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Did you make your In ? • mob ; ta rchivie de, ; Elizr Caen ; ra• loners clel• 3athurst ;_:1301, ; Tudousse ; _!`, sag uensY DU, AlbeP 'Obaf Ingerol. ° rto ; Isi t : 114 etsy, ° P ° r to rliugen dt:', 'a' Cronsts,b, 3105 SSW ) drAt 11 41 -Ng op DEPOSIT, b• St . Marthes-place, Trafalgar square, London. ginies desire .11144, this us.of Investing Money are requested to examine the 0bt,62., institution by which a high Rate of Interest may be --"``` With Perfect seCurity. Interest Payable in January and July. PETER MORRISON, Managing Director. Prospectuses free on application. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1853. I PRICE SD. No. 19,013.] R,,_ E ROYAL REGATTA.—LONDON and Lox t:OTILINESTERN RAIL WAY.—EX ',URSION from LON- Will I,.._rOR T SMUTII and SOUTHAMPTON. A Special Train bse Waterloo Station at 7n a m on THURSDAY, the 3t. k m ,r to proceed to Portsmouth and " Southampton ; returning sunjeartly Month at 7.30 pan , and Southampton at 8 0 P nu.* the 34 - R. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC , JIL. Every Evening except Saturday, at 8 o'clock. Morning Performance, Tuesday and Saturday, at 3 o'clock. Stalls, 3s. ; Area, 2s ; Gallery, is. The present Entertainment will CLOSE FOR THE SEASON on SATURDAY, September 10.—Egyptian Hall, Pic cadilly. NICOLL'S AUTUMNAL PATTERNS are NOW READY. EXCELLENCE and ECONOMY combined, as illustrated by the well.known Patent PALETOT, at Two Guineas. In England, France, or Germany, the best talent, workmanship, and materials are secured by H. J. and D. NICOLL, 114, 116, 118, 120, Regent-street, and 22, Cembill, London. THE HISTORY OF. THE CHINESE INSURRECTION. -The S 3rall ' fo t r .tiece pci*D ad ' gadrss , go t,. yrnard, burg ; t' m y o na, r at . llani 'sip r Peree, ass et, ),1 'ltelong ss ielbourne; the ; L a dy -R f°f The la pop ' AraP gong )na 3t, G°°" ATO r ood - 13 , ° rabrir PhiliP. ;+ 00 FAKES THERE AND BACK. dated n Pen Carriages -3s. 6d.; Closed Carriages-6s. 6d. e ARCHIBALD SCOTT, Traffic Manager. W..tation Aug.3l, • 1853 • LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL Rooms, (Lessee, CaAS. C. LAuBENT, Onslow-house, Fulham-road).--; MS EVENING, MONDAY, the above Rooms will RE-OPEIN, for the se son, and continue open every evening , w ith LAIIRENT':, CELE MATED BAND. Admission, I s. Doors open at half-past 8 ; Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-Past 11. CONTRACTS FOR SALT BEEF AND SALT PORK Department of the Comptroller for Victualli.ng and Transpo r Services, Somerset-place, 21st July, 1853. HE Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby give notice, that on THURSDAY, the 15th September next, at One o'clock, they n 11l be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying and de live-ing into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at the undermentioned Porta, the following quantities of JVLA.S ONIC and UNIVERSAL ..LLITUA.L LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. RyTlC l ith e 345, strand, Lond on . end o,the Division of Profits by this Society will take place at Year 1854 All persons who have paid two l tillea to sh ,""' , hi accordance ivith the Deed of Settlement, be n en rol' -re therein. Ili 'les to ' , stirs P a rticipate in the DOBUS must therefore be effected in Polic't t his year is s - u v ecTf n r g ee y f a _ • 4111;71,Zlarze r f .s ee for admittapncue.y. Aodfvsantamtageds are t offered by this Society yes Paid by the Society. hcie s of Policies registered tree of cbarge. Lt a i tNer disputed in cases of inadvertant omission or ace'. C edit I,oetnTls-staternent DaYable theyearly quarterly, or monthly. even for half predums. ANTHONY PECK, Assistant-Actuary. SOYER'S AROMATIC MUS TARD.- This pure and delicious preparation may now be had in s the l jars for the use of Famities. of most Grocers .nd Druggists n Kingdom ; also, Mons. Soyer's esteemed Sauces and Relish. Wholesale of his sole Agents, CROSSE and BLACKWELL, 21, Soho Square. SALT MEAT, of the cure of any country, and all of the cure of the ensuing season, R OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. PATRON—H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. Last week of the FIRST , PART of the LECTURE on " Miss Blanche Younge, with APPROPRIATE SONGS and DISSOLVING SCENERY. The Second Part commences oil the sth Septemer. LECTURES.—By J. H. Pepper, Esq.: On PHOTOGRAPHY,b with Illustration., Mornings and Evenings. By Dr. Bachhoffner : On ELECTRO-GILDING and SILVERING. The LANCASHIRE SEWING MACHINE exhibited in Use and explained Daily. Admission, Is.; Schools, and open Mornings and Eveni n g s. Children under Ten years of age Half-price. viz.:— Navy Beef. Navy Po 's. Tierces. IBlurels. Tierces. I Barrels. s Deptford - - - - 550 200 225 0 1300 Gosport - - - - 550 200 2250 1300 Plymouth - - - - 550 200 2250 1300 Haulbowliae - - - 1550 500 2600 1000 Liverpo ol, I'll Their Lordships reserving to themselves the power, when the tenders are opened, of contracting either for the whole, or for such part thereof only, as they may deem fit, or for a greater quan tity, or of not contracting for any ; and also an unlimited power of selection, according to quality. A separate Tender must be given for Beef and a separate Tender for Pork, and every Tender must specify where the meat is intended to be cured. Persons tendering for more than one Port must give a separate Tender for each Port, and every Tender must contain a separate price for tierces, and a separate price for 1551 fair. *°•-• The Beef and Pork to be delivered into the respective stores es follows, :—One-third of each by the 31st day of January, another third by the 15th day of March, and the remainder by the 30th day of April, 1854, or any greater portion or the whole at any earlier period if preferred by the party tendering, and to be paid for by bills payable at sight. The conditions of the revised contracts, to which particular atten tion is called, may be seen at this o ffice, or b y applying to the Agent Victualler at Haulbowline, or to the Collectors. ter of her Majesty's Customs at Bristol, Limerick, Belfast, Waford, and Newry, or to the Secretary of the Postmaster-General at Dublin, or to the Com mande-: c onducting the Packet Service at Liverpool ; or to the Resi dent Agent for Transports at Leith. No Tender will be admitted for a less quantity than 100 Tierces or 100 Barrels. No Tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, but it will not be necessary that the par t y tendering, or an agent appointed by him, should attend at this office, as the result of the offer received from each person will be communicated to him in o loa ,001, NOS sp es 1, was „k ° Ana , A PAeu GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.- CHEAP EXCURSION TRAINS to GLOUCESTER, CitEPE,TON'ir, CIRENCESTER, STROUn, and CHELTENHAM. — On SUNDAY, 4th -leptember, a'Cheap and Fast Train will leave the Pad ington Station at 7.15 am., for Gloucester and Chepstow. It has been. arranged, In Girder to give as Mitch tiind'as possible at Chepstow, that this train shall run through direct, calling only at Gloucester, thus giving ample time to visit the magnificent ruins of Tintern Abbty, and the unequalled scenery of the River Wye, as well as Chepstow Castle, and the Tubular Suspension Bridge, return ing the same evening from Chepstow at 7.0, and Gloucester at 7.45 o'clock. Another Train will leave Paddington at 7.45 on the same morning for Cirencester, Stroud, and Cheltenham, returningthe same even ing from Cheltenham at 6 . 30, Stroud 7.10, and Cirencester at 7.20 o'clock. No luggage can be conveyed by these trains. 3 15'' ag ers, • 4-eg. 1(11 og• 22 ' 13t" 50 20, 15t * " l e,. 21, bt. 1 Ja pe 13 ' 2', 15t " 15 Jul 7 ) Austrslis,lst' FARES THERE AND BACK. First Class. Closed Carriages. Gloucester .. • • • • .. • • Chepstow • • .... • • ..., 7s. Cirencester or Stroud .• • • .... 9=. ss. Cheltenham .. • • • • .. 10s. .... • 6s. Tickets may be obtained previously at 27, King-street, CheaPside ; 269, strand ; and 25, Regent-street (corner of Jermyn-street). Paddington, August 19. writing, Bills in payment for any Beef or Pork delivered into her Ma jesty's Stores will be sent to parties upon transmitting the usual Cer tificates of receipt. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner of the envelope the words "Tender for Salt Meat," and " Comptroller for Victualling," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, and be accompanied by a letter signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the person tendering, in a sum equal to 201. per cent. en the amount of the contract, for the due performance of the same. WARWICK RACES, on the Gth and 7th SEPTEMBER.—GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. —On the above days the Expres Train leaving Paddington at 9.15 a.m. will stop at Warwick at about 12 noon, and the up Express from Wrmingham will also call at Warwick at 6.50 p.m., arriving at Pad dington at 9.25 p.m., for the conven!ence of parties attending the o , same c15)..10 DP „ J., at. 3° 1 1 " 01 jlll)4°' Races. An Excursion Train will also leave Paddington on those days at 6.30 a.m. for Warwic'z, calling at Reading at 7.30 a.m., Oxford at 8.20 a.m., and Banbury at 9.5 a.m. ; returning from Warwick in the evening at 7,45, for Banbury, Oxford, Readin:;, and Paddington. FARES THERE AND BADS. First Class. Closed Carriages. From Paddington •••• • • .. •• • 10s. 6d. .. • • 6s. Od. From Reading ••••••• • • • • • • • 7s. td.• • .. 4s. 6d. From 0xf0rd...... •••• • • • ... • • ss. Od. • • 3 s . Od. From Banbury •••••••• • • . . • • . • 3s. Od. 2s. Od. Tie race-course is in the Immediate vicinity of the railway sta tion. No luggage allowed by the Excursion Train. Paddington station, August 26. . 24, 11 SIIRGEON HENRY HAMILTON, Twenty eight years in London practice, will REMOVE any CASE of a PRIVATE NATURE before charge be made for medicine. In all female complaints requiring practical professional skill, Surgeon Hamilton will guarantee a successful issue, or no expense will be incurred by the patient. Medicine can be sent to any part of the realm, securely packed, on receipt of pat ticolars. Ladies and gen tlemen consulting by letter must enclose the usual fee, when they will he treated with by return of post. Hours for personal visits from Ten till Four, and from -ix till Nine daily.