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The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-15

THE PORT OF LONDON AND THE DOCK

COMPANIES.
Yesterday afternoon, a meeting of gentlemen inte-
rested la the prowediage of the Aaessiotioa for the Prows-
tioa of the Trade of the Port of Leedom against Dock Mesa
poly wee held at the Ship Timm, Water-Lae; Mr. W. J.
HALL is the chair. _ _ _

Mr. F. 811/11.12 moved the adoption of the following Krim
of reeolotioes :

.
" That the attempt now made by the public dock soul-
pantie of London to procure the repeal of the exempting
dense of their former acts is a direct breech of faith with
the public, and • clear violation of the express conditions
on which their powers of incorporation were conceded to
there, as well as of the prescriptive, customary, and cam-
men-law rights of the traders of the free port of Leadoa.
" That it is the opinion of this meeting that it is the
duty of the Board of Trade, as charged with the protection
and promotion of the true interests of the commerce and
shipping of this country, actively to interpose on behalf of
the public is resisting thee, enematheasets on the privi-
loges of the port; and that the Board et Admilalty are also
allied upon, me conosrraton of the rums, and of the
mines of tha Crown, In the intends of the sommunity,
to de the same against the contemplated tizacticas of the
dock companies.
" That • deputation from this meeting be appointed to
wait spoil the President of the Board of Trade and the ile-
7its to the Admiralty, to communicate and *atone the
=window, and to solicit their indaenee in *ppm-
the k companies' bills; that the members for the
metropolitan districts and home counties, and also for the
<plethora, be requested to accompany the deputation."
The motion, after having been seconded by Mr. Smith,
andarried unan supportimously. ed by lb. Cooper and Mr. Ni hobos, was
c
On the motion •f Mr. PILLOW, it was resolved:
" That the resolutions should be advertised in the daily
3• Enc,.."
lat. DIDN'T SMITH (the secretary) stated that the OM-
meat wee being supported by all the principal warehonee-
men sad that petitions 'gamin the dock bills had been
signed by the coalowners, the hop merchants, the tanners,
and the merchants of Mincing-lane.
This termiaated the proftedings.
The following is a copy of the letter of Lord John Russell
referred to by the chairman: I
" Lord John Russell presents his compliments to Mr.
ahoy Smith, and as he leaves Ragland on Thursday, on a
special 'Weston to Vienna, he regrets extremely that he will
not be able to receive the deputation oa Friday next.
"Pembroke-lodge, Feb. 13."
London, England, 1855-02-15

CONSISTORY COURT.- FEB. 14.

117012 141.

Mil MID

-QUOTA OP ♦ IMAM'

Ia this ease the churchwardens of Allhallows, Thames-
street, sued the defendant for refusing to pay a church-rate
which had been made by Ave oat of the thirty-two select
vestrymen of the parish. A libel was given is by the par-
ties proceeding, and was opposed on the ground that so
small a number of the vestry had so legal power to make
the rats.
Dr. Lasbington war of opinion that the ease of " Mag-
pie v. Blissard " was fatal, and dismissed the libel, con-
demning the churchwardens in the Neu
London, England, 1855-02-15

IN THB BATT= OP ACIOIIST

This insolvent, whom sass was before the court yesterday,
was further heard. The insolvent, a German, was a mer-
chant at Nuremberg, in Bavaria, and came to England in
July to get an account from Mr.Messot merchant in Crotched
Frien, to whom he had consigned hops, and who arrested
him on a espies for 1,0001., which be claimed for advances,
&c. In order to acoonat for property, the insolvent said
his wife had mind property to about 4,0001., and that by
the law of Bavaria she, as a creditor, had a right to do so.
It was laid down by Mr. Commissioner Murphy that if a
man sought the benefit of the act, he mast comply with
thnitements of the court.
Mach, a Gorman advocate, wag called to prove the law
on the subject. A wife had a prior claim, but a court must
be moved to pnt the same into force.
A long discussion took place, which ended in an adjourn-
ment to the 14th March for the books and property to be
given up, oe for the insolvent to show that he could not
comply with the order of the court.

IN AI JANIS 3ILARTUr.

This insolvent waa a baker at Wit;istono, and it wee
complained waist him that be bad parted with property.
Mr. rlargo opposed and Mr. Dowse supported.
His Honour thought it was a cam for the discretionary
obtuse and gave &judgment of two months from the vest-
ing cyder.
London, England, 1855-02-15

THE LAND TRANSPORT CORPS FOR THE

CRIMEA.

Yesterday a document, of which the following is a
copy, was placarded at the Horse Clouds, as well as as-
taaaivalr over the Metropolis.

