The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-31 00:00:00

" THE LEGITIMATE INFLUENCE OF THE COUNTRY,

That is the Apple of Discord flung down upon the
and the
floor of the House to be scrambled for between the
equal forces (numerically
nearly
Government
tempting• - regarded) of the
blooming and Opposition. It looks so very
! The mere eofin it,i t its
swwa
we may
nito a y thesay Opposi-
tionsvhetn,
gives a new and very fine edge to their already
haonladers of office that same
little rosy Apple of Discord that makes Ak enedn
yet to
appetite
t h e for
actual
ept
ul aacle
Power and patronage.
makes althe mouths
of the Opposition water merely to look at, appears
1
(more than probably in its true light and character)
as one of the little cinderous Dead Sea fruit—su
eulent merely in appearance—dust and ashes really
at the core ! For—supposing the motion of the
member for Halifax actually to be carried in its
integrity, and subsequently taken as the key to the
policy of a new Economising Conservative Govern-
ment--could it seriously be acted upon ? Could
the limited policy be suitably carried out ? Would
n )t those who had pledged themselves to the realisa-
tion of Mr. STANSFELD'S charming day-dream
find themselves rather in a dilemma when they came
to realise it ? How ? By perfecting the National
Defences at once, of course, and by—simultaneously
with the acxonaplishment of a.','! Heicolcan labour

—diminishing the extent of our annual taxation
appreciably, retrenching by wholesale, and drop-
ping the Income-tax ! Nevertheless, as things are,
'we cannot seriously marvel at heart that the Oppo-
sition and the Government should appear to be
taking just now such totally opposite views of this
motion of Mr. STANSFELD e cannot wonder
that the ambition of those who are " out" should
induce them to behold nothing but a bonne
bouche in that Apple of Discord that they are con-
sequently so very eager to swallow. Nor can we
wonder again, on the other hand, that to those who
are in it should seem to be the most nauseous little
mouthful imaginable : so that they are only eager
to quash it altogether, and that summarily.
But, the original motion of Mr. STANSFELD
having been notified, it becomes now a matter of
peculiar interest to observe anew the precise charac-
ter of the three remarkable amendments that are
announced to follow it. The amendment of the
right hon. member for Stroud—the amendment of
the noble lord the member for Huntingdonshire—
the amendment of the noble viscount at the head of
the Government. They are worth looking at very
carefully these three amendments. The exact
wording of each—seeing how much may depend
upon one or another of them—is deserv-
ing of the minutest scrutiny and of a
very cautious comparison. For the purpose of
affording our readers the readiest access to which
labour of love, in the way of analysis first and
comparison afterwards, we here give in succession
these three important amendments.
Mr. HORSMAN'S amendment,* it should be borne
n mind, then declares :

" That the House while deeply impressed with the neces-
sity of economy in every deportment of the State, and
especially mindful of that necessity in the present condition
of the country and its finances, is of cpinion that the sums
voted under the present and late Administrations for the
military and naval services of the country have not been
greater than are required for its security at home, and the
protection of interests abroad."

* Mr. Griffith has given notice of the following as an
amendment to Mr. Horsman's amendment :—To leave out
all the words after "its finances," and to insert the words
" will always be ready to make every pecuniary sacrifice
that may be necessary to maintain the honour, the interests
and the independence of the country."
Lord ROBERT MONTAGU'S amendment, on the other
hand, avows :

"That her MAJESTY'S Government alone are responsible
alone are responsible to the House for the supplies which
her MAJESTY asks the House to grant, and that this House
alone is responsibile for the sums which have been voted."
Lord PALMERSTON'S amendment (only placed upon
the table of the House last evening) declaring :

