The Express. — London, England, 1855-03-29 00:00:00

L.b.PERIAL PARLIAMET. ROUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNIIDAT, MARCH 28. The draAlia took the chair at II o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Piked Patent Coodle Company Bill manta a third time sod peened. The bilowlag bills were masidered sad ordered to be wad a th , rd time:—Deal.y mad Midland Railway Bill, Oesett Gte Bill, sad South Sta ff ordshire Railway Bill. PUBLIC BUSINESS. BILLS OF EXCHANGE BILL. Tie woad reeding of the Bills of Exchange Bill, which had originated la the Upper House, was rimed by Sir B. PaaaT. Mr. V•wcm moved that the bill be read a sewed time that day Mx smiths. sod was .sported by Mr. MONTI, Mr. Guitars, Mr. OP 00111 a, and others. Several mam bas having spokes is favour of the bill, The beam divided, sad the sombion were— For the mound reeding Aeiest it fi g-68 Sir F. KELLY had so wish to revive the discussion. He lied weed fee the bill is the usdersteadiag that it would be referred to s saint elmusittn. He thought the kw re tuned amendssent. The bill was this read a mend time. • SILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROI BILL. - Sk E. PERRY moved the mond reading of this bill. ▪ After a abort onversation this bill was also mad a locoed Mme, sod, with the former bill, ordered to be referred to a eldest eommittw. UNION OF BENEFICES BILL. Mr PEEWEE moved no second reading of this bill In 1860 as ass was introdueed to pat as end to the holing Gf pluralities, but a clause was inserted In another gime enabling any slumber of boaellees to be united mike SW. Ida ries victims aid thus the Jauntiest of the sit MO &idol. By 'ding the benefices a penes might hell shy member. Ho was sure the holm would admit that lido was a very obiastlasable state of things. He proposal by no Eon slams that so besedees more than throe ails sped ahead Is united, or when the ansaal lanes of one was Sill. The mead class provided for the as of mu lles of milegers sad endowed schools who were now mensal from mulasse in their livings. He would deprive all fu ewe Insolent al this privilege. 'Then was another evil whisk ha gel -sag Is meet by Me nisi dare. Is h = shwas' had hoes alleirod to crud,although Oho Insensat mosind kis Is. Gene. dins' envies was savor. nehmen in the parish. Hs Mat the Whop, with the swam of the sainater the ensues till a sum sadden to = was raked. Than won the prisalpal features of the sad he hoped the Musa weal& agree to themond .11.61 10M5. WPER Grossed the MU. He did sot Walt it Sodialis to make firsossat &asps la mitten of this NM. Several sod had bus In Johns's to the mks of be it medviadds mole as• snot shone. Grua fistulas ward ends hen boobs a r of sits is ths sadist. He Mason the dm. pro- As the mod dams • very disesin Impasionsat. M Ms shied des% k ins 'morally tha east= to Bones the said secs et SIM siker large room for rift worship whim thin use IMP& al the a n is e: l 2 undo: these simunstasses he ill sot Ili& devise Me pada st a sitogyins orbs us a shwa. From disk szporiames sf Ilk E. Pears sit, May brow it was bet tor to have a dawns, without a ram* than a thumb without a sissames. H. saw so someity he the MU, and be hyoids him pelkoma would withdraw it. Ho begged M mem. as es mandmiat, that the bill be rind a sonsd Sas that day .ii Mr. E. PRILLIMORE said that the bill popgun to deal with One nay impottaat question, the asks of Immalsse, the noldems of sternness. sad the ball/is MeholidlorP ▪MT it moans. He thought W Emit at &haws, in the felt dawn • good prevision, MA ha Mg see thin it MANN@ M make my ohmage as to the wise se the E. Ilighpionl of ths snood dome, and thought ltihi Is eztoadad leanal sad peens .l3. 4&—lblii dean, it was snap= to thxyz i •It the hes. animus (Mr. Caerine), as it was II should sot onlimed M say wish elm anon ins Imam' Mr path' wain* He would =tam say Obits& to the hSleningiM sesratttes. idas IZODYEall impel the M. The third dare was with sae la • OM Wan bandaged by the boa. samba b lhassi (Mr. Immesh whisk wee sideeled by She house ohm hall dhewries. It premed le rawordy see :L O 2 errether. Slew, there was se ehaeoh theme bens Theme aught te be se aibbl= amok *Wee She lands& et the sales lees le be ereeliwei am a whale. Mr. P 0011111) samptimed Ms hill. The evil sided whisk no tided time was &keels& was sslssious. is =rwham One was se chunk the lassiabsst ptrdoi euses, dilhosjlhasver wad sass plan. Mr. HENLW tho issosvodense i r s = ea nab wllb.l The third ia ==a ll sone seen =IN ass eyay fir it would be impossible Mesa gaggle M sralasolhe merest a shush if they kayo OM the Messes inks lassies ht hs al e ri b ar net puegase. The bud issue al i n Ms et Orin wee to Owe as in muns. sad smell lads& the adman.. of pareishial aniaistsmiss. Una hid wont to • division he should von ,agalast the assrad rasdag. Mr. FEWER hada, replied, The bones divided, when adding appeared, For the assool reading Anhui it The bill was therefore lat. ECCLESIASTICAL PROPERTY (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was read a mooed time. VACATING OF SEATS IN PARLIAMENT BILL. Mr. WRIGHTSON moved the snood reading of the bill. Mr. W. WILLIAMS ssaddered it a at intselliense with the established seastitatioad rights of aleskiesa- Nor, hou)—asil Mt NO as, asonsity Os gas. ”soil Maar. NO MN Miff* boss made out Is Mamie sl ihs bill, he Oak bead Is spasm its farther prawn. Mr. BANJOS spool OM the his. mash* fir Lae. both that, in a senalkeillsmal point of it.., the shaman al the bill was missideison At the Fiona =mat than wen several plasm asipastiag whisk they did set bow whether they INN esoupted er wet. He lobbed three inn ale easeptime es the sulo that W k who asasphd jinn skald thorospera go bask to their emslitunals. Fuelkommt had eadiravonsd to maks the asperses of alsdisms ant to aothing. He ad mitted that a eigeian issumast which he had is.. with reforest* to • mesh &dies for a nolusgolitan borough showed that no selimgl hod sot ham oultely neeessful. The parent nommil assured t• kin nett unfavourable for the insolent's Mesa a bill. Sir G. GREY sod the dint of the li was to peened the pablis osawminsa, sad set Is land= with dm sights ▪ easdiandso, by seeding own= Is asses km am niter M sisslbse slant Swab: wasting ask suds. Than had hum many hams' la width the plasma lasts of tho law Ind gonad vary isassomisat ; and SWIM as the applieatisa of the bill was, he said sot see why it should Ise mend. Mr. BEN INCH thought the of the last few weeks with respect to changes of aim afforded a stmsg argunsat "mint a bill which would toad to inmate that praatios. (Heat, hoar) Mr. HADFIELD moved that the bill be read a mend elms that day sin months. If they ensented to fritte r sway sentinatiosal am pen u sake little by Uttar, they would ultimately have lest all. ear. bort.) Mr. BARROW the amsadmiont, and observed that if the bill penal, a minahst wb Mid 'floe undo. 