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Dr. Kitto;

It is very sad to think of the many re- spectable families who are brought to ruin by intemperance, and the number of in- nocent victims who suffer every kind of misery from the effects of that vice. I am about to relate a most affecting history of the life of a great man, who died only four years ago; and whose home in childhood was desolated by the bad habits of his mother and father, of the subject of my narrative, were reduced to poverty through the love of strong drink.

Mrs. Cecilia Picken was a very respec- table intelligent woman, living in 1796, at the pleasant village of Brixton, near Ply- mouth. Her husband was a man in a good trade, as a bootmaker. They had one little girl named Mary; three sons by Mrs. Pic- ken's former husband were all grown-up and settled at a distance from their mother and stepfather. One stormy night, when Picken had been on some matter of business to Plymouth, he was prevailed on by foolish friends, to partake freely of strong drink —and being generally a very moderate man, perhaps he drank without being fully aware of the effects of the liquor. He mounted his horse to ride home to Brixton, but alas! when about halfway on his road, probably overcome with either dizziness or sleep, he fell heavily from his horse, and died instantly. If any thing could add to the widow's grief at this sad termination of her husband's life, it was that she ex- pected another infant in a few weeks. The poor little babe, fatherless before its birth, came to add to the mother's cares. It was a girl, and they named her Elizabeth.

The widow was not a woman to sit down and nurse her sorrow—she felt it a duty to her two helpless little girls, to struggle with her grief, she was industrious and much respected by her neighbours, by whom she was generally called "THE MIS- TRESS." By dint of great exertions she managed to bring up her daughters well— but as they grew towards womanhood, in the hope of improving her circumstances, the widow removed to Plymouth. In the same street where she took up her abode, two young men, brothers, came to reside. The elder, William, was an engineer; the younger, John, a stone mason—and both were intelligent young men in good cir- cumstances. These two brothers formed an attachment for the two sisters, Mary and Elizabeth, and it would have been well if a few more years had passed over the heads of these young people before they had thought of marrying. But trade was good, and all seemed fair-weather prospects. The sisters were both very pleasing, but very different. Mary was tall, high-spirited, with a rather imperious manner. Eliza- beth though plainer than her sister, was more agreeable, from her greater gentle- ness. In 1803, the marriage of John with the younger sister took place, the bride was scarcely eighteen, and the bridegroom only twenty. There was only one dark cloud hovering over their otherwise clear prospect—both the brothers joined freely in the use of strong drink. Being clever young men their company was prized, and when William, who married Mary, began, as well as his brother, to neglect his home of an evening, it was the commencement of bad days. On December 4th, 1804, a child was born to John and Elizabeth—in whom they gave the father's Christian name—a delicate child, destined in after years to many trials, and to many triumphs. His sorrows in his father's house, began soon—for by the time that John the son was four years old, John the father had injured his circumstances and his good name by intemperance. At this period, the grandmother, Mrs. Picken, pitying the little delicate boy, took him to her home, as her special charge—and for a few years he had a happy childhood. Unable and seemingly unwilling to join in the rough play of other children of his age, the boy was a delighte-l listener to his grandmoth- er's budget of stories, and early began to read for himself all the entertaining books that could be bought or borrowed for him.

There was one disadvantage arising from John being brought up in his grandmoth- er's home—his parents being relieved of their responsibilities, evidently thought more of their younger children, and John, when he occasionally came to their home, seemed more like a visitor, than a child of the household. At that time, the boy did not feel, perhaps, did not observe this. Happy in the tender love and care of his good grandmother, his affectionate heart most gratefully returned her love. But the course of intemperance is like a fire, it consumes all before it; and the home of the once happy couple was the scene of want and strife, and to add to the misery, Mrs. Picken had sold all her little property to assist her family, and was now in her old age attacked with illness that made it needful she should reside with her daughter Elizabeth; so that when John was ten years old, he became with his sick grand- mother, dependent on his parents. The father was now merely a journeyman mason, and often out of employment. He did not try to keep his little thoughtful boy at school, and indeed, John had very little schooling, having only attended for a few months at a time.

The mother was so reduced, that she had to go out charing to earn a trifle for her family, and the father sometime took John to help him in his trade, and when Saturday night came, would send home the poor boy without a farthing, while he spent his wages in the alehouse. One day a house in Batter street, Plymouth, was being re- paired—and John then in his thirteenth year, and small of his age, was carrying up a load of slates to the roof, he had just reached the topmost round, and was step- ping off the ladder on to the roof, when his foot slipped, and he fell five and thirty feet on to the stone pavement of the back- yard of the house. The poor boy was lifted up insensible, bleeding from his mouth and nostrils, BUT NOT FROM HIS EARS. He lay for a fortnight in a stupor, and then consciousness returned. The first thing he noticed, was the total silence of the room, and he thought that all were keeping so still, out of a kind concern for his weak- ness, but yet he wondered why no one spoke to him; at last he was strong enough to say, "Why do you not speak?" To his amazement, a reply was written on a slate, and handed to him, the words were, "YOU ARE DEAF." Yes! this was the meaning of all the dumb-show he had ob- served! Never more was he to hear a sound! The full force of his great grief was not felt all at once by the poor boy; for four months that he was conlined to bed, the silence conduced to his recovery; and in four months after that, eight months in all, his health was partially restored, but he was afflicted for life.

He now found the advantage of being able to read, and he improved himself in writing, so much so, that he tried to earn a trifle by writing labels neatly. The kind- ness of neighbours supplied him with books but not of a very useful sort; and his efforts, many and ingenious as they were, all failed in enabling him to get even a scanty liveli- hood. To add to his sorrow, his dear, kind grandmother, the only earthly friend who really loved him, was obliged to re- move to Brixton. Helpless herself, she could not help him, except by her prayers, and they were constant. Yes! readers, and though she did not live to see it, they were answered.

So poor deaf John was now dependent entirely on his parents; and they evidently feeling impatient of the burden, made application to the parish, and the guardians agreed to receive him. November 15th, 1819, he was placed among the boys in the workhouse. A cruel device was em- ployed to get the unsuspecting youth there. He was taken to the workhouse in ignorance that there was any intention of leaving him there, and when the doors were closed upon him, "his anguish was indescribable." How hardening is the effect of intemper- ance—here was this boy's father, a skilful mechanic, not more than thirty-six years old, and yet he put his eldest son, a good stu- dious youth, who had received the injury that afflicted him, by doing work for his father beyond his age and strength—he put him in the workhouse, apparently glad to get rid of him—and even the mother made no resistance. Bowed down by sorrows, she seemed spirit-broken. There is seldom a night so dark that no ray of light appears, and God put it into the heart of the gover- nor of the workhouse to be kind to poor John, and the clerk to the Board of Guar- dians, Mr. Burnard, soon discovered that this was a wonderful workhouse boy, and a friendship was commenced that lasted for life.

Telegrams.

LONDON, 5th April.-—Napoleon has decided that the French Troops shall leave Mexico within twenty months.

Treaty of commerce promulgated be- tween Zollverein and Italy.

BOMBAY, 7th April.-—News has been received from Aden of the release of the Abyssinian captives.

King Theodore received Mr. Rassam with great honour; made him handsome presents, and released Consul Cameron with the other captives.

