The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-19 00:00:00

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LONDON. MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1847.

Exactly one week ago we commented upon the
distinguished gallantry and the humane promptitude
evinced by Captain BERNARDINO CAMP, in rescuing
the survivors of a British steam-ship from their
perilous situation on the Alacranes. In expressing
our admiration for the behaviour of that young
officer, we likewise expressed ours olicitude that his
brave and magnanimous conduct suld receive some
acknowledgment, however inadequate, from the
Government of these islands. We conceived that some
testimony for services of such spontaneous and gra-
tuitous generosity was required, both as a proof that
the character of ESILICARDIIO Casap was appreciated
in this country, and that its.. inhabitants sympathised
to the uttermost with those emotions
of gratitude which
filled the bosoms of the individuals
saved from destruc-
tion. We anticipated that some mark of approbation
would proceed from the Executive worthy once of
Our
Great Britain and of Captain CAMP.
expecta-
tions have, in a great measure, been fulfilled,
rejoice—cordially and heartily rejoice —that and we
at they
have teen fulfilled with such alacrity.
--ERNARDI
T 1
O
CAMP requires no panegyric, no commemorative
marble, no remunerative gold. Whatever substan-
tial recompense he could receive, at all adequate
to hit magnanimity, he has long since acquired ten-
fold; he has received the internal consolation of
having proved himself a true-hearted man, and has
acquired for his name a very enviable celebrity in
both hemispheres. That is the consolation which
he has already obtained in abundance. Bat some-
thing. more than this was required for the
credit of our common humanity ; some expression
of admiration, if not of gratitude, was demanded from
the English Governmhnt. It has been readily and
nobly pronounced by the lips of the Prime Mmilter
in tfits,C9mmorks of Parham nt. " Her
MAJESTY'S Government,' said Lotd JOAN Russ-ELL,
" has received with the gr?atest satisfaction the
ac-
count of the heroic cooduot of Ceptall

BERNAZDINO CAMP, and Lord Arc ILLAND has
been charged by her MAJESTY to express to that
Spanish captain the great satisfaction with which
her MAJESTY has heard of his conduct, and to pro-
pose to him to accept a medal, upon which shall be
recorded the service he has rendered to the survivors
of the unfortunate ship Tweed, and stating the date
of the transaction." The announcement thus made
by the Premier was welcomed with the applause
it merited, and the cheering became " loud and con-
tinued" when Lord Joux added to the foregoing—
" It is also proposed that a grant of 5001. shall be
made to Captain CAMP, in any shape which may be
most acceptable to himself, to show the feeling en-
tertained by her M.AJESTY'S Government of the con-
duct of that most excellent and gallant officer."
This is well. It is precisely what was demanded, by
the occasion,
and is as gracefully done as it is ad-
mirably deserved.

thher authorities are endesyouring, by the presents-

tion of purses and medallic offerings, to convey to the
Commander of the brig Emilio, to his worthy mate
Don VILLAVERDE, to his subordinate helpmates, and
his crew, some notion of the admiration which they
have severally and collectively excited. From pri-
vate individuals, from public companies, from the
Parliamentary representatives, from the Ministers of
the Crown, from our Most Gracious SOVEREIGN her-
self these sentiments of admiration have proceeded,
and through the medium of the press they have ob-
tained utterance and diffusion. It is well that some
degree of enthusiasm should be exhibited in circum-
stances of this description ; it is well, because
an enthusiasm so commendable and beneficial
must act as an incitement in all future
cases of peril, while it must, assuredly,
convey to the susceptible disposition of such
an one as BERNARDINO CAMP a peculiar and
supreme satisfaction. And who would be solicitous
to diminish by one iota the satisfaction of so brave
and gallant a sailor ? Who would not be desirous to
add, though it were but in a degree correspondent to
the thickness of a hair, to the pleasurable emotions
derivable therefrom ? It is left to the selection of
Captain CAMP, as the First Lord of the Treasury
observed, in what manner the Government grant of
5001. shall be applied to his advantage. We would
suggest that, preferable to any pecuniary bounty
whatever, would be his advancement (if possible) to
rank in the Spanish naval service. Similar promo-
tions have frequently rewarded meritorious officers
in the English merchant service, and the Admiralty
have thereby ensured more than once an appreciable
accession to the talent and valour of the royal navy.
We are satisfied that a single communication to the
marine administrator of Queen ISABELLA 11. would
lvad directly to the proposed advancement. Under
all arrangements, however, Captain BERNARDINO
CAM? has been rewarded by the acknowledgments of
her Britannic MAJESTY ; and, beyond that, he has
ensured respect and affection for his name wherever
it shall henceforth be pronounced.

