The Express. — London, England, 1855-02-14 00:00:00

ME ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. (71011 ns COILZIOPONDINT OP 111 nan.y news ) BALAKLAVA, ire. 28. We are biding our time. It the public at LOMB hope or expect anything more than that; if at this inclement season of the year they look for operations, events, and results, each succeeding mail, and this among the number, most disappoint their expectations. It is true that some smart work is now and then going pa, and there are petty daily events which possibly might Moo:A a novice from some Yankee settlement in the Pacific. The canon, what bristles en every side of the beleaguered fortress, will at intervals start from its grins and ominous repose. Weary riders on broken-down hacks, that trudge over the ridge of hills on their way from one camp to another, may, on looking down upon the doomed city, mark a quick flash, similar to the leaping up of a yellow lizard, followed by the graceful twirling up of a slight cloud of white smoke, followed almost immediately by a deep booming sound, and the angry, expostulating whiz of a round shot, which strikes the rocky earth, making the dust fly, and bounding up again as it ready to forswear its nature, and turn into a shell and burst from sheer vexation at being thus baulked and stopped in the middle of its course. Such flashes, wreathe of smoke, and reports, may also be heard from our own lines ; and to the young and timid a week on Sebastopol heights would be a very mild introduction into the mysteries of practical siege operations. But all this firing—inter mittent as the fevers of the country—has its cause in the impulse which makes young men whistle as they go, or old men twirl their thumbs. It is to pass the time; to get over a period of short rations of thought, and because the gentlemen so occupied are at a loss what to do with themicives. The artillerymen on either side send a few shots and shells now and then just to keep their hand in, or get up something like excitement, or to let the other party know that they have kept their powder dry, and that, if the others should feel' inclined for a little martial conversation, "Sarkis is willing" to respond to the invitation. These, I take it, are the reasons for this blazing away now on this part of the lines and now on that. But the nal objects of the attack or defence are not served by this sporadic activity, and to all intents and par poses winter and foul weather have for some time past been acting the part to which the King of Prussia aspires in his new pose plastique as Angel of Peace. To all intents and purposes there has been an armistice—broken, indeed, now and then (for most armistices are broken) by a few sorties and some smart cannonading; and as far as those who are strangers to tho mysteries of councils of war are able to judge, the armistice will be prolonged until the circumstances which caned it cease to operate. Unless the Russians attack us in the plain (every one in camp wishes they . wound), we are not likely to do great things, and bring about great results, until the roads are dry , the trenches made, fresh cannon in position, an until circumstances lend themselves to the transport of en unlimited supply of powder, shot, and shells. such being the care, it seems rather inconsistent that, while one half of the camp devoutly believes in the conclusion of a peace, the other half is equally positive that what is about to be concluded is an armistice, and general orders announcing that armis tice are daily expected. The expectants may have their own remains for the hopes they entertain. I, for one, see nothing in the position of affairs which could make as armistice desirable for the allied armies, though, to do our enemies justice, I see a great many reasons why they should wish to rally us into a temporary cessation of hostilities. Theirs would be the advantages ; ours the disadvantages of the com pact. They would draw their troops upon and feed them in Sebastopol, Simpheropol, Baktchi Serai,sai the Valley of Baidar. Instead of conquering the difficulties in the way of transporting hutting maim rials sad victuals, they would amik their soup is quest of shelter and provisions, noir 1181Gby, MR. starved as ours, would be noes the mass for a few weeks in the winter-green pastures d Ns Eila Moun tains. The yros of their reinforcements, which have yet many a weary march before them, would be able to take matters more easy, and arrive on the scene of operations in better condition, while we have no taws.) towns, no fertile districts to go to. Oar four con quests—Balaklava, Kadikoi, Karani, and the Cher- NEW YORK, inc. 30. mese, are shorn of all the questionable comforts It is not strange that Europeans should be per they once could boast of ; our men would still be plexed by the sudden appearance of a new and over obliged to winter on Sebastopol heights and rely for whelming political party in the United States, which their provisions on the mercies of the Ermine, the promises to revolutionise our domestic and foreign fitful changes of.ths roads, and the tenacity of life in ooli for it is more than many Americans can do horses, mules, and &minims. Our only advantage - " would lie in the discontinuance of outpost and trench to explain the curious phenomenon themselves. I duty—a great relief sorely; but one not nearly ?qui- have seen, in English journals, many partial and so' I relent to the advantages an armistice would confer satisfactory accounts of the origin, progress, prix. upon the Russians. Besides all this, we should be ciples, and prospects of the Know-Nothings; and as bound by the terms of the contract. The Randall' their policy and measures will be likely to affect would construe those terms. European nations as seriously as our own, it may he As for the peace rumours, I can only say that they emanate from high, but not from the highest, official well for your statesmen to understand this matter quarter,; and that, as before mentioned, many, who before things go any further. ought to know better, pretend to believe in them. The Know-Nothing party came up in its present The thought of peace involves that of a return to the form only about two years ago. It originated he old house at home, to the sight of the old familiar causes which, although often mistaken, lie upon the faces and haunts, to absent friends, fondly and long ingly, too fondly and longingly, remembered. Small very Borten of society. wonder, then, that in many the wish is father to the First —The increasing immigration from Ewers thought. But so changeable and fitful are a soldier's principally of the lower classes, bad thrown upon impulses and feelings, that those among us who our share, within a period of 20 years, more than two most ardently , desire peace would swell and burn millioas of foreigners:Few of them brought the means with rage and vexation, if the word were given to of subs i stence had ever been considered turn our backs upon that proud and unconquered town ; fewer sti ll which lies frowning at our feet ; upon the unseen qualified to participate in the administration of civil beauties of Haider Valley and Ella Mountains; upon government ; and not one in a hundred bad any the whole of this beautiful country, so dear to °lanai- adequate comprehension of our social, religious, or