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GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY._ WARWICK RACES on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, and 19th October.—On the above days the EXPRESS TRAINS, of tl l VP and DOWN, will STOP at WARWICK, for the convenience Parties attending the races. g n 4l I EXCURSION TRAIN will also leave Paddington those days at 11;_" 4 411. for Warwick, calling at slough at 8.35 a.m., Reading at 9 10, iLacot at 9.50, Oxford at 10.15, and Banbury at 11.30 a.m., return the same evening from Warwick at 7.15 o'clock. FARES THEM AND BACK:- First Class. Second Claw. From Paddington.. ,• Slough .. • • .......... 10s. 6d. 6s. Od. .• Reading....... • ..... 7s. Od. .... 4s. 6d. Oxford •• •• .... •• .• .... ss. Od. 3s. Od. Banbury ...... • • ...- .. 3s. Os. 2.8. Od. I..,The race course is In the immediate vicinity of the railway station. .), l uggage allowed by the Excursion Trains. Tickets only avail the for the day on which they are issued. Paddin:ton btation. 12th October. SALE OF OLD STORES AT DEVONPORT. Admiralty, Somerset-place, Oct 13, 1853. „,,the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lard High Admiral Si the Unit e d Kingd•rn of Great Britain and Ireland, do hereby give ° tlce, that on TUESDAY, the B th November next , at Ten o' clock in the Forenoon. the Commodore Superintendent will put up to Sale, it her Majesty's Dock Yard at Devonport, several lots of OLD STORES; tr. ) nsisting of Old Rope Shakings, Spunyarn, Unlayed Yarns, Ham pets and Canvas in pieces, Oakum, Hemp Topping s, T y ers and ' a lcings, Cast Iron, &c., &c., &c all lying in the said Yard. Persons wishing to view the Lots must apply to the Sup erintendent • Igetes of Admission for that purpose. Catalogues and Conditions of Sale may be had here and at the Yard. ARMY CONTRACTS. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, PALL-MALL, 7th October, 1853. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all persons de - irons of contracting to supply BREAD, MEAT, OATS, and FORAGE, T O . he' Majesty's Land Forces (bread and meat for the Foot G uards for the Household Cavalry excepted), in cantonments , quarte s , rd barracks, in the counties of 1. inland severally, in Wales, in ,° ll / 1 Britain, in the Isle of Man, and in the Channel Islands, fur "‘Z months from the Ist December next, inclusive; and also, STRAW FOR PAILLASSES, &t the several barracks and ordnance stations in Great Britain and the Channel Islands, for one year, from Ist December next ; ~,That proposals in writin addressed to the Secretary of the Board Ordnance, sealed up and marked on the outside, Tender for Army ClPPlies, wilt be received at the Ordnance-office, Pall-mall, on or tore WEDNESDAY, the 9th day of November next, and Tenders 41 %7 be delivered at any time during that day. Persons who make Tenders are desired not to use any forms but Loose which may be had upon application at the Office of the Secre tarYsto the Board of Ordnance in Pall•mal. By Order of the Board. G. BUTLER, Secretary. 7 . 1 1.--The bread is be of the quality known as " Seconds," as at Aresent supplied. SECURITY TO EMPLOYERS. TO Secretaries of Public Institutions, Clerks, Station Masters, Rail- ;iiTsicillaals,iltankers' Clerks, Travellers, and Others. TIMES LIFE ASSURANCE and GUARAN TEE COMPANY, 32, Ludgate-hill, London. Incorporated Under 7 and 8 Victoria. cap. 110. HONORARY PRESIDENTS. C HARLES HINDLEY, Esq., M.P.. Dartmouth-house, Westminster. JAMES KERSHAW, Esq., M.P., Stockport. TRUSTEES. James Alexander Douglas, Esq., 11, Queen -square. Ambrose Moore, Esq., Endsleigh-street, Tavlstock-square. James Nisbet, Esq., Berners-street, Oxford-street. CHAIRMAN—The Hon. Francis Villiers, Berkeley-square. 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IRWILLIAMBURNETT'S DISINFECTING FLUID.—The best Concentrated "CHLORIDE OF ZINC " ureat Reduction of Price.—The merits of this Fluid, invented fly b_ l4lr W. Burnett, M.D.. F.R S., &e., &c., for the Disinfection of Sick preservation Clothing, Linen. &c. ; the prevention o f Con ta g ion ; the of Animal Matter from Putrescence ; tie purification of bligewater, Cesspoms, Drains, Water Closets, See , are now so we ll own to the public as to render comment unnecesatry. Sold at the Office, 18, Cannon-street, City, Londm, and by Che ln,tB9 Shipping Agents, and others throughout the United Kingdom, imperial Quart Bottles at 2s. 6d G .; in at Is. 3d.; in Half- ' nits at gd.; and he bulk at 6s. per allon. Pints I'ION.—BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.—The only genuine Vinfeeting Fluid is sealed over the cork with the inscription, " Sir Burnett's Disinfecting Fluid," and accompanied with nume -4°,18 Testimonials of the highest order, and instructicns for its use. SECOND EDITION.—WITU ADDITION'S. *lust published, Bvo., in cloth, price s., by post free, s s. 6 d. ON TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA, with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors la relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from Debility of the 4 4 1 11erative System, or Sexual Hypochondrlasis. Tranidatod from the German of Dr. PICKFORD "Dr. Bickford is known to English readers by his frequent practi !,%l contributions to German med i cal literatu re. This is the first "Ile, he informs us, that ho has adOressed himself to tte non-medi cal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall leteet any Other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his s ower to correct." London Medical Gazette, May 30, 1851 . The tribe of Quiet gyms 'users.' and • Medical. Fri ends,' are mercilessly exposed ; and if this book could find its way into the hands of those who stiffer 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 less importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— hutch money ......This volume is well qualified to put an end to the e llAirlcal system of treating Soermatorrhara, and to plat: the treat- Laillt upon a more rational and physiolog i cal basis. It is , therefore, likely to do much good."—Medical Circular. June 3 6, 1852. Bondon : H. Bailiere, 219, Regent-street. ON THE SECRET CAUSES OF SELF-ACQUIRED MISERIES AND DISAPPOINTED HOPES. TUE SILENT FRIEND. In Six Languages—Fiftieth Edition. CONTONING TUE REMEDY FOR PREVENTION OF Drum's. . 11 115trated by One Hundred Anatomical Coloured Engravings and Cases. Meld Edition, enlarged to 20 0 pages, price 20. 6d., b y post,from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in stamps , r r .RE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on the exhaustion and physical decay of the system, produced by excessive indulgence, the consequences of infection, or the abuse of Mercury, with directions for the use of the p reventive lot ion , to l lowed by observations on Marriage, and the disqualifications which prevent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engrav in g s. B y R. and L. 4- Elf.Ry and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Oxford street, London. Published by Sherwood and Co., 23, Paternoster and sold by Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street; 146, Leadenhall-street ; 95, F ar rin e doe-street ; W. Sutton, 10, `'avr Church-yard ; Butler. 4, heapside ; R Jobnson, 68, Cornhill. PJarr I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the reproductive o rgans, and is illustrated by 28 Coloured Engravings. rsaT 11 . treats of the consequences resulting fK om excess ive in oulgence and their lamentable effects on the s y stem, p ro duc in g mentaland bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative I ncapacity. Illustrated by 10 Explanatory Engravings. Pam. 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the Primary or secondary form, and contains explicit di r e cti ons for their treatment. This section is illustrated by 62 Coloured Engrav ing,. PART IV. contains a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a simple application, by which the danger of infection is obviated. PAIIT V. is devoted to the consideration of marriage and its duties. The causes of unproductive union are also cons.dered, and the whole Inhlect critically and philosophically inquired into. THE CORDIAL BAL A OF ,YRI4C UM is exclusively employed in treating nervous and sexual debility; impotence, &c., 11 s and 31s. Per bottle. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic remedy, for purifying the blood in cases of infection, secondary SYmptons, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, 1 Is. and 335. per bottle. Perry's Purifying Specific Pills, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and ils. Per box, a certain remedy for go no r rhoea, gleet, stricture, and chronic inflammation of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, l k A minute detail et the case is required : age, habits, and posi tion in society. 