The Express. — London, England, 1855-08-02 00:00:00

fr be expv4o. lateelbemielelMear "Trieng;;;ZeFalis Zwathipapw. out le et the Mee. 10. leeviele4tress. by Ito Abash IS the 0, el pailleelles. MGR WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Toe Ilias-414mIlks, 4k. Ma ....—Altormoa. 414. 1444. 14404•4v—iimie& dia.........Mtersoaa. ilk la. LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2. A NAIL from the Crimea excites, now-a-day% as little eeasatios se an Overland Mail. The avidity with which intelligence from the seat of war was ought up, some months back pressate a strange centrist to the listlessness and ;nor want of eipectation with which it is now lis tened to. The electric , telegraph is in part the oases of : its swift, laconic mirages anticipate all the salient points of the news that comes lumbering after them by mail. But the Electric Telegraph is not alone the cause. When the telegraph briefly announced hats of stirring interest, or operations or mov. meets which seemed to indicate decisive adios u impending, the &talk brought by the mail wen as eagerly manned as if no partial intimation of their contents had preceded them. Bat now we know beforehand that oar despatches will bring no account of decisive operations, no indication of great events looming in the immediate future. The heart of the nation sickens at the dreary pause in the program of the war. General SIMPSON'S despatch of the 21st ult. in forms ne that the Russians continue to hold their atroog position aloog the Mackenzie heights; that they have pushed forward their outpost. to the range of heights overhanging the valley of Balder ; and that they are believed to have a force of artillery and infantry at Mopka. With regard to this last statement, it seems ante- countable that the Allies, who are masters at sea, have sot contrived, somehow or another, to ascertain whether or not there is a Rseau force at Alapka. amoral Stmesores account of the position of the Allies is, that the mass of the French and English armies being engaged upon the siege works, the Turkish army guards Balaclava, a detachment of French occupies the line of the Tchernaya in the vicinity of Tchorgoan, the Sardinians are on the Sahel river, the whole of the French cavalry has been pushed forward between their country men on the Tchernaya and the Sardinians into the valley of Baidar, and four squadrons of English light cavalry were to be sent after the French on the 22nd to protect our foraging parties in the valley of Balder. The plain English of this resume is that the Turks above Balaklava, the French on the Tchernaya, the Sardinians on the Bohai, and the French and English cavalry thrown out in the direction of Baidar, Sie one and all engaged in covering the foraging parties destined to transport the produce of that valley te the sterile height' on the south of Sebastopol. The only demonstrations that are being made against the enemy are the slow but sure advance of the French sap in front of the Malakhoff, and the construction of one new battery and the re pairing the old guns of another by the English. And this state of affairs is pretty certain to endure at least as long as the English army continues under an interim Commander-in-Chief. If we turn our eyes from the Crimea to Anatolia, we find matters even worse. The letter from our Erzeroum correspondent, which we published yester day, confirms all the material statements in the Rus sian despatches. Kan is blockaded and isolated, and on the 3rd of July the troops which held it had not many days' rations left. This last fact accounts for the delay of the Russians in ,bringing up their heavy siege guns; they count upon starving the garrison of Ears into a surrender. Meanwhile their light cavalry have effectually clewed the road from Faze room to Persia by Bayazid; for the Persian Consul at Erzeroum had ordered a caravan of his country men to take the road by Vau. Bat even that roadie no longer safe. Fifty waggons, sent from Erseroum to Van on the morning of the 2nd of July, were obliged to return before mid-day. An urgent mes sage has been despatched from Erzeroum to the Fiche of Trebizonde, to hasten up reinforcements; but it appears that of 30,000 volunteers whit were expected to be got together at that place, only 4,000 or 6,000 are forthcoming. The organs of our government in the London press feel that this stale of affairs reflects disadvantageously on their patrons, endue labouring to invent pallia. lions or excuses. They bid us recollect how much more rapid was the advance of the Rassians when they last invaded Anatolia. But on that occasion Turkey was the only enemy Russia had to deal with, and the Russian troops assembled beforehand en muss on the frontier were flushed with previous victories. Now, however, Russia has made a vigorous rally after having been obliged to withdraw a large portion of her trans-Caucasian troops to fight OMER PACER on the Danube, and the French and Eng lish armies in the Crimea. Little more than a month ago, the tribes of the Caucasus were roused by the intelligence that the Remises had evacuated Anapa. Then was the moment to have isolated the Russian troops in Georgia, and hurled upon them muses of inveterate foes from all sides. But the expedition of the allies returned to the heights before Sebastopol. The Russians took heart of grace, and reinforced their army in Georgia. The confidence of the mountain tribes evaporated when they saw their old enemies still in force ; and Ronk has, at least for a time, regained her prestige in thou regions. Perhaps we shall be told that this is more the fault of Turkey than of her Allies; that the Porte ought to have made more effi cient arrangements to defend its Anatolian frontier. This is part of the truth, but not the whole. The fact is that the Allies, by taking the defence of Tur key exclusively into their own hands, by rarely con sulting her, and treating her as if she were a subordi nate auxiliary, have disheartened and paralysed her. Had the Turks been encouraged to think and act for themselves—compelled to take part in their own defence—the old national spirit which gleamed forth in the war of the Danube would also have shown itself in Anatolia. But, instead of that, the Turks have been lectured and dictated to, till they have grown stubborn and sulky; and they have had everything done for them till they have grown