cal romance; and last, not least, upon the tumuli on political life. The evils which grew out of their the banks of the Alma and on the brow of Inkermano. presence increased from year to year, until at last Should they whom those hills cover have bled and they became intolerable. Those of t he new-comers fallen only to die in Russian soil? Bzoriare aliqmis who went straight through our seaports to the ~atria es ossibus ultor ! That cry from a distant broad and fertile lands of the west became shore would mar the enjoyments of home, even to agriculturists, and at once began to contribute those who now rejoice at tho distant prospect of an to the growth and prosperity of the communi early and inglorious peace. ties where they settled. Against this class, The weather has of late taken a favourable turn embracing nearly, and perhaps quite, one-half of the for our troops. It is moderately cold at night. The entire number of immigrants, no bjection was or days are clear and sunny. The wind is low, and could be raised. They were peaceable citizens ; and incoming vessels report fair average plunges. although European peasants can contribute little to Among the late arrivals was the 14th Regiment, and the embellishment of social life in America, yet they the Jason, with a fresh load of bit horses from Con- can and do contribute to the development of the ma stantino. Mules, too, the finest that were ever terial resources of a new country, and their children seen with the army, have arrived from Gibraltar, and grow up under higher influences and aspire toe higher' were landed yesterday, accompanied by Spanish life than their fathers. With the second generation drivers, who, it is to be hoped, will know how to of European peasantry in the United States we have take care of theme invaluable animals. This opportune no trouble; but the hundreds of thousands, chiefly accession to our transport cannot fail to make the of Irish and Dutch, who linger around our seaports service more efficient; and, as good will is certainly and great inland towns, and who move about like not wanting in the commissariat, though method hordes of gipeies from canal to canal and from rail may be, there is every reason to believe that all toad to railroad, have constituted a floating mass of our troops in front will, from this date, receive full corruption, and proved a fruitful source of disturbance rations regularly. In this respect our prospects are and trouble. They have been the Helots of the north,as certainly brightening, for the mildness of the weather, the Africans have been of the south ; and bad as the warm clothing, issued in abundance to our troops African slavery may be, even in the United States, it —in such abundance, indeed, that it seems the quan- might admit of a question which of these two Helot tity must make up for the delay—and the full rations classes had made the most rapid progress in the social which may henceforward be expected, must tend to scale. By a close estimate it has been discovered that, lessen the amount of mortality, which of late where the almshouses and charitable foundations of became rather alarming. It remains to be seen American cities have expended one dollar upon whether the new arrivals of mules and horses will native Americans, they have expended from ten to enable us to take up the wooden houses; not an one hundred dollars upon European paupers. The easy task, considering the heaviness of the materials proportion is nearly as great between natives and and the state of the roads. foreigners who are arraigned for crime, drunkenness, A prop o s of horses: an incident occurred the other outbreaks and disturbances, and all sorts of infrac day, which throws rather a disagreeable glare of tions of statute and municipal law. light upon our woful ignorance of the first rudiments Bat the evil did not stop with the trouble which of campaigning. It will be recollected that one of these pauper classes brought directly upon the the great drawbacks to life on Sebastopol heights country. Two other elements of danger must be was, from the first, the want of good wholesome taken into the calculation. Such is the looseness of water. What few springs there were, were brackish, our naturalisation laws, that foreigners, by the hun and some of the divisions, more especially the 3rd deed thousand, of the lowest condition, are enabled to and 4th, had to send several miles to vote in our elections, almost as soon as they land draw their water from one of the sweet springs. That upon our shores. Two inauspicious agencies here come was a grievance which no one could help—at least, into play. First, unprincipled political demagogues, it was thought so. Of course, when complaints arose who want nothing but votes to secure power ; and of a scarcity of water on the ground occupied by second, intriguing catholic priests and Jenks, who these divisions, it was assumed that those who manage stand ready to offer the votes, which they these matters had tried the open ground for water can control, to these demagogues who, on and found it wanting. Now, several officers of the being elevated to power by such influences, are Third Division have of late commenced making stone ready, in return, to enact such laws, and push through huts, and for the purpose of erecting these huts, it such measures as best satisfy the purposes of the was found necessary to dig a foundation. The Porn- Roman catholic hierarchy. Through these agencies dation for the first house was dog, and the stones several Presidential elections have been decided collected and piled up according to the rules of while local elections have thus been swayed in every primitive masonry, and to the satisfaction of all state in the union. Things had gone so far, two or parties concerned. But judge of the pliant*, or three years ago, chat ism potions of our very beet The Russian vedettes still hold their position on the Turkish battery hills. But beside these vedettes, no forces show in the plain. The last deserters have again announced an attack upon Balaklays, which is to come off at a very short notice. Since the 23th of October we have had these announcements at least once every fortnight. The Russians will doubtlessly make another attempt, and the cry of " wolf!" will one day or night be followed by the bodily appear ance of the animal. But, considering the season and the circumstances, we are not likely to have the second battle of Balaklava very soon. Up to the present, General Liprandi has made his demonstra tions against Balaklava only when the Allied troops exercised an inconvenient pressure upon Sebastopol. It is generally believed that the first battle of Bala klava prevented an assault upon the fortress, which, if made, would doubtlessly have enabled me to date my letters from the head-quarters at Sebastopol It may be assumed that the second battle of Balaklava will be fought when we put the fortress to sorer straits then it is at present in oar power to do. The post-office for the forces is still wofully defi cient. Letters are tolerably safe, but loud and angry are the complaints of the logs of newspapers. This grievance must remain until more assistance is given to the officers in charge. The loss of news papers is unavoidable so long as soldiers, sergeants, and sailors are permitted to volunteer as sortere. The Trent, which arrived a few days ago with • general 'ergo of necessaries and luxuries, ha by this time sold off the whole of her stock. The arrival of the Tiger, printed bills of whose cargo have been issued, is daily and anxiously expected, more espe cially as the antlers have now fairly been turned out to make room for government stores, and for Messrs. Crockford, who have likewise issued price lists of the wines they offer for sale. We have no news of the fleet, nor is there any news of Omer Pacha's army at Eupatoria. Assistant Commiasary-General Gardiner, who some time ago came up from that town, brought intelligence of a large amount of the Czar's property—it is asserted to the value of 400,000!.