The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-13 00:00:00

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of the 41lies Ats the signal for their own emanci-
pation, what, then, can we expect but a speedy
and decisive tfiumpli? It is not reasonable to
suppose that i hese men will sacrifice their own
lives to glorify the CLut or to protract a useless

resistance.
Each day, then, may bring the anxiously-
looked-for int. lligence of the fall of Sebastopol.
The subjuga ti .on of the entire Crimea must
speedily f 011( YV. The inhabitants of the country
have alread .y afforded unequivocal testimony of
their friend] .y feelings to the Allies, combined with a
stern and i nveterate animosity to their quondam
tyrant. Th q were still impatient under the galling
yoke, and rejoice in the hope of returning to their
ancient alley iance, and witnessing the restoration of
the manners and customs that prevailed before
their beautiful and fertile land fell a sacrifice to
the griping cupidity of the Empress CATHA RINE.
We cannot a bandon this interesting race to the
vengeance oft he infuriated CZAR. We are bound
by every feeling of honour and humanity to pro-
tect them from his vindictive malevolence ; and,
although the surrender of the Crimea formed No
portion of the "Four Conditions," it would be
disgraceful to the Western Powers if they con-
sented to peace on any terms that did not recog-
nise the fall independence of the people, or, at
least, their transfer to some other Sovereign.
Associated with the Caucasian tribes, and under
the protection of France and England, they would
supply an excellent barrier against the insidious
advances of the Northern Despot. Bessarabia,
too, should be taken from the AUTOCRAT.
He who so recklessly sent his cohorts across the
Pruth, on such frivolous pretexts, should no
longer be allowed to approach that river. The
territory acquired by the Treaty of Bucharest in
1812 should be restored to the successor of the
Sovereign from whom it was then wrested, and
who was mainly induced by the persuasions and
influence of England to surrender so fair a portion
of his dominions. Nay, more, it may well be de-
manded that Russia should, as in byegone times,
be bounded by the Bug, and compelled to disgorge
the whole of its modern acquisitions. This may
be very unpleasant to NICHOLAS and his toadies.
But after causing so vast an expenditure of blood
and treasure, through his pride and arrogance, l►e
cannot expect, and must not receive, as favourable
terms as might have been accorded before he
carried his unwarrantable pretensions to such a
pitch of perverse obstinacy.
What can we now anticipate ? The fall of
Sebastopol, and the destruction of his Fleet, is
the signal for shaking the sceptre of Southern
Russia from his enfeebled grasp. Prussia cannot
aid him. The vacillating clicquot may have
enough to do take care of himself. While
Austria—

"Ever strong upon the strongest side,"

will not help—nay, more, will probably seek to
benefit herself at his expense. A speedy sub-
mission is all that he can look to ; and hard as
are the conditions now to be enforced, he may
rest assured that they will be much more stringent
and unpalatable after another campaign, and that
" the leek" he will then be obliged to swallow
will be bitter indeed.

Three Courts-martial have just been held on
board the flag-ship Victory, at Portsmouth, in
consequence of the proceedings in the Victorious
hulk, on the night of the 17th September, when
the unfortunate MATILDA JANE LODGE met her
death. We have so recently expressed our
views in. reference to that painful and me-
lAncholy transaction, that it is scarcely ne-
cessary to repeat that public justice had been
fully and completely satisfied by the stringent and
searching investigation that took place before the
Mayor of Portsmouth and his brother magistrates,
and that however foolishly and recklessly Lieut.
KNIGHT might have acted on his return home
from a protracted voyage, he had not been guilty
of any cruelty or brutality towards the unhappy
' young woman ; nor could ho be held in any de-
gree legally responsible for her melancholy death.
rho law of the laud had, therefore, no
31aira against him. If a civilian, his conduct
mid not be impeached before any tribunal—sa-ye
-hat of public opinion—and it might be held that
ae had already, in the exposure, anxiety, and
.xpense which he had sustainvd, sufficiently expi-
ated the "indiscretion" of which-he had been guilty.
We say " indiscretion," because it does not
appear that there had been any immoral act, save
,hat of seeking such dangerous society.

