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London, England, 1858-06-09 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1858.

ments offered us by the Government, and
on our declaring our readiness to accept

them, still had a day refused us to go on with
the bill. We have been dealt with straight•
forwardly and fairly, and we have at least
had the vote of a Member of the Cabinet, in some
respects second to no one in it—the Premier's
son. We can but feel that in the long-contested
battle of Church-rates,we have thus far been bet-
ter dealt with by the present Government than by
the late one—better, indeed, than by many pre-
ceding Governments.
What the fate of the measure will be in the
Upper House, it is not easy to predict. The
Duke of SOMERSET has taken charge of it
there ; and, when Lord SEYMOUR, he was
a cordial supporter of it in the House of Com-
mons. Tho bill goes. to the Lords not only on
the wings of large majorities, but, we have reason
to know, attended by the good wishes of a very
considerable number of the minority. By far the
greater part of those who voted against the bill
yesterday would be but too thankful never to see
its face again. They want to get one of the
annual motions off the order paper of the
House, and one of the questions out of the
way of the hustings, which they can sel-
dom answer exactly to the satisfaction of all
parties. That the question must soon be settled
no one now doubts. Why delay ? Lord DERBY
himself has at least denounced Church-rates in
their present form as an injustice of which Dis-
senters have reason to complain ; and he has but
to stretch a point or two himself, and to use his
almost unbounded influence with the Lords, and

the 110110 Ur Of having removed
a cause of from almost every parish in the
kingdom, and settled a liberal question which all
the professedly liberal governments for the last
five-and-twenty years could not do. He abolished
the Irish Church cess, because it had become a
social nuisance ; we hope he will put his vigorous
hand to this English cess, too.
We think the country owes one duty to the
Lords—that of petitioning universally. The
Commons have done their part ; our representa-
tives have told the Lords that their constituents
mean to have these rates abolished ; the country
should back its representatives. It should be
remembered that this is the first time that the
Lords have heard about Church-rates in their
legislative capacity ; and, little as they concern
hemselves about parish matters, they have heard
little about them, also, in their several- locali-
ties. The country should now enlighteu their
Lordships. On the Jewish question there can be
no doubt the country was apathetic ; and Lord
DERBY pointed to the fact as one chief reason for
his course. He knew it would have been impos-
sible to get up a public meeting, or a meeting at
ill, for Jewish emancipation—hence the long
resistance on that point. But from what Lord
DERBY himself said, we are confident that he does
not think it the duty of the Lords to resist when
the country is decided and earnest, as well as
per sistent.

The Bill should go to the Lords heralded by a
host of petitions. The large towns should peti-
tion, because they are the centres of intelligence,
and, because, though they are strong enough
to emancipate themselves, they should sym-
pathise with those who live under the
,li.spotism of village squires and clergymen.
The villages and small towns—those in
hem, at least who dare do if, should petition,
because the pretence is, that in the country places
the peopl3 rejoice to pay the rate. Even a few
in any village, who are aggrieved by being
taxed for their neighbour's YI oradp,
immediately tell the 14)rds so by a peti-
tion. Dissenters should, of course, petition.
It is their cause, preeminently, Every one
expects it of them ; they will be blamed by all
parties if they do not do it. The sun never shone
so brightly for them before, and they must "make
hay while it shines." They have, for the first
time, a❑ anti-Church-late Lilt in Houso of
Lords, and they must not let the Lords think that
they, of all prsons, are indifferent to its Success
there. Ch urchmeu should petition, for they
have the strongest interest in the abolition of an
impost which enables the crotchetty or domineering
members of their own community to disgrace the
Church to which they are attached. We hold
that Church-rates are one of the greatest injuries
possible to the Church an it now stands. We say,
therefore, to all classes—Petition, and—petition at
once.

PASSHNGERS FROM INDIA.—The following is a list
the passengers by the Ripon steamship Captain Powell;
expected at Southampton this day (Wednesday), with
the heavy portion of the Bombay mail :—From Bain
bay :—Ge: feral and Mrs. Heath and two servants, Mrs.
Lacbland And infant, Captain Coryton, Captain de
Q iincey, Mrs. Bird wood, Mr. Brown, MN. Brett, child,
and servant ; Mre. Dalzell, Mrs. Watson, three children,
and three servan s ; Mrs. Edwards and chill, Mrs.
Ballard, three children, and servant ; Miss Bennett,
Mr. Picard, Mr. Jarrett, Lieutenant Naylor, Captain
Sinclair, Dr. M`K, nzie, Lieutenant Milson, Lieutenant
Vau,giqtn, Lieutenant Knight, Mrs. Grant, two chil-
dren, and servant; Miss Lack, Paymaster Powell.
Er,-;m Alexandria :—Colonel Hall, Colonel Pocklington,
General and Mn, Lowe and servant, Mr. Moore, Mr.
Elles.

