The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-30 00:00:00

must be searched for e!sewhere than in the pre-
cincts of the Tuileries.

There may be, however, some mistake as to the
wishes of England. The " Germanic" influences
that have proved so prejudicial to the best in-
terests of this country may have also made them-
selves felt in Paris. There hare been opportunities
for that purpose which cannot lave been alto-
gether wasted or misapplied. The EMPBROR may
have been misled, but we are quite certain that
he would not, after the evidences he has already
afforded of the best feeling towards this country,
deliberately take a step in the wrong direction.
He may have been deceived, but we can scarcely
believe that he would wilfully abuse the confidence
entertained is his magnanimous integrity.
The "Croakers" point to the desertion of
Kars, aid the wanton sacrifice of its gallant gar-
rison, asserting that when there were so many
French soldiers relieved from service in the
Crimea, a decided effort, at least, might have been
made to relieve its brave defenders. This is cer-
tainly the most plausible argument that can be
adduced, affording, as it does,• a prima facie case
against all persons in any degree concerned in
that untoward and calamitous event. But this
matter must be closely aid stringently investi-
gated by the British Parliament, and it is by no
means improbable that the actual responsibility
may be found to rest on other shoulders.
We shall, however, be enabled to form a
sounder judgment on all matters relating to the
peace question ere many weeks have elapsed. We
have already stated that France has a perfect
right to the most unqualified assurances, the
most explicit understanding, as to the future con-
duct of Great Britain in certain eventualities
before she makes further sacrifices in the cause.
The hints that have been thrown out respecting a
matrimonial alliance between the Royal families of
England and Prussia have been, to say the least, very
inopportune, and the visit of the supposed suitor
for the hand of the Princess Royal of England
was certainly ill-timed. The Emperor has a right
to know that the taint of Germanism shall no
longer affect the Councils of England. If he re-
ceive satisfactory assurances on this point, we
have no doubt that his conduct will be all that
we can reasonably demand or require.

Among the many proofs that Russia is really
hard up"—that her professions of moderation
n consenting to the five conditions are but an
excusable mask to secure a better bargain, and
that she will concede all in reason that is unflinch-
ingly demanded, is, the new issue of paper money.
It is neither more nor less than direct confiscation
of some sixty per cent. of the property of those
who held the convertible paper money previously.
There have been in Ruesia two classes of rouble
notes—uane convertible into gold on demand,
therefore in circulation, equal to it in value ; the
other inconvertible, except at the rate of three
for one of the former. The present opera-
tion means, as we have been informed on
the best authority, that the notes of the
present value of a rouble will be reduced to the
value of a third of a rouble. What the amount
of them in circulation is probably no one knows,
but the effect is precisely the same as if our Go-
vernment were not only to issue inconvertible
paper for domestic currency, limited to an amount
which kept its value what it now is, but should,
in addition to that, issue suck an amoant, con-
vertible on demand into gold, as reduced the
former paper to oue-third the value of the latter.
It is, in fact, raising a huge loan at home without
interest, because the loan markets of Europe are
closed to the defeated power.
Surely our diplomatists are alive to this, and
to the evident symptoms that Russia is intimidated
at the general aspect of Europe, and that she is
in military distress also. Even Prince GORTSCEIA-
&OFF is alarmed, and M. SEEBICII, the old friend
of the EMPEROR, has revealed certain facts to him
which could not reach him through his own offi-
cials. It mil be hoped, then, that the cant
about magnanimity to Russia will be dropped,
and that the endeavour will be to compensate for
the inefficiency of our naval and military admini-
stration by our diplomacy. English diplomacy !
It certainly almost provokes a smile. Russia, no
doubt, feels confident enough that she can boat
us in that. Her diplomatists will come out boldly
enough, though her ships may skulk under her
batteries.
If the negotiations, however, proceed, Lords
PALMERSTON and CLARENDON have no alter-
native but to surpass ear expectations in
Conference, as much as Sir CHALLES WOOD
has baulked them in the Ad►niralty. If—seeing
we are already in the toils of the Five Points—if
our Government can drive back Russia from
Persia and Turkey in Asia; if it can say resolutely
we will not go on if the east coast of the Black
Sea be net renounced ; if it insists upon making
a Gibraltar of Kinbourn provided Russia will not
destroy the dockyards of Nicolaieff ; if it does
really neutralise the Black Sea ; if it takes away
the Aland Isles from Russia, and forbids the
erecting more fortifications in the Baltic ; if it
demand for Poland the constitution of the Treaty
of *Vienna ; above all, if it insist firmly on the
expulsion of Austrian troops and influence, from
the Principalities if it does these things
oily, it will regain much of its cha-
racter, and save England from posi-
tive ignominy. It will be able to turn to
its accusers and say, little as we seemed to effect,
yet you see ho v much it was by the concessions
of the enemy.
The discontent of the country is deeper than
its pleasure. Possibly lower Prices are looked
upon as a poor compensation for degrading recol.
lectiona. This generation will be unable to for-
get that the flag of England has gained uo credit
in its hands. If it had forts to breast instead of
broadsides, it will not be forgotten that we had
steam to make us independent of the winds. Give
a NELSON ships at the mercy of a calm, and the
enemy's ships also, or offer him ships of any
power moved when, and how, and where he
liked, and forts to fight with, and the Con-

