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

SMITHSONIAN HOTEL, BRO.! AWAY, COTller of HouSTON-STREE NEW YORK. Nnihed in konuur of the SNITNSONIAN INSTITUTION, Established at WAS nINOTON, by the U. S. CoNoms, 141,11 Funds begrteathed by JAants SmiTrt.oN. of ENGLAND, Having tho Friendship of the OFFICERS of the NATIONAL INertruTiox, Is colalucted on the I VILOPEAN PLAN. CIAS. H. SMITH. nnari:iAl DaL). At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 2, Bale-street, aquantity of 3'dtpetre, Sago Flour, and 31,elder Itoots.—Browne, Hunter aLd Co. At twelve o'clock, at tie broke's' office, 16, Exchange-buildhigs, a quantity of Linseed and Lard. -J. IL Rayner and Co. At twelve o'clock, at the broker's ooze York-buildings, D3le-street, 157 bigs Pepper.—Patt nson and ilark. 4t twelv e ov 0-k. at the broker's officc, Victoria-buildings, Hackin'g - hey, 31 tons Box Frood.—r W. and J. C. Mirror, and Cu. At twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, Tithebarn-street, 249 boxi-s Pearl • , ag). —Alfred King, jun. At twelve o'c'ock, at the hr kers' office, 1, O: all-street, 234 slabs Tin.—Jo Baron and Sou. At twelve o'clock, et the broker's ("Tee, Sweeting-street, a quantity of Ox and Cow Horns.—Arnold Loete Roscoe and Co. trvelv. o'clock, at the brokers' office, 9, Rumford-street, 2,760 bags Rice.— Whitek-r, Wilda' :ad awl Co. At twelve o'clock, at ncoe, on the quay of the Harrington Dock, a quantity of 3t4V.8 —E :ward Chaloaer. C-fb For particulara see advertlslmenti. ANIUSEsIE 4T3, PUBLIC MILEUINTi, Etc. THIS PAY. Tr. al/rt.3 HOYAL —l)ramati: Federman. e-7 p.m. :gzat. Am PRE rusaTaz—Draroltic Performance-7 p.m. Qualm's Julia Pastrana —2 and 8 p.m. chArrOli HALL, Clayt n-squAre—G , rdon Cumming-8 p.m. CoLlssstim —General Entertain nerft-6.30 p.m. SZOLGGICAL GaanEsts—Grand,ad Variel Ent rtaintnentg. 7 For particulars sea advertisements. t 4, -s ( LIF 4'Y Or a tll Si 25 THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 1857. THE DAY'S NEWS. The adjourned meeting of the Town Council was held yesterday. The proceedings of the Water Committee, including the amendments pro posed last week on this suijeet, were agreed to. The proceedings of the Baths and Washhouses Committee included the resignation of the Master and Matron of the Cornwallis-street Baths, which were accepted. An additional assistant inspector of Gas Meters was appointed, it being found that the present staff is quite inadequate for the duties they arc called upon to perform. It appears that the offee3 will be quite self-supporting. The proceedings of the Birkenhead Docks Committee were confirmed. Mr. Stewart was glad of the release which the Mersey Conservancy Bill caused the council respecting these docks. He was not, .however, quite so sanguine of the propriety of the Liverpool docks to the new trustees, as he believed that the connexion kept up between the docks and the corporation to have been of mutual advantage. A vote of thanks to Mr. Stewart,for his exert'ons in connection with the Birkenhead dock scheme, was passed. The memorial of Nit.. James M'Etenald to the Corporation wag then read, and Mr. Jeffery moved that the inemerial be referred to a com.nittee, and he eulogised Mr. M`Donald for his business habits and ability, and he thought that he had some claim upon the Council. Mr Banner seconded the mo tion ; but Mr. Alderman J. H. Turner, Mr. Tobin, Mr. Tinue, and Mr. Alderman Cooper opposed, the latter in a very energetic manner, and after some discussion the Council came to a division, when there only appeared four for the motion, and twenty-seven against. The usual weekly meeting of the \Vest Derby Guardians was held yesterday. The business was of no interest or importance, excepting that por tion relating to the medical officer. Dr. Nevins refuses to attend personally upon the midwifery cases without an increase o his silary, so as to enable him to procure further assistance. The Poor Law Beard have ordered that no midwives are in future to be engaged ; and the result of the discussion was, that the letter of Dr. Nev:ns, re fusing to comply with the request of the Guardian!, was referred to the Visiting Committee. Several of the rioters - in Belfast have been brought up before the police magistrates, proved •to have taken part in the riot, and fined in 40s and costs—a very severe punishment, indeed, for such a serious off_mee. The London Times, of yesterday, has an article on the sul ject of these riots ; it takes up the idea that where a majority of a people are of one religion, there such religion may, without any offence, be advocated in the open air, but in a place like Belfast, where the R9manists equal, if not snrnass, Protestants in number, such a proceeding as the latter preaching is most inde corous. The preachers have "succeeded in lashing the Roman Catholics to fury, and, having excited these riots by preaching, they will now make these same riots the material of more sermons. They will dwell on the meekness of Protestantism and the ferocity of Romanism. They will describe themselves as undergoing the persecutions which the Prophets of old had to endure, as going about in sheepskins and goatskin!, and living in dens and caves of the earth. They will speak of the last times having come, in which the man of s'n is to triumph and the faithful to suffer. BUt if they will think seriously for one moment on the matter, they will see that these rows necessarily follow such demonstrations as they are making in a religiously-divided country. They will probably discover that the Protestant churches and chapels at Belfast will really accommodate all the Pro testants of the place, and that they have sallied out into the open air more for a religious affray than for the serious object of the conversion of souls." _ _ We may now at any moment neeive telegraphic accounts of further news from' India. In the mean time Government is far from being supine in the endeavours to forward troops to India. Every exertion that is possible is being made, and we may indulge in the hope that nothing will be left undone that can at all further the movement for the