Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-09 00:00:00

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. THIS DAY (FRIDAY), GRAND CONCERT. FROGRAMME. PART( . Overture, Piano-forte—Mr. Lows . Chorus. "The Ha•dy Norseman" !keno, I' Itllen—Mr. Saunders.... ......Verdi. Polnca, 'The Muleteer— rs. Johnson Glover. Solo, Harp—M. B amph,n . .......... ..... ..Blamphin Song, Come, music—Mr Young Grand Seleztion from " II l'o;Ltoro,'' including the liisf.ere Chorus..... Verdi. PAST II .. ..osborne. .Lereng. Mackay. (,lover. .Sir H. Bi3bop. So'o, Piano-forte —Vr Lewis .............. Four Part Son -4, "Bsnish the ma den' . . Song, A Plain Man's Philo' Thy—nr. Satviders Song, My Prat y Jane—Mr. Young Song. Ths Chalet Horn—Mrs. JohusaLi Chorus, Allegiance Wa swear.... MR. G. DAIVqON, THE CELEBRATED IP.I CONIEDi.iN AND VOCALIST, Will a_ ptar during the Evening and sine t`:e celebrated Sung of "La ry Doolan's Car," and other Songs. BALLOON A3Cl , Nrs, HOFFMAN'S BAND, DOUBLE DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS! And GRAND BALL! tsir The Levier of HOFFNIAN'S ORGANOPHONIC BAND will appear, and will give his Imitations of i ifferent Instruments, which were received with such unbonniie applause la t night. THE LAST GALA THIS SEASON. ADMISSION SiXPENOR. WANTED, COPIES of the ``NOItTHERN DAILY Timms" of the following dates :--April 10,h kind 14th, a ld May 23rd.—Apply at the Northern Times o nce. Etc Ptittjart FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1857. THE DAY'S NEWS. It the meeting of the Health Committe, yester day, it was stated that the health of the town is slightly improving. The deaths last week, were -18 less than the pi eeeeding week. From Diarrl:ce the deaths same period were 12 less than the pre. ceeding week. The Medical Officer of Health states, however, that the deaths in the borough during the past quarter were 410 more than in the preceeding quarter. lie says that there is as yet no signs of cholera in Liverpool, and he expresses a hope that we may be spared from the ravages of th's disease. Should it unfortunately reach Liverpool, it is not likely to do so until next spring, as it generally takes 11172 months from Hamburgh to Liverpool, and it has only recently appeared in the former city. At the DO3ii Committee, yesterday, no business of importance W 1.9 transacted. 'Some sympathy With the relatives of the late Mr. Wainright, who had acted as the parliamentary agent of the aytk Committee, and who recently died at St. Leonard's, was expressed by several of the members An increase of -..C)0 per annum was made to the salary of the chief clerk to the secretary to the committee. It is somewhat singular that the only, cases upon which coroner's inquests were held yesterday were those of children burned to death. Three girls, sgelrespectively, eleven, five, and three. years, had set their clothes on fire at their residences, and the injuries caused death. A verdict of accidental death was returned in each case. A meeting was yesterday held at the Savings' Bank, in Bold-stree►, for the purpose of forming a West Lancashire Baok Hawking Society, the Bishop of Chester in the chair. The object is to supply books which will counteract, if it does not entirely do away with, the sale of books of au immoral and irreligious tendency. The Londos papers are taken up with reports of the sermons delivered in the metropolis on Wed nesday last. Several of them are of a remarkable character. We give a brief outline of that delivered by Mr. Spurgeon, at the Crystal Palace. The returns specify that 23,654 persons were in atteada.nceand it cannot, therefore, be doubted that of all the preachers Mr. Spurgeon had the largest audience nnll.ntinn which was made Jaffa,. tho will go to the Relief Fund, while the admissio❑ fees paid at the door, will serve the double end of assisting the Crystal Palace C)mpany, and afford ing a precedent for Crystal Palace openings during the seasons of public wot ship. Mr. Spurgeon urges that our soldiers are to assume the position of executioners of British justice. Several of the leading preachers did not hesitate to specify the causes that might have brought upon us the curse of India, and, in doing :this, Dean Trench, in Westminster Abbey, boldly spoke of the East India Company's traffi 3 in opium as a hideous faci., and urged that revenue was thus raised upon the vice, the misery, the degredation, in fact, the ruin of the soul and body of a vast portion of the human race. Several metropolitan preachers took the same view; they spoke of the opium traffic as an iniquity which merited Divine judgment, and they called it the "accursed trade.'' The Rev. Dr. Cumming called for the ut!.r destruction of every Sepoy found in arms against The arrival of the steamer Indus at Southamo. ton, with a number of passengers from India, supplies us with several scraps of interesting information from that quarter. An opinion prevails that as soon as any large reinforcement arrives at Calcutta or Bombay, the mutiny will suddenly cease—the rebels will bury their plunder, and lay down their arms, as they are in ;rent terror of the English soldiery. It is, however, feared that Lueknow will fall ere assistance can reach it. Between Cawnpore and Lucknow there were thirty five thousand mutineers when the passengers by the Indus left Calcutta, and it was considered doubtful whe!her Sir J• Outram would be success ful in passing up the river. Great faith is placed in the Sikhs. Amongst the passengers in the Indus are several officers and gentlemen who have been fearfully maltreated, and several ladies who have had most miraculous escapes from Delhi and elsewhere. It is said that the only man who escaped the massacre at Cawnpore has gone raving mad, from the hardships through which he had to pass. The Pays has a correspondence from Maccao of August 11, which reports that, as was naturally to be expected, the Viceroy of Canton, as soon as Lord Elgin had left with his ships fur Calcutta, iSSII3(I a proclamation stating that he had been frightened away by the imposing attitude of