The Express. — London, England, 1856-01-29 00:00:00

I I I ete exPresits. MK court. istiTedei bee "ilke Tiefeib,“ Liege. NO be et tir Oilie. 10. inverbAnst, b 7 Tee kde - Tir... " l — ej ee et eelikelia. HIGH WATIZ M T. DAT—M.,sbik A. Twasipsacw—lioning. A. LONDON BRIDGE:. 416 an. 71. lin. LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29. A Km of Indian Budget is annually submitted to Parliament. By right its dimension ought to aced an opportunity of eliciting from Ministers informa tion regarding the state and prospects of that im portant dependency, in the same way that informa tion Imputing the general affairs of the empire is isztruted from them during the &smoke of the CHANcitii.ol of the EXCHIQUII'II annul oeposl and the Estimates. Imbed, we do sot see bow independent members can have say chance of effectively directing the attention of the Legislature to Indian affairs except when the report of the Board of Control is ander cot si aeration. The solemn plausibilities of official mystery and reserve act as extinguishers of every isolated motion. But if due time was allowed for the decumion of Indian Finance, the balance of Looms and expenditure would enable those members who really understand and take an interest in India, to impress upon their more apathetic brethren the importance of scrutinising the policy of our Anglo- Indian Government by showing bow it affects the Seances of the country. Ministers, however, gene rally *retries to postpone their revelations respecting Indian Finance, till a late period of the seesion,when Parliament is too buy making up for wasted time to devote much attention to the subject. It is to be hoped that is the session that is now on the eve dousing, some independent member, will take time by the forelock, and insist upon the Indian accounts being presented on an early day. Events are in pogrom in our Indian Empire which are pregnant with the' most momentous results. According to the tele graphic announcement of the Overland Mail from Trieste the Kingdom of Oude is to be sequestered. This intelligence will take no one by surprise ; it has long been obvious that sash a consummation was approaching. It can namely be said to imply an ex tension of oar Indian dominions. Fora keg period of years the territories of the King (es-dreeist Nawaeb) 01 OIIDI have bees surrounded on all sides by those of the East India Company. Like the NIZAII, and other Princes similarly situated, the Ling of Orme was only independent, even in name, in respect of his domestic admieistration t in all questions of foreign policy he recognised the Coes purs Government as a are reirs warranted to act in his name. On the di solution of the Mogul Empire, the lims's share of its dominions fell to the lot of the East India Company t some portion, were retained by the great officers of the Empire—like the Numb of Ovris and the Miami and In these districts where the Manatee had established themeless, shish of that people nibbled their provinces on a similar bode, to the dignitaries we bare named. This anarchical arrangement gees rise to frequent wars, which were only terminated by treaties, in which the titles of the Messolman and Minden princes to their territories, in so for as concerned the internal: administration, were recognised by the Company I but in all negotiations with foreign powers they were bound to allow the Company's government to am for them. This imperfect federal government has been found to work well in the smaller principalities. It precluded the possibility of sash mamotions as had their origin In TIPPOO BMWs intrigues with Francis. And it obviated the Ws skids of the excessive esstralisation of authority, which would have been the consequence of the sup premien of all native governments. In Oude, and in the territories of the Nimm, the arrangement has had Ism satiefastery results. This hes been owing entirely to the moths of affording ths sovereigns of those states the aid of a British contingent. Propped up by fore** bayonets, the Princes disregarded the discon tents whisk their misgovernment provoked among their subjects ; and, standing upon their treaties, they refused to the power which upheld their tottering thrones the privilege of elective intervention in their iismestie administration. Such a state of affairs mid not be allowed to matinee, for it has rendered the territories of the Nast and the Xing of Ouse oci °, pertemest mareby in the very centre of a destm Tle Ling ef OEM; it would appear, has either been do Ado deposed, or is ea the eve of being sot sad no doubt the some fate implode ever the NIZAK. But what new flew of Goverment is to be substi tuted in their dominions P If they are sheathed in theme of the Company, sad subjected to the berm walla adasinistratica of British Led* all the native pieces will regard themselves se some or later domed to the same fete. Isdepeadently of the )salerstee sad discouteut which will thee be diffused throughout Madame, we coshes we feel extremely distroatful of the results of such a centralisation at all authority in the hands of the Compaq's Gee velment. Rulers of a foreign race are Mt toe apt to look down epos natives aid tied them as iaferiors. The Meioses of native prime his kept la axioms, a elms of natives on a tooting el equality with their foreign rulers. The sell-respostet the Mies rem Means bass kept alive. With the mislabel the Mies INSIIMiips their opt. rite will be essikidpbuinsibillillsisn EA Ma. salami A 1a ilea tai subuipair le as Isle it civilised's. Ism sot he hoplina dale that the distarbtti..r Oale r whisk see 'aid to have led Is the implipads• d that latipima have had their lasseldisis ales la dimming between Binderies sad liabemetans. The depsdlles of the Ling of OM will be regarded by all the Mae hossetane of India as a deelatatkm of the Company's Government is favour of the Bin dose and against the seatazies of the Leese. Now, it mast not be forgotten that we bold bulk by our army. and that may of oar beet and bravest soldiers are Mahmstaas. The some ea whisk the Anglo- Indian Goverment is aaderstood to have nettled is 'mounded by peril, One imaissat danger has been added to numerous minor dangers. The Boatel rebellion is set yet terminated; the missederstand