'admit, with the sgoaehalliss sif hi onstionney, night antionseady moan Wile wader a Gallas. et totally di ff erent printings Vismil simetthmats having any voice in the molten Mr. limn' add so doubt bletlevildiele might arise M monbass ham ask lading it dash to get re-sleeted; bathes le emehle diatom to oppose gush ea obstacle to se tt a r b ress dean that the presest arrangsmost was bowl Mr F. Taal said, nit lisolog takes into smonat the Na of acre— who had had slim seder ese gams moat effellefee merlin It 'oder nether, he had pre view., te that SAM* bleu dime* le usprport the sewed u realms n ; o but as he sew ra la w the matter a Miami light, be nde he the eareadsiat. Sir 0. ORZY said if the nada, at the bill would ast be andinehro to the inissed. ef MIN it ought Mahe weeded ; but be ved that It would be. As ea Mir wallas se the lasesvedssee of the mesas weeasumeas. he would deem that whoa the meta Lord Mel ;wales of the Qum% iamb seaweed oho elks elm for that of Allesesy4Doeseal, he Met his mat, sad p= the public issiowshaso, he the reminds" of of the ha was sot il_lettleellee. Mr. S. WORTLEY thought that as the law stood tha mews was In masa embamossod ia the shako of ism osenats ; as& this was one mania why it had so Ass happened that the right ass bad set boss pat la the right pion. Lard LOVAINE seppeend the ansadzasat. Mr. B. DENISOM baron the hill would promote the public inure.. Mr. DEEDI6B thought so public Wary said arks hem the swiss of the bill; while it would cordial, ho • meat sosviiniones to the goverment of the day. Thu house divided— For the "send molls( _ For the mandarin. 73-4 NOTES The DM wee accordingly lost. CONVENTION WITH BARDINIA BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQURIL midi be honed wi objection would be offered to the seend see el this bill, the object of which was es sad& the gewannnat to tales the fascia which might be &..1 *y Mum onil the esayeation with Sardinia. He was s Gwen UM Ono r ai rv a kelisasee which were likely ID 44 _dos to Mil , 'hut If any poists Wife 01/MiMin to rogilme LWhe would suggest that they timid be raised _ •See then read • wooed ties& Arnim a m ,. Gairmin A n glowed that the bill Bleak be takes beton the Loam et 'notions on the fol.. lowAg (this) day, at half p est 4 o'cloak. ceded In el • "int weavenaito a, this ursnienteat was N- The house adjourned at US ealantee to wiz. ITIRTAL PAWL—MULLIN, DAT..-.March 211. lons et. veriest, 816 ; ratty 87 611 .1 116 ,16/' -Total, RC sro `. • • ` ` • `• THE EXPRESS. THURSDAY Taa report, Out the .French and English have °assented ts conclude a pesos on will leave the fortifieatiou of Sebastopol l and in the possession of Russia, gains gaud. Operations on the Stock Exchange by peat capitalists, generally understood to have access to eldiable sources of information, and the laboured attempt of Lord PALMERSTON, in his speech on Major Rues motion, to represent the results of our mili tary operations in the East as perfectly satisfactory, are cited in corroboration of the rumour. The par tisans of Government attempt to vindicate the con soles by attributing it to an artful political stratagem. The extremely moderate proposals of France and England, they allege, are dictated by the conviction that Russia will not accept them ; that Its inveterately aggressive propensities will be thus more unequivocally exposed; and that Austriawill then have no excuse left for refusing to throw its sword into the scale. We repeat these rumours and specula. dons as they have reached us, without vouching for their reliability. One remark, however, obtrudes' itself with regard to them : English statesmen have never gained anything by playing such a wily game as is here attributed to our present rulers. What if Russia should take them at their word, and mess peace on the terms they are alleged to have offered P One sad result of such an event would seem to be inevitable. At present great and growing cordiality and confidence animate the French and English nations. It is only on an entente cordiale between the peoples that we can rely for the permanence of friendly relations between Franc, and England. The persons of their rulers may be changed any day, or the disposi tions of the rulers may alter, even though the indi viduals remain unchanged. Now, lithe Emperor of the Funs consent to withdraw his troops from the Crimea re *luta there an be no doubt that his prestige will be endangered, and the stability of his government with It. In that case, nothing is so , likely as that his partisans may seek to rehabilitate him in the opinion of the French people and army by attributing the whole blame to perficle Albion ; and this may lead to coolness and distrust between the two nations even while the two courts keep smiling and grimes/is/at one another. It is tea he hoped that cousideratiou like these may have well* with our Government, and induce them brawling in an honest and straightforward course, even though they should have been tempted to try to gain their ends by tortuous diplomatic intrigues. The warning, however, can scarcely be said to be un soiled foe—go strong are the ground,s for fearing that the dominant class in this country (through all its shades of opinion) is so impatient for peace as to be willing to arrive at it by concessions incompatible with the permanent tranquillity of Europe, and the honour and interest of England. It is not so much the war that they fear as the consequences of the war here at bass. In the course of one campaign the utter salbenees of their administrative system has been laid bow Their conscious incapacity leads them to fear ad • isoond campaign may make the angry and disiblad spirit which already pervades the whole of society burst all bounds. They cannot Mae Nue/elves to give up one iota of the monopoly .