The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-02 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS. SATURDAY

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woman who received these bleeding sadfaintieg lie—
at the hospital gates now sees the stretchers still
arriving, though there has beat, fro battle; and en'
the stretchers are poor fellows foaming st the month,
black is the fsee—convalesoenta, tee often, oast back
upon her hands, after all her oars; and if not oon-
velment% patients suffering under • worse injury
than the Russians can inflict--• worse malady than
climate can breed—because a moral direr underlies
the raging physical one. There is worse behind. This
desperate mischief is as contagious as the !firs'
while it is as fearful as the cholera. The drunker.
nese spreads not only through the ranks of a mi.
moot, and from man to man of a company, but, iD
speak the painful truth, among the women--ern to
the hired nurses of the hospitals. The condition of 1
the soldiers' wives has been openly declared for many 1
weeks past. It is but too true that the habit 11
of drinking has spread among the hired nurses.
lzhaostod by occasional extremity of toil, when
UM kingilele were overcrowded with desperate oases,
living in a fetid atmosphere, and tempted by the
hoility with which they could obtain a transient
relief to their sinking frames and spirits, these wow.
who might have shared the immortal honours of the
sisterhood of nurses, have, in too many jeerers,
sank into intemperance.
If something effectual be not done instantly, there
will be a sweeping mortality among these misguided
creatures—soldiers and their wives and nurses. The
glaring hot summer has already settled down on the
shores of the Bosphorus, and human stomachs in-
flamed with Kaki are, under the sun of Scutari, like
powder in the focus of a burning lens. There are whole
rows of apoplectic drunkards every night vomiting
or disturbing their neighbours by their stertorous
breathing. These are the destined victims of fever or
cholera under the summer heats. Often, in the depth
of the winter night, has FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
passed down between their beds, lamp in hand, looking
from side to side, to see where her relieving touch or
her word of comfort was wanted. Will those whom
she has restored call upon her now, in the heats of
the summer night, to go over her work again—on
behalf, not of heroes, but of sots? Will they let
that precious life be exposed again—under the
mischief-making—not of the CzAR, but of the devil ?
It is with others than the men themselves—ignorant,
and therefore frail under trying new circumstances—
that the blame chiefly rests. The most guilty parties
in the business are the officers, who ought to have
more true fellowship with their men, and the authori-
ties who might easily cleanse the market of the
Greek poison which does the mischief. There is un-
fortanately no doubt about the apathy with which
many officers look on while those who are under
their charge are swallowing rank poison. They:will
not stir to save their profession from the discredit.
They will not stir to save their comrades from
disease and death. They will not stir to prevent Miss
NIGHTINGALE'S work from being undone—much
less to help her, by keeping sound those whom she
has restored. She has overcome everything else—
the ill-will of medical functionaries, the obstructive-
ness of officials, filth, dearth, disease, and death; and
now she is distressed and disheartened, and well-nigh
overwhelmed by this deadly mischief which British
officers might have spared her and the victims whom
ebe cannot save. Is this to go on?
It is perfectly clear that it need not go on. British
Moen are pleased to suppose that soldiers will
drink, and that there is no hindering them. Even if
hit were so, it does not follow that our soldiers must
',drink Greek spirits—poisonous enough in themselves,
and known to be adulterated with yet fiercer poisons.
There is not a man of sense in England who
will believe that the sellers of Raki may
not be kept out of the way of the con-
valescents and nurses of the hospitals. If the
officials concerned had any of the spirit of FLORENCE
NIGHTINGALE in them they would prevent the bring-
ing of Rald within vendible distance, or would see it
pound out upon the sand. There is no scarcity of
pleasant drinks there, and cheap as well as innocent.
Coffee abounds like water ; and wholesome Sherbets
may be had as cheap as the vilest Reki. The Raki is
I robed under the soldiers' noses by Greek scoundrels,
who hanker after plunder and mischief of every sort.
Are we expected to believe that the officers of our
amps and armies and hospitals cannot exclude these
wretches from the British boundaries? We will not
believe it till the authorities have tried, and tried
properly. If they will not try, everybody here will
hope that Miss NIGHTINGALE will hasten home
again, and bestow her inestimable services where
they will not be contravened by those who ought to
be her best helpers. Meantime, when it is once
known what it is which mat weighs down that
kindly spirit, every man who has:a heart will maks
baste to see that she is relieved. Other pests have
been got rid of, at Balsklava and elsewhere, when
we at home have insisted that it should be so. Let
r insist that our soldiers and their wives shall see
owl smell no more Raki, and the thing will be done.
—Daily News.

