The Express. — London, England, 1855-10-03 00:00:00

gbe Oxpreoo. TO 00111,11OTONDIOTO. ativillimmielainkilltur olio Ewan; lassies Wales Ism mot Water OM. lik lialenbrussi. by Two Oki& as the ft et polilimilla. NIGH WATIM AT LONDON BRUM. TIM DAT —Maim. 116 41N-.---Wtdnisail. 7 k. I. Tilhasmew—llitretss, 716141a..---Mtatvers. Mi. 4 it. LONDON, WIEDNZSDAY, OCTOBER 3. ORR readers will learn from the Gonne of lest night that her Kum= Lea conferred the rank of Field-Marshal on General Viscount COMIIIIIIIIIII, General the Earl of ll?Lamm>, and General Vis count HARDING& Lieutenant-General SIIIIVON, "Commander of hse MAJNOTT'S Meese during the late sedans and finally enoesesful operations which led to the fall of Sebastopol," is promoted to the rank of General; and Colonel WINDHAM becomes Major- General "for his distinguished °Deduct in heading the column of attaek whisk insulted the enemy's defences on the Bth of September, with the greatest intrepidity and coolness." The reason for the two latter promotions is implied in the wording of the General Orders. General Szuesox commanded "during," and Colonel Wutp- NAM bore the most distinguished part in, the late operations before Sebastopol. Bat why have we three new Field-Marshals?, and what dictated the selection of the particular individuals on whom that rank has been conferred? The latter question we cannot pretend to answer. And for the former, looking at the matter en tirely with the, eyes of civilians, and with out referent)e to precedent, it appears to us that it wee considered impossible . to signalise a great military triumph without promoting the General who commanded " during " that triumph, but that, as he did not contribute towards it, it seemed advisable to swamp his honours by the more sounding titles and the higher rank conferred on others who had nothing whatever to do with it. The rank of Field-Marshal is in deed a name, and nothing else. It is no evi dence of military prowess, or even length of ser vice. Lately we had three of that rank ; but since Lard RAGLAN'. death the King of the BELGIAN. and Nine, ALBERT alone remained. AA to MOW- General WINDHAM, he has nobly won his honours. Most Englishmen now know his exploits and his family history. As to General SimesoN, it was whispered that he would perhaps be made a Field-Marshal: it was asserted that he was to be a 0.C.8. We have avoided bearing hard upon him, and we have hitherto hoped that some explanations might be given which would in a mea sure relieve him from the charge of utter incapacity under which be at present lies. No exculpatory facts, however, have come to light, and the advisers of the Climax show that they have clearly made up their minds that he is unfit for the post he holds. The QUEEN can give the title of General, but even she cannot give the capacity to lead. General Stitr- , BON will now, we hope, retire. If he is wise, he will consider the words of the Gazette of last night as his recall. Would that it were as easy to say who ought to hold his present place as to say that he certainly ought not ! WHAT are oar agriculturists about P It is now more than two months sine* Parliament was dis solved,-and we have not heard so much as a whis pered grumble from a single farmer in the land. In sober truth, we don't feel altogether comfortable about it. Surely, the glory of England is not de parted. Time was when, daring the months of August, September, and October, our columns were crowded with reports of festivals and banquets in honour of British agriculture. Certainly, the general tens of the speeches delivered at those assemblies was of a somewhat doleful character. Evil prophets, whose looks belied their words, gave oat, after the manner of ancient oracles, that the end of all things was at hand. A new and mighty power had risen up amongst us. The nation was descending from its high estate, was daily becoming vulgarised—of the earth earthy. Men who scarcely knew wheat from oats, who could not distinguish between short-horns and long-horns, who cared little about green fields and bubbling brooks, bad made colossal fortunes and seized the helm of State. The former champions of the British farmer had gone over into the enemy's camp, and the time was at hand when England would lose her lofty place among the nations of the world, and sink into a third-rate power. It is needless to say that these prediodons have been falsified by the result. Free trade triumphed, and the country was not ruined. Mr. Dtsauuu is condemned to silence. The terrible future which " loomed " upon the fevered brain of the disap pointrd author of " Coningeby is come, and yet DISRAELI lives and breathes. Well, now, is this si lence, this apparent acquiescence in an accomplished fact, a reality, or a sham ? Is it in very truth a forced submission to the powers that be, or is it only the calm that precedes the storm? Of all the political parties into which the State is now divided, a plain man would have imagined that the Protectionists would have been the last to cry for peace. We were told, indeed, until we were wearied of listening to the empty bout, that, had Lord DERBY been in power, we should have found ourselves at war with Russia. Our PAX INGTONS, MAIM/ETATS, and DISRAELI/ were the men to whom all England looked in her hour of difficulty and distress. Had Lord Danny —the bold sad chivalrous STARLET—been called by his Sovereign, at that juncture, to take the bead of affairs, no Nicnous or ALLeminnt would have dared to lay a finger upon an ally of England. When the war was actually begun, who so forward SA the partisans of Lord DEBBY in denouncing the feeble measures of the then Administration! Only give them thP conduct of the war, and they would make a demonstration which would cense the haughty