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626 Q £t)e Heatott* [Saturday,
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TRANSATLANTIC AND EASTERN MAILS. We have...
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ANOTIIElfc PAPAL AGGRESSION. Talk of inv...
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CHURCH MA T T E 11 S. There are two bish...
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626 Q £T)E Heatott* [Saturday,
626 Q £ t ) e Heatott * [ Saturday ,
Transatlantic And Eastern Mails. We Have...
TRANSATLANTIC AND EASTERN MAILS . We have three mails this week , bringing news of great and varied interest from America , East India , and the West Indies . The prominent fact in the American news is an account of the fifth great fire at San Francisco , by which it has been nearly destroyed . A correspondent of the Neio York Herald writes as follows , on the 15 th of May : — " Another of those devastating calamities which have so often attacked this city has laid in ashes all the bestbuilt , most densely inhabited , and business portions of this city , since the departure of the last steamer . On the
4 th of May , 1850 , about three o ' clock in the morning , a fire was discovered which , before it was extinguished , destroyed a large portion of the city . Three times between that and the 3 rd of May , 1851 , did destructive fires again and again destroy the results of energy and perseverance hitherto unparalleled in the annals of the world . On the night of the 3 rd of May , at elevea o ' clock , a small shanty , about 12 feet by 20 , was discovered to be on fire . By seven o ' clock on Sunday morning , the 4 th of May , more than one half of the city lay in smoking ruins , and buildings and property were destroyed more than equalling in extent and value all that the four great fires ( besides the lesser ones ) which had occurred within a twelvemonth had consumed . To
attempt to describe the appearance of the city while enveloped in this terrible conflagration , or the aspect of the smoking ruins when the devastation was complete , or the feelings of those whose breasts were filled with hope the previous evening , and whose fortunes were destroyed in a few hours , would be a hopeless task . Frame buildings burned like tinder ; iron houses curled up like sheets of paper before a fire ; brick buildings , with iron shutters and doors , gave way , and crumbled into ruins . Of scores of buildings supposed to be fireproof , within the limits of the burnt district , not a dozen remain , and it seems as if they were preserved by a miracle .
Such was the fierceness of the flames that they leaped across streets 100 feet wide , and ignited the buildings as if they were made of touchwood . And , when the fury of the flames was exhausted , they were extinguished in as improbable a manner as they had ravaged . They destroyed one end of a wooden building and went out , leaving the remainder standing . To tear down buildings v ,-as useless . They might begin a block ; but before the first building was demolished , the flames had reached them . To blow them up seemed equally unserviceablethe flames crossed the gap thus made , as if it were nothing . "
lhe offices of all the newspapers were destroyed — except that of the Alia . California . It is expected that the town will be rebuilt in sixty days ! After all , the North America will not sail for Gal--way . The Neio York Tribune thus accounts for the change in her destination . " For the list three weeks it has been advertized that this steamer would sail from this port direct for Galway , Ireland , on the 17 th of June . In commemoration of the new enterprise an Irish flag was presented to her captain by a wealthy gentleman , and much gratification was expressed by our Irish citizens at the prospect of a direct . steam communication with their native country . But notwithstanding these preparations , the North America / lid not sail as advertized , and it was announced yesterday that she had been sold . She had steam up , and fuel and provisions for the voyage , and her passengers were
coming on board when they were informed that her destination had been changed . Of course there was much excitement among those who were on board and the crowd that had gathered to witness the departure of the steamer , and many threats were made against her and lier ovvnera , but we believe nothing serious occurred . It ¦ was the intention of those who controlled her to despatch her as advertized ; but at eleven yesterday they received anollVr to purchase her from Cornelius Vanderbilt , which they concluded to accept , as they had engaged but few passengers for the excursion to Galway . These were offered tickets for the Pacific , and we believe this arrangement was generally satisfactory . It is understood that the North America has been purchased for the purpose of being placed on the route ? from San Francisco to Il , i-alejo , in connection with the Prometheus on this side . JShe will leave for the Pacific in a few days . "
The Southern States continue to be agitated by Secession menaces . In Georgia , it is now clear that the important question will be regarded as the lest of the next gubernatorial election , ex- ( jovernor M'Donald being the Secession and Mr . Cobb the Union candidate . At present the chances are greatl y in favour of Cobb . In Alabama , the " Southern llights Party , " as they call themselves , have adopted the following as their political platform ; — 1 . The * 'right" to dissolve the Union ut pleasure . ' 2 . Tfie necessity of dissolving it Hooner or later , li . The duly to dissolve it .. 4 . The obligation to assist any other state to destroy the Union whenever culled upon . The I-thiiius of Panama has been completely surveyed , and it i » said the feasibility of a railroad demonstrated .
