The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-03 00:00:00

cileable war between the Mussulman and the
Englishman, between the Sepoy and his late
master. Nothing do Asiatics guard so jealously
as the honour of their own women, no insult cau
they offer to each other or to us equal to that of
degrading the female sex. They cannot plead
Ignorance here. They do not wish to plead it.
Their fiendlike boast is, that come what may,
they have dishonoured at Delhi tin beautiful
girls of England. But lives there an Englishman
who will not spend his last sovereign, were it
necessary, to wipe out in the blool of these
wretches, and the utter de.,truction of the city the
stain on our national honour I A. satisfaction
must be taken, the memory of which shall outlive
he memory of the insult and the crime, or at
least be for ever told of with it as the terrific
itonement. The name of Delhi that once was,
nust, for all future ages, be the epithet for un-
heard of atrocities avenged by unheard of severity
of justice. Delhi retribution must mean a retri-
hntion at which the ears of Oriental shall tingle
for all time to come.

This is the first great act our troops have to
perform. We loath the mawkish cant which can
whine about mercy for the dishonours, the
maimers, and the murderers of our women, and
the torturers of innocent children. We hold such
language t 3 be unworthy of men. Bankside can
give such effeminate creatures a lesson. We be-
lieve that GOD and man alike demand that such
heathenism and Mahommedanism, such licantiou,
and wanton savagery, should be extirpated from
the face of the earth. If these are the lustful and
bloody orgies appropriated to the defence of Ma-
hommedanism, the sooner we relegate its disciples
to their own paradise of black-eyed bonds,
the better. Bat as earth may be, it is too good
for them.

The fund for the relief of the sufferers by the
Indian mutiny is progressing, and we hope and
believe that it will prove alike worthy of the
British nation and the cause for which it is re-
quired. Fearful, indeed, have been the miserie
endured and the losses sustained by those sufferers.
Many parents and providers have been cut off in
the pride of health and strength, leaving widows
and orphans in a state of comparative destitution.
Many helpless children have lost both parents
under the most deplorable and heartrending cir-
cumstances. Many of the survivors have been
deprived of all their resources, and lef
almost naked and penniless, too happy
that their lives and honours were preserved. If
ever there was a cause that appealed irresistibly
to British sympathy and British liberality, it is
the one advocated at the Mansion-house meeting,
and the demand will be promptly and fully re-
sponded to.

The good work goes bravely on. A high-
minded lady has headed the list with the splendid
donation of 1,0001. May she long enjoy the am-
ple means which she applies to such noble pur-
poses. Others too, have aided in proportion to
their resources. Even " the widow's mite " has
not been withheld. Count PERSIGNY has exhi-
bited his kindly feeling, by the handsome gift of
1001. ; and sundry other subscriptions to a
similar amount have been recorded. To
those who have not yet had the opportunity
of rendering assistance, we emphatically say " go
ye, and do likewise." Do honour to yourselves
by proving that you know the proper use of the
abundant means with which you are endowed.
It is not, however, merely the wealthy that should
assist. The shillings of the millions are more
productive than the pounds of the upper ten
thousand. There are few indeed who cannot
spare something for such a cause. The cutting
off some luxury or even comfort, the sustaining
SO/Ile petty privation wilt enable them to contri-
bute, and the more urgent their own calls, the
more acceptable will be the gift. It is a national
question that should be answered by the community
without exception. The old proverb " bit dat qui
eito dat " should be strongly borne in mind. Every
man should give not only liberally, but promptly.
The exigencies of the.sufferers dethand immediate
aid, and what comes slowly will be of compara-
tively trivial benefit-. At present the affair is
but in its first stage ; but surely the bril-
liant ex maple set by Lady FORBES, Miss
A'SIIBURNER, and their coadjutors, will not
be lost on those who have the power and op-
portunity of acting in a similar manner. We
earnestly commend the case to the general con-
sideration to which it is so pre-eminently entitled.
Something may, of course, be expected from Par-
liament ; but that must be long deferred, and the
necessities of the case are already peculiarly
urgent. Let the nation now do its duty, and
Parliament and the E tst India Company will not
be wanting when the proper time has arrived.

HOLYHEAD, HARBOUR AND BREAK-

TV ATE.R.

