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ws for | You are surprised to find them so familiar with commerce and commercial usages. Naturally sharp iu f HE i FS ties HH rite i chase, they appear before you as a seller; if they of, they will inquire for seeds, and if freight isto be engaged, they will Intuitively they understand all the clap trap of the Stock Exchange; with astonish- cleverness they pat the market up and down ‘as much ease as the most experienced bulls bears of the West, and before or after the arri- val of a mail, you meet them where you least expect it—always a little in advance. No Europeans were g F é E e HE ES E : i £ 8 g geet E fest E FE §& f ra i ef i Ese a 3 = E i £ ¥ H sf FEE rather, buying cargoes, cashing acceptances, and keeping the wheels on the turn till the credit can be realized atter the cargoison board. These men accumulate fortunes, while their employers work on without meeting with the same snecess. Baboo Ashootas Day, (or the firm,) and Baboo Rajendar, and Kaledos Dutt are the great American Banyans, and manage the business of most of the American houses. The former house almost since the commence- mentof the century, has done an extensive business direct with the Bostom merchants, and was among the first I called upon, when | received the intelli- gence of his death, some weeks since; but the busi- nese still goes on a8 before, by his nephew and suc- cessors, while the extensive property of the late Baboo, has brought out rival claimants, and report says that the court clerks are fattening on expecta- Arhootas Day and Baboo Ram Gopol Ghose, Thelieve, are the only two native merchants who receive to any extent direct orders from abroad; the former for American, the latter ou English account. The business of Calcutta seems to be done through the medium of chits and brokers—the merchan's seldom meeting, for you never find any one at the reserve creates jealously, and Cal- cutta is ahead of China in that respect, for in China you meet over the dinner table, in the the reading rooms. Even the Banyans merchants emp! bazaars; but the Greeks are always on the alert. Pro- passes through many hands before it reaches the ship, and each party levies and collects his toll. The custom that prev: ik ia born, everything that lives, e' represents some emblem of thei and wherever that reli it has given rise to mi Sir William Bentinck abolished sutiee molation of widows on the funeral pile of their husbands, and his bronze monument stands eut in bold relief, to tell of the act. But it woald be cifficult to ascertain if in some instances this prac- fice is not still followed. Although they consider, I beheve, a cow more sacred saw a small heifer give up ber helpless life to the sacrifice. No Governor General has abolished the torturing customs where devotees go throu; most painful operations, to show ther tose of their religion, and how devout is their worahip; with arons through the body, they swing round aaa round, instrument into the most excrutiatingly horrors of the it Next month, in April, some of the tortare is the wor i than a woman, y its, torture their limbs painful positions,and dove days “when ‘land in Cromwell's Bengal t they are not so mach unlike; each Dante , and each handles the treasure, sod tobe commercially on merchants. a! would depreciate. His peace shi, he an reall ing would be more pleasant to 3 an — = viet Po eg Day had ae beauti- ful e, aD ‘ore gave & mi expen Y the immoralities of the Eu- ant and voluptuous the natives. He denied himself nothing that him. The careless way in 8) he had been burnt up some months since—makes one still more repugnant to their idol 1 was also entertained by Baboo Rajen lick, whose princely estates aud wealth are noticeable over many others. Place is far lesa extensive, for Baboo Mallick lives man, and devotes his time to ornamenting hasing everything that comes from pensive the article the bet- ter is be pieased. Animals aud birds filled the garden, contained the feathered tribes of every land, from the ostrich to the emue—the man- daria duck of Chinato the bird of paradise. late Earl of Derby contributed something to the I saw several goats from Cashmere, the kind from whose wool the celebrated shawls are made. goats thrive poorly out of the mountains, and there were only five left out of some two hundred that the Baboo owned. The Baboo is most gentlemanly in his manners, and well informed in ancient and mo- English with remarkable He bas several lacs invested A few weeks since The large area iu the centre was covered, ang lights and lanterns shone over the expensive fountain and the orvamented sta These nautches are peculiar to I given bya king, prince, or 4 in foreigners are often invited. chance of being present at one on a small sca'e, got up for the amusement of a young Bostonian from Canton and myself, by some of our American friends. The mosic at times is harsh, and then dies off with soothing harmony. The movictaus were all and the guests, native and foreign, were provided with lounges, sofa chairs, kc. tainment was given at o native’s house, a few miles ont of town, and the dancing girls were en- | gaged aday or two before. i 2 sive nautch, combinin, ropean with the iu: ves of the continent o' and his aviary Bunker Hill, for treadmill, always mounting motion, completely paralyses one's legs— rly ached. Once on the summit, yon are repaid for the task; for here city of Calcutta—the old an be, for miles and miles, apread out before you With a good glass you way dern history, speakit have the entire magnificent nautch. in great profusion. -t at Lapel ouses ropeans offer little to grow poetical upon I would not form an opinion of Caleatta from si riding through its streets; but after you have v ed it from an elevated position, you can but fi the conclusion that it is very much are many beautiful residences, to whole Calcutta bas no more right to possess the bigh sounding sam Bin; pre has to be be sare; but as i“ City of Palaces ed the “ City of Churches, y of Warehouses.” be tensive wansions, and Batav:. many that are superior. After you have enjoyed the | look of natore and of a:t, as your steamer steams to | the mooring at Gardea Reach to Barrack pore, and seen some of the country seate «! Rallygunge—afier you have visited the most a es in the suburbs, you should ride roand the cil road, where the ancient wal! and moat were constricted to bar out the the Mabaratta; you should spe: wandering throogh the native jook carefully at the dirty, s pearance of the city buildings, where rain and et! mate have made the painting profession lucrativ. , should notice some thoroughfares, where dirt and filth to flocks of carrion kites and regiments on #hould let the hot red sand look building fully staan Gestioulation, action movements of the body mark the peculiarity of the dance—commencing with o slow, ly moving their feet, bat after you have be giacefal motion, scarcel; working their hands and arms, then Lecom' ith a livelier chant, their whole form to the tune, tili they appear much ex nd their movements, at first chaste, become #, avd the music inspirits to still more powerful excitement, till the dance is terminated with londer strains and more lascivious motions. Other dancers then take their place, but the dance is unchanged. Two of the girls ouly appeared at the All of them were covere: I counted as many as fifteen gold and silver bravele's on one art, and necklaces and chains—belis on their ancles and rings on their fingers, jewelry in their ears, and hanging in rings from their notes, gave them a most original appearance, and «imply shows how fond these natives are of ornaument. can make~ all they can get and save over and above their maintanance, goes for ornaments; and many orest have valuable jewelry , even, who can save a few ra iuivest in buying jewelled ornaments for their ebildren; and hence robbery and where the inducement is so conspicnvusly udvertied. own residences and off the espia- goers have little te amure themselves with, for theatrieals and concerts, lectures and exhi- bitions do not thrive on Indian soil. however, for awhile di bat a few nights of the were amply sufficient. obber horsemen of the less active of t its inflnence on », and then tell and walied ini ie of the Palace City. More porperly it might be called @ city of “mud and plaster,” the architecture and the unclean, untidy the paint or whitewash is the most noticeable. (ne thing, however, none can dispute, and that is the greatness of its commerce, increasing with eve The march of empire has changed t village of Indian huts into a city. band of traters have grown to a powerfal coin jah Dowlah’s day the «ite of the miscalled Palatial City was the natural resort of water fowl, and aligators, and carrion bird; huge reptiles crawled over the morass and the jangle, and beasts of prey were only surpassed in fiere ness by the robber hordes; now the banks oi river are covered with merchandise, Primitive teams of the land, unchanged for « down from the interior, where sbips in the world of those who seem the Outside of their d the general apathy, jan matic at the prices There are many amateur singers in the city, and their occasional reanions are A star actor or prima donna hee’ never expect te realize a rapid fortane by visit- ing Calentéa; for the population is not eqaal to a amail town in a Western State. Seven tl J = about the mark. Madane Pleiffer, who does the chapter and verse diction, said two; bot see may le as much mistaken as in dessribiag the site of the lack Hole. The American ice house was presented to the pro- prietor by the government, and the monopoly of the Calentta market rast be lucrative. N could live a month, for there is not enough tor two. lee is the greatest of all laxuries The stianger enjoys it as much as t said to be attractive. ed staples as the rest of the world is capable of consuming. And yet with ail this wonderful commerce, who grows rich in How many merchants annually re tire with lacs of rupees fortanes in the reapective Anglo Saxon empires, alter & panic—no more, for competision crowds the new comer, and every ten years the old merchante trem- ble under an established custom, if not a natural old flelds of the great hey have past through n the capital of VOYAGE TO RGYPT FROM INDIA. Ow Boarn THe PRNtsunaRr anp OntexTat) Sreameute Nusta, from Calcutta The numbers of Parsece that brush pat you to Bue, March 9, 1856. in the morning, in the shows who has the best of | the emtensive im the railies and the schilizzia of Caleutta | indicate that the Greek merchants po enterprise, and a large share of the com and repeat their pra . ‘ugh | Run from Calcutta to Suez—A Retrospect of In tan History—The First Overland Jour The Company and its Commanders—The Black Hole of Cateutta, I fear that I shall find little time for Heranp correspondence in the desert, at Jerusalem, the Natice Merchants of Caleutta—How They do Bu- | Crimea, or in Europe, batat any rate, passing eventa rinees—— The Baboos at Home—Cashmere Goats Amusement-- Theatricals-—The American Catcurta, March 8, 1956. Now I have some two or three and I shal! find amusement in e view of India, altly The native merchants pp ip all the moves on the mercantile NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JULY 20, 1856. nature if I run back to Elizabeth’s time, when me", chants planted the seed of empire, and with ster pie chasing speed run over the’ course of each, that mark the history of @ nation which for w‘gre than two centuries, bas been the theatre of me of the most thrilling scenes that ever gave pirth to ro | _ Tbe mance or to misery. If permite’, I promise to ‘bt it all a joke, when. they were ordered to make the een Gams A year of constant read- in; but to ise mas to So, SoS al Dowiak's would India or mauet ol > was ing ¥ Wa works on fon the ter than instant death: they entered, one hundred volumes would crowd a library—memoirs, journals, sketches of the multitude of civil servants of the Honorable Company—histories and reports of Gov- ernor Generals from Lord Clive to Lord Canning— annals, records and accounts of the Board of Direc- tors—biographies, historical reminiscences, des- 1 He which was hve r grating, patches, pretty volumes i . | ¥ 1 poor prisoners were and squees' pone pi ot Gaver maey Li each other's life away— for air, for ater, cers who, during years of service, had little to | for gn to relieve of their . The do but write, draw bills, smoke, play cards ili aged” and danced in eX So hoot tigers