= LAW RESPECTING NEWSPAPERS. : papers fron the effice to which they are directed, ~ im'its walks and scenery almost sublime. O, what emotions of heavenly pleasure, from ee I love to think of the rose bush, too, = » set is 6 ed scribers who do not give express notice tu ntrary, are considered as wishing to con- their subseriptions. ; ubseribers order the discontinuance of their papers, the publishers may continue to send them till all arrears are paid up. : 'Subseribers neglect or refuse to take their tiey are held responsible till they have settled their bills, and ordered their papers to be discon- 't aued. - If Subseribers remove to other places, without "informing the Publishers, and the paper is sert to the former direction, they are held responsible. PROVINCIAL FREEMAN. NS IPI DPRRRIDDDDIDAPRADAPIIPPOOPOPEB VDE CHATHAM, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1854, INES a % Dr. Jesse Burke is authorized to receive Subscriptions for this paper, and to give Receipts fer the same. "tee Mr. Moses Viney is: authorized to act as Agent for this paper in the State of New York. MP AS | ke" Rev. R. M. Sounson, is authorized to re- veive subscriplions for this paper. _ fee Rev. Ricuarp Presvon, of Halifax, N.S, #3 authorized to act as Avent, to receive Monies, and give receipts for the same. Toe © fe Rev. W. Dovauass is authorized to receive Su 'scriptions for the Provincial Freeman, and give keceipts for the same. II - The Exile's Experience. * One of the most poignant feelings ever endured by the human heart is that experi- enced by the crimeless exile, from his kindred and country. Indeed, nothing can affect an. innocent man or woman more, than to ~be forced by' oppressors, from every earthly | comfort, among strangers, in a foreign coun- try--friendless and poor. From such a situ- ation of affliction, the mind goes back to the joyful days of childhood, and dwells with unwonted pleasure upon parental affection and provisions, and home, its comforts and privileges. There are stirred filial affections somewhat peculiar, and patriotic feelings | never experienced before, and emctions of fiery indignation towards oppressors, such as no tongue can express. Much of life is made up of early and virtuous associations. Our present happiness isin no small degree such experiences of the pasi. The sight of for- mer friends and scenes, is desired, and their hallowed influence needed to complete our present bliss. The absence of such, pro- duce a sorrow, their influence a need. A. sense of forced-separation, and possibly for- | ever, for no crime, from such, produces a WRATH that would annihilate such an offen- sive element. But the conviction of wrong inflicted, in connection with sundered atfec- tions, -is absulutely crushing to humaer). It is-hard to be steadfast, under such circum= stances, except in one particular, that to average the wrong, whenever possible; for every other purpose is frequently changed, by that Immutable One. -- ~ Human affections are truly tender and very refined. They love to visit the family's old mansion, and feast upon the dainties of home. The garden of the homestead has its perfect charms, in its fruits and flowers-- the pions visitations to the urns which con- iain the dust of the beloved dead! What devotion there is in that tear,--full of the hearl?s meaning, dropped at the grave o the departed friend! We feel that the tyrant denying us such a privilege, deserves to die! There is comfort however in the fact, that the innocent, though in exile and sorrow, still live wn their country--in the sociely of their friends. "Though absent in body, they are present in spirit." Thanks to heaven! God has furnished the exile | , with wings of wind, and a propelling power no tyrant's arm can stay. God has given to the expatriated and wronged, vehicles of thought, in which they may return to their kindred and country. Ah! more, indeed! Exiles dash aside human robes of every kind, and leave the earth, and pass over oceans deep and mountains high, unseen oy heard by mortal beings, and visit oft their father-land ! But still it is true, humanity exiled, sits sorrowful and pines, in the land of strangers, and often sings,-- _T love to think of my childhood's home, * That stood on the hill, I admire ;_ The family-hotne, though far it might roam, Fixed by my time-honor'd sire. The dear family-home, Though far it might ream,-- Still, the home of my earthly desire. ~ J love to think of the old yew tree, That grew with the turfs that did cover-- ' -The dust of the dead, when the spirit was free, Set out by my dear belov'd mother. ~ 'The old yew tree, That ought to be free, Ah! free, from the axe of my brother. - J love to think of the big grape vine, > 'That spread itself over the arbor; - That luscious vine, that made us good wine, Planted by my dear little brother. The luscious grape vine, Which made us good wine-- "The vine that surpass'd every other. That bloom'd with its neighbor, the twister ; - 'The vine on the mound, the place where it grew -. In the garden, work'd by my sister. O! the rose bush, too, : That on the mound grew ~* Inthe garden, work'd by my sister. I love to think of the fruit trees rare, "Which I set, when a boy