The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-01 00:00:00

MILITARY OBITUARY FOR MARCH.

Generals.—John Munro, East India Companfs
Service ; Aug. Andrew; C. 8., ditto.

Lieutenant-Generals.—John Williams Alfred.
Major-Generals.—Cecil Bisshopp, C. 8., Colonel
16th Foot ; Fred. Charles Griffiths.
ColonelA.—Henry Tucker, Royal Engineers ; H.
Cotton, C. 8., East India Company's Service ; C.
Graham, C. 8., retired full pay, ditto.
Lieutenant-Colonel.--William Wilmer, Bth
Dragoons • Samuel G. Carter, retired full pay, 16 h
Feva ; Lord Alvanley; J. P. Dirom, late Orenadier
Guards ; J. K. Mackenzie, 'ate 4th Foot ; George
Warren, late 23d F-ot ; Richard Hort, late
81st Foot ; J. D. B. Elphinstoue, Me 4th West
India R,,g,ment • Henry Smart, late Royal Engi-
neers ; J. Lionel Stephenson, C. 8., E tst India
Company's Service ; Sir William Lloyd, retired full
pay, dirt.,. _ .

Majors.—Sir James Dunlop, Bart., Coldstream
Guards ; John Smith, retire i full pay, Royal Ar-
tillery ; Sir A. Mackenzie, Bart., retired full pay,
E rat India Company's Service ; G. Simmons, late
7th Drag.lon Guards ; Viscount B.lgon,e, late
Gi'ena ier Guards ; A. C. Innes, late 3i Foo-.
Caprai*s—Gaith-pore Sterling Home, sth Foot,
on board the City of Manchester, on voyage from
Calcutta t r London ; Robert Bogle, 78 h Foot, of
wounds ; John Gordon, 82d Foot, of wounds ;
Henry L-m3priere, half-pay Royal Artillery ; Bt'-
verley Robinson, ditto ; Thomas Askew, half pay
Wal'er's R-giment ; John Fleury, half-pay Port
Service.

Lie uten an ts.—Sydn eyVy se, 6th Dragoon Guard-,
killed in action; John C. Brown, 5.h Foot ; Fred.
Brown(' Sind with, 10th Foot; John Gordon, 93d
Foot ; Edward Stanley, retired full pay, Royal
Artillery Drivers ; William Kingsmill, retired full
pay, 10th Vet, rinary Battalion.
Ensigns--Wm, Spooner, 54th Foot .; Thos. Fred.
Bowen, 59 h killed iu acti, in ; Alexander M`Dout-11,
half-pay, Glengarry Feucibles.
Ajutani—John Packett, half-pay, 2d Greek
Light Infantry.
Quartermaster—Jobn Jones, la' e Scots Fusilier
Guards.

As,istant Commissary General—Donald MaeLio :1,
half-pay.
Inspect:l! General of Hospitals—Hugh Bone,
M. D., half pay.
Surgeon—Ebnezer Hack-, half-pay, 1.8 h Dra-
goons. . .

AssistantSurgeon—Robert Ferguson, 95th Foot,
Deesa.

EARL SrANHOPE'S ADDRESS.

(Front the Times.)
The address of Lord Stanhope to the University
of Aberdeen deserves a high place in what has now
become a numerous and important class of compo-
sitions. We have seldom read anything so likely
to apply the needful stimulus to the often smoul-
derini, fire and fitful ambition of Academic youth.
A Scotch precedent is ab nit the last that is likely
to obtain weight at our English Universities, and
one of them has for its Chancellor a man who
teaches eloquence, at least, by his own most distin-
guished example. Yet even Lord Derby could
bring that example more home, and make it m ,re
available, if he wt uld some day inform the scholars
and reasonets, but very indifferent talkers, of his
University how he came by his marvellous coin-
wan.] of words and power of exposition. This is
not meant to imply that the exaiitple is perfect, for,
like one of the representatives ot the same Univer-
sity, Lord Derby is occasionally carried away in
the torrent of his own words. When, however,
we see a man, the chief of his party, able to rally
it and bring it into power once and again tinder the
most adverse circumstances,—then there is no sub-
ject on which be cannot deliver himself so as to
rivet the at:eation of all hearers, disarm their hos-
tility, and for the time even ()verb' ar their convic-
tions, it is idle to criticise a faculty which every-
body must envy an I desire. So, by what pro-
cess is Lerd Derby an orator ? How did a, t assist
na'ure 3 Can he impart the secret to that
crowd of students,—the hope ot England,—fry m
whom our Parliament, our pulpits, our coirrt-i,
our magistracy, our hustings and platf-runs,
to be supplied ? Lord Stanhope has given his
view Of the secret, which, indeed, is in general
terms that to which every distinguished orator,
ancient or modern, has given his authority. It is
labour, study, practice, drudgery, application, or
whatever else we may call it. We should only
take up needless time if we were to attempt au
enumeration of the splendid examples and em-
phatic admonitions iu favour of early, constant,
variou., and systematic training, in the case of
everybody called upon to speak in public. The
early statutes and usages of our Univ,rsities bear
witness to the paramount importance of the faculty
in the estimation of oar forefathers. The old
scholars of Oxford "disputed" their way from
term to term, from one degree to another. Till
the Restoration we believe we are justified in saying
that no sermon was ever read in the University
pulpit, and even elsewhere a manuscript was as
great a confession of weakness as a printed book
would be in these days. Yet these were ages iu
• which the Universities had a far stronger hold on
the nation than they now have. They were not be-
hind ours in solidity of scholarship, iu depth of
philosophy, and strength of conviction. The art of
speaking did not dilute learning and weaken vigour
of mind, but ministered to them. Scholars then
not only held their own, but went forth, and
taught, and persuaded, and governed the world.
In this age, however, which brooks no com-
parison with any age that went before it, it is a plain
fact, which cannot be disputed, that neither at our
Universities, nor at our public schools, nor in any
other places and systems of education in vogue
amongst us, is any attempt made to teach the art
of speaking. What may be adduced in the way of
exception is utterly inconsiderable. From the time
a gentleman's son goes to school to the happy mo-
ment when he sees his name, perhaps, in the list
of Wranglers or the "Class List," he has most pro-
bably never recited English poetry or prose, never
even read either aloud, much less has he ever made
an oral statement of facts or views to a greater
length than a short sentence in reply to a short
question. Up to the age of three-and-twenty it is
matter yet to be ascertained whether the intended
clergyman can read a verse in the Bible as it ought
to be road ; whether the intending barrister can
make a legal statement, attempt to convince with-
out giving disgust, or to persuade without making
himself ridiculous. He may at that age he able to
do many things seldom required. He may be
deep
in Greek and Roman antiquities, and able he
write
strue and even scan any chorus ;
'rho may
Greek and Latin verses in a dozen
vracerr:om, pose a
be a good mathematician, and
except in the
ethase at,d many
never be cal ed
tolerable essay. He may.,kafay
What hO)wr--
other, accomplishments, Tfe,
int) practice once in awhole
rinons, or in somt. c
production of written se
respondence of u do in one way or an-
the gall' common gift of all
ever, every man un'f:raolmgrianvfiatny:
classes, all
ill ages
e sdifference between man and
other, what
profession'',what is the
first and foremostVeen one
wait ut any man and another, is left
brute, and between
aSsistance whatever from
to chance'
schools or -universities.
~onie men have naturally
better organs of articulation, some are in better
society and more among good
some are more acct ibis •
some begin to talk a year
or two before oth
ers, and have that start upon
them ; some prefer society to study from mere idle-
ness ; some are early seized with an ambition to be
orators. Nature and circumstances interfere in
many ways, and make one man a speaker, another
mute, and others all shades between these ex-