The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-26 00:00:00

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all schools, as some people would have the Bible
prohibit Dieu:Nes serials as ardent spirits are pro-
hibited, and whip every boy convicted of smug-
gling them in. If boys read DICKENS, they will
contract humane sentiments, and a pedantic love of
truth that may injure their prospects in life; if they
study the Times, they will learn to discard opinions
when they become unprofitable, and have a chance of
becoming thriving men. Some toady of the Times
in the weekly press took it into his head lately to
represent Mr. GLLDSTONE'II Newspaper Stamp Bill
as meat to injure the Times, and put forth his
lucubration. ander the tier" Down with the
limes."• The Times reprinted the article, and its
adroit flatterer thus attained his object of getting
err advertisement rale. And the Thies, finding
the cry Down with" taking, is determined to
persevere in it. The first experiment is made on
Moms. "Down with DICTINI4. cries the nem
—Daily News.

AGAIN THE

Last week Mr. Kennedy was " officially" re-
moved from the Woods and Forests, and his sals.7
ceased. The Prelims have had their eye on thin
long pending vacancy. The intended Poor Law Se.
cretaryshipchanires for the projected benefit of Mr.
A. Hayward, QC., failed. It is now designed
to plate Mr. Henry Roberts in Mr. Hen-
Indy'. shoes. It was not sufficient that the
Duke of Newcastle, inefficient himself in the
sew War department, should carry with him
from the Colonial-office his cousin, Colonel Mundy,
and his private secretary, Mr. Roberts—both noto-
riously ill-qualified for: the responsible duties of
the two new Under-Bees!taryships at War. One or

both, not wanted by IdoedirPanesure, must now, it
appears, be elsewhere fastened on the public service.
After all the @sleet committees and reports on the
Wood' and Forests departments, and the innume-
rable complaints of their mismanagement, will the
House of Commons sanction the preferment of Mr.
H. Roberts to another and a permanent offios of 1,50 W.
per annum —an appointment for which he
is no more qualified than a West Indian
negro driver ? Mr. Roberts, in the Stonor committee,
gave his own autobiography—that he bad been
twelve years chairman of Quarter Sessions and Chief
Judge of the Common Pleas in Jamaica, and had re-
turned to England invalided, on leave of absence, in
January, 1853 ! On that inquiry Mr. Roberts stated
his own peculiar qualifications, as simply experience
in law, and travels in the United States from his in-
terest in education, prison discipline, and lunatic
asylums. Bach knowledge may qualify him for a
new colonial jolicial appointment, or foe a home
inspectorship. of poles but what aptitude can his
legal education, or his Jamaica herbary, give him
far the administration of the " Woods and Fo-
rests" of Great Britain, or for the finance
and accounts of Whitehall-plane? It is scarcely
credible that such a rank job should be even
contemplated, in the face of the House of
Commons, whose select committee, so recently as
last summer, had before them Mr. Henry Roberts,
and unanimously condemned the Stonor Australian
appointment as " a want of due discernment and
discrimination evinced by the Colonial Depart-
ment." The Duke of Newcastle, who greedily filled
up every vacancy in the Colonies before he moved
into his new War-office—wbo turned the Commis-
sioners of the Tithe and Enclosure Department out of
their offices to make room for himselt at an enormous

cost—really cannot know his native country ; nor
perhaps will even the revelations of the sit-
ting 'elect committee on the war open his
eyes to esif-knewledge. It is, nevertheless,
our duty to forewarn liberal members of par-
liament that if they do not use their eyes, and
ears, and their tongues, in the House of Commons, job
after job will be attempted or perpetrated. The cousin
Mundy, for all we know, may have had his permanent
position, too, in view, and pre-arranged, before the
recent break up. The colonel's family motto is Crux
Matadi Spas : and he may be placed over the bishops
in the Church Commission.

