The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-24 00:00:00

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by 25 seconds. After the hgats had mria-,
owners-of the winners came o 4
Wales to receive the prizes. Tfts.t.fi
was a silver set vice, and for the on sSer
tankard, both furnished by Messrs. Hancock. Lord
Alfred Paget presented them to the fortnnate.reci-
pients, with some complimentary remarks, whit*
were duly acknowledged. The steamer then started
for town, and art ived at London-bridge at an ( arly
hour. The Land of the Royal Hope Guards woe
on board during the day, and added_ not a little fo
the ehjoyment by their perfOrmance. It is almost
needless to add that the refreshments were provided
in the greatest abundance, and with that style and
comfort which always characterises the caterers of
the R. T. Y. O.

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policy of confiscation, Las achieved ? g I
dq-
grade the liberal patty
with the
or the liberal
c;use that which is greater than any political or
party triumph—the protection of the name of Jibe-
; warned the liberal party of the 'difficulties into
in an unjust cause, was certain to entail, and we
are gratified to find that our warning was responded
to, even from quarters from which we least ex-
Fiected it. Now that the debate is at-end, arid that
(From the Freeman's Journal of Saturday,))
The punlic opinion of the country has nobly vin-
dicated Asp erogative, and compellingtheirt the heads
of he new alliance to abandony attempt pt. to ,
rah from the dishonouring stain which the support
of Lord Canning's policy would have attached toil .
which the rash attempt to draw on a party fight,

.re liberal party has been saved from the eternal
disgrace of being dragged into the lobby to about
" Confiscation," we can look back with satisfaction
on the aid• we gave to the liberal cause' in this its
greatest,trial. But ours was a pleasing 'duty, for
while the senseless and subservient organs of indi-
vidnals were howling wildly for the adoption• in
India of the policy which rendered the reigns of
El.zabeth and of James infamous in Ireland, some
of the leading Irish members were conveying to us
their personal thanks for giving expre 81011 to a
public opinion on which they could fall back when
pressed by the allied whip to join in the foray for
wholesale eviction and confiscation in Oude. We
believe that "the liberal cause never had so great an
escape from so great a peril ; and it must be matter
of pride to the men—to Bright and Gibson, and
Gladstone and Graham—who had the courage to
sever themselves from party whenits leaders aban-
doned Lruth and justice, and in the name of the
country and of the sacred principles on which liberty
is based, and the vigour to warn these leaders of
the suicidal policy they were adopting, to find thesi,
men, even at the last hour, yield before the force
of truth, and abandon confiscation as untenable
even in a British House of Commons, where it wa►s
once the favourite dogma of a conquering race.
But while, in o_lmmon with all sincere members of
the great L'beral party, we rejoice at the defeat of
the project by which the new alliance sought to en-
trap the Opposition into a retrograde policy, we
cannot shut out from view the fact that this miser-
ablemovement has ended in a signal triumph for
the Tory party. This, however, is the natural re-
sult of abandoning principle for selfish purposes. In
their unwonhy haste to resume power, the aristo-
cratic leaders were ready to march their supporters
through Coventry. Bu► their usual supporters,
all honour to them, would not march for them ;
and though by this spirited refusal the Liberal party
has been saved from execration, the unprincipled
attempt to make "confiscation" the rallying cry
of Liberalism has given a triumph to the Tory
party, and not only renewed their lease of office,
but inspired them with a confidence which will
embolden them to appeal to a wider public hereafter,
and thus defer, no man can tell how long, the for-
mation of a really popular administration which
will recognise the rights of the people, and adopt
measures to secure them their liberties and their
lands.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, Saturday Night.
The withdrawal of Mr. Cardwell's motion of cen-
sure on the Ministry in the House of Commons
last night, lame and impotent as it is, has been re-
ceived with a tolerable amount of satisfaction, as
t+-to I est for all partitv at the present moment. The
whole affair has he ,n considered by the men of
the north as a mere faction fight, and as not re-
dounding to the credit of the House of Commons
as ade iterative assembly. It has not added to
the popularity of Lor.d Palmerston and his party
down here; and if a dissolution had followed a
defeat of the Ministry it is every way probable
that, disgusted as the Liberals of the north are with
Lord Palmereton's recent sut serviency to France,
and his contemptuous abandonment of the unfor-
tunate engineers Watt and Park to the tender
me• ties of the King of Naples, one or two at
least cif our north-country borough Members who
have supportei hitn would have lost their seats.
There is every prospect down here that mere
Whigs will go the *at' arthir mat-election, and
that the cause of advanced liberalism will be sup-
ported by better men. It may be safely stated that
the only circumstance that has left any profound im-
pre ision on the public mind during the Ereat dot tee
is the rising power of the advanced liberal cause. A
letter from one of the Liberal members, received in
a neighbouring town this morning, states that the
withdrawal of Mr. Cardwell's motion, showing that
Lord Palmerston was abandoned by an influential
section of the liberal party at the last moment, is
considered oven more damaging to the prospects of
the ex-Premier than if he had sustained a defeat.

