The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-18 00:00:00

The Peace Society.

The 4Sth anniversary meeting of the Peace
Society was held last evening in Finsbury Chepel,
Moorfields—Mr Joseph Pease, M.P., in the chair.
Amongst those present were Mr R. Chatton, Mr
S. Rowley, Mr E. Burritt, Rev. J. Long, Mr H.
Russell, Rev. A. Good, Rev. E. P. Wood. Mr J.
Jones, Mr T. Tagore and Mr M. Ghose (India), Mr
W. Holmes Calton, Rev. Dr Bowry, Dr Corner,
Rev. Dr Campbell, Mr F. Thorp, Mr J. Cooper, -Air
W. IL Bonner, Mr J. Priestman, Mr R. Alsop, Mr
J. Clark, Mr J. Stewart (Croydon), Mr C. Fry, and
many others.

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good or bad the committee were determined to stick
to them, The ordinary operations of the society
had been carried on much the same as usual,
although somewhat restricted for want of funds.
The committee had three lecturers in the field, arid
several auxiliaries of the society had been formed in
the country. The committee deeply deplore the
unhappy war in America, and they believe that
while the combatants were filled with passion any
attempt at remonstrance would only lead to an ex-
tension of the evil. The committee were aleo of
opinion that if the news which had lately reached
this country that the Southerners were beginning
to murder the black soldiers of the North and their
white officers were true, the war would lead to an
indis=criminate butchery on both sides. The report
then adverted to the late events in Japan, and
strongly condemned the conduct of our officials in
destroying Prince Satsuma's town. The committee
felt that the cordial thanks of the society were due
to her Majesty's Government for withstanding all
inducements to interfere in the .American,
and the Germanic-Danish wars: The cash state-
ment showed that the balance at the bankers' on the
16th of May last was £441 lls. ld. The income
for the past year amounted to £1,492 55., and the
expenditure to £1,879 12s. 3d. The balance in
hand amounted to £54 3s. 10d.
The CHAIRMAN then addressed the meeting, and
in the course of a long address said that war and
slaughter stood in the way of the circulation of the
Bible. lie commended the society to them beeauso
he loved it and believed in its principles. No one
out of the metropolis could tell the amount of injury
done in the country by the spread of the martial
spirit ; numbers of our young men were taken from
the Sunday schools, the churches, and from agri-
cultural and other callings. In conclusion he con-
gratulated them upon the amount of success which
had been achieved by the society's operations.
Addresses having been delivered in which the
principles of the society were advanced by Mr.
Samuel Bowley, Rev. E. Paxton Hood, Rev. Jas.
Long, Mr. Elihu Burritt, and others, the following
resolution was carried :
" That this meeting gratefully acknowledges the
wisdom and firmness with which her Majesty's
Ministers have abstained from interfering by force
of arms in the American, or Dino-German
wars, which could only in each case have extended
the area and aggravated the horrors of the conflict.
It earnestly hope:, that the Government will not
adhere to this policy of forbearance as respects
Europe and America, but that it will extend the
same to our Eestern relations, Eo that England may
not again have to blush before the world for such
acts es those recently perpetrated in her name in
China and Japan, cots all the more indefensible, as
our recent experience in India has proved that in
the East as in the West the moat conciliatory and
humane policy is also the most successful."
A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the
meeting,

THE MARRIAGE 07 THE COUNT DE PARIS,—
Cadiz papers say
the
hobjre, Dona Maria Isabel d'Orleans,ct of the visit of the Duke and
Duchess de Montponsier to England is to be present at the
marriage of their dauete
to the Count de Paris, which is to be celebrated on the 30th
inst. The Spanish Minister in London has also been
directed by royal order to be present as a witness of the
marriage.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

TURIN, MAY 18.

The Opinione of to-day denies the rumours that
the negotiations for the sale of the Government
railways have been broken off.
On the contrary, the negotiations are almost ter.
minated, and a contravention will shortly be laid
before the Italian Parliament, together with other
railway bills.

CADIZ, MAY 17.

Advices received here state that the steamer
Puerto Rico had left Cuba with 1,000 men for St.
Domingo.
The Infanta Isabel had arrived.
An insurrection had broken out at Hayti, but
has been suppressed by President Geffrard.