5/. Packets, with advice, to be had at the Establish- Ment only, by which the fee, 11., is saved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, trin attendance, doily, at 19, Bern ers-street, Oxford•street, Lon en, from Eleven till Two, and Five to Eight; on Sunday from Eleven to One. MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. DR. SAMUEL LA'MERT, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, and Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital M ed ic a l Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall. London, &c., Scc. AY be consulted, personally, or by letter, on the various disorders of the nervous and generative system, res ulting from v. Juvenile irregularities and excesses, which have pro due_ t more misery in youth, degradation in manhood, and prune tire decay at all stages of life, than perhaps any other class of dis 48es known to modern pathologists. Long and practical experience the treatment of these diseases has proved that there are in exis:- ence secret causes of self -acquired miseries and disappointed hopes in 4J s-:"'tence, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous ebility, various forms of Insanity, Unhappy and Unfruitttl Marri agm.,,„", Impotency, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and their — e B s modifications owe their almost entire origin. bp ins absolutely necessary that all men s ho ul d kn ow that there are i ne niPles of personal management which cannot be violated without urr ing grievous penalties, and whe n wisdom and regret succeed h eyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties a —aY be mitigated, how the sting of their bitt ern ess ma y be removed, ni how the evil and its consequences may he avoided, and above all, d at there is scareely the t i m el y physical infirmity or tbnctional er , a _ n gerriClat to which theaid of science cannot apply a cure in "uCTOR LA'MERT has for a long series of years been engaged an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate corn nfalnte, and is the only legally qualified Physician who, regardless the taunts and envy of the hypocritical and mock-modest, has had lld e b n y ee t , he tbrough the medium of the public press, to direct attentionl,.. to these enormous evils, from which no grade of society is In selecting this department of practice, has been amply e a n tr great success that has attended his efforts in the eatraent of these cases, which are too generally confided to the unqualified and ignorant emPiries, who, pr etend their pirated oftheir cation s , assumed foreign names and titles, andd virtues patent nostnims, have inflicted serious injury on those who e induced to place faith in their pretensions. l3ln ti for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from tw ici tight. All letters must contain the fee of 1/., and advice and It nes can be forwarded to any initials or address. - .lntl desirable that patients wishing to consult Dr. LAWEItT first obtain a copy of his work on Ir edie I SELF.PRESERVATION. 0 e.... _ a a_ Treatise on the Philosophy of Marriage and Nervous and e Debility, illustrated by fifty-colocred engravings, and des- Lrethers ~e 2 . g e l n detail the various disorders resulting front secret habits and d ese " ri s _. o The perusal of this treatise will assist in the correct Pre n 4` , l of their cases, and may be had, price 2s 6d, in English,. Panish, Dutch, Italian, or German, of Messrs. riper ll' post for Man n, 3 a n c ,l Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford - street; f ornhill ; Stone, Titchborne-street, Haymarket ; or free • a orty-two stamps, to any addresa from the Autlwes rot ' - 7 1/ L/ 94 D-44vARNI 1491(3)9N. THE CHOLERA. ( From the General Board of Health, 0et.15.) STOCKHOLM.—The following is a summary of the cases of cholera, &c., which have occurred in Stockholm up to Oct. 4 (the 2d day of the epidemic in that city) : Premonitory Symptoms. Under treatment from tie preoediug day 639 Taken ill during that period ... 71 Recovered ... 88 Passed into real cholera ... 2 Still under treatment, both classes ... 809 From the Commencement of the Epidemic. Taken ill ... ... 5500 Recovered ... ... 4100 Passed into real cholera ... 440 205 22 Cholera. Remaining from the preceding day Taken ill during that period Passed from diarrhcea Recovered ... From the Commencement of the Epidemic. Taken ill ... 4263 Recovered ... ... 1522 • Dead ... 2552 NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Oct. 14.—Cholera, 4 ; diar rhoea, 1. The total number of deaths from cholera and diarrhoea in Newcastle during the present outbreak has been 1,493. In the same period (viz., the first 44 days) during the prevalence of epidemic cholera there in 1831-2, the number of deaths was 285. The total number of new cases of diarrhoea, discovered by the various visitors in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on the 13th instant, since the preceding day, was 85, and one case approaching cholera. The number of deaths the same day was, cholera, 6 ; diarrhoea, 1. The total number of new cases discovered by the visitors during the house-to•house system of visi tation, from the commencement of the present epidemic in Newcastle, has been, diarrhoea, 4,169 ; approaching cholera, 249 ; and cholera, 63 ; making the grand total discovered under this system, 4,484. DENSE, N. 8., Oct. 13.—Cholera, 1 death. • MORPETH (BEDLINGTON DISTRICT), Oct. 14.—Cholera, 2 deaths. GATESHEAD UNION, Oct. 14.—Cholera, 18 deaths. GATESHEAD, Oct. 14.—Cholera, 1 death. GATESHEAD (HAWORTH DISTRICT), Oct. 14.—Cholera, 2 deaths. WARKWORTH. —Five fatal cases of cholera have occurred here ; there have been seven or eight attacks, and great numbers of persons are labouring under pre monitory diarrhoea. Additional medical assistance has been obtained from Newcastle. _ _ _ ___ BEDLINGTON.-Dr. Gavin, after a careful inspection of this place, is declared to have expressed a decided opinion that the local authorities might remove most of the nuisances from which the town chiefly suffers, by instituting arrangements for the removal, at the public expense, daily, or thrice weekly, of all the house refuse of the inhabitants. METROPOLIS.-Mr. Hall, of the Poor-law Board, and Dr. Milroy, from the General Board of Health, had in terviews on Friday with the board of guardians of Whitechapel and St. George's-in•the-East. In both in stances the board of guardians, recognising the necessity of a thorough and systematic correction and abatement of whatever may be injurious to health, and likely to engender disease, as far as their powers under the exist ing Order in Council enable them to do, resolved to ap point their medical officers to act as sanitary inspectors of their different districts. It is much to be desired that not only all the metro politan parishes, but that every parish throughout the kingdom should act upon . the same plan, viz., that of throwing the responsibility of a complete sanitary , inspection, and of a vigilant supervision of the pub lic health of the respective districts, on the already exist ing staff of parochial officers. A death from cholera occurred on the 12th in Charlotte-court, Whitechapel ; the patient, seven years of age, was collapse when first seen by the attendant, and survived only five boars. Another case occurred on the morning of the 14th in another part of the parish. Within the last two or three weeks there has been an increase of bowel com plaints in one of the medical districts of Whitechapel, and also in parts of St. George's-in-the-East. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH IN ITALY.—The Giornale di I Roma of the 4th announces that the electric telegraph, which already extends from Rome to Bologna and Modena, is to be continued to Terracina, there to meet the Neapolitan wires ; so that Naples, Rome, Bologna, and Modena will form but one uninterrupted line. SILK DIITY.—The duty on silk last year amounted to 222,936/. This was one of the duties brought before the Chancellor of the Exchequer at Manchester. SPIRIT DIITIES.—It is shown by a recently printed Parliamentary paper, that in the year ended the sth January last the duty on spirits was as follows :—On foreign, 1,477,9061, ; and on British, 6,226,736/, On run, 1,103,5841. MARK" 31t 11 descrip dons ID pie of li; gao l to., 6s Od. to 7 b 3d per stow. —Nov. 7.5. . h as:--3 a t zb. -Nov. 1 4. bags o& tmealtf Sales a Pere a'. quallt y 3a.nP d Bark ly meal 11 Second. Till 38s Oct 37s 01 31s Od 3 19 oi l s pi —s Oat —5 Od —4 2. PP kin d ' lies of alally; the foi lo _, - from Gd ti) 16 Ir. adval 8 . 'ats. rO,l Od ''s Od Od OJ Od I " Is Od to 4 Os Od• the mark' Llsond, &c• s , (1: rland .. rland E.•, .............. • 0:0 ................. Itt3 ......... • •.: 0 [etton .... 1 . ......... blepool DC ................. ............... (unscreened)•• is Tees . • iam...... ........... -• • Y der Sartael nthracibe•••'' ant Stone...'" ...... 51 ?A'ETS. 6. as been I ' l [oo' day. ata r ,i,se t i gh and. 'l OO O A I s c. ; I 4n r lo rw id, 611 1 1 . g. )over, 3. SA o ralP 1. 6/. nee r 16. dell, 01)1 s deep 14; er steadi er : ye e' land, 6:ti ' 16. • to % thee fl'" 00 9 LS ra ,f prices / e ulosed Western s .„; n at 61, &* e market lg. Th e Tait iv itained, I n ! .he follOVllngt4i; Ld YOrkshix.el;eo ,8a ; Ig&ne .1 General om what vort sp:l - felled. erpooi 'Keel !rpool ...INol. thamPtor: l .i`c; et. thamptovillo,s rer ...- • • 3rpeol 13;;91' mouth • so. er -•• • • sof. 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In t, 1/°3 l' oll ' office , uo, ofPlim C, h o ton 6, to '- , lot of t he , yOtleg, • ow- s '` No. 19,051.] Tenth Edition, now ready, with Fifteen Illustration s, 103. 6d., T HE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS. By ELIOT WARBURTO'. "A book calculated to prove mere praciically useful was never penned tban " The Crescent and the Cross,"—a work which sur passes all others in its homage for the sublime and its love for the beautiful In those famous regions consecrated to everlasting immor tality."—Sun. Published for Henry :, 4 olburn, by his successors,. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. DR. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, consisting of more than 700 Models, IS NOW OPEN, at the Portland Gallery, Regent-street, opposite the Polytechnic, every day except Friday, from 11 till 5, and from 7 till 10, for gentlemen only ; on Fridays, however, the Morning Exhibition for gentlemen will close at 2 o'clock, when Ladies only will be admitted until 5 o'clock. Dr. Leach will Lecture at 12, 2,4, and in the EVelltrig at a quarter to 8 o'clock; and for ladies by Mrs. Lech Admission—One s-hilling. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. PATRON—H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. LAST FORTNIGHT of the SECOND P % RT of an HISTORICAL LECTURE on "THE THAMES," from its Source to its Estuary, by GEORGE BIICKLAND, Esq., assisted by Miss Blanche Younge. with NEW SONGS and NEW D 18.00LVI NG ENERY, on Tuesdays and Fridays at four o'clock, and every Evening except Saturday at "Nine. LacTURES.