The Express.
London, England, 1857-08-26 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28, 1857.

SUFFERERS BY THE INDIAN MUTINY.

THB MEETING AT THE MANSION-HOUSE.

The Loan !thrum said he had bean requested by
a requildtion, signed by wow of the first mercantile firms in
that great City, to rail the meeting, and he thought he could
not do better m opening it than to road an shstraot from the
requisition he had received. It wee from Mr. lama
Stewart, of the firm of Mows. Oordon, Stewart and Co.,
agent, in Calcutta, dated Jul 4th, 184, stating that "a
great number of women and children, many of them widows
and orphans, utterly destitute, who have lost everything, aro
arriving in Calcutts. A few of no are doing our best to re- '
here them. It being suggested that we should make our
little whose' known, *0 called a small meeting at oar
office. got up a committee, end advertised in yesterday's
mere Up to this time 18000, rupees have been collected,
and I doubt not we shall have a large subscription." Ile
bad no doubt that it was that suggestion corning
from Cskettta that had indoced the meechauta of
the City to send him the requisition. Signed as
It had been by Messrs. Palmer, MacKillop and Dent,
Ms amp* M.P., the Mews. Barber, Mr. Crawford,
MX., Calvin and Co. Messrs. Baring Brothes:s, Maim,
Oensmd Mr Ni;.F. Oermichiel, Colonel Owieley, Major Forbes,
and to other inns in the city, be felt that he hod no
rare alum he puma than to call the meeting together, that
they sight have in eppeetunitrof expressing their =
on this neammiteme eeeaston, n.o eubjest was too
for him toplein onatieolare, aitnient al he we•—(haar,
hear)—kin One woo
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mite towerleeitieerouriei to aliaTtle marine of their
fellow-conntryneen.and connterrenewt In din country now
left destitaut. Colonel lilesdetema weld hare the honour

of peopeso--'—ag 17; ,;;dir aria;
before sitting down that ha had tweeived a
many letters fromthe herb of almost all the aLlt
mercantile finds of London, who wore at this partkular
season of the year absent from town, and who anduelly ex-
preesed their sympathy with the objects of the meeting, and
their determination to arbt by thtb subscriptions, although
they could not do is by their prommos. (Her, hear.)
^ • • .

