The Express. — London, England, 1855-09-07 00:00:00

11111 foe expreoo. dgrallemole leiletelierTh - ii; - Rigno;FiOsiee Beide( pere. ustlestehe Mph 11, Ilesemeheatreet.W Tire *Week es the *wet pelleellea. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tess MT —Kerala& lib. Ma Afternoon. On. an.. ftellinenw—!(pelt'. 011. S. Anotonott. On. an. LONDON, FRIDAY, BBPTBMBER 7. WHY should Sir JAPES GRAHAM so delight to gloat over the horrors of war, and to magnify the perils of the nation ? If oar them were annihilated, and the enemy at the gates of London, the late First Lord of the Admiralty amid not be more lugubrious than be seems to have been the other day, at the tansies of the first sod of the Silloth Railway. For the present, at least, we have done with all discus sion as to protocols, and Austrian proposals, and Blasius offers to make peace. The Govern ments of France and of England may have been reasonable or unreasonable in rejecting the proffered terms. But wherefore this spirit of exag geration which pervades the speeches of Sir Isms GRAHAM and his brother Peelites ? With shame and painful surprise we heard Mr. GLADSTONE, in the House of Commons, describe the repulse of the 18th of Jane as a great military disaster ; though surely the indignant burst of eager denial which over whelmed his half-finished assertion must have con vinced that daring orator that the right of misrepre sentation has its limits. With not less impatient and angry surprise do the squires. the manufacturers, the railway contractors, and the multitude appear to have listened to Sir James late brother in with mock solemnity he thanked the directors for permitting him, " amid the din of war—amid the prodigal and fruition ex penditure of millions of the public money—amid the grievances and disasters, the death, the sickness, the wounds, and the groans of thousands of his fellow creatures, to be occupied in a work worthy of 'great and commercial people." Is this, indeed, the man who, but a few months ago, with en indecorum and indiscretion which surprised even his friends, talked fustian over his cups with the Admiral of his choice—the most indiscreet that ever hoisted the British flag—and, like another Pistol, in his foolish vanity, anticipated, with three times three, the destruction of the Russian fleet? The wine-inspired braggadocio of the Reform Club was as childish u the whining solemnity of Friday last. The graveAngelo,who,in the midst of his homilies on the necessity of maintaining the law and punishing immorality, was plotting against the virtue of the sainted Isabel, was not a more melancholy spectacle of audacious inconsistency than this Minister of War who has become a preacher of peace. The sensible men he addressed at Drumburgh felt the anomaly, and we rejoice that there was one present—Mr. Jana—who was bold enough to express his own feelings, which by the cheers with which he was greeted were shewn to be the feelings of the assembly. Sir lames GRA HAM knows full well—no man knows better—that this talk of the horrors of war is a gross imposition. He who attempts to persuade us to make peace because of the horrors of war treats us like children or cowards. If the war be just, and,therefore, necessary, the war must be waged; and its horrors, as an unavoidable consequence, must be patiently endured. Are the people of England to be awed into submis sion because they cannot endure wounds and death ? Are they not, rather, having accepted the responsibi lities of a great nation, to make their power felt even to the ends of the earth? Sir JAMES GRAHAM or Mr. GLADSTONE may convince as, if they eau, that the war is unnecessarily prolonged; but let them not degrade their cause and insult their audience by womanish argument', which only serve to excite in it impatience, not unmingled with contempt. There was, indeed, something singularly humorous in the way in which the Chairman endeavoured to extricate the illustrious Baronet from the false po sition into which his peace oration had brought him. Having commanded the inspiriting song of "The Englishman "—having applied to Sir:JAMES a treat ment strangely analogous to that applied by ingenious borsedealens to their sorriest jades—be called upon the distinguished guest to give the toast, "The Glory of our Native Land." From this he hoped there would be no escape. But the Baronet as fatally failed to answer the call of patriotic enthu siasm as did BALAAM of old. who gave blessing instead of cursing. Haviog touched lightly upon the glories of oar arm., he assured the meeting that the arts of peace have their triumphs as well as the arts of war, and then passed, by an ingenious metaphor—by converting the fretful and ever moving Solway into a powerful adversary—from war to peace, and her triumphs—the bridge across the Menai Straits, and the achievements of TELFORD and STEPHRNSON; until at length by some ingenious turns and a touch of solemn pathos he converted the toast of " The Glory of our Native Land" into " Success to the Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway Dock." The Wixud of the North himself never achieved so startling a transformation, nor did Sir John Falstaff ever extricate himself from his difficulties with more daring ingenuity. If Sir JAMIE GRAHAM were a younger man we might expostulate with him. But we have watched his career too closely. Length of days, confirmed habits, and, we fear, a certain natural depravity, have long extinguished any aspiration after a wise and highliouled statesmanship, which the enthu siasm of youth may have fanned into a momentary life. Now, alas! Sir Lines is impotent of virtue. He must go to his own place. But when we con template this man—his grave and venerable appear ance, his place in the House of Commons, his insidi ous and practised dexterity, his unscrupulous ambition, together with the precarious uncer tainty of popular feeling—we are not without misgivings lest the public mind, soddenly over whelmed by the perplexities of the time, may compel the Ministers to stoop from their lofty enterprise, and to follow the humiliating footsteps of those three or four disappointed men who, to satisfy their spleen, would sink the honour of their country. Let as, therefore, anatomies this bacchanalian Minister-of-War and navvie.preacher of peace—this spirit-rapper of the buried Pan, who would fain persuade us he has had revelations. Sir JAMES GRAHAM I neither more nor lees than a political infidel. The apostle of inconsistency, be wants the only quality which can redeem that creed. Unlike Cantstni or Pee L—who although moon cutest were yet great—it is impossible to detect in the long career of Glitartax that element of real consistency which chareeterkies a true etatesuma. No sae oats fail to discern the soils sympathies of Cen sus% eve° when he was /allowing the chariot wheels of Euxiie, or to recognise Psees principles of Free Trade in his very measures to secure Protection. Without the dignity of character or the scope of Wad to originate a policy, Sir Jamas GRAHAM has be.. by tarns everything, sseerdiag to the humour of the thief whom ter the moment he was content to follow. His is not the mind to be possessed by a great ides, the wisdom of which, if he weld only eh it tealised, he would willingly consent that the future should vindicate. No ; Sir JAMES GRAHAM is a statesman without a policy, and, like the shallow stock-jobber in Capel•court, his judgment is ruled by the rumour of the hour. With a base passion for power, heightened ►y a singu lar talent for administration (tor all men delight to do that which they do well), %rejoined with a thle chievous indiscretion in the exercise of pole Mere worthy of a schoolboy than a statesman, Will on tioually bringing unpopularity on himself and con fusion on his colleagues. With a fixed determina tion to defend every eat of his administration, and to crush, if possible, any individual who attempts to question It, he indulges in a boldness of assertion, which, though it would be admirable on the stage, becomes loathsome in the House of Commons. Let not Sirloin suppose that his assertions as to the blockade of the Black Sea and the death of Captain Outlive are yet forgotten. This is not the statesman whom, at the present crisis, the people of England will consent to follow. The people of England have gone forth to vindicate honesty and to punish unscrupulous ambition, and he who would Lad them, must be one who can feel a glow of enthusiasm at the triumph of such a came— not one who awaits with impatience a millennium of cotton. Cbe Court. -.- DEPARTURE OF HER MAJESTY FOR BALMORAL CASTLE. The Queen end Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales, Prime Alfred, the Princess Royal, sad the Pr incesses Alice, Helens, and Louisa, lett Buckingham Palace at 26 manatee to 8 o'clock yesterday moraiag for Holyrood, as rout* to Balmoral. The royal snits consisted of Lady Churchill, the Hove. Beatrice Bing, Colonel the Hon. C.B. Phipps, Major•Geaeral the Hon. Charles Grey, Mr. Gibbs, and Sir Jamie Clark. The royal party occupied four of the Queen's carriages, and were escorted from the Palace to the King's-woes Station of the Great Northern Railway by a detachment of the 3rd Light Dragoons, when • spacial train was is readiness to matey her Majesty to Edinburgh. Earl Granville joined the Queen at the station, and will attend her Majesty to Balmoral. Edna. Rosa Bochum's picture of the " Horse Fair" was seat to Beckiagbam Palace on Wednesday, and was in spected by the Queen and Prises Albert. Despatches were received at dm . . _ from the Gaverion et South and West Australia, Victoria, Lehman, Hong-Kong, Ceylon, Mattrinns, sad Van Die nten's Land. •._ I/O , THE EXPRESS. FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 7, 1856. HER MAJESTY'S ARRIVAL AT YORK. The royal train arrived at York punctually at 12.42 p m., and her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, end the Royal children, on alighting from their carriages, were hailed with loud and hearty cheers from the large concourse of persons mumbled within the statics. The arrival platform was laid with tapestry carpeting, eztending from the north-west cud of the platform up to the principal menace to t►e Royal Station Hotel. A troop of the 7th Hussars, and a detachment of the 2nd West York Light Infantry, formed her Majesty's Guard of Honour. Her Majesty wu received by General Sir Harry Smith, General Arbuthnot, the Loed Mayor et York (who wore his chain croaks), and H. 8. Thompeon, Esq., the Chairman of the North Beam Company. After a meet enthusiastic reception, her Majesty took the arm of her royal consort, and was escorted by the Lord Mayor to the Royal Station Hotel. Her Majesty, who looked extremely well, wort a silk dress of lavender colour, Waned with fringe; a violet coloured mantle, and • primrose and white tulle bonnet. The illustrious parents were followed by their royal children. They proceeded direct to the apartments specially set apart for their occupation, whets they partook of luncheon. . . The luncheon occupied the royal party half an hour, end prec sely at • quarter past on. o'clock her Majesty and suite again appeared uu the platform, and were remind with • nnew•l of the plaudits with which they were greeted on their arrival. The military again presented arms, and white the band played the Natiocal Anthem, and the people mumbled cheered lustily, the royal party took their seats, the teats moved an, and, in • few moments, was out of sight, on its way further north. ARRIVAL AT EDINBURGH. (71ON OVA OWN COURISPONDiNT.) EDINBURGH, TZVISDAT Emir. Her Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal children arrived here safely at ,thirty eight urinates past 6 this emniag—seven waistless before the appointed time—and proceeded in earflaps to Holyrood Palace. Her Majesty was greeted by a large usemblage of her Northern people. It was a beantifal setainal evening, and the spectacle, heightened by the promote of the military, was a floe one. The Emperor of the French it is known, accom panied the Queen some miles out to sea on board the Royal Yacht, and thea embarked on board a small French steamer, I . the Ariel, which bad been sent for him ; bet when ea board We Ariel, he, instead of returning at twee, sassed the vessel Ito steam right round the Royal Yacht, her crew crying o Viva la Rein. !" and he standing unervered as she did wt. The Queen, in her visit to France, did not escape the petitioning fraternity, for