suppression of the insurrection. The Rev. Mr. Hay, the American Missionary who narrowly escaped with his life from Allahatad, and who has arrived at Southampton, has given some further partieulars of the Indian revolt. Mr. Hay suspects the fidelity of the whole of the Mahommedan population to British Tula, and considers that the high Government officials have yielded too much to the childish prejudice of the Sepoys. He considers that great benefits will result frem this terrible rebellion, and that, if the English Government does its duty after the insurrection is quelled, the mutiny, notwithstanding the deplorable outrages which have accompanied it, may ultimately prove a blessing to England and Indie. A correspondent of ono of the London morning journals, who has been a resident of Cawnpore, avers that there are two individuals belonging to Bithnoor, who take the terrible name of Nena Sahib, the English spelling of which has not yet been fixed. The one is the adopted son of the late Peishwa Bajao Rao, a stout inactive man ; and the other is the eldest of three brothers, the son of the la`e Soobador of the late Peishwa, and an active vindictive man, who wouli not hesitate, in the estimation of our informant, to commit any act of cruelty. This latter Nena Sahib, in 15:55, actually defied the magistrates of Cawupore, thus showing his capacity for brave deeds. " I firmly believe." says the correspondent, "that the public have their eye upon the wrong individual when they speak of Nena Sahib as the heir of Bajao Rao, and that the real scoundrel is the Ir an that defied the magistrates" According to letters received by the last mail, Nena Sahib, whoever ho may be. is stated to have hung the Nawab Mahom reed Ally Khan for having secreted several of his European friends in his palace; and, this decd of darkness done, the palace was, as mater of course, plundered. The gentleman who has written about this murderer can speak most feelingly on the matter, for, besides having lost a brother, with his wife and his babes slaughtered by Nena Sahib, he has lost all his wealth, upwards of £20,000 in value, for it unfortunately was invested in property in the Cawnpoore cantonment. It is a heart-rending case of calamity, and would entirely justify the application of what portion of the Nena Sahib's estate may be in the hands of the British to the relief of the Cawnpoore sufferers. It will be seen that the Emperor Napoleon has forwarded the sum of £l,OOO for the relief of the sufferers in India, as his "personal subseription2 Of political gossip we are at present but scantily supplied. We may mention, he,wever, that the Greenwich vacancy has passed into a new phase, which will be very vexatious to the half-dozen Liberal candidates who have been wooing, but• not winning, the electors. A portion of the poli ticians of Woolwich have seen Ye, Townsend and ascertained' that he has no wish to resign, and they have resolved to raise a subscription as a means of extricating their member from his difficulties, arid enabling hire to remain at his post in the House of Commons, and hold up his head like any other gentleman. Should they succeed in such a laud able undertaking, the curtain will fall and the contest will be at an end. A vacancy in the re presentaaon of Caine is looked ferward to in eon srquence of the contemplated appointment of Sir Wittiarn Whims to the Governorship of Malta. The " free and independent"• electors of Caine have nothing whatever to do with the choice of their representative, as they are obliged to take any one who may be provided for them, When the proper time comes a noble marquis will, no doubt, honour them with the nomination of Mr Frederick Peel, Lord Merick, Mr. John Ball, or some other ono of the Government supporters whose services the constituents dispensed with at the late general election. I Th© Birmingham meeting of what is called the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science promises to be a very grave and pompous affair, if we may judge by the published programme of the proceedings. " The object is to aid the development of the social sciences, and to guide the public mind to the most practiLable means of promoting the amendment of the law, the advance ment of education, the prevention and repression of crime, the reformation of criminals, the estab lishment of due sanitary regulations, and tlse. recognition of sound prineiples in all ques ti ons o f social economy ;" and to forward this object the Right Hon Lord John Russell, M.P. is to preside over the Department of Jurisprudence and the Amendment of the Law, the Right Hon. Sir John S. Pakingtor, M.P., over that of Education, the Most Rev. Father in God the Bishop of London over that of Punishment and Reforma.tion, &c., &c " In fact," says an evening cotemporary, "the whole thing reads like the announcement of Mr. R Owen's conferences at St. Martin's Hall, for the purpose of solving every problem that ever baffled the mind of man, as welt as for inaugurating the new kingdom of Utopia all over the earth. We sin cerely hope this great [Lad important gathering may pros;e universally successful, and destroy any necessity that may exist for the discussion of political Reform Bills." There - are at present many surmises of the ob jects of the meeting between the Emperors of the French and Alexander of Russia. The supposition is by no means gratuitous that France and Russia, represented by their Emperors at Stuttgardt, will scan with critical severity the plans of England for restoring her dominions in India. " Therefore,' says a metropolitan cotemporary, "while they are engaged in their secret negotiations, whatever their purport may be, it 3;611 b_! true policy to keep our ereat administeative departments at work pouring additional forces into the East, and proving that, whatever demonstrations can be made at Chalons, Great Britain, with a real military work upon her hands, is equal to any and every emergency that may arise. It may appear, at a superficial glance, that such considerations are remote, and that we are disposed to conjure up visionary suggestions of European