The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-23 00:00:00

utmost oonsequenoe that the people of England
should have a dic:nct conception of the oondnst
prescribed to Government by the principles of reason
sad juttioe.

On a former °cession we have stated the rem
eons why the attitude of the ihnglo-Indian autho-
rities as regards the Christian Missionaries and the
adherents of the old religions ought to be strictly
impartial and neutral. It is now reriuleite to de-
clare, as uncompromisingly, that every Christian
Missionary is retitled to the fell protection of law
against any violence Ikea individuals or mobs. We
are perfectly aware that the mere toleration end
protection of Missionaries by the Government are
certain to give umbrage to the ignorant and
the bigoted among the native*. We know
that the preaching of the Christian faith
is certain to give rise to commotion in
many districts for a long course of time. This is
the inevitable result of the first promulgation of any
views that run eounter to the cherished opinions of
• nation. But if the dissemination of new views
were to be prohibited because hatred of them may
stir the priniteiced end violent to mobs and riots, all
progress and improvement would become impossible.
Our blessed I.OID foretold that his religion would
be thus received in every country where it was
preached for the first time, when he declared that he
had not come to send peace on earth, but a sword.
Believing, as we do, that truth is sunset to triumph
when all opinions are fairly and dispassionately
canvassed, we would maintain the right of Christian
Missionaries in India to be protet.t.‘i in their minis-
trations, even though we did not believe in Christi-
anity. As Christians by deliberate cons*.ction—as
profoundly impressed with the belief that Christianity
alone can truly civilise the Hindoos—we are doubly
anxious that the Missioneriee should meet with no
obstruction. It is no lukewar inner in the cause of
Christian Missions that has induced us to protest
against Government patronage of them, but the con-
viction that Government patronage would be destruc-
tive of true Christianity.
We fully admit that it is the duty of all Christian
Missionaries to avoid as much as possible all risk
of giving unnecessary offence. It is the,- du./ to
abstain from everything calculated to excite theangry
passions, even of their irrational adversaries, so long
as they can do so consistently with the discharge of
&higher duty. They are bound to pair the wisdom
of the serpent with the fearlessness of coosciot•s 'too-
eence. We have gliallithen once oon deemed that pseudo-
zeal which has preached confl'ets and bloodshed in
the sister island. But after the most rigid exami-
nation of the facts of the am we can only arrive at
the conclusion that the Wesleyan Missionaries at
Madre.; have done no wrong, and that the police
authorities there have been culpably sew m in the
discharge of their duty. The detailed amount of the
proceedings which we publish to-day it most hon-
ourable to the writer, who is also one of the sufferers.
Even while stretched on abed of sickness, in mum-
quince of the maltreatment he hes experienced, he
eindirPy and conliallyrympathises with the feelings
of the convert's parent,. But it would have
been weak and wrong in him to yield h a mere
sentiment. A young Hindoo, whore superior edu-
cation had led him to examine the competitive
merits of Christianity and his former faith, had
become a convert to the former. He found that the
persecutions to which his change of opinion exposed
him in the domestic ci'cle was intolerable. He
therefore resolved to seek a new home. He sr: in
his 18th year—an age at which the majority of his
countrymen are already fathers of families, end of
course entirely emancipated rem paternal con-
trol. It would have been churlish in the
only Christiana with whom he was on a footing
of intimacy if they bad in such circumstances
refused hint an asylum. The Missionaries did not
limits bier to come to them. They intimated his
essaing to them to his family without loss of time.
No obstruction sus offered to his full end Item man-
manicatioe with his family. But they were not
allowed to drag him by force to a domestic prison.
His relatives, seat- cinch adherent of the old faith,
naturally grieved at his rejection of it'; but
they had no right to prevent his rejecting it; and
there was no injustice done them when they were
prevented from incessantly trazing him, even
though they had not contemplated recourse
to more violent measures. At all events, if they
imagined that they had been wronged, they knew
that the Courts of Justice were open to them. Nay,
mere, they applied to the police authorities, and
fooled them not indisposed to stretch • point in thei-
favour. It is obvious that the Police Magistrate at
Madras regards Mimionaries al • troublesome set of
people, who at times disturb his repose by calling
upon him to protect them. Possibly be hie se
objection to preaching in the abstraet, lett
then it must not put him to any trouble ;
and therefore he winked es hard es he could
not only at the violence of the mob, but at b's own
agents' neglect of duty. This is intolerable. It is
the first duty of the Magistrate to teach the people
practically that they aro not to take the law into
their own hands—that all who obey the law are
entitled to its protection, however obnoxious their
opinions may be to the multitude.

