The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-14 00:00:00

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The following Company
of Vocalists are engaged for the performance or Selections
from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES,
GLEES, DIfETS, &c., viz.:—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badsey,
Miss Brunell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague,
Mrs. Lawrence, and airs. Anderson ; Herr F. Jonghmans,
Mr. Renshaw, S Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio,
K L Rime, Mr. Badsey, Senor Tirol', Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bell,
Mr. Barnard, and Mr. St. Albyn. Mr. John G. Forde and E.
W. Mackney. Pianoforte, Sir. Cecil Hicks—Harmonium,
Mr. Courtnay—Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at
7 precisely. Suppers, &c., until 12 o'clock.
NOTICE.—The Proprietor begs respectfully to announce
tnat in the present month
A Firm ARTS GALLERY, •

now in course of construction, will be thrown open in con-
nexion with the above Hall.

THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, Our. 14.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.

63—highest since noon yesterday.
55—lowest this morning and during the night.
63—this day at noon.

BAROMETER-30.22.
WINE? Westerly; light and dull, with partial rain in
the morning.

THE SUN.

THURSDAY. OCTOBER 14, 1858.

" The rose by any other name will smell as sweet,"
and it signifies little to a man deprived of his
liberty whether the process be accomplished under
the designation of slavery, penal servitude, immi-
gration, or transportation. The dreadful fact is
but too clear. He is no longer his own master.
Ills labour is mortgug-ca uuu oLa,-
ject him to any amount of ill-treatment—can flog
or starve him at pleasure, ignore every social tie,
and treat him as one of an inferior class of animals.
This is serfdom, or slavery, or servitude in its worst
form; and it is to be regretted that France, under
the name of "immigration," has adopted the atrocious
system, which it had entered into solemn obliga-
tions to discountenance.

Not only has it virtually sanctioned the iniqui-
tous traffic, but it has endeavoured to bully a
weaker Power, that perceived but too clearly the
real nature of the new scheme; because the Portu-
guese Government, faithful to its engagements,
had taken possession of the Charles et Georges, and
liberated the unfortunate victims of the artful
dodge inaugurated by M. CHEVALIER French
ships of war have been sent to the
Tagus, and PEDRO 111. has been menaced with
war; unless he consents to make an abject
apology, where he was not in fault, and pay heavy
damages to those who were permitted to escape far
too easily. The arbitration ofd friendly nation
was at first refused, although the principle was
first enunciated at the diplomatic meetings at
Paris, although it was there determined that a
third party should invariably be called to arbitrate
and decide .on this dispute before hostilities were
commenced. M. WALEWSKI despised all such
considerations, and sent French ships of war to
threaten the capital of Portugal at the earliest
moment, without waiting for explanation or accept-
ing the good offices of a disinterested party.
The simple fact that every one of the quasi
immigrants rejoiced in their rescue, and declared
thatthey had not entered into any contract, ought
alone to be decisive. It is absurd to say that a
persbn brought up bound hand, and foot, could, by
any possibility, be regarded as a free agent, or re-
garded as a voluntary emigrant. The solemn
farce might be enacted—the humbug perpetrated.
It is, however, an act of justice to those engaged
in the French slave trade to say that they did
not add hypocrisy to their other crimes. They
Purchased their victims for ready money, and were
not inclined to relinquish a single particle of their
supposed rights. It is certain that those who were
said to have entered into voluntary contracts were
only too anxious to make their escspe at any risk,
and at any hardship. They, at all events, did not
believe that they were free men about to obtain
is a fair day's wages for a fair day's work," or to be
permitted to turn their labour to thebest advantage.
Look on it in whatever light we may, it is
manifest that the Charles et Georges was
a legitimate prize, and that the Portuguese
vessel was not only justified in making the capture,
but bound to do so. She had more than 100 sable
emigrants on board, not one of whom was anxious
to continue the voyage, but sought to make his
escape as the greatest possible blessing that could
be obtained. They had been dragged from their
homes as prisoners to become voluntary emigrants,
were sold at a stipulated price, and all the horrors
of the middle passage, during the worst periods of
the slave trade, were re-enacted.

Fortunately the Emperor himself has heard of
the transaction, and M. WALEIVSR/ has no
longer his own way. LOUIS NAPOLEON will per-
seine at once that the dodge is too transparent,
that it cannot deceive any unprejudiced person or
disinterested person, and he will probably rebuke
the unseemly and injudicious zeal of his indiscreet
Minister. Whatever may be his ulterior views, it
SS not exactly convenient that they should be
forthwith developed, and the curtain lifted before
the proper period. And therefore it may be anti-
cipated that the present difficulty will be overcome,
pid pacific
_relations re-efstAbliohed with Portugal ,

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