statemanship. Far from it. The British Cabinet undoubtedly recognises the em barrassing position of this country, almost denuded of troops, with so serious a drain upon her effective artillery, and more than one Continental Power disposed to imagine that, iu our present circum stances, we would scarcely insist upon exerting our ordinary influence in Europe. The fear is not that of actual invasion or. war; but that, in the event of any European league being formed with views contrary to British policy, an attempt may be made to take advantage of our situation, engaged as we are in China and India, and deprived as we have been of our paramount in fluence in Turkey." Yesterday,. an answer was received from the Home Secretary with regard to Captain Rogers and his two mates, Miles and Seymour, convicted of murder at the last assizes. The murder, it will be remembered, was committed by means of a long course of mi:l punishments inflicted on one of the sailors. The Botne Secretary sees no reason to order that the law shall not take its course 'in respect to the captain. He will be hanged on Saturday. The two mates arerespited.. The advices from France this - morning, are not of any importance. The A sserablee National, has been obliged by the French Government to east off that " unconstitutional name," and this journal now cornea out u,tder the title of Le Spectateur. The Madrid journals of the 4uh contain no political news. It had been decided that sill?, woollen, awl cotton fabrics prepared with gum shall pay an import duty of from 40 to 48 per cent on their value. The Corriere Mercantile states from Florence that the investigation into the late insurrection at Leg horn is terminated, and that 27 prisoners era to be tried for the murder or maiming of soldiers, and the remainder for high treason. Accounts from Holstein, state that the majority of the Diet is hostile to an agreement with the Danish government, and ....A.ll probably sanction the report which th 3 select committee has drawn up. One of the speakers of the minority, M. Bargum, called the proceedings of the Diet very impolitic, because they justified the government in drawing back the hand which it had stretched out for the sake of internal peace. The majority relies on the aid of the German, powers. But the integrity of the Danish Monarchy having been establisbed and guaranteed by treaty, it is not easily to be under stood, how Austria and Pruss!a can countenance the endeavai r 3 of a provin&al opposition to untie the bonds which the common accord of the Euro peat) Powers has formed. A Telegraphic ?espatch from Jassy, states that the !Moldavian Minister of the Interior, Basin Ghika, anal seven Prefects, are deprived of their offices for abuses in the exercise of their function . Aeconnts from Sweden, to 'the 5!.b, state . .that his Msjosty, owing to the infirm state of his health, cannot in any ties sustain the burden of public of airs for it year to come. The King has therefore felt it his duty to request th States to provide for the government during his illness, according to the mode p►escribed by the Constitution. _ Wo have Constantinople dates to the 29th ult. Diplomatic relations had not been officially resumed up to that date. Intelligenee has ben received from Persia to the effect that Mr. Murray, the English ambassador, had been reebived by the Shah at his summer camp in the mountains. THE solemn service 3 of religion, and particularly the dedication of a temple to GOD'S service, are matters that interest all classes, the old and the young, rich and poor, the believer, aye ! and the unbeliever. Everything that aims at promoting GOD'S glory on earth, and the happiness of his child, en hereafter, is to be looked upon with more than usual solicitude. Unfortunately, in this world of ours, we are too prone to regard with favourable eye that which squares in with our own ideas of the present, the past, and the future. It has been the custom of the British people, althoug.h they claim for themselves the character of Advocates of Civil and Religious Liberty, to treat with contempt and scorn any and every thing that does nob agree with their peculiar ideas of Redemption, GOD'S Omnipo tence, Omniscience, and all the other Holy attri butes appertaining to the Supreme Deity. One portion of the community sits on judgment upon the other, and unless we . can swallow all the dogmas of ATHANASIUS, discard the doctrines of Arms, or pronounce baptism and regeneration a bore, we don't merit the name of real Christians . Such an idea seems to indulge in the principle that men should be of one, mind in religion , that politics should follow, and, as a necessary con sequence, our social habits and principles would be the ne plus ultra of this world's requirements. Experience, alas ! proves that, in religion, men differ as much as they do in their physical con tour; and that that scheme which common acceptation may pronounce to be irreligious, is at least a system approximating to truth. The realities atict the designs of Heaven are problems difficult to understand ; nevertheless, holiness, and feeling for our fellow man, is something akin to the ruling attributes of the DEITY. And when we find these called into constant exercise, and benevolent play, we must anticipate that the GOD of mercy and love is operating. We do not agree with Judaism as a religious principle. That dissention, however, does not prevent us from admiring all that is good, pro per, aye, and holy in its rites and ceremonies. The people of that creed cling to their ancient faith ; and, what is more, they observe it with a fidelity, an earnestness, and a zeal which Chris tians would do well to imitate. The columns of this journal have been open to advocate their claims, civil and religious ; and we have ever denounced the idea that the enfranchisement of these people could inflict harm—political or social—on the subjects of the British throne. If any thing could confirm us in these ideas, it is the fact that we have had an opportunity of estimating the outward form; and religious sere•• monies of the Jewish faith. Certainly, they