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FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1857

THE DAY'S NEWS.

Ia the House of Commons last night, Mr. Wil-
son, Secretary of the Treasury made a strenuous
opposition to the second reading of the Superanua-
tion Act Amendment Bill. He acknowledged the
merits of the class of gentlemen referred to, but he
felt it a public duty to resist the bill. He said that
this department of the public service had no cause
for complaints. Their salaries had been greatly
increased during the last five years, and intimated
that they were better paid than the servants in the
Bank of England. Mueh difference of opinion
seemed to prevail in the House, as the debate was
carried on till ten minutes to four, when (it being
a morning sitting) by the rules of House it was
adjourned. At the evening sitting, Mr. La-
bouchere said that many strong petitions had
been received from Moreton Bay to the effect
that . the separation of that part of the
Australian colonies from New South Wales was
desirable, and he had conceived it right to exercise
the power given for the purpose by the constitution
of the colony, and advise the separation. As the
colonists do not wish a supply of convicts, none
need be sent out. Mr. V. Smith, stated that no
news had been received from India by the Aus-
tralian mail steamer arrived at Suez. The house
afterwards went into committee of supply, and a
supplementary estimate of £lOO,OOO for the
Persian war was agreed to. The Chancellor of the
Exchequer intimated that the total expense of the
expedition to Persia, would be about £1,865,000.
In the House of Lords,
.the Marquis of Brea-
dalbane brought up the answer of Her Majesty
to the address of the house, respecting the emi-
gration of negroes from the African continent.
Her Majesty assured their lordships of her most
earnest desire to discourage all schemes for the
emigration of negroes from the African continent,
that could have a tendency to promote the renewal
of the slave trade.

that the plot in question was known to the Go-
vernment more than a month ago. "As much as
two or three months back representations relating
to this very affair were made to the English cabi-
net, with a view to procure the extradition of
Ledru Rollin and Mazzini, to answer a criminal
charge, and the evidence was not then regarded as
sufficient. The three Italians, Tibaldi, Bartolotti,
and Grilli, alias Saro, whose names are now given
as those of the persons employed to murder the
Emperor, were not the only persons originally ar-
rested on the charge. There were four more, who
are at this moment, or at least very lately were, in
Mazas. Of these one is a woman, whe,
it has been already said, made very startling re
velations, and another is a spy. Should the French
Government make out the case it now alleges
there will be no occasion for any alteration in the
law of England to comply with its wishes with
regard to the individuals implicated. There can
be no difficulty in giving up murderers to justice."
" But, as the matter stands at present," he adds,
" No one ought to think the worse of either Ledru
Rollin or Mazzini on account of the company
with which their names are associated by the
Monitsur.

Madrid accounts to the 21st instant, informs us
that the Captain-General and the Civil Governor
of the Province of Seville will be brought before
a council cf war on account of the late troubles.
The law relative to constitutional reform had been
signed by the Queen.

We have later news from Constantinople. The
police have succeeded in arresting the person who
assassinated the relation of Prince Danilo. He is
a Montenegrin priest, and was hired, it is said, to
commit the crime for a political motive.
The annual meeting of the Dutch Rhenish
Railway Company was held at Amsterdam on
Monday The Report stated that 224,688 florins
had been paid to M. Brassey, in full discharge of
all demands. A dividend of is 31 per share was
declared.

At a public meeting on the Oaths Bill, in Lon-
don, Baron Rothschild announced that it was his
intention to at once resign his seat, and he now
stood before them as a candidate for the fifth time.
Resolutions were adopted in furtherance of the
object of promoting the return of the Baron, and
the immediate settlement of a question indispen-
sable to the complete accomplishment of civil and
religious liberty.

THE coolness and equanimity with which this
nation has received the calamitous news from
India is at least very noticeable, if we may not
call it heroic. No doubt anxiety must be felt in
many quarters, but still there is no weak and
flurried alarm, nothing like dismay, consterna-
tion, or undignified haste; we are calmly confi-
dent of our resources and our power, and while
we feel the crisis is sufficiently grave, we feel also
that we are adequate to it. Some are already talk-
ing of our having to reconquer India. This is an
exaggeration which our present knowledge of the
facts does not justify. At the same time it
would not surprise us to hear that the military
insurrection had spread more widely than was
lately announced, when about thirty thousand
men of the Bengal army were said to be in
revolt.

