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Mr. Henry Drummond, Member for West Surrey, having been invited to join the Peace Conference at Edinburgh, has not only declined, but has forwarded a stinging letter to Mr. Richards, the Secretary of the Peace Society. Mr. Drummond rebukes the Peace Society for dispar- egint the profession of arms.

"You endeavour to east obloquy on the profession of arms, and are indig- nant at 'successful warriors occupying posts of distinction in courts and ca- binets.' Take the Army and the Navy as a class, and take any other class of men in this country—merchants, trod, amen, manufacturers, sevens, lawyers—compare them together for talents, patriotism, honour, virtue, dis- interestedness,kindness, self-devotion—for, in short, every quality that en- nobles man ; and I assert that the military class is, beyond measure, superior to any other. You would prefer to see statues erected to those who have been most .eminent in the moneymaking arts of peace; and, instead of statum to Marlborough, Wellington, Duncan, and Nelson, you would prefer to see statues to the inventors of spinning-jennies and railroads, or to Kant and Jeremy Bentham. You think a broad brim in bronze more picturesque than a cocked hat. You are severe upon Mars and Moloch, and prefer Mam- mon to both. Idolatry, like statuary, is an affair of taste ; but Milton, who seems to know as much about devils as you do, tells us that Mammon was the basest and meanest of all."

Mr. Drummond declares that " at this moment every Sovereign on Continental Europe has usurped over the rights of their nobles and of their people " ; and he suggests to the Conference to transfer its labours to Moscow, Vienna, or Constantinople.

Some gentlemen of Manchester, deeming it expedient to hold a public meeting in that city " to denounce the conduct of Russia, and to encou- rage the British Government to protect the interests and preserve the in- tegrity of the Turkish empire," requested the attendance of their Member, Mr. John Bright, at a preliminary meeting held on Monday. Mr. Bright returned the following reply to the invitation-

" I can conceive nothing more unwise than to endeavour to excite public opinion to drive the Government into a war with Russia in defence of Turkey. If such a war should be undertaken, I believe our children and posterity will judge us precisely as we now judge those who involved this

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country in war with the American Colonies and with Prance,—with this difference only, that we shall be held to be so much more guilty, inasmuch as, having had the blunders and crimes of our forefathers to warn us and to guide us, we shall have wilfully shut our eyes to the lesson which their unfortunate policy has left us. Menchester and the two millions of people in its district will, I hope and believe, regard those men as their worst enemies who by any act at this moment shall weaken the efforts of Lord Aberdeen to preserve the peace of Europe. If men would let their reason guide them rather than their feelings, 1 am sure the pressure of pub- lic opinion would be for peace, and not for war. War will not save Turkey, if peace cannot save her ; but war will brutalize our people, increase our taxes, destroy our industry, and postpone the promised Parliamentary Reform, it may be for many years."

The marriage of the Lady Elizabeth Egerton, eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Wilton, with the Honourable Dudley de ROB, son of Lord de Roe, was solemnized on Wednesday, in the parish church at Prestwich. There were great public rejoicings in the villages,—large displays of bunting, guns fired, and crowds of spectators present in car- riages and on foot.

When the Duchess of Orleans was in Belgium last week, it is stated that King Leopold declined to receive her ; giving as a reason, " les exi- gences de In politique." From Ostend General Changarnier travelled to the German frontier in the same railway-carriage with the Duchess.

The Duke de Nemours and the Prince of Coburg have paid a visit to the head-quarters of Omer Pacha at Schumla.

A story reaches us from Paris, to the effect that Lord Clarendon has recently had an interview with the Baron de Brunnow of a rather un- diplomatic character. The British Foreign Secretary charged the Rus- sian Ambassador with general bad faith, and with having, in mations lar, deceived the English Cabinet as to the intentions of Russia in refer- ence to the Principalities. Lord Clarendon is represented as saying, that it was in consequence of statements by Baron Brunnow that the combined fleets did not pass the Dardanelles when the Russians crossed the Pruth ; but, he added, France and England now know the value of Russian pro- mises, and are on their guard. It is further stated that Baron Brunnow could make no answer, and that he has been " ill" ever since. [The story looks improbable; we give it as we find it.]

A German paper, notifying the indisposition of the Pope, says that the walking exercise in the open air prescribed by his medical advisers has not been found sufficient " to keep down his increasing corpulence" ; and they have lately ordered, that, in addition, he should "play an hour every day at billiards."

The seventh report of the Associate Institution for Improving and En- forcing the laws for the Protection of Women has been published. Twenty-five prosecutions were instituted during the year, "and in the great majority of cases with success." Fines, imprisonment, and in four cases fifteen years transportation, had been inflicted on the culprits. The prize of one hundred guineas for the best essay on the laws for the protection of women has been awarded to Mr. J. E. Davis, barrister, of the Oxford Circuit: it will shortly be published. The accounts show a balance of 2831. ; but out of this the prize has been paid.

A notice issued by the Board of Trade, and printed in the Gazette, states, that "in consequence of the existence of Asiatic cholera in Great Britain," quarantine-regulations will be enforced at Naples, in the Papal States, at Bilboa, and Barcelona.

Grain of all sorts may now be imported free of duty into Bavaria, Saxony, Grand Ducal Hesse, and the Free Town of Frankfort.

Accounts from Bermuda, to the 24th September, state that a malignant fever had broken out on board the convict-hulk Thames, and communi- cated to the troops in barracks. Out of 200 convicts, only 30 escaped the fever, and 78 died. The detachment of the Fifty-sixth Regiment, con- sisting of 500 men, had lost 4 officers, 103 men, 16 women, and many children. The Sappers and Miners out of 100 had lost 9 men. Among the deaths reported, are the acting Lieutenant-Governor, Colonel Phill- potts, Colonel Robe, Royal Artillery, Captain Harefoot, Adjutant, and wife. There were a number of the officers sick, lying in the hospital and in a church converted for the purpose into a hospital. Among the sick was Major Oakley.

The Journal des Dads prints a brief sketch of the life of Omer ream.

"Omer Pacha is a native of Croatia, and was consequently by birth an Austrian subject. He was born in 1801 at Vlaski, a village situate in the circle of Ogulini, thirteen leagues from Fiume. His family name is Latta& His father was Lieutenant-Administrator of the circle ; his uncle was a priest of the United Greek Church. Admitted when very young into the School of Mathematics of Thurm, near Carlstadt in Transylvania, and after having cpmpleted his studies with distinction, the young Lattas entered into the corps of the Pants et Chausees, which in Austria is organized on a mili- tary footing. In 1830, in consequence of a misunderstanding with his supe- riors, he left for Turkey, and embraced Islamism. Chosrew Pacha,.. who was then Seraskier, took him under his protection, procured him admission into the regular army, and attached him to his personal staff. He even gave him his ward in marriage, who was one of the richest heiresses of Con- stantinople, and the daughter of one of the Janissaries whose head he had caused to be cut off in 1827, when that corps revolted against the Sultan Mahmoud. In 1833, Lattas, who had taken the name of Omer, was chief of a battalion, and was appointed aide-de-camp and interpreter to General Chrzanowski, who had charge of the instruction of the Ottoman troops en- camped near Constantinople. Omer was thenceforward actively employed in the reorganization of the Turkish army ; and, still protected by Chosrew Pacha, obtained successively important missions and command in the army. The troubles of Syria and the Albanian insurrection of 1846 gave him oc- casion to distinguish himself, and attracted to hire the attention of the Sultan. He was sent to Rurdiettan, and succeeded in obtaining the submis- sion of that province, which was nearly independent of the Porte. Named in 1848 to the command of the army sent to the Danubian Provinces, he made the authority of the Sultan respected, while at the same time he re- spected the susceptibilities and privileges of those provinces, placed as they were under the double protection'of Turkey and Russia. The year 1851 was the most brilliant penod of the military career of Omer Pacha. Named Commander-in-chief of Bosnia, the principal chiefs of which had refused to recognize the Tanzimat—that is, the new organization of the empire—he combated successfully, though with an inferior force, the Beys of that country. At last he was sent to Montenegro; where he found himself for the first time commanding a regular army of 10,000 men. The intervention of Austria, as is known, put a term to that expedition before decisive opera- tions could be commenced. Omer Pacha is about fifty-two years of age; be- low the middle height, but with a martial expression of countenance. He speaks with the same facility the Servian, the Italian, and the German tongues. After the insurrection of Hungary, be undertook the defence of the refugees whose extradition bed been demanded by Austria and Russia. He proceeded to Schumla, what he made acquaintance with the principal refugees, and on his arrival at Constantinople he interfered zealously with the Sultan in their favour. He took several of them with him to Bosnia and Montenegro, and confided to them important posts. Some of them have dis- tinguished themselves greatly, and have remained in the service of Turkey."

The Birmingham correspondent of the 2Intes publishes a tabular state- ment to show the improvement of Birmingham parish during the last half-century in regard to pauperism. With the assistance of Mr. Corder, the Clerk to the Guardians, he has arrived at these results.

15-door Out-door Price of Wheat Poiuiatim. paupers. cruet per quarter.

1801 60,822 1368 .... 3175 .... 115s. 11d. 1811 70,209 556 .... 2332 .... 92s. 5d.

