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SUMMARY.

The American House of Representatives has passed the Civil Rights Bill over the President's veto. It is believed the Presi- dent will refuse to put the bill into force, and that the Senate, in that event, will impeach him.

Fenians have assembled in large num- bers on the frontier of New Brunswick. Their movements are watched by British gun-boats. A raid was expected on the Niagara frontier.

It has been announced that the Ameri- can government, in view of the Fenian agitation, has issued orders for the main- tenance of neutrality on the northern frontiers.

The American government has ordered out a naval force to protect the fishing grounds, and proposes to negotiate with England for a final settlement of the question.

A terrible tornado has passed over por- tions of the United States, causing consi- derable loss of life.

Rumours are again current that Jeffer- son Davis will shortly be brought to trial.

Austria has proposed to Prussia that they should both disarm; but great un- easiness still prevails, and apprehensions of war are still generally entertained.

In Italy preparations are making for an advance upon Venetia. The Austrian army in Italy has been placed upon a war footing.

The Austrian Cabinet has announced that the Austrian armaments have been rendered necessary by the attitude of Italy.

The Oaths Bill has passed through the Lords, with the addition of an amendment declaring the supremacy of the Queen.

The cattle disease is steadily declining.

The Porte has protested against the no- mination of Prince Charles of Hohensol- lern as Hospodar of Roumania, and France, England, Russia, and Austria have recog- nised the justice of the protest.

The release of the Abyssinian captives has been officially announced.

Cholera has broken out at Rotterdam.

A severe shock of an earthquake has been felt along the the west coast of Norway.

Bank of England rate of discount stands at 6 per cent.

Money Market steady.

Stock Markets unsettled and generally lower.

America.

The House of Representatives, following the example of the Senate had passed the Civil Rights Bill over the President's veto by 122 to 41 votes. The bill is now law. The House had also instructed the Judici- ary Committee to inquire if there is pro- bable cause to believe that Mr. Davis and others were implicated in the assassination of President Lincoln, or are guilty of treas- on; and, if so, what measures necessary to bring them to a speedy trial. The scene in the House, at the passage of the Civil Rights Bill, was one of great excitement. On the question being put, "Shall the bill pass, notwithstanding the objections of the President?" a call was made and every member's voice could be plainly heard as be answered "Yea" or "Nay." At the close it was 121 to 41. Then Speaker Col- fax asked to have his name called, and vo- ted "Aye," making it 122 to 41, or three to one. As soon as he announced the vote, the members upon the Republican side commenced to applaud, and the galleries taking up the cue broke out in a wild and tumultuous cheering for several minutes. The Speaker rapped, but it was of no use. Ladies waved their handkerchiefs and men continued to applaud. Finally the Speak- er waved his hand, and the noise subsid- ed somewhat, when he recognised a mem- ber who moved to adjourn. This motion was carried, and the galleries continued to applaud for some minutes.

On April 12, the Senate passed the Loan Bill in the same form as it was passed by the House of Representatives. The Presi- dent subsequently signed the bill.

It was semi-officially announced on April 14 that the State department, in view of the Fenian agitation, had long since issu- ed orders for the preservation of neutrali- ty on the nothern borders. The United States gun-boat Winooski had been dis- patched to Eastport.

The California Legislature had passed a resolution calling upon the government to interfere in order to prevent the esta- blishment of the Mexican monarchy.

The 'Times' Washington correspondent, under date of April 15, says:—

The Fenians are once more making mys- terious movements towards the Canadian frontier, and the colonists seem uneasy res- pecting the intentions of the American gov- ernment. I am happy to be able to inform you, on the highest authority, that or- ders have been given by the government of a nature to prevent any organised ex- pedition of Fenians setting out for Canada or any where else. The government is de- sirous of avoiding coming into conflict with the Fenians as long as it possibly can, but it will not suffer any violation of the laws of neutrality to be attempted. Mea- sures have been taken to carry out this in- tention of the government, and I believe that Mr. Staunton and one other member of the Cabinet were alone in opposing this course. Mr. Staunton would let the Fenians make war how they pleased, and even give them help, so intense is his bitterness to- wards England on account of its alleged violation of neutrality during the late War, but the Cabinet is controlled by wiser men, and the American government will do what is right as soon as the Fenians give it sufficient cause to interfere.

British North America.

The Fenians were again exciting un- easiness in British America. A Quebec despatch says:—-

Large numbers of Fenians were, on April 10, gathering along the New Bruns- wick frontier, and threatening Campobello and St. Stephens. Two hundred Fenians left Portland, Maine, on the 9th, for East- port, on the Canadian frontier, and a schooner had been chartered to carry arms. Murphy, the president of the Toronto Hi- bernian Society, and five others had been arrested in Canada, EN ROUTE for Port- land. Arms and ammunition were found upon them. On the 12th the Fenian Con- vention was in session at Eastport, in Maine. The town was crowded with Fe- nians, and there were several Fenian ves- sels in the harbour, armed with howitzers and 20-pounders. A sailing vessel escap- ed to sea, notwithstanding the presence of the United States marshal in Eastport. Arms and ammunition were arriving at different points along the New Brunswick frontier. Several British gun-boats were off Eastport and Campobello, keeping steam up and portholes open, and this at- titude has caused a hostile feeling among American sympathizers with the Fenian cause, numbers of whom, together with some British deserters, were joining the Fenians. A suspicious-looking steamer, showing American colours, had proceed- ed up Eastport River towards St. Andrews. Communication between St. John's and the western towns on the British side was re- ported to have been cut by the Fenians. The garrison of Campobello had been rein- forced, and earthworks had been thrown up. The Canadian authorities believed that the movement on New Brunswick was a feint to cover an attack upon Canada, in conjunction with gun-boats from Chicago. At Toronto, Fenian arrests and the search for arms continued. The British gun-boat Pleiades put to sea from Eastport on the 12th. It was rumoured, apparently with- out any foundation, that her crew had mutinied.

The governor of New Brunswick had unconditionally accepted the resignation of the anti-Federation cabinet. No new ministry was formed.

The steamer England, from Liverpool, with 1300 persons on board, had put into Halifax for medical assistance, having 160 cases of cholera and 60 deaths. She remains at Halifax strictly quarantined. The captain believes some German pas- sengers brought the epidemic aboard.

Mexicoo.

Advices from Mexico announce that Coraza was besieging Mazatlan. He also held the mines at Sinalia, and was coin- ing money on his own account.

Intelligence from Vera Crus to the 27th of March announces that a great fire had taken place in the city of Mexico, de- stroying 300,000 dollars worth of proper- ty. The Imperialists had been defeated by the Liberals in Coahuila, with the loss of 140 killed. One hundred Americans had invaded Sonora, ostensibly in pursuit of Indians. Their intentions were not positively known. The imperial com- mander at Chihuahua had shot three cap- tured Liberal chiefs.

France.

An imperial decree was issued on April 18 proroguing the session of the French Corps Legislatif till the 21st of December.

The 'Constitutionnel' of April 21 pub- lishes an article signed by M. Paulin Limayrac, in which it remarks upon the impatience of those journals which desire to have explanations from the French government on the state of affairs in Ger- many. The article reminds those journals that France is not mixed up, either direct- ly or indirectly, with the questions at issue between the two great German Powers, and continues that;—

The government of the emperor has no right to interfere. It regards the conflict as a spectator only, following, however, its different phases with the same vigilance and solicitude which it bestows upon all important questions of foreign policy. The imperial government cannot pro- nounce its opinion upon a conflict which assumes to many different phases, and undergoes almost every day fresh modi- fications. Moreover, the French govern- ment could not express its opinion pub- licly without sharing in the discussion up- on the questions at issue.

