The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-10 00:00:00

GERMANY.

The Prussian Gazette ,f the 24 in.t., the semi-
ussi tri Mlnist7

r,t the P:

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11. g on the state of aff9irs

n Frarr...e

On this side of the Rhine every possible precau-
tion has been taken to protect social order, and to
confine within a wall without opening the seat of
tempest. Wherever a cry of alarm is raised by so-
ciety in danger, the electric telegraph will give
warning on the instant to hundreds of thousands of
bayonets, which would arrive on the scene of ac-
tion in a day or two by the railways. Hence, if a
new revolution were to burst out in France, it
would have to wear itself out in its birthplace;
the territory of misfortune would be respected,
but all dissemination on the outside would be im-
possible. Here all means of resistance have been
taken to prevent an attack; but in France what is
required is the means of preventing the attack from
taking place. The President, whilst in power,
is responsible for order in France. What the de-
fenders of the law of May 31 requre is thi▪
s, that
Louis Napoleon, with 320,000 armed men, should
march against 3,200,000 assailants, who oppose to the
restricted suffrage an argument of incontestable truth
—namely, that where legality does not exi▪
st, the
stronger party alone has rights. We do not mean to
say that the French army is not strong enough
to defend the law of May 31, but we seek in vain,
looking at the present situation of France, for
a snfficeient motive to justify any provocation to
combat for that law. We do not say that a conflict
is inevitable, but we consider as a diabolical perversity
the sole thought of allowing a combat to take place,
when a victory would be no gain.' The article then
refers to the reasons which were actuating Louis
Napoleon in proposing
a change in the law of May
31. It remarks that the party of order has been
weakened by that measure more than the party of
anarchy, since the law did not even satisfy the nume-
rous classes of workmen maintained on the list, and who
abstained from voting. Experience, he says, has shown
that the effect of the law was infinitely greater than
was anticipated ; and it asks if it can be considered
ivase to propose such changes as that experience sug-
grats•
.`No doubt,' says the article in conclusion,
Sit is not an advantage, but a great misfortune, when
'&niversal suffrage becomes the condition of a country's
happiness or the means of preventing the greatest
evi ls. But the President is entitled, when he pro-
poses a means of safety, to have confidence placed in
him We admit that right, and we think that the As-
sembly would commit a still greater blunder than in
.ttle order of the day concerning General Changarnier,
If it :systematically par..lyz-d the action of the execu-
tive power, even in the employment of the means
whicle it judges indispensable for the defence of the
Moat sacred interests of society."

THE ARMY AND NAVY.
(From the United Service Gazette.)
LIIMTENANT-COLOEL ABBOTT, 3D WEST INDIA
R N
VGIIII3NT.—Our prognostications regarding this
ot,B,eir, in reference to the case of Paymaster Hills,
are likely to be verified. It is at present, we under-
stand, a matter of doubt whether he shall be permitted
to sell out or quit the service unreservedly.
REWARD FOR DItiTINGUDHED SERVICE.—By the
decease of Lieutenant-General Arthur Lloyd, a good
service pension of 2001. per annum is placed at the
disposal of his Grace the Commander-in-Chief. This
is the second remaining in the Duke's gift.
His Royal Highness the Duke of C 113366(1ga is,
we hear, to succeed ilsjc,r-General Brotherton as
inspecting General of Cavalry, as soon as the promo •
tion of the latter by Brevet causes a vacancy in the
office.

RoTAL MARINES.—The waist belt at present is-
sued as an article of " necessaries," and worn by the
men of the Royal Marines, is to be abolished, as soon
as the new pattern accoutrements recently adopted
for the corps are finished and ready for use.
BURNISHED NIPPLES.—A correspondent from the
ranks requests we will draw the attention of adju-
tants and commanding-officers to a mischievous prac-
tice which has arisen in some corps of polishing and
sometimes burnishing the nipples of the muskets.
The evil of the usage consists in its loosening the grip
of the percussion cap when the order is given to
shoulder arms. Men polish the nipples in order to
gain a character for smartness and cleanliness ; but
when they come to discharge their firelocks they find
the caps have fallen off, and in wet weather the
powder has become damp from the exposed state of
the nipple.
Captain Fagan, formerly Paymaster at Benares,
dismissed the service by general court-martial, for his
share in some transactions connected with the Be-
nares bank, has, we are glad to hear, been restored to
the service by the unanimous decision of the Court of
Directors, heartily concurred in by the Marquis of
Dalhousie. Apart from the mere merits of the ques-
tion we are rejoiced at this issue, because Captain
Fagan is the son of one of the most distinguished and
exemplary soldiers who ever held high staff employ-
ment under the Indian Government. _ _

OaDNANCE.—The Board of Ordanee have ordered
that ball courts be constructed at Armagh, Cavan,
and Omagh, for the use of the troops,
Lord Frederick Fitz Clarence has arrived safely at
Lisbon, after a pleasant passage, and was to start im-
mediately for Madeira.
THE 24TH REGIMENT AND THE BATTLE OF
CHILLIANWALLAII.—We mentioned in our last the
intention of the 24th Regiment to erect a monu-
ment to the memory of their 300 comrades who fell
in- the battle of Chillianwallah. It is now decided
that the obelisk, which is to be upwards of 37 feet
in height, shall be placed in the grounds of Chelsea
Hospital; and as considerable alterations are taking
place in the gardens of that establishment, a most
Pligible site can be selected for the purpose. The
monument is to be formed of the beautiful granite
pillar which gained a • prize at the Great Exhibition,
three sides of it are to be appropriated to the in-
-40,1,-Ation of the names of the 300 officers and men who
killed in the disastrous,aetion.