in my glee; _ Trees that did bear, while under my care, 'Though now worthless forever to me. ~ Ah? these fruit trees rare, 'With profit did bear, _.. Though now worthless forever to me ! * "Thoughts of the past, how sacred thou art! OQ thy power compels me to love! 3 Kindred and home are dear to my heart, Though so far off, below and above. ~ Yes, sacred thou art, , 4 05@ @&h Vdear tomy: heat" 2 ase | Thongh so far off, below and above! The Chinese. = The Chinese of California appear to be an- noyed by the treatment they receive from the Americans, to whom they have addressed a respectful remonstrance, as follows: " We, the undersigned, Chinese merchants, come before you to plead the cause of our- selves and our countrymen, residing in San Francisco, and scattered throughout Califor- mia. We ask for all the industrious persons of our race, the privilege of dwelling in the State, and.of pursuing our labors and occu- patious without molestation." It proceeds to say :-- " No injustice, no severity has been spared towards us. We came to this country, ex- pecting a liberal and hospitable reception, wor- thy in every respect of the generous character which fame has given to the Americans. Many of us were attracted by promises, and by the offer of a free passage, which was given for the purpose of inducing others to follow us. And now, after leaving our country, and bring- ing hither our fortunes and our industry, what do we meet? Instead of the protection and equality which the laws of a great nation ap- pear to promise all who seek protection under its flag,°or an asylum upon its territory, we find cnly inequality and oppression. "Your reproach us that we are idolatrous, that we do not practice the precepts of Christ; but if we are not deceived, Christ orders his disciples to look upon all men as brothers. Is it, then, consistent with the Christian religion --the religion of humility and love--to deny the humanity of an entire race of men, and to treat them as a species inferior, and unworthy of pity ? As for ourselves, we would rather not act thus; for our great philosopher, Con- fucius, whom we respect, and whose doctrines we practice, orders us to be humane, charita- ble, and polite." This document was signed by Hee Hee & Cie, Yu Sing & Cie, Hop Kie & Cie, and twenty others, whose mames will not much enlighten our readers, if the foregoing are specimens of the rest. The disposition among us to trample down a people for being 'guilty of a skin not colored like our own," is as ab- horrent to the dictates of humanity, as to those of the Christiau revelation. We hope that the just rebuke of these Mongolian strangers will have a salutary effect upon us professedly civilized and Christianized Caucasians. We sigh in vain for the universal brotherhood of of the human race, so long as a difference of physical conformation is made a barrier to an exercise of the ordinary civilities and of com - mon justice.--Chronicle. The above document tells its own story, It is a severe rebuke to the so-called demo- cracy of the United States, coming as it does from Chinese merchants. It covers the silent Church of America, on such injustice and wrongs, with everlasting infamy, coming as If" fame has given a generous character to Ameri- it does from heathen idolators. cans," it is also true that facts set them forth as the greatest hypocrites on earth! Let the American's mark--this HEATHEN tell them that their "LAWS APPEAR TO PROMISE PRO- TECTION and EQUALITY." May it be taken to heart, that those indolatrous people spurn Americans religion, and well they may, for the most part. They remind American christians that the precepts of Christ order them 'to look upon all men as brothers, and to treat them as brothers!" and not to deny the humanity of an entire (the colored) race of men," and assure them at the same time, that their heathenish religion induces them to do better than Christianity does them,-- hence, they say, " AS FoR OURSELVES, WE WOULD RATHER NOT ACT THUS." We per- fectly agree with these " Chinese merchants," that their religion of Confucious" is superior to that of " Christ," if the professing Chris- tians of America, generally, are fair expo- nents of it. We worship not their god,-- we have not their piety, and we don't want We hate the first, the se- cond we spurn as hypocrisy, and the third is the " Hades of Scripture! their heaven ! e The Abuse of Women. A friend from Amherstburgh, C. W., writes us that certain respectable women are not treated with the respect due them, by the officers of the steamer " Bay City." If it be true, then let them cease to patronize such a steamer. Our old friend, Levi Foster, keeps and runs a good line of stage coaches between Ambherstburgh and Windsor, and all, who wish to go from Detroit to Amherst- burgh, &c., will do well to try the stage. (> Why is the price of toll on the Plank Road between Chatham and Louis- ville, C. W., changed every week or too 2 Let us have things clear, and the public be told of the reason, and thus free the young and obliging gate keepers from suspicion ! 