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PPIP, ~;. • r . ';" /~, / , OCIETYfor the RELIEF of DISTRESS.—This P•-- 7 Society derives its origin iron the following cause:— That, notwithstanding the ope ration of the poor law and the numerous existing charit: sble associations, human beings, although within a sto - ao's throw of the plenty, luxury, and refinement of this; wealthy metropolis, die miserably of hunger and the want of the common neces saries of life. To prevent as far as possible t he recurrence of an evil so disgraceful to our social system , it is proposed in the first instance to establish a co-operative system of visiting the poor, by aiding and increasing - .the power of existing local Institutions which have this objo 3t in view. To bring to the notice of paroc'hial authorities such cases as legitimately lelong to them alone, to aid the police and the Mendicity Society, to detec t imposture, and to bring to the care of hospitals, refuges, penitentiaries, and existing charitable associations those ca sea for which their several institutions were established. Special and urgent cases o f distress indicated by the clergy—ministers of all denor linations, medical profession, or agents of any existing Soc',ety, will be relieved as far as possible by the judicious apr )lication of funds entrusted to district committees and loctil responsible persons appointed by them for the purpose. No cases will be relieved by money or otherwise at the central office. The promoters of this MOVE m ent now come forward, not fit any spirit of opposition to existing societies, but, on the contrary, with the strong desire to co-operate with and assist them in the arduous task in which they, with such praise worthy zeal and perseverance, have been so many years laboriously engaged. They now claim to be met in the spirit in which they advance, with the sole purpose of furthering, by friendly intercourse, the great Chvistian object which all charitable I associations ha - sc in view, The following noblemen and gentlemen having combined to form a Gliarantee Committee, by whom the entire ex penses of lannagement are to be defrayed, the Society now call upon the public to entrust it with the requisite funds, which slatill be applied, without the smallest deduction, to the re l :iet of genuine distress. GUARANTEE Iris Grace the Duke of Marlborough The Right Hon. the Earl of Chesterfield The Right Hon. the Earl of Lichfield The Right Hon. the Earl of Sefton The Right Hon. the Earl of Darnley The Right Hon. the Lord Ashburton The Right Hon. the Lord Raglan The Hon. A. H. Vernon The Rev. W. Davenport/ Bromley (With power to add to t l aeir. number.) WORKING COMITY . ..rm. The Earl of Lichfield Rev. w. R ogoix Lord Charles Bruce Mr.o. tin Ridley Smith, Esq. Robert Barnett, Esq. Foin. A. H. Vernon Rev. T. Beames 'Colonel Haygarth W. Davenport Bromley,Esq.. Iron. Arthur Egerton T. H. Eeynell Decastro,,EN. W. Ewing, Esq. William Gilbert, Esq. Rev. P. G. M'Gill Wm. Bevan, Esq. Hugh Astley, Esq. Colonel De Bathe Rev. W. Mayd C. Sartoris, Esq. Capt. Cunlifle Owen, R.N. St. L eger Gly n , Esr ,. Major-General R. B Wood Renry Alers Harlaey Esq . The Earl of Bessborou g h R. Stuart Lane. g sq , Dr. Horace Dobell Ben. E. Char4;:ss Leigh Alfred Buckley, Esq. J. N. Murray, Esq. Algernon West, Esq. f kWith power to add to their number.) Every exertion has been made to hurry forward the far t:l9Am of the Sc)eiety, which commenced its operations on the Ist of Jar.uary, 1861, in those districts where, in. the opinion of t l .te Central Committee, the requisite prepare • tions had been made. The machinery will be proportionately increased and perfected as the operations of the Society extend. W. DAVENPORT BROMLEY, F. HAYGARTH, Lieut.-Col., Hon. Secs. I - WILLM. GILBERT, OEco, 28, King-street, St. James's, T HE PRESENT explained SE•T DISTRESS IN, TRADE " GOVERNMENT UPON FIRST PRINCIPLES." The cause is there predicated of the monetary difficulties ex perienced in 1860. The Crisis is at hand. Anxiety in busi ness has now become the grim torture. Purity of motive, intelligently exercised, must animate all Governments, or all is lost, All denominations of Conutions are carefully examined in J. Grossmith's "Government upon First Prin ciples." COMMITTEE. W.Devonport Bromley,Esq. M. T. Bass, Esq., M.P. C. E. Beothby, Esq. A. H. Davenport, Esq. J. H. Reynell de Castro x Esq. Richard Gibbs, Esq. H. A. Hankey, Esq. R. Stuart Lane, Esq. D. Meinertzhagen, "A s a. Admiral. Meynell W. Wells, Esq. J. N. Murray, E sq. Charles WW:cehead, Esq. Martin Rii:ijey Smith, Esq. MR. CHARLES BEARD'S WORK ON PORT-ROYAL. Just published, in 2 vols. post Svo., price 245. cloth, PORT -ROYAL: a Cont r ib u ti on to t h e Hi story of Religion and Literature in France. By CHARLEN BEARD, B.A. London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts. COLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZI NE, —The February Number will contain important aXtieles on "The British Soldier," "The Sources of the Nile," " Mary Tudor," and continuations of the popular Storles of " East Lynne" and "Granville de Vigne.' Chapman and Hall, 193, riocadilly. Recently published, price 255., JO ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES, BRITISH and CENrRAL AMERICA, from the most recent State Documents, Marine Surveys, and Unpublished materials, with Plans of the principal Cities and Sea Ports, and an Introductory Essay on the Physical Geography, Pro ducts, and Resources of North America. By Professor 11. D. 'AopErts, of Boston, U.S., and A. KEITH JOHNSTON, F.R.S.F., Geographer to the Queen, Edinburgh. On Twenty-nine Plates, Engraved in the Best Style and fully Coloured. The scale of the Maps-5i miles to an inch—is uniform throughout, and a great amount of new matter not found in other Maps has been placed at the disposal of the Authors, by the American Government. The Map of the Free and the Slave-holding States of the Uulon with the Tables in the Introduction will, it is hoped, convey a clear understanding of the great '4uestion of Slavery in its Geographical and Sta tistical aspects ; and the Plans of Cities and Sea Ports will be by, m 'any considered a welcome additi on t o the Topogra phical London : Edward Stanford, 6, Charin-cross, S.W. 