from meil, the rank, lor wv} a am A da hoary bribes; but no, the Nabob was sleeping, and no a“ and others, who were in action, fought, gave their own actount of the battle, and- won medals and for their bravery. The meng press has been always active in introducing inguished civil and milit officers to the lite- bag Lr ese and books an “ Empire” ar to be found everywhere but where you most wan them. Some of the writers have become rich, other poor, and some won a name; others sunk into ob scurity with the first edition; but most of them lost their hair, their lungs, and, in one or two solitary in- stances, their comseience in the honorable service of the Honorable Company. Tourists, (oo, poetical and prosaic—some falling ‘into hysterical composition when standing on the summits of high mouotuins, or resting in their palaquees on the bauks of grand rivers, watching the innocent gambols of Hindvo maidens, whose ablutions attracted them, while other writers tell of brave hunts, where they have laxuri- ated in the exciting embraces of a wounded female tiger; and missionaries who have grown tnspired in describing the horrors of the opium trade—the thrill ing scenes of the jongle— the revolting customs of heathen worship, and the prayers which they have made in the evangelization ot the ces— prayers somewhat doubted by tany of mopar by’s servants, who, living sa the same loca ities, have seen few instances of a fruit the seed of which was planted long ago, but somehow or other refuses to ripen under an Indian sun - missionaries whose lite exile commands admiration—and far be it from me to speak lightly of their labors, for their motives are the best—although success seldom crowns their life of toil and absence. Others have written, and many who never saw the Iudian shore have written, and many of their works show astonishing research and careful compilation. Moore's knowledge of the Orient is sprinkled a fy great three thousand generic poems like pearls in a diamond necklace, and yet be never saw the country. Burke aud fox and Sheridan enchanted Parliament with their start- ling pictures of Indian life when the American ua- tion was in its cradle, ané yet they were uo? in India. From such a mass of composition one 18 fairly disheartened in reading upon such a coun try. No digest like Goldsmith’s History of Eogland has been thrown together. Yes—I am — ‘arlane, who wrote on Japan, has published a valuable sammary, which gives one taste for more. Yet his travels never extended to the East. Bishop Heber's “Indian Journal,” ‘Wellington’s De- Cag il P. Auber’s “Rise and Progress of Bri- Power in India,” James’ ‘Military Transac- tions of the Brish Nation in Hindostan”—a work of more than ordinary merit; Mill's “History of British was slept away, he ordered the di mn door 0 be opened and ont staggered twenty-three swolfen distorted living corpses! One hundred and twenty, three were piled up—a putrefying mags of men—all shapes and forms were represented in the death strugyle. The En, woman who survived was sent to the barem of the Prince of M . Holmed was saved and tells the tale. The dead were buried on the spot, but tne harrowing picture did not move in the least the granite disposition of he haman x. The horrible deed reached Clive, and the celebrated battle of Plassey showed the inhuman Nabob that it wasa fool hardy thing to trifle with the feelings of Englishmen. The soldiers fought like bulldogs; revenge stimulated them on, and the Nabob’s army of 60,000 stroug was broken like arced. Clive lost but twenty-two men. The gallant 3th still wears the proud motto, Primus in Indus. Clive wes pow at the zeuith of his fame, bu’ his enemies were at work at home. His successes against the Dutch invasion from Java, bis victorious battles against Indian armies large enough to swal- low bim, his eivil and administrative abilities could not save him. He had forged a solemn treaty; he was cognizant of the assassination of Suraj-Dowlah by the son ofthe Nabob of his own creation, Meer Jaffer; he had done deeds blackening to the cha- racter of an honest man. He went back to Eng- land, leaving everything quiet behind him, and in 1764 eturned again, tor the third and last time. Once more he became the company’s benefactor; rooted out corruption and bribery among the civil servants; introduced the sult monopoly, still in existence, instead of increasing the pay of the mi- litary. But when he went back to England his libellers had made him out a villain, a fiend incar- nate, who had violated pubic faith, reduced pro- vinces to beggary, deposed princes, and such men as Mackevzie, Foote and Cooper assisted in driving the great man mad, and goaded on past all eu- durance, he carried at the indiosincracy of his youtb, for it is supposed that the slandered Peer, lired of it, ended his own life. When Clive left India all went wrong. In 1770, the crops faile¢e—the ‘amine was terri million< pecans sane say one-third of the Bengal populi ion were swept away. In 1772,the company were obliged to borrow from the Bank of England, to keep themselves above water. We are now under the administration of another Governor General, anu another instance of rising from the ranks of humble life. Warren Hastings arrived 1n Bengal in 1750, aud made illicit but successful love to the Baroness Truhoff, on his passage out—her husband blind tv India,” which, I think, under iay’s | the infidelity. Commencing like Clive, as a writer favorable criticlam in’ the Edinburg "Review; | bis cnergy and his ability carried him up Scott's “History of Bengal,” Gleig's “Warren | the ladder of fame. His forte was administration, Hastings,” are some of the more t | not military tactics; a great man was wanted, and writings; but only in proportion asthe letter 4 is to he proved équal to the emergency, and he use! the the al; t. In volume four—the last of the bril- | #ll-selfish and all-powerful treemasonry of the com- liant series that has been issued from the press | pany to carry out his bold and sometimes heartles. from the pen ot England's t historian—you will Jans. Jn reviewing Gleig’s three volumed work on find an occasional I page of England's progress in the ‘arren het my in the Edinburgh Review, of East, and as you the eloquent description of the | 