Mr. Muntz, the member for Birmingham, is so
ill as to necessitate his retirement altogether from
FAA liamou L. It, nuts sLULeU yrbLeruay, in an
authentic way, that the honourable gentleman
would apply in a day or two for the Chiltern
Hundreds.

Mr. Cardwell has issued an address to the elec-
tors of Oxford, thanking them for having again
returned him to Parliament as their representa-
tive. He makes no reference whatever to Mr.
Thackeray.

There is a rumour afloat that the present ses-
sion will be brought to a close on or about
Thursday, the 20th of August, Lord John Rus-
sell's Oath Bill, the Divorce Bill, and the debate
an receent events in India, will each occupy seve-
ral days, and it is doubted whether the Parlia-
memary business can terminate so soon as many
anticipate.

The Earl of Cardigan inspected the Life
Guards on yesterday, in Wormwood Scrubs, in the
presence, of course, of a crowd of distinguished
on-lookers.

The miscellaneous civil service estimates were
issued yesterday, comprising also special and tem-
porary objects. As a matter of course they show a
large increase on the preceding year ; the totals
being, for 1856, 5.34,993; 1857, £682,118; increase
£147,125. The site for public offices figures as a
new item, h,)wever, for £130,000
The Globe says that Major-General Sir Frederick
Love, will, in all probability, succeed Sir Colin
Campbell as Inspector-general of Infantry, and
that Major-General Spink, is very likely' to have the
eolonelcy of the 55th regiment. The same journal
does not believe there is any foundation for the
report that her Majesty will visit France this
autumn. It also remarks that persons in the posi-
tion of Mazzini must be made to perceive how
impossible it is that they should be permitted to
avail themselves of residence in this country, for
purposes which are alien to our policy and interests.
Prince Albert will embark on Saturday for Ant-
werp, to be present at the marriage of Princess
Charlotte of Belgium.
Michael Craeley was executed yesterday morn-
ing at Chelmsford for the murder of his wife. He
appears to have died penitent.
The woman Jemmison, who cruelly murdered
her illegitimate child, of between two and three
years of are, and was left for execution at York,
has been reprieved. The Home Office makes it a
rule to commute capital sentences of women for
child murder ; if it be a wholesome rule, why
should it be left to the determination of a Secretary
of State instead of being embodied in law ?
The trial of the two prisoners charged with the
great jewellery robbery in the Edinburgh High
Court of Justiciary, has ended in their conviction.
They were sentenced to twenty-one years' penal
servitude.
There is no local news tc-day calling for the
least attention. The first general meeting of the
newly formed Board of Guardians for the Parish
of Toxteth Park, was held yesterday. The
usual weekly meeting of the Dick and Health
Committees were also held, but the proceedings were of no importance. The health of the town
continues a fair average. The deaths last week
were 214.
In yesterday's publication we announced the
arrival of the Australian mail at Suez. We now
learn that the new ministry, in lieu of the departed
O'Shanassey Cabinet, had been appointed by the
governor of Victoria. Mr. Haines is again Chief
Secretary; Mr. M'Culloch Is Commissioner of
i
Customs; Mr. David More s Presulent of the
Board of Land and Works; Mr. Edden is Trea-
surer; Mr. Massie is Attornty-General;
Fellows, Solicitor-General; and Mr. Mitchell,
Postmaster General.
The news from the United States is of no in-
terest or importance. Kansas was peaceable.
Nearly one thousand slaves had been landed in
Cuba.

On Monday evening, Mr. ROEBUCK put
a question to the government, in consequence of
a rumour which had appeared in one of the daily
papers, to the effect that the revolt had spread
to some portion of the army of Bombay. In
reply, Sir CHARLES WOOD stated that no such
intelligence had reached the government, that it
could hardly, by any known means of communi-
cation, have reached this country at all, and that
probably, therefore, it was, for the present at
least, groundless. It is obvious that such reports,
unless well founded, are apt to cause needless
alarm, and to be exceedingly injurious to the
public interests. They tend to disarrange the
plans of government; they agitate the public
mind, and they cause indefinite fear and appre-
neusion in Lae DOSOM of private ramifies who
may have fathers or brothers in India. The
authentic information is sufficientiy disastrous
without adding to it the gratuitous inventions of
fancy, or the cruel fabrications of intentional
falsehood. The purpose of all good citizens
should be at present to strengthen the hands of
our rulers, and urge them to act wisely and
vigorously; and those who direct the press of the
country should be scrupulously anxious to give
currency to no baseless reports calculated to
aggravate the public anxiety, We must restrain
our curiosity and wait a little longer. Meantime
preparation should go forward without pause, the
utmost energy and despatch should be. used by
the Government to provide the means of speedily
and effectually quelling the insurrection. Euro-
pean soldiers are forwarded from Madras and
Bombay to the disturbed districts, and six
thousand men that were on their way to China
have been intercepted and diverted to India, by
order of the Governor-general. This is. all quite
right. But in addition, men should be sent with-
out delay, from England, by the quickest convey•
ance to India. Why should not our transports and
war steamers that survived the blockade of the
Baltic, and were just ready to attack Cronstadt,
when the war was ended—why should not these be
turned to use now in conveying our brave fellows
with utmost celerity to the scene of danger.

