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SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

THE WAR IN THE EAST.
(Froth the Times. )

The Journal de St. Petersburg announces to the
world, in repeated supplements, a long array of
bulletins, rejoicings, and thanksgivings, which form
a strange contrast to the falsehood and imposture
evidently pervading these narratives, and to the
mass of human suffering caused by the hateful
work of destruction and of death. " The most
pious Czar," says the journalist of that Court,
thanked the Lord of Lords for the success of the
victorious Russian arms which triumphed in the
_awed
.combat for the orthodox faith." It is diffi-
*nit-74ret/tragg—the- disgust with which ono reads
such expressions ; and, 'bad as every part of this
transaction litts—been on the side of -Russia, these
violations of the laws of nations and of man are
stamped with a deeper built when they are im-
puted to the favour of that Almighty Power which
is the source of perfect justice and the avenger of
innocent blood. This language and these obser-
vances are, of course, intended to kindle to its high-
est pitch the fanaticism of the Russian people, and
to give the character of a crusade to the war. But
beyond the frontiers of that empire they will serve
only to display more palpably the hypocrisy which
first gave the signal of war under the pretext of
religion, and has since preserved the mask of nego-
tiation only to conceal more extensive preparations
and more violent aggressions.
Among the bulletins of the Russian forces,—
which must be read with due allowance for the
source they proceed from,—the account of the battle
of Sinope is by far the most interesting, and, from
the wide-spread destruction which overtook the
Turks on that occasion, we must probably accept
the testimony of the victors as our chief evidence.
Moreover, the facts, as related by the Russians
themselves, completely bear out the case against
them. Admiral Nachimoff was cruising on the
coast of Anatolia, when he perceived a squadron of
Turkish ships in the roads of Sidope. He must
have seen that the Turkish flotilla was already in-
ferior in strength to his own squadron, for he had
then with him three two-deckers and six frigates ;
but, not content with this advantage, he sent the
steamer Bessarabia back to Sebastopol to fetch
three line-of-battle ships of 120 guns each ; and
it was not till these ships—the Ville de Paris, the
Grand Duke Constantine, and the Tri Sviatitelia
—had joined his own fleet that he proceeded to
reconnoitre the position of the enemy. These three-
deckers joined in the night of the 27th of Novem-
ber—they must have been sent for some three or
four days before—and the battle was not fought till
the 30th. So that the whole operation was planned
and executed with the utmost deliberation, and
there was ample time for the Turkish authorities
in Sinope to have received reinforcements if they
had sent for them. On the 30th, between 9 and
10 a.m., with a favourable north-east breeze, the
Russians entered the roads in two divisions, under
cover of fog and rain, which concealed their ap-
proach until they were within 500 yards of the
Turkish frigates. The Russian Admiral's ship,
the Empress Maria, and the Ville de Paris, lead-
ing the port division, dropped their anchors, and
the Turks opened their fire. The heavy three-
deckers did terrific execution, and several of the
Turkish ships were blown up by shells from the
Russian Paixhans guns. At two o'clock the firing
ceased ; three Turkish frigates were in flames, and
the transports altogethersunk. The Turkish portion
of
portents
on fire, but, by one of those
p
occur in these sacred contests,
ntsw town
which
we are informed by the bulletin that the con-
flagration respected the quarter inhabited by
of Sinope
onlyin ° was
the Greeks. It does not appear that any,porticn
of the crews or treasure on board had been landed.
On the following morning we are further told that
nothing remained of the twelve vessels composing
the Turkish squadron except a sloop and a corvette
run ashore, and the Damietta Egyptian frigate, all
of which were then ordered to be burnt. In these
small vessels were found Osman Pasha, the Admiral;
wounded in the leg, a few officers, and about 80
men. These appear to be the sole survivors of an
armament which must have numbered the day be-
fore several thousand souls. In this manner, as
we are informed by Prince Menschikoff in his des-
patch, " the orders of his Imperial Majesty have
been most brilliantly executed." It is impossible
to have further proof that this catastrophe was not
the result of a casual encounter, but a deliberate
assault On the-vessels of Turkey and the town of
Sinope, which were supposed to be under the pro-
tection of the French and English fleets.
