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a very little stuffing under his waistcoat would ar:sw;t: , The chief all the require me nts ofthe justice ch arges him with an increasing b E .U y, 2 but with 4 a decreasing leg' (Henry IV, Parc 11., act 1, sc. 2) —and there can b e no reason for that padding of the limbs by which our stage Falstaff becomes unwieldy. Mackenzie and other critics have called attention to the resemblances between Falstaff on the one hand and Richard and lago on the other ; and there is no doubt that there is much truth in the com parison. But, although our best actors are employed to exhibit the refined sarcasm and pointed wit of the latter, w e seldom find a tragedian, or first comedian, willing to lend his talents to the proper exhibition of Falstaff. With the exception of Charles Kemble we know no in stance in which Falstaff' has been rescued from the conveationalities of actors who carry into the part the boisterous humour of the stage old man, and who think that if their representation is not gross enough, they will grossly misrepresent him, May we hope some day to wit ness a true performance of Falstaff by some good and refined actor, who can dissociate wit from vulgarity, and can appr ec i ate t h e comical without allowing it to sink into buffoonery and farce." As to the aspect and courage of Falstaff, the reviewer happily observes : " A weak man could not have taken on his back the dead body of Percy, in full armour; a little man would not have been singled out for hand-to-hand combat by the Scots' champion, Douglas; a mean-looking man would not have induced such a famous rebel as Colville of the Dale to yield himself prisoner, merely on the strength of his personal appearance; and a genuine coward would not, in a fierce fray, like the battle of Shrewsbury, have led his 150 raggamuffins into such danger, that but three of them were left alive, and they for the town's end to,:beg during life. Even when he is set upon by the Priace and Poins, he does not abscond until after ex changing blows with them. What he wanted was not disregard of danger, and coolness in the hour of peril, but chivalry and a sense of honour." BENTLEY. There is a great quantity of interesting reading in Bentley for October. A just as well as a favourable notice of the new Commander-in-Chief will be perused with pleasure by all who appreciate his distinguished worth and there is a short parallel between Camillus and Wellington, from which we have only space to make the following excerpt : "Historians often ()ensure Camillus respecting the exe cution of M arcus M anlius Capitolinus, and some writers have cast blame upon Wellington on account of the death of Marshal Ney. In esoh case a very brave soldier was put to death, i n pursuance of the sentence of a competent tribunal, on a charge of treason. It is probable that the interposition of Camillus with the Roman Assem bly might have saved Manlius and that of Wellington with the Bourbon King of France might have obtained a pardon for Ney. In neither case can we see anyobli gation, legal or mora l , wherefore that interposition should have been volunteered, We may observe, how ever, that the guilt of Ney was far clearer than that of Manlius; and that there is not the slightest ground for suspecting the English Duke of having investigated the proceedings against him. It is not equally clear that Camillu s too k no part i n b r i nging Manlius to trial. " "The Princess Orsini," " The Saddlebags, or, the Bridle Roads of Spain," "An Irish Pattern," and " Reminiscences of a Man of the World," are among the best of the remaining papers. In the latter we find the following paragraph : " The genius of Napoleon and the genius of Welling !cm are the counterparts, ono of the other. Napoleon invented a new science of offensive war, before which all Europe trembled. Wellington invented the science of defensive war, by which Europe saved itself. Wellington never fought an offensive battle; he was always on the defensive, even in advancing and besieging, the capture of towns by storm, and rout of armies by a gallant charge, being so many finales, for which everything had of been prepared. T orres V edras is the great monument his military genius, gr ea t as A uster li tz, as Para dise Lost: as ' Faust,' or Tancrecii.' It ! was original as grand. Few Comprehend i t yet, w hi c h i s one of the greatest attributes of genius, but it saved an empire." AINSWORTH. The number for the current month is mainly made up of continuations—viz., " The Lancashire Witches," " The Midnight Meeting," " The Bridge of Ben dery," "The Confederates" "Florence Hamilton," " Old Jack," and " Velthinas." Some recent novels are criticised in a favourable spirit. COLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY. "Ballooning in its Infancy" is an attractive title for a magazine paper, considering the great amount of public interest excited by the singular feats of aerostation presented of late at Cremorne Gardens. Dudley Costello supplies a paper of interest, entitled " The Legends of Chilton Hall." " Literary Leaflets" devotes its first number to the Humour of Thomas de Quincey ; and the sixth on the roll of "Female Novelists" is the author of " Margaret Maitland." The story of " The Old House of Tregolph" is of thrilling and mysterious interest, one of those extra ordinary events that seem too wonderful to be believed. " Woodthorpe" is continued. " The Witch Cats in Sch leswig-Holstei n " i s contr ib uted by John Oxen ford. Young Torn Hall's " H e art- ac h es an d Horses" progresses favourably ; a n d D oc t or Thompson ' s work on "Tibet and the Himalaya" supplies the material of an instructive paper. In the former the tete- a-tete between Lord Heartycheer and the fair Angelena is inexpressibly rich. COLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE. A memoir of the illustrious Duke whose lamented death has exc i ted so deep a sensation throughout the entire nation constitutes, as might be expected, the chief feature of the present month, in a serial devoted to the interests of the naval and mill • tart' services. The doubt as to the time and place of his birth is stated. We believe, however, that we have given them correctly in stating the 29th of April, 1769, at Mornington House, Upper Meirion•street, Dublin. The fact of the certificate of his baptism at St. Peter's Church, on the 30Th April, proves that he must have been born before the Ist of May. And, the accouchement of the Countess of Mornington, the notice of which appeared in a journal then published in the Irish metropolis, distinctly establishes the scene where the hero first saw the light. Several extracts are given from the daily journals under the head of "judgment of the Press," and poor Maxwell's exceed iingly interesting lif e o f the great Duke s largely referred to f o r his opinions on general subjects. There are also many interesting professional papers, among whi c h we would particu larly notice " The Column of Attack," and " The Campaign in the Hills," by Surgeon Dartnell, of the 53c1 Regiment. The " Treatise on Small Arms " also appears to be exceedingly carefully prepared. " Sand and Shells ; or, the Fortunes of F, promises excee(lingly w e ll. " Jamaica before th " e Emancipation" is also well worthy of perusal. On the whole the present number well sustains the established reputation of this excellent periodical. TUE NEW CHANCERY ORDERS. --In the n ew Chancery rules, in lieu of the present fees allowed to solici tors for instructions for bills (which from the commence ment of next term are to be printed), the following charges are to be allowed :-- For instructions for bill, 11. 14s. ; for making a copy of a bill or claim for the printer, per felio 4d.; for correcting the proof sheet, per folio 2(1. (the ;printer's bill to be paid and allowed); for amending each copy of a bill or claim t o serve where there is no reprint, 13s. 4d.; in struct ions for brief (in several matters) to be charged only once in the progress of a cause, 11. Is. ; for amending each for perusing and cons i dering the bill on behalf of each de fendant, or set of defendants appearing by the same solicitor, 1/. is. DEATH OF THE KING OF THE BEGGING•LETTER IlkiPOSTEßS.—Yesterday an i nquest was taken by Mr. Stoneham'Lan in th e Millbank Prison, on the body of Henry , aged 40, the most successful of the begging-letter impostors, of whom h e was ch i ef. He was well known about London, and, having lost one l eg . wa lk e d on crutches. He had been once before transported for this offence; and in April of this year he was committed again for a similar fraud, convicted at the Middlesex sessions, and sentenced to seven years' transportation. Soon after he entered Mill bank prison, Dr. Baly discovered that he was suffering from pultnonry consumption, and on the 26th of August he wassput in the infirmary, when everything was done tor him that his complaint admitted of, but he died on Tues day evening. Verdict —Natural Death, from pulmonary consumption. ROYAL COLLEG E or PIITSICIANS.—At the quar terly meeting of the C om iti a M a j ora, held on Thursday, Sept. 30, the following entlemen, aving undergone the necessar y examinations for h diploma, were admitted members of the College :—Dr. Gibbon, St. Bartholomew's Hospital; Dr. Druitt, Curzon -street, M ay -f a i r; a l so, Dr. Ottley, Pau, Lower Pyren ees ; Dr. Hill, Bath ; and Dr. Penton, Turriff, N. 8., were admitted extra-licentiates. SUBLIMELY RIDICULOUS.