CZAR to withdraw his armies, and give up, his ambitious designs. Lord DERBY did not come into power. The war has been carried on not so much by any party in the State as by the nation itself. Sebastopol has fallen, and before many days have passed it is possible that we may hear that the armies of Russia have abandoned the Crimea. It is at this moment that the organs of the Protectionist party lift op their voices for peace. We are told that the objects for which we mitered upon the war see accomplished. We have done all that we intended to do. Russia is humbled, and it is time for Ragland to show that she can be merciful in the day of victory. The CZAR hoe yielded all save that whisk but yesterday was rudely torn from his grasp. He has surrendered those arrogant claims to perpetual interference in the affairs of Turkey. He loam the "sick man" to sink quietly into the arms of death, or to struggle through a few hours of life, supported by the Allies who drew the sword in his behalf. Ramie is not unwilling that Turkey should become a part of the European system, elm is reedy to open the Dumb, to the commerce of the world, to ear-. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY CREATION OF THREE FIELD-MARSHALS. lest "Orr war-. Roe, Oot. 11 181$6. ot4 Hatjesty pilltioutit pleased tiapprovs wing 'one bk.blinny, via: BREVET. To as TIELD-MAIintALII. General Stapleton Visoonnt Combermers, G.C.B. Dated 2id October, 1865. General John Earl o( Strafford, G.C.B. Dated 2od October. 1865. General Henry Viscount Hardinp, Nted 2nd October, 1856. GENERAL SIMPSON AND COLONEL WIND HAM'S PROMOTIONS. GENERAL ORDER. Dated Horse Guards, Oct. 2,1856. The General Commanding in Chief has received her Majesty'. most gracious commands that Lieute nant-General James Simpson, Commander of her Majesty's Forces daring the late arduous and finally suooessful operations which have led to the fall of Sebastopol, shall be promoted to the rank of General. Th. Qseen has also bees most graciously phased to command that Colonel Charles Ash Ntindharn, C. 8., shall be promoted to the rank of Major-Gene ral, for his distinguished conduct in heading the column of attack which assaulted the enemy's de fences on the Bth of September with the greatest intrepidity and coolness, as specially brought to the notice of her Majesty In the public despatch of the Commander of the Forces dated the 9th of Septem ber, 1865. By command of the Right Honourable Field- Marshal VISCOUNT HARDING'S, (Signed) G. Adjutant-Gans:el BREVET. Lientseant-General Jatne7s Simpson to be promoted to be General in the Army, for distinguished ser vice in the field. Dated Bth September, 1865. Colonel Charles Ash Windham to be promoted to be a Major-General in 'the Army, for distinguished service in the field. Dated Bth September, 1865. reader bar pretestombe of the Principalitimi—and as foe the Crimea, why that is aribilMt in hit Moo. Ii is en these ground, t hlt the Dik lately so strenuous for war, ail!r r i h poni4•.. peace. MOM than thitit y ty nation to trample on p toe. e -htq Atte shown what we can do, and it is for us—that is, for Frame and England—to exhibit that virtue which is 'aid mho "the brightest jewel in a monarch's crown." lifesia has lora a lemon which she is not likely to forget. Her pride has been humbled, her ambition MAO ; She hes been taught that there are limits which she may not pass, and Europe has no" muse for fear. Now, we do not for one moment deny that the fall of Sebastopol is a rplendid triumph. Alms, lokermann, and Balaklava, were great achievements, bearing witness to all the world that forty years of peace in Europe had not impaired the " ancient valour" of the Allies. But the destruction of Sebas topol is a fitting and terrible termination to the first act in the drams. And yet, will any one who considers the matter in a fair, truthful, and sensible fuhion, be induced to believe that we have done all that is required of us ? If the CZAR were now to withdraw his armies, to confess himself vanquished, to crave pardon, in the face of Europe, for the foul injuries he has done, and the calamities which owe their origin to his ambition and aggrandisement, it would be for than who have fought side by side in this fearful mutest to bind him down by con ditions more stringent than any which have hi therto availed against the practised cunning of Russian diplomatists. No hopes, however, can yet be entertained dutch a result. It is not the destruc tion of Sebastopol that will compel the Eitrasoa of ALL the Russian to relinquish those ambitious designs which he inherits from his predecessors. At all events, it would ill become us, after all the sacri fices we have made, to retire front the contest before we have clearly ascertained that the objects with which we began the war are, in very troth, accom plished. It is, perhaps, scarcely worth our while to point out the glaring inconsistency between the opinions professed, in the earlier phases of the war, by the followers of Lord DERBY, and those to which we have now called attention. Bat it is of great im portance that no man in this country or in Europe should be allowed to believe that England is wearied of the work in which she is engaged. It must never be imagined that we are ready to take advantage of our first signal triumph to lay down our anus, and conclude a dishonourable pesos. No one, indeed, who is possessed of a human heart can perose without horror and anguish the fearful details of that carnage and destruction, which were essen tial to our success. But not one man in a thousand is therefore anxious to withdraw from the contest until the cause has triumphed. Hateful as war iv, repugnant as it is to the feelings which prevail among nations, in proportion as they are civilised, it