[administrative government they have enjoyed; and to prevest its being snatched from them they are eager to huddle , np a peace on any terms, because their war mismanagement shows their incapacity in such a startling light. It is too late : • disgraceful pesos concluded to hide their shame will aggravate the national discontent and accelerate the termination of their exclusive sway. _ _ The negotiations at Vienna are conducted with all the secrecy of a Masonic lodge; and it may be long enough ere anything transpires from that quarter. It is believed among persons ordinarily well-informed that the conference may not improbably be adjourned fora short time, to give the Russian Plenipotentiary an opportunity of ascertaining the views entertained by his Court of the terms offered with a view to main tain the balance of power in the Black Sea. Turn ing our eyes from Vienna to the Crimea, a similar system of dawdling and delay appears to be at work there. Before Sebastopol there is still the old ostentatious note of preparation, with inces sant postponements of active operations. From Eu patoria our despatches are of a less recent date than they ought to be; because Colonel Suwon, infected by that mania for secrecy and mystery which has laid hold of all English official., has given orders that no newspaper correspondent's letters shall be taken by the same boat which conveys the official intelli gence of any important event to Government. It ap pears, however, sufficiently from our Eupatoria and Balaklava letters, that much time has been wasted at the former place in idle and aimless parliamenting ; that Colonels Butitows and La Mau had been to Lord Raowe's head-quarters to hold a "palaver ;" and that, after they returned, ONES PACHA had sailed to Kamiesoh for the same purpose. It is received as an axiom in military science that " a council of war never fights;" ►nd with half-a-dosen successive councils, the case is, if possible, still more hopeless. From the Circas sian coast we have long stories of little enterprises. The most important attempt of the British equadron— that at Bonjuk Kaleh—bas evidently been a failure, from the failure of the promised co-operation of the Circassian. In abort, the_allied forces in the East appear to be awaking from their winter slumbers, and resuming their military tasks, like the men of whom MILTON says, that when found asleep on their posts, they "roues and bestir themselves ere well awake."—Daily NOW. ituv err; • Condos !vain toiror, by Two °Week on Um TO CORRBO dvirtimsels lalsaglad tor "its must be at the Mo. 10, EMI 407 of paliludos. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tin DAT-1111ondag, 11%. Oat afteSooo. Ob. OM To-nossow—Marsiag, 01. 211 Annan% 01. 41ka. ' LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 29. LATEST FROM ABROAD. DIY .01 (FROM Tall - I ._ mu) SIMIAN T 11301.11.1.) .ONDINT 01 TIM DAILY NEWS.) PANS, TRIMDAT MORNING. It is officially announced that Her Majesty Queen Victoria has invited the Emperor and Empress of the French to the English Court, and that their Imperial Majesties expect to arrive in London towards the. middle of next month. PRUSSIA AND THE WESTERN POWERS. A circular despatch, dated the 16th instant, signed by M. Mantsuffel, and addressed to the Prussian ministers at German Courts, contains a statement respecting the special niimions of Herr von Usedom and General von Waded to London and Paris. It is therein had down that, "according to the express command of the King of Prussia a regular under standing with the cabinets of London and Paris cannot be attained, until Prussia has, by participation in the pesos conferences, acquired a thorough knowledge of the full import of the bases of pesos, for the attainment of which she would have to eater into obligations." It is added, "As yet there has nothing taken plat* between us and the Western Powers beyond a confidential interchange at Ikea, from which we, for our part, have not &- pried, and which &meter, if it had been observed on all aides. would, primps, have prevented many misnadmnandings. This intarohanp of views, how ever, ennot, with allege dams desire of arriving at an understanding, hopes, an es any obligations by antieipation."—Doi New. INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIA PM ANDLIALKI LID aims' (num a■ 01=1 DULY wawa.) TRIEBTE, Winsasnsy. The steam Boabsy anived this day, at ,11 &dock a.m. in 113 lime from Alexandria. The Isla s Clink sad Australia mails left Alex mirk so dm SW haft, with intelligence from Cal ming, Feb. 24; Madras, 28; Clalle, March 3; Bom bay, March ; Shanghai, Feb. 8; HoorKong, 1b; Singapore, 23; Sydney, Jan. 27; Melbourne, 31; Adelaide, Feb. 3; Mauritius, 18. Hider Klan, as representative of Dost Mahomed, has arrived at Jellalabad, on his way to Peshawar, to negotiate with the Chief Commissioner. Lord Dalhousie has gone to the Neilgkerries. The condition of Cade becomes daily more de plorable. At Calcutta and Bombay, trade dull, and freight low. The price of opium has declined. The Four per Cents. are at a discount of 7 per oent. The Bank discount at 10 per cent. Exchange, 2s. ld. The export of tea from Foochoo has reached this NMI twenty-six millions of pounds. CHINA. The French had again attacked Shanghai, and been repulsed with loss by the rebels. The country round Canton is in the hands of the rebels. Oar Correspondent at the last moment received another despatch from Shanghai, which stated that the Frew& commander had again attacked the rebels, and had suffered another reverse. Exchange at Canton, 4a. 71d.; Shanghai, 6e. Td. AUSTRALIA. Sir W. Denison, Governor General of Australia, arrived at Sydney lanuary_l7. No further disiurbanore have occurred at Ballarat. Trade in Australia has somewhat improved, bat political matters are unsatisfactory. - Prices et wool fiat. Gold ;Whet dull; prices, 31. 