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COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.E., And formerly Surgeon to the Metropolitan Infirmary for the Cure of Strictures of the Urethra. " This work is the production of a surgeon whose special attention has been directed, through a long professional life, to the treatment of strictures of the urethra. The cases which Mr. Courtenay has given supply ample evidence of his great discriminative nowt!' in the diagnosis of the various kinds of stricture, and of the scientific principles upon which their management is founded. By his systematiomanagement an immense mitigation of pain to the unhappy sufferers is attained, and future mischief prevented. The work we can most unreservedly and confidently recommend as a valuable contribution, Both to the general and professional reader, and ought to be found in the private study of all who are subject to stricture."—Medical Circular, Dec. Ist, 1858. London; H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. SKIN. DISEASES OF THE By ROBERT J. JORDAN, M.D., Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, emlieurizocr+it,j?ltgont p ) i s l e le a g se e s o a t ni u t r h g e e i e r n i ti, em E e ngl e a s n . l ; &c., dr,c. dw Containirjg the modern treatment for the cure of cutaneous ernptionp scorbutic_ aTfr.tion. —.a _ ulcers, corptuity ot tneoirculatory system, redness, roughness of th. e skin, &c. . This book is, as he has aimed to make it, ' thoroughly use nil and practical.' "—Medical Times and Gazette, August. lith, 1860. Published by John Churchillll. To be had from the Author only, 29, George-street, Hanover-square, London. At home from 10 to 2 ; and by appointment. - FIR. KAHN on MARRIAGE,--A new and entirely re-written Edition (the Uth)of this celebrated Treatise, with new Steel Plates, Woodcuts, ,tc., is now ready. 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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a GENERAL MEETING of Proprietors of the Law Life Assurance Society will be held at the Society's Office, Fleet-street, London, on SATURDAY, the 2d day of February next, at twelve o'clock at noon precisely, pursuant to the provisions of the Society's Deed ofSettlement, for the purpose of receiving theAuditors' Annual Report of the Accounts of the Society up to the 31st day of December, 1830 ; to elect a Trustee in the room of John Henry Cancellor, Esq., deceased ; and a Director in the room of Richard Richards, Esq., deceased; and for general pur poses. The Director to be chosen in the room of Richard Richards, Esq., deceased, will remain in office until the 24th day o 1 June next. By order of the Directors. WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary. India Office, Victoria-street, Westminster, 28th January, 1861. THE SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA i n Council gives notice that he will be prepared to receive, on Friday the Bth February, at or before One o'Clock, Ten ders for aLoan of £3,000,000, on security of Stock to be created under the provisions of an Act of the last Session of Parlia ment, and to bear Interest at the rate of Five per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly at the Bank of England, on the sth January and sth July in each year. The Btock not to be redeemable until sth July, 1870, but to be redeemable at par on or atter that day, upon one year's previous notice having been given in " The London Gazette" by the Secretary of State for India in Council. The Books of the Stock will be kept at the Bank of England, where all Assignments and Transfers will be made. No Stamp Duties whatsoever will be charged on the Transfers. The Tenders to be for the whole or any part of such Loan, but not for sums of less than £5OO stock, and to state what amount of money will be given for every £lOO of the said stock. The Tenders are to be delivered in, sealed, at the Accountant-General's Department, at this Office. A deposit of 2 per cent. upon the amount of stock tendered for must at the same time be paid at the Accountant General's Department, to be returned in the event of the tenders not being accepted ; and parties tendering must be careful not to enclose the deposit in the sealed tender. So much of the amount tendered and accepted to be paid at the Bank of England, on account of the Secretary of State for India in Council, on Friday, the 15th of February, 1861, as, when added to the deposit paid on the tenders being delivered, will leave eighty pounds for each hundred pounds of stock, to be paid as under, viz. : £2O per cent. on Tuesday, the 12th of March, 1861; £3O per cent. on Tuesday, the 2th of April, 1861; £3O per cent. on Friday, the 10th of May, 1861; but parties who so desire may pay up in full, and will be allowed a discount at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum upon the anticipated payments. The dividend, payable on the sth of July, 1861, to be a six months' dividend upon the capital amount of stock contracted for on the said Bth February. 