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INDIA COMPANY do hereby give Notice, that the Transfer 9th of ' n P ‘ f the said Company's Stock will be shut on TUESDAY, , the bAy "Zember neat, at Three o'clock, and opened again on TUES .,!:II 13th January, 1857 ; t thearrants for the Dividends on the said Stock, payable on ,u1',.(13,,6th January 1557, under the lith section of the Act 3d 'Wm.. IV., cap. 85;will be ready to be delivered on that day. JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. a n Ci ILL ROOMS.—L A URENT'S CASINO, 11,clorna indml-street, St. Jam's.—The above elgan ,Mtren a re now W open il every evening for the winter season, e with e Celebrated Orchestra. Principal Cornet-a-piston, M. ;'d ~,,t irt , • The Proorietor hems to inform the public that th•s 41;41,45 n, -: 4 te 00 1 3 Lace of resort ha= been entirely redecorated during the 10 Open at half-past eight, commence at nine. ~ KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, to Coventry -street, Leicester-square.—Open (for Gentlemen h e eep ai , 10 tall 10, containing upwirds of one thousand models `.° io e ilons, illustrating every part of the human frame in 1114" i d the h a lsea-se, race of men, &c. Lecturesat 12, - Past 7, by Dr. G. SEXTON, F.R.G.S. ; l and a new and it i „, rest or ing series of Lectures is now in course of delivery —, at 4 p.m. precisely. Admission, One .4hilling. ( 1 4N . rrip 11.`-/ , RBIJI3,Y HALL, Westminster-road. , 0p.,. op., ~T 1 , 0 ,, -, sts i .,— , . EVERY EV ENING.—,The following company of )41 .411 at 13 e "'gaged for the performaneg of Selections from all the ..fts z . ,Peras, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &c., viz. : mr rearce m j - 0 1,,,,,.. . e a „,. , rs. .aue,, , hi Id Miss Brandi, and Miss Summers ; 4`,, 4 ht, c . "'"E'ld, Herr F. Jonghmans R. Grover. T. Raino, T. 'stla •.,', Jones J Ba r ker.W. ,ielling and P. Conde ; Masters 11f . tse,._ ,J . . t i _ rte. , fiett, and Cord ; Mr. Sam CowellMackney. Pia. ar; . : kr, ; : ,P a rrowaY, R.A. , harmonium, S. Caulfield, jun ; direc ', ' tiPtil twu elve ulfield o'clock. ~_ . Commence at seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, -...._ N il . , 1 1 LOVERS of FlSH.—Fifth Season.— ee,,.,_Penuine YARMOUTH BLOATERS . . 7 These highly % ik,, delicacies forwarded to all parts. on receipt of the amount ...er, i n Penny postage stamps, or Post-office order : ieo Prime 50 " esPecially selected is. 4d. Package included. ditto d,.11 N I -, ess, T, .03and plain directions, county, and nearest station. Ad - IAS LETTES, Jun., Fish Curer, Great Yarmouth. I: W ENTY POUNDS REWARD . —ABSCOND -1 . and ED, GEO RGE AARONN, age 22, height 5 feet 5 inches, full Ilku., alight red m ar k on his tbrehead, dark hair, black soots on , als face, and 'very mach aunfreckied ; had on small (flecked "towers, black stripes down the side, black truck coat, black vest, , kit broa d - brimmed hat, or whit e f e l t, gold watch and Albert chain, tocket with dog's head, a set of three charms, small pleted shirt, lack tie, and set o f di amond studs, enamelled short black boots, a elastic sides. H e t oo k with him 47 Gold Geneva Watches ;._ b een to New Y or k , and talks like an American. Whoever will ),:ve I nformation to Mr. MARKS, 1, Bury-street, St. Mary-Axe, of Whe reabouts, so that it w ill l ea d to his apprehension, shall receive .....1 . 4 reward. SALE OF PROVISIONS, &c., AT DEPTFORD. ADMIRALTY, SOMERSET-PLACE, 29th October, 1 a 56. Commissioners for Executing the Office of k h „ eLord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 14z,;-trer laend, do Hereby Give Notice, that on THURSDAY, the 13th ttn z r neat, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, the Captain Supenn 104:nt will Low pto Sale, in her Majesty's Victualling Yard at Dept :iieveral of Army, Navy, Victualling, Medical, and Trans -I,4s_tores consisting of Salt Meat, Biscuit, Compressed Vegetables, lifoesr°ed Potatoes, Soup and Boullll, Coffee, Pepper, Rice, Casks, tam ' auks, Clothing, Bedding, &c., &c., &c., all lying in the said P ethoh. far no._ wishing to vi ew th e L ots must apply to the Superintendent eftt:lr et admission f or that purpose. l ard. gees and Conditions of Sale may be had here and at the ti °11 ;,.. 1 29 1 f and NORTH-WESTERN It- 4 4-- • ,, IN.—CONTRAC T for PERMANENT WAT MATE- Cor o ,_ .—The D irectors of the London and North Western Rahway th ru l . l lY are PrePared to receive Tenders for the supply of the un eiltlelled Materials 160,000 Sleepers. 5,800 Tons of Chairs. • 350 Tons of Fish Plates. 305 Tons of S , ikes. tit Ctacatfo lOO Tons of Bolts and Nuts. Tpeswith particulars, may be obtai ne d o n a ppli c ati on t o T eb l aiatient W ayßailway S tation, Stafford. Or beiv'ters addressed o f t the Secretary, at this Office, to be sent in on M liday, 10th November, 1856. By order. CHAS. E. STEWART, Secretary. -••••• Y 8 Office, Euston Station, Oct. 27, 1856. 1 7 ...._ I,UTORIA RAILWAYS.—GEELONG and Or ha,, .ALLARA.T L 1 NE.—Being the first Section of a Direct Line Capitai, £1,0 00,000, in 50,000 Shares of £2O each. Deposit, lOs per share. 11.0 can will be made until a Guaranteed Interest is obtained. k The r, Offices, 74, King William-street, City. , ireelong and Ballarat Railway is an independent Company, il t „ing on its own merits, to extend the railway communication bo: nearly completed between lielboar e and Geelong, to the 11,;1410tis gold district of Ballarat, and as the first section of a direct Ziiif railway from Geelong to Adelaide. 10 ot!..lie allusion made in the Prospectus to 5 per cent , as the guarantee t he Colonial . Legislature is to show that it cannot be less; that the ,Inerition of the Directors is to apply for a much higher rate, which ‘11(1 Legislature of Victoria will be justified in granting, considering t hat Bthe commercial rate of interest ranges so high, and having the eedent of a 6 per cen t . guarantee by another British Colony under cli less favourable circ umstances. Luetailed Prospectuses and Forms of Application for Shares may c1..7, 11 ail at the Company's offices, and the Broker in London. John - " Kl ing Kg(' 3 Wamford-court, Throgmorton street; and by post b,, , -,•. , - ", a l l Plication to F. SQUIB • , Secretary. 1404d0n, October 14, 1356. ‘....._ NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION, 48, Gracechurch-street, London. zn,. For Mutual Assur ance on Li ves, Annuities, &c. 4"Lled under the Acts of Parliament relating to Friendly Societies. DIRECTORS. Chairrnan—Semim. HAYHURST LUCAS, Esq. a"oh De puty Chairman—CHAßLES LUSHINGT O N, Esq. Th tr adbury, ESq• Robert Ingham. Esq., M.P. WIZ!" Castle, Esq. Robert Sheppard, Esq. 411 4 ' 111 killer Christy, Esq. I Jonathan Thorp, Esq. reltham, Esq. William Tyler, E._q. ariee 011 Pin, Esq. Charles Whetham, Esq. PHYSICIANS. ' on gneSt, M.D., F.L.S. I Thomas Hodgkin, M.D. "44—Messrs. Brown, Janson, and Co. ; and Bank of England. SOLIC I T OR —S e ptimus Davidson, E. sk , CONS U LTING ACTUARY—CharIes Ansell, E sq . , F ._ 3. Tlrtract of the Report of the Directors for 1855 : 1,073 A„,, e number of policies issued during the year • the ... £049,449 0 0 drin„, e sum of 18,445 8 6 Premiums thereon t„"l,es Issued from the commencement of the institution 18,567 I,,,,,,epeceinber, 1835 A`ttlies n ow in force -- ".4 1 1 1 al I ncome From Pre (after ded uc ti ng £ 33,348 Ditto abate allowed) ........4189,955 15 2 Vested From Interest on in- C apital . ....... 49,807 18 3 Attou n - --£239,763 13 5 t returned to members in abatement of .'noun ... • 240,131 11 ..iiz e ° fl u . s l or bonuses added iO ..... assured.. • . 126,564 0 0 Paid in claims by death from the corn- Ital:nleetnent of the Institution ii nte of receipts over the disbursements in year tresk.a ••••• • • • • . ... 118,883 7 8 At the the capital stock of the Institution to 1,211,049 17 4 1 11 a,,," last division of surplus profits made up to Nov. 20, 1852, tit pre-ictions varied from 6 to 89 per cent. on the original amount Nies:Tom, according to the age of the member and the time the IrOn i 5 " 0 4,1 been in force ; and the bonnses ranged in like manner 7,, eecedin th e or to . 75 Per cent. on the amount of premiums received during g eve years. 2, 4 ,, next Division of SURPLUS PROFITS will be made up to the befor'lovember next year (1857), and persons effecting Assurances No p e lu the 20th November next will be entitled t• - ) ONE YEAR Afer n y s _ kin d whose premiums fall due on the Ist of October are e. that they must be paid within 30 days from that date.. re- The birectors' Report for 1855 may be obtained on application. Sept' 17. 1856, JOSEPH MARSH, Secretary. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. t 4 - A and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE lig d sAucE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, dud ;_‘ ,l Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, De7e tlY digest• its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to ...P. 