contain nothing which can offend •the Christian feelings of even a Ca.evrNrsie a disciple of LUTHER, the leading representative of JOHN WESLEY, or any other sect who declaim upon the excellence of the Christian religion. These remarks have been suggested to us by an attendance at the new Jewish Synagogue in Hope-place yesterday. We entered that build ing under the impression—that is, if we had been guided by the reports of the world—that the Jewish faith was one of danger, and obsolete in its character. When we witnessed the simple, but solemn ceremonies, heard the sentiments of the able, eloquent, and enlightened minister, and thought of all thet Holy Writ speaks of this out cast, but not neglected people, we were forced to ask ourselves de novo—Why refuse a Jew his seat in Parliament ? Any one who reads the ceremonial of the comeeru.tion of the Synagogue, and marks the deep and reverential awe with which these ".outcasts" go to work in matters religious, must be satisfied that they are a people more anxious, earnest, and zealous in their peculiar religious faith than many who call " Lord, Lord," but to whom the G )spel of salva tion will not open the g:ttes of happiness, as their prayers and practices have been hypocritical in the extreme. Our remarks are not intended to- bolster up one system of politics or religion at the expense of others. They are intended to enforce the duty of the nation in removing the Jewish Disabili ties ; for when a people, whose national creed and religious principles are so developed as Mr. ISAAC'S sermon yesterday pourtrayed, exists, they are good and virtuous citizens, and should enjoy the full and proper franchise, not only as voters, but Members of Parliament. THE LAT& PIiOCRIMING3 IN CANTON RIVIR. —The following is an extract from a private letter of Commodore Keppel, giving a description of the action of the Ist of June in Canton river :—The first division of the Chinese fleet were simultaneously attacked by about 1,900 men , spread over a large surface, and soon gave way ; but I did not take up more than a quarter of that number to attack their second division. which was three:miles higher up the river in a well-selected plats, and evidently the elite of their fleet. They numbered 20 in one compact row ; they mounted from 10 to 14 guns each, two of them in stern and bow being heavy 32-poUndera • I saw that I had all the Raleigh's boats well up, and determined push on. They fired occasional shots, as if to ascertain our exact dio uncle, hot did not open their heaviest fire until we were within 600 yards, and then I soft saw how impossible it would be to force our way until I had rein forcements. Nearly the first poor fellow whose head was knocked off we an amateur—Major Kearney. I had known him many years. We cheered, and I tried to get on,when a shot struck my boat right amidships, cut one man in two, and took off the arm of another. Prince Victor, who was with me jumped forward to bind the man's arm up with his neckcloth. While he was doing So, another round shot passed through both sides of the boat, wounding two others of the crew. The boat was filling with water, and I got on one of the seats to keep my legs out of the water, and just as I stepped up a third round shot went through both sides of the boat, not more than one inch below the seat on which .I was standing. Many of our boats had now got huddled together, the oars of most being shot away. A boat of the Calcutta being nearest, we got in, pulling our wounded men with us. My dog Mike refusing to leave the dead body of the man who had been his favourite, we were obliged to leave him. I then gave the order to retire on the Hong Kong, and re-form abreast of her. While we were going down, a shot cut away all the oars on ono side. I called to Lieutenttnt Graham to get his boat ready, as I would hoist my broad pendant, and lead the next attack in his boat. I had no sooner spoken than a shot disabled his boat, wounding him, and killing and wounding 4 others. I saw Graham one mass of blood, but it was from a marine who steed next to hlm, and part of whose skull was forced three Inches into another man's shoulder. When I reached the Hong Kong the whole of the enemy's fire appeared to be centred upon her. She was hulled twelve times in a few minutes ; her deck was covered with the wounded who had been brought on board from the boats. I was looking at them, when a round shot oat down a marine, and he fell among them. From the paddle-box I saw that our heavy firing was now btiosy : .. lag up a strong reinforcement, The account of my having been obliged to retire had reached them, and they were pulling up like mad. The HOD 4 Kong had floated and grounded again. I ordered a bit of blue i hunting to 12e got ready to reprmit my broad pendant; THE NORTHERN TIMEB.--LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1857. I called out, " Let us try the row-boats once mire, boys," and went ever the side into our cutter (the Ra leigh's), in which wasTurnour, the faithful Spurrier, bring lag the bit of blue flag. At this moment there arose from the boats, as if every man took it up at the same instant, one of those British cheers so full of meaning that I knew at once that it was all up with John Chinaman. They might sink 20 boats, but there was 30 others who would go ahead all the faster. O.a we went. It was indeed a lovely and exciting sight. I saw the move among the junks. They were breaking ground and moving off, the outermost first. This manceavro they performed in beau. tiful order. They never ceased to fire. Three more cheers, and then commenced an exciting chase for seven miles. As our shot told on them they ran on shore, and their crews forsook them. Seventeen were come up with and captured this way ; three only escaped. It was in this I set chase that my poor Spurrier was shot do sn by my side. I saw his bowels protrude as he lay in the bottom of the boat holding my hand. Ho asked me if I thought there was any hope. I could only say, " Where there's life there is hope;" but I had none. Strange to say, the good Crawford sewed ishn up, and the admiral's last letter from Hong-Kong states that Spurrier hoped to return to his duty in a few days. What a long yarn I have spun you; but as I began the little affair came fresh to my memory, and I have filled no end of paper all about self. My own prospects for the future I cannot guess at, but going on with self, I may bo allowed to say to you, whom it is so surd to gratify, that the admiral speaks highly of my services in the late boat affair. Whether he overrates them or not is not my business, but I do think that they ought to insure my cotinued employment out here, even should I be on the flag :list. There is a fleet out and coming sufficiently large for two admirals. I see the French have rewarded my services in the Crimea higher than our own Government has done. UNITED GERMANY!