The Express.
London, England, 1855-12-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1855.

I whisk at the class of the sanspaign, gilds the
standard of Russia.

It is suggested in moose quarters that Government
has been deterred
the loam to Constant
the disturbance :
ration of this view,
remittance of '

300,0001. of aek
the Bask. W,

itself, furnishes a sufficient explanation. It would
be far better that,. the instalments should be des-
patched as they become doe, than that this obligation
*soak' base oassat4agly n the monetary world, to
occasion a postponement of future relief, or sun-
cation of future preaure. 'Merchants would infinitely
prpferitiobbreigie. want.** as Ohs enabled to mak,
in advance the .requisits cautious arrangements.
Nothing disturbs the money market so much as un-
mataiety.
It is possible that aportion el the 2,600,0001. now
Ding in the Bank may be destined topay for ma*,
bons of war • for the Turkish Government If oh
why are not these supplies bought and sent out,
Ministate must know that the Ottoman army is is
sore want of them. Our own belief, however, is, that
the peal rause of the delay in the distribution
of the loan funds rests with the Commission at Con-
stantinople, through whose hands the money passes.
Thais Commissioners represent respectively Far

before one.

Lord Cum, sad 14oat1sairtJ3woorol Alb Fr
Storla bars wired so Lord sad Groom in Waitiog.

' A Cabinet Council wai held yeaterdiy afternoon at
the Foreign-Aloe. It was attended by Viscount
Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville,
the Earl et Harrowloy, Sir Gearw‘lalrsy, the Earl
et Clarendon, Mr. Secretary Laboachsrs, Lord
Poem" the Ohanoelke of the Exchequer, Sir
Charles Wood, the RI& Roo. E. Vernon Smith,
and the Right Has. M. T. Baines. The Council eat
two hairs.

The Arabishop .f Csaterbury hod ea interview with
Mr. Secretary Lehousitere yesterday at the Colossi&luelee.
Despatches heat the Governor of Ceylon, sad dee free
the Lord Hilts Ceaudedeaer tb. balsa Islands, were
raleived yesterday at the Coloabdullee. Dsepetehat were
seat last main to the Coverages of the North Amoebae
previmeL

Viseeent and Viemantess Pahnenton leave town I
es-day, for Broadleads, fo the Christmas holidays.
We regret to announces the damage of Mine. Moo-
quid, wife of the Private fleentary Mthe Smarm of the
Posit*. This lady has jest expired at Paris, after a leap
sad Falafel illness.
The Marl and Countess Bruce ham been entertain-
lag • distiegaishol party at Smareske Lodge daring the
pest week. TM gasses have had capital sport ea the well-*
soaked rename of the noble lath Ia one day no lase
than MS heed of game were begged from eight roll. The
maspeny at the Ledge initiated the Dike and Dogmas of
Welliegors, the Marquis of Bath, Lent Merry Thrum,
the Zell sad Cosmos of Malsasebary, Vissolat sad Vis-
e/imam Sydasy, do.
Additiesal details represent the danger in which
the Serer of Austria wss lately platted in a 'miens light.
The esashiam, who was thretra upon the pavement, was so
moth forted, that for eons hours his life was despaired ef ;
the two homes ►awed the earflap were also thrown. The
frigitsseed bums dished ea wit► the *orris.", is which the
Impress sad the Countess Bellow& were seated, for may
hundred yards. Whoa the carter drew his veltiele over the
read, the harms were Meat to leap ems ever that, when
Me maa threw the sloth which was ea the back of lie
ows anima leer their hones. On mein the damage
eastaised by the carriage from the collision with his cart,
he approached the Empress sad mid " You must mouse
me, modes, that's not sty fault (allsdiag to the state of
the ferriage) ; I seal& sot de otherwise." It is aamesemry
to my that he has hese richly rewarded.
Daring hie late stay at New Belits, the King of
Prussia was present at the aaptials homes* a lady of the
Grand Dasher of Meoldealmarg's smut sad Lieutenant
Sealer, and "Gadgets& the young bride to the alter.
Mr. R. Basal, lair house surgeon at the Unica-
ally College FtespitaL who afterwards Moue wpm to
the Turkish Coaliapsat, died last math of drollery at
Imitate.