The voice of Enesh public op:Mon will, we
trust, make itself tiesee;vocally heerd on this point
by the polios authorities of Madras. But it will be
well if, at the same time, the people of England
keep one or two important oonsideratiou Bare ally
in remembrance. However they may lament the
prejudices of the father of the Madras con-
vert, they cannot but respect his manly grief se
desuiled by the resident Missionary. Let them
remember that there are thousands of such parents
in India; men who cling in single-heartednees to
their hereditary faith; who are heart-broken by
what they conoeive to be the apostasy of a child.
Let them for a .asset imagine themselves placed
in the situation of these fathers. What would in that
ease be their feelings if they were told that in a
remote country great rums of money were being
eabscribsel to pervert their own children
from the Chrietise faith, and that Christi-
anity was in that counhy systematically
reviled in crowded assemblies? Weald the know-
ledge of such facts predispose them to tolerate Mis-
sionary emissaries from that country ? This ques-
tion ought to suggest to certain treeelent orators
at Minienery meetings the wisdom of not increasing
the dltiaultia of their agents in India by speeches
the! bad better have been left naspoken. Again, let us
all ►e mindful of the words, " Let him who is without
" sin among you throw the first stone " Before we
esasure too severely the intolerance of the semi-
dviliaed let us ask ourselves what
is the tolerance of highly civilised Britons?
For our part, we have awkward remisissenese
of brutal attacks upon more than one Mormon
mutiog-house in England. With ell oar dislike
of the Confessional, we gannet but he) rather
ashamed of a demonstration that was made not very
lug ago in the ehurchyard of Lewes. And we need
only cross the Irish Channel to fled Roman catholic'
sad Protestants shooting at each other in a most ea-
edifying spirit. We do not advert to there facts
with a view to extenuate the brutality of a Ma-
dras mob, or the shameful complicity of the Madras
police; but we do say, that, before Englishmen take
upon them to lecture Hindoos for intolerance, they

are bound to set the example of tolerating It home
the honest and decorous expression of every sincerely
entert-'ned opt ion. ..

Cbt Court.

Amami It:
Yesterday the Queen and the Prince Onneort, with
the Prince and Princess of Proles, and Pri•sce sad Pl:noses
Frederick Wil'am, dined early Pt private, and afterwards
embarked on board the Alexandria, the steam yacht of the
Xing, and went to the beautiful island on'led the Peseta's
' Wand. Here an everting party wee seamabled to met her
Majesty. Amongst the principal guests were the PA:mean&
Primes Charles, Prince Frederick Charles, Priam Albert
Gather sad eon) of Pruasta, the Prineee Leopold sad Charles
• Hohmaollern, PCZCO William of Bakis, Priam Avestan
of Wurtembeng, Prism Jailor of Bolthert:g Holstein, end
General Hoes, the Goan.= of Potsdam.

The tend of the Ist Regiment of the Infantry of the Guard
played severe! pima of musk in • superior manner.
Tables ware laid is frost of the large Palm how ht the
open air, and en and oats and refreshments wen weed to
RoyalNe end other genes.

Dpon her Majesty's return, the Palace of Minas, the
ssat of Prince Charles, and the curia and pounds of &bar
berg, were Pluas'estcd with the grain-at tames. Boats, cons-
imetteed with Chinese lanterns, pawed backwards and for.
wards upon the water, and the whole sauna was one of great
brilliancy and picturesque dice.

Despatches wessreadved on Saturday at the Colontrcafact
trout the Governor of the Caps of Good Hope.

THE QUEEN IN GERMANY.

