The Express. — London, England, 1855-05-29 00:00:00

(Zion THS FRANCE .-- • - DINT ON 111 DAILY NMI.) FARM, 1111011 DAT EVINIIII. y o u will have WO in the Moniteur really glorious ae we.—newsby far the most encouraging that we have ha d s ince the commencement of the siege of Bebasto bey If General Pensisier goes on as he has begun he will apaa aikp thiptip; pi a immense reputation. Dee- I pitc hes reporting !Rid and unexpected saocasse% loch as th e official j3emLoontuitts to-day, are jest w h a t am wanting to captivate the French mind. I'l4 eag er public . interest in the conduct of the ws& It was not known here thlt ---- h NEN ex pedition had been sent against K..rtch, and Wet we know that the place is taken, and that we occupy the Sea of Azof. Here is a grand result ; and if the detailed accounts by the next mail report nothing to ae straliss the favourable tenor of the telegraphic despatches, the French will tot inquire why the Sea of Asof was not occupied long ago, nor why the first ex pedition to lit-rtch returned suddenly and inglo riously to Balaklava. The Moniteur confirms in substance the news I sent you no Saturday relative to the advance of the Allied troops upon the Tchernaya. The despatch con veyisg this important intelligence is dated the 25th, and has been kept hack for reasons which are not apparent. It is the despatch which I told you on Saturday bad then been received by the government. The movement seems to be the commencement of the new plan of campaign which I reported last week as having been resolved upon. It is now reported that & considerable force will be detached from the be sieging army to operate in the direction of Simphe topol. Each man will carry eight days' provisions is his pack, and eight days' provision more will be stored in the baggage waggons, so that the corp detached on this special service may remain kr severs' days isolated from its basis of operations. I have reason to think that accounts have bees received this very day of a new success in the preens cation of the operations above indicated. At the Bourse the Bente was not acrid upon to the extent that might have been expected by the good news from the theatre of war. The Bente, after open ing with a rise of only 45e., declined, and closed at afire. 50e., with a rise of but 30c. The Lyons and Mediterranean railway rose 271 r., and Eastern 20fr. The other lines were very firm, but withciut any great riot in quotations. THE PARIS UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION. (mom MI DAILY maws PARIS, MAY 27. THE FIRST FREE DAY. A cloudless d ty, Pentecote, and the attraction of gratuitous admission, have produced a result which Parisians have been anticipating throughout the week. Under ordinary circumstances, the Champs Elysets are crowded with shopkeepers, their wives, and chil dren, and with workpeople—all in the gay colours ot Parisian holiday costume; but to-day these crowds hays been strengthened be curious &nines, with their noisy charges, drafted from the Tuileries, the Palen Royal, and the Luxembourg; with hundreds and tbouinds who usually partials* the Buis de Boa logo, or one of the Barrie,es ; and with a nrieoel laneous enactment of sightneers willing—at any inconvenience—to take advantage of the Imperial bounty. During the week various anticipations of this tree day have been indulg-d in. People with ufinished stalls have been anxious to strengthen their barriers to keep crowds off. But these precau tions were not necessary, although the Exhibition greatly needed a stimulant. The dreary, desolate everts, under the five franc regime of the company, 17= d any visitor who wandered into them. This was, I believe, remarked by the Emperor; and on the beat occasion, when he inspected the pro ms& made, or rather the progress, that ought to have been made, he was heard to say to one ot the autho rities, that if everything were not finished on a cer tain day he would turn them all out ot the building. Both a move is expected by everybody —sod looked forward to by most people who have watched the wretched, shuffling, meanly commercial spirit by which the representatives of the company have baulked the liberal intentions of his Majesty. The resignation of General Morin—considering the known disagreement between him and the Prince. Pres ident—has surprised nobody. Other resignations are believed to be impending, and are generally said to be necessary. That of M. de Rouvilie would be hailed on all sides with delight. He is said to have shown energy; but only in making bargains for his own profit. I am afraid to quote the figures which are said to describe his Exhibition gains. But to-day, while holiday folk hays been visit ing the building, he has probably been con sidering seriously the risk he now runic of losing the sums he still expects. Everywhere you are informed that the Emperor is &quoted with all the managers of the palace and its dependencies—that the freedom given to the people to enter to-day is only a foretaste of a more liberal and permanent measure. Certainly, die Emperor is not the man to let a tew jobberestaud in the way of the national aucens which he had anti cipated from the Exhibition. I am now told that the long machinery gallery will be thrown open on the let of June; but, considering the state in which it is at the present time, I can hardly believe in the peed - Nifty of admitting the public to it at so early a date. The authorities have promised the English committee to cover the roof with canvas before the end of the month, but before that date I sin afraid we shall see Madame Montanari's dolls running in a fluid state about her cue, and the fine photographs by Thurston, Thompson, and others singed to tinder. This afternoon the hest in these galleries was be yield endurance. The Indian bazaars realised the enchantment intended by the architect. At any rate beat was not wanting. lam certain that more than one visitor felt inclined to seek the shade of the tempting umbrella in the central court. GREAT ACTIVITY AT MALTA. (PRObt TUB COILOSOPOODINT OP TIPS DAILY pews) MALTA. Mar 23. We appear to be more active here than usual in forwarding reinforcements and ammunition to the Rut. Throughout the last week we have had a rapid succession of vessels with all sorts of warlike stores from England and France, which have, after receiving refreshments, pushed on to the East. Yesterday our harbour was quite like a fair. The Niagara, with Piedmontess troops; several large steamers with French troops; tte Candle, Resolute, and Alma, with Engli.h troops; besides some dozen other large steamers. In the midst of these the 72nd Highlanders were embarking on board the Alma, and several drafts of regiments; and a pretty noise they raised. Stich cheering of French, Piedmont..., and English; all the Maltese and English bands playing the while. The