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IgPP!Pin Admizsion—One Chilling. Genera' -Manager's Office, Chester. CONTRACT FOR COALS FOR DOVER, ftet ,ern ATINERALOGY.-KTNG'S COLLEGE, A Lonoon.—Pro e-s TE NN A NT, F.G.S., will Live a COURSE of SIXTEEN - LECTURES on Ml\ ER. LOGY, with a view to faci litate the study of GEOLOGY, and of the application of mineral substances in the ARTS. he Lectures will be illustrated by an extensive collection of specimens, and wi❑ cumnence on FRIDAY MORNING, October 7, at Nine o'clock. They will be continued on each succeeding Wednesday and Friday at the same hour. It. W. JELF, D.D., Principal. September, 1853. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. PATRON—H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. The SECOND PART of an HISTORICAL LECTURE on "TIIE THAMES," from its Source to its Estuary, by GEORGE BUCKLAND, Esq., assisted by Miss Blanche Younge, with NEW SO , GS and NEW DISSOLVING =CENERY, on Tuesdays and Fridays at four o'clock, aad every Evening except Saturday at 'sine. LECTURES.—By J H. Pepper, Esq.: On PHOToGRAPHY, with Illustrations, Mornings and Evenings. By Pr. Bachhoffner : On ELECTRO-GILDING and SILVEIIING. The LANTCASHIRE SEWING MACHINE and BATE'S IM PROVED FIRE ESCAPE exhibited in Use and explained Daily. open Mornings and Evenings Admission, Is.; Schools, and Children under Ten years of age Half-price. 11 - 4 AURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL Rooms ; • (LessQe, CHAS. C. LAURENT, 011S70W-house, Fulham- - Oad) The above Rooms ar« now OPEN FOR THE SEASON and will continue open every eveninc, with LXURENT', CELEBRATED BA ND. Admission, ts. Doors open at half-past 8 Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and ter 'dilate at half-past 11. HOVAL MARIONETTE THEATRE, Adelaide street, West Strand.—FOß TWELVE NIGHTS he enthusiastic applause which has uniformly greeted the performances of the renowned 1-1 UNGARI A N BAND has induced Mr. T. B. SIM PSON to transfer them for a limited period to this Theatre, - where they will perform their admired Musical Selections, in their elegant National Co-tume, every afternoon at 3, and every evening at 8. Stalls, Is. 61. ; Promenade and I ower Balcony, Is.; Upper 13 alcony, 6d. In the Exhibition Rooms, the marvellous and interest ing SUFFOLK PRODIGIES, the most extraordinary specimen of colossal infantine develombent ever seen. Daily, from 3 till 6, and Prom 7 till 10. Admission 6d. DR. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, consisting of more than 700 Models, IS NOW OPEN, at the Tortland Gallery, Regent-street, opposite the Polytechnic, every day ,except Friday, from It till 5, and from 7 till 10, for gentlemen only IM Fridays, h owever, the Mornhig 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 Evening at a quarter to 8 o'clock ; and for ladies by Mrs. Leach n'XING INVESTMENT.-Mr. JOHN S. LANE. Mining Agent 32, Poultry, London. offers his id r Y t i r to Parties wishing to embark in Mining enterprise, t o ; _e .„,ol in the selection of the soundest as well as the most pro. /Probably u a t lertakings. At the present time, when depreciation has • gone to the farthest extent, and when so many safe and reautable shares are so much below their intrinsic value, an invest ze.."l:Mold dottbtless be attended by immense profits as soon as a Wor t :: takes place, which may be near at hand. All instructions Y attended to. TO' - RS IN IRELAND. 1853. tr IB ,LIN INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.— ro u , ist Ti,x, t ension of the TOURFiT TICKETS the OCTORER. "ctober. '"eta will be issued at the several Stations to 31st By orger. J. 0. BUSGER. Department of the Storekeeper General of the Navy Somerset-place, October 4, 1853. THE Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain aid Ireland, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on TUESDAY, tie 18th inst., at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such Parsons as may be willing to Contract for supplying and delivering into her majesty's Bail Stearn Packet S.orehouse or Other depot at Dover, by the 15th Starch, 1854. 2,000 Tons of COALS At for the service of her Majesty's Mail Steam Packets. The Conditions of the Contract and a Form of the Tender may be seen at the said Office. No Tender will be received after One o'clock on the da) of treaty, nor will any be noticed unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly authorised in writing. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, Ind bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender fit Coals," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by a Letter signed by a responsible person, engaging to become bound elth the person tendering, in the Sum of 4001., for the due perform ance of the Contract. IRWILLIA.M BURNETT'S DISINFECTING FLUID. —The best Concentrated " CHLORIDE OF ZINC."— G.eat Reduction of Price.—The merits of this Fluid, invented t'y Sr W. Burnett, 111. D.. F.R S., &c., &c., for the Disinfection of Sick lboms, Clothing, Linen, &c. ; the prevention of Contagion ; the reservation of Animal Matter from Putrescence ; the purification Algewater, Cesspools, Drains, Water Closets &c , are now so well iraown to the public as to render comment unnecessary. Sold at the Office, 18, Cannon-street, City, London, and by Che- Rists, Shipping Agents, and others throughout the United Kingdem, In imperial Quart Bottles at 2s. 6c1.; in Pints at Is. 3d.; in Half- Pints at 9d.; and in hulk at 6s. per Gallon. CAU fION.— BEWARE OF IMITATIONSThe only genuine 3)lsinfecting Fluid is sealed overt he cork with the inscription, ' Sir -Wm. Burnett's Disinfecting Fluid," and accompanied with nume rous Testimonials of the highest order, and instructions for its use. THE EAST and NORTH a t WAR.— There Is nothing more probable than a severe struggle be tween the forces of the East and the Powers of the North. War is !frequently denounced as the consumers of life and property, but - there are some contests which preserve the former in the greatest comfort, and are the means of increasing the latter in a surpassing degree. The East and West-end powers of E. Mom and Sort are concen trated to resist the unpleasant invasions of North winds and all in neaPiolous seasons, and the success their new Attire for Autumn and Winter will have is past calculation ; suffice it to say, all the fabrics that Art and Manufacture can produce have been carefully selected. All that skill and experience c uld introduce for novelty and com fort has been incorporated for the production of Winter Attire, such as is destined to surpass that of any precious seaton ; and while Sill classes may avail themselvts of the most fashi9nable and the cheapest Clothiu; ever offered, the vast stock just prepared by E. MosEs and Sox will afford admirable opportunities for selecting the best Goods in each department of their gigantic Establ shments the Unparalleled Stock of elegant and useful articles is provided in litratery Department. The Hat, Cap, and Fur Section is replete with every novel intro dac-tion for the season. The Wholesale Department affords advantages to Merchants, 'Captains, Shippers, and Emigrants far superiop to any other corn viercial enterprises _ Full lists of outfit for Ladies a n d G en tl emen, and ship-sailing in formation, may be had on application, or post free. P Übli CA UTION. —E. MOS ES and SON regret having to guard the c sehood o against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like falf " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for lotivious reasons, they beg to state that they have NO CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON, except their own E s t a bli s h ments, as f ollows : London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Minories, 83, 14 ,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, frargate. Colonial Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Shoe 3lakers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPOR TANT. —Should any article not give satisfaction, it wilibe (=changed if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned thout hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lo west Pries, trom 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 Herald of the Seasons," containing full lists of Prices, our system of self-measurement, facts relative to Australia, advice to emigrants, &c., may be had on application, or post-free to MI) , Part of the kingdom. A handsome Almanac for t'ie year ending 1853 can be had gratis, 011 application. Ici I'on parle Francais. Qui si parla Italian. Hier spricht man Deutqeb. Aqua se liable Espanol 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 Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. MAY be monsulted, personally, or by letter, on the various disorders of the nervous and generative system, resulting from juvenile irreguiarities and excesses, which have pro duced more misery in youth, degradation in manhood, and prema ture decay at all stages of life, than perhaps any other class of dis eases known to modern pathologists. Long and practical experience hi the treatment of these diseases has proved that there are in exist ence secret causes of self-acquired miseries and disappointed hopes in existence, traceable to certain pernicious habits, to which Nervous Debility, various forms of Insanity, Unhappy and Unfruitful Marri eagp Impotency, Local and Constitutional Weakness, and their islt m odifications owe their almost entire origin. rritt... absolutely necessary that all men shou'd know that there are ineu'eties of personal management which cannot be violated without the incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties andjt how igat4 e scarcely any how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, therthe evil and its con-equenc es may be avoided, and above all, degree of physical infirmity or functional 11onfigezn_ent to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure s LA'MERT has for a long series of years been engaged b' Plain n ts, e t„ te .."