the Celestial army " numerous as the countless leaves of the forest " The proclamation announces the terrible fact that a new Chinese fleet is in preparation, which will dis perse all the enemy's remaining vessels. It ter `minates with a violent invective against all foreig ners whomsomever, and an intimation that a new tax has been imposed for the maintenance of the Celestial troops, which must be paid within ten days under the most severe penalties• We have to record another murder. On Tues day night, a man named Davis, a carpenter, in Bali's Bond Road, liingsland, London, cut his wift's throat from ear to ear, so that she died al most in sta ti eously. They had had a quarrel. A preliminary t xaminatiou of the prisoner took place at the Islington Police Court, yesterday, and the inquiry was adjourned until the coroner a inquest has been held. Major Beresford, M.P., has merle another speech at an agricultural meeting in Essox He echoes the cry of the Time's, which, he -says, echoes the voice of the country, for the total destruction of Delhi. Mr. B.Tesford also declares he will sup port Lord Pahnerston ; and the tone of . his and toe other speeches was decidedly in favour of the pr - sent Premier as the best Canseivative statesman to lie had. The intelligence from the Cont'n ant this morn ing is important. L'.:qters from Italy prepare us for new cutbreaks. The national party, falsely believing that there exists a serious rup•ure between France and Austria, lends itself to the machinations of some adventurers who are believed to be instigated by influential persons at Paris. The military police of the Austrians at Bologna has arrested a number of suspected persons. Unusual measures of precaution have been taken by the authorities at Forli, Rimini, and other places ; at Carrara, on the 25th of September, a revolutionary movement was attempted at the theatre ; at Faenzi an insurrection has been sup pressed ; even in Sardinia the government has been frightened by symptoms of an impending explosion. In short, the predictions of continental journals, that the events of Stuttgardt inaugurated a time of undisturbed rest, seem to be. doomed to a speedy refutation A deluge of rumours of intended conferences and conaresse3 pours upon us. Plenipotentiaries will be °Ailed to Paris to deliberate on the Danish question, on the state of Ita'y, on the union of the Principalities, on a general reduction of armaments. Thus, the meetings of the Emperors leave behlnd them nothing save LIT f mnded news ; anybody NS ho expected something more substantial or more im porlant, has indulged in vain illusions. Marshal Narvaez, it is said, wished to ward of the blow with which he is threatend, by turning Liberal. He will seek the alliance of a reorganised national guard, of a free press, and of an enfran chised people. The African mails have arrived at Plymouth, but have not yet reached us. THE Fast and Humiliation Day has passed away. The people of the United Kingdom have, in accordance with the command of Her Majesty, assembled in the House of Prayer, and have supplicated the Deity for power and strength to destroy His own image. This was but a repeti tion of our invocations when we were engaged in the struggle with Russia. We must be the purest, most religious and godly-minded people on the face of creation, when we can so frequently make our approach to the sanctuary, and ask the Almighty to make us conquerors in every country and in every clime. Patriotism, to be pure, to be good, to be just, to be defensible, must have sanction from a higher than an earthly throne. When we sent forth our mighty batta lions' to the Crimea, our object was to repel aggression ; we go to India fur the purpose of promoting aggression—we are sorry to say, by means of the East India Company, England's rule in the East Indies has been that of aggres sion—an invasion of the rights, privileges, and property of a people whose numerical force is almost ten times greater than that of England. The Humiliation Day's sermons have given us an ecclesiastical idea of the subject. Some important truths we:•e 'enunciated, and although we could have wished that fathers who have sons•serving in the army of Her Majesty or the East India C impany, had not ascended. the pulpit to proclaim therein their individual feeling rather than the gospel truths of salvation, we believe that much good may arise out of the religious occurrences of Wednesday. It would be impossible to review in detail the various sermons delivered in Liverpool. We may, however, remark, that among the more prominent are those of Dr. MCNEILE, Mr. MACNAUGHT, and Professor ISAACS at the Jewish Synagogue. With the pecu liar religious - and political principles laid down by those respective divines we do not entirely concur; each contains within it some thing that is commendable and good ; at the °amt. time +bo.. is ....-17.Z0L blic Lt Lie philo sopher must always discard. Dr. MeNEILE's earnest anxiety for missionary efforts is very plausible, but until he can prove that we are the people whom GOD hath chosen to force His gospel upon heathen lands, all his eloquence respecting CLIVE and , the propagation of Christianity in India go for naught. The Rev. Incumbent of St. Chrysostom's was, as usual, able, eloquent, and logical; and his text evinced the peculiar and penetrating character of his mind —"Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good." This text suggested an apt reply to the pug. nacious remarks of the " angry boy," Mr. BERNA L OSBORNE, at Diver last week, who, on the part of the Government, encouraged the idea of vengeance, and the extermination of the people of India•from their own sail, It is peculiarly gratifying to notice the benevolent and philan • thropic sentiments uttered by the Jewish preachers, Professor IsAacs delivered a sermon replete with everything that betokened the scholar and the expounder of G.:l3'S word. Apart from the theological ideas promulgated by the various mini,t2rs who preached on Wednesday, we have still to ask ourselves the question—What has caused