—By J. H. Pepper, Esq. : On PHOTOGRAPHY, with Illustrationa, Mornings and Evenings. By Pr. Bachhoffner : On ELECTRO-GILDING and SILVERING. The LANCASHIRE SEWING MACHINE and BATE'S IM PROVED FIRE ESCAPE exhibited in Use and explained Daily. Open Mornings and Evenings. Admtssion, Is.; Schools, and Children under Ten years of age Half-price. BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS. The following testimonial is another proof of the great effi cacy of this medicine : " 157, New Bond-street, London, October 12, 1850. " Sir,—ln Acquainting you with the groat benefit which I have ex perienced by taking BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEIDIA.TIC PILLS, I feel that I am but performing a duty to that portion of the public who may be similarly affected. About twenty years since I was first attacked by rheumatic gout in my bands and feet. I bad previously been subjected to every va riety of climate, having served in Canada in the 19th Dragoons, and in Spain, under Sir John Moore. in the 18th Hussars. I always pro cured the best medical aid, without obtaining any essential relief, and my sufferings can be appreciated only by those who know some thing of this disease. " It was during one of those paroxysms, between twelve and thir teen years ago, that I was recommended to try BLAIR'S PILLS. I lost no time in procuring a box, and before I had taken that quantity the pain had entirely ceased, and in a few days I was in perfect health. " From that moment, whenever I feel any symptoms of the dis ease approaching, I have instant recourse to this medicine, which to me Is so valuable, that were it not that the days of 1113.7iC have ceased, I should certainly attribute the relief I obtain to that cause. Moreover, I rejoice to say that my health has not in any degree suf fered, but on the contrary I believe the tendency of BLAIR'S PILLS :es towards its improvement. " I have recommended the Pills to many friends, and the result has always been of the most gratifying character. " I am, Sir, yours respectfully, " GARRET FOSTER GILL. "To Mr. Front, 229, Strand." For every description of Gout and Rheumatism, Sciatica, Tic-dolo reux, &c., &c., BLAItt'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS are a sovereign remedy, contain neither mercury, opium, or any otbcr dangerous drug, require no care whatever in their use, and tar ra pidity of cure and complete safety have not their equal in the world. Sold by Thomas Pront, 229, Strand, London ; and all respectable Medicine Vendors. Price 2s. 9d. per box. Ask for BLAIR'S Go UT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe that " Thomas Front, 229, Strand, London," is impressed upon the Government Stamp. THE NEW STAMP ACT. FIpHE new Act for Penny Receipt Stamps is .111. intended to facilitate the purposes of business, and to circulate amongst the people a legal guarantee for every purchase. This will make no at eration to the purchasers of goods at E. MOSES and Sox's, for they have always been willin; to refund the money for every article bought at their Establishment, or its Branches, should the goods not be entirely approved ; but it is another proof of the popularity of E. MOSES and SON'S business, winch provides the best articles at the lowest possible prices, and every description of Attire made by them is stamped with superio , quality and unparalleled style. Nkus have they secured thd world's confidence by the meet equitable course of trade. E. MOSES and SoN's arrangements for the Winter Season are mag nificent in every sense of the expression comprising novelties in Styles and Materials which cannot be found elsewhere, the Quality, Cheapness and wfiversal application of the Goods bellig without any precedent, end all classes may furnish themselves with the best arti cles of Dress, Hats, Caps, Hosiery, Furs. Boots, and Shoes, &c., Ece on the cheapest and most satisfactory conditions. Merchants, Captains, Shippers, and Emigrants may select such goods as ara prepared for the season when they wi , i arrive in the Colonies; this adapts them for immediate sale, and the very low prices charged by E. MOSES I nd Sox render their Goods the most profitabt- investment which can be made. r ull Lists of Outfits for Ladies and Gentlemen, with ship-sailing information, may be had on application, or post-paid. . CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like falsehood of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 167, Minories, 83, 44,85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506,507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1, 2 and 3, Hart-street, all communicating. • Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. _ _ Sheffield Branch, 36. Fargate. Colonial Branch, Melbotrne, Australia. Merchant fail°. ‘• Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Oatfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT. Should any article not give satisfaction, it wilibe exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lo west price, from which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. A new Book, " The Epitome of Comfort and Economy," contain ing full lists of prices, our system of self-measurement, &c., Sce., may be had on application, or post-free. A handsome Almanac for the year ending 1853 can be had gratis , an application. id l'on parle Francais. 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'''''''' 4W 4 .37 . 6 -44(7 0:44 7 .4 4 "g Vi;',4 4 ,. ; 11LL1112` .. • , ' .11to, ' -- 1 6*-7 --- Vi.° p .,„„:4_ . 7 : .'; z, _, ,i • '' ' -...1.__ 4 t---- -- " V , , ' -it , . . ';', , ,N 0 cre , 4 ; ,-,,‘-lt:',-,0,,„ ,/t OLT ' ' le l ' ''.' 4 .. 14 % 4 4" ' ;' LON DON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 17, 1853. GOING THE WRONO WAY. (From the Times.) A glance at the railway map may satisfy us that our vocation does not lie in the direction of a lucid and com pendious arrangement of the means of transport from place to place. Lines deviating in every possible way from the right direction, the shorter and cheaper course avoided, and a more circuitous and more difficult one preferred, the want of accommodation at points where it appears most important, and its redundancy at others where it is not important at all, all point out that some thing very different from an enlightened and single view to the public interest has framed the meshes of that iron network which is cast over the face of the country. Really, one would think that in great undertakings of this nature the last thing considered was the interest for those for whom they are designed, and that blind chance or reckless animosity were left to determine the highways by which this kingdom shall for all time to come be in tersected. Our follies on the water furnish a too lively and faithful parallel to our follies on land. Most happily there are no sea railways, and a few moments smooth° over the track of the most mis-directed vessel and oblite rate the symptoms of our disgrace. Happily, also, on this element our blunders are not irretrievable ; they are not stereotyped as soon as committed, as on the land. Those who have watched the course of our steam com munication with Australia will see ample reason to con gratulate themselves that this is the case. As early as the year 1846 the Legislative Council of New South Wales addressed the home Government on the necessity that existed of including Australia in our system of steam navigation. Their - proposition was to dispatch a vessel from Singapore, through Torres Straits, to Sydney and Melbourne, in connexion with the over land mail. Had this plan been adopted as soon as pro posed it is impossible to estimate the amount of good which might have resulted from it to the colonies and the mother country. With a speedy and regular com munication by letter many of those grievous mistakes which discredited the administration of the colony in this country might, and probably would have been avoided, and the discovery of gold, when it burst upon us, would have found the connexion between the two countries so organized as entirely to obviate the dis tressing want and irregularity of information under which we have so long laboured. In the year 1851, just at the very time of the dis covery of gold, a committee of the House of Commons was at length appointed to investigate this subject. We may venture now to say, without fear of contradiction, that the evidence taken before that committee most clearly established the following propositions. First, that in point of expedition and regularity, no route could at all compare with that by the Isthmus of Pa nama, and this notwithstanding the unfinished state of the railroad from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and the slow and irregular manner in which the West l India Mail Company performed their part of the service. The advantages of passing by New Zealand, and of making the voyage from Sydney to the Isthmus through calm seas, swept over by a steady trade wind, equally avail able for going and returning, could not be disputed, and the speedy arrival of letters and passengers carried in sailing ships from Australia to Callao gave the support of fact to the deductions of theory. It appeared very clearly, in the second place, that the next best line to that by Panama was the one recommended by the Syd ney Legislature—that by way of Torres Straits and Singapore. This was not adapted for the carriage of passengers from its great expense and frequent trans shipments, but offered a speedy and certain means of postal communication, and promised to open up a much more extended intercourse between Australia and our Indian Empire. The third best course would