tags is Odeypore have still to be cleared sp. In oar moat amezations, &hide and the Panjaub, oar empire is yet far from consolidated. Feweeme yews back sue Indian budgets have presented a costinnoss mesas, expediters over WOW. All doss mandissiimm tend to show the aeosesity of having ths aibilat ef the House of Commons promptly aid ammo* directed to the condition dour ladima Bilk& 110 introduction of rallwsys sad deg* law& li giving • fresh impetus to Imeolshl estaphe Is Hindmost,. and facilitating the introdustis• ill administrative improvement. It will bean Wed* disgrace to the British Legislature it such a prom* ins dawn is allowed to be overcast, by leaving ths local authorities to adopt sad persist in a mistakes and &num sdeniztistrative policy. WINDSOR. JAN* a nines Albert, labeled by Colonel P. H. Seymour, MR Windsor at 9 o'eliesit this nerdy, sad Tilted Alan abort Camp. The Priam retireed to the Castle at a quarter before four. TM following visitem arrived Mk 'Reruns : The Zul Gad Counts:a ersakepe. Lord mad Lady Joba Rana, Lord sad Lady etaalsyef Alderley, t►e Right Roe. Walk= sad Kn. Cowper, the Right Hos. Thomas B. Macaulay. t►e Right Roo. Pemberton Leigh, Admiral the Res. R. 8. Dead., Major-General 84 Rishard Alroy, sad Major. General Dept* R.A. A drasaatia perteemasee teak plus at it Castle i• t►e eveslag. ♦ smelly, is t►rae sets, by Mr. Tem Taylor. satltlrd " 8411 Wanes nut deep," sad a fares, is one amt, by Mr. J. M. Morns, entitled "A Oame of Romps," we,, saleeted, sad tlis parts won KW amerdlag to t►e followlag programa" : RILL MAME RUN DEEP. Mr. TIME. ..... ...-...............- Yr. Issas, Witllwarisaisy..-..........- Mr. Goons Milne ilimay —..........-...-- Mr. Alfred wipe Dwain ...„.-....................- Mr. Navin =.......:..............«.........-...... Mr. Oxley NOM ......... Mr. H. Osgose Menai Mr. &gar= Illaalnrem Moo Itookoll —.......__. Ins.llearr lassltelt_.... lra A. Mrs A 111•11 . 11 - OiIDIIPIL Dallbelerehear(Talaria Itr. Harlay Iris Wolter tells Ibtrilissa) Kis Dal 111 .hil s z e at a ( e rer)..........--... ID. a. The alret Or 0w5g1itta)=............... rho IL Torre Walla Dm afire) Mrs Carters Germ Jasistko (a yam wider) ION Hear • Jorastie (warn worm to Ur raz raw* Dream — ..." . Mr . igia .Char lig lerlataa hasiotaat-Direetcc ... M. Orme Ear The theatre artaaged, sad the eraery parted, by Kr. Menu Grieve. About eight o'slark the Quires sad Priam Albert, with the Priam of Wales. the Priaame Royal, P[lllllll Alfred, the Meese Alin, sad other members Mike Boyd Family entered St. George's Hall, attended by the Ladles sad Gest!' sun la Wsiti.g. The gems end the Prima were aesompenied by ths Dachau of Zest, ths Berl sad Cosatese etsabope, Lord sad Lady John Baal!, Lord sad Lady Stanley of *ideate', Lady Fasny Howard, Berea". de Spoth, tba Bight Hoe. William ad the Ho. Mis. Cowper, the Bight His. Thca B. Ilsesnlay, the Bight Hew. T. Peahens" Leigh, Admiral the Ha. B. 5. Dimas., Sir Jesse Clark, Malor-General Sir Biased Aire;, sad Major-Gleaenl Depth. The performances eassaraced on the outwears of her Majoety sad the royal party. The Queen's private bead attended sad performed la the Theatre. re. fallowing had ths hem, of mania( invitations to witness the dramatis Funniness* la St George's Hall : Priam Edward of ern Weimar the Solana Minstar sad Madame V.. de Weyer, the Leine Mansy, the Hon. lit.. Amherst, bliss Hill, Kn. Hoary Seymour MM Gertrude Seymour, Ks. sad Kn. Charlie MW s, Kin sad Kin Agues KB* Colossi Frosts Seymour sad Liestessat-Oelomel Haygarth (Sons !wallies Guards), Limasaaat-Oolemel Konya (oomassadimg adloor), Lieutimast the Rea. nesse Fuser sad Lieateaaat A. Lumley (bed Life Geards), Camel Clifford (seatmaadlag siker), Captain Amtrak? sad Liestpaat Kr Henry Pletcher (lit Battelle. (beaming. Guards), Lady Caroline sad MM Barrington Lady Emily Winsear, Ile Meese Seymour, Ilajor-GerWral the Hos. Charles sad Mn. Grey, Was Clive, Colossi the Boa. N. sad Lady limy Hoed, Es George sad lady Caspar, Him sad Kr. Cooper, Kr. Gnaw, sad Mr. Gibbs. _ _ Beherbraratswore Novato bee Ifeleety's wets to tke Marie Gallery. _ The gases will hold a Petry Coosa tc-nerrew (Wed meda) at llaskleglian Palms. ♦ Cates** Cowin wee held yesterday attersees at t►e Forelga-Alse. It wes attsaded by all the Walston, mad eat two hears. TM :Marquis of Laasdoenhe arrived ia town yesterday ateraiag. Lad Saida of Afkldortoy loft Leaks oboe the Waist SOMA yesterday In Malmo Coale. FBAX • WYST-IND COMISPONDIINT.—Ors lit la die dabs diet Bir George Grey le likely sees to reelis the Heise Mee, la levees of the preset Attorsey-Gesersl. Bit Illessedoe Osekbais. la thh event Bir Rickard Bothell vesie bonne Attemey-Cimeral, sad the meat aolleter- Omersiship maid be ossimeed su 11r. Collier, Q C., the able whoosh*? foe Plymouth. It is else rassoarsit that air Jibe Inv* the pressat Chief Jostles el the Commas Pleas, is to be raked to the upper home with a life pomp, mud to be sosesects4 ea the Meek by kir Proissiek Theeiger. It will be wen frog ear Court Dewy that the Right Him. T. B. blabblay b oa a visit to tits Qua& The Prime and Priacase del Dap sad wits have arrived at Clarkles Eitel, ken Pads The Earl and Countess el Clereedea arrived is tetra yesterday, treat the Grove, Mar Watford. Th; Earl of Barliagtoa is atayiag at Castle Howard, the sod of the Earl of Culla'. Lord sad Lady Fevenhaat have arrived at their masks, is Belgrave-tqws, hos Douposbe Puk e York shire, ter the sessoa. On Sunday, the wife of Mr. John Bright. 111. P., pus birth to s dasilttar, at Oso Ask Rochdale. Preparations have teen made at the National Gallery he die empties of the Seem' bequest. awl Ise the Peal Venues, really puebeeed. It is usilsestesit the the ham vlll be *sot la the Nance& Gallery by Malay seat; do these Snares bequeathed by XL Ba ses rebel*, se-day. PRZSWITOTIO2IS AT TIM Flair= COORS.