The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-14 00:00:00

THE SUN; LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1856.

ROYAL OLY'APIC THEATRE.
Leuee and Manager, Mr. Alfred Wigan.

TUTS EVENING
RETRIBU riON.
To conclude with
STAY AT HOME.

AS TLEY'S ROYAL AMP El IT HEAT RE .
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Firm. Cooke.
THIS EVENING,
3d time, a New and Original Romantic Equestrian Spectacle,
written expressly for this Amphitheatre, called, THE HORSE OF
THE CAVERN, or the Mounted Brigands of the Abruzzi, in which
Mr. William Cooke's Stud of Horses, trained by him, wilt develope
various novel and surprising situltious and effects.

After which,
A new series of SCENES in the C MOLE, concluding with a
TABLEAU EQUESTRE.
R .x-offlce open from Eievan till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke. jun.

ROYAL SUIREY TrIEATRE.
Lassoes, Messrs. shepherd and Creswiek.

THIS EVENING,
JACK SHEPPARD.
Followed by

TOUR LIFE'S IN DANGER.

To conclude with
BETSY BAKER.

HIGH. WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

T F/IS DAY—Morn. 59 min. aft. 9—Evening 33 min. aft. 10
T )-MOEROcv—Morn. 5 min. aft. 11—Evening 30 min. aft.ll

THE WEATHER—Sux OFFICE, MAY 14.
TliEnstoxirrEn, IN THE SHADE.
64—highest since noon yesterday.
43 —lowest this morning and during the night.
57—this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 29.62.
WIND, S.—Light, with rainy weather.

NeL,

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, 11A.Y 14, 1856.

According to notice duly given, the Chancellor

of the Exchequer was yesterday "at home " to

meet all persons desirous of nibbling at " the
New Loan." Many capitalists attended for the
purpose of exhibiting interrogatories to the Finan-
cial Minister, and thus eliciting information which
should properly have been afforded to Parliament
in the first instance. It is, however, a part of
the system now in operation to abrogate, so far as
possible, the constitutional functions of the soi-
disant guardiaus of the public purse, and to de-
grade them into the mere registrars of financial
ukases issued by the Government. The arrange-
ments were artfully constructed with that view,
so as to prevent any Parliamentary interference
or remonstrance. The Budget was postponed
until after the Whitsuntide recess. No informa-
tion could therefore be obtained until after that
period. The Premier gracefully acceded to the
request of "many honourable members " to pro-
long their holidays by having the Friday clear.
Although affecting to regret the loss of time, he
suggested that the Government should be allowed
"to make up the eight lost hours by being permitted
to carry ox public business after 12 o'clock at
night."

This demand for an equivalent was a skil-
fully-designed scheme to exhibit an appearance
of making a sacrifice, when he was really promot-
ing the objects of the irresponsible head of the
' Cabinet. The affectation of reluctance to give up
so much valuable time had the desired effect, and
Hon. Gentlemen, who are generally as anxious
for an extension of their leisure hours as a parcel
of schoolboys, fell into the trap so cunningly laid
for their reception. They grasped at the addi-
tional holiday, without considering that by their
own act they were precluding themselves from
any opportunity of questioning the Chancellor of
the Exchequer as to his financial policy until

after the loan had been concluded, when they
might be informed that it " was too late"
to make any alteration in the Ministerial
scheme.

The amount and conditions of the loan
were only announced on Friday afternoon.
We believe that we are justified in stating that
The Sun was the only public journal that com-
mented thereon previous to the recess. The in-
vitation to competing capitalists—a mere humbug,
for a virtual monopoly has
been established in
that line of business—was for the following Tues-
day, and the loan is to be contracted for on Mon-
day, the 19th inst., not only before the opening of
the Budget, but without allowing any opportunity
for Parliamentary questions. Thus has the inter-
ference of the House of Commons been averted,
and nothing now remains for the representatives
of the People but a mere veto—a power that is
eldom exercised, and which must inevitably pro-
duce very injurious results to the country.
From what fell from Sir G. CORNEWALL LEWIS
yesterday, it appears that the Loan now proposed
is calculated to cover the entire of the estimated
service of the year with the exception of 2,000,0001.,
and that for raising that additional sum be pro-
poses to take powers to issue Exchequer Bonds
or Exchequer Bills, as the condition of the Money
Market~ at the precise period may admit. But
this will not be required until the last quarter of
the present year, or within the first three months
of 1357. The vote will, however, be taken, and
selon les regles, everything left to the discretion
of Government, so far as the House of Commons
is concerned, although " the capitalists" have
a pledge that there is to be no funding of Ex-
chequer Bills, and no sale of Savings Bank Stocks
unless necessary for Savings Bank purposes. The
bands of any future Financial Minister will thus