—The East German Post expresses Ps astonishment and sincere regret at the absence of a Prussian delegate from the statistical congress of Vienna, Twenty-seven governments, and amongst them Turkey and Russia, have sent representatives to 'Vienna. Prussia alone has not done so. The Augsburg Gazette says : It is sad to be obliged to confess that the third inter national statistical congress gives to Europe the oppor tunity of witnessing a picture of the disunion of Germany. Although the Austrian government sent an express invita tion to Prussia, the latter has thought it expedient not to have any representative at the congress." The absence of a Prussia': delegate from Vienna isthe more remarkable, as Prussia was represented at the statistical congress which was held two years ago in Paris. LIBERTY OF THE PRESS IN FRANCE.—WEIAT'S:IN A NAME ?—The wretched dulness in political matters , has teen somewhat relieved to-day by an incident in the Paris press, being the re-appearance of the .43sentb:ce Natronale, after an interment of two months, by order of the powers that be, in consequence of an article which appeared in its number of the 7th Ju'y, in which the writer presumed to make some remarks on the elections, which were then in progress, and which were exactly suited to the palate of the high functionary whose mission it is to keep a watch over such matters. The journal has assumed a new name,lthat of the Spectateur, as it appears that the direc tors of the paper had been given to• understand that it would not be allowed to re-appear under its ell appella tion. The case of a journal being obliged by the higher powers to change its name is- so unusual that I think it best to let the director tell his own story, which he does in the following terms :—" On the Bth of August, M. Lcthllier, one of our editors, was summoned to the hotel of the Minister of the Interior, and the head of the division of the press- informed him that by order of the Government,' the gerant of the Assembles Aationale was forbidden to again bring out the journal with that name, which was considered as uncon stitutional. As soon as. that notification was made to me, I hastened, as representative of the company of which the journal is - the property, to make representa tions against that measure in two lqtters which I sent to the Minister, and when I observed that the existence of the Assembles Nationale, was legally estab- lished as well as that of the other journals in the year 1852 r by terms of the Article 33 of the organic decree of Feb. 17 of that year, I also invoked an uncontested possession of nearly six years, dating only from the accession of the present government. These observations did not alter the determination of the go vernment, and I was forced to submit, as otherwise I exposed the property confided to my management to an immediate suppression. In that situation, I. remembered that we had given a formal pro laise to our supporters to pursue our task to the end, and, therefore, I had only to yield. I proposed several titles to the sanction of the Minister, but all were refused, but at last he accepted that under which we reappear to-day. The journal wilt be henceforth called the Spectatevr, and we are authorised to add the words Founded in February 29, 1848, under the the title of - Assembles Nationals•' It is in fact the same journal that we are continuing, and have stated that fact clearly to the functionary who is charged with the super intendence of the press. Our principles, as our writers. remain the same. and we shall be under our new title what we were under the old. This affair has caused a very considerable sensation among tne journal ists of the capital; but if the Speetatour acts up to what it promises in the above declaration, it is more than probable that it wilt 'not long keep itself out of the clutches of power.—Puris Letter A CLERGYMAN IMPRISONED. is nt ITBSTRY.—In a rural distrie, not a hundred miles from our nrcient city, stands a venerable edifice, which is now undergoing internal reno vation, end in which, consequently, service has not been performET for some number of Sabbaths; but on Sunday afterneoa last the clergyman's a;cl was called into reqpiti tion to anoint the haad of a babe by christening. The sexton., a hale old man of more than seventy summers, after the ceremony, received a kind invitation to partake of refreshment with the blessed parents. In his anxiety not to be behind haul at U.° feast, forgetful of the clergy man unrobing himself in the vestry, bolts were turned, the key safely deposited in his pocke', and off walked the old man. Not many ssclnds elapsed before rappings were beard at one of the windows, and the attention of passers• by was attracted Speedily it was ascertained• how matters stood; and the old sexton, to hi; chagrin, was baoupht back to relieve the pent-up E:hcpberd.—Carlisle Examiner THE FRENCH EM.PEROR AND THE INDIAN REVOLT.