The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH l2, 1856,

forth. Monday, the 3d instant, arrives, how-
ever, in due course, and the joke-master is peni-
tent, oven to the depth of a maudlin and lugu-
brious panegyric. Speaking of General
SIMPSON—the jeerer at his " obtuseness "
of intellect on Friday night, declares in
so many words .on Monday evening, " I
have not the honour of his (General SlMP-
son's) acquaintance, but I never heard a syllable
to his disadvantage 1" And so, too, with regard
to Colonel GORDON—another of the many indivi-
duals fleered at, flouted, scouted, and ridiculed
with so much licence of speech on the 29th ult.
by the honourable and gallant member for West-
minster—and a few hours afterwards, on the
3d instant, in the same place and before the same
audience, spoken of in terms of so much graceful and
delicate consideration. As a crowning illustration
of which monstrous, and wholesale, and most
brazen-faced inconsistency— there is the little
episode in each of these same notable harangues,
where Sir DE LACY EVANS ventures to refer, now
directly and now indirectly, to H.R.H. the Duke
of CAMBRIDGE On Friday he is particularly sar-
castic at what he designates Col. GORDON'S " judi-
cious and courtier-like exception" in favour of his
Royal Highness. While on the Monday follow-
ing, he himself, not Colonel the Hon. ALEXANDER
GORDON, but General Sir DE LACY EVENS, is so
judiciously and even glaringly courtier-like in
his allusions to his Royal .Highness, that he re-
minds us of nothing else more strongly than—
POLONIUS gazing open-mouthed into cloudland,
and OSRIC with his feathered cap fluttering off
and on, according to the fancied changes of the
atmosphere. " Sir, it was my lot during the
campaign in the East to be generally either sup-
ported by, or co-operating with, his Royal High-
ness, and it is impossible for any man to be treated
with greater kindness and condescension than I,
&c., &c. Sir—Feeling for his Royal Highness so
deep a respect, and, if I may be allowed to say
so, so sincere a regard, it would afflict me much
if anything, &c., &c." Paugh ! and this was
General EVANS who, three nights before, had
scornfully alluded, with a curling lip and a flash-
ing eye, to the "judicious and courtier-like, ex-
ception" made by Col. GORDON in favour of his
Royal Highness ! This—the hero of the sth of
November, who had hurried from his sick bed,
startled like the war-horse at the sound of the
trumpet, when the Russian guns were lumbering
up through the fog among the ruins of In-
kerman, and the Russian infantry were crushing
down in thousands and tens of thousands upon
the pass of our Crimean Thermopylm ! It is
[ difficult, in truth, to recognise the erect and
chivalric front of the brave old soldier in the
supple and obsequious advances of this exceed-
ingly " judicious and courtier-like" apologist who
remembers so very gratefully the "condescension"
of his Royal Highness. Again, we say, it is scarcely
possible to recognise in this unaccustomed attitude
of subserviency—the front, the form, the features,
the identity, the individuality of the honourable,
and gallant, and ultra-liberal representative of the
citizens of Westminster. We close with what we
commenced—that it is most certainly somewhat
difficult to conjecture what on earth it may be
that Sir DE LACY EVANS has latterly been driv-
ing at!

LATEST NEWS.

Petersburg► to rawlosk, where there is a very celebrated
public dancing-ball. The armaments in the north and
' west are going on with great activity. The feet at
Cronstadt has just been considerably increased, and the
levies of sailors, recently made, have filled up all the
blanks made by the war at Sebastopol. All the coast of
Finland is covered with troops, and most of the reserves
of the guard have been placed in garrison there. Gen.
Barassoff, one of the aides-de-camp to the Emperor, has,
in company with an inspector-general of the artillery
and one of the engineers, visited ail the fortresses, and
has gone 33 far as Helsingfors. The report made to the
Emperor is very favourable, and it mentions among
other points the good feelings of the inhabitants. The
Invalide Russe of to-day completes the nomination of
the officers of the militia, which now represent a force
of 350,000 men. They are armed with muskets,
hatchets, and pikes."

FEARFUL MORTALITY AT ODESSA.
VIENNA, TUESDAY EVBNING, MARCH 11.

The Oest. Correspondenz has the following
" The typhus is committing fearful ravages at
Odessa. There is sad mortality among the physi-

cians.
" The longing for peace is general."

KONIGSBERG, MARCH 11.