'We have heard of complaint in this matter, and we have been charged different prices ourselves, several times within a few months. The Bazaar. Agreeably to the public announcement, the Bazaar came off in the Town Hall on the 3rd instant, in the most brilliant manner. There were tour large tables laden with the weight of ice cream, oysters, confectionary, meats and fancy articles. The company looked exceedingly well, and seemed highly delighted with the entertainment, the good music by }Jones' Brass Band, and the very polite attention of the Committee of arrange- |. ments. Every class of respectable citizens was represented, and the greatest good feel- ing was apparent. 'Loo much praise cannot be bestowed upon the ladies who had the Management, as it certainly was in every way highly creditable to the place. Among the conservators of propriety present, were, Elder Young, of the A. M. E. Church, smiling as usual at the sight of so many good things, and keeping at the same time a sharp look out for any breach of decorum among the young folks ; Mr. Whipper, encourag- ing the " young idea;" Mr. John J. Jackson, ever smiling ; neighbor Andrew Smith, so well known for his excellent Groceries, shak- ing his sides with merriment at the advantage | of his momentary grass-widdower-hood of his bachelor friend, Alexander, who makes those. PROVINCIAL FREEMAN AND WEEKLY ADVERTISER. excellent Boots at his place, just below the Market-house ; and J. Gran', with his enter- prising go-a-head look, confabulating with our leading citizens; and Charity, Cornelius; we mean, with his benevolent countenance, "just one of the best mechanics in town, who, with Alexander, before spoken of, keeps con- stantly the well seasoned work for the coun- tryand town people. Our industrious friend, Dr. Wilson, who is as good a fit as any of them, was not there--staying home, probably,. laying up for arainy day, like the industrious bee. Letcher and Hilton were also present; the latter young gentleman, like all young men, never " goes" to parties or enterfain- meuts, but may always be found on the ground; and Ramsay, one of our best carpen- ters, gravely looking at the fine decorations, and dreaming perhaps of a future fortune, the result of his great industry. Where was Hall--* Josephine," we mean ?--as good a workman as ever handled the plane,--away withthe Doctor, arranging for the future. We must not pass Jones, of the music by, for, however smal] he may be, as comparedggmith his Saxe-Horn, he blows a famous blast, as do his brother musicians; and, in truth, it cannot be said of our young Canada musi- by "air," or botch at their trades, whether it be Bazaar or not, they work for a purpose here, and that is evident; these and a host of good looking young ladies, with their careful mothers, aunts, uncles and brothers, all look- ing as well as could be, and keeping within the proper bounds, were present. We hope _to report another soon, as we hear there is to be one; and also, that one for the Freeman 'to come off about Christmas or the New Year. = The letter from our friend, Wm. Still, in last week's paper, was thought to be a proper substitute for the promised one from Miss Shadd, as it embodied much that was inter- esting on the s:me subject, and as there was not room for both. In addition to the per- sonal compliment paid by the Committee to the Freeman's Agent, a goodly number of names were added to its list, and numberless good wishes for its success were tendered, A communication is on hand, embracing much matter concerning the condition, state and other observations, made during a short visit to the States. S. f= On Wednesday, the 28th instant, a complimentary dinner was peth, to the members for Kent and Essex, given at Mor- and other parties who have been interested in promoting the Southern Railway.-- | Speeches and toasts were abundant, on the 'occasion. The contemplated road apparently "meets the approval of all classes of intelli- gent citizens, as it should. Ss. fe A valuable Farnt of Fifty Acres, for Sale, within 13 miles of Chatham. For particulars, enquire at this Office. Correspondence. WDA ANNOY UE LODDADDHODA LD IOIOUwmwrnrtw For the Provincial Freeman. The proposed scheme of Mr. Henry Gar- rett, of London, C. W., for emancipating the slaves in the United States, was laid be- fore the citizens of Chatham, in the second Baptist Church Nov. 19th, by the said Mr. Garrett,in the form of a lecture, and after said lecture, it was, on motion, Resolved, that the meeting approve or disapprove of said scheme by resolution, and said resolutions to be published in the Provincial Freeman. On motion, a Committee of seven was ap- pointed to meet on the 20th instant, at 5 o'clock, P. M., to draft said Resolutions, which was accordingly done. The following is their Report : _ Ata meeting appointed by Committee to consider the above mentioned scheme, by Henry Garrett, on emancipation, it was, on motion :-- Resolved,-- That we do denounce the said scheme as being unholy, unjust, and im- practicable, fraught with the greatest evil. "Ast. It acknowledges the right of property. in man. 2nd. It shows to every intelligent mind, that it would be wrong for the Slaveholder to emancipate his slave without an equiva- lent for said slave. 