have been to follow the route now taken by sailing vessels—pro ceeding to Australia by the Cape of Good Hope, and home round Cape Horn. The voyage is long and stormy, but the westerly winds which prevail in those southern latitudes would have rendered it easy without the aid of steam, and with that aid would have insured a speed considerably greater than any hitherto obtained by sailing vessels. The fourth, and far inferior voyage, was that with which the public have become so familiar by the disasters of the Adelaide, the Melbourne, and other vessels—the plan of going and returning by the Cape of Good Hope, which exposed the steamer to headwinds and adverse currents, and rendered anything like speed or punctuality in the homeward voyage im possible. Bad as it was, this route had at any rate the advantage of avoiding all transshipment, and offering at least some apparent facilities for the conveyance of emigrants. The fifth, and worst plan, was to dispatch a vessel from Singapore, which should coast along the western side of the continent of Australia, double the stormy Cape Lewin, and pass by the Australian colonies at times varying exactly in the inverse ratio of their then relative importance. The select committee, made up of members interested in different companies, put aside as utterly unworthy of their notice the first three routes, and recommended the fourth, in coin , plianee with the wishes of members interested in South Australia, Western Australia, and Port Philip, and thought, no doubt, that the question was laid at rest for ever. The Government improved on this suggestion, and, by way of mending the matter, divided the contract between the company which was to go and return by the Cape of Good Hope and that which was to reach Singapore by way of Cape Lewin. Thus were the inherent deficiences of these routes aggra vated by this preposterous arrangement, and the greatest possible amount of irregularity secured by trusting the postal communication to two different lines, whose speed and duration of voyage were not likely to be the same. The result has been what everbody who understood the question foresaw, and what we have frequently pointed out in these columns. The steam communica tion so long desired, and so tardily obtained, by the Australian colonies, became an intolerable nuisance. They could not calculate when their letters would arrive or their orders be executed. We knew something of the course of comets, but these eccentric steamers baffled all human calculation. Sometimes one would make a good passage ; but this only increased the con fusion by bringing news, the occurrences previous to which had not been received. Thus the colonists re ceived news up to the middle of October last ; November and December were unaccountably delayed ; and the next information that reached them was a list of the present Ministry, without any account of the occur rences through which they came into power. If this be embarrassing in politics, much more so must it be in commercial matters. The whole arrangements of business were disordered simply because , A Govern ment chose the very worst route for sending the letters, and the colonists found themselves infinitely worse off than they were before the introduction of steam. They sighed for the old system, which they once deemed so bad ; and in this respect their prayer has been granted. Government has returned to the use of sailing packets for the conveyance of letters, and all is as though no steam-packet had ever smoked on those southern waters. In the meanwhile the Panama Rail way is advancing towards completion. The Americans have built, and are sending round South America, splendid steamers to occupy the trade between Panama and Australia, and, as if to make the thing complete, the Peninsular and Oriental Company have at length discovered that the line by Cape Lewin is a mistake, and are about to send their vessels by way of Torres Straits. Nothing that we could say would make more complete the picture of ignorance and wrongheadedness which we have drawn. The past is irrevocable ; but we do trust for the future that we may escape a series of blunders so palpable and so degrading, and not again be subjected to the reproach of giving the preference to sailing vessels over steam, merely because we had so arranged matters as to neutralize every benefit which could arise from the employment of this most potent and manageable agency of nature. Bonham, and that at a very early date, so that no time may be lost in entering upon negotiations for a new treaty with China, and at the same time ample pro vision be made for a much more extended latitude to our trade than hitherto has been accorded to us. We confess to being sceptical upon the point of the reli gious principles of the rebels ; not that we do not give every credence to the established fact of the present body being imbued with certain religious views, but, on ascendancy to power, it is very problematical whether such views may be continued, or, at all events, wheiler the little leaven that at present exists will: be di.tfused throughout the nation or not. We should be glad, in deed, to learn that the spirit of Christianitywas spread ing rapidly through the country, as the prOspect of the most friendly intercourse with all Christian countries would be then not far distant ' • and happy will the d a y be when we can proclaim that China is opeliecl—China, that most incomprehensible of all countries on the face of the earth—that region of pride and arrogance, subtlety and deceit, intermingled with the most atro cious barbarity and excessive corruption—the country to which we look for the supply of our most social bever age and many other necessaries and luxuries of life— the country to which we may hereafter have to look for a supply of silver adequate to the daily-increasing de mand for that precious metal, and to which we may look for an enormously increased consumption of our cotton manufactures. " That the present movement in the Celestial Empire will be productive of ultimate good to this country we 4 ri see very little reason to doubt ; but, i n t mean ti me , we much regret to hear by each mail th a t 'yes a con firmation of the reports of a very sh or t supply of tea this season. The crop of congou is only estimated at the most at 850 chops, while last year it exceeded 1,200 ; it is to be inferred, therefore, that if such prove to be actu ally the case, the export to this count r y w ill no t b e more than 35,000,0001 b., while the consumption in 1852 was 45,000,0001 b., and this year will probably be 46,000,0001 h. In estimating the export to the United Kingdom, we are supposing that America and the Australian colonies will take off nearly a similar quantity to last year—viz., 10,000,0001 b. between them. Should the anticipations of a short supply be realised, the consumer of the leaf in this country will derive no benefit from the reduction of duty, except in so far that under existing eireumstan.ces he would have had to pay very much higher than. will actually be the ease had there been no reduction. " Tliere appears every reason to anticipate that the supply of silk procurable will be quite sufficient for our demand, provided the merchants can find- the where withal to pay for it. In the present state of affairs, neither the tea nor silkmen will consent to dispose of their merchandise for any other medium of payment than money or specie ; and, notwithstanding that in ordinary times sycee silver is procurable in large quantities, at the present moment it is very scarce and dear, in conse quence of the withdrawal of capital from the trade, and the fact of all the money that is paid for produce being locked up by the natives from fear and distrust. " The exchanges on London had reached the unpa ralleled figure of 7s. 3d. in Shanghai, and ss. 10d. in Canton ; and in India to 330 and 275 respectively. It was not supposed that such rates could be long main tained, but until political matters had developed them selves more fully it was impossible to form a correct opinion for the future." RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. CANTERBURY AND DOVER. A numerously attended meeting of landowners and residents of the district between Canterbury and Dover was held on Friday at Canterbury, to consider a project for the formation of a railroad from Dover to Canterbury, with a branch to deal. The chair was taken by Sir W. Brook Bridges, Bart. The resolutions proposed were unanimously carried. _ _ . .. In the course of the proceedings the following charac teristic letter from the late Duke of Wellington, written as far back as 1849, was read to the meeting by the Right Hon. Mr. Lushington : "Walmer Castle, Nov. 3, 1849. "Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to Mr. Taylor. "Be received last night Mr. Taylor's letter of the 2d November, and map enclosed. _ "The Duke entertains no doubt of the advantage which the public would derive, in which the town of Dover will largely participate, the establishment of the proposed line of railroad direct from Rochester and Chatham to Canterbury and Dover and Deal. " He has heretofore expressed an opinion in Parlia ment in favour of this line, for reasons, stated at the time, connected with the interests of the public. But, however anxious the Duke may be to see this line of road established—however much he may prefer it to all others—he must decline to be one of the commis sioners to carry into execution this work, and to direct the details of its management. " The Duke is nearly 82 years of age. He has much public duty to perform and public business to transact ; and, although in strength and in good health, he cannot undertake to do more. He knows nothing of the con struction and management of railroads. There is no man in England who has travelled so little upon them— scarcely at all in a railroad carriage —besides the Duke is unfortunately deaf. The business of the supposed commission for the construction and management of the proposed railroad must be transacted at meetings of three or more commissioners, at which, with all the attention that he could give, he would not be able to hear one word of what would be said in discussion. " He is therefore under the necessity of declining, positively and distinctly, to be one of the commissioners for carrying into execution this proposed work." CHAIRMANSHIP OP THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN. —At the monthly meeting of the board of this company, held at the Euston station, on Saturday, the 15th inst., the Marquis of Chandos was unanimously elected a di rector of the company, and subsequently the chairman of the board of directors, which, it is said, is an unpaid office. WARRINGTON AND STOCKPORT.