is only a few fanatics, who maintain that to draw the sword in any cause is a devilish invention, or those who have some party purpose to serve, that wilt be found at this crisis in the war to raise the cry of peace at any price. We may not be fond of fighting, bat we are not a nation of cowards. We are proud that so many of our countrymen have been found to go forth in the cause of truth and justice, to fight the battles of their country, and to perish for her honour. It is not at such a moment as this that England will think of staying her hand. It was not until after much deliberation that we entered upon the war. It is in no hasty or impatient mood that we will sheathe the sword. Cpc Court. BALMORAL, Ocr. 1. Th. Quen and the Prince, accompanied by Prince Frederic Wllliank of Prussia, and attended by the ladies and giadsmen of the suite. attended Dieinc Service at the ' parish 'hatch of Cratbia yesterday. The service was per formed by the Rev. Dr. Barre. A Cabinet Council wu held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office, Downing•etreet. The ministers pre sent were:—Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chan cellor, Earl Granville, the Earl of Clarendon, Sir William Molesworth, Lord Panmure, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hoo. R. Vernon Smith, Viscount Canning, and the Earl of Harrowby. The Council ,sat three hours. The last official bulletin of the health of the King of Sardinia is of a favourable chars/tor. The whole popula. tion have shown the moat lively canasta for his Majesty'. indlepesitice. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, travelling is bar ova carriage, and attended by Lady Ca relics Murray sad the Hon. Colonel Liddell, arrived at Brighton yesterday. The Duke of Rutland is very ill at the Palace, Newmarket, and enable to participate either is the sport. of the turf or field. Lord Joha Mainers has bees at the Palace with his noble father daring the week. Lord Ward has arrived at Dudley House, Park lane. His Lordship has purchased two pictures from On exhibition of paintings at Birmingham; they are "The Dairy Maid," by W. traderbill, for 1001., and "An Old Mill, on the River Ossit," by H. J. Boddington, SOL A Worcester paper remarks that it is not generally known that hia Lordship served as a volunteer in the attack upon the Madan, on the 18:11 of Jun*, and that he and the Cola_ eel of the regiment to which he was attached had a narrow escape from one of the enemy's shell., which exploded so Dear se to smother them la dut. The Earl and Countess of St. Germane are ex pected shortly at Brighton. - Sir Williams and Lady Molesworth are staying at the Bedford Hotel, Brighton. The Countess Dowsgss of Glasgow and the Hon. Kr. Boyle bare loft Edinburgh for the Island of Cumbrae The marriage of Lord George Manner', with Lady dAeliaa Howard, will take place to-taorrow. Tie Doke of Argyll will leave Balmoral to-day, for Danrobin Castle, to jpin the feria circle visiting the Dolts and Duchess of Bather Lead. When the Lord Chant*llor wu taking his depar ture s few days ago from the Ipswich railway-statian, two poor girls, after haviag paid their fares, were informed that their laggsge was ever weight and must be paid for. They had so more money, twit they had any left, it was in their bone. They begged to be trusted, bat the word was net is the railway vuelealwy. and they were rather shottly told to stand ride. What wee to be done ? They eonld not go without their boxes. In this dilemma the Lod Chancellor slipped some money into the hand of lee of them, and bid her pay for the lenge. The Lord Chancellor has presented the Re►. James Thomas Alderson, M.A., ton of Mr. Baron Alderson, to the valuable hriag of Ranastoae, attar Ashby-de-la- DEATH Or JOHN HARDT, ESQ., Q afternoon information of the death of this gentleman was received at the Temple. The loused viaticums was a bomber et the Middle Temple, and wee rolled to the bar on the 7th Jut*, 1799, bat had mind from practice some DILATE OF A Rumex SAVANT AND &AMMAN. The IN. retaraburg correspondent of Lo Nord, dated &tr. 24, malaise the following atiaonaestattat:—" Buda, 'aka. ties aad literary, bas just eustained a very seasible loss. Oa the 16th of September died, at Moscow, Coast Berge d'Oavar•l7, president of the Imperial Leadenly of Baieno formerly Waffler of Public Instruction. Ho was a sae of great iatelligenet sad profound erudition. He wee ill ter may sioatbs, sad aspired at the op of 71. Ilia sane is favourably known to foteigaers. Coast °avert& bad a eau- Sinuous essresyeadastai with the celebrated Goetbo—a last which we Misr beeauss few poems us aware of It. Ti.. great Genus poet bad ea exalted 14sa of oar az- salable, ' wipe, beside@ Ids intellectual qualities, was duttagalabad by great aiabilley aad by his love of justice.", DESPATCH FROM ADMIRAL LYONS. THE NAVAL BRIGADE. WWII LAST MIGHT'S GAZSTTL) Admiralty, Oct. 1, 1&55. A despatch, of which the following is a copy, has been received from Rear-Admiral Bic Edmund Lyons, Bart., G.C.8., Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's ships and vessels in the Mediterranean and Black Bea: Royal Albert, off Sebastopol, September 18, 1833. Sir,—l have the honour to enclose, for the infor- mation of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, a printed copy of a 0 1 Order which has been issued to the army on the re embarkation of the Royal Naval Brigade.