The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-19 00:00:00

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

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THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, NOVEMBER 19.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SSA.DE.
54—highest since noon yesterday.
44—lowest this morning and during the night.
47—this day at noon.
BAROMETER, 30.33.
WIND, S.S.E. ; light, with cold hazy weather.

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money lenders may increase their already exorbi-
tant wealth at the expense of the smaller fry, and
of those who are striving to earn their doily bread

by their daily labour.
The evil is now rapidly spreading, both id
England and America, to the working populations.
Thousands and tens of thousands of men, able

and willing to work, are reduced to idleness, or
compelled to go on half-time. They are thus de-
graded from their normal condition, as the crea-
tors and producers of national wealth, to that of
unprofitable consumers. But will they submit
patiently to such an untoward state of affairs for
the exclusive benefit of usurious blood-suckers?
We fear that all the blandishments of the Times
and its sycophantic disciples will not persuade
them to do so, and that serious riots may occur.
The artisans and operatives may not understand
the causes that have led to such deplorable re-
sults, but they feel the effects intensely, and cAla
scarcely see their wives and children sub-
jected to severe privations with that pro-
I( found equanimity which the Times inculcates,
with rather a bad grace. Our soldiers, so
long as they had confidence in their leaders
would brave any dangers, endure any sufferings,
but, when those dangers and sufferings were to be
directly traced to the imbecility, or worse than
imbecility, to the dishonesty of those placed in
command, we could not feel greatly surprised if
disaffection should prevail, and a mutinous spirit
be manifested. So will it be with the people, un-
less immediate steps be adopted to remove the
serious grievance to which they are subjected.
The great question at issue—that of gold v.
labour—must speedily be decided, one way or the
other, or the people may feel disposed to take the
aw into their own hands, and to force immediate

judgment.
The Government, in pursuance of the OVER.
STONE theory, permitted matters to go on "
to
the last extremity, when the danger of general
confusion had become imminent." This cannot
now be stopped by the very inadequate relief they
have thought proper to afford. We explained
some weeks since that the mere suspension of the
Act of 1844 would not now suffice. That of 1819
must share a similar fate, or at all events there
must be an extensive issue of 11.-notes, which by
economising the use of gold may still render it
adequate to the purposes for which it is used—and
which, if issued to the extent of twenty millions,
would, as Mr. JAS. WILSON, the enthusiastic ad-
vocate of bullionism, declared, " immediately add
to the effective capital of the country, to
our stock of commodities, or, which is the same
thing, our command over them, just as much as if
we dug that amount of bullion out of the centre of
England." We have repeatedly pointed out the
absurdity of the prohibition of these useful in-
struments of exchange, which in 1825 saved the
Bank of England and the Nation, and would do
so again if properly introduced.
The Times alludes to the American difficulty as
conclusive against the use of a virtually unlimited
paper currency, but this is a fallaoy. The failure
and panic in America are attributable to the con-
duct of the Government, that refused to receive a
single note in payment of taxes or duties, and
thus so far as practicable cast discredit on the
entire system. If there was a really national note
receivable in payment of taxes in every State in
the Union—such as we demand for Eng-
land, there would have been no difficulty.
The smart Yankees, who refused the totes
of the neighbouring • States, for the purpose of
extracting heavy discounts from the holders, occa-
sioned the mischief, and both the Government
and the sharp practitioners have well merited the
severe lesson they have received. There could be
no danger of the depreciation of really national
notes, of small denominations, receivable by every
Government department in this country ; and the
issue thereof will alone suffice to meet the existing
difficulty.

At length we know the value at which the
Government estimates the services of those gal-
lant men by whom the Sepoy Mutiny has been
crushed, and our Indian Empire preserved to the
United Kingdom. The honours have, unques-
tionably, been tardily bestowed, and are by no
means unreasonable in account. Sir Joni LAW •
RENCE has been made a G.C.B. of the Civil

Division, for his extraordinary and most efficient
efforts in the Punjaub, which may to a
certain extent be said tohave saved India. WILSON
and HAVELOCK are each raised to the secondary
dignity of K.C.B. I The capture of Delhi, the relief
of CawnporeindLucknow, and the series of brilliant
victories achieved by the truly gallant HAVELOCK
are thus lightly estimated by the Government.
Why, if they had destroyed their brigades and
totally failed in all they were bound to accom-
plish they would, judging from precedent, have
received just the same distinctions .

It is

scarcely worth while, so far as stars, and riband,l,
and titles are concerned, to take much trouble to

earn them. The capture of Delhi has enabled
the General in command to add a handle to his
name, but no other person has obtained an equal
reward. It is tree that it is stated that if the
deeply lamented NICHOLSON had survived his
wounds, he also would have been added to the
list ; but what of Brigadier JONES, of Colonel
CAMPBELL, and the other survivors, who so nobly
headed the columns in that terrible onslaught ?
They have not been even deemed worthy of the
third rank of the order—VAN CORTLA.NDT, and
CHAMBERLAIN, are the only two who have received
even so trifling a recognition of their services.
Again, Cawnpore and Lucknow together, are
only good for a single Sir-ship, just what a Civic
tailor might obtaia for presenting a toadying
address to the PRINCE CONSORT. Nor is there a
single officer made a C.B. for these noble feats of
desperate courage. INGLIS, the commander of
the devoted garrison, was not deemed sufficieutly
worthy. Verily, the Government are indeed
chary of the rewards, which they have dealt
forth with niggard hands to their faithful and
truly meritorious servants.
This is simply because these real heroes are
men of the middle class ; because they have not so-
called noble blood in their veins. If they could
trace their origin to a libertine Mon Arch, or even
an influential Peer, albeit their escutcheons might
be obscured by the bar sinister, they would have
more suitable recompences. But their virtues are
concealed by " the cold shade of aristocracy," and
anything is good enough for those who have not
near relatives in either branch of the Legislature.
But the People will nct so judge their heroes ;
with us they will exclaim—Houour 13 to all who
have so nobly vindicated the supremacy of our
arms against the traitorous and bloodthirsty
villains who have frantically endeavoured to
subvert our rightful domination ! Honour to the
energetic LAWRENCE, to WILSON of Delhi, to
NICHOLSON the prompt, to NEILL, the avenger !
But dotyle honour be to the bravest of the brave
—"the noblest Briton of them all"--the daunt-
less warrior, who, if the national will receive a
fitting exposition, will speedily be enrolled