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The fruitful source of European wars, the question of the balance of power, would be introduced on this continent, and these contro versies would terminate in military despotisms. Foreign intervention would be sought for or prof fered uninvited. Indeed, it was already meditated, although the disunion movement was not yet GO days old. Slavery, too, must be destroyed. Can a civil war rage and the slaves remain idle ? The love of liberty is natural to all men. Will it be possible to prevent an uprising of the gross and brutal Afri cans ? Europe has set its face against the practice of slavery. The European anti-slavery sentiment is abolitionism—pure, simple, uncompensating. The American anti-slavery sentiment, restrained by the constitution and the Union, manifests itself in an opposition to the Africau slave trade, and hostility to the extension of slavery over territory now free. Remove the restraints of the Union, and incite civil war, and you have no guarantee that the Northern anti-slavery sentiment will not be as uncompromis ing as the European. Let dissolution come, and industry will be checked, labour go without its reward, the frontier given up to the savage, the national prosperity turned into ruin, and liberty, freedom of speech, thought, and action be lost in the face of petty confederacies seeking protection under military despotisms. Even the Tinzes, not generally too friendly to America, says it is pro bable that Democratic Government will fall from the selfishness and folly of those who cannot appreciate its excellence. "Why, then," Mr. Seward proceeds, "are we threatened with a disruption that is to produce such re sults P Because a President unacceptable to a portion of the people had been elected. Was the election illegal ? No. Was the candidate per sonally exceptionable ? No. Does anybody wish to dispense with the form of an election ? No. Yet the Gulf States were seceding with no other cause." A withdrawal of the Gulf States Mr. Seward be lieved impossible. If revolution were invoked to effect it, he was for preserving the Union. He would do this peaceably, if possible, by conciliation, and in the exercise of charity. Although a Repub• lican, his republicanism should be subordinate to ;he Union. He was willing to support the follow- ing measures :-1. As to the Fugitive Slave Laws, he conceded that while, by the ,Constitution, it is left to each State to determine whether there can be property in man within its borders, there was an obligation to restore a fugitive slave, and he would advocate:the repeal of State laws interfering with Fugitive Slave Law. At the same time, he thought that the objectionable provisions of that law should be repealed. 2. He was willing to vote for an amendment of the Constitution, declaring that Con gress shall never have the power to alter or abolish slavery within the states. 3. He was willing to vote for what is called an " Enabling Act," to ena ble the existing territory to be immediately organ ised into two States, with a power to each, if it can be done constitutionally, to be hereafter subdivided. 4. He would vote for an Act to prevent invasions of the slave States from the free States. 5. He would vote for a Pacific Railway as a peace mea sure; and lastly, when the eccentric disunion movements are over he would support a Convention to see what amendments might be desired in the constitution. Thus imperfectly I have sketched the outlines of 'this speech—perhaps the most important one ever delivered in the Senate of the United States—one of the most important ones ever delivered in any deliberative body. On it hangs the future of the Republic. It is understood to be Mr. Seward's own child—not the result of conference with his party or his friends. When he rose, not one of the Republican members of the Senate knew what he would say. As he spoke friends and foes in the Senate alike gathered about him, drawing their chairs as near as possible to the desk at which he stood, forming a semi-circle of upturned faces. As soon as he sat down there was a slight applause in the galleries, which was immediately hushed, and the Senate at once adjourned. I joined the groups of senators on the floor, gathered into knots dis cussing the speech. The extreme Southerners were loud in their denunciations. One said, "Itis a declaration of war ;" another, "It amounts to nothing—it is all talk ;" another, "We shall never approve of that." The moderate men from the Border slave States with Whig antecedents were pleased with it. One said, "It is beyond what I expected from Mr. Seward, though not so much as I could have wished ;" another, " It gives us some thing to stand upon at home." The ultra-Repub licans disavowed the sentiments of Mr. Seward. " The 12th of January will be written as the day of the death of the Republican party," said one violent member : but the moderate Republicans, •ho really guide the party, approve it. " I see nothing there that we cannot stand upon," said one of the leading Republican Senators to me. These views, expressed at the moment, may be taken as fair exponents of public sentiment since developed. The concessions made by Mr. Seward on behalf of the Republicans cover the whole grounds of com plaint. They divide the existing territory between North and South, give new guarantees to the slave States for the protection of their property within the States, protect them against Personal Liberty Bills, guard them against the renewal of John Brown's invasions, and promise to bind the two shores of the country together by links of iron. But they do not touch certain other points, which are deemed essential by the Cotton States, and may be deemed so by the Border States. They do not make any provision about slavery in the distriet of Co. lumbia. This may, perhaps, be added, if its absence alone stand in the way of settlement. They do not make any provision for slaves in transitu in free States ; because that will not, in all probability, be conceded. They do not make any provision for future acquired territory, which Mr. Breckenridge says is a sine qua non. The slaveholders say they must have room to expand. This want will be met to-morrow by amove from the South, that territory may be acquired hereafter either by a concurrent vote of two-thirds of each House, or by treaty which requires a two-third's vote in the Senate ; and I think that such a settlement would be ac quiesced in by the Republicans, if the Border States will be satisfied with the rest of their programme ? Will they be satisfied ? I frankly say, I cannot tell, nor can any man, in these days of rapid revolution, foresee the result of such offers. The planting States are irretrievably gone, seduced by the hope of direct trade with Europe, and com mercial greatness at home. They have declared themselves out of the Union, and, for