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London, England, 1855-11-26 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 26, 1855.

CHEADLE (STAFFORDSHIRE) RAILWAY
COMPANY— (RAILWAY from CRESS-
WELL to CHEADLE, with BRANCHES to lIOLLINGTON
and DILHORN, all in the County of Stafford). (Incorpora-
tion of Company— Powers to construct Railway, Branches,
and Tramways, and to Amalgamate with, or to Sell or
Lease to, or to make Traffic Arrangements with the North
Staffordshire Railway Company, and for Amendment of
Acts.)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That Application is in-
tended to be made to Parliament in the ensuing Session foran
Act to incorporate a Company, and to give such Company
power to make and maintain the Railway, Branches, and Tram-
ways, or any or either of them hereinafter mentioned, and all
necessary and proper works and conveniences connected
therewith (that is to say) :
First, a Main Line of Railway, commencing by a Junction
with the North Staffordshire Railway (Uttoxeter Branch) in
the parish of Checkley, in the county of Stafford, at or near
a point on the said Railway, being Five Furlongs East of a
certain level crossing in the parish of Draycot, in the Moors
iu the said county, known as the Newton Level Crossing, and
terminating iu a field called the end of the Brook Meadow,
owned and occupied by William Bowers, junior, situate in
the Town End Quarter of the parish of Cheadle, in the said
county, which said intended Railway will pass from, in,
through, or into, or be situated within the several parishes,
township, and extra parochial, or other places following, or
some of them, that is to say, Draycot in the Moors, Cresswell,
Checkley, Upper Tean, Lower Tean, Totmanslow, Tenford
Huntley Quarter, Mobberley, Town End Quarter, Cheadle
Mill, and Cheadle, all in the said county of Stafford.
Secondly—A Branch Railway or Tramway, commencing by
a Junction with the said intended Main Line of Railway in a
field called Bohemia Field, situate near to Tenford Mill, in
the parish of Cheadle aforesaid, and terminating at or near a
certain piece or parcel of land known as the Freeholders
allotment at Holling:ton, situate near or adjoining a certain-1
S'one Quarry, owned and occupied by William Seal, at Hol-
lington aforesaid, in the township of Madeley Holme, in the
said parish of Checkley, and which intended Branch Rail-
way or Tramway will pass from, in, through, or into, or
be situate within the several parishes, townships, extra paro-
chi and other places following, or some of them, that is to
say, Draycot in the Moors, Totmanslow, Tenford, Cheadle,
Upper Teau, Lower Tean, Checkley, Hollington and Madeley
Holme, all in the said county of Stafford.
Thirdly- A Branch Railway or Tramway commencing by a
Junction with the said intended Main Liao of Railway at or
near the north end of an occupation road at Mobberley, in
the Huntley quarter of the parish of Cheadle, numbered
1,595 on the parish plan of the Huntley quarter of the said
parish, and terminating in or near to a certain field called
the Mill Pool Meadow, adjoining the Whympney Wood, be-
-1 .aging to and occupied by Edward Buller, Esquire, in the
parish of Dilhorn, in the said county, and which last-men-
tiered Branch Railway or Tramway will pass through, in,
from, or into, or be situate within the several parishes, town-
ships, extra parochial or other places following, or some of
tho,n, that is to say, Cheadle, Tenford, Huntley, Mob-
berley, Brooliis::),e, Foresbrook, and Dilhorn,
all in the said county of Stafford.
And it is intended by the said Act to take powers for all
or some of the following purposes, that is to say :—To sell
and transfer, or to let on lease the said undertaking to the
North Staffordshire Railway Company, and to enable the said
North Staffordshire Railway Company to purchase or take a
lease of the same, or otherwise to enable the said intended
Company and the North Staffordshire Railway Company to
make and carry into effect such contracts and arrangements,
with respect to the working and management of the traffic
upon the said iutetWed Railway and Branches, upon such
terms and conditio s, and subject to such restrictions as may
be mutually agreed upon or be specified in the said intended
Act, and for the purposes aforesaid to amend, vary, and en-
large the provisions of the several Acts of Parliament follow-
ing, or some of them, that is to say :—The Acts relating to
the North Staffordshire Railway Company (local and personal),
namely, 9 and 10 Vict., cap. 85 ; 10th and 11th Vict., cap.
108; 11th and 12th Vict., caps. 66 and 83; 13th and 14th
Viet.' cap. 55; and 1 William IV., cap. 55. And it is pro-
posed by the said intended Act to take powers to purchase,
by compulsion cr otherwise, the Lands and Buildings required
for the purposes of the said undertaking, and to levy Tolls,
Rates, and Charges, for or in respect of the use of the said
intended Railways, Tramways, and Works, and of the Car-
riages and Engines used thereon, and to grant exemptions
from all or any of such Tolls, Rates, and Charges, and to
raise money on the credit of the said Tolls, Rates, and
charges or otherwise for the purposes of the said undertaking.
Also to alter, vary, stop up, or divert, whether temporarily
or permanently, all turnpike and other roads and highways,
railways, tramways, aqueducts, canals, streams, rivers,
sewers, mains, pipes, and other works situate within or near
to the aforesaid parishes, townships, and extra-parochial or
other places, or any of them with which it may be necessary
to interfere in the construction of the said intended works or
any of them,

