The Express. — London, England, 1856-02-19 00:00:00

I IP. p ems, <~i 4. lug r - ~." r~-~+~r ,{ ..), "-../... v I:v6'S PAPER ..- Creb di e \ \ . glla b ili "" (Ertl) re A . .-; • No. 2,965.) FC IN DE RAILWAY COMPANY. At the ri ik•T amsrar, OM VAAL MEETING of th e shove omviey, held et their ,been olll4Bllll.lolMe. Old Hicedelnak et MON li.tr. . lehrtery is. le w' P ANDREW. MN, In the chair: the eot o rtse er...isto,e" ware onkd meelmotaly : Pfe1,.....4 by the t 'malts, 'acceded by ale rthealtiT MAD enew, 11. P. : That this malt ez revere sed sines the Report of the phaeton. Proposed by the CHAIRMAN. Needed by ale 11 Mali sot I, M.P.: That the Dent dell for the tweed cooed of are ILtetors ably. at Wham terra dell ic e quorum. Proisscd hy rir II MADDKR, Hr., seconded by FLAMM Il 1 ti .M. , 111.A05, Mel." The W P. Andrew sot Thos. Williams, Denim. the too reedit& Dircdors. he rocketed Direeten of thie Company. Pi p eel by the came ica, ...seeded by Me n sus- M.P. • That Alczeader Mackenzie and Ilan Donadille Fthadree be elided Mather' of tab cows:my. Pet 1.1.1 by Two. le idle owe I . Seq.. needed by Cau. 11111 , 11. Eat.: That Dot mediae reslre to record thelr sense of the ability. mat sad fleonord deiced I q the Chairman, V. P. Mathew, raq.. end the DI. rectors of the their hands. Oompisay, la the neatiathseet of the Wain otaimaiect to Propt.ed 1 1 V. It TIMM. Lq., wooded tied Lymotsoy, Lc That (hr cordial theta. of this be to W. P. Andrew. Mat, to, Ms abL. sad aerteotas waded Y IL doer. (84"."1' I IW. P. ANDICIF. Chemise. THOR. lIVRIIIILL. Deeree tee. Witham Mouse. Old Reeedotreit. Feb. * let •NX OF arDEar POSIT, la irglar` • PM* Soirees cif laymen Mow ar g e notifteel to al■ir Ifs SID s 1 1M Risk 4 Dwelt. OR= and forms Mr Tea* lovretment seem* emit free MLR MORRISON. Managing Model. pIVIDEND MINAS, well 'sleeted, ste the BM ~d t r-D darr ib a ramine • saw g= s.2and weerrlse, • . lbws Denim (*mimeos bras peeser amoebae, be t aresp Zes, la So meneerat et ea . =. eblei s liWn& t el bobble bin a ladtaa" or In& 1118 P. HORTON'S Now sad Popular IN TUIT \ LOMAT. d Medd sad Clevreelmildie . pith . .. Jade/ a variety sea Ilk. web 11.ktlkh. Fres* awl IX CI zit I-4 4,ayl etreet, . for a MEW eg i Vilg 14. Reame mg • moorter meg lam Ik e.' L. me N ow ell .4... ab ems be mewed at the Gahm derldi dirw. • NM ee Ireesi every Ileterday at three Him& • whew eee. g th: R. ICAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, 4. Covestkokret. lekeoter square l e p ers foe gentlemen only). /0 USN. coetkelez mersehl of IMO Noggin ae4 Pmeenekee meg gen of the Human rill. to Heath se4 lerame , the el gm he. I.IIOM/IN are delivered st 12, -.• mad 4 manelng, nad =.14•41 mile. tg R. fleelen.F.Z.O.S., sad at Wt .paot I by Dr. •Inlokev. le. I TT m. MEM% ESTABLISHMENTS, 112, /1,=••• N• 4..6.1515ta wort-boloo. wrilk•••••• et Oft or hum, nutiabio kw i l im moisl• fir poplar mai usoolaLtooso , 1210/11, , M% Ihs. or= Dam t rrts*-sria.-.1 41014... as 4•••mool livislibismi kw the gab et Main Me. la veer. ken, mil • Imlay of midge. 1 42 OOKING-OLABBEB. of the very thoieeet combined NOSOTTI, zd a Wat t xirx e ltee a eiteellea mime e. = ~eiikd ir e style et ham. meet erne the 1 4 4 4 4.411 C 4 sat ette re tome ben Ma 'M. Wok et Dealer aye leight' el sa itampe. Ite~m ell Me htsmelen istablieled 1112.—10t0r7 3 to 8. Greet /she. goALB.—Hettat's WINN! (sereeued), the beet llowe Crab to the W isemed at pir oda— awl Ca, Moisten sad Opal Doppia PAVIES'S CANDLES, did. sa d 7d. per lb. : Ins bet: 41 .n. Is. IL ; litaggenst was, 2s. : bombs max. 4.1. ; hot spem., L. Itlk.; firm dna. L. S.I. ; lobald dam. ls. Id. ; West sperm, ot...._dsd.lti . rdliddlle. 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DISORDERS of the CHEST sad LUNGS.— EC If 4 1.11.* WIIOIII AILWRNT/4 ARS INCIIWASED DY DANPANU rilelflT WE tTIIIIR. WILL MD SPLNCLItd PIANO:VIC ILIIIR M"...arm tallow war. d Con , fort awl kre fn,, rkarialf. ewe property who+ ran he keeelkial Ia arm If ...rel.. ./Lakeer. and all compteint,•4 Ibe toe. a.. 4 Law Ape for einnore i s lliheade Lilac dierTZtrateiwatt:l.'l"reall'4ln . "' Zisik iris ;7 l4ll lotilaira • day awl kw. PS. lawinaldwana; Salm sad C., trergediford Meer, rot awl **saw, 1116 Withal pia. Larks ; kW wadashle elawdla sad Wass awe.. ki•eim 1, I d. awl Lk fa. dad Toe Maimed k M. wawa awl, a* wed. de km, awl saw TRIEISINAL—Oe the SA et 112 . itimake• wee wart by the Hid 0••• et 4 66. ea I ea I,C 3lth Jew &Ames err made beeyeesel es** Jewel Sad other% Se rotate Om tee• beleelleurr pebtr il i ISO. this usiebe. rbleb le peeerlee 4 WWI P 94104 gad br the male el * *le en eeseneeke. Fmk tweeiV w + 11•111*. 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AFTER I)A.. , By Wu.scts Counts, Author et DM]." " Hwe.ed Seek" aa Lowden: Smith, Elder. aod Co.. es, Canthill. LLOYD% WEEKLY LONDON NRWB, saw by DOUGLAS JERROLD. AAAAA 01 MERELY ClRCULATlON—openudeot 110,000. A GREAT TACT for ADVIRTISERIL It coistalao SIETY COLUMNS. the VIRE LATIN! INTELLIOENCIL pet. TWOPENCE. ce poettree. ct W News Amt. or &reel hem IL LLOYD. 11•1Iaborproin.I4 dm TER DAILY NEWS : LONDON MORNING PA Plitaida =tramped ef., ra mped H. SW train round re s Liberal Joesral. the advocate of free 00101810111 sad .11 forms. Io the =teat oed =hie .f 111. goer= aras—ln the mews= of Ito Ise sad is the vathd roareenthe rad itc===== Infonstatlos comilaimid Ur. antra". sod weary asirs.