The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-15 00:00:00

TflE ;SUN, LONDON 3 SATURDAY EVENING,_ OCTOBER 15, 1859

money with such Tirgi-a innocence, to a notoriously
corrupt old city, we II ally cease to wonder at any-
thing. We We imagine, however, that not one of
those
gentlemen would have faced the de-
claration pre used by Lord BROUGHAM and
Sir JOHN P A:KINGTON. Our virtuous House
of Commons resolved, however, that its doors
should present no terrors to the briber. Against
Jews it long closed them, but our pious SPOONERS
and NEWDEGATES had no such horror of Christians
whose religion lay in demoralising their fellow-
men by hundreds.
The evidence taken at Gloucester contains
hardly the usual amount of ludicrous revelations,
thou:h one can but regret to use the word ludi-
crous in 1...1
Terence to what ought to excite mere
disgust. .The tricks and dodges by which corrup-
tion endeavours to keep on the safe side of law
will, clause even vice to provoke a smile.
There
"medicine" for which THOMPSON,
s the however,
known at Gloucester' as THORNTON, telegraphed to
London ; the select family of COOPEYS, numbering
12 or 14, who always voted together, and to whom
some bribers Would rather give £2OO than lose
them ; the "sweetening' offered to a man taking
his tea; money offered to the wife to become the
EVE to her ADAM; playing a game at skittles with
the briber that the money might be received for a
bet, not for a vote; political preference enough, re-
maining, to vote for £B, for a Whig, though £lO
might be got for voting for a Tory; and many
other funny scintillations from the dark mass of
the evidence. But looking at it as a whole, it is
not merely insufferably tedious, but intolerably dis-
gusting. "I gave so much," and "I took so much''
—is the sum of it : the chief variation being that
between wholesale and retail transactions. Glou-
cester, like Norwich, Berwick, Wakefield, &c., is
but an electoral brothel. There were the greater
delinquents—the impenitent Magdalens—con fess-
ing to sending £lOO, £2OO, £5OO, £l,OOO, and so
forth, at a time, or to accepting those amounts. There
were the humbler offenders, owning that they had
bribed with a £2 or a £5, or a £lO ; or that they had
given to a whole family of COOPEYS an untold sum.
To a certain extent all parties were ignorant of
what each other did ; but it was the ignorance of
corruption. It was convenient, should anything
happen, that each should know as little as possible.
The impartiality of the actual workers and reci-
pients was remarkable. Very few would vote a
sovereign or two cheaper on one side than the other,
and after having received money from one side they
very freely took it and voted for the other; pro-
bably having had the first sum more than doubled
by the other party. THOMPSON himself had been
ten years in the service of the Conservatives, and
seventeen in that of the Liberals—electionening
politics being his profession.
No Nazareth, however, without some good thing
in it. There is a Conservative Club in Gloucester,
and the Liberals matched it with a Reform Club,
which certainly was needed. The latter adopted
the opinion, they say, of the late Mr. COPPOCK,
that the Ballot only could put down corruption,
and they made it a condition with every candidate
that he should vote for the Ballot. This, beyond
all doubt, speaks much in favour of the wishes of the
Liberals. It shows also that they were confident of a
majority without corruption. The world will justly
believe that the Tories must have always been the
beginners of corruption, when it sees them afraid
of. secret voting—of voting which would net give
them a receipt for the wages of corruption—while
the Liberals wanted no such receipt. On the broad
facts of the case, therefore, the verdict must be,
that both parties bribed—bribed almost without
stint—but that the Tories are the party who are
'afraid to lose the power of bribing, probably,
therefore, the party which began it, and which has
gained most by it.

THORLEY'S FARMER'S ALMANACE

FOR 1860.

When one attains eminence in any department
of science imitators are sure to follow in his train.
We have doctors in medicine, philosophy, and other
subjects ; but it has been reserved for Mr. Thorley
to gain general commendation as a cattle doctor,
blending with his peculiar practice the art of agri-
culture in its most scientific application. Thus we
have very valuable hints as to the improvement in
the breeding, feeding, and management of live stock,
with a variety of information highly essential to
the farmer.

Mr. Thorley has just published a very compact
handy little almanack, embracing a very great
variety of very useful matter connected with agri-
culture, and special reference to food for cattle. It
contains besides, farmers' memoranda for each month,
steam culture, steam cartage, cattle cookery and
veterinary science, chemistry of cattle food—in
short, everything requisite or useful so far as science
can be applicable to the farmer's wants. It contains,
also Agricultural Societies, Fairs, and Markets in
England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle%f
Man. The principal Government and Public
Offices, Courts of Law, the Houses of Peers and
Commons, with their town residences, also find a
place in this modest, interesting, and very cheap
handbook for the farmer as well as for the general
•
man of business.

As a specimen of the benefit derived by cattle
from using Mr. Thorley's food, we give the follow-
ing testimony from William Miles, Esq., Dixfield,
Exeter, who says :

" I have tried it with great success on a little mare I4f
hands high, 27 years old, and a perfect "bag of bones."
It may be interesting to you if I detail the gradual increase
in her weight between February 20 and June 11, on which
day I last weighed her :

s.
On 20th February, she weighed Cwt
5. qrs 3 . lbo
20th March, t,
17th April, fl
7th May, • )7
11th June, If
This experiment has satisfied me of the value of your food
in getting horses into condition, because she is not only fat
and sleek in her coat, but she is hard, and in good health
and spirits."

The Prince of Wales, attendel by Colonel the
Hon. H. Bruce and Major Teesdale, loft llolyrood yester-
day morning for London, and arrived at Buckingham
Palace at 25 minutes past 10 o'clock last night.