—The portion of this company's line from Warrington to Altrincham is ex pected to be ready for public traffic on the Ist of No vember. The length of the line is rather more than ten miles, and it passes through a fertile and populous country. It has been constructed for about 18,0001. per mile, being considered a very moderate cost for the district, and the line is expected to have a good local traffic, as well as a considerable through traffic. MIDLAND AND LEICESTER AND HITCHIN.—A nume rously signed memorial of shareholders in the Midland Railway has just been presented to the chairman and directors, setting forth their conviction that, in the pre sent depressed condition of Midland property, the doubt ful state of foreign political relations, and the condition of the money market at home, it is absolutely essential to the restoration of their property to abandon or sus pend for a time the prosecution of all new undertakings, and especially the line from Leicester to Hitchin, not withstanding that land may have been purchased, and contracts entered into for the latter. The memorialists also call on the proprietors to permit the introduction of a biil next session either to annul the act authorising its construction or to postpone operations to more prosper ous times. NEWCASTLE AND MAITLAND (AUSTRALIAN). —At a public meeting just held at Sydney, resolutions were passed for the formation of a railway between the towns of Newcastle and Maitland, in the Hunter river district. It is stated that the capital of 20,000 shares of 51. each has been subscribed for. SOUTH WALES.—No date has yet been fixed for the opening of the extension line to Haverfordwest, the period depending upon the completion of the railway bridge at Carmarthen. The line will be opened on a single line for the present, until the development of the traffic and completion of the docks at Milford Haven render the second line necessary. The permanent way has been laid, and nearly all the stations have been finished, with their sidings, &c. Great progress has been made on the line to Neyla,nd._ NORTH AND SOUTH WAits.—The proposed main line will start from Llanidloes by a junction with the railway already sanctioned to that town ; thence it will pass by Llangurig, Yspytty-Ystyvyth, Tregar o n, on t o Lampeter ; from this town the line is to proceed along a valley to Penybout and Llandyssil. From this town the line is to pass on to Milford Haven, by a route apparently not yet determined. At Lampeter a branch, by the valley of the river Cothi, will be made to Llan dilo, thence to run into the line leading to Lianelly. By means of these projected lines, coal and lime will be procured at a very moderate cost. With the Liandilo branch, the length of the proposed line is 121 miles. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA. By the arrival of the royal mail steam-ship Africa at Liverpool on Saturday, Harrison commander, we have advices from New York to the sth inst. The United States' mail steamer Baltic, Com stock commander, arrived at New York on the 3d instant. The Africa has brought about 600,000 cols. in specie on freight. - The steamer Crescent City had arrived at New York with the Californian mails, 708,235 dols, in gold dust on freight, and about 250,000 dols. in the hands of passengers. 40,000 dols. of the gold dust was from Australia, having been brought by Adams's express by way of Callao and Panama. A violent gale was experienced on Lake Erie on the 4th instant, which did great damage. Mr. M'Kay's monster ship, the Great Republic, of 4,000 tons register, was successfully launched on the 4th instant at Boston, in the presence of 30,000 spectators from all parts of the conntry. the Th p e os l i a t t io e n st a o c f c m ou i n n t is s from W Minister Ch a in sh a in h g ad to b n tat ee s no e ffe th re a d t to the Hon. George M. Dallas, and awaited that gentleman's acceptance. The following information, in relation to the value of - United States' gold coin in England, had been issued from the State Department at Washing ton : " Information has been received at this department from the United States' Consul in London, that by Royal proclamation the gold coins of the United States herein mentioned shall circulate and be received in pay ment in the British West India colonies as being of the full value and equivalent to current money of the United Kingdom, at the rates hereinaft er s p ec ifi e d, th a t i s t o say :—The eagle at the rate of 41s. sterling ; the half eagle at the rate of 20s. 6d. sterling ; the quarter-eagle at the rate of 10s. 3d. sterling ; the gold dollar at the rate of 4s. id. And in all payments to be made in the said colonies tender and payment in the said coins, or either of them, at the respective rates aforesaid, shall be deemed and taken to be a lawful tender in the same manner as if such tender had been made in the current coin of the United Kingdom." Telegraphic accounts from Richebucto state that the heaviest gale which had been known for up wards of twenty years in that region was expezi enced on the 29th ult. Ten English and Norwe gian vessels went ashore and remained. Great damage had likewise been done on shore. The yellow fever was very fatal in Galveston and the neighbouring towns. Upwards of 200 persons had died from the disease in Galveston alone. Telegraphic accounts from New Orleans state that the deaths from yellow fever on the 3d inst. were only six. The Board of Health had determined to discontinue their daily reports, considering the epidemic at an end. The fever was also rapidly abating at Mobile. The deaths from it on the 4th inst. were only two. On the Mississippi the epidemic still continued its ravages. There had been up wards of 300 cases of yellow fever at Grand Gulf, 59 of which proved fatal. At Port Gibson all but 17 adults belonging to the place had been attacked by the scourge, and upwards of 60 cases had proved fatal. The epidemic was also spreading on the plantations, 73 deaths had occurred at Lake Pro vidence, out of a population of 120 inhabitants. The fever was raging fearfully at Vicksburg, Nat chez, and Yazoo City, and at every place on the Mississippi river between Princeton and Belize. Havannah advices, of the 27th ult., mention the failure of Messrs. Diago, planters of that city, with liabilities amounting to $1,250,000. The health of Havannah was good. It was reported that a cargo of 580 slaves had been successfully landed at Trinidad. The Captain-General was using every effort to detect the persons concerned in this viola tion of the law. The proceedings against M. Julian Zulueta had. been abandoned. With regard to the speculation of Don Francisco Marty for im porting and enslaving some hundred Yucatan In dians, the Captain-General had caused the strictest inquiries to be made, which had, however, been suddenly terminated. The Diane de la Marina of September 14 published a notice on the same sub ject, emanating from the Government, and com manding that all persons who had assisted in the importation of these Indians, or who had or did have at that time any of them in their em ployment, should appear before the mayor of the city, the alcalde, or the judge of the district, on pain of a fine of $5OO, and give an account as to 'how and where such Indians were obtained. On the 20th, in accordance with this notice, several persons appeared at the place appointed, when they were informed by the Government Escribam that, the process having been withdrawn by supe rior order, the proceedings were at an end ; and that, therefore, all persons who had these Indians in their employ—all persons who had enslaved free citizens of Yucatan—could keep them in their em ploy, and they need fear no further molestation from this cause ! Therefore, it would seem that the proceedings against Marty have been stayed for the present, at any rate, and that the honest in tentions of the Government have " faded" alto gether, and melted beneath the effulgence of his doubloons. The kidnapped Indians are yet to re main hired out slaves, which makes them slaves in reality ; and a certain Don Francisco Marty is to go on as he has been going, and doing as he has been doing. The privilege for a submarine tele graph from the island of Cuba to the United States had been granted to Mr. S. A. Kennedy, Don Francesco Noy, and Don Felipe Nunez, by his Excellency General Canedo, with the unanimous approval of the Real Junta and Telegraphic Com mittee, for a term of 131 years. Advices from the city of Mexico to the 18th ult. state that a report had reached that city of the breaking out of hostilities in the Mesilla Valley between the United States troops and the Mexican forces. The report had created great excitement, and the Supreme Government had demanded of General Gadsden, the American Minister, an im mediate explanation of the intentions of the United States Government in sending out additional forces to occupy the Mesilla Valley and vicinity. It is rumoured that