3rd. It shows that such a scheme will not only augment the slave States, but increase the trade; because the money acquired by such a course, would not change the dispo- sition of the Slavebolder; but increase his desire to carry on the nefarious traffic in those States and Territories now free. Your Committee would, therefore, highly .commend the various plans now in operation in the States for the abolition of slavery, (to wit:) Moral suasion, the power at the ballot box, the power of education, and the happy force of the underground Rail Road. Your Committee would, therefore, beg to suggest, the sending of missionaries of the cross of Christ, to the Master and slave, to enlighten and christianize them. COMMITTEE. John A. Warren, H. H. Hawkins, R. M. Duling, H. J. Young, A. Whipper, J. Kelly, G. W. Brodie. Wor the Provincial Freeman. Winpsor, C. W., Dec. 6. Old Garrett again--Refusing Lots to Colored Pee ple--Tnre Windsor Herald--C. C, Foote. I arrived here yesterday. Went last night to hear Garrett, the party who is buy- ing all the slaves. He was up at the colored meeting house, crying and pretending as usual." The colored subjects here, are very indignant at Mr. 5. S. McDonell, for refus- ing the bid of colored people at a public sale of town lots. Rey. Israel Campbell, who bid a lot in, but who was not permitted to keep it, has entered suit against this Mc- Donell, and has committed the management of the case to Cotonen Prince. By the. way, there is a strong rumor here that Col- onel Prince will be the Conservative candi- date for Kent, at the proper time; if so, the cians, mechanics or citizens, that they play of society, and intelligence of Philadelphians, colored voters will have nothing to fear from him; he is just the man! As you hinted about the pro-slavery tendencies of Reform- ers some time ago, Mr. Editor, allow me to say, that in this part of Essex, where there should be the strongest British feeling -- being as it 1s, almost in the very jaws of Yankeelom--tbh> Reformers are, with the fewest exceptions enemies tothe colored peo- ple, of the most contemptible kind. Many of them, white yankees, who came to this free country for more liberty; but who, true to their inferior training, and dirty instincts, are carrying into practice here the same tricks, as they would have done at home, if they could have made the influence necessary. Others again, are ignorant French, whom de- magogues frighten, with the idea that the colored people are dangerous. 'These people, stupid to the last degree, beyond improve- ment or progress of note, dressed in their moccasins, and glorying in their " dog-carts," have the facé to "put on airs" about the colored people. There are a few Scotch, and Scotch Irish, too, from whom better tings should be expected--mostly of the pro- slavery Congregational, and other churches of the United States, or some other yankee denomination of course, who are more hate- ful in their hatred than yankees themselves : Like the slaveholders of their class, they make worse masters than those bora to an inheritance of slaves ; the position : hater is a new one to them, and lik beg- gar with a new coat, they are in danger of out-Heroding Herod himself. Iam sure the most pro-slavery yankee must feel a thorough contempt for such lick-spittle, dirt-eating ser- vants. 'They or those of that character, colorophobia, do not take the bid of colored people at public sales. Some of them may be seen distribut- ing religious (2) tracts of the American Board on Sundays; and at other times, with a hypocrisy worse than the devil; for at their Sunday schools, they dri.e out the chil- dren of the very pesple upon whom they in- trude their tracts. 8.8. McDonell, of lot notoriety, is talked of asa candicate for Parliament, on the Reform ticket, in opposi- tion to the Conservative vote, and to Mr. Rankin, who, though patriotic enough to disregard " baboons and smonkeys," at one time is known to the less objectionable than this young McDonell, the panderer to yankee prejudice. It is a great pity for Mc- Donell! for it is plain to be seen that he has not cut his political " eye-teeth," else he would not so clearly disregard the signs of the times. There are many men here who have a foot on either side of the line, wait- ing for a collision between the two countries to step on the cther side. The " Woandsor flerald,' a Reform paper, here, under tke management of an all-wise party, called Mc- liwen, pretends to prate against the colored people too. If it had been the New Orleans Prcayune, or the New York Herald, one would re-pect its power, while condemning its wickedness 5 but as it is a miserable fly leaf, in comparison, emanating, as it does, from such a mud hole, and controlled by such dough faces, the most ineffable contempt is the consequence. While upon these Windsor matters, Rey. C. C. Foote, of Michigan, defunct beggar for the absolete Refugees'Home, Old Clothes Agent for the fugitives, and Religious Nothing-arian, (vide account of the late Bibb and Jackson trial,) was over here yesterday from the other side, I learn, trying to per- suade colored householders to petition for a colored Government School! How much do you think Canadian yankee coalitionists pay him for volunteering in such dirty business ? Wonder if he gets 25 per