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RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was con-
vened to take place yester..ay at the company's offices,
York-road, Lambeth, but there not being a sufficient
number of proprietors present to form a quorum, it was
adjourned.

Mr. WooLmErt said, that although there were not a
sufficient number of shareholders present to constitute a
meeting, s till he should be very happy to give any pro-
prietors any information they might require, and he had
no doubt that Mr. Chaplin, the Chairman of the London
and South-Western Railway Company, would also state
the views of that company with respect to their present
position. They required some money from the South-
Western Railway Company to enable them to pay the
five per cent. which it was understood had been guaran-
teed to them during the construction of their line.
Mr. CHAPLIN said he did not feel himself justified in
promising any funds under present circumstances. They
had taken counsel's opinion on the matter, and it had
been brought forward at their last general meeting on
the Sith of August. Be thought the best plan they could
adopt would be, to appoint a committee on their part to
look into the opinions of the counsel, and see what was
tnoar, expedient to be done. They could do nothing
until they had called a special meeting of their proprie-
tors (which they intended to do this autumn), for the
directors had pledged themselves not to take any steps
without the sanction of me proprietors at a special
meeting to be called for that purpose. The point would
then be set at rest.

Ater some further conversation the proprietors
separated.

COLCHESTER AND STOUR VALLEY.

Yesterday the half-yearly general meeting of the
shareholders in this company was held at their new
offices, Church-street, Colchester, Mr. T. L'Estranee
Ewen, the chairman of the board of directors, presiding.
Mr. G. BAWTREE, the secretary, read the report,
which was as follows:
" Immediately after the period for the intended half-
yearly meeting in February last, your directors obtained
the opinion of counsel as to the possibility of legally
convening an ordinary general meeting of the sharehol-
ders in place of the one which ought to have been held,
but that opinion being decidedly against the legality of
such a meeting, it called, it was convidered more prudent
to abstain from assembling the shareholders under cir-
cumstances which might have thrown suspicion on the
validity of their proceeding. No practical difficulty,
however, has been found to result from the want
of such ordinary general meeting, because the di-
rectors could at any time have called a special
meeting of the shareholders, and nothing would have
given them greater pleasure than the exercise of
this power had the circumstances of the company re-
quired such a proceeding. But the directors regret to
say that at present such circumstances have not arisen,
for although so long ago as February last they hoped
that a few weeks would enable them to ascertain . all

the existing claims on the company, events had proved,
notwithstanding all their perseverance and assiduity to
effect it, that the intervening months have not been
sufficient to furnish that result. The shareholders have
already become acquainted with this fact from the cir-
cular which has been sent with the accounts; and what-
ever degree of disappointment may be felt, that in that
respect the directors have not been able to redeem their
promises, they can assure the shareholiers that the pre-
sent delay has been anything but prejudicial to their in-
terests. The directors are still endeavouring to bring
about a satisfactory settlement with the contractor, and
they feel so strong a belief that that will soon be eff-cted,
that they intend to propose the adjournment of this
meeting until Thursday, October 3, pledging themselves
that in the meanwhile they will use their best efforts to
present to the shareholders, seven days before that date,
such an account of the entire expenditure of, and claims
upon the railway company as was promised in February
last. The Eastern Union Railway Company at once met
the request of the directors for the payment of the sum
on account of rent due to this company; and you will
see by the published statement of accounts that the sum
of 2,0001. was paid by them, which your directors lost
no time in appropriating to those shareholders who have
paid up their calls to June 23, 1849. The directors hope
soon to receive a further sum on account of rent due. In
the prospect of soon meeting you again, your directors
have only to repeat the expression of their anxiety to
close the capital account of the company with as little
delay as is consistent with a due regard to the interests
of the subscribers."

Appended to the report was a statement of the receipts
and disbursements, from December 31, 1849, to June 30,
1850. The total amount received during the half-year
had been 6,9881. 6s. 9,1., while the expenditure during
the same period had been 6,918/. 7s. 6d. The revenue
account stood as follows:—Dr. To interest to warrants
paid, 757/. 1 ls. 10d.; balance, 1,242/. Bs. 2d.; total,
2,0001. Cr. By cash, of Eastern Union Company, on
account of rent, 2,0001. The following were the arrears
on calls up to June 30, 1850:—First call, 6401. 19s. 3d.;
second call, 1,348/. Os. 11d.; third call, 1,670/. 10s. 11d.;
fourth call, 2,1901. 12s. 2d.; fifth call, 1,687/. 16s. Id.;
sixth call, 2.5571. 10s.; seventh call, 3,204 L 14s. Making
a total of arrears on calls of 13,300/. 3s. 4d.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re-
port, said, that many shareholders who were at present
absent would have attended the meeting to-day had it
not been for a circular which Mr. Bawtree at the re-
quest of the directors had sent to the shareholders, ex-
pressing their ;regret that they were not able to for-
ward that statement of the entire liabilities of the com-
pany which they promised in February last, owing
mainly to the fact that the negotiations with the con-
tractor bad not yet been brought to a close, and infor-
ming them also of the directors' intention to propose
the adjournment of the meeting. Personally he (the
Chairman) telt mess deeply the circumstance of not
being eble to present the accounts to the present meet-
ing. The directors hoped, however, to meet their
constituents in October, when everything regarding the
state of the company should be laid before them.—
(Cheers.) All that was necessary for him to do now was,
to call upon the shareholders to adopt the report which
had been read. _

Mr. C. HAWKINS seconded the motion, and the report
was accordingly agreed to.
A motion tor the adjournment of the meeting to the day
recommended by the directors was carried, and the meet-
ing separated after awarding a vote of thanks to the
chairman of the board.

sent meeting had no power to go into the question: It
had been fully discussed at the board, and there could by
no doubt that the point was fully settled.
Mr. ASTON thought it hard upon the Stour Valley
propri,loTS.

