The Sun. — London, England, 1855-05-18 00:00:00

THEATRE - ROYAL, DRURY - LANE. ',ems, Mr. E. T. Sm4th.—The GREAT DERBY DAY Bar. MAs4UE, May 23.—Mr. Smith announces to the nobility, gentry, and public this Grand Fete, on a scale of magnitude and expense never before attempted. A superb Salon de Danse of 409 feet in length, embellished and decorated with illuminated bowers, variegated lamps, and novel devices. Enlarged o•chestra, well-apdointed Mas ters of the Ceremonies, all the new dances, music, Sec., forming a coup d'ced of attraction and splendour without parallel. Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, to be obtained at the principal musicsellers' and libra rians' ; and at the theatre. LYCEUM THEATRE.-MADAME ANNA THILLON'S FAREWELL of tfit STAGE. Owing to the brilliant reception of Madame Anna Thilion in Auber's celebrated Opera, THE CROWN DIAMONDS, it will be repeated THIS EVENING, May,lB. Caterina, Madame Anna Thill , .n ; supported by Miss J. Bleadon, 'Messrs. Leffler, 0. Sumers,. Bowler, and T. llama, with a complete Orchestra gtnd Chorus, conducted by M. Thlllon. To conclude with a new Grand Ballet Divertissement. Dress Circle, 55.; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit. is.; Gallery, is. Private Boxes, 2i. 2s. Tickets and places to be had arthe Box-office from 1 till 6 daily; and at Mr. Allcroft's Office, .frk New Bond-street. THEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-1 ANE. • Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING. Wilt be performed IL 11 .A.RBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. Rosins, Madame Gassier; Berta, Mdlie. Martini ; Almaveva, Signor Bet tint; Bartolo, Signor Fortini: Figaro, Signor Gassier. To conclude with LA PERI. THEATRE ROYAL RAYM ARKET. Under the management of Mr. BuckstoMl: THIS EVENING, Will be performed TUE ACTRESS OF PADVA. Characters by, Messrs. owe. W. Farren , Rog ers, E. V illi ers , &c.; Miss Reynolds, Miss Cushman. &c. After which. a new Extravaganza, called THE NEW' nAy. MARKET SPRING MEETING, 1855. to conclude with OUR MARY ANNE. ROYAL PRINCESS'S TEMA. E , OXFORD -STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Cam= KEAN. THIS EVENLNG, win be perforated AWAY WITH MELANCHOLY. Ti ccnclude with-KING HENRY THE EIGHTH. Queen Ka tharine, Mrs. C. gear; Cardinal Wolsey, Mr. C. Kean. - THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. - Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Dtrectress, Madame Celesta. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the cemedy of P AUL PRY. Principal cha racters by Messrs. C. Selby and Wright ; Miss M. Keeley, L. Murray, and 3114 Wooigar. To be followed by THE SCHOOL FOR TIGERS. To conclude with MY PRECIOUS BETSY. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATZ.E. Lessee and Manager. Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Will be performed STILL WATERS RI DEEP. Character. by Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, G. Vining, Danvers, Miss Maskell, and Mrs. Melton. To be followed by the Fairy Extravaganza, called TflE YELLOW" DWARF AND THE SING OF tHE GOLD MINES. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Under the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING, Will be performed OUR NELLY. After which, KING QUEER AND HIS DIUGHTERS THREE To conclude with SAI3LY SMART. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS EVENING. Those EQUESTRIAN PERFORMANCES which eclipse those of every Establishment in the world. Also, an interestlng.Hippodramatic Spectale called, THE FIELD AGAINST THE FAVOURITE ! After which, the matchless SCENES in the CIRCLE, executed t 3 first-rate artistes, inch:MM; Mr. J. Ileury Cooke To conclude with the Ballet of IC iTE KEARNEY, or, the Lakes o+ Killarney. Vas: preparations are progressing for a , magr.ifl-ent svctacle at Whitsuntide. Boa-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Ms.nager, Mr. W West. Acting Manazer, ;Sr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director Mr. w. Cooke, jun. 'idi;li H .4H. WATER Al 101C7:erVr Taia DAY —Morning' 8 mind :6114r 3 I Fveni:z 21min. aft. 3 To-lroal.ow -Morairii, 44 Latn.art , r 3 j Ev ning 3min. att. 4 WEATHEfi.-Bum Onic4, May. 18. TaZEIMONETZL, Iff TEE SRADZ. 59 —l.l.ighest since noon yesterasy. 45—lowest this morning and during the night. 60—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30 . 19. VirrND, S.W.—Moderate, with fine, mild, sunshiny weather and clouds. .~ ~~: " t 1 • 3111, ~~Tjc LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1855. The resignation of General CAN/LOBEAT, which we this day announce, will be hailed with satis faction by a large proportion of the public. Whatever may have been his merits or demerit:- as Commander-in-Chief of the French forces before Sebastopol, this much is certain—he wa , unsuccessful; and the ardent friendship he had con tracted for Lord RAGLAN afforded an argument fo; the retention of that brave, but woefully incom petent, General in command. General CAN ROBERT gone, Lord RAGLAN must infallibly follow . His Lordship's blunders have been so many, an( have been productive of such serious results, tha this cannot possibly take place too soon. In word, he should be recalled at once, for no N 1 none but the flimsiest excuses can be urged against the step. Would to HEAVEN ii had been taken earlier ! Then, instead of ow troops dying piecemeal, cooped up like rats in a trap, in all probability they would have been led on against the enemy, and, after beating them in the field, found in the rear of the routed Russians a practicable highway into Sebastopol ! CANRO BERT resigned—NEssELßoDE resigned—what is i but war to the knife ? France ans veers nobly ! Let not England be silent nor answer less nobly. Lord PALMERSTON, by his reply to Major REED'S Neconeerted motion, after all did but play the part of Dame PARTINGTON. The trick was so trans parent that he himself could but join heartily iL the laughter provoked by Mr. DISRAELI'S sarcasm. Still he would not have joined in the merrimeir so pleasantly had he not been persuaded that hi. mop was really the implement for getting rid the Administrative Reform nuisance. No doub- intervening houses concealed from worthy Damt PARTINGTON that she was matching herself witi the Atlantic ; and our light-hearted War Pa. mier's vision i 3 doubtless bounded also by certaii noble houses, to the nature of the movement wine} he sallies forth in such haste to meet. He mus now begin to see that he ha's no mere puddle t( . deal with. English merchants and manufacturers especially those of London, do not get up meet ings like the one at the London Tavern on Hey. grounds. They may be even party men, but they are very slow to . be moved for such oh jects, and when they are moved, and when, . forgetting party politics and their counting- : houses, they think it worth while to bestir themselves, it is perfectly certain that some practical grievance has come home to them. Lord PALMERSTON'S reception at the Mansion Rouse Banquet must have satisfied him that hi: feat of F r iday H i g ht h a d aw akened no fresh en thusiasm in the most respectable portion of Lou- ' .don citizens ; and, look which way he 'win over the couitrv,he sees the Inv size and at •wave gather atiottzt a wea r t e h ngth, and that too everywhere, ful class. Th Y, a connect e d, and a power ey will", assuredly enlighten him intheses as to the virtue s o f i,,, 5 • l e te c. and systematic. habits, by the extent, firmness of the combination limey, and tht, „ they will o :, - Mr. LINDSAY Wilt have h• rgan..e. Is re ".... _ " Pater Dicks" before he has `"ge on the done, Wherever he goes he will find men of large business tran s ti o ns who have b een anno y ed b y t he aQ supercilio n ignorance of Government servants ; and • Did 110 , 7 he will find the same men smarting, in addition, under a sense of national dishonour, and the cruel Waste of life and money due to administra. 