The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-24 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 1853.

in terms. of befitting pride, that, in choosing her,
he had remembered his own origin—he had pre-
served his own character—he had adopted frankly
in the presence of Europe the position of parvenu—
' a glorious title," he exclaimed, "when one obtains
it by the free suffrages of a great people "—a title
conferred thrice by those free suffrages, by
6,000,000, by 7,000,000, and lastly by 8,000,000
of the adult male population. Nevertheless,
continued NAPOLEON 111., " She who has been
the object of my preference, is of distinguished
birth." He reminded the army of the " blood
shed by her father in the cause of the empire"—
the educated classes that " endowed by all the
qualities of the mind, she would be the ornament
of the throne"—the middle ranks that being
a Spaniard, she possesses " the advantage of not
having in France a family to whom it might be
necessary to give honours and fortune"—the
patriots, that " in the day of danger she would be
one of the State's courageous supporters." Having
avowedly from the outset founded his Empire upon
the broad and holy basis of religion, NAPOLEON
111. closed his panegyric upon his future wife in
language thus impressive and elevated :—" A Ca-
tholic, she will address to Heaven the same
prayers with me for the happiness of France :
in fine, by her grace and her good-
ness she will, I have the firm hope, en-
deavour to revive, in the same position, the vir-
tues of the Empress JOSEPHlNE"—language surely
wise and politic, not to say eloquent and persua-
sive. " Soon proceeding to Notre Dame," said
his MAJESTY, " I shall present the EMPRESS to
my people and to my army," when, let us hope,
let England hope, let Europe hope, with NAPO-
LEON 111., that, " on this occasion also," he has
been inspired by PROVIDENCE !

all sufferers would refuse to compromise in such
cases, and exhibit a similar determination to that
evinced by Mr. ARDEN, a heavy blow and great
discouragement would be inflicted on the iniqui-
tous system, and persons would no longer find it
worth their while to attempt to entrap the unwary by
the promise of pecuniary aid to the embarrassed.

ABERDEEN, ought to hold the scales. He quite
believes, too, that justice ought to be blind to

everything but the actual proportions of things at
the present day ; and if Lord Anybody will bring
in a Reform Bill, or any kind of reform on this

plan, he will hurrah for the honest PREMIER, and
dare anybody to touch him. Lord JOHN must
well remember how when he did offer the old
gentleman a good Reform, as he thought, and the
House of Lords attempted to get rid of it, JOHN
(like the Dutchman buying skins of the Indians)
soon clapt his own heavy foot into the scale, and
made all noble opposition quickly kick the beam.
" Independent members " are also warned
against " amateur legislation," and " the ill-
conditioned and malicious of the Opposition"
against appealing to " Hansard." Now, certainly,
the country does loathe the " Hansard " debates,
and the waste of time over them. It cannot afford
however to overlook "Hansard" in its calculations.
Ministers come to us with a political passport from
their own sayings and doings, and we cannot
compel ourselves altogether to ignore the past.
It will rise up to our minds. If, therefore, a
large proportion of the present Ministry are
known to us only as the twenty years' opponents
or evaders of reform in Church and State, how
can they expect we should not want to see clear
proofs of their conversion ? Loud enough were
they in demanding that the late Ministry should
read an open recantation on Free Trade, that it
should at least avow itself a practically Free-
trading Ministry ; with equal justice may the
present Government be asked by all sound Re-
formers to show their faith by their works, and
by some bold and popular measures to take at once
their new position. It is known, we are told,
that the Ministry differ on some points, and
the country will support the Government in
boldly refusing to discuss and split upon
them. We do not think so. The points in
question are, some of them, just those most dear
to the country—thiose, namely, on which time for
consideration is especially asked. The country
suspects that it is begged to be forbearing because
Ministers will quarrel about them, not because of
their inherent difficulty ; and it will not long en-
dure to sacrifice its wishes to the thirty-three
Peelites, and the somewhat more numerous
Whigs. If they wish to put Manchester into
power, they cannot do better than palter with the
question of " amending our institutions ;"—in
plain words, the question whether we are to have
a House of Commons really chosen by the com-
mons of England.