land, France, and Turkey, and it is their duty to me
that the mosey is applied to legitimate objects. If
what we hear be correct, this commission is a very
incarnation of the spirit of obstruction. Between
vexatious demands for all kinds of vouchers, and cavils
pa to what disbursements appertain to the " extra-
ordinary" or war expenditure of the Turkish Go.
tannest, as distinguished from its " °Winery " set-
the. the members seem to have almost prevented the
nehrtenate and ill-need army fmm deriving any benefit
whatever from the loan. Is the British G•vensusent
equally strict is its supervision of the expenditure
constantly gOiog on nearer home! The commissioners'
obstructive tendencies, we are given to understand,
mused the shameful delay in the apportionment of
the first 400,0004 No doubt these gestisesen are very
important in their estimation, and have attained
an realm' poultice in Turkish eyes, as the dis-
misses of an almost Mains amount of wealth.
Bot they will not achieve moons in their minion
maims they ondseend to defer to the nobusineas-
ilk* habits of the Turks. Many of the Octanes
officials may be rapacious and corrupt, but there is no
used to regard them all as plunderers. We as-
cot help thinking that one ally is ill-treated in this
respect. After all, it is Turkey that pays for the
loan. England and Francs have merely lent their
nano, and will, we hope, never be called upon for
say mere substantial sacrifice in mansion with the
transaction. Lord CLAWDON declared in the House
of Lords, on the 3rd of Asgest, that" there would be
staple security for the repsymest of the loan" By
his own showing, therefore, Turkey has a perfect
right to demand that the money for which she pays
interest be promptly and usefully administered. We
trust Ministers will direct their attention to this very
important subject, and take museums for the speedy
distribution of the large sum which is at present der
posited in the Bank, for the exclaim benefit of that
favoured seeperation. If a word of remonstrant*
sod intrudes be also forwarded to the members of
the sommiminn at Constantinople, we venture to
anticipate that the deserving Ottoman army will be
materially bandied. and the access of next year's
campaign Fonda in proportion.

Mr. Gibeoe's statue of the Ones, which arrived
is Reese/ bees Ross s taw weeks age, is saw sucessii
and est up.
The meetings of the Literary and &dentine Red-
sties for Use minas week are :—Wediesday, Inuossopisal,
Thunday, Nunisnatio, 7. Thursday, Royal beatitu-
des, 3; "On the Comae., Hauls" (adapted to • Juvenile
Aaditory), by Protean Faraday. Saturday, Royal Ind-
tatles,3 ; " Oa the Coma Metals" (adapted to a Jennie
Auditory), by Professor Fueday.
Mr. Dicks= and Mr. Macaulay hare more
readers this °bikinis than ever. Thirty-in theusaad
sepias et the lint amber et "Little Dorris" have beta
sold ; sad there will soon be thirty-Ave theassed sepia of
the " History of Bagdad " is the market.

iva dupereadma r the kw has in some degree
been viudleated; the lendable perseverance, of the
soma Sir the prossestisn bee been crowned with
at least temporary emsesse—the birds have been
brought down at the third fire. Messrs. DAVIDSON
and GORDON have been found guilty by the jury, and
sentenced by the Court to two years' imprisonment
with heed labour. The oleos, of the Bankrupt Act
under which this result hie bees achieved, is that
which dedates, " that if say kinirrupt, within three
months next preceding the date of the Sat, under the
false pretence and colour of carrying on business, or
dealing in the ordinary course of trade, shall obtain
goods on credit with intent to defraud the owner
thereof, or with the same intent diipoes of them
when so obtained, be shall on conviction be subjected

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to two years' imprisonment with or without bud la-
bour." The iadiatment chuged that the prisoners had
so obtained goods from their creditors, with intent to
defraud, and not to use them in the way of their
liminess.

