The Express.
London, England, 1855-07-04 00:00:00

CONON 005 OWN
YULE C OFF C&ONSTADT, Seas 26.
I transmit my diary ot the last week:
June 19.—Tbe Exmouth sod Blenheim *eta-ned
this morning trout the Island of Lavensari, where
they have been firing ou the enemy. A heavy broad-
side firing had been kept up by the Blenheim for
lour hours. The loos on the side of the enemy must
have been very great. The only damage sustained
en board the Blenheim was her main misen topmast
beads slightly is sired. A pees of the main
topmast-beau struck the captain of mantes in the
sheet, and caused • slight coutusion. Two of the
gunboats were gent is on trial, and answered re-
inetkably well from their small draught of water,
being able to get so much closer to the enemy than the
large ships. The Island of Lavensari is near the en-
trance of the Bay ot Nerve. There are several
earthworks thrown up there, and a large barrack
capable of containing about 1,500 men. When the
Bleabrini commenced -firing the enemy Mid only
three gnus mounted, bat soon succeeded in mounting
Ave more on field caniages.which they brought down
on the beach, and ti. ed 82 shots at the gun boats
without effect. They were reinforced during the
day by a large num ter ot men conveyed by means
Of boat* from another inland close to Lavensari.
Jime2o.—A heavy cannonade nas been heard all the
morning man E.N.E. direction. At 10.15 a.m. all the
fleet got under weigh for Cronstant, the Merlin lead-
ing. At 5.3'1 p.m. the fleet passed Tolbeacon Light-
house, and proceeded up the north passim leaving the
Royal George, Eurya.u., Caner, and Cressy to guard
the south, which lad many to believe something was
about to take VIAL When the fleet anchored a sig-
nal wee made to the Vulture to keep ceder weigh,
and at 7.30 she was ordered to anchor sateen of the
Orion. She bad scarcely got into proirion when she
came in contact with one of the internal machioss,
which exploded under her starboard : the con-
cussion wee so great that the guar-room officers' galley
was entirely displaced, the shot hove out of the
racks, the engine* put oat of gear, 9 bars thrown out
or the tarmac. sin the engine-room, two two were
thrown out of their hammock., and the compares.* off
the pivots, but nothing further el-her in the hold or
engine-room. Ti.. enemy appear well prepared,
having large earthwork. thrown up and an encamp-
ment of, I should say, about 2.000 man close to the
beach. We are also prepared in case of an attack
from them, having very little cable out, and our
capstans rigged all ready for weighing.
On the morning ot the 21st the tieet exercised
at general quarters, acid in the afternoon the
boats of thy Duke of Wellington, Orion, and
Exmouth were mat to creep for infernal machines.
They succeeded in getting up five, one ot which was
taken on board i he Exmouth. and pieced on the poop,
but an unfortunate accident took place; while en-
deavouring to find out what it was made of it ex-
ploded, and wounded Admiral Seymour in the eye :
doubts are entertained whether he will lose the
eye or not. Those who also suffered were the flag
lieutenant, captain ot marines, and signalman. One
exploded on board the Duke also, and slightly hurt
the Commander-in-Chief.June 22. fhe Jupiter transport arrived This
Morning, with a collier in tow, trum Mire's. The
Vulture was ordered to coal from her, and having
got under weigh, had nut proceeded four cables
length when she got in contact with soother infernal
machine, half way between the Duke of IVellington
sad Orion, but being in deeper water than she was
oa the night of the 211th, did nut sustain the slightest
Injury. fhe Eerier, fleet hare been exercising sails,
and our gunboats are under weigh, firing at • target.
Jane 23.—The boats of the squadron have been
employed again to-day in creeping for infernal ma-'
chines, and have succeeded in taking them up as
follows.: Duke of Wellington, 8; Nile, '5; James
Watt, 2; Orion,4 ; Creamy, 4 ; Exmouth, 2 ; Amster-
lits,4. Making in all, 37.
June 24.—The appearance of the weather to-day,
together with the way in which the glass has fallen,
threatens very badly. About half-past 8 p.m. the
sky became very dark, and almost in an icetant the
rain, thunder, and lightning was terrific; this lasted
mail 11, when the wind shifted, and it became fine,
but the heat almost unbearable.
June 25.—The Bulldog bar joined the fleet. She
beings news of the Amphion having got close to some
of the batteries at Sweaborg ; five of them opened
fire on her, which she returned, and succeeded in
blowing up one of their magazines. She had one
man killed and two wounded. Admiral Seymour
still suffers much, and little hope is entertained of
saving the sight ot his eye. The Vulture leaves thin
evening, with the mails, for Dieizic. The fleet ars
at present very healthy.
June 26.—The Vulture passed the Geyser, with
two mortar vetted* and one gunboat in tow, on their
way to join the fleet.

HOUSE OF

DAY.)

LORD RAGLAN.

FRANCE.

(rams cm& OWN coasssromaixe.)
PARIS, 10111 DAT EVINIKO.

The Sebastopol letter in yesterday's Catestataionnel,l
to which I attached so much importance, has aces.
Maned immense sensation, sod the Government has,
thought it necessary to publish the following du-'
avowal of it, in the form of a communicated note,
which appears in this evening'. Petrie :—" In its
number of this day, the Asheradee, while borrowing
from the Coastitsaierenet a oorrespondence front Se-
bastopol, gives to that journal the title of ' semi-
official.' Government has already declared, in a
note in the Mottitear of May 8, that it has no semi-
official organ. It is necessary formally to renew this
declaration. The facts stated by the Constitute:nine,
are, moreover, greatly exaggerated, and are in con-
tradiction with all the information received by the
Government."

