The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-14 00:00:00

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upon the Royal Geographer's map of these fields of
operation by the name of San•sien-wey !
The conclusions drawn by ourselves in the columns
of The Sun the day before yesterday, that is on Mon-
day afternoon, the conclusions at once drawn by us
from this entangled web of contradictions are already
borne out entirely by the despatches published last
night in the London Gazette—from the perusal of
which none can rise but with the conviction that
diplomatic negotiation had been indignantly
dropped soon after the commencement of Septem-
ber, and that long before the close of September
the Allied forces had marched onward within " easy
distance " from the city of Pekin. The telegrams
in their bewildering entirety, as first given to the
public in the columns of the Post on Monday morn •
ing—telegrams which we reproduced in another part
of our impression of Monday evening with all due
acknowledgment, but without accepting them, in
our remarks in our leading columns as in anyway
conclusive as indications of the happy close of the
Chinese war—these telegrams elicited from the
Times of the following morning a few very simple
and ingenious words of explanation. Eliminating
one of the telegrams alone from the cluster given
on Monday by our Ministerial contemporary—the
telegram mainly intimating the prospective return
homewards of our forces, and announcing, even
under date the 24th of September, that Sir
HOPE GRANT had ordered two regiments to
retrace the line of their march for
immediate re-embarkation—the Times observed, in
regard to that telegram, "It can hardly be doubted
that at the time this telegram was despatched the
commander of the expedition looked upon the cam-
, paign as closed.. The question, then, is, when was
it despatched ? It had no date of place, but simply
began,
Twenty-fourth September.' To reconcile
it with the other despatches of course is difficult ;
but if the above date were correct there could be
little doubt that the negotiations had succeeded.
Unfortunately, however, the telegram, on being
repeated from Marseilles, ran as follows Tien-
tsin, Fourth September,' an alteration which ex-
plains everything. The word ' twenty' had been
erroneously substituted for Tien-tsin.' It is plain
that this is the correct version, and that the tele-
gram is an old one of Sir HOPE GRANT'S, sent off
when the first negotiations were in progress, and
when he thought that an expedition to Pekin
might not be necessary," As we have said—a
very simple and a very ingenious explanation !
But one nevertheless that the Post of this morning
will by no means accept as conclusive. Our con-
temporary, however, only rejecting the explanation
suggested by its censor and critic, so very feebly
and faintly that it can mere find heart to observe
—" We have yet to learn that the very plausible
hypothesis by which twenty is supposed to repre-
sent Tien-tsin has any more solid foundation
than the facile supposition of a Maltese tele-
gram being repeated from Marseilles." The
upshot of all this, in truth, being, as we main-
tained on Monday evening, that all we have
to do now is to wait as patiently as we may until
the gaps yet remaining in our intelligence from
China shall have been filled up by later aivices.

therefore, weak. And it is for her interest, if
France is the better for being in a position to domi-
neer over small adjacent States. Now that the
Italians have succeeded thus far, they have one
French danger to prevent, another to get rid of;
and both will be most easily dealt with by a mani-
festation of real strength. They have to veto, by
anticipation, any further demand for cession. If
the addition of a few millions in the north of
Italy was a reason for robbing her of Savoy and
Nice, what will not the Naboth of the Tuilleries
demand, if he dare, now that double the number
have annexed themselves and their country to the
Government and territory of the same monarch.
Nothing but the military strength of renovated
Italy will prevent LOUIS NAPOLEON from demanding
another slice of territory to compensate France for not
being able to dictate at pleasure her will to the
new kingdom. Count CATOFIR, indeed, himself re-
presented the union of 22,000,000 of Italians as the
best guarantee against further cessions, thereby
shaming the French EMPEROR, could he know
shame, with the implication that he had extorted
the former cessions by brute force.

And then the Italians have the Quadrilateral
and Rome to deal with. The expensive means of an
immense army will be their best reliance in each
case. If Austria means to fight for Venetia, which
ought to be the meaning of her present measures
there, then, of course, a vast army will be the only
means of expelling her. If she knows by this time
that she must condescend to take money instead of
blood, she would certainly accept more favourable
pecuniary terms from a power which could coerce,
than from one whom she might hope to
conquer, and on whom she might flatter her-
self she could impose her own terms. But what
of Rome ? Why there, also, the strong will be
most respected. At present the French may feel
pretty sure that the Italians would not attack
those whose blood had been so largely shed for the
purchase of their liberties; besides the immense
difference of the military force of the two countries.
But Louis NAPOLEON must know that this cannot
last for ever; and that if Italy became strong in
the military sense, the pride of its inhabitants
would not long tolerate the occupation of its capital
even by a neighbour to whom they are so much in-
debted. The Italians will be wise, therefore, to
follow their great general's advice. They ought
to spare no cost to take a first rate military
position. Their liberties are worth the outlay.
Sacrifices now will be a saving hereafter. A strong
Italy will be a blessing to herself, and a blessing
to all the nationalities of Europe.

We are sure to find Lord STANLEY heartily en-
couraging any voluntary movement, A young Con-
servative Lord, who could plead for the abolition of
Church-rates, on the ground that it would train the
Church of the Aristocracy to habits of self-support,
encountering for this a severe rebuke from the
Whig Lord of Reform Bill notoriety, might well
be expected to go heart and soul with the Volun-
teer movement. Most ably did he represent his
invalid father in the review at Knowsley Park ;
but on Monday he appeared in his own behalf,
advocating the formation of a county association
for the encouragement of good rifle-shooting by
annual matches to be held within the county. On
the same occasion the prizes were distributed to the
successful candidates at the recent contest at
Hightown.