The House of Commons was again last night
chiefly engaged on the affairs of Ireland, as it has
been, with very few exceptions, since the opening of
Parliament. Two measures of no ordinary import-
ance to the welfare and prosperity of the sister king-
dom received their third readings and the final
sanction of the representatives of the people. With
the exception of some few amendments and alterations,
proposed by the Home Secretary in pursuance of
pledges given by him during the progress of
the measure, and which were carried sub silentio,
there was no change in the " Irish Poor-law
Bill" since the report of the Committee was brought
up, neither was there any division, or attempt to
throw it out or to weaken its efficacy. The Member
for Dublin was indeed anxious to have introduced
two clauses, in order to provide a remedy for a
grievance to which his constituents might be sub-
jected, but at once yielded to an intimation from the
Speaker of the irregularity of imposing a new burden
on unions which had not been instituted by any exist-
ing clause of the Bill at that stage of the proceedings.
The subject, too, was one of peculiar difficulty, and one
on which the greatest variety of opinion exists, in-
volving that veratts questio, the law of settlement.
The Secretary for the Home Department assured the
ion. Gentleman that the subject should engage the
serious attention of the Government. Some provi-
sion, indeed, is required to prevent cruel and heartless
men iron' driving to destitution and misery their
pauper tenants, or casting upon other and more
humane persons the duties and responsibilities
from which they would gladly free themselves by
any means, per fas cut nefas. The extraordinary
expenditure that has now to be borne by the people
of Liverpool, in consequence of that which has been
justly termed the Irish invasion, and the 'great pro-
bability that similar burdens will fall upon the rate-
payers of the principal seaport towns on the eastern
side of Ireland, afford the strongest proof of the
absolute necessity for attentive consideration and
well-matured legislation on the subject. Many Mem-
bers, however, took occasion to enlighten the House
and the country with their opinions, and the usual
differences were manifested.

The chief points introduced during the discussion
that took place were, first, the principle of out-door re-
lief under any circumstances, which was condemned in
he strongest terms by the Member for the county ot
Tyrone, who declared " that the measure was conceived
more in the reckless spirit of a gambler than with
the calmness of a statesman." Yet, notwithstanding
!nis sweeping invective, we find that it has obtained
the all but unanimous support of persons
of every party and political feeling whose
pockets are not directly interested. It would, ot
course, have been impossible to resist so tempting a
subject. The golden apple flung amongst the rival
-leities on Mount Ida was not more certain of exciting
dissension, than the topic of out-door relief introduced
into an assembly which numbered amongst its
Members a sprinkling of Irish landlords. The
opportunity was not thrown away, and at least a
dozen speeches were made on the subject during the
Pveri in g. The Home Secretary most ably defended
the clause that empowered the granting of such relief,
:nd proved the good effects of its adoption to the
louse, by the exertions that hare been already made
in order to afford - increased employment to the
ziople, and passed a well-merited eulogium on the
address reeently issued by the Landlord and
Tenant Association of the county of Wexford, to
which we have already directed the public attention.
The Premier also vindicated the Bill from the
attacks made on it by the Archbishop of DUBLIN,
and proved that his Grace had wholly misconceived
the nature and purport of the law, and "had frighted
the isle from its propriety" without any sufficient
ustification. His Lordship also showed that the
clause proposed by the Noble Member for Lynn,
although it might answer in this country, would be
wholly unsuited for Ireland, and that practically the
tenant would have to pay the full rent, with the
burden of the poor-rate in addition. Some useful
remarks were made by Captain FITZMAURICE on
Irish affairs in general, although scarcely relating to
the subject of the discussion.
The Landed Property (Ireland) Bill was the other

measure which occupied the House. Two amend-
ments were proposed, for the purpose of bringing
the erection of corn-mills with the necessary build-
ings and water-courses, and also substantial farm-
houses and buildings, within the scope of the Bill ;
but each proposition was negatived by a considerable
majority. The first would certainly appear rather
an undue interference with commercial speculation,
although the estates of individual proprietors might
possibly be benefited. Neither provision would come
within or attain the great object of the measure, viz.
thv permanent improvement of the land throughou
the country."
The

Augsburg Gazette has the following from
Turin, dated the 3d:—" Count NI ORTLEII, the French
Ambassador, has addresse4 to our Government an
energetic remonstrarn_e against the sending of arms
to Catalonia for the Carlists."

We learn from Rome, 3d instant, that great dis-
tress continued to prevail amongst the poor of that
city, in consequence of the high price of bread. The
P-dru, however, had just ordered the sale of wheat at
a much lower rate than the market price, paying the
difference from t.is own purse. The Infante 1141
HENRY had arrived in that city, and assumed the
Vi.count D'ALCOLBA. He was still ae-
incogn;to 4)f
by lle. DR CASTELLAB and her brothks.
cntnpanit-d

Intelligence bus been received from Lisbon of the

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10th, and from Oporto of the 11th inst., by the
Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Mon-
trose, which arrived at Southampton on Friday
evening.