REGISTRATION or CoLoxxeL Bnirs.—The Gazette
of last night contains a copy of a letter which the Lord' of
the Connate' of Privy Coned (Board of Trade), have !ad-
dressed to the Coaanussinere of Customs, nostanendiog
then to continue for a time the system of registering colonial
ships de inn is this mann , as prionsed before the Mer-
chant Shipping Act cane into operation. Themesionare
have issued ma order is enfornity wnan's-

dation.
GREAT WESTERN AND BRENITORD RAILWATe—•
A numerous and influential meeting wee held at the Tows
Hall, Branford, on Tuesday last, to consider the proposed
Great Western and Brantford (Themes Junction) Railway.
Amongst thaw present were Viscount liers, Janis Host.
1 Rower', In, J.P., G. W. Andrews, 8.q., Breedseda
T. Parnell, Esq., hleworth ; F. F. Whitehouse,
Brantford; J. Connington, Bic., Brantford ; J. Bialtealrom
Brantford; H. 0. Day, Req., blower* • Edwina Beal,
Beg., Islewurth ; and many other isleeitial islehltaels.
The meeting was contemned by the aided' in the ed..
bourhood to consider the hest mote of =trying out the Mee
densities, and the direeten et the ampany wen MANI W
attend the meeting to owlets the p.m and the gesgmei
plan for carrying it out. James Hellegelnsey, Berke=
the chair, and after implaining the otiose el *A
called upon one of the directors (M. G. DittweVitss=
Ilthe scheme,. which having been done,
were pawed in favour of the measure, sad the semilig
separated.it Tag FOUNTAINS TO BE OPENED AT BTDll3olaite
This day (Satarday) the fountains in the bu SmilinO.
eke crystal fountain, one of Monti r, andildiAsMy OS
VOW fountain in the Alhambra, will play duns( the after-
noon. The waterworks, out of deers, which Sr. to make
their Brat appearance, are the fountains of the sin brim
on the terrace garden, the two small circular belies just
below the terrace, and the large round basis in the main
walk. These nine basins ere called the upper range, to
distinguish them from the greet camel* and the intinasse
double series of circular jets with maze spires 260 feet
high, which lie lower down is the gronsille, sad which mil
nut be ready till some time in July. The upper nage le
played from the large lake at the Sydenham end et the
building: its high jets are played from two squat. tasks
jun erected on the edge of the lake. The two high Owen
are for the high jets of the lower fountains. As to the foun-
tain in the nave designed by Mr. Monti, if we understand
the intention rightly, the figures supporting the large shells
typify by their culiur four races of men : white, the Caw
casian ; back, the Nubian; red, the ki irth Amides*
Indian ; and olive, the Australian. The smaller Ague.
above these bear various appropriate traits. Bs
MISS JONES AND TUE REv. R. BINOLETON.—The
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of Miss Jones fur an affiliation order before the,
Rev. II Singleton came on for a third hearing before the,
Stockton magistrates on Thursday, and our correspondent
in that town telegraphs tie as follows :—" The magistrates
have heard Mies Jones's case this morning, and they unani-
mousl agreed to mike en order upon the Rev. It. Single.;
ton for the maintenance of the child."—Sinuterland Herald
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of 'Wonky. -
GOLD IN ALonle.—MM. Damns and Pidossel
the well ken* cbewitta, have been dirreted by the
/Luclinty of &team to enelyie specimen of gold ors lately
transmitted by Manila Venting, when announcing to the
acadey, ar already stated, the sews of the diet:orrery of a
gold me Altai'.

