The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-10 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

The screw steamship Edgar, 91, Capt. Baton,
bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral J. E. Erskine,
second in command of the Channel fleet, arrived at
Portland on Saturday morning. The Blenheim, 60,
Capt. F. Scott, returned from the westward on
Friday. Sir John Burgoyne, Inspector-General of
Fortifications, paid an official visit to the works at
Portland on Saturday. The screw line-of-battle
ship Neptune, 91, Capt. Sir Wm. Hoste, arrived at
Portland on Sunday afternoon from Spithead.
The hired transports Cylia, for Gibraltar, the
Gwaller, for Devonport, and the John Meldron, for
Portsmouth, arrived at Woolwich on Monday, and
have commenced shipping, gun carriages and gene-
ral stores : and the Index, the Vivid, the Star of
the North, and the steamship Peninsula are under
orders to embark war stores and ammunition.
Her Majesty's ship Scout, 21, Capt. Corbett, ar-
rived at Spithead from the eastward yesterday..
Her Majesty's ship Emerald, Capt. Cumming,
left Spithead for Cowes-roads on Monday evening
to escort her Majesty to the Channel Islands.

THE ARMY.

The authorities having decided on disbanding the
Medical Staff Corps, which was raised during the
Crimean -war, and constituting an entirely new
branch of the service, to be calle the " Army Hos-
pital Corps," the following general order relating
thereto has been issued from the Horse Guards :
" It having been determined by her Majesty's warrant,
bearing date the Ist of August, 1857, to contitute a corps,
to be called the ' Army Hospital Corps,' in lieu of the corps
formerly denominated the Medical Staff Corps,' the regu-
lations for which are fully detailed in the aforesaid -war-
rant, officers commanding regiments to which men of the
Medical Staff Corps are attached, and the medical officers
under whom such men may be serving, will be pleased to
give them the option of joining the newly-formed corps,
under the terms prescribed, or of being discharged, accord-
ing to the terms of the warrant under which they enlisted.
' Those men who are now serving, and are recommended
by their commanding officers or hea of department for the
aupezior grades in the Army Hospital Corps, will be pre-
ferred for them.
" Commanding officers will carefully explain thewarrant
of Ang. 1, 1857, to the corps, and transmit returns to the
adjt.-gen. of all men willing to transfer their services to the
Army Hospital Corps, stating their character and fitness
for that special duty. After receiving these returns, the
General Commanding-in-Chief will take the necessary mea-
sures to complete the new corps from the ranks of the army.
" A separate return of all men desirous of being dis-
charged will be transmitted.
" By command of H.R.H. the General Commanding-in-
Chief, " G. A. WETHERALL, Adjt.-Gen."
The 22d company of Royal Engineers, now doing
duty at the Mauritius, will be relieved by the 10th
company, serving in India. The 22d company,
which is much reuced, has been stationed at the
Mauritius several years, and will shortly return to
England.
The Himalaya screw troop-ship, Com. J. Sec-
combe, arrived at Spithead early on Monday morn-
ing from Dublin, with the Ist battalion 16th Foot
(Bedfordshire) on board, consisting of the follow-
ing :—Col. Cockeil, Majors Audain and Pea-
cock, Capts. Studdart, Bostock, Magnay, Barchard,
Kendall, and Hogge ; Lieuts. Rooke, Lockwood,
Lea Lefevre, Poweys, Anderson, Whitlam, Rogers,
Horne, and Jefferson ; Ensigns Godwin, Medewe,
Cann, and Woodnass ; Adjutant Carter, Surgeon
Swan, Assistant-Surgeon Kehne, Quartermaster
Dart, Paymaster Higginson, three ladies, five chil-
dren, three servants, 850 non-commissioned officers
and men, 75 women, 97 children, and six horses.
The Himalaya steamed into Portsmouth harbour
from Spithead in the afternoon.
In consequence of the building strike *hich has
so suddenly arrested the progress of the contract
works at Woolwich, the Royal Engineer Depart-
ment in the Arsenal have adopted speedy measures
for carrying on a portion of the works under the
most urgent demand—namely Sir Wm. Armstrong's
rifled ordnance factory, under contract for erection
by Messrs. Lucas Brothers. These buildings are
already roofed in, and were fast approaching com-
pletion. A large portion of the machinery has ar-
rived from Manchester and Scotland, in readiness
for fitment, consequently any delay, however short,
must be of importance. Arrangements have been
concluded, and an abundance of tools has been sup-
plied from the military store department, to
enable the works to proceed without further in•
convenience and loss of time. Captain Dunford's
company of Royal Engineers, consisting of
120 competent artificers, under orders for the
Mauritius, arrived at Woolwich on Monday
evening from Brompton barracks, and yesterday
commenced their duties. The works, it is expected,
will be completed by the end of the present month.
Mr. John G. Watts, director of the establishment
of Messrs. Lucas Brothers, will continue to super-
intend the works as heretofore. Two other com-
panies of Royal Engineers are under orders to join
from Aldershott, which will totally avert any evil
anticipated from the strike in that department.
The ceremony of presenting new colours to the
Royal Limerick (County) Militia took place on
Monday on Southsea-common. The troops arrived
on the common at 2 p.m., and consisted of the Ist
battalion Rifle Brigade,the Cheshire Militia, mounted
batteries of Artillery from Hilsea, and the Royal
Limerick (County) Militia, the latter taking up
ground in the centre, with the Ist battalion Rifle
Brigade and a part of the mounted Artillery on
the left flank, and the Cheshire with the remainder
of the mounted Artillery on the right, the whole
forming a hollow square ; the drums being piled in
the centre with the new colours placed upon them
in readiness for the ceremony. Major-General Sir
J. Yorke Scarlett, K.C.8., commanding the South-
west District, soon after arrived on the ground, ac-
companied by his staff, and was received with a
general salute from the troops. The ceremony then
commenced by the Rev. F. Milner, chaplain of the
garrison, delivering an appropriate prayer. Sir J.
Y. Scarlett then dismounted, and, taking up the
colours, presented them to the Ensigns appointed
to receive them, observing, " That it afforded him
the greatest satisfaction in doing so from his know-
ledge of the discipline, good conduct, and devoted
loyalty of the Royal Limerick County Militia;
that, although be was precluded from alluding to
the names of any of the famous battles emblazoned
on their banners, by their existing only as one of
England's means of defence, he trusted those ban-
ners would never be unfurled in the face of a foe,
as that could only be in the event of an invasion of
this country ; still, should such an event occur, he
was confident the Royal Limerick County Militia
would be foremost in the van of battle, and hurl the
invaders back into the sea which they had the teme-
rity to cross." The gallant general concluded a sol-
dierlike speech, by " wishing health, happiness, and
above all, honour to every officer, non-commis-
sioned officer, and man in the Royal Limerick
County Militia.' Lieut.-Colonel Dickson repl_ied to
the Major-General in a manly speech; after which
the old and new colours were marched past the
regiment in front and rear with the usual ceremo-
nies. The troops afterwards marched past in slow
and quick time, and then returned to their respec-
tive quarters. The officers of ,the regiment gave a
repast at four p.m., and issued a large number of
invitations to a ball in the evening.