The Russians remained in the roadstead of Sinope
SECOND EDITION.—WITH ADDITIONS. until the 2d of December, and it was not till the
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ChN TRUE & FALSE SPERMATORRHCEAt From these dates it may be inf • eired that, when
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Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD give effect to Admiral Dundas's boldand
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cal Contributions to German medical literature. This is the first proposal of immediate pursuit. To make Sebastopol
time, he informs us, that be has addressed himself to the non-medi- with a breeze from the north-east, the Russian fleet
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plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would have heard by the same courier of the outrage and
be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of of the punishment it merited.
.less importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— I
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ante ? Are we, or are we not, resolved to co-ope-
rate with France, and have we _ exphanged definite
engagements with her as to the nature of our com-
mon undertaking ? Until such positive and specific
agreements exist (as they always have existed un-
der similar circumstances in former times) Turkey
may doubt of our support, and France of our co-
operation ; everthing is vague, and we ourselves
scarcely know whether we are at peace or at war.
Be the course of the Government what it may, it
is time that it be clearly defined, and that the
country may know it ; for, after the attacks by sea
and by land which we have just recorded, it is past
all doubt that Russia" is waging war on Turkey
in its most aggressive and destructive form ;
and it is equally clear that the expedition
ordered by the Emperor Nicholas against Si-
nope, and executed in pursuance of those
orders, was intended as an answer • to the
communications addressed to him on behalf of
Turkey by the Maritime Powers. That is the
opinion we expressed on the first receipt of this
intelligence by the telegraph, and that opinion is
strengthened to demonstration by the perusal of
the Russian despatches. The entry of the com-
bined fleets into the Black Sea is, then, in our
eyes, the natural and inevitable consequence of this
outrage ; a'nd, if they have already quitted their
anchorage in the Bosphorus; they have dbubtless
full instructions to oppose by force every attempt
on, the part of the Russian. navy to renew hostili-
ties. That a collision will ensue when naval forces
are placed in such a position is extremely probable ;
and the Emperor of Russia, foreseeing that such a
result cannot long be avoided, unless ho with-
draws his fleet altogether from the sea, may anti-
cipate it by the declaration of a rupture. The
manner in which these attacks have been 'con-
ducted, and the tone in which these victories have
been celebrated, is sufficient proof that the Empe-
ror will not easily desist from this war ; and,
though we regret none of the protracted efforts
which have been made to avert so great an evil,
we are not the less prepared to meet it in the last
resort by a vigorous resistance.

of the sea coast is t

tape which can be gained by either of the belligerents in
Asia, and that success must eventually rest with the
Power which is able to land reinforcements as often as
occasion may require: The " Russiandake," when com-
manded by the fleets of Great Britain and France, will
become a, secure highway for Turkish transports ; nor
will the catastrophe at Sinope be matter for unqualified
regret, should it lead to the complete humiliation of
Muscovite arrogance on the element which has recently,
been the scene of its disgraceful triumph. For the wis-
dom' and vigour of the instructions which have been
given to the allied fleets, we have sufficient guarantee in
the character of our own Government, and in the un-
questioned sincerity of the French Emperor ; and for
faithful execution, we may as implicitly rely on the
ardour, the loyalty, and the courage of our sailors and
their gallant comrades.

( From the Morning Chronicle.)
The experience which we have lately had of 'Russian
mendacity fully justifies an absolute refusal to believe
any statement contained in bulletins concocted at St.