idle and careless. Aod for this mismanage ment the English Government and its Minister at Constantinople are principally responsible. The meeting of the friends of Poland that was to have been held yesterday in St. Martin's•hall has been adjourned sins die. The intimation was only received by the crowds who flocked to attend the meeting from placards posted at the door of the Hall. The reuon assigned is the illness of Sir Di LACY EVANS. The absence of Sir Da LACY would, no dosbt, bare affordad matter for regret, bat was it a @efficient reason for turning back from the door all Who had eome—some from considerable distances— to attend the meeting P Among all the notirieties announced as to be present on the platform, wee there not one capable of taking the ramie We cannot on the spur of the moment resell en instance i• which a great public meeting has been postponed, on such a pretext, without previous warning. There was neeemarily much exasperation excited among the numerous excluded visitors; and all kinds of injurious surmises were freely circulated as to the real canes of the postponement. In the exasperation we do not participate, for we were not amongst the disappointed who premed in vain for admiision. Bat speaking dispassionately—es those who have suffered no personal inconvenience an—we must my that the reason amigned for shutting the doers of Bt. hirartin'elall against all who applied for admission is utterly untenable. It is impossible to believe that the Ulnae of Sir Ds LACY Evian was the sole cam why the meeting was not held. What that cause really was it is for Sir DE LACY and his colleagues to explain, for they may rest assured that the public are in no mood to be trifled with in this matter. At the ea= time, we would implore all who have the interests of Poland—of Europe—at heart to be wary in the steps they take. An "indignation meeting" is already talked of, but this would only promote the objects of any persons who may wish to prevent a demonstration on behalf of Po- land. It would, in part, divert attention from the Polish question, and might possibly be seised upon by some who now stand committed to the Polish oases as a pretext for falling ofE When the postponed meeting is actually held, let its delibe rations be devoted to Poland, and Poland alone. As to those parties whom yesterday's conduct bee exposed them to not unnatural suspicion, let them stay away. If they present themselves, let a full and satisfactory explanation of their extraordinary con duct be lasted upon before they are allowed to take part in the proceedings. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the Rest India House, when the Right Honourable Vis aunt Canning was sworn in as Governor-General of India. glie court. _.....__ OSBORNE, Au°. I. The Princess Alice is convalescent. The Queen and Prises, meompanied by the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, and the Prineen Hoye], proceeded from the Admiralty Hoses, Portsmouth, yesterday, to visit the Hilitary Hospital. _ _ _ Several wooded officers lately returned from the Crimea had the hosour of being presented to her Majesty, who afterwards rainotely inspected large detachoseats of wounded and invalided soldier', and subeequntly went round the wards of the hospital, where the Clasen person• 1 1 ally inquired late the condition of the patients. The royal party re-embarked in the Fairy about four o'clock, and returned to Osborne. Lieut.-Cieneral Sir George Brown arrived on a visit to her Majesty. A cabinet council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-offioe. The ministers present were Lord Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir Gedfge Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Sir William Molesworth, Lord Penguin the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wo od, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Viscount Canning, aad the Earl of Harrowby. The Council sat two hours and a quarter. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Conseil sat yes terday. The blockade oases. "The Pranciska " (part heard), and " TM Johanna Marla" were resumed. FRSTIVITIRS AT GOODWOOD The Doke and Duchene of Richmond are dispenein' g • brilliant hospitality to a distinguished circle at Goodwood House daring the race week. His Royal Highaess the Duke of Cambridge arrived yesterday, and will honour the Dale and Ducker with his company until the close of the races. The Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelits is also among the guests of the noble Duke and Dashers. The peones of their Graces' son-in-law, Prince Edward of Sass Weimar, after his long and arduous ser vice in the Crimes, is a source of high gra tification to the family. Hie Serene Highness is looking • and is very much altered since he left this country with his regiment in March of last year. The other hews guests include the Dike and Duchess et Bedford, the Marquis of Exeter, the Earl and Censers of Derby and Lady Emma Stanley, the Earl and Countess of Cheatetfield sad Lady Evelyn Stanhope, the Bail Bruce, the Earl ^f Glasgow, Viscount Canterbury, Viscount Maid stone, Viscount Clifden, Viscount Enfield, Viscount • Viscount Fordwich, Viscount Grey de Wilton, Vis count Strangford, Lord Londeaborough, Lady Rachel Russell, Lady Sophia Dee Voeuz and Mr. Des Veen:, Lord Dunkellin, Lord G. Lennox, Lord W. Lennox, Lord A. Lennox, Lady Jane Peel, Lord G. Manners, Colonel the Hon. James Macdonald, Admiral the Hon. H. Ron', General Peel, Colonel Maitland, Captain Percy Williams, Captain Pellet, Mr. Payne, Mr. John Stanley, Mr. °mills, and Mr. Carson. The family party includes the Princess Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Duke and Duchess of Richmond and Lady Cecilia Gordon Lennox, t►e Earl end Collator of Bemborough, sad Lord Alexander Gordon Lennox. At Meleeemb, the Earl and Countess of Muni have the Marquis of Anglesey, Mr. and Ledy Levin Mills, Mr. Newton, and Mir Greying, all of whom join the Goodwood party each day after the races. The usual grand banquet will take place to-morrow, after the rase for the Goodwood Cup. MARRIAGE OF LORD MITNCASTEII AND LADY JANE Gaosvaxon.—(Tate Dsv.)