Bombay, we understand, has only a single
European regiment, the rest having been sent
on towards Bengal,—that is, some eight or nine
hundred British—to rule over and keep in order
millions of men with the sounds of rebellion in
the distance. This is a most perilous state of
things and should not be permitted to continue
a single day longer than is absolutely necessary.
Surely the vast maritime resources of England
could soon transport the twenty five thousand
men now demanded for the security of our
Indian empire. To say that the service would
be below the dignity of the British army, and
unworthy of the Royal rilberts, Agamemnons,
and Duke of Wellingtons is mere trifling and
imbecillity, and should not be listened to for a
moment. A starving man has not time to waste
in discussing whether he shall dine off silver
plate or be satisfied with plain pewter. When
the greatest and richest of our foreign posses-
sessions is at stake we must dispense with
useless formalities, and gr) direct to our ob-
ject, like those valiant soldiers who overthrew
multitudinous armies of Asiatics and built up
for us our Indian empire. We hope it will not
turn out that Lord CANNING, the Governor-
eneral, has been dawdlin and that the Our intelligence from France this mining adds I g
in-
little to that
concerningalready in the possession of our g,
surrntion has been allowed to gather strength
readers the plot to assassinate the
Emperor Napoleon. A Paris correspondent states through that indecision. Sir HENRY LAW-

FENCE appears to have acted with a prompt-
ness, vigour, and a determination worthy of a
successor of the CLIVES, WELLINGTONS', and
NAPIERS What is Lord LYONS doing with
his squadron ? Taking a pleasure trip through
the Mediterranean, touching at Malta to dine
with the officers, or calling at Genoa to ban-
quet with the king of Sardinia.
Every ship, and sailor, and soldier that can be
spared, should now be made available for India.
It is the part of genius that oftentimes it can turn
losses and unforeseen accidents to advantage.
The same events that would disarrange and
prostrate imbecillity or mere childish routine,
are, to genius and real talent, only a challenge to
put forth their power, and rise equal to the occa-
sion. Rightly managed and boldly dealt with,
this unfortunate outbreak may be made to con-
tribute to the strengthening, of our power, and
elevating our national character in India. Let it
be seen that though a few thousand English may
be surprised, and unresisting women and children
brutally massacred, yet the insurgents are no
nearer their object. The supremacy of England
cannot be shaken; though hand join in hand—
though finatical BRAHMIN may join with rebel-
lious Mahommedan, and both be aided by wily,
slippery, perfidious Russian agent--yet England
can stretch forth an arm of strength, and con fouud
the confederacy of conspirators. The fear, even
the involuntary respect for England, is strong
upon the Indian mind, as was exemplified in the
reported circumstance that certain prisoners, who
were liberated by the insurgents, did not choose
to accept this lawless freedom, but begged to be
restored to confinement. They anticipated that
they could not escape British justice, and that in
the end the rebels must be put down. If we are
wise, prompt, decided, and worthy of our imme-
morial reputation, this presentiment will be
fulfilled; this calculation will be verified ; and a
blow, which was meant to tell against us, shall
tell for us. It will commence the better organi-
sation of our Indian army, and will expedite the
improved government of India. Out of evil
cometh good'; and if the rebels thought to shake
our rule, it is for us to make them find their
mistake, to tighten our hold and improve our
tenure—like our own native oak, which the more
it is assailed by rude winds and beating storms,
only rises to heaven more proudly, and strikes
its roots deeper, and throws its branches wider to
the sweep of the tempest, or the sighing of the
breeze.