. Mr. P. %VILLIAMS contended that it was the interest of
all parties under present circumstances to content them-
i,el,es with low dividends, with the view to reduce the
amount of money borrowed at high rates of interest.
Ultimately, the shareholders in the Stour Valley line
would b,:t gainers by this mode of proceeding, for they
would partake proportionately in the profits of the Lon-
dolt and North•W,,stern Company.
After some uuitnpoittnt conversation the resolution
was carried, and the meeting separated.

BANQUET TO THE LORD MAYOR
OF LONDON AT .SOUTHAMPTON.
SOUTHAMPTON. AUGUST 27.—The brief account of
the festivities at Southampton yesterday, in honour of
the visit of the Lord Mayor of London to that ancient
borough, having been dispatched by the six o'clock P.M.
train, I was unable to give any particulars relative to the
banquet.
The guests arrived in rapid succession soon after six
o'clock, and as each visitor's name was announced he
was introduced by Mr. Andrews, the"
Mayor, to his
Lordship—a ceremony which occupied some little time,
as his Lordship courteously entered into familiar con-
versation with many he had some previous acquaintance
with. Although the dinner was to have taken place at
half-palt six precisely, it was past seven before the
guests were ushered into the banqueting-room,. in con-
sequence of the non-arrival of the Lord Mayor of Dublin
(who had signified his intention of being present) and
the Solicitor General, Sir Alexander Cockburn; the
latter of whom, however, made his appearance soon after
the guests were seated, and took his place to the right of
the mayor.
The Mayor was supported on his right by the Lord
Mayor, .Lord Dudley Stuart, Sir John Barker Mill,
Bart., Captain Mangles, M.P., W. Chaplin, Esq., M.P.,
Dr. Wilson, &c.; and on the left of his Worship were
Lord George Lennox, the Dean of Winchester, Colonel
Freestun, M.P, Thomas Chamberlayne, Esq., Charles
Brett, Esq., &e.
The banquet was one of the most recherchg descrip-
tion, and reflected much credit upon the liberal caterer,
Mr. Fisk, of the High-street. There were no less than
six bucks killed for the occasion, besides a profusion of
every delicacy of the season, including a plentiful supply
of grouse.