Accounts from St. Petersburg state that the
Government has just published a plan for the
fresh organisation of the nee- frontier army of the
Baskirs of Orenbourg. This army will be com-
posed of 12 regiments of cavalry and a brigade
of horse artillery.

BERLIN, MARCH 10.

The Bourse Gazette has contradicted by autho-
rity the rumour of the departure of M. de Nessel-
rode.

A Prussian courier left yesterday for St. Peters.

burg.

HAMBURG, MARCH 10.

By order of the Admiralty, the Euryalus frigate
has left Kiel in order to go and notify the state
of blockade at all the Russian ports in the Baltic.

Whatever ground for reasonable complaint may
have been furnished the United States by British
agents, it will hardly admit of question by this
i time that ample amends have been offered, and
were offered promptly and without reluctance, by
the British Government on a complaint being pre-
ferred. No suggestion of false pride appears for
a moment to have been listened to. The instant
it was discovered that an error had been com-
mitted an apology was tendered, which ought to
have been accepted frankly and deemed perfectly
satisfactory. It is to be regretted this was not
the case. The American Government were in
need of political capital ; and spying, as they
thought, an eligible opportunity to secure it, in-
sisted on such amends being made as the circum-
stances of the case did not authorise, and no
British Minister could submit to offer. The re-
sult, as intended, was, the state of peaco happily
existing between the two countries was seriously
endangered, and the prospect of war between them
became imminent.

Fortunately the consent of Russia to treat for
peace intervened, and the more sober and en-
lightened of the A merican people, for awhile
overcome by the unscrupulous clamours of the
fillibustering genus, were enabled to make head.
Instead of having to contend with a country
whose materiel and whose energies were more or
less largely taxed in carrying on hostilities against
a rival European power, it became palpable to
the most short-sighted that, in case of war, the
odds would be decidedly against America, and she
would have to confront an unembarrassed foe,
whose mighty fleets would sweep her navy from
the seas, and ravage with impunity her coasts.
A modification of tone was speedily noticeable,
and at the present time there is every reason to
believe the matter in question, with others in
dispute, will before long be arranged to the satis-
faction of the wisest and best of the population of
both countries.

A more gratifying prospect it would be diffi-
cult to conceive. As Mr. Buchanan, the Ameri-
can Minister, who may fairly be taken to repre-
sent the intelligence and worth of the United
States, remarked last night at the Mansion House,
the occurrence of hostilities between this country
and the United States would be "a dreadful
misfortune to the human race," " an unfortunate
blow to the cause of civilisation and human
liberty," and a source of unqualified delight to
" the despots of the earth." The value of a
possession may to some extent be appreciated by
the results of its loss, andbthat such would be the
results of a war between the two countries is
beyond dispute. England and America are the
two greatest pioneers of civilisation, and it is of
the last moment to its spread that both
should pursue their course without interruption.
To both also is committed the sacred cause of
liberty, and in the track of each are to be found
modifications of those great Anglo-Saxon institu-
tions by which it is best promoted and established.
The grandest portion of our history and of our
literature is theirs also, and bound together as we
are by the ties of a common origin nothing more
disastrous than hostilities between us can well be
imagined. The struggle would, as Mr. BUCHANAN
justly remarks, be "fratricidal." No expression
of sober satisfaction can therefore be too strong at
the prospect presented of " the cloud now hover-
ing over us being speedily dissipated, and the
sunshine of peace and friendship becoming more
bright between the two, countries, until all dis-
sensions pass away."

The Lady Charlotte Montgomery gave birth to a
daughter on Saturday last, at Grey Abbey. Her lady-
ship and the infant are progressing favourably.
THE NEW Lout.—The next instalment (25 per cent.)
on the New Loan 'falls due on Thursday, the 13th.
On the last occasion many of the holders neglected it
until the following day, and were required to pay a fine
at the Bank.

The accounts from the continent indicate a continu-
ance of the speculative mania in almost all the princip&
cities, new banks being constantly introduced. The
rates of exchange remain favourable for this country,
and some further entail parcels of gold have arrived.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, TUESDAY Momm.Net.
THE BOROUGH OF SLIGO.