—which has'been found in Eu petoria, and will be realised for the benefit of the allied armies. AMERICAN AFFAIRS.-THE " KNOW- NOTHINGS." (111011 Till III'ICIAL OP :II DAILY THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, PERRI7ARY 14, 1855. dismay (I hardly know which of the two sensations predominated), when, upon breaking the ground for the second and third hut, the diggers opened the flood-gates of two springs of excellent water, which at once overflowed the trench, and commenced inundating the camp. Hut building hes been stopped for the present, as there is reason to fear that more springs may be discovered than are necessary for the convenience of the troops. Whenever, after the taking of Sebastopol, our operations carry us inland, it will frequently happen that some of the divisions must encamp at a consi derable distance from springs of water. Would not a few miles of gutty percha tubing and a sucking Rump, to be worked by two bat horses, for each uivision, lighten the soldieie labours and contribute to promote health and cleanliness' 1 venture upon the hint with all due deference to those who have the privilege of mansging these matters. The French have now actually relieved the Second Division in the outpost duty on Inkermaun slope. lint the Second Division has not yet changed its ground, and I understand there is some likelihood of its retaining its old position. That Division has suf fered less from sickness and mortality than the other corps on the Sebastopol front, because the picket duty it had to perform is a less arduous service than duty in the trenches. And the French relief is rather to give the Third and Fourth Divieions a re inforcement for trench duties, than to ease the Second of a duty which surpasses their strength. On M ednesday the Yard Lord Raglan came to Balallsva to attend a council of war on board the Sanspareil. General Canrobert and Sir Edmund Lyons were present. Men of peaceable dispositions do all they can to connect the meeting of the chiefs with the current rumours of a cessation of hostilities. These men must have been wofally disappointed last night, when a heavy firing in front announced another sortie, and the continuance of active hosti lities. citizens abstained from voting at all. They allowed every election to go by default ; they were browbeaten and struck down by the shillelagh when they appeared at the ballot-box. The district, the village, the county, the state Cauceses,were scenes of debauch and riot, of intimidation and bloodshed; and on election days the whole country was reeking with the fumes of rum. The fruits of this alarming state of things became apparent to the whole country, and when these evil causes had reached the height of their influence, and brought the present administration into power, the whole nation began to inquire how this state of things had been brought about, and what should be the remedy. In addition to all the evils which this system of political corruption had formerly entailed upon the country, we found that under Gen. Pierce it had pervaded every department of the na tional administration; and with but few exceptions we learned with amazement that foreigners and demagogues of the lowest character were filling posts of honour and influence abroad, to the exclusion of all those great men whose education, eccial stand ing, and great public services, had specially fitted them to represent the Republic at the courts of civi lised nations. Pledges the most sacred—because they were voluntarily given—were broken; and men of the very highest reputation, who had been requested to go abroad in the public service men who had consented to do so at great personal sacrifices, were left in suspense week after week, and month after month, until they found themselves superseded by German Jews, Red Republicans, Scotch Infidels, and French Fourierites. On close scrutiny it turned out that the entire policy of the Administration, at home and abroad, had been made to bend to the views, the feelings, and the selfish interests of these foreign adventurers. Here you have a solution of what would otherwise Man incomprehensible mystery—the sudden uprising el the nationality of the country, and those vehement and overwhelming assaults that have been every where made upon the national administration. When the arm was lifted to smite it, it:was Est to be drawn back until it had smitten its agents and accomplice:. Then, for the first fte, the nation began to look around to see where it stood—what it had been doing—who were its friends, and who were its foes—and it learned, after a brief investigation, that causes of political corruption and degeneracy had been in operation long enough to threaten the prosperity of a great and vigorous republic. Such was the origin of the Know-Nothing party. The first associations that met upon the new platform assembled in secret, and they did all their work quietly. They admitted none within their thole sures except native - born citizens of Prase taut faith, and men who stood pledged to cam aside all former political ties, and give their support only to such Amerizin men and such measures am were calculated to develop the expiring spirit of nationality, and annihilate the political and religious influence of foreigners in the United States. These associations spread from district to district, and from state to state: and before the society had been two years in existence, its organisations had been corn pleted in every-state and territory of the Union ; and now they number, without a doubt, upwards of two millions of able-bodied men. Will you now ask if these men have the elements of cohesion, if they are likely to remain a compact and irresistible body ? Why should they not, at least until they have accomplished the chief objects of their organisation? They have common prin ciples, and they are all inspired, more or less, by a common feeling. The enthusiasm which brings them together, and now keeps so vast an army in discipline, cannot last for ever; but it will last until they have achieved their purposes, and that is nothing less than stripping foreigners, catholic., Jesuits, and demagogues or all parties, of political power. They will either enact a national statute, greatly pro longing the time of residence to entitle the foreigner to fell citizenship, or they will abolish the naturalisation laws altogether. They will rot be satisfied while any man but a native - born citizen of Protestant faith who is friendly to this object holds an office in the country. This revolution which they propose to accomplish will not be achieved until more than