AMIIIIIICAN MAILS.—The ecrew steamer City of Balti-
more, cg'hich to-day (Wednesday) from Liverpool to
New York, carries a ship's mail. The next regular
American mail despatch will be by the Cunard steamer,
Persia, which sails on Saturday Lext, also for New
York. Letters will be received at the Liverpool po,t-
office until 7.30 with late fees until 8.80, aed on the
landing stage until 90‘30.

scuriLEl4 RACE FOR 100/. The long-talked-of smi-
lers' race between James Finnis, of Wapping, and Thos.
.White, of Bermond•ey, came off yesterday afternoon in
old-fashioned boats from Putney to Mortlake for 1001.
rhe men took up their stations at the new bridge, Put-
ney, Finals having won the toss, and accompanied by
their cutters got off near high water at a slashing pace,
Finnis having a slight lead owing to an accident which
occurred to White ; the latter, however, came up, passed
his opponent; and kept the lead till the end cf the race,
while his opponent stack so close to him that he over-
lapped him and was up to his sculls at corning in.
BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN LONDON.—The deaths regis-
tered in London, which rose in the previous week to
1,106, declined in the week ending last Saturday, June
5,-to 1,087, of which 533 are deaths of male, 554 those
of females. The mortality of last week exceeds that
which is obtained by calculation from former experience
at the beginning of June, but the excess is not considel -
able. Last week the births of 765 boys and 730 girl,
in all 1,545 children, were registered in London. I
the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1848-57 the
average number was 1,465.
ROYAL MEDICAL BENEVOLENT COLLFGE.—The ad-
journed extraordinary meeting of the subscribers was
held yes'erday, at the Freemasons' Tavern, for the pur-
pose of ballotting for the council for the ensuing year.
Earl Manvers, the president of the college, occupied the
gn
d hechair. The proceedings were anything but unanimous.
Inopposition
proposedbytheexistina
coun-
cil,
a list
w a t o the
was
brought list st
forward
rw ard by Mr. Catlin
Rev. Mr. White. A warm discussion ensuel upon the
charges cf excessive expenditure and mismanagement
which have been brought against the council. Mr. Ran-
cock defended the council, and on the ballot being taken
the council's list was elected.
EXTORTIONATE CHARGES lIDON DEBTORS.—At a
meeting of the Court of Aldermen yesterday, Alder-
man and Sheriff Allen brought under the notice of the
court certain information which he had received with
regard to irregularities committed by there ff'e
officers, lie had been informed that in tha cases
of three persons arrested for deb`, cue of where was
demandedba noiroat(uxdt
in Whiteorosaestreet Prieen, sheriff's cfficers had
rveziti,et.tneAn elyte,rass,Aufeeeds,isfilrs tsion, It hey
resolved that Alderman Allen should read the paper
containing the particulare, and the document WAS re-
ferred to the Committee of General Purposes.
THE ARCHIV: S OF THE FOLE:GN-OPEICE.—Taa atten-
tion of Lord Malmesbury has been dr ,wo to the great -
incoavenience occasioned to historians and others by the
stringent rules at present existing with reference to
access to the foreign correspondence at the State Paper,
office. His lordship has directed that authority will be
giveStatento apthpeMeras io h Master
ofi
the
custody Rolla to
permit,in future
any belongingto this de-
p ,rtment, of a date prior to 1688, to be copied by histo-
riaus without their being submitted for the approval of
the Secretary of State, as heretofore,

LATEST NEWS.

INDIA AND CHINA.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH•)

ALEXANDRIA, JUNE 4.

The Calcutta and China mails leave to-day,
with intelligence from Calcutta to the sth of May,
Madras, 10th ; Ceylon, 14th ; Hongkong, April

23 ; and Mauritius, May 10.
Sir Hugh Rose defeated the rebels at Bul Sir
Kooneh about the 30th of April, killing 400.
They are making another stand near Calpee. The
Nana, with all the cavalry in Bareilly, was trying
to cross the Ganges, to join his brother at Calpee,
and thence escape to Central India.
Oude is quieting down. Mr. Montgomery has
restored the Talookdars, and established the Ze-
mindaree system, to the content of the people.
Jung Balladeer had reached Azimghur, on his
return march.

There has been some slight disturbance caused

by a hill tribe in Assam.

A small detachment of Europeans and Ghoorkas
having followed them into the mountains had

been repulsed with los3.
On the sth of May a hurricane passed over

Madras, damaging many ships. The money
maTic.t. Wap +;.litnr_ cotton roods brisk, exports
in less aeusaud. Exchange, 2a. O'd. to 2s. lid.
At Calcutta imports generally were in active
demand. Th© export market was dull, but with-

out a decline in prices, owing to small supplies.
The money-market unchanged. Freights had

fallen.