the mutiny in India ? and to solve the important problem—Have we done our duty to the people of that conquered country ? We fear not ; and although we may deem it our duty to struggle to the end for our supremacy in India, we must, at the same time, be influenced by the wholesome maxim which the lamented DRUMMOND propounded— " Property has its duties as well as its rights." We have gone forth and conquered India ; we have taken possession of that country contrary to the wishes of its people ; we did so for the purpose of adding to our commercial prosperity, not fora desire to civilise or evangelise its inha bitants,—for civilisation, if we understand it aright, is not to be compelled by the sword. Enghnd has held that country for over a century, and year after year has added to the complaints and murmurs of its population, until at last the flood of disaffection has burst forth, and almost every hearth and home in England is sorrowing and :weeping for the murderous doings of the Sepoys. - _ As many of the sermons which have been deli vered suggest the hope that the present crisis may induce our rulers to look well to the future government of India, we sincerely desire that the people of the United Kingdom, and through them the Legislature of the empire, will earnestly and faithfully see to the better government of a coun try so highly prized, and so important in every commercial point of view. Let us do to India as we would have India do to us—promote the moral, social, and:religious position of its people, giving to them a full return for everything which THE NORTHERN TIMES. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 0, 1857. they contribute to our material comforts and enjoyments—when, and not until we do this, we can approach the Deity, and with consistency ask Him to give us power and strength to destroy that portion of the human family called the Bengal Sepoys. THE Water Committee held a protracted meeting on Tuesday last, but, as usual, came to no definite resolution as to the future dispensation of the Pike water. The Committee are evidently all abroad—at sea, without either compass, chart, or pilot. Their Chairman very wisely declines the responsibility of " belling the cat," and throws the onus on the other members ; these, again, are evidently in a quandary. One is in favour of a project which finds no favour with another : hence they may be truly compared to a house divided against itself. On one point, and on only one, we believe all are agreed—namely, that, in its present state, the Pike water is unfit for the wants of the town ;116ut what is to be done with it ? There is the difficulty, and it is a difficulty which none of the members appear to possess the moral courage to grapple with. SOLOMON says, that "in the multitude of council lors there is safety." The proverb may apply in many cases, but certainly not as regards the Water Committee, where the multifarious schemes propounded by would-be philosophers, if not positively dangerous, are at least exceed ingly perplexing and annoying ; and they have the present effect of completely bewildering the .Committee, many members of which still cling to the hope that something may be discovered to render the Pike water less distasteful to the inhabitants than it has hitherto proved. We do not wonder at rulr do we condemn, the existence of such a feeling—drowning men catch at straws ; and it is not surprising that when the well meaning but mistaken advocates of the monster job contemplate the ruin they have wrought, they should stand aghast at the results of their misplaced confidence, and gladly grasp at any suggestion, however visionary, which holds out the most - di - Stant - Prospect' of mitigating the dis :aster. Hence :we find, the process of filtration, as recommended Messre' SP . ENCtR,' ITAIVICES ; LEy, and DU,N.CA., patiently entertained :13y the perplexed Water Committee. And although we have over and - oVer again shown the utter futility of these emperical projects, yet the Committee still cling to hope, - Viand sanction other trials. They want the resolution to say " out on all further trifling," we will have no more of it. Mr. DUNCAN now proposes to discolour the water by filtration, through a mMiurn compO'sed of cake, Nine, gravel, and we know not what else. Mr. HA WKESLEY'S panacea is peat or other vegetable charcoal; while the Town-hall philo sopher still adheres to his protoxide of iron. Amid all these vagaries, the Committee are completely bewildered ; not knowing which to ,b'vose, tney nave resolved on trying the whole , and them submitting the water operated upon to the analysation of some independent chemist. But what beneficial result can the Committee really expect from that which any unprejudiced person conversant with the subject knows to be an impossibility ? Time and money will both be wasted—nothing else. What says that great authority, Mr._SPENCER, on the subject of filtra tion ? In a letter which he ,addressed to the Mercury, in 1818, is the following passage : "Any schoolboy knows that the most perfect system of filtration known deprives water of its mechanical impurities only ; but those 'far more dangerous, yet subtle impurities, arising from the decomposition of animal matters, which abound in waters fl )wing from populated districts (like the Pike), but which are not so easily dis covered, with our usual methods of observation and analysis, although their dAiterious effects on the animal system are infinitely greater than those of minerals ; and I have found water so impregnated retain a portion' of its impurity after being thrice distilled." So much for \Tr. SPENCER'S theory of filtration in 1848 ; and yet in less than ten years, he comes forward and tells the Wator COmrnittee that his former views were erroneous, and that he has now discovered a process of filtering such water, so as to be perfectly pure. Can the Com mittee have faith in his opinions ? They may; but, assuredly, others will not. We repeat our former assertion, that it is worse than fully for the Committee thus to trifle with and