" That this House, deeply impressed with the necessity
of economy in every department of the state, is at the same
time mindful of its obligation to provide for the security of
the country at home and the protection of its interests
abroad. That this House observes with satisfaction the
decrease which has already been effected in the nationa
expenditure, and trusts that such further diminution may
be made therein as the future state of things may warrant."
The Premier's amendment thus given, thus
worded, cannot but be looked upon as a very bold
and resolute simplification of what threatened
to remain, up to the moment of division,
singularly complex and entangled. By
the noble Premier's annonncement of this
amendment of his, the question virtually becomes
raised to the importance of one of confidence or of
no confidence in her MAJESTY'S present Govern-
ment. If the Opposition have been bent all this
while upon putting forth their whole strength (as
is probable) upon the furtherance of their newly-
discovered economic policy—Ministers have now
(through the amendment of their chief) frankly pro-
claimed their determination to maintain the perfect
consistency of their own twofold policy (a policy, re-
member, not by any means merely of yesterday), their
policy as Liberal Economists, and as Patriotic
Englishmen. A consistent and comprehensive
policy in itself—leading them gradually to remit
taxation whenever it can by possibility be re-
mitted, and yet so effectually and comprehensively
to care for the efficiency of the national defences,
that to their view (even as economists) the cost of
these defences becomes a matter of secondary con-
sideration.

The season at Baden-Baden has commenced, the
Queen of Prussia being the first to arrive of the many royal
personages expected this year.
_

Enormous quantities of mackerel are now being
caught off the back of the Isle of Wight.
The Royal Academy announce that on Monday
the exhibition will open every evening from half-past seven
till half-past 10, and this regulation will continue till fur-
ther notice.

The Temps says :—" The picture of M. Ingres,
' Christ in the midst of the Doctors,' has been purchased by
the Emperor at the price of 150,000 f. This picture is
signed : Ingres /'edit, anno cetatis sum,
Messrs. Waring, Brothers, have received a tele-
gram stating that the third section of the Pernambuco
Railway, in Brazil, and a part of the fourth section to
Gameleira, were opened for public traffic on the 12th inst.
There are 5,000 bales of cotton, several thousand
hogsheads of sugar, and 20,000 barrels of molasses, now
lying upon the levee at Memphis, of which the cotton will
be burnt, and the sugar and molasses rolled into the river,
on the approach of the national forces.
The last letters from Calcutta mention that Mr.
Laing is expected to leave India about the 9th of June and
to arrive here in July, in consequence of the opinion of his
medical advisers that it would not be safe for him to remain
in India during the rains.
FRIGHTFUL COLLIERY ACCIDENT AT BILSTON.
—SEVEN LIVES LOST.—WOLVERHAMPTON, May 30.
Four men and three boys, all colliers, perished at Bilston
this afternoon, by an inundation at the Bradley Colliery of
Messrs. G. B. Thorneycroft and Co. Fire bodies unre-
covered at ten o'clock.

THE LUDGATE-HILL TRAGEDY,—Upon inquiry
yesterday it was ascertained that Mrs. Vyse continues to
improve, and the medical men have strong hopes of the un-
fortunate woman's recovery. A favourable change has also
taken place in the health of Mr. Vyse.

APOTHECARIES'-HALL.—The following gentlemen
passed their examination in the science and practice of
medicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thursday,
May 29 verard William Denton, Ivy-lodge, Hornsea,
Hull; James li-eorge Iting, Havant, Hampshire; Walter
Rickards, Cosley, Leicestershire ; Theodore Bloementhal,
Canterbury-row, Bennington; Julian L. Vanderstraaten,
Shaftesbury crescent; Robert Jones, Llanrwst, North
Wales; John Lloyd Jones, Bangor, North IN ales; Eugene
Goddard, St. John-street-road ; Charles Henry Humphry,
Balham-hill, Surrey ; Richard Dawson, Waterloo-street,
Brighton. The following gentlemen also on the same day
passed their first examination:—Montague Frederic Ever-
shed, Guy's Hospital; John Whitehead, St. Thomas's
Hospital; Walter Rumboll, St. Thomas's Hospital; John
Spencer Ferris, King's College ; Shephard Thomas Taylor,
.King's College.

The Tynemouth magistrates, 011 Thursday, com-
mitted Mr. Cotton, a solicitor of that town, to Morpeth Gaol
for two months, on a charge of violently assaulting his wife,
and ordered him at the expiration of his term of imprison-
ment to be bound over to keep the peace. From the posi-
tion of the parties the case
.occasioned a little excitement,
but the general opinion seemed to be that the delinquent
had been dealt with according to his merits.

