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Telegrams.

LONDON 15th OCTOBER.—-News from China is very conflicting. Reported that insurgents are in negotiation for submis- sion.

16th OCTOBER.-—The “Times” appro- ved Cranbourne’s proceeding in Indian famine; and says the Indian Government is partially responsible for the distress.

16th OCTOBER.-—Aidicamp of Sultan reported no further engagement taken place in Candia.

Latest statements that Turks were a- bout to attack the centre of insurrection. The Ottoman Port recognized Prince Charles Hohenzollern the new Hospodar of Roumania.

Reports of the growing American crop continue unfavorable.

17th OCTOBER.-—Great Reform de- monstration at Glasgow. The Italians have occupied Verona.

Prussia about to form three new Army Corps in the Countries annexed.

18th OCTOBER.-—Emperor of Austria convoked Diets of Empire for 19th Nov- ember; except the Hungarian which is deferred in consequence of the preval- ence of Cholera.

Peace negotiation between Prussia and Saxony progressing.

“Moniteur” states that the affairs of Candia are favorable to speedy pacifica- tion.

19th OCTOBER.-—The Cession of Ven- etia is completed.

20th OCTOBER.-—Italians have occupied Venice.

Treaty concluded between Prussia and Saxony.

The Radicals have carried Ohio, In- diana, and Iowa elections.

Conscriptions ordered in Schleswig- Holstein.

The prince of Wales about to proceed to St. Petersburg to assist at the mari- age of Princess Dagmar. Oct. 22nd-—Spain has resolved to appeal to the Pope after the departure of France troops from Rome, and proposed to Austria to form Joint Protectorate. Sir Bartle Frere has accepted a seat in the Indian Council.

Reported that Seymour Fitzgerald has refused Governorship of Bombay.

October 27th.—-The "Home News" mentions rumour that Sir Henry Storks proceeds to Calcutta to relieve Sir Wil- liam Mansfield during the investigation of the Jervis Case in England.

Terrible fire in Quebec:-—2,500 houses burut, 18,000 persona homeless.

Summary.

The expediency of opening a public subscription for the relief of the famine in India has been brought under the no- tice of Lord Cranborne, who did not consider it necessary.

The Turkish ambassador in Athens has threatened to break off relations with the Greek government. He is said to be supported by the French and English ministers.

The Porte has sent Mustapha Pacha to Crete, to treat with the insurgents.

The cotton crop has severely suffered throughout Louisiana and Mississippi.

A grand banquet has been given at Liverpool to the chief promoters of the Atlantic cable. Lord Stanley was pre- sent, and the chair was filled by the Pre- sident of the Board of Trade.

The Republican movement is still suc- cessfully advancing in Mexico.

President Johnson has been received with enthusiasm in Washington.

The health of the Emperor of the French is improved. He has reviewed the iron-clad squadron at Biarritz.

The trial of Jefferson Davis has been again postponed.

The inundations in France have been productive of the most disastrous results.

The Italian volunteers have been dis- banded, and Garibaldi has returned to Caprera.

Cholera still fluctuates in London, with a tendency to spread.

A rising in Hungary is apprehended. Troops have been sent from Vienna to Pesth.

The treaty of peace between Austria and Italy is said to have been concluded, and only awaits ratification.

It is stated that the plebescite in Ve- netia will take place in a few days.

It is rumoured that Sir William Mans- field is to be recalled, that Sir C. A Windham is to succeed him.

The treaty of peace has been signed between Austria and Italy. Venetia has been formally made over to Italy.

Prussia has taken formal possession of the Kingdom of Hanover. The ex-king having first protested against the annex- ation, relieved his subjects of their al- legiance.

Hesse-Cassel, Frankfort, and Nassau have been formally incorporated with the Prussian monarchy.

The Senate of Frankfort has protest- ed against annexation to Prussia.

Reform meetings are still held in dis- ferent parts of the country in support of manhood suffrage and vote by ballot.

A monster demonstration of working men has taken place in Leeds.

Lord Cowley has withdrawn his re- signation of the Paris embassy.

The last report of cholera in London exhibits an increase.

A report recently circulated of the in- sanity of the Empress of Mexico has been confirmed.

In the last battle between the Cretans and the Turco-Egyptian forces the lat- ter were defeated.

Outbreaks are expected in Epirus and Thessaly.

A French ship-of-war has been sent to Crete.

Numerous conventions of rival parties are being held in America. General Butler demands that General Lee as well as Mr. Davis should be hanged.

The Emperor of Austria has publicly renounced the title of King of Lombar- dy and Venetia.

The restoration of tranquillity in Ma- drid has been officially announced.

The Fenians are said to be contem- plating a movement on the Vermont frontier.

Mr. Flad has been appointed to pro- ceed to Abyssinia to endeavour to effect the release of the English prisoners.

Latest.

Before changing her residence at Hanover for the chateau of Hildesheim, Queen Mary, the spouse of the dethron- ed George, received a deputation from the town, who came to console with the royal sufferer. On this occasion the queen accounted for her husband's per- sistent opposition to Prussia by telling the astonished citizens that the king had often had revelations from on high grant- ed to him in the watches of the night. It was after one such divine command that he resolved to hold out to the last, even at the risk of a war. The religious enthusiasm of the queen seems to be equally intense with that of the king, who had no hesitation in asserting with his own royal lips, some time ago, that the same hour in which he ascended the throne the spirit of God had descended upon him, and fitted him to rule in its stead. "In the primary scheme of crea- tion," he added, "the existence and re- gal might of the Guelphs was already determined upon. Their sway, therefore, would last till the end of all time, to the honour of God and the well-being of their subjects."

France.

We derive the following from the let- ter of a Paris correspondent, dated Oct. 8.

There are rumours of a diplomatic rupture between Prussia and Austria in case the latter Power shall persist in its intentions of appointing M. de Beust Minister of Foreign Affairs. If Austria persists a renewal of war is upon the cards.

The insanity of the Empress of Mex- ico, now (in spite of a contradiction of the 'Patrie' not persisted in) universally spoken of, appeared in the form of a be- lief that there was a conspiracy to poi- son her, and that her life would only be safe under the personal protection of the Pope! This explains her journey to Rome; and there her madness broke out in a manner so contrary to Papal eti- quette that the Holy Father was forced to hand her over to the mad doctors.

The Empress of Mexico is the sub- ject of much conversation here. Yes- terday morning at 9, without having re- quested audience, she presented herself at the Vatican to see the Holy Father. She was immediately received, and it is said she presented a petition to the Pope praying his holiness to sanction every- thing that her husband had done as em- peror with respect to religious matters. The story goes that the Pope positively refused, and that the empress then de- clared she would not leave the Vatican if her request were not granted. I can- not guarantee the authority of all this; but it is certain the empress did not quit the Vatican until 6 in the evening. She retired to the private study of the Pope, and his holiness continued his ordinary audiences; he afterwards dined alone, according to etiquette, and went out for his usual drive, leaving the empress with her lady in waiting. She at length left, and dined at the Hotel de Rome, where her majesty is staying. In consequence of this incident a rumour has got abroad that her reason is impaired, and we know beyond and doubt that Professor Viale, the Pope's medical attendant, scarcely leaves her.

We find the following in the Paris correspondence of the 'Globe':—

In a diplomatic quarter I learn that Russia really is (as intimated in a pre- vious letter) extremely vexed at finding that France and England are determined not to allow the Eastern question to be opened for the present. She had laid her plans in the expectation that it could not fail to come on the tapis, and it was on account of this that she feasted the United States' delegates, and "engur- landed" them (a Russian expression) with flowers of eloquence. And now all goes for nothing. No wonder she is an- noyed.

A new manifestation of the ill-feeling which the sudden and unexpected ag- grandisement of Prussia has occasioned in France is now taking place. It con- sists in the handing about of photographs, entitled "What the war has cost Prussia, and bearing apparently only rows of fig- ures, but which, on being held up to the light, present words grossly insulting to the Prussian sovereign. People are also much amused by a figure of an irate Austrian soldier holding Bismarck by the ears, and to which the pulling of a string gives the comic resemblance of the states- man being rudely shaken by the warrior.

These undoubtedly are very puerile things, but as an indication of prevailing sentiment they are significant. I am told too that the conjurors and mountebanks who give exhibitions in streets and squares fill their ROOSTMENTS—(the non- sensical speeches with which they attract and amuse crowds) with scoffing allusions to Count Bismarck and the Prussians. Some of them even figure in grotesque imitations of the Prussian helmets. As these Demostheneses of the gutter are closely watched by the police, it is pro- bable that they have been "inspired" to speak as they do; at all events it is clear that they are tolerated.

Remarkable Religious

We have received the following interest- ing letter from a Missionary friend at Tientain :-

MR EDITOR-—I hope you will deem the following account of sufficient interest to insert in your paper. Many will read and rejoice, while others will wonder and doubt whether these things are so. I propose to furnish a simple statement of facts, as un- derstood or heard of here.

About last February an aged stranger was seen in one of the principal streets inside the walls of this city, enquiring where information relating to the Roman Catholic Religion, could be obtained. He was directed by some one to the Protestant chapel in care of the English Methodist new connection mission, located by the tower in the centre of the city. He ea- gerly sought the place ; the native assistant who preached that day discoursed on the Beatitudes, dwelling especially on the Blessedness of the pure in heart, because they shall see God, Matt. Chap. 5th verse 8th. The stranger felt and manifested great joy on hearing such sentiments.

He subsequently made the following re- markable statements:—He lived in the township of Lau Lang in the province of Shangtung, distant from Tientsain 450 li, and about 7 or 8 li from the southern boundary of Chili province. His age was 68 years. Some months previous, he had been taken down with disease, and be- lieved that he was soon to die. He felt that he was unprepared to die and that he was a very great sinner. He became very much depressed in mind in view of his sins. He could find no rest and satisfac- tion. One night he dreamed that he was conducted away by a superior and beauti- ful being to the outer gate of a most mag- nificent palace. He had never seen or heard anything so grand and so enchan- tingly beautiful. He looked in, and saw that it was full of light and splendor, and that inside were many such beings as was his conductor, who seemed to be very hap- py. On his endeavouring to enter, he was told that such as he was were not permit- ted to enter. No unclean and vile person was allowed within. The great difference between himself and those inside was pointed out to him. He was told that he was not to die for some time to come, and if he became pure and clean, after death he could enter the palace and join in its pursuits.

He awoke full of astonishment, and for a long time, remained absorbed in the con- templation of his dream, but could not un- derstand its meaning. Full of ardent long- ing to understand it, he at length fell asleep again, and dreamed substantially the same dream.

In the morning he told his dream to his friends, but could find no one who could give any satisfactory explanation. He soon recovered from his illness, but his distress of mind found no relief, but rath- er increased in view of the vision. It oc- curred to him after a while that in his neighbourhood were some Roman Catho- lics (Chinese). He went to them, explained his feelings and told his dream. They were utterly unable to answer his in- quiries, but told him that at Tientsain there were Roman Catholics who could give him in- struction. He without delay started for this city, and was directed to the Protes- tant chapel above referred to.

His story and his manifest earnestness and sincerity attracted considerable interest at the time. He spent several weeks here attending the chapel services, reading Christian books, and learning all he could regarding the new doctrines, which he joyfully received. He finally returned home carrying some Christian books with him.

He appeared at Tientsin again, after se- veral weeks, with a letter signed by a num- ber of his neighbours and friends who had become deeply interested in the books he had taken home, and in the statements he made relating to what he had previously learned at Tientsin. The letter contained a request for a native christian to go to Lou Ling and explain the books more ful- ly. It stated also that there was a con- siderable number who were very desirous of receiving instruction and that the in- terest was widening.

In accordance with this request, the me- thodist mission sent back with the old gentlemen a supply of books and some of their native assistants. The latter was al- sent about a month, and on his return he gave very interesting and wonderful details of the serious and profound attachment of a comparatively large number to the new truths, the "glad tidings." Soon after- wards two colporteurs were sent to Lou Lang who spent a month there, distribut- ing books and giving instruction. They confirmed on their return previous ac- counts, and bore an invitation for some foreign missionary to go and administer baptism to those who on examination should be judged prepared for it. But as one of the two members of the methodist mission was then absent at Shanghai it was not at all convenient for the other member to leave Tientsin for the necessary time. A native preacher and his wife, were sent instead of a foreign missionary.

On the 4th of September, one of the missionaries started for the place. In nine or ten days he sent back to his associate intelligence of such an interesting and en- couraging nature, more than confirming the previous statements made by the Chinese, that the latter started for Lou Ling, to assist in the work of examining and baptizing. They both returned, on the 29th ultimo.

I will briefly state some items of inter- est they have made known.

They have baptized after a very careful and prayerful examination 45 persons, of whom 18 are women and 27 are men. There are several tens' more, a good pro- portion of whom are females, who desire baptism. The village where the principal interest is, named after the family clan, of whom the old gentlemen who came to Tientsin is the head, is not large. It is surrounded on all sides by similar villages distant from each other only a few Li. The interest extends in all directions, some come on Saturday afternoon for 20, 30 and even 40 and more Li, bringing their bed- ding and their food, to attend the Sabbath services, returning home Sabbath P. M. af- ter the second preaching service. One old man aged 72, living 45 Li distant was heard to say that if the foreign teachers could afford to come 450 Li, he could af- ford to come 45 Li, and so he walks that distance Saturday afternoon, to hear preaching.

The native helper, before the foreign missionaries had arrived, one Sabbath re- marked publicly on the duty of destroying every idol and instrument of idolatry and superstition. On the following day 17 families brought their images, pictures, kc., every thing they had which pertained to idolatrous worship, and burned them up in the presence of the native helper.

The Sabbath seems to be observed with considerable propriety and strictness in regard to some things. For example, the Chinese Christians of their own accord have made a rule which is carefully ob- served, that among those who meet to- gether for worship, and with those who remain during the intermission on the Sabbath, preparing and eating their re- freshments, there shall be no secular topic introduced and discussed, nothing relating to cultivating the soil, or gathering the crops &c. The village and the country around it being inhabited chiefly by farm- ers, and those who attend the meetings being themselves farmers, or laboring on farms, this rule, it is manifest, is a prac- tical one, and shows the sincerity and earnestness of the people.

The Christians living in the village go to their work on the neighbouring farms, early in the morning; after breakfast a- bout 9 o'clock, they assemble at the chapel, for singing, reading the scriptures and prayer, for half an hour, and then proceed to their work again. In the evening, after supper, they meet in the chapel for prayer &c. again.

The women who believe are, as may be inferred from the fact that they have been already baptised, not nearly as reserved and retiring, as respectable Chinese fe- males usually are. They meet for service oftentimes in the same building with the men, and seem very desirous of hearing the Gospel preached themselves. The wife of the native helper now there has had a great and salutary influence among the women. Sometimes 20 or 30 women will bring what needle and other light work they have to her house, and sit and work, while she reads the scriptures and explains the Bible to them. Several of them are able to read.

The Christians are represented as pray- ing with fervency and propriety, as engag- ing in singing hymns, if not with a strict compliance with the rules of music, with a deal of enjoyment and animation, with the spirit, if not with the understanding. They have what cannot be said generally of na- tive church members in China, an affecting and profound sense of their personal sin- fulness and unworthiness. They have an ardent desire for the conversion of their own families, or neighbours, who are still unconverted. This desire manifests itself in their present public prayers, and in their daily conversation and conduct.

Perhaps I have been too minute and too lengthy respecting this religious move- ment in Lou Ling, unprecedented so far as China is concerned, but I could not con- clude to leave out any of the facts stated. I leave the subject here, requesting the reader to remember that the work was commenced and carried on till less than one month ago, without the presence of a foreign missionary, and that previous to last spring not one in Lou Ling knew any thing about the Bible or the Doctrines of the Bible as explained by Protestant missionaries.

The future will tell more perfectly than we now know the real nature and extent of the work. It appears to be an extensive and genuine turning from Idolatry to the worship of the true God.—-OVERLAND CHI- NA MAIL 1ST Nov.

EMIGRATION FROM DENMARK TO AMER-

ICA.-—A few weeks back a steamer, the OTTAWA, left Copenhagen with 400 Danish emigrants and 200 tons of freight for New York. By order of the Danish Govern- ment, two special commissioners accom- panied the party, charged to see that they were not wronged on their arrival, and to do all that was possible to give them a fair start. It is the intention of the Danish Government to encourage similar expedi- tions, there being a large class of people who would do better by emigrating than by staying at home.

A DESPATCH of 478 words in cipher from the Emperor Maximilian of Mexico to the Empress Charlotte recently passed over the Atlantic Telegraph. The cost of transmission was over 5,000 dollars.

ADVICES from Mobile, Alabama, state that on September 2 an island was thrown up by volcanic force on the Florida coast, fifteen miles from land, 90 feet above the sea level, and 1,700 feet in circumference.

RUSSIA.-—Thirty-four persons have been convicted of high treason in connection with the attack on the Emperor. Two Councillors of State have been found guil- ty of embezzling public money. Princess Dagmar has arrived at St. Petersburg.

DENMARK.—-M. Meergaard, War Minis- ter, has been succeeded by M. Raalof. 20,000 Sleswickers have signed a petition for the restoration of North Sleswick to Denmark.

Bangkok Recorder.

The Royal Outlook

We have quite recently been put in possession of a curious paper from the pen of one of His Majesty's chief scribes, which we think the most of our read- ers will be interested in reading. The following is a free translation of it.

"The question whether President Johnson, chief ruler of the U. States of America is a man worthy of being praised or is a man of evil deeds, and has been falsely praised, does not yet fully appear to the Siamese. The king of Siam did not know his name or his character before his inaugura- tion as President. He only respected the station to which he was promoted, as the U. S. and Siam are in treaty re- lations, being friendly to each other. And it is according to international law that the Am. Consul should protect those Americans who come hither to live and to trade in Siam, and to see that they all live according to the stip- ulations of the Treaty, guarding them- selves against all acts that should be avoided, and that would unnecessarily produce collision."

"With regard to having any particu- lar affection for the President of the U. S. the king of Siam can only do it as a kind of half way concern; and such must be his regard toward the Presidents of the U. S. who have pre- ceded Mr. Johnson, because the king can never know them intimately—-not having known them at all before their accession."

And as regards the election of the Presidents from time to time, the king of course has no concern in it. But whenever he hears that a good man has been elected, and that the people are happy in him, the king becomes also happy for the same reason, think- ing that the man has been a good man from former time. But on the other hand, the king is never angered be- cause a President does not prove to be quite the man that pleases him, as he has no concern in the election of the Presidents. Hence the virtues and the faults of any President do not parti- cularly concern the king of Siam, to speak or even to think of.

Nevertheless because the newspa- pers have published from time to time news from the U. S. for the purpose of interesting the Siamese—that when they have read they may converse together on the subject, and when they find that the news is better than it was thought it would be, they may re- joiced in it, [the king has been led to think a good deal about the Presidents.] The reports that were made of the assassination of President Lincoln were made according to what appeared the facts in the case, and praises were lavished on President Johnson in mul- tiplied ways. But the circumstance of his getting intoxicated with spirits at the time of his inauguration, were so public that the newspapers could not conceal them. They were obliged to report the facts as they were, and then they labored to apologize for them. What was said in the papers of the affairs, the king understood, and had at that time doubts in his mind whether President Johnson was not a bad man. The king feared that Prest. Johnson might have a hasty spir- it-—being impetuous in his desires of the honors of the Presidency—-not willing to wait four years when he might have a chance of being regular- ly elected to that station, and therefore ventured to drive the affair to a quick consummation; and that possibly he might be implicated in the crime of assassinating President Lincoln. It appeared to the king, at the time, not probable that the rebel leaders were accessory to the assassination, because they were already conquered, and it was not Prest. Lincoln alone who stood in the way of their rising again to pow- er, but the government. Or that if the rebels were accessory to the assas- sination perhaps they were so because they were convinced that if Prest. Lin- coln remained, the Union cause would become so strong against them as to leave no hope of ever rallying again: but that if Prest. Lincoln were gone the government would of course devolve on Vice Prest. Johnson who perhaps would not be likely so to rule as to preserve the strength and power of the government, and might lead to a rup- ture between him and Congress, and thus open the way for the rebels to recover their power. Hence foreace- ing such probable results they may have been accessory to the assassination.

Now such were the cogitations of the king at the beginning, and he was not hence much disposed to credit the praises published in the newspaper concerning President Johnson. He thinks it likely these his views of the affair as published formerly were not pleasing to the editors of the papers. But now it appears that the papers have changed their oppinion, and ex- press the fear that President Johnson is really a bad man, and assert that he is becoming unpopular with the people of the U. S. The king is hence rather gratified than otherwise to find that he was quite correct in regard to his fears of the character of President Johnson from the be- ginning.

Now in all that has been said a- bove the king has no political motive whatever. The news of political mat- ters and others in the U. S. he is not much concerned with. He is only concerned to have the editors of the papers know that the affairs of the U. S. as published here in Siam will be read with interest by but a few Siamese in the normal state of the country, and will be passed over by most of the readers of the newspapers because that country is far away and Siam has but little buisiness with it. But the king has had the thoughts as above expressed, in consideration of the treaty of amity and friend- ship which exists between the U. S. and Siam, and not by any means be- cause of any personal considerations, and that for the reason that he has had no personal knowledge of either of the Presidents.

Sandwish Island No. 7.

In our last No. we gave the statis- tics of the members of the Protestant Churches on the Islands. We purpose now to show the character of those members. The book of Dr. Anderson, from which we draw our information is full of the most reliable testimony to the genuineness of the work of grace wrought in the hearts of tens of thou- sands of those islanders, and the great- ness and the blessedness of the change it has produced in their lives. The following address of a senior deacon of the church of WAIMEA, a native of the island of Hawaii, will, we think, be interesting to some of our readers, if not to all, as it shows in a striking light what the people themselves think of the work of the missionaries and how highly they prize it.

The address was written by the na- tive deacon himself, and delivered on the occasion of Dr. Anderson's visit to the church in 1863. It will be borne in mind that Dr. A. was the Senior Secretary of the A. B. C. F. M. Board which had sent all the Prot. Missionaries to the Islands. Though the time of the meeting was rainy, the large church edifice was full of tidy, intelligent, and deeply interested au- ditors. The address was delivered in the Hawaiian language, and translated literally without any effort to preserve the native idiom. It is as follows:—

"The church members of the high- lands of WAIMEA, the old men, the aged women, the strong men, the youth and children, tender, through me their salutation to you, the Secre- tary, your companion, and daughter. Great indeed is our joy in being per- mitted to see you, to welcome you to this land. You have been sent by the learned Missionary Society of great America, as its delegate to see the works of the gospel heralds you have sent us."

"We, the ancient men of Kame- hameha's time, were once idolaters, murderers, guilty of infanticide, polyg- amy, and constantly quarrelling one with another."

"On the death of Kamehameha, the kingdom devolved on his son Liholi- ho. He abolished idolatry broke the tabus (superstitious rites); men and women for the first time ate together, and the temples and gods were burnt to ashes."

"Still we lived on in poverty and darkness, and in secret worship of idols, and were without the knowl- edge of the living and true God. Men, women and children were promis- cuously devoted to the most sordid pleasures, heathenish dances, and re- velries, day and night. In the year 1820, the Missionaries, Mr. Bingham and company, came to these Islands to proclaim the blessed gospel to us, who knew not God, nor had heard of the death of Jesus, the Messiah, the Savi- our of our world.

From you, the Missionary Society you have sent, that loved us, and sent the good Missionaries to our dark land.

"The king and his premier allowed the missionaries to dwell with us; to introduce a new order of things; to teach us first the twelve letters of the alphabet; then spelling, then reading and writing.

"During the forty three years the missionaries have resided on the Is- lands, much seed has been sown, much labor performed, and wonderful have been the results. We were once all dark, buried in darkness, sunk to the lowest depths of ignorance; roaming about the fields and woods, like wild beasts; without clothing; our naked bodies most shamefully exposed and blackened by the sun; without books, without Bibles, without Christianity; plunging into the darkness of hell. Now, we are clothed, like civilized beings; we as Christianized; we are gathered into churches; we are intel- ligent; we are supplied with Bibles, and hymn books; and are living for God and for heaven! And this through the labors of the missionaries you have sent us.

"Our joy is inexpressible in seeing you; and we beg you to carry back to your associates, to the Missionary Society, to all the American Churches conneted with it, the warmest saluta- tions of the Churches of Waimea and Hanaukua."

There were two Hymns composed by natives for the occasion, and sung with great effect by a large choir of the church members. One of them by Lianna, Dr. A. took home with him and submitted for the inspection of Mr. Bingham and old returned mis- sionary. He regarded it as a gem in Hawaiian literature, and made a metri- cal version of it. We give both the original and the English.

Meka olioli po,

I ka malikini hou—

E aloha, aloha oe.

"Holo oia a Maanei,

Mai Amerika mai no,

Ela no! ua komo mai—-

E aloha, aloha oe.

"A, ma keia la maikai,

Hui aloha pu kakou,

Ma ka Lukiini nei;

E aloha, aloha oe.

"E hanoli, oli pu,

E na hoahanau a pau,

Kani, wahine, keiki no,

E aloha, aloha oe.

Na ia nei i hoouna mai,

I na misioneri nei,

E ao’mai ia kakou nei;

E aloha, aloha oe.

E ala, oli kakou pu,

A kakua aloha no,

Ka makua o kakou;

E aloha, aloha mau.

Great our joint rejoicing here:

For the stranger guest we see;

Cordial welcome, friend, to thee.

"Sailing to reach our homes,

From America he comes;

Lo! in peace he enters here;

Welcome to our hearts sincere.

"Now on this delightful day,

We, in love, unite to pray:

Here beneath our temple spire,

We our welcome give thee sire.

"Jointly chanting, now rejoice;

Brethren all unite your voice;

Husbands, wives, and little ones,

Greet this friend with greatful tones.

"This is he who hither sends,

These true missionary friends,

To enlighten our dark mind;

Thanks and and love to one so kind.

"Let us then all rise and sing,

And our greatful succor bring;

For our sire our love to prove,

Love, good will, unceasing love."

"After having addressed a score of congregations," says Dr.A. "and more than 12,000 of the people I cannot be greatly mistaken in a general estimate of their intelligence. • • • The con- gregations at the stations varied from five hundred to twelve hundred. The meeting houses were generally filled with people well clad, considering their circumstances. One of my first surprises at the Islands was to find the people so generally and so well dressed. Thirty years before, the masses of the people scarcely felt the need of clothes. The climate did not require them, and the natives at first looked upon our dress as merely or- namental. It will illustrate this if I relate an anecdote, which I received from the best source. In one of the first years of the mission a chief on Hawaii was reproved by a missionary for entering his house so nearly naked. Profiting by the rebuke, and aiming to give full satisfaction, next time he walked in with the addition of a pair of silk stockings and a hat. * * * *

The natives have built more than a hundred meeting-houses or churches with but little foreign aid. * * * *

In the building of the older, larger, more expensive churches, the govern- ment, as such, had no agency. The aggregate cost of the churches ex- ceeded $150,000. Some of the largest of them are built of coral or blocks of lava. * * *Most have bells and the "sound of the church going bell" among the hills and valleys of those Islands, seemed to me as suggestive, as delightful as among the hills and val- leys of my native land.

In reply to Manly Hopkins's His- tory of the Sandwich Islands publish- ed in London in 1862 and intended to disparage the labors of the mission- aries, Mr. Damon the well known Seaman's chaplin at Honolulu and editor of the Friend's newspaper says.

"Mr. Hopkins has never visited the Islands, and we have lived among the Hawaiian people more than twenty years. We have visited every inhab- ited island of the group except Nii- hau; we have visited every mission- ary station on the Islands, and some of them repeatedly; we are personally acquainted with every missionary and his family; we have spent many sab- baths at the out stations; we have traveled with and among Hawaiians on sea and land; we have slept in their houses; we are personally ac- quainted with hundreds and thousands of them; we have worshiped in their churches; we have sat with them around the 'table of the Lord.' Now this is the honest conclusion to which we have come as the result of our observation, that, in proportion to the population of the Islands, there are, upon an average, as many christians (members of the Prot. churches in good standing) as there are among the people of America or Europe; we will not except New England, Scot- land, or England or any other parti- cularly favored portion of those countries."

The present King of Siam.

When a school boy has completed his speech, and made his bow, he jumps from the stage with glee, and sits in a corner to enjoy the speeches of his fellows I promised certain chapters to the community and as I put my pen to the last, my heart goes pit-a-pat for joy, that my task is done. I shall now read the speeches that are to come, and watch the coun- tenances of the public as they frown and smile at the expense of the poor speech maker.

I began with the commerce of the country and here I shall end. The king has patronized commerce. The result is, that Siam has greater facili- ties to take a stand among other na- tions of the earth, in commerce, than in any other department. In com- merce it has great advantages even for European capilalists, and for the na- tive community, its facilities are un- surpassed. The facilities for prepar- ing rice for exportation, which must ever remain the first staple product in Siam, are very great. The only mis- fortune is that the natives are not prepared to second and promote im- provements as they are introduced.

