Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-18 00:00:00

kNIERICAN AFFAIRS. FROM A CORAESPONDZNT. NEW YORK, DEC. 4, 1857. Sir 's — BY the late accounts received from your lii we have intelligence of the commercial li er llt ers and panic consequent upon the late crisis e i It few r oug h no t es u p on w hi c h subject I sent f ti tl Per Adriatic, and would now submit a few t i e r remarks upon the same topic and contin.. !tn e ireurnstances, as I think that any observe -4 from here will be read with interest with you, agei ng upon an event that is the mainspring of oilr klancial revulsion. Th e bid state of affairs with you is looked upon 1: 1(I st with complete apathy by the people hero; „ t : be ing your debtors, it matters little whether or ,tts "‘ th e i r cred i tors fa il ; an d b us i ness i s aga i n 64 1141 ing a fair position by slow degrees, rendered more gradual by the universal desire to restrict l awful credit system, and sell only for cash. I b usiness is resuming a fair position only, for, I °lll the number Of extensions given of time, It3 ' l ug from six months to three years, it cannot 1 t 4 1 . 44 .1 that matters have resumed a good standing tll some of the engagements have run out; li tt t, ktri the anomalous state of the bankruptcy this city, debtors have been able in nearly 'f v e ‘ses to dictate their own terms. When a lure it ' themselves on the eve of suspension, tim e i s auded—etherwise, an extension of their notes— .icit) if the creditors refuse, an assignment is c e of everything to one creditor, who pays him 4'cllf first in full, and any attachments that may 4:8 bee n p rev i ous ly made, and finally divides the o 'Plus, if any, pro rata, amongst the general body r editors. Thus, tilt), the creditors, rather than ttt the risk of an assignment being made to a Pref erred creditor or creditors, accept any terms l er 'd, for the chance of eventually obtaining m rit ething out of the estate ; but this chance, in °st cases, is slight, as houses, before asking for t ! tel tsion, have generally " shaved" their available l e ts at ruinous rates, to raise money. 4t ruay be worth while mentioning the excellent tyy i tern. that is the basis of bank note circulation in Mate of New York, and which might be fol. ° E le a, with good result, by the English banks. i te tY note issued by the banks is secured by a it e l l °Bit of securities with a public registrar ; thus u atik wishing to issue 100,000 dollars has to !i e r i t'sit about 105,000 dollars of State bonds, the 4 gte rest of which they receive, obtaining in this tti tl l tiller a r egular interest on their capital, with the l ll ase of that capital for banking purposes, for es e notes are at all times considered as good, and tee red as cash. • k t a glance it will be seen how admirably this , i t era must work in a young country short of it ? l i tal, and how well adapted it is to any country N a safe security for investments exist—one Tha t, t has the confidence of the people. he enclosed extract from the New York Herald a l t . es thil my reports upon the extravagant style of 111 1-1 here.—l am, yours respectfully, A. F. NZW YORK FASHIONABLE PROMENADE. OUR FIFTH AVENUE, W hoever has surveyed the Fifth Avenue of New York n eed u entertain no doubt whatever concerning the sources Of the prcleit. Embarrassments. We venture to say that b_ er e is aot suc'a a scene of prodigality in all Europe. Toe alev ards of Paris may surpass it in the picturesque rlic a ! ti h ific eneo of their sweep. The Regent's Park, London *-- oh l 7 e ere e ach block of buildings forms one harmonious —i l appear more complete and in accordance with eac h of taste than the noted resort of our upp e r t e n, of whom makes it a point to raise his mansion as he Ch ooses without the slightest consideration for the form 1 1 . 4 6 neighbaut's next door. The splendid esplanade of ' l 4ton—where three miles of gorgeous edifices, when ;:ete from the sea, present perhaps the finest spectacle to fa ° Witnessed at present in the world—may have an aspect kh r pore romantic. But in point of external extravagance 41 . internal magnifi cence ours surpasses the whole, and it last besides be remembered that while the two last n amed a re c hi e fl y o f b r i c k, th e avenue c o n sists e ither of 'garble or of equally expensive brown stone. o, Let the re der cast his eye along this, or take a walk er its vast extent of three miles, and—whether nativo or ttroeao—he will be convinced of the truth of our statement,,But even from the splendour of the outside e l .t Be °t he ill be able to form no idea of the extravagant rfusion that reigns within. will find it difficult to 1 ) : Ii ?ve that actual or retired rumsellers, note-shavers, e l ' a l ' l rs, and dust contractors, there exist in a style of k ri gilificence such as is rarely to be seen in the palaces and tlitocratic mansions of royalty and the oldest nobility in i tt ae. Could he obtain a peep still further into the °r, and observe our illustriousi codfish aristocracy in tun. unsophisticated coodieloa at home, he would feel emir that most of them would be infinitely more in oreir natural element were they in their original log hu; p rimitive kitchen. 4 'est him enter the interior and contemplate the gorgeous ti l tl Y around He treads on carpets as soft and downy T h a t it is almost sacrilege to profane them with a footstep. N i l, furniture of the apartments is either imported or el l ,'" after the most expensive models of Paris, London, k t ' Vienna. Pier glasses, each of which would constitute oft 11 )1 fortune for a poor family, adorn the walls; statuary 1 11 t he richest order may there be seen, though the owner Perhaps a hapsno more taste for it than the British nobleman turned from a European tour with the noses and ears M e sas of the choicest statues in Europe in his pocket; l l ,' Paintings of the most gaudy hue, for which the owner 01 3 evidently paid i n fi n it e ly more that " three and -14111e:10e a square foot" which Theodore Hook declared to , aura given in his day for American Titians and 11, 4 4E1 Aneelos—notwithstanding that the lady of the th tiß ae Possibly, could no more pronounce their names than the"ife of the equally vulgar alderman who represented 111,, e.tlEbrated p ro du e ti ou o f P s y c h e by M r s. Tighe, as iYsic by Mrs. Tigg." le, ha Upper part of the house is commensurate. After fil th through drawing rooms profusely decorated v b , t , ll geld tinsel, dining rooms furnished with all the con libglences of the table fit for a Heliogobalus himself, and lip rlt tles lavishly furnished with books which are O a ntly never read, we mount to the sleeping appart- Nee t re to,s of the edifice, end find that they consist of bed es, ,u se—state bed rooms, grand bed rooms, family bed tee, - ,, t as) visiters' bed room!, and heaven only knows how Other species of bed rooms—under the names of the o r l te bed roam, the yellow bed room, the blue bedroom, tea crimson bed room—according to the predominating ar e of the ornaments and trappings with which they 0 e niched. All these appartments ate in general made te l t p tlY to be looked at, not used. The owner of the i;l 6l en occupies one of them—usually not the most gaudy e l Cat it is evident that be would be much mere at home 4 le tit traw palliass, or in the box in which he originally ik L under hie counter. e tc , "e divinity who presides over this establishment, how tet4? is of the most exqui,ite order. The husband