—On Henn the &sperm sad impress reinvest sem. gal iloniguees, who were presented by the Maness of Prank, Ann* Brasil. derdisis, the Netherleade, sad Wartemben. His Zzeollasay Len Cowley. the Bri tish Ambseesder, presented the Minted Won : Captaia Lamm, Major mad Mrs. Cackbers, Mr. Osborn Delyell, Mrs. sad Mimes Caskets% Mr. Johann, Mr. sad Mrs. Robert Campbell, Mr. sad Km Harvey, Mime Bps., Mrs. James sad Os Mims Farrell, Mrs. Themes Formal, Mr. Lentos. The subJetsed were pretested by the Misdates at the Ulan States:—Mr. sad Mrs. Brown. Mr. sad Mrs. Buturrileld, Miss Jena Asa May, Mr. sad Mrs. Tea Rent. Mr. sad Mrs. W. R. Mor ph, sad Mir Murphy, Mrs. Own Murphy, Mr. Robert Manby, Kr., Mrs., sad Mks Jens, Mr. W. S. Valentin, Mr. sad Km. Iltems., Mr. L. O. Howard. A grand ball was gives at t►. reaidaaos of Prima Imam ea Ikeda, evades, the Primmer Ilathlitk mei,- lei the empeay, the Zahrater sad Meyer Whig poem& TM Lamm dammed with the Primmer llatbilds, sad Prism Napalms wtth Lady Carley. Tim scrapes, laeledad, shoe, Great Mont sad family, the Prime de Canis°, the Dabs of Sesearriall, t►e Priam sad PTIWONINIS Cllnilirki, sad all the Wadden. The esseise el the Free& Legislative Corps will /GMs epos ea the 26th et ant inestb. The hillitary &nifty of Berlin — celebrated the hirthisy et Frehriek the Great ea the 24th. The hie iseharrephrr to the Lag. IL Prows, Milla as address. the Yid& the Primes of the Boyd featly, M. do Marabeidt. Geserale Wnesel aad de Grabs, Le., beta. present Hn MeizeTY's Titzents.—Her Majesty's Thew% aid& bee bees skied Li two seeseas, Y wilt to be 'lased hr the performed's of Italie* mess. Mr. Lasky lac espied the unless of Jena, Lad. sad the theatre will be ocadaeted by Ile Leaky, Kr. Medial. sad Mr. COVEN? GARDEN OrP, the lame of Caveat Geritea Theatre, bee Wisely seemed the senfeee of Oda wed Mahe kw the Nit spends serum The drat meeting of the Middlesex Aram'aged ream tee pees lest sight et Crosby-MA howler the pr. - sldesey et Lord Leedesborough. Tb. amble, 'dash was • very humorous ese, was homed by the prowess of easy Wks. We stall gine as asemat et the promedlais la mar lisprodis of Wedessisy. the perpetual curacy of St. Paul's Church, War mish, is tin parish of lkooliplirt. is Ilis lomat, of Clown, le vaunt, by the vaelipmatima of tba Rey. Jots Radios. Paps Charles Askew, Baq. I value, 1601. . . DOD'. PAILLIAMIXTAILT COMPAinow.--Paanaal rLemewingofpsrlieaeat is Le appearame of Perlis. meat's evamenier.. The Ant parliamentary Catalog. /Mamma is still the ben. we kaew met, indeed, hew we amid mad with ustiarnowellai Let apeealyptien book, the record of tha sesoleas' Mani, without the inkt threvea apes then by our favourite Wes. The "Parliansahany Companies for 1856" eqaals say of its predominate; non and ast . bs end. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1858. Aft Mei, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. RUSSIAN OFFICIAL THE AO The Journal de St. Petersbourg of the 20th con tains the °Blois' article already partially described in a tekgrephic dispatch, announcing the adhesion of Russia to the Austrian propositions. This production is as follows: rabbis opisics ia Bumps has boos streogly suited by dui iatsilignom that propositivo' of flees esseettod bo. tweet the Allied Powers sad Austria bed bees transmitted to fit Petenburg through the informatics of the Cabiset of Vines. Already the Imperial Cabinet, upon Ile side, had made a step is the nth of ansillation, by pants( oat, is a &swab bearing date the 11th (23rd) of Deeeaber, published fa all the foreign jour ads, the seedless whisk It was pre pond to Inks, with a view to the restentioa of pease. This twofold proceeding proved the ea/stenos it either side of a desire to profit by the compulsory cantles is peed by the river of the SIMKO ea the military operation, la soder to respond to the loaminess wishes "bleb were everywhere manifested Is favour of a speedy nee. la the despatch sited above the Imperial Goverment had taksa for basis the Fear Points of gaareatee admitted by the Oasfersaess at Vane, sad had proposed, with regard to the Third Poiat—wkin bad alone led to t►e rupture of the Costerenors—a epistles whisk dusted rather in fora than Is substasse fan the en pat forward at that epoch by the Allied Powers. The proposition tranantitted to-day by the Antrim Go versant 'peak of the same fasdaniental prepseltios—tlist is to say, the nentrallsatioa of the Black • Bea by a direst treaty betimes Russia sad the Porte, to regulate by Co.- -a egresereent t►e member of steps of was whisk sash of the GAN:me Powers reserres the right of malatelaing for the esthrity of its 1101141/. They do not Mks approsiably from them oontaised la the despatch of the (R3rd) of Desember ezeept la the proposed tectilkstes of the fron tier betwese Moldavia sad Besearable, la ansimago for the plasm. the Rawls* territory ossapied by the enemy. This loam the plies to inquire if these propseitleas better unite the 'seditious nesseesey for issathei ties mese of the Rest sad the ssearlty of Europe, than these ef the Rusiaa Gothrameat It is sollisiest to establish the meat, that at last ea spromeset has hese actually arrived M ea assay of the hadamental bases for poser In the presence of this eiresment, of the whims maal - by the whole of Estop*, sad to the fuse of a wall the t►e Medway of wields was to mantas lamer Proper tices, sad considering the swam whisk a prothestioet of the war imposes upon Beak, the Imperial Goveensseat has deemed it its duty sot to delay by seesseery dinettes a week the moms of which would rasped to Its heartfelt wisher. It has, I. essarosasses, just glom its milked= to tits pro pathless trassesitted by the Austria& Geverammt se a pope's of prellisiaaries fee segetielleas for pesos By the energy el its attitude la the fuss of a lonsidsbis iselitles, Berta hes gives a moue of the sooridess whisk she is prepaid to asks to Woad her beam sad dignity ; by this set of ssolsesties the Imperial ewers oast gives at the sane time a sew proof of its dame* di sirs to stop the *fades of bleed, to seeded@ a Snubs so grimes to civilisation sad imassity, sad to restore to Buds sad to Europe the blessings of pease. It has u right to upset that the aphis* of all &Blood astioss will appresiato the Not. Ls Nord oils upon Zarope to agate Reads with praises far the astoeeding display of generosity niaaiissted is the above sommankation. The Indepeadaeee will hear of no other result than the speedy conclusion of pesos—appearing to think that every difficulty has been overcome. The Austrian Oarefee has a very bitter article upon England, amercing that our press desires to ascribe the blood of our Allis' for purely selfish interests ; warning us, however, that if England raises any difficulties upon the Fifth Point—u the edifies of the European Coalition will fall to please, and the materials form a rampart for the adversary." The Marquis de Larodrejequelin's pamphlet, en titled " The Question of the Day, is now in the hands of the Diplomatic Corps at Paris. The promises Legitimist endeavours to demonstrate the neesesity kw pesos, on the following reasons:-1. The object of the war—the protection of the Ottoman empire— is attained. 