Her Majesty Queen Victoria paid another visit to
Barn on Ttiday last, to ace the Mau= aid other public
building/4 end also the Mausoleum at Charlottanbourg. Her
Majesty w recalved on her anima by the borgoomotor of
Berlin. At 2 o'clock on the same day, the Freaking of the
Council give a diplomat:a breetfoot to honour of the Earl
of Ma'mrsbo•y. Severe! menthes of the diplomatic oorpe
were penitent.

Tha Moniterr Pr ueMew of Friday evening SOMOWNIIB that
the King end Queen slit at.:ve at Berlin from Termite ea
the Mt. If thfi bo the cam their blajcstise ail net see the
Queen of Regked at the capital.
On Thursday Let the Prince and Prisons Prederirk at the
Netherlands paid a visit to the Clam as Parr. Oa the
same day the Cooat of Fl-ndets took Levee( her Naledy an
hie return to Belgium. The royal Tilton from Baglsad
treat in the after noon to the Chat's' of Saw Saud.

A letter from Potsdam says that en the e►ening of the
18th, se the steam-yacht Alexandria drew Sear the Oilarakke-
ba:dge, reta•n'vg from the Peacock's Island, one of the
rockets fired se a signal for the illumination of the grounds
ot labeleberg, fall on the deck of the yacht at a few steps
fires the Qom. The rocket was immediately extfugaished,
bat the 'icident canted mach elt—in to the crowd, upon the
bridge.

Letters from Hambcrg of the 21st iad. felts it to be re-
port:l, and gout.", I Assad there, that the Qum will
emberk at that city ea her retno to Rogl•nd, sod that in-
structions base b-n -ircd by Col. Hodges, the British
Charge d'Affaires at Hamburg, to make the needful arrange-
ments for the due mortals of her Majesty sod the royal
vele.

The Duchess of Sutherland has left Castle
Howard, the Earl of Caritas's Nat in Yorkshire, for Don-
robin Cr tie, N.B.

The Doke of DevonsFro end the MeNt4e of
Hartlairton, M.P., have rettuard to Holicar KO, ner•
Milnethorpe, from t►e Earl of Caells'a spelt i, York‘t
after etasedteg the (mewl of the Cotrttrn of Gerbils.

The Martinis and Marchioness of Abercorn and
family are paar;ng the ac -on at Tontatdp WWI.
_ _

The Mai ciai;of Dalhousie and Lady Ram•ay
pawing the season at Ms'vera Wel;,. The hr 'th of t'te
noble marquis remains math the same. It 41 rid the
marquis awl daughters will paw the whit .r at

The Count and Conners de Persfiroy e-e pr•ing
tile season at Tantaidge

The Earl Fortescue and the Hoe. Dudley Porte-
ous, have arrived at Omits Rill, the earl's seat, mu South
Molten, fees Normandy. The omens and Ml. Orals hid
previously arrived nom rows.

Vieoount and Viscount.= Ebringtots and family
and the Hoe. John Portman have left tows to Job" the Heil
and Counties Fattiest et Coeds Hill, Dews. The noble
viscount end irisoonotees, accompanied by the Hon. John
Forteesm, intend to leave England the latter Ind at neat
month, or early In October, for Madeira, at which Wind
they propose to per the approaching via• r.
Viscount and Viscount ss ViNers have left town
kr Upton Hall, Warwich.Fre.

Visoo ant Giage left Wl“tehall on Saturday last
Ar Inds noose his mat In Sussex.
Lard and Lady Colchester are passing the season
at Tsabrldp Wells.

Lord and Lady de Roe sod Hoe. Miss de Res lase,
sines visiting the Weronis and Marchionees of Westminster,
et Eaton RA Cheshire, been makiag a tom of t►e Lakes
of Westmoreland r-id Cemberimed.

Lords Henry rid Cherie§ Boat have arrived at
Drat.liarig Castle irom Bowl,ol.

lady Moisswarth 's pesiog the season at ha-
mmy, Cornwall.