"Her Majesty having Dees graelonaiy pithead to direct,
by her royal warrant, dated 24th January, 1856, that a
leorp, to be denominated ' The Land Transport Corp,
shall be established as a part of her Majesty's regular land
forces, which shall be charged with the transport of all
stores, supplies, and necessaries at all times required by her
Majesty's army in the field ; it is hereby publicly notified,
that the objects of this corps are : The general organisation,
as a military body, of the entire land transport service,
with a view to the more effectual supply of the
army in the field with all that is essential to
its convenience, its rapid movement, and its efficiency.
It follows, therefore, that for the efficient performance of
duties on which depend not algae the success of our opera-
tions in war, but the very existence of our soldiers in the
field, her Majesty requires the services of a hardy, intellL
goat, sad sober aloes of men, as drivers or responsible con-
ductors, having the charge of men, animals, and impplies-
It has therefore been decided that the pay shall be commen-
surate with the importance of the trust which shall be con-
fided to them ; and the rates attached to the higher grades
of the corps are also published, to show the certain tweeds
that will attend upon good conduct end merit. The fol-
lowing are the rates of pay and other advantages :
" Drivers, second class, 2s. 6d. a day, clothing and
rations free.

" Drivers, first elms, rank as corporal, 3a. a day, clothing
and rations free.

task as august', 4s. a day,
London, England, 1855-02-15

UNGRACIOUSLY ACCORDED.

Tan Gazette of last Friday announced the promotion
of Assistant Surgeon Wiieox, of the 7th Hussars, to
the surgeoncy of the Bth Dragoons. It may be romans-
bored that Lard RAGLAN, in his despatch after the
battle of Inkermann, thus alluded to the services of
this officer :—" His Royal Highness speaks also in
the highest terms of the spirited exertions of Assio.
tanteßurgeon Wunos, of the 7th Hums, who at a
critical moment rallied a few men, which enabled
them to bold the ground till rainforest]." It is a ques-
tion which the public may fairly ask, how it happens
that Dr. Wu,sox did not sooner get his promotion,
and when it was at length granted, why it was
done in such a shabby way. When promotions were
lavished upon the staff, and included officers who
had not even been under fire, it rarely was not too
much to expect that one who had so distinguished
himself as to be specially mentioned in the General's
despatch should have been included. When pro-
motions for " distinguished services in the field" were
being facetted, it was not too much to hope that
among them should be found the name of that
officer who by his gallantry had saved a General
of Division, and that general the cousin of our
SOVEREIGN, from being taken prisoner.
It has been alleged that the Head of the Medical
Department refused to recommend Dr. Wtt.ifox for
promotion, as the service he had rendered, however
meritorious, was not professional; while the COM-
MANDER-IN-CHIEF would not interfere unless upon a
recommendation from the Dixecroa-Cextrinta. ; thus
verifying the old adage, "Between two stools," Bto.
This conduct of the two Chiefs, however, afforded to
the Doke of CAMBRIDGE an opportunity of showing
that he has been endowed by nature with more
of generous sentiment. The officer whom he
brought so favourably under the notice of Lord
RAGLAN, and whom he personally thanked at the
head of his regiment for his gallant assistance, was
not to be thus passed over without reward. Accord-
ingly, one of the first acts of his Royal Highnemb
after his arrival in this country, was to take
the necessary steps to obtain Dr. WILSON'S promo-
fin. That it was done shabbily—that he was
shuffled from the 7th to the Bth Dregoons, without
any allusion to his "distinguished service in the
field"—is far from creditable to the military authori-
ties; but for this the Duke of CAMBRIDGE is cer-
tainly not responsible. We have seen in the course
of the present war how eagerly every opportunity
has been taken advantage of to throw blame on the
Medical Department of the army, even when the
fault lay clearly with only moor two individuals; it
could certainly have been gratifying had as mach
anxiety been displayed to reward a gallant deed
performed by an officer of that useful and neesseary,
though much neglected, branch of the service,—
Daily News.
London, England, 1855-02-15

SPANISH WINES.