Petersburg until they have received confirmation from
some trustworthy authority—a period which, as a
general rule, never arrives. We may be left for a while
in uncertainty as to the precise quantity or qu-lity of
falsehood which it may have suited his Imperial Ma-
jesty to produce from his inexhaustible stores for the
edification of the " orthodox Christians" whom he go-
trb-iu the course of a few days we usually gain
throle'bOrre6t information, and not only learn the truth,
but perceive that there were very intelligiole reasons
for its perversion. From a despatch of Prince Androni-
koff, published in our second edition of yesterday, it would
evidently appear that the exploits of that gallant general
and his devoted followers, in the regions of the Caucasus,
have been something more than "remarkable and very
particular." It is not indeed asserted that " they climbed
up hills almost perpendicular," but we arc told that they
discovered the enemy entrenched " in an inaccessible po-
sition; strengthened by a number of batteries" that, in de-
fiance of grape-shot and musketry, they crossed the river
Poskhoff-Tchai, " the water of which came up to their
armpits"—and that the result of a struggle of eleven
hours was the utter rout of the Ottoman forces. The
loss of the Turks is modestly estimated at 1,000 ; while
that of the conquerors was, at the date of the despatch,
not known to exceed 40.
Those who are inclined to believe in this " most
extraordinary, and, it may be said, unheard-of feat of
arms"—as it is very justly styled by the victorious
chronicler—are of course at liberty 'to enjoy their
opinion ; but there can be little doubt that the story, if
it has any foundation whatever in fact, is most grossly
exaggerated. We have not as yet accurate intelligence
from the seat of war in Asia, of so recent a date as that
assigned to Prince Andronikoff's exploit (November 26);
but there is good reason to believe that the result of
previous contests had been exceedingly different
from that which is alleged to have attended the
operations of that valiant and imaginative war-
rior. The repeated attacks which have been
made on Fort Saint Nicholas afford a sufficient
answer to those who have underrated its importance to
both the belligerents. Again and again the Russians
have attempted to recover that position, but they have
always been repulsed with considerable loss. The Turk-
ish commanders in Asia appear to have conducted their
operations in the most vigorous manner, while they have
possessed many peculiar facilities for effective action. In
Georgia, they have found a friendly population ready to
receive them with open arms, and they have prudently
availed themselves of this advantage by making simul-
taneous attacks in different parts of the country. It
might be premature at present to rely implicitly on the
reports which have been received as to the advance of
the various divisions of their force ; but we announced,
a few days ago, that the detachment which crossed the
frontier at Alexandropol bad succeeded in repulsing the
fortress, and subsequent accounts have confirmed our
enemy and in confining them within the walls •f the
statement.
With such fair prospects of success in Asia—with an
army on the banks of the Danube which, according to
the most recent account, exceeds 100,000 in number,
and with a general possessing the abilities which Omer
Pacha has throughout displayed—the Turks will not
be "disposed towards peace" by the atrocity committed
at Sinope. The Sultan's Ministers have, from the first,
been desirous of terminating the war on honourable
terms, but we must not rely too confidently on their
power to control the ardour of their countrymen. At
Smyrna, and at various places in its neighbourhood, the
green flag of the Prophet has been displayed, in de-
fiance of the authorities ; and if the contest be prolonged,
Muscovite fanaticism will be met by a religious enthu-
siasm,eabneyenointhfineritreela
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gravest magnitude, but a deep stain upon
single demand of Russia, hitherto refused, oughtreason,
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to have left the Porte, in the first instance, to terminate,
as best she might, the quarrel forced upon her
byherpower-
fulirminate,
neighbour, if our interference were, after toendin
coercing her under the pretence of protection.' What-
ever may at times have been the feeling of Continental
States towards our own t be
country—natural ry —natural as it may
that our own sentiments and •
our actions should occa-
sionally be misinterpreted by nations whose position and
interests are wholly different from our own—we have
hitherto been respected in the world, and we have a clia•
meter to lose. Action, prompt, energetic, aild decisive.
will save and will raise that character—vacillation or
timidity at the present crisis would ruin it beyondteGerer-
-demption. We may hope for the assistance
ofh
with
man Powers—we shall most
gladly act
iiiiieast concert
not allow
them if they are willing to act—but
w
any hesitation on their part to check our own exertions.
Conjointly with France, we
have the liberty, as well as
to our care, and we
the civilisation of Europe
confided
cannot, without the deepest dishonour,
_ be the be faithless toour
victory of
trust. The triumph of _Russiawould
barbarous despotism ; while the success of Turkey will
favour our commerce, will leave the balance of power
l blow on a Power whose
a powerful
intact, and will inflict
intrigues have been the source of perpetual
andembarrass-
vexation to us wherever it could find scope for
i n
them xercise of its baneful influence.
