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THE PRESS.

A " GOOD " TIME COMING

A Gallant Admiral, writing to a contemporary, expresses his belief that
the present vigorous prosecution of the war will drive the Russians
out of the Crimea, Georgia, and Bessarabia, "ere the mos makes
" another revolution around our terrestrial globe." This is a piece of sly
sarcasm which we hardly expected from a frank son of Neptune.
We are accustomed to such poetical expressions as " ere the rocks
melt with the sun," and " ere the seas run dry," but the " revolution'
in our solar system suggested by the worthy Admiral far exceeds any
image yet invented to illustrate outrageous improbability.
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THE PRESS.

Light Divisions have splendidly distinguished
themselves as " first amongst the foremost."
At the Alma the 23rd Regiment profusely
contributed ti tills lilt of the slain, and at
th Bei4n it di4ides With the 90th the highAst
list of 'I fou ' n" ekehalties amongst Will
officerti. The , ttlii tild.her noted regimentt
had seitifral ki bil, ldjilhg " four" of its brave
offitierO. The tga,,llit Rifles and the famoug
88th ate suffer d held', and nobly upheld
their old name for velour. The 90th Regiment
also particularly digi4eiguished itself, having
" three" officers killed and eight wounded.
It is certainly a mournful thing that the
brave spirits who suffered so much in the
trenches, and during the cholera, should not
have survived to wear their laurels. But the
perils of a soldier, like the trials of a martyr, are
the glories of his calling: The death of a
brave man in the time of victory is a sublime
enthusiasm. It becomes a household me-
mory, and his name is fondly mentioned to
the second and third generations. Even the
subaltern and private amongst his friends thus
obtains a posthumous distinction denied to men
who pursue the safe and profitable trades and
professions. His death is ennobled by the
idea of " duty" done, and his example ani-
mates others, even after his spirit has passed
to Him who gave it.
London, England, 1855-09-15

SEPT. 15, 1855.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATii.E.
TRIUMPHANT SUCCESS I—MONDAY, September
and during the Week. PROFESSOR ANDERSON, THE
GREAT WIZARD OF THE NORTH, Every Evening. Houses
thronged to the Ceiling. Applause Unprecedented. Laughter
Unlimited. The Illustrations of SPIRIT-RAPPING, and the
Mystic Communications from every part of the House, have ex-
cited a sensation beyond anything ever attempted in a Theatre.
MAGIC and MYSTERY in Twelve Acts, with change of Acts
for this week. HALF-AN-HOUR with the SPIRITS Every
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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE.
Tuesday, Sept. 11.

BANKRUPTS. HENRY HOUOHTON, Friday-street, City,
merchant—GEOßGE ALEXANDRA ItIVLEAN, High Holborn, Mic-
diesex, tailor and itiraper—WlLLlAM HIPEINS, Broad-street,
Birmingham, grocer WILLIAM BROADHURST and WILLIAM
MARSHALL BROADHUIIST, Sheffield, table•knife manufacturers—
ligNltY EVANS and SAMUEL EVANS, Budbridge, htunehouse,
Gloucester, saddle-tree maker. and coal merchants—WlLLlAM
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THE fall of Sebastopol is a great victory for
the Allies. Their success is not to be esti-
mated by ordinary modes of calculation. More
than a pitched battle fought and won, it et-lab-
fishes the superiority of their arms, and shows
that the whole strength of the Russian empire,
with ample time for preparation, is unable to
resist the forces they can bring into the field.
The attack on Sebastopol was more than a
siege. It was a great duel, in which the bel-
ligerents on either side put forth their whole
might and their best troops. It was fought in
the face of the world ; and, though a noble
fleet—a mighty fortress—a magnificent port—
a beautiful city—and the command of a sea—
were all staked on the issue, yet the contest
was for the still higher object of supremacy
in military reputation. Russia has been
beaten,—though not until after a defence
honourable to her troops. She has at last
been compelled to yield to superior skill,
bravery, intelligence, and resources. The fall
of Sebastopol is by far the greatest check her
power ever received, since she began to take
part in the general policy of Europe.
It is mere spiteful slander to allege that
this success will be received by any party or
men in this country with other feelings than
of the highest gratification. The " recreant
Englishmen," who are to mourn it in sack-
cloth and ashes, are a myth. It is stupid
malignity of the lowest kind of faction to
allege that the eminent statesmen in this
country, who have expressed themselves
favorable to the restoration of peace as soon
as, in their judgment, the objects of the war
have been attained, must view with regret the
success which has been achieved. Though
differing from their views, it is possible to do
justice to their motives. There never was a
time when all classes of politicians among us
could more legitimately unite in an expression
of thankfulness for the victory won, as they
have all, in one way or other, sanctioned the
objects for which the war was undertaken.
With a firmer policy, the necessity for it might
have been obviated; but, from the instant that
it commenced, no obstacle has by any party
been opposed to its effective prosecution.
The last Government and the present in-
curred the censure of Opposition only for
their imperfect comprehension of the mag-
nitude of the contest in which they en-
gaged, and the notorious inadequacy of the
means they provided to wage it with vigour
and success.