the present at least, it is regarded as the part of wisdom to let them alone, if they will consent to let the Federal Government alone, and stop firing into vessels bearing its flag. , The border States have not the same commercial temptations, but, on the other hand, they have an identity of interest in the pos session of slaves,:and a:common hatred of " the Abo litionists," as every anti-slavery man is called. The pressure now making upon these States to carry them out of the Union before the 4th March is in conceivable. It is the opinion here that Delaware and Maryland will not go—that Kentucky, Ten nessee, and Virginia will go, unless the speech of yesterday and the action of the coming week shall be potent to prevent it, and that Missouri is doubt ful. The Legislature of Virginia have already called a Convention for the purpose ; but have also pro vided, in spite of violent opposition from the seces sionists, that the vote of the people shall be taken upon the question. My own impressions upon 111 r. Se7ard's proposi tions are—and I give them only a s impressions ga thered from contact with a great variety of men here —that they will not be satisfactory to the Border to apprehend States, and that there i s g rea t ream A BOON TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS. 61 r IVEN AWAY, TWENTY THOUSAND COPIES of a Medical Book, for the benefit of Nervous Sufferers. 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(From the Oorrespo;clent of the Times.) WASHINGTON, JAN. 14. You will see by the heading of this letter that I date from the capital. As the crisis was drawing to a head, I found it necessary to be here. Events move so rapidly, and publie opinion is moulded so insensibly one way or the other, that it is almost impossible to:gather a just sense of what is going on without being at the centre of action. Seeing that all other schemes of compromise had fallen through, and that the last hope of an amicable set tlement rested on the manifesto of Mr. Se ward, the Premier of the incoming Administration, to be made in the Senate, I came here on Friday last to hear it. To understand fully the importance of it you must picture to yourself the circumstances under which it was made. South Carolina, already seceded, had added to her offences of secession, seizure of the public forts, custom-houses, trea sury, moneys, and revenue cutter, and the outrage of firing upon the Star of the West, sent to the 1 relief of Major Anderson, and forcing that vessel to return to New York. Major Anderson had it with in his power to silence the guns that arrested her, but, like a prudent and brave man, he forbore to shed blood. Albama, Florida, and Mississippi, in their several conventions had the day before each resolved to retire from the Union. The authorities of Georgia, Alabama, and Louisiana had within the week taken armed possession of the forts and arsenals of the United States within their borders, and detachments had been sent to take possession of the important naval station of Pensacola. Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, had two days before made an elaborate speech in the Senate, speaking on behalf of the Gulf States, imploring peace in eloquent language, but offering the alternative of war should resistance be made to secession. Mr. Hunter, of Virginia, had the day before, in a speech of great power, and which undoubtedly represented the present sentiment of a majority of his State, de clared that it was no longer a question of maintain ing this Union. That he regarded as irreparably gone. It was a question how another could be re constructed on its ruins, and he had offered as his best terms the acceptance by the North of the Breckenridge platform in its most odious form, and a double Executive, one from the North and one from the South. At the North the Legislature of the State of New York, by an almost unanimous vote (there being only two dissenting votes in the House and one in the Senate), had resolved, on the motion of the Speaker, to tender to the President of the United States '6 whatever aid in men and money may be required to enable him to enforce the laws and uphold the authority of the Federal Government ; and that, in the defence of the Union, which has conferred prosperity and happi ness upon tho American people, renewing the pledge given and redeemed by our fathers, we are ready to devote our fortunqs,. our lives, and our sacred ►The people of this district, composed of persons from different parts' of the Union, but all depending upon the Federal Government for their existence, were in a state of appre hension bordering upon terror, fearing lest a band of armed rioters should possess themselves of the public buildings in order to give to the new Southern Confederacy the prestige of successors of the old Government. So deep-seated was this fear that many ladies kept their trunks and boxes packed, so as to be ready for a start northward at a moment's notice. And throughout the country there was the feeling that' all plans for adjustment had failed, and that, unless the programme of the incoming Administration was broad enough to arrest the tide of revolution and prevent it from sweeping over the border States, there was no hope of avoiding civil war. The rush to the Capitol began more than two hours before the opening of the Senate. The ac commodations for strangers in the galleries are much greater than in the House of Lords or the House of Commons, and are open to all without permits. The only distinction made is that one gallery is devoted exclusively to ladies. I reached the Capitol an hour and three-quarters before the opening of the Senate, and three hours before Mr. Se ward was expected to begin, and then the ladies' galleries were filled, and the gentlemen's galleries Were rapidly filling with persons of both sexes The crinoline pushed itself everywhere as pertina ciously and as suecessfully as men could do. In five minutes every seat in the galleries was occu pied, every place where a man, or a boy even, could stand was filled, and