—A " Far Western" reporter gives the following description of a conflagration : " Th s devastating element, unsatisfied with floods of water, belched forth its crimson tints, and spread the fiery flag of devastation over entire squares, unchecked by the super human exertions of the firetner, who seemed like lost spirits n the halls o f Pandemonium, as they flocked around the ter fie spectacle." THE MAGAZINES, FILI SEE,. The present number opens with a brief and well written article on the late Duke of Wellington. " Hypatia," the " Autobiography of Captain Digby Grand," and " Sketches of Rome under the Pope and the Republic," the latter recounting the murder of Count Rossi, and the flight of Pius the Ninth, are continued. Among the other papers are two especially worthy of perusal. The one is de voted to the character of the great historian of the " Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire;" the other to that of our old familiar friend, Sir John Falstaff. From the hitter we extract the following sensible re marks on the stage representation of the knightly debauchee : " The conventional representations on the stage have given a very erroneous impression of the manners and person of.the knight as they were conceived by Soaks pere. Our actors exhibit to us, in most cases, an over grown mass of flash covering a cowardly soul; they degrade Flastaff's wit into buffoonery, and make him put on the manners of a low and vulgar publican. Shakspere intended Falstaff's outward appearance to be comical—a caricature of debauched manhood; but SUN, (OTTRT LAR, BALMORAL, SEPT. 30 SPORT/NG NOTES. No. CCCXIX. THE CHESTER AUTUMN MEETING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Thanks to the energy and activity of that cele brated handicapper, Mr. Topham, the Chester meeting is supplied with two good days' sport on Tuesday and Wednesday next. The number of nominations con siderably exceed those hitherto found at the autumnal gathering on the Roodee. On Tuesday the racing will commence with the 5 soya. Handicap, for two years old (three-quarters of a mile). The result of this race must be, to my thinking, in favour of ADA or RAGE; Polly, in all probability, ob taining the third place. The Shorts Handicap of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 50 added (seven furlongs), out of its thirty-five nominations will probably have a field of from twelve to fifteen at the least. Among those who look %ell in is Sir Charles, 5 yrs, 7st lolb; lanthe, 4 yrs ' 7st; Equal, 3 yrs, 6st 41b; Hyacinth, 3 yrs, 63t; and Sir Charles Napier, 3 yrs, sst 51b. Evadno with her penalty of five pounds— making her weight ist 41b—I presume will not start; but should she, her chance is not completely out. The first three places, I am inclined to fancy, will be filled by HYACINTH, lanthe, and Sir Charles; Equal being close up with the third. Tho Tredeemen's Welter Cup looks a good thing for CATJRIRE. The Mostyn Stakes of 10 sous. each, h ft, with 40 added, for two and three years old (three-quarters of a is sure to be carried off by EXACT or Lambton, the tormer in all likelihood. The Innkeepers' Plate of 70 goys. (over the Grosvenor course) looks uncommonly well for WARWICK or Timid Fawn, the first named for choice. The Chester Leviathan Stakes of 10 'sous. each, 30 added (mile and three-quarters), is scarcely of sufficient value to attract to the post either Muscovite or Orelio; consequently it may be booked, in their absence, a cer tainty for BETHGELERT. The Grand Stand Stakes of 10 sous. each, with 50 added, for two years old, seven furlongs, will probably start hal-a-dozen, including Placid, Auteverta, and the filly by Assault out of Newton Lass. If in form the first named, who is the top weight, will be the winner. After her I should vote for Anteverta. The Chester Handicap of 100 SOW., added to a sweep stakes of 5 sous. each (mile and seven furlongs), with penalties for winning the Shorts Handicap, Innkeepers' Plate, or Cup, &c., out of its fifty nominations I anticipate a third will be found at the post. Their names it is a matter of impossibility to give at the pre sent time : Lady Evelyn, however, will not start ; nor will Paddy Bird. Retail is rather over-dosed with weight at Bst 51b. Truth, at 7st 131 b, is just the con trary. The Great Nancy, with 7st 71b on her back, has but little chance of winning. Doubt is nicely in at 73t ; so are Wadlow's couple, Candlewick and Lady Amyote, the former at Est 121 b, and penalty; the latter at Est 21b. I shall look no farther for the winner, but expect it will appear in DOUBT or Wadlow's starter.—l am, Sir, &c., Oct. 2. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN MEETING AT AYR.—THIIRSDAY. Free Handicap of 3 sovs. each and 25 added. Once round and a dis. (3 Subs.) Captain Key's Little Jack, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Robertson) 1 Lord Eglinton's Ciaverhoute, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b Mr. J. Anson's Haricot, 5 yrs, Bst 41b Won by two lengths. The Ayr Gold Cup Stakes of 10 soya. each, p p, 3 yrs old, 7sl 51b; four, Bst 51b; five, Bst 121 b; six and aged, 9st 21b; those by untried stallions, &c., allowed 31bs, if both 41bs; mares and geldings allowed 31bs. Two miles. (14 Subs.) Mr. Meiklam's Stilton, 3 yrs (Lye) 1 Lord Eglinton's Ciaverhouse, 3 yrs Any odds on Stilton. Won cleverly by two lengths. Handicap of 10 sous., h ft, and 50 added for two and three yrs old. Three-quarters of a c ile. (3 Subs.) Lord Eglinton's Pelopidas, 3 yrs, Bst 31b, walked over. Plato of 50 sous., given by the Glasgow and South Western Railway Company; 3 yrs olds, 7st 121 b; four, 9.t; five, 9st 81b; six and aged, 9st 111 b; mares and geldings allowed 31b; winners this year of 501., 3 bs extra; twice or a Gold Cup, Queen's Plate, &c., 51bs extra. Heats, two miles. Captain's Key's Little Jack, 5 yrs (ET.Robertson) 1 1 Mr. J. Anson's Haricot, 5 yrs Won by a length. SHIP NEWS. CAUTION TO MARINERS. Aldborough, Sept. 20. Two vessels are sunk about three tulles below the Shipwash light, with the mast of one above water. NOTICE TO MARINERS. RESCUE OF SHIPWRECKED MARINERS. The Danish Consul-General in London has given notice to mariners that, in the event of their being un fortunately stranded on the north coast of Jutland or on the coasts of Bornholm, and when no other communica tion can be made with the ship for the rescue of the Crew, that a line of nine yarns will be thrown to them by the aid of a rocket apparatus, which is to be hauled on board, an d attac h e d t o w hi c h i s a 3 f i nc h warp having a blcck secured in the end, in which is the bight of a smaller line, which must be fastened to the escape chair by means of an iron ring traversing the 3f inch warp. The warp is to be made fast on b oar d as hi g h us practicable, in order that the chair may pass, if pos sible, clear of the surge. This explanation of the mode adopted by the Danish Government to facilitate the es cape of shipwrecked persons is sufficiently comprehen sive for the instruction of seamen. The Danish Government has given notice that a light ship with two mast?, schoonerrigged and her sides painted red, with a white cross, in ten fathoms of water, E. by S., three cables' length from Dvaleground Middle Beacue, which has two brooms. will be placed in the channel of Laesoe in lat 47 124 N., long. 16 44 E. of Greenwich. The ship will show nine lumps, with re flectors, at a height of thirty feet above the level of the water, and will be seen 2 to 2i Danish miles distant. The light will commence burning in the present month of October, of which due notice will be given. GRAVESEND, OCT. I.—Wind S.W., moderate, cloudy Arrived—Frances, Prince Edward's Island; Felizs, Demerara; Hamlet, China; Ganges, Sydney; Sir Ed ward Paget, Madras; Comet, Madeira; Vivandiere, Denis; Richard Morse, New York; Guineaman, Africa; Hebe, Bordeaux; Adelaide, Tobago; Medway, Port Phillip; Abeona, Quebec; Wave, Medembhk; City of Boulogne, Boulogne; City of London, Dunkirk; John Bull, Hamburgh. Sailed—John Melhuhl and Circassia, Port Phillip; Maria, New Zealand; Urania, Charente; Susan, Ma laga ; Elizabeth, St. Petereburgh; Margaret and Doncaster, Riga; Emily Bird, Hong-Kong; Sultana, Buenos Ayres; Sarah Margaret, Elsinore; Sophia Maria, Frederickstadt; Flying Childers, Liverpool; Flecha, Ghent; City of Paris, Boulogne; Thames, Hamburgh. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Continent, from New York for Liverpool, Sept. 11, in let. 41 N., long. 65 W. Moses Wheeler, of and from Boston for Liverpool, Sept. 12, in lat. 42 N., long. 64 W. Cromwell, from St. John's, New Brunswick, for Liver pool, Sept. 6, in let. 42 N., long. 62 W. Hyperion, of Boston, from St. John's, New Brunswick, for Liverpool, Sept. 4, in let. 44 N., long. 43 W. Louisa, from Callao, for Cowes, June 16, in let. 30 S., long. 89 W. • James, of Bideford. from Prince Edward's Island, Sept. 2 ; in lat. 47 N., long. 41 W. Economist, of Newport, from Quebec, Sept. 7, in lat. 47• N., long. 33 W. known sale cherniBt ATE • LANCHOLY SUICIDE OF MR. E. N. WINSTANLEY. destruction —T his unfortunate gentleman, connected with the establishmentwell of Messrs. Winstanley and Sons, whole very determined s and druggists, No. 7, Poultry, committed self who was about eesdterday afternoon, under circumstances the early part of tt le -two of a arid melancholy character. Mr. Winstanley, years of age, transacted business in observed to put in hi day in the Poultry, and on leaving was from the warehouse. 8 irket something which he had taken reaching St. Jam ea proceeded to the west-en, and on 'sieeet, called a cab off the st d and, and desired the driver t o t to Bow Church, Cheapside. The man drove as directed him m nd on arriving at the church n te d n i tleman lying at the back of discovered the unfortunate the cab insensible. lie im Y conveyed him to the nearest surgeon, when Mr. Winstanley pronounced dead. d e the station, where The body was then taken to Moor-a was were found ad thate_ j e ontents showed the officers examined his pockets. dressed to his wife and brothers, and th he had destroyed his life by taking he was seen writing in the Poultry in th e gior°P.: The letters was eventually deposited by the police in n o TTF. The body Church, pre paratory to an inquest being held upon it. SEM. 30, 6 P.M.