16e. per os. Freights have fallen—wool, ld. per pound weight; tallow, 60s. per ton to London. AND INITIIN TKITISDAY. The Viet* Winging the above Mails, arrived hers at 10 o'clock this morning. THE UNITED STATES. ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA. allr UAGRITICI TILZOLPI.) (non Tl 3 razassozmorr OF rza DAILY DIM.) LIVERPOOL, TIVIADAT 310ANING. This morning the Royal Mail steam-ship Canada, Captain Stone, arrived in the Mersey, with the usual mails from the United States and British North America. She sailed from Boston on the 17th inst., and Halifax on the 12tb, three days later than her appointed time, and has brought, besides the mails, 80 passengers and 1,600,000 dollars in specie on freight. The Royal Mail steam-ship Africa, from hence on the 3rd instant, arrived at Halifax on the 15th instant, and the United States steamer Pacific, from hoses on the 27th ult., at New 'fork on the 13th. The news of the Emperor of Rugria's death created a profound sensation. The latest date from California, per. Nina" is February 16. She brought over a million dollars in geld dust. New diggings had boa disoovered. The trade was in a depressed stab. From the Havannah we hear that tranquillity cautioned. At the departure of the steamer muff was war at New York, and stooks firm. . 'The eetten emetitet was unsettled. The market for ' breadstuff' was dull, and rather w• Pork declined. Freights WA, lower. Piolimp aa London, 110. The Sultan ham been plowed to confer thp first earns of the Ordsr of Abdsl-Medjid oa PUN Mental Lord Raglan sad Lisatassat-Ornersi Die lobs F. Burgoyne, The Post states that the third of the Fostr Foists heels' some wider the ooaddaratios of rho Comma of Visalia, sad the Ploalpotratbarias having ozabitagod their ideas epos this Important coadition, it has boas found by thou necessary to coserneareite with their various 'ovum *as, sad especially with St. Nurnberg, is ocesegsenee of the inability of the plenipotentiaries to reconcile their respeirtive iastrutioas. The saxes journal says, saort t nen x that ft is Lemnos*, to now that the Pint and Shoed Points b bees @seeped—they have bee*" atenly •fr kaowledged at to their renal Owing." Vtit Court. Hat and Prin;* Albert, secotapanied by the Priiss of hamossoll tke Haymarket Theatre with tinnyisinso ovimijr. The royal nits eassistad of tke De ieeeat/Mell, die gas. Lacy Ken, Kul Barran, v ßasparia, sad Captain Da Plate orAierbilirt, asserspealed by lirinee Alfred sad the Pekin of Leninism, visited Mr. float Russell's ironworks sr 11111 wall yesterday for the purpose of impacting the new Its sing batteries sad the large steamer la mane of con rlslr Duchess gnat visitad the Duchess of Olonossta yob/day at Olonceeter-hense, Piccadilly. A Cabinet Council wu held at the Foreign-081os, Downing-street, yesterday afternoon. The Ministers present ware Viecosnt Palmerston, the Lord Chan cellor, Earl Granville, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Bir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, Lord Pan mare, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, and Sir William Molesworth. The Council sat two hours and a haiL Meetings of the Oxford Usivenity Commission wan held at No. 18, Gnat Qaeset-street, Westminster, as Moeda, as/ ma/ay. The eemmissienere premat were the Sal of l is, the Bari of Harrowhy, Sir 13. Cenewall Lewis, the Dean of Will., so/ Sir Johs Awdry, with the iseentasise, Mr. Goldwis Smith sad the am S. W. WWI,. Restatehee Inn tits Conessader al —the Foram is the Croon IMO brought by messespr to Lord Pasant' yee- Wag. MARCH 29, 1865., UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION• IDINT OW Tll3 DAILY xzws.) PARIS, Miami Z. (71011 VII IRIWAL ENGLISH PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE. It is my pleasing duty to inform your readers that arrangements have been made between her Majesty's commissioner, Mr. Cole, and the French government, the result of which is the approaching arrival of the English pictures in Paris. I hare already referred, at some length, to the causes which once threatened to leave the English space in the art gallery unoccu pied. I wrote on French information; but on French information of the most precise and reliable nature. I was told that the English committee, with Lord Cowley at its head, had pronounced against the safety of the art galleries, in opposition to the gen tlemen at the head of the pompiers, who declared the building to be safe. I hithfully reported to your readers the tone in which the resolution of Lord Cowley had been received in Paris. It was chattered about in the ateliers, as a happy dodge, by which proud England might escape a damaging competi tion. It was deliberately stated also, that the building presented no extraordinary points of danger. I have been at some pains to sift the real facts of this matter, from the statements based purely upon Parisian imagination. The result of my in quiries, and of the information the English committee have freely afforded me, are these. A report reached the government in England that the fine art building, the materials of which were chiefly wood, bad been built near a sugar refinery— and that the walla of the two establishments almost touched. Now, as a sugar refinery is a property all fire insurance companies are loath to touch—as Mr. Braidweod declares it to be a building which, once on fire, people have only to run for their lives, there being no hope of extinguishing the flames—and as the government are in the position of trustees in regard to the English fine art contributions—it became a matter of good faith, of honour, not to place the cream of the English school in a position of positive peril. For, it should be here observed, the English contributions are not the contents of a single Royal Academy exhibition transferred to Paris, they consist, on the