1851 173,832 584 ...: 2242 .... 38.. 7d.

1853 163,832 657 , 1989 .... 40a. 9d.

The writer thinks that similar statistics regarding Aston and Edgbae- ton, not included in the "parish" of Birmingham,would afford an equally favourable view.

A new steam-yacht is to be built for the Queen, in lieu of the Victoria and Albert. It is reported that it will be constructed iv, a private yard—pro- bably by Mr. Ditchburn. With the usual felicity in Government shipbuild- ing. matters, the Victoria and Albert had been 'pulled nearly to pieces with a view to lengthen her as a yacht, and' then it was'ecided to supersede her altogether.

The unlucky screw-steamer Caesar has been aground again. The Ma- gicienne towed her from Pembroke to Portsmouth ; on Saturday night, while rounding the Nab to make Spithead, -both llggicierme and User struck on the elbow of the Dean shoal. 1,1 was,neiirlyjolv-watcr ; signal-guns brought aid from Portsmouth ; and when the tide flowed the Cesar was towed to the harbour.

. From a Parliamentary paper just issued, it appears that King Leopold re- ceives no part of the nunuity settled upon him at his marriage with the Princess Charlotte. -The. trustees, after discharging some annuities and pen- sions to the establishment of the late Princess, repay. the balance into the Exchequer. The sum paid into the Exchequer is 36,0001.

The Earl of Onslow has presented Mr. Morris, Moore with the sum of 100 guineas, as a mark of the sense he entertains of the services rendered by Mr. Mooie to the public and to art by his uncompromising exposure of the dis- graceful proceedings at the National Gallery.—Aforning Post.

The interior of the Temple Church has recently been cleansed and reno- vated. The Directors of the Crystal Palace Company took advantage of the opportunity, and obtained leave froin the Master and Benchers to take casts of the recumbent figures of Crusaders.

A complete set of Austrian military costumes and equipments has been sent to the British Clothing Board to assist them in their proposed improve- ments in the British uniform. The United Service Gazette reports that the cloth worn by the Austrians is finer than that given to our soldiers ; there is a summer frock of lighter material, and a pack of ox or goat skin ; with i these exceptions, the British soldier has the advantage—be is more comfort- ably provided. "When our people have the helmet and frock, a light sum- mer suit for the Tropics, and a skin knapsack, all the superiority will be on our side."

Gravesend is now connected with the rest of the World by wires belonging -to the Submarine and European Telegraph Companies : the junction was ef- fected on Monday. It wilt be very useful to the merchants of London, for transmitting, at the expense of a shilling, information respecting their ships.

Fuller particulars of the catastrophe at Vatersay have arrived. The Annie Jane, Mason master, was making her second attempt to reach Quebec when- iihe was disabled. She had returned once to Liverpool, with loss of mizen- mast and spars ; a hundred emigrants then quitted her ; she was refitted, and took on board six additional sailors. She had a cargo of railway iron. She left Liverpool on the 9th September, with about 410 passengers and a crew of forty. On the 15th, she lost her mainmast in a gale ; and subse- quently lost all her upper spars, and became unmanageable. She was ordered to run before the wind, to regain our shores. On the 28th, Barra Light- house was seen. The crew in vain strove to get to windward of the island : it was clear that the vessel must go ashore ; so her course was directed to a fiat sandy beach. At midnight she struck with a tremendous shock, her framework started, and the cabin-doors were jammed tight. A-huge breaker struck the quarter and poop decks, which yielded to the blow, and two hundred persona were crushed beneath. In ten minutes more the ship was in fragments. The poop-deck floated, and about a hundred people got upon it, while a few got on the forecastle. At daybreak the receding tide left these portions of the ship dry on the sand, and the survivors landed—sixty-six passengers, the master, and thirty-five of the crew. The killed or drowned are reckoned at 348. The bulk of the emigrants were from Scotland, and the remainder were Irish, Germane, and French.

The Santipore, a slip of 650 tons, bound from London to Hobert Town, now lies a wreck on the beach at Folkston.. She suffered greatly from a gale on the night of the 3d, and was driven on the rocks near Folkstone : her nine passengers were landed, and twenty boatmen were taken on board ; steam-vessels were oblitined,' arid after souse-failures the vessel was got off the rocks. But when an attempt wee made to tow her into the harbour, the warps broke; the ship drifted to the beach,' struck, and heeled over to the seaboard. She was now fait. At itOod-tide there is twelve feet of water in her hold; but at ebb shes.liaa'.dry, and the cargo Is laboriously landed in carts. The underwriters and assurance-offices will beheavY losers.