— Address, No. 3, King William-street, Strand, London. Medicine to country pa tients, 11. 2 3, 131 t. 10," Juno 11' ',tie. , - 1 44' bool und, 0.44 C OFI, HT CONSUMPTION, SPITTING of BLOOD NIG S di WEATS, and FEVERS.—lmmeate UG relief is effected by PASCOE'S CONCENTRATED COUGH and CONSUMPTION MIXTURE, in all affections of the throat, chest, lungs, &c. In all cases of cough, hoarseness, wheezing, difficult breathing, &c., however inveterate , th i s highly-succe.sful remedy will be found the only medicine upon which entire reliance can be placed. It is also very vd.luable in the febrile affections of children In all BILIOUS DISORDERS, liver complaints, indigestion in all its forms, headaches, loss of appetite, &c., PASCOE'S. INFALLIBLE GLOBULE will effect a radical cure, as proved by numberless tes timonials. Prepared only by the proprietors, Henry and Co., with out whose signature across the Government stamp none is genuine. To be obtained through Barclay, Sutton, Sanger, &c., or any re spectable medicine vendor, in bottles at Is. 1 lid., 25. 9d., and 45. 6d. each. Wholesale depot, Bohemia-place, Hackney. SOUND and WHITE TEETH are not on l y indispensably requisite to a pleasing exterior in both sexes, but they are peculiarly appreciated through life as a blessing highly conducive to the purposes of health and longevity. Among the vari ous preparations offered for the purpose, ROWLANDS' ODONTO, or Pearl Dentifrice, stands unrivalled in its capability of embellishing, purifying, and preserving the teeth to the latest period of life. Pm pared from Oriental herbs, with unusual care, transmitted to this country at great expense, this unique compound will be found to eradicate all tartar and concretions, impart a pearl-like whiteness to the enamelled surface, remove spots of incipient decay, render the gums firm and red, fix the teeth firmly in their sockets, and, from its aromatic influence, impart sweetness and purity to the breath. It is impo-tant to observe, that when used early in life, it effectually pre vents all aches in the teeth and gums, effaces spots and discoloura tion, eradicates scurvy, and, n a word, soon realises the chief attri bute of health and beauty i a Fine Set of Pearly Teeth. Price 2s 9d. per box. Csirrion.—The words "Rowlands' Odonto " are on the Label, and "A. Rowlani and Son, 20, Hatton-garden," engraved on the Govern ment Stamp affixed on each box. Sold by them and by Chemists and Pei fumers. _At lo cl ' s o 3 t a:— desoript ioo , p i e of 1 + 6 , 8 i: 611 " 4sCsi e. d per "i'xj G R AVESEND STAR PACKETS. Nk, other Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purfleet Piers. The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (w2ather permitting "'"teta r i es SECITRITY TO EMPLOYERS. Ws, fa ll Public Institutions, Clerks, Station Masters, Rail- Bankers' Clerks, Travellers, and Others. :It T;r LIFE ASSURANCE and GUARAN " and iT 33IP ANY. 32 Ludgate-hill, London. Incorporated Victoria, cap. 'llo ' -.4.9NQRARY PRESIDENTS. Jl l 7" l _,,,LtY; Esti., M.P. • Dar trpouth-houte, Westminster: `'" . ..S KERSHAW, Esq., M.P., Stockport. J 441 TRUSTEES. aj`kbB Ales TRUSTEES. Douglas, Esq., 11, Queen -square. m a , sto Ni re, Esq., Endsleigh-street, Tavistock-square. 1 14. 'bet, Berners-street, Oxford-street. 11 4 , 1a,t tvr t , — .nue Hon. Francis Villiers, Berkeley-square. Cast bib e elintes Company affords ~I " Lot —James Wyld, Esq., Charing-cross. Tte the], guarantee to persons requiring the pp l „ w ." l Possible rate, and divides four-fiths of . the pro h fi h ts e . eci t Cutee, nig the justly popular principle of mutuality op 4 keai: premiums, , targ te s....ro of saving and in l fi n tr e d stm ot e b n ei t. ng a tax upon honesty, be ea A jr4 ' le. 6 d. upwards. No charge for stamps or extra msiirancen allowance made in the guarantee premium, where a ,tif e e nd guarantee are combined. "l'etl l l 44 urge LIFE ASSURANCE. taii t , 3' a s annuities, and endowments. Payments taken loss " quarterly, &c. Policies inchsputable, save in t zlh:!2 e 4-r rangements can be made with this Mt cetopre -'nasszeelltoDolicy 'where the assured is unable, from temporary , to keep up th e payment& - H. B. SHERIDAN, Manager. tie •t ‘ r t he g S CHLORIDE OF ZINC, , %,„„ e be st ‘,_ktie n " lloi de ' l lo Cheapest Disinfecting Fluid for the purification Cess Pwls, Drains, w ater-closets, Ste. ; Ro the Disin °" enlo, Clothing, Linen, and for the Prevention of 4 0 :4)114 ' esta' r Zin e, as the best Disinfecting and purifying spent, is ' 4 lla,., a hon b oYond all cloud. It is perfectly harmless in its ' 1 41; 6t 7 be e " oinoxious i n it se lf. Th e hi g h price at which it has INC' t o its " base prevented its general use ; to obviat9 this a l ethe pr uni versal aprlication as a disinfecting and purifying Itater's eZ ent Manufacturer, who was many years with Sir W. arraed to supply the pablic with concen- Aro , sell ilk of Zinc in its meatest purity and at the lowest price. 1; 6 ; i kp and S'ilppin. Agents in the United King ,ttselehr6sifeZ. quart Bottles ' at 2s. 6d. each, and in larger vessels Zinc wili accompanied with instructions for its dilution h O rd ,, el i t ce,)trated Chloride of Zinc in use may be diluted with s 'Matti bre, tY of water. • 1, 1 14 1 , - utivN ``l bY the Sole Agents, Messrs. Drew, Heyward, and ' 4 l4 oe sueet e re , Cannon-street. - at R. G. GRAY'S, Commercial Wharf, Mile End, 14W .,, P EATURE IN LIFE ASSURANCE. " 4 POSIT and GENERAL LIFE ia ASSURANCE COMPANY c.,,"'t i ,„lievr Bridge-street, Blackfriars, Landon. s, tit -- ` 4l "--ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUND g ,CcZRIIt TRUSTEES. th i tttoll, lirable the Lord Viacount Drumlanrig, M.P., P.C., 'ka t Plea 'ee her Majesty's Household. 1/41 u4re, elie ,111, Bart. ' 3, King William-street, London. 1 , 1 Sir vir. Clyton. Bart, Gloucester-place , Portman karden-park, a ßurrey. y iii t6 „att--.7% DIRECTORS. ranilanrig, m tiltur: r olle7 o e f i t h ight Hon. the Viscount D ; 4 , tirle y „ er Majesty's H . ousehold. htiobury. k:arnes, Esq., 11, City-road, F sl,Esq., late 17th Lancers, Junior United Service Cub ve 'DV" , ' Portland-terrace, Wandsworth, and Belvoir, l St. re*, ".ack e 'qua r oil, Esq., I, St. John's-gardens, Notting-hill, and 11, rlts , e, Lincoln's-inn. Ci ttd., 4 t le c r'sh ir ' e ...Davies-street, Berkeley-square, and Lutterworth, te 11. ko' "tat, — ( 1, 15, Connaught-square, Hyde-park, and Tor - rdebire. G q>a N aq Maclean Eeq” Harrow-on-the-Hill. t rshire P e° , 9., Berkeley, plouces e ii, D h l ev; e l 'rie,, e ,,,,' Uplar Seymour-street, Portman-square. 14' 1 4 4 " ll 'iiii;=`'''^irecf; 147, leadenhall-street, and 8, Hyde-park- Riddell F Inner Temple Barrister-at-Law. or etti, 2, u Pper ' SeTm g our-street Wes , t, Connaught-square. p 6 * 14 , St. James's-square. AUDITORS. 4 , 14 .itto L q ,,' ,126 , Strand, Actuary and Secretary to the Medical, I , N, Jes t , 'i!eral Life Office. 11 t t, e a ' ,taq L b sq., Accountant, 3, Guildhall-chambers. vte"4s' Strand, — *A., Actuary to the Engineers and Masonic Life i ri dan 4111 . N., Manager of Times Assurance Company, Lud y Ch, ,rt.B ti. Pri ce, C 0., 'tarrYat, and Co., 3, King William-street, London. Iktvi -- "utt and Co., 3, Regent-street. 1 4 41 111 PHYSICIANS. A ib . n .rY-pl o.th% ' 2l, -Pper S e e e ym . pour-street West, Connaught-square. T 14441, SURGEONS. E *ra n , 81 1, 16, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-sehqusa.re. 41 (1., 44, Gloucester -place, Hyde - Par .g CONSULTING ACTUARY. Z''r ane.l3 U. P. Nelson, Esq., F.L.S. SOLICITORS. "OS. Hill and Mathews St. Mary-axe. bt,1;1441% RESIDENT SECRETARY. by t s lie i s Charles W. Bevan, Esq. kqtlid listers i lt s Dectfully invited to examine the princip les of the li , t, tadsi." Assurance, which is based upon tables calculated iltNa„ D .' S ., th e ` n h e immediate supervhdon or, Francis G. P. NeiSono q i _Nly nttive Tables Actuary to the Company. milk"e2thi. to assure 500/ on death, by a person aged kie ts • kilqa Y, on the ORDINARY and on the DEPOSIT system %. ON THE his current II;1si. *le ins Ctig:cßeehs:wmoSfulrolrdnt:ohtMpoea. spy;rny 1 : 11 2 1 11;,, ~. thi rt °l Policy the surrender annual premium of s • - ''attr .•'..earsva. at that or sale ,St. 6s. 3d. after he has 4 W - the , when age, of his policy, 1 . 3,t h i l i a i t t ;y in case after , thirty ,o ....... tle ts old, of Years Pa 3 ' , nth, the ordinary The sum tin Life Offices would give ordinary Life him if he were unable or if he omit' ed 1 24 a 91.7 in st. th an eir d °4 wh ffe ig ents they have had the use eath amounting to I of at compoun Paid iir ve will be 2491.75. 6d I interest, or ill t he of tie ` e ° . worth which theyhave the event of his death 1 .6 , ---------.... had the benefit one hour after such of at in ere to pay. ZO compound st omission or inability ------- ' 4 1 249 / „, . 71 little more I ' • a•od. 500/. than 801. Novaya. perhaps 90/. ° IS . TIIE DEPOSIT SYSTEM. • Ifun able to pay, or not desirous of paying or omitting topay,thePo licy would still remain of its FULL value, 522/.25.7d.ti1l death, if 20 years after, no ftir ther payment beingre quired. Ifhowever the party, from any cause, wished to cancel the if Policy, he could not ids Od put i 235/. 5 22/.257d 2871. 25. Od. onlydrawn, viz., 225/., but out all itches a certain bonus of 621. 2s. 9d. n the bargain, which is more than one-fourth of the whole of htspayments, or he could either draw out a part, 201. or 501., diminishing the Policy only by the assured value of the sum se drawn out at the age when withdrawn. See 4 pag ess and 7 in detailed p a mphlet, by F. G. P. Nelso n, Es q . Nat'%'= t 4a,• --------------- '4 "iliPari i tt th a t son of these two tables it will be seenecur e the follow; 4 I: 4lv gat a , sYstern of DEPOSIT assurance can nu s ally, be can assnr 211-'Zor yel,,viz., Ist. For a loss sum, paid an h ordinary system.ive .. l ii t, 11l tb e al ,, in ease of death than under t Ei . he can rece that a person , 41 ,-4 U0,„ - ' v ont of a desir t , rrender his Policy all ages, Of 4 thh"'DallY, by the above ' elample which iv the event t t 'tOttbq" as Much as on the ordinary system . 