And it is intended by such act to vary, repeal, or extin-
guish all existing rights, privileges, or exemptions in any
manner connected with the lands and buildings, or other
property or works proposed to be purchased or taken or in-
terfered with, or which would in any manner impede or inter-
fere with the construction, maintenance, or use of the said
intended railway and works or any of them, and to confer
other rights, privileges, and exemptions.
And it is intended by the said act for the purpose of carry-
ing the said unde:taking into effect, to create a joint stock or
capital, and to confer on the said company so to be incorpo-
rated, and to make applicable to the objects of the sa'd bill all
or some of the powers and provisions of " The Companies'
Clauses Consolidation Act, 1815," " The Lands' Clauses
Consolidation Act, 1845," and " The Railways Clauses
Consolidation Act, 1845," and all other necessary powers
and provisions.

And Notice is Hereby Given that a map, plans, and sec-
tions, describing the line or situation and levels of the said
intended Railway and Branch Railways respectively, and the
Lands and Buildings proposed to be taken for the purposes
thereof, together with books of reference to such plans,
containing the names of the owners or reputed owners,
lessees or reputed lessees, and occupiers of such lands and
buildings, and a copy of this notice, as published in the
London Gazette, will be deposited, on or before the 30th day
of November in the present year, with the Clerk of the Peace
for the county of Stafford, at his office in Stafford ; and that
a copy of the said notice, and a copy of so much of the said
plans, sections, and b ,ok of reference as relate to each of the
parishes or extra parochial places in or through which the
said intended Railway and Branch Railways respectively are
intended to be male, will be deposited, on or before the said
30th day of November instant, in the case of each parish with
the Parish Clerk of such parish, at his residence, and in the
case of each extra parochial place with the Parish Clerk of
some adjoining parish, at his residence ; and that copies of
the said Bill will be deposited at the Private Bill office of the
House of Commons, on or before the 31st day of December
next.

Dated this Ei"hth day of November, 1855.
BLAGI and SON,. I Joint Solicitors, to
CATTLOW and DANIEL, f the Promoters.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That JOHN
FRANCI4 vv. ,m,r) Itr E BOWDEN, of Gainsborou3b, in
the county of Lincoln, booksel'er, bath by Indenture be firing date
the third day of November, 1855, and made between the said John
Francis Wooldridge Bowden, of the llrst part, 'amue' Wilkinson,
Gentleman, William Millner, Gentleman, and Maw Parker, draper,
all of Gainsboro:igh aforesaid, of the second part, and the several
other persons whose names and . 3als are thereunto subscribed and
set, being respectively creditors of the said John Francis Wooldridge
Lowden, of the third part, assigned and transferred all his personal
estate and eff cts unto the said Samuel Wilkinson, William MiPner,
and Maw Parker, in trust, for the equal benefit of all the creditors
of the said John Francis Wooldridge Bowden ; and that the said
Indenture was executed by the :aid John Francis Wooldridge Bow-
den, William Millner, and Maw Parker, on the day of the date
thereof, and the execution thereof by them was attested by William
PlaAitt, of Gainsborough aforesaid, Attorney-at-Law, and that the
said Indenture was executed by the said Samuel Wilkinson on the
fifth day of November instant, and the execution thereof by him was
also attested by the said William Plaskitt.

