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Dire' am-rosa, John daughter on-Tyne , a Works► Viewer, rde-park, restvvich , !kAncerl' d, Jazues a Im P' y, Water' a ranton 3, of the adclocks, De Beau- Lampt° n ' ,~,..! 7011 N , N ounti c'a NIIY JOINT-STOCK MUTUAL BANK ING ASSOCIATION. PRINCIPAL OFFICES. • Unity Buildirgs, 8 and 10, Cannon-street, City. LRICERTRR-SQUARE BRANCH. 1, New Coventry-street, Leicester-square. CLOSING OF THE SHARE LIST. The directors are happy to announce that, in consequence of the large number of shares that have been allotted and paid upon, the share list will be closed on Friday, the 30th November, after which date no applications will be received. Arrangements have been made which will enable the bank to commence business early in January next. This bank, to be incorporated by royal charter, is estab lished for the purpose of founding the principle of MUTUAL BANKING, whereby customers, who create the profits, be come entitled to a participation in them, by way of interest on their cash balances. The principle of mutuality has been fbr many years acted on by insurance companies, and their policy-holders have participated to a very great extent in the bonuses, with much advantage to the institutions and the shareholders. By banks, however, to this period, MUTU ALITY has been neglected. The whole of the profits result ing from successful operations have been given to the share holders only. ADVANTAGES OFFERED BY THE UNITY BANK. L To shareholders, 5 per cent. from the date of payment, on all paid-up capital, as well as g 0 per cent. of the profits. 11. To customers, in addition to the ordinary amount paid on deposit and current accounts, interest on their cash ba lances, equivalent to 50 per cent. of the profits. 'This is the plan on which the UNITY JOINT STOCK MUTUAL RANKING ASSOCIATIOT is established'. By it is created, for the first time, an identification of interest between the customers and shareholders of the bank, who thus become mutually con eerned in the extension of its business. It will be the means ofopening up new business, preserving a connection once formed, and productive of practical benefits to the public generally. CONDITION OF LONDON JOINT STOCK BANKS. The success of joint stock banks in London is readily ad mitted, as well as proved by the statements periodically issued by those great commercial institutions. In support of this, the following table is submitted, showing the condi tion of each of the six metropolitan joint stock banks which have published accounts, the original cost of the shares, their present market value, and the dividends payable thereon ; ci) 5, c.) }TAME of BANE. 3 —e, .9. 1 4 ' ° £ London and Westminster .. 1834 1,000,000 - 20 47 161 London Joint Stock .. 1836 604,000 10 '3254: 25-i e Union /tank of London .... 1839 422,900 10 30 20 London and County • • .... 1839 394,135 20 39h 12 r Commercial Bk. of London 1841 300,060 20 31 10 I Royal British Bank.. • • .... 1849 100,000 50 • • 6.1 The above banks publish the following facts with regard to their positions 1. The entire amount of subscribed capital in the six joint stock banks in London is 12,704,2001. 11. The amount thereof paid up is 2,817,0351. 111. The amount of deposits, or customers' balances, is 29,376,4101. IV, The total number of shareholders is 4,097. V. The number of shares issued, 187,084. Thus is presented proof of known security, extent of busi stets, and general financial resources. These establishments hold half-yearly meetings, and lay before their connections full accounts of their progress and general operations. This Course cannot fail in inspiring with confidence all who have any dealings with them, while it gives to the public the Means of forming an opinion as to their responsibility. INCREASED VALUE OF JOINT-STOCK BANK SHARES. It is proved to demonstration, that joint-stock banking, under proper supervision, affords a most legitimate and un usually profitable field or the investment of capital. The dividends paid by the banks above quoted vary from 6 to 25 per cent., and the latest quotations of their shares show an inc.:ease of 55 to 225 per cent, on their paid-up capit a. The real increase, however, in the value of the shares may be bet ter understood, by the fact that the. paid-up capital of these six banks is 2,817,0351., and that its present market value is 6,f)12,116/. It has thus increased two-and-a-half fold, so that every 11. has now become 21. 10s., and there is every prospect of this amount continuing to increase in value. COURT OF DIRECTORS OF THE UNITY BANK. GOVERNOR. • J. J. MECHI, Esq., Tiptree Hall, Kelvedon, Essex. 'WILLIAM JOSEPH BRUCE, Esq., 16, Duke-street, West minster, and 4A, Hyde-park-place, Cumbeiland-gato. G. L. P. EYRE, Esq. (Messrs. Trinder and Eyre), 1, John street, Bedford-row. THOMAS CARLYLE HAYWARD, Esq. (Messrs. Hayward and Sons), 93, Minories ; and 3, Highbury-park North. MAJOR HENRY STONES, LL.B., 33, Nottingham-place, Regent's-park. ROBERT GARLAND, Esq., Thames-chamber, York-build ings, Adelphi, and Belfiore-lodge, Highbury. THOMAS H. BAYLIS, Esq., Cannon-street, City; and 4, Nottingham-terrace, York-gate, Regent's-park. Dr. LLOYD, 4. Suffolk-place, Pall-mall. ROBERT JAMES SNAPE, Esq., 2, Stone-buildings, Lin coln's-inn. GOULD BRADLEY, Esq., Heathiand-lodge, :Hampstead. MAJOR MARTIN MULKERN, Ightfield-house, Alsop terrace, Regent's-park. BANKERS. THE LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK. SOLICITOR. - - - - - THOMAS TAYLOE, E;:,2s.,i3ilcklersbury, London. BROKERS. Messrs. R. and J. SUTTON, 22, Royal Exchange, London. GENERAL MANAGER. GEORGE CHAMBERS, Esq. (from Messrs. Barnett, Hoare, and Co.) • SECRETARY. HENRY LAKE, Esq. Each of the directors is duly qualified, having subscribed !Or twenty shares, and paid the deposit of 1,0001., in, accord ance with the deed of settlement. TEE NEW PRINCIPLE INTRODUCED BY THE UNITY BANK. Regarding the distinctive principle of the Unity Bank, it las been suggested that there must be a detraction from the Pr( .fits of the shareholders, by reason of 511 per cent. being given to the customers of the bank. This idea can only have ien, however, from the want of a careful consideration of the whole subject. In the first place, it is necessary to re toe caber from whom the profits of a bank are derived. They are not made from the share capital. The very first ingredi ent fur the formation of profits is a customer. The amount of profit must, therefore, be governed by the amount of bus.- nes s transacted ; and the larger the business. provided it be pt operly conducted, the larger will be the profits. It must be bo•,•ns in mind, also, that the real extent of the dividends must derend on the number of cents. of profits, and that 50 per eeett. of the profits, extending over large transactions, may be far greater than 100 per cent. derived from more circum scribed business. If, then, the customers of a bank consti tnt a its profits, the customers should be induced to transact the it business with the bank, and thereby the profits of the ehr reholder, instead of being reduced, will be augmented. Th a inducement held out to the customer, however, should he Mk At as does not involve or complicate the business of bank Ins It should not be by the promise of some peculiar accom rno dation, or some particular and increased rate of interest, Or by any departure from that sound system of joint-stock bat eking which has stood the test of years of experience, and pttcured so great prosperity. Eut it should be, as it is in the Unity Bank, an advantage which interferes in no degree Nvil,h established principles, but merely allocates a portion of the t which has already been declared to be profit to those who have been the makers of it, Assurance companies have been accustomed to apportion certain of their profits, by way of bor ius, to their assurers ; and so general has become the re ctos of the right of the assurer to this participation • that no assurance association would now be established without thi s essential to success. The justice of the principle consists in this—that as the assurers make the profits of the company, till 7 ought to be participators in its prosperity. What - ii jua I. in assurance will be found just also in banking. The eta comers of a bank make the profits of the bank, and they ou.At also to be participators in its prosperity. It has been asserted, also, that the 50 per cent. of the pro fit s proposed to be divided, while it would detract from the profits of its shareholders, would be but a trifling benefit to tbs.) customers. It might, in the first place, be replied that lac benefit is considerid " trifling" by those who rightly esti sa.,te pecuniary affairs ; that the benefit, if trifling, is in addi tic n to all the other benefits usually derived by banking at a Jolt nt-stock bank ; and that no correct data can be formed of till 3 profits which will be made. Ou the other hand, it must be remembered that hitherto persons have taken their bank ; account where personal feeling, accommodation, or con- Irtt.nience of locality might lead them. Now, for the first time, bjl the introduction of the principle of mutuality, self-interest is appealed to. And when, to the large number of the public at traded by this all-powerful stimulus, is added the number of the connections of the Unity Insurance Associations in all ps its of the country, who have a peculiar identification with find interest in its success, it may fairly be stated, that ante cedent data are not sufficient to form an estimate of the ad vantages which both the shareholders and customers will derive from the Unity Bank. Great difficulty exists in estimating the effects likely to be irmoduced by the establishment of this new and most desirable feature in banking. It is one that must become highly popu lar with every commercial interest, and with every class of the public, because its simplicity and advantages are at once to be seen and appreciated. To those great commercial bodies which are compelled to 'have large cash balances constantly at their bankers', it will prove to be a serious consideration, and a most important source of profit. The railway, dock, gas, water, steam navi gation, insurance, and other companies, professional men, merchants, brokers, gentlemen of fortune, and traders of all :kinds, will duly estimate the difference in the system now proposed, from that heretofore existing. In fine, as joint stock banks became a public necessity, as is now proved, so -will the principle of mutuality—whereby these admirable in stitutions may be rendered still more serviceable to the public, sad in no way less safe—demand the best consideration of the 'community at large. BUSINESS TO BE UNDERTAKEN. All the usual business of banking will be undertaken ; and :arrangements will be made for extending the transactions of the Bank in every desirable quarter. Column Accouns will be made up half-yearly, namely—t o the 30th of June and the 31st of December, and interest will 13 allowed at the rate of 21. per cent, on them. Dziosrr Accounvs.