—HOP INTELLIGENCE.—EAST RETFORD, May 29.
—The present state of the weather is producing a great
and beneficial effect upon the growing crops of hopes. The
bines are running amazingly and the foliage is looking re-
markably healthy and strong. Here and there a few fly
have been reported, but not to an extent as to cause uneasi-
ness as to future consequences. The hope trade here, as
elsewhere; is in a very stagnant state, owing to the changes
about to be effected, and it is almost impossible to quote
prices.

- WEALTH OF GREAT MEN OF ANTIQUITY.—
Croesus had an estate equal to £1,700,000, besides a scarcely
less amount in money, slaves, and furniture. The philo-
sopher Seneca had a property valued at £3,000,000, and
Lentulus the friend of Cicero, was paid to be v orth
£3,500,00. The Emperor Tiberius left at his deat a above
£23,500,000, which Caligula, his successor, succeeded in
squandering in less than a year. Caesar, before he had been
promoted to any high office, owned nearly £3,000,000.
Apicius spent in dissipation £500,003, and finding, on look-
ing into his affairs that he had only £BOO,OOO, he poisoned
himself, not regarding the sum as sufficient for his main*
tenanee. Cleopatra gave t o Antony a diamond worth
£BOO,OOO. Caligula spent on one dinner £BO,OOO. The or-
dinary expenses for a dinner of Lucullius was £200,000.
Messala bought a house of Antony for £400,000. The
us were sold. at £35?000.
fishes iD. the fish Fond of Illaculli

I. ALTEST JEWS.

AMERICA.
CORK, MAY 31, 9.10 A.M.
ARRIVAL OF THE AUSTRALASIAN.

NEW YORK, MAY 21.

It is expected that General Hunter will either
resign, or be deprived of his command. General
M'Clelaan is at Bottom's-bridge, 15 miles from
Richmond. The advance under General Stoneman
is within two miles of the Confederate army.

The Southern President has announced that even
if Richmond be taken, which he does not anticipate,
Virginia will not be abandoned, and that the war
can be carried on in that Stcte for 20 years if
necessary.

In the action before Fort rarling the Galena
was pierced by 18 steel-pointed shot out of 28 fired
into her. The bursting of the Nangatuck's Parrot
gun caused a loss of 17 men. Arter a battle of four
hours the flotilla was forced to retire beyond the
reach of the enemy's guns.

There is no news from Corinth.
General Wool has advanced from Norfolk to
Suffolk, and taken possession of the latter city
without resistance.

Extraordinary efforts have been made by the
Confederates for the defence of Richmond.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, MAY 20 (Evening).

Money easy. Gold 31 prem.
Exchange dull. Bankers' bills, 114. Stocks
active. United States Six per Cent. Stocks (1881),
1041 ; Treasury. Seven Thirty Bonds, 1044 ; New
York Central, 891 ; Erie, 39i ; Illinois Central, 611
to 62.

Cotton firm. Middling Uplands, 971 e. to 28c.
provisions dull. Sugar firm, with little doing.
Molassses dull. Coffee steady, a fair demand,
Breadstuffs heavy and declining.

The new Cunard steamer Scotia arrived this
morning, having made the passage from Queens-
town in nine days . and eight hours. Had heavy
weather all the way.

MONTREAL, MAY 21.

The Canadian Parliament has been dissolved, in
consequence of the defeat of the Ministry on the
Military Bill.

TURIN, MAY 30.

It is asserted that Garibaldi will shortly set out
for Baveno, whence he will go to Cannobbio, and
afterwards to Genoa.

Fifty of the persons arrested on account of the
affair at Brescia have been set at liberty.

VIGO, MAY 30.

According to news received here from Havannah
to the 15th inst., the French had advanced as far
as Puebla.

General Prim will return to Europe via New
York.

••••• 0...6 W../

MADRID, MAY 30.

On Tuesday next the documents relative to the
Mexican expedition will be laid on the table of the
Chamber of Deputies.

CONSTANTINOPLE,
,MAY 31.

Despatches received hero from Montenegro an-
nounce that, on the 26th inst., the Turkish troops
under Abdi Pasha beat the Montenegrins over the
frontier, and burned four of their villages.
Seven hundred Montenegrins were killed.
The consolidation scheme will be published im-
mediately.