—l am, &c., YONS, ED. L Rear-Admiral and ( The Secretary of the Admiralty. OINBILLL ORDER._ ii;atiiiiisrier;,Febutopol, Sept. 17. The service for which the Navel Brigade was at tached to this army having been completed by the fall of Sebsstopol, the force has been ordered to re join the fleet. The commander of the forces heartily thanks the officers, petty officer., and seamen, for the very effi cient services they have rendered in the batteries, and on all occasions when their aid against the enemy was required; and he has to notice the patience and courage with which, side by side with the soldiers of this army, they have endured the dangers and hard ships of nearly a year's duty in the trenches. Geaeral Simpson cordially acknowledge. the obli gations he is under to Rear-Admiral Sir Stephen Lushington, K.C.8., who so ably commanded the brigade, from its formation until his removal by pro motion to a higher rank, and to Captain Honourable IL Keppel, R.N., who succeeded him, and retained the command until the cosolusioaof this ever-memo- ruble siege. By order, (Signed) H. W. BARNARD, Chief of the Staff. DESPATCH FROM GENERAL SIMPSON. (711011 LAST NIGHT'S OAZITTI.) War Department, Oct. 2, 1855. Lord Panmare has this day received a despatch and its enclosures, of which the following are copies, addreased to his lordship by General Simpson : Sebastopol, Sept. 18, 1845. . . My Lord,—l Lave much satisfaction in laying before your lordship the accompanying oopy of a letter I have received from Marshal Palmier, bearing testimony to the serftes of Major• General Roes and Lieutenant-Colotel the Hon. St. George Foley, who are attached to the head-quarters of the French army, and I beg to recommend these oMeers most favourably to your lordship's notice. I avail myself of this opportunity to bring before you the name of Lieutenant:Colonel d'Etat-Mejnr de Suslesu, who succeeded the late Lieutenant-Colonel Vioost my head quarters. He is unremitting is his attention, and performs all the duties I have required of him with a seal, intelli genes, and cheerfulness that merit my warmest thanks. I hays, &a, (Signed) Janie Summon, General Commanding. The Lord Penman, de. de. Qsartier Genii al, le 14 &planar'. Monsieur le General is Cbef.—J'al pos.6 Was moment o 6 Sebastopol remit de tomber sous lee coops des armies adieu. it emit demon devoir de signaler it mon Rosetta,- meat les excellent@ enclose quo n ont wise de rendre les orEciers Anglais qui sort attest:es a mon quartile general, oomme oommissairee de S. at la Heine. La lettre, dont la cop!' est ci.jeiote ' coos perimeters d'apppicier dans g oals termes j'ai ens deceit fairs Bette demi:chi qai, je lespere, atteindra le but quo je me pro. peso, si coos coulee bieo cutout, jouldr• yes etwte an: Wens, pour fairs obtenir ices des: Alden, les remiss (muses dent ill lout dines l teas igards.—Vesilles girder, 3%. (Binot) Le )(ceche! A PILISSIER. 3. B. Le Gisenl en Chef de l'Anak Azsglase. Au Quartier Genital, le 12 Beptentbre. Monsieur le Markbal,—J'ai dell es I'oecuiou sisal qua =es predecesesurs di retsourie a votre bienveillsote inter- Teuton pour fair* resoortlr &vine, du gouvernsment Bei tannique, lee services incessants fort utiles qua n'out used de rendre doings Is commencement de tette game, MM le Major Nun' Hugh Rise it le Lieutenant-Colonel 8. Georges Foley, toss dean Commissaires de S. M. la Reins filmic du Quietist General Francais. Dans las journeys des 7etlB .1 sin du 16 Ache, et sous. mint, le 8 eleotasbre, dem: (deers se soot multiplies pour 4siuunlr OS communication verbal* et constant* les des: armies • et dons as but, ils out summit I retsplis les missions les Plus It s's pu betas do din In comment its to tont soquittds do cm divan militant, co sink auperdu. La prised* dauttopoi at ice eireonstance trop Cosner, post quo is no nut pas nos do commas, de fair. parvsnir as gostversomost l'exprestioa do RIM cosine _ .ache eta deal ollei•nr et de more thick. de lee ?air obteair l'aa et Vasty', lee raotapeasee gulls oat el dignealeot addles'. Je se p s i s done ridrirodeux, Monsieur le Madeira', quo veils veralualea bleu dormer 1 tette lle di:aerobe de =snort, la waits qua eons mires la plus stile sue istdreta de eta deux Madero. Veailie■ eerier, Re., (Mead) Iw Marenhal S. B. le Maliebui. Misdates de la Guerrel ML WALLET AND THIS PAROCHIAL AUTHORITIZII 07 Br. PASCRAS.—lfostorday, at a summons meeting of tbo parooltial authorities of St. Name, held is the vitetry hall, Kisses road, Casides•towll. Mr. B Wright is the 'hair, Mr. Birobseere, the relieving' overseer, premised a report, prepared by orders( the beard, as the nWect of as inquest which wee meeisial es the 18th Sepsestbar oa the body of as illegitimate WU wasted Edward Jobana. whoa, although a verdict of natural death woe isimplitd, the wean, Kr. Watley, bad attributed wan a row Maur Hoe oa the part of the parochial authorities. This baying teas reed, Me meeting, after some d iteaetya atnuthoomly adopted the following:—'" That is theetphiesi of this board the esedset of Thome Watley, Eaq ., sa 'tomer for Middles's. diaries the inquire foto the eaves of the death of Edward Johnson. as ill , eqttelate child, was nu 'Hog for sad highly reprebessible.' This, said Mr. litoektos, was the wildest way in wbkh they amid ezpreee to Kr. Watley the iniguanta they felt at his unjastillahle stunk soon the ahem:Wen of basest and iamb' piou s , am The Jamaica wag session the death, on the 31d di.. L. L oirsa of Montego Bay, en of the hero maid 4 .. 