The following notable passages-are extracted
from the hustings address of the defeated candidate,
Mr. Patrick Somers :
" My party—the party to which I have given an
uniform support for the last 19 years—are now in
office. My fliends, lam proud—perhaps it is
vanity in me to say so, but I amfproud to acknow-
ledge that I am honoured with the friendship of
the greatest of living statesmen—the greatest man
in Europe—Lord Palmerston. Ho is my bosom
friend. I acknowledge that I am here as his candi-
date, I may say his nominee. I admit ; I will not
disguise the fact; I will admit it. I had a claim
upon his Government for my honourable support
for 16 long years. I say I can be of more use to
this town than the man who is too consistent a
Conservative to ask a favour from that Govern-
ment. I can be of more service individually and
collectively to the people of Sligo than Mr. Wynne
can possibly be in his present position. Mr. Wynne
could not ask a favour of the present Government.
I know his high honour. I know he would not
sacrifice principle to ask a favour. lamin a diffe-
rent position. lam placed in the position, not to
ask, but to command favours from the Govern-
ment."

What follows is still more remarkable. Mr.
Somers is alluding to the two petitions presented
against the return of the late John Sadleir, and
here is the way one of them was attempted to be
settled :
" Mr. Henry Lyons, Mr. John Lyons, and Dr.
Wood were base enough to accuse me of selling tkat
petition. They accused the humble individual who
repudiated the offer of 10,000/.—a sum, I tell you
frankly, that would have been important to me. I
repudiated the notion. I refused the offer ten
times over. I was asked to write down what I
would have, and I would have nothing. (Loud
cheers.) Mr. Townley's agent, Mr. Coppock, said
to me ' Write what sum you will have.' I did
write, and said ' I will have the seat, the whole
seat, and nothing but the seat.' (Cheers.) Here
I am maligned, because I was fool enough—many
of my friends said to me I was a fool—to refuse an
offer of 10,0001. to sell you. (Continued cheering.)"
MR. SMITH O'BRIEN.

The following report of an interview between a
deputation: of the Parliamentary friends of Mr.
Smith-O'Brien and the Premier is condensed from
a long account supplied to the Cork Axaminer,
whOse proprietor took a leading part in the affair :
"On Saturday -last, at 12 o'clock, the following
members of the House of Commons had an inter-
view with Lord Palmerston, by appointment, at his
lordship's private residence, Piccadilly, with a view
to press upon his lordship the prayer of the memo-
rial presented during last session, which asked per-
mission for Mr. O'Brien to return to his own coun-
try:—Sir R. Ferguson, Londonderry; Mr. Chiches-
ter Fortescue, county of Louth; Mr. M' Evoy, county
of Meath ; Mr. Bowyer, Dundalk • Capt. Bellew,
county of Galway ; M. McCann, Drogheda ; Col.
Greville, county of Westmeath ; Mr. de Vere,
Limerick ; Mr. Pollard-Urquhart, county of West-
meath ; Sir J. Fitzgerald, county of Clare, and Mr.
Maguire, Dungarvan.
" Mr. Maguire said ho would recall to his lord-
ship's memory the fact that at rather au early period
in the last session a memorial was presented to him
on the part of nearly 150 members of the House of
Commons, praying for permission to Mr. O'Brien to
return to Ireland. The reception then given to the
memorial was considered to be favourable, and this
idea was strongly impressed on Mr. O'Brien's mind
by the communications of his friends, who were led
to hope for a successful issue to their application.
Indeed it was almost said, in words, by those who
were then supposed to speak his lordship's senti-
ments, that he was inclined to comply with its prayer,
and that everything would be satisfactory. These
assurances had been conveyed to Mr. O'Brien, who
naturally awaited the result with intense anxiety,
and whose hopes were consequently excited to
the highest pitch of expectation. It was un-
necessary to remind his lordship how the hopes
then held out were not realised ; and it would
be quite impossible to describe the bitter disap-
pointmentfelt by Mr. O'Brien when that announce-
ment was conveyed to him by his friends. The
answer then given by his Lordship was of such a
nature as not to shut out the hope that the appli-
cation might not be acceded to at a future and not
remote time ; and therefore his hon. friends and
himself considered that it was their duty to bring
the subject again before his Lordship's attention, in
the hope that the still more favourable circum-
stances of the country would aid them in their pre-
sent appeal to his Lordship's sympathy. The
country was never more profoundly tranquil, never
more free from crime of a serious character ; and
theipeople of all classes displayed, by the generous
alacrity with which they supported her Majesty in
the present war, a loyalty which was worthy of the
best and kindest consideration of her Majesty's Go-
vernment. It was duo to Mr. Davidson, the hon.
member for Belfast, to refer to his views, which he
had his permissitin to explain. They were the more
important as they were those entertained by a large
and influential class in Ireland. Mr. Davidson
authorised him to state that he thought there had
been quite enough of punishment, that justice had
been sufficiently vindicated, that further punish-
ment would he more in the nature of vengeance
than justice, and that it was perfectly consistent
with good sense and sound policy to allow Mr.
O'Brien to return to his home and family.
" Mr. De Vere followed, and urged upon his
Lordship various reasons which would render com-
pliance with the request then made most accept-
able to all classes in Ireland, and especially his own
constituents, whose feelings were quite unanimous
with respect to the sound policy and wisdom of
such a course.

