The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-16 00:00:00

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THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL ON THE AMERICA,

Fri-R

Sir Round°ll Palmer paid a visit to the electors
of Ricbmood on Tuesday last, w:th the view of I=xci
elected tor the borough. his seat having bees
vacant through his acceptance of the ease of Attorney-
General, is room of Sir W. Atherton, retired. Oa Wed-
nesday 'Teeing he 'dimmed a large meeting of the electors
in the Town lialL Referring to America, he said he was
sure that the hatred of slavery was as straw and general
in this country as ever It was. (Appian's.) If in this con-
test it should appear upon the surface that say people
bad not refused their sympathy to that side which owl,
upheld slavery, be was sure that whoa the South
had achieved their isdepeedesoe—if they should emc-
eed in doing se—oar feelings, sympathise, and
&Maim as a nation mast ssoy be with the North,
for the obvious ream that England could sot possibly
be with the states that maintained slavery, but with
the free. (Cheers.) There was no incossidency In Wei
for the true interests of liberty would set safer if the
South were to achieve their independeses. Hitherto, a
naavoidable °audition with the free dates was, that
they were obliged to tolerate slavery in the slave states,
and, to a great extent, adapt their ems laws to the
MaiDiO1111•00 at slavery ; but DOW the frostier of the land
of freedom' mould be advanced. Whams south. fugitive
dare beams a free man as soon as be cremes the river SR
Lawrence, sad pals his foot on Canada soil, he would
lasafter be la the same situation as moos as he cased
the ilae between the Northers sad Southern
Al heal sot son it was a mad and right
that is ot >add Jterecotat
Nomawho Lai the is of liberty add
aid mine by that nepandies were indifferent to the hams
of &very. (Hear.) As to our recognising the We-
Crine ed the South, we should ask cialselves, "Rave
setablished &ally their iodepeadesce r While
them is this furious war raging. whilst battles are being
Isught from day to day. whale we see cm pest city
of the South, the city of New Orleans, in the pram= ei
the Northersers, and Charleston every day Hum=
to fall hit& theirhad& whim so person can really
dress the Oration or the result of the coated, to say
that we axe to recognise the iodependeses of the South
i was to say " You must pronounce judgment beforehand."
that we are Nally to take aids, sod sot to wait sad axe
whether Mar slates can establish their independence or
sot. (Applause.) Without waiting for the event, we a-
tomise that they will aad shall be, and emeguantly all
thaw independent before they ass. Thor who lIIMIIDdiIa
we should do it, bad we does it, would haviedgiFes to
say, " What Is the as of calling them yam
yen go es sad male thus set" (Chews.) , what
way should we be better for that' Should we get mere
coati ? Should we break the blockade, meld the
dreadful earme term' Giving them wise was
not what was wasted. They wanted sales ; they
wanted to stop the war. If we gave resegalos
in words merrily,
_without altering our maid in ether
rasa we should be holdier °amine up to the DOOR
Of Europe, doing very little real benefit to the Southerms,
and at the same time giving just offices to the
Northerners, against whom we should be promenade( a
mat prematurely. if the °ours° of evente shoat
really establish their independence, if the hostile armies
of the North be withdrawn from their soil, if they
should ever get into that situation which, after thirteen
or fifteen years of sanguinary content, our American saga
found themselves when they formed the United Slates, et
come we should then recognise them. But we meat
the fast to be settled first. To recognise *hair leispeatkoss
before that settled fact was to say we wish toheisg shoat
that which has set taken plan, and, while psaefl.R to
be mat, we should be plainly demosetratiog that we
did sot mean to be boned by the conditions of neutrality.
He hoped and believed that the people of the country at
large would not be iodised to identify themselves in faWit
with those sierehasts at ours who seemed te think that they
were bead by se obligation to our laws at all, wad that it
was perfectly fair for them, if they chose, to marry on a
trade with a belligerent power, while at the same time they
knew that government were anxious, for the sake of the
notion, to preserve a strict seutrality. (Hear, bear.) He
did not think that was the pert of patriotic Englishmen,
loyal to their laws, sod having a true view et the interest&
of the country. Monk perfectly ODDIKDODO of the great
difilealtim of briagiag the law to bear by complete and can-
delas Mime is am et this kind, where miry sztatioe is
owed ley fir Pairs•se dog as sod maim, he had ovary
oculdeses that We people of this country would approve
the gemmed is the mesnares they had takes to make it
dear sad pia that thaw procesdinp was paint:egad
without the will, essaiveacie. or consent of those who as
responsible for the goverment of the matey. (Hear.)

