The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-09 00:00:00

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lag it at DOW' (Civil)/ on Woo for tbs
putayall offs ,be addressed a lettet to the
eliebratid Mr. Fit= on the subject. Witness read
to the flatmate, the reply of the latter individual,
by which it mum that the writer bad "consulted
sestina military officers on the subject, and it was
thong/It the soldiers would find, some mess of over-
owning Use **polities arising from the soma of milk or
soles roosters." Here, the., we not only get at hat to
the bottom of the great unfrosted coffee question, but
also come at] the real sentiments of a man who
certainly must be one of the most original character
of the ago. Mr. FILDIR must not only be a ran of
peculiar ideas, but a genius who—in theory at any
rate—would overcome the greatest difficulties which
could present themselves before him. " Send out
tutrosated coffee," he says. Bat how will the troops
make it available for use ? " Oh, the moldier, will
some means of doing that." Infantry that have
to be every other night in the trenches, or dragoons
that have to look after their horses, have so much
time far recreation when besieging a fort like Sebas-
topol, that Mr. FILDER'S proposition is about as
sensible as the carrying out of the project would
have been feasible. Another reason gives by Mr.
FILDER that the coffee should be sent out un-
roasted was, that it would probably have to be
taken up the country, and might spoil if car-
ded roasted and ground. In ether words, the cer-
tainty of the coffee being of no earthly use to
the troops was thought preferable to the chance that
a portion of it might suffer from the transit. These
was certainly a third course—which we wonder did
ast occur to Mr. FILDER'S mind—and that would
have been not to send any coffee at all. This at any
sate would have saved the money which was paid by
the public for an article utterly useless to the troops.
ant after a time it was found that the soldiers in the
Odessa could not " find means" to roast and grind
the preen coffee sent out to them, and therefore mills
IMO shipped for their use to the seat of war. How
stay of these does the reader suppose were deemed
enlitiont to grind about 220,0001bs of coffee! Six ;
each mill of ten or twelve square inches! Won-
derful enough 'certainly, but scarcely more so than
the Idea that it was possible for soldiers to rout
sad grind their coffee with what Mr. FILDER is
pleased to term " some means."
To do the latter gentleman justice, he is not the
only official who since the war began has trusted
entirely to the army " finding some means of over-
coming difficulties." The Ministry sent out Lord
RAGLAN with a meet inefficient army in point of num-
bers, in hopes that, should war break out in earnest,
his lordship would "find some means of overcoming'
the difficulties." Once before Sebastopol, Lord RAG-
LAN seems to have followed the example set him by
the English Government, for up to this time he has
undoubtedly trusted that the army under his cont-
inua would "find some means of overcoming the
difficulties" which lay in the road over the walls of
the fortress. The Staff of Lord RAGLAN'S army are

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LORDON, WSDNIRIDAY, MAY 9.

POLICY OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE.

COUNT WALENIBII, Minister of Foreign Attila
M. DE PIINDONY, Ambassador et the Court of St.
James's—these appointments appear to throw some
light on the resignation of M. DEOUTN DE LUDYS.
M. DI PEESIONT has been understood to be friendly
Ito the resuscitation of the Kingdom of Poland, as a

bulwark against Russian encroachments. A pamph-
let advocating this policy, which was published a
short time before he retired from office,was generally
attributed to him, and without contradiction. The
idea of re-establishing Polish nationality must, how-
ever, be presumed to be inconsistent with the views
of M. DROUTN DE Lnuye, if that statesman be '
disposed, as he is believed to be, to beer still longer
with the temporising of Austria. The government at
Vienna cannot be expected to regard a proposal
for the restoration of Poland otherwise than with
apprehension. When Poland was partitioned,
Austria came in for a large slice of its territory, which,
in the event of Poland being recalled to existence as
a nation, she might be obliged to refund. True,
Austria has been allowed to occupy the Danubian
Principalities, and might hope to be allowed to retain
them as a compensation for any territory ceded to
Poland ; but then the re-establishment of Polish
nationality would be a "revolutionary movement,"
and Austria has a morbid fear of the mere word " re-
volutionary." No French or English statesman,
therefore, who still hankers after an Austrian alliance
can think of calling in the aid of the Poled.
It is consequently but natural that the
recent change in the oouncils of NAPOLEON lIL
should be regarded as a triumph of the friends of
Polish nationality over its opponents. And it cannot
be denied that the steps recently taken for the ergs-
nisation of a Polish Legion point to the same tea-
, elegem.