2. The seatinuation of the war will have no other result than to serve the personal interests of England. 3. England wishes to achieve the complete destruction of the Roam navy ; but that is not the interest of France, foe the latter may one day need the ter-operation of the Burka &Mt. 4. Rods ought to be allowed to develop her power freely in Asia. The writer's poeition as mentor alone gives any Interest to the hostility which he displays against England. The Bing of Sardinia returned to Tula ow the 24th, to hold, it was said, important oonferenses with his ministers respecting the pease negotiations. The 84ek, whose obstinacy in predicting the failure of the easfereaose has sadly shocked the sore wedding jamas* thus pertinently replies to an &resilient brought against it, to the effect that the object of the war had been attained by the pressen bon of Turkey from the aggression of Russia : We will !squire of these who have thus luallood the &nu, why thee has the war bora serried on goad the Crimea sad the &Was t U It wee Daly to preserve Pettey, why have wads two essapaigme to the Bahia ? Why have destroyed Besanmad, sad why protest whist Its re-setablishateat ? Why have essoluded a away with Burka ? Why hue paused Beale is the Whits des, is Japan, at Petropeolewsky, sad in the Armen t Evideatly to order to Waist everywhere deep woes& is the emu et tho ....erne of Peter the Pint. We nut not levet the words " " loupes equilibrium," " matioaal iadepomdemee," written se oftea is eireulars, sad so often puessuasei 15 Asia adagios. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 19th fustian, ith the Moak says: Mass the &mom of the allied egsedrem in dill p..- Mw WWI were bent last year at Bloomberg have bees able S. moo ever to Abe, and nearly Mb of Ms me sew there. After the lees of Beassissad, It has bees bud ati. mug to glee mars &nestles to Abe, whiek is thought to be la a state te replace that fortress. Nam thegramat war wait sew esperbseats have bees maile Ia the att e st fbrtit;• eatless, sad the prompt f.O of Beaseassad ►es robed sash swims doubts so to the reastame abash ea belated fortress sea am to the mast meths et amok. that *meld plea of establablag es *drawled pest ea the Maas of Alma ►ee, it amid, bees glues up, sad s Mime will be haat fa is stead es the meet of Fialead. Abe would lieebtlese be the beet plot ter that object, particularly U Mare be teeptithe la the tartillsd Ilse the small Wm& dose to the Mere, sad Mal merest the approach to It et the sem tire so they bar the passage tau the Galt el Botlntia. It maid be s gnat erns to amppese that Busk has renewed the ides of Puking bereelt ISO et the great smiths, powers. The mastmettea of vessels Is tlsf•s is with great setlvity at Arethasel earl at N 11101111.14 sad If the rums war should essapletely else the Bleak Bee to Ruda. the gamma 'forts meld be made to create s (voidable aavy la the earth. The Journal els St. Arteraborrg of the 20th has It seder, wind& • Week of the death, at the op of sad fres parelythi of the leap, ef the Bishop sad Via-Pn-, shiest of the General Coe sistery of the Resupplies' Lechm s Chunk la Ur* Mgr. Rieder's Maths Vas Neater. M. Albert de Broglie, sea of the Minister ender Louis Philippe, has just pstvished ea may, la width be seeks to prove that the Roan Catholie writers is the Raisers, by areseisdag the came of ths Rowe Cathode Ober* with that of dupothat, gravely sorepreeties that thane set sail is Frans*, bat throughout the werld. Parstrersnon OF A SWORD or Honors.-0e Wedneeds7_■ight a public dismay was glees at Beaswerls (air R. B. William's Buthsloy, Hirt., I. the their), to ce lebrate the majority, mid more ssposiany the sere were frees the Crimes, of Lisettaaat Hasopere, of the dth Dregeou Guards. Previous M tbs Siam wrimmi sad re tether pistols, perehased the ladies of Beemairio_, Wife pretested to Lieutenant ia the Tees Hen by Lady Williams Balkeisy. OUR ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. (PROM 011 k SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) CAMP, SEBASTOPOL. JAN 15. Daring the last three or four days the camps on the extreme right have been on the alert, in the ex pectation of an attack from the enemy. Rumour fixed upon the 12th instant, the Russian New Year's day, as the probable date of thi event. Nothing more than matt transpired, however, nor did observation of the enemy's position indicate any signs of move ment. In the course of the morning of the 12th General Codrington rode over towards Inkermann to reconnoitre, attended by two of his staff, and, as usual, a single orderly dragoon. The limited number of his escort forms a striking contrast with the brilliant cavalcade which generally announces the approach of Marshal Polluter, or even with the escort which ordi- i narily accompanies a French general commanding a corps 'formes or division. There has been a sudden and remarkable change in the weather. When the last mail left it was diffi cult to believe, judging from the temperature and appearance of everything around, that spring had not already arrived. On Saturday, the 12th, the sun shone brightly, and the weather was so mild and fine that the winter clothing was universally laid aside. The following day we had mists and constant rain until evening, when the wind, which bad been pre viously blowing from the west, changed to the north ward. The thermometer fell rapidly, and yesterday morning at nine o'clock indicated only 10 deg. F. above zero. The temperature continued very low all day, and, being accompanied with a strong wind from the north, the cold was felt very severely. Snow found its way through every crack and crevice of the wooden