3 rd- ' b i s propertY, ro t he „4,0 r 0,1„.i.. y, hba policy remains still t payments 4 oti a il l Y litha h ,, vei ng as it Was, though he cease his curren he gets appliew At n , 'rig. 4 ,,,,"" 4. or Years ; whereas on the ordinary system, the I,ly ' 4 4 t of try. Should he require to increase or de t o an ~......, r ving a i Policy, he can do so at pleasure. He can ail up to 'llur to the /1 4 -I s !ttriou4tnght's notice, withdraw any part from t ent three 5.,41t1id,,0f his previous payments and with interes . After he ls fir or ~,, " Part one year he can, by a single P ki s r n , t "3' tine aft erwards, raise his policy hh,,4iitinai amount and by this system he can at all regulatetimes . a l the l a kki t , of llaViagS by his annual expenditure, with the facility me _ r em ' bank ~,,,ing fund to fly to in case of necessity, the sa Im ag e. to a greater a or ' even th: ror hi with this palpable advantage, however, that he gets thar 11q t , 1,11%, ' l° neY, and in case of death his family receive more do no he „' tin, ',A his savings. In ordinary Life Offices be can i,,, , e•it a , 5 t , .. , }, pt is savings. to '...8 policy at once lapses or is cancelled the moment il, - .`o n,, i PAY his current press !urns, and, instead of havinigwa to Iti ca ,k olety and id, all hix harl-earned savings become forfe t : is '1 1 1,11, ar'Q hie Misfortunes serve to benefit the pockets of ttn, i e q, Et ~,ata ea-USD/era. 11, bX Po...:Atera is too equitable and too striking to be ove h rl o o m oke o d e iaiar assurance is the only system of assuranc i ,t(.,4ii.4,4 E4aeecan,gna_is_.easanaid ad b or t Nv fi li ts en be t c h b e m p e ri w nc id p e e l l e w y s h d a i i r e ffu e ism.p.ar ea It hrlitlate, A r t tater uu . it , aolvantai?es t p h a an e a b n l e nk because it allows a fair rate Oit ta Q • , if th i ; case of withdrawal, and gives twice the amountin lie d - thus any to the representatives of the Depositor 11 ktil,.e,ath, thus combining the , l'IT4(1 E8 OF A HANK WITH THE BENEFITS OF 11y, 1 ,i . kse of AN ASSURANCE COMPANY. Ar4. 4 4b e steieitimciwrnent assurances the advantages of the inrosir 1 AGtS ore striking. UNDER THE ORDINARY L,O. , iho g _,_ LI ASSIJRANCE BRANCH. r i , l. on i Irwettryo preferthi branch Policies are granted from 20/. to t tle ' t ‘ t „% l ‘ il i , 11 butrrn Principle thereof. e 'llar -....‘ FY t , tlaer 0 e worst stages of disease, and . such as have been r ulsea sa Offic es' are taken at rates equivalent to the parti hal'ajl3 from . Iry upwards granted on every kind of security, 41 , ...' a lizti . o l t ual, on the most equitable terms to th . e borrower 14t01 0b bi .. 4,u ~, f ,i.orf ebv(e)fry aeaciiption granted on very . favourable terms. a Policy. —In case of inability to pay the current , rit eti • , the Directors will either purchase the Policy at a fair , 4 ,,, enr, •M ue, or give a new in lieu thereof, less 5 per cent., inte .4 b I ' 4 ' ll ' lll lg in a mount One the whole of the previous payments ~, ,, ,v tve b eau niaci to - 4t i l t I,' ftirnpro_spectusee; with tables in further illustration of the 8e.. (31 ) to , . 4nd any further information may be obtained on appli .ue Agents in the country, or to .4 Cl A RLES W. BEVAN , Res i dent Secretary. tats.Vianted in all parts of the World; , kra. 1 4 re ° o°4 bag aes t bo ond 9 rO O i g de 3re rcl . 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The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary Pruotions, and the abuse of mercury, I Is. and 335. per We have learnt from the last published accounts of the Chinese insurrection, that the rebels are masters of Nan kin, and that the eyes of the victors are already straining northwards in the direction of the chief imperial city. Our next intelligence from the Celestial Empire way pro claim the downfall of Pekin—the final overthrow of the Mantchce, dynasty. The outbreak of the revolution took place at a remark able period of the history of the Chinese Empire. The war with England had brought the Chinese people face to face with external civilisation as they never had met it before ; and the treaty which followed the success of Bri tish arms, by throwing open additional ports to commer cial enterprise, placed the natives still more largely and directly under the influence of foreign example. The pre sent Emperor, Mien Foung, being then 19 years of age, as cended the throne in 1850, when that treaty was already in force, and when it was at his option either to avail himself of the undoubted advantages of the new relations that had been formed with Euro2eans, or to attempt a retrograde policy in the teeth of the concessions that had been ex torted at the cannon's mouth from his predecessor and sire. The youth did not take long to decide upon his course of action. The reflecting and experienced .coun cillors of the empire, who advised extended relations with the new corners, a liberal policy abroad, and a progressive policy at home, were dismissed from Court with disgrace, while their successors were deliberately chosen from the most violent and declared enemies of the European nations. Scarcely was the decision of the young Emperor made public before open attmpts were made by she reactionary party to destroy whatever beneficial influence had been exercised upon the Chinese character by contact with the stranger. Fortunately, as wo all must thia, some influ ences had. prevailed during- the short per o f weration and enlightenment, which were not altogether susceptible of eradication. China, as well as France and other Western nations, has had for years her sec:et societies, which established, in the first instance, with no gran er and more menacing object than that which in all countries governs the pro ceedings of masonic and similar institutions, have long occupied themselves with designs for the subversion of the Mantchoo dynasty. To the other secret societies already set on foot in China when Hien Foung ascended the throne was added, after the ratification of peace, that of the "Chinese Union," a Christian community founded by Gntzlaff, an enterprising mis-ionary, born in Germany, of supposed Chinese extraction, and a useful civil officer of the British Government. While Hien Foung was still briefly medi tating whether he would return to the old Tory regime, or give an impetus to the new and sensible ideas that had started up in China during the latter days of his deceased father, disciple after disciple of Confucius was exchanging the service of Buddha for the A nglo-Saxon Protestant faith, proclaimed by British missionariei and promulgated far and wide by their first proselytes. Too much attention cannot be given to the fact which we have just stated, for it serves to throw instant light upon what has hitherto seemed the most cbscure and in explicable portion of the Chinese revolts. Given secret societies intent upon the destruction of a political system, earnest missionaries as eager to gain believers to their creed, and free intercourse between both, and the young est philosopher shall sum up in a moment the result. The result, in fact, has been precisely as we see. The Chinese haters of the Mantchoo race are cloaking their political passions under the garb of obedience to divine command ment, and the cloak sits awkwardly and grotesquely enough upon the backs of the strange wearers. If the reader will turn to the map of China he will find that the province of Kouang-si is situated at the south western extremity of the empire. Kouang-si is under the rule of a Governor-General, and forms a portion of the ic y i e c e u r e o n y g aty n o c ! , w the i ethw joinso K o u K a n e g u s a — n gt s-si o e n cond K g the east, o uan an being e hasig n for its capital the well-known city of Canton. Kouang-si is a country of mountains bristling with bare crests, and shorn on their summits and declivities of every species of vegetation. But its scenery is, nevertheless, vei y picturesque. The soil, however, is as sterile as the scenery is romantic. Cultivation is scanty and the people are indigent. But though poor, they have the nature of hardy mountaineers, and are sober, intrepid, capable of long endurance, and ani mated with a proud spirit of independence. After ages of occupation the Tartars have failed to bring to submission the most remote mountainous districts of Kouang-si. It was among these distant hills that the great conspiracy was hatched, and nothing could have shown the wisdom of the conspirators more clearly than their choice of a star Ling place. The very misery of the inhabitants was an element of strength, and an army of adventurers could nowhere re cruit itself so easily as among a population living on the verge of want. Moreover, the mountain country afforded the very best possible bsttlefields to those who had yet their way to make by st-atagem, by surprises, and mainly by de fensive operations against the more numerous and organised troops—if such a term as the last may be app'.ed at all to the Chinese army—of the Celestial Emperor. But there remained a more cogent reason still why any grand and comprehensive attempt against the existing dynasty of China should take its origin in the natural fastnesses of Kouang-si. In the most distant of these mountains dwell the race of the Miao-tze, a community of whom the majo rity of our readers probably never heard until the name appeared in the accounts that have reached us of the rebel lion, but to, whose adherence to the revolutionary cause in the first instance must gertainly 'll6 attrilitsl tt ihrich ifs• • success that has attended its progress. The if iao-tzes are the aborigines of a chain of mountains which take their rise in the north of Kouang-tong, and extend into the cen tral provinces of the empire. They aro a retiring lace, and fix their abodes away from the haunts of men, their most numerous colonies never exceeding two thousand indivi duals. Their houses are built upon piles, like those of the Malays, and they shelter under their roof the domestic animals which they rear. They are husbandmen and war riors, fearless, and capable of any amount of fatigue. The Tartars have never conquered them. They have preserved the ancient national costume ; have never shaved their heads ; have always repelled the authority