— In vain do some journals endeavour to make a markes out of the revolt in India. Evi,lentiv they have no synr patny in their own cauutry. The Uniuers may think it it congenial to the feelings of its own readers when it ex. presses the charitable hope that the English, who are heretics because they are Protestants, and are, therefore, as 1 arbaross as the Hindcos—should be defeated in India, and leave room for Roman Catholic missionaries—as if victorious Brahmins would admit the nice distinction ! We see the same attempt to get up a variety among the hackneyed topics of the day in other Ultra-Catholic organs ; bit manifestly the feeling of important countries , on the enotirvint is with England ; as indeed it most be, since, whatev, , r, rosy be the detes of the question in India,. the conflict has broadly become one between civilisation and barbarism. We might find the proofs in the sentiments of our contemporaries, not only in France, but in Italy and Germany—wherever, in fact, the language of civilisa tion is spoken; A morning contemporary publishes an extract from a letter of a distinguished Prussian officer, who simply differs from our present policy in considering it necessary to precipitate the conclusion of the " double Goveremeut," and thinks that the conversation of the natives has been hastened by the outbreak. But indeed we need not hunt up for evidences of this feeling, they come to us stontaneously. While our journals are calling for subscriptions to the fund for the sufferers by the rebellion in India,—while appeals are made to the clergy to assist in this national movement from the pulpit, one of the first to give his subscription is the French Ambassador, in the handsqmo form of £100; and his Excellency i s instantl y followed by the Emperor of the French , who s ends his own subscriptio n of £l,OOO, accompanied by £4OO, the s alt of a subscription of the Imperial Guard. The money indeed is not the most graceful part of this vary handsome gift. "We have not forgotten." adds the Em geror, "the generous subscription of the Queen and of the English people at the tine , of the inundations." Nor does he send his aid only as a cold official return ; he is care: ful to note that, the handsome gilt is "my personal sub' scriptian in favour of the ofileers and soldiers so cruelly afflicted in India." We may fairly say, therefore, that along with a valuable contribution :towards the Rational fund, has come g Stitt more _Weic9l 3 l9 COUtri!oution . of feel nip CONSECRATION OF THE JEWISH SYNAGOGUE IN HOPE PLACE. The dedication - of a temple devoted to the ser vice an . 4 praise of the Omnipotent, is at all times, in any place ; and under any circumstance a mattsr of the deepest inters's , . But when the consecra tion is to set apart a place where the Hebrew faith is to be solemnized in its en+ety, the scene Is unusually attractive. Tee Jews are a persecuted race, their name, unfortunately, a passport for ridicule. Still, if we but looked at their religious ceremonies, the performing of sheir worship,and the liberal sentiments of the pastors, we taould not think harshly of this interesticg people. Not to digress, we may say that yesterday's pro ceeditip•,s, at the new synagogue, taught us a lesson of liberality and Caristiaa forbearance, we thought we did not require. Yesterday we noticed the structure of the new erection in Hope-street, and have now merely to say that abut half-past twelve the ceremony of con secration commenced. At that hour a most influential congreßation assomb'ed. The Minister, followed by the Wardens and other honorary officers of the c. ngregation, brought the rolls of the Law to the door of the synagogue, where, standing under a canopy, the Minister exclaimed—" Opsa unto me the gates of righteousuess; I will enter them, and praise the Lord !" 'rue doors being opened, the Miohter and the rest. entered io procession, with the rolls in their arms, and the Realer sang—" ho.v goodly are thy ten's, 0 Jic)b ! thy tilse - nee!es, 0 Israel !" " 0 Lord, I have ever loved the habitation of thy house, and the dwelling-place of thy glory." "We will come int ) thy tabernacles, and worship at thy footstool." The procession then proceeded un'il it arrived at the ark, during which the Readers and Choristers sang— " Blessed be be who oometh in the name of the Lord we bless you from the house of the Lord." " Eater into his gates wi.h thaeksgiving, into his courts with praise. Come, let us worship and bow olowl ; let us bind the knee before the Lord our msker. W,rsh:p the Lord wile gladness; come into his pes:nee with exalting. song." The procession then walked mend the synagogue even times. Daring each circuit a Psalm was c!taurited by the Reader and Choristers. This having been performed, the last, in the procession placed Ws roll in the ark, followed by the rest, who returned to their seats, dining which ths Reader chaunted the 29th Psalm. The consecration sermon was then delivered by the Rev D. M. Tsaeo;. SBRMON. The Rev... Mr. Isaacs then ascended the pulpit, and toak for his text the 16:h verse of the 11th chapter of Ezekiel ; and commenced by stating that he had a great want for their sympathy on the present occasion. The duty they had met to discharge was solemn and important. They had erected a sanctuary to the Great Jehovah, and it became them to consider to what uses that sanctuary was to be devoted. After many disappointments, said the reverend gentlersan, the day had arrived far which they had so ardently longed. Difficalties had been overcame, and at length they were met, by the grace of Almighty Gad, to celebrate that, to-them, most important day; in the court of their God, the God of Israel,. who n through the mouth of his prophet Ezekiel, said, " I will be to them a minor sanctuary in the land of their dispersion." Bat God hail not forsaken Israel.. Their grand temple at Jerusalem had been hurled down, and the glaries of Jerusalem La/ become the spoils of the Babylonians; but the ritual that maintained its secendeney in that temple raised by Solomon—that, God be praised, was still in the midst of Israel in spirit. " I will , be to them a minor sanctuary"—God hag been, from the earliest time, their habitation: 'Before the world wee epeken into being; the Almighty God existed, sole and divine, as they acknowledged Him creation's creator ; and He, in- His unspeakable condescension, had cemmandel their grea t legislator, Moses, to make a sanctuary, and Moses was shown the pattern of the sanctuary on the Mount ("El - ludas, 19 