The Express. — London, England, 1856-02-27 00:00:00

et: exPreofS• TO CORR I . :TWO/MINTS. toortiomoat. tr.w a..110r ..lbe Zobroo," Leedom toads( year, :. t If . 10. bobborirstreet, by Tee o'olock ca too day of yobbobtsob. NIGH WAINK Al LONDON BRIM'. Tun Dar—Nonlife, M. 425. Mesas, 24. 31.. T041011.■0,1 '49 MeMllll. 6 13a shorsoce. 6k. Ws. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27. Ina terms of the preliminary Armistice, jest de termiced upon at the Pans Conferences, are bet im• perfectly koown. All that has yet transpired is, that its duration is limited to the 31st of next month. and that the blockades at present established or contem plated wili not be affreted by it. While the Armistices lasts, neither army can move from its positions or occupy sea• ground. And it may be inhered from the date died for the termination of the Armistice, that by the 31st of Much—the earliest period at which the resumption of military operations is pos sible—either Peace must be concluded or the War renewed. It is necessity that it should be distinctly under stood that the people and Government of England, although by no means averse to an honourable and secure Peace, have fully made up their minds to the alternative of War. Our resources have not as yet experienced any sensible pressure; our army isle an infinitely more efficient condition than at the com mencement of hostilities; and the nation is as deter mined as ever to attain the objects tor which the war WA undertaken. Such, we believe, are also the views end wishes of the highest personage in the French Government—of him upon whom its bed decision must depend. The partisans of Russia, and the whole host of trimmers, will egre giously deceive themselves if they allow their opinions on this point to be influenced by the uncertain sonrd which the press of Paris, with one , generous exception, has given forth. The caws of its supple and subservient tone are well known ;' bet the fate of Europe does not depend upon the interested wishes of the Exchange either of London or of Paris. We have eonfideeee in the firmoess of oar own Goverament ; and we have mill greater confidence in the exhaustion of /WWII. She is in am condition to brave a renewal cf operations in the Crimes; mush lees to brave the edrent of an Anglo-Freoch fleet,, with mortar veseels and gooboats, in the Baltic. A intimation some time ago communicated the that the Crimean ofikers now on keit, of allenue have bees ordered to rejoin their regiments; us& bow owes of our own we know that similar iris bow hein.given to the officers of the Baltic fleet England parleys with her band as her sword, watching narrowly every movement of her 'deer mry. As yet there are no symptoms of Russia's asking to withdraw from soy stipulation embraced by the Four Point& The only disemnion of moment &Mesa arise with regar4 to them is, whether the demolition of Nicefakir is provided for by the terms of the Aar tries proposii ions. We Gan see that the text of the propositions is gallantly vague es this head to admit of the question being raised ; but we believe that the demolition may be obtained by negetiatioe, and we are convinotd that it is of the utmost tea aquae' to insist upon it. Ose thieg the British Goverment will hidalgos. and that is the sarrecder by Ruda of every loch of Turkish territory of which it is at present is poetise- Woo. Bosh serreader will be lasistsd apse, whether provided for is "the Five Palate" oe net ; sad lan will coesegseetly have to be restored to the Porte. Bat the best security that can be gives to Turkey will be Ihr spiting of the commerce if the Easiest le all Mins, and the development of her ewe inter nal lonfle sad industry. When the Asp of all nodose flat epee the Black Sea, when its ports are crowded with the enterprising =risers sad user shoats of both hemispheres, it will be impesibie far Remia again to steal, furtively and setletested, upon her weaker seighbour. With every step that Turkey makes in her career of material earishaest his pewee of resistance to aggression will be meg- nested. It is to be hoped, therefore, that ample se. ✓erity will be demanded for the fres access of the measseres of every 'sties to all the parts if the Basis., sad for the establishosest is them of eon- Galatea aid of other means for the pulsation of kreiguers. It will also be Wombat en the Allies, with all ties defenses to the feelings of as harps dent Goverusest, to urge epos the Porte the adoption of seek measures se will attract capital and sommeree to the regime subjected to it, away. It is muske ts/7 to gather from what fell from Lord Piazze.- ..ran is the Hoes, of Commons yesterday, that this impartaat subject her sot wow the WWI of OW Government. We allude to his shamming that Meissen have sever seised to urge as the Turkish Goveraissat the senstrecties of a road hem Testi send to Ileserome. We havens sow directed alms ties to the importance of such an =docksides, beth he a eseasersial sad ii a military past el vire. It would be easy to enumerate may seesseres, both es the part of the Divas aid on the pert of the &Eli* Cabbie, which would materially facilitate the iuAa of Bemoan capital sad enterprise iste Turkey j bat of this hereafter. Tin Warrant by which a Board of amoral 011aars in appointed to investigate tho ethereso against Lard CAZDIGAN sad WWI 0011taaltd fa tho superb of Bir lons M'brattl. and Colonel Munch will bo found in another colons. The Omani Olken named in the Warrant aro— LORD BLATON, GINERAL *KARON, Ma Joax Buz. Gamut. Rowix, BAIL Iburciumr, GLNRILAL Past, GI/I[IAL KNOLLTL All these seem are well knows as mean of expo risme* and judgment. Of Lord BisTox it ie need ing to speak. Bur Jon■ Bret. is, we believe, an Aber of great experience and sagacity, whoebtained wary eonsiderable reputation in the Quartermaster- Oeserars Departs sat under the Doke of WIL LINOTON. Under the direction of Lord &wow, who h to ant as President, there is eery MOM to expest that the inquiries of the Board will be eandeeted with skill and impartiality, and the whole ease ably summed up and clearly stated. The advisers of the Crown have judiciously counselled her MAJESTY to Dame no allow to sot under the Warrant who hes served in the Crimea. Any °Seer who bee at any