1841, wpe not spare him, for his damnable birth and infancy of the empire you long for ano- | loaning of an ne pce ee for forty ther chapter, ee ee icipation to | lacs, or $2,000,000, to put down border princes. see something of its youth manhood. He tells | For bis unse: lous measures re; the Begams ou that the Honorable Company was incorporatea | of Oude—for the execution of Nuncomar. the impeachment paper before the W Sheridan made the ludicrous mistake in speaking of the “ ferocious Dhooliess, who savagely rushed in and carried the wounded from the field. ¥ England's great Queen on last day of the ith century, just when the Mogul monarchy was at the acme of its fame—when Akbar, the il- lustrious descendant of the House of Tamerlane, iad inherited lands and wealth su! ig anythiag in | he would have laughed, could he have known that Western grandeur. But Mac y goes no further | be had wrought himeelf up to such excitement aua hee. Yet inte aes a peeions «3 Alexander, ben pee ne in — an apes palan- d Bi it that Impie contrivance for crea- a SO Pe aa there were no more worlds to conquer, first told Ea- rope of the splendor of India, for his armies were the first to enter the Punjaub. Political changes have always been taking place in the East. In the eleventh century Constantinople held the trade and worked the oracle of finasce; then Italians crowded out the Turks, axd Marco Polo was as active as he had been in Chira; and years after Columbus found a continent—a new track to India— changed the commerce of the Orient, and Vasco De Gama claimed the discovery of the Cape of Good Hope race course, and the Portuguese displaced the Italians end the Arabs in the trade; and in jealousy of Portugal's progress, the Dutch, the French and the entered the field, and expeditions were des ia via the Goodof Hope track, but dish and Capt. Raymond only opene: the door to the joint stock company, who subscribed one hundred and fifty thousand doilars, and placed the direction under a committee of fifteen. John Mildenhall was the first to make the over- land journey to the new commercial later, a charter for fifteen years received the royal assent, and on the 2d of May, 1601. the litte tad fleet sailed from Torbay under the command James Lancaster, who first dropped anchor a! C matra, and left anagent at Batam, in Java. in this modest manner the acorn was planted, aud tak ing root ona fertile soil, from the young sapling bas own to the mighty oak, whose wide «pres ding slaughter. Sheridan's speech, for which Burke and Fox had furnished the material, does not make the Governor General an Il by any means, and Macaulay, in the review alluded to, is bitter when touching on that inhuman war, when tbeir villag~s were burnt, their children butchered, and their wo: men violated. Hastings was a wonderful man, wh: ther sending despatches ig quills made into earrin,, to escape detection, when at Benares (after Cheyte Sing ran away), when his lite was in danger—or ruling the destinies of India, with an impoveriaber: treasury—or defending himself in nine years’ pers cution—when his fortune was spent in useless la «- he showed the signet of a great mind. These two Clive and Hastings, were the earliest and the reate-t of the Governor Generals of India. and T ere therefore, dwelt longer when speaking o! them. While Lord Cornwallis was losing the empire of the West, Hastings preserved the empire of the East. The one gave up America, the other saved the Carnatica. When England and America were sign’ the Re papers, Fox lost his India bill, and with it the remiersbip; but his erfulenemy, Pitt, with ' « entire wealth of the India Com; to suppor hm, the next year waa more successful, and fixed Limeself firmly on the ent benches, This was the bill which instituted the Board of Control, the President being the head of the Indian govern- ranches, extending some 1,000 miles trom ©: t 4 , q to Cape Gomori’ from the Indus’ nm ath t »the | ment. The Governor General and Council of three mountain ranges, eastward of the Baraimputa, some | OMe Of which was the military commander-in-chict 1,400 miles--covering an avea of some /000 square | —the King holding the power of nominating this officer, also ot approving or recalling the Governor General. In 1756 Lord Cornwallis was sent ous by the company; and although his banuer fell before the little army of our firet President, he rose again in India, and showed himself an able general aad go- vernor. In 1793 be returned home after defendiug Tippoo Saib in #ix years’ hard fighting. Sir John Shore succeeded, and, aiter a short stay, was mace lated by one hundred and forty-one mil- religion. miles— liens of Indians of mixed blood and m From the Straits we find the trad 1612, protected by the Protestan @ century later, in 166%, bombay was company by the dissipated Charles tha Seco 1907 Calcutta became a Presidency, but 160 that the rival companies buried D . under the an lish peer. Lord Teigmeuth dont ap, te Gane’ Se oe « = 1 have distinguished himself, and the hono1 com with a native king was pany made a better appointment when the ve the skill of the merchant veel 'o Lord Mornington, Marquis of Well ry, the Hi live of a beautif away since the form ly fortunes were made 60 quickly as not interested, and create bitter jeaio merchants who did uot -hare the now Sir Josiah Child fought beldly for tl righte, which Cromweil had rest war had broken out, and }:agh lament and members of the ¢ Iron Duke's elder brother—a man who “ope something of the Clive and Hastings styles of tion, and, like them, fell into the jaws of faction when he retorned to England. About this time Nayo- Jeon and Tippoo were in correspondence, but all hi projects failed,and Welli ncame within an» « of meeing Napoleon, with Sepoy troops, i Egyptian desert; but a superior officer was a to the command, and Wellin; was obliged to wait for Waterloo. After Le rnington, there dian gold. Private merchants were not equal t combat an siready powerful corporati 1,» wh ~ | was another appointment of the Shore schoolSir maxim then was, that money Would overcoure virtue, | George Barlow; bata more appropriate and cle and the working of the athe con- | mam succeeded in Lord Minto, wom I will speak of tinned renewals of the © woudesal | im another