The Express. — London, England, 1855-02-10 00:00:00

-DESPATCH LORD RAGLAN. (MIDI LAB? lIMKT'S 0/411114) WAR DEPARTMENT, Pis. T. His Grace the Duke of Newcastle has received a dispatch and its enclosure, of which the following are copies, addressed to his Grace by Field-Marshal the Lord Raglan, G.C.8.: _ _ Before Sebastopol, Jas. 16, 1865. MT LORD DULI,—I have the honour to iay before your Ones t►e copy of a deepeteb from Lieutesant Colonel mos, whiett be wrote ►y desire of Omer Pubis, eapreseing Ws Highest's'e approbation of the services of Major Bent, of the Royal Engineers, and the detachment of Sappers which I lest him in the ammeter ; his regret at the loss of Liesteeant Berke, of the Royal Engineers, and his high seam of the conduct and exertions of Lieutenant Glyn, of the Royal Navy, of his Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Saxe Leiningen, and of the detachment of seamen of her Majesty's fleet, employed in the construction of the bridge mess the Danube, the sneer's of which he attributes in a vat humour, to their well•planned dispositions. Colonel Simmons, your Grace will perceive, has further bosa desired by Omer ?ache to say, that'. it would be very gratifying to him if her Majesty should be graciously pleased to rew►rd these Officers for the able services they have rendered to the Ottoman Amy acd the common nue. I think it tight to mention that the Honourable Major Gage, et the Royal Horse Artillery, was the officer who conducted these detachments to Roustebouk from Varna. I appointed him to this duty, having previously sent him to examine the armament at the former place, and being satis fied that the employment of his services on the collision would be advestageous. I beg your Grain will be so good as to obtain her Ma jesty's permission for Private Andrew Andenon, of the Royal Sappers and Riese., to swept and weer tt • decora tion of the 4th class of the Order of Medjidie, in c.pnliders.' tin of his distinguished gallantry.—l hays, &c. RAGLAN. I Hie Once the Duke of Newcastle, to. to to. Varna, Jan. 8, 1855. MT I.oll.D,—His Highness Omer Pieta Yu requested me to write to your Lordship to return his best theoks for the services rendered to his army by Mejor Sent, of the Royal Ragineeis, and the detachment of Sappers under his p■snd. " His 11 , ghnees desires me to ezpress his regret at the lows which have been sustained by this sm►ll detachment, who, under the direction of Major Bent, have well .ustained the character of the British army. ilia Highness hes already tzpressed to your Lordship his regret at the leas of Lieutenant Burke, of the Royal Regimen, who his Highneu considers to have been an officer of much merit.: His Highness desires me to inform your Lerdship that he has done himself the honour to write to the Turkish Ambassador at the Court of St. James's, expressing the desire of his Majesty the Sul:an that Private Andrew Anderson, of the Royal Sappers and Miners, may receive and wear the decoration of the 4th clam' of the order it Madjidie, in essamemoration of his gallantry in recovering the body of Lieutenant Burke, site; be was killed at the passing of the Danube, on the 12th of July lest. In the meantime he has presented Private Anderson with the decoration, and trusts your Lordship will allow him to wear it until the commands of her Majesty may be received. His Highness further desires me to express to your Lord ship his entire approbation of the manner in which Major Bent his conducted his duties. Ile desires me to inform your Lordship that this officer showed great energy in his endeavours to eater Silistria before the siege was raised; that he subeequantly showed great gallantry at the pesesga of the Danube, when he was the first to land on the left bank, and covered the landing of the Tartish troops with a detachment of riflemen, who maintained their ground under a very heavy fire, until the disembarkation of the supports was effected. Major Beet and his Sappers were subsequently of great MAC, in throwing up the tete de pout at Georgero, and la the eoustruction of the bridge across the Danube. His Highness desires to take this opportunity of express ** your Lordship his high sense of the services rendered by Limit Glyn, ILN., sad H. S IL Prince Ernest df Saxe Lelniogen, with the detachment of sailors of her Majesty's fleet nudes their command, in the construction of the bridge acmes the Danube. His Highness considers that the success of the construc tion of this bridge is in great measure attributable to their well•plaaned dispositions, which, although executed with limited means, proved fully effective to resist the storms and stress currents of the Danube. He desires see to say that he is fully satisfied with the seal and indefatipble energy of this detachment of her Majesty's fleet under the able direction of Lieutenant Olyn, whom he considers a very promising officer, and entirely worthy of the confidence of your Lordship. His Highness desires mo to add, that it would be very ratifyiag to him if her Majesty could in some way reward these officers foe the able services they bare rendered to the Ottoman army and the centinen I have, ite., 04 00 0 J. L. A. SIMMONS, Fiald•Manbal Lord Raglan, 0.C.8, ac. BY THE QUEEN-A LTION. (SHOJI LAST NIGHT'S GAZITTS.) VICTORIA R. Whereas tafoemation bee been received that certain acts of a highly treasonable nature have been, or are about to be done or attempted by certain British subjects adhering to the Queen's enemies, either within her Majesty's domiaions,orin parts beyoad the teem ; such.. building, or aiding and assist ing in building, or equipping, ships of war, providing stores, or tackling, arms, and ammunition, for such ships, or manufactur ag, or fitting, or aiding, or assisting in mans astaring or fitting, steam mechinery, either for such ships er for other warlike purposes ; or by entering into contracts, engagements, or agreements for some of the aforesaid pur poses, or otherwise adhering to, aiding, sesisting, or abetting, the Queen's enemies in parts beyond seas, in levying or car rying on war against her Majesty now her Majesty, by this her Royal Proclamation, doth warn all such persons en gaging in any such treasonable designs or attempts as afore said, or otherwise adhering to, assisting, aiding, or abetting, the Queen's enemies, that they will be liable to be appre hended and dealt with as tediums, and will be proceeded against with the utmost rigour of the law. Given at oar Court, at Windsor, this eighth day et February, in the year of Oar Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, and in the eighteenth year of Our Reign. GOD save the QUEEN. - PROMOTIONS IN THE CO] The following circular, regulating the promotions in the commissariat, wu issael by the Duke or Newcastle while War Minister: " Secretary of State's Office, War Department, January 16, 1856. " Sir,—llpsa the eassien of the transfer of the Commis mist from the Board of Treasury to the department of the Seertary of State for War, the Duke of Newcastle had under his special consideration the rules by which the pro motion of commissariat