The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-21 00:00:00

SETN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21, 1861

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that if Prussia i gill intermeddle either in Denmark
or in Italy she deserves to smart for it. She has no
vocation in eitl ier case. If she takes the sword let
her perish by t he sword. We are inclined, however,
rather to set ail this down to simple;braggery ; Prus-
sia is very inueh like hypochondriacal people, they
keep their friends, till they understand them better,
in perpetual anxixty—they are always going to
drown or hang themselves; only they never de it.
Prussia, like them, even if she puts the halter over
her head, will easily take it off again ; and if she
walks into the canal, will walk out with nothing
• worse than a wetting.
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Perhaps, however, Prussia will feel a little more
at ease, 'so far as Italy is concerned, seeing the
anti-warlike indications on the part of the Sar-
dinian Government, which we have noticed else-
where. Though, what business Prussia has to
intervene against Italy more than we have for
her, it is impossible to see. The resolution of the
German Federal Diet, in the form of an ultimatum
to the King of DENMARK, which Prussia is
to have the honour of enforcing, may
then become her military task. It is a
mere antiquarian crotchet; the Duchies hare
no grievances whatever to complain of ; they are,
or may be, if they like, freer than any German
State, and it will be a scandal to humanity if on
such trumpery pretexts as a few restless Germans
. can invent Prussia should really go to war with
i Denmark. It would repay her as she deserved, if
1 the Emperor of the FRENCH did really undertake
, a diversion on the Rhine.

THE PROPOSED ADDRESS TO LORD
PALMERSTON.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Id the enclosed letter suit your columns
Cyr, _Chili
I beg you will•Ly, 1,1 rICIA
‘ra adopt the proposed address
reasons for declining
respectfully expressing
to Lord Palmerston,
-,sent state of public
anxious concern as to the pr, .
-mous considera-
expenditure, and respecting the
:tes for next
tion of Government in preparing estim
session. Faithfully yours,
VINCENT SCULLY.
Reform Club, January 19, 1861.

REPORNI CLUB, PALL-MALL, Jan. 18, 1861.
Dear Sir,—I have to acknowledge your circular with the
proposed address to Lord Palmerston, already approved of
by about 50 of the English and Scotch members, whom I
should be happy to join in any useful effort to reduce the
extravagant expenditure of the House of Commons. This
however can never be expected by private addresses or de-
putations to Ministers, which rather impede than promote
Parliamentary action.
In my humble judgment, Parliament should at once in-
sist that, unless in exceptional cases, all the annual esti-
mates shall be submitted at an early period, instead of to-
wards the close of each session. The next step should be to
appoint a select committee, and ascertain in what respects
the national expenditure can be reduced without detriment
to the public service. Notices to the above effect stand
now in my name, but I should prefer to see them in oharge
of influential members.
No doubt, material retrenehments are loudly demanded,
especially in our war establishments. For my own part, I
hive always willingly voted whatever funds appeared re-
quisite to avert the possibility of invasion from abroad,
whilst av-;trse to sanction supplies for promoting invasions
from at home? under canting pretexts of extending com-
merce and eiviilsation, but resulting in barbarous plunder
and unchristian slAughter of Caffres, Coolies, Sepoys, or
Maoris, in their own countries.
Adverting to the terms of the proposed address, I may be
permitted to observe that it is not easy to define what is
now " the Liberal party in the House of Commons :" that
I could not truly describe myself as a general supporter of
the present Government ; and that many of my constituents
regard England as not having observed an impartial neu-
trality upon Italian affairs.
I think, also, that the proposed address adopts too sup-
pliant an attitude, and that it is not constitutional to be-
seech a Premier as to matters which a nation has specially
confided to our control, or to ask him to discharge our own
duties for us. It does not well become the people's repre-
sentatives to go, hat in hand, to ay Minister upon a matter
of supplies. Whenever the people's money is required by
the Minister, it is his duty to come for it to the Commons,
whose province it is to check extravagant expenditure,and
censure wasteful outlay. The Liberal members should not
be parties to any transfer of their trust to the Crown or its
advisers.

ii.no.ing you pmvsonally, my dear Sir, as an active
Liberal and zealous Reformer, it is with regret that I
must respectfully decline to adopt the address you hare
been good enough to forward to me.—Yours faithfully,
S. Morley, Eq. VINCENT SCULLY.

Sir De Lacy Evans has returned the following
reply to a request that he would sign the address
to Lord Palmerston which has already appeared in
our columns:—

Bryanstm-square, Jan. 1.