HOLYHEAD, SEPT. 2.
•
A grand operation took place to-thy at noon in
presence of the Lords Coinmissioners of the Admi-
ralty and Mr. Hawkshaw, the Admiralty Engineer.
He•gbt of quarry fsce, 172 feet ; length of ditto,
150 feet ; grip, 60 fe:t ; charge of powder, 11,000
lbs. ; power of galvanic battery, 40 cells ; result of
operation, 70,000 t ,113 of the hardest quartz rock.
Engineering operations conducted by Mr. Ch•+rtes
Rigby in person, assisted by Mr. Reitheimer, the
resident engineer of the con'ractors..

Her Majesty and the Prince Consort, with the Prin-
cess Royal and the youthful members of the Royal
Family, are expected to honour the-Highland Gathering
at Braemar to-day by their presence.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
d'Autnale and suite have arrived at the BrunsNick
Hotel, Jermyn-street.•
The Duchess Dowager of .Cleveland has arrived at
Downliam, Suffolk, on a visit to Lord and Lady Wm.
Powlett.
The Earl and Countess De La Warr, and Lady Ara-
bella Sackvills West have left Buckhurst Park, Sussex,
for Ingestre Hell, Staffordshire, on a visit to the Earl
and Countess Talbot.

The Countess of Jersey and Lady Cletnentina Villiers
have arrived at Mummond Castle, Perthshire, on a visit
to L'rd and Lady ViriLoughby d'Eresby, from M.
Baillie Cochrant,'a seat in Lanarkshire.

Lord and Lady Foley leave town to- lay for Worksop
Manor, ' Notts for the autumn.
Lord and Lady John Russell and the Misses Russell
are still staying with the Earl of Minto, at Minto
House, Hawick, N. 8., where a large family circle have
assembled.

Lady Georgiana Romidy and family hare arrived at
End,leigh Cottage, the Duke of Bedford's romantic seat
near Tavistock. _

The Eall and Countess of Shafteibury have arrived
at Spa.
The Earl and Countess of Malmesbury are staying at
his lordship's shooting-box at Achnacarry, in the High-
lands. The noble earl and countess have been eot?.r-
tainin,g a select circle. His Excellency Count Ci.opto-
wich has been among the guests.
The Earl of Westmorland returned to town last week
from Cowes, Isle of Wight. The countess trio' Lady
liMia Fans returned a few days since from a tour in
Swi,zsrland. The noble earl and countess have g.,ne
to Apthorpe Hail, Northamptonshire, fur the autumn.
The Countess CowpPr and family have arrived at Pan-
shanger, Ilerts, from Roseneath, Argykshire, the Duke
of Argyll's seat, which the countess has been occupying
for a short time.

Lady Charles Somerset as returned to town from
Windsor.

Sir Joseph and Lady Charlotte Copli,y have just re
turned to their seat in Yorkshire fioua a tour in the
United States.

S r Charles and Lady Cecilia Des Veelx will leave
town this week for Lea•nington Spa, where Sir Char:es
Las purchased a tnansior.
LORD HARRY VANE AND THE PEERAGE.—The Gates-
head Übserver gives a curt,Jus reason for Lord Harry
Vane declining a peerage, that his lordship was unwil•
ling lo pluNe his cmstituLn's into the turmoil of an
election.
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S SAIICOMAGUE.—The
Duke of Wellintou's earcophagna, which bas been in
bawl upwards of two ytare„in Luzillyan, is now nearly

MIDDLESEX ELECTION.—{This Day.)

The election for the county of Middlesex, rendered
necessary in consequence of the elevation of Lord Robert
Grosvenor to the House of Peers under the title of Lord
Ebury, took place this morning at Brentford. Tht
proceedings were of the dullest description, which was to
be attributed partly to there being no contest, and part])
to the inauspicious state of the weather.