—With respect to these, the rate of in terest allowed on money placed at seven days' notice will be 11. per cent, under the rate of discount on first class bills adopted by the Bank of England, regulated thereby. The bank will give receipts for the sums so deposited, or, for the convenience of depositors leaving England, promissory notes, or bills, including interest as well as principal, at not less than six months' date. The bank will undertake the agency of country and foreign banks, whether joint stock or private, and will afford every accommodation to travellers and others with respect to circu •hr notes and letters of credit. It will receive all kinds of income for its customers, including annuities, dividends, mili tary, naval, and civil officers' pay. It will undertake the sale and transfer of stock in the public funds, &o. ; and will be responsible for the safe custody of title deeds and other secu rities belonging to its customers, to which they will at all times have convenience of access. Application for prospectuses and forms of application for the remaining shares, to be made to Messrs. R. and J. Sutton, stock brokers, 22, Royal Exchange ; or to the secretary, at the principal offices, 10, Cannon-street, City. HENRY LAKE, Secretary. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. 70 TUE DIRECTORS OF THE UNITY JOINT-STOCK MUTUAL BANKING ASSOCIATION. Gentlemen,— I request that you will allot me shares of 1001. each in the above association, and in consideration of such allotment, or any less number you may appro?riate to me, I hereby undertake to pay the deposit, or first call of 104 per share thereon, and 40t, at the time of incorporation. EISAN No. 19,703.] I further undertake to execute the deed of settlement when juired. Dated this day , 185 . Reference Names (in full) Residence Profession or trade Place of business 'UNITY JOINT STOCK MUTUAL BANKING ASSOCIATION. Principal Offices—Unity-buildings, 8 and 10, Caunon-street, City. CLOSING OF THE SHARE LIST. NOTICE is hereby given that no further applications for SHARES in this bank will be received after Friday, the 30th of November. By order, HENRY LAKE, Secretary. Unity-buildings, 9th Nov., 1855, ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—THIS EVENING, and every evening during the week, the GRAND ELEUSINIAN SPECTACLE of MAGIC and MYSTERY, by Professor ANDERSON, the Great Wizard of the North, in 12 acts, with ever-changing variety of incidents, continuous surprises, novel and extraordinary effects. Magic and Mystery is an entirely new entertainment, pos sessing distinctive characteristics and peculiar phases of amusement. It is not a monologue, for the audience them selves perform their parts with the principal actor, some of them on the stage and others in front ; it is not an exhibition, .or though everything becomes metamorphosed before the eyes of the visitors no one can be positive that he sees any one thing; but it is a comedy really performed by the com pany ; a melodrama replete with startling positions and unex pected denouements ; a magnificent spectacle, with 2,000 of the public every night to appear as auxiliaries ; and an ex ravaganza, in which all that seems to be is entire'y beyond the bounds of probability. Professor Anderson returns his thanks to thronged anal ashionable audiences which have nightly filled the Lyceum Theatre to overflow, and by means of whose generous aid he has been enabled. to- anisoncf, Magic an,tl Mystery for con tinuous repetition. fie believes that no professor of his art I, as at any time or in any plate been honoured with an aliount of success so extensive, so decided, and so unusual. iTe would attribute that success to three causes ; first, that 'n his present entertainment he has placed before his visitors the results of a life sedulously devoted to the attainment of perfected skill in one peculiar art, and to perfect which he has travelled the globe in every clime ; secondly, that he has spared no trouble nor expense to put this entertainment on the stage in the most elaborate manner, by the employment of the first mechanicians and artists of the day ; and thirdly, that, while endeavouring to provide amusement for those who honour him with their presence, he has not forgotten that t is possible to afford information also, and that the oppor tunity should not be neglected of exposing conjuring where eVer it has been used for nefarious purposes, or whenever by resorting to the conjuror's arts, in an illegitimate manner, the designing have succeeded in making dupes of the credulous. The 937 letters on the subject of spirit-rapping, which Pro fessor Anderson has received, from the time of opening the • heatre up to the present date, bear witness to the great in terest taken on the subject of this singular delusion ; whilst many of them bear melancholy evidence to the dangers which attend a belief in the superstitious nonsense of the " Spiri tualists." Judging simply by the correspondence which has resulted, Professor Anderson's exposé of spirit-rapping and his illustration of the se-called table phenomena, have pro duced a sensation unequalled by any previous attempt to ex pose a mischievous and impudent juggle. It is impossible for Professor Anderson to reply at length to a tithe of the communications which reach him on the subject. Ho regrets that many of these should come from ladies and gentlemen who, from their position in society and their well-known in tellectual attainments, he would least havo expected to have 'Ten converts to a belief so preposterous in itself, and so easily susceptible of being controverted and disproved. Every evening, from the Lyceum stage, Mr. Anderson's opinions on spirit-rapping are expressed, and every evening, within th Lyceum, how tables can be made to rap is exhibited and elucidated. It is respectfully requested that this public exposition will be accepted generally as Professor Anderson's only mode of replying at full length to his multitudinous correspondents. lie regrets that the names of the great and learned of the land should have been made to figure in the documents emanating From the spirit-rappers, as for instance the following, ex tracted from the Morning Advertiser of Thursday, Septem ber 20, and taken by that journal from the New Ford Spiri tual Telegraph. It purports to emanate from an American spirit-rapper, Mr. D. D. Hume :—" Sir David Brewster frankly confesses that he is ' sorely puzzled' at what he has witnessed, and Lord Brougham acknowledges himself to be thoroughly nonplussed. Both of these noted men brought the whole force of their keen discernment to bear upon the solution of the phenomena; but the presence of substantial, actual hands, and the demonstrative strength of the spirits who thus clothed themselves for the time, and . moved mate rial objects about the room, proved to be too much of a Ties ion for them to master." Mr. D. D. Ilume, the author of the Above, has recently left England, and the following account of who, and what he is, occurs in the Family Herald, No. 648: —" This young man, who is a Scotehman by birth, and now in Italy, is a remarkable medium for all the manifestations without apparatus. Barnum, who is well-known throughout Anglo-Saxon world as a splendid humbug, offered him 2,000 lollars per annum if he would perform at his museum in New York. Barnum then took it for granted that medium; conic! be bought. He was somewhat astonishoikwhen his offer was refused. Hume, on telling the fact in London lately, simply nd honestly remarked, that the money would have been very acceptable to him, for ho was poor, young (under 20), an or phan, and in very had health : but he would have been afraid of losing his power as a medium, and he would sooner lose his life. The refusal, however, made Barnum thoughtful. He inquired into the subject; and now Barnum, ono of the greatest humbugs in the world, and withal a conjuror, is one of the firmest believers in spiritualism." It is cer tainly surprising to find such a paragraph as this in the editorial article of an established journal, the editor of whom might be supposed to be sane. Even if Barnum does believe in spirit-rapping--does spirit-rapping gain or lose by this accession to its adherents? and, with Barnum's endorse ment to it, is this bill, drawn on public credulity, more likely to be negotiated ? Professor Anderson would believe not : hut, when he finds that educated clergymen of the Church of England have the temerity to subscribe their names to so gross r swindle, when he finds that the incumbent of Wortley (the Rev. N. J. Godfrey) positively asserts Lis belief in it, and writes a book on the subject, he considers it tA bo time for him to state that which he knows of the mechanism by which it is effected, and the mischief to which it tends. In the Jiorning Advertiser of October 3 appears a letter from Sir David Brewster, relative to that which he saw at Cox's Hotel, in company with Lord Brougham. He distinctly states that which the Wizard of the North proclaims every night—that spirit-rapping is nothing more than conjuring applied to bad purposes. In the Iforning Advertiser of the following day, however, there is an answer to Sir David's letter from one who was present when