The Sun. — London, England, 1853-11-19 00:00:00

~~ `~~-_. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 19, 1853. THE CHARTERED BANK of INDIA, AUS TRALIA, and CHlNA.—Holders of Scrip Certificates favour able to a Dissolution of this Company and a return of the Deposits, and who are disposed to act in concert with a Committee repreic nting upwards of 15,000 shares, are particalarly requested to communicate imme di a t e ly with Messrs. Atkinson and Pilgrim, Charch-court, Lethbury. London. THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSSURANCE ASSOCIATION and BENEVOLENT FUND. At a Special Meeting, held at the London Tavern, on the 16th in stant, the following Gentlemen were Elected on the Board of Man agement of the Association, viz.:— Mr. EDWARD COLEMAN. Mr. SANCTON WOOD. Mr. HENRY ROGERS. Every description of Life Assurance effected, and important ad vantages granted. Detailed prospectuses may be had on application at the office. P. H. BYRNE, Secretary. 42, Moorgate-street, Nov. 17, 1853. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, Nov. 19. The GREAT AMERICAN EQUESTRIANS will exhibit their astonishing Feats, unmatched in the history of such Performances, assisted by the most renowned Gymnastic Artistes, 0. Dale and Barnes, the European and American champions. THEATRE ROYAL, HLYMAR/LET, trader the management of Mr. Backstone. THIS EVENING, Nov. 19, Will be performed A CURE FOR LOVE. Characters by Messrs. hippendale. vimers, and Buckstone ; Mrs. Stanley, Miss Vining. To be followed by A PRETTY PIECE OF RISINESS. Cha racters by Messrs. Howe and Buckstone ; Miss Reynolds and Mrs. Fitzwilliam. After which, LOVE'S ALARMS. Characters by Messrs. W. Farreo, Corri, and Compton ; Miss Emily Ormonde, Miss E. Rosner, and Miss Featherstone. To conclude with POPPING THE QUESTION. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CnaitLas KEAN. THIS EVENING, Nor. 19, Will be performed THE LANCERS ; or, The Gentleman's Son. Principal characters by Messrs. Meadows, Ryder, Everett, H. Mellon, and D. Fisher; Mrs. Winstanley, Mrs. W. Lacy, Mrs. Daly, and Miss C. Leclercq. To be followed by MARCO SPADA. Supported by Messrs. W. Lacy, J. Cheater, Ryder, Graham, and Everett ; Miss Heath and Miss C. Leclercq. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, Nov. 19, Will be performed A NICE FIRM. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Mrs. F. Matthews. After which, THE COMMENCEMENT OF A BAD FARCE which, however (it is hoped), will. in the end, show HOW TO MAKE HOME HAPPY. Principal character by Mr. Wright. To be followed PATTER v. CLATTER. Captain Patter, Mr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with WRIGHT AT LAST. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Nov. 19, Will be performed THE DISCARDED SON. Characters by Leigh Murray, Paul Bedford, and Keeley; Mrs. Keeley and Miss Woolgar, &c. To be followed by WHITEBAIT AT GREENWICH. After which, THE CAMP AT CHOBHAM. To be followed by "HOTEL CHARGES 1" or, How to Cook " A Biffln." ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Coolie. GRAND MILITARY SPECTACLE—THE INVASION OF RUSSIA, and THE BURLESQUE FIFTH WEEK of the Star of the Arena, Miss BATE COOKE, who continues to be received with increased (authusiasm. THIS EVENING, Nov. 19, The Entertainments will commence with the Grand Equestrian Military Spectacle, entitled BONAPARTE'S DIV/1310N OF RUS SIA ; or, The Buraing of Moscow. To be followed by Mr. W. COOKE'S matchletis Scenes of the ARENA, in which Mr. ALFRED COOKE will appear. To conclude witb JUPITER'S DECREE AND THE FALL OF PILETON ; or, The Fiery Coursers of the Sun. Boa-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Tanager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON RIDGE. TUIS DAY —Morning 41 min.after 3 I Evening 10-licautow—Morning 14 min.after I Ever dng 31. min.aft. 4 THE WEATHER,.—Sax Oman, Nov. 19. THERMOMETER, IN THE SIX. &DE. 45—highest since noon yesterday. 37—lowest this morning and during il te night. 48—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 3012—zia'ing. WIND, S.W.— Gentle breeze, and fine, sunshiny weather—hoar frost in the night. altogether. It must be remembered still further, however, that they are 24,000 men weakened by disaffection, debilitated by scarcity, depressed by disease, and discouraged by two very recent and successive discomfitures. Affairs are thus situated on the banks of the D anu b e . A division of the Turkish army estab lished at Braila—the main body between Widdin and Kalafat—but the most interesting portion of all for the time being opposite Oltenitza. Naturally we cannot but be interested in learning that meanwhile other remarkable occur rences are transpiring elsewhere. That orders for their march have been received by the Russian regiments cantoned in the south of Poland. That the Sublime Porte has received offers from the Lebanon of 3,000 Druses and 3,000 Maronites. That an enormous mass of Russian troops, some say as many as 50,000 altogether, have crossed the Pruth under General OSTEN.. SACKEN as a reinforcement to the army of GORTZ• CHAKOFF. That the capture of Shefkatil has utterly dismayed the Muscovite armaments in Asia, revealing to them the uncertainty of their power and the peril of their situation. Yet at tractive as these particulars are, significant as they are, important as they are—they all yield in attraction, significance, and importance to those coming to us from the central portions of Wal lachia, from Bucharest, and from the neighbour hood of Oltenitza. We would again most strongly urge upon the consideration of impartial observers the chief and glaring contradiction of the latest intelligence re ceived from the former place—the capital of the Principality. We would urge it upon their atten tion, because we cannot but perceive in it an addi tional and conclusive reason for regarding with suspicion the accounts furnished to Western Europe simply on the authority of the Russian Functionaries. According to their assurance, the Turks have been compelled to retire across the Danube—and yet, according to despatches received at Paris from Bucharest up to the 9th instant in clusively, we learn from the French Consul in the latter capital, " FOR THREE DAYS PAST WE HAVE HEARD a continuous cannonade." For three days past a continuous cannonade audible at Bucharest, in the direction of Oltenitza, and yet, according to the same accounts, before those three days the Turks had been forced by the Russians to recross the Danube into Bulgaria. Why, the whole statement involves a perfectly preposterous con tradiction. However, it only incites us, for that very reason, to observe the progress of events in, and the fluctuations of intelligence from, the the seat of war, with more than ever cautious and vigilant observation. Heretofore it is satisfactory to feel assured that the only information upon which we can count with anything like certainty is directly and signally in favour of the Turks— whereas the intelligence favourable to their an tagonists comes to us under most suspicious au thority, and replete in almost every paragraph with absolutely ridiculous contradictions. One thing, at any rate, has long since become unde niable—a/ea jacta est—the struggle has com menced in earnest ; and now, while this struggle is yet raging, let us ask again, and yet again, must England await supinely news of the mo mentous consequences ? Would. universal suffrage, or any approach to it, swamp the middle and. upper class voters? We have seen this repeatedly asserted, but no where fairly examine& It is taken for granted that it must be so. The argument seems very short. The working classes are an immense ma jority ; they would vote in the interests of their class—therefore, we should have a House of Com mons composed of their nominees. We think the reasoning too abrupt to be conclusive. It is the logic of symbols rather than of facts. Though desirous of the widest extension possible of the franchise, we have no dogmatical preference for any particular one of the broader schemes, and should be content with any enlargement which, either by its present extent or by its including a scheme of gradual self-extension, should be as nearly final as possible. It is, we suppose, uni versally felt that, were it possible to give the franchise to every adult male who could be regis tered as residing somewhere, this would be in itself the simplest and best plan. It would make the political privileges of the Commons of England equal ; it would harmonise with the legal adage of the highest authority, that representation and taxation ought to go together, since every English man pays at least indirect taxes ; it would destroy by the roots one cause, so fertile in bad times, of political discontent ; and it would be dealing with man as man, and ignoring the invidious dis tinction of rich and poor. For such general reasons all of - us would prefer what is, for conve nience sake, termed universal suffrage, unless some danger were apprehended from it, either to class interests, or to " our glorious Constitution in Church