't 'eve incapacity. An i n stalment of reforn.; .in the war-office will be laughed at by such mei , w hen Proffered as payment in full. They have no . such limited noti • ons. They see no reason what • ever 30 17 Cabinet Mi n i ' ters as well as Minister at the head a extra-c s " ' -departments, shonlC. Oinet not be selected f or . k4nacit to do the work of thf , office to which they are appointed. They do not that the titled or the untitled, but that ability and industry should have the prefer ence. They demand men for every office who shall conduct the business so well that the country would as little tolerate their dismissal as they would that of ROWLAND HILL from the Post office, or Sir BALDWIN WALKER from the Dock yards. At the Norwich Meeting, reported in The Sun of Thursday, Mr. MTIILLAGH gave one of the best possible tests to verify the need of Administrative Reform. Scanning the composition of a few Cabi nets for the last fourteen years, and naming a grandee in each, he observed, " Now here we have three dukes and one marquis, and no thing to credit on the other side ; and I ask with out fear, any man in this room, whatever his po 'Weal opinions may be, whether he will say that Iny of these four individuals would have been ap pointed to office if he had not been a Duke or a Marquis ?" (No, no.) Apply the test through out, from the Premier to the Peter Dicks, and it will prove the case of the Administrative Reform Association. Let it be asked respecting each —were be not a titled man, or the relative of a titled man—or the nominee of a titled man—or (we must add) the protegee of an im portant Member of Parliament—would he fill the post he is in ? Men of Lord PALMERSTON'S and Lord DERBY'S ability, Or of Mr. DISRAELI'S and Mr. GLADSTONE'S, would, of course, be found fore- most in any line of life on which they might have entered; but in the Administrations to which these Lords and Gentlemen respectively belonged every one could point to manyindividuals whose capacity to fill the offices they encumbered was inferior to that of hundreds who were never seen or thought of ; " There were within the realm, Ten thousand good as they." They had neither aristocratic titles, nor relation ship ,to them. It is this exclusion of mon, of genius, energy, and talent, as if they kad the mint (in American eyes) of negro blood, that is compelling tie country to say, with Mr. M'CULLAGH, " This is intolerable; we can stand it no longer as free and self-respecting men ; and as tax-paying citizens we cannot afford it." The vast importance of railway communication in this country is, nowadays, pretty generally -ecognised, and never disputed ; and yet before the railway system came into operation our means of internal transit, undeniably the most efficient in the world, were deemed by many the most perfect that could be discovered. Lines of railway, how •ver, having been constructed, traffic rapidly, and, 43 it were, naturally, flowed to them ; and it was 4een that, comparatively compact as our natural -sources were, they could never have been duly leveloped under the old system, requiring, as the raw material or manufactured produce evidently lid, certainty, cheapness, and expedition in being brought to market. If tkis has been the case in reat Britain—if railway communication has °roved, as it unquestionably has, an inestimable boon, of how much greater value must it prove to countries like India and Canada, where no such ,ommunication as we posseszed, nor anything ap proaching to it, exists—countries endowed with natural resources rich beyond description—many if them immediatelyavailable, and capable of being - urned with the utmost rapidity to account. From a pamphlet of reports now lying before as on the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, to the London Board of Directors, by Sir CUSACK P. RONEY, Mr. A, M. Ross, and Mr. S. P. BIDDER, and which , has suggested our remarks, we gather mat ter of a highly satisfactory nature respecting a country which has long invited the attention of capitalists as a fine field for profitable investment. Iccording to the report of Sir CUSACK P. HONEY in the present condition and future prospects of he country, made, by order of the Board of Directors, after a careful inspection of the eastern tnd western sections of the province, and likewise Such portions of the United States as are to be 4ommercially connected with them, and who had ,very possible assistance in his inquiries, it would Lppear that in all probability a continuous line From St. Thomas, in Eastern Canada, to Brook ville, a distance of 325 miles, will be opened fur ra-affic in the autumn of the current year—a very satisfactory prospect. Previous to the opening of the line between Montreal and Portland, in 1853, we are told these cities were as much 'separated from one another by ranges of hills and dense forests as if they had been 3,000 instead of 300 miles apart. Since that time population has rapidly filled in along the entire length of the -ailway ; and in the centre, we are told, are now _bout 3,000 active contributors to the company's -.raffia and revenue. Large clearances of forest land have taken place, villages are rapidly spring ing- up adjacent to the numerous rivers that run in the vicinity of the line, and twenty-eight saw mills have been built and a number more planned. Those now existing are capable of sawing 500,000 feet a day for the greater part of the year. Allowing each to cut treble its present amount, it is calculated it will take seventy years to clear the timber lands in the vicinity of the line (!), and with cleared lands it is justly remarked—that is after a rich harvest has been reaped—will come increased settlement, Population, and traffic. The traffic from timber done on the Montreal and Portland section, Sir Clusaex thinks, it is not unreasonable to expect will, in the course of next year, be at least 8/. sterling a-mile per week. Portland, it would sppear, is rapidly becoming the centre of transac -.ions affecting the railway. Cargoes of sugar des .ined for Canada have already been brought there lirect from Cuba, and conveyed to Montreal by the line, and the speed and regularity with which the goods traffic recently commenced between Boston and Montreal through Portland has been conveyed is rapidly securing the whole of this very important trade 'to the company. The traffic between Portland, via Canada, is already being rapidly developed, and eventually the car riage of flour will fall exclusively into the hands of the company. The Quebec and Richmond section, running for nearly 70 miles through magnificent forests, in the midst of which are innumerable water privileges, small sites on whiJh mills are now being constructed, though requiring time for the development of its local traffic, will put Quebec in direct railway communication with Montreal and Portland, and thus unite three cities, with a combined population of 120,000 persons, independent of those resident along the line. The through traffic from Quebec to Rich mond, and from Richmond to Montreal, we are told, will be very considerable, two first-class mail steamers having hitherto started from both places every evening for seven months in the year, con veying, in from thirteen to fifteen hours, nearly 200 for five Passengers, besides others of inferior speed and accommodation at less regular intervals ; and thi s mode . --1) of communication beiw ) 4 , shut . • , months in the year, i. is f ar from i mprobable, indeed it is almost certain, th ey will be unable t o com p e t e with the line. There are, it would appear, good grounds to believe that th e line w ill come i n f or a con siderable traffic, owing to the shallowness of some THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 18 1855, portions of the river between Quebec and Mon treal, through which delays of. a fortnight or more in the arrival' of - goods perpetually occur. The communication between Montreal and Brockville is, during the period of navigation, by steam boats, which ply on the river St. Lawrence ; on the opening of the section