it is asserted that not fewer I than 100,000 petitions, or begging letters, were forwarded Itchier! The Queen, upon the recommendation of Sir Molsaworth, has appoiotod Mr. Macke, a distiaguist ad member of 111. Caaadiaa Legislators, to We Goveraorabip of Barbados.. The Plymouth and Devonport Journal makes the following assounemasst The Doke of Somerset, late Lord Seymour, is to hare the blue riband which has become vamat by the death of his father, the late Doke. There moms to be some probability that his Once will also become Postmaster General, with a seat la the Cabinet." The Doke and Duchess of Hamilton hue left Hamilton Pekoe for Brodick Castle, Arran, where the noble Oaks sad Dachne will entertain a succession of distin inlaid visitors daring the shooting season. The Dachau of B - aceleuch his arrived at Montague Honor, Whitehall, free Carlsbad, in greatly improved health. The Earl of Dalkeith, M.P., came to Landau from 'Scotland to inset the Dachau on her arrival from the Cos titian. The Dacha's, acesonipanted by t►e Bail, loaves in • few days for Dalkeith Palace. The Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh have arrived is London from Scotland. The Marquis of Salisbury, in consequence of taking the oonintand of the South Bests Militia, will be p _ d /roma vilitlag his estates In Scotland this anima. The Dowager Lady Pawners, the Right Hem W. Harter, sad Mrs. sad Miss Harter, are sarong tat snivels at Brightoa. The Duchess of Cleveland and Lady Augusta Pau len, after a stay of nearly a south at Pegg's !Loyal York Hotel, Brighton, have ntarnad to town. The Marquis of Bristol and Lord sod Lady Alfred Homy Yaws bat Homo Tows for their country mat. Sir Erskine Pony, the Liberal member for Daven port. sad Lady Perry, have gm* ea a ooatimatal tour, end will roads is Italy until t►s °penis, of the &riot of Parlialsoat. General Lockyer, H.S., has arrived in London from the CtilllSS, sad will shortly proceed to hie sew sp. polatemeat es Cassasaailevia Chief of the f o re.. Ceyloa. _ _ TLe Bari of Yarborough, who, for • abort time ham bees soloaratag at Tunbridge Wolk, is rapidly approach las wavaissamos. Colossi Bibtliorp, M.P., ham beep at Brighton for a short period, aad his Wealth has bun costsiderably re cruited. Tits ass portrait, painted by Luau, u a mark of the good Iselin el the Gouty et Benz getiondly towards I Sts Joh* Tyra, is to be precasted to the Ho■. Bersset e■ Tuesday seat. sad there is to be large gathering et the sabesibses ea SU at Boni= How. LATEST FROM ABROAD. TEE BALTIC. Om *smarm vmmoarrn.) (71011 OUR OWN 00112211PONDI1T.) DANTZIO, Barr. 8. The Vulture has arrived. The fleet was off Baku on the Mad. The Imperiouse and a corvette were sent to 1000nnoitre Cronstadt. They found two Russian frigate► oft Tolbukien, which immediately retreated. HAMBURG, Barr. 6. At Moscow, on the 18th, a great fire broke out, which lasted 24 hours. General de Berg, who commands at Sweaborg, has been decorated with the order of St. Andrew. ST. PETERSBURG, Sim 6. An imperial ukase has been issued, abolishing, on the proposal of Prime Pastiewitch, the Field Commissariat of the army on active service ; Commis sary General Annenkoff resuming his former charge. Count Neteelrode has received " permission to travel." THE AUSTRIAN ALLIANCE. The correspondent of the /*dependance Beige has the following important observations on the subject of the Austrian alliance: " I am happy to inform you that the relations of the Western Powers with Austria are as satisfactory as can be desired. I will even add that, as far u Austria is concerned, the situation is better now than it was before the dis agreement which took plus some months ago. This may seem paradoxical at the first view. It is true, indeed, that Austria disagreed with her Allies on an essential point of the alliance, and it was natural to suppose that, when even after the intimaucy was renewed between the Three Powers, some ill-feeling was left behind. The alliance, before the month of May, was baud on the treaty of Dec. 2, and was no doubt serious and sincere on both sides. But the sth Article of that treaty which foresaw, without explicitly defin ing it, the eventuality of the military co-operation of Austria, contained the germ of a future oomph cation. The question was often asked, what Austria would do, when the case foreseen by the treaty had in reality taken place, and whether she would take the same view of that cue as the other powers. The disagreement which followed on the question of interpretation showed that there was reason for putting such a question. But that doubt no longer exists : the question is now clear and precise. The Western Powers, having heard the reasons assigned by Austria to justify her abstention from military co-operation with them, thought that they ought not to abandon the alliance because Austria did not put the same interpretation as themselves upon an essen tial point of the treaty. It was therefore necessary, from the moment it was thought desirable to maintain the alliance, to put an end to the real cool ness which bad existed, and to prevent in tu tor* any similar cause of embarrassment. The Three Powers are now engaged upon this work with equal loyalty and zeal on both sides; and Austria, moreover, has made the negotia tion Noy by readily declaring that the special and limited disagreement which she had announced should in no way affect her sentiments and relations on the subject of the alliance, to the spirit and letter of which she still re mained faithful. On this ground communica tion. and explanations have been exchanged between the Three Powers, which have re sulted in new arrangements and new engagements which may be considered as additions to the treaty. Every thing is defined with precision so as to meet all eventualities. Each of the con tracting powers can now reckon upon its allies in perfect confidence and entire security. Thu we can say that the alliance between Austria and the Western Powers is now stronger, more secure, more easy in its application, and more intimate, than it was at the first period." EXPRESS FROM PARIS. FROM ova OWN PARIS. THURSDAY BURNING. I learn from a priests source in which I have con fident* that M. Delacour, the French ambassador at