The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-22 00:00:00

THE gON. LONDON. THURSDAY EVENIN6. MAY Eg, lg&d.

ster spoke on the subject.

It was a duel

betwecn one friend and one foe, in which the
argumentative victory lay surely this time wholly
on one side, and the majority of votes on the
other. The cause of Ref inn itielf, of Corn Law
repeal, and indeed every good cause, had many
such receptions as that of Tuesday night after
they became annual topics.
There is, however, the great encouragement,
as Mr. BERKELEY observed, that if the majority of
the House was against him, the minority of elec-
tors for whom his opponents voted was " ridicu-
calously small" compared with the large numbers
represented by his supporters, and adding the
non-electors, who were universally in his favour,
he could claim a vast majority of the nation in his
favour. It was, of course, difficult to advance any-
thing very novel, but Mr. BERKELEY contrived to
make on the old subject a new and interesting
speech, sustaining attention for a full hour at
least. He happily disposed of the charge of
cowardice by observing that " the Army, the
Navy, the Nobility, and the commonalty voted
in that way, and if it was cowardly to do so they
must be regarded as so many packs of cowards."
He placed the objection, too, that electors were
trustees, and that their votes ought, therefore, to
be open in a happy light. Admitting, for argu-
ment's sake only, that they were trustees, how did
open voting secure their integrity ? It merely
proved which way they voted, but not from -what
motive they voted, while in the motive the whole
question of coruption lay. He also showed satis-
factorily, from documentary evidence, the value
attached to the privilege of secret voting in
America, and the efforts now made to make it
really secret.

The Ballot, however, has but one argument
against it which weighs in the house—the pocket
borough, and tenant-at-will argument. The
power of patrons in snug Whig and Tory family
boroughs, and of the landlords in counties, would
be imperilled, if men could vote without fear of
vengeance. All the world knows that every
other defence of the present system is mere
special pleading, without a trace of conviction in
it. No ono really beliaves that it is un-English
and cowardly to do at elections what we all do
everywhere else. No one believes that it will be
a mask for corruption, or multiply electioneering
lying. No one believes that candidates will bribe
more than ever, and electors be converted into
hypocrites—but every one does believe that a
majority of Honourable Members sit in the House
by the corruption or the slavery of the electors,
and that buyers do not want to lose their market,
nor slaveholders the power of the lash.

LATEST NiTl947-0
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`RANGE.
PARIS, WEDNESDAY.
To-morrow M. Hubner will present his creden-
tials as Ambassador from the Court of Vienna to
the Emperor of the French. The presentation will
take place with all the ceremony usual on th e
reception of an Ambassador from a great Power
newly arrived. He will be conveyed to Court in
the Imperial state carriage, and the troops will be
under arms to receive him.

The day for the baptism of the Imperial Prince
is not yet fixed. The 14th or 15th of June
has been more than once spoken of, but
it is doubted whether the Empress's state of health
will permit of her undergoing the fatigue of the
cei emony, and then attending the banquet and the
ball at the Hotel do Ville the same evening. It is
possible that a postponement will take place. The
Emperor himself has not as yet fixed on any day.
prince Napoleon will, it is believed, go as far as
Civita Vecchi, to meet the Cardinal who comes to
represent the Pope on the occasion, and the Abbe
Coquereau will act as Chaplain. Prince Oscar, who
appears greatly pleased with his visit to Paris, will
probably wait for the baptism, unless it be post-
poned for too long a period. He will in the mean-
time pay a visit to the sea-ports.
The violence of the sentiments entertained by
the Assemblee .Nationale towards England becomes
daily more and more undisguised. The following
is the latest characteristic outburst of the fusionist
organ
What cares England for the popularity of the King
of Naples, or for the glory of the Holy See ? What she
desires is clearer than daylight ; she wishes per fas et
nefas, to extend her domination and that of Sardinia in
Italy. Genoa no longer suffices • she would possess to-
day Ancona, Civita-Vecchia, Messina, and Palermo ;
and later she would desire Trieste, Leghorn, and Venice.
We do not wish to assert that England wishes to
pant the Britannic flag in all these spots. No ; her
in asures are more subtle and discreet. She does not
asp re to an increase ef territory, but to arrive at a
domination without a rival ; it suffices for her to es-
tahli,h, where she would reign, that chronic and
morbid anarchy which has delivered up to her,
for a long time past, the republics of the New
World, Spain, and Portugal. This is what
England would fain effect. She wishes to strike
Italy in the heart and the head by destroying the
temporal power of the Pope. When the Papal Power
shall have been abased, Italy will become an easy prey,
and revolutionists will have speedily delivered up the
bleeding remains to the savage avidity of the London
and Liverpool merchants. Italy will have descended to
the last rank among nations ; bu',. the Parliaments cf
Westminster and of Turin will sing praises of her liberty
and independence."

