The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-10 00:00:00

At the dinner/qt- the ,Tame. Agrieulturat7 4 s
ciation, at Thame, on Wednesday, :the night .1, r.
J. W. Henley, M.P., in replying to the toast of his
said--1_ am now fairlyenTiireaTo congratu-
late you upon the complete restoration of tranquil- •
lay throughout the *hole:of her Majesty's demi,;
nions, and upon tAe prosperous and, flourishing
condition of the country- generally. For the last
two or three years we have met here at a time when
the amicable relations of Europe were disturbed; or' •
when our troops were employed in suppressing a
great revliir ~,Lasfv-far we nierin the middle .of
all the hjairw-S,OS,TinAlan mutiny, when almost every
man was oppneseedrby the .feeling.that the knife of
the Indian migtigatithat moment be at.the throat
of some dear friend or connection; and when .we
hardly knew what. was to be the result of that ter-
rible outbreak4-'` Thank God, all those fears have
passed li4v4f.iingf complete tranquillity has been'
restorel'i , Since-then we have had some
Uneasy feelings in reference to the course of conduct •
likely tile puisTiedby one of our near neigfibeiii -
on the continent. Of course any feelings of uneasi-
ness with regard to so PoWerful a •soVereign must
naturally be the subject.of great anxiety to all of •
us, for I do not ''size polie that ' there is a single min
living in this country who would not strongly de-
precate a war between I3rigland and any, other con-
tinental powerorrid triorepartieularly :a war with
France: ---11-IMrlierr..)- I tielieve-that it is impossi= -
ble to calculate the .amonnt of mischief and misery
which siich•it war -would entail. A vast amount
of valuable blbod-and treasure would necessarily:be •
expended ; all- the evils and horrors of war would
come upon us, and probably,
.after two or three
years' hard fighting and scratching, we should .
leave off-just where we began—the only result
being the infliction of an immense amount of suffer-
ing, the sacrifice of thousands of lives, and the en-
gendering of an ill-feeling between France and
England. which it would take a long time to re-
,move, and- which- for years might prevent-the-two--
countries from becoming as good friends as they are
now. (Hear,' hear, and cheers.) lam not aware,
at the present,moinf.nt, that tlaerce, is any otheixhit
jest of great public importaziCe, effecting'
terests of people in this-parrotthe country, upon
which _ I -might ftp address. you. I may, however,
say that there is one subject upon which a good
deal has been alreadi, said, and upon which, no •
doubt,'a ,good deal will be said:hereafter. I allude'
to the supposed; necessity for making. some change,
in the present sysfem of the representation of the
country in Parliament. Now, with'reSpect to this -
question, my: oWii opinioh is, that themain body
of the.people; in this ;country are: very. iwell con-,
tented to, leave thinge in the same condition-as they
are at present. At all events, if therfariuto be
altered at "all, what the people at large naturally
desire to see is, that any s.lteration made should,be
of 'such a nature as fo lead to a reasonable hoPe
that it' would produce a real ancraubstantial
amendment of the -condition of all classes of the
population. (Hear, hear.) Above all, due care
ought to be taken that in-any projeCted alteratiOn
of the: existing state of things no.mischief should
arise in consequence of rash andrecklcss innovations, •
(Hear; hear, and cheers.) I I:klieVe that the feeling
I have expressed Upon this paint' is not only the
feeling of the great-majority- of, the welt-instructed
and well-infernaed classes :of the people, but the
feeling ofthe Majority of the people at large ; and
it is a feeling -in which I candidly' confess that' I
perfectly concur. ; (Hear, heir,) Gentlemen, whew
I was a young, man, I can. assure you that I wa;,
never very fond Of putting my fcot forward unless
I was perfectly. -w6ll aware of the -nature of the
ground upon which was about 'to place it, and
now that .1 have grown older, and do not find it Se
easy, perhaps; as it used 'to be to stand upon One
leg, I am still less desirous of lifting 'my foot and
shifting my position
.unless I know very well in •
what direction am about to advance. (Hear,
hear.) At' the 'same time, although I avow these
sentiments, I: say also that where a real reform is to
be effected I will never-be :backward in advocating
it. (Cheers.) Either in reference to the conduct of ,
our own cotinty businesei or while taking part in "
the transaction -of the; publie business of the country
I shall never shrink, so long as I occupy the honour-
able position in Whioh you have placed me, from
giving my best attention to the consideration of the
true merits or any proposed change, and if any per-
son can show me that there is a reasonable prospect
of such a change doing* good to the great mass of
the population, not only shall I be reaay to adopt
, it, but to give it my strongest-support, But change - , .
is not always reform.. (Hear, hear.) I,never have
been, and if I am to give you a candid expreasion
-of my opinion upon theniatter, I don't think I ever
shall .be.._ready and willing to adopt a proposition
for a change in the existing order of things, simply
beoause it is a change. (Hear, hear,-and cheers.)
I do not say that the present system is perfect, for
undoubtedly some evils may exist in it, but what I
say is, that it is far better to endure an evil, the
nature and extent of which is known, than to jump
into another of Which we know nothing. (Hear,
and cheers.)