a coup d'etat for the restoration of the empire will take place in Mexico as soon as Santa Anna's plans are organised and his army of 80,000 men under arms. The Mexican press was completely muzzled, and under the strictest censor ship. Energetic measures were adopted to seize upon and banish from the country all persons sus pected to be averse to the Government or to Santa Anna's imperial project. Santa Anna had delivered a very flattering address to the army on the 11th of September, the occasion of the anniversary of the victory gained by him over the Spanish inva sion of Tampico in the year 1829. An exclusive grant had been made by the Government to Messrs. Ayllon, Bonilla, and Co., for the steam navigation of all the lakes, canals, and channels opened in the valley of Mexico. The privilege is to last for 15 years. Santa Anna had issued a decree regulating the manner in which foreign missions were to be filled, and the salaries. Accounts from Chili of the 10th ult. state that the Executive had laid before the Congress a bill for the reduction of the duties on silk goods from 25 to 15 per cent. The question as to the best means of subjugating the Indian tribes who occupy the southern provinces of Chili was under the consideration of Congress. Mr. Joshua Waddington had undertaken the construction of the immense canal for the purpose of conducting the waters of Quillota River to Valparaiso, and had offered $lOO,OOO to the corporation for the purpose of constructing public fountains. The latest intelligence from Peru records a se rious disturbance that had occurred at the Chincha Islands between a large number of masters of Ame rican vessels and the commandant of the island. It originated in the arrest of two seamen belonging to the American ship Defiance by the police and co nfined on board the guardship for shooting a pelican. The captain of the Defiance was supposed to be mortally wounded. Mr. Clay, United States Minister at Lima, forthwith chartered the Bri tish Pacific Steam Navigation Company's mail steamer Bolivia, and went to the Chinchas to investigate the affair. Recent surveys have proved that the guano on the islands was almost inexhaustible. More vessels were loading there than ever before. From a Panama journal we learn that the British and French Ministers in Peru bad made application to the Government for permission to send each a duly qualified commissioner to the Chinclia Islands, for the purpose of reporting upon the state of the islands and the quantity of guano, but that the request was refused. The Bolivian port of Cobija was still blockaded by Peru, and a proposition by Chili for mediation was likely to be rejected. The Bolivian President Belza was constantly enc.-aged against revoluti onar y movements at home, arid could not attack Peru. Business was paralysed throughout the Republic. Most exciting stories have reac hed Santiago de Borja of the discovery of gold in the Amazon and its branches. The was hings extend for 40 leagues, and 25 pounds per day i s said to be the average of one man's labour. From Chacapogas to the gold regions is 36 leagl ,es a foot journey of four days. Advises from Venezuela of the 19th ult. report STATE OF CHINA. The following is from a private letter, dated Canton, August 20. "The political rupture in the empire is gradually as suming a very serious aspect, and it now appears inevi table that the reign of the Tartars must end before long. The latest dates received here from Shanghai are to the 6th inst., at which time the most reliable informa tion that had been received regarding the progress of the rebel forces was, that they had taken possession of Kai fung-foo, the provincial capital of Honan, whence they had crossed the Yellow River, and invested Taming, on the borders of Chihli and Shantung, and afterwards marched upon Tsinan, the capital of the latter province. This intelligence, it appears, has been confirmed by over land communication at Canton, and in the course of a fortnight it is expected that news will reach that place of the rebel army being encamped under the walls of Pekin. THE " BREVET MARCH."—The subject of the brevet, " The rebels having been so long in possession of the its extent, and time of issue, all occupy the minds and key to the northern provinces, Chin-keang-foo, by which exercise the calculations of the interested and disin they have been enabled to prevent supplies of grain from terested in every corps and garrison, abroadandathome, reaching the Imperial army, the troops have been for for in these days information travels not metaphorically some time suffering from privation of food ; the people but absolutely and truly like lightning. In all military in the northern provinces are discontented and becoming circles all are on the qt,i vive to learn when the brevet is impoverished from the same cause; and, with the to come forth; but so well is the secret kept that some, prestige of former successes before them, there can be unable to penetrate the arcana, phoo-phoo the assertion little doubt that the insurgents will make an easy cap- that a brevet is under consideration, and deny, like those tura of the Imperial capital. Indeed, it is confidently sceptical of freemasonry, that there is any secret at all. reported that the Emperor is fully prepared to abdicate, This we do know, however, that if the army is disap that he has a caravan all ready to take flight in, with his pointed of a brevet this year, the fault does not lie at the household and body guard, the moment the sound of doors of the Horse Guards, or of the War Office, but danger approaches, and that he will move towards with the Ministry. We have in a former number ex- Shingking in the first instance. plained the " brevet march," the " time" of each step, " What will be the state of the country after the fall of and how frequently the " step is changed " In spite of the empire it is impossible at the present. moment to " marching time," " stepping back," " side step," foretell. The general impression seems to be that a long " oblique step," " wheeling," and " shifting," &c., it reign of anarchy will ensue, and that foreign intercourse arrives somehow at the Gazette office at long last. Some with the country will be much interrupted, -- perhaps say it has c ome t o a d ea d " halt." N o t so ill d o we I the trade entirely suspended, as has been the case for think of the Cabinet.—Naval and Military Gazette. several months at Amoy, and very nearly at Shanghai. NEW CLOTHING FOR THE ARMY.—It is arranged that "The policy of our Government has hitherto been to no change shall be made in the uniform of the army for adopt a neutral position, and a good policy it is so long the year commencing Ist April next. —Naval and as the Emperor retains his throne ; but whenever the I Military Gazette. insurgents gain su p remac y the p ursuance of auch a THE NATIONAL GALLERY.—Lord Onslow has revoked policy further would be useless, and attendant with the munificent bequest which he had made to the nation danger to the lives of foreigners and to the revenue of his fine collection of pictures by the old masters. We which we derive from the products of the country.. It , are informed that he has taken this step in consequence is therefore to be hoped that the Foreign Minister will i of the very unsatisfactory nature of the report from the • appoint an able diplomatist to take the place of Governor k Select Committee on the National Gallery. ~Gt'j s ~L.J~il,~t-, r PRICE SD• that the revolution had been quelled with but little bloodshed, and that the country remained quiet. In the city of Cumana earthquakes still continued to be felt. Late accounts from Salt Lake state that the Indians had become very troublesome in Utah, killing many persons ; Governor Brigham Young had issued a proclamation calling all the military forces of the territory into service ; he had also ordered a wall to be built around the city 20 feet high and eight thick, with a ditch on the outside. In the New York stock-market but little busi ness was doing. There was less buoyancy generally throughout the money-market, owing chiefly to the disturbed state of affairs abroad. Exchange in steady demand. Bills on London, 1091 to 110 ; P ar i s , - 5.131 to 5.121 ; Amsterdam, 41 to 41/ ; Hamburg, 36i- to 36 ; Bremen, 791 to 80. The cotton market continued dull and spiritless, but there was little or no change in prices. WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND TURKEY. Subjoined is the manifesto of the Ottoman Go vernment, intimating the course it intends to pur sue towards Russia, and assigning the reasons for adopting it. It is reported that the term within which hostilities must commence, unless the prin cipalities are previously evacuated by Russia, has been intimated by the Turkish to the Russian Commander-in-Chief in a brief and soldier-like letter—as courteous and as stern as the bow of a duellist to his antagonist on taking up his ground. MANIFESTO OF THE SUBLIME PORTE. In the present state of circumstances, it would be superfluous to take up from its very commencement the explanation of the difference which has arisen between the Sublime Porte and Russia, to enter anew into the detail of the diverse phases which this difference has gone through, or to reproduce the opinions and judg ments of the government of his Majesty the Sultan, which have been made public by the official documents promulgated from time to time. In spite of the desire not to restate the urgent reasons which determined the modifications introduced by the Sublime Porte into the draft of the note prepared at Vienna (motives exposed previously in a note explana tory of the modifications), yet new solicitations having been made for the adoption, pure and simple, of the said note, in consequence of the non-adhesion of Russia to these same modifications, the Ottoman Government, finding