" Trust in GOD, my lads, and keep your powder
dry," was the condensation into a sentence of the
religious confidence and practical wisdom of one
of England's greatest generals. We all knot/ the
result. And if we may, without profanity, ad-
dress sincere Reformers with an adaptation of
CROMWELL'S eloquence, we should say, "Be
generous to the Ministry, but keep your agitation
alive." We have already noticed symptoms which
compelled us, in honesty to the Reform cause, to
warn our friends, and those symptoms multiply
rather than lessen. The press in the interest of
the Ministry are following the Foreign Secretary
and the Secretary at War, in the cry for time.
The organ of the Peelites, indeed, bids its readers
not to tremble for our time-hallowed institutions
in the hands of ABERDEEN and GLADSTONE. The
evening Whig journal exhorts Liberals, however,
to trust the undoubtedly hearty Reformer, Lord
JOHN ; first, the vane turns to Conservatism, then
to Liberalism. But, curiously enough, a weekly
journal of high respectability, which ought to
know the minds of the more advanced section
of the ABERDEEN Coalition Ministry, devotes a
whole article to the mighty labours be-
fore the Government, as a plea for the
country's forbearance. Thus, after one turn
north, and another turn south, the weather-
cock points at last midway between the two,
neither to Conservatism nor to Reform, but to time.
" Give such a trustworthy Cabinet time." It is
discovered that the national defences are such an
all-absorbing question, that the Government is to
be let off reform and all that, and to betake itself
bodily to the War-Office and the Admiralty. Now
none have ever insisted more strenuously than
we have done, on the primary duty in question,
especially on the supreme importance of our Navy
being kept, in regard both to number and effi-
ciency, far in advanee of all that could be mus-
tered at Cronstadt, or at Cherbourg and Toulon.
We think it, however, childish to set forth this as
the all-absorbing work of a Ministry at a time
when we are in thorough peace with every
civilised Power, and evince ourselves no disposi-
tion to resort to CROMWELL'S argument against
the cruelties of Popery towards Protestants, even
with such a powerless potentate as the Grand
Duke of TUSCANY. Nor can we conceive that
so sensible a journal could have committed itself
to such an absurd plea for delaying reform, unless
possessed of information to which we make no
special pretensions.
It is argued that the Ministry, though so strong
in ability, has but a bare majority of numbers in
the House of Commons, and that the opposition
of the neutrals might easily embarrass, and, by
union, thwart it ; the corollary to which is, that
the country is to be trustful and forbearing, being
assured that Ministers will do all they can.
On the other hand, the Ministry is to
rely upon the country to back it in
all its reforms with zealous promptitude. Very
good. But how is the country to be certified of
the reforming zeal of the Ministry ? Is it by
being told that while it comprises in itself, or
among its supporters, all the talent of the House,-
it yet can attend to but one thing at a time ?
that thirteen, by the assumption first-rate, Cabinet
Ministers must absorb all their first-rate abilities
in coast defences alone ? Why, were the channel
actually bridged over, they could hardly do more
than this. The late Cabinet certainly would not
have talked thus ; the question of invasion is not
more urgent now than last year, and they yet
found time, in a short session, to do a world
of invaluable home work, and to see to
the Army, Navy, and Militia too. No ; if
the Government means to carry public sup-
port with it, it must throw itself heartily
and at once upon the public. Shuffling off " the
amendment of our institutions," will assuredly
devolve upon another Ministry the amendment of
our national defences alSo. Enrolling and organ-
ising the Militia, constructing fortifications and
defences, training artillerymen, and such things
are no subtraction from the time of the Govern-
ment itself. If the thing to be done be agreed
on by all parties, which the writer seems
to think is the case, and we think so too,
then the proper Naval and Military Departments
have only to receive orders ; and, after that, the
less they are meddled with by civilians the better.
They will leave the Cabinet pretty much at leisure
for their political and legislative duties, if the
Cabinet will only say tb them, lay before us your
plans and your estimates for securing us thoroughly
against all comers. The late Ministry has set
them an example of what might be done by men
who are determined to work. Attribute it to what
motive you will ; be it, that, conscious of protection
being a poor recommendation to the country at
large, they determined to work hard for a charac-
ter, and to go to the constituencies with the argu-
ment, " see what we have done," we should say
that such a motive was very sound policy, and
very sound morality too ; but anyhow they did
much work quickly, and did it well. Now, the
Electoral Reforms needed and desired by the
country, and the Income Tax Reforms also, are
quite as much prepared to the hands of the new
Cabinet as the Law Reforms of last Session were
for the DERBY Ministry. These are two chief,
two urgent things, which cannot wait ; and we
affirm deliberately that it needs nothing but
simple honesty to the public to present and to
carry the bills for both objects in a very reason-
able time. " The success of the Ministry," it is
said, " will depend quite as much on the country
as on ourselves. We believe it ; but we also believe
that its success will depend upon the confidence
shown by the Ministry towards the country. If
the Ministry begin first by delaying reform mea-
sures, under the old excuse of needing time—then
go on with sneering at and snubbing every
Member who proposes some clear and unmistake-
able liberal measure, such as the 101. franchise
for the counties, the Ballot, or getting rid of the
abominable rate-paying clauses ; if they will count
out the House and move the previous question on
topics of which all sincere Liberals have made up
their minds ; if they will pursue the old, vexa-
tious, disheartening course of the last Whig Cabi-
net, we admonish them that all their talents can-
not save them. The country is heartily glad to
have able men at the tread of its affairs ; but if
they are to use their ability only to tamper with
its just demands, the country will soon begin to
tell them that it needs honesty quite as
much as ability. If, on the contrary, the
Ministry will trust the country ; if it will
take counsel, not with Lords and Squires, as to
the best mode of protecting electors from intimi-
dation and bribery, but with the electors them-
selves ; if it will AA not the gentlemen "of influ-
ence," according to DOD, in the boroughs, whether
these gentlemen shall continue to return two
Members to Parliament, but appeal to populatio2.3
ten or twenty times as great, whether they do
wish to be fully represented ; if they will ask the
tradesmen and professions throughout the country
how many years' purchase their hard-earned in-
comes are worth ; and babble no longer of impos-
sibilities, and Sir ROBERT PEEL'S infallibility ; if,
in a word, they will take up the work for the
manfully, why, then, they will not rely in vain
people which lies at their feet, do it, and do it
upon the country. They must show confidence
could and would
they believe the people
if they wish for it. They must show that
sustain them against any interested class op-
positionould be the result
let their opponents know what w
have the people
of an appeal to them. When
in either House ; the people would soon
failed a Government which offered them anything
worth having ? It is the half-heartedness of so-
called Liberal Governments, or "Governments of
steady progress," which has ruined them. JOHN
hayed and trimmed, weighed and balanced be-
tween " the claims of prescription, and the ad-
Bum, cannot understand the worth of a measure
hang just as they did before.
vanced state of public intelligence," till the scales
He thinks
that justice, and neither Lord Joini, nor Lord