AVO Court
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Her Malesq held a Nast yesterday, at Backing-
Aim Use.
The Gant Peraistuy, Ashamed°, Estraordinery sad
Plenipotentiary from his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of
the French, had hie Ant audience of the Olsen, and de-
livered his credentials to her Majesty.
His Bleellessy was istrodueed by the Barl of Clussies,
M.G., the Queen's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, and eoadseted by llajor•General the Hoo. Sir E.
Oast, H.C.H., her Majesty's Maser of the Ceremonies.
The Right Ron. Sir Richard Pakenhans, her Majesty's
Savoy Extresdinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the
Cowl of Lisboa, was presented to the Queen, at no midi-
ease, by the Rail of Clarendon.
The Real of Clarendon bad an audience of her Majesty.
The Qum was attended by Lord Waterpark, Lord in
Waiting, and Mr. F. Cavendish, Groom in Waiting.
The Doke and Dachas de Mesons visited her Majesty
loots:4'l,os their Royal Highnesses' return from Portugal.

THE STATE BALL.
The Queen gave Rot evening a (second) State Ball at
Buckingham Palace.
About 1,900 invitations were issued, and lacluded the
Royal Family, the whole of the diplomatic corps, end a very
.erous party of the nobility and gentry.
The whole suits of state saloons were opened for their
neneptioe, and the throne-room eras prepared for dancing,
de well as the hall-room, by having an orchestra erected,
and a haat-pas for the Queen and Royal Family.
The pieturtegall.try and the other rooms were very taste-
fully decorated with ram and beautiful shrubs and plants In
flower, and were brilliantly lit with magoificeat input
lustre, filled with was lights, and also with ormolu chan-
deliers.
_ltjarty of the Yeomen of the Guard was on duty in the
hall, under the command of Major Phibbs, the
VaiTe-in-Waiting. Sir George Moulton, the ensign of the
weeps, attended.
A guard of honour of the Foot Guards was on duty in
front of the Palace, with the band of the regiment.
The compel began to arrive at the Palace soon 'nerving
o'clock, and assembled in the picturegallery.
The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mari were
attended by Lady Suffield sad Major Home Purees.
The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mocklenburth Strelits
was attended by Lady Caroline Cast and Baron Lithe.
The Duke of Cambridge was attended by his liquerries in
Waiting.
The Maharajah Duleep Singh was attended by Sir J.

Login.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the Royal Family,
accompanied by the Princess Adelaide of Rohmlobe Lan.
palmy, were conducted by the Lord Chamberlain, and
' other officers of the Royal Household, from the white
drawing-ZOOM to the ballroom.
The Queen wore a dress of white tulle over white silk,
trimmed with bunches of lilac and white lilacs, with green
leaves and rosettes of green satin ribaad, ornamented with
diamond.. Her Majesty's head-drees was compued of lilacs
to correspond with the dress, Red diamonds.
The Duchess el Cambridge wore a whits glutei silk dress,
trimmed with point lace, with three deep Simon of point
lace, each flounce trimmed with feather fringe. The
stomacher ornamented with emeralds and diamonds. The
necklace diamonds. Her Royal Highness wore a diamond
tiara sad white flowers.
I The Princess Mary of Cambridge wore a dress of white
I tulle over a rich white glace silk petticoat, trimmed with
I bunches of grapes and green and gold crape leaves. The
I body trimmed to match sad ornamented with emeralds and
diamonds. The necklace pearls and diamonds. Her Royal
Highness's head-drees
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formed of bunches of grapes,
with green and gold leaves and diamond ornaments.
The Princess Adelaide of Holienlohe wore • white satin
dress covered with tulle and trimmed with red roue. Her
Sense Highness wore a garland of red roue.
Her Majesty and the Prince, and the royal circle, were
followed by the general company into the ball-room, MUM
the Queen opened the ball with his Eminency Coital
Persigny, the French Ambassador.
Quadrille bands were stationed in the ball•room and the
dome-room, and performed a *election of the newest
'dances, including " The Imperial Guards" (estop), " Tho
I Highlanders " (quadrille), " The Review " (galop). " The
Garde Imperials " (quadrille),s' The Lily of the Valley"
(welts), and " The Fountain" (polka).
Relreshments were served to her Majesty's guests in Nil
the principal state apartments during the evening, mg
lie supper was served in the state dinner•room, the Oil
gists which decanted the tables being relieved by a WASS
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