The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-26 00:00:00

TIED& SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 26, 1858

very worst consequences. The capture of Delhi
was confessedly the turning point of the war. Let
us recall our sensations before and after the news
of this great military exploit reached us. Before,
there was a general anticipaton of widespread cala-
mity. Every mail was looked for with trembling.
Even the Government did not venture on any
favourable prediction. The Opposition openly
expressed their fear of a general rising of India, the
revolt of the Sikhs, the mutiny of the Bombay and
Madras Armies, and the necessity of a complete
reconquest of the country, without a single native
ally. But the capture of Delhi dispelled every
fear for our eventual success. We knew then that
India was saved. Popular attention turned to
the position of the inmates of the Lucknow Resi-
dency, and though, doubtless, the fate of some
hundreds of our countrymen and countrywomen
was a legitimate cause of anxiety, yet so great an
interest in the fate of individuals was a sign that
the existence of the Empire was no longer threat-
ened. The fall of Delhi confirmed the Mahratta
Rajahs in their allegiance, calmed. the excitement
in the Bombay and Madras Presidencies, and
36in-
duced the Nepaulese Prince to take the field.
as the And
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was all this to be recopensed by ,
men in their vexation wrote upon the walls of
Delhi ? Such treatment would have given little
encouragement to those who are to garrison India
for many years to come, and who, after the recon-
quest of Onde is complete, must bear the burden
of sepoys' work until another native army on which
we may fairly trust is organised.
The grant of a baronetcy to the son of Sir H.
Lawrence, with a pension of 1,0001. a-year from
the East India Company, is another concession to
popular feeling. Indeed, the strongly-expressed
opinion of the nation seems to have been the
cause of a much more liberal distribution of honours
than was at first intended. A. fitting reward to the
family of such a man as Henry Lawrence could
hardly be withheld when it was resolved that
generosity should be the order of the day. The
able administrator of Oude and the organiser of
the defence of Lucknow had claims on his country
which his premature death only made more
sacred. When it is considered how liberally
honours are dispensed at home, it cannot be
thought that the rank of a baronet is too great a
reward for the son and representative of one who
stood so high on the roll of Indian heroes.
" The public may fairly be congratulated on hav-
ing attained these three object'. Concessions of this
kind are generally wrung from new Ministries, and
it is very likely that we shall have a few more of
them. We, of the public, of' course, are ready to
take all we can net ; the Tories may be as liberal and
popular as they like ; whether they are consistent is
the concern of their broadacred supporters, and not
ours. If they wish to reckon their tenure of office by
anything more than weeks, it must be by the prac-
tice of the vigorous and liberal policy of which we
have given these three instances."

Another PALMERSTONIAN organ, the Morning
Post, has adopted a different line. It advises and
counsels the Cabinet, fas est ab hoste doceri, and
therefore Lord DERBY should receive his in-
spiration from his antagonist. The Post is his
monitor, and its opinions must be received with
" bated breath and deep humility." There
should now be an "uncontrolled Secre-
tary of State for India." The bugbear
of Crown, or, more properly speaking, Minis-
terial patronage, is no longer to be dreaded.
The rock which Lord PALMERSTON so cautiously
avoided is to be sought after by Lord DERBY.
We confess that, under existing circumstancep,
we see no great danger resulting from
this patronage. We believe it would be
administered as well and as beneficially by
the Government as by the Directors, or any
council that may be substituted in their place.
We shall not, however, blame the Government
for respecting even the untenable scruples that have
been put forward, and venture to predict that the
measure which within a few hours will be
submitted to the House and the country will be
something very different from that so strenuously
and so disinterestedly recommended by the PA L-
MEP lITONIA.N organ.

SURREY THEATRE.

Miss Goddard, the celebrated tragic actress, had
last night an opportunity of increasing her already
well-earned popularity as a highly-finished deli-
neator of Shakspearian characters. The role she
sustained on this occasion being that of " Hamlet,"
a character hitherto pourtrayed by male actors ;
yet her magnificent reading—at once bold, clear,
and lucid—coupled with her thorough knowledge
of stage business, at once stamped her success as
complete. At the fall of the curtain she was called
to receive the well-earned plaudits of a crowded and
delighted audience. We predict for this lady a
high position in the walks of tragedy.

LATEST NEWS.

THE CHINA MAILS.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING.

The Colombo steamer, Capt. Field, has arrived
with the mails from China, Ceylon, &c. ; those
from Calcutta having been lost in the Ava.

She left Alexandria on the 13th ; Malta, 17th ;
Gibraltar, 21st.

The Colombo brings 107 passengers, among
whom aro the following from Lucknow :—Lady
Inglis, Mrs. Bruene, Mrs. Ruggles, Mrs. Ap-
thorpe, Captain Lawrence, Lieut. Powell, and
Lieut. Cook.

On freight she has 111 packages specie, value
not stated, 263 bales cotton, 37 boxes valuables,
and general cargo of fruit, &c.

Gibraltar exchanges on the 20th were—Lon-
don, 49; to 50 ; Paris, sf. 30c. ; Marseilles, sf.
30c.

The Colombo spoke Indus, steamer, on the
15th ; Malabar, steamer, on the 19th ; schooner,
Pride of the Seas, on the 20th, lat. 37.12 N.,
long. 1 E. ; ship, Storm Queen, on the 24th, lat.
45.20 N., long. 8.10 W.