The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-24 00:00:00

,THE. SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY___ M.

of British India, to the desolate wildernesses of
Algeria, to the fruitful shores of the Argentine terri-
tories, and to the mountainous regions and
populous cities of Mexico. Wherever British
arms have been engaged British valour has been
triumphant. Wherever British interests have been
involved in perils they have been invariably extri-
cated with skill and precision. Such are the foreign
retrospections of the expiring Parliament.

Internally the retrospections of the Free Trade
Parliament are consolatory and unprecedented. The
islands, it is true, have to mourn over the departure
of many of their most illustrious children—an O'Cori-
NELL, a CLARKSON, a GREY, a CHAL3IERS ; but they
have to rejoice, moreover, at the conquest of many
difficulties—at the dispersion of many formidable anta-
gonists—and at the realisation of many extraordi-
nary boons. Our Legislature has snatched nearly
eight millions of our countrymen from the jaws of
famine—it has prevented the gradual sacrifice of
women and children in the factories—it has opened
an inexhaustible cornucopia by emancipating com-
merce. Three names will be remembered with
gratitude in connexion with these national
achievements._ Three public characters will ever
occupy a -conspicuous and supreme position
in the records of the departing Parliament—three
men—RICHARD COBDEN, Sir ROBERT PEEL, and
Lord JOHN RUSSELL. When the National Assembly,
during the reign of Louis XVI., was dissolved,
BARNAVE and his colleagues were treated with un-
grateful derision. Let not our gratitude towards
those three great benefactors be thus ephemeral. Let
the Free Trade Triumvirate be remembered on the
hearths of the English people, and let the recollection
of the liberative deeds of the last Parliament be an
incitement to its successor !

The statement of Sir Joux HOBHOUSE, on Tuesday
evening, respecting the state of Sinde, must prove in
the highest degree satisfactory to the friends of the
distinguished hfro at the bead of the Government of
that province. it is unnecessary to remind the readers
of The Sun of the continued and repeated calumnies
that have been poured forth with such perseverance
against the gallant veteran. No means have been left
untried, no stone unturnejl, to poison and inflame the
public mind. Facts have been distorted until scarcely
a vestige of truth remained under the heap of addi-
tions and embellishments ; new atones have been in-
vented and promulgated with the most unblushing
audacity ; and all the resources of mendacity have
been put into requisition in order to prejudice the
victor of Mecanee in the minds of his countrymen.
It was asserted that he was a tyrannical oppressor,
who had used the power entrusted to his hands to de-
pose some of the most virtuous and inoffensive
Princes that India had ever seen ; that he had sacri-
ficed the innocent Ameers to his own thirst for con-
quest and desire for uncontrolled and despotic govern-
ment; that he had wasted the national finances in acts
of the most wayward extravagance, and had set aside
all the forms of-law for the gratification of his own
mere pleasure, and wantonly and unnecessarily kept
the district under the stringent rules of martial-law.
Such were a few of the reports wafted from India
by each successive mail, and echoed even on English
ground by those who should have known better than
to have afforded the slightest credence to such
ridiculous and unfounded rumours.

Meanwhile Sir CHARLES NAPIER maintained the
even tenor of his way, undisturbed by his puny
assailants. He was too conscious of his own high
deserts and of the purity of his intentions, too well
aware of the brilliant results he was achieving for his
country, to regard the venomous outpourings of his
malignant calumniators. He knew that their false-
hoods would necessarily recoil on themselves, and
that time would develop the real facts to their lasting
shame and infamy-rand he has not been mistaken.
Day by day the clouds of darkness and error that
had been accumulated have been dispersed, and the
light of truth has shone with increased brilliancy
and lustre—honest opponents have been changed
into zealous and efficient advocates—enemies have
been silenced, the various fallacies that had
for a time deceived even honourable men,
such as the charging the whole of the expenses
of the army that should be kept to guard the fron-
tiers of our Indian empire to the account of the oc
cupation of Sinde, and also charging the costs of
public works of great and permanent utility, from
which ample returns may be expected, to the ordi-
nary expenses of the Government, have been satis-
factorily explained, and any doubts or difficulties
thereby occasioned, have been wholly removed.
The character of Sir CHARLES NAPIER requires
no vindication before his countrymen. It stands in
that exalted position to which it has been elevated, as
the natural consequence of a life devoted to the na-
tional service, during which exploits of the greatest
brilliancy have been performed, and the honour of
his distinguished and untarnished name been upheld,
during which no single act could be adduced that his
friends could have wished had been omitted. It must
be a work of supererogation to accumulate testimonies
in favour of such a man. What evidence of others
can add to that which the simple recital of his acts
and services will afford, services which have erected
for him a