Colonel HP:NI/F.IOON said it had belles quite unexpectedly
to him to propose the first resolution. Ile had every sym-
pathy with it ; would that he could more elolurtly intro-
duce it to their notice. But it required nut mace ; it
simply required hits to read soma few details u the events
in India to assure thew of the necemity fur exertion on the
part of the British public. The nsolution he had to asthma
to them was as follows "That this rosetlnit, sympathising
with the many helplem sufferers by the late mutinies in
India who are sow reduced to a state of utter &onto-
tion, feels itself called upon to record its public seam of
this millusity, and its detestation of the unheard-of atroci-
ties of the rebel army, and of the nibble abettors of its
cruelty to helpless women and children and oar unarmed
fellow-subkers in the East, and trusts that the energetic
efforts sitthe WIWh government and of the Est India Coco-
patsy Sir the reggeesiun of the rebellion and the punishment
of the guilty may, by the divine blessing, be crossed with
the easeed ameesie." That there were many pumas in
India whe mini reduced to utter destitution and unable to
poor Se tbarisives MR the moo nemeaseise of life,
would he may sodevelesdlo waft a ilew onsets trom
letter reettod at Cud . Tic pleat dicer proceeded to
err esinab from sprod Mews Stalin Nate cam of Mr,
chasing*, with idiot egg swam me familiar through
the Mum of the dilly men ere being the murder ut a
Calomel Pone Deddy'lirs we
is. understood) wife, sister-in-
law, aid fleas by the matineen. Oae letter
stated that all theand their boillee, se well
as all indite he the new miry, bed hem ordered down
to NOM& That elf who had ohm yahoo is the various
forts wield he sot dorm. That he. Omen bed dolved
from Allababai and Dodges, leaded with who
were in such* elate d dollOttios as it was to de-
train Moly et Dm was without a change of elating, and
the majority bed lest their all. Lord and lady Canning
were.i7 toymisi. up
r here te solo them eetufartabla sad Dr.
sentry sWaer
=me when be small all 4 pore way.
W •
bra aggieltiel te provide kr ear Imodimee
assesdame, web Dr.- Leda to a ..owean,sed 8,001 ape*
selleetal. Amer radars who sited Camas ea the
least hay stead the heir his deports!, a emanate bad
boo timoW for the Inure mar et the gray lease sad
'ISM who had anted le Odatele by the river demo%
el ale* India% *the* *doe or the arm of em-
ote sagret. The Oessesor Osassal lad subscribed
itisrwgese. hay Orel* 2,000 rnes,
e sad a ono.
W bees arra *Wirt sera Wrertmtleme.
elOse hod at
aease waged mp
cote meo hy
Zigralidgmlier se *Ohmaad at, the
mdlose
Irma tad tomiebri then with the esueired aLoolute
aesesesetes Sr the weepier sod aidatsassoo of the
sad
walow
mi names% Offaly franstisi • loamy liability,
Sian In detheselies
pip st hap he Oak seirlemeomamt mad yaw&
The seesaw sigh with he brew who were the threes ve-
=tnder hos soh had. It ems aceseely *rah der
o morn that three *old be or army werholy
drown Ye the eatiume arreity whale he hod de.
seelbed. Dal there sorer my of a star whisk they he
leg Wow Deb abni, who had hem to coma* and
may he eamemee em the dame* Immaier a the doer
and at estgoade sot veff dieing *me wises the cala-
mities lad tam plies They WOW composed chiegy of the
styes elks,. era elitism et public empleyht—milliary
Alms Law Ohs Indog alemer—whe hid hem hives
ham that bear by the madly, *taw an era et wow
mike hen Aaashed sod Oemereee. Mu. et the teat
bed mop& at a meereee Irwin& harm desk bwissaess
data demprome armee if tt=
dreg la Wild= to them, thew WWII mho the
▪ earatinal sod eke the amides a a
goer amber d Lae • their, et whom
there were harked@ et eg the steam, soil who,
lovasg hem mated by the ardioone the at the
marry, hid mot toes MY to mew with the gm Sella y,
in coaseoseace at the Oaks of life they stooded not
audio' theta the meta d veldity movies. Of that clam
titergseUesse slim* deems, or the mremeetpreeer
raw bear had rows dewanterwer•
per mad ihrimemers at dr
werartr alto fames -ef the demplopis at
imago above Allabolod. et ildesgoa elegemer
wed peaderem mad the wire sea talky.
willow Mr memeretiem weld give theaseelmitior=
al the *A mwrimew *et woo stmela • pee ideah reephe
the rearm that it woe sew premed to pier at the ap-
peal tithe remake la Crew* It lad bees rid that
the goeseIIIONIA es& to protect and aspearte the whole
of tire to thsk km. (Hear hoer.) It wee quite ter
that the 116,1111•11114 was Lound to compewtte
Ones et list hYd ; bat they raid sot retch the was et

