The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-16 00:00:00

MR. VERNON SMITH ON LNDIAN
GO VERNMENT.

Some curiosity has been expressed as to the line
likely to be taken in the pending debate by the Pre-
sident of the Board of Control. The following ex-
tract from the speech of the right hon. gentleman, in
1833, when opposing the cleave of the India Bill
which empowered the crown to nominate six direc-
tors, may throw some light on the subject :
" He (Mr. V. Smith) was most decidedly in favour
of tke system of a mixed government. It was his
firm conviction that the present double system
of government had contributed most materially to
the quiet and happiness of oar Indian empire. If
hon. gentlemen compared the condition of the abori-
ginals of that empire with those of any of our colo-
nies, they would find that the condition of the
former was infinitely superior to that of the latter."
Still it is possible that on this point Mr. Smith
may have changed his opinion. There is one opinion,
however, among those which he expressed in 18.53,
to which he doubtless clings with the fidelity of •
martyr
" The President of the Board of Control did not
fill that office in the cabinet which he ought to do.
He did not mean that he ought to be a secretary of
state, because there would be difficulty about a
secretary of state issuing orders to the Court of
Directors, which was a very sufficient reason for
not making that change. But he would increase
his salary."

ADMISSION TO THE CHAPEL ROTAL.—WE receive

numerous complaints nemeting the manner in which the
admivsion of the public to view the Chapel Royal, with the
other apartments In St. James's Palma, decorated for the
late wedding, baa been managed. While et the libeuries to
which the wimiseions were ocardised hr pate/teas &artier
lion ticketa are not to be had, they sni wooly hawked outside
the palace at the price of Is. Owing to the Wastlialtat=
Betty given to the annoemcoments, aad the
manner in which the edraisions wen given away, very few
nervous were aware of what wee intended until the apply of
tickets had maned. The natural corrective of the abuse
Derma to be en extension of the time for viewing the pre-
mises, and a new issue of tickets, of which proper soda
Mesh' be given.
THE PREACHER AT THE 4LHAMBRA.—The 1t.,.
J. H. Rutherford has returned to Newcastle. Yesterday
(Sunday) ha preached twig.. M lb. Lecture Room, sad, as
usual, to itty large audimem. At She elms of We sermon
last night, ha made the kOseriag renestka on the subject of
his tecent visit to yam, sod hie engagement with Yr.
Smith at the alelambla MOSS:--"Peraepe It la doe to yea,
nay friends, to aphis la a sesteaco er two how I en here
to night and set Is lade.. I west there to preach the
(impel —to ark to do rad to my begin to
have the oppeolasity of ileiressing=pleameleme of people
who mists set go to say litho of awl befits to he
It in ciroundomais thst weak ant ha *ldea degree
Interfere with ware* and servile ; sad I eqetheilhe eldest
had is view wail he Meth* end I lad Whoa ere is
the stipulatiees white I mode as de everythig i wy power
that that object should be eMelasd. I Itsged, jesiolle.
last Sabbath when I saw the dole of asetere—i hoped,
/whop., somewhat against kept; het .SWI woe set
wslatird that it was ablegeitsr haresekie to Meta the
object for which I west te Larks. 101 the ekes of my
sermon law &Math sled ; and when I hoed that k
would be •theeperth sad sot wthelip—waken I found
that the sleeks service of wag wield be ewe as ,
distract the ellestios of the pm* sad isletise with
the object kr which I went, I of nem pat k vp, and
gave Uup of i.e.. That le the eke* eslimsales of
the rams why I ea he to-sight aid me than. I
watt to do ; eased et tie thee of sty asressa
that it was to de dr seed whisk hod ex-
piated—et Meet to de k Maw* s cossynterhe of ay
principles: sod whin I head I weld not do It except at
such a INCIrifICO, I of comae (WO ft up."—Neirreitle Expreen
IMMENSE ADUEDANCS OE F 1 att.—For some weeks
put the seeetb of the Tess bee hews *wally Mad with I*
chlidly wets awl thenbes.
_Oa laSeeseeko the men
ing to a collie ram eat their seta es the shallows =
ninth bthy, tad the Eck that they teak were en many thee
they maid net draw it is agate whitest breektsg the met.
The OM pet late the water earl liked the di ide the Goble
by lash* kireeedlis earl tine died kesMl ea wield
wry. They dawn to lbeektes, sod said the quer
thy oas Ira et sane (146). The shoal othilasme
abeadath se et frol, sad several egos ems 4 wary ley
with trowel et ate log of Ash, width we rid ea the
me quay
pavane (rasa hiked *wee at bsebtoad.
one I aleek eathe alealielae hasset SOL
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alibi West MMus es top nes.—Droder-