WILL. PLASKETT, Solicitor to the Assignees.
Gainsborough, sth November, 1855.

TO LOVERS OF FISH.-100 GENUINE
YA.RMOUT El BLOATERS for 65., package included.
THESE HIGHLY ESTEEMED DELICACIES AND CHEAP

ARTICLE OF FOOD
forwarded to all parts, on receipt of penny postage stamps or P. 0.0.
(preferred). Send fhll and plain direction, county, and nearest sta-
tion.—Address THOS. LETTIS, jun.. Fish Curer, Ot. Yarmouth.
" This is the third season Mr. Lettis has supplied us with Yar-
mouth bloaters, and we find the quality excellent.—J. Brashowe,
house steward, Blenheim Pal" Co.— Oct. 20, 1854."
" Mr. Lettis,—As soon as you send out your genuine bloaters, I
shall be glad to have a supply as usual ; those I had last year gave
great satisfaction.—A. F. Courroux, Amsassador's Court, St. James's
Palace.—Oct. 1, 1855."

QIR WM. BURNETT'S DISINFECTING
►. FLUID, for destroying all Offensive Smells and purifying Sick
Rooms, &c. Its cost is less than One Farthing per Gallon when
diluted for use.
Sold by all Chemists, and at 18, Cannon-street, City.
Gallons, ss. Quarts, 2s. Pints, Is. Half-pints, 6d.

NEW LABEL.—In consequence of the great
variety of counterfeit labels of A. ROWLAND & SONS'
MACASSAR OIL, now in circulation, and which so nearly resemble
the original as frequently t, deceive the unwary—they have em-
Voyed those eminent artists Messrs Perkins, Bacon, & Co., who,
at great cost, and by a peculiar process of their own, havesucceeded
in producing from steel " A NEW LABEL," which cannot be forged.
His composed of a section of an engin: -turned circle, repealed one
hundred and thirty times —and forms an original lace-work ground,
upon which is engraved in white letters,
"UNDER TOE PATRONAGE OF THE COURTS OF EUROPE,"
with an embossed profile of her Majesty "VIE QUEEN," lately
specially taken for the purpose, and which surmounts the wo. ds
(also in white letters)
" ROWLANDS' MAC ASSAR OIL,
FOR THE GROWTH, RESTORATION, AND FOR BEAUTIFYING THE
HUMAN HAIR."
Under which is the Signature of the Proprietors in Red Ink,
" A. ROWLAND & SONS."
_ .

Sold by them at 20, Hatton garden, London, and by Chemists and
Perfumers.

Now ready,
THE CAMPAIGN in the CRIMEA. An
Historical Sketch.
By GEORGE 13R ACKENBURY,
Late Secretary at Kadikoi to the Honorary Agents of the Crimean
Army Fund.
Accompanied by 40 Plates from Drawings taken on the .pot, by
William Simpson. Size, Royal Bvo. Price, elegantly bound, 21s.
Paul and Dominic Colnaght and Co., 13 and 14, Pall- mall East,
Publishers to her Majesty.

The Third E published, price 55., by post, free, 53. 6d.
N TRUE & FALSE SPERIVIATORRH(EA,
with the View of distinguishing the Imaginary from the
Real Sufferers upder this disease, and Correcting of wide-spread
Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. From the Germs;
of Dr. PIC KFORD. With an Introduction by the Editor, containing
a complete exposure of the system of terrorism and extortion pursued
by the advertising quacks of the metropolis towards those who are
credulous enough to seek their aid.
" ?icktorcl is known to English readers by his frequent practa.
c:I contributions to German medical literature. This is the fir
..•ine_ he informs as, that he has addressed himself to the non-medi -
all reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall lotect an!
v:her equally flagrant evil which it may be in his • ower to cor.
,ext."—London Medical Gazette. " The tribeof 'Quiet Sympathisers,'
and ' Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed; and if this boo:;
7,ottld find its way into the hands of those who sniffer from the com•
,taint of which it-treats, we are satisfied that y hundreds wool;
le saved much needless suffering of body f.ncr-m; aftit4rhat-ja,c4
s Importance, though it Is that which the (Meeks most prize-
‘lueh money This volume is well qualified to put an end to Lb;
noirical .y3terri of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to placs the trea',•
meet upon 3 more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefor,
ikely o do 0112C'1 good."