Dear Sir,—l return the draught of the " private" commu-
nication you propose to send to the First Lord of the Trea-
sury with the signatures of 40 or more members of Parlia-
ment, and you request me t 3 be one of those members.

There is one sentence in it in which I fully concur—the
desirableness of a revision of the national taxation and
expenditure, with a view to economy.
But I entirely dissent from its being safe or expedient to
disarm this country. lam not so confident as you appear to
be of the maintenance of peace in Europe, or of the unag-
gressive intentions of the Emperor Napoleon. His prepara-
tions for war, naval and military, while he talks of peace,
and his seizure so shortly since of two frontier provinces of
great strategical importance, in violation of his repeated
asseverations to the contrary, and against which most of
the Governments of Europe protested in vain, seem to have
escaped your notice or appreciation. To these may be added
a few other significant particulars of similar import. More-
over, I venture to think that " private" communications to
a Prime Minister to influence by anticipation public legis-
lation are not quite in unison with our institutions and the
good usages of open discussion, and might become a mis-
chievous precedent.
But however these matters may be, I beg leave to be
excused complying with your request, having due respect,
however, be assured, for your patriotic intentions, and for
those of the members who have adopted your opinions.
I am, dear sir, very obediently yours,
DE LIOT EvANs.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
and his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar,
accompanied by Col. the Hon. James Macdonald, returned
to town on Saturday, from visiting the Earl and Countess of
Derby at Knowsley Park.

. .
The Duke of Newcastle arrived in London on
Saturday from Clumber Park, Notts,
The Duke of Sutherland, as we learn from the
last accounts from Trentham, continue* to improve:

The Earl Abingdon, who has been seriously
indisposed for some weeks past, at his residence in Gros-
venor-street, we are glad to hear is now progressing favour-
ably, and hopes are entertained of his speedy recovery.

Ths Earl de Grey and Ripon left Carlton-gardens
on Saturday, to meet the Countess at Newby-hall, York•
shire.

The party at Broadlands breaks up on the 24th or
25th inst., and Lord and Lady Palmerston return to town
—the Premier to prepare for the opening of Parliament,
and the Viscountess to make arrangements for the opening
of Cambridge House to the beau monde as soon as the session
is fairly inaugurated.

The banquet to be given by the Liberal members
of the House of Commons, under the presidentship of Lord
Palmerston, to Sir William Hayter, Bart., M.P., has (says
the Observer) been fixed by the committee for Wednesday,
the 27th of February, when a splendid testimonial will be
presented to the right hon. baronet. This compliment
from old friends and colleagues will not be confined to the
present members of the Lower House, but will comprise
those who sat in Parliament at any time during the period
when Sir William Hayter filled the office of Secretary to
the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury,
'DIE FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE.—In pursuance of
the rule obtained in this case on Tuesday a messenger of
the Court of Queen's Bench proceeded on Saturday from
Liverpool by the Cunard steamer for Canada, and Ander-
son will be brought over, unless it shall so happen that he
will be liberated by the Court of Common Pleas in Canada
before the messenger shall arrive out. The people of Eng-
land have a long and grateful sense of the value of this
writ of habeas corpus, but they hardly knew the extent of
its operation. Its benefits not only extend to every British
subject, but to every alien ally on British soil. It is, more-
over, issuable by any of her Majesty's superior courts of
jurisdiction—although the high Court of Queen's Bench in
England is properly selected, because the Sovereign is there
supposed (by fiction of law) to bo present in that court,
" wheresover he (or she) shall then be in England." It is
possible that the points which have here been so ingeniously
raised will never be formally argued. The Colonial-office
had already sent out instructions that Anderson was on no
account to be given up without the assent of the Crown.
This consent must be previously obtained, and is not likely
to be given in such a case as this, which only the most
strained and unnatural construction of the Ashburton
Itreaty could possibly bring under the law of extradition
proyided for in that memorable coFelatioA,

LATEST NEWS.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

PARIS, MONDAY.

The 241on;teur, in its balletin of to-day, again
denies that the Government is in any way respon-
sible for the political pamphlets which make their
appearance daily; and says

" The Government is invested with no power to
prevent the publication of books and pamphlets.
It would, therefore, be unjust to render it respon-
sible for senseless theories, which the good sense
of the public stigmatises as being contrary to the
Catholic feelings of the country and to the
respect due to the Holy Father, in regard to
which the policy of the Emperor has always set
an example."

