The Press.
London, England, 1853-10-15 00:00:00

THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

THE Conference of the self-itppointed paciticators of
the world opened in Edinburgh on WlNlsies,lity last.
The Music-hall was selected as the place of meeting,
and the members of the Peace Society mustered
strongly, under the presideney of the Lord Provost,
who began the proceedings with a preliminary ad-
dress. Divers letters of eXelltil3 were afterwards read,
among others from Sir David Brewster and Mr.
Hume. The Rev. Mr. Biehard, secretary of the
society, then recapitulated the lousiness which had
been aceomplished milieu their last gathering in
January for the furtherance of their special objects.
Their principal performance in this line appears to
have beeu the extensive circulation of the Cobden
pamphlet entitled " and 155:1," of which 47,9(N1
pies had been distributed by the society :

committee bah also prepared a large ua1111H•1
10411111111ViS, fillnWing this manifiolil is% ils,
moral ma 111141 the total publications
iSMICII infflrlflollll.4. 1.1 the miiventeut throughout the
country dining Ike hoot nine 44444 laths Kris mom than hall'
a million. Iteohliss this broad stream of pl•acc literature,
they uls•, organised a series of public metings, ex-
truding over all the principal towns of England and Wales,
which hail been visited 'lipase from the I 'oliferenee,
mill which hail been attended, many of them, by largo and
crowded audiences."

Mr. CoaDEN then addressed the assembly. lie
stinted by making at once a full confession of his
own faith on the subject of war. He did not be
lie►•e that anyb►ly was coming to attack us at all.
In modern histo►y he could not find any trace of any
intention of such an attack from any quarter. He
would not even except Napoleon the threat, because,
though ho camo near enough to look upon our
shores, he turned away in search of a more inviting
foe. The only danger of hostilities which English-
men e►er ran arose from the peculiar iditosyneriv-y in

their nature, that le l th►m► to rove in towel of quar-
rels to the remotest corne►s of the earth. It was not
true that the great mass of the public were in favour
of war. They were How only waiting to la► convinced
on one side or the other. liemarking upon the storm
of contradiction and ridicule that had assailed him-
self some months hinee, when he de►Hed the possibi
lity ►ii a French invasion, Mr. Colston trailsd the
existing IlittieliltiPS on the side of Russia t►► the ridi
enlmis apprehensions which then prevailed on the
sde of France:—

" I say that the resition in whieh this 4, OlintrY is at pre-
Sent lotaktal, with 4.•1 It to the Etille•ror s.f Hussies is
distinetly to be fractal to the eotaiblet wi,iris these
pe‘ple pnn.n.• i onto or six months agio. i I'l.rrr..) 1 11.0
n•u siwoltt iguo :ottly or %peak from info.nntition
short eats of anti 'nation arrived front the first parties
a^uu. iu these tray, .11.511,4 —W hell I ,orty that what
b eu ,hone in the by the Etnpor.sr 4.1 Ititoooia Sop. done
500..00 tllll deliberate c.i!...alatiuti that it was impossible that
I• once and England a .old unite to umsr4t. 1114 sunmise).•
101 slits upon Turkey. 'beer, l Ive all know that it is sit
of I and traditional jwilt. of the Hussite' Einialors 4.
e 41p4111 tl►e florillool..io. of the 11alloottio•ohlt1
that ttrC attLvitbide. 'lli. t has la:en the unifunti awl

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reptlar 'volley of Ilassia for the last I:01 years; but 'Ai' know
also dug the itWoitt Maur 'Nike) hal% i•
--not tit manful!). but still

resi*ted—by the voinliineil action of the western pow ~t
t:itrope. Now, the Russian Etitivecor ietw, not out% in Ow
public printo of this eountry, but he is•rei.k.',l
Stbeet'llc". our statcslll4.ll in the 111.611,0
Hem. hoof ).--4.‘Pre,..Si,iiir• ur dread, or inistrit.t, ill sit of
11011111* at the vittilllett.r of the sovereign of our llt I neigh
boars, the French. ill' sat% that 'U tile I of
tie um& preparations tor calling out this wilitiu, inowcaly
in order to resist a French 111 helml nl, n who
ore now lielieveit to be the unswerving peacemaker,. of
country my that in 011 e night Ott,ollo Ftettelisolaiel. tint
cotue inou Cherbourg anti land upon our *hole*.
were toll that if we vetitun4 to 48•41111 e for a If the

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porsibilitt that the Emperor of the French war not
brigutol luta a Orate, or to urge that the French people
mere not prepared to throw Iltionowlves Mien our tilleres
•Ilhoaltnaetiee or tieellinninn of war, we would IM' the most
eredillens• and fokblihli &tellies in Britain. Tile F:114%4111'
all llti,, aunt natural!) C. dull It V 41114
utterly that Frill We Alla I:11141010 14 stall unit.' in
sortlibr to resiht eneowelittlettts in the east of Earopr.

