The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-25 00:00:00

AMERICAN OPINIONS ON INDIA.

The question has been asked, will England be able to
put down this insurrection ? We ask, in turn, why
not? She is the most powerful nation on the face of
the globe—she has not only her own wealth, but the
wealth of the world at her command ; she has no enemies
in Europe to disturb her tranquillity at home, and she
has, oftitne, confronted a world in arms. From 1704
to 1801 she subsidised all Europe to fight her battles
against Republican France. From 1803 to 1809 she
had no less than three coalitions against her—of Aus-
tria, Prussia, and Russia. From 1803 to 1812 she stood
alone with her allies, Spain and Portugal, against al
Europe; and from that time till 1815 she was at the
head of the European coalition against Napoleon. In
1812 her expenditure was 96,000,000/ sterling, in 1813
it exceeded 100,000,0001., in 1814 it swelled to
118,000,0001., and in 1815 it reached the incredible
figure of 126,000,0001. There is nothing like this in all
history. Those who think that the great public debt
with which she is burdened will prevent her in future
frorn making such exertions as she did in times
past have not reflected that she is now nearly doubly as
populous as she was then ; that the value of her private
property is three times as great ; that her tonnage has
more than doubled itself : that, from the increase of
gold and silver, money is not worth more than half what
it liras at that time ; that, consequently, had everything
she remained precisely as it was, the debt would be only
bell its nominal value, and that of her advancem3nt in
all other respects being considered, she has three times
the ability to pay. Above all, lisr sons are descended
of a race the most persevering, the most indomitable,

the most energetic of which there is any accoun
She will not only conquer, but she would do so in
spite of. all Europe, and with all Europe leagued
against her. It has been suggested that she will
meet with difficulties in raising troops, as she did in
the Russian war; but the English people had no parti•
cular grudge against the Russians, and no particular
partiality for the Turks. The case is different here.
India is their own soil. They will enlist thou ands to
defend it.--Richmond Whig.
We copy from the Richmond Whig an article on the
Illahomedan revolt in India, which speaks encouragingly
of the chances of its suppression. Our canteinporary
cannot see why a nation which subsidised all Europe to
fight in battles against Republican France—which from
1803 tolBl2 stood alone with Spain and Portugal against
all Europe, and which from 1812 to 1815 was able to
stand an annual war expenditure of more than one
hundred millions sterling, should be obliged to yield its
Indian empire to the feeble Asiatics from whom it
wrested it. Neither can we. There is nothing in
Great Britain's present circumstances which woull
seem to justify the slightest despondency on this
score. Our purpose, in referring to this article in the
Whig is less to notice opinions to which we ourselves
have frequently given expression, than to draw atten-
tion abroad to this identity of views on the part of the
American press. The enemies of England have endea-
voured to create an impression that the feeling of this
country in regard to the difficulties of Great Britain in
India and China is, on the Contaient, one of in-
difference, and even of satisfaction. There can be
no greater mistake. If the American newspapers are.
to be taken as any evidence of American opinions, the
feeling is all the other way. With the exception
of some small Irish papers, conducted by such con
sistent patriots as the Alabama's slaveholder, J. Mitchell,
we believe that the general disposition expressed by our
press has been that of sympathy—sympathy, let it be
understood, not for the English Government or the Eng-
lish aristocracy, but for the English nation, who spring
from the same stock and are animated by pretty nearly the
same spirit and impulses as ourselves, and who have a
further claim upon our regard in the similarity of their
political institutions to ours. Whatever may be thought
of the Means by which England acquired her Indian
empire, there can be no doubt that the struggle
in which she is now eugaged is one of civilisation
against barbarism, and that therefore all civilised na-
tions should feel an interest in her triumph. But, in
addition to this consideration, there is another which
is scarcely less powerful with a commercial nation like
ours. In the hands of Great Britain, India is a vast
productive field kept open to our enterprise ; in those of
the Mahomedans or flindoos it will be, if nct entirely
closed to us, an unsafe theatre for speculation. Under
such circumstances it would Le unnatural and
suicidal on our part if we were to do any-
thing which would hold out encouragement to, the
enemies of England in the present crisis of her affairs. As
we can afford to present a bold front to her when she is
unreasonable and arrogant, we can afford to be generous
to her in the hour of her adversity. It is only by such
conduct that we can prove io the world the superiority
of republica:i ideas and institutions.—The New York
Herald.

MIDDLESEX REGISTBATION.—The revising barrister
held his court yesterday, at the New Globe, Mile-end
No mater of the slightest importarce arose in any o
the lists revised. There were some few overseers' ob
jections, which were not disputed, and the remainder o
the business involved merely the striking out of the
names of persons on the register who were dead, or Rho
were not to be found, or had not voted for many years.