Naples, lately asked for an audience of King Ferdinand, which was refused on the plea that his Majesty was " indisposed." Thereupon, if my information is correct, M. Delacour called upon the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and left with him a sort of ultimatum, stating at the same time that if the requisitions therein contained were not complied with within the space of fifteen days, he should be under the necessity of demanding his passports. It were needless, under present circumstances, to call attention to the momentous importance of this Intel• ligence. At the Bourse, the Rents, after opening with some firmness, again declined, closing at 68k. 45c., with a fall of 100. In Credit Mobilier there was considera ble fluctuation. After being in great demand at an advance of 10fr., it suddenly dropped 25fr., in conse quence of heavy sales tortilla. profits. In the afternoon however, when it was announced that M. Iwo Pereira, of whose approaching journey to Vienna I spoke yesterday, would start this evening, there was a partial reaction. The latest price (1,405 fr.) was but 10fr. lower than yesterday. Austrian railways, in which a large Dimities, was done, fell ultimately 2fr. 50a. Bank of France rose 2fr. PARIS, TIIIIRGINIT MORNING. A special depot for the wounded of the army of the But has been formed at Rueil. All wounded soldiers coming home to Paris, and being without resources, will be taken care of in this depot until their retiring pensions are regulated. We have received the following private telegraphic despatches: " TRIESTE, Sen. 6.—Acooants have been received from Constantinople to the 29th alt. Several Eng lish agents have left for Ciroamia in order to bring about a diversion on the part of the mountaineers on the rear of the Russian army. Omer Paoha will in form the Porte from Batoom of the wants of his army, and will then go to the Crimea, and thence to Varna, to be present at the embarkation of the troops whom be will conduct into Asia. By landing at Batmen, from whence he will proesed to take up a fortified position in the interior. Omer Paoba hopes to out off the retreat of the Russians. The greater part of the troops assembled at !dub& have been sent to the Crimea. " Tatum bra. ETENING.-It is thought the Rus sians will again assume the offensive. The town of Kadikoi has been entirely destroyed by fire. Frame England, and Austria will undertake in common thi construction of the canal of the Danube. " McDUD , 4TH The Kotathe reform of the tariffs are hastening their labours, la order that the project may be presented to the Cortes at the same time am the budget of 186. It is intend e d to sup the duty °otios on pa * per and co wood, and to fix a duty on e. • ••. . SPAIN. MADRID, Barr. 1. The dementia journal, the National Severe:9 , qt which yesterday oontained statements respecting some grave matters which occurred at the &curial, kis boa seized at the Post Office. A rumour was spiel that the Queen was going to abdicate, but all are now convinced that she will not do so. It is said that representations have been made to the Queen by persons of considerable influence, to the effect that the people were discontented with the present state of things, which was neither liberty nor despotism, but a kied of hybrid siteatiou, with which the nation was disgusted, and which it was resolved to break through if it could reckon on the sovereign. The Queen is said to have replied that it the nation declared its will by a soh ms manifestation, she would accept the situation. ITALY. A pamphlet on the subject of Italy has just ap peared. It la sunned "The Italian Questioa : Murat and the Botshoes." It is penally attributed to the pen of a formes Neapolitan Minister, who Is highly esteemed by his fellow.countrymen, and is known to b;iiithe condi/nes of PASO, Lucien Murat. After speaking of Italian inde pendence and liberty is general, it compares the position of Naples under the government of Joachim Murat end under the Bourbons—of emerge to the disadvantage of the latter. Prince Lucien Murat is represented as pomeeelog the same sentiments as his father in regard to Italy, es a champion of liberty and democracy, as enemy of the Jesuits, and head of the Freemasons. The publitiagoo is easaymoae, bat the following letter, at the and of the pamphlet, addressed by the Prince to his whew, gins it a Maratha character : _ - . - "My dear Nephew,—Although it seems to me, as it does to you, that lam the only possible *elution (of the Italian question), I have aaaaa theism abstained from taking the "It would be very silly to suppose that because one is merely born on the threshold of a throne the crown belongs to him, and that he is to succeed to the inheritance of an entire people, u a flock of sheep falls to the lot of a private individual. " Let Italy call me and I shall be proud of serving her. I will even add that no one will serve her better than myself. " Her 'singes are my enemies, and there is a terrible as eount to be settled betweeo as. But should Italy choose another, my good wishes should be still with her ; and to aid her sum= I should shed the last drop of my blood. " Happy he who shall he the sleet of Italy I His mission is an easy one. Cheek yourself and remember this maxim, which is not the less good because it is old, noblesse oblige. —Entirely yours, " L. Moßwe." Colonel Zambeccari, who was stated to have gone to Turin to take a command in the Anglo-Italian Legion, writes to may that he has not gone there for any such purpose, but to plane himself under the care of Professor Sprino, for the cure of an ophthalmia, oon traeted in Greece. He adds that be will never serve under any other flag than a national Italian one. REPORTS BY FRENCH PRISONERS IN RUSSIA. The Constantinople oorrespondeot of La Presse writes : A considerable exchange of prisoners has takes place at Odessa. From some of the French officers exchanged who have arrived at Constantinople some curious particulars have been elicited. These officers concur unanimously in doing justice to the good intentions of the Emperor of Russia with respect to themselves. His orders were full of kind foresight, and bore the impress of • generous cha racter. For example, when the French officers