be tied up, in consequence of the gratuitous pro-
mises of Sir G. C. LEWIS, and his contumelious
treatment of those who ought to resent such

conduct.

The accuracy of the views which we put for-
ward on Fridaylast, immediately after the publica-
tion of the Notice, have thus been established. It is
manifest that no relief will be afforded during the
present year to the over-burdened taxpayers of the
United Kingdom. The savings, that might be
applied to so many useful purposes, will also be
appropriated; and 2,000,0001. of Exchequer Bonds
or Bills, will be charged on the current revenue, in
addition to any further imposts which the Right
Hon. Baronet may think proper to propose, and
which the House must agree to if they wish to
maintain faith with the public creditor. The
Precious Treaty has terminated the War, but the
' war taxes will still be maintained, although the
illusion that the national honour or interests will
ba promoted thereby, have been completely dis-
pelled.

The question now remains—Will the House of
Commons submit to this very cavalier treatment ?
There was a time when it would be resented, but
we confess that we have but little confidence in
its independence on any great constitutional point.
Hon. Gentlemen may occasionally "run amuck"
on trifling matters ; but minorities on such points,
although they would formerly have occasioned a
change of Ministry, are now disregarded. They are
tolerated for the purpose of throwing dust in the
eyes of the several constituencies, as a pretext for
th© independence that has been relinquished on
topics of greater magnitude and importance. It
is, however, right that the feeling of the country
should be clearly understood—that the waiters on
Providence should have the opportunity of " see-
ing themselves as others see them." If they sub-
mit to the red-tape fetters by which they are
bound, they may do so with their eyes open, and
the certainty that very stringent explanations will
be required by those whose interests and consti-
tutional rights and privileges they have so greatly
betrayed.

Elsewhere in our impression of this evening
will be found another " slashing" letter from Mr.
MORRIS MOORE—modulated, this time, to a tone
of sarcasm from one of invective and vituperation.
Any one who, from coming recently to the contro-
versy, might be tempted to ask " Who Mr. MOR-
RIS MOORE is ?" may be readily enough answered.
Mr. MOORE is a connoisseur of paintings, possess-
ing, in London at least, a very considerable and
extended reputation. He is the owner, besides,
of a picture which is reputed to bo the most pre-
cious, and in every way the most remarkable,
Raphael in England—" Apollo and Marsyas."
Besides this, it is observable that Mr. MOORE was
about the most important witness examined before
Lord ELcno's Select Committee in 1853—the
Committee appointed by the House of Com-
mons to inquire into the management of
the National Gallery—or, rather, as it ought
by right to be called, its notorious and glaring
mismanagement. Add to all which our thoroughly
out-spoken correspondent assumes a separate kind
of semi-official position among art-critics in his self-
elected capacity as Censor of those Twins of the
Hour, here, there, and everywhere—Jobbery and
Germanism. Mr. MORRIS Moonu has no faith at
all in the competency of Sir CHARLES EASTLAKE
as the Director of the National Collection. He
has the greatest scorn imaginable for the incom-
petency of Mr. R&Lru Wonyom, as that Director's
coadjutor. H© cherishes a sort of an inextinguislf,
able derision for the utter lack at once of taste,
tact, and judgment by which the travelling agent
of the Gallery, Herr OTTO MUNDLER, is especially
and undeniably distinguished. Above all, and
as having direct reference to his later communi-
' cations to the world at large through ourselves,
Mr. MOORE is the Arraigner before the bar of
public opinion (upon matters of art and, let us
add too, of etiquette likewise) of the Honourable
Gentleman the biographer of " CHARLES the
FIFTH," and the Knight Representative of Staf-
fordshire. Eh, voila tout ! Enow of rel.-
sons, moreover—these—we conjecture, for our
correspondent's last earnest and elaborate
communication. The three columns and upwards
of acidulated comment, bearing more or less
severely upon the names of EASTLAKE, WORNUM,
MUNDLER, and STIRLING. A pleasant and appetising
treat for those observers who have latterly hungered
for some more bold and explicit phrases of repre-
hension than are usually audible upon the Siamese
Vampires of the day already alluded to--ivia.,
Jobbery and Germanism.