he and Lord Brougham had their s4ance with the spirits, in which the writer says, that " the table (a large dinner-table, I believe) moved about in the most extraordinary manner, and, among other things, a large ac cordion was conveyed by an invisible agency to my band and then to Lord Brougham's, in which, held by his lordship's right hand, apart from any person, it played an air through out," With such a statement, printed for the edification of the people of the 19th century, with the facts before us that the most talented men of the day are permitting themselves to be deluded by these juggling spirit-mongers—that the greatest novelist of the age is now engaged in making it tIT , subject of a new work, and that a " spiritual convection" has actually been advertised to be held in St. Martin's-hall, Professor Anderson trusts that his exposures of the spiritual ists of America, as given by him nightly at the Lyceum, will he received by the people of England as genuine honest at tempts to provide an antidote for the bane of the spiritual jugglers. In the course of the last five weeks 100,017 persons have visited the Lyceum Theatre, —a larger number, it is believed, than has ever before been assembled within its walls in so short a period. Magic and Mystery is repeated every even. iug, the programme being continually changed. Grand fashionable Day Performance, or Saturday, December 1, at 2 o'clock ; the programme being thus arranged ; Part 1. —Act 1. The Mesmeric Couch : or, the Clinical Capabilities of the Atmosphere : in which tho Wizard will do by magic that which some suppose to be effected by mesmer ism, and illustrate the possibility of sleeping unsupported in the air. Act 2. The Aqua-Avial Paradox ; exemplifying the power of producing animated nature from fire and water only, and the possibility of eliciting from the simplest elements the most complex forms of ornithological existence. Act 3. Le Livro des Reeueils Choisies : or, Puck's Own Pocket Book, with Puck himself within it. Typifying the evening's entertainment in the production of the very volu minous from a small volume, in the extraction of magnitude out of minuteness, in developing bulk where no space appears for its existence, in discovering odd things in odd places, and in bringing forth unexpected wonders from the most unlikely place for to be found. Act 4. Magical Locomotion ; or, Transition without Trou. ble. In which will be comprised—the Adventures of a Wed ding Ring, the Peregrinations of a Bank Note, the Transfor mation—black into white, and the Discovery of every Article in the position which would seem the most inappropriate. Act 5. L'Ecrin de Verre ; or, the Casket of Cro3sus. Into which, though made entirely of glass perfectly transparent, and suspended so as to be visible to the eyes of all present, the Wizard will cause the money of his visitors to transport itself, and rain into the casket, though its lid be closed, locked, and the key in the possession of the audience. Act 6. Clairvoyance Extraordinary ; or, the Transparency of Opacity. Act. 7. A New Bottle of Bacchus ; or, the Novel Wine and Spirit Store. An improvement upon the " inexhaustible bottle," inasmuch as the Wizard's bottle will not only be in exhaustible, but will change its contents, ad infinitum, at the word of command, producing soda-water, butter-milk, Epsom salts, Port, Sherry, brandy, gin, rum, whisky, noyeau, or any other wine or spirit required ; and finally proving to be filled with pocket handkerchiefs perfectly dry, and occupying the whole space when tightly packed. Act Spirit-rapping. an Hour with the Spirits ; or, an Exposé of toc A si e n t. oPf.thoerainn Introducing the spirit-rapping table and patrons v d i a M ib y l e s Mystic will il undergo Amalgam, in s which ic h e s t r t a h n e g e property m e tse o r - f p hoAs Act. 10. France, e d en , amemErokniegr: the Wizard's transformed into the flags of victory—the banners of Eng land, natnoe d t d h s e ca i h is ra , diirn tl io i a e i ir handkerchiefs become seats himself will be under the magic Cmn n us li inanwdhia.chppheeawr who the audience, under circumstances feast as ex e iected, in a posi tion as peculiar as gyhstt,i perplexing, osnfae . e Charmed e rm em e p d re Ch hen es d t ;whoire,h the i tTi f le ha eN v Mi e the goodness to observe, in an earlier part the the chest suspended (like Mahommed's coffin) raionuf u A aeil c eiee t anu . c-s l aei l orwi, evening,into which all things will travel, and out of which all will be produced. Act. 12. The Homological Evaporation ; or, the Shortest Route to the Antipodes. Illustrating the easiest mode of ridding ourselves of a troublesome friend, and the advantages of the newly-discovered dia-terrestrial passage from the west ern to the eastern hemisphere. Doors open each evening at half-past 7; commence at 8. Private boxes, 1/. 11s. 6d. and 1/. ls., to be obtained at the Box-office, or at the principal libraries; stalls, 4s. ; dress circle, 3s. ; upper boxes, 2s. ; pit , ls. ; ga l lery , 6(1. The Box-Office is open daily, from 11 till 5, under the direction of Mr. Chatterton, jun. Grand fashionable Morning Per formance on Saturday, December 1, at 2 o'clock. Doors open at half-past 1, „4wiii._,‘,.,.,,,5... ..._. T\T t 7 Ik7STN_PER , • . / A -”' t 4 ( r 3 , ....... • ... • • . • d' S tilt : - i9: # ,Z 444._, / L eft o t/te l td •l ei t& C af , l ''''l/Zi.-47- . 'Z'Z"). '''7' 7 ' ,., F 4 1,.. 4 7 , - - t_!k•:;l',i) , V-•• f r ; ,(:.":„., ---- - 7 -s •04';,; , ." ',..)1,4 . - . ... ~ . . 0 ~--pc. ~,,,:;-/A, ~ -- -r- • + ).- ';'si.-- - -- - -- - 4 .I 11: 'Ne..S'i 1 EFFECTS OF _RAPID P.ROMOTION. \ -2 g ii S ....._ -.- . • ~. 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Peace may give us the men, and we may clothe awl drill them, but it is only in the field that their metal is tried, and that experience obtained which makes them serviceable to their country. No doubt a seasoned officer is worth a score who bave had no experience of the rugged edge of ser vice. The Duke of Wellington always naturally pre ferred the man of one compaign to the mere recruit. It may be, however, that war may carry away the greater part of the good and tried soldiers, and so neutralise all ' the benefits arising out of a little hardship and a few combats. Some regiments may be all the better for ser vice, and many more may be completely deoluiated. Looking at the state of the regiments in the Crimea, no i m e za. e l list, are and very must, man in hi s senses can come to any other conclusion than that they are gradually reaching an alarming point of demoralisation,frons which there i s no escape un d er th e system of rapid promotion sanctioned from a mistaken sense of justic e . Th ere are now upwards of 400 line who a ha re ve p h l a ae d ed b , u b t e o c n o o m y e ear cap a of full-pay service I V ery many of them are within two or tirs in es three l of the top of thtopana ea the reg imental Th egent e li i e r u eu tenan meta tai ne ill ee the in Crimea which t heymae in the yeap. tains of only three, four, five, and six years' full-pay service, and some of two years. Now, it is very right to let gentlemen reap some of the fruits of warfare in a rapid promotion, resulting from the casualties in the ranks above them ; and, if their good fortune were not pregnant with danger to the service, no one would grudge them the attainment of the highest positions. We ask, however, in all soberness, whether the crowding many regiments with boys is not a certain method of uprooting discipline, of destroying character, and creating a world of dissatisfaction in the numerous corps which have not been employed in the Crimea, and which, consequently, are filled with officers whose full pay service is in the proportion of fife years to one of the lucky survivors of the conflict before Se bastopol ? The main argument against promotion by purchase has been that it enables the young to leap over the heads of the old, superseding experience and service by incompetency. Bat of what avail would be the abolition of the system if every youth, whose regiment happens to be nearly cut np, while he, perhaps, was away on leave or still at the depot, is to run up the lad der of preferment to the supercession of much older and more useful men in other corps ? While the fortunate regiments (as they facetiously call the greatest sufferers from the fire of an enemy) are all encamped together, the mischief immediately apparent, excepting in the looseness of discipline. Hew will it be when a regi ment, returned from the Crimea, iaiin the same garrison with sue that his but just returned from the Cape or India ? Why, that lieutenants of 13 - and 14 years' standing will find themselves subordinate to boys of three and four years' service. Put the case that the 87th were quartered with the 23d, 62c1, or the 133 d • no fewer than 15 lieutenants of the 87th would find themselves junior in rank to men who have not half of their full-pay service ; and so with other regiments. Place the 59th in juxtaposition with the 57th or the 64th in the same cantonment with the 7 7th —nothing but heartburning and mortification would result from the contrast. We repeat: give a fair share of recompence to the gallantry which bag confronted the enemy and endured the &pug effects of trench duty in a hostile climate and udder pri vation ; but for the sake of common justice and disci pline, let us have a few transfers from unlucky regiments to the corps which bare been deprived of so many of • their best officers. Lord Ilardinge will be able to find n aqy excellent excuses for the promotion of officers out of their regiments in the colonies and India, into Crimean corps. To some of them the step will be a proper com pliment to the memory of a relative slain in action ; to others it will be twice blessed—a compensation for tardy promotion, and a benefit to a regiment needing the pre sence of a few more experienced soldiers.