—The nuptials of Lord Mon caster with Lady Jane Grosvenor, daughter of the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, were celebrated by Dr. Bull, D.D., tutor of the noble Marquis of Westminster, at the Church of Bt. George's, Hanover-Kau', this morn ing. The bride was given away by the noble Marquis, attended by four bridemaids, and in the presence of a distinguished circle of the nobility. At the conclusion of the ceremony, the newly wedded pair left for Grosvenor House, where a grand *cater was given to a select circle by the Marquis of Westminster, after which Lord and Lady Mnuouter left town, to spend the honeymoon at Sion House, Breutford, the seat of the Duke of Northumberland. The Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford left town to most the Duke of Satherland at Liverpool, and have sines embarked with his grace, on board his yacht, for Scotland. The Earl of Yarborough, we are happy to learn, is so far recovered from his recent attack of paralysis is to be able to take carriage airings. The Earl of Sefton, we regret to say, continues is a very precarieue condition, and no hopes are now enter tained of his ultimata recovery. Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer, Bart., M.P., is staying at Malvern. _ _ Lord John Russell baa been detained in London by patlissasntary business, and is not likely to arrive at Edin burgh before Saturday. His brdship intends to reside fee some time in a house be has procured for the season on the banks of the Trammel, in Perthshire. The Duke of NeMasada left Constantinople for the Crimes en the 21st instant. He hes not accepted the ho nours offered him by the Turkish ministers, who were _ Sliiooll told* him. The nanal Ministerial whitebait dinner, it nowj said, will take place on Wednesday next, the Bth last., at the Trafalgar, Greenwich. . . The Emperor and Empress will, it is said, take up: their residence at the Cbateen of Villeneuve-l'Eter,g, while awaiting the arrival of the Queen of England. A letter from Berlin states that the Kinis'airs of France and England, the Marquis de Koestler rad Lem Bloomfield have obtained leave of absence freer, tusk r t r reties goverameatt, and are about to salt oily. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1855. LATEST FROM ABROAD. 'DESPATCH FROM PRINCE --•-- BERLIN, WIDNISDAT. A despatch to the following effect has been re ceived from Prince Gortchakoff, dated Sebastopol, July 28: "Yesterday the enemy opened a heavy Are, which lasted two hours and a half, spinet the bastion No. 4. We have replied with vigour. Between the 23rd and 27th nothing new occurred at Sebastopol, nor upon the other points of the Crimea." HANOVER, WIDNIINDAY. The Second Chamber of the General Diet of the Liogdom is dissolved by royal proclamation. DESPATCHES FROM GENERAL SIMPSON. (111011 • OUPPLIIKINT TO THZ GAZIITTIL) I War-Department, August 1, 1865. Lid Penman, has this day repaired a despatch and iee enclosure", of which the following are copies, admen d to his lordship by Lieutenant-General gimps*, commanding her Majesty's forces in the Bast. Before Sebastopol, July 21, 1855. My Lord,. —I have great pleasure to inform your lordship that the health of the army has greatly im proved ; t heism% has nearly disappeared, and although more masse s ho s appeared antonpt the officers, it is I not of that sham, Item to can. Uneagnell• With warme to the exterior army, the Rusin* hold their strong p 'coition on the Mackenzie Heights, extending by Ait o d, or to Albat, with advanoed poste by Chouli, Ogenbaeli, and the strong range of heights overhanging Urkilata . and the valley of Balder. It is re p or t e d they have ft 'eco a force of artillery and in fantry at Alupka. The French have pushed forward the whole of their naval "y into the valley of Baidar, resting upon the Sardinia us, upon the left bank of the Boehm river, and communicating with the Frenc h . upon the Tcliernaya, whilst the high ridge protecting Balakiava isguarded by the Turkish army. I purpose sending four sr iadretie of Light Ca valry into the valley of Bailor Se-morrow, to pro test and afford convoys to the omossisemiat for the purpose of bringing in forage and supplies for the use of the army. Major - General Markham arrived ea the 19th in stant, and, agreeable to the instruction conveyed in your lordship's telegraphic message, I have appointed him to the command of the Second Division. Sir Stephen Lushington, 1L.C.8., having been promoted to the rank of Admiral, has been relieved in the command of the Naval Brigade, by Captain Honourable Henry Koppel. I take thee opportunity of recording my sense of the ability and zeal with which he has throughout conducted his arduous and responsible situation of commanding the Naval Bri gade, which has rendered such excellent service in oar batteries. I beg also to report to your lordship that Mr. Com missary General Fader has been obliged to relinquish the command of his important department, and will hare to return to England upon the recommendation of a medical board. I inclose the list of casualties to the 19th inst. _ . I have, &c., JAMES SIMPSON, Commanding. The Lord Pani;ure, &c. 071PLIKINTAILT NONIULICAL REMO os CASOALTINS ON 7Til JON. I.—Land Transport Corpa—l caber 'rounded. Nounrat. Itarosn or air Omcn sienna zn rfn - Charles Cim• wno wAa Had., r.t~faa. or cm:Aisne MOM TIE Urn TO ma 19rz JOLT. 1633, incLonv4-3rd Battalion Boartdier Guards-1 rank and Ile wounded. 14 Bakslion Ookialrom Guards-3 rank and ilk maided. lot Bataan 11131111. Peaks Geseda—l rank and Se wanneled. lit Battokni lot imiment at loot—l rank and Me vannisd. lallatimills• LS arsimM atlost-1 rank and ilk killed ;1 11 rook sad Ike warded. l* /94-11 Fmk mil die wooded. nth 1941-1 NMI milk leamisi. 19* loss-1 rank and Os kilkd ; 3 rut arl fie vsnisi. Post—l reek awl Ile wouldad. l ist 9436-1 ark mills younikl. Past—S suic sed Ilk wevadled. kilt Fast-1 reek aid Ille uprisk. 41st Pend-1 rank and La wow. 41Y 4.113 m. I ...s ..a 113, WIWI. 1 ...scant, S wok owl lieunsded. 46* Foot—l rank arl So killed ; 3 rank and So esmid. 8411 ree4-1 rank and Ms vomieL Ski Foot— rank awd M kM1011; 1 rank and Ms vounind. OM foot—l rent arlas wouriel. Ss rest-1 ruk vendsi. Mk Put— -1 Ink awl WM. fikk You-1 rank arl wanndsd. pose —I rack ud like *Bed; s rank and lia vanodid. 6911 Foot— rank and IDS wasied. 9011 Pon-1 I rank and Ale, vanwled. lied 194-3 rack and Ile wsodsL ytk Foot-1 rank eambi. 97tk root-1 rank ad tonedal. Ind Bat talion lift 1164p*—$ rank and ilk somMd. and Ilken-1 rank and Ile killed. ibtal: I olikosr a nt= Ole, killed; I sitimate. 