The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-17 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARYS 17, 1859.

FINB Alt7B.

TSB NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY.

The excellent scheme initiated by Lord Stanhope
Is so far realised that we are able to amount* that the
melees of a National Portrait Gallery is shady fonsed.
Indeed, there appears to as to have been some unnerarry
delay t• satrittiner to the public the poratits purchased or
promated from time le time. The majority of t•at were in
the pommies of the trustees many months anon Frailly,
however, It wee hoped that a better locality ter the exhibition
el the oollectka might be obtained then the rows to Cheat
henrys-street, Westminster, when the pub& is at prams
admitted tome them. Certainly these roans ere so ill-
adopted for the purpose that another reason is here pre•

mid for the twerreagemes t and ashralleades of all
our peak set oolleeekse. Mesmer, Is the Maud= eta
Neliseel l'ortnie play we mete My ame spa hawses
semi raimithes pmbriss. Dui as*, Mai Mina"
ismilur, Mae Is as epee la Greet Gesege-strest to hag
ewe gist--s i<lhy wee slued.
The solkollm at peeme, h an mall (aimberag only 67)
that Me wail be pint by my elesespe at carder:Mice,
or the eluesolegkel amagetntat which will ultimately be
assaidel„ and, we poems, fordable. Nothing d the Med
is therefore atinallea. Mr. George /that hes, however,
pawed a careful realogne, with all the histakel Wet-
maks wasesszy. Orval latitude le my gnawer allowed
en Me dam et a wash toe Maiselea, and the 0)-
.o:Air» el that alabelem is of coarse is parents at the
reassabillty et the individual. The kffirlet and hatorkel
deportee,» to be attached to the welds” already ad-
mitted an. very disproportionate la dean% but Ohio will b.
WI felts the collection imam. Yew of theportrate
remarkable es works of art, but this is ea ellogether eacadery
coadderatica esetpered to the eathattlelty of the lamest.
Than. I, thaidoris, little roam br addable, sad ft would
be aboard to attempt to supersede the shits...
TM Oellery will be opera to tbe pub& as Wedseedaye mod
Illaterdsys, by Masts only, obtabable on apple:mks to
Messrs. Ceased, Pell-mell Zest; MOSEL Grams,
Pell-
asl; and Mr. Jobs Sal* New Bond-tenet. We had
howl that each annecessery mad antiquated rearletbas and
regalithas se then we quite obsolete.

MUSIC.

M 1 88

OODDARVE CONCERT.

Miss Goddard, who is about to depart on a prof...,
renal taw to the provinces, gave a perawasemee of analcal
pianoforte music at St. James's Hall, on Saturday aftirsoon.
Though low Mee of SliOdWilOW were high,, earldiseisqg the
compesattve oisegews of aisleal esiwtelasswis SOW
horcesiag geswel, time was • grad membhge, the mil
Ming SIM la every wt. The performances causisied of the
following awes : Daweit's Trio in F for pleat, violin, awl
violated* is which Mho Goddard wan eecosigesaled by
Horr Rio sad Signor Pinta; Beethoven's Grad Sonata to
C major, Op. 63; Watt's Sonata la B flat, Op. 48, for
piano sad clarinet, byl Miss Goddard and lb. Learns;
debeettea Beth's Suite de Pisces in F major ; aid Man-
delreha's Quartet in C minor, in which the piaaa was so.
conspealed on the violin, viola, and violoncollo by Hams.
Rine, Doyle, sad Nara.

IRELAND.

(.1T aarrras AND 1/118/1 MAGNSTIO TILIIIIIAra.)
DUBLIN, MONDAY.