The steam-rice-mills, with one ex- ception, are owned and controlled by foreigners, while the natives yet cleave to their handmills. The Bangkok Dock Company have a magnificent dock, but the natives yet cleave to their mud docks, or have not patriot- ism sufficient to patronize their own, but choose to patronize foreign ports instead of encouraging home facilities, and making their own thrive and prosper. A man ought to be willing to die for his country, not to say he ought to patronize home always, if home needs patronizing. Siam has arrived at the period of its history when it needs noble sons, to adopt its interests as their own, to live for it, to think for it, to spend their energies and money to serve it. What! shall foreigners give their lives to serve Siam, and sacrifice their all for it, and shall it not have noble sons to come forward and think it their greatest honor to live to serve their genera- tion! God forbid.

The great thing now to be secured is to make Siam self reliant,—to learn to protect its own, and to encourage others to patronize Siam when it pre- sents superior incouragements, and certainly it has great facilities in commerce. Do you ask to build ship? There is not better timber in all the east, than Siam affords, nor cheaper. Come and build ships and welcome, and save the trouble of transporting the timber. Docks are there certainly. That of the Bangkok Dock Com- pany has not a superior. Generous, liberal, deserved patronage would make it one of Siam’s greatest sources of improvement. Young Siam must come forth manfully and stand by this noble enterprise to a man. I am glad, one that Siam loves especially to honor, because he comes near the king, is personally interested in its success. The very idea of a generous outlay of money for the good of his country, must enlarge his ideas, and prepare him to devise liberal things. I am sorry to say, as yet it seems easier to spend thousands on some gala day, to fill the fancy for the hour and then become food for worms, than to in- vest in some substantial patriotic en- terprise.

The regulations for commerce, al- ready take the type of European ports. A harbor master was one of the king's first liberal salaried officers, and this officer being a very efficient man, a man after John Bull's own heart, that never gives up, persevering under al- most unsurmountable barriers, he has port regulations, after the manner of European harbors, signed and sanction- ed by government. Every ship that comes into port has the printed regul- ations, and all the native vessels are required by law, to have their clear- ance papers from the harbor Master, and to receive their masters and crews in harbor through him.

The desideratum now is a Semi- nary for teaching the people purpo- sing to give themselves to maritime busi- ness, to become skillful seamen and ship masters. The greatest shipowner in Siam received his wealth from an indefatigable father. He needs some worthy object to employ his wealth, which shall do good to his fellow men, serve his country and the God who has permitted him to become the possessor of great wealth. Why could not this very man found a seminary to promote the interests of commerce, and with a design to make his nation great and good, give much energy to this one end. He might invest a few thousands in a library for a seaman's home, and see to it, that that home was an honorable one. He could do much to give character to shipmasters, by patronizing the very best for his own ships, securing and discharging in the Siamese port, thus giving sanc- tion to wholesome laws. His wealth may not seem a great sum for his own wants, but his all would be little, if he should purpose to serve liberally the whole nation; while the stimulus that such an object would secure, would make his wealth productive and be an investment that would bring certain blessings, to the bestower.

A narrow policy is always an inse- cure policy. He that would be secure- ly great and go on increasing in great- ness, must sacrifice self and serve his race. If ones country demands thought and effort and exertion, let the coun- try have it. If the country has al- ready attained to a high position, then the heart should go out to other na- tions which have not attained to pre- eminence. The higher position a man has, the more he should strive to be a noble, generous, liberal minded man. Let the highest nobleman stand by the best interests of the king, and sup- port the best interests of the kingdom. Let him prepare himself to see the end from the beginning, and with no- ble aims, generous impulses, and far seeing policy, stride fearlessly on, hoping all good, and trusting the fu- ture to the honesty and integrity of his purpose, and his noble, generous acts.

Young Siam ought to have many such men in her ranks at the present

moment. Ten such would save her in the hour of need, and give her ad- vantages and impulses which would rend the fetters that now render the nation powerless, and give them the power that always dwells with those who purpose to do right and seek for truth in every purpose that moves them.

A niggardly, selfish, narrow policy kills any country. Live and let live, is the watchword for progress. Let the European community who have drunk in a liberal policy with their mother's milk, give Siam a noble ex- ample in the policy which governs them; and not allow themselves to be characterized by a narrow, selfish policy as soon as they breathe the Siamese atmosphere. Let no one stoop to retard the car of progress, though it may interfere with his own personal good. There's room enough for all. Say do and God bless you, and not don't or i'll kill you.

Gambling. Chapter II.

The hui lottery of Bangkok, which we described last week, though by it- self alone a tremendous curse to both people and government, by no means monopolizes the evils of gambling in this city. It is not responsible for more than one quarter of the aggre- gate of the poverty and ruin done by legalized and systematized games of chance. There are seven or eight other kinds of gambling which draw into their several vortices far more from the lower classes of the people than the hue lotteries. Their names in the Siamese tongue are poh, cood, p'ui ipong duut sukaa ye. The first three have by far the most power to swell the revenue, and consequently the most power for evil upon the people.

The first is played with a small square brass box accurately fitted into ano- ther which shuts over it like the cov- er of a calip[?]t excepting that it covers the whole extent of the box. The die is put into this box and shaken about a few times, and then exposed to pub- lic view. The second is played with cowries or ots, and the third with small cards. All the various kinds of gambling carried on in Bangkok and its suburbs are included in the same farm with the hui lottery. It is be- lieved that the farmer, or company as it is, pays into the royal treasury for the monopoly annually about 500,000 Ticals—-$300,000. This company has no control over the gambling in the several provinces of Siam. Each of these is understood to have a gambling farmer of its own. We have no means of forming any accurate estimate of the revenue derived from them, but would judge that the aggregate of them would at least quadruple the sum obtained by the metropolitic gam- bling farm. If so then we have the round sum of $1,200,000 of royal revenue sucked like a vampire out of the heart of the body politic, every year, and nothing given in lieu for it, but the most corroding excitement year in and year out, and with it general blasting and mildew of the hopes of the people, and nineteen twentieths of all the slavery the quarrelling, the thieving and robbing, suicides and murder in the land.

The kinds of gambling of which we are now speaking, so far as this city and suburbs are concerned, are farmed out by the chief farmer to sub-farmers located in the different sections of the city, for specified sums, to be paid annually in equal instal- ments monthly. These sub-farmers frequently sell their privileges to oth- er parties, but still holding themselves responsible for the payment of their individual farms. Every sub-farmer will of course do all he can to make money out of his farm. And to this end he establishes gambling stalls in all the most eligible situations within the limits of his farm. Consequently you can scarcely go in any direction five minutes on land or on water with- out coming to a gambling shed or a gambling floating house. You cannot send your servant to market any where without placing him under temptations to stop in some gambling shop by his way to try his luck at the games, and that too with the money which you have put into his hand for purchasing food for your table. We cannot number the times that we have had our souls vexed by the long tar- rying of our cooks at the market or somewhere between it and us on ac- count of their getting involved in some of those [?] of the devil, the gamb- ling shops. Having lost all the mo- ney we gave them, they are compelled to seek some friend from whom they can borrow enough to supply its place, and with it to make the purchases we ordered.

Language cannot begin to describe the confusion and misery this gam- bling produces in families. The fol- lowing is a fair illustration of one phase of it.