contrary, of the choicest spnimens of our British artists Thus there are some Ninlreadys which could of this artist's earlier time. These are the property, not of the artists, but of private collectors, who bed been induced, in some instances most unwillingly, to make temporary gaps in their galleries. The govern ment had undertaken to return these borrowed pic tures to their proprietors, uninjured. Well, having been informed of the above risk, the government at once consulted with Mr. Braidwood. The result was that an experienced person, in the confidence of Mr. Braidwood, was sent to examine the building. His report was most unsatisfactory. We will pan by the heaps of damp rubbish found in the cellars, &0., and come to the real danger, viz., the proximity of the sugar refinery. This proximity was declared to be dangerous ; and I believe it was officially declared that the English government could not assume the re sponsibility of placing the best specimens of the national school of art in a building so menaced. It is just to add, that the danger once fairly pointed out to the Imperial government, every possible effort was made to remedy the error of placing an art gallery in such a position. Consulta tions and meetings with M. Fould ended, on Saturday last, in an arrangement by which Mr. Cole, on the part of the English government, agreed to hand the English pictures over, the impe rial government undertaking to build up a thick wall between the galleries and the refinery, and to erect a large reservoir in the vicinity. These precautions having been adopted, the pictures will be safe. I may add that the English government has assured them for 180,0001. It may be also interesting to your readers to learn that the English contributions consist of about 1,000 oil and water colour paint ings, including architectural drawings, and of about fifty pieces of sculpture. lam assured also that the best productions of our first artists are included in the collection. This should be welcome intelligence to all who know how slow our allies are to give us an inch of ground in art, a realm of which they aspire to be sovereign rulers. Turning from the picture controversy, I may state that the greater part of the British contributions has arrived in Paris; but people complain of unnecessary delay in the erection of counters. Many exhibitors have also arrived from England during the last few days; and they are said to have given orders for stall de corations to a fabulous amount already. A report is also very general that the Queen will be in Paris in the course of next June. Her Majesty may rely upon a moat hearty reception, if she come. Another report, to which I have once or twice alluded, but which I have already contradicted formally, on the authority of the Imperial Commissioners, is again bandied about the cafés. People pretend to have heard from people—not exactly upon the throne, but near enough to touch it—that the Exhibition will not be opened before June. Let not English exhi bitors rely upon this rumour : undoubtedly, whether finished or unfinished, the doors of the Palais de l'lndustrie will be thrown open on the Ist of May. The catalogue framers are being pushed ahead vigor ously, in consequence. or men. But a more serious strife is no doubt at hand. The very importance of the position to the Russians renders it imperative on our parts not to permit their securing it for themselves without contest. The French and English general officers commanding the engineers, and General Canrobert in person, were seen for some time busily surveying the neighbourhood of this new point of interest, and engaged in close conference. shortly after they had taken their departure, orders were given for every available man of the Light Division of the English, servants and batmen in cluded, to be under arms at sunset; in part for a working party, the remainder to form a guard. This body of troops moved off, and remained in a convenient situation in silence, which was interrupted only by the fire kept up between the batteries on Frenohman's-hill and the Reden and Round Tower —the rushing noise of the Lancaster throwing grape in the direction of the enemy's working parties—the occasional roll of drums in Sebastopol, mingled with , the barking of dogs, who always make themselves heard in great numbers whenever there is more than ordinary disturbance in the garrison—or the loud call of the Russian sentries passing on at regular intervals the accustomed watchword. At length sufficient darkness, favoured by the absence of the moon. was spread around for the working parties to advance, and follow the directions of the engineers unobserved by the enemy. At the same time a large body of French troops moved on the right, and, the necessary dispositions being made, the Allies worked in concert at a covered approach in a direction toward the new Russian work, which daylight alone exposed to the attention of the enemy. This approach was connected on the left with the advanced works on Frenchman's hill; on the right with the line of advanced works held by the French on the Inkermann heights. During the night the enemy threw a considerable quantity of shot and shell against Frenchman's hill, and several times there was an interchange of musketry between the sentries thrown out in front and those of the enemy. Our casualties, however, amounted only to one man of the 34th Regiment killed and one of the 88th wounded. So far in advance on the left was the sap carried that a number of the pits used by the Rues= riflemen were either filled up or carried into the line of work, and there will now be sufficient cover to pre vent them from again lodging themselves in this position. This double advance of the enemy on the east and west sides of the deep ravine which leads to Careen ing Bay is now the chief subject of interest in the right attack, and must within a very short time lead to a closer straggle. Large working parties will, this evening, continue the approaches, commented last night, towards Gordon's-hill. No rocketa were fired last night from the Victoria redoubt. So