individrin The. public Whir sr aphis insitutin _,
of sleek Ire woes rimy to Inay week eventually
base to air& may of the ellems. Ahead y,
It wee rid, is the limi math al the arbor
oo lees this rim sr aphees heil kr or
signed to them. to be the woe el dr lei,
he wee Is • ridge bow than fa • ihe4 ill dun
math •kr M eskers whose ors Is pails sr eked
boseriesen however settee, mold ears* pas It wee
true that irny finishes word, to the ern modes their
montidy d tint their arm to compeweres would
olio ho In by the govenememt; list ere Is • ear.
✓ty hie thie, tbst seehessee emil oak be eet respilms So
ear-
ths nor mid /oh dthe edam sin sir sordid
b=ll et some rst le most OW UFO pew* waled
trividerk nil ibrilks It re
of
y private
bereebor mil by the islieidesi rerline el theby seers
soil leek errieleee thel sub err odd be relieved. He
bedewed kr be bad sail eseseit to port to them the
st armee aef the ere, die mosey cif all made as
them Iv sad the necesetty that that rellef
.bold bgives. He had nothing further to
odd than bereems Orr to the Lord Mayor for ambling
thus to held it morn he as sir so bowereirt, so Jodi.
err ash so • .1" • pryer.. (Clasen.)
Er. Darrow bed met pines is serrailkhe the tosair
eon. Tho rewash he woe se di able to do 11 kers, hut
Keay Mr he kir& sr owlish M heir wry we to
gre secaring M his Imes. Mew, herr.) These wee so
&Rik that hiseley el set eased • side et dies like what
had .sassed ad woe sew gore es IS bilis. Hs bed no
doubt eery MIN him was conseeled with Lk& end,
third" cord air into his haw 11. • kik of
lipirdni, the while country boil rim ep. 'H.11•1 rem
=k arks the whale swentry, hot the snook pa-
r w they bed depork he proesers bed
orris], trawl sod weer war, sot WI oedema their
ear% bee spirt every pros clerlog le he • Christian,
se raw ear We esker (Hear, beer.) The moult vas.,
that the ride Chniniin pepoirks kr bees compelled to
deo he porelles, sod arks evserbki which they poll-
mead. The wooe, el the pile rpm save thew full
kris ef trimmer to whith this property sad thaw who
hod Idol to crepe led ler dealt with. The resolution
ormebrel with dm mesa with " that the aorta of the
BAIA might be 111011111114 with speedy moor
in down thk herr' revolt." Tlat, it
be ea, osier Gets bireig, he
thews add be se desid. The sews by thtirt
=ret theueli sesemehr orlderes, sad Lavin is
Meet Or diseli Whirs, ad hie Willipieigas et
still LI risk tot the city had bees r.-re-
syledifeay &mei Seeder, whith gar, he hoped,
• pomp el what were Mow. That we• an admired
ea meet Imeedest per, Irk it the esprit at Agra and
DAL Hs Wird thee 01l Hoerr week Nor have the
ludemi( theyayer with width the Art TOW
rededed kreehlt leskese el Wee reethed. (Cheers.)
L edisers testa bedlam Ism hie hind Col. Ren-
ames en thereadeet of thin cora
be se desk thee the imill=oeff."."4 the wars-
mei is Isis week il all Ike they bed swa der es eseb
as esseelms. They were net he them* bob( bolded, se
1 hees tbdr mere wad. C 1...) Ihit ewe wr so ink
i Met eller the grotarest had kr al this tt arid sr-
) =me
yscpected*mislead be meth kr eolith
end pdille bestedere le perk ke. (.)

la UMW te as Invitation from the Lord Mayor for any
lendmina Faitt to car any remarks before the resolution

;se yam,
Dr. TAMAN, from the body of the mmting, expressed Its
delight he Ur that the East India Company would not
shrink from coming forward to assist the poor individsals
who were now, to Get, claiming their charity. The calamity
wad one which ought to meet with the assistance of the go-
vernment, end suggested that a deputation should be sent up
to Lord l'alenceston to suexirtaht whither some such vigorous
action would not be adopted as had been put in practice la
the awe of the famine italreland. Re was of opunen that
this was a parallel ease, and however vast might bo individual
exertion, be doubted whether It could not be brought to bear
with effect in time to eve many people from atter
destitution. He trusted there would be no stone left un-
tamed to relieve the present suffering, and that, before
the motion broke up, a resolution would be put from the
chair to try and enlist wale such active sympathy as he had
lirriente M avmt while perfectly coinciding with what
had idiom from Dr. Truman, said that It was well known
that guvaartment moved slowly, while public sympathy acted
on
presentlle was y. • quite sure that would be the result
the occeekm.
_Mr. Das said that his recent connexion with the_ India

Hwm 1±1.7 that

1;07C18/4007700;rafaCZOT theZllloi7e;
Holemel HlNDlllteltflt said be had been enabled by • the
kindness de principal functionary of the India Home to
bana ef piddle document mined front Lana by Sir
who showed that the chief eammielimoma
of 'skim& mod their Mends had established a fund to
retiree the temporary wants of the newer. at the bill sta-
tions, and theetbre stations of moue, end had sent • circular
to the chaplet= of thew stations to forward such facts in re.
femme to the wants of the fugitives, and the SWAM/ of their
loses., as would enable the committee to afford that relief
without any loss of time. That showed that the government
was not las. Though he desired to see private aid afforded,
yet he did not wish by any means to cast a dor on his fanner
masters, or to have it suppoeed that the government would
not do its part ; but it was necessary that the public should
also do theirs. (Hear.)
The reeektion was than put from the chair, and carded
ausnimanaly.