c.)' Bat, continued the rev. gentleman, they were not to understand that the tabernacle er sanctuary was for God—the tabernacle or sanctuary was the Heuse. of God. He next proceeded to•enforce the necessity of peace—of peace in their ministry, and peace in their congregations. Tolerance was also one of their principles. They did not strive to make converts. It was inconsistent with% the Jewish principle to make such effer.s. Every good man was, he conceived, as much as they were, under a superin• tending providence—every man who performed his duty in his sphere, to himself and to his neighbour, no matter what his creed, was a good man. And the principle- was easily solvable according to their tenets, that such a man would be as acceptable in the sight of heaven as the best of Jews. It was with this feeling they had asked their brethren of. an opposite faith to be present at the cierecra'ion Of their synagogue ;. because there, nothing would be heard to shock the feelings of such parties. Jews would never go out of their way to thrust their peculiar tenets upon the minds or judgmeets of others. And not only would they thus forbear in regard of these who differed from them, but they could love and pray for Meat. In the Temple as it stood at Jerusalem there were sierifices mode, and c:fferings presented, for the nations. The prin ciple of Jadaisan wee still . the earns; all they had to do was not to, be in a hurry. They had that day opened a house where the landmarks of Julaien woleld ever be observed, and consecrated in the only true way of conse cration, by the law of Gel bring brought into and de posited in the Temple. This solemn dedication required net gifted ora'ory.. In the house of God they had no colossalestatues, as in other places ; around them there was a studied simplicty. Instead of a fares syna,rop_:uo they wanted to get large hearts, for they shanld not forget the maeirn that wherever there was love there vs:s sufficient room, The reverend gentleman then proceeded to compliment these who had been the chief instruments in rearing the edifice. It would he invidious he salt!, to partieularise individuals where all were so zealous, hut still be felt • 7 t to be his bounden duty a< it was his delight in offer a tweed of approbation where it was pre eminently due. and he sail advi;eliy and without any esitatiod whinever, that only for the zeal displayed by the chiec-warder, Soiteasveasky, they would not be in that building on that occasion. There were many other benefactors, some had given much ani others - less. There was a progress he was glad to obseve in zeal and enlightenment, and if the Hebrew were only true to themselves the day was not remote when all nations wit - bone creed 0151111 ackn ewledge the one Ged, and where the sacred name of the Al nighty would be felt in all its holiness through the rem stmt. isles of ocean, and. whirs a blessing would fall upon the peeples re-nnited by this grace. The rev. genCernan neein cengratul tel his hearers on the ceneummatien of their wishes, but ex pressed the neceseity, at the same time, of not forgetting the responsibility they had imposed of themselves in building that place. If the e:didce were as large as the Neeropelis—]f that place were to *extend as math as Solomon's Temple inolf, they should remember that God looked not upon a house of stone, but looked rather upon the heart; and the llehrewa, who were enrolled and en listed under the banner which they had that day unfurled, should remember that the ohj tewes their own salvation, and the glory of the God of Israel. Every Israelite was, therefore, bound to maintain a position, not of hostility— God terhid—but a position of defeere to preserve thattaorer, They knew the danger in battle who-, the banner became lost—they knew what confusion enened. They were all soldiers of the truth, and they ehr ul 1 rot put down their ar mour. They should be true to their calling. Israel was to be redeemed —that Israel which had in all ages been a break-water spinet infidelity. History woul4 tell them of this. Turn over its pages, and they would find man/ of the annals defiled with Jewish blood, spilt for the glori fication of God's name. And if their fathers had not been true to their cause, they would not have bean there on that day. They had, in spite of all, bell up the law of God and preserved it; and there it was, oa that day, de posited in the ark—not a word of it lost—every letter counted, What, he would ask, could the nations of the world hale done without their laws ? Could any civilised government be carried en that had not derived the utmost adventege from these lave in cementing the brotherhood of nations, nod is defence of the privileges and rights of man. Oh, if the nations of the world paid the debt they owed to the Jews, the time would come when ten nos would think it an honour to take hold of the skirts of the garment of one Jew; for the Jews never forgot, and never falsified the Covenant. Tee rev. gentleman oontiened et some length to enforce the neee,:lity of practical reli gion, and concla!ed by invoking a blessing on the temple that day inaugurated. After the delivery of the sermon, the choir struck up a beautiful anthem, at the conclusion of which the Ref. Mr. Isaacs delivered the following, PRAYER. Thou bounteous Setae?, or Life, whose mighty han4 sustains all being; in thy superintending gers nothing i 5 hilden ; gnat and small alike revealed, bespeak thy pro vidence, regardirr; each atom as a world, while the entire world is but an atom to the totality of thy created domains. Wrapt in thy spirit and robed bounteonS grandear, proclaim thee eupremely perfect. Eternal cause 1 the starry chart, which night to night unfolds, and' the resplendent orb, which day by day blazons forth the unity of purpose, spread throagh the universe a knowledge of the all-wise God. Thy residence is in the pavilion of infi ; all space thy temple. Beyond the grasp end ken of the most elevated thought the archangels them selves ministrants at thy throne, with veiled feeoi tremblingly enquire for the local.n of thy glerye grim, then, ehsll the child of time, so