We should neglect our duty did we not thus emphati-
cally express our opinion that the time for vigorous mea-
sures has arrived. Both on this side of the Channel and
on the other, the long respite which has been allowed to
Russia is producing serious discontent ; nor is it unim-
portant to observe that, in each country, rumour throws

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lives of two midshipmen who were attacked by assassins,by disarming them (although he was hi
elf unarmed)by.
Whilst mate of the Britannia, at Plymouth, he frac-
tured a leg and two ribs by saving a boat that drove
on shore in a gale. As a lieutenant he served two years
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siege and capture of the Morea Castle. lie was favour.
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also in the Blonde during the cruise in the Black Sea in
1829. His next service was in the Beacon, surveying
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Hope engaged in the chase and capture of 142 pirates
(out of 200), eight boats, and six pieces of cannon, the
Beacon's force was 40 men and officers. He then com-
manded the Magpie, on the same survey, from 1836 to
1842, was promoted in the latter year, and from 1844
to 1847 commanded the Bonetta, in further surveys in
the Mediterranean. In this last service in the Archi-
pelago, Commander,Brock built for the use of the ser-
vice, at his own expense, a schooner of 20 tons, which
vessel when ordered home he sold at a great -loss ; •
neither cost nor loss was ever made up to hist.
Captain Brock is the grandson of the late distills
guished Admiral Lord De-Saumarez, and we think the
service will admit that a better selection at this juncture
could not have been made for the special services re-
quired to be performed. We trust that the gallant
officer's work will be in the Black Sea.—Af or:ing
Herald.

NAVAL INT ELLIGENQE.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 22. -
The Fairy Royal yacht, Capt. the Hon. Joseph Den-
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Cowes, about half-past 10, on their return to Windsor
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commanded by Major English. At a quarter-past 11
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faulty and inconvenient accommodation for the Royal
train. It run so close to the reception-rooms, that when
the train is long, as it necessarily is when the Royal
suite is numerous, the carriage doors cannot be opened
unless the train is adjusted to the opening of the farads
with the greatest nicety. On the last occasion Lord
Alfred Paget had a very narrow escape ; as it was, the
door was broken. On another occasion we saw the or-
na,inental work of the Royal carriage torn off the top
by contact with the edge of the roof of the covered way
to the landing place ; and to-day the steps to the coupi
of the state carriage could not he let down owing to the
wretched construction of the platform. It seems not a
little disreputable that while her Majesty's poorest sub-
jects have in a majority of cases a covered station to
alight or take the train at, the Queen is exposed to cold
and wet for the want of similar accommodation.

A well got up "yarn" about a snake having issued
from a seaman's mouth in the Royal Naval Hospital at
Haslar having obtained extensive circulation, we are
authorised to give it a positive contradiction. The
authorities have been much annoyed by numerous letters
applying for the particulars.

The Princess Charlotte, 104, was removed from the
fitting basin on Wednesday evening, and placed along-
side the dockyard jetty.
The Caesar, . 90, screw steam-ship, was undocked this
morning, and placed under the shears in the factory
basin, to further her fitting.
The Russian corvette Navarin has hauled off to reship
her stores from the Blonde hulk, and will go to Spit-
head, and thence to sea to-morrow, if possible.
The annual bounty of 501., left by Lieutenant-General
Lord Frederic Fitzclarence (ex-Lieutenant-Governor
of Portsmouth), was distributed yesterday, by a com-
mittee of the Town Council, among 447 applicants, chiefly
widows of seamen, soldiers, and marines. One of the
recipients was an ld woman who was in the battle of
the battle of the Nile, her husband having been a cook
on board one of the ships.

PLYMOUTH, DEC. 22.
Her Majesty's screw schooner Rifleman, 8, Com-
mander Christian, came into harbour yesterday to make
good defects. She is leaky, and her rigging is slack.