half a million of men now administering offices of trust and power are driven into private life, to give place to the Know- Nothings. _ _ . A greater mistake could not be made than to sup pose that the Know-Nothings are waging a war aga . Anst foreigners, as such. Their chiefest hostility is, in fact, levelled against American native born demagogues, who are known to have intrigued with Jesuit leaders and catholic bishops to buy in foreign votes and sell American institutions in pay ment therefore. At the present moment, when the legislature of the State of New York is in session, and must, within a few days, elect a senator of the United States, the whole country is agitated by the question. Mr. Seward, whose term expires on the 4th of next Marcb, is a man of great political sagacity, and large public experience ; but the con viction is all but universal that he is a demagogue, rather than a statesman, while he is known to have built up the reputation be has achieved chiefly by agitating those questions that threaten a ent union of these data; and his &West jutors are known to be found within the pale of the Company of Jesus. - In confirmation of all this I may state with entire safety that I have not yet seen an intelligent Evuo pean who was travelling in this country, or living in the United States, who did not give has sympathies, and openly express them, in favour of the Know- Nothing movement. In all the elections through the various States we have but one report on this subject, and that is, that intelligent foreigners universally take aides with the Know-Nothings. They give good reasons for what they say and do. They see clearer even, perhaps, than we do ourselves, that the whole body politic of America has been infected by the most corrupt social influences that the Old World had festering in its bosom. They know well what we know but imperfectly, that there is not a State in Europe nor a priacipality, with the single exception of Russia, that has not, during the last few years, sent to our shores its paupers and its convicts. I know that this is a high accusation to bring against European States, but I knew myself, from personal knowledge of many years on the continent of Europe, that it is true. ,gST OP TUB DAILY ma.) MONTREAL, 3Ax. 21. I have reliable intelligence of important changes that have taken place in the government, but which are not yet gazetted. The Hon. - Mews. Morin, Chauvean, and Chabot, have retired, and their places in the cabinet have been supplicd by Messrs. Cauchon, Lemieux, and Cartier. Mr. Cauchon is to be Chief Commissioner of Crown Lands, in the place of Mr. Morin ; Mr. Lemieux to be Chief Commissioner of Public Works, in the . place of Mr. Chabot; and Mr. Cartier to be Provincial Secretary, in the place of Mr. Chauveau. Mr. Morin has been appointed to a judgeship, in the place vacated by Mr. Justice Rolland, who retires on a . peosion, and Mr. Badgley has been appointed to=eslup, in the place of Mr. Justice Panet, a (PLOY Tlil These changes will be of much interest to those of your readers who are acquainted with Canadian politics aid politicians. For others, I may say they will not affect the character of the government, but rather tend to strengthen it. Several other changes are spoken of, but there is aothing certain in relation to them. Ido not give yea the rumours. The Oavazzi trials are over at Quebec, and one man, named Hearn, has been convicted of simple assault. Parliament will meet on the 23rd of next month, when much important business will be transacted. The new governor, Sir E. Head, is so far mush liked, and the belief ii that he will make a popular governor. The Canadian sympathy for the Allies is strong, and every steamer's news is anxiously looked for. Subeoriptioss to the Patriotic Fund continue to flow in from all parts of the country. Meetings are held everywhere for this purpose. Toronto and Hamilton have voted each 1,0001. Quebec has subscribed 6001., and other places in like proportion. I have no doubt that more material aid would be forth- coming if necessary. Indeed, effete have alrtady been made from various quarters. The preatnesian feeling in the United States continues to excite in dignation against the States in Canada. Money is tight, but easier than it has been. Busi ness is bad, and considerable commercial distress is the result. In Montreal, as in the great American cities, the poor have suffered much distress. I extract the following from the Canadian Mail of this morning : From customs returns for the put year, !seemly pub lished, we find that the whole amount of customs duties collected at the four principal ports of entry in the province is 1,015,3611, showing an increase on the previous year of 147,9011, or 17 per cent. Last year the reruns from these four ports, viz., Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, and Hamilton, was eight-tenths of the whole. If the same proportion be inaintioiuti this year, the total revenue from customs duties will amount to something over a minims and a quarter. There I were entered at this port under special bond given under the Order in Council, dated 14th October last—to pay duty if Reciprocity . Treaty be not in operation within six mcnths, otherwise free under that treaty—toe the period from date of order to s:h Jauuary goods valued at 52,5521. There were entered for consumption during the past year goods valued at 3,821.7221., being an increase on last year of 437,0001. At Kingston, the nest largest city, the imports this year amounted to 019,6171., being au in of 73.63E31., and the duties collected to 29,1331.—an increase of 2,095/. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Pas. 13 The entire coast, from Gormanstown to the bar of Drogheda is strewn with fragments of the ill fated steamer, Will-o'-the-Wisp, but to additional particulars of moment with respect to her have been obtained. Up to last evening none of the bodies of those who unfortunately perished with her were recovered ; and hence no judicial inquiry into the facts can yet be held. Seafaring men of experience state that she would never have been heading north ward at the time she struck, were it not that her fires had been previously extinguished, as her so doing would be a direct departure from her proper course. It is also thought that the life-toat must have broken adrift immediately after the ship's papers were deposited in it, or that in the act of getting into it the poor people were swept in a body off the deck; as, had they been lost by the capsizing of the boat, the canister would never have come safely to land in it. As far as can be learned, those papers contained no official muster-roll, and we are therefore dependent for the names of those on board upon mere rumour. Unfortunately the loss of the steamer is not the only disaster which has occurred on this coast. A flee vessel, schooner rigged, is at present ashore on the rocks of Darrin Point, near Clogher Head, and little or no hope ie entertained of even saving the crew, much lees of getting off the ship. The sea during the entire of yesterday was seen making a clear breach over the decks of the unfortunate vessel, and no boats, however well manned, could live in the surf raging round her. In fact, the entire coast presents a succession of horrors. Corpses in an advanced stage of