6 4 .4 4 1 1 1g.,wises through wine exerting Jumbo wee hued &sea Ohs oma of slavery. Mr. Lewis wss y none pen a *lmo of use Pow, tad Inently was applies/ aperrtery of they Jana or &Weds Bask, sad =of mike for that district. He wee a dltdrut from le Conduit,. • 11, OCTOBER 3, ,1855. IT FROM ABROAD, EXPRESS FROM PARIS. . r•• 011011 our, owl PARIS, TUMIDLY EVINTire. . Muteßowleg important , end unexpected decree relative to the sale of butchers', meat in Paris was placarded this morning, and everywhere attracted groups of eager readers : We, the Prefect of Police, order as follows : Art. 1. On sad after the 16th of the present month, butchers' meat shall be sold at prices taxed by the autho dam. Art. 2. The price shall be fixed every fortnight for every kind of meet, wording to 010 returns made at the Callum M Paley, and to the weight of meat ascertained to have bean mat from the public slaughter-houses of Paris during the Area fortnight. Art. 3. For beef, the meat, with respect to the selling price by retail, shall be divided into three categories:—lit, The buttock, the veiny piece, the rump, the sirloin, and the thick flank ; 2nd, the shoulder, the kidaays and our rounding fat, the ribs, the neck ; and 3rd, the sticking piece, the middle ribs, and the shin.—The Met (ander cut of the sirloin), when detached, is considered as Irian& do lyre, and will not be subjected so the fixed price. Art. 4. For sow and ball beef, the division of the pieces shall be the same as for oz beef. Art. 6. For veal and mutton, the pieces shall be divided into two categories. For veal, the first category will comprise the fillet, the kidneys and the loin, and the best end of the breast ; and the second, the brisket end of the breast, and fore knuckle, and the head. For mutton, the first category shall comprise the leg, the loin, and the saddle ; and the second, the shoulder, the breast, and the neck. Art. 6. Every buyer shall naive, even without claiming it, a ticket on which is marked down the denomination of the kind of meat and of the pieces, as also the weight and the price. Pieces of meat belonging to different categories are to be weighed and marked down separately. Art. 7. Butchers are forbid to weigh bone with the meat, and to deliver it (or what is vulgarly called e6oirisearsu) to customers. The bone is to be sold separately at such terms as may he agreed on between the butcher and the customer. Art. 8. In the shops established in the markets, meat shall be sold at 100. at least per kilogramme below the fixed price. Art. 9. The present ordinance shall be printed lied pla carded, and a copy of it shall be communicated to the Prefect of the &Tattooist of the Seine. Art. 10. The chief of the Municipal Police, the com et:mans of police, the inspector-generals of markets and their subordinates are charged, each in what omens him, with the execution of the preseat measure. Potent. This decree has been decidedly well received by the muses, who are bat too prone to believe in the power of government to diminish the price of neces saries of life by an act of supreme will. People ,olep their hands at the idea that the butchers, against whose flagrant abases of their monopoly a cry has long been raised, are about to be punished, and do not doubt for a moment that as soon as the new decree comes into operation meat will be mat: • rially cheaper. I fear thin expectation will torn out to be a delusion. There is no doubt that the butchers have made exorbitant profits. In stances are cited of large fortunes made in two or three years. But the true way to prevent them from fattening at the public cost, would have been to abolish their monopoly, and not to attempt to regulate their profits. The throwing open of the trade is the reform which has long been demanded, and which everybody thought the govern ment bad made up its mind to grant. It appears, however, according to my information that the mea sure demonstrably proved to be the only sound one, be. been rejected, or at least indefinitely postponed, because the city of Paris cannot spare the revenue it deriver, from the Caine de Poissy, through which every bargain effected at that great market is per force transacted. This revenue is not less than eight or nine millions of francs a year. There was a time when this Pokey Baok was thought an indis pensable instrument to the supply of the city of Park with butchers' meat, and a contemporaneous notion was that nothing hut privilege could afford a so& °lent stimulus to butchers to provide for the wants of their customers. Nobody now believes in these doctrines; but, unfortunately, routine end existing interests combine to act upon thein yet a while longer. It is very Meek to imagine how the prc sent decree can be worked practically. The "cate gories indicate the probability of a distinction being made between ox flesh and cow and bull beef. But otherwise the only difference in value assumed is that between one part of an animal and another. Legs of mutton, we may gather from the categories, will be charged at a higher rate than shoulders ; but it does not appear to have entered into the minds of the framers of the regulations that the quality of the meat is a matter of any moment. A joint of four-year-old Southdown and a joint of ewe mutton is to be subjected to the same inflexible tax. This system fl so con trary to common sense, that we may affirm at once that it cannot work. That pert of the decree which delights housekeepers is the abolition of reYouissonce —an expression which requires to be explained. The word refold:same is a !um • a non lucendo, need to signify that at which the good housewife grieveth. It is the custom of the butchers when weighing out meat to throw Into the scale a piece of dry bone (utterly useless to the purchaser) upon the plea that it is the fair share of the bone belonging to the portion of flesh sold. Many butchers boy bones on purpose to serve out to their customers u rifjoutisartee. It tickles the French public immensely to think that the go vernment has condescended to interfere in a matter which is a daily cause of bickering between the butcher and the mistress of the house. The decree may possibly have the good effect of rendering people more contented throughout the winter. It may be some time before the faith with which it is received .vanishes. Measures continue to be taken in different places