were sent to Odessa, the Emperor Alexander gave orders that they should all receive fresh equipments (m my of them wanted it badly enough) • their debts also were to be paid if they had incurred any at the depot. Unfortunately the Russian administration, which has never enjoyed a very great reputation for morality, maw in this an opportunity for a little profitable trade, which it took care not to neglect. At Odessa, either the commander of the detach ment, or the head of the police, or some other Inectionary (I do not know the guilty person, but I certify the fact), some one, in short, sent for a dealer in ready made clothes, made a bargain with him, and clothed the officers in dresses which they value at about lb or 1R francs. The dress consisted of a pair of trowsers, a paletot, and a cap made of cloth. Many of the officers refused to put the dress on. I cannot tell the amount of the sum allotted for the purpose by the Emperor, but I should hesitate to believe that he could have restricted his generosity to the purchase of clothes of such ridiculous cut that they excited general merriment on the debarkation of the officers at Bamiesch. I do not give you these details as matters of scan dal, bat to fulfil a duty, and to respond to the desire of the Russian government itself. The orders from St. Petersburg were, I repeat, highly satisfactory, but they were not executed. Beside., I know from other sources that by the desire of the Emperor Alexander, the minister of Bavaria, to whom was en trusted the care of watching over French interest., begged the French government to send to Russia the complaints which the prisoners might have to lodge against the administration. A lieutenant of the 10th Regiment of the line, of the Bresson brigade, and the Hulse division, was pot in the same apartment with a deserter from the Foreign Legion. His complaints, addressed to the Governor of Simpheropol, were made in vain. At the hospital at Simpheiopol were two sons-lieutenants. One belongs to the Chuseers-i-pied, the other to the Tirailleurs Algeriennes. Both were taken in the ditches at the Malakhoff. Each of them was pre sented with a shirt, as their own were bloody. When they left they were obliged to give back the Russian shirts in return for their own. A captain of the 46th Regiment, of the Conston brigade and the d'Antemarre division, was compelled to travel from Bimpheropol to Kharkow, on foot, se cured with a chain such as is used for condemned prisoners on their road to Siberia. The officer, burning with indignation, tore off his epaulettes and cross, and put them in his pocket. At Bimpheropol, an officer of the god Regiment of the Foreign Legion of the Basaine brigade, and Pate division, was lying in the hospital. A Russian officer as kedi him to change . money with him, in order, as he said, to have a piece of French money as a souvenir of the war. The French officer con sented ' • but hearing that an English officer had yielded to the same request, and bad never received any equivalent for his money, he demanded instant payment. The consequence was that the Russian made off, and was no more heard of. Instead of receiving their stated allowance of three francs per diem, the French allure were paid only two francs. It was only after an appeal to the Ba varian Consul that this was remedied, and the arrears paid up. Our officers had their torn clothes replaced by old Russian garments, and their sabres were not returned to them. Amongst the Russian officers who made part of the escort which acoompaniel the French officers and soldiers, particular notice must be made of a Greek named Palms.. This man was so filthy as to be perfectly repulsive; he used a handkerchief,' and at table he tore in pieces with his fingers the' fowls which he placed before his guests. This man Prima was one day in charge of 80 prisoners, under officers and soldiers. He received for each soldier 20 copecks or 80 centimes (8 pence) a day. Meat, be it observed, is scarcely worth in certain places 16 centimes (three halfpence) a pound. When they halted, this man took from the peasants a goat or a sheep, and gave the animal to the soldiers. In spite of this measure, the men were badly fed. When they arrived at their destination, the soldiers reiterated the complaints they had mid, on the road. To silence them, Palma gave to each a silver rouble, or four francs, making in the whole a total of 320 francs. We may be per mitted to suspect that this liberality proves that he must have made a tolerable profit on the journey. Tile money subscribed in the French army for the use of the prisoners in many cues never reached its destination. _ _ The result of what has transpired seems to be, that everything which is transmoted through the etat major paired is well managed. Nothing is lost. Goode and money arrive to the of to whom they are sent, even when he is on his road, if he is not too 1 far from Sebastopol. With this exception, all is dis order, sod feats of the oaten of those which I hays 1 related are of continual occurrence. PRINCE GORTCHAKOFFS GENERALSHIP. In the Dibata Colonel St. Arms analyses the despatch in which Prince Gortchakoff explains and excuses his late defeat on the Tchernaya. The gal- lant writer does justice to the conduct of General Read, so unhandsomely dealt with by one who, placed by accident. or favour above him in the mili tary system of Russia, wu surpassed by him in every qualification of a commander. ' The Colonel estimates in the following terms the character of General Gortchakoff as the commander in•chiet of a large Independent body of troops: ' ' The not very brilliant campaign of this general in the Danubian Principalities against the Turks, and his sad battle of the Tchernaya, do not permit him to be counted amongst those captains who are inspired on the battlefield with sudden illuminations. He may be rather clawed amongst the exact, and even learned tacticians, who know perfectly well the military chess board and its rules, bat to wt.om nature has refused the inspirations of genius. His instructions, found on the body of General Read, are a chef al'osuors of prudent prevision; bat we remark la them a spirit of detail and minuteness calculated to shackle the talent of those who