The Express. — London, England, 1855-09-29 00:00:00

ft, expreOfs• TO CORRESPONDENTS. a tiortireseits teleagled lee " Tbe Sneer." (Arles Veda . pew. meg be es the Mee. 10, Iheevereaeuvet. by Tao Ilicee a u. olm al pelikeeleee RION WATS!' AT LONDON DIUDOI. TEI DAT—Yerstag. 41k. As Alterman. 4h. ]es. Toasirsow—llersing. 41. Um Aftwaoce. 411. tam LONDON, SATURDAY, Arm • delay which seems rather longer than wee needed, a day is appointed fora Solemn Thanks giving for the success obtained before Sebastopol To-morrow the whole of the churches and cha pels throughout the Kingdom will be offering up thanks to the Almighty Power which has graciously allowed our arms to triumph. The pulpits, in the morning at least, will be centres of jubilation and gratitude. Let us hope that the reverend occupants of the pulpits will not omit the opportunity of en forcing upon the minds of their hearers some of those truths which are but too often lost sight of by many, and which the clergy are but too guilty of neglecting to inculcate. In the first place, let there be no mealy-enouthednees as to the righteousness of the war in which we are engaged. We are either fight ing for a holy purpose—for an end in which the highest interests of humanity are concerned, or we are not. If we are, then the war in which we are engaged is a holy w r, and clergymen ought sot to shrink from proclaiming the fact. If we are not, thou the Prayer and Thenksgiviog is • sham and a delusion—and the gigantic iniquity will be perpetrated of millions of inhabitants of these islands lending themselves to the delusion. There is amongst many of the clergy a sort of halt between two opinions. They are afraid of committing them seine too strongly in favour of war, lest they should be thought to sanction the violence and the bru tality which follow war as a necessary consequence. They are equally afraid of being thought to favour the enemy who has brought upon us all the evils of war. Thus it is that our pulpits present, as a rale, a decorous neutrality on a subject which eon- Qum our very existence as a nation. Macy of the clergy, it is true, have spoken out manfully, and have shown that war with Russia is a holy and religious duty. But too many have preserved, what they consider, a judicious silence. Let us ask these reverend diplomatists whether such silence would be pardonable if the Russians were thundering at our gates, instead of cowering together on the north side of Sebastopol? And let us advise them, if they wish to maintain their title as public instructors, to tell their congregations to- morrow why the sin of all this bloodshed and misery will not be on our own heads, bat on the head of him that provoked it. Let them say manfully that the war in which we are engaged is one spinet barbarism and despotism. As many of our clergymen still pride themeslves on their scholarship, we would advise them to ages their THUCTDIDIS, and consult the speech of the great Athenian orator and statesman Psatczrae, who wai called upon to dative: the funeral oration at the pubis interment of the warriors who bad fallen at the commencement of the Peloponnesian War. The circumstances of the two wars are so simi lar, that what was applicable to the an cient contest may be takes with little alto radon to apply to the contest we are now waging. Athena, like England or France, was the farmed State in the whole world for intelleetsel deed,- meat. It had opposed to it a great military Power, bent on enslaving the rest of Greece. Like England, Athens was Wanted for the freedom of its institu tions, while its opponent wee oppressed by an oli garchy. Palmas salarges on this freedom of the Athenian inetiritioes. He reminds hie hearers of the dignity which really belongs to the Athenian alines, as a member of a thoroughly free com munity. He points out to them the 'dean taps which they enjoy from the eslebration of the great Solemn festivals, where art and religion, united, impress epos the titian. • feeling of na tionality. He asks them to admire that poems engem which the Athenians had inherited from their forefathers of receiving all strangers, while their °p relate—am is now the cane in Ressia—jealonsly ezeleded them. Hs draws particular attention to the bet that although the enemy—like the Remises of the present day—was subject to a rigorous military education, while the Athenian youth passed their leisure in the study of the elegant arts, the latter were thoroughly able to compete with their foes is the field. He tells them to remember that Athens is the sehoolmistrees of Greece; and assuredly oar clergymen might assert without fees of desist that in arts, and science, and political liberty we may insider England as an simple to the whole world. " Such," concludes the orator, "is the city on behalf of which three warriors have nobly died in battle, vindicating her just title to unim paired rights, and on behalf of which all of us left hers behind must willingly toil. It is for thiamin that I have spoken at length concerning the city, to draw from it the lemon that the motives for the conflict are not equal between us and enemies who peewee nothing of the like excellence." What Pitruct.es said of the contest between the Athenians and the Lacedeasonians is applicable to that between ourselves and the Ronan& We fight to preserve our own liberty, and to raise a bulwark between civilisation and barbarism. We are fighting, not our own cause only, but that of civilised Europe. Let oar Wawa tinned clergymen askew this truth upon the minds of their hearers as strenuously as Pauctie did in his funeral oration, and they may succeed I. lighting as brilliant a flans of patriotism as that which horned years ago in Attica. Then I. one other subject on which clergymen might dilate wit► eome advantage to the common good. The same /gent which causes the nation to rejoin has made may widows and or phan& It would be well that England, on the day in which she solemnly thanks the At.mionir for a great victory, should remember the relatives of those who have sacrificed blood and life for her. We have rightly abandoned many of those customs which in ancient times were in us to solemnise a great battle. We have no cypress coffins on gumption carriages. We have no gigantic empty biers to do honour to those who are lost. We have no long pro- cessions of widows and orphans adding to the misery of the mese by their groans and lamentations. But we have the widows and orphans amongst us. They will be sitting mournfully by their hearths while the rest of the world is rejoicing. There would then be great propriety in the clergy of the different