of the manda rins, and refused to adopt customs imposed by the Mant choos. Their independence is a recogni se d f ac t, and in the maps of the country their districts are left blank in order to show that they have not yet been brought under submis sion to the Emperor. The Miao-tzes are the horror of the civilised Chinese, who call them wolf-men. It is a firm belief in Pekin that they wear tails, and that when a Miao-tze is born the sole of the child's foot is cauterised in order to harden it and to render the owner incapable of fatigue. To have planted the revolutionary standard away from these hardy moun taineers would have been to throw away an incalcuable advantage ready made to the insurgents' hands. They did not throw it away. On the contrary they availed them selves of the terror inspired by the very name of Miao-tze, proclaimed an alliance with the supposed savages, and in duced the latter to take up arms for the recovery of lost rights. It was in August, 1850, that the Pekin journals first announced the breaking out of predatory warfare in Kouang-si. During the earliest months of 1850 the rebels performed divers insignificant military movements until they ap proached the frontiers of Kouang-tong. Here they pos sessed themselves of one or two important towns and slew three high-class mandarins. The viceroy of the two Kouangs, a functionary of the name of Siu, and whose pru dence amounted to downright cowardice, as the enemy approached expressed a pious desire to withdraw from his viceroyalty in order to prostrate himself before the tomb of the defunct emperor. But he wa s or d ere d t o keep to his post. In his extremity he dispatched troops against the rebels, but the troops were beaten and utterly destroyed. In fact destruction was inevitable whenever they took the field. The tactics were invariably of one description. The insurgents, as often as the imperial troops advanced, pre tended to take flight, and, as often as the rebels pretended to take flight , the im p erial troo p s pursued unti l they were caught in ambuscade, and there pitilessly massacred. ~eLcaesepieta continued Exper i enc e went for nothing. The feint was made a hun dred times, and a hun dred times w holesale slaughter fol lowed. Siu, stunn ed b y the unaccoun table s uccess of the insurgents, hurried off to Pekin to sou n d th e n ote of alarm. i m perial soldiers to d estruction, and th e so ldiers were too good disciplinaria ns to disobey. The rebels now entered ortaiKouang-tong. gu shi e n ri g ll t a o s. th i l n e e h d e bwyatshe rushing audacious insurgen ts —no less a persona g e than the illus triousA new mandarin was sent from Pekin to reduce the uwedvitnotairnieviate were Lin, whose glory it had formerly been to give occa sion to the war with the English by his wanton destruc tion of 20,000 chests of opium. Lin addressed himself forthwith to the rebel chiefs, and they answered the great mandarin in a proclamation, which constituted their first political act. The manifesto would have done credit to the most enlightened rebels of any Christian country ; it was plain and to the point. " The Mantchoos," said the document, " Who for two centuries have hereditarily occupied the throne of China, were originally a small colony of foreign ers. With - the help of an army accustomed to warfare they made themselves masters of our treasures, of our lands, and of the Government of our country—a circumstance which pro claims emphatically enough, that in order to usur p an empire, it is only nece ssar y to be sufficiently stron g for the purpose. There i s reall y no sensible difference what ever between us who la y under contribution the vill ages that we seize, and the functionaries who, sent from Pekin, forestall the impost. That which is fair to take is f a i r t o hold. Why do yo u, then, without any show of reason, who are most un just. What ! have the Mantchoos, provinces stnngers, the right to levy taxes from eighteen pr weincand to appoint officers to oppress the people, and are Chinese to be e y whatever pre vented from taking any individualmn to the UniVersal send troops against us ? Your proceeding exclusion of sovereignty belongs to no issue o f a hundred generations of emperors. boasting an is possession." The right of governing everybody else, and no one has ever yet heard . of a dynasty We doubt very muc h whether any subsequent proclama tion of the rebel force , however much it may be se asone d with the pious formula s borrowed from the mi ss i onar i es, reveals a clearer notion o f the intentions of the i nsurgents and of the motives by which they are urged toaction than the above singularly log ical and explicit declaration. The p ro clamation came out at th e close of 1850, and consti tuted the last offensive act of t he insurgents for that year. The year 1851 opened with a decla h ration of war t o the death.' In China the scabbard is , sown aside for ever when once the scissors are drawn forth. In other words, it is sufficient for a Chinaman to divest himself of hie caudal appendage in order to commit the very highest form of high treason. When the Tartars became masters of China, they made it imperative upon the beaten people to shave the head and to wear a tail. In 1851, when the rebels announced their re solution to restore the a ncient dynasty of Ming, they made i t incumbent u p on th eir adhe rents to cut off the hated extremity, and to exchange the Chang and Tartar tunic fo r the open robe worn by their ances tors before the Mantchoo in vasion. It was a last and a t e almost appeal superhuman to the patriotismcou rsg e o f to the people, and it respond to it. But the courage was there. Hu ndreds of tails s trewed the rdeeqs desperate I r ea r earth, and the alarm and horror at Pekin were intense. Li-sing-iuen, a new Imperial Commissioner, was forth with dispatched to Kouang-si in the place of poor Lin, , who did not hold up his head after the appe9 . ance of the seas to make it altogether free from doubt, and to allow us to receive it implicitly as an integral portion of our singu lar history. About this time, say MM. Callery and Yvan —that is to say towards the middle of 1851—there appeared upon the stage a competitor for the Imperial throne put forth by the rebel troops. Supreme honours were paid to a Chinese by the revolutionary party, who committed the heinous and unpardonable offence of deck ing their hero in the Imperial canary-coloured robe. Con trary to Tartar usages (proceed our historians) they pub lished the portrait of their sovereign, and circulated it by thousands throughout the Chinese provinces. [A copy of this portrait is placed at the beginning of L'lnsurreetaon en Chine, and MM. Callery and Yvan congratulate them selves upon their good fortune in being able to offer to the European public a faithful representation of the headdress and restored costume of the ancient times of Ming.] The accent given of Tien-te is so detailed th a t it is diffi cult to believe it an invention of the writers, unless, in deed, we are to suppose the rest of the volume a fable ; and against this conclusion the book itself furnishes satis factory internal evidence, even if the cl-sz-cters of the authors themselves were not sufficiently resr-vtable to pro tect them from such a charge. Both are well known and respected in France. It is not easy to account such men oapable of inventing this episode of Tien-te, or likely to be altogether misled upon the subject ; but since perusing their work, we have been startled to find it deliberately stated, and upon good authority, in the North China Herald of May 28th last, that " the existence of any such person or title as Tien-te was distinctly ignored by the Northern Prince, the highest chief seen, who said it was a phrase of `outside people ;' and nothing was heard of Ulf re-establishment of the Ming dynasty." in our own im pression of August 9th we published a,description of Sir G. Bonham's inissien. to Nankin. fig waraed to us from the spot by an eyewitness 4,0 in ,iio,4leport the writer, who had come in eegtacViitrthe rkffini../,distinctly states, that '" it Ni - as said for some tilirthlit a descendant - otthe Xing' dynasty (the last Chinese one) was at the head of the movement ; but, on our asking them if this were so, they said not, and seemed indifferent to the influence which they would lose by the denial, for the idea was not with out its weight among the Chinese." With these two statements before us, we are bound to hesitate before ac cepting the interesting history of Tien-te as authentic, or regarding him as the keystone of the mighty movement that has all but wrested dominion from the enfeebled hands of its present possessors. One solution of the contradic tory accounts remains, and it may help the reader's judg ment in the matter, as it has certainly influenced our own. We have seen above that Tien-te is described as receiving at Hing-gan, in solemn state from " the Kings " his future vassals, whatever accounts they have to render of the progress of the revolution, and of their own successes in the field. These "Kings" consti tute a very important part of the revolutionary dramatis personae. Whether Tien-te be or be not the head of the movement, it is now apparent that, should the revolution prove triumphant, China will in all probability be, like North America, cut up, into Str:: es, and, unlike North America, be divided among the successful generals of the revolution—whether in federal union or not has yet to be seen. The generals or " Kings" upon whom the immedi ate conduct of the war has devolved, and who are destined to share in the spoil in the event of its being won, are named in MM. Callery and Yvan's volume, and their vari ous characters given. They are five in number. The first is already:amiliar to the readers of the inte'ligence brought by the last two mails, and would appear, from all accounts to be at least the visible head of the revolutionary forces. He calls himself Houng-sieon-tsiuen, but he is also styled Tai-ping-wang, or the "Great King Pacificator." He is described as a tall, sunburnt man, of an eager and resolute aspect. He is about 40 years of age, and his hair and beard are already gray. He is said to be eminently cour ageous. Although