. Ilia plaits h ave been laid ill the southern parts 411.
ever since hest September or October, a heti the eatery
about a French invest was first raised ; the) were steadily
pursued as the foolish spun Is, 4444•• licighbotirs,
the waft mores and high
; Kll,l now Ille. 1.1011,61.1111111.,' i., that the l'.llllWrUr
leas fi• I, when it is too late. that the foolish
people wlt•siti he mistook few the !eddies opinion ill'
here rut irely misled him. lIA. es M.)-
.After triumphing in the change of opinion that lout
been produced since January by the course of es ems
as roganled France, and contrareting the Liii‘iely
111011 at the Itegianiag of the y to improve
our fortifications, enlarge our fleet, and enrol our
as presonatives against till l4.xrnhllll Winne
they culled pirate and brigand, with their present boast
that England and Frame() were in eemplete concord,
and with the fact that the two fleets wore ly peaceably
aide by side in Ilesilot Bay , Mr.t lobeleti proceeded to Ills
euss the Turkish question. I talk up a sU't anti-
View theanbjeci, druuunreolole' War cry
against Itussiall4 all iginirant chit iiiii tr, uttered by those
who did not know that they were supporting ails anienutt
and Multometati rave against their subject ('hristians,
and olive metre prognosticated thee speedy Intel ine%ita
Lie de.Uartier Or the 11)1141IIIIIJI empire. This result
he anticipated with pleasures, but did not recommend
any seethe interposition on the part of England. et en
to hasten so desirable it constimmati•sit. Our part
was to learn Turley alone in CVO.). resin(, or if We
did anything we sl ld join wills Russia— as lie
believed we 811011111 all yet—in demanding this fullest
religious toleration for all thee Christians in 'flukey.
.Ippealing to 1114aurlirurr,l.. Iwetter finally ill.
Are we to go blindly into and to attempt to acessm•
rehab sot lIIIpNIM.ILIhIy ? !toes anybody sttppose that a war
would leave the Turks retie iiiii l ig as a people ill Kiirepe ?
It is I..e.sible that Sour I I s.vti• has bold Turkey that, if
she would resist th.ls4e at tempts (of Russia, we wools( sup-
part her : and I have no hesitation ill saying, if that was
put keratin( US au indUetlillelli in Turkey, we are bound to
support her. but We' are out going tel knee. a Weil' 110 W.
WIIrS OW huiulu, ill the lli of Noe
vetulair ell' ; we have gut to wait till April, aud, in
the meantime, all these matters will be au changed that
your position will he totally reversed. The sooner the
English !reside understated the el ism of the Turks the
better. Phis is a Russian ills asiesa on se neighls airing anti
&tilling power. II (maim, leas gist a gl'ouuel I o quarrel
with the Turk isle issvensiosost is it oil that (wined
that we are called upon to o resist Russia ? ley, wt. here a
I :read NI soil shut up its a 1011111111.1 in I►elhi, and We SP'
tumbling down au empires aide use little eerent..ll) as II unw
who would go into it market and kink de/WII all apple
stall. ( haus/Nor. I Are ter, then, to Ciartl'ide vougrauur
1111 ally other power ILr doing list' sante thing'' ( 'beer.. I
Again, is it IS•1•;litS• W.' d'eath's that we an. to antler-
take this hat tie? lOos are nor going to light fo or treaties,
for von lustre 'moue. Take sip ail) tho-oe new spay, rs that
are raising this war-err, and coo will see till' rill
111110•111 1/1.10111 lE.-41111.S with lilt they .I.• not
kiesoy of any t1.1.:4y by which we are Ismail to kis( for the
ilia( Illumine.. of the Turkish territory. The Ihiug is ale
sotto! ; we tome no tat lily of the kind a itli Turk, ; we sirs•
nut 114411111 by any treaty' 4. dermal thu eglity I Mole.
penolenes of t Titel isla empire. It luta been again and
again decided by I mill Aberdeen, the I Mice ufWellingion, and
the Whig parry', though we are hound not lit % iulate the
treaty of Vienna. to whirl* we were a patsy, we are Old
leo Ito defend the Is•nitorial arrategeniews of I' tries
that were marked out by this treaty. If, therefore, you see
anylsiely tilling up a settee:tee by le phrase about a treat.
ask hint to tell poi where the treaty is. Then, «gam ,
latent is on is 111411 e of ' our great ally.' Bost torso are not mein.
the Witch of Turku(' than we are of Russia. Idlest the
litlentisot, then, of (busy hottteers, mud you bring it to u
.iiivutiscit
liming thus simplified the question into one of
lucre self-interest, 111 r. l'olslen pre le el ihod to discuss
it mon. fully upon that. basis sit another tueeting
which was to he Iwl4l on the next evening.
An interval was then allowed, during which the
/411spill1,1eli to resume
agMlll HL %even arloek, 111 C. Himtilll7 then took lip
the fuurliuus of orator. Ile started with this dietunt,
that after thirty eight years of tillif•innd !ware it was
humiliating to find every nation ill Ellis pi' ill u peal
tivu touch prepared fur as sou the day taus the