cent, for this, too? The people here are building two large school houses, which will soon be done, and as the colored people have never asked for a separate school, and as their taxes have gone into the common fund, they are clearly en- titled to adinission. But this Foote, at the instance of his master, or his own wicked heart, while pretending to be doing for the fugitives, proposes this step, as he says, to prevent him from having to beg funds for a teacher here. Why the people neither de- sire his begged funds, nor his teacher, and they have told him so. He tells them, if they delay a movement of the sort until the 25th December, they will not have an opportunity to get their separate school. Did impudence even go farther? He knows that if he can by his arts succeed in getting enough of them to petition, that they shut themselves out of the new school houses at once. Such med- dlesome scourges ought to bestopped. More again. M. A. SHapp. Arrival of the Atlantic. New York, Nov. 30. A St. Petersburg despatch says the Em- peror left Nicholaietf, Nov. 7, for the Crimea, to thank in person Gortschakoff's army. He returned via Moscow to St. Peters- burg. Up tothe 12th the Allies had not under- taken anything in the C.imea. The ex- portation of breadstuffs had been prohibited at all Turkish ports. Importations allowed free of duty. A portion of the French fleet had anchor- ed at Kars Bay. A private despatch says Russia has abso- lutely prohibited the exportation of bread- stuffs. Sweden has followed her example. The allied fleet at the mouth of the Bue and Dnieper were reduced to twenty-eight vessels. Oificial acounts of General Williams and Mouravieft's plan of attack on Kars were published. Numerous communications were being exchanged between the courts of Vienna and St. Petersburg, but itis thought the preliminaries for peace would not take a de- finate shape till the arrival of Sir H. Sey- mour. : It is rumored that the secretaryship of the colonies will be given to Fredrick Peel, who will be succeeded in the war office by Mr. Layard. Codrington has accepted the command in the Crimea. The Turks had gained a slight victory over the Russians. The News. The European mail by the steamer " At- lantic," arrived yesterday, close at the heels of Saturday's telegraphic dispatch. The event of chief importance is the victorious advance of Omar Pacha, in Asia. Doubtless this able General will not only succeed in raising the blockade of Kars, but also achieve such advantages as shall render extremely doubtful the ultimate escape of the Russians. With the army of Kars to the south, the Circassians on the north, and Omar Pasha pressing hard on his western flank, Mouravieff must needs be active and skilful to avoid being cut off General Wil- liams gives a graphic description of his late victory. There appears to have been noth- ing definite in the southern Crimea, At Kinburn the Allies are fortifying their re- cent acquisitions. 'The expeditionary force had returned. It is therefore, quite impro- bable that any operations have as yet been commenced against Nicholateff or Kher- son. Domestic advices are unimportant. The temporary excitement caused by Ame- rican war rumours had completely blown over. 'The ex-Ministers had turned lec- turers. Mr. Gladstone had been lecturing on the Colonies. Lord John Russel was also amusing himself in a similar manner. The public received him with unmistakeable symptoms of dissatisfaction. It appears that the Home Secretary. Sir George Grey, having recently - received a large number of applications as to whe- ther females were entitled to vote at the elec- tion under the Metropolis Local Manage- ment Act, submitted the question to the Attorney General, who decided that the ladies have aright to give their votes at such election. What next? --" oe LATEST NEWS FROM ABROAD. 'The Russians Defeated in a Pitched Battle. The following most important dispatches respecting the war in Asia, may be relied on as authentic :-- "On the 5th of November (the anniver- sary of Inkerman) Omar Pacha beat the Russians in a pitched battle on the river Ingour, in Mingrelia. The Russians num- bered 20.000. The fight lasted five hours. The Russians suffered severely." A second dispatch adds :--- "Omar Pacha forced the passage of the Ingour at four points against superior num- bers. 'Che Generalissimo has pushed on to Kutais." Immediately on the receipt of the intelli- gence of the brilliant victory of General Williams at Kars, Omar Pacha set out at once with considerable forces from Soukoum Kale. He appears to have proceeded by rapid marches to the river Ingour, in Min- grelia, where, as we learn from one of the above dispatches, he found a superior force of Russians prepared to dispute the passage, which, however, he succeeded in forcing at four points, after a combat of five hours. The second dispatch informs us that he then pushed on to Kutais. We trust we may now conclude that Kars is safe. From other sources we learn that its gallant defenders still keep their commu- nications open. Indeed, the Russians, even on the-1st of November, seemed to be mak- ing preparations to raise the blockade. Their movements would, no doubt, be hastened by the