The Annalea du Commerce Exterieur give some
details respecting the wines of Spain. In the province of
Santander it appears that the vines are almost wild, and
that the mode of cultivation la what it was centuries ago.
An inferior sort of wine called the chaeols is almost entirely
consumed in the province. That which is chiefly sent to
market is called the Rieja ,• 'it is a red wine, without much
body, rather bitter, and badly made. Some of it has lately
been brought into France,bnt it is doubtful whether it will be
liked ; it will, however, serve to mix with the wines of the
south. A white wine called La Nava, and somewhat
resembling Sauterne, is also produced in the province.
Some of it her been sent into France, but the demand for
it cannot, it is thought, be great. Some small quantities of
the wines of the Outlines are sent to Santander, but the
greatest demand for wines net of the province is for those
of Catalonia. In ordinary times the red wines at Santander
are worth about 44f. the hectolitre (22 gallons), but at pre-
sent the price has doubled. The lime is the case with the
white wines of La Nava; they are at 63f. the hectolitre.
The expense of conveyance from Santander to France by
ma is from 3f. to 6f. the hectolitre. With respect to the
wines of the province of Oallicia, they are, say the Annals,,
of only one sort—a dark red, without much savour
or perfume, and without the qualities of other Spa-
nish wits.,. They soon turn sour, and cannot support a
sea voyage. As to the province of Murcia, very little wine
is produced in it, owing to the constant drought. In the
beat years, the production does not amount to one-eighth of
the consumption, though the latter is very moderate. Of
the province of the Asturias, it is stated that it produces no
wine at all. It, however, yields abundance of good cider.
In 1864, the pipe of eider, of about 700 litres (the litre is
nearly an imperial quart), was at 651. On the whole, it is
thought that the ordisary wines of Spain cannot enter into
serious competition with those of France; and such is the
spirit of routine in Spsin, that no hope can be entertained
that fora long time to come any great improvement can be
made in the cultivation of the vise or the making of wine.
London, England, 1855-02-15

SHARE LISTS.

WiDIMIDAY EVIIIING.
The railway share market to-day waa quiet
Towards the close, on the fall in Console, stock was
rather more offered, but the decline was chiefly cow
fined to Berwielia, York and North Midlands, and
Great Westerns. This last-named stook continue
to-exhibit especial hoariness.

THIB DAY.—Two o'CLocz.
The railway share market to-day is rather flat,
and prices are in several cues quoted slightly lower
than they closed yesterday. London and North-
Western stock is quoted 100 to 1001; Great Western,
641 to 65 ; Midland, 88/ to 69 ; Lancashire and York-
shire, 741 to 1; Great Northern., 22 to 1; Caledo-
nians, 301 to 31; and South Eastern., 171 to 1.
French shares remain depressed. Northern. are
quoted 331 to 1; Eastern., 311 to 321; and Paris and
Lyou, 201 to 21/ prem.

ORDINARY MARRS AND STOCKS.
London, England, 1855-11-08

THB RUSSIAN ARMY IN THE CRIMEA.

The Nord, of yesterday, say' :
"We have received the following letter from the
Crimea ; it is fall of details possessing a lively interest
to our readers:

" ' Chanel Quarters, Oita Rader, Oct. 13.

" ' I see by the journals that our Criatesa nay is repro-
sound as befog badly provisioned, and that it is ens sup-
posed that tha soldier is in wan of weenearisa. Those lying
rumours mph, as bat little, for the kaolin press has
ananosaed us to such ix a long thin • • • I speak
to you of what I have sera, of that which nay day puns
before sty eyes, sad I as certify to you that the soldier,
far from bring upend to privations, enjoys aa abundance,
I will ens say a luxury of andantinos, such ea would be
the navy of every army, I don't an whin, of Europe.
You will, doubtless, allow sae to eater into sons details upon
this hood.

" Jilin to the usual ration of three pounds of bread,
or one sad three queue peltede of biscuit to the outposts
1 One sad three quarter posede of biscuit is equal to
three pounds of breed), every man daily receives three
quarters of a peed of mestoi measure of eau de vie double
that allowed to the Pruett, some Wessel, pepper, 'abbe'a
sad other vegetables, for the soup 1101 of which the 81ave
people are so fuel, sad lastly some vinegar. which is distri-
buted to stake refreshing driaka during the heat. You will
allow, Monsieur, that troops exposed to them privations are
sot very safertmeate, sad I an assure you that ours were
never better, never so gay or es esselleat in health. As to
the horses of the musky and artillery, they look as well u
possible, sad 'hew themselves able to satisfy all the
requiremeats of the reeled service. I can say as much of
the baggage homes and the amen la the graziers' folds, which
astonish me by their geed looks sad their haeuserable
mamas. The reserves of Seer, hay, and lenge, upon all the
important plata, are twee& You see them rite is ket•
puiag pyramids, easurieg a plentiful supply for fe-
tus eneatirk The quarters are Maltby, large, sad som-
=odious. The edam live is menses barracks, impro-
vised with as asehiteetural instinct and pisteresqu
sentiment whisk smut be too much admixed. In
• week we have pukka', good shelter, sad little
@Lanus, lest that whisk we amides still more precious is
• chief, fall of selleitudo Si, his troops, sad blamed with
that genius fee admisistratiss, whisk makes the um of
armies. What I have told yea above im a safilsient proof.
Thus Primes Closiehakoff sate bust of as army toll of
health and devotion, proud of his Walk sad of its immor-
tal *popes of eleven menthe, end ready to fate sew aut*
gen which will sea a men lie atter the glorious sisjer of
Idalekholf.' "
London, England, 1855-11-08

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCZ

IMPORTANT TO MARINBRS.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNUDAY. I
The following letter has been sent to Thomas
Court, Esq., secretary to the Underwriters' Association,
from the recently appointed compass committee fa this port

4' Liverpool, Nov. 6, 11155.