and State." In the former case, it is feared lest workmen should make laws for their masters, and perhaps their masters' masters too ; in the latter, lest the middle and commercial classes, who since the Reform Act have been the chief power in the House of Commons, should have to hand over their power to the class below them. It is worth wihile, then, calmly to consider the probabilities of the working of even the most widely extended suffrage. Without the ballot, or some means of securing the independence of the poor man's vote, it is obvious that it would make no sensible char ge whatever in the position of parties. Suppoe;e, however, independent voting fairly secured, yet even then how many things are there to modify or prevent combined and do minant action on the part of the working class. It is common to think of them as a class ; but the truth is, that from the beggar upward to the foreman to whom the master gives his orders, they are a series of ascending classes ; or a set of auto cratic circles if lye will, each looking down upon the circle below . it, and resenting its intrusion upon their highear one. It is so in every trade where large num:.bers of hands are employed, and except perhaps fin a mere contest about wages, which will never henceforth become a political question, it would be almost impossible for all the men to combine ifor mere class purposes. Partly, again, owing to the same circumstances, a very large proportion of those who are termed working menrestas, in are closely connected in interest and feeling with the of middle classes. In many cases distant relationship, in others obvious community of in terests, amanyfaithful iwtile servants would hope t o consideratet h e strong m a mas ters. - at tachmenttters. Altogether the numbers must be great in deed of those whoa could and would be influenced by their interest in their employer's success ; by his superior Intel ligence or his kindness. We are, moreover, apt tc • be misled by occurrences like strikes to a very exaggerated estimate of the ten dency of the la tbouring class to combination. Factory and mi ning operatives possess unusual facilities for dolt ig it. They are, however, after all, but a small part of the population, and on every question b at the non-political one of wages would have no peculiar bond of union with the innumerable tri bes of other working men who cover the face of the country. Indeed, after but little discussion, the different classes of operatives will al tlhowill bi b i roughly Inudterlsittatlned gain n t t h o igh e e a r ch, wa t g h e n s to enhanced price a f the products of labour increasing the individual's expenditure, and perhaps the les sened demand fo .r them throwing him oftener out of work. The T 'yne collier's wife will soon com ppalayina h o lf f ‘ p c o t o h n es y e a. ] P . y r a e r s d t o r : ntruer foro u h t e s r " g i n f w n she ; an ha d s th t e o labourers throng] lout the kingdom will be wroth in mid-winter wi th " those fellows who only want higher wages, to work fewer days, and make coals dearer." The interests of different classes of labourers are, in fact, as much antagonistic as those of all other buyers and sellers. At the very time when weavers were in opposition to their masters, and would vote for a COWELL or a NEWTON, other classes of workmen might be on the best possible terms with theirs, ready to chair one of them as well as to elect him. Again it should be remembered that the work ing classes are both necessitated and disposed to depend on the higher classes for leaders. It is notorious that if they can find a man of their own views amongst the wealthier classes, he is the man of their choice. It may be partly jealousy, but it is a fact that they rarely indeed elevate any one of their own class to superiority over them. They prefer the leadership of a man of property and education, whose head and heart they can respect ; they know that they have not themselves the in formation or the means to sustain with credit to themselves the position of a Representative, and they naturally lean upon those whom PROVIDENCE has favoured with both. In quiet times this is always the case. Then, again, all danger of work ing men choosing Members from their own body is self-corrective ; if they sent to Parliament some of the few whose native ability has secured the respect of the community outside of it, this would be a confessed gain. It is allowed that, if possi ble, some men of capacity from the working class would have their use in St. STEPHEN'S. If, on the other hand, they chose mere demagogues, whe ther from their own class or from those above them, their emptiness and self-conceit would be no where better exposed than in an assembly like the House of Commons. Working men, like other men, wish not to be ashamed of those who act for them, and in the long run at least they would be as cer tain as others to select the ablest men. They would not repeat mistakes if they made them at first. We may fairly add to all this, the general mo deration of Englishmen and Scotchmen, illiterate as well as educated. Allowing for inflammatory individuals, and moments of excitement, common to all classes, as Exeter-hall not less than Copenhagen-fields and the Birming ham Bull-ring can testify, the lower classes of this country participate in that love of fairness and reluctance to press hard upon the opposite party, which we may justly boast as national characteristics. English peasants would no more use the suffrage like French ouvriers than English Representatives would enact the part of French Deputies. As a people, we shrink from violent overpowering of our political oppo nents. American workmen are a much safer mirror for showing us the workings of political liberty amongst the operative classes; and it can not be denied that, in the United States, it is one great bond of attachment between the citizen and this country. The facts we have mentioned must, we think, go far to show that, in this country, the danger of a very extended suffrage cannot be great; indeed, we incline to think it almost imaginary. It would certainly have the advan tage of contenting the masses politically; it would be following nature and PROVIDENCE rather than dictating to them—the great error of Constitution makers as well as Protectionists ; and it would be carrying out into legislation the Free-trade prin ciples which have proved so successful in com merce. Our faith leans to unrestricted competi tion in one department as well as in the other. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, Nov. 18. Prince Albert, accompanied by Sir Charles Wood, went out hunting to Burnham this morning, attended by Lieut.-Col. the Hon. N. Hood and Lieut.-Col. the Hon. A. Gordon. The Queen, with the Duchess and Princess Mary of Cambridge, drove also to Burnham in an open carriage. Lord Charles Fitzroy was in attendance on horseback. The Duke and Duchess of Brabant, attended by the Belgian minister and the Count and Countess Gustave de Lannoy, arrived at Windsor from Plymouth at 5 minutes past 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The Duke and Duchess of Aumale visited her Majesty to-day. Lord and Lady John Russell, Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood, and the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell have left the Castle. Earl de Grey was prevented by indisposition from obeying her Majesty's commands yesterday. The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards was in attend ance in the Castle, and performed during dinner yes terday. Lord John Russell returned to his residence in Ches ham-place yesterday from a visit to the Queen at Windsor Castle. The Commissioners for inquiring into the state of the Corporation of the city of London held a meeting yes terday at the Privy Council Office. Present .—the Right Ilion. H. Labouchere, the Right Hon. Sir J. Patteson, and G. Cornewall Lewis, Esq. The Right Hon. E. Cardwell returned to town yes terday from Windsor Castle. Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial office to the governor of Canada. The Count .Walewski, the French ambassador at this court, has been summoned to France to attend the Emperor, but will return in a few days. Mr. Gray, our new Secretary of Legation in Stock holm, has arrved in that capital. SOUTH- WESTERN RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) DECISION ON THE DORCHESTER EXTEN- SION. The adjourned special meeting of this company was held to-day, at Hawkstone Hall, Waterloo-road, for the purpose of hearing the declaration of the poll upon the question whether the extension of the line, proposed by the directors, from Dorchester to Exeter, should be pro ceeded with. The CHAIRMAN of the company, the Hon. Mr. Scott, M.P., who presided, announced the result to be as follows : For the extension of the line from Dorchester to Exeter— . 739 . 86 —825 On the amendment, and against the proposed exten sion— Proxies . Present Proxies . Present Majority for the amendment Amount of votes in respect of stock : For the Extension. Proxies Present . . 