may traces of all his original coarsenev., but the lady is ip h i ltled production of the superlative degree, She may, toe,"" younger days, have been familiar with the ne.ys e-4-8 of sausage making, sourcrout, and capable of lending e able b aud on wash i ng d ays. B ut a ll such accomplish tt k4lB are banished now, and in their stead we find her lete e etc hed upon an ottomar, deep in the enchantments of k eh - , e sickly sentimental journal, or absorbed in the ravish- V', B of same yellow-skinned no v el. Shawls, furs, orna r;'P' and jewellery of the mos texpensive orde: bedeck or her ; and, so inordinate is her attachment to pf life We are informed, that unless she be past the meridian hesitate if her husband will not supply them she will not ll to seek and fad a gallant that will. tb rt ausly speaking, we think there is need of reform is be ;l e ge matters. If the owner of these establishments le, 9' n orthern oriein, and engaged in commercial pursuits, tl, lB . driven i nto ru i nous li a bilities i n or d er to ma i n t a i n 1 4 4 ' 1 " If lie be a southern man, they cause many an addi le4" crook of the whip to be imposed on poor Sambo's ke eh, The r e p u t a ti on an d w e lfare of the count r y were foresnore effectually promoted when our edifices were tG ii; co mfortable and less gorgeous , and our habits more ' - ordanee with the ideas of republican simplicity. THE VOLUNTARY RATE, 1833-4. MEETING OF CONTRIBUTORS. A meeting, convened by advertisement, of the con tributors of the Voluntary Rate, 1E53-4, was held, at noon yesterday, in the Appeal Office, Brownlow-hill, for th, purpose of appointing a committee to receive, from the churchwardens of that year, the balance now standing to the credit of that fund. On the motion of Mr. Denton, the chair was taken by Mr. S. B. Jackson. There was a very thin attendance, not more than 15 or 20 persons being present. Among them were—Messrs. R. Hutchison, C. F. Carne, Avison, Denton, Owen, Richardson, Atkins. Roberts, K. Liversidge, Shakshaft, Howarth, Molyneux, Critchley, Fagerty, and Hobbs. The Chairman said : Gentlemen, I exceeding regret the absence from town of our esteemed rector—a gentleman well versed in all parochial matters, and unspeakably better qualified for the discharge of the duties of chairman of a meeting like this than I possibly could be. However, having some knowledge of the matters that are to come before us to-day. lat once respond to your call. Before proceeding to the business of the day, I think it may be better, in order that all gentlemen may have an intelligible understanding of the position of affairs, that I should give you a brief outline of the history of this voluntary rate. You are aware that it was the custom of the parishioners, so long as a voluntary rate was asked for, to elect a committee annually. No rate was asked for, however, in the year 1854, and no committee was then elected. It, therefore, devolves upon us to do that to-day which some gentlemen think ought to have been done at the annual general Vestry held on the 2.5 1 :h of April, 1843, when it was resolved to ask the parishioners for a voluntary rate of one penny ia the pound, for bringing into charge all property within the parish, and for effecting an equitable adjustment of the parochial burthens. It was resolved, also, that the churchwardens and overseers, with the following gentlemen, be a committee to receive, manage, and apply the voluntary rate for the foregoing purposes. In pursuance of that resolution, the committee being formed, was styled the Equitable Rating Committee, and it proceeded in the fulfilment of its mission, to endeavour to bring under charge to the poor-rate the Dock and Corporate estates. At a special general Vestry, held on the 13th Sept., 1849, it was resolved unanimously, that the Equitable Rating Committee were authorised to advance, from the funds in their possession, such sums as to them should appear reasonable, in support of measures which gentlemen had taken to prevent, by injunction, the borrowing of money on the security of the Corporate estate for carrying out the Rivington scheme; and a committee, called the Parochial Water Committee, was then formed for that and similar purposes, viz.:—J• R. Jeffery, Mr. Smith, T. Haigh, J .A. Picton, J. Denton, J. Reav, Dr. Collins, C Greaw, A. Pringle, T. Avison, C. Gillhave, and Mr. Woodherv.l. Another committee, cal'ed the Parish Parliamentary Water Committee, succeeded that, elected at the special general Vestry of June, 1850, consisting of Messrs. Liversidge. Gage, Dr. Grttam, Hobbs, Atkins, Laurie. Brown, and Fagerty, to oppose the progress of the Pike scheme, in its ultimate stages through the House of Lords, the necessary funds for which were to be obtained from the Equitable Rating Committee, on the presentation to them of an order for funds from the chairman of the Parish Parliamentary Water Committee for the time being. The opinion of the ratepayers was much divided as to the right of this committee to spend the voluntary rate at that stage, hut they proceeded under the authority they claimed, end, in the year 1851, they presented a claim, through Mr. Gage, for £2.703. The Equitable Refine Cemmittae were much impeded in their duty, and per_ Plexed by the claims of the Parish Parliamentary Water Committee. For two years it engaged their attention at no less th n thirty-five of their meetines. On one hand they were legally advised not to recognise the claim, and on the other there were the direct votes of two meetings of parishioners. The claims were made in mass ulti mately some particulars and vouchers were made by the Parish Parliamentary Water Committee ; and, under a note of indemnity, the sum of A'1,650 were paid for what ,‘ seemed legitimate and reasonable" claims. At a meet ing of the parish, April 19th, 1852, on the election of an Equitable Rating Committee for the ensuing year. the following were declared the primary objections of the said committee : it was moved by Mr John Smith, seconded by Mr. M'Knicht, and resolved—That the fo'lowing be the primary object of attent'on on the part of the equltabJe ratinsr committee now appointed: First to secure justice to all classes of the p , rishioners, by enforcing by any lawful means the due valuation and rating or all property that ought to cortributs to the parochial burthens. Secondly, to watch all local and general applications to parliamen` that may affect the interests of the parish ; to Promote such enactments as are calcu lated to bo beneficial, and to opp,se any that may appear prejudicial . Thirdly, to afford assistance to such public objects and such persons as the pa-Isis is interested in assisting on clearly oull'ic ground , : but fur which purposes the low has not provided funds; any grant of money. however, not being authorised until a majority of two thirds of the committee prese - ,t, when duly convened, has recorded a vote in favour of ent.ring upon the subject comarcted with it. A report of the parish parliamentary water committee, prekented to that meeting' byl Mr. P. S. Fage:•ty. was rojeCted by the parishioners, as was also a motion by Mr. Atkins for priority of payment of further claims by members of the parish parliamentary water committee. At a special meeting of parishioners, held on the sth of April, 1553, a new committee was elected, and its name was changed from that of the equitable rating committee to that of the vo!urstary rate committee, and a rate of one penny in the pound was approved " to he placed at the disposal of the said voluntary rate committee." With reference to the further claims of members of the parish parliamentary water committee, it was at that time resolved that they be referred to the voluntary rate committee, to pay such sum as the committee might think just and proper." After long and frequent inves tigations of such papers and hooks as were submitted by the claimants, the following report was rendered, as a finale of the vexed qaestion The voluntary rate comm Dee, appointed by the narishloners in general vestry assembled, on the sth April. 