Empire. The great improvement in
the currency has attracted the attention of the
Emperor, and his Majesty is said to have expressed
to the Archduke Reignier and to M. von Schmerling
his satisfaction that the new system has produced
such beneficial results.

SIR CHARLES WOOD WRONG AND MR.
LAING RIGHT.

(From the Money Market Review.)
The Secretary of State for India has issued a notification
that, from next month (January), he will issue bills on the
different Governments of India for a milli n sterling in
each month, being at the rate of twelve millions in the year.
We would draw attention to the fact that this proceeding
on the part of Sir Charles Wood completely and unanswer-
ably proves the correctness of Mr. Laing's financial state-
ments and views as to the productiveness of the Indian
revenues. It will be remembered that in July last Sir
Charles Wood stoutly denied the existence of any surplus
revenue in India, and positively prohibited the expenditure
of half-a-million sterling which the Supreme Government
proposed to make on education and public works, &c. ; 374
within six months he intimates his intention of drawing
bills on India for more than double the sum required for
the ordinary disbursements in England on account of India.
In other words he appropriates a sum at the rate of sin
millions sterling a-year to extraordinary purposes, which
sum can only be provided from surplus revenue, or by•
reduction of the cash balances in India, which, by that
measure, he would seem to have increased to an intone'
niently large extent.
There never was such an experirrentum crucis as this to
prove Mr. Laing right and Sir C. Wood wrong in the re-
cent discussions. It can only be compared to the proceed'
ings of an uneducated partner iu a business, who, not no.'
derstanding book-keeping or accounts, will not believe 10
the profits they show, until he touches the actual coin.
It would be very desirable to know clearly what Sir
Wood proposes to do with this extra six millions a year, of
which he now proposes draining India. Is it to be applies
to paying off loans here ? We are assured that, according
to the usual practice, the Indian financial statement will 114
be made to Parliament before the very last days of
session, when it will be too late to suggest any approprs.
tion of its amount other than what the all-powerful Sea°
tary of State may have been pleased to adopt.

