The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-25 00:00:00

COLONIAL

CA-NADA S. EXTENSIVE DESERTIONS FROM
THE 71sT REOIMENT.—The Afontrea/ Courier furnishes us
with some details as to these desertions that will be read with
interest. We shall be doing our military a service by show-
ing them what they may expect in the American army, if
they should be base enough to betray their allegiance to the
ttag of Britain. The Courier says :
The reserve battalion of the 71st rest. was stationed at Kingston,
Canada West, until recently, when it was relieved by the 4tth rest.,
and is now stationed at Laprairie, with a detachment at St. Helen's.
During the time this regiment was in Kingston, we are Informed that
up to mime time in the month of July last, it had loft, by desertion,
about seventy men; but from that month until its recent arrival in
Montreal, the crime hail ceased to a great extent, eels-three men hav-
ing since that deserted. Nye are told that two men of the TIM, having
purchased their discharges, —or having become entitled to them by
length of service, had found their way to Sackett's Harbour, at which
place a recruiting party of the regular army of the united
States was stationed.—They then enlisted themselves in the service
of the republic, and, furnished with civilian clothes, returned to
Kingston, where they hung about the barracks, and, there is no doubt,
persuaded the other men to desert. It was not known to the officers
of the regiment that these men had entered the American service or
they would not, of course, have been permitted to remain about the
innacks. There is no positive proof that these fellows were sent pur-
posely to seduce their former comrades Rein their coloars, but there
in every probahilig that such was the case, and the mere fact of their
having been permitted to revisit the Canadian side of the lake after
enlistment in the American service, goes far to prove that Ruch wan
the fact. It is supposed that the soldiers were tempted by the offer of
large booties and better pay, with other prospects of advantage; but,
however that may be, it is certain that desertion to a very great
extent took place. We are told that an officer of the 71st
went over to Sackett's harbour, and meeting with one of
the American MSc es stationed there, asked him if they
ever took deserters from the British service into their army to
which he replied that they did not; upon which the English officer
took. him to the American mainguard, and there showed him three
men of his own company. The men very coolly saluted their former
captain, and the American officer shrugged up his shoulders, and said
that he could not be supposed to know who had been soldiers, out of
the numbers of old countrymen who applied to enter their service.
This was a falsehood, for we deny the fact, that any man who kas ever
been drilled can escape without being at once discovered by tan' eye of
a man who is himself a soldier. The English captain saw several
more men of his regiment about the lawman., most of whom tried to
get out of his way, evidently ashamed of themselves; while others
whom he encountered unexpectedly, could not forget their old habits,
drew up as he passed, and saluted him. Some two or three of the
men, disgusted at their treatment by the American, deserted from
them in return and surrendered themselves It wan then found that
the poor deluded fellows had been regularly victimised ;
that, although their seducers had premised them a large
bounty, he., yet they were made to pay for so many articles in
the shape of necessanen and at such extravagant rates, that their great
bounties soon vanished into the pockets of the swindling Yankees
quarter-masters. They stated also that they were severely treataf
being confined to barracks after no o'clock in the evening, and gev.rd
mounted at the gates by American volunteers, in order thal.he,
should not escape after the discovery of their rictimisatkm. 'These
men, it is supposed, have all been sent to Mexico ' • and if ch,, truth
could be known, we believe it wouid be ascertained that se Ra., couple
of thousand of the army under General Taylor am Esiglis'a
and that the American* have a regularly laid and elelibe,s4 plan for
recruiting their ragamuffins by enticing away English ' se'.diers under
false pretences. We are not sorry for the nemesis wb o desert—no
treatment is bad enough for them, and we sale haPe V'eylor will take
them where they will be half-starved and well-pepr „red but what
are we to think of a geserrunent that tacitly enemerem crimes of the
West kind in the army of a friendly power, if does not actually
authorise it, which one would almost suppose to e,e the