—thr piper h 1 0=111POWDMITS AT TO T OP WAS. ONION NEWII II UL ANONPAPTIAL. Au nallinal eat thipping to ths Indi ra lhai haphilod to it by way Overload lira. sod it contains oath THY ONLY DAILY WINING NITWIT. bet of prim IT =CLOD'S ALL OPTENBIIIII It Is WWI, Iosheethot. sad, though younger by =ore thorn silty yews Una say of Its coetrarasearke, this ben, by cearatoora sod orb isfemetlon, hideved for Itself rad police Doi so to ray. ths ham le To be ordered of say be oraelles or twee. s Os the Wards= Or en Dowerte=era .4 sreet, eeds= N.D. If giflcolty be to =drafts th• be Mellor MM.. a& • framed plc= the hobbit's 'N ford& Id MM. arre Wail MO i• IMO li. Pd. pa - itherter, paid la abuses by Paige= order. DAILY NEWS LENT TO READ, from 8 a.= Imes 3 p.m.. MI& pit wielred la town Tiorg._lll DAILY NEWS FORWARDED t o th e COUR TILT ay RVININ M G ?O at 116 N. per V.. payment In ad *dank c cik en ni tloll/1 MADDOX. 10, Upper Allsapplreel, lesintapere. and Elm DAILY NEWS LENT TO READ, i s L oo d on , at lli per ;pular:4llNT by MORNING —IiVRNING DO.. It& M. per ADAM, 9, Weembeler. News Arid. BAYSWATER. -DAILY NEWS LENT TO READ; sad va to the country b evening pea, so 19a. &L scatr 9v ... pald ass.-111. SUMO' Grenisrmos ,W. x°"'...Mint TYR EX PHEBB.—Tbs PUBLIC sa d du TRADE SUPPLIED every afternoon at halt psi* fear oleeka: 4: STEPRDNION. News Agent, No. Is, HuMegisDias* THE ELECTON OF SPEAKER IN THE AME RICAN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The scene in the home when the deal election was completed is thusdescribed by one of the New York P rr! Il i. K. Marshall, during the eill of the roll, eorgra• Wood his Amorists friends, so*g they had fought a good fight, ted sotiquered. Perforate, his duty as a patriot, sad sot as a gamins, he voted for Mr. Athos. Hr. Welker vend the same way, anemias Mr. Aiken as a leas with no mans of mere patina's's on his skirts-- s sue who has net main office, but to whom Mho is ten dered, sad is true to the onatimmin. . __. Mr. Smith, of Alabama, voted for Mr. Aiken order protest. Other geatlemen vainly sought to make explanations, the greatest coalition 'Meting. Several smaben now *hanged their vette, sad were greeted with applause for to doing. Impatleat cries—" Almanacs the vote," .. Lanonace the vote." The lobbies ware crowded is saffocatica, and the incite ment was howeased by the 'tattling ay that • boy was being crushed to death by the pressure is the galleries" Some of the members shouted out, " Pall back, fall beck;" and others, " Hand Ina oar the rail," The boy was at length released huh his isualant dare. "Assesses the vote," was now shouted how ell piste of the how. The Clerk theta reed the vote as follows :—Beaks, 103 ; Altos, 100; Faller, 6; Campbell, of Ohio, 4 ; Wills, 1. Mr. Beams, oat of the tellers, thew declared that Mr. Basks was sleeved Speaker. Deafening shouts of epplease followed from the &pedal oes side, cad other quarters of the hems. The ladies waved their handkerchief. fa the sallesim. For several saisetes the disorder was hoped deessipt;oa. Mr. A. K. Marshall robed the weenies that Mr. Beaks was sot sleeted, sepias the Chub Wimple's to 'safari's l each a remelt to be slummed. It mast be se &clued by the mete of the house. _ _ The Clerk espTained, giving reasoas which appeared to be satisfactory for his conduct. Mr. Aiken asked to be allowed to conduct Mr. Banks, u Speaker, to the chair. (Applause.) After further debate, Mr. Cl lagoon offered a resolution dwdariag that by reales of the adoption of the plurality rale, and the votes takes under it, Mr. Banks bad bees duly shoves Speaker, and is hereby so declared. Treed by yea*, 166; nap, 39. Several pastimes eaplained, tboash they had mud/tautly voted what Mr. Banks, they felt fogad, as judges, got eleetors, to carry cut the order of the bows by Toting for the above ruelatica. Mr. Banks wee, by regmet of this Clerk, conducted to the chair by Moen. Aims*, Feller, and Campbell. He was greeted with loud sad enthuismie cheers, end, amidst the profo sad since* which followed, said : " Goatlemon of the Bore of Representstives,—Before I proceed to cv caplets the seeeptesee of the dim which you have conferred non me, I avail myself of your indulgent* to *sprees my tbligatioe for the honour deafened spots me. It would afford me greater pleesure were it seeempasied icon by the aati.11•1171D011 that I would being to the di. - sharp of arduous and deficate duties—always difficult, but now environed with unusual difilenities—any capacity com mensurate with their respectability sad dignity. I can only soy I shell Mar myself, so far as applicable, with fidelity to the interests end iestitut , ons of Ike matey sad the govern meet, and with impartiality im for se regards the rights of the members of this boom. I hose so perethel abject, to accomplish. I am animated by a single desire of costri bating in some little degree to the ms:anseasee of the well-niablisked principles of elm roc, resent, in their original Amidst* signifimtion—in developing that portiere of the continent we men, y, so far se we may do so within the power to iferred upon sr, salami's end swelling its