Even in this hour of triumph the force of
that censure has not abated. There are cir-
cumstances connected with the fall of Sebas-
topol which should moderate our exultation.
The victory belongs emphatically to France ;
it will so be inscribed on her banners, and
recorded in her annals. We can claim but
small part in it. To the energy of the French
Government is primarily due the collection
before Sebastopol of that magnificent army,
with its immense stores of material, which
London, England, 1855-09-15

41e (id to 525; grey, eels to 455; Granada, 41s to 475; and
Bahia, 40s to 42s per cwt.
RICE—Our market is very firm, and about 3,%.0 tons on the
spot have sold at a trifle more money.
SEEDS—Our market is very firm, but prices of new seed,
are irregular. Sales of canary have been made at 50s to Ms per
quarter. New white mustard seed is worth Ils to lbe per
',umbel. The best English linseed has realised hOs per quarter.
English rapeseed is producing 421 to 441 per last.

COTTON—A full avenge business is doing in most kinds, at
very full prices.
HEMP ANI) FLAX Baltic hemp Is in moderate request,
at 441 If. to 4M for Petersburg clean. Manilla qualities are
dull. The flax market is firm, at very full prices. New Zealand,
221 to 251; and Friesland, bid to 701 per ton.
WOOL—The trade is still heavy, and the quotations are
almost nominal. The imports this week are under am bales,
chiefly from Algoa Bay.
METALS—Scotch pig iron has fluctuated from 846 8d to
80. Gd for mixed numbers. Manufactured parcels support last
week's quotations, although the demand is by no means active.
Tin is less active, at 1264 13(1 to 127. for Rance, and 123 s to 12Gs
for Straits. Tin plates move off freely, at 34s et! to 35a per box
for I. C. charcoal, and 406 to 40s Gd for I. X. charcoal. Svelter,
on the spot, is .worth 231 15. to 241. British zinc, 291 10s
per ton.
SP! tars—The demand for rum is steady, at 2. aid to 2s 4d
for proof Leeward., and 25 3d to 2s 34d for proof East India.
Brandy is in good reqnnst, and rather dearer. Malt splrit,lo.B4l
proof.
HOPS—Nearly 5,000 pockets of new hops have sold at from 51
to 71 per cwt The quality is unusually fine. The daty is still
called 300,0001.

POTAIbES—The supplies continue good, and the demand is
steady, at from 40e to 84s per ton.
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COALS—Eden Main, 22s 3d; Gosforth, 21s; Helton, 235;
Lambton, 235; Whitwell, 21a fsl ; Cassop, 22s Cd; Tees, 235;
Whitworth, 19s per ton.

TALLOW—Our market is firm, and P. Y. C., on the spot, is
quoted at 57s fid to 57s Od per awt. The imports are consider-
ably than the deliveries. Advice. from St. Petersburg
state that the carriage to Memel is now 121 per ton, and that
28,01%) casks have been forwarded against 34,518 ditto to the
same period last year.
OlLS—Linseed oil has sold at 44s 11,1 to 45s per cwt on the
spot, and 45s Gd to 46s up to the end of the year. Sperm his
declined to 1201 per ton. Turpentine is firm, and the best
American spirits are woith Sic psi. cwt.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE The supplies having con•
siderably increased, the general demand has ruled 'heavy, at
drooping prices. Beef, from 38 ed to 4s 10d; mutton, 3s Gd
to 5s ; veal, 4s to tos ; pork, 30 Gil to 4s Gd per elbs to sink
the offal.. Lamb is now out of season.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL—These markets have
been very dull, and the quotations have given way to some ex-
tent. Beef from 3s 2d toes 4d ; mutton, 3s 2d to es 6d ; veal,
3s 8d to es 9d; pork, 3s 6d to es Ad per 814 by the carcase.
London, England, 1855-09-15

[SATURDAY, SEPT. 15, 1855.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Sunday,
September 23, an EXCURSION TRAIN to BATH and
BRISTOL will leave Paddington at 7.45 a.m., and will return
the same Evening, from Bristol at 6.90, and Bath at 7 o'clock.
Fares :—Bath, 9s. and 55., and Bristol 10s. and tic No luggage
allowed.