The evidence io support of this charge was clear,
ample, and conclusive. For nearly a year previous to
their abeconding it was plainly proved that these pr-
ams had unstained a straggling and hazardous trade
existence by the most desperate, not to my the mast
criminal, means. As far back as October, 1863, they
were under advances from Messrs. Ovum. and GIP&
NIT to the extent of 200,0001.—a considerable potties
of these loses having been mason the security of time
fraudulent speller warrants in respect of latish lle.
Wilms Cots is already undergoing insimmeatisa,
and which are still, we believe, to furnish the mania
for further charge against Messrs. DAVIDSON and
GORDON. This large amount of debt went ea
increasing as the period of their bankruptcy
approached. The amount for which they ultimately
failed was about 600,0001. The immediate
subject of the charge was proved beyond
the possibility of a doubt. Within the three
months rending their flight from this country
the prisoners had obtained from all quarters
every deseription of produce and manatee-
tared goods, for only part of which they had paid in
cash, and upon the whole of which they had received
advances to the full amount, and sometimes more.
' Beek was the ease against them. To this Nee there
was sabstantially no deteoce. The jury very properly
fined them guilty ; and the Court showed its sense of
the quality of their offence by sentencing them to
the maximum of penalty imposed by the clause of the
Act under which they were convicted. May their
punishment, inadequate as it is, yet prove a warn-
ing and an example to the many who, like them, are
exposed to the fearful temptation of maintaining the
seniblanesof wealth and the prestige of respectability by
the miserable devices of peculation and hued. Re-
formation may be—no doubt is--tke great end of
punishment, but with the alums whose god is
respeetability, we have some faith also in the sinewy
of deterrents. For the mercantile credit of this
country let us treat that those who cermet be kept
in the straight path by the principles of honour
and integrity► may yet be withheld from steads-
loss sad glaring aberrations by the wholesome die-
smoke of reflecting cm the penalty that, though
limping wit► lame foot," has at lees,* overtake,
Messrs. DAVIDSON and Goanow.

The late &noel Bogus Ms bequeathed to the
mike Mrs. well l..w■ *Wes fos kis mlisstise—the
Tidos " Lai miTsagem ;" tie aisedisas, • N ttta.ll Piston
Kshild is Msassr ; " sad ids Gelds, " Had si Quist
Crowds& wit► Timms." TM ma/dada adr imibesesa
will, it is pressaisd, lie said is She mans of ths iambi

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'lnc Calla. LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
WINDSOR, Deo. Se' . THE SURRENDER OF HAM.
The Queen and Prim Albert, with the Priem* rj WARBURG, BATA;
' Artlitr. Dila. 1aP01164 The bralide Bum contains a despatch front Han
Lee*, acsompaaied
by General Mouravieff.
t Oabasaa at a waiter
*dad by am Ilarabioasas He reports that he has taken possasion of 130
Motor-Oeserel the Hoe. , cannon, large stores of ammunition, seven standards,
'entail the Hos. Dudley land of prisoners, besides those already reported,
Castle at tea minutes 8,000 Turkish regulars and 4,000 redih.

(mom it :sins.)

Tazzisomaz, Nov. 29.

"Ws are in a state of groat anxiety her. respecting
Has. The ezywildea of Sena Pasha had raised is as the
hope that that twos tows sad its Taut garrison would be,
saved ea the s'ygoareaos of his way seeps; above IH, we
hoped the% Bells Naha would try to sties the memory of
hie wads.% last Isar la Georgia sad his shaasefel reverse at
Ustagbet. But be bee however erateated himself wllk
manilas as far se Bessress. He was to have left that
silty e• the lOth, bat we have sines hserd that he hes not
serried say fariber.
♦ thossaad ragman sad

M same hers.