But a few days since our hired man whom we have been in the habit of sending early in the morning for our milk, where it is milked from the cows, was most promptly and clearly brought out in such practices, and that on rather of a large scale. Thinking him one of our most trust- worthy servants, being the husband of one of our church members, we sent by him every month for four successive times the sum of 4⅛ Ticals to pay a bill of milk for one family. The owner of the milk having been hood winked by our servant, waited full four months before he came to us to enquire about the non-payment of the monthly bills, saying that the ser- vant had reported to him that he had lost some of them in the river by the capsizing of his little skiff; at another time by loaning the sum to a friend of his; and so forth. Hearing this report we summoned the man to us to give an account of himself in the pre- sence of our milk-creditor. He could do no other but confess that he had lost each of the four sums of 4⅛ Ti- cals by gambling, that when the first was lost he tried the game with the second, hoping to get it back again at least doubled, and when that slipped into the hands of the master gambler, he was tempted to try his fortune again with the third 4⅛, and thus with the fourth.

Not many months since we sent by our post boy a receipted Bill for printing to an American merchant of the city amounting to about twelve Ticals. He sent the pay by the hand of the post-boy, accompanied by a letter certifying that he did so. The post thought he must manage in some- way to have the letter reach its destination as it might be on other very important business, and hence sent the letter by the hand of another person, and ran away from our ser- vice. But his wife was living on our premises and hence he could not run far away from her. We heard of him skulking around town, not daring to show himself in daylight on our place. We felt a compassion for him, parti- cularly so, as he was a church mem- ber and otherwise one of the most faithful and efficient of our servants. We sent word to him that we would treat him kindly provided he would confess his fault, solemnly promise re- pentance, and pay damages to the amount of one month's pay. He glad- ly returned, and has been since remak- ably faithful and useful to us in his calling.

A wife of one our most frugal, in- dustrious, and faithful servants be- came bewitched with the prigambling near her house. No importunity, nor authority, nor punishment from her husband could stop her from spend- ing nearly all her time in that porch of hell, generally losing, but winning just often enough to keep up the hope of coming out affluent at last. Thus she waxed more and more desperate, utterly neglecting her little children pawning every thing almost on which she could lay hands in her house; and when her own goods and her husbands failed, borrowing of her neighbors; and thus involving him in debts which must be paid even though the wife and children and husband, have all to be pawned as slaves in lieu of them. The husband felt that he must divorce her for this reason, and did so. She took the babe for her share of the children, and he the three older children. She went to her family connections among the Peguans and married another man, and he took ano- ther wife and thus they are still living.

Now such cases are occurring con- tinually among our own servants, and they may doubtless be counted by thousands weekly in this city. One case similar in a wife on the very verge of committing suicide, was under God rescued by one of the missionary ladies, by kind words and a judicious- ly helping hand. She now seems to have been entirely broken of the love of gambling, and makes again a faith- ful wife and provident mother.

There are two seasons of three holidays each every year when all the people are allowed to gamble when and where they please. These are at the times of the Siamese New-year and Songkran and the people plunge into with the greatest zest. This freedom seems to operate as a bait to all classes, giving them an irresistable desire to gamble at other times. Hence it comes to be accounted by government as a license that works together for the increase of the royal revenue from the gambling farms. Oh that the government could see that it works rottenness in the very roots and heart of the kingdom!

At all other times, outside of those two holiday seasons, the people are required by the great power delegated to the chief farmer to gamble in the places appointed, that he may be en- abled to pay promptly the monthly instalments on the pledges he has given to government.

LOCAL.

Steamer Chow Phya left Singapore on Wednesday evening 21st inst. and arrived at the bar on Sunday evening 25th inst. Crossed the bar on Monday at 6.30 A.M. and arrived at Bangkok at 11 A.M. Had fine weather through- out the passage. She brought the following passengers viz:—Hon. R. Marsham, R. C. Wood Esq. E. E. Anguttia and twenty deck passengers.

We have heard of no local news of any special interest since our last issue. As usual nearly all the avenues to the affairs of the Europeans in the city and country are shut up, or at least significantly silent. It is well known that our columns are continually open for reports from the many consular courts located here, and would gladly publish them: but not one of them has a word to say of its affairs. Can it be possible that there is nothing ever doing at any of the nine consulates that would be interesting to the pub- lic to see in print? Is it possible that this is an evidence of their loving darkness rather than light? We are not willing, as yet, to adopt this sen- timent; and are inclined to think their silence attributable more to negli- gence of what would interest and pro- fit the public in their affairs than to any other cause. But we beg to en- quire, is such reticence usual at con- sulates in any other Asiatic city, and if not why should it be requisite in this great metropolis? As the trans- actions at the several Consulates are taken for granted to be just and no- ble, far above that of any court of equity among the heathen about them, they would doubtless exert a happy influence upon the heathen courts if published in the local papers both Siamese and English, because the power of example is far greater than that of precept. And if published they would prevent many false reports circulated concerning the Consular courts, which work practical injury to both the heathen and christian public. It seems to us, hence a duty as mere philanthropists which the several consuls owe to themselves, this heathen government and people to make public here the most important transactions at their several courts. We greatly desire to have this heathen people and government receive fre- quently such practical lessons in ju- risprudence as the several European and American Consuls in this city are able to give them, and we would see that they are faithfully translated into the Siamese language and duly pub- lished.

The first volume of our paper was favored with regular reports from the Commissioner of the Police. But this volume has been able to procure scarcely one. Have there been no occurrences of public interest in the field of the Commissioner for the last six months? That cannot be the fact. Why then has he thus retired from public view?

We are glad to report that the court of His E. Chow Phya Kalahome is now occasionally furnishing reports of its proceedings for our Siamese Recor- der, and that they are very acceptable to our Siamese readers.

The season of Siamese holidays have nearly past. There was a vast boat procession on the 24th inst. for escort- ing a little relic of Buddh to a distant temple. It passed through the Bang- kok-yai canal, going inland. We judge that there were at least five thousand people engaged in it, all seated in small open sampans and skiffs. It was half a mile long, and the boats passed from two to four side by side, thickly studding the canal. We observed that a very large majority of the people were women and girls, all arrayed in their very best costume, and most of them wear- ing gentlemen's hats of bamboo, grass, and felt. The few men and boys seemed to have it for their part in the concern to make a great noise with drums, gongs, horns, and shouting. Some of them were dressed in the most comical and ridiculous style, hats topsy-turvy, coats and panungs of the roughest and raggedest material, faces painted black, red and white, with old pots and kettles and other things in- numerable and indescribable in their sampans to attract attention.

The sacred relic was placed on a high gilded throne in a Chinese jolly boat, under a party-colored canopy, with a band of Chinese gong-beaters and horn players to make a jargon.

We have seen nothing more heath- enish for years. It would strike an unaccustomed European that all that ado was a mere farce, with the view to ridicule Buddhism. But no—It was to honor idolatry and make merit for the eternal future. What a de- lusion!

We understand that the Siamese government have within a few days, received about a dozen howitzers. These with several thousand rifles imported some weeks since evince a purpose to prepare for the defence of the country.

We learn that a new Governor has been inaugurated at Macao, and that he has written to the Siamese govern- ment to the purpose that he contem- plates a visit here in a few weeks to, pay the respects of the Portuguese government to His Majesty the king, and that he will come in the capacity of Ambassador Plenipotentiary to Siam, China and Japan.

Captain Barrett of the Am. Ship “Windward” being likewise a Pres- byterian preacher of the gospel, sup- plied the Prot. Pulpit! in this city on the last Lord’s day with great accep- tance.