officers is regulated. These may be thus summed up —That promotions be confined only at the close cf each year. That length of service be calculated ac cording to the period of each officer's actual service on full Psy. That seniority be allows d its full weight, but that sales 'ions be made dependent upon recorded merits and services. Ilia grace is of opinion that these general rules, if curled out in their integrity, are calculated to elevate the com missariat service, to stimulate exertion, and to ensure a succession of able and zealous officers for the various im portant duties to be performed. But it appears to his grace to be of the last importance that no extraneous in fluence, either private or political, should be allowed to ester into the consideration of the comparative cleans of officers of the department, which, when viewed in the double light of seniority and superior merit, an already in some cases so difficult to be decided upon pith perfect fairness. The Dike of Newcastle is at all time ready to give his best attention to representations made in official form in favour of officers on the ground of services, but his grace desires me to express his determine tins to consider private applications on other grounds, either from officers or from friends on their her.alf, as furnishing evidence that the merits of such officers are act alone senaisat to justify their being promoted.—l am, sir. your Malt shadiest servant, HINAT RO3lllll. " To the Commimariat Meer in chugs." CRYSTAL P•* ••m DAY.—F/24 Ad ailaisa at lba asse.ll4; sibisa by SSMS tisk.% 106; total. 370. THE WAR. Letters from Berlin state that the report respect lag the advisee of a French army to join that of Austria at a point near to the Prussian as well as to the Bonita frontier, has caused great uneasiness in high circles. General Wedell's mission to Paris is said to be still more nearly connected with this sub ject than with the separate treaty so often mentioned of late. The entire military force of which France could dispose at this moment is divided into five armies, or army corps, on a war tooting. The one at Boulogne, consisting of no less than sixty battalion', each from a thousand to eleven hundred strong, and of fifty squadrons with twenty foot or horse bat teries; the one at Lyons, consisting already of three divisions of infantry and one of cavalry, or of thirty battalions sixteen squadrons and ten batteries; the one at Paris, which, besides its two divisions of twenty-two battalions, its twenty squadrons and its five batteries, contains, in addition, us special garrison troops, two battalions of foot guards, four squadrons of horse guards, one battalion of "sapeura pompiers," and, as a reserve corps, eleven battalions, ten squadrons and four bat teries of the imperial guard; the one in the East, ninety thousand strong, the organisation of which is too well known to need any description here ; the one in Africa, and the division of occupation at Rome, form together thirty thousand bayonets or sabres. To this force we have yet to add ten more regi ments nut brigaded, or twenty active battalions, a gendarmerie (armed police) of twenty thousand men, and one hundred depot battalions that daily receive young soldiers until the accession of the one hundred and forty thousand men lately decreed. Thus France has on foot at this moment nearly six hundred thousand soldiers. The Sardinian Chamber of Deputies having given its sanction to the military convention with England and France, the war department are making final preparations for embarking the army for the East. The Ifinsiteur of yesterday informs us that the Sardinian auxiliary corps will consist of four foot brigades of the line, two battalions of rifles, two regiments of cavalry, four batteries of artillery, and one company of carabineers. The four brigades of infantry will be : the brigade of the Sardinian grenadiers, formerly the brigade of the guards, considered • corps ; the Pied ' montese brigade; that of Pignerol ; and that of Aosta. The rifle chaseeurs, named in Piedmont bersaglieri, organised like the French Chas/nun of Vincennes, are completely armed, and composed of skilful marks men. The cavalry regiments of the expedition are mounted with horses obtained from the mountainous districts, and chiefly from the island of Sardinia. These animals are very hardy, and easily kept. Half of the squadrons are lancers. The artillery is said to be well horsed, and the baggage train thoroughly organised. The whole of the forces in Austria, not including the armed police, the navy, and the depots, amounts to 630,000 men, five-seventh, of whom may easily be employed against Russia, while the two remaining sevenths will be required to maintain tranquillity in the Lombardo Venetian kingdom, and curb Russian and Panslavistio party tendencies in Bervia and Montenegro. A letter from Vienna in the Post Ampt Gazelle, an nounces that on the 22nd ult. a ship arrived at Galata from the Black See, being the first that had been seen in that port for the last year. Five more ves eels, all Austrian, arrived there in the course of the same week. The Russians, according to this letter, shot the pilot of one of these vessels at Reid, because he had not hove to on command. Letters from Bucharest of the 30th repeat that a large Russian force is again being concentrated at Reni. Accouuts from Constantinople state that Vermeil Paths, who has just left to take the command of the army of Asia, is ordered to keep on the defensive, and fortify himself between Erzeroum and Toprakale. FRANCE. (710311 T 1 POINT OP OP TED DAILY 1111W11) PARIS, FRIDAY EVINIDO. There have been for some days put rumours cur rent, which I did not think imfficiently credible to repeat, to the effect that Prussia had acceded to M. Dronyn de Lhuys's proposition foe entering into what has been styled the " Analogous treaty," instead or adhering to that of Dec. 2, and that Prussia might be expected to be admitted to the Vienna Con. ferences in the quality of the ally of the Western Powers, without the appearance of playing second fiddle to Austria. I believe, however, it is quite cer tain that op to the present moment M. Drouyn de Lhuys' offer has not been accepted, and further, very little expectation is entertained that it will be ao cepted. The preparations on the assumption that it will not are going on more actively than ever. lam enabled to state that on the ocessioo of the Em peror's first interview with M. Wedel he asked the Prussian envoy plainly whether his government would allow a French army to march against Russia across Prussian territory. M. Wedel replied that he had no sufficient instructions to answer such a ques tion, but he thought he might safely say that the King of Prussia would not allow it. The Emperor rejoined that in that case his army would pass without permission. M. Wedel retired from the presence chamber, pale and disconcerted. - - The probability is that A. Drouyn do Lhuys, knowing that Prussia was insincere in making merely formal objections to adhere to the treaty with Austria, proposed the " Analogous treaty," in