The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-07 00:00:00

RELIGION IN INDIA.

DEPUTATION TO LORD STANLEY (THIS DAY.
This morning a deputation of gentlemen con-
nected with various mistime carrying on misaionery opera-
bens in ladle, waited upon Lord Stanley, President of the
Board of Control, at the case in Cannon-row, for the
purpose of eliciting from hi. lordship an explanation of his
views and intentione in reference to the future policy of the
Indian government In relation to Ctwiatiasity In
Among the rumahcre of the depauition were the Hon. A.
Kinnaird, M.P., Mr. A. Ldroy, M.P., Sir M. Peto, Bart.,
Dr. Crawford, Mr. A. Haldane, Mr. B. B. Underhill, Revs.
W. Vette, Dr. Tidmen, Dr. Hoe* end W. Arthur, dc„
The Hut. A. KIMMAIRD introduced the deputation to hie
lordship end explained the purpose foe which they had
waited upon him.
Having been addressed by Mr. Lefroy, Mr. Arthur, and
Mr. Usderbill,

Lard 8 . mid that in vary much which he had heerd
he gage* agreed. He thought it wee perL...tiy true that
as bikinis natives mad miestonarise—the latter betsg
comesebed with the government, and confining dismal."'
to the performs*, of Hsu missionary dmise—then was hat
nub dispute. He scanned also la the opiates
wbich had bees expressed, that be nay lemettage
which aught be seed by the itteireamst, there
should aot ally be so insincerity but nothing to lead to a
suspicion of insincerity, sad that nothing mien should
be promised with regard to nos-isterfessim with
native customs than the goverment seri
they would be enabled under the ciroometaseee to

perform. Great stress had been laid on the het that the
government had in various loneness cow tato collision
with the satire observation, au that the neutrality which
they prolemeed had not in reality been observed. He appre-
hended that what the Indian government had always in-
tended was to act upon the principle of holding Itself aloof
from all titration Involving merely differences of opinion in
niattere of theology. Of coarse it did not mere that
dative idea came into collision with the adverse', and he
might my the everlasting roles of justice, those ideas should
be respected. There were certain principles which were
probably older than any form of belief now exist-
ing is the world ; each, for example, as the principle
that equality of punishment should attend equality of crime ;
and each principled they were bound to carry out, In oppa •
tioa to any native prejudice, or feelinp which might be
weed to them, restraised only by the recollection that
all innovatioe& moat be slowly and gradually made. As
regarded the expression " religions neutrality," the govern-
meal onetrattico of which the deputation expressed them-
siw to artertaid he apprehended that what was
moat we., that ao ape should be takes, directly or iadi-
wily, to give le the spider of Europe an
apparent preleresee ear these which were found
existing in the country. No desk It bad bees thought ne-
merry to lay diet primal* dews mere saphatleally,
Messner whatever Right be said theeretkelly is refereed* to
the rejection of government aid by Christiania, they
knew that practically Christian had availed ti meshes of
government aseistsnos and interheatm It we. set eataph
for the reareaset to mitablith an equility haven passim
elan religi sat, but can mast be takes that the spirit of the
law was admiainerel by those in authority ; tad be wall
my that a the part of those in authority then should
be no mercies of any Alt-is/ power or indesecia which they
might peruse la hear of their own opiates mad avast
those of the satire population. With respect to pest
chairs of ladies lawn he would observe that If they were
ma* simply in deferrer.. to the enteral sail leatateble
pr acopice of ;maim, they wen property seek sad the
pneople of neutrality wee not invade!; while on
the ether band, if they were made hr the pompom
ttf propagating Christian opinions sad evertheewlag those
which mooed in the mousey, they wuremaastillable. There
wee great .Ity tad utruseing • camellea a this Idol same
ral promplee, but what the governante had Waded areal
on the subject—and perhaps there wen away present who
woad not dissent from the doctrine—was that the sphere of
gear asset ad the sphere of theological belief way Am-
iably and entirely separate. He was afraid he weld hardly
es, that that was the recognised doctrine of amierwieerope ;
hat it wee a doctrine that was making program to atlas
Harps ; It was a doctrine which prevailed in lsgtsad at
the preset day; it was a doctrine which had boss eezW
wa to the orkslal possernions of Elegised ; and Ii we a &s-
-triae which It seemed to him especially necessary to mat to
a eouatry like India. Ills feeling, on this laded wee very
mach is syeepsay with three which lad buss waremi
icy
Laid Baia lersugh sad hit George Clerk; bat at the ewes Oa
he did sot oessider ate gamesman pledged to carry out soy
view. whir* those geatlemen had =premed
in She diseseat which had been rehired to. What
the geverauset mesa by neutrality" in the matter of
religion, wee .Molly es rememied the action of the
goverment ; asialrehly as between the theological
tame of a Masao setae, sad the theological tenet*
of the Wfvea, They did sot arm to My that in
maim a jades as between ran said may el la matters in
which scastilk treat was brought fate contreat with ideas
previously existing in the country, they were to sacrifice their
turn principles and opinions, except so far as prudence
might dictate.