capacities ter hem lona isfiseaces at lone end abroad, and issietaining titan in perpetuity the inestimable privileges transmitted to tra. I am swank neither myself nor any other Imo is equal to the whet meomplishment of these duties ; I am, therefora, se • man meat be in such a presence, a suppliant for year in dulgeme and lepton% I again return to ram my thanks for the hoses, you save conferred upon me." Appbos.e, deafening sad bap-costineei, followed. Mr. Giddier' (block rte.), of Ohio, Ming the oldest Member of the Mow, administered the oath to Mr. Husks, by Bequest et the clerk. THE NEW AMERICAN MINISTER. The appointment of the new American minister to England is thus notified in the official Weehingtmt newspaper:—" George M. Dallas, of Pennsylvania, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten tiary of the United States to her Britannic Majesty, in the place of James Buchanan, recalled at his own request." The Pennsylvanian. published in the city when Kr. Dellis ravines, thee notices the mow sinister: Probe` ly no safer prom mould be /wad smiewd . oar eletesassn, now that M r . Hochman is about to kale Bea ked, thee Mr. Donee, to Lodi' the dilliesh qeeetions which at pretest resale modeled Mums this essatry sad Greet Brittle. He is testis.% pesient, men wise, end will bring in the disensetem of the widens seideob a "Mid mind mad ea suleseed staissoneselitis. As Visited States wastes. wilehter r 0 Relit% sod Vise-President of the Us on, he sequittid biateell with sesels !wow, end weaken • holies r petition. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1856. OUR ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. DEMOLITION OF FORT NICHOLAS. (PROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) CAMP, SEBASTOPOL, Fes. 6. Yesterday, about half-peat one o'clock in the after nooo, the Russian Fort Nicholas was utterly de stroyed by the French engineers. This immense work, calculated to receive an armament of 199 gnu, was one of the moat conspicuous objects in approach ing Sebastopol, as well from its peculiar form as the long extent of ground which it oersted, and woo, perhaps, the most celebrated of the fortifications in the Bunion territory on the Black Sea, minting Fort Constantine. This latter fort, though by no means of the same magnitude, has become lessons on account of the misbrand bombardment to whin it was nlinsted in 1864 by the allied fdlit g `opd has the reputation of having ben rams solidly oonstrnated. Fort Nicholas, which occupied nearly the whole of the promontory of land dividing the south harbour from Artillery-bay, commanded the entrance to the roadstead, and swept with its guns the whole surface of the water, from thence to the South harbour itself. Looking toward the sea, it exhibited a plain stow frost, with two lines of embrocates at regular intervals, one above the other; the monotonous opponents of the long lion being broken only by a central projection and observatory above. To the east of the central projection the gone wen in three tiers, the uppermost tier being on the roof ; but in the western half, that nearest to Artil lery Bay, there were only two tiers, and none on the roof. aeon in reverse, the appearance was that of two loos galleries, one above the other, the side towards the spectator being built so as to stow a sec cession of arched openings, with balustrades. These arches corresponded with the bomb proof essemates, seek of which was prepared to receive one gun. Its general form was that of a horseshoe, the east sad being the most carved, and the part of the plain solid masonry of the front which was thus brought into view near the opening of the south harbour, formed a striking contrast, to the view of a person looking from the heights above the town, with the light and elegant series of arcades which characterised the remainder of the structure. It was always one of the first buildings which was noticed by a stranger going towards Sebastopol by the Woronoff-road, and one reason of this was, besides thine already named, that it bounded the view of the town, for a considerable epees, towards the sea. Its outline was thus strongly marked by the surface of water bored. On account of its strength and distance from the approaches, the women and children who remained in Sebastopol at the commencement of the siege were removed to this fort for protection. Subsetinently it was for some months the roddestes of General Oaten-Sacken, General Todtleben, and other dicers of distinction. There were always many troops here, it being one of the plasm when rearm were kept, In ease of emergency. There were also her. a temporary church, hospitals, apartments for the Sisters of Mercy, and numerous offices. For some time a market was held on the narrow stripof shore between Fort Nicholas and the bay, the sellers coming over by boats from the north side. The stalls and booths could be seen plainly from oar ships stationed to watch tho harbour. Yesterday, it was known to a limited number of English officers and others that the last day of Fort Nicholas had come. The French had fined on an early hour in the afternoon for its entire demolition. It was no secret in eamp that they had been mining with the intention of blowing it sp at an early date. The