It must, moreover. be admitted that the history of the
more remelt wars between Russia and Turkey seems to
suggest the expediency of striking a home•blow at the
former power, by raising Poland against it. Sebasto-
pol is not a new erection, and the Russian fleet in the
Black Sea is not a thing of yesterday's creation. Yet
Russia has
of her naval preponderance in the Enxine to
seise Constantinople by a coup de main; she
has always commenced by a land campaign, with
Poland for the base of her operations. This strategy

no exception to the rule which seems to have
governed all persons in authority throughout England
for the last twelve months. If the Quartermaster-
General in the Crimes had trusted more to his own
energies, and less to the hopes that "some means
would be found of overcoming the difficulties" of
getting clothing and stores from Balaklava to the
Camp, we should not have so large an amount of
deaths in the army to lament uis now the case. In
short, on whatever side or to whatever department we
look theFmnza maxim will be found to prevail. Minim-
tees seem to have lived in hope that something would,
sooner or later," turn up," and that, whilst rejoicing
over a victory, the public would forget to be angry at
the many disgraces the country has had to endure.
There are, however, other portions than those we
have noticed of Mr. GRANT'S evidence, which must
prove extremely valuable to such outsiders as wish to
get a notion of the manner in which public money is
spent—or rather wasted—in England. The unfortu-
nate Victualling Department of the Admiralty seems to
have been thought for years fair game for every rogue
in England to cheat. In spite of "checks," of "sur-
veys," and of all the means adopted by red-tape for
the prevention of robbery, nothing seems to have
been provided for this department by the contractors
which was worth the money paid for it. A large
portion of the port wine sent out as "medical com-
forts " to the Crimea, was " a mixture of alcohol and
logwood." In another instance the Admiralty were
driven to establish mills of their own, because "the
flour supplied to a convict ship turned out to be
mixed with large quantities of plaster of Paris."
Contractors who supplied vinegar, " mixed there-
with a great deal of sulphuric acid;" and so the
unfortunate Victualling Department were obliged to
establish vinegar manufactories of their own. Bo
with the mustard. Poor Mr. GRANT informs the
Committee that "the mustard delivered by the con-
tractors was no mustard at all, but made of pepper
and various ingredients coloured with turmeric." Thus
the Admiralty had to establish a mustard manufac-
tory. It may be asked what would have been the
fate of any contractor who had endeavoured to impose
on a merchant or private individual in such a man-
ner? His first appearance in public life would have
been before a magistrate, his next in a criminal
court, and lastly he would probably have been sent to
visit a penal settlement at the expense of the nation.
But the Victualling Department of the Admiralty
seems to be more Christian-like and less vindictive-
They allow themselves to be cheated with impunity
for years, and charitably conceal the evil deeds of
their enemies, until forced by the circumstance of
a Parliamentary Committee to bring the same to
light.

woe dictated by necessity ; for though an edema,.
upon Constantinople by the Bosphorus would have
enabled Russia to turn the line of Danubian for-
tresses and the defames of the Balkan, the sinking
'of a few ships of war at the mouth of the Bosphorus
would have shut out her navy from the capital of the
SULTAN as effectually as the same operation at the
mouth of the harbour of Sebastopol has kept oat the
Fru& and English diets. Such being the ease, it
is the reverse of improbable that the French Govern-
ment may have entertained the idea of depriving
Ramie of her bus of military operations nearest the
Turkish frontier, as the best means of permanently
searing Turkey spinet her encroachments.
These conjectures can only be regarded in the
light of possibilities—they do not aspire to the ohs-
rester of probabilities. That the Allies now esateat-
plate a more extended plan of campaign than the
muss capture of Sebastopol, ecsrcely, indeed, admits
els dumb. The intermission of the bombardment,
the ramassassances on the Tchernays, the strength-
ming el Zepatoria, and the hastening up of rein-
ihresineab both of men and ordnance—all point in
that direction. Reports, too, reach us from Constan-
dimple about the strengthening of the defences of the
sky and the construction of an entrenched camp in its
immediate neighbourhood, which, if true, indicate a
=dation to establish an army of reserve there. Bat
beyond what can be conjectured from those indications
asthing is known. The Allied Powers preserve, and
will eery properly continue to preserve so long as they
can, silence as to the ulterior operations they con-
template. It is right that Russia should be kept as
keg as poerib!e in suspense as to the point on which
the stens is to burst. The country between Con-
stantinople and Varna is equally well suited to serve
as the basis of operations for a campaign in the
Oeimea or for a campaign in Bessarabia, with Poland
at the ultimate destination of the invaders. The con-
diadem above enumerated would appear to favour
the Miss that the latter is contemplated by the
AMA A statement confidently made in well.
idiemed quarters yesterday, that a squadron has
less detached from the Allied Beets to occupy
Leech, would lead to the inference that the Crimea
is to be the scene of operations.—Daily News.