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September 17th and 24th, a Train will leave Paddington at 11.30
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Wolverhampton, Wellington, Shrewsbury, Llangollen-road,
Chester, Birkenhead, and Liverpool. Returning on the 24th
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stage) at 10.15 S.M. and intermediate stations as per handbill,
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and Back :—Birmiugham, 20e., and 9s. 6d.; West Bromwich,
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225. 6d., and 10s. 6d.; Wellington and Shrewsbury, 275. 6d., and
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Friday, September 14.

BANKRUPTCIES ANNU 1.1. E D.—C mums Bono z, Chelsea,
smith and ironfountler—ROßEßT AUSTIN, Pembroke•sq., Ken.
sington,linen draper.
BANKRUPTS.—FRANCIB STEPHEN FOLEY, Goldamith-street,

•WILLIAM E. COOPER and DAVID CooPEK,
Manchester. tallow chandlers—WlLLlAM KEELING. Birmingham,
merchant—Env/IN JOHNSON, Liverpool, Hour dealer—Geeiton
ATKINSON, Liverpool, grocer—ALFRED STANHOPE DODOES,
Glastonbury, Somerset, chemist end droggist—WlLLlAM HOP-
KINs. Birmingham, grocer WILLIAM CLARKE, Altrineham.
Chester, builder—WlLLlAM JAMIESON ANSON, Leeds. cloth
merchant—JostwA FLETCHER LACE and LEONARD ADDISON,
Liverpool, printers—GEOßGE ALEXANDER WLEAN, High Hol-
born, teilor and draper—Louis LICHTENSTEIN, Great St.
Helen's, merchant—WlLLlAM BENNETT, Little Warley, Essex,
miller—Jeseptt GILL, King street, Camden•town, licensed
victualler.

City, wi
London, England, 1855-09-15

DENMARK.

A despatch from Copenhagen of Tuesday an-
nounces the adoption of the Constitution of the 29th
August, by a large majority of the Landstbing.

TURKEY.

Riza Pacha has been named Ottoman Minister to
the Greek Government.

M. Musurus has been appointed to the rank of
Turkish functionary of the first class.
Omer Paella bad not quitted Constantinople on
the 30th ult., transports being wanted to convey his
troops to Asia.
The Sultan has paid a visit to Sister Cellier, and
left her a million of piastres for the sick.
The telegraph between Shumla and the Turkish
capital is finished, and despatches have been already
sent.
The intelligence from Trebizond, to the 24th,
states that provisions and ammunition are beginning
to get scarce at Kars. A Russian column had
attacked Erzeroum by night, and was repulsed with
a loss of 300 men and a general killed. The gar-
rison of this place, however, composed wholly of
irregular troops, is in want of rein:orcements.
London, England, 1855-09-15

876

among other articles of cargo, an engine for a small steamer
raid to be there, but the opportune arrival of some of the
squadron off the port prevented her leaving. As I found
her deserted, and her sails, boat, and anchors are not to be
found, she will be destroyed.
I am disappointed iu nut having succeeded in opening
a communication with the inhabitants, who have fled from
the town, for I hoped to obtain the release of the two Eng-
lish prisoners they have among them ; I learn, however,
from the Americans that they are very well treated.
r These prisoners, the admiral announces in a subsequent
despatch, have since been exchanged.]
In conclusion, I desire to add that although it has ne-
cessarily been a great disappointment to the squadron
under my command to find upon arrival at this place, more
than 2,000 miles outside their station, that the enemy had
escaped, and the batteries were deserted, yet their Lord-
ships will not fail to observe that not the less credit is due
for the great zeal and anxiety that has been shown by each
of the ships in pushing onward, in the hope of being in
time to take part in the anticipated operations at this

port.
The best understandinr, subsisted between Captain
Penanros of the Akerle aneme, and I cannot say too much
in favour of the zeal and activity he displayed to meet
every wish of mine, and to keep the appointed rendezvous;
the same continues with respect to Rear . Admiral
Fourichon. H. W. BRUCE,
Rear• Admiral and Commander-in• Chief.
London, England, 1855-09-15

COOKERY IN THE CRIMEA.