[AnyEnauszatENT.]—Thorley's Food for Cattle is now
beginning to seriously attract the attention of the farmer,
breeder, and feeder of stock. Two years of unremitting
Bare and attention have enabled its inventor to take high
Found as a benefit/kr to these interests ; and notwithstand-
ing the many drai, acks, the malevolent shafts hurled
against it and its probable utility, the food, from its admitted
value, will become a necessity to the agricultural interest.
Experience has proved, first, that it effects a considerable
saving in the consumption of provender; secondly, that it
produces health and vigour in all animals subjected to its
Influence : and lastly, increases in a remarkable degree an
early development of fat. Mr. Thorley, originating this
singularly efficacious food, aimed at a compound calculated
to supersede, to a certain extent, the tedious and expensive
mode then prevailing of fattening stall-fed beasts. In this
t atae ppil7 succeeded ; and success prompted a very natural
tolica improve upon the invention, so as to make it ap-
ts.,. ble to every description of domestic animal. The Eng.
" lamer was slow to encourage its use, and manifested an
nuns hProduce
ealtillis farm, ample materials whereby to feed
4)r addition of artificial at a cheaper rate than by the employment
subjected have
food. The tests to which this food has
been
e proved its perfect admissibility as a cheap
addition to the na
i
all cases a subtractitu •oduce of the farm ; inasmuch as in
on of one-third may be safely submitted
to in the usual food of ani that the produce will be
realised, and rendered marketable balief4ailt. two-thirds of the time
usually consumed in developiniageffecioipbtherfefore, becomes
apparent that a certain saving
lication
a Thorley's Compounded Food. It is beliZead tratatt the present
unprecedented low price of wheat has induced its very gene..
ral use, preference to any other of the usual articles o f
food ; is, however, much questioned whether wheat is a
nourishing and proper food. for_ ther working horse, certainly
rE!ting the health
it is not for cows or pigs. M , Thorley's Food, besides
greatlyr in,ino
possessing the advantage of
and increasing the physical powe of all anima the
is a tonic
stimulant, and when mixed with their other
and gentle
f°4)(l, materially assists their digestive powers--a matter of
it is an undoubted fact that the
great consequence, since
ordinary food is lost, conse-
nourishment contained in their
quest upon the impaired or defective action of the digestive
be
particularly beneficial
organs ; it will also be found to
in restoring to good working condition horses which have
been over-worked, or become weak from disease, or are
naturally of a feeble constitution. In cows its effects are
undoubted, indeed almost marvellous, nearly doubling the
time enriches
yield of milk and butter, whilst it at the same t
the quality of both. In pigs its fattening qualities are still
more remarkable, displaying in a few weeks its manifest
superiority over every other kind of compound or manu-
factured food adopted in the feeding of swine. Such has
been its marked success, that at all our great cattle shows,
Royalty, noblemen, and others who have fed their cattle
on Thorley's Food, have invariably carried off the principal
prizes, whilst carts of commendation have been awarded.
The patronage of Royalty, of our principal nobility, the
deity, and of our leading agriculturists, must prove a
great incitement to' this gentleman to purstie his onward
course ; and he may confidently rely, in producing so
highly-favoured a compound, on a contzinuati.n of such
high anflAistinguished patronage.

THE LATE WAXEFIELD AND 11U.d.

DERSFIELD ELECTION.