—The Noble In_ LAUNCH OF AN EAST INDIAMANT,—W . ' u'LINGTo QUAY, ON THE TYNE, diaman W. S. Lindsay was launched this evening at P.M., in the presence of a large number of the gentry ef ti t v h e : district, amongst whom were the Max or of Tynemouth, and th,. spirited owner of the vessel from London. The launch was most beautiful, she glided into her new element amidst the cheers of assembled crowds, who covered the banks for a considerable distance. Mrs. W. S. Lindsay gracefully named her as she disappeared from the ways. COMMITTAL FOR MURDER.--A young girl named Ann Slaughter, until lately residing with her father-in - law and mother, George and Ann Merryman, at Love-lane, Windsor, was committed on Thursday for trial upon the charge of murdering her own infant. The prisoner admitted that she was delivered by the bedside on the morning of Sunday the 15th of August - that when the child fell from her ,he heard it squeak once; but that when. she took it up from the floor of the bed-room it was dead. She then placed it in her shawl, took it to the privy of a neighbour, and de posited it in the night-soil. The heavy rain which continued all day prevented her Majesty from going out yesterday murniag, but in the afternoon her Majesty walked in the neigh bourhood of the Castle with the Princess Royal and Princess Alice. His Royal Prince Albert went out deer stalking. The dinner party yesterday included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Serene Highness the Princess Hohenlohe Langenbourg, his Serene Highness Prince Hermann of Hobenlohe Langen bourg, Lady Augusta Bruce, and Viscount Hardinge. The Marquis of Westminster had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole yesterday. Lord Lovaine had also an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Gentleman at the Home-office. Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial -offi ce f or th e G overnors o f t h e N ort h Ame rican Provinces, and also for the Governors of the West India Colonies. THE • LONDON, SATURDAY SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. faiES.—att , tie pi esere state of Europe the ells solntion of the Bslgian Ministry is an occurrence seriously to be regretted. The late Administration had held office for upwards of five years during one of the most agitated periods in the history of Europe ; and, although its members belonged to what is termed in Belgium the Liberal party, they had suc cessfully maintained, under all circumstances, the authority of the Crown, the order and tranquillity of the people, and the i n dependence of the country. But, if their past services entitled them to the respect of Europe and to the gratitude of their fellow-citi zens, the feelings of regret with which we now wit ness their fall are greatly increased by all we know of the character of their antagonists. The principal division of parties in Belgium lies between the sec tion which contends for a firm and liberal adminis tration of the civil power and a resolute defence of the national privileges of the kingdom on the one hand, and the section which is correctly described as the clerical party on the other. The Roman Catholic priesthood, enjoying almost unlimited means for the complete establishment of their domination and ascen dancy in Belgium, and exercising very extensive influ over the populatioe, are the mainspring of the politi cal party which has just overthrown the Ministry. At the elections which took place in the course of last summer the priests resorted to the same means of agitation which are hut too familiar to ourselves in the elections of Ireland. They denounced the Go vernment as a godless and heretical faction. Their hostility scarcely stopped short of the King, whose personal attachment to the Protestant Church of his ancestors and of his adopted country has not been lessened by his connexion with a Roman Catholic people. They openly invoked the assistance of the French clergy and the extension of French influence in Belgium to promote their schemes; and it seemed that no political institution of the country was sacred in their eyes which stood in the way of their arro gance and ambition. To a certain extent these exertions were not without effect on the elections, and the former majority of the Chamber was shaken. The Ministry, feeling itself weakened, ten dered its resignation, which the King declined at that time to accept. The result, however, was already anticipated, and on the opening of the session the Ministry was beaten by a marjority of 54 to 46 on the election of the Speaker, although M Verhaegen, the Government candidate is a man who had already fill e d th a t office with credit, and who, as representative of the city of Brussels, enjoyed the respect of the country. We do not at present know what form the new Government will assume, but whatever may be its party colour and its political sympathies, we earnestly hope that it will uphold the independence and maintain all the just rights of the country. The Government of Belgium has a delicate and an arduous part to play, placed as it is in imme diate proximity to a powerful state, which reoognises no certain obligations, and already affects a policy that may become dictatorial or hostile. Constitutional liberty still preserves that contracted, but we trust inviolable, asylum in continental Europe. In Belgium people are still their own masters ; the Belgian press is still unshackled even by the threats and prosecu tions of the Ministers of France. But it would be a lamentable example of the dissension and the weak ness which sometimes relaxes the energy of popular Governments, if party differences were allowed at such a time to prevail over the common interest of the nation, and if the very existence of the country were endangered by any pretext for foreign interference or aggression. With a view to the formation of a new Cabinet the Chambers have been prorogued to the 26th inst. In connexion with this subject we remark that a valuable report by a military commission, ap pointed last autumn to consider the questions relating to the defence of the Belgian territory and the organi zation of the army, has just been presented to the Legislature. The maintenance of the Belgian army on its present footing had for some time before 1848 become a subject of complaint on the part of the Op position, and the first question to be solved was whether Belgium was to rely for the protection of her independence on the treaties which secure her neutrality and on the succour of foreign powers, or whether she was to keep up a force sufficient to garrison her fortresses and to meet the first exigencies of war! This latter opinion was unanimously adopted by the commission, and the next point was to determine what fortresses it is most desirable to retain and to improve, having re gard to the available forces of the country. The commission is unanimously of opinion that it is ex pedient to demolish the fortifications of Ypres, Menin, Philippeville, Mariembourg, and Bouillon ; the preservation of the fortifications of Mons was de cided affirmatively by 13 votes against 5. But the opinion of these authorities clearly is, that the sub stantial defence of the country depends mainly on the efficiency of its fortifications on the two lines of the Scheldt and the Meuse. For this reason they have desided to keep up all the fortresses which cover the line of the latter river—Dinan, Charleroi, Namur, Huy, and Liege. But, in the event of war, one of the most important objects would be to secure to the Government itself a place of retreat in one of the chief fortified places ; and the present commission is of opinion, as the commission of 1848 had been like wise, that this place ought to be Antwerp, in the event of an attack from the southern frontier of the . kingdom. For these reasons the com mission wisely insists on the necessity of hastening as much as possible those improvements in the existing fortifications of the country which are most essential to this plan of defensive operations. Among these the termination of the bomb-proof buildings in the citadel of Antwerp, and the completion of the citadel of Diest, on the line connecting Antwerp with Liege and the Dutch fortress of Maestricht, are the most urgent. But, in addition to these, are strongly re. commended the proposed works for the Tete de Flandre, which is the tete de pont on the left bank of the Scheldt opposite Antwerp ; the preparation of in. ' trenched lines under the walls of Antwerp ; the forti fication of the pass of Aerschot, and the defence of Mechlin by field works. It is calculated that all the fortresses that it is proposed to retain may be effici curly defended by garrisons amounting in all to about 70,000 men. The effect of these measures would be, that in the event of an attempted coup fe thens 1 i b vaste de main on the Belgian territory from the Frencn frontier, the open country w o uld be at once aban doned to the enemy as far as the Meuse- Brussels nde must be evacuated as unfortified and but the Government would fall back on works of Antwerp, open to the sea, a nd perfectly secure, except against the operations of a protracted such an siege, while the line of the Meuse would oppose con siderable obstacles to the progress of an invasion, and would give time for the arrival of reinforcements from enterprise s E e u a r s o pe. the The invasiond i ffi c o u f t Belgium e s e are, in fact, more formidable than they appear at rat sight, and the Belgians have shown the strongest disposition to do all that is in their power to strengthen that net), Iga:riding on which we trality which is the basis and the bulwark of their existence as a nation. This is one of the strongest sympathy an d claims they possess on the support Whic si li n o f detached thes e o ll f nd P s eace. most r os E t u r r e o l p y e, fo a r nd th o e n m e a o in f te t n h a e ne g e ro It must Empire, Belgium never b e forgottenfrom the thatolut clutches se of the policy French and has since recognised her independence mad neu trality,important :fortresses, incl g udln the mouth of the remains unchanged. .The posses Scheldt and the line of the Meuse, by any one of the great Powers of constitute a per manent menace and a formidable means o f they servo only aggression against the adjacent terr • the hands of Bel- Eu i r to op ri e:ou l.n ld t g o i theyu r m end er h e a r r entirelye own ne unassailable. But it is not for herself alone and for her own welfare that this neutrality has been secured to her by common y le m ss o , r s e ine e consent. It is because any aggression on her fron tiers is virtually,an attack on What lies beyond them, and the occupation of Belgium by a great military utr h a a l r i va t Power, advancing on either side of her territory, would be the first and most important step to the in vasion and subjugation of Europe. be open e d f or use i n a few THE KING'S-CROSS R AILW A YTERMINUS.