The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-24 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1857.

The intelligence from India may now be antici
pated at any hour. It is, indeed, anxiousl3
looked for by those who have relatives or friend
at the scene of action, and also by the communit)
at large, who fear that their worst apprehensionF,
as to the extent and magnitude of the danger ma:
be Verified, and that a severe contest must ensue,
whereby, although India may be re-conquered, i.
will be at the cost of many valuable lives, and al.
enormous Pecuniary outlay. There is, however
no alternative. We must accept the gage flung
down by the mutineers, and carry the struggle to
a successful termination, at any expense. Th.
more decided and energetic our proceedings, in
the first instance, the sooner may we hope for th,
restoration of peace and tranquility, and the
suppression of the spirit of revolt and disaffec-
tion so recently, and perhaps still, prevailing
amongst the Sepoy troops. In such a case true
000nomy is to be found in an unsparing outlay it,
the early stage. Every pound properly applies
within the first week will save ten or twent
times the amount at a subsequent stage of tt,
proceedings, and we can easily realise the accu-
raby bf the well known Hibernicism, that " the
best way to avoid danger is to meet it plump."
jn fact, the most daring will also be found to
NI the most prudent course.
Corbin papers hale just been laid before both

Houses of Parliament relative to tho mutinies.

They certainly do not give any very ex Ilt3d
notion of the activity or zeil of the Hon. Court,
at Leadenhall-street. We can only wonder at
the apathy and indifference manifested by the
magnates of Leadenhall-street, who appear to
have been busily engaged, doing nothing, with
Mr. R. VERNON SMITH and his coadjutors
of the Indian Board elaborately helping them.
All that they think proper to do is to pro-
mise that they will give the subject, of
the extensive and calamitous outbreak, their
best attention at the earliest possible period,
but this seems to be the stereotyped form for
postponing the evil day in accord ince with the
most approved principles of red-tapism. If the
difficulty is overcome by those on the spot, if the
smouldering fire be extinguished before its bursts
into Elaine—well. The Hon. Court will gravely
accept the congratulations that may be tsnd ered.
But if not, matters must take their course, and
nothing very important, one way or the other,
will proceed from the " King Log" of Leadenhall-
street.

The great, the vital question is, bow the
troops under orders for India may he most rapidly
conveyed to their destination ! We are told that
the East Indian Company have chartered six
large screw steamers, which may probably be
enabled to carry some 4,000 men. There are,
in addition, seven clipper vessels spoken of as under
engagements to proceed as soon as possible. We
have, however, sorecently pointed out the immense
difference in point of time in favour of those with
the auxiliary screw, a difference, amounting on
an average to thirty-seven days, that it must be
obvious that mere sailing vessels cannot sufficiently
discharge the required duty. There is but one way
in which they could be made beneficially available,
and that is by obtaining the aid ofsteam in the only
practical manner. We shah point out how
this may be effected, albeit at the risk of having
our suggestions pooh-poohed, according to the
usual practice by the red-tapists at Whitehall.
We have, at present, no less than 195 gun
boats, lying up in ordinary. These were pre•
pared for the Russian war, but were deprived of
the opportunity of displ Lying their utility by the
" lame and impotent conclusion" of the contest.
They cost a good round sum fur ,which no return
was made. Now by sending out a number of
these boats along with the sailing vessels, they
would be able to take the latter in tow during
calms, so as to prevent the deplorable loss of time
that too frequently occurs, while the clippers
might each carry a few hundred tons of coals
for the use of the gun boats. If they
should by any possibility be required at
home, it would be easy to build others, all
the models are available, and it could be done in
a very short time. Their services in the way we
have pointed out would be peculiarly valuable.
They would not only materially expedite the ar-
rival of the troop?, but when they had arrived at
the spot, they would be just what was required
For the Indian seas and along the coast of Cnins..
Being enabled to run into the creeks and lagoons,
they would effectually suppress piracy, bring the
war to a speedy termination, and prevent any ill
consequences wh 'n it was concluded. We must,
however, be stimulated before we can shake off
die unaccountable apathy that delays every suit-
Able measure, and that stimulus, we truA, will
be supplied by the debate in the Commons on
tfonday, and not by evil tidings from India,
which may be received before that debate can
take place.

We would also direct altmiti m to an admirable
suggestion contained in a letter from " Maim,"
which appears in another part of our impression. It
is that the 40th Itegt., over 1,000 strong, and now
in Australia should at once be sent to India where
tt could arrive within little more than a fortnight
v 4.44. ‘.l,6lLott L La.
We trust that this obvious step may be resorted
to, but fear that such will not be the case unless
imperative instrucsions be transmitted by the
mail which may be overtaken via Altrseillies up
to to-morrow evening.

2d GEORGE 1., cap. 6, is among other
things, for app )inting the form of an affir-
mation to be t iken by the people called
Quakers, instead of the Oath of Abjura-
tion ; ' in other words, an affirmation of
abjuration, instead of the Oath of Abjuration.
Sure:y, not merely law but common sense must
decide that the only possible way to ascertain
the words which iCtig, Lords, and Commons,
considered to be the Oath of Abjuration, is to
discover what words are in that oath, which they
omitted in the affirmation, of abjuration.
And there can be no doubt that the only words in
the oath of abjuration, which they omitted in
the affirmation of abjuration, are on the true
faith of a Christian, so help me GOD ;' so that,
not with standing Lord CAMPBELL'S asser-
tion, the very act which permitted Mr. Pease
to make an affirmation of abjuration, has also
decided that the words on the true faith of a
Christian, so help me GoD,' are words of oath,
and not the substance of that which is sworn to."
This is so clear and intelligible that it must convince
any unprejudiced and disinterested person. The
King, Lords and Commons, a few years (13 years)
after the oath of abjuration had been sanctioned,
passed an act which virtually separated the form
from the substance, and the omission of the jurat or
swearing portion was, and "this I swear on the true
faith of a Christian, so help me GOD," It has thus
received a legislative interpretation, which has Tar
greater weight that any judge-made law ever de-
creed. The course for the House of Commons is
clear, and we cannot think that B Iron ROTHS-
CHILD will be suffered to sustain any iojury for
acting in accordance with a resolution of the
whole House.