The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-13 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, JULY 30.

The market is very quiet, and there is no change of mate.
Mal importance ; money is yet freely c ffered both on call
and time, and there is more short time business paper effer-
ing both at the banks and in the street, which is taken at 6
to 7 per cent. There is no change in the rates of interest,
although the turn is in I of the borrower. Foreign
excharge is heavy, and has been selling slowly at 1091 to,
110 on London, 60 days. The stock market is steady, with
slight scimetion. Orders from London have raised the
value of the bonds of some railway', and in particular for''
Illinois Centre), Freeland and Construction Bonds, Erie
1983'5, Erie 1876'5. and the Michigan Central Eight per
Cent. Bends of 1860 and 1869.

A MAN ENGIILPHED IN •

day lust I persons went from Sunderland over to the
em,:e at the entrance of Jarrow Slake, to dredge for shrimps.
Among them was a man named Bertram. He was dredging
en the sands at some distance hom the net when be was
suddenly heard to exclaim, " Lord /nu save u," and the
neat moment he was engulphed in a dangerous quicksand.
Hie body has not been fond.—Sowdeviorad Times.

OUR ARMY IN THE CRIMEA.

ORM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

CAMP ABOVE SEBASTOPOL, JOLT 31.
Very little change has occurred in the relative
positions of the besieged and besiegers during the
last three days. The French have not advanced any
further towards the enceinte of the Malakhoff, but
they have been busily occupied both in extending
and deepening the approaches already made. The
trenches are sufficiently wide now for the troops to
stand four deep under cover from direct fire. The
moon was full on the 29th instant, and the nights
have been sufficiently clear for working parties in
front to be immediately perceived by the enemy. A
newly-placed gabion becomes at once the signal for a
terrific discharge of grape and small shells. The
same causes have acted in preventing the sap from
being extended toward the Redan.
The enemy has executed a counter-approach, the
object of which has been puzzling many of our en-
gineers. On the night of the 28th instant the
Russians were distinctly heard working, about
the Korniloff bastion, as it was supposed,
by the French in the advanced approaches on the
Malakhoff-hill. When daylight appeared, however,
it was observed that a deep trench had been cut in
the glacis, at right angles to the great ditch around
the Malakhoff works. It was almost directly opposite
to the salient angle of the Korniluff bastion, com-
municated with the ditch by an opening in the
counterscarp, passed through the abattir, and was'
extended in a direction towards the nearest point of
the French approach. This passage, which seems to
be very deep, decreases in breadth as it recedes from
the ditch. The earth kas been thrown up on either
side, so as to form two parapets, and the whole has
the appearance of one of those covered passages
known, in the language of fortification, as
a double caponniere. But what the object of
it is in the present instance is not very appa-
rent. Whether intended to counteract any supposed
mining in that direction, or to be used as a passage
for sallying out against the besiegers, is a matter of
surmise. Since the night of its first construction it'
has been deepened, but in other respects it remains,
as fur as can be seen, in the same state in which it
was when first observed. The colour of the fresh
earth thrown up and the opening made in the dark
abattis by its passage render this trench very con-
spicuous.
The Russians have brought a heavy fire to bear
upon the new battery erected on the east side of
Careening Bay near the water of the great road-
stead, and have succeeded in some degree in delaying
its completion. There are no less than six batteries
on the north side, the guns of which can be turned
against the spur and ridge to the right of the
Careening Harbour. The largest battery is
the 12-guu battery nearly directly opposite. Our
allies call this work, from its being close to the large
burying-place frequently referred to from its con-
spicuous position, La Batterie de la Cimetiere. Large
Russian working parties have been vary busy about
it of late: they appear to be extending it, and also
to be excavating deep trenches along the heights,
both to the east and west of the work alluded to.
The small 3-gun battery which the Russians deserted
the day after the capture of the Seleughinsk and
Volhyuia redoubts, has been converted into a strong
work by our allies. It is now ready for its armament,
which wad consist of three 13-inch mortars and a
Lancaster gun. From its commanding position over
the roadstead, being at the extreme cud of the spur
of the mountain, it is anticipated that this work also
will be very effective against the Russian ship:ring.
The Seleughinsk redoubt, which is still familiarly
called the White Battery, has au immensely power-
ful armament. It is said that we are expecting the
arrival of a further supply of large mortars.
It has been noticed that, in the large Russian ceme-
tery to the west of the Star Fort, a large obelisk has
lately been erected. This appears to mark the grave
of some distinguished personage,tor groups of soldiers
have been frequently seen gathered around it, and
yesterday a large party of ladies, with children,
left some carriages and walked to that pert of the
cemetery where it is placed. They remained a long
time there. This burying place seems devoted to
persona of higher class than the larger one near the
12 gun battery. The crosses are larger, and particu-
larly obvious among the collection or graves are four
large monuments, or raised tombs, ot white stone.
Trains of carts, conveying gabions, or forage, or
sometimes sacks, continue to arrive daily along the
north side.