decomposition have been cast ashore, and had to be promptly interred. Many surmises are afloat as to what ships these drowned corpses belong. There seems reason to believe that they are the bodies of the passengers submerged last year in the Tayleur. Some papers have boss found in the pockets of the clothing which seem to have held these bodies together. if such be the I ease, some clue may be found as to the identity of the remains. A fine ship, name unknown, was seen to go down off Lambay Island on Friday night. The diluter was witnessed by numbers of persons on the island, who, however willing, were unable to render any assistance, and all on board perished. The crew of the vessel were observed on the deck stripped, as if for the purpose of facilitating their attempts to escape by swimming. Wearing and tacking were resorted to, but without effect, and a heavy sea striking her, she went down bodily, leav ing not a vestige behind. None of the bodies have been washed ashore. The figure head of a vessel, consisting of a bust of the Earl of Eglinton, has been thrown up. The vessel in question is presumed to be the Eglinton, of Ayr, 80 tons register, which was known to have been at sea on that night with four or five hands on board, all of whom there is too good reason to believe have meta sailor's grave. Major George Ashley Maude, R.11.A., who so signally distinguished himself at Alma and Bala klava, arrived in Enniskillen on Thursday evening, at the residence of his father, the Hon. and Bev. J. C. Maude, rector of Enniskillen. Tar-barrels were lighted at the church, and other demonstrations:of public rejoicing were made for the reception of the gallant officer, who, upon making his appearance, was greeted with the hearty cheers of thousands. Shots were fired, and bonfires blazed on every hill for miles around. The inhabitants of the town in the meantime held a meeting, with the Earl of Ennis killen in the chair, and appointed a committee to pre pare an address to Major Maude. The agreement between the parties in the case of " Handcook v. Delacour or I)e Burgh," which ! men tioned on Saturday, was yesterday confirmed by a decree of the Court of Chancery, the Lord Chancellor observing on the occasion: I have no wish to set myself agairst what has been doing, but I have asked these questions with • view to satisfy my own mind u to what would be the beet course to pursue ; and I have now no hesitation in saying that you have done the best thing that could be done for the minor. I think this arrangement is for his benefit, and may now mention that my decree would have been lets favourable to his interests. NAVAL AND MILITARY. PLYMOUTH, TUUDAY. The screw steam ship Duke of Wellington, which arrived yesterday, hes gone Into harbour, and will be docked at Heyharn. The Calcutta, unable to proceed for Portsmouth, has re turned. Twenty Guards, forty-nine Artillerymen, five of the Royal Horse Artillery, and one Sapper, invalids, who ease home in the Talavera, have been sent on by railway. The remainder of the invalids have been landed here. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 13. PROMOTION. Second Master J. IL Pridhato (1847), to the rank of Muter. Arrourrstwre.—biasters V. Williams (1841), to the Hawke, 60, 'mew steam ship, at Sheerness ; R. Studwell (1840), to the Fiegard, 42, at Woolwich ; C. R. P. Forbes (1848), to the Penelope, 16 , paddle-wheel steam frigate, of 6.50 horse-power, at Portsmouth ; J. CL Datham (1866), to the Dragon, 6, paddle wheel steam frigate, of 560 bores - power, la the Black Sea ; M. T. Wright ( 1855 ), to the Odin. 16, paddle-wheel steam frigate, of 560 horse-power, at Wool. wish; B. A. Carey (1864), to the Phoenix, 8, arrow steam sloop, of 260 horse-power, at Woolwich ; and S. J. W. Moriarty (1861), to the Ceataur, 6, paddle•wheel steam frigate, of 620 hone-power, at Portsmouth. Secretary's Clerk J. Lyon to the Conway, 14, flag.ship, at Cork. Clerk's Amistants J. E. C. Sullivan, to the Russell, 60, screw steam ship, at Sheerness; and R. Hill, to the Waterloo, 120, Sag-ship, at Sheerness. PORTSMOUTH, Faa. 13. The Tartar, 17, screw sloop, arrived at Spithead to-day from Chatham ; she is oomph*, for sea. The Himalaya, screw transport, Commander Priest, ar rived in harbour to-day from Southampton, to embark about 400 horses (artillery) for the Crimes. The screw ship Edinburgh, 60, Captain Hewlett, came into harbour this morning from Spithead, to refit. The Jame Watt, 91, screw ship, Captain Elliot, received her new fore and main masts to-day, the mast makers having been employed upon them all day on Sunday. The Nankin, 50, sailing frigate, Captain the lion. Keith Stewart, sails to-morrow for the East Indian Italia, to re live the Winchester, 60. A number of commissariat drivers embarked to-day on board the steam ship Telegraph, for conveyance to the Crimea. WOOLWICH, Fee. 13. Capt. B. J. Sullivan, having some time ago oommis sloped the Kerlin, has commenced entering petty officers, able seamen, and artificers, and inputs to hare an excel lent crew with those turned over from the Lightning. He is to be employed as soon as the season opens in taking soundings and laying down buoys in the Baltic, a duty which he performed with groat satisfaction in the Lightning, last per. Captain Phillpot's troop of Royal Horse Artillery were medically inspected yesterday at the Ordnance Hospital, Woolwich, to be in readiness for embarkation for the Crimes. The Gibraltar, No. 183, screw transport, is lying off tha Royal Arsenal, Woolwieb, taking on board stores, NA u 1 4 9 dated PH this oteregiutle et ;coop tp the Citatte. 11.1 1 / 3 3 inteittgentf• • COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCZ 13 . Tim AT MN WV!, AT OCILDHALL.-13ZY01111 WAD AND • LONDOI OFICIAL :CAT. HOPI o. AGUADO.—CRI3I, CON. Sir F. Thesiger, Mr. Burin, and Mr. Phipson wire coun sel for the plaintiff; the Attorney-General,6ssjeant Wil kinr,.and Mr. Wise represented the defendant. This action, in which Mr. Adrian John Hope seeks to recover damages from the Count Alexandro Clemente Olympio Aguado for criminal conversation with the plain tifi's wile, was resumed this morning, when The Attorney-General, addressing the jury for the de fence, asserted that this was simply a counter movement on the part of Mr. Hope to the proceedings instituted against himself by Mrs. Hope in the ecclesiastical courts, on the ground of cruelty and adultery. The learned gentleman pointed to the dissimilarity of dispositions, as the primary cause of the feeling of dislike between them, and quoted portions of Mr. Hope's affidavit to show that blows even had passed, and thus it was idle to talk cf the I affection that existed between Mr. and Mrs. Hope up to ISIS, and then to say that this harmony was disturbed by the Count Aguado having alienated the affection of a lady who. according to her hoaband's own account, has ever since the day of their marriage habitually used exasperating language, which led to insulting language and con duct on his own part. .