Resolute landed about 150 soldiers here for the depot, and embarked about the same number, and proceeded yesterday, as did the Cendia. The 72nd is a remarkably fine regiment, and daring their stay in Malta have rendered themselves very Isseular with the inhabitants, who deeply regret their departure. They steamed o ff this morning in the Alma; the, Arabia, also, with French troops. The latter vessel, while at Marseilles, embarked 303 banes in five hours, and the officers speak in the highest terms of the excellent arrangements made by the French authorities. The passengers by the Candice complain sadly of their food. This is something remarkable, for the Petiolate, and Oriental Company generally feed re markably well all that go by their vessels. Those by the Resolute, government vessel, speak highly of the arrangements; it is something to be remarked teat the government receive praise. Thus Hinsaleya loaves this day for Gibraltar. The Bishop of Gibraltar takes a passage in her. She goes to bring up mules and horses for the Crimes; they Itlll °PPear sadly deficient in the means of land sap sge. . We have just had a melancholy affair here, which has ended in the death of Mr. Goodenough. A NEW VIEW OF THE CAMPAIGN. The Independence of Brussels has hit upon a theory which might enable even a Mureovite to wish seams to our arms in the Crimea. It is the supposi tion that the more we win at Sebastopol or Kertch the less we shell ail at Vienna. Not to wrong our ingenious contemporary, we quote the language of his itading article "An important success of whatever kind obtained by the allied armies in the Crimea would be in a manner a decided step towards peace, on account of the much greater moderation which France sad England could then give to their preten sions as ag and Russia." The Independence fortifies this peculiar opinion by a letter from one of its Paris correspondents, in which we read : • France will not follow up the idea of an indefi nite war. After brilliant and significant success, either against Sebastopol or the Russia* armies—a success whit& would nobly determine the question of the mili tary point of honour, and give • legitimate and glorious , satisfaction to the berate 'abeam of our army, and permit it' to quit, with a high bead and proud, the land of the Crimea —the troops will re-embark, and the continental war will be terminated voluatarily by the Allies, who will limit themselves after that to blockade the coasts of the Back Sea and the Baltic. France and England will await in this can and triumphant positioa till it suits Russia to propose rem gratis. Further on is placed the chapel, where mai, is performed every Sunday. The back of the chapel is towards the ses, with an open space in front. It is an imposing sight, to men of all creeds, to behold thousands of warriors equipped for the field of battle worshipping their Maker, the service being accom panied by the music of the splendid bands of all the regiments of the division, and the singing and chant ing by the taught soldiers of the singing schools of the battalions. In no churches, be they Prone tent or Catholic, are the countenances of the congregations so marked with devotion and reverence as those of soldiers of all creeds, of all nations, during service on the field. Who can forget, before or alter Signer Belletti is engaged upon an opera, entitled a fight, the trembling, thrilling feeling of the prayers, Le Drip de Florence." for the Theaus Imperial of the, or of the Psalms of David, when they touch upon the Aeeddlet de tdasigee. P•tis• feeling of the moment? Who dares to say that the Madame Alboni will sing at the Crystal Palace N tens soldier is not moved with the purest, truest reli- Monday neat. =feeling, while the self-esinted members of the The United Law Clerks' Society hold their 23rd Society delight in pointing them out 1411 men of aes t ivereary dinner on the i3th of Jame; the Right Hon. blood and plunder? I refer these men to the beau iful Lord Justice Turner in the chair. letters from our soldiers in the Crimea ; and beg them Lieutenant-Colonel Cameron writes from the heights sot to forget their own venomous language, showing of 8aka1,,,,, to the effect that the late letter written by the the nature of the Peace animal, restricted solely g ad ., p ink in extenuation et tie son, Lord Forth, sad In bees personal outrage by the fear of the law. which letter made alleged testimony of the gallant Lieut. About 200 yards from the chapel I saw six couple neat-Colonel is advanced, " besides omitting sae impiert. of soldiers behind some huts, performing most extra- set facts, contains many statements not authorised by say ordinary anti*. Six were opposed to six, the one informatics ever gives by me to his Lordship " line advancing kicking out their right feet to within _ es the following toe noratompton an inch of the chins of their opponents. In retreat remarks on the eppointraent, within the last few time e of ing, first striking out with their right feet, they th.t Rey. Mr. Moseley to be one of her M-jitsty'l chaplaias: wheeled sharply round on their left heels, changed The Bev. Mr. Moseley, whose weenies with the feet, and struck out with their left ; but while TOMS mews**, mused him to be made a canoe of Bekaa Iwheeling round, retreating, and kicking out, they were followed by their opponents, attempting with sae time a g o, ha°. it a tl aara b Y the I°••jam•a• °ai d° , liven hand to slap them on the face, shoulder, and 661 ' °Pi° promoted. Be sew esleys the "am of ban body. This advancing and retreating fight was ••• tau Q S. '" dra l gai " 14° 4°11°4, after a few sale slashing articles, we shall beer of his obtainlag—flret, a continued for some time. Having in my day seen most sorts of fighting, I supposed this deseeey; then a bishopric. Is the meantime we hasp a new system mast be an importation from the hips t k st M r.