" Monument= ere perennius,"

and secured him an exalted position in the Temple
of Fame ? It may be unnecessary, for his sake, to
adduce the opinions of the President of the Board of
Control, or of the veteran Governor-General of
India, who is equally distinguished as a soldier and a
statesmen. We cannot, however, deny to ourselves,
who have ever been the steady and unflinching sup-
porters of Sir CHARLES NAPIER—who have never for
a moment been misled or deceived by the plausible
tales that were circulated—the pleasure of citing
theSe statements in corroboration of our views.

Sir JOHN HOBHOLSE says, " Since he had been
connected with Indian affairs he had ever found
that officer (General NAPIER) sedulously attentive
to his duties. If anything was wrong, to General
NAPIER that evil was not to be attributed. The
system might be objectionable, but, so far as General
NAPIER WEIS concerned, he had most honestly, con-
scientiously, and ably carried out the form of govern-
ment
.which was supposed to have been best adapted to
the czrcumstances." And again, in speaking of Sinde;
h e says,." On the whole, during the last five years,
ibtuthoande
bseerienouP:adciesftuulrlbyangeoev,ervnbedio.b
hadTh bereeehn quelled
dbleleden
by General NAPIER, with his usual rapid'ty,
fifty-four hours ; and at this moment the
, in
whole
country was in complete tranquillity, well
governed,
and prosperous."
" General NAPIER undoubtedly had done much
good, and many great things. He had b •
a alished
slavery, made many canals, and effected other
improvements ; and already a very promising
account had been given of what was to
be expected. Even but four years ago Sinde
was the rendezvous of bands of cut-throats.
Military government had, therefore, so far been
beneficial." The extract from the dispatch of Lord
HARDINGE is, if possible, still more convincing. That
Noble Lord says—
" With regard to the arrangement which will be best
adapted for the future management of Sinde, I am of
opinion that the whole of that province ought to be
annexed to the presidency of Bombay ; that the troops
and all the establishments, both civil and military, should
be furnished by, and committed to, the charge of the
Governor
In Council of that presidency ; that, so long as
/.laic!-General Sir Charles Napier continues to exercise
theeivil and military duties of the Government, and the
command of the forces in Sinde, it will not be advisable
to make any change in subdued. _ a country recently s •
Great advantage
appointments of hd-s
ovearttended the union of the t% o
Forces in Sinde. A. an.d. Commander of the
likely to be disposed to obwarlike military people are more
them than any other publiceOrffithe chief who conquered
by the Government. This opinionr who. could be selected
of affairs such as that which bas in
to a state
I arrived in India. The state of tl:exPed- Sinde since
years 1844 and 1845, could not with audnilaub, during the
ad-
mitted of the annexation of Sinde to thaentage.have .
residency of
Bombay. The Government of India couldP
?
se-
lected during the last three years a more effineien t have
than Major-General Sir Charles Napier for the duties officer
uties he
so ably performs in Sinde. On public grounds, there.
fore, there has beea no occasion, on which I could, with
benefit to your lion. Company s service, have recom-
mended any better plan for the administration of Sinde
than the present."
If any in this country should be found with suffi-
cient hardihood still to question the conduct of the illus-
trious conqueror of Sinde, we trust the testimonies
thus borne to his merits will silence them. It must
terminate any doubt that might honestly have been
entertained, and none can now repeat or credit the
oft-repeated calumnies but wilful and deliberate
slanderers, who have their own' dishonest purposes to

advance. We hope ere long to see those tributes of
esteem and gratitude tendered to Sir CHARLES
NAPIER that England has so often paid to gallant and
distinguished officers, but which have never been
tendered to a more deserving or faithful servant.