The wines placed on the table were Moat's Cham-
pagne, Lafitte Claret, Hock (still and sparkling), Moselle
(ditto), Burgundy, Bucellas, Port, and Sherry.
At the conclusion of the repast, " Non nobis Domino"
was effectively given by Messrs. Cross and Co., of Win-
chester, who also in the course of the evening sang se-
veral beautiful glees.
Amongst the company present, we observed Lord
Dudley Stuart, Lord George Lennox. Hon. Arthur
Arundel, Major Colt, Captain Mangles, M.P., W. Chap-
lin, M.P., E. I. Hutchins, M.P., Captain Lacey, Sir A.
J. Cockburn, M.P., B. M. Willcox, Esq., M.P., Captain
Yolland, Sheriff Nicoll, Sheriff Lawrence, Dean of Win-
chester. Sir J. B. Mill, Bart., Thomas Chamberlayne,
Esq., Colonel Freestun, John Fleming, Esq., T. W.
Fleming, Esq., James Fleming, Esq., C. Brett, Esq., W.
D. Starling, Esq., Stone, Esq., Captain Yelverton,
Etwall, Esq., W. Betts, Esq., T. L. Harman Esq.,
W. M. Thackeray, Esq., Rev. T. L. Snapcott, Rev, H.
Brookfield, Rev. 11. Tayor, the two Dry. Buller, Dr.
Clark, Dunn, Esq., E. Hornison, Esq., Bulpett,
Esq., W. H. Newman, Esq., T. H. Edwards, Esq., J.
Hunt, Esq., C. E. Deacon, Esq., town clerk, Captain
Norton, F. Patterson, Esq., J. Warner, Esq., C. Sea-
grove, Esq., the Mayors of Christchurch, Newport,
Portsmouth, Romsey, Salisbury, Winchester, Newark,
Basingstoke, Lymington, Yarmouth, Cambridge, and
Hereford, and the whole of the Aldermen and Coun-
cillors of the borough, with one or two exceptions, &c.
At the lower end of the room, over the entrance, a
spacious gallery was erected, hich was filled with
ladies, who evidently were much pleased with the scene.
The MAYOR, in giving the first toast, said that he did
so With extreme pleasure and satisfaction, knowing that
around him was gathered so large a number of the prin-
cipal authorities of the kingdom, inclusive of the Lord
Mayor of the chief city of the world.—s(Applause.)
They were at present privileged by living under a
Monarch whom all alike respected and adored, and who
truly lived in the hearts of her people. The time was
gone by when the Sovereign could not visit the Lord
Mayer of London without an escort for his protection
from personal danger. Our present beloved Queen
could now visit the most distant part of the kingdom, free
from, difficulty or apprehension of danger. Ho called on
them to drink " The health of the Queen," which was
drunk with enthusiastic rounds of cheering, the band
playing the National Anthem, and the whole company
joining in the chorus.
The MAYOR said the next toast was one to which he
felt confident they would do equal justice. He was proud
to have the opportunity of proposing the health of " Her
Majesty's Consort," who had, by his various acts done
so much to promote and encourage the arts and manu-
factures, the commerce and agriculture of this country.
—(Applause.) They owed him a lasting debt of grati-
tude. Ile had won for himself the esteem and good
wishes of the whole British people; he had kept aloof
from the hotbed of polisis; he had get them all an ex-
ample, as a husband, a father, and an employer, which
they would do well to follow, It was gratifying to him
(the Mayor) to witness such a gathering round his festive
board as was then assembled in that hall—that being the
birthday of his Royal Highness Prince Albert.—(Cheers.)
It was also pleasing to know that the great industrial
exhibition of 1851, which was conceived in tho mind of
Prince Albert, and communicated to the Lord Mayor of
London, was the means of bringing them together that
evening, and it nothing more resulted from the project
than the opportunities which had been given to the dif-
ferent municipal authorities to meet in fraternal inter-
course, as they had had the pleasure to do that day,
much good would attend it. " The health of Prince Al-
bert. the Prince of Wales, and the other members of the
Royal Family." Drunk with great cheering.
The Mseroa next proposed "The health of her Ma-
jesty's Ministers"—a body of men to whom they were
much indebted for the services they had rendered to the
country. 'One member of that Ministry—a Noble Lord
who had kept this country in peace and tranquillity for
many years, when they had seen other countries torn to
pieces by rebellion and discord—(Applause)—he had
hoped to have had the pleasure of greeting at that festive
board; but he had been in constant communication with
him (the Mayor) till late that afternoon, and important
business alone prevented his attendance at the last. He
hgearvematjheesmty,sthiveiintoisatsetros.f„_"SuirintAleenxsaenedheereCrioncgk.)burn and
Sir A. COCKBURN, her Majesty's Solicitor-General,
briefly responded to the toast. In common with the
Mayor and his guests, he regretted the absence of the
Noble Lord (Palmerston), who he knew, from personal
communication with him, was anxious to be present that
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cause he saw with infinite pleasure the town of South-
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the compliment which had been paid them.—(Cheers.)
The MAYOR next gave the toast of " The Bishop and
Clergy of the Diocese and other Ministers of the Gospel;"
which was responded to by the Rev, the Dean of WIN-
CHESTER.
The MAYOR proposed " The Army and Navy," two
services to which the nation was greatly indebted. No
one was more grateful , than he was to those Ito whom
honour was due; and no doubt many would remember
the unkind expressions that bad been uttered towards
him for the course he had taken when Lord Gough
arrived here from India. He was sorry that the Noble
Lord was not with them that day._(gear,
hear,) A
communication had been held between him and
Lord Gough, and, had he been able, the Noble
Lord would have been present to confute the charges
which had been made against him (the Mayor). The
army and navy bad done much good; but when members
of those services endeavoured to supersede the civil
authorities, the latter ought to be careful to preserve
their rights.—(Hear, hear.) In the case in question,
certain members of the army and navy endeavoured to
supersede the civil authorities of the town, and to cast a
slur on him as chief magistrate. He hoped the services
of the army and navy would never again be required;
but for what they had done they were deserving of gra-
titude, and he hoped they would, cordially drink the
healths of the two services.
The toast having been enthusiastically received,
Lord GEORGE LENNOX responded on behalf of the
army, and Captain YELVERTON, R.N., on the part of
the navy.
The MAYOR called for a bumper for the next toast,
which he might call the toast of the evening, They had
been honoured that day by the presence of the Lord
Mayor of London, and he should be wanting in grati-
tude if he failed to express his sense of the kindness
and honour which his Lordship had thereby conferred
upon him and the town. lie gave them, therefore, the
health of the Lord Mayor of the city of London.—(Tre-
mendous cheering, renewed again and again, the whole
company rising.) That was the most gratifying day
he had ever experienced, and he believed that
in saying that be was uttering the feeling of nine-tenths
of the inhabitants of Southampton.—(Cheers.) The
Lord Mayor had cheerfully responded to his invitation,
and the people of Southampton bad given his Lordship
such a reception, that he trusted that the Lord Mayor's
visit would become an annual o (
ne.— Applause.)
The toast was received with tremendous applause,
which continued for several minutes.
The LORD MAYOR, on rising to return thanks, was
again warmly cheered. He said that if anything would
tend to make a man dumb, or to prevent him from giving
expression to his feelings, it was the manner in which
he had been received that day by the people of
South-
ampton. He really could not express in words his feel-
ings on that occasion. He had been elected Lord Mayor
of the chief city of the world—(Applause)—and if he
did but do his best, and work in a way by which the
honour of the city and the office would be maintained

and justice supported, he should do his duty as well as
he could. As to the show of the office, he put that on
one side, and was only anxious to do his duty to his fel-
low-citizans.—(Cheers.) They would permit him to say
how pleased and gratified he was at his reception, and
the whole proceedings of that day. It almost made him
a proud man. At all events he should return to London
'a greater man in his own consideration, for to receive
the applause of his fellow-countrymen in the handsome
manner in which toe people of Southampton had ren-
dered it that day, was indeed a gratifying thing. He
again expressed the pleasure and gratification he felt,
and thanked them all most heartily for the honour they
had done hire.
The MATE next proposed "The hPalth of the Mem-
bers for the borough of S.q.itharnpton," which was briefly
responed to by B. M. Wria.cox, Esq. •
The LORD Maxon again rose, and said he was about
to propo,e the health of a gentkman to whom the people
of Southampton looked up with pleasure, to whom they
all owed suit and service—" The health f tn, it worthy
Chairman."—(Great applause.) He was sure that it was
only necessary to mention his name, and they would ex-
press more in their approbation than he could do were he
able to address them fora fortnight. They had done so,
and he would therefore only say how thankful they
ought to be for the happiness they had all enjoyed under
his auspices that afternoon.—(Great cheering.)
The MAYOR, in a few remarks, acknowledged the
compliment, and thanked the Lord Mayor and his other
distinguished guests for the honour they had conferred
upon him by their attendance at the proceedings of that
day. He hoped the Lord Mayor was pleased with the
picturesque scenery in the neighbourhood of Southarep-
ton which he had that day seen, and with the whole
proceedings. He hoped he Should 'see many more such
assemblies before the great exhibition of 1851, and for
many years afterwards.—(Applause.) ,
G. LAISHLEY, Esq., in a neat speech, proposed " The
Worshipful the Mayors who have honoured the banquet
with their presence, and the municipal institutions of the
kingdom.'
The Mayor of WINCHESTER responded to the toast,
which was warmly received.
Mr. Sheriff TUCKER, in a few complimentary remarks,
proposed " The healthy of the Sheriffs for London and