strong is the glare of light at the mo ment the rocket starts from the gun, and so wide the distance over which this is reflected4that on the night of the 9th inst. a working 'party employed on the extreme left of Frenchman's-hill, and very much in ' advance, were by this means suddenly exposed to the tight of the enemy, who at once took advantage of the discovery by commencing a heavy discharge of shells in their direction. On the following night the discharge of these powerful missiles was continued, and a small building in the dockyard was set on fire, but speedily extinguished. Several &sorters have come into camp from the enemy, and have reported that Prince Mentehikoff has been wounded. One story is, that he was wounded in the leg by a round shot while going round the fortifications, and that amputation has been performed ; another is, that he has been accidentally wounded by a shot from a Avian rifie- ESCAPE OF THERE RUSSIAN PRISOIMILL—LEWES, gIONNIDILY Arreasoon.—This morning, while Lieut. man. the irwma „ o f the War pr i ma , wee out on t h e The Rev. Mr. Sheikh's, one of the most devoted of Beath Downs with them 200 of the prisoners, three of these the Roman catholic chaplains with the army, died is Le is the pd.' absted la* Wye- As they had Ml' camp yesterday. Ble had not very long returned irteed to melees p 1 **has, any walked through the from the hospital at Scutari, to which he had gone lowa to the ronworesseise. salt were taken for Germans by after suffering . tram e very severe illness in the early Government have called upon a number of the the towlisPr& WWI.? ha :Mr " ter London g sad Fast of the winter. lest distinguished officers now in Bogland---both of ' 1 1 : 4 77' 1eft , 1 Thri thee walked leisu rely n The last day on two we have had high w e nd and the Queen's and the Indian armies—to state, in writ. to; e ards High-wriest, when the guard who wezi e tz smug nits, but the weather continues mild. The health / tag. their opinions a• to the advisability of am caught caught sight of them. Finding they were_ p_ . the end aPPearannn bt 4,e troops continue to improve mating the two services . Sir Erskine, Peery started off up Sigh-street at fall speed, followed ay th e daily gillallirelotios of **lotion, bearing en Pain sabitat, ftsr guard, mob of people, and Mr. Smith, a Welter, on horse- • to-meerew(Friday). back. Al he rapidly gained ea them, they toned up Maxon 18. OA pia temtreet sa d i nto the stabs-yard of th e Whi te Ban As let all is preparation, but no events. The. .1 Hotel, where they seamed themselves. One of them was wcather is beautifully mild, but the wind is strong , • It i s stated in a second edition:- of the Bones that raptasidtn *store, a second had ‘. _bolted the khan', though it does little harm. My shanty hen been M. Dros t e do Lime, the Miaistr.r of Foreign Affhirs, left aZdjahedtat ld net b e fo un d , bat hae:iii:ealtrgil lave_ blown down by one of the wind-bursts. I have %tie en Wednesday evening far tosigoa, sad that on his ea the outskirts of th e town, an d roavolo a e jaak "T o been obliged to have everything packed up to pre nt'"'l be :I: Ifilr4"Yier aktf a,* M. ds A0ur440,1 1 ar prison. How they effected their mr, pe i e a vent petty larceny, bud am sitting Ithg Muh l , among st the Con aim ' mystery, as thin prina Is surreundecl 17 s li!phingh wal. the Tullis of C4lttttage. TEE TURKISH ARM Y lIQ (PEON THE SPIIICI•L CORIATAPONDINT OF FRI DAILY NEWS.) j d wa o el not n°tt o k i 4A n t' cl c w ldi wi th thik e °1 . h ° r t ca nt va ß l asc ry, h an e E ls d li k , l o s ain y. g Othrtethonetposarritsv,alheofrecoguth s t o ll e r eg ot,ene t tl irdl o a pera i edl Os oo C i m f u parma 0 us. in him an old acquaintance and countryman,PPri ce Radler'. A short conversati on ensue d , i n which the Turkish general announced to the ot her thedeath of the Emperor Nicholas, the news of which it appeared h in d I not yet reached him, and after an interchange of oo 1 plimenta, they separated. Today it was determine' to renew the oonferenoe, for the purpose of wane s , an exchange of prisoners, and with t hi s view Zee; Pacha again went out with a squadron of Wo o , and accompanied by a small party o f o ffi cers id Ili duty, amateurs and others. As soon as they got past ass own videttes the lancers halted, and the rest, about thirty in number, galloped on towards the enemy's videttes, which of course ran away towards their main guard. We followed for a distance of about five hundred yards, and there halted. An aide-dr. camp, accompanied by a trumpeter, was sent on la front ; the Cossacks awaited them all on the alert; the main guard mounted, swarms o f grey -coated little men on horseback began to rise out of all the hollows and across the brow of the high ridge which surrounds the gait Lake, and gallop hither and thither like ce many ants. Our arrival had created great sensation, and we were evidently viewed with no small susp. don. The alums all ()eased, however, when sir trumpeter blew a long blast, and at the samemomast 'the general and his whole party dismounted and be. gun to stroll about. Two or three Cossacks now came cautiously forward, and a conversation hem at shouting distance, but they could not be induced to approach nearer until Zaffir Pacha himself rode up, spoke to them in Russian, and pledged his word this nothing unfair was intended. A message was this sent down to the lieutenant commanding the deter*. sent forming the main guard, and stationed at a t bridge in a hollow at the head of the lake, about five hundred yards from us, who sent off a Cossack imme diately to Prince Radivil. Apparently the head-quarters were a long distance elf, for we were at least two hours onlthe ground before there was any sign of his highness'. approach. We spent the time either in walking about and smoking, at 'vatting on the hillocks, and dozing, or examining the /leaden lancers with telescopes. The trumpeter and the aide-de-camp had in tho meantime got on terms of the warmest friendship with the Cossacks, and were treating one another to potations of raki. 