The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-21 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1855.

chef de batadlos, were swept away by a volley of
,uusketry.
A military convention has been. signed by Lord
Radcliffe and by the Grand Vizier and Minister for
Foreign Affairs on the part of the Turkish govern-
ment, providing that the Ottoman troops at pre-
sent in the Crimea are to be placed ander the orders
of Marshal Lord Raglan, and in the pay of the
British government. This most excellent measure
will, it is to be hoped, be attended with the beet
results ; and it was one, if I recollect right, which
was ly
since in the
columns of the Deady News. I have not as
yet learned the whole details of this transaction,
but am enabled to transmit from a good source the
following information in respect to the principal
clauses.
1. The number of the Anglo-Ottoman contingent
is undetermined, and will depend on circumstances.
2. The Osmanlee costume to remain without varia-
tion.
3. The pay to be the same as that of the British
troops.
4. Full liberty of conscience, and in all relating to
the exercise of religious worship.
6. British alone may be incorporated in this
force.
I am not aware whether this convention will
require or not the ratification of our government ;
hot it is quite evident that no objection can pos-
sibly arise to prevent the realisation of a
plan fraught with incalculable advantages for
both parties, and tending materially to the
advancement of their common object. lam also
unable to state whether any part of Omer Pacha's
contingent be comprised within the terms of this new

arrangement. -
The mortality in our hospital during the month of
January has been awful, amounting to 1,600, and
this you perhaps
.might have anticipated from my
having reported in my last despatch that an exten-
sion of the cemetery had been demanded of the
fiereskier during my visit to that funotioaary. I
intend in a day or two to revisit oar sick and
wounded, and hope to be esabkd to confirm
a late communication, relatively to the improved con-
dition of our hospital, and that nothing is further
wanted to ensure the best results. Dr. Cumming
has, within these last couple of days; been entrusted
with the chief direction of that establishment. I have
not yet made his acquaintance; but from all I can
learn, he is a man of ability and experience, and suite
disposed to listen to any useful suggestionata relatively
to the peculiar conditions of this

WARSAW, Fa. 14.

One of the most extraordinary war measures
hitherto taken by the Russian government has just
been published by the Tenth Department of the
Directing Senate at St. Petersburg, to be put into
immediate operation. It is neither more nor less
than the abolition of all processes before the civil
tribunals of justice against persons now engaged in
the defence of their country. This measure is to
remain in force during the whole period of the war.
What I wrote you in a former latter of the march-
ing of the troops to the frontiers is quite true, and I
re-assert it with the most perfect confidence, though
the German papers pretend to deny it, and though
these denials have found their way into the English
journals. It is a fact that, notwithstanding the
severity of the weather, the utmost activity prevails
is the army, and every day large bodies of troops are
put in motion.

allies, it will follow, ea a matter of coarse, that
Sweden and Norway can no longer maintain their
isolated neutrality, but must follow Denmark's
example.
It may be mistimed, as a proof of the sincelity
and amity happily subsisting between the courts of
Visas aid Paris, that the request of the Emperor
of the Free& to have the mortal remains of his rela-
tive, del late Duke of Reichstadt, transferred to
Pada, was immediately acceded to by the Emperor
Francis Joseph, and orders have been already given
to place thorn at the disposal of the French commis-
sioners, who are expected shortly to arrive here to
make the necessary arrangements with befitting
splendour.

EQUITY DOUBTS.—Pin. 20.
21•11ali 11105411•18101.00 n soon MART.
TIM RAUL 01 DIAIOIIIILD IP. 001.1.
Mr. Bates and Mr. C. M. Kampen appeared for a de-
readmit lamed Complies, when security upon an estate bad
been dlsallowe4 by the Matter, upon the ground of its
haslet been usurious, under the following eireamstasess.
to the year 1819, the defendant Ogle was entitled to the re- ,1
version in foe of the property, the subject of the snit ex-
neetant on the death of his father. and he borrowed 5001.
from Mr. Compile, and conveyed his reversioa to trustees
by sale or mortgage thereof to raise and pay I,OOW. to
Complia. if his father should die within five years, but to
pay bias 1,909/. if his father should die after that period.
The father lived lentil the year 1844. Upon a bill by the
plaintiff to fiseselese the equity of redemption of Mr. Ogle,
Mr. Comp& wee sae of the incumbrencers claiming to be
paid 1,5001. oat of the estate. They submitted that the
transaction was not obnezious to the usury laws; no interest
was reserved; but it wee the mere purchase of a contin-
gency by which the purchaser might or might not be the
loser.
Mr. Maims and Mr. Selwyn, for the plaintiff, submitted
that the Master had rightly found that the transaction was
usurious; by it Mr. Complies was soured at some time of
the retire of his capital, with the probability of a very large
profit, which, fa case of the death of Mr. Ogle, senior, on
the day after the; execution of the deed, would have been
then obtained.
Mr. Wipes, Mr. Lee, Mr. &whams, Mr. Wickens, and
Mr. &bomber( appeared for other parties.
The Vice-Chancellor said he should not decide the
question of usary:or ao usury, but he felt bound by " Dunn
v. Calends" (1 &mons and Stuart. 66), and having regard to
the pleadings, not to allow the plaintiff to question Camp-
lin's right to a charge on the estate, and the several inouni-
brancers declining to take an proceedings at law or equity
to set aside the deed of 1819, Complin's exceptions must
be allowed, end upon Complin's consenting to accept the
principal sum of 6001. advanced by him and the inheres ,
there must be a declaration that the deed should stand as
a security for the principal sum of 5001. advanced and
interest.

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His lordship was eagag- ;41911d.Tin trying a case part
heard the previeu day, which was of no general interest.

SECOND COURT.
111701/ Xt. ILIPTICI ISLE.

NAT e. ismusfier.—AUCTlONll.
Mr. Stammers and Mr. Home appeared for the plaintiff.
Mr. Field represented the defendant.
This was an action brought to recover 351., under the
following drcanistanees. On the 3rd of August the plaintiff
put up some timber for sale by public auction. There were
conditions of sale that if any person purchasing at such sale
should not dear away the lots according to other condigoas
the deposit money shoCd be forfeited, the lots should be re-
sold, ;and the deficiency, if any, with expenses, should he
made good by the defaulter. The defendant purchased lots
amounting to 3251., but as the plaintiff objected to take his
acceptances the lots were resold, and the deficiency, ex-
penises, and deposit amounted to 361., to recover which the
plaietiff brought this action.
Mr. Field suggested that every lot ought to have been
resold, as some might have produced more money.
The Learned Judge said all the lots bad been put up,
Mr Field then addressed the jury, and urged that, as
one of the oonditions was that approved bills would be ac-
cepted, it was bud that the bills the plaintiff had tendered
had not been taken, as he had given references to hie
bankers and others.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff.