The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-31 00:00:00

THB ARMY.

Some experiments are shortly to be made upon,
the Whitworth and Armstrong breech-lqading
Artillery guns, some. akar% and others qualified
to give an opinion being dopbtful whether the
litlitWorth and Armstrong brl4ch-loaders will be
found equal to the actual contingencies of war.
in order to test this question by the only prac-
ticable method, it is intended to make some trials
of both kinds of guns.by firing some shots at,the
brecch-loailErs; foPthe purpose of ascertaining ite,,,
effects produce 4 upon thein.when struck 1-/y_shAt.
bltelligence has been received at the Royal En-

gineer Establishment, Chatham, by the arrival of
Captain A. R. Lempriere, R.E., from Vancouver
Island, of the progress of the expedition of Royal
Engineers under Lieut.-Col. J. S. Hawkins, em-
ployed in surveying the boundary between the
British possessions and the United States. With
*he exception of two or three men who have been
sent home invalided in charge of Captain Lem-
priere, the whole of the officers and men of the ex-
pedition were in perfect health. Great progress

had been made in the execution of the work for
which the expedition was despatched from Eng-
land, and the surveying parties were pushing for-
ward in all directions. Their chief camp is formed,
for the present, at Dallas, State of Oregon, but the
depot from which they draw their supplies, and
which, in fact, forms the base of their operations,
is at Esquimalt, Vancouver Island. During
the progress of the survey both officers and men
have had to undergo what would probably be
deemed in this country severe hardships ; but, these
are considered as of comparatively no mom ent in
the prosecution of the scientific duties the expedi-
tion is engaged in. The members of the expedition
are furnished with all possible comforts, and both
officers and men are supplied with revolvers in case
of being attacked in any of the forests through
which the progress of the survey necessitates them
passing. They are also provided with we terproof
portable tents, portable India-rubber boa .ts, and
every other requisite.
The Ty burnia, hired troopship, lying at Spithead,
embarked the following troops yesterday for Cal-
cutta, they being conveyed to her at Spithend from
the dockyard by Government steam-tug, viz. :
Second battalion Rifle Brigade—Ensigns Reed,
Hon. Hood, and Harrington, Mr. Salmon, scripture
reader, and 1 drummer and 145 rank and file. Third
Battalion Rifle Brigade—Lieut.-Col. Hardi .nge in
military command, Capt.Ruthven, Ensigns CI xulfield
and Innis, 2 drummers, and 32 rank and file The
Tyburnia proceeds on her voyage to-day.

THE EDINBURGH VOLUNTE2R

REVIEW.

Nearly 10,000 volunteers (exclusive of at tr city
corps) have already intimated to the Lord Pr( )vost's
Committee their intention to be present at tl le Re-
view next month. On Saturday a letter VI 'as re-
ceived from Mr. Kidston, Secretary of the I teview
Committee in Glasgow, intimating that ace ommo-
dation would be required for 7,000 volunteer .s from
the city and neighbouring districts. An !answer
was immediately despatched stating that ti ie com-
mittee had placed the High School and Edinburgh
Academy at the disposal of the Glasgowviolttnteers,
and a suggestion was at same time made to Mr.
Kidston that two competent parties should be sent
to make arrangements for the appropriation of the
premises by the different companies. Appli, cations
have also been received from the Fifeshire, Artil-
lery requesting accommodation for 100 43 !ma teers ;
Elgin, 100 ; Brackla, 50 ; and Kirkeudbalght, 120
—making a grand total, along with th e applica-
tions before published, of 'nearly 10,000 volunteers
from districts beyond Edinburgh.— !Caledonian
Mercury

GARIBALDI AND TUE PEOPLE OF
f SiI:".EFFIELD
Garibaldi has forwarded the following addrel /s .
~ iiure
aneand free-minded m to the people
of Sheffield :--4
~ lAt I—l have the
pleasure of acknowledging the receipt of tb .e ' Address' you
have unanimously adopted in your mee'tin,g, held on the
11th of June, in your Town-hall, Free T.tal;s7,that
struggling with such self-denial as to strife with astonish-
ment and terror her enemies for the r odd mption of her
children still groaning under the scour, ,e of thraldom, re-
quests me to express the feeling of her deep st gratitude to
the brave sons of England. No peokde in. Europe better
than British people can watch with. greater interest the
progress of Italian exertions and Italian welfare. England,
the land of true liberty, cannot /out sympathise with a
people so long oppressed under the . roost ferocious tyrannY,
and now vindicating their rigb t amongst free nations.
Sicily has given the noble exert Tie of /nal insurrection.
She had a right to the assistan(la of her free Italian coanun:
trymen. The assistance did n. et fail. She is ncAv free,noblea
lam proud to have contribute •to the result a this .
cause. Screened bli God: ahe p and protecti,..,win.thwe
us, and
god
forward. Do not let diplor acy interfere
El
Italy will be to
.the Italiarm.' Italy will b_e!.l2ll.ite4; inde-
pendent, free, af.id deserving,- sister to Old iCnglano. Re-
member tue area my countrymen to the nobLe and generous
Q ATMs ALD I .
Britielt ilepp)'.e, and believa me,. truly Yours,-
1 Palermo, J'uly 13. •

FRENCH PLAYS-ST. JAMES'S THEATRE
Directeur, M. Talexy.—Lessee, Mr. F. B. Chatterton.
Positively the last Night of the season.
M. Paul Devaux, M. Briet, Madame Leduc, and Madlle.
Gabrielle.
TO-NIGHT,

