The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-15 00:00:00

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much, in fact, in the position of the unfortunate
Captain Macheath in the " Beggar's' Opera--7-
How happy could Ibo with either, .„
Were t'other dear charmer away.

(Laughter and applause.) To bring about these
changes may require more than one session, perhaps
another dissolution ; but I have not the slightest
doubt of the result ; for truth is great and will pre-
vail, and when the case has been fairly argued in
sincerity 1 believe much of the latent hostility which
now exists will disappear. Moreover, I should not
be surprised to see moderate; well-informed, and
patriotic Conservatives like Mr. Walpole and Mr.
Adderley supporting the Government. There are
not a few gentlemen sitting on the Conservative side
of the house who are better Liberals than some old
W higs. (Hear, hear.) Speaking of old Whigs, it is
their former blundering, their bad handling of the
party in past years, which has caused the greatest
practical difficulty which Earl Russell had at this
moment to encounter—viz., that of obtaining de-
bating talent in high offices in the House of Com-
mons. The Whigs seldom would advance a man
unless he had some kind of relationship to one or
other of their own magnates ; the consequence is
that they thus have no men in foremost places fitted
ftaomciloypepawrtiy is now,thformidable adversaries. The little
fortunately for the best inter-
ests of the country, nearly broken up ; but it is
possible that another consequence of their past pur-
blind generalship may be the breaking up of Lord
Russell's Ministry. Happily, gentlemen, the progress
of Liberal principles does not depend on the fate of
a Ministry—(applause)—the management of a party,
the issue of a debate, or the accidents of the
hour. Their eventual triumph both in Church and
State is as certain as the rise of to-morrow's sun.
(Renewed applause.) Her Majesty's Opposition is
a compact,well-organised body, and not without its
uses ; but it can no more prevent us by and bye en-
franchising the working classes, repealing church
rates, disendowing the Irish Church, and opening
the English Universities; with all their honours, to
all _subjects of the Queen, irrespective of religibui3
belief, than it can put back the wheels of time. We
have beaten the party of obstruction point by point
in every- battle hitherto, and I have the fullest-con-
fidence that in these questions—perhaps on some
others., of which more next day we Meet—we shall
beat them all .the same. (Great applause.) And
now, gentlemen, I thank you once more, and be
assured that come what may—wealor woe—in what-
ever circumstances it may please God to place me,
even in those dark hours which sooner or later fall
to the lot of every man, it will always be to me a
source of happiness and of gratitude to think of my
connexion with you. (Loud applause.)

Opening of the Hungarian Diet__Sp?ech of

the Emperor.

PESTII, Dec. 14.
The Hungarian Diet was opened to-day by the
Emperor in person.
His Majesty said a contradiction existed between
the statement of some Austrian statesmen, who
asserted that Hungary had forfeited all her ancient
constitutional rights by the insurrection of 1848-49,
and the claim of the Hungarian political parties to
have all constitutional reform vigorously carried out
on the basis of historical rights, This contradiction
could only be reconciled by the Pragmatic Sanction,
which both parties had taken as their point of de-
parture. The Emperor recognised the necessity of
the autonomy of Hungary, so far as it does not affect
the unity of the empire and the position of Austria
as a great European Power. His Majesty wished to
re-establish the integrity of the Hungarian Crown,
and in order to effect this steps had been taken that
Transylvania and Croatia should be represented in
the Diet at Pesth. The first task before the Diet
was to take into consideration those questions which
concern all the provinces. The Emperor wished the
Diet to keep in view as their principal aim the unity
of the empire, and the position of Austria as a great
Power. The second object of the Diet must be the
revision of the laws of 1848, which were to be mo-
dified, since they were incompatible not only with
the unity of the empire, but with the rights of the
Sovereign. These principal questions having been
solved, the Diet must then discuss the Inaugural
Diploma (the programme of the coronation), after
which the coronation of the Emperor of Austria as
King of Hungary would take place. He hoped that
the confidence between the nation and the King
would be increased, and that the great work of
decentralising Austria and Hungary would give
satisfaction to all the nationalities composing the
empire.

His Majesty's speech was frequently interrupted
by cheers.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