page. ogress of the colony began to alarm the indian ings, and the Dutch and French adventirera were always stimulating them on aga the Englisu The tierce feuds between the Hin solmen never more active. Since A ble internal wars bad convulsed the land, and Ma- homedan conquerors, Hindoo rajahs, erce Affghais and Rab were maranding over the empire, till Tamerlane, in the fourteenth century, took the reine. Baber succeeded the great Emperor, and later Akbar inherited all; bat before the English were in Sarat he was in the tom) of his fathers. The early hatred of rival — was handed down from generation to gene! m, and in the early part of the seventeenth century burned with tiercer energy, for . the Frenchman, began to dis- cover that the ruins ef the Mongol monarchy might give birth to European ire. At one time his power saw no barrker, and bis dreams of conquest made him covetous and quarrel with Labourdonaais. This was the time that the om of India was introduced, for the irritable clerk who, while a wri- ter, had twice attempted to end his life when smarting under some reproof for his stapidity without success gave up the courtier’s duty for the soldier, and Robert Clive, who gave no promise of greatness in his youth, became the founder of the British empire India. It bas heen said that Ta- dian history has had no Cortez and no Pizarro; bat more likely it is because there has been no Prescott to record their glory and their shame. When fur- ther advanced im bis “History of England,” we may expect it in Macanloy. commenced his brilliant career as a commander. fi hich bas enjoyed much ot the adm ration of the country, has at last soiled its coat of « Jug in circus pertormances. Jobn—one of th xhibited a taste for standing on his head, beed rds until bis bead and feet touc |, throwing somersets and pertorming ‘eels in the grass,’ as | ago as 1848. He was at that time encouraged anc by bus father, because bis pertormances greatly ani pid genUeman named Cass, against whom he held « ¢. Since that time, at periods, John has show jon tor playing at ‘“flip-flap’’ in the px cal ring rations, leaps and somersets nave of: been & source of vexation with his friends, bat they had mg a habit with him, that once in ed upon indulging ‘them h to the amusement of all, excapt those who furnish bi wardrobe. To them his performances have been rather ex) °. th propensity has been growing upon John, appears, either by association or otherwise, to have minicated iteelf to the oid gentleman, bis ‘fa When the pro-slavery ring was atter days Cincinnati for Mr. Buchanan, and he entered with performances, among the first to throw a lL 4 nm that company wes Jobu. This did not surpre body knowing‘his eccentric habits, but when the veu rable Martin ollo feat that far exc John, it excited some 1 among and hie 8 , 1 iy { ground and lofty tambliag, until after ere d bunkers, who oveupy the boxes, do not y this accession to the company; but the softs, ho e ged on th iT mt a i Clive, when be commenced his brilliant career ae Selighte ‘Eas i a' te te mel tone bs pe a commander, waa about the age of Napoleon when | 1)..1°) soon to dance the tight rope and sing “ The chief of the Grand Army of Italy, but he did not | warrying Men.’ Be will also give an exhibition of bis wonderful feat of \ rticking to a principle like a dog to a root.” The old ‘un will climb « very tall pole and balance himeelf on its top. Tite company is intended for the Southern market, and it is very doubtful whether possess the same military experience, although his victories surprised his enemies into admiration. He waa empha’ y the man of the time. Native Rungs, tired of the Englichman's arrogance, and fearing the exercise of his power, in flew to horse. The Nabob of Arcot—was the first to fight This was the Rajah to whom Burke, in the Brit.ch Parliament, gave an endless fame. Clive was at that memorable siege which lasted fifty days—the Arcot fort. Halliburton had just begun to form and drill the sepoys into soldiers, and their constancy and ekill wae flattering to the officer. From that little band of native troops ng the entire Indian 00 native soldiers. they will put up their bills and open at the North at all JOUN, THE PROPHET. poe Jobn Van Boren—-and what he is Prince of we to determine, unless he is the Prince of \iare—has predicted recently at the Empire Club that the siate of New York would give Buchanan a majority of (OO, Tact fall he predicted @ democratic majority 0: 60,000, and Was only come 200,000 votes away from the mark. If he shall prove as correct now as he did theft, hie candidate will be beat by 140,000 votes. went to Englan: | him, and teing d sed at Barcelona, Spain, in he Austrian war mr ret A im 1755, sailed, under trian aelof wir for India, the honorable that di the B the Governorship of F ” and fort, in all. The door was closed, the small ican When dared to wake him. In the morning, when the debauch Q. Did you suppose on this occas: ance of his features ’ A. His bouily health seemed w be good, and his teatures natural, at what period did you administer this ordinance on- having administered the communion seventeen times in all, geveraily three times a I may have administered it oa other occasions of which I have no record; the following are the dates from my record:—March, 1860—May 19, and December 15, same year im 1851, March 6, May 21, April 2, tions of the communion, please state what the mau ner of the administration and re: was? A. Uniformly bis man: in the extreme, the utmos; p nifestation of feeliug; he seemed impressed with the solemnity of the occasion; as to his taking the elements, his manner was precisely ‘the same as on the tirst occasion, taking the bread and cup in his hand and the sacrament was always, on these oc ministered at his house Q. What ber at any of these times, who un! A. Ibavé no recollection of other persous than Mrs. Parish and this fai:hful domestic servant who was called pane Aun; Mr. Parish has bi might and podding to his wite; she would finquire if he wished ber to cail Mary Ann, and he signitied that was his wish; this cccurred more Mr. Parish at the closing ar of bis titer A. | was with him atabout nine o'clock of he died at four o'clock the next morning, as I nuderstood: he was then