SIR H. BULWER AT SUEZ.—The Malta Tinos c!ri:
the 4th inst. says :—" We learn from Egypt that Sir 11.
Pik
Bulwer paid a visit to Suez, and on his return to Cairo 10"
by a river steamer, placed at his disposal by the Pasha'
a visit to Thebes and the cataracts. Rumour states th.s-
theest a
b lobjectishm eonf hists;bu
visittit
is b
i s toel
believed, in
t the
addition,sev er
tal cone r
ha
ference to the state of the works of the Suez Canal. Cairon—{
is at present full of visitors, and an unusual numberr
travellers have already left for the upper country."
LORD BROUGHAM AND THE CASE OF ItoSO'
r from
GARDIN.—The Temps publishes the following lette
Lord Brougham to M. Odillon Barrot Cannes Orsth
Dec. 3.—My dear and worthy Brother,—l take the liberty;
to send through you a trifling subvention to the subscript%
which your charity and feeling of pity induced you to or
for that poor woman who was so illused by functionarteo•
115°
But what most hurt me was the harsh languag°
the public minister towards that unfortunate person, 0°
not against the wrongdoer amities, B. Biton011;
—P.S. I will give twice as much if you think it desirable:-
Sir W. Armstrong's so-called 3,000-poursdetf
rifled with ten grooves, has been sent to Shoeburynese
experiment, by the Ordnance Select Committee. We stst7,
in our previous impression that its projectiles weigtet.
2301b5., having been reduced to less than the weight ff:
merly proposed, so that the gun is in no way a 300-pounce';
It is certainly time to classify our guns, either by the ft
of bore or weight, or both—as the present noraenelel,
gives very little idea of the actual size and power of qt
d'
and Navy Gazette.
BIGOTRY IN TASTE.—Art and science bale a,A,
I'4-
their intolerance. Hear the orthodox physician talk °f
-tep
innovating brother. No coarser libels have been 0
than those in scientific journals against a professor of
ence. In art an artist forms his theories and his 50110,.0;
and has an enthusiast's faith in their indubitable onrop
riority ; the artist of a different school he regards as G°o6
One of the mildest poets I ever knew, who had 1111,,crtiolftlft
his own harmless muse in the meek Helicon of ords" - teat
never could hear Lord Byron praised, popovers Voile
without transports of anger. I once nearly lost ehc °too
dearest friends I possess, by indiscreetly observing tiler of
delineation of passion was essential to the highestorrecti'
poets, simply because he had formed a notion, that erfeci
tude of which he had the strongest good faith, fe
poetry should be perfectly passionless. lam note 11210010
deed, whether there be not, now-a-days, a more Te've oroo
bigotry in matters of taste than in those of opinion. c
much has been said and written about toleration es
reta4 igll'
opinion, that in that respect the fear of not seeming cut
cii.
tened, preserves many from being uncharitable. cut
the contrary, so much is every day said and writteli.,,,
favours intolerance in matters of taste, that it seei-sitioa
lightened to libel the whole mental and moral eornP° 10410
of the man whose taste is opposed to your own. ""13300
known language applied to a difference of taste of:1001304
of a poet, a novelist, nay, even an actor, which tll°, /Of
of Exeter would not venture to apply to TomP 4`ll-.
E. B. Lytton, in Blackwood's Magazine. corre°:
We may again state, in reply to many
pondents, that nothing is yet officially decided
turn respe b.0;3 o'
60
Indian reliefs for next year, excepting deb® return
the Bth Hussars, 92d Highlanders, Ist battalion, 1°3)001
69th, 74th, and 43d. The last-named corps will h°lrkpcil
not by a regiment from home, but by the 91st froln
in which presidency there is an excess of infantry ecl
establishment as newly fixed upon. One cavalry fl% iBOl
infantry regiments will go out in the course oft oted('
1863, but no particular corps have been yet eels
Army and Navy Gazette. Sali3"
NOBLE LIFEBOAT SERVICE.--CARDIGA-CAB's dot
Night.—Yesterday afternoon, during a heavY gr°11,4,11 otro.„,
the smack " Countess of Lisburne," of AberystWo.' bev-,
on Cardigan Bar. Her mainsail and mainboona,:p'erifooe;
previously carried away. Immediately the smack d oo t
position was seen, the Cardigan lifeboat, bel°,,ng.,ereaebiii,a
National Lifeboat Institution, was launched. v."'d epoe,
the vessel the surf was found to be tremendous, ttl/ot 0o t110:0
to appal any man. The smack's boat had been I°,e'lifeb.ta
the poor creatures had no means of rescue, if
failed to reach them. Their piercing cries for bestPili olPeit
death staring them in the face, were of the
/33,:ellictreo
rending character. Hewever, the resolve hatl-vt': oill'oa
on the part of the lifeboat's crew, that their 11
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sacrificed, if necessary, to save them. YI.
lifeboat succeeded, with God's blessing, in eloil
aA
wreck, and in saving her crew of three Wng
en' fje
ashore through tbt"-t Y134.e0
wards bringing them safely
DO NOT DESPISE COPPERS.—When IV3O for
him he kept his carriage—two or three carriage had 40c1
matter—and I don't know how many horses. "'iireiff,,,,alt
house in Belgravia. He dressed most exPell' over
never wore a coat for more than a month. I %01l
him to drink beer. He smoked the choicest clo° pot vevi
never condescended to use coppers. fie tas"/ d
coppers in the pocket of his carriage, and the
themtigd "0,
them out every night as he swept out ol et a 1;
the dust. Ab I what a fine gentlemen 61311„ ge:tie,il33ao4
I admired him much, for he was in all respects "oontcjil!
He c;,l not cast off his coats at the end of the was fcii.lo3
despise e01;;-)ers from ostentation, but because::;npar/01100,
rich man. But k,::2uftleton came to sad grief. JelotL„lete fttit w 0.4
fortune in an enterprLe which turned out a 1"i--
He did not lose quite all, Shufdet°ll it °fro
left to him ; and when this wag,: go", a the r b°°.o
and 10%-er until he reached the very bottdorawarn.doopiogo
verty. I have seen him in a shabby coat a
°another, bill rper.
creeping from one little obscure shop
.to
not Aespise o_le'
now. I have seen him in his garretir_
wor7pair °for" ill
percha in a gallipot, and soloing 1
B'l
° dto Pick °tit tliet if
°f
provisions by the pennyworth He did
oara deep! kootgo
;;nt it was a mere Wreckaato:lo/_ner,
that a beggar would not have stooped
Pa of
streets--himdue
who once wore the neatestwas
_ot ooaeale
and gave them to his tiger when there was
too, vivitbiut
as a crack in the varnish! I have seend
rev
v.
and thread mending his poor coat,
hiim,l36oll.ol;e,
bare trousers with ink. Once
rhoc ht'auvsioen ea s tt-pound jot 3"
flhhianifgPses—naniculli°ol:'ef‘tvobn; jtilf:De4l6
mleihco.khheeouovisagei"trasncodartlpvtiuwt
pwtouhbsi
once took no account of coppers "