993 . 111 ----1,104 . 11,933 1,978 -13,911 LATEST FOPETN rl.l,,ree RUSSIA AND TURKEY. The Patric of yesterday announces that the Turks, being retarded in their advance on Bucharest by the inundation of the Danube, have decided on arresting their onward movement. After having destroyed the quarantine building and the works at Oltenitza, they have repassed the Danube with out being molested by the enemy. The Turks still occupy the islands opposite Giurgevo and Oltenitza. The Russians are firm in Krajova. The Russian Minister at Vienna has received the following telegraphic message from Prince Gort schakoff, dated Bucharest, the 13th inst. : " At the moment when measures were about to be executed against the establishment of the Turks on the left bank of the river, opposite Turtukai, they evacuated their position and retired to the right bank, keeping possession only of an island which lies between the two banks." The despatches received by the Austrian Govern ment confirm the above, adding that the Turks had retired from their position at Kararasalz, and from that which they occupied opposite Giurgevo. General Osten-Sacken's advanced guard had passed the Pruth, and he was expected at Bucha rest on the 20th. The British vessels Vengeance and Albion, and the French vessels Jupiter and Henri IV., and eight steam-frigates, are at Beikos, close to the entrance into the Black Sea. The Ottoman naval division which is to cruise in those waters consists of four frigates, two steamers, three carvettes, and two brigs. The vessel Mujeddetie and two fri gates have lately joined the squadron. The Porte has refused to grant the exequatur to the Consul-General appointed by Austria for the Danubian Principalities. 260 vessels loaded with corn passed by Constan tinople in the period from the 18th of October to the Ist of November. They came from the Black Sea. The enthusiasm of the Turks at Constantinople was at its height at the fortunate commencement of the campaign which has just opened, and that the Sultan must have been convinced of the fact by the transports of joy with which the people hailed his presence on the 4th, on his way to the mosque. A Turkish poet, Halis-Effendi, has just composed a national hymn, in the manner of the Marseillaise, which has been set to music, and it is popular with men, women, and children. A letter from Vienna, of the 13th, says : Prince Gortschakoff has, within the last few days, received formal orders to commence and continue hostilities. The loss of the Russians near Oltenitza is larger than was at first supposed. There were not 600 killed and wounded, but 1,100. The num ber of killed alone was 500. It has been remarked here that Arif-Effendi, the Turkish ambassador, was in grand costume when he went to pay a visit to Prince Stirbey. A letter from Malta says that Lord Redcliffe has demanded that all the troops of that garrison that can be disposed of shall be sent to the fleet. Accounts from Bucharest of the 9th are to this effect :—For three days past we have heard the report of cannon. The Russian head-quarters are at Butestchti, where there are only 35,000 men. Bu testchti is situated on the confluent of the rivers Argis andDembivitza, on the road from Oltenitza to Bucharest. If the battle has taken place at Butestchti, the Turks must have advanced 14 leagues from Oltenitza. A letter from Vienna states : that General Prim 'commands a portion of the army in Wallachia until the arrival of General Klapka. We have already given the bul letin of Prince Gortschakoff relative to the affair of Oltenitza, and in which he boasts of a success in forcing the Turks to remain in their intrenchments, when the only object of his attack was to drive them out of them. The Cronstadt Gazette of the 7th is less modest than Prince Gortschakoff. It states that the Turks were defeated, and that the Russians remained masters of the field of battle. From Constantinople we learn that 3,000 Druses and 3,000 Maronites have offered their services to the Porte to march against the Russians. The 'New Munich Gazette, under date of Athens 4, says that a Greek vessel entered the port of the Piraeus on the Ist, the captain of which announced that he had witnessed a naval combat between the Turks and Russians near Kell. Two Egyptian vessels are said to have been sunk and a third was towed to Constantinople, considerably damaged, by a Turkish steamer. The captain adds that these vessels had on board reinforcements from Batoum. The authorities of the port drew up a minute of this report, making the captain responsible for its corn ectness. A letter from Warsaw of the 11th states that nothing is yet known of the departure of Russian troops from the north or from Poland for the south. A private letter of the sth, from Constantinople, is as follows :—" That the English and French fleets will winter here, and that the allied Governments will not limit themselves to be represented by naval divisions. It also appears that the fleets will enter the Black Sea, as a notice from the French Consu late has been placarded on the Bourse announcing that the contracts for supplying provisions are to be effected either at Constantinople, Odessa, or Trebi zonde. This has produced a great impression among the public, which is composed principally of Greeks, whom we class here as Russians. Yesterday prayers were offered up in all the religious houses for his Majesty the Sultan, who henceforth takes the title of Gazi (the Victorious). The Sultan has ordered at the Mint 160 decorations of the order of Medue from the 2d to the sth class. The Porte has re fused its exequatur to M. Ainhaudrital, who has been named Consul-General of Austria for the Danubian Principalities." The following is the official notice alluded to in the foregoing, as published by the French Consu late at Constantinople : " NOTICE. On Saturday, the 12th November, 1853, at 11 o'clock in the morning, will be adjudicated the supplies of pro visions to be delivered to the French ships of war from Constantinople to Odessa, on the coast of Europe, and to Trebizonde, on the coast of Asia, to commence from the 16th of November, 1853, and during the entire stay of the squadron in the Bosphorus and in the Black Sea." An imposing ceremony took place at Constanti nople on the 3d in the Mosque of Mahomet. The Scheik-ul-Islam publicly read the fetva , which gi'vs the Sultan, the title of Ghazi—that is, the • VictOrioue,warrior. • Mehemet Buschi Pasha, Gene ral of the Guard, had been appointed to command the army of reserve assembling at Adrianople. He was preparin g to set out, and was only awaiting the arrival Of . General Bosquet and some other French officers, who are to travel with him. The appointment of Faud Effendi as political commis sioner to the army of Omar Pasha was spoken of at Con stantinople_ M. do Bruck, the Austrian Nuncio, is said to have apprised the Porte that +he plan of Prince Gortschakoff is to draw Omar Pasha into the plains of the Greater Wallachia, and to give him battle with the 3d and 4th corps, whilst the sth corps, commanded by Osten-Sacken, should cut off his retreat to the Danube. This communi cation was regarded at Constantinople as a means employed by Austria to retard hostilities. The Oest, Correspon,denz of the 14th contains the following telegraphic despatch of the 9th from Bucharest : " For some hours the booming of artillery has been heard, but it is uncertain whether it comes from Olten itza or Giurgevo. All the Russian pontoons have been forwarded from Colentira to Giurgevo. The Rus sians, to the number of 7,000 or 8,000 men, are posted on a rising ground at Trateslhti, (this should be Frateschi) a place at about two hours distant (nine English miles) from Giurgevo. On the 9th the Russian head-quarters were at Budeschti, a place four hour distant from Bucharest. (The place in question is four hours distant from Oltenitza and six from Bucha rest.) At Oltenitza the Turks have about 17,000 regular infantry, 3,600 irregular troops, and 4,000 artillerymen. It is believed that General Prim commands this corps until the arrival of the Hungarian revolutionary leader Klapka, who is said to be expected. We have further credible advices that General Soimonoff, on the 9th, dislodged the Turks from the island near Giurgevo, of which they were in possession on the Bth. The Turkish corps at Kalafat, which is 24,000 strong, is commanded by Ismail Pasha. The Russians have 35,000 men at Budeschti. General Budberg is expected at Bucharest." The Journal de Constantinople, of the 4th, con tains the following account of the operations of the Turkish army in Asia : ".On the 28th October, the same day as that on which a division of the European army crossed the Danube at Kalafat, the Imperial troops of the army of Asia, by a happy coincidence, obtained over the Russians a signal advantage, the news of which arrived the day before yesterday at the Porte. The most important details of the affair are these :—ln the night of the 27th ult. a small division of the corps d'arm6e, encamped at Tchourouk Sou, composed of