1853, pres,nt the following report of their procsedings during the year ended 25th March:—And, first, as to their financial transactions. During this year they THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18. 1857. being the same as before), and Mr. Hutchison was duly elected. The next name was that of Mr. Charles Willmer. Mr. Chesney objected, and moved that Mr. Willmer's name be omitted. He did not think it right that the old committee should be re-elected.! . _ _ Mr. Liversidge seconded the motion which I was lost by the same voting, and Mr•Willmer was declared elected. By like voting, Messrs. John Hand, Joseph Gardner, Joseph Shakshaft, Hugh Molylyneux and Richard John son were re-elected. Mr. - Chesney doubted if those parties had paid the rate, and their right in consequence to be elected. Mr. Livcrsidge entered iais protest against parties being elected who had not paid the rate. Mr. Hutchison replied that the contributors might entrust their money to whom they pleased. Messrs. Edward P. M'icnight, Thomas Clarke, John Bingham, H. W. Banner, John Whitty, George Sumner, Thomas Savage, S.B. Jackson, James Denton, and Thos. Luff were re-elected. The voting was the same as in the other cases. Mr. Chesney observed that the old committee were, in fact, merely re-electing themselves. The next name was that of Mr. Edward Bradley. Mr. Avison moved as an amendment that Mr. James Thomson be elected instead, and for these reasons—that Mr. Bradley was not now a resident in the town, and that Mr. 'Thomson was the gentleman who, at the general meeting of parishioners in 1854, seconded the motion for the distribution of the fund among the claimants. Mr. Chesney seconded the amendment. Mr. Carne observed that Mr. Avison had fallen into a mistake in regard to the resolution carried at the general meeting in 1854. That meeting had no more power to order the distribution of the fund than would the rate payers in any meeting assembled have power to order the Town Council to pay away certain sums. The Rector reminded the meeting of that at the time, and the resolu Lion was passed, as it alone could be passed, as a recom mendation to the committee. Mr. Liversidge replied that the fund had been always held subject to the general vote of the parishioners, and instanced the case of Mr. 'Wainwright, where the vote of £lOO in committee was brought forward for confirmation at the general meeting. He (Mr. Liversidge) would consider himself a disgrace to the town if he applied for money which he had received before, and he dared Mr. Hutchison to prove that he had received one fraction of the money which he now sought. He was not there to agitate the question, he claimed the money not as a legal claim, but as a claim of equity which had been granted him by the parishioners, and if he were not granted it he would go into court. Mr. Denton said they were not in a position to discuss the question, but to show that he had not come there as the partisan of either party, he would allow the name of Mr. Bradley to be ip ithdrawn, and the name of Mr. James Thoilson substituted. Mr. Atkins asked if the meeting of 1854 -.vas not adjourned for the purpose of specially considering the question of the voluntary rate. Mr. Carne replied that it was so. Mr. Denton 'observed that that was not now the question. If Mr. Liversidge and other gentlemen had any claim on the voluntary rate, it was their duty to state that claim to the committee, and not to a public meeting. Mr. Hutchison explained that he had used the words "paid twice over" inadvertently, and again, and then again repeated that he and Mr. Carrie would hand over the balance of the fund to the committee that would be now elected. The vote was then taken, when Mr. Thomson was unanimously elected on the committee. Messrs. J. Woodruff, C. W. Shaw, W. B. Bairstow, T. Owen, Thomas Smith, and James Crelliou were also unanimously elected on the committee. This concluded the business. Thanks were then voted to the chairman, ele: which the meeting separated. EXTRACTS FROM PUNCH'S ALMANACK RECEIV VD Balance rernaininz In band on the 25th March, 1554 .€5.19 10 Collected ,ince of the 1853 rate • • •• .... •• • 1 0 2 9 Interest allowed by banker Je AS 17 7 . _.. Printing the report of last year — .. . . £2 11 0 Ditto of this year ... Assistance afforded to fourteen paupers in emigra ting to America and e l sewhere.. .. Ba'ance now in hand ... .. .. .. .'5BB 18 7 The voluntary rate committee have taker. into'coosideration the resolution which was passed at the last General Vestry meeting, recommending that the balaucs then in hand be paid to nr. Collins and Messrs. Atkins, Hobbs. and Liversidge. At the same meeting the voluntary rate committee reported that " of the important duties which were assigned to them that which had absorbed by far the greatest share of their time and attenton had been the investigation of the claims which ware made upon the voluntary fund by the gentlemen named; and that investigation which had been beset with almost inextricable difficulty in tie absence of proper explana tion as to the greater portion of the amount claimed, had at length resulted in the payment of the claimants of the sum of £256, in return for which they had given their written declaration that they had received the same in full satisfaction of their demands, and would not re-agitate the question in any quarter," the following being a copy of such declaration, viz. 2nd March, 1854.—Received as members of the parish parliamen tary water committee from th voluntary rate committee, per Mr. Charles Hart, the still of tw.) hundred and fifty-six pounds, in the following proportions, viz : Dr. Collins .. Mr. Hobl,s .......... ..• •• ••••.• • • • .• ...... 40 0 9 Mr. Atkins . . . . . Mr. Livers:4:lga ........... ..... -e251 0 0 which sum we declare we receive in full discharge of our claims respectively upon the voluntary rata, and th at we will not again, either directly or indirectly, bring forward the same claims in any quarter. JAMES COLLINS, JAMES Hoses, GEORGE ATKINS, KINDER LIVERSIDGE. Under such 7ircniastamtes the Voluntary Rate Committee see that, in the faithfaal discharge of their duty , owards t'is contributor& of the Voluntary Fund, they would not ha justified in making any farther payment to the parties named, and that the balance now in hand should be restricted to its legitimate objects, including the emairtrati,n of poor persons chargeable to the parish, and the Parlia mentary expenses iccurred on its behalf. C. FREDIIYUCK CAnNE, Chairman. Liverplol, 7th April, 1855. at an adjourned meetin g of parishioneers, held at Easter, 1855, a - resolution beingthen carried, advising the volun tary rate committee to pay over the balance of 1:575 4s 5(1 to Messrs. Liversidge, Atkins, Hobbs, and Dr. Collins, the meeting dissolved without electing a new committee. The members of the parish