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Yovernor of this vast country, Sir npson, returned to Lachine on t y, from a tour of inspection of sor udson's Bay Company's establish- n the interior of Rupert's Land. We learn that, throughout, the coun- nd to be healthy, prosperous, i, and éivilization is making id strides among the natives, om, in various parts of the atially abandoning hunting, |. attention to the cultiva- most happy results, - physicial comfort and men- ent. The Red River settle- hich now contains a population of s--presents, we are told, a pieture happiness and. contentment, | o met with in communities, oximity to the great centres tion affords them many advantages er, they are deprived of some es of a high state of civilization, -most of the comforts of life at | and, and are free from many. of tutions <f a more arti- ty. _ It. is. from ..this that we may look nsion of the bless-. 'ality and civili-. throughout the wide spread but restern section of the - we are informed, the | and Church of England ss, as well as the Scottish Pres- | pastor (the Rev. John Black) tigable in their exertions to in- | educate in their respective flocks, 'omote their temporal as well as their ritual interests. Nor is it to be supposed Vesleyans would be behind their fellow- ers in this extensive--and, from what learn, far from barren--tield of mission- labor. We accordingly find that Sir orge Simpson, on the 12th July, met the John Ryerson and several missionaries is church, with their families, near the of land between Lake Superior and epeg, on their way to Hudson's Bay, good health and spirits, and full of d zeal in the cause, for which they dy " to spend and be spent." The has been unusually moist in the ter- itory north of the Sault Ste. Marie, beyond point the cholera had not yet ex- ut at and in the neighborhood of regret to learn, the pestilence was ing fearful ravages. We also regret, ough we cannot say we are disappoint- or hopes on the subject have long de- arted--to find Sir George Simpson obtain- 0 additional information respecting Sir Franklin. _No intelligence had been ed at Red River, or elsewhere, from Rae, or the other expeditions in the etic Seas, nor do we understand there is e slightest hope entertained, in any part th country bordering on those seas, of further light being thrown upon the of the gallant but ill-fated explorers. -- mireal Herald. oR------_------_ Increase in Rates of Travel, &e. = ak onvention was held in New York, on ay, composed of representatives of the 'connecting the Atlantic coast with the ~ Lhe New York Central, Hudson r, and New York and Irie, and the Tudso: unboat Company, each had de- itations present, as well as the Baltimore Ohio, the Philadelphia and Baltimore, nsylvania roads. : esult of the consultations of this con- nvolve a general advance of charges s and passengers, and a reduction of d and amount of service. The New 'ork Central feels abundantly able, under the overpowering strength which it secured rom the legislature of that state, a year ago winter, to withstand any hostility which be excited by any of these measures, and ne league between the great routes will ef- ectually exclude any idea of competition. Through fares from New York to Buffalo to be advaneed on the Ist September to -and to $9 during the winter seasons. eights to be advanced about 10 per cent. resent, with a further advance hereafter. is also to be an entire discontinuance 1e system of runners and western agents, il. be an immense saving to all the The system of free passes has been 'abridged by resolution, and its en- e abolition submitted to the consideration residents of the various roads. : niform classification of freights on all r great lines, has been adopted, and arges equalized. It was found, upon inparison with other freight, that the mail ice was performed at a cheaper rate than other. branch of service, and steps are to to obtain a commensurate increase Ce aa stimated to be 25 per cent, cheaper a the lowest grade of freight. "The specific eduction of speed and service will be settled ; the: Central. and. Evie roads: [this convention, says the Times, tina large saving of running ex- the roads, and a considerable in- e gross earnings. 'The agreements convention, strictly adhered to, would million of dollars to the net earnings the Itrie and Central Roads.--De- PS ao - Brutality of the Russians. A correspondent writes from Bucharest, the 30th July, to the Vienna Lloyd : You can form no idea of the brutality of Russians to their profeges. On their fly- y retreat they have taken every descrip- ion of cattle and provisions they could tind, dhave carried off with them all those in- tal in maintaining security and aving this poor land in the greatest ~The people remain quiet and rejoicing that those northern guests at last obliged toleave us. I say ¢ obliged.' sneral Adlerberg, as I learn from the best tructed sources, arrived at the head-quar- rs of Prince Gortschakoff with a despatch | his Majesty the Czar, commanding the ice to employ every stratagetical means drive the Ottomans from Wallachian 4. Gortschakoff explained to the al the impossibility of fulfilling the rial mandate. Adlerberg arrived at schi at the time that Gortschakoff was wing up his plan of retreat. At this in- iew a rancorous and yiolent