irregulars and of a battalion of the Imperial Guard, marched to attack the Russian fort of Chekvetil (St. Nicholas), situated on the coast of the Rack Sea, and defended by two battalions of infantry, three companies of Cossacks, and by a company of artillery. On the 28th, at break of day, the Imperial troops arrived before the fort, and suddenly attacked it with so much rpqrdntion and conray.. that they took it after a cora- Of iJur bum, in spite Lilt; most obstinate resist ance. During the ' attack the Russian troops of a neigh bowing fort came to the assistance of Chekvetil. The battalion of the Imperial Guard went to meet them, made a single discharge, and then rushed on them with the bayonet ; they were soon completely routed. In this combat of four hours, the Russians lost the fort of Chekvetil, 2,000 muskets (of which 1,500 were o f the best quality), 4 guns, and 1,000 men. The loss of the Turks was not very considerable. The Imperial troops made about one hundred prisoners. Amongst them a the son of Prince Gouriel. Four of them arrived the day before yesterday at Constantinople, on board the Ottoman steamer the Chehper ; and the others were embarked on the Taif, which is expected this dal . or to-morrow. Selim Pacha, General-in-chief of the corps d'armee of Batoum has given the necessary orders for causing the fort of Chekvetil to be placed in th e best state of defence possible. The corps d'arrnee of Tchourouk Sou consists of 8,000 regular soldiers, 6,000 redifs, and 10,000 irregulars. The news of the passag e of the Danube, and of the taking of the fort of Chekvo' til, has been received at Constantinople, by the native population and by the Europeans, with the greatest enthusiasm." The same journal says : "On the Ist the Minister of Marine sent two superior officers of the Admiralty to pay his respects to Adroit . * l a Dundas, commander-in-chief of the English fleet, so, Vi, • Admiral Hamelin, commander•in-chief of the Fr ench squadron on their arrival at Constantinople. Vice -A°. miral Hamelin went on Wei .nesday on board the ga ll ; moudie, which is anchored at Buyukpede, to pay a veal to the Capitan-Pacha. M. de Lacour, Ambassador o, France, presented the Vice-Admiral to the Minister °I Marine, and the Minister received him most courteous'''. On their departure from the Admiral's vessel, the Alr. bassador of France was saluted with 19 guns, aod, t 7; Vice-Admiral with 17 guns ; and the salute was au,'h returifed by the French frigate the Mogador, rn Wbf w A ; M. Hamelin had arrived at Constantinople. in b_ — evening the Vice-Admiral left for the squadron on bo the Ajaccio." FRANCE. Considerable excitement prevails with respect t 4 the bearing on the Eastern question of a notice , sued by the French Consul, at Constantinopl e, with regard to the entry of the French fleet i t the Black Sea, since it is believed that 11{. Kisseleff and Baron Brunnow have orders to wi: draw from France and England the instant that ship of war of either nation enters the Black Se!' The French Government has received a te' e ' graphic despatch from Vienna, which states that on the 13th and 14th a serious engagement took play between Bucharest and Oltenitza, but nearer tu a latter place , in which the Turks were beaten, 0 .! 1 .1 , were forced to repass the Danube. The despat 4) : ~ adds that General Dannenberg was preparing ,"'" attack the other divisions of the Turkish army' which is in possession of Kalafat. Prince Goesii chakoff remained in possession of the Danube, $ ll , O had given orders to his generals not to pass river. The Government has not thought fit to publi ilt this intelligence, but the real state of the case 6111. not be concealed for many days. This news has created a revolution in the se. of M. de Kisseleff's health ; he has suddenly re d ; vered, and left yesterday at three o'clock for tainebleau. la Count Walewski, the French Ambassador a London, arrived in Paris yesterday morning, n left immediately for Fontanebleau, where be remain for some days the guest of the Emperor. 1, Doctor Seve, of Cannes, has addressed the f ° lowing letter to the Union du Var :-- "In a former number of your estimable journal stated that ' Lord Brougham appears to have In. n . from public life, and to have fixed his residence at u" -- ei , nes, in order to devote himself to the care of his broUthe constitution.' It is my duty, as the physician of . Brougham family at Cannes, to correct an error a lated to afflict the numerous friends of the noble lord ,1 0 the entire scientific world. Never did Lord Brougf 1,1 enjoy more perfect health during the 20 years has visited our country." The Council of the Bank of France met on Thol; day to take into consideration the export of o i l/ 0 , coin, which has been lately going on to a very tee siderable extent. A report had been ciroul t be that in order to remedy the evil, the Council Bank would raise the rate of discount to r - 41i cent., or that at least it would reduce the leilvot of date of the bills discounted. Neither one 0.4 the other of these measures has been adopted, consequently no change will be made in the 5 0 sent state of things. At the same sitting, a, Council, considering that the amount of the °ll. vances on Railway Securities was already en „,0 side' able, decided that for the future the adVate on Shares instead of being 60 per cent, on the P . `" t , at the Bourse should be reduced t o 50 pe r eta and that the loans on Railway Bonds which 1 1:4 been fixed at 80 per cent. o f th e mar k e t should be reduced to 70 per cent. The Bemaphore of MarseillAg of the 15th states that 105 vessels laden with wheat had arrived P` that port during the last three days. The Bourse opened firmly yesterday under lcs impression produced by a report that the Tit had been forced to recross the Danube, and be an arrangement between the belligerents migno the consequence. A reaction, however, took P t in consequence of reports that the GoverninellAth about to adopt measures which will interfere vi"sect the dealers in corn. The Three per Cents. oln to at 73f. 40c., and closed at 73f. 25c., and fe lhe 73f. 25c., at which they closed for the end cid month. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. of, at 99f. 50e. ; Orleans Railway Shares, I ' Nor 50c. ; Rouen, 1,020 f. ; Havre, 485 f. ; Greati,; them, 845 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 807 f. Paris and Lyons, 892 f. ; Lyons to the lite„ ranean, 722 f. 50e. ; Western of France, Bordeaux and Cette, 675 f. ; Great Central, Tcpf Lyons to Geneva, 500 f. ; Shares of the paw' Credit Mobilier 685 f. SPAIN. rciA l The Madrid Gazette of the 13th contains a - decree authorising M. Scheidnagel, President a 0 , Finance Committee in London, to retire on s)10 , sion. The Gazette states that the Ministry °_ a reign Affairs is drawing up a treaty for the ren' t e tion of Peru, and for regulating the commercis i st) lations between that country and Spain. The being Sunday the Stock Exchange was not olds. BELGIUM. King Leopold, on Tuesday evening, re e A e ll the grand deputation with the address vo ted the Chamber of Representatives of Belgic reply to the speech from the throne. M. De ° to President of the Chamber, read the addreS g l which his Majesty replied as follows : io "Gentlemen,—The Chamber of Representati vel o j oi called upon to form a great part in our institute, and it will understand all the importance of it• country, I know, may under any circumstances 1. , 00, its patriotism, its moderation, and its tried devot e '' I am grateful for the sentiments which it expresseV for the co-operation which it lends to my Gover°, O l t It is by union and a good understanding betw et ier, public powers that we succeed in attaining the, • which you have so happily defined, and in conci!,o4 more and more that esteem and confidence of $_ of which you have just spoken in such excellent te'" , a te 4 ' ST. PETERSBURG.—From St. Petersburgh tue- report a further unfavourable movement in the aest exchange, consequent upon the quotations from nee, which will cause a considerable amount of half to:llr be transmitted from this country. A parcel b flow the Bank was despat c hed yesterday rid 11 ° and further sums will follow. V le' 1 VIENNA.—The telegraphic quotations of the • fle exchanges are rather confirmatory of the Tatar, having obtained the successes recently attribli ede j e a them, the rate upon London, which had r e° , i o 11.16, showing that the agitation and distrust • money market had in a slight degree subsided. a fef, EXTENSIVE FlRES.—Yesterday morning, be CWT minutes before four o'clock, a fire of a very esloer character broke out on the extensive premises be'' to Messrs. Haines and Co patent mill-board ri ° turers, St. Andrew's-road, Horsemonger-la ne : t flames continued to progress, and they could nu vro tinguished until one part of ? the manufactorl, ogrj tirely destroyed, and the remainder severe ) , a zi s ete o . The total loss, it is understood, will amount to e is 00 hundred pounds sterling. The origin of th e 61. 