Perhaps the most telling hit in all this " fast
and furious " onslaught—is that particularly ob-
servable where our correspondent writes—" In
the debate on the National Gallery, Mr. Stirling
starts up as the advocate of his, unfairly, used
MUNDLER, whom he had heard mentioned by se-
veral artists in Paris, two or three years before
(remarkable credential !)" exclaims Mr. MOORE
in parenthesis, " as a person remarkable—for
his knowledge—of Art ? No—for his honesty and
integrity !" "Are we English then," asks Mr.
MORRIS MOORE, in a very natural outburst of in-
dignation and amazement, "Are we English,
then, such rogues that we must hire German
honesty and integrity to look after us lost we
purloin our owa money ?" This—we take it—is
something quite delicious in its way ; particularly
treading as the query does so hard upon the galled
kibes of that abominable DO about the spurious
PAULO VERONESE ! Again we say what we said
in so many words on the 18th ultimo—" Mr.
MooRE is decidedly, undeniably, distinctly,
glaringly in the right." He has home truths to
tell and he tells these home truths with uncom-
promising explicitness. Opposed successively to
Sir CHARLES EASTLAKE, to Herr OTTO MVNDLER,
and to Mr. WILLIAM STIRLING, he lays about
him with astonishing energy and astounding inde-
pendence. Insomuch thetas we mark his successive
disappearance from the scene, contendiug man-
fully with one combatant afteranother, it is to LIS
for all the world like one of the latest glimpses of
the crowned and uncrowned Thanes of Scotland ;
where we read (with the old stage directions) in

Shakspere :
" Macbeth. . . . Before my body
I throw my warlike shield ; lay on, Nfacduff ;
And damned be he that first cries, Hold, enough.
(Exeunt, fighting. Alarunts."
Only—very unlike his momentary prototype_
Mr. MORRIS MOORE continues to the last signally
triumphant l And so—signally triumphant—
bearing them down before him one after another
at his pen's point, exeunt, successively—Mr.
MooRE and Sir CHARLES EASTLAKE, Mr. MOORE
and Herr MuNDLER, Mr. MOORE and Mr. STlR-
lJNG—fighting : with alarums.

Great is the rejoicing in the Sabbatarian camp
over the signal triumph they have just achieved.
The " intolerance of Popery-abroad " topic, and
the Earl of SHAFTESBURY'S alarming communioa-
ti Ai respecting the insidious spread of German
rationalism among whilona "evangelical" pulpits,
are for the moment alike forgotten. It is not to
be wondered at. While revelling in so great a
triumph of intolerance of their own, how stoald
they be expected to remember to find fault with

the intolerance of their neighbours ? While hold-
ing a feast of fools, German rationalism was surely
a topic that might be allowed to sleep. It would
be better, perhaps, for the interests of liberty and
religion if Sabbatism were a trifle less rampant,
and tyranny abroad were assailed by other than
tyrants at home. Better (if we may be allowed
to suggest) if the progress of German rationalism
were not facilitated by a scrupulosity obviously
idolatrous, absolutely unfeeling, and far entered into
the regions of burlesque. Complaints are made
of the lack of able preachers in the ranks of Dis-
sent as well as within the pale of the Establish-
ment. How can able preachers reasonably be
looked for, types as such men are of active men-
tal vigour in the community to which they be-
long, when such glaring inconsistency is almost
everywhere apparent ? Eloquent declaimers on
the subject of toleration, and impatient of re-
straint, you find, perhaps, the majority of Dis-.
senters in relation to the Sunday question
unsatisfied with toleration for themselves,
striving with vindictive energy to with-
hold toleration from others. Hundreds of
thousands—millions, we believe/ of the popula-
tion, see no harm in Sunday recreation ; the Dis-
senter, however, steps in and says " If you don't,
I do—and believing that the Sabbath (Sunday !)
should be kept holy, the law, if I can control it,
shall prevent you from profaning the Sabbath by
what you call innocent recreation.' Englishmen
owed a good deal to Puritanism for the aid it in
former times lent to the cause of civil and religious
liberty ; that debt, we regret to say, is now fast
being cancelled, and the masses are likely to look
for friends elsewhere. Dissent may yet need aid
from the people. Will it have the courage to ask
aid ? The time seems almost to have arrived
when in what is called, but is not Evangelicism,
the labouring population will recognise their worst
foe. That cannot be a Gospel for them which
involves cruelty to the poor, and violence to the
rights of man.