"Sir,—l am directed by the Liveriool. Compels Com-
mittee to inform you that, by careful ezperimenta made
here on the 15th and 18th of October, and also at the Mag-
netic 0 beereatory, Trinity College, Dublin, it wu ascer-
tained that the correct . variation' at that date wed

For Liverpool
For Dublin 26.54 meet.

" The mean of these, or 25.8 (rather less than 2} parts of
the compass), is, therefore, the proper correction to be made
for variation for ships navigating between the south of,
Ireland and Holyhead. Ls the usual prattles with ship.
masters is to allow 2} points, it will be perceived, la sailing
for the Tuskar Head or the reverse, will lead to the right of
their coarse, and thus be brought into thick or foggy
weather. _ _ . . _ - . . -

—...--..
.. The rata of cheap is the' variation' for the Irish Sea
during ten years is found to be 8. min. per year. No note
to this effect is inserted in any chart of the Channel ; and
those charts professing to he corrected to the year 1853 still
give the variation as it was many years since when they
were first engraved. • • • Yours, &a.,
" W. W. Rumania, See."
London, England, 1855-11-08

TZAT/LIX) v. 10X AND MIN
AT ?RN C TTTTT L PALAOI.

Mr. Emmen applied for a rale calling es the plaintiff to
show caws why the verdict is this OM, ter 501. damages,
should not be set aside, and entered for the defendants. It
appeared the hatband the plaintiff had Does killed by
the falling of a portion of the materiels in the progress of
the suction of owe of the towers of the Crystal Palau, and
the swathe which arose upon the trial which took
plus before Mr. Jetties Wightman war whether
the company or the defendants were liable to make
compessatioa, as In the pus of injury to ono of their in-
vests, amiss that the diseased was ens of a party who was
working at what was called " piece-work " is another part
of the bending, but happened to be push% ands the tower
at the time the accident occurred.

The °sort ultimately 'ranted a role to show cause why
the verdict should set be entered for the defendants, or for
• new trial, if their lordships should, when the matter caste
oa fee argument, be of opinion that the verdict wu against
evideue.

-
Rale nisi panted aceordinttly.
Mr. Berea Martin sst at Nisi Prim, and disposed of a
part-heard ems, wbiek was of no general interest.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS

r. 7.
London, England, 1855-11-08

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

We are authorised to state that Major-General
Yorke will not hold a Levee on Tuesday, the 13th
inst.

ADMIRALTY, NOV. 7. APPOINTMENTS. Corn-
wander A. Tower (1854), to the Pilo:mix, 8, mew steam
sloop, of 260 ►one power, at Sheerners.
First Lieutenant A.Wolridge (1854), 11.14., to be Quarter-
muter of the Woolwich Division of Marines.
Surgeon Superintendent G. D. ?declares (1837), to the
William Hammond, convict ship.
Master's Amistant W. H. Heywood to the Hecla,6,paddle-
wheel steam ship, or 240.borse power, at Devonport.

DEVONPORT, Nov. 7.
Ariel, 9, screw, Commander Luce, was paid wages
at this port yesterday, by the paymaster of the ship.
Avon, steam Under, will be taken out of dock this day,
at Keyhiun, and the Virago, swam sloop, taken in the same
tide. _ .

—.
In Harbour.—lmpregnalele, Royal William, Amino,
Reda, Arid, Redwing, Badger, and Lars, gun boate;
Sylph, Avon, Coefiance, Diligence, Ramona, Devon, and
Tortoise, lighten.
In this Sound.—lmplacable.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 7.
The Great Britain, screw steam transport, No.
187. arrived at Spitherad this morning from the Crimea and
Malta. She brings home 80 military and 20 naval invalids,
with several officers. She comes into harbour to morrow to
land them, and discharge old stores, dim
The Skylark, steam gunboat, arrived at Spithosd today
from the Baltic.
The Belleiale, hospital ship, parsed the port this morning,
from t►e Baltic for Plymouth.
♦ draft of about 60 men of the West York Militia arrived
in this garrison today, end embarked on hoard the William
Jackson, sailing transport, for conveyance to Gibraltar.
Much expedition is being used in getting the Sampson,
6, steam frigate, and the Polyphemus and Salamander, 6,
steam sloops, ready for foreign service. The West Indies or
the Brazils so expected to be their destination.

DUBLIN, Nov. 7.

The Northern Whig says t " We are gratified in
being able to announce the appointment of C,Leiel Watt,
of Pinchill House, Diumbo, near Belfeit, to a 'wands in the
force recently under the command of General Be itson. We
feel satisfied that, from his long experience in ludis, and bis
tried and rec gnised soldierly qualities during his service
there, none could have been selected be-t. r calculated to
perform the arduous duties of his new aituation than the
gallant officer whom Lord Plummy has so judiciously pro-
moted."
London, England, 1855-11-08

TUE POLICE COVET&

WORSHIP-STREET.