frail, unblamed, presume to utter the stupendous works of thine all-embreeng greatness? Vet, in condescen sion boundless, thou hast drawn us by the bonds of ive to reek and find the bleseful repose under the covert of thy wing ; for in all ages thou west our habitation. Thus, by wisdent led, inei, ed to do thy will; we have raised this edifice, consecrated to the glorification of thy name, within whose sacred portals our children might be early trained in the doctrines of truth, while yet the mind, docile and unvidated, may ba indelibly impressed with the admonition to remember their Creator in the days of their youth. Nurtured by the dews of thy invigorating grace ? may they flourish in all` the beauty of holiness ; and, whole among the numerous and humble suppliants that shall ' crowd these courts, he, laden with years, with stooping ' gait and tottering knac, shall come to seek thy divine' presence, anticipate him with thine aid never intermitted.. 0 t leave him not in old age, but mercifully alleviate his' burden nod the infirmity of years drawing to their close. And when we beseech thee for the poor sufferer whoe, languishing in sickness, cannot come himself to ask* of thee what he most needs, let our prayer in' behalf of the afflicted meet ready acceptance amidst the prayers of Israel, and ascend to thine open ear, to which the gentlest whisper is ever audible , ' Be it also Thy gracious design to shed abundant blessings on our most beloved Queen, the benevolent Sovereign of these realms, under whose paternal sway ounpeople, amidst the other etebjeots of this Heaver-favoured land, repose in sefey. On the Prince Wnsort and, the illustrious scions of the royel.house, speed Thy benign favours ; endow the counsellors of this coun:ry with the swrieg spirit of heavenly wisilom ; that, by their sage advice, every good criality may be roused, promotive of the general good a nd • humanity, ley , generous exploits, achieve its 7ic tones over error and v ice. Father of• mercies, cause all those who hare laboure d ' and given of their store to raie-this stracauve to reap tha; fruition of their pious seeds in the evaberance of continued kindness. Increase our ardour, we right ad" nestly impiors Tnee, to worship more adequately, mor e, _ punctually to fulfil our duties, thus, progressing toward s perfection, we may approximate that period spoken of bY Thy prophets; when Thou, 0 Lord, "shall be recognised as One, and Thy name as One," in mutuality of lore and tenderness, all ferocity shall cease. Truth, virtue ; liberty shall oonsummate the purest felicities of mankind ; then, in the accents of purity, all shall serve Tbee with , one coneent,.nad all nations be brought under the har" monising agencies of peace and light. Amen. The other formulas of the consecration wore F:ocezded with, and Vac congregation separated. 1U DTICLIER. In the evening, the members of the congragation and their frLnds-met at dinner, in tho school-room attached t 0 the synagogue. There wa a strong IT eqtti.• of wealthy and irfloentialgenTlerneu. The room was ~ - . stefully decorated, aid a blevet of a most excellent character provided,- After dokg juvica to the good things set before conv patty, the cloth was removed, when The Chairman said t! - !at it was entirely owing to the, kindness of Mr. Schaw, that he vas in the present position. • HI accepted the houour reaJily and with thankfulness.' He hoped, however, that they would grant him their indul" nud also to the untlemen who viould address them- They had to adjlarn to Fnother place, whore they were to meet the Fair D iughtere of Israel ;" so that it would be unpardonable to prolong his remlrkF. Oa occasions of the kind, it was their custom ;03:1 privilege to toast the, Queell and give ex?reesioa to their loyalty to the government a nd the illustrious lady who occupied he throne. Israelitee they were bound, to ;clatteviledge their gratitude to the. Q-teen. She had cast aside all prtjAiet3, and would ba• hat too glad to give her rcydasstut to the biftfor realer". jug the disllilities of the dem.. (Cheers.) Drank with applause. Air—" God Save the Queen." The Chairman then proposed the henith of " Prince Albert and the Royal Family." Mr. M. Defiles, of London , then rose, and. in a 'yea appropri;te speech proposed the heal:.ll of Dr. Adler, the chief rabbi, and eulogised the learning and piety of the Ras , . which was received:w:th much eclat. The Rev. Mr. Isaacs then rose End proposed the "Nov Clogregation,"-and in. a very not and elaborato speech :p the exhortation to perseverance and, earnestness on the part of his congregation,, which he- had omitted in his sermon. Ills rem-Irks were not only practicable, but showed that ho was desirous. of leaving no stone unturned io proniotelha religions objects which he held dear a' sacred. A. variety of other toasts were proposed, including I 1 r Juzephs, the president, the secretary, treasurer, archit!ot° builder, &C, The meeting was of the most agreeabl e character, and altogether the proceedings passed off wl tl3 eelat. Mr, INTERNATIONAL STATIST (CAT. CONGRESS.--At rue last meeting of the International Statistical Congres s 9 which was on the sth of September at Vienna, P t. Farr, the representative of Great - Britain, moved that the commission for making future arrangements should nso ie the place and time for holding the next congress. V ° motion was imanimiusly adopted ; and, therefore, D r. Farr expressed a hope that the commission would b e• pleased to name London as the meeting place of t he fourth congress. The proceedings of the congress Wer e wound up with a cheer for the Emperor of AuatriA, THE COURT, BALMORAL, SEPT. 7.—Her Majesty the Queen. t he Prince Consort, and her Royal Highness tho Princes! R )yai, attended Divine service at the parish church!: Crathie yesterday. In attendance were Lady Church i l l: the Hon. Flora Macdonald, the Earl of Clarendon. 1112-J ° ,, r General the Hon. C. Grey, and Colonel the Hon . t "• Phipps, The service was performed by the Rev. J. Cair" . that ti gardt quest Eaap, eon le] Satu r ignott! dal e , f., of ~ -eaoi of a , (... t ali i ho,