The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY FVENING, JULY 18) 1854.
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' fantry Barracks, Windsor, Captains O'Toole and Hardy, Lieu-
tenants Shervington and Knapp, and Ensigns Helyer and
Townshend, preceded by the band, playing " Cheer, Boys,
Cheer," and " Jeanette and Jeannot." They were loudly
cheered by their comrades in garrison, and bytejl spectators
who lined the streets for some distance from the barracks.
The men appeared in high spirits, and were accompanied to
the South-Western Railway Station by Colonel Garrett and
the whole of the officers of the regiment, except those on duty,
and the two lieutenants (Perry and Greer) under arrest. The
train, consisting of 15 carriages, started at 10 o'clock, the in-
habitants and officers giving three times three cheers, which
were heartily answered by the troops. The train conveyed
the detachment to Vauxhall, and thence to Southampton,
where this portion of the 46th embarked immediately on board
' the Avon steamer, and proceeded directly to Cork, where the
vessel will take up the head-quarters and service companies
of the 63d Foot, and sail direct for Constantinople.
The 20th Regiment, under command of Colonel Horne, was
safely embarked yesterday morning on board tie iron steam
transport Colombo, in Plymouth Sound.
The 57th, having been ordered from Corfu to Turkey, a
draft of 300 men from the depot in Limerick garrison has been
ordered out to join bead-quarters.
The General Screw Company's 2,500-ton ship Jason, which,
like the Himalaya, was fitted for horses, has returned to
Southampton in such excellent order that she is reported
ready for sea again this day.
The transport Empress Eugenie, for Cork and the Mediter-
ranean, was off the South Foreland about noon yesterday,
proceeding down Channel ; wind south.
The Grange, arrived at Falmouth, passed on the 9th of
July, in lat. 41 37, long. 9 50, a large iron British screw
steam-ship, with troops. She had nine bo. t.-

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MILITIA AND YEOMANRY.
The Exeter and South Devon Rifle corps were on Saturday
inspected by the commander, Sir E. S. Prideaux, in the
Castle-yard at Exeter. The men. mustered strong, and went
through the various evolutions with great precision, for
which they were complimented by the colonel.
The training of the Isle of Wight Militia Artillery will
take place either at Sandown Fort or at Sconce Fortification.
The Bedfordshire Light Infantry are ordered to be em-
bodied, to proceed forthwith to Chichester barracks.
The Wigan troop of the Duke of Lancaster's Yeomanry
Cavalry have received orders to muster on the 27th inst. and
join head-quarters, at Lancaster, on the 28th inst., for duty
and inspection.

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THE GATHERING.

Yesterday afternoon witnessed a great gathering in Down-
ing-street. Lord John Russell had summoned his friends and
the general supporters of the Government. to meet him in the
official atmosphere of Whitehall to hold a kind of council of
war upon ministerial difficulties, intentions, and prospects.
There was a large assemblage of M. P.'s each tint of liberalism
being represented, from the veteran radicalism: of Mr. Hume
to the most aristocratic tinge of family Whiggory. The occa-
sion was important, and the subject really at issue still more
so. The meaning of the meeting was that the Coalition is in
danger of a split up, their chief rock ahead being, of course,
the conduct of the war. It was quite natural that great in-
terest should be excited in the minds of those present respect-
ing what might, what would, and what ought to be said. It
was known that the Tories were to muster strongly in the
evening to make the vote for the expenses of the new War
Ministry a peg on which to hang want-of-confidence speeches,
embodying various damaging criticisms on what has hitherto
been done, or been neglected, by the Aberdeen Cabinet. All
these nuclei of difficulty, that float about in political waters
to clog and hamper ministerial arrangements, were evi-
dently present amongst those who yesterday assembled
in Downing-street. Why had not Lord Palmerston
been appointed to the post of Minister of War? Was
it Court or Cabinet influence, or was it the Duke of
Newcastle's amour propre, that has stood in the way
of so natural an arrangement ? Why was Sir George
Grey, a cold and fish-blooded family Whig, brought back
again to office '1 Why were. to be hampered with an Austrian
alliance, when the war could be so far more simple and easy
in its conduct, and so far more sure and honourable in its
conclusion without Metternich's dangerous help ? Why were the troops kept for months in a state of inaction, and tho
fleets kept floating in idleness ? Would Lord John Russell
open his heart and explain any of these things ? Would he
go forward in obedience to the popular voice and will, and
so secure now esteem and popularity, or would he slide back
into his new Coalition shell and lose a further portion of the
goodwill which the nation bears him for past services in the
popular_ cause I Such might well be some. of the many suppo-
sitions of the company who assembled in Downing-street. I
Lord John Russell soon put all surmises to rest by his speech
—prepared for the occasion, and based on two main proposi-
tions—first, that all present should vote at once, as a matter of
course, the estimate for War Minister, because, secondly,
the Cabinet would shortly want more money for carrying on
the war, and that the real question of confidence or no confi-
dence in the Coalition should be taken next week, when such
money vote should be presented to the House of Commons.
In other words, the matter stood thus—" Put off the in-
tended discussion and trial 'of party strength this evening, be-
cause in a few days we shall have a little account' for settle-
ment. When we present it, if you vote the money, you will
sanction our proceedings and policy if you do not, such vote
will of course be a vote of want of confidence in the Cabinet
as at present constituted." This was a very dexterous way of
putting the case to a mixed company such as that which yes-
terday assembled at the call of the Minister. In the first
place, it tided over the difficulty of the hour. It boat at
once the Tory muster of last night. It put off the evil day
for a week at all events, and then proposed the trial of party
strength upon the broader issue, whether or not the House
of Commons will vote money to the Coalition to carry on the
war in their own way, or whether by refusing the money
they will risk the stoppage of the war altogether at a moment
when delays aro fraught with a thousand evils. Mr. Vernon
Smith might cavil, Mr. Horsman denounce, but Lord John
was dexterous, and Mr. Sidney Herbert polite, whilst Lord
Palmerston's silence was, perhaps, more eloquent than his
voice could have been. Of the hundred and seventy-nine
gentlemen present, the bulk were evidently convinced at once
that the only thing to be done was to follow the leader who
had called them together, and if an independent leader like
Lord Dudley Stuart felt bound to interrogate, or a plain-
spoken Reformer like the member for Montrose raised his
voice in exhortation or in criticism, or as a peace-maker,
their objections were the more readily smoothed away by the
clear understanding that the leader of the House of Commons
would be no party to the conclusion of an armistice, and
Vienna. On the contrary, thorn never has been a moment
since tho commencement of this war at which the belligerent
Powers were resolved and prepared to prosecute their enter-
prise with greater activity. The delays which are inseparable
from the opening of a campaign, from the extreme difficulty
of obtaining the means of transport, especially iu a barbaious
country, are at last overcome. The Russian defences al the
Suliva mouth of the Danube are reported to have been at-
tacked and destroyed by five British and French steamers.
A considerable detachment of French troops start for the
Baltic ; while the main expeditionary army, under Marshal
St. Arnaud an*Dord Raglan, must have reached the Danube
in time to support-4_o last energetic and brilliant operations
of Omer Pasha. To 'talk of negotiations—and especially of
negotiations on so flimsy and unsatisfactory a basis as the
last communication from St. Petersburg—at the moment
when the belligerent Powers are just beginning to reap some
of the advantages which they have a right to anticipate from
the vast sacrifices and their long forbearance, is an ab-
surdity of which no man in Europe, except the King of
Prussia, can be guilty. The King of Prussia himself must
be aware that ho has lost all credit and influence, with
the Western Powers and with Europe, and his Envoy.
in London, who went through the formality of pre-
senting his credentials to her Majesty yesterday
would give no sanction to anything other than a vigorous pro-
secution of the war until a peace could be secured upon a broad
solid, and honourable basis. The eflbct of explanations such
as these--given as they were with official authority, and ut-
tered in the atmosphere of Whitehall—may be easily imagined.
