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

MEETING AT NORWICH.

Yesterday, at noon, a meeting of the citizens of
Norwich, convened by the Mayor, was held in the Guildhall,
for the purpose of taking into consideration the best insane of
affording relief to the suffering Europeans in India.
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Mr. RICHARD C tm, the Mayor, took the chair,
and wee supported by the Lord Behar of Norwich, fith
William Poster, Beet., 84z R. J. Harvey, Sir Samuel
Dignold, Mr. I. H. Gurney, M.P., Proteesor Asedgwiek, the
Archdeacoe of Norwich, and a large number of the leading
iehabitanta of the city sad seighbourhood. It was the mast
numerous and most indoentie meeting which has been held
in Norwich for many years.
The M sY.,K, in "suing the proceedinge, expreseed his
confidence that Norwich would be among the first to render
the assiatenie required by oar felloiocountryinen and coun-
trywomen in India.
The Hon. and Right Rev. Dr. PILLIIA it, Bishop of Nor-
wich, rose to move the first resolution, which affirmed that
the meeting, regarding with strong feelings of abhor-
rence the mutiny amongst the native temps, end the eme-
tics, they had indicted, esteemed its warmest sympathy with
the sufferers in their distress, white treating to God for
their deliverance, awoved of the suggestion for raising
funds for their iindiate relief. Hie lu,ip remarked that
throughout the length and breadth of the land there was net
a person who did not feel the deepest interest in the events
which were now going on in India, and which had burst
so unexpectedly upon this country. What were the causes
which had lad to that calamitous outbreak it would be of coterie
for the government to consider, and also how far our policy
with regard to India might have led to it. It wee a grave
subject, and would require the gravest deliberation upon the
part of those who were in any way entruated with the go-
vernment of India. (Hear, hear.) It we not for him, in
his position as bishop, to set forth what that policy had been.
AU he wished to do was to direct the attention of the
meeting to the fearful atrocities which had been committed,
to the sufferings which had been inflicted upon large num-
bers of our fellow-countrymen and countrywomen, and, if
pueblo. to render them *soutane*. A great fire had, as it
were, broken out, and it was their duty not to attempt to put
it out, for that was the duty of the authorities • nor was it
their busineso to search out the reasons which hid led to the
conflagration—their busineas that day was to asset in pro-
viding safety, shelter, and provision for those who had been
reduced to terrible distress in consequence of the calamity,
and who were now almost without the necessaries of life,
That he conceived to be the object of the meeting, and he was
very thankful to the Lord Mayor of London fur commencing
a movement, which was likely to have meet beneficial results.
It moat be remembered that it was impossible for the govern-
ment to dell satisfactorily with the seat number of the causal
distress which had been occasioned by the mutiny, and which
nevertheless presented the stmogeot claims for assistance
upon the sympathy of the Christian public of this country.
The right reverend speaker next referred with expresaions of
thankfulneauo the dieposition universally evinced, not only
by the people of this country, but by the citieetia of
Calcutta ass! Bombay, some of them heathens, and by our
ally the Emperor of the French, to come forward and amour
oar articled brethren. He (the bishop) believed that the
moral influence of these united subscriptions would be very
great, and that it would very greatly strengthen the arms of
the reflected forces we were sending out in putting down the
rebellion, showing es it did the sympathy not only of this
country, but of foreignes,with the sulterus and their honor
of the conduct of the mutineers. (Cheers.) Ile believed It
would also tend very materially to strengthen the govern-
ment of India in the retied circumstances in which it mu

at latent placed. (Hear bear) His lordship concluded by
saying that he wastbecased to think that Norwich had takes
a leading part is movarnant, and that he had thus bean
able to join in it.
Mr. RONFILT 81AM AN, Sheriff of the City of Norwich, on
ameading the ranolution maid he would not attempt by any
observations of his own to weaken the effort. _ Ha must

express • hope that the eubscription ou behalf of our &s-
-treamed fellow-countrymen in India would be general
throughout the country, and that we should show the
sufferers from thin frightful rebellion that they possessed the
warm sympathy of their fellow-subjects in England,
and that we sffould show them dastardly Tatham, the
repoys, who had been the cause of an this mis-
chief, that the insult they had thrown upon the
Queen of England and her people had created such a
storm of indignation throughout the British isles, that they
must expect to meet with a fearful and just retribution for
their cntoes. (Hear, hear.) The sheriff concluded hie
=il by handing unto the mayor a cheque for 501. in aid of
übeeriptiom.
The MAYOR pat the resolution to the meeting, and it wee
carried without a dissentient voice.
Mr J. H. Ovevey, M.P., moved the next resolution,
which expressed en opinion that though the Kam lisiliaColic
pony would make • liberal prevision out of their funds for
the relief of the existing dissents. there would be many
freer. unprovided for, who would haves strong claim upon
the generosity of the Eagli.h public at how., and that a
committee to collect eubeirriptioem should therefor. be formed.
In auppirting title resolution, he maid he bail sot the dishiest
doubt but that the potpie of Peewid would act gettenotaly
un this occasion, in tinier that oho.* might tie ailequattly
relieved who were not in the seen, in any way connected
, with the Ernst India Compaq. The relief which would be
aSueded by,the govsetureateaustoecemearny beef • Isomer,