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 14, 1860.

position, are always ready to rush into a quarrel at
a moment's notice."

In conclusion, Lis Lordship adverted to the im-
portance of so regulating their prize system, that
it should not merely create five or six crack shots
in Lancashire, but furnish 600 of the best shots in
England. This is important, doubtless. The
tendency of some modes of competition, like that at
public schools, is to develope extraordinary ability
in a few, but to leave the great body—the " pol"
—with very inferior attainments. This has been
noticed before as an incident to prize shooting,
which should be guarded against, since clearly a
regiment, the greater part of whom were only good
shots, would be more effective than one of which
the mass of the men were below par, although
they might have among them a few who distanced
all competition.

FUNERAL OF THE LATE

EARL OF DUNDONALD, G.C.8., &c.

This day, at one o'clock, the mortal remains of one of
the greatest of British heroes were consigned to their last
resting-place in Westminster Abbey, and Admiral Thomas
Cochrane, Earl of Dundonald, now sleeps beneath the
nave along which monarchs have walked to receive their
crowns, and no future King or Queen may pass to the
ceremony of Coronation without stepping on the stone
which marks the grave of one of the bravest of the
brave--of one of the greatest naval geniuses, whose
glorious deeds will shine resplendently in the annals
of his country as long as Europe has a history. In
the peaceful quiet of his English home, this illustrious
captain, whose name was the terror of the enemy's coasts,
and a legend in every sea from the sunrise to the sunset,
j when as yet our grandfathers were boys, sank at last into
wellwon repose. From his boyhood he pursued death and
glory with all the eager passion of a lover. The flag of his
country was his lodestar, and, by day and night, through
battle and tempest, through the iron hail of the enemy's
guns, he watched over its stainless glory with unsleeping
jealousy and insatiable devotion. The name of Cochrane
must ever be a living and speaking memory and tradition
in the noblest national service in the world.

MARSEILLES, Nov. 13.

To render honour to such a hero :one would have
thought the Government would have readily awarded
a public funeral to mark the estimation in which the
governing power of the country held the brave old Sea
King, but the spirits of routine and red tape prevailed, and
the remains of the old Admiral were left to his friends and
relatives for burial, because it was said no power existed to
order the payment of the necessary funds. But the result
of such a mean expedient was triumphant. Without the
aid of Government, an honour as noble as it was spon-
taneous was paid to the illustrious dead by an admiring
public, and a funeral marked by more simple magnificence
has never taken place.
At eleven o'clock the body of the deceased peer was re-
moved from his residence at Kensington. The inner coffin
was of old English oak, lined with white satin, and was
enclosed in a leaden coffin. The outer coffin was covered
with superfine black cloth, having eight massive gilt
handles, and a coronet over each with Gothic nails. The
coffin lid was in three compartments : the upper compart-
ment had a coronet, the second contained the inscription
plate, and the third contained the order of the Bath. The
inscription was as follows :
The Right Honourable
THOMAS,
Earl of DUNDONALD,
G.C.8.,
Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom.
Born 14th of December, 1775.
Died 31st of October, 1860.

PARIS, Nov. 13.

MONTPELLIER, Nov. 13.

-.FRANCE.

LATEST NEWS.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
RAGUSA, Nov. 13.
The French Consul, M. Hecquard, has been to
Cettigne.

The widow of Prince Danielo will proceed by
to-morrow's steamer, via Corfu, to Paris. She
will be accompanied byM.Hecquard and the Prince
as far as Scutari (Albania). Her daughter is ob-
liged to remain here.

TURIN, Nov. 13.
General Fanti has arrived here.
A Lieutenancy Council has been instituted. It
is composed as follows :
Vintimiglia Interior.
Pisanelli Justice.
Scialoja
Poerio
Baffletto
De Vicenzi..
Several Councillors and Directors have also been
appointed.

Signor Deblasio has been appointed Prefect of
Police. Admiral Persano has been intrusted with
the management cif the affairs of the Marine.

The electoral law of Sardinia has been promul-
gated for Naples.
A General Council has been established for the
organization of the Southern army.
The departure of the King for Palermo has been
adjourned.

Preparations a? .e being made for celebrating the
annexation of the Marches and Umbria.

Letters from OE Leta, dated Sunday last, state that
Francis IL had rejected the proposal to evacuate
the town.

General Bosco had arrived and would take the
command of the troops, who still number 13,000
men. He relies on the strength of the fortress. A
Prussian General had arrived on a mission. A
Portuguese and two Spanish frigates had arrived
off Gaeta.

The King of Si am has declared war against the
Emperor of Anna; m, who is now at war with France
and Spain.

A serious accident has happened on the Southern
Railway. The eouiatry between Cette and Narbonne
in inundated.

PARIS, TUESDAY.
The report addressed by General de Lamoriciere

to Mgr. de Merod e, Papal Minister of Arms, has
just been published. It is a document of great

length, occupying upwards of 16 columns of an
ordinary French j ournal, but contains little beyond
what has been already brought before the public