of railway a journey of 24 hours will be converted into one of 4i. The average daily number of passengers is 200 in each direction. From Montreal to Toronto, and places west of it, the most expeditious route now is to make a circuit by railway in the United States of 592 miles, with several changes of carriages, by which a saving of 12 to 15 hours over the St. Lwrence line is effected—at, however, an in creased expense. When the Grand Trunk is complete to Toronto, the distance from Montreal will be 333 miles, and this will be traversed in 12 or 13 hours. Besides the cases enumerated, there are many others in which a similar saving of time will be effected, the whole clearly showing that a vast amount of passenger traffic may Mgitimately be expected. To these considerations, however, must be added others of almost equal weight. The citizens of the United States are uniformly remarkable for their travelling propensities, and from the facili ties offered by the railway and the temptations to pleasure-seeking by the Canadians, a large revenue may be looked for from this source. The average contribution of each resident within the influence of a railway in the United States is, it would appear, 12s. 6d. per annum, and the popu lation on and within 15 miles of the Grand Trunk Railway being about 1, million, and rapidly in creasing, it is computed that, making the most ample allowance for competition by water, an annual income of 600,0001. will be derived from this source. A gross revenue of 375,0001. from the export of flour from Upper Canada is also expected—the foregoing traffic being exclu sive of that to he derived from the lines tributary to the main one. Next in importance to the Grand Trunk line is the Great Western Railway of Canada, which will meet the Grand Trunk at Toronto, at a station common to both lines ; so that if the immense traffic combinations of these railways are carried into effect, not only will the business of that city be immensely increased, but the development of the resources of the neigh bouring district and the country at large will be wonderfully promoted. We shall return again to a notice of the reports. • Has the Bank Charter Act of 1844 worked well, or proved conducive to the welfare and prosperity of the industrious classes—the real thews and sinews of the country? Is its prac tical operation such as to admit of the full development of the national resources, so that the energetic and determined efforts may be made which the magnitude of the existing emergency imperatively demands? These are questions that require speedy and decided answers. The im portant and interesting problem must be solved during the present session of Parliament, more than half of which has already elapsed without the slightest intimation of the Ministerial inten tions respecting the renewal of the Bank of Eng land Charter being afforded. Indeed, according to present appearances, it seems to be the object of the Government to let the matter remain in abeyance, without notice or observation, until the last month of the session, when the golden oppor tunity will have slipped away, and people will be compelled to submit to a renewal of the present iniquitous code, without modification or improve ment, or to an emasculated and diluted measure of little practical utility. • We must confess that the auguries at this mo ment are not very auspicious. A Minister less calculated to overcome the difficulties of the case than Sir G. C. LEWIS could scarcely be found. 'lt would, to use a vulgar but significant expres sion, be " a toss up" between him and Sir CHAS. WOOD. Their defects are of very different de scriptions, and yet they lead to results equally prejudicial to the community. .The quondam Financial Minister ignored every passing circum stance, and perversely clung to the status in qUo, however inapplicable to the actual state of affairs. ,The present Chancellor is blown about by .every gale, he can scarcely make up his mind on any subject, and should he do so, the chances are 'that he will completely change his earlier opinions. Perverse obstinacy was the chief characteristic of Sir C. WOOD ; vacillating instability of Sir. G. C. LEWIS. Nothing save the pressure from Without can influence the latter, and it is therefore a 'matter of paramount importance that monetary reformers should spare no efforts to excite the nation from the apathy and indifference so long displayed on a subject so materially affecting its welfare and the happiness of the people. The inhabitants of Nottingham have enti tled themselves to the thanks and gratitude of their countrymen for coming forward at this pressing emergency—for inaugurating a movement which will, we trust and believe, progress throughout the length and breadth of the land. No time should be lost in following the example which they have afforded, of com ' pensating even at the eleventh hour for the apathy heretofore displayed. Let every mai who feels the pressure of the extra taxation ask him self hew the burden is to be alleviated ? Let every man who feels that the honour and safety .of England, and of the Anglo-Indian empire, as well as the cause of truth and justice, are in volved in the result, consider how peace can be conquered, and the haughty and rapacious aggres sor be brought to his senses. Every disinterested and unprejudiced person must see that the pecu niary part of the subject is by no means the least important, and that, unless that be duly attended to, all our other exertions, all the valour of our gallant soldiers and seamen will be literally wasted and misapplied. We do not now ask parties to commit them selves to any peculiar views ; we merely implore inquiry. Our own opinions have been too fre quently and too unequivocally expressed to per wit any doubt or difficulty with respect thereto, and we shall be still found amongst the most energetic labourers for the good cause. But we ask those who have not yet arrived at a conclu sion to investigate the subject—to ascertain the extraordinary influence which it must exercise on coming events, and honestly and faithfully to strive to form an impartial and unprejudiced judgment. If the question be sufficiently ven• tilated truth must ultimately prevail. The different constituencies should not suffer their , representatives to be taken by surprise, when, at the fag-end of the Session the Chancel lor of the Exchequer brings forward his proposi tions. They should be, prepared to argue the topic, and not to yield a tacit assent to the falla cies that may be put forward by the Financial Minister. Mr. KNOTT clearly and distinctly explained the subject to the gentlemen and tradesmen of Not tingham and its vicinity. He has stepped ward as one of the leaders of the vanguard. Are there not others desirous of achieving s imilar dis tinction who feel themselves qualified to enligh ten their friends and neighbours—to stimulate the agitation that is so imperatively required t It is easy to prove that the Act of 18.44 has totally failed of accomplishing the alleged ob ject for which it was carried that. in place of equalising the value of money, of render ing the purchasing power of the Sovereign equable, it has led to the most extraordinary and disas trous fluctuations—" fluctuations more injurious to the industrious classes than the failure of all the banks of issue since the creation of paper money." We know that it was anticipated ,that the novel principle would work well as a self acting regulator of the circulating medium ; but it has not merely failed in its intended object, but its operation has been diametrically opposite. When there was an abundance of money, it added to the plethora. When our coffers were well filled, it caused their overflow. The torrent destroyed what more gently and equably distri buted, it would have fertilised. In place of stimu lating legitimate trade, it led to unhealthy specula tion. Money became what was commonly called " a drug in the market." But, unfortunately, it did not long continue so. The tide of prosperity rapidly ebbed, and left the imprudent speculators to suffer the deplorable results of their folly. On the other hand, when there was a deficiency the tightness was aggravated, and sufficient could not be obtained for the exigencies of the people, and more especially of the creators and producers of national wealth. This must be corrected, and it can only be corrected during the present Session, for notice must be given by the Government to the Bank of its intentions with respect to the Charter before the prorogation. Monetary re formers know the arduous task which they are called on to accomplish, and they should there fore at once, and for ever, shake off the apathy by which they have so long been affected. LORD ELLENBOROUGH'S MOTION.