order to pat her to the test, and to prove to the world that the real objections of the Prussian government were not technical, but substantial. The general belief to day is that M. Wedel claims for Prussia the right w remain neutral. M. d'Usedom has so far recovered from his recent indisposition as to be able to leave Brussels. He arrived in Paris yesterday morning. A letter from Bayonne of the 7th, gives further pirticulars of the arrests of Car lists in that town. The arrests were made at the request of the Spanish Consul. The prisoners contrived to destroy their papers. The commander of the band, it is said, swallowed a paper containing the order to invade Navarre. The following are the names of the most important personages in custody t—ths Commandant Oscariz, Captain Ugalde, Lieutenant Yrurre, Lieu tenant Ybarragola, at,d Sub-lieutenant Yabar. The Bourse opened very heavily, and though there was subsequently an improved feeling, business was on the whole dull throughout the day. The Rente closed at 67fr. 70c., with a fall of 20c. Bank of France fell 20fr. Railways were generally lower, without, however, any serious fall. A species of pro test made by the shareholders in the Paris and Lyons direct line against the grant to the Grand , Central Lyons and Orleans, had but little effect upon the quotations of Lyons and Grand Central. Count Abel Hugo expired yesterday after a few days' illness, at his residence in the Rue des Moulins. He was the elder brother of M. Victor Hugo. the post. Although far from poisoning the genius of his famous relative he had made himself an independent name of no mean celebrity as a man of letters. His " France Pittoresque" and " France Militaire" are standard works. About a year ago he published a pamphlet containing • number of curious statistics tending to establish the theory that years of plenty and years of scarcity were generally suocessive forieven years together, and that the story of the Egyptian lean kin* was a type of this truth. He exhorted the Emperor to act upon his suggestions, and lay in stores of corn in public granaries during years of plenty. In po litics he was quite opposed to V i ctor Hugo, being a THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 10, 1855. strong ant otherwise. and rather a legitimist than Mr. Lindsay, M.P., is now in Paris, on his way to Constantinople, on a special mission to organise a prompt and regular service of steamers between Se bastopol and Marseilles. He is in communication with the French government on the subject. It is thought that the sick and convaleseen t may be removed with advantage to the lazaretto at Marseilles instead of remaining at Constantinople during the unhealthy spring months. THE PRESENT CRISIS.—ILEETING IN SOUTRWARX. A public meeting wee held In the Solthmark Literary 'method's, Borsegit.road, he evening, to take into consideration the present state of public affairs, and the late ministerial crisis. The room was net quits Wad. Mr, Apsisy Pellatt, M.P., was present, bat p letter from Sir W. Molesworth, the other member, was read by Mr. 0. Newman, the hon. eeentary, in which the right hon. baronet said—" My noble friend Lord Palmerston is new pied in constructing a government which, I frost, will, by its conduct and administration of public affairs, merit and gain the approval of the nation. Of that government my noble friend has 'eked me , and I have consented, to beanie a member. This I trust will, in existing circumstances, be a sufficient excuse for my not attending the meeting on Friday night. I shall, however, he osmosis to learn the result of that meeting, and the resolutions agreed to." Dr. Evans was called to the chair. Be briefly adverted to the present state of the war, observing that such had been the hardships and privations to which oar brave army was exposed, that if it b a d no t b een f or the timely disclosures by the public press, perhaps there would not be a soldier now left alive in our whole camp. It was in consequence of thou diee:oeuree of their mismanage. ment that the government, a few days ago, were dis charged by a vote of the House of Commons. This war had been carried en in a very extraordinary way, from some mysterious cause which no one could explain. The army bad been sent out jut as if they were to have nothing more to do than walking and riding about at Constantinople, as they might do In Bt. James's , park at home. The govern ment seemed to have expected that when our army arrived in the Crimea, the Russians would run away, like the Chine.. in the war • few years ago. Now, there was an ostensible change of governmeat, and a batch of new ministers, but they were pretty much the tame set, and seemed only to have changed places; whether they meant to change their actions, also, might here her appear. It was necessary, however, that the public should watch very narrowly the conduct of this or any other government. The voice of such meetings as the present one, diffused through the public press, should now be head all over England, and should even be heard far off in the Crimea, to encourage our poor soldiers and officen there, and to revive their spirits. Mr. TILWAITMS, in moving the first resolution, protested that we should not allow the acts of the government to be regarded asanyrepresentation of tbeenerein and iatelligenoe of the English people. We should not let foreigners suppose that the power of this empire was on the wane, or that the spirit of its inhabitants was impaired ; but let it be known that by grievous mismanagement alone, our army, one of the noblest in temper and discipline that ever went abroad, bad, in a great measure, perished from disease and privations which might be, directly or iimirectly, traoed to the faults of the executive government. (Cheers.) He went on to complain of the imbecility of aristocratic rulers, and of the exclusiveness of their cliques. He believed there were commercial men who had yet never entered a public office, but who, if they had had the conduct of this war, would so have managed all its details as to have brought the cam paign to a very different pesition. Indeed, the smallest shop keeper, with the most ordinary information and intelligence, would be ashamed if, In his own business, he could have been guilty of the blunders which our ari stocratic govern. meat had made in the transmission of stores and of the m.terials of war. (Cheers.) Mr. Thwaites likewise cen sured the system of dispensing military appointments, and ce instand the remark of Sir Dr Lacy Evans the other day, " I was as good a general twenty years ago as I stn now,' which was a touching allusion to the ungrateful treatment he received in earlier life, and the long neglect of his ser vice.. It was now the time for an expression of public feeling; and it was to be hoped that Lord Palmerston, if be were now backed by the people of England, would have courage to set aside mere party pretensions and family claims, and reform the administration. If the noble lord would do that, then, taking the government broadly, as it stood, the liberal public would not twit