Admiral Sir STEPHENLtaunvaruv, K.C.8., said he had
the next resolution confided to him, though he had entered
the hall quite unprepared to say a word on the subject. la
fact, he thought it very dangerous to touch upon, for no mot
could spent of it without his blood belling over and exciting,
instead of feelings of charity, feelings al hatred and con-
tempt against the people who had been the raises of the
calamity. He should only barrow their haling. if he said
mother word, lie would call their attention to the fact
that the people in India had Morally Maid together and
subscribed, In order to support the unfortunate widows and
children who were left destitute. If people who hod the
murderers' knives at their throats, who were not
sure that they heel a week longer to live, and who than-
salvos had scarcely a crust of bread to put into their amnia,
came leeward In such a way, bow much move nimbly ought
the people of this country, who bad every luxury under the
sun, to come forward and give what lay in their power. A
great many of the gentkown present wished they could do It
with their blood as well as with their purees; ,they should
be quite reloty to do It. (liisr, bear.) Tr resolution be
had to submit was NA follows :—" That in consideration of'
the extreme urgency of the ftas, and the necessity for
Eipaqy naseng the wants of the sufferers, now literally
mg on others in Calcutta and elaswbere for clothing
food, in addition to their cruel low of
husbands and parents, this meeting most swim*,
entreats the benevolent contributions of its
kw-citizens and and the public at tarp, sad recommends
that the subscription lists be loge open at Messrs. Smith,
Payne. and Co.'s, the thislitti fah Illterperire. and the
Ara tier i and that the armor eanested be despatebed
by each meal to the Hossembis the Goventoe-Gess•
rat to be by his at the disponi of the other
local goverment*, the rentrinse, re other
nixed committer ad di be employed In Indiacarrying out the object to view."
The Her. J. Lxteentxo amounted it a great privilege to
be allowed to sexed the resolution. He was glad that a
meeticg hal been held in thst tan In the came of an sneer-
gency, which was MIAMI by its seddrusse se well ea by
its severity. How sir She. err Mar they thought our
Isar erste fa waft sal The., in or day
rit very roe the labligasee that tight arm of our
matey wee he a role d yrependee wiry. No one knew
whet netry the mei ined right /Mug, vitae birds might
net be rogeeted se airily sad bay murdered In that die-
ter nonatry. They bed el reed of sYeoltlr In fearer.
wer, is resection with their clerical recollections end
with the wars of this and of other ooritilltes, but be doubted
. .

whether they bad ever heard of such hirful, ouch cold-
Moeda Mr:attics ea they had beard of on this occasion.
(If sr, bast.) It proved one thing clearly, that ail that was
with reference to the advance of feeling and eivl-
- the world, apart from our British power, and
wort her religion, was all a mistake and an illusion. In
say warren of civilised nations they knew that sympathy
wee intended to women and children—to children eves
more UM la women; but in this moo women were basely,
madly, end toetaroaely murdered, after being "objected to
atrocities which amid not he read without a shudder, and
meld not be nerreted there ; sad children had been treated

