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BRITISH AND FOREIGN GLE'ANiNGrS.
Thb ScEEECff Owl.— The Dublin Nation
is hi ecstacies at the turn affairs have taken in
India, and demonstrates the sincerity of its,
svmDathv with the cause of republicanism by
hailing, with a bunt of jub lttion, the prospect
of a Bussian or. Indian despotism superseding
the rule of Great Britain in the East. The
following eitracts are from a leading article
which appeared in the Nation ot the 1st of
August last: — 'In all human probability
India is' lost to the British Empire. This
revolt is not a mere military insurrection : it
U a national rebellion, the operation of a grand
conspiracy, partly prompted by Russia. The
newB that is come is bad, and the news that is
coming is worse*; The. funds are falling frac
tion after fraction. Delhi is not taken, lidr
likely to be taken. But Calcutta has had a
narrow escape of being taken. The insurrec
tion had not extended mto Bombay and Madras,
but the sense of insecurity there is strikingly
stated; March the Madras and Bombay
troops against Delhi if you dare ! The Bengal
army Haa ceasea to exist, au communica
tions were cut off from the northern provinces
by the insurgents, and the press was gagged
by the Government. Wkat is Ghoolab Sing
doing ? A splendid soldier, a most wily diplo
matist—with Russia at his rear, with a ready
made revolution in his front, with the most
exquisite army in the East, better than the
Sikh, better than the sepoy — a Napoleonic
destiny offers itself to this child of fortune.
It is on him, in truth and fact, it appears to
us, that the British Empire in the East mainly
depends. May bis counsels be as wise as tbe
Prophet's, and his acts as grand as Alexan
der's.' Some rhymes appear m the same num
ber of the Nation, in which the Bengaleese are
called upon to '
' Wash awij their long black tocount,
In tbe hot crimson fi od
Of the tyrant's heart blood;'
Of course, when these lines were written, their
authm-V rimrtriArl not from friArMoridrl hv the
intelligence 01 'me not crimson nooa naving
saturated Nana Saheb's slaughterhouse at
Cawnpore.
Thi Commbeciai, Tbkaty betwbek
Fbakcb A5D Russia — The Paris correspon
dent of the Brussels Nord gives the following
details of the treaty of commerce which lias
just been concluded between France and
Russia : — The preamble states that ' the object
of the contracting Powers is to remove a3 much
as possible the restrictions that have hitherto
impeded commercial relations between the two
States.' All the modifications made in the
old treaty tend towards this object. French
men in Russia and Russians in France will
henceforth have the power of- purchasing
houses, ahopj, sni land, without having to pay
more taxea than the natives, and. they will re
spectively enjoy similar privileges and immuni
ties m matters of commerce and industry. The
extent of this' concession is not, however, so
great u it appears at the int glance ; for the
I treaty add* that the special laws that regulate
theToommerea and industry of foreigners hi
jeither country still jrernain in force, and are
applicable to all foreigners in' general.- It ap
pears doubtful whether Frenchmen will have
the right to carry on a retaU trade ii -Eussia,
although thev may do it wholesale. The most
important clause is $iat which abolishes the
counterfeiting of miaufagtareta' mirks. 'This
svstem has hitherto Beeri, carried on to a very
great extent in Russia, and with ptafect im
punity, to the great injury of Frencn maniifac
turers. The new treaty stipulates that any
counterfeit in one country of the marks placsd
on goods manufactured in the other will render
the individual guilty of the counterfeit liable
to an action for damagoi. In order fo secure
their exclusive property in the said ' marks the
French manufacturers must deposit a copy of
them at the department of manufactures at St.
Petersburg, and the Russian manufacturers in
the Registrar's office at the Tribunal of Com
merce of the Seine. By the new treaty, merchan
dise of every description imported into Russia
under the French flag will enjoy the same
nrm'Wf*. «tid dov the same duties. 33 if im
porxeu UnCUT lUo uaLlULUU nag- -li uaa-u&u v csocao
«rill only enjoy the advantages given to French
eessels in their owri ports; when they come
iirect from a Russian port. As a compensa
tion for the advantages thus granted to French
ressels, those of Russia will be admitted into
nil the ports of Algeria on payment of two
francs per ton. Vessels entering or leaving a
port in ballast are exempt from tonnage dues.