their statesmen with past failures, but look to them, by their intelligence, energy, and determination, to redeem whatever was amiss. (Cheers.) Bat the public would not give their confidence to any government which should concede terms of peace without curtailing the power of the Cssr, and providing guarantees against any future aggression. There never was a question upon which the people were so universally agreed ; and it was only the anxiety that had pressed upon then minds, and their doubts whether it were judicious and Rafe to declare the public sentiment, which had hitherto kept that unanimous feeling in . The people had grumbled when their best blood was wasted, and the name of Britain tarnished, by official mismanagement; now their grumbling must be heard. (Cheers.) Mr. THOMAS rOSTIK, In seconding the resolution, 1191g gotta that in the administrative busineu of government, a class of men should be employed who were endowed with practical good sense and business-like habits, and who had the advantage of experience in managing large cow menial concerns. There were such men in the country, who were fit, with a little training, to do the work of statesmen ; and Lord Palmenton should undertake now to train two or three of those men, who were younger than himself in years, to succeed him when he should quit the business of the state. It was time, indeed, that the old see-saw game of whip and tones should be done, for the country was in a dismal position, such as the oldest man could not remember; and yet Lord Derby could amuse the House of Lords with laughter and joking, while the papers were fell of such dismal accounts. Mr. APALUT PILLATT, 2.1 P., being requested to speak next, said that, although it might be thought a civilian had no right to discuss military affairs, he had some things to mention which seemed to him very questionable in our military system. He understood that if a soldier, after many years' good service, were promoted to the rank of sergeant he was deprived of good conduct money, which, as a corporal or as a private, he might earn, and that the Warsaw of pay which he would obtain by such a promotion wee only twopence a day, while he would be put to increased expenses for the mess, for cloth ing, sad other matters, amounting to three pence a day ; so that instead of being any better, he would be actually worse off, by three peace a day or the promotion. What now would be said by the workmen in his (the hon. mem ber's) own establishment, or in any other industrial esta blishment, if they found that, when promoted a step higher above their comrades, they received really less money than before ? Those sergeants were the men who net only were employed to drill the troops, but who had also to look after their equipment, their morality, and in fact all the internal organisation, and who were, in a tonsils muse, the teachers of the young officers. Again, as for the navy, which he , (Mr. Apsley Pollan) did not know so much about, he was informed that when a man from three or four grades beloworas made a boatswain, he ceased to be entitled to any pension for his widow in case of his death, if he were , a mauled man, which previously, in the lower rank, he would lave been entitled to receive. These anomalies were , very ridiculous, bat they were also to be regretted ; for it t was the working clause in our army and navy to whom we must look for our salvation ; it was they who, in the great battles at the Alma and letterman's, sustained the power of England. Statham who governed the army would net reform these defects until the voice of parliament and of the public reqaired them to do so. The hon. member then referred to the French alliance, as one compee r sating advantage of this war. The French, our , nearest neighbours, should exchange with us the mutual benefits of commerce and of friendship we taking their wines, the natural produce of their co dntry, at a reduced duty, and they taking our manufactures in retina. As for other interests concerned in this conflict, he believed that religious liberty would be safer under the role of Turkey, with the civilising superintendence of the four powers,than it ' could ever be eider the A.atocrat,who was high priest es well as emperor, and by whom these who left the Greek church, however sincere, were persecuted with the knout and Sibe rian exile. With regard to the new ministry, we had in it , a kind of infusion et a working clue ; we had a practised ' man, although a nobleman, selected to be Secretary for ' War, for which we must be thankful,. and as for Lord Pal ' memos, although be (Mr. Apeley Pollan) had, when he first entered palmist., no great love for his lordship's antecedents, yet now he must say that upon name . ....a.. err p•reemal oemattinfultioft with him, introducing to him various &pistonss on matters of trade, and on matters of smoke, and other alleged nui sums, ha had found is Lord Pal merston the most open. hearted,and most patient, sad the most keen-eyed man, that ever he came near. Lord Palmerston would always listen to reason, bat no man could possibly get on the wrong aide of him. (Cheers and laughter.) That was the man we now wanted ; and if Lord Putman, as he was getting into years, had not so much energy u was requisite, Lord Pal ' merston would urge him on to employ efficient men, and adopt a common-sum system. And who was coming to assist Lord Penman ? A man who h..d frequently frankly and ably spoken upon this war—Mr.; Layard ; wham genius and energy, whose knowledge of the countries and know of the Eat, having very recently visited the Crimea also, would make his services most valuable in that subordi• nate office. Mr. Follett then touched upon some questions of social reform, such as primogeniture, and the established church. In (occlusion, he observed hat, as it IVY now, so two hundred years back is our history, when the Dutch came up the Medway and threatened the Thames, it was the incompetence of the government aloes by which the power of England was paralysed. Lord John Russell might have ns geed last November, if he had been prompted by an expression of public opinion, instead of waiting for our. Roebuck's motion. But now, though late, we had a new ministry, and be hoped far better than the ' old one. He (Mr. Pollan) had nothing to do with the ' bringing in of the new government, bet he had something to de with turning out the old one. He did so without asking his constituents what to do, but he felt sure of their ' approval. (Cheers.) After some remarks from Mr. Vantalt, who objected to any congratulations upon "handing over the {O 7 ' verement from one relay of old lords to another," the resolution was unanimously adopted as felheers: " That, in the opinion of this meeting, the conduct el the war hitherto has been a disgrace to the government of this ' snotty ; and while rejoicing in the peespest Mt a ding% ' its confidence is withheld from any Waisby whisk is Est determined to presents the war with vigour, god Mto reform the several departments of government Yea rsy shall more accord with the habits el a great osmiwsial