The Crown Princess of Prussia gave birth to a daughter at Potsdam.

The Prussian Government decisively refuses to withdraw the order of Mobile.

AMERICA, 31st March.-—House of Re- presentative refuses permission to in- troduce a Bill for an export duty on Cotton.

Order issued for the disbandment of volunteers in Canada.

Summary.

The popularity of President Johnson continues to be manifested by enthusias- tic demonstrations out-of-doors. Mr. Stanton has resigned. The Cabinet will be re-organised. A resolution has been proposed to the Committee of Foreign Affairs for guaranteeing a loan to the Mexican Republic.

Fresh discoveries of pikes and arrests of Fenians have been made in Ireland. Sir Hugh Rose has issued a general order warning the army. Stephens is said to have effected his escape to America.

Dr. Manning and other Roman pre- lates have protested against any Parlia- mentary oath that recognizes the Act of Settlement or the supremacy of the Queen.

The suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland has produced great ex- citement amongst the Fenians in America.

Large meetings in favour of the new Reform Bill are being held in various parts of the country.

The election of Mazzini for Messina has been annulled by a vote of the Ital- ian Parliament, 191 against, and 107 for the election.

The 20th of March was observed as a day of humiliation in the diocese of Lon- don, with reference to the cattle plague.

Further accounts seem to confirm the rumour that the Fenians in America have resolved on the invasion Canada.

Prince Alfred has been duly installed Master of the Trinity House.

A battle without result has been fought between the troops of Brazil and Para- guay.

The ex-Queen of the French died on march 24.

The Bishop of London is seriously ill.

The Cholera Conference have adopted the proposal to stop the sea communica- tion between the Hedjaz and Egypt in case of a fresh outbreak, but the Porte does not dare to enforce the measure. It is said that cholera has reappeared in Egypt.

Fenianism seems to be dying out. The Cattle Plague Bill is working satisfactor- ily. A great Hall of Science and Art is to be built at South Kensington. Sir Charles Darling, Governor of Victoria, has been recalled. Bishop Colenso is formally excommunicated.

United States.

Despatches from all parts of the coun- try represent the people as generally endorsing the President's veto and speech, and numerous delegations have visited the President to offer him their support. The Senate has adopted the resolution of the Reconstruction Committee, exclu- ding the Southern representatives until Congress declares the rebellious states to be entitled to representation, by 29 a- gainst 18 votes. The Military Committee of the House of Representatives have re- ported a resolution to disband the South- ern militia, to prevent their reorganiza- tion. At a Fenian meeting held in Wash- ington on the 28th Feb., intimations were given of a plan to seize British Columbia, and establish a harbour for privateers on the Pacific coast. The British Minister is understood to have forwarded a com- munication to the State Department on the subject, which formed a topic for dis- cussion at a Cabinet meeting. A pro- clamation will probably be issued by the Government against any violation of the neutrality laws. The public debt was, on the 1st March, $2,820,000,000 being an increase of three and a-half millions since the 1st February. Gold, on the evening of the 3rd March, 131. Exchange on London, 145. Cotton steady; middling upland, 44c.

Lloyd Garrison has delivered a public discourse violently denouncing President Johnson, and charging him with intend- ing, if he dared, to make a COUP D'ETAT, either by forcing the rebels into Con- gress at the point of the bayonet, or by driving the Congress out of the Capitol. The President, he said ought to be tried by both houses, and dismissed from of- fice. The Republican caucus have ap- pointed a committee to inaugurate deter- mined political measures against Presi- dent Johnson's policy.

It is reported that Fenian representa- tives are in Washington pressing their claims upon the United States Govern- ment for the recognition of Ireland as a belligerent power. They claim that the nullification of all constitutional law by the establishment of martial law in Ire- land entitles the Irish forces to the rights of belligerents. Sir Frederick Bruce is said to have protested against any such application being entertained. The sus- pension of the Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland caused intense sensation in Fenian circles. Meetings were called through- out the country to determine their course of action. Upon receipt of the intelli- gence, Mahoney immediately issued a circular from the military department, urging the people to be prepared for im- mediate action, and look out for secret orders.

Southern advices disclose nothing of importance of a political character. The planters were making preparations for the spring planting, and were generally hopeful of being able to contract for labor enough to secure average crops. The agents of the Freedmen’s Bureau are said to be very unpopular with the people, who have frequent disputes with them, all of which, however, are generally adjusted by the military authorities to the satisfaction of both parties. No cases of violence are reported.

The constitutional amendment exclud- ing negroes from the basis of represent- ation in all States where they are not allowed to vote, was considered in the Senate. Three substitutes, conferring the right of suffrage upon negroes, were offered, but rejected. A vote was final- ly taken on the original amendment, and the result was 25 yeas to 22 nays. The amendment, failing to receive the required two-thirds vote, was declared defeated.

Recruiting for the Mexican Republic is reported to be progressing at New Or- leans. According to intelligence from Vera Cruz, it was asserted that Maxi- milian had authorized the issue of 20 million of dollars in legal tender currency. It is reported, via San Francisco, that the imperial commander at Sonora had seized freight trains belonging to Ameri- can citizens, and prohibited further tran- sportation through Sonora by Americans. Advices received in New York from Panama state that the Spanish commo- dore, Nunez, had proposed an armistice to Chili, stipulating, however, for the return of the captured vessel the Gova- donga and the Spanish prisoners, and the appointment of peace commissioners. These propositions were refused by Chili; and Nunez then proposed that the Chilian Minister for Foreign Affairs should go on board the Spanish flagship, in order to make some arrangement. In reply to this the Chilian government informed Nunez that any proposition he had had to make would be received at the Chilian capital.

The President describes the Freedmen’s Bureau Bill as unconstitutional and unne- cessary, and as proposing to establish by Congressional authority military jurisdic- tion over all parts of the United States containing refugee freedmen. The measure, he says, would lead to arbitrary acts by government officials, would abolish trial by jury, which is guaranteed by the Con- stitution, and would make the Freedmen’s Bureau, established as an extraordinary military measure, a permanent institution with enlarged powers. It is, moreover, in- consistent with a time of peace. The Con- stitution never contemplated Congres- sional legislation for the support of indi- gent persons of any race. Legislation im- plying that negroes are not self-sustaining would tend to injure their character and prosperity. The President animadverts upon the fact, that the 11 States mainly af- fected by the bill are shut off from repre- sentation by Congress, and says that the principle is firmly fixed in the minds of the American people that there shall be no taxation without representation. Congress can decide the qualifications of its mem- bers, but every State should be allowed re- presentation in the persons of loyal repre- sentatives. He fully adheres to his recon- struction policy.

General Grant has directed all comman- ders of military to send to headquarters copies of newspapers expressing disloyalty and hostility to the government. The sup- pression of papers will be made from head- quarters.