churches throughout the Kingdom exhorting their hearers to contribute largely for the benefit of three who have sawed bereavement. There are several channel/ through which sums subscribed in this manner might be distributed. Perhaps, however, there is se boa tman w►ieh would have it in its power to do imp f ood with subscriptions than the Cambridge Asylum 591610? Widows. Up to the present time it has been obliged to ea ttract the sphere of its utility. If mar pulpits were to ring to morrow with request► in favour of this institution, or any similar one, mach of the evil that appears banging over the Imam( many deserving women might be &vetted. At any rat*, let something be done. Let is hay • no.borren Thanksgiving. Let us shox thlit we know till veins of our bleating by our grufflude to the widows sad orphans of thane who bay, died to achieve it. Om evening contemporaries are quite welcome to the use of oar telegraphic messages, upon tbe con dition that they will fairly acknowledge the source of their intelligence. The Mobs, which republished our St. Petersburg news on Thursday evening in a fourth edition, bet forgot to acknowledge the obliga tion, is gently reminded of the prude/ of honourable newspapers in this respect. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1855. HOW TO SUE &MEMBER OF THE HOUSEHOLD. Silk—Any Cause that produce a vexations and unnteeseary delay in the legal prosetutioa of a just claim cement be better ameght under the notice of law reformers than through the medium of your paper. Soule time 8;6,1 found myself the holder of a dishonoured bill of exchange for twenty pounds ; the drawer was not to be found, and the accepter, for sale. received, was • person holding a parities of respectability in the met household. Ordinary spplisatios fur payment being found uselet., there being ne series for vulgar duns to the penmen,' of odicial sanctity, I bad recourse to the aunty court, and discovered, to my estordshment, that I could take out no summons ' without the express emetics of the Lord Steward of her Majesty's Household. I went to Buckiagbsm Palace, and, after a little daisy sad trouble, I obtained an interview with as undersecretary, who told me that my application for permission to sue must be made in writiog, and kindly edvised me to make it upon folio foolscap with • margin. lent in the application with the required pa:Scalars of my Meek and in shoat four days I remind • reply, stating Mat if the mosey were not paid within a eertM time from the date of this oornssuniestion, I had the Lord Steward's pmmiesion to take legal steps to enforce parmeat. The time sampled is this applisatios, added tie the period of Ads Aced by the Lard Steward, emended to about • Menth. At the sad of that time, no settlement Paving been made I repaired again to the County Court of Westminster, and upon delivering the authority of the Lird Steward, I was allowed the privilege of taking out • ememses at the usual charge. Now, whether them see Mt suillellent puny Marts established to get eq•MMlndig Me lineioese that Soweto them, or whether the m• i l ir r e entreinseer is especially favoured oak patronage, I mmeet tell; bat I never take oat a 1111•10111 at the latter Owe that Gm a day of trial at • shorter time than about' eiresty-cue days from the date of issue. The summons in Ilhe pease sale wee no exception to this rule, and my ill. IPSO sew farther 'remised for three weeks longer , mid* time my debtor expired, and I em now ready to sell the dim to any enterprising speculator at a consi derable discs t. I do not know by what feudal law or custom the Lord Steward claims to throw his GfEcial shield before any mem ber of the household threatened with process ; possibly this right may be looked upon se the very life bleed of the pre rogative; but at the risk of being cossidered • radical and • low person, I think the sooner such a pima of venerable obstruction is swept away the better. And with all due respect to County Courts, I think the amuse some arrange ment is made to shorten the interval betweea the bens els summons and the day of trial, the better fee all perms in • trading community. I. H. CONSECRATION BY CARDINAL WISEMAN. The alMeeldration of a new choir and other newly aomplsted of St. John's Roman Catholic Cathe dral, Ma pies yesterday MO/SW& the ceremonial heladiamihmild try Cardinal Wiseman, misted by Bishops Tani est Zeikel, with several other Roman Catholic Ifilhap o sail a very numerous body of canons, priests, and MIMI nab of the imam Catholic clergy. About 1,600 CZWir e llo i rlait• laeladiog a number of the leading of the neighbourhood, among them !priori ▪ Husaptspop mad Lady Annetta do Trafford, Mr. and Mrs. T , Lady Orroadoliso Talbot, Sir Charles and Lady Tempest, Mr. and Mrs. Walmsley, Captain lead Mrs. Hibbert, and several members of t h e families of Mr. Dards' Lae sad Mr. Leonia& of Salford, two Of the plain' benefactors of the rhumb. Mr. Brothorton, ILP., sad the Rev. Dr. Hilly, Independent Minister ; and a number at panne of diffireat religious denominations wen she peemat The eeremendel e.nem.moad with a procession from the elleddig Ihnigh the with teas apt. and up the entre aisle inn the most doe te the ibis. High sus was celebrated weeaTuner, of itellsei. The musical mass minted 's Waisted Inspedel es Coronado. Kass, No. Obi glair was waft etreagtheaod for the oecasioa, tunes bolsi .early 40 Mae, sad esehestre of stringed Inelnemale inlets the mass. Ye. Miami Conran led the Moir I the pialgui awns woo Man Charge Cooper ; ana thinallnelW mein of the Benin was a most beautiful geellesnienis themigleat. Ornediel Whims. who promised the senaoss. took his ten ightstenit wile. 4- 0 On lady, and en spirit." Maagrana. niMghof groat beg* wee priaolgally Amend egoist lb, Punite pieties et the shun .1 trell. 111111111•161. to show that, although they might a4ll theemehee M Mee. with the body of Christ, they amid MN be ON I. the church as it was from the lighnlis. The Ohne& was ous sad the sane, ism the higlnklei _to the print day, sad non Pro tesente ~Di to be notarial; the church to its =spialsea sinned that fee 200 years the emus ad the surcease sf his churn had bees net tan the dui; thendem they admitted that ia spir.t sal= they hod Mtn Mims. Ou the sum heed, the ohnmk bed waked, eke glee dukes tienblp ekeelly be dime mei erveree, red krett6 tho middle sser :s., sad caw tie times Irks tit steelekkekted Meek et =lkon sad gentleness I. Ole ossuary. the Cake- Nu tease Weight tegeker. sad the 'meat of Oak ones peseerred tie at awl body et tb• oboe* lemellebk Sulks the ftfr. seksel ether sew peek end nab& kbeeeme ha the Wake el Site dwell. width he,. mos pied tbe led two peek be keepledse, were Imbeds& Is Ibis enseenties. They aril fiddly of side Melee, high Mlle sad vendee, oak castle far the shaper, and seats for the disk boA lido sateen el Memo, Lodye Chapel at the ems s.& imbed by M Las end the Lamaist' oban -101101• lad keillSt earn irlembew. mkt two memorial wisp One of eseimd c Zo k seek chaatry. The whole is sworn with a net, enure, and starred. The view free the mat of the chart* up the issue, terminat ion in the high ekes, with Its earns, and the great east window boned. proems sew a most ungallant effect. The Dote of Cambridge payed through Thirst a few dam ego, when hr Royal Higbame reeeived the ma gretelettau of the lahabiteats through flir W. P. Osllwey, Bert., M. P. Hie Royal Hlghweee was meompeoltd by Sir G. 0. Wombwell, Bert., of Newburgh-perk. The Hon. Francis Hinoks left London yesterday morning, as rook far Canada, whore he will remain about a ninth, previous to gates to Barbados, as Governor In Chief of the Windward Islands. The Duke of Northumberland hes appointed a swimming master te teeth the art of swimming to the fillet rases et Northumberland sad others. The Dachas of Bt. Albans, and her son, the young Duke, ale Si as Lake. The Rev. Herbert H. Williams, senior curate of ilighweeth, Wilts, has boat appointed by the &stew, of State, e►aplaia to a ratio. of her Majesty's forces; sad is order ordin to proem/ at egos to the seat of war. The late Henry Dover. Bq., hoe left 2,0001. to the Norfolk wad Norwich Hospital. 1,0001. to the Isstitutioo for Indigent Bliad, besides largo legacies to other charities end religions imitations, mounting in all to 6,0001. - _ Captiin Lane has @Old Ephes; to Count Hauntsll for 1,0001., to go to Prurio. . . _ Mr. Rayner, well known on the turf and the stage, diem! a Ant time deco. Mr. Thackeray will sail for New York on Satur day, the 13th of October, to soaassee his new coarse of Lactates oe the Four Georges. Mr. C. Brahma is said to have signed an engage ment as prima Swoon with the atarsagessat of the Open Hew at Lisboa, for the seams 1866-6. THE SOP PlAliff.—The Mat elone Journal ear " Twelve waft sine, at ear Michaelmas fair, a praebsod sad well-asporisesad green lammed ea that we sight Wily rely ea duty se ismou for this year, 1856; and be grewatted hie peepaweliaatlsa on the p tipable fact that the Huai arm y el Ay sad Ilse which bad nearly destroyed the crop at 1814 bad • star% themselves to death ;' and that at tits tune he spoke set en of these insects was to be found sardine. We attached bertlitd• weight to tlt!I einem stases at the tine, bat preeestpropeeta indium es to Mitre that 11 a ellearvatl me were wellpeorded, sad justify ea Ent animism se be the saw trees Nish they spring. Thom" Mtlie spillies see dashes= vlolosesas ea well m evilness% mid Iher.lassweee mad maltfolly Is a fearful retie. do. =llse Plias of tie pleat, sad thereby made Mai of healtlitally per gas ha natural 'eaa ii Urgepaatltlaa of those Mee sow ill the air, dad 1111•11 F every p7s.R la this silitibosetkeed. while their proses,, the noe l its Mamma.,ss the list. fleppily they are ago *MN to eihst say Wary to the pewee mop, but stint OEMS they may hem ia the seat me may for a m ow citS/412 : 111 metal inquiry." The same paper s a l i s t premiss meet satisfeetorily, sod my be greeter than waa ever trews beim LATEST FROM ABROAD. FUETHER,NEWS FROM EUPATORIA : [TOO follourfog died asopotaliappotrod ezoloolvely la • portion of sir improotios of yostoilap] : " ST. PETERSBURG, Bart. 28. "Prima Gotioholfift under date of the 28th, re- I ports that, on the previous day, 33,000 of the enemy had debauched from Eupatoria, and occupied the neighbouring villages. " Nothing new had taken place on the left flank of the Rogan army. "The Cossacks bad taken 25 French prisoners, foraging at Kutch." Some of our contemporaries, in remarking upon the telegraphic despatch we published on Thursday night, reporting the landing of troops at Eupatoria and an attack upon the Russian infantry by the Allies, have fallen into the error of supposing that they were criticising the statements of our cor respondent. The words are those of Prince Oort ohakoff, who is doubtless able to ascertain for himself what is going on upon his flanks. A con temporary, affecting official authorisation, pretends to question our intelligence beanie it has not (or had not) reached the English Government. Nothing but profound ignorance of the means and process of com munication between Enpatoria and London at the present moment, and of the probable composition of the force on Oortchakors right flank, could have " authorised" so adventurous an objection to the despatch of the Russian general. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (roost ova ova CORIUMPOWDITT.) PARIS. FILIDAY Emma*. The following Russian telegraphic despatch, re ceived to-day, is of three days' later date from the Crimea than the one in which Gortchakoff first stated that there had been a collision between Russian infantry sad some of our reconnoitring parties in the neighbourhood of Enpatoria. It results from it, not withstanding an insinuation that the Allied troops had " retired' on account of some advantage gained by the Russian', that we are actively feeling our way in that quarter. We may look for important news soon from the army of Eupatoria : BZILLIN, SIFT. 28. Priam Gortchakoff writes from the Crimea, Sept. 26, Morning: " Yesterday the enemy debauched from Raptor(' 33,000 strong, and occupied several villages in the neighbourhood, bet withdrew from them in the 'venlig to march towards our lett flack. "For the rest, nothing sew has oeennud. " Before KertCh oar &maks have had a rinteontre with seats French foraging parties, sad lien made 26 prisoners." The news that the Allies have embarked a force at Eupatoria, which in a vague form has been cur rent for some days, is further confirmed by a Vienna despatch from Varna, which states that 20,000 men have landed there. The Patric anticipates that the result of this strategetical movement will be to cut off the Russian communications with Porekop. It is impossible to gather from the Russian despatches any clear notion of what is going on. There are two venions of the first despatch, according to one of which the Allies had taken up a position " upon the heights of Ourkussa, instead of having "retired" from thaw heights. Ourkuasa is not to be found upon the ordinary maps; bat this is not extraordi nary, since places in the Crimea are known by many different names. It is probable that grand field ope rations are at this moment going on. A despatch from Vienna, dated Sept 27, says that M. Pereire leaves this evening for Paris. It is rc ported that his negotiations with the Austrian Government have led to no result. M. de Rothschild, on the other hand, is said to have succeeded, and it is thought the treaty with him will be signed this evening. The following telegraphic despatches have been received to-day from Trieste. They must all be read with reserve : Bur. 17. Lord Stratford do Rodeliffs still rafason to rocogaise Xi 'want Ali so 'sinister. The Fronk bars offend to asap the administration of the &amen MIMI. SIFT. 21. Salorgi is still Minister of Greece. Tazinsonnn. Ben'. 4. Hue is still invested. The sa - avan hitifeenrse with Persia is sot inteintpted. _ 111111111110, Bsn. 27. A Preach equedres, eoasistlag of aide gas-boats, rattai l's( trees the Balt* his whored is the Elthrear roads. Sousa:, Auo. 19. The [amnesties of the lisatels madams. Bose Homo, Aso. 10. The Imperialists Sr. victorious la the north. Admirals Stirling and Elliot are panning the Bugles lest in the Sea of °shots, which it hes enoceeded in gaining. The Government journals, the Consiitationnei and Pays, contain the following important financial announcement :—" The Credit Mobilier has just issued a notice that, in order to meet the views of the Government, which ham resolved to postpone any omissions or authorisations which may lead to the creation of fresh securities, it has decided on defer ring the issue of its bonds." The Bourse has been better to-day, notwithstand ing a further oonsideeable fall in Consols. The Rents closed with considerable firmness at 65fr. 50c., with a rise of 20c. Credit Mobilier rose 201 r., the difficul ties apprehended at the approaching settlement being thought to be removed by the resolution an noanoed this morning not to ism any bonds for the present. Austrian railways roes Mfr. French rail ways were somewhat better, and the principal lines rose from Mr. to 10fr. The Emperor and the Duke of Baze•Coburg last night visited the French opera. where his Royal Highness's Saiiite-Cklise was represented for the first time. His Majesty was loudly cheered both at his arrival and departure. The Mutates, says the opera was very successful. The Morsiteur contains decrees confirming the grant of 316 military medals made by Marshal Pelimier. General Dulao, who has just returned to France after taking part in the attack on Sebastopol on the Bth, had on account of his age, and in conformity with military regulations, been placed on the list of the reserve from the 31st ult. The General had, however, asked permission to remain with the army of the Crimea until the siege of Sebastopol had been terminated, and only left when that great event had taken place. . The celebrated Maestro Rossini was present at the concert of the Cologne Choral Society on Wednesday evening, and expressed himself most delighted with the performances. The grand maestro was also pre sent at the rehearsal, and remained more than an hoer. At * his request, the society sung a Spanish canzonette and other pima. His visit produced a cordial and spontaneous welcome to the illustrious maestro. The coueerts will be continued at the Salle Hers err). evening during the present week. PIEDMONT. Th. pi e d mon t s .. ,f 7 aselle of the 26th announces that the King of Serdinid is iineltnistiott favourably, sad that the @Mary eruption Oslttiosse its (*diary, course. SPAIN. Aceording to intelligenoe from Madrid, of the 26th, the hesith of the Queen goes on improving. The Tribunak of the Rota discontinued its sittings on the previous day. A violent s'orm had broken over Madrid sod done considerable damage. Reports which bad been in circulation of a ministerial crisis were said to be entirely unfounded. TUNIS. The fall of Sebastopol was known at Tunis on the 14th. The Bey immediately ordered the great event to be celebrated by salvos from all the forts of Tunis and of the Goulette, as on great Massa'man festivals. His highnea further directed that Colonel Lion, chief of the military household, should immediately proceed to Sebastopol, to congratulate Marshal Pelissier in his name. HOLLAND. In the sitting of the 25th of the Second Chamber of Holland, the President read the following answer from the King to the address presented by the Cham ber in reply to the speech from the throne : Cientlemen,--1 am happy to eeee ive from you the &sou aim that the Seeond Chamber is desirous to apply, in concert with my government, its best efforts for the conso lidation of the pro•perlty and happiness of the country, which is ender the blessing of Gad, and ea dear to our hearts. I request you to empress my thanks to the Cham ber for its addram. BALTIC FLEET. (1101 0171 OW/ C01113111.0111XT.) [The following appeared in a portion of our Edition lon today] : DANTZIC, Barr. 28. The Bulldog, which has arrived here, left the fleet i the 26th, partly at Nargen and partly at Seeker. They were ordered to rendezvous at Seeker. THE INDIAN MAIL. - 410-- (111! ILICIWIC TN (PION 01111, OWN COI] MARSEILLES, 82pr. 29. The Alhambra arrived at 7 o'clock this morning with the Indian Mail. THE CRIMEA. Colonel St. Ange, in the Mats, reviews the several accounts of the attack on Sebastopol. " The first sentiment," he remarks, "which seizes the European public in reading the details of the assault on Sebas topol is that of admiration at the boldness and bravery of the English and French soldiers, who, with various alternations, incurred the same risks with equal in trepidity. Bat it is just also to pay a tribute of well merited praise to the two generals-in-chief, who were] the soul of this great warlike exploit, and whose ad, mirable arrangements satisfied all the conditions of the art of war both in the aggregate and the details— a fact which clearly appears from all private letters as well as from the reports of Marshal Pannier. We cannot but admire with what precision everything was calculated and foreseen, in order to assure success or to be prepared for a check. The columns of attack were formed in the places (formes of the trenches nearest to the town, and the reserves in the places dames of the second line, and in the hollow ground near it; the sappers were provided with their various tools, and bad been instructed in the use of movable bridges, to cross the fosses—they also were ready to fill up the fosses to enable the reserves and the field-artillery to pass; infantry auxiliaries were ' lidded to them, carrying tools and gabions ; the men forming the scaling party had their muskets slung over their shoulders, and carried ladders—though, for the most put, in the impetuosity of their attack, they neglected to make use of the latter; the siege batteries were to sweep the ramparts with redoubled intensity up to the very moment when the signal far the assault was given, and were afterwards to emend our brave men by firing at the enemy over their beads, or in case of their being unsuccessful, to protect the retreat and check the pursuit of the enemy; gunners were attached to the (alumna, and were provided with their special implements and with those neoneary for turning and employing the con quered guns against the enemy ; and lastly, the pieces of field artillery distributed on the fronts of the attack were to give their co-operation to the in fantry—laboaters were to prepare the way—and the artillerymen were, if necessary, to drag their goes with straps to get them over obstacles. All the generals had received their instructions from the general-in-chief ; the itinerary and the object dame column was determined; and let us even add, as the report shows, that the watches of the generals were regulated, in order that everything might be done at the hour and minute indicated in the general orders." The writer then enters into an examination of the manner in which the various attacks were conducted, and at the part which speaks of the assault on the Curtain, says: "In the midst of this sanguinary struggle, a very remarkable fact, and one which is quite new in the annals of war, occurred: by order of the Marshal, twelve guns drawn by borne were plead in bat. terytt half range from the town to support the assailants—thus offering for, perhaps, the first time, the spectacle of field artillery attacking ramparts armed with guns of the largest size. A number of men and hones were killed there—guns and gun carriages were smashed—but we must admire the service rendered to the assailants by these heroic artillerymen in this unequal conflict." The following tribute to the English troops will close our extracts from the Mats: "At the Great Redan, the English, after having bravely scaled the rampa rts with great loss, because they had a wide space to cross under a fire of grape, found themselves in an open 'pace exposed to the murderous fire of a Travers erected much further off, They, however, held the position for nearly a whole hour; but driven back by the Russian reserves, and not receiving reinforcements, they yere obliged at int to give way. Notwithstanding this want of seems, their glory is intact, for there are no troops in the world who could have done more under such circum stances." RUSSIA. A letter from NM, of the 24th ult., in the Post dilutes of Frankfort, says that the Grand Council of War at Odessa or Perekop, which the Emperor of Russia intends to hold, is for the purpose of deli berating on the question u to whether the state of the army and the resources of the country are such as to enable the war to be continued with the chance of a favourable result. The moat intelligent and experienced Russian officers bad been summoned to attend the Council, and a certain number had left Warsaw for the purpose; hut Prices Paskiewitsch, on &coma of the state of his health, bad been unable to leave. A letter from Munich, of the 19th, states that out of 60 young German medical students who some months back entered the service of Russia, and the misjority of whom went to the Crimea, 10 have died from different maladies, and 30 have been seriously injured in their health by the fatigue and sufferings which they have undergoes. Letters in the German journals state that a grand ceremony will take place at Nicolaieff, in presence of the Emperor Alexander ; and, with the greatest pomp. the keel of a screw line-of-battle ship of 130 guns is to be laid down. This is intended as an indirect mode of protesting against the idea that Russia will ever renounce the supremacy which she has exercised in the Black See. AUSTRIA. A letter from roans, in the dagobary Gamete, say :—" It is at passe certain that Austria will mot attempt to isterrept the march of military mote by s sew proposition of ssediatloo, whatever may bo ter Midge to see pow nistsblished." ASPECT OF SEBASTOPOL The Semaphore of Marseilles publishes the fol lowing letter, giving an account of the state of Sebastopol when occupied by the allies: After erossiag the cemetery, where there is still a chapel riddled with halls and bullets, I entered Sebastopol through ea enormous bread. made in the central bastion. A large fortified wall protests all this side of the town; within it lies a suburb composed of small houses, which were no doubt occupied by various small tredremen. This suburb gradaally descends towards the water; four strew con verge to • sort of platform, connected with a little bridge, which enabled the inhabitants to cross a street below when violent rains transformed it into a torrent. In this small speedo I counted sixty-eight shells that bad not burst, and balls. We then proceeded to the street end boulevard which bear the name of Catherine; it is the elegant quarter of the town ; all the Mates have but one story, are very nest, and are surrounded with gardens. There is not one that has not received at lout a ball ; they are completely gutted ; all the furniture, such as mahogany bedsteads, chests of drawers, writing desks, *a., was lying about the street. I remarked • considerable number of pianos, many prints (most of them rather licentious), sod, what is very extraordinary, portraits of the Emperor Napo leas sad the Empress Eugenie. The whole of this quar ter rises in an amphitheatre just opposite Fort Constan tine ; the theatre is untouched; it is a pretty white build ing. When I passed by, the scenes were lying ou'side against the wall. The church called St. Catherine'', a Doric temple, with a gilt pediment, has also suffered very little. In this quarter net • soul was to be seen ; the streets were deserted, the house" completely abandoned ; and it made one melancholy to see these vast solitudes. The whole ' towa is now peopled with only 2,000 French soldiers, who are encamped in the streets. General Bossing, who has been appointed governor of the place, occupies a pretty house, pierced like the others with three or four balls. In Catherine-street is a house which was occupied es a t , the doors have been tore down, and the soldiers have written on a bout, o Eau's sans trapper." The sol diers amuse themselves with playing at pitch and toes, and _ _ shooting at eats, which are the only inhabitants of the town. Most of the houses have a story underground, where artisans had their shops. From this quarter we went down to the quay.. The nearer one gets to the port the greater is the number of barricades. The Russians evidently intended to have defended Sebastopol street by street, for at the top of every street is a wall of large stones, two metres in height, b - hind which small pieces of artillery were placed. On the quays, which are wide, and planted with trees, it was more difficult to enjoy one's walk, as the Hessians still occupy Fort Constantine opposite, end every three miautes they threw either a shell or • bell at the people who were walking about; at Englishman was killed in that way ten steps off from where I was stand ing. From this quay, and as far as the docks, we may distinguish the mast-tops of the Rouian fleet rising above the water; it has all been burnt and sank, with the exception of a small steamer on her bum-ends at the corner of the military port. The streets are actually covered with projectiles of every description. The decks have suffered considerably from oar fire; skirting them was a quarter of the town, set apart most likely for workmen and invalids ; it is now a shapeless mass of mine. Nothing in the Lawn has been destroyed by us ; our artillery has only ruined what was indispensable ; it was the Russians who, during their retreat, sprung an enormous number of mines, and we are finding more daily. Even on Monday and Tuesday, the 10th and 11th, there were explosions every moment, and many fell victims to their curiosity. A Russian colonel, they tell me, was killed at the moment that ►e was stooping down to fire a new mine while hur riedly retreating. Stain then our firemen have thrown water over all the suspected spots, and pot out all the fires. Our soldiers behaved well dnrirg the first hours of the as cupation ; they did not then pillage to any very great extent, sad allowed inoffensive men, women, and children to retire unmolested. Afterwards they spread over the towu, and, you may be sure, took very exact inns . toriee of all that could be tamed to say use. Thus, I met a soldier carrying oil an enormous mahogany bedstead for firewood. To conclude, the general aspect of Sebastopol fa heart-tending: nothing but ruins, blackened wail., and I gutted houses; the ground strewed with projectiles sad broken or spoiled furniture. But few visitors in the streets; not a cry, not the slightest noise denoting • living city—sß , is mournful and silent. The Hessians are shut up in Fort Constantine; their camp extends beyond Fort Sivernaia. There is a rumour that they ate about to evuuate the north ; but, in order to make them do so sooner, General ' d'Herbillon is to attack them on the side of the Tchernays wish 70,000 men. Our fleets are still opposite the Quinn , tine Harbour, and, as soon as the entrance into the great harbour is cleared, they will enter it, and then, if the Mus eums have not yet evacuated the north, the fleets will ma nmade Fort Constantine on one side and harass them on the other, and that part of Sebastopol will then soon be in oar power. LETTERS FROM OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS IN THE CRIMEA. The following are extracts from letters of a young Cavalry Offieer at Sebastopol. September 7, 1865. Ogee yesterday evening, at 6 p.m., till within the last Seeseata, • most terrific fire has been opened on Sebes amp& Mose who were here before say that the former bembsedwitints were nothing equal to the firmest. To give you an idea of what it must be, I as almost say, even at the distance of the Cavalry Camp, it is deafening, or nearly se. I trust this time, if an attack be made on the Malakhoff by the French, it will prove successful, and then all mast fall into oar hands. Bat here we know nothing, and until the fire opened we had not the remotest idea such was to Impose. Bet it is as it ought to he : sothieg like seamy. The firing has suddenly stopped ; I suppose it is to allow the guns too Al. The night before last, as I was going to sleep, I hoard a cry," By Jove, Sebastopol is oar fire, Jack !" addressed to my groom by one of the men. I helloed out, "What is that ?" and John replied, "A large fire is the town, air." Up I jumped, and peeped out of the tent, and sure encinglt a large firs was certainly raging somewhere in tbeeity. Nest morning, arta parade, or rather " tura our —which we do every morning at half-put o'eloek,only now we do not go down to the battle plain of Balaklava, but mount, tell off the squadrons, and dismount and stand by the horses' heads—l mounted my pony, and galloped to Catb cart's Hill, and some soldiers told me the fire was from one of the ships in the harbour ; on my way back I learnt it was • frigate, and set on fire by our rocket battery. It would have been well had the other ships shared the same fate—for commanding as they do the Malakhoff and the Redan, they will do fearful damage whea these defences are attacked. I joined • party. the other day, and went to Kamiesch, which is the French Bslaklava. It is in far better order than we have our port. They have regularly built • town of wood, with wide streets, and there ars a great many restaurants. We went to one called Restaurant de Lusein burgh. There were two large rooms and a smaller one, with tables covered with table cloths, like • dining room in an hotel ; each table had four chairs covered with chime, some white china plates, tumblers, wins gleam, and German silver knives and forks ; the ceiling likewise was lined with chime, and the windows had curtains of a different pattern; in fact the whole was well famished, and looked remarkably comfortable—nor tests, with • camp stool, pewter ware, and • block of wood for a table. offering a droll contrast. The waiter Game immediately, and dinner was ordered, and before we bad time to tie up oar horses the soap was coi the table, and very good it was ; then turbot, which was ex cellent; then some capital patties, mutton and fried pota toes; in fact • first-rate dinner, as hot as het could he, and not having to wait or order it. The rooms were very full, chiefly French officers, and two or three parties of English. The wine was very good; but no beer to be had. They know how to c harge English officer', as we had to pay lls. each, with only two bottles of wine—rather expensive for a sub. Row well the French manage all these things ! It is very extraordiaary, but • fact, that we cannot do these things like the Freneh, nor Sardinians either, and yet no one is fonder of his grub than en Englishman. A British soldier is sadly helpless. Put him in • jungle, and be must have woo d an d water, meat, tetiscoo, coffee, tea, Re., supplied to him, and the chances are he grumbles. Now • French sol dier manages famously for himself. He will build his hut, bake his bread, get his sticks and water, dc., and march with • greater weight upon his bask than an English sol dier attics. In fart, it should be pars of the routine of discipline of an English soldier to teach him to be handy and ladependent in these matters, particularly in camp. Sept. 10. Long, long before this letter can reach you, you will have heard of the glorious news of the taking of Sebastopol, com prising the town and dockyards. Liy letter of the ith told you of the tremendous cannonade, which had stopped just as I finished. In the eveninJ I rode to the front, and toutd the left French attack just opening again. It was getting late, and being very cloudy, gloomy, and rainy looking, the firing was uncommonly pretty; anither Russian ship, teo, bad been set on fire, and this of course, added to flights of rockets, isarewi the effect of the scene. I observed that the Realm were hardly firing a shot—the Malakboff en tirely anent, gad the Radon sending a shot nay every quar ter of an hour. An officer told me in confidence that "to morrow" the assault was to take place. "To-morrow" cams, and with it the order to rentals in our lines—horses saddled. A furious cannonade occamenosd in the morning sad "satirised math 4 o'clock. Not one word had we heard up to this time. About 4 I got • note from one of the aldee.de-camp of • general officer, saying the Malekbeff was takes, and probably the Redan. Also l before night vi'e feud this last was not the ease, and that oar loss had boss issittil; but sums Nos is sad obi if the llAlskioff were held the Redan must fall in the morning. I went t s bed and slept uncomfortably. At 2in the morning me awful explosion woke me up, followed by rolls of muse kitty, end then other exploaione. At 3.30 a.m. we yenned., arms as liana, but not one soul could tell what bed M eg place. At 6 a.m. the dismissal *minded, and I galloped t o the front ; and what a magnificent sight presented itself! Clouds 01 black smoke, flaming buildings, flashes of gee, esplosions, shells, and rockets, combined to illuminate th o dark earl dialed looking dawn; and now I heard a cry " The Haden is in the hands of the Highland Brigade-44 the Rnuians retreating." With a glees I sew the flow," win g the bridge in thousands, aided by steamer,. W e e doing our best to shell the bridge; but the shells ( a il wide. Yon may suppose with what a light heart 1 geilsoeg back to my tent to tell all my news. We have had It bite terly cold, with the thermometer at 41 deg , sal a t im cutting through you.—[The writer then enter into lists* of the storm, which are abundantly before the public.] I have not been able to go and see the town; Int to. morrow, if not on duty, I will try. September 14. I had arranged with some brother officers to go sal inspect the Malakhoff, Redan, end town ; but as one di m per troop mast remain always in the lines, and my K o k o being in sick quarters, I cannot go yet. The red 'amebas are minions hands at the apprupriatim of moveables, s o d oar men are very bitter that they are not snored to de the same. I see the Zouaves are constantly p e a. log out of the town encumbered with goods and elan* They are understood to be rather difficult to amp, 4. though excellent troops—indeed the best in the Free& army. They have such a haughty and iedepeedent look, one cannot help admiring them. They are also larger 'al more powerful men than those of the line, or even the Imperial Guard, and come nearest to our red.coats. Tbak ' dress is very picturesque. There are very contradictory reports of wh a t i s going to be done. The Beet ought to silence Fun Constattine, forty is annoying us a good deal, by firing into the tow n a t , down tee streets. We can scarcely hope to ii eco the lassie heights, which are very formidable. I can see the i flatteries from my tent, which frequently open upon the I French, when they go down to the ischernsys to water the I , cavalry horses. The following, says the SlamArd Mercury, is a latter received from a sergeant of the 62nd Regiment, a native of Stamford, a portion of whose company formed one of the leading parties in the attack cn the Sedan: • "Behastopol, &pt 12,1855. " My (tele Sister—You will doubtless be sinned sad is an extent rejoiced to see from what quarter this lanai I written, for although you are ell aware at home that B e n t topol h as &Ilea into our hands at last, yet it may be a esatne of curiosity to say that this letter is written in the mod* military ohapel of that once floe garrison, on the side of a large bell, which is partly smashed into pieces by the hem cannonade from our people. The garrison itself, as wall as the surrounding batteries, which have given us so meek trouble, had its doom fixed on Saturday the 8:h Innate For three or four days previous thereto both English Oa French opened and kept up an incessant terrific fin al heavy metal upon them, and which proved very attend in reducing the strength of their boasted stronsibolea da twelve noon on the Bth the Allies were all aesenahlee reedy !or action, which was commeaced by the French attacking the Malakboff or Round Tower, and which they carried it twenty minutes, with a very little lots; fa it weed appear that the enemy, being aware that the Round Town was considered by us to be their strongest position, we should accordingly not attack it until we had first Uhl the Radon, and bed therefore concentrated nearly silted strength at the Radon. No wonder, then, that the Freed took it so easily. But mark the difference on our side. The attack upon the Round Tower by the French was totes the signal for our people storming the Redact ; and and half-put 12 at it our lads went. mounting the loaders which bad been placed by the sappers for the purpose of staling the parapets ; but as may be euppi sed, they test with a terrible resistance from the Russians. My own poor litsle regiment, lam proud to say, did their duty on that day, together with the 41st and 3rd Buffo, having to ben di the brunt of the hard fight themselves. Thousands of on troops were in rear of them, but were so appalled that they could not be got to support our poor few lade, who fought aid died whilst a drop of blood remained in their veins. My own corps was the very first that entered the Reds; and by it many a brave fellow fell. We went into the field less than 300, and when all was over we found our lose to consist of 1 colonel wounded, 2 captains lane, 5 Insinuate wounded, 2 killed, and 1 a priooaer in the hands of the Run lane. 4 sergeants killed, and 57 killed and missies rank and file, and 91 sergeants and rank