'w d d g a il y us of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe ▪ ar health. t o kid by the proprietors, Lea and Perrin, 19, Fenchurch-street, Idon, and 68, Broad-street, Worceste r m a l so b y M essrs . B ar clay " "" 1.1 8. Messrs Crosse and Blackwell, a n d o th er o il men and inerr a nts, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. • 11 . —To guard against imitations, see that the names of "LEA - "▪ " 4 PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. IRAMPTON'S PILL of. HEALTH. Price Is. 114 d. and 2s. 9d. per box. This excellent Family Pill is a medicine of long-tried efficacy for Purifying the blood, so very essential for the foundation of good health, and correcting all disorders of the stomach and bowels. Two or three doses will convince the afflicted of its salutary effects. The stomach will speedily regain its strength ; a healthy action of the liver, bowels, and kidneys will rapidly take place; and renewed health will be the quick result of taking this medicine, according to the directions accompanying each box. ?or FEMALES these Pills are truly excellent, removing all ob structions, the distressing Headache so very prevalent with the sex, Depression of Spirits, Dulness of Sight, Nervous Affections, Blotches, Pimples, and Sallowness of the Skin, and give a healthy, juvenile bloom to the complexion. Persons of a Full Habit, who are subject to Headache, Giddiness, rowsiness, and Singing in the Ears, arising from too great a flow o; blood to the head, should never be without them, as many danger -0" symptoms will be entirely carried off by their immediate use. They are an excellent aperient, create appetite, relieve languor, and invigorate the spirits, and if taken after indulgence at table they 4 1 1 lickly restore the system to its natural state of repose. of Sold by lein Prout and Harsant, 229, Strand, Lond on , an d all vendors kede. A XEIV AND IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN THE SCIENCE OF MEDICINE. Patent Office Seal of Great Britain. Diplome d'Ecole de Pharmacie Pharroacien de Paris. Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. decoMpreparieedd i i n n t t h h e e f w orm aist o e f n a at lo pe ze e n k g e e t. , „d of taste or smell, and can be Car Fold i n .. as administered by . 1 " eases, divided into separate da d e o . ses, /I.sPeau, Lallemand, Roux, Ricor , &c., TRIESEMAR No. 1 is a Remedy for RE and all the distressing LAXATION S PER MATORRIRE A, - excesses, or too f2onsequences arising from early abuse, indiscriminate ton ng re9l4 eace in hot climates. It has restored bodily and sexual strength and,vigour to thousands of ,!ebilitateii ifideivfidmuaanlshnewdho; and what: "e enjaYrnent of health and the Functions , d ful Discovery itu v;r,,tnay be the cause for DISQUALIFICATIONS for MAR 6-1 ley are effectually subdued by this Won er TRIESEM A.R No. 11., tell - and entirely C om . le . taectn2 4, in the short space of three days, D eradicates all traces of Gonorrhcea, both in its mild retention of firns, Gleets, Strictures Irritation of the Bladder, Non d rs which rine, Pains of the Loins and Kidneys, and those disor e and aggravated Co , Pahl and Cubebs h ave so long been thought an antidote for, to the olua of the health of a vast portion of the population. hi th e TRIEsEAR No. 111., . great Continental Remedy for Syphilis and SecondarY SYmP arits. It also constitutes a certain cure for Scurvy, Scrofula, and all . vtitallions Eruptions, removing and expelli ng i n i ts course all codrup e .I.ens and impurities from the vital stream, as altogether to eradicate the Thus of disease, and expell it with the insensible perspiration „' e r ngh the medium of the pores of the skin and urine, and is a ~:er-failing refnefly for that class of disorders which unfortunately ` l 'u t i_ntgllsh Physician treats with Mercury, to the inevitable dotruF tbu_ Of tile patient's constitution, and which all the sarsaparilla in • ..World cannot restore. rrie e is Ciuse s, ____ ~ or four cases in one for 335„ which saves lls., and in 51. reti,„ .7nercby there is I saving of 1/. 12s. To be had whcdesale and pre-e"t.ll2,London, of Derby and Gordon, 140, Leadenhall-streed., Oxford-streerand; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; Sanger, 150, . -- - ~—.....m . . zo p rxt r il k e , o ll nr Wi i.ce AN ' FRAILTY ; a Porfular Medical la., post free, beautifully illustrated with 100 engravings, B, e• It tall 'lng the opinions of Valpeau, Lallemand, Roux, Rieord, Who are gi p v r e 4 e 2P,_ _lons instructions for the perect re!toration of thOs, ttate, swi sh ll w' by impediments from entering into the married and syphilis show the dreadful resells froin early abuse, gonorrhosa, extai iiii.tir , ' 50 d the benefits arising from the the tests and blltis:?scopew.nwltlithe s Perm4toza, by the author's newly-constructed on, -,powerful lenses.—Piper and Co., 23 . Paternoster ' 44C1 ents for the sale of "Triesexuar." PUBLICATIONS. MR. THORNBURY'S NEW WORK. Now ready, In 2 vols. post Bvo., 215., bound., .LILRT and NATURE at SOME and ABROAD, By G. W. 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Bvo., bds. 4s cloth The reign of Charles V. is the intermediate link between that of Ferdinand and Isabella and Philip 11., and completes an unbroken period of 150 years of the ; panish annals. The volumes are pub lished by arrangement with the author. London: George Routledge and Co., 2, Farringdon-street. THREE EDITIONS.-217PPER'S PROVERBIAL PHILOSOPHY. THE ILLUSTRATED EDITION, w ith Designs by the first Artists. 4to. cloth, gilt leaves, 11. lls. 6d.; morocco extra, 21. Bs. ; morocco by Hayday, 2/. 12s. 6d. THE LIBRARY EDITION. Fcap., cloth, 7s. THE POCKET EDITION. Square 16in0., • cloth extra, gilt edges, London: T.Hatchais l . . 4 V 7 , orany bookseller. • ABERNETHY'S MEMOIRS. Just ready, Third Edition, 1 vol. Bvo., with additional interestlug Documents, price 10s. 6d., 3/1 EMOIRS of JOHN ABERNETHY, F.R.S. With a View of his Lectures, &c., and Letters relating to his Marriage, his Religious Views, &c. By GEORGE MACILWAIN, F.R C.B. With two Portraits. London : T. 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History of the Newspaper Press. By Alexander Andrews. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. 'V Sold by all Booksellers and Newsmen. THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE. No. CCLXXXVII., NOVEMBER, 1856, price 2s. 6d. CONTENTS. How must Sardinia fight Austria ? Kidd on Reasoning. Cyprus, Chaps. IX., X., and Xl.—(Conclusion.) John Twiller, Chaps. 1., 11., and 111. The Retreat of the Glaciers. My Own Funeral. The Fortunes of Glencore, Chaps. XXXV., XXXVI., and XXXVII. Ferguson's Northmen in Cumberland and Westmoreland. Mr. Emerson's English Traits. Poetry :—Caesar. Thomas Gainsborough. Cloak and Feather Ballads. —The Fight in the Inn Yard. The Ki -- ' de K ThP Border L an d s o f Spain and Franceingat Charing-cross.. Spain. Dublin: Hodges, Smith, and Co., 104, Grafton-street; Hurst and Blackett, London ; Menzies, Edinburgh ; and sold by all booksellers. The Third Edition. Just Published, price 55., by post, free, ss. 6d., ON TRUE Az FALSE SPERMA.TORRECCEA, with the Viow of distinguishing the Imaginary from the Real Sufferers under this disease, and Correcting of wide-spread Errorz in relation to their Treattnent and Cure. Translated from theTGeritanWrir7PlOXFOßD. "Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practi cal contributions to German medical literature. This Is the first time, he informs us, that he has addressed himself to the nos-medi cal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall detect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his power to cor rect."—London Medical Gazette. " The tribe of Quiet Sympathisers,' and ' Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed; and if this book could find its way into the hands of those whs suffer from the com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of 'as importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— much money ...... This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhrea, and to place the treat ment upon a more rational and pbrlological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good."—Medical Circular. London: H. Bather°, 219. Regent-street. II REY HAIR RESTORED to its ORIGINAL COLOUR with ease, safety, and certainty, by the PATENT GALVANIC COMBS and BRUSHES, which are ale) an unfailing emedy for nervous headache and all neuralgic affections. Illus trated pamphlets, " Why Hair becomes Grey, and its Remedy," gratis, or by post for four stamps. Neuralgia, and all Rheumatic allecti,ns are perfectly eradicated by the Patent Galvanic Flesh Brushes, the most safe, -imple, and efficient galvanic instruments extant : patro nised by the faculty. Offices :—F. M. HERRING, 32, Basinghall treet. Agents:—Child, South Gallery, Crystal Palace; Savory and Moore ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond-street; Godfrey and Cooke, Conduit treet ; Hendrie, 12, Tickborne-street ; Twinberrew, 2, Edwards treet, Portman-square ; Saunders, 315 B, Winter, 205, and Kennedy, 166, Oxford-street ; Ross, 119, Bishopsgate-street ; Rimmell, Ger rard-street, Soho; Worn, 17, Dawson-street, and Birch, 1, Moles worth-street, Dublin. Sold by all chemists and perfumers of repute. OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. Patron—The QUEEN. —Founded 1828. The sick poor are admitted on their own application alone; no ecommendation is required. During the past mouth the following number received the benefits this Charity, either as out or in-door patients, on their personal pplication Week ending 7th Sept 1,841 Ditto 14th Sept.•• ..•• 1,89.5 Ditto 21st Sept 1,784 Ditto 28th Sept.—. •• 29th and 30th Sept. in Set. .. • • .. of which 3,846 were new cases, p tbe remainder (still oB7 under 8, treat ment) having been admitted previously. Heavy expenses are inevitably incurred in affording such exten sive relief. The Committee, therefore, earnestly entreat the aid of the public. The management of the Hospital is in the hands of 30 Governors, early elected from the general list of subscribers, at the Annual General Meeting in January. A Board is held every Thursday, at 1 o'clock (Bev. J. B. Owen, Chairman), to conduct the business, when any subscriber may attend, if so disposed, the Board being at all times desirous of receiving suggestions or giving explanation. The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on volun tary contributions and legacies, which are received by the Treasurer, John Alasterman, Esq., M.P., Nicholas-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co.; Berries and Co.; Ransom and Co. ; Prnes esco Lo tt, G dand rote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Glyn and Co. ; Joy Co.; Barclay and Co.; Deuison and Co. ; Williams. Deacon, and Ce. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Ber ners-street ; Masterman and Co.; and at the Hospital. Clothing for the destitute patients will be thankfully received. By order. J. 13. OWEN, M.A., Chairman. MORTALITY FROM CHLOROFORBI.—It appears that the mortality in the London Hospitals frombas io l creased since instead 2 the introdu c ti on o f etberisationto of 33a ampu tation cent. ; or, to vary t h e expression tation being fatal in a less proportion than 1 in 4 0 1 ' not so en o t r i i bs o ttab u ie s ns a ei ad s , a ew c y r ie i t fi nh c e gpr o ea f rnf et ! i ci f nt e g t s o at o fbea h tty i g7thb Is those operated up on , it now proves fatal to lin 3. 18 o p t a b id er l w or is a e iasprlife a cannot t t e o bbb be held as nothing when compared to paine ?—Medical Times and Gazette. MURDER AND SIIICIDE.—A. farmer named Lescot, of Crecy-sur-Serra (Aisne), hanged himself two days ago in a barn on his farm, and when cut down by the g end arices, who had been summoned b y t h e neighbours, was found to be quite dead. The gendarmes, whilst clearing away some trusses of straw in the barn, were horrified on discovering a corpse, which was recognised as the wife of the deceased. A fearful wound, which exposed the brain, proved that the woman bad been murdered, and from the bad feeling which had existed between the couple, left no doubt that she had been murdered by her husband, who had then put an end to his own existence in a fit of remorse or despair. [ADVERTISEMENT. ]—A most interesting recovery from a vast complication of diseases, such as indigestion (dyspepsia), flatulency, constipation, nervous, bilious, and liver coin. plaints, cough, asthma, consumption, and debility, without the aid of medicine, by Du Barry's Reva lenta Arabica Food, is recorded in the following let ter :—Cure 52,422.—" Bridgehouse, Frimley, 3d April, 1854. I have suffered these 33 years continually from diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, deafness, singing in the ears, constipation, debility, shortness of breath, and cough, and during that period taken so much medicine that I can safely say I have laid out upwards of a thousand pounds at the chemists and doctors. Indeed I was in utter despair, and never expected to get over it, when I was fortunate enough to become acquainted with your Bova lenta Arabica, which, Heaven be praised, restored me to a state of health which I long since despaired of attaining. My lungs, liver, stomach, head, and ears are all right, my hear ing perfect, ana my recovery is a marvel to all my acquaint ances.— I am, respectfully, JAmEs ROBERTS, wood-merchant. — Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Professors of Chemistry Dr. Andrew Ure ; Dr, Shorland ; Dr. Harvey ; Dr. Campbell ; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Ingram ; Lord Stuart de Decies; the Dowager Countess of Castle or-Gen. Thomas Ki ng, and many other respecta bl e persons,stuart; Maj whose health has been restored by it, after all other means of cure had failed. Suitably packed for all climates, with full instructions. In canisters, 11b., 2s. 9d. ; 21b,, 4s. 6d.; 51bs., hi s . 121b5., 225.; super-refined, 11b., fis. ; 21bs., lls. ; 51bs., 225.; 101bs., 335. The 101bs. and 121bs. carriage free, on receipt of post-office order. Barry du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., Purveyors to her Majesty, Piccadilly; also at 60, Gracechurch-street ; 333 and 451, Strand; 4, Cheapside; 68, Cornhill ; 49, Bishops gate-street; 55, Charing-cross; 54, Upp er B aker-street; 63 and 154, oxicrd7street. FREE TRADE CONGRESS AT BRUSSELS AND . TILE MANCHESTER CHAMBER OF COAT TIERCE. The deputy sent to represent the Manchester Chamber of Commerce at the Free Trade Congress recently held in Brussels made his report to the board of directors on Thursday last, being the first meeting of that body held since his return from the continent. He represents the spirit which animated the proceedings to have been admirable, and nothing seems want ing to a successful diffusion of the principles of sound political economy throughout Europe if the resolutions adopted at the close of the Congress be enforced by an energy which shall not fail, a determined persistence in the dieseraination[of them, and a resolute resistance of the obstacles with which they will have to combat. The term assigned for the duration of the Congress was found to be too short to admit of a full development of the benefits which would attend a universal adoption of free trade ; but the speeches made by gentlemen from various countries showed that the principle had taken root extensively and only needed cultivation. The written communications which bad been made to the Congress were so numerous that it was impossible to read them in detail, and it was therefore resolved that a history of the proceedings of the Congress should be forthwith prepared, and should contain these documents. Avnong them an address from the Manchester Chamber of Comtherce, of which the following is a copy :-- • To TIIE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CON GRESS FOR PROMOTING THE ,REFORM OF CUSTOMS' DUTIES, NOW SITTING AT BRUSSELS. " Gentlemen,-1t will not be difficult for this grave assembly to appreciate the motives which have induced the Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures at Manchester to inrgade occasion,Association appear by a d e p u t a ti on , i n or d er t o o ff er , on thi s interest ing s . of si n ß c eerlaie Belgium congratulations l gep to the u .Tree han T t a t ratin 'convening, thia . itADortaiiit - l:, COngrees, and to ex pr... if. Awl, gratitude for being permitted to take an hum ble part in its proceedings. No similar institution can know more intimately than this Chamber the nature and im portance of the work upon which the Free Trade Associa tion of Belgium has resolved to enter; none more clearly foresee the difficulties by which its progress will be impeded for a time—none can give more secure assur ances of ultimate success if present resolves be carried out with firmness, assiduity, and perseverance. From 1820, the year bf its institution, the Chamber of Commerce and Manufactur es a t Manchester never ceased to avail itself of every opportunity of protesting to the Government and Legislature of Great Britain against the impolicy and in justice of imposing heavy duties upon the importation of food, but its remonstrances were not regarded, its argu ments fell upon deaf ears, its motives were even vilified. Firm in the conviction of the truth of the principles which it had deliberately espoused, the chamber continued to re peatits demand for the limited application of them which at that time it advocated, until out of thediscussions which took place among its own members in Dec. t 1831, arose that great and beneficent confederation which, diffusing sound and enlarged principles of political economy among the masses of the British people, spread conviction on every side, and finally brought a power to bear on the Govern ment and ParliaMent which could no longer be safely re sisted. It is to be feared that though the proceedings of the League cannot, if studied, fail to render the work more easy to all who wish to follow its example, the Belgian Free Trade Association will yet, even at this day, with the re sult of 10 years' British experience before them, have the same obstacles to overcome, and will consequently stand in need of the same energy and the same resolute persever ance which carried our great free-trade organisation to its triumphs. As it was in Great Britain before hercommercial emancipation, so is protection now in every country in which it is dominant —unreasoning, impolitic, and unjust. Protection isunreasoning, because, seeking selfish and indi vidual ends alone, it will not see the obvious truth that to foster any industry, whether important or insignificant, by taxation to such an extent as to prevent importation, is pro tanto to raise a fictitious price upon the whole people of the country for the mere purpose of enrich ing a few individuals. It is impolitic, because, while it absorbs, in enhanced prices, a large portion of the means of the people which would otherwise be applicable to the purchase of other things which would minister to their comforts and enjoyments, it diminishes every incentive to reduce the cost of production, and fixes a permanent high price upon the consumer ; it is unjust, because, by the ex- , ertions of a despotic power, it forbids the mass of the peo ple from expending the earnings of their labour in a man ner most advantageovs to themselves, These are incon trovertible primary truths, which the Free Trade Associa tion of Belgium will have to teach and fix upon the minds of the intelligent people of Belgium. Great Britain has learnt them, adopted them, and having tested their value will maintain them. Regardless of the unwise suspicions with which her policy is regarded and the obstinacy with whfch it has hitherto been resisted by other Governments, she' holds on resolutely by the system which she finds to be so advantageous to her own people. She heeds not the blindness of others ; she is determined to provide untaxed food and untaxed raw materials for the industry of her artisans. Not entertaining any jealousies, she exposes the labour of her people to a healthy competition, and admits from all countries alike cotton, woollen, and plain linen manufactures without duty, andonly retains a dimi nished duty on silk manufactures until the revenue will permit the - a b o lition of it. nor rule is to purchase that which she wants in the markets in v.., -1k cure it at the cheapest cost, and to sell that which sh he as - to dis Pose of wherever she can obtain' the best price. She ig nores as a phantom that which 'statesmen call reciprocity; BIM repudiates