There has been very little firing in the French
works on the left for some time past until yesterday
1(30th.) The approaches appear to be everywhere so
I near to the Russian lines, t net they wait only for the
signal to assault. Yesterday morning, however, it
was observed from the right that some Russian work-
ing parties in large bodies were moving toward the
Bastion de Mist, and notice was seat of the observa-
tion to the Freuch authorities on the left. A tre-
mendous fire was at once enured by our allies, and
the bombardment was kept up for two hours. The
Russians at first replied with very great vigour, but
I the superiority of the French fire was subsequently
strongly marked, and toward the conclusion the
enemy's guns were nearly silent. In the afternoon,
at half-past 3 o'clock, the French sprung a
powerful mine, apparently near the salient
angle of the Flagstaff Battery : lines of earth were
projected into the air to a great height, and
a dense column of black smoke, immediately fol-
lowed the explosion. A flag of truce was hoisted at
Fort Constantine just at the conclusion of the abort
bombardment mentioned above; it was said to have
reference to au interchange of prisoners.
Our casualties, though rather numerous during the I
last three days, have not beep generally very serious
in character. The only officer struck was Assistant-'
Surgeon Louie Lundy, of the 79th Highlanders, who
received a contusion of the thigh from a large frag-
ment of shell.

On the 29th the French made some experiments
with afield rocket battery at a part of the right flank
overlooking the Tchernaya Valley. Some shots were
directed against the email Russian battery on the verge
of the cliff forming part of the Inkermann mountain.
One or two shots tell with excellent precision, but the
flight of the rockets seemed generally too uncertain
fur a mark comparatively so small, and in so difficult
a position. Their range, when directed across the
I valley, was very great, and as projectiles for the
purpose of annoying an advancing force, they must
doubtless he very effective.
The French speak very confidently of the assault
being made before the 15th of August, the fete-day
of the first Emperor Napoleon. No date is named
in the English camp, but circumstances lead to the
supposition that it will take place immediately that
the necessary preparations can be completed. Major-
General Sir Richard Decree, K.C.8., commanding
the Royal Artillery, has left for Therapia. His leave
of absence extends to the 15th of next month.
His Grace the Duke of Newcastle is visiting the
camp at present. He arrived by the steamer Ottawa,
and it is understood, will remain in camp for a week
or ten days. The troops are now in got.d health and
cheerful, and well presided for in all respects, and a
visitor may well find it difficult to understand how,
only seven months back, a state of things could have
existed so diametrically the reverse.
There has been a remarkable change in the state
of the weather during the three da3s ;test passed.
IThe morning of the 28th instant was us) test in by
violent showers of rain, which soon couverted the
ravines into so many channels for scarcely passable
torrents. Heavy showers have continued to fall at
•
intervals since, and the water reservoirs are again
filled. The springs afford an abundant supply, and
the restrictions, which a few days since were obliged
to be adopted on account of the prevailing drought,
have consequently been removed. The rain ceased
yesterday, and towards night the atmosphere exhi-
bited a considerable amount of electric disturbance.
The lightning was incessant, but consisted chiefly of
"sheet lightning," and was not attended with thun-
der. The rain has been followed by the appearance

cs,it a few cases of cholera among the regiments is
front. The troops generally are, however, enjoying
good health, although Instances of fever and tun.
terio disease are continuing to occur.

(FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)
CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, Jury 30.
For the last few days we have experienced an
agreeable interruption to the oppressively warm
weather, which we have so long endured. All the
country around seems as it visited by a second spring.
It is to be hoped it will also do something towards
replenishing the springs of water which have been
nearly dried up by the continued heat. Much might
have been done long before now towards alleviating
this want, which there was a probability would
be severely felt before the autumn. The
French from the commencement instituted g
corps of well sinkers, paying a premium
on the springs discovered, and it is to our allies that
the whole of the right attack is at present indebted
for the supply of water to the present time. We have
begun now to tarn our attention towards alleviating
the hardships of the winter in prospect, and the
quartermasters have been called on to furnish a list
of the warm clothing necessary to complete the sol.
dims of their respective regiments, and under the
present system there is little fear of the incon-
veniences and surmountable hardships recur,
ring. As we will most probably be in pee.
session of the south side of Sebastopol Were
the snow talls we will be able there to find sufficient
shelter for the whole army, even should the Russians
in their desperate flight destroy as much of the
town as has escaped the destructive effects of our
shot. Our army is sanguine of success, although we
have remained outside so long that the streets of
Sebastopol seem as far from us as the stars of beaver.
The continued dry weather has allowed us to neg.
lect the drainage of our trenches, and the °outguess°
is that they have become wet ditches. In the lower
ones the water is nearly flush with the surface, as the
zigzags carry down to them the accumulated water
trom Gordon's battery. The middle ravine
(marked in the map as the continuation of the Kara-
belnaia) is generally transformed into the bed of a
raging torrent by the heavy rains which have atilt.
the deserter who came over to us the other even-
ing mentioned that 14 men and one officer wished to
accompany him, but were deterred by our men firing
on them. This story has been repeated by every
deserter who has joined us as yet. It may be doubted
if their death by British ballets is so certain as death
from the knout in the case of their returning to the
army they have left after their unsuccessful at-
tempt at desertion.
A

was made by the cavalry yester-
day (29th) beyond Balder, to investigate the probable
force of the Russians in that quarter. By all ac-
counts the allies deceive themselves with respect to
the Russian forces in the peninsula, they being
neither so numerous in men or artillery as our late
commanders wished to suppose. The formation of
the southern portion of the Crimea affords in many
places great advantages to those who remain merely
on the defensive, as our position ou the heights of
Sebastopol and the present position of the Russians in
the pass of Mackenzie's Farm. There are two
passes leading from the plains of the Tcher-
naya to the steppes of the Northern Crimea.
Both of these can be held by a small
force against one greatly its superior, and unfortu-
nately the Russians have been beforehand with us in
holding them both. Another pass is spoken of by
the Tartars, but it does not present sufficient facilities
for the transport of artillery, and yet Hannibal
brought elephants over the Alps.

Towards the side of the town resting on the
Karabelnaia ravine, the Huskers are endeavouring
to strengthen it sufficiently with batteries in order to
prevent a recurrence of the coup de main in that
quarter. There is now little doubt that if the
attack by General Airey had been seconded by
reintoreemente and simultaneously with the attack on
the Redan the result would have been succeseled ; and
as for the oft-repeated excuse that the Itedan is unten-
able unless the Malakhoff is first taken, our engineers
seem to be undecided on this point, as there is no
point from which they can have a good view of the
relative positions of ours towards the other, unless it
be from the north bide, and this land is at present in
the power of the enemy.
Since the taking of the Bayonne redoubts, all the
houses of the government artisans at the head of the
harbour have been abandoned; also the plat u marked
in the plan as the biscuit manufactory. There is
even a prize captured by the land forces abandoned
at the head of the harbour consietin,g of a small mea-
-1 inm. schooner which ran aground, and was deserted
by her crew in the early part of the siege.
In my next communication I mai have probably
subjects of greater interest, as the speedy progress of
the works on the French right warrant the supposi-
tion that a collision between the two conflicting par-
ties is not far distant.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT LATE ON THE

DANUBE.)