Mr. Sheriff Mechi and Mr. Sheriff Reates, accom-
,anied by the Under-Sheriffs, Messrs. Crwley an,
Inderton, were punctual in their attendance, and libel
he proceedings commenced at ten O'clock there wei.
iot a dozen persons on the hustings, which were erecter
n the Market-square, including the officials. The great
Ady of the free and independent electors were repro
ented by a about 50 navigators and lahourers, wh,

vere obliged to take refuge from the rain that descende(
'n torrents, under the dopr.ways and projecting window,
7,.f the antiquated houses in the neighbourhood.
Mr. Under-Sheriff CUOSLEY opened the business witl,
ne usual proclamation of "'Oh, yes !" desiring all per-
oils int rested in the proceedings "to draw near anc
ire their attendance,'? which was re4ponded to by

ouple of urchins, who braved the pitiless storm, am
vivanced to Vie barriers erected to keep off "the pres-
ure from without ;" bat, on a mysterious signal give,
'Y one of the policemen in attendance, they beat a sud
len retreat, and the, open space in front of the hastlng:
vas left in quiet possession of the force.
A long pause ensued -after the formal opening of the
business, and the arrivals'• were few and far between.

At 20 minutes past 10 o'clock an open carriage drawl
I four greys with outriders, drove up in front of the
gustings, when the hon. Mr. Byng, the candidate, ac
companied by several of his' younger members of the
Family, And Sir W. Staling, alighted and took up a po
iition assigned them. on the hustings. The cheerles-
tate of the weather hasl so damped the ardour of the
tssembled few that they were only able to welcome the
1 on. gentleman with alaint cheer.
Mr. lIANBURT, the oilier member for the county, wa.-
present.
The usual ceremonies having been gone through,
Mr. Sheriff MEctu then came forward and asked the
elect,rs to propose a gentleman to represent them ii
Parliament.

Mr. MONTGO3fERY, after referring to the last election
which took place tt few months since, said he had thei,
the• honour of proposing to them Lord R. Grosvenor a.
their representative. Since then that gentleman ha('
been elevated to the peerage, and he looked upot
.t as a matter of great satisfaction, because it
howed, to a certain extant her Majesty approve(
)f their choice. A more honest and conscienciou

member than Lorl Ebury never represented the county.
end he hoped he would make such conduct as apparent
in the House of Lords as he had in the House of Com-
mons. At the last election they selected a gentleman as
Lord Ebury's colleague who was considered competent
to represent the great commercial community of th
county, and when this vacancy arose it was thought b)
those who took an active part in public matters counected
with the county, that they should seek a gentleman to
-upply it who was connectad with the county by
roperty, family, and station, and of liberal politic-,
and from the comparatively few of such there were
in the county, they had no difficulty in fixing upon th
Hon. George Byng, of .Wrotharn Park. (Cheers) Ii
was a gentleman who hid had some-experience in Par-
ltament, and was conversant with most of thi-e topics o;
the present day. Although he wat-. a young man, hi:
efforts in the House of Commons bad been very succest—
ful, and he was spoken of by every one as a man of
ri,ing talent and of indipendence of character that ell
titled bun to the c)nsideration of the electors of Middle
sex. (Hear, hear.) , The honourable genVerea,
then stated that Mr. Byng was prepared to supp,i-r
Parliamentary reform, vote by ballot, Church ref,rtn.
A.rmy, and a reform in -the Civil Service deparmoetit.
(Hear, bear.) He (Mr. Montgomery) was for severing
the Church from the Stitt, entirely:—(hear, hear)--ant
for the equalising tb.a payment of the ministers of the
Church Establishment, so as to raise, the incomes 01
thme who now worked. hard and wore ill paid, by
bringing down the revenues of the pluralists and those
who enjoyed large patronage. (Hear, hear.) The
only objection he had heard to Mr. Byng was that stated
by a morning newspaper, that by electing him they
would then have, with 'their other member, two boys
to represent them. Their present representative was a
man 35 years of age, With a wife and family--:(laughtei)
--and if he was, nt:4 old enough for a member of Parlia-:,
meat he did not know Who was. Mr. Bybg was. 28
yearirof age. He was a. gentleman who had taken bigh
honours at College, and ,bad,attegessfully Jepiesented a
small constituency for five years, which he (Mr. Mont.
gomery) considered a sufficient guarantee of his cape
Wity satisfactorily represent the county of Middlesex

(Heat, hear.) He concluded by moving the election of
the Hon. G. Byrig. (Cheers.)