before the Vice-President took the chair thousands must have gone away disap pointed. During the hours of waiting the crowd were very good-natured. Occasionally, some one more turbulent than the rest would elbow his neighbours, only to be laughed at by all. One poor boy finding himself badly squeezed begged to be let out, and was passed over the heads of the men about him into the lobby. I happened to sit among a number of young men belonging to the Volunteer Militia of this district. They were speculating among themselves how many men would refuse to turn out when Gen. Scott should order out the militia to protect the public property against the Secessionists. One man thought that in his com pany there would be six men who would refuse to do duty. The others seemed to think that their companies and regiments could be depended upon to a man. South Carolina they denounced in un measured terms, and seemed to think that they "couldn't stand beef at 35 cents a pound a great while." These little straws are, I believe, correct indices of the course of the wind here. Mr. Seward spoke for about two hours. You will, doubtless, have a copy of his speech in the New York papers of today or to-morrow. I have no copy, and can only give you from memory the impres sions which it made upon me. He began by declar ing himself a Union man, in favour of preserving the Union in all its parts, in peace or in war. That it was threatened could not be denied. But it can not be saved by eulogiums, nor by mutual recri minations or attempts to throw blame on others, nor by debates in Congress upon the territories or upon the abstract right to secede, on which ques tions men's minds were mado up. Neither could it be preserved by force, in a country where the consent of the governed was by theory essential to the maintenance of government. He would not assent to any plan that proposed a destruction of the present Union for the purpose of reconstructing another. Neither was the Union to be saved by any one in particular, nor by Congressional compromises. Nor can it be dissolved except by the consent of the people of all the States. After demonstrating that the Union had been an historical necessity for the period of nearly a hundred years, and that the same philosophic causes still existed for maintaining it: Mr. Seward next proceeded to treat with great force the inevitable results ofdisunion. The power of the United States makes it respected abroad and pro serves it from foreign aggression. In a disunited coun try this central power of safety would hi - wan - fir - lg. The Union once secured, and its elements reformed un PRIV'S 4D . STAMPED, SD. --Now -....---- Free fo 1 a complete separation of slave States from 9 , - lowed by a collision. People cling convulsively to the hope that thP i p,!eparation will be partial a n d peaceful, and that the severed fragments will bere constructed into a new and more permanent union. I see little in the tone of sentiment here to induce me to think that, if the border slave States elect to jcin their fortunes to the South, the disintegration ' of the Republic will be either peaceable or without a violent and deadly collision. If on the other hand, the border States remain in the Union they will, I think, control the ardour of the North, and pre vent an immediate collision. I give you these spe culations for what they are worth,premising that you are just as well able to form a sound opinion on these questions in London as we are here. I may add, that the friends of the Union rely upon delay and discussion to save the Border States. Since writing the above I have seen seve ral leadingifriends of the Union from this section, who say that they are ready to go into the can vass on the basis of Mr. Seward's speech, if the Republican party will bring the propositions for ward in the form of practical measures, and com mit themselves to their support. They say that they have the strength to compel a submission of the question to a popular vote and public discus sion, and they feel confident of winning. But suc cess, they say, depends upon an absence of force and collision. Only one-third of the voters of Ala bama, they say, voted in the choice of members of the Convention of that State, and yet the Conven tion has hurried the State out without giving the people any opportunity to vote upon the question directly. They say that they have already pre vented such precipitation in Virginia, and that they have the power to prevent it in the other Border States. For the rest they rely upon dis cussion, moderation, aad good temper. I give you their views for what they are worth. YANCOUVE.R'S ISLAND, BRI2LSH COLZI3EBI.A. The annexed letter, which strived by the last mail, is from a young naval engineer to a clergyman who has taken much interest in -his welfare. It contains recent information of a highly interesting and useful character as to the state of this new colony. Victoria, Vancouver's Island, British Columbia, Oct. 10, 1860. Rev. and dear Sir,—Although I have had comparatively no duty to monopolise my time, yet events seem to have crowded so on each other that I have never felt at liberty to sit down to answer your kind letter received before leav ing England. lam afraid that now I shall fulfil your re quest very imperfectly, but I hope sir, you will excuse and correct any mistakes I may make, for you will remember that writing and composition were always my weakest points, especially at examinatiors. Any remarks on our long ♦oyage would, I think, be un necessary, for I believe that my father has had the honour of telling you a little of our doings since leaving Old Eng land. I will therefore proceed to give what little informa tion I possess respecting "this new land of ours." Most people that I have spoken with here agree with me in pronouncing this to be a delightful country. Tho climate is much superior to England, and then there is something so enchanting and agreeable in the picturesque wildness of these grand old forests, and something so soul-stirring in the:air of freedom that