The Sun.
London, England, 1869-11-30 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 30, 1860

FOREIGN NOTES.

EXPVLSION OF GOVERNOR M‘DOTTGALI,

Great indignation has been excited by the news %tat
Governor I,l9Dougall and party had been expelled from the
Red River country, A despatch received at Toronto says
that Mr. M'Dongall had advanced two miles beyond the
frontier, and stopped at the Hudson Bay Company's port,
sending Mr. Provencher forward to parley with the insur-
gents, who were five hundred strong. Mr. Provencher
was made prisoner, and Mr. M`Dougall beleagured in the
fort. He was subsequently escorted across the line, and
encamped near Pembina, in Dacotah territory. Additional
letters have been received from Pembina, which afford
further particulars of the Red River rebellion,
Governor M‘Doug,all remained one night in the second
Hudson Bay stockade, and was then desired by the rebels
to leave British territory, which he declined to do. The
rebels marched into the stockade, and the Governor and
his party marched out in haste, and took refuge in the
Uni`ed States territory. Tho rebels are very determined,
and the inaccessibility of the country and the near
approach of winter render doubtful the success of military
operations. The rebellion is a temporary triumph, and
further development is expected. The cause of the
uprising is opposition to being annexed to the Canadian
Confederation under the New Dominion, and a determina-
tion on the part of the people of the British Red River
settlement that they shall be allowed to remain indef. endent
of the British colony and subject only to the Government
of England. The insurgents have established a provisional
and demand a territorial government after the American
fashion, with a Legislature chosen by the people, and a
fluid for internal improvements.

MISCELLANEOUS IVETVS.

THE MARCH OF EVENTS IN FRANCE.

The opening of the French Parliament, which took
place yesterday, was preceded by a meeting of the
Moderate Liberals, at which no fewer than 165
members of the Legislative Body attended.
This is the largest meeting of independent deputies
ever held under the Empire, and 165 is considerably
more than half the whole House. This great party
has resolved to bring the Government to bay; by
questioning it on the illegal postponement of the
opening of Parliament.

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TEE LATE BISHOP OF CARLISLE.

The form of the memorial to the late Bishop of
Carlisle has been determined at Penrith. The pro-
posals before the meeting were (1) the restoration of
the cathedral; (2) the building a wing to the county
infirmary ; (3) a memorial window in the
cathedral; (4) the erection of a monument. The
last mentioned proposal was adopted. In the diocese
itself doubtless much will be done—and in no party
spirit—to make the monument a worthy one. But
if the Low Church party has any of its old esprit de
corps left, the movement will become more than a
local one. The late Bishop Waldegrave was a man
after the very heart of the section of the Church to
which he belonged. The members of it will hardly
forget to honour his name.
ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL.

The agitation about St. Bartholomew's Hospital,
and-the discussion on the right of the public to inves-
tigate the affairs of endowed institutions, re-
call some remarks of Mr. Gladstone on the very
institution which has so lately been brought into
prominence. Mr. Gladstone in May 18(33 made a
stirring speech in favour of the taxation of charities.
In referring to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, he laid
down some principles, which have a far wider appli-
cation:—

One of the great evils of the present system is that
while you bestow public money on these establishments
you dispense with all public control over them, and thus
annul all effective motives for economy. Endowed
institutions laugh at public opinion. The press knows
nothing of their expenditure ; Parliament knows nothing
of it. It is too much to say that hospitals are managed
by angels and archangels, and do not like the rest of
humanity, stand in need of supervision, criticism, and
rebuke. Therefore, even in the case of St. Bartholomew's,
I object to an exception which, by its very nature, at once
removes the principal motive for economical management.
When the managers tell me that the exaction of £B2O will
compel them to dismiss 500 patients, I am entitled to ask
—why, then, do you spend £220 in a feast? What right
have you in an hour to eat up 150 beds?