But theru had been a grave breach of disci-
)line. As an officer holding her MAJESTY'S
commission, Lieut. KNIGHT bad nc right to bring
loose women on board any vessel in the Royal
Navy, or to exposu his brother officers to the
contamination of such demoralising association.
if he had fallen into this grievous error while
mebriated it would have formed no ex-
;use, scarcely a p&liation, for such con-
duct. Intoxication alone would be a serious
offence, for which he would have been liable
7,u severe punishment. But, in the Navy, some
liowance is always very justly and properly made
:br the excitement occasioned by a safe return
from a protracted and dangerous cruise, and to
.;hat allowance, coupled with his previously irre-

!,reachable character, is Lieutenant KNIGHT in-
, lebted for the comparatively lenient, though still
deavy, sentence which condemned him to be placed
at the bottom of the list of first-lieutenants of the

toyal Marines, thereby practically losing the be-
;lefit of eleven years of faithful and efficient service
unstained by any previous fault.
But Lieutenant KNIGHT was not the only per-
,ion called to account, although really he was the
only offender, and there were what our continen-
tal brethren denominate " extenuating circum-
itances." Two other officers were also called to
account, for even tolerating such proceedings, and
not immediately reporting the circumstances to the
officer then in command. The first was Lieute-
nant Jp.vrs, whose conduct certainly appears to
be perfectly irreproachable. He knew nothing of
the unfortunate young woman being on board,
having retired early to rest in his cabin, until he
was awakened between one and two o'clock in the
morning by the piercing shriekswhich she uttered
during her hysterical attack. He then, with a
degree of humanity deserving high praise, assisted
the sufferer, and forgot her errors in her affliction.
He might have ordered her immediate expulsion,
but he forgot her impropriety of conduct in her
illness, and desired that " she should be removed
early in the morning ;' and if Lieutenant JERVIS
thereby committed a fault, the recording angel
should, as in the established precedent of my
Uncle TOBY'S oath, have " dropped a tear
on the entry, and blotted it out for ever." We
but honour, Lieut. JERVIS,
conduct Tra
sthat of a true British sailor;
aw.lo notswe met
ly excuse,heelfore sincerely rejoice at his acquittal.
The next officer implicated was Lieut. ELPHIN-
STONE. He was charged, as senior officer present
in the ward-room, with permitting the presence
of those women without forthwith reporting them,
and in permitting them to receive wine and
spirits in immoderate quantities. The case of
Lieut. ELPHINSTONE was not quite so clear as
that of Lieut. JERVIS. Ho was actually command-

ing officer on board ~at the time he received the
message from the Chaplain, but, being ignorant of
that fact, he did not feel himself called on to in-
terfere. Hedid remonstrate, but did not take steps
to ascertain that he was entitled to command the
" abatement of the nuisance." He thus com-
mitted a fault, although, under the circumstance;,
of a venial character, one adequately expiated by
the admonition which be received.
We rejoice at the proceedings, which have com-
pletely vindicated tiro honour of the British Navy,

and shown that such transactions, if not unpre-
cedented, are at least of very rare occurrence, and
that there is no probability of any repetition of
occurrences so calculated to excite the sorrow and
indignation of those desirous of maintaining the
honour and efficiency of the maritime service.

TEE SUN EXPRESS EXT.RAORDINARIT
OF SUINDAY, THE Sth OCTOBER, WITH
THE LONDON GAZETTE EXTBAORDI-
.N.ARY.

We have much pleasure in acknowledging the
thanks of our various correspondents throughout
the country, and the handsome notices of our pro-
vincial contemporaries, in recording our exertions
to gratify the public anxiety with the earliest
authentic intelligence of the great battle of the
Alma, together with the list of the killed and
wounded on that memorable occasion.
Mrs. Bingham, of Bristol, Mr. Wheeler, of Man-
chester, Messrs. Willmer and Smith, of Liverpool,
and many other agents, distributed copies of the
Extraordinary Sun to the public authorities, news-
paper offices, and others, and received well-merited
thanks for their laudable exertions. Messrs. Clayton
and Son, of the Strand, also received great and
well-deserved praise for their prompt alacrity in
forwarding large quantities of the Extraordinary
Sun of Sunday to their numerous country corre-
spondents. At Woolwich; Chatham, Sheerness,
St. Leonards, Hastings, Dover, Brighton, South-
ampton, Portsmouth, Plymouth, and other mili-
tary and naval stations, the tidings were received
and appreciated with intense interest.
(From the Bristol Mirror, of Monday, Oct. 9.)
The following despatch from Lord Raglan, detailing
the glorious victory of the allied forces over the Russians
at the Alma was published yesterday (Sunday) in an
Extraordinary Gazette, and re-published in The Ewa. It
arrived in this City about six o'clock, having been for-
warded to Mrs. Binghani, news agent, to whom we are
indebted for a copy of that journal:

(From the Bristol Times, Oct. 9.)
At half-past six yesterday (Sunday evening) we were
favoured through the kindness and enterprise of Mrs.
Bingham, news-agent. of this city, with an Extraordinary
Edition of The Sun, containing these important de-
spatches, and which had been forwarded to her by
special express.

(From the Bristol Mercury.)
We were favoured with a copy of Lord Raglan's de-
spatch (in The Sun), at; 6.30 last evening by Mrs. Bing-
ham, of High-street, who was tne only party in Bristol
that then received the special news in full. By a later
train we had forwarded to ourselves the Gazette Extraor-
dinary, which has been carefully collated with The ‘S'un's
copy of the document, together with a second Gazette
containing despatches from Admiral Dundas. We have
to thank, also, the managers of the Telegraph-office for
an abstract of Lord Raglan's interesting document.

Let us hope that our united exertions in distri-
buting the coming. capture of Sebastopol may be
equally successful.

COURT CIRCULAR.

BALIvIORAL, OCT. 11.

Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince, accompanied
by her Royal Highness the Princess Alice, were out
yesterday in the Bulloch-bhuie.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and
Prince Alfred drove to Invercauld.
The Earl of Aberdeen arrived yesterday evening to be
in attendance on her Majesty.
Early this morning, Major Lord Burghersh arrived
at Balmoral. •

Despatches from the Governor .of the Cape of Good
Hope were received yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Captain Payne, unattached, has received an appoint-
ment as second aide-de-camp to Lieutenant-General Sir
Harry Smith. G.C.8., Commandant of the Northern
and Midland Districts.

THE QUEEN IN EDINBURGH.—The Queen and Royal
Family reached Edinburgh yesterday evening at seven ;
they leave at half-past ten to-day for Hull.
The Prince of Wales and the Pr.ncess Royal have
each a small rardea at Osborne, which they cultivate
themselves. Great rivalry exists amongst them as to
which can produce the best flowers and fruit. The Prince
had failed in the production of something, and he
solicited help. Prince Albert,•when he found this out,
forbad it, adding he did not wish the future King of
England to receive assistance in anything he could do
himself.
THE DUCHESS or GiotcitsTitt.—Her Royal High-
ness purposes leaving the Bedford Hotel this day for
Gloucester House, Piccadilly.. The Royal Duchess has
taken carriage airings daily, and continues, we are happy
to say, in the same state of health as we report-d last
week. Her Royal Highness. has taken frequent car-
riage drives on the Pier Esplanade, but does not alight
from her carfiage.
The Earl of Ito,len has arrived in town from Hyde
Yale, county of Hers. He bill leave to-morrow for
Hanover, in company, with the Hon. Mr. Jocelyn, who
is attached to the Hanoverian legation. The noble earl
will be absent about ten days.
Lord and L idy Cioncurry have left Maretimo for
Hilisboroueh Castle, on a visit to the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Downshire.
Major-General F. Maunsell and Mrs. Maunsell have
arrived at the Weetend Hotel, Kilkee. •
. James Roosevelt, E=q , and Mrs. Roosevelt have
arrived at the Clarendon rlotel from New York.
Sir Benjamin Hall, M.P., has visited Southampton to
examine the extensive operations going on in that town,
for severing it, and supplying it with water.
Sir Lucius O'Brien, Bart., lieutenant of the County
Clare, will in a few days lead to the hymeneal altar Misr
Finucane, daughter of M -jor Finucane, a Waterloo hero,
and sisterdn-law of Admiral O'Geady, of Erina.
The Right Hon. Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood
come to town on Tuesday next, from Yorkshire.
I Lady Graham and family return to town early in the
ensuing week, from Cumberland.
Nuwale Azimullah Khan, an Indian prince, who
intends making Brighton his winter residence, dined
last evening by invitation with Mr. Vansittart and
select circle of friends, at the residence of the latter, 16,
Brunswick-square. The prince is likey to experience
numerous similar instances of friendship during his
sojourn —Bridgton Gazette.
NEW WING TO THE MIDDLESEX ROUSE OF DETEN-
TlON.—Yesterday morning, Mr. H. Pewnall (the chair-
man), and several of the county magistrates, inspected
the new female wing of the prison, which it has been
found necessary, in consequence of want of room, to
erect in connection with the old building.
WHITTINGTON CLUB AND METROPOLITAN ...kTHEN.EUM.
—The usual winter course of lectures for the season
1854-55, in connection with the above highly prosperous
institntion, was commenced last evening by a lecture by
the Rev. G. W. Condor, of Leeds, on " Mind : its
world and its powers."
CITY IMPROVEMENTS.—Cannon-street, one of the
most useful of the improvements now in progress in the
City of London, is nearly finished, and in the course of
a few weeks the workmen will he out of it.
•A New POLICE Coura.—Yesterday a new police
court was opened at the Sessions-house, Broad Sanc-
tuary, Westminster, in compliance with directions from
the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for
the purpose of, swearing in recruits. The presiding
magistrates were Mr. James H. Wilson (chairman) and
Mr. W. P. Bodkin. who were assisted by Mr. Rogers
as their clerk.