Die treaty is to be in force for six years, but
trill be obligatory after that term, if not repu
iiated one year beforehand.
j The Casjjji&s Seat ot GdYEBsnisST.-*-*
Die provincial Parliament has appropriated
£200,000 for the building' of -the new houses of
Parliament, when Her Majesty shall have de
slared where the Beat of Government is to be
fixed. The Mayors of Montreal and Quebec
bare left for England to advocate the claims
of; their respective cities. Messrs. J. H.
Cameron and Allen represent Toronto, and
Kingston has also sent a brace of representa
tives. Hhe corporation of Kingston em
ployed a barrister, named Cooper, to prepare
statistics showing the superiority of that city
aver every other. B;is Excellency the Governor
Greneral sailed on the 20th instant, dn a visit td
the Imperial authorities,- and it is said that Sir
illan M'Nab is off for the same destination.
Chief Justice Draper his been in London for
some time; so thatj if the old proverb that
aith 'in the multituote df ddurisel there is
irisdom' be correct, Her Majesty and her
Ministers are likely to make an extremely judi
:ious selection for the future seat of Govern
ment for the Provinces. Tne decision 01 Her
Majesty is not likely to be made known before
August or September.— True Delta.
Thb Hitme Memobiai.— The Frets of 11th
July says .—The total amount collected for the
Eumo memorial has been £1,658 7s. Sixteen
hundred afld fiftyreight pounds and seven shil
lings was ' the tottld of the whole' subscribed
by=the Liberals and Radicals in honour of tho
reteran economist! Time was when the Whig
aristocracy quaked at the name of 'Hume,'
and when ' the large constituencies' hung upon
hia words. A more faithful and more un
tirins public servant the Radicals never had,
and Joseph Hume performed considerable ser
vices for the ' Liberals.' The smallncss of the
Bum raised in his honour excites enquiries of
various kinds.' Was Mr. Hume overrated
when living, or is he unjustly neglected when
no more ? Or is it that his name, also, is to be
added to the long list of public men who,
like Burke, SheridanY Sit Philip Francis,
Mackintosh, arid many ntorej never received
justice from the Whigs? Lord Robert Gros*
venor, at the 'Hume Memdrial Meeting' on
Thursday,- said.- ' Wherl he remembered how
much the late Jdseph Hunie had (Sacrificed for
the nublic good, the great public services The
rendered to his country, ne was surprised that
he had not received a greater public acknow
ledgement.' We also share the surprise of
Lord Bobert Grosvenor. But some wags
might be wicked enough to lay the alleged
'ingratitude' of the public dt jth« door of the
member for Lambeth.. Mr. Williams said
that ' he was one of the four or five (?) Liberal
members who started the memorial.' The
auspices were not favourable. Mr. Williams
'hoped that the future generations would think
better of the late Joseph Hume than the people
of the preieiit day:' Mr; Williams ought to
be contented if 'posterity' thinks much or
at all about many politicians of the time. Mr.
Williams then related hia wish that in the
House of Parliament there should be a statue
to Mr. Hume, ' but that Lord Palmerston gave
a very ungracious answer, but he trusted there
would be more Premiers than Lord Palmerston.'
But Mr. Williams fails to perceive that 'the
people' have been just as ' ungracious' as the
V^oYnia* d'tha tirirtn)*?' nf 'Bnolanrl ? are rich
SnOUgU IO BUuacriUB lur xir siatucs ks ouccpu
BEurae, if they had fully appreciated him. ,Tie
Irish gave O'Connell, in 1829, the sum of
B55.000, and in subsequent periods they con
ributed £225,000 to one 'who,' as Sir A.
ilison remarks, ' died poor, having ^iven to his
jolitical followers' what they gave him.' They
?aised a handsome chapel over his gyrate,- and two
itatues to his memory at Dublin and Limerick.
SVhat have the Radicals done for Joseph Hume ?