The C'onalilistionnel, made aware that the publica-
tion of the letter had excited displeasure, publishes
the following explanatory note:

Everything relating to our heroic army excites each in-
tim* interest that we feel it almost a public duty to plus
immediately wader the eyes of our readers all the erre-
'penitence we nixie* (rum the Crimea. Among the letters
we have pub'ishid rootage. to the affair of the 18.. h, i. rare
which we thought a particularly spiritel mid striking
account of the assault no the Maisithoff Tower. We
expected that our readers would th. insiders mak, allow-
ance for the easegeration inseparable from ■ narrative
"irides in haste. But there is one detail to which we feel
it aftereary to refer. Our oorreaiiondent estimate, at 5,000
the number of French trope A•ra combs(, which Dumber
(r era, it is true, only •pprosiisistiseiS) is MI than II- reel
number made karma be toe itn.tterf, aad which is 3,333
killed and wounded. We heed not add, that at this Om
teem from the Crimea we publish no litter but oh the re-
spotieibility of the e. pondeat foam whom it emanates.

It is a sinsFle and easy role of faith to hold nothing
true but what appears in the Monitscr. But it is
impossible not to be struck with this fact, that the
government, which must have received Gereral
Pc-
liwier's report of the attack on the Nlalakboff by the
Sams boat which brought the Consti'utioritists letter,
has not yet published it. There eau be little doubt
that it requires much retouching before it can be
made fit for publication.
The new financial measures were not ill received
at the Bourse. It was thought that the additional
taxes would more than suffios to pay the interest on
the loan. Some speculators concluded, from a phrase
In the impose des motifs—to the effect that although the':
Government had sufficient means to provide for the
continuation of the war, it desired to have the faculty
to raise more when necessary—that the lose might
not be proceeded with immediately; but this is pro.'
bly a delusion. The Rente, after opening at 133 fr. 90e.
closed rather weak at 631. 83c. with a tall to 6c. The
Orissa@ and Lyons and Mediterranean railways rose
amide:ably, and almost all the others have im-
proved.

The session et the ?remit Legislative Chambers is
expiated to oolong Gov HI co ►! 64110181.
A letter from Rome says that the *esteem of death
pond by the Coombe ea De Foiico, to bolds, ottospool
siessolads Cordtaai Atotcaoll, bed be:a forotatly comes-
aimed of the POO% tad tbst, ma it lied bNa MIMI to wog
daviraay. De Pekin bed No r gas et artml.

THE BALTIC FLEET. 1 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

The BPIAILIIS teak tie ok.it *only attar 13 Vstask.
Oa the nodes at Kr. MMus. Ulm of &bums WO
gives le Admiral Korblay, ems of dm Laval Lards of the
1 Lula/shy. ea mimic of damsels iiillimasa.

The resolatios agreed to retarder is cessittee of the
obeli hosier for grastiag • reeks of 1,0001. a You to Lady
It glee, sad 2,0001. • year to the pretest Lord Eagles,
sere reported. The rwol•tioae sera adopted, and leave
gives to bring is a bill founded apse there.

TRUCK ACT AIIENDIIIINT BILL.
Oa the order te secoad reading of this bill.
Mr. CRAWFORD object's to its Ming pomaded with
at this late meted of the oweion.
Bir 0 OMIT iltosslit it could sot paw this year, sad
therefor* it had better be withdrawn.
Kr. POSTER, who had charge of the bill, said ha sb,Arld
withdraw it, but wily upon the aatersteadisi that the
goverasesat would take it up heat essei•ra.
Tne order of the dey for the teeead reading was Asa
discharged.
MORTMAIN BILL.
TM bome went into .oaletttee oe tab bill.

Cletus wool 1 to 6 inclusive were agreed to.
Mr. 1109/BRAY moved the insertion of &clause to follow
claim sit, the object of which was tit smut that no pecu-
niary bequest to or in treat for soy ebuitable nee eon-
! tainad in any will or codicil suds after the poring of th a
set, shall fail or abate by reason only that the meats of the
testator shall 'waist wholly or in part of perensalty savour-
! in' of realty, but (wary stab b.q,iest shall he payable, as
lull by sad oat of such Sete Si last aforesaid, as by and
est of soy snots consisting of pare perrosalty, is the was
auto, in all roguing as a persotary bequest of like smogs%
made by the same will or oodioil ni • purpose oot charitable
would hies bus payable, if the semi bad been substituted
therein for such charitable brqsast, anything in the said
recited sets. and say rale or pontos of equity to the essa-
traey ooterithsreedles.
SIR G. GREY said the clause propserd es important,
shera•ion is the law, but if there were any objection to it
in a legal point of view, the fiolicitor-General would snake it
in brie swig up tha report.
Ti.. shoe* wee then *greed to.
MR. Q BUTT proposes. the insertion of another clause,
providing that the 9 Geo 2. chap. 81. should not sabred to
bequest. of clumsy, ita salsa Imperatively rrqsired W be
laid out is land. _

The claim, was agreed tie. aa were also the re•siains
ohm's in the hill, sad the hoses reamed. The bill a.
aseaded wee ordered to he e earirtared an Friday wont.
BURIAL OF POOR PERSONB BILL

This bill was read a woad tiato, sad ordered to be com-
mitted to morrow.
DWELLING HOUSES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
This bill was rued a third time.