—United Ser vice Gazette. EXPULSION OF THE REFUGEES FROM JERSEY. The Jersey Weekly Times contains a report of a discus sion which took place on Monday last in the States, or Legislative Assembly of that island, upon the subject of the recent expulsion of the foreign refugees. Judge de Quetteville denied the right of the Lieutenant-Governor to expel strangers from the island, and gave notice of re solutions on the subject. These resolutions are to the effect that the order of the King in Council, dated the 12th of June, 1635, investing the Lieutenant-Governor with unlimited aethority, is contrary to the charters of this country, and is not in harmony with the present age, and therefore the States have decided to pray her Majesty to repeal the order and to substitute the follow ing regulation : " For the future, no stranger residing . in this island shall be ex p e ll e d by an order of the Lieut.- Governor, unless the latter shall have had, previously, a conference with the Royal Court and obtained its con sent to that effect. The Royal Court, previous to coin ing to a decision, shall have, if it deems it necessary, the right of ordering the appearance of the person about to be expelled, and to hear witnesses on the fact of which he may be accused." Mr. Godfrey hav ing put some questions to the constable of St. Helier, M. Le Quesne, which the latter declined to answer, denied that the resolutions passed at the Queen's Assembly Rooms were agreed to unanimous ly, and said that the second resolution was negatived by a ma jority, and that his amendment was carried, and it was not only his opinion, but that of Dr. Dickson and many others. Dr. Dickson, as well as himself and the majority, were for having the authors of the letter, or the pro prietors of L'H omme , b roug ht b e f ore t h e Royal Court— the only le g al wa y th ey cou ld h ave b een punished. Mr. Godfr a y p rocee d e d t o contend that the liberties of the island w ere i n j eopar d y b y the recent acts of the Lieutenant-G overnor, w h o pretended to have the right of exp u l sion by an old law of 1635 , ma d e i n the Star Chamber. That law was never made for aliens, but ex pressly fur th e no bl es an d othersliving iu Lond on , ex pelled by that most iniquitous chamber under the insti gation of Charles I. 'Tie King, fearing teat they should organise a Parliament, banished them from London, and as many had already resorted to the island, he emanated this order of 1635 to expel them from our shored. M. Le Quesne denied that Mr. Godfray's amendment was carried. M. Le Quesne proceeded to say, "My opinion is that the majority was for the resolution. Wall know that the refugees insulted us. Have they not carried their red flag in our streets ? It is not my duty to examine if the power of expelling rests with the Lieutenant-Go vernor, and he has only complied with the request of the inhabitants if he has so used it. Three of them were not satisfied with banishment, but 36 others must needs sign a declaration which sets at defiance the authorities. We have only acted in this affair as loyal subjects ; and, had we brought the offenders before the Court, it would only have been acting a comedy which would never have bad an end. I regret the Lieutenant-Governor thought that such power resided in him. lam aware the Court would never have finished the affair bad it been brought before it." It was arranged that M. de Quetteville'd re solutions sheuid be discussed at the next meeting. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER, 26, 1855. CHEADLE (STAFFORDSHIRE) RAILWAY COMPANY— (RAILWAY from CRESS WELL to CHEADLE, with BRANCHES to HOLLINGTON and DILHORN, all in the County of Stafford). (Incorpora tion of Company--Powers to construct Railway, Branches, and Tramways, and to Amalgamate with, or to Sell or Lease to, or to make Traffic Arrangements with the North Staffordshire Railway Company, and for Amendment of Acts.) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That Application is in tended to be made to Parliament in the ensuing Session for an Act to incorporate a Company, and to give such Company power to make and maintain the Railway, Branches, and Tram ways, or any or either of them hereinafter mentioned, and all necessary and proper works and conveniences connected therewith (that is to say) : First, a Main Line of Railway, commencing - by a Junction with the North Staffordshire Railway (Uttoxeter Branch) in the parish of Checkley, in the county of Stafford, at or near a point on the said Railway, being Five Furlongs East of a certain level crossing in the parish sf Draycot, in the Moors in the said county, known as the Newton Level Crossing, and terminating in a field called the end of the Brook Meadow, owned and occupied by William Bowers, junior, situate in the Town End Quarter of the parish of Cheadle, in the said county, which said intended Railway will pass from, in, through, or into, or be situated within the several parishes, township, and extra parochial, or other places following, or some of them, that is to say, Draycot in the Moors, Cresswell, Checkley, Upper Teen, Lower Team, Totmanslow, Tenford Huntley Quarter, Mobberley, Town End Quarter, Cheadle Mill, and Cheadle, all in the said county of Stafford. Secondly—A Branch Railway or Tramway, commencing by a Junction with the said intended Main Line of Railway in a field called Bohemia Field, situate near to Tenford Mill, In the parish of Cheadle aforesaid, and terminating at or near a certain piece or parcel of land known as the Freeholders allotment at Hollington, situate near or adjoining a certain Stone Quarry, owned and occupied by William Seal, at Hol lington aforesaid, in the township of Madeley Holme, hi the said parish of Chockley, and which intended Branch Rail way or Tramway will pass from, iu, through, or into, 9r bo situate within the several parishes, townships, extra paro chial and other places following, or some of them, that is to say, Draycot in the Moors, TotmUnslow, Tenford, Cheadle, Upper Team, Lower Teen, Checkley, Hollington aid Madeley Holmo, all in the said county of Stafford. Thirdly— A Branch Railway or Tramway commencing by a Junction with the said intended Main Line of Railway at or near the north end of an occupation road at Mobberley, in the Huntley quarter of the parish of Cheadle, numbered 1,595 ou the parish plan of.the Huntley quarter of the said parish, and terminating in or near to a certain field called the Mill Pool Meadow, adjoining the Whympncy Wood, be longing to and occupied by Edward Buller, Esquire, in the Parish of Dilhorn, in the said county, and which last-men tioned Branch Railway or Tramway will pass through, iu, from, or into, or be situate within the several parishes, town ships, extra parochial or other places following, or some of them, that is to say, Cheadle, Tenford, Huntley, Mob berley, Brookistoae, Foresbrook, and Dilhorn, all in the said county of Stafford. And it is intended by the said Act to take powers "for all or some of the following purposes, that is to say :—To sell and transfer, or to let on lease the said undertaking to the North Staffordshire Railway Company, and to enable the said North Staffordshire Railway Company to purchase or take a lease of the same, or otherwise to enabto the said intended Company and the North Staffordshire Railway Company to make and carry into effect such contracts and arrangements, with respect to the work:lig and management of the traffic upon the said intended Railway and Branches, upon such terms and conditions, and subject to such restrictions as may be mutually agreed upon or be specified in the said intended Act, and for the purposes aforesaid. to amend, vary, and en large the provisions of the several Acts of Parliament follow ing, or some of them, that is to say :—The Acts relating to the North Staffordshire Railway Company (local and personal), namely, 9 and 10 Viet., cap. 85 ; 10th and 11th Vict., cap. 103; 11th and 12th Viet., caps. 66 and 83; 13th and 14th Vict., cap. 55; and 1 William IV., cap. 55. And it is pro posed by the said intended Act to take powers to purchase, by compulsion cr otherwise, the Lands and Buildings required for the purposes of the said undertaking, and to levy Tolls, Rates, and Charges, for or in respect of the use of the said intended Railways, Tramways, and Works, and of the Car riages and Engines used thereon, awl to grant exemptions from all or any of such Tolls, Rates, and Charges, and to raise money on the credit of the said Tolls, Rates, and charges or otherwise for the purposes of the said undertaking. Also to alter, vary, stop up, or divert, whether temporarily or permanently, all turnpike and other roads and highways, railways, tramways, aqueducts, canals, streams, rivers, sewers, mains, pipes, and other works situate within or near to tire aforesaid parishes, townships, and extra-parochial or other places, or any of them with which it may be necessary to interfere in the construction of the said intended works or any of them. And it is intended by such act to vary, repeal, or extin guish all existing rights, privileges, or exemptions in any manner connected with the lands and buildings, or other property or works proposed to be purchased or taken or in terfered with, or which would in any manner impede or inter. fere with the construction, maintenance, or use of the said intended railway and works or any of them, and to confer other rights, privileges, and exemptions. And it is intended by the said act for the purpose of carry ing the said undertaking into effect, to create a joint stock or capital, and to confer on the said company so to be iheorpo rated, and to make applicable to the objects of the said bill all or seine of the powers and provisions of " The Companies' Clauses Consolidation Act, 1815," " The Lands' Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845," and " The Railways Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845," and all other necessary power. and provisions. And Notice is Hereby Given that a map, plans, and sec tions, describing the lino or situation and levels of the said intended Railway and Branch Railways respectively, and the Lands and Buildings proposed to be taken for the purposes thereof, together with books of reference to such plans, containing the names of the owners or reputed owners, lessees or reputed