Middlesex," which met with a most hearty reception.
Mr. Sheriff .LAWRENCE returned thanks on behalf of
himself and his colleague, Mr. Nicoll. They felt highly
honoured and pleased by being permitted to be present
at that festive board; and, if any one thing gave him
more pleasure than another, it was the hope that this
first assembly in the provinces of the Lord Mayor and
Sheriffs of London with the mayors and municipal au-
thorities in the provincial towns would hereafter go on
from year to year.—(Cheers.) By this interchange of
compliments, and these fraternal assemblies, they were
doing great good, and whenever this example should be
followed by the worthy gentlemen whom he saw around
him, he hoped that the sheriffs might be allowed to put
in their claim.---(Laughter and cheery.) With refs.
rence to the exhibition of 1851, he augured much good
from the noble undertaking. People in a small locality
were too apt to faney that they were at the top of the
tree; and it was only when they put foot to foot and
measured their lengths together that they founthhow de-
ficient they were.—(Applause.) The Mayor had al-
luded to the festive hospitality of the Lord Mayor.
Be was sure they could all, in return, compliment him
on the generous hospitality of which they had that even-
ing been the partakers. He had never spent a pleasanter
evening; and, in return for the honour they had done
the sheriffs, he begged to tender them their warmest ac-
knowledgments.
Lord D. STUART next gave the toast of " The People,"
which was drunk with much enthusiasm.
W. M. TRAeHERAY, Esq., proposed " England and
America, may Peace and Commerce long unite them,"'
which was drunk with• much fraternal feeling, and ac-
knowledged by J. R. CROSKEY,
" The Exhibition of 185 t, may success attend it ; "
" The Commerce of London, the chief city of the
world ; " " The Press," and 'several other toasts fol-
lowed, and the festivities were protracted till long after
midnight.

The Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs were loudly cheered
on their departure.
The illuminations of the Bar-gate were very pic-
turesque. Jets of gas surrounded the singular battle-
ments, arches, and windows, so that the shape of them
was seen. A dense crowd lined the High-street during
the whole of the evening on Monday, watching the Bar-
gate, the Banqueting-ball, and the carriages as they se;
down the distinguished company. The state carriages
of the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, and the state liveries of
the servants, excited the greatest curiosity amongst the
poorer classes and the country people, who had evidently
never seen such magnificence before. In several in-
stances the servants were literally obliged to open the
carriages, and let the crowd peep in and feel the cushions
and ornaments inside.

The floral decorations of the Bargneting•hall were
most superb, and all present declared they had never
seen anything resembling it. A great portion' of the
exotics and the moat rare and beautiful plants from
Page's nursery—one of the finest in the south of Eng-
land—were made to contribute to the decorations of the
hall. The whole of the decorations were kindly super-
intended by Mr. Page himself, who is renowned as an
artist in these matters.

THE PEACE CONGRESS.
FRANKFORT-ON-ME-MAINE, Ana. 24.
Notwithstanding the, unfavourable state of the
weather—and it has been an autumnal pour from an
early hour—the meeting was well attended to-day, and
the proceedings closed with considerable eclat. I will
not say that the impression was quite so favourable as
that of yesterday; though the speakers are many, the
topics are comparatively; few, and somewhat of tedium
is the natural result.