baulk the expectations of the people of Liverpool linger than has been done already. We are sick of jobs and experiments of whatever kind, but we fear the Committee are so far committed to this, that, or the other project, that they redly cannot act independently, and emancipate themselves frorxf the libyrinth in which they have got involved. The further consideration of the sub ject has been postponed until Saturday next, the Town Clerk, in the interim, having received instructions to prepare a report, setting forth the present position of the Co:nwittee, for the infor mation of the Council. We shall be curious to know the nature of that report. In the meantime, we would call on every one to be up and doing All, that is now necessary is one strenuous effort on the part of thrise Who really wish to prove themselves the friends of the people, in order to secure that which all have so long and ardently craved—the resto:ation, forthwith of our well water. This we repeat, irrespective of big jobs or little ones. All other considerations can remain quietly in abeyance, but let us have the refreshing draught at once. And we do trust ' that, for their own credit, the Committee will delay no longer in their decision on this the one question of the day. MUNICIPAL ELECTION. ST. ANNE'S WARD. A meeting of the electors of St Anae's Ward favourable t ) the re-election of Mr. Joseph Kitchen, as their repre &entative in the Town Council, was held last night, in the Odd Fellows' Hall, St. Anne-street. The chair was taken by Mr. R )bert Cameron ; and among the gentlemen present were Mr. Councillor Hodson, Mr. Councillor Hsydock Messrs. Gant, Watts, Tonson, Robinson, Fairhurst, Kenna, Lancaster, Golding, Wallace, Lamont, Fraser, W. Haydock, Coppell, Callie, Ramsden, Smith, and M'Candlish. The Cluinatart said be had great pleasure in meeting his fellow-electors that evening, and observed that the object of the meeting was to present a requisition to Mr. Kitchen, inviting him to stand again at the next municipal election, as a candidate for the representation of the ward, and to assure him that the same friends were prepared to support him now as successfully as they had done three years ago, let opposition come whence it might. The conduct of Mr. Kitchen, during the last three years, had justified the wisdom of their choice, and they were now called upon to renew that confidence which they had hitherto reposed in him. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Warrs proposed the first resolution, which was one of thanks to Mr. Kitchen, f)r his services in the Council during the last three years. He said that not only had Mr. Ki.chen's conduct been satisfactory to him individually, but it had been satisfactory to the ward and the town at large. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Kitchen had immortalised his name in connection with the gas question, the greatest which had agitated the to .vn for many years ; and, while faithful to his princ 7 ples, had even eat ned the appb.use of his opponents in the ward by tho character of his public services. Mr. LANCtsrEa seconded the motion, and observed that Mr. Kitchen was just the representative which the war I should have. His name had always appeared on the right side in the divisions, especially in oppo dog the confirmation of the Water Commi tee's proceedings ; and, ware he again returned, would do all that in Wm lay for the settlement .f that vexed question. (Hear, hoar.) He was not gifted with the eloquence which some men in the Council had. Ha could not to k about R , me, and whit he saw on the Conticent—(laughter) —but he could speak like a man of business—could think for himself, and always voted, in dependently. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Councillor Ileeeoce supported the motion, and asked what did Mr Kitchen's opeonente want ? Did they think that Mr. Kitchen had done too much for the town that they should now discharge him, and seek to elect a new man, who would have to learn his business. It was a factious opposition, and would not meet countenance from the burgesses of the ward. (Hear, hear.) " The resolution was carried by acclamation. The SECRETARY, Mc. Fraser, then read the requisition inviting Me Kitchen to again stand as a candidate for the ward. It bore the sieee'aras of 237 electors. They had also, he said, many pledges, and they now possessed. in round numbers, two-thirds of the ward —3lO out of 344. (Applause ) Mr. KITCHEN, on rising to acknowledge the compliment, was most warmly received. He said that he could assure them that on no previous cecasion hal he id much pleasure in meeting his fellow-burgesses of St. Anne't. Ward as on the present occasion, even although his tenure of office was so nearly about to expire. Three years ago, when he first had the. hononr of appearing before them, the great question of the day was economy. He appealed to them whether her had not to the strictest letter adhered to that principle throughout hie career ? (Hear) But if economy was necessary on that occasion, how much mo e necessary was it now, when they had been defrauded as he migh' term it, of their most invaluable estate. (Hear, hear.) He did not think that justice had been done to Liverpool in that question, but he had given his adhesion to teat compromise, believing that it included the best terms that they could obtain. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the water question—one of the most anxious of all others for some time past—when they did him the honour of returning him to the council those works were in a forward stn e of completion, and, there fore, he had nothing whatever to do- in regard to that scheme. His duty was to forward the completion of the works with all possible speed but sat. the same time, as economically as possible. ( gear, hear.) He should con• fees, however, that at the time he had not the Slightest idea that the water which they were about to receive fro:el th 'se works had anything like so objectionable a character as it now presented, even although the water which they now received was only about half Rivington and half well wa'er. (Hear, hear.) When the Council were called upon to come to a decision with regard to the supply of water from Rivington, having only once visited the works, when in an incomplete state, he thought it was the duty of every member of the Council to visit them again before they gave a vo eon the question; and, in consequence, he made it his business to send a circular to every member of the Council, inviting them to join him in a visit to these works. That was complied with ; they visited the works, and he wets bound to say that, while he admired their mag nificence, he felt sa ily grieved at the result (hear, hear ) The water, as he saw it in the Ang'ezark reservoir, was not fit for any human 13 dreg to drink - (hear, hear) —and that circumstance so decided his mind with reference to the supply of wa'er, that subeeqeently he considered it his duty to obtain for the it habitants of Liverpool as much well water for dietetic purposes a 3 possible, leaving the Rivington water for manufacturing purposes. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Kitchen then referred to the agitation on that question, and detailed the advantages which had resulted to the town through his exertions, namely—certified meters, gas of a bet er illuminating quality, and a control over the pressure. He then continued to say that he accepted the requisition —(apelause) —and would briefly indicate his future conduct. He thought it highly necessary that they should now insist upon the inventory of the Corporate property, which, on the motion of Mr. Robertson Gladstone, seconder by him (Mr. Kit chen) was ordered in the Council sortie three years ego. (Hear, hear.) He considered it highly necessary that they should now be in possession of a full acciunt of all the Cor p:rate estate—(hear, hear)—and see wherein they could improve the revenue of elle Corporation, and thereby relieve tha ratepayers of the town. (:hear, hear.) It was likely that they would be called upon for amounts for cer tain improvements. He would be the last an the world to stand in the way of improvement, if he thought that imp ovemeet was likely to be beneficial ; bet if they ware to have an improvement rate at all, he thought they should have a scheme of improvement which would not benefit any particular locality, but the town at large. (Hear, hear.) He e )nsidered that there was a wasteful expenditure in having different c electors for several rate, and that a saving would he effected in the amalgamati.m of the offices. He considered also that the ratepayers wculd prefer to know at once what they would have to pay than to be troubled day after day by collector after col. lecto', and he would do all in his power to bring about that improvement He thought that, as the revenue of the town dues had now been taken from them, they would not be seeking too much if they applied to parliament for noeer to have the docks cf Liverpool rated. (Hear, hear.) He thought that, inasmuch as the docks burthened the town with an immense amount of pauperism, it was but fair that they should contribute to its support, and he thought it was their betinden duty to again raise that question, and see it settled (Hear, hear.) In conclusion, Mr Kitchen declared • that no act of his in the Council had ever savoured of a job, and that, though he would give no pledges, if they again did him _the honour of electing him as their representative, his conduct would be as honest and independent as it had hitherto been. (Applause) Mr FAIKHURST moved the next resolu don, which was to the effect. that, having heard Mr. Kitchen's statement, nd being satisfied with it, the meeting form themselves into a committee to secure his triutraphagt return at the ensuing elec ion. (Hear, hest ) Mr. GILBERT seconded the motion. Mr HoDeoN supported the motion, and in doing so, bore testimony to the zeal, honesty, and efficiency of Mr. Kitchen as a representative of the ward in the Council. He alluded to the water question, and again expressed regret that the Water Committee had allowed the Rivington water to be brought into the town before the works were completed. The works had not been allowed to consoli date, and the consequnec was that the water came in in a very turgid state Mr. lANCASTEN : —Yes, very turgid. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Mr. HODSON cmitinued : He had moved in committee that all the spring water pumped from the walls should be given to the inhab:tants, and they could now see that there was much improvement in the water. (Laughter ) The question now was not as to the exact quality of the water, but how, having expended so enormous a sum of money on works which were the admiration of tie country, they could turn them to the most useful account. He felt assured that when the works were all finished, and had cons &dated, the water would be more pure, and though it would never be as clean as spring water, it would, ntver th,..4less, be wholesome and palatable ; and he was also con vinced that the time would come when the community at laflge would admit that it was one of the greatest blessings which had ever been conferred on the town (Hear, hear.) He agreed with them that there had been room for great complaint, but those complaints the committee were en deavouring to remedy, by giving the town all the spring water they c)uld. (Hetr, heir.) Mr. FRASER also supported the resolution, which was unanimously adopted. Th nks were then voted to the chairman, after which the meeting separated. LIME-STREET WARD. Yes'erday evening, an adjcuoned meeting of the committee of this war 3, favourable to the re-election of Mr. Johnston, was held at Lawton's Bee Hotel Queen's square. The meeting was of a private and routine description, but we understand that a requisition, signed by upwards of 100 electors of the ward, combining persons of all shades of Political opinions, was presented to Mr. Johnston, pledging themselves to support his re election. It was stared that there is such unanimity in the ward, that opposition is