A densely-thronged meeting was held on February 22nd at the Cooper Institute, New York, where all classes of politics were represented. An address and reso- lutions were adopted urging the admission of loyal Southern representatives to Con- gress, approving the veto, endorsing Mr. Johnson’s policy, and recommending the calling of another meeting whenever the exigency demanded it, to promote har- mony in the public councils of the country. Mr. Seward made a speech, in which he said that the country was in no peril, no matter whether the Congressional or the Presidential policy prevailed. This con- fidence arose from the conviction that there never was, and never can be, any successful process for the restoration of union and harmony among the States, ex- cept that with which the President show- ed himself satisfied. Loyal men from the Southern States would, sooner or later, during this or some other Congressional term, be received into the National Legis- lature. The restoration would then be complete. Territorial government would require greater imperial powers than Napo- leon possesses. Maximilian's task, though he engages two emperors and two imperial organizations, with their forces, was not thought the most wise or hopeful political enterprise of the day. The Congressional policy was impracticable and vicious.-—Mr. Seward telegraphed from Washington as follows:—-“It is all right. The Union is restored. The country is safe. The Pre- sident's speech is triumphant, and the country will be happy.”

The Times’ New York correspondent thinks the President will be upbraided [?] by the nation. He “has not yet heard, on any subject, so strong, decided, and unanimous an expression of the public sentiment as upon his act.”:—

It is most fully and warmly approved; all classes express their satisfaction that there is a man at the head of public affairs who has determination and self-reliance enough to throw himself against a power- ful and overbearing party; they are ap- prehensive of the consequences of con- tinued disunion in the country, and they fear that the evils and disasters of the war will be repeated in another form if the policy of Mr. Sumner and his followers is to prevail.

The astonishment and anger of the Radi- cals, he adds, are extreme, and some of them are making threats of impeachment.

George Frances Train, of eminent no- toriety in England as well as America, has gone in for Fenianism.

In the house of Representatives, on the 12th ult., the anniversary of Mr. Lincoln’s birthday, Mr. George Ban- croft, the historian delivered a eulogi- um upon the life and character of A- braham Lincoln, on which occasion President Johnson, the members of the cabinet and of Congress, the Di- plomatic Corps, and the army and the navy officials were present. In his address Mr. Bancroft censured the course adopted by England during the Rebellion, and declared that the Mex- ican republic must rise again. It seems to have been a foolish speech. He succeeded, the Washington corres- pondent of the Times says, “in making the whole affair as undignified and dis- creditable as any man in the country could have done, tried he ever so hard. To the astonishment of every respecta- ble man in the House, Mr. Bancroft occupied more than two hours in an elaborate attack upon the chief Powers of Europe, concentrating the whole torrent of his bitterness and spleen up- on England. The surprise of the whole Diplomatic body at the energy and vehemence of Mr. Bancroft’s de- nunciations of England—for he almost screamed out the venomous passage in a high and broken voice, and with wild gestures and distorted counte- nance—was extreme, and it was fully shared by many of the spectators. The bulk of the audience clapped their hands loudly with applause; but the Senators, almost to a man, sat si- lent.” Mr. Bancroft’s speech has, we are told, given great offence to the Diplomatic Circle at Washington.

Jamaica.

Dates are to the 24th Feb. The Royal Commission had been sitting from day to day and receiving evidence—the testi- mony of the whites and negroes being very contradictory. All the political prisoners tried by the special commission have been found guilty and sentenced to imprison- ment, varying from three weeks to twelve months, the latter sentence being passed on Mr. Levien, editor of the COUNTRY UNION. A charge of murder had been preferred against Provost Marshal Ram- say; but it is expected that the Act of Indemnity will shield him from any pen- alty. The Royal Commission hoped to have concluded by the 10th March, and to leave Jamaica on the 24th. Mr. Eyre continued to receive addresses of sym- pathy and approval.

Hot spings

In New Zealand there are numerous boiling springs. Travelers and mis- sionaries frequently look at these springs whilst their native guides superintend the boiling of the food for their wel- come repast. Villages of the natives are to be found near these volcanic springs. They are rather dangerous localities for a home, but the natives prefer them as they thereby require no fires, and all their cooking being done in the hot springs, the women's back are not broken by carrying fuel: more over, from the warmth of the ground they are able to raise crops several weeks earlier than their neighbours. Sad accidents, however, sometimes arise from children and strangers fall- ing into these boiling caldrons.

Bangkok Recorder

A Resume.

Our last European mail, by the steamer Chou Phya, and the sailing vessel Edward Marquard, bringing us European papers down to the 26th of March, American papers to the 6th of Feb. and telegrams from London to the 15th alto.

The political elements of the Wes- tern world are far from being "hush- ed to peace." The portentous cloud that had been hanging over Ireland many months, seems to have been somewhat broken but not dissipated. It remains to be seen whether the suspension of the "Habeas Corpus Act" will impart adequate power to quench, not to say "all the fiery darts" of the rebels, but all that are the most dangerous to the peace of the common wealth. We fervent- ly hope and expect that we shall soon hear such good news, but must confess that we are not without many fears that the incipient rebellion will yet terribly shake our mother country and convulse the world.

Prussia and Austria are still exceed- ingly watchful of each other, lest the bone of contention between them, having much meat on it, shall be monopolized by one or the other na- tion. "Prussia insists upon having and annexing to her dominions the Duchy of Schleswig and Lauenburg. Austria declines being thus overborne." The two powers have been standing in the attitude of menace toward each other many months. Prussia flattering herself that Austria would by long pressure yield the point from a con- sciousness of her own comparative weakness, seems at last to have been "takenaback" by the determination of her rival to face steadily and unflin- ching the lion with all the eyes and strength of her empire. Though Bismark the Prussian prime leader seems undaunted in playing his game for the premiership of all the German States, the king of Prussia, it would seem, has become alarmed and has come to a significant halt. He even seems to have made up his mind, that a war with Austria must be avoided.

France is quiet at home and gene- rally abroad. She manifestly feels much perplexed with the Mexican question, and wishes that she had never placed so much confidence in the mere hu- man prophecies of the permanent dis- rupture of the U. S. which but too successfully tempted her to go strange- ly out of her way to force the esta- blishment of a Monarchy on a weak Republic, when that Republic could not call in her neighbor the U. States to aid her in resistance. While France is too proud to feel happy in the thought of withdrawing her troops from the aid of Maximillian as insisted upon by the U. S. it is now almost uni- versally believed that she has determin- ed to do it rather than to run the risk of the consequences of resistance of so righteous a demand.

The political atmosphere in the U. S. is of an equally character. The rebellion in the South though conquer- ed, seems to be but smothered up in the hearts of the majority of the pres- ent leaders. Mighty efforts are being made by them to regain their former power in Congress. Nearly all the North who sympathized with them in their rebellion, are now using their influence to get them restored, even with the embers burning in their bo- soms against the yankees and against the freedom of the African race, of whose unrequited services the U. S. Government has deprived them. These men form a powerful political party in array against the Republican party. The latter have set their faces like a flint to have the Southern States shut out from representation in Congress un- til they give better evidence than they now do of being truly loyal, and are determined that the Freedmen shall have strict justice dispensed to them according to their inherent right to it and the pledges the Government of the U. S. have made them.

We are greatly pained to learn that on questions of this character Congress and the President had come to a dead- lock. Still we hope and trust the President in vetoing the "Freedman's Bureau Bill" has acted in all faithful- ness to the Constitution, and that he sincerely intends to abide by it accor- ding to the best of his judgement, aid- ed by its best expositors, which, if done, will in good time, we doubt not, result in a solid and lasting peace.