surrounds the rambler in these endless solitudes, which until very lately were sacred to the red man and the wild deer—that even the usual discom forts attending bush life, and the heavy drain on the pocket for simple necessaries, aro quite overlooked or thought compensated for by the enjoyments arising from all that is strange and beautiful. This is perhaps, colouring the account a little, but I cannot speak too highly so far as my own experience goes. I have always been partial to woodland scenery, and here I can enjoy myself to my heart's content, for I can go ashore nearly every day either alone or in company. The country is open to all ; no fear of trespassing. I have a gun, and there is plenty of game, and no game laws : in the winter Ihe ducks and geese are by thousands. I have a nice Indian canoe, and I paddle about the harbour or anywhere I choose. But I have had what I ought to be most thankful for, good health. Since I left England I have never been ill a day, except from sea sickness. I think this climate will suit me very well. Rheumatics are rather prevalent in the winter, and I think that is almost tho only sickness here. In most parts of the island the settlers can easily supply themselves with sufficient deer and grouse to live upon. I have shots at deer, but I have never got one; they get into the bush, and we have no dog. The Indians supply us chiefly. We buy deer, ducks, geese, grouse, salmon, and potatoes very cheap in the season ; we give about 2d par lb. for ealmon, and other things in proportion. We generally barter for biscuit or old clothes. I have been some distance into the interior, and round to all the farms. The accounts are pretty good. The soil is very rich, and an extra crop may be gathered to what is usual in England. But the island would not be worth much if entirely dependent upon its agriculture, for the soil though rich is shallow, and the fields are few and far between. Rocks are everywhere to be met with. The island appears to be ono huge rock, with a thin covering of soil, and that broken up into patches. Neither do sheep farms or cattle rearing pay very well, for there is no grass grown for winter use, and it is very cold, so the poor things die of cold and hunger. As we have not bad any winter since 1858 and 1850, I expect we shall feel the cold very much. We had a little cold weather in the Straits of Magellan, but not much, for it was their summer, though the snow covered the hills. Wo were a long time in the tropics. I do not know much respecting the gold fields. We hear little of them just now. There was a little excite ment last month, and a small rush of speculators up the river to Rock Creek, where a vein of silver quartz had been found. There has been an average supply of gold from Frazer River but nothing very extraordinary. The grand excitement was over before we arrived. At one time there were 20,000 miners and others living in tents where Victoria now stands. Flour was as high as Sd. per lb., hay 4d. per lb., and other things in proportion. Many men made immense fortunes. One hotel here cost 6d. per brick, and they small ones. I was quite surprised to find Victoria so large as it is. There are some very nice buildings already, mostly of wood, but now many stores are being built of stone and bricks, some having very nice iron fronts. The Government houses are built of brick, and look very well. Victoria boasts of two Churches, one large Wesleyan Chapel, a Roman Ca tholic Church, and a Congregationalist Chapel, a Collegiate School and Indian School, Government houses, police offices, jail, and a theatre, several fine streets, many fine shops and stores, two fire companies (both volunteers); one is called the Hook and Ladder Company. They are on the American principle, and are supported by voluntary contri butions. Within the last week or twe a corporation has been formed as is England, Mayor, Council, &c. ; there is an efficient body of police, both English and Indian ; there are Courts of Justice much the same as in England. We have had one case of capital punishment, and that was since we arrived. An Indian was hanged for killing a coloured man; the Yankee part of the community wanted him to be reprieved, insisting that it was no murder to kill negroes, but Old England triumphed, and gave another assurance to the poor persecuted negro that her sons, though so far away, still recognised him as a man and a brother. There has been a great dispute here about the coloured people attending places of worship. One minister—l was about to say a Christian minister—refused to allow them to mix with his congregation, and if they attended his church (Congregational) they were obliged to huddle up in one remote corner; but Mr. Cridge, the minister of Christ's Church, took up their cause and opened his church doors to as many as liked to come, and I am pleased to see a good proportion of coloured people in every meeting I ha!! attended. There are a great number of them in Victoria; many very respectable, some of the prettiest bout: belong ing th e a x t c . used , te tending d to i n them. e the ns. theatre, case was wh tried ere t herein h e y are co: eo houses i; e l r t a h t e h their gallery. k There are a great number er m o J 5 There has been a little children attend the bishop's schoo l. dispute there. They wish attending prayers, au bishopllr childrenwi ln ot a t l o l ow be do not know how the h te u r t I do not know m uch the House of Asse mbl y is composed of members elected b y a bout settled Gov er n , but I think . Government, the poopfe. The Governor, ,of course, is el ec t e d by the Queen. Governo r Douglas is a Seotch man , an d was for the Hudson Bay Company' s serv ice ; he is n in ghly acquainted with the co un t r y an d the different tribes itherrul°Y. of Indians, and of course is well qualified to treat with them. lie is a fine, well-looking man, and I think he is pretty well liked, lie paid us a visit. I was introduced to him. I must not forget to mention the two sources of the island's future wealth—the coal fields and the extensive forests of excellent timber. A great quantity of coal is supplied from Nanimo, a place to the northward from here, distant 90 miles. There is a considerable export down the coast as far as San Francisco. The Yankees tried all they could to run them down, but it was no use. The coal is of average steaming quality. We have a settlement there, and a resident minister. The Bishop was there a short tine 7i; c_ EIVSPAPER • A.