The resolutions remaining on the list are the follow-
ing, viz., the fifth and the sixth:—
" 5. This Congress, acknowledging the principle of
non-intervention, recognizes it to be the sole right of
every state to regulate its own affairs.;
" 6. This Congress recommends all the friends of
peace to prepare public opinion in their respective
countries fur the convocation of a congress of the repre-
sentatives of the various states, with the view to the
formation of a code of international law."
A great sensation was created by the appearance in
the tribune ot, the Ojibeeway Chief; whose oration has,
from the first opening of the Congress, been anticipates;
as an extraordinary morcectu. Ile was, dressed in a dark
blue frock, with a scarf across his shoulder, after the old
French Republican fashion, and the metallic plates round
his arm gave a peculiar character to his costume. He
began to talk something after a style which may be
called " Cooper-ish," and was abundant in his allusions
to the "Great Spirit"—his " pale-faced brethren," and
so forth. Soon, however, he dropped the purely
national style, and launched out into general morals and
literature, stating how, while walking round Frankfort,
he had reflected on the miseries of war, and linking
together as eminent men of mind the German poet
Schiller and the American poet Longfellow. His oration
was deliver: d in a grandiloquent style, but its effect was
rather upon the eye than the ear, the great point being
the unwrapping of a mysterious implement which he
had carried about him, and which. in the eyes of
the peacemakers, looked marvellously like a sword.
When he deliberately took off the linen wrapper, and
discovered something which looked rather like a cat-o'-
nine-tails, and which he declared to be an Indian banner
of peace, the acclamations were tremendous. This was
his grand scenic effort. Lie should have stopped here,
but he did nut, and produced an anti-climax. A very
wholesome regulation, published by the Congress, limits
the time during which a speaker is allowed to "keep the
floor" to twenty minutes, but the " stoic of the woods,"
luxuriating iu the sound of his own voice, doubled the
time. This prefte-ion of words caused a reaction, and
the venerable Dr. Jaup, the most urbane President in the
world. mildly limited every future speech to a quarter of
an hour.
Two Germans, 1)r. Bodensee and Dr. Weil, gave in
their speeches an official confirmation of the opinion I
formed from the previous aspect of the assemblies. I
said in my last, that the meeting was not really held in
the face of Germany, but that a body of English-
men, Americans, and Frenchmen were talking among
each other with comparatively little action on
the Germans. The two German gentlemen to
whom I have alluded spoke, one in French,
the other in English, in order to be intelligible in the
midst of Frankfort. This is a striking fact which needs
no comment. The President, Dr. Jaup, is universally
respected as a man of learning and integrity, and Ger-
mans keep dropping in from hour to hour ; but any one
who watches their faces can see plainly enough that
they are merely idle gazers, with little practical in-
terest in the affair, zeal being most conspicuous in the
portly English Quakers, the sharp-visaged Americans,
and the smartly dressed Frenchmen.
Dr. Bodensee held in his hand a commission signed by
several persons, including Dr. Grimm and the Ministers
of Schleswig-Holstein, which threatened to hurry the
Convention into an inconveniently rapid application of
its principles. The doctor confessed he was not an
ambassador, but still he seemed to hold some diplomatic
office, which qualified him to refer to the Congress the
whole settlement of the Schleswig-Holstein question.
The Congress shrank from the practical display of its
powers of amicable arrangement. Dr. Jaup blandly
pointed to a regulation which prohibited political allu•
sion; and Mr. Cobden, though he had no doubt what-
ever that the question at issue betvreeß Denmark and
the Duchies might be very cleverly settled by those pre-
sent, suggested that action would be premature unless
both parties were adequately represented. The " Com-
mission" which would at once have made the Congress
equal to a great destiny was therefore " burked," to the
evident disappointment of the gentleman who brought it.
Mr. Edward lliall well-known as the opponent of Sir
Molesworth at Southwark, distinguished him-
self by taking a new tack. From the first the orators
have been uneasy at the appellation of " Utopians,"
" Enthusiasts," and the like, and various attempts have
been made to show the inappropriate nature of such
names. Mr. Mail, instead of adopting the defensive in
this respect, boldly declared war against practical
men," who he said ought to be reduced to their proper
level. Practical men, so called, mistook difficulties for
impossibilities. Those he loved not, but he liked real
practical men, such as him who said, that if he had the
writing of the national songs be would not care about

the Peers. The practical working of the peace principle
should be the diffuiing of congenial sentiments. This
distinction between the true practical man and the sham
practical man was cleverly laid down in a hard dry man-
ner, and the military condition of Frankfurt was de4ig-
lotted the dark background to which the group in the
I'aulakirche was the bright picture.
But whatever the other orators may do, or however
clever they may be, Mr. Cobden is the favourite. Peo-
ple ask which is Mr. Cobden, make up their faces for
his jokes, and are anxious to get out of the church when
his discourse is over. He evidently sees his hold on his
hearers and is not a little gratified, but wields the power
with infinite good humour. To-day, when the all-im-
' portent hour of one o'clock drew near, Dr. Jaup foresaw
:hat a rwtt eat was at hand, ar,d stopped the movement
by declaring that Mr. Cobden would speak after the
gentleman who was then occupying the tribune, and who
was thus admonished of his own lesser power of attrac-
tion. Mr. Cobden felt that honour was thrust some-
what violently upon him, and raised a roar by el« elating
that he intended to disappoint his hearers by making a
very indifferent speech. The principle of non-interven-
tier!, laid down in the fifth resolution, had been previ-
ously treated by M. Girardin in his favourite fashion of
seizing on one idea, and working it in all its bearings.
This he had said was the great principle on which the
chief edifice of peace was to be built. Mr. Cobden ad-
mitted this position, but hinted that the doctrine had
created a little difficulty even in th• minds of the Peace
Committee. Some of his French colleagues had sug-
gested that this point of "non-intervention" should not
be urged too much, and he therefore detected something
like the old system still lurking in the hearts of the
chosen.
Elihu Burritt came out for the first time in this dis-
cussion. - His speech', a history of the progress of the
peace theory, in which he was particularly anxious to
show that the idea did not originate with America, but
was borrowed from France and Germany, was delivered
with gravity and eloquence, but without that flashy
quality which has such an effect on audiences like that in
the Paulskirehe. The project for a perpetual pease,
which is one of the smaller works of the great Imma-
nuel Kant, and which proposes a sort of arbitrating
Congress, had previously been referred to by Dr. Kreutx-
oar, a Hebrew gentleman who acts as a German inter-
preter to the meeting, and this gave Mr. Burritt an op-
portunity for a German allusion.
Some of the orators went off dully enough, but the
audience was actually astonished into applause by the
speech of Mr. Chipple, of New York, who with his
strong American twang began in a most unpromising
manner, but made one of the smartest displays yet heard.
He took the ordinary common-plsc s of the Peace doc-
trine, but he worked ►hem in a new way, with a most
effective mixture of Yankee humour and fervid elo-
quence. The steam-engine he called the great
shuttle, which was to unite nations together. Then he
quoted the words of a Transatlantic statesman, whose
motto was, " Be sure you are right, then go a-head."
Then came the exposition of works of industry in
1851, and Government are challenged to exhibit the
horrors of war as • their works of industry. The
style and the metaphors, were novel and striking,
and so admirable was Mr. Chipple's management of
his sonorous voice in a place where loudness is almost
synonymous with indistinctness, that an old German, in
my victnity, said with delight, that though he did not
understand a word the gentleman had said he felt he was
a good orator. Mr. Chipple had moreover- the disad-
vantage of coming in late, and had been preceded by
M. coquerel, a good speaker, who by an effective anec-
dote had illustrated the horrors of war.
When the resolutions on the list had been carried, an
additional one against duelling was passed, on which M.
Cormenin tied M. Girardin both spoke, the latter
being received on , this occasion with marked
applause. Then came a vote of thanks to the
municipal authorities of Frankfort for their kind
reception of the' peace-thakers; and Mr. Cobden
caused infinite delight- and astonishment by act-
ing as fugleman to an English " Hip, hip, hurrah 1"
demonstration of gratitude. Most of the Germans
stared with•great eyes to see the portly pietists of Great
Britain wave their hats and handkerchiefs and utter
such strange shouts, while Cobden beat time a la Jullien.
One youth, who anticipated every word of Cobden's as
something• eminently droll, said, enraptured by this
exhibition, " He is always full of humour."
A resolution to publish the proceedings at three
kreutzers (say twopence) a copy, and a vote of thanks
to Dr. Jaup, accompanied .by new Cobdenish fun and
additional English " honours," terminated the third
and last session of the Congress; which, as a good-
humoured meeting, where a number of worthy lite-en-
joying persons say civil things to each otherois a decided
success, but which the uninitiated, including some
grave disbelieving soldiers, who stalk in and stare, evi-
dently regard with silent wonder. The meeting next
year is to be held in London, and the peace-makers
hope that, the Germans will attend numerously. May
they not be disappointedl—Tinies Correspondent.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
APPOINTMENTB.—ADDIZRALTY, TUESDAY.
Commanders—Augustus J. Woodley (1845), and W.
H. Webb (1847), to•tbe coast-guard service.
Lieutenant—Henry Kelham (1850), to the Flamer.
steana-vessel, fitting at Portsmouth for the coast of
Africa.