FUNERAL OF THE KING OF SWEDEN.

All Stoeltholm was out and in black. The signs
of mourning were general; the crowd orderly in
the extreme. All available spices had been staged
and seated ; every window commanding a view
was lined with human heads ; as also trees, towers,
roofs, and spires. Where roofs were too steep tiles
had been' removed to enable the inmates to see.
The line of road for the procession was planked
and covered with five strips or widths of black
canvas, the space being kept by double rows of
.soldiers —Cavalry (Lancers), Artillery; and Itifat-
try. The Swedish military costumes appear dirty
and plain ; dark blue and yellow prevail in colour.
The Lancers wear a' sort of light, slate or sky-blue.
The Infantrrdark blue frock coat, black helmet,
with spike, and white trousers, the facings and
epaulettes yellow. The Foot Guards have shakoes,
white facings, and black feathers. 'The crowd was
dense in the extreme, but throughout quiet and
most orderly. The day was in keeping with the
ceremonial, overshadowed with clouds and sombre ;

little wind, but warm enough to secure out-of-door
comfort.

About twelve o'clock (noon) the procession
came on ; Infantry in dark blue tunics and white
trousers leading ; regimental' bands, stationed
at intervals, playing a Dead March, a wailing
sort of cadence ; church bells toiling and
clocks chiming • the step very slow, and not
more than half the length of the' foot moved at a
time. Then, followed generals, admirals, civilians,
decorated most profusely—Swedish clergy—grave
Lutherans—with robes, chains, and golden crosses
pendent—Norwegian bishops in black, wearing
neck ruffles after the manner of some of the Van-
dyke and Rembrandt portraits—Heralds with lace
collars, hats, and tall pendulous feathers, other
officials withblack skull caps, and tall black fea-
thers nearly a yard high—Councillors of State,
the several Orders of Knighthood, and Court
officials. The Regalia of the two nations, Sweden
and Norway, ~Was borne on cushions, as also the
several insignia of the Orders of the late King. The
King's horse with its trappings was led along by
grooms; the coffin was borne on men's shoulders,
covered from sight beneath a black velvet pall, the
canopy being supported by nobles of the realm
flowers were scattered on the pall and over the top
of the canopy. The present King followed under a
canopy 'carried by nobles ; then came his brothers.
The Queen then came under a separate canopy, led
by an officer of State or noble, one on each side,
extreme,
Whit.
supporting the Queen's hands, and five ladies
bearing her train. One of she Royal Princesses
seemed to be the only real mourner. The Court
collars.lad ie
All
ladieswere nwbalsa clku,iwetitahndslaosrhdeely drsleinevtehsea
troopsbutno real mourning, ouerrneeint,g,htahvaitnigs, nomoist
muskets
with eyes, The
fixed
The
bayonets, and as the procession advanced
a they
preTshenetperdocaesrmsiso,nanendtsetroecttshoetehurothechenan.d
remained
some two hours en
ship connected with the funeral. As the
coffin was lowered,.-__
of rockets were t in religious wor-
ship
the- vault a couple
began to thunder teenrtvaisa.loftA,
a ins
persons returned, the
King beneath the canopy
which had covered
the coffin, the Queen as she
paorntdion cannon
fnntohne
went, the march being quicker, the bands playing
the same tune, and the bells ringing, rather than
tolling ; rockets rose at intervals, and the guns
from the several forts fired until four times 84 were
completed. The troops left the ground, the people
dispersed quietly, and the dining-rooms or restore-
teurs were soon filled with officials—military,
naval, and civil. So ended the burial of a dead
King. Mourning will be worn for six months, and
in no nation could this form of respect be more
.eneral. - '

v 8 --" And eyes ?" I added, deeply in-
terested.GLASS ..YE •
Europe—from
Bvoe—ineironomn,
tfhroemblaPeakriosf, wlio
" Eyes we do not do so much in," he added
travels
An-
dalusia to the blues of Scandinavia." "But how are they
applied r, "Easily as possible," he added, pulling, out al
geetiiellYall the‘‘Tehyers ()ifs
drawer and displaying the upturned gaze of , winkless
alo
scores. " Let me see," said he, rapidly taking up eye after-•
eye, and comparipg them with my own. "Light Fay—
that's a good match. Now, with this little ivory jemmy
we prize the eye into its socket; the muscle being left, Ira'
get good motion, and the deception is perfect. .4.lgcly one*
closed her gOod eye, and went up to the glasgtoikee het'
false one.. There is one little drawback, hqwever ; you can;;
wipe away a cold tear perfectly, but, as the eyeball itself is
not sensitive, the ties sometimes walk upon it, which looka bl
,odd."—Once a Week.