with Mr. CARDWELL'S election to which we
would refer. His rejection in March last was
the result of a momentary indignation of the
electors because he voted against Lord PALMER-
STON'S Chinese policy, and condemned the attack
upon Canton as uncalled-for and inhuman. Like
the vast majority of the people of England, L)rd
PALMERSTON was the beau ideal of a Premier,
particularly in time of war, and any vote which
tended to thwart his projects, past, present, or to
come, was execrated by Oxford. Hence, Mr.
CARDWELL was ousted, not, however, before
undue means had been used to return his
opponent. Other statesmen met a similar punish-
ment. Mr. COBDEN at Leeds, Messrs. BRIGHT
and GthsoN at Manchester, as well as other
cities and boroughs which we could name. We
have already given expression to our opinions
on the Chinese war, and subsequent events have
not elicited any new fact calculated to shake that
opinion. Under these circumstances we believe
they gave a proper vote when they censured the
PALMERSTON Administration for interfering and
practising such atrocities as they did upon the
City of Canton. As far as the elections are
concerned, the matter has passed away ; but the
City of Oxford is the first to repent of her rash
and purblind policy in supporting a War Govern-
ment through thick and thin. It has done the
amende honorable to Mr. CARDWELL, and reversed
its March verdict by declaring that gentleman
their future representative. We want Messrs.
COBDEN, BRIGHT, and GIBSON again sent back
to the House of Commons. And we are glad to
find that the leading journal has been compelled
to declare that their continued absence from
Parliament is a matter of injury to the country
at large.

THERE is not any question more entitled to
public attention, nor one which addresses

tself to every grade and condition of society ,

than that of Life Assurance. Every scheme
which habituates the people to forethought and
providence is worthy of universal countenance
and support. We go still farther than this, and
contend that such institutions as aim at promoting
Life Assurance among the masses should be
fostered and promoted as the foremost agents
of civilisation and the social happiness of the
entire community. Collectively and individually
we discountenance indolence and intemperance.
He who will not work must either starve or
become a burden on his fellow men ; and he who
is intemperate and improvident has nothing else
before him than the uninviting comforts and
inconveniences of the workhouse. It is for the
purpose of obviating these sure but lamentable
consequences, that Assurance Societies have been
called into existence. They enable all classes,
rich or poor, young or old, to make provision
for a rainy day. The father can, by the payment
of a small premium, annually, secure to his wife
and family a certain sum at death ; or he can

WE need hardly say that we are exceedingly
pleased to find that our old representative, the
Right Hon. E. CARDWELL, has been once more
returned to the House of Commons, and that
the electors of the city of Oxford have been
true to themselves, and stamped with the mark
of rejection the nominee of Mr. NEATE, who was
unseated for bribery by his agents. Mr. CARD-
WELL possesses abilities of statesmanship in no

ROBERT PEEL, and by many far-seeing politicians
he is looked upon as destined to play a great
part in the future Government of the British
Empire. On all matters relating to trade, com-
merce, and finance, he is regarded as the first
authority of the day. He has made these
matters the subject of lengthened and continued
study. Such a man could not be spared from
the public service, in times like the present.
It was impossible that his talent could be allowed
to lie dormant in the retirement of private life.
With respect to the present return of Mr.
CARDWELL, no one could suppose that the
electors would act otherwise than they did,
considering the other gentleman who offered his
services as a candidate for the representation of
the city. Mr. TEIACKERAY, is, without question,
a great man as an author. His works have also
advantaged society, sown the seeds of morality
broadcast amongst the entire community, and
exposed, denounced, and held up to reprobation
everything approaching vice or immorality.
This is all very useful, and highly important, in
its way, but it by no means follows that the
personage to whom it applies is, therefore, fitted
to become a statesman.

The representative of a constituency such as
the city of Oxford should be one of the foremost
politicians of the day. A man may be an able
romance and novel writer; he may be an excellent
essayist on moral topics, and a splendid lecturer
on the past history of the country, or the comi-
calities of the present age, and yet be utterly
'deficient in all those qualities which go to make
up the really useful and efficient member of
Parliament. We certainly question the good
taste of such a gentleman as Mr. THACKERAY
presenting himself for Parliamentary honours,
for the simple reason that he has not been trained
in the school of politics, without which it is
impossible for any man, be his literary attain-
ments what they may, to rise in the House of
Commons, or be really useful to his constituents.
With Mr. THACKERAY'S political creed we have
nothing to do. It is Liberal in the main, and,
as such, meets our approval. His lot in life
has been cast in another sphere than the congre-
gation of politicians, each section of which is
contending for the mastery. In such an assembly
he would be out of his native element. He
would do more good to society at large by his
writings and his lectures than ever he could
expect to result from his senatorial labours. He
tells the electors of Oxford that he will return to
his desk. This is a wise resolve. Indeed, it
would have been well had he borne in mind
the old, but pithy proverb—t, Ne sutor ultra
crepidam."