time formed part of the Expeditionary Army might have been liable on the one band to cowls:sloes that he night be conscious of therteoniinge of his own, sad therefore disinolieed to press ►ard upon the messed ; on the other, that he belonged to a alma rity disappointed at not bevies bees eoesalted, sad therefore dispail to rtgard what hes been done with a jaundiced rye. The course pursued by the Board of Investigation ~ys_ f will, we hays reason to believe, be nearly u follows. The letters of Lord LUCAN tad Lord CARDIGAN, which hays already been pabliahed, will be laid before the Board. Statements from Sir RIM= AIRZY and Colonel GORDON will next be read. Board will then pruceed l to On examination or evi dence. Sir RICHARD AIRRY and Colonel GORDON have indicated the witnesses they wish to have ext mined. These have already been telegvapbad for, and will arrive in this country in the coarse of a fort nigbt—bsfore the Board can be ready to examine them. It is to be presumed that any °Seers, or others, now in the Crimea, whose evidence the Board may deem calculated to throw additional light tea the subject of investigation, will be made fortbooma log with equal promptitude. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. t (mom ova owl coaaaavoiroure.) PARIS, TIMIDLY ETZNINO. The Negress did not sit today. It appears that an interval of one day is required between each sit ting, to give time for drawing up the minutes of the proceedings, which are communicated confidentially to each plenipotenti►ry previcsly to being signed. It is understood to be arranged that the Congress will assemble three times a week—on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. M. Benedetti, the di :sato, of the political division of the Ministry of Fo , Nip Affairs, is for the present the only person en trusted with the duty of drawing up the protocols. It has been said that a subditector has been appointed to assist him, and sit by his aide at the Congress, but I believe this is not true. Acoeding to the best formation, M. Benedetti is the only individual not a member of the Congress who is allowed to be pre sent at its deliberations. The Coogress will meet for the second Urns to-morrow (Wednesday) at one o'clock. Count Walewski gave a grand dinner yesterday to the plenipotentiaries on the occasion of the opening of the Congress. All the Minister, of Napoleon 111., the great officers of the crown, the Governor of the Invalides, the Prefect of the Seine, and M. Benedetti, were among the guests. At denser, Count Walewski proposed as • tout " A happy issue to the negotia tions this day opened." In the evening there was a concert, for which 700 cards of invitation were inlaid. The Princess Ma thilde and Prinoe Napoleon honoured the Minister with their presence. The splendid salons of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs blazed with light on this occasion. The concert, conducted by M. Ataxy, with Mesdames Freuolini and Borghi Memo, and MM. Mario, Gra riani, and Zucchini for perfumers, took place in the drawing-room which contain, the statue of the pre sent Emperor. This room, not being large enough for the whole company, was almost entirely 'filled with ladies, and all the doorways opening from the neighbouring rooms were thronged with eminent personages. Daring the evening, the Salo* des Ambassadeurs, where the Congress is held, which was thrown open to the guests, was inspected in etery part with the utmost curiosity. At the Congress table the names of the diffsrent plenipotentiaries were written in pencil in groat of the chairs which they wi mpy. It wasremarkeducirionethattheßessianpleni poientiaries were so placed that the *yoga( the portrait of Napoleon In., which huge in the room, sum directly fixed epos titans. In the centre of the table is a magnificent inkstand of the time of the first empire, the cost price of which, ite appears from • memorandum gnirayed inside a secret drawer, was 16,000 tr. This bauble of gold and silver is placed there merely for ornament. There is no ink in it, and the plenipotentiaries when they write make nee of mach humbler vessels. I learn, on good authority, that the Debate is mistaken in coo tradicting the original statement that the plenipotentiaries take precedence in the Congress according to alphabetical order. This is the order: Austria, France, (heat Britain, Russia, Sardinia, Turkey. The precedence to which the Dolmas alludes, sceordiag to the order in which the plenipotentiaries happened to be presented to the Emperor, is observed on certain other °cession& For instance, at the dinner yesterday Lord Clarendon set next to Count Walewski. The anammounent of the unladen in the Moni tor, so far from producing a favourable effect upon the Bourse, was rubor coldly received. It is re numbered that the Monitor had intimated that the preliminaries of peace were to be signed before the statistic., woe granted, sad einem no anneenewment of the ileums of these preliminaries is sow mode, the inference is that the intended and mere satisfactory order of proceeding has buss departed from. How ever, the general opioion is that einem an armistice has been agreed upon, pesos must be next to certain. The Rents fell 30c., dosing rather heavily at 731,.16e. Beak of France fell 16fr., and Credit Mobiller sfr. The Lyons and Mediterranean Rail way roes 10Th., sad Orleans brr., but the other lines tamed with s fall of from 3fr. to Oft. Oa Baaday, the anuivenary of February 24, than was some slight political effervewence on the Plats de la Bastille. As has been usual Maw 1861. a strait body of sergens.de.ville was stationed in the neighbourhood, to be ready for any emergency, tor '. purest people from standing about the column, and (especially) from hanging inssooresliN on the railing. Last year this prewative faros fosad nothing to do, but cm this awasioa they arrested fifteen young men, who in spits of the known danger were caught in the fact of making seditious manifestations by voice or gesture. Oss was arrested for saluting the column as le pawed it. A little boy of 13, was arrested for throwing an immerge& at the foot of the column. Ow of the 'ripsaws is a student who has been twice in custody for sedition within the last few weeks, owe on amount of