parliamentary water com mittee then urged their claim upon the voluntary rate committee for the £576, but were threatened with legal proceedings if they appropriated the money in such a manner. On the other hand, Messrs. Liversidge, Atkins, Hobbs, and Dr. Collins threatened proceedings if it were paid otherwise than to them. Placed in this dilemma, the money had been held in abeyance ever since, and to meet the difficulty fairly, and with the least offence to any, it is not proposed to do, what some think should have been done in 1855, elect a new committee, and when that committee had chosen its treasurer, Messrs. Carne and Hutchison will hand over the balance, that it may he used for the purposes for which it was contributed. We shall therefore now proceed to the election of a com mittee. Mr. Denton said, in order to facilitate the business of the meeting. he begged leave to propose that the old Voluntary Rate Committee be appointed again, in collec— tion with the present churchwardens and overseers, to dispose of the fund as they thought advisable, in accord ance with the resolutions already read, and adopted at the meeting of the 19th of April, 1852. The following were the names he would propose :_The Rev. Rector Campbell, Messrs. C.Y. Carne, Robert Hutchison, Chas. Wilmer, John Hand, Joseph Gardner, Joseph Shakeshaft, Hugh Molyneux, Richard Johnson Bigham, H. W. Banner, John Whitley, George Summers, Thomas Savage, S. B. Jackson, J. Denten, Thomas Luff, Edward Bradley, John Woodruff, J. Shaw, Bairstow, Owen, Smith, and Crellin. Mr. Molyneux seconded the motion. Mr. Nevison thought the motion did not state sufa• ciently what the committee:was to be constituted for. Mr. Denton said it had been already stated by the Chairman. Ho considered that the Chairman had fully explained the duties of the committee. The Chairman : I think, gentlemen, YOR will see at once that it would be utterly impossible for us to settle any question which may be disputed between one parishioner and another, and which may arise oat of our proceedings of to-day. Snch questions we cannot settle here. I think, therefore, we had better confine ourselves strictly to the specific object for which we have been called together. I have already read the instructions given to the Volun tary Committee, which were laid down in the year 1852, and by which, I conceive, the committee will still be guided. Mr. Atkins thought there might be some objections raised to the Rev. Rector's name, which stood first upon the list. It would be in the recollection of gentlemen there that the Rector had more than once declined to act in matters in which he stated to be extra-parochial, and not coming within his province as Rector of the parish. On that ground he should object, to the Rector being named on the committee. The Chairman: In reply to that, I may state that the Rector has never declined to act with the parishioners when they called upon him to do so in connection with these proceedings, and I do not think he will decline now. Mr. Atkins : If my memory does not fail me, 1 think he did so at the adjourned vestry of 1854. The Chairman: I think he always very properly dis tinguished between that which was strictly and legally a parochial proceeding and what was extra-parochial, and refused to take any part in the proceedings until the vestry meeting was dissolved, and a public meeting constituted ; but he never declined to come forward when we called upon him to do so, and I do not think he would now. Mr. Atkins : If that period be - referred to, I think you will find that the meeting stood adjourned from the Easter vestry for a fortnight, strictly to consider the disposal of the voluntary rate fund. When the meeting assembled, part of the business was gone through, and then the Rector interrupted, The Chair.nan : The Reetor was not upon the last list, and he felt himself aggrieved because he was not. Mr. Atkins begged to propose, as an amentment, that the Rector's name be withdrawn. Mr. Liversidge believel they had been called together that day for the purpose, as the announcement stated, of appointing a committee to receive the balance now in the hands of the ex-churchwardens, and it seemed to him rather a singular course of procedure to propose a reso lution which did not accomplish the end for which the meeting had been called. They were called together to elect a committee to receive the amount, and yet Mr, Came and Mr. Hutchison were to remain on the com mittee. What ground had they to feel satisfied that the money would change hands, that it was transferred from the ex-churchwardens, Messrs. Carne and Hutchison ? The Chairman : It may save a great deal of time if you allow me to an; ver the question. Both these gentlemen authorise me to say that if a committee be elected by the contributors to this rate, they will immediately hand over the money to that committee. Mr. Liversidge : To themselves—they will. hand it over to themselves. They are upon the committee. The Chairman: But they are not the committee. They are only private individuals like myself. The committee will have to appoint its own Treasurer, and the Treasurer will at once receive the money from 'Sr. Carne and Mr. Hutchison. Mr. Liversidge : I think Mr. Carrie and Mr. Hutchison ought to be left out altogether. The Chairman : Well, when we come to these names, you can propose any gentlemen you please in their stead. The amendment proposed by Mr. Atkins hiving received no seconder, fell to the ground. Mr. Liversidge then proposed, as an amendment, that Mr. Carne's name be left out of the list. Mr. Atkins seconded the amendment.. Mr. Hutchison said the chairman had set forth very clearly the history of the voluntary rate from its com mencement. He had taken an opportunity a few days ago to explain to several gentlemen who took an interest in the question the position which Mr. Carne and himself occupied with regard to it• ; and, in those days of newspapers, he had no doubt that most of them had seen some report of the meeting. Bet, for the benefit of those who might not have seen it, he would recapitulate one or two points which would perhaps guide the meeting in. coming to a decision. When Mr. Carne and he were elected in 1853, there was a balance in hand of £260. The vestry elected in 1853 passel a resolution that the claims Of Mr. Liversidge and others, for further payment, on account of the expenses to which.it was alleged they had been put, should be referred, for consideration, to the Voluntary Act Com mittee. After many meetings, that Committee resolved that .