The Monitear de l'Arnige announces that the
evacuation of the Crimea by the French army was
proceeding with the greatest activity. The division
of General de Failly, composed of the 10th, 57th,
61st, and 85th Reginaeuts, landed in France on the
27th April and the following days. The three Regi-
ments of Zouaves embarked at Kamiesch on the
21st ult., for Algeria, have already reached that
destination. Finally, between the Ist and 15th
May, seven companies of engineers, the Ist bat-
talion of Foot Chasseurs, and the 6th, 7th, 27th,
30th, 31st, 64th, and 82d regiments of infantry
arrived at Marseilles.

The Archduke Maximilian visited Notre Dame
and the Jardin des Piantes on Sunday morning, and
returned to St. Cloud about noon, in time to attend
Divine service, which was celebrated, in presence of
the Emperor and Empress, in the chapel of the cha-
teau by one of the chaplains of his Majesty. The
Emperor and Archduke after breakfast went in au
open carriage to Versailles, but they did not visit the
Palace and Museum, having fixed that visit for this
day. The Archduke yesterday continued his visits
to the principal monuments of the capital, and
went to the Louvre, and examined its contents in
great detail. In the evening the Prince expressed
a desire to dine with his suite in some restaurant
of the Palais Royal. Count Bacciocchi, First
Chamberlain to the Emperor, ordered the dinner
at the Trois Freres Provencaux, and was invited
by the Archduke to partake of it. In the evening
the Prince went to the Grand Opera, where the
Corsaire was performed.
BOURSE, May 21.—The following were the last
quotations

Cash. fr. e. Eud of Montt'.
41 per Cents 94 50 --f. —o.
3 per Cents 75 20 75 55
New Loan 75 70

Bank Shares
4,000 Roman
Credit Alobilier 1,970 Austrian
Belgian Five 5......., Spanish Threes
Piedmontese(s) 94 Home Doubt

,
-. RAILWAYS—POE CASH.
fr. c. fr. ,
WEE= ......... ...... 1,465 Western...
Northern ...... 1,165 Strasburg 1,015
Lyons ...... 1,520 Now Ditto . ..... ... 920
Mediterranem ...xd1,732 60 Grand Central
Lyons Geneva 825 Taste -
Cette 825 Austrian Com. ...... 957 50
_______ •

AUSTRALIA.

LIVERPOOL, THIIR'.DAY MORN'ING.

The ship Eagle has arrived, with advices from
'Melbourne to the 28th of Feb. She also brought
66,464 ounces of gold on freight, and 106 passeng-
ers.

The Medway, for London, was announced to
leave ou the 2d of March.

The price of gold was quoted at from 3/. 16s. 3d.
to 31. 163. 6d. per ounce. The demand continued
brisk.

Sydney advices of the 23d of Feb. report more
activity in wool. Tallow looking upwards in con-
sequence of short supply. The import trade quiet,
without change.
Hobart Town advices, to the 231 of Feb., state
that rumours were current that gold had been found
iu the neighbourhood of Lauceston sufficient to
claim the Governmen t reward.

PLYM )UTH, WEDNESDAY.
The ship Indemnity, Captain Sayres, has arrived
in the Channel with dates from Melbourne to Feb-
ruary 6. •

She rounded Cape Horn on the 15th of March,
and crossed the line on the Ist of April.
The Indemnity brings 6,000 ounces of gold on
freight, 7 passengers, and about 700 tons of wool
and hides. She passed several icebergs south of
Cape Horn, which much retarded her voyage.
She spoke on the 13th instant, the Archibald
Macmillan, from Trinidad, 20 days, bound for
London.