POSTAL COMMUNICATION OP IRELAND AND
Enokura.—The city article of the /lenses of this mania
goys the City of Dahlia Stoma Cowpony, hold a special meet-
ing on fistaiday to nestle the report of the directors in ',-
fumes to the contract tor the mail service. The report was
adopted. There are to be two depertares from flabltn-7
a.m. sad 710 p.m.; mad two hen Unite—at 710 am. and
630 p.a. TY distemos to be primes* in dem hone, or
a peril of 04s. a what*. Pow bats, SOO hens power
and dOO het kap, to be bat for the rervirst, with a spied of
Wooly welts an boor. The cataract wee signed en the 3rd of
Jraery, on the employ moot be reedy to stout to work be
two yews.

r, SATURDAY NIGH?.
i.)—noliessa astlaws

bust ?Lam
—(From the Itttssosa st this
to bs on a istidsolocy boat. Than Is a btbit deasaid lie
the load* articles of Import sad pravollow go for, ow
mamas bas► a Uals agitated bads btra lads sad Ihilles
Yon of amass oulftrod, sod tbs con sada* bat she boss
issalatatia bat the gossral appraisal, of asamatohl oaks
Is dooldodty good. Maw to s►aadiatr thumb, whops,
• lb& eases salatated, owlag 10 W grabs' sztaiska of
truncates. sac► NW} *Wad at mks &boat soot.
WOO Oft gra of lad gidadop, nho }be it Ow&
Wag 94, sad Now Thee port Gala, 914. Taw egs.
rtatcod ma Tuesday salvers duds*, assosatlag to 1 waist,
to-day, since Improved to 94 sad aloud at 961 ; thus or.
pekes gpar nat boar* bat thaarday to the slats market.
Thera has beta • dwarf alto& glom to butane by the
agitatios whit& boo moaned to the toads.

COUNTER,PROCAAMATION BY THE BE-

OWL Ole" QUEEN OF OUDI."

The Begum of Oude has issued a counter-proclams-
don, written in the finest Court Persian. The document is
heeded by a fine regal mei. and is is all veered a regular
Oriental State paper. The following treselseitin, though very
Beverly made, is said to be still dalicient is the subletyand
elegant diction of the original. It is renarkad that he pro-
doction affords sufficient Fool that Qum Victoria's pro-
clamation bad readied Boneoh, end that it vs, prcdociag ea
elect which the Begum's party found mential to neutrals
or destroy.

TiAzaLenox.
(By order.)

"At this time artsh; week-minded, bath people have
speed a report that the English hare forgives the faults sad
minim of the people of Hindcetan. This appears very sato-
sighing, for it to the unvarying custom of the English now
to twelve a fault, be it great or small; so much so that if a
mall cases be committed through ignorance or negligence
they ram breve it.
"The proclamation of the Ist of November, 18-58, which
has tome Wore vs is perfectly clear; end, se tome foolish
people, sot nedinetsadims the real adept of the proclama-
tion, have been curled sway, therefore we, the ever abiding
governmtat permits of the people of Owle, with great con-
sidsratiosi, pat forth the present proclamation in order that
the real object of the chief points may be earned and our
sattlide be plead oa their guard.
"I. It is written in the proclamation that the country of
Riedoetan, which wee bald In trust by the company, has
been resumed by the Qom, and that for the future the
Queen's laws shall be obeyed. This Is not to be trusted by our
religious subjects, far the laws of the company, the settle-
meat of the company, the Engliab servants of the company,
the governor-general, and the judicial administration of the
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oompany, are all unchanged. What, thin, is there new
which an benefit the people, or on which they can ndy ?
"2. In the proclamation It is written that all contracts
and egreemenie entered Into by the company will be ac-
cepted by the Qneset. Let the people oustally observe this
artglem The company has seised on the whale of llindos-
tan, and, if this arratgement be accepted, what is there new
in it ? The company professed to treat the Chief of Shutt.
pore as a son, and then took his territory; the Chief of
Lahore was carried off to London, and It has not fallen to
his lot to return; the Nswab Shamshoodesn Khan on one
. . . .