people ; and it is further of opinion Set die wet onset be satisfactorily eoncluded Was the pewee of Ramie be curtailed, and the rights and liberties et seneesiing states ; respected." The second resolution wu then adopted, white wee Roved by Mr. M•asui, end mauled by Mr. Comm, HOLLAND. (1/1031 THE CORILISPONDENT OP TEI DAILY NEWS.) THE HAGUE, Fps. 6. Captain de limit van den Broecke has been charged by the Bing with the portfolio of Marine. The subscription opened in this country in aid of the British Patriotic Fund has just been closed. The total amount subscribed is about 4,000 Boring (3404) The Journal des Pays-Bas recommends that Cap- UM Gibson should be put on his trial again in this country. For doing this, and for reproducing the correspondenoe u originally published in the 11 em York HeraM,the ministerial papers accuse the Journal dee Pays-Bar of a want of patriotism. It would undoubtedly be fruitful of inconvenience if a verdict once given by a colonial court could at any time be appealed against in • home court of justice; but Gibson's trial in Batavia has been throughout such an entire piece of judicial bungling, such s complicated net-work of acquittals and committals, that the course suggested, if adopted, could hardly, on account of its very exceptional character, be twisted into a prece dent. The following, which I take from a Dutch news paper, published in Java, is well worthy of the attention of Mrs. Beecher Stowe. Worked up in her pleasing style of negro narrative, it would serve admirably as a pendant for a picture or two of hers in Uncle Tom's Cabin. Contrast makes such pic tures wonderfully striking; and such a contrast as this might possibly have the effect of showing her , non-abolitionist countrymen into that humanity which her own elequent reasoning and indignation have failed to awaken in their sordid hearts. The communication is dated Grieve, district of Sourabaya, Island of Java, Nov. 20, 1834: "Last Wednesday we were witness to a touching scene. In the market-place of Gnus., a slave family, consisting of father, mother, and eight children, from three to fourteen years of age, were to be publicly and unreservedly sold by auction. They had been the property of a deceased Dutch widow lady, who had always treated them with the greatest kindness: thus they were deeply grieved at being obliged to pass into the hands of a new muter, and they gave expression to their great affliction by tears and sobs. " The public crier put them up at 6,000 florins. Though a crowd of people had assembled, they kept a profound silence. Thecrier grainally lowered his price to 2,000 florins, but nose would buy. Then the father of this slave family, availing himself of the privilege granted by law to slaves put up to sale at a public auction, offered himself 5 florins, and at the same time throwing himself on his knees he besought the spectators not to make a higher bid. Not a word was spoken ; a silence of a few moments ensued, and the entire family was adjudged to have been unre servedly sold to itself. " It would bedifficult to describe the joy experienced by these slaves on hearing the fall of the hammer which thus gave them their liberty, and this joy was further augmented by the presents giv en them by numbers of the spectators, in order that they might be able to obtain a subsistence till such time as they could procure employment. These are the acts of a noble generosity that deserve to be remembered, and which at the same time testify that the inhabitants of Java begin to abhor the crying injustice 'of slavery, and are willing to entertain measures for its abolition." THE PRINCIPALITIES. A letter from Bucharest, of Jan. 245,5ay . 5: " All the Turkish troops which were is Moldavia and at Ibraila, under the orders of Sadyk Pacha and Ahmed Pacha, have left eight or ten days since. They re-crossed the river at Goura-Yalomitza, and li were going, some to Silistria, some to the Dobrudcha, and some to Varna. Baron de Mensebach, the Prus sian agent and consul general in the two Princi palities, has just arrived here. It is thought that he will speedily resume his official relations with the Wallachian government, which were interrupted by the Russian occupation on account of the arbitrary acts committed by the Russian authorities with regard to Prussian subjects. M. Tutu, the French consul in Moldavia. has also lately arrived from Yassy to replace M. Poujade, who is about to l e a ve for Paris via Constantinople." NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 9. PROMOTION. -- Second Muter 11. T. Wright (184 S) promoted to the rank of 1 muter. Arrourritsxre.—Commander A. G. Gordon (1853), Wei of the Majestic, 80, screw steam ship, of 400 horse-power, at Sheerness, is appointed to the coast guard, Chaplain and Naval Instructor F. W. Smith (1849), RA, to the Russell, 60, term steam ship, at Sheering.. Chaplain R.N. Jackson, to the Hastiop, 60, screw steam ship, at Portsmouth. Paymaster J. Nott (18.53), to the Royal George, 120, screw steam-ship, of 400 horse-power, at Sheerness. 11, Clerk in Charge H. 0. R. Mull (1847), to the Oberon, 3, iron paddle wheel steam vessel, of 260 horse-power, at Portsmouth. PORTSMOUTH, Fin. 9. The Orinoco, steam ship, arrived at Spithead this afternoon, from the East. Sue has upwards of 200 sick sad wounded troop on board. One hundred sick and wounded men MON landed to-day from the Neptune, 120. They were brought into harbour by the Solightly, steamship. The Hubinger, steam ship, still remains at Spithe a d, with the wounded troops she has brought home from the Crank_ The Crams, steam ship, ailed for the Crimes to-day, with the drafts of regiments she has embarked, numbering about 900 officers and MIL A government commission is now sitting in London to inquire into the blunders of the war transport Norris*, and to devise the best plan for such service for the future. The commission has been setting for We last ten days. Her Majesty a monster steamer Himalaya l' to leave Southampton on Monday, having undergone • thorough ow.ahust. _ _ _ --- We are sorry to announce the death of General the Hon. Sir Patrick Stuart, G.C.M.G. and Colonel of the 44th Regiment, which took plies at his seat, &glee mimic Sir Patrick was the second son of the 10th Lord Blantyre, and uncle to the present peer. He was born in 1777, ia 1793 interest the army, and in 1851 acquired the rank of General. Sir Patrick filled the Wilms of Governor of Halts, bat we believe was never engaged in active mili tary operations. There are now vacant, the colonelcies of the 44th, ►y the death of Sir Patrick Stuart, the 65th by that of General Ramerton, the 7th Feathers by the re moval of Sir B. Blakeney to the Ist Foot, sad the lot Bat talion of the Rifle Brigade by the death of Sir Andrew Barnard. Imam Hums, EEL, M.P.