—•
PRINCE EDWARD'S ISLAN7O. SUBSTITUTE
Fort TRE POTATO.—Some months avp, we extracted from
the journals of this colony a not'ae of some roots pro-
posed by Dr. Omer as substituter, for the potato. Half a
bushel of one of them (sna-gtla-Law) was obtained at Squaw
Bay, • short time since, dating the examination of the
shore by that gentleman. The plant, at that place, grows
upon a small W i
and, in dry '.oamy upland, and n a natural
opening among the svi dfaP.v of the forest. From the favour-
able nature of the soil, tubers are much largerin size than
those obtained from the sandhills at the entrance of Rich-
mond Bay, and from Bin to ten of them, of the size of pigeons'
eggs, are often fonoi strung together like knots in a rope.
The amount of root, or tuber, compared with the bulk of the
slender N ine, in th'.: best samples, nearly equals in proportion
that of the common potato. " We have also seen the starch ex-
tracted from the sactlon-ban,b7 the above gentleman(says an
island journal) ; it is very white, and when separated from

the gluten, it resembles arraY-root.
this root, with another varipv, sailed
ntuaqua-rote, t., Great Britain and the
vinces. Every tact connected wt.'', the
favourable to the grand object in Tit w.
teed in haring them tried in different
be no doubt; and the learned doctor feels
he may, that they will supplant the corer
now seems doomed to • fatal disease.
very eifferent from the pig-nut,' the
the ' Indian turnip.'—The old Indian* on:
with their abodes, and by their aid
the
obtained in all those colonies, where they c
submitted to experiments by cultivation."

Int OW.
The Queen and Prince Albert took
Osbo
earlyrne walk House. yesterday in the gardens and

Mr. Majoribanka, Mr. W. Ewart,
of the 'College of Preceptors, had ea in
John Russell, yesterday, at his official real
street.

Mr. Arthur Crooke, from Liverpoo
•PIT with the Chancellor of the Exche
his official residence in Downing-street,
memorial respecting sugar.
Mr. Gregory had an interview S
yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
The Bishop of London had an bite
with Lord John Russell.
Mr. Warburton had an interview,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Rev. W. A. Soarnes, vicar;
vestry clerk ,• and two other inhabitant
Greenwich, had an interview a ith Sir
day, at the Home-office.
"The Chancellor of the Exchequer
Wood had a dinner party yesterday a
Eaton-square.
Lady John Russell had an eveaim
at her residence in Chesham-place.
The Duke of Wellington left tov
his seat, Strathtieldsaye, Hants.
Despatches were sent off yesterd
the Colonial-office for the Governor of e,

VISCOUNT CLIFDEN.—ACCIDENT '
ESQ.—The accident mentioned in 0v
occurred to Claude Lame Esq., nip
Harewood, and not, as was then stated, t
The mistake arose from Mr. Lascellei
Lady Dover, and from his having been re
after the accident took place. Mr. Lai
first surgical assistance; hut his injurii
no opinion can be given as to his recovx.