Jat

treaty was signed. Frisin humiliation Ise passed oa
It, lipoll %Mlle prolol,4eil cal-
(111111 nilk. Mg how much different eountriam luta
9tstitatislered 10 military expenditure, whim dela, had
liven inetirresl,wlnit strength wasted, and what glorious
things in the way of 1144'44111 and material progresm
Blight lia%o been show wit It 1110 ouiney, Thew emit
1,014001 k lie din', tesl afterwardr upon a new problyin,
to ilisesoer, namely. whether, at it fair market ptiee,
the artieles defended had Lien worth the oast of the
&tenet., e‘eli allowing that the) stood in 01 attack.
lit this point NI r. 111 fight 1111.1T1'11 Nllllll. •tikigeNti‘e
conellkitile. applicable l 0 1110 elllllO wllh
%bill, lie k :
" That I'ollllll i. iliost I..plibits. sit Ilse 111 g.
deli,, ha, nig li poptilalteis iii '0w1... them '2,4101110041
wul i. MOM Vl'llllll 1/111111 14.1* 11.1 111411.1 whole
rittuabli. isrign•rty 111 I ailica.litry IN 1,0 111,114 hit a %ear.
tale. that tit 10.411% %ern.... hlurha.r, it will 1111110.
1411111 661. 1 1110 I.INEIL p. 14110,14. 1y saleable ia-„1„,,t, wr
mean all Ihe heel and all Ilit. building. olpeos 111. late'
The %Mille, Ihru, ;11 Wl.lll y yunres' ptiveliase sit the isonity
laniesister is I 10.00,11110/. 1101 take one 1 1,0011,010 f a
s ill thud wr*lo tlinitt ithilts a Plitiel•
pal •11u. nl the W.' nt 11111.1. IN ..'llll., MIA it 1111'011.'. at'
'1 11 111 111111111 hlllll sir Still 1...01 than 5111111kki.imikt,
Thal is Ilic imesdinseill whirl, ise 1115* make, the Wiese.'
of which mission's the :nisi) and 11:111 of this vontitry ; mist
„„.,. 111.. of ...illti.$)041.111111/. 1,4,4001 to
the Lulus'.dl 0111.. 111111111 Mud ill the 1111111Ilnri4 in tho
11111,1 11/41111..114 111111 w,:dlh% 0.11111% in the II Tlllll4 Kitioimit.
ratimble 1 rope•s111 sir Esightitil way
11lk.111 ,11,10,011 i. sterling ; MtUi, if yssit take 10,000 00/.
I i Pl111.1101)1. !we 111111111 U fur ' isiilittol• r\lrii.htilre 111
11111. of !wave, s'til't font. yeiws you will opprovisot.. Ihr
whole ille ii sill the land stool all die 1511115111511. its
viiguti.l 110 ,upp.,,.111111% This
I. not %VI, 11t4191111.11111t, we PM' MI constantly seeing
it or hearing sit' it : hut when 1111'111.151115' t,5 51 Illitill --
11%110.11 1114.1 114.001 111,511. V11110114.111141--Wili'll 11111 11/.volii..
what tits'% 111101.0114 lit 11,41 111 1111 y slogree, a 4 lintllsll
—then 01111 1111140 11 will bunk hoek sipsiti theme times with
wonder awl astonishment."

Bright iin it coloolt.nolo•ol OW Englund hail nil
5 N'l'atill ill Ii 11. oi hirge twin), whoite%er other eowilffie"
Slel ; siedare'l flout from war, tor MAI' eltralstallre,
Was always the hisliPariffilti rh14.10•4 WlllOl !slarsol'issl
III. 1,1; glallet'sl al our eolowsipoo, Ip Orilla' to remark
that 1100-,o oiloworlo a thirol of dolor millfgry
Ws.rs. et' sir 1011 prnill In u' nu the I other siolot of
the weelowtot ; noel es OHM test " an) rlNlitt
10 a War With that Can at all 4munpvismatt. fur
the Inv% umml England,
he 011S1'n ell, a V Nina le aM)tutu s'% el rea
0.ar,0 with a war mania, and he wax io.loftteed of he-
bonging foo rY 111 INV inhabitant.' milneted
thetewelvos like Ilea Itoolineq, aloof 111,114. 11111'441 the War
Thig brought In a chose thr hrOst day of 1111. Perls•P
Thtsrs. Wl.ll. last Haire to follow.