Will persons ever profit by experience Will
the " flats " ever be warned against the wiles of
the " sharps ?" We fear not. There has ever
been a large amount of gullibility in human
nature. And neither the improved knowledge of
the nineteenth century, nor the highest education
that can be afforded at the national seats of learn-
ing, have in any degree abated the innate cre-
dulity which induces us to yield ourselves up as
willing victims to any pretender who chooses to
seize the easy prey. We wonder at the ignorance
and folly of the Irish maid-of-all-work who hands
over not only her money, but her clothes to the
gipsy fortune-teller, who is enabled to offer her two
or three husbands, all "tail, dark spade men,
with large whiskers," and other corresponding
personal attractions. We smile at the ver-
dant softness of the " yokel," who, fresh
from his native soil, hands over his
money to the sagacious friend who wisely
cautions him against the tricks of the swell-mob,
and is desirous of securing the gold and silver,
and haply the country bank notes, from the threat-
ened abstraction. Even the returned Australian
or Californian who produces, to a casual acquaint-
ance formed in some gin-palace, the results of his
indefatigable toil at "the diggings," does not
escape our ridicule, although the undue confi-
dence of the moment blasts all his prospects in
life, and he suffers himself to be defrauded, under
the very stalest of stale pretexts, of the means by
which he had hoped to have realised all his juve-
nile aspirations, to have gained the consent of the
object of his early choice, and to found or
purchase an extensive and prosperous busi-
ness in his native village. Fearful as may be
the result of his error--bitterly as he must
expiate the mistake—we still scarcely sym-
pathise with his sufferings. He should have
known better"—"such folly is perfectly unaccount-
able, and its consequences must be endured."
We find occasionally, however, that it is not
the " mere vulgar " who suffer by such transac-
tions. There are occasionally—more frequently,
we believe, than meets the public eye—dupes of
a higher class, men who have graduated at one of
the Universities, and who are members of " a
learned profession." Of course, the bait must be
suited to the quarry. Sportsmen do not go deer-
stalking with guns charged with small shot only.
Nor is it by " ring-drapping" or ringing the
changes that clergymen, country gentlemen, aye,
" by'r ladye," or even barristers themselves, are
taken in. The pretext of " bill-discount-
ing," however, still succeeds ; and notwith-
standing the repeated cautions given through
the public journals, and in the records of
our national tribunals, the advertisements of
" money instantly at command," or " loans to
any amount, and for any period, at the most
moderate rate of interest "—something not much
exceeding the minimum rate of the Bank of
England, when the Directors are in a flurry—will
command instant attention.
It is a matter of but little moment that even
the name of the party is unknown—that it is con-
cealed under the convenient A. B. C., or X. Y. Z.,
or the more classical " Alpha," or " Omega."
Implicit confidence will be reposed in the un-
known, who is regarded as a kind of benefactor of
his species, actuated by the purest motives, the
most kindly and benevolent feelings, in
inviting the victims of impecuniosity to avail them-
selves of his almost unlimited resources, whence
anything not exceeding 10,0001. can be obtained
on the most reasonable terms, and without a mo-
ment's delay.' It would be sacrilege to doubt an
individual so amiable, or to hurt his sensitive
feelings by a request for a reference or some cer-
tain information as to who he is, or what is his
position in society.
The latest of these cases occupied the attention
of the Court of Exchequer on Saturday. A cler-
gyman, named ARDEN, was sued by a Mr. THO-
MAS CASEY, jun., of 17, Barkham-terrace, for a
promissory note of 1501., made in favour of a
Mr. A. GRAHAM, but for which the Rev. De-
fendant had received no consideration whatsoever.
Whatever weakness Mr. ARDEN might have exhi-
bited in the first instance, was, however, amply
redeemed by the zeal and energy with which he
traced out and exposed the nefarious system under
which he had been taken in, and by means whereof,
we trust, that the parties concerned in the transac-
tion may be brought to condign punishment.
According to the usual course, Mr. ARDEN'S
attention was attracted by an advertisemnt in a
Cambridge journal, requiring a temporary advance
of money. He answered this to " Zeta," 12,
Duke-street, Portland-place, London, and was fa-
vouredwith a reply in due course. "Zeta"announed
himself as a Mr. GRAHAM, but it appears that
he was neither more nor less than the notorious
" JAMES WHALLEY GARDINER," who was not very
long since tried and convicted at the Central Cri-
minal Court. "A. GRAHAM," however, induced
Mr. ARDEN, after the usual amount of tickling, to
send up his promissory note for 1501., which
" should be drawn at three months," although a
guarantee would be given to renew it
for twelve months on receipt of the stipulated
interest. Of course, the money was not returned
according to promise, but in place thereof a new
correspondence was opened up by a Mr. R.
THOMPSON, who, "ex abundante cautela," wished
to make assurance doubly sure, and to ascertain,
from Mr. ARDEN, that it was a perfectly legiti-
mate transaction. This was drawing the bow a
"ieet/e too tight, and, as it af terwamrdrs
turned out, defeated the notable project..
entire proceeding, but in answer
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hend his meaning.