London: H. Ralliere, 219. Regent-street.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—The
Directors hereby Give Notice that they will ree3ive Money
on Loan, to ay off De ,entures falling due, and are prepared to accew
Tenders tor the same for a period of 3,5, or 7 years. at 5 per cent.
per annum. Appl,cation may be made to the undersigned.

By order of the Directors.
CH tS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary.
Paddington Station, 2d November, 1855.

ROYAL SWEDISH RAILWAY COMPANY.
KOHNIG TO MILT.

Notice is hereby given that all Shares in this Company,' or.
wh v. the Final Call of 2/. per Share, payable on the Ist October,
1855, shall not have been paid previously to the Bth day of Decernb, r
1855, w.ll, in accor am .e wi h the Statutes of the ompany, be Fot-
felted at the next meeting of the Directors after the last•mentioned
date.

By order of the Board.
JOH: 8 A.DLEIR, Chairman.
ondon, 18, Cannon-street, 23d soy., 1855.

BANK OF LONDON,
Threadneedle•street, and 450, West Strand.
NOTICE.—The rate allowed on deposits has been raised from this
day to 51. per cent.

MATTHEW MARSHALL, Jun., Manager.
October 18, 1855.

UNITYJOINT-STOCK MUTUAL BANKING
ASiOCIATION.
Principal Offices—Unity-buildings, 8 and 10, Cannon-street, City.

CLOSING OF THE SHARE LIST.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GITEN, that no further applications foz
Shares in this bank will be received after Friday, the 30th of
November. By order.
HENRY LAKE, Secretary.
Unity-buildings, 9th Nov., 1855.

MEXICAN and SOUTH AMERICAN
COM PAXT.

A HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the Shareholders in this Com-
pany will be held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on
WEDNESDAY, the 12th December, at Two o'clock precisely.
HYDE CLARKE, Secretary.
17, Gracechurch-street, 20th N0v.,1855.

OFFICE OF THE GAS LIGHT AND COKE CO.,
HORSEFEART-ROAD, WESTMINSTER, 24m Nov., 1855.
I
DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That, pursuant
to the Bth by-law of this Company,
• The Hortble. Richard Howe Browne and
Jaynes Combes Giffard, Es q.,
two of the proprietors of this Company, have severally given me
notice in writing of their intention to stand for the office of a Direc-
tor to supply the vacancy which has occurred la the Court of Directors
by the decease of Richard Hopp, r, Esq., at the Election, which will
take place at the Company's Gas Works, Horseferry-road, Westmin-
ster, at 12 o'clock noon, on FRIDAY, the 7th day of December next
By order.

C. BURLS, Secretary.

-rio COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS any'
Others.—The TRAVELLERS' and MARINE INSUR kNCI
OIIPANY grant ['Odes of Insurance against EVERY DEsCRIP
!lON of ACCIDENT, whether occurring whilst travelling or other.

CAPITAL; 0,0001.
TausTEEs.!

The Right Honourable Earl Fitzwilliam, K.G.
Matthew Marshall, Esq. (Rank of England).
Smee, Esq. (Bari( of England).
Sir Charles Fox.

EXAMPLE OF RATES.

Ar,nuril Premium. I Sum at Death. I Weoltiv ki owa r.

£2 0 0

XI 5 0 I

BARMAID WANTED.—Wanted, a Barmaid,
who can WRITE AN EXPEDITIOUS IAND, who has been AC•
costumed to Bill making, and has a genera; knowledge of first-class
Hotel business. Application, by letter, addressed to No. 386, Box.
Post Office, Leeds, Yorkshire.

