The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-19 00:00:00

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followed by some troops. Perhaps by to-morrow
we may hear of some great contest coming off be-
tween the Prussians and Austrians. The latter
may be concentrating their forces in order to be
more than a match for their antagonists. If speed
could afford any sure prospect of ultimate
success, Count BISMARCK has done his best
to secure the advantage ; but them is no know-
ing how soon the tide of affairs. may take a
turn, and those lately so triumphant may be over-
whelmed with defeat. Prussia has grc at odds against

her, and the fact that all the chief states of Ger- I
many are adverse to her policy and resist her en-
croachments, might well have made her pause in her
career. The Government of Berlin_ is, however, so
infatuated that no discretion was to hove been ex-
pected from them, and nothing will settle the vexed
questions that distract Germany but recourse to
war. The sooner the rapid advance of ;the Prussian
troops is checked the better, and the Aus-

Last night the long-expected papers relating to
the Jamaica Commission were laid upon the table
of the House of Commons by Mr. CARDWELL, and
it certainly seems a fitting retribution that soon
afterwards the Ministers should have sustained a
defeat in the most exciting division of the Session.
It must have been apparent to many for some time
past that there was much needless delay in producing
these papers ; and certainly the result of the inquiry
does not at all indemnify Earl RUSSELL for the
course he pursued towards Mr. EYRE, in deference
to the requests made by the deputations and the
indignation expressed at various public meetings.
The result of the inquiry has exonerated Mr. EYRE
from all the chief charges so indiscriminately
brought against him, and the conclusions arrived
at are contradictions in terms to the statements so
pretentiously made by the Exeter-hall clique and
their auxiliaries. The first conclusion is, that the
disturbances in St. Thomas-in-the-East had their
immediate origin in a planned resistance to law-
ful authority. Now this is exactly what has been
all along denied by the party who took up this
affair so strongly at the outset ; they doubted that
there had been a rebellion at all, in defiance of all
that was said to the contrary, and in spite
of the positive proofs of eye-witnesses,
the Commissioners consider that "praise is due to
Governor EYRE for the skill; promptitude, and
vigour which he manifested during the early stages
of the insurrection, to the exercise of which quali-
ties its speedy termination is in a great measure to
be attributed." This expression of opinion must be
a great satisfaction to Mr. EYRE and his friends,
especially after the unwarrantable representations
that have been made by prejudiced persons. It
iis also stated that although the original de-
I sign of rebellion was confined to a small por-
tion of the parish of St. Thomas-in-the-East,
yet that the disorder spread with singular rapi-
dity, and so great was the state of excitement
prevailing that hail more than a " momentary suc-
cess" been obtained, the ultimate overthrow of the
insurgents would have been attended by a still more
fearful loss of life and property. The military and
naval operations are considered to have been prompt
and judicious. Martial law is said to have been
continued tco long, and the punishments inflicted
are mentioned as excessive. No doubt some of the
evidence which was produced before the Commis-
sioners recorded instances of cruelty and oppres-
sion ; but we question if, under the peculiar circum-
stances of the case, it was possible for the
authorities to have prevented these sad events
from occurring. It is not usual when a place has
been under martial law to institute so strict an
inquiry into all the particulars of the transactions,
but if it were many details would present themselves
that would show the feeling of those dwelling among
quiet and orderly civilians. It is stated by the
Commissioners that some of the insurgents were
.actuated by feelings of hostility towards political
and personal opponents, " while not a few contem-
plated the attainment of their ends by the death or
expulsion of the white inhabitants of the island."
Now, is not this exactly the sum and substance
of the reports made 'by Mr. EIRE respecting the
state of affairs, both before and during the period
of the outbreak? In fact, the more we consider
the conduct of the Government in this affair the
more blameable does it seem. They had no occa-
sion to jump at conclusions; there was no need for
such unseemly haste ; all the inquiries relative to
the conduct of the officials in the island could have
been made in an effective manner without displac-
ing Mr. EYRE. Had this been the case there would
have been no necessity for his retirement,
which is now unavoidable. Had Lord PAL-
MERSTON been in office such a disgrace would
have been spared the Ministry as now appertains to
them of inflicting injuries on a valuable public ser-
vant, who by his skill and promptitude has pre-
served to the British Crown an important part of
its colonial possessions. If this is to be the reward
of those who under circumstances of peculiar diffi-
culty display courage and exercise, forethought, it
bodes ill for our national credit and for the welfare
of our vast colonial territories.
Mr. CARDWELL makes a long tirade upon the
subject generally, and concludes by inti-
mating that in the opinion of her MAJESTY'S
Government they cannot advise the Crown to re-
instate Mr. EYRE, and by placing the new form of
Government in new hands they will be doing their
best to establish, on firm and solid grounds, the
future welfare of Jamaica. This is a conspicuous
instance of the illustration of the proverb, " One
sows that the other may reap ;" for had it not been
for the exertions of Mr. EYRE, Mr. CARDWELL
would not be now calmly and confidently planning
what the new Governor is to do in the new order of
things. Although he leaves the scene of his
honourable labours, and is removed from
the exercise of those duties he has dis-
charged so faithfully and so well, Mr. -EYRE
is not to be considered an object of pity; the
praise due to fortitude and devotion is pre-eminently
his, and the repros.chh and calumnies heaped upon
him recoil upon thpse. who uttered them. In the
opinion of those best qualified to judge of the in-
habitants of the island, he has been the means,
under Providence, of rescuing them from certain
destruction. So long as any of the white population
remain on the island his name will live in their
grateful recollection, and his memory will be handed
down to their children as the preserver anddefender
of their lives and properties. Under this aspect of
the affair, Mr. EYRE may bear his reverse of posi-
tion with calmness ; and, indeed, he has done more
during his short stay in Jamaica than many who
have been more than double that period in similar
situations.. It may be that the hours of the
RUSSELL-GLADSTONE Ministry are numbered ; but,
however long it remain in office, this mismanage-
ment of the Jamaica affair, this ill-treatment of an
honoured public servant of the Crown, will remain
an indelible stain on its annals, and be pointed at
hereafter as an unworthy exercise of power to suit
the prejudices of a class, and a most unwise act in
weakening the authority of colonial military and
naval officers in time of disturbance.