We have one word for the Radical members of
parliament. On whose shoulders does the mantle of
Joseph Hume descend P Surely there are no objects
so important—no duties so unquestionable—as that
these watchmen of better government should
be more practical and alert in such matters
of scandal and corruption. If the administrative
system of the country is to be thus prostituted and
grabbed by the aristocracy—se the Poor-law Union
for their families and dependents—it is vain to ex-
pect that the nation will hold its own at home or
abroad. Sir Stafford Northcote, whose maiden speech
of Thursday night expounded the theory of the re-
organisation of the civil service, ma better devote
his time in Parliament to the observation and redress
of practical jobs than to tests and literary examina-
tions as the proof of capacity for public service. Read-
ing, writing, arithusetio, mathematics, and the
classics. are professed and real attainments of all the
Incapable.; but such accomplishments by no means
protect the public from imposition and plunder.
The Incurables, of all classes, will job, un-
less watched and exposed, so long as
human nature rtquires political government.
The House of Commons now holds the purse
strings, and if it permits these misappropriations of
our taxes, it beeornesporticeps criminis, and its own
constitution will be rained with that of our upper
classes. The shameless maladministration and the
miserable party cabals of the last twelve months for
honours and emoluments, have sickened the country.
Under that impression and fear we have exposed and
will continue to denounce these jobs. Indeed, after
the warnings in other countries, it behoves the ooart,
the aristocracy, and the people themselves to take
heed lest there do not come a ears worse than the
disease.—Daily Nevis.

Lord Duodenal, now declares his intention to
enanualeate without farther delay, to "the wise sod
energetic slly of bar west gracious Majesty the meat, mot
only to spars the rusnant of the British army, bat Sesame
t►at of noose. by the aphid, destruction of tit' defenses
of lebastoyel. As to the datelines is the Baltic, time does
sot so prim I have offered to annihilate than, the rejeetion
or senytean of which offer rests with her Majesty's

The tomb of the late Emperor Nicholas feces that
of Peter the Greet. Meetionieg Ole feet. the Journal do
&. Pei frabowy ezeleims, 0 Symbolled sheathe., awaken-
ing a wed& alb/rights l Os eme fide the tomb of him who
divided the darkome of sedum Emilia; at the other, the
tomb of the pest seessehm who relent It to the apogee of
glory sad pmeiperity."
It is stated that Bosun ships of the Hoe and other
vessels hese twee soak betimes' piles ie the sarigatioa way
as Croestadt.

IL lonian boo nrtind,pro tampers, to bin estate in
Belem, ho take we repose after the Wipes et his doable
winter seem aid his lees tear fa the pettvieete.

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Mr. Chaim Mathews &alarmby advertisement,
his isabbity to farther summates Maass( riot rooposoletli-
UM. Ho .ripe the atom of liras Mashowo, as bodatos
of the nese, lad Shll 'Mt of aqua, se the meta mum at
!it failure.

Haddsgisa -
Me meowingas servies, . premised
The Ductless of Heat, attwaded by Lady Fussy Howard,
visited the Duchess 4:11 0101111811/11f oa Friday euabsg, at

The Nelms of Cs bridge and the Princes Mary, and
the Pelee* of 'Aleutian, visited the Dachas of Kent yester-
day, at Clartmeehome, St. James's.

A Cabinet Conseil was held on Saturday afternoon,
at
a ernoon,
at the Foreign-offloe, Downing-street. The Ministers
present were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chan-
cellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, the Mar-
quis of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, the Earl of
Clarendon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the
First Lord of the Admiraltyy, the Right Hon. R.
Vernon Smith, Sir William Mr:lesworth, and Viscount
Canning. The Council eat four hours.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Conseil sat ea
Saturday is the Council Chamber. A viatica frets Braga,
" Gangedhar Beal v. Jorldemeny Donee," sad " Lash-
menhaad tad when v. Zorawsr Kull," for extension of
time to alter audition of cedar restoring appeal, wen die-
posed of; and is appeal from Csaada, "Holmes v. Ma-
thews," was hard. The lards prompt wen Um Lords
Justices Knight Hass sad Turner, the Chaos:oiler of the
Duchy of Cornwall, sad Sir &lewd Rysa.

Tau Comm—On Wednesday, the 4th of April,
se at rem% arranged. her Majesty the Queen and eke
Priam Consort, assompanied by the younger branches of
the royal family, sad ameaded by the ladles sad gentlemen
of the household, will leave Bachiaghain Palace for Wiadsor
Castle, where her Keleety will, as usual, apsad the Baster
holidays. It is astmtood that the sojourn of the ovum at
Wieder., will sot aimed tau days, after which period her
Majesty will ratans to Buckingham Palace.