precise time fixed for the event appeared to have been command. elated very freely, both to Sardinian and French officers, judging from the number who were seen ar riving towards one o'clock along the Woroneoff road. This concourse, together with Ossetia Codriogton passing by with his stag attracted attention among the camps in front; and it became quite evident to all that something unusual was about to take places, when, shortly afterwards, the French marshal passed also. He drove by in the usual low phaeton drawn by four greys, with soldiers in uniform, en postilion, and accompanied by an escort of cavalry. Two French officers, and Colonel the Hon. G. Foley, attached to Marshal Peliseier's stag were with him. In a short time the top of Frenchman's Hill, and the high ground at Cathcart'' Hill and near the Victoria Redoubt, were occupied by large groups of British officers and soldiers. Lioei of men were also seen making their way by the old site of the Kamchatka Redoes', and towards the earthworks on the Male khoff Hill. General Codrington passed on to the town; Marshal Pillager took up his station at the well-known spot on Frenchman's Hill which was used daring the progress of the siege as an observa tory, and which was generally spoken of as the " look-out near the Picket-house.' This point had the advantage not only of a good view of the town and Fort Nicholas. but also embraced a comprehen sive panoramic view of the fortifications along the north side of the roadstead. A vast number of French and English officers assembled at this spot. The weather was as floe as during the two or three preceding days it had been stormy and die agreeeb:e. It was scarcely possible that a more favourable day could occur for such a spectacle. The air was so brilliantly clear that every outline was sharply defined of the buildings in the town, and every fort and earthwork on the north side was plainly visible. The water of the roadstead was as smooth and calm as • lake. The topmasts of the woken ships, and in some instances the yards and cordage,stood out from the water without the slightest evidence of movement, or causing the least ripple of the surface. The sea outside seemed equally smooth ; its uniform dark blue colour being broken only by a white line where the waves were breaking on the shoals beyond Fort Constantine. There was namely any breeze, but what little there was mune from the north. The ground was covered by a thin layer of snow, and in the shade it was still freezing, so that the crisp surface crackled under the premiere of the foot; elsewhere the sun, which was 'hieing brightly, calmed • slight thaw. Altogether it was an of the most exhilaratieg days and best fitted for exercise that we have had for a long time past; and this, no doubt, was one of the reasons which aided in deter- Weis( se may Sardinian Akers and others to some all the distance from Tahorgoun and KIUSaf& to ass the explosion._ At Brat, while the eciecoarie of spectators were assembling oa the heights. sot a gen was fired from the aoet► side. The slimes costumed esioterrepted fee twenty Wastes as upwards, excepting by the • sound of one discharge towards Inksrmann. By means of a telescope the Russians could be observed gathering about the batteries, standing in the embrasures by their gam, and collected in small groups on the heights. They appeared to be eyeing us, and wondering for what object so many horsemen and pedestrians were assembled. They must have seen distinctly the soldiers running, and riders gal loping, over the crests of the hills and along the eloper. Presently a white spot appeared at ens of the lower batteries. This expanded, and slowly curled away, and then came the report of the gun. The same thing was immediately repeated at another battery a short distant, off, and then came a kegs pad smoke, which roes in brilliant whiteness, and another loud report from Port Michael. This last was probably tams larger:tartar. The anemias of the shot, and the bursting of the obeli, were heard among the baiblinp below,on the Barabelnals side. From this the. for noose ten minutes or so a moderate fire was kept up from the north side. The Basins were evi dently in complete uncertainty respecting what was about to happen on the south side. They directed all their fire toward the Dockyard, not knowing perhaps, that the destruction of the docks had been completed, and thinking that soaps operations were in progress in their neighbourhood. This fire was going on, and serving to distract &little the attention of the spectators, who were now assembled in great numbers, when a sudden exclamation among the crowd' drew all eyes toward Fort Nicholas. The gaze of the enemy was equally fascinated towards the same direction, and all firing from their batteries awed. From the west extremity of the long fort, partly con cealed from our view by other buildings, was slowly rising and swelling a huge dense cloud of smoke, which as it rose and spread enveloped all the neighbourhood in a thick fog. At the same time came a slight sensation of trembling of the ground, and a dull rumbling sound like a distant clap of thunder. It was not loud, and there was no echo. While watching this scene the massive-looking east end, where it turned