Mr. Child, of the firma of Wire sad Child, solialtote to this
Inorporated tioedeij of Linseed Victuallers, appeared
before flammill to obtain his opinion upon a subject of
seseiderable importance to the general body of the trade in
eensenton with the billeting notes.
Mr. Childs said that according to the mode followed at
prowl with regard to the distribution of soldiers' billets,
the ezelaris • duty of providing noommodation devolved
spa livened 'dawdlers, and he was =Moss to direct the
:Zemate's attention to a provision le the Mutiny Act,
d to have heat overlooked by the anises
eatrushliertg the direction of billets, and the tame et
whist eats requlred to he fairly carried oat to relieve Ids
Male tea spells. et the heavy brutes that wesealstled
area Ken +raft lire system. He referred es Talk
seellea et delele wel ma
s de'h declared " that all thele perovidans
of the eel he Welled 'Seen aad soldiers is Keenalliag
harm sksahl astead sad apply to livery stabs, alehenerst
as.," hat notwithstanding the 'sprees taus of the dram
in garedea, he believed that in no single isseenes had sap
Nisei be= directed to the keepers of limy Mahler will
the rebels sheen of the metropolis. Oa behalf of the to.
spesilebb awl lailuential body for ekes he appeared, it woe
sues* to state that they had every dispealtins
le amply we& the requirements of the statute to its Meet
attest, bat they certainly felt it as ma extreme landehlip
that sash a heavy harden should be imposeduizallbsie,
while nether edema of perms who were eq alio fa
law were altogether ennersted. Ono et his am
meta (Mt. Taverner), who had impeded upwind' of UL
within the present year in previding sessniarialbre Ihr
soldier, who had ben quartered apes seenally
bees saved with meths: billet, the
treated period of 61 dap, sad se cap the aeaisls
of the_erade wen mibiest to a WEI* !aloft&
London, England, 1855-11-08

BROWNS V. OTIIIOZT.

r applied for • old!) to rot colds the
aid •

weediest in this oust _ foe a new triaL The action was
Iss money bad mad received—to recover the stakes of the
Honley-on.Arden Steeplechase, run in the early part of the
gement year. The defendant pleaded " not guilty," which
plea was amended by the learned judge to " never
Indebted." The rue wu tried before Mr. Justice C01e-
5..., at the last Warwick Assizes, who ultimately directed
anima% anti gave leave to the defendant to move to set
ithee Seneedt aside. It appeared upon the trial that the
glehatiff was the owner of a horse called The Maur,"
which won the second and third heats of the steeplechase in
guestioa, and at this, as at all other nen, the decision of
the stewards was to be binding and final. The owner of
the tumid horse after the race claimed the stakes,
upon the ground that "The Minor" bad been
distanced in the first, therefore was not qualified to run for
the subeequat heats. The stewards thereupon retired to
on inn and discussed the question as to whether the horse
was estitled tested for the lest heats, and the result of their
dollheratiens was, that the stakes were awarded to the owner
of the semi bone. As the trial proceeded it was elicited
that there were four stewards to thus racer, but that one of
them would not act, whilst another was represented by a
deputy, who together with the two acting stewards were
present at the rue. Upon the examination of the deputy
steward at the trial, he stated thst with regard to the dui•
ion which had been some to, there wen two stewards wbo
took one side of the question and one the other, whilst the
sound acting steward said be did not consider that any formal
decision had been arrived stet that muting, bat they bad nib.
seemently sent a formal deoidon,which be had regarded more
in the light of a certificate than a decision. Upon this the
learned judge %aid the plaintiff mast be nonsuited,whereapon
the eounsel for the defendant claimed the eight of having the
MN tried upon its merits, partly epos the ground that there
might to have been four stewards whine derision should
lone been bed, whereas these were but three present, and
they were divided In opinion. The learned counsel now also
submitted, even though thedefendant might not be entitled
to recner the stakes, yet that be was entitled to have his
entrance money returned. He then cited several Uses
is support of his applisatint, which the cut eventually
granted.
hale nisi panted.
1111001 ITT
London, England, 1855-11-08

SURREY SESSIONS.

