The Sun. — 1855-06-23 (London, England)

JONES. While our Allies are said to have also lost two of their brave and experienced Generals, and many gallant officers. Still painful as the weighty infliction may be, we must not despond, but firmly resolve to avenge the deplorable destruction of so many of our faith-. ful defenders, and to exact more onerous terms from the despot, whose insatiable ambition and grasping cupidity has been the primary cause of these heartrending calamities. At first the assault was successful ; the aisail' 1 ants obtained a footing within the works ; bul  they found that the enemy, with direful sk:  had availed themselves of the temporary respite accorded to increase the obstacles to the occupation of the Redan. When the British troops had fought their way into the fort they found a new and unexpected impediment which they had not the materials to pass. They were exposed to a murderous fire not only from the defenders of the position, but the guns of the Malakhoff and neighbouring redoubts were also turned against them, and the carnage was truly terrific, while they maintained their ground with the firm and unflinching resolution for which Englishmen have so greatly distinguished themselves on all occasions. Eventually they retreated in good order to their own trenches ; and it is, at least, some consolation that, although they have been foiled, they have not been thrown back from any position they had previously achieved. We must, therefore, as we have said, bear our heavy trial with fortitude and submission, in the earnest hope that a time may speedily arrive when we shall retrieve all disasters, and accomplish the objects on which the hearts of the people are so earnestly set.  The speeches and resolutions at the great meeting at Sheffield on Wednesday last, on the subject of Administrative Reform, were of a highly satisfactory nature, and very encouraging to the advocates and promoters of the movement.  In the first place, both speakers and requisitionists gave unmistakeable proof of being thoroughly in earnest in the work in hand, and determined to persevere until it was accomplished ; and, in the second, they exhibited a thorough appreciation of the nature of the reform required, and of the means by which it may best be achieved. Fervid as was the tone of the meeting, there was no room left for doubt as to its aims, and these were eminently practical and constitutional. Thus, while in the first resolution " the disasters to which the country has been subjected in the conduct of the present war" are ascribed "to the inefficient and practically irresponsible management of the various departments of the State, aggravated by an undue amount of secresy, and urgently demand a thorough change in the Administrative system," in the second the remedy is indicated. It is "to be sought in the introduction of enlarged experience and practical ability into the service of the State ;" and this not to the exclusion or sole advantage of any particular class —for, in the words of the resolution, "while they disclaimed every desire of excluding the aristocratical classes from participation in the councils of the Crown, they felt it their duty to protest against the pretensions of any section of the community to monopolise the functions of administration." This, it must be confessed, is clear enough, and to the purpose.  The remedy being thus indicated, we come to the best mode of application. How well this is in the main understood and felt may be gathered from the general agreement to sink the question of the suffrage "for that night only," so that all risk of disturbing the unanimity of the meeting might be obviated ; and this agreement, it should be understood, was come to by an audience the great majority of which was in favour of an extension of the suffrage. In the same spirit the remarks of Alderman