round toward the south har bour, and the arched galleries for some distance toward the oentrc—all very conspicuous as the sun was lighting up the white stone of which they were built, and without anything to intercept a full view of their structure—appeared suddenly to be split and rent asunder, and as the walls fell and dissolved away great blasts of smoke and dust rose out of the ground and stood in their stead. It was a most ex citing sight to witness such destruction accomplished, noiselessly, as it seemed at a distant,, and as if by magic, for there was no visible human agency, in the midst of a bright still atmosphere, and therefore without any of the usual concomitant circumstances of a natural convulsion. The cloud which rose from this end of the building was very dark—almost black in the centre. It rolled aid dilated over the ground from whence it bad issued, but ascended very gradually. A thiok eprink- Hog of white spots in the water of the roadstead showed that fragments of stone were falling t►eret sad as they continued for many seconds afthr the explosion, some of them had evidently been projected to a great height. Nearly five minutes must have elapsed after this second discharge, the great canopies of smoke were bending over towards the town, the spectators were remarking that only the two ends of the fort had been blown up, when another explosion took place on the west side, and was succeeded, almost immediately afterwards, by a fourth, at what remained of the east end. The two reports from these explosions seemed louder than the reports which had followed the two former blasts. Still a part of the fort remained upright, and between the dark folds of drapery which shrouded the wide spaoes left vacant by the fall of the two wings might still be seen, though mistily, the high central tower and ob servatory. These did not exist long. A fifth and then a sixth mine was sprung, and the whole of the gi gantic work which, not long ago, stood offering defiance to the navies of the whole world,was levelled to the ground. The clouds of smoke cleared away slowly, and, driven gently by the breeze from the north, passed over the ruins of the tows, for a time enveloping it in fog and throwing it into dark shadow. The removal of the accustomed outline, and the long gap which was left by the destruction of the fort, was then seen to have changed in its most strik ing feature the aspect of the whole town of Behar topol, and to have left it more wrecked in appearanos than ever. As an engineering operation the success was com plete. Not one stone is left above another to define the nature or form of the building which so lately existed oa the site of the long line of ruined heaps left by the explosion. The destruction of Feet Paul, at the opposite point of entrance to the south harbour, wee a comparatively easy task ; for it was a lofty building, and its base was very limited in area. The French engineers say that Fort Nicholas was by no means so solid and firm a structure as it appeared to be, for the cut stone was confined in a great degree to the outer walls, and to other parts where deception could not be easily practised. The interstices, and comatosely Large spews in the masonry of the walls, were filled up with rabble and small loose fragments of stone. It has also been stated by Polish officers who have fallen into the hands of the Allies, and who bad been quartered in this fort, that experiments were made, when the invasion of the Crimea was first talked of, to ascertain what amount of concussion the building could stand, and it was then found, with one gun only in every third or fourth casemate, that the walls suffered very con- ' eidseably. The Russians did not resume firing from the north side for some considerable time—nearly half-an.hosr —after the blowing up of Fat Nicholas. They sub sequently kept up a dropping fire for the remainder of the day, seemingly directing their shots at random through the town and suburb. It wss generally ex pected theta very heavy bombardment would have been opened, similar to that which occurred on the evening of the 29th ultimo, and which was described in my last letter. Although the immediate intention and object of the very heavy fire which was poured into the town on that date is not yet knows, it is now very generally believed that Russian boats were crossing at the time it first occurred. Several officers, ea well as the men at the Fort Paul Guard, assert that they distinctly counted six boats on the water. Whether a daring attempt was about to be made to cut off this guard, and that it was interrupted by the vigilance of the sentry sad the musketry fire which followed, will probably remain a mere matter of surmise. Some additional precautions have been taken is eonstquenoe of the occurrence alluded to. No farther news respecting the progress of the peace negodatioas has yet reached as, sines the e► (Stamped ld. Additional.) [TWOPENCE. 