his accent betrays a provincial origin, nobody is aware of his real name, and the district in which he was born is unknown. The reader of the last most in teresting dispatches from the seat of war cannot have for gotten the lofty and blasphemous pretensions put forth by this " Great Pacificator," whose unbounded ambition is revealed in his daring assumption of divinity, and whose self-indulgence is sufficiently indicated in the nature of the suite by which he is attended, and in the terrible de crees he has issued against all who dare even to glance at the inhabitants of his harem. It is in the name of Tai ping-wangr that the war is now carried on. He is " The Celestial King," our "Royal Master." He is something more. He is the younger brother of Jesus, and in 1837 was taken up to Heaven, where he was instructed! by his Heavenly Father—from whom he received books and doc trines—in all cele7tial matters. His celestial mother and the heavenly sister his wife are described in the published pamphlets of the revolutionary army, and the work com mitted by God to his hands is given in detail. Sober Christian will do well to hush their notes of triumph in the presence of the audacious Tai-ping-wang. Hiang-tsiou-tsing, or Toung-svang, which signifies "King of the East," is about 35 years of age; he is small, slender, and marked with the smallpox. All that is known of him is that he is married to the elder sister of the Great King Pacificator. Siao-tcha-kouei, or Si-wang, the "King of the West," is the Achilles of this constellation of Royalty. The King of the West, one of the most highly-gifted of these bro thers in arms, is only 30 years of age, and, according to ' report, has also married a sister of the Great King Pacifi cator. Foung-hien-san, of Nan-wang, "King of the South," is s.cholar of the provinsof Canton. He has passed public eLnlitialions atargrAttthieth - ---14the. midgit of his active soldier's life he fin 4 time for retirement and for tho pur suit of his literary studies. Wei-tching. or N-wang, the "King of the North," is the Ajax of the insurrectionary army. He is exceedingly tall, has the dingy line of is Malay, and his dark moustache is hardly to be diitinguished from hig deep brown skin. He is only 25 years old, and is a native of Konang-si. His physical power and sing - alar intrepidity have gained for him a prominent position in the insurrection. Under these five Kings the entire insurgent forces act in concert, and by them the war has been carried on from its breaking out until the present moment. Now, it is just possible that either Tien-te is wholly a fiction, invented by the Kings for the sake of mystery, and for the influence which always attaches to a hidden power, and now dis carded as having served its purpose, or that he is really a true Ming, and is dead, or no longer required to help the ambition of the subordinate leaders. Upon either suppo sition we may account for the discrepancy between the cir cumstantial narrative of the French authorities and the news brought home by the last dispatches ; and one of the two conjectures will no doubt be found to contain some explanation of the difficulty. The account briefly given of the matter by Mr. Meadows, in a letter to Consul Alcock, dated the 26th of March, 1853, would hardly seem to be based upon correct information. "The person." says Mr. Meadows, "of whom we heard as claiming the Imperial throne under the title of Tien-te, died some time back. His surname was Choe, that of the Mings, the last Chinese dynasty, of whom he declared himself a descendant. His son, a youth of two or three and twenty, is now the acknowledged head of the insurrectionary movement, claiming the throne under the title of Tai-ping." Tien-te was certainly not old enough in 1851 to leave a son of 23 two years afterwards, and we find it nowhere hinted that the offspring of the Pretender is the redoubtable and celes tial King Pacificator ; himself. Let it suffice to say that Tient-te, in one form or another, has unquestionably existed as a power. If he be now given up, it is because there is some good political ground for parting with his company ; and it is certain that so long as he lasted, his name, as the Frenchmen have it, was the expression of progress. By the middle of May, 1851, the revolution had assumed the shape of civil war. The rising was becoming general. Wherever the insurgents appeared hundreds flocked to their standard by common consent, and the armed invaders seemed not more eager to conquer than the inhabitants of the towns they approached were desirous to throw of the fo reign Mantchoo yoke. Agitation at Pekin was manifest, and even the Chinese merchants at Canton shook their doomed tails in despair. These compared the insurrection of Konang-si to the irruption of the Yellow Sea, and a figure of speech denoting more terrible and overwhelming calamity the Chinese imagination has no power to utter. His Celestial Majesty took the usual step in such extremi ties. He dispatched new commissioners to the seat of war. This time the Prime Minister Sai-Chang-ha was sent to Kouei-Lin, the capital of Kouang-si, and, that he might have no excuse for failure, two experienced Mant choos were ordered to bear him company. Canton was laid under contribution. An immense sum passed from peaceful mercantile pockets into the purses of the Manda rins, the city was placed in a state of defence, and troops were levied there for the p ur p ose o f disputing the advance of the insurgents. It was at this period that the first report of the intro duction of a religious element into the political movement took all men by surprise. Up to this moment everybody had been given to understand that a descendant of Ming in , the name a nd on b e h a lf o f hi s fellow-countrymen, had taken up arms against the Mantchoo usurpers, with the full determination of carrying on a war of utter extermi nation ; but now it was for the first time loudly pro claimed that the hero laboured no less in the interests of God than in those of suffering humanity. From the lan guage employed, it was clear that Christian missionaries had already taken part in the broil ; but whether French or English, Roman Catholic or Protestant, it was not so easy to determine. One astounding fact, at least, could not be denied—the progress of the revolutionary army was marked by the overthrow of pagodas and the destruc tion of idols. This in itself was a feature too striking and unexpected not to create a profound impression on every mind. A vast stride had been made when tails were flung to the winds, and rebellious hair sprouted forth at its own good pleasure. But what was the clipping of mortal tails to the breaking up of divine emblems ? If there had been a possibility of reconciliation before, there could be no hope of it now. We have seen in the most recent accounts from China that rebel hatre d has not satisfied itself with even the wholesale annihilation of Tartar gods. This negative act has been succeeded by plain affirmative declaration. The insurg ents have n only ceased to be Buddhists, but th e y have becomeot avowed believers in Christ. The belief is sadly mixed up with blasphemy and sacrilegious i n vention, but, palpable as the mixture is, it would be idle to blind ouarselvezat, te , the fact that, should the rebels sufferever!tu_ 1 d upon the heads of Christians of every hind wllinevita hly fall r- irtion of celestial anger. Commercehas ,all no sml portiu,.. much to expect from the successful issue of the rebel lion ; but Christianity . in China has everything now to dread from the victory of the Imperial forces. When missionaries first stirred in the quarrel, a s if they are they undoubtedly have, they compromised the reli rest upon gion they profess, and future toleration or their creel depends entirely upon the result of the present conflict. So far is the western world deeply in terested in the gigantic quarrel. If the " patriots" prove victorious, Christianity will, in all human probability, flourish in China, and, in course of time, must be divested o b f ea tte n t , oo n pheaalpviaberlehadanualtweriallt,iofnosr oyfearspagtaonism; come, missionaries and their faith than any they have hitherto felt. Before the year 1851 closed singular triumphs had re warded the exertions of the rebels. No doubt could be entertained of the fact, for even the Pekin Moniteur had -,eased to register the number of the Imperial victories, field, and followed up their advantage by adding three important towns to their already numerous acquisitions. The magistrates of these towns were summoned to acknow ledge the sovereignty of Tien-te, and all who refused were either cruelly mutilated or killed on the spot. Many suf fered death rather than betray their allegiance; but the inhabitants themselves, according to the principles laid down by the rebel chiefs, were uninjured both in property and person. Seu, the Viceroy of the Two Konangs, of whose admirable prudence mention has already been made, disgusted with the successes of the rebels, once more craved leave to withdraw to Canton, and invented a lie in order to accomplish his object. But, he was not allowed to budge. Other Mandarins, and among them Sai-chang ha, the Prime Minister, were degraded—some for having been suddenly taken ill upon the eve of an engagement, others for downright disobedience. The Celestial Empe ror, it should be known, seldom punishes h is generals for anything but disobedience. He bids them win a battle ; they don't, and for that criminal act of non-compliance with orders they lose their buttons. The progress of the insurgent army would seem to have been marked by one invariable course of procedure. They have attacked and made themselves masters of many cities and towns, but have abandoned their possessions almost as soon as won, not caring to hold them an hour after they have levied a contribution sufficiently large to supply the troops with provi s i ons an d pay. They p re ss resolutely forward, seizin g today s o m e new point of advantage, which they will abandon altogether to-morrow. Their intent, unquestionably, is to fight their way direct to the Ironerial capital. In a country centralised like that r'" ,' - conqueror may be owner o