discussion 4k place between the two Generals of the r. In the presence of his aides-de-camp, lerberg upbraided the Prince with an mless neglect of his duty, and even inti- athe was guilty of cowardice. The e, like most Russian officers, is very bs lirritable, would hear no more, but said that -Adlerberg being the courier of the Czar, invectives were freely exchanged. rethreng at the out- | pensation. "The. mail compensation The ay 3 his duty was to deliver his despatches, and receive the answer ; further, he had no busi- is more of the eourtier than the warrior, an- swered tranquilly that he would rather be "a conscientious and faithful courier, than a beaten and retreating General.' In the course of the altercation, personalities and By the interposition of an officer in high com- mand, the.two generals were apparently re- -conciled." % Fronr the Oleveatia Tender: : Anti-Slavery Doings in Salem--Release of a Slave---Exciting Scene. Jet Messrs. Enrrors:--The Anniversary of the Western Anti-Slavery Society was held in Salem, Columbiana county, on Saturday, Sunday and Monday last. 'The attendance was large, filling the Church on the first and last days, and the Great Tent of the Society on Sunday. 3 » " _ ' Just before the adjournment of the meet- ing, a telegraphic despatch was received, stating that a slave girl was on her way in the train that left Pittsburgh at 3 P. M. All the Abolitionists, of every stripe, forthwith resolved themselves into a Com- mittee of Vigilance, and the determination was unanimous, that no slave. should pass through that town without an attempt for his deliverance. Of course, the person claimed was not a slave, having become legally emancipated by touching Free Soil, with the consent of her master. - But the question was, how to secure the right of the slave to herself, which had been thus unintentionally restored to her. As there was no time for legal measures of a formal character, the entire Convention, accompani- ed (I should judge) by the chief of the popu- lation of the town, repaired to the station, where they were addressed from the plat- form of the railway (converted, for the nonce, into an Anti-Slavery platform) unul the train arrived. Then a self-appointed Committee of men of eminent gravity, entered the car in which the party was, and the. first loquiry was made of the slave (who was found to be a child of ten or twelve years) by a colored man, as to who she was, and where going! The mistress promptly replied for her chat- tel, that it was none of his business. A white gentleman then inquired if the girl were a slave: to which the mistress readily answered that she was. The colored man then asked* the child if she wished to be free, to which she replied yes. Then the girl was taken up boldly by the men pre- sent and carried out upon the platform! The mistress showed very good fight, and called her husband, who gave all the assist- ance that the most eloquent swearing and loud outcries of murder could afford. After the freedom of the child had been secured, the master and mistress expressed their willingness to execute free papers, provided she could be restored to them. This was held for further advisement. Finally, the train moved off, amid loud cheers on the part of the crowd. Thus by a prompt and decisive action, the critical moment was seized, and a child free by the laws of Nature and Ohio, was saved from being carried back to a life of Slavery. Being a slender age, she could not be regarded as competent to decide |} whether she should remain or go back; and her self-appointed guardians only did what the plainest principles of humanity and law dictated for the salvation of an innocent child from so dreadful a fate. An Eve Wirngsss. From the American Missionary. Fugitives in Canada. Rey. C. C. Foote, Agent of the Refugee | Home Society, has sent us an appeal in be- half of this class of our fellow-men, which he requests us to publish. We are com- pelled to abridge it. Boxes of clothing that are designed as an answer to this appeal, should not be sent to New York, but directly to him, marked " C. | C. Foote, care of Horace Hallock, Detroit, Michigan." de eee Derrorr, July, 1854. Will you allow me space in the Missionary for a few statements in behalf of the Refugees in Canada? It is believed by those best acquaint- ed with the facts, that: arrivals from the South have been. greatly increased during the past spring and present summer. Scarcely a day passes that does not witness the arrival of from 'one toa dozen. There is almost every possible condition among these new-comers. To-day, a man from Senth Carolina, who has been in Ca- nada one month, called upon meto aid him out of distress caused by sickness. This man writes a fair, legible hand, has got up a Sabbath-school, 'and is about starting a. class in music. He is highly intelligent, and appears to be a devoted Christian. Men and women of superior intelli- gence and worth are often found here, whose flight is caused less* from their own hardships, than the dreaded doom of their offspring ! Here are also to be found multitudes in.the profound- est ignorance of well-nigh all things save the love of liberty! These poor creatures are thrown upon the shore of Canada with almost none to care for them. They cannot all find work at once. If they have