'rival of the mail which brought us the London papers of the 19th of January. The mall due yes terday had not arrived at a late hoar last night. There is a report that Colonel Wilbraham, C. 8., Assistant Adjutant-General of General Bernard's Di vision, the 2nd, is about to leave on specdataervioe for Brzeronm. We have had very variable and severe weather sines the lest mail left. On the 2nd and 3rd instants there were heavy showers of sleet, hail, and snow, with strong gales of wind from the west and north west. Yesterday, u already mentioned, the weather was mottled and frosty, with a breeze from the north. This still oontinnes. (PROM AN OCCIJIIONAL 0071171/111 , 01D1131T4 CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, FRB. 6. Yesterdayafternoon,at half-past one, Fort Nicholas, which is supposed to have been originally armed with 192 gum in three tiers, was totally and most gnomes filly destroyed by the French engineers by means of weal aura, amounting in all to 64,000 kilo gramme' of powder, or, in English ululation, nearly 119,0002 m The mines made ass of on the occasion were meetly those that had been previously sunk by the Remises before the 9th of September, for the purpose of blowing up this honey in as complete a meow as they did Fort Paul, mounting 80 guns in three tiers oa the afternoon of the 9th, at about four o'clock. Although the destruction of Fort Nicholas was kept by the French authorities as dark as pos sible, still It used out that their engineers had had a week's nodes to prepare, and by eleven yesterday morning a large portion of the allied army to the front off duty, in addition to the staff at the two general headquarters, knew that the explosion was intended to come off at one. Marshal Polisher in his open carriage and four, attended by a large staff and strong escort of the Cheesiers d'Afrlque, took op his position near the old siege depot, mit of the Light Division. The Sardinian headquarter staff was slightly in advance down the hill. Sir William Codrington wu an ob server from the right of the Itedan. Generals Bar nard and Craufotd were near Peliasier with a large number of English officers and soldiers belonging to the Light Division. The parapets of the trenches (Right Attack), 21-gun Battery, 6 and 8-gun Batteries and Roden were covered with officers and men anxious to witness the last of this noble masonry easeunated fort. The façade of the White Buildings, or terrace facing the sea in front of the barracks, mid likewise the Mamelon, and parapets around but not inside the Malakhoff, appeared to have been selected by different groups for viewing this grand sight. At about one o'clock the enemy fired from their bat terieson the north side, particularly Fort Michael, several shot and shell, their attention having been drawn, it is naturally supposed, to the crowds both on horseback and on foot covering the high spots of ground looking down into Sebastopol and coasequently on Fort Nicholas, but I don't uppcse that for a moment they dreamt that the point which need to be their principal landing place, and from which the famous floating bridge joined the north and south sides, was to be the scene of destruo hen. The charges that first went off were those on the left, looking out to sea, of the fort ; then the right, or orillon, followed ; and lastly, after a lapse of a few minutes, the whole of the centre appeared to crumble in. The oriUm, or knob of the battery nearest the sea on the right, was completely hurled into the harbour. The whole demolition, scarcely second to that of Fort Peal in point of engineering success, took at least six minutes; this delay was caused by the flue de Bickford, or Bickford's fuse, not burning regularly, which is often the cue in tamping. After the great volumes of smoke had cleared off the town—for the wind blew from the north—the Russians lin edtkeir parapets to have a look at the damage, bat they fired no shot or shell for at least five minutes, when they com menced to burst a few shells over the town and over the Redau and Malakhoff, The explosion was audible in the various camps, but not at Balakleva ; clearly showing that the quantity of powder exploded by accident on the 16th of November was far greater than yesterday. I should calculate about double the quantity. On the 16th of November several win dows at headquarters and Beakless were broken, and the ()occlusion was Mt at the Sanatorium or Castle Hospital (or at least two minutes. This dif ference in effect cannot be entirely accounted for by the distance between Fort Nicholas and the Powder Mill, or any other calculation except a larger amount of combust ib le matter; but the French try to make out that the quantity of powder exploded yesterday was nearly double that on the 16th. Oar engineers, now that the ducks are entirely de stroyed, are ordered to blow in the quays along the Dockyard Creek, and hastily demolish the barrack and hospital buildings, terrace wall, and dockyard stores and workshops. The French are to blow up Quarantine Battery, and all the principal buildings in Sebastopol Proper, such as the Lecture •roorn—or, as it is called by many, the Theatre—Sailors' Homo, he. In the barrack buildings our engineers have found, by slight experiments, that every foot of foundation in length will require 1 lb. of powder, or 100 lbs. to 100 feet. Immediately after the destruc tion of Fort Nicholas—in which during the siege, after the fire became too hot, Generals Osten-Seeken and Totleben used to live, with most of the engineer and staff officers—a shave got about