—The Earl of Dela warr's name was accidentally omitted from the list of Peers who voted in favour of Lord Ellenborough's motion. The Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital have in creased the pension of Isaac Ohurch to ls. a-clay on ac count of his good character. BANKRUPTCY COURT.—Mr. Bailey, the eminent sculptor, was yesterday awarded a second-class certi ficate. The number of exhibitors at the Paris Exhibition is not less than 20,000, of whem 10,500 are foreigners. On Wednesday upwards of 70 volunteers from the City of Dublin Militia joined the 60th Rifles. WAR ROCKETS.—Large Government orders, we are informed, for iron cases, of the Congreve patternP, are in course of execution by an extensive firm in Long-acre and Drur A deputation, consisting of the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Waterford, W. B. N. Wyse (high sheriff of the county Waterford), Joseph D. Laphain, and Joseph Fisher, Esqrs., has arrived in town for the purpose of waiting on the Postmaster-General respecting the im perfect postal arrangements of the south of Ireland. Daniel Mitch-ll Davidson and C , smn Wm. Gordon, who carried on business in the city of London as gene ral merchants and metal brokers, and at West Ham as distillers, were bronht up on remand before Sir P. Laurie, at the Mansion-house yest rday, charged with not surrendering aftr they had been adjudged bank rupts, with fraudulently conceding a portion of effec,t4, *n4 with uttering fictitious warrant , . They were again remanded. PROVINCIAL DANK OF IRELAND.—At a meeting of this bank held yesterday a dividend at the rate of 8 pe cent. per annum (free from income tax), with a b.ons of 4 per cent., was declared, and the report was unani mously adopted. The members of the Halifax Mill-owners' Association have just held a meeting, and resolved unanimously to join the National Association, recently formed, for the purpose of guarding the interests of factory proprietors and occupier. COLONEL SIBTHORP, M.P.—A report has been current that the gallant member for Lincoln was seriously and dangerously ill. We are happy to be able to state that, though the colonel has been suffering from indisposition, arising, doubtless, from over exertion, no immediate danger has ever been anticipated by his medical atten dant, and he is so far recovered as to induce his friends to believe that he will in a few days be able to resume his Parliamentary deties.—Boston Guardian. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Mario has reason to be flat tered by his reception last night. At no former period of his career do we' remember to have seen a greater degree of excitement produced by his appearance. The house was crowded in every part, and presented an aspect of more than usual brilliancy. When Mario same forward as Arturo in the Puritani, he was greeted with pea!s of applause, which were prolonged for several minutes. He looked remarkably well, and was full of vigour and energy. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The pro prietor of this popular place of amusement has prepared for the season's exhibition a gigantic modelled picture of Sebastopol, carefully prepared from the best authorities, and painted by Mr. Dawson from drawings made on the spot specially for the purpose. An attempt will be made to give the public a satisfactory idea of the mili tary operations of attack and defence, as now carried on by the belligerent forces. That nothing may be want ing to give reality to the scene, a considerable number of the soldiers wounded at Alma, Balaklava, and Inker man, will take part in the mimic sorties and other manceovres of the siege. EXTRAORDINARY ACT OF SELF-MUTILATION. A young tradesman of Exeter, named Ramsher, committed a foolish arid dangerous act of self-mutilation on Mon day last. He was intoxicated, and, having gone into his workshop, took up an axe, and placed his left hand on the bench, saving to an apprentice that he should not be long before he was in the hospital. He then deli berately aimed a heavy blow at his wrist, inflicting a wound so severe as nearly to sever the hand from the arm. BRITISH FOREIGN LEGION.—We are requested to state that well-educated and intelligent non-conirni,si med officers in the army, who are experienced in the duties of the paymaster's, quarterma,ter's, and adjutant's office, are eligible as candidates for commissions as quarter masters in the British Foreign Legion, now about to be organised immediately, partly at Stiorncliffe camp, in Kent, and partly at Heligoland. No candidate need apply without unexceptionable testimonials as to good character and efficiency from his commanding officer. The Legion will consist of cavalry, infantry, and artil lery. Applications will be recei.ed by Colonel Kinloch, Inspector, British Foreign Legion, War Department, Whitehall. THE NEW BBHOP OF SIERRA LEONE.—Ye=t€rday (Ascension -day) the ceremony of consecrating the Bishop designate of Sierra Leone, the Rev. John Weeks, D.D., took place at the old church of St. Mary, Lambeth, in the presence of the Archbishop of Canter bury and the Bishops of London, Oxford, and 'Winches ter. The order of the proceedings on these occasions is so well known that to describe the long and formal rou tine would be tedious. There was the full morning ser vice, with a sermon, after which the patent of the new bishop was read seriatim, and the ceremony of consecra tion commenced. The holy sacrament was afterwards administered to the newly-consecrated prelate and to such of the congregation as were not too fatigued by the enormous length of the previous service to remain. A printer form was distributed among the congregation , particularly requesting that those who did not wish to receive the eucharist would not leave the church till the prayer for the church militant had been read. The con gregation was a crowded one. NEW BARRACKS AT COLCHESTER.—It is confidently stated that during the present year Colchester will be come a garrison town. During the past week, Colonel Wolfe, of the Engineers, made a minute inspection of the Government ground in the vicinity of the town, with a view to the erection of barracks for 5,000 men. The ordnance field, of about 30 acres, we understard wilt be occupied by wooden huts, in blocks, each calcu lated to accommodate a battalion of 500, thus providing for 3,000. The huts for the remainder will be erected on the old barrack ground, of 14 acres. The town sur veyor has sketched out a plan for the drainaze. It is supposed that the huts will differ materially from those of the Aldershott encampment, which .are said to be anything but models for imitation. We hear the con tracts for their erection will be offered to the tradesmen of the town.