—We are conoerned to know that the member for Montrose is confined to the house by very severe indisposition. This alone could have prevented the hon. member from taking a part in the die- MINIMS on army reform—a 'object to which he has given so much attention, and ea whisk kis practical medium would have been so nail The Lit trade some impacted alterations in the original arnegments for affordin g aedeb ante to pat-odes 'Nelda is Isonnag their lives. By than altaratioas the poet-otlice sing le restricted is his choice of an insurance office ; the promiene are sat b be paid by the Accountant-General, bet by the liaise; sod the litter will have the aid awarded ramiliel M Om. The assist saes afforded b the postniee ea le Waren will not be restrictedto whole lilh soma proems, bat will extend to cues In whin at ts may be limited to a period of 20 years; the P r-Oenersi being desirous to encourage as seampimme whisk pre tides for the payment of all the pmrsimes bass the isamme reaches an age when he may be man Impel fhs eimisp. The aid will be about a third et Ihe melee pia Pa as insurance of 3001., bat the premien, of which am* is pm tion will be contributed, will set he a varflst firs sass& leg to the terms of different is Miss isAt smiress to a iced table, la which 21. Ss. N. is the issual P payable by a perm BO yean of es fee 1001., to ber i es= at the death of each panels =Chi which 31. 7s. 3d. is the annul premium payable b'y • of the sans ages hs the same mom; and whie same prelates Is be water atter 20 peruse. " That this meeting, deeply sympathising with the safer fags and privations of our brave moldier, and sailors, accords them its expression of the warmest gratitude for the bravery and heroism which they display in upholding the honour sad glory of ear gauntry." It was arranged that copies of these resolutions should be forwarded to the Prime Mioister. After the meeting bad been addressed by Mr. G. NSW MAN and others, the proceedings were terminated in the usual manner. CONVOCATION OF THE PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY. Both Houses of Convocation met again yesterday, at Westminster, and proceeded to the despatch of important bagasse. UPPER HOUSE. The Archbishop of Canterbury presided. The only busi ness done was to communicate at various periods of the day wit► the prolocutor of the Lower House, and to regret the alterations proposed by its members in the resolutions, in reference to the Book of Common Prayer and the Church Discipline Act. The points of disagreement will be better under rood tram the subjoined report of the Lower House. The Archbishop then formally adjourned the convoca tion until tht 29th of June neat, on which day it is under stood it will be further prorogued. LOWER The hours again usembledHOUSE. yesterday in the Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster. The attendance was not so numerous us on the previous day. The house discussed the following motion, which was proposed by the Rev. Mr. Salmon& : " lot. That the law of God, as revealed in Holy Scrip ture, for the government of his church, end as witnessed by primitive antiquity, while it vests the authority and power to govern primarily is the spiritually, does not forbid— rather doe* it encourage them—to call and admit faithful laymen also to their councils in synod, at such times and in such manner as they shall judge to be best for the welfare of the church. 2nd. That the circumstances of the present times suggest certain and urgent reasons why the Church of England, in taking step for the revival of synodical functions, should take advantage of this liberty, and should provide some more formal and regular opportunities than at present ezist, whereat the counsel and co-operation of the faithful laity may be secured to the proceedings of Convocation." The motion having been seconded, The Rev. H. A. WOODOATII proposed the following ' amendment: " Whereas, owing to the suspension of sock siaiitical discipline as regards the laity, misty inhabitant of England, whatever hie religions persuasion or manure of life, is recognised by the law as a member of the Church of England, sod admissible to a full participation of its rights and privileges ; and whereas diuenters have contended, both in parliament and out of it, that dissent ought net to involve the forfeiture of such privileges, or of a vote in the management of the church, it is neither just nor expedient to entertain the question of the admission of laymen to the councils of the church, until, by the enforcement of ecclesi astical discipline, or by some other method effectual means be taken to determine what c o nst it utes a bolas; fide layman of the Church of England." After a slur t discussion, , The Pnot.ocrxost put the amendment and the main ' tion from the chair, when the former was carried by a large . o . mainty. The PROLOCUTOR said the next business, in fact, the only business, they had at present before them was to proceed to the consideration of the report of the committee on Church Discipline. The early clauses, condemning the present state of the law, were acquiesced in. On the reading of clause 10, " That provision should be made for the bishop to hear certain caves in pleat., if ha shall think fit and the accused party shall consent, and to pro nounce sentence thereon, Archdeacon SANDFORD thought it should only apply to eases of gross immorality. He did not think it was right to give to any bishop such large power, for a kind-hearted bishop would gloss over faults, while another kind of man might do an injustice. (Hear, hear.) The Rev. W. H. Cox held that private inquiries enabled tyrants to tyrannise, while weak men would blink gross immoralities. Private inquiries were opposed to the genius and sound feeling of the English people, and he, for one, would oppose the clause. The Itev. CRANDOB POLE thought that the clause was proposed for the purpose of preventing g I acandal. It was only to be adopted in the case of accused persons con senting to that course. Dr. M•CAttf. said that if a clergyman was attached, and an inquiry took place in private, the stigma was more likely to remain than it would if the inquiry was public. He thought that the hushing up of a case would do more damage than public inquiry. The Rev. Mr. MusiNonueo pointed out that the clause was opposed to primitive practice and to the canons of the Council of Carthage. The clause was ordered to be expunged. Clauses 11 to 16 palmed. On clause 16 being put Archdeacon Denison said—They were asked to put their hands to the constitution of a final court of appeal in cases of false doctrine. The question arcs' entirely from the fact that their church was an estab lished ore, but for which fact questions of doctrine would necessarily be determined by the spiritual authorities. The establishment was a great blessing, no doubt, but it was something exterior, and not the church itself. The ob ject must be to see that while the civil power provided for temporalities, decision, of doctrine should proceed safely and according to catholic analogies. Toe archdeacon complained that convocation should have to discuss this matter under pressure of prorogation, and concluded by moving that the following proviso be added to the resolution : " Provided always that the four archbishops, and the eight junior bishops, of the dioceses of the church of England and Ireland be ex officio