The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-04 00:00:00

THE SUN; LONDON, MON DAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1556

gratified, and hardly in any case more honourable
than in that of Major-General WINDHAM, "the
hero of the Redan."

LATEST D,LWS.

A young composer has suddenly sprung up who
bids fair to rival the most successful writers of the
present day. In his very popular song, " The
Village Blacksmith," Mr. Weiss has not only veri-
fied his fame as the first English basso of the day,
but he has also established himself as a most for-
midable rival to our first-rate English composers
Balfe and Wallace. His melodies are always
catching, although elegant and full of energy and
expression, affording to the singer an opportunity
of displaying intense feeling and abandon, and
furnishing the pianist with a graceful and scientific
accompaniment. In the two new publications now
before us, all that we have advanced is fully exem-
plified. "Let me be near thee," the poetry by
Carpenter, is a ballad capable of the most in-
tense tenderness and expression, and has
been done full justice to, by the young
maestro's charming cars sposa, Madame Weiss, who
w•n the admiration of her audience by her artistic
rendering of this sweetest of ballads on the night
of Miss Huddart's benefit. " Bold Robin the
Archer," also by Carpenter, is a song in quite a
different style—bold, manly, and joyous; its quaint
originality reminds us of the jovial songs of old.
It will soon find its way not only to public con-
vivial circles, where it will tell immensely, but
also to the humble but hospitable board. We hope
ere long that the continued success of this popular
young maestro may induce him to, bring out his
charming opera, " The Slave of Camoens," several
morceaux of which have already been so successful
at public concerts.

How nobly the gallant General acquitted him-
self in the final and most disastrous assault of the
stronghold with which his name will long be asso-
ciated it is altogether needless to recount. This
much, however, may be remarked, the fame and
position he has acquired were fairly and
gallantly won, and amply justified ' the
grand banquet given in his honour, and the pre-
sentation made to him the other day at Norwich.
Where there was much failure, that man certainly
was deserving of high praise and of warm grati-
tude who did his duty, and did it nobly. Had
any justification been wanting for the honour done
him by the people of his county, his speech at
the banquet, we fancy the reader will agree with
us in thinking, would have more than supplied it.
The tone of it was as manly as the valour that
gave rise to it, and the generosity as great as the
self-devotion that plucked him from obscurity.
The hero of the day's rejoicings, far from being
engrosEed with the mouthing of his own claims to
honour and popular gratitude, expended in the
true spirit of chivalry his best eloquence in pre-
ferring the claims of others. He himself had
done his duty and been fortunate in an oppor-
tunity to earn special distinction ; but
many brave and able men had equally
done their duty, and would have won
as much fame as himself had they been
equally fortunate: This was the burden of his
remarks. We don't think, and the public won't

MARSEILLES, AUG. 2.

The Hydaspes brings accounts from Constanti-
nople to the 24th ult.
The English, French, and Austrian Commis-
sioners consider that Belgrade ought to belong to
Turkey. Russia protests.

It was rumoured at Constantinople that the

Russians had sent 18,000 men into Kars, aad
that they were restoring the fortifications of that

town.

The Russian archives and the attaches of the
embassy have arrived at Constantinople.
A Russian camp of 6,000 men has been formed
on the heights of Inkerman.
The Russian Consulates in the lonian Islands
have been re-established.
It was thought that the English squadron
would go to cruise before Napks.
Said Pacha has handed to M. Benedetti 30,000

-.rams for the relief of the sufferers by the inun-

ations.

BERLIN, AUG. 1.

Count de Morny left yesterday by land for St.
Petersburg. The stay of his Excellency in this
city has been curtailed in consequence of the
absence of some high personages.

think, any worse of him for it—no, not though it
be admitted that in the main he spoke the truth.
There were many bravo men in the Crimea who
served their country as ably as they served it
heartily, and who, had. occasion presented itself,
would have earned distinction, in all probability,
of a high order. It is, however, what has been
rather than what might have been achieved the
country is grateful for. Applying, still, a
severer test, the presumption, it must be ad-
mitted, is strongly in favour of such men as
General WINDHAM, who prove themselves as
generons in the triumph as they have proved
themselves heroic in the field. While, therefore,
we would not consign to oblivion valour and en-
durance bat partially known and acknowledged,
in order to swell the fame of more fortunate sol-
diers, we feel a double pleasure in responding to
the claims of such men as " the hero of the
Redan," who, however much he may owe to acci-
dent, owes, or, is likely to owe, still more to a fine
chivalrous nature. Holding him in such esteem,
it becomes an Aliga,tion to warn him of a danger
to which he is at present exposed. Let him
beware of being enmeshed by " the system I" A
NELSON only could break through its folds and
escape unhurt from its deadly influences.

HAMBURG, SUNDAY.

Lord Granville and suite arrived last night at
tho Hotel de l'Europe, and leave this afternoon
en route for Kiel and :Russia. It is understood

that the coronation is postponed for a week.

SPAIN.

The Moniteur of yesterday publishes the follow-
ing despatch from the French Consul to the Mini-
ster of Foreign Affairs :
" St. Sebastian, Aug. 2, 5 a.m.

"Yesterday at noon the troops of the Queen
entered Saragossa without the slightest resistance.
" The greatest tranquillity reigns in the town.
"Tile National Guard has been disarmed, and
the deputation and ayuntamiento have been
changed,"

FRANCE.
PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING.

On landing at Marseilles Marshal Pelissier found
a letter from the Emperor, announcing to him that
his Majesty confers on him the title of Duke.
General Falcon, who commanded at Saragossa,
before the capitulation, has arrived, with a num-
ber of his friends, at the frontiers of France.

The Spanish Government will increase the num-
ber of the regular army by 12,000 men. Despatches
this evening say the whole of Spain continues to •
be tranquil.
The present advisers of the Queen of Spain have,
declared to the Government of the Emperor of the';
French that it is not the intention of her Majesty',
or O'Donnell to change the fundamental form of
government at Madrid. O'Donnell is now em-
ployed in endeavouring to incorporate the moderate'
men of all parties in the interests of Government..
A private letter, dated Madrid, declares the Queen
to be very unpopular, and the army by no means.
unanimous in its support of O'Donnell, whose,
downfall ere long is declared to be inevitable.
According to a letter from St. Petersburg, in the
Konigsberg Gazette, the Count de Morny is to be
received with extraordinary honours. Orders have
been given that on his arrival at Cronstadt he is to
be saluted with 303 guns, and the two bridges on
the Neva are to be opened, in order that the stea-
mer may convey him close to the Quai on which'
the Palace, which he hm taken, is situated.

THE MINISTRY.—Lord Palmerston, Mr. V. Smith,
and Sir G. Lewis continue in London. Lord Pa.nmure
has gone to Scotland. Earl Granville is absent on his
embassy to the Emperor of Russia. Sir G. Grey is ac-
compa ,iog the First Lord of the Admiralty on official
.lEions in the vicinity of Portsmouth. Lord Ciaren-
Jf , Mr. Labouchere, Lord Lansdowne, and the Lord
Chancellor are resident within short distances of the me-
tropolis.
THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO ENGLAND.—Count de
Chreptowitch, the newly-appointei Russian ambassador
London, and who has hitherto held the post of Rus-
sian Minister in Belgium, has arrived in Brussels. He
Is to shortly have an audience of King Leopold to de-
;iver the letters which pot an end to his mission at the
Belgian court.
The Earl of Wesimoreland, who went to Brussels
on a mission from her Majesty, to congratulate the
King of the Belgians on the 25th anniversary of his
ascension of the throne of Belgium, returned to town
n Saturday, accompanied by Mr. Hy. D. Wolff, of the
Foreign Office,
The Earl and Countess Stanhope have left town for
Cbevening Park, near Sevenoaks.
The Earl and Countess Howe and Lady Adelaide
Coma who arrived at Curzon House on Thursday
from Curzon,
have left town for Gospall Hall, Leices-
tershire.

AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, July 30.—An opportunity has pre-
sented itself of learning the opinion expressed by
an experienced German diplomatist in respect to
the meeting of the Monarchs at Teplitz, and it is
—that nothing of political importance is likely to
take place, "as the King of Prussia is a
man whose resolution may change half-a-
dozen times in the course of four-and-twenty
hours. The Emperor will again be in Laxenburg
before the week is at an end, although he intends
to inspect the fortress of Theresienstadt, which is
on the road from Teplitz to Prague.
When Prince Esterhazy left Vienna for Russia
he feared that his reception would not be a very
cordial one, but his friends in this city re-
late that he has met with the very greatest
attention from Prince Gortschakoff and the
other high dignitaries in Russian Poland. On his
arrival at Warsaw, the Hungarian magnate, who
belongs to the Austro-Russian clique, was received
by Prince Gortschakoff in person, and by him
invited to take possession of a suite of apart-
ments in the Imperial Palace. We have not yet
learned how long the Austrian Ambassador-Extra-
ordinary intends to remain in the Polish capital,
but he will probably pass a few days there before
he starts for St. Petersburg, as he is on the wrong
side of 70, and is not a young man of his age.

The Earl of Portsmouth, with the countess, and the
infant Lord Lyneham, are now at Eggesford Park.
The Earl of Antrim, Lady John Beresford, Lady
Ft'lgram, and Sharman Crawford, Esq., arrived is Bel—
fast nn Thursday morning.
The Earl and Countess of Clarendon left tows on .
Saturday, on a visit to Mr. G. G. Harcourt, M.P., and
Frances Countess Waldegrave, at Nuneham-park, near
Oxford, where a distinguished circle is assembled.
The Earl of Jersey came to town on Friday from
Middleton-park, near Bicester, and has since gone to
join the Countess and Lady Clementina Villiers, at
Cowes, Isle of Wight.
The Marquis of Dalhousie, after a few days' stay in
town, has returned to Scotland. We are happy to add,•
the health of the noble marquis has greatly improved.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn and Lady
Louisa Hamilton left Chesterfield House on Friday last,
to Shugborough Park left Chesterfield House cot a
visit to the Earl and Countess of Lichfield, after which
the noble marquis and marchioness and daughter go on
a visit to the Earl and Countess of Durham, at their
eat in Northumberland.
The Duke and Ducheiss of Northumberland have re-
turned to Alnwick Castle from a short visit to Scotland.
The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, with the Earl of
A.rusdel and family, have arrived at Arundel Castle,
Sussex, from Berkshire.
The Duchess of Sutherland, accompanied by Lord
and Lady Blantyre, arrived at Stafford House on Satur-
duy, ;rem Ciiefden, the family seat, near Maidenhead.
The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and the youth-
ful Ladies Scott left Montague House, Whitehall, on
Saturday for Worthing, to pass a few days at that de-
lightful watering-place.
Tuesday next is fix 3d for the opening of the Cater-
ham Railway for public traffic, in conjunction wits the
London and Brighton and South Eastern Railway Com-
panies.
Tiipi COMMAND IN IRICANDiaIit is rumoured that
Lieutenant-General Sir William-Codrington, is
to succeed General Lord Seaton, G.C.8., in the com-
mand of the troops stationed in Ireland.=United Service
Gazette.

Lieutenant-Colonel Mackenzie, 92d Highlanders,
lately from Ba,laklava, is appointed an assistant quarter-
master-general of the Dublin district.
Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte, on his arrival lately
from St. Sebastian at St. Jean de Luz, commenced a
course of swbathing. His Imperial Highness has taken
up his residence in the house of Cardinal Mazarin.
Tio,florj of Derby is still detained in town from a
severe /Meek of gout. It was owing to this illness that
the noble earl and countess were prevented from visiting
the Duke and Duchess of Richmond at Goodwood dur-
ing the races.
The first railway was opened fo. traffic in South Aus
tralia last April.
LYCEUM.—Mr. Wrn. Brough is engaged in writing
an extravaganza for the opening of this theatre in Sep=
tember. Miss Woolgar and Mr. Toole, the low come-
dian from Edinburgh, have parts in it.
THE LIONS FOR TRAFALGAR-SQUAIE.—Month after
month—nay, year after year—goes by and finds the
Nelson monument still incomplete. There must be
gross dereliction of duty somewhere.—Arg Journal.
THE FROME ELECTION.—The statement of the Sher-
borne Journal that the petition Against the Hon. Major
Boyle's return bad been withdrawn is contradicted on
the part of Mr. Nicoll.
THE BANKING INTEREST.—The following appear, by
the lAA returns, to be the deposits of the public (as dis-
tinguished from the deposits of the Government), in the
bier principal banks of London :—Bank of England,
10,598,2961. ; London and Westminster Bank,
11,170,0101. ; Union B ink, 9,045,6061. ; London
Joint-stook Bank, 7,873,9531.
In the cases of William Dove and James Murdoch,
condemned to death for murder, strong appli•ttions
have been made to the Sacretary of State ; but up to
this time Sir G. Grey has seen no just grounds for in-
terfering with the due course of law. The execution of
Murdoch is fixed for Tuesday next (to-morrow), and
Saturday next is appointed for the final punishment of
Dove.—Observer.
THE FIRE NEAR COVENT-GARDEN.—DEATH OF ONE
OF THE SUFFERERS.—The fire which took place on
Monday night last in the premises belonging to Mr.
Jacquet, oil and colourman, James-street, Covent-
garden, has, we regret to say, been already attended
with the loss of one life—viz , Mr. Bennett, the manager
of the establishment, and it is feared that his widow will
not long survive him, owing to the serious nature of the
burns she received. Mr. Bennett lingered in the most
excruciating agony until twelve o'clock on Saturday,
when death terminated his sufferings.
DEATH OF VISCOUNT CHANCEY.—We regret to an•
nounce the demise of Viscount Cranley, son of the Earl
of Onslow, who expired at an early hour on Saturday
morning after a lingering illness, a pulmonary disease,
at Lady Marian Alford's residence at Prince's Gate, to
which his lordship had only recently been removed.
The lamented deceased was wily son of the Earl of On-
slow, and was born June 16, 1820. He married a few
years since Lady Amelia Cust, second daughter of the
late Earl Brownlow, by his second marriage with Lady
Boma Sophia, eldest daughter of the late Earl of Mount
Edgecunibe. By his union with that lady he leaves
issue two youthful .daughters. Several noble families
are placed in mourning by the mournful event.