in the agony of death. situation, and what passe! during Lim breathing very heavily, with all the appearance of approaching dissolution; 1 spoke to him expressing the ga who I was; he turned his head at my words very distinctly ; I then remarked that] ehould be sorry to disturb him, but if you wish it, I will make a short prayer; he again looked at me and nodded his head in acquiescence; dur- ing the prayer his heavy breathing was in a measure suppressed, ane at its conclusion I took bis hand, when he sensibly pressed mine, and I bade him adieu; I never eaw bim again. Q. Did anything occur, upon any of these occasions, in reference to communion alms or offerings? A. It was the usage of Mr. Parish to make some contribu tion on these occasions to the communion fund of bis church; on one occasion allusion had been made in our conversation to the claims which were then pressing upon the fund; he immedjately looked towards Mrs. Pa- srigh, holding out bis hand, when she replied, You wish to give the Doctor something?’ when he replied, “Yah “Ver stintly beld out his band again to ree opening the bag took out a white pi solding in his way, and refusin; vey tw me; “Give it to the Doctor: be refused and threw the money back to her; Mrs. Parish picked it up and handed it to me it cf course and retired: was called on by Mr. Delatield—Mr. presome it was, for 1 could not tell the two brothers epart— ish po rest uptil be had «ucceeded in making her under: rer, and by whom, was the habitual offering upon ocra. sions of communion conveyed to your Mr. Parisb bimeelf taking it from one of bis pockets and banding it to me, when about leaving; it was—as far as 1 remem! general thing. Q. Wou! to pay for his or; for which organ of $1,000, on a pledge from Mr. Harwood that pold the money, point to me and say, men for their bioo 1 from them; with his two want me money Init him or in bis presence, firmary? A. I had. intention of the trustees of that inetitation to solicit sub scriptions from the citizens of New York, towards the erection of a suitable building for that interesting and im to see if it was what he wished. ‘escence, and banded it back to me, himself. the Eye and Kar Infirmary; it was in the year 1854, or the early part of 1865, the date of the donation of $200, was in March, 1861, or early in April, the donation to. wards the organ was in rg bem of there was and is a into districts, lying adjacent to their respective churches, within the limits 10 attend to the spiritual and temporal wants of the poor, with « view to carry that object into effect, ‘8 minietor of religion to visi inhabited by poor people, w their children attend schools, and if not to enter them in the nearest public ehool, if they require food or clothing, to supply it; to gather the children into Sa schools, and invite , the to fixed hours of out cost; [had mentioned this charity to Mr, he reemed to take a deep interest in it, rarely seeing me up bis fingers and saying, Yah, yah, yah; | wou! reply, ond he would eay dent eatisfaction that) had bit bis inquiry, } would the relate to him euch incidents as had ocurred to me THE PARISH WILL CASE. pleaeuro you have spoken of? A. Surrugate’s Court. and he conunued to nod his lead he would turn 40 Mre, Parish, oud bolding wp ble tw Before 4. W. Bradford, Esq. gers, (it Was an invariable motion of the nodded to her; she Yuquired if be desired to su exhausted treasury; he signided at once bis t 80, and in or two I received his check for $500. companied by & note fois her saying f wus a ine yy a ni er saying it wasat of Mr. Parish she haa done bat . Did you pes anything to Mr. Parish on the subject of St, Luke’s Hi wee be tari fund, and state all you know on su! dhe een requested by jtlemen ip that charity to ‘mention itto Mr. Parikh, which T ai EXAMINATION OF THE REV. DR. TAYLOR—CONTINUED® Q What was the manner of salutation beween yourself and Mr. Parish on this visit? A. Very cordial, and upon Jeaving him I inquired if I should call again soon, as I sup- posed some temporary excitement had disturbed his mind, and as he supposed, unfitted him for the Sacra- ment at the moment, to which he replied by nodding his head affirmatively, and extending his left hand in the | expressed his approval of the object, and} told him. th kindest possible manner. Q. Did you suppose at this in- | fupecription book would be presented to him wit w days; he bewe approv 4s the time; terview, tbat Mr. Parish understood the observations | would be difficult for me to as ik wa iw aney wot and questions, that were addreseed to him? A. I had no | it made no impression on me atthe time; I had no ch room to doubt that. Q. Did pou have any other inter. | of obtaining or collecting subscriptions for that hos I mentioned to Mr. Parish the names of Dr. Mublep!| ard Mr. Robert Minturn as persons taking deep inte in it, and that Dr. Muhlenburg would probably ca him for a subscription. Q. Atter the receipt by yc the $200 dcnation, did anything between you Mr. Parish on that subject? A. Nothing very partic that I remember. | probably took occasion to hawk for his great liberality, as I a ways did in such cases, Alter the receipt of the $400 for the organ, did poss between you on that subject? A. 1 wrote a | 1 acknowledgment, and it was afterward the subje onversation between us, I expressing to him perso my grateful sense of bis kindness, A Texas“ Wild Woman” Rescucd from view with him, prior tothe first administration of the Lord’s Supper? A. Ihaveno recollection at this time of any other. Q. Please state what occured upon the oc- casion of the first administration of the Lord’s Supper? A. Iwas sent for on the 30th of Marco, to administer the communion; Lbs sep to Mr. Parish my hope that ail difficulties which prevented his receiving toe eacra- ment at wy previous visit, were now removed: he re- pled, “Yah, yah,” in bis empbatic way, noddiag his ead ar vege end and smiled upon me in a pleasant way; I then inquired if it was bis wish that we should ow proceed with the sacrament, to that he again reptie¢ by nodding his head and saying ““Yes;"’ after which I ad- ministered the sacrament to Mrs. Parish, and I believe Mary Ann, the servant, and Mr. Perish. Q. What was bis inanner during the’ administration, in respect of