lessees, and occupiers of such lands and buildings, and a copy of this notice, as published in the London Gazette, will be deposited, on or before the 30th day of November in the present year, with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Stafford, at his office in Stafford ; and that a copy of the said notice, and a copy of so much of the said plans, sections, and b ,, ok of reference as relate to each of the parishes or extra parochial places in or through which the said intended Railway and Branch Railways respectively. are intended tQ be made, will be deposited, on or before the said 30th day of November instant, in the case of each parish with the Parish Clerk of such parish, at his residence, and in the case of each extra parochial place with the Parish Clerk of some adjoining parish, at his residence ; and that copies of the said Bill will be deposited at the Private Bill office of the House of Commons, on or before the 31st day of December next. Dated this Eighth day of November, 1855. ELAM; and SON, I Joint Solicitors to CATTLOW and DANIEL, the Promoters. NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That JOHN FBANCh WoOLD I /GE BOWDEN, of Gainsborott, , b, in the county of Lincoln, booksePPr, bath by indenture bearing date the third day of November, 1855, a , ,d made between the said John Francis Wooldridge Bowden, of the first part, Samuel Wilkinson, Gentleman, William !dinner, Gentleman, and Maw Parker, draper, all of GainAborottgh aforesaid, of the second part, and the several other persons whose names and seals are thereunto subscribed and set, being respectively creditors of the sail John Francis Wooldridge Bowden, of the third part, assigned and transferred all his personal estate and Off cts unto the said Samuel Wilkinson, William Miliner, and Maw Parker, in trust, for the equal benefit of all the creditors of the said John Francis Wooldridge 'Bowden ; and that the said Indenture was executed by the said John Francis Wooldridge Bow den, William Mahler, and Maw Parker, on the day of the date thereof, and the execution thereof by them was attested by William PlaAitt, of GaMsborough aforesaid, Attorney-at-Law. and that the said Indenture was executed by the said Samuel Wilkinson on the fifth day of November instant, and the execution thereof by him was also attested by the said William Plaskitt. . . WILL. PLASKETT. Solicitor to the Assignees. Gainsborough, sth November, 1853. TO LOVERS OF FISH.-100 GENUINE YARIIOUTfI BLOATERS for 65., package included. THESE HIGHLY ESTEEMED DELICACIES AND CHEAP ARTICLE OF FOOD forwarded to all parts, on receipt of penny postage stamps or P. 0.0. (preferred). Send full and plain direction, county, and nearest sta tion.—Addrees THOS. LETTIS, jun., Fish Curer, at. Yarmouth. " This is the third season Mr. Lettis has supplied Yar mouth bloaters, and we find the quality excellent.—J. Brashowe, house steward, Blenh e i m P a l ace.—Oct. 20, 1854." us with Tar " Mr. Lettis,—As soon as you send out your genuine bloaters, I shall be glad to have a supply as usual ; those I had last year gave great satisfaction.—A. F. Courroux, Ambassador's Court, St. James's Palace.—Oct. 1, 1855," QIR WM. BURNETT'S DISINFECTING FLUID, for destroying all Offensive Smells and purifying Sick Rooms, &e. Its cost is less than One Farthing per Gallon when d luted for use. • Sold by all Chemists, and at 18, Cannon-street, City. Gallons, Is. Quarts, 2s. Pints, ls. Half-pints, 6d. NEW LABEL.—In consequence of the great variety of counterfeit labels of A. ROWLAND & SONS' MACASSAR OIL, now in circulation, and which so nearly resemble the original as frequently to deceive the unwary—they have em p'osed those eminent artists Messrs. Perkins, Bacon, & Co., who, at great cost, and by a peculiar process of their own, have succeeded in producing from steel " A NEW LABEL," which cannot be forged. His composed of a section of an engine -turned circle, repeated one hundred and thirty times—and forms an original lace-work ground, upon which is engraved in white letters, "UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE COURTS OF EUROPE," with an embossed profile of her Majesty "THE QUEEN," lately specially taken for the purpose, and which surmounts the woods (also in white letters) " ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL, FOR THE GROWTH, RESTORATION, AND FOR BEAUTIFYING THE HUMAN HAIR." Under which is the Signature of the Proprietors in Red Ink, " A. ROWLAND & SONS." Sold by them at 20, Hatton garden, London, and by Chemists and Perfumers. PUBLICATIONS. Mr. Newby will shorty publish, in 3 vols., 3's. 61 , THE OLD DOMINION. By G. P. R. JAMES, Author of " The Gipsy," " The Robber," " Darnley," &C. " Mr. James, we hear," says the Tribune, " has devoted upwards of two years in the completion of a new historical romance of Ameri can life of the present day, and the on dit is that it surpasses the best of his early works." Now ready, THE CAMPAIGN in the CRIMEA. An Historical Sketch ily GEOit(E BIZACECENBURY, Late Secretary at Kadikoi to the Honorary Agents of the Crimean Army Fund: Accompanied by 40 Plates from Drawings taken on the spot, by William Simpson. Size, Loyal Bvo. Price, elegantly bound, 21s. Paul nod Dominic Colnazlit and Co., 13 and 14, Pall. mall East, Publishers to her Majesty. The Third Edition.—Just published, price 52., by post, free, ss. Gd. ON TRUE hi FALSE SPERMATORRH(EA, with the View of distinguishing the Imaginary from the Real gufferers under this disease, and Correcting of wide-spreaC Errors in relation to their Treatment andeure. From the Gonna! of Dr. PICKFOIti). With an Introduction by the Editor, containing a complete exposure of the system of terrorism and extortion pursued by the advertising quacks ot' the metropolis towards those who are credulous enough to seek their aid. 'Nil% ?tenon', is known to English seeders by his frequent pracii , sal contrihutions to German medical literature. This is the firs) gene, he informs as, that ho has addressed himself to the noe-rnedl en reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall detect an 3. miser equally 'flagrant evil which it may be in his , ower to cox , rest."—London isf a Beal Gazette. " The tribe of `Quiet Rympathisers,' and ' Friond, , ,' aro mercilessly exposed ; and if this book saiild find its way into the hands of those who suffer from the eorn plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds woulc he saved much needless supering of body and mind, and what is o; icsi importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— much money ...... This volume is well qualified to put an end to the yamirical system of tresting Spermaterrhees, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and physiological bails. t R thereto likely to do much good." London: T3allteseglK GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—The Directors hereby Give Notice that they will redeive Money on Loan, to pay off Debentures falling due, and are prepared to accept Tenders tor the same for a period of 3,5, or 7 years. at 5 per cent. per annum. Appl:cation may be made to the undersigned. By order of the Directors. CHAS. A. SA.UNDERS, Secretary. Paddington Station, 2d November, 1855. R OYAL SWEDISH RAILWAY COMPANY. KOPING TO lIULT. Notice is hereby given that all Shares in thl! Company, on which the Final Call of 2/. per Share, payable on the Ist October, 1855, shall not have been paid previously to the Bth day of December, 1855, will, in accor,ance will the Statutes of the t ompany, be For feited at the next meeting of the Directors after tit:, last-mentioned date. By order of the Board. JOHN S.MLEIR, Chairman. London, 18, Cannon-street, 23d Nov., 1805. BANK .OF LONDON, Threadneedle-street, and 450, West Strand. I~OPICE.—The rate allowed on deposits has been raised from this day to 5/. per cent. MATTHEW MARSHALL, Jun., Manager. October 18, 1855. UNITYJOINT- STOCK MUTUAL BANKING AS iOCIATION. Principal Offices—Unity-buildings, 8 and 10, Cannon-street, City. CLOSING OF TIIE SHARE LIST. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that no further applications for Shares In this bank will be received after Friday, the 30th of November. By order. HENRY LAKE S Secretary. Unity-buildings, 9th Nov., 1855. Ttly EXI CAN and SOUTH AMERICAN LLB IL COMPANY. A HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the Shareholders In this Com pany will be held at the London Tavern, Bishepsgate-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 12th December, at Two e'clock precisely. HYDE CLAEKE, Secretary. 17, Gracechurch-street, 20th N0v.,1855. OFFICE OF THE GAS LIGHT AND COKE CO., • HORST:FERRY-ROAD, WESTMINSTER, 24Til Nov., 1855. IDO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, Th a t , pursuant At.. to the Bth by-law of this Company', The Double. Richard Howe Browne and Janes Combes Giffard, two of the proprietors of this Company, have severally given me notice in writing of their intention to stand for the office of a Direc tor to supply the vacancy which has occurred in the Court of Directors by the decease of Richard Hopp ,r, Esq., at the Election, which will take place at the Company's Gas Works, Horseferry-road, Westmin ster, at 12 o'clock noon, on FRIDAY, the 7th day of December next 23y order. C. BURLS, Secretary. TO COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS and E, Others.—The TRAVELLERS' and MARINE INSURANCE CO\IPANY grant Policies of Insurance against EVERY DESCRIP TION of ACCIDENT, whether occurring whilst travelling or other- CAPITAL, 250,0003. Tays-.ers.! The Right Honourable Earl Fitzwilliain, K.G. Matthew Marshall, E. (Bank of England). William Since, Esq. (Llauk of England), Sir Cizarles Fox. EX tNIPLE OF RATES. Ammal Premium. I Sum at Death. Weekly Allowance £2 0 0 .£1,600 £5 0 0 £1 5 0 i £5OO £3 0 0 Forms of Propos ti, Prospectuses, &c., may be obtained at the Chief Offices, 42 and 43, Poultry, L ndon, between 10 and 4 o'clock. FRANCI3 COBHAM, Registrar. THE NIGHTINGALE FUND. The noble exertions of Miss Nightingale and her associates in the hospi tals of the East, and the services readered by them to the sick and wounded of the British forces, demanl the gratefal recognition of the British people. It is, therefore, annoinced that, with the view to a public subscription, in order to rendtr a tribute of national respect and admiration to th a t lady, and, at t h e same time, greatly to enlarge her spher e o f usefulness on her return to E ng land a PUBLIC MEETING will he held a t I . villfs ' s R O OM, King-street, St. James's, on THURSDAY, N ev . 