that intelligence had hese received at headquarters that the Queen had declared peace in the House of Lords; but I do not think that these continual explosions, although very necessary and advisable, will tend to increase the Russian friendship. At this moment Point Ni cholas looks from a slight distance like a nice beach sloping towards the sea. During the summer months the cassinates and arcades of Fort Nicholas were made use of as a barrack by the Russians, and up till lately the French did the same. Oa the 9.h the enemy tried to fire it, but failed. _ _ Theatres see quite the rage in the Crimu. Oa Saturday, the 72nd Highlanders, at Kamera, per formed. To-morrow, the Rifle. have a second per romance. The following is the programme of their first performance: TNIATIII ROYAL, SECOND BATTALION, NUMB ITUOADIL On Tuuday, January 29, 1956, will be performed, of the 7th and 23rd. The Rifle" have a drop curtain, in which England, represented by a Rifleman, and France, are tagging at Turkey against Russia, slightly assisted by Austria, while Prussia is looking on in the corner, in a stupefied state. The 19th t turns out a tandem, at least I w Lieut. Regiment Rooks and another di sa officer of the 19th in the dog-art; but unfortunately the horses, or ponies, are nothing to bout of Them'', posts are being marked along the main road, and by theca it is shown that the distance from the Blink's's Post-office to tie Woronzoff road, or commencement of Light Division, round by this new main road, is eight miles. The following vessels have arrived at Rankle's and departed sums the lit inelneivs. Arrivals: lit, Harbinger, at., with para.!' for the army ; Governor,. brig; 2nd, Albatross, it.; Elizabeth, st. Departure': let, Chester, at.; Sir Robert Peel, at.; Saxon, st.; 2nd, Paotolus : 3rd, Chanticleer, at.; Dodo, at.; In dians, at., with invalids for Scut ari; Armenian, st. s Helton, at.; Sultana, st. Second Class Staff Surgeon Rossano was buried st the Sanatorium burial.ground by the Rev. Mr. Par.. her, on the afters:4m of Saturday, in the grave of the late Lieutenant Dawson, R.A. • the funeral being attended by several officers of his own service, 100 artillerymen, and some of the new Medical Staff S; mail due yesterday has kist (10 a.m.) arrived at Kazatcb, and the weather mum last Saturday has been tolerably fine, but cold, with a little snow. Great promotion is now taking place in the Land. Transport, and a great number of appointments are being made; but, depend upon it, an infantry ser geant-major or quartermaster-sergeant will not make a good cornet, nor is it likely that an ensign or lien tenant of a marching regiment knows much about carts, harness, horses, mules, sore becks and relay heels. The two latter appear to be the chief complaints amongst the Land Transport ani mals, clearly .bowleg that all that is required to keep the greater part of :he sickness away is care. Glanders is prevalent, but not to the extent it was. Sergeants of cavalry. regiments or the artillery would, in all probability, if promoted to cornets, make most valuable officers, for experience in animals is abso lutely necessary. At present, all that the men who are promoted to the Land Transport appear to cars about is their pay and promotion ; the good of the service never enters their heads, simply because they take no interest in the duties. The general after order of the 31st furnishes the plan of the new sys tem of regiments for this corps. Major Steevens, 88th Regt., has been appointed a Town Major in Sebastopol, vice Captain Buchanan, 47th, appointed to the Land Transport Corps. Good preserved and fat English beef, without bone, is to be issued to the troops of divisions once a week, cooked ready for eating : throe-quarters of a pound is the ration. Captain Barlow,l4th Regt., A.D.C. to Brigadier General Barlow, tad Division, has gone to England on medical certificate ; Major Hawley, 89th ltegt., is tenoned Captain B. Blane, Scots Fusilier Guards, in charge of the detachment of miners, with the pay and allowances of D.A.Q.M.O. Yesterday the Helton, et., and her Majesty's gun boat Arrow, arrived at Selektive; and the Gibraltar, with invalids, and Sardinian, departed. ♦ THUMPING LILOILCY. PilUppo Oerotiato (Innkeeper) F•oirratat Jerry Omiaoss (Nephew) iSameogetti 'tenni Brigadier el Cerbineere Umette (Fill ppo's daughter) Mr. Beeler. Tw Cst elem.,. Oleo Drink to me o , ly with thine Ej es." To conclude with WONDER 0141 ROUND Till CORNER! Mr. Flipper Mr. Nobbler Fast-lloor Lector Previews to ties pe rtoreaasoe. a Prologue will be epos's. DOOl4 ores at Lief-pia w,aa tysloek ; p Tformancie to eon. P oesae et sight prome.iy. Ged is,, the Geste. The 2nd brigate First Division acted lest night, and again perform to-night. The Fourth Division new theatre is nearly completed. The let Royals have performances frequently; and the Fusiliers in the Light Division, •iz., 7th Royal and 23rd Royal,. Welsh, are getting up a gigantic theatre, the fiat per formanoe to come off at the end of this week. They have raised their stage two feet, and a place has been dug like as in the First Division theatre for the orchestra. These contrivances, together with the foot of the floor of the theatre being on a slope towards the stage, will enable the." house" to see thoroughly. The chief painters are Brigadier Lysona, 23rd, and Colonel Cadogan, the Queen's commissioner at the Sardinian headquarters. Colonel Wellesley, 7th, appears to be the principal manager. A drop mean befog painted, and on each side are to be thee:lna ARMY ESTIMATES OF EFFECTIVE AND SERVICES, FROM APRIL 1. 