RAGGED SCHOOI
MILE-END NEW TOWN.—Anothc
added to the rapidly-increasing number
the metropolis, and in a neighbourhood
tution is perhaps more needed than in as
metropolis, viz., in King Edward-shy
Town. A school of this class was forme
ago, but, after a very short time, the bull
held was found to be too small for the
number of children attending. Aceo:dit
were obtained and fitted up fur the yap,
of them was celebrated last evening I v a
auspices of Lord Ashley, who presded
several of the clergymen of the a• ion
party assembled was numerous and resp,
number of whom were females. Wised
prayer was offered up by the Rev. Mr. C
Lord ASHLEY then addressed the mee
they were assembled there for the ivirpo!
opening of the schools which had bee;
district to meet the great spiritual nem
body of our fellow-creatures. He nu s
in which they then were was a mo,t net
was heartily rejoiced to see SU large ant
he believed it to be an indication of the
the efforts of those were here received
hard and had spent much time and mon
lish there a school that might save the vie
the miseries and sins into which their k
plunged. These schools, of which he
were now many extended over various
polls, were essentially necessary to the
which we now were, and they had been
"ragged schools;" but it was to be
while they bore that appellatior, ii
thereby to say that the serer:age
schools would always be confine.. t
the ragged ; it merely meant to say that
of society, there were many hundrtels
large towns who found themselves in ss
and physical destitution that they conk
the means of educating and clothing
meet this necessity these schools had la
they were intended only for a tempera
long as the present state of ignorance s
tinned among the lower classes so long a
main, and all those present were bourdi
support of these schools, in order that th
children of their fellow-men from the del
they had fallen. A• long as that cl,;.r.
long as there were children of the .5
must these schools maintain their po
had the honour of being the chairman o
and had had considerable experitoo
schools, and he was able to say s
their efforts had been succearfd
parts of England, the children hod bt
I that they had been passed into a class
description. One school he knew se,:l
last two years, had sent not less than 50 c
who had been brought from the mot
filthy, and most neglected part of
(Hear, hear.) It was ter these reasons
the institution of such schools, the nets
very great. He had had put into his
Mr. Tyler, a statement of the district
were. It stated that in 370 houses. whi,
813 families, there were 1,327 children;
tants, 142 only were able to read; 1,
worship ; and only 106 children atlend,
and to the whole of this mass of person,
140 Bibles. So fir from weakening t
these facts ought to be the greaser. me
exertions, and he trusted that all mot
duty bound, would do their utmost to a
'1 he meeting was then addressed by tb
men :—Mr. De Thoyt, Ite.vds. Misers. C
C. D. Watt, and Mr. Gammon. Seven
announced, including one of 51. from
31. from Lady Ashley. Resolutions ap;
blishment of ragged schools, and appo
the president, and the other officers of I
passed, as was also a vote of thanks tc
was acknowledged in suitable terms
separated.

UNIVERSAL BENEFIT BUILDING
ASSOCIATION.—An adjourned meeting
held last evening at the London Tavern
Robert Steers, Esq., in the chair, fur the
members. A number of shares were is!
ing been disposed of at the first meetin
when 5001. was advanced to a home
shares are 1001. each, the subscription I;
payable monthly, with an entrance fee
non will terminate in twelve and ab.
holders who do not borrow money w
for the 651. per share which they wi
whilst it is calculated that those to
made for purchasing houses will, with
become the owners of the property
annually than the rent of the
tages of this society over others of a
that the law charges are fixed at four
redemption fee ; and there arc no th
withdrawals.

TUE TIMES BUILDING AND I!
PANT.—The second monthly meeting a
held last night, at the Guildhall Coil
street, Mr. Cronin in the chair. The in
the purpose of balloting fur 8001., of re
and enrolling sb rreholders. The chs
meeting that th, re were 39 applicants,
whose applica'..ians was 16,0001. (A 1
the question r,f a shareholder, the chi
directAnlB hat'. nu resources at present
cants. Tha 1, were empowered to advat
cent• to ap ilk:ants, till they were sue
and if fir ey could obtain funds they woe
where a small sum of money was wante
was ur gent, they would lend it. The
of pri.ceeding to ballot were then go
Rig wants proceeded to draw for the
Bar . Alexander Fraser and Mr. Wm,
baying applied for 6001. and the latter I
'then proceeded to receive subscriptioi
bers, after which the meeting separate,
THE RAJAH OF SATTARA.—A
held last evening in the lecture-room
racy and Scientific Institution, Leiceate
parliament on the subject of the &pa
of Sattara. In the absence (through ill
Briggs, F.R.S., who had promised to t.
Thompson, Esq., was unanimously
That gentleman, in introducing the be
sketch of the leading events in the
the prosecutions to which he had been
that the gravamen of the charge agal
home and in India, was that the act
been allowed to be heard, either by hin
defence of his own rights. If any tip
East India Company was present, that
him, if he chose to make any atateme
subject.—ltungoo Bapojee, the aces
of the deposed rajah, was present,
to addreis the meeting in English, hr
statement, in writing, of the whole MI
tart, which was read to the meeting b 3
platform. The leading facts of this
in this journal; and most of
peered
that the rajah was dethro
ago, in consequence, it was alleged, of
to the Bombay government, and the
allowed even to see the evidence prnal!“
less to make his own defence. Mr. le.
solution declaratory of the indigaauon
way in which the rajah had been trc
, the meeting, which lasted till a late 1