% iv e practice in the treatment of these delicate com- Zethe and is the only legally qualified Physician who, regardless and en of the hypocritical and mock -modest, has had atte "a ' le nce th envy ration t • rough the medium of the public press, to direct r.,71 - o these enormous evils, from which no grade of society is ... selecti .._"ardea b , -ePartme.nt of practice, he has been amply smatr o ,, the great success that has attended his efforts in the care of these e nqualite ases, which are too generally confided to the th ob , 'ens, mac and ignorant and, who, with their virtues six bel' fl atent o os e n t ereign namedtles, and pretended virtues r , At h o ' r : i nduced r t i n 3 , have inflicted serious injury on those who oix till ti e for coo ; P's•ce faith in their pretensions. gilt• All ultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from It id a nes e a , be th iotter s Must contain the fee of It, and advice and .Ah„,.,1 desir a b le vrwarded to any initials or address. vela first:rbzlatsPEaLtpients wishing to consult Dr. LA'MERT e e r d a i t ca i vie Debilit copy of his work on g in detail -PRESERVATION. gibing illustratedpy of Marriage and Nervous and Y by fifty-coloured engravings, and des reeeses• The the v disorders resulting from secret habits and vfi sc u ri e Ption of thePterrUsal of this treatise will assist in the correct Brothers tl "aail h _cases, and may be had, price 2s 6d, in English, aers ar Co.' notch, Italian, or German, of Messrs. Piper :71Mann, 39, c0„„4., P aternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street ; POSt for ; Storie, Titchborne-street, Haymarket ; or free eene, „-• , Y-two • Ps, to any address from the Author's rest- LowDosr. TAKE NOTICE ! j"8811S. R. BcCOL I : TS P U E L R T R E Y D B IS (7° U . SU A, LONDON, CONTINUE TO BE ON TIIz AT ...19' PAIINEEs-sYsErr, OXFORD-STREET, St:CRET CAUSES' OF SELF-ACQUIRED MISERIES AND DISAPPOINTED HOPES. THE SILENT FRIEND. tllustra.. tedAbCßO'T° ... e`cm, In Six L anguages--Fiftleth Edition. THE REMEDY cal OF DIMAS . E. INT,`NV Editi o n, en. " O ne HEndted AnatoColoured Engravings and Cases. r iR ,_•.arged to 20n pages, price 2s. 6d., by post, from the Pstablishment, 3s 6d. in stamps, l ''' SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on ,xcenitie, exhanstion and physical decay of the . system, produced by There, 'ulgence, the consequences of infection, or the abuse of t 0,...,. r 3% With directions for the use of the preventive loon tot i',.„,_, oytobservations on Marriage, and the disqualifications ßa w n ' h a ic L h . ~, ,'7,,n,„' 1 . Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engravings. ~;1 , t anion 0.. Consulting Surgeons, 19, ro ws o Pubtsbed by Sherwood and Co., 23, Paternoster- Rowor cat N6l r id bY Hannay, 63 and Sanger, Berners-st p re y et, 'Oxford -150, Oxford-street,Olo eh:, ,cadenhall-street ; '95 Farrinalon-street ; W. Sutton, l'Aav r i rch- Yard ; Rutter, 4, Cheapside ; R Johnson, 68,Co d r u n c h t i i 1 v 1.; 0,....._ , • treats of the anatomy and physiology of the repro 'ILn !altd is illustrated by 28 Coloured Engravings. ding'4ll,l.antreats of rnent.;'__, d their lamentable effects on the system, producing the consequences resulting from excessive in to Po.A3-..lrtustrated by 10 Explanator) Pingraving e s tion, ineahaet"u b'dilY weakness. nervous excitement, and generative their trea a t r t n Y either in the p rin „ t ats of the diseases resulting from infe 11gs. ,',,irtsecodary form, and contains explicit direFt i to n n g s ra f v or . PART IV rills section is illustrated by 62 Coloured • simple applic e r in t atris a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a Zhbej eccatucsrei PART V. is deep bY Which the danger of infection is obvi i a ts te stiPefallnyPlre4 t° duties. THE CoaDtel, R" the consideration of marriage and oductive union are also considered, and the whole Phil osophically inquired into. ing ne r ,,,, AIM os STRIACEM is exclusively employed in trea bottle. , fu e Th s and sexual debility, impotence, &c., lls and vs per reined Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic BM to y n r Purify in, the blood in cases of infection, secondary bottlPe. S, eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, I is. and 335. per 1 erry's p,i ; „„ r, f3'in S in Pills 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and I Is. "7 ' 1 ' fl'`, r,•Tii,C Pe, n c , egonor;, ,^ , , I , ~t . ,tr'ctr,•.7, ~liii . "'""•--- ..11,-mon of the hll , r • • 11. A Minute detail of the ease is requirea a. A e, '''"' lien in society. 51. Packets, with advice, to be had at the EAtablish inent only, by which the fee, is saved. Messrs. Perry, Surgeons, arc to attendance, daily, at andrners-stree Oxford-street, Lon from Eleven till Two, Five to Eight; on Sunday from I r OITIRZ to croo. No . 19,042.] NEW NOVEL BY TIIE AUTHOR OF "JOHN DRAYTON." Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., A ILIEFORD. A FAMILY HISTORY. By the Author of "JOHN DRAYTON." " A work abounding in faschrition of an irresistible nature. Among the whole range of modern literature in the category to which it appertains. there has been nothing superior to it recently given to the public "—Observer. Hurst and Blackett, publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE READING PUBLIC is informed that superior facilities for perusal of all the New Books are afforded Y the (.1 11 ESIIA M (late Hoaxes) NJBLIC LIBRARY, 102, CIIEAPSTDE, eatabl'shed half a century. It has an average circu lation of 50. f 00 volumes, comprising History, ancient and modern ; Travels, Lives, Philosophy, Novels, &c. Subscription from one guinea upwards per annum, according to the number of volumes at a time. Book Societies and Country Libraries supplied. A Library Box gratis. Card of terms on application to Alfred Smith, Gresham Library, 102. Cheapside. THE NEW CUSTOMS' DUTIES, LAWS, AND REGULATIONS. Now ready, THE BRITISH TARIFF for 1853-4. By EDWIN BEEDELL. Of the Office or Examiner and Principal Controller of Accounts, Custom-house, London. ?rice 65., or Gs. 6d. by post to any part of the United Kingdom CONTENTS.-- Complete Tables of Customs' and Inland Revenue Duties and Drawbacks—The New Enactments and Regulations affecting Im portation, Fxportation, and Trans-shipment—The Warehouseing Ports, showing what goods may he bonded thereat—A List of Coun tries in Reciprocity with this country— Regulations affecting Pas sesgers' Baggage— Constructed Tables of Ships' Stores, specifying the quantities allowed for any (oration of voyage, with the Regula tions in force f , r the shipment thereof—The British spirits Ware-. housing Act—The Russia Company and the London Port Dues A List of Customs' Bonds and. Stamp Duties—The Wreck and Salvage Act—The Wat:rside Practice, being a popular exposition of the whole routine of the Customs' Import and Export business— A. List of the Sufferance Wharves in London, specifying what goods may be landed thereat. The forthcoming edition will likewise embrace an Alphabetical List of more than 3,500 principal Ports and Places of Shipment throughout the world, showing to what countries they are subject. And a perfect List, compiled from official sources, of the Customs' Establishment in the Port of London, and at each port and creek in the United Kingdom. Also, the Inspecting Commanders and Chief Officers of the Coast Guard and the Reviewers of Droits of Admi ralty; together with a vast amount of other fiscal and commercial information, the whole embracing upwards of 450 pages. London : Bally Brothers, Cornhill. YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK RAILWAY, YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY, AND LEEDS NORTHERN RAILWAY. THE Directors are prepared to receive OFFERS for the PRIVILEGE of EXHIBITING ADVERTISE -3t ENTS at the whole of such Stations on these Railways as belong exclusively to the above Companies. All Advertisements will be required to be submitted to the Direc tors, and approved by them, betore being exhibited. Tenders, either for Twelvemonths or for a period of years, to be delivered, not later than Thursday the 20th of October, to the Secre tary of the Joint Committee, at Newcastle, from whom any further inf .rmation can he obtained. The Directors do not bind themselves to accept the highest, or any Tender. Central Station, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 2Gth September, 1853, W. O'BRIEN, Secretary. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. C HEAP EXCURSION to the WEST of ENGLAND.—On Monday, October 10, an EXCURSION TRAIN will leave Padding ton at:B.o a.m., , lough at 5.35 a.m., Reading at 9.10 a m., for Wes ton-super-Mare, Bridgewater, Taunton, Tiverton-road, Exeter, Starcross, Dawlish, Teignmouth, Torquay, Totness, and Plymouth ; returning from Plymouth on Wednesday, October 19, at 6.25 a.m. Fares there and back from Paddington, Slough, and Windsor to — First Closed Class. Carriages. Weston-super .I , lare or Bridgewater ...... 20s. •• .. 13s. Taunton or Tiverton-read . • 225. .. • 15s. Starcrosss, Dawlish, or Teignmouth ........ 255. .... 17s. Torquay or Totness •. . 275. 18s. Plymouth • • .................. 30s. .... 20s. From Reading to Weston-super-Mare or Bridgewater........ 18s. .... 12s. Taunton or Tiverton•road .. ••• . • • ........ 20s. .... 14s. Starcross, Dawlisb, or Teignmouth .. 235. .• •• 16s. Torquay or Totness .... ••••• • .. • • •• •• 255. •• • • 17s. Pl 3 mouth ... ....... ..... . 28s. 19s. The Excursion tickets are not transferable, and are only available by the Excursion Train. Tickets may be obtained previously at 27, King-street, Cheapside : 269, Strand ; 25, Regent-street (corner of Jerrnyn street); and at the Paddington Station. Further par ticulars will be given in handbills, which may be had at any of the above places.—Paddington Station, Sept. 21. N ICOLL'S AUTUMNAL PATTERNS are NOW READY. EXCELLENCE and ECONOMY combined, as illustrated by the well known Patent PALETOT, at Two Guineas. I n England, France, or Germany, the best talent, workmrnship, and materials are secured by H. J. and D. NICOLL, 114, 116, 118, 120, Regent-street, and 22, Cernhill, London. TOZEAIJ'S COPAHINE-MEGE, or Saccharatt, C A.PSULES, approved by the French College of Physicians, and successfully administered in the Paris and London Hospitals, and acknowledged by them to be the best remedy for the cure of Gonorrolicea, Gleet, and Leucorrhceal Discharges, on an average of s!x days (see " lancet " of 6th Nov., 1852, an extract from which will be forwarded immediately on application).