TELLING CERTAINLY !—By an odd coincidence,
on looking to the Tellers of the Opposition, it seems
consonant with the fitness of things, to find that while the
first is that of the Lord Dunkellin, the second is that of a
Cave—one of the Caves of tho House of Commons ! Not
the Cave of Adullam, however, but of Mr. Stephen Cave,
the member for Now Shorehaxn.
PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Kean will take their benefit and make their last appear-
ance this season to-morrow evening, when will be per-
formed " Tho Merchant of Venice," and the comedy of
"The Jealous Wife." The parts of Shylock and Portia in
the former play, and those of Mr. Oakley and Mrs. Oakley
in the latter will be respectively sustained by Mr ;and Mrs.
Ban.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Monday Evening.
It is still uncertain whether the Chambers will be
able to get through the business before them, or
whether there will be a prolongation of their labours.
The Government is still desirous to pass the law for
the abolition of debt this session ; and a well-in-
formed paper alludes to the possibility of this being
done, but I hear in a Ministerial quarter that the
Government begins to abandon the hope of effecting
this object. There is nothing else of par-
ticular importance before the Chamber. The
Emperor has again postponed his journey to
Vichy, and as no day is now fixed for
his departure it perhaps will not take place
until some arrangement be made as to the termina-
tion of the session. Indeed it is now certain that
the Emperor will forego his visits to some of the
provinces in which he proposed to make a short
stay. The war demonstrations have caused similar
changes in regard to the departure of Prince Jerome
Napoleon from Paris. It was, I believe, his inten-
tion to return for a short time to Italy. Subse-
quently it was stated, almost officially, that the
Prince and his family had made arrangements to
stop at their country chateau at Meudon until the
autumn. On the contrary, a Havre paper, re-
ceived to-day in Paris, states that apartments
have been ordered for the Prince at the chief hotel