—This and 71 feet high to the crown of fine days. station I is now is no a very wcompleted, and will extraordinary work, and reflects t 8 11 00 ono f u ee r t o l n on i g ts , dleossigfneeetr,Mr. Lewisl Cubitt. E ac h" s h e d" i s wide, the semi-circular roof, withouta tie. A b r i c k wal l , formed by piers and open arches, div ides them. On the west side of the departure platform are the offices for the general adminis tration of the affairs of the railway (including a booking hall, about 100 feet in length, 40 feet in width, and 45 feet in height), and on the east side of the departure platform the cab drive, 35 feet in width. There are seven lines of way under each shed, with the necessary turn-tables and appli ances. The roofs (semi-circular) are formed of laminated ribs, placed 20 feet apart , manipulated to their form on curbs or moulds, first formed of the required size, and of inch-and-half boards or planks, at various lengths, the boards strongly screwed to each other at frequent intervals or spaces. no two joints of the boards being placed opposite to each other. The higher portions of the roofs, which are glazed the extent of two-thirds of the whole covering, are formed by longitudinal purlins fixed 8 feet apart; and thick plate glass, in sheets of that length, are fixed, in sizes, 2 feet 6 inches wide, divided by iron bars rebated to receive them. — Builder. ALDERSGATE INSTITETION.—Mr. T. Thorpe Peed, the highly popular lecturer of the Polytechnic Institution, gave a musical lecture here on Wednesday last, which ex cited the livelie s t applause of a nume rous au di ence . It was divided into two parts, the first consisting of popular English melodies, and the second of a selection from the songs of C harles Dibdin. Mr. Peed is a tenore robusto of a very high or der, plays b r illi ant ly on th e pi ano , an d i s ev id ent l y an ac complished mus i c i an. A s regar d s taste. f ee li ng, and power, his singin g i s unexceptionable; assuredly such a voice and style are not often heard out of the opera house. As a lecturer, he reads as a gentleman :should read, clearly and sensibly, but the effect of his recitation would perhaps be im proved were he to throw a little more of the actor into his scene -painting, it n eeds as and degree of coarseness to dellvery. Speaking in public, and in a large room is very Ii n give o ke doubt l teffee thatt. The a sll l' l e r. . vi P h e o el edub-eecnotmoffesrmapotzrokunsolyw,na,ndhewwe i h ll av b e e one of the most popular lecturers of the day. His voice is one a the finest quality that we have heard for a long time.; RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, ULSTER. FATAL ACCIDENT IN KILSBY TIINNEL.—On Thursday an inqu: st was held at the George Inn, Kilsby, before Mr. G. Hicks, coroner, upon the remains of James Dog. gett, a policeman on the London and North-Western Railway. The unfortunute man was literally cut to pieces, and his limbs were kept together by his clothes, which were saturated with blood. Nothing remained of his head except a tuft of hair just above the neck, both his arms were cut off; his chest was crushed, and his bowels protruded—consequently, his death must have been instantaneous. The deceased was 37 years of age, and has left a widow and family to lament his untimely end. Several witnesses were examined, and it appeared from their evidence that deceased was stationed at the south end of Kilsby Tunnel, and that 11.5 the previous day he was seen at the door of his hut by Worrell, the fireman of the down express train. On his approach to the tunnel Worrell opened the whistle, and stated that the signal bespoke "all clear," and he did not hear of the accident till after he had arrived at Rugby, whither next express brought the news. It so happened that a coal train, consisting of thirty-one trucks, was emerging from the tunnel at the same time as the express train entered it, and W. Edwards, the brealssman of the coal train, saw what he supposed to be a bundle of rags lying across the down rails. He met T. Maunders, the superintendent of the permanent way, just out of the tunnel, and told him as well as he could what he had seen. I'. Maunders stated that he was walking along the line on duty, and when within 300 yards of the tunnel ho was told by Edwards that some- thing was on the line; he went to see what it was, and not seeing the policeman he turned on the red signal. He then entered the tunnel, anal about forty yards in he saw the deceased completely rolled up in a heap; he called for assMance, and removed the body. Mr. Bed ford, the chief superintendent of the railway police, stated that no part ‘ of the duty of the deceased was of such a nature as to take him in the tunnel; the proba bility was that the deceased went over to the coal train to knock a piece off to put in the fire, when the noise of the train prevented him from hearing, and the density of the steam prevented him from seeing, the down ex press till it was upon him, and he was struck down by the lamp, which was knocked off. Verdict—" Acci dental death." ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. — Yesterday, as the down goods train which passes the Biggleswude station between two and three, Ain ,neared the station, a truck next to the break van, on which was the guard, slipped off the rails, and was dragged for a l inform mile driver the o of ballast, theirperilous without the guard situation,bega able e ug t h o he momentarily expected death. Having reached the station, the guard caught a glimpse of the first bridge of the town which crossed the line, when, fearing that he EVENING, The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Wednesday at Belfast, for the purpose of trans acting the usual business, and for considering and de termining as to the propriety of applying to Parlia ment in the ensuing session for an Act enabling this company to extend their line of railway from Armagh to Cavan, or at least to Clones; Mr. Allen in the chair. The CHAIRMAN read the report of the directors. The capital account showed that 713,8561. had been received and expended. The revenue account for six months, ended the 31st of August, 1852, showed pas senger receipts to consist of 30,093 first-class, 3,190/. ; 89,226 second-class, 6,267/. • 176,422 third class, 5,6491., which, less far es refunded to directors, 21/., left 15,0861. ; the receipts from goods, parcels, &c., amounted to 10,0911., making a total of 25,1771. _ _ A dividend of 235. per share was then declared, after which The CHAIRMAN brought before the meeting the special report of the directors, recommending an ex tension of the railway to Cavan. He spoke at great length in favour of the project, and concluded by pro posing " That the report now read be received and adopted, and that the meeting appoint a committee of shareholders, not being directors, for the purpose of considering the entire subject of the extension, and to report thereon to a future meeting of the share holders, that meeting to be specially convened for the purpose." - far. J. 11ArtursoN moved, and Mr. BEATTY se conded, an amendment, to the effect that the consi deration of the question be adjourned to that day six months. A long discussion ensued, and finally, on a division being taken, The CHAIRMAN announced the result to be— __ For the amendment __ . .. 629 For the original motion 4lO Majority in favour of amendment --219 The amendment was then formally put to the meeting, and passed. LEEDS AND NORTHERN.—It appears that an ar rangement has been made by the directors of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick, and York and North Midland, and Leeds Northern Railway Companies, subject to the confirmation of the shareholders of the three companies. By this arrangement each com pany is to take a certain annual per tentage of the net traffic receipts of the united concern, and divide such net receipts among the shareholders of the respective companies. The shareholders of each company will shortly be called together to consider and determine as to the arrangement proposed. THE PROPOSED CENTRAL WALES.—Among the many proposed lines of railway now before the Welsh public, the one entitled the North and South Wales and Cothi Valley Junction seems to be most favour ably received. Several large and important public meetings in favour of this line hare been held of late in Cardiganshire, the most recent of which took place on Tuesday last, at the Talbot Hote', Tregaron ; Captain Powell, of Nanteos, in the chair. The company was represented by Mr. J. Bush, Mt. R. K. Penson, and T. Lewis, Esq., Lampeter. Captain Powell having opened the meeting, Mr. Bush ably advocated the views of his company. The contemplated line would pass from Carmarthen, through Cothi Val ley, via Lampeter, to Abelystwith, where it would be met by the projected line from Shrewsbury to Newtown and Aberystwith. A communication by this m eans wou ld a l so b e esta b l i shed, via Carmarthen, with Bri s t o l ; End by mean s o f th e Shrewsbury and Aberyatwith line would connect Central Wales with the chief manufacturing towns in England. The plans and estimates of the railway were then given, and resolution; were passed to the effect that they were receiv e d w ith entir e sa ti s f act i on, that the proposed line afford e d the most direct an d enlarged means of transit, and that itoffered important facilities for the conveyance of the lime and coal of Carmarthenshire, and the silver and lead mines, rich mineral, and other produce of Cardiganshire. A committee was then formed to do all in their power to advance the' project. A letter from Viscount Sea ham was read, promising his most strenuous support, and stating that 100 shares had been taken in Machyn lleth. A great number of shares were then taken, and cordial support was promised to the undertaking by Captain Powell and other landowners present. RAILWAY RETURNS TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK. NAME OF RAILWAY. Miles opened 1852. BSI TIBII. Aberdeen ...