• Here was a wife with all the violence of temper—all the excitability of a French woman—here was a husband exhibiting all that cold skr mom, all the immovable phlegm —nut of an Englishman, for I !seise in this we have attained a juste milieu, but ot that country frem which his w ea lth was derived—that country to which his affections were attached. Holland was his favourite place ; and here, I say, we have all the excitability of a French woman, and all the phlegm of a Dutchman But even, gentlemen , if you should some to the conclusion, having heard all the evidence that there has been adultery, it is idle to say that the affections of the wife could have been alienated by a youth like the defendant. My learned friend did not say whether be sought suit moderate damages as would entitle his client to a locus standi in seeking a divorce, or whether he claimed a large amount in compensa tion for the injuries sustained by the husband by reason of the loss of his wife ' s a ff ections. Mb said, I will reserve that question far by-and•bye, for I am sure of a second speech. Wu that fair? Was that candid? Was that generous ? If my learned friend had told me that we were to be con fined to the simple issue, whether there was adultery er not, then I should have barn caved much pain in going through this most painful history— Lord Campbell—l understood from the opening that large damages were not the object of this action. Sir F. Thesiger—l thought I had distinctly said so. I certainly intended to have said ao. The Attothey•General—My learned friend certainly said', he would reserve this question. Sir F. Thesiger—l think not. Lord Campbell—You see it is now disclaimed; and let it be understood that the question of adultery is the only Issue. The Attorney-General—l rejoice that it is so understood, for it will spare much unpleasant investigation. And now that I have to pt.iut attention to the only question in issue, I will take you briefly over the evidence, and will tell you what is our answer. Gentlemen, the intimacy between the Count Aguado and Mrs. Hope began in the autumn of 1816, and the case for the plaintiff is, that in the summer of that year, I think in July, Mrs. Hope went to Havre, where the Count Aguado already was, both residing at Frascati's, a very cell brated hotel, and it is alleged that, having contiguous apartments, a constent and most familiar iatercoune between Mrs. Hope and the Count Aguado sprang up—au intimacy, oentlemen, of such a character that notwith . standing' an unrestricted intercourse by night, they could not restrain themselves by day, but in a reek. lass and careless manner, with an indecency which to us is inexplicable, expased themselves to all who came near them. It is Bad that the lady took the room 106 and the bedroom IN, that she might be near the count's bed-room (122). Bat the truth is that she took those rooms because they were the best in the hotel. Now, we will come to the etidpea ui the women Demazeau and Sautreuil. Wh they have occasion to go into the ' room of Mrs. Hope, they invariably find her committing some act of indecent end improper familiarity with the count. Either his arms are round her waist, or he is kissing her, or his hands are in her bosom, or be is in her bed room, brushing hie hair, and they are living together as man and wife, and totally regardless of shame ; and though they have the fullest intercourse at night, they cannot relict by day from enjoying themselves in the open corridor, even though exposed to the eyes of the servants. Yet Mrs. Hope is a lady well known at the hotel, a lady of high position and large fortune, and it is equally well known that the Count Aguado is not her husband. Who are the witnesses by whom this is proved ? They have not been produced by the attorneys for the plaintiff, nor by any one acting under their control. Their evidence has been obtained, and they have been brought here by a commissioner of the hotel, one Monsieur Henri, whom we do not see. Can you believe • story which be such manifest marks of improbability ? A. jury will give effect to statements on oath, but they will not surrender their judgment into the hands of witnesses; and I ask you if any lady who had for the Stu time de parted from the ways of virtue could be so utterly reckless —so lost to all shame—so regardless of her reputation--go careless of her position in society, as thus wantonly to expose herself to servants, who in all probability would repeat what was a matter of cariosity to them end a matter of interest to all in the hotel. Gentlemen, I say that this story is most improbable, yet it does not stop here. One of the witnesses relates a circumstance which, if true, could lead but to one conclusion. She tells estrange story. One night, after the ball, she went to put out the lights--she saw the.count enter Mrs. Hope's bedroom—she was determined to watch him, and, watching, fell uleep, and did not wake until four o'clock in the morning. What she had watched him for would not at Ent sight appear. If • gentleman were seen going into a lady's bedroom be tween 12 and 1 in the morning, and all the rest of the household were asleep, the conclusion could be very speedily arrived at without further inquiry. Then she said that in going her rounds, at four o'clock in the morn ing, she saw the count coming out of Mrs. Hope's room in his shirt, and afterwards found his slippers there. Well, she made the discovery. What was her motive ? My lord asked her if she had informed the muter of the hotel of the scandal which was ping on there from a gentleman haying intercourse with a married lady. Not at all. That point is sot unworthy of consideration, but what will you say when 1 tell you it was not her duty to be there at all; and what will you further soy when I tell you the whole story is a fabrication? They have got here ewe women. 1 am told their circa:menaces have lately greatly improved. This Ido net know ; but I know this, that I will produce witnesses of a very different charaeter,who will utterly destroy their statements. I will produce the pro prietor of the hotel ; I will produce the defendant's brother, who will tall you that the Count Aguado did sot occupy the room 122, but that up to the 7th of August it was occupied by the Prince of Wurtemberg, and after that by a French family. The whole story is a fabrication, got up by Mons. Henri, the commiisioner of the hotel, and a hotel commie sinner, gentlemen, is too facile a person to he entrusted with the safe keeping of witnesses, and the prepa ration of their evidence before a court of justice. So much for the affair at Havre, in July, 1846. After that Mr. Young takes up the story. He says that on the return of Mrs. Hope to Paris he was the medium of cor respondence between her and the count, and here I must say it is a suspicious circumstance that in Young's affidavit in the Chancery proceedings, wheat. perfectly well knew it was the object of Mr. Hine to establish adultery, with the view of inducing the court to give up to him the custody ' of the children, there was not only no mention of this fact, bat when he wes eked if he knew of any criminality co the part of Mrs. Hope, he unhesitatingly denied that which he now came forward to accuse her of. Hie motive, were dear; he bad bad some difference with Mrs. Hope; having failed in his scheme to get the children away from her, he used menacing language, and had been ejected by the polies, and from that moment be had turned on her. And now you find this witness, who, according to his own acknowledgment, was from 1846 to 1853 the go-between of Mn. Hope and the Count Aguado, eating his master's bread while he was