for relief of the poorer dames during the present moment of scarcity. The Municipal Council of Orleans has voted 300,000 fr. for the distribution of bread tickets, and for the execution of works of public utility. At Olivet (Loiret) the wealthier inhabitants have formed themselves into a commission, under the presidency of the mayor, for the purpose of purchasing rice wholesale in the seaports, and selling it at a re duced price to the poor. At Marseilles an emacia tion has been fanned for importing oxen, and selling meat et a rearmed rale. At Boulogne-sur-Mer, a society for providing cheap food has also been estab lished. Finally, several manufacturers in different parts of France have determined to let their work men have bread at a rate not exceeding 25c. the half kilogramme. At the Bourn the Rents was steady, with little business doing, and closed at yesterday's pries, 65fr. 30c. Almost all other securities were lower. Credit Mobilier fell 40. Austrian railways, Mr. We. The settlement in French railways was difficult. Orissa' and Lyons fell 161 r. each. Northern, 12fr. 60e. The English steamer Calcutta left Marseilles on Sunday for the East, having in tow the Elise trees. port, of 1,800 tons, with troops and stores on board for the But. The Napoleon, French warateamer, left Toulon for , the Black Bea on the 29th alt., having troops on board f or the army of the Fast, and 248 prisoner, ofi war to be exchanged. The medals to bs distributed in commemoration of the Universal Exbilition of 180 an now ready to M strne.k at the Mint of Paris: ' The dies are by M. I Barre. The obverse displays a profile of the Ern pew; the reverse, which is extremely rich in design and execution, reiweeents the Imperial arms resting upon palms and wreaths, and surrounded with a streamer bearing the following inscription : " Expo sition Universtlle. Agriculture, Industrie, Beaux- Arta. Paris, 1864." Alleround are the eseetcheons 'of the principal nations that have contributed to the Great Exhibition. In the exergue is a scroll, on which is to be engraved the name of the person to whom the medal is to be sent. The opesiog of the 'tattersall Pransis, for the sale of horses and carriage*, took place yesterday at Beasj on. 001.WAIIDID NT OUB B AAAAA 0 ST. PETERSBURG, 82pr. 27. Owing to the scarcity of brandy, required for the 1 use of the army, the Government has ordered its ad mission free of import duty to the governments of Ekaterinoslav, Kherson, Taurida, and Bessarabia. THE CRIMEA. Nothing as yet confirms the Vienna news noticed yesterday, "that the Russian army is in full retreat"; ' but, on the other hand, nothing transpires to dis courage the expectation of authentic reports to that. effect. Tte same uncertainty does not attach to the accounts of the fire which the Allies keep up against the north side of Sebastopol, and which figures in that list of difficulties which Prince Gortchakoff ostenta tiously parades. The number of pieces which play upon the north side is not known; but, at the date of the last French accounts, General Niel was constructing upon the coast of the Bay of Sebastopol several batteries of mortiers a plague of large calibre, and of much longer range than ordinary mortars. RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg of the 18th ult. in the Wanderer of Vienna says :—" The evening be fore the departure of the Emperor for the south, a grand council was held, at which it was resolved to carry on the war with the greatest determination and energy, and the Emperor directed Count de Nefeel rode to send a circular to the political agents of Russia in foreign countries to communicate to them that intention. The Grand Duke Constantine, who is to be at Nicolsieff to receive the Emperor, will re main behind for some time with the army. The re call of General Gortchskoff and his nomination to the poet of Minister of War is a matter resolved on. General Mouravieff, who is now in Armenia, is to assume the command of the army in the Crimea. The Crimea is to be defended to the last extremity, and all that has been said of a retreat on Perekop is unfounded." According to a letter from St. Petersburg, received at Berlin on the Ist inst., the Emperor Alexander, accompanied by the Grand Dukes Constantine, Nicholas, and Michael, made a grand inspection on the 26th of the trolps, the fortifications, and the dock yard at Nicolaieff. The Grand Duchess of Leuchten berg had returned from 'Moscow. BELGIUM. A letter from Verviers (Belgium) mentions the arrival in that town on the 30th ult. of the Duchess of Orleans and her two tons, the Count de Paris and the Duke de Chartres, on her way to Germany. The Duchies was accompanied by the Count do Flandre, who had waited at Ostend for her arrival from England, and with his two aides-de-camp came with her as far as Verviers, after stopping a day 1 at Brunel'. THE BALTIC. (nm OUR own REVEL ROADS, Bm. 25. The high-pressure block-ships have all left for dear old England; the Hastings, Capt. Facahawe, was unfortunate enough, in beating out of the Gulf, to run lon the Nyground reef, off Odensholm, on which she lay 30 hours. The moment the admiral was made aware of the accident he deepatched the Cossack, Driver, and Bull dog to her assistance • but it was not until all her guns, shot, shell, anch ors and cables, coals, water, and even part of the ballast, bad been taken out, and she had been eased of 450 tons weight, that she was got off. No material injury was done to hull or keel. The Amphion, Capt. Key, has arrived from her cruising ground off Sweaborg, and brought a number of deserters from the enemy's gun-boats and batteries. Some of these, a corporal and three men, were re lieving guard one night, when the whole party made for the beach, secured a boat, and