It will startle or amuse those who watch the
workings of our Constitution from afar to see what
the pretenders to the most exalted purity are ac-
customed to do in order to obtain a seat in our
House of Commons. There is a sort of notion still
favoured abroad that English society is, as Vol-
taire described it, like our English beer—froth at
the top, dregs at the bottom, and strong and clear
only in the middle. These revelations, however,
show what muddiness hangs in suspense half way
down. The case is more than usually remarkable,
and merits recapitulation. There dwells in this
land of England a great political apostle, a vehe-
ment and impetuous lover of right and hater of
wrong, a pure truth-advocating patriot ; one who
holds no terms with anything he disproves ; as
virtuous as Robespierre had been if Robespierre
had been unstained by blood ; as impetuous as
Danton, as eloquent as Mirabeau. This great man
is not a statesman, for he has solemnly and publicly
declared that he will never assume the responsi-
bilities of office. He is not a leader in the House
of Commons, for not three men follow his lead
there. Up to the time of the last General Elec-
tion he was nothing more or less, whatever he may
have conceived himself to be, than a popular de-
claimer of newspaper articles. It was in the news-
papers that he lived, and moved, and had his being.
His articles were so strong and pungent, they said
so many violent things, some true, most false,
which the crowd liked to read, but for which
sober people did not like to take the responsibility,
that when it was given out that Mr. Bright was
about to dictate to the journals, whether at Bir-
mingham, or Glasgow, or Edinburgh, all the news•
papers were on the qui wive. We sent our best
reporters to the spot, put special trains and electric
wires in requisition, and produced the article hot
and bubbling. It was as lurid and lava-like
as those streams of iron that come forth
from the furnaces of Wolverhampton or Mer-
thyr, as dangerous to touch as those red
bars which are held only by gigantic pincers
to be fashioned into rails. It was almost
certain to have scathed half-a-dozen aristocratic
Lord Harrys, and Viscount Johns, and Hon. Toms,
and Right Hon. Georges. It was quite certain to
have scorched the very paper on which it was
printed. But what matter ? It was so bold, so
uncompromising, so denunciatory of the vices of
the noble, so fierce against all who walked a hair's
breadth from his own demarcated path of purity,
so sublimely ungrateful to the Press in which alone
he lived ! What matter that, like an angry whale,
he lashed his own element, or, like a furious bull,
he tore up the soil of the arena in which he foamed
and fought ? He was sublime in his passion, and
when he attributed such bad motives to every one
he was so earnest, and, therefore, must be so honest.
Some people took him in terror, and would not go
near him. The aristocracy petted him and patted
him ; and, strange to say, he suffered his poll to be
scratched by them with a grave equanimity, and
only gave them a furious poke with his horn when
their backs were turned. The statesmen of h's
time were glad to take him at his word when he
declared that he would never be harnessed to the
car of office. But we of the Press, and especially
we of the Times, always loved him with a curious
love, as the best specimen of his breed. We dealt
familiarly with him and never feared him ; now and
then punching him hard when he was unendurably
vicious, and giving him a good-humoured buffet
when he attacked us with a more than common
ingratitude ; but we always helped him back to
his pastures when he was out of condition, we
always fed him to fatness with the publicity on
which he lived, and we always admired him as the
most sporting bull that ever lashed his own sides
and tossed dogs in the air in that Bullring at
Birmingham where he so often triumphed.
But, as time brings changes to all, so it brought
changes to John Bright. From a dictator of lead-
ing articles to the Press it was thought that the
season had arrived to make him a leader in the
House of Commons. The point was to give him a
party. They must be, as was written U;. on a cele-
brated occasion, " men who could run and who could
walk, who could be silent and who could talk."
People who would be apt too obstinately to call
their souls their own would hardly do to act under