It is a great pity the President lost his characteristic patience and com- mand of dignified and temperate lan- guage in much of his speech on the 22nd of Feb. To charge such men as THE HON. CHARLES SUMNER of being "equally opposed to the fundamental principles of the United States' gov- ernment, and as much laboring to pervert or destroy them as were those who fought against the government" in the great Rebellion, was to say the least of it an outrageous thrust, and will in our opinion do the author of it far more damage than the men or the party at which it was hurled. Such out bursts of denunciation "are evil and only evil" even among political stump speakers in the middle walks of life, but the evil is exceedingly intensified and made vastly more wide spreading when coming from the lips of one so highly exalted as the President of the U. S. Am. The best hearts of the na- tion have been pierced by those dag- gers, and are bleeding to this day. Still we hope they are wounds that may be healed and that the author of them, in noble penitence, will not be slow to do what he can to heal them.

We are glad to notice that Messrs. Stearns and Sumner bore the thrust with remarkable forbearance.

The following extracts from the N. Y. Independent will give our readers some idea how the Radical Republi- cans feel in regard to the present cri- sis of political affairs in the U. S. We confess that we sympathize deeply with those radicals, believing that they do indeed lay the axe at the root of the accursed tree, slavery, though we could wish they had more of the patience and gentleness of Christ in their noble efforts to extirpate eve- ry remaining root of African oppres- sion. We firmly believe they are working in the line of Jehovah's pur- poses to give the oppressed race all the fullness of liberty the white man has, and that God will uphold them and their cause with the right hand of his righteousness.

The Present Crisis.

The blush which the President brought to the cheek of the Nation on Washington's Birthday has had time to fade into cooler blood. Men have permitted their sudden indignation to wane into settled regret. It is hardly possible to realize the sacredness of national honor until it is confronted with the calamity of a national dis- grace. Our enemies familiarized this nation with the pang of grief. Our Chief Magistrate has twice pierced it with the sting of shame. God shield the Republic!

Not proven is the charge that the President was in liquor. On the con- trary, his friends esteemed him in his right mind. But perhaps the superi- ority of the office enables a president to be as vulgar when sober as a vice-presi- dent when drunk. With unheated blood, then, the Executive of the United States publicly brands the National Legislators as Traitors. Borrowing language from the French Revolution, he calls the Joint Committee of the Fif- teen "An Irresponsible Directory." Pointing to the Capital where Congress sits, he exclaims, "Almost another REBELLION is inaugurated!" The acts of one of the three great co-ordin- ate departments of the Government he describes as the "Progress of Fac- tion, Rebellion, and TREASON." With ominous emphasis he warns a- gainst "Cliques, Cabals, Conspira- cies, and Machinations." Descend- ing to the pit of billingsgate, he named two American statesmen, one a leader of the Senate and the other of the House, whom he calls as "much the enemies of the Government as were Jefferson Davis, Slidell, and Toombs." The Clerk of the United States Senate, the official medium of communication between that body and the Executive Mansion, he styles a "dead duck." These gentlemen, and others acting with them in Congress, he stigmatizes as "opposed to the funda- mental principles of this government, and laboring to DESTROY it." Not content with this extraordinary lan- guage, he adds the astounding decla- ration, "I make use of a very strong expression when I say that I have no doubt the intention was to incite AS- SASSINATION." Then, as if in view of the expected accomplishment of his own murder, he prescribes the manner of sacrifice, directing that an altar be reared, his body laid there upon, and his blood poured out!

And all this foulness to come out of the mouth, not of Andrew Johnson, but of the President of the United States! All this miracle of scandal to go flying round the world to sadden all nations with the shame of the great- est!

A few hours after this speech by the President, his Secretary of State spoke its counterpart at Cooper Institute, New York. "When Mr. Seward rose last night," said the next day's Eve- ning Post, "he did not know how greatly the President had just offen- ded." But Mr. Seward did know how greatly the President had just offended." A morning journal, an or- gan of the Government, says:

"Three or four dispatches were sent to Mr. Seward stating that the speech of Mr. Johnson was a frightful one, a speech that he could not endorse, and begging him not to speak at Coop- er Institute."

One of these warnings was sent by a U. S. senator, and and the other by a Cabinet minister! But Mr. Seward was not afraid of a thing frightful. He made his speech that night; he peru- sed the President's next morning; he gave thanks for that immortal objur- gation; and he forwarded the following congratulation by telegraph to Wash- ington.

It is all right and safe. The Un- ion is restored and the country safe. The President's speech is TRIUM- PHANT, and the country will be hap- py.

Thus Mr. Seward shares the guilt of his master, re-enacts and intensifies the Executive insult to Congress, and announces to an astounded nation that the President's Cabinet Minister for Foreign Affairs is happy to regard the Senate's Chairman of Foreign Rela- tions as a Traitor, Conspirator, and Assassin!

But the President has planted a thorn in the pillow of his ablest advo- cate. The Evening Post—whose re- vered editor lent to the scroll of the Cooper Institute meeting its most eui- nent name—administered to the Pres- ident the faithful rebuke of a friend in the following righteous words:

"For the shocking and unseemly im- putation Mr. Johnson chose to bring against Messrs. Stevens, Sumner, and others opposed to his policy, that 'their intention was to incite assassination,' we trust that he will make haste to APOLOGIZE, not merely to them, but to the country, which he has most grievously INSULTED."

Now, of what stuff and grain was the President's meeting? It was the meeting of Copperheads. Among the invited guests was not a single Re- publican. Previous to the President's harangue, the chief speaker was the Hon. S. S. Cox! The resolutions con- tained the following reminiscence of Rufus Choate and the glittering gene- ralities:

"Resolved, That the grand old dec- laration that "all men are created equal" was never intended by its authors, nor understood by the people for whom it was made, as placing the African race in this country on a civil, social, or a political level with the Cauca- sian. • • • While we are willing to accord to those exotic and unassimi- lable fellow-creatures all the privile- ges necessary to their personal well- being we will never consent to imperil the sacred inheritance derived from our Revolutionary fathers by entrust- it partly to the guardianship of those who know not its value and who care not for its preservation."

So the Declaration of Independence was not intended for "All Men." On the contrary, some who are rashly thought to be included in it are Exotic and Unassimilable Creatures: a theory which we do not understand except as illustrated by the President's Exotic and Unassimilable Speech. At this meeting Clay Smith said: "I would separate the black man from the white, and put the black in one country, and the white in another." The Hon. A. J. Rogers, from New Jersey, added: "When one of the objects of the war was to shake off the shackles of the slaves, and rob the people of the South of millions of dollars of property, I pro- tested against it." [Applause]. The Hon R. T. Merrick exclaimed, "Rally all you that love your country, and aid your chief magistrate in crushing be- neath his heel that disguised enemy of the Union, Thaddeus Stevens, and his nest of poisonous serpents that crawl and hiss around the pillars of the republic." The Hon. Myer Strouse shouted, "Clear out the miserable stable!"

Such was the talk, such the assem- bly, such the accessories, and such the President who stood as centre-piece ! Paint not the historic scene, lest a fu- ture generation mistake it for the pic- ture of Gov. Seymour addressing his "friends."

Correspondence.

The Change.