re- sponres, and how «id he receive the elements? A. His manper was very devout, great appearance of humility of heart, and | think he would c¢ca jonally make a sound of acquiescence, where the answer should come in; ne eceived the bread in bis lefé band, and conveyed \t to his mouth, and took the cup in bis left hand, applying it to his lips as eny other commuuicant would have «done, that he understood what was addressed to him or spuken in his presence ? A. There was no possible room to doubt taat. Q What was then his condition of bodily health and the appear- For some time past a number of shocmen have exhibiting at Cincinnati a woman who was rep es wild, and romantic stories were told and publish the papers of her capture, &., on the Western Prail Several gentlemen who visited her became vonyil that the woman was insane, and had been cruel! up by her captors and dressed to appear what she represented to be. Her arrest was procured and an| amivation had by competent persons, who rendet decision in accordance with the views of those whd tained the war She was accordingly sent to} junatic asylum ¢ Columinan says — We entered the jail yesterday to make enquiries the condition of the “wild weman."’ Jailer MeLe formed us that a most affeeting scene had just taken He had a few minutes before our arsival introduc the unfortunate ‘wild woman ’’ a sweet little girl of years old, a daughter of Deputy Kendrick, child, on being desired, sprang on her kuce, thre: arms around her p , aod kissed her ayain and ag The poor woman's eyes in a moment tilled with t her under lip quivered, and as tho kisses were repe she atlength burst into tears. The jailorand Mr. Ken assure us that the scene was one of a most all character. What anguish she may have suffered, terror, what depth of misery may have torn her bt we cannot tell. Kind usage, human sympathies, sweet influences of those of her own sex, and esped the melting, touching, subduing tones and cares: children, will at length bring the sorrowing creatul herself again. Q. How many times and ward to the period of his death? 4. I have record of ear, semetimes four; vember; in’ 1852, ebruary 21, May 28, November §; in 1853. January 15, June 6, Novem ; in 1854, February 15, 1865, June 14, November 17; that is ali. apy particular « ersation that may dat any one of these admivist a- ion of the sacrament r was devout and bumble ety of decorum and ma- to be always very auch QuaLiricaTions or A Mississive1 Eorror —| Yazoo, Mixs., American Banner is owned by Mrs. riett N. Prewett. This lady has secured the servives| * political editor,”’ whom xhe thus announces: = ‘e have the pleasure of announcing to the reade the American Banner that Mr. John T. Smith, an writer and a zealous American, who has been connd With the Missivsippi press for fourteen yearg, has engaged to take charge of the political department o paper during the canvass. Mr. Smith, though a ably courteous and amiable gentleman, has fought duels, killing bis man every time. He’ brings into peitices canvass. bexides a general stock of poli ‘mation and zeal for the cause, two bowie knive of Parson Beecher’s Sbarpe’s rifles, two six shooters, sundry canes and shillelabs, not to speak of two brass knuckles. We bespeak for Mr. Smith did ception by the press-gang. P.$.—Mr. Smith brings into the service a ferocion of whisk «1 & diabolical moustache, which wi Soom oe Oe ave ot oe advereany.. He has no at his port; his daguerreotype, by the 'd Sous at Gurney’s, taken in the inimitable syle a P = B.—Challenges received from 9 o'clock A. M. Four Men Huna.—Y C. Bovard, murder of his wile, was pene | at Yazoo city, Pod Friday, the 4th inst. Three negroes, for killing Mr. 1 ett, their master, were also hung at the same time} conveying them tw mself requested that she be called: he would do this by pointing to the door than once. Q. Did you attend upon the night in which he died; Q. Describe his that visity A. I found ope that he’knew me; he tarned his head and me a nod of recognition, intimatiog that he knew cog issued from United 8 Patent », fi Q pte x dale ending July 8, 1! Le gad rews, of Perth Amboy, for imp m Robert B. , of Philadelphia, for impr] ethod of extin; ing es. “ cies aay Spee Ill, for improved fires. Scott, N. J., for improved »* in bis usual way, nodding his bead; she replied, well, when he is going away we will do so,” upon ng to kare, Some moments afterwards, he in- the money; she, of paper contain: ing two or three small gold pieces; Mr. Purish received | H. B. Barber, ‘hem in his band, but evinced strong displeasure both | Of drat from qells. by his look and contemptuous mode of expres son, frown James A. , of Canton, Mass., for im ing and saying, “Nab, nab, nah,” shaking his hand tow- | ment in rotary pum ‘ ber, intimating t he was not satistied, and Horace Billings, tf Beardstown, Ill., for imp to hand the mo- smiled and ani said, to do 50, ment in roofing cement. E. Braman and R. Paterson, of Green Castle, in brick machines. : Brown, of Yellow Springs, Ohio, my ed vice. __ Wm. M. Booth & James H. Mills, of Bat Mmprovement in dies for stamping or pressing , of East Hartford, for 8. Boynton, tus for hitching horses, clothes lines, &c. C. N. Clow, of Port Byron, for improv for improvement in steam engines. ohn B Coffin, of Westorook, Mee for. im machine for rounding and Edwin Crawley, of Cincinnati, for tool for Mrs. Parish it was $15; I receiver some days afterwards I liam De lafietd 1 ‘ho told me that Mr. Parish bad given Mrs. Par- tit was hie wish to contribute more ‘argely to ond; that Mr. Parish had himself seiected the es and fixed upon the amount which he at that time nded to me in gold, which was $200. Q. In what man- A. Generally by r—{' was always in gold, and about $25 as a you have any conversation, or make any statment to him concerning the charities? ) ‘2, Occasionally 1 did; upon one occasion, for instance, Mrs. Pte M. , of Indianapolis, for imp Parish inquired of me how Mr. Harwood, the minister smu NCB. of the Chapel of Grace, was succeeding in raising money J. K. Derby, of Jamestown, K.Y., for imy n, (this was in Mr, Parish’s presence) bad become responsible to the amount ould hich stave fe as has. Seppe & Wm. Bellamy, of Ne oan eal securing pearl ornameuta the money and seo