not expected. SOIREE AT THE HOPE-STREET CHURCH, TO WELCOME THE REV. W. H. CHANNING. The Llopexatreet Unitarian Church congregation held a soiree last night in the school-rooms attached to the church, for the purpose of expressing their welcome to their new minister, the Rev. W. H. Charming. There was a very 'mg) attendance. The roams were tastefully decorated with evergreens and banners, among which were the fl igs of Great Britain and the United States ; and with pictures and engravings, among which was a fice portrait of the late Dr. Chinning of Roston, unee of the present minister of the church. Among those present were—Messrs. Thames B Atoa, C. T. B )wring, Cnarle3 E Rawlins, ju I , F ancis Boult, Charles Willanr, Isaac B. Coo'ee, Elward Estill ; R:v. Mr. Robbards; Messrs. T. Jevens, S irnuel Bailey, Joseph B init., W. B Jstock, W_ J. Lemport ; Dr Uiggirson ; Messy. Andrew Ltighton, R. Trimble, 11 . D. Thew, P. Ellen, Yaniewi'z, &c. After tea had b-ea partaken of the chair was taken by Thom is BOLTON, El, The CHAIRALIN, in a tem words, introduced the subject which had called the meeting together, and expressed the welcome of the congregati )n to their new minister. Mr. W. J. LAmraur briefly aidressed the meeting to a similar effect. Mr. CHARLTS J. BOWRING presented to the Rev. M'. Channieg, on the part of wardens of the church, an address, xpressive of their welcome aid cordial co operation. The Rev. Mr. Ci-lA.N iING' then came for earl, and was received with enthusiestic applause. 113 s tid: Mr. Chairman, ladies ; and gentle nen—Caristian friends— among the many pleasant serpoises of my visit to the old world, there has bee t no surprise greater than co find myself is this position to-night. If, when I set' my fmt upon the steamer's deck to bid farewell to my native city, any one should have fl oiled upon me from the future the possibility that I saoul l be called here to b 3 for a short time the successor of y air late pastor, I should h ear e regarded it as a transient dream, .Six months agee, if any one had whispered in my ear that by possibility I was to be the minister of tee Hope-street Sieiety, equally it would have vanished from me:as a dream. Even when I heard the first whisper,. that. your thoughts were directed towards me for the time, to entirely were my own mind and hear: directed towards my o ma home that it produced scarcely a transient impression. But when letter after leanr came to ine laden with what was, extremely sad intelligence indeed, as Gad knows, the deepest disappointment, which as a public man I have ever yet been called on to look in the face—the intelligence that I could not do for my native laud what h d been the prayer and the thought for years and years—that t iat great hope must be postponed—then I remembered the words of a noble English teacher long age—" take the du v that lies nearest, and all other things will became clear." (ifeae, hear and applause.) You have told me that in my short ministry in Liverpool, I have gained some measure of your confidence. You said that is your disappeintmene an I on loaning around; you saw that I oauld, in aomo dogrcv ' nit tho Ttrid tot a tianu• You asked 1113 to take yaur pulpit. I wrote and w rose, again and agoie; still lingering wish the desire that I migh , , carry out my earnest purpose. But when once mere such letters came as I have mentioned, I simply said—n here- Providence has apparently ' marked out a w ode for me I cannot turn my back upon it, and in Go .'s name I will go." , (Applause). An now, my friends, that I have spoken of the utter surpriete, let me say that it is an extremely agreeable surprise. I wish, in perfect simplicity of soul, to tell you the great gratification which this call to fill your pulpit for a time has given me. It is a very deep gratiflearion to sue on this ground, fi:s:—that having been welcomed so warmly, `and hnviug been sestained so cordially, I was s ill to have a more leuglened ministry here, for I felt that the' work which God had given me to do was far from 'being done, Standing in yonder pulpit, which has b come so dear to Me, is Renshaw-street, I hid, frwm fi st to last, always felt that 1 wis simply occupying the post of my friend and brother, John Hamilton Thom. (Applause.) Always it was written upon my soul that he would return to that position. and it was my desire fiat he should do so. You can understand how, therefore, there always was the check of those delicate chords is the relationship to the feelings, the hopes, the aspirations, the plans of others. One i 3 not free to interp no when he sees that there is a growing life all around him, by the suge gestion of other thoughts and schemes. I do rej nee that when you, hiving received that great bgacy of the past from year late ministe., felt ;ourselves three an • npon Tour own resources to cultivate, to nurture, to bring to maturity, the seed which Gad through him had planted, that I could come in here to throw in all my energies with perfect freedom amid your growing and exsauding hopes. For there are many things to say which I have scarcely lisped. There are mane plans and objects which I have much at heart, an I which I wed 1 Ilse at least to suggest. There are some tru hs which Gad has given one to sea with some degree of brightness which I would like in their full aspect to present. An I now that you have given me the opportunity, with God's grace it shan't:se dose, (Applause.) There was, therefore, great gratification •to me personally, but there west another cause also—it e as that an American had won that degree of cordial sympathy and coefidenee from British brethren and sisters. (dear, hear, and applause.) I wish to open my heart a lion: to you in this m atter. Ido not thick you know exactly-hove an American feels. Take this ques iou fairly and frankly. Have you ever wan 'ered far, and then c sine back and thrown yourselves- into the arms of your parents? Have you said, I have brought you this, my father; my mother—do you like it ?" I tell you that is the feeling of an American whe a he returns to Great Britain. Yoa