weather k. changed , aspect
of the canape; everybody Is hopeful and everybody is
active. -Net only do huts rise up with marvellous
rapidity, net only do the baggage animals, at length
properly stabled and fed, tread up to camp with a
celerity to which we have long been unaccustomed ;
not only -e heavy gone safely and expeditiously con-
veyed in tie same dwectioa, without the breaking of
gun arr•ageg without sticking in the mud, or any
other of tLae numerous accidents which have come
to be considered as matters of course in the transport
of heavy artillery; but field sports, too, have corn-
sassesd, and show in their rapid progress that John
Ball under arms ii himself again. Dot-hunting
began about a fortnight ago. It is carried on with
rest spirit and perseverance. The meets are fre-
quent and well attended; as there is plenty of horse-
flesh, to be had for the taking, the dogs are in excel-
kat sondition, and give the sportsmen very bard
nee. A good many horses, however, are still low
and weak, and drop off in the progress of the hunt.
Very few are in at the death—that is to say,
when the dog, declaring himself to be dead beat,
sits down on his bind legs, panting, and with his
tongue lolling out of his mouth, resignedly await-
ing the coming up of the riders, who on these oo•
anions pat the sagacious animal, expressing to it in
the most oomplipentary manner, their satisfaction
with the splendid run it has given them. A race,
the first of the season, took place on Monday arter-
iole, on the plateau above the cavalry camp. About
MO *Moors of the corps quartered in the environs,
the Highland Brigade, the Guards, and the Cavalry
Regiments, were assembled on the occasion, and on
a spot which can be seen from the Russian limes. It
is to be presumed that the notions which the Cossacks
generally entertain of a race are of the vague de-
scription : they mistook this peaceful gathering for a
hostile demonstration. Their vedettes saw a large

assemblage of horsemen in the English oamp, moving
about with extreme rapidity, and appearing now in
this part of the field, now in that. they concluded,,
that we meant to attack them; their pickets
woe strengthened, sidee-de-csmp and general
officers galloped to the front, aced large masses of their
troops Were turned oat. For a long time they stood
on the alert, watching our movements, and evidently
at a loss how to account for the very extraordinary
character of our cavalry manoeuvres. About thirty
of the Russians, however, thought this a favourabU
opportunity to desert. As they advanced, they were
fired upon by our pickets, and fell back. Two Polish
officers only advanced under the firs sad surrendered.
They wee taken to Sir C. Campbell, and from thence
to head-quarters, and I am told that they have aim*
been sent on board ship in Kamiesch Bay. Nothing
whatever, not even a" shave," has transpired as to the
information they gave; but it is not difficult to guess at
the nature of the intelligence the commander-in-chief
received from these officars. If the Russian army
before us are to do anything at all they must attack
the Balaklava trout; and though their losses during
the winter have been enormous, the weather
has now for a long time been fine, and
the roads have been dry enough to admit
of the marching up of large reinforcements.
Whatever intelligence the two deserters may
have brought, it has produced a certain effect at
head-civarters. As the long-expected attack may
still be indefinitely delayed, you will excuse my not
sateen into details; bat this I can say, that the
greatest activity prevails in adding to the defences of
oar Balaklava positiod.
The whole brigade of Guards is now between Ka
-
data and Balaklava, with the exception of a small
detachment, which still remains in the old camp
on the Sebastopol front, and another detachment
which, for some months past, has been on fatigue
duty, making fascines and gabione, near Karaoi.
The original position of the new Guards' camp was
not favourable to the health of the men and officers;
the camp was too low down, and too close to Bala-1
klava. It is now to lie removed to the top of the
mountsia of which it occupied the base ; huts are fa'
the course of erection, and the work is rapidly pro-,
gressin . It is high
reu m time.
among Fevere
troops
aod
gutisiahtoccupy
alreadyu
declared
low ground, and the progress of the disease is likely
to keep pace with that of the season. In the two
months to come the low ground will be the post el
danger ; and ea, from strategical necessity, large
corps most occupy the low ground, it is devoutly to
be hoped that the army is amply provided with qui-
nine, and that that invaluable medicine is not "in
balk " Perhaps—looking to the past—it is not too
impertinent to suggest that a pound of quinine in
camp is 'worth more than a hundredweight of the
crime medicine at Malts, or in the inaccessible hold of
some transport. Duffing the cholera season in Bul-
garia, we were told that, as far as medicines want,
ample provision had been made for the wants of the
army. That the provision made for the fever cases
of the Crimea may not be ample only, bat also
effective, is a subject of devout wishes and hopes.
In the Sebastopol front the new siege has not yet
commenced; but the event is still being announced
as about to come off from week's end to week's end.
The transport up' to camp of heavy ordnance and
ammunition is being , carried on with uninterrupted
vigour, and urgent demands for a rapid and plentiful
supply of homes are loins made upon the
party at Kermit. The signs of the times b
work to come Lord Raglan, too, has been inspect-
ing the trenches. His lordship's interest in the pro-
gress of the siege works has produced a profound
sensation.
Onr new mortar batteries and those of the French
have for two nights been playing upon the harbour.
It was commonly reported in camp that they had
sunk one of the Houten ships. It we. even asserted
that the Twelve Apostles bad been blown up. On
inquiry, I find that one of the small steamers that
used to ply about in the harbour had been hit by
several of oar shells; that the Russians withdrew
her, and that another steamer took her place. So
whether she is burned, or sunk, or merely disabled is
an open question which leaves a fair field for
conjecture and discussion. Let us hope that she was
disabled, burned, andkUnk, and that this steamer of
evil doings has come to an evil end.
The last deserters that hive tame out of Sebastopol
report favourably for as. Provisions are scarce. But
if the weigher remains fine and the roads practicable,
provisions can be brought up from Odessa, which we
were foolish not to destroy, since after all it is not
only a commercial towa, but also a Russian depot.
The malaria in Sebastopol is dreadful, and both the
inhabitants and the naive suffer fnim disease in its
most malignant form. Part of the town is deserted ;
the inhabitants have taken refuge on the north side,
where they live under canvas, receiving scanty
rations from the commandant. But the most im-
portantreoe of news is that the storks of ammaeition
are nosr y exhausted, and that gunpowder especially
is running short. Making all due &Rawest* for the
promisees of deserters to tell news which is agreeable
to those to whom they desert, there are many alma-
stenos@ which support this part of the story. Om
of the greatest faults which the Ruskins committed
from the first was their useless waste of powder
and shot. They have, given a practical demonstra-
tion of the old proverb, that it "takes many cannon
balls to kill a man." They have frequently fired
from such an enormous distance at moving ob-
jects that they have tornadoes wasted 100 retied
111 sod as many shells to kill one of our sol-
Of late their fire lies become more rare and
lefties% and new they work their gone like people