But there are ()the:. considerations connected

.o his daughters a marriage dowry. Further-•
more, he can secure to himself an annuity, a

certain sum, on attaining a given age ; or an
allowance during sickness. Every man,
according to the principles and practices of Assu-
rance Societies, can also become proprietor of his
own house and independent of a rack landlord.
These are only a few of the many modes in which
assurance can be applied. We could write col-
umns on the same topic. Enough, however, has
been stated to show, as we have already observed,
that it is the duty of every man to support and
countenance societies of the kind. We hail, with
satisfaction, every institution for promoting Life
Assurance, when started under legitimate auspi-
ces ; consequently, we are pleased to see that
just now an effort is being made to establish
a company, entitled, " The Queen Life
Assurance and Annuity Company." It
may be obj°cted at the outset that such
a, society is uncalled for, inasmuch as
two companies already belong to Liverpool ; that
Manchester has several, and that London swarms
with projects of the kind. To this we reply,
that were the insurance societies of the three
kingdoms multiplied twenty-fold, and conducted
upon proper and economical principles, there
would be "room enough and to spare," for all.
Each would do a fair and paying business. The
truth of this remark will be apparent if we reflect
that the merest fraction of the population have
availed themselves of assurance advantages.
Besides, we are every day extending the modes
of application ad infinitum. Not only is life
assured, but character and trustworthiness, bad
debts, accidents against life and limb, redemption
of property, &c.. can all be secured by means of
a policy of assurance. Moreover, we do not see
that the assurance business of Liverpool and its
surrounding districts should be confined to two
companies. Nor will we acquiesce in the opinion
that such societies should originate and have their
head quarters in London. Had many of the
modern companies been scattered throughout the
provinces they would have been much more suc-
cessful, and many of the late " winding-up "
schemes would never have been chronicled.
For these reasons we consider that there is
" ample room and verge enough" for the " Queen
Life Assurance and Annuity Company" to occupy
and cultivate. There is another objection, and
it is certainly a serious one, namely—that, as so
many of the modern Life Assurance Companies
have turned out such failures, projects of the
kind are unsafe. This, however, we deny.
Whenever an Insurance Company has been
started under proper auspices and with bona
fide intentions it has prospered, and both share
and policy holders satisfied and renutnerated

for their investments. We do not deny that
many of the modern offices have been nothing
but names without the means to meet their liabi-
lities. This we expect the Government Bill now
b:fore Parliament will remedy—so that public
confidence will be restored.

But, apart from these considerations, let us
turn to the Company projected in Liverpool—
" The Queen." Almost everything connected
with the prosperity of an Insurance Company
depends upon its Board of Management. Now,
if we turn to its list of Directors, we find that
every name among them is known, honoured,
and respected. They are all gentlemen of sub •
I stance, standing and position, in the borough,
who would not connect themselves with, or
countenance any project of an unstable character.
They are gentlemen more or less employed
in business pursuits. Without giving the names
of all the Trustees and Directors, which will be
found in the prospectus contained in our
advertising columns, we have no hesitation in
saying that a better or more trustworthy Board
could not be formed. We have made some en-
quiries as to the Manager Mr. CLIREHUGH,
and are gratified to learn that he is well " posted
up " on all matters relating to assurance, and
has made the subject one of lengthened study.
Next to, aye and before a good Board is an active
and energetic manager. In this respect we be-
lieve it will be found that Mr. CLIREHUGH is the
" right man in the right place." So far then as
the
.'constitution of the Board is concerned,
every thing is encouraging and satisfactory.
The last item to be considered is the distinctive
features of the Company. These are of the
usual character. They embrace every form of
life assurance, marriage settlements, &c., &c.
The directors pledge themselves to strict
economy and careful management, the guaran-
tee of an ample paid-up capital and safe invest-
ment, and an open audit. Should all this be done,
and we do not doubt it, great and beneficial re-
sults will accrue to the district. It should be
remembered too, that the company only proposes
dealing with Life Assurance alone, so that the
manager and directors will be more at liberty to
advance the practice of provident habits among
the working classes. With these remarks we feel
it a duty to recommend to public notice "The
Queen Life Assurance and Annuity Company."