The expeditionary force which sailed for Oporto
under the command of Si DA BANDEIRA, landed at
Faro on the 31st ult. It consists of 1,500 men, and
S♦ DA BANDEIRA, who commands it, has been ap-
pointed by the Junta Commander-in-Chief of all the
forces south of the Tagus. The forces under his
command in Alemtejo will not fall far short of 5,000
men. He was to march from Faro on Evora on the
4th inst. A detachment of the QUEEN'. troops sta-
tioned at St.Ubes have fallen back upon Azeitao in
consequence of advances of insurgent forces under
Minx°. Two of the Ministers, the Count Tow.
and Don MANoRL DR PORTUGAL, waited on the British
Ambassador on the 9th, and stated that they every
moment expected a popular outbreak in Lisbon, and
that if the British marines were not landed to quell
it, the Government must fall. It is said that the
reply of the British Ambassador was, that the pro-
tection of the British forces would be readily given
to the Reyal Family, should any attack be made on
them, but that they would take no part in opposing
any movement having for its object a mere change
in the administration, without menacing the existing
dynasty.
The Black Cat, laden with arms and ammunition
for the forces of the Junta, had arrived at Oporto.
She brought six pieces of heavy ordnance and 1,500
stand of arms. _

The price of bread in Lisbon was from 55 reis to
60 reis per lb., and the discount on the Bank of Lis-
bon notes, 52 per cent. _

Madrid papers of the 10th have arrived.
A Board of Agriculture and Commerce, under the
Presidency of the Minister of Commerce, has been
appointed.
General SERRANO left Madrid on the 10th for
Arjanills, near Malaga. One of the papers states
that ESrARTZEO has been nominated a senator, and
that it has been determined to recognise all the ranks
and decorations which he had accorded to him during
his Regency.
MADRID BOLSA, Arm 10.—The Three per Cents.
closed at 321 for cash ; the Five per Cents. at 201;
the Debt without interest at 6 ; and the Coupons
at 17.

We have received the Paris papers of Thursday.
The National attacks the Government with extreme
bitterness for having permitted the execution of the
three men who were sentenced to death for the corn
riots at Buzengais. The sentence was carried into
effect on the 12th instant at Buzencais, which was
occupied during the day by a large military force.
The elections of Quimperle and Quimper are over.
M. DE CARNE was returned for Quimperle, and M.
JUBELIN for Quimper. Both Deputies are Minis-
terialists.
It is reported that General DE LA CONCHA has
succeeded in bringing about an arrangement between
France, Spain and England for a joint intervention
in Portugal.
" On Tuesdsy," says the Union Monarchique, "M.
Guizot returned to Lord Normanby the dinner which
his Lordship had offered to him a month ago, after the
adjustment of the difference which had long existed be-
tween those two personages. Amongst the persons in.
vited were Lord and Lady Granville, Count and Countess
de Tancarville, M. de Kisseleff, Charge d'Affaires of
Russia, the Grand Chancellor Pasquier, M. Ssuzet, Pre-
,ldent of the Chamber of Deputies ; and M. Bresson.
Ambassador of France at Madrid. Everybody was
struck with the amiability and polite attention evinced
by the latter towards Lord Normanby and the other
English gu.ests of M. Guizot. M. Bresson's demeanour
on that occasion was held to confirm his reported desire
to replace Count de St. Aulaire in London.'
It would seem, however, that the desire of M.
13asssom will not be gratified, as it has been decided
that the Duc DE BROGLIE is to succeed the Comte
DE ST. AULAIRE as Ambassador at the Court of
London.
" The price of wheat," says the Reform, " increased
by 3f. er 4f. per sack in the Paris market on Wednesday.
That article: now sells from 63f. to 70f. per sack, or from
42f. to 46f. 66c. per hectolitre. In several districts ad-
joining the capital it reached 48f. 50c. The price of
rye. barley, and oats, had likewise augmented.
The Atmospheric Railway to St. Germains was
opened on Wednesday.
The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse, on
Thursday, at 78f. 20c.; the Five per Cents., 115 f. 85c.:
the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,228 f. 75c.- ' Rouen, 8881.
75c.; Havre, 679 f.; Great Northern, 627 f. 50c.; Avignon,
777 f. 50c. ; Vierzan, 563 f. 75c.; Bordeaux, 5084. 75c.; Bou-
logne, 4301. ; Basle, 195 f. • Dieppe, 325 f.; Paris and Stras-
burg, 428 f. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 4251.; Paris and Lyons,
4331 75c. ; Lyons and Avignon. 450 f.; Bordeaux and Cette,
433 f. 75c.; Spanish Actives, 32i; Spanish Passives, 5.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Aran. 16.
Boulogne and Amiens, 16%-Demerera, 4-East Indian,
1(-Northern of France, 13/8-Paris and Lyons, 5A -
Sambre and Meuse, 6.