Later.

The ‘Constitutionnel’ of yesterday publishes an article upon the German question, signed by M. Paulin Limayrac, demonstrating that France could do no- thing better during the German difficulty than preserve, with entire neutrality, all liberty of action and every means of in- fluence for the moment when they might be usefully employed. The writer con- tinues:–-

Facts justify the course taken by the emperor. Left to themselves, Prussia and Austria have agreed to disarm, but it is very doubtful whether foreign in- terference would have more easily ob- tained a similar result.

According to the ‘Morgenpost’ of Vienna, the Emperor Napoleon has de- clared to the Italian Cabinet that he will in no way assist Italy in case she should attack Austria. ‘Morgenpost’ adds that the news comes from an authentic source.

A meeting of the electors of the first electoral district of Berlin was held on April 18 in that city when the following resolution, supported by several of the Prussian deputies, was adopted.

With respect to Austria and Italy the aspect of affairs is described as decidedly warlike. A Vienna despatch of the even- ing of April 24 says:–-

A telegram in the ‘Neue Frankfurter Zeitung’ from Verona asserts that large bodies of troops had been concentrated at Bologna, and that Garibaldi had left Caprera.

The ‘Independance Belge’ publishes the text of Count von Bismarck’s des- patch to Count Mensdorff, dated 21st April :–“The Prussian minister receives with satisfaction the propositions of the Austrian minister, dated the 18th. He expects further communications relative to the extent and the days of the pro- posed demobilisation of the Austrian troops, in order that Prussia may pro- ceed at the same time, and to equal ex- tent, to the demobilisation of her own forces.”

Spain and Chili.

The Spaniards had captured a Chilian transport, with 250 troops, south of the island of Chiloe, and the allied fleet is re- ported to be blocked by the Spanish fri- gates Numancia and Blanca in an inlet near Ancud, in the same island. The allies have sunk a vessel in the channel of the inlet, and stretched chains across to prevent the Spaniards approaching.

Germany.

The affairs between Austria and Prussia continue still in a critical state. Austria, in replying to the Prussian note of the 15th of April, has submitted propositions for mutual disarmament. The proposi- tions are as follows:—-

That Austria and Prussia shall each restore their military establishments to the STATUS QUO which existed prior to the late defensive measures.

That the 25th of April be the date fixed for mutual disarmament.

Austria consents to disarm on that date, but is even willing that Prussia should disarm only on the 26th of April. The Austrian proposition is stated to have been communicated confidentially to Paris and London, where it has been cordially approved.

The Prussian answer to the above note was despatched on April 21 to Vienna. It says:—-

The Prussian armaments have been caused by the Austrian military move- ments in the vicinity of the Prussian frontier. As soon as Prussia receives authentic intelligence that the Austrian armaments have been countermanded, in the same proportion as the Austrian armaments have been countermanded, in the same proportion as the Austrian dis- armament is proceeded with will that of Prussia take place.

The Vienna 'Presse' of April 24 pub- lishes a telegram from Berlin, stating that in the above despatch addressed by Prussia to Austria, the former Power ex- press the expectation that the German governments which have armed in ad- dition to Austria will likewise counter- mand their armaments.

Count von Bismarck, in his reply to an address in favour of peace, presented by the Chamber of Commerce, says:—- The king will, if possible, avoid war, but the government cannot be guided by considerations of national economy alone. If war be necessary, the king trusts in the tried readiness of the Cham- ber of Commerce to make sacrifices.

RUSSIA AND GERMANY.—-The latest ad- vices from Berlin lead to the conclusion that peace will be preserved. The Prus- sian people have expressed a strong dis- inclination for the war. The Federal Diet has referred the Prussian proposal of Reform to a special committee. The middle States are holding a conference at Augsburg.

RUSSIA.—-Details are given of the late attempt to assassinate the Czar. The peasant who frustrated the assassin's aim has been ennobled. The Minister of Police has resigned, and been succeeded by General Schouvaloff.

KINGDOM OF ITALY.—-The grand total of the army is over 350,000 men, of whom 240,000 might be mobilised at the short- est notice; but official accounts deny pre- parations for war.

Latest Intelligence.

Prussia.-—The text-of the Prussian despatch in answer to the last Austrian note has been published. It is dated "Berlin April, 21." Count Bismarck says:—-

"The King's Government accepts with satisfaction the proposal contained in Count Menadorff's despatch of April 18. In accordance there-with, as soon as the King's Government receives authentic in- formation that his Majesty the Emperor has ordered the displacement of troops re- quired by preparation for war against Prussia to be countermanded, his Majesty the King will also upon his side immediate- ly give orders for the reduction of those portions of the army which have been in- creased since the 27th of last month. His Majesty will then have the execution of this order carried out in the same degree, and within the same period, in which the corresponding diminution of the prepara- tions for war of the Imperial Austrian ar- my is actually effected. With regard to the degree and the periods within which these latter measures may take place, the King's Government will therefore await further communications from the Austrian Cabinet, so as to be able accordingly to keep equal step in its own disarmaments with those of Austria. The King's Govern- ment further assumes that the military preparations commenced by other German Governments will also be countermanded, and that no further cause for measures of military precaution may be given to it by a continuation of their renewal."

THE REFORM BILL.-—The Owl,—-gene- rally well informed on such matters, says —"In the case of an absolute defeat on the second reading the Ministry will imme- diately resign. If, however, as is possible, the majority should barely reach two fi- gures, thereby perilling the ultimate at- tainment of a reduction of the franchise, we believe it will result in the immediate secession from the Cabinet of Earl Russell and Mr. Gladstone. They will most pro- bably be accompanied by advanced follow- ers, such as Lord Hartington and Mr. Goschen, leaving a portion of the existing Ministry, who will be ready to form a Coalition Government, with Lord Stanley, Mr. Walpole, and Mr. Henley. The Oppo- sition which will thus be formed will be a strongly cohesive party, headed by Mr. Gladstone, and might fairly be estimated at a strength of about 250, exclusive of the Irish members. Our opinion is that a Coalition Government might last for two or three Sessions, when a new general election will have to settle the future bal- ance of parties. Our readers will under- stand that we give this simply as the pro- bability of the hour, which may be altered at any moment by current events."

China Summary.

The last number of this report was published on the 13th of May. In the course of the fortnight which had then just elapsed, the Hongkong Mint had been opened by the GOVERNOR, and a very large quantity of silver, amounting to over $2,000,000 had been received for coinage. It was found however, that al- though the Mint was opened the new dollars did not immediately begin to flow from it. Some accidents to the machin- ery, which occurred at the outset, were speedily repaired, but it was found ne- cessary to presmelt almost all the silver received from the bankers before it was possible to take an assay and give a re- ceipt. It consisted almost entirely of old Mexican dollars so dirty and impure that the true weight of silver they contained could only be determined by this process, which necessitated considerable delay, and occupied the melting furnaces at a time when they were required for the purpose of casting the silver into bars for the rolling mills. At first, moreover, it was found that the peculiar difficulties in the way of producing the dollars, ow- ing to the peculiarities of the design, were almost too much for the coining machinery with which the establishment had been furnished.

—SIR HARRY and Lady PARKER have returned to Yokohama after a stay at Yeddo which is described as having been very successful whether regarded merely as a pleasure excursion or as an effort to increase the familiarity of intercourse between the English and Japanese. In the early part of their week's stay at Yeddo they visited the palace and grounds of the Prince of SATSUMA, this being the first time that any foreigners have been allowed inside a Daimio's "Yashki." On the 10th instant, they gave a ball which passed off in a highly triumphant manner and the local papers chronicle with wonder and admiration the astonishing fact that there were nine- teen ladies present, "a most unusual number."