• •• •. •• •• •• •••• ••• •• Belfast and Ballymena •• •• •• Belfast andiCounty D0wn..........., Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn, and West York .... Bristol and Exeter Chester and llolyhead ..... ........., Cork, Blackrock, and Passage ...... Cork and Bandon .. • ............... Dublin and Belfast Junction ........ Dublin and Drogheda.... • . . Dublin and Kingstown Dundee and Arbroath .............. Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction Dundalk and Enniskillen• • East Anglian East Lancashire .............• . Eastern Counties and Norfolk.. • • .. Eastern Union ............., Edinburgh and Glasgow .• • • •• •• • • • • Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee • • •• • • Exeter and Credlton.. •. Farness Railway Glasgow, and South-Western........ Great Northern and E. L... Great Southern and Western.(lreland) Great Western •• • • Z 1 Irish South Eastern •••• .... ...... Lancaster and ..... Lancashire and Yorkshire Leeds Northern ...• .. • • • • • • Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport. • • • London and North Western • • London and 81ackwa11.............. London, Brighton, and South Coast.. London and South Western. .... •• • • Londonderry and Enniskillen .... • • • • Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. Manchester, Shoaled, and Lincolnshire Manchester and South Junction .• • • • • Maryport and Carlisle • ............. _... Midland Midland Great Western (Irish) •• •• •• Monklands •• •• •• • ................. Newcastle and Carlisle:: North British • ......... North Staffordshire .: • North-Western — ' .. ... •: •—• Scottish Central •• Scottish Midland ••• • • • ...... •••• •• Shrewsbury and Birmingham ••• • • • Shrewsbury and Chester ............ Shropshire Union .. • ••• • • • South Dev0n......,, . .. South Ea5tern.......... South Wales .. .... .... South York., Doncaster, and Goole • • Ulster. .... • ... Waterford and Limerick ........ • West Cornwall • • •• • . ............ Whitehaven Junction ........ .. York and Newcastle, and Berwick ..• York and North Midland . .. •• FOREIGN. Dutch Rhenish ........... • Maria Antonia •••••••••••• Montereau and Troyes ..... • •• Namur and Liege ... Northern of France Orleans and Central .............. Paris and Lyons .. •••••••••• •• .. Paris and Rouen. •• • ...... • •••••• Paris and Strasburgh ..........., Rouen and Havre ...... • ....... Western of France ...... • . •• .. •• RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. 1852, be placed in —(Hear, hear)—therefore we, who were oon malted with the largest body of Members in the Home of Commons (same 250 strong). thought it to be our duty to do what our Sovereign called oc us to do, and endeavour to goreru the country.—(Cheers.) I have said there were no other men who had been in office. I may be told that that is not strictly trat; nor is it, in one respect. There was certainly in the House of Corn. mons a small number of gentlemen highly distine guished by their talents, abilities, and character, who no doubt would have been competent to take any of the offices in her Majesty's Government. But, unfortunately for them, there was no party in the House of Comm rig that hod coy confidence in them at laugh)—and the result of the last election has been to show that the constituencies and the country at large had no confidence in them, many of the most in. fluential having lost their seats, while their immediate followers have certainly not increased in number.— (Cheers.) I think, therefore, I WM warranted in saying that there was no parry who, as the Whigs contend, were competent to take the Government. There is a questiun as to a family feeling among the Whigs, and their desire to share office among their own clique. Into that I will not enter, because it is foreign to the present occasion, but there is a question which I leade rs not to pass by. We have differed from the of what was called " the great Conservative party 7 l j have lion commercial policy. Scarcely seven years the law over our heads since that policy be came I :_ie of the land. lam speaking in the pre sence of men who have not unfrequently heard me ex en this subject, and even at a time somewhat counter to my own. a question which must be decided and settled as it should be proved to affect the 113 1:I laf l e8sn o nlyoy u i o r : 1)e : eni a li s °ll ng t fiat a r t it ev s whole community.—(Bear.) I know you will do me heldjustice i to language I have always y withhold your judg ment,stswnmit Itha told ol i d t is o t a tteto and that, deep as the pressure and difficulty you were labouring under might be, net to deceive yourselves into the belief that these questions would ever be settled as they merely affected yourselves, but with reference to their bearing on the whole community. I kn ow i t is an unfortunate thing. I knew it then. I know it now. It is an unfortunate thing for those w h o happen to be the sufferers. Still, I should only have been deceiving you then, and I should be only de ceiving you now, if I led you to believe that these questions would .be settled in this country in any other way than as they affect the great mass and majo rity of the people. Many unfortunate things have happened tending to keep the great Conservative party asunder, and nothing more so than what took place in the course of last year. We were taunted that wo must not take office. We were unquestionably connected with the largest body in the House of Commons. Nothing but a majority in the House of Commons can carry on any Government; and bccause that party, which, us I think, had strangely thrown U 3 over in regard to commercial matters in 1846, happened to differ with reference to the question of the Papal aggression from almost the whole Conservative body, the leaders of that party were pre vented from joining us, as they were also prevented from joining Lord John Russell last February twelvemonths. That question has no doubt tended to isolate that por tion of the House of Commons from either what is called the Liberal party on . the one hand, or the Con servative party on the other. They stand very much alone, and that, no doubt, very much strengthens the position which I started with, that they had no chance of forming a Government.—(Hear, hear.) The only other question which remains is the course that is pro posed to be taken with reference to those suffering in terests of the country. The agricultural interest has no doubt suffered, and the shipping interest has no doubt suffered; and if it had not been for matters to which I shall shortly advert, they would have suffered still more severely. We agriculturists, in the south of England particularly, have always had two great difficul ties to contend with. At times we have had fluctuating prices, and that. I am afraid nothing will remove from us. We shall have them, I fear, fluctuating still, only on a lower scale. Fluctuate they will at seasons, and neither free trade nor anything else will prevent higher or lower prices; but no doubt we shall have them on a lower scale, except under special circumstances. The other matter we suffered from in the south of England was cur labour market. Every one who is acquainted with the management of land is aware that the occupiers in the south do and did cultivate their farms at a greater expense for labour than our brethren north of the Tweed. The actual cost for labour on a farm north of the Tweed, cultivating the same quality of land in the same m , ,nner his been satisfactorily proved to be much less per acre than in the south of England. That, 'no doubt, is very much owing to the state of our labour market. Our parishes, many of them, were overdone with labour, and we were obliged, therefore, to employ a greater amount of labour at a low rate of wages, and that is the most expensive labour we can employ.—(Cheers.) Well, circumstances which had nothing on earth to do with free trade—the famine and the destruction of human life in Ireland—the vast exodus of our people which has taken place in cense quenceof that and of the discovery of the precious metals in other parts of the world, have occasioned such adiminution in the labour market that no difficulty is likely to be felt on that head for some time to come. That has also very much relieved the shipping interest, the demand for shipping for the purposes of emigration being so great that no British ship is unemployed, but that we have been oldiged to have recourse to Dutch, Hamhurgh, and other foreign ships, to carry the people away. What the ultimate effect will be of thus stripping the land of its sinews and strength God only knows; but the real fact is that in Ireland, from the misery of the people, and in England from the hope of gain', the people are rush ing from our shores in every way and in every di rection, as soon es they can muster the passage money. The colonists themselves arc sending home large SUMS of money, which are distributed by a Go vernment office as trustees for the colonists, and in the manner they direct for the purpose oi hiring and sending out labour. The effect, no doubt, has been very much to empty our workhouses. So far it has benefited the land, and has also advantaged the shipping interest, by giving them a great amount of employment, so that the evil is somewhat palliated.