a little money, they are soon fleeced out of it by the exorbitant exactions of the boarding houses. * * * * * 'The ter- rible sufferings and privations often endured by fugitives in their flight, render them vulnerable to disease ; hence there are always more or less upon the sick-list. At the present time there is an unusual anount of sickness in and about Windsor and Sandwich, and consequently of sufering, ie, * #2 * i*.. A-brother in Massachusetts sent us an excellent letter last spring, containing five dollars, with a re- quest that we would inform him of the use made of it. This letter, with an answer to the inquiry, was placed in the hands of Henry Bibb, to be published in the Voice of the Fueitive ; but Mr. Bibb went immediately thereafter to a sick bed, from which death has since relieved him, and the letter, with the brother's name, was lost. With the hope of this statement «falling under. his eye, it is here inserted. The last box of clothing received here was a royal one trom the ladies of Chicago. It was distributed by my hands. And could these ** Doreases" have seen the happy faces of many a shivering man, woman, and child, as these warm garments were placed in their hands, they would have felt themselves amply repaid for their labors. In the spring my friends in Troy sent me several barrels of provisions, which were a great help to the settlers in the woods. pleasure in these distributions, and hope they may be greatly multiplied during the coming falland winter. Such garments and bedding as are needed in any family are needed here-- hew, or comparatively so, and plain. As much of my time is spent in the service of the refugees, it will be a pleasure to correspond with all persons solicitous for their welfare. C, C. Foote. i et 98-8 Barpapors.--The cholera in Barbadoes has swept off 16,817 persons, according to the data of the most recent accounts. It had nearly disappeared from Bridgetown, but still prevailed in the interior of the island. ness in the camp. 'To this Adlerberg, who é I find not the least difficulty, but great f Amperial Parliament. **-- SNA LAI PLL HOUSE -- GORDS. Friday, August 11. THE SLAVE TRADE IN CUBA. The Earl of Citargnpoy, in laying upon the table despatches from Her Majesty's Consul-General at the Havana, which had arrived so recently that they had not been included among the papers already presented to their Lordships, observed tbat, as it had often been his painful duty té call attention to the negligent manner in which the Treaties ence to the Slave-trade, had been carried out, he had now great satisfaction in stating that since the appointment of the last Cap- tain-General of Cuba, a marked improvement in the-mode of executing the.'Treaties. had been apparent ; regulations of the most use-. ful kind had not only been adopted, but. carried into effect; a system for the regis- tration of slaves had been established throughout the island; and all officials who were found to be connected with the traffic in slaves were immediately removed. The Consul-General stated that, under orders that had been issued, he understood that nearly all the most recently imported Afri- cans had been released from slavery, and that the officer who was employed by the Spanish Government in this service had dis- played great energy and activity in the per- formance of his duty, by tracing and following up the negroes brought over, and releasing them. The despatch stated, "I have no hesitation in acquainting" your Lordship that these energetic measures cannot fail to have a most salutary effect, and that the Govern- ment are determined to enforce the obser- vance of the Treaties." Seconp Common Law Procrepure Birt.--The Commons' Amendments to this Bill were considered and agreed to. The Consolidated Fund Appropriation Bill was.read a third time and passed, also the Customs Bill. Adjourned at a quarter past six o'clock. Saturday, August 12. Her Majesty prorogued Parliament on Saturday with the accustomed formalities. The seats in the House of Lords were taken possession of by a host of brilliantly-attired ladies. Several illustrious Orientals, in the gorgeous costume of the East, were present in different parts of the House. At the special request of Her Majesty, His Royal Highness the Maharajah Duleep Singh was accommodated with a place on the woolsack directly facing the Throne. In the gallery, to the left of the throne, were His Royal Highness Goolam Mahmood, His Royal Highness Ferose Shah, and the Rajah of Coorg. In the same gallery, towards the further end, were Suleiman Pasha Iskander Bey, and several officers of the Egyptian army. Vely Pasha, the Ottoman Ambassa- dor to France, was also present. Among the diplomatic body, were the Turkish, Aus- trian, Prussian, and Neapolitan Ministers, all in full parti-coloured costume, and glit- tering with decorations. Among them, in plain dress, was Mr. Buchanan, the Minister of the United States. About half-past one, the Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack. Prayers were then read by one of the Bishops, and were observed by the illustrious Orientals with a becoming appearance of reverence and respect. About two o'clock the Earl of Aberdeen arrived, and remained in the House till the guns warned him of Her Majesty's approach. Precisely at a quarter past two the