£2sfi of the old balance be appropriated to them pro rata, with which the claimants were satisfied. At the vestry of 1554, where, according to the usual custom, the Voluntary Rite Committee should have been re-appointed —the meeting broke up without doing so. He was not prepared to say whether there did really exist any legal tschnicality which would upset all their proceedings or not—there was no doubt of this, that if the Committee had takeu any steps, they might have involved themselves in a good deal of difficulty, because many gentlemen—and among them lawyers too, held that the Voluntary Rate Committee had expired by flexion of time, having been only elected for twelve months. Others again contended that the Voluntary Rate Committee was still in existence ; it was considered, therefore, the best way of meeting the difficulty, to call the subscribers to the fund, and them only, together, because they only were the owners of the money, and let them appoint a new committee to supply the deficiency of which they had been guilty in 1854. That was the primary object of the present meeting. It would afterwards, perhaps, be for the consideration of thr meeting, whether they would give instructions to that committee. The Chairman: We cannot entertain that subject to-day. Mr. Hutchison said the only business then for which the meeting was called, was to appoint a committee. With regard to the election of members, he could say that the Rev. Mr. Campbell had expressed his willingness to serve on the committee, and felt aggrieved wen his name was omitted in 1853. That was, he thought, quite a sufficient answer to Mr. Atkins. With regard to the other point, he confessed his own feeling was, that Mr. Carne and he ought not to be re-elected en the committee. (Hear, hear.) But, however, he would not stand in the way of whatever was agreed to, especially because ho knew the question so well in all its bearings, that he could say the greatest forbearrnce was necessary on the part of all of them. (Hear, hear.) It was the desire of Mr. Carne and himself, to have the question settled as amicably as possible, and it appeared to them the most straightforward and satisfactory way would be, that all the gentlemen who contributed money for the purposes defined in the resolution read by the Chairman should meet and re-appoint the committee, rather than that Mr. Carne should proceed to do an act which they were called upon to do by • several gentlemen, who thought they could oblige them to pay money twice over, or to pay it to parties who had already given a receipt in full of all claims. (Question, question.) If a committee were appointed that day, Mr. Came and he would at once hand over the money to the Treasurer who should be appointed by that committee. It appeared to Mr. Carrie and himself also, that to avoid any invidious remarks, it would be better to re-elect the whole of the old committee without the exception of a single name, adding the pre sent churchwardens and overseers. • The Chairman: Na the churchwardens 'and overseers as such ? Mr. Hutchison : No, by name. Mr. Carne said that it was well known to the chairma❑ and other gentlemen that both ➢lr. Hutchison and himself were desirous of leaving the committee, but it was thought that as he (Mr. Carne) was well acquainted with every circumstance connected with the matter in dispute, from having attended all the meetings of the committee, it would be proper that he should be elected on the new committee, in order to give any information that might be required of him. Ho had attended every meeting of the committee—he had, on almost every occasion, presided as chairman, and for himself he thought it would be judicious to name him cue of the new committee. Mr. Liversidge moved that Mr. Alderman Bennett be elected i❑ the room of Mr. Came. Mr. Atkins seconded the amendment. Mr. Liversidge asked if the votes of the parties who contributed to the voluntary rate of 1852 would be taken Mr. Hutchison replied that he fully expected:that such a qaestion would be put, and in answer he begged to say that only those who contributed to the voluntary rate of 1853-'54 would be allowed to vote. He would take all the responsibility of receiving their votes and theirs alone, whatever it would cost him. That he conceived, was perfectly clear and straightforward. Furthermore, the getting of the money was dependent on his signing a check, and he begged to say that he would not sign it except on that condition. He presumed he was then addressing contributors of 1853-'s4,and the course he would take was this :—they would now appoint a committee to receive the money_ from him and Mr. Carne ; the com mittee would then meet and elect their officers, a treasurer among the rest, and to that treasurer he and Mr. Carne would hand over the money bodily and entirely. The votes were then taken, and there appeared—For the amendment : Messrs. Chesney, Avison, Faggerty, Atkins, and Critchley. It was found, however, that Messrs. Faggerty, Avison, acid Critchley had not paid the rate of 1853-4, and their votes were, in consequence, struck off—Against the amendment : Messrs. Lowe, Sum ner, Shakshaft, Molyneux,lCarne, Howarth, Denton, and Jackson. The votes of Messrs. Sumner, Shakshaft, Molyneux„ and Denton were disallowed, they not having paid the rate of 1853.4 The amendment was therefore lost by 2 to 4, and Mr, Carne declared elected. The next name was that of Mr. Robert Hutchison. Mr. Lowe moved, as an amendment, that Mr. James Thomson be elected instead. Mr. Critchley seconded it. 71 ' A poll was taken, when it was lost*,,by 2 to 4 (the gating FOR 1858. SENTIMENT FOit TII2 PEACE SOCIEIY.—If I am to have a brueh—let it be with the Shoeblack Brigade. LEGAL NEW YEAR'S GlFT.—Certain facetious Benchers of the Inner `temple hare got up a subscription to pur chase a pound of butter, and send it on the first of J anuary to the Master of the Rolls. The woman who curtails her fair proportions by tight lacing grows ont of.health the more she gets out of pro portion. HINT ON EXTERNALS.-A countryman is called Raw, chiefly for the reason that he is not well dressed. ASYLUM ro►t TRAGEDIANS.—The retired Hamlet. LINT TO MONS. JULTEN.—What a hit a competent maestro might mike, by composing a good March of Intellect ! A DEATH BLIW TO Monmoms3r.—President Buelitran had better not throw away powder and shot upon the Mormons. Let him send them Fashion Books. Tho necessity of Crinoline will destroy polygamy. It will render Brigham Young himself unable to support more wives than one. THE POLICE.—An intelligent officer i 3 always remark able for his quickness of apprehension. DRESSING-1-100M ftiiiMES. Blow-up your wife when you've been misbehaving. A wise man strops his razor after shaving. Seeds sown by indolence to good have grown. Had wives sown buttons, studs had not been knowr. How hard my sponge when dry, how eofc when wet. I'm stern. PET weeps. I'm softened. Artful PET ! HINTS TO FOLK 3 WHO RECFIVE NOTES. A rote of one page is usually an honest affair. A note of two pages is seldom frank. It either says too mach or not enough. Look on'. A no e of three pages is generally weak, bus may be honest. IJ,ually, burn it. A rote of four pages is designed to humbug. Don't answer, bat lock it up against the day when your supposed friend becomes your enemy. WHY ENGLISHMEN .ARE BELOVED UPON THE CONTINENT. B, cause they always are so c3reful to abst tin from either word or action, which, in a ny way, might hurt the feelings of a foreigner. . Because they never institute odious comparisons between things in general abroad and those they've left at home, unless, indeed it is to the disparagement of the latter. Because they never brag about the " freedom of a British subject," in countries which are under a despotic form of government. Because they speak so fluently in any cantinentel lan guep,-e, and always are so affable when publicly accosted by a stranger. and so ready at all times to enter into conver sation with those they may be travelling with. Because they don't bawl for beer at a first-class table d'hote, nor make wry faces at the wine as though it disagreed with there. Bcause they never in the least let trifles put them out, and however much thcv are annoyed, they do their utmost to conceal it, instead of (as has been maliciously asserted) seizing with delight on every opportunity to give their temper vent, and