The victory of Exeter Hall we make bold to
say will be found worse than barren. It is not
the feelings of the helpless masses alone
that are outraged by it—though that may turn
out a matter of more importance than is supposed.
Christianity is scandalised by it, and mode-
rate men are prompted to exchange endurance for
active antagonism. The grounds on which Sab-
batism is defended are so wretched and palp-
ably shifting that the number of those who won-
der however they came to be so imposed upon
as to the natuie of the institution is daily increas
ing. Exeter Hall has lost more in this way than
a dozen successes in Parliament would compen-
sate for. Another result of its victory is—the evi
deuce thus afforded of the impotence of the mil-
lion against the few. The great body of the
population will not be satisfied now with a trivial
extension of the franchise. How should they when
as matters go a few fanatics can overawe a Prime
Minister and deprive the working population of
recreation on the Sunday ?

LONGFORD ELECTION-(THIS DAY).

DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY.

Mr. George Hughes, ex-Solicitor General, has
been returned without opposition in the room of
Mr. Fox, deceased.

THE CASE OF MILITIA CAPTAINS.

The following statement just received from a
valued correspondent is entitled, we cannot but
think, to immediate and serious consideration :

From what has been stated in the Houses of Par-
liament, it does not appear that any officers, except
the subalterns and assistant-surgeons, are to receive
any gratuity. Now, the captains have, certainly, as
much right to a bounty as others, seeing that their
duty is more onerous and troublesome ; the whole
business devolves on them. If a soldier deserts, or
runs into debt, or a death occurs, the captain has all
deficiencies to make good, and very many other contin-
get,cies. The same expense of clothing is borne by the
captain as well as the subaltern, and while many subal-
terns procured commissions in the line but very few cap-
tains did ; and also but few subalterns, in comparison
to captains, have served through the whole period of
the war. Very many have but lately joined, and why
should they receive this reward for which the captains
are excluded ? It has been said that the captains
are country gentlemen, but although it was the
case years back it is not so now. More than
halt of the captains of militia are at this time either offi-
cers on half•pay or have served in the line or East India
service, and nearly all of them joined thinking something
permanent would accrue for their future benefit. Many
of these officers are but slenderly provided for, and would
be thankful for this small consideration. The foreign
troops who have served, and many of them have not done
any duty, are all to receive this mark of bounty ; and
because militia captains once bad to be qualified to hold
a commission, it has been taken for granted all must
have two hundred a year; but this qualification has
by a late act of Parliament been done away with for offi-
cers who have served i❑ the army, marines, and East
India service. The subalterns in some regiments of
militia are better off than their captains.

Prince Frederick William of Prussia will, it is said,
come to London, so as to be present at our Court on
the anniversary of the Queen's birthday.
Madame Schumann had the honour of dining with
the Earl and Countes of Westmoreland on Saturday
last, with a distinguished circle of amateurs and artistes.
It is now looked upon as certain that the Prince of
Prussia wi.l be deputed by the King to be present at the
coronation of the Emperor Alexander in Moscow.

A bazaar in aid of the funds of the Hospital for Con-
sumption, at Brompton, will take place on the 3d of
June and two following days, in the Regent's-park.
Despatches from the Governor of Canada were re-
ceived yesterday at the Colonial•ofpice.
Sir Alexander Spearman had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his official
resilence in Downing-street.