THE MEANS OF NATIONAL EDU

- -
CATION.
TO LORI) JOHN RUSSELL.
My Lord Russell,—Of the results, moral, scientifical,
And useful, which must necessarily emanate from insti-
cutions of au educational character, we need only appeal
to the experience of the past to discover some of the
good fruits which have arisen ; of the greater amount
,f good which they have produced we can term no esti-
late. To accelerate the progress of society in its best
phases is indeed a work worthy of the highest ambition
,f the wise and the good ; posterity will do justice to
chose exertions in a manlier suited to the appreciation
which they will then have of their value. I cannot,
however, consent that the advantage.; sts tuatlifestl de-
.irable should be obtainable upon terms of injustice to
,he country at large, when it is clearly discoverable that
by a proper insight into the resources provided by th,-
nequesta of charitable individuals, an immense sum
remains unappropriated to the purposes for which, by
he benevolent donors, it was originally intended. I
:dace myself thus prominently before your Lordship
from the knowledge I have of the facts, however re
•nat kable may be the sources of information to which I
have access, that If the infortaation contained
thr, rep-rt of the Sel.-ct Committee upon the
subject, made thirty years since, were allowed to
4ecome public there is a sum of one million of pounds
,terling per annum, to which we have a national claim
for the purposes of national education, and which onli
wants to to well looked atter to be got hold or, and
which the serious consequences of an untimely inter-
lfeence with certain vested interests is perhaps the prin-
cipal rt ason for concealment.
Perhaps the First Minister of the Crown will conde
scend to inform the country why the evidence which
would comprise the contents of titty volumes was not
»Ahmed to be printed.

You are not a young statesman, nay Lord ; but my
Lord B--m, who is an old stager, and is indebted to
his present elevation partly in consequence of his sub-
serviency to the selfish principles of the Whigs, can in-
the world (if be chooses) of all the particulars of
this infamous transaction, which stamps the authors of
it with a character of the most scandalous political dis-
honesty, and is a virtual rubbery of one million per
annum for thirty years ot the people of the.e realms.
Now that the pretended necessity has been put forward
by the Whigs for the appropriation of the money out of
the public purse, it is, I conceive, the opportunity which
gives us a right to demand the restitution of these stolen
pr..perties.
If the industry of man, in its past state of physical and
scientific development, hath given to the world so large
an earnest of its capabilities to promote the highest hap-
piness of the species, by the surprising surplus of means
which it has placed at the disposal ot the rich for the
general interests of humanity, bow consistent
with the strictest justice is the circumstance, that
the reflux of this high tide of wealth and pros-
perity should return to fertilise and re'oke
by a thousand tributary streams, the fountain. ;
of universal knowledge, peace, love, and happiness.
Without perhaps intending so palpable a demonstration
of the political power of the middle classes, the
League thus became the pioneers of the expression
of popular opinion, and the unconscious promoters
of the democratic principle. That the progress of poli-
tical freedom should have been so remarkably accelerated
by the opulent portion of the community, is only one of
those strange anomalies that have so of ten been found preg-
nant with the most important consequences, thus carry-
ing on the process of restitution on a liberal and ex-
tended scale. The British nation is the only one, in the
great political drama, that can co,. fi• lend) appeal to history
in support of those claims to the best uses of treed in,
which by other European powers have be.n so desecrated.
She hath in herself eminently atal essentially the ele-
ments of true nobility and moral greatness But as the
highest finalities are of the slowest growth, so has
there never vet been given to the p ople of this
treat country, a Government in every respect hot-I,st
enough to forward her highest interests, and fully to
develepe its magnificent resources. She has been, is,
and will continue to be, the harbinger of p..,ace to the
world, in the equal distribution of the balance of power
—why should she not be happy in herst If ? And what
may not he anticipated of the improved de tittles of man-
kind, when, at perfect harmony within herself, her ener
ges are directed externally to the conservation ot al;
that is worth living for in the constitution of society,
and internally to the establishment ot those high and
holy principles which must one day m Ike tru h their
only empire, and universal happiness their sole aim.
hly Lord, a truly high and re,ble destiny is mapped
Out for you, the history of nations affords but iguoble
comparisons with the power which you can sway, for
good or evil, in this remarkable era e
may f the world's his-
tory;
you live to accomplish all that is desirable in
the difficult task which Providence has designed for you,
and, treading
the path only ot dignity and true honour, realise our best
with the security ot a nation's friendship in
and happiest aTirations.
Your Lordship's obedient servant,
DURHAM.