-, 4 4 c4Vlq:AV'' a 1 -t°-(- 6. The island is covered with timbe 'dire -,-- 1 I never saw such magnificent trees. Th e f" _ _ • forming for cutting the timber for export ti0 i T,, , ,41111;- lietspaliemno4ice it as the best timber of the LOS had. There is gold all over the island, but in small quantities., I have found a little near here. There is plenty of chance for enterprising men with a small capital, and also for good mechanics. Anyone who in willing to work is sure to get on well. Labourers are paid Bs. and 9s. per day ; me chanics from 12s. to 20s. I should not fear of doing well out here if I could but settle, There is a good and regular traffic with the Sandwich c„, - lands, San Francisco, Port Townsend, on the American side; p ra oer's River, New Westminster, and many ships straight front England and China. There are several wealthy Chinese meratants, and a great number of poorer They Chin reease. capitalTh w haveashen a rir pa e rt , of the town to themselves. and they are very ireful, at , there are very few women here to wash for AS - We pay them Os. and Bs. per day for washing. I must now close my rambling account of the Island of Vancouver's, and say a few words about, the poor native Indians who were once masters of this part of the globe. It is not known how many Indians there are exactly,..but I think it is computed at 18,000 or 20,000, I have seen much of them since we have been here. There are seve ral villages belonging to different tribes round here, and a great number were down here from the north a month or two ago. Some of them come to trade skirts, furs, fish, and mats, for goods out of the stores. They are principally paid in blankets. An Indian's chid wealth is in his number of blankets. I am sorry to say th et the majority of them are filthy, lazy, and disgusting in the extreme ; great drunkards and thieves, very crafty and deceitful. They appear to learn nothing of the white man but his worst vices. The northern tribes bring down crowds of women to sell to white men, or to force them info pro stitution. Scenes are daily enacted openly round Victoria that I should not have thought could possibly take place , in a land where civilisation has begun its work. I think the worst characters in our seaport towns would blush at the' treatment the poor Indians receive at the hands of the low Yankee ruffians that infest this place. We saw the Indiana come in; they had to leave their arms with us while they stayed. They all looked fine healthy people, but when they went away it was a most distressing sight to see the poor creatures crouching in their canoes, with features shrunken and emaciated through disease and the effects of the dreadful poison white men sell to them and call it whiskey. What can the missionary be expected to do when such fiends are working against them ? There is a strict law against selling them whiskey, bit they cannot stop the traffic. Some of the tribes are becoming rather better. There are several good men at work among them. The school here, I hope, will do much. I was there. one Sunday. What a curious assemblage—tottering old men, young men and women, children and infants—in all about 130, repeating and singing, "There is a Happy Land," irr English. the rest of the instruction was carried on in Chinese, theltrading language of the Hudson Bay Company. I know a little of it, but not much. There were many in telligent faces in the motley group; many had rings through their ears and noses, and on their ankles and wrists. Some of the women had seven or eight armlets on each arm, and scores of silver rings on their fingers, pieces of bone and silver stuck in their under lips, and nearly all painted, and many half naked. The Rev. Mr. Garrett is the superintendent; he is assisted by some other gentlemen and some ladies. A Mr. Duncan is doing much good; he is away now with some tribe. Ho is a friend of Mr. Brown, of the G.N.R. School at Dort caster; they were at the Highbury Training Institution together. Mr. Duncan has a great number of converts to the temperance cause, amongst them nearly all one tribe. The Roman Catholics are doing a good deal with them, too, especially in the temperance movement. They appear to be quite proud of their pledge. The bishop has addressed them in Chinvok, he was not long in learning that curious jargon. Some of the Indians aro very clever. One mania Victoria is a capital silversmith. I have seen some rings be made; they are really first-rata. I very often walk round to the Indian village; they like to talk to any ono in uni form. They have a wholesome dread of King George men, as they call all English, Irish, and Scotch. They cannot bear Boston men (Americans). They have many curious ceremonies, especially when any ono is sick. They are great gamblers. I have seen them sit on their h eels in a circle a whole day gambling for blankets. Theyare capital marksmen with a rifle or bow and arrow. Most of the Indians round hero are Flatheads. I have seen the poor little infants lashed down to the board that causes the deformity; it ir' considered a mark of distinction. No white man's child is allowed to have its head flattened. The poor little things tumble about the canoe naked in the roughest weather, and seem quite happy. But I am afraid I am tiring you, sir, with my remarks, but I think you will like to know a little of the poor creatures we hear so much about, and to whom we are responsible for much. We are ordered away to Barclay Sound, round on the west coast of the island. There is a new coloo - just spring ing up. An English firm is going to erect saw mills, &c. We are going to awe