members of the proposed final court of soptial, and that it be required that not fewer than eight of the whole number of 12 do sit for the hearing of any oasS." . _ The Archdeacon of Bars seconded the resolution. Mr. Chancellor MAnTIN pointed out the great difficulties which beset the matter, and moved as as amendment : "That a certain number of the archbishops and bishops be necessarily members of such court, and the presence of a certain number of such spiritual members shall be necessary to Its proceeding, and that all lay members of such court shall be members of the church of England." Dr. Pear, seconded the amendment. The Rev. J. H. RANDOLPH thought this wail like die. taticg to the civil power. He thought they would be very likely to give offence to persons in high quarters. (Criss of "No, no.") • Dr. M'Cata. would prefer going from a spiritual court to her Majesty, rather than gong back from her Majesty to that spiritual court from which he bad appealed. To go back toeuch a court would be a refusal of justice altogether. (Hear, hear.) If he (Dr. M'Caul) were accused of heresy, be would rather go before twelve laymen than before twelve clergymen, whoever they may be ; especially in the state of public mind in England. Twelve laymen would look upon it as a matter of fact, and would decide whether he had stated anything which was opposed to the doctrine of the church, without inquiring into the abstract question. He objected to the clause, because, as he had before stated, it tended to overthrow the Queen's supremacy, and wee • denial of justice to those accused, by sending them back to that court from which they had appealed. Mr. Chancellor Mantis's amendment was Incorporated with the clause, which in that form was received. --.---- -- ---- ---------- Thiiiiitwo paragraphs of the report were agreed to without diaeuesion. The Prolocutor, accompanied by the Dean of Worcester, Archdeacon Harrison, Archdeacon Denison, and others, proceeded to the Upper House, when they had a long con ference with the bishops. After the lapse of an hour they returned, and Tits Paotocuroa announced that their lordships could not swede to the alterations which the Lower House had made in the resolution some to by the Upper House in refe rence to proposed changes in the Prayer-book. A resolution was passed, requesting permission to defer any farther consideration of the question of rubrical changes until neat session, in the of their lordship still de cliniog to accept the modifications proposed to their resole tiona Toe PROLOCUTOR then proceeded to the Upper House, and on his return intimated that their lordships declined to alter their resolution, and expressed their regret that any difference should have sprung up between the two houses. At the same time their lordships willingly acceded to the request that the Lower House should postpone any farther consideration of the question until next session. The proceedings were then adjourned, at 20 minutes be fore seven, until the 29th of June. THE CIVIL Szanca.—Mr. William &Ace, one of the Inspectors at the Audit-oftko, Somerset-house, has been selected to sueoeed Deputy Commissary-General _ . _ Thomas Stiekney, at Constautinop e. Mr. Andoe in early life served at Lisbon, under the Auditor-General of A°. counts.—Dr. Lyon Pleyfair, C. 8., and Mr. Henry Cole, C. 8., instead of being Joint Secretaries, will henceforward be, the former sole Secretary, and the latter Inepeetor- General at the Department of Science end Art —Mr. Vin cent T. Doyle bee been transferred from the Board of Trade to be Senior Clerk in the Department of Science and Art, vies Charles S. Parker, resigned. Messrs. Henry William Williams and Philip Owen have been nominated junior clerks in the same department.—Customs : Mr. J. Dogger. has been appointed clerk for general business at Liverpool. Mr. J. C. James has been appointed extra clerk in London. Mr. J. Cook has been appointed extra clerk in London. Mr. J. Harvey bas been appointed extra clerk in London.— Civil Service Gazette. OALL—LIYIBPOOL, FRIDAY.—It blew a severe gale hena the east last night and the early part of this morn tag, bet as yet we have beard of no accident to the shipping either is se off the port. Several snow showers fell during the s The gale moderated about 6a m and has been by a cutting easterly wind, with frost. Through. sat the month of Ragland we believe the fell of snow was waatitruPUst the railway communication for a sji=length of time—the mail from Liverpool due at Evalea-straare at 4 a.m. not baring arrived at 12.35 p.m., and the ewes@ train from London at 8.16 cm., and due here at 12.10 p.m., did not arrive till 3.30 p.m. Nose of the Irish steamers have up to the present moment (6 p.m.) made their appearance; indeed, it ig uncertain whether say of thus would leave their pool while the gala lasted IRELAND. DBLIN, Fss. B. Private moorages were recei ve d i n Cork yesterday by telegraph, stati ng th at the Admiralty had ao oepted none of the tenders sent in by the Irish pew vision contractors, the prices in all the asses being considered too high. Al most all the tenders that have been accepted are, it is stated, from foreign oe colonial houses, chiefly Canadian. An entertainment was given on Tuesday b the Marquis of Londonderry to his tenantry at Mount stswart, at which his lordship took occasion to express his feelings and opinions on several topics of deep interest, and in a tone which rendered them deserving of attention beyond the circle in which they were uttered. Besides the noble marquis and his mar chioness there was no one present but the tenantry strictly speaking, none of the neighbouring gentry or clergy being included among the guests, so that the host described it as a family party, to whom he could speak with frankness and affection. In pro posing the health of the Queen, Lord Londonderry said : For the first tiro., something of sadness and something of gloom is cast around our Sovereign's crown. My friends, the present gathering, the present evenieg, may perhaps shoot a moray across that shadow ; her Majesty need not fear; her councillor need not tear while they are true to her Majesty—(hear, hear)—that the country, the three coun tries over which her Majesty rules, will not be true to her Majesty. It is not only upon the snowy and icy tops of Balaklata that the Emperor Nicholas has to meet Great Britain and Ireland. Mismanagement may exist ; false cal culations may products their evil effects ; the proud and in domitable spirit of the people of these countries may have cast its treasures on that bleak and inhospitable shore; some casualty and some misfortunes may arise; yet we cannot but hope for vi..tory while we remember the recorded deeds of the great men forty years gone past, and while we gase upon the .rophies, some of which no w f ace me, and others which remain, oiNelson and Wellington, both of the army and of the navy. (Hear.) Toe sons of these great men are the same; our mother earth is the same; our spirit is the s , me. Of England I will not speck; Scotland I love and bless; Ireland is my own l an d, the land