news of the glorious victory of tbe 5th of November, which adds another to the well-earned laurels of the great general, Omar Pacha. Once at Kutais, Omar Pacha would have effected one-third of his march on Kars. The Danubian Principalities. Berruin, Thursday Evening. We learn from Vienna that the instruc- tions brought by M. de Bourquency have led to the adoption of a basis, for the future conference at Constantinople on the subject of the Principalities. Austria is to resign to the allies the positions they may require, in the event of a campaign on the Danube in the spring. The anticipators of peace say, that everything isin a train for the re- newal of negociation as soon as Sir Hamil- ton Seymour, your new English Ambassdor, arrives at Vienna. The Jnvalide Russe has the following dispatch from Prince Gorschakoff :-- '"« The allies continue to occupy the Val- ley of Baidar with two divisions. Nothing more to report from the Crimea." Seizure of an English Colonel by Austria. A private Ietter from Bucharest, dated the 3rd instant, mentions as follows :-- " Prince Stirbey has suffered from a very dangerous illness, from which he has recover- ed, but the physicians say that he will feel the effects of it for a long time. "A very serious affair has just occurred here. At two o'clock yesterday, the Eng- lish Colonel Thier was arrested in his lodg- ings by the Austrian military authorities. He was stript of his English uniform by them, and forced to put on the Austrian great coat. Colonel Thier had served as Lieutenant in the Austrian army, and passed over with his company in 1849 to the Pied- montese. After the war he entered the British service, and advanced in it to the rank of Colonel. He was sent to Cronstadt, in Transylvania, the night that followed his arrest. He was at Bucharest 10 or 12 days, having been sent by the English government to buy horses and carts for the army. He was duly accredited to the English agents, as to the Ottoman authorities. Colonel Thier is a Hungarian. 'Ten minutes after his arrest, the Consul General of England went to the house of General Corinni to re- claim the Colonel. The General gave a brief and decided refusal. Mr. Colquhoun thereupon addressed an official letter to him on the subject, and it is said that the reply was to the effect--' I seize my deserters wherever I find them. I have the right to cause Thier to be shot instantly, and if the Emperor commands me to give: him up L shall break my sword.' 'The sensation pro- duced here by the conduct of the Austrians is immense. I hope you will now understand the fault committed in allowing the Austri- ans to enter the Principalities." Capture of Khussians in the Sea of Okhotsk. We are favored by the Secretary of the Peninsular and Oriental Company with the following extract of a letter from the com- | pany's agent at Hong Kong, received from Calcutta yesterday, and bearing date four days later than those brought by the last China advices :--- " The Bremen brig G'reta arrived in this harbor yesterday, in charge of Lieutenant Gibson, it. N. She was taken a prize by her Majesty's steamer Barracovta, on the Ist of August in the Sea of Okhotsk, under American colors, and having on board 27 Russian sailors, part of the crew of the Ruse sian frigate Diaaa, which was wrecked some months ago on the coast of Japan." The Russian fleet. was supposed to be to the north ofthe river Amoor. | The Friend of China, in an extra edition dated Tuesday, Sept. 18, has the follo NGS + Seg S SuesG fears He ad 'troops be immediately despatched from the 'ter our workshops and spread out upon our fields 3,500,000 strong, and work for nothing fact, and let them see that three and a half millions of slaves are forced by American " The Bremen brig Greta arrived on the 18th, in charge of Lieutenant Gibson, of her. Majesty's steamship Barracouta. The Greta was found in the Okhotsk Sea, about seven weeks ago, with 280 Russians of the wreck- ed Diana's crew, including a prince of the blood. The prisoners were distributed as follows:--Barracouta, 80: Pibue, 100; Spartan, 100. ~~ 2 @ Se Pe Close of the Paris Exhibition. The Emperor closed the Exhibition on Thursday, the 10th. All went off well, and with enthusiasm. Prince Napoleon read an address, and the Emperor replied. In his reply, the Emperor said that the success of the Exhibition proved the general conviction that the war only originated in its provokers. Europe must_ pronounce for or against the. allies, in order to bring about peace. Pub- lic: opinion always decided the victory at last. In returning to their homes, let the exhibitors say that France sympathises with all in desiring the triumph of right and jus- tice. The Duke of Cambridge was present. There was great cheering inside and outside of the the building. The distribution by the Emperor of medals and decorations adjudged to the exhibitors, took place with great so- lemnity. The following Enghshmen, who have distinguished themselves as exhibitors, are to receive the decorations of the Legion of Honor: Painters: Sir R. Eastlake, Mr. Mulready Sculptor: Mr. Gibson, Architec- ture: Mr. Cockerell. Domestic Economy: Darnton, Lambton. | Industry ;: Mr. Crow- ley, Mr. Tennant, Dr. Neil Arnott, Mr.. Robert Napier, Mr. Brunel, Mr. Stephen- son, Mr. Krupp, Mr. Elkington, Mr, Baxter, Mr. Titus Salt, Mr. Minton, Mr. Brett, Mr. Faraday, Mr. Logan [ Canada,] Lord Rosse, Mr. 