TURIN, SAN. 20.

The Opinione says :—" Francis 11. having re-
fused the proposals of surrender, the Italian fleet
has replaced the French squadron before Gaeta."
The same paper says :—" General La Marmora
leaves to•morrow for Berlin on a special mission
to the Court of King William I."

TURIN, JAN. 21.

The Opi done publishes a telegram from Naples,
announcing that Admiral Persano had declared the
blockade of Gaeta, and had announced that he
would allow the inhabitants a few hours' time to
leave the city.

The foreign vessels had left the port.
It was believed that the bombardment would re-
commence to-day.

NAPLES, JAN. 19.

The reactionary movement ia the Abruzzi has
been suppressed. The Italian feet has left for
Gaeta. The new Councillors of Lieutenancy have
been well received by the people.

NAPLES. JAN. 19, 11 P.M.

Admiral Barbier de Tinan, with the remainder
of the French fleet, left the waters of Gaeta to-day.

GENOA, JAI. 18.
Troops embarked here yesterday for Naples,
Two frigates have left for Gaeta.

GENOA, JAN. 19.

The Corriere Mercantile publishes letters from
Naples, dated 15th inst., stating that several thou-
sand Bourbonians, under the command of General
Lovera, had entered the Neapolitan provinces
through Roman territory, and defeated the less
numerous Italian forces near Tagliacoz2o, compel-
ling them to retire on Avezzano.
_ _

General Sonnaz has left with reinforcements for

Sora.

TURIN, JAN. 19.

The Official Gazelle publishes a royal decree, con-
firming the nominations by Prince Carignan of the
members to the new Council of Lieutenancy for

Naples.

The names have already been announced.

VIENNA, JAN. 20.

The official Weiner Zeteung of to-day contains
an Imperial decree, dated the 18th itst., ordering
the emission of a new 5 per cent. loan of 30,000,000
florins at 88. The object of this loan being merely
to anticipate the payment of the taxes, the Minister
of Finance is to issue the securities in such a manner
that a fifth of their amount may be redeemed at a
time, and the tax collectors are ordered to accept
them at par in payment of the taxes for the current
year,

The Grand Cross of the Order of St. Leopold has
been conferred on Prince Richard Metternich.

MARSEILLES, JAN. 20.
The Euxine, with the Bombay mail, arrived at
Marseilles at 11 a.m. to-day.
The mail leaves for Lon.don by special train at
1 p.m.

BOMBAY, DEC. 27.

Great indignation has been expressed in the
Legislative Council at the Musore grant. Public
demonstrations are being got up against it. The
right of adoption has at last been explicitly con-
ferred upon the native Princes.
The collection of the income-tax is proceeding
quietly, but has hardly commenced.
The import trade has been resumed after six
weeks' suspension.

latter, for his son ; and, it is asserted that after
some time, with a demoniacal spirit, he actually
excited his nephew to commit parricide. By the
most artful means this crime was accomplished.
The wretched youth as soon as the deed was done
was arrested, brought up before the authorities,
tried, and sentenced. Ismail immediately sent to
the capital to obtain the necessary firman, and the
miserable wretch was in due course executed.
There still remained the daughter who had been
married to his son. To get rid of her he did not
attempt to counsel his son to commit another
murder, but coolly advised, or rather, com-
pelled him, to renounce her altogether. For two
years the poor girl remained immured under the
closest surveillance, and in the interim her fortune
was of course entirely absorbed by her husband, and
herself was left without anything, being merely kept
as a close prisoner. After remaining in this state for
upwards of two years, A.rif Effendi, happening to
visit Mytilene, heard something about the unfortu-
nate female. On his return to the capital he men-
tioned the matter in influential quarters, and Emin
Bey was despatched with full powers to prosecute an
inquiry. On his arrival he ascertained that the story
was true; he obtained the immediate liberation of the
girl, and by virtue of the powers with which he was
invested, superseded the governor, previously to
ulterior proceedings. Ismail, finding matters going
against him, offered to restore the girl's fortune, but
her reply to this overture was that she would not
be satisfied until she had full satisfaction for her
father's murder and brother's execution. Ismail, it
is said, has endeavoured to bribe Emin Bey, and
has also addressed some tangible arguments to the
capital to see what can be done at headquarters.
In the meantime the daughter of the murdered
man arrived at Constantinople, and has already
spoken with the Sultan. Emin Bey, although ap-
pointed Minister of Justice, declares his intention of
remaining at Mytilene till he finishes this affair."