R. ALBERT SMITH has the honour to an-
nounce that MONT BLANC will open for the Season on
MONDAY EVENING, December 3d. During the recess several alter-
ations and improvements have been made in t e Egyptian Hall.
which it Is hoped will contribute still further to the comfort and pro-
per accommodation of the audience. The entertainment will be
divided inta three parts. The first part will comprise the last year',
route through Holland and up the Rhine, with the exception that it
will commence at Boulogne and terminate at Heidelberg. The
second part will contain the ascent of Mont Blanc, entering the val-
ley of Chamouni by the Col de Balms, and quitting it by the Tete
Noire. The third part will bring the traveller back by Paris, allow-
ing time to visit the Exhibition, and it will be illustrated by the fol-
lowing views, painted by Mr. William Beverley :—The Palais de
I'lndustrie, wit, the Panorama Building, the Annexe, and the
Frigate, from the Place de la Concorde—A general view of
Paris—The Palais Royal The Machinery Gallery of the
Annexe—The Interior of the Exhibition, from the great St.
(lobain glass. The Ascent has been entirely repainted, and
a view of the large crevices on the Glacier de Bossons in
I A 53 introduced. The views of Heidelberg, and of the village of
Chamouni after the fire, are by Mr. P. Phillips. several old travel-
ling acquaintances, and a number of new ones, encountered abroad
during the autumn, wi'l be presented to the audience. All the re-
g-latlons with respect 'o the room, the places, and the box-omen.
with which the audiences have been pleased to express thereseive,
satisfied during past seasons, wig be observed ss before.
Prices of Admission :—Stalls (numbered and reserved, which ca.,
be taken in advance from the plan at the hall every d iy, from eleven
to four, without any extra charge), 3s. It is respectfully intimated
An
Bich c''n also he taken
that no bonnets cam be allowed in the stalls or. in the balcony at the
evening :epresentations. Gallery Stalls (
from a plan, and in which bonnets may he worn), 2s. 61. Area of
the Hall, 2s. Gallery, Is. Children—Stalls, 25.; Area, is. A
Private Box, to hold three persons, may be had on apt lication, Half.
a-fluieea ; with an extra chair, 14s. A Private Balcony, for nine
persons, 1/. 28. 6d (separate seats in the Balcony, 2s. 6d, each).
The &ors will be opened at half-past Seven, and the Lecture com-
mence very punctually at Eight o'clock. The box-office is now
open.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, November 26th, 1855.

kRGYLL ROOMS.—LAVRENT's CASINGrs
NOW OPEN for the winter season. Principal Comet
a Piston. M Boulcourt.—Doo open at S. Admission one Shilling.
Laurent's new Varsoviana every night.'

STAR PACKETS from the TERRACE
PIER,
GRAVESEND, 9, 2. „..
witA ttF, 13. 111, TV A L/Le, on the orrh.td a the
following Trains from Fenchurch-strw, 10 Riz
We =they permit-
ting.
The Packets will call at tte Rosherville, Greenhithe, Purace ,
and North Woolwich Piers.
To or fr,,,n ;rave,end and ;•ondoti•. • is,
„ ravesend mid Blackwell or Woolwich Bd. •• Os. W.
•,,,rith and London .• .• •• ••••-• • • • •• • fid. pg. tod
Frith and Blackwell or Woolwich.. 6d. .. Oa. Bd,
et- e., Gravesend and Intormediate Piers.. 6d. .O. 4d.
October 23, 1855.

TOZEAU'S COPAHINE, or SACCHARATED
C %.PSULES.—Copaiba and Cubebs are, doubtless, the best
remedies, but these drugs are of a repulsive taste and odour, an
occasion colicky pains, nausea, and gastric disturbance. M. JOZEAU
has succeeded in rendering these valuable therapeutic agents perfectly
innocuous, by increasing in his 9vahine all their curative pro-
perties. This important preparation has been adopted by the Paris
Academy of Medicine, a.ter more than 1,000 trials In the Paris
and different London hosp_tals, viz , St. Thomas's, Guy's, and Bar-
tholomew's, under the care of Messrs. Lloyd, Poland, and Legros
Clerk. (See " Lancet '' Nov. 6, and Dec. 10, 1852, a copy of which
will be forwarded on application.) The Copahine, which is in the
form of a pretty pink sugar plum, effects a cure in about six days,
either in recent or chronic diseases. One hundred capsules, 4s. 6d. ;
50, 2s. 9d.—To be had of the Inventor, G. Jozeau, sole French
Chemist, 49, Haymarket, London, and all the most important

THE WAR PEELING AT OLDHAM.