It would appear that the United States is about to ( lupart from the policy of her early stUtcsnnen , that of keeping clear of Kuropcuu alliances . Then ; is a ntat < inent put ibiw . ird from Washington that : Mr Webster hu ^ made a proposition that , P . ngluud , France , and the Siafes should enter into a joint protectorate of I lay I i and ( Vntrnl America . The Kust India mail , which left Bombay on May 20 , brings an account of the forgeries on the Oriental Bank : — ' Wouic mouU s ago it was discovered , that the bank hud
discounted forged hoondies ( native money orders ) 'to some enormous extent , the amount of which was kept a perfect secret ; ' this appeared to have been managed by some of its own servants ; the discount slips upon which money was paid for these forged hoondies must have been signed for payment-by some of the officers of the bank A few days afterwards the bank was robbed , also by its own servants , of . £ 9500 worth of -bank-note ' s . ' Simultaneously with these frauds forged checks to a very large , but as yet unknown amount , were discovered to have been passed at the bank . When these forged checks were discovered and first mentioned in the papers , the managers of the bank wrote , to deny their existence ; but denial is now no longer
possible , as some of the forgeries are at present the subject of investigation at the police-office . About £ 4900 worth of the notes has been recovered ; but by some negligence the stolen notes had not been registered in the bank books , and it is feared there will be , therefore , a difficulty in convicting Dorabjee , the suspected person , of having stolen them from the bank . Nothing is known # oncerning the total amount of the forgeries on the bank . The single case at present the subject of inquiry , is a forged check of £ 2000 only ; but it is admitted that there are several others . The Bombay Gazette states , that there is a wide-spread belief that the
amount of the forged checks passed at the Oriental Bank through the instrumentality of its employes , equals £ 15 , 000 , and the Telegraph and Courier estimate the amount at £ 20 , 000 at least . When the first news of the losses of the North-West Bank of India reached England , the statement was emphatically contradicted by the English agent of the bank , though such losses had been then only stated at £ 12 , 000 . The directors themselves now admit a loss of £ 80 , 000 , and it is stated , apparently on good authority , in the overland edition of the Delhi Gazette and Calcutta Englishman , that even this is very much under the real amount of the bank's losses . "
A minute has been recorded by the Governor-General of India , expressing an opinion that some of the high civil posts in the gift of Government , might with advantage be conferred upon persons not covenanted servants of the East India Company . His lordship names especially the Postmaster-General of Bengal , and the chief magistrate of police at Calcutta . This also is a new feature in Indian affairs , and is of some importance as tending to break down the exclusiveness of the two services , civil and military . A draft act for the purpose of severing the East India Company from all connection with the idolatroostemple of Juggernaut has been published in the Calcut ta Gor vernment Gazette , much to the satisfaction of numbers in India , whose duties compelled them to take part in the administration of the funds set apart for this abominable resort of superstition .
The latest mail from the Eist brings some curious news of the insurrection in China . The field of battle is the province of Quang-sai . " Commissioner Lin arrived sometime ago from Pekin . The Imperialists soon after advanced to attack the rebels . The latter allowed them to come on until sufficiently near to suit their purpose . They then cooled the courage of the Imperialists by drawing up a number of sluices , and so inundating them unexpectedly , and causing them to retreat . This ,
however , was not allowed to take place quietly , or without interruption . Whilst making their escape from the sudden influx of waters , they were thrown into complete confusion by the explosion of a quantity of powder , which had previously been deposited for that purpose near their expected line of retreat . Instead of following up their advantage , the rebels have seized on an island near the place of the engagement , and are there lying in supine inaction . " An edict was said to have been issued by the Emperor against the use of opium .
Jamaica is again afflicted with a revival of the cholera . The Kingston Journal reports , that it has " made its appearance in Westmoreland , has extended from Maylersfiold to Friendship , attacking every c state on the banks of the Cubaritta river . At Mesopotamia and Friendship there have been ten deaths , and one at Dlackheuth . The disease also exists at the Mint and King ' s-valley , Grange-hill , and I , incolii , and one case is reported at the Bigbridge . One fatal case had occurred in the town of Suvannah-la-Mar , brought from the infected district . This occured on Saturday last . No other case is reported in the town , but a good deal of diurrhce : » exists round the place where the person died . "
Anotiielfc Papal Aggression. Talk Of Inv...
ANOTIIElfc PAPAL AGGRESSION . Talk of invasion ! The whole Propaganda , is coming at lust . Don ' t you tremble ? If you do , we ; d » not , though a veritable "Anglo-Italian Mission" bo projected . Seriously , u document , bearing the imprint " Home , 1861— ut the Printing Press of the Royal Apostolic Chamber , " appears in the columns of the daily press . It in headed , " Now Church of St . Peter ' s in London . Appeal to the Piety and Charity of the Italians ' Ostensibly " those frequent and
remarkable conversions to Catholicism , " which have no alarmed us all , uro put forward ay " strong reasons " for hope that . Hnglund , the " prodigal daughter , " " ill return " within the bosom of its mother , the 1 toman Church . " It is usscrted that there are more than 200 , 001 ) Catholics in London , and only chapel room f «» r . H ) , () 00 ; that the Catholic * aie neglecting their religious duties in consequence ; and that especial iittention is necessary , ' because Home of their upostitle countrymen , Kiimulated by Protestant , gold , - ro trying every means to mduee them , and have lately opened » Protestant teiupio for tlio Italians ,
which , to deceive and insnare the simple , has been called , and bears on its facade , the lying title of Italian Catholic Church . ' " The antidote to the poison comes out in the shape of a proposal , " approved by authority" to build " a spacious church in the centre of London , in a fine position , in one of the . most majectic streets of the City , principally for the use of the Italians , and thence of other foreigners , . as well as of the natives . " Won ' t the natives be grateful ? This church is to be dedicated to " the prince of the Apostles , St . Peter ' ; and is to be in every way a magnificent affair . Open to all freely , ministers are to preach " the idioms of all languages " from its pulpit .