f every thi ng but ,a, wanting that, is absolutely master of no thing. That day that shall see the rebels triumphant at the capital will find them also rulers of the em pire. Their true porky; therefore, is to hew th e i r way through every town fiat opposes their advance, but to .leave every conqu e st behind untiii4e -greatest anetcrowg: ing victory is achieved. Various methods of cutting short the civil war were tried by the Celestials, but i n vain. The Emperor himself, it would appear, occupied his supreme intelligence in the composition of an epic poem intended to counteract the enemy's warlike proclamations. But, if wo aro to believe the critics, when the Imperial minstrel was singing the praises of Tartar heroes he was also pilfering by wholesale from the Homers and Ariostos of his disturbed and much distracted empire. The Mandarins helped their master's . cause by circulating pamphlets full of the most monstrous ' perversions of fact, by applying the screw again and again to the merchant city of Canton, and by fearful executions as often as a sufficient number of prisoners could be col lected to present a memorable example and a bloody sacri fice to the Imperial vengeance. But, in spite of poems, pamphlets, and general slaughter, the rebels stood their ground. Before long the whole of Kouang-Si was in their hands, with the exception of the capital city. It was after one of the latest conquests in Kouang-Si—viz., at Yung- ' gan-Tcheou, that an important proclamation was issued by the insurgents —one, indeed, that throws more light upon the intentions of the rebel chiefs than any that preceded it. As a specimen of statecraft, also, it is unequalled by any former production put forward by the same hands : "Know, people !" said the clever manifesto, "that China belongs to the descendants of the ancient dynasty. Students, farmers, artisans, and merchants, do not be alarmed, but continue peacefully at your several callings. The fortunes of the dynasty of Han are about to flourish once more, and the foreign dynasty of the Mantchoos is on the eve of expiring. The decree is from Heaven and admits of no mistake. Division succeeds to a long union. In order that when publishing the laws all things may be safely re-establlshed, our Sovereigns have manifested their benevolence, and, before prostrating themselves in presence of the Supreme Being, have always admi nistered to the necessities of the unfortunate. After having learnt to know God, they have striven to save the people from calamity ; they have sustained the weak, resisted the powerful, and preserved the villages from robbers and brigands. . . . . When our Princes by the grace of God entered into Yung-gan they scattered their benevolence on every side, and, regarding the people as their children, enjoined the army to abstain from slaughter and to take nothing without leave. They are as just and impartial as the balance; but if obedience is denied, they who disobey will be handed over to the offi cers of the army. Our Prince invite the inhabitants of every district to surrender, in order that they may merit the reward which will be accorded to their voluntary sub mission. They wait now to be rejoined by the chiefs of other provinces, in order to unite their forces for an attack upon the capital of Pekin, which being secured, the Princes will proceed to the division of the empire." ' Three points are worthy of note in this production. The future division of the spoil among the insurgent chiefs is announced without disguise, the ultimate intentions with respect to Pekin are clearly made known, and the Chris- ' tian element is as plainly and unmistakably revealed. " The authors of the proclamation of Yung-gan," writes Messrs. Callery and Yvan, " speak of decrees of Heaven They have prostrated themselves before the Supreme Being after having learnt to adore God. They have striven to save the people from the calamity. These are formula unknown to Chinese idolaters, and foreign to the language of Roman Catholics. To Protestantism alone belongs the honour of having introduced them into China ; and their appearance in the proclamation argues strongly for the truth of the widely-circulated rumour that in the heart of the insurgent army a native Protestant occupies au important post and exercises a great authority. This Protestant, according to general report, is a friend and disorple or Gutlinff.'-' --- - - -...-..-- . - -- -- -- - . --- An imperial force of 13,000 men was now dispatched to Kouang-Si to make mincemeat of the rebels, and to break up the conspiracy for ever. But the attempt as usual, failed. Half the army was slain, and the other half pru dently went over to the enemy. Sou, the discreet Gover nor-General of the two Kouangs, always shut up behind the thick walls of Kao-tcheou, and never disheartened so long as his own person was secure, swore by his slender moustache that he would be revenged for this last auda cious act of the insurgents, and proceeded to make good his terrible oath. He had recourse to stratagem. By his orders 4,000 buffaloes were got together, and twice as many torches attached to their long horns. The herd was placed under the charge of 4,000 soldiers, and the expedition, prepared with the utmost secrecy, set out one night in the direction of the rebel camp. Ac cording to the plan laid down, every buffalo, trans formed for the occasion into a fiery chariot, was to make frightful ravages wherever it appeared, to kill every man within reach, and to set fire to the camp. The horned bat talions advanced without obstacle, the insurgents, apprised of their intended visitors allowing them quietly to defile. But the Imperials were not vouchsafed so honourable a re ception. By favour of the illumination they had them selves provided their movements were well noted before they reached the camp. When they reached it the old scenes of carnage were played over again. Almost every soul was slain as every buffalo had been captured. Not the least part of the story is, that notwithstanding the double loss of men and beasts, the stratagem was regarded by the Chinese authorities as a spledid stroke of military genius, and worthy of a nobler fate. There exists in China a wonderful treatise on the art of war in 24 volumes, and the sagacious Seu had found, no doubt, time to study it in his well fortified citadel. This unequalled work is forbidden to all civil Mandarins below the third degree, and to all military Mandarins below the fourth. To ci vilians generally it is a sealed book. No library may pos sess more than one copy at a time, and the name of all pur chasers must be strictly registered. To the north-east of Kouang-Si, and still on the road to Nankin, the old capital of the empire, and to Pekin, the chief city of the Mantchoos, lie the provinces of Hon-nan and Hou-pe. To advance into these provinces from the original seat of the insurrection was to proclaim the ulti mate designs of the rebellious movement beyond all doubt ; and the word to go forward was given. Hitherto the Im perial Government had made light of its reverses, and had concealed as much as possible the critical nature of its situ ation ; but when the news reached Pekin that Hou-nan and Hou-pe had been induced to participate in the revolt, a cry of alarm and indignation was raised that resounded through the empire. Nor was it uttered without cause. Hou-pe is one of the poorest provinces in the empire ; it is mountainous, and the climate is cold. Famine frequently visits the inhabitants, and the misery of the people formed as before only too ready an instrument in the hands of the sworn enemies of the Mantchoo race. The rebels in Hon-pe rose from the soil of the province, and were not trans planted to it. The leaders of the men were independent chiefs, and had only to present themselves to the Imperial troops in order to secure countless additions to their stan dard. The worst sign — that of disaffec tion in the Itoyal army—became fearfully apparent as time rolled on. 6,000 men, commanded by a faithful officer of the Celestial Mo narch, entered Hou-pe, and passed directly over to the re bels, with arms and baggage. So wasin i fg n ct d i w ou e s rois the was ample that voluntary levies of overt' Kouangs. Alithe voluntaryob corps seemed to oppose the enemy with the simple object of the Governor of the two of finding a ready me ans of deserti ng to them. Well might l amen t a tion and wailing in Pekin. Three chief there be of the insurgents, and with them a considerable amount of cities in the province s abovenamed soon fell into the hands booty. The victors seized the public treasures and the supplies destined for the Imperial troops ; but, according sacred rit.e, spared the inhabitants and respected to p theirrivs private 11 kindled,confined itself to The flame, now we no one property. district of the empire, In June, 1852, there was a confla gration in Formosa. In truth, when the year 1852 closed upon the war all opposition had proved fruitless, and no thing seemed able to stem the advancing tide. The frowns of the Celestial Monarch could neither abash the rebels nor stimulate the faithful. Mandarin after Mandarin was de graded without remorse, but punishment was thrown away. The rebels, still pressed forward with the eye fixed keenly on Pekin. The effects of the protected war, in which the rebels proved always victorious, and were continually adding to their pecuniary resources, began to be seriously felt in the Imperial Treasury. The Chancellor of the Ixchequer sur veyed his empty chests in agony, and despaired of fresh supplies. The monetary difficulties of the empire were frightful. The Mandarins commanding in the insurgent provinces were ordered to deliver an account of cash in hand, and they replied by impudently announcing that they stood in immediate need of 700,000 additional taels to prosecute the war. Robbery was going on in every de partment, and in every office of every department. To defraud the Celestial E " the first dr -of his ter emperor is ,Ae duty restrial subjects. His Ministers rob him, his military com , wanders rob him, his Mandarin inspectors rob him —the whole Chinese Government being based upon an organised system of pillage, according to which every man seeks to fill his own pockets at the expense of the State. , But it was necessary to find means at once to carry on the war. The last years military expenditure had risen to 3,000,0001. sterling, and the amount, large as it appeared, was on the increase. The Mandarins were ordered, on their allegiance, to devise schemes for replenishing the Treasury ; and one of them openly proposed to the Emperor an opium mono poly. The proposition is said to be still under Imperial consideration ; and in the meanwhile every public appoint ment in the empire has been put up to public sale. All things may now be purchased from the celestial trafficker, from the highest dignity down to immunity for the worst offences. A pruclamation, fixinc , the price of all Imperial favours,—and most assuredly settling the present value ulti -te fate of the Imperial dispenser himself,—has FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. Wi DAYS. SUNDAYS. 