The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-21 00:00:00

verse :

."But among these suffering objects (invalids) are a
number whose nobler part, from what cause soever, has
been shattered—they suffer, not from a broken limb, but
from a broken mind. They should be—they are—the
objects of the deepest commiseration. Time runs on;
patients cannot be kept for ever in a hospital intended for
temporary cases alone ; a number of the poor lunatics
are pronounced incurable. Inquiries are made and out
of—say—seven cases, the authorities discover the parishes
of six of the men ; and they are forwarded to their
" settlements." But the seventh ? his parish is un-
known; his country must provide for him. After so
much care bestowed on him, it does provide for him—it
"deserts" him in the street I Notice is sent to the autho-
rities of the nearest parish, or to the police, that at such a
time and place a lunatic soldier will be turned adrift. The
highest military authorities of the State have provided no
refuge for cases of this kind ; the law officers of the Crown
direct the highest military authorities at Chatham that this
is the legal way of disposing of the poor lunatic soldier.
The parish officers naturally object to having a burden thus
thrust upon them in such a fashion. And this week has
witnessed the spectacle of a lunatic soldier attempted to be
thrown on the parish—rejected by the parish officers—
wandering about the streets, but fortunately watched by
another soldier, and, it is said, taken back to Fort Pitt.
Is this worthy of England ? cannot she maintain a score
or two of lunatic soldiers ? cannot she find them a refuge
in a more decent style thau this ? 'ls it fair treatment of
the parish of St. Margaret's or the parish of Chatham ? If
Mr. Sydney Herbert asked the means from the House of
Commons to provide an asylum for these poor fellows would
he be refused ? The people of these towns seem to be
thoroughly roused on the matter. It will be seen in other
columns how the authorities of Rochester have come into
collision with the military authorities on the subject ; how
determined they are to resist such treatment. On the
other hand, it is reported that the Crown officers threaten
penal proceedings against the parish !"—Chatham News,
No. 2, page 4.

RETURN OF PRINCE ALFRED.—DOVER, WED-
NESDAY 6 P.M.—His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, just
arrived at Dover from Calais on board the Royal Mail
packet Prince Frederick William, Captain Pidduck, will
leave for Portsmouth to-morrow morning by the 5.20 trair,
vis Reigate and Brighton.
PRINCE LUCIEN BONAPARTE.—Prince Lucien
Bonaparte is at present sojourning among the hills at
Stanhope and St. John's, in Weardale, translatinc, the
Song of Solomon into the dialect of the county of Durham.
He will proceed hence to Craven, with a view of transla-
ting the book into the Yorkshire dialect.
ENTERTAINMENT AT THE TRINITY-HOUsE.—The
annual entertainment of the Hon. Trinity Corporation took
place last evening at the Trinity-house, Tower-hill. Owing
to the Court being at Osborne, the Prince Consort, the
Master of the Corporation, was unable to preside, and most
of the Ministers intimated their inability to attend in conse-
quence of the pressing character of their official duties.
The National Guard of Turin have opened a sub-
scription for a medal to be offered to Count Cavour.
RED SEA AND INDIA TELEGRAPIL—The Secre-
tary of the Red Sea and India Telegraph Company in-
forms us that a telegram has been received from Cosseir,
dated the 13th inst., sent from Alexandria, via Marseilles,
announcing that the telegraphic communication between
Cosseir and Suez (which had been interrupted owing to
the dragging of a ship's anchor across the harbour at the
former place) has been restored.
THE LATE ACCIDENT TO THE CLIPPER INDIAN
QUEEN,—This vessel (which put into Valparaiso on the
10th of last May, in consequence of the loss of masts, &c.,
in a storm at sea, in the previous month, and the want of
hands, the captain and 13 of the crew having perished by
the swamping of a boat) has been condemned, as advices
received at Liverpool yesterday state that the cost of re-
pairing her and putting her in full equipment for sea would
be £7,000. In the face of this large sum it has been deemed
necessary to sell the ship.
THE FINANCE OF LONDON.—The Chamberlain of
the city, in his annual accounts, acknowledges himself a
debtor to the amount of £162,392, and a creditor to the
amount of £26,213, leaving a balance of £136,178, being the
surplus of the several duties and payments to the sth of
January, 1859, to be carried to the account of application
of surpluses. The duty on coal yielded -P145,703, and the
duty on wine £4,708.

HARVEST IN THE WEST.—A more than ordinary
yield is expected this year throughout most districts in the
west of England. The corn is described as looking superb,
and it is affirmed that the crop will far surpass that of last
year. In the vicinity of Bristol cutting will soon commence.
The accounts of the silk crop show that in Italy
the result has been worse even than last year, the quan-
tity being small and the yield bad. In France it has been
rather better, but as the Italian production is the most im-
portant the consequence is that the general European sup-
ply is comparatively unfavourable. The demand for silver
for China, therefore, promises to be maintained.

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A LIBERAL OFFER.--There is a hideous French
column recently erected near the house of the late victor
'
of Waterloo). We all cry out for its removal. Now our
tisi
friendn Le.olNum.,no,flSikoelfehriis uncles in the Place Vendome.
nou, must just now want an adver-
Will'he take ours ? He shall have it so cheap, say for the
value of the Italian Confederation, Is it a bargain ?
Punch,