116 rank sad Ma, wounded. NOKOIAI. Itrroax or Ommas wren nova sax %atm ram rna len ro TUJI lern Ana, 11133,111CLIISITS.-43ed Foot-Captain K. A. Pryor. -- 1701211 AL RETURN or NOINCOOKMERONTM Ornate AND PIITATIO KM" MOM 18rn TO TOR Igra JOLT, 1833, INCLUSITZ. July 17.-2nd Battalion Lt Poot—Lanos °caporal John Rim. 18th Foot—Private John Nolan. 42nd Foot—Prlastaa Alexander Baster, Daniel Batherland. 48th Poot—Prlaataa Junco Ryndraan, Thomas Ridgway. 37th Foot—Print* Paul Fennell. Royal Mappers and Illnara—Oorporal 88th F Geor John ge Jo Lake. 77th Foot—Privet. John Hanlon. oot —Private nes. Norma. Raman or pITICIIIIM . A.IfD PIUTATIS WOUND= mat =a 1g me en Writ Jul.,, MMlCirvciusi;;. July IL-7th Pmt—Pet I may, severely; Jonathan Moons, slightly. 17th lest—hiMalle Patriot Murphy, severely. 34th Foot—Privates Joseph Ilessish. III.IR*; Joseph Rag, slightly; , J ` se r h Illi v di g" , ' lame 8 00 7, AM*. cad Fon—Printer Jesus Bali, sevenly ; , ems*. 90th Toot —Privata Michael Carty. severely ; George . sews* ; Osage Gees% sr rarely; James DrAtghtly. Iml Me thdpie—lthste Thom Weeds. daltrl7.—kg Gremeller Geode—Peleste Mist bath. y e . let esteilee Gehistemmi Citutrde—tkenend Jana On& hand. slightly. Miles Oseritletry ou dr e dy e A logiss ilmems Poesy, tiri. Mt Relleliela loge 11111 ma light4=N aeL hemek ame TZ fel lesitellem lst Fest —Privates ; Gimp lisesat i e: !mewl; AIMS Pr y . la th lest—Prlewles Jae rarely ; Bartbakestew sevesely. 99th Post—Pelvate James Melees, seeerely. 4151 Pest—PrieeM Weber km slightly. 411101 fest—Sergent Canary Perayth„ Mess ; 51 John eftworall. Privates Lollard ; Win= sewed,. 55th Peet— W n ill= Gorman, %M oos 7091— Plini• George Mietesk se sly. nth F Ent i tN in sahtly. 96i Peet- Oarponl James Riddle, .ease*. July le.—sl6 Foot—Private James °l ==. Slat Foot— Prints Minn Woods, . ea Past—Privates John Slattery, digOtelyt Janes Irlfansie. : Jae right. sever . 01 . . OM Postellss him CleMmeme, il; Theme severely ; George lielmsghlite. slightly ; mee 111119 6 7. 90th Foot—Mut°. WlMmte, slightly. Me Piet—!Ants Al &doe, July 1 8 r i ftliettalime lat net—Private Jinn Herbert, severely. 94th Foot—Private H. Isssa. severely. eitt/ Fest—Private James McGowan, severely. 916 Iset—Peleste John 14weste. slightly. 89th Foot—Printer Nom Vim, domprewsly • Davit Burke. slightly: Robert lidlallty stightty. Ma Itse•— • Prints Patrick Dom, /evenly. 97th Yriot—Pelesee laughseverely. Ind Battalion of Bills Brigade—Privates hem Mosby, slightly; George Wilson, 1 99 99 1. • Mee or CUOLLIIIII IN TIM Bow. NAVAL BSIOADR DOW SZBANTOPOL on MK 1911 JCLT. HAL—John Whitfield, LB,, HALL Qum, killed. HOLLAND. --.- (ARON OUR OWN ROTTERDAM, JULY 31. Two persons, agents for recruits for the Foreign Legion, have been arrested in Luxembourg, detected in the act of secretly conveying to England certain soldiers of the Luxembourg contingent, who had been induced to desert by the above agents. - Within the last few months Holland has become possessed of another province, rescued from the waters. The last allotment of the ground over which the Sea of Haarlem recently washed was sold a few days ago. The ground thus saved to the country will form ex cellent amble and pasture land. whilst Amsterdam and the other surrounding districts will be relieved of an enemy, which, assisted by a north-west wind, always excited alarm, and often committed fearful havoc. English engines and English engineer', were employed to drain this territory, which contains nearly 20,000 acres of land, and, in its present uncul tivated state, has fetched nearly 8,000,000 &Ans. The country expended 10 millions of florins on this un dertaking. In ten years the value of the rescued land will be doubled or trebled, while :n about thirty years, by direct and indirect taxes, it is calculated the entire sum expended by the county in the drainage of the sea will be repaid into the exchequer. Serious thoughts are now being entertained as to the drainage of the Zuyder Soo. But there are diffi culties attending this undertaking which were un known in draining the Sea of Haarlem. The Zuyder Sea is fed by five communications with the North Sea. It would not be altogether beyond the reach of engineering skill to meet these difficulties, but they would be attended with immense expense. The money, however, could be found, but it is doubted whether the ground, when drained, would be illy thing but sand. OUR ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. (FROM A SPECIAL C0Ran0....._ CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, JULY 21. Barring a few most trifling incidents, there still continues to be nothing new whatever to report as before each of the four bombardments which - have already raised' and disappointed so many expecta tions, activity I. confined to preparation, and to that all our waking energies continue to be given. This time, however, there are indications that assume, shall indeed be made sum and that open from what point the enemy may in the next general cannouirk we shall be prepared to give them " beano forme: One advanced works on the right attack continue Is be prosecuted with vigour; and before another fort. , night has gone by, nearly every spot along our lime whence an effective shot can be had at either the enemy's shipping or batteries, will be in a candid= to send forth showers of heavy shot or shell. Yee• terday, forty-seven new mortars were brought lig from Balaklava to the front, and will be got into po- sition, considerably in advance of the old batteries, es soon as the works are ready to receive them. This is at last a step in the right ditection • and I under stand that General Jones (commanding the En gineers) is bent on completing it by mount ing es many mortars as he can lay hands on. Months of result's's cannonading have shown the uselessness of wasting metal on earthworks, which only receive additional strength the more we batter them; and recourse, therefore, is now wisely to be had to a vertical fire of shells, which may effect be hind the parapets what round shot cannot do through them. Besides the small 68-pounder battery which I have already mentioned u having been converted into a mortar battery to play upon the fleet, three additional sea-service mortars are being mounted still further in advance, for a similar purpose. As a pro tection against this extended mortar agency, the enemy are reported to have erected ,animated eoier tugs