ENGLISII CAMP. JULY 31.

One of the Piedmonttse generals, whose name
has escaped me, paid a visit, accompanied by some of
General De in Marmora's staff, to Eupatoria last
week; with what object I have not been able to
ascertain, but I am disposed to connect i. with the
rumours which have heed afloat for some days past of
I the probable embarkation of the Sardinian army, in
company with Omer Pacha's corps, for the purpose
of carrying on operations to the north. But this after
all may be one of the many schemes projected day
after day, and which die ere they have been many
hours in existence. The Sardinians still entertain
some apprehensions of an attatk on their position, but
baaly founded I should think. They have still a great
number of cute of diarrhoea, but the deaths are
comparatively few. Their coutribution to the general
stock of amusement is very good mu-ic, as horse races
is that of the English, and theatricals of the French.
They have mass after tho Austrian fashion every
Sunday morning, at which the general, his staff, and
all the troops are present, as well as a goodly num-
ber of French and English, attracted by the bends
After the ceremonial the whole army " marches
past," and the entertainment was lengthened out lest
' Sunday by some cavalry manoeuvres, which were
performed admirably; the horses are small, but seem
hardy and active, and the men ride well. I should
say, if the four squad! one which are bete are good
specimens of the whole, in this arm of the service
they are vastly superior to the French. 'f he Chas-
seurs d'Afrique are certainly better mounted, but
then the men are too big and heavy for light
cavalry ; and as regards the rest of the ree-
-1 ments out here, I hardly know what to call
them, for anything so cumbrous, lumbering,
clumsy, and good for nothing in the shape of horse-
' flesh I never saw men mounted on. The Sardinian'
have but one point in the formation of their light
cavalry which we as well as the French have missed,
that is, some sort of proportion between the men
and the homes. They have not put giants on ponies,
or a fifteen-stone trooper on a horse sixteen hands
' high, and called him a hussar. Their horses are as
they should be—small, fleet, and manageable, and
the riders are tight wiry fellow, handsomely and
serviceably dressed. I noticed that a good deal of
skill has been displayed in contrasting the colours—
such as the blue pennons and the whit] facings of the
lancers. The mass and review take place on a piece
of undulating ground close to Camara, overlooking
the valley of the Tchernaya, and overlooked by the
heights of hlackenzie's Farm, so that from the batte-
ries on the plateau the Russians can enjoy a full
view of the spectacle. In addition to this, the
band playa on the same ground every evening from
six till eight, and finds a large audience amongst the
mans of weary mortals now in the Crimea, on whose
hands time barge like lead, and to whom good musics
is a rare treat.
'the Zouaves resumed last night their theatri-
cal performances in their camp near Inkermanus
The theatre is somewhat classical, in being in the
open air, surrounded by a small dry stone wall ; the
seats are simply banks of earth running crosswise,
and the stage is one end of a small hut, somewhat
elevated above the pit, adorned by rudely painted
scenery, representing young females amusing them-
selves with flowers, and a distant view of two trees
and a pond. The band of one of the regiments was
in attendance, and formed the orchestra. None but
officers were admitted into " the body of the brie.
or at least none else went in, as those who did so

Were expected to pay something into the box
at the entrance for the benefit of the wounded ;
bet a vut number of agile individuals from
the ranks were crowded along the top of the
wall, and intensely enjoyed the whole performance
gratis. The "sane" was lighted up by two big
paper lanterns, stuck on the end of poles. Between
those who were seated, and those who were standing,
there were certainly not less than one thousand per-
sons present. The pieces played were the Permis-
sion de Dix Ilesires, lad La Question d'Orient, sad the
acting was certainly excellent, vastly better than the
average of that in the London theatres, where the
efforts of one or two good performers are marred by
the stupidity of half-a-dozen absurd ones. All the
parts were well player', the actors being priv•tssol-
diers, who personated the women also, and did it to
the life, from the wearing of the ,jape bouffante to
the play of the hands and the tone of voice.
La Perwaisoun de Si.: lleures mainly displays the
various dodges by which a private soldier manages
to outdo his Alsatian sergeant in winning the affec-
tions of a pretty girl and throwing him into the
arms of her ugly old aunt, who Iris madly in love with
him, but whom he detested. Both private and ser-
geant were attired in band uniforms borrowed from
the Connaught Rangers, but so braided and folded as
to turn out, with the aid of a three-cornered hat,
something eery like the uniform of an exempt of
Louis XlV.'s time. There was a great deal of very
broad joking, but in • exmp, and before such an
audience, this went for nothing; they were during
the n hole time in tears or laughter, though
the voices of the performers were every minute
almost drowned in the roar of the cannon, which
were dealing death on the other side of the hill. The
night was calm and balmy ; a glorious Crimean
moon silvered the light clouds as I never saw them
silvered before, except on papier macho articles ; and,
after two very pleasaut houra spent under her mellow
light, in one of the roost extraordinary scenes I ever
witnessed, we walked back to the camp amidst
crowds of soldiers, so silent and orderly that one
might have taken them with short eyes (or old ladies
coming out of Exeter-hall, the performance having
been concluded by a comic song in Norman patois,
the refrain of which consisted of two groans and the
exclamation Sapristi.
Omer Pacha was expected last night. The Duke
of Newcastle is still here.

IMPERIAL P.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.)
Their Lordships met this (nub's's.
The Exchequer Bills (7,090,000) Bill, the Militia Pay
Bill, sad the Coaaolid►ted Fund (Appropriation Clause)
Bill, ware a third time.

APPEALS.
Lord St. LEONARDS nw.vett for a return of the appeals
which had bees hued aad decided in their lordship's house
dialog the last Ave years, separation the English, Irish, and
Scotch appeals, and giving the decision in each case. He was
induced to move for this return in consequence of some re-
marks which had been attributed to the Solicitor l,
end which reflected very much on the manner ia which their
lordships administered justice in a court of appeal. The
boa. and learned gentlemen was reported to have said in
his place in the House of Commons, that their lordships
were in the habit of deciding eases without hearing the
whole of the arguments, while generally the appeals
were conducted in a manner which contrasted
most unfavourably with the mode of adminis-
tering justice in some of the inferior courts of
Law and Equity. Now, nothing could be more unfounded
than this sweeping accusati.n spinet their lordships' house
as the highest court of appeal in the land, and as the re-
turns which had been moved for would tend to nista the
statement, he wee sure there;would be no objection to make.
(Cheers)
Lord CAMPBELL had read the language attributed to
the Solicitor-General with indignation. It was as mach a
reflection ups the noble and Warned lord on the woolaaek
as it was a direct attack upon their lordships' keuse as a
court of appeal. Both the reflection and the attack, how-
ever, were equally unbounded. He could assure the
country of that, because he had attended the hearing of
appeals for the hat nine years, and he had felt It to be his
duty to be present during .he whole of the arguments, de-
ciding upon each case just as deliberately and unclentiouly
as Übe had been sitting in the Queen's Bench. (Hear.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR did not think the remarks
of the Solicitor 0 e l were intended as a reflection upon
himself, but as a censure upon the in which appeals
were dispose of their lordship's house. Nevertheless,
if the Solicitor-General were correctly reported, his tone
and language could not be too strongly condemned, for
it was of the utmost importance to the interest of the State
that the dignity of their lordships' house as a court of
appeal should be striAly upheld, which never could be
done if an impression were allowed to go abroad that the
'pixels were disposed of in a hasty and slovenly manner.
He believed, however, that the utmost care and atten-
tion were directed to the appeals which came before their
lordships, and be had no doubt the return now moved for
would convince the public that there was no just foundation
for the attack of the Solicitor General. (Hear.)
The return was then ordered.
Their lordships adjourned at hall past 1 o'clock.