*war t s " thwal will I wo " lb " interior of Afrien. I asked the sergeant, from what more °mid*" thew the doctrine of the rallatoa" "1 1 part of Airisa? In evident astonishment, he eel 314"er will sot be allowed a thiak that "OM atm be amatassh /ha Dint, monsieur, 64 la bore Anglaise/ chap," 6r varied is " 811 7 60 r° 66ll ruttirlid ephisae lad Tbia maw height back to my mind my ach.ol-boy reeei•e et iteeenmeitt- .. days, and I felt indignant at that noble science The Bows Eastern (,laude is authorise dto slide bang depahod by the nee of feet—eo, for the edifies- 'hat Mr. J. Whatmee, M.P. for M.itistose, sad Mg. do at aar gallant allies, and to their great delight, I Charles Wykehans Mattis, of Lards Castle, have conmetell at ease brew myself into the position of defence, to beams caadidame for the espies:station of the Gomm of cl la Mendoza, and then, with great vigour, Kent, in ths Liberal Meerut, at the nest general elestisa. struck out right and left a la Gully. Fee- Mr. Humph/7 Mildewy has issued an address bathe Liberal Menhaden of the warmest wet instantly en- oaten of Maidstone, offering himself to the coustitusasy in seed, and they asked me to enter the fencing school, the event of Mr. Whammies retirement. This was a long lofty hall of about 60 feet brevet, with For several weeks past great numbers of soviets stoves for the winter. The walls had upon them an have bees engaged both on the Portsmouth and News immense number of foils. Oo the ground are plead flea of fortifications, erecting earthworks, ponder maw of about 13 feet broad, 20 feet long, fixed sines, cutting embrasures and shell recesses; to whilst Ibis rr a m il l iu ; extending from the walls on each side, leev- right of the doutbses Ntalansde, oar the Cade, the B&W ing a vacant space which was crowded with soldiers of military arehlteature has been brought to hew apes the as metors. On each plank towards the wall were ~jos if a bat" of wad ie s* , attaititk ma& it feweg . masters (soldiers), with scholars vainly ateaatats tan gets of heavy calibre, to eseentead Seldiesdi attempting to touch them. The seal and activity of sad free good authority, we (Hampshire Adasstsaal bass theme little, young, active, muscular fellows, was ex- aaderstood that farther fortidatioes, epos a gip** me i traordinary. From so many fencing, I naturally sup- are to be forthwith emesseseted. posed they bad been sent there by the commanding The Kentish Gazette esys:—" The late highly officers. Bat no, they were all volunteers, paying 5 sons ad Mr. Thomas Charlie t as ' by his will, bequeathed MI (2)d.) per week. Fencing, dancing, single-stick, and " boxing, are taught in the French regiments. No soldier ail elbelliur"" whole of the mamma which he has for is footed to learn, but if he once begin he is obliged to ,ver,„_.1111.7 yearn ban lelleetia g ; arallailag elf sib."' confines till dismissed as perfect. As soon as parade "' N 'w , Rosa. pottery, aced other aril " °I ie finishe d the men in crowds reach to the feeder catty, with lastractious toeing oat his lateatise of aaehg room, with as much zeal an barrack officers rash to a t he sas , to , be d ia an long been ameteaplated s _ tb• ._ s t° ,r s of Mab l billiard-room ; and the Alderabott authorities may stone . " es " . '" * " a "— judge whether fencing or billiards are moot nee- ewe" ta lishineee " fol to a military man. I now walked to the hot- Mr. Forbes Marikessie's act has been amended by tom of the tamp, where are the &Tees for fuel, the Justice of Pelee Coin st Belkak—en appltatlw M al• beiog now served out to the fatigue parties low the roadside Inas in the county of_Bilkirk te ems se of different regiments. Here a body of at least 1.000 sic o'clock in the morning instead of eight s'ds*, se soldiers, with a proportion of °Moen, Naiad me, hitherto, having be.. granted. It was repraustsi thsa going towards the sea, and, though it woe rather cold, I carters, farm servants, and others, were Asa pat a greet supposed they were going to bathe, but on coming to inconvenience by bevies to leave their hams se se laity the stony beach I saw the officers form them in rank boar, and travel considerable distances to the market er entire (single rank), thee, all leaning down, they railway, without befog able to obtain the miaow seism pisked op something. &turning to the camp in this sedation and refreshment for man and beat. The Mess aria, I saw each man carrying two large paving- scald be fed, indeed, stand's( on the road, before eight Mews ; the larger ones were deposited to pave a o'clock ; bet as foe the driver, he could neither get the sew knp road sow about to be made, while the smaller moo necessaries elms: aid drink, or even shelter from the dam IMO laid down at the bottom of the isetemeney of the weather, after having travelled tea or new he paving and making drains between twelve miles. Ibm. ku l, might here indulge in stating cer- The ship Anna, which sailed from Birkenhead on Irvin opidems I have as to the neglect or the 16. h November lest, with the members of the flattish in not attempting to have made a Austra li a . Bsi ti rstiw &awe , , wind at gl o m , ca 21 st between Balaklava and the amp at Beiar febniery, alter a puss.* of 97 days, all well. The remarks quoted above from the leading article are followed by an enthusiastic laudation of Mr. Gladstone's speech. THE CAMPS AT BOULOGNE. topol ; but although fully ecofident I could give opiates even stronger than Lord Ellsnborough did in a late speech as to his being an hereditary legis lator on account of the services of his father, I refrain at present, from having in the revolutionary year of 1848 heard a discussion among some Irish reformers. The one party proposed that the House of Humbug (House of Commons) should be turned topsy turvy, to which proposal no objection was made. Then that the House of Lords should be done away with; but this proposal met with the most strenuous opposition from the old women of the party, who said they would stand up to the last for the House of Orphans, " Whom do you mane by the House of Orphans?" "Why, to be sure, none else than the House of Lords. Poor craters; they can't get into that house until their fathers are deed; poor orphans they be, and must sot be meddled with." So here we see a difference of opinion on political as well as military matters, therefore I shall stick to facts. At the bottom of the camp all the roads which pass through it here join' the road to Vimereux, and at this corner are one or two large cafes or restaurants, with large letters' painted ever the doors—as " Entree pour Messieurs Wi Officio", Messieurs les SoneOfficiers, and Messieurs les Militaires." There are refreshment and billiard rooms for all ranks having these separate entrances. Keeping to that side of the camp furthest from the sea, and ascending, are small rides and shops, full of such necessaries as are required by soldiers, and on the cafés " English spoken here." Still ascending, nearly in the centre of the camp is a very beraderime netaurant,w here many of the officers breakfastanddiss, It is of a circular form. having io the front of its centres scaffolding ornamented with the Tricolor, on which ate placed the baud' of the regiments on fete damplaying waltzes, polkas, gsloppes. dre.., to the gris-ttes of Bon e, with a large sprinkling of lovely English girls, who very often forget the day which follows Satur day. Farther off, towards the fields, are the springs which supply the camp with water. Close to the *imp it a row of shops filled with all sorts of goods, mixed with two or three covered waggons, provided with windows and seats, where the soldiers• can read amusing books and the newspapers for one franc per month. A few such travelling waggon libraries for Aldershott would pay the speculators well, and at the same time prevent much druekennesa and crime. Higher up are the cafés of Sebastopol and Bo =wound, and elm to them a long narrow building, fitted up as an infirmary for sudden eases of illness, till waggons for conveyance to Boulogne can be provided. Near this point, awl on the inland road to Boulogne, are the neat Mitten of the engineers with their offices. At the top of the camp are numbers of cafés and shop., the owners of which pay a certain sum to the proprietor of the ground, and another for a license from govern ant. Ali are under martial law, and in case of din turbines are instantly turned away. In my next letter I shall attempt to describe the arrangement of the buts in camp—the kitchens, the dimensions, and how they are built also the roads and drainage of the camp, with other details, having an ardept wish, but a very faint hope, that the autho rities of Aldershott may listen to the VOICE FROM THE BIVOUAC. May 25. TO TIM 11DITOR Or Tllll DAILY WSW,. 