were to execute them, by restricting them to petty combinations. This spirit of exactitude and detail dace not, it is true, always pre;ent a general from eon. ceiviog extensive plans; but there is a wide difference be tween calm calculation and vigorous execution. In the field of beetle the presence of mind of the :nosiest is the most precious qsality, and Marshal Sault said truly that inspiration is nothing elm than calculation instantaneously I made. WEST INDIES. The Jamaica Standard, of August 10, says : " There has been a oonsiderable change in the ' weather since the departure of the last maiL In St. Mary and the neighbouring parishes, in which the rain was almost incessant from the month of October in last year to the end of June in the present, the weather has been exceedingly dry and hot, with strong parching winds, and the youag canes are already beginning to exhibit the effects of drought. We have no means of ascertaining the quantity of produce exported to the let August, no returns of im port or export lacing made public in this island, except through the annual returns made to the legislature. We are very mach afraid, however, that the sugar crop will be found considerably below that of last year, not only in consequence of the reduction in cultiva tion consequent on the ruinous prices of the last and present year, but of the adverse seasons which have damaged to some extent the ripe canes on the ground, and prevented the crops being taken off in many parts of the island at the proper season. We do not know what may have been the amount et import duties collected during the month of July, but if we are to judge from the state of the shipping list, it must have fallen infinitely below the ge monthly product necessary to realise the amount estimated from that source of revenue. Nor is there any prospect of the returns of the present month being more propitious. The heavy prices in the American markets of flour, and of almost every other article of food, have considerably restricted orders for shipment in that direction, whilst the twelve-and-a-lialf per cent. duty on dry goods has had the natural effect of materially limiting the import of such articles as are rated ad valorem. When importers have to pay in ready money to the Cus toms revenue one-eighth of the total value of their invoices before they can land them or offer them for sale, their imaginations may well receive a whole some check, that may react with some force on the calculations of the Finance Minister. A public meet ing of the inhabitants of Kingston was held at the Court-house, on Monday, July 30, when a compli mentary address was unanimously voted to Major- General Sir Richard Doherty, the commander of the forces in this island, on the occasion of his resigning the command from ill-health and approaching depar ture from the island. The address will be presented by a deputation from the meeting on Monday, the 13th inst.' De Cordeva's Intellegencer contains the following on commercial affairs: Our market generally is bare of provisions, but it is just as well that it should be so, for the demand is small, and there is little inclination on the pert of sellers to parcel out their goods. If stocks are kept down, and business con fined to its legitimate channels, there is some hope that thins may turn out eatisfactorily ; but if our market is again to be inundated with cargo after cargo, as has hereto fore been the case, the result to all parties must be ruinous. Alewives are likely to come into active demand for the country, as the spring herrings will not bear carriage. New butte► has opened at led. Another time 18d. would readily have been given for this article, but in the present state of affairs 15d. is a top price. Smith's beef is worth 565. per half barrel. Brandy is worth 18s. Bread : We can quote no price for this article. Cornmeal: The lot, in the market must be sold according to quality. Candles: Tallow, 70. to 93.; composition, 150. to 163. Coffee: The little offering brief's 360. Corn is no demand ; country is abundant. Cod- fish: A small cargo from Ragged Island realised for tierces 186., for bozos 20.. Could we receive one such cargo a week, the result would be satisfactory both for shippers and purchasers. The cargo realised a fair price, and has been resold at a remunerative profit. Could this state of things continue, business would regime a much more healthy appearance. There is not much old fish re 'seining. At the numerous auctions prices range front 12s. to 40s. per tierce. Coffee: D. G. is worth le. per lb. Flour bee bean parcelled out at 61s. 61., but holders are firm at 645. to b6r. We may shortly expect supplies of the new whist. Herrings: Lot., some time in the island, are being forced off at from is. to 13s. per buret. Haw: Very few prime at market. Log wood is worth 441., at which price we report sales of 100 tons. Lard: Stock light. Halt : Supply far beyond demand. Sales Saracen strong at 12a. 61. for quarts and pinta. Oil: Plentiful, without demand. Rice : Seth slowly; supply abundant. Rum is worth 3.. 4d. to 3s. 6d. Salmon: None of prime quality, and not any No. 1. Salt: The quantity on hand is far above our wants, and bolder. fail to move even at the low rates they are ready to submit to. Soap: Importers, whole • sale dealer., and retailers, are all possessed of superabundant stocks. Sugar (foreign prohibited) : 166. to 19s. per 1001bs. Tobacco : The supply both of leaf and cavendish is far beyond the demand. Toogues : None. Exchange. on London : 90 days, 1 per cent. pram ; 60 days, 1} per cent. prem. ; 30 days, 2 per cent. prem. Oa affairs in Demerara, the Georgetown Royal Gazette, of August 9, says : The weather has been close end sultry during the past fortnight, varied with occasional showers. Last night we had • terrific thunderstorm, and the rain poured down in torrents ; but we have not heard of any damage having been done by it. We have now arrived at the point of teen shims from the wet to the dry season; and, as it Is customary at this time of the year, we may look forward to some amount of sickness becoming prevalent in the colony. For some time put the colony has been unusually healthy, and we have enjoyed • degree of immunity from sickness which