1838, TO MARCH 31, 1867. NON-: This morning the above estimates were issued. The land forces in numbers for 1856 57 ars 246,716, being an increase of 30,378 over the esti mates for 1855.56. In the effective services the items are as follows: —Land forces, charge, 10,950,3981, increase, 1,611,6571; embodied militia, 3,150,129, decresse, 285,5991.. t volunteer corps, 88,0001. same as lut year :—Army Works Corps, 408,5951., new vote; War Department, 169,0261., decrease, 36,2911.; head quarters military departments, 22,7911., increase, 3,0971; Civil Establishments, 514,141/., increase 111,8061.; wages of artificers, 915,3011., increase 289,3761.; clothing, barrack furniture, &c., provi sions, forage, fuel, and light, 9,886,2611., increase 3,682,2191.; stores for land and sea service, 4,371,1651., decrease, 175,0001.; works, buildings, &c., 2,044,0691., increase, 656,5691. ; educational and scientific branches, 238,4441., increase 17,3681. The total estimate for the effective services thus amounts to 32,758,2801, while last year it was 26,474,4831., showing an increase this year of 6,780,6871. Deduct decrease for this year, 496,8901., and the net increase of the year for effective services becomes 6 283 797/. . . " - The estimates for the non-effective services are thus stated:—Rewards for military service, 25 , 4001., in crease, 1,7291.; army pay of general officer., 67.0001., decrease, 9,5611.; pay of reduced and retired officers, 519,0941., decrease, 3,8181. ; widows' pensions and compassionate allowances, 220,4201., increase,3o,722l.; pensions and allowances to wounded officers, 83,5581., increase, 34,1101.; in-pension, 32,0961.; increase, 3101.; out-pension, 1,168,3921., decrease, 20,1961.; sups tion allowances, 124,2641., increase, 10,9141. The total estimates for the non-effective services thus amount to 2,240,2241., while the total last year was 2,196,0141., showing an increase of 77,7851. Deduct decrease, 33,5751., and the net increase be comae 44,2101. The total army estimates of the year 1856-57 amount to 34,998,5041. Last year they were 28,670.4971., showing a total increase for the year 1856-57 of 6,328,0071. A COURAGEOUS AcT.—We read in a letter from Mane, of the 13th:—" An pc* of gnat heroism t ink plsee last week by the Rev. Mr. Robinson, cherlein to the fumes. A Me. and Mn Evens, with their son, a fine boy shout eight year old, now staying here, on their retain from Upper Egypt, were crowisg in a boat rum Valetta to Vitiorioes, when the little (*How. in endesvmriag to catch Isnlcl of a pii ce of stick, overbalanced himmlf, and instantly sunk before the eyes of hie parent,. Mr. Robinson, whl wan following in another boat, seeing what had c centred, ha mediate', jumped Into the tea, and aucteedtd in bringing him, apparently sit al, into it. It war wry rough end windy, end ea he did not take off even his cost, he was completely exhauster). Mr. Evans, the father of the boy, feeling math gratified for what the rev. gentlemen lied done, gent bins a cheque for 5001., which •at at once returned. But whet wakes tt• wory the :nor: recur be, but net less true is, the two gentlemen who hem so timelier ted I y boa owe acquainted with each r are relatives and members f brareter of the mine family, but, in to ter quence of differences I. took place many years sign, they had t ot teen i tc't since their boyho xl, and each was ignorer t rf the otner's us:- denee in the i.l.nd until this Blowsier intrAnction " PROPOSED BATIIS FOR THE CITT.—Tbe torowing notice of motion bee bees placed on the pater of business tor the next Court of Common Cooed', to be held on Thurs day out, by Thorn. Abraham:—" 'flirt ihe physical end mural condition of sat is much is dueuced by cleanliness in his dwelling, person, and apparel—chit the want of pull cs bathe and It a.h-boorm in this City is severely felt by the labourieg and poor population—and that it be referred to the Coel, Corn, and Fiume, Committee, and the Improve ment Committee, to consider and report to this court the Mat means o f supplying the want alluded to, and the est:- mired I 051 thereof." SILI.TRIA.—Tbe Sultan hu decreed that in re. m re e e m in b lrbi ee tes o ta t o th f e Brlia u f fsa ria . ian d B647the l y er" sha ce ll n d Ot Pl b a r d liab b li for three years to any taxes, toe to banish recruits to the army. Ino rurviving wou nded are t, receive a money lc &medalty. and all who took put in the defence a military al. utniumote.—A return, obtained on the motion of Mr. Brahmin, •as inched you etry, contaimog the amass of all pumas of ivory desoininetion employed in the 0266 of the Emigratios Commbsioners, the t RON sad torronge of ell vreieleebertered by the COMMiniOtleff. aad of all ;tomes received bl the eosintssioners seder sits or votet of parliament, &e., from shieb it appears that the total a sit receipt' I. 1832-53 sod '54, *mounted to 9,319,3461.4. 3d cud the pal 01111 t. to 1,933,1011.7..9d. . I