procession entered the House, the Earl of Aberdeen carrying the sword of state, the Marquess of Lansdowne the crown, and the Marquess of Winchester the cap of maintenance. Her Majesty entered accom- panied by Prince Albert, and attended by several ladies of her court. According to the etiquette of the occasion, the whole of the persons assembled rose on the entrance of the Queen. On taking her place on the Throne, Her Majesty twice or thrice inti- mated in the ordinary mode--a gracious in- clination of the head--that they should be seated ; but, as the sign was not understood, Her Majesty requested the Karl of Aberdeen to announce to them her pleasure that they should be seated. Then came a pause of several minutes--a pause, indeed, of rather unseemly length--the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod having been directed to summon the Lower House, and the Coximons appa- rently not being quite ready to attend the summons. At last, however, the Speaker appeared at the bar, accompanied by several Members of the Commons, Lord J. Russell, Mr. Walpole, Mr. B. Osborne, and Mr. I. Butt being of the number. The Speaker then addressed Her Majesty very nearly in the following terms :-- " We, your Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United King- dom of Great Britain and Ireland, attend your Majesty with the last Bill of supply for the service of the year. - : "In reviewing the labours of the past Session, we have humbly to thank your Majesty for your gracious permission to bring under our annual review a large amount of the public expenditure connected with the revenue departments which have hitherto been exempt from Parliamentary control. It will be our duty in future years, with a just regard to economy, to make ample provision for these important branches of the public services. "Tn obedience to your Majesty's com- mands, we have endeavoured to impose an effectual check on bribery and corrupt prac- tices at elections, and we venture to hope that the Act lately passed, which clearly defines these offences, applies to them an adequate punishment, and places election ex- penses under efficient control, will prove successful in repressing a practice which is alike demoralising to the elector and subver- sive of the integrity of representative institu- tions. " We have given the most attentive con- sideration to a measure for the just govern- ment and extension of the University of Oxford, by which certain oaths now required to be taken by students have been abrogated --provision made for the establishment of private halls, and enlarged powers given both to the University and its colleges. We have every confidence that these enactments will be received by that learned body in the spirit in which they have been framed, and that they will be able to extend the benefits of academical education to classes of the community who, from their circumstances or religious opinions, have hitherto been pre- cluded from the enjoyment of this privilege. "« Various other measures have been sub- mitted to us, but it has been found impossible to mature them during the Session, as the progress of our legislation has been inter- between Spain and this country, with refer= | rupted by the commencement of a War which, notwithstanding your Majesty's unremitting endeavours to maintain peace, has been pressed upon us by the unwarrantable ag- gression of Russia on the Turkish empire. " Deploring most deeply the necessity of such contest, we recognize the imperative duty of protecting an old and faithful ally from oppression, and vindicating the rights of nations. : 3 " And we believe it well becomes the character and honour of this great empire, adhering to the faith of Treaties, to frus- 'trate, if possible, the designs of a Monarch, whose ambition, if uncontrolled, would en- danger the security of every nation in Ku- rope. = Entertaining these views, your faithful Commons have cheerfully, and without hesi- tation, placed at the disposal of your Majesty whatever -supplies have been requisite to carry on this just and unavoidable War, thus enabling your Majesty to send forth fleets and armies complete beyond all former pre- cedent in discipline and equipment. "The efforts of your Majesty to strengthen the army and aid the cause of Turkey have been cordially seconded by the Emperor of the French, and the joint forces of England and France, their ancient hostility converted into generous emulation, now threaten the 3 ? coasts and harbours of Russia, to the most distant extremity of her vast dominions. "The issue of this eventful struggle is in the hands of an over-ruling Providence. Confident in the justice of our cause, we look forward with hope to the successful ter- mination, acknowledging, with the deepest gratitude, that, while War, with all its horrors, is raging abroad, your Majesty's subjects, under your Majesty's well-ordered and beneficent rule, are enjoying the blessings of uninterrupted tranquillity at home. "T have now to pray your Majesty's assent to a Bill for the appropriating of the sum voted for the service of the year." The iKoyal Assent having been given to the Bill, as also to the Customs Bill, and to the Russian Government Securities Bill, The Lord Chancellor advanced, and on bended knee presented her Majesty with the following