—By news received from Chefoo, we hear that a letter had been received at that port from Consul MORRISON, who was reported some time back to have been murdered between Peking and Han- kow whilst on an overland journey to the latter place. No particulars having been stated as to the causes which detaining Mr. MORRISON so long on his journey, have led to the report of his murder having been circulated, and raised considerable fears for his safety.

—JUST as we are going to Press we learn that a combined British and Chinese ex- pedition has started to attack the pirati- cal haunts on the West Coast. Comman- der St. JOHN R. N. has the command of the British Gun-boats, and a Military force from Canton will rendezvous with the latter and proceed to the attack. The Prefect of Canton proceeds as Chinese Civil Commissioner and is accompanied by Mr. W. F. MAYERS British Vice-Con- sul at Canton as British Commissioner.

The Future of China.

With the exception of the immediate neighbourhood of the capital, the empire of China is, for the moment, at peace. But how long will it remain so. Not for very long we fear. Nothing but a change of dynasty will ever restore sufficient vi- gour to the governing powers to enable them to put an end to the tyranny, cor- ruption and misrule that prevail through- out the length and breadth of China and which invariably results in anarchy and rebellion.

Little or nothing has lately been heard of the Nien-fei in the country round about Hankow, but it does not therefore follow that they have dissolved and no longer exist to trouble the peace of the mandarins, or disturb the regular current of commercial speculation in that city. They are not many miles off and only wait a favourable opportunity to advance again and renew the scenes of plunder that disgraced the Chinese Government and name some few short months ago. We have not had any news from Shensi or Shansi lately. Rumour has had no- thing to report of the formidable Moha- medan rebels who kept the whole coun- try to the Northward of the Yang-tse in a state of anarchy. They are resting on their oars somewhere, rejoicing in the plunder gathered in during the past sea- son. The Imperial forces, heaven save the mark, are in winter quarters also we presume, for since the defeat and death of Sam-ko-lin-sin we have heard little or nothing of them. If no news is good news we might be justified in assuming that the Northern and Western provin- ces of China were tranquil and obedient, but to jump to any such conclusion would assuredly be premature.

China, thanks to the assistance given to the mandarins by our government is in a far better position now than it was three years ago. The worst enemies that the Chinese government had ever to en- counter,—-the Taiping hosts and their fanatic leaders,—-have been crushed out. British policy has strengthened the hands of the Chinese authorities, in every way: morally, physically, and financially. We have recognized their claims and submit- ted ourselves to their jurisdiction when they had neither the desire to put for- ward the one, nor the power to enforce the other. We have compelled other nations by our example and by our in- fluence to recognize the rights of the Chinese Government when these other nations, would have, if left to themselves, ignored all rights but the right of the most powerful. We have strengthened the hands of the mandarins and elevated

Bangkok Recorder.

The last European Mail.

By the arrival of the Siamese Steam- er Chow Phya on the 17th inst, we have received dates by telegram from Europe to 12th May, and from U. S. Am. to the middle of April.

At our latest dates the political re- lations of Prussia and Austria were unsettled as on a volcano's crater that might any hour break out with the most fearful eruptions. Italy had made herself ready for a strong ad- vance upon Venitia. Negotiations were being made for a simultaneous disarmament of the troops of Prussia and Austria with some probability that they would be successful. France was still maintaining ostensibly the most perfect reticence with regard to all the belligerant movements of cen- tral and southern Europe, and standing afar off in regard to any aid she might render in restoring peace. This, con- sidering her relations to all those states, and the power she is proud of know- ing she has of turning the balances of of those nations which way she will, looks ominous. Prussia, it should seem would not have ventured to have done what she has, without the secret sanction of Napoleon III, nor Italy to take up arms against Austria without a cue from the same Monarch.

Rome is sitting on her seven hills with spirits greatly perplexed. She knows not but she may herself be in a moment engulfed with His Serene Holiness the Pope at her head. His Holiness is thought to be looking out anxiously for some hole or den of a rock into which he can flee for safety.

In the meantime a great commercial crisis is coming over Europe and in- deed has already been inaugurated. Many large Houses in India are now feeling the same commercial-quake. Some have tumbled to ruins and many others are reeling to and fro.

The terrible cholera threatens to sweep over India, Europe, and America this summer. We are glad to hear from some quarters that it is anti- cipated with great calmness, sobriety, and cleanliness, which if universal would almost annihilate the scourge.

The cattle plague, which threatened to make all Englishmen as lean as Pharaoh's famished kine, appears to be rapidly declining. We hope and trust that they, together with their cousins on the western side of the At- lantic, will have thoroughly learned by this scourge that neither beef nor mut- ton is the main staff of life.

The political aspects of the U. S. are still extremely exciting. The war be- tween Liberty and Slavery has not yet ended. We hope and trust that it will not again take to swords, powder, shot, and shell; still we regard it as scarcely less exciting or less momen- tous now than when those weapons were the most fearfully employed. The Civil Right's Bill, our readers will per- ceive, has become a law of the land over the President's veto. It seems to us a most reasonable and righteous Bill, securing as it does the full citizenship of all persons born in the U. S. It was mainly because the blacks were not excepted in the Bill that it met with the powerful opposition it did. It is impossible to predict with accuracy what will be the immediate results of this great advance of the army of Liberty. We feel sure that its ultimate influences will be glorious; for Jehovah himself is working out the great prin- ciples of Liberty in the U. S. and we believe will surely conduct her armies into Canaan.

Petchaburee, No. 2

As in our last we bid good night to our readers at the Landing of the Presbyterian Mission in Petchaburee, we would now resume our narrative from the Sea Bird the next morning. Having heard, on our arrival late at night, naught but good news from our children and other friends at the Mission, we retired to our berth on board the boat, and enjoyed a night of the most refreshing sleep, having left the mosquitoe territory quite be- hind us. We and our friends all awoke early for mutual greetings, which were full of gladness because of the good- ness of our Heavenly Father to us and ours, and to all the children of men. The air of the morning was cool and delightful. All the vegeta- ble tribes and families were teeming with life, and exerting themselves to their utmost in their varied modes and powers in praise of their Maker. Birds to us of unusual note and of the most beautiful plumage, were singing their morning ditties. The bellowing of cows and calves and the crewing of cocks and cackling of hens carried us back in the quickness of thought to our boyhood days and filled us with the pleasantest associations.

The Petchaburee Mission is situated on the left or west bank of the beauti- ful river of that name, about 15 miles from its mouth, if measured by the many bends of the river, and not more than 8 miles by a straight course. The Mission was commenced in June 1861, by Rev. D. McGilvary, and Rev. S. G. McFarland and their families, be- ing a detachment from the Presbyte- rian Mission in Bangkok. Its loca- tion is peculiarly pleasant, situated a little below the town, enjoying a good degree of retirement from its din, tur- moil, and corruption, and being next neighbor above to one of the smallest and consequently stillest of temples, which is almost entirely concealed by lovely clumps of bamboos, and the grandest specimens of the poà tree, the palmyra palm, the tamarind, the mango, etc. In their rear is a little forest of many kinds of trees all ever- green, as most of the trees of Siam are. Under its shade reside a few fa- milies of priceless souls for whom Christ died, and to whom he has sent his servants. Adjoining the premises on the upper side is the residence of an officer of government, overshadow- ed by bamboos and the magnificent mango. In the front is a river of clear water so pure and life giving that the kings of Siam must have all their drinking water taken from it. This river is nearly full three months of the year, overflows its banks three times for many days together, and is for the rest of the time generally shallow at that place so as to be easily forded by foot- men. It is just there remarkable for running always the downward way, and sometimes with great power. On the bank opposite the Mission premi- ses is another evergreen forest with here and there a native dwelling. Looking up the river on the west side some 180 rods you will see five or six brick buildings separated a little from each other, built in European style, neatly finished with white stucco work, and each furnished with a front fence and landing of the same mate- rial. They are the country residences of Siamese princes and lords. A lit- tle above this you will see a beautiful bridge crossing the river, which will for the moment lead you to fancy that you are at home in a christian land.