'Aitey, Mr. Lawes, Mr, Fairbairn, [Wm.,] Mr, Platt, sen. Mr. Hunt, of the firm of Hunt and Roskell, had the honor of being received by the Emperor at St..Cloud on 'luesday evening. Threatened War in Kansas. The National Intelligencer states that the President has received a despatch from the Governer of Kansas, stating that civil war is actually threatened in that State, and demanding promp assistance from the Go- vernment. 'The President has ordered that nearest posts to the scene of disaster. The Irish Imvasion. . New York, Dee. 4. A meeting of délegates from the different American laborers. The white Tah curses the poor abused slave because he ; a slave,and the employer takes the adya of the white man's ignorance, and ma slave of him also. The white man is mad believe he is the black man's superior, an continue bis superiority, is induced to y men that will perpetuate their slayer force them to endless toil: which of ¢9 causes a material reduction in the white nan Jabor, keeps him constantly on the run and ~ aid leaves no time for the improvement of hi mind. He is consequently forced inte e employers hands at their own price and remains a hard--working, poor, proud a . slave. The true position for all working nee is to unite together; Jet their color be red. white, black, blue or green, and elevate their. condition; for let any of these colors become slaves to the employer, it cripples the cop. dition of all the other colors, and-to~a oreat degree, enslaves them also. All working men should unite and abolish the long hodrs of labor and give themselves time to read and converse with each other, and learn the cause: why a few live in affluence and ease, and why the great mass have to labor every da When this is well learned, no white laborer will ever sanction black Slavery or: Slavery of any kind. hued orer Boston Committee and Slaveholders. Mr. Garrison having been invited by anes Boston Committee to deliver one of its series . of Lectures on Slavery, declines in a spirit." ed letter, in which he tells a great deal of -- home truth. Without endorsing all the. terms in which he speaks of the persons who. have been solicited by the Committee to edify a Boston audience on Slavery, we. think he is right in refusing to take part ina course to which such men as Mr. Wise and. Mr. Atchison have been invited to contri. bute. Christianity enjoins us to forgive our' enemies, but we are not called upon to do. them special honor. There might be some reason for inviting a gentleman, opposed to. the Anti-Slavery Movement, and educated, to believe that there are insuperable obsta-. cles in the way of emancipation, to present bis views publicly on the subject; but we can see no reason why a truculent partisan, of Slavery, devoted to the work of propa-. gating it and securing its supremacy as a political element, should be honored. with such an invitation. Especially, when to this. wicked partisanship are added flagrant mis- representation and abuse of Anti-Slavery men, it deserves not courtesy, not respect, but indignant and stern reprobation-- National Era. : ae (<> There are one thousand cases await- organizations in the United States and Ca- nada is now in session at the Astor House. About 150 delegates are in attendance, and more are expected. The object of the meet- ing Is supposed to have reference to the movements on foot for securing the redemp- tion of Ireland, by means of an invasion from this country. Reporters are not admitted, and the proceedinys are kept private. | (G- A letter from Captain Little, of the brig Loango, of Penn., dated Antigua, Nov. 12th, states thatjhis vessel was boarded in the harbour of St. Johns, on the 10th ult., by the Superintendent of Police and the Colonial Treasurer, acting under the orders | of the English, who forcibly took away the couk, named John Ross,,under the pretence of his being a slave to set his foot on British soil. In vain Ross protested that he was a free man. Hewas dragged &shore, and placed in charge of his newly found friends. The British officials went on board the vessel, under the pretext of searching for articles contraband of the war. Ross was in custody of the police awaiting the result of the in- vestivation. ; The Fugitive Slave Law a Dead Letter. Under this head, the Romney Intelligencer, published in Hampshire county, Virginia, gives an account of the mission of Captain John Harness, of Hardy county, to Buffalo, New York, where a slave of his had been imprisoned for some misdemeanor. Captain Harness was accompanied by several friends, who were to aid him in the recovery of the negro. The Intelligencer says:-- | " They found, upon their arrival at Buffalo, the negro fellow still in jail. They applied to every lawyer of any respectability in the city to. prepare the necessary papers, but could not obtain one, though liberal fees were offered!. They applied to the firm of Smith & Haven. Smith had a year or two ago, we understand, obtained, under the provisions of the Fugitive Act, a slave be- longing to Dr. Parran, of