can hardly be expected to continue. From the neighbouring island of Barbsdos, we learn that yellow fever is prevalent there ; and it has also broken out violently at Surinam. The weather has upon the whole been favourable for the growth of the canes during the last fortnight. The time for the ingathering of the crop is now cemmencing, but little progress will be made, and the cutting will not be general for several weeks to some. Although the canes look very luxuriant in their growth, we are informed by well experienced planters that the yield will not be equal to the gis of former years. Trade is still very dull, and until ite cutting season is fully set in, little improvement Is expected. There is a large number of vessels lying in the harbour waiting for cargoes. Daring the past week our exports amounted to 996 hogs heads, 95 demos, and 209 barrels of sage►, and to 798 pun chaos's, l2i hogsheads, and 87 barreled nos. The Greos;da Chronicle, of August 20, reports: Of th e weather we have notb iog new to mention : the same wet and stormy state of things, which has been the staple of our observations for 1 n.ontbs past, still prewar. There is a good deal of common fever end ague, and we have beard it stated that fever of a more severe type, supposed to have been brow from De , has prevail( d on board of the ship Me, by which Dr. B. C. Lewis, attached to the ship, as been carried off. The ships Forester and Levu's have sailed for London since our last report; the former had part other load in Tobago produce, and the latter part in Bt. Vincent produce. inclusive of the cargoes (lithe., ships, our exports of the staple., to date. number 3,824 hogsheads, 891 tierces, 1.2281 barrels sugar ; 1,633 puncheons rum; 3.438 bags cocoa. The Apelliser, lying in Grenville Bay, is fall, and detained, we believe, by sickaw of the crew. The bargee John Andersoe, from Trinidad, boa to in to Saks produce. !UP. CHARLES NAPIER AND SIR JAMES GRAHAM. The following is a continuation of the Correspond. nee previously published : Duke of Niiiefliogton, Cedeaad, AIM. 29, 1864. My dear Sir James,-1 have sent (intend Jones's report of Sveaborg to the Admiralty : it differs very little (root what 1 wrote to you some time ego. I don't, however, agree with him that landing 6,000 troops en Bak Holman would be safe. If you land 6,000, they will oppou you with, 10,000, end as both sides of the passage are fortified, they could arose over an number they pleued. If you land at al l you must land a force superior to any they can bring against you, and I do not think the Emperor of Russia would leave such so important fortress with • weak garrison. Your force, then, if small, would be awaked. _ _ _ If you attack from the sea and from the islands with art overwhelming force of gun and mortar boats, backed by the fleet and ateamers, I believe you would destroy it ; but it would be a work of time. Ido not think our present force would do it, and the season is much too ,far advanced to attempt it. All the channels must be buoyed before the ships and steamers could be placed, and if it came to blow, they would be endangered ; it would not be an affair of few hours, it would be days : retreat would be difficult,:aia • retreat would be • failure._ _ _ _ The General .eems to think that the plans of the place we are furnished with have not been tamed out. I shall submit his report to the French Admiral and General end his engineer.—Beliere me, etc., exits. !germs. The Right Hos. Sir James Graham, But, G.C.8., Admiralty. NO. XVIII.-EXTRACT. Admitait7, Aug. 29, 1864. Sept. 3.) My dear Sir Charles.—When we know what arrange• runt is to be made with respect to the French array, we will eonsert measures with Prince fct the gradual with drawal of the fleet from the Baltic. You should begin by seeding home, without much delay, the sailing three. deckers, the lent weatherly of the sailing line•of•battle• ships, and the slowest and wont of the bloca•ehipe. This will do for a beginning, and, by degrees, you must with drew to the southward, leaving the Gulf of Bothnia open, and watching only the Gulf of Finland with a squedronof observation. _ _ noted', will ba your first haltingplace ; bat this is on the assumption that the French army is withdrawn for winter quartets at bome.—l am, &c., J. G . His Excellency Sir Charles Napier, [Norm—l did not send the saihog ships to Kiel till after the French fleet had sailed to Kiel, and, although 1 thought I wee anticipating Sir James Graham's Milne, the Admi. ratty wrote to say that they had not sanctioned the retail of the sailing 'hive, and that no instructions had been given by them. So we have the Pint L"rd of the Admiralty writing in one ewe, and the Adatiralt, in another.—Caaa. Nan's.] NO. XLI.-NITRACT. Admiralty, Sept. 22, 1864. [Recd. Oct. 2.] My dear Sir Cbarles,—Your Naval Council of Wu ass declared Svaaborg unassailable at this season of the year, with the means of attack now at your disponi. This annul mous opinion is recorded—the French Admirals concur with you in rejecting the suggestion of the French Generals, which pointed to a naval bombardment of the torts by lino of-battle ships, and nothing now remains to be done before winter, but to keep t►e Russian fleet within the Golf of Finland until ice shall render it imperviable. You must exercise your discretion as to the extent Oil which you can weaken your force of line-of-battle ships, bearing in mind that no risk which ran be avoided must be run, of permitting the passage of a single Russian ship of war from the Baltic into the North Sea. Your command of screw ship, which the Russians do not possess, gives you an immense advantage in the performing of this serviaLt You may gradually withdraw to the south as winter ap. preaches and when frosts begin, taking ears that both the Sound and Great Belts are watched to the last moment, and not leaving the Gulf of Finland open while you can eon. done to block it without serious danger. As to sending home your sailing ships, and even the three-deckers, the Neptune and bt George, you must not weaken your Owe hands to this extent, until yea have ucertained what meths intentions of the French Admiral.: We have still Ave weeks to the end of October; and within that period the plan for closing your operations for this season must be arrangsd.