THE PROPOSit'D MEM()RIAL CHURCH
AT COIVSTA NTINOP.;,E.

The subjoined document has been recently published
by the lion. Secretaries, who have given their aid to
the proposed scheme :

"During the continuance of the late war the sym-
pathy of the English people for their gallant country
men in arms was exhibited by the moi.t genuine and
substantial tokens of liberality and good-will. The hearts
of all alike, from the highest to the lowest, were stirred,
and contributions were freely sent to provide for the
wants of the soldier in the field, and fur his comfort is
the hospital.
_

" A innd of unexampled amount was gathered from
the whole British empire, for the solace and support of
those whom war might leave widows and orphans.
" That war is now, by God's blessing, at an end ; but
one duty remains still to be performed. It is to erect a
monument to the gallant men who have fallen in the
service of their country.
That monument, it has been decided, shall be in the
form of a memorial church, to be erected at Constanti-
nople—a church which, while adapted to the solemn
worship of Almighty God, according to the English
ritual, shall, by its architectural style and character, be
worthy of the people who have raised ic, and of the
dead whose memory it is designed to perpetuate.
"A site of ample extent has already been granted by
the liberality of the Sultan.

"It remains for a grateful people to do their part,
and the appeal may be confidently made to all in the
name of our common country. It will make its way,
however, more directly to the hearts of some than of
others.

"1. It will be felt and acknowledged at once by the
companions•in-arias of those who have fallen, whether
in the field or on the deck. No s sldier or seaman
will refuse to raise the 'recording stone' to a fallen
comrade.

"2. The many, alas ! who have lost dear friends or
kinsmen in the war, will readily and thankfully avail
themselves of the opportunity to honour their memory
by a fitting expression of sorrow and affection. '
" 3. A still larger class, learning that the memorial is
not to be a mere monumental structure, but a Christian
Church, will regard it as the worthiest thank offering to
Almighty GrA for the preservation of a father, husband,
son, or brother from the sword or the pestilence, and
fur the restoration of peace to the world.
" 4. All Christians alike may fairly be cal:ed upon to
lend a band in the erection and endowment of a church
which, if God favour the design, may be the means of
bringing under pastoral care and superintendence a con-
siderable number of our countrymen, for whom at pre
sent there is no available house of prayer, and who,
reckoning the crews of the ships lying io the harbour,
and the traders and agents on shore, are, to the extent
of many hundreds,* practically without the ministration
of religion.
"For this large and increasing class it is intended to
maintain two chaplains, who will be selected by a board of
examiners nominated by the Archbishops of Canterbury
and York and the Bishop of London (according to Bye-
Law lti of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel),
and licensed by the Bishop of Gibraltar. One clergyman,
so selected and licensed (the Rev. Chas. G. Curtis, late As-
sistant-Master of the Charterhouse) has already commenced
his labours at the port of Constantinople:
" EDMUND LYONS, Admiral, G.C.B.
"F. E. CHAPMAN, Colonel, C.B. R.E. . Hon.
"G. R. GLEIG, bI. tl., Chaplain-General. j Sees.
" ERNEST HAWKINS, 8.D., Sec., S.P.G.
* The Bishop of Gibraltar estimates the number of Eng-
glish residents at Constantinople, previous to the war, at
500 or 600, and the number of seamen visiting it during
the year at '2,000 ; but a large increase in the number of
both classes may now be expected.

kravat and Military iriteitigence.

Her Majesty's screw•corvett- Cruiser, G-ipt. the Hon.
G. Dongla,s, was paid off at Portsrnr•uth yeef.erday, and
her general service men sent to the ffigships of different

Her Majesty's steam-despatch gun-vessel Mohawk,
Commander Francis Cl use, was taken into dock yester-
day at Portsmouth for repairs.
The Germania merchant-steamer arrived at Spithead
yesterday morning.
Her Majesty's steamer Arrogant, 47, Captain Lyster,
returned to Spithead from the Southampton Water on
Tuesday morning.
Her Majesty's steam-frigate Sampson, Captain Hand,
left kiithead on Tuesday for Hong Kong.
Her Majesty's steam—loop Gorgon, 6, left Spithead on
Tuesday afternoon for the Eastward with three mortar-
vessels in tow.