his participation in the Ninard riots, and another time for having joined in singing Le Bire de Fraraboisy" at the Odom whet the lifomprees ww present. Mademoiselle Rachel arrived at Havre yesterday by the Fulton. One tithe Havre Journals says that eh* seems to be oompletely recovered from the ilium which compelled her to give ap her American ea gsgemeats, bet the Omerrier dm Havre says, on the matrary, she has greatly suffered deriag her voyage, sod that she rapine three or four days' rest at Havre, helots undertaking the pommy to Paris. The fusels' of Madame Allea-Despreaux, of the Theatre Frame* took plain yesterday morning, and was attended by the satire company of the theatre and a vast amourse of moaner& The speataele of the fairness of the Francais follow's; the Dolga on foot in deep mournieg, and shedding no unreal tears, was very touching. Madame Pkesy-Areculd, who had known Madame Allan long at Bt. Peters. berg, and who was to have played with her in a new pine on the day the died, was particularly affected. Madame Allan, who has been cut offalmost suddenly by a woligeaut cancer, is her 48th year, was modeled the most flakhed mitres, of the Theatre Fraecals. The theatre was closed yesterday main oat of reaped to her memory. The Manamrr publishes the (Aoki return of the 'esteem reweave for the month of January, whir* amounted to 11,106,2080., showing a decrease of 1,394088 fr. on the eorrespondieg smooth of 1863, and an horses' of 2,071,184 fr. on that of 1864. THE EXPRESS. WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 27, 11558. Bat tide aras sot se. At presisrly three =Mates pest . 011 C a molest lookies brougham, is nay remarked till it was withla a few yards of the alibis try, doss iLti tk. frost seta, sad kilted at the feat of the grand etakeise. The carriage met died the Bard- Wan pliatipetmadarise,C,uit Career sad the Marquis Vii- , Isobaric& A slogle chewier was Visit only attendant. Taey, like a I the plenipotentieriet who followed, were looted V p'a'n az Toon. eistuelle. As they ascended the stairease,• squadron of M.Walewski's footmen, woo were on Om look out, threw wide open the glass ric..l and the 'Fiedwontese seprweatetivee entered the hotel the first. • fkw miscom afterwards came Turkey—Asti P.cha, the armed Vhier, end Mehemet Boy were droplet jest like Bar pens, ezeep. that they ware of course the ineCt able red f.. The Grand Viet*, wore a Telma, that ne;ght have bon bought in Regent•street. Emitted end Austria fol. bowed very eh utly alterwarde, in nusikatly unpreteedies sieriageo. There wee the• • Fosse of azvenl minute/ Bootle began to ask • hither lis•ela weld not find some encase not to cow. Bat ate grater pest one a haat:home oar imp, with tore downers hebiod it, drove up .t a tap d pet e, ma laria., the Et mien t ',nil o 'ovaries. Count Or. oil a cpped net first . , sod al koegh bent 70 years of sge, ea ep he •tet like a boy. I bad an orpircanity of a sing him well, fir when k, arrived on .be top tenths, be to* off hie hot as if to warn the mist* of the servants in welting, and then turned round to see what had become of he maitre'. Boos de Bencow got out (tie earri‘g. very slowly. His face was enveloped in an ample comforter ; he walked up the waits with a same whet fast rug s'ep, aid his snare and bent tom presented • strileng contrast to that of his onedjetor. Count Orloff la a woodezfel.ltoking man for his age. He Ii of large eke, very erect, end aim countenance denotes rebut health sad gr at resolstioa. He h•s a very large had, covered with non grey tar, cropped alma The eapression of hie features is quite Cabana, bat as be smiled at Baron Brasov, slcwly mounting the stairs of er him, he had a good-catered look." PIEDMONT. We reed io the Opiniosse of Terhs : The reprodacVoe iia . t • Meeselaw of the Silels's article is the beet frost Omit all ebstaelis io the coaelusion of poses bare not teem deflaitively removed. Oar goner - seat is gate pr p rod. Tate Chamber has mated maple new for caning us the war. lilies not bees any of subsidies boons it feels flat wiles ea obl.ptiee hie bi ea contented it should be Issitoorab y sad fully carried out If the Coot r ten should sot airs poses t Brow, tbs goverosiast will be soder se eab weeniest to keep isp the war, sod if pm ci st °al l be sada the tenser, will be is a coodieoa to nubs toe national credit sad f er every even tual' y. Vbe Court. The Qom and Priooe Albert, accompanied by the Priseele Royal sad the rrifieses Alice, sod attsailed by the Hoc Ma•y Belief I, Maj. r-Oeurrat Boar. no, sad Captain ' Do r'a*, visited Vie Z mlogicsl Gardena is the Ergeot'e park yesterday mormiser. Her Maj , aad the Prince, wi•h the Prices of Wes and the PTMONS Alice, honour d the Princess's Theatre with their ones's°, is the 'viola'. Is atteudeats were Lady Churchill, Lord Waterpark, Major General Bonet riff. sad Caitsiu Du Plat. Ledy Chink'll bee succeeded the Cceatess of Desert as the Lady is Waiting. Lord Wa•erpers sad Major-General Berkeley Drago oned hare rel eyed Lrl Boaters sad Mr. R. Oniony One is the did es of the Lord sad Grooms is Weida( to her Majesty. e A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-odic.,Downintstreet. The ministers present were Viscount Palmer/doe, the Lord Chan cellor, Earl Granville, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of H‘rrowby, Sir George Grey, Mr. Secre tary Labonebere, Lord Paamore, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, and the Duke of Argyll. The council sat two hours. A deputation on the 'abject of reis'atisg sulk-eared brokers in Beat Mad ks. 4 an Wont*. with Sr George Guy yr.tertley at the Hoarmffiee. The depstetkn mite sle.el of B.r Michael 81.ber 6t wart, M.P., Mr. Campbell of Blythswooi. Mr. Hell Hebert-11, Mr. lieetle, M.P. (Ma - go.), Mr. Baiter, M.P. Mr. Dunlop, 111. P.. Mr. Hastier, M.P. (Pads)). Mr. W;Loolths•t, M.P., and Sir limos Ferimeoa, M.P. A depstation to iris tke propriety of retalalag a portion of 'lowermost itonewts in Bedford Gaol had sa interview with Bir George Orr y lest relay. The depatatios ens. sired of Mr. Hastings RaeseU, M.P., Mr. Wh.tbread, Mr. Starr, X P., Mr. Lrtledale, Colossi 011ois, Y P., Lord Charles Reseill, end the Cha.rmaa at the Quarter Simian.. Mr. Heine, II P. fnr Maw., sod a &pensive, bad ao letterer.w with the Bight Boa. Robert Lt.. issterlay at the Bawd of Trod*. Ae. pet idea of the Ilighlaird sad Avieultural Society, oa sgricaltoral education, bad so Mu rriew with Sir 0. orge Grey yesterday at the Herne Mee. The deputation br anded Sir M. Shaw Bt.erstt. M.P., Mr. Sadie, M P. (Glarpow), Mr. Heath, hl P. (Felonry). Mr. Bastv, M.P., Mr. Doom, M.P., Mr. W. Lockhart, II P., and Sir James Furrows, M.P. • deputatioa from the Hull Dock Commay had ea la. Monism with the Chastener of ths Esahoge.r yesterday, at hi. *Said residence, is Dowsirg street. Tb• deputation enasiated of Mr. 3nria Tall (4. pan easiness). Mr. Stephen West (dinator), M. Cbaries Feat ( °Henn), Mr. Charles B. Parkes (eatitamentary agent), aid Mr. W. 11. Haas (moretary). Ds p Athos were nesived at the Co nial-olle• yesterday Soma tits L. rd nth D , latamaloser of the Lain Idaads sad Ike Gomm rof Malta. Deepatsbet wen mat to the amens' s( Gibialtar. (MO* LAST SIOST . S OASSITT.) WHITEHALL, Fla. Qaees has bees pl.wei to order s .as* flare to pew the Orr at Seel, en powerir g the Dees sad Mettler of the Cathedral Clutch of Ciaethee to sleet a Bkhep al that See, the same beisg void by the of D trot Hugh Piney, lore [bebop thereof; sad her Ldsjes•y bee alio bees *wed to stmemeraftd the Hui. sod RSV. Heavy Mentere Where, Y.•., to be etreted by tM Hid Dora YE Maples, Bebop of the mid Dee of Carlisle. Political( mica, FEL 16.—Tbe Qsees has bon grodowdy pleaded to appolat Biased Levine-Swift, in., sew her Majesty's Omni o tau bleed of 8.. Tbewav to be bee Majatra Coeval at Balla* Is the [Wald Soak s of Awake. The Pease Las alio boos graciously *and to appals% Ildoosset Jobs Tama, Mai., to be bat Majesty' s Causal at Castbogesa. _ - - Fozziow-omcs, Fa. 26.—Tb. Clues has been pared to approve of Kr. Jams Wirer al Nana at lark's Istosa, for tk. Milted Motes of Arnica. The Quin bas bra pirood u ewer of Mr. iron Bogart r Coral at Cop Towa for tbo For Burris city of Labe*. LIM (Tin Thal—This Offbeat her Majesty awl his Royal Ingham PANS Albert let Booklagloom Polame for Sr. lama's Palm., catortod by a dot•ebatoat of the Hone Gawk to hold t► mood lows cf the ostooe. Her llo)orty was stands& by Lady Machin, lady Is Wolday, Lord Watoopork. lloaroarabl• Caked lkodooky Draismad. Morph of Itroadelboao (lard Chalabodala), Bart GroavOlo (Lord Presidia% Vioomost Polaoarotoa (Pint Load of the Trawaly), awl other .Hare of State. Arrioacnixo ROYAL Mtiesty th• Eieg et the Salem fateeds to leave Enrols the weak after seat, ha seder to risk her Majesty sad Ids Royal Highness Niece Albsrt. It is said that his iltjastra orjosta •iU set newt six days. The Queen and his Its;yal Highness the Priam COMM. hays dolled thole Istamtioa to dim with Ids &n al RISkMr the Daly of Catabridio oa Pt,day ant, at the mot auks% midst/. at et. Josses Pilate. The Dodoes of Cambridge sad the Prisms Mary rod the Dske et Cambridge ismered his Sasellearry ♦ abasedr , M Frames rat the Cosatres Ponies, wit► their cremes* et diem: Let mealeg, at £lb.rt•dete Hesse. The followieg bed the hewer et needy their Berra Higbassers:—/Imi Primes et Nerkesa. the Deb sad Dashers et Weillegisa. the Mantels et Lawless*, the Mergais et Bath. the Bail sad Mestere et Hardwick* sad the Ladies Yoke, the Earl et Seim.% the led mad Ostalsas et libetbsese, the Eat sad Coaster el Darby mad Lady Imam ertalay, sad Irk mast Grey M Wiliam The Coasters hat e ramie desamsle st a later bear. The Peet observes. is its aseeest of the fuming of Iks kW Duke of If orfalk :—.. TM. Drpaitsio.' seataielsg Me word*. Qat alleslo;tes St tadisals as: ors paddle eaaaitaoo,• say gin ens fern no the Innen net the M•e Dan is In loot soseate ninon to tie reli- Wee of Ide enestore. Int the het teas Ide rase wee b. onensie sheen ho n the Int omen *I In Meek, me •ell es the Limn et ibiglead eneneay 0 penny ono In eounne, selle'estly news bat can argon ant ban bees bonded is eanan." The Duke of Leeds bee mired at the Clamed= Arm Hcraby Castle. sear Canaria, Torkalln. __ _ The aotility sad gentry at the county or Durham, est of regard to tat memory of the lea vilest Ibrquis or Lsadosolosty, sarMee erectitti a baseless issestasat to Ids siestiory. The Duke sf Clne'sed is ti reside over s mlississul au Vag at this sad flew semen weak. Lady Waldman has cards oat for as mereably this eveding The Bail sod Countier of Standard and %Mag oon ►an Maned to Zwirillo Hall, Iron Pork. n gems has appoiatad — the Right Him Lord Inlet. of theaeleigh Abby, le b. Leril Lbesteeest of Wbreisistaree ia the reon if Seri Cr.,,., who los re signed. Tea Hoe. B. W. Beckwith West. asi Sir tlibbald Dana eon., Bart., \a ye retired Woo the loyal enema Arno) , (WWI.), the tow as % pontoon to t►e Groadier Gond% The esodidatoo for the alto of Canna* Borisoot haelsrie Mr. Rawl! Goriuy, Q.O , ledge of the City eberiffe Mort. sad Ms J. E. ltudley But.. Jodie of the Brined Coesty Cost; • d ibroorder el Woroiok. Sheedd Mr. Gamey Is eseteeeful, Mr. Prosaism's; Q.C., will Ise • oesdidate ler the r Mee rf Jodie of Vt. Cary Sheriff: C rer• esoated by t►e loomed gootlromo. Major-General Sir James F. Love, the Lieutesant -00“,110f el Jersey, saddest, ktt that Weed tot Beghied last week, la seatartease el a dispatch raetwel Item the goverasest. Bocurr or Airs.—To West Mr. T. C Amber fein lecture at tip to MO'. Terme. Adelptel. os seas of the seismal sad 'souls* prelate., c ee.t , tatiog the loroire tosser se of Liverpool; Osage Melratt, $•4•. M.P., is to reside. THE FIRST MEETING OF THE PLEATI- Oar Paris correspondent thus describes the circus 'tabor nder whieb the Coetwense awes bled oa °day: The Parisiss public ersibited ao great cur (city to ses the p'esipetestiar., a, fir the number of spectate,' assem bled la I oat of the Ministry of Fore get Alm.. at ese o'clock was set greeter tt as dim whisk a respectsble Pasch aid lady stow well attract as y day Is the week. Of the f assembled the 'Testae put were sersery-saida, wines, sad 'Wag elecve was, where ideas of the Issetiess of plealpetestieries west be et the saellaSt. The is rgess de Wile cos duty scrawl quite di. scripted at swicg so few peeple.for they rated those few f,r the were sake, apparently, of thasing their aettorl , y, sad dirl °dyed thus repeat edly is same semesseary aauer, from