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY KVIINIfjaI, MARCH 26, 1855.
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flighty and superficial to study y'vr ... . , _ . t .K. 7, .
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Visa emote, * the Ridlag asked. mines and dells are severed.with fresh green greet,
of matters, in the coarse d frivolitffr°lll variety
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barker's, sod boffoollorY•e Bat Poor Clunzi Lagers, Primes Metalled Mesas, the Bassa Weisser, init other transport has arrived with about 300
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the moral antipodes of the Times :—" Dr. the Ibtirels—olliiiiiilbiii4 Thiessi BaigegC,llsoeiuq frfly. horses and melee. Add to this that the
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Dimwit. &a., sash hiadand hi, bey.."lt mast be Ceder*, Lady Elisabeth Belted, sot Malee•Geeeral the the two 111001.117-410 in toierabie condition and
efilsient for service. Two canpsuies of artillery, of
tree' fee U ie averred by " ere of oar Eell" 11.1(31611Netamdt'elinist.LiGny.
i• t was I. attendance to the 130 air each, bate also cagey sad it is stated in
with whose first work wee published in paimeomd spa dwiag diew. the regiments that largenum of ocovalesoents,
' the 118th eatery.* A 'man who published a yestaday the geese sad Prises Albert, the Untie of ready to join, are waiting at Botitari and the other
1 book in the, 18th century, and Is still alive, mast Wales, the Prime* Royal, Mace Alfred, the Prisms hosintsls of the Bosphorus until the weather shall,
be infallible. The practical application of his Alice, the Dashes of Rest. the Priam of Waters, the be a little more settled, and the nights a little warmer
i dnatrim ia_su adiaal in the land with Latin awl thawing& in Waiting, sad **Domestic Homo_ --until, is 'short, their "stylus art absolutely re-
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hold, atAutited Diets &eves is tail Private Chapel ci gaited for active operations in which the allied
the Thus, and shot cat "the serial publications of
Baaktaithaa Palma. The Rev. H. G. Liddell performed armies ere to take the initiative.
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