The paddle-wheel steam-vessel Sidon, 22, Captainstofo
sugarnr
e,awndhh left
indigo f o
Portsmouth.
Madrasr
Indo
is in the Sound. At St. Helena, on the Ist of Novem-
ber, was the ship Duke, from Calcutta for Liverpool ;
the barques Domitia and Gratitude, from Madras for
London ; the Prince of Wales, from Singapore for Li.
eveninghh n
verpool; the Countess of Elgin, from Bombay for Lin.
don ; and the Thetis, from Mauritius for London, re.
pairing damages received off the Cape of Good Mope.
The steam-sloop Stromboli, 6, left St. Helena Novem-
ber 2, for the Cape and China. The Admiral was at
Ascension. Spoke, November 9, lat. 0.29 S., long. 17
W., the 'steam-shipAustralian, 22 days from London for
Sydney, all well ; November 13, lat. 0.22 N., long.
19.50 W., the bark Thomasine, 39 days from London
for Vancouver's Island ; November 23, lat. 21.37 N.,
long. 31.40 W., the ship Otawa, 96 days from Callao for
London ' • December 16, lat. 46.23 N., long. 14.6 W.,
the bark Flora, from Hawk's Bay for Madeira ; and
December 15, lat. 45.50 N., long. 15.38 W., the brig
Skeringvor, 56 days from Buenos Ayres for England.
The merchant brig Heroine, Captain Cox, from Algoa
Bay 18th of October, and St. Helena Ist of November,
was outside the port yesterday, bound to London. She,
spoke, 25th of October, off Cape Agullas, the Trafalgar,
from Colombo for London. Left St. Helena in company
with the ship James Carson, bound to Liverpool.

WOOLWICH, DEC. 22.
APPOINTMENTS.

dmmoiur at
111 ofj .t
hwe 13. lapel:
—Thomas S. Brock (1850), additional, to the
or launching at Deptford 4°61"
Commander-in-Chief on the
13. Dundas, C. 8.,
Sea.
of the Hannibal, 90, screw
rßarnei
et aa:nntuastation,
b
Chief Engineer.—Thomas Bunions, at present is
'asthpipresoefntViateteh-A;
yard, to the Cressy, 80, screw steam-sbip, at Sheen
Assistant-Engineer.—John W, Carpenter; of the sec
120,
anfida
class, and William Smiley, -of the third class,- to- tho,
Cressy.
ecltieaarnig es
ship,
tnhoewready machineryf

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Assistant-Surgeon.
MeNdaitvearlreanaedaentsis.
from the Impregnable, 104, flag-ship at evonport, to
to the Royal George, ialiro
the Banshee mail-packet, fitting at Woolwich for the
Richard P. Chapman (1848),
Devon-
port ; and A. J. French to the Princess Royal, 90,
screw steam-ship at Portsmouth.
Gunner--Edward Owen, to the Cyclops, steam-frigate,
,Msc.rLewatisiaternamansdhilip .arDeeelvitiogn:
preparing at Sheerness for service on the Mediterranean
I station.
Boatswain.—James Morris, to the Cyclops.
Carpenter.—John Whalebone, to the Cyclops.
PROMOTIONS.
wymses, Assistant-Engineer of the third class;
is
to second class, for service in the Banshee.
William promotedFurnell, Assistant-Engineer of the second
class, is
ilesiarni promoted to be acting first class Assistant-En-
gineer, for service in the Pigmy paddle-wheel steams,
vessel, of 100-horse power, at Woolwich.
Lieutenant Henry Eyre Wyatt Lane, and the usual
number of non-commissioned officers and 40 privates of
the Woolwich division, have been placed under orders
to hold themselves in readiness to proceed to Sheerness,
to embark for service iu the Cressy, 80, screw steam-
ship, at that port.

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WANTED.—A .COUNTRY COTTAGE, y 01,`_,IDON . AND- NO...PH-WESTERN and bio)parponboklobtfieya_fhneat theeirmrndoeowfdlitthoefoDcrtoarnnevsuesber-to,f:iwß-hitorachi:ow
their left wine. In Asia, the s the blame on the other. France cannot endure th elusion of ships of war from that channel jefor illikkeyS
war with any naval power."