—(Hear, hear.) It would bo presumptuous in me to pretend to point out how much this or that czuse may have tended to produce this or that amount of prosperity in various parts of the country; nor shall I attempt to say what that prosperity is. I have lived too long in this county to suppose that you feel anything but the greatest pleasure at the prosperity of any portion of her Ma jesty's subjects. We feel it not only as a gratification to ourselves, but, further from this interested motive, that if a large portion of the country is doing well it must reflect some benefit upon us; and, above all, that they are our fellow-countrymen, and that their being the better off does not make us one jot the worse.—(Loud cheers.) I have now gene through the topics to which I wished to draw your attention. I fear I have wearied you ; but in the double position in which I :stand, I could not avoid it, for I have to thank you, not only on account of the great kindness you have shown to me on every occasion, in this part of the country Par ticularly, but also because I appear before you as one who has had the honcur of being called to the councils of his Sovereign, and who, I hope, in that position, will be able to be at least as useful as he was before in main taining those principles which, I believe, we have all so earnestly at heart. Receipts. Ibbl. 1852. Z 1,586 669 285 1,377 5,203 9,090 4,157 662 1,046 923 437 620 673 4,413 16,243 2,370 3,913 2,394 4,843 14,261 4,761 26,446 165 5,593 17,389 1,234 439 59,336 1,187 15,424 16,447 178 7,131 705 24,347 2,334 917 2,406 3,767 5,276 1,922 572 743 1,805 • 73., 2,122 19,785 1,734 1,916 2,281 1,138 26U 255 15,817 10,488 1,348 482 1,15 e 1,051 28,092 20,424 14,755 9,043 9,262 3,458 4,612 £1,718 689 275 1,892 5,079 10,184 4,560 191 153 1,039 1,111 1,085 503 682 648 4,635 16,464 2057 4,169 2,523 444 4,891 16,063 5,310 18,187 199 5,401 18,223 1,617 585 50,748 1,134 13,358 12,740 197 7,668 7►6 24,552 2,450 875 2,626 4,048 5,280 939 2,311 '716 923 2,058 629 2,512 19,237 2,571 2,064 2,966 1,094 412 248 14,903 10,951 1,495 475 1,167 1,293 28,107 23,202 17,254 8,743 18,019 6,016 171% 285 539 k 534 173% 244% 343 498% 126 286 77 304% 279 442% 493% 240 OCTOBER 2, would be dashed to pieces against its pier, which abutted on the line, he imprudently jumped from the van, fAing• upon his arms, which wcro frightfully fractured. The poor ferow inatiz,diately removed to the house of the head porter, where he received every kindness, and was attended by a surgeon, who set his fractured irubs. The wheels of the truck were much worn, which ittvolves charge of blame somewhere. It should bo mentioned that soon after the guard leaped off the train was brought to a standstill, which could have been done in the first instance by the driver shutting off the steam, had the guard had the meson of conveying to him the necessity for the act. IRELAND. THE VACANT BISIIOPIIIC. DUBLIN, FRIDAY.—The Evening lierald states that the names of the Rev. Mortimer O'Sullivan, D.D., is "mentioned with confidence in connexion with the appointment to the vacant see." The same authority also names either the Rev. Dr. Singer, or the Very Rev. the Dean of St. Patrick's, as the proba ble successor of the late bishop. Dean Pakenham is brother-in-law of the late Duke of Wellington. No thing definitive can be known for some days. THE INDUSTRIAL F XHIBITION OF 1853. In addition to the munificent offering of 20,0001. towards forwarding the objects of the Irish Industrial Exposition, Mr. William Dargan, the eminent rail way contractor, has agreed to enlarge the amount by a further sum of 6,0001. to complete the work of which he was the author. THE LATE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. The Limerick Chronicle republishes, after a lapse of eventful years, the following letter of the illus trious deceased, respecting the state of the Limerick district in the year 1808 ; a letter written on the eve of his sailing from Cork to command the army in the Peninsula, and wherein the Duke exhibited a pro found knowledge of the condition of Ireland and the character of its people : " Coils, July 7, 1808. " My dear Sir,—According to the desire which you expressed in the conversation which I had with you at Lord Ilarrington's on Wednesday-, I proceed to give you my opinion on the nature and circumstances of the com mand which you are about to exercise in the county of Limerick. In the first place, I must point out to you that the situation of a general officer commanding in a district in Ireland is very much of the nature of a de puty-governor of a county or a province; he becomes necessarily charged with the reservation of the peace of the district placed under his command; and the Go vernment must confide in his reports and opinions for the adoption of many measures relating solely to the civil administration of the country. From these cir cumstances it is obvious that it is the duty of every general officer to make himself acquainted with the local circumstances of his district, and with the characters of the different individuals residing within it, in order that he may decide for himself according to the best of his judgment and information, and that he may not be mis led by others. " This duty will be still more obvious by a conside ration of certain circumstances which exist in nearly all parts of Ireland. It frequently happens that disturb ances exist only in a very small degree, and probably only partially, and that the civil power is fully adequate to get the better of them; at the same time, the desire to let a building to Government for a barrack—the desire to have troops in the county, either on account of the increased consumption which they occasion of the ne cessaries of life, or because the increased security which they would give to that particular part of the country would occasion a general rise in the value and the rent of land, which probably at that moment might be out of lease--or, in some instances, the desire to have the yeomanry called out on permanent duty—occasions a representation that the disturbances are much more serious than the facts would warrant. Upon these occasions, letter after letter is written to the com manding officer and to Government ; the same fact is repeated through many different chan nels; and the result of an inquiry generally is, that the outrage complained of is by no means of the serious nature or of the extent which has been stated. The obvious remedy for this evil, and that which is generally resorted to, is to call for informations on oath of the transactions which are complained of; but this remedy is not certain, for it frequently happens that the informations on oath aro equally false with the original representations. The general officer, then, has no re medy, except, by his acquaintance and communication with the magistrates and gentlemen of the county, to acquire a knowledge of characters, and to become ac quainted with all the circumstances which occur. " It frequently happens that the people who do com mit outrages and disturbances have some reason to com plain; but, in my opinion, that is not a subject for the consideration of the general officer. Ile must aid in the preservation of the peace of the county, in the support of the law; and he who breaks the law must be con sidered in the wrong, whatever may have been the nature of the provocation which he has received. -' It is posaible that grievances may exist in the county of Limerick; provisions may bo too dear or two high a rent may be demanded for land; and there may be no poor-laws; and the magistrates may not do their duty as they ought by the poor; but these circumstances elf eel no reaso❑ why the general officer should not give the military aid which he may have at his command to pre serve the peace, to repress disturbance, and to bring those to justice who may have been guilty of a violation of the law. "In respect to the gentlemen of the county in which you are posted, I recommend to you to attend particu larly to the Lord Chief Baron O'Grady. You will find him well informed of tho transactions in the county of Limerick, and well acquainted with characters, and dis posed to assist your judgment. I also recommend to your attention Mr. Dickson, the late High Sheriff for the county; and Colonel Vereker, the Member for the city of Limerick. There may bo, and certainly are, other gentlemen in the county of Limerick on whose informa tion you can depend; but I have requested Mr. Trail, to whom I send thi3 letter, to apprise you confidentially of tho names of those whom you ought to consult. " Believe me, &e., " AnTIIIIR WELLESLEY. "Brigadier-General Lee." FIRE and LOSS of LIFE at SHEERNESS. SHEERNESS, THURSDAY.