express themselves dissatisfied with everthing that's done for them. Because whatever provocation they may think they have received, they are so careful not to let strong language pass their lips ; and, so far 'rom making extracts front the Commination Service, are never heard to use an exclama tion more forcible than " Dear me I" or " Now really, how provoking F' THINGS PRETTY GENERALLY KNOWN. That a cabman's mile is less than 1760 yards. That authors who profess contempt for prefaces in• variably write one. That when a betting-man says he'll "take" you, he means that, if ho can, he'll take you in. That " property-men" at theatres are not called to from their being gentlemen of property.. That tourists who speak Fnglish on the Continent are everywhere charged double for it. That a blindmau does not act illegally in taking up a bill made payable at sight. That the first Beef-cater was not a Vegetarian. That when a £lO note is lost at Loo, no one ever owns to having won more than a " crown or no." That no young lady ever can be helped to wine without insisting on its being "the least drop in the world, then." That when you pay a visit, the Stamp Act does not force you to take a stamped receipt. That there is not the slightest impropriety in saying that a Bachelor of Music is " wedded to his Art." ,ENGLISH TRAVELLERS AND ROMAN BRIGANDS.-01 Monday evening at seven o'clock, a vetturino carriage was plodding its weary tray from Civita Vecchia towards Rome, and had reached a spot four miles on this side of Palo, when its further progress was opposed by seven bandits armed with bludgeons, pistols, and daggers, who stopped the vehicle, and proceeded to rifle the passengers, consisting of Dr. Connolly, Roman Catholic Bishop of Halifax, on his way to Rome to pay homage to the supreme head of the church, Mr. Blake, and Mr. and Mrs. Harper. The bishop was eased of £l4O, beside his episcopal chain and cross, and the pastoral ring, a fine emerald, which 111 wore according to custom. Mr. Blake, feeling greatly averse to submitting to spoliation, in his turn manfully resisted the outlaws' invitation to stand and deliver, but he was finally overpowered by numbers, after being severely beaten and after having had a pistol presented at his head, which fortunately missed fire. Mr. and Mrs. Harper were robbed of their watches, chains and purses, and altogether the plunder realised by the marauders may be valued at about 1,000 midi, or ever £2OO. ROYAL INSTITUTION SCHOOL. Yesterday, at eleven o'clock, a public meeting was held in the Lecture-room of the Royal Institution, for the purpose of distributing the prizes to the pupils, obtained at the last examination. There were a large number of ladies present, and the room was filled to inconvenience Elias Arnaud, Esq., President, occupied the chair on the ()cession. Among other gentlemen present we observed his Worship the Mayor, Rev. Dr. Raffles, Samuel Ilolme, Esq., Rev. Mr. Tobin, and Mr. Aikin. The Chairman rose and said : Mr. Mayor, ladies, and gentlemen,—We are again assembled itithis hall, on our usual anniversary, to listen to the recitations and orations of the pupils of our Royal Institution School—that we may be enabled to form some opinion of the progress they have made in their studies since our last annual meeting, and how far they have advanced towards proficiency. And the occasion becomes the more important from the almost universal impulse that has been given to learning through the length and breadth of the land, rendering it of vital consequence to the rising generation not to neglect the golden opportunity of youth for fittin g th em for competition, as then the mind es more dunile, the memory more retentive and a greater aptitude exists for study. Admission to many public situations could for merly be obtained by influence or interest ; but now the entrance door is shut to the army, the navy, the royal artillery, or engineers, and even to civil situations in the revenue, unless the candidate is prepared to outshine his competitors and to satisfy the examiners of the superiority of his attainments. I trust, therefore, lam not irrelevant in impressing on our young friends not to lose the precept season for acquiring knowledge, and qualifying themselves for gaining future prizes, and so do credit to their present preceptors, and gladden the hearts of their parents and friends. (Applause.) In the course of the present year, we have had the opportunity rf persuing the life of one who, struggling with difficulty for the want of education, very soon began to discern its inestimable value, and accordingly placed himself at school when he had reached eighteen—l allude to the greatest man of his age in utility, George Stephenson—(applause)—who not only originated the train, or railroad, but the wonderful engines that run capon them, besides having claim to the invention of the safety lamp, and who deserves much from Liver pool, as he has done so much in facilitating its commerce His maxim was perseverence, which generally overcomes all obstacles; and our young friends should adopt his motto, " Labor orunia vincit." In conclusion, he expressed his regret that they wars deprived of the presence of their esteemed diocesan, who usually honoured them by his attendance. He concluded by exoressiug his sorrow for the absence of his lordship the Bishop of Chester, who usually afforded them his services on those occasions, and who was always so anxious for the welfare of that institu tion. Mr. Turner then called upon a number of the pupils, who gave several pieces of recitation in the different languages, after which Mr. Turner rose and sekl, as their esteemed friend and patron, the Diocesan, had unavoiJably been absent thet day, and who had done them so many good services, he hoped Mr. Samuel Holme evou'd undertake his duties on that occasion--that of distributing the prizes to the pupils He held in his hand a letter, dated 14th December, from his lordship, expressing his regret for not bring able to be present, but sent his best wishes to the entire school, The President then called upon Mr. Holme, who came forward and said: Mr. Chairman, Mr. Mayor, ladies and gentlemen—No one can regret more deeply than I do the absence of the Bishop of Chester, because you are disap pointed of those eloquent remarks which etways fall from his lips on euch an occasion as this ; and the young gen tlemen are deprived of receiving those prizes at his hand. Now, apologies I do not like, because they are generally for a bad speech, but I will assure you that I never was more unprepared than lam on the present occasion Just permit me to say for a moment, in my early days I was celled a young Tory, and new, since my head began to grow grey, I have been called an old Tory, but now you are about to make me an improviso Tory. (Laughter,) I should have a speech ready made in my pocket for every difficulty. I, however, have had no diliculty throughout life in grappling with the various subjects that have come before me in my upward courss, from that of school boy,r,,toiling over my Latin grammar, up till the period when I was elevated to the dignity of an alderman. But of all the difficulties that ever I was placed in, is that of becoming a locum tenons for the Bishop of Chester. (Laughter and applause) Bat I have always taken an interest in all the institutions of the town as well as this, and I was struck with a passage on the table—" In that the nation's fate lies circled"—how