—Prepared and sold by G. Jozeau, sole French chemist, 49, Haymarket, London ; and Jozeau, Pharmacien, 161, Rue Montmartre, Paris ; at Liverpool, M. Clay and Abraham, chemists, Bold-street ; and the principal chemists of France, England, and the Colonies. Price of bottle of 100 capsules, 4s. 6d.; 50 do., 2s 9d., with direetions, and stamp with the name of Gabriel Jozeau printed thereon. IMPORTANT TO HOUSEWIVES. No MORE DRESSES, &C., DESTROYED IN THE WASHING. CREWS'S RINSING LIQUID, for fixing the Colours in all kinds of Fabrics.—The clear starching of Laces and Muslins is rendered far more beautiful by its application—simple in its application —very inexpensive. TWENTY DROPS sufficient for ONE GALLON of Water. Sold by all Chemists and Oilmen, at 6d. and 9d. per bottle, Agents—Drew, Ileyward, and Barron, Bush-lane, Cannon-street. Manufactured at Commercial Wharf, Mile-end, London. GIRAMPTON'S PILL of HEALTH. The following testimonial is another proof of the great efficacy of this medicine : " Winchmore Hill, Middlesex, Aprll 16, 1851. " Sir,—ln consideration of the great benefit I have derived from taking Frampton's Pill of Health, I feel it a duty that I owe to you and the public to send you the following statement. For upwards of nine years I have experienced the efficacy of this excellent medicine. I had long previously been afflicted with headache and indigestion, but a friend having induced me to make a trial of Frampton's Pills, I now inform you that a few doses gave me great relief; and during this long period of time I have taken them in preference to any other medicine ; and I have the happiness of saying that I never had a hetter state of health, which I attribute to Frampton's Pills. I beg further to add, that this medicine is in general use by my family, and we know of nothing to equal it. "I am, Sir, yours respectfully, THOMAS PROVINCE. " To Mr. T. Pront, 229, Strand, London. This excellent Family Pill is a medicine of long-tried efficacy for correcting all disorders of the stomach and bowels, and is a pleasant, safe, easy aperient ; they unite the recommendation of a mild operation with the most successful effect, and require no re straint of diet or confinement during their use. Ask for FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH, and observe the name and address of " Thomas Front, 229, Strand, London," 011 the Government Stamp. _ . Price Is. I%d. and 2s. 9d. Der hex APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. L EA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and al. Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to perfectly dige-t the food. The daily useof this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe guard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch-street, London, and 68. Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer chants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. N.B.—To guard against imitations, see that the names of "LEA and PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. WOOLWICH, OCT. G. APPOINTMENTS. Paymaster William V. Miller (1849), to the En counter, 14, screw steamship, at Portsmouth. William Buchan is promoted to the rank of Chief Engineer, and Matthias Kidd to be Acting Chief En gineer, Ist of the Caradoc iron paddlewheel steamvessel, on the Miditerranean station. Assistant engineer of the 2d class John Bell, to the St. Jean D'Acre ; of the 3d class, G. R. Westgate, to the C aradoc. Assistant-Surgeon.—Richard J. S q uire (1847), from the Victory flagship, at Portsmouth, to the Apollo troopship at Sheerness. Acting Assistant-Sugeons—John Cowgan (1853), to the Victory ; W. G. Hill (1853), to the Impregnable, flagship at Devonport ; James Ross, to the Britannia, 120, flagship on the Mediterranean station ; George C. Wilson, to the Boscawen, 70, flagship at Chatham ; F. W. Davis, to the Victory. The Tyne storeship, Master-Commander Peter Wel lington, ordered to be paid off at this port, and taken into dock, to be stripped of her copper and again made ready for sea. The engines of the Rifleman, screw steam-sloop, hav ing been refitted, were tried in the basin yesterday. The engines of the Firefly, steam-sloop, are being made good, and will be out of the engineers' department about the 13th of November. The Jasper, having had her engines refitted, was tr ied at moorings, and will be again tried down the river. The trial of the Pigmy, steam-vessel, down the river' on Saturday last having proved satisfactory, she will leave Woolwich at 6 a.m. to-morrow, and will be navi gated round to Portsmouth by Master-Commander Allen and the crew of the Lig htnin g . The Pigmy is to be employed as a tug-vessel at Portsmouth. The Prospero, steam-vessel, is undergoing repairs, and will be complete about the 26th inst. The Bloodhound, iron paddlewheel steam-vessel, of 150-horse power, recently returned from the coast of Africa, is ordered to be repaired and made ready for sea. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 5. Alfred, 50, hauled out of No. 2 dock this morning into the sea basin. Diligence, store-ship, hauled into the dock vacated by Alfred, to have her bottom examined. Fairy, yacht, Master Commander David N. Welch, went down to Osborne Palace this afternoon, to relieve Elfin, Master Commander Balliston. Devonshire, American liner, put back to the Mother bank during the night, owing to stress of weather. The barometers have been. all adrift, for on Monday evening they stood at 30 1-10th, whilst during the night and the whole of yesterday it was blowing nearly a gale, and occasionally raining in torrents up to midnight. Early in the morning it lulled a little ; at nine a.m. this day down by the run, when, strange to say, up at noon, the sun burst forth, arrl nothing could be finer. Glass still falling, and now, five p.m., 29 2-10ths. Wind, due west, but looking wild over the Isle of Wight. _egZ • k, 04 4 • , s r -7 \Ax..:.10- 0 0 4 ,„ k • „ 4 1,511 - 4441 ' l ;ekj? , Akti ; I -•••, • •je, • 444% • • - •• •• ^ ••1 0. • 1 , A , ,lr •• ' • " 4 • 55, 0 31 4 b it o s i - T • - 1,1 I.W*,:. "lit/ 1 %.10 v" • , •.„ f' •' r Ott - D is • -4/ .--, --- , 1-- i---4-- -- C. , at Sydenham, and to a point at B‘dam-lane , 5 here there would a station, and thence by Bromley o Orpwood, Farnborough, and Otford, to Maidstone, following the old line as laid down by Sir William Cubitt. It was considered desirable that land at St. Faith's-green should be secured for the purpose:a of the Maidstone sta tion, and arrangements had b een made to purchase it.. The line would take a somewhat different course to that of the landowners' line of 1850, and would in some parts be a great improvement upon it. There would be no gradient less than 1 in 132, instead of 1 in 103, and the line would be the most direct and speedy that could be laid down. The average cost would be 18,000/. per mile, which would include the purchase of land, stations, Parliamentary expenses, and every outlay, with the ex ception of rolling stock. The Right lion. Mr. HERRIES said that the land owners of West Kent were deeply sensible of the disad vantages under which they laboured from the want of railway - accommodation. They were, therefore, desirous to remedy the present state of things as soon as possible ; but, before they subscribed their capital to the extent of the one-fourth required, they were anxious to know from Sir Charles Fox whether the direct line from Syden ham to Maidstone was to be dependent upon the capital being subscribed for the short lines, and whether they could depend upon the rema.ining portion of the capital being subscribed. He should also like to know what arrangements could be made with the Brighton Company to carry their traffic. Sir CHARLES Fox replied that, although the intention was to apply for three acts of Parliament, the main line from Sydenham to Maidstone would be perfectly inde pendent of the others, and would in no way be contin gent upon their success or failure. (Hear, hear,) lie had had a conversation with Mr. Laing, the chairman of the London and Brighton Company, and that gentleman had informed him that they would only be too happy to take up the traffic from Sydenham to London. The promoters of the Crystal Palace line were also friendly to them, for, feeling as they did their own inability to carry the enormous number of passengers going to the palace, they were anxious to have feeders in all direc tions. He had had experience of the traffic on the Paris and Versailles Railway, and had found that, even by crushing 12 persons into one first-class compartment, a proceeding which John Bull would no way relish, the utmost that could be effected was to carry 28,000 passen gers in a day. With regard to the lucrative character of the proposed undertaking, he could say that he knew of no line with a metropolitan terminus, made for the price of the West Kent, which could contrast with it in a commercial view. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the manner in which the line was to be made, the nature of the proposal was that it should be put upon the footing of the., East-. Kent. Lord Sondes, the chairman of that company, had asked him to enter into an arrange ment with the company, the basis of which was simply this—the local landowners and residents were to take one-fourth of the capital, and sign the Parliamentary contract, and he would be prepared with signatures for the remaining three-fourths. In consideration of this the company were not to enter into any contract for the execution of the works for a lumped sum, which might turn out to be fair or unfair according to the state of the market for labour and materials, but the company were to offer the contract to the house with which he was con nected, at prices to be agreed upon between the engineer of the company and themselves —any matter in , dispute to be left to the absolute decision of Sir William Cubitt. These were the only terms on which he had consented to assist in the formation of the East Kent undertaking, and he believed they were based upon a spirit of perfect fairness to all parties concerned. Sir JOHN LUBBOCK expressed his concurrence in the object for which the meeting was called, and observed that they were all agreed upon the necessity of the rail way, and also upon the line proposed ; the only question that remained for consideration was subscribing for the local shares. He understood that the liability of the subscribers for preliminary expenses was not to exceed 2s. 6d. per share ; and, as they had a guarantee to this effect, the only risk which they could run was the trum pery loss of 2s. 6d. per share. He believed that the line as now laid out was the best that could be devised, and he was, therefore, prepared to give it his cordial support. The CHAIRMAN inquired whether the Parliamentary expenses would be limited to 15s. per share, in respect of any bill which did not receive the sanction of the Legis lature. Sir CHARLES FOX would undertake to be responsible that the Parliamentary expenses should not exceed 15s. per share, or 3/. per cent. Ho would be very glad to make a bargain to take them at three per cent. Lord HOMESDALE then proposed a resolution to the effect that the meeting approved of the projected line, and pledged itself to support it by subscribing towards the proportion of shares to be taken up by the land owners of the county. Mr. HENRY HUGHES seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. A list of share subscribers was then opened by the noble chairman, and in a few minutes a large propor tion of the shares were subscribed for by the gentlemen present. Resolutions were then passed, that a copy of the list of shares subscribed, as entered into at the meeting, be circulated among the landowners and residents gene rally in the district, and that an application, signed by the chairman on behalf of the meeting, be addressed to each, soliciting their co-operation and support ; that a provisional committee be appointed to carry the under taking into effect ; and that the members for the bo roughs of Maidstone. Greenwich, and Southwark, and for the county of Surrey, be requested to co-operate with them. After some other routine business was disposed of, a vote of thanks was passed to the noble chairman for his conduct while presiding, and the meeting separated. RAILWAY TO CENTRAL WALES. In compliance with a numerously-signed requisition, the Mayor of Shrewsbury, Mr. Richard Taylor, con vened a public meeting on T ues d a y a t th e Guildhall, for the purpose of considering the best means of obtaining railway communication between Shrewsbury and Cen tral Wales. His worship occupied the chair. Mr. KEATE said he certainly did not expect to have had an opportunity, so soon, of tendering his best thanks to their worthy chief magistrate for his kind ness and courtesy in having convened a meeting to fur ther the interest of the inhabitants and the prosperity of the good old town of Shrewsbury. However they might differ on minor points, they would all be unanimous in adopting that scheme which would be best calculated to promote the interests of the borough. The importance of direct railway communication between Shrewsbury and Central Wales was admitted on all hands ; and he thought he should have no difficulty in convincing all that the Rea Valley—not only on account of its mineral products, but by opening a direct line of communication between London and the North, with Milford Haven, which he spoke of as destined to be one of the most important ports in the kingdom --would be the mos important, both as regarded the conveyance of person and commodities. Until lately, the greatest diffi culty in forming a line of railway was experienced from large landed proprietors. Whatever might be the opi nion along the whole of the line he could not say, but the landlords of the property through which the Rea Valley passes are most anxious for its construction, are ready and willing to dispose of their land at a moderate cost, and will receive the price in shares. The cost would be 7,0001. per mile, and the gradients 1 in 400. The ex pense of this railway would, therefore, be comparatively trifling. They were all equally conversant as he was with the country through which the line would pass. It would go through Hanwood, Pontesbury, Minsterley, Worthen, Brockton, Marton, Chirbury, Montgomery, and so on to Newtown, where it would meet the Llanid loes and Newtown Railway. They all knew the enor mous amount of traffic which takes place to Aberystwith in the summer. The line would also empty the rich products into their market from Chirbury, Churchstoke, Bishop's Castle, &c. He then moved a resolution pledging the meeting to support the Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway, via the'Rea Valley. Mr. BLACKMORE seconded the resolution, which was put and carried, with but two'hands held up against it. A unanimous vote of thanks to the mayor for his im partiality and kindness in the chair, passed on the mo tion of Mr. BLAKEMORE, seconded by Mr. Coons, concluded the proceedings. LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY.—The directors have just contributed twenty-five guineas to the South Down fox hounds. MANCHESTER, ALTRINGHAM, AND WARRINGTON, We understand the Government inspector has appointed Friday, the 28th inst. for surveying the line from Al_ trincham to Warrington, and that if he should certify that the line is fit for traffic, &c., the directors Purpose opening it on the I st proximo for p as sengers only. Manchester Examiner. CARMARTHEN AND CARDlGAN.—Meetings in the lo cality have been held in support of this line, and th e landowners in both counties have expressed iemselves in DitUs v B fa LlN "r. AND BBA.Y.—At a meeting of the directors just held, resolutions were passed, declaring it expe dient to make a c,alilltoLfpsA/5.7, AND D BLIN.—A meeting Kal directors of th i s r company was held in A v i T s R i 0 I C n this i Dt s h : e o W w : Fr : on Friday, Viscount Bangor in the chair. The meetingproduced wali nume r ously attended. Sections of the line w cultieapp by the company's engineer, Mr. Blakis ton, om whic h it s earecl thatsom Some matters engineering sdniffiess presented themselves. having been disposed of, Mr. Blakiston was directed im mediately to proeeed with the requisite plans and sec tions for next session of Parliament. —Belfast Mercury. COMPLETION OF THE RICHMOND.—It is more than probable that the Richmond Railway will be completed before the winter sets in, and Quebec be thus in rapid communication with every great city on this continent. The road is made and the rails laid in many different places. Should the iron for the bridges and the requisite quantity of rails arrive in time, the road will undoubtedly be in travelling order by the middle of November next. —Quebec Morning Chronicle. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 6, 1853. come from himself, and he might have been mistaken. He pretended to speak of a conversation with the Chief Secretary for Ireland, and I presume he was not present. (Dr. M`linight—" I was not.") His vera city was in no respect pledged to the original state ment, he might have been told so. I was anxious to know his authority—(Dr. M‘Knight—" You can get it")—but for the second statement he has the authority of himself. If that statement is a falsehood he is false. (Dr. M`Knight—Just so.) If he is not to be believed in the last statement, neither is he to be cre dited that anybody told him of the former falsehood. I therefore have two lies with one neck, and I behead them with one blow. (Cheers.) The statement which Dr. M‘Knight has now made is the most unmitigated falsehood I ever heard. It is not true ;it is nothing like the truth—it has no foundation in fact—it has not an element of truth in it—it is all the invention of that wicked mind. (Cheers.) Mr. MOORE complained of false statements which had been made in the Banner of Ulster respecting him, and reiterated, notwithstanding his contradiction of them among others, that he was in communication with Mr. Disraeli in the last session. (Hear.) Dr. M'KNIGHT—What I stated was, that after the accession of Lord Aberdeen, the member for Mayo was the first to wait upon him, and pay him his respects. Mr. MOORE.—It is as completely and entirelyeritthr out foundation as the rest. I never even sent him a message, nor had any communication whatever with him. (Oh !) Dr. M‘KNIGHT.-I can tell the hon. gentleman that I gave those statements upon the authority of a Parlia mentary correspondent who gathers up chit-chat. The conference then, at half-past 6 o'clock, adjourned until 11 o'clock next day. TIIE EASTERN QUESTION. GREAT MEETING AT LEICESTER. For the purpose of conveying to her Majesty's Govern. anent the sentiments entertained by the people of the flourishing and important town of Leicester on the neces sity of prompt, energetic, and decisive action at the pre sent crisis of the Eastern question, a public meeting was held there on Tuesday evening, in the New Hall, which was attended by upwards of 1,000 of the inhabitants. The assembly was convened and presided over by the Mayor, John Manning, Esq., upon a requisition which had been signed, in a few hours only, by upwards of 160 householders, comprising amongst them many of the most respectable and influential gentry, manufacturers, and tradesmen of the borough, and that irrespective alike of party and creed. That so large a number of persons could be brought together in defiance of the pitiless storm of wind and rain which they had to encounter on their way to the meeting, and that the attendance included men of all shades of political opinion, may be taken fairly to indicate the depth of the sympathy pervading society generally in Leicester on behalf of our old and trusty ally the Ottoman Porte. The only parties who kept aloof were the local Whig leaders and the admirers of the Earl of Aberdeen ; but in Leicester these people form but an insignificant section of the community, and their absence failed to excite either surprise or regret. After some preliminary observations by the chairman, Dr. NOBLE moved the first resolution :—" That in the opinion of this meeting the invasion of the Danubian principalities, and