itself at present compelled and forced to under take war, thinks it a duty to give an exposition of the imperious reasons for that important determination, as well as for those which have obliged it not t o regu l a t e this time its conduct according t o the counsels of the Great Powers its allies, although it has never ceased to appreciate the benevolent nature of their suggestions. The principal points to which the Government of his Majesty the Sultan desires to give prominence are these : —That from the very beginning his conduct has fur nished no motive of quarrel, and that, animated with the desire of preserving peace, he has acted with a remark able spirit of moderation and conciliation, from the com mencement of the difference unto the present time. It is easy to prove these facts to all who do not wander from the path of justice and equity. Even supposing that Russia had a subject of complaint in relation to the Holy Places, she ought to have cir cumscribed her actions and solicitations within the limit: of this question alone, and ought not to have raised pretensions which the object of her complaints could not sustain. She ought not, moreover, to have taken measures of intimidation, such as sending her troops to the frontiers, and making naval preparations at Sebastopol, on the subject of a question which might have been settled amicably between the two powers. But it is evident that what has taken place is totally contrary to an intention of amicable settlement. The question of the Holy Places had been settled to the satisfaction of all parties ; and the Government of his Majesty the Sultan had testified favourable dis positions on the subject of the guarantees demanded. In short Russia had no longer any ground for raising any protest. Is it not seeking a pretext for quarrel then, to insist as Russia has done upon the question of the privileges of the Greek church granted by the Ottoman Govern- Ternment, privileges which the Government believes its honour, its dignity, and its sovereign power are con cerned in maintaining, and on the subject of which it can neither admit the interference nor the surveillance of any Government ? Is it not Russia which has occu pied with considerable forces the principalities of Mel- 1 davit), and Wallachia, declaring at the same time that these provinces should serve as a guarantee, until she had obtained what she desired ? Has not this act been considered justly by the Sublime Porte as a violation of treaties, and consequently as a casus belli ? Have the other powers themselves been able to come to any other decision ? Who, then, will doubt that Russi a h a s been the aggressor ? Could the Sublime Porte, which has always observed all her treaties with a fidelity known to all, by infringing them in any way do more than deter mine Russia to a proceeding so violent as that of her self infringing all these treaties ? Again, has there arisen, contrary to the promise explicitly given in the treaty of Kainardji, such facts in the Ottoman empire as the demolition of Christian churches, or obstacles opposed to the exercise of the Christian religion? The Ottoman Cabinet, without desiring to enter into too long details on these points, doubts not that the high powers, its allies, will judge with perfect truth and jus tice on the statement just exhibited. As to the non-adoption of the Vienna dote in its pure and simple form by the Sublime Porte, it is to be re marked that this project, although not in every point conformed to the note of Prince Menschikoff, and while containing, it is true, in its composition, some of the paragraphs of the draught note of the Sublime Porte, is not as a whole, whether in letter or spirit, essentially different from that of Prince Menschikoff. The assurances recently given by the representatives of the Great Powers respecting the apprehended danger from hurtful interpretations of the draught note in question, are a new proof of the kind intentions of their respective governments towards the Sublime Porte. They have consequently produced a lively satisfaction on the part of the government of his Majesty the Sultan. It must be remarked, however, that while we have still before our eyes a strife of religious privileges raised y Russia, which seeks to base its claims on a paragraph b so clear and so precise in the treaty of Kainardji ; which wishes to insert in a diplomatic document the paragraph concerning the active solicitude of the Emperor of Russia for the maintenance in the states of the Sublime Porte of religious immunities and priviliges which were granted (octroyes) to the Greek rite by the Ottoman Emperors before Russia so much as existed as an empire, to leave in a dark and doubtful state the absence of all relation between these privileges and the treaty of Kutschuk Kainardji, to employ in favour of a great community of subjects of the Sublime Porte professing the Greek reli gion expressions which might make allusion to treaties concluded with France and Austria relative to the French and Latin religions—this would be to incur the risk of placing in the hands of Russia vague and obscure para graphs, some of which are contrary to the reality of facts, and would offer to Russia a so lid pretext for her pretensions to a religious surveillance and protectorate —pretensions which that power would attempt to pro duce, affirming that they are not derogatory to the sovereignty and independence of the Sublime Porte. The very language of the emp?oyes and agents of Russia, who have declared that the intention of the Go vernment was no other than to fulfil the office of an ad vocate with the Sublime Porte whenever acts contrary to existing privileges might be done, is a patent proof of the justice of the opinion of the Ottoman Government. If the Government of his Majesty the Sultan has judged it necessary to require that assurances should be given, even if the modifications which it introduced by it into the Vienna note were adopted, how in conscience could it be tranquil if the note were to be retained in its integrity and without modification ? The Sublime Porte, in accepting that which it has declared to all the world it could not admit without being compelled thereto, would compromise its dignity in view of the other powers, would sacrifice its honour in the eyes of its own subjects, and would commit a mental and moral suicide. Although the refusal of Russia to accord the modifi cations required by the Sublime Porte has been based on a question of honour, it cannot be denied that the ground of that refusal was simply and solely its desire not to allow explicit terms to replace vague expressions, which might at some future time furnish it with a pre teet for intermeddling. Such conduct, therefore, com pels the Sublime Porte to persist on its part inwith holding its adhesion. The reasons which have determined the Ottoman Go vernment to make its modifications having been appre ciated by the representatives of the F our Powers, it is proved that the Sublime Porte was neg.ht It is not with in not purely and simply adopting the Vienna note. the view of criticising a project which obtained the assent of the great powers that we enter upon a discussion of the inconveniences which the Vienna note presents. Their Their efforts have always tended to .the preservation of peace, while defending theriegletvousdaena(l independencersm of h ad Imperial Government. Th these objects having been as laudable as can b e conceived, the Sublime Porte cannot sufficiently acknuoswtiepsedogsetshsemin. But, as evidently each Government m conse quence of its peculiar knowled ge an d its local ex perience, more facilities than any other Government for judging of the points which concern its own rights, the examination which the Ottoman Government makes is prompted entirely by its desire to justify the obligatory situation in which, to its great regret, it finds itself placed, desiring, as it h as done, to - continue following the benevolent councils offered to it by its allies ever since the commencement of the differences, and which until now it has followed. If it is alleged that the haste with which the Vienna note was drawn up results from the backwardness of the Sublime Porte to propose an arrangement, the govern ment of his Majesty the Sultan must justify itself by stating the foll ow i ng facts : Before the entrance of the Russian troops into the two Principalities, some of the representatives of the _ Powers, actuated by the sincere int on of preventing the occupation of those provi , urged upon the Sublime Porte the necessity framing a draft note ebccupying a middle place between the draft note of the .