Her Majesty's steamer Euryalus, 51, Capt. G. Ram-
say, C. 8., left the fleet at Spitbead on Tuesday for the
North America arid West India station.
Her Majesty's steamer Harrier, 17, Commander Der•
riman, has been taken into (lock at Portsmouth for re-
pairs.

The transport schooner Wells is discharging 100 tons
of shot and 20 tons of guns at Woolwich, from the Low-
moor foundries, to fill up portions of the contracts which
have been rejected.
The iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel Trident, 3501orse
power, late from the south-east coast of America, was
yesterday morning paid off at Woolwich, whence a num•
ber of the crew took passage to Devonport, as supernu-
meraries for the fleet, by the steam-transport Rhada-
manthus, which sailed thence yesterday morning with
steam gear and boilers for the western yards. Four
mortar-floats, received at Woolwich from Messrs. Scott
Russell's and Messrs. Mare's, were at the same time ad-
mitted into the inner basin.

The I llovt ing appointments were made yesterday at
the Admiralty :—Lieutenant R. W. D. Abercrombie,
to the Atalanta ;.,:.Lieutenant S. Take to the Euryalus ;
M. Norma-, to be Master to the Atalanta ; G. A. Brett,
to be Mate to the Virago ; F. H. Bloxall, to be Sur-
geon to the Vigilant ; R. Stevenson, to be Surgeon to
he Mermaid convict ship ; A. Jewin, to be Surgeon to
the Mohawk ; W. H. Clarke, to be Surgeon to the
Osprey ; W. S. Whittaker to be Assistant-Clerk to the
Pioneer ; Thomas Marsh, to be Assistant-Clerk to the
Victor; F. A. Cold, to be Assistant-Cierk to the
Coluette; John M'Dougall, to be Assistant-Clerk to the
Vigilant ; G. B. Westcott, to be Assistant-Clerk to the
C,rmorant ; W. B. Ramsey, to be Assist tut-Clerk to
the Wanderer ; Thomas J. T. Wood, to be Assistant.
Clerk to the Osprey ; W. 11. E. Mitchell to be Assist-
ant-Clerk to the Surprise ; Wm Lovely, to be Assistaa:.-
Clerk to the Mohawk ; C. R. Rodhatu to be Assistant-
Clerk to the Lapwing ; H. G. Brakenshir, to be Assist-
ant-Clerk to the Ringdove ; B. R. A. Prichards, to be
Assistant Clerk to the Intrepid ; Alfred H. Piddel, to
be Assistant-Clerk to the Sparrowhawk ; S. S. L.
Needham, to be Assistant-Clerk to the Flying Fish ;
Martin J. Hay, to be Assistant-Clerk to the Assurance
_ _

Captain Sir Edward Belcher is to7have the good ser-
vice pension vacant by the promotion of Captain Henry
F. Greville to his flag.

The 17th Lancers- who arrived at Cahir last week
from the Crimea,:have already received notice for a
chance of quarter'. They will he replaced, it is said,
by the Bth Hussars.
Captain Greville's No. 2 company of the 6th battalion
Royal Artillery arrived at Woolwich yesterday morning
from Leith Fort, having been relieved from that station
by Lieutenant• Colonel Hamley's Company, in charge
of Maj ir Dickson.

HONOURS AND PENSIONS FOR GOOD

SERVICE.