the continued occupation of those pro_ winces by the armies of the Emperor of Russia, is an un principled act of aggression, contrary to the law of na- tions, and calling for the most decisive interference on the part of the Enghsh people." (Cheers.) In appealing to that meeting of Englishmen he doubted not he should receive their acquiescence in the resolution ; for he was asking them for their moral support of the weak against the strong, their reprobation of the spoiler, and their sympathy with the spoiled. (Cheers.) At a period of the year when their representatives happened not to be assembled within the walls of parliament it seemed especially fitting that, on a great question which involved the possibility of the recurrence of another European war, the opinions of the nation should be decidedly ex pressed, whether to urge to activity and vigilance a torpid and lagging ministry, or to confirm a resolute though cautious one. (Hear.) It might be said that the fears which were entertained from the first with regard to the despotic tendencies of the Prime Minister of the present Coalition Government were now realised in the unsatisfactory results of the foreign policy said to have been adopted in conformity with his views. But he (Dr. Noble) thought that such men as Lord John Russell, Lord Palmerston, Sir James Graham, and Mr. Gladstone, however they might defer to the opinions of their chief, would rather desire to be urged on to the adoption of a policy more in accordance with their own well-known and oft-expressed opinions. It was probable therefore—if the meeting concurred in the resolution, and if similar demonstrations to the present were made in other great towns of the kingdom—that the sluggish motions of the Government on the Turkish question would be materially quickened. (Cheers.) The first manly step they had taken since negociations were pending—was that of sending a portion of our fleet into the Dardanelles—to the assistance of the Sultan, and that step should be followed by measures of a much mere decisive character. (Cheers.) The quarrel begun by Russia, who was now openly sympathised with by Aus tria' was in reality a quarrel of much older date than on the face of it it.seemed to be. But he thought the noble conduct of the Sultan was worthy the imitation of any Christian king or potentate in Europe. When, in defence of their national liberties, the brave Hungarians rose and overthrew their oppressor, the Emperor of Austria, and were on the eve of accomplishing their indepen dence, that Calmuck, the Czar of Russia, marched his savage hordes into their territories, and over whelmed them. Again the nationality of the Hunga rians was destroyed, and the liberties for which they had fought and bled once more subdued, though not ex tinguished ; for he believed that that noble people, wisely profiting by the calamities of their last struggle, and acting not less enthusiastically, but with more pru dence, caution, and unanimity than they did then, would yet achieve the conquest of their nation's independence. (Loud cheers.) There were few men in England pos sessing any political reputation at all who were opposed to an active interference on the part of this country in support of the Sultan of Turkey at the present crisis. (Hear, hear). True, it was said by some, that the Turks ought not to r ece i ve our a i d against the Russians, be cause they were infidels. But that was not the fact. The Turks were by no means infidels : they were deists, not atheists ; and he doubted if they were one-half as blasphemous as those Christian Russians whom the friends of peace and non-interference so greatly ad mired. (Cheers.) In Turkey the principle of religious toleration was well understood and acted upon, and in reading the work of a French traveller lately he observed it stated, that as much as three centuries ago the Turks were in the habit of providing for the a dministration of the religion of every Christian sect in their dominions, and that even those who were sent to the galleys for social crimes were supplied with spiritual instruction in their own peculiar religious views. That was an ex ample of toleration and liberality which might lay claim to the consideration even of many soi-disant Christian monarchs and governments of the present day. Upon the ground then of the great principles of civil and re ligious liberty, always so cordially sustained by the public opinion of Leicester, he called upon them to raise their voice in behalf of the Sultan in this crisis of his country's history. (Cheers.) If the Czar of Russia should succeed in his dishonest and infamous aggression on his weak ally, the Porte, from that moment Tur key would become, not even a new Greek empire, but a mere Cossack province, throughout which liberal principles and opinions would be suppressed at the will of the Russian Emperor, who arrogated to himself the power of dealing out life or death to his subjects, and a ukase, with his seal affixed to it, had all the authority and force of law. (Hear, hear.) The policy of interference by the western nations of Europe, for the purpose of protecting the weak against the strong, was not a novel policy. But something more than this was involved in the present question —some thing more than a simple expediency. It was very pos sible, if the Russian were permitted to acquire the rich territory of Turkey, that, emboldened by success in that quarter, his appetite would increase by what it fed upon, and that in his cupidity and lust of conquest he would cast his eyes on yet fairer and richer provinces of Europe, and make war on the nations around with still greater chances of success. (Hear, hear.) It was, therefore, upon the general principle of European policy, and, above all, in aid of the great and glorious principles of civil and religious freedom, that he called upon them to give their unanimous support to the resolution which he had now the honour of moving. (Loud cheers.) Mr. W. HARDY, in seconding the resolution, said, that having felt that for the last three months two of the greatest and most civilised powers of Europe had been placed in an extremely humiliating and degrading posi tion, and feeling also that of the two our own govern ment was the more degraded, he for one could not re fuse any post that might be assigned to him on this occasion for the purpose of expressing that opinion. (Cheers.) The question at issue to his mind assumed an amount of importance considerably greater than that which had attached itself to any subject connected with our foreign relations during his lifetime. It became them, therefore, in considering it, neither to adopt rash conclusions on the one hand, nor on the other to submit to tnything cowardly. (Great cheering.) The course of aggression upon Turkey commenced in the present instance, he was sorry to say, by a series of palt'y claims, not on the part of Russia, but of Franc, and Austria. France first sent her ambassador, hi. Lavalette, to Constantinople, to claim certain concessions with regard to the Holy Places— in fact, he heheved ghp wished to have the kev of the door. War was even threatened against the Sultan, and when M. Lavelette quitted Constantinople he did so under the impression that he had obtained a triumph for his master, tat) Emperor Napoleon. No sooner did this THE IRISH " CONFERENCE." The remnant of the " Tenant League" assem bled in conference on Tuesday at their rooms in Beresford-place. The attendance was tolerably numerous, and comprised the average sprinkling of Roman Catholic priests, and the following mem bers of Parliament Tristram Kennedy (who acted as chairman), Mr. Serjeant Shee, Mr. G. H. Moore, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Potter, Mr. Duffy, Colonel Greville, Mr. George Bowyer, Mr. Swift, Mr. Fox, Mr. M'Mahon, Mr. Magan, Mr. P. O'Brien —just 13 out of the once potential brass band of 60 performers. Mr. Sharman Crawford was also pre sent, and the Presbyterians of Ulster were repre sented by Dr. M'Knight, the editor of the Banner, and the Rev. Mr. Rogers. The proceedings occupy no less than 17 columns of the Freeman's Journal, so that any attempt at aliridgment would 1 • utterly futile. It must, therefore, suffice to remark that the " deliberations" closed in a regu lar " row" between north and south, which is thus reported : Mr. Lucas and Mr. M‘Knight were the leading bell gerents. The former, in the course of a lengthened discourse, commented upon the conduct of Sir John Fitzgerald, in reference to his ♦otes in support of Minis ters, and contrasted the hon. baronet's acts in the House of Commons with the pledges and professions of the members who were returned to Parliament by the ii , fluence of the Tenant League and the tenant farmers. After some slight sparring, Mr. Bowyer moved an amendment to the first resolution, to the effect that, instead of the word " Cabinet," the word " Govern ment " be inserted. (The original resolutions passed by the conference in September, 1852, were as follows :—" Resolved-1. That no Tenant-right Bill which does not fully embody the principles of Sharman Crawford's Bill can be satis factory to the country. 2. That it is the unanimous opinion of this conference that it is essential to the pro- per management of this cause that the members of Par liament who have been returned upon tenant-right prin ciples should hold themselves aloof from and indepen dent of any and every Government that would not make Sharman Crawford's Bill a Cabinet measure.") Colonel GREVILLE, M.P., thought that such an alter ation would be fatal to the tenant-right question. Serjeant SHEE, M.P., remarked that if they unani mously agreed to change the word "Cabinet " to the word " Government " they would be regarded as plainly intimating to all opposed to them that they were not in earnest. (Hear.) Dr. M'KNIGRT s econ d e d th e amen d men t. At th e con- ference of September, 1852, he and his friends from the nerdh were almost solitary in their opposition to the re solutions then proposed, and they now had the pleasure to hear the same policy recommended by the hon. gen tleman (Mr. Bowyer), who represented the borough of Dundalk. (Hear.) A party like theirs ought to be in dep3ndent of the Government ; but he objected to the system of dragooning men into sitting on a particular side of the House of Commons. (Hear.) Mr. J. M. CANTWELL said that if they made the alteration suggested by Mr. Bowyer they would imitate the wisdom of Ulster, but they would likewise become the disgrace of mankind. (Hear, and cheers.) Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD said, he had spoken so often upon the subject in the House of Commons that some persons were in the habit of calling his tenant bill "Shar man Crawford's craze." Now, however, the question had fallen into the hands of a British lawyer of distinction (Ser jea,nt Shee), and it had ceased to be termed "the craze" of may man. (Hear.) With regard to the question be fore the conference, he was of opinion that they ought not to alter any resolution to which they had formerly pledged themselves. (Hear, and cheers.) He thought it highly expedient that when men bound themselves by pledges, those pledges ought to be clearly defined, and that it shouid not be placed in the power of any person to say that a man had broken his pledge when he devi ated from its liberal interpretation. (Hear, hear.) The learned gentleman concluded by observing that the point which he admired most in the Government bill was, that it gave compensation for improvements, unli mited as to time or amount. (Cheers.) After some further discussion, Mr. POTTER, M.P., expressed a hope that, after what had fallen from Mr. Crawford, it would be better for Mr. Bowyer to withdraw his amendment, which was calculated to disturb the harmony of the proceedings. Mr. BOWYER said that, after the appeal made to him by Mr. Potter, he could not hesitate to withdraw the amendment. Mr. LUCAS objected to the withdrawal of the amend ment, because, by putting it from the chair, the mean ing of the words " Cabinet " and " Government" would no longer remain in a stat e o f d ou bt or uncer t a i n t y . The CHAIRMAN had some hesitation in putting to the vote an amendment which would warrant a departure from the original resolutions of the conference, and he did so now only because it appeared to be the greatest desire of the meeting. The amendment was then put, and almost unanimosly adopted. The Rev. Mr. ROGERS then moved another amendment to the original resolutions, which was as follows : " Resolved—That this conference reaffirm their adherence to the principles of Mr. Sharman Crawford's Bill, and resolve to use every legitimate effort, in and out of Par liament, to have grafted on the Tenant Improvement Compensation Bill, which, on the recommendation of the Government, passed the house last session, all the es sential principles of that measure." After a long and stormy discussion, The Rev. Mr. O'SHEA said, it was only a claptrap amendment, intended for a purpose in the north. Dr. M'KNIGIIT repelled the imputation of motives which had been made, and threatened to retaliate by ex posing the conduct of some of the supporters of the tenant-right cause ; among others, a certain gentleman who went to the Chief Secretary of Ireland to induce him to withdraw any legislation on the subject this session. Mr. DUFFY then rose to reply to the statement of Dr. M'Knight, and read passages from a report and articles in the Banner of Ulster, which he said contained the grossest imputations upon members of Parliament then in the room, charging the Irish Independent party with endeavouring to thwart the carrying of the bills last year. Mr. Duffy proceeded to deny the truth of certain state ments in reference to the conduct of Mr. Lucas and others of the party upon the discussion of the bills of last session. In one of the latest numbers of the Banner of Ulster Dr. Mginight khad said that "certain chosen leaders of the party had carried their zeal so far as secretly to urge upon the Government the policy of abandoning the measure." (Confusion.) Mr. Duffy, in strong terms, characterised those statements as gross calumnies. Dr. M'KNIGHT, amid loud cries of " Spoke, " Chair," "Divide," and other manifestations of unwil- lingness to hear him, claimed the opportunity of replying to the observations of Mr. Duffy, and, through the in tervention of Serjeant Shee having at length obtained a hearing, proceeded to say that he had come there firmly determined, unless provoked, not even to make allusion that might be the means of raising dissensions, but he had forward ii o long t involving his veracity. verae ty. Not mat m e t r e e r l s y brought Nation, but elsewhere, his motives had been impugned by Mr. Duffy, and he was charged with having been corrupted by Government gold. His colleague's name had been treated in a similar way. An attack had been made on him of no light character, now in the eighth year of his tenant-right agitation, after he had sacrificed his labour, time, and money in the cause. If the conference thought fit (continued the speaker) to not ready to prove. He would do more. He w ould therea'poi appoint was a n t o i t m a e mteattmerveoeftfigaactteietli,heatmraetpteerrl report that th a a l t ud b e e d w t a o s , give histories that be never intended the public to hear, and he would enlighten the eyes of the country. The Rev. Mr. O'SHEA—Do so ; we want honest men. Dr. I‘I‘KNIGHT — Pass a resolution calling upon me to say who it was who went to a leading member of the Government to ask him not to have any tenant-right agitation. Pass a resolution, and I will name him. The Rev. Mr. Rogers then attempted, amid great uproar, to speak, but it was decided that he was not in order. The meeting called on Dr. M'Knight to name the person to whom he alluded, but he declined doing so, unless in compliance with a resolution. The two amendments having been put from the chair and lost, and the original resolution having been carried dissentients , LUCAS, seconded by Mr. SWIFT, n Dr. M‘Knight was UT—Veryes this—that t aw e t d ewl t lh o . e n g iTtvhheeet tenant-right nam e name. circumstance m with o o t n h l e y foureti motion e f yi r . a ie a subject of serious legislative con sideration, a member of the independent party went to n t m h i eo e en C ts h i e aa f tv S il nee least s r te e h t y er g we f o a r es f I tt r hh e e l e a nbdi bill he etfh ec Govern- em party ai ptahr te Houseof representing t Go vernment,ai)d the a g n e d e t acting o u n e e t d h e a i n n u s t m r u b c e t r i o e n f s a o r f g u the e C n t a e b i a n n e d t considerations, the tendency and effect of which were to induce Sir John Young to postpone all attempts at n c j a g s. Mr. i IT mayha t p e e e r w so anekwa Dr.s Mr. ,LKuh m legislation for the last sessio n , an d l et the thing drop in the mean Lu t c i A m s e t who told him that ; but before the answer is given, I pronounce, from beginning to end, the whole matter an unmitigated lie. (Cheers.) . _ Dr: M‘Knight—And, on the other hand, I pronounce that, in the lobby of the House of Commons, Mr. Lucas did admit to me that he had had such an interview with Sir John Young, and the facts which I have stated, and did also excuse himself by a variety of reasons which in duced him to think that that was the most expedient course even for tenant right. (Tumult.) Mr. LUCAS—After the experience I have had of the first statement —(" Oh, oh," from Dr. M‘linight.) Lis ten to me, if you dare. After the experience I have had of the first statement from that quarter, I need say little more than that when that statement comes from such a quarter as you, the meeting will know how to treat i*. M`KNIMIT.---Tt. is for Mr. LIMs to deny it, n, rd let the denial go. It is a fact. . . Mr. Lucas—Listen to me, if you dare. I called for Dr. M%night's authority for the original statement, because it was one which, from its nature, could not I PRICE SD. 1.. thought certain civilised ,a,pd Christian communities would do well to imitate. If that were proof of bar barism, it was a barbarism which he should be well con tent to see paralleled in the annals of Russia or Austria, from the days of Ivan Vassilovitch, or Rudolph of Haps burg, downwards. (Loud cheers.) Again, there was not a person in England who did not know how inti mately the interests of this country were bound up in the independence of the Turkish empire. Commercially it was among the' best markets for our manufactures, as the jealously-guarded dominions of Russia and Aus tria were among the worst. Politically, so long as it was independent, it enabled us to operate on the mag nificent seaboard, extending from the Dardanelles to the port of Alexandria, which, were the opportunity af forded, would be soon closed against us by Russian batteries, and the route opened to an invading army for marching upon our Indian possessions. (Hear, hear.) Nay, upon constitutional principles, too, it stood like a fortress on the line which marked the boundaries of civilisation and barbarism, where the op pressed of all nations might seek a refuge and a shelter as secure as that within the rocky barriers of our sea girt land. But as surely as it fell—as surely as the Rus sian eagle floated from the towers of St. Sophia and on the Sea of Marmora—as surely as a new Constantine or Alexander established his dominion in its stead, so surely , would an unrelenting and merciless crusade be com menced against that popular government of which this country was the hated representative, and, unless spe cially preserved, would be the most distinguished victim. (Hear, hear.) This much, he thought, was too evident through all the mist and hues of diplomacy, that whilst the conduct of that power by whose ambition the peace of Europe was threatened had been marked by singular vigour and astuteness, ours had been rendered as remark able by the timidity and humiliation which has made us the scorn of our enemies, the distru s t o f our con f e d erates, and all but the subject Of derision to the world; and he believed that at the present moment no man knew what were our real intentions, or the ultimate line of conduct we were to pursue. (Cheers.) Captain Moms seconded -the resolution, contending, from his own personal observation in Turkey, that a more fallacious representation had never been put