0 a 4 I ,: ...c ' , .. -- r, ; : - 0 41 ' Terrace , c, E.: •``) 14 0 .1 tom, ,c) 'g © o " .k Pier. i ;-, cv a z§ - i 8 t z A C . 0 1 1) . P. c, 8 '''' . g cl . g 7 % 9.4 * _ 1% t 9% 11% s ? 5 _ _— 2% 3% —6% _ 5 7 __ 6 —7% - 6% 7 _ 7% — Direct Trains ttom the Boats The SU boat on Monday M orni Omnibuses from Fenchurch-str every quarter of an hour. BRUNSWICK WHARF, BLACI lowing Trains from the Larked t Inge does not 'eet Station 1 ;top at Purfleet. ) all parts of London :WALL, on 'enchurch-st the arrival of the fol• eet Station. WEEK DAYS. SUNDAYS. -- _— 0 _ . A.. a , : 1 1 Fen- fl rs 9 o,' Fen- .5 1 , i d—, oi, 5 .1 church o -. 0 E ) church B_. -6 w Street. 4 8 c t ~% rz •a c .. Street. 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The half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors .1 this company was held at Carlise, on Wednesday ; Mr. Henry Howard in the chair. The report stated that the traffic account showed a net balance of 85,3731. 2s. 30., out of which the direc' tors recommend a dividend to be paid at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, which, with the proportion pay able to the Lancaster and Preston Railway Company, and the interest on loans, will require 79,115/. 7s. 6d., leaving a balance of 6 , 25 7 1 . 14 s. 91d. The directors, after a full consideration of the company's present posi tion, have deemed it expedient to recommend that the existing mortgage debt shall be converted into capital, by the creation of 24,0001. new shares of 161. 13s. 4d. each, one of the new shares to be allotted in respect of each 501. share, and one for every three of the third shares, the calls on the new shares being made from time to time as the several amounts due on mortgage become payable ; and that they shall bo entitled to divi dends on the full sum of 161. 13s. 4d., less 5 per cent. per annum on the amount from time to time remaining uncalled. The directors have also to advise the addition to the present fund of a sum of 2,0001., and a suitable further addition in each following half-year out of its earnings, for the maintenance of the line. After a short discussion, the report and accounts were adopted, and a dividend of 21. per whole, and 10s. 10d. per third, share was formally declared. Messrs. E. W. Hasell, W. Garnett, and W. Jackson were re-elected directors. Mr. Brathwaite was likewise re-elected auditor. The SECRETARY the read a special resolution to the following effect, which was likewise carried unani mously :—" That, in pursuance of the several acts of Parliament relating to this company, and for the purpose of paying off the several sums of money borrowed in pursuance of the said acts, 24,000 new shares in this undertaking, of 161. 13s. 4d. each, to be called New Third Shares, be and the same are now accordingly created and ordered to be issued. That such new shares be offered to the registered proprietors of the capital stock of the company, in the proportion of one new share for each share of 501., and one such new share for each three of the shares of 161. 13s. 4d. and those proprietors who are possessed of such a num ber of shares of 16/. 13s. 4d, shall be allowed until the Ist of December next to make arrangements for obtain -1 ing such proportion. That such offer so to be made o, such new shares shall be made by letters from the sec retary of the company, addressed to the respective cor porations and parties entitled thereto. That a deposit of V. per share be paid on or before the Ist of October next. Then when the dividends shall not exceed 5 per cent. per annum, dividends after the same rate per cent. as may from time to time be paid on the original shares be paid on the amount paid up from time to time on the new shares ; that when the dividend shall exceed the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, dividends after the same rate per cent. as may from time to time be paid on the original shares, be paid on the new shares, according to their nominal amount, less interest at 5 per cent. on the sum from time to time remaining uncalled in respect of such new shares." After a vote of thanks to the chairman and board of the meeting separated. symptons, eruptions, ana 1,.. .-- ---.....y, 1... u...... - . A . - - , bottle. Perry's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and 1 ls.and died shortly after ' ci j insurgent proclamation, its publics- twon by the ' --- ! am.. .ma. Spenser 111-uza....., Per box, a certain remedy for gonorrhoea, gleet, stricture, and i t.'t •the weight and responsibilitymuch, So indeed, had been insurgent chiefs i I received the sanction of the vermilion pencil, and is dia chronic inflammation of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, SOUTH-EASTERN. • 10n, 'WM out, lis said, by • hat they could now afford to publish charts in ' , which , tributed throughout the country under the authority of it. A minute detail of the case is required : age, habits, and post- . THE DIVIDEND. —The directors of the South-Eastern of office. Warfare went on, but the insurgents acted with t th occ ' were marked the provinces ey upied and the cities the chief officers of State. There hardly needs, would one tion In society. 5/. Packets, with athhce, to be had at the Establish- 1 • tt mpting an expedT t discretion, not moving or a e i ion excep bloodiest encounteTs of the war took place in the district knowp lo well how to annihilate itself ? went only, by which the fee, 1/., is saved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, \ Railway will recommend the proprietors at the ensuing when certain of victor they had seized. On the 29th of September one of the think, an active rebellion to tend to dynasty that pu an oirectors, _ are in attendance, daily, at 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, Lou- i meeting to declare a dividend for the past half-year of don, from Eleven Two, and Five to Eight; on Sunday from OM to One. Bs. per 301. stock. ' rebellion which requires more light than any we yet pos- a I.llls gl an. ln the early part of the present year the rebels, in steady Ie.I.IIK:'-• -_, at 4 1 '' '" ,- -I,..ie\ - iva, 'e• • ''' 11::72.-+ t*, •, • ...,4.17,:. ; I ~: ~v •.:-, ~,,- \ 4k - ~... , 1"* - 1 4 1 4 , - d e eN c: l gli ed tio tli n, e Y an e d . laqsaeli:4l CA. g, junks i ' t: t th h - eapttal of Hou- pe p' tWeity . htiir jPsunktellrls acc o mp any ing f o their u.tchan object , g, 44)0,000 inhabitants, and is on the high-road to Nankin. It is built upon the right shore of the Yang-tse-kiang, near to the mouth of the Han, one of the chief tributaries of the Son of the Ocean. The importance of this acquisi - all the tioncanh productions beardly of th over estimated. celestial stimatd. era lt p r re to in this thu p usan lace d t s ha ef t , vessels are convey e d, and that all the manufactures find . their way which come to China from Manchester, Liver- .. pool, and th e U n it e d St a t es . Poor Seu, no longer safe in , his seclusion, was deprived in consequence of the loss of On-tchang of his peacock's feather ; fresh proclamations from Pekin were sent forth to rouse the loyal to a last exertion in favour of the reigning dynasty. Every city, i t was placed on a war f oo ti ng ; every h ouse i n Bi ang -Si and Kiang-nan (the last is the province of which Nankin is the capital) that interfered with a strict line of defence was demolished ; every town of importance raised its troops, .. t and every soldier that could be spared from north to south was marched to Nankin, in order to preserve the second city of the empire from the danger by which it was too visibly threatened. His Celestial Majesty fairly con fessed in a proclamation that the troubles of his empire allowed him no repose at night, and took from him all appetite for food in the day. One chance of recovery yet remained to him. If the barbarians, whom he had hitherto treated like dogs, would only help him with their steamers, he might yet get the better of his own unruly subjects. The trial ' was worth making. A supplicatory address, penned with great cleveaness and tact, was forwarded to all the repre sentatives of the Christian nations residing in the Chinese .