and file wounded, some of whom have sirioe died, and friend others bevel recovery at this time. However, et 5 o'clock the UM evening the Roden was ours, and during the night the enemy evacuated the town altogether, sod took to the hills and to the interior of the country, leaving the place is flames, and sinking and burning all their ships before len ling. Oa the 9th the town and harbour presented a curios spectacle; nothing to be seen but smoke and Bons, and occasionally a mine would explode, for the place was full of them, and the fire taking effect upon them noon blew then up, bat luckily no one was hurt, for the comanuden it, chief lad taken the precaution no to let the victotitme army into the town until the flames had subsided. On the 11th and 12th (yesterday and to-day) we were permitted le enter, but not to take away any plunder, as the French; claim the. It is different, however, with the French; they fight for booty, and must have it, but regardless of the strict orders that had been issued, and the numerous guards which had been planted to prevent anything being taker away ; nevertheless, county all that was portable, and mad be easily concealed beneath one's clothes, was carried of. The place Is one mass of ruins: some of our general sad steffofficen have gone to take up quarters there, and it le expected that in a few days some of our troops will be sed in to garrison the place during the winter. It is also re. , snouted that some of the weakest of the regiments will be sent home. GM grant that it may turn out so, for the/ will certainly take rears. Amongst the little things which' brought out of the Redan and Round Tower I can flail nothing that I could put in a letter to send you, so I mod keep them until I come to England. Tne little branch ole tree which I here insert I Dave just now plucked off a tres in front of the chapel in which I am writing the, merely le dyable you to say that you have something out of &MP topol. It Is time I returned to my camp, and, as themes are all turning out to go home for the night, I must lolled their example and close uri." MARRIAGE OP A CRIMEAN HERO.—Yesterday. writes a correepondent, the neighbourhood of Memo* Surrey, was the scene of unusual gaiety, in coneequeace of arrangements which had been made for the merrier of Major Sbakeepear, of the Royal Artillery, a Crimean hsr% to Louisa Caroline, second daughter of Robert Sayer, E'q., of the Menor.bouse, Richmond. The nuptial ceremony was performed at Richmond Church, is the presence of a vest number of the military and civil friends of the bride and bridegroom, after which a splendid dejeener, supplied by Gunter, to upwards of on. hundred guests, was laid out in an elegant marquee, erected on the lawn in the mar of the Manor-house, by B. Edgiogton. Subeequestly OS happy pair proceeded by the South Western Railway est road. to Corfu, from whence the bridegroom, Major Shake- spear, will proceed to join his corps in the Crimea. The entertainments at the Manor house were kept up Pilate:l late hour, and produced general hilarity in the locality. AN INTERESTING BALANCE-SHEET.—We have before alluded to the unpretending but very useful educe dotal institute established twelve months ago by the work. men of Wearmouth Colliery, and we have now before as • printed copy of their second call-year', balance. diem up le the 251,11 ult. The Dr. side is almost wholly coca potd of tha I'm., "Subscriptions by Underground Workmen, "Salt *captions by Workmen at Bank ;" and the total income amounts to 1581.3.. ltd. The Cr. side is varied enough, and the second item shows that the workmen hare not Ist such a low value up in the office of teac'ter as many of theis betters do, and as indeed parliament itself has done la MSS instances. Here we have two male teachers' salary " for 26 weeks at 28s. 10d. each per week," and two female teechem at as average of 129. 6d. each ler week. A clean school room is looked to, and the sweeping and washing at it is paid for at the rate of five shil;iugs a week. That is the Caucus newspaper, with its Argus eyes, takes in for four weeks, and the Wesleyan Times, with its strong popular sympathies, is paid for to the extent of 11. Ss. 6d. The Daily News's masculine sense and unadorned eloquence is welcomed both by andel and above-ground workmen, and 1/ 6s. Bd. falls to the share of our London contemporary. The only other mug taken in appears to be the Bunderlund Herald, but we bad the item " b00k.," " books," occurring every now and thals so that literature of one sort or another is tolerably well re• Presented. They give the girl who brings up their MN". 7.. 6d. for the halt-rear, and they've get hemispheres, tee, and for mounting one of them there is a payment of 31. 9d. Euclid has his disciples, and for " computes and parallel rulers to the school" lls. is set down. The children were sent to the Local Esbibition—that cost a sovereign ; bet after paying all these and many other little odds and ends, there is the welcome item, " Belacce in treasurer's band, 111. 18s. 80." With this sum over, and the hooeor of mt. sing on foot, unaided, as institution which is bent Snag both them and their children, the men of Wearmouth Colliery have good reason to be proud of their leading position Wel the workmen of all the otter collieries in the North of Ear nen d Herald. THE LONDON AND WESTERN DISTRICTS CE.i4l' TEST COXPANT.—A meeting of the adjourned vestry of the township of New Brentford was held on Thereby evening; the senior churchwarden in the chair. Mr. Huston. clerk to the Bit-int Board, stated that he bad received a letter from the Home Secretary, alloodol_." extension of time for closing their push burial-grenome • sod intinis'ing that this would be final end pirempeOlf; that the board had inquired into the coat of various ONO' • twin, and hod come to the resolution to momenta ihe 4 township to Contract with some *listing cemetery ago limy rather then incur the rest espense of annals'', parish cemetery; and that Mr. Garstin and Mr. Oa.'" health, representing the Sinn-bill Cemetery, had attosikil and were now ready to ezplaia the poeitinn and propeit , of the London and Wistern Di:erica Cemetery Coy The meeting having bears there gentles a wallies° I resolved to postpone the consideration of t he purchase of ground fora parish cemetery, and authorised the Burial Beard to conclude an arrangement with the company. The Hurst Castle telegraph station has been done away with, cad intelligence of ships sad mail packets pricing the Needles can be no looger communicated to Southampton sad Loudon. The station did not psi ip expenses. Emmi•EmiglNali