The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-02 00:00:00

THE SUN,
_I4I',ONDON, TH'URSI

not be indiscriminately offered. It would
have been joyously received, as the reward
of general good conduct, and an esprit du corps
would have been excited, leading to very
valuable results. It is not the 6d. per diem to
be paid to the private soldiers that offers the
chief inducement, although 6d. a-day, with
nothing to do for it, would be very acceptable to
many of our countrymen. But the " collateral
advantages" will be regarded as far superior. The
emigrants will carry with them wives, children,
sweethearts, relatives, and friends. Each man
will take his lares arnd penates, all, or almost all,
that renders life valuable. He will be planted
without trouble or expense in " the land of
promise" with his household gods The earlier
hardships that daunt many enterprising husbands
and fathers will all be averted. An eligible
building lot in a town, and, if in a village or new
settlement, an additional lot of garden ground
awaits him, with money to build a comfortable
cottage, also privileges for depasturing cattle, Arc.,
and rations not only for himself but for every
member, even the youngest child, of his house ;
weapons, offensive and defensive, ammunition,
uniforms, money advanced to purchase kitchen
utensils and furniture, to be repaid by easy in-
stalments. Never, in fact, were such inducements
held out to intending emigrants, and we venture
to assert that, if offered to Englishmen, the appli-
cations might be counted, not merely by thousands
and tens of thousands, but by hundreds of thou-
sands. No one can object to the "liberality and
generosity "of the offer. It is only difficult to
conceive any mercenary soldier willing to accept
ls. per diem, hesitating for a moment to avail
himself thereof, notwithstanding the bitterness
of feeling with which he must remember the un-
fair and impolitic deductions charged against
him in the paymastez's ledger. Let "a sufficient
number of trained Englishmen" be only asked for,
on similar terms, and the call will be promptly
and adequately responded to.
But the main objection to the project is, that
we plant in the colony a number of men owing no
allegiance to the British Crown, and possessing no
sympathies in common with the British people.
It is only natural, as the Times declares, that they
should speedily " aim at independence on their
own account." We could not wish to
retain a colony against its will, but we
should strive to make the colonists desir-
ous of retaining the connection with the
mother country, which would be the case so' long
as we acted fairly towards men of our own race,
speaking the same language, and possessing the
same religion with ourselves. But it would not
be so with German aliens, who were ready to
draw their venal swords in any cause where
"gelt" could be obtained, and who would as
readily give their services to BoisA as to Queen
VICTORIA, if the conditions thereof could be satis-
factorily arranged.

Once more, then, we demand Justice for Eng-
land and the English. We repudiate the poor
relations of the "House of Coburg." We have
rather too many of the clan, whom we would
gladly get rid of, if practicable. We should not
willingly saddle ourselves with additional burdens
—of that class—illegally forced upon us. We
use the terra " advisedly, inasmuch as
we contend that every such measure, implying a
considerable pecuniary outlay, should, in the
first instance, be sanctioned by the British House
of Commons, the legitimate guardians of the
national purse. That every shilling to which the
Legionaries can fairly lay claim under the terms
of their contracts should be paid is just and
right ; but ,there is no authority that can bind
the public exchequer to the payment of the
passage money—the 201. per head for erecting
cottages, the 51. advance, the 6d. per diem for
three years, or the rations for the families for ono
year. The Prince has in this respect been
"reckoning without his host;" and if the repre-
sentatives of the people resolve to maintain their
unquestionable privileges they will teach a painful
but salutary lesson, that will prevent any similar
unauthorised invasion of their functions on any
future occasion.

CBILON RAILWAY.

The terms proposed by the Ceylon Railway Company
for the construction of the railway, under a guarantee of
6 per cent., have been passed by the Legislative Council.

The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort are surrounded
by a family circle at Badminton.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn have
taken a mansion at Brighton, and are expected to arrive
there in the source of the present week.
The Earl of Ellenborough arrived at Farrance's Hotel
on Tuesday night, from Gloucestershire. The noble earl
went yesterday to Penshurst, toattend the funeral of the
late Viscount Hardinge, returning to town last evening.
The mortal remains of the late Viscount Hardinge
were yesterday deposited in the family vault, at Ford-
combo Church, near South Park, Penshurst. The funeral
was strictly private. In addition to the immediate mem-
bers of the family, the Earl of Ellenborough and a few
others attached personal friends of the deceased, attended
the obsequies.
The Right Hon. B. Disraeli, M.P., and Mrs. Disraeli,
have arrived at Hughendon Manor, Bucks.
The Hon. Justice Haliburton, author of "ifiam Slick,"
and Mrs. Haliburton, have arrived at the Queen's Hotel,
Upper Norwood.
MONUMENT TO SIB ISAAC NEWTON.—The inhabitants
of Grantham are moving somewhat late—but assuredly
never too late—in the matter of a monument to their
great citizen, Sir Isaac Newton.

Gold continues to he withdrawn from the Bank, a
further sum of 40,000/. in bars having been taken yes-
terday for exportation to the continent.
Large purchases of silver are likewise made for
transmission to Hamburg and elsewhere.
A meeting of the South Australian Copper Company
was held yesterday, but an adjournment was agreed to
for the receipt of further advices from the colonial
manager.
The recent changes in th• European money markets
have greatly diminished the eagerness to make shipments
of silver to China by the mail of the 4th. At one time
it was expected the amount would be nearly a million
and a quarter sterling, but doubts are now entertained
if it will exceed 850,0001.
Advices from Nelson, New Zealand, dated the 20th
of May, confirm the report of gold discoveries in the
neighbourhood of that settlement. They are at a dis-
tance of about 20 miles, and a considerable number of
persons were flocking to them. The deposits lie at a
depth of about five or ten feet, in a gravelly soil, and
consist of flakes, or pieces, ranging from minute grains
to the size of a pea. At the latest dates about 300
people were at work upon them, and the report was that
no one obtained less than half-an-ounce a-day.
MAILS FOR AIISTRALIA.—LIVEIRPOOL, Tuesday.—The
royal mail ship Donald M‘Kay, Capt. Warner, of the
Black Ball line, will sail on Sunday next, the sth inst., for
Melbourne, with the usual mails for the Australian
colonies, passengers and cargo. Letters posted here
before $ a.m., with late fees to 9 a.m., and at the land-
ing stage to 10 a.m., on the sth inst., will be in time for
due despatch.

Tii INDIAN MAIL SERTICE9.—SOIITHA3IPTON, OCt. 1.
—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steam-
ships Ava, Captain Steinson, and Aden, Captain Ber-
nard, sailed yesterday for the East Indies, via the Cape.
The former vessel will be employed in conveying the
mails to and from Calcutta and the latter will be placed
on the Bombay station. The Rajah, Captain Norie,
leaves for Singapore on Monday next. The addition of
these three screw steamers will materially facilitate the
transmission of the mails in India and China, and will
make in all 25 ships employed by the Peninsular and
Oriental Company, on the other side of the Isthmus of
Suez, in the conveyance of mails, passengers, and cargo
to and from the various ports in the East Indies.
THE PRINCESS MARY OF CA.3IBRIDGE.—The Duchess
of Cambridge and her daughter, the Princess Mary
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It is rumoured that the duchess's visit to Germany
this autumn, and her prolonged stay in this neighbour-
hood, have been enforced on her by the necessity of
giving a reply to a proffer made for the hand of the
princess on behalf of a youthful member of a monar-
chical house of the north of Europe. It is said that
the overture has not lx en received in an unfriendly
spirit, and that toe young prance is to be allowed to
Visit Rumpenheim to plead his suit in person. The
connection would not fail to strengthen the alliance
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