The troops composing the army before Sebas-
topol are about the only persons who find
•' some means of overcoming the difficulties" be-
fore them. When called upon to act, they
I fight as only English soldiers can fight. But of
what use is courage in the ranks, and amongst the
regimental officers, when we find such a mass of in-
ertness, incapacity, and confusion reigning supreme
in every department of the service? Between the
War-office and the Horse Guards, the Treasury and
the Victualling Department, the Quartermaster-
General and the Commissary-General, there is no-
thing to choose. Confusion worse confounded is to be
toned in all divisions and sub divisions of every public
office in England. The only hope which the depart-
ments have, is that expressed in Mr. FUMED'S letter,
that "some means of overcoming the difficulties"
may be found. Public men seem to forget that GOD
helps those—and only those—who help themselves.
And yet, so universally diffused is the ►ove of office
lor the hops of obtaining Government employment
through " interest," that the movement in favour of
Administrative Reform will have a host of enemies
to contend with. England has yet to learn tha
method which makes all the French Administrations
so much more effective than our own—namely, that
public offices should be formed solely with a view to
the public interests, and nut as means of rewarding
the relations, friends, or supporters of Ministers.—
Daily Neer 4.

OXFORD Paormssos or Muinc.—Yesterday moth-
NI the venters (the Rev. J. Y. Rolland, M.A. , Now Cot.
loss sad tlne Rm. W. F. (Raptor& of All Boole' Colleen),
in :km Om appointment is mud, appointed the R,ete.
Sir Frederick A. G. Oesslay, Dar., WA , D.M. of Chrko
Ckarek, Dr. Reader's Professor of Mails, ia lb* roma Of
Ow late Sir Hoary Rowley Bkbop.

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 9, 1855.

ZOt Court.

Thu Qum, attended by the Countess of Gains-
borough and Major General Beckley, visited the Duchess
of Oloneseter yesterday afternoon, at Gioneesta-house.
Prime Albert rode on horseback yesterday morning,
attended by Captain Du Plat.
1_ His Royal Highness presided in the after:lomat a meeting
ef the Royal Comesiesionen of the Patriotic Fund. The
Prime arrived at the Palace at Weettainstar shortly before
34Affeek, attended by his Equerry in Waiting. The other
Oseasaissioame present were: Earl Grey, Lord Colchester,
Lei Bt. Leonardo, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P.,
SO LIM Hon. H. Lowry Corry, M.P., the Right Hon. R.
VenntO Smith, M.P., the Right Hon. Sir John Pakingtoe,
te11.!., the Hon. Colonel Lindsay, Sir Samuel Morton Pito,
General Sir John Burgoyne, and Mr. J. Wilma Patten, M.P.
Captain Fishbowls*, R.N., anti Captain Lefroy, R.A., the
Honorary Secretaries, attended. The meeting broke up at
a quarter before 6 o'clock.
Prises Arthur and the Primness Helena and Louisa Web
a drive in a carriage-and-foam.
Her Majesty had a dinner party in the evening. The min-
, may included the Dachas of Kent, the Princess of liohen-
-1 lobe Langsuburg, the Princess Adelaide and Prince Victor
of Hohenlohe, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Behan
Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, the Marquis of
Lanadowm, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Bermes, de Speth,
the Earl and Countess of Morten, the Earl of Mulgrave,l
Viscount Torrington, sad Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phippe.
The Band of the let Life Guards attended in the Palace,
and played during dinner.
Tim Countess of Gainsberough has succeeded the Countess
elDmart as the Lady in Waiting to her Majesty.
Log Camoys and Major-General Berkeley Drummond
joss succeeded Lord Dufferin and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore as
the Lord and Groom in Wasting to the Queen.
The Doke of Sam Coburg arrived at Buckingham Palace,
from the Coatinent, at 20 minutes past 10 o'clock last night
The Dalt, was met at the London.bridge Terminus of the
South Eastern Railway by Captain Du Plat, Equerry to
Prince Albert, who attended his Royal Highness to the
Pekoe, where the Queen and Prince Albert received their i
illustrious Madre.
The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria
Dawson, visited the Doke and Duchess d'Anmale and the
Princess de Salerno yesterday, at Twickenham.