forth than that the Turks were a barbarous people. So far from that, he was bold to s a y that they were among the most enlightened of th e nations of Europe, that was, if by enlightenment was understood high moral principle and rectitude. As a Christian he had received marks of the highest respect and most generous hospitality from all classes of people in Turkey, especially because he was an Englishman, and he trusted that the respect entertained for the character of an Englishman would not be allowed to suffer in the eyes of the Turks by the conduct pursued by our go vernment in the present crisis. (Cheers.) The power of Russia was great, so also was the power of this country ; and if England were but true to herself, he did not think she had anything to fear from the northern bear, and that she might easily put a muzzle upon him. He hoped that England would keep the peace as long as she could—that she would never provoke a needless or unjust war. At the same time we must not follow the advice of the Peace Society, and allow ourselves to be trampled upon by every despot. (Hear.) In this particular instance, he was most anxious that the rela tions between France and England should be drawn yet closer. (Cheers.) The French Emperor, whatever else might be said of him, had, at least, in this case, acted nobly. (Hear.) He had never shown any hesitation throughout the whole of this quarrel, and was ready, no doubt, to go whatever length England was disposed to go with him. (Hear.) - The resolution was agreed to amidst immense cheering. The Rev. J. B. MURSELL moved, and Mr. J. BIGGS seconded, the next resolution—" That a memorial em bodying the above resolutions be laid before Lord Cla rendon, Secretary for State for Foreign Affairs, and that the members for the bo r ou g h b e respectfully re quested to undertake its presentation." The resolution was adopted unanimously. At the request of the Mayor, Mr S3fALLFIELD here read the announcement which appeared in one of the evening papers yesterday, to the effect that the Sultan had declared war against Russia ; and the reading of which was received with tremendous cheering ; but when Mr. Smallfield came to the remaining portion of the paragraph, that " hostilities had commenced against the advice of the four powers," the indignation of the meeting was expressed in most unequivocal terms. " Shame upon them," echoed from all parts of the room, followed by cries of " Aberdeen, A berdeen," and loud and universal groaning. Dr. NOBLE then advanced to the front of the platform and exclaimed—lf this be true, the Sultan has been forced to it by the insults and provocations he has re ceived from Russia, which insults and provocations have been increased by the vacillation and pusillanimity of his advisers, until at last his patience has broken down under them. (Hear, hear.) If this be true, then, I say, " Long life and success to the Sultan." (Vociferous and protracted cheering.) A vote of thanks having been passed to the Mayor for convening the meeting and presiding on the occasion, the proceedings terminated with a broadside of groans for Russia, and a flying shot for Austria, after which the assembly broke up in the most orderly manner. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. WEST KENT. A numerous and influential meeting of noblemen and gentlemen, proprietors of land in West Sent, was held yesterday in the large room of the Crown Hotel, Seven oaks, to consider the expediency of forming a line of rail way from Sydenham to Bromley, by Otford to Maidstone, with branches to Lewisham, Greenwich, Eltham, and Newington-causeway, for local and suburban traffic, and with duplicate lines, and independent termini for the Crystal Palace traffic. Among the noblemen and gentle. men present were the following :—The Most Noble the Marquis of Camden, Viscount Homesdale, the Right Hon. Mr. Harries, Sir John Lubbock, Bart. ; Sir Samuel Hancock, Sir John B. W. Maunsell, Bart., Mr. Peter Cator, Mr. W. Lambarde, Mr. J. P. Atkins, Mr. H. Hughes, Mr. I. N. Hargrave, Mr. W. Hicks, Mr. Robert Main, &c. Onthe was moti called t motion of thecou chntHaOir.MlC SDALE, the Marquis of Camden The CHAIRMAN having stated that Viscount Sydney, Mr. Glendining, Mr. Mildmay, and other gentlemen interested in the project were unable to attend, observed that the district of West Kent was the largest and most populous in any of the home counties which was unpro vided with railway accommodation. It was only natural, therefore, that the landowners of West Kent should be anxious for direct railway communication between Maid stone and the metropolis. The East Kent Railway Company having last session succeeded in obtaining powers to construct a railway from Stroud to Canter bury, it occurred to many of the landowners of the w(ii tern division of the county to inquire into the modes by which they had accomplished their object. Having been informed that Sir Charles Fox was mainly instrumental in procuring the East Kent Railway, he (the chairman), Lord Homesdale, and other gentlemen, thought it desir able to communicate with that gentleman, to ascertain how far it might be in his power to assist them to make their line. At their request Sir Charles Fox met them at Seven-oaks, and stated the terms upon which he felt in clined to assist them. He had favoured them with the outline of 'a project, and it now remained for the land owners of the county to say whether they would approve it. (Hear, hear.) Sir Charles Fox estimated the ex pense of the line from Sydenham to Maidstone at 500,0001., which it was now proposed to raise by 20,000 shares of 251. each. Of this sum, it was proposed that one-fourth, or 5,000 shares, should be taken up by re sidents in the district, and three-fourths by non-local capitalists. This was the substance of the proposition which Lord Homesdale and himself were anxious to consult the gentlemen of the county upon, and it ap peared to them to be so reasonable and advantageous to the district proposed to be served, that they were every pre paredr) to give it support in their power. (H Mr. P. CATOR pointed out the general features of ea t . a be proposed line of railway, and stated that the plan ha d three-fold object. There was to be, in the first instance, a direct line of railway through central county town of Maidstone, by which them. ear.) This Kent ago to the county would e be reduced from 56 to 34 miles. ( b ile: v r ay h of Bromley line would proceed from Sydenham and Otford, to Maidstone. There wo y and ulda E also be it a ha l m ine ; from Sydenham to Lewisham, Greenwich, and also a line from Sydenham e the public adva n t age of the latter line, for It was impossible to o°tnveeerrW‘lit to Newington-causew ay. o had not expe r i ence of it could form an of the extent to w hi ch the Brighton line was e now i burdened and bl oc k ed up with traffic. If the line a from Sydenham_ to Newington causeway traffic were made, the of the east an d west of the metropolis could be brought over the direct line. He had no doubt that the line would be a paying one, a s there was now no line f rom Dulwich, Peckham, and Camberwell to Sydenham, nor was th ere any means of reaching the Crystal Pala ce without (*.Ding into the heart of the metropolis. The surve the own had laid out the line to th e satisfaction of the owner; of pro perty to be affected, and from all lie could hear the principal landowners front Sydenham to Maidstone were favourable to it. They had agreed to sell their land o n very equitabl e t erms, the rulin, price to be thirty yea r s' purchase f or f reehold agri cultural land on a fair rental, and a corresponding value for building land. He hoped the landowners of the county would at length procure the railway accommodation of which they had been too long deprived, and that their endeavours on the present occasion would be crowned with success. (Hear, hear.) In reply to questions from Lord Homesdale and Mr. Dent, Mr. COBB stated that the proposed direct line would commence by a junction with the Brighten line matter appear to be settled th :t presented herself with her demands, - ids she sup ported by formidable inh ions on her frontier. Austria claimed ; they too were granted ; and then cam i and totally unprepared-for visit at Coi 'rince Men schikoff, with his numeroi in, and the concentration of an enorre, lastopol. In the first instance those dei be wholly connected with the shrine in reality put forth insidiously to hid, real inten tions. The demands made t spirit sim ply the same as if the Frei .e to insist upon taking under his pJ tole of the Roman Catholics in the BY use he was at the head of the Roman ,n France. (Hear, hear.) In a case of that sort, what would be the answer of England? Why, the answer would be, that whilst— as was the fact in Turkey—we extended perfect religious liberty to our fellow-citizens Who were Roman Catholics, no power on earth should interfere in matters which con cerned only the Government of the Queen and her peo ple. (Loud cheers.) What was the real object of Russia ? It was notorious that she had kept the attain ment of that object in view for centuries. For centuries she had had her eye fixed steadily on Constantinople, ancl.had always intended to seize it. And it was a mat- Ter of paramount importance to the civilised nations of k t i Europe, that ' e never should be permitted t0,,A0. so. (Cheers.) But, e c demand she had put forward was rendered all the ore odious by the mode in which it had been sought to be enforced. (Hear, hear.) For some three or four months the combined fleets of France and England had been,lying in Besika Bay awaiting the pleasure of the Russian to be informed what out of his infinite goodness he intended to do—waiting for his ultimatum, it was called ! Well, but where and what was the ultimatum of France and England ? (Cheers.) How were they supporting their friend and ally, the Sultan ? Why had they not done what every intelligent Englishman without exception of party had declared ought to have been done—why had they not made the passage of the Pruth a casus WU ? (Loud cheers.) Ilkd they stated at the outset that they were determined to regard the step in that light, the Pruth would