the Indians a little, I believe. The bishop is going with us to visit this new flock. I shall postpone finishing this until next mail, so that I ctett add a little more information respecting this little England. We have not much convenience to offer the bishop, but he .may not have an opportunity again for some time. Esquimalt Harbour, Nov. 10, 1860. IVe are new I ying quietly at anchor after our trip, of which I will say a little. The Bishop and Capt. Stamp, the manager for the firm, and our pilot, came on board on Thursday evening, October 17, and we steamed out of the harbour at daybreak next morning. We met with tine weather and smooth seas, so none were at all affected. We anchored for the night in a small bay open to the Pacific. The bishop held a short service on board. Next morning we entered the Barclay sound, and about noon the Albur nie Canal. This is a fine natural canal, about 30 miles long, and will average three-quarters of a mile in width, wills plenty of water for large ships. The country on either I side is mountainous, and well wooded, stocked well with deer and game. Everyone admired the scenery, the bishop in particular. We arrived at the end of the canal, where the Sonless River empties itself, at five p.m. The settlers, about forty in all, have been out two months. There is a large store, and several houses and sheds built. I think there will bo a nice village. They have got a fine engine and saw mill, and they hope to have it working by Christmas. They are doing a little trade with the Indians in oil, fish, and skins. The bishop and party went to visit the Indian village, and the second Sunday he addressed them in the large store, having picked up a few words of their language from the Indian agent during the week ; they do not know much Chinvok. The bishop is a very energetic man; he has had many services both on board and in the large store on shore. He does not care for trifles. One night he held a tallow candle in his hand to read by, refusing the services of a man sent to hold the light. He spoke much on the respon sibility of the settlers, on their own account and their treatment of the natives, on the importance of prayer, and the observance of the Sabbath, promising that a minister should be sent to them as soon as possible. We were there nine days. I was out shooting nearly every day. Our party shot a good number of geese, ducks, and grouse. We all enjoyed ourselves exceedingly, and were well satis fied with our trip. We left on the Monday morning, and called in at an Indian village. The commander and bishop paid them a visit. We then steamed out into the Pacific, but we were obliged to put back again, it was so rough. We started again next morning ; it was still rough, and many were sea-sick, but we reached an anchorage in the Straits, Port San Juan, when we remained all night. Got under way at daybreak, and called into a settlement at Sooke. There is a fine harbour, and a large sawmill be longing to a Scotchman, who has also a large farm. We should have stayed there for the night for the Bishop to hold a service, but. I believe it was declined, all the ea tiers being Scotchmen. We had a stroll round the settle ment. I never saw such fine trees ; they than any I have seen on the island. We left taß2isp.on2., and anchored in Victoria at (3 p.m. Landed in n o h our absence. p sent for our letters, the mail having v arri v . fs e it, we all enjoyed I hope we shall soon pay them another visit, The rigging was it so much, and we live so much tots se when we came " are much finer hung with strings of ducks an gee „ to England. could have sent a few gees— uinialt harbour the hero; we were able to next morn- We steamed round make lots of presents. I sei s t a l l to EEi ther small,with ships go into Esquimalt. This is small vessels. All the ing. Victoria harbour is rather water only for one of the finest harbours in the world, well s h e ltered, plenty o f water and plenty of room ; it is distant three m iles from Vic toria b y l and and about four miles by sea. There are several stores and hotels here, and a good pier. The mail boats can run close in shore to unload. We some times are stationed here and sometimes at Victoria, We have been to visit the corps of Marines on the island of San Juan, the disputed territory, twice. The Americans have a like force on another part of the island, and are on the most friendly terms with our men. The officers visit each timbert t e h r e s here f ship, o rt i to e other in their respective quarters. - We do not know h ow the dispute will terminate. I have been living on shore at the M ar i ne B arrac k s h ere I pb V uu e ri Ipd o o obtained e t i e n lu e us d en w ls eintndh from o p nm a d r t t oo y n ceouf oft m dt e oh n lev n f r s o e m to be architect, and I have h a d t h e p l ann i ng o f every thi ng . P c nr a r t o si k s. We have got a good substantial framing and roof up, but our trip, I am afraid, w ill prevent us fin i s hi ng i t thissea son. 'We want the house to spend a few hours in instead of remaining always on board, and to hold our school meet ings in, for we have no room on board. I had a capital time of it. I had my gun, and went out shooting very often. Took the men on board every Sunday for provisions an.d service. I hope to finish, and then the men will have somewhere to go beside the whiskey shop when they go ashore. I have commenced a school, and the commander has given the Government allowance to buy books. Very few of the men were provided with Bibles, and we cannot get good ones under fis. or Bs., and they are American editions, not such good plain print as the cheap English books. It is a great pity that we cannot get Bibles for the men when they really appear desirous of reading them, and are anx ious for instruction. The commander wants to commence a Bible class for the men, and when we can get a supplyof books I think it will be sure to succeed. I must now conclude, and hoping that this will find ye t ; in good health, I remain, reverend sir, your humble and obliged servant, l ,4