in that town, and that probably his Imperial High-
ness would shortly embark from that part on
another voyage.
An immense number of applications have been
made to the Minister of the Interior for permission
to erect establishments for amusements or for spec-
tacles in the vicinity of the Great Exhibition. One
speculator asks to be allowed to erect upon the
Seine, extending from the Place de la Concorde to
the Pont des Invalides, a vast temporary establish-
ment for balls,
,concerts, Olympic games, dramatic
representations, and pantomimes. It is to include a
restaurant, cafe, and library. This speculator is
said to be backed by an English Company. It is

proposed that the building shall accommodate no
less than 30,000 persons.
The wintry weather yesterday had a sensible
effect on the Fontainbleau races. The attendance
was but scanty. The racing, however, was good
and interesting. An account of it follows :
Second prize of the Society for the Encourage-
ment and Improvement of Horse Breeding in
France. 2,000 f.
Alexandra (Jones) 1
Coresia (Weber) 2
Belisaire (C. Pratt) 3
L'Express 1,500 f., given by the Mediterranean
Railway Company for entire horses and mares of
three-yrs-old and Upwards.
Monitor (Spreoty) 1
Vltime (A. Watkins) 2
Canotiere (Kitchener) 3

The cup given by the Emperor, and '5,000f. in
money given by the Admiuistration des Haras.
Matamore (C. Pratt) 1
Auguste
Fumee (A. Watkins) 3

Amount of prize, 5,350 f.
Prize of Fontainebleau (Handicap), 5,000 f., given
by the town of Fontainebleau for entire horses
and mares 3 yrs old and upwards
Count Lagrange's La Favorite
Colect-Monte (Parr) 2
Pauline (loves) 3
The betting was 12 to 1 agst the winner, La
Favorite. The second horse wowsoof.
Prix de l'lmperatrice (Steeple"chase Handicap),
2,500 f., given by the Emperor for entire horses
and mares.
Astrolabe (Cassidy) 1
Betty (Esley) 2
Kat inka
The betting was 4 to 1 agst Astrolabe, the win-
ner. Amount of the prize, 3,725 f. ; 200 f. to the

second horse.
A. frightful crime committed at midday, in the
commune of Moutey, in the department of the ,
North, has excited general indignation in that part
of the country A girl, not 15 years old, while
working in the fields, was subjected to atrocious
violence by a man named Fosse, and on her calling,
out for assistance he murdered her by stabbing her
with a knife. Ile has been arrested. The assassin
is a man of bad antecedents, and has already been
in prison for robbery.
The Academy of Moral and Political Science, in
its sitting of Saturday, met to decide upon the
competition for the prize for the best essay upon
the management of the Finances. It did not award
any prize, but under the title of encouragement it
granted a medal worth I,ooof to the Memoir No. 2,
with this epigraph: "—" In the present constitution
of society, it is with the administration of the
finances that all parts of the Government should be
connected and made subservient." The Academy
also awarded a prize of 500 f. to the Memoir No.
1, with this motto—" My liberty and my greatness,
said a king of France, consists in my being so
bound that I cannot do any evil."
The trial for the frightful murders on board the
Feederis Arca will commence at Brest to-morrow.
The prisoners are eight in number.
M. M6ry, of the Academie Francaise, a man of
great literary attainments, died yesterday, after
great suffering.
The Bourse is still in an excited state. The
Rente opened at 62f. 55c., and closed at 62f. 50c.
The Italian 5 per Cents. declined to 37f. 15e.
The papers from the north of Germany did not
reach Paris to-day. In their absence sinister re-
ports multiply.
According to the Italian paper L'italie, war was
to commence in Italy on the 21st. Victor Emmanuel
was to leave Florence to-day to join the army.
Prince Charles of Bavaria, who is appointed
Generalissimo of the Federal army, is 71 years old.
He is the son of the Elector Maximilian of Bavaria,
who was made King in 1806 by the Emperor
' Napoleon. Nevertheless his first campaign was
> against France.