The Sun. — 1863-07-13 (London, England)

SATSUMA. Unarmed and defenceless as they were, their only idternative was flight. Mr. RICHARDSON fell covered with wounds, his companions escaped with difficulty, and the lady reached the nearest town, , terror-stricken and covered with blood, to tell how the pleasant mornings ride had been converted into a tragedy. Earl RUSSELL, in defending the course pursued by the Government, said very truly that no doubt many of the Japanese objected to the permission accorded to foreigners to take up their residence in Japan, and considered that no such intruders should be suffered to remain on the road during one of their grand official processions. But the noble lord added that it was impossible that we should accept such sentiments, or even religious motives, as sufficient reason excuseßoriitisli for the murder of unoffending subjects. Reparation was very justly demanded in each of these three cases. With regard to the attack on the Legation the punishment of the offenders was asked for; a pecuniary compensation was demanded on behalf of the families of the murdered marines; while in the case of Mr. RICHARDsoN, our Admiral has been directed to obtain from the Prince of SATSUMA the punishment of the assassins. We do not see how less could have been done. It would have been most unwise as well as highly unjust to have suffered such offences to pass without notice, unless we wished to see the lives of every English man and woman in Japan fall a sacrifice to the frantic ariaticism of the semi-barbarous population. t by no means follows that the enforcement of our demands by the presence of an armed force will ocpeople like the In dealing with a casion war.  Japanese, we must remember that anything like hesitation or uncertainty is at once attributed by them to fear. If they can be brought to realise the stupendous strength of their debpised ally, they will not only be more careful of the lives of the British subjects, but considerably less likely to provoke a war. It is mistaken lenity which for fear of incurring hostilities between this country and any other would adopt a timid and vacillating policy, .n cases of real urgency. It has been truly observed that weak persons do as much harm in the world as wicked ones, and though England can hardly be called weak in resources, yet her foreign policy has roo often been of that character.. " Fais ce que  dolt, advienne que pourra" should be the motto tor nations as well as individuals : otherwise ' Fiat justitia rust velum. If it be true, as Lord CARNARVON and Lord GREY asserted, that the English merchants, traders, and residents in Japan have been greatly to blame in irritating, overreaching, and insulting the people, such conduct should be inquired into and punished  with the same severity as we should  exact from the Japanese in similar caees. Inquiry should especially be made into the story of the Eng• iishman a ho trespat-sed on a portion of tha Tycoon's dominions to shoot wild fowl, which were esteemed sacred, and who shot the official who endeavoured to stop him. In a case like this a severe penalty  should be inflicted on the offender, and the Japanese should be made to feel that W 6 Will not tolerate injustice or aggression on either side on any ground  whatever. But it is not the way to "tire peace or respect for property to overlook such dire offences  as the attack on the Legation and the  assassination of Mr. RICHARDSON because Eng lishmen have in certain cases disregarded the law. On the contrary, it will induce the reeidents to