The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-03 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1861.

unworthy as it is, is yet sweet to them. But we'
hesitate not to say that it is the bane of national pro-
gress and the greatest political curse of the day. It
reduces to political nonentities our fine race of
modern yeomen. They never venture to think.
Reflection with them would be remorse. In taking
a farm they subscribed, by compulsion, to all the
articles of their landlord's faith ; and the man
whose status and livelihood depend on sub-
scription, religious or political, dares not inquire.
It would be fatal to his peace, The
man is just departed from us who gave the first
great blow to the Reform Bill, who, in fact, maimed
it in its passage through the House; but we fear
the mischief he did will long survive .him. Were
the Reformers of England awake their first effort
would be to bring the CHANDOS clause beneath the
Ballot. The working of that clause has compelled
many a disappointed Liberal candidate to point
with threats to the known remedy—and the adop-
tion of that remedy would be infinitely better than
the repeal of the clause, even were that possible.
We do not, indeed, desire to lessen the number of
voters, but we desire, as the foundation of political
liberty, that every man should not merely have a
vote, but should—" do his own voting."

From such different points of view may the
same facts, the same persons, the same events be
regarded ! Sir GEORGE BOWYER wished to know
last evening in the House of Commons from Lord
PALMERSTON " whether he (the Premier) would
use his influence to obtain for the people of Naples
fair play—deliverance from the tyranny under
which they were placed, and the opportunity of
deciding for themselves, without the interference
of Piedmontese soldiers, whether they would be
under the Piedmontese government or not ?"
Whereto Lord PALMERSON quite as frankly replied,
" I can assure the hon. baronet, with great satis-
faction, that the English Government will do
no such thing." The noble Viscount adding,
"We hope that the vigour of CIALDINI and
PINELLI will succeed in restoring security in the
disturbed districts, where alone these outrages are
committed ; that the wretches who perpetrate them
will receive their proper punishment, in the course
of no great length of time ; and that the population
will be relieved from the misfortunes that have
been brought on them from Rome. And I have no
doubt this is the general feeling in the Neapolitan
territory. lam convinced they are fully sensible
of the benefits that have accrued to them by having
exchanged their own Government for that of Sar-
dinia, instead of continuing subjected to the
ruinous despotism under whisk they have so long
groaned." In the estimation of Sir GEORGE BOWYER
and of a " select few" in this country the insur-
gents who are in arms in the north of Italy in
opposition to the Government of VICTOR EM-
MANUEL are the loyal champions of FRANCIS 11.,
the " rightful" Sovereign. In the estimation of
Lord PALMERSTON and of considerably more than a
"select few" in this country, these same insurgents
are lawless wretches and infamous brigands. Sir
GEORGE wants to know, as we have seen,
whether Her Britannic MAJESTY'S Government
will interfere in any way between the Neapolitans
and the Piedmontese. And Lord PALMERSTON an-
swers just as plainly as he is asked the question
—Certainly not: her MAJESTY'S Government in-
tend to do nothing whatever of the kind. They
only hope CIALDINI and PINELLI will succeed in
putting down the " brigands," and that those
wretches " themselves will meet in the end with
an adequate amount of punishment. And so forth.
Surely, if anything further were required to that
end—the very discrepancy of these opinions
(opinions arrived at here in a foreign
country in regard to the self-same facts, events, and
individuals when regarded from totally different
points of view), the startling contrast, we say, pre-
sented to our notice by these diametrically opposite
opinions must serve to demonstrate once more and
conclusively the wisdom latent in the principle of
Non Intervention.

THE " NONITEUR" ON ENGLISH

ARMA3I.ENTS.

The Moniteunin its so-called London correspon-
dence, says:—
" The disapprobation which the late speech of Lord John
Russell has met with in England generally is in some de-
gree reflected in the observations presented by Mr. Disraeli
daring the debate on the demand of Ministers for a sup.
plementary credit for the augmentation of the number of
iron cased ships. Mr. Disraeli declared that he by no
means believed in the design attributed to France
of aiming at naval supremacy ; and he expressed the desire
that, by maintaining relations of a mire intimate nature
with this Power, the Governments of the two countries
might come to an understanding on their respective mari-
time establishments, so as to put an end to the feeling of
disquietude which is constantly revived, and which occasions
so much expenditure. The country and the House of
Commons share largely in this respect the desire and the
sentiments of the hon. orator."

