The Sun. — 1857-05-01 (London, England)

TEE EDITOR OP THE SUN.  GLASGOW, April 24, 1857. Sir,—l consider the country deeply indebted to you foithe patriotic view you have taken in relation to the Russian Railway Scheme, and for the light you have thrown on the trick now playing off by the black-leg speculators of London and Paris, to aid Russia and relieve Messrs. Baring and Co. from the burden which they have thought proper to assume.  How any respectable English house could be found to embark in any scheme so well calculated to advance and strengthen the most powerful, and certainly the greatest, enemy Great Britain ever had, puzzles me, and must puzzle most men who have any love or respect for the glory and honour of their country. But are the Barings really English ? I doubt it. Were they not originally Dutch ? Certainly one of their chief partners—Mr. Bates —is not an Englishman. He is an American ; and all the world knows the predilection our cousins have for dollars, titles, and despotism itself, provided the Autocrat or any crowned King knows how to administer sufficient doses of flattery to the recipient, mixed up with declarations of profound respect and esteem for the United. States, and admiration of the government, institutions, and intelligence of the "most enlightened people on earth."  Ito man of sound judgment will believe that the late miserable, or rather diQgraceful peace, can last ten years. er apology for the peace was, that Napoleon refused to continue the war; that be could not afford it. Now, the chief, if not all the expenses' for another six months' campaign had been incurred ; and there can be no question as to the fact that Russia was on her last legs when we thought fit to re-establish her—much iu the same way as our unnatural kindness spared Odessa ; which piece of treason cost us millions of money, and the still greater loss of much precious blood of our best and bravest. We must all respect and love our noble French ally, but it is somewhat strange to see Napoleon cottoning with Russia and Austria. It is no great honour to our Queen to see a Russian archduke received with like honours as berself. Did not Victoria recognise and acknowledge Louis Napoleon, while Russia, Austria, Prussia' and all the kinglets of Germany turned their backs upon him ? There is no doubt, however, that he refused to carry on the war ; still I am satisfied that Great Britain alone could have carried on the fight with greater advantage than with the aid of any foreign Power— ' not with our gallant soldiers, for the barbarians of the north would have met us with a hundred to one of such savages as murdered the wounded on the field of Inkerman ' • and that, too, under the eyes of two of their Arch!Dukes But the " wooden walls" of England would easily have sealed up every port in the Euxine and Baltic, and effectually destroyed their commerce, leaving them to the enjoyment of their own wilds and wastes. Indeed on the declaration of war, this should have been the game for Britain to have played—infinitely thebest mode of fighting a barbarous foe, under a ruthless despot, who can without compunction sacrifice his people, by burning their cities, and sinking flests afraid to meet an enemy even on equal terms. We talk of Yeh and the atrocilies committed by him at Canton, and the poison admi istered at Hong Kong ; but no man who has studied the conduct of Russia, in the last war, will allow that she is less cruel, or more enlightened and civilised than " the Sons of the Moon." Yet it is said, for I can hardly yet credit the report, that an English mercantile house of standing-one, too indebted to our Government (was not a peerage granted to one of them within the last few years ?) has undertaken to support and carry through, a scheme to aggrandise our powerful and inveterate enemy, a scheme which every high minded man, would turn from with loathing as an " 'unclean thing," and which Jew and Scot alike eschew. remain, &c., ONE OF HER MAJESTY'S JUSTICES OF