1111 1110'111141N1) (IN 161.:,1t'E.
'Fitt: ettilier or West Surrey having liven in% it ed,
by the tiel'retary Or the Ilene.. howiely, 141 lII.'
gathering 4if iiitehlettb a'. at Edinburgh, Ist, re( tirtietl
the 11.116Nu1K aithwer ; -
Ilniry Park. Sept . :in, I r41:1.
"Sh*,-Vita lian. Me too go dutw til Etlist hot gli 81
Amnia' at 11 140111.4 1 I'll4'll or et .tmot ittot 118.81o8d15eto ' la,
Frit lido ll'ultec ;' mad you 41,'1.11•-41 Int% if 1 rialithiji
itrt...ott, 1., 4 lid y.. 8 toy N li'be'l stlltert.ou to the 4.1t11 1.1.4
411. 11111 '411111.14.11.4%
" 111 1111101011' Wlllll pea Ce. If the Unwell as Id. 1:104.114 1,44
14111/Wll4l 14/ 14.14.1/ 114111114!%1111iii 111 1111 1181.18.8 tool NI. oltlott IN, ototl
lu Iltr tort tl.,'hislojocto !Ito I'orte "in their dllll to I beir
111411 Sonel,h4a; 1141 Mall willIN•111,111.i 1111611
Nit hi 'las. title, therefore, of the 1aa1.% is toot 111)
appropriate nor iiihtinet
"I ii ylour sultlillot there. 1114* te ~,,, y t triliknot dr.r thisor
the 1.% lor %%ills, aguittott N hit It ro 111111.1.46 1141111111 g 4'411
4411141. 1011 414.1144/41011 NN OU I 161)84111 1111.14111 141 1111111;
11144011, m 1141110•1114 14
11111111•,',' the halahjellee 111' %hall pal 1110.1411in' ; bat yuaur
whole o't rot that list 111114 114111 .01. the 4111411111 16111
oin it Illy sielilenticrs of the ' • '1144114011M 11‘1116.
1111 lBull,' 11141 that ytott do 1.11481 hp to yountelvt.% b, los• the
11144111 N of 'whet tog to tot ottivs.Pod reign tor 10va.... by Divan%
of conferences. In' the 111.147 two town loin, in lie 14111111 one
killed the other ; thUN N sty ' human nal iire Ill6m nee
nifesteil itself e%..r shies• that p,'ri,al, let er Nill, Mil.
it 111ulerg••••4 • • W 44111111111 tll4antiorseititium.
" YOIII raileavo all 1111.11111 101.1111111 y 11011 11111 111144,4114 iii of
amis, and ar.• indignant at siterchstoil warriors ocesio nag
posts of distinct ion in court s and '111.61,1-4: 'bike Ihr
141111% 111141 navy not it 4.111%1., all litkc any Airs. elasm 'sr 1111.11
ill thi, 1.0 ry 1111•1 elmlll,, 1111 l ftwl " E." •
morn ut it, hit WI a- 1.6 oleil.nn. 116r1.1 talent.,
itigiiirtishl, bottom., virtoso, I. 11818.. K.
geirdeVattilm-fiir, roof, '.very tittarit v dolt row 0101..8
"lath, and 1 141ae11 that !he 'military Ibn. la, hoepilal
measure, superior to toy pi bor. Volt Nuuld pndl,r to 08
Shane% erected to v.... tilt, linty 1.‘1.11 16161.7 141 ill
the loom, lostking lots of peace ; 1611.1. 1110.11 All sir Nualurn 10
Irullieig4lii, 111itessii. 41111 wshi
prefer to itee /dal 111411 141 the 1114 1•11141104 lir 4.1/11 1111 l
utol rt mart. or to K ono tool .1 cr.. toy 11.11t18,111 loll thhlk
lasnaillsrillit in brialte Moire loirtarePulae II l4 eoek,
hat. von NI, Neyerr 1a1..11 NI it el. and NI .11001 and lad o ref r
1111 l elms 1.6 61111. 1t1..1.414 !Ike ottottottry is tot lair
tame, but NI !loin, Wll4. -weals 1.. It 1111 W OM 111111.111411. alit 111.1 114
ila you du, 1.1111 Ulf litad 14/114444 Nall tltu boot and
iuuttuust of AIL