The Mission premises comprise about an acre of land. Their two dwelling houses of two stories are ra- ther small, yet quite comfortable, and becoming the simplicity and neatness which should always characterize the dwellings of the ambassadors of the cross of Christ. One of them is of brick with an earthen tiled roof; the other of brick and wood thatched with attap palm leaves. They are enclosed by a fence common to them both. The front part of it is strikingly uni- que, having brick pillars instead of wooden posts eight feet apart, and the spaces occupied by a cheap and tasty wooden paling. The pillars are neatly finished with white stucco, and contrast finely with the na- tural wood color of the paling. As the river was found to be cutting off their front at a fearful rate, the bre- thren, by the advice and aid of their good friend the Lieutenant Governor, made, last year, a firm brick dike, and constructed a small breakwater a few yards above it, by which means their front has been saved and great- ly improved, and made into a very pleasant promenade ground, with a good flight of steps down to the water, fur- nished with comfortable seats at its head for both an observatory and an airy.

We could not but admire the sim- ple and neat arrangement of their door yard with their white stucco walks, some in large squares and some in graceful curves and ovales. The ground was tastefully occupied with some of the most beautiful shrubbery the country affords. One of them, though not at all uncommon in Bang- kok never seemed to us so perfectly charming, and we cannot refrain from discribing it. It is called in the Sia- mese tongue tom-p'oot: but what bota- nists would denominate it we have not time now to search out. Cape Jessi- mine is the name, we think, by which the English know it. It is here a bush growing to the height of from 6 to 8 feet, generally with but one stem or stalk, but sometimes with three or more. Its main limbs branch off near the ground, and extending upward with the most pleasing crooks and curves amplify in all the wildness and beauty of nature, forming a most graceful top from 10 to 16 feet in circumference and remarkable for being rather flat than otherwise. Their leaves are ovates of small size, the longest being not more than four inches in length, of the richest green and highest polish. Their flowers are the purest white you ever saw, without stamens, and con- sisting of from 15 to 20 petals charm- ingly plated and ruffled. They al- ways illustrate clearly to our mind the purity and sweetness of heaven. The disk of the corol is about the size of a Mexican dollar. They are as deli- cately fragrant as they are delicately formed, being strikingly contrasted in this respect with many of the flow- ers of Siam which are too powerful on the olfactory organs to be agree- able. What adds peculiar interest to these charming little bushes, is the fact that they are perpetually in blos- som. But now, since the rains have began to fall, they are in their very best estate. There are many hundreds of full blossoms on each bush, and four times that number of beautiful white flower buds, all pointing directly hea- venward, and contrasting finely with a less number of deep green and shi- ning leaves, ever looking directly up- ward to catch every sun-beam and every dew-drop their Maker may be pleased to grant them.

Our own home rose, always the queen among flowers, was also there, though an exotic, imparting life and loveliness to the place. And to crown all, there stands in front of each house within the fence a thrifty tamarind tree to break the glare of the clear sky at midday.

Thus our readers will see that the Petchabaree Missionaries have a charming place to live in, and to study and preach the gospel to the heathen about them. And we would hereby bear them witness that they have made a good beginning, and that they seem intent in giving themselves wholly to the work of the "ministry of the Word." They have formed a lit- tle church with a native membership of three adults, one of whom is being educated for the ministry, and is al- ready employed as a good deal of his time as a colporteur. Though it be in- deed to them a day of small things in one sense, it is a great day in the light of eternity. Who shall estimate the greatness of the salvation that has al- ready been wrought in those three souls if they have indeed trusted in Christ! All the material wealth of this world would be but as the small dust of the balance when weighed with it.

There is now, among a large part of their charge, a lively interest mani- fested in hearing the gospel, and we may confidently look for a great work of grace among them.

LOCAL.

The Steamer "Chow Phya" arrived here on the 17th inst having been only 3 days and 10 hours on her pas- sage from Singapore. By her we have dates from London up to 26th April, from America to 12th April, from India to 17th May, from Hong Kong to 30th May, and from Singapore to 9th June.

The British Schooner "Waterlily" had arrived at Singapore before the "Chow Phya" left for this port, and had been ashore for 9 days on a sand bank to the S. E. of Kallatin river. She had to dispose of a part of her cargo to pay the expenses of getting off the sand bank.

The Master Attendant of Singapore informed Capt. Orton before sailing, that 15 junks had recently cleared out from that port for the Gulf of Siam.

The Rice Crop.—-Letters from Pet- chaburee dated the 15th instant state, that no rain of any consequence had fallen there for many days, and that the work of preparing for a new crop of rice had been suspended. No part of a new crop had then been planted, which we suppose is the state of the business in all parts of the land. Still the people feel no alarm as regards their next rice crop, because this year there is an intercalary 8th month, and the first 8th month, they say, is al- ways too dry for planting rice. As in their opinion the next 8th month is the settled time for rice farming, and as the Calendar gives them a double 8th month, because their reckoning had got ahead of the true time 30 days, they quietly wait for all that error to be corrected. Then, if the rains hold up, they will become alarmed. Yesterday was the beginning of their 2nd and 8th month and sure enough the rain came down again powerfully, and the clouds look as if they were prepared for a wet time.

PIRACY.—-The last mail from Sin- gapore brought us a report that a squad of 15 small junks of very suspicious ap- pearance, had been recently fitted out in that port, with guns and ammunition for a cruise in the gulf of Siam. It is much to be feared that the expedition will prove to be a piratical one. We are credibly informed that the Siamese government have taken alarm by this report, and have determined to des- patch H. S. M. G. B. Impregnable for a cruise in the gulf to watch for piratical craft.

SNAKE BITE.-—We have just learn- ed that a Laos man, an uncle of one of our workmen, was bitten by a snake while in his bed and died in a few minutes. His bed was on the floor, as all the poorer classes sleep, and had mosquitoe bars suspended over it. His wife was in another bed in the same room and all the lights had been extinguished. In the dead of night the man cried out saying that a snake had bitten him. His wife immediate- ly arose and struck up a light, and went to the bed of her husband and found him dead.

It is very singular that in a coun- try where no less than 15 kinds of venomous serpents are found, that we rarely hear of a fatal snake-bite, and more especially so, as none of the peo- ple have any thing to shield their feet and legs like shoes and boots.

SYED HUSSIAN.-—a relative of the Rajah of Kedda, has we learn recent- ly arrived. He has become somewhat famous as a disturber of the peace of the Province of Wellesley, and has been repeatedly arrested for his mis- demeanors. Whether he has come hither under arrest for trial at this court as a Siamese subject, we are not informed. Documents relative to the course he has taken in Keddah and the Province of Wellesley have just been received by the Siamese government.

BOLDNESS AS EDITORS.—-One of the most respectable and important native officers connected with the commerce of Siam, said to us yesterday in reply to the question, what can we do to increase the usefulness of our Siamese Recorder, promptly said, “Fear no man. Be bold in exposing all the evil you see, and faithfully report in praise of all the good.” We were struck with the wisdom of the reply as it came from the lips of a heathen. May the Lord help us to follow this sage counsel

SHENANDOAH.—-We learn that the American Consul has been officially notified that the “Shenandoah,” an American Man-of-war screw steamer of 1400 tons, may be expected to visit Siam in about a month. She is coming to salute His Majesty and pay him the best respects of the American govern- ment, while at the same time she will look after the welfare of all American residents in the kingdom.