ityjaid, and towar ‘ment Mrs. Parish had already ‘contributed Ire : Pied that he had succeeded very badly and that T had Pe sarees, of Niagara city, for imp endeay ored to bog the money, but finding it #o unpleasant, fy perator. B Thad myself paid the balance and let the matter drop; rancis ngewe tay! rooklyn, for imp Mr. Parish immediately took up the subjectand in his | Mode of attaching shafts to vehicles, inarticulate but empbatic manner, inquired how much | Chas. Frost aud A. W. Webster, of Wi had paid; he would, for instance, as soon as T I nad | Connecticut, for improved machine for q 1 yah, pybatic manper, as if with indignation 1 have paid it rather than beg i. which is like draining their heart's he then looked at me inquiring ngers raised, which was a van him, ‘do you wish to know how he replied empl ly, “yes, yes, yu. and cutting stone. Wm. Fuzzard,of Cambrid, for impro in machinery for felting hat John G ig, of Worcester, for impro jacquard looms—English patent, November 22, Jemes Edwin ry, of New York, for ment in firearms. ah,” ina very replied, yah, yal nodding lis head: 1 replied to bun James A. Hamer, of Reading, for imp y that the balance I had paid was $425; he immediately | brick machines. locked at Mrs. Parish and pointed to me ; ehe said, “you Asahel A. Hotchkiss and Andrew Hotchk| to repay this to the Doctor’ ae repiie! | Sharon, Conn., for improvement in ; com! h, yab, yah, yah,’ modding bis head and peiwitig” to” me:) she’ replied, «very well, we Wm. mga paid Philadelphia, for im) will see sbout that,’ 1 afterwars received a check for $ in what way did Mr. Parish H. Kells, of Hudson, for improvem hold bis band at the time the #15 in gold waa rejected by | Teversible horse power. bum? A. His way of boldting bis left hand was with the Alexander B. Latta, of Cincinnati, for arm extended and the palm upwards and open, with the | wheel for steam carria; @ Tid you ever have any conversati mn with ard w the Kye and Far In James Minifie, of timore, for impro ® 7 ad mentioned to Mr. Parish the rangement of means for balancing and c. 4 , of Dubuque, for improved ato ing mi Ephraim Morris. of Bergen, N.J., for it portent ebarity, and told him that I supposed he would contribute towards the object ; be signified hig read).eas — for raising and dumping coal. to do so. When our books of subscrigtion Lysander A. Orcutt, of Albany, for impro were prepared, I ing been appointed tailing machine. mon of a Committee on Collections, called ry V. B. Orr, of Lancaster, for Parish with a subscription book, upon which the shingle machine. ‘of $2,000 each. After the [ - yon meeting him, Tobserved, “Mr. Pa | Samuel W. Fingree, of Methuen, Mass., been blind and now are dumb, and my | Provement in tanning hides. d you and Imut do what we can to Orrin Rice, of Cincinnati, for improved n } people from being either blind, or dumb, | Of guiding circular and other saws. or deaf,’ be replied instantly, “yah, yab, yah, yes, yes, rederick J. Seymour, of Waterbury, for yes, reaching outThis hand sor the book, be lai it upon a | ment in locomotive reflector Chale betore him and turned over the leaves with his fing. r, Sewell Short, of New London, for impro Griiing nothing written butthe three subscriptions already mentioned, he looked up to me with an inquiring expres tion, av much aa to say, ts there nothing lower than that ? Wm. Movnt Storm, of New York, for i firearms. eplied “nothing, » eh, les » to ment in breech loading when it gets elow fhat Tl give upribe book? | | Samuel Taylor, of Cambridge, for imp hh,’ and striking the place onthe book | brushes wea ubseriptions of $2,000 each were, qith John Tyler, of fat Labanon, N. H., for fi jooked at Mre Parich in hie aeual way when | water wheel. i her to do anything for bim; she asked, you Elbridge Webber, of Gardiner, Me., for © to put your name down?’ be replied, ‘yee, | turning machine. yes, yah, yah, yab,”” striking the place: she said: “Bui |" G, r, Jr.,of Poplar for i perhape, My. Parieh, you would like to give more,” he im- | gn pay schment for rate ly “NO, No, No, No" very emplticaliy, | “hand ~~ eden, of Cement, 00 striking hie finger on the book.’ He had @ very emphatic | 4 - Winder, 5 way when earnestly bent on any one thing, and nothing ind printing presses. but that: he did not wish to be diverted from \t Mire Horace Woolford, of Biddeford, Me., for Parieh wrote bis name with $2,000 annexed, han«ing the | ment im machinery for cleaning the top book bark to kin; he looked at it to see if it was right, | carding en James B. Aiken and Walter Aiken, of F N. H., assignor to Herrick Aiken and Ji Aiken, of same place, for improvement in kj He signified his acqui Tnm unable to fix the precise date of the subscription to Chae. E. Barnes, of Lowell Oliver, of Manchester, N. H., and Charles B. charity connected with my church, which embraced a | aforesaid, for improved automatic cannon. missionary school; the Episcopal clergy of the city of New Biley Burditt, of ’, York have agreed among themselves to divide the city | Estey and Hostel P. Green, of same » proved bass dam per for melodeons, Ac. Waldo F- oie of N rt, Ky. — self and W. K. “y! same place, Henry os assignor to jen’ nse, nor and Gorge Greta, same place, for ment in cooking stoves. John Guest, of the United States navy, provement in sou: rds for vesale, Retsecrs— James M. Bothum, of New im) in securing piniona, &c., of Imbea’ Patented July for Iasi’ their respective disiricts they agree 1 employ a istrict, to see if pata acters eta vin where he wo mm c Parish, end without recurring to the subject and receiving details of M eucress manifest ure; upon oocasions of | _ Elakim B. F , of Buffalo, for impra meeting him he would immediate! ippeal t9 me inquir: aa and grass harvesters. Patented 204 ingly, a8 if wanting to bear jing from me, holding | 1 Destexs.—John ©. Macy, of Cincinnati, fo for ornamental fire places. Rusrell Wheeler and Stephen A. Bailey, 0 for design for parlor ovens. roe of our experience in the working of this pls Apprtionat Improvement. —Jas. 0. q ed to guit his practical turn of mind as being Ballston, for improvement in looms. later’ way of doing good. Q How did he manifest the } 30, 1854 out the miesion and the echool Do you wish to hear Jah, nodding his head with evi