—Soon after eleven o'clock last night, this town was thrown into the greatest al arm by the outbreak of a most fearful fire, involving a melan choly loss of life. At present the number who p er i s h e d has not been correctly ascertained. One of the Roy a l Marines is known to have been burnt in his bed, and a Royal Artilleryman was killed by the falling of a stack of chimneys; there aro others missing, and it is feared that they have suffered. The premises in which the fire originated were those of the Duk e o f Cl arence I nn, situated immediately opposite the Royal Dockyard and the Naval-terrace, at the extreme east en d o f th e Bl ue Town. The alarm instantly aroused the authorities at tached to the garrison and dockyard, and speedily a strong force from the Waterloo flag-ship, Captain the Hon- M. Stopford, the London, Monarch, and Horatio, with the Roy a l Artillery fromthe barracks, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel England, arrived at the scene of destr uc ti on. Th e yard engines were promptly gotinto operation, but by that time the flames had ex tended to the adjoining buildings of Mr. Fife, chemist, Mr. Tyler, bootwaker, and some wooden tenements near. and it was anticipated that the conflagration would prove one of considerable magnitude. In order most effectu ally to arrest the progress of the fire, the Artillery pro ceeded to make a breach by pulling down four brick houses. The Marines and seamen from the different ships, under the joint direction of the Captain-Superin tendent Charles Hope, Captain the Hon. M. Stopford, Commander Marsh, and Lieutenant Christopher, re doubled, if possible, their efforts, and, notwithstanding the serious aspect of the fire, they succeeded in prevent ing its destroying other buildings than before stated. Several adjacent premises, however, have suffered. The post-office was once or twice fired, and but for the spirited exertions of the soldiers and sailors would have been consumed. The Marine who perished had taken a bed at the Duke of Clarence. During tko raging of the fire a stack of chimneys gave way, and falling upon oue of the Artillerymen killed him. On the muster-roll of the Marines being called four or five were missing, and fears are entertained that the bodies of some of them will be found under the ruins. The origin of the fire is thought to have originated from some careless ness in turning off the gas, but this is not known for certain. A largo portion of the property destroyed is reported to be insured. Wo regret to add that Captain the lion. M. Stoplord sustained an injury to ono of his eyes while engaged in directing his men, but it is hoped that it is not of any serious character. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—THE ROYAL EXRIBITION.—A valuable, newly-invented, very small powerful waistcoat pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known l miles distant; they answer every purpose on the Race-course, at the Opera-houses ; country scenery and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles; they are in valuable for shooting, deer stalking, yachting, to Sports men, Gentlemen, Gamekeepers, and Tourists.—Te be had at 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, observe, opposite the York-hotel. Telescopes—A new and most important in vention in Telescopes, possessing such extraordinary powers, that some, 3i inches, with an extra eye piece, show distinctly, Jupiter's Moons, Saturn's Ring, and re: li Double Stars. With the same T e l esco p e , we i g hi ng only three ounces, distant, nn ede every ounces, can be seen a person's countenance 31 supersede and all and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They other kind for the waistcoat pocket, and are of I a . Op erao object c a _ t n d can b e sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. Race course glasses, with wonderful powers; S. and B. b e e f o r e preserving m pr clearly seen from 14 to 16 miles Messrs.di s t a n e t invlaa l cueadbl Solomons, Opticians, have invented Spectacle Lenses, immediately they and distinct, the most feet vision, every object appears c aged defective sight b ec omes . bri,oatand brilliant, is brought to its youthful, natural, and original stat e . The Invisible Or fcoustic instr uments f or relief e A e-street, ob ganic Vibrator, and 39, kindsAlbrmarl o of extreme deafness. se rve opposite the York Hotel. THE PROJECTED ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH TO An[ERICA.—Some further consideration appears to have been given to a project, which we some time ago noted, for a line of telegraph, partly submarine and partly overland, between Europe and America, rid Iceland and Greenland. The route, it is said, has been partially surveyed by two young engineers, Messrs. Harrison brothers, who appear to consider the pro ject as practicable. How they propose to overcome or obviate the tremendous submarine influence of icebergs in Greenland or elsewhere, we do not know. The mere length of line, we think, might be no great obstacle. The Danish Government are said to be favourable to the scheme, and are willing to render every assistance as far as the route crosses their territories.—Budder. APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The preliminaries of a marriage are on the tapis, to take place about Christmas, between the Hon. Edward Bellew, son and heir of Lord and Lady Bellew, and Miss Bryan, only daughter of the late Lieut.-Colonel George Bryan, of Jenkinstown, in the county of Kilkenny. The bride elect will, it is said, bring a large dowry to the house of Barmeath. A MINISTER IN OXFORDSHIRE. d l l e l i e nt l' s re e s re hl e c t ; : l g t t ° i f e . u l t ° urTl o f a ri r e cl at o ll ! sends him to Perif t ea ß e , n l l in the hcaosuhletyeewn which following is the speech of Tthhies gßeingth!ectiluA.t J. W' U T I IEN — LFY M P said—To a free-born Englishman to meet a large 4' and " independent and irfluential body of his coahlntrymen upon any great public occasion m ust be at, gratification and pleasure; but wt,lllies. matter of high in addition to that, a meeting is called to do especial honour to humble b in dividuals like myself and my co doubly a matter of gratification, to imagine i ti e li a t e • ° • re. —(Cheers.) lam eot so weak aS P individual can ia my: elf or my colleagues can give ny to us, or can have a chance of ei ; b*.v.ng to us, any such , of comiort, an honour; but I know that vve are indebted fir it cause, to to the cause with which we have been long atso ciated—a cause for the sane of which many o f us titve made considerable sacrifices of time, of etiSe and of everything that a man values most--- a uphold which Ido not now appear for the first time be fore ituudreds of my fellow-countrymen in this town_ and a cause which yet, by the blessing of God, as long 1 as I live I shall hope to see flourish and be maintained. —(Cheers.) My Honourable Friend who proposed this toast to y our notice has called your attention to many subjects, and, among others, to the opposi tion which We encountered at the last election. Vexatious as that opposition was, I am sure it was mainly so both to myself and my colleagues, because we felt that for no earthly purpose, and fur no ' fair, honourable, legitimate cause, were you called from your business and occupations at a time when it was especially inconvenient to you, to enable you to show, as you did, with an unanimity which—l will not say was not to be expected, because I knew how an appeal would be responded to, but with an unanimity which I be lieve will do much to teach the people of this county what the true feeling of this county is and has been; and I hope it may have the effect of preventing such vexatious proceedings in future.—(Applause.) As I before observed, upon any occasion a person who has the honour to represent a large and independent county like this, must feel the highest pride and gra titude in meeting such an assembly; but for myself, personally, I cannot but feel that I have other causes of thankfulness. I have heard the mea ner in which the health of Lord Derby, the leader of the Conservative party in the House of Lords and Prime Minister of England, has been received; I have heard the manner in white the health of Mr. Disraeli, the leader of the Conservative party in the House of Com mons—both of them members of a Government of which I have the honour to be one—has been drunk by ycu; and I cannot but feel that I have especial occasion, there fore, to express to you the deep sense of gratitude and high exultation I entertain at teeing so large and so in dependent a portion of my countrymen assembled to gether to support and do justice to the principles of that Government.—(Loud cheers.) There are special reasons why, at this time, I should feel that pride, and I shall not hesitate to advert to them, because if ever ther e was a period wh en the pr ess o f this country, almost from one end of it to the other—some of it actually in the hands of the parties who were not themselves able to conduct the Government of the country, and another, not uninfluential part of it which generally delight to abuse everything, even the proceedings at public dinners and public meetings—has ?united to oppose the Govern ment of the day, it is the present.—(Hear, hear.) To oppose it, and for what? Not for any act it has done, but because it has what they call "no principles." Now. if I understand anything of the feelings of the gentlemen assembled, that Government has received, and will re ceive your support because you believe it has principles. —(Loud cheers.) As this has been so much and so loudly insisted on—echoed, I may say, from one end of the country to the other—l shall, with your per mission, if I do not trespass too long on your time, endeavour to trace out a little what have been the principles of that great party with which I have the honour to be associated, and what are, and will con tinue to be, their principles to the end.—(Applause.) It is not so many years since but we remember the for mation of that great party. We have been told, in deed, at public meetings, that the whole nation is for the Queen and the House of Lords; but it is not so long ago that the House of Lords was threatened with an inundation, and some forty or fifty new Peers were introduced to control them. Public notice, also, was given to the Bishops to set their house in order. Then at our meetings we did not hear so much of all par ties being of one mind about the House of Lards.— (Cheers.) I rejoice to say that, for her Majesty and the monarchy of this country there has always been but one feeling, any party holding a different opinion on that subject being so contemptible as to be absolutely be neath notice. The exalted virtues of the lady who is now Queen place her in a position that no person would for a moment question. The institution of royalty itself receives additional strength iu this country, where for so many centuries it has flourished, from the lustre which she reflects upon it.