the ro , it as they had takes op to see We great wee arms. It was soppamd that the phserpeesatiaries would arrive is great state, deviled is coati tails, sad esoottod by gaards of bower. THE GERMAN LEGION. BERLIN, Pas. 28. Letters from officers of the Foreign German Legion state that everything is I. readiness for their depar ture for the Wines. Colonel Stutterheim himself is quite ready to march. It is said that the legionaries of Heligoland will leave for the Baltic fleet. LISBON, Psi. 19. The Sanaa, committee pursue their deliberation upon the measures of Sr. Dante'; but, judging from the tone seamed by the organs of the Opposition, it seems salikely that there will be any substantial hostility shown to the more important clauses of the Minisier's report ; indeed, the only individual who is considered able to organise a valid opposition is Sr. Paseo. (Manoel), the capable leader of the .seeders in the Progresieta camp—and even he, it is thought, will merge his party view. in a desire to promote public works and the general good of the country. A meeting has been held by the Portuguese bond holders in this city, who appear to think themselves entitled to be placed upon the same footing as the foreign holders of government stock. There is still a growing feeling of distrust 11 the impropriety of allowing the Credit Mobilise to monopolise all rail way. and other undertakings, to the exclusion of engineers both native and foreign, and considering that Mr. Thornton is the tower of strength of the financial system, it is but reasonable to expect now that Englishmen should have some share in the pio sseatiou of the wake. One geed result of this agitation respecting the Pera's detention has been the publication of a decree in the Diari), whereby the health Aker at Belem is commanded to report wilhoat delay upon all the cases which come under his aotioe, and thee much detention of shipping will be avoided. The other day the Date of &Wanka and the Count Thomas found themselves face to face in the Chamber of Petfil, whisk by the way was the first meeting in the public arena sines the overthrow of the Cabral administration. Thomas seised the opponnoity to animadvert upon certain expeosions the duke is said to have used at the time of the poli tical changes, in which he, the want, was accused of serious peculation. Of mares the House listened with bated breath to the wordy warfare of two each leading men in their fleet parliamentary encounter, and it was thought that the old Doke 's reply was quite wonky of his eoldiselike reputation, for, instead of withdrawing the imputation, he very politely strengthened it by Win that he meant it strictly in a personal sense, and net as applying to the admi nistration of the ex-Milder. This would seem to establish poems a foodralsof between the two states men. In Port—Her MajerAy's ship (Hatton (Boating battery) snd St. George, steam-transport Europa. The Igais de Castro (ea.) has arrived from Glasgowi tM Ciatrs (ea.) his allied for Liverpool. The Saha Public of Lyons says :—" An infantry soldier of the Frew* may who made tha sompaisa of the Crimea, whom be lest ON of him logo by. Aurm amass ball, wee afterwards promatad with the prejoetile by ta o of his floatadasr who maw wham it area, amend ems ream. He ham jest establishod himself at Lyme, whore the aa►dsrees salad. may be me sespiend mem his ship with the lainiptien. A Mein oho lisbettoyol ! Nomad. *der, taisasise " A Preach arid; M. Paul de St. Vidor, says, is the Avow, t ftM hits Beni Rene, " Henri Heites petty la lueai ; It wield enttlat, a (hock by its heroes, and erfeclos of km ; it to e!■ats. the Gomm by the dress y atm spline late which it 'impairing ; it dal ghta a Female masa by in .gar►ing wit. SU Ukraine' is the wag of nip it ander* Ion." liassisi, who bias publiebsel sothiss shn" William Tell" and tie " &abet," bat jatt tent is km • favourite yeyil, Madame de Lige, a alibis dramatic aeleoy, entailed "Tee Beperet:oe." Tee words see by M. Mary. . . M. Henry de Montana has left i'aria for lb. But oa as inhale minim frost the Firma Goverstaset. A Paris letter is the heilpeackuse• Beige mays— Tens have bees mead, sena arts* sasessi Us* stalest+, ter lb. passeoloa or seditioas semis. Those alraire are quits dist:sit Irma lb. disturoarese at ths lectures, 'shish are so* at as see." Haltom.—TM liamoveliaa Glibbest has survived Its moot ettala, the 'mishears who had prepaid to mode h av iag Woo Whaled to rows War patiLlias. ♦ doom oosvokiag Use logidatito Moabite for tdo2ad of April soot Mon the signatures of all the when of the mordant. Music AN - ONO THZ TVELEL—Oar Con - atantinople eerreepeadeat writes, oa Via 14th lash M. Headset* brattier et the ealebrated *into* r, died at his bean I. 'P.n on Hearth y feet, eter a lob( sad palatal Mew. He oat g...rally 'swami and ingested by ell flares, bed , ilityttd 'rest skill sad beseeratibr la trahttag the Turks sad Brady their allitaty bawl% mid* bare PAM attained to easentirittne profit:lease la tbe nosiest sib He bad sea red a larp tartans. sad bad bees reaeiesed of by tbs lisibia a short lima before bia tit atit, with tits rank of Pubs._ Professor Unger. of the Vie... University. whose we I. well known to all Hemp as Modesto of botany sad geology, sad some of shoes baulks' works have been tram 14ed and piebiteh-d la Loader, Is bees dmemeamd by the Timm Church Chistre es aam who briap forward tht trier which cl.s net agree wth the Holy Striatum.. The charge het ►ooa brasibt sada the amide tf the Miaister of Isstrestise. Tits !TEAM al 'sox Ann.