effected their escape. They confirm the reports brought by former deserters as to the magnitude of the enemy's losses, and inform us that if an opportunity offered half a regiment would desert. These men have been dis tributed as supernumeraries in different ships of the squadron. They are all young, active, and intelli gent men. The Hogue, Capt. Ramsay, is stationed in Baro Sound. The Blenheim is off Hango Head with • couple of gun-boats, and it appears that Capt. Hall makes use of these vessels to pay occasional visits in amongst the group of islands off that coast, to the no small astonishment of the natives. The Locust hie rejoined the flag, from the Gulf of Bothnis, bat, as far as I can learn, does not bring any thing of any note from Admiral Baines's squadron. The amount of shipping destroyed in that part of the Baltic this season is upwards of 40,000 tons, and, judging from the destruction caused by the squadron under Admiral Plumridge last year, I imagine that the list of merchant shipping is considerably reduced in Finland. Admiral Seymour is still at Seeker with his equadron of observation, and both officers and men are getting sick of the monotonous inactivity in which they remain. Yesterday we dre sed ship and fired a royal salute from every man•of•war at the anchorage, in honour of the fell of Sebastopol. The French had church ser vice on board, gni gave the crews a holiday. The Bul dog, Captain Gordon, takes the mail to Dan min. TROOPS FOR THE CRIMEA.—There are it present under orders for embarkation for the Crimea no fewer than 6,000 disciplised mem, who only await transports to convey them to their destinatiou. This large force includes 800 for the Royal Artillery, 900 mounted men for the leveret cavalry regiments in the East, and the balsam epeeists of detachments from the various depots for the service *now Dies of infantry regiment■ at the seat of war. In addition to the above upwards of 4,000 infantry will proceed from Gibraltar, Malta, the lonian Islands, and the Pitsens (Greece) to reinforce the army in the Crimea. MAJOR KlM:l.—Accounts have been received from Major Jobe Hyode King, 47th Reg., the eldest son of Lady King, Telegraph House, Yarmouth, who, on the arrival of the despatch announcing the fell of Sebastopol, was reported is the list as severely wounded; he le progress ing molt favourably. This officer has never been a day absent from hie duty since his regiment has been engaged on this sedulous service at Alma, Initennann, the trenshes, daring the whole of the winter, end Natty at the Redan. THE CAPTURE or SEBASTOPOL.—WORCESTER, TIIZSDAT —To day the Town Council of Worcester was summoned by the Mayor, J. Goodwin, Esq., to 'onsider an address to the Qaten on the recent victory; when, after en appropriate introduction by his worship, en address, In which the French alliance was specially referred to in terms of congratulation, was adopted, end ordered to be forwarded Se the Secretary of State for presentation to her Majesty. In the registration court of Yarmouth, the Conser vatives have gained seven tote!. OUR ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) CAMP t, re co b ee n Sebastopol. o il, riga t yet liyoCenc constructed, 4;ert A ueecit te s • ißttOhedeV, regarded n E aovdt Eh earth o ß a est AihdeSer others simply work-wh i ch O o sf P t O it Ban. ihl L e , li ar00ur63 : 6 1. 7101 The belief gains ground that the Russians are cover the retreat, and protect the rear-guard, of the army. They are so arranged as to form mean, s t defence aphid any sudden assault of the posit' whether from the sea or the roadstead, but do le s seem to have any character of permanence, nor to bs calculated for the bombardment or annoyance of the south side. It is also argued that the enemy could not now gain any military o bj ec t b y h o ldi ng the heights on the opposite side, commensurate with • the labours and difficulties which would be entailed upon the troops by the approach. tog winter, and the uncertainty respecting the transport of the necessary supplies of provisions, and stores of all kinds. In support of the conviction that the Russians are making arrangem en t s to retire, it has been observed that numerous waggons which have come into the north side from the direction of the Mackenzie Heights, apparently empty, have re. turned laden. Carts bringing io gabions have also gone out carrying either grain or provision.. The army encamped beyond Ink e rm ann appears to draw its supplies of food and forage from the stores a ces. mulated in the depots of the Sievernsie. Several lines of filled waggons have been noticed leaving Fort Constantine. The canvas town, or Kedikoi, of the north side, is nearly deserted ; there are not more than forty or fifty, if so many, wooden sheds left entire. Before the abandonment of the south side, this village presented all the appearance of a bustling, thriving, well-ordered little town. It has now the cheerless aspect of a deserted camp, with here and these lonely habitation left standing. If it be true, u used to be said, that this place was occupied by th e shopkeepers and civilians who had been compelled to quit Sebastopol, persons depending for their lireli. hood upon trading with the soldiery, their departure is very significant. The French have been very active in throwing bombs from their new mortar batteries egainatthe working parties, and in harassing the convoys moving along the roads, on the north side. On Wednesday, the 19th instant, a shell thrown from a large 13-inch mortar was seen to explode close to a line of waggons descending along the road below the Star Fort. The horses drawing the carte started in all directions, and confusion end alarm were mini. feetly created along the whole lice of the convey, Yesterday