APPROACHING MARRIAGES.—The Lady Evelyn
Stanhope, only daughter of the Earl and Countess of Ches-
terfield, is about to marry the Earl of Carnarvon.—A. mar-
riage is also arranged to take place between Sir John Acton,
Bart., and Miss Augusta Ellis, youngest daughter of the
late Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Augustus Frederick Ellis,
and niece of the present Lord Howard de Walden.
The Queen will hold a Privy Council at Osborne
on Monday nest.

His Excellency the Danish Minister will leave
town in a few days for Denmark on leave of absence. Cap-
tain Falbe will act as charge d' affaires until his Excellency's
return.

The Earl and Countess of Cawdor have left town
for Stackpole Court, Pembrokeshire.

The Earl •of Hopetoun has arrived at Long's
Hotel.

The Countess Dowager of Cawdor has left town
on a visit to Lady Grenville at Dropmore, near Maiden •
head.

Lord and Lady Worsley have left Portman-
square for a tour on the continent.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston will leave
Cambridge House on or about the Bth instant for Broad•
lends.

Lord and Lady Norreys arrived in town on
Wednesday from visiting Countess Frances Waldegrave
and Mr. Harcourt, M.P., at Dudbrook House, Essex, and
have since left town on a visit to Sir Robert and. Lady
Throckmorton at Coughton Court, Warwickshire.
Colonel the Hon. F. H. and Lady Emily Caven-
dish leave town early next week for Stackpole Court,
Pembrokeshire, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of
Cawd or.

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Mr. Dion Boucicault (the popular author of" The
of
12,
thes
daughter
Colleen Bawn), and Mrs. Boucicault, and family, are stay-
ing at the Royal Albion Hotel, Brighton.
Tell wa E CAMBRIDGE MURDER.--The inquiry in this
case
renewedyesterday.hterof3ir. s CShaarpamhaAn, the nnChparpinnicipa
Chapman,
la girl
witness
be
wit-
ness.. against Pilson, the prisoner gave evidence which con-
flicted with that of her mother. It was evident, however,
from her obtuseness
and confusion of dates, that little
weight could s
attached to any of her statements. Vari-
ous other
underes
followed,t but their evidence throws little
new light on the circumstances of the murder. Another
person, however, was put uc
day, he being pointed out by Mr surveillance during the
Mrs.
one o f theii
e
be e remembered
men who were ill-using the deceased Chapmano
thea
common.s
was the friend of the girl Coe, who, i
t m
threatened " to set some ono on" to the deceased
cead for
accus-
ing her of robbing him. Pilsen was again remanded.
THE 1101' PLANTATIOY S.—ROCHESTER, Aug..--
A marked improvement has taken place ithe bine is daily
giving promise of a- better yield,
althoughgetting stronger
the crop nil l
p
wii be considerably below that of avera;ze
years. With the exception of the low, and consequently cold
a
and wet plantations, the plant is doing much better, and is
rapidly coming into burr. Much will depend upon the
weather for the next month. Should the next few wePlcs
be hot a great deal of the past mischief may be remedied,
the hop being essentially an autumn plant, and rejoici
in plenty of sunshine. Already, however, the worst fears
are entertained that the crop will not exceed that of last
year, many growers complaining that the bine is fading.
away from the combined attacks of vermin, rain, and cold.
The duty, which had been quoted at £120,000, has now rP•
ceded to £100,000:
and it is even thought it will not reach
the latter figure.

DEATH OF LORD HERBERT.

Death yesterday cut off in Lord Herbert one
whom nature had intended for a Prime Minister.