Exchange, 2s. ld. for credits, and 2e. lid. to

2s. lid. for documents.

The Australian mail steamer Erueu arrived at
Gallo on the 14th of May.
The Victoria, with the Australian mails, started
from Aden to Satz before the Nemesis, but has
not yet been heard of.

the money market at the close, on the report that
the negotiations between the Government and the
railway companies had succeeded, and that the
companies had obtained favourable conditions.
The following were the last quotations :
li per Cents 93 50 Credit Foncier ..... .... 610
Do. end month — Belgian 4 ........... .... 98
3 per Cent. .....
Do. end month 67 75 Roman
..•
Bank Shares
3050 Austrian ............. ..
Credit Mobilier
.. .. ...
Do. Account 585 Rome Debt .............. ---
RAILWAYS.— FOR CASH.
Orleans
.
Northern
New Ditto 7lO Strasburg , 610
Lyon and Mediteran.. 732 Grand Central
New Ditto — Sardinian

Geneva

Austrian
637 i

AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, Jur.NE 6.
The Oesterreichische Correspondenz of yesterday
evening thus confirms the information relative to
the two French ship of the line now in the
Adriatic :

"According to the newest advices from Cattaro two
French ships of the line anchored off Budua on the 30th
of May, and fired salutes on the following day. In the
morning of the Ist inst. the French Rear-Admiral and
the Consul-General Hiquard went, by way cf Braid), to
Cettinye, and returned at 6 i❑ the afternoon via Cattaro
to Budua. On the 4th inst. the two French vessels
were again off Gravosa. The Eng'isla gunboat Coquette
has left Gravcsa, but it is rot known where she is
gone."

LAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Yesterday orders were issued from the East In-
hip, House for the following shipP, which have been
taken up by the Hon. East India Comp Any for the
conveyance of upwards of 10,000 reinforcements to '
India, to embark the following cavalry and infan-
try at the ports named on the under mentioned
dates, viz. :—Tyburnia, 400 men ; Brunelle, 420
In(11; Alnwick Ca3tle, 400 men; lolmsdale 1,400
to, WO men ; Blenheim, 1,314 t, ns, 400 men ;
John Duncan, 400 men ; and Merchantman, 1,018
tons, 350 men, the whole of which are ordered to
embark the troops mentioned at Gravesend, and
sail from that port for Calcutta on the 26 h inst.
The Victor Emmanuel will embark 400 men at
Purtniouth for Calcutta, and sail on the 26th inst.

The following vessels will embark Queen's troops
for Madras, on the 21th inst , viz.:—the Clarence,
1,101 tons, 220 men, at Gravesend ; the Mersey,
370 men at Gravesend, calling at Cork ; and the
Bucephalus 300 men at Gravesend, calling at
Portsmouth. The following ships will convey
troops to Bombay on the 29th inst. :—the Maldon,.
1,187 tons, 500 men, sailing from Gravesend ' • the
Earl Balearres, 1,488 tons, a 430 men, sailing from
Cork ; and the Clifton Belle, 400 men, sailing from
Gravesend. The Pomona will embark 500 Queen's
troops, the Confiance 350 troop,, at Gravesend, on
the 30th inst. for Kutrachee. The greatest activity
prevails at the East India depots at Chatham, Col-
chester, Canterbury, Maidstone, and the other
districts, in order to have the reinforcements ready
foremharcation by the dates ordered.