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P' 0
.1.10

" You quote the 111' • of Lord stolid Russell, that the
I'M war was Still 4.4.4.,54Ary. It was not lei-taken till the
Freund' invert 1111 l hail pose! • vl War 11155511 every
hesisl in Europe ; awl they who were luyxl urged
their Woven-4cm to reply to these manifestiles with grape
shut-the only Argilillelltlt with Nhlets reVssllllilllists 011011111
I. treated. The 111 i igs said it is as 1111 t iives.siotry, merely
as every faet ion not in power takes the opposite of cycler
quest • from the sine that is; hot when they t.atite into
Ales., xlll ich they hail 1/141114114 with 1.1,11•04 ill, Rail lad.
Well MOlll 011 111. I.lll'y have ever 11114.44 continued to do.
w henever by so di iing 1 hey could strengthen themselves 1.
they Were not tine Whit bwY olive to the true safety and
husiimr iir this iilllllllry
their predecessors led beets l4.r NI r. Pitt.
I 1 requires matchless impudence till speak of the sle•
fenceless state of this country, twit the rwiam. of its danger.
allll.ll 1111• IxY.hle were with 41111i49ilty sit &keeled, its • alp
Merl mol falmloits tab.% file. which there were Ilia. 111'11 11
141111.4111 W of u fs fluidal ism.' The President 11f the French
Republic had reiterated assertions, wit I 1 smiths, t hat he
would preserve the 1 tepsiblie entire ; it hiltsbeen sines.
ututifested that al the very moment be was 111141(111g those
11 alartlilllll Ili• was 111i1l11111{ lib 141.1ait upon iove III
NMI Make EMperor. Yet sill this inan's t riot 14 1
ImifessisollS of 100.1114. ',lOll WI% 11s to rely in lam hl ik s.
security. Ile 111511. 1111 144.1'1'14 iu saying that he WlllllOl, tit
a proper e, invade this country. :1 plan I. sr its invasion
it as given in to him whilst he was President of the
whirl h., would 11114 luuk itt tho u, beemp.! h. 1,21.1
'their business iii band. After he was Eloper' ir lie re-
ferred flat plan 46f int,a..ion to his NI i nists Ts, Who 141511.41
that the ',lan was good if i 1 hail been carried into eitect :61
the tithe, mow that the English were roused, I I heir
Military' spirit as skews', as had liven prated by the elating
lint their mil itiu, the time hail goal.. by. Ile himself pro.
}wised a plan I. sr 4111. I'l'll4lllll 111 l sif I.:1111'11v, %Well was put
an end to solely by the I':ags•rur of Russia. 1.1 ink N aro.
'elm hits rairm.4l the largest number of screw warships that
Frans's. ever possessed-w hich es 1111 l is 1./ ilisliteet it,
mail commerce, 'weans.. it hats WPM'. Ili' lots
been long Israel ising his wisps ill enilsarking and disem-
barking by uiglt -whirl cannot Is Air going to V hums,
Mime, or St. Petersliiirg, xllll whirl Valli Is' hi aely tsar
ileoleelit 01l our 0111n.a. The Fretieli pes 'pie prefer glory to
gain, hate the with it perfect looted, and bun{ hi
revenge their defeat at. IVaterlo4 6. ' While 6114.11 facts its
these stare 1111 111 1111' (are. who shall say there is nil need
llf cossintois 11411 W tl halal up to 5.11111 derision that
party in this eountry whirl ' excites public opinion' to
meet Hindi dangers by a Conferenee fin. Penes'?
" You stale that the flower and 'dreamt!' of European
Inman sod iv living in wi'r'ed idleness at the expense of the
rest of the 1' •y, iu order kit the) 11111 y rowly to
light ':
it would be I►lule true if you had said, in order 1 hal
the rest sit' 1111. 14111 111111 l lily May be able to spin cotton and
grow cons in quiet.
" Agreeably 111 the eallt sit' the lige, ton het 411 al i% lilt
some fi ag rots of lls ply Writ 146 *awl ify year folly ; l,
imagining that you are to be the means of int rod neing the
mine • you ask 'if there is not ling which • twist inn
men 14111 • 1i1W5111,1 tllat ? 1..111 WIWI uu Intl
Wit 'Witt the Print.. 111' 1.1.11e1•
.N.Oll i% Mit the world
11111 re Hien may he lett more nudist iirl i 441 in the
enjoy 'tient of selfish grid Meat ; Itlld you think that no
ruse I°.lll 111111'1 rah. the darkness in it hieli you hate ell% 4.-
101144 history, both sacred awl prof s.s ; yon eliti do
114/11tethitig to bring in .erstil peace : join I. 'get her to
lassee4.li the Prince of Peace to r. 111155 again, as 11 s. has pro•
milted to du, in this same way AM that ill which Ile was
seen to go, snit 11e will come 1 bring peace with I I int
bitt without II 1m ye shall ilss nothing.
" .11 this npa .10 ey ery Sovereign im Continental E.ii•
has 11411111 A ever the rights of their nol des lof
their people-1 he Emperors of Itiassiii and Austria, the
Pope and his priests, the It Mg 'f Naples, 1 all the
Minor 141555511115. 5 ;01111,in this WM11)316011 the
)"'"Pl" 141.5' tuningvengrnnrr: and Inuit Emtbmil their
leaders have issues! prsieli 1111 l i eat ling sill all subjects
Wttl' With of her, but la unite ill warring sin all
the reigning families, and put t hem lit death If y have
any honesty and sincerity amongst you, transfer your e/111.
feletiee Mose.tw, Cieuna. sir .s.ll/41illitillople, ill sill of
wli hit I OM Volllll'l'. though imam lioris4.4l, to promise y,
It reception much more 5' stimulant with your' 414.4011 s liaul-
- of the Seidel' are likely to give you in Ed i ii•
burgh : in id when the illhal.itslifsa that folly. Mitt if 11 isit•
cliester, have been hr. night to dismiss their inavist rat es
mill polies.. and t.. rely 'iron the poeille 41 isps ett sti of Ow
rabble in those ii 44. it will be ' enough to think shout
w hal may he ilons. with the rest or Furor.,
" 18111. sir, .1111' ant,
" MAUI 1110 %111.1\11.
" lt. y. 11. Richard, 19. New I troattairo.i...