dwellings, and every precau tion was necessary in the open air to prevent frost bite. The roads, which were previously in an exceedingly muddy and uneven condition, became suddenly congealed, and have since been trying enough to the transport animals and passengers from their hardened, irregular, and slippery surface. The troops everywhere appear very healthy and vigorous, notwithstanding than sodden variations of climate. Some of the French troops in The plain are reported to be suffering from a form of scorbutic disease. Nooccurrenes of note has taken place in the camps. A few days ago a French officer wandering too near the Mornay& River, in pursuit of game, was shot dead by a Russian sharpshooter. Two English officers, who bad managed to get in front of the French sentries in the sums valley, had a narrow escape of a similar fats the day before yesterday. They were wandering on, and had got some distance in advance towards the posi tion of the Russian sentries. A French sentry, who had called in vain, at last hit upon the expedient of discharging his musket to attract their attention, and fired over their beads. This roused them quickly enough, and, on looking around, they discovered • group of three or four Russian', partly concealed and apparently awaiting their nearer approach, among some rushes at the opposite edge of the river. They at once turned back toward the French lines, and regained them, not without some risk, for the Russian shots grooved op the ground about them near enough to prove the necessity of the sentry's warning. The Russian sharpshooters line the whole length of the Mornay& on the north aide, and emit no opportu nity of Sting • shot at a casual straggler. A very important change has been made in the constitution of the Land Transport Corps. The sec tions of the comps which have hitherto been desig nated Divisions, and have been under the command and direction of "captains of division,• subject to the control of the Director-General of the Land Transport, are In future to be regiments—each under the command of a field officer, and subject to the orders of the general of the division of the army to which it may happen to be attached. There ea• be no doubt but that this arrangement will lead to stricter discipline moos the men, better security of public property, and facilitate the necessary ar rangements in case of one or two divisions being detached from the main body of the army. The details of this plan have been published in an after order. (FllOll • CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, JAN. 16. The Fourth Division is going to arrange a new Theatre near Cathearee-bill, and two small packs of harriers are daily expected ont—to follow drags. On Saturday afternoon, eleven of the previously unex ploded twenty-the (Aargau were fired, three by elec tric wire, and eight by Bickford's fuse. AU went of and although the explosion would be pronounced by engineers a complete demolition of the left side of the east dock, still persona ignorant of these matters might sot consider i& complete, as the coping, &e., at top cithe revatement still remains. The oorninander-in-ehlef, with two aiderele-eamp, was as usual present with a large number of engineer officers and our allies. The mine afternoon a paper hunt came off at bead-quarters. The general after order of the 11th about the Lend Transport regiments has not come out before it was wanted ; but I do not think that the pay of the different ranks for officers is suffi cient as a rule to make good and desirable men volunteer; desires, hers and there one will be found who takes great interest in the organisation of this smolt required knob of the service. I The defaulters of our army, who sow wear a whits band round their eau, as our sappers did during the siege to distinguish them from the artillery, are daily employed breaking stones on the roads and collecting the iron shot into heaps for transmission to Balaklava. The Brash assert that in a week they willhare all their gnu, together with their share of the enemy's, at Hamiesch. I only wish we were u forward. March is fast drawing nigh, and if haste is not made we shall be pushed at the last moment. There is no reason in the world why all the quays should not be blown in, which would take much longer to re-build than the flee docks and basin, after the debris were cleared away, and likewise all the white buildings and perfect stone storehouses destroyed, so that whrn this army quits the Crimea, it might be truly stated that not ow atone was left standing upon another. Flags of truce have been lately of rather frequent Yesterday No. 3 General Order Wes to the follow lag effect :—" All officers are desired to complete themselves with pack-saddles and field equipment with as little delay u possible. General officers will be so good as to ewe that this order is attended to in their respective divisions." This looks like a move in the spring. The mill doe yesterday ham sot yet arrived. BlRMODA.—Adviess from Bermuda to the 6th of January ansesnee that oa the previous trip the Read steamer Carlow, hem Halifax to Bermuda and St. Thomas, broke dors, sad the pausagere were ander great tippet - beads, that eke would foss er. Mr. Risteks, the new Gammen-General of Barbadoes, and fanny, were detalced at Bermuda sae month, °Cog to the Curlew !main re bunted to Halifax for repair., instead of prooeeding to Bs. Thomas. They sailed is the Osprey oaths 28th alt. The flagship of Admiral Peashawe, the Boaeawen, was 'wallies the arrival of the stall steamer at Bermuda, and wild WI sew afterwerile fee the West Indies, serceepenied by the steep of war, Medea. The weather bad been esesedisgly and, the Mask tom being la fall blossom, but it wee hand the Int ay/Wooster would skew their skimmer. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (.10X 0171 OWN PARIS. MoNza.T Ev=um The general complexion of the news is more peaceful than ever. Embrossous nous et quo ca finisso is the universal mot crordre. The upholsterers of the Faubourg St. Honore are busied in furnishing lodgings for predicted Russian boyards, and it is confidently expected that the Czar and the Emperor of Austria will meet at the Tuileries in the summer. The Emperor has ordered apartmenta to be pre pared at the Elysee and elsewhere for the ALAI residence of the members of the Peace Conferences. At the Bourse business was to a great extent para lysed, by the high rates asked for "continuations." In many instances speculators decided, notwithstand• ing their confldenos in a further rise, to close their accounts, rather than pay 750. or 80c. for carrying them over. The article in the Debate, suggesting an unexpected element of difficalty in the coming con ferences, was thought to have had an influence on the market. The great and sustained rise in Con sols, however, supped to be founded upon the news that the signature of the preliminaries of peace would certainly be announced by the Queen of England at the opening of Parliament, kept up prices, and at half-pest two there was a brisk upward movement. The Rents, after opening at 69fr., cloned at 69fr. 26c., with a rise of 36c. For amount the last price was 69fr. 600., with a rise of 45c. Bank of France (which has been nearly sta tionery for a long time) rose 20fr. The Austrian railways were very firm, and roes 10fr. French railways were all better, but without much business doing. Lyons rose 15fr. Madame Billault, wife of the Minister of the Inte rior, ham just died after a long illness. It is rumoured in the fashionable world that I Prince Poniatowski is about to be married to Mlle. Lehon. In the Parts corn market very little business has been transacted during the past week, and the sup ply has in consequence considerably increased, being not less than 31,000 quintals at present. The price of flour is tending downwards, but the unwilling ness of the holders to sell has been the cause of the decline not being as great as might hare been ex pentad. The four marks with difficulty obtained 1001 r. the sack of 137 kilos., and excellent qualities fetched only 98fr. to 98fr. Wheat is sold at 53tr. to 163 fr. 600. the 120 kilos. Almost all the country markets ars lower for flour, and some of them as much as dfr., the general decline being from 21r. 60c. to 3fr. SWEDEN. (nom ova cows HAMBURG, MONDAY. A Royal decree just issued at Stockholm orders the immediate raising of 650,000 dollars banco for military purpoees, on the extraordinary credit voted last year for the defence of the kingdom. AUSTRIAN ITALY. A letter from Vienna of the 23rd, in the German Journal of Frankfort, mays The Lombard and Venetian bishops have not obeyed the order of the Minister of Worship and Pubtic Instruction to with draw the decrees on the censorship which they have illegally issued. This affair is consequently by no means solved, and the bishops evidently desire to show by their refusal their complete independence of temporal anthorit7. Far from manifesting the least condescension, they have taken a step which constitutes • direct encroachment on the property of the State. Thus, in accordance with resolutions adopted at Rho, they have addressed to the Military Governor of the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom a written demand that all the buildings which have been added to the domain of the State in consequence of the secularisation of (*Drente, and which have been transformed into barracks, hoepi tale, and storehouses, shall be restored to the church as its legitimate property. If this pretension, which is devoid of any legal basis, were admitted, similar property in other States of the Crown must be given up to the clergy. Amongst other buildings to be restated would be the hotel of the Ministry of War in this city, which has belonged to Oa State ever Mace the suppression of the Order of the Jesuits by Clement XIV." THE UNITED STATES. (11011 0111, lIPZCILL NEW YORK, JAN. 16. From sources of information which I have always found worthy of coefidence, I have learned that the steamer Arago, which sailed last Saturday, took out to Mr. Buchanan, the American minister, instructions which will result in the immediate read of Mr. Crampton by his government, or his dismissal by ear own. If these instructions were not sent by the Arago on Saturday they will go by the Canada to-day. If this be so--and I must reason on thie supposition until it is demonstrated to be tales—we may thank the administrations of both countries for having don* their best to get us into difficulty. It is true that England in an exigency ordered its repre sentatives here to raise and enlist troops to fight tor her in the Crimea against Russia, with which we are at pews. It was • politioal blunder. Eng land has confessed it. But it Is alleged that she hu dons nothing more to make the amend* honorable. Here it is declared to have been more than • blunder—a clear violation of our well.known neutrality laws — laws which we have enacted in com mon with other civilised states, for the promotion of peace, and the advancement of civilisation. Mr. Buchanan is a safe man—by no means impulsive, experienced in internatiocal affairs, and quite likely to " obey masters, if he break owners." He will in this case act with unusual promptness, it is supposed, for whatever may happen, bean cast all the respon sibility on the President and the Secretary of State, who are his rivals for the Presidential term in the next election. Another circumstance may be alluded to, which undoubtedly excites serious apprehensions in the naiads of American statesmen, merchants, and capi talista--in a word, all well informed persons. It is a fact that nobody on this rids of the water has any confidence in Lord Palmerstou's desire to maintain friendly relations with the United States. He can not, it is true, be accused of ever having made many professions of regard or friendship for tis. His policy, so far sa he may be considered as having had a policy, has the United States. There is but one opinion on this subject among our public men. The archives of our department of state show it. Lord Palmerston's speeches, despatches, and letters show it. His friends know ir. It is also believed in the best informed circles here and in Europe that these sentiments of quasi hostility against the United States have been strengthened by the Anglo• French alliance. The Ametioan people have no hostility to England, and do not believe that the English people have any hostility to