differential-duties of every kind; she has abandoned a long-cherished error in abrogating her naviga tion laws ; and, irrespective of other tariffs, opens her ports to all the world. And what have been the consequences ? The following table, compiled from Parliamentary papers, supplies the answer; it indicates the average declared value of the exports of British produce and manufactures only for each four years therein specified, and, consequently, represents that which, after supplying her own require. ments, Great Britain has actually distributed through the , markets of the world : EXPORTS OF BRITISH PRODUCE AND MANUFACTURES ONLY. Amount of declared value on an average of four years. In the four years 1838 to 1841, before the idea of free trade was entertained by Parliament £51,583,900 In the four years 1842 to 1845, while free trade measures were in progress through Parliament, but still incomplete 54,589, 025 In the four years 1846 to 1841, in the first of which it was decreed by Parliament that the corn laws should cease on the Ist Feb., 1849 In the last four years, 1852 to 1855, they have become ..: 58,268,080 92,307,278 " Facts like these should be instructive to every nation ' • the principle on which they rest is applicable to all. The same results would follow in all. In holding out a prac tical example to the world Great Britain desires only the prosperity and progress of all; she would rejoiee in an universal increase of industry and wealth ; she points out with confidence the way they may be obtained, and would exult in the blessings which would accruo therefrom to our common humanity. " The Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures at Man chester apologises for obtruding this feeble epitome of its principles and opinions upon the attention of this enlight ened Congress, and begs to be forgiven if, in its anxiety to enforce that which it believes to be the truth, it has ex ceeded the limits of a proper discretion. If such an error has been committed the Congress will kindly ascribe it to the fervency of the wish that Belgium should advance in prosperity, happiness, and wealth ; and animated by . this aspiration this chamber respectfully asks to be permitted to express a hope that the Free Trade Association of Bel gium will not be dismayed at any difficulties which it may encounter in the prosecution of the glorious work which it has undertaken ; but that by energy and perseverance it may successfully combat error, and so lead Belgium to sources of increased industry, contentment, and wealth." .RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND SOUTHEASTER RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending Oct. 25,1856 £21,883 12 0 Corresponding week last year 20,728 19 10 Increase in 1856 . £1,154 12 2 LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. — Traffic return for the week ending Oct. 25, 1856•• £16,08812 0 Corresponding week last year 14,469 6 3 Total of the half-year to this date, 1856 313,019 6 7 Total of the half-year to this date, 1855 216,963 5 1 GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Oct. 19, 1856 £25,60 4 5 Corresponding week last year 25,420 4 3 LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Oct. 26, 1856 _264,140 0 0 Corresponding week last year CHESTER AND 14 OLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Oct. 26, 1856 £6,474 0 0 Corresponding week last year 5,779 0 0 Increase in 1850 . GLASGOW AND SODTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic 1 alllc9 3 re turn for th e wee k ending Oct. 25, 1856 t Corresponding week last year 6,179 4 It Increase in 1856 £6ol 14 4 -CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for week ending Oct. 25, 1856 Correspondi ng wee k last year £233 15 1 231 11 6 GREAT LUXEMBOURG RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending O c t. 26, 1856 £79l 211 LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY.—Traffic re turns for the week ending Oct. 25, 1856 £11,041 5 2 AN D-- Ew iODGE.—A. trick was played off a few days ago at the fair of Breaute (Seine Interienre.) A well dressed gentleman sauntering ab out with a valuable gold headed cane in bis hand was stopped by a wretched looking man, who . dragged himself painfully along on crutches, and piteously Implored charity. The gentle man, moved to compassion, geneto gave the beggar a piece of silver. " How can you beyso foolish," cried a man standing by, " that fellow is an impostor add no oo more lame than you are. Just lend me your cane for a, minute, and by means of a sound thrashing I will con vince you of the truth of what I Fay." The gentkman mechanically let the man take the cane, and the beggar, throwing down the crutches, ran off as fast as be could. The other, amidst roars of laughter from the bystanders, ran after him, menacing him with the cane ; and so they ran a considerable distance, when they turned aside into the town, and were seen no more. The gentleman waited for some time expecting to seethe man return with his cane, but the expe c t a ti on was in vain ; it was th en c l ear that the whole sc ene b a d b een an affair concerted between a pair of adroit rogues. The gentleman had nothing for it but to walk home, feeling very foolish at having al owed himself to be so victimised, Spirit of the Public Journals. (From the Times.) The proverbial weakness of example to teach that which peop'e will not learn for themselves receives daily illustration in the annals of commerce. Here we see coaling together, like a wedding and a funeral at a church gate, the beginning and the end of imprudence — the seedtime and the harvest of folly. At the very mo ment that we hear a French company has obtained from the Russian Government railway concessions to the extent of 2,500 miles, and involving an expenditure of nearly 40,000,000/., one of our own most able, most enterprising, and, as was till lately thought, most suc cessful firms in this branch of speculation, p r oclaims it self unable to mee t it s engagem ents. Messrs. Fox, Henderson, and Co., the contractors for the Exhibition in Hyde Park, the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, and other splendid undertakings at home and abroad, have bad to appeal to the forbearance of their creditors. Their difficulties have been koown for some time ; but our readers are aware that these columns are about the last place where they are likely %see mere rumours of private disaster. In the present instance there was more than usual motive for tenierneqs on this point, for there is not a private firm in" the kingdom that English men have so much associated with the industrial and mechanical triumphs of their cAintry. No doubt, this is the too common fate of inventors and discoverers — of the pioneers of enterprise and the vanguard of material progress. Their work is too closely allied to genius not to share its infirmities and mishaps. Yet it does seem hard—at least one cannot but feet it—that the contrivers and builders of fabrics which add so much to the enjoy ment and reputation of their country should suffer the fate of the common tradesman who has neglected his ac counts, and miscalculated orfigganderatbis pro Ats. _Yet so it must ?oe, and subh la* of ripvtdencec. - There are moral considerations which are- superior to the claims of the most transcendaat genius ; and everybody, from the Emperor on his throne to the himblest huckster from the inspired poet to the dullest artisa n , must submit to "count the " cost," and make certain prudential calculations, with out which everythinghe feels dear may be torn from his grasp, his happiness marred, and his honour dragged in the dust. It is our especial business to urge these ne cessary calculations against a host of subtle influences, eloquent tempters, and contagioas examples. Often would it havebeen more agreeable to go with the stream or at least to say nothing when our warnings were not likely to be heeded. But we have persevered to warn all our eountrymen,—too many of that class who are said soon to be parted from their money,—and we can permit neither misplaced delicacy nor any personal regards to stay our comments upon commercial imprudences when they can be useful. The " suspension" which we have mentioned is said to have arisen principally, or immediately, from a loss of 70,0001. by the Danish Railway. We believe, how ever, that the same , firm is engaged on the new water works at Berlin, and on the, Napoleon Docks —an im mense merchandise station at Paris. For anything we know, the two last undertakings may be profitable. We must say, however, that in the fact of a purely English firm undertaking a foreign railway there is much to re mind one of the South American mining companies, and other distant enterprises, on which so many hard earned British millions have been thrown away. A British contractor must bid low to beat one on the spot. Though ever so superior in skill and experience, he must still be under great disadvantages from want of local knowledge and connexion. He must bid, and afterwards act, very much in the dark. He must be more liable to fraud or neglect at a distance than with the opportunity of constant inspection. All this, and much more, is so obvious that most people will think it rests with the con- . tractor to show he can execute such a work in a foreign country. We shall perhaps be thought to offend against the omnipotence of British enterprise, but there is a sad amount of experience on our side. England can still supply all the component parts of the undertaking, —the personal skill, the manual labour, the rails, engines, and other material. The capital, too, will, under any circum stances, be largely contributed by this country ; and it cannot be said that a foreign railway is generally a worse investment than a British one. A contract, however, for the execution of a foreign railway, or the