-"On the other hand, the alliance being Russia
a-fuas 7lay:
fora Permanency, by Lady day or Midsummer, on any of _cil MIDLAND RAILWAYS. n a. trite: de pent. thought that _England should reproach her with inosuinr:
cerity; and a corresponding feeling prevails among
defensive Ruisia involves Turkey in any war in which
the,South-Eastern branches, within twenty miles of London and three . CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
acoctvieormstlifoe
passageiight,in :vllich the -Rtissians
of a station, containing at least tryo good sitting and font or five be ' DAY, TICgETS issued em SATURAAT,tbe 24th instant,. and in,-
rain until ,
l vigour, and several •
selves. , The pendin,,,,, negotiations for peace have, indeed,
9 2te7rivheinstningandtays, will be available by at T ' TUESDAY, the - . 0.,
MARK IMISIL• eided advanta,re. Their Ili
bulletins are evideiitly she may herself be engaged."
And. " Tui key could. not refuse to open her channels
hitherto interposed a restraint on the Western Powers
war has been carried.. on -.tl ' 't"
chaise-ilGon.swoeuladnd,itstaballeantatasealhaell:
(I.l,Alantioti.leac-fasplha:setiuolecir
gross exab-ggerations, but we aro inclined to believe
ura ) e to the
claim a de- which it wouTd have been wrong to disregard ; but the
. . .
IV Order.
to the ilcutS of 1 • all " This totally puts au end to
iflarocacnoatifEneifidiletovilsorit:tali:ballierteTh,atdhro;gfsso;lnoatndessgeonotalalw. a
tifear rlentidrisedpeashitaubattet.on
General Manarrer's omee.
y o nine sun-divided, inassa,cre. of. Sinew, the amsault, on Alairschiu, and the
the plea, that the treaty excludes Russia from the Medi-
Aiddtresbs,
with full particulars, to M. 'l'. Y., 33, Erydges-street, C?Vent-garden.
Euston Station, 12th December, 18;3. . ..
red the aspect of 1(2 y.
captu_re of the aud adjacent to that town—all dlibe
, •
OYAL`DANISH RAILWAY.--First Section. he
LONDON & SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.. that t result of these engagements, in the last '
rately undertaken while these negotiations were known terranean. It does no such thine
"The maritime nations of Europeb; were quite pre-
her NOTICE IS of GIVEN, That the HALF-YEARLY • CHRIST:dAS HOLIDAYS. week of November, was unfaxo 11
and ill-commanded by officers who at%) not even wThhicehfaimnailyi.ahreretofore have been pared to leave in the hands of Turkey the control of the
INTEREST, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, to the 31st Decenr-
ORDINARY ,DOUELE OURNEY TICKETA !sated at ALL Turks. The Turkish arm is to list ' ' '
, 1853, on the Capital paid upon the Shares of this Company, will
STATIONS on SATURDAY, 2.1 d, and SUNDAY, 25th inst., will • i politicand discreet, Would, if persisted iir, be alike un-
tanoff:isaebires.anlidiTidli•osgreinraesaecset—finoihn.ave wholly alte
be payable at the Company's Offices, 84, King William-street, on navigation of her own channels •, but they did
not con-
be available f6r the 4teturn Ammo" until the following Thursday aphorism that pre= • -
and after the 2d Jannary, 1e54. It is necesst ry that the Certificates
aggression affords the
oonn ityh
ec chance template and have not admitted (practically they have)
(29th instant), inclusive ' agreed on their plan of operations ; and the sue- paration .for war is a sufficient security for the main- - • • .
of Shares ho left two dear days for examlnatin, Br.c., prelrionsly to • the acquisition by Russia of a right to usurp that power,.
SPECIAL RETURN TICKET' at Single. Faro (with the addi- cessive actions fought by General Andronikoff and t t le tO the quarrel
delivering the Warrants for the Interest due.enance o peace, is not applicable
GEORGE GRENFELL GLYN, Chairman. lion of a small booking fee), are issued every Saturday and Sunday, Prince Beboutoff show that the enemy fell on se •,-ates the world.. With Russia for
ci and it is obviously not fitting that she should possess it."