IMO= TIMM Frans, NM" AND • IMP= CiP NAINIIATIL
Charles de Finery, 32, described in the coleadar as an
engineer, of Boulogne and Lowits, sad who repented
himself as being connected with "the French and English
Canal Company," sad " the Prowls Gad English Alliance,"
both of which never had any eablemse, was Indicted for
unlawfully obtaining seventy tbeesend fin bricks value
3001., from Mr. Patrick Joba Trequair, under folio and
fraudulent pretences. The prissmor had for saw years
serried on a very summed masa of fraud by Ids plausible
manure sad inspetWg lochs, mei the court was weeded by
mesas who bad been duped by Wm. Azasift
_tbe vsitmesses '
subpassed ea behalf of the prosmullen wee Lammas
Wire and Mr. Croesble, the sosseStry ea the Ewa Westin
Railway, wbose muss he bed htsig used le may em his
fraudulent practices. Mr. &Mem enema the pea
',entice, sod Mr. Charmed' dieleiel.
The evidence was very dew seriset We primmer. sea be
was assumed to be haprisenod la tics Remo of Oleyeetko,
with hard labour, for twelve amedbe.
London, England, 1855-11-08

[AWFUL PELISSIER ON THE TAXING
OF EINBUBN.

The following order of the day, dated " Head-
quarters, Sebastopol, Oct. 20; was published by
Marshal Mission on the taking of Kinburn

The may will leers with flop the annestacement of a fresh
roes.... The Sap el Bagiand and al Nunes hare aloes
the 17th floated as the wells of Mahan. The hey to the
smooths of the Bug and of the Dnieper is in the power of the
Allied umiak Surrounded ea the sea side by the squadrons
of Admirals Great and Lyons, and on the land aide by
the Anglo•Freaeh division nada General Swine,
the fort of Hinbarn capitulated after a bombardment of Sea
hoar and a kelf. Its garrison, ocenpseed of one pineal
officer, tee sem dims% and 1,380 soldiers, loft the pines
with the homers et war, and surrendered as priumen of
war, abandoning in the fort 174 pieces of cannon, 25,000
projectiles, 120,000 cartridges, with ammunition and
supplies of different kinds. ,The day of the
17th October, la which the fleet and the army so happily
united their efforts for the same object, adds to the

glory and the renown of the Allied armies. The sitcom
thus obtained tarsi/led the gusatests, wbo, in their despair,

oa the following day blew up the fort of Otehakoff and
three batteries sear it. 'Lisburn in our hands will bosoms
a formidable mama against Niaolaieff and 'Limnos.
Pausersa.

Head quartet Sebastopol, Oct. 20.

ODESSA, °crop= 27.
It is understood that the batteries of this city are
to be immediately demolished. and their armament
conveyed to Nicolaieff, when the defensive works
are being executed on a mat gigantic scale under
the immediate inspection of the Emperor and the
Grand Duke Constantine.
General Laden has broken up his head quarters
at Aleschki, and marched with a division of Grena-
dier', and four regiments of cavalry, to defend the
line of road between 'Unborn and Eberson.
The first division of the Guards has at length ar-
rived at Perekop and joined the corps of Grenadiers
quartered there. The presence of these crack troops
has tended to relieve any fear. of a successful attack

on the Isthmus of Perekop on the part of the enemy.'
Within the last few days font of the enemy's
steamers have attempted to go up the Bong, but after
proceeding a distance of 20 versts, the fire of the
batteries erected on the banks compelled them to re-
treat. The population of NicoWeff and &hereon are
seized with a panic, anticipating an immediate attack
from the enemy, which might be accompanied by the
most fatal results, es the defences, though carried on
with great energy night and day, are far from being
completed.
Accounts received here from the Caspian Sea state
that great energy was displayed in fitting out a
squadron of war-stammers. Two of them, each of 160
horse-power, had been named the Astrachan and the
Delmont. They are each armed with ten guns of
heavy calibee. Two smaller steamers, the Aston, of
60 hone•power, and the Barlak, of 40 horsepower,
were also equipped and armed, besides which a couple
of schooners had been fitted out, and christened the
Comack and the Turkana&
London, England, 1855-11-08

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(now own own oomaeronnzerr.)
PARIS, WIDIMDAY 11,
A correspondence from Constantinople, in the
Nesse, says tat the difference between he Porte
awl the French and English Governments, en the
of the late Turkish loan, is arranged to the
• • of all parties.
At the Bourse there has been remarkably little
Wine. doing. Speculators are waiting for the re-
salt of the Bank of France meeting tomorrow. The
Rents cloud at 641 r. 600., being a rise of too. The
only railway line in which any transactions were
done was the Sardinian, which rose Mr. 760. In the
afternoon. Preach railways rose a little ; but so few
bargains wen made, that the quotations are not im-
portant. Credit Mobilier was in somewhat better
favour, and rose 7fr. 50fr.
The Jupiter line-of-battle ship left Toulon on the
4th for the Black Sea with troops and provisions for
the army.
The "aegis Si. Lois publishes a decree opening a
sapplementary credit of 226,000 fr. to the Minister of
Public Works, in addition to the credit already voted
for the expense of the railway superintendence.
A letter from Fontainebleau states that the shoot-
ing by the Emperor, and the persons who accom-
panied his Majesty there daring his late excursion,
sommenced at eleven o'clock, but was not at Sat
very successful. At noon the Emperor and his
web lunched at the Parquet, and afterwards re-
amed their sport. The total result of the day's pro-
seseings was 776 pheasants killed, 25 hares, 14
dew. and 80 rabbits, making together 894 bad of
game, of which the Emperor killed 176.
Winter appears to have set in very generally in
France. Snow fell rather abundantly on Monday
evening between Havre and Bolbeo. At Rouen also
a quantity fell the same day. All the high grounds
in the neighbourhood of Lyons are white ; and
during the nights of Sunday and Monday the snow
fell so heavily in the departments of the Puy du
Dome and the Centel that the railway train coming
from Clermont Ferrand, which ought to have arrived
in Paris at nineteen minutes after four, did not reach
the terminus of the Lyons Railway until half-past
seven. A great quantity of snow has also fallen
along the whole chain of the Pyrenees.
I am informed that the Duke of Cambridge is ex-
peoted in Paris on the 14th instant.
London, England, 1855-02-23