say we are sensitive—we are thin-skinned we are over delicate. Did you ever hear we were thin seinned toware's Frenchmen, Ge mans, or Italians? What is the reason we are so towards Great Britain ? Is it from indifference ? It is hecause we feel--charge it to vanity, if you will, to p i le, or anythiog• else—that Great Britain is not proud enough of her progress. (Hear, hear, laughter, and loud 'applause.) It is because we do not want any grudging toleration, any halnway pa'rc.nage—we want. ft heart to heart recognition of our peerage upon the earth. (Loud applause.) It is because we do not take anything which is half-way, that you think we reject the whole. But we do not—we' only reserve our ac ceptaece of the whole until we give it. (Applaus .) Now, then, I say, that an Armoric in who comes to Great Britain, and finds himself heartily welcomed, as many an American has, feels very much at home. He learns to f el that be is not a stranger. This is not a fore g speech—this• institutions are not foreign; the life of their literature is not foreign ; the blood which pulsates at the very heart aed brain of the people is not foreign. He re joices to know that he is one at the very centre of life, with the lire of this people, of which God made us ito be mem bers. I will tell you how I feel in regard to the experi ences of the last three years in Great Britain. Twice have I seen this nation tried deeply—tried Where the iennoet character was brought out—where the living will was ex pressed. Once was in the horrors of the Crimean war--the other. time in the terrible tragedy of the Indian mutiny. Aed I cannot tell you how generously proud I, for one, feel, that I :belong to a race which thus unconsciously has proved such genuine.heroieas. (Loud applause.) .L it ail the better that you know so little of it. When I remember the way in which this nation rose up amidst the sorrows and' the agonizing aexietiee of the Crimean campaign, without a single tremor upon its nerves, fee resolved to help to the utmost, determined if n et :l , 4 lo l f die together—l can only say that it gained 111,1 p l a tl 4l reepect, once and for ever, never to fade or die. leer And I say the same in regard to this latest terrl 9 41 rience. is beautiful, it is pleasant, recognition on the part of a communi t y pop e community inrstruggle—of the indomitable ,foritil. purpose for good. lam not saying t'nese sora,stbeig sake of any passing adulation, I say them becaps'3o,lo true to the facts. The nation felt on such an • a c r at icall l beyonl any political ambition—far from anY to lt of the conscionsress of power. The 11 0 1, e so'j Providence had called Great Britain to u,"„ileug; and that, live or die, she must do it. i t is 04,1 What, in regard to this desperte affdif„ll-earafri working in the heart of the nation ? A desire ''„perl a to see sueboruoifiti Lesson presented by Providence. Read the f o e to-day, and see the frank expositions which onlYloterdif were mad ,in so many pulpit.. I bat a listeneri°l 1'0(1 gratified in my inmost heart by the presentat!. simple-he tiled sincerity upon this great questiote said to mysel - -11,s it often happenEd uPo„ a t ri t l that a nation so tried h as thus met in its grl-6-piro,'"he places to utter, as in the v er y car of the •L' 3 01 . .5 lessons which were working in its conscience' tie' hearers thus patcentiv and earnestly to r 6 l,, c il if :f P I S; Surely this is a great fact. It ' is a great 3 IF. 0 4 advancement, and when a nation has attillferefit d , gree of sincerity, depend upon it GAI has a o ;iiiso.Er fn. that nation to do. (Appl au se.) The life of to t , e l never beat higher for at its inmost sources it purer. I grant all the sirs which any man 0%0 11 5 confes ; I grant all the worldliness; all t he hn ltt AI lcve cf priwr, all the other will intermingle; but still I sly th t a t u icb purpose of chi, people is to take the pc,sitit n i v widence has assigned them amidst the natiorS; ~" responsibiqty and to di , char e the trust to tu. e ' l ," (Applause.) A great crisis ' he g s called up i ' llig nsti d lW l :4 .0 1 great cisis will never leave the nation as it ft l i . n i nation sea that the work is to be done of L''', 6 t t e ' n e ,# 9 l , and civilising arother will bend lo b ' V l it to the work, and God w 11 bless it. ge itleman then prcceeded s)eak ( o A f P t P l i t a n ugl2i)s A s p l l B:° a l.ll 4 Unitarian Church, which he declared he rega r ;;;blif; t t i just begun, and to urge a more closely knit unw" 11 0 0 ( the b)cly in Great Britai: and that in A m erico. 0 4 1 °'t i s occasion to pay an eloquent tribute to the late riebotso that caugrega ion, the Rev. James M trtineth d 1 4 .0 , decla el they had not valued highly P 1 he pronounced to be the f o retm sr man, withontrit°,ofroi in the Uditarian body of G eat Br ita in al' ied lle I, tnanys i illustrate=d, in brilliant lan comprehensive character of Mr. t iirtin 2 , all ,; ( o l 4 ° ' talents, and loftiness of religious eluciaa.:ooll'i,l i declared his convic'ion that ail they had he ll : w e irs to know, pastor was bat the beginning of w hat tht.tp.'., know, for if opportunity wero wed h it 'por B4 o l l l ineau, he felt satisfied, would yet °leavu ae ite i 6 i i in regard to the Christian religion far highe r (LO U ? '' be given by any living man in 'Great Britain, yar t .if , nt'nusiastic applause.) The Rev Mr. Cb a , nil lir, Ip e le x rve p es.l t e e n; s t s a e nt d od vn c it o r 4t d h i B a 9a l ic t d , o p n p ag r approval wa l on a r . s ld s os e g m ient b . ,a l, er t, gre en certl~ fer tin. eu e t e i t c i a ng ani o l . w t o h r e k w o e f ic t o t e lld e y, h c a r d mc r i e n e d e e i d ve hl a t ;a li te:1 00 a; seat amid generel opplauce. The CuurtmAry, i t a few words, conclude-I;tbi°P of tire evening's bu s eT . fbe Sereral songs hmns were sung vs' t ing, and the utmost enjoyment • '.d to prestnt up to the conclusion. • seemed It may be stated that Mr. Bolton oe cuPi ta b l v i t r " ( sin theabsence v ia prevented s of fM e r nd from . te Avi'° attending °' awthouwng was ; I°ll-dr idei, but calamity. THE INDIAN MAILS. 