aide they banged, and on the other side they took of their
lasts and esteemed to him; the Pelawah they expelled
from Poolieh Sitars, and imprisoned for life in
Bithoor; their breech of faith with Sultan Tippoo is
well known • the Rajah of Benares they impriaoned in
Agra. Under the prance of ministering the country ache
Chief of Oweilor, they introduced Raglials meetoms ; they
have left no nu ne or trams of the chiefs of B•bar. Oar,
and Bengal; they gave the Rem of Ferrockehed • melt
monthly allowance, and took his Writes y, Shajehatipoen
&redly, Astmghttr, lounpore, Ootuckpore, Rtawah, Alla-
abed, Futtehpare, ha. Our swim: posmesione they took
from ua on pretence of distributing pay; sad la the 7th
article of the treaty they wrote on oath that they would take
no more from us. If, the., the srmagements made by
the meopany are to be sompted, what is the difference be-
tween the former and the present Wats of things? Them
ere old affairs ; but recently, in defiance of treaties and
oaths, and notwithstanding that they owed as millions
of rupee', without ream, end on the proton°, of the mis-
government and discontent of our people, they took our
country and property, worth millions of rupees. If our
people were disoontented with our royal predecessor, Wijid
Ally Shah, how comes it they are content with no? And nu
ruler ever experienced such loyalty and devotion of life and
goods as we have done. What, then, Is wanting that they
do not restore our country?
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" Further, It is written la the proclamation that they
want no increase of territory, but yet they cannot refrain
front annexation. If the Queue has assumed the govern-
ment, why does her Illsjeety not restore one country to as
when our people with it? It Is well known that no King or
Queen ever punished • whole army and people for rebellion;
all were forgiven, and the wise cannot approve of punishing
the whole army and people of Hindoatan, for, so long as the
word `punishment' remains, the disturheaitee will not be
eupprveaed. There is • well-known proverb—` A dying
man is desperate' (Mere. ko es byte). It is impossible
that a thousand should attack • minim, and the thousand
VO
11110.
" 3. In the proclaisatioe it is written that the Christian
religion is Use, but no other creed will sutler oppreselon
and that the laws will be observed towards all. What hai
the administration of justice to do with the truth or false-
' hood of • religion? That religion is true which ecknow-
ledges one God and know. no other. Where there see
three Gods In • religion neither Hometown. nor 'Liam,—
Day, not eves Jews, sun-worshippers, or ers-worshippme
can believe it true. To eat pigs and drink wine, to bite
grossed outages and to mix pig's fat with doer an sweet-
meats, to destroy Hindoo and Hosealinan temples on preempt
of making roads, to build churches, to send clergymen into
the streeta and allays to preach the Christian religion, to inDi,
tots English schools, and pay people • monthly stipend for
learning the English OCiODCDO, while the places of worebip of
H iodine end Mnesulenens are to this day entirely neglected;
with all this, bow can the people believe that religion will
not be interfered with? The rebellion with religion,
and for it millions of men have been =. Let not our
'objects be deceived; thousands were deprived of their re-
ligion In the north-west, and thousands wets hanged tether
than ab mdon their religion.
"4. It is *lime in the proclamation that they who har-
boured rebels, or who were leaders of rebel., or who toured
men to rebel, shall have their lives, but that punishment
shell be .weeded after deliberatioa, and that murderers and
abettors of murderers shall have no toothy shown them,
while all others shall be forgiven. Any foolish parson Dan
pee that under this proclamation no one be he guilty or
innocent, can escape. Everything is written, sad yet no-
thing is written, but they have clearly written that they will
not let off any ens implicated ; and in whatever village or
retitle the army may `bare halted, the inhabPaate of that
place cannot temp,. We are deeply concerned for the comb-
thin of our people, on reading this proclamation, which pal-
pably teems with enmity. We now Woe a distinct order, end
one that may be trusted—that all subjecta who may have
foolishly presented themselves as heads of villages to the
English, shall, before the let January mut, pretest them-
etelvee In our camp. Without doubt their faults shall be
forgiven ttism, and they shall be treated socording to their
merits. To believe in this proclamation, it la only necesasry to
remember that Hindoatanl rulers see altogether kind and
merciful. Thousands have seen this—million have heard It.
No ens Me ever sees in a dress that theilinglith forgave
an offence.
6. In this proeleatalks it is wanton that when peace is
Teemed, public works, each as roads and vans* will be
made le ceder to lm we the °make of the people. It is
worthy of a Iletis thet they have prmised no better
stePlormat kg Rthd4441440 than making fmds rd digrg
cowl& If pimple cannoe see clearly what this OMEN
the
Is no help fee them. Let no 'abject be deceived by the
proclamation.
"(A true bawled's.)
" aoseeary to the Chief Coanisakerat of Onde."