Mate—F. C. Hewson (1850), to the Portland, 50,
flag-ship at Devonport, for the Pacific.
Second Master--Joseph G. Dathan (1847), to the
Portland.
Clerks—Matthew F. Dloresby and Edward 0. Hayes,
to the Portland.

Midshipmen:—Robert A. Parr, F. P. Matthews, W.
B. Stubbs, J. A. Vaurenen, E. C. Chaplin, to the Port-
land.

Masters' Assistants Edward Stainstreet and
Frederick Ray, to the Portland.
Clerks' Assistant—Henry Ray, to the Portland,
Gunner—George Godding, to the Portland.
Boatswain—John Starling, to the Portland.
Carpenter—William Cornish, to the Portland.
A Board of Admiralty, composed of the First Lord,
Sir F. Baring, Bart., M.P., Rear-Admiral the Hon. M.
F. F. Berkeley, C. 8., M.P., Captain Milne, the Hon.
W. Cowper, M.P., with the Surveyor of the Navy, the
Chief Director of Engineering and Architectural Works,
&c., will visit the port and Admiralty establishments of
Portsmouth to-morrow (Thursday).
REVIEW OF THE FRENCH FLEET AT CHERBOURG.—
PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.-111 consequence of an applica-
tion from the senior naval officers now studying at the
Royal Naval College, the Admiralty have granted them
permission to go over to Cherbourg to view the French
squadron assembled there; the Admiralty have also
granted them the use of a steamer to convey them there
and back. Neither the steamer nor time has yet been
decided on.
HALlFAX.—Letters dated the 19th inst.. from the
Wellesley, flag-ship of the Right Hon. the Earl of Dun-
donald, state that she was to proceed, in company with
her Majesty's brig Sappho, Acting Commander the
lion. A. A. Cochrane, to the coast of Newfoundland, on
a tour of inspection.
Archer screw-sloop, Commander Strange, left Ascen-
sion for Whydah, July 2d. This new vessel left Devon-
port May 9th, made Madeira, May 17th; St. Vincent
Islr.nd, May 26th; San Medas Island, May 27th; and
Sierra Leone, June 6th. Having watered and coaled
there, she sailed for Ascension on the 10th, and arrived
on the 26th June. The Archer sails well, going some
nine or ten knots on a wind in a good stiff breeze,
but steams no more than 8.6. She has a splendid lower
deck, clear fore and aft, and well ventilated by small
ports, which she can keep open in a good sea; her stow-
age is, however, bad, carrying only three months' pro-
visions and water under hatches. Henry Willis, AB.,
died at Ascension, June 27, of pleurisy.
Bonet% 3. Lieutenant-Commander Forbes, sailed frogs
Sierra Leone, from Ascension, June 2, with boiler-tubes
fur the Centaur, and left June 28, for Whydah, where
she was to pick up the commander, who, with Mr. Bee-
croft, has been on a mission to the King of Dahomey,
Mr. Gray, mate, having been in command during Lieu-
tenant Forbes's absence. The Bonetta is to meet the
commodore at Princess Island, and then to sail for Eng-
land, as we stated on Saturday.
PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The Fox, 42, Commodore
Lambert, hauled off into the stream to-day.
The Termagant steam-frigate is being masted.
The St. Lawrence, 44, American frigate, Captain
Paulding, anchored in Cowes Roads last evening from
the Tagus, and this morning weighed and proceeded
through Spithead fur the Baltic. She saluted the Port
Admiral's flag on passing.
WooLwicti, AuG. 27.—The Tartarus steam-vessel,
Lieutenant-Commander Sir Godfrey Webster, Bart., ar-
rived here at 330 P.M. to-day, from the Mediterranean
station, and is to be paid off at this port. Immediately
on her arrival Mr. Trickett, assistant to the chief engi-
neer, went on board to ascertain the state of her engines
and boilers.
The Wasp steam-sloop was taken out of the west-end
dock to-day, and the Geyser taken in to have her bottom
examined. The Geyser has all her rigging up, and is
nearly ready for sea.
The Firefly steam-sloop has a number of men em-
ployed in putting up her rigging, and will soon be ready
Nor commission.

The troop-ship Resistance, Master-Commander Brad-
shaw, which lett Woolwich with two companies uf Royal
Artillery on board on thu 3d of June last—Captain
Bean's company for Newfoundland, and Captain Wright's
Company fur Canada—arrived at Quebec on the 3d of
August, with Captain Wright's Company, having pre-
viously landed the other company at Newfoundland.
Captain Wright's company were transferred from the
Resistance to tha Lord Sydenham steamer for convey-
ance to Montreal to relieve Captain Stace's company,
ordered' from Montreal to Quebec to do duty at that
station in place of Captain Dacre's company, ordered
home to head-quarters at Woolwich. A gunner of the
Royal Artillery was drowned on the Monday afternoon
af'er the arrival of the company at Quebec. He had
g ue on board the Resistance to visit a brother, and in
deseeudirig the side of the vessel to return to town met
with his uekth. The boat into which be was about to
step for that purpose shoved out, and the unfortun.ll.
man went into the wwor.

THE BRITISH BRIG FROLIC AND THE UNITED
STATES SHIP WASP.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING HERALD.
Sir,—You impression of Tiluredsy, August 22, oou-

~'

' tains A 2 extract from the Phi?arWplria Amer:can, re-
cording the death of Commodore Jones, of the United,
States navy, and also giving a short (Americana) account
of his celebrated naval victory, viz., his capture of the
British brig Frolic, when in command of the United
States States ship Wasp.
This, like all other American versions of the different
actions in which their vessels were engaged with those
of Great Britain, is in every particular incorrect, and, I
am sure that, in justice to the memory of Captain Whin-
yate and the officers and crew of the Frolic, you will
- agree with me that the true account should be given.
The particulars extracted from James's "Naval Occur-
rences" ars as follows:—It must first be mentioned that
the Frolic had been absent from home fur nearly five
years on the West India station, and with a crew short
iu complement, and debilitated from the effects of so
long continuance in a hot eiirnbte!, was on her voyage to
England in charge of a small c,,evoy.
During the passage the Frolic and her convoy en-
countered a violent gale of wind, in which they sept-
sihettlil
jnadi t erbamditlyinyard broken in two places,
and her
and
an her na
damag,s. The morning toill',F:ruwititigg.ttidg:isleo,thwerhirsrtitlibues
Frolic's men were busy at work repairing the mainyard,
the Wasp hove in sighs, and soon afterwards the aciou
cumnueticed.
The following are t}ohe (tirig
particularsl,7Wa.p (,thip
of thetwoves)s.els :
Length 100 ft. 6 in. 105 ft. 1(4 in.
Breadth ... ... 30 ft. 7 in. 30 fr. 10 in.
Tonnage 384 tons. 434 tons.
Toe Wasp's scantling was as stout as a British 28-
gua frigate, especially at the top sides.
FORCE OF THE TWO VESSELS.
Frolic.
Broadside weight of metal j Long guns 6
in pounds ... j Carronades 268

Wasp.
12
256

274 268
Complement... ... •• y{ M
Boen 92 137
s 18 1

The Frolic's crew as going into actionllo consistedl3 018 91
men and 18 boys, the men chiefly debilitated by sickness,
and of whom 40 would have discharged on that account
on their arrival at horns—the boys were most of them
very young.
The Wasp's crew consisted of 137 men, and never was
a finer crew seen, and one boy who was 18 years of age.
A great number of Irishmen were on board, and several
deserters from British vessels. The Wasp had also
four lieutenants and twelve or thirteen midshipmen,
rated as such, bat most of whom had been masters
and mates of merchantmen, stout able men, and all able
to take charge of a ship. The Frolic had only one
midshipman, and he a mere boy; she had also in addi•
tion to her crew one passenger, an invalid soldier. With
one exception, which in fact is nothing at all, viz., the
Frolic's having 61b. extra in broadside weight of
metal. the American had a very great superiority.
" Fair play is a jewel," of which the Americans
know very little about, or else they would not parade
this action as a proof of their superiority over English-
men.—l am, Sir, yours most obediently,
Halifax, Aug. 26. AN ENGLISHMAN.