ter has just bees
of ragged khooli its
where such en MM.
my other part of the
rest, Mile-end New
ed there a me tine
ildinir in which it Was
to rapirilpincrcuing
ihErlY laurr premises
pose, and the openieg
tea-party, hue, the
d as chairman, and of
ining districts. The
pee able, the greater
!it tea was finished, a
Champnevs ; and
lie said that
ose of celebrating the
ea established in that
essities of so lame a
sure that the district
egleeted one, and he
. assemblage, beam
good spirit in which
d who had Mound
ney in order to estab
Ming generatMn from
forefathers had been
r,joiced to say this
parts of the metre.
se state of society is
a given the name ri
borne in mind that

it was not meant
;es offered by these
to the class called
at in the present rate
s of persons in con
such a state of mon!
Id not just now find
their children. ,To
been established, and
sry purpose; bat
and criminality con-
must those echooh re.
to do their utmost is
hey might rescue the
egradation into which
of poverty existed, as
lam described, so long
resent character. He
of the Ragged Union,
ce of this clue of
with certainty that
sl ; that in many
fo greatly benefited
of schools of a higher
:1 which, within the
children into aerie,
deirraded, the son
the metropolis-
- that he rejoiced
ceseity for which sw
is hands by the &M.
: in which they then
fich were occupied by
; of all the inhabS
105 attended public
ided Sunday saheb;
ins, there were only
their determination.
acentives to increased
event, as they were a
wlyance the MM.
the following gentle
. Champne7s,-Newlett.
oral subscnptions were
Lord and another at
approving of the our
pointing Lord Ashley
f the institution, were
to his lordship, which
ns, and the meeting

G AND INVESTUEST
ig of this society err
vs, BislifiPsgateltle4
tic purpose of en 01100
issued, about 100 hr.
ring on the 17th
owing member. 1!:.t
being .24, per sem,
eof is. The as 00e
half years, and share.
will then receive 100 k
will have subscribed.
o whom advances hire
ithin the slme peva.
by PaYing Wri
~es. '1 he chief aelesie
a similar chiiractee
it guineas; thee illlG
fines on transfer,

INVESTSIENT COl
g of this conljnr:
'offee-house, l'a"f7o
meeting was c'
receiving su
,n bscrip
formevae
chairman
t.s, the total amount of,
1. laugh.) In relell.
chairman !mid that
Lt f r unsuccessful :P
pe
Vance money at fire
successful by the e 4
would do so. in eer2
nted, and where
he necessary fornlitZ
gone
through
he prizes, alerelqet",,
Vm. Palmer, the
_•.
.er fur 2.50/. The d reet:
,tions and to enrol

ated.
A public Meeting IrSl
lons of the Western Law
cster.square, to pelitl.
leposea and exiled
Western
h illness) of Major-tiew
to take the chair,
called en to p
Lirmili
ebusiness, gave a Ts of
the rajah's career,
teen subjected, obseri+
against the authorities
_ss
accused rajah had 110;
himself or his atetN,
r agent or empleYe
_,„°'
that platform was 01.'14
.ement ill reference toe':
accredited representsr;
tent, but being reprints
he produced.a de7
case of the Rajah of ot
by a gentleman 0.1.•.
❑rue case have already...o. w
st of our reitclem. are
...throned about E tour::
1, of false rer,resentst?„7
1 that he IVA never "1
roduced against him, Ms;
r. F. ltowiton moved
_a.
anon of the meeting
trortled. At the clog!.
ate hour, a petition to r