I bon best on earth —( load cheers, continued for some minutes) — and will not these countries—will not Irelani give her sons to aid in the contest ? In proposing a subsequent toast, his lordship said : For myself and my dear wife I need not remind you that we are • family party—here we know no strangers. And when I think of that I cannot but thick of Sir Colin Campbell, when he led the Highland Brigade upon the heights of Atms. (Cheers.) Sir Celia Campbell said, " We'll has nan o b ut H eelan ' bonnets here "—(renewed applause)—so my friends, when we were to be here I thought I would have you, and be in the mid s t of you, with my "sin wif e y," and hat I would have " nano here but just our sin folk." (Great applause.) Here is security for your faints and improvements, as I know the fall is at your doors. (Cheers). Gentlemen, if I fail, it is with you. It is for no object lam saying so. lam not discussing any new opinion or fresh conviction on that subject—the much mooted subject of tenant-right (Heir.) M impriusion is that a change has come over all of us since th y question was mooted—(hear)—not that it is less valu able ; not that it does not remain as an ore in the earth to be worked out ; but I do thiuk that during the present state of things, it is our duty to sink all questions in the common consideration of the country's welfare—the necessity of forming a strong and efficient government, and obeying one common object, that of supporting the Queen. (Cheers.) You are all sharp, clever, and shrewd men ; I kno w l am not talking to men who are unable to weigh every word I speak; who will allow their hearts alone, and nut their un derstanding, to be addressed ; but I ate speaking to your andentanding when I say that if the farmer has good times now, there may be a time of reverse. (Hear, hear.) War has come, and it has brought its consequences with it. Every interest, or very nearly every interest in the country is suffering. The farmer, alone are doing any good ; and may God bleu the farmer. (Cheers ) SPURTING. BETTING AT MANCHESTER-FRIDAY. Business to•dy was on a limited scale; the only new fea tures were a strong feeling in favour of Pharsalus for the Metropolitan and the introduction of Aurifer, a new fa vourite for the Derby;' he was basked (or 100!. at 46 to 1, and at the close 40 tv 1 was Masa. Lord of the Isles is de cidedly first favourite for the Two Thousand Guineas. For particulars of this and the other spring events see below ; LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 10 to 1 on the field (uffd) 12 to 1 agst Miss Mowbray (off to t) 16 to 1 Dalkeith (off ; t2oto 1) 200 to 6 Abdel Kader (t) GREAT NORTHERN. 14 to 1 agst Crown Pigeon and Nell Gwynn coupled (t) 25 to 1 Venda (t) METROPOLITAN. 650 to 100 agst Pbarealus (t) 12 to 1 Fandengo ( if) 100 to 7 Redlands (t) CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 on the field (off ) 90 to 1 ogot Rothe:am (off) ($6 to 1 Nabob (t) 2000 to 20 Dr O'Toole () DERBY. 8 to 1 agst St. Hubert (off; t9to 1) 40 to 1 Anrifer (t) 60 to 1 Vexation (t) 2000 to 30 Pugnater (t) TWO THOUSAND GUINEA& 3 to 1 eget Lord of the Isles (t to 251) 7 to 2 Bt. Hubert (t to 204) YORK SPRING MEETING. NOMINATIONS PON Till LONDEBBOROUOH Cur, value 100 sun. in specie, added to a handicap stakes of 6 sous each. Certain winners mitre. The second to receive 10 eon. out of the stakes. One mile. The weights to be published on the let of April. 3 4 , e Age Deereteater I Lord Alfred Homl.y The Medway 3 Sabin Hood 4 Midsummer 4 Eerly bird 4 Nell, Hill Jack the Glint. Hoddans 3 Grand Inquisitor... 4 Killer ....... „...... A Adelaide 4 Twinkle Bracken 4 Charmian 3 Duke of Hamilton 3 Leybarn Lam The Tore (b 0) 4 St, Hark 3 Julia Sylvia 3 Velour 5 Gamete 3 Jack Sheppard , ... 3 Sabers Snowdon Dunhill— 4 Home Musa Melton 4 Vindex Columns 4 Van Winkle 3 NOMINATIONS 1011 TIM FLYING DUTCHMAN'S HANDI CAP of 100 sow, added ton sweepstakes of 20 son each, 10 ft, and 6 only if declared by the first Tuesday in March. Certain winners extra. One mile and a half. Weights to be published on the 21st of February. If the highest weight accepting is under Bst 71b it will be raised to that, and the others in proportion. Freddy Age S Leneewood .. 3 Neville Homily Early Bird 4 Bracken 4 The Tree (to b) 4 Spiels 3 Brame 4l Monta Steelyard Kin of Trumps Slicidlaborough 4' Athenian 3 WOL' Ap Bc7thian 4 Excitement .. 3 klarayse 1 Thetis 3 Epansinondas 4 Crown Pigeon $ Calamus 4 Bt. Clue 4' Ivan fl 4 unteman Weer 3 HunoaMunea EMI* of Erin 4 BioilGamekeeper 3 Van Winkle Gamelad Ar 4 Spencer 3 Jonathan Martin 4 Grand Inquisitor 4 Scipio S Mary St. Michael Julia Defiance S ! Radcliffe Hero 3 Fmk:eaten. 4 Lady Palmerston 3 13 : 111116 7 F 3 3 AND BNNWOOD STIEPLI CHASID. —ln consequence of the continued seventy of the wealth's these steeple chasm are further postponed until Monday the 19th inst. DERBY RIOES AND SIIIIPLB CHABIL—Owing to the severe treat the Stewards have postponed this meeting until Thursday the 22nd inst , being the dsy immediately following Nottingham Rases. LINCOLN RACES.—The newton:able state of the weather has rendered it necessary to postpone this meeting until farther notice. SALISBURY Rich.—Tbe Salisbury Attila being fired for the 7th and Bth of March, the rage are postponed to the 15th and 18th of that month. SNOW STORM ON THE HUDDERSFIELD AND MAN CHESTER Limn.—The railway of the London and North Western Company between Huddersfield and Manchester was stopped np on Thursday, in consequence of the heavy fall and drifting of snow in the deep gorge through which the line runs near the Manchester end of the Marsden Tunnel. The Leeds train due at Manchester at 5.25 p.m. did not arrive 'until 5.50, and the train due at 6.25 was detained 60 minutes by the accumulation of snow. The two succeeding trains on Thursday night did not make their way through at all, and had not reached Mancheater Teeterday until 4 p.m , when the up-line only was set free. he Lancashire and Yorkshire line was open, and to proceed to pia -ma along the London and North Western shdmee,tobeforr.w.farl course,the p "through" erso ns ps s wishing SNOWDRIFTS ON THE SHEFFIELD RAILWAY.— Owing to the heavy fall of snow on Thursday, this line was line were e gre ntel atl bwy r e in the c a o mt nvenienced. blocked up by drifts on Thursday night, in the cuttings between Hadfield and Woedhead. All the evening trains arrived in Manchester, though late; but the night goods bedded in a snow drift between Torside and the Woodhead • •`" et an o vr o f several engines were moving Irak— Tw ca rd nah Tunnel. t os at o: trains sr Yesterday o rwhich morning t effim, a th i he t mad hel o ass er : be :g atn e r r di s ni , w e fe i s th ren e eidirs rlo a i .1:44 train, although drawn .thei b oc y snk t o w w7 o up p ti o eord w ug e a r hiy fu ,. i e T ug w l o uem of . thweasu , enabled to reach their destinations. The u lin l e ar w ge aszve d _‘' 4 . tope, through the drifts, r e v - MK were with diffioulty 'op:- • c t.. - wthm t o ae if i t d : swin dear aneer eau aiatub forwa rds work,on a d tt w fie engines, in endeavouring i Mt