L'UT DIEZE.
And UNE FILS DE FAMILLE.
Orchestra Stalls, 7s. 6d. ; Balcony Stalls, ss. ; Pit, 2s.
Gallery, ls.
Private Boxes, from Two Guineas.
Commence at 8.
Box-office open daily from 11 till 5

A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—
..La. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Wm. BATTY.
Entire Change.—Powerful Attraction.
This Evening, Lord Byron's splendid Hippo-drama of
MAZEPPA AND THE WILD HORSE, with entirely new
and beautiful scenery, costly costumes, and appointments,
introducing the largest stud of highly-trained Horses, Po-
nies, Buffaloes, and Camels in the World.
To be followed by Scenes in the Arena.
A Grand MID-DAY PERFORMANCE will take place on
SATURDAY next, Aug. 4, commencing at Two o'clock.
Doors open at half-past 6, performance commence at 7.
Box-office open daily from 11 till 4.
Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST.
Director of the Arena—M. Felix Revolt'.

CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.-
THIS EVENING.
C. H. GOUNOD'S OPERA.
FAUST.
First Time in this Country.
Faust Mr. Henry Herbert.
Mephistopheles Mr. C. Bernard.
Siobel Mrs. Anderson.
Marguerite ..... Miss Russell.
Conductor Mr. Jonghmans.
And selections from
Dinorah, Trovatore, Macbeth, and numerous other
• Entertainments.
Balcony, is Hall, 6d.
Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come-
dian and Mimic), and C. Marshall.
The ETHIOPIANS, consisting of 17 performers (organised
expressly for this Establishment), for the performance of
Vocal and Instrumental Music, Comic and Sentimental, with
Negro delineations, anecdotes, &c., in addition to the usual
entertainments.
The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening.

THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, JULY 31, 1860.
THERMOMETER, TN THE SHADE.
66—highest since noon yesterday.
55—lowest this morning and during the night.
61i—this day at noon.

BARONMTER-30.12.
WIND--West-South-Westerly; light, with dull weather,

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tale DAY.—Morning, 12h. 51m.—Afternoon, lh. I7m.
To-monßow.-Morning, lh. 41m.—Afternoon, 2h. 3m.

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THE SUN.

LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1860.

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Mr. HORSMAN and his Indian backers, we are
sorry to say, forget the difference between inde-
pendence and factiousness. Let them look back
and see what they have gained by it. The Eu-
ropean Forces (India) Bill has been committed
and reported, precisely as if they had held their
tongues. They have not even gained time for
cliscusszon, for their speeches have been but the
stalest repetition of what had been better said on
the first opportunity. Lord STANLEY took a very
different course—the manly one. He stated, as he
had the ungrudged right to do, his reasons in full
against the bill. He saw that the vast majnrity
of the House was not convinced by them; he, in
all probability, retains his convictions as strongly
as ever; but he does not wantonly delay the pro-
gress of business, by interposing obstructions
Purely for obstruction's sake. Mr. HORSMAN
might well take a lesson from the son of Lord
MERRY. Most ludicrous of all is it to listen to
Mr. HORSMAN complaining about the mode in
which the business of the House is conducted. If

tin ;re be one criminal more guilty than another of
flat: offence of obstructing business, it is surely
Mr. Housmax. At first, for a philippic or two, it
wa s a little amusing ; but his tirades have long lost
all of that quality—few read them now, though
the Speaker and the members must perforce hear
th em—they are voted a bore, and Mr. HORSMAN
a nuisance simply for overdoing what wants ocea-
si onally to be done.
Lord PALMERSTON was surely quite right in
di .nouncing the coarse taken by the minority on the
A malgamation of Armies Bill as unconstitutional,
an d as striking at the roots of all Constitutional
C. wernment. If Mr. HORSMAN will point us out
arty way by which, under such a Government,
bt tsiness can proceed, except that of the minority
ei' ther convincing the majority or honourably yield-
it g to it, we should be glad to see it. The minority
ht is its right to a full statement and fair hearing of
views. Time may prove that they were right
at id the majority wrong. But that is no justifica-
)n whatever for minorities making a mock
TI iertnopyla, of the forms of the house, and
fis 7hting as if they were defending the very
lil )et ties of the country. They are doing, in fact,
tl 'cry reverse. Countries in the exercise of their
frvei torn may go wrong, as well as individuals in the
e xerniae of their freewill. But in both cases there
i ; a self-adjusting regulator, which must be relied
43/1. Experience of consequences must teach those
w;-to will not learn from argument. Civil freedom,
likE individual freewill, must not be destroyed, but
left i D the discipline of rewards and punishments.
Mr. toRsmAN desires to effect by coercion what
he cat 'not effect by argument ; and, because the
everwl cleeing majority of the house will not be COR-
"teed, 1.3 seizes hold of a form, like a crow-bar, and
.wpalaiare ak or bend the majority There is a great
want °f ni la-illness in this. We hold it one of the
most valufth
characteristics of Englishmen that
they e:
-.lllWith Composure and self-respect, take
their place in minortty. A true Englishman can
be in a minority of one and
not blush. If assured of
his cause, he kn, ows
that his day will come ; he
an d says to himself, they will think
me right one day. Most of Our
continental neigh-
bours, on the con Crary, arse either maddened or
cowed at being in a. small minority. They do not
shrink even from violenee and blood. Mr. HORS
to that which
MAN does the nearest thing English
habits permit; but he tioes it at the cost of discre-