it depended on the sort of education we give to the children of the present day, our nation's fate Education is extending itself far and wide, and I hope and trust that no man will be found, in the present day, endea vouring to stop its progress. It is our duty—looking at the pssition of our country in its commercial intercourse with the world, seeing the competition which the nation, as well as the individual, has to encounter—it is right that we should give to our children such an education as will give to our nation a euperiority, wherever she plants her flag ; and I trust that wherever these young gentlemen go, they will carry along with them that superior education, which they are now receiving, and bear with them, to whatever country they may go to, the feelings o; an Eng lish gentleman—the civilisation, the laws, and most of all, the religion of England, and show, as I am sure they will, that the education which they have received will be blended with such principles as will enable all to say they do credit to their country, on the one hand ; and, on the other hand, that they honour that God whom they have been taught in their education to serve and worship ; and, when any of you go abroad, I trust that you wilt remember that you are Englishmen, and by the education you have received, diffuse blessings far and wide. (Applause.) Mr. Holme then handed to the pupils the various prizes, encouraging each in his pursuit in study. This being gone through, The - Chairman rose and said : I am sure you will all agree with me that the Bishop could not have got a better substitute than Mr. Holme. For his ability and kindness we are all infinitely obliged. (Applause.) Mr. Turner expresse,l his thanks to the chairman and to Mr. Holme for their kindness on the occasion, and hoped the boys would long keep these prizes, and pin many more. And this he thought he might say, that no prize was given but what had been heartily deserved. Mr 1-lolme thanks I the young gentlemen for the man ner in which they had received his name, and he only wished that he had had notice of the position ho had taken yesterday, he would have been better prepared for it. He concluded by reminding them, thai, although in the vigour of youth and health, time was uncertain, and trusted that the young gentleman whom he then addressed—all for the first time, it may be, some of them, for the last, would not forget their ieponsibility to God, and their duty to their parents. (Applause.) The Mayor moved a vote of thanks to their excellent prisident, Mr. Arnaud. One, he said, that had passed such a long time amongst them, needed no eulogium at his hands. Mr. Turner seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously by the applause of the meeting. Mr. Arnaud, in a few brief remarks, returned thanks. Mr. Turner then closed the proceedings by thanking the ladies end gentlemen for their attendance, and wished all a happy Christmas, and his pupils merry holidays. The pupils, befure retiring, gave " three cheers " for each of the principal gentlemen present. The following is the LIST OF PRIZES DIVINITY ESSAY.-Ist class, H. Wart.; 2nd elms, l Beckett ; 2, Pick. HISTORICAL ESSAY.-Ist class, D. Lewis._ _ _ PRIZiES FOR HOLIDAY WORK.-Ist class. H. Warr ; 2nd class, Hamilton ; 3rd class, H. Dagnid ; 4th class, Lidderdale; s:h class, J. Spence ; 6th class, J. Ware. CLASSICS —lst class, D. Lewis ; 2ad class, E. Duguid ; 3rd class, Barker ; 4th class, Allbutt, sth class, Orriss— Lidderdale,* Stubbs,* Bark.* MATHEMATICS.-15t class, Crabtee ; 2nd class, V. Smith ; 3rd class, Barker ; 4:11 class, Webb ; sth class, Irvine—Pick,* Armstrong,* J. Pemberton.* FaEsca. —lst class, Maciver , 2ad class, S. Kerr ; 3rd class, Foster; 4th class, Alexander : sth class, Arm. strong—H. Warr. * Nugent,* Lid.!erdale,* Mulvany,* G. Wa• r,* Pierce,* W. Evans * G ER mAN.—lst class, Lidderdale ; 2nd class, E. Bent; 3rd class, Allbutt—lEaclver,* H. Warr,* T. Casson,* B lundell.* IMPROVEMENT IN WRITING.—W. Watson—Lumb,* A Warr,* Claus,* Stubbs * DIVINITY PRlzEs,—Lown ScHoOL.—lst class, Lidder dale ; 2nd class, Webb. DRAWING. OIL PAINTING.—Phipps. WATER COLOURS.-1, Maples; 2, Troughton. SEPIA.-1, blacker ; 2, -Beholfield. PENCIL, PEN AND INK. H. Duguid. OUTLINE —Mackinlay. IMPROVEMENT.—Tobin—lrvine * , C asson* , Ashcroft.. 'Boys whose names are mentioned with praise ; the prizes for drawing are the gift of Elias Arnaud, Esq., president. The drawings of Mr. W. L. Kerry's pupils may be seen during the three next days in the Gallery of Arts of the Royal Institution. The decrease shewn in the weekly traffic returns of the London and North Western Railway is £5,708, and i n that of the Great Northern £2,285. WRECK OF THE FLYING CLOUD. TERRIBLE .€CENES AND SUFFERINGS - HER CAPTAIN roun FROZEN IN THE RIGGING -HER CREW LYING DEAD ON THE BEACH- ONLY TWO SAVED. Peon] the cue survising sailor of the ill-fated schooner Flying Cloud, on Lake Michigan, the following thrilling particulars of her loss are learned:—The Flying Cloud left Chicago, for Cleveland, with a cargo of 10 000 bushels of wheat. She had proceeded dawn the lake some fifty miles, with a fair wind, and was near Racine whea she encountered a violent gale, accompanied with anew, her sails split, and small boat swept away, and she was rendered completely unmanageable. Suddenly the wind changed to the northwest, and the vessel was headed for Chicago. The weather was intensely cold, and the tea made clean breaches over the vessel. She was driven at the mercy of the waves hack toward the head of the lake diming the night of Wednesday. About ten o'clock on Thursday a blinding snow storm set in, and about two o'clock in the afrerneon, the rust bitter cold day of the season, she struck en the rocks at a place called Grand Calumet, a wild bleak coast, covered with snow, and no friendly hands to render nssistance. The catitain and crew immediately took to the rigging, where they remained all day, and at night came down and spent the night on the quart-r deck, lashed to she so nee In the morning two of the men were , found dead, and the captain scarcely able to articulate . '1 be whole of the crew were already nearly frozen and unable to swim. They eensisted of nine eersens, mostly belonging to Cleveland, viz :—Alexander Sherveced, captain ; George Gordon, Ist mate; Paul Stedd, ?ad mate ; John Flanders, steward, (shipped in this city from barque Morgan,) and J. Small, Geo. Grimley, Watt Bain, Francis Fox, and Henry Coleman, crew. The captain, eteward, John Small, and Geo. Grimley were soon so badly frozen that they were unable to move. The captain wanted to jump overheard, but was prevented by the others, as tee would have drowned immediately. though he was only to die by the more lingering death of freezing. Ab In 9 a.m. the mate, Geo. Gordon, jumped overboard and swain ashore. On reaching it he perceived two men dragging a boat down the beach to their shanty at the mouth of the river. He was subsequently found within twelvy rods of the shanty, having mistaken the path, cold and lifeless. A sailor by the name of Bain followed the mate overheard, but fell within six ro Is of the vessel, where his body was afterwards found. Both froze to death, and are now ore the beach dead. Another seaman, by the name of Franklin Fox, was the next to jump over, and was fortunately met by the men with the boat, who directed him to their shanty, a mile and a half from the creek, while they laboured to rescue the others. They sumeded in