queror at Copenhagen would not have refused
the latter as inferior to the former. Lord CLA-
azzatox must remember, then, that we have naval
and Asiatic ill-success and mismanagement to
atone for at Paris ; and he must remember, too,
that many will require him to make up for the
delinquencies of th. Staff, and the
6luards, and
the feather-bed colonels,
aristocratic blunders in thead
narmtliye. whole string of
Russia will now submit to England is the power anything for peace.
ch must enforce the '
most important demands, and Lore CLARENDONo
be done. D
his Cabinet, anti his order will
is the man through whom it must
it he must, or he,
Ile remembered with lasting contempt, We C 73,
believe that if he insisted as a matter of course on
pecuniary indemnity, such is the present ,c
mo-
deration " and "ntagnanicaity " of Russia, that
she would pay it as a matter of course—and that
she would not pay it in c 1 ievtls of pope; rouNo.

_ .
• Should Peace be iscorriPtly ancicalacirthe
cellor of the Exchequer will- probably have little
benefit from it: lie utig even find it smoother
work to raja) !oats and to lay Wax tuts opt

It is in no fu!some 'spirit, but with heartfelt
satisfaction, and in vindication of a eherished
sentiment, that wo invoke the special attention of
our readers, and more especially the young, to
the Report which appears in another column of
the proceedings at the annual meeting of the
governors and friends of the Royal Free Hospital
in Gray's-inn-lane yesterday. Rarely has it been
the lot of a public journalist to present an illus-
tration more striking of what may be achieved by
the enterprising spirit and energetic efforts of a
single philanthropist than the institution and
career of the Hospital in question afford. Some
thirty years or more ago it occurred to a member
of the medical profession, who had become ac-
quainted with the sufferings which unfriended
poverty aid destitution, when afflicted by disease,
had to endure in the metropolis, that something
might be done towards their relief by resolute
personal effort and the aid of the benevolent.
Charitable institutions for the relief of the suffer-
ing poor were, it is true, in existence ; but these
were too few in number, and besides were fenced
round by a rule requiring an introduction even
for those whose misery was aggravated by the
knowledge that they had not a friend. Delibera,-
tion before long resolved itself into action,
tie Reyal Free Hospital was founded, and to
gates thrown open for the reception of every de-
serving object the means of the Institution would
enable its governors to admit. This memorable
event took place some twenty-eight years ago,
and from that time to the present it has been
the enviable lot of its benevolent founder, Dr.
MAltsnßar, alike to contribute to and to contemp-
late its growing usefulness and success. What
the achievement to which we have thus drawn
attention involves may be guessed at after a pe-
nisei of the report.- There it will bo seen thal,
during the past year alone, the society's expendi-
ture amounted to 0,2311. O. Sd., and its receipts
to 6,2“4.1716 ill) and, thit while old del* to