afternoon (20th) a fire broke out in a very large pile of buildings close to the shore between Fort Sievernaia and Fort Sukaia, not far from the part of the bay where the greater number of steamer' have been sunk. The buildings alluded to were not lofty, but occupied a very large space of ground, and formed the four sides of an enclosed square. They appeared to consist of a succession of store-houses. The fire broke out in the course of the afternoon, after some shells had fallen in their direction, and die presumed that it was attributable to the ineeediuy effect of these projectiles. The fire not only con. tinned to burn all last night, but as if other buildings had become lighted in succession, flames have been observed at intervals to break out from certain parts of the enclosure to day. There are only a few small houses outside the square, and as the outer walls of all the buildings comprising the square itself aro made of atone, and with comparatively small openings for air and light, the fire will not have the opportunity of extending itself. The principal mortar battery opened by the French is on the west aide of the South Harbour, in a very advanced position. It is armed with some of the huge mortars of novel construction which se rived in the Crimea about two months ago for oar Allies. Rockets have also been discharged &glint the enemy on the opposite side. The Russians has either very few mortars, or have some reason for not using them against us. It is not at all improbable that while they had brought nearly every available mortar to the south side, they were unable to con any away previous to the capture of the Islalakhok and abandonment of the other fortifications. The cumbrous form and great weight of this specie. of ordnance, would very probably induce them to con. vey across the bridge the more portable kinds d artillery in the first instance, and there is very little doubt that the assault took place before they bad hid time to carry many guns even to the other side. The few missiles thrown against the Allies since they have occupied the town and arsenal, from the north side, have been chiefly round shot, probably die. charged from sunk guns. It is still understood that a combined movement is to take place against the enem)'s position ou the Mackenzie Heights. A direct attack against Bakted. Sersi is spoken of, the approach from the south being made by a route which is kept secret, and which will have the advantage of avoiding the enemy's . foes tified entrenchments. Troops have been embark ing, both yesterday and to-day, at Kamiesch, and it ti understood that they are to proceed to Eupatom Five French divisions are to leave, it is said, E . ape. lone, and to march southwards, with the intention of meeting and combining with a corresponding force advancing from the south. The only English divie Moos which have received orders to hold themselves in readiness to move as yet are the First and Second, but other divisions expect to receive orders of the same nature. Should the enemy avoid battle, there will be an opportunity in all probability d destroying the principal stores of grain and provisions which have been collected to provide during the ensuing winter for the necessities of the force deemed advisable to be retained in the Crimea. These are said to be stored at Bektchi-Serai. ()mot i Pacha is also spoken of as likely to ass's' n this movement. Its execution may have been delayed by the change of weather which has occurred du rin g the last few days. On the night of the IBth, and morning of the 19th instant, a strong wind blew from the north, amounting at times to a gale. Id the course of the latter day the wind subsided, and was followed by rain which fell continuously until the 2 theOth. Itt ods aas well as the pia appearedtobeverygteenseurasle, and p'sol. doubt were rendered very unfavourable for the passage troops and artillery. Occasional showers are conti• and the atmosphere in atilt clouded and in an unsettled state. The temperature is milder to-day (21st), but has been very low and chilling. On the 20th, the anniversary of the first battle and victory in the Crimes, the medals which have arrived were distributed to a proportionate number of officers and men in the several regiments entitled. to receive them. As only a limited supply of medal/ had arrived with clasps for Alma and Inke r rr e they were nailed from head-quarters to each division in a ratio proportionate to the number of claimants. The selection of the recipients was left to the ger. rale commanding the divisions, and this selection was in most instances determined by the greeted amount of service in the Crime°. The medals were distributed to officers and men at divisional ;wades! In the evening most cf the regiments which bed been particularly engaged at Alma htld festive meetings, and numerous entertainments were kept up till a late hour in the various camps. weekly orwrnoun i ng o de t e e md l lei A rrangements made arvabeybilelteenitehmgeraadCpehribmYoefwaht shalleir pr !Foi e rel'eff iends m a ach stateh satisfaction o f h eal ttho. the moved from their tents or the field hospitals. As, badly wounded as to b h e veigl p e r twi e vi v lee e l n ep re fr d otvh f e re al! who source a being general rule, the reports respecting the progress a I be t een n w urem o m u b tl ea d rr ekodafbeelyi cases occurred scarcely any hope was entertain ed of »' covery from the first. Among those who wets. fe t ee w er e :ni p me ina d t er in t e u g f t v a h e t ose a ry lly se h ei xe h tl i e e h r h ll it e h ha t erte erj r .• s w in o m und d ed ied i , n i t s he Lt ass ee a te u oa lt n o t n -Co th l e oe ß e e l d o an o , oit a h n . d e w ee h b e e llg" w 4 Lord Gough, who commanded the 33rd—Doke d