The Press.
London, England, 1855-12-15 00:00:00

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LONDON, SATURDAY. DEC. 15, 1855.1

POSTSCRIPT.

THE reported " fall of Kars " has not been authen-
ticated by any official statements.
A despatch from Trebizond, dated Nov. 21, states
that Omer Pacha had attacked Kutais.
The Ciroassians had shown no disposition to co-
operate with Omer Paella.

The Chamber of Deputies at Athens bad delivered
an address to the King. The following passages
formed the prominent points of the address :
The Chamber has heard with feelings of the greatest
indignation of an occurrence highly derogatory to the
dignity of the kingdom ; on the other band, it has afforded
the Chamber great pleasure to observe that the necessary
required satisfaction for the same had been obtained.
Furthermore, in consideration of the true interests of the
country, the Chamber has hastened to accept the lieu•
trality to which your Majesty is pledged, and which was
announced at the last legislative session. Faithful to the
obligations entered into by your Majesty, and participating
in the feelings of the Chamber, the nation has maintained
this neutrality, and will continue to maintain it strictly
and inviolably. The Chamber also expresses great
satisfaction at the commercial treaty entered into with
the Porte.
The King replied, expressing his satisfaction at the
harmony existing between the address and the
speech from the throne.
•

THE EXTRAORDINARY EXPRESS in anticipation of
the Overland Mail has brought tie snmruary of the
Indian intelligence down to Sth November from
Calcutta, and the 15th from Bombay. A report that
Herat had been captured by the Persians was rife
in Calcutta, and from the known disagreement
between post Mahomed and the Shah it was not
considered improbable.
THE SANTHAL INSURRECTION WaS still unsubdued,
but the anticipated measure of proclaiming martial
law, and the vigorous combined operations of the
different divisions of the Bengal army against the
insurgents, will, it is hoped, suppress the rebellion
effectually.
• Tim RELIGIOUS CONTEST IN OUDE Still continues,
and threatens to become serious.
Loan DALHOUSIE was on the point of leaving
Madras for Rangoon.

A LETTER FROM LORD CLARENDON TO MR. VERNON
SMITH, dated Foreign-Office, August Bth, appears to
be the result of the late investigation into the conduct
and proceedings of Rajah Brooke.
Lord Clarendon states briefly the satisfaction of
her litEkjesty's Government at finding by the report
of tbe Commission, that Sir James Brooke is so
oomiletely exculpated from the charges made against
him, and also that so many proofs have been brought
to light of the beneficial results of Sir James Brooke's
administration of the affairs of Sarawak. Lord
Clarendon concludes with a desire that the result
of the investigation be made fully and extensively
known.

THE RUSSIAN OrnVERNMENT are now obtaining large
supplies of Minie rifles from Liege, and causing
others to be made at their factories at Tula, on the
model of some taken from the French beiore
Sebastopol. The corps of rillemen are also being
laNel7 increased,

THE PRESS.

TEE BALTIC FLEET.
The flying squadron of the Baltic fleet, including
the Magicienne, Locust, Cossack, Amphion, Driver,
Vulture, Desperate, Harrier, Esk, Porcupine, Tartar,
Geyser, Conflict, and Pylades, pa.sed Elsinore on
Wednesday, on their way homeward. The Euryalus
and Imperieuse arrived at Kiel on Tuesday, and were
the only vessels there.

ROBERT MONTGOMERY AND THE
HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION.
AT the weekly meeting of the Committee of Manage-
ment of the Hospital for Consumption, on the 6th
instant, a minute was passed recording the deep
obligations conferred upon the charity by Mr. Mont-
gomery's eloquent and zealous advocacy of its claims.
The minute states:—

From its earliest foundation the Hospital for Consump-
tion attracted the attention and excited the sympathies of
Robert Montgomery, and with all the energy of his charac-
ter he devoted himself to the task of advocating its claims
from the pulpit, and this not in London only, but wherever
and whenever an opportunity could be found, in other
parts of the kingdom.
Nor were his exertions confined to those eloquent
appeals from the pulpit which brought such a large acces-
sion of funds to the charity, but he also dedicated to its
cause one of the brightest efforts of his genius, " The
Christian Life," and thus identified the charity with his
own literary fame.
The Committee therefore make this formal record upon
their minutes of the deep obligations of the charity for the
important services rendered by the late Rev. Robert
Montgomery, and their sense of the loss sustained by the
removal of such a friend, and they desire respectfully to
convey to his widow their deep and heartfelt sympathy
with her, in the afflictive trial which she is called upon to
endure, and their earnest hope that she will receive that
consolation and support which alone can reconcile her to
the magnitude of such a loss.
I The justice of this noble tribute to Mr. Mont-
gomery's benevolent disposition will he acknowledged
by all who knew him. He was remarkable for the
warmth of his heart, and the single•mindedness of
his character. He had the impulsive disposition
which usually accompanies poetic genius ; but in
him it was manifested in such an amiable manner,
and with such extreme good nature, that it endeared
to him a large circle of friends. Mr. Montgomery
dedicated his talents unreservedly to the service of
religion, and had the gratification of knowing that
his works produced a great and most beneficial
effect on the minds of the rising generation. It
may be truly said that his heart was in his labours,
and that he was never so happy as when he conceived
he was useful in spreading Christian principles. He
was sincerely pious, without a tinge of austerity;
always cheerful, often witty, and possessed of a large
store of various knowledge. The loss of Mrs. Mont-
gomery is, indeed, a heavy one, as the unalloyed
happiness she enjoyed for so many years in the
society of this gifted and most amiable man must
increase her affliction at her sudden bereavement.

THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN MR. CRAWSHAY
AND MR. BRIGHT, published some weeks back in the
provincial papers, has been followed and concluded
by the publication of some further letters. In these
Mr. Bright states his surprise to Mr. Crawshay that
he should have published letters clearly not intended
for publication, and without the consent of the
writer," a proceeding," continues Mr. Bright," which
necessarily makes it impossible for correspondence to
take place with any freedom or sincerity." Mr.
Craws]] ay replies that" intercourse based upon secrecy
and suppression is that of conspirators and not
honest men," sends the letters to the Binning
ham Journal, and there for the present the matter
rests.

COUNT STACNELBERG, Military attaché to the Rus-
sian Embassy in Vienna, is expected at that capital
with some eagerness. On the Emperor Alexander's
return to St. Petersburg, Count Stackelberg, who had
accompanied the Emperor to the South, was ordered
to return to his post as military attaché to the
Russian Embassy at Vienna. The Count will,
it is believed, bring the reply of the Russian Court
to the pacific proposals forwarded by Austria.

THE WESTMINSTER PLAY chosen for this year is
the Phormio of Terence. On Thursday evening it
was performed for the second time before a crowded
audience. On this occasion the Prologue and Epi-
logue were spoken; the first of which, gracefully
alluding to the deaths of Lord Raglan, General
Markham, and other old Westminsters, was rather
saddening in its tone and effect. The Epilogue,
however, made up in fun ; the ticket•of leave system,
the decline of Doe and Roe, the Aggravated Assaults
Bill, and other current topics of the day, were treated
in choice Latin and with keen wit. The audience
were highly pleased, and relished the performance
amazingly

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