The general °plant is dial ITO garden el Hare hes sat.
rendered. The fohowlag ,meant I can nosh to yon as
asearate, sad obtained from en asthmatic some :
Foe 10•011 meaths—ema whoa maths—the garrison of
Roe his received se supplies. All the convoys sanosaced
from Constaatinople have either stopped here, or haw Mk
proeseded beyond Hamm. Haas Pion, SW
governor, Maimed the other day in sonmeense salsa
inquiry astern into by Caboali MIMI, has • Mg mad
heavy reeked*, to give wale seen.
In the month of October, the garrison of Its mullein
is la • stets of destitution. Is November, Maio was
thus. DIM of the horses were saw: een ma resolved&
daily ration of 130 dreams cooly, which le shoat the seas es I
210 gramme& Poe s Mg time pest they have hat EA
mot to eat.
The blockade was maintained mot strictly by the Rus-1
sins. sad it wee impossible to love the place. In this I
desperate state of thlap General bloarnieff sent is •
sammes is the 145 k of November. The pont seat word
to the Mashie sad to Gomel Wfilianie that Its was per-
May well sequalated with lb@ state of the garrison, and 'I
that he dared it sa benerable espitalation.
He added that • part of his snob aregolu trope, woe
Milan to be very turbulent and impeasat ; that be MAI
net be @amoebic for what sight happen it the Ramis
army were to be neemsful a • fresh attack. Is sensfeder
he begged the Munk not to prolong a defense boom*
eineessd, and to avoid • useless aloha of bleed.
Oa the following day a goad tonal of war was bald.
Opiaisos were divided. Haim Pasha advised • desperate
Meek on the Roam, see was be unsupported is this
opinion. The *Mir eouseelled • retreat. Pasha Williams
reminded the tonsil of the repeat °EMI Mum annoussiag
Beliat Pasha's arrival, which alight take plan that very day,
is the day after.
He proposed that General II mania should be asked he
• mate of tos days, with his posisimioa to mud a courier
to Ermrous. Casale Tesedele, with a Turkish siker sad
Churchill the interpreter, were seat to the Russian general's
beedquartere. .Geaoral Mouravieff, who knew the snot
state of things, did ad hesitate to grant the delay sad the
authorised= required.
Captain Thompeoa, provided with a pain, was seat to
Eresecrais. Oa hie jemmy be did not sees with a single
Turkish corps. Whoa be wee about nine miles tram
Imam he fell is with a Regalia _ corps at Hum Kash,
sad oompaheaded that why Goers! Moursvieff had is
readily and. the moseeleas I have spoiled. His pass
enabled him to traverse the position of the Rusin amps,
and he arrived at Pusenam, where Mr. Brandt, the English
masal, sequaintod hies with the red state dike on
It was now tits 19a ; Beim Pasha had an moved ; his
troops, consisting oddly of Bashi-Bazooka or volunteers,
wore breads' up. The city was in slam, sad everything
desperate. Capita Thames& left spin fee Bars, where
he waived on the 22ad. On the •11111 day, the Mashir and
Illiesral Williams Weeded mediae, so letters hos BM-
WS tell se, a hag el tress to the Roman tamp, .ad
olio! foe sa interview with Gourd Mosavieff.
It is also stated la a latter, sexton to have been written
by Mr. Brandt, that the atavism took place is the 26a,
sad terminated by a capitulation.
General William, it is said, espied to seam the safety
be the first place of the Hangsdast sad Polish °Meets
=ploys d a the may. They are four in umber, Ismail
Pasha (Hasty), Petal Pseha (Colman), Colonel Bohan .
mbar, sad • Polish diemr. Colonel Behwarzeaberg is a
Wake, but be served I. Hammy spinet the Rosin
army.
What will harm ant l Probably General Mom..
MI, who notes ail as grand thoroughly, will seise ea
Kees sod Storms, sad shut himeU up with the balk oil
MI hems in Gusset Whatever happens, it will he • heavy
blow to the trade of ear town.
P.B. As ofiser, who hal just arrived from Broom,
gives a harrowiegament of Hem which hi had from Cap
rain Thompson. From the Bth to the 16th more an 1,000
mss had sank, most of them through sheer want. After
I the 19th, the kaseeflesh was reserved ezdalively for the
hospitals.

AMERICA.

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SOUTHAMPTON, BAToanaT NOILIMO.

A telegraphic message has been received from
Bremen, announcing the arrival of the United States
Mail steamship Washington in the Wrest, having
landed her mails, passengers, &c.
la consequence of the rapid accumulation of ins
is that river, the Washington has been compelled to
pat back to Southampton.

rred from ilespatehieg the prom& of The Clone and Prince Albert, will
law°
ottetaotioopkkr.a fear afr ratio R 0741. Writers Alfred, Priam Ankle.
eof the mope t arketo in apt the reiseamee Altai Ablate. eat Lee ,
view, it , : . oat • a atm cOelerift tale maples, 'Waded In
400, °' I vra's fiat '. Wail MD• ly, the a*. shutieseasy, majog-1
ealltiro • gild f Neetey idtp 41.9isy, Lent Alfred rater. sad Captaia
Pie otnnot think- that thlriteihe, of 4e
,Bs., sad 'vivid at W iseee Conti