It is quite certain that, had he lived, he would be-
fore long have attained that honour, if not by virtue
of extraordinary intellectual qualities, yet by force
of character, by charms of manner, and by aptitude
for business. He was one of the most winning
statesmen of his time, and, by the aid of a great
social quality, rose above men who were on other
grounds superior to him. What was most remark-
able in him was his anxiety to do everything well.
His labours were unceasing; he never spared him-
self; he gave up life and luxury for toil and trouble ;
and if he did not die in harness, it was in harness
that he earned his death. It was not merely in
the fulfilment of duty that he was thus self-sacri-
ficing; he was equally unsparing of himself in the
dischai ge of those social observances which men
usually bend to the convenience or humour of the
moment. With great manliness of character there
was curiously intermingled an extraordinary desire
to please. He studied and strove to please, and
heightened by all the arts of style the natural at-

tractiveness of his character. He had in his favour
every social advantage—high birth, a great estate,
a happy home, a handsome person, irresistible man-
ners, many accomplishments, a ready address. He
made the most of all this, so that his good nature
seemed to be always overflowing, his frankness to
be always unbounded, and his power of pleasing to
be always undivided. So he won upon all comers,
and won most upon those who knew him best.
Men would give up to Sidney Herbert what they
would grant to no one !else. He inspired no jea-
' lousy; for his superiority was less the result of bril-
-1 liant parts than of that indefinable charm from
which there is no appeal. Add his power of work
and of public speaking to his rare power of making
friends, and you have the possible Prime Minis-
ter. That power and love of work, we grieve to

say, has killed him, as it has killed many another
statesman, before his time. He gave up the en-
joyments of wealth and a brilliant home for the
great game of politics, and has been known to pass
a whole summer and autumn in London with only
perhaps a day and a night at Wilton. He drove a
good constitution too hard, and at Christmas last
began to feel that sentence of death had been passed
upon him. There is some reason to think that even
then, had he given up all work, he might have re-
covered. All that he did was to leave the House of
Commons and to try the comparative repose of the
peerage, still !retaining his office as Minister for
War. The consequence has been fatal. He dies
of overwork at the age of 51—a great loss to so-
ciety, a still greater loss to his party.
Sidney Herbert was born at Richmond in 1810,