WOOLWICH, MAY 19.
The Feld Marshal Commanding in Chief has, by au-
thority dated Horse Guards, 17th May, 1856, awarded
medals and gratuities for long service and good conduct
to the undermentioned non-commissioned officers and
men of the Royal Artillery, for the year 1856 7, in con-
formity with the Royal Warrants of 24th May, 1847,
and 13th April, 1854, viz.:—
Medals, with a gratuity of 151. each.
Staff Serjeant George Marvin, Royal Horse Artillery
Staff Serjeant Chas. Wharry, Ist battalion
Staff Serjeant Wm. Shepherd, 2d. battalion
Staff Serjeant Thos. Glover, 3d battalion
Staff Serjeant Henry Penson, 3d battalion
Staff Serjeant John Williams, 4th battalion
Staff Serjeant Thos. Moore, 13th battalion
Staff Serjeant Chas. Phillips' 14th battalion
,Serjeant Collar-maker Thos. Froggart, Ist battalion
Serjeant Farrier Thos. Wenton, 4th battalion
Serjeant Bryan Rooney, 2d battalion
Serjeant John Neill, 4th battalion
Serjeant James Kinnear, sth battalion
Serjeant William Whitley, 6th battalion
Serjeant David Cochrane, 7th battalion
Serjeant Thomas Buckley, Bth battalion
Serjeant Charles Lee, 12th battalion
Serjeant John Fyffee, 13th battalion
S-rjeant Michael Flynn, 13th battalion
Serjeant Samuel Colhoun, 13th battalion
Serjeant James Coffey, 2d battalion
Serjeant Thomas Walsh, 2,1 battalion
SerjAnt James Smith, 7th battalion
Serjeant Abraham Boyd, Bth battalion
Serjeant Patrick Meehan, Bth battalion
Serjeant James Murray, 7th battalion
Serjeant James Logan, 10th battalion
Serjeant John Wishart, lith battalion
Serjeant John Branden, Invalid detachment
Serjeant Samuel Sloan, Invalid Detachment
Serjeant Daniel Sheban, Invalid Detachment
Serjeant Samuel M`Murray, Invalid Detachment
A Medal with a gratuity of 101.
Corporal Wheeler Win. Johnbon, Royal Artillery.
Medals with gratuities of Si. each.
Corporal Josiah Martin, 14th battalion
Bombardier David Goss, 4th battalion
Shoeingsinith James Uran, Royal Horse Artillery
Gunner Henry Holden, Royal Horse Artillery
Gunner James Welsby, Royal Horse Artillery
Driver Samuel Foggast, Royal Horse Artillery
Driver Henry Macey, Royal Horse Artillery
Gunner and Driver John Davies, Ist battalion
Gunner and Driver Michael Feighley, Ist battalion
Gunner and Driver Wm. Hammond, Ist battalion
Gunner and Driver James Conby, Ist battalion
Gunner and Driver James Penny, Ist battalion
Gunner and Driver Edward Tighe, 2d battalion
Gunner and Driver Jas. Harpwood, 2d battalion
Gunner and Driver Henry Combes, 2d battalion
Gunner and Driver Henry Frond, 2d battalion
Gunner and Driver Samuel Nevard, 2d battalion
Gunner and Driver Joseph Smith, 2d battalion
Gunner and Driver George Harris, 3d battalion
Gunner and Driver Philip Dew, 3d battalion
Gunner and Driver Thos. Mitchell, 3d battalion
Gunner and Driver John M`Kale, 3d battalion
Gunner and Driver Geo. Wallace, 4th battalion
Gunner and Driver Joseph Cowan, 4th battalion
Gunner and Driver Jacob Byron, 4th battalion
Gunner and Driver Wm. Chest, 4th battalion
Gunner and Driver Theophilus Perryman, 4th battalir n
Gunner and Driver John MtKitterick, 4th battalion
Gunner and Driver Thos. Moyes, sth battalion
Gunner and Driver Isaac Weekes, sth battalion
Gunner and Driver David Harbottle, sth battalion
'Gunner and Driver George Meggs, sth battalion
Gunner and Driver Edward Kelly, 51h battalion
Gunner and Driver Thomas Moore, 6th battalion
Gunner and Driver James M`Mahon, 6th battalion
Gunner and Driver Richard Letlaarn, 6th battalion
Gunner and Driver Chas. Andrewes, 7th battalion
Gunner and Driver Robt. W. Brown, 7th battalion
Gunner and Driver Geo. Colman, 7th battalion
Gunner and Driver Henry Woolley, 7th battalion
Gunner and Driver James Elmslie, 7th battalioa
Gunner and Driver Wm. Craig, Bth battalion
Gunner and Driver Dennis Kelly, Bth battalion
Gunner and Driver Robt. Gourley, Bth battalion
Guni.er and Driver Thos. Way, Bth battalion
Gunner and Driver Edward'looney, Bth battalion
Gunner and Driver Jos. Mole, Bth battalion
Gunner and Driver Andrew Edmonstou, Bth battalion
Gunner and Driver Geo. Richardson Bth battalion
Gunner and Driver Wm. Tilley, Bth battalion
Gunner and Driver Chas. Ashley, Bth battalion
Gunner and Driver Thos. B.rurke, Bth battalion
Gunner and Driver Jas. Whealon, Bth battalion
Gunner and Driver Wm. Waddell, 9th battalion
Gunner and Driver Gawn Steel, 9th battalion
Gunner and Driver Robt. Valentin, 9th battalion
Gunner and Driver Jas. Black, 9th battalion
Gunner and Driver Geo. Burgess, 9th battalion.
Gunner and Driver William Rushton, 9th battalion
Gunner Rua Driver Henry Doubleday, 10th b ittalion
Gunner and Driver Thos. Drew, 10th battalion
Gunner and Driver Jas. Knight, 10th battalion
Gunner and Driver Wm. Boakes, 10th b ittalion
Gunner and Driver Jos. Wellb nd, 10th battalion.
Gunner and Driver John Lamb, 10th battalion
Gunner and Driver Thos. Sitch, 11th battalion
Gunner and Driver Hans Marity, 12th battalion
Gunner and Driver Daniel Tyler, 13th battalion
Gunner and Driver James Waters, 13th battalion
Gunner and Driver Robert Orr, 13th battalion
Gunner and Driver Dickson Beaton, 14th battalion
Gunner and Driver Samuel Smith, 14th battalion
Gunner and Driver Henry Gamble, 14th battalion
Gunner and Driver Findley Cameron, 14th battalion
Gunner and Driver Alex. Moir, 14th battalion.
Gunner and Driver Jas. Dalgleish, invalid detachment
Gunner and Driver John Boyce, invalid detachment
Gunner and Driver Mark Priest, invalid detachment
G unner and Driver Cyrus Stanuard, invalid detachment
Guuner and Driver John Seed, invalid detachment
Gunner and Driver James Graham, invalid detachment
Gunner and Driver James Falshaw, invalid detachment
Gunner and Driver Daniel Sharp, invalid detachment
The orders for the investment of the above gratuities
n the Regimental Savings Bank will emanate from the
department of the Secretary of State for War.

