The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-04 00:00:00

THE NEW FIELD

TO THE =MOB OF Tll3 =FRU&
Utrum boeum tumid Bodin.
SlR,—General Simpson had the candour to own
that the assault of the Redan " was not buccontul."
Bee his telegraphic despatch.
The Haw Guards takes a different view, and
Major Curzon is gazetted lieutenant-colonel, because
he brought home the news of " the brilliant successes
of the army under General Simpson." See the
Gazette.
You declare yourself unable to discover upon what
principle the three new field marshals have been
selected, and why any such creation should have
been deemed expedient. I will suggest an explana-
tion. Lord Hardinge is known to be a special
tavourite at court, and with good reason. It would
have been to., invidious to cubicr upon him alone so
eminent a distinction. Two of our oldest generals
ar' therefore chosen (officers of merit in their way) to
form a triad, and to close the door against a charge
of favouritism.—l am, &c.,
October 2. A CONSTANT READER.

It appears, from Prince Glottzlakoff'B diary of tie
.iege, the: the following vowels were, on the 11th ultimo,
suck by his orders :—The Vladimir, Crimea, ChsrsonUe,
416 354 Bessarabia, Gromonossets, &boron, Danube, Turk, and
rozuy. Their guns, the Pilte a states, were first taken
,81 Letat of them.
1,654 1.3 The electric wire is again broken in the Black Sea,
! and this is said to account for the absence of more recent
telegraphic despatches.
rdi celebration
ILLUMINATIONS AT SOUTHAMPTON.—At tbe
of the capture of Sebastopol t Southampton on
ooday last, a transparency appeared at athe Ordnance Map
M
snot office, in that town during the evening, with the words—
DA " Sebastopol. Wit:Maim—Now mind, you know if 1 am
{fowl killed why I went away." One of the most ow active
offs exhibitions amongst the illuminations was st &Arm' n's
Hotel, near the railway Watien, where appeared the motes
Ries ejaculation, " Thanks to Provident.," extending the whole
Islet
dal i
ength of the hotel. The words formed a perfect b.aze of
light, for they were of gigantic size, end were formed by
I rat. innumerable jets of burning bas. Before the came butal
also were a large crown, two 6.4,F, and the letters
I sale, N. E., P. 8., S. L., signifying Victoria, Albin, onNapolThe
eon,
Eugenie. Pelinier, Bruat, Simpson, and Lys.
whole of these ornaments and letters were alto formed of gas.
at tht Same yens ago the mice of the small glass lamps used for
to 61 Illuminations was 10s. a dozen, or 10d. • piece. Th. y are
and now sold for about 10s. a a res s , or less than • peony a puce.
COMMEMORATION OF THE FALL OF SEBASTOPOL AT
GIMENWICH.—There wilt be an illuminati. la at Greenwich
this day in commemoration of the late vie, ry of the allies
at Sehastorol, and in honour of the gallantry and services of
the Naval Brigade. A committee c gnpori d oforc in
i tial
ish.hitgets have orgsoised a pros +llion by th lighn
DA
of 6d. the evening to terminate by a
tire of some 300 tar but in
t cast on Blackheath.
9a. ; ( FROST, WILLIAMS, AND JONES.—On Monday a
public meeting of the inhabitants of Oldham was 1 eid in
the T.Arn Hall. convened by John Platt, H,q., mayor, in
rms compliance with a very numerously sigoed requisition
It I thatan a
to grant an uncondi-
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Is.; at unfortunate gentleman has ezpreued a strong desire to re-
turn to his native country before he dies, being n, w up-
ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS.—At do. quit.
The
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tarty meeting of the comitia m
en, Iselduaodn.erMouonedtha)
s."IW. Knott,
October 1, the following gentIemen,WEDNESDAY EVENING.
having Mr. J. B. 11 (11 Mr. A
I fended by Mr. J. Orem., ors a , . ,
II
Frith Mr.
Co
W. Woolstenholme was in tbe chair,
nee nary eliminations, were admitted members of the
77, Upper Berkeley•streat ; Dr. palling, Kennington•road ; English Onus to-day have experienced al sue the u j
iito r ~
farther fall of 1 ipe cent and closed flatly at wads
. of
rd a '7eoetj years
efet Rennet,
If me sgtee-et?ill'ogr.wTrehenseplizancilieoeitudn:ediar°°arr:
'others. The memorial to her Majest
eolleee: Dr. Weber, 49, PintiourY -senrtz t Dr. Oreenbow, the lowest point of the day. The large cake made, Mr. W. Bialovr, and y
and Dr. Bull, Jersey, was admitted an a- •AMONGST NAVAL OFFICERS—There
daily by the Bank of England more than counteract! was unonitnouttl
- m. eztr
liene.:_nuat:' the steady of the public. A decidedlyl
investments
CITY BATHS AND sr ASHHOINIM--oir James
..
M.P., will present, at • COMMOU Conseil on MORTALITY ldP:
Duke, Bart.,
Thursday, the Ilth ins, the ti de roping effect is also produced by the knowledge . tassel (Awn lateiy, upwatds of 20 admirals baying died this
.., pe tinn from the guardians of i that
Union ta the Corporation, prayiog for .
'be West Lqidop.COO tof the Bank of Frarce continues unchecked.
the withdrawal of gold from this country for
the eeteblietntent of baths and washhouses in the City nf un
Imam. upon this important subject ere can
mention some preview to Sept. U.
7 "la;"RECH or THE Sure LADYCORNEWALL.—TheLed y
COTDCWII,I, from the, Clyde, was Itteriked efl O'd lisrbsur,

£474,49816 6
Ca.
By government and other securities,
bills Discounted, cash on band, Sc. E 574.492 15 6
Land and Bank shares yesterday were quint. Bank
of Australasia shares declined U., and the Canada
Land Company's stock was lower. General Screw
Steam shares were dealt in at 14;.
Nothing is yet settled respecting the time for com-
mencing the next wool sales. The stock remainingl
over from the last sales is estimated to be about 1,5001
bales Sydney, 3,300 bales Port Phi:tip, and 1,500
bales Van Diemen's Land; and the quantity im-1
ported since is as follows: viz., from Sydney, 16,0881
bales; Victoria, 14,179 ; Vcn Diemen's Land, 1,50811
Adelaide, 3,138; New Zealand, 701; and from the
Cape of Good Hope, 9,71 ; making a total import ofl
45,365 bales.
Relative to the leather trade during the past
month, Moore. T. J. and T. Powell report as follows :
Throughout the put month the uharacter f the leather
market has been one of steady but easy pregretsi,a, in de-
mand and in value of the articles we have recently reported
as most prominently needed. Tee requirements for the war
trade
ntinue tbe extensive, were not tor our of
oade the prices of leather wouldit undouldeily havefreedom beer,
greatly higher ; but the entirely free acute of b ether to our
shores maintains that comparative steadiness of prime,
which, although not always so immediately adrantsgeeue,
is eventually favourable to encces•lnl commerce. The
diminution, however, in the numbers of raw hides woolly
imported fr ma South America, and their cunaequent high
value, tend greatly to injure the leather manufacturers, who
have not at present obtained prices at all aeequate to the'
extraordinary rise in the raw material, end if their scarcity
should continue with the prolongation of the war, the value
of heavy leather truest very shortly be higher; sod indeed
the advance Rill not be confined to leather made from River
Plate or :stet Grande Rides, but may he ezpected upon
loather Of every descriotion, as the stuke of all kinds have
boom unusually diminished.

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