never have been crossed. (Cheers.) In short, if a firm as well as moderate tone had been assumed by France and England, Russia would not have taken the course she had done ; whereas the timid, hesitating, and paltry course adopted had rather invited than checked her aggressions. (Protracted cheering.) He had long en tertained a strong feeling that immense mischief had been done to the moral influence of England abroad by a society here which was known as the Peace Society. (Laughter.) Why, the very existence of a Peace So ciety in England implied what was not the fact, that the people of England desired war. (Hear, hear.) Now, he believed it would be difficult to find a single man in England who wished for war, unless he felt it was abso lutely necessary for the honour and the rights of his country. Therefore, when a number of gentlemen took upon themselves to form a Peace Society here, they seemed to him to arrogate to themselves a degree of love for peace in which they did not excel the mass of their countrymen. (Hear, hear.) But in estimating the weight of the influence of those good people abroad, when foreigners came to see at their head certain gentlemen for whose talents all entertained re spect, who were amongst the most eminent men in the land, and one of whom especially had closely identified himself with the success of the greatest alteration in our commercial code that had been effected during any period of our history—when these gentlemen were seen to be associated for the promotion of a principle which was termed "arbitration," and recommending this country to disarm in the face of Europe armed to the teeth, with governments here and there ever prepared and on the look out to take advantage of some weak neighbour—when foreigners witnessed this then, he contended, that so far from th e soc i e ty t o w hi c h h e re ferred promoting the interests of peace, it was really and truly proving itself to be the most quarrelsome body in England. (Cheers, and loud laughter.) He held that no ministry could exist in this country—he did not care who they might be, whether Tory, Whig, or Radical—who dared undertake an unjust war. In the first place, we were bound in too heavy bonds to keep the peace, and also by the full consciousness that the slightest act of war would be immediately felt in the shape of increased taxation and other disagreeables. Though the Peace Society might have employment else where then, there was no scope for their operations here. (Cheers.) (A Voice—" They're a set of hum bugs.") He perceived that their next meeting was to take place at Edinburgh. He would advise them rather to visit the city of Florence, where they would find a countrywoman of the people of Edinburgh, a young Scotch lady, shut up in a dungeon at the command of Tuscany's Grand Duke, for having been guilty of the dreadful offence of giving a Bible, and a copy of dear old John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" to an Italian peasant. (Tremendous cheers.) Aye, let them go to Florence. There they would fi n d ample scope for their pet scheme of negotiation and arbitration. (Renewed cheers.) Here we did not want it, and they must try it elsewhere. (Great cheering.) He begged them, therefore, no longer to convey to the minds of foreign ers the idea that they alone were favourable to peace — that the people of England were not. Above all, do not let them induce other nations to believe that we alone, of all the powers of Europe, were going to leave everything to arbitration ; that we were to disarm though others did not—that the manhood of England, ' like that of the nations of old, was destroyed, and that we were to sink into utter insignificance in conse quence of our effeminacy and corruption. If Russia should ever be permitted to occupy Turkey and have com mand of the Dardanelles, the most serious effects might be apprehended to the rest of the nations of Europe. If they looked at the geographical position of Russia and the vastness of her territory, the importance of pre venting her obtaining possession of Constantinople must be still more obvious. Her dominion extended over 190 degrees of longitude ; she possessed one-eighth of the habitable globe, and one twenty-eighth of the whole superficies of the earth. But vast as was her territory, she was almost comparatively shut out from Europe. For a long time she was destitute of a seaboard, and it was always the chief aim of Peter the Great to constitute his country a naval power. It was true she had an ex tensive sea coast in the Baltic ; but then for a consider able portion of the year that was closed to navigation by the ice. And her fleets could only quit the Black Sea through the narrow Straits of the Darda nelles. Thus, notwithstanding the enormous mag nitude of her territory, she had not the best outlets for her fleets to the seas of Europe. He abhorred war as much as any man, but there were were some things even more horrible than war : there was the total loss of a nation's independence—the abnegation of a nation's feelings—the suppression of a nation's patriotism ; and sure he was, that whatever might be the petty quarrels, national or munic i p al, wh ic h existed amongst ourselves, when a cause like t he p resen t, in which the honour and dignity of the country were concerned, demanded their sympathies, the minds of Englishmen would be animated but by one spirit, and if necessary their arms strung by but one nerve. (Cheers.) The resolution was put to the meeting, and carried by acclamation. Mr. JAMES FRANCIS HOLLINGS moved the next reso lution :—" That the integrity of the Turkish empire being guaranteed by the most solemn treaties to which Great Britain has been a party, it is the plain duty of the English Government to fulfil its engagements to the utmost, by preserving her territory inviolate, and by maintaining the Sultan i n th e f u ll possess i on of his rights as an independent Sovereign." Russia was the colossal impersonation, as she was the avowed patroness, of ar bitrary and despotic rule—the uncomprising enemy to constitutional principles wherever they could be assailed, either by her influence or her arms—the sworn foe to all freedom, whether political or religious, social or commer cial—the subjugator of every kind of separate nationality and every form of municipal authority to a relentless military absolutism—to the iron decrees of a single and an irresponsible will. The favourite dream of her states men had far the last six generations been the establish ment of a dominion in modern times similar to that which was once held by the great Kings of Persia and Assyria, by Alexander of Macedon and by the Clesars of imperial Rome. And there was not a noble or serf within her territories that did not believe this was the ultimate destiny of his country. Step by step this object had been perseveringly followed, and in the estimation of her people there now remained but one conquest to effect its consummation—that was the wresting of the city of Constantinople and the Turkish empire from its present possessors, and the enthronement of her Czar and patriarchs in that which was once the metropolis of Christianity, and which seemed almost destined by na ture to be the metropolis of the world. Once established there, and she would be at full liberty to complete the measure of her iniquitous project of universal do minion. For the past twelve months we had seen this subtle and unprincipled power undisguisedly, openly, avowedly, working out her favourite design. If ever a monstrous and an unjustifiable aggression had been committed, it was clearly the march of the Russian army across the Pruth—and if ever there was a nation called on, promptly and with a strong hand, to repress the contumelious insolence of Russia it was clearly the people of England. (Cheers.) We had solemnly set our hands to deeds which guaranteed to the Sultan the perfect integrity of his dominions. (Cheers.) Were the Turks tenfold the barbarians which it had lately been the fashion in some quarters to represent them, that was no reason why England should be false to her engagements in their hour of peril. (Renewed cheers.) But the Turks were not mere barbarians. There was not a nation which better understood or more exten sively acted upon the principles of religious toleration —none which carried out the principle of unre stricted last few c o y m e p a e r t s i t iho had —n o maden e , such h short, who ka h e a during dvan the oos in every kind of reform. to ( theSultanalone ought be e nough e ar .) t O o anre silence n f t or ac e t ve o r f The t those prejudiced, or it mighthbeecihnatnergeessteudpdonecTlauimrkeirssh, who were constantly ringing perfidy and oppression. w orld would long remem ber, as among the g e n erosity afforded by to Kossuth and his compatri o t s a t most t n h o e hl p e r i e n s s e t n i n stances n c o. s e, of the d is protection interested g iven by the Sultan momentiao u r that ng was the tavhi bar l e ir e b n al i r io s o s s a dm r . i e w s hI o if f us- h ha t e t K r trig ut a w i a e h r a loudly o the e l clam . t were proof of barboxisnit ed than is next , and whi, • mand Military de,l .:tratio ed her 0 , 1 ons came the • • eted onstanti of Pi ous a tbfficer moue Sebas , mands id to es ; brit were de other nd the e by Ru.m. were in ench nperor were prot, ion the whe riti§,h empire, becau Catholics in Franc€ RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Sept. 25, 1853 £18,299 11 6 Corresponding week last yaw. 14,196 1 5 GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending Sept. 24, 1853 £5,395 2 0 Corresponding week last year 4,888 4 11 Increase in 1853 £so6 17 1 SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Oct. 2, 1853 £3,405 3 3 Corresponding week last year 2 ,812 10 3i CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Oct. 1, 1853.. .. £214 2 9 Corresponding week last year 195 16 11 WATERFORD AND KILKENNY RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week e nding Oct. 1 (29 miles) £179 1 1 Corresponding wsek lad year (13 nu s) 59 10 9 .. 1 0 day, last Tale- ties, lire, 571 r but e 3t . 0 ~~~ ----" le,. and. }fog► rtair' ;ti o 4 a 4 !dad „iaii/ 6 1 2 6 160