The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-04 00:00:00

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100,'years from the date, -in each instance, of one quired as in the transport system. There must be '
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particular occurrence. The vaticination in refer- a. total change in that respect, if we wish to over-
ence to the triumph of Russia over Turkey has come the present crisis, or to be prepared for any
been flagrantly falsified even by the inadequate future emergency that may arise.
results of the famous siege of Sebastopol. An I
equally flagrant falsification will assuredly follow 1 Messrs. LEDRIC ROLLIN, MAZZINI, MASSARENTI,
the prediction now forcing upon us, single handed, and CAMPANELLA have been convicted, par cantu-
the yet more memorable siege of Delhi. A siege mace, of conspiring against the life of Lows
we say more memorable, because destined, we be- NAPOLEON, and condemned to deportation. In
lieve, to be followed up by far more decisive and one respect this is a mere brutum fulmen. The
more notable consequences. For as surely as parties are, happily for themselves, far
there is a sense of justice amongst us, as surely as beyond the power of their accusers ; and it is by
we have the blood of free men bounding in our no means probable that they would return to
veins, as surely as our hearts are not the hearts France under the existing regime, whatever might
of dastards but of earnest Englishmen, loving have been the result of the quasi trial. But, in
our constitutional liberties, reversing our ances- other respects, it may lead to serious complications.
tral reputations, prompt to defend the sanctity of It may be made the foundation of a series
our hearths, and the chastity of our women, and of attacks against the right of sanctuary which
the lives of our children—so surely is the fate of England has invariably afforded to political refu-
Delhi sealed with the seal of a doom such as History gees of all classes without exception, and of which
will hold for centuries to come in very terrible the Freneh EMPEROR was, at one time, only too
remembrance. THAT will be the falsification of happy to avail himself.
the superstitious prophecy of the fall of the Arrglo- It is now proved beyond the possibility
Indian Empire after a duration of One Century / of doubt that the trial, par contumace, which
The obliteration of Delhi from the face of the takes place in the absence of the accused, and
earth—the extermination of its blood-stained and without his being permitted any opportunity of
crime-blackened population ! An expiation as defending himself, is a mere farce, under which
dire as any of which the world has yet had record the most innocent would have no security. We
—a vengeance as complete as it ever entered into have already commented upon the absurd evi-
the human imagination to conceive 1 This, and dence brought forward against the accused,
nothing leas than this, is what is demanded by which, in this country, would not induce
every sentiment of Humanity. This, and this a grand jury to find a true bill against
alone, and to the full, is what is required from a previously convicted pickpocket, and yet it is
us in attestation to the whole'pagan world, of our considered by the French tribunal as " confirma-
ineffable love and reverence for all the tion strong as proof of holy writ." There was
sacredness of Christianity. There have been nothing, literally nothing, against M. Lunnu
perpetrated at Delhi, and elsewhere by ROLLIN, save the extorted or prepared confessions
the ruffian-miscreants since then collected oft vo of the self accused conspirators. As accom-
together in Delhi, abominations so unutterable plices, their testimony an oath, where the accused
that the globe is polluted until they shall have had the opportunity of cross-examining them would I
been avenged. The Offence of these Wretches, be worthless. But the parties did not agree with
more than that of the Murderer in 64 Hamlet"— each other. One stated that " the stout person
"Is rank, and smells to Heaven !" with moustaches, who was called Rodrone Rollini,
Nothing short of the total destruction of Delhi— had left the room before any improper proposi-
the bodily sweeping of it from the face of the tion was made." The head and front of the
earth, will afford any adequate expiation of these individuals offending, whoever he might be, was
nameless horrors and abominations. With Delhi that he had visited MAzzust. But there was not
destroyed—literally and absolutely destroyed and a particle of identification—nothing that might
buried away under the dust, as a loathsome not equally implicate any other stout gentleman
thing to be trodden down, and if possible for- who did not shave his upper lip.
gotten—then, but not till then, can we think In the name of the people of England,
seriously of the reconstruction, and reorganisation, we emphatically protest against the solemn
and reconsolidation of our Empire in Hindostan. mockery. It has not oven the semblance of jus-
That first—the rest afterwards. Delhi destroyed, tice, and for such a farce Great Britain will not
we shall then, by that one blow, have destroyed withdraw the hospitality she has ever afforded to
the whole pest of the Bengal Presidency. Then, every claimant unstained by crime. The
but only then, we may console ourselves with judgment was cunningly withheld until
having vindicated the violated majesty of Eng- after the prorogation of Parliament, so
land, and more than that the outraged glory of that the topic might not be ventilated
civilisation. in either House. But we shall be greatly sur-
prised indeed if Lord PALMERSTON fall into the
trap. If there be a well•founded charge against
M. ROLLIN or his companions, the offence has
been committed on English ground, and we ven-
ture to assert that none of them will shrink from
a stringent investigation before an impartial jury.
Let such a trial take place, and we have doubt
as to the result. Buf, as it is, the dodge is too
transparent. Gullible as the English may be,
they cannot be prevailed upon to swallow such a
palpable canard.