'ln spite of the fineness of the day and the novelty of the scene the whole affair was beginning t o ge t very tiresome, when we perceived a party of horsemen crossing the ridge on our right and descending to the bridge at a tearing pace. The lancers in the hollow jumped to their feet, ranged themselves in a line oa the roadside, and, in reply to the usual inquiry oa the part of the Prince as to how his children were going on, wished him the enjoyment of good health with a very loud yell. This is the formula of which all the superior officers, from the Emperor down, make use of in addressing the regiments or corps drawn up to receive them, or when passing before them in review, and the soldiers are taught to repeat a certain phrase in reply immediately on their entering the army. In addition to this, on the Em- peror's saying he is satisfied with them, the corps shouts in answer, " We wish it were better." Apropos of all this, a Polish officer told us, on our way home, a droll story of a Jew at Warsaw, who some years ago received a thousand blows of a stick and was sent into Siberia, because he was in the habit of collecting flocks of turkeys, and exclaiming to them, " How are you, my children ?" to which the turkeys responded by their well-known eeries of guttural ejaculations. In two or three notes the Prince arrived at the spot, where Zaffir Pacha awaited him, at full gallop, followed by three or four aides-de-camp. The rest of our party were one or two hundred yards is the rear, and though the proceeding was by no means ere regle, we began to sneak up by degrees, our cu riosity gathering strength at every step, and at last mounted, and surrounded the two generals com pletely. Outside of us formed a row of Cossacks on foot, as ruffianly-looking a pack as my eyes have ever rested upon, and who examined and commented upon us with considerable animation. The individual who seemed to excite most of their attentioa was a young French officer of engineers, resplendent with epau lettes and aignillettes, who, when called forward by Zaffir Pacha to be presented to the Prince, dashed up at a gallop, making at the same time one of those magnificent French bows which consists in taking off the cap and holding it in the hand for four or five minutes. Upon witnessing this, every Cossack gave his neighbour what is vulgarly called " a dig " in the ribs with his elbow, and all grinned broadly. I no- ticed that several were decorated with very handsome crosses, which they wore outside their long greatcoats. The conversation which followed had relation prin• oipally to the prisoners, nine or ten of our men having been taken in the late reconnaisunce, and we boasting the possession of five ever since the affair of the 17th of February. It was fnally agreed that an exchange should take place to-morrow at noon, on the spot occupied by the foremost of the Russian videttes. Prince Radivil then inquired after Iskender Beg, whom they believed to be dead, sent him a thousand compliments, and hoped he would soon be cured, &c. The captain of the Colombo was called forth, and introduced as the gentleman who brought up the news of the Emperor's death. Whereupon he took off his hat, made a very profound bow, and, in a neat speech, requested the Res sign general to accept his sympathy for the lose of so great a man, which that functionary agreed to do ; then everybody pulled out his tobacco bag or his cigar case, and an exchange of tobacco and cigars took place, each side extolling its own wares as the best and purest specimens of the deli cious weed to be found in the Crimea; after which Prince Radivil inquired if there were many vessels here, and if we were short of any item in our sup plies ; to which the Pacha replied to the effect that on the contrary we were rolling in luxury, and had only to clap our hands to have our fondest wishes gratified limed on the spot. On this the enemy con that they had not always a sufficiency of wine, which called forth from our side exprea. alone of deep condolence. Everybody now for about the tenth time took off his hat or made his salaam, a la Turque to everybody else, and Zaffir Pacha started off at a gallop, followed by all the party, and after a quarter of an hour's hard pricking we came up with the squadron of lancers, and re entered the town at a walk, highly delighted with the day's entertainment. March 9. Another meeting between Zaffir Pasha and Prince Radivil took place to-day, in which I war afraid the former would have cut a very sorry figure, as three of our five prisoners were ill, and it would have looked rather ounoos for two generals and their staff to meet in a plain to exchange two prisoners. However, the Russian expressed his regret that he was unable to do what be had promised without first receiving instructions from head-quarters, which he had sent to request. Compliments were again ex ' °hanged, and we were leaving the ground when a leaptain of the Tartars, who bad sneaked out in our sear, suddenly bolted to the enemy. An officer was sent al to request that he should be delivered up, as deserted weatherlll d el h was e had heaia of rev talk of our mewing. March 10.—Ooronel Simmons and Lord Brugheal arrived from Balaklava last night, and to-day., to mag truce, uifice b n u t, t t b h u is t everybody's astonishment, they are going out to told another coaterence with the Russians. This will be the fourth day in succession that these pourparlers have taken place. One would suppose thy. were making s i rrangements for the resurrectiosi of Roland, or the amnion of the Crimea to the allies, or at least the ruing of the fortifications at Sebastopol. It is to be hoped that one of them results will follow from these multiplied palaver.. No great pfortess hue as yet been nud e , _ however, since, as you are already aware, Abe fi rst day was devoted to an exchange oe. comply 'mints—the second and third to irxrk eg tsg the' .exchange of two prisoners, private %soldiers; and`, unless the fourth is more fruitful, there will certaial( be ample ground for the observation, of ce rtain mal licious individuals, who say that ' t h e w