The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-12-03
THE NATIONAL ERA: WASHINGTON D. c. DECEMBER 8. 1857

escape. b . not moment is left us TO pause
on this refs lion. We are Immediately hurried
on by the Is 3 which tells how English prompt.
tpde and rs olution forthwith assumed the ag
gressive, al put the assailants on their own
defence. { j the 18th of September, the Real
dency was altered by the snccoring force; on
the 10Th, th -intrenchments of the beleaguering
army were yormed, and during the next three
days the f, was driven from one post after
another, thf, ugh the narrow and tortuous streets
of Lucknof. Further we know not. At the
last momep 70 which our information is brought
down, the feater part of the city had fallen
into the pos ession of our troops, and doubtless
the rest wo ID soon follow.-London Nesos.
The gres ,st actor of Scotland died the other
day, at IL 2.ears of age, in Edinburgh. Mr..
Mackay wsy famous for his impersonation OF
the Scotch fhsracters in the Waverley novels,
particularlsxpf Baltic Nicol Jarvie in Rob Roy,
whom he pssonsted to the entire satisfaction
of Sir Wabs< Scott, who said that /" it was the
Gsing Nicol Jarvie conceited, pragmatical,
cautions, Generous, proud of his connection
With Rob Ny, frightened for him at the same
time, and ~ extremely DESTROYS to interfere
With him q AN adviser"
Che La.sdon General Omnibus Company
lately decksed dividend of five per cent. for
six months. on their capital of 100000, and
voted Gl,N0 from the surplus profits to a
provident fsnd. The number of omnibuses
Owned by .se company is 637, aud of horses
5,222, making 81 horses to each omnibus. The
net earnings average about 6s. Id. day to
each omnis3s.
TIE Glasgow Money Panic.
Glasgow, Nov. 1.-THE great panic is now
at nm end. Banking business commenced to-
dae in manner which showed distinctly tina!
confidence was greatly restored.
Large supplies of bullion arrived this morn
ing, principally for the MON and British Linen
Banks, but they have been required only to q
small extept.
The Union Bank to day presented an appear
apee very little different from its usual busy as
The demand on the British Linen Company's
Bank, which indeed was never serious, has TO-
dag completely subsidized.
The den,and at the National Security Savings
Bank exhaasted itself about mid day, and large
Numbers came to pay in the deposits which they
had catleS up on the previous days. The sup
ply of gold at the establishment is far beyond
its Necessities.
A me citing of the principal shareholders Of
the Western Bank was held to-day, at which il
was sale that considerable blame was thrown
upon tn, directors for shutting the bank, with
ont first appealing to the shareholders for cup
port. II is said that guarantees to the amount
of $500 600 have been subscribed by the prin
cipal pa ,tners, to enable the bank to pay of
small d. positors. Whether the bank will re-
sumo a. a distinct establishment, or amalga
mate wi h another bank, is not yet determined
The directors of the City of Glasgow Bank
ara reaey to resume business as soon as they
csn asc rtain the feelings of their depositors
They ae quite solvent, provided no unusua
run is made for gold.-Cor. London Ne,cs.
The LONDON Times, after commenting upor
the prssept state of trade in America ant
Englans;, says:
"Butt in the midst of this awful stand still
the American mind continues cool, and nothing
dsturbs its self-possession. The whole affair il
taken as an Inconvenience, like the loss of your
csrpethag, but not as ruin, and hardly an I'D
wersity.'
The NIGER ExpEDIrIoN.-The English ex
paditio, up the river Niger, in Africa, had a
last acc ounts arrived at Fernando Pc. 1t de
signed to sail up the Chadda, the southern
branch of the Niger, and also explore both o
the arm Of this great river. The New Yorl
Euangt ist says
"Th& chief obstacle hitherto to the advance
of Eur peans into the interior of Africa, hal
been Il O. terrible climate, which has been fal
more d eaded than the savage foe. This ha.
proved most dreadly to the white race, and has
been Il great barrier to travellers and to mis-
sionari p.
But experience is teaching Europeans how
to qua, against its fatal effects. The score
Of COM Eating it successfully has at last beer
discovSsed, though the knowledge has been OBJ
tanned It fearful cost. When the first Eng
lish ex ,edition assembled the Niger, about 1912
80 gre; was the mortality that on its return il
is said there were hardly enough left alive tc
throw be dead overheard. But this terrible
experit gee did not prevent a renewal of the
attemR A dozen years later, in 1855, a SECOND
expedj Jon sailed up the river. This time il
carriet physician who thought he had Learned
how t. fight the African fever. Before tbs
steamel crossed TIE bar at the rivers mouth, hs
commenced giring quinine to every man on
boardsJa doses Of about sac grains. These
were gwen every day, and this was continued
for six cen weeks, or all the time that the ex
peditioa was in the river, and was even KEEP
up for = fortnight after it had crossed the ba
again, ,nd was out in the open sea. The result
was, th At it did not lose man The scourge o
Africa was completely disarmed. Thus fort
fed agbinst the climate, the present expedition
will probably be able to prosecute its voyags
ia safrty, and we may reasonably anticipar
great sesults from its prolonged and careful
explorations. The last expedition accomplish
ed more than had been done before. 1t pene
trated three hundred miles farther into tn
interior, and discovered beyond the mountain
and the forest, a vast prairie country, hardl
broken by trees, over which any expedition
which had once passed the chain of mountain
along the coasts and the dense forests that over
hang the river might roam almost withou
limit"
The attention of the world is at present give
to Africa, and colonis alton and emigration du
ring TIE next three centuries may transform
chat cork continent into a mighty nation O
civilized men.
Mormon and Indian Alliance.
Yesterday we had an interview with a ger
tleman from Carson Valley, who, from intims
cy with Mormon families, has some knowledg
of their future designs and plans of operation
If his conclusions be correct, not only the SCI
tiers east of the mountains, but even the peopl
of this State, will have reason to deprecate tn
evaporation of those American Bedouins. ii
says that the Mormons of Carson Valley AM
San Rernardino have sold their cattle and prop
erty for nearly nothing, and, at the bidding 0
their chief, have repaired to Salt Lake, wit
che secret design of recognizing, arming
equipping, returning, numbering and plumber
ing their Gentle enemies.
They declare that, for every Saint slain b.
Uniteg States troops, ten Gentle women shall
make atonement; that they will first exter
minat, the troops from the east, then conn
west, and in predatory bands, allied with In