The career of the truly unfortunate Transit
may afford a salutary lesson to "My Lords."
Should they profit thereby, the loss and inconve-
nience occasioned by her numerous accidents will
be fully compensated to the nation. We fear,
however, that Sir C. WOOD is incorrigible. Every
additional proof of the grievous mistakes into
which he has been betrayed, only strengthens and
confirms his previous impressions ; and it would
take a dozen Transits, endangering a dozen regi-
ments, to alter his views. He may say with the
old Roman—

REINFORCEMENTS FOR INDIA.

" Video raeliora proboque: deteriora sequor."
He will not have the candour or manliness to
confess his error, or to enter on a more judicious
course. His reason may be satisfied, but

The following force is under orders for embarca,
tion for India as reinforcements.
One troop of Horse Artillery.
Three batteries of Royal Artillm y.
Four companies of Royal Engineers.
Three regiments of cavalry.
Four regiments of infantry. _
To embark as soon as transport is ready.

" The man convinced against his will
Is of the same opinion still ;"
and Sir CRARLES WOOD will maintain his, until a
majority in Parliament compels him to bend be-
fore the storm which he can no longer resist.

It was but recently that he delivered in the
House of Commons an elaborate eulogium on the
superior qualities of the Transit. He appeared
to be totally oblivious of the disappointment oc-
casionel to the Peers, who fancied that they
would have an opportunity of witnessing the
naval review, but who met with a deplorable
stoppage "in Transitu." He also ignored the
dangerous accident at the very commence-
ment of her voyage, when she all but foundered
before losing sight of the English coast. In vain
was it that she took refuge at Corunna almost in
a sinking state. All these mishaps only increased
his admiration, and nothing less than the loss of
an entire regiment would suffice.
Well, he has very nearly had the required proof.
Seven hundred gallant soldiers, after enduring
the most serious inconvenience, had their lives
endangered and eventually escaped, with the loss
of all their property—almost by a miracle I The
ill-fated vessel struck upon a coral reef, four miles
from shore in the Straits of Banco. While her
head rested just above water, at her stern there
were 11 fathoms, and at one side as much as 17
fathoms. Her total loss was at once accomplished,
and so rapidly did the water gain on them, that
the troops were hurried in the boats and fortuna-
tely landed, although with the loss of all they
bad previously possessed. This, be it remarked,
was in perfectly smooth water where the sea was
like a lake. Had there been anything approaching
we shall not say to a storm, but even to a stiff
breeze, the great majority of these men must
have been sacrificed, and their valuable services
for ever lost to the country. A heavy surf would
have been attended with similar results. Sir C.
WOOD is not entitled to claim credit for the miti-
gated character of the catastrophe. So far as he
was concerned, the whole of the troops might have
shared the fate of the ill-fated ship.
What is required, as we have repeatedly
pointed out, is a judicious application of the
auxiliary power of the steam screw. It helps, on
an emergency, just as a pair of extra leaders may
drag an overburdened coach through a heavy
road or up a steep hill. It will carry on during
a calm, when the vessel would otherwise be lying
motionless on the water, and weeks may be saved
by due assistance in the time of need. It
was proved, beyond the possibility of doubt,
that the average time taken by 98 sailing-vessels
was 130 days to India, while the average of those
possessing the auxiliary screw was but 93
days a difference of five weeks and two
days ! Why, the fate of the Anglo-Indian
Empire may depend on far less t'lan tiaat which
is wantonly sac ri ficed by the transport
system. Our large screw men-of-war would be
admirablyadapted for the service; and, in addition,
there ar© many old ones now lying rotting in our
harbours whiclA could, at a trifling expense, be
converted into serviceable vessels by the pre-
per application of the screw. They would
last for many years under the circumstances,
and be available either es transports or for the
defenca of our coast. The gunboats, too, so re-
needy eon;tructed, might be made useful.
How many men could they convey to India or to
Alexandria ? They would be available along the
coast or at the different rivers, and, by judicious
arrangements, the men Conveyed across the btli-
inns could be speedily carried on to the scene of
action, ready to cross bayonets with the sanguinary
and treacherols mutineers.
The Board of Admiralty wants overhauling.
" My Lords" must be called over the coals ; but
there is nothing in which reform is so much re.'