There is abundant reason to believe that Siam to-day is quite different from Siam thirty, twenty, fifteen, or even ten years ago. The Siamese themselves may not readily perceive it, as most of their customs are still held to with wonderful tenacity. In- deed they are a people of customs. Perhaps no other nation holds so tenaciously to custom as this one. That it is the Tumncum Thai is sufficient reason for doing anything how absurd soever it may be, or how easily soever it might be abandoned. They are like the story told of the country man, who went to mill re- peatedly with a small quantity of grain in one end of the bag, and a stone in the other, and then threw it over the back of a horse. The miller told him it would be much better to throw away the stone, and divide the grain into two parts, but his only re- ply was that it was the way his father did. All great changes however have not been sudden but gradual, and notwithstanding their tenacity for custom, there is an almost impercepti- ble change going on here. In this respect the Siamese are perhaps an improvement upon their Celestial brethren. Whilst the Chinese are in many respects superior to the Siam- ese, and have much more stamina of character, still in their own estimation they know all that is worth knowing already, and are slow to receive any instruction from their "red haired" brethren, the Europeans. The Siam- ese on the contrary are more willing to adopt any thing European which pleases them but are at the same time slow to acknowledge their indebted- ness. But how loth soever they may be to acknowledge it, there is no doubt that they are much indebted to their intercourse with the subjects of western powers for the improve- ments we find amongst them to-day. Previous to the present reign that in- tercourse was limited. Missionaries, it is true, had been here for years, and here also as in most other places, were the pioneers who prepared the way for a more general intercourse. A few others also had ventured here for the purpose of trade, but as yet comparatively unprotected by any treaty. The exclusive policy, however, of the former kings was abandoned, when a Prince was brought to the throne who was much more highly instructed than any of his predecessors, and consequently was imbued with more liberal views. The country was consequently thrown open to commerce by treaties with the principal western powers.

But whilst the government and the principal government officers are be- lieved to be friendly to foreign inter- course, there is still, undoubtedly, a strong party opposed to it, and would rejoice to see every foreigner out of the country to-day. It may be asked, therefore, in what way foreign inter- course has specially benefitted the Siamese? The laboring classes have been much benefitted by it. It has opened up to them a new and varied source of employment, which hitherto did not exist, and they are thus ena- bled to secure a much better liveli- hood than before. The services of quite a number are required by the European community, for which they receive much better wages than the same class of persons could command any where else. The way thus open- ing to them, of new places of labor has a tendency to create in them a stimulus for labor. They need very much such stimulus. They are na- turally lazy and dilatory. Their real wants are comparatively few, and if they have rice for the day, a little kap, and a salung for gambling, they are perfectly happy so far as this world is concerned. Most of them, too, being slaves, have no desire to labor lest the fruits of their labors, fall into the hands of their masters. Many of them, however, avail them- selves of any new opening in order to get a little change to meet passing wants, and many have actually bought their freedom. Such persons are, therefore better fed and clothed than formerly. A few years ago a jacket was a very rare thing among any class of the natives, but now any cooly can support a good one if he desires it.

The better classes also enjoy the advantage of being able to do a little pigeon on their own account. In this they sometimes get the worst of it, but they again in turn are often- times the successful ones. So upon the whole they are like Paddy and the log when rolling down the hill to- gether, each party is on "top half the time." They have also learned much of European customs. Some have also obtained some knowledge of European architecture, and are build- ing houses in a kind of Siamo Euro- pean style, and furnishing them with European furniture. They have also been benefitted by a knowledge of the power of steam, and its uses as a pro- peller, and also of different kinds of machinery. As a result of this know- ledge they have about thirty steamers, one of which is the much extolled "Im- pregnable." Many of these steamers, it is true are mere pleasure boats, or play things, but they show that the Siamese have not been idle in this matter. There is reason however to fear that they will outstrip their in- structors in their own estimation. Not long since a European wished to charter a steamer from a Siamese no- bleman, for the purpose of towing and lightering, but the nobleman re- fused to charter. It was thrown out as an inducement, that she needed new boilers and he would thus get her re- paired. He replied that he was ex- pecting boilers from her, but if they did not come the Siamese could make them. When pupils thus excel their teachers, there is no further need of the latter. But in some of these things we cannot blame them if they proceed with caution, they have been taught some severe lessons. They sometimes dread as a "burnt child dreads the fire."

Their mercantile marine is also an evidence that they have been advan- cing in the art of ship building. But a few years ago the river at a certain season of the year was lumbered up with unsightly Junks, whose huge cables were stretched in every direc- tion and obstructing every thing pass- ing by. Now a Junk of the largest size is rarely seen, and in their stead we find riding at anchor in the river a number of fine vessels, of excellent models, bearing the Siamese colours. Some say that in this respect they have gone too far, and have more ves- sels to-day than are useful or profit- able to them, but this of course time only will prove.

As to the real pecuniary advantages accruing to the government from the treaties we of course can only approx- imate, as we have not the necessary statistics. But take the single matter of rice, since the removal the prohibi- tion. Suppose that each of the mills in the last four months has cleaned 90,000 piculs. This amount at four ticals export duty per coyan, will bring quite a little sum into the ro- yal treasury. Paddy too has com- manded the highest prices and it has been impossible to get it down. For this the merchants are perhaps them- selves to blame. They manifested too great anxiety to have the prohibi- tion removed, and the consequence was they had a lot of ships on their hands, before there was really any thing to put in them, and paddy could not avoid remaining high. The sale of so much paddy, too, and at such prices must have sent afloat among the rice growing regions, a great amount of money, much of which will return into the hands of the princes and nobles. This also creates an in- ducement to cultivate the fields and waste lands throughout the kingdom which will of course result beneficial- ly to all around.

Consuls.

SIR :—The article you published in your issue of the 26th. ult. relating to Consuls, has been most timely and to the purpose so far as it goes. There is another aspect of the subject which in the present state of things ought to be brought out. The Siamese Gov- ernment has I think, been treated with great disrespect little short of, if not with, open insult by the French Consul. As this Consul is expected to return to his post ere long, the question now is, what is the duty of the Siamese Government in the pre- mises? The Siamese officials seem to hesitate what to do, fearing the result. This is wrong. The following ex- tract from Whenton's International Law answers the above question very clearly.

"Consuls are not public ministers. Whatever protection they may be en- titled to in the discharge of their offi- cial duties, and whatever special pri- vileges may be conferred upon them by the local laws and usages, or by international compact, they are not entitled by the general laws of nations, to the peculiar immunities of ambas- sadors. No state is bound to permit the residence of foreign consuls unless it has stipulated by convention to re- ceive them. They are to be approv- ed and admitted by the local sovereign, and if guilty of illegal or improper conduct are liable to have the exequa- tur, which is granted them, withdrawn, and may be punished by the laws of the State where they reside, or sent back to their own country, at the dis- cretion of the government which they have offended."

Let the Siamese government act without the least fear or hesitation, and if the officials are honest in their convictions, carry out at once the re- medy which the Law of Nations pro- vides. All enlightened nations will approve and commend an act based on the above extract, and as France acknowledges the authority of Inter- national Law she cannot take excep- tions to it. The object of law is to protect the weak and correct wrong. The fact that France is great and strong, and Siam is small and weak, does not justify the French Consul in affronting or encroaching on the Siam- ese, nor does it excuse the Siamese because they are comparatively weak, from resisting and applying legal re- medies to correct "illegal or impro- per conduct." Lux.