BUTCHERS CHARITABLE INSTITUTION.—Last evening,
the 26th anniversary of this institution was held at the
Freemasons' Tavern—Mr. W. Collins, Master of the
Worshipful Company of Btitch'ers, in the chair. There was
an exceedingly large and respectable company, nearly
300 gentlemen having sat down to dinner.
BATTERSEA. PARK.—On Wednesday the whole of the
extensive buildings belonging to the
.York Drain and
Tile Company, adjoining the Vauxhall Water-works,
were sold by order of the Commissioners of Public
Works, to be forthwith pulled down, to clear the
ground for the formation of Battersea Park. The site
of the proposed park is now nearly cleared, and the
Commissioners having had a grant of 24,0001. from
Parliament, the laying out of the walks and roads is at
once to be proceeded with. A marked progress has
been made in the construction of the Battersea Park
Suspension Bridge, during the summer, on the Chelsea
side, a number of houses having been removed for the
approaches.
ALARMING FIRE AT BATTLE BRIDGE.—A fire attended
with considerable damage broke out on Wednesday
night on the premises belonging to Messrs. Evans and
Hayward, silk-mercers, &c., situate at Albion-place
East, Battle Bridges. It commenced in the ground-floor
warehouse, and was occasioned by the gas burner in the
window, which, coming in contact with some dresses,
set the valuable stock in that part of the building in a
blaze. A number of the neighbours quickly attended,
es well as several engines of the parish, four of the Lon-
don Brigade, and that of the West of England Insurance
Office. Owing to the exertions of all present the fire
was eventually subdued, but not until a great amount of
property was either totally destroyed or seriously da-
maged by fire and water. Fortunately, the building
was insured in the Sun, and the contents were insured
in the Atlas Office.
ROYAL FREEMASONS' CHARITY FOE FEMALE CHIL-
DREN.—The usual quarterly Court of the governors of
this institution, now situated at Waudsworth, and
originally established in St. George's-field', for the
maintenance and education of indigent female children,
the daughters of reduced members of the craft, was held
at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street--Brother
Mills in the chair.

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SUICIDE FROM WATERLOO-BRlDGE.—Yesterday morn-
ing the body of a female, who was seen to throw herself
from off Waterloo•bridge on Wednesday night, was
found on the banks of the Thames, opposite Somerset-
house, and removed to the dead-house of St. Mary-le-
Strand to be owned, and for an inquest. ' It was that
of a female about 35, light hair and complexion, _and
clad in black silk bonnet, plaid shawl, lilac-coloured
cotton gown, habit-shirt marked "M .P.," and Adelaide
boots ; all of good quality.