A crowded meeting was held in the Working Men's
Hall, Oldham, on Saturday afternoon, to receive Mr. W.
J. Fox, M.P., one of the representatives of the borough
in Parliament. Nearly 2,000 persons of both sexes and
all classes were present. Mr. Fox's reception was most
enthusiastic. Mr. James Platt presided.
The CHAIRMAN entered into various topics connected
with the war, expressed his approval of the policy under
which it had been commenced, and gave his opinion that
the allies were strong enough to impose terms of peace
upon Russia. He then introduced Mr. Fox to the
meeting.

Mr. W. J. Fox was received with great cheering. The
hon. member briefly expressed his sentiments on the
ballot, civil, religious, and commercial liberty, educa-
tion, and other questions. Then, adverting to the great
question of the war, he went on to say :—I have had
from my youth a strong appreciation of the miseries and
of the crimes of war ; I have spoken, written, published
on that subject before many of those now foremost in the
peace agitation were born ; I was in arms, I might say,
for that cause, while they were in their nurses' arms ;
and, essentially, I am not aware that my principles are
modified. But at the same time I do feel bound in frank-

ness to declare that I am in sympathy--hearty sympathy
with the war in which we are now engaged. (Cheers.)
A.nd I will tell you why I am in sympathy with it, be-
cause I belive it to be a defensive war against aggression.
We have seen our ancient ally, Turkey, in danger of
spoliation, and even of extinction itself ; and we are con-
.Jected with that Power, not only as one of the great
family of nations, but by many peculiarities, and we also
should,
perhaps, have it on our conscience to repair
somewhat of the deft rah we did by the unsvi4ingdest,r.uc-
tion of her fleet at Navarine. Well, but it may beset
low can you call that defensive when you are fighting
3,000 miles off ! My answer is that distance makes
no difference. If you were taking a walk, and saw
tt a distance, however considerable, a friend of yours
in the grasp of a ruffian, and that ruffian raising a deadly
/weapon to give him a mortal blow ; and if by stone or
•istol you could reach that ruffian's arm at the distance,
why, I say, before the laws of God and man, you would
'ie justified in doing so. (Cheers.) That is what we have
lone. From a distance we have struck the right arm of
Russia, and averted, I believe, the threatened destruc-
tion of our ally ; and, if not, I hope we shall strike again
and again until we have succeeded. (Cheers.) Well, I
im in sympathy with this war because I believe every-
thing was done that possibly could be done to avert it.
Plae Aberdeen Ministry was emphatically a Peace Minis-
try. The feelings and principles of Lord Aberdeen, his
Russian leanings, are well known. His maxim is, and it
is a sound one, that when war ceases to be a necessity
't becomes a crime. Well, I believe, he did everything
that could be done, he and his Government, to stave off
the war ; and I believe it was only when it became
morally unavoidable that we plunged into it., that we
went to the aid of our ally—Turkey having already de-
clared war against Russia. There are some who are
very much affected by the idea of "dismembering Rus-
ia." They don't want to make war to dismember
Russia ; and it seems to touch them as nearly as if the
question were that of cutting off one of their own limbs.