M. Soyer, we are informed from the camp, is
carrying out with great enthusiasm his valuable culi-
nary reforms in the Crimea. He gave on the evening
of the 28th ult., an entertainment at the camp of the
first division, to illustrate practically the result of
his improvements in camp cookery. Six patent
cooking-stoves, in which every particle of fuel is
economically expended upon heating the contents of
the cauldron above, were placed in the open air, and
in each the process of cooking some especial product
from the commissariat rations was illustrated. The
visitors could hardly credit that salt pork and tough
beef, with a few simple and ordinary adjuncts, could
be converted into such savoury and palatable messes
as M. Soyer placed before them. There were also
provided various articles of simple diet, admirably
flavored, and even some delicacies, formed of the
most ordinary materials, and fitted f r the use of the
sick. Rice water, lemonade made from lime juice
but flavored by a little oil of lemon, rice puddings
made without eggs or milk, firm and delicious jelly
made from the feet usually thrown away or buried in
the slaughter-yards, toast and water, &c., were among
these articles. N. Soyer did not, however, confine
his entertainment to the ordinary camp beverages or
camp diet, but various kinds of wines, from iced
champagne downwards, and other sorts of fare, were
not wanting for those who chose to test the merits
of the different dietaries by contrast. General Simp-
son and General Pelissier, and many other distin-
guished guests, were present, and seemed to take
great interest in the camp provisions and the mode
of their preparation adopted by the generalissimo of
cookery.
London, England, 1855-09-15

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London, England, 1855-01-27

INCREASE OF THE FRENCH FOREIGN
LEGION.

The Cologne Gazette lately published a statement
that the Swiss officer Colonel Ochsenbein was about
to enter the French service as general of brigade.
The following account of the circumstances under
which this step is taken has been given, from au-
thentic sources, by the Paris correspondent of the
Indipendanee Belge

The Swedish federal constitution is opposed to any and
all military capitulations with foreign Governments, and
the federal law forbids enlistments made on the Swiss
territory (without, however, assigning any punishment for
illegal acts of the kind), but there are ways of overcoming
this difficulty. The French Government has decided on
increasiug its existing Foreign Legion, which now consists
of two regiments. It has been resolved to form two others,
composed entirely of Swiss. These legions will form two
brigades, each of which will be placed under the command
of a Swiss general. Mr. Ochsenbein of Berne will com-
mand one, and Mr. Ritter of St. Galt is named to command
the other: both are federal colonels. It will be remem-
bered that at the recent re election of the Federal Council,
by a coalition of ultra-radicals, Mr. Ochsenbein was set
aside, whilst his six colleagues were re-elected. rills re-
sult, entirely unexpected by Mr. Ochsenbein, wounded
him deeply. He, the former leader of free corps, one of
the commanders in the war of the Sunderbund, president
of the Diet in 1848, might justly consider himself the
founder of the new order of things in Switzerland, and he
has just been rejected. Mr. Ochsenbein is without private
fortune, and he has resolved to enter the military service
of France with the rank of a general of brigade. He will
be a valuable acquisition. His military and general know-
ledge is extensive and minute, and his character is
exalted and full of dignity. Whether Mr. Ritter will
accept the post offered to him is not at present certainly
known.

The Suisse of Berne says on this subject:—

The news is confirmed that Colonel Ochsenbein has
been offered the rank of general of brigade in the French
army. and it is certain that he has accepted it. It appears
that France proposes to considerably increase the number
of troops admitted into her service by the law on the
Foreign Legion, and to give the command of them to M.
Ochsenbein. This will explain his promotion to the rank
of general.
London, England, 1855-01-27

CHINA.

The latest advices are dated Shanghai, sth ; Can-
ton, 11th ; and Hong-Kong, 12th December.
The Imperialists have recaptured four towns in
the north of China. The town of Canton is in great
distress and all business is stopped. Teas have de-
clined at Shanghai, but sales of silk are active.
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RUSSIA.