over many of their Roden guns ; but a few well directed 68-pound shot will speedily sweep away these, and give a fair field for 10 and 13-inch metal. Talking of the Roden reminds me of a rather laughable instant's of nautical patriotism which occurred to amuse our trench guards before it on Thursday afternoon. A tar, who had evidently shipped more than his own allowance of rum, reeled down in a state of glorious exhilaration from the 21-gun battery to our advanced saps on the left, and with irresistible emprsemesent besought one of the men on duty to lend him his firelook. " Lind ye my firelock r answered the red coat appealed to, "an what for r " What for P— to take the Roden, or die for my coun try in the attempt." " Oh, if that's it, wid all my heart; but don't be contint wid lees than one for soh eye—here's a couple." A brace of rifles Jack seemtingly shealdered, and tacked down the trench towards its advanced extremity, loudly informing all he passed that be was going to die for his coun try, and inquiring what they imagined his country mould think of him for such an act of generous self owedoe. Throwing aside one of the Malts, he amoeba the parapet, and fired the other at the lelmemleos battery, and then jumped out into the opee . between it and oar own trench. Pia., ping," whizzed a dozen of rifle bullets past his head in almost as many seconds; but, no thing daunted, he marched backwards and forwards for some three minutes, stopping now and then to hurrah, and, with hand on heart, request the enemy to oblige him by firing there. Fortunately they proved themselves unable to comply, and the would be martyr was at length induced to withdraw into shelter, where he renewed his inquiries as to what "the newspapers and his country would think of tiat !" I regret having occasion to mention the holding of courts-martial during the put week on three offi cers for drunkenness, and the very painful fact of their having been cashiered in consequence. Soon after General Simpson's accession to the temporary command-in-chief three cases occurred in which the delinquents were ordered under arrest ; but, after administering a severe reprimand to each, the general permitted them to return to their duty. A week later three others were again re wted, and, one of them being one of the former trio, General Simpson resolved not again to extend a leniency which had failed to have a good effect before. The three offenders have accordingly been tried by court-warded lied expelled the service —the sentence of the court, however, being accom panied by a recommendation to mercy, which Ge neral Simpson declared himself unable to entertain. The sentence and recommendation have gone home to Lord Hardinge, and only await his confirmation to be carried into effect. The case of the double of fender is one of peculiar painfulness, as the officer in question is a captain of long standing, who served throughout the whole of the Indian war, for which be has three medals, as well as the greater part of the present Crimean campaign. Though equal handed justice should be dealt out to both officers and men in the punishment of an offence of such magni tude in the eye of military law, it seems hard that after long and meritorious services, a man's career should be irretrievably blasted by en occasional yielding to a weakness which social cus tom and common law visit with so trifling a penalty. It may be right and neces sary to make examples; but a case like this strthes one as sad and severe beyond common ones. I understand that the officer to whom I am now referring waited on General Simpson and besought him to save him from the peculiar misery and dis grace which must fall on him if subjected to a court martial, expressing his willingness to withdraw from the service, or submit to any punishment short of the ruinous one of being cashiered; but in vain. For the sake of a brave and experienced officer—sad as is this drawback in his character—one would hope that the Commander-in-Chief may feel at liberty to inflict a penalty less than the blasting one assigned by the articles of war. In any case, the affair has told in a manner which is likely to serve as a very effectual check on those who are addicted to similar habits. Sorties against our works have become such rari ties latterly, that it is worth while to mention a small affair of this sort which occurred on Wednesday night, in our advanced trenches on the left attack. A strong column of Russians crept out under cover of the darkness to the close neighbourhood of one of our working parties engaged there, and before the latter were aware of their contiguity, succeeded in gaining the parapet. The working party, of course , speedily fell back on the supports, on seeing whom advance the enemy . turned and fled back into the open ; their officers in vain tried to rally them under a scattered but galling fire of musketry from our men, and at daybreak four of the former were found lying dead close under our work, several yards ahead of the most advanced of the men's bodies. Our lore on the occasion, I believe, was only one man killed and some four or five wounded. Whilst we, howv:ver, escape thus easily, the French have almost n'.ghtly visits. On Thursday night, about midnight, the booming of as heavy a cannonaem as one often hears came rolling over from the Mamelon, the sappers before which had been • ttacked and temporarily driven back by a swarm of the enemy, whom the pitchy darkness again enabled to bear down without being seen. The French supports, however, speedily . met them with the bayonet, and after some ten minutes ugly fighting in the dark they were cleared out of the trench, and peppered admirably with grape and canister from the four field pieces as they went. Up till last night they had not repeated the attempt; and: as the firing was nearly suspended throughout the night, I may pre sume that it passed without a visit too. I am for getting, however, to mention an occur rence w hi c h took place likewise on Diureday evening imme diately after dusk. Abmit that hour a party of some sixty Russians was s een to creep roma the Careening-bay side of the Malakhoff, and ri v ed in the direction of the Mamelon. wen clearly men by both our own men and the French, but by both were at first thought to be itaperters, till seen to throw themselves flat on the ground behind some stones near the French