ENOLISH SYNOD OF TES UNTIED PREITITTIMLLN
Caosca.—The gemeedings in connexion with We synod
were brought to a close yesterday. Au overture to the
effect that the synod should take Into emmideratiou the
subject of Christian union with the evangelical presbyteriso
church is Great Britain was brought forward, but Mesmer*
u practical reanffestation bad been given by the members
dories the sederunte that they were in favour of such a
scheme, it wee decided that the question should nut receive
epeeist couideration. Deputations were appointed to attend
the mutiny of the coogregatiotial union of England and
Wales to be held in London in May, 1861 ; the next synod
arof the English presbyterian church ; end the
meeting of the South Wales Association of
e Methodists, to be hold in A berystwith in
the mouth of February next. A deputes:au from
the coogremitional body having attended, • resolution
=r ad to the effect, that the synod hailed with yeti-
the ommossosuient of fraternal intercourse, and that
it sought to carry forward their own evangelical efforts in
England, cot in the spirit of rivalry or hostility, bat as
fellow labourers in the common work of the same God and
Saviour. On the motion of Dr. Masud, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted :—" That, pending the
meeting of the Supremo Court, or the arrangements which
may then be made, this synod do now appoint an interim
committee, to co-operate with the mission beard of the
church,ithe mission board of the Lancashire presbytery, and
the synod of the Ludes extension committee, in the work
of church extensions is Eegland, this committee repreeeuting
the various presbyteries."
CONGREUATIONAL UNION OF ENGLAND AND
WALI3.—A meeting en "Congregational Rimless" wee
held in Great George-Must Chapel on Wednesday emitting,
and yesterday (Thursday) the busman of the delegates was
resumed. The Rev. Dr. Ferguson, of Ludes, read •
paper oa the " Pastors' Retiring Fund.* This food wee
advocated by the late Rev. J. A. James, who gave 1,000/.
towards it. In the coons of three years 30,0001, had been
subscribed, but it appeared that 100,0001. would be neciemary
to meat the claimu sod requirements of aged and infirm
adulators. The 32 aanuitaata now upon the fund received
amounts vairlinl front 25/. to 501., and thus all the funds
at prosiest were absorbed. It was intelided, how-
ever, to provide for 100 anouitaote. at an annual payment
of okr. each, and this would require subecriptious to the
extent of 4,0001. a year. A Liverpool gentleman. recently
deceased. had bequeathed 3.0001. to the food, and
a clergyman of the established chords had left
1001. The Rev. John Corbin read a report from
the bicentenary committee, which stated that up to the
prompt time Z 1,568/. had been subscribed for the various
objects (chiefly the building of new chapels) contemplated.
Eight of the new chapel. arranged for by the Lam:saline
friends had been opened, affording accommodation for 6,000
perms& Others were iu prune% and sites had been
secured for thirteen others, the building of which would be
concloded early next year. A large educational establish-
moot had been opened at Farnworth, and another atAslstem
evolving a large expenditure. In Lancashire alma it was
stated the intention was to expeod 120.0001. upon objects
of this kind ; whale in Wales it was expected 20.0001. would
be raised for the foundation of a college, :10,0001. fur the
liquidation of chapel debts. and for other rajecta in con-
nection with the denonlinatiou. The Rev. J. Grahem, of
London, moved a resolution for the adoption of the re-
port, and paid a high and affectionate tribute to the piety,
zeal, and learning of the worthies of 1562. The Rey. J. G.
Rogers (Ashton) amooded the resolution, which was nasalmously adopted.
SURREY CONSUMERS' GAS COMPANY.—The half-
yearly meeting of shareholders was held yesterday im the
London Tavern. Mr. Thomas Pocock presided. The report
stated that the balance of revenue for the six months ended
30th of June amounted to 9.1231. 11.. 106., out of which
the directors recommended that a dividend should be de-
clared of 5 per cent. for the half-year, and 2 per cent. os
account of back dividende, mating together 7 per cent. for
the half-year. The directors stated that they had effected
extensive improvements in the manufecturiu power of the
works, and had mitered into engagements for making
further improvements. To provide the capital necessary
for these purposes the directors proposed to Pane 10,000
shares in the manner authorised by the act passed in the
hat session of parliirueut, and to call, for the present, only
for payment of one instalment of 2/. per *bare, payable on
the Ist January *ext. Oo the motion of the chairman the
report was received and adopted, and the dividend recom-
mended by the directors was declared.
THE ISTRAM RAMS IN THE MERSET.—A state-
ment in the not. of Wedoealay, to the effect that "a
guard of marines from her Majesty's ship Liverpool was
put on board the El TO,ISPOU ou Monday." moves, after in-
quiries made by our Liverpool oorrespoodent. to be inter-
rect. No such guard had up to yesterday afternoon bees
placed on board the ram El Tolima. The error of the
Timm has possibly arisen from the fact that the gunboat
(Mohawk has eons almigaide the ram in question, and the
moorings of both vessels are so managed that the ram cannot
from alongside the gunboat without the moorings of
the beim; removed ; stud also that in getting on shore
the seamen of the Goshawk often pass over the deck and
r sides of the rasa. The Liverpool, which for some days lay
I off the north end of the entrance to the Great Float, with
s beaked furnaces, shifted her moorings on Monday, and went
up to the Simms, where she sow rides at anchor.