— On the 21st of Feb. as Roblieh steamer impend LH Toulon, asaltieg sigeols of distress, sad tad. avmring to make the herbo■r by aid of her mile. The maritime pr-led histemd to mad to the aid .f this vessel 'he p iddli -wit el mt.sa.r, tbs Vggilaut, which took Mir la tow, mad brought her int the 'kali Roadstead. The steamer le the Iron Ap, treasysit. /to. 63, coatis, from Malts, mei bmad f r Lomita, w.tb her sat Wrier, disabled. TURKEY. (FROM OUR OWN CONBrANTINOPLE, Fs& 14. On Tuesday last the Oraad Vizier, with his re tinue, started per Sate, French war steamer, to take part, as you have been long since aware, in the peace conferences. Among others attached to the Turkish pleeipoteptiary is Noureddin Bey, chief interpreter of the Divan, one of the most enlightened and intel ligent personages among the present generation of Turks, and distinguished besides by his rare modesty and retiring habits. In addition to the causes already fully detailed ' which led to the disaster of Kars, the Times, in a late I article, I perceive, adverts in strong terms to the conductor the British ambassador at Constantinople. Public men, no doubt, are pulSic property; and to ' canvass their acts—to blame or to commend, as cir cumstances may require—is the indisputable right of all, and the pride and the boast of our national insti tatioas. There has been however latterly, I pt r ceive some disposition generally t o depreciate Lord Stratford, now verging on the close of a very re- ; markable career, and not only his public acts, but his' home and his privacy, and some little foibles and frailties—the common lot of all, m ore or lees—have ' been held forth in prominent relief, and visited with ; very severe comments. If the object be to effect his recall, and which, by the way, is not much disguised by some of your contemporaries, nothing is more t feasible,_ provided the irresistible tide of public opi nion be turned eventually io that direction. But, should sneh be the result of this outcry, I consider' it a duty to mention, that in the opinion of most in-' Univac persons in ibis country, well versed necessa rily in the exigencies of the situation, of all the blunders committed since the outset of the war, the most eg regious _ and irreparable would be the revocx tion of Lord Stratford at the present juncture. The Times, however, assert " that it is Lord Red ' eliffe's misfortune to live in a state of dissension with almost every man ;" " that few can long hope to serape some outbreak of his violent and groundless ill-will;" "that he lives in an atmosphere of antipa- Weer " that even differing from him in opinion is enough to kindle a dislike, which may last for years," &c. Now, as regards this catalogue of compliments, I have taken some pains to obtain correct information —no easy matter in this place, which has been the principal scene of the veteran diplomatist's adven tures for nearly half a century. You will, however, no doubt, after all that has been said and written on this subject, be not a little amazed to learn the result of my inquiries. Why, the good folks here— old members ot the European colony, British resi dents and others—s.ear by Lord Stratford, as the Turks would by the Prophet's beard, that is to say, in all matters relating to the settlement of this almost Interminable Eastern question ; and bating a little wilfulness at times, his whims and his ways, there is rot anywhere, they declare, a more honest, loyal, or indefatigable representative of the Crown. He is, however, they admit, a little suspicious, tas'idions, and not very easy f access, preferring also per haps his own plan, and the man of his own creation, to appointments, order., and suggestions emanating from other quarters. He has, in abort, his mood, his manner, acd his peculiarities, like most other men, his hours of business and re laxation, the " mollia temporal fandi," during which some old gentlemen of my acquaintance inform me that they have discussed all manner of topics—poli ties, morn's, law, medicine, and theolegy—with this redoubtable logician, and whether victors or van quished have come off soot free and sons rename up to the present date. These my informants, the Times will perhaps suspect, are not impartial wit nesses, for it appears, according to the report, that Lord Stratford has been qaite spoiled by the reverential awe and "deference of Levantine society." If, how ever, by "Levantine society " is meant the European colony or British residents, the Times may be easy on that score, and rest assured that they care not a rush for ambassadors per se, nor for princes, barons, dukes, and all that sublime category. They have met and frequented during long years the most exalted personages of all nations whom chance has wafted to these shores. No fishing for favours, cards, and that sort of thing, as is perhaps too much the case with all cleanse at home. Here, all comes in du course, and without the smallest effort; and I am enabled to state, for the information of the public, that an unpopular ambassador in this country is likely, as has sometimes happened, to be mulcted by a convivial " strike" in the very nick of time, and Sad his salon empty, or nearly so, on • grand gala night. This accident, I believe, has not thus tar occurred at our Embassy. ERZEROUM, Jar. 29. A French merchant has just arrived here from Tiflis, by the way of A lexand ro pol and Kars. It appears oertain that the Rusaians are preparing to invest our city in the spring. They are clready occupied in disciplining the Armenian and Georgian levies. The regular army of the Caucasus consists at present of about. 80,000 men. Of these 10,000 are in Tiflis, 10,000 are stationed so es to serve as a protection against Behamyl, 10,000 watch the army of Omer Pasha, and the remaining 60,000 are close to our frontier, under the command of General Mouravieff. In addition to these forego they will have in the spring 20,000 new troops, more or lees disciplined. We hear at last that we are to have here an Eng lish army of 30,000 foot and 10,000 horse. It is reported that this foros will be under the command of Sir Colin Campbell. It is tolerably certain that the Egyptian troops to be sent here will amount to 20,000 men. Times, however, will have to buffer much from the rigour of the climate. It is said that the portion of them already landed at Trebizood have endured much hardship, although the temperature there is comparatively mild, and frosts very rare. But the English force aloes will be sufficient to lower the hopes of the Russian general. They write from Trebissad that already several English offioere have ' arrived there, to take measures for the landing of the troops. It will be necessary that mune of these shoold be despatched forwards to this place, to see after the duty of provisioning the town. The sooner the bettor. The Turkish authorities ere at last awakening from their slumbers. During the lest few days they have en tered into coatroom