ELECTRO-MAGNETISM AS A
MOTIVE. POWER.
Professor Page, in the lectures which he is now de-
livering before the Smithsonian Institution, states that
there is no longer any doubt of the application of this
power as a substitute for steam. He exhibited the most
imposing experiments ever witnessed in this branch of
science. An immense bar of iron, weighing 1601 b., was
made to spring up by magnetic action, and to move
rapidly up anu down, dancing like a feather in the air,
without any visible support. Tt:e force operating upon
the bar he stated to average 300:b. through ten inches of
its motion. Ho said he could raise this bar 100 feet as
readily as ten inches, and he expected no difficulty in
doing the same with a bar weighing one ton, or a hun-
dred tons. He could make a pile-driver or a forge ham-
mer, with great simplicity, and could make an engine
with a stroke of 6, 12, 20, or any number of feet. The
most beautiful experiment we ever witnessed was the
loud sound and brilliant flash from the galvanic spark,
when produced near a certain point in his great magnet.
Each snap was as loud as a pistol, and when he produced
the same spark at a little distance from this point it
mad.. no noise at all. This recent discovery is said to
have a practical bearing upon the construction of an
electro-magnetic engine. truly a great power is here;
end whore is the limit to it? He then exhibited his en-
gine of between four and five horse-power, operated by
a battery contained within a space of three cubic feet.
It looked very unlike a inat,netic machine. It was a re-
tiprocating engine of two feet stroke, and the whole en-
gi,le and battery weighed about one ton. When the
ower was thrown on by the motion of a lever, the on-
gtne started off magnificently, making 114 strokes per
minute; though, when it drove a circular saw, ten inches
in diameter, sawing up boards an inch and a quarter
thick into laths, the engine made but about 80 strokes
per minute. There was great anxiety on the part
of the spectators to obtain specimens of these
laths, to preserve as trophies of this great me-
chanical triumph. The force operating upon this
great cylinder throughout the whole motion of
two feet was stated to be 6001 b. when the engine
was moving very slowly, but he had not been able to as-
certain what the force was when the engine was running
at a working speed, though it was considerably less. The
most important and interesting point, however, is the ex-
pense of the power. Professor Page stated that he had
reduced the cost so far that it was less than steam under
many and most conditions, though not so low as the
cheapest steam-engines. ith all the imperfections of
the engine, the consumption of 3ib. of zinc per day
would produce one-horse power. The larger his en-
gines, contrary to what has been known before, the
greater the economy. Professor Page was himself sur-
prised at the result. There were yet practical difflcul-
iies to be overcome, the battery has yet to be improved,
and it remains yet to try the experiment on a grander
scale—to make a power of 100-horse, or more. Truly
the age is fraught with wonders, and we can now look
forward with certainty to the time when coal will be put
to better uses than to burn, scald, and destroy.—National
lntelligencer (American paper).

THE SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH

BETWEEN DOVER AND CALAIS.
DOVER, TUESDAY AFTERNOON.—The long promised
experimental operations for establishing a continuous
telegraphic communication between Great Britain and
the continent, by means of wires sunk between Dover
and Calais, were commenced this day at Dover. At one
O'clock the General Shipowners' steamer Goliath was in
readiness, and steam up, in Dover Harbour, to start
across the channel, with all the necessary apparatus on
board, and a crew of about thirty men, consisting of
pilots and sailors, superintended by Dr. Reid, of the
House of Commons, Mr. C. J. Wollaston, C.E.. Mr. T.
Crampton, C.E., Mr. F. Edwards, and others. Between
the paddle-wheels, in the centre of the vessel, was a
gigantic drum or wheel, nearly fifteen feet long and seven
teet diameter, weighing seven tuns, and fixed on a strong
frame-work. Upon it was coiled up in careful close con-
volutions about thirty miles of telegraphic wire, encased
in a covering of gotta percha. The point proposed to
be reached, Cape Grinez, the nearest landmark to the
English coast, and between Calais and Boulogne, is a
distance of twenty-one miles, so that a surplus supply of
nine miles of wire was held in reserve fur the purpose of
slackening. The intention was to steam oat at five
miles an hour, to pay out progressively the whole extent
of telegraphic tackle, and to imbed the wire by means
of leaden clamps, of which there were sem! hundreds
on board, or weights of 20 and 25 lbs. weight in the
bottom of the sea. The vessel vas provisioned for the
day, and Captain Bullock, cf her Majesty's steam-ship
Widgeon, caused the ti rick of the navigation to be
marked in as direct a route as possible by placing a se-
ries of pilot-buoys with flags on the route, besides being
prepared to accompany the experimental cruise with his
own vessel as a tender. The connecting wires were
placed in readiness at the Government Pier in the har-
bour, and likewise at the Cape. where they run up the
lace of the acclivity, which is 194 feet above sea mark.
The necessary batteries and manipulators were all oa
board, but as the gale and roiling sea unexpectedly
sprung up over a previously comparatively calm sea, it
was deemed unadvisable by the experimenter to venture
out, end the Operation was adjourned until four A.M., to-
morrow (Wednesday) morning, when it is expected that
wind and weather will favour the expedition. Some
interesting► experiments, however, were made upon •
small scale, to show the practicability of the plan. A
mile of wire was paid out off the deck from the pier to
Shakspere's cliff, and the sinking process was proved to
be a practicable performance. A communication to the
following effect was also sent through twenty four miles
of wire:—" Printed by electric telegraph, on board the
Guliah steam-boat."

NARROW ESCAPE.—On Friday night last an acci-
dent, very nearly attended with fatal consequences, occurred
in the harbour. Three young men, who had been a short
distance 4,own the river in a two-oared boat, were returning
through the basin about ten o'clock on the evening in ques-
tion, when they ran their frail barque against a hawser that
stretched from one of the buoys to a vessel lying at the
south quay, near Springfield. From the peculiar manner in
which the boat struck the hawser, the former was lifted
partly out of the water, and turned over keel upwards,
jerking the crew unexpectedly out of their seats, and leaving
them to struggle for their lives. The whole of the party
fortunately retained sufficient presence of mind to cling to
the keel until their cries brought to their assistance Mr. Mur-
ray, mate of the schooner Intellect, of Montrose, who over-
heard them from the quay, and put out with a small boat.
into which the three dripping navigators were received all
safe.—Glasgow Chronicle.

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A CLERICAL BLUNDER.—On Sunday last a clergy-
man of the Church of England, officiating at a place not 50
takengh
th e trouble of Parli a-
to
miles from the Episcopal chapel, Horton, with all due solem-
nnlietynt.offered tup
thethe reverendprayer
gentleman' forthe
read any of the public papers, he would have known that
such prayer was useless, and altogether out of place,
i as-
much as Parliament had been dissolved on the
Thursday
previous. Leeds Mercury.

The lands of Parzillies, in Fifeshire, which are
entirely arable, were exposed to sale on Thursday last by
Mr. Stevenson, Ldinhur6h, and were sold after many offers.
at within a tractioa of 32 yea:sl logician of the /eutaL—
Scotsman.

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