§ What the Russian Beet may do within the Gilt of Finlana is now a matter of secondary importance. I am aware of the dangers of that sea after the Equinox; but in former wars we have remained theta as lats ea November,ll and steam and screw give facilities for block ading and power of movement in difficult eircamstanose. KO. XX.-RITRACT. Duke of Wellingwn, Nsrgen, Oct. 2, 1564. I My dear Sir Jaisits.—lf I have done wrong in sending the sailing ships to Kiel, I have been led into it by mit letter of the 29:h of August. The French army sailed oz. the 4th of September, and the last of the French fleet on the 19th ; 1, therefore, thought I was anticipating your wishes in doing what I have done. Again, in your letter of the 12:h September, you say— " We shall send you no positive orders respecting the with drawal of the fleet in the Baltic, which must be effected, at all events, gradually, until we know what is the intention of the French as to remaining there, and whether their whole fleet will winter within the British Channel." The French Admiral showed me his orders, dated the' 30th August, and a telegraphic despatch of the let of Sap. teathsr, showing that the English Ouvernmont were aware of their intention ; so, in point of fact, they not only get orders to go home, but had actually railed before I sent out ships to SUL You may then judge of my surprise wheir you tell me you only knew of their withdrawal on the 24th September. I have not the least idea that the Russians will moth from their ports at this season of the year ; they are mob too wise to do anything of the sort ; and as for their finding! their way into the North Sea, I look upon that as inspoe• • Bible ; and it they did contemplate any th ing of the son, IV squadron in the Belt and one at Elsinore woad watch theta' much better than in the Gall of Finland, which is very dangerous. I have the journals of the ships in the years of 1608.9, and I find Sir James &women withdrew from the Gulf or Finland before the beginning of October; but there is • great difference between the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic, and you may depend I will not leave the Baltic el long as is prudent; but as to the Gulf cf Finland, I nest use my own discretion, and when I do leave it, I shall keep a good steam squadron off the entrance of the Gulf, as toritt as it can be done with safety to the ships. We have had heavy gales ever since I came h.re, and I have been obliged to withdraw the ships from off Relsingfors, and it is won derful to me how they have bees able to remain there IC long, and the captains deserve the greatest praise. Sock a blockade as they have kept up bas never been done before. I am not at all apprehensive of the Russians attacking me. Should they come in my way with any force they can send to see, 1 dare say I shall be able to manage them.- 1, remain, my dear Sir Janus, yours very truly, CHARLIIB NAIIIR. The Right Ron. Sir James Graham, Bart., G.C.8., Admiralty. NO. NIL—MK/XT. Doke of Wallington, Norge°, Oct. 3,1884. My dear Sir Jentes,-1 am sorry I used such a strong ea presaion on 0 I Jones's report, and I have sent homes another letter correcting it ; but you must allow as engineer officer giving the opiarm General Joni' gave, and which necessarily led to the council of war, and I have no doubt brought dowa upon me the abuse of the prim, was most provoking. Take a alma and look bow Sveaborg is hedged in with snakes rocks, and then fancy ships lying amongst them at this sea son of the year, and one would be led to suppose that no man in his senses could really believe what he stated, aid which I have no doubt be is now sorry for; but that re port, I dare say, got wind, end has beget a want of com a:Mace in the conduct of the Admirals, and has much da maged their reputation, not only in the opinion of the public, but in your opinion, and in the Board's also. They will say two Admirals were afraid to attack Sveaborg, bat that engineers think that it could be done, and that this was the proper season ; ergo they are a couple of old worse& You seem to think thero is the power of anchoring is the Baltic at all times, and in almost anyplace. You may do so in summer, but not in winter. The difference la the Baltic season end the English season seems to be for. viten. tJarehlps have already been parting their cabbie. The Dragon was reduced to one anchor, and the Imperious, and Basilisk lost one each the other night; and the Mr 'defense was obliged to anchor in a fog, and when dm weighed in the night from off Nargen, she found herself obliged to anchor off Remotest Lighthouse, having drifted among the rooks; end the Euryalus bit been ashore on a rook, and it was a mercy she was not lost.—Believe rata year* very truly, CHAS. NAPISL The Right Hon. S:r James Graham, BarC, -Aignaalty. • I did exercise my judgment, and reduced my fiut tO twelve sail-ot•the-line, to give the Russian. a chaace tO come oat and fight me, if they were inclined.—C. N. t I informed their Lordships of my intention to with ' draw from the Golf of Finland the day after they wrote to me to use my own discretion, when they knew Sebutopoll was not taken.—C. N. I did not weaken my fortis till I knew what were Ihl intentions of the French Admiral.—C. N. § Sir James Graham knew nothing about the altic, of he would have supposed that ships should B continue in the Gulf of Finland until the end of October. —C. N. U They may have remained in the Baltic, bat not io the Gulf of Finland.—C. N. VOLUNTEERS FOR TILE FOREIGN LEGION.—Yeav torday, a draft of volunteers belonging to the Chaassari Hritannique, attached to the German Legion, arrived by the early up train on the Great Northern Railway, hots Hull, where they had been conveyed by steamer from Heli goland. The men, who were principally dressed in thel regimentals of the corps, are chiefly natives of Northers Germany, and were objects of curiosity to the persons who bad assembled to witners the Queen's departure far Scotland. The detachment immediately proceeded to the South Ha* ern Railway for conveyance to Folkestone, en roast.* Shoreslitre ; the men will form part of the brigade that will maid to the Crimea is a few dap.