NOTTINGHAM, Saturday.
The intelligence of the withdrawal of Mr. Card•
well's motion was received by nearly all shades of
political parties in this town with.unmixed satisfac-
tion. The course taken by the debate during the
week was watched with great interest and anxiety,
and the hollow treachery of the Palmerstonian fac-
tion completely seen through. As the debate pro-
ceeded there was less fear for the result of a divi-
sion ; and the damaging speech of Mr. Bright gave
full assurauJe that the spirit of cabalism would be
annihilated. The unprincipled opposition to the
Government is deprecated by people here whose
political creed is the reverse of Derbyism ; and it is
some time since a victory, wising out of a discom-
fiture so complete and decisive, has yielded so entire
a satisfaction as that which has just been achieved.

SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday.
The news of the withdrawal of Mr. Cardwell's
motion was received here this morning with evident
satisfaction by many of the chiefs of the Liberal
party. A large number of Southampton Liberals
disapproved of Lord Canning's proclamation, and
approved of the principles enunciated in Lord
Ellen borough's despatch, and they therefore were
iudisuosed to see the present Government turned.
out by means of Mr. Cardwell's resolution. The
longer the debate continued the more an influential
section of the Liberal party here saw with regret a
struggle sor office on au Indian question.

ATTEMPTED MUIIDEIt AN!) SUICIDE

AT BE rUN AL-GR BEN.

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On Saturday afternoon, shortly before three
o'clock, considerable excitement was created among
the inhabitants of Bethnal-green, in consequence of
a most determined attempt at murder, and the sui-
cide of Mr. Aifred Pun, aged 38 years, rope maker,
&c., of 51, Church-street, Bethnal-green, under the
following shocking circumstances :
It appears that the deceased had been placed in
business by the kind interference of his uncle, but
for some time past he had lived on very unhappy
terms with his wife. A short time since he borrowed
160/. of his uncle, and the same day be absented
himself from home, and it was ascertained that the
deceased was squandering the money away in reck-
less dissipation. Ou Thunday last he went to the
shop in Church•street in a state of great excitement
with a shoemaker's knife, which he held in his hand,
and threatened to take the life of his wife. The
constable on the beat and several of the neighbours
interpieed, when ho left the place. On Friday he
epeated his conduct, and on Saturday afternoon,
at the time before named, deceased ran into the
shop, where his wife was engaged behind the coun-
ter.
said,
He spoke to her in very violent language, and
,‘ What are they going to do with me 1" She
replied, " I believe uo arrangement has been made
yet." lie then pulled a razor from his coat pocket
and said, " I will kill you. She ran terrified into
the back parlour, followed by deceased; who was
brandishing the weapon as ho pursued her. She suc-
ceeded in reaching the woikslaop, made her ese
and raised au alarm, when several persons entered
the the shop and met deceased, who walked to the front
door, where he held out the open razor, and ex-
claimedyou co nydoucrustelnety,
to a man, " Will
" No, doiat
throat ?" The man replied,
The next moment be walkel to the front of the
house of Mr. Pottier, dealer inr ge.rden imidernents,
residing in the adjoining promisee, where
Th he ind-
tlicted afrightful gash acro,
was of a most frightful character,
anda diveidweoclutnhe
whole of the principal arteries of the neck. A police-
constable of the 11 division, who had ben attracted
to the spot, caught the deceased as he was about to
frill upon the pevement. The deceased never spoke
afterwards, and became totally insensible, while
the blood flowed copiously from the wound. The
constable called for a cloth to stop the hemorrhage,
and assistance being procured deceased was placed
on a shutter, and conveyed to the London
Hospi-
tal, where he was immediately examined by Mr.
Birtwhistle, the bone surgeon, who pronounced
life to be extinct. He was of opinion that the de-
ceased must have died immediately after the inflic-..
tion of the wound, which had nearly divided the
head from the body

DEFEAT OF THE- CONFISCATION POLIO]'.)
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