4 0 Mrev' of 1 STUTHAIIIPTOS, ion # l , The Indus has arrived with the heavy P er d l oo Indian, China, and Austtalian mails. Her mt. 1 ' or Alexandria, Sept. 23 ; M a l ta , 27 ; G i braltar, `l, - 0 Her Majesty's ships Desperate and Car a B 7,, , V Alexandria, waiting th e arr i va l o f the Sian!: pPiiif The Hibernia, Ariel, and Coquette were a", it te j , the Curlew was at Gib ra lt ar . Th e I n d u s pass off Galata on the 28th ult , and the Alhambr a dlef on the 3rd inst. The Tamar left Malta fo r 1 with the Australian mails on the 21et ult. f Atis Amongst her cargo is £370,516 worth e - od i gold. r „,dlt She has brought home aboit 150 passeng B : l6 or n ei whom see refugees fr om I n di a Th e s cene P r ", ol", their friends meeting these passengers via 52 ,1 34 e ft whelming excitement. Many burst into a IL'„,ere'd, and were deprived almost of .he ower of Sit - The Lady Mayoress of Lend n, the Y e a „,,lieer°, i e' Alderman Andrews, and a Du — r eCqj and gentlemen, went on board the Indus to "OA"' refugees. Many of the fugitives were frosl Allahabad, and other pl aces i n th e u pper ee r t e Bengal. 14 unthars also have fled from I3oinu,,'o l , and Calcutta in alarm. About 40 childre n home in the Indus. Ah o Amongst the passengers is Lieut. chapo u ' u llq shot by the mutineers a t B.eaares A bullet A h i l to pd his cheek end carried away part of the roof e l , •I" his speech is 'scarcely in elligible. He is cl ll1 -e 0 4 1 not above nineteen sears of age. le Another of the passengers is Captail l and his wjfe ; he b e l onge d to t h e Irreg be g : . r, h was in command of a company o f Sikhs ; jured in the sh ou ld r an d s id e. Ire tilefe General Havelock's a rm y, an d f oug ht on t- h el ot"( Cawnpore. He lost his two children .th.rouPooll exposure while coming down the Ganges / 03 '06 tri % He knew Nana :Sahib, and was present at a - ri iiice• inne at Cawnpere about a month before the e i g t , out. It was the .mast magnificent ball e l ` 3 , t 0 1 0 4 Cawnpore ; all the English were present, nt, F e 0 ,1 1.1 were afterwards merciless) y slaughtered by 1 "",,, 6°' Captain Montague and his wife left CaivllP 3.- was captured by the mutineers. , fat al The passengers say that almost the only — 4 o'4 caped the massacre of Cewnpore has gone ' - fie e l :0e Tais was an officer, a Mr. Brown, who after 4, suffered great hardships, and lay hidden ia food, during three days and nights. A Miss (3° ,liip beautiful young lady, was t a k en ,by N a na a ,1: 1 ) harem, and is believed to be a li ve now . p ati o A lady named Collett came home in di? . a tt i ,s - escaped from Allahabad ; she was one of into the fort at that place for safety. ManY (). who have come home in the Indus have thelrola now before Delhi, and scarcely expect to met/Ari e l Wnen the passengers in the Indus left v 4 ; i / o oti l , three thousand troops had arrived there since riftoo, o l Unleis Cspt. Peel makes his way up w e o ly word, quickly, and before the rains cease, it is sear c . f lie d e tnat he will get his guns up to Delhi; but 1 ;0 0 4 r o f carry his guns beyond Allahabad he will, it ' a ett' c f push on for Delhi without them. &mid the 019 *"" rings fail, it w ou ll b e ex t reme l y diffi cu lt, on 00‘ badness of the roads, to convey such hea/Y' lb h w i them a 81-pounder) to Delhi by land. ' a cr e 6e o ; Between Cawnpore and Luelceow there ftii 03 35 000 mutineers, and it i s cuis id are d doub t be t i o fi, Sir J: Ontram will be successful in passing tele?? the river is heel with forts, wall manned I / 4i it l'oe Ontram'e advance, however, to the Gogral" A " e oP h lo draw off the mutineers from Havelock, a' 3 ' }li e ' 0 probably to escape from the dilemma in ‘f placed. No fear is entertained b u t th a t the S, llcli t ts bd!Vol true to the Engl sh in fighting against bow tre of: d et medans and iiindoos ; but, unless English they` out soon in India, th e Sikh s ma y, after , f) - down the Sepoys, turn against the English. to ,tbgoi Nana Sahib has reso l ve d no t t o f a ll alive i n ig e,..e of the English. H e h as a b o d yguar d, will, be to deprive him of life, should he be prisoner by the English. th%~ipf l o' l It is believed by many pers.onr at Calentt* 00 A el, as tie Tn ; lish t roo p s arr i ve out i n I n dia evi lt suddenly ea ). The Sepoys will burl t 0 0 , 1 0./ treasure they have obtai ne d, an d lay do,vt ca They are in the utmost te rr o r o f t h e Engli s s isw t tie Lueknow, it is feared, will fall before " a4 o° -4 Come to it. rhere were many English at e e tm tl Indus left that port, who had had P a re do of from the Upper Provinces, :And wh° Et 1 0 peree;') to arrive at Southampton by the lie' hail, pi,p packet. A lady is' at Calcutta who fit!, eP i rj cut off by the reutit.eA's. One of t , "'„, elnki; ( eers on board the Indus says that here' Ow a soldier's wife came up to her one dal' ScP ae ce l iie with the utmest glee that she had killeu n a bed pig 0,1 toot ;+ this turned out to be true ; the poor w0°1 8 0 101, 11 0 0 ,3 1 rushed upon a Sepoy, pinioned him, v' er st i . Such is the fierceness and stern resole oa hideous atrocities of the Bengal ra roP g e r 0 the breast of a woman. ci , a # 0, 3 4 The' Collector of Customs at - --u ee, t i e Clarke, of the landing-waiters' dopartati Obree and Knowler, of the tide-surver."„onlfloci were early on board the Indus this 1 4 to . 4105 under special orders from the Goverrinhe it io" 'CAW utritaloto in every possible manner landin.hat the Inian refugees. It was ascertained L st e fe 6, oB 4 f, btt l o passengers, brought up gentlerolks, had I %ifice l : e rifre e d India ; that ladies, whose husbands wer e ro t in India, on limited income, bad made g' Thla we re e send their famili es ou t o f th a t country sa ns IsP Inculcated to the Lady Mayoress, and n es. 1. to afford to many pecuniary assista.siblee managed in the most delicate manner Pe' iri th e i Cabi . A, innit ob tai tervi Tt 4crht, %r, i „ Thi tool koeli Nst k : dis eot thlte r tg %. , A re tytfael of offi Of _ N„ 1.44