— Issex Herald. PROPOSED WIDENING OF HuNGERFORD BRIDGE, AND NEW LONDON RAILWAY. —Yesterday, the Com mittee on Metropolitan Communications met in room No. 18, House of Commons. Mr. Giles, C.E., was ' examined, and produced plans for the purpose of form ing tunnel railway from the London and North-West ern Railway to effect a junction with Hungerford-bridge, over which it would pass on to the South-Western Rail way. From this point it was proposed to carry on arches a branch line of railway to London-bridge, which would completely unite all the railways on the south side of the river with those of the north, affording the public great facilities of pa4sing from one to the other, and at the same time would relieve the streets of London of a great deal,of its crowded traffic. In Oxford-street the tunnel would be 32 feet below the surface, and the tunnel itself would be 23 feet in height. There would be no engi neering difficulties. Mr. Bayley, engineer to Hunger ford-bridge, said it was proposed to widen the bridge 50 feet, and by two girders in the centre to strengthen the bridge. The entire cost of the tunnel and bridge was estimated at two millions. Shortly before four o'clock the committee adjourned. PROCLAMATION OP OUTLAWRY.—At the sitting of the I pu r n po s oc ol nia y tt e in) n ati o Court no ye surrender f outt s ol te atw rd hrey a , respective pd l eetthi vee Hemp, the suits followingbaff m against wereili themcalled de —Frederick Hughes Secretan, Maria Sabina de Melfort (commonly called the Countess de Melfort), Robert Hodgson, David Harris James, Catheri ne M ary J ane APOuhrey (sued as Catherine Mary Jane Evans,) Gen. Alfred Lawrence, Wm. Henry Gregory, Dunbar John Cother, John C des Foudrinier, Charles Hallowell Carew, John Jubilee Johnston, John Lawford and Ed ward Lawford (twice), Sir John Nicoll, Robt. Camp ,, bell, Sussex Lennox, Esq. (commonly called Lord Sussex Lennox), Henry Ball, John Bush, and Francis W. Salstonball. LA r T-- , X 4- 1 i a 40 RESIGNATION OF GENERAL CANROBERE PARIS, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 7.30 A.M. The Moniteur announces that his Majesty the Emperor has received the following despatch from General Canrobert "CRIMEA, MAY 16, 11 A.M. "My shattered health no longer allowing me to continue in the chief command, my duty to wards my Sovereign and my country compels me to ask you to transfer the command to General Pelessier, a skilful and experienced leader. " The army which I leave him is intact, har dened to war, full of ardour and confidence. I beseech the Emperor to leave me a soldier's place (place de combatant) as commander of a simple division." The Minister of War has addressed the follow ing reply to General Canrobert : "PARIS, MAY 16, 11 A.M. "The Emperor accepts your resignation. He regrets that your health has suffered; he congra tulates you upon the sentiment which makes you ask to remain with the army, where you shall have the command, not of a division, but of the corps of General Pelessier. " Hand over the chief command to that General." FR AN CE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. The Moniteur publishes a decree, ordering that the triennial renewal of one-third of the members of the councils of arrondissement shall take place on the 2d and 3d June next. The Moniteui promulgates the budget for 1856, as passed by the Legislative Body and the Senate, and which shows a definitive surplus of 3,300,204 fr. The Minister of War, in conformity with a deci sion of the Emperor, has just prescribed that all the men of the class of 1847, now serving with their regiments in France, shall be liberated on the Ist June next. Those of the same class now in the East, Africa, and Italy will be liberated on the arrival of the young soldiers of the last contingent at the war battalions. Gen. Walsin Esterhazy, who commands the sub division of the Eure, has been appointed to the command of a brigade of cavalry in the army of the East. The Althen, the Omnibus, the Napoleon, and the Express, steamers on tie Rhone, took down on Monday and Tuesday from Lyons to Valence 755,000 kilogrammes of materiel, consisting of gunpowder, shells, fusees, cannons, and balls. This enormous mass of articles was at once taken to the railway and conveyed to Marseilles. The Indus steam-packet left Marseilles on the 14th for Constantmople, having on board 350 mei: belonging to different corps. Among them wen 128 Poles incorporated in the foreign legion. The trial of the conspirators accused of having constructed an infernal machine at Perenchier, with a view to kill the Emperor, will come on before the Imperial Court of Douai in a few days. Colonel Frossard, ;who commands the French engineers of the 2d corps d'arinee of the East, has been promoted to the rank of general of brigade, in the room of General Dalesme, made general of division. Another steam gun-boat, the Aigrette, was launched on Wednesday from the yard of M. Nor mand, at Havre, and immediately taken into the dock to have her engine and boilers fitted. An equestrian statue in bronze of Napoleon 111. was on Wednesday erected on a pedestal oppositt the eastern front of the Ex l ;.ibition Palace. ThE statue is of the size of nature, and was cast by M. Gaillard, from a model by M. Debay. The Em peror is represented in the uniform of a genera, officer, and is mounted on a m agn ifi cen t h orse . His Majesty holds the reins in the left hand, and is saluting with his hat in the right. Capt. Exelmans, who lately commanded the im perial yacht Reine Hortense, has been appointed to the command of the floating battery the Devas tation. , RUSSIA. The following is a full synopsis of the Russian despatch of the 30th of April laA, 'addressed to M de Glinka, the Russian Representative at the Court of Darmstadt and at the Diet of Frankfort : It commences by staring that the Conferences had arrived at a point when it would depend upon the "Western Powers whether the negotiations would lead to any result or not. It was therefore advisable to consider the precie state of the ques tion, especially as regards the first two points. The despatch then indicates the interpretation of the two points as resulting from the protocols of the Conference I. to V., pointing out the conde scension of Russia which contributed to that solu tion. To become binding that solution would require consecration by a treaty. Should the Conferences be broken off nothing could oblige the Powers that took part therein to maintain the interpretation. Russia, nevertheless, regards the understanding agreed upon respecting the two points as a useful and acquired result, to which the assent of both parties had been given. As those two points concern particularly German interests, this declaration, in disengaging:those in terests, ought to confirm the States of Germany in their determination to remain strangers to the struggle, and to maintain a strict neutrality. The Russian Envoy is requested to communicate the despatch to the German Envoys at the German Diet, to be communicated by them to their respec tive Courts: THE MEDITERRANEAN. MALTA, MAY 9. During the last two days several sailing trans ports, with horses, have come in ; among them, the Kent, Prince Alfred, and Enoch. They go on directly. We have several boats in to-day, but little news. Lord Wharncliffe and family have arrived to-day from Alexandria, and go on this evening by way of Naples. Colonel Heyland goes up with a division. The Cyclops and Firebrand leave here on Satut day for Balaklava. There are reports that there has been a case of piracy, and a ship sunk on the coast of Syria, but the particu lars I cannot yet ascertain. We have about 800 men encamped outside the town. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, May 18.—Wind and weather this day 6.t noon, variable • light airs and fine weather. OFF BRTGHTON, May 16.—Catfield, from Callao. PORTSMOUTH, May 17.—Wind, W. Arrived—H.M.S. Cruiser, from Devonport. SOUTHAMPTON, May 1 7.—Wind, W.N.W. Sailed— Atrato (s.), for the West Indies. FALMOUTH, May 17.—Wind, N. Arrived—Zarah, from Porto Rico. Sailed—Waterwitch, for Mogadore. SUNDERLAND, May 17.—Wind, S.S.E. Arrived—Wild Irish Girl, from Balaklava. SWANSEA, May 17.—Wind, N. Sailed—Lord Stanley, fc.r Coquimbo; Glora, Havannah. ELSINORE, May 14.—The Nicoline, of Leer, from Ro stock, for London, put in here yesterd a y w ith pumpF chocked, and mu s t discharge.—The Mercator (s.) left here on the 11th inst. with provisions for the Baltic fleet.— H.M.S. Conflict left here yesterday for the Baltic. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind, S.W. Arrived—Delta, from Alexandria ; Christiana, Mar seilles; London, Dantiz; Mencius, Shanghai ; Rapid, Ca tania ; Miranda, Alexandria ; Ivende Sodskende, Odense ; Intrinsic, Charleston ; Bridgewater, Philadelphia ; Vasco de Gama, Msranham. Sliled—Miles Barton, for Melbourne ; Star of the Em pire, Boston ; George Evans, Alexandria. (EY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAM.) DEAL, Friday, 10.7 a.m. Wind, S. ; light and line. Passed—Ann Hood, from Jamaica, for London ; an Austrian ship, from Leghorn, for London ; Sultan and Catfield (in tow), c allao, for London ; Clara, London, for. Rio Janeiro; N. S. D. Begoria, London, for Bilboa. Anchored—T. J. Cobb, from Callao, for London. The latest news from the country of the Euphrates is, that the Persians are collecting a large army near Sulei man* on the common frontier between Persia and Turkey. The Somanli expedition, which left Aden in the Hon. East India Company's steamer Mahi, in April, has come to an untimely end. INCREASE OF BOUNTY FOR REORIIITS.—it is intended to increase the amount of bounty payable to recruits on enliwing. The present bounty for infantry and the Royal Marines is 81. per mat., from which about 31. lOs is deducted for necessaries, leaving 41. 10s., which is paid to the recruit by instalments, varying from 5.. to a sovereign. The highest bounty paid during the last war for infantry soldiers was 16 guineas. It is believed that the increased amount will be 101. for infantry and 121. for cavalry and the Ordnance corps. THE CRIMEAN MEDALS. PRESENTATION BY HER MAJESTY. (THIS DAY.) This mornin g a ceremony of a most brilliant and im posing description, though differing entirely in its cha rat2r from any that the people of this country have been accustomed to witness throughout a long series of years, was performed by her must gra cious Majesty the Queen. We need scarcely say we allude to the distribution of the Crimean medal to the officers, non-commissioned officer=, and privates of the different cavalry and infantry regiments of the line who have so gallantly distinguished themselves at Alma, Ba!aklava, and Inkerman, and who have returned home wounded or invalided. Included in the presentation were a number of the naval brigade, who so nobly did duty in the trenches. The scene was one that will not, we imacine, be readily forgotten, inasmuch as it served to impress still more forcibly on the minds of those who were present the sad reality that we are no longer exclusively engaged in a peaceful rivalry with the world in the arts of civilisation, but that, so far as a portion of it at least is concerned, we are, in conjunction with a n-tion—once our bitterest enemies, but now our firm and sincere allies —embarked in a struggle involving all the horrors of war in their most direful form, and against a formidable and unscrupulous foe—a struggle, too, in which some of the best and bravest blood of the country has already been shed, and which, it is to be feared, will demand, ere its termination, a still greater sacrifice of devoted lives. At the sametime the scene was a truly touching one, for it furnished another striking proof of the warm sym pathy our beloved Queen individually feels for her brave soldiers for the unparalleled sufferings which they have endured, and no less the admiration she entertains of their splendid achievements, in spite of dangers and difficulties which can scarcely be exaggerated. There, too, were those heroic men of whom we have heard so much and read so much ; there were the survivors of the ❑ever-to-be•forgotten Light Cavalry charge ; there were the dauntless Guards, the stalwart Highlanders, and the keen-eyed Riflemen, whose services in their respective capacities have so well sustained the spotless reputation of the British arms_ Many of these, too, bore upon them more or less severe indications of the dreadful con tests in which they had taken so conspicuous a part, and which the well-merited distinction awarded to them is intended to commemorate. The splendid spectacle took place in the spacious parade at the rear of the Izt ase Guards, nearly the whole of which, forming an immense square, was barri caded off. In the centre a raised dais, or platform, of tolerably large dimensions, approached by three steps, had been laid down for the accommodation of her Ma jesty, Prince Albert, the officers of state and suite. This .cas covered with bright crimson cloth, and surrounded with an elegant brass railing. From the centre rose a flagstaff, from which, when her Majesty arrived, the Royal standard was displayed. A balcony, also tastefully fitted up and festooned, and cur uounted by an awning, wes erected above the drive under the Horse Guards building, and overlook ing the dais for the reception of the Rvai Family and he Duchesses of Kent and Gloucester. Besides this, ~xtensive galleries for the accommodation of spectators acre erected at the rear of the cliff-rent G ,vernment ,ffices, and also two of capacious dimensions for the Ise of the members of the two houses of Parliament. The morning opened beautifully fine—in fact, the cc:lt her was proverbially "her M sj esty's,"and for long be lore 9 o'clock the arrivals of the fashionable occupants ,1 the galleries referred to were incessant until they yen soon completely filled. In the meanwhile, the ,pen space outside the barriers became flooded with thou ands of peopleof all classes eager to catch a glimpse of ,he proceedings ; whilst the roofs and balconies of the Horse Guards, the Admiralty, the Treasury, and other Government buildings, as well as of the whole of the surrounding private residences, as far as the eye could reach, were covered with perfect myriads of human oeings. About half-past nine o'clock, the troops in -,ended to take part in the ceremony began to arrive, regiment by regiment, and defiled into the enclosure, preceded by their bands. These cansisted of the Scots Fusiliers, and the Grenadier and Coldstream Guards, the whole of whom appeared for the first time in their new tunic uniform, and a brigade of avalry, consisting of two squadrons of Life Guards end Carbineers, under the command of Colonel Wood. Che last to make their appearance were the wounded and invalid soldiers, who marched on to the ground i❑ excel ent order, considering what they base undergone, They were an exceedingly fine body of men, from various regiments, and officers, non-commissioned officers, and drivates numbered about 600 men. In circler to add to he effect of the whole scene, drafts of young soldiers sere sent in from the following regiments :—The 21st, 33d, 39th, 41st, 42d, 47th, 50th, 52d, 58th, 63d, 69th, 72d, 89th, and 93d. The Naval Brigade and Marines, attended by their nand, were the last arrivals. The ground to the left of the dais was occupied by the cavalry and a portion f the Guards, whilst the remainder of the Guards, the Naval Brigade, and the miscellaneous drafts took up their positions on the opposite side, the recipients of the medal being drawn up in line in front of the dais. ['he general command was undertaken by Major-General the Earl of Cardigan, who on arriving on the ground was loudly cheered—as also was his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, who acted as field-officer in command for the day. Within the barricades, and between them and the lines of sentries who kept the ground, assembled as eleven o'clock approached, the hour at which it was announced that her Majesty would arrive, vast crowds of fashion. ably-dressed ladies and gent!emen, to whom the privilege had been wanted, and intermingled with these were large numbers of officers of militia and yeomanry, whose brilliant uniforms added considerably to the splendour and variety of the scene. At the same time, the spec tacle was evidently intended as a purely military one, and accordingly the accommodation of the troops on the spot appeared to have bee❑ more considered than that of the general