betraying his dearest intereets, now coming forward to complete a double set of treachery, by betraying the lady in whose confidence he was. I won der, if this fact was communicated to Mr. Hope, he did not spurn from his door a man who had thus acted as the traitor and the villain, and whose very presence was a pollution ; but no, he is continued in Mr. Hope's service, and was still as ever a confidential servant, at 501. a year and perquisites, which, as he tells you, he would rather not explain. Se covered with opprobrium and shame is this man that you cannot believe hint unless confirmed by other witnesses. He tells us that he went to the Rue de Mon ceau, where he found the count in a pleasant chamber, and in that pleasant apartment conveyed to him the unpleasant tidings that Mrs. Hope could not keep her appointment. Then came Hons. Tallandie on the scene, who swore that he drove habitually Mrs. Hope :to the Rue do Monceau, and that the count was in the habit of handier her back to the carriage, which, as Mons. Tallandio tells us, never drove to her own door. We have made inquiriessince this evidence has been given, for we had no previous oppor tunity of meeting it, and I will call the proprietor of the house in the Rue de Monceau, who will prove that in 1846 or 1847, or in any subsequent year, the count never had apartments in his house ; and, further, as it might be said there is a mistake about the house, I will produce a book, kept under the authority of the police, from which it will appear that at no time did the Count Aguado ever occupy apartments from one end of the Rue de lonceau to the other. I will prove he was never even in the house. That carries us over 1846 and 1847, and now as to 1848. It is alleged that while Mn. Hope was residing at Folke stone in 1848 a criminal intercourse took place between her and the Coast Aguado. The proof of this is somewhat lilt- Rld&t. It is said that Mr. Hope havingione to Holland, Mn. Hope residing at the house of Mn. Kitchener, lent for the count, who established himself at the Pavilion Hotelorben hourly interment, took place between them. The evi dence thee, she sent for the count to 80%1101011 "la Oa Young. The registers certainly show Ise went 'len on that occasion, but that he Vial to fetch the count I em instructed to deny. It is silep _ed that Mr. Hope left in t h e m ornin g , and that Count w-rotado arrived next day. Why, no one knew better WM 7"ttaxitilaredi.;siiiht4houoapesio::dthwhadehowteffosmiguhecledthe:fuloatsentdpalecadinanceyeorenthipor:eurlisihmatfuinrbony,trwshQii:ethppdlthlsoewoleeeortateitafwearn. world, so committing I can understand a woman of impetuous feelings, with no herself. It is a remarkable circ in ayed their oe F i roplrkatsst behaviour e l o t t . y onebefore Posing herself events suc . h u a m sp en ek , e b n o t t o ca r n e n fe o r t e u no id means of gratifying her passion., running the risk of ex :shot e a : n ee c s w t aa k no a d t oe h tr i : S the tit. perfectlyi count to er p t " er d were seen kissing and toying before French w it a clear-headed Frenchwomen versed In ite ways of the single act of impropriety ec evi who were represented to have been so lost to all shame that' Ihm7 0f; evidence er t English ones. There is nothing to justly the inference that an in. - t of adultery was committed at Folkestone , for on disbelieve the :tory of Havre and the Ise dr Al onceau, what right have %N to assume the 'defter/ at Folkettnne Mrs Kitchener, an wbose house Mrs. Hope was, had no friendly feeling towards her. Young was desirous of saying all he could, and an intimate friend of Young's was anxious to say all that she could against her mistress, yet not one of these witnesses said one word to lead to the Supposition that en acb of adultery had been committed. It was said that on one occasion, pretending to go to London, she we nt to Boulogne. That depended on the evidence of two witnesses —Young *gale, and a person named Boxer, who said that he Inv her core from the Boulogne pact ; hot he ufght have mistaken the packet. Hanel; searched the registers backwards and forwards it was odd that they could not produce the reeister of Mrs. Ilo;oe having g:tue to Bou kerne. It might bond that she had assumed a feigned name, but she was so well known et Bologna' that this was impassible ; but even if she had gene to Boulogne there was note shadow of evidence that she west to see the count. If be were so much under the influence of her power as to come to Felkerone at her bidding, would she have risks d the crossing of the water under a feigned name, and have exposed herself to Young, - when she could have summoned her lover to her side ? It is bat a surmise—au insufficient and inconclusive sur mise. She went there before, and was anxious to pus dresses through the custom-house. She had done that which even rich ladies think a very clever thing, defrauding the customs. She might have had the same purpose on this occasion ; indeed, even Young told them that she did bring back a box. Then it was said that when she saw the Count Aguade and Dr. Dovslne eLe went back to Dover. Even if she did, she might have desired to see the physician who was attending her blind, or to send back a message by the count to Paris. I submit that not only is there no positive, but no inferential, proof of guilty inter course at Folkestone. Then, it appears that Mrs. Hope, having taken apartments at the house altar. Brown on the 14th of September, went to Deepdene at the end of October. Oo this point there was evidence which, if true, must infer the commission of adultery. The witness Howe had stated that be had been entrusted by Mrs. Howe with a letter which he trek to a gentleman who was waiting at the Rei gate station, and to whom he delivered it. A few days afterwards he went to the hotel at Reigate, and, in odes- Touring to tied the room of Mr. Clutton, the steward, he i entered an apartment suddenly, and there saw a lady and gentleman—the la ly being Mrs. Hope, and the gentleman the Coast Aguado ; he sitting with his arm round her waist. Now, gentlemen, this strongly savours of impoasi bility. If the Count Aguado was at the station, and she knew it, she could have written as easily as she could have sent • message by one on whom she could cot rely. and thus commit herself to a transaction which, if brought to light, must lead to disclosures most fatal to her. It was clear that if this occurred at all it molt have occurred in September or October, for Mrs. hope was only at Deepdene in those months. Now, I will prove that there is not a shadow of ground for this, for the Count Aguado, his family, his physician, and servants were in Florence at the time. I will not only show this by witnesses which might possibly err, but I will prove it by documents which cannot err, slob as passports and hotel bill. Ex no diets emus —take this as a sample and specimen of the case. I cannot fathom the motives of Mr. howe, but happily, as I ray, for the ends of justice, we shall not be crashed by what at first ,appeared conclusive, for we will give evidence to show that this statement is a foul and wicked fabrication. Now we come to the year 1849, and 111130 we have the story of the Rue de Monceau, supported by Young and Tallandie. Then we canoe to the year, 1850, when Mrs. Hope and the Count were at