He has obligingly yielded to the requests of his christian friends to preach again at the same place on the next sabbath. We would earnestly so- licit a full attendance at the usual hour of 4 P. M.

We observe that Emigration to the U. S. America is increasing wonder- fully. In the single month of July last there were not less than 60,000 emi- grants from Europe arriving in N York about half of whom were from England, Scotland, and Ireland. Such facts plainly show what opinion the masses of the people in Europe have of the U. S. We think there views well founded.

China Telegraphic Summary.
China.

The French Admiral has sailed for Corea, but active operations will be de- ferred until after the winter.

The American schooner GENERAL SHERMAN was seized in the river leading to the Capital of Corea. The master and crew and two English gentlemen (passengers) were tied down in their berths and the ship was set fire to. They all perished in the flames.

A daring case of piracy on native junks has occurred off Ningpo. The Customs lorcha tender to the PAOTSHU'S was beaten off in attempting to aid the junks with 5 men killed and two wound- ed.

Large bodies of Ngin-foi have ap- peared on the borders of Shantung and Honan. Tsen-kwo-fau has been sent against them and the Viceroy will aid him in person with a considerable force.

An interview has taken place between Admiral King and the Taotai at Shang- hai with reference to the suppression of piracy.

The shock of an earthquake was felt at Shanghai on the 23d October.

A farewell ball was given at Macao on the 16th instant to Governor AMAR- AL. A large number of people from Hongkong including Sir H. and Lady Macdonnell were present.

The missing cutter of H. M. S. OS- PREY has returned; all well.

A rifle association has been formed at Hongkong under the patronage of H. E. the Governor.

A heavy gale blew at Hongkong dur- ing the 22nd and 23rd instants. The praya wall is injured, and a few native lives were lost. Two vessels were blown out to sea from Macao, one of which was six days absent.

The 20th Regiment is ordered to th Cape, and will be relieved by the 73rd.

It is reported that the Sultan of Soo- loo has made over a certain area of ter- ritory to the Prussian Government, but where situated is uncertain.

A most disastrous fire took place at Hongkong on the night of the 30th in- stant. Over 200 native houses have been destroyed. It is not yet certain whether any lives have been lost, but it is believ- ed not.

Japan.

The death of the Tycoon has been of- ficially proclaimed. Stotshbashi has not yet however been acknowledged as his successor by the Mikado. Stotshbashi is prosecuting the war against Chosin with great vigour, and the troops of the latter have been twice defeated.

A Japanese embassy in charge of the Governor of Hakodadi proceeds to Rus- sia per next mail to settle the Saghalien difficulty and arrange boundaries.

Much excitement exists in Japan re- specting the "squeezes" of compradores on the dollars—in some cases refusing to receive them except at 7 per cent under their true value.

A second edition of a Japanese-Eng- lish Dictionary has been published by a Japanese gentleman. The whole edition of 1,000 was sold within a few days of its publication.

From the O. C. Mail Nov. 15th.

Pilotage regulations for the Min and Yangtsze have been drawn up concur- rently by foreign representative and Chinese officials. Only pilots who have passed examination can act. This is important to outcoming ship mas- ters, as hitherto pilotage has been un- regulated.

The new Hongkong dollar is accept- ed by the Chinese government at Can- ton in payment of Customs duties. If the British minister at Peking would use his influence, the new coinage very probably would be made legal tender at all the ports. Some excel- lent imitations of the new dollar are in circulation in Hongkong. A gang of Chinese coiners has been discovered. Two dies for five cent pieces have been stolen from the Government Mint; the thief is not discovered.

Dr. Macgowan agent for the East India Telegraph Company, has arrived, and will immediately commence ne- gociations for erection of telegraphic wires between Canton and Hongkong

The Lubra piracy case is still be- fore the magistrates. One pirate has been identified by Mrs. Howes, wid- ow of the murdered Captain.

Active operations against the Honan and Shantung Nienfei, are commenced by the Chinese Imperialists.

Treaty between Belgium and China is [ratified?]; the exchange was followed by a banquet.

It is announced that a French line of steamers is being planned to run from Panama to Hongkong, to effect junction with the Messageries Imperi- ales steamers.

The licence hitherto held by per- sons in Hongkong to engage coolies for Surinam, has been resigned by hol- ders to the Dutch Consul, in conse- quence of "[crimping?]" disclosures in a police case against a coolie "contractor." A vessel chartered for Surinam with coolies had her charter withdrawn for the same reason.

The French expedition to Corea to demand satisfaction for murder of Mis- sionaries, penetrated to the city of Kanghao, which they found nearly de- serted by inhabitants. No resistance was offered. A Mandarin, taken on board the admiral's ship, admitted the murders, and added it was the right way to serve Missionaries. French looted the place, finding 190,000 francs in silver. A letter was received from the King inviting the admiral to pro- ceed to the capital to negotiate. The admiral refused, and sent a despatch demanding—First:—Punishment of the three principal Ministers who in- stigated the execution of the late mis- sionaries. Second:—-An individual with full powers to be sent to treat with him. The Messenger departed with the note No answer yet. The river leading up to the capital is de- clared under blockade. The King of Corea has determined on resistance, contrary to the advice of Chinese offi- cials, who counselled submission and apology.

The burning of the General Sher- man, American schooner, by order of the Corean king, is confirmed. Pas- sengers and crew were tied in their berths and burned with the ship. We have not yet heard of any proceedings having been taken by American con- suls in reference to the matter.

There is not much news from Japan. The new Tycoon is desirous of peace, and the war in the south is suspended.

"Come this way, Father."

During a short visit to the seashore of our State, some two years since, with a party of friends, it was pro- posed, one bright afternoon, that we should go down the harbor on a fish- ing excursion. We accordingly start- ed, and after sailing about three miles, a young lady of the company declined going further, and requested us to land her on one of the small islands in the harbor, where she proposed to stay until our return. My little boy, then about four years old, preferred remain- ing with her. Accordingly we left them and proceeded some six miles further. We remained out much longer than we intended, and as night approached, a thick fog set in from the sea, entirely enshrouding us. Without compass, and not knowing the right direction to steer, we groped our way along for some hours, until we discovered the breaking surf on one of the islands, but were at a loss to know which one of them. I stood up in the stern of the boat, where I had been steering, and shouted with all my strength. I listened a moment and heard, through the thick fog, and above the breaking of the surf, the sweet voice of my boy, calling, "Come this way, father-—steer straight for me; I'm waiting for you!"

We steered by that sound, and soon my little boy leaped into my arms with joy, saying: "I knew you would hear me, father!" and nestled to sleep on my bosom.

The child and the maiden are both sleeping now. They died in two short weeks after the period I refer to, with hardly any interval of time between their deaths.

Now, when tossed upon the rough sea of life, without compass or guide, enveloped in fog and surrounded by rocks, I seem to hear the sound of that cherub voice calling from the bright shore, "Come this way, father! steer straight for me!" When op- pressed with sadness, I take my way to our quiet cemetery, and still, as I stand on one little mound, the same musical voice echoes from thence, "Come this way, father,-—I'm waiting for you!"

Which once guided my way.

When, lost on the sea,

Fog enshrouded I lay.

’Twas the voice of a child,

As he stood on the shore—-

It sounded out clear

O’er the dark billows’ roar;

"Come this way, my father!

Steer straight for me,

Here safe on the shore

I am waiting for thee!"