Hardy--but the firm positively refused having anything to do with the matter, owing, as they said, to the excited state of the popular mind on the subject. Bowen, the United States Com- missioner, refused to aid them in any manner in preparing their papers. « The Hon. H. W. Rogers, the law part- ner of Bowen, and the President of the Hard Democratic Convention, which assem- bled in Syracuse, New York, last week, upon being applied to, through a friend, positively refused to act in the matter!. Judge Hall even said toa friend of Captain Harness, that Captain Harness hag better not push matters: that, even if he obtained possession of the negro, the mob would rescue him; but that if Captain Harness insisted, that he (Judge Hall) would do his duty. The rea- sons assigned by these lawyers were, that they were afraid of a mob. Captain Har ness was finally compelled to leave. Working Men and Slavery. | Some of our American fellow working men, can see with eagle eye and Tiger ferocity the great injury done them by Irishmen and Germans coming to this Country and throw- ing their labour into the American market, in competition with their own ; and sometimes they are ready to fight them and drive them from the country--but they cannot see that the labour of three and a half millions of slaves thrown into the American market, working for nothing but victuals and old clothes, checks the price of labour atall. If the Germans and Irish were to come and en- but a bare subsistance, these Americans would have good grounds for complaint; but on the contrary, they demand a fair equivolent for their labour, and many of them get rich. Notso with the black men of this country, they are forced to work for nothing, which cuts down the price of labour in America toan almost starving point. The attention of the laborers should be turned to this important ty to infringe upon the wages of the ing trial before the criminal Court of New- Orleans. eee Discouracine To Misstonarits.--On. the Island of Fate, in the South Sea, two missionaries, with their wives, were recently roasted and eaten by the natives with whose pecular institutions they were interfering. Great Fann or Wuear.--A large wheat elevator Was completed at the mouth of the Genesee river, near Rochester, N. Y,, a few weeks since. Recently the building contained 80,000 bushels of wheat; the weight crushed it; about 10.000 bushels went jnto the river--loss, $30,000 ~ Aa We learn from the St. Catharines Constitutional, that on Tuesday last an in-l quest was held in that place on the body ofa negro named William Jones, who had been stabbed with a knife and instantly killed by. another negro, also of the name of Jones,while engaged together in a scuffle. The murderer has been fully committed to jail to stand his trial for wilful murder. The St. Catharines Post, after describing the affair says:--" The most horrible part of the story remains to be told. Mrs. Jones was in sucha beastly state of intoxication, that she lay down on the floor, making a pillow of the dead body of her hus- band, and slept there until morning, perfectly. unconscious of all around her, or the dreadfu tragedy that had occurred in her house a few hours previous." eS See os (<> We regret tv hear, that on Friday last, two sons of W. Weller, Esq., of Cobourg, were drowned. The young men were skating, when one of them got into-a hole in the ice, and his brother in attempting to ex- tricate him, fell in also. _ = : Mied, sues In this town, yesterday, Jane Shankland, wife of Mr. Stone, Merchant, aged 23 years and 11 months. . In Cincinnati, Nov. 9, Mrs. Tamar, wife of Rev. Joseph Fowler, in the 54th year of her age, of bronchitis. Many of the friends in Canada will look back upon the days happily spent in the society of Sis- ter Tamar Fowler. She was a true and faithful -- friend to Christ, and therefore was necessarily the friend of the poor and afflicted. Her illness was a protracted one, of years standing, during whic period she suffered much in body; but in Christ, all was well; and thus in the arms of Jesus, she fell asleep! it HOS- Friendly papers in the Province, please copy- -------------- New Advertisements. ARRAS CRBAR a. DRY GOODS ESTABLISHMENT. : MSTROPOLITAN ROUSE» JOHN ERSKINE, -- IMPORTER OF British and Foreign Dry Goods, ESPECTFULLY announces to the Inbabl- tants of Chatham, and its vicinity, that Be has commenced business in King Street, one door East of J. & W. McKeough's, with a well as sorted stock of Goods, which have been imporle direct from the Manufacturers in England, a0 will be sold at 2a Exceedingly Low Prices " Small Profits and Quick Sales" being his motto Parties wanting DRY GOODS, would do avell to give him a call. Chatham, Dec. 8, 1855. mr 'ge-lm- NEW LIVERY STABLE. TAHE Subscriber would inform the cee of Chatham, that he has opened a LIVER SLABLE, in the premises lately occupied PY Thos. L. Parr, at the Corner of King & Forsyth Streets, -- 4 In the Rear of the' Chatham Arms" Hotel, . where will be. found, at all times, ; Open and Covered Buggies, -- if GOOD. HORSES, =. 3 And Steady DRIVERS, if necessar, Charges will be as moderate, as the' times admit. = Persons are requested to ca]l and examin BRAHAM Sas Eis aS