speech, which Her Majesty read in a clear distinct voice: THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. "My Lorps anD GENTLEMEN,-- "T am enabled, by the state of public business, to release you from a longer atten- dance in Parliament :-- "(GENTLEMEN OF THE Housr or ComMMons, "In closing the Session, it affords me great pleasure to express my sense of the zeal and energy you have shown in providing means for the vigorous prosecution of the War in which, notwithstanding my efforts to avert it, we are now engaged. This liber- ality in granting supplies for the public service, demands my warmest thanks; and although I Jament the increased burdens of my people, I fully recognize your wisdom in sacrificing considerations of presents con- venience, and in providing for the immediate exigencies of the War, without an addition being made to the permanent debt of the country. " My Lorps anpD GENTLEMEN,-- "Jn cordial co-operation with the Empe- ror of the French, my efforts will be directed to the effectual repression of that ambitious and aggressive spirit on the part of Russia, which has compelled us to take up arms in defence of an ally, and to secure the future tranquillity of Europe. _ © You will join with me in admiration of the courage and perseverance manifested by the troops of the Sultan in their defence of Silistria, and in the various military opera- tions on the Danube. "The engrossing interest of matters con- nected with the progress of the War has prevented the due consideration of some of those subjects which, at the opening of the Session, [ had recommended to your atten- tion; but Iam happy to acknowledge the labour and diligence with which you have perfected various important measures, well calculated to prove of great public utility. " You have not only passed an Act for opening the Coasting Trade of the United Kingdom, and for removing the last legisla- tive restriction upon the use of Foreign Vessels, but you have also revised and con- solidated the whole statute law relating to Merchant Shipping. "The Act for establishing the direct control of the House of Commons over the charges incurred in the coJlection of the revenue, will give more complete effect to an important principle of the Constitution, and will promote simplicity and regularity in our system of public accounts. " T rejoice to perceive that amendments in the administration of the law have con- tinued to occupy your attention, and I anti- cipate great benefit from the improvement you have made in the forms of procedure in the Superior Courts of Common Law. ~ "The means you have adopted for the better government of the University of Ox- ford, and the improvement of its constitution, I trust will tend greatly to increase the usefulness and to extend the renown of this great seminary of learning. " T have willingly given my assent to the measures you have passed for the prevention of bribery and of corrupt practices at elec- tions; and I hope that it may prove effectual in the correction of an evil which, if un- checked, threatens to fix a deep stain upon our representative system. -- "Tt is my earnest desire, that, on return- ing to your respective counties, you may preserve a spirit of union and concord. Deprived of the blessings of peace abroad, it is more than ever necessary that we should endeavour to confirm or increase the adyan- tages of our internal situation; and it is with the greatest satisfaction that I regard the progress of active industry, and the general prosperity which happily prevails throughout the country. " Deeply sensible of these advantages, it is my humble prayer that we may continue to enjoy the favour of the Al- mighty; and that, under His gracious protection, we may be enabled to bring the present contest to a just and honorable termination." The Lord Chancellor then declared that it was Her Majesty's pleasure that Parlia- ment should stand prorogued till Thursday, the 19th of October, and that Parliament was accordingly prorogued till that date. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Wednesday, Aug. 9. SLAVE TRADE. On the order for the third reading of the Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill. Mr. Hume called attention to the report of the last Session on the Slave Trade, and urged renewed application for the fulfilment of the Treaties with Spain for a total sup- pression of the trade to Cuba, the only place, he said, where slaves were now carried. He acknowledged that everything had been doue by her Majesty's Government that could be done with the Government of Spain, but all efforts were defeated by the venality of the Cuban authorities, counte- nanced by members of the Royal Family of Spain, who were connected with the trade. Lord J. Russell, said, it was, no doubt, much to be lamented, after what had been done by Great Britain, France, the United States, the maritime powers of Europe, and lately by Brazil, to extinguish the Slave Trade, that it should still be carried' on under the protection of Spain at Cuba. Measures, however, had been taken of a most stringent nature for the liberation of all negroes recently brought into the island, and for-the infliction of penalties upon offen- ders. If these measures and others ofa similar kind were carried into full effect, in conjunction with a system of