C. MOLLER, Secretary. at Waterloo and Vauxhall stations, to WLNDSOR, and also to all pa- which note agitates "The treaty of Unklar Skelessi constitutes Russia the • '' A
stations bele,* Woking, and are available for return on either of these rate divisions of the Turkish forces. One corps our antagonist, war, boldly •a,nd vigorously prosecuted,
London, Dec. 15, 1853.
has already retreated in disorder on Kars, and wevirtualof T 1 "
protector Turkey."
-ey.
days, or the following Monday. Rsollassiailto
Now, be it remembered that the treaty so cbaracterised
ROYAL DANISH RAILWAY.—First Section. .-,• . By order. adhere to the opinion we have already expressed, went immunity from intrigues, which are baffled in one by one of our most distinguished and able Eastern
ARCM). SCOTT, Traffic Manager.
) tion have made iin another—from wanton
that we shall shortly hear of the Russians march- quarter only to be renewed diplomatists, • Ipartof series of iniquitous is on y a -
Waterloo Stall 15th Dec.,
on, ec.18,34
Third Call of 3/. per Share will be due on ,
TKIRD CALL of 3/. per Share, making 12/ paid. Notice
is Hereby Given, That theillci on Erzeroum. It is entirely useless, and indeedoverwhelm-
caekeorf
Powers—fro
Eanurope penile-
the 2d January, 1854. . 9 ing deluge of barbarism,few rangements which httve in a lone course of years been
which may destroy, in a forced down the throat of the Turk—that every one of
Shareholders will be required to deposit their Certificates of Shares F XPORTERS to to disguise the fact that the Turks
mischievous,
~„ campaigns, the progress which humanity and civilisa-
at the Offic,es of the Company, 84, King William•street, on and after
I DIE§, dATE, gic.—Gemaine YARI BLO ATERS .
_LOUTH
AUSTRALIA, - EAST IN-
have sustained on these occasions great reversesthese so-called •
treaties are virtually abrogated by the
therm instant, between the houre of Ten and TwO ' lock, when a
For terms apply to Tnomes LETTIS, FlBll Merchant, Great Yarmouth. as everybody expected they would be in so one urtl declaration of war—and that we Englishmen are by our
call Letter will be delivered. • Upon production of the Banker's Re- q , called upon to enter the field • hromantic Elm -
with any own act prepared to coerce our all to renew them all.
ceipt at the Offices of the Company. the Certificates will be returned, ............. „,,,,,s, • a struggle ; but they have at least shown a spirit pathy for our heterodoxa t tt t
allies. We nee no a enIP Let England ponder
Gu:o3linst :1117:h:he:in,: andll3 with the Call endorsed thereon as paid. CARMARTHEN and CARDIGAN RAIL- and courage not to be surpassed by more civilised to disguise from ourselves the fact that a nation of
Shareholders are feminded that Interest at the rate of 5 per cent. Let her look back to the •
agents in the treaty of
disgraceful proceedings of her
lent be charged on all Galls in arrear after the 2el January, 1854. WAY Arid R . nAnuoua ISI.PROVEMENT nations. Oriental origin will be vet 1
a man centuries. We are not
y ong before it overcoMes the
" GEORGE GRENFELL GLYN, Chairman. COMPANY.—Notice is ;CARDIGAN that the period for receiving Such are the facts upon which the Governments of moral and social disadvantages against which it has to act.d
ifi
C. MuLLER, Secretary. APPLICATJONS for snAtms in the above Company is,extendedsected at the beginning of this attic!®• • and then if she
London, 15th Dec., 1853. until SATURDAY, the 24th Inst., to which day applications will be England and France, and p their re resentatives at struggle •; but we may safely point to 1' ustory, and ask is not prepared to betray Turkey as she betrayed'P • Persia,
received in the following form:— whether the proeress of any other
the Porte, are now called upon.to take a prompt . . . country has been, let her put her foot on the programme of the second
LIINDOSTAN.—CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. To the Lirectors. of the Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway and decision. About three weeks ago we ventured
within the last few, years, more wisely '
directed, more -Vienna conference, in which, unless she does so, she is
Carderait Harbour Improvement Company.substantial
. , rapid, or more than that of Turkey,
ILJIL —Ey payticular request, this GRAND 510VING DIORAMA,
Gentlen'en,—l -request that you wilt allot to me . shams in strongly to urge our own Government to consider,l
dominions we find no B b. essara ia and no Poland—
from CALCUTTA to the HIMALAYA, is now OPEN DAILY, at 3 ,„_.citil
is Company; and I hereby agree to take that, or any less nom- and to determine, if necessary, by a convention,acted in the first.