As the completion of this magnificent project will cost filthy lucre , some £ 6000 or so , an appeal is made to Italians to subscribe the sum , the Pope being hopelessly in want of cash and credit . The Propaganda , Cardinal Wiseman , and the Cardinal-Vicar , have earnestly backed , up the project ; and , " finally , his Holiness himself , by his rescript to the Holy Congregation for propagating the Faith ( dated March 9 , 1851 ) , has granted an indulgence of 100 days to whomsoever shall contribute any alms to this end . " Places are then named in this astounding beggingletter ( not without its parallel , by the bye , in Eng « land ) , where subscriptions will be thankfully received .
But you have scarcely recovered your breath , after galloping through the above , when you alight full upon a " Notification " from Ferdinand Minucci , a man of many titles , amongst others Archbishop of Florence . This gentleman congratulates the Italian Catholics upon the " happy success" of Catholicism in England , which success " creates in the faithful the sweet hope that the day is not far distant when the unity of belief will be reestablished in that island whieh before the fatal schism was termed the ' Island
of the Saints . ' ' And he then states with a charming naivete" that it is not " generally known" how " many obstacles , in the English dominions , and especially in London , " are likely to frustrate his generous plan . Then we find out what Ferdinand Minucci is driving at . " Certain Italian apostates , " he says , " not long since opened for their countrymen a Protestant church , by them falsely styled Catholic some schools which they call of Young Italy , and some rooms in which they hold nightly readings and politico-religious conferences , where the poison of heresy is given out with the most studied malice to those who come thither in good faith , and in the hope of tracing there the salutary nourishment of the true doctrine . "
We refer this to Father Gavazzi—he will doubtless be able to comprehend it . The archbishop clenches his notification by reciting the particulars described in the Papal document , declares that a church in London is necessary for the Italians residing there , and winds up with the customary formalities . Now we have time to look this terrible aggression in the face , we can say , though loyal foemen of the Papacy , that the Catholics in London have as much right as any other sect to church accommodation , and , if they require it , to " church extension . " The true Protestants and something more will onl y have to be more earnest in their mission . As a pendant to the above , the following from the Tuscan correspondent of the Times is appropriate : —
"On Sunday evening last , the 23 rd ultimo , the Pope filled up several bishoprics in England m accordance with his decree of the 29 th of September last , establishing the Roman hierarchy in Great Britain . The fortunate holders of the great piizcn in the P . ipal lottery are — i . Dr- Grant , of the English College , Rome—a worthy and most learned priest and " own correspondent " to Dr . Wiseman—who is now JJi . sliop of ISouthwark ; 2 . Dr . Erriugton , who is advanced to the see of Plymouth ; 3 . Mr . Turner , piomoted to that of Sulford ; 4 . Mr . J . Browne , of Sedgewith-park , who goes to Shrewsbury ; and , /) . Mr . lmrgess , named to Clifton , vice Dr- lleudrick , promoted to Nottingham .
Church Ma T T E 11 S. There Are Two Bish...
CHURCH MA T T E 11 S . There are two bishops , one north and one west , whose conduct , no doubt conscientious on both sides , stands out in the news this week . First , the wynodholding Henry of Exeter , who hiis tlve courage of ten bishops , has rejected another clergyman of unsound views on prevenient grace . A letter from Plymouth , dated July 1 , says : — "Asdioittinie since the Reverend R . Mitlone , the incumbent of Christ Church , in this town , accepted an appointment in London . The Reverend J . H . Uchanl theieupoii nominated the Reverend L . H . Gray , of London , perpetual curate , and on Saturday thut gentleman presented hiia-8 ( 'If to the llishop of Exeter to be licensed , when he was subjected to a close examination on the bishop ' s baptismal regeneration dogma ; and not being found up to the mark of the synodal declaration which tiie bishop bid just issued , that , prelate refused hi-i admission into the diocese . This occurred too late , on . S . mutiny to be communicated in time ; to the church wardens of Christ Chure . h ; ho that when the people came to church on . Sunday morning , no cleig ) in . iii being found who could do dnti , thr e . huicli remained closed , and the congregation whs obliged to disperse elsewh : re . " In opposition to this we have an extraordinary instance of liberal feeling to record , which we cunnot too highly applaud : —¦
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Leader (1850-1860), July 5, 1851, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_05071851/page/6/
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