public, who, by the arrangements we have pointed out, were kept at a considerable distance. The populace, however, shifted as well as they could for themselves ; and, being unable to obtain a very close view of the ceremony, they thronged the space outside the barriers and the park avenues—they climbed the trees, railings, and walls everywhere adjacent—and, -till further off, the Monument, the steds of the Duke f York's Column, and the outle.ts from the parade, were literally swarmed by the eager multitude. Shortly before the arrival of her Majesty, the coup cl'ceil, on every side, was one of glittering magnificence, And was full of pleasing variety and contrast. The bright uniform and accoutrements of the troops, the light and elegant attire of the ladies in the galleries, and the thick ,uases of people, combined to form a tout ensemble which cannot readily be described. The general im pression, too, of the whole wai considerably enhanced by the martial strains of the different bands, which re lieved one another in close succession. As the Horse Guards' clock at length pealed forth 11 the music ceased, and a deep low confused murmur of expectation rose from amidst the dense crowd of human beings. In two or three minutes.afterwards, with the punctuality which invariably characterises the appearance of her Majesty on public occasions, the escort of Life Guards dashed under the archway into the esplanade, and the arrival of the Queen was announced by the roar of artillery in the park. Immediately .the royal standard was hoisted, and the whole of the bands in concord struck up the sublime .notes of the national anthem, which were, however, altnnst drowned in the unanimous and enthusiastic shouts of welcome and greeting which resounded from thousands of loyal throats. Her Majesty, wlio was accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal, and attended, by her Ladies in Waiting and a numerous suite, was received on alighting at the dais by Viscount H ardinge, Com mander-in-Chief, his Royal Higness the Duke of Cam bridge, ths Earl of Cardigan, and a distinguished circle of officers, and was immediately conducted to her chair of state on the platform. The ceremony was then proceeded with, the, bands alternately played a march, and the recipients of the medal defiled in slow time and in single file past where her Majesty was standing, and each received his medal as he passed from the hands of the Queen herself. Her Majesty was assisted in the ceremony by Prince Albert and the Duke of Cambridge. The Duke himself, and the Earl of Cardi gan, were the first to receive the decoration, and did so amidst vocifefous cheering. Then followed the Light Cavalry heroes, next the Guards, thenthe other Infantre Regiments of the Line, next the Rifles, afterwards the Naval Brigade, and, finally, the Marines. Several of the officers and non-commissioned officers were recognised, and were gre-ted with applause particularly Sir Thos. Troubridge, Bart., who has unfortunately suffered the loss of both legs, and was drawn in a-Bath chair. The distribution eccupied about an hour, and must have been somewhat fatiguing to her Majesty. ' At the close of this portion of the ceremony, the invalids and the whole of the troops on the ground were passed in review in , line before the Queen, aria afterwards in columns of troops. They were afterwarls formed into line so as to present three sides of a square in front of the dais when they presented arms, end sa luted her Majesty in the usual formal wanner, the bands all the while playing the National Anthem, and the an i e t a ,: i p ty e o s u t r y ;a w S h v o ri l e o : o ' n r iu e l r ti 2 T l. d . e g i v ing vent as before to lo:;a1 denionstration,s• a ta..wi n ririfit i ,h-chin t ei e l l e :a U 1-..! U:tepPaelattycdricyllibrhoevs:iedte htehreirakanosvialgeesg:o3.7l ~ r , .):: t. salute of ordnance and the inspiriting rau sic ° , II wag 0 dar . iilaeoloured brocaded silk dresi. ti . 0 - t -1 • e l) Prince at ern- c f a `Vales nd PP ked remarkably woo, - ?Te NV vt t mantle, and a white bonnet. The Po 7 considerable more attention, t, pi e dtt j th u ee v n e ti n o i tin.cConsort were the uniform of the Guards -of the De" in the proceedings.,eaanrde the h t e o pgrrienacteassd ,itsonytaate. tog'e_t b id er who on , • I In . terest in ___._.-...••• nljuvenile balcony a m n d e ; s e b i e l ; m l 4. prepared for of tfootrht the tkhltee°ll: , a i l l Itftears;clrl-1 --- THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. --2 , - - (Front the Second Edition of the Times. 31 01 CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, 0 There was a very brilliant exploit battalions of French infaptry, in which the 4 and ,op meta were particularly distinguished last nigh,t 7,,, e ,100 morning. They advanced before midnight a edrl; Bo e s th i e Russian ambuscades under a heavy fire. The 'ails came out to meet them in foree---a tr e : reel conflict ensuei, in which the French used the to in repeated charges, and at last the y for oto od Russians back into - 'the works, followed tbenicin, to , t off perfornt!d,6% *see the outworks of the Batterie Centrale, a „,„1 pelissi er. eight cohorns, which they brought to Gene'",,,i oeit ti l l : In this gallant affair, which lasted till tsvo ° „ aoo fle , morning, the French had 63 killed and 21 ^ and 9 officers put hors de combat. 500 11. . WEDNEaDATI 000 morning was sufficiently evident trorn tbe ercitioe 0 1 The obstinacy of the combat last eighttactlepora tented by the ground between the F 1 e a h . ~, b r oke ° the Batterie du Centre. The space of rublreuittworlatt earth, ruins of batteries, and the debris ci f ° so ld , " was covered with gabions, fragments of mon% bo la bodies, and the Russians were busily engag ed I , d jf those who had fallen inside their lines. e.0eed01.130.90. The firing on the left was lore bos h and heavy, and the Russian artillery did their L ° . , t Os the losses of their comrades, but probablf tw the red b y t e 4 ll much effect, although the air was Obea_ no oo d clouds of dust arising from the shower of v .5 0 1 1° ;i t dashed vigour, Flagstaff u a p n Bdbayftrttoelmirey. dawn a n w n concussion. rs tilli oenv. which tore along' the surface, marking tb e f l a ,. s . of e oi At tit they ricochetted among the batteries by P 1 "; o lied -,,- a batteriese tTh between the artillery and the riflemen in x re s oetei ° ,,,, a most profound silence. I was woolliest o loel t right and left attack to -day for an hle hot and during all that time I did not see ' ore tip all M r o a' botb I," shell from the left, and only three or f o ur p° 0,,a T i e from the right, principally at the cle s a ci f 'est e ,rb t to phis in the front of the Redan, where , do s es. o ; sf e O . beecoFurteesnthlso,cootooirtheie .Russians have a masked battery of hiee %OOPIOo is no appearance of it to the eye, but ou r ogbt " t he pretty sure of the fact. On the extrone • It , it to Inkerrnan batteries. Early this the French batteries fired pretty fre r l: ant '0 Ilt 'of m ornter ' t ootA. d i flotilla of some 25 or 30 French ves ii stiosbt ' 0 therri brigs and schooners, sailed &ore 7,,a,1e bleep stood over to the south-west with a g' - 0( lilf,"03 , .. , They were visible all day, and could he ' bo ll a ° II f s iom Sebastopol. At sunset some s c , e 7 tbet ° 4o Several French • men-of-war accomparee orti eti o.3 o* roops and stores of the secret exp is t supposed that these vessels contained a P Ate- t o body of Russian troops, three divisions, e gift f in 2,500 strong, were seen tnarcbing into r o eea, t he the camp la g totg e in r 0 over the Tchernaya. A very carts and pack animals also e vtered striathegoflol course of the day, and an equally nurneroll° s be and horses lelt for the interior. The troogoar O w l along by the road at the head of the dolor hrx hello north side, and were lest to sight at 3 , reel ,ber the rise of the cliffs on the south of toe t oe ' o il day war so clear that one could almost Or e , d ell' faces through the glass. Their offlee re t ore t O O N mounted, and the men marched solidly ea ab ort roe° edition. 