advanced sap. Fire was at once opened upon them from the Mamelon, and, most strange to say, at the same, moment from the Malakhoff, our twenty-one gun tindery throwing in some well-directed shells to keep company. When daylight dawned some thirty. ilvri bodies were seen scattered over the ground, and ta deserter who came in to the French at the same time explained that they had been Russian artillery. men, new coma% Who, not knotting the place, h mistaken the way into the Malakhoff, and on being seen by their own men to proceed over the open, as I have mentioned, were by them too taken for des erters, and fired into accordingly. Thus, at all event', the service-men of three guns were knocked over, without taking reckoning of the wounded. In carrying on their zig-udvanoss towards the Little Redan, at the top of Craning Bsy, the French are said to have gained a view of the entrance into the Malsk hofi; through which reliefs and ammunition are brought in; by which it appears to be nothing more than a narrow passage between the strengthening defences in the rear, and those which are connected, curtain-wise, with the Little Roden. From the most advanced point of the French maps in that direction it will be practicable to make a dash for this entrance way, which, if once mastered, would prevent the approach of supports during a front assault of the work, and expose those in the interior of it to additional disadvantage of a rear fire at the woe time. The sap, therefore is being vigorously r elied on in that direction, as well as in the immediats front of the Malakhoff, though into both the 9 ,1 r moon is beginning to throw a most unwelcome Ivo trouble some light, confining progress to the daetnees which precedes her rising and follows her eettuff- There is no news whatever from are Tchernaya; the Sardinian and Turkish pionaing continues, without any present signs of beigg abandoned for more serious and active proceedings. Nor are these last likely to be undertaken. except in execution of some such plan of action es I have remarked on above. (FROM OUR CORENSPONDENT LATE ON THE pANUBB.) TURKISH CAMP, JOLT 21. Omer Pacha has not returned, and is not expected for some days to come. The only thing we have heard l of his doings since his departure is that a grand council has been held at which both he and the Sultan were present ; but what was resolved upon, or was sot resolved upon, has not transpired. As to the future. I oan only, in default of anything bet ter, give you camp gossip. While nearly all the us.-- -..ers agree as to the probability of the generilissimo going to Asia, they are divided as to the real cause of his anxiety on thussub. ject. Some believe it to be nothing more than the desire to escape from the tedium of au inactivity which is fast dimming the lustre of his reputation, and blasting his laurels in the very height of their bloom; a year and a half ago he was the "centre of a world's desire," hie name on every one's lips, and people made pilgrimages to Shumla to see him; be side the other great chiefs of the war he has now be. oome a very small personage. Others, on the contrary,. ascribe the movement to Asia solel to a desire to crush his ancient enemy, Ismail Pacha, whose assumption of the chief command on th e Danube has chagrined him deeply. He will, it is said, make a large draught from the Danubian army a condition of his going to Kan; supported as he is by Lord Stratford, the Serukier will not dare to refuse his request, and Ismail Pacha will thus find his already small force reduced to no• thing, and himself a marshal without soldiers. Which of these versions is the true one, I do not take upon myself to say. In fact, I know no more unprofitable occupation than seeking to unravel Turksh intrigues and melee,. After puzzling his brains for weeks in trying to find the reason of this, that, or the other change, of this man's being promoted, his cowardice and stupidity being well known, and the other's being left to pine in obscurity, his courage and ability being equally apparent, a European generally in the long run finds himself at fault, because he has in general far too high an idea of the tone of thought of the people with whose acts he is dealing. The mystery which surrounds the motives of their conduct is simply in many cases their absurdity. You lose yourself in the search for profound speculations, ex tended views, farsighted precautions, secret informa tion, and heaven knows what besides, and never cast an eye on the real key to the problem which lies under your nose, in the shape of a child's whim, a woman's caprice, or, worse still, womanish jealousy— an overdose of brandy or a fit of constipation. A man who makes researches in Turkish politico is very much like a Thames mudlark ; he may now and then light upon a valuable fact—a curious illustration—or an original trait, but he must wade through slime and offal and inhale foul odours. Everything here is in the meantime at a dead stzridatsll. The French are sapping tip steadily against the Malakhoff, the English guarding their share of the trenches, but the Piedmontese are doing nothing, and the Turks are help ing them. More than half the campaigning season is already passed, and Sebastopol is not nearly taken. Bimpheropol and Baktchi-Serai are not even threatened, Perekop is as far off as ever, and the "bloodless victories and Vandal-like pillage in the Sea of Azoff have net apparently produced the slightest effect in creating scarcity, as was expected, amongst the Russians. INDIA AND CHINA. THE OVERLAND MAIL. We have received our despatches from India and China by the Overland Mail. The dates are--Cal cutta, June 18 ; Bombay, June 27. INDIA. The following is from the summary of the Bombay Times : "We are now in the thick of our rains : after some light showers on the 11th, they commenced in earnest on the 18th June, the day predicted for them, when 3.5 inches fell. On the 20th 5.5 inches were mea sured within four hours. Up to the present date we haws had about 18 inches—a very auspicious opening for our south-west monsoon. As yet we have had neither squall nor thunderstorm. The oatherana and robbers on our Peshawur frontier have been giving us some annoyance, sacking the villages within our frontier, burning the grain stored away far the season, and carrying the inhabitants away with them. Major Edwardeh, the Commissioner, with