Colonel H.W. commanding Parke, the Chat ham
division of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, re
ceived an order from the Admiralty yesterday to
hold in readiness detachments of the Royal Marines
to embark on board the Terrible, 21, the Hydra,
6, and the Argus, 6, attached to the steam reserve.
On the paying off of her Majesty's ship Comus,
14, at Chatham, on Monday, the surveying officers
reported that vessel to be the cleanest they had
ever inspected. On the ship being surveyed it was
discovered that a considerable number of her
planks were in a very rotten state, in addition to
which several other pal.ts of the vessel were found
te iterril ouiVeig9rlrigl WlSPeArtri.iis Jiacrseag
be placed in commission.
Re ar-Admiral of the White Charles Talbot visited
Portsmouth on Monday, and went on board the
91. gun ships Algiers and Caesar in that harbour,
both advanced for commission. he was accompa-
nied by Captain the Hon. G. F. Hastings, C.B ,
superintendent of the steam fleet in reserve, in
which position both ships are. He made a most
minute inspection of the Algiers, which he com-
manded during the late war with Russia, both in
the Baltic and Black Sea, until the attainment of
his flag. The object of this inspection we believe
to be preliminary to his hoisting his flag on board
of her to relieve Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir H.
D. Chads, K.C.8.4 in the command on the Irish
station, on the promotion of the leter to the rank
of Vice-Admiral, which may be daily expected.
The Marines at present serving on board the
depot ships of steam reserve are ordered to return
to head-quarters, and their places to be supplied
by seamen pensioners.
The Marlborough, 131, Captain Lord F. Kerr,
was officially inspected, and her crew mustered at
Spithead yesterday by Rear-Admiral the Hon.
George Grey, Superintendent cf Portsmouth Dock-
yard, for Admiral Sir George Seymour, the Com-
mander-in-Chief. The crew will be paid wages to-
morrow, after which the ship will not remain long
at Spithead. Vice-Admiral Fanshawe is expected
to hoist his flag to-morrow night, or Friday.
Her Majesty's iron screw steam store-ship
Himalaya, Commander Shute B. Piers, which ec-
tered Plymouth Sound yeste clay (Tuesday) morn-
iug, left Calcutta Feb. 12th, arrived at Simon's
Bay, Cape of Good Hope, April the Ist, and sailed
again on the 18th ; touched at St. Helena on the
28th, and left on the 29th ; called at St. Vincent,
Cape Verde, on the 18th of May, and sailed from
that island on the 20th. She has thus been 93
days at sea since leaving India. The Himalaya
brings passengers—Mrs. Polehampton, widow of
the Rev. H. Polehampton, killed at Lucknow ;
Mrs. Bartrum, widow of Dr. Bartrum, killed at
Luckn.ow ; Major Ramsay, 75th Regiment, and
Mrs. Ramsay ; Captain Sall, 37th, and Mrs. Sall ;
Lieutenant Woods, 29th ; Mrs. Browne and five
children, Mra. Harrington and two children, Mrs.
Charles and four children, Mrs. Murray and one
child, and 130 military invalids. From the
Cape Mr. Holden and Son, Mr. Stilwell, and
:he wives of 36 soldiers with 52 children.
The spacious and well-ventilated main deck
of the ship has been appropriated to the use
of the sick, who were in medical charge of Dr.
Bremner, R.N. Nine deaths occurred among the
military invalids embarked at Calcutta—viz., seve
from consumption, one dysentery, and one hepatic
disease. 40 sick are confined to their cots, chiefly
by amputations, the other cases being severe dysen-
tery and consumption. Three amputations, through
shot wounds, have been performed on board; these
eases are p:ogressing favourably. Two births have
occurred since leaving the Cape. The Himalaya
sailed from England on the 16th April, 1857, with
the 90th Regiment for China ; but on arrival at
Singapore was ordered to Calcutta. Since then
she has been erop!oyed in conveying troops and
horses from the Cape of Good Hope to India. The
main shaft of her engine is bre,ken, and she is done
up almost entirely. About seven knots only have
been g)t out of her lately. Toe steamship South-
ampton was at the Cape Verde, en route fur Ma-
deira and London.

Sir John •Prakington, as First Lord of the Admi-
ralty held a levee yesterday at the Admiralty, at
which the under named officers attended :—Admiral
Sir William Gage, Vice-Admiral Edward Collier,
Vice-Admiral Saumarez, Rear-Admiral Sir John
Dundas, Rear-Admiral T. W. Carter, Rear-Admiral
Thomas Bennet, Rear-Admiral Greville, Major-
General Sir William Reid, Captain M. S. Nolloth,
Capt. R. B. Crawford, Capt. B. James Sullivan,
C. 8., Capt. Arthur Mellersh, Captain R. Ma-
guiro, Captain G. W. D. O'Callaghan, Captain
David Robertson, Captain H. Boys, Captain W.
L. Sheringham, Captain William Boys, Captain
Thomas Miller, Captain the Hon. J. W. Spencer,
Captain 0. Murray, Commander J. G. Bickford,
Criniander D. MWenzie, Commander F. D.
Rich, Commander R. D. Aldrich, Lieutenant Wm.
Hutchinson, Lieutenant William J. Young, Lieut.
C. H. Young, Lieutenant Thomas D. Sulivan,
Lieutenant John O'Reilly (b), Lieutenant Loftin
Riainson, Lieutenant Manus Lowther, Lieutenant
G. Y. Paterson, Mr. J. B. Ayling (master), Mr.
Robert M'Cormack (surgeon), and Mr. Joseph
Mason (paymaster R.M.).
Commander -G. Western has been appointed
mail agent, vice Commander Stevens, who is super-
seded ; Commander C. Parker to reserved .halt-
pay list of Captains, vice Shairf, deceased.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :
Lieutenant Sydney Metcalfe, to the Ajax ;
Lieutenant W. S. Hornby, to the Terrible ;
Lieutenant H. E. Stephen, to the Hannibal ;
Lieutenant L. M. Croke, to the Hydra ; Lieut.
H. A. Mainwaring (additional), to the Marl-
borough ; Alfred C. Johnson, naval instructor, to
the Orion, and John M. Forster, assistant pay-
master in charge, to the Oberon.