as If they wets are many Pieces of ineiel7 They werethere
tedumpathise with the survivors of those airecities, whom
would be soothed by the knowledge of the empathy
et the great British nation. This be believed was list the
rat Ms aria of meeting, which would be held ell over
the amestry la connexion with this great matter.
With edema to the step to be taken by the
lowermost end by the East India Company, they must
recollect that their reserces were exhaustible, while the
mamma of this great country were preddeally bac-
lanatible. He accepted what had been dose on previous
occasions ea a proof that the East India Company would
do all that could be demanded of theta on this OeflaiOa_
but they most look to the coast* at large, which bed
never bees appealed to in vain, wheel eirenitheraces *d-
ied such an appeal, as whew the famine In Imbed sad
the maim tit' the Crimean war. If that course were
adopted he felt that the oestributiorre would be amply =M-
eters to tied the object they bed is view. Its could not
believe that India would he lea to us ; that was imposeible.
No would ene consent to lose India ; and he
rot It would be recovered in due time. Ile
that wide the were in course of recovering that
alpha, OM they to sot ropey atrocity with atrocity, or
estelsyni emir es the repayment of cruelty. Though
wee snotty night be Reaereary la warfare, he hoped that
the asesethe II Om weed her dew as poseible, and that
they dada he vwv little Mare of helpless wpm being
him htwa thawed.. of rennet. Such punishment might be
imaillbet.lhoditoped it would
taaogestlm Lot. bzatoi:i.fricamp.
(ph.e,
ef aware of meet-
thiamitabligrall Inttrikapthitheiligerowirred the empty simi-
larly pessidedover, forthopespensf experleg sympathy with
those eallering in India, ail yet the metributions
Amid be so large that then isle OR pewrioea OCOWIOOS
ahead be ea nothing te them, eo that it digit he sad that
this was the most heart• mapatlesing matey es the be. et
the globe. (Cliesta,)
The regalia/an wea them pet from the chair and theme.
newly agreed to.
Mr. THIMIALD, of Calcutta, moved the following meek-
don =That di int* is of opinion that the example of
the thy of Lades is Mining of the imitation of the ether
eithe and twee af the Unitd Kingdom. aad that the cone-
mites to li, spielated be requested to promote the above
ell
Rees wended the resolution, which was sup-
ported
Mr. DOy M 3111 To, of Glasgow, who, al au old magis-
trate of that city, could answer for the cordial concurrence of
his fellow citizens in the object of the meeting.
This resolution wee also unanimously adopted.
On the motion of Captain LTNCR, C. 8., wooded by Gs-
Derma Tu t Luce, a committee was appointed, encasing of
the Lord Mayor, Mr. H. W. Crawford, M.P., Mr. tampon,
M.P., Sir Peter Laurie, Mr. Best, Major-Genersil Sir I.
1 Canetcheel, Captain James Barber, Mr. Tobahl, and other
searesa, with power to add to their member.
hdiruIiALIOCKTON, Is proposing the nest revolution,
maid— resolution I have the honour to propose is one
which will palm, not only with the OUZO unanimity, but
with equal pleasure to Lire which lame preceded it. The
resolution la—. That the lady Mayoress and the ladles
eta lase hemmed di dedistg with their presence, be Wi-
shed father to adesesee IS object by every exertion in
their power, and that ride meeting feels bound to cease
its milts* at this stage of its peoreedings, for the kind
sympathy exhibited by the Lady Meyoress and the other
ladies per. .s. t, for the state of their eater countrywomen
in the 7 and the many orphans who are now described
as destitute and without clothing at Calcutta and elawhere "
This is a meeting, my lord, at which it is not only not un-
neer:wary, but at which it would be highly improper to
enter into any thaw...ion as to whether India had been
well or ill governed, and it is not eseemary hero to ex-
press any opinion whether we have Wheeled religious taper-
rsbas Milks—if the word we be einested with the
wiporetition of the el Ingin—ea whether we have
sought to introduce midi air( the people?
Tin ere giddied ilar other and for Wier listings,
and wpm bother thaw there will be whew each differ-
ence elepieles. The neweend gentlemen lie be. just ad-
drilled as en eloquently, and with coomai king, also
Introduced a subject which wisp it is set neemery here
to consider, that Is, the degree of punishment which ought
to be awarded to thaw eerphaters. (Harr, bear.) Pala,'
se an old judge, and sendosed to eddies tbo aided
law ofthro taid he lead
ray hi Ihe which I lived,
haw I ndlil Whi
eawidwed litr 2,11
that ont *gad
she dewed be Mind lib paddident—(hoer, hear)--
ma that the middy ei that Awlellneeld in • Vol
name mid maseweery the Medan d peruser n.
fled, had.) I inhit die s ileet I lie add wenn
the peineipie. sot If It plus. W ow le sell ,
ore is the kids' bench, bed which I have sew
I weld aged act ego that mania, the