I remember the voice,

As it led our lone way,

"Midst rocks and through breakers,

And high-dashing spray;

How sweet to my heart

Did it sound from the shore,

As it echoed out clear

O’er the dark billows’ roar,—-

"Come this way, my father!

Steer straight for me;

Here safe on the shore

I am waiting for thee."

I remember my joy

When I held to my breast

The form of that dear one,

And soothed it to rest;

For the tones of my child

Whispered soft to my ear,

"I called you, dear father,

I knew you would hear

The voice of your darling

Far o’er on the sea,

While, safe on the shore,

I was waiting for thee."

That voice is now hushed

Which then guided my way,

The form I then pressed

Is now mingled with clay;

But the tones of my child

Still sound in my ear,—-

"I am calling you, father!

O, can you not hear

The voice of your darling,

As you toss on life’s sea?

For, on a bright shore

I am waiting for thee."

I remember that voice,-—

In many a lone hour

It speaks to my heart

With fresh beauty and power,

And still echoes far out

O’er life’s troubled wave,

And the sound from the loved lipe

That lie in the grave,—-

"Come this way, my father!

O, steer straight for me!

Here, safely in heaven,

I am waiting for thee."

Shenandoah

As the U. S. sloop of war “Shenandoah” expected here very shortly, the follow- ing particulars respecting her will be read with interest. The extract is from the Bombay TIMES of India :—-

The United States sloop of war SHEN- NDOAH, Capt. Goldsborough, arrived in Bombay harbour on September 28th, her at port of call having been Muscat, which acc abe left on the 18th inst. Her command. reports on the day before leaving Mus-

cat, the uncle of the present Imaum landed and took possession of the fort, and after- wards opened fire upon the town The I- maum appealed to Capt. Goldsborough for assistance, but was informed that the lat- ter had no power to interfere. When the steamer started for Bombay the trouble was not settled. Upon anchoring in the har- bor a salute of twenty one guns was fired from the saluting battery, which was re- turned by the SHENANDOAH, followed by a salute of five guns to Mr. Ketridge, the United StatesConsul.

The SHENANDOAH is a namesake of the vessel which occupied such a prominent position during the American struggle, and was built in Philadelphia in 1863. She is a wooden vessel, but is iron plated amid- ships as a protection for her engines. Her crew consists of 29 officers and 200 men, and she carries nine guns, including two 90-pounder pivot riffled guns. During the American war she formed one of the block- ading squadron, and was only once engag- ed in active warfare, when in an attack upon Fort Fisher, North Carolina, she was severely injured.

The SHENANDOAH left the States in De- cember last, and has visited Fayal, Malei- ra, Rio Janeiro, Cape Town, Mauritius, Ma- dagascar, and Muscat.—-TRANSCRIPT.

General Grant.

General Grant has authorized a writer, whose letter appears in another part of this sheet, to make a statement of his views on public affairs. It is to the following effect: That, next to the President, he is the head of the army of the United States: not the leader of a political party; that he does not consider the army a place for a politician; that he will not permit himself to be committed to any party, and that the army shall not be made a political ma- chine.

These expressions furnish a new and stri- king illustration of that profound common sense which is at once the greatest charm of General Grant and his strongest hold upon the affection and confidence of the people. Whether he fights or speaks, he strikes hard, and there is no excuse for or misunderstanding. It is evident that the General does not intend to be made the in- strument of any party, nor will he be di- verted from the strict performance of his official duties by cajolery or threats.

Paris

The Emperor when at Hain, very much studied the question of armaments, he now has serious thoughts of passing from the ory to practice.

The problem to be solved is the follow- ing:—to be able to place 1,200,000 on a war footing at a very short notice,—the Prussian military system,—seems of all others that which offers the most advanta- ges, there is one drawback and that is, that it arms universal suffrage and indisposes it.*******

I think however, the general opinion is for the adoption of the American volunteer system, as the system of armed peace is a most ruinous one for all European nations, and in case of a war between Prussia and France, there is no doubt but the French system would be found wanting. Bismark is well aware of this, and hence his arro- gant and overbearing conduct toward us.

This ambitious statesman now wants nothing less than Dutch Limburg, he kind- ly and generously proposes that France should annex Belgium.

The sudden resignation of Monsieur Drouyn de L'huys which took us by surprise, is now no longer a subject of wonder, it turns out that when the minister of Foreign affairs was writing threatening letters to Bismarck, summoning him to give France some territorial compensation for the an- nexation of Prussia, Napoleon III was se- cretly writing polite and conciliatory letters to the King of Prussia, telling him that he wanted nothing, and was well pleased with what had taken place in Germany.

Monsieur Drouyn de L'huye cut to the quick by the conduct of the Emperor, threw up his portfolio, it is a well known hitch of Napoleon III to give his ministers but the semblance of power.

Monsieur Lavalette, is substitute for Monsieur de Moustier until he shall arrive here from Constantinople, when he gets to Paris he will find the line of policy he will have to pursue, cut and direct the Im- perial system of government which may be very well when the sovereign is young, vigorous and liberal; but a deplorable one when he is old and ailing. Monsieur Rou- her, who may be called Prime minister, is all powerful and does with the Emperor what he likes.—-PENANG ARGUS.

Odds and Ends.

What great city is like an habitual drunkard? Berlin, because it is always on a spree. (Berlin is on the river Spree.)

Why is an author a queer animal? Because his tale comes out of his head.

—Shall the great Housekeeper of the world water his flowers, prune his plants, fodder his cattle, and not feed his children! Never think it.

—Quietness before God is one of the most difficult of all Christian graces— to sit where he places us, to be what he would have us to be; and this as long as he pleases.

—The late Bishop Chase, of Illinois, had a dislike to having Greek Roman names imposed upon children, which he displayed very pointedly on one occa- sion when a child was brought to him to be baptized. "Name this child," said the Bishop. "Marcus Tullius Cicero," answered the father. "What!" "Mar- cus Tullius Cicero." "Tut, tut! with your heathen nonsense! Peter, I bap- tize thee," &c., and the child was Pe- ter thenceforth and forever.

-—At a meeting of church officers, on one occasion, a certain person not remarkable for purity of life, sent in a request for admission into their fold. One of the committee—-a rather rough man—-on hearing the name of the in- dividual, exclaimed: "That man! Well, if that man is to be admitted to the church, he ought to soak over night!"

—-The ending syllable "ough," which is such a terror to foreigners, is shown up in its several pronuncia- tions in the following lines:

They are better than meal for my cough;

Pray let them be’boiled till hot through,

But not till they’re heavy or tough,

Now I must be off to my plough,

And the boys (when they’ve had enough,)

Must keep the flies off with a bough,

While the ole mare drinks at the trough.

—-"I wish you would pay a little at- tention to what I am saying, sir," roared an irate lawyer at an exasperated witness "Well, I am paying as little as I can," was the calm reply.

What is it that goes when a wagon goes, stops when a wagon stops, is of no use to the wagon, and yet the wagon cannot go without it? The noise of the wheels.

When is a blow from a lady welcome? When she strikes you agreeably.

Why is Athens like a worn-out shoe? Because it once had a Solon.

For what reasons does a duck go un- der the water? For divers reasons. For what reasons does he come out? For sundry reasons.

For what reason does a fisherman blow his horn? For selfish reasons.

Says the quaint writer, Barrow: "There is no great difference between the great Devil that frameth scandalous reports, and the little imps that run about and disperse them.

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