saving a toy by the name of Horny Coleman, but on taking on anode r, the boat was swamped and broken to pieces, and the unfortunate man was drowned. The captain was se chilled as to be unable to stand, and could not avail himself of the efforts to rescue him. Fox was badly frozen and crippled, was without any clothes, and after being supplied by some shingle makers, went to stetioa on the Michigan Southern Railroad, three miles distant from the wreck, and came to Chicago. The bay Coleman managed to get ashore alive, and remained at The shanty near the wreck, badly frozen. Oa the arrival of Fox at Chicago, a subscription was set err foot, and a handsome sum collected. Mr. J. B irney end William Ilea iminedi itely proceeded to the scene of disaster, and found the vessel broken in two, with the captain and two others enveloped in their icy shrouds, in the position in which death overt:oh them, npon her deers ; but having no boat they were unable to tele, off their bodies. The bodies of the mate and Bain were found lyiog where they fell. Ciptain Ilea and Mr. Barney returned from ;he wreck to Chicago on Tuesday, with ihree of the bodiea—that of the ma'e, George Gordon, and W: tt Bain, and George Grimley, seamen. Bain sad Grimley belonging to Cleve land, and Gordon to Port Huron. The bodies were terribly frozen and distorted, showing the intense agony the victims must have suffered ere death released them. The bodies of the captain, cook and boy are still on board. and can be plainly seen from the beach. It was impossible to get them off cu Tuesday, the sea running mountains high, bat they will probably be brought off soon. The Coroner of the Lake c iunty, Indiana, bell the inues:s on the bodies brought to the city, and they will be buried by subscription of members of the Board of Trade. The hody of the captain, when recovered, will be taken to Cleveland. The captain leaves a wife and child, and George Grimley a wife. The rest are unmarried. The Fiying Cloud was owned by Barney, Corning and Co., of Cleveland, end was insured for 6,000 dole. in the Cleveland Commercial utual. PRIVATE LETTER FROM INDts.—Grtiigna2ti publishe some private letters from India. An officer writes from. Nusseerabad :—" Tile state of the country is wonderfully quiet ; the villagers come and offer food and rations willingly, and they have themselves come forward and offered to bring in their tribute. The are cate enough to see the difference between the bloodthirsty Sapp who attacked their defenceless towns, sparing nothing and no one, and an orderly army—no plundering, beraing, nor devastation, everything paid for that is brought into our camp, themselves treated with civility, and their wiva3 not even looked at. No, no, their sympathies (those of the Hindoo districts particularly who were in several instances very kind to fugitives) are with us, au I in furnishing sup plies they have been of great use." FATAL CoAL PIT ACCMENT AT BITLEY.—An adjourned inquest was held on Monday afternoon,!by Mr. Jewison, at Batley, near Devvsbnry, on the body of John Gledhill, a miner, aged 61 years, who died on the s:h instant front barn arising from a gas explosion in the coalpit of the late Mr. Mathew Kaye, at Clarke Green Batley. The mine was descended by the:deceased and his son on the '33rd ult., prior to its beirg examined by the underviower. The bank on which they worked was found. however, to con tain inflammable gas. The deceased immediately ordered his son to retire into the air passage, with his lighted candle, while he agitated and fanned the gas with a shovel in order to its dispersion. But is this process the gas was partially driven out into the air passage, ignited with the candle and exploded, and the deceased was shockingly scorched. The evidence showed a f:ightful amount of gross carelessness and disobedience to the general printed rules for the safety of miners. The Coroner said that the evidence amounted to manslaughter, and that this mine appeared to be conducted (as it was to be feared many others were) upon a system of false a• .d d tneerous economy. The jury, however, after an hour's consultation, returned a verdict of " Accidentally killed by an explceime of gas imprudently driven upon a naked candle." The case will, no doubt, come before the magistrates, in order to enforce suitable penalties for violation of the general rules. AMERICAN VIEW OF THE STATE OF TaE INDIAN MUTINY.— The fuller details of the latest news from India, brought by the Vanderbi't, confirm the substantial value of the suc cesses won by the British before Delhi and Lucknow, and reinforce the conviction we have already expressed, that the menacing importance of the Sepoy revolt has bees thoroughly dissipated. The mutineers, under the inspiration of their Mahomedan leaders, made this out break from the first a contest of rac3 with race. They challenged the superiority of the rulers to wham, for a century, they and their fathers had submitted. Doubtless, many recollections of the Alfghan disasters. and many vague impressions of the checks inflicted upon the ever-victorious English in that Great Russian war, of which vague histories were transmitted to Bengal along the mysterious channels which penetrate and per meate the societies of Lela, mingled in the minds of the soldiery of India with the instigations of the Oudeatz aristocracy, upon whom events are more and more dis tinctly fastening the chief responsibility of the rebellion. But, by whatever motives excited, and animated with whatever hopes, it is certain that the Mutineers of Meerut, the defenders of Delhi, the assassins of Futtyghur and Cawnpore, fully counted upon humiliating the " narrow eoultd, yellow. faced infidels," upon routing them in the field, upon disgracing them in defeat. These expectations have been signally disappointed, and in this disappeintmeat England has made herself mistress of the position. This cardinal point has been won, too, more rapidly an I wi h a less exhausting display of power than was anticipated even by the most sanguine of English statesmen. That the English armies in India, however small their numbers, would be able to hold their own until the arrival of rein forcements from home was conceded from the first by all who possessed any proper intelligence of the relative value of the opposing parties, and any authentic information of the general attitude of the country. But the English armies in India were not content with holding their own. They assaulted the muti n y i n i ts centre a t Delhi, besieging a garrison of quadruple their owe strength, and finally taking the city by storm after a sanguinary contest of nearly a wee k with a greatly superior force, in the streets and squares of a hostile capi tal, and under a September sun. They repairs 1 the errors of incompetent comm an d ers a l ong a 'line or nearly nine hundred miles, aed succeeded in eo balancing the scale of chances in their favour at an early stage of the disturb ances as to command the adhesion of a l l the native princes most important to their cause. And , finally , a t the expi ration of a little more than four mo ut h s from the beginning of the troubles, they had virtually restored the threatened supremacy of their race throughout the Peninsula, and were only awa iting the arrival of the great armatnent despatched to their assistance to complete the great work so nobly begun.--eVeie Yorke Times. 113114 2gliSh atai S ) po9• • b id ed t° 1, 011 la% chi 3iitol bag ;gels 3 in t ha iv%