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016 foreign purposes,with anti-English objects and secret arts, be tolerantly regarded by our public opinion Now, we have been putting no merely hypothetical case. We have, on the contrary, understated the analogy. The Unitarians could have no celibate clergy, wholly intent on Socinian propagandism, bestowing absolution on tremulous Deings on their knees before pictures of FAUSTUS 80CINUS. A " holy society " of the " Fratres Poloni " could not be expected to rival the arts of the followers of LOYOLA, and it would be idle to seek for convents full of fair anti-Trinitarians, confessing themselves with the eremite W. J. Fox, or presenting braided vestments to Cardinal BELSHAM, Lord Archbishop of Alsatia and the Temple. The frigid theology of Unitarianism could never influence the ardour of millions of credulous devotees. It might misguide individual minds, but it could not directly produce the revolutions of a theocracy that shuts up the Bible and opens the miracle-shop•—has its spy confessors upon kings and queens—marshals for one purpose its sacerdotal legions and its " dark and deadly" body-guard of Jesuits, Unitarianism (with even its most grievous errors) could never become a Church like that of Rome—universal monarchy for its politics, and the extirpation of biblical religion its master-passioli and chief inspiring purpose. We have made these remarks to indicate the con stitutional difference between the internal political character of the Church of Rome as distinguished from the relationship of our own dissenters to the State. In that inherent difference will he found a cause for the vigilance of the Protestant mind. How to utilise the energy of deeply-felt Protestant convic tions, without encroaching on the personal liberties of sincere Roman Catholic religionists, will be a sub ject for future consideration. PROVERBIALLY fond of money as we are, it is a question whether there exists another capital city where the public answers so readily a reputable appeal to their pockets. The magistrates of Wor. ship-street during the past week, through the public reporters, called attention to the low condition of the funds of the poor box, and the urgent necessities of the district from the effects of the epidemic. Al ready upwards of 350/. has been sent to this police court for distribution, in sums varying from 301. to one shilling. There is no means of administering relief more surely above suspicion than this of the paid metropolitan magistracy, accustomed as they all are to d.stinguish real from fictitious cases of distress. THE Fazycts ACADEMY has to congratulate its members on the acquisition of a large quantity of MSS. of Arago, which the members of his family have presented to them. A committee has been nominated to minutely investigate and arrange these papers previously to their appearing in the " Me moires" of the institution. There are no less than 73,000 magnetic and galvanic experiments, elabo rately illustrated with notes and memoranda of derived results, principally in the philosopher's own handwriting. Otot of the faithfullest adherents to the elder branch of the French Bourbons died on the 10th inst., Andre Marie Hue, aged premier ancien valet to Louis XVIII. and Charles X. He was the only son of M. Hue who accompanied Louis XVI. and his family in their flight when it was interrupted by the postmaster Proust, and subsequently attended the unhappy Dauphin up to the time of his being handed over to the merciless Simon, the shoemaker. IN concurrence with the suggestions by the presi dent of the British Association at Liverpool for the development of all the facts and circumstances con nected with navigation, the Board of Trade are about to establish a department of record which shall pre serve and arrange the tables of tides, temperature, latitude, variations of the wind, and meteorological observations of sea voyages, which all trading and royal vessels will be for the future obliged to supply. THE EXPORTATION OF COIN AND BULLION from the United Kingdom in the year 1803 amounted to 8,274,935 ounces of gold coin and bullion, of which 589,298 ounces were British coin, and 2,085,037 ounces foreign coin and bullion. The total export of silver in the same time was 279,208 ounces of British coin, and 24,940,091 ounces of foreign coin and bullion ;in all 24,019,899 ounces. The export for the half-year ending July 4, 1854, was 09,800 ounces of British gold coin, 65,314 ounces of British silver coin, 2,353,503 ounces of foreign gold coin and bullion, and 13,190,454 ounces of foreign silver coin and bullion. THE Mode, a journal conducted by Viscount d'Ar lincourt and a little 'mad Legitimists, has been sus pended for two months for a violent article against Lord Palmerston. A delicate attention of this kind must be rather embarrassing to his lordship, since, with the best wishes to support the entente cordiale, he can hardly expect to see such a revolution in England as would enable him to return the compli ment in 144. THE PRESS. THE WAR. EXPEDITION TO THE CRIMEA. Ampler details of the disembarkation, and various surmises respecting future operations, constitute the whole additions to our intelligence from the Crimea received during the past week. The main body of the combined forces landed, not at Eupatoria, as had been at first announced, but at a place called Old Fort, situated nearly half way between Eupatoria and Sebastopol, and about thirty miles in a direct line from the latter fortress. The successful coa►- pletiou of the debarkation was announced by a telegraphic despatch from Lord Raglan received on Sunday night by the Duke of Newcastle, and dated the 16th inst. It states that the allied armies ar rived at the place of disembarkation, near the Old Fort, in latitude 45 degrees, at the break of day on the 14th, and before night succeeded in landing nearly all their infantry and part of their artillery. On the 15th the swell on the shore considerably impeded operations, but some progress was made, and the exertions of the fleet, under the immediate cointnand of Sir Edmnnd Lyons, excited the admi ration of the army, and were, in fact, above all praise. The surf continued on the 16th (the day on which the despatch was written), nevertheless the disem barkation of the horses and baggage was proceeding with the utmost rapidity. Another despatch was transmitted on the subse quent day (17th), from Marshal St. Arnaud and Lord Raglan jointly, to Omer Paella, and by him telegraphed to Lord Westmoreland, at Vienna. This account reports that the whole of the allied army had lauded, with the baggage, the munitions of war, and the artillery. The army, in the highest spirits, had commenced its march upon Sebastopol, and the Tartar population of the country were manifesting sympathy in the undertaking, and supplying the troops with provisions. A deputation of submission and obedience from the native population is stated by another account to have appeared in the allied camp. The locality of the district wherein our troops have entered is thus described by the Constltutionnel:— " Old Fort, where the landing was effected, is, according to the best maps, forty-five kilometres (twenty-eight and au eighth English miles) to the north of Sebastopol, and twenty three kilometres (fourteen and three-eighths English miles) to the south of Eupatoria, a little above the River Boulganack. This position is indicated, in some maps, by the name of Traktir. It will be seen that the troops had advanced immediately by the roads of Simferopol and Baktchi•Sarai ; but perhaps nothing is meant but bodies of troops intended to observe the enemy. The pelt of the expeditionary army which proceeds along the coast will meet with four streams of water before they arrive at the little arm of the sea which is at the north of Sebastopol. The country is wooded and mountainous, but that incon venience is compensated for by the facility of having wood and water, which would be difficult to find in advancing further into the country. The streams of water are Boul ganack, the Alma, the Katcha, and the Belbek. This last river being passed, the northern fort and the Fort Con stantine are right in front. The northern fort is a regular work, which it will be necessary to attack by land, and probably according to all the rules of the military art. As to Fort Constantine, the example given us at Bomarsund leads us to believe that it may be reduced by an attack from the fleet. Once masters of these two points, Sebas topol is ours. With an enemy able to defend the ground foot by foot, the distance between the landing-point and Sebastopol might be difficult ; but, to judge by the language of Marshal de St. Arnaud and Lord Raglan to Omer Pasha, the generals iu chief do not appear to expect any great resistance before arriving at the end of their march." The latest intelligence from the Crimea was brought by the Ajaccio despatch-bout, which sailed thence for Constantinople on the 19th. It announces that on the following day (the 20th) the allied army was to march against a Russian force of 25,000 men, who expected a reinforcement of 15,000. It was thought that an engagement would take place imme diately, before the arrival of the Russian reinforce ments. The weather was still magnificent. Not a single accident occurred at the disembarkation. The in habitants continued to show the most friendly dis position towards the allies. The Copirte Zeitung learns from despatches re ceived via Bucharest and Belgrade, that the disem barkation of the troops at Eupatoria was at the rate of from 4,000 to 5,000 men an hour, which is about 3,000 less than was at first expected. The allied armies marched in two grand divisions on Simferopol and Burluk (or Curcul), a seaport to the south-west of Simferopol. The result of the numerous recon noitrings of the coast of the Crimea proves the Russian charts to be entirely false. Where cliffs and mudbanks are marked down in these charts, neither the one nor the other were to be found; and on the other hand, where a good anchorage is marked, there the coast was found to be dangerous. The whole of the promontories of the Crimea are provided with telegraphs. The motions of the troops and ships at Eupatoria could be plainly seen from the inights of Simferopol, and their arrival and SATURDAY, landing were no doubt telegraphed from thence to Sebastopol. _ . _ Respecting the movements of the Russians, very imperfect and contradictory accounts havo arrived. One despatch, sent via Vienna, on the 26th, states that Prince Menschikoff had advanced with his troops to Burliuk, on the river Alma, and taken up a position there, awaiting the attack of the allies, and expecting reinforcements. Another fixes the locality of the Russian entrenched camp on the river liat,clia, and a third report declares that it was the allies who were entrenching themselves on the bank of that river, while Menschikoff appeared to intend falling back step by step upon Sebastopol, retaining every strong position until forced to retreat, but risking no serious engagement until 'ne had arrived beneath the walls of the fortress. There has been a landing at Eupatoria, which was occupied by 2,000 Turks, with one English and one French regiment. The garrison offered no opposi tion, and retreated before the allies reached the town but 400 Russian soldiers were taken prisoners. The reserve at Varna received orders to embark for the Crimea on the 18th, under the command of Gene ral Levaillant. The Scots Greys sailed on the 19th on board the Himalaya. The inhabitants of Anapa have been since the beginning of the month in daily expectation of a bombardment. It was known at Batoum on thellth that Anapa was blockaded by a squadron of eight ships-of-war, viz., three frigates, three line of-battle ships, and two brigs. Admiral Lyons, who commands this squadron, was only waiting orders from Admiral Hamelin to bombard the town. The Moniteur states : " Letters from the Black Sea announce the Russian troops which had embarked at Tangerod on board guu•buata fur the Crimea met on the 4th September with a severe gale, which sank eight or nine of them, with 200 men." THE BALTIC. There is no news of interest from the Baltic fleets. Notwithstanding some semi-official contradictions and rumours of a projected attack on Revel, it appears certain that nothing further will be attempted this year. Sir C. Napier may, however, very poss►bly remain in the Baltic with a squadron as long as the ice will permit. The French and English admirals separated on the 19th in the Baltic. The French fleet, under Admiral l'arseval Deschenes, is now on its way home. The depot of coal at Kiel belonging to the French Government is by no means exhausted, and will iu all probability be replenished in time to be made use of in the next year's naval campaign in the Baltic. THE WHITE SEA. Official despatches from Captain Ommaney have been received by the Admiralty, detailing the opera tions of his small squadron in the White Sea, which have resulted in the destruction of the defences end town of Kola, the capital of Russian Lapland. Capt. Ommaney states " Kola is the nearest Russian town on the Arctic coat to the Norwegian dominions. It is regarded as a place of considerable importance, being the seat of government for Russian Lapland, and garrisoned by a military force. Un derstanding that the creeks adjacent to the Kola river were well adapted for concealing vessels belonging to ths enemy, 1 deemed it necessary that this locality should be reconnoitred before the close of this season while conduct ing my operations in those seas ; accordingly I directed Captain Lyons to execute this service on his return Iron Nardo-Huns. " By extraordinary perseverance the obstacles of ascend ing a narrow river were overcome, and the Miranda was placed within gunshot of the town of Kola. Ca p tain Lyons, anxious to spare the town, submitted conditional terms for the surrender of the garrison, and afforded the authorities full time for reflection. The oiler was rejected, sod, the enemy assuming a hostile attitude, there was no alternative but to open fire upon the defences and assem bled force. The effect of the shell among the wooden houses soon caused a general conflagration of the town, which reduced it to ashes. " The defences of the town were completely destroyed, and considerable loss of life was doubtless inflizted oa the enemy's side, besides the destruction of a large quan tity of Government flour that was in store for the use of the troops." THE PRINCIPALITIES. The Russians being cleared out of the principali ties, Orner Paella is pushing his forces across the Pruth, and at the latest dates was preparing to be siege Ismail, in Bessarabia, the fortress so celebrated from its siege and capture by Suvarow. Lord Raglan is said to have called for some diversion in this quar ter, to keep the Russian army employed, which might otherwise be sent to reinforce the troops in the Crimea. This adverse movement is reported to have been very distasteful to the Austrians, who protested against the intended occupation of lbraila and Galati by the Turks. The Vienna Lloyd says the retreating Russians broke down behind them all the bridges they three across the Pruth, and To, tified all the points on the other side of the river where they think an attack from their enemies not impossible. Theme bn . dg!il built by themselves have been, therefore, so built for