29 , at Two o'clock, at which llis Royal hi ghness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE has graciously consentel to preside. The attendance of l a di es and gentlemen i s, th ere f o re, requested at such meeting, where a series of resolutions will be proposed, and a public subscription entered into. Meanwhile subscriptions w ill b e rece ived by any of the London, Provincial, Irish, or S cotch Bankers. The light Hon. SI DNEY lIE ItBERT,M.P.,I Hon. Sees. S. C. HALL, E sq ., F . S .A., j pro tern. A list of the pr ov i s i onal committee an d a ll requ isite information may be obtained at the (nee of the Nightingale Fund, 5, Pa rli a ment street, where cards o f a d m i ssion to the rtee ti nl w ill be issued. ORPHAN GIRLS.-NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME, Ham Common, Richmond. The next ELECT MN' will take place It the Home en MONDAY , JANUARY 21, 1856, at 12 o'clock. Apillcatious on behalf of can didates must be sent in ol or before ALtur,lay, December S, ad dressed to "The Honorary Secretaries, National Orphan Home, Ham Common." This institution surports and educates orphan children of all ages, ant from all parts of the kingdom Life Subscrip'ioa, 10/. ; nnual Subscription, 11. JOSEPH BROWN', M. , Rector o fChristchurch, Blackfriars, RICH O. IVLIIT PING TON, ALA., (impter-house, St Paul's, Honorary Secretaries. November 26. BARMAID WANTED.—Wanted, a Barmaid, who can WRITE AN EXPEDITIODI HAND, who has been. AC customcd to Bid making, and has a gemral knowledge of first-class Hotel business. Application, by letter, gddre , sed to No. 386, Box, Post Office, Leeds, Yorbhire. 1141 -R. ALBERT SMITH h i s the honour to an- Iv IL nounce that MONT BLANC act' open for the Season on MONDAY EvENING, December 3d. Darirg the recess several alter ations arid improvements have been male in t e Egyptian Hall, which it is hoped will contribute still (artier to the comfort and pro per accommodation of the audience. The entertainment will be divided into three parts. The first part w'll comprise the last year's route through Holland and up the Rhine, with the exception that it will commence at Boulogne and terminge at Heidelberg. The second part will contain the ascent of Mort Blanc, entering the val 1. y of Chamouni by the 001 de Balms, aed quitting it by the Tete Noire. The third part will bring the traveller back by Paris, allow ing time to visit the Extdb!tion, and It wit be illustrated by the fol lowing views, painted by Mr. William Beverley:—The Palate de l'lndustrie, with the Panorama Buildltg, the Annexe, and the Frigate, from the Place de la Conctgde—A general view of Paris —The Palate Royal The Ainthinery Gallery of the Annexe—The Interior of the Exhlbiton, from the great St. Gobain glass. The Ascent has been entirely repainted, and a v'ew of the large crevices on tie Glacier de Bosons in 1853 introduce 1. The views of Heidelberg, and of the village of Chamouni after the fire, are by Mr. P. Pilings. reveral old travel ling acquaintances, and a number of neat ones, encountered abroad during the autumn, will be presented tothe audience. All the re g•dations with respect to the roam, the Places, and the box-office, with which the audiences have been pleased to express themselves satisfied during past seasons, will be observed as before. Prices of Admission :—Stalls (numberrd end reserved, which can be taken in advance from the plan at the hall ever y day, from ele ven to four, without any extra charge) , 38. It Is respectfully i n ti mated that no bonnets can be allowed in the stalls or In the balcony at th e evening representations. Gallery Stan (which can also be taken from a plan, and in which bonnets maybe worn), 2s. 61. Ar ea o f the Hall, 29. Gallery, Is. Children—Stalls. 29.; Area, is. A Private Box, to hold three persons, may be had on application, Half a-Galea ; with an extra chair, 145. A. Private Balcony, for nine , persons. 1/. 2s. 6d (separate seats in tht Balcony, 2s. 6d. each). The doors will be opened at half-past Seven, and the Lecture com menceNoytimber 26thbox-office Is now , 1855. very punctually at Eight o'cPek. The open.—Egyptian Hall, PiccadillY, ARGYLL ROOMS.-L 9 IMENT'S CASINO NOW OPEN for tho winter season. Principal Cornet A Piston. M. Boulcourt.—Doors open It . B. Admissi on One Shilling. Laurent's new Varsoviana every nigh., STAR PACKETS from the TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND, 9, 2. tsRUNSWICK WHAKF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the following Trains from Fenchurch-styeet, in iz 21, - - i • weather permit ting. Tho Packets will call at the Rofherville, Greenhithe, Partieet, and North Woolwich Piers. To or f:orn Gravesend and London. , ..... .•• 101. .. Is. 2d. Gravesend and Blackwall or Woolwich 81. .. Os. Md. •, Frith and London •••• • • • • ...... • •• •• Bd. .. Os. 10d Frith and Blackwall or Woolwlch... , Gd. .. Os. Bd. between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. sci. October 23,1355. TOZEAII'S COPAHINI, or SACCHARATED C I.PSULES.—Copaiba and Cubebs are, doubtless, the best remedies, but these drugs are of a repulsive taste and odour, and occasion colicky pains, nausea , and gastric di s t ur b ance. M. JOZEAII has succeeded in rendering these valuable therapeutic agents perfectly innocuous, by increasing in his Copahine all their curative pro perties. This important preparation has been adopted by the Paris Academy of Medicine, after more than 1,000 trials in the Paris and different London hospitals, viz , St. Thomas's, Guy's, and Bar tholomew's, under the care of Messrs. Lloyd, Poland, and Legros Clerk. (See " Lancet " Nov. 6, and Dec. 10, 1852, a copy of which will be forwarded on application.) The Copahine, which is in the form of a pretty pink sugar plum, effects a cure in about six days, either in recent or chronic diseases. One hundred capsules, 4s. 6d. ; 50, 2s. 9d.—To be had of the Inventor, G. Jozeau, sole French Chemist, 49, Haymarket, London, and all the most important chemists. THE WAR FEELING .AT OLDrrAm. A crowded meeting was held in the Working Men's Hall, Oldham, on Saturday afternoon, to receive Mr. W. J. Fox, M.P., one of the representatives of the borough in Parliament. Nearly 2,000 persons of both sexes and all classes were present. Mr. Fox's reception was most enthusiastic. Mr. James Platt presided. The CHAIRMAN entered into various topics connected with the war, expressed his appz oval of the policy under which it had been commenced, and gave his opinion that the allies were strong enough to impose terms of peace upon Russia. He then introduced Mr. Fox to the • meeting. Mr. W. J. Fox was received with great cheering. The hon. member briefly expressed his sentiments on the ballot, civil, religious, and commercial liberty, educa tion, and other questions. Then, adverting to the great question of the war, he went on to say :—I have had from my youth a strong appreciation of the miseries and of the crimes of war ; I have spoken, written, published on that subject before many of those now foremost in the peace agitation were born ; I was in arms, I might say, for that cause, while they were in • their nurses' arms ; and, essentially, I am not aware that my principles are modified. But at the same time I do feel bound in frank ness to declare that I am in sympathy—hearty sympathy with the war in which we are now engaged. (Cheers.) And I will tell you why I am in sympathy with it, be cause I belive it to be a defensive war against aggression. We have seen our ancient ally, Turkey, in danger of spoliation, and even of extinction itself ; and we are con nected with that Power, not only as one of the great family of nations, but by many peculiarities, and we also should, perhaps, have it on our conscience to repair somewhat of the damage we did by the unwitting destruc tion of her fleet at Navarine. Well, .but it may be said, hose can you call that defensive when you aro fighting 3,000 miles off ? My answer is, that distance makes ..selifference. If you were taking a walk, and saw at a distance, however considerable, a friend lot yours in the grasp of a ruffian, and that ruffian raising a deadly weapon to give him a mortal blow ; and if by stone or pistol you could reach that ruffian's arm at the distance, why, I say, before the laws of God and man, you would be justified in doing so. (Cheers.) That is what we hare done. From a distance we have struck the right arm of Russia, and averted, I believe, the threatened destruc tion of our ally; and, if not, I hope we shall strike again and again until we have succeeded. (Cheers.) Well, I am in sympathy with this war because I believe every 'hing was done that possibly could be done to avert it. The Aberdeen Ministry was emphatically a Peace Minis try. The feelings and principles of Lord Aberdeen, his Russian leanings, are well known. His maxim is, and it is a sound one, that when war ceases to he a necessity it becomes a crime. Well, I believe, he did everything that could be done, he and his Government, to stave off the war ; and I believe it was only when it became morally unavoidable that we plunged into it, that we went to the aid of our ally—Turkey having already de clared war against Russia. There are some who are very much affected by the idea of " dismembering Rus sia." They don't want to make war to dismember Russia; and it seems to touch them as nearly as if the ' question were that of cutting off one of their own limbs. (Hear, hear.) Now, I would say, although I don't pledge myself to this as one of the objects of the war, that if the ear should result in taking from Russia the Crimea, Fin land, and Poland, I see no more reason to call that dis ,nemberment than to empty a thief's pockets is to dis member him. (Cheers and laughter.) And further, I am n sympathy with this war because the indirect influence if Russia is of as pernicious a character as its direct ag gressions. It is the bulwark of all desp . ptisne. Hungary could have asserted and maintained its own independence if Russia had not interposed. I think there is a very fit and proper line to draw. It may not be wise or right for any country to raise the flag of revolutionary prose lytism and wave it over all the countries of Europe ; but, wherever a people are able, if not interfered with, to win, and aro prepared to win, their own freedom, there, I think, the true doctrine of non-intervention is, :hat interveners should be beaten back within their own boundaries. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) And further, I sin in sympathy with this war, because it gives a chance for the oppressed nationalities. (Hear, hear.) lam in sympathy with this war, also, because it has been the means of confirming and cementing an alliance which I think one of the greatest blessings that have been con ferred upon us. Look at France and England. They are now brethren in arms—(hear, bear)—the feuds and initnosities of long ages, the strifes and antagonism of centuries, obliterated, and we rsay trust that this is not an affair of the war merely, though the war has occa sioned it, but when peace returns, as God grant it may soon return, we may find that brotherly rivalry going on between the two countries which will cement their unity, which will promote alike the prosperity of both, and be not only a blessing to themselves, but a benefit ' which will overflow upon humanity at large. (Cheers.) Well,-then, it may be asked, am I hostile to peace ? I Jan only say, I desire peace as much as anybody ; and hat I think the moment Russia offers reasonable con cessions, and is prepared with satisfactory securities, that moment peace should be made with her. (Hear.) In this there would probably be little possibility of dis agreement of opinion. I heartily wish for it, and should oe glad of its arrival, and want to see the victories of peace substituted for the victories of war. The triumphs in which I most rejoice are the triumphs of skill and science over the metals and materials which the earth furnishes for the work of human ingenuity ; they are the triumphs of man's art in the fabrication of useful machinery, the products of which are for the com mon benefit of mankind. But, desirous as I am for peace, I must say this—that I don't think the notions, the organisation, the tactics of the Peace party, either within or without the walls of Parliament, will tend to the accomplishment of their purpose. I deprecate any such tactics, for I believ e th e y remove peace f urther o ff :loan it would be witho u t th em . F or w h at i s t h e i r effect? Why, it is proclaimed to Russia that we are net as one ; that we are not thoroughly and entirely united ; that we have 'apologists for her ; and that we have among us those who ple a d h er cause. An d d oes not this inspirit Russia to insist upon higher terms Does it not encou rage her persistence ? Does it not convey the impression that, if she can but hold out long enou g h, our warlike zeal will all wear away, and do may do as she likes with the Western Powers ! (Hear, hear.) I say that the organisation of the Peace Party tends to the embarrass ment of our own Government, and so in this mode puts peace yet further off th an it wou ld b e w ith ou t an y su ch organ. .The measure s of the Minister arethwarted; he is obliged to put up with compromises, where be would give himself entirely to the great work before him ; he is damaged by debates and divisions, and compara tively crippled, where to give him strength would be to impress upon Russia and the world that we can make war efficiently and successfully, nod that we are at one or the accomplishment of a satisfactory peace by an honourable and victorious mode of conducting war. I say the shortest road to peace is the vigorous prosecu tion of the war. (Hear, hear.) Ido not think the Peace party will succeed in compelling England and France prematurely to make peace, but I think they are much more likely, if they demolish the Government of Lord Palmerston, to establish a Derby Government ; and what Government will that be ? Who can tell me ? Why, the leader of that Government in the House of Commons has guarded himself, with an extreme and almost unprecedented caution, in giving an opinion on this matter. He will act with those who agree with all war; he will act with those who are against all war up to a certain point, and he will act with anybody and everybody who will enable him to damage the present Ministry. I would strengthen the hands of Lord Pal merston, because I believe he is heart and soul in this cause. I would enable him to work out those reforms— ermy reform I mean especially, which are essential to our taking our proper pos i t i on as a nat i on, an d w hi c h, I believe, he only needs public support and strength to work out. I espec i a ll y allu d e now to t h e sa l e o f commis sions in the army. When that subject was before the house, Lord Palmerston spoke of it as a relic of an an cient time, when almost everything was put up to sale, and when even judgeships were matters of sale. He de scribed it as a relic of that time, and I am convinced that it is a relict in the abolition of which he would beat Lily rejoice. There are great difficulties in the way and there are strong interests opposed ; for, in fact, with us the army is not a service, it is become a trade. People talk of buying commissions as they would of making an investment; and thus we have military men who like anything in the world better than fighting ; and hence we have military men who are so much en tangled in their most urgent private affairs that one would think they had the greatest difficulty in the world in managing their own concerns, and much more than the most successful capitalist has in managing his own business. (Laughter.) But until their is a complete army reform, until there is one which shall make men rise by merit and by merit only; until there is one which will put over them skilful officers —men of head and brains to direct their movements, why, we must depend upon the kindly feelings of our friendly neighbours to I compliment us now and then, and to feel that we are in no condition to accept the compliment which they offer to u'. Why, if our regiments were all officered by men like our gallant townsmen, whom you entertained the other day, Lieut. Chadwick, a man who was engaged in a perilous enterprise, who suffered the horrors of cap tivity, who comes to this country, and the very first opportunity is off again to the war—those are the men for the work. (Cheers.) But they are not the people we have even in high commands. When we look at our achievements, we speak with pride, and with a war rantable pride, as to the bravery of our troops ; of the fight at Inkerman, of the charge at Balaklava, and the bravery at the storming of the Redan. Well, they were te glorious for the privates ; they were glorious for the officers ; who displayed their personal .courage on thole occasions ; but were they glorious for the generals . t who commanded ? Why, Inkerman was a surprise , Ba la. klava was a blunder ; and the Redan was a repulse.ewhe There was some justification for the Russian officer said, "Your men are lions, but your officers are k. donkeys." (Cheers and laughter.) There has been a story the papers about the Shah of Persia, having sent a present to the late Czar Nicholas of 14 elephants, and the story says the Czar was very m uch puzzled indeed to know what he should do with these, at last the thought struck him, "I will make them all major-generals." 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The people of Oldham are interested, and deeply interested, in trade and oommerce, but there is something else in which they have a yet stronger interest, and that is in the well-being and prosperity, the success and the character of their country. (Cheers.) I say the people of Oldham do feel the burdens of taxation and the dearness of provisions, but they are people who at least will never hold one thing cheap, and that is, the character of their nation for arts and arms—for all that progress which glorifies a country and redounds to the advantage of the world. (Cheers.) And so I rejoice that in this hive of industry, in this borough, which 100 years ago was only a few miserable hovels, but which has now a busy population of 80,000 people —I rejoice that in this place, where all are at work-- from the little factory girl to the great capitalist—l re joice that here, where you have men who can win Euro pean honours for inventions and the application of skill, and where you have also the multitudes who by their daily toil earn their daily subsistence—l rejoice that here, in Oldham, in the very heart and centre of these great interests and of these influential opinions which might lead in a different direction, you declare your selvee spontaneously, decidedly, and unreservedly in fa vour of such a peace as war alone can win, and success ful war, against the great enemy and robber of Europe. (Great cheering.) This country has shown itself, and brilliantly shown itself, great in all the virtues of peace ; it has known how to iaareaers its prosperity and make that prosperity ItheeerleanEr6f4aessings to' other lands. It bas won its way to the foremost ranks among the na tions in literature iq arts and sciences ; it- bas put itself forward, andwith juitice In its moral , claims upon the world ; it has been generous in its reception of the fugitive ; it has been faithful to its allies, and it will not shrink back on account of sufferings from the great and benevolent object—l may call it, the great and glorious object—which it has on hand ; but as there is a God that judges in the earth, I trust we can rely upon His providence to give victory to the right, and peace, inde pendence, and freedom to nations. (Prolonged cheers.) After satisfactorily answering some questions put to him by working men, a vote of thanks and of sympathy