Viseoun t aid Vi•eoantese Palmerston left town
lain evening fur Paris, in erb'clt capital the noble viscount
std visoonntess purpee to maks a few weeks' stay.
The widow of General Havelock and her funny
arrived at Rouen, on Friday, hoes Dieppe, and Is the
following day lett by the stamper foe Havre.
The Duke do Maiskoff is shortly about to repair
to Paris in MOO. The Pea says, "Ia all probability, the
illustrious sad pelf-a bachelor win not sloth .1 as went to
these shores. The tutors duchess is meld to De a French
lady connected by family ties a :th the Empress llameak.
easy be hoped, thantose, that the Mat so imp sod woes-
eerily wanting to the French Botany may be reeked nadir
the unpins of an acabst-sirees."

Wm. E. Baxter, Req., M.P. for the Montrose
Bergh; is at punt on a visit t 3 Mr. Doak% M.P., at

,'• valliace is

Mr. Arbon, M.P., will meet the elector.; and
non•daatms of the Tower Hamlet', at the Beatunost lo-
stitatioa, Beeacsoot-equare, to-morrow evening, to review
hV proceediugs to the last melee of porno:neat.
Sir Edwin Lent:Leer is on a visit to Mr. Edward
Eme,,, ALP., at Oleaquoich, hive. aese-ebtre.

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" The Rtaperar of Rua*" saps a latber front
Wariest se Isere Bt. Petersburg on the the of Sep-
tember, ;ad salve an the 6th at Modem by Ivey lareelat:,
Ria Miljesty will *MAW there lota the 12th, eel
anise in Ws city by Smolensk, Van*, and Mews an the
22ed. He will rasa& lees rata the MA* and thee return
to &. Petersburg on the 2nd of October. It la sot expected
that ble Majesty *lll be aceosepented lay the Respron."
The Phar• de la Loire of Nantes, of the 19th,
says Oor esestrytues, CilleArSl Lawrie:4am embed
bars two days ego, end left Co the fo/lovlug day for the
mute hs has at St. Pbarbett, end ethers he is about to end
a tooaansent to the memory of Ws son."

Aloe. Thouvecel, the wife of the French antes.
'odor at Coaataattsople, ham just bete *ably &timed at a
sea la that oapttal.

The Pwcimontose Gasett• publishes the regula-
tion el s matte dab on the Lego Meggirenjust entherleed
by the Pledmontree government.
Mew. Celesta is at present in Paris, as routs to
Siritterland.

M. Beneventatto and other artistes of her Majes-
ty's Theatre have strived in Paris as their way to Italy. Me.
Lasky Is sits* on the °minima, ocespiad V waking
nevikessenswes fat the nort swam

Muss. Rifled has arrived at Tent% when she is
M eve • sorbs of represmatathoos.
M. Wagner, the celebrated Bavarian sculptor,
did at some ea the 10th.

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The Ilonietner peblishee the ofthial Mars of the
reoulpft of the From& ndivaps for the Ent six smelt of
lbs moot rear, width moustod to 149,610,221te., belay
ma blouse of 'AK** the oogrooPoodlog Pok4 of
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It is ressarksi as in intpressirs «insider:* chit
re lir war yrsisill bry the Itaw. W. Illadok radayse.
tia ardor, sir Rye dawned als days aro ta tag Fmk
*shim gaspas was hided as Peter I. 13-1t&-ti~ Ti., I
risk It ark es larg as I ass fa Nb torwarilsor siir
ziaypesirryes is essambourn; lamostag rat ars, I
oft Ms my tabscreis, roe ss Mir lard Jams
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THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1858.

THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.

MESSAGES OW THE QUEEN AND
PRESIDENT BUCHANAN. -
We have received from the Foreign-offiee, and
also from the Directors of the Atlantic Telegraph
Company, copies of the following Messages ex-
changed between her Majesty the Queen of Great
Britain and the President of the United States of
America :
THE QUEEN TO THE PRESIDENT.

The Queen deeres to congratulate the President
upon the successful completion of this great inter-
national work in which the Queen has taken the
deepest inthrest.
The Queen is convinced that the President will
join with her in ibrvently hoping that the Electric
Cable, which now connects Great Britain with the
United States, will prove an additional link between
the two nations, whose friendship is founded upon
their common interests and reciprocal esteem.
The Queen has mach pleasure in thus directly
eommunioating with the President, and in renewing
to him her best wishes for the prosperity of the
United States.