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the second son of the eleventh Earl of Pembroke,
whose title he would have inherited had he lived.
His mother was the only daughter of Simon, Count
Woronzow, so that in blood he was half Russian.
He was educated at Harrow and at Oriel College,
Oxford, where he took his degree with honours in
1831. In the following year he entered the House of
Commons as member for South Wilts, which con-
stituency he represented from the date of the Re-
form Bill to the present session, when he passed to
the Upper House. He began as a Conservative,
and his maiden speech was delivered in 1834, against
the second reading of a bill to admit Dissenters to
the Universities. Four years later we find him take
the lead in opposing Mr. Grote and the ballot ; and
from this period to 1841, he took an active part,
under Sir Robert Peel, in battering the lame Go-
vernment of the Whigs. When Peel entered upon
office Mr. Herbert was appointed Secretary to the
Admiralty, and so remained until, in 1845, he was
made Secretary for War, with a seat in the Cabinet.
Thus it was under Peel that he had the first train-
ing as a Minister in military affairs. But his con-
nexion with Sir Robert Peel's Cabinet was chiefly
interesting for its influence on his conduct as a
disciple of Free Trade. The doctrine of Free Trade
was the Peelite bond of Union. They opposed it
hand-in-hand, and they were converted in a lump. '
Theoretically, indeed, the principles of Free Trade
had long been accepted by our statesmen, and Mr.
Sidney Herbert even before Peel's rise to power
could taunt the Whigs for their presumption in
claiming to be the , riginal discoverers and owners
of Free Trade principles—" those principles having
been enunciated years ago by a Cabinet of which
Mr. Huskisson and Mr. Peel were prominent mem-
bers." But the policy which was allowed in theory
was in practice qualified with exceptions; Mr.
Herbert refused to accept Free Trade as an in-
flexible mathematical rule, and practically Protec-
tion was the order of the day. Towards the close
of 1845 came the new order of things. Slowly, but
surely, the light had been breaking in upon Peel.
The commercial reforms which he had introduced
forced him on, during a season of great distress, to
the total abandonment of Protection. The point
is worth notice in this article, because, in the
spring of 1845, Mr. Herbert was put forward
by Sir Robert Peel to oppose Mr. Cobden's
motion for a select committee to inquire into the
effects of the corn laws on the farmers. When
that motion was made, the usual speakers of the
Treasury bench were silent. Peel never opened
his mouth, but laid the burden of reply on the
Secretary for War. The doubt had then entered into
Peel's mind, and instead of taking the responsibility
of reply upon himself he laid it on a young Minister
I —a member of his Cabinet—whom he had not yet
admitted into his innermost confidence. Some ten
I months afterwards Mr. Sidney Herbert had to eat
1 his own words, to declare that Mr. Cobden was
right, that he himself was wrong, and that Free
1 Trade in corn is the only wise policy. Nor did he
find any reason to repent the course he then took.
When taunted long afterwards with the suddenness
of his conversion, he said,—" To the latest day of
Imy life I shall feel a pride in the course I then took.
I It is true, that we were exposed to much obloquy ;
I it is true that we were exposed to much misrepre-
sentation, and that we had to make a choice,—a
difficult one at any time, and a bitter option to
take—a choice between party ties and the feelings
of personal honour, as wrapped up in party ties, on
the one hand, and the welfare of the country on the
other ; and if those principles for which we then
sacrificed office, and have undergone since what I
admit to have been a necessary political ostracism,
are to be attacked, no effort shall be wanting on
my part to do my utmost to maintain those princi-
ples, and to preserve unimpaired, unreversed, un-
revised, and unmodified the blessings which T
believe to have been given by those measures to
the great body of my fellow countrymen."
The ostracism of the Peelites ceased when Lord
Aberdeen's Government was formed. In that Ad-
ministration Mr. Sidney Herbert returned to his
old post as Secretary for War. How the War De-
partment broke down under the pressure of the
Russian campaign is an old story which need not
now be revived. Mr. Sidney Herbert's reputation
has survived that disaster. Whatever his faults or
the faults of the sys'em which he administered no
one has ever accused him of deficient industry
or a lack of sympathy. While the Crimean
disaster was still the subject of controversy Mr.
Herbert was for a few weeks Colonial Secretary in
Lord Palmerston's first Administration, but when
two years ago Lord Palmerston had to construct a
Cabinet for the second time the War Department
was handed over to undoubtedly the best man for
the post, the Minister whose loss we are deploring,
and whose conduct as Secretary for War, a few
years bacic, gave rise to much angry criticism. It is
an unwieldy, half organised department, but Lord
Herbert, so far as his health would permit, was
getting it into a little order. His term of office has
been signalised by three great events—by the crea-
tion of an imposing Volunteer force, which he has
had to organise and control ; by the amalgamation
of the Indian with the Royal army, which he has
also had to superintend ; and by the ascertained
pre-eminence in the field of our rifled cannon. It
, Elizabeth, daughter is net likely that, for years to come, another Secre-
zea1.846 Lord
tary for War will, in time of peace, have to deal with
General Charles Ash
any changes that can be compared to' these. He
was fully alive to the magnitude of the questions
'hid' he had to decide, and no Minister could have
six children
brought to bear on them more intelligence or more
Herbert married on the 12th of August,
George Robesrt
, four 'C ot e latehe leaves
seona urd,tby whomd
of tn Lieutenant-
ughters, his
eldest son,
Her-
bert), having completed his eleventh year last
, month. aCn.harlwese(noaw Lord

LAT EL T
NEWS.

TURIN, AUG. 3.
The Nationtilites of to day says :—"lt is said
,hat Signor Scialoja, is about to resign."

NAPLES, Ato. 2.
The Archbishop of Naples has left for Civita

Vecchia.

Bourbonites continue to be arrested here.

PARIS, AUG. 2.

The Temps of this evening publishes a despatch
from Rome announcing that the resignation of
Mgr. de Merode is certain and imminent.
The King of Sweden will arrrive at Havre on
Monday next.

PRAGUE, AUG. 2.

Last night the Jewish quarter of this city was
the scene of fresh disturbances, in which several
persons were wounded. The synagogues and some
houses were damaged, and much property was
carried off.
Forty-five persons were arrested.

VIENNA, AUG. 2.

The conference between the European commis-
sioners and the chiefs of the insurgents at Suttorina
has led to no result. Nevertheless, hopes are enter-
tained that a conflict will be prevented, and that a
peaceful settlement will be arrived.