for provisions with some Persians. It is hoped, however, that more efficient means may be taken for the supply of stores. Everything should Wendy by the month of April. Last year, the Ru ske, were before Kate by the 9th of May. We hear that for some days past, strong Russian detachments were seen in the neighbourhood of Olte, sixteen hours' journey distant from here. Their inten tion is, perhaps, to get possession of the stores of corn in the district. Tee French merchant already alluded to reports that early in the month the brave General Williams was seriously ill at Tiflis. A consultation of medical men decided that he was stifieriog from enteritis. No'! immediate danger was apprehended. This report has occasioned the greatest affliction here, the more so as hopes had been entertained of his speedy return to ' this place. There is no one more deserving of coati doses than General Williams. The pest in his ease is the best security for the Wane. The English ambassador, the Roa. Mr. Murray, remains in Takla with the ambers of the embassy, although some journals assert that his rupture with the Phrasal government is of trifling moment. I should say that however true this may be, our am beseadoe is fully justified. The treaties give the English government the privilege of choosing their onployis, and add that Persians nue to be Roder obligations to their government the moment they wont employment under us; the Persisn govern meat refuses to acknowledge this right, and to accept Mirsa Ragan as the English agent. It belonged to no one bat to Mr. Murray to decide as to the efficiency of his servants. To the infraction of the treaties the Persia*, added not only impertinence, bat insult; conduct which Mr. Money could not allow to take pine with impunity. As far as appearances are to be relied on it would seem that the quarrel was not fomented by Russia, sines the ambassador of that power, M. d'Anitchkoff, a man of strict integrity, loudly blamed the conduct of the Persian government. Other authorities who ought, if for no other ream for the sake of tour , boy, to have done the same, took an opposite course, sad even now labour to vindicate themselves. Whatever be the result, the Persians need a good lesson, for their insolence to the ambassadorial repro. simulatives of a great power. Ia the or the arrival of English troop' here, we shall quickly see the tone of the Persians lowered. It we succeed in Georgia, it will be the easiest thing in the world to direct our arms against Tabris and Teheran. In jus ification of the Persian people, I most add that their sympathies are entirely with the English, end will in ail probability remain so, however the government may choose to forfeit their engagements. Pilch& has bought a female slave for 40,000 piutres. He passes the greater part of his time in her society. Another portion of his time is spent at the bath and in the indu'genco of gross vices. He has thus rendered himself totally incapable of con ducting affairs here, and is thoroughly detested. The Persians who have taken the contracts for the supply of provisions to the army have pres e nt e d th e authorities, it is said, with 60,000 piastres. Other contractors have dispensed enormous sums as bribes. I This is the way we carry on affairs here. In the meantime, out of the 15,000 horses that were collected here for transport and supplying the wants of the army, horses furnished gratis by the provinces, there remain nu more than a few hun dreds of miserable animals. The remainder have either perished by hunger, cold, and fa'igne, or are gone no one knows where. In the meantime the betters have paid enormous sums of money for the support of animals which have vanished. If the English troops are really coming, let them come quickly. At least, let them send officers to take matters in charge. The Russians, it is certain, in tend paying us a visit in the spring. Perhaps the news of the coming of the English will disconcert their plans. NAVAL AND MILITABY. CHATHAM, FIB. 26. A detachment of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, consisting of 1 'shalt .rn. 1 sergi ant, 1 temp ei 1, 2 drum mers, anis 45 tank and 81., left the Marino barracks at 12 o'clock the day fi r Plys oath, •o jo'n her Majeity's hip Calcatta, 84, at P.ymeuth, under orders fir the Rut Indies. An trier has been received fr im the Wier-,titre directing tbats men belonging to the 84th Regiment, and 14 man belonging to the depot of ill- 60th Roll Rile., are to tern Chatham Berneks to join the toed quarters if their corps in India. The wen belorg ng is the 84th will embark to the Ear; of Hardwick.• a• thavieend, and those belongieg to the dOth Rifl.s in the Wa;ter M■ntic•. Major IPCrr by, 64 h Repiesert. acid Lieutenant 0. Jones, 60th Royal Rifle% let battalion, will embark In thole of the detachment. The sergeants who have been selected from the depot of the 22nd Regiment to be transferred to the 2nd West India Regiment, at company ie•geant.mty ws, will embark on hoard the Writ India mail steamer on Baturday nest, at B.tatbamp•on, for the parttime( joining the Imo-quattau of that corps. Numerous frauds t avirg been committed by the troops belonging tt the Provisionai Battalion on the Money Order Dip Lewitt of the Post-ACV, the Postmaster at Chatham be, ensiled diiectione under no ciumetancea t cob a monerreder fir a midi. r pretesting it, unless he is accom panied by • sergeant belungirg to his corps. Orders hare been sent to Southampton to place the stores on board the Candle, Argo, and 13rdaspe• first, be fors the store• are •hipptd on board the Orinoco, Gnat W. cern, Glee. n f the Fos.h, nod Calcutta. Th. thing op, touter, of the litter ships for horses i• not to be ;waded. Toe minion, and handsome moons on board the General Screw Company's ships ate broke. op for the pur pose of soaking room for horses. Very shortly after the Post-office of Balaklaea was made a money order office, upwsr..ls of 1.0001. wee tranw , milted to Eopl.nd 30 smell sums. There are two mosey crier offices in th• Crimea, one at B•lsklars, and author at the head-quad. rs of the Brital army there. ST. PANCRAS WORKHOUSE. SPECIAL INQUIRy BY ORDER OF THE POOR- LAW BOARD. Darin the pesiticnib, Dr. Bence Jones, accom panied by one of the