A deputation on the subject of the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Linoolcshire Railway Bill (Power to Charter or Hhe
Vessels) bad an interview with Lord Stanley of Alderley
and the Right Hon. E. P. Bouverie yesterday, at the Board
of Trade. The deputation consisted of the following mem-
bers of the House of Commons : Mr. Cobden, Mr. Bright,
Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Price, Mr. Hadfield, and Mr. Hindley ;
and Messrs. Chapman, Shand, Gamble, Lees, Chaplin,
Walker, swift, Grey, and the Mayor of Grimsby.

. .
The Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of Eng-
land had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
yesterday, at his *Arial residence, in Downing-street.

The Cathedral Commission stet at No. 1, New-street,
Spring.gardens yesterday. The Commissioners present were:
the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, the
Earl of liarrowby, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of
Orford, the Hon. and Rev. H. M. Villiers, Sir John D. d-
son, Sir Jobn Patteson, the Bev. Dr. Wordsworth, the
Rev. Canon Selwyn, and Mr. Henry Kingscote (secretary).

VISIT OF HER MAJESTY TO THE GARDENS
OF THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, REGENT'S
PARE.-(THIS DAY.)

This afternoon about one o'clock, Her Majesty,with
Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, Prince Arthur, accom-
panied by Princess llohenlobe Leagenburgh, paid a visit
to the gardens of the Horticultural Society of London,
Regent's Park; the visit being private. The royal party
arrived in three carriages and four each, in which were be-
sides the Queen and her royal guest, the Hon. Beatrice
Byng, Major-General Buckley, with the other members of
the suite. . . _ .

The Council of the Society, on the arrival of the cortege,
was is waiting to receive the august visitors, who were
immediately conducted over the grounde, which, owing to
the flame., of the day, were in excellent condition. Thor'
was a very fine and extensive collection of beautiful flowers,
many the growth of foreign countries, but which have been
acclimated by various artificial processes, and which were
much admired by the Queen, Prince Albert, and other
august personages. The Royal party remained above an
hour and returned through the gate facing Idarylebone-
church Into Baker street, the route taken in the progress of
the cortege to the Gardens, and reached Buckingham Pa-
lace shortly after. A highly respectable concourse of
persons, the majority being of the female sex, were
in the Park, by which the n•nal demonstrations of loyalty
WON displayed, both on the arrival sod the departure of
her Majesty.

The Earl of Clarendon has issued cards for a full
dress banquet to the whole of the foreign ministers on
Saturday, the 19th inst., to celebrate her Majesty's birthday.
The Count Flahault's new residence, Coventry-
hones, is undergoing partial embellishment, preparatory to
the noble count and countess and family taking up their
abode there.

M. Titoff, who, with Prince Gortchakoff, repre-
sented Runs at the late conferences, has just lust a son at
Sebastopol, where he was serving u a lieutenant.
We regret to announce the demise of Rear-Admiral
C. Strachey, who expired on Saturday last, in the 77th year
of his age.
The six hundred; and fifty tabiets relating to the
linty Apis bulls are to be open to public view in the Louvre
about the 20th inst.
The mortal remains of the Countess Rossi (Mdme.
Sontag) arrived at Dresden on the 29th alt., whence they
are to be conveyed into Lusatia, to be deposited in the
convent of llarieastern. _ _ _

The Dordogne journals announce that in the de-
partment the wheat crops :are very fine, end promise an
abundant harvest ; also that vegetables, potatoes, and bait
trees, In general, are all in exoellent condition.