acceptance of a concession, must rely on the soundness of all the calculations on which the estimate is made ; and, so far, it places the centractor, or the company, at the mercy of those who have laid out the line, and their numerous 'unknown agents iu that work. Such is the nature of the operation which has just now taken place between the Russian Government and a French company to an enormous amount. That company—it is not yet known whether it is the Credit Mobilier or a rival—undertakes to carry a system of railway right through Russia at con siderably less than 15,5001. a-mile. It may find the land cheap enough ; it may not have to construct many bridges or other works in masonry i • but it will find ser vile labour dear labour ; it will find distance costly ; and it will find Russian- Wtitutions rather in . ~i ts way. No czpects - ex its money doubt, too, it will obtain a good deal. But if the Bri- ' tish purchasers of the shares in this gigantic undertaking lose all their money it will not be for want of a caution on our part. They must judge for themselves, as no doubt they will. Considering that there is no difficulty just now in getting a good interest for money at home, in the safest possible investments, the British capitalist—perhaps we /should say the British speculator—has no lack of golden opportunities of a more poetical kind. He can, thanks to the übiquitous agency of the Credit Mobilier, sink his money upon railways in the well governed and well-settled kingdom of Spain. He can, if he likes, present the Sultan of Turkey with Aladdin's lamp by contributing to establish a Na tional Bank at Constantinople. For the permission to do this the Sultan asks no more than a loan of 8,000,0001. Such, however, are that potentate's resources, such the peace and stability of his empire, and such his know ledge of railway statistics, that it is said he is about to guarantee 6 per cent. to the fortunate contributors of 6,000,0001. required by the Euphrates Railway Com pany. But these are mere trifles to what we may soon expect. Enterprise, that has had many a heavy blow and great discouragement in this country, and that is driven from one field to another like a party of thimble riggers or prize-fighters getting out of teach of the " beaks," seems to have taken up its abode, en perma nence, in the neighbouring capital. There two colossal companies are scouring Europe for money and the universe for investments. We know not on what star they calculate, or to what destiny they attach them selves, but they evidently seem to think that a fortunate audacity is the secret of success. To a universal all grasping ambition they ascribe the wealth of England, and they have only to follow our example and they will make Paris in its turn the commercial metropolis of the world. If they can do this with our money, if they can induce the industrious English tradesman to invest his savings in stock the fluctuations of which are entirely at the command of a snug Parisian circle, they will be certain to succeed in establishing a drain of English money to their own hearts' great content and to the ruin of some thousand English households. We are not without our fears that they will even do as they desire. Our poor countrymen have a sad penchant for speculative investments, and do not remember how often, how uni versally, the dice are loaded in this game. They don't know the difference between being bebind and before the scenes. But if they do place themselves, their all, their wives and children, at the mercy of foreign specu lators, who at best don't know what they are undertak ing, and most probably wish to sell their undertakings at a premium, and shift the responsibility upon others, thn they ourhadvue t y. to t l b t a n is k not t themselves. hefirt i time e havewe have dis charged raised the voice of warning , nor w ill i t be the last , with out being heeded till it is t oo l a te . e (Front the Morning Advertiser ) For the last few months, whenever the question o Naples has been brought on the surface, we have not failed to allude to the underhand activity of certain Muratist agents, who endeavour to " improve the occa sion" for their own and their master's advantage. Our information respecting those dynastic plots wai of a nature to be safely relied on ; consequently our language has uniformly been that of denunciation, from which we did not even shrink when the semi-official organs of France undertook to disown the connection of Prince Murat with the dealings of a foreign faction at Naples. Today we are able to acquaint our readers that the statements we have distinctly put forward months ago are fully corroborated. We have before us a clear and precise Muratist programme, extracted from an Italian Review which is known to be in intimate relation with the Pretender Prince. Though, of course, intended to benefit the cause of the latter, this programme, we are sure, will have a diametrically opposite effect with the immense majority of the Italians, as well as with the people of this country. It will powerfully contribute to reveal the ambitious plans of a French dynastic clique, and go far in acting as a w arning to all friends of free dom of the dangers that await them if, in escapin g f rom the Bourbonic Scylla, they fall into the Muratist Cha rybdis. It may, therefore, be interesting to give a suc• ciuct resume of this recent manifesto, as it is the first public acknowledgment of die igns hitherto cnly hatched in secrecy. The writer of the Mani festo commences with intro• d uc t o ry remarks on the late Russian war, and the co mplications which have wrung up since the conc l us i on of peace at Paris. In carrying out this revi Two ew, he ar rives t h it e ne de a n t o t n h n e co eSieilies, whose i glue ing so as sitm an n n o obstaclefthe to the eaten sion of progress, and as as im p ediment to the develop mentK of industry and commerce. France and England, the writer continues, hate their trade and industrial interests to satisfy ; and the King of Naples, " like all other despots," is a s tornblingblock to these interests, he must be removed front their path, and "h e and his race hurled from the thrcne," a necessary sacrifice to the fraternity of the two Western nations. From this introduction one might be inclined to ex pect some very liberal propositions,—the more so as the writer, in the sequence A his strictures, does no: ev en scruple to attack Austrie, and to advise the expuhicso of that Power from Italy, However, the conclusions he ' arrives at are of a very different character to the seeming purport of his - pre!atory remarks. Re suddenly makes a l?old transition frOrn tba "Jnercantile interest" and the "development of progress," with which he started, to a flaming panegyric of the ".military aspirations of the Napoleonic dynasty ;" and then puts the question, whe ther it would be more conformable to th e s p irit of Italy to be organised on the basis of a Unitarian Constitution, as proposed by Mazzini, or whether it would not be ad visable to have different monarchies in Italy—one of which to be ruled by a Murat, the other possibly by a Prince from the House of Savoy. From what has been stated above, the nature of the answer to these questions may be guessed. The writer of the manifesto, hypocritically assuming that " Italy, like a prolific mother, has exhausted herself by her own fecundity," declares the time of real popular freedom to be irreconcileable with the "aged feebleness" Italy has arrived at, and therefore advises the establishment of a "strong authority," on the ruins of the shattered throne of Ferdinand 11. The internal divisions and jealousies (he says) which divide the several factions of the penin sula do 'not admit of any other course being adopted. There remains nothing but to organise a "strong military power," which is "necessary to restore authority and order in a country that has undergone so many political commetions." Of course, the writer is of opinion that " with a Murat, the people would greatly reinforce this desirable military element ;" and he, therefore, proceeds to recommend his French pretender to the suffrages of the Italian nation. In terms the most fulsome and flat tering, he proposes Prince Murat as a King for Italy, leaving it at last even in doubt whether poor Victor Emmanuel, who, for appearance's sake, has beeu named in the beginning of the programme, is to be taken into consideration at all at the final adjustment of the affairs of the peninsula. A concluding observation of the writer of the mani festo may still farther be Await upon. He advises the Italian people to act at once, and to lose no time, lest the prospects of Muratism might'share the fate of the `prospects of-O'Donnt3ll, who, "in spite of certain recom mendations from abroad," hesitated too long in precipi tating the Spanish Bourbons from their throne, and be came himself the victim of their hatred. This allusion to "foreign recommendations" clearly indicates the part the French Government has played iu the recent Spanish crisis. In pointing attention fo the fate of O'Donnell, the author of the programme gives his readers to under stand that now or never the cause of Murat must be fought, otherwise the chances of victory will pass away as irretrievably as those of the Spanish dictator, who lacked the energy for acting upon the counsels of the Tuileries. The Manifesto we have thus retraced in its principal features is an important document for arriving at a just estimate of the Neapolitan complication. It is remark able as well for the positive assertions it makes, as for the facts it passes over in silence. The air of high pro tection it assumes towards the "mercantile interests" of Great Britain, and the superciliousness with which it affects to disregard the political interests this country has in the peninsula, are characteristics not to