registration, the importation of slaves into Cuba would be prevented. Unfortunately, it was too true that the venality of official persons op- posed: obstacles, and it was notorious that Queen Christina derived a considerable profit from the traffic in slaves. A change had, however, tuken place in the Government of Spain, and General Concha had been ap- pointed Governor-General of Cuba. There was every disposition to put down this trade on the part of Her Majesty's Government, who would keep a watchful eye on the sub- ject, and exert every effort to accomplish the great object of putting a total stop to this abominable traffic. Sir G. Pechell recommended the employ- ment of a strong naval force on the coast of Cuba, with screw steamers of small draught. News by the © Europa." THE WAR. From Vicona, the 16th, it is telegraphed : "There is reason to believe that Prince Alexander Gortschakoff this morning noti- fied the Austrian Government, that as long as the Turks are in Wallachia the Russians will retain certain strategetic points in the Principalities. Austria has given up the intention of proposing to the Germanic Diet to put the federal army on a war footing." TE BAL, The Paris Monitteur announces that on the 7th and 8th August, the French expe- ditionary foree was landed on the Island of Aland, north of the fortress of Bomersund. At the same time a force of English and French marines landed south of the fortress The disembarcation was covered by war steamers, and was effected as the Montleur says, without a man getting his feet wet. They then erected their batteries, while the Russians destroyea theirs, and fell back on the main fortress. By the 12th the fortress was completely invested. On the 15th, the Russians made a sortie, but were driven in. On the 15th the French carried a redoubt of 8 guns, without losing a man. Another account says it was a strong fort they took, after several hours' fighting, The bombardment of the main fortress was to begin on the 16th. Reports in the English papers say that the inhabitants of Aland had risen against the Russians, and it was proelaimed, by order of the French Admiral from the pul- pits of all the churches, that the Russian sway on the islands had ceased. THE DANUBE. The aspect of affairs on the Danube is quite unchanged. The Russians continue to fortify all strate- getic points as they advance. The London Daily News contains a re- markable special correspondence, stating that the British troops in camp at Monastir, near Deyna, are decimated by malignant cholera, totally destitute of medicine, famish- ing for lack of food, and are discontented and almost disorganized. 'The Y?mes cor- respondent partly confirms the statement. Prince Paskiewitch returned to Warsaw on the 13th, and will again take the com- mand of the Southern army. THE BOACK, SEA. As yet nothing has been done. Constantinople letters speak of the expe- dition against the Crimea as still in progress, but embarcation is deferred on account of the cholera. = Important news from the Hast is not ex- pected before the first week in September. A Russian dispatch from Odessa, Aug. 6, says: 'The allied fleets tried to land troops at Balaklawa, Crimea." At Sebastapol it was reported that Admi- ral Lyons had bombarded Anapa for 24 hours. The result was unknown. The Sultan's daughter, Princess Fatima, was married to Reschid Pacha's sou, at Con- stantinople, on the 10th inst. The Russian fleet came out of Sebastopol and was seen off Odessa, but they returned in safety. ASIA. On the 4th August, an offensive and de- fensive alliance was concluded between the Porte and Schamyl. The terms have not transpired. Schamyl insisted that the Porte should re- cognize the independence of Circassia; he in return offering the assistance of 50,000 mountaineers to act in concert with the Turkish forces. It is said that Schamyl has obtained a great victory over the Russians, but Russian reports state that General Wrangel had advanced with the Russian troops from Ervan, and defeated the Turks near Bajazid, with great slaughter, captured eight guns, and afterwards occupied Bajazid. Mercantile letters from Bagdad say that contracts have been made to furnish sup- plies and transports for a Hindoo British force which would arrive via the Persian Gulf, and be landed at Baza, mouth of the river Tioris. The Emperor of Morocco has announced his intention to present the Sultan with thirty millions of piastres, and 12,000 troops annually, while the war lasts. LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. The Anglo-French land force at Bomar- sund is 12,000 strong--supported by the fleets. Bertin, 16th.--The Vienna conference is expected to re-assemble next month. Paris, 18th, Evening.--The following despatch has just been received; " Orders have been issued for the Austrians to enter Wallachia, and they have commenced cross- ing the frontier at 'Curun Severin." Odessa letters of the 7th, state that no real blockade exists either at Odessa or in the Sea of Azof. Maprip, 16th.--The Jontas of Malga and Lerida refuse to recognize the new Goverment. 'The loss of the allies was small. It is, however, understood that: | Lonpon, Saturday.