h o le affair ir ,. so much child's play—ridiculr, us at • any time, but doubly ridiculous w hen Enp',and, France, and the whole world, are looking tr., us for hard blows, and are in nowise iuterested in au exchange of bows and THE SANITARY COMMIE EAST. The Sanitary Commission hu already done some good. The hospitals on shore at Scutari and Kula, and the float'sg one off the Songlio Point, have been inspected and reported upon. The authorities have given the com mistiest everf assistance, and the works recommended are commeneed. Mr. Wilms, one of the inspecton of nuisances from Liverpool, is stationed at Scutari, and has about twenty Turks and Greeks employed under him as seavengen. Lord William Paulen is to give him an Interpreter, but at pee -1 mat it is amusing to hear has directing them is English, not one word of which is ladentoed by his squad, who, not witbstaading, manage to get ea. The place wean an im proved appeases, already. Dead dogs are buried, rubbish is swept tip sad removed, and this will continue to be done daily. The corridors within the barrack hospital are being lime-washed, privies flushed and ventilated, water tasks emptied, cleaned, and roofed over, sewers cleansed and trapped, and better ventilation provided wherever practicable. Mies Nightingale, with whom Mr. Rawlinsoo, the engineer to the commbeloo, has had several interviews, is delighted at a prospect of a change for the better. Military Olken, doctors, sad nurses have all suffered from fever, which ought to have been prevented. A fine young man, the fore as= of the cementer& mat out by Sir Morton:Pete, died of ever on the 17th. Miss Nightingale attended his bedside at the time of death. The Roman catholic linters of Charity Ito -operate most cordially with her and her nurses, twenty out of twenty-two of whom have been laid up with sick ness, and some have tiled. Mr. Rowlands and two of the Liverpool inspectors would land fa the Crimea on the 17th. Dr. Gavin woe to depart on the 20th. Dr. Sutherland, who bad been confined to his bed all the week with low fever, was to reborn to Smyrna ; Mr. Rawlinsoa was to proofed to, the Crimea about the 24th, after he had seen the works recommended by the tionuniesioa fairly started. Lord Stratford de Radcliffe has promised all the neeseseity assistance. - ." (PlOll Tall SP3CIaL IN THE OUR ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. 07 TIM DAILY maws.) CAMP ABOVE SEBASTOPOL, Mizqp 12. The enemy contrived to throw up another new entrenchment the night before last (March 10), and in a very important position. In front of the Malak holt Tower bill, and a little to our right of it, is a mammillated knoll of considerable size, familiarly known in the camp as " Gordon's-hill." It has been so called because at a very early period after the army encamped before Sebastopol it wu surveyed by Major Gordon, R.E., as a favourable site for the erection of a battery. It was found, however, to be so bare and rocky, there would have been so much difficulty in obtaining the earth necessary even for the most ordi nary breastwork, that the plan was then abandoned. But the intention was not given up of occupy-. lug this point as soon as circumstances were more favourable for the requisite preliminary operations. As things have happened, it is well perhaps that the hill was not occupied by us before the winter season set in; for, being so much in advance, and so exposed to the fire from the works around the Malakhoff Tower, its armament would have required constant repair and renewal, and this would have been a matter of serious difficulty from the state of the roads and deficient means of transport. The Russian engineers also have not failed to ob serve the value of this position, both for defensive and offensive purposes. For defence, a battery on the top of this hill, armed with heavy guns and con nected by regular works with the Malahkoff batteries and those adjoining Careening Bay, would be an advanced point capable of maintaining a formidable resistance against any attack upon it. At the same time it would command the approach from the camp, towards the Russian lines, along the ravine of Otchakov, which it dominates just before the ravine expands into the irregularly-shaped valley lying at the foot of Frenchman's-hill and the hills on which the Redan Fort and Round Tower works are placed. For offensive purposes, being nearly on a line with our second parallel, or advanced work, on French man's-hill, and of superior elevation, it would neces sarily become the source of serious annoyance to our operations in that direction. Considering the advan tages possessed by the enemy of having their supplies close at hand, with an immense available amount of labour from the entrenched army in their rear, it is a matter of surprise that they have not before attempted to enure a hold on this ground. Their present attempt is evidently part only of a con nected series of operations, of which the new works in progress east of Careening Bay are another por tion ; the whole being intended to counteract further advance in a direction from the front, but more espe cially to oppose the progress of the operations of the allies on the right, which, among other purposes, are manifestly calculated to make head against the forti fications surrounding the arsenal and town by flank attack. The work thrown up by the Russians during the night of the 10th inst. was very quietly and expedi tiously performed. By daybreak on the 11th the plan of a redoubt had been marked out, and an extensive breastwork and ditch had been made. As they con tinued in the course of the day to employ their troops at the work, it was determined to arrest its progress. This was speedily effected by a few discharges from the Lancaster gun to the right of the 21-gun battery. The Russian working party, which appeared to be very large, speedily retired under cover after the first or second discharge. A heavy fire of shells was speedily thrown from the hialahkoff works, both at the Lancaster and Gordon batteries, but without any harm being effected. No casualty occurred among