The following clip from the papers is a good example of the above.

The President has revoked the ex- equator of Dr. Rogers as Chilian con- sul at New-York

The treaty relations of Siam with Europe and America is constantly bringing the Siamese government into new and perplexing difficulties. These difficulties are likely to increase rath- er than diminish, and it becomes the duty of the Sovereign and Ministers to provide themselves with every pos- sible facility to enlighten and qualify themselves, to meet every emergency and adjust it speedily and properly. The great want of the Siamese gov- ernment at the present moment is a translation of the Law of Nations. Fortunately there are persons in Bangkok qualified for the task whose services can be procured. The work of Phillmore can probably be trans- lated for one thousand dollars per vol- ume, and that of Wheaton in one vol- ume, for two thousand five hundred or three thousand dollars. Either of these works well translated would be worth to the sovereign and ministers of Siam a hundred times it cost, and they cannot make a more judicious expenditure than to hire one or both of these works to be translated.

Siamese Consuls.

It appears that the Siamese govern- ment has appointed Consuls to re- side in London, Paris, Vienne, Lisbon, Rangoon, Penang, Singapore, Hong- kong and other places, but has no Consular Law to define their duties, regulate their proceedings, designate their authority and power, nor any thing whatever to guide, restrict, pun- ish or do any thing with or through them in a legal way. Their consular affairs are all haphazard and chaotic. This state of things ill com- ports with the reputed statesmanship of His Majesty and the Prime Minis- ter. Conducting state affairs in this manner is like a person attempting to establish himself as a merchant without capital, rules, or regulations. The Siamese government may go on for a time with apparent success with- out the necessary laws; but days of disaster will come, and if they have no law to fall back upon, the dishonor which must follow will be very great. Possibly there may be some excuse for the past, but the Siamese govern- ment cannot be excusable for neglec- ting to provide the necessary laws without delay.

To the Editor of the "Bangkok Recorder."

Sir,-—Your correspondent who signs himself "one of the victims" of a late dinner party, appears annoyed at the arrangements made for so many guests, but he did not (because he could not) point out any thing which was badly arranged. From his very grammat- ically written letter I imagine the conceited fellow expected to be plac- ed at the head of the table, or at least among the Consuls. In my opinion his proper place would have been behind one of the chairs. As it was, the poor "victim" of a good dinner, ought to think himself highly honored that he was allowed a chair anywhere at a ta- ble where there were LADIES and GENTLEMEN.

Perhaps "Victim" had prepared a speech for the occasion, and had not an opportunity of delivering it. I am truly sorry if such was the case, as from the style of his letter I am sure it would have been very interesting, and would no doubt have put the com- pany into that "good mood" HE ALONE found wanting. Some say your cor- respondent was not there at all, but was one of those who framed a refu- sal to the EXPECTED invitation, but who, not having received any, was saved the trouble of declining. I am going to ask a friend to dine with me to- morrow, should the side dishes not be properly seasoned I shall expect to see it mentioned in your next week's issue. Your's respectfully,

Mr. EDITOR.-—In a small corner of your model paper, oblige me with space to put the following question, which many beside myself would like an- swered.

Has a British subject a right to a written copy of any legal proceedings taken by or against himself in H. B. M’s. Consulate on payment of an au- thorized fee for the same?

Hearing that several persons have been refused such, and reading another case of the kind in your last issue, and laboring under the impression that we are entitled to such if requir- ed, and there being no constituted law- yer in this place to set one right in the matter, I resort to this method to gain the information.

While in a scribbling humor I will take the opportunity of contradicting an erroneous statement made in your last concerning the British Government organs, the Habeas Corpus Act, and Prest. Lincoln.

I beg to state that the said “Organs” played no such tune, and with the ex- ception of one or two of our pen- ny trumpeters, the music though on different keys, was played on your own Instruments, in your own Oches- tras, and with but slight variations.

The “Times” and that best of all weekly’s, the “Examiner,” said “that such a mandate was not exactly the thing they should have expected from a Representative Republican Gov- ernment.” like that of America, but that it showed that Prest. Lincoln thought matters more serious than did Mr. Seward, who, if you remember, Mr. Editor, was to have the rebellion of the South put down in 90 days.

The suspension of the Habeas Cor- pus Act in Ireland, is for a very differ- ent purpose than that intended by Prest. Lincoln, and a very short time will show us the kind of animal it will cause to be placed in the hands of our genuine loyal Irish police. It will empower them to take charge and keep in safe custody those many Irish black-guards, and cosmopolitan rowdys, now prowling about Ireland in the uniform of American soldiers, and claiming to be American subjects.

Woe betide poor Patrick Casey—- late of Tipperary (and still later) Capt. Casey of the U. S. Army—-na- turalized American, when proved Re- negade and conspirator, his doom will be sure and speedy.

The suspension of the Habeas Cor- pus Act in Ireland, to use an Ameri- canism, will be “a caution to snakes” Excuse me Mr. Ed. I feel myself warm- ing upon the subject, but I cannot help (whenever occasion offers) giv- ing expression to the extreme con- tempt I feel towards those white-wash- ed fellows, who are now endeavoring to delude, rob, and bring into trouble the poor and ignorant among our loy- al Irish brethren.

I mean nothing offensive to any true American. I admire them and many of their institutions, and with Macauly can say “that I look with pride on that young and vigorous people, within whose veins flow the same blood as ours, whose minds are nurtured by the same literature as ours, and on whom is entailed the rich in- heritance of our religion, our freedom and our glory." I am,

We return thanks to our respected friend "A. Briton" for his prompt reply to our statement touching the suspen- sion of the Habeas Corpus Act by Prest. Lincoln and the British Govern- ment. When we first read it in Ms. we thought it quite possible our impressions concerning that matter had been incorrect by having, some how or other, been jumbled together with the Alabama & Shenandoah de- monstrations against the U. S. But on further thought and re-search we think that our impressions were in all probability quite correct. We find in the New York Evening Post of March 6th 1866, an extract corrobora- tive of our views taken from one of the British "organs," and one of great pow- er, whose notes were heard during all the period of the late Great Rebel- lion with great pleasure throughout all the British dominions "on which the sun never sets" and even in Bang- kok. We have not time now to rum- mage old files of English "organs," and think it unnecessary since the London Times sounded so loudly, clearly and continuously, and since its notes were in such harmony with those American "organs" who de- nounced Prest. Lincoln's procedure of suspending the Habeas Corpus Act. The London Times in speaking of the "Dis-United States" of America and prophecying of the certain downfall of the "Great American Republic" used the following unmistakable and strong language against Lincoln's act.

"At home no man's life, or liberty, or "property is secure; for how can life "or liberty be secure in a country "where the habeas corpus act is sus- "pended indefinitely, where citizens "have no redress against unlawful im- "prisonment, and no available means "of obtaining a public trial; and how "can property be secure when money "is no longer a thing of intrinsic value, "and when confiscation and taxation "are becoming words of similar mean- "ing? This is the happy Union which "the Americans are now making for "themselves, and to which they expect "that, when it is completed, all man- "kind will flock. They have but to "add to it, as they are now doing, the "abnegation of all the comforts of "civilized life, they will soon have to "negotiate a Fugitive Slave law with "their neighbors to keep their own "subjects within their pale."