LATEST NEWs.

MARSEILLES, SEPT. 3.

Despatches from Constantinople, of the 26th
ult., announce that Lord Stratford de Redcliffe
and M. de Prokesch had, on the previous day,
notified to the Porte the agreement of the Allied
Powers.

The Divan immediately forwarded to Moldavia,
by telegraph, an order to recommence the elec-

ions.
The Fresse d'Orient reports that, on occasion of

the fete of the Emperor Napoleon, which was
celebrated at Bucharest on the 15th ult., M. de
Talleyrand was received with acclamations on his
exit from the church. The crowd carried flam-
beaux, and shouted vivats while performing the
national dances. A crown of flowers was offered
to the statue of Rou-mania.

M. de Talleyrand replied that the strong sym-
pathies of France and of the Emperor for the
Principalities were unvarying, and that recent
events were the proof of this.
Letters and papers by the same conveyance
state the revival of Mussulman fanaticism. Dis-

turbances aud assassinations were increasing in
Palestine. Personal encounters even had taken
place among the women of the new Pacha.
At Jerusalem, the Latin Patriarch had been
threatened, and was obliged to give in his resig-
nation.

Throughout the whole of Syria there was no-
thing heard of but robberies, extortions of money,
and threats against the Christians.

PARIS, THURSDAY.

The Conti of Assizes has condemned, par con-
tumace,'Ledru Rollin, Mazzini, Massarenti, and
Campanella to deportation.

directing tine attention of their readers to the fact
that the organ of Lord Palmerston persists in its
former opinions on the question, and that the whole
animus of the article may ba found iu the single
sentence Notwithstanding this decision (to an-
nul the elections in Moldavia), we are firmly per-
suaded that the union is as far off as ever." The
language of our three cotemporaries of course varies,
but the purport of their remarks is identical.
BOURSE, Sept. 3.—The following were the last
quota. ions :

HAMBURG, SEPT. 4.

We have received the following telegraphic de-
spatch from Hamburg, dated the 4th inst. :
, "In the sitting of the. Holstein Chamber, on
the 3d inst., the Commission reported that it
considered the situation of the country critical,
and declared itself unable to discuss the new Con-
stitution before having secured the independence
and equality due to Holstein in the Danish mo-
narchy."

THE INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING.
The Peninsular and Oriental aimpany's steam
ship Ripon, Capt. Dandas, with the heavy por-
tion of the India, China, Australia, and New
Zealand mails, arrived at 10 a.m.
She Lit Alexandria Aug. 21st ; Malta, 25th ;
and Gibraltar, 30th.
She brings 157 passengers, 2,398 bales o° silk,
and 239 miscellaneous packages.
Admiral Lyons' squadron left Gibraltar for
Tunis on the 29th.

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