This “Shenandoah” is no name sake of the Anglo-Confederate pirate, and has no sort of relation to her.

MONS. AUBERET.—It is fully con- firmed that Monsieur Aubaret is to be here about the 1st August, and to re- sume his official duties as Consul for the French. We hope and trust that he and all parties concerned in his former administration have learn- ed much practical wisdom during the period of his absence, and that all the wheels of the government, and consu- late, and editorial department, in which the three parties are united may be kept well lubricated with the oil of urbanity and faithfulness. As for our- selves we are determined to exert our utmost to this end, making no unne- cessary allusions to the past that shall be likely to stir up strife; and we trust that M. Aubaret and the Siamese gov- ernment will do the same. With such views we are glad that he is to return and hope to welcome him here in the appointed time. We feel a deep interest in the French expedition up the Mei-song river in Cambodia, and would with Mons. Aubaret and the French government, put our shoulder, feeble though it be, to the wheel of pushing it onward and giving it every success.

Prices Current

GOLDLEAF–-Tic. 16¾ P Ticals weight.

EXCHANGE-–On Singapere 3 percent pre- mium 3 ds. Hongkong 2 percent discount 30 ds.

FREIGHTS-–Owing to the scarcity of foreign shipping good freights have been paid to small craft, and may now be quoted at 50 cents per picul to Hong kong for vessels taking all their cargo inside the bar.

We report the following departures since 24th May viz:–-

Siam bark “St. Paul” with 570 piculs sapanwood, 1868 piculs sugar, 499 piculs horns, 1290 piculs paddy.

British bark “New York” with 6000 pls. rice, 666 pls. sapanwood, 550 pls. pepper, 225 pls. teakseed.

Bremen brig “Amazone” with 4529 pls. rice.

Prussian ship “Dur West” with 13250 pls. rice.

Norw. bark “Frey” with 4700 pls. rice, 25 pls. sapanwood.

Siam bark “Tylong” with 2940 pls. rice, 1179 sapanwood, 1450 sugar, 979 pls. pepper, 9 pls. horns.

Siam bark “Kim Seng Hong” with 8000 pls. rice, 600 pls. sapanwood, 200 pls. sugar, 300 pls. pepper.

Dutch bark “Hellevoetsluis” with 9320 pls. rice, 935 pls. sapanwood, 1059 pls. pepper.

Siam bark “Seaman’s Bride” with 2090 pls. rice, 65 pls. pepper, 252 pls. teakseed, 125 pls. paddy.

Prussian bark “Duppel” with 850 pls. sapanwood, 90 pls. teakseed, 1200 pls. paddy.

Bremen schooner “Themis” with 4970 pls. rice.

French bark “Medoc” with 12000 pls. rice. All the above vessels have sailed for Hong Kong. The following have sailed for Tiensin.

Siam bark “Diamond City” with 1425 pls. sapanwood, 1943 pls. sugar, 489 pls. pepper.

Danish brig “Johanna” with 447 pls. sapanwood, 3000 pls. sugar. The following have sailed for Singapore.

American schooner “Jacmal Packet” with 418 pls. rice, 350 pls. sapanwood, 510 pls. sugar.

Siam Steamer “Chow Phya” with 68 pls. rice, 1968 pls. sapanwood, 1234 pls. sugar, 50 pls. horns, 46 pls. silk.

GAZETTE DE MIDI states that a new

torpedo of more destructive kind than any hitherto invented has just been tried in the dockyard of Castignean, Toulon, with complete success. The VAUBAN ship-of- war, attacked by a boat 20 feet long sup- plied with a spur armed with a fulmina- ting torpedo, was lifted 8 feet out of the water and instantly sunk in consequence of an enormous hole in her keel caused by the torpedo. The success was the more remarkable as the charge of pow- der was only six pounds, but it is of a new invention, and more powerful than any yet tried.

LETTER OF THE QUEEN TO MR. PEABODY.

The following graceful letter has been written by her Majesty to Mr. Peabody:—-

The Queen hears that Mr. Peabody intends shortly to return to America, and she would be sorry that he should leave England without being assured by herself, how deeply she appreciates the noble act of more than princely munificence by which he has sought to relieve the wants of the poorer class of her subjects residing in London.

It is an act, as the Queen believes, wholly without parallel, and which will carry its best reward in the con- sciousness of having contributed so largely to the assistance of those who can little help themselves.

The Queen would not, however, have been satisfied without giving Mr. Peabody some public mark of her sense of his munificence; and she would gladly have conferred upon him either a baronetcy or the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, but that she understands Mr. Peabody to feel himself debarred from accepting such distinctions.

It only remains, therefore, for the Queen to give Mr. Peabody this assu- rance of her personal feelings, which she would further wish to mark by asking him to accept a miniature por- trait of herself, which she will desire to have painted for him, and which, when finished, can either be sent to him to America or given to him on the return, which she rejoices to hear, he meditates, to the country that owes him so much.

Mr. PEABODY'S REPLY TO THE QUEEN.

The following letter has been trans- mitted to the Queen, through Earl Russell, in reply to her Majesty's gracious letter to Mr. Peabody:—-

Madame,—-I feel sensibly my ina- bility to express in adequate terms the gratification with which I have read the letter which your Majesty has done me the high honor of transmitting by the hands of Earl Russell.

On the occasion, which has attracted your Majesty's attention, of setting apart a portion of my property to ameliorate the condition and augment the comforts of the poor of London, I have been actuated by a deep sense of gratitude to God, who has blessed me with prosperity, and of attachment to this great country, where, under your Majesty's benign rule, I have received so much personal kindness and enjoyed so many years of hap- piness

Next to the approval of my own conscience, I shall always prize the assurance which your Majesty's letter conveys to me of the approbation of the Queen of England, whose whole life has attested that her exalted station has in no degree diminished her sym- pathy with the humblest of her sub- jects.

The portrait which your Majesty is graciously pleased to bestow on me, I shall value as the most precious heir- loom that I can leave in the land of my birth, where, together with the letter which your Majesty has ad- dressed to me, it will ever be regarded as an evidence of the kindly feeling of the Queen of the United Kingdom toward a citizen of the United States.

I have the honor to be your Ma- jesty's most obedient servant,

Studies in Parliament.

Whatever Lord Russell's faults, of all statesmen of our own day, he has ever shown the most deep and ingrained sym- pathy with popular freedom. In this respect neither Lord Palmerston nor Mr. Gladstone, nor any other of our states- men, can really approach him. Mr. Gladstone is more tender and humane, has a far deeper horror of popular suffer- ing, and therefore of war, than Lord Russell; for Lord Russell's sympathy with freedom, like all true sympathy with freedom, has something a little sharp and stern about it—a little of the old Puritan carelessness whether it be happy or un- happy freedom. Perhaps the greatest real defect in Lord Russell's political character is that profound appreciation of the value of his own services which has so often led him into acts of disloyalty and semi-treachery to his party and closest political friends. Yet, in spite of this grave deficiency, he has unquestionably earned more from this generation than any living statesman. He has carried the Constitution triumphantly through its greatest crisis, and rendered it as dear to, as it was once hateful to the English mid- dle class. He has forced the principle of religious toleration in its widest bearings on the Legislature. He has always re- sisted sacerdotal tyranny, though some- times with the heated anger of a mob, rather than the wisdom of a statesman. And he has kept England through many a great crisis true to the cause of freedom on both sides of the Atlantic, in America, in France, in Spain, in Italy, and, in a futile and helpless way, also in Poland and Denmark, and sometimes when scarce- ly any other man but himself would have had the courage to say what he said, or to resist the tide of feeling as he resisted it.