inspector' under the Poor low Board, has been making an isweettgatioe into the condition of the stove w,rlthou.e, and the general trio merit of the poor, concerning whreb so much has lively been made public. At the ordinary meeting of the vestry, 11,Id yesterday, the fol lowing commit Ica I. n was read: " Po.n-law Board, Whitehall, Feb. 25, 1656. " Sir,—l am directed by the Poor-law Board to refer you to their letter rf the let Danner„ 1856, in which they in formed you t' at they had th ught it necessary, under the powers conferrei upon them by the 10 & 11 Vic:, cap. 109, can. 22, and with [h. anoint a the Lord. Commiemonen of her lifekety's Termery, to appoint Dr. Bence Jcies to set seen haw:4 r of poor laws fa a period of thirty dale; for the purpose et conduct iog a special inquiry into the tehtti the cf the workhouse e f the parish of St. Pancras, with reference more particularly to the number of persons that the workhouse can t rope ly ac.vmstiodate. "Dr. Bence Jones hevieg etmpleret the neeessar_y in spections and investigations ht • made hie report to the Poor law Board, and I am directe2 to forward to you, (or the directors of the poor, the al: copies wh co accompany this letter. . _ "I am directed to recruit the immelieta attentirn of .he dirt ctors to Oh• *totems. to of the report, and to express the desire of the Po , r-:aw Board that me.tecr. s may •ithoat deity be taken calculated to renely the evils la yette' to in it. "I am further to noun' thet you will inform the Poor law Board of the proceedings which the directors take rpm the receipt of this letter, and of the r medial measures they prof oa to adapt--I am, air, &0., " Covarseur, Secretary. " To the Clerk to the Directors of the Poor, St. Peacrei," The rope rt, welch occupies 18 puree, descrites the state of the workhittee it be highly uniatiefactory. There are 300 more to tie house than there wer• in 1846. TM wards are described em te=g offensive, and almost without ventilation. In four of the rig priocipal wards there was a draught of air from without passim, through the pr;vy into the war!. Th. medical othi er is up rrd to have stated that the crowding of the wards amounted f. r the slowness of the recovery of many pstieirs. Clo one occasion ten male patient. and two wi men were lying upon tt e floor. Mr. Colter, the relator surgeon, stat-s that the ground td , or intlf mar, had been so offensive that he considered that dysecuy and otherdiseases,causirg death in some caw, had revolted, and that ia the b ia' ishrotery, he (Mr. Coate?) bed been nauseated from the offensive nese proceeding from a sink and urinal is the ward. The total comber .of sick is ',great that the i.flrmariee are incapable of t =staining them, and they are esueeqtrently put wherever from can be found, the result being the greats at want of or!. r and c0nf•14213. Mr. 'N. D. Cooria resorted, tact although lie. Humeri' had Weed in the Boa* 01 Commons on Friday that this report bad been forwarded to the directors of tie poor of St. Paner.e, they did not receive it until that morning, the letter sooommaying the document Wog dated the 25th. Them was ao dersylog the (act, that, is the main, the =- V rte though very painful, was correct. Many of the reme dies suggeeted bad been prop wed to the late =airy, through whose stupidly conduct they bad not been tarried eat. They would cut grant the money, and asks* the gew vest y epened their puree si rings more free:y thaw 'he= pre . deeseeere, the fearful state of things could not be altered. It was no um to .kirk the matter, the evils pointed out did suet, and the best thing that meld be done was to meet the matter =aurally and try to remedy the evil. He therefore moved that the letter be entered on the mina's,, and that it, the retort, and the report of the vestry esounittee ea the rested the work hour, be refereed to a committee of five. Mr. F. &faunae eftweded the motion, with the under steadies; that the cmonti•tro would nit shirk their duty, het proceed streauowily and immediately ts provide s remedy for • rate of temp which was, alas! too trots He begged to anent the toted that there was as aaaaa st desire on the Mt of • 'ergs mejority of the present vestry to mske a great alteration in the government end relief of the poor, sad he aiooerelf brped thst the directors would co.opsrate with them in c aquae out some impottsat changer. (Hear, beer.) Sure he was that the ratepayers wattle be too gild to op./owe of any alteration tending to Dement those towards wbo.e insist eeeeee and support they toattibuted. If the important eugsa , tiess were not immedietely carried est, it would he a lostinp disgrace to the authorities. (Heir.) Ms. Drill. as • director for stay yea., approved, of the sepot. tennis, although highly coloured, .0 In the meta tree. Me entirety torrobore•el all that Mr. Cieper had said with respect to the late vestry, who, over sad over agate, rejected proposal. for the improvements now sug gested. Mr. 1". H. B•zna took a similar view ; and after some O'NOITStiONS free Mr. STOCKTON sad Mr. TORNIA, the resolotos was carried, sod the hoard broke up. The Comminionen for the Revision of the Statutes Of the Co!leg.' of the University of Oil. r 1 have proposed to convert the felluw.h.pt ht loaning to t c Cr motel Islands into a certain somber of scholarship,. Tie di as and just. of Gnome, have given their ailment to ihis proposal. TISTIMONIAL TO A CLEZOTMAI4.—An elegant Bauer Inkstand bas venally been promoted to toe Rev. Edward Rode., bearing the following inrcriiVon :—•• Presented Is ftte Rev. E. Radge by the teachers, other oflice,s, and ser vane of the North Seim Industrial Scho Is. Anerley, on his reslgnaiou of to ct plainer, Fehroary, MAC' Mr. nudge ha. r.cei•ed the appointment of chaplain to QM Brideviell Rcapital HMO 01 Or:ligation. FIRE AT STOCKFORT.—Between 12 and 1 o'clock Le4bt'srrtis c r 3 m ,d o o r: morn ing a c tr h i c r , r , i n it Lc u n n t d i e n , then end engine e of b !Im o % Stock's wt. A bui ding of great length 000 three stories Mgt. containiag valushle I.t has, to in., and patterns, was meidtra.,:y damaged, toe toil and pattern room being de , etroyed and the inschioery g 11v much injur►d. The loss le estimated at %mama of 5,0001. The It iperty is insured Id