His Excellency the Marquis d'Azeglio arrived at
the Sardinian Legation yesterday, from Paris, after a tem•
porary leave of absence.

The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, the
Marquis and Marchioness of Drogheda, and a select party,
are visiting the Earl and Countess of Powis, at Powis
Castle, near Welshpool.
The Earl and Countess Fortescue and Miss Geale
have arrived at Somerville, the noble earl's scat in the
county Waterford, from Castle Hill, Devon.
The Earl of Westmoreland, we regret to learn,
has been labouring under severe indisposition. Owing to
the illness of his lordship he was unable to attend the late
Earl of Jersey's funeral.

Viscount and Viscountess Combermere have been
entertaining a succession of visitors at Combermere Abbey.
The field-marshal is prevented meeting her Majesty at
Chester, by a cold, which confines him to the house.

Lord John Russell, accompanied by Lady Johr.
Russell and family, arrived in town yesterday, from Aber
geldie Castle, N.B.

Lord and Lady Kinnaird have returned to Rossio
Priory, Perthshire, from visiting Lord and Lady Aber-
et omby, at their seat near Stirling.
Mr. Campbell Wyndham has arrived at the St.
George's Hotel from Newmarket.

The mail brought by the Indus was a very heavy
one. It consisted of 240 bags and 17 boxes of letters and
newspapers. The number of letters was about 130,000.
SIR G. GREY.—A meeting was held yesterday of
merchants and other connected with the Cape of Good
Rope, to receive the address to Sir George Grey, as pre-
pared by the committee recently appointed, Mr. J. It.
Thomson in the chair. The address refers to the great
services rendered by Sir George Grey to the colony, and
expresses a hope that his recall from the governorship will
be rescinded. After some remarks by one or two speakers,
the address was adopted. It now lies for signature at the
offices of the Capo Town Railway and Dock Company.
The chairman intimated that, as they had no positive
information that Sir George is to resume his post, a deputa-
tfon will wait upon the Colonial Secretary, the Duke of
Newcastle, with the address.

LATEST NEW 6.

The following telegrams have been received at

Mr. Reuter's office :

MARSEILLES, OCT. 14.
Advices have been received from Rome to the

11th inst. The Sardinian Ambassador, M. de
Minerva, had left on Sunday, passing through a
dense crowd, which remained silent, but exchanged
with him repeated salutations. French and Pon-
tifical gendarmes were placed on his line of road.
The Duke dc Grammont had been received by the
Pope in a private audience, which lasted an hour
and a half. He also dined with the Pope and Car-
dinal Antonelli on Sunday. His Holiness leaves
on Thursday for Porto Anzio.

VIENNA, OCT. 14.

An official notice has been given that the reserve
military corps which had been drawn for service
during the war will be dismissed, and that the tax
exempting civilians from military duty will be re-
imposed.

PARMA, OCT. 13.

The National Guard and all classes of the towns-
people are signing an address of thanks and adhe-
sion to the Dictator Farini, for the energetic mea-
sures he has recently taken.

The conscription has ended very well, only two
cases of non•compliance having occurred, and those
in the province of Piacenza.

FLORENCE, OCT. 11.

The Grand Duke has written to his partisans to
abstain from every attempt in favour of the re-
establishment of his dynasty. The Provisional
Governmenthas diminished the tax en salt.

A letter from Berlin says :—" Ail the Ministers
have returned to Berlin except Prince llohenzol-
lern and the Minister of War, and Cabinet Coun-
cils are held daily. It is rumoured that a modifi-
cation of the Ministry is not improbable, as the
Cabinet is not unanimous respecting certain bills to
be brought before the Chambers next session. The
Minister of War will return with the Prince Re-
gent."

inquire the reason why the coasts of the province 1
were blockaded, and of course received an answer
which fully enlightened him on that subject. The
French squadron has to regret the death of M.
Bary, a naval cadet, who had been severely
wounded at Peiho. This young man was much
beloved by his comrades and esteemed by his supe-
riors. He died without knowing that the Empe-
ror on learning his brave conduct had made him a
knght of the Legion of Honour. M, de Bourboulon,
the French Minister in China, had not returned to
Macao ; he remained at Shanghai, to be nearer the
centre of events. The town was tranquil and busi-
ness had not been interrupted. The fermentation
which had appeared during some few days had
gradually calmed down. A slight disturbance had
occurred at Voosung, but that incident, which was
occasioned by the complaint of several Chinese
sailors employed on board some vessels in the opium
trade, had nothing to do with politics, being simply
a question of wages."

BOURSE, Oct. 14.—The market has somewhat
rallied to-clay. Threes, after having been done at
69f. 30c., improed to 69f. 55c". Mobilier varied
from 780 f. to 795 f. ; Austrian, 542 f. 50c. to 546 f.
25c. ; Lombard, 547 f. 50c. to 552 f. 50c. ; Orleans,
1,350 f. to 1,360 f.; Lyons, 897 f. 50e. to 905 E;
Northern, 927 f. 50c. to 932 f. 50c. ; Eastern, 667 f.
50e. to 672 f. 50e.; Southern, 510 f. to 512 f. 50e.
The following were the last quotations :

41 per Cents..... 05 25 Credit Foucier 600
Do. end month .. ——l Belgian 41 . —
3 per CeTits. 69 55 i Piedmonteso (5) B5 50
Do. end month.... 69 50 Roman B5
Bank Shares 2825 Austrian
Credit Mobilier .. 790 Spanish Threes
Do. Account ..... 792 50 , Homo Debt 43