0 0 veloped in obscurity. The premises and their conk were insured in the Union Fire office. The eel, a or ing, between the hours of ten and eleven o'cloe sack A broke out on the premises of Messrs. Pilcher 11; gess, pickle manufacturers, High Holborn. etre caused by some of the workpeople making e t a co t) the hearth. The fire was not extinguished 11° o r derable damage was done to the premises. e a Pe ROYAL LONDON YACHT CUM.—The 501111 „,, ribL o o of the Royal London Yacht Club took P l3 c e "Ooenjit day evening, at Willis's-rooms; Commodorecioth: in the chair. Upon the removal of the se a _o f commodore, in appropriate speeches, p ro p o f Queen, Prince Albert, Albert Princ e W e , and the rest of the Royal Family vinB ( 10 9 with " The Navy and Army ;" which b° a l yon r e done ample justiceto, " Prosperitylto thejßcT iv i t a o, :c li Yacht Club " was proposed from the c har ' view of their past labours and brilliant enc . ; o f fee e pili the worthy commodore assigned to the one e n n y he a the., of which existed amongst them, and co mplirn,„_,, i ' era tielpe upon its continued progression. " The ‘. 1 .1 t he e;110 the City of London, with which was coup o dors, of Mr. Twiss, was also proposed by the e i e w in d w er fo u r r;ro,4 ";fo admitted the obligation the club was _ b oo support. Mr. Twiss returned thanks for had _ eae in referring to some imputations which_ h . _e s vi d l o o nb, respecting them, offered some re m , a , l . la_i l l ' ifes ith 10 : 1 Mr. Scott Russell then proposed I . lle h j duly 1:11 0 3- 31s worthy Commodore," which was receiv r esli gratification ; and the toast having boetehnecris7;thich, _ser, to, was succeeded by a number of ___ ansr a, I rof some excellent singing by Messrs. v"ery Perren, and Shoebridge, occupied till rather early hour in the morning. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Nov. 19, Will be performed THE CAMP AT THE OLYMi'IC. Charac ters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, F. Robson, Cooper, and Galli ; Mesdames A. Wigan, Stirling, P. Horton, Chatterley, E. Turner, and Wyndham. To be followed by PLOT AND PASSION. Principal characters by Mr. F. Robson and Mrs. Stirling. • • . gjr>ll3,l,o LONDON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1853, Gradually we are getting nearer the truth as to the actual course of the warlike operations in Moldo-Wallachia. As we antilcipated in our re marks yesterday, the Turkish army has not been compelled to retreat . across the Danube—having only retired for reasons of strategy or from simply prudential considerations. It must not be over looked, moreover, that the fate of the campaign does not necessarily require to. be decided in the vicinity of Oltenitza. It is not in that quarter alone that the troops of the SULTAN have taken up a position formidable to their Russian antago nists. So far is this from being: the case, that the principal portion of the Turkish armament crossed the Danube much higher up than Turtukai— indeed as near to the point where Servia, Walla chia, and Banat are as contiguous as Widdin, and this with a view to command Krajova, and, by commanding Krajova, to prevent the Russians from withdrawing into the Austrian dominions and seeking shelter in the fastxiesses of Transyl vania. A division alone crossed the Danube be tween Turtukai and Oltenitza, thereby threatening theWallachian c apit a l, Buchareet. Meantime, so adroit and well-considered were the tactics of OMER, PACHA, that simultaneously with the pas sage effected by the main body of his army at Widdin, and of admission at Oltenitza, a third portion of h:s soldiery crossed over to the left bank of the Danube in. the vicinity of Braila, effectually cutting of by that means the Russian line of communication with the Moldavian territories. Nevertheless, although the main body of the Turks accomplished the passage at Widdin, and although another part of the SULTAN'S army, by establishing itself lower down the river at Braila, interrupted the Rus sians, as we have shown, in the direction of Mol wbanhickhofhatd.heaDt an the ub s e am op e p t o im sit e e a d p a p vi e a a — red th o e n d t i h vi e s l io ef il t Oltenitza, at once assumed of the c y om fo p u l o e w te e l d y te aelli 4 e th f in. im portance by that brilliant suet:: h stant, by which the Muscovites were discomfited—a success which was speedily ter, by en a t a n i o l i t n h g e r . a y e l to loss our upon 0 r n e m t h a e r k .9. o,ii b e l n i e y in, as it c h w a o r u l a cd rty w appear, of 500 killed and 600 wounded. No wonder, that, after this i n itiatory victory on the part of the Turkish forces, the general atten tion was diverted, for a whiLe at least, from Braila and from Widdin, and concentrated almost exclusively upon Oltenitz?. Indeed so important did the events occurring in this quarter appear to be in the estimation of the Russian Commander in -Chief, that his head-quarters were forthwith established not far from Kopaksen, at a place situated on the road from Oltentitza to Bucharest, and known as Butesschtei. Thither all his avail able troops have been hastily gathered together, () n o t ° a n lo u n s e s , ia a n t s t ion, some 24, so. that at th at poi are thelo c w o e n s e t en c t o r m at p e u d, - ta uni ler the banners of GORTZCHA.ROFF. Yesterday • "BETTER LATE THAN NEVER," L EWIS'S ALIERATIVE PILLS will be found , the intelligence received through the Russian on trial, after every other means has tailed, to cure the most au , bh orities, stated them to arm mint to as many as inveterate eases of Bilious disorder, Indigestion, and ev ery derange- i went of the Liver, Stomach, Kid neys, or S ecretory system. Th ey 40,,000 i n th e aggregate. Today,that formid are entirely vegetable, and, while removing obstructions, purify the blood, clear, the complexion, relieve the chest of phlegm, strengthen I abJ.e total was shrunk by an eiighth to 35,000 the nerves, and restore tone to the whole system Prepared and I - L , , ~ sold by HINOSTO N , LEWIS, and Co.' lA, Old Bond-street, price uuc , ti'le real amount, we believe,, may b e more cor by p ost Is. 1% on receipt ofpostage stamps. by all medicine vendors. Sent ) reQtly stated, as before remarks( i, as about 24,000 And it is also proposed by the said intended act or acts, to enable the said intended company and the said South Devon Railway Com pany, to make, enter into. and carry into effect such contracts and arrangements, on such terms and conditions, and subject to such restrictions, as may be, or may have been mutually agreed upon, by or on behalf of those companies, with reference to the working and use of the said intended railways, road, and works, the conduct, management, and direction of the traffic, or any portion of the traffic, upon the same, and the division and apportionment of such traffic, and the tolls, rates, and charges arising therefrom, between and amongst the said two companie,i, and for enabling tile said in tended company and the said South Devon Railway Company, to appoint ajoint committee for carrying Into effect any such. contracts or arrangements, and to exercise by means of such joint committee or otherwise, such of the rights, rowers, or privileges, Whether with reference to the levying of tolls, rates, end duties, or otherwise, now or hereafter vested in or belonging to the said companies, and all such other rights, powers, and privileges as may be necess a ry or expedient, for more effectually carrying into effect any suite contracts or arrangements : And it also proposed by the said intended act or acts to confirm all or any arrangements, now or hereafter to be entered into, between the said intended company and the South Devon Rail way Company, or on their behalf, with reference to all or any of t he purposes before mentioned : And Notice is Hereby further Given that on or before the thirtieth day of November instant, maps, plans, and sections showing the dirami ---°°, line, and levels of the said intended railways and works. 