IVo fear that the answer must be of a double
ibaracter — to the effect that his public reputa
ion was hi sdrrie respects temporary and over
?ated, but also that his undoubted services and
veil-meant efforts were hot properly appreciated
)y his political friends; for it cannot be for-
;otton that Mr. Hume wished to be a Privy
Councillor— an honour never offered to him by
;be Whigs..
TEfi BffTC&iBS' Mctf0JOL*-*HlGH PSIOE
37 Meat. — The question of throwing open tbe
butchery trade hi Paris appeal's to be defini
tively resolved. A decree is expected to appear
in a (evr days which will abolish the Poissy
:ause, and declare the trade free. A great
central cattle market will be established close
to the gates of Paris, and it is confidently hoped
that meat will become cheaper. The batchers
pretend that the dcarnees of meat is not then*
fault}' but that it arise* from the increased
demand of consumption and an insufficient gup
ply; buttheaiiswer ttf thb argument is', that
in almost all the departments meSt iff cheaper
than in Paris. For instance, at this moment
the inhabitants of Paris are paying If. 92c.
the kilog. for beef of the first category, while hi
the maioritv of the departments the price
ranges irom Jli. mjc. m ii. tvc. xae amercucc
is far beyond wHat can be attributed to the
cost of transport. We'may Jlop'e' that thep.ro*
jected change will be a real boon fo Paris. For
a long time past the working classes have been
compelled to deny themselves a sufficient
quantity of butchers' meat, and the high price
of meat has augmented that of all descriptions
of fcoJ, especially that of poultry, eggs, and
vegetables; , . ,
OsEnJS— i&£ NW St/bstit^ie tor OksW.
—The manufacture of this fldw metal,- oreide*
under the French patent of H. Migeon, granted
in this country March 3, 1857, has been com
menced on a large-scale in Waterbury, Conn.|
and it will undoubtedly soon be in use, as it is
already itt. JFrauce, for various articles of
domestic toonomy and all sort* of ornamenta
tidn, .as It dears' relation to gold similar to
that of German silve* id piire fiilte'r. Like
German silver, it maybe used in a pure con*
dition, or as a base of gold-plaliDg. It bears
so strong a resemblance to gold that when
manufactured mto fine articles, such as we
»old, we are at once convinced that the article
i? e are handling is really the piire ffietal; yet
it is made of a material that costs only 80
sents a pound as it comes from the furnace
trhere the several metals of its composition
have been refined into ingots. Theoreideis
not a new metal— it is only a new compound
of old metals, so refined in the process as to
have done away with a great part of their dis
position to oxidise, as it only tarnishes in
about the same degree as silver, and though
ebullitidn takes place* if tested with nitric acid,
it does not leave a black spotj so that it may be
actually cleaned with acids which would destroy
such ,metals as copper or brass. We have
examined the metal in bars and sheets, pre
pared for the manufacture of various articles,
and also in ita* manufactured state — in spoons,
sugar-tongs, napkin-rings, goblets, buttons,
watch-chains, various articles of plain and
chased jewellery and cast ornaments, and
plates of various thickness, from tinfoil to the
sixteenth of an icehthick* combined with gold,
so as to show gold upon one side and oreide
upon the other, and it was certainly very diffi
cult to tell which was gold and which was
oreide. That it is an improvement in the arts
there can be doubt; and that it so much
roembles gold as to make it necessary for our
legislatures at once to require, as in France,
that all articles should be stamjped ' oreide,'
to prevent great frauds, will probably be found
out after a great many people have been pretty
severely cheated. — New York Paper.
Sir James Mackintosh invited Dr. Parr to
take a drire in his gig. The horse became restive.,
' Gentlyi Jemmj,' said the doctor, 'take care; don't
irritate him; a'wajth thooth yonr horthe, Jemmy.
Yoa'll'do better witout me. Let me get down. Jemmy.'
Once on tern firma the doctor'! view of the case was
changed. 'Now, Jemmy, touch him up— never let a
hortbe get the better of you; touch him gp— conquer
mat—don't tissue him; and now III letve you to
nuaage him.— I'll walk back.' -.
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