—(Loud cheers.) The next subject in order, which did not follow with any halting steps, was the confiscation of the ecclesiastical property of the country to secular purposes. That was the mat measure in order which the Conservative party refused to have anything to do with. They set their faces against it, and Lord Derby left the Government with which he was connected because he would not sanction that transaction, and would not purchase the support of the Irish priests and their nominees by being party to such a bargain.—(Cheers.) I ask you, gentle men, is there no principle in that; and I ask you whe ther those men who have so assailed us as having no principle have lately conducted themselves in such a manner as to give you any warrant for doubting th it should another Lichfield-house compact be entered into, they would be ready to join it for the purpose of re gaining power?—(Cheers.) The next question which followed, and which shook the then Whig Reform Go vernment to its centre—the question which first gave the Conservative party a tie, or a majority of ono (I forget which), in the House of Commons—was whether the people of this country, by the aid of the State, should re ceive a religious or secular education. Now, I ask you is that a question of principle, or is it not?—(Cheers.) Are children to bo taught that " the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom," or are they to receive a merely secular education, and be let loose to pick up their reli gious principles where they can? That was rho first question which shook the Whig Government and laid the foundation for the accession of Sir Robert Peel to power. I ask if that principle does not still remain in all its force, and whether the same party who wanted to ' introduce it twelve or fourteen years ago, aro not now again ready to proceed with the same measure? There is another question which it is very convenient for those parties to pass over in silence. What, I wish to know, were their opinions with regard to the maintenance of the Reformed Protestant Church in Ireland? Read the speeches of the late Prime Minister, Lord John Russell, in the Elouse of Commons, in 1844 and 1845, upon Mr. Ward's motions for doing away, or, as it was termed, " dealing with" the Irish Church, and tell me whetber the persons who opposed those motions by their votes and speeches, were actuated by principle or not?—(Cheers.) Now, I am not going to shrink from any of the great public questions which are before the country.—(Cheers.) I have gone through these which are of all time, and which are not to be altered by thit or that change of Government. They are of all time, and the men who have them will hold them to the end, while those who have them not will be constantly nib bling and bringing them forward bit by bit, as they did the appropriation clause when out of office; though, when they find they can held power without it, we hear no more of it.—(Loud cheers.) What happened in 1840? The Whigs then proposed certain great commercial changes, and their proposals did, no doubt, lay the foundation of all the changes which took place during the next seven years. These commercial ques tions had never in this country before been made party questiOns. No party had ever before been formed on those questions, but men of both sides voted indifferently, according as their feelings and judgment led them. The late Sir R. Peel's Government was the first that hounded on the country upon those questions. They were the first, in 1841, to make them an electioneering cry. In 1840, when those gentlemen were in OW' sition we heard a great deal, and they t a u g ht all 7 p o. o trusted in them to believe that there was thine unholy in buying sugar which tfr a :: o la r2 v l o . produced—that it was irreli e ious and m Well, was that changed in 1846, when they sup ported the Whigs in carrying the very m easure win ce they themselves denounced ? Surely, if it were wrong in 1845, it could not bo right in 184 6 , and men will b e disposed to ask themselves whether those gentlemen were sincere in the opinions which th e y enterta i ned. Five or six years passed on, and great changes were effected in 1846, and because the 250 gentlemen, form ing, perhaps four-fifths of the great Conserv a ti ve p arty, who had held those principles uninterruptedly and un broken from 1832 and 1833, when they first formed party, did not suddenly, and with out reason assigned, turn round on all th ey bad previously beli eve d, an d sa y that it was wrong to do that which in 1840 th e y h a d de clared to be right, but chose to say, " We see no ar guments or reasons to make us change our opinions, and we wish to see the operation of those great mea sures upon the community at large before we give our ass ent to them;"—because they take that course, people turn round upon them and say, " They have no prin ciples." If that be the case I do not know what a prin ciple is.— (Cheers.) We have been accused before and since of this, and have been asked what right had we to any share in the government. That is a question which I may alm os t sa y h as b een ye ll e d out f rom ono end of the country to the other. The government did no t wasfall into our hands from any motion of ou r ow n. Itin the hands of what is called " t h e Lib e r a l party,' who, having a large majority in the House of C"aamersso' abuses u s , , cer tainly, so straugely managed their affairs dis gusted the nation—the same press whiochansowit does mind you, abusing them quite as much . that on a motion which they themselves, at the icom mencement of the session, declared. n the Qu een ' s Speech to be of the greatest consequence to the safety of the nation, they were defeated. Having riot been backward in blowing up the panic which th en prevailed about a foreign invatton, a t all events, it n ot b lowieg it up, taking no means to less en the alarm which w as t e l t , men Lanibdelrableglitenvethi3 cou ld not must er 1 50 men to support us tly felt, throughout t h e country, those the Bill which they wanted to bring in. —(Cheers.) Bitewas that all? They did not even choose to try with a second measure, but actually hit, up the Qucett's hu.si n es to telte care o f i tsel f . Accord ing to doctrine e country trin e nobody was fit to take tho govern ment unless he had been in o ffi ce b efore; but it so hap pened that no other men w ere in th at pos i t i on except th d ei l r ef' d tt themselves—(Hear, hear, and laughter)—therefore they left the Country in this dilemma—either they were to continue ia everlasting possession of the reins of power, or hit up the Government when they took a pet, or whenever they pleased, and then say, " There is nobody fit to take the Government because he has not been in the Government before." Well, but that is not a very convenient position for the country to THE ARMY. GENERAL ORDER. Dept4-Adjutant-General's - office, W oo l w i c h , Sept. 25. Lieutenant-General Viscount Hardinge cannot sepa rate hitabblf from the office of Master•Gcneral of the Ordauce Department without expressing his best thanks to the Board officers, to th e G eneral and other officers of ranks, as well to the gentlemen of the civil o f the depa rtment, for the zealous support and aabbrnaleucahes es istance he has at all times received from them during the period he has presided over this important department of the State. Lord ilardinge is confident that this department will alvveys maintain the high character it has achieved by its conduct in the field, and for its scientific and skil ful r. - aangemerats in providing the various equipments on which the efficiency of the navy and army so essen tially depends. In taking lea ve o f th e o ffi cers , c i v il a s well as he will mili tary, he begs to as sure th em o f th e deep interest always feel in their welfare and honour. H. D. Ross, Deputy-Adjutan t- General. GENERAL ORDER. Woclwich, Sept, 29. The following General Order fr om the . Horse Guards, dated the 27th instant, is promulg a ted for the informa tion of the Royal _G G e neral Order. 4 Horse Guards, Sept. 27. " i to appoint Colonel Richard Airey to be his Mi litary Secretary, his Lordship desire s that the correspondence of th e army may be addressed hat o fficer, confo rma b ly to her Majesty ' s regu inge, Comrnanding-in-Chi e t. n The bee L n ie pleased to Commanding in Chief, hating through t lations. "By command of th e Ri ght Hon. General Viscount Li ard " G. BROWN, Adjutant-General." GENERAL ORDER. " Woolsvieb, Sept. 29, The following General Order, issued from the H orse Guards on the 28th inst., is promulgated !or the infor mation of the Royal Artillery:— " General Order. " Horse Guards, Sept. 28. " The General Commanding-in-Chief has been pleased to appoint the following officers to be his Lordship's Aides-de-Camp, viz.:— " Colonel Lqrd Charles Wellesley, unattnchod. Lieu'enant-Colonel Robert Blucher Wood, Car halt-pay. " Captain Charles Earl of March, unattached. " C 1,,a n Ile ury Marquis of Worcewer, 7th Hussars. " By command of the Right Hon. General Viteuunt Hardin e, Cornumnaing-in-Chiet. "G. BROWN, Adjutant-Geneval." CURRENTS OF THE OCLAN.--A bottle containing the following letter, imparting information relative to the currents of the ocean, was picked up by Captain Edward Smith, of the brig Samuel and Edward, of B angor (U n i te d States): -" }ler Majesty's ship Rapid, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1852.—1 n lat. 0 deg. 30 min. 00 see. S., long. 22 deg. 34 min. 30 sec. W., experienced a strong current, run ning N.W., at the rate of 30 miles per day ; two days previ ous, but in the above latitude and longitude, we had no cur rents, which induces me to send this bottle. Should it be picked on, note the day of the month and date, together with your latitude and longitude, and forward it to me.—Alfred Messum, Master of her Majesty's ship Rapid. We are bound to Rio de Janeiro, and have had a fine passage from Ma deira; 14 days.' Note.— The bottle mentioned as con taining this note was picked up on the beach in Galeon. Bay, July 29, on the north-eastern part of the island of? Martinique, lat. 14 N., long. 60 56 W.—HENRY FitolT) 1 "A N