The last letters from St. Petersburg announce the
health of the Empress to have improved.
The accounts from Odessa and Warsaw affirm
that the greatest possible exertions were being made
to send large reinforcements to the Crimea, when
the Russians would assume the offensive.
A letter, purporting to proceed from St. Peters-
burg, dated the 10th, says that for some time past
numerous relays are posted at intervals of four
leagues from Odessa to Sebastopol for the purpose
of conveying, as soon as the snow is frozen over, re-
inforcements to the amount of .10,000 men for the
Russian army. It is expected that the Russians
will have on the 15th of February an army of 160,000
men in the Crimea.
UNITED STATES.

The Atlantic steamer has brought New York dates
of the 10th inst. Business continued dull ; but
there were indications of an early revival. The
money markets were a shade easier, with a better
supply of capital offering. The statements of the
city banks as to the amount of bullion in hand was
highly favourable.
INDIA.

An overland mail has arrived with dates from
Calcutta of the 20th, Madras 24th, and Bombay 31st
of December. .

The mission of the Burmese Ambassador, it was
fully expected, would lead to a treaty.
The deficiency of the opium revenue of the year
was only per cent. of the whole Indian revenue.
The Bengal Bank has again raised its rate of dis-
count all round.
Trade in India was dull, money scarce, and freights
low.
A detachment of the 10th Hussars arrived at
Bombay on the 2nd inst. on their way to the Crimea,
and departed immediately.
London, England, 1855-01-27

T RWS ES.

Alexander Bramwell Bremner,Esq.,Billiter-square, and West.
hall, Mortlake
Sir Wm. Magnay, Bart. and Alderman, Poetford Lodge, Guild.
ford, Surrey
Sir James Duke, Bart, M.P. and Alderman, Portland•place
Win. Squire Plane, Esq., Gravesend
The great success of this Society since its instithtion will be
seen in the following statement of Bouuseq added and of limo.
ness done in lees than four yews of actual operations.
London, England, 1855-01-27

_44 lit 21' Tirgg+

LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1855.

POSTSCRIPT.

Letters from the Crimea of the 12th state that the
Flagstaff Battery had been mined by the French, who
only waited a favourable opportunity to blow it up.
The works of the besiegers had advanced to within
45 yards of those of the besieged. Sickness was on
the increase in the camps.
A correspondent of the Cologne Gazette, at Odessa,
writes that Prince Menschikoff, having received con-
siderable reinforcements, estimated at 25,000 men, in-
cluding the Bth division, 3rd c 'rps, has determined to
resume the offensive, and make another general attack
on the Anglo-French lines, immediately after the re-
turn of the two Grand Dukes, for whose special edifi-
cation this spectacle is reserved.
An Imperial ukase was issued In St. Petersburg
on the 113th inst., ordering an emission of assignats
to the amount of twelve millions of silver roubles.
The Duke of Cambridge and Admiral Dundas
arrived at Marseilles on Thursday from Malta. The
Duke left at once for Paris by express train.
The 43rd French battallion embarked on Wednes-
day for the Crimea from Toulon.
Thursday's Moniteur publishes the bill adopted by
the Legislative Corps for calling out 140,000 men of
the class of 1854.

iiMim
London, England, 1855-01-27

TO CORIMPONDENTS.

• SUDSCII3IIR, n, is that the Tige and
Index to Vol. ll.Bolto of the PRESSinformedre we published astl e-pa
a gratuitous
Supplement to No. 68, and ought to have been delivered by
his Newsman.

It is Impassible to acknowledge the mass of letters we receive.
Their insertion is often delayed, owing to a press of matter,
and when omitted, it is frequently from reasons quite inde-
pendent of the merits of the commuio._
We cannot undertake to return communicatiou_
not avail ourselves.
Commnications should always be legibly written, and on one
aide u
of the paper only. If loug it increases the difficulty of
finding space for them.
Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated by the
name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publica-
tion, but as a guarantee of his good faith.
Advertisements sent from the country must be accompanied by a
remittance or a reference for payment in town.

of which we do
London, England, 1855-01-27

THE ROUTINE OF RUIN.

IT can no longer be doubted that the red-tape system
of routine is ruining our army in the Crimea. Every
account which is received from that quarter bears
witness to the fact. It matters not upon what point,
whether a man is to be sent to hospital or invalided,
whether goods are to be landed, or stores to be served
out, the lamentable complexities of official references
to " the proper quarters for instructions," supervene
upon the occasion, and delay either transport oz de-
livery, le the me may be.
London, England, 1855-01-27

[SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1855.