--Fort Tzee and Fort Nottich at Aland have been taken--one by the French and the other by the English. . GREAT BRITAIN = @ A Turkish Loan of £5,000,000 sterling, guaranteed on the Turkish revenue and Egyp- tian Tribute, has been opened at Paris and London at 6 per cent £3,000,000 at 80 now, and the balance 6 months hence at 85. The loan is already taken at 2 to 5 per cent. pre- mium. The last African mail brought intelligence that two American barks, detained for not having certificates from the New York by the Vice-Admiralty Court at Gambia. The U. 8. sloop-of-war Marion, left Gambia on the 17th July for Cape de Verde. Accounts of the potatoe disease in the 'north of Ireland, are more 'discouraging. ~ It- seems to be spreading, though not rapidly. Cholera was prevailing with considerable severity in Belfast. The poor rates just struck for the require- ments of the present year show an increase in the greater number of the Irish Unions. FRANCE. The Fete of St. Napoleon, on the 15th inst., passed off quietly. -- Russian intrigue is said to be busy in the secret clubs. ze President Pierce's message to the Senate, respecting Cuba, caused uneasiness on the Paris Bourse, but the succeeding mail re- stored confidence. ees Cholera is decreasing at Marseilles. The Emperor and Empress remain at Biaraitz. 'They were at Bayonne on the fete day. Xr LDLIL PION SATU Rh DAN Sige. 95 1854, ODDIE DDO Travelling Agents. Rev. Willis Nazrey, Toronto. Rev. T. HW. Thompson, Vienna, C. W. Mr. Alfred Whipper. " William Flamer. George Miller, Hamilton, C. W. Josiah Cochrane, " Abraham McKinney. be Local Agents. The following gentlemen are requested to act as Loca Acents : : Rev. Hiram Wilson, St. Catherines. Mr. J. W. Taylor, s '© Thomas Keith. Paris, C. W. * Robert Brown, Hamilton. « A.B. Jones, London. s Wm. Hamilton, '¢ Haywood Day, Chatham. Rev. H. J. Young, & " Cornelius Charity, ' Thos. Jones, Windsor. * Coleman Freeman, Windsor, C. W. George De Baptist, Detroit, U.S. James Haley, ee T. W. Stringer, Buxton. George Shreve, te oe te 6 13 ie4 " George Carey, Dresden. tt A. R. Green, Cincinnati. Wm. Webb, Pittsburg. John M. Brown, West Chester, Pa. Mrs. L. Patterson, Niagara Falls, N. Y. Mr. Thos. W. Brown, Harrisburg. & Wm. Still, Philadelphia. '6 J. N. Still, Brooklyn. "J. g. Cary. Niagara Falls, C. W. Moses Burton, Buffalo. Levi Foster, Amherstburgh, C. W. John Hatfield w ce * ©. H. Coles, Brockville, C. W. (33 be 66 oC 66 Printed for the Proprietors, at their Office, 5, City Buildings, King Street East. Rev. C. C. Foote's Begging Operations. The abridgement of a letter from C. C. Foote--to be found in another column-- which we copy from the American Mission- ary, is a very skilfully arranged and highly gilded bait, which, coming from such high authority, will, we suppose, be greedily swallowed, by those for whom it is intended. Mr. Foote, has just given enough of the truth --and in such a way--as to create a false impression and to awaken the sympathies and open the purses of those unacquainted with the true state of affairs. The intention to mislead is evident, from the fact that Mr. Foote is ina position enabling him to know, and state what he knows, if necessary. He begins by saying, "It is believed by those best acquainted with the facts, that arrivals from the South have been greatly increased during the past spring and present summer. Scarcely a day passes that does not witness There is almost every possible condition among these new comers." Now, touching the first sentence which we have quoted, Mr. the arrival of from one to a dozen. | Foote, as a paid sentinel on duty, must know that a large proportion of.the arrivals during the spring and summer, were of free per- sons, mostly from the middle and Western states, whole families moving in, bringing with them, in a majority of cases, not only the money, with which to purchase homes, but their household furniture. Do slaves just escaping from their masters carry with them such encumbrances? Again, the number of arrivals. It is true that the number is great, " greater than ever before,"' says every one; but, mainly of a class which before this year has been small, of free per- sons. On one day alone, in the spring, forty landed at Windsor, the majority of whom were from one county in Pennsylvania. Now, we ask,--How is it that Mr. Foote, residing in Windsor, almost within a " stone's | throw" of the Ferry and Rvilroad Station, is not cognizant of these facts? This ex- plains the meaning of the declaration that «There is almost every possible condition among these new comers," which is strictly true, though Mr. Foote could not have in- tended that it should be taken in a literal sense, else why place it under the head of an appeal in aid of Refugees, and immedi- ately illustrate, by the case of a man in dis- tress, while not a word is said of other con- ditions. Again, the " multitudes in the pro- foundest ignorance of well nigh all things, save the love of liberty," exist only in Mr. F.'s imagination, as can be easily proven by any one who has the time to make a tour of the country around, They will find them 'Kentucky, 'Tennessee, and other Western : 'slave states, where slaver "exists in its Custom House, had been restored with costs, SSNS y : chanics! yes, Refugees, as Mr. Foote delights 'to call them, build houses, from the founda- - 'Those accustomed to other employments, -- "Bush" as is applied for. On one occasion, in 'at once, just