be over looked by Englishmen. On the other hand, the slighting tone of patronage the manifesto indulges in towards Piedmont is equally instructive. Piedmont, if we under stand rightly the advocate of Prince Murat, is for the nonce to act the useful part of the cat in the fable, and pull out the desirable chesnuts from the fire for the be nefit of the monkey. We think, however, there is too much political- good sense at Turin to consent to the adoption of this humiliating and suicidal part. In fact, no sooner would Piedmont have aided in establishing a French prince on the throne of the Two Sicilies than it would have cause deeply to deplore such co-operation. With a Murat at Naples, and a French army in the Papal States, Piedmont would entirely cease to be a free agent, and be hemmed in between the pressure of the French empire on the one hand, and the influence of French power in Southern Italy on the other. What fate would befal little Piedmont, thus enclosed in the embrace of pretenders with colossal military and naval forces at their command ! The ambitious views entertained even now at the Tuileries respecting Piedmont may be judged from the counsels lately given by the Imperial press to the Court at Turin. Within the last few weeks several of the organs which are known to be directly inspired by the French Government openly counselled Victor Emmanuel to overthrow the constitution of his country, and at the same time asserted the necessity of re-uniting the Sar dinian province of Savoy to the French empire ! Thus will it be seen, that not only does Muratism encroach upon the national independence of Southern Italy, but even in the north of the peninsula the dynastic influence of France endangers the European equilibrium. It is high time the attention of the British statesmen should be directed to this point, lest our national power—which we would gladly see employed for the furtherance of Italian freedoin—might be used merely to change a decrepit despotism for one more subtle, and possessing greater powers of mischief. OPPOSITION TO MINISTERS' MONEY AT CORK. At meeting of the Town Council of Cork was held on I.llamaincr 1 the Urows solicitor was read :- 45, Kildare-street, Dublin, Oct. 23, 1856. " Sir—l beg to intimate to you, for the information of the Town Council of the borough of Cork, that it having been made to appear to his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for Ireland, that three of the half-yearly instalments for ministers' money, under the statute 17 Vic. c. 11, had become due and payable oat of the several parishes within the borough of Cork, and that no portion thereof having been raised or paid, the several sums thus become Crown debts. That his Excel lency had, in consequence, been called on to make, and had made, an order in pursuance to'section 5 of the statute, that the demand should be recovered and paid over to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and I have received directions to institute proceedings for the recovery of the instalments due, against the corporation of Cork, and shall be obliged to exhibit an information against the corporation in the first day of ensuing term unless the demand shall be com plied with in the interval. " I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, " W ILLIAM KEMMIS, Crown Solicitor. "Alexander M`Carthy, Esq., Town Clerk of the borough of Cork. Mr. Fagan, M.P., said—l think, sir, and it must be now evident to all, that the course I proposed, and which was adopted in council in regard to this question of ministers' money, was the most prudent one. This council declined to collect that tax, not because they indignantly repudiated the law, but because they had not the machinery to carry out that law. The law required us to raise this ministers' money by means of a rate to be assessed or levied on the houses subject to it ' • and to carry out that law we should have a separate valuation of those houses. Mr. Griffiths' is the valu ation on which all our local rates are levied, but that in cluded stores and other buildings of a similar descrip tion, which are not liable to the tax, and unless there was a separate valuation the law could not be carried into practical effect. This council called on Mr. Griffiths for a second valuation. They applied to have a reviser sent down to rectify the assessment as it then stood, but he refused to do it. A memorial was sent up to the Lord Lieutenant, stating the reasons why the council could not proceed with the collection. Mr. Horsman acted a most inconsistent part in the course he adopted in mak ing one of the most able, eloquent, and effective speeches in favour of the abolition of the tax, and voting against it after—but that proved that whatever the peculiar views of Government might be on the question, they were determined to support it as it was on the statute book, for being the executive they were bound to do so ' Next session, however, some steps will be taken against it. In my opinion, therefore, we should appear in the Exchequer, for I think, we have an equitable defence on the grounds that I have stated. (Hear, hear.) Dr. Linehan—And who is to pay the expense of all this ? (Oh, oh.) Yes, I say who is to pay the expense ? It was the law of the land and we must carry it out. (Oh, oh.) If the law is defective, as Mr. Fagan says, why did he not move about it in the House of Corn mons ? Why did he not look to it before, instead of en deavouring now to plunge this council into litigation ? I belong to a part of the city that • does not pay any ministers' money. (Oh, ob, and laughter). Now I pro test altogether against being taxed by this litigation. Mr. Penrose—How will you carry out the law / Dr. Linehan—We have a right to carry out the law. Now I do not want to say anything offensive to any member, but to give my opinion above board, and cer tainly I will not allow my part of the city to be taxed for your litigation. (Oh, oh.) Mr. Keller—Fie, fie, doctor. Dr. Linehan—What do you say lie for ? (Laughter.) I am a loyal subject, and 1 will support the law. Mr. Keller—Surely, doctor, it is joking you are. Mr. Sheehan—He is a J.P. of the county, and wil be a deputy lieutenant one of these days. (Laughter.) ions : Dr. Linehan—l don't want any of your joking, sir. Mr. Sheehan—We don't care what you are. Mr. Sheehan and Dr. Linehan rose to their feet and remained looking at each other for some time, while roars of laughter were heard from all sides. Mr. Sheehan—None of your humbug, now. (Con tinued laughter.) Mr. O'Neill—That is very unparliamentary. Call him out, doctor. (Oh, oh, hear, and confusion.) Dr. Linehan--I want to save myself from this expense, and I protest against this litigation. I know I shall lose popularity, but I do not care a fig for popularity. (Great laughter.) Mr. Sugruo said he could not sit down and silently listen to Dr. Linehan impute a dereliction of duty to ..... Mr. Fagan, their excellent representative. There was net one in Cork who would not say that they never had a more painstaking member than he, whose exertions were always rendered in promoting the interests of the city. Dr. Linehan should not charge him with neglect of duty. Dr. Lineham (standing up). I deny it altogether. I deny it, sir. Well, well, did you over bear anything more preposterous. (Roars of laughter). Mr. Keller—There is no mistake but you are guilty, doctor. (Laughter.) Mr. Sugrue—lt is well known that Mr. Fagan used all his inventive faculties and his great ability against this measure in the House of Commons, and everything that he has done deserves the assent of corporation. (Hear, hear.) It is impossible for us to avoid going into Chancery, and unless we take measures in time, the Government will;send down a receiver over our tolls and thus compel us to pay. Dr. Linehan—Levy the applotment they gave you. Air. k"agon—l heg to move the following resolution—. ... tand beg to b ay in reply to Dr. Lineham that the expense of appearing in the Exchequer will add very little to the 3000 and odd pounds assessed on us. Dr. Linehan should bear this in mind, and also that it,would be impossible to collect that sum before next term. I beg to propose this resolution—" That having found the imporsibility . of collecting ministers' money, in consequence of the refusal of Mr. Griffiths to amend his valuation of the borough, and it appearing to the council that there is a just and legal defence at law to the demand now made for the collection of the arrears of ministers' money, re solved that our law agents be instructed to take the most effective steps that may be best advised, to oppose the demand of the government, either in the Court of Exchequer or in the Court of Chancery." Mr. Sugrue—l beg leave to second that, Dr. Linehan—Why should my property be taxed to relieve others from taxation I (Oh, oh, and laughter.) . The Mayor—Doctor, we must have the serjeant at arms to remove you. (Continued laughter.) Mr. Scott—This is a debt to the Crown and must be paid, or the Government will obtain a judgment against the corporation, seize its property, or, if it has no pro perty, its tolls. That is the law. The original motion was adopted by a majority of 22 to 3. RAILWAYS IN RUSSIA. (Prom the Times' City Article.) Fall statements from St. Petersburg respecting the Russian railway concessions jult announced are looked'• for with considerable anxiety. The hope is that the terms may be found inadequate to float the shares in our market, and that it' will be necessary on the one hand greatly to diminish the sum demanded, and, on the other, to increase the guarantee. It may be presumed that the total of nearly 40,000,0001. sterling is contemplated to be spread over several long intervals, but even if those should extend to 10 years the drain would create a chronic pressure sufficient to produce many disagreeable consequences. Supposing only 5 per cent. caution money to be exacted on the whole amount, about 2,000,000 7 . would at once be drawn away to lie in the citadel of St. Petersburg and form the nucleus of a new collection of bullion to repair the exhaustion of the pre• vious stock occasioned by the war. That such a condi tion even as this can have been acceded to at the present moment would appear scarcely probable ; but, after what they have witnessed, and the notification only a few days back that the Credit Mobilier, in the midst of all the mischief it has caused, has just contracted to con struct a new Spanish railway, the public would not be surprised at any results to which the competition of eager speculators might lead. Hence, although it may turn out that the engagements entered into have been of a much more guarded character than would appear from the bare announcement of the concession without the qualifications by which it may be accompanied, it is right that the vigilance of the public should meanwhile be awakened. The annexed communication on the Russian railway scheme embodies a protest against it which wiil harmo nise with the views of manyprudent persons. The writer, however, greatly overrates the power of ,the press to prevent the public from rushing into such contracts. The only question will be what premium should the terms offered command, reckoning their value according to the present market price of Russian stock. If it ap pears that the investment will certainly pay 5 per cent., then, as Russian 5 per cent. bonds are now at about 107, it will be readily taken by all who can get it, and any expostulation would be as ineffective as an attempt to induce a merchant not to import corn at 708. when it is saleable in Mark-lane at 80s. All the Times can do is to urge the public, before they commit themselves to new subscriptions based upon existing quotations, to satisfy themselves that those quotations are; legitimate, and likely in the long run to be permanent. Let them consider whether, in the event of peace being maintained, the absorption of capital in great works all over the world is not likely to present opportunities for -invest ments as secure and more attractive than a Russian guarantee of V E or 5 per cent., and next, whether the prospect of peace is so certain that it is not necessary to allow any great margin for the opposite contingency. Let them recognise, moreover, that since in a general sense the idea of railways in Russia proving commer cially profitable is as yet nowhere entertained, the gua rantee is all they will have to rely upon ; that the pay ment of this guarantee will upon every condition as to the mode and time of cemitruction having been ful filled to the satisfaction of tile Russian Government ; and that the magnitude of the 'contract takes away the inducement to that liberal treatment of all open points which would be probable if the amount already subscribed were not sufficient for the entire length of railways intended, and a generons course were necessary to insure the practicability of getting the remainder. The fact that while an affair of this descrip tion is pending, every device is employed by govern. ments and their agents to excite confidence and give a fictitious value to their existing securities, is also im ..diroaciAika of any butkind it breathes nothing friendly ponti...o ---..- ments. It is further to be remarked that one great cause of the high prices Russian stocks have of late years attained is owing to the predilection for them on the part of the capitalists of Amsterdam, and that, although this influence on a limited market has hitherto proved powerful, it might be comparatively weak after the creation of additional liabilities of 40 millions, to say nothing of direct State loans which are cur rently reported to be much needed, and which would, perhaps,tnot be long delayed after the railway sub scription lists bad been fully filled. On the subject of the facilities these railways will afford Russia in future aggressions little need be said. It is impossible not to apprehend that, while railways in other coun tries rapidly diminish all tendency to warfare, the con trary prospect must in the case of Russia be taken into account. Happily, as respects the danger of a non-ful filment of the guarantee during hostilities, such a result, although disastrous to the shareholders, would not be so to the world at large, since no State can venture on repudiation without destroying its power ; and the mo ment Russia ceases to pay her dividends she will also cease to be a cause of political disquietude to other na- " Sir,—l write to evoke your warning voice against the drain which the great capitalists are preparing for us by an extension of the railway system in many parts of Europe. I allude more particularly to the announce. ment from St. Petersburg regarding the concessions of the new railways of Russia. A. short time back it was pretended they were to be made with Russian capital. Let it be so. Use your influence to that effect ; discou rage our speculative public from swallowing the gilded bait which the millionnaire anglers of Paris and London will no doubt soon offer them. Tell them in your own way to reckon the cost—a demand for gold, straitened means, inability to promote legitimate undertakings at home, and the placing Russia in a position when we are again opposed in arms to command the one thing want ing in the late war—the ability to move her troops with facility to distant points of her vast empire, and thus to facilitate her known aggressive policy against our Indian territories. "Remind them that every shilling of English capital BO expended in Russia strengthens her at our cost, while the rich bankers of St. Petersburg will ultimately be the only parties pecuniarily benefited by the speculation. "If after we have given support to the legitimate claims for home investments, where every pound fructi fies for our national advantage, we have enough and to spare, let us look to Turkey, whose advancement is our safeguard—whose fields for British enterprise are, by the unanimous voice of all who have visited that impor tant country, pronounced to be unequalled by any other in the world. " True, there is much to contend against at present in the religious prejudices of the people, their want of bu siness habits, and the unfortunatejealousies which divide their rulers ; but all these must give way ero long, and their natural sagacity will not be slow to discover the immense advantages which a close alliance, political and commercial, will certainly secure to them, while it will not be less beneficial to ourselves. "Trusting these hastily written remarks may be thought worthy of a place, and that the subject of them may receive your watchful care,--I am, &c., " A CITY MAN." MAN." [ADVERTISSIMXT.] SIGHT AND HEARING SPECTACLES, POWERFUL TELESCOPES, OPERA, PACE, AND PERSPECTIVE GLASSES.—Messrs. S. and B. Solomon, opticians, 39, Albe marle-street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel. By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Racecourse, Opera, and Per. spectivo Glasses, to know the distances. These telescopes possess such extraordinary powers that some three and a-half inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars. With the same telescope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They aro of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly.—Tne Royal Exhibition, 1851. Valuable, newly-invented, very smal3, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by wh . eb a person can be seen and known 12 miles distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer -stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderfu' power. Newly-construrted Spectacle Lenses of the great est transparent power. The valuable advantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occu pation-•- can see with these lenses of a much less magnify ing power—and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Persons - can he suited at the most remote part of the world, by sending one of the glasses out of their spectacles in a i letter, and statin g th e di stance from the eyes th e y can react small newspaper print with it; and those who have not made use of spectacles by stating Deaf ness. Now Discovery. The Organic Vibrator, an for ex traordinary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument their age. deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass ever can be, any thing of the kind that has been, or probably per ceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly .n 0 _ singing produced. Being of the same colour as the skin,isatncohtuch and at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sen i at a r ir o f noises in the ears is entirely removed; and assistance that possibly could be desired.-39, York Row. Aro% Observe7-opposite t Y 39,4)Airdsbeanill,utihee.. AT TryipAp. _ 71 Naval and Mirtary Int/Ili --- Ic r ~ r g, „._. , The half-yearly inspection of the corperefeK . *.' , • - ,3 4 gineers, with the troops 'of the Eist In 1/140eveiel - e-4t . - - Cl 4 Sappers and Miner 3, took pla,ce at Chat .703. 7 r •L•e'ee'!'e: by General Sir John Burgoyne, G..C.8., A . ,,; 03. 0 . 0 .4,e0"e' fir- lic v specter General of Fortiecations, who was ceonis li • . :,."?