The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-10 00:00:00

with one bright exception—the people are kept
down and controlled by foreign bayonets. Where
Austria interferes every pretension to decency is
dispensed with. She, very naturally, ants the part
of the despotic tyrant, and scarcely thinks it neces-
sary to consult the nominal authorities. Her will
is supreme in everything. The inhabitants are
ruled with an iron rod, and, to enhance the insult,
they are compelled to pay for the occupation which
they so bitterly resent, like the schoolboys in
" the good old times," who had to purohase the
rods with which they were to be severely casti-
gated. It may now be convenient for her to counsel
her satellites that there should be an ap-
pearance of moderation, that they should pre-
tend to virtues which they do not possess.
But it will only be for the purpose of avoiding
or retarding real reforms. Any amelioration in-
troduced under such auspices will be of the most
temporary and precarious character, not lasting
a moment beyond the exigencies that have ren-
dered them indispensable.
To arrive at a satisfactory solution of the im-
portant problem, the causes that have led to such
an untoward state of affairs should be strictly
investigated. " Melius est petere fontes qvam
sectari rivulos."

It is not the petty abuses occasioned by the per-
sonal misconduct of King BOMRA or of the Sove-
reign Pontiff, by the Governments of Parma, or
Tuscany, or the Leviathan oppressors of Lom-
bardy that are to be taken into account. The
question must be considered as a whole, and
the fairest land of the earth, that which
formerly was Mistress of the World, must, if
possible, be rescued from the misery of mis-
government and oppression that demoralises the
inhabitants, and disqualifies them for the fitting
enjoyment of the freedom and independence that
cannot long be withheld.

Sir GEORGE GREY'S brief and pedantic re-
ply to the question put by Mr. BOWYER in the
House last evening in connection with the police
outrage on Miss ARCHER supplies the key to the
entire affair. When such an evident proof of
indifference to the protection of the public and of
willingness to screen police offenders is forth-
coming at head-quarters, we can have no reason to
wonder at the frequency of public outrages, and
the difficulties thrown in the way of the subjects
Hof them in their search for redress. In most
constituted bodies the cue is taken by subordinate
officers from their superiors, and, given a Home
Secretary like Sir GEORGE GREY, we arrive by a
natural gradation at brutal policemen indulging in
violent assaults on helpless and unoffending men
and women. A ruffian member of the force
having this penchant, sees no reason why he
should not indulge it on every favourable oppor-
tunity. His sergeant, he is well aware, has
rather an interest in cloaking his acts of ruffian-
ism than otherwise, the inspector not favouring any
attempts at detection, knowing, as he does, such
procedure will not recommend him to the Com-
missioners, who are but too happy to snub mere
civilians, and reflect Sir G. GREY. Only listen to
that prim, pettifogging precisian, whose veins must
certainly run snowbroth instead of manly English
blood :—" He was aware a charge had been made
against a constable for an assault upon Miss
ARCHER, and he learned that on hearing the case
it was not proved against the constable, because
it appeared the constable had not been identified.
He had had no communication with the magis-
trate, for un less complaint were made in the case
it was not necessary for him to have such. No
complaint having been made, he had no right to

suppose that anything wrong hal been done ; but
as a complaint had now been made, he had
considered it his duty to inquire into the
natter, and the result of his inquiries had
`peen that he had no right to impugn the
justice of the magistrate's decision." That is
what this Minister of Justice has to say in
relation to this dastardly outrage. Had he acted
as he should have done, the offender would have
been discovered and had his meed of punishment
awarded to him by this time. A hint o: his to
the Commissioners would have sufficed to set the
whole force engaged on the rascal's back instanter
—each member of it full of anxiety to vindicate
himself, by the detection of the real culprit, from
;o degrading a charge ; instead of which we find
Lccommodating inspectors, sergeants, and con-
stables swearing, not " through a stone wall,"
hut something less feeling, through one another
-o screen him. Was there ever a more disgraceful
niscarriage of justice ? Nobody doubts that the
.ssault was perpetrated, and there is every reason
1 o believe the rascally offender could, as he ought,
have been discovered by the police them-
selves, had any desire for his detection existed on
their part and that of their superiors. But the
'riends of Miss ARCHER find themselves baffled ,
and unable to obtain hitherto that redress which
he force itself should have been the first and l
most effective instrument to secure. Henceforth,
unless the affair be seriously taken up, our do-
mestic HAYNAUS will know where to seek for im-
munity in the indulgence of their passion, and
unless the better-disposed members of the force
look to it the word " Policeman" will be counted
synonymous with " woman-beater." The entire
affair is but another proof how we are governed,
and haw, dangerous it is to arm a Sir GEORGE
GREY at the Home Office with any further power

by means of an extension of such a force !

WORTHY OF IMITATION!!!

NO ILLUMINATION.

The Town Council of Oxford mat yesterday, and
decided by 19 votes to 11 not to have an illumina-
tion for the " precious Peace."

DEPARTURE OF BARON BeuNow. His Excellency-
Baron Bruaow having performed the object of his mis-
sion to this country, in delivering to her Majesty the
Queen an autograph letter from the Emperor Alexander
11. of all the Russias, announcing his accession to the
Imperial Throne, will leave town this afternoon on his
return to Frankfort-sur-Maine, where his Excellency in-
tends making a brief sejour. The reception accorded to
the Baron by her Majesty has been precisely that which
might have been anticipated from his Excellency's well-
earned popularity in this country. General the Hon.
Charles Grey, Equerry to the Queen—an old personal
friend of Baron Brunow —has been charged to proceed
to St. Petersburg on Monday next, bearing an autograph
letter from her Majesty to the Emperor Alexander.
In both Houses of Parliament last night the message
r.
from the Queen recommending a pension of 1,0001.
a-year to Sir William Williams was taken into consi-
deration and unanimously adopted.
tourMt
y, after a most successful lecturing
hrougThackerah the United States, returned to England
MADAUE RISTOIII.--W
on Wednesday last.
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e understand that the pieces which this great tragedienne is expected to appear be-
fore a London audience, at the Lyceum," Medea,"
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aria Stuart," ar,eiosmunda,''
and (perhaps) " Mirra."
" Pia des Toloine;,"
• It has been considered expedient to limit the future
admission of strangers to view Woolwich Arsenal to
Tuesdays and Fridays.
A meeting of the Southampton Chamber of Commerce
takes place next week, to take into consideration the
question of making Southampton a foreign letter-sort-
ing station.
'The balance sheet of the National Bank for April,
1856, has been published, and by it we see that the
metallic stock of that institution is but 2,500,0001
larger than it was in the preceding month. The bank-
notes in circulation amount to 370,273,094f15., which
is almost 4,500,000f15. more than in March.
MINING INTELLIGENCE.—There is very little change
to notice in the aspect of the mining market since
our last ; but, if anything, business has been more
limitei, and prices, with one or two exceptions, have
ruled lower. Dividend stock show more heavine,is than
smile of the progressive mines.—From the Mining
Journal of this clay.