CRICKET. —The match between the Marylebone Club
and Ground against the Oxford University was com-
menced on Monday on the Magdalen Grovni, Oxford,
and brought to a conclusion on Tuesday. The RC're stood
as follows :—Marylebone, 'first innings, 139 ; second
innings, 124 ; University, first innings, 125 ; second
innings, 112.

ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—The anniversary
meeting will be held on Monday next, the 25th inst,, at
one o'clock p.m., when the pre'sident, Admiral Beechey,
will present the Founder's Goid Medal to Mr. Dallas,
the American Minister, on behalf of Dr. Kane, of the
United States; and the Patron's Gold Medal to Dr.
Phil. Birth, of Hamburgh. The president will then
deliver the annual address on the "Progress of Geogra-
phical Science and Discovery." The anniversary dirtier
wild tali° place in the evening, at seven o'clock precisely,
at the Freemasons' Tavern.

Letters from Teneriffe of the 31 of May mention that
the Cadiz, an iron screw steamer of 1,800 tons, built by
Laird, and belonging to the French American Company,
had arrived in 21 days from Rio, Bahia, Pernambuco,
and Goree, with 115 passengers, en route to Havre.
She took also 17 passengers at Teneriffe, and 450 bags
of cochineal. "These vessels," it is said, " will wits .
draw many passengers from the Royal Mail Company.
The'Brazilian and French passengers, besides preferring
the French system on board, have the choice of two
rates of fares.". In future they will touoh at Madeira,
not at Gorse.