&MOM member of the &potation stain sddreiesd his lord-
ship with the view of sheitiae farther explaastices of his
views, bat wilting fell (rum him deriving materially from
what we have gives above.

LONDON AND SOUTH lINSTIJINJULLWAY
NIITZNO.-(71.14 D.AI.)

This of the half-yearly general mosting of
the eareelnaine la this COM peaky eete held et the Waterloo-
etstiee._

Mr. CHApresided.RLID CAATLRM*D. the ehatmen of the bead ddirectors
The CD AIIMAN is opening the bedtime apologised hr a
short board, which be aissouat:d for by the Cherboisa hiss
Daring the last half-year a committee had bra dein le le-
quire ints the depreesioo cf traffic, sad their report Wahiawa
that the position of the Booth-Wester' was so wens
Wan that of other metropolitan Has
The net re-
venue for the six months f ading Jose 30, aim
interea• OD loses awl all other preferential °barges, as:lownwt
to 150.3731. To this waa added 7,2301.. the al Du'. 31,1837, making 157.8001. available for dividend. TyaWrw
dwelt os the various schemes of the peat year, hem which
he augured the brat success. He was happy le say that
Mr. J. E. Erriegton, the engiaser, Neared that the
works on the Exeter Extension line Wen procoodisi
satisfecterily, sod congratulated the mediae en the
defeat of the Richmond and Detedied steam go tegrellal
tied the House of Commons bad shows. illegooldes 1111.
=undue railway mospetition In a way that eery
ly affected the Enemas el sleds milmsys • aell
he
thetas, ssomover, that the railway should be jawed
at ot the meet headset Whams' pro-
vided by the House of Colmar. It was a moot Wall-
cient tetanal, actin es no tied petesiples based
by ao precedent. set segment, regalmeed the
whole of their de.ae- tor the dot log of ere
room might in ths miry mane day be reversal
by a committee sitting le the vet, meet teem. He
mootoineeded the formatka of a association for the enamel
protection of railway hareem If a proper tribunal were
formed, all questioas involving railway interests might be
referred to it; such, for Mama% as the recent disputes
involving low tares in the north.
After mass dl.oumios an leassial asteers. the
already pnblishe! in the &row, 11115 aimed to, owl la.=
deed at the rate of 41. da per ant wee AWN* is& tar
meeting separated.

ILECTION RJR NORTH CHISHI2Z-(771,18 DAY.)

OIT riacrato

Wilbraham Egerton. Esq. of Rosthorno Hall,
was alerted sorro`or for North elseabire this inovolog, at
Knotsfonf, Is place of W.Titsos Egerton, Seq. Nis maw).
of Tattoo Park who resigned les suet in consequence of
UI health. The newly elsescd senther is a conservative,
and will gives paws( bat Wormiest support to ilta pow
sent governmeat

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lei emmee Saber a rears of Uwe or four weeks et the
horlheol. AUM Irene. trnia the pea of Mr. Wilkie C0.,11i
lie 'Ober of ISo lifhtiosoo will be the seat smoky es
the sespoing d As Arise.