America. In our approaching presiden tial election no man who is hostile to England can have any chance with any party unless something is done by the British ministry to inflame popular pas sion and prejudice against England among our people. If the government of England displays suck a feeling towards America as the people of England themselves entertain, then no party in America will dream of patting forward • man who is not well known to be friendly towards England. STEEL PEN MANUFACTURERIL—At a recent trial in Paris, between a steel pea dealer of that city and Messrs. Hindu and Wells, the mainfsoinren, of Birmingham, it was stated that in the whole world there are but fourteen macirtfaaturies of steel pens, and that nine of theta ere at Birmingham, jut, at Boulogae•sur•Mer, and ono at Pula. THE CHINCHA ISLANDS. (From a Correspondent recently returned from Callao) Most people have heard of the fertilising virtues of guano, the excrement of us-fowl, tribes of which hays until recently held undisturbed possession of certain bole rocks for countless ages—probably from the creation ; end merchants, seamen, and dealers lints, it as an article of highly profitable commerce; but few probably ars aware that the acquisition of this deposit, which enriches our lands and fills the purses of our traders, entails an amount of misery and 'offering on a portion of our fellow creatures, the relation of which, if not respectably attested, "mild be treated as a fiction. In the first plate, fur the information of those not hitherto interested in their locality, it may b e stated that the Chinch. Isles, the depositories of this ma. nitre, are three huge rocks, situated about 100 miles from Callao, the seaport of Lima, chief town of Peru; and it is a coition' subject of reflection that a country once famous for reputed mineral and metellic riches should is the fitment age derive no inconsiderable eeeee uo from an article so mean in its nature, yet so prolific of wealth—such are the ordinances of a provident Creator I Yet like all other sources of riches this has its concomitant evils, and throe of • grave end lamentable magnitude. These islands, covered to a great depth with punt), are perfectly barren, from the excessive quantity becoming de structive of vegetation ; and those employed in transporting the manure to the toadies places are Chinese, whilst metro's and the lowest of the mixed races of Callao and Lima are employed in stowing the cargo... The Chinese who, under specious promisee, are inveigled to the islands for a term of three years, seldom live to complete the term of their slavery, for the nauseous dust and the overpowering alluvia of ammonia in which they work are of themselves rapidly destructive of life. Sometimes they embark in China, and often at Melbourne, where they find nothing to do, and it is well known that shippers receive to much per head for every Chinese they lard at the Chincbu; there they are detained by an armed force, butted in the most miserable manlier, fed only after performing a certain amount of labour, and subject to a treatment, of which some idea may be gathered from the following facts : Whilst we were at the islands a poor Chinamen threw himself off the rocks and was dashed to pieces rather than submit to the tortures that awaited him for having sat dulcetly broken some tackle he WAS using in his course of labour; and we can form a good notion of the severity of the punishment they are subjected to by the horrible howling constantly heard on the islands. The following are some that are constantly inflicted on the labourers by order of the commandant, for the mast trivial offences, under the eyes of Englishmen and other reputed civilised people— and certainly nothing more devilish, nothing more in geniom be invented—viz , hanging is ropes and chafes round the waist, and in other ways, from sunrise to sunset, without food during that period, one, two, or mote days, in proportion to the magnitude of the offence, and lashing to half tide buoys, subject to ear, nun to the water in addition to heat and cold. These punishments we saw inflicted in several instances, end it was reported that one man, whom we saw suspended daily for fully a week, had already suffered a fortnight previously to our arrival. We were also shown a refined instrument of torture, com bining the fabled labour of the Danaidsa, with the penalty of death staring the culprit in the face if he fail td from ex haustion, or otherwise, in performing the task allotted him ; this was a lighter, with a large hole in the bottom, in whit* the offender was fastened, with a bucket to save hi life by leanest baling. We were credibly informed that one of the punishments inflicted on the Chinese on the islands is that of placing them on a small point of rock to which they are chained; so small that sleep or obeys* of position must result in their falling off, to hang in their manacles, severely bruised per ' hape, until the period of relief. But will it be believed that as English captain whilst we were there surrendered • negro, whom we well knew, to the mercies of Peruvian Lynch law after being flogged, end that he was hung in a bowline on the commandant's hulk for three days successively, and this for merely swearing at " his honour" ? I have seen on this hulk as many as eight or ten at • time--soare swung to the davits, and others, one above another, on masts temporarily rigged up. It is not long sines that British and other seamen were subject to the same treatment, and a easels recorded of one whir disappeared from the buoy, and then it was time for interference. Does it not teem strange that civilised nations, banded together to suppress slavery, cannot, by remonstrance or forte, with a trifling power like Peru, put an end to such inhuman practices at these islands? ler they do not obtain at Callao . ; and If the voluntary slavery entered into by the deluded Chinese cannot be twevested, surely something may be dose by those who profit by their labours to alleviate their suffering,. No doubt those who have actually been on these islands could tell a heartrending tale of the treatment of the poor creatures that would exceed in horror what is here related. It is reported that the islands