INCREASE IN THE ARMY.—We are informed, on good
authority, that an increase of the army will be proposed
soon after the meeting of Parliament by the noble Secre-
tary for the Home Department, Lord Palmerston.—
Morning Herald.
ROYAL HORSE GUARDS.—Colonel Bouverie having
accepted an appointment in the Royal Household, is,
we hear, about to retire from the command of the Royal
Horse Guards, and will be succeeded by the Earl of
Cardigan.—United Service Gazette.
PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—Mr. Douglas Jerrold's new
comedy of St. Cupid; or, Dorothy's Fortune, was pro-
duced at this theatre on Saturday evening with the most
decided success. Want of space compels us to withhold
our notice until to-morrow.
As many as nine Chaticellors of the Exchequer are
alive :—Lord Henry Petty (now Marquis of Lansdowne,
and the senior Chancellor of the nine), Mr. Frederick
Robinson (now Earl of Ripon), Mr. Herries, Mr. Goul-
burn, Mr. Spring Rice (now Lord Monteagle), Sir
Francis Baring, Sir Charles Wood, Mr. Disraeli, and
Mr. Gladstone.
DEVONPORT DOCKYARD.—Out of the eleven candi-
dates for shipwrights' apprentices who have been
examined, only five have been selected for entry.
Four shipwrights have been entered to fill vacancies.
FRAUD IN THE GENERAL POST-OFFICE.—Some con-
sternation has been caused at the General Post-office,
owing to an official in that establishment, in the receipt
of between 5001. and 690/, a year, having been detected
in committing frauds on the public and the post-office
department. -
A SUCCESSFUL GOLD-DIGGER.—A young man named
Bissett, who was incapacitated rcom serving in her Ma-
jesty's navy by a hurt, and for which he is allowed a
small ticket of 4/. per annum, proceeded in a merchant
ship to Australia, working his passage out, and on his
arrival proceeded to the diggings. About four months
since his aged mother was g-atified by receiving a
cheque for 50/. ; and a few days since another for 501.
by the Australian, and an intimation that he had 100
ounces of gold deposited In the bank in Australia, and
that on his return from the diggings he should proceed
to England.
ROBBERY OF £l3oo.—On Saturday information was
received that Bank of England notes for 13001. had been
stolen from Harrison Brothers, 2, George-yard, Loin-
bard-street. The numbers are known, and have been
stopped, but there is no clue at present to thr thief,
though a large reward is offered for his discovery.
DEATH OF THE EARL OF OXFORD.—We regret to an-
nounce the death of the Earl of Oxford aneMortimer,
which took place at his seat, Eywood, near Kington, in
this county, on the 19th instant. The deceased noble-