11114—As camps are useless unless the soldiers ars annated or means are afforded them there for ninsation, I in my letter of 23rd May urged the im mediate appointment of • military instructor to the snoyat Aldershott. In the same letter I made a re-' fame to the four French campo—Equihem to the smatik Honvisalt, Witnereux, and Ambletease, to the I north of Boulogne. each capable of accomoiodating from 10.000 to 11,000 infantry. Upon statements I have heard, and from documents which I have examined, I may state that theee four camps, with their chapels, theatre, restaurant., canteens, kitchens, eating-rooms for officers and non-commissioned officals, fencing school, and with two hospitals fitted up in the town of Boulogne, have been constructed at en ex pense not exoeeding 60,0001., and all so substantially pat together that they can be kept in repair for eight years at an expense during that timeof about 5001. Tho same number of men billeted on the inhabitants would in seven months hays coat the nation a sum of about 60,0001. I have gone carefully through the above named camps, and although from the stile of ground on which they are placed each may differ in some minor details from the other, still a description of the Camp d'Honvault, which is nearest to and most easy of scores to visitors at Boulogne, is a suffi cient description of all the four. A new road to this Camp hse lately been opened by the Hoperor. It winds along the coast at the foot of those clayey cliff. so conspicuous to those who approach Boulogne from the sea. Nearly opposite Fort la Creeks the road begins to ascend. Here, to the right, a streamlet trickles through a green valley, pas.siog the pillar erected on the spot where the Great Napoleon distri buted the decoration of the Legion of Honour to the army of Boutogne, just before he started for Vienna with a suite more numerous and efficient than that of Lord John Russell, to make Austria speak out. Farther inland stands the celebrated column of Na g=urmounted by a colossal statue of himself. surmounted to ascend, are seen the remains of one of these forts constructed by him to prevent the Weaned of invaders, Arriving at the height and where the road begin, to descend, • strange sight at once bursts on the view. The sea is to the left bounded by the white cliffs of Kent, while looking down towards the north-east is a slope of bare sand, dotted with crowds of men moving to and fro, while the heights above the sea are studded with a number of various shaped constructions. First, be the theatre of the camp, then its chapel, its detached guards for police purposes and prisoner., and a large fencing room, around which are seen soldiers practising all manner of games and gymnastic% To the right, 500 yards inland, appears a city of huts laid out in regular order, but the uniformity of U. roofs in some measure varied by the turrets of the old Chateau d'Honvault, now the quarters of the general commanding this division of the army. The camp may be about 11 mile in lengtt• , end half a mile in breadth, intersected by four great roads leading from the top to the bottom of the hill, these roads separating the huts of the men from those of the subal terns, the captains, the superior officers, and the staff and musicians of the different regiments. ('tossing these roads are those which separate the huts of the men from each other—wider roads for the separation of battalions, and still wider spaces hermits' the different regiments and brigades. At the bottom of this camp is seen a lit& dishing village on the banks of an arm of the sea, which Napoleon I. had made as • sort of baritone of refuge for his gun-boats, when projecting the invasion of Britain. From this village rises rather anruptly, • beer sand-stone rocks- hill, on hick are seen the huts of the camp of Wimereux, where about 11,000 infantry are quartered, mad looking over this et about three miles distance, is seen the hill on which Ambletenee camp is pitched. Far to the right, inland, is an undulating country admirably adapted for military inauceuvres on assent scale, the road from Boulogne to Calais passing through it. Leaving the height from which this view is taken, I first went to the asap theatre, which has accommodation for above 400 men. There is amateur acting here twice a week, generally by the officers, but a proportion of all the men of the division are, in their turn, admitted THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY .29. 1855. THE FIRST REPORT OF THE POST- MAS tint-GENERAL. In the United Kiogdoin there in 15 letters written in the year for every one of the pepalatlon. In the United States the number is only four. This is eztraordiaary, con'siderin'g the spread of education' In America es compared with this country, the commercial activity of our Transatlantie Musson, and their locomotive disposition and soeiality. l The 'ovulation of the United States is about 24,000,000, and of the United Kingdom 27,000,000 ; yet in 1854 the letters which passed through the American past-faces wen 119,000,000, while the number that passed throrogh the poet °Rees in this country was nearly 450,000,000. In Lowden, in 1852, there were 41 letters written for every one of the inhabitants, and in New York the number wee only 23. The cause of this discrepancy is, coo doubt, the want of postal feel- Aintiolll. There is no such thing as prompt and daily Ideliveries of letters to every house, cottage, and hovel in that country such as we have in England, and although there are 24 000 poet offices in America, end only 10,000 in the United Kingdom, the former de not afford the wooer modatlon which the latter do on account of the viut area over which they are spread; and, besides, they are a poor sub stitute for the letter carrier and rural patinas. The popu lation of the following eight places, via , London, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Picnics, Weeder, end Limerick, in 1854, we, 3i millions ; the postal receipts were 11 mullions sterling; sod the postal local expecditure was 280,0001. The population of the eight following places, vie., New York, Philadelphia Baltimore, Boston, New Orleans, Cincinnati, St. Louis, and San Fraecisoo, was in the same year 11 tai hiou; the postal receipts were 300,0001. ; and the kcal expenditure, 80,0001. Thus in the eight titles and towns of the United Meg. ism the postal receipts amounted to nearly half as many pomade starling as there were inhabitants, and the eon was about one-sixth of the receipts, while in the eight American di la the postal receipts did not animist to one-filch the fiber of pounds sterling as there were inhabitants, and re eat was nearly oee•tbird of the receipts. The local coot cog working a million of letters in England L 5504 and in Amain 2,4001. This difference arises from the chemisess with which letters charged an uniform postal rate can be worked as compared with the cost of working letters charged a variable postal rate. In America there are three inland rate', and in England there is enly.ints. In 1839, before the introduction of an uniform rate of postage in England, the gross ripen.. of working a million of letters was 10,0001. ; at the present time it is only 3,0001., or leas than one-third. • Lord Canning in his report says, that the " extessioa o f the rural posts has bees in steady progress for several years, and I have no doubt has assisted inaterislly to produes the great increase that has taken place in the total number of letters." In a 'aro cumber of rural district+ there have been double daily deliveries established. Postal moonse modation is now looked upon almost iss esseetial as drainage and • good supply of water. The value of genteel residences in suburban districts has been much en ' hasseed by a double daily delivery of letters, as it saves the expense and trouble of sending at s distance to the chief pat-ofitce for day wail letters and newspapers. The postal facilities for the delivery of newspapers have abo vastly in- creased the number of lettere of his years. Almost every copy of a newspaper published gives rise to epistolary cor respondence en business of other matters ; but this would net be the case to one•balf the extent, if it were not for the postal facilities for the delivery of newspapers, Demists if the newspapen are not of very recent date when received and read, the immense number of lettere which they are maculated to give rise to are useless. Oftentimes, a single advertisement in a London morning newspaper causes scores and even hundreds of letters to pass through the poet. The following an the postal charges for newspapers and other printed matter passing through the post in amen( the principal mantel's is the world. In Austria, Prussia, Saxony, nod Lubeck, newspapers sod other printed matter pass through the post at • charge of Id. per i os. In Baden for 60 per cent, on the published pries of political news papers, and 25 per cent, on that of non-political newspapers. In Bavaria for id. per j on. on newspapers and other printed matter, which must not, however, weigh more than 2 on. In Belgium for one-tenth of a penny for newspapers, and Id. per ten sheets for other printed matter. In Brazil for id. for news papers, and i letter postage for other printed matter. In Bremen newspapers pass free, and other printed matter at Id. per oz. In Brunswick newspapers pas. through the post at a charge of 25 to 61 per cent. on the pubsished price, accord . ins to frequency of pablication, and other printed matter fur half letter paste gee. In Chili the cheese is id. for native newspapers, nothing fur foreign newspapers, and 6d. per lb. for other printed matter. In Denmark it is 20 per cent. on the published prise of Danish newspapers, 10 per cent. on English ones, and one penny per 2 os. for other printed matter. In Fracas it is Id. per sheet for newspapers and id. per sheet for other printed matter. In Frankfort 25 to 60 per cent. on the published price of political newspepue, and i letter •postage on other printed matter. In Hamburg id. per aces. on newspapers. In H 25 to 60 per cent on the published price of newspapers. In Naples Id. per 6 sheets on newspapers and other printed matter. in New Granada newapapers go free, other printed matter is charged 2s. per lb. In Holland the charge is id. per sheet, and id. per sheet on other printed matter. le 0 daubers it is 60 to 26 per cent. on the published price of newspapers, sad Id. per 2 on. for ether printed matter. In Peru newspapers go tree, and 17s. per lb. is charged for other printed matter. In Portugal the charge is id. each for newspapers, and id. per on. fur other printed matter. In Sardinia it is id. per sheet 'for newspapers and other printed matter. In Spain 4d. per lb. for newspapers. In Sweden id. per sheet fur newspapers. In Switzerland 1.12 d. per es. for Series news paper; 10d. per os. for foreign newspapers; id. per 2.11. for other printed matter not sent beyond thirty miles, and Id. it beyond that distanee. in the United States It. per oz. for newspapers and other Printed matter, including books. In Wurtemburg ft is 60 per cent. on the published price of political newspapers, 26 per cent. on nonspolitisal newspapers, sad id per 2 us. for outer printed matter. In the United Kiegdom stamped newspaper of any weight and other stamped printed matter not weighing above three ounces go fret, and 6d. per pound is charged for books. In 11352 the gross postal , Nessus of twenty-nine of the principal countries in the , world was upwards of 10,000,0001., sorterdieg to the Post , oast report. Beckoning, therefore, the postage on the letters es averaging 3d. each, this would give a total of / 800,000,000 letters se having passed through the postsoffices , is the above named *navies. Before railways were intro , dosed, each proprietors often method mils foe nothing, and eves paid for the privilege of canting than, for the mail , bap were then light, and mail mothen were exempted from terapike tolls end secured more passengers than other smudges, on account of the prestige they acquired for pane tuality sad meet]. Some idea of the revolution caused by railways and low postage may be gathered from the fast mentioned in Lord Canning's report, that twelve years ago the easels proprietors between Luseseter sad Carlisle paid 2001. a year to the Post-office for the privilege of esnying toe mails twice a day between those two plans, and at the present time the Pat-Wiles pep the railway computies ' 12,00 W. a you for performing the same service. As education is difesed in this country, the samba of let tars written will be enormously increased. Letter writing is a necessary of life for both rich and poor, for the circling stances of life separate families of every rank and condition. The Post office is a thoroughly democratic instigation, for it ' delivers letters with the same attend= et the hovel as at the palace, anilines is the cheaper of letter writing, that ' it can be indulged is by persona of every rank in the scale of wealth is the country. There is only one glass who cannot indulge is it—the uneducated. To tens of thousands of adult persons in this Neatly, at the present time, the writing of a letter is an effort of great dilleulty, through defective education. When this is no longer the case, the postal revenue of the souk, will greatly increase. Madlle. Jetty de Treffs, the popular consort stager, is at present appeariag at teacarts at Paris._ . . .. - The following, according to the Garet* Musicale, will forms the troupe oldie Theatre Italia' at St. Petenbarg during the appeasable( awes :—Prieto doom sorrel* Ydmea Bodo, Lotto, Maray ; eantesieo, biding. Damsel° ; in: teams, MM. Temberlik, Calsolani, Bettiai ; first cassia bass, Y. Lablaabe ; float baritome, MM. RIOODIIi, de Bas sist; basso preemie, M. Didati beers and Whose* MM. Taillalleo, Palos's', Ceased ; set:soma donne, Yeti. _ _ The ilium of Madame Stoltz has caused the repre sentation of the Prophets to be farther postponed at Paris. Prince Frederick of Prussia, who is an excellent musician, will be present at the festival of the Bee 6thin, at Dusseldorf. Jassy Lind is expected. also (mpg the Gaulle Myriads) Mucener, Lindpainter, Idinehais, Cher ley (Hestia ilusieoloyse), sad fitepbes•Heller. Lis la- Chapelle, Cologne, Barmen, Meader, &a, will seed 630 shuns as. MUSIC. PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. The sixth concert of the season took place last evening, at the Hanover-square Rooms. The pro gramme was is follows : PAIS 1. Biafra& In 6 minor (ML eo;;;eed for the PhD. hareem* Sock- y) Arlo. "Quad avventorierl," Herr Parma (D Se mile) Concerto, violin, M. &tram BIOUBOTIO. Plethora, Mtlite Bokkolts Mood Overture, "blooms" ... Beethoven. PAST U. Stakela is A slur, No. $ --- ." Mendelnman. Neck. i " Crndelo !" i NCI& Dolikotts Fakant Arta 1 " Non of die f (Don Oiovonsi) ..... lloZirt• ROO I nee I " H ..... p,....... bong "Ora dim than """""— (Ada) Handel. the sherry" and Galatea) Orators, " Barg,si " Conductor, Herr RkaarcWagner, ~% . • Mr. Potter's symphony in G minor, which was written expressly for the Philharmonic Society (of which Mr. Potter has for many years been a most distinguished member) is a composition of a .very high order of excellence, and is well worthy of a plage among the greet works of the purketassical school. Every part of it bespeaks the man of genius and the accomplished artist. The first movement, allegro con flung, is exceedingly bold and vigorous, but with a tinge of sadness arising from its minor key. It is built upon a abort but strongly-merkad phrase, which is heard throughout the whole' movement, treabd with a vast deal of skill and fancy; so that the movement is full of variety, and at the same time exhibits complete unity of design. The slow movement, andante con moto, is remarkable for the beautifully vocal character of its melody, and the elegant distribution of the melody among the different instruments. The applause bestowed upon this movement was so warm that it might have been interpreted into an enoore, but this waif netodone. The Scherzo is very animated, and quits id the spirit of Beethoven ; and the piece is concluded W a solid and well-worked, na/e in the form of a rondo. This symphony was admirably performed in, every re spect; and, atter a reception so very favourable, we trust it will not be allowed to remain upon the shelf.' Stanton', performance of Beethoven's Conoerto was a magnificent display of all the great qualities of a violinist--a combination of strength, fire, grace, and refinement, which could not be surpassed by any per former of the day. Saintoo, ever since his snivel in this country, has been in a state of constant progress, and we doubt whether any of his mintisental rivals are entitled to be called his superiors. Mendelssohn's Symphony in A minor, the " Scottish Symphony," was played with powerful effeet,ttiaugh the times of some portions of it were not iltegether the same as those given by Maidelasohß himself. Probably M. Wagner never heard him oonduct the symphony. An author's own reading, of course, must be the best ; though we confess that ..Mt Wag ner's ideas, when they were different, did sot always displease us. The immense impetuosity which he threw into the allegro guerriero gave wdlditional grandeur and majesty to the resumption of the first subject which forme the finale. In the overture to Leonora, likewise, the time was occasionally passed and relaxed in a manner to which we have hot .bees accustomed; but our impression was that these licenses, as they are deemed, heightened the fire and , vigour of this incomparable overture. .. • The vocal music was very good. Mademoiselle Bohkoltz is an accomplished artist. Hes Aida:ties of the beautiful Sicilian of Pergolesi wean proof of her excellent tute, and her performance of it was a pure and highly-finished piece of singing. Her exe cution, too, of Mortrt's famous bravura from Lies Giovanni was brilliant and highly effective.,Formes's manner of singing the two songs in the programme is well known. On this occasion he made them as effective as usual. THE ENGLISH GLEE AND MADHIGALAJNION.— This excellent 'mei. ty goes on and prospept, ...Every season its concerts are better and bettet Attended. The Brat concert of this season at Willis's Rooms wu given yesterday morning. The menibus .of the society—Mrs. Endersohn Mr. and Mrs. Lackey, Mr. Hobbs, and Mr. H. Phillips—were assisted by Miss Phillips, Mrs. Berle, Mr. Foster, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Beale, and Mr. Thomas. They .an an admi rable selection of the finest English glees aa Madri gals, both ancient and modern. All of thetn.were warmly applauded, and several enoored. :the great room was completely filled, and a gust number of distingaished amateurs were present. FOREIGN MUSIC AND THEATRICALS:' The opening of the Italian Opera House for e eerie, of dramatic performances by a company either the direction of M. Rigbetti, of which Madame AA•bside t Sia tori, who enjoys the highest reputation in broth la tragedy and comedy, Is a member, supported bi pther per formers of reputation, is said by Gettig/sant to be the sole dramatic event be Paris of last week. M. Ponsard's comedy, L' Ilanneur at PArgarst, bas beer attain revived at the Odeon, with Pechter in the principal character, vice Leferrtilre. A drama on a large scale is in preparation at the tr. du Cirque (apt an equestien theatre as one woold suppose from the name), to be entitled L' Hiitoire de Parer; It ts to open in the 13th century, and to come down Platte present day! It is not stated bow many nights it willing:all is the performance, but it will consist of 30 tableaus, and as these meanie displays here n take lees than a quatier, of an hour to arrange, the changing of the scenes Ilene wOuld take up at th m odestis odest calculation erectly *eves hours and • halt I for the length of the pee*. Ex pals lionising,' Mr. Braham, the son of the celebrated Epochal, singer, is at present in Paris, where his reception in several of tbafirst 8.10141 hu been flattering in the esteem*. A new opera by Maestro Chiaromonte, Una fesrfa :per Con *gime, has been produced at the Paganini pit Oman. The stagers were *lles. Ruggaro, and MM. Iduechini, Snrti, and regatta. Bo h the performers and the Meths ar described ea having obtained anoroseoessioni. • youthful ar74k, whose name implies au RevAish origin, Muter Jervis, sad his sister, Male. lisuay,hdee been gimp amen* at Florence with great soccer. Beth these young virtuosi aro pianists. A Gamberdelis, who has been sing*, "Norma" and some other operas at Asti, menu a great facelift* with the public there, who, according to some cents *sorted in her honour M La ,onto, hues proclaimed !ter "the Queen of Bong." The Italian papers are loud in their enconil of" • young contralto, Mdlle. Heller, who is at preseheshigag at the Camino in Milan. Her success was teisre• lie Amens, in the Troostore," to the Leonora ta(u Itupini. who is also described u a young artiste of peomye. At Vie , aa, the last opera is " Dua Pitsquale,.." * was supported by a vary powerful out, Madame Hediterbitiag the Nosina, M. Rossi the Don, and Dehassini thin/odor.' dN ADVBNTURE WITH LIONS IN ESA. On the evening of the 14th of March twhAarge lions were shot in the immediate vicinity of the mitonments at Deem. At about four o'clock in the afternoons's' Ss ! dyes brought intelligence that two strange animals Ind been near Old Dees, and that none of the people Misr wlst kind of quadraoeds they were. They were, homes', de glued to be neither cheetahs nor tigers. Capt. pyrill y of her Majesty's 83rd Regiment, a dead shot, nosedive', ! started in pursuit, accompanied by three or forir,,qatiith. !On reaching the place pointed out, the captain fonte, to is astonishment, a full grown lion and lioness. Re, Iwwever, list not a moment, but taking a cool and deliberse lodged a leaden pill in the carcase of the "monarch of the forret," which brought him at once to the ground, sWno dead. The lady, not being accustomed to such scenes, immediately dashed off, with her new acquaintance, Captain Wyvill, in full pursuit. On rounding a poiot in hese of turning her flask, our gallant Nimrod foetid himself, at ones, almost on the top of the interlaced tweet. Het had tnly time to jump from his hone before Ste was over his beck, and had fastened upon one of thgailaterp. The poor fellow's peril now became immineet, bgt hit tWo companion, with ooursgeous heart., came up to his ramie, and attacked the brute with their swords. The ineetaele now became awful, aid inevitable death would baler ever taken one or more of the brave Maters, had not Captain Wyvill reined his rifle, and ell 7t the lioness through the head. The skill and dexterity of the shot was enhanced by the fact, that the deviation of a hair's breadth from %Iselin!" Mit would most likely have carried the hall to the heart of one of his undaunted empsnish. Captain Wyvill, however, MINIMS to possess the eye of the eagle, and nerves of iron. For courage and eoolia , sa the adventure has boat sus pained; and rarely, if ever, equalled. One of the beatcts bee sustai"ed considerable damage, the points of three of his eaves having been accidentally struck on by the agora at one of his companions. He is doing well, and is being woe fully attended to. The animals were brought late map salt skinned this morning. Captain Wyvill, with a :illinv!• 4 _2 • cerrespondlig with his b y, has ordered the Bytes M.. rupees to be distributed among the brave fellows„wlso see-, ecospenled him in his expedition.—Bombay rikgriTh. CRICIET.—THE NORTH or ENGLAND A TE R * Boors.—This highly interesting /111 Ilea COlCUlttleth I t Ileuer most • unfavourable 'topless yerrarday at Lo:41:6, Sad ;he follriwing wilt show the result of the day's ylaj. Yoh Litiwhite aad Parr's bitting wall. d forth verged i pilaus, which was well RW44, the former's esykefil 7. I Soon: North, Ist issiap. 1031 Booth, ble Wahl% IL WHIT MONDAY. HAYMARKET. Instead of a dramatic novelty for the holidays. the Haymarket management replaced an old (avant's, en its Whitman boards, in the person of Miss Helen Fautdb—a substitution of which the public certsinly will not oemplain. Tne theatrical profession has too few members of the style of art to which Miss Faseit—to call her still by her beat known name—bulonge, cot to make her disappearance from the stage a loss which would be sensibly felt by the public. Her re-appearance, therefore, last night, in her original character of Pauline, in the Lady of Lyons, was heartily welcomed by a large house. Her musi cal voice, grace of person, digoity of manner, and breadth of plosion threw around her impersonation of the heroine every charm of which it was susceptible. Melton* was impersonated by Mr. Barry Sullivan, who was decidedly successful in the estimation of the audience, having bees called before the curtain twice during the pl.y. though in our judgment he " tore hit passion" too mach. We do not know whether any " convsnitntia temputis " roduited the manager to select the Lady of Lyons for representation, but certainly there are few popular plays in which the right of merit and the demerit of mere birth are more promi , neatly set forth. The elusions of that kind were aimed with I avidity, and so loudly cheered by the sudieace that the spectator might almost feney Limstll at an Administrative I Reform meeting. The &lance of Comfort. and the Bar market spring Meeting—old harouritta—concluded the even ! iog's °mooniest. ADELPLII. or Mr. Webster, with Madame Celeste, was honoured list evening by a large ;and well pleased audience. The moralist must be gratified to Ms terve that the domestic melodrama of Janet Prieto con tinuum secure the favour of a considerable portion of the community. Madame Celeste, in the part 't Janet—houte keeper and good girl in the old watchmaker's family—con trived to be very amusing ; and the amorous importunities of the let bey (Mr. Kurile') createu much mirth. Mr. Webster carried through the part of the rascal father, to Botany Bay and home again, with his usual discretion and form. They were celled for and warmly applauded after the play, which was followed by the fairy extravaganza Mother timer. STRAND. The Whitson season at this little theatre was opened with the &tenant& ln (in Englisb)—the first of • aeries of operas to be produced under the management of Miss Rebecca Imes. The event wee