PORTSMOUTU GAR R 180$ .—Orders have been. issued
by Major-General D' Aguilar the Acting Lieutenant-
Governor, that during the winter months regiments
and corps in 'garrison are to assemble in marching
order every Friday, weather permitting, at half-past
10 o'clock, on Southsea Common, for the purpose of
marching into the country.
the Waterloo, 120, at Sheerness, is progressing
most rapidly in her fitting, and will, on being com-
pleted, most likely be dispatched to the Mediterranean
to relieve the Queen. The Hon. Captain Stopford
and his officers will, however, be turned over to some
other ship.
It, is reported that those fine frigates, the Raleigh
and Nankin, are to be commissioned forthwith, and
the same rumour gives the one to Captain Talbot,
who formerly commanded the Vestal, and the other to
Captain Granville Loch, C. 8., late of the Alarm.

MINING INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Mining Journal.)
Business has been less active thisweekthan
the
we
should have augured from the overflow of mane}
market. Consols and somaother olecurities have felt in
felt the
advantage of ft. The dealers in mining shares have been
engaged elsewhere; at all events, a less amount of bu-
siness has been transacted than we have of late had to
report. In dividend mines a trifling drop in the price
has been submitied to in the few shares that have
changed bands.
In the Metal Market-Agood business has been doing
in Copper, and the prices, as quoted, remain firm. Lead
is very flat, and but little doing. The quotations from
America !thole- a- heavy loss on shipments from this
.n.ry. English Refined Tin maintains its price, and
IT7oerdotentnand., Bars and blocks are fairly inquired
l4teadily m'ar.sntialnienrinati,le. Prices have, however, been
pressed
on
tht e , except- where parcels have been
market for immediate cash, when a re-
duction has, of
24,6c4rrse, been submitted to. Duty has
been pad on
2-
mu.
during the month of October.
The present stock
'''f tia is 1
tons in 1850; 536 tons
ti l .
nis , o 0 tons against 965
1849; and 300 tons in
1848. Imports to
,3dl ditto; 1849,
1851, 1,036 tons;
lirt% 1850,869 tone; 49., 1,101 tons; ditto, 1848,
1:: tons.- Delivered for homes
and export, 1851,
1,021 toner 1850, 636- tons; 18491% tons; 1848, 333
in price, anti large sales
tons. Tin-plates are steady
Liverpool during
are
26,457
have been made. The shipments from,'
the past naJnih have been 33,661 boxes, of
have been to New York.-In Spelier, there
re scarcely
any transactions to report; some considerable ehip
have been made to the east. The present stock i.,-1,76nk„
66
-
wichoat,pivcPdent in the history
1e114,-8 quantity of this
article.
".; In, the Million Marketw--Mexican and South Ameri-
can Dollars, buyers. at 45. 1041 d. per- cz. Bar silver con.
lakiaing.-gold, all gold shim 5 grains in the pound to be
'Paid far., 53.1141. ~,e-r CZ. standard. s..tr ,silyer without
'Bold, 54,,•0u. .per ca standard. ~Bar gelcl, 775. 9d. per
05, staediiird.
At t:i aril Virkeal Frances meeting, oft Monday, the
5t,,.1
'lntl sryareii-Ores sold;August arse ,September,
3.831/ 16, Ici • '".
~,,,,,,1„.„ • • Cost, bills, 'end du's, 2,3191. 18s. 4d..
I,___,
,1e..,2). profit of 1,5131. 17s. 9,1.; add bsifnee in hand
(;),,
~,,,,,,,,,,,,T, 400.', 13m. iii.=l,9l4L Ile. 81. By dsvi-
b,,,ai
.;1. 4.,6eiai
.6/. per snare, 1,4854: leaves balance in
4,,, vi,,.,,,. Ls• .8a
~,..,
,111.:,,,
,tl,.P.,wro_v_..ttice Mine meeting, on Wednesday,
,-; ~,,-,,40,/ 7.,, 77:,.` ,•:Itite cost for July, 4241. 18e. 6d.;
'.l'
.144 4,1._, , 9,a 11" t. ' 521/. I Is.; merchants ' bills,
c,„.4, du,,i .2201 ,_ s• sd. BY copper ore and tin
; debts
19,146,1255 t 1aa.,1d.•, carriage
(!^ duo..,
14.
1.-9' •i ?),,fants to etni of ju"n'e ' 4s.
3d.;
arsenic sold,
1.
of 2,6031 163. Deiti6.4 .!,:91. 9s. ld.: showing
oanreetiin hand, 431 16e.
~,, • Feclared (25601), hates dividend
of
51.
pc share
at, the West Caradon meeting,
October,
showed-Ores sold
the accounts 2for July and August sht: 2"
for August, 3.14 tons 12 cwts., 2,569/. 77.
be:, 307 LOll3 3 cwts., 2,144/
•, nage
__ • ear • '
pa•id Iv) ptem.
186/. Iy6sPur-
csu,,,,,,, 1541. 15m. 7d.; IR a ter ial s %old,
3011. 19s. /c1.)=4,753/. Os. 9d.. Ad. javd•
(ilea: lord's dues,l-
- 2/.los. per share was declared.
- At Trehane Minn meeting, on the 30th October, the
accounts showed-Balance in hand from last account,
4054 Os. 7d:; received for silver lead, 1,1271. 105. 9d.;
lead ore, 1621 5,.i. 73.; whim drawing, from Trelaway
-aaireittirera, 2131-1,,7141. - 165. 11d.-Labour cost fur
May,,3981. 15s. 11d.; Juno, 3814 175. 2d:; merchants'
bills, 20. 155. 10d.; lords' dues, 831. 6s. 6d,; dividend,