a Brigade of the Puojaub Irregular Horse under the command of Major Neville Chamberlain, had been out endeavouring to bring to order a series of villages which for three years had not only refused us tribute, and spurned allwrianoe to us, but joined in the raids of those who annoyed us. On the approach of our troops the rebels sued for peace, offered to pay up their arrears, and pro , mised to be on their good conduct henceforth ; and as this was all that was desired, they were 'rft unmolested. Village burning is only resorted to with those who, having invaded our territories, and done all the mischief in their power, retire before and defy us. This is the only military movement we have since lest mail to chronicle. The govern ment of the Punjaub is so short of money, that half a million, the amount subscribed to the five per cent. loan, mostly by natives, has been ordered by tele graph to be forwrrded express from Bombay, and was sent off on Monday—a singular want of foresight, surely, to defer the despatch of specie, to be trap ported 1,500 miles by water, to a period of the year when a voyage to Kurrachee is never unaccompanied by danger, the experiment having been first made in June, 1853. The census of the Punjaub took place on the 31st December, 1854, and its results have just been published: the population amounts to thirteen millions, the males being to the females as 55 to 45. " The Madras Railway is expected to be opened a few months hence. The locomotives have been landed in safety. By this day's steamer three young Parsee gentlemen proceed to England—two of them, Messrs. Dadabhoy Nowrojee, professor of mathematics in the Elphinstone Institution, and Muncherjee Hormusjee Came, for the purpose of establishing a mercantile agency in London; and the third, Mr. Rustomjee Byramjee, a graduate of the Grant Medical College, whose object it is to present himself at the public examination for admission into the Medical Service of the East India Company as an , assistant-surgeon. The Governor-General is still on the Neilgherries, which he is not likely to leave till October next, and Lord Elphivatone is at Poona. Trade, as usual at this season of the year, is dull ; the money market is easy, and freights are low." CHINA. The following ace the .stet dates:—Pekin, April 20 ; Shanghen, June 4; Canton, June 8; Victoria, June 9. fallen int o t h e i r The Overland Iliend of hina regards the recent reverses of the rebels as 0 4 temporary and local t o the country adjacent to 01°.tc'n• The Pekin Gareth of April 20 support OS ere , . admitting that W oo . °hang, the capital of 100-Pth• againi been taken by t i ts ha rebels, and Hank e.'w hu hands. The h av aiant- govern or of Hoo-kw ang and s the trug p g re le fe . ct T of h t.% provincial city both died i n the orth China Herald s t a t es t h at the . a nd that Le w , of rebels have iaken the city o f K wang - s i n, io the north-east Art of Keeng-se, sh ang h".otorety, and Sesou-km-teze, are said to have raid their standard at Tung-pa, situate about E 0 mils to the north-west of Soo-chow. Tay Canton gcverpment, according to the l ut . IM` toned authority, is straining every nerve t o carry P g. ward its plan of ruling the country by eanguinary .oroe, and in pursuance of this, a reward of fifty dol. Lars per head is given to the leading men of villag e for every , man denounced as e a disaffected." The distress among the poorer classes at Canton has been relieved by considerable importations of rice. Her Majesty's ship Rattler has been busy am ong the pirates. On the 28th of May a second pirate fleet of six boats was destroyed, five captured vessels released, about thirty pirates killed, and four made prisoners by the boats. It was said the the head man on shore had caused five of the pirates to be seized. They were offered to be given up on pay. ment of a reward. Next week, however, a colonial lorcha, with 70 chests of opium on board, was esp. tared by a fleet of pirates at St. John's, on the west oast. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY, coNI 25. Oar money market for the past fortnight ham, contrary to expectation, become a little tighter, owing to considerable amounts being taken up for investment in the 6 per cent. loan, and the banks in consequence have raised their rata of interest 1 per cent. Four per cent paper and stocks generally have improved considerably. In the import market little busineu as usual at this season of the year has been done. Before the arrival of the mail, there was an inclination on the part of dealers gsae. rally to do business at the prices ruling a fortnight ago, and the sales now reported were the consequence. Bat the Lit accounts from England showing a very material falling off in the exports of manufactured goods to this presidency, whilst the price of these goods have been much enhan, have induced an active speculative demand here for many staple grey goods, but holders look for still higher pips, and will not sell. . _ _ GaZY filintrisios, of 40-inch and of 6 lb. weight, have advanced 2 minas per piece, on the prices paid previously; those of 7 to 8} lbe. 3 to 4 manes per piece ; and shirting of 46-inch of 61 at 10 lb.. have increased 2to 3 annas per mem. fanny T IrLOTHS are worth 2 annex per piece more than formerly. GRIT DOIIEBTICe have increased in value 3 to 4 anus per piece on previous sales. 13112 T hiccotrwrs are as yet without improvement. BLZACHZD (loops are not at all inquired for, and show no improvement on the miserable prices lately current. YARNS are in active demand, at an advance of to I thus per lb. on all counts of water twist, and of b to anus pet lb. on Noe. 20 to 60 mole twist, but without any inclination on the part of importers to sell at these advanced rates. Corrow WooL.—The market has continued very firm with advancing prices, but the transactions since our last are not quite so large, only some 7,500 bales, of which 3,600 have been taken since the mail came to hand, th e as . . taunts by which at once made holders ask en advance of about 8 rupees per candy, say Broach and Surat 100 re., Dollen, 102 n. per candy ; bet finding no buyers, they have in the last day or two been lees firm, and our quotations now are, Broach and Surat, 96 re. ; Dollera, 99 re. ; Compte, 94 re. ; Oomrawuttee, 90 rs. per candy. For Chian there is very little doing. Orton.