Intelligence to the 7th inst. has been received from
Constantinople.
The Journal de Constantinople of the 6th states
that several more conferences had taken place
between the Divan and the foreign Ambassadors on
the Greek question, but that it was understood that
the dispatches from Prince METTERNICH had not
changed the state of things. According to this
journal, M. COLETTI was to write to the British
Minister for Foreign Affairs, inviting M. MUSSURUS
to resume his functions at Athens, and a vessel was
waiting at the Piraeus for the letter. Favourable
accounts had been received of the operations of the
Turkish troops in Kurdistan against the rebel BE-
DERHAN BEY. He had abandoned the town of
Djezireh to the Turkish General, after a conflict in
which he had several men killed and wounded.
tinder the head of Constantinople, we see it an-
nounced that TAHYR PACHA, formerly Minister of
Marine, and lately Governor of Adrianople, has been
appointed Governor of Bosnia, in place of KIAMILI
PACHA.

Madrid papers of the 16th have arrived.

The loan of 100 millions of reak has been ad-
judged to the Bank of Union in the name of the
House of SMITH and Co., of London. There was
but one tender, and as there was no direct guarantee
the whole affair is regarded as a failure.
The Herald°, albeit as indignant as its contem-
poraries against Lord PALMERSTON for his speech on
the non-payment by Spain of her debts, is yet more
sensible:than they are, inasmuch as it propounds a
plan by which those debts may be easily paid. The
plan proposed by the Heraldo is a revision of the
tariff, and the doing away with prohibitory duties.
According to the Eco del Comercio the Spanish
army in Portugal is about to return, in compliance
with the wishes of the English Minister. A Carlist
band has appeared in Arragon. An address, thank-
ing the QUEEN for having given orders for the erec-
tion of a monument to ARGUELLES, has been nu-
merously signed by members of the Progressista
party. It was reported that Faro had surrendered to
the Queen of Portugal's troops under VINHAES.
MADRID BOLSA, JULY 16.—The Three per Cents.
were done at 26i for cash; and the Debt without in-
terest at si.

We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday.
On Tuesday the Paris and Lyons Railroad Bill
(giving to the company a lease of the line for 99
years instead of for 41 years) passed the Chamber of
Deputies. The National thus describes the pro-
ceedings :
" The Chamber has pursued its work. It has, con-
trary- to common sense and the evidence produced, voted
the Paris and Lyons Railroad Bill. The day must arrive
when, if justice be done, the words of M. Grandin,
spoken in the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday, may be
verified. This affair must conclude before the Court of
Peers.' That Deputy made unavailing efforts to stop
the Chamber in its course. It was in vain that he was
st conded by MM. Luneau, Lherbette, Gamier Pages,
and Deslongrais. In vain did several members of the
Centres, viz., MM. Fould, Morny, Darblay, present
and support amendments. In vain did M. Laeyer wish
to supply an important omizsion. All modifications and
all amendments were rejected, and whilst the com-
batants, out of breath and exhausted with fatigue, were
still struggling, the majority, reinforced by MM. Gouin,
Vivien, Stouvur, and other palladia of the Opposition,
voted what they wished, how they wished, and as much
as they wished. They were still voting at half-past six
o'clock, and would have continued voting until midnight
if it had been necessary to pass the Bill."

The same journal in a very powerfully written
article draws a comparison between the cases of MM.
TESTS and DUCHATEL, and thus retorts upon the
Debats—