Mr. GLADSTONE.

There are three cardinal facts which need to be remembered in estimating Mr. Gladstone's powers and difficulties as a statesman. He is a Lancashire man, an Oxford thinker, a Peelite politician. In some respects all these influences have worked differently, and in some, still more important perhaps, they have cooperated. In Lancashire he learnt that profound appreciation of the might and right of capital without which probably no creative financier can be made. It was the blood of the Lancashire spinner in the late Sir Robert Peel, that made him, in spite of his protective prejudices, the first great modern reformer of our finance,—-the man who taught far more liberal theorists how to multiply the resources and economize the expenditure of the State. Similarly, it was the business element, combining with great natural powers, in the late M. James Wilson which gave fertility and tension to his financial conceptions, and made them greatly superior in practical originality to those of the only consider- able Whig financier the country has re- cently produced—-Sir G. Cornwall Lewis. The Lancashire feeling for capital is strong in Mr. Gladstone. These are the influences which seem to us to have made Mr. Gladstone what he is—a statesman of the very highest class of the second rank—-or, as some one epigrammatically said of him, "a statesman of second-rate intellect in a first-rate state of efferves- cence," a statesman on whom we could scarcely rely to direct our policy in mo- ments of difficulty, or to sway alone the true mind of Parliament ; but yet a states- man of far greater power than those who would be competent to guide and lead him—-a statesman of wonderful resource on all subjects, of fine insight on many—- but not a statesman of deeply-matured political principles, nor one of the safest judgments.—-FRIEND of INDIA.

A Frontier Expedition and
a new Sanitarium.

The Pakchan river, in about 10° 50' north latitude, it is the extreme southern boundary in Burmah of our Eastern Em- pire. To prevent disputes and punish dacoits, it has long been wished by both the Siamese and the English Governments that landmarks should be laid down along the watershed of the hills which run al- most due north between the sources of the Pakchan and the Thoungyeng rivers. For this purpose the late Mr. O'Riley and Lieutenant Bagge R. E. were appointed commissioners for Her Britannic Majesty to meet commissioners from the King of Siam. The former were instructed not to adhere strictly to the watershed line if that involved any thing inequitable, or even concessions which the Siamese had a difficulty in admitting. At the same time, on territory [...] be really ours, our subjects were [..] to be exposed to undue influence on the part of the Siamese, and they were to be promised exemption from taxation, the establishment of English influence being much more important than revenue. The range of hills which forms the boundary is described as a long line of mural limestone from 500 to 1000 feet above the plain, which stretches a way to the sea for from eighty to forty miles from Maulmain south to the Pak- chan, not unlike the Concan of Bombay. Starting from Maulmain the Commis- sioners met those from the king of Siam in the beginning of February 1865, on the left bank of the Attaran. There a shed was erected in the centre of our camp, the Union Jack floated in the breeze, a guard of honour presented arms, and in this "Jungle council hall" the three Siamese were received with the dignity due to them, for one was the son of a former prime minister and had been in England, another was a chief of the Talains and the third a chief of the Karens. They were presented with the rich rugs on which they sat, and after having come to a general understanding, the last alone was left to accompany our officers in their toilsome duty, the two former being on a mission from the king to the great pagoda of Rangoon.

It was no easy matter to find the true watershed line in an unexplored country which seems to consist of a confused mass of elevations and depressions like so many caterpillars. Marching up low hills co- vered with jungle, and down again, pene- trating forests filled with malaria, except where else the pines sent forth a refreshing odour, tracing the course of rivers whose limestone boulders and virgin cascades make them as beautiful as they are un- navigable, and that in a tropical country, is no easy task. At last after five days search, from the top of Engding-toung, a well-known rock 1900 feet above the sea, Mr. O’Riley and Lieutenant Bagge obtained such a view of the surrounding country as enabled them to map the ser- ried peaks in regular order according to the ordinary laws of upheaval. On one side and the other the telescope showed the streams flowing down the Yomarange, and after that, the work was simple though most laborious. All along the watershed was followed up and its more prominent peaks dotted with cairns, till it began to trend south-east into Siam. There, as the Siamese have always claimed both sides of the line as their territory, our commissioners thought it right to surren- der no less than 296 square miles. The highest hill reached in the course of the survey was Moolayit. This is a gigantic mass of granite 6,300 feet above the sea and accessible only on the northern side. On its two distant peaks, like Parismoth, stand two pagodas, each of which boasts a hair of Gautama’s beard. Their found- ers, according to a very common Bud- dhist legend, were holy dervishes, who agreed to burn fires every night to assure each other of their existence. The Ta- lains believe that one of them still lives. Lieutenant Bagge dilates on the advan- tages of this hill as a sanitarium for all Burmah. It seems to be superior even to Simla for it has abundance of space and material for building, good water is plentiful, the wild Rhododendron de- corates its sides, the road requires but few alterations and the summit is only seventeen miles from the Houndraw river which is navigable from Maulmain by boats at all seasons. Population alone is scanty, but that will doubtless be attract- ed by the time the good people of Maul- main begin to spend the hot seasons on the top of Moolayit.

From the well-known landmark of the Three Pagodas the boundary northwards was lined off with cairns for 99 miles to the source of the Thongyeng river. The boundary running south to the Pakchan has been demarcated this season and is not yet reported on. But one sad inci- dent has marred the success of this in- teresting expedition. M. O’Riley died from its effects. He was an honour to the Uncovenanted service. None knew the mountain tribes of Burmah so well as he; none used his influence with them for such benevolent purposes. Lieutenant Bagge’s remarks on the career and char- acter of “the good old man” are within the truth, when he describes him as un- selfish and kind-hearted, as possessing an amount of perseverance and energy un- equalled by men of his age and physical capacity, and as exhibiting in discussions with the Siamese a rare combination of firmness and patience, political experience and tact. Before Colonel Phayre leaves British Burmah for a time, at the close of the year, we trust he will be able to visit Moolayit and report upon its advan- tages.—-FRIEND of INDIA.

Pulpit Entertainment

Not satisfied with concert and opera, circus, and play-house, and dance, there is a growing disposition to push the de- mand for entertainment up into the realm of serious things ; to require that lectures shall be entertaining rather than instructing, a paraphrase of Punch and Judy, adapted to people of literary pre- tensions, rather than an earnest, serious discussion of important themes ; to make the church service a religious entertain- ment, composed of opera music and sen- sational preaching. Hundreds of people prefer an anecdote to an argument, a fine voice to a fine thought, a flourish of the hand to any exercise of imagination or of faith on the preacher's part. The most popular preacher in America owes most of his success to the fact that, an actor by nature, by accident of birth and train- ing, he has dropped into the pulpit in- stead of being put upon the “boards;” and he has transformed his pulpit into a stage, where he outdoes both Forrest and Booth by the inimitable charm and pow- er of his acting. His preaching undoubt- edly does immense good ; but his acting increases the volume and intensity of the popular desire for entertainment, which threatens to sweep away everything pre- cious and sacred.—-CHRISTIAN ENQUIRER.