Now nay. in I vols. post Bvo., with Portrait, 215.,
LIFE OF WILLIAM ETTY, R.A.
With Extracts from his Diaries and Correspondence.
By ALEXANDER OILCRIST, of the Inner Temple,
BarristeH r-at-Law.
London, England, 1855-01-27

LEGION

Congress "

It is now announced confidently that the " Peace Congress " is
to meet at Vienna on the 6th of February ; what to do no one pre-
tends to say. The farce of negotiating on the basis of the Four
Points is to be kept up ; meanwhile, France, under the rule of her
sagacious Emperor, is preparing to put forth all her vast military strength,
Austria is endeavouring to persuade Germany to arm, and Sweden is
.1
mustering her forces for the conflict. Thanks to the gold which
.' i England continues to pour into Russia in exchange for Russian pro-
duce, there are to be further immense issues of paper money from
the St. Petersburg Treasury, and thus the Czar is enabled to augment
his forces. Civilities continue to pass between Austria and France.
The union of the two countries is evidently becoming real and solid.
OUR FOREIGN LEGION.
•
,
• .. The bill has been passed a montjl and a day,
Tho' the Opposition thundered nay,
And the Member for Manchester did say
F Some truths in a rather unfriendly way
, •
"1"1", (Which wasn't at all an amiable trait
In the drab-coloured advocate of la Paix).
......
And Gladstone funked him and threw away
The notes he'd begun, and avoided the fray—
As well he might, for in that meUe
Very few Jesuits, priest or lay,
Not even Ignatius Loyola,
Could have hoped Bright's torrent of wrath to stay,
But, like hunted stags, would have kept at bay.
And poor Digby Seymour, who spoke for pay,
Said something that sounded so like the bras
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82

there is every prospect of its being permanent for some
days at least. Yesterday 1 was at lialaklava ; all the ships
are covered with snow and long icicles, and the hills which
inclose the bay look like gigantic icebergs. Altogether, it
gives a tolerable idea of the Arctic regions.
I have no news of interest to add to my letter of yester
day. Everything remains as if frozen into a stern trap-
Fifty.
early 1,000 men have been sent in for invaliding during
last two or three days.
Captain Swinton, of the Royal Artillery, was one of the
officers suffocated by the fames of charcoal ; only one
officer of the 97th died from the same cause, and not two,
as it was at first reported.

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FRANCE.

The Moniteur announces the conclusion of a spe-
cial convention between France and Baden for regu-
lating the interchange of telegraphic despatches.
According to the Industriel Calaisien, the preli-
minary preparations are already beginning to be
made for the embarkation of troops at Calais for
the Baltic, as soon as spring weather will permit it.
Count Buol Schaunstein, the Austrian Minister of
Foreign Affairs, has received the Grand Cross of the
Legion of Honour, and M. Drouyn de Lhuys, the
French Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Grand Cross
of the Order of St. Stephen of Austria.
The first grand ball of the season was given on
Monday night at the Hotel de Ville. There were
upwards of 5,000 guests present. The whole of the
splendid suite of rooms was thrown open. On Wed-
nesday the Count de Morny, President of the Legis-
lative Corps, gave a grand ball at the Chamber of
Deputies, and on Tuesday a small ball was given by
the Empress at the Tuileries.
The yearly return of customs and indirect taxes
shows that 149,337,510 f. have been received in 1854
against 141,607,552 f. in 1853, and 139,863,655 f. in
1852, thus giving an increase of 7,729,958 f. on 1853,
and of 9,473,855 f. upon 1852.
London, England, 1855-01-27

THE PRESS.

nearly what it was about the end of November; but
we still constantly lose men. I attribute this sick-
ness and misery chiefly to two causes : the first,
too frequent exposure, and watching in the trenches,
and which does not leave the men time to look
after their little comforts, and ought to be conducted
by just double the numbers; and, next, the want of
the means of transport from Balaklava, where a
liberal Government and country have sent, and are
sending, out every comfort, but where they lie some-
times for weeks before they can be procured. I
have known the men obliged, in addition to all their
other duties, to march to Balakiava for their rations,
and carry them out here on their backs. Surely,
considering the length of time we have been here,
carriage might have been provided, mules from
Gibraltar, carts from Malta. The French have their
transports for their immense army and sick, and lend
us them besides. Their cattle have lived, and are
comparatively strong and serviceable; ours have
perished—a sad contrast This wear and tear of
our troops is much to be deplored ; for I believe, but
for the causes I have mentioned, our troops would
have weathered the winter bravely, and we might
have had four or five thousand out of some seven
thousand invalids set to Scutari still, besides hun-
dreds of lives saved. The deplorable deficiencies in
this medical department are justly exposed in the
papers, but scarcely come up to the reality.
London, England, 1855-01-27

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PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS.