" ' Justice is done ; there is nothing more. Justice
has been pronounced; there is nothing more!' Nothing
more, indeed! Do you imagine you have put down all
these accusations of corruption which have reached from
the open tribune? M. Teste is degraded for having re-
ceived 100,0001.; M. Duchatel conducts the affairs of
the Home Department, for having caused a theatrical
privilege to be paid 100,0001. for. The former put the
money into his pocket, and the infamy, we allow, is
Greater. But if M. Taste took 100,000 f. for himself, M.
Duchatel allowed 100,000 f. to be taken by his friends.
The concession of Gouhenans could not be refused, since
it was favourably looked on by the engineers and the
Ponts-et-Chaustt?s. The theatrical privilege, likewise,
according to the assertion of the Minister, could
not be refused, as a favourable report had been sent
in, and the claims of M. Adam were admitted.
However, M. Teste required 100,0001. in the first
case, and in the second, 100,0001. were taken by
writers in the pay of the Ministry, with the consent of
the Minister ! A public trial proved this to be the case,
and one of the persons who fingered the money acknow-
ledged it. Are there in the Chamber ten Members not
convinced that this corruption took place with the con-
nivance of M. Duchatel ? Is there an individual know-
ing how to read, who has the smallest doubt on the sub-
ject ? -Yet M. Duchatel is not proceeded against ; he
preserves his portfolio • it was sufficient for him to deny
less audaciously than his old colleague M. Teste, and the
Chamber passed on to something else ! After that, boast
of equality before the law ! Will any one dare maintain
that the Ministry is innocent, and knew nothing ? Why,
then, has it not prosecuted the persons who caused
100,000 francs to be handed over to them ? There is,
however, no medium ; either the Minister is guilty of
prevarication, or wretches have made improper use cf an
imaginary credit. If these are not prosecuted it is be-
cause they are thought innocent, but their innocence
proves that the Minister of the Interior is guilty. And
how is a man, on whom rests the suspicion of crime,
exalted by a considerable majority, when two ex-Minis-
ters are punished with degradation ?"
The Courrier Francais, too, returns to the charge
on the affair of the concession of mines in Algeria,
and calls on the Ministry to prosecute the parties to
the deed as guilty of coalition. It also insinuates
that after Marshal BIIGEAUD had protested against
the spirit of speculation and of monopoly to which
the mines of Algeria were sacrificed, the Government,
" for a consideration," gave encouragement to the
coalition. This affair will probably become the sub-
ject of judicial investigation, for we find the following
postscript to the article in the Courrier :
" We have just received an assignation from M. Fran-
cois Jules Talabot, who cites the Courrier Francais
before the Bth Chamber to answer for the articles which
we have published on the famous deed of society, in
which We have signalised all the character of a true
coalition. M. Talabot, it will be seen, has taken time
for reflection. If, by chance, he hopes to intimidate
us, we can assure him that he is mistaken. Neither
must he hope to stifle the affair by bringing it
before a jurisdiction which interdicts the publicity of a
trial. The deed, of which we have published the tenor,
subsists: M. Talabot himself does not deny it on the no-
tice which he has served upon us. We do not retract
any of the reflections which this deed gave rise to, for it
interests in the highest degree the future welfare of Al-
geria, and falls thus under the control of the independent
press. We shoald have failed in our duty if we had not
deduced the consequences which it appeared to us to
involve. M. Talabot complains of the way in which
this deed fell into our hands. We have no account to
render him on this point. What is important is the
deed itself, which nothing on earth—no menace, no con-
sideration, no power—shall prevent us from discussing.
We will publish it again if that be necessary."

The Commerce has the following on the subject of
the rumoured changes in the Cabinet. After men-
tioning the Council held to consider of these changes,
it says—

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until
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F. Delessert's, was ascertained. In consequence, in the
evening, the Conservative Deputies met at the banker's
s were
de
c of
decided.
First oftheßue Montmartre,
situation,
and
First of all, it is said the resignation of Marshal Soult
was approved of, and his place is to be taken by
Guizot. It was also recommended to accept the M.
resig-
nation of M. Cuuin Gridaine, Minister of Commerce,
who has several times manifested an intention to with:
draw. Next, the Conservative party, it is said, is to
undertake at its risk and peril the foundation of a new
journal, which is to share with the Journal des Debats
the defence of the Cabinet. The new print is to take the
place of the Epoque, of which the violent death is much
regretted; but, in remembrance of the annoyances of all
kinds which MM. Granier and Soler have caused to the
Ministry, the Conservative organ is to have no chief
editor. The political direction is to be entrusted to M.
Muret de Bort, who is anxious to transport to the press
the militant position which he has assumed on the
benches of the Chamber."

We find the following in the Gazette des Tribunaux
on the subject of MM. TESTE and PELLAFRA :
" M. Teste, whose features bear the profound mark
of the terrible emotions which he must have felt during
the trial which ended in a manner so fatal to him, ap-
pears to have recovered all his calm since the delivery of
the judgment. As soon as he arrived at the Conciergerie
he demanded that there should be procured all that is
necessary to occupy himself upon a work which he began
several years ago, and which, be says, he will now finish.
Orders were immediately given that his request should
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be complied with. M. Pellapra arrived at Paris on
Sunday. evening by the Northern Railway. He came
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ceedings, such as
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being put in accusation, the act of accusation, the in-