• ports opened to European trade. For the first time in the ... history of China England was styled "a great nation," and . her representatives were all " honourable consuls ;" nor did the organ of his Imperial Majesty fail to hint that not only would the Emperor, his Manderins, and the people be eternally grateful for whatever aid the " great nation" might afford in the hour of extremity, but that the highest mutual advantages in the prosecution of trade should indubitably follow the defeat of the insurgents and the termination of the war. How England answered this e wi h s a el v y e t b ak ee e n n i a nfo n r e m ut e rai d in p t art he , clearly to understand, that it is foreign to her policy to thea ill l) p ap p eal lt ee to o C i o s 11 f li phaetrc c h t , ge es n.aenrdSo S h e i g et i y v h e aw n s both Imperialists and rebels mingle in the broils of strange countries. Had her Ma jesty's representative been unwise . enough to aid the Chinese Emperor with his guns, i t is but too certain that the Celestial Monarch, instead of publicly expressing gra hweoleuldpeehapvlee h th a a d t t h h e e h eff ad ro s n u te h ry duea to foreigners, 0 ior thew who ohla assistance , mrely proved faithful t o their new hisionunsuretnhtastubtojechtisswith the aid of the lat es t su bj uga t e d mastersu- e being won, the rebels conti nue d ' to descend. the Yang-tse-kiang, and occupied, in succession, Kieou-kiang, Gan-king, The ca in p and On-hen, all on the high roa d i t t h a e l fiegfh itt agai nst ep the rebels. to Nankin. Upon the news of their approach, the Go evietryn Go vernor-General Theen heade !of e f K i a il a T h . n e an troops betook he could himself to assemble,m e menaced force.con ce n t r T a h t e e d m u a p n o d n a r ituhse preparedcapital t h fore thewhole hiso d f efe disposable ee e fthe neighbouring towns, and wealthy merchants packed up their treasures and took deliberately to their heels. A panic prevailed. Money became tight, provisions scarce, gold rose to an exorbitant premium , and rice to three presented formidableThecityt themselves fleet Ns e times its value. The rebels, profiting by ' the universal fright, seized all the merchant vessels in the river, and, with a l a v a n e n ki s d n b: a f n or a :N my anki es ri th , n g ed efi a v t e W legs be me in n g , at their head. which contains than half a million souls, w as , un d er the Mings, th o e re capital of all China Its walls surround a city three times as large as Paris, but in the midst of its deserted streets are found ploughed fields, and grass grows on tNheamysiwhich for merlyn situated ee:lyn oa r lcanals. nor sheorawb.lae boasted a triple lfiinurtearneoewfigesdhldbi:bsuy enciseistipeltasinin, rife T in he an fe i rt m il m e of rivulets and navigable watercourses, and its o are planted with willows and bamboos. In the w; bankse of Nankin grows the yellow cotton, from which is made the material exported once in such large quantities to Europe. There, also, is raised the greater part of the rice consumed in the empire. But, whether as accomplices or adherents, the people of Nankin have not been slow to make common cause with the insurgents, and to particip a t e i n th e general feeling that has hitherto welcomed the revolutionary party. On the Bth of March the rebels appeared before the city; on the 19th they sprang a mine under the wall, stormed the place, and entered that inner portion of Nankin which was called " the Imperial city " under the Mings, and has now the name again. That the successful besiegers will ever suffer the rare prize to fall from their hands seems hardly within the range of probability, To the Tartars who opposed their entrance they gave no mercy, but let their blood flow freely. Towards the inhabitants generally they showed the same respect that has been vouchsafed to every peaceful citizen on the march. Long ere this these inhabitants will have learnt the difference between the effete Government that has been destroyed, and the vigor ous Administration that is about to take its place. The proclamations issued by the rebel chiefs after their entry into Kiang-nan are models of composition, and would reflect credit upon civilized warfare in the western world. The invaders profess to act as deliverers of the people, and their acts correspond with their language. Their office, they contend, is to relieve the suffering and to punish the guilty ; and they express bitter regret that evil spirits, pretending to labour with them, have taken advantage of a good cause to rob and pillage, and to commit offences which, being proved, are worthy only of ignominious death. All men are warned to be careful of their conduct to repress all desire for evil, to offer no resistance, and to write " Obedient" on their doors, in order iat the " patriot" army passing through the city may protect the lives and property of the well-disposed. Nothing proves the inexorable discipline maintained in the ranks of the rebels better than these proclamations ; and nothing is more striking than the contrast which such discipline pre sents to the lawless and disgraceful proceedings that have at all times characterised the warfare of the Tartar troops One of these proclamations published about this time is — foo — feinarkable to be overloo - ked. It announces that the " patriot " army seeks to preserve, not to destroy ; it warns all foreigners to stand aloof from the fight, in order that good commercial regulations may hereafter be established in friendly spirit, and it gives notice to the " stupid priests of Buddha, to those jugglers of Tao-se, and to the other corrupt sects, that the time has come to destroy their tem ples, and to suppress their wor s hip." Uneasiness, as we have seen, has been felt by the British and other foreign residents at Shanghai lest the rebel force, having approached so close, should doom them to the fate suffered by the Tartars, and public meetings have been held to provide against sudden invasion. But there is no real ground of alarm. When Sir George Bonham visited the insurgents at Nankin, he found them desirous of friendly relations and expressing sorrow that Englishmen, being brother Christians, should hesitate in making com mon cause against the Tartar oppressor, whose faith is so inimical to both. For one moment distrust of the English prevailed, because it suited the Imperialists to circulate the report that from the outer barbarians aid had been ob tained to prevent the progress of the insurgent force. But it is recorded on authority that admits of no dispute that the very moment Sir George Bonham's expedition made known their neutrality the Chinese flocked to their ship in confidence, and that their first eager exclamation when they came on board was, that they too were Christians and believers in the Universal God. Of the religious hymns and pamphlets circulated by the rebels on their route our readers have already had a speci men. " The Book of the Religious Precepts of the Tae ping Dynasty," " The Trimetrical Classic," and similar compositions contain prayers and declarations that may be uttered by the pious lips of any Christian in this Protes tant land • but they carry on th e i r f ron t not only the re flection of the missionary mind that suggested them, but also the evidence of that glaring superstition without which it seems, in cases like the present, so difficult to make striking impressions upon the popular conviction. It has been alleged that it would have been impossible to rouse the masses in China against the Mantchoo dynasty without adding a religious element to the political crusade. It may also be true that the spiritual doctrines of Chris tianity would have been utterly useless for the end re quired had not the leader of the insurrection claimed per sonal relationship with the Messiah he anneunced, and im mediate communion with the Deity from whose hands his mission was supposed to have been received. Whatever be the explanation of the extraordinary combination of truth and error, revelation and paganism, it is certain that the union is productive of marvellous results. Po litical hatred is heightened by religions fervour, and reli gious fervour is increased and strengthened by audacious blasphemy. The rebels are strong in Nankin ; they have added another victory elsewhere since they won the city ; and Pekin may be theirs while we write. • THE STRIKES. THE LIGITTERMEN. —Yesterday, the men on strike again assembled at the Bell Tavern, Thames-street, and a deputation from them proceeded to wait on the spokesman appointed by the master lightermen, to see if they could come to terms. On the part of the master lightermen the deputations were given to understand that whilst the men maintained their present attitude, the masters declined all negotiations. Let them return to work, and the masters were willing to go into a dis cussion of the matter, and to effect, if possible, a settle ment of the question. At the same time, though no positive undertaking was given, the master lightermen wished it to be understood that they did not object to increase the pay for night -work to 3s. 6d. At the same time it was stated that arrangements had been made (in the event of the men holding out) with the Watermen's Company to throw open their privilege. The men, how ever, would be satisfied with nothing short of a positive promise •, and last night the strike still continued. THE CARPENTERS.—The men on the firm of Mr. W . • Jackson theiremp h l a oy ve er c , om w e ho to has an c a o m ns ic e a n b t l ed e arrangement gi ng v e e me th n e t ra w l ith ? advance. Another employer, a Mr. Frening, has only given the men the advance, but joined them is promoting the movement. p a a T HE 7g y e barbers HALFPENNY o Al a FP p E a e N t n N S: y o m , Be andAr B E - 1 3 t E o t Somers-town be general throughout the metropolis. —y d eThe rdathweyhmoinloecrven2oeasf teedhnetthhva:feirill: A NEW GAEL—In the Nova Scotia Legislature, Dr. Gesner submitted a proposal to light the lighthouses be- longing to the provinces with his new Kerosene gas, which he estimates would effect a saving of 15,0001. per annum over the present mode. He has been allowed to try the experiment with the lighthouse at Meagher's Beach, which he illuminated at a charge of 191. per au• that a ste t am the . num, and effecting a saving of 501 . It a ppears mode of procuring the gas was qu ite simple, a boat company there had all their vessels lighted with it, as well as the wharves, &c. It was brought on board in India-rubber bags. The works are stated to be managed by a common labouring man. No mention is mad e o f the mode of preparation, nor of the material from which it is manufactured, but it is said to be much cheaper than ordinary gas- REVIVAL OF 04WOCATION AT YORK. —.At the general mee ti n g of the Society for the Revival of Convocation for the Province of York, held on Wednesday last, the Rev . T. Collins in the chair, a resolution was passed directing the presentation of an address to the 'convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in America, about to meet at New York in October next, soliciting an ex ' pression of sympathy on the part, of the Church in America with the Church of England in her desire for the restoration of synodical action. Jenny Lind, now Madame Goldschmid,-has become mother, having recently given birth to a eon. es