THE eIec.:ERA %I 111: !AND SocIETT.—The eleventh
putslie drawing took pl:ss. at the /Misses, :1:1, Nibrfulk
.411144, SI 114,1111, in Slit iinlay. The IteV. 11 ilsg
t 111 was in the elixir, summated by Mr. Crash, one of '
the ,fireensr4, and the otlieers isl the society. The
merstitsteer: were Ms.:mrs. Itielitehassi„ ('Leda., ,1,1,1
etteniall. l iuhly huh numbers weer lirlM Ili'
holders of the folittnato share: re:isle in I is‘j,,,..l.,hire,
K..,,t, Aiiddlesrs, Ilsoopshire,
Surrey, *MI Eoeeet. The usetsills.r. to Iss. llllde.ll.llis.
tinier of rights by seniority wene the
seen.tary tss lie forty. The twelfth
tilted to take pla'e on the Ilth Noieuther.
:hams taken up to the time of this drawing wen.
nearly 6,340, n.presenting rap Hal of
31tb.HHOL
THE STAMP DUTY ON FIRE E proiltleeti
to the revenue in the year ended the sth Jutntllry nu
lest a stun than 1,1610131.

THE PRESS.

tortign ntelligtnte.

I'll 1':1 TI: CORRESPONDENCE.
PARis, l ►etober 13.
TIII: Emperor and Empress left the Palatee of St.
Cloud yesterday for Compiegne, where they intend to
pass a fortnight. Their Majesties were escorted by
u detachment of the Guides 11.4 far as the railway
station. There they were received by tl►e Ihuon
.11011e4 P,othsehild, President of the Board of 1 /*tree-
tors of the Northern Railway, and other directors.
Among those who arrived early were the Prefect of
Police, General Itognet, aide-de-camp to the Em-
pen Count de t riisittr, chamberlain, t Fleury,
Count Ilacchiochi (recently returned from a special
mission to Stuttgarilt), Collet-Meygret, see., ite. M.
Delebecipte, Vice President, and some persons of
note, took their places in the carriage of the Em-
peror. Before the sigma for departure was given,
the Emperor conversed some time with Baron James
Rothschild, and inyiteil him to pays eight days with
him at Today the Marshal de St. Ar-
mand, Minister at War, will follow their Majesties.
Tino invitations given to the corps tliplomatique have
been few. Lord Cowley, Itritisll Wits at
first the only one invited ; some time after M. le I latz-
feld received a similar honour. MM. de Kisseletf and
de I Intoner are still expecting to lie asked. When
'inter-' were first given shut all persons present at the
balls and reception's att Court should appear in Court
dresses, great rehtetanee was shown very generally
to assume the " culotte de rigettr." Cowley
good natureilly adopted them at once, and set the
example, which was then, after many struggles,
universally followed. Ile also has consented to ap-
pear at the hunting parties of the Emperor in the
uniform of his hunt. In these trifles there may be
more sound policy than appears at the first blush.
To day at Amiens there takes place the religious
ceremony of the translation of the lioneA of St. Theo-
dosius of Amiens, 1.111141 in the catacombs of Rome.
The Canlinal Archbishop of Rheims will officiate on
this oecasion, assisted by si'Vell or eight French
bishops; and it is affirmed that Cardinal Wiseman
will come over from England to give additional
effect to the solemnity. In pursuance of a pious
pnintise, uncle ou her journey through the
the Empress Eugenie will, it is believed, assist at this