VALETTA, Dec. 9.—There have been no movements in
the fleet except the departure of her Majesty's despatch
vessel Psyche since my last. Rear-Admiral Yelverton,
C. 8., inspected the Racer, 11, screw corvette, Commander
L. Brine, on the sth inst., and expressed himself much
pleased with the order and discipline of the ship. The
Turkish screw transport Kars, with a detachment of troops
for Tripoli, arrived on the 2d inst. from Constantinople.
The telegraph steamer Hawk left on the sth inst. with
passengers and merchandise for Tunis. Her Majesty's ships
in port are as follow :—The Victoria, 102 (bearing the flag
of the Commander-in-Chief, Sir Robert Smart, K.C.8.,
K.H.) ; the Hibernia, receiving-ship (bearing the flag of
Rear-Admiral H. Kellett, C. 8.) ; the Caledonia, 31, iron-
clad (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral H. R. Yelverton,
C. 8.); the Royal Oak, 35, ironclad ; the Gibraltar, 81;
the Resistance, 16, iron ship ; the Enterprise, 4, iron
sloop ; the Pelican, 17 ; the Racer, 11; the Assurance, 4 ;
the Surprise, 4 (arrived this morning from Corfu) ; the
Wizard, 2 (about to be recommissioned); the Tyrian, 1;
and the Caradoc, 2, despatch vessel. Foreign—ltalian
ironclad frigates Castelfidardo, 26, and the San Martino,
26. The Italian Consul, Chevalier Slythe, paid a visit to
Roar-Admiral Yelverton on board the Caledonia on the
sth inst. Mr. T. Andrews, engineer and general super-
intendent of the Mediterranean Extension Telegraph Com-
pany, who accompanied on behalf of this company the
telegraph expedition for the repair of the Corfu-Otranto
cable, undertaken by the Telegraph Construction and
Maintenance Coy., returned from Corfu in her Majesty's
ship Gibraltar, having remained in Corfu for the purpose
of finally testing the cable, which now works admirably.
The Sardo-Siculo Submarine Cable, which had stopped
working, has also been successfully repaired, and tele-
grams for the islands of Sardinia and Corsica are now
telegraphed to their destination as heretofore. It is re-
ported that Major Clarke, director of the Admiralty works,
will shortly arrive in this island, accompanied by several
contractors, to receive tenders for the construction of the
will
naval dock in the French Creek, which, it is said, cost
£200,000. Although this island has for some time past
enjoyed excellent health, arrivals from Malta are still sub-
ject at Messina to 21 days' quarantine. The other ports
of Sicily are less unreasonable, but they will not yet admit
us to free pratique, and continue to enforce on arrivals
hence a quarantine of seven days. In Messina, I regret
to say, an epidemic of scarlatina has manifested itself,
chiefly among children. It is fatal after an illness of
only two days. Arrivals here from Smyrna, Alex-
andria, Naples, and Marseilles, are still put in quar-
antine. From Marseilles, however, ships are furnished
with clean bills of health. A smart shock of an earth-
quake was felt here a few minutes after 4 in the morn-
ing of the Bth inst., sufficiently strong to arouse persons
from their sleep. It is generally described as having
been more like a violent concussion of the air, accom-
panied by a loud noise, than a heaving of the earth. For-
tunately, it was of very brief duration, and no ill effects
have been experienced, except that arising from fright to
nervous people, and the knocking down of a little white-
wash and plaster. Several slight shocks are said to
have been felt during the last six weeks, and it is affirmed
that the great shock was preceded by smaller ones during
the night. In answer to inquiries by telegraph I learn that
nothing was felt of it in Sicily and Italy, in the volcanic
rogions of Etna and Vesuvius, which volcanoes have of
late shown greater uneasiness than usual.
The Civil Service examinations at Woolwich dockyard
were yesterday concluded. There wore 78 candidates in
the shipwright department for promotions, and 10 student
engineers. They were examined by Mr. Geo. Turner and
Mr. J. Trickett in presence of the Civil Service Counnis-
sioner. The report will be forwarded to the Admiralty.
The candidates for promotion were, writers, draugktsmen,
foremen, inspectors, leading men, jo
iners,
attendant ofoiners,
attendant converters, inspectors of caulkers, &c. The num-
ber of questions proposed to the candidates varied from 18
to 24.
Adjutant Everitt, depot Royal Horse Artillery at Maid-
stone, yesterday proceeded to Harley to select 50 men from
the 3d division of tly e depot, for transfer to the corps of the
Royal Horse Artillf;ry, to fill up vacancies at headquarters,
Woolwich.

The Captain's Good Service Pension, vacant by the pro-
motion of Oapt. Harvey to the rank of Rear-Admiral, has
been conferred upon Capt. James N. Strange.
The following gentlemen have been nominated Naval
Cadets :-,-Edwaro F. Tyacke and J. B. Beuott.

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LONDON GAZETIT—This Eveuirig

WHITEHALL, DEC. 13.
The Queen has been pleased. to present the Rey, John
Barclay to the church and pariah of Nenthorn, in the
Presbytery of Kelso, and county of -Berwick, vacant by
the transportation of the Rev. Manners Hamilton Graham
to the church and parish of :Buxton.
WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, DEC. 15.
BREVET.
Major-Gen. Sir Henry Knight Storks G.C.8.,
to have the local rank of Lientenant2General, while in
ecommand of the Forces in Jamaiea-.
ADMIRALTY, DEC. 12.
Royal Marines—Major-General John Tatton Brown to
be Lieutenant-General, vice Philip; deceased ; Colonel-
Commandant Henry Carr Tate to be Major-General, vice
Brown.

Royal Marine Artillery—Colonel Second Commandant
George Gardiner Alexander, C.B. to be Colonel-Com-
mandant, vice Tate; Lieutenant-Colonel George Au-
gustus Schomberg to be Colonel Second Commandant,
vice Alexander; Captain Henry Adair to be Lieutenant-
Colonel, vice Schomberg; First Lieutenant Henry Bras-
nell Tuson to be Captain, vice Adair.