The Rev. R. F. Ozanne, M.A., to the Incumbency of St. Mat-
thew's Church, Guernsey.
The Rev. James Wallace, M.A., to the Vicarage of Wellow,
near Bath.
The Rev. Joseph George Cumming, M.A. to the Head Mae•
tership of King Edward Vl:s Grammar School, Lichfield.
The Rev. G. Thompson, MA., to the Incumbency of Leigh,
near Sherbome.
The Rev. William Webb Ellis, M.A., to the Rectory of Itlag•
dalen Laven, near Chipping Ongar.
The Rev. Charles smith, M.A., to the Vicarage of Torrington,
near Ledbury.
VACANCIES.
The Vicarage of Medmeubam, near Great Marlow, in the dio-
cese of Oxford; worth 2001. a year, in the gift of Mr. C. It. Scott
Murray.
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worth lOW. a year, in the gift of the Rev. Thomas Todd, M.A.
London, England, 1855-01-27

GERMANY.

The Vienna Conferences will open on the 6th of
February. M. Brunk has accepted the post of
Finance Minister. _

The Vienna papers announce as a significant fact
the advertisement in the local journals of "two
dwellings, containing respectively thirty-eight and
twenty-five rooms," in No. 42, on the square of the
Minorites, being to let on St. George's-day next
(23 April). This is the residence of the Russian
Ambassador, Prince Gortschakoff, who up to the
present time has not taken another house, and who
may therefore be supposed to be in daily expectation
of receiving orders from the Czar to quit Vienna.

The Austrian Minister at the Cou'rt of Hanover,
Baron Von Koller, was recalled from thence on the
13th instant,. The Baron, it is stated, will be
appointed internuncio at Constantinople, in place of
Baron de Bruck.

Advices from Munich in the Moniteur state that
Bavaria was about calling on the Parliament for
fifteen millions of florins to place its contingent on a
war footing.
London, England, 1855-01-27

POSITION AND PROSPECTS.

An officer writes from the camp on the sth inst.:—
- . -- • .• - - • - •

Prince Menachikoff says, " I hive three of the best
generals now outside the town than I ever had, and these
are January, Feb •uary, and March. This is too true. We
talk of investing the north with 40,000 Turks. Ask
any of the soldiers in camp here whether the Russians are
badly off in Sebastopol, and the answer is," I wish to God
we were as well off." Stores upon stores are pouring into
Sebastopol daily before our eyes. The walls are scarcely
to be seen on account of the high earth batteries. They
are as strong as ever. If we storm the town we shall be
shelled out of it. Every street is commanded with cannon.
Our prospects are truly deplorable. All agree that Sebss•
topol is too hard a nut for Lord Raglan to crack, with his
small force.

Our soldiers are filthy, ctc., beyond oonception. Within
two months five thousand horses have perished ; their
rotting carcases stink.

The French are jolly and as comfortable as possible;
our camp wretched and dispirited. It is not at home that
they are to be blamed for everything; there are plenty of
stores, houses, clothes, &c., at Balaklava, but for want of
method they may as well be in Woolwich. The wooden
huts are flung on to the beach, no one to look after them,
and they are now being broken up for fires by whoever
likes, and the men in camp are perishing from cold; in
fact, the officers here say, "we are the most criminal
bunglers, from the highest to the lowest." The French
are thorough soldiers; we are only learning, and in four or
five years we shall no doubt have learned a great deal.
Every one agrees that had Lord Raglan followed up the
battle of the Alma the place would have been ours; now it
is impregnable.
Troops are daily arriving; but, as the Russians truly
say, only to swell the list of victims of a Crimean winter.
We number 111,0,10, and 15,000 in hospital. Out of 090 of
the 48th, 150 are only able to bear arms.
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