000o 00 0 linenmbers of dogs proceeded and Ol die tiew r e i t ioi i,, of march, and as they passed hY 0 0 vi° tbe i ; : w batteries, at which the RussialeA free% Or night and day, the labourers cee' e 7o o ors oli t own artizans would stare at a labours for the time, saluted the "' i s' je st s e n . ill passed, and stood gazing on the s ig ht j est s ly P 9 ho di a , of A loe some quiet English town. A smaller be a i t 'd OP t - ao re subsequently passed out from the to ps a r oad t oe. up towards the camp of the Belbek, talting..foes ell o de to the north than that by which their onlycore'iadiloolr Most probably the movements of trooPs l, it e es o 'clo° • oe l i reliefofsoldiers ' in garrison. About 4 ? blow ply served by us on the right that the en ernf i ,L it too a", obt forming in columns in the rear of the 2 , 00-1.1"-0 018", i, oat and in a few moments afterwards a bout ra te r ti , ;itb il of the works close to the Batterie were most likely volunteers, made a d ee P e t e u ° . 0 0 loud cheer flung the cerl o c itl 6° l o themselves on •,,,,petu 6 ~c ..i p For a moment their numbers and I elr" ,he IMP , dtb ° :so them to drive the French out of "-- but nov a . ! hi' and ambuscades as far as the paralel, obeolt-oiibti traverses and yk, desperate resistance. The musk wag n e ftio t fold O a * out soon obscured the scene of the ca „pidll ° ke el , t the French could he seen advantgoi beir, ; , o i l and forced to Russians were drtv-71 o ' 47; voille flashing through covered ways .if in tne,,-Abecoo.-401 the murky ---:- pi, back ul „,, oc hte j o moments tl fly hastily behit'' their adea uu ' f° 1 which ins much severi c t grape to check opened a heavy cat Moo h Oure lli lf ° lt splendidly, and chastised the audacitf ° lad yo to ir efin e a stnreifl,e,iarni:tgrly.iiif carrying i,l,eifi Several t r h l, b:ei roost t u d o u r o su o s f ur s nt i i a t ht l n e o ll f i s er ts o ht gd f fi li r :c oib tF, e b ud r t eeliejaliCc.aeld-nttivitill'gr,gonistitibilori :I 'l 1 t o t o y b t ei b i ist;11110 Ova Abe ce e ' ib icl it -A O O r 0 : : 4 iii . a I, 1 : 0 6°- i i: prisoner=, and the enemy with great dlffP u a ded , ti . 00 ke ,.• was going on our races were going °Il t tb° o tor o l hind Cathcart's Hill. I need not say not . within range, nor is it within that i 0 8 , bil ese r . tA s ight ;er is p i II; It is, in fact, at least a mile and a W. / W bi t '..d A lf our batteries, and is screened from ~ ,,i h e ea lr o o my v sacks ls n a e t a r ic K o a m r a a r n a y i o , which rise between it and the town- " r e e thi la t be.o.f hills had which the enemy could see We."„bt t at vi a orde i c o or:: ) ,. 0° 0 1 : A bo Sot distant. gossip of the camp completely. all wh o t h i i s s c litioe - ooi The ndwhciacnhrowheerret:iuthitini, 8 , 16 60 0 P i o oo preparations for the secret OP° a re org e t on t , Sir , beet' 0 60 0 taoftceornmomonandiotheexßporcittiasthiotorooofps, has to e bil Two batteries of artillery (one 3 13 ,P„ t 0 OS.o 9 o 're ' been ordered on board ship at Bala don, R.E., Major Halliwell, Cap Rte, iLii.ietoot,ioo oro, a Po rtl issa ris Jo 0 1 1)r. Alexander, Colonel Cunningharne, ' j y tb e ie e l be Pratt, and Stanton, R.E , will goocoroPerae of h s o f t tion. Major Evans, L.T..C. and are under orders to sail. and the ooro," 11 30 .. Pr'" ft , force will be under the management 0' , Al e iii . , Mr. Cumming. ~. itor i . bet, 4 0, The expedition will consist of t u , t e ,Il b fr oor,gs o Princess R tyal, Montebello, tkc , atr`_' n a l the " li ve,; , 0 9 armed light steamers of both fleets ; P o, iletr o tter tq l far as I can ascertain, are to be the 4 rid 2 ,1 AD Hoshland regiments, 700 ruarines, ay,'cieotlico, 'to. [Lilies, one wing. The 79th are not se i :i brig°,,a tr s ,rbe to accompany the rest of the ifightliieers r o , wi ti men take their tents, and Sappers a nd' _ flec litlf t gbio port animals will also be sent with the 8 1. r t he' to Guards and 3d Buffs take the pla ce ° 1 boll e a iif britrade. „ight 01 4 b 0 When I arrive at Balaklava t ° a " . o il too° ob. learn further particulars, and to gdvietelllrfaaiioBo of accompanying the expedition. o t P' ea * is ath to 0 reached us of Captain Christie s de 1 i dave r roil,o A steamer will be sent round to 13° A 1 1 19 1° [ld re° 0 0 any friends of, the deceased to atte teteo ft 0 Thursday, and it is intended by the alas, to 1091 4 3 who hold his memory in high res P e e" tte% , . ~„ e flags all day, f ieet h Or of , Ser it 0 • ' Captain Hughes, of the CorepaDY 8 Will s oil I t i eit °,it , by Mr. Souter as chief interpreter, sclithe'gal7jose r it pedition, and as it is well known that se iee ", bite' c lol has had a mission to the Circassians f l to c Ar a r in tel tlth e and has been only waiting for a ves 9e o 4 1)- 40 0 ' is hot quite improbable the expeditioe to ad " g, to operate against the fortress of Ang ~,,f,tf 'for 1, P. lod 0 Russian Caucasus. To vaSe A o re g a bi ou cl 111 olle 04' our allies. Lieutenant Carter, 1 1 :,: e o t,h i* 4 6tb Lsoi There is sad news to -day for us, , i ,, o s ot orear round shot in front of the left a t ;,. r tis, viol it, Tile same shot struck Lieutenant ,-,"yreechoe ot went itnd killed bin dead. T he , a d 00 0 00 the Batterie du Centre aoain s torin - . 0 .iitt 1 00 s , t taro ~ ale O a and captured, it is said, o co olat no ° i Jasv s on e 0 3 " Lord Raglan visited Sir r O. V raw i a l ed i l)r cittP Xel came down to Bala,klava, and rernatford te4loo,t 0 on board the Caradoc with Lord Stol . oii g, ' 0 0 ~,, Furl iog expedition sails this evening'. lu e „,,,, clea r :a-e outside. The vessels are nu , r oCe des' et. RlWilds a. ___---------- 4 , tbe Ao —I -- lir ev , J , —1, ;44 to a Pe •OP riat' A plan is spoken of in .ar.-- , foot 4) V tion of the garrison of Seba.topol nY otea is Pr b° t t or a ji• s pedition of some 40 or 50 thousand Ole/ '0 eof f is said, for that object. ea i , tb i i The whole Turkish force in the Cram td by elle ~ estimated at more than 60,00 lee°, effectl ,Os tr , 1 0 Got the allies can now count on au 00 if 0 nearly 180,000 men. ure, _ _ oort to pci , . , t the ° ,Pa o rtll e 'o oo The tno-t consicuous fig Paris Exhibition pas one of our lin e " The Er e , h e t o tot e oe ' appeared in his scarlet robe of office. i n st- 00 Letters from Constantinople 0- _,, t ,, Co? Ate 4 0' not make out who or what he the English Atnbassador had retitrn:-reroisse4 Coe: the from Eepatoria. Vely Paella , t, _ arriveedrnditli , dor at Paris, and Col. Dieu hadaalstLetee f P , ~,, of i i tinople. The Sultan had issued avow. o da ; 6tlit is + Greek residents in Turkey to carrLe pp? of tb i tb _ • Tax BLOCKADE OF ODESSA. LI odeo erg.°'oll ,0 , 0 fro teat ° t or 0 0 ' Brussels prints correspoimene war s ..tie g ° be in which it is said that the foura, _ so p f t be or t o . allies which blockade that port o ut atwof"oolg,°;biotloe. from the town, but that keeping f or them, ' raf s „o o° T • Qsible al , c or. tio' of the batteries it is imp ~.n by OD_ to the e r r . coasting navigation carrid . was. ti to otop boy ,:e. a n d provisin° slsh° 00 every day convey suploo ; ae of th e t e. o of 0 4 This report seems very unooe_ecroeut tbe P.„ottbo_,l. r, f coast of the Crimea for i tn , A Paris letter says: le to Pr °va og re oelse Thor,oTe" o ,bibiti u i c , tb: ,0 0 ,,, procession at the opening ~ , _ ra _ l , tva i t e vi , !L i l y no seo rt le i ' was put aside right a d !el' '',",,„., at0!'...,h1 tbe liA i r jetties but an instant ha ft! n re :_, : , o n ° , : lae d co,;eberthe Pat, in af.t say that noteven ,! ___l-s.,7ainot .tr ,. ' tio ati! t to or o i been less precatit,on talc"' 1 1 1 inching) tleletrito there been any person withodown a P C OI. e ll if r 61$ 0 ) serer might have been struccva_ the tittles in e vo a The beauty of the Enip.ress e in full court c 0-o'lte, appeared _. ~,.. women, remarkably decoiliffo present. Both her IVlajestf, gel tiler:ere' 11:4 ' 4 fr , c