ceremony.
The long-expected first volume of M. verows new
work, entitled " Memoires d'un Bourgeois de Paris,'
has appeared, in svo., of four hundred pages. The
contents are very interesting and varied, and the
book is sought for and read with great avidity by the
partstans. It is quite the event of the day.
The old members of the Provisional Government
who are at. this time in France—MM. de Lamartine,
Marie, Gartner Pages, Dupont (de Mitre), and
Crimienx—have written to the family of Francois
Arago to testify their deep regret at not having been
able, on account of absence from Paris, to assist at
the funeral of the great citizen who had been their
colleague. Apropos, it is said that the minister:,
fearing a political demonstrat. at this funeral,
stated their apprehensions, and the precautions they
were taking, to the Empemr, who, with his usual
"finesse," said that " nothing could he more natural
and praiss.worthy than the intention of such IMM
her of men to render homage to the 1111Y1111 try of so
learned a man ; and he associated himself entirely
with their feelings." Ile consequently ordered his
Own e irriaAe, aides-de-camp, tare., to attend, recom-
mended the Prince Napoleon to do the same, and
ordered sneli a strong " guard of bottoms to Re .
company the illustrious defunct to his grave, that
any politieal or re%oolutionary movement 011 the part.
of the Bepublieans became simply impossible.
I intt,:t now "chronicle small beer." The Parisians,
either from disgust at the idea of the malady in the
vine. from caprice, or from improved tastes, are taking
wonderfully to beer. In all pnblie places nothing is
called for lout beer, to such a degree that the vine
growers and sellers are seriously alarmed at the
uni%eiNsil desertion of their " %ins ordinal/vs."
The ineertitnole whiela prevails as to the affairs of
the East paralyses all serious financial and merean •
tile operations. The report that six new regiments
awe to be raised in England has been received here
as a warning of sinister events to come. The French
paper: are tilled with extracts from their English
contemporaries showing that all the chief news,
after all, comes from your side of the water.
The table oracles are universally consulted, and
numberless researches are made into the realms of
Pinto. M. Chavve, the friend and disciple of La-
rneimais and George Sand, has held communism
with Alexansler the (;real, Caesar. Po intuit Pilate,
:to% Many more spirits of ancient renown have
InSed to attend on a future oecasion.

FRANCE,

SATURDAY,

The Petrie contratlicts a report, ',Melt had been
prevalent tel the Bourse, with respect to the health of
the Emperor. It has authority for stating that the
health of his Majesty is excellent.
In an article on the Turkish question, the Conati-
tutionnel of Wednesday atlirms that, should war take
place between Russia anti Turkey, England and
France will actively join the Sultan in carrying on
hostilities against Russia, but that Austria anti
Prussia will not cuter the battle-field, their interven
tin proeetsling no further than the exercise of their
moral anti diplomatic efforts to prevent the European
equilibrium from being destroyed, as guaranteed by
the treaties of IK4O and IM4I.
According to the despatehes brought by the Fury
the Sultan has appealed to the moral, and, if neces•
sary, the material, support of England anti France,
by demanding the presence of the fleets at Constan-
tinople. The Coustitutionnel states that orders to
proceed to Constantinople with their fleets were sent
to the French and English admirals at Besika Bay on
the 27th ult.
The French Government has not yet given any
answer to the note which was addressed to it imme-
diately after the conferences at Clmiitz, and in which
the paritic propositions of the Emperor of Russia
were announced. M. tie Kisselef has applied to the
Emperor personally for an answer of some kind r
other to the eommunication of his Sovereign ; hut
Louis Napoleon replied that he would give no awwer
at present, anti that he would wait for the tleeision of
England, and that then a collective note should be
sent to St. Petersburg.
Several Russians of rank who have been long
resident in Paris have been ordered to return to
their own country. Some of them have already left
for St. Petersburg.
The agents of France in foreign countries have
received a circular from M. lurouyn de I.ltuys, recom-
mending them to watch more attentively than ever
the proceedings of the refugees, the Government
having reason to believe that Geller& Changarbicr,
Lamoriciere, and Belleau entertained hostile Koji (is.
The affair of the Opera Comique plot will come on
for trial on the 21 th inst. There are I 1 prisoners.
M. Roulanti, the imperial procureur, will conduct ti e
pmseention. N. Jules Favre will defend some of
the accused.
The Proffri,g du Pax de Ca lab* has received a warn-
ing for a series of articles written during the Emperor's
northern tour, in which the civil and militaly
authorities found much matter of offence.
The octroi duties on iron anti cast iron entering
Paris for building purposes have been raised. T 1 e
duty on iron to If. per 100 kilogrammes, anti on cast
iron to If. per 100 kilogrammes. The duty on coal,
which is at present fixed at 2sc. per hectolitre, is
raised to -114 c. per hectolitre, or 04)e. per 100 kilt -
grammes. The duty on firewood has been slightly
reduced.