The Feeling at the South

We could fill up every column of our paper with reliable reports of the disloy- alty and oppression of the negro which prevail throughout the South. There are exceptional sections, but hatred of the Union, persecution of loyal men and outrages upon the freedmen are told of all the States, until the heart is sick of bearing. To make the testimony com- plete, and beyond all cavil, the Congres- sional Reconstruction Committee publish the evidence gathered by them. The witnesses called include the claimants to seats in Congress, the Officers in the Union army, even leading rebels, repre- sentatives of all classes and of all senti- ments. Most significant is the fact that not a single trustworthy witness yet re- ported, believes it will be safe to with- draw the Union troops, to discontinue the Freedmen's Bureau, or to forbid the suspension of the writ of HABEAS CORPUS.

We cull out the statements of a few which we beg our readers to peruse.

General Hatch, a regular army officer, says of Mississippi: "Excepting in a little of the northeastern portion of the State of Mississippi I NEVER KNEW ANY LOYALTY IN THAT STATE. I DO NOT BE- LIEVE THE UNION MEN COULD REMAIN THERE IF THERE WERE NO FEDERAL TROOPS THERE TO PROTECT THEM."

Gen. Grierson, the Cavalry hero, says of Alabama: "I think that EVERY CON- GRESSMAN ELECTED IN THE STATE OF AL- ABAMA, WAS ELECTED FOR HIS DEVOTION TO THE CAUSE OF THE REBELLION. In no case that I know of was a loyal man elected."

Gen. Saxton swears that in his opinion "a small portion of the people of Geor- gia, earnestly desire to fulfill their oblig- ations as citizens of the United States, but a large majority of the people are disloyal at heart, and have no love for the Union; they look forward to a time when they can set up a separate organi- zation for themselves."

Gen. George H. Thomas, who favors the admission of the Tennessee dolgation to Congress, expressly urges the neces- sity of the continuance of martial law over the State.

Gen. David L. Stanley, regards the Germans of Texas as loyal, but besides these "the only Union men in Texas he knows of any influence, would be com- prised in ten persons, and if we became involved in a foreign war, the entire population would go over to our enemies."

And this is the tenor of the whole. No loyal man can believe the witnesses and regard the President's policy of recon- struction a safe one, we are confident.—- Lo. Co. News.

The Cholera.

(18th.) Sir J. C. JERVOISE (Hants, L.) asked the Vice-President of the Commit- tee of Council on Education whether the attention of the medical officers of the Privy Council had been directed to a statement in the MORNING STAR of the 25th of October, 1863, that the Emperor and Empress of the French had visited the cholera hospitals in Paris, and that M. Gustave Girard had made experiments in demonstration of the non-infectious na- ture of the cholera.-—Mr. BRUCE replied that the medical officer of the Privy Council was cognizant of the conduct of the illustrious personages in question, whose courage and humanity on that oc- casion had excited such general admira- tion. (Hear, hear.) He was also aware of the daring experiments made by M. Girard, who had placed upon his own tongue the moisture from the brow and the fur from the tongue of a man who had died of cholera. But, in the first place, such an experiment only proved the insusceptibility to that disease of M. Girard, and by no means proved that the experiment might be tried with equal safety by other persons. Even if held conclusive on that point, it did not in the slightest measure invalidate the position taken by the medical officer of the Privy Council with respect to the infectiousness of that disease. The hon. baronet had, moreover, overlooked the fact that, as the French Government was at present strongly advocating quarantine precau- tions against cholera in the East, it might be presumed that their medical advisers entertained the same opinion as the med- ical advisers of the English Government on the subject of M. Girard's experi- ments.

American Revenue.

The American Revenue Commissioners have reported to the President in support of their recommendation of a tax of 2½d. on cotton after 1st July next, to be col- lected of the manufacturer at the place of consumption, and of the merchant or factor at the port of export upon all foreign shipments? that it will yield a revenue, at 22 dols. per bale, of 22,000, 000 dols. for every million sold. Govern- ment might derive an annual revenue of 88,000,000 dols. on a crop of 4,000,000 of bales, which would be less than the crop of 1859-60. Of this sum—-if the consumption of the United States shall reach that of 1860—-the inhabitants of the United States would pay about 21, 000,000 dols, and it is believed there are few taxes which can be levied which would be so slight a burden to the con- sumer. The consumption of cotton per head in the United States, at the highest point ever attained has not exceeded 12 pounds. A tax of 5 cents per pound would therefore be an average of about 60 cents to each individual per annum. As the crop of the present year is not likely to be less than 2,000,000 of bales—- and if good seed can be obtained may exceed this figure-—the Commission are of opinion that the government may safe- ly rely for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1867, upon a revenue from this source of at least 40,000,000 dols.—-MAULMAIN ADVERTISER.

Pinjrapole.

—There is a Pinjrapole, or hospital for animals, in Bombay. When, in 1832 an Act was passed for the destruction of vagrant dogs, the late Sir Jimsetjee Je- jeebhoy and several Hindoon and Parsees subscribed £ 22,500 wherewith they pur-

chased several acres of land, with build- ings, in the Bholeshwar Road for the re- ception of the doomed animals. Soon bullocks and horses were admitted, and now there are specimens of almost every class. The municipality very properly taxes the horses. A writer in the Bom- BAY GAZETTE describes a visit which he paid to the Pinjrapole. Some of the ani- mals are sleek, and others have enormous wens and sores. In what may be called the sick and dying wards are cows and buf- faloes in the last stage of disease, lingering out a miserable existence. Most of them were lying on the ground, and the ap- pearance of many was truly pitiable. There were hundreds of dogs which come in at the rate of about 50 a day, from 8 annas to 1 rupee being paid for each. There are also several monkeys, cats, sheep, ducks, deer and even turtle. The ants receive a daily ration of sugar and ghee, and boys are paid to collect the black beetles at feeding time. The writer mentions it only as a rumour that, to provide for insects unmentionable, a full- blooded cooly used to be strapped to a cot where they abounded, in such a way that he could not injure them. The animals are really cared for at a cost of Rs. 1,000 a month. There are smaller pla- ces of the same kind in Bombay, Guzerat and the Decean.

A Connubial Sermon.

"Wife and mother, are you tried and out of patience with your husband's and your children's demands upon your time and attention? Are you tempted to speak out angry feelings to that faithful, but perhaps some times heedless or exacting husband of yours? or to scold and fret at these sweet and beautiful ones? Do you groan and say,—-"what a fool I was to marry and leave my father's house, where I lived in ease and quie- tude?" Are you by reason of care and weariness of body which wifehood and motherhood must bring, forgetful of, and unmindful for their comforts and their joys? Oh, wife and mother, what if a stroke should smite your husband and lay him low? What if your chil- dren should be snatched from your arms, and from your bosom? What if there were no soft little innocents to nestle in your arms, and to love you, or receive your love? How would it be with you then? Be patient and kind, dear wife; be unwearying and long-suffering, dear mother, for you know not how long you may have with you your best and dearest treasures—-you know not how long you may tarry with them. Let there be noth- ing for you to remember which will wring your heart with remorse if they leave you alone; let there be nothing for them to re- member but sweetness and love unutters- ble, if you are called to leave them by the way. Be patient, be pitiful, be tender of them all; for death will step sooner or later between them and you. And oh! what would you do, if you should be doomed to sit solitary and forsaken through years and years? Be happy as you are, even with all your trials; for believe it, thou wife of a true and loving husband, there is no lot in life so blessed as thine own.

An Interesting Fact.

It is well known to what prodigious sums money improved for some time at compound interest will increase. A penny, so improved from our Saviour's birth as to double itself every fourteen years, or which is nearly the same, put out at five per cent, compound interest, at our Saviour's birth, would by this time have increased to more money than would be contained in one hundred and fifty millions of globes, each equal to the earth in magnitude, and all solid gold. A shilling put out at six per cent, compound interest, would in the same time have increased to a greater sum in gold than the whole solar system could hold, supposing a sphere equal in diameter to of Saturn's orbit. And the earth is to such a sphere as a half square foot, or a quarto page to the whole surface of the earth.