The Council of King's College, London, have ap-
pointed Mr. James Swift, of the City of London School,
Assistant Arithmetical and Writing Master.
The Maine Liquor Law has been condemned in the
State that gave it birth ; the Maine Legislature have
passed an act repealing ita prohibitory provisions.
Lablache has been unwell in Paris, but has now re-
covered, and will arrive in London next week to' appear
at the Royal Italian Opera.
It is expected that a new dock, to ba called the Swain-
son Dock, which is being constructed in the pushing,
thriving town of West Hartlepool, will be opened for
trade early in June.
The eteam-ship Pacific, W. C. Thompson commander,
arrived at Malta on the sth inst., in eight days, from
Portsmouth, having experienced very rough weather
during the passage. She was to leave Malta in two days
for the Crimea.

Mrs. Smith O'Brien and family, • says a Limerick
paper, are at present sojourning in Kilkee. Mr. Smith
O'Brien, along with his eldest son, is travelling in Greece.
He intended, in the course of the year, to visit America.
He ►nay be expected in Limerick in the course of a fort-
night.
Place OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is
about 5 per mille premium (according to the last tariff),
wbich, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 101 d. per
oz. for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.29 ; and,
the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.371,
it follows that gold is about 0.32 per cent. dearer in Lon-
don than in Paris. By ad vices from Hamburg the price
of gold is 4261 per mark, which, at the English Mint
price of 3/. 17s. 101 d. per oz. for standard gold, gives an
exchange of 13.5 a ; and, the exchange at Hamburg on
London at short being 13.61, it follows that gold is 0.53
per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The
cruse of exchange at New Ycrk on London for bills at
60 days' eight is 109 T, per cent., and, the par of exchange
het Neon England and America being 109 23-40 per cent.,
it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.30 per cent.
in favour of England ; and, after making allowance for
charges of transport and difference of interest, the pre-
sent rate leaves a small profit on the importation of
gold from the United States.
ARRIVAL OF LORD DALHOUSIE.—PORTSMOUTH, May
13 —The Tribune, 21, screw-frigate, Captain Edgell,
having Lord Dalhousie, late Governor-General of India,
and family on board, arrived at Spithead to-day, at
noon. She saluted the flag of the Commaeder•in-Chief,
which the Victory acknowledged. The Commander-in-
Chief went to Spitebead in the Fire Citroen, and paid his
respects to the noble lord. The health of his lordship
is reported to have improved of late, although he is still
exceedingly weak, requiring to be moved in a cot. At
four o'clock this afternoon the Tribune came into har-
bour, but his lordship did not land till near six o'clock.
He then proceeded with his family to the George Hotel,
Portsmouth, where he will remain a few days. On leav-
ing the Tribune her crew manned yards, and as the barge
in which his lordship and family were brought on shore
passed the Victory, that ship fired a salute of 19 guns.
His lordship was immediately carried to the carriage of
the Commander-in-Chief, which was waiting, and drove
to the George.

LATEST NEWS.

MARSEILLES, MAY 12.

The India mail has arrived.

Five generals of the army of the East, among
whom are . generals Vinoy, Puy buscpe, and

Wimpfen, have landed here.

The Tourville, Duquesne, and Jean Bart, line-
of-battle ships, are at anchor at Endouine.
The landing of the 6th, '7th, and 31st regi-
ments of the line has commenced from them in
large barges towed by a steamer.
The roadstead presents a most animated ap-

declaration made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
which was clear, distinct, fl n d categorical, and which
has been perfectly understood by the Chamber and by
the country. a
" The Minister of Foreign Affairs said the Cabinet
to which he belonged would never propose a change
in the constitution.

"He was not questioned, nor did he give any ex-
planations, on the intentions of the Ministry relative
to the law and the press. If such a question had
been put the Government would have but one answer
to make—namely, that it intended to reserve to itself
within constitutional limits its full freedom of ac-
tion to submit to the Chambers when it might deem
it advisable such modifications as it might seem to it
necessary to introduce into the laws on the press.

" We must congratulate (continues the Paris
Moniteur) the Belgian Government upon the care
it has taken not to allow its language to be mis-
stated, or its intentions misunderstood. As regards
the French Government, all that it had to do was to
point out the evil and its consequences ' • it is the
duty of the Brussels Cabinet alone to seek, find, and
apply a remedy ; what the Government of the
Emperor is concerned about is the efficiency, and
not the nature, of that remedy."
BOURSE, May 13.—The following were the last
quotations :

4i per Cents 94
3 per Cents 75
New Loan 75 10

k Shares

4,000 Roman