COMMISSARIAT IN THE EAST.

Mr. WABNBB asked whether theooran7iiniia prows&
kig to the Beet in relation to the Commissariat Denies WIN
to be merely • COOMilitelk of itiquiry, or whether it would
bau poser of summery dlsmiral and appointment es-
tending to all odious sad appointments to which its power
of inquiry extended ; and if it should appear that the coos-
mission would have powers of appointment sad demised,
subject to any kind of restrictions then be would ask what
those rewrietleas were. lie would also uk • similar question
is versed to the medical anomieeion.
Lord PALIIIIB.B rot; said the eommialonen would
have full power to alter any arrangement which they might
think fit, sad to nuke reports both to the commander of the
brew sad to the home govornment with • view to soy
persesal altsratioos also. They would, however, net be
empowered to carry into immediate eseeation any dura-
tion, of the latter class which they might think musing
involviag • *lunge of ponces.
London, England, 1855-02-23

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The liradea Necropolis arid National Nameless Bi

Was road a mond time..

NOTICES OF MOTIONS.
Mr. .1. MACGREGOR gave notice, on going into ono-
mimeo of eepply on miscellaneous estimates, to submit to
the considerauon of the house the expedieaoy of reinstating
the once of Secretary of State (or Sc3tland, whisk has
never been abolished, bet which foil into abeyance lithe
latter yaws of the reign of George I.
Mr. HEYWOOD gave notice that on Thursday, the let
of March, be would move fora whet committee to lovas
into the expediency of ati,rding to the nation a fell and
equal participation in all the advantages which are not
necessarily of an ecclesiastical or spiritual character, in
the English and Irish universitiev, and of improving the
academical 'yetis in those greet seats of learning, with a
view to enlarge their course of edueation' in conformity
re with the r quiesents of the public service.
Mr. MALINS gave notice that upon that day fortnight
he should call the attention of the house to the operations of
our fleet in the Baltic.

RETURNS.
The following returns were ordered :
Oa the motive of Mr. ILICAIWO—Rettint of the asocial
et stock sold is each weak shwa the Ist day of July, 1854,
ea sceosat of the savings_ backs.
Os the station of Mt. OTWAT—iletlattlil sitowiag the
hawses of ell officers wrvicg oa the staff la the Crimea, with
the data of their appointaseats to the staff, distiaguishieg
neh as have obtained cattiest's at the senior department
of the Royal Military College, Sendhont.
COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT.
_ _ _

Mr. BEritlif:sii«i:trei ;Tl);partame-----;i of the Com-
miteeriet was oat:starred to the Deputotent of the Moister
of Was, sad for the minute of the ttasiafu to be Mid ea the
table ? _ _ _

WILSON would plea the minute in wide* swot
the table, and thee afford fall iaformaton to dm boa. mem-
ber.

FORCES IN THE EAST.
Major BERESFORD asked whether, as reports generally
eonearred la the statement that the quality of the food sap.
plied to the army in the East was bad and injurious, that the
tents issued were inefficient for the necessary shelter of the'
trope from the exposure to which they were subjected, and
that the hospital arrangements, especially am to the corps of
ambulance and orderlies, were lamentably deficient, any
sangesiions wen made, es they ought to hare been, by the I
principal medical officer then, to Lord Raglan, command-
tag the krces, or by the Director-General at hese, to the,
Secretary for War, and, if any, whether the Seentary for
War would produce capita of the suggestions, and the as
stems returned to them.