'ma P l ans and sections of the said road. together with a book af refe t re h n e ce to such plans, and a copy of this notice, as published to in the said will be deposited with the Castle in Exeter clerk of the Peace London the county of Devon at his office, at the same day a eopy et , se county; and that on or before the of reference as relates :men of the said plans, sections, and book through which the said nerh Parish or extra-parochial place in or a lways, road, and works, or any part thereof, will be made o , together with a copy of this notice, r:laeire, will be deposited for public In as published in the London thereof at his residence, and 1 81" spection, in the case Parish with the parish clerk with the ,arishn,lthe case of each such ex•ra some parish immediately parochial place, adjoining thereto at his r esidence erk of Gtv n that on or before the And Notice is hereby further Present year, thirty-first day of December in the e e or acts, so far as of the intended bill or bills, will be deposited printed copies amend, extend, of the House of Commons in the Private Bill -office s or some of the And it is also proposed by the said intended act may be necessary for the purposes thereof, to alter, vary, and enlarge or repeal the powers and provisior'n powers and provisions of the several acts of Parliament following, or some or one of them (that is to say): " The South Devon Railway Act, 18 44," " The South Devonci way Act (Amendment and Branches) 1 816," "The iSouthD it - ii and als i an act p asse d in the 11th yaeth Railway Act (Extensions and Amendment) 1847," and " The South Devon -- King George the Third, i ntituled " An establishing a Floating Bridge over th e Harbour of Act for of pe the von reign R ai' w o a r Y his ct' Majesty lBs i Dartmouth, from or near to Lower Sand Quay Point to Old Rock, in the county of Devon, and for building quays and landing places, and for making roads anti approaches thereto, with branches therefrom." TOZER, WHIDRORNE, MACKE.NZEL, Dated this third day of November, 18.53. , ~, and TOZER, Teignmouth, Solicitors for H. and W. TOOGOOD, the Bill.' 22, Parliament street, Westminster, RIOTS AT BLACKBURN. On Wednesday last, the town of Blackburn witnessed another scene of lawlessness and of the quiet apathy or paralysing fear of the constituted authorities. Wednes day was market-day, and the manufacturers met at the Bull Hotel, in the centre of the town. Early in the day a demonstration had been made by some Preston " turn-outs," who sung songs in praise of the " ten per cent.," so that the streets were blocked up. As evening advanced, something more developed itself under this concealment, and furious cries demanded—the Preston masters supposed to be at that time in the Bull. Gen tlemen coming out were roughly handled, and compelled to establish not a Preston identity. At length stones began to be thrown, and threats of burning down the hotel were heard; when Mrs. Lawson, the landlady, allowed six men to go into every room and ascertain for themselves that the intended victims were not there. All this time, about six hours, no attempt was made to disperse the mob. It is rumoured that the Superinten dent of Police has resigned from a sense of the utter impossibility of maintaining order. The Secretary of State has written to the magistrates, demanding an account of the riots of the Ist November. At present the answer is kept a secret. THE COURT.—Her Majesty and the Royal family, with a circle of distinguished visitors, are expected to remove from Windsor to Osborne, Isle of Wight, on Tue sday next, to sojourn till Christmas. DUBLIN EXHIBITION.—The pictures and other objects of art which her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert contributed to the Dublin Exhibition were delivered at Windsor Castle on Thursday last, by Mr. J. C. Deane, the assistant-secretary. Her Royal Blglauesc the Duchess of Gloucester is slowly approaching towards convalescence. The illus trious and venerable duchess will enmplete her 78th year in April next. His Excellency the Ambassador of France and the Conitesse Walewski left the residence of the Embassy, in Grosvenor-square, on Thursday night on a visit to the Emperor and Empress of the French, at Fontaine. bleau. REPRESENTATION OF SUNDERLAND. Mr. George Hudson has written to the Times to contradict the paragraph published to the effect that he intended to withdraw from the representation of Sunderland. THE RECTORY OF BREDON, WORCESTERSHIRE.—We have authority, both from the patron and the incum bent of the living of Bredon, for stating that there never was the remotest foundation in fact for the rumour com municated to some of the papers (for what reason we know not) that the incumbent above mentioned was likely to be promoted to the lately vacant Bishopric of Derry. Had, however, the fact been otherwise, and had Mr. Fitzgerald been placed in that see, the next pre sentation to Bredon would have gone to the patron, who is also owner of the fee simple of the living, and not to the Crown. AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY.—A special meeting of this company was held yesterday, when Mr. J. .H. Ravenshaw and Mr. C. D. Bruce were respectively elected to the posts of governor and deputy-governor. The decease of. Mr. J. S. Brownrigg, the late governor, was made the subject of a special minute, which was read to the shareholders in attendance. The governor, before the close of the meeting, stated that the accounts of their property continued generally favourable. The working of the collieries was proceeding satisfactorily, and the produce for the last year was 2,0001., an amount in excess of former returns. The sales of wool had realised 20,0001., a sum about equal to that received in the previous year, but showing an increase upon other periods, while the prices obtained were, in some respects, higher. A small loss had been sustained in the number of sheep from the inclemency of the season. Sales of land had been effected at Newcastle, and instances had occurred in which they were made at the rate of 201. per acre. The trade of the port was rapidly improving, the facilities of communication having increased. Land had also been sold at Port Stephens, but not at very high prices. In answer to questions, it was mentioned that the directors were desirous of adopting every means to bring the nature and character• of the lands under the notice of the public, especially in Port Philip and Sydney, where the pressure of immigration had been r most felt. DECIMAL CURRENCY. Now ready, price 1.., A' EXAMINATION of the REPORT and EVIDENCE of the COMMITTEE of the HOUSE of COM MONS on DECIMAL COINAGE, with reference to a Simpler, Sounder, and more Comprehensive Mode of Proceeding. By THEODORE W. RATHBONE, Esq. " Stare super antiquas This." James Ridgway, Piccadilly ; Deighton, Liverpool c and all Book sellers. Just published, demy Bvo., pp. 48, price Is., by post is. 4d., THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL and ILLEGAL PROCEEDINGS of the COUNCIL of the PHARMACEUTI CAL SOCIETY. By WM. DICKINSON, Pharmaceutical Chemist, and one of the Editors of the Annals of Pharmacy. London : Win. Freeman, 0, Fleet-street ; and all booksellers. THE ROYAL BRITISH BANS on the Scottish System (incorporated by Charter), besides the trans action of all ordinary banking business, grants CASH CREDITS, allows interest on deposits and balances of current accounts, and issues promissory notes or bills, and circular letters of credit, and drafts or orders payable to the bearers, on demand, or at any date, in any important town at home or abroad, and which, for merchants and travellers, possess some peculiar features of economy, safety, and utility. Detailed terms of business will be communicated on application to the Head Office, Tokenhouse-yard ; or at the Branches, 429, Strand ; 77, Bridge-street, Lambeth ; and 97, Gos- Well-road, Islington. HUGH INNES CAMERON, General Manager. Royal British Bank, Tokenhouse-yard. EAST INDIA CADETS receiving APPOINT MENTS, on application to Messrs. CHRISTIAN, will be fur nished with ESTIMATES, giving the entire cost of an outfit, with quantities required for the routa via Egypt or the Cape.—Christian and Rathbone, Manufacturing Outfitters, 11, Wigmore-street. Parties waited upon with samples within one hundred miles of Lon don, if required. Tcc PRESS," No. 29, This Day (Saturday), contains, among others, Lord Aberdeen and the Eastern Question ; What People are Saying about India; Mr. Hamilton's Case ; City Corporation ; Noble aid Gallant Gamblers ; Repulse of she Irish Brigade; Lord Marsareene; George Hudson, Esq., 3 1 . 1. • The Strikes ; Correspondence—Banquet to Lord Elphinstone ; Society of Arts ; Opening of the Session, &c. ; Lord Aberdeen's intended Speech at the ManSion-house • Sketches of Radica l s ; Radical Novelist; The Rights of the Working Man, fitc. ; Literature — Russian Shores of the Black Sea ; The Roses ; Intellectual Develop mont of the Age; Charge to the Grand Jury, by M. D. Hill, Esq.; Visit to the Diggings, by Mrs. Clacy ; Avillion and t er a les ; Ermengarde; Sidney ; Discovery, a poem ; Napoleon' yn Willich's Income-tax Tables; Periodical Literature; New Music; Dramatic Novelties—Lyceum, Haymarket, Adelphi, &c.; together with all the News of the Week. " THE PRESS" is published every Saturday, at the Office, No. 110, Strand, price 6d. May be had of all newsme, and at the railway stations. Money orders to be m ade payable to Mr. Alfred lye. PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. THE NATIONAL SOCIETY for IM PROVING the DWELLINGS of the WORKING CLASSES. (To be Incorporate d by Royal Charter or by Act of Parli amen t . ) Provisionally Registered. No person can be ignorant of the lamentable state of destitution in which vast numbers of the working classes in London, and the large Manufacturing towns, are compelled to exist. Public opinion. to which a general expression is given by the press, has latterly been much directed to the consideration of the best means of educating these classes. To this undertaking, the misery and degradation of their condition has hitherto presented almost insurmountable difficulties. It