man was born on the 10th January, 1809; succeeded his
father, as sixth earl, in January, 1848; married, the 17th
January, 1831, Miss Eliza Nugent, the daughter of
Lord Westmeath, by whom he leaves no issue. This
ancient and highly honoured title therefore becomes ex-
tinct.—Hereford Times.
DEATH OF EARL BEAUCHAMT.—This venerable Peer
died on Saturday morning, at his house in Portman-
square ; he has left no issue, and is succeeded in his
title and estates by General Lygon, who has represented
West Worcestershire in Parliament for many years.
This, will create a vacancy in the representation of that
division of the county. The new earl is the third son
of the first Earl Beauchamp. In 1824, he married Lady
Susan Caroline, the second daughter of the Earl of St.
Germans, now dead. His lordship is a Protectionist.
Has sat for West Worcestershire since 1817, with the
exception of the year 1831, when he was defeated by
the Hon. Captain Spencer.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—On Wednesday night a rob-
bery of a serious character, both as to amount and con-
sequences, took place at the Carriage Inn, Combe Down,
near Bath. The keeper of the inn is Mr. Gaites, who
for many years occupied a small farm and kept a public-
house at Monkton Farleigh, Wilts ; but a few weeks
since he sold off the whole of his stock and came to
Combe Down to take the inn above named. Instead,
however, of depositing the proceeds of the sale in the
bank, Mr. Gaites, who is getting an old man, appears to
have kept the money by him, as he says, " with the view
of setting everything right first, and then depositing the
balance." Whilst the family were at supper on Wednes-
day evening, one of the daughters fancied she heard some
one over head, and upon Mr. Gaites proceeding up stairs,
a man rushed by him, striking the candle from his hand,
and succeeded in gaining the street. Here he was joined
by another man, and both of them ran off together.
They were pursued by the neighbours for some distance
across the fields, but at length lost sight of them amongst
the freestone quarries that abound upon the Down.
Upon a search being made, it was found that the whole
proceeds of the sale—the result of a life of economy and
industry—amounting to 2431. in gold and silver, had
been stolen ; and unfortunately, at present, there is no
clue to the thieves.

EXPENSES OF THE CEYLON COMMISSION AND COM-
MITTEE.—A return of the House of Commons, stating
the amount of money expended, first on the Commission
appointed to inquire, in Ceylon, into the alleged Forgery
of documents, purporting to have been those signed by
Capt. Watson, of the Ceylon Rifles ; and, secondly, on
the Ceylon Committee and Royal Commission on that
subject, moved for respectively by Mr. Hume and Sir
Joshua Walmsley, has just been printed. - From these
documents we learn that 8001. was advanced by the
Ceylon Government to the commissioners who conducted
the inquiry in the island, and placed to the debit of the
Madras Government in conformity with instructions ad-
dressed to the Commissioners by the chief secretary to
the Government at Madras. It also appears that the
sum of 3,2801. 15s. 4d. was incurred in printing the
papers connected with the inquiry before the House of
Commons, including paper and sewing; and that 5,5831.
13s. 9d. was paid by the Paymaster-General out of the
vote of the two Rouses of Parliament to witnesses be-

fore that committee to 30th July, 1851; viz., to Captain
Watson, 6061. 7s. 4d-.; Lieut.-Col. Braybrooke, 5541.
11s. Bd.; Mr. J. Selby, 7261. 25.; Mr. S. Hanna, 171.
168.; Capt. J. K. Jolly, 81. 65.; Major Parker, 131. 35.;
Mr. P. Anstruther, 211. 2s. 6d.; Mr. H. C. Selby, 6251.
95.; Sir J. E. Tennent, 1,542/. 12s. Id.; Sir A. Oli-
phant, 1,0771. 102. 6d.; and Lieutenant Henderson,
3901. 138. Bd.

THE MADIAIS.—The report which we published last
-week that death had put a period to the sufferings and
incarceration of Francesco Madiai, has proved incorrect
—the spirit of that martyr to the cause of truth has not
yet passed from earth to confront hereafter his cruel
persecutors before the awful presence of the Divine
Being. The rumour obtained very general credence
here ; for it is well known that both Francesco Madiai,
and his wife Rosa, are in such weak health that impri-
sonment endangers their lives. Comment upon their
incarceration is almost superfluous—for surely all
humane and honest minds regard it as a disgrace to
Europe and to the present age. That Madiai and
his wife should, three centuries after the Reformation—in
spite of urgent remonstrances to the Grand Duke of Tus-
cany—remain immured in a dungeon for the sole crime
of reading their Bibles, almost raises a doubt as to
the progress, the enlightenment, and the freedom
which we are apt, to boast of as characteristic of the
times we live in. But of one thing there can be no
doubt. No one can question the unchangeable nature
and tyrannical spirit inherent in the Romish Church, in
which power and persecution have ever been found co-
equal. We observe that a deputation from the Protes-
tant alliance has just waited on Lord J. Russell on the
subject. His lordship stated that his sentiments were
"very much in accordance with those of the deputation"
—that Sir H. Bilwer was still anxiously employed in
the case—but with respect to any further steps which
might be considered proper to take in communicating
with the Grand Duke, his lordship "begged to be al-
"—Plymouth. Times.
al-
lowed to reserve his opinion.

It subsequently turned out that the letters
of "R. TsomrsoN " were in the hand-
writing of "T. CASEY, " who had been
a defauhing collector of the Income Tax,
a discharged collector to the Lambeth Water-
works Company, an attorney's clerk, a bill
discounteer, and a betting office keeper. Ile had
been whitcwashed in the Insolvent Debtor's Court in
May, 1851, and been in trouble since respecting
some 51.. notes, which " were reported not to be
over go4)(1!"

The J ury, without hesitation, found a verdict for
the deft ,ndant, and the learned Judge !who pre-
sided o rdered the note to be impounded, in order
to be fc)rtheoming on the promised indictment. If