GERMANY.
The King of Pmssia, the Emperor of Russia, the
Grand Duke and the Prince of Prussia, arrived on
the ith at Potsdam. The visit of the Czar was,
however, of shorter duration than had been antici-
pated. lie remained in Berlin only an entire day,
the Nth, and on Sunday last, after paying visits to
the Prince of Prussia, at. his chateau of Itaaterty-
burg, and to M. Mantenttel, set out on his return to
St. Petersburg. The King of Prussia accompanied
him to the railway station.
The Prussian journals have been recommended ty
the Government to observe the greatest moderation
in their political disquisitions. This warning is con-
sidered as having reference particularly to Russia.
)n the day of the Czar's presence in lierlin, tl e
official Zeit published a declaration of the Ministeris 1
policy in relation to the Turkish question. The arti-
cle was entitled " The Position of Prussia" :
" The position of Prussia at the present nwutent, whin
a storm threatens hl lutist in the east of Europe, is justly
an object of the highest intemst, not only in high piditicill
circles, but among alt classes of the people. The questii n
is asked with mutual anxiety, ' Will Pntssia i.e for or
against Russia?' We say with natund anxiety—for let the
questicn be answered with a yes or a do—glie possibility of
a war would fur Prussia be got, should the late l
news foga Constantinople be confirmed. We 1114. 110
initiated into the policy whielt the Cabinet of his Majesty
the King will follow in the present, critical situation; lut
we think that it is only necessary to cast an impartirl
glance ins the Ili:4017 and geographies' position of oil
country to perceive what is now the miniml vocation of
Prussia. Tim lesson must lee tranquillising. Prussia
cannot tind herself in tippositioll to Russia as long as her
poliey is sound and eonservative. The question whether
Pnissia will be against Russia or not is thus answered of
itself. CM the istlwr liana, Prussia has in the present ease
lin 111411 to be for Russia in the sense of intervening with
the sword. For the moment the Russian and Turkish
quarrel does not affect our interests sufficiently to nuke
us prefer war to prong% I fur town institutions are still
young. T., eonsididate and declare theta. 'WHIP is Itef. to
all thin:;. necessary. The first discharge of a Prussian
gun wionlil echo twist dismally in our workshops. facto, s,
and havens. That is loopiest' Isle. Rut if this is toi
obvious the public should have confidence in the fioveln-
anent, and Lvlieve) that, whatever way .14 the,neaLClA to

OCTOBER 13, 1853.

ct ruts. it iv ill not act lint as the interest of mid the
gotsl of the country dictate. We are, theiclono, itts
that thele ii" reason for looking at the immediate future•
with an anxious eye. We tail to nit:ecru the Mango of
nottlientieity upon the warlike tepid% which reach us hour
Vienna anti Paris. Should these reports he continued,
still we believe it would be a very extivortlinary state of
things. Hull one which we eau 1110%1,41.• foresee, which
should make it possible for Prussia to take tip in relation
to the ',resent tlitierenve any other position than that of a
commanding iiciitreilitv."
The Emperor of Austria returned from Warsaw on

the 6th. -
It is asserted that the New Five per Cent. Austrian
Loan has been effected with the Rothschild!: at s 9.
It
amounts to 7,0(wt.900/. sterling. There is a clause
declaring the contract invalid in ease of war.
The Czar has conferred Rtissian orders on eighty
officers of the Austrian army, and sent his poi-ninth)
Prince Metternich.
Measures are being taken to reinforce the troops
on the Austro-Turkish frontier.
On the 1111) the nom,- Lloyd was confiscated.
This measure is variously attributed to an article on
the subject of the late Imperial ordinance touching
the legal possession of real (immovable) property by
Jews, or to certain athiees from Constantinople alstut
the unfurling of the Hag of the Prophet.

DEN MARK.
The Danish Diet was opened in person by the
King on the 4th instant. The speech from the
throne was principally confined to the proposed
modifications in the fundamental law of the kingdom,
to which his Majesty I,egged the immediate and
earnest attention of the I►iet. This will be a pre
liminary step towards uniting the several States
under one uniform system of government.

King Leopold refused to see the Duchess of
()deans lately on her journey from England to tier-
many. When the Duchess land►d at Ostend she
sent wont to the King of her atTival, exptsling to be
reeeived by him as was always the ease on previous
occasions. After some short delay, the King is
stated to have deelined the interview, declaring that
les exigences do its politique rendered it impossible
for him to see her, and, to st►p all questioning, went
oft at once to the palace of lacken. The ituchess
proceeded to Malines, where she received into► her
railway carriage General Changaritier, who remained
with her as far as the frontier of Germany.

HOLLAND.
The Government have received a communication
front the Pope, giving notice of the erection in Hol-
land, by his Holiness, of an archbishopric and blur
bishoprics, and the nomination of an archbishop and
four bishops. The local ►u►d public authorities, in
accordance with the new law on religious liberty, will
be enabled to communicate officially with the now
dignitaries, provided the family names of the prelate!:
be joined to their ecclesiastical
SPAIN.

The Madrid journals of the nth announce that
MarAal Narvaez was expected in the e(aw,..e of a few
(lays, but, after paying his respects to her Majesty, he
was to proceed to Loja, his native place.
ITALY.
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The Pontifical Government has prohibited the ex-
portation of wine, and extended until September,
Ism, the exemption from duty accorded to foreign
wines imported into the Roman Slates by .Civita
Vecchia.
Signor Gaetano) Giardini, the eminent jurisconsult,
condemned to death by the Criminal Court at Naples
toe toolitical (offences, has arrived safely in 'Twin,
having remained concealed four years in his native
country.