is now generally admitted, by those who have considered the subject, that it is hopeless to organise any plan of moral reform for these classes which has not for Its basis the improvement of their physical condition. This improvement must be begun at home—if such a term can be applied to the miserable dens in which thousands of respectable poor men are compelled to live. Modern improvements in large towns have hitherto been carried out too much with a view of external appearance, and without sufficient regard to the comforts and re quirements of the poorer classes. It is well known that no houses pay so well as common lodging houses. As a commercial undertaking, the result of the experi mental model lodging houses in London, Leeds, and other important towns, has fully answered the expectations that were formed. The objects of this society are set forth in its title. It disclaims at the outset any attempt to supplant, or in any way to interfere with, the excellent institutions now before the public having similar objects in view : on the contrary, it desires to record its sense of the great benefits conferred upon the country by these institutions, and wishes to be considered a fellow-labourer in aid and extension of the great movement of moral and sanitary reform. It is Intended to apply for a Royal Charter, or an act to incorpo rate the Society, in which will be contained powers for the com pulsory purchase of lands and houses, and clauses for limitation of individual liability. It only remains to add, that all the recent improvements in drain age, ventilation, &c., will he adopted in the dwellings to be erected by the National Society, with a strict regard to economy in every department, and without any unnecessary interterence with the free dom of the inmates. Prospectuses will be issued in a few days. Communications may be addressed to W. F. De Gex, Esq., and to Messrs. H. and W. Too good, 30 and 22, Parliament-street. DARTMOUTH TORQUAY AND SOUTH DEVON EXTENSION It ILWAY.—( Incorporation of Company ; construction of Railways from the Torquay Station of the South Devon Railway to or near to Dartmouth, and also to the pier or harbour at Torquay, with an approach road to the Dartmouth Floating Bridge; power to make working arrangements with the Sontk Devon Railway Company, and to enable that company to sub scribe, &c. to the undertaking ; amendment of Acts of the South Devon Railway Company, and of the Dartmouth Floating Bridge Company.) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That application is intended to be made to Parliament in the ensuing session for an act or acts, to Incorporate a company, for the purpose of making and maintaining the railways hereinafter mentioned, or some or one of them, with all proper approaches, stations, and other works and conveniences con nected therewith (that is to say) : A railway commencing by a junction with the Torquay Branch of the South Devon Railway at or near the north end of the Torquay Station, at or near Torre otherwise Torr, in the palish of Tormaham otherwise Tormohun, in the county of Devon, and terminating at or near Hoodown Ferry Passage House, in the occupation of Mary Burguine, in the parish of Brixham, in the same county, which said intended railway will be made or pass, from, in, through, or into, or be situate within, the several parishes, townships, extra-parochial, or other places following, or some of them (that is to say): Tormo horn otherwise Tormohun, Torre otherwise Torr, Torquay, Tor Abbey, Chilston, Cockington, Paignton, Goodrington, Galmpton, Cburston Ferrers, Kingswear, and Brixham, all in the said county : Also a railway commencing by a junction with such intended ra lway, at a point in a field or enclosure adjoining to and on the north-west side of the lane leading from the Brixham and Kings wear turnpike road to Hoedown Ferry Passage House aforesaid, and which point is three hundred yards, or thereabouts, in a direct line from the proposed terminus of the first-mentioned intended railway at or near Hoodown Ferry Passage House aforesaid, and termina ting in the parish of Brixham aforesaid, at or near a certain public house, called or known by the name of " Dartmouth Floating Bridge Inn," occupied by George Griffis, and situate at the eastern end of the Dartmouth Floating Bridge, and on the east side of the Harbour •f Dartmouth, and which said railway will pass from, in, through, Into, or be situate within the said parish of Brixham: Also a railway commencing at or near the western quay or pier of the harbour of Torquay, in the said parish of Torrnoham, otherwise Tormohun, and terminating by two junctions with the first-men tioned intended railway, the one at or near Livermead House, in the parish of Cockington, in the sa'd county of Devon, and the other 'at a point in a field belonging to Charles Herbert Mallock, Esquire, adjoining to and on the west side of the road leading from Liver mead House, aforesaid to Torre, otherwise Torr; and which said last named point is twenty chains or thereabouts in a direct line from the sea-shore, and which said railway and junctions will pass from, In, through, or into, or be situate within, the several parishes, town ships, extra-parochial or other places of Tormoham, otherwise Tor mohun, Torquay, Cockington, and Tor Abbey, or some er one of them, all in the county of Devon: And it is also intended by the said act or acts to authorise and empower the said company so to be Incorporated as aforesaid, to make a road or approach, commencing from or near the proposed terminus of the firstly described intended railway near Hoedown Ferry Passage House aforesaid, and terminating in the said parish of Brixham, at or near a certain public-house called or known by the name of " Dartmouth Floating Bridge Inn," occupied by George Griffis, and situate at the eastern end of the Dartmouth Floating Bridge, and on the east side of the harbour of Dartmouth, and which said road or approach will pass from, in, through, into, or be situate within the said parish of Brix ham : And it is also intended by the said act or acts to con'er upon the company to be thereby incorporated all necessary powers for effecting the purposes following (that is to say) : To stop up, alter, divert, cross, or break up, either temporarily or permanently, any turnpike or other roads, highways, footpaths , streets, railways, tramways, canals, aque d ucts, streams, rivers, na ' gations, sewers, drains, pipes, and watercoarses within ' the b v efo re l - - named parishes, extra-parochial or other places, or any of them, which it may be necessary or desirable to stop up alter, divert, cros s , or break up for any of the purposes o f the inte nded railways, road, and works : To make lateral deviations from the lines of the s aid n intended railways, road, and works, to the extent and an Ne ct i to thi the limits defined upon the plans herehaafter mentioned, compulsion or otherwise, lands, houses. and d, hereditampeunrtchre by purposes of the intended railways,l road, and works, and toorvatrhy housese or extinguish , nguishhered any rights or privileges, conn ec t ed with such land,i, and s duties upon or in res p eet ofthe rn i t n e t s e , n a d n ed d and itament To levy tolls, rates, railways, road, and works , and to alter existing tolls, duties, and to confer, vary, er extinguish exemption from the pay ment of tolls, rates, and dutice, and to confer, v ti ary, or extinguish other rights and privileges : And it is also proposed by the said act or acts to authowri,s: ahc "' to ttitlikye South Devon Railway Company, to subscribe and contribute. r un & towards the said undertaking, and to guarantee to the company such interest, dividend, annual or other paymente. , ded be agreed upon between such companies respectively, a m , d and hold shares in the said unde rtakin g , to apply any capital or funds now or hereafter belonging to them, or under th'e control of their directors, or to raise additional capital by the creation of new shares, either with or without preference or priority in payment of interest or dividend, or by borrowing on mort gage or bond, for the purposes aforesaid, or any of them, and to enable the said South Devon Railway Company to vote at meetings of the company to be incorporated as aforesaid, and to appoint directors of that company: For the Amendment. Proxies . Present . 12,089 1,825 -13,914 Majority in favour of the amendment 3 This statement was received with cheers from a great portion of those present. The CHAIRMAN intimated that as there was a majority against the scheme, the directors intended, during the interval between now and the general meeting in Feb ruary next, to consider what course they should pursue, bearing in mini in whatever they did the best interests of the company. (Hear, hear, and cries of "Oh.") Mr. HENDERSON then moved an amendment, to the effect—That this company having last year, and on the present occasion, decided against the policy of making extension lines at the company's expense, and distrusting the present weak and divided state of the management, deem it expedient to reconstruct a direction in a manner best calculated to give effect to such policy, and to pre vent any future attempts, on the part of tho directors, to revive schemes that have proved so very prejudicial to the interests of the proprietors. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN said the meeting had been called for a specific object--the declaration of the poll—and as no thing irrelevant to that object could be brought under discussion, it was out of order to submit such a resolu tion as this to the meeting. He therefore declined to put the resolution from the chair, feeling that it was incompetent for him to do so. An in describable scene of confusion here ensued, Mr. Sergeant Gazelee and several proprietors gesticulating and shouting at the top of their voice in defiance of the directors, and totally disregarding the attempts of the chairman to preserve something like order. Finding it impossible to convince the proprietors of the impro priety of bringing such a resolution before the meeting without due notice, he at last declared as there was no more business to transact the meeting was dissolved ; whereupon he and all the other directors, with the ex ception of Mr. Sergeant Gazelee and Mr. Mortimer, the dissentients, vacated their seats, followed by the Ser geant and a considerable number of proprietors. Mr. Sergeant GAZELEE then took the chair amidst the cheering of his supporters. He said he considered that the chairman had acted illegally, and that it was his in tention to ,proceed with the business which he had left undone. The resolution of Mr. Henderson was then, after same verbal alterations, put to the vote, and, of course, car ried unanimously. Another resolution was passed, on the suggestio n of Mr. Sergeant GAZELEE, to the effect that a printed list of the poll should be printed and sold to the pro prietors at one shilling a copy, in order that it might be ascertained who had voted for and against the extension ; and, also, on calling on the directors to sum mon another special meeting at an early peri..)d, with the view of finally settling the question as to the extension of the line and the general policy of the directors. The proceedings terminated with a proposition for col lecting a fund for defraying the expense incurred by the gentlemen who had got up the agitation against the directors. DECEASE OF THE DUKE OP BEAUFORT, K.G. We regret to announce the death of the Duke of Beaufort, who expired somewhat suddenly at a quarter past two o'clock p.m. on Thursday last, at Bodminton house, the ancient family seat in Glocestershire, to the deep grief of the Duchess, and the Ladies Somerset, who were present at his dissolution. His Grace was taken seriously ill on Wednesday, so as to create the greatest alarm, as it was said that gout, from which the noble Duke had been a great sufferer, had at length flown to the stomach. Intelligence was immediately forwarded to the Marquis of Worcester, doing duty with his regiment at Edinburgh, but he was unable to reach Badminton before his father's decease. The deceasd Henry Somerset, Duke of Beaufort, Marquis and Earl of Worcester, Earl of Glamorgan, Viscount Grosment, Baron of Bottetourt and Baron Herbert (both by writ), Baron Herbert of Ragland, Chepstow, and Gower, and Baron Beaufort, of Caldicot-castle, in the peerage of England, was eldest son of Henry Charles, 6th duke, by Lady Charlotte Sophia Levesou sth daughter of Gran ville, Ist Marquis of Stafford, and was born the sth of February, 1792. The late Duke served on the staff of the Duke of Wellington during the Peninsular war, and it was while so employed that he was taken prisoner by the French army commanded by Marshal Soult, but remained captive only a few months. The Duke soon after the attainment of his majority, was returned to the House of Commons for the family borough o Monmouth, which he sat for in several successive Parlia ments up to 1835, when he was elected for West Gloces tershire, in conjunction with the Hon. G. C. Berkeley and Mr. R. B. Hale. He did not long enjoy that honour, for, in the month of November the same year his father died, and he consequently succeeded to the dukedom. In the house of Commons, as in the Lords, the Duke was a zealous supporter of high Conservative principles, but he was more famous iu fashionable and sporting circles than in the arena of politics. The late Sir Robert Peel, soon after his coming into office in 1841, recommended his Grace to her Majesty for the second garter that became vacant, and his Grace was invested with that distinguished honour by his Sovereign at the same chapter at which the Duke of Buckingham and the Marquis of Salisbury were invested in 1842. The Duke was Colonel-Commander of the Glocestershire Yeomanry Cavalry, to which he was appointed in April, 1834, and was High Steward of Bristol. The late Duke was twice married—first, July 25, 1814, to Georgiana !Frederica, second daughter of the Hon. Henry Fitzroy, who died May 11, 1821 ; and secondly, June 29, 1822, to Emily Frances, only daughter of the late Mr. Charles Culling Smith and Lady Anne (only ' sister of the late Duke of Wellington), and half-sister of his first wife, by whom, who survives him, he leaves an only son, the Marquis of Worcester, and several daughters, and a daughter by his first marriage, Lady Georgiana Codrington, wife of Sir W. C. Codrington, M.P. The Marquis of Worcester, now Duke of Beau fort) having succeeded to the family honours by the de raise of his father, a vacancy occurs in the representa tion of East Glocester, in the House of Commons. The present Duke was born February 1, 1824, and married July 3, 1845, Lady Georgiana Curzon, eldest daughter of Earl Howe, by whom he has a y uthful family. A morning contemporary the (Morning He; aid) thus speaks of the character of the late Duke :—" Descended from a long line of Royal and noble ancestors, in every act of his life he proved himself worthy of his high lineage. We believe few men ever died who will be more sin cerely and heartily regretted than his grace by a large family, by hosts of friends in society, by all the gentry of the West of England, and by the ancient tenantry on his vast estates. Never was a man more beloved by all classes of the community ; a prince of Plantagenet blood, and a prince in nature--amianle, generous, all heart and feeling, hospitable almost to excess, and lavish to the poor. Confessedly he was the " first gentleman of his day," bland and gay in his manners, courteous and well bred in every movement—at once you saw the ducal Somerset. When only 20 years old, though the eldest sou of a duke and heir to a magnificent fortune, the youthful Marquis of Worcester joined the army in the Peninsula, was pro...t zt .everal of the great actions, both as an officer of Hussars and as aide-de-camp to Wellington ; he distinguished himself as every Somer. set for ages hac done, "with the hereditary courage of his gallant race.." For many years his grace was a member of the Louse of Commons and of the House of Peers. Steadfast, unchangeable, u ncompromising in his political principles, he was a resolute Conservative ; devoted to the Croxn and Church ; true as his sword, he lived and died an honest politician, admired by his arty and respected by his opponents. DEATH OF HER HISS ESTERHAZY .HNESS THE PRINCESS It is with regret that we have to record the decease of this amiable Princess, daughter of the Earl and Countess of Jersey, in the prime of her life. after an illness of several months, borne with the greatest fortitude and resignation. Her Highness expired at Torquay on Thursday morning, shortly after five o'clock, surrounded by her dirconsolate husband, the Countess of Jersey, Lady Clementina, and the Hon. Francis Villiers, M.P., who arrived there from town at the close of last week, little anticipating the melancholy bereavement they were so soon to sustain. The Princess, after trying the baths of Ischl and Ems, was recommended to repair to her native air, and on arriving in this country, proceeded to Hastings. There no improve ment was made in the Princess's health, and her medical advisers ordered her to try the milder climate of Tor quay, but to no avail. Her Highness, who was eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Jersey, was born on the 12th of August, 1822, and married the Bth Feb., 1842, his Highness Prince Nicholas EsterhazY, only son of his Excellency Prince Pa ul Esterhazy, many years ambassador from Austria, at the Court of St. James ; by whom she leaves issue a youthful family—her two eldest children, Prince Pa ul, and Prince Rodolph, being with their father at Torquay. The Hon. Francis Villiers, M.P., passed through town yesterday for Brighton, to break the mournful news to the Earl of Jersey, who is sojourning at that watering place. The Earl and Countess of Westmoreland, Viscount and Viscountess Ponsonby, the Earl and Countess of Bee borough, Viscount and Viscountess Villiers, and many families of distinction, are placed in mourning by the melancholy event.