The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-11 00:00:00

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company.
But there should be another great advance on
our present beginning. Hitherto from considerations
of cost chiefly, our artizan class has not partici-
pated in the Volunteer movement. The corps con-
sist almost entirely of persons belonging to trade
and professions. All this must be changed. The
fraternity of all classes can be developed and
encouraged by nothing better than their interest
in the common defence, and their emulation in a
common service. Education and intelligence and
comparative leisure will doubtless long per-
haps always, have the advantage. But
we believe that the intelligence of our
town artisans and operatives especially, when called
into play, will be found to rival very closely that
of their social superiors. These men ought to be
allured to the volunteer service—not by offers of
gratuities, which they indeed would spurn, but by
cordial invitation, and by the offer of such
facilities as we have already adverted to. There is
'no need whatever for expensive uniform—no need,
in truth, for uniform at all. The belt and pouch
are uniform enough; or some cheap blouse might

be provided at cost price for all who would pur
chase it, and that would be nearly all.
We believe the patriotism and tastes of our
working men to be such that they would respond
enthusiastically to a national arrangement on their
behalf ; and we doubt not that they would
soon be found. treading so closely on the heels
of their masters, as to be a very valuable stimulus
to both. The discipline would be of moral service
to them, as we believe it to be to our present Volun-
teers; and it would provide them with a noble,
manly, athletic amusement for hours which they
arenow tempted to squander in dissipating occupa-
tions, because they have nothing definite to excite
their interest. The low tastes we often complain of
or regret, are generally due to the want of facilities
for something better. The entire change of pur-
suit presented by military drill and rifle practie-J,
combined with the consciousness of a noble object,
would be doubtless very attractive and improving
to our mechanics, artizans, and operatives.
But there should be even a yet wider view of the
subject taken. Boys should be taught to regard
their country's defence as an object for which they
should be each and all trained. Every child, not a
cripple, should be imbued with the idea that he
may be as good a soldier as any other. We should
say that the Government ought to provide faci-
lities in every populous locality for the
drilling of lads, of schools especially. Such
exercise is always popular. The boys would
be found repeating their lessons spontaneously in
their playgrounds, and they would thus learn in
boyhood what they could then learn with far more
efficiency than at any other time. Schools would
soon feel it as discreditable to turn out a slouching
undrilled awkward lad as to send forth one who
could not write or cipher ; and as the lads grew up
it would seem but natural to them to take their
place in the Volunteer corps of their country's
defenders.
We have thus sketched a few of the most im-
portant of our views on this subject. They are
practical views. We trust they will soon be
adopted. We now see what we have so long ad•
vocated become a popular object, and we believe that
these views, too, for which we might also refer to
previous numbers of The Sun, must in due time
'one themselves on popular acceptance.

DEPARTURE OF THE PRINCE OF
WALES.

PLYMOUTH, JULY 10,

The screw steamship Hero, 91, Captain G. H.
Seymour, C. 8., with his Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales, and the screw steam frigate Ariadne, 26,
Captain Edward 'N. Vansittart, weighed anchor in
the Sound at 7 o'clock this morning, and shortly
after sailed for Quebec. On leaving the port the
Prince was saluted by the screw steamship St.
George, 91, Captain the Hon. F. Egerton ; the
screw steam frigate Emerald, 51, Captain Arthur
Cuming ; by the Artillery in Plymouth Citadel,
and by the Cornish Royal Volunteers from a field
battery near the ruins of Mount-Edgcumbe•park.
About a league and a half south-east of the Eddy-
stone the Hero was joined by Vice-Admiral Sir
Charles Fremantle's Channel squadron ; wind,
easterly ; very light. It is understood that the
squadron, after escorting the Prince part of the
way across the Atlantic, will return to Bantry Bay,
and, having already visited the capital of Scotland,
there is some probability of their going afterwards
to Dublin.

PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The screw steam sloop Greyhound, 17, Com-
mander Francis W. Sullivan, one of the Channel
squadron, in attendance on the Prince of Wales
when he sailed hence yesterday morning, returned
to the Sound last night. She reports that when
last seen, from near the Land's-end, the squadron
was in two lines; the Hero was the van-ship, and
was under steam, steering west.

The Earl of Bective, M.P., has left Park-street,
Westminster, for the Lodge, Virginia, county Cavan.

VOLUNTEER SHAM FIGHT IN CAMDEN-PARK.—
We are authorised to state that the northern slope of
Bickley-park, which commands a good view of the scene of
the volunteer sham fight on Saturday next, will be thrown
open by Mr. Dent to the public. The entrance will be on
the public road from Bromley to Chiselhurst, about ti mile
from Southborough-road station on the Mid-Kent Rail-
way. The trains will run through from London-bridge
end Pimlico stations without stopping.

PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris
is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25.121
per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the Eng-
lish Mint price of £3 17s. 10cl. per ounce for standard
gold, it appears that gold is about 2-10ths per cent. dearer
in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the
price of gold is 423 per mark, and the short exchange on
London is 13.3} per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the
English Mint price is therefore about 2-10ths per cent.
dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course of ex-
change at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight
is 1094 to 1091 per cent., which, when compared with the
Mint par between the two countries, shows that the ex-
change is slightly in favour of England • but, after making
allowance for charges of transport and difference of interest,
the present rate leaves a small profit on the importation of
gold from the United States.
NAVAL VOLUNTEERS.—The Commodore Con-
troller-General of Coastguard having put forth an invite- I
tion to such of the Naval Coast Volunteers as are disposed
to serve on board the Channel reserve fleet for a month's
cruise, upwards of 300 belonging to the Liverpool district
have already joined the Majestic in that port. The men
evinced the best possible disposition. It is not true that
any intention exists to disturb the Coastguard on this occa-
sion. Commodore Yelverton, C. 8., the Controller-General
of Coastguard, is expected to hoist his broad pendant on
board the Colossus towards the end of this week .
RoyAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.—Their
Royal Hignesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess
Mary, and their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge
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ersCeotl,oannedl Home Lady
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Lister, were in waiting on their royal highnesses.
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the Duchess of Montrose, tt,e Duke of Hamilton, the Mar-
quis of Stafford, the Marquis of Ailesbury, the Earl of Lis-
towel, the Earl of Coventry, the Earl and Countess of
Hopetoun, the Earl Cawdor, Viscount Exmouth, Viscount
Itanelagh, Viscount Powerscourt, Count Batthyany, Lori
%rorsley,Skehnrsdale, Lord and Lady Wodehouse, Lord and Lady
e Lady Tredegar, Lady William Hervey. Lord and
Lady Proby, Mr and Lady Jane Reptoa, Lady Meux, Lady
Molesworth, Lady Lawley, Lady S. Pelham, Lady Elizabeth
Clifford and Miss Clifford, Lady Augusta Wentworth,
Major the Hon. W. Coke, Hon. Mrs. Cust, Hon. L. Agar
Ellis. Hon. H. and Mrs. Astley, Hon. Mrs. Ives, Hon.
Mrs. Jocelyn, Hon. Gerald and Lady Maria Ponsonby,
Hon. C. Eliot, Sir Henry Cockerell, Sir Alexander Banner
man, Sir George and Lady Armytage, Sir Richard King,
Sir Frederick and Lady Arthur, Colonel Minchin, Colonel
Neville, Colonel Airey, Colonel Garvock, Colonel Dawson
Darner, Colonel Scarlett, Colonel and Mis. Tottenham and
Miss Tottenham, Major Hamilton, Captain Spicer, Captain
Knox, Captain Clayton, Captain Bolton, Captain and Mrs.
Leyland. Captain Sherson, Captain Bateson, Captain
Gough, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Webster, Mrs. Arabin and
Miss Arabin, Mrs. Graham Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Petre, Miss
Byrne, Mrs. Charles Hay, Mrs. Washington Hibbert, Mrs.
Thornhill, the Misses Marjoribanks, Mr. and Mrs. Bassett,
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Zanzi, the Misses Pugh, Mt . Gals-
worthy, Mr. Merewether, Mr. Kay, Mr. Eyles, Mr. Dobree,
Mr. Ateedeckne, Mr. Peny, Mr. Hildyard, Mr. Holcroft,
Mr. Mild may, Mr. Norburn y, Mr. Henry Wynne, Mr. Eaton,
Mr. H. BrougUam, ece.

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEN.

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The following telegrams have been received at
Mr. Reuter's office :

PARIS, JULY 11.

In order not to obstruct the free action of the
Turkish Government, as well as to leave it a com-
plete responsibility, the French Cabinet has de-
cided that the commanders of the men-of-war sent
to Syria shall abstain from all intervention, and
confine themselves to protecting the French Con-
suls and to offering refuge to all Christians who
might apply for it.

VIENNA, JULY 11.

The report that the Austrian Government in•
ends to contract a new loan is without foundation

PARIS, JULY 11.
The ltloniteur announces that the Legislative
session is prorogued until the 21st July.
The continuation of the discussion on the judi-
cial project of law is adjourned until after the
budget has been considered.

BOMBAY AND MEDITERRANEAN MAILS
SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
I Delta, Captain Field, with the heavy portion of the
above mails, arrived off the Needles at 9 a.m. this
morning.