from slavery ; they were imme- -- PROVINCIAL FREEMAN. j where we availed ourselves of the opportu- '| ter, assured us that he cleared more than |nounce the statement of Mr. Foote in re- --although the Constitution requires that in general to be men and women of so sense, who have been educated in the schoo! of experience; but who, nevertheless, are well aware of the value of a "good educa- tion ;" who prove the falsity of the statement by always evincing a firm opposition to beg- ging in their name, and who are advancing % as rapidly in wealth, and intelligence, according to their past and present oppor- tunities, as their white neighbours. Most escaping from slavery to that point are from --- mildest form, and where the intellect is not so much crushed as in some other localities, - Again, he says, "they cannot all find work." Facts, are contrary to the truth of this statement; for all that.come directly from-slavery, be it remembered, are not field hands, but among them are found some of. the best mechanics in the west, for whom there is a constant demand. ' Colored me- -- tion to the last touch of the paint brush, -- get work at all times. Even in winter, as much work can be got at chopping in the -- the spring of 1853, twenty-nine came over ; distely supplied with employment. During the succeeding summer, the wages for har-_ vesting, for ten miles around Windsor, and on farms adjoining the land where live the " settlers in the woods," whom Mr. Foote mentions in connection with " several barrels of provisions," was $1 25c., per day, and board, in consequence of the great demand for labourers on the Railroad, then in course of construction. In the winter following, we had the pleasure of being in 'Windsor, nity which was largely presented to us of coming in contact with " the poor creatures." Board was then $2 25c. to $3. per week, and yet one man who came over in midwin- 84 per week, just by sawing. wood in Windsor and Sandwich, for he did not dare venture to Detroit. The cnly case of suf- fering--which was but slight--was that of a widow with two children, who came in the fall, and was in a poor state of health--her necessities were administered to, by her im- mediate neighbours. The statement about the royal box of clothing, caps the climax. He says the last ~ box of clothing received here was a royal one ; also that he distributed it; but does -- not tell where. Yet, the announcement of help to settlers in the woods, after the box story, leads to the natural inference that it : was distributed in Windsor. For although Mr. Foote dates from Detroit, Michigan, just opposite Windsor, in Canada,--though = supposed to be living in Windsor,--he can- not mean that he is giving them away to Therefore, we pro--- # the people of Detroit. gard to the " happy faces of many a shiver- ing man, woman, and child," a sheer fabri- cation; for if there was any such distribu- tion of clothing made, those who obtained it took care that it should not be known. It is a well-known fact, that the inhabi- tants of Windsor have held meetings, and -- sent out remonstrances against just such beg- gars in their name, and in opposition to their wishes, as is Mr. Foote. Last November, aman from Chicago came to Windsor, and = announced to the colored people that he had three tons of clothes sent by the Western women. The 'people called a meeting, to which the " friend" was. invited, ae and there showed him by the unanimous voice*of the house, that they wanted no gifts of the kind. Said Mr. C. Freeman, a man whose locks are " white with the frostsof many winters," when addressing him, "For _ God's sake, Sir, take them away; we have been already sufficiently cursed with such things;" which advice he followed, for not an article was left. By the" settlers inthe -- woods," we presume that reference is made -- to the occupants of the Refugees' Home, partly the scene of Mr. Foote's operations. Now, about the'settlers, we claim to have some knowledge, having lived.for several months within two miles of, and coming in contact with, some of them: every few days. In the first place, there are only about ten or a dozen families on the whole of the broad acres owned by the Society in Canada; and unless there has heen additions lately, not so many, though immediately around them are men like themselves, formerly slaves, who have come in and pur- chased farms of from 40 to 170 acres; the most of them since the establishment of the Tome, but who could not be induced to purchase on it, partly on account of the limited number of acres allowed them, and partly of the begging connected with it, -- which, if at all necessary, is rendered so by the fact that-all of the occupants, with one or two exceptions, are either old men who have gone there because they feel that their -- days are nearly numbered, and therefore do not need much, or worthless young men. : The " settlers in the woods" are, or were aS lately as last April, habitual drinkers of in- toxicating liquors,--which fact was known -- to C. C. Foote, Agent of the R. H. Society -- persons should be temperate in order to the -- holding of lots there. Mr. Mead, one of the wire-pullers in Detroit, some months -- ago, in conversation with a colored man -- from Windsor, to whom he communicated the intelligence that Mr. Foote was going hes