We should be glad to have it pro- ven that the suspension of the "Ha- beas Corpus Act" in Ireland "is for a very different purpose than that in- tended by Prest. Lincoln," that there has been no rebellion brewing among British subjects in Ireland, that all the terrible bluster made there has been made only by "those many Irish blackguards and Cosmopolitan rowdies claiming to be American subjects." But our impression is that England herself has had great fears that Ire- land would be soon all ablaze in re- bellion if she did not speedily adopt the extreme measure she has. We admit that there is some difference between the two cases-—the one hoping by a suspension to arrest a rebellion in awful progress-—the other to destroy a rebellion in embryo. Being thus contrasted, we beg to ask which go- vernment would seem to be the least open to criticism? We find fault with neither. With all our hearts we praise England for her prompt measure to destroy the Irish rebellion in embryo. For all the world knows without the shadow of a doubt what the progeny would be should it come to the birth.

We hope some English jurist will answer "A. Briton's" important ques- tion. Being Americans we feel our- selves just now incompetent. We can only say that if it had been put to us in regard to the American consulate, we should answered it in the affirmative.

Mr. Editor.—-I have just received a Photographic likeness of His Majes- ty the king of Siam said to have been executed by a nephew of the king. As a work of art the picture will compare favorably with those taken by other artists, and is the best likeness of His Majesty I have yet seen. This is said, not in disparagement of the very excel- lent pictures recently taken here by Eu- ropoon artists, but in commendation of the skill of the young Siamese Pho- tographer. And by the way, the Siam- ese I think are entitled to more credit in artistic skill than they recieve. I have recently seen some paintings of a Siam- ese, representing the fruits of his country, which in form, colours and finish discover much taste and genius. And when these amateur artists re- ceive the encouragement and culture they deserve, Siam is to furnish to the world something more than masters of marine and monastic architecture, and in addition to the fleet of merchant ships and Steamers which now occupy the river and the line of Consular buildings, dwelling houses, steam mills and merchant establishments, which adorn its banks.

We may see in the no distant future of Siam halls of learning, temples ded- icated to the culture of science and the fine arts and the general prevalence of literature and refinement found in the most enlightened countries of the western world. The people are capable of it, the government is looking for it, and many intelligent minds in the land are inquiring after the history and habits of other countries, and longing for a nearer affiliation with the more civilized nations of the earth. Even now, Siam is not a whit behind many so called enlightened nations in some of the noblest traits of a nation's great- ness and surest marks of national pro- gress. I allude to the toleration of free speech, a free press, and the free enjoy- ment of religious worship whether Bud- hist, or Mohomedan, Papist or Pro- testant, every man is allowed to wor- ship according to his own conscience, and is protected in his religious serv- ices. How long since the subjects of France or England were allowed such complete toleration!

Here every religion is allowed to have her own temples, print her own sa- cred books, publish her own creed, and give her doctrines a fair chance to stand or fall according to the decisions of truth, after an impartial hearing by the public. I know not where to look for clearer proof of national enlighten- ment or a surer pledge of a nation's progress, than this one principle of religious toleration. Truth asks only for an open field and fair play. Ignorance and error ask also for the prop of the civil arm. Let Siam perpetuate her prin- ciples of toleration, encourage the arts, and education, and with the blessing of Heaven, she may soon stand by the side of the most enlightened nations of the world. D.

LOCAL.

Steamer "Chow Phya" left Singa- pore on Thursday evening May 3rd, had fine weather throughout the en- tire passage. Arrived at the bar on the afternoon of Monday the 7th inst, crossed the bar at night, and anchored at Puknam till daylight, and arrived at Bangkok at 7 A. M.

Passengers per "Chow Phya"—- Mrs Swan and child, Mr. Larnaudie and Mr. Xivie, and about twenty deck passengers.

Passengers per "Viscount Canning" —-Captain and Mrs. Habercost.

H. S. M's. Gun-boat "Impregna- ble" arrived in town this day 4 P. M. She left Singapore on the 5th inst. at 3 P. M. and arrived at the Bar, on the 10th inst. at 10 A. M.

Her passage down to Singapore was made in 5½ days. She saluted the British flag at Fort Canning by 21 guns to which the Fort responded by the same number of guns. The Siamese flag was floating in the breeze at the Fort in company with the British.

It is reported that much credit was given to the "Impregnable" by dis- tinguished men in Singapore, as re- flecting much honor on the His Sia- mese Majesty's rising navy, and the skill and good taste of His Majesty the late second king of Siam, under whose skillfull eye the vessel was built.

The cleanliness and good behavior of her men were particularly noticed. The good time-kept in firing the sa- lute was also spoken of as being quite creditable to Siam.

Capt. Walrond made a visit to H. B. M's. Gun-boat "Coquette" in the Harbour of Singapore, and was received with all due honors as an officer in H. S. Majesty's navy.

The speed of the "Impregnable" is from 7 to 10 knots an hour.

At St. Andrew's Church, on the 31st March, by the Rev. J. C. Waterhouse, Captain Charles Haberkost, of Bang-

kok, to Miss Elizabeth Bandy of Sin gapore.

A Royal Wedding.

[We had the pleasure of receiving from His Majesty the King a pair of wedding cards of which the following is an explanation in His Majesty's own words. It is another among the many pleasing indications we have of progress in Siam.]

His Highness Prince TEDGE is the third son of His Royal Highness Prince N. KROM MU'N MAHESUAR SIVAVILAS the eldest son of His Present Siamese Majesty the reigning King of Siam.

Her Highness Princess KIEU KA- LIA is the second daughter of His late Royal Highness deceased Prince S. KROM MU'N VISNUNARTHINISHADHORN the full brother of the said father of the forenamed young Prince, or the second late son of His Present Siamese Majesty.

The happy nuptial of the said coup- le took place at Palace of the father of the Bridegroom on Thursday the 3rd day of May, Anno Christi 1866, when the bridegroom was aged 23 years and the bride aged 17 years.

Prices Current.

EXCHANGE—On Singapore par 10 d. s. Hongkong 3 P cent discount 80 d. s. Lon- don 4s. 9¼d. P 86. m. s.

THE SOVEREIGNS OF EUROPE AND THEIR RELIGION.-—There are in Eu- rope 43 reigning Sovereigns, not in- cluding those who possess titles only. Of those 43, 9 belong to the Roman Catholic religion, but one of that num- ber is excommunicated; 31 are Prot- estants, 1 a Mohammedan, and the 43d is the Pope. The excommunicated Sovereign is King Victor Emmanuel. There are besides, in Europe, 7 repub- lics; 2 exclusively Catholic—San Mari- no and Andorra—and 5 where the ma- jority of the inhabitants are Protestants —-Switzerland, Hamburg, Bremen, Frankfort and Lubeck.

NEVER SULK.—-Better draw the cork of your indignation, and let it foam and fume, than to wire it down to turn sour and acid within you. Sulks af- fect the liver and are still worse for the heart and the soul. Wrath driven in is as dangerous to the moral health as suppressed small pox to the animal system. Dissipate it by reflecting on the mildness humility and serenity of better men than yourself, suffering un- der great wrongs than you have ever been called upon to bear.

