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

OB : X. DEC : ILDCCCLVII. AET

Truthfully and forcefully does Mr. CAYLEY
designate his memoir—" This sad record
of uncommon merit basely recompensed."
To Sir JoHN PAKINGTON, now happily for the
nation installed at the Admiralty as Sir CHARLES
WOOD'S succ3ssor—England, the English Navy,
the English people, look confidently for the re-
moval, as far as may yet be possible, of this foul
blot upon our maritime escutcheon by one tardy
act of reparation. At the very least, the afflicted
widow of this noble-hearted tar should receive an-
other pension henceforth—an increased pension—
not as the relict of a Master in the Royal Navy,
but as the widow of a Commander.

THE BREAK DOWN.

There never was, we believe, so lamentable a failure
as this of Mr. Cardwell's. For 10 days past prodigious
has been the exultation of the Palmerstoeiane at the sure
and signal defeat—the total and final expulsion of the
Administration of Lord Derby. At the opening of the
attack all their journals were certain of a majority of
from 120 to 150. The resignation of Lord Ellen borough
rather damped their exultation, and they admitted that
now the majority might be no greater than 80.
Their defeat in the Lords still further quieted them.
and a majority of 50 to 60 was now their calculation,
, But to this they adhered to the last.
Meanwhile, how,ver, as the discussion went on, the
strength of the Cambridge-house confederates melted
away. Their newspapers kept up the delusion to the
last ; but all well informed persons knew that the Go•
vernment was gaining strength day by day and hour by
hour. Oa Monday last it was acertained that a majority
was safe for the Government, though perhaps only of
five or ten votes. On Wednesday it had risen to twenty •
five. On Thursol,y it was still higher ; but on Friday
the Palinerstonians ran in all directions like sheep. We
heard one of them declare that although be himself was
pledged to vote for Mr. Cardwell's motion, he knew of a
dez,tn men who hal changed their minds since 9 o'clock
that morning ! We feel assured that had a division taken
place, the majority for the Government would have ex-
ceeded 100. Ministers were sure of 310 votes on Wed-
nesday ; bat they would have had 350 last night, while
the Palmeretonians would have scarcely amounted
to 250. It was a consciousness of this rapid scat-
tering of his forces which induced the originator of the
whole movement—the man who had himself put for-
ward Mr. Cardwell—now to beat a retreat, and to re-
commend his trusty friend to withdraw his motion.
This defeat, for the ambitious Viscount, is a fearful one.
But for the Conservative calve it is almost too signal and
too rapid. We know that the most inexperienced men in
the Government have been looking forward to a small
adverse mf:jority with hope, for said they, " We shall
never have a bettsr question to dissolve upon."-2he
Press.

A. Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the officia
residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Down
ing-e'reet. The Ministers present were—the Earl o
Derby, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury,
the Earl of Hard wicke, the Caaucetor of the Exchequer,
Mr. Secretary Walpole, the Earl of Malmesbury, Lord
Stanley, General Peel, Sir John Pakington, the Right
Hon. J. W. Henley, and Lord John Manners.
Toe Queen and Court remain at Osborne until the
4th June.—Court Journal.
It is reported that the Queen will not visit Ascot
this year.
ACCIDENT TO THE PRINCESS ROYAL.—Tke Princess
Frederick William is still suffering from the effects of a
fall she had on the staircase at the Royal Palace at
Bell n. Queen Victoria inquires daily by telegraph of
the health of her daughter. The Prince and Princess
are residing at the Castle of B Abelseerg.
The Queen of Portugal arrived at Lisbon on the
evening of the 17th.
Sir John Pakington left town after the breaking up
of the Cabinet, on Saturday, for his seat in Worcester-
shire, for the rec Hr..
"Tee blood of all the Ho wards" is said to be just now
at boiling heat, in consequence of the marriage of the
Dowager Countess of Effingham with a Scripture-
reader connected with one of the Br,ghton Churches.
The bride is upwards of 80, and the bridegroom half a
century younger.
COLONIAL LOANS---A. list of nine loans for the colonies
granted by the local acts between 1842 and 1857 is
given in a parliamentary paper. Tao New Zealand
loan of Augnet, 1850. and that br Prince E iward's
I•land, are not yet confirmed, but in the former ease no
confirmation is necessary.
Mr. Caple, the former lessee of the York Circuit, and
who has recently returned from California and Australia
on a tour with 'Miss Goddard, the eminent tragedienne, is
actually engaged forming a cumpauy for the Lyceum
Theatre.
His Hieiness Prince Demetrius Mika, son to the
late illuetrius Hospodar, Gregorius Ghika, arrived in
Paris last Honday. Prince Demetrius. it will be re-
membered, was elected to the Divan ad leoc, with con-
siderable majority against the late Hospodar Stirbey,
his opp.rnent.
DEATH OF LADY MARGARET LEVESON GOWER --We
regret to have to announce the demise of Lady Mar-
garet Leveson Gower, wife of the Hon. Frederick
Leveson Gower, brother of the Earl Granville. The
mournful event took place on Saturday evening from
measle,, which followed immediately after her ladyship's
confinement, on Wednesday last. Lady Margaret was
second daughter of the late Marquis of Northampton,
and was born 15th March, 1830, and married in 1853 to
the Hon. F. Leveson Gower. Several families of dis-
tinction are placed in mourning by the melancholy