was passed to Mr. Fox, with great cheering, and the proceedings terminated. MR. BENTIACK, M.P., ON TI3E WAR. Mr. Bentinck, M.P., met his constituents at Terring ton, near King's Lynn, on Wednesday, and addressed them on the war, the Turkish loan, &c. On the lattertopic he defended the coursehe had taken in voting against the Ministry, as he thought the money proposed to be raised would have been better employed in collecting a fresh levy of English troops, in increasing the navy, and in promoting the bona fide progress of the war. On the general question of the war he observed that he bad always thought 'the invasion of the Crimea a grievous mistake. Passing on to the question of a general block ade of the Russian empire, he observed—" When the war was first considered a matter of probability in the House of Commons there were various discussions on the subject, and it was urged by mon of the longest ex perience and the greatest ability—men who were- most conversant with the subject, and cognisant of the finan cial details and commercial position of the Russian em pire—that the only vulnerable point to Russia was through her export trade, and that the only real mode of aggression this country possessed against her was the enforcing, not a nominal, but a strict blockade. We had, in reply to the various remarks which were made on the subject, pledges by the Government of the day that the blockade should be strictly enforced, and we had counter arguments by the gentlemen of the Manchester school, who have since degenerated into the peace at-any-price party. Those gentlemen rose and remonstrated with the Government against carrying out the blockade upon the old system practised in the last war, because, they said, "If you attempt this you will involve this country in a war with America." Gentlemen, there is no man in a rational state of mind who would not much rather see this country at peace than at war with America—there is no man who is not prepared to admit that war with America would be a great national misfortune ; but, if a war with America had arisen from the circumstances adverted to by those gentlemen who were so extremely anxious upon the point, it would have arisen from the over-sensitiveness of the Americans as to their mari time rights. We, in fact, were called upon to forego a privilege which we exercised without question during the last war—to forego a system by means of which we could have established ea offioloot blockade upon the Russian ports. The consequence of that has been in the first place, as far as the Americana are concerned, that while we waived our right in that particular, within the last three weeks we have been—l will not say upon the verge, but certainly within the probability of an Ameri can war—about "what ? About halfa dozen recruits, not worth having when you got them. We gave up the enormous advantage of a blockade of the Russian ports through dread of incurring the displeasure of the Aineri cane and we find ourselves now risking all that we gave up so much for then, merely upon a frivolous question of this kind. It certainly shows that as far as the Americans are concerned there is a very strong party in that country who are not particularly friendly to the British nation. Flow the question is to be settled re mains to he seen ; but the result of this is—whatever the cause may have been—that if we may believe the re turns with which we are furnished, the export trade of Russia has increased during the war ; and it is admitted by every man who is conversant with the commercial po sition of the Russian empire and with the resources which she has at her disposal, that she is mainly de pendent upon her export trade. - I ask you whether this is not in itself a sufficient corroboration of the opinion which I have held from the first, that if we had taken effectual steps to enforce a real blockade we should pro bably have had Russia at our feet in the course of a year, not from the want cf men, but from the want of means to pay them, from the suffocation of her trade and the failure of her finances. I tell you this not as my opinion only, but as the opinion of all the best-informed men upon the subject ; and the fact is beyond dispute, that at the end of more than a year of war we find ourselves keeping up what we call a complete blockade of the Rus sian ports, while we are in possession of returns showing that the export trade of Russia is on the increase. I quite admit that we ought to have gone a step further. The great source of the export trade of Russia has been through Prussia ; and I would much rather have seen our Government take a summary course and say to the Prussian Government, " This is one of those cases where neutrality is out of the question ; you are either with us or you are against us, but we cannotunder these circumstances, for the sake of playing what schoolboys call a fast and loose game, allow you to involve us in the sacrifice of thousands of men and millions of money by your being the means of supplying our enemy with munitions of war. One of two things—if you side with them we know how to deal with you ; if you side with us we will instruct you how to deal wit s i them." The bon. and gallant gentleman resume , ' his seat amid con siderable applause. SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 24. STOCK EXCITANGE.—The tone of the market was quiet to-day, with a slight &cline in the value of leading stocks. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 75—Eastern Countie s , 8.16 3. —London and North-Western. 931 4 3l—Caledoniaus, 271 7,'—Midland, 62I—North Eastern, Berwick, (York Ca pital Stockl, 224—South Eastern, 17.1.3.—Ea5t Lanca shire, 17—Dutch Rhenish, d. 1.3.9 MANCHESTER, NOT. 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Tho market has been inactive to day, and prices are unchanged. Midlands, 63—Eastern Counties, 83—Sheffield, 21i. BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The tone of the market has been flat to-clay, little business doing , a nd prices rather lower. London and N or th-W es t erns , ' 94 —Midlands, 6 2 i 61 4 — Eastern Counties. 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Richards, the secretary of the Peace Society, on the origin, objects, and probable consequences of the war witn Russia, and the chair was taksui byMr. R. Pod lethwaite ; Messrs. 13. Bowly, J. Sturge, and others of the Peace party were on the platform. Mr. Richard, addressed the meeting at great length, and was listened tj to with patience, though his remarks were frequently interrupted by cries of dissent. He declare b l i t e iat morality upon ordinary and admitted principles . of p w sz e were now and international law, the war in statesmanship and engaged was one which, with wise and might have prudent counsel, ought to have b ' e r t :f ore an whictalat bean, avoided, and that it was, tte_ nd a crime.He unneces sary war, and, of to stir up a quarrel, accused France of being thei charge of having commenced and fixed on the Porte , t t n b d e consequenc fl e r , s a t I . 11 .1 L. and c' France the responsibility lie pictured the consequences disastrous, and said the bur dens entirely on the lab • miring classes. ohfoshtkilivitiniegsinacnidtedonheErntgol andit. Richards was followed by several speakers, who o th the wouldwar as f,o t i es almostrf Mr. vindicated the necessity and justice of t* war. Among these was a working man relined Wood, who denied that the labouring classes were the only sufferers by the war; the rich had their share of the burden to bear, and what ever those burdens might be, the working men would cheerfully bear them for the honour, safety, and wel fare of tho country, (Loud cheers.) Mr. S. BowiY followed On the peace side, a n d r idi cu l e d th e idea that we were fighting for liberty, or that we could conquer Russia, which was too difficult a task for Napoleon Bonaparte. On a vote of thanks to Mr. Richards being moved, an amendment was proposed by Mr. Harper, affirming "that the war is both just and necessary, and that the warmest support ought to be given to the pre sent Government to enable them to carry it on vigor ously until a just and safe peace can be concluded." The chairman refused to put the amendment, and amid the greatest confusion left the chair, which was taken by Mr. Marling, when, thanks having been voted to Mr. Richards, Mr. Harper's resolution was put and carried amid thunders of applause. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 24.—The British and North Ameri can mail steamer America, Harrison commander, sailed hence for Boston on Saturday with about 170 passengers and a full cargo. The mail packet White Star, which sailed from Melbourne for this port on the 31st of Aug., was off Skibbereen on the 22d of this month, with 85,0000 z. of gold dust on board. With a favourable wi n d she might have made the run from that point to this port before now, but as the wind blows strongly from the N.E., her arrival has been delayed. H er advices have been anticipated by the overland mail. A REMARKABLE SPEAKING TEM.—A. fact in acoustics private office o _ l i n Trafford-cham has just been established at Mr. netry G ree nwo d's b printing ers, s o establishme nt. uthjo h il. treet. TMhre. distanceGre eneweooad_a' is in Cauning-place, his printing•dE • s bout 400 feet, and on Monday a gutta perclia tube, of an inch diameter passed ed carriedu ptothe u throughupper y er tds ,tr storey cf houses,Tra Trafford-chambers. &c., h , am a e r il s. dt Whenhen co mpleted, the effect was tested parso n speaking at on e extremity with in perfectcanni Canning-place. p succe ss i a A 0. was as heard as distinctly in South J o h n - s t ree t as if he had been within a yard of th© Lime-street. Some by Mr. S. Hellewell, of the Quad rant,tulod and fixed u speaker. The tube was manufac mended a tube of inch and a half a large diameter, and one of an Some scientific gentlemen recom was tried without success ; an d the inferenc e i s, that the smaller the tube the more distinct the Words conveyed. Does this suggest the possibility of a speaking -tube for miles along a railway._ Journal, nfor Wes 'ark ; Nov.