The great caricaturists of the latter days of the Georges all came to gloomy ends. They who knew so well to make all the rest of the world laugh were themselves the victims of distress and trouble. Rowlandson died in pov- erty, Hogarth died of a broken heart, caused by attacks upon him by Wilkes and Churchill; and Gillray, the most genial of humorists, committed suicide in a fit of melancholy

India.

A telegram has been received at the India Office from Calcutta, an- nouncing that the guns lost at Dew- angiri have been restored to our offi- cers by the Bhootan chief. The cause of the threatened renewal of hostilities against Bhootan being thus removed, our troops will return. The time ta- ken in transmitting the telegraph from Calcutta to London was only twenty one hours.

Prussia.

It is surmised in Prussia that Parli- ment has met for the last time during the present reign. There is consid- erable excitement. The Bourse is ag- itated. The funds have fallen. The Berlin populace exhibit signs of temper. It is not expected however, that the storm will burst. Still, the coup-d'- etat may be followed by unlooked-for results. Prussia's difficulty is Austri- a's opportunity. The Emperor's ad- visers are assuming a bolder tone, and if it be true that they have dispatched fresh troops to Holstein, the minion of the Prussian Court may see cause to repent at leisure what he did in haste. That the two leading German Powers will come to blows is not very probable, since it would suit the present position of neither. But, in the event of any breakdown in Bis- mark's foreign policy, the domestic embarrassment which he has on his hands will be greatly increased. He has staked every thing on one throw. Should it turn up against him, his prospects will be unenviable indeed. Perhaps there is no statesman in Eu- rope whose future is more precarious, or to whom, should he trip in his auda- cious career, the words of our great dramatic bard would be more applic- able—-

And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer,

Never to hope again.

THE CONSUL AT BANGKOK.

(March 6th.) Mr. WYLD (Bodmin) asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Mr. Knox, Her Majesty's Consul at Bangkok, had returned to his post; why he quitted it; and if any one was left in charge at the consulate during the absence of Mr. Knox.—Mr. LAYARD said that Mr. Knox, Her Majesty's Consul at Bangkok, had returned to his post, which he had quitted in con- sequence of very important affairs connected with British interests. The Government entirely approved his proceedings. In his absence he had left an officer of great ability and ex- perience, perfectly competent to ma- nage affairs, in charge of the consulate. London & China Express.

PICTURE OF THE SIAMESE AMBASSA- DORS AT FONTAINEBLEAU.-—At the last annual exhibition of paintings in Pa- ris one of the most remarkable pic- tures was that by Gerome—-just elect- ed, by the way, a member of the French Academy of Fine Arts—re- presenting the reception of the Am- bassadoors of the King of Siam by the Emperor and Empress. As regards the Embassy, the painter achieved a great success, in spite of the awkward attitudes and positions of the principle figures, who are on all fours, in a pro- cession which reaches nearly all across the canvas. M. Gerome has caught the expressions of the countenances so happily, and has rendered the dresses so brilliantly, that the group is highly interesting: the face and figure of the boy, son of one of the Ambasadoors, are admirable. The Siamese were de- lighted with the picture, and insisted on having a copy made and sent to Bangkok for the King. The artist has just completed a reduced copy for this purpose, and is said to have been very successful in plagiarising himself. It was a pity not to have done the thing imperially, and made the repro- duction of the full size, for no amount of art can give the same bold effect in a diminished space, and boldness more than highly artistic finish would be of importance in the present case. We have no doubt that the representation of the curious and glittering ceremony will cause at least as much sensation at Bangkok as it did in Paris, but we trust that the painter will escape the White Elephant. L. & C. Express.

COCHIN-CHINA AND THE FRENCH LE- GISLATURE.—-In the debate on the Ad- dress which is still proceeding in the Corps Legislatif, Cochin-China came in for a certain amount of attention.

The following Amendment was pro- posed by M. Taillefer and seven other deputies :—-"Sire,—-You speak to us of Algeria and the hopes which you found upon her; allow us, in our turn, to speak of a colony whose prospects are revealing themselves daily, name- ly, Cochin-China. We think, Sire, that it would be useful to explore Camboge as far as China, in order to establish commercial relations with the centre of the latter country. We desire to see agriculture encour- aged in Cochin-China. In order to hasten assimilation and to introduce the mother tongue into that country, we desire to see the Government en- courage education and the substitu- tion of Roman characters for those of China." Lon. & China Express

INDIA;—-Russia is steadily advanc- ing towards the north west front of India, and has annexed territory- in Central Asia, comprising an area of about four thousand square leagues and a population of four hundred thousand souls. Deoghar a place of pilgrimage in the Bhagulpore district has been visited by a most fatal form of small pox, and Government has wisely prohibited all intercourse with the infected town. The educated portion of the Hindoo Community have made a petition soliciting interference to put down polygamy in India, which has had such pernicious effects on domestic life by the fearful mischief and abomination it creates. Professor Bushell has been entertaining the in- habitants of Calcutta with Scientific exhibitions, such as, illustrations of voltaic and frictional electricity, expose of spirit-rapping. It is said that he proved particularly successful in Elec- tro-Biology, in which his experiments were wonderful. He drew forth shouts of applause from the audience by de- priving a man who was fully in his senses of free will, muscular action- memory, sensation. In the interests of science some explanation should be made of these experiments.

THE QUESTION NOT YET DECIDED!—

"It is very nearly a hundred years since Dr. Johnson, in one of his letters to Boswell, at Edinburgh, incidentally remarks at the close, 'I long to hear how the negro's cause will be decided. What is the opinion of Lord Auchin- leck, or Lord Hailes, or Lord Mon- boddo.'"

This question will not be satisfac- torily decided until the negro has secured to him all those civil, social and religious rights which white men claim for themselves. The sooner nations and individuals yield that point, the sooner the negro question will be decided. The negro is a man, and as such his rights must be conceded, or there will be agitation. It cannot be helped. The South denied the negro his rights, and so came the war. All men are "born free and equal."

SLAVERY Dies HARD.—-The news- papers and "everybody" say that slavery is dead. We hope so, but depend upon it, the old spirit of slav- ery will still show itself in a thousand forms. Mrs. Childs has well expres- sed this idea in a late "Independent:"

"This pro-slavery devil, after he has come out, with such terrible rend- ing and tearing, will assume all man- ner of Protean shapes for mischief. He will squat like a toad, twist like a snake, and coo like a dove.

Fortunately, Charles Sumner carries Ithuriel's spear, and will detect him in all disguises. Beyond all statesmen in this country, or any other, I honor Charles Sumner."

Things should not be done by halves. If it be right, do it boldly; if it be wrong leave it undone. Every day is a little life, and our whole life is but a day repeated.

WHICH IS WANTED?—Many persons complain that they cannot find words for their thoughts, when the real trou- ble is that they cannot find thoughts for their words.

Woman's love, like the rose blossom- ing in the arid desarts, spreads its rays over the barren plain of the human heart, and while all around it is black and desolate, it rises more strengthened from the absence of every charm.

THE GREATEST MAN.—The greatest man is he who chooses the right with invincible resolution: who resists the sorest temptation within and without; who bears the heaviest burden cheer- fully; who is the calmest in storms, and whose reliance on faith and virtue, and on God is the most unfaltering.