"Sir R. Ferguson said it was quite unnecessary,
after the full explanation given by Mr. Maguire,
and what had been said by Mr. De Vere, for him
to trouble his Lordship with any lengthened re-
marks, but as he happened to be the only member
then present from Ulster—owing to the fact that
most other members had been compelled to leave
for Ireland—he would simply say that he concurred
in what had been expressed already ; and that he
felt satisfied that if the permission sought for on
the part of Mr. O'Brien were granted it would be
received with gratitude, and that the Government
would be fully justified in granting it by the cir-
cumstances of the country.
"Sir J. Fitzgerald spoke to the unanimous wish
of the people of Clare ; and Mr. Bowyer also
strongly represented the favourable nature of the
occasion, and the good effects which would follow
from a ready compliance with the prayer of the
memorial.

"No other gentleman having thought it neces
sary to add anything to what had been said,
"Lord Palmerston assured the deputation that
the subject should have his most anxious consider.

ation, to which it was entitled, not only on account
of its peculiar nature, but from the additional
weight which it derived front the present influ-
ential deputation. They could not, of course, ex-
pect that he could then be prepared to give them a
distinct answer. It was, indeed, impossible for
him to give a reply at present. The subject was
one to be considered, not by a single member of
the Government, but by the Government at large,
and he would submit it to their consideration as
soon as possible, and announce their decision with-
out delay.
"It having been finally arranged that his lord-
ship would communicate with Mr. Maguire shortly
after Parliament met after the Easter holidays,
the deputation thanked 113 lordship for his atten-
tion and courtesy and withdrew."

MADAME ' GOLDSCHMIDT'S CONCERT
FOR THE NIGHTINGALE FUND.

This concert took place last night in Exeter Hall. It
excited the greatest interest ; and notwithstanding the
high price of admission—a guinea to every part of the
hall—the vast space was completely filled, 4very seat
being occupied. The receipts must have been of a mag-
nitude quite unprecedented ; and, what is more, every
shilling of the amount is to go to the fund ; for Madame
Goldschmidt, not content with giving her best exertions,
Pays the whole expenses of the concert, amounting, as
we are informed, to.above 6001.—a noble act of gene-
rosity, quite of a piece with the whole character of this
illustrious lady. The concert was got up in a style of
great magnificence. The programme included many
standard works of the highest excellence, via , Mozart's
symphony in G minor, Beethoven's "Choral Fantasia,"
land march from "The Ruins of Athens," Mendelssohn's
hymn, "Hear my prayer, 0 God !" and Weber's "Con-
cert Stuck," besides such interesting novelties as Mr.
Benedict's overture to "The Tempest," and a selection
of sacred music from the pen of Otto Goldschmidt, per-
formed for the first time in England on this occasion.
The chief vocalists were Madame Jenny Lind, Madame
Weiss, Mr. Swift, and Signor F. Lablache ; the solo
instrumentalists,• Kerr Goldschmidt, Mr. Lazarus, Mr.
Rdmusat, and Mr. Sydney Pratten ; the conductor, Mr.
Benedict. Mr. Mitchell's'arrangements for the comfort
of the vast audience were perfect in every particular.

THE PASHA OF EGYPT AND THE GREAT MALLEABLE
IRON (Aux.—Within the last few days the Pasha of
Egypt has, through his commercial agents in Alexandria
and Liverpool, been making special inquiries relative to
the quality of the metal and the various interesting pro.
sasses connected with the forging of the great wrought
iron gun in progress of manufacture at the Mersey Steel
and Iron Works. With their usual courtesy Messrs.
Horsiall, and their intelligent manager, Mr. Clay,
afforded every information, and showed the agent of the
Pasha the operation of boring and turning, now rapidly
Approaching to completion.