If any body disbelieves this statement, they can figure it out for themselves.

Riding a Hobby.

The Archbishop of Dublin tells of a horseman, who, having lost his way, made a complete circle; when the first round was finished, seeing the marks of a horse's hoofs, and never dreaming that they were those of his own beast, he rejoiced, and said, "This at least, shows me that I am in some track?" When the second circuit was finished, the signs of travel were dou- bled, and he said, "Now, surely, I am in a beaten track;" and with the conclusion of every round, the marks increased, till he was certain that he must be in some frequented thoroughfare, and approach- ing a populous town; but all the while was riding after his horse's tail, and de- ceived by the track of his own error. So it is with men that ride a hobby.

As much nitrate of soda as can be held between the thumb and fingers will pre- serve flowers for the space of a fortnight, it, is said.

—A bullock was lately killed in New York which weighed 3,795 pounds gross, and made 2,475 pounds of clear beef. He was sold for $1,500.

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them in the eyes even of their own sub- jects by our strict regard for their au- thority and rights. We have drilled and armed and officered the Chinese forces, at the risk of these forces being turned against ourselves. We have put money into the Chinese Treasury by mulcting our own subjects for their benefit. It was the moral influence of England that enabled the custom officers to gather in their levies. It is English influence that even now enables the Chinese Govern- ment to enforce the observance of their customs, laws, and tariff rules.

Much has been done, but much still remains to do; China must, however help herself hereafter a little more readily and a little more energetically than she has hitherto done. We have, taken her out of the ruts and placed her on the level road. We have metaphorically speak- ing, played the part of the good Samari- tan, bound up her wounds, nursed her through her illness, clothed her, put mo- ney in her pocket, and weapons in her hands. It is time she tried to move along in the track marked out for her by circumstances she cannot control, inde- pendently of our assistance and support.

Will the Chinese Government take warning by the past and amend; or must a change of dynasty take place before we can hope for a change of measures? If there is no amendment let China be- ware lest the change may be, not a change from one family to another of the same or of a kindred race, but a substitution of foreign for native rulers.

That question is now coming promi- nently into public view and every ob- stacle thrown by the Chinese authorities or people in the way of our free ingress or egress through the country, to the in- troduction of railroads, telegraphs, and other improvements of modern civiliza- tion in the way of trade, commerce, and scientific enquiry is an additional motive for urging England to do what she would rather not do, i. e. make herself the arbi- ter and ruler of China, as she has be- come the sovereign mistress of India, spite of repeated and sincerely uttered protest of her unwillingness to do so. —OVER TRADE REPORT.

Mail Steamers.

Amongst the latest files of San Fran- cisco papers we notice a description of the steamers which are building in New York, for the new line between San Francisco and Hongkong. When comple- ted they will be the largest merchant ships ever constructed in the United States, and most probably the largest wooden ships in the world. Two of these gigan- tic steamers are now in course of con- struction at New York, and they will be ready to take up the mail service, on the 1st January 1867. The dimensions and tonnage of these leviathans is something enormous ; their beam is to be 50 feet, they will each have three docks, and will be built with four water tight compart- ments ; their tonnage will be 5,000 tons and their cost will be over a million of dollars each. They will be fitted with beam engines, with all the latest Ameri- can improvements to this form of steam- ship machinery. These splendid passenger ships will have accommodation for 500 first class passengers, and will make the round voyage, from San Francisco to Hongkong and back, via Kanagawa, in two months. We presume that deducting for stop- pages, the trip from here to San Francis- co will be accomplished in about 3 weeks ; the average passage by sailing ship being about sixty or sixty-five days. If the arrangements on board for passengers is conducted a little more in accordance with English ideas of comfort than the American boarding house style of rush- ing to meals like wild animals, which rather astonishes the uninitiated British- er on the great American lines of steam- ers, the line may be used by many going to Europe, in preference to the overland route.—-STRAITS TIMES.

Japan.

In our last issue of this report, we gave to our readers an authentic statement of the the then existing state of affairs in the Inland sea. We have since heard, on doubtful authority, that Chiosiu has con- sented to easier terms than those detail- ed in our last. We are convinced that this powerful prince will have consented to nothing that would in any way dero- gate from his dignity as a great Daimio of Japan, and the actual, though not from force of old tradition, the nominal equal of the Tycoon. He can, indeed, well af- ford to give to the Yeddo potentate some small nominal concession when he sees him paying, quarterly, a most inconve- nient sum of money as indemnity to the Western powers for the Simoneseki affair.—OVER TRADE REPORT.

Money Market

More serious and unexpected intelli- gence than that brought by the telegrams of the 10th and 11th instant never reach- ed India-—an unparalleled panic in the money market, a bank like Overend Gur- ney's stopped; several more likely to fol- low, all in distress, and the Government expresssing their willingness to violate the Bank Act or 1844 a third time. This action of Government may, and probably will, have the same effect as a similar in-

timation in 1847—-that of restoring con- fidence at once. In 1857 the Act was suspended on 12th November but not for more than nine days after was the fe- ver excitement allayed. The Act was in reality broken by over-issues, but the dif- ficulty was not of long duration. So far as the telegrams show the panic has been caused by the expectation of war between Austria and Prussia. On the 7th it was considered inevitable, but on the 11th, the latest date, it had evidently not been declared. Nothing could be more ominous than the suspension of specie payments in Austria, the attempt of Italy to raise a loan to help her to take the Quadrilateral and Venetia, and the appeal of Saxony against the designs of Prussia to the Diet. Still war cannot be the only cause. England will keep out of the struggle, and former experi- ence has shown that when the Continent is disturbed capital is sent to England for security. At the end of March the ECONOMIST declared that in the previous quarter the Bank of England had “ma- naged admirably.” The real source of the evil is doubtless to be found in those, numberless finance companies which, in London and Paris as in India, conceal the nature of the securities that they hold. Nothing can now prevent the out- burst of that volcano on which Bombay has been slumbering. Already two firms have gone, and one of them is the very first in the second rank. We have rea- son to be grateful that Calcutta is likely to bear the strain. There is not excite- ment so much as a total suspension of trade that is certain. The absence of news later than the 11th is almost worse than intelligence of further commercial disasters.—-FRIEND OF INDIA.

-—The BOMBAY REVIEW considers state of things, commercial and financial, very threatening and gloomy in Bombay. There is a vague fear that the Island is on the eve of a great crash, and rumours are very rife as to the stability of several firms. It is gratifying to hear rumours of a probable dissolution of some of the Reclamation Companies. The BOMBAY TIMES seems to protest against the disso- lution of the Back Bay Company as dero- gatory to the ‘fame of Bombay.’ The Frere and the Mazagon Reclamation Companies are almost certain to be wound up. Messrs. W. Cassels and Michael Scott ought now to be at their post.

Postal Statistics.

We take the annexed piece of postal statistics from the FRIEND OF INDIA—-it is an interesting item for a note-book:—-

We learn from the English Post Office Report that in 1864 the number of let- ters which passed in both directions be- tween England, India and China was 3, 632,000 or two-thirds, of a million more than in the case of Australia, and not much more than a million less than the number sent to and received from the United States, 28,000,000 letters in all passed between Great Britain and foreign countries and the colonies, and 21,500, 000 books, papers, and patterns. In Eng- land and Wales 27 letters were delivered to every person upon an average; in Lon- don, 51; in Scotland, 20; in Ireland, 9; in the United Kingdom, as a whole, 25. The total number exceeded 679,000,000.