Havre. This cue rests on the as ideate of a chambermaid, who says that Mrs. Hope occupied rooms 105 and 106, and the Count occupied 104 ; and that one night, between 12 and 1 o'clock, she saw Mrs. Hope goiag into the bed chamber of the Count Aguado. She made a very great mistake; the Count did not occupy 101. He occupied the Toner room, 102. His brother, the Vicomte, occupied 101 ; and he will tell you on his oath that she did enter that room. And I trust the evidence of a gentlemen such es this will weigh against the evidence of a woman going to America on a speculatton that she might obtain a attention as • stewardess—of a woman of whom we know nothing, except that she is beyond the reach of any proceedings which might have been taken against her—a woman, brought over here by Monsieur Henri, no doubt with • tolerable assurance on his part that she would be well re warded. Then there is mother story es to 1850, which is, that the Count Aguado had asked Mrs. Hope to meet him at the Rue Labordere, in the Bois de Boulogne. That was supported by another witness besides Tallandie, who, I will show you from hie own lips, made up his mind to do the count an injury, and goes with his story to Mr. Hope —a man who, having betrayed his master, ends by beney- Mg his mistress ; and, instead of being spurted teem bit muter's dwelling, is taken into his service, and comes here to tell his story, believing that it would be well worth his while. The penuriousness of which the wife complains will be cast off and converted into liberality. I don't say the expectation is well founded. I don't say that Mr. Hope has held out such an ex pectation. Bat there are persons who entertain *them, and these are the women who have been produced by M. Henri, and the men, who have been produced by Mr. Young or Mr. Tapp, going about the country to collect evidence. My answer is, that these witnesses made a great mistake. The boy mistook the viscomte for the count. The viecoutte had the house at the time, and Tallandie, in all probability, knew that, and on that engrafted his story. I ask you, is it probable that the count would have spurned with ignominy from his door the man in whose power he was? Would he not have conciliated that man, who could not only expose himself hut the dishonour of the lady whose reputation it was his duty to sustain? And now I have gone through this history up to 1851, with two exceptions—one is the story of the woman Roue—that In 1846 Mrs. Hope having sent her husband and children out of the way, had received the Count Aguado in her bed room. That a gentleman should be received by a lady, who was ill in her bed-room, might in this country be startling, but it was not so on the Continent. There the lady who was too ill to receive her visitors a her salon received them not only in her bedroom, but while she was in bed, and they had dresses made for that very purge. Then there was this story of Young's, that the younger boy was taken by him to see the count very frequently. That was a mistake, the marquis, the older brother, had some young children staying with his anther at the Place Vendome. The little boy was taken to play with them, and not to see the count. The elder boy went there seldom, for his health would not permit him to gambol with other children. As to the story told by Young that the Count Aguado had said, " Don't let that little blackguard come near me; or he will call me papa "—I would ask you, firstly, would a finished gentleman lake the count speak of the child of the friend with whom he was intimate, —they say criminally, we say innocently—u "that little blackguard 1" The terms were not those which the count would use, but they ate the terms such as a man like Young would use. He puts his language into the count's mouth, because he is inventing for the count. It is just the Mil take a mat of his kind would fall into. And then again, I e l s k i jon, why should the child call the count papa ? The could never have been taught whether tightly or wrongly it is not for my purpose to say—to call the count " papa." He must so have addressed Mr. Hope. Do you think that a mother would teach her child openly to call any bat her husband "papa ?" There is inherent improbability in it. It bears the 'eternal evidence of untruth. A mother could never have taught her child so to do; for if so he would have called the count " papa" in the presence of her husband, and then the whole truth mast come out. Gentlemen, it cannot be true. Then there is another circumstance as to 1850. The same witness who spoke of Mrs. Hopei having gone into the Count Aneado's room tells us an extraordinary tale about a bathing scene. It appears that Mrs. Hope, not satisfied with daily and nightly intercourse with the Count Aguado was so enamoured of him, that the dry loud was not sufficient to contain her affection, and elle mast carry her lascivious passions into the cooling waters of the sea. (Laughter.) She goes to the bath, and leaves word for her lover to follow her. Then there is a glowing description of • gentleman in his drawers, and a lady in her bathing dress, exhibiting the contour of her person, meeting at a bathing piece, swim ming out together, extending their hands, and es der as the waves would allow them, embracing— doing all this in the presence of the spectators, of the sentry, who stood in mute astonishment, and of the wits sees, who from her lofty tower viewed the whole scene, treasuring it in her memory, and coming here to narrate it. Can you for a moment suppose that a lady with, as it is said, a full opportunity of gratifying her passions, should be so lost to all decency—should so herald forth ler sin and shame to the world, as to take the op portunity of displaying to its scorn conduct which a common prostitute could not he guilty of ? It is impossible. Can you conceive the great soanfial which would have been created in the town of Havre hy a seen* like this ? I undertake to say that the sentinel and the police would have interfered, and I further odes take to say that no husband or brother of any lady wia i have had been so outraged by such an exhibition would account for his tated to have called the Count Aguado to en watf.r, sad conduct. It had been proved that it wee could not et near that the male and female bathers swim. y.oll you each other without they could iO3ISOA id the thing is legally impossible, mora lly me to 1851. at Folks physically impossible. This brings doors _ and the story about the broken between the stone, 's room. I ask would be Count's and Mrs. Hops the tr. ser sante wrench a door and thus betray himself when he could, as it was said he had duo before , pass through his own door and enter hers by s he cor ridor? Then they must have been lost to n u sense of their own safety if, as was alleged, Vaey could, w hen carrying on en illicit intercom:A t have talked so loudly as to have been overheard by ehe porter in the y passage. I fear this man is actuated h -; the same feeling as the master of the hotel—" Mello r nee got a bad wife, and we must do all we can to enable Aim to get rid of her ;" and recollect, gentlemen, the.. fasts happening in the minds of the witnesses in 19 ,51, had never been revived until the year 18.54. The I earned Attorney. General having cOnnebtet on the feet t;,ait Mrs. Rope could not have per- r AA 1 .