The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-10 00:00:00

THE PRINCIPALITIES.

A letter from Bucharest, of Jan. 245,5ay.5:
" All the Turkish troops which were is Moldavia
and at Ibraila, under the orders of Sadyk Pacha and
Ahmed Pacha, have left eight or ten days since.
They re-crossed the river at Goura-Yalomitza, and li
were going, some to Silistria, some to the Dobrudcha,
and some to Varna. Baron de Mensebach, the Prus-
sian agent and consul general in the two Princi-
palities, has just arrived here. It is thought that he
will speedily resume his official relations with the
Wallachian government, which were interrupted by
the Russian occupation on account of the arbitrary
acts committed by the Russian authorities with
regard to Prussian subjects. M. Tutu, the French
consul in Moldavia. has also lately arrived from
Yassy to replace M. Poujade, who is about to leave
for Paris via Constantinople."

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, FEB. 9. PROMOTION. -- Second
Muter 11. T. Wright (184 S) promoted to the rank of 1
muter.

Arrourritsxre.—Commander A. G. Gordon (1853), Wei
of the Majestic, 80, screw steam ship, of 400 horse-power, at
Sheerness, is appointed to the coast guard,
Chaplain and Naval Instructor F. W. Smith (1849), RA,
to the Russell, 60, term steam ship, at Sheering..
Chaplain R.N. Jackson, to the Hastiop, 60, screw steam
ship, at Portsmouth.
Paymaster J. Nott (18.53), to the Royal George, 120,
screw steam-ship, of 400 horse-power, at Sheerness.
11, Clerk in Charge H. 0. R. Mull (1847), to the Oberon, 3,
iron paddle wheel steam vessel, of 260 horse-power, at
Portsmouth.

PORTSMOUTH, Fin. 9.
The Orinoco, steam ship, arrived at Spithead this
afternoon, from the East. Sue has upwards of 200 sick sad
wounded troop on board.
One hundred sick and wounded men MON landed to-day
from the Neptune, 120. They were brought into harbour
by the Solightly, steamship.
The Hubinger, steam ship, still remains at Spithead,
with the wounded troops she has brought home from the
Crank_

The Crams, steam ship, ailed for the Crimes to-day,
with the drafts of regiments she has embarked, numbering
about 900 officers and MIL

A government commission is now sitting in
London to inquire into the blunders of the war transport
Norris*, and to devise the best plan for such service for the
future. The commission has been setting for We last ten
days.

Her Majesty a monster steamer Himalaya l' to leave
Southampton on Monday, having undergone • thorough
ow.ahust. _ _ _

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We are sorry to announce the death of General
the Hon. Sir Patrick Stuart, G.C.M.G. and Colonel of the
44th Regiment, which took plies at his seat, &glee-
mimic Sir Patrick was the second son of the 10th Lord
Blantyre, and uncle to the present peer. He was born in
1777, ia 1793 interest the army, and in 1851 acquired the
rank of General. Sir Patrick filled the Wilms of Governor
of Halts, bat we believe was never engaged in active mili-
tary operations. There are now vacant, the colonelcies of
the 44th, ►y the death of Sir Patrick Stuart, the 65th by
that of General Ramerton, the 7th Feathers by the re-
moval of Sir B. Blakeney to the Ist Foot, sad the lot Bat-
talion of the Rifle Brigade by the death of Sir Andrew
Barnard.

Imam Hums, EEL, M.P.—We are conoerned
to know that the member for Montrose is confined to the
house by very severe indisposition. This alone could have
prevented the hon. member from taking a part in the die-
MINIMS on army reform—a 'object to which he has given
so much attention, and ea whisk kis practical medium
would have been so nail
The

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at the death of each panels =Chi which 31. 7s. 3d. is the
annul premium payable b'y • of the sans ages hs
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