The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-31 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATUIWAY EVENING AUGUST 31, 1i67.

ever nothing has as yet been done, and the
mess in some regiments have become so hopeless
of -waiting longer that they are selling their
she' es at each. Worse still, in other cases men
have been in,duced to borrow money on the faith of
tl to Govern went promises, and have consequently
b ecome involved in great straits. Instead of a
g ain in such cases the prize money becomes an
dbsolute loss. It is a strange reward to give to a
man for courage and devotion to the service to
subje ct him to all the harass and disappointment of
a " life deferred" during nine weary years. In
many cases in 'which the rules and regulations of
the service become oppressive there is at least a pre-
tence of reason or necessity, but for the with-
holoing of fairly earned prize money there
is no shadow of an excuse. Such conduct on
the part of the authorities is the more
blameable, because soldiers are not free to agitate
for justice as men in other professions are.
They arebound by rule and discipline, and it is only
by stealth, as it were, that they can make grievances
known. We shall never have a good supply of
efficient recruits until we show that we treat our
soldiers when fairly enlisted with justice and consi-
deration. The prize money is an old grievance ;
but old grievances ought by this time to be removed.
Army reforms are much talked about ; but in wait-
ing for an elaborate alteration and remodelling of
our whole system, it would surely be possible to
have such matters as these set right, and to take
care that for the future when prize money is fairly
earned it should be fairly awarded, not withheld
until some of the claimants are dead, and others,
weary of long delay, have relinquished their claim.

The intelligence from America confirms the pre
vious reports of the unwillingness of General GRANT
to consent to the suspension of SHERIDAN. It is
currently reported that he protested against the
order, on the ground of its being contrary to the
wishes of the people. The PRESIDENT replied, by
acknowledging the brilliant military services of
SHERIDAN, but contended that he lacked the judg-
ment and moderation of THOMAS. It does not seem
to require much experience to be aware that the
same qualities which make a brilliant and success-
ful general are not likely to make a just and tem-
perate civil governor. General SHERIDAN especially,
whose somewhat harsh interpretation of the
laws of war rendered his name unpopular
in this country at the time of the desolation
of the Shenandoah, is ill qualified by nature
and habit for the discharge of his difficult
and somewhat invidious office in the South. Few
of the military commanders appointed under the
Reconstruction Act have fulfilled their duties 'with-
out unnecessary severity and interference with the
civil officers, and General SHERIDAN has not cer-
tainly been among those few. In fact, he has set
a prominent example, not only of sternness and
despotism to the people under his charge, but of
absolute disrespect to the PRESIDENT. After the
suspension of STANTON the removal of SHERIDAN
was confidently looked for, and excited little sur-
prise, though as we have seen it called forth some
opposition. General GRANT and the PRESIDENT
are since reported to have come to an understanding,
and General GRANT has transmitted the order to
THOMAS. Whether the latter disliked the

office of superseding his more brilliant
rival is uncertain, but he has pleaded
ill health, and his duty is delegated to General
lIANCOCK. General SICKLES, it is thought, will be
the next charge. Ile persists in his interference
with the Federal Courts, and the processes of the
Circuit Court of North Carolina are still obstructed
by his authority. The PRESIDENT has made a con-
cession in SHERIDAN'S favour by transferring him
to tho command of the department of Missouri.
The change may, perhaps, teach him moderation,
but it is a lesson hard to learn by one used to the
unscrupulous exercise of well nigh irresponsible
power. The disaffected Radical officials can always
obtain some consolation out of doors. Large meet-
ings have been held by Radical soldiers and sailors
at Washington and Philadelphia with respect to
the removal of Mr. STANTON, at which the conduct
of the ex-Secretary was loudly applauded, and his
) suspension denounced.

can do nothing, and his whole,system is by an extreme
effort to make a patient walk a trifle better than before
the fatigue of which afterwards makes him worse.
His whole system consists in saying to the patient,
"Walt, I want you to walk." The Marshal there-
fore repudiates belief in what has been called the

" Zouave miracle."
Alexandre Dumas has written an extraordinary,
not to say impudent, letter to the Emperor, of

which the following is a copy :
" Illustrious Colleague,—When you undertook
to write the history of the conqueror of the Gauls,
all the libraries were anxious to place at your dis-
posal the documents which the libraries contained.
The result was a work superior to all others, be-
cause it included the greatest quantity of historical

documents.
" Being occupied at this moment in writing the
history of another Ciesar, named Napoleon Bona-
parte, I want documents relative to his appearance
on the scene of the world.
"In short, I want all the pamphlets to which
the 13th Vendemaire gave rise. I have
applied for them to the Imperial Library, but
they have been refused. There remains for me,
then, no other mode than for me to address myself
to you, my illustrious confrere, to whom nothing is
refused, to beg you to ask, in your own name, for
these pamphlets at the Library, and to have the
goodnees, when you shall obtain them, to place
them at my disposal. •
" Should you comply with my request, you will
have rendered me a service which, in the interest of
letters (littercirement), I shall never forget.
" I have the honour to be, with respect, illustrious
author of the " Life of C:esar," your very humble
and very grateful confrere,
ALEXANDRE DUMAS."
It is said that Mr. Dumas received immediately, by
the care of M. Duruy, the Minister of Public In-
struction, all the pamphlets asked for. The date
of this letter is not given.
It has been exceedingly 'hot to-day, and the
weather appears to be again settled.
Salzbourg is for the moment forgotten by the
Paris journalists, who to-day devote much space to
appreciation of the speeches of the Emperor at
Arras and Lille. With scarcely an exception the
speech is considered as confirmatory of the Empe-
ror's celebrated phrase " The Empire is Peace."
Not content with their own opinions respecting
these noble speeches, the journals publish by way
of confirmation of their views the article in The Sun
of Wednesday upon the subject, to which they give
the legitimate prominence due to it to the exclusion
of any commentary upon the opinions of any of the
other London papers. The Constitutionnel inserts
the remarks of 7 he Sun immediately after its account
of the progress of the Emperor and Empress.

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ITALY.

FLORENCE, Aug. 30.

The journals of to-day announce that Garibaldi
will go to Geneva on the 3d of September to be
present at the International Peace Congress.

THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES.
BUCHAREST, Aug. 30.
The following is the list of the new Ministry :
{President and Minister
••• of the Interior.
Louis Steege ... Minister of Finance.
Demeter Bratiano ... Minister of Public Works.
Alexandre Teriakion ... Minister of Foreign Affairs
Colonel Adrian ... Minister of War.
Antoine Anion ... Minister of Justice.
M. Golesco will perform the duties of Minister of
Foreign Affairs until the arrival of M. Teriakion.

Stephen Golesco

BOMBAY MAIL.

MALTA, August 30.

The Bangaloreleft at Bp.m. to-day for Southamp•
on, where she may be expected about the Bth o:

September.
The Syria arrived from Alexandria at 5 p.m. to-
day, with one of her paddle-wheels damaged. It
will be repaired, and she will leave at noon to-mor-
row for Marseilles, where she may be expected early
on 3d September.

OUTWARD CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND
AUSTRALIAN MAILS.
The Ceylon, from Southampton 20th inst., ar-
rived on the 29th, at 5 p.m., and left at 6 p.m. far
Alexandria. The Tanjore from Marseilles, 28th
inst., arrived to-day at 8 p.m., and leaves at mid
night for Alexandria.

GIBRALTAR, August 28.
The Euxine leaves at midnight for Southampton
where she may be expected on the 2d September.