a leader who is so jealous a lover of freedom that he
insists upon having her all to himself. His ad-
mirers naturally thought that in his own family,
among his own domestic companions, his surest
satellites might be discovered. Therefore let Bright
be accompanied to Parliament by a following of
Brights. The honour of returning the family of
Brights was too great to be conferred upon any
other than those large towns where the apostle of
purity of election had so often preached. Let
Wakefield and Huddersfield be first and second in
the roll of glory. W. H. Leatham and E. A.
Leatham, brothers-in-law and brothers in political
faith, were chosen to be the Ali and Abubeker of
the political Prophet, and to go into the assembly
of legislators to demonstrate that there is but one
rule of political purity, and that Bright is its enun-
ciator. Alas for the result ! That assembly has not
the faith which in the hearts and voices of the fac-
tory men stands instead of proof. Committees of
the House of Commons have submitted this pa-
triotic proceeding to the dull ordeal of testimony
and cross-examination. They have been inquiring
into the details of that purity of election which was
to be the parent of all purity in times to come. They
have searched with an indiscreet curiosity into the
proceedings which took place during Ali's pure
candidature for Wakefield, and they have disco-
vered that those proceedings consisted principally
of handing over £l,lOO in hard cash. They have
elicited that of these £l,lOO, £450 were openly
paid through the lawful channel ; that £5OO
more were paid in unexplained and more secret
ways ; that public houses were opened, at which
non-electors were permitted and invited to steep
their senses in forgetfulness ; that bribery was
rife in Wakefield ; that Thomas Beaumont
received £lO for exercising his sacred privilege
in favour of the virtuous Ali, that John
Jackson more fortunately bargained for £3O for
the same purpose, that John Cousins got £25 and
that George Senior obtained in hard cash as much
as John Jackson. There was a verdict of " Not
proven" as to the actual complicity of the brother-
in-law of the Prophet in the corruption, but the re-
sult was that the virtuous Ali was unseated because
his election had been secured by the vulgar expe-
dient of course money bribery. Thus fared purity
of election in the hands of one brother-in-law. The
other proceeded to the liberal and independent
electors of Huddersfield, and there a similar purity
was worked out with a very similar scandal, but
with a happier result. In Huddersfield even the
money for the most part was as base as the vrin-
ciples were pure. Pati lots of the best intentions
went about flashing £50-notes of the " Bank of
Elegance" in the eyes of the electors, drunken men
could not articulate at the poll, votes were bought
by transactions in " pigs," which were repudiated
when the elector had fulfilled his sacred duty,
eighteen-gallon casks of al© were set flowing gratis,
and zealous customers went about to hesitating
tradesmen and urged them to vote for Leatham and
purity of election, under pain of ruin. Even Abu-
beker himself is said, after failing in persuasion
upon an obdurate tailor and that tailor's wife, to
have, in the hope and bitterness of his heart,de-
clared that if John Fisher voted for him it would
be a good job, and if he did not it might be a bad
one—strange words of promise and of menace to
issue from those pure lips ! Huddersfieldwould have
followed upon the fate of Wakefield. Ali's and
Abubeker's places would have known them no more ;
the Prophet would have been cut off from both his
earliest converts. But, although the bribery is ad-
mitted and reported, although the pig case and the
beer-swilling cases are found duly proved, although
the presence of the candidate at an interview with
a voter when bank-notes were flashed about by im-
petuous partisans stands uncontradicted on the notes
yet the committee did not see that the actual bribers
could be connected with the candidate for whose
benefit the bribes were given. One of the two
followers of the Prophet remains to illustrate in the
house the purity of the doctrines of his sect. But,
alas ! purity of political principle has been unveiled
to the laughing multitude. Drunkenness, and cor-
ruption, and coercion, and intimidation, and even a
shabby non-payment of promised bribes, have—
.

alack that we -should say- so !—been found among
the works of the friends and supporters of the new
political Puritans.

- There are momenta when, as we are told by
philanthropical gaol chaplains and others versed in
stony hearts, the stoutest sternness is broken down,
and when the hardest mind is malleable. We
would not be ungenerous, but, as we have often
heard good men and great admirers of political
purity sal it is our duty to "improve the occa-
sion." when John Bright was high in his tri-
umphal car, and the mob were shouting at his heels,
it would have been vain to shout in his ear, " John
Bright, remember thou art mortal !" but now when
he is looking upon
the uncovered corruption from
whose rank heat his oleerwthannsfahmopileiarunfwriietntidnsgalynd,
ifnotlo
legislators, he may p
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lowers have grown,
llsbe in a better frame of
mind to listen. tYe would
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so i in
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of uncharitable
difference
fr otherom aa
37ne own infallible
ianndt:o persuade
belief. Cease to persuade thyself
others that purity dwells only
Bright, and that without those canvas wale
tlesntsall is of
wickedness and corruption. -lie more cautious ere
you impute vile motives to those who do not yield
absolute credence to your pretensions of a monopoly
of political virtue in yourself and your friends.
When next you feel inclined to fulminate iii, wrath

against peers and bishops, and Ministers of State,
and country gentlemen, and public writers, and to
wrap them all in one comprehensive but yet ex-
clusive condemnation, think for a moment that some
of these may be at least as honest and as conscien-
tious as yourself and your most staunch supporters
—think then of Wakefield and of Huddersfield,
and, if you cannot be more tolerant, be at least
more humble —Times