signalised by the abet of two new singers—Mr. F. Paget, who appeared in the character of Rudolph°, end burner Verini, rha appeared is that of Rhino. Sig. Varini is gifted with a very agreeable voice; but it would no doubt be susceptible of improvement from assiduous cultiv►tion. Above all thing►, however, his acting wants animation ; though, to be sure, as that fault amid hereby be alleged against the Amine of the night (Miss Isaacs), the aggregate perhaps lilt aetbieg to desire. Mr. Paget sustained his character in en uopretistifiet bat respectable manner. Miss Isaac., on whom (be chief burden of the opera fell, sang her part with considerable teats, and with her accustomed success. The choruses were very nicely executed; and considering the necessarily limited resources of this tiny troupe, the whole performance de served great credit. The opera was followed by two of the stock farce of the house. SURREY. Miss Romer commenced her operatic campaiga yesterday evening with • bold innovation, nu less than a new grand opera written, expressly fur the occasion. The computer is Herr Meyer Lutz, • gentleman well known in the musical profession, and who has acquire d much desirved popularity, by the skilful manner in which be, during the few past seasons, has conducted the operatic business of this theatre. The subject chosen being, like Don Juan, one which has often done duty " in play and pantomime," has the advantage of being sufficiently familiar to everybody to render any lengthened detail of the plot unnecessary. Toe adventures of the renowned Dr. Faustus have so frequently been said or sung by poet and composer, that the only novelty which Herr Lots could have been expected to introduce was tne musics in which the mysterious and melancholy story was to be once more told. In tits present case the learned doctor is introduced to us in his laboratory, regretting, like many other elderly gentlemen, the days gone by, while a chorus of students aggravate his regrets by singing • sort of " We won't go home till morn ing" under his window. F.ust vainly endeavours to recall his boyish days in • plaintive cavattna , and failing in that praiseworthy endeavour, calls open the gentleman in black to get him out ett the difficulty. The appeal is answered by the sudden arrival of Mephistopheles through a window, and things are made satanically plea sant in chorus and recitative through the rest of the piece, after the orthodox manner. He makes love to Marguerite under the improved circumstances created by his recent draught of the elixir vita ; and so matters go on through ballad and chorus, drinking song and invocation, until the hat scans in the cathedral, when good angels take Marguerite up to h and Mephistopheles his protr:qe on a somewhat dilfertnt journey. Tee music, upon the composition of which great cars has evidently been bestowed, is more noticeable for taste and propriety than for any great strength of invention or novelty. I The earlier portions ring strongly reminiscent of Belle, and the latter of the lighter Italian composers. Two of the sin were encored, and one of the concerted pieces, which would have had a much more decided success hod the eneemok been more perfectly p ed. Oa the whole, the opera was a very respectable effort, showing cut meltable skill in musical gemeot, and a correct cease of the beat modes of producing the proper effects in the lyrical drama. Of the performers, the chief was Mr. Drayton, on whom, as Mephistopheles, the great weight of the piece lay. We have before bad occasion to notice the care and judgment with which this gentleman not only sings his music. but acts his par), and "sets up" his costume, and his performanesiofyiiterday evening was a notable instance of his enema ih lathe» particulate. The character of the mocking demon was mat sblj sustained, the dress was most exquisitely diabolic, and the singing. sound, sore, and dra matic, ail throne . Ia any theatre Mr. Drayton's per formance would be considered highly respectable and meritoriona. The " doctor" was »presented by Mr.O. Pee. tin, a popular concert singer, who has recestly turned to the stage. lie has a sweet voice, and sings ballads pleasingly ; but we fear he has not force, or dramatic int tiect studlcient to wake his success in opera lees than problematical. Mrs• Drayton (late Miss Lowe) sang the music of Marguerite carefully, and often pleasingly ; and the minor parts of Sie bert and Martha were made respectively very "strong" by the comic powers of Mr. Yarnuld and Mrs. Selby. The bead has been much strengthened, although still weak in the stringed instruments ; and the molicting of the piece has been attended to with great labors:icy. A• the dose of the performance the principal performers were honoured with the now n -failing call before the curtain, and the general impression seemed to be that the piece would have a reaeonahle run. The evening's entertainments concluded with the popular burlesque of &asap and lA. Bait, in which our old Drury-lane favourite, Miss Peatbantent, was introduced to a Surrey audience. England and France in the Days of Chivalry, or the Brothers is Arms, the novelty with which the proprietors of the National Amphitheatre usher in the Whimun holi days, is the most brilliant spectacle they have hitherto pre sented to their patrons. The aim of the author is to exhibit in as vivid reality o the dimensions of a thestrical stage will allow the meeting of our own Bluff King Hal acd Francis of France at the Field of the Cloth of Gold. A better subject for an equestrian drama could not probably be found, and it has been made the must of. From the beginning to the end it is one gorgeous pageant, to give fell effect to which the stage is united with the 'quest:lien ring, forming an semis in which *cores of knights armed cap.wpie and almost hundreds of men-at-arms god ample space to repre sent those feats of prowess and of danger which were wont ' to telettatif the meetings of monarchs in days gone by. There is a story told of en warping baron—cold, truths"- ass, and grasping as such persons always are—two bravo, eltivslrous knights—" brothers in arms "—who win their epic lit 'the 'same Held, worship the same goddess, Vosear, add unfortunately the same mortal, in which litter - meakmalis they have a rival is the baron, wbo, being •scoMewhat older and more experienced in vil luy, contrives to embroil then in numerous dificultlea by degostlignittein'te the King as having been convected, Yon by themselves or their immediate aseestors, with Firkin Werbeck's Waits to the throws. Of wane the di milomment is jetties to all pulite in the meet poetical sense, Ifemehdletsionetsoffriel mismainagemeliteidths - nscrewity illthetonsfinee with a lout, response from the audience. I The dresses and the appointments thrmaghout were in per. 4 0 .0 , ilus il4 ll' 1 M $lO 3