(Hear, hear.) Now, I wouldsay, although I don't pledge
myself to this as one of the objects of the war, that if the
war should result in taking from Russia the Crimea, Fin-
land, and Poland, I see no more reason to call that die-
,nemberment thaw to empty a thief's pockets is to dis-
member him. (Cheers and laughter.) And further, lam
n sympathy with this war because the indirect influence

of Russia is of as pernicious a character as its direct ag-
gressions. It is the bulwark of all despotism. Hungary
could have asserted and maintained its own independence
if Russia had not interposed. I think there is a very
fit and proper line to draw. It may not be wise or right
ior any country to raise the flag of revolutionary prose-
lytism and wave it over all the countries of Europe ;
but, wherever a people are able, if not interfered with,
to win, and are prepared to win, their own freedom,
there, I think, the true doctrine of non-intervention is,
that interveners should be beaten back within their own
boundaries. (Hear, bear, and cheers) And further, I
ALII in sympathy with this war, because it gives a chance
for the oppressed nationalities. (Hear, hear.) lam in
sympathy with this war, also, because it has been the
means of confirming and cementing an alliance which I
think one of the greatest blessings that have been con-
ferred upon us. Look at France and England. They
Are now brethren in arms—(hear, hear)—the feuds and
Animosities of long ages, the strifes and antagonism of
centuries, obliterated, and we may trust that this is not
An affair of the war merely, though the war has occa-
sioned it, but when peace returns, as God grant it may
soon return, we may find that brotherly rivalry going
on between the two countries which will cement their
unity, which will promote alike the prosperity of both,
yid be not only a blessing to themselves, but a benefit
which will overflow upon humanity at large. (Cheers.)
Well, then, it may be asked, am I hostile to peace I I
:an only say, I desire peace as much as anybody ; and
hat I think the moment Russia offers reasonable con-