—Tbe firmness noticed in our last has been maia tilted, and with rather better accounts of Malwa received two or three days ago vid Calcutta prices have further ad vanced. Mundleisur in at 920 n. ; faders, 910 n. per chest. The steamer on the 24th inst. bad 534 chests; the upon of the month is about 1,500 chests. Excludds on England for the fortnight has ruled a shade lower. The closing quotations are as follows 2., to 2s. 19 16d. for China and first-class credits, anti 2.. led. to 2s. 1 11-16 d. for documents. Oa Calcutta we quote 1 per cent. premium at sight, par at 60 days' sight. Madru par at 30 days' sight, and China 223 at 60 days' sight. TONNAGE —Rates of freight to Great Britain have de clined to 31. 15.. per ton of 50 cubic feet, at which they are very quiet and inclining downward.. To Chins bn. per candy may be considered the nominal rate. (from the Englishman.) CALGurre, Jura 16. EXCHANGE.—Rome 90 day bills have sold at 2-11; Treasury Bills are quoted at 2.01, and Bark of England Past Bills at 2.01. The rate on China is Rs. 216 to 218 per 100 dole., and on Australia 2-21 per rupee. FREIGHTS, at closing our quotations, are—for London: Sugar, 31. 12s. 65. ; saltpetre, 31. 10e. ; rice, 31. 17s. 6d.; jute, 41.; seeds, 61.10.., and other goods in proportion, with usual deduction for Liverpool. For America rates have been at rz dole. for saltpetre; 16 dole. to 16 dole. for seeds, and 131 dole. to 14 dole. for measurement goods. CHINA MARKETS. Ricmoron AND BULLION.—Canton, Bth June.—On Lon don, 41. 10s. to 41. 91s. ; on Indus, 233 Rs. 7th June.—Caro lus dohs., 26 per cent. prem. Shanghae, 3d June.—On Lon don, 61 6s. ; on Calcutta, 298 to 300 Rs. ; on Bombay, 261 to 298 Re.; drafts on Canton, 26 per cent. discount. Oriust.Cinton, Bth June.—New Patna, 327} dohs. ; old Patna, 3481 doh. ; new Bemires, 335 dols. ; old Senates, 340 doll.; Mama, 415 dole.; Turkey, 420 dole. Shanghai. tad June.—Zialwa, 326 dole.; new Patna, 260 dole. par cleat. . FREIGHTS AND TONNAGE.--CIIIIOII.—To London, 51.10 e. for tea. 6nangbae.—To London, 41. 102. to 51. for tea; 51. to 61. for silk. Regarding tea and silk the secretary of the Canton Cham ber of Commerce writes on the 7th of June : Tea.—The amount of business that has been transacted aces the despatch of the last steamer has again been limited, purchases having been confined to Canton made descriptions. There have been arrivals at this port of portions of three chops of congou of last season's crop, which the Chinese affirm are bat harbingers of more to follow:. With regard to teas, the growth of the present season, it is. very problematical whether any will find their way here; doubtless, if the arteries leading hither be thrown open, then will be brought to this emporium ; but the reports circu lated by the Chinese are so conflicting, that an opinion can - not be formed as to the future course of events. Estn.—Tbe first crop of Canton is reported to have been a failure ; but little reliance can be placed oo accounts re ceived from the growing disuieta, which are Mill the sewn. of disorder. SHIP LAUNCHES. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. The Sarah Palmer, an iron ship, of 1,440 tone, intended for the Indian trade, and built for Messrs. Jones, Palmer, and Co., of Liverpool, was launched from the Bank-quay Foundry, at Warrington, yesterday, in the presence of a vast concourse of spectators. The following an her dimensions :—Length of keel, 210 feet; and be tween perpendiculars, 225 feet ; and over all, 235 het; breadth of beam, 36i feet; depth of hold, 23 feet. She is named after the youngest daughter of one of the owners, who performed the baptismal ceremony. She arrived this morning at Liverpool, where she will be rigged and pre pared for sea. Her first destination is Calcutta. The Fiery Cress, a clipper ship of 800 tons, was also launched yesterday from the building-yard of Messrs. Rennie, Johnson, and Rankin, Brunswick Dock , Liverpool, in the presence Of the owners Moser,. John and James Campbell, of Olugow. The Fiery Crow is intended for the China trade, and is one of the finest ships ever built in the Mersey. Her length of keel is 165 feet ; length over all, 200 feet ; rake of stern, 9 feet ; breadth of beam, 30 feet ; and depth of hold, 19 feet The christening ceremony was performed by Miss Malcolm, of Liverpool. Both launches were successful, no accident having oc. curved on either occasion. The Royal Charter, a new screw steamer, of 2,785 tone, built for the new Australian Steam Navigation Compaeg (for whom Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and Co. are managers), ' was agempted to be launched yesterday, at Sandicroft, near Queen's Ferry, on the River Dee, but after receiving her name from Mrs. Samuel Bright, she glided from her stays, and as soon as her helm reached the water's edge, she became immovably fired, to the great chagrin and disap pointment of thousands of spectators. The cause of the untoward event was the ground having given way under her starboard aide, causing her to hang in her ways. This being the case, the first high tide will probably set her afloat. The Royal Charter is 350 fast long, 41}feet beam, 261 feet deep, while her cabin is 100 feet in length. She is fitted to carry 66 first cabin, and 693 second and third cabin passer.- gars. Her engines are 350 horse-power, and occupy the space of 360 tons. She has capacity for 5,500 gallon •of water in stank. The Coromine, intended for the East Indian tratl.u, and owned by Messrs. Thomas Brocklebenk and Co., of Liver pool, was safely launched at Weitehaven yesterde y. FALL OF A LARGE MANUFACTURING SHED AT HALIFAX:A portion of a wall nearly 40 feet high, upon the newly erected shed of Messrs. Robert Crowley and Co., carpet manufacturers, Albion Mills, Manisa. fell with • tro• menden, crash shortly before one o'clock on Sunday morn ing. The shed was built only lest summer. The extent of wall which has given way is about 30 yards long, and it has broken in pieces three cardiug machines, a drill, and other machinery. The Messrs. Crossley's lois cannot be much less than S,OOOl. No do'obt the flood of Monday night use the main cause of the shed falling so suddenly. Raft the accident occurred during working hours the loss of life would here been very groat. The machinery was entirely new.—Monehertor Guardian. I A penny news. room has been established in South , . mow, sad is found to answer extremely wea.