The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-11 00:00:00

RELIEF FOR TER SUFFERERS FROM
THE INDIAN MUTINIES.

MEETING AT BATH,

A public meeting, convened by W. Bush, Enj.,
the deputy mayor Ohs mayor haring for some time been
facoymoitisOmfery Meow from attending to his official duties),
wee held It the a.naha, Bath, yesterday afternoon, "for
the wpm d ccanderiag what measure' shall be edornid
for the vadat the siren by the mutiny in India." The
phaeton wee Mid by officers of the army, resident in the
oily, and ether hibmatial gentlemen, and the body of the
room was occupied by an bulluential audience.
The DIPUTT KAYO& prodded, and stated the objects of
theil=emi
OODLIY moved the fleet resolution, se
hallows :—" That this meeting, syntiniblitinl with the ton/
helpless sesilrers by the late models In inns, who are now
reduced to a state of utter destitution, feels itself called upon
to record Republic ernes of this °identity, and its &MEM
lof the unheard-of atrocities of the rebel army, and of the
rabble abettors of its cruelty to helpless women and children
and our unarmed fellow-subjects in the East, and trusts that
the energetic effort' of the British government and of the
Bast hides Company, for the repression of the rebellion and
the punishment of the guilty, say, by the Divine jemmies
be crowned with the mann soccer. " The gallant
condemned the peudo-phileathropy of Dome of our WE;
a, and said that we mast ksmosfsetle rule with an ==.lt The horrible chenille published is the public
Mess were nothing to the revolting _relations contained in
privets letters. We had heard of lessbende end wives coming
reeking as it were from the alaughser thsirceildren
hating the horrible atrocitles to which they had been subjected.
We were bound by ill the obligations of religion and aunty
to afford whet mews were in our power to relieve their suf-
fernp ; end he exhorted them to make such an offering
from Bath as should afford proof of the sincerity of their de-
votions when they offered up their prayers to the Almighty
to save the effusion of blood and relieve the sufferings of
humanity. (Cheers.)
_
The Rev. S. H. WIDDINOTOPI in seconding the retain-
of the present diameter; la India se an evidence of
rhaenne=tion of God nano. W. ;country for our tempo-
! rising policy towards idolatry ; bat the meeting at once
=lits disapproval of • dinunion upon our national
en the object for which they had assembled was to
express sympathy with the sufferers, and devise means for
their relief. . . . .

Tie; rev. gentleman wee called to order b the Chairman,
talonwhich he declined seconding the resolution; and thee
duty was promptly performed by E. Borth, Esq.
The resolution wee carried nnanimouely.
The Rev. W. Meals thin proposed a resolution to the
effect, that subscription lists be opened at the several beaks
sad hbearies la the city; sad that the smoi, se collected,
he despatched to the central committee, I. London. The
rev. gentleman supported the resolubos In is dowse
speech, which he concluded by otherving that we bad a duty
to do, end it should be done. It was a duty that be felt to
be the special privilege of those at home, to help the
sufferers abroad. There were delicately nurtured women
and children without clothes to wear or food to sat, and it
was fur us, not in charity, but in justice and generosity, to
poor out our treasures foe them u lavishly as their hue-
bends and brothers had poured out their blood for cm
(Applause.)
Sir A. Evrorr, Berl, M.P , seconded the resolution, end
said he wee rejoiced that the city he had the honour to repre-
sent we. among the first to come forward and stretch (oath
the head of warm end esenet sympathy to their suffering
fellow-count.men in India. Ile admitted that some Kelt
might probably be laid at our doors, but he thought it would
be agreed upon all hands that we had now, as Englishmen,
but one duty—to join heart and hand in giving our rulers
ell the support in our power to put down the mutiny, and
polish the lying treachery and cruel brutality of those who
had thorn themselves inveterate fees of our country.
W. T. BLAIR, Esq., supported the resolution, which wee
carried by acclamation.
Dr. Falconer proposed, and Mr. Oliver seconded, the
appointment of an influemtal committee to receive subscrip-
toes, and a vote of thanks wee given by acclamation to the
Deputy-Mayor, upon the motion of Captain Marsh.
Mr. Br on, in acknowledging the compliment, said he held
In his hands a subscription list, and he was glad to be able to
announce else 4401. had speed y been subscribed in the city
of Bath; le had no doubt there were many present who
waled aho ether their maw, and ho believed everything
"Erilwell bra large subscription in Bath.
ItIWCZ ELToN subsequently entered his name foe
201., end several other gentemen subscribed smaller sums.