and their produce are to be sold. We hope they will fall into the hands of people men humane then their present POWCWOTI, and that such cruelties as theirs will be no mere heard of. THE REPRESENTATION OF MIDHURST. The following addreesee have been issued to the olactors of Ilidbaret : ..13entlemen,—The kind and generous confidence and support with which I have been honoured by you as your representative for nearly ten years, makes it a matter of no little regret to me that I shall soon be obliged to resign the trust which you have plead in my hands; but, having re relived such numerous applications from my own University, ' to allow myself to be put in nomination us a candidate at the approaching election, I felt I had hardly any other alternative than to respond to the tall which has thus bean made to me. For no other constituency would I ever have eichanged the honour of representing you in the House of Commons ; and when I think of the cordiality and kinds's' which I have invariably received from yen on all occasions, I am sere my gratitude will be as lasting as It is heartfelt and 'inure. " With the warmest wishes for your bappinsse and pro. parity, I hays the honour to ►e, gentlemen, your obedient humble servant, " SPIWCILIt H. WALPOLE." Gentlemen,—Mr. Walpole having bad the honour of receiving a requisition to stand for the University of Cam bridge, of which he boo distinguished an ornament, has felt it his duty to accept the invitation. " I therefore venture to offer myself as his successor in representing you, aced to solicit your suffrages. if you shall think fit to honour me with year confidence, you may de peed upon a faithful and diligent discharge of my public ty, so a member of the legislature, in critical and eventful times, and upon my ever watchfully attending to your local interests. I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your very faithful tenant, " SAW:IL WAILBES." IMPORTANT LEASE OF WATER COMMUNI. CATION. After a negotiation, which has been pending for sous tints past, the Bri dgewater trustees have entered into as agreement to Issas the Bridgewater Canal and the Old Quay Navigation to the North Staffordshire Railway Com posy for a long term. The North Staffordshire Company are already the nwnen of the Trent and Meney Navigation; and a glanee at the map will show that when this gnat chairs of internal water lines is all worked together by a wealthy and powerful railwsy company, who bare this succeeded its getting en outlet_ for their heavy goods trifle at the port of Liverpool, it must prove a very potent compe titor with the railways for that clam of traffic, and moot offer to the public dl those economic 'dna:aegis which wst..r communication still possesses to so large an intent - _a. over any other means of transit. By this arrangement the company have secured a terminus in Liverpool, with the dock accommodation and warehousing room ; they have opened a direct end free comenunicatii.n betwt en the Mer sey and the limber ; aid, so far as regards the Liverpool traffic, they have rendered themselves in a great messing independent of the London and North Western Company. The length of canal and navigation included in the lease is, the Bridgewater Camel 40 miles, end the Old Quay Nation. tion 30 11111 ff—is all 70 mile.. If to this be added the length of the Trent and Mersey Navigation, 110 miles, it will be seen that the North Staffordshire Railway Company now assume a very formidable position as water carriers, over 180 miles of unbroken internal navigation, connecting the Mersey, the Trent, and the Humber, and extending over the most populous and wealthy manufacturing distrusts try Lancashire and Cheshire, Suiffurdshire and Yorkshire. The mining preperty and landed sewn of the Bridgewater Trust form no part of the property leased. Of course, also, the 40 mile. of underground canal in the Wersley collieries of the trust are not included in the IWO. It is not • little curious that the earliest project of Brindliey, the Bridgewater Canal, and the principal portion of his magnificent project of joining the tour great ports of Liverpool, Hull, Bristol, and London, by a system of grand canals, with subsidiary brancises—we mesa the Grand Trunk Canal to moils the Trent and the Mersey—should, after a lapse of upwards of eighty years (for lirindley died in 1772), come under the same control and management. The Bridgewater Canal, from Manchester to Worsley, Leigh, and Runcorn, was formed luring the years 1760.1795, at a coat of 220,0001, and has an Went of forty lineal miles. When the Duie of Bridgewater undertook this great design, the price of carriage between Manchester and Liverpool was 12.. for tin by the river, and 40s. per ton land carriage. The Duke's charge on has canal was limited to 61 end it then possessed all the speed and regularity of land carriage. Its opening, se may be supposed, was productive of vast advantage to the public', the price of coal in Mencbeeter immediately Wien to half its previous amount ; while provisions from the sgricultural district', and various other commodities, were more cheaply and abundantly su;•plied to the Manchester market, by the aid of this cheap mode of conveyance. The Qld Quslf Navigation, so celled from the place whence the vessels started in Manchester, is the course of the rivers 'moll and Mersey from Manchester to Liverplol—a distance of thirty miles. The Teo t and Mersey Nevin Won (of which the main line is the Grand Trunk Canal) proceeds from the Bridgewater Canal at Preston Brook, near Runcorn, is sauth.enst direction by Mii:dlewich sod Borelem, tall Heart Lichfield, when it taros northeast, joining the Trent at Wades Ferry, on the northwest angle of Leicestershire. The. Grand Truth Canel has since been united—' n the one hand by the Birmingham and Fatale, sad the Birmingham and Worcester Canals—with the Severn at Worcester: and, on the other hand, the Oxford, Coventry. ..ad Grand Junction Canals have united it with the 1 Lames near Brantford—thus connecting, by an uninterrupted chain of water lints, the rivers Mere y, Trent, 1111r1OPT, Severn, and Tha mes — and completing the internal we're comma . . sieatioa between Übe for gnat posts of the kingdosi.-- Manchester Guardia*.