/ A . , te• by his Aideetle- de the Hon. G. • reo4t6oey. - k4 ' CNie:- . ? - 7/ On the arrival of General Burgoyne .4 13rompebb E a - s -- racke,he proceeded to inspect the large rangy of barracks now, course-of erection at the rear of. Brampton Bar . rackig• After spending some time in the inspection of ' the buildings he returned to Brompton Barracks, where the corps of Royal Eng ineers and the East I n di a - Company's S a pp e rs and Miners, to the number of about 1,200 men, were drawn up. The appearance pre. sented by this corps was - extremely striking. Each man having been supplied with several rounds of blank car tridge, the troops were marched to Chatham Great Lines for the purpose of being inspected and going through the manoeuvres of a field-day before General Sir John ' Burgoyne, who was attended by Col. Eden, the Com mandant of Chatham garrison, and a numerous staff of officers. The troops were then practised in blank car tridge firing and various military movements, the whole of which were executed in a manner which gave evident satisfaction to the gallant general. Notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the morn ing, the pensioners, forming six companies of the Wool wich division, assembled yesterday morning at 9 o'clock, according to orders previously issued, and were mus tered on the parade-ground fronting the Royal Artillery Borracks, at Woolwich. Having answered the muster roll, they were inspected by the commanding officer, Colonel Forbes, who rode down the ranks and examined the arms and accoutrements. The following gunboats, lying in ordinary at Wool. • wicb, have been ordered to coal and proceed down the river on a trial of their machinery :—The Pheasant, Ripple, Quail, Prompt, Parthian, :Porpoise, Handy, Hunter, Growler, and Primrose. Mr. Monsell and another official from the Board of Ordnance paid a visit to Woolwich Arsenal yesterday, and inspected the war and laboratory departments. DEVON£ORT, WEDNESDAY.—THE NIAS INQUIRY. — The inivestigation into the charges brought against . • Captaid Nies, superintendent of the victualling yard :' 'at thi s `port, by the storekeeper, was concluded on Satur- . day las t. The case, it was supposed, would have been .. . e here bdought to an end, but the Admiralty appear de- - . . ".. termined to sift the complaints to the utmost. On Sun day .. last Mr. Grant, comptroller general of victualling, arrived here, and on Monday morning the inquiry waif • resumed. The policemen were examined, and it is said ' the clerks of the establishment are also called upon to • give evidence. The ?following military changes are taking place is Scotlatid :—A detachment of the sth Dragoon Guards, of whi6h the head-quarters are in Edinburg:), are on the m a - eh from Hamilton to Perth. They number 5 officer and 150 men, of whom two-thirds are dis mound)d. The cavalry are relieved at Hamilton by a battery of Royal Artillery of about 180 men, who have marched thence to Woolwich, The depot of the second battalion lst Royals joins the depot of - the first battalion, and of the 21st and 25th Regiments, at Glasgow. At Stirling a Highland depot; battalion will be formed of th e 42d a nd 79th under Lieut.-Colonel Muller; and at Port George another Highland depot battalion will be constituted of the 71st, 72d, 91st, and 92d, under Lieut.-Colonel Taylor. CRUISE OF H.M.S. MAGICIENNE. The following is an extract o f a p r i va t e l e tt er : " H.M.S. Magicienne, Buyukdere, Oct. 3. "We arrived yesterday from a most delightful - cruisd in the Black Sea. It being calm we steamed along; the Circassian coast, round the whole of the Crimea, at a distance of from one to two miles from the shore; going close to, and remaining off for a few hoursi Soujak, Anapa, Kertch, Theodosia, Sebastopol, Eupatoria, Kinburn, Odessa, Serpents' Island, and - Sezopoli. We got a good view of the imperial palace at Yalta, and also of that of Prince Woronzoff. At AnaPa about 500 Russian troops were encamped, throw ing u fortifications to guard themselves from surprise. We observed a large amount of forage stacked, also fas cines,letores loading, and everything necessary for win tering and guarding against, we presume, an attack of ' the gireassians. We steamed into Sebastopol between the sdnaken ships ; they appear to have done nothing towaids raising the vessels, nor have they commenced refortifying the town." HONG KONG, SEPT. 12. Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, on the 20th ult., was at Port Bruce, Sea of Japan, with the Winchester, Pique, and Barracouta. This report was taken by the Hordet, with his Excellency's despatches, to Shanghae. The day that the Sybille arrived in Hong Kong from the north, the 26th ult., the Nankin left for Shanghae. The Sybille still flies the broad pendant of Commodore Brydnne Elliott, thouglinit was not saluted by the Cal eutt4 80, on her arrival here on the Bth instant. The Bittein, sloop, is moored at the head of the Macao Pas sage' 'above the Factories, Canton. It - is said that she will I!se sold out of the service when the Winchester goes home and can take her crew. The. Comus is on the coast convoying. The Encounter is at Shanghae. The Racehorse, at Foo-chow-foo, was run foul of by the steamer Confucius, on a recent occasion, and had her bowsprit torn out. THEATRICALS AT COMPIEONE. Th.° Messager des Theatres gives the following account of. the theatrical performance which tool place lately in the presence of the court . at A,t half oastleight their . -Majeatiasi.- • Wren. the theatre, thready occupied -b3t-..thp persons invited. Tho orchestra was reserved for &. supOrior officers, all in grand uniform. In the boxes at the sides were seated ladies in magnificent toilottes. The centre boxes were set apart for the court. Tho Emperor was in black, and wearily , the grand cordon of the Legion of Honour • the Em press wore a white dress with a cloak of crimson velvet. Their Majesties on entering were received with the loudest acclamations. All the seats behind and near them were filled with the Imperial house holds, the ministers and grand dignitaries of the court. As soon as their Majesties had taken their seats, the curtain rose for the representation of Quand l'Amour s'en va,' the performers being Mines. Guillemin, Saint Marc, and Bodin, with Felix and Parade. Their Majesties when the cur tain fell gave the signal for applause. The Imperial party then withdrew for half an hour to take re freshments, and on their return the curtain again rose for 'Le Mari de la Dame de Chceurs.' Arnal, who has joined the performers of the Vaudeville theatre, was exceedingly amusing. Mine. Guille min also, in the mother of the danseuse, was excel lent • ' and in one passage in the first act threw the whole house, commencing with their Majesties, into the greatest hilarity. The Empress, in par ticular, laughed most heartily, particularly when the mother of the danseuse exclaims, Ah !if Napo leon had only listened to my advice!' You were acquainted with the Emperor?' No, but Icould have known him ;lac saw meat Berlin, when I played Eucharis in " Telemaque." Ho even remarked me and sent to compliment me by M. Cardet.' Their Majesties were highly pleased, and of course so were the court and the persons invited. The re presentation terminated at half-past eleven ; and when the performers were partaking of the excel lent supper provided for them, Count Bacciocchi, grand master of the ceremonies, came and compli mented them on the part of their Majesties. At half-past one in the morning a special train whirled back to Paris the amusing performers who had en joyed the satisfaction of exciting the laughter of so illustrious an audience.—On Thursday next, the , la i a t c e t o a r , s o un f b t h a l e In T h a e s (l a t u r e e , F a ri r a d n t c h a e i s , w ß i o l u p g e e r o f ir r m ; a t n he d on the Thursday after, those of the Gymnase, the Vainqueurs do Lodi,' the Toilettes Tapageuses,' and Michel et Christine.' " PAYING OFF AN OLD SCORE. A strange affair is related in a journal of the Dordogne. A young man named Timon, of Monte wrier, in that department, owed a peasant named Desvergnes, with whom he was on intimate terms, 35f., and as he was unable to pay he proposed to Desvergnes to assist him in stealing three hecto litres of wheat from his (Timon's) father's barn, and to take them in payment. Desvergnes having ac cepted the proposition, Thursday night was fixed . for the robb ery , an d at s i x o ' c l oc k i n t h e evening of of that day Desvergnes went to Timon's 111:t. Timon, to while away the time until the night should be sufficiently advanced to enable a by the side of the Drone. The two proceededmen b the side Ivry to be committed with safety, proposedthestrrooll in friendly conversation some distancereseyry oir for of the river, until they arrived at t a o try to catch eels. Timon told his comp some to add to the supper he and Desvergnesw.eatitrolaenotinnege discharged a gun heiosmnpelcikedlo. lodged hi m right at the which lie had brought companion ordered to be he was stooping down, Tire it a b ni man's head, and a ball e p s e a n me time gave the man a near the jaw ; be at the same into the reservoir, which in spite of his wound, push, and precipitatedD ed the most profound was very deep. kneeling - by d the " accident that t had sorrow for what be called succeeded in reaching the bank—and Timon then He a f . terw d art i l . s t p o r d op o o s s o ed w t it o h h f im aci to .ty w . a h sh e his e p r i g - professed close to the edge of the reservoir ; but no sooner had Desvergnes placed his i h ,d p . i lw : c eo e nl i nd i d : i' m and to in place o r e himself himself in the required position than Timon again pushed him into the water. Desvergnes struggled to get out, but tke other beat him off by blows with the butt end of his gun. At length Desvergnes, though weak from his wounds and exertions, re solved to make a desperate effort to save his life by swimming to the other side of the river, and in this he succeeded. He was afterwards able to crawl to his own house, which fortunately was at no great _ distance. There medi ca l ass i s t ance was procured for him, but it was fo un d th a t hi s life was in serious danger. Timon was ar res t e d, and being confro nted with the wound e d man a t fi rs t energetically denied that there was any t ru th i n what his victim said,but afterwards made a full confession. e has been committed for trial. etti: