The Express. — London, England, 1855-05-19 00:00:00

THE • EXPRESS, SATURDAY. teatime, no people are more eager to adopt it.' Boxes of inventors have made their thousands, by enabling hundreds of manufacturers to make their millions. Now, people in general don't want to bay voinvian war-engines ; and there are no manufac turers who make them, or blip of the like nature. Government alone wants to bay them 01/ 111411thatare them. Therefore, in tkia pertieular kited of i s ,,,, n tios, year Waziens, PUZINSIS, and Doxiacname are your inventors, and the Govern ment the vole dealer. There is- no question of patents; the inventor has a secret of use to no one but the Government. and to be sold or given to the Government only. We think, therefore, that in the single instance of inventions of this nature— that is, on the Vesnvian sale, and not mere im provements in Mai arms, B:C.—it is no departure from the sound principle of rewarding inventors by patents of monopoly that the Government should directly deal with the inventor. There can be no monopoly in such a thing, except—to stretch the meaning of the word—that of the Government; for the Government alone can use such an invention. Granting, therefore, that the Government is jus tified In dealing with these Veeuvian gentlemen, how is the negotiation to be opened ? Not, as wea the ease some two or three months since, by allowing the poor-devil inventor to run from this Glace to that ; to have the receipt of his plans acknowledged, his papers dozketed, filed, wifiled, tied up in red tape and untied again ; hie letter referred to " my Lords;" his plans banded to some old Peninsular authority, &0., &c., and finally his papers lost, hie scheme for gotten, sad himself worried to death. Not in this way ; but—as we believe the thing is now beginning to be worked—there should be some easier loud once to which he an seud hie plans, and through which and some of its subordinate offices, com mittees, sub-committees, Preliminary investiga tion and final investigation boards, he may feel certain that his plans will peas, and that in a rea sonable time he will have his answer. Of course out of a thousand inventions not ten will reach the ex permuting board. In a time of war like the pre-' sent we think that the country would not grudge that a little of their money should be spout in this manner: in doubtful cases the Government might come to some arrangement with the inventor*, OW nue the investigation upon his undertaking to pay part of the cost. Oat word as to these universally destroying enema. Oct of the thousands who claim to have invented such things, ninety-mine hundredths are no doubt maniacs or im postore, and nine-tenths of the re mainder are mistakes. But for our part we believe that each things have been discovered--nay more, have always been known to some few recluse natural philosophers, and are now known. We believe that they now exist in the minds of emu men, and are capable of being brought into prow tics! use after some experiments and trials. And we have as little doubt that had there existed a seadao turieg firm whose fortune depended upon din pew donjon of a universal destroyer, we should have one before this. At any rate such a thing is not in. possible. Those who set up for judges of these matters should not be too dogmatic. With regard to impossi bilities, we discard the notion of any impossibility bet I mathematical one. A moral impossibility is a ling we would not dogmatise upon; and as to the notion of a physical impossibility, we allow it :o disturb us for a moment. So little, so very little, is as yet known of physical laws and powers, that no one ought to dare to predict what cannot be done in the realm of physics. Even the hest and most erratic imaginings of the poet amidst ventral phenomena are not to be altogether ridiculed u prosaically impossible ; such, for instance, as the radios el JoNes, the Chartiat poet, that the time edemas when science shall conduct heat to the par reolsak and that we shall be able to have nth bisesetrie, hygrometric, thermometric, &c., d the weather all over the world as we wish. Tire is not much science in the following, perhaps, ht the statement of the narrator, that we may now claw the weeds d ear favourite preachers laid on hi fir !snob' h ennewhat startling. Being ex liaised it mem that gotta peroba tubing may be Id from the sound-board of the preacher's pulpit • sea-trumpets at the sick beds of the lobe- Wien d the neighbouring houses. Yet many d tide lie have dedicated themselves to some department of physics are more cramped in lair *we and more dogmatic in their assertions in might be a priori expected from these calm ustioners of nature. Even FARADAY—great phi suphse is he certainly is—is not u broad-minded as M hews, inventive, careful, and AXIAL NEWTON in *umpect, and perhaps BACON, are magnificent ex tolls; dfaith in possibilities and liberality in the sionsise ef evidence, coupled with the power of hut hteeetigetion. They allowed the imagination beiespe,but subjected its creations to severe logical inning. Our aim in what we have said is to dm Government that in inventions of the kind ahead le they are justified in putting the country 66 opals of investigating them ; that they are hod to pat the inventor out of the misery of sus feentaNSM as passible, and not uselessly to drive his deal ism pie to poet ; sad that they should in. elm noir asientific board to think as liberally as thy ma of seemingly impossible schemes. As to Lord DONDONALD, he more than his conve ne attracts public attention. His antecedents show ' be bee been a pre-eminently brave and distin he has dedicated much scientific matters gene. engines in particular ; in his invention ; and the Government liberally. —or shall we say, has also had chances given already had some 16,0004 expended on emu other lavers - , however, we think that. man, the country, and the Mb justified in granting We hope they wilL-- DAUSEB OF declared between the two the village of Amenatonr, ' Aram The oases of an olive tree besieging to been involuntarily set Ire Amman family; this inane triisien eranmotion, sad a soloed, rest= persons sad thirty died. Said Beck and the •• jest sot forty melbas the commodea, but it I. will be se Godly settled, Wag egad oa both sides. d tie two dvailies will be the Spam Anon the eadi tke &db.* am, Sir, year obedient servant OEOROS WASHINGTON CHASSEAUD, Aathor of "The Drew of the Lebanoo." 321 Cagsbridge4tast, Hydeitark, May 18. THE PRESENTATION OF MEDALS TO THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS OF THE CRIMEA. Notwithstanding the shortages either notice thathad been previously given of the imposing Oefweesial which took pines yesterday on the esplanade at the Hone Guards, the aniusgessata were found to be complete at the appointed War, and the severeiga people had mustered in those dense, bat orderly, manes whisk the seetropelis only esa tern out on eeembras dread festival. By an eseellent arrangement all vehicular time ma banished from the immediate neigh bourhood from an early hut in the morning, and mite quietly the streams of people poured tranquilly into the park through the different authorised avenues without the slightest masking or theonvenience. As much space as could eameniestly be afforded, consistently with the est gentles of the esremoidal, wee gives up to the crowd, who were, in fact, quits as well cff as Uwe nominally more favoured individnah, who were permitted to stand between the double line of sentries, end whom view eon sisted more frequently of the opaque beauties of • VMS dier's osp, or the saddle-oloth of • mounted dragoon, than of the pageant whieh was being enacted in the centre of the esplanade. Even the peers and their fair friends Gould not deem themselves to have been particularly favoured, seeing that the oasts appropriated to them were osly slightly ele vated against tb•pesk.heat of the Horse Guards, sad their view, Gm when net obstructed, must have Inciaded only the backs of the mambos of the court, who bad the privilege of the dais. The ambers of the House of Commas, probably from having had the advantage of Stet asnomeement, were decidedly the best situated amongst the spectators. Their engineers had taken possession et the portion of the inclosare immediately behind the radian', and bad with magi* celerity thrown up duties the night two spacious galleries, from which the collective wisdom en joyed by tar the beet view of the spectacle and all its per lamps, royal, naval, and military. To effect this it ap peared that large bodies of artisans had worked all night by the illumination of tremendous streams of gas, which had been specially laid oa for the purpose. The esplanade, although rather confined in creat aeeord. ing to sentimental notions of the requirements of a military parade-ground, is admirably adapted by its form to give effect to wash a cercusenial as that of yesterday, where the principal performs., were few in number, and the amount of troops present did not 1121014 • coupe of thawed man. The Park front and wings of the Horse Guards being covered with ascending galleries, draped with scarlet, and those latter filled with elegantly dressed people, bad quite an Imposing appear. cease, whisk our much enhanced and diversified by the titouseada of dating sight seekers with which the roofs and parapets above them wore severed. Oa the opposite side were the trees of the park in all the delicate brilliancy of their spring foliage, amid which the members of the House of Commons snugly nestled, the most comfortable and best situated of all the spectators. Immediately over the gate way of the Horse Guards, a balcony had been thrown oat, and draped more elaborately than the other galleries, for the members of the Royal Family, in which were accom modated diaries the day the Ditcher of Kent, the Primes Mary, the Primroses Royal, and a ether numerous party, amongst whom we noticed the Earl of Clarendon. The whole of the space immediately in trait of the Horse Guards had been mutely paled off, and within the bar. tirades the troops stood Ia long linos in front of the dais. The Guards present masted of battalions of the Grins dim, the Coldstream., and the Scots Fusiliers, and imme diately is the rear were drawn up the candidates for the medals censistiag of detachments from every regiment serving in the Crimea. The sailors of the war were also present, In characteristic groups; sad the boys of the Royal Military Asylum were allowed to nourish their youthful atelier by a near contemplation of their more mature brethren of the sword. The bands of all the Guards regiments were stationed at intervals within the lines, and played daring the day selections of musks reminiscent et the war, sad of the antecedents of the proxi mate medalists. As a sort of inaugural movement, typical of the seat and ewe of the war, they gave &adieu's fine old overture to the Caliph of Bagdad ; for the High lenders they played the " Blue Bolls of ficetlaad ;" and very nearly provoked a Terpsishorean Amide amegst the Ballots by making up the "College Hornpipe," at an interesting crisis in the ceremonial. Last, though not heat in distinction, the Guards were greeted with the " British Grenadiers," the finest; military quickstep in the world. The national anthem, of come, graced the Queen's arrival and departure, and " Patient pour la Syria" appropriately wound up the maim! programme. Foe her Majesty', special •aoommodatieu, a dais slightly raised, and decorated morel, with a flagstaff, was plated in the centre, upon which was placed • *hair of state, sad sear it • table, oa which the silver mo dals, for which so much had been risked, lay is a glittering heap. Tho cavalry present eon. silted of small bodies of the Life Guards, the Blom, sad the Carbineen, who gave life and motion to the tables' by promenading slowly within the lime. The number of gay *Worms within the magic sod exclusive sire& was as great, and of " indult* variety." The Lapilli egg. I OM wore their new regulation dress, as did also the midis,' oa duty, sad this salamil adopt's& of the tunic gave rise to much sumptuary discussion amongst the *pectaton. The majority approved of the novelty, but seasiderable numbest, rope ally amongst the eldets, confessed • Lapsing regard for the old "cocktail " mate*, sad Mostly maintained that oar been Guards looked more like Innen than **Wien at their sew clothes. Besides the military Dicers then was else ea immense naval contingent, who may be said to he rather • novelty is Leaden. These splint 1 "soldiers of the deep," being, of come, hs full mama, afforded • pleasing entreat in their dark blue into and heavy ball.. " swabs " to the gayer and pervadiag sear let t sad a third colour was afforded by the prunes of one or two Austrian enders, the appoints's, et whose white tanks did not, it mast be sonfessed, elicit say very violent bunt of estbusiastie welecans from the crowd, Punctually at eleven o'clock a royal salute 'managed the 'alai of the royal cortege. Alt aeon of Ufa Garde tube remain iste the iecdoeure, sad the sat .carat the royal earflap drove up to the dais. Ea Malawi qalekly slighted, followed by Prises Albert, the Priam of Woks, sad Prince Arthur, sad istarediatoly took ha plea in the dab of l state. TM Qiess, who appeared to be is the bat health sad *rite, was naiad with loud sad watiased cheering, widsh ben Majesty selosewledged by advancing to the edge of the deb sad Waft repeatedly to the now& and immediately after the weak of prewatatios esameosad, hie Royal Bighases the Doke of Cambridge belay the fist reelpisat Ha Majesty spoke for ahw sae- maim to her distiaguished relative, sail headed kola the madel e spa whisk his Royal Highness retreated back wards, aosseding to tout autos, and was at mos reser aimed sad loudly elseend by the people. ler the finSilb- Ike of the redpisate of 'medals the fatiowiag promediap were adopted. Bash Maser sad era was previdod with • stud, spa whisk were iastribed his ammo, regiment, sad autism, whisk, ea his arrival at the leo; of the dais. ho banded to General Wetherell, whored it aloud to her Its jesty, and Lord Pawners tbo Minister for War, headed the modaL It is almost ;miler to add that the Queon's part la this impedes aermasey was perlormed with pods* =pity, modessmoise, and, better thaa either, sympathy. For every soldier sad mike hot Mejosty had a psalm ails, bat far than who, is their halting pit or pallid essatiaaness, ben evidoms that their laurels had bola prelims& with severe wounds, the Qum WI, is acidities, words of hiad inquiry owl selisitado, whisk km the true sad mealy hearts to whim they were addreamsd, were a salve toe all their safarrag. Under the Wadi, blesses of her Majesty's maser the soldiers kept the salaam of military stipere, took off their her with a redden fenny that would have horrified Sir Nap Brown, sad required a osasiderable sammat of goads pressure to Mime them to " nom ea " out of the Minim of the Royal mamas. Tim people harem the burials, although they meld set hear what was phut ea, isetiastivaly kit it, ad Moored egais ad spin, as the several peas of saldiere came pass, sash ladividaal sem templet's( his modal with evident gratileation. As for the seam, they "Bobbed " terridaafy, sad relied sad lashed away from the *AR is the depth of their essodem as their gallant vassals might be rappelled to do whoa a " sugpriag bream " IBM the topsails. Neat to the Royal due, Sir Do Lacy Ina received his medal; then Lord Cardigan, and them Lord Lama. Of this distiagaisbod group, Lead Cardigan was the meat favourite with the crowd. His lordship's brilliant Mow wailing sad =spikiest obastast home were easily distinguishable, sad the "Cavalry sharp at /Malian" was frisk la the armories of the people, who sever fail to show their admiration et deeds of ufmordinary dariag. Feelings elms esaitatica, bat mail admiration sad sympashy,;were tail:Mad whoa the gallant Biz Thomas Trowbridge, Coked of Ms 7th Noakes, was wheeled slowly up to tho dais is a Beth akar to lefties the dearly weed reward of hie honk &portant M Inkersama. It may be mama bend that la air . 1 11 1146111i6 aff at Themes MS laid ellen of the IfilikliabliM e intim& midst hi essassad a ITO gun bathe% 41.1111 .61* Ms his et the Raglan uti lity was otheamialliii he segued Imam A shot at last "id" if JO* hi feat, bat .thtwithsteedisi the dreadful smillailea, Sir Theme lthigisally remelted at his pith math the fate of that penis* of the battle had been &Med. Lest night's Gees* gives him the appeilment of an aide-dweamp to her Majesty. Capable Maude sad Mans ware also recognised, sod received seek a hearty sheer. The medals WON INS distributed to the Gouda, of ekes than were aims! great ameba of weepiest.. Many of tint aSsmie emll sit* limped, gad eft °Meer walked on enaileth ISOM Wiled vary pale, as if recently risen from a siit kid s bat the pester number appeared es if they wall seek eta mother medal, or at least a clasp, Wm the campaign h Per. It may be ben peeper to meaUu , la answer la inatewhat general complaint of pianism in giving smith to ethers or men in the Crimea who had aura been amen, bastion, that the medal oily idioms, the oroperades of the recipient in the compaige, while it is to thelasp that the 'potato/ oast look for the record of big usual eaten mato. It will be peaseguy as • sequel to the esremealel of yesterday, tee each medallist to seal his model to the Hone-Gaards, with the evident, el the amber of battles in whisk be has bees ea gigged, he each of which a clasp will be added, eml thus mew moans will be establielvid for memeashig thwther the ledge of honour has been woe by Wail amnion is kids. Nest to the Guards came the Highballing, who Maas& to be great favourites with the crowd. Me doubt, their pletaresque costume made them more may diode giddied ; but it meat, in justice, be added, that many of the ellierre sad mar were of great strength, states% and of • Sae, martial appearance—those attributes width pee* elver first think of when foreleg their ismu feel id *either. Nest to the. came the Rifle Brigaie, the aim sad Marines; and, lastly, the contingents him lite tallhele regiments of the line serving in the war, an Ilawasisiles ef whisk will be fogad subjoined. The whole et the amialo, nearly 600, were distributed in about an bath; oat at the coaclinion of the presentation the Imps "marched pest," and her Majesty departed amid the met enthusiastic sheering. The above is an outline of the Ind bate of the day as they impressed themselves on the die. mat spectators, bat those who are fond of details may like to learn that according to the oMeial programme the cavalry eed infantry formed as on birth-day parades; in the van were stationed oaken and soldiers who were to receive medals ; sad near them the detachments from the depots who were brought up as spectators. We may hem mention that the nianking of them young reunite wee highly claw meshed by the military connoissenn, who congratulated themselves on the fast that we had 6,000 of Inch men ready to ponied immediately to the seat of war. The Queen was received with a royal salute, after which both lines tensed four deep. " The Isar line peeing through the heat, and advancing until it arrived within 100 feet of the dab," and nest them the sailors :and marines were drawn Mle group', es we have already described. At the conclu sion of the ceremonial, the whole of the decorated soldiers sad talon were marched off to the Riding-koala at Pimlico, where, by her Majesty's orders, a plentiful dinner bad been prepared for their entertainment. Immediately after the departure of the royal carriages, the crowd burst through the barrier; and cashed in converging bat tumultuous alumna towards the dab. The young Grenadiers, however, tuned and charged, and with mush comical ferocity, bet print harmlessness and good humour, sent them all back agaia with a velocity which quite equalled their pre vious advance. In their retreat the people came up with the Earl of Cardigan, who was slowly rides away towards the gateway of the Horse Guard". Hu lordship's appearance was the signal for the most tumultuous cheering, the people actually struggling for the privilege of laying their hands on his horse and ac- contremente. Under such trying ciroomstances the gallant soldier's progress was exceedingly slow, but at the gate he was brought to a dead stop in consequence of the entrance of a carriage at that moment. He was thus for a moment the centre figure in a crowd which could not consist of less than 20,000 persons, who cheered vociferously and seemed as if in their enthusiasm they were about to lift the knight and his war horse bodily off the ground. His lordship bowed repeatedly, while his noble steed curvetted proudly within his contracted circle, bat both seemed considerably more at their ease when at last, the passage being cleared, they were enabled to retire from this luarriesne of pops. larity. This was the last incident of the day's pageant,l after which the troops rapidly left the ground, the crowd melted away, and the esplanade of the Hone Guards re. 1 1 owned its ordinary staid and decorous appearance. The following is a nominal list of the oaken who were entitled to medals: Last..Geseral Debt of Cambridge :rem Earl or Cadges Lieut-fies. Sir J. C.C.S. De or Gen. Cm J. Boulett Lletre..eau gir De L. K.C.B. -Om Tomas Majerdiersel Old of Lena 4th Drag.Geeris. Opt Lard Mgt= 1.51 PAO. Capt. leterins Opt. limey COI. Wanes Lent Goole Opt. Hos. W. 07y alit DINS Mk Drag.Clusi. Opt Masa Opt Itsalsses Copt Steals Opt. distroot Ca. 20 Capt. Eliot aspen gear 010. Morill.llla .1 poz y rollsea lamb P.O worego. Opt Opted Dag. 11= 11.4 1/ 4 = lisso. Twpoin Tyreallt Opt Ibms geoplas s z ie Liost.OL Be "e ' NagsCrelse Lisa 1 " 31 • 0 = OW. Om Pet E LW. Qin Major gra v i d tf. ms Pegg qt. Prom OWL ua basis.... Copt ow U. Dena Copt Saggelod Opt Dorset Lem. Preadergart Opt. goelbe All trog S it o 41 to.Despotwo. Opt Lordliness(' latet..Ci. Copt Batten Vs& &Wilk, lII* Erne Opt. Wes list lemiost OR" Usle. ONO Ile /Sgt. Capt. =a AntAlsr&Oreatiles Opt. Oohs * Opt. Ceikhers ela Degieest firms Heirs qt. kiwi Lest Wags Oh loot. erg. Welt Corset aserma Is. WOW kaaa.-Ossg. Plower ath Thistos. TO Ferigirs; WO Peet. Corset Dillip LLC.Wrl.Trodeldp Opt likesol 111 Ihmers. qt. lees Capt.ftwor Opt. Dias Opt. ?Ma Opt =4411, Corset Whew qt. lift Owl. cos. Treed/es qt. Corpoelor ifoot WS leth Lt Dospetst Opt. MON liist. Cesar Lieut. Log Opt. Glory Mat...largers Jolts. LlentlfeeNtell IMg. Is. A. Credos Some Wm. Moan LIM. Dimly 7lat ConotGreatres Opt Ptlaperald CIA Milies Sa ttagt 17th lossee. Msg. Malan Capt. OEM Oa. LswN lad test Ma Poet Capt. Ifeeloppe at Liset..Cal. Corgi Ifeet..OL Drake Car- Mope Opt. Nepal Opt OAR Lt. Wombwell Met gkoe 7116 Vogt. Sopa astfbay. Wag. Gelsairced Lleatt..oll.rr litel..oll. Lie Lisa =: ek Capt. Uset..CeLlleseleer UNA Copt WO, UsetaCei. Wog HO Vogt. qt. Ormappliss Ihree..od. Ism Opt. Pipet qt. Trine Uset.CAL Term NO Vogt Opt Wors /lariat seo Poproter GSM M r d e pt!wraa Pith Pat. wa qt. sogog MEW Mgr Drown Terser Cloarmans.Debater Ole. Orme freehis sei amt. OIL iglus 7= ll. gig I= 9ll Opt. Nag Pallibly Opt hew, rA ll =a OM= oir. Oloos SOW Wag. UM Dot Vogt Capt. Wags Cipt.Peeepasissa Cot Umbel OWL Woes Opt Prom Ogt OWL, Oda ait U& aramell Opt. Terms Nth Begs. qt. Teredt t. Illowert Opt. Ohs Opt. WON& Op Ping Lint kW qt. Drawee* 42et ' llt . gadlargt. Opt le sask Lleot..Col. Ihri6.ol. lay Opt ILDWeed Lkat.Col Mimes Opt Doses Opt. Brodie Draret-Dej. Omplell Wel. OOPS Capt. Morris Capt. Wlllerros llietedlog. Wed& Lest. = ma Opt Whiegop (Pay. WO Past. Lint. meter ) Lltel..od. Rome Liget Tells , Opt Orretteo lag lit welts TIS MIPI Copt wilt* apt Omani SOSS.Org. Mons Copt. getootleid NIL Daps MN Dagtesers. Leret begged Us& limyells 151011* Praval4lthrslome Use. Illglik qL Lail MO Dept Urrialriality Opt Ilermial lea* Wasp WO Ps" Lost lospoles Opt Pigs Capt. Asorsks Le& Minis Oglt =t it us ltill u a= rd Met gabs Opt essaOstiserdo. Wet 7= 1a5at..43.1. itoodeed LIMA& OwNird Lana. Lever..oeL llergoad WO Sot = lll = 11.4 nub, Last -0i Wog Owslagsgr id el De Mow OIL Weeps AM Comes &shay Prewit.l4)or WA Opt =ipso War Opt. lapis PIO Opt Mon =mom Map Opt. Ara* Opt Warne gramalliaell Copt Omar Opt War Orr& Copt Dods Opt. Persilar al. Ws. IL Iglus um.orrn Let qt. Role Cd. likorga Ma Co" Dowles Lt..Cel. laud Mow Ism ILA. Maxwell Opt llesilpite Lt.oll.l4.lleelills Ws Ware Orpt. Dromeasel lieet..ol. Mies ialit.gso Port Opt Deeds Mat i Ned last. Opt. Limber Capt Swats Liss..ol. hell art alarm& LIENAL Z. a. NENNE/I. NEI OWEN am% 7th EfErNalistiNaN CaNde OnpuNir, 7 1 1 71 =Es Lies jialte t. g er. 7ll risi esmils ONEN E l anNi laysild Minia• Lim. MEN* INNL etysi lINN• Der& UsetAlcol. MENA Nat MAW Ma Dr. Dadaists. Dmirlispeake. 1 Dr. Ml6arena Omni Dr. Dr. Forret, Dalostr-harattie. I Dr. impbaNnerr Orearel Dr. Arsiont~ Dr. Ewing,. Braltacross Dr. Wren% Amriresersqr - Two Commissar's& Clorko—Lo Mahn sad Brows. Cbroido—Boo. IL Motto. Twol, SW. m i s l e ce s i tall o crtas iseiley Ur; mew et the odium, acimetad Se., of the Minn eel Ktny who received the atella] EVENING, MAY 19, 1855. FRANCE. (ram 7111 COIIIIIIPONDMIT , DAILY saws.) PARIS, FRIDAY EVILIUNG. General Canrobert'' friends are much distressed at the position in which he now finds himself plass& IU health, in the common acceptation of the term, at least, cannot be the real cause of the resignation of his command in chief, for he thinks himself well enough to command a division of the besieging army, sad the government thinks him well enough to corn sand General Polissier's entire corps. It is a commonly received opinion that the duties of a general second is wiesisaad require greater activity and more robust boar health than those of a commander-in-chief. NNW ens has heard how Radetzky wu lifted on his betas at 80 years of age, just as a great battle was mummicing, and the annals of warfare familiarise awe's mind with the idea of valetudinarian generals in dressing gowns and slippers, with a map before them, giving orders which they would be physically usable to execute in person. The extraordinary chase& moiseie just performed before Sebastopol reverses this notion, and the French public is expected to be lieve that a general whose physical and moral capa city is such as to command the confidence of a corps erernife in the field, is afflicted with just that amount of illness which diqualifles him from coatinuing to preside at head quarters. Admitting that this may he true it is certain that no one believes it. Neither ism any one believe that General Ounbert's ref* cation was a spontaneous measure alibi spa be. fore Sebastopol at 10 o'clock as the ermreieg of Nay 10, us the Monifeur would remount. I stated to you some weeks ago, that it had been resolved to remove him from his command. The resolution has raw been carried into effect in a theatrical way—and the emedy is very awkwardly put upon the stage. amoral Canrobert was a favourite with the soldiers, sad was greatly liked and esteemed byall who enjoyed his acquaintance. His personal courage is undoubted, bet it has long been said that he shrinks unduly free the responsibility of hazardous actions, and that hie anxiety to spare the lives of his men is carried to am extent incompatible with great achievements. It is, moreover, a commonly accredited opinion in regard to him that his Wad is not sufficiently comprehensive for a general, that he sees but one part of a battle field at a time, and wastes concentrated energy on a single point, while he , neglects the general plan of operations. In accepting, as he now in some sort does, this disparaging estimate of his own profes sional abilities, General Canrobert displays personal abnegation almost unparalleled. I doubt whether any instance can be cited of a general ceding the chief command on the thinly disguised plea of ill health, to a subordinate officer, and at the same moment accepting an inferior position under the officer so elevated. Of General Pelissier, his successor, it is not too much to say that no officer in the French army hasa higher reputation, whether for valour, energy, or ability. His arrival in the camp a short time ago was hailed as a good omen. There was at once a presentiment that he was destined for the chief com mand. Very early in his military career Pelissier, when a young man in Paris (he is now only 44) got into some little trouble, in consequenos of which he was sent to Africa, by way of punishment. There he soon acquired the reputation of a fire-eater. It is narrated of him, that on one occasion being, u chef de bcdallion, in command of a company of a punish ment corps called the Zephyrs, he attacked a mud fortress occupied by Arabs. His men in vain at tempted to get over the wall. The Arabs kept a good look out and repulsed every assault. Pelissier at length said to three or four men about him," Throw me over, I am sure the company will follow me." His orders were executed. For two or three minutes he was alone in the enemy's position, and in that space of time he received three or four wounds. But he had rightly judged the effect of his hardihood. The men followed him, and the place was taken. General Pelissier has been much reflected upon for what has been, as I believe, very inappropriately termed the massacre of Debra, in 1846. He was accused by the journals of the time of having cruelly and unnecessarily routed to death a large number of Arabs,—men, women, and children—by lighting an enormous fire at the mouth of a cavern to which they had retreated. I am assured by many people that Wilell all the circumstances are considered the reproach against him of having violated the laws of war is unjust. There were, in fact, but very few women and children in the cavern, and General Pelletier did not know that there were any. He found that as he was moving his men from a position the Arabs continually sallied forth from the cavern and listened their rear. He lighted the fire in the hope of forcing the chiefs to come out and render themselves prisoners, bat unfortunately they were all stifled either from their own obstinacy, or from the fire taking more rapid effect than has been estimated. I really believe that the deed was nothing more than one of the stern necessities of war. It has, however, given Maier the name of a man who is very much the reverse of chicken-hearted, and people chuckle at the idea that he is the man to roast the Russians in Sebastopol. His appointment was very favourably received at the Bowie, where, in spite of unfavour able rumours from Vienna, the Rents maintained a rise of 16a, closing at 68fr. 25a, after having been as high as 68fr. 46c. in the course of the day. The news published by an English journal of the resignation of Count Namelrode is not credited. The Emperor said yesterday at an evening party in the Tuileries in answer to a remark that a certain person cherished Austrian ideas, 11 Tell your friend to think better of it then, for I can mum him that the wind which now blows upon Austria hi not favourable." This anecdote I. authentic. There has been a robbery of gold bars worth 500,000 fr. on the Northern railway. The bars, ea closed in seven mass, were consigned from London to a house in Paris. They were not opened at Boulogne, and were accompanied by a railway con ductor and a clerk of the consignees to Paris. On arriving here the mese, declared as containing gold, were found to be Mid with lead. The malodor and the clerk are arrested to abide the nealtef enquiries. GREECE. A strange story is current—and generally believed at Athens—which may be recommended to the at motion of the Anti-Slavery Society. It is confidently affirmed that a consular agent, who has since been appointed to a European station, bought, some ti me ago, an Arab boy in Egypt for 500 hones. He sub sequently made a present of the boy to a lady of high station and influence—so high that it is considered inexpedient to name her—who has now got him. This smry, in ooneexion with the recent abduction of a Turkish girl by the authorities in Saban, who refuse to give her up, though ordered to do so by their government (at the request of the British Lep don), has mug a strong and painful excitement among the foreigners resident in Athena. loaded naval °Mar ; that he has dedicated much *sight and a long life to scientific matters gen. ally, sad to destructive engines ia partican ; hat he has perfect faith in his invention ; and fat he is likely to meet the Government liberally. He has been unfortunate—or shall we my, has ism &heated ; bat be has also had chances given sae we believe has already had some 16,0001 den pablie many expended on some other iaven- of his. Oa the whole, however, we think that, the time, the man, the country, and the the Goverment would be justified in granting a fair and liberal trial. We hope they Daily N. FEUDS AMONG TnE DAMES OF THE LEBANON. TO TWO EDITOR OF TZR DAILY Niws. 611 .—The Mining e :tract from a letter I have eul a =d fram a gentleman residing on ~terra may prove Toter sting to some of "far bes just been declared between the two families inhabiting the village of Ammatoar, Bin Chalet an d Abd Amnia. The mu l e of "neon cedar s an olive tree belonging to RIM , hely levies been involuntarily est fire a member rd the Amens Emily; dal Immo- pet the whoa in meematica, and a the two , Bee amesed. noshing in deeth of thirteen serene amil thirty wounded, d wham have eine died. Bald Beck and the of the anent have jest sent forty cavalier. musty men to supprem the conned* but it is that mann will be se esmily settled, ry of killed not bdag egad cm both sides. • 'opposed that see et the two families will be ta take Ides. in the Anon lb* are three brothers of seek el the &elks." I am. Sir. vu, samilwat asevest_ PIEDMONT. The anniversary of the Constitution was celebrated as Tana with the usual pomp es the 12th. The Wag, sesceepealed b 7 the Priam of Carigaaa. the Minister of Wu, mod other Moen of state, proceeded to the cathedral on horeebeek, sad wee greeted by the pupas with load aeelawations. OUR ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. (nom ♦ S PICZAL DILLISPONDINT OF 1113 DAILY *sive.) CAMP ABOVE SEBASTOPOL, MAT 6. The operations against Sebastopol are becoming mom active, and important events may shortly be anticipated. An expedition has sailed under sealed orders—it is generally understood in camp to make, an attack on Kertch. There are rumours of movement 1 from the direction of Eupatoria ; and before the for tress itself affairs are assuming such an attitude u must shortly lead to a serious collision. On Tuesday evening, the Ist inst., the French re peated their attack against the ambuscades and trenched, of the Rusaians in front of the Central Bastion. The undertaking was completely success ful, and was acoompasied with increased glory to our allies and a dispiriting loss to the enemy. The works captured were of as much importance to the Russians as they were detrimental to the French. The ambuscades were of large mite, and the fire of the riflemen concealed within them, and protected by parapets strong enough to resist the shot of heavy guns, was continuous against the French artillerymen in the advanced batteries, and against any visible object in the trenches. Moreover, in the trench which bad been made to connect the two larger pits were eight cohorn mortars, from which a frequent discharge of shells took place ; and these, especially when the French were brought in front of their works, as in case of the repulse of a sortie, frequently canoed considerable annoyance. Two field-pieces were also placed in a con venient position for use near one of the jam buscades. So complete was the success of our allies in this affair that all these mortars were cap tured, and brought away in triumph to their own camp. This attack, which commenced in the even ing, about 10 o'clock, differed from many of the late night attacks, inasmuch as, instead of being dark, the moonlight was so strong that every object was ren dered plainly conspicuous. Although there was a light misty haze over the surface of the ground, it was not sufficient to interrupt vision even at long distances. The attack was seen along the whole lines. From a distance the fire of the musketry appeared like the sparkling evanescent lights of tropical fire-flies, while the course of each shell was seen from its first ascent to its fall. The flashes of light from the mortars and howitzers were widely reflected through the thin, gauzelike stratum of vapour in the air, and with e ach brilliant flash the surface of the sea beyond was lit up for a momentary period. The contest lasted about three quarters of an hour. After the musketry had ceased the Russian batteries poured a tremendous fire in the direction in which the conflict had occurred. Among the French, the gallantry of the men of the first regiment of the Foreign Legion is particularly spoken of. They were completely in advance, and suffered the greatest loss. Their colonel-commandant, two lieutenants, and a sub-lieutenant were killed. The 74th regiment of the use, and a small body of troops of the Imperial Guard, are also highly praised. The loss which our allies suffered is not exactly known, but it is generally estimated at 150 killed, and about 500 in all placed hors de combat. The Russian loss is variously estimated, but it must have been very great in proportion. At one time the 74th regiment and the men of the Foreign Legion had contrived to ' , surround one of the Russian battalions, and the two were so mixed that the Russian reserves did not dare to fire from fear of wounding their own troops. Several were on this occasion taken prisoners, andl among them were two captains and some cadets. A number of the Russian wounded were carried after the affair to the French ambulance. About 3 a.m. the enemy returned in great force, and attacked the French, who were holding the pits, and their working parties. But it was of no avail, a sharp fire compelled them to retreat again within their works. The French completed the communi cation between their own advanced trench and the Russian pits, turning the direction of the latter. As the interval between the two comprehended a distance of about four hundred yards, the completion of this work, taking into account the difficulties under which it was performed, exhibits great energy. The Russians made one more attempt to regain their lost possession, but with the same result. This wee in the afternoon of Wednesday, the 2nd instant, between three and four o'clock p.m. They were so warmly received on this occasion that the fighting did not last long. Nothing can exhibit more strongly than these repeated attacks the importance which the enemy attached to this position ; and as it is closely under the bastion Herd, the advantage of holding it to our allies is equally obvious. It is said that the French engineers have discovered that the battery is mined in several directions, and that they are now actively engaged in countermining opera tions. On the same day that this third attack near the Flag staff and Centralßattery took place,and about the same time, some vessels of our fleet were observed to fire towards the shore; but their relative position pre vented the works at which their fire was directed from being observed in camp. Fort Constantine also discharged a few guns, but they could not, from the distance, have taken effect upon our ships. The expedition which I alluded to above has started, as far as the land forces are concerned under the command of Lieutenant-General Sir George Brown. All the steam sloops and gunboats have gone, and several of the larger vessels of war, includin g the Royal Albert, with Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, have left. Although the fleet were seen yesterday, the 4th instant, going in a westerly direction, it is gene rally believed that their destination is Batch. The Vesuvius has just made a survey of the batteries which guard the entrance of the channel as it ap proaches towards the Sea of Asoff, and had only re turned three days before the expeditionary form mos assembled. Major Gordon, of the Royal Engin/rem returned on board, having completed a survey of the mistny's works in that direction. He and Lieutenant De as, R. 8., have again started with the force which hasjust left. In the French orders, Bopatoris is alluded to as the direction of the expedition—n unlikely a ruse, to prevent true intelligence being given to the enemy. Odessa is also named as the probable object of attack. Of the English troops, the Highland Brigade, the 3rd Buffs (only just arrived), and the 31st Regiment, form the infantry contingent. A small body of cavalry, consisting only of fifty troopers has gone, under the command of Colonel Low, of the 4th Light Dragoons. Major Barker's battery has also embarked. The French, it is said, send 10,000 men of all arms. It is related that Major Gordon obtained important information respecting the nature of the enemy's works near Cape Akburun by an ingenious device. A small vessel had been captured, on board which was a Russian officer's carriage. This was seat ashore, as a matter of politeness, by the naval audio rities, the vessel itself, and her crew, being detained as fair prize of war. In the stern sheets of the boat which took the carriage towards the shore sat Msjor Gordon, but in the costumed* sailor. He had thus sufficient opportunity to make his required notes, and even, m spite of his wounded arm not being yet healed, to take a few sketches of the Russian battaei se and the position of their guns. A large fleet of mar abuts= is lying in the harbour of Kertoh. The in the neighbourhood is described as most and evincing the highest cultivation. The siege works are day by day being strength ened and advanced. Some new batteries on the Greenhill attack have been made, and strongly armed, but have not yet opened. A number of rifle pits, as many as fourteen, have been constructed on the right of this attack, in advanos of the foremast paral keL They are deeply excavated, well protected by ansof proper thkkams, and have ready at hand materials necessary for the repair of damp gbh& may be done to them by round shot from the emele gar. Two at these rifle pita am in ge abooodi impale of Why fifty et sixty am ula seers aro miller, bet equally , aid well Po' did with mans d repair in easef injury. CM the left of thle Week limb also a small redoubt, senstraeted Wit Om IMO object. There are some new works aloe albs Presibuso'whill attack, which have not yea ben spool; obey are heavily armed. The large 13-inch ma amiss mortars have been car ried more forward ; it is even esserted that from their present position shells Gould be thrown with - 4 effect egaiost the enemy's works on the north side of the great harbour. The fire from both these attacks hes been very slack the last few days, and the Malakhoff and Memel= works have also been comparatively silent. The fire from the French batteries on the left, and the Russian works more particularly opposed to them, has con tinued very active. Among our casualties, which have been on the whole remarkably few, are an offi cer of the 46th Regiment, Lieutenant F. Curtis, and an officer of the Royal Engineers, Lieutenant J. Car-. ter. These deaths occurred from round shot, and took place on the Greenhill attack. An assistant surgeon is also named as having been killed by a Minie ball, but as I have not heard this verified, L forbear mentioning the name given. He is said is have been on duty in the right attack, and that from some motive he crossed by the covered way over to 'the Greenhill attack, and was struck by one of the Russian riflemen as he went along. Lieutenant Carter had only lately come out, but was an especial favourite in his corps. General Jones and many officer, followed his remains to the grave. His body was brought over to the right siege train depot, near to which a baryingplace has been laid out in a retired spot, and with particular order and neatness, by the Royal Engineers. The bridge of boats which stretched across the south port, from the marine arsenal on the town side to a jetty btlow the barrack buildings on the other aide, has been broken up by the Russians, and in its stead another has been constructed at a farther du rance from our works. The new bridge is of very great length. It crosses the Dockyard Creek and mouth of the Admiralty Harbour, and is continued on; bat its termination cannot be perceived on ao count of a projecting point of land, together with a church and other buildings, which intercept the view. Troops are constantly passing and re•passing ; for, excepting boats, it forms the only means of commu nication which the enemy now possess between the citadel and town, and the Karabelnaia suburb. Near the centre of the bridge is a drawbridge, which, when raised, leaves an extensive gap in the roadway. This gap was left open for several hours on the 2nd instant, the day after the French attack is front of the Bastion du Mat, but for what reason was not apparent. No vessel passed through, and indeed the drawbridge, which opens in the coldly, and can be lifted on either side, appears to be more for the purpose of interrupting passage, if necessary, along the bridge itself, than for forming an openiog for boats to cross from one part of the port to another. _ Another operation of the Russians has been the making or destruction of the West Inkermann Light house. This small building, by being brought into a line with the lighthouse, which still remains on the hill to the eastward, formerly constituted the guide to the Channel by which ships of heavy draught were compelled to enter the great harbour. No change is observable in the force or disposition of the army on the north side. Major-General Codrington takes command of the Light Division. During the absence on special Der vice of General Brown, Colonel Shirley, of the 88th Regiment, takes command of the 2nd brigade. The weather has been dry and warm since the last mail left. A strong wind was blowing from the south and south west yesterday (May 4), especially l in the early part of the day. At present it i s a p er fact calm. The sun is now evincing great power. and all the evidences of summer are manifesting themselves. The buts are found to be of great ad vantage against the influence of heat as compared with tents of single canvas. Various means have been adopted to ensure a thorough ventilation by means of small openings in the shies or in the roofs, with proper protection against rain. The troops who will have to remain before Sebastopol will de rive much comfort, and in all probability, unitary benefit, from these wooden barracks. (PROM TEN SPECIAL KIWI.) Op TEN DAILY KADIILIO, MAY 4. This letter will reach you a few days after the great tact of the Kedah expedition has come to be known in England, and that expedition will then form the subject of conversation at home quite as much IS it does now in the camp. It is the event of the day. Everybody thinks and talks about it. his the first real move we have made since we took pos session of Sebastopol height.; it is the first aggressive movement we have made since we conquered our foot ing in the Crimes. It is a good in itself, and it holds out a promise for the future. If successful—and none here doubt of its success, it will shit up one of the roads by which the Russian army obtains reinforce ments, and supplies of food and ammunition. If the seizure of Kertch is followed by the seizure of Pere kop, we shall have invested Sebastopol for more effeo teeny than if our troops were established on the north Bile of the harbour, and the road from Sim pheropol shut up against those enormous waggon trains which now daily enter the fortress. If Kertch is taken there is some hope of an attempt to seize Perekop likewise. The success of the one under taking may possibly inspire us with the ambition to make our triumph complete, by shutting up the other inlet. Nay, there is no saying to what lengths we may not go. Even the destruction of Odessa is confi dently talked of by the go-sphead men of the army and navy. The expedition left this morning from Bala's'''. and Kamiesch—our own troops, of course, having taken ship in the former, our allies in the last-named port. The command of our troops is entrusted to Sir 0. Brown. The very selection of the general holds out a hope of determined action. We have sent 5,000 troops, chiefly infantry—the French have sent about 8,000, most of them battalions of &naves and Algerian infantry. Of our regiments, the 71st, 79th, and 93rd, all Highlanders, have joined the expedition. The character of the troops detached by either army marks the undertaking as a raid or raszia, and every one ex pects that it will be executed in that offhand, dash ing, style, peculiar to ancient Highland and modern Algerine warfare. The medical and commis sariat arrangements are said to be excellent. I hope they will be found so. A detachment of the land transport corps accompanies the expedition, and the efficiency of this new branch of the service will now for the first time be put to the test of practical expe rience. Secrecy_ was the great object in starting the expe dition. Yet secrecy in a camp like ours is next to impossible. The clearing transports for the reception of troops; the storing them with provisions ; the em barking ammunition and regiments, cannot be dons in a day, and the movement is too radical—it affect. too many departments and branches of this large and motley host, to escape observation and comment. The Russian lines are very close to our own, and Greeks, Jews, Levantioes, and hardriding Tartars, favoured by the dense fogs, may any night ride over and come back without exciting the observation of our videttee in the plain. It is true that none of the above named worthies are deeply versed in the science of war, and the information they are able to give is not usually of a kind to be very serviceable to the 'tai lplane. But in this particular case, there was reason to apprehend that our enemies might draw danger ous inferences from the reports of our movements, nor have I the smallestdoubt that forams days past General Osten-Sasken has been fully aware of oar intention of detaching part of our forces on particular service, sad sanding them away in ships. But there is also meson to hope that he has been grossly mis led. Ever since we camped on Sebastopol heights, the vulgar rumour of the wimp has, once a month at lust, proclaimed the capture of Eopstoria by the Itsmians. When Omer Pacha left us, a fortnight ago, taking with him large numbers of the troops he brought, his departure was immediately explained by the rumour of some awful disaster which had over taken the forma at Enpetoria. have since arrived from thr' their associates believed, IS, that the town was as be taken, by the Russians. minus and extensive doubts, riposted that the impression help gained ground. It ...- tare that the commanders menced making their p expedition. Ships were nition were taken in, embark, and everyone took reinforcements were about EMI at this moment, while the entrance to the Bea thousand people in camp t 1 s i,/ , F , 1 . ' i i , 1 i . 1. ... II i i t' 1 1 i 1 i ii atoris. Though many ships n that port, the Greeks and red, because they wislistr -- - as either taken, 3, t , &ma d - am. The assertion t Iritdr - :- •.• .., 1 xtbts, bat it was so rtii:;:li: I^;.. reesion of Eupatoria:46 : ::-. ,- , t was at this fav r--,1 - 4 us of the allied • : „...... 1 e. 51.;:. preparations for the 'f'` -- , .',. Tr;te --.: got ready, stores •c : * .* • `,:.,•.'‘, 'is regiments were • • • • „,* 0 ',.....-;-, ,;:: col it for granted that I • -". Dtlt to be sent to Eupstorm. tile the flotilla is approaohing of Asoff, there are hardly a p who think of Kertch. The •