The Express. — London, England, 1855-01-10 00:00:00

....._.. DEATHS AT SCUTARL Nominal return of deaths in the hoepitils at Soutar', as reported to the Commandant's ails* by the medical authorities, from the 9th to the 19th December : SIZJUNTII. John Uphill, Grenadier Guards, diarrbass, Dee. 18. John Brown, 97th Regiment, dysentery, Del. 16. Edward Sewell, BTh Hussar*, diarrhoea, D e. 14. Ralph Scott, Elecits Fusilier Gaards, amputation. Dee. IS. Edward ArmstYong, 63rd Regiment, diurbass, Doe. 8. John Jena, 41st Regiment, therthata, Dec. 9. Colour-Sergeaat R Holmes, 88th Rest., wounds, Dee. 9. CORPORALS. Patrick Nolan, 77th Regiment, cholera, Dee. 8. Edward Youngman, Coldstream Guards, woends, Dm. 8. Hugh Pratt, 4th Refitment, diarrbce t, Dee. 8. Thomas &Alamo, 79th Regiment, dreentery, Dec. 17. Oriet, lat Dragoons, diar , huts, Die. 17. Edward Stapleton, 49th Regiment, marble midis, Dee.l9. envies'. ' , Joseph Bell, Mobutu*, Corps, diarrtene, Dee. 9. Bdward Fitepatrick, 19th Regiment. fever, Dec. 9. G. Oliver, lit Battalion Rifle Brigade, diarrean, Dee. 9. Arthur Walker, 77th Regiment, dysentery, Dee. 9. • Francis Steelier, 20th Regiment, diarrheas, Dee. 9. Patrick Scott, 88th Regiment, pneumonia, Dee. 9. Henry Rutter, 23rd Regimen. diarrheas, Dee. 9. Robert Shaper, Royal Artillery, dysentery, Dec. 9. Michael Crushes, 7th Regimen, dysentery, Dee. 9. Benjamin Newman, 19th Regiment, client ma, Dee. 10. Saint &inert, Cold oJuni, wounds, Dee. 9. Charles Smith, 2nd Bat. Rifle Brigade, diarrhea, Du. 9. JUIN. 11' Laughlts, 49th Regiment, 'tibiae, Dec. 9. William Oakley, let Bat. Rifle Brigade, diarrhea, Dee. 8. Michael Hamilton, 23rd Regiment, diarrhea, Dee. 9. Thomas Walsh, Ist Foot, diarrhea, Dec. 9. John M'Werney, Royal Artillery, distill/ea, Dec. 9 George Cowherd, Royal Artillery, 'hurtles, Dec. 8. Enoch Green, 19th Regiment, diarrhea, Dee. 8. George Ensues, 38th Regimen, dianbces, Dee 8. William Holland, Royal Artitery, Marine i, Dee. 8. John Symes, Royal Artillery, diarrhea, Dec. 10. John Middleton, Coldstream Guards, Manton, Dee. 10. Henry Sully, 41at Regiment, hepatitis eheon., Dec. 8. Jame. Common, 30th Regiment, value, Dee_ 10. Charles Catehpole, let Bat. Rifle Brigade, vulnue,Dee 10. George Malisb, let Bat. Rifle Brigid', diarrhoea, Dec. 10. Thomas M . Guire, Ambulance Corp., diarrhea, NO. 10 Benjamin Heppleton, 19th Regiment, diarrhea, Dec. 10. James Benson, Ambulance Corps, Dee. 10. Joseph Smith, let Bat. Rifle Brigade, dysentery, Dee. 10. Janne Smith. Grenadier Guards, wounds. Dec. 10. Robert Hale, 63rd Regiment, dianhaa, Dee. 10. Henry Robins, lid Bat. Rite Brigade, diarrhea ' Dec. 10. Hoary Jun 93rd Regiment, dietetic's, Dec 10. Nathaniel G ilpin, let Bat. Rifleßrigade,diarrhae, Dec.lo. Henry Browne, let Bat. Rafla Brigede, dysentery, D.c. 10. John Fisig•A,9Ath Regiment, tli.mrtur4, Dee 11. Wallas when, lib lit g lwcalt, VOlaste•. Dco 11. Joe. Pratt, 4th Light Dragoons, diserreei, Dee 11. Patrick Kelly, 88 , 11 Regiment, dysentery, Dee 11. Edmoad Patin, 28th Regiment, climate., Dee. 11. Pbelim Carroll, 6th Dragoon, dysentery, Dee. 11. Wm. Collins, Ambulance Corp., diarrhea, Dee. 11. James Mothendale, 7th Regiment, diarrhoea, Dee. 11. Elijah Penne, 63rd Regiment, amputation, Die. 11. Edward Marriott, 23rd Regiment, desertion, Dee. 11. James Enecopp, Ambulance Corps, damns, Deo. 11. David Leavey, 95th Regiment, fever, Dee. 12. Thomas Leff, 95th Regiment, Manta t, Dee. 12. James Greed, Royal Artillery, dysentery, Dee. 12. J. Shooter, lit Demotion R de Brigade, dysentery, Dee. 12. Charles Julian, Grenadier Guard., cliental. Dee. 12. R. Abrobat, Royal Artillery, diurt a., Dec 12. Jame Capon 4th Light Driven dirt an, Dee. 13. Joseph Barm e n , 38th Regiment, L u oreto., Dec. 13. John O'Brien, 4th Regiment, des/artery, Dee. 13. James Frost, 23rd Regiment, Cants i, Dec. 13. Matthew Gardiner, 67th Regiment, dysentery. Dec. 13. Willie= Pierce, 21st Regiment, wound, Dee. 14. John Gretna: 13th Light Dragoons, dysentery, Dec. 14. Thomas Edwa rds, 4th Regiment, diarrhoea, Dee. 13. Thomas Skinner, 2nd Dragoon Guards, tetanus. Dec. 13. Charles King, 4th Regiment, dysentery, Dec. 13. Thome' Horan, let Bat. Rifle Brigade, amputation, Dec. William Scarson, 49th Regiment, diarrhea., Dec. 15. George Fuller, 33rd Regiment, febris, Dec. 15. John Carroll, 49.11 Regiment, diarrhea, Dec. 14. John Papwortb, Coldstream Guards, diarrhea', Deo. 14. John Baker, 44th Regiment, amputation, Dee. 14. James Ivey, Coldstream Guards, dysentery, Dee. 14. Magnus McKee, 79th Regiment, dysentery, Dee. 14. Thomse Towesen, 17th Dineen, dysentery, Dec. 15. Alexander Gordon, 50th Regimen!, value, Dec. 15. John Kenna. Royal Artillery, 'sinus, Dec. 15. William Harting, 19th Regiment, 'ulnae, Die. 15. Joseph Ralph, 20th Regiment, wounds, Dec. 15. Charles Elliott, 21st Regiment, wounds, Dec 14. Patrick Gardiner, 33rd Regiment, diarrLma, Dee. 14. Charles Keane, 19th Regiment, dienton, Dee. 16. Walter Campion, 44th Reenact, rheuinetiere,lne 14. Joseph Gulledge, Royal Artillery, dysentery, the 14. Joe. Wright, Sappers and Miners, dierrhce I, Dee. 15. John Wilkinson, Royal Artillery, diarrhea, Dee. 15. George Jeffrey, 19:h Regiment, fracture, D,e. IS. Thomas Toter 95th Regiment, fracture . Dee. 15. ! WiliamWalker ' let Bat. Rifle Brigade, values, Dee. 15. John Final, letßoyal Dragoons, diarrhea, Dee. 15 Charlie Winter, Coldstream Guards, diantee i, Dec. 16. William Gillen 77th Regiment, dysentery, Dec. 16. James Lewis, done Fusilier Own., diarrhea, Dec. 16. Jam*. Edmunds, 23rd Regimen, dysentery, Dec. 16. Retry Pratt, 4' {i Regiment, dysentery, Dec. 16. Henry M'Carty, 55th Regiment, diarrhea, Dee. 16. Thomas Jona, 41st It- invent, diarrhea., Dee. 16. Benj. Eiseolnient, 93rd Regt., r.bronic dysentery, Dec. 16. George Leaveek, Ist Fun, dysentery, Die. 16. John Ruse% 90411 Regineett, wounds, Dee. 18. John Rourke, 81111 lAermana, broechitia, Dee. 16. J. Picket), Ambelemeatlerps, diarrhea, Dec. 13. George Blake, BM t, ennui, Dee. 16. James Reed, 28th at, diarrhea, Dec. 16. Samuel Street, Royal Artillery, diarrhea., Dee. 17. John Wright, Royal Artillery, diarrhea, Dee. 17. Thomas Snake, 38th Regiment, dysentery, Dee. 16. Micheal Kavanagh, 33rd Regiment, dyseatery, Deo. 17. John Keeton. Ist Foot, dysentery, Dee. 17. Martin Revell, Scotch Fusilier Guards, lonia, Dee. 17. James Power, 13th Light Duran, dysentery, Dee. 17. Alexander Marshall, 33rd Regiment, dysentery, Dec. 18. Robin Pinney, 63rd 'teeniest, dysentery, Dee. 18. James Mallet, Inca Fesilier Gandy, dysentery, Dee. 17 John Chapeau, 95th Regiment, amatory, Dee. 18. Jaren Shake, 48th Rep=eat, diarrhea Dee. 17. Jobs Browne, Bth Hamm mem*, Doi. 17. Henry Toyer ; Coldiestea Otarde, amatory, Dee. 17. George Hann. 7th IlleSavail t; yereary, Dee. 18. Latrines lehosa A _Welt diartbee, Dee. 17. Ivangkoomit. lea Off=:Vilt, Dec. 17. Walter Kirby ; Mob illagimat, a, Des. 18. William Lake. 88th Reglineet. amatory, Dee.l7. Philip Mteheay, We t, dysentery, Dee. 18. dCaW Mb dyeelgerY . Dee. 18. ebarden, ath diarrhea, Dee. 17. Henry Lee. 41st *atm, Dee. 19 William Coshes, 14 t, dysentery. Dee. 18. Isederiek Dixon, 7th 8, diarrhea, Dec 18. TIMM' Berkele, let Lae Brigade, competed bay Dee. M. LAM .42.4 Regiment, diarrheas, Dee. 18. Wn. Bet. Ride Brigade, dyseetery, Dee. 18. Askew Wad Regiment, dysentery, Dee. 18. lona Gnu, Clad Rest, diarrhea, Dee. 19. Gong* MOrDeN/A 1814 Regimest, diarrhea, Dec. 19. DIRD OW SOLID WS CLIONATRA &imam Jake BrolDS, 97tis Regiment, dysentery, Dee. 18. Ptiveai William Gillet, 77th ltagt., dpeatery, Dee. 16. BIRD ON BOARD TDB GOMM PLIICI, ON PAULO' 11011 TIE ORINSA. ••••• Beane, 0 rettadfor Guards, dysentery, Dee. .171 .1 4 esa il DI itam Pegs 414 ltiglmant. diarrhoea, Dee. 18 ; Demme Illawithilled Matsbee. Dee. 18. PAM., 'Mame Abase. Wok e, dysentery, Dec. 16; Robert Kaye, Oeblelream dysentery, Dec. 16; John Mills, Greasiller Guards, amatory, Doe. 16; Petri& O'peomell .11BW PAlliainl, amatory Dee. 17 ; W Whim- Own ' we &gimes. diarrhea, 'Dec. 15 ; Runnel Stan, :Sri Regiment,dienhan, Dee. 18: Benuel Crew 38t1s eat, Minton Dec. 18; George High, Coldetrene On aa je lmi . , diarrhea, Dee ' . 19; A. roomer, Wad Regiment, diarrhea, Dec. 19. a . • • . CI it 'i i t , : • THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1855. equal fights, more groaned to range over, and better quarters, all this savagery of the first campaign will pass away as the ugly shapes of a disempered dream. Once in Sebastopol, and masters of the Crimea, we shall be more meek, manneey, and demure than it is possible to be in the mud and mire , of our desolate camp on Sebastopol heights, where we I must needs keep our Christmas holidays as best we can. Bad will be the brat way, for most probably we .hall have rain pouring down, and Russian batteries firing upon us and Russian sorties at nights ; snd just now when all is glee and merriment, and fe tire pre paration at home, our pickets are doubled, our half rotten tents unable to resist the slightest shower of rain; and, worse than all, at this season of feasting and rejoicing, our fresh meat transports have failed, the army will have to make their Christmas dinner, on salt junk and dry biscuit. Rely on it there will be grumbling. loud and deep, and sighs for the fleshpots of Egypt, and sad repining. and jealousies, since even the paupers at home aro better off than we are. Oh for workhouse beef and pudding to cheer up the heroes of Alma, Balaklava,and Inkermann on Christmas-day. Oh for the sheds that shelter the vagabond navvy on his tramp; the bright fire and sanded floor of the humblest cottage, or even the tiled root and the stout strong walls which protect the convict from the wintry blast. Such grumbling. are beard already, and they will wax louder and louder in a day or two ; but because they are rife, do not, for God's sake, be lieve that the army is disheartened, or moody, or reluctant to fight the battles of England on Crimean soil, no matter what the hardships and privations may be. I will venture to say that there is not • man in the camp, who, if the choice were left him between staying here or returning home, but would turn away from home and it. hearth and the loved faces that surround it, and cling to his muddy lair on this barren heath, to his scanty rations, and tho long, deadly vigils in the trenches. For though every one feels and sees it clearly, that through ignorance of war, we have been made to bear much more than the real necessities of the case required, still each man feels that, living or dead, hie fate is a proud and his doom a glorious one—that since death is the common lot, death cannot be fairer and sweeter than on Se bastopol heights or Balaklava plain, or in the in. trenchmeots of Baktchi Betel, with the death march sounding in the bugle calls, and volleys deep and long, and the thunder of artillery marking the soldier's fall, and honouring his corpse as though it were the body of a nation's hero, borne to his grave by the army of the nation. And to live through this protracted 'lege, and the still longer campaign that mast follow it; to be one of those that laid siege to Sebastopol and entered the fortress; to be among the conquerors of the Crimea, is a privilege now and in after years, for the asks of which a man may well bear up against hardships, privations, and fatigues, and, with a good grace, stomach wenn* of fasting, especially if nothing else can be found to stomach. Thus while our present position, exposed to rain and winds, and reduced to the merest necessaries of life, is as wretched as can be, we look forward to greater @neonate and a brighter existence. England is alive to our necessities and perils ; reinforcements are arriving each day; and though long delayed,sooner or later the order mast to given which unleashes our storming columns against Sebastopol. That that the order must be given ; that we must take Sebastopol or perish; that we cannot go back, even if those in power wished to take us back; these are perhaps the most promising features in our present position. We did not burn our ships on landing, but the elements), by destroying part of our transport fleet, have in a manner dons the work for us. No timid counsels, no vacillation, can now prevail, and each day's sufferings and labours are accompanied by the consoling reflection that our past sufferings and labours have not been in vain. We admit the possibi lity, though we scat cely dare to hope, that Sebastopol may be our., even in these last days of the year 1854. BALAKLAVA, Dec. 23. The news that parliament met on the 12th of this month has productd a joyful sensation in the army. It is confidently expected that many subjects of halcas.t. 1. the !swop* is the Crimea will itw discussed, and measures taken to increase our com forts and ensure our success. The two mentionable facts in the history of the siege since the last mail left are a reconnaissance and a sortie. The reconnaissance was made on the morning of Wednesday, the 20th inst., by our French allinabout 2,000 of whose cavalry,Cuirasaiers and Dragoons, rcde up to the Russian position in Balaklava plain. The Russieas have some time ago left their ounp in the rear of the Turkish batteries, although their vitiettes still hold the bills on which those batteries were constructed. The French cavalry, who are in excellent condition, relieved out inefficient and hill-starved horses from scouring the plain; they marched out with trumpets sounding and standards flying, u if for a gay field day, and soon by their advance drove in the Russian videttea. They then passed the Turkish batteries, and beyond them spread over the plain. The Russian cavalry came on', and as they advanced, the French, skir mishing admirably, retreated, and, forming again on one side of the plain, returned to their quarters. The result of the reconnaissance was that it was ascer tained that the Russians in force still occupy the hills at the further end of Balaklava plain. This cavalry manoeuvre, executed with all the pomp, pride, and circumstance of glorious war, had also the good effect of giving our men fresh hopes of active operations, and show ing them that war is not altogether that dirty work and beastly butchery which from our short experience we take it to be ; that horses can live on Crimean hills, even in December, and that an army in the field need not of necessity discard the pomp of out• ward appearance, or go into battle without the exciting, soul-stirring clang of military music. The sortie, which I mention because it differed from tke nightly sorties against the French lines and our own, came off on the morning of Thursday. At two o'clock, protected by the darkness, a strong Russian force succeeded in getting up to Chapman's battery and entering it. They had no time to spike the guns or destroy the battery, for they were almost immediately dislodged by supporting parties of the 3Sth Regiment. Of the exact manner how these accidents occur in the dark it is difficult to obtain authentic information. Those who know best, or ought to know, do not choose to tell tales and those who believe they ought to know, make rash assertions. Two versions of the affair are current—one, that the officers and most of the men of the support were asleep; and the other, that, as the Russians advanced, one of them cried out, in very goad English, "Do not fire; we are French." Now, in the armies which I have seen, that plea would not have availed them. The reply would have been, "Staid! for your lives! One man forward !" And the imposition, if an imposition were practised, would soon be discovered. But since no harm was done to the gone, and sines Soar men sent the Russians " weeping to their beds," it is hardly worth while making a fuss about the affair, which, by the bye, cost us three officers. Accidents will happen, espe cially when, u in our army, a parole is hardly given, , if ever. FRANCE. -..••-.• THE NEGOTIATIONS AT VIENNA. (31110 H THZ CO&IILIIPUNDEXT OF THZ DAILY News) PARIS, TURBIDLY DIMINO. I cannot tell what farce may be now enacting at Vienna; but I send you, as of more value than any conjectural comments, a copy of all telegraphic de spatches that have been published in Paris to-day. You will see from them, Every one of which, it must be barns in mind, is entitled to just as much credit as any other, how unsafe it would be to repose con fidence in the statement accredited in London yes terday, that Russia had accepted the four points without reserve, sod accoding to the interpretation of the Three Powers. VIkWNA, Jaw. 8 —Runk having accepted the Four Prepositions without reserve, Count Boot has invited France and England to proceed to ulterior negotiations for peace. VIINNA, MONDAY EvetriNu.—At a conference which took place yesterday, and ,at which Prinee,Gortchakoff was present, as understanding was, it is said, MISS to on the basis of a treaty of peace intended to facilitate new negetia• lions. The funds have risen considerably; Fives from 62j to 831 ; Futrrand•asalt from 71i to 721. VIIINNA, MONDAY EVSNINO, JAN. B.—At the Bourse, to day, it was announced that Russi► had accepted nego tiations on the basis of the lour points with insignificant modifications. In the conference which took place otter• day, at which Prince Gortchnkeff was present, it is said that an understanding was come to as to the basis of a treaty of peace destined to facilitate fresh negotiations. The Austrian Metall/ques have risen greatly. VI/I(NA, MONDAY E%ENINO, JAN. B.—A semi•olßcial article announces that in the conference held yesterdev between the representative' of Austria, France, and England, an understanding WM come to as well reeseding the sense as the bearing (le sena et /a pwle. , e) of the fund'. mental points for the re-establishment tot the peace of Europe. Prince Gortchakog has bad another private audience of his Majesty the Emperor this afternoon. These despatches are not mere inventions. That something of immense importance is in the wind, for good or for evil, is certain. It is stated here in Court circles, that Russia has really made proposi tions of a nature wholly unexpected. The great thing now is to know what is the Intl rpretation of the Four points recorded (as it is supposed) by the Three Powers in a protocol or note of De cember 28. The Cologne Gazette pretends to know that this interpretation does not re quire either the demolition of Sebastopol or the diminution of the Russian Beet in the Black Sea; but on the other hand, the Paris Patrie of this evening says the revision of the treatieo of 1841 must neces sarily imply the destruction of Sebastopol and a limit to the number of the Russian fleet. On this assump tion, the Patric says it cannot readily believe that the new attitude of Russia can have any other object than that of gaining time, and eluding the vigilance of Europe. At the Bourse there has ban very great fluctua tion. In the morning, the peace party felt so con fident, that the Iteate was run up to 6sfr. 50c., being lir. 50c. higher than the closing price of yesterday, but a sensible reaction set in later, and the closing price was 67fr. 75c., being a rise of but 75c. Moat of the railways were from sfr. to 10fr. higher. Bank of France fell sfr. After Bourse hours, there was a fall of from 40c. to boe. on the Boulevard/. The first draft of the Imperial Guard ordered for the Crimea, will leave Paris at 9 o'clock to-morrow evening. Tlps first column will be composed of grenadiers and a section of the company of engineers. The second column, formed of voltigturs and four companies of foot chasseurs, will march the next day, Thursday. The artillery batteries of the guard will follow a few days later. Time picked troops will travel with extraordinary speed. They will go by rail to Lyons, where they will halt fur a short time, and then proceed some to Mar seilles, and other' to Toulon, to embark. Brigadier-General Uhriele is the commander-in-chief of this force. This morning the Emperor reviewed the splendid troops about to depart, in the Tuileries gardens. Lord John Russell has arrived in Paris. Lord Mato hu been iu Paris some days, on his way to Nice, whither he was about to take Miss Elliot, fur her health. SPAIN. THE BLOCKADE IN THE EUXINE. (MOS AX OCCASIONAJ. COllll.lO/ I • XLWI.) 187 DiTLI DICIOIIIII 88. The Sea of Asoff is not blockaded: some three or fear ships daily pass in and about—the same number lout. Kutch is foil of neutral ships: this could be euily stopped by one steamer. The present arrangement merely drives the very profitable trade into the hands of the Austrians and other neutrals to the loss of the British trader. It is credibly stated that very many Russian merchants are now engaged in a very lucrative business of carrying their goods under Austrian colours from Russian to Greek houses, and that so far from the war being a loss to merchants in the Burin., it is a question if they have not gained by it. To stop this it is only necessary to give posi tive orders to our fleet in the Black Sea, and to a fortnight most of the merchant ships would be prizes to our cruisers, and then a guardahip in the Bospho rus would be sufficient to effectually prevent all ingress or egress to the B!ack Sea, and a stoppage to all Russian trade in those seas would probably be a more serious blow to Rassie than our investing Sebastopol, and give our sailors; a chance for some prize money. THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS.-THE LOAN. In the sitting of the Cortes of the 4th, M. Nicolas Revere . * motion in favour of the absolute liberty of the press was taken into consideration by a m jority of 112 against 44, notwithstunding the opposition of the Minister of Grace and Justice. A motion by M. Moreno Barred., proposing that none of the laws, voted by the Assembly before the promulgation of the' constitution should require the royal assent, was ne gatived by 144 against 68. On the 4th a great meeting of capitalists was held, M. hevillsno, the Finance Minister, in the chair. About thirty bankers and merchants were present. The Minister announced that he had convoked the meeting to explain the terms of the loan of 40 mil lions. He offered 5 per cent, interest, at which rate he said money might be easily found in the market. The meeting at once appo:uted a committee to con sider the ministerial offer, and in a short time the committee made a report, stating that in their opinion the loan ought to be negotiated at 8 per cent. After some discussion, M. Sevillano agreed to fix 7 per cent., and at that rate 23 millions, oat of the 40 were at once subscribed, of which 10 millions were subscribed by the Bank, and 6 by Rothschild. It is thought that the remainder will be eagerly taken by the public. ITALY. THE PROPOSED SUPPRESSION OF CON VENTS IN PIEDMONT. The following is an abstract of the bill now before the Piedmontese Chambers for the suppression of convents: By Art. 1, all monutical establishments of whitener denomination are suppressed, and cannot be reconstituted. Exceptions are made in favour of the Sisters of Charity, end those orders which are specially destined for hospital service or public, instruction (we may remind our nadirs' that the Jesuits are excluded from the Sardinian States). The names of these are to be arranged in a list, and ap proved of by a royal dieree, to be published at the time of the promulgation of the law. Art. 2 declares that the num. her °remembers of each commuaity allowed to exist is to be fined by a royal decree. The roles to be observed by them are to be prescribed by the kiog. Art. 3 regulates the future civil condition of the members of suppreued convents. Art. 4 topmasts the chapters of collegiate churches and the sim ple beaetleas in the state not connected with any religious duties to be performed by those who enjoy them. Navel , tholes', some collegiate chapters may be preserved in the principal cities of the kingdom in virtue of a royal decree . By Art. 8, all the property of the suppressed establishment. and collegiate churches Is annexed to the domains of the state, and is to be applied, Ist, to the payment of pensions to monks and nuns of suppressed convents; 2ndly, to inertias. ing the salaries of curates whose incomes are inferior to 1,000 fr.; Srdly, to payment of indemnities to the clergy of the island of Sardinia for suppression of tithes; 411117, to other matters relating to the church. By Art. 7, the re ligious duties connected with certain portions of the pro• party 'Waded to, are to be regularly fulfilled. Arts. 8 and 9 grant pensions to the members of the suppressed chapters, and lay down the rules relating thereto* By Art. 10, pensions of from 210 f. to 800 f. are granted to members of suppressed convents according to their ages. By Art. 19, such members se retain comities are excluded from the benefit of Art. 10 ; as also foreigner,, and those as are not residing in the country. Art. 14 declares that monks and nuns, who have paid • sum to be admitted into one of the convents suppressed, are entitled to restitution. liy Art. 16, the following taxes are laid epos church pro perty : abbacies, canonical and simple benefices, sancta*, rim, &e., 5 per cent. epos incomes not exceeding 6,0001. 12 per cent. upon incomes not exceeding 10,000 f.; and 2S Iper sent. upon larger income,. Pthoebial beneficial exceed. , hag 2,000 f. income in the same proportios. Ecelesiutioth ! seminaries shoes incomes earned 10,0001., but do sot exceed 15,000 f., 6 per cent.; not exceeding 2.5,000 f , 10 poi i sent. ; beyond that income, 15 per cent. Archbishoprics and bishoprics, sue third of their income, exceeding 18,000 f. for the former, or 12,000 f. fcr the latter. The other , articles relate to administrative details. , A letter from Turin of the 4th, published by the' Conttautionttel, states that M. Bon-Compagni, the president of the chamber, has set down his name, to speak in favour of the bill; and M. Brofferio, the orator of the Mountain, sill support him. MM. Della Margherits, Costa de Beauregard, and all the notabilities of the right are preparing to oppose it vigorously, although every one is persuaded th,t it is not in the chamber of deputies that its adoption can be impeded. As to the senate, nothing can be pre dicted u to its decisions; certain journals menace that body, and give it clearly to understand that the rejection of the bill will be its death -warrant. - - -- - THE FOLEY-PLACE TRAGEDY. THE CORONER'S INQUEST. Yesterday forenoon, at 10 o'c!ock, Mr. Wakley, coroner (or Middlesex, and a highly respectable jury of is of the parish of Marylebonr, of whom Mr. Ole meet George, parochial churchwarden, was foreman, &seem- I bled at the Devonshire Arms, Duke-street, Foley-street, for the purpose of investigating the circa:as:ems attending the death of Mr. Joseph Latham (otherwise Lambert), aged 41 years, who died from the effects of a pietel.slint wound, fired by Luigi Butanelli, an Italian valet, on the morning of Sunday last. as already reported is this journal. The Interest excited by the inquiry was very great, and the vicinity of the house whets the inquest was held was crowded with spectators long before the coroner arrived. The natural curiosity excited by the details already pub lished was at the same time greatly increased by a report that the name of the deceased person had not been correctly disclosed, and that his position in life was that of a gentle man of family, and a man of very considerable property. These rumours were presently resolved into facts, and our reporter ascertained the name of the at hapey man to be Joseph L.-tham (though latterly passing under the as sumed named of Lambert). It was further ascertained that he was the eldest son of Mr. Joseph Latham, a much re spected member cf the Stxk Exchange some quarter of • century aiaoe. His father has been dead 20 years, but his mother still heel, having attained the veuerable age of more than 80 years. The deceased, it appears, was not broutcht up to any profession, but many years ago received, through the interest of his father, an appointment in the store keeper's department of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich. This office he fulfilled for a long period, and something less than 20 years ago he married the e:deet daughter of a wealthy physician, resident for many years at Chaim lord. The lady's father ha/ died shortly previously, leaving an ample fortune to his widow, who resided at Chelmsford with her two daughter,, an only son iollewing the profession of the bar, of which he is now an eminent member. The de ceased gentleman was only 21 yeus of age when he married. His wife was several years his senior. They resided toge ther for 10 years, moving in the best society in the neigh bourhood of Greenwich, and occasionally receiving company at their own hoes'. They lived together " happily enough,' as the world goes. Ten years since Mr. Latham applied to the authorities of Greenwich Hospital to snow him to retire from the service, and his request hunger been granted, he was awarded a pension of 2601. per annum, which, with his own property, inherited from his father, proved quite sufficient for his comfort in retirement. His wife's ample fortune waa settled upon herself. Mr. and Mrs. Latham, who had no family, travelled for some months, and ultimately settled in Jersey, but retirement from active duty does not appear to have suited Mr. La tham's disposition, and family differences of a very unim portant character having occurred, a separation was agreed upon—Mr. and Mrs. Latham mutually agreeing to reside apart from each other, the wife retaining the whole of her own fortune,and Mr. Latham living upon Lis own property and his pension. In proof of the amicable character of the separation between this lady and gentleman, it may be mentioned that the brother of Mr. Latham, and the brother of Mrs. Latham, were co-trusters to the deed under which it took place. Mr. Latham lived among his family for some time, but a few years since appears to have met in London the unhappy woman with whom he was residing when he met his death in the shocking manner already described. The circumstance, of course, soon became known, and for a long time lie was urged by his friends to give up the illicit anuli-in he had formed. He frequently promised to do so; but being a man of secant's (cuing, expressed Lis in tention to furnish • house, and place tree female in question in a position to obtain her own livelihood before leaving her. This promise bad been made to an old friend only very recent:y. He said he had found another female with whom he proposed to place hie friend in business, and that, atter taking a house for her, he should go abroad for three or fear years. li.ere is little doubt that the house in Foley-place had hien taken by the unhappy deceased with a view of providing a future home for the woman he had cohabited with, and it seems more than probable that, had the assassin delayed his cold-blooded attack a few weeks longer, Mr. Letham'es future career might have been more in accordance with the wishes of his family and her own welfare. Mr. \Utley arrived at ten o'clock, and immediately proceeded to empanel the jury. Among the persons in the inquest room were Messrs. Nicholay, Soden, and other well-known local authorities of Idaryletione, who appeared to take • deep interest in the melancholy inquiry. Mr. Carter attended on behalf of the family of the de ceased. The jury having been sworn, proceeded to view the body, . which remained much in the same position as when first discovered. The deceased presented the appearance of great muscular development, with a prominent sternum, bold and regular features, and must have been a fine min. Oa the return of the jury to the inquest room, ' Henry Turner Lathan), brother of the &ceased, and also a tine and powerful looking man, was the first witness ex , ansined. He was affected during the first two or three questions put to him. He said—l reside at Erith, and as • clerk in the stork-office of the Bank of England. The deceased was my brother ; his 'lame was Joseph Latham. Ile was 44 years of age. He was in no business or employ ment for many years. Ile was last employed in therm sr ids Hospital. He was living independently. I have seen the body, and min identily it as that of my brother. I know nothing touching his death except from what I have seen in the public papers. My brother has been married about 20 years. He was living apart from his wife t I think about Bor 10 years. 1 never visited him at his present residence. He paced by the name of Lambert, and did so for many years. I don't know the real name of the female. She passed by the name of Mrs. Lambert. To a juror. -1 don't think his wife ever troubled him. I don't think he allowed her anything. 1 have done some business for him in stock. I rim one of the trusters. I , ton's know if he held Dutch stock. The wife's property was settled upon her. lam not aware that there was any ill-feeling between him and his wife. He had no family. To Mr. Clement George, a juror —I don't recollect his living in Deaa-street witn Mrs. Lambert. Mr. Alexander Bridge examined—l am a surgeon re siding at 19, Langham-place. I called to see deceased about twenty-five minutes put nine o'clock on Sendsy morning last. When I arrived at 6, Foley-place, I aaw deceased lying on a bed in the back room of the ground-floor. I ea. no lite in the deceased. There was a temple with him. Mr. Thompson, a surgeon, :here interposed, and suid he thought it right to inform the coroner that he arrived at No. 6, Foley-place, atir' had been examini ng t h e b o d y when Mr. B ridge arrived. The Coroner—l have not got your name before me as one of the witnearea Mr. Bridge said be walked into the room almost with Mr. Thomps)o, and might have pushed him aside if he tattoo incLued. Mr. Thompson said he only thought it right to let the con ner know that he had been first with the deceased. Mr. Bridge then proceeded with his evidence. 1 saw • great deal of blood on the deceased proceeding from • wound. The wound was nearly opposite the fourth Taubman the right side. The deceased was lying on his left Ma with his back towards the door ; his shirt was die imiesred iss if from powder. I banded the female who was with him oat of the bed. She had blood on her arm. I have seen her this morning. I em not attending her. She is attended by Mr. Norman. I made u post motive eternisation of the deceased. The cause of death was the passage °tilde ballet (produced) through the first and seeund vertebrte of the neck. It passed completely through the spinal marrow. I have the ballet here. It is completely Battened on one aide. It lodged egain4 a pro cess of oae of the bones. The brain was uninjured. Tha division of the spinal cord we. the cause of death. The neck was quite discoloured with powder. There was alight laceration near the shoulder. The shoulder of the shirt was singed. The female said nothing to me. dhe was very much amassed. Mr. H. C. Letbam here interposed and raid, I wish to observe, Monter to avoid any misunderstanding, that them was nothing like gambling ' ' • - my brother. They were cf The Coroner said he Is- answer relative to the stock. Sophia De Velez was • Ns. 6, Foley•pisee, on S previous Friday, having ... days, Mn. Lambert being nine o'clock on Sunday inn went and opened the door. he wee, having seen him .oaths. He said, when ibling in the stock tr..Lractions a re of s perfectly legitimate chtracter. i had not taken down the itock. is neat ezezeined ; t a .. \ ay Sund last. I w h'" • - 14 ,1 , •-• . , g been mimed u it !2,: sing without one. . - 1 •.-... . l' r morning the kit e , .'' ''' 4 4 :p . foor. I let a man ' - , ' • 'r'i im often before d • 7 "ik •,"" kJ ;, n I opened th e dos ~. ~ ; ' ..:7 ,He ii, not up yet.' • • --1. 0 , 1 ..ja - ,i 1 I "t but." I replied, 1.13 h ..” , -. , 4, , . r . .„ bete le Yrs. Willlais " 1 0 i i i ''' . mime his great-out an d a • .st • - them down to the kitchen, sod before dein I heard the report of a pistol. 'THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. THE QUEEN'S MESSAGE TO THE ARMY, OCCASIONED BY THE BATTLE OF IN REBMANN. The following general order has been hoed by Yield-Manbal Lard &sea* : 1. Dead-Qaareen before 84bastopol, D,e. 24, 1864. " The Commander albs Fortes ha the greases t sties b a sin is publishiag to the army td despatches fres the Ki ll ion of War, the ose expreseing the Qiiees's *Wire sp. probetios of the conduct of the troops at the battle of !s -hamans, t►e other Mgallying her Majesty's graciess Lir Intim of ..stewing a medal apes all the °Seers aad sol dier, of the army who have bees engird is tie arduous sad hrilliut campaign is the Crimes. " The Commander of the Force, congratulates the .ray sa nit slag se distinguished a mark of her Majesty's favour sad high appreciation of their sanest exertions ; and he deems it his ditty at the same time to draw the parasitise. Mention of all to the following passage in the Duke of Newcastle's despatch of Us. 27th lastest : Let set say Firsts soldier in the ranks believe that his condom is un heeded—a. Chess thanks hint—hie *natty bosoms Ws."' " War Department, NOT. 27, 1864. "My Lcrd,—l received on the 22nd instant your Lord ship's despatch of the Bth of this month, communicating the istelligence of the glorious battle of the 6th, in which a &unrifled attack by vastly superior numbers of the w ow, was completely repulsed by the unfaltering steadi ness sad gallantry of the Allied Armies. i m mediately laid before the queen the details of this important victory, and it is now my grateful duty to express to your Lordship her Majesty's high appreciation of the noble ezertiems of her troops in a conflict which is aunt pared in the smash of war for persevering valour and chi valrous devotion. The strength and fury of the attacks, repeatedly renewed by fresh columns wi h a desperation w hich appeared to be kresietible, were spent in vain against the nabrokea lines and the matchless intrepidity of the moo they bad to eaceunter. Such attacks scald only be 'erased by *Maid peerage under circumstances the meet adverse, and that sonlideuce of victory which have ever ant seated the British *nay... The beaks of the Alma proved that no advantages of psnitioa eau withataad the impetuous assault of the army under your command. The heights of laketmenn have now shows that the demo columns of an entire army are unable to form the rants of lees than one-fourth their numben i• the band-to-band encounters with the boyonet which ohs reeterieed thus bloody day. Her Naivety has observed with the liveliest feelings Wf patilicatioa the manner ia which the troops of he*, the Emperor of the French, aunt to the aid of a. siege of the British army engaged in this name** wigs' 'outset. The Paseo is deeply sensible of don an. dial cooperation of the French Contatamise-Imalad Gana Canrobtrt, end the gallant winded et Om Moir gaited otter, General Bouquet, and him WO. mg, Mese la the sheers with whisk the mos of bah maim emearaged each other in their united dog% pub aft odium and admiration mutually amemahemil bg As saw plies, sod the toads of heroism it by piallamml. .• The gneen desire" that your 'orchid, will reedy* her thanks for your conduct throughout this noble mai suceenful struggle, and that you will take measures fm satin known her no ler warm approval of the aweless of all the °Score, ampeceunissioned (than, and moldiest, . . . _ who have so glosioosly won by their blood, freely shod. fresh honours for the array of a oiniatry which sympathises as deeply with their privations and exertions as its glories is their victories and exults in their fame. Let not any private moldier in those mks believe that his conduit is sabeeded. The Queen thanks him, his country honours kin. " Her Majesty will anxiously expect the fortherdeopetch is which yosr lordship proposes to nuns those °Moen whose services have bun especially worthy notice. In the Illesatisio, I us oommanded by her Malmsey to signify her approbation of the &desirable behaviour of Lieut.-General Sir George Brown, and her regret that he has been wounded in the seam. Her Majesty has received with feelings of no ordinary pleasure your lordship's report of the lIIIMIDST in which Lieutenant 0 1 his Royal High uses the Duke of Cambridge distinguished himself. That one of tb• ahonld ha associated with the toils and glories of inch an army, is to the Queen a source of greet pride and congratulation. " To Major Battinck, Major.Grneral Codrington,* Bri gadier ls Adams, Torres, and Buller, your lord. ship will be pleased to convey the Queen's sympathy in their wounds, and thanks for their services. " Ito the other officers panted by 7onr lordship, I as directed t, express her M•jsty's approbation. The gallant eciadeet of Lieutenant-General Sir Di Lacy Evans has attracted the Queen's especial thanks. Weak from a bed el siekneu, ho rose at the wand of the battle—not to claim his sitars in prominent command, but to aid with his veteran soamel and assistance the junior officer upon whom, is his absence, had devolved the duty of leading his division. " Proud of the victory won by her brave army—grateful to those who wear the laurels of this peat conflict—the Queen is painfully aff etad by the heavy It,. which has ' been incurred, and deeply sensi►le of what is owing to the died. Those illustrious men cannot indeed, receive the thanks of their sovereigns which have so often cheesed the mldier in his severest trials, but their blood has not been shed in vain. Laid low in their grave of victory. their mates will De cherished for ever by a grateful country, aid posterity will look upon the lit of officers who have fallen u a proof of the ardent courage and seal with which they pointed out the path of honour to uo less wiling followers. " The loss of Lieutenant- General the Honourable Sir ▪ George Cathcart is to the Queen and to her people a cease sorrow which even dims the triumph of this great Dew t.Me. His loyalty, his patriotism, and self devotion were a amt less .0044c:sons them his high military reputation. One of a family of warriors, ha wu an honour to them and an ir enument to his profession. Arrived in his native land he colony to which he hail succeeded in restoriog peace r toatentmeat, he obeyed at a moment's notice the call a *duty, sad hastened to join that army in which the Queen • and the country fondly hoped he would have lived to win I" Wowed renown. "The death of Brigadier G Stran‘ways and Bri vr Wier-General °Adis!, has added to the sorrow which min e* is the rejoiciog of this memorable battle. mt "re. Queen sympathises in the loss sustained by the le fogies of her officers and soldiers, bat her Majesty bids • them reflect with her, and derive oonsolatioa from the is 'Might that they fell in the sacred cense of justices and in id Ike inks ea nobl. army. I have the beacur to be, my at rd , you lordship's obedient hatable servant, "Yield Marshal Lord Raglan, G.C.R., to , 4te:" NZWCASTLI, "My Lard.—l have resolved the Quota's osounands $ 'ilsifr to your lordship her Majesty's gracious intention to water a medal apes all the °Mom and soldten of the essay eke heroines engaged to the arduous and brilliant cant- Ars is the Crises. " medal will hoar ea it the word ' Crimea,' with sa I PPopiate desists—a design for which has been ordered to W "It is also bur Majesty's desire that sleeps with the wow of ' Also' sod' Lawmen* ' inscribed Ipso this, M weeded to these who have hem ia either or both tithe's har‘fenght battles, sad that the sane sum, shall It ham be home es the eoleure of all the mimeses which il withPged es these bloody sad gloriosa days. "Tess beedeldp will be pleased be swavey to the army We ford emousatid—es additional 'reef of her Majesty's 1 9Peeistie• of In mettle sorriest, sad her sYmPattil with **awe sod resown. "I bees the beam to be, my lard, your lordship's *heat losable servaat, " Nnwouril.n. "Iteld./larshal the Lor d Raglan. a•C•a-• _ _ 4e., 4a., Ite. " By ordmr, (Sited) "J.B. B. Erreovas, Adj.-Ges." • "UsJor-Gruerel Codriagtoo te erroneously stated to, 4 0 0 Mem wourted." GENERAL ORDERS. Head Quarters, before SebastoTai December 20,1854. 1. The Commander of the Forces has such *ewe in publishing, for the information of the Mears of 6 . 111 17, the following letter from the Ileeretarred-Wer: War-olise, Nev. 29, 1864 . 4 . l d,—Her Majesty's governoeut having deemed it weals that every °Morro' well es soldier, should reedy' L l Odskof Wow cluthieg at the pnbUe IMPlllieep I havith• roil* newt that your lordship will be plowed to Imo "al? Ant la the army under your exwassii a limp " 11 11 a fir MN two pain of flannel dawns two posts of wafts soda, tire oodles Jong's, sod two pews of gismo. Y afteired by thew. iM =sit oil lbw artieloe have bees .Teddy shipped from fhb lithhiv7. MA eady the resaieder will b.! forwarded es wee as they ere r I here the homer to he, aiy lord, Year lordehip's meet Weediest humble *mot, SIDMR? 111,11111 LT. ![old-Ilershel Lord aciesa, &e., The following letter from this Witte, flemeta 1 Vmoseut Hardier , General Comandiag-ixeChlef , is is published for the iatom; ns sattou of the troops: Horse Gaud., Nov. 24, 1P64. My Loed,—l have received the direction. of the General in -Chief, to aequaint your lard.hip, that her Majesty bin lamed Mapprore of the addilins of three espenatineseny and three supernumerary swaline, le nub of the eminent* of the line serving with the enny unillow year leenthip's essueand. 1 lain lbe healer he be, my lord, Your lerehhieee unintitbediest humble tempt. C. Yoe's. Vield•llareltal the Lent Rains, G.C.8., dte. In masoquass of the input reprelentstions made by some piths medial efilerre that mete of the prevailing disease moos the British Steeps was attributable, not merely to the seatieued UM of salt rations and absence of ',pubis diet, but also to she imperfect maneer in which the toed was cooked. Lord Reglea has rimmed an inquiry to be instituted on the subject. The &Bowleg is the petrel order relative to this important matter. axis Kam. ORDIIIII. Head Quarters. bears Sebastopol, Dee. 20, 1854. The Commander of the Forces vetoers that the puerals of divisioas will be so good as to ascertain, and report, hew the mooing of sash of the regiments under their orders is carried on. It is In the highest degree desirable that the system of messing established by her Majesty's regulations should be d to, where the reeimeata are is pateastiaa of sump kettles • and the Cocam•adsr tithe Fame dash, that, as required by the malaria's, as tem should the MUM, and see that the provisicos In properly (71110 Y TIM OFICIAL COItIYAPONDINT Or VIZ DAILY YAWS DAMP OF THE LIGHT DIVISION BEFORE SEBASTOPOL Dn. 21. We see from the papers that everybody at home is anxiously looking out for Crimean news, and I can assure you it is no small satisfaction to the arm to fi nd that we are in a fair way of keepin g pace with our rivals—the Russian prisosers at Lewes—and that a few more reverses and tremendous natural phe nomena are likely to make us winners in the race. As our rifles, that came in from duty in the morning, sally forth alter gun-fire to resume their solitary and perilous watches round the batteries that fire against Sebastopol, they vow that they will be even with the fellows yet, and that • free Briton is better by a long chalk than a = captive Russian. - Seriously speaking, our present condition and future prospects are evidently a theme of extreme in terest to folks at home. The gravest misgivings are entertained as to our safety and final success. No one here wonders at that : here, too, we have had misgivings and doubts. The brave were tempted into expressions of despondency, and the prudent have given manifest proofs of their discretion, by ostenta tiously parading all the symptoms of a mortal funk. But these petty ebuliiiioos of temper are past now, and the army—at !seat all the old troo ps--are settling down into a sort of tranquil incl . ettf which is not carelessness, though it looks akin to it. It is the equanimity of men who have borne a good deal, and who know that • good deal more of hard ships, labour, and danger is in store for them. Pri vations are certainly not welsonse, nor does anyone court them; but, when unavoidable, they are treated as old and disagreeable acquaintance*, without sato nishment, and with the smallest possible amount of anger. Things have been nearly as bad ; to-morrow they may be worse. There is a good deal to be lived through, which must be borne somehow, and it's no use crying. We are in for it, and must go through it. It isn't pleasant, but that can't b e helped. Bulgaria was not pleasant, nor was Alma, nor the camping out, nor the starvation in the march from the Hatch*. All these phases in our military career were sufficiently disagreeable to justify the strongest expressions, a choice selection of which us in vogue in the camp. But thougfi many a one has gone to the rear, and part of the army has lived through it all, and may live to see worse and do greater things. The new comers, who fancy that in stirring scenes like these we witness, every man's pules must beat double quick time, and that a sol dier's breath is agitation, and enthusiasm the prog he chiefly feeds on, are vastly astonished to find that none of us show much either of hope or fear. Cap tain Frothy, who has long been a great man in a small garrison in Nova Scotia, and who came out ' with an extra new outfit, which would have done admirably for Cbobham Camp, is altogether at a loss to understand how any number of men—of gentle men, he will say—can goon from day today exposing their lives to the enemy's shot and shell, without 'rushing in and doing something out of the way— something that people will talk of—something th a t will astonish the Russians, and make friends at home say : "Go it, my lads! That's the way to sAtle the business!" And young Blades, late of the Mint, and great at the theatres and dancing saloons, but now of the Commissariat, swears—by Jove! there is no saying how awfully-he has been "let into it" when he volunteered to go out to Turkey. For young Blades, as smart and hard a lad as ever trod the Walwertg-road, came out with the profound conviction that to lie on a divan, smoke chibouks, drink a sort of pale ale which the Turks call sher bet, and watch the bewitching movements of • select company of dancing girls, would be the sum and substance of his official duties in the East. How any number of chibooks he might smoke, or any number of hours he might watch the dancing girls, would affect the public service or promote the well being and victualling of the troops, he did not know, and, what is more, he did not mare t hut he came out with great joy, and—" Oh, my eye! wasn't he let into it l— that s all !" For, instead of reclin ing on a divan, our friend Blades has to ride a head etrong, ill-begotten brute of a shaggy pony ; and instead of superintending dancing girls he ties to look after a peck of halt-starved mules; the only money he spends is the coin he has to pay to a parcel of lazy, beggarly Turks, attached to the transport service. Oh ! and if this isn't a sell, young Blades knows not what a sell is, and all he wonders at is how you fellows can stand it, and why don't you all strike and go home? Then there is Major Spades, an old campaigner from Bath, who would come out though everybody advised him not to do so, and who walks about big with indignis ion because Sebastopol still holds out, although he, Major Spades, has been inspecting the batteries, and because he was down in Bslaklave, and, by —A the commandant refused to find him quarters ! Major Spades has seen a good deal of rough work in the discharge of his arduous duties as a gentleman at large, and more than one has been the wetting he got when shooting, bunting, or fishing. But then he had his dressing room, and change of clothes, and bath, and a dinner smoking for him on some titled man's table, and a fire burning brightly behind a finder, p olished expressly for the touch of his (Major Spades's) patent leather boots. But this sort of work is what no gentleman can and ought to endure ; no cleanliness, no food fit for a gentleman's stomach, and nothing going on; no honour, no glory, no Waterloo ; nothing but that eternal banging of guns and whizzing of shot, week days and Sundays; no exception made. And d— me, air, do you pretend to tell me that this is the sort of life a Christian man should lead? And Major Spades is taken sick forthwith, and goes down to Scutari, and home to play at ecarte at Bath, becalm the camp is so dirty, and because Lord Raglan did not ask him to dinner, and because the scandalous desecration of the Sabbath is shocking to all gentle manly and Christian feelings. These are exceptions; tor, as I said before, pro- found indifference is the order of the day; and with that indifference a touch of dryness of manner and a preoccupation which savours of reflections that per haps are not overplessant, and of regrets which Jew would care to conceal, while some volunteer to ex press them. Small talk has become traditional, and attempts to raise laughter are signalised by an utter failure. Even the wretchedness of the joke that there ought to be plenty of women in the camp, for each night the Russians oome out with a fresh " Sally,' could only produce a spasmodic smile. Everyone for once emcees the rough diction of the camp everyone thinks he has a suf ficient excuse for looking sulky, because there is little to laugh at. Swearing is much in vague, but they are thoroughly mistaken who believe it originates in quickness of feeling. It is • sort of moral cough—an attempt to throw off psychical phlegm, produced by a low condition of the system generally—kettle-drums and cymbals to mask the monotony of "We're all &nodding." For that very reason oaths as not only void of meaning and malice prepense, but they are also unconscious, unpre. meditated, spontaneous. Cornet the Honourable St. James Prettyman, who but eight months ago was all smiles and whispers, and silk velvet, and kid gloves, got into a cursed mem in comieg up from Bala klava. By o—, air, I was riding with the parson the whole of the way; and I was in a devil of a funk because that blasted horse of mine would stumble, and I could not keep myself from swear ing. I'll be d—d if I meant any harm; but Pm sure I hurt his feelings consider ably! It's • blasted nasty habit, and I'll be d—d if I don't give it up! Just fancy what would they say at home if a fellow were to some out —at table, for instance—with • d—d big oath?" Aod Captain Green, who is rather of a serious turn of mind, Vows the war shall not make him a Pagan outright, and " he'll be d—d if he don't manage to get rid of that confounded picket, and attend to divine service next Sudsy I" _ Them are some of our inconsistencies. Feelings and thoughts of home are as strong as ever, but an outer crust of steamy, uncouth, outlandish manners, savouring of the ill-temper of an ill spent campaign, and the litter of a most Inc. gots: and filthy camp, his crept over them. Existence in the mire is not calculated to improie habits, language, and manners. Bat somehow or other the army will get over this first rough ness,and when war deals more fairly with ns ; when we shall have more Lambert ? 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