freedom has been largely extended—and 'fa ...a.
and 8 o'clock, at the Asiatic Gallery, Baker-street Bazaar, ' Portman- "'
her that in-,3, be slatted to me, and to pay the deposit of 1/. Is.
_,_., , Wi. muck in
f +he interference to which I. —. .
square. Adfnission, Is., 25., and 2s. 6d. Doors open half au hour
per share, and All calls thereon, 'and. se\ •the parliamentary I.lls9ccasion and c-dent 0- - her executive Government which requires amendment - ' e...e• • • ,
before each exhibition. Schools half price.—The Diorama Is for
contract aut. Subscribers' agreement when rtatdred by you. it StilitiS Collllllitted and. :I._ ' friaajn. w a that
religious tolerance has been the principle of her 1 • ' THE MEDITERRANEAN SURVEY. ' ''aA.f
Sale; for particulars, apply by letter to the Secretary. Dated this day of , 1853. nterference is to be conducted, should it extend. lion, and her Christian subjects will not fail duly t
egisla- . ,
The Admiralty, it would appear, have determined on . ..,
Name in full ......
MIR. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC, , , • Address .....
, renewing the efficient survey of the Mediterranean, and. • ,
Profession
LIU TO-NIGHT (FRIDAY), and EVERY EVENING (ex-
, Reference ......... • • .... -.. -Captain Thomas Saumarez Brock
eepe S-aturcirte) atßlght;,gnd TUESDAY, I.IIITIViDILY and SA- , : - .-t ' - -• 4 _ • a.. eventual agreement that
of
nature might rather We have already stated our belief that the combined ships have appointed
TURDAY MORNINGS, at Two. Stalls, 35., which can ht. fel:on from ..- 0 WEN BOA EN, Secretary.
have strengthened than impaired the 'negotiation fleet „ s here err this, entered the Euxine ; and it cannot (1850), additional to the Britannia, 120, flag-ship in the -
a plan at the box office, every day, from Eleven to Four; Area, 25. ; Offices of the Company, 29, Threadneedle-street, London.
be doubted that they have instructions to secure for our Mediterranean, for this special service. Captain Brock
Gallery, Is, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. for peace. The events which have since occurred who is ,
allies uninterrupted communication with their maritime well known as a first-rate surveying officer,
- . render such. a definite agreement still more essen- - enter
• Just published, Bvo., in cloth, price 55., by post free 6s. provinces, whilst, in case of any aggressive
movement entered the navy in 1815, passed his examination in
LATJRENT'S CASINO, RGYLE ROOJAIS, rrIHE PATHOLOGY and RATIONAL TREAT- tial. Are we, or are we not, bound to undertake
on the part of the enemy, active assistance will be given . -
182‘) and
, . served three years and a half in the Forte
(Lessee, .Crra.s. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Fmaam-road), i MENT of STRICTURE of the URETHRA, in all its Varie- to which we
the defence of the Ottoman empire,
to the Porte. A glance at the with S r The
map will show that th© . . ' mas Cochrane in the West Indies. Whilst
—The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON'.
and Complications. With Practical Observations OR the Use and are net committed by any positive defensive alli- in this chip he saved a
any will enntinim (men every evenint. with LA.URENT's ties Tl,A4hvl ThetrnmnlA4.o Tha c. ill.. ••a v. „ . command of the sea coast is the most important advan- . -
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