sessions, and is prepared with satisfactory securities,
hat moment peace should be made with her. (Hear.)
re this there would probably be little possibility of dia.
.greement of opinion. I heartily wish for it, and should
,e glad of its arrival, and want to see the victories of
ieacte substituted for the victories of war. The triumphs
n which I most rejoice are the triumphs of skill and
cience over the metals and materials which the earth
furnishes for the work of human ingenuity ; they are
the triumphs of man's art in the fabrication of useful
aachinery, the products of which are for the corn
non benefit of mankind. But, desirous as I am for
)eace, I must say this—that I don't think the notions,
he organisation, the tactics of the Peace party, either
,vithin or without the walls of Parliament, will tend to
ai accomplishment of their purpo.e. I deprecate any
cob tactics, for I believe they remove peace further off
scan it would be without them. For what is their effect?
iVhy, it is proclaimed to Russia that we ar• not as one ;
,at we are not thoroughly and entirely united ; t hat we
ave apologists for her ; and that we have amen; us
tiose who plead her cause. And does not this inspirit
Russia to insist upon higher terms ? Does it, not encou-
• ige her persistence ? Does it not convey the impression
hat, if she can but hold out long enough, our warlike
s-tat will all wear away, and she may do as she likes with
he Western Powers ? (Hear, hear.) I say that the
irganisation of the Peace Party tends to the embarrass-
nent of our own Government, and so in this mode puts
peace yet further off than it would he without any ,uch
organi-o.tion. The measures of the Minister are th warted;
Ise is obliged to put up with compromises, where he
would give himself entirely to the great work before him ;
he is damaged by debates and divisions, and compara-
tively crippled, where to give him strength would be to
impress upon Russia and the world that we can make
war efficiently and successfully, and that we are at one
for the accomplishment of a satisfactory peace by an
honourable and victorious mode of conducting war. I
say the shortest road to peace is the vigorous prosecu-
tion of the war. (Hear, hear.) Ido not think the
Peace party will succeed in compelling England and
France prematurely to make peace, but I think they are
much more likely, if they demolish the Government of
Lord Palmerston, to establish a Derby Government ;
and what Government will that be ! Who can tell me ?
Why, the leader of that Government in the House of
Commons has guarded himself, with an extreme and
almost unprecedented caution, in giving an opinion on
this matter. He will act with those who agree with all
war; he will act with those who are against all war up
to a certain point, and he will act with anybody and
everybody who will enable him to damage the present
Ministry. I would strengthen the hands of Lord Pal-
merston, because I believe he is heart and soul in this
cause. I would enable him to work out those reforms—
army reform I mean especially, which are essential to
our taking our proper position as a nation, and which, I
believe, he only needs public support and strength to
work out. I especially allude now to the sale of commis-
sions in the army. When that subject was before the
house, Lord Palmerston spoke of it as a relic of an an-
cient time, when almost everything was put up to sale,
and when even judgeships were matters of sale. He de-
scribed it as a relic of that time, and I am convinced
that it is a relict in the abolition of which he would
ueaitily rejoice. There are great difficulties in the way
and there are strong interests opposed ; for, in fact,
with us the army is not a service, it is became a trade.
People talk of buying commissions as they would of
making an investment; and thus we have military men
who like anything in the world better than fighting ;
and hence we have military men who are so much en-
tangled in their most urgent private affairs that one
would think they had the greatest difficulty in the world
in managing their own concerns, and much more than
the most successful capitalist has in managing his own
business. (Laughter.) But until their is a complete
army reform, until there is one which shall make men
rise by merit and by merit only; until there is one which
wall put over them skilful officers—men of head and
brains to direct their movements, why, we must depend ,
upon the kindly feelings of our friendly neighbours to I
compliment us now and then, and to feel that we are in
no condition to accept the compliment which they offer
to up. Why, if our regiments were all officered by men
,ike our gallant townsmen, whom you entertained the
other day, Lieut. Chadwick, a man who was engaged in
a perilous enterprise, who suffered the horrors of cap-
tivity, who comes to this country, and the very first
opportunity is off again to the war—those are the men
for the work. (Cheers.) But they are not the people
we have even in high commands. When we look at
our achievements, we speak with pride, and with a war-
rantablee pride, as to the bravery of our troops ; of theth
fight at Inkerman, of the charge at Balaklava, an
bravery at the storming of the Redan. theywere
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glorious for the privates ; they were gi"intw for
officers ; who displayed their personal courage on those
occasions ; but were they glorious for the generals
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about as much head as has been shown in some of the
generalship in this campaign. (Cheers and laughter )
If I was asked for an opinion of the course to be pnr
sued, my counsel to the people of this country would be,
bear with *dignity the privations of war; strengthen the
hands of those who are vigorously conducting it ; and,
in order to give the best premise of bringing it to a
speedy conclusion, let there be no mistake about your
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people of Oldham are interested, and deeply interested,
in trade and commerce, but there is something else in
which they have a yet stronger interest, and that is
sytatkhea.t with
in the well-being and prosperity, the success and the
character of their country. (Cheers.) I say the
people of Oldham do feel the burdens of taxation and
the dearness of provisions, but they are people who at
least will never hold one thing cheap, and that is, the
character of their nation for arts and arms—for all
that progress which glorifies a country and redounds
to the advantage of the world. (Cheers.) 'And so
I rejoice that in this hive of industry, in this borough,
which 100 years ago was only a few miserable hovels,
but which has now a busy population of 80,000 people
—I rejoice that in this place, where all are at work--
from the little factory girl to the great capitalist—l re-
joice that here, where you have men who can win Euro-
pean honours for inventions and the application of skill,
and where you have also the multitudes who by their
daily toil earn their daily subsistence—l rejoice that
here, in Oldham, in the very heart and centre of these
great interests and of these influential opinions which
might lead in a different direction, you declare your-
-elves spontaneously, decidedly, and unreservedly in fa-
your of such a peace as war alone can win, and success-
ful war, against the great enemy and robber of Europe.
(great cheering.) This country has shown itself, and
kosTiatattelvowfteiteelt,ieato4llthe virtues of peace ;
it hail knownrow-to increase its pirreisinstst*
that prosperity the means of blessings to other
It has won its way to the foremost ranks among the na-.
tions in literature, in the arts and sciences ; it has put
itself forward, and with justice in its moral claims upon
the world ; it has been generous in its reception of the
fugitive ; it has been faithful to its allies, and it will not
shrink back on account of sufferings from the great and
benevolent object—l may call it, the great and glorious
object—which it has on hand ; but as there is a God
that judges in the earth, I trust we can re'y upon His
providence to give victory to the right, and peace, inde-
pendence, and freedom to nations. (Prolonged cheers.)
Atter satisfactorily answering some questions put to
him by working men, a vote of thanks and of sympathy
was passed to Mr. Fox, with great cheering, and the
proceedings terminated.