" Things went off satisfactorily," and although reporters were
not admitted to record verbatim the two hours' talk, and
every M.P.'s mouth was sealed by a promise not to communi•
cats anything that transpired to the newspapers, the public
have here an ample summary of the Downing-street confer-
ence. The result was seen speedily enough when the House
of Commons opened for business. No places were taken,
There were no full benches—no preparations for a field night.
Lord J. Russell was permitted to state what he had publicly
to declare about tho War Ministry without serious challenge
or debate, and in place of a fierce passage of arms between
Tory Opposition and Coalition Ministers a comparatively empty
House subsided into a monotonous discussion about the fa-
vourite electioneering sin of Bribery. The War Debate is
postponed till next week, and till then the Ministry have a
respite. If the required Vote of Credit is given, we may ex-
pect Parliament to rise early in August, but that rising will,
we trust, be merely au adjournment, and not a lengthened pro-
rogation. If all the money that may be asked for is not grant-
ed by the House of Commons, Parliament cannot be prorogued
in the usual way to February, since the Chancellor of the
Exchequer has not cash enough to last him for six months.
It rests, therefore, with Parliament to decide how long they
will leave the Aberdeen Cabinet in full possession of VA)
strings by which the war is managed—how lolig they will
permit.tho Coalition to manage the war iu secret and beyond
the reach of Parliamentary check, War cannot be waged
without money. If money, for six months' war is granted—
Lord Aberdeen will have his will unchecked for half a year—
time long enough for winning or losing everything. If
" something on account " only is given, the House of Com-
mons may again have a chance of expressing au opinion upon
the subject before it be too late. What will they do?—Daily
News.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE HOUSE OF LORDS.—Yes-
terday Mr. Bedford, coroner [or Westminster, held an
inquest at the Westminster Hospital, relative to the
death of William Ingram,. aged 53, who lost his life
through falling from the roof of the House of Lords on
Wednesday last. The deceased was, it appeared, in the
employ of Messrs. Easton and Amos, and in consequence
of a large tank containing 1,660 gallons, which this firm
had recently erected on the roof of the House of Lords,
having commenced leaking, it was necessary to raise a
shoot upon the roof in order to carry the water off from
the building. In order to do this deceased was, between
three and four o'clock in the afternoon of the day in
question, engaged with two others named Edwards and
Collins. Having succeeded in raising the shoot by
means of a hand line, deceased ascended to the top, and
stood vpon the wall (about 18 inches wide) for the pur-
pose of pulling it (the shoot) nearer to the required
spot, and had hold of one end for that purpose, when
from the wet weather his hands slipped, he stumbled,
and fell from thence to the ground, a depth of 56 feet,
striking violently against a scaffold and a girder in his
descent. He was immediately conveyed to the above
hospital, where it was found that his right arm was
dreadfully fractured both above and below the elbow,
and the right thigh also severely fractured. The com-
bined effects of the injuries and the shock resulted in the
poor fellow's death on Friday morning. This frightful
catastrophe has unhappily rendered the poor widow
completely deranged. Verdict, "Accidental death.
SPECIAL PRIZES FOR THE PARIS UNIVERSAL EXHIBI-
TION OF 1855.—A notice from the Department of Science
and Art has been issued, which states that 40 prizes of
the value of 81. Are to be awarded to those students who
take medals in the greatest number of stages in each of
the Exhibitions. Twenty prizes are to be awarded in the
Autumn Examination of 1854, and twenty prizes in the
Spring Exhibition of 1855. These prizes are to enable
the most deserving students to visit the Paris Universal
Exhibition of 1855, and each student will be required to
make a written report of his observations on that Exhi-
bition. They will be awarded among the students of all
the schools of art throughout-the kingdom.
BRITISH MUSEUAL—Yesterday a return obtained by
Mr. Ewart was printed, showing the purposes to which'
the suns of 3,000/., granted for the purchase of coins
and antiquities in the yeir ended the 24th March last,
has been applied. The sum expended for coins and an'
tiquities in the year ending the .31. st 'March was 2;1541-
17e. 6d. There are liabilities to 5201., leaving a balance
of 0251 P!