>u dime Porte and that of Prince Menschikoff. More lately the representatives of the Powers confidently communicated different schemes of arrangement to the Sublime Porte. None of these latter responded to the views of the Imperial Government; and the Ottoman Cabinet was on the point of entering into negotiations with the representatives of the Powers on the basis of a project drawn up by itself in conformity with these sug gestions. It was at this moment that news of the pas sage of the Pruth by the Russians arrived, a fact which changed the face of the whole question. The draught note proposed by the Sublime Porte was then set aside, and the Cabinets were requested to express their views of this violation of treaties after the protest of the Sublime Porte. On the one hand, the Ottoman Cabinet had to wait for their replies, and on the other it drew up, at the suggestion of the representatives of the Powers, a project of arrangements, which was sent to Vienna. As the sole answer to all these active steps, the draft of our note prepared (elabore) at Vienna made its ap- pearance. However that may be (Quoiqu'al em sat) the Ottoman Government fearing rightly (a juste titre) everything which might imply a right of interference in favour of Russia in religious matter, could do no more than give assurances calculated to dissipate the doubts which had become the subject of discussion ; and it will not, after so many preparations and sacrifices, accept propositions which could not be received at the time of the stay of Prince Menscbikoff at Constantinople. Since the Cabi net of St. Petersburg has not been content with the as surances and pledges that have been offered, since the benevolent efbarts of the high powers have remained fruitless ; since, in fine, the Sublime Porte cannot tole rate or suffer any longer the actual state of things, or the prolongation of the occupation of the Moldo-Wal lachian Principalities, they being integral portions of its empire—the Ottoman Cabinet, with the firm and praise worthy intention of defending the sacred rights of sove reignty and the independence of its government, will employ just reprisals against a, violation of the treaties which it considers as a casus belli. It notifies, then, officially that the Government of his Majesty the Sultan finds itself obliged to declare war, that it has given most precise instructions (les instructions les plus catego rique,s) to his Excellency Omer Pacha to demand from Prince Gortschakoff the evacuation of the Principali ties, and to commence hostilities if after a delay of fifteen days from the arrival of his dispatch at th e Russian head-quarters an answer in the negative should be returned. It is distinctly understood that should the reply of Prince Gortschakoff be negative, the Russian agents are to quit the Ottoman Empire, and that the commer cial relations of the respective subjects of the two go vernments shall be broken off. At the same time the Sublime Porte will not con sider it just to lay an embargo upon Russian merchant vessels, as has been the practice. Consequently, they will be warned to resort either to the Black Sea or to the Mediterranean Sea, as they shall think fit within a term that shall hereafter be fixed. Moreover, the Ottoman government being unwilling t o p l ace hindrances in the way of commercial intercours e b e t ween the sub jects of friendly powers, will, during the war, leave th e straits open to their mercantile marine. LORD BEAUMONT ON TEE EASTERN QUESTION. The following letter on the Eastern question, and the meetings now being held in reference to it, has been addressed by Lord Beaumont to Lord Dudley Stuart : Geneva, Oct. 9, 1853. Dear Dudley Stuart—l observe with satisfaction that a popular movement is taking place on the Eastern question, and that a favourable opportunity is thus af forded of placing before the public the true position of the different parties concerned in it. This is the more necessary as prejudiced writers and interested journals have endeavoured to create a general impression on the subject totally at variance with the truth. It has been the object of these parties and their employers to keep up the idea that the Turkish Government is founded on principles of religious intolerance and opposition to so cial improvement, and that Mahomedan institutions are hostile to personal freedom and scientific progress. Whatever the Turks at different periods of their his tory may have been, there is nothing now in the conduct of the government or the people of the Ottoman empire, to justify such an opinion. A great, albeit a gradual, re volution has been taking place during more than 30 years in the more important portions of the empire ; one by one, every law or custom which tended to oppress the ra yak or keep up the barbarous priviliges of feudalism has been abrogated or repealed. Class distinctions have been softened down, and those formidable insti tutions which were the results of the barbarism of the middle ages, rather than the consequences of the doctrines of the Koran, have been all but entirely swept away. These changes, while they appeared at the time to annihilate the military superiority of the empire, have, eventually, considerably ameliorated it political position. They have placed the Turkish Go vernment and its Mahomedan subjects on a level with the other European nations, and destroyed completely any argument which could he drawn from their religion to exclude them from the European community. Nor have the violent changes effected by Sultan Mahmoud cooled the martial ardour or weakened the national en thusiasm of the people to the extent to which the friends of Eussia both wished and represented them to have done. The effects of that great monarch's policy are now beginning to show themselves. They who talked of Turkey as dead, now see Lazarus coming out of the tomb. The Porte has, by its own exertions, placed itself in the rank of the great powers of Europe. It has an army and a fleet inferior only to those of the three or four greatest military states ; its ministers of state have displayed a tact and ability which has thrown western diplomacy into the shade ; it has organised a national movement without confusion, and preserved internal order without violence. Amidst unparalleled difficulties arising from foreign complications, it has displayed un tiring courage, dignified moderation, straightforward action, and consummate skill, mixed with honour and honesty. So changed is now the relative position of the different powers in the east of Europe, that the Crescent means religious toleration, personal freedom; national in dependence, and social order ; while the Cross (whether Greek or Roman) is misused as the banner of those who would establish religious intolerance, personal slavery, absolutism in governments, and a return to the middle ages in literature and society. The question at issue and the subject at stake are something far beyond a personal quarrel between the Czar and the Sultan. The contest is between civilisation and barbarism, right and wrong, progress and retrogression, liberty and tyranny. All this ought to be put in detail before the public ; nor ought the difference between the commer cial codes and tariffs of Turkey and other European states to be forgotten. Beyond all this, it is easily shown how necessary the Sultan's independence is to the peace of the world and the balance of power in Europe. The masses seize only the salient points of a question, and it would therefore be useless to weary them with the minor details of this important subject. It is unnecessary to point out at length to them the de ceit, insolence, chicanery, and falsehood of Russia in her recent proceedings ; nor need any one now dwell on the timidity, folly, ignorance, and subserviency which dic tated the disgraceful Vienna note. The people overlook the blunders of a government if they believe their prin ciples to be right ; and should they now act, with energy, we need not recal the past weakness which has led to the present crisis. One thing ought to be pointed out, namely, that Austria is not fairly with us. Her fear of Russia binds her to that power, even though her inte rests are in the opposite direction. The very fact of Austria being at the mercy of Russia makes it the more necessary to support Turkey, as the only remaining bulwark against absolutism and barbarism. The mis chievous intrigues of the Greeks must be guarded against ; and it should be shown to them that their only choice is between a liberal government like the Sultan's, and an iron tyranny like the Czar's. No one who is ac quainted in the slightest degree with the Eastocfonld imagine an independent Greek empire, or think oesnaton tipse in whose ex tending the frontiers of the present semi-Bavarian . kingdom. Our policy should be foundedweonshpom ciples of justice, and not on favouritism : and nt. Christian, Reliieus G make reek nt) or n etn distinctionanCatholicbetw ee n or independence, and, interfere f d e r o e c doctrines, n t e h s:, toleration, liberal government, and whenever circumstances obliges MoslemPr9 t Protestant. and, if you like, commercial freedom, . nai gu l h n t ot the necessity, of adopt ingfaaffvaeiur s r of w eo actth e ther sta twisdom,es we l ought principles. I find I have written you a rather than I intended ; but as I am detained here and conveniently • for the present, cannot assist at any of be public meetings about to held this month, I can longeorurletter the can not refrain from giving you a faint, outline of the line of argument and of conduct our friends ought to pursue. Above all, I hope no wild scheme of republicanism, or democracy, or violent revol u ti on, will be mixed ups with this clear, great, and European question, but that it may stand forward on it s own broad basis of right and justice.—l am, yours truly, P.S.—D ro p a li ne to tell me what is goi B ng EAUMONT on, and say if you think Parliament will meet before the usual time. THE PREMIER lIIMSELP ON THE TURKISH QUESTION. A. number of the manufacturers and other inha bitants of Sheffield having addressed a memorial to the Prime Minister on the subject of the Eastern question, the noble earl has returned tiro following reply : "Downing-street, Oct. 12, 1853. " Sin,—l have bad the honour to receive your letter, transmitting to me a memorial, signed by merchants, manufacturers, and other inhabitants of the town of Sheffield, in which they express their approbation of the conduct of her Majesty's Government, and pray that they will persevere in the pacific policy which has hitherto been pursued by them in the East. I beg to thank the memorialists for this mark of their confidence, and to assure them that her Majesty's Government will not cease their utmost endeavours to reconcil e th e seri ous differences which have arisen, and, consistently with the honour of this country, to preserve Europe from the calamities of war. "I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient humble servant, " AUBURN." "Robert Waterhouse, E I I jun,', I ' :~T