Mr. R. MILLS seconded the nomination of Mr. Byng.
He was a gentlemairwho brought with him an honour-
able name, and a fragrance that was, justly esteemed by
the electors of Middlesex,. and he felt certain that if they
elected that gentleman their representative that he would
transmit that naive with equal honoUyn to succeeding
generations. (Hear, hear ) They were not called onto
take an untried gentleman. Mr.'Byog had represented
Tavistocl for five years; and during that time he
recorded hip vote in favour of the abolition of
of church-rates, vote by ballot, the abolition of Jett-i,h

oisabiiities, and an extension of the suffrage, which
Showed his attachment to the great principles of civil
and religious liberty, and on those grounds he cordial),
recommended him to the :tupport of the elector. (Hear.)
A. reform of the House of Commons was rendered
necessary, and if they sent Mr. Byng to Parliament as
their representative,-they would send a gentleman there
who wad independent in station and mini, and who,
instead of taking his cue from the Minister of the
d ty would tell him what were the wants and expectations
of the people of Middlesex, and maintain their intere-ts
in the House of Commons? (Hear, hear,) What wat
wantel in a rElorrn of Parlia,rient was the extinction of
nomination boroughs and adarge extension of the suffi age,
both of which Mr. Byng was ready to support. (Hear,
bear.) Adverting to the unfortu afftire in India the
honourable gentleinaa sall, that undoubtedly a great
change must take place in the administration
of the Government of :India which must devolve
on the 'Home Governmeht, but care must be taken
teat the great patronage it would give a Governmet.t,
should not be used as a means of corrupting both Honees
Of Parliament, disastrous to the liberties of the peop e.
(Hear, hear.) The' only way to revent it was by in
creasing the franchise by the admission of men of iota l'i-
gence to its participation. (Clear, hear.)
No other candidate being proposed,
Mr. Sheriff ,MEnlit declared the Hon. G. Byng duly
elected a knight of the £hire to represent the County of
Middlesex in the present Parliament.

The Hon. G. BYNG 'then came forward and addressed
the people at some length on the important and interest-
ing topics of the day. He commenced by stating thal.
he appeared 'before theen .to a-k their support with
mingled feelings of heartfelt pride, and, be trusted, also
with a not unbecomingbinnility—with heartfelt pride,
because he felt glad that thep same name
.and the same
lib ral principles were as acceptable to the electors of
Middlesex in 1857 as, they::,were upwards of a century
ago, when his great grand.iaiher firststood for the county
and he appeared before them. with feelings of humiliti
because he felt that the varied interests of a great county
like Middlesex demanded, in its representative, talents
far higher and superior to any be could venture to boaq
for himself, At the Fame time, having been elected
their member, he begged to assure them that ho was not
ignorant of what duties he was thereby called on to
perform, and he assured them that, so far, as his
health and strength would permit, he freely
dedicated his time and such talents and abilities
as he possessed to the .full rind conscientious
discharge of those duties. (Cheers.) Tneoe were rio
days of holiday legislation, for there would be subjects
to be discussed its the next session of Parliament of vital
interest both at home and abroad. The hon. member
then adverted to the events in India, to our foreign
13,lieY, to Parliamentary reform, as well tie vote
by ballot, tho removal of the Jewish disabilities, re-
lief from church-rates, and one or two other subjects
of interest, in terms similar to those expressed by him
at the various meetings he iddresecl in the county
prior to the day of electron, and which do not now re-
quire repetition. He said that doling the five years he
had been in Parliament he bad voted for the ballot, and
for the admission of Jews into Parlianter4, and he should
continue to do so, and so long as-he had a seat ire Pae•
!lament he should give his support to all measures of a
liberal character.

O❑ the motion of Mr. Hanbury, M.P., seconded by
Mr. Bang, M.P., a vote of thanks was given to the
sher:ff, which Mr. Sheriff Yfechi briefly acknowledge:),
and the proceedings terminated. _

According to a Parliamentary paper published yester-
day the totals of gold shipped from'? Australia during the
•ear 1856 were 138,0071. from New S,uth Wsltr, and
12,015 2241. from Victoria; Ot the latter 10,8C9,652/.
W 5 sent to. Engirt-nit, 774,4961. to lotha anti China,
429,7161. to Sydney, Adelaide; anti Taswa'mia, M 141,3001,
to Ametica. Tnc largest shipmi.nti ttere made in
January, Marcb, April, August, and December; and
the smallest in July and November.