- Mr. -1.7 PEEL was— not informed that any soggen•
lions had been muds by the medical often in the DAMNS to
Lord Resist. As regarded the hosts authorities, he had
bees informed that Dr. Smith had amide reggestlemi
with reference t the matters spoken of in the hon. IBM-
bres spunk The hot. member woad, doubtless, in the
rem Kau d thins eacuic bun answering the last part of
his question.
London, England, 1855-02-23

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

The sittings sittings of the court were resumed yesterday morning
at Westminster, by adjournment from Clerkenwell (accord.
ing to the arrangement made for preventing the Inconve-
nient:le arising from the sitting of the ease and the Central
Criminal Court at the same time, an arrangement which
Las given great satisfaction) before the Assinant Judge and
a fell bench of magistrates. There were 77 prisoners for
trial, 68 charged with felony, end 9 charged with inisde-
111111101er.

Four boys, awned Edward Batchelor, 13, John Williams,
14, Daniel Banns, 16, and Henry Drywood, 16, were in-
dicted for stealiog 11. 6d. I. topper money, in the shop of
William Thomas Tuort. They were found Guilty.
The prieonen Batchelor end Williams? and Drywood and
Swine were brothers, though indicted in different names.
Foulshara, an °Meer attending the court from the West-
minster Howe of Correction, proved that Batchelor had
been summarily convicted and sent to that prison eleven
times Drywood twelve limes, Williams ten times, and
Rains *even times. _ .

Mr. Witham remarked that this case, or rather the
career of the boys, illustrated the evils resulting from the
operatics of the system of summary jurisdiction.
He sentenced them sub to one year's hard labour.
lidseard Fester, alias 4V Ade, clerk, aged 35, was indicted
for stealing a printed book, value 21c, the property of David
Nutt, bookseller.
Ho pleaded guilty.
It was stated that the prisoner had lived for some time
by plundering booksellers. His appearance was that of •
gestlernan, and he won a cloak, underneath which he car-
ried away books from shops, which he visited on some pre-
tones or other, a plan of depredation he had carried on to a
considerable extent. He was described "as one of the great-
est scoundrels in London."
Mr. Witham said that on a former occasion he had sen-
tenced the prisoner to eighteen maths' imprisonment, so it
was quits clear he wee a vary bad character. He should,
therefore, now ssntenos him to be kept in penal servitude
for four years.
London, England, 1855-02-23

THE SARDINIAN ARMY.

The following appointments have been confirmed
by the Minister of War respecting the Sardinian emdi-
tionuy force.

General Commanding-in-Chief—Alphonio La Mariam
Dead. Quarters Staff—Colonels Petiti, Aye% ffalt1110;
Aides-de-Camp to Commander-in-Chief, Captains Ball:0,2.
G Is Commanding Division: let, General John Dr
rando ; Chief of Staff, Major Casanova. god, General
Alexander La Marmon ; Chief of Staff, Forrino.

Boserve G I James Durand°.
Commandants of Brigades: Colonels Ginstiniani, Mott
vaeoltio, Mollard, Cialdini.

Of Cavalry : Colonel Savoirons.
London, England, 1855-02-23

PROMOTION IN THE ARMY.

NIWCASTLIPON•TYNII, THURSDAY Arreawoow.
A well attended public meeting of the inhabitants
of ithis town was held in the Guildhall at noon to-day, to
consider the present system of purchasing commissions in
the army.
The M.tyoa took the chair, and said that be did not pre-
tend to be familiar with the organisation of the army,
but applying the same rale to it as was ordinarily adopted
in business tranuetions, he thought that promotion by
merit was the proper course.
Mr. GIORGI CRAWSHAY, of the Gateshead Iron Works,
moved the first resolution—that promotion by purchase was
false in principle, injurious to the public service, and
alike unjust to the regimental officer and private soldier.
He pretend against the present system, as the worst form
of Mammon worship, and as most injurious as the service,
and to the best interests of the country. He desired that
the system should be as on the Contineat, where every man
of merit should have an opportunity of promotion.
Mr. PAlskiffs, an old soldier, seconded the resolution. He
gave his experience of the prs sent system, us it came under
hie knowledge whilst serving in India,
The resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. WitLyoßD, ironmonger, proposed the nest re-
solution, that merit is the only true pritseikla upon
which itilitary promotion can %based, and that the
principle is essenttally aseesaary to develop the military re-
sources of this country, and to raise the British army to the
highest efficien_cy.
Mr. JAMES WATSON seconded the resolution, which was
earried with loud chain.
London, England, 1855-02-23

Elte ervregos.

-
,desetiaessents Intended far "The Express," Leaden Events, paper,
oast be at duo Ottioe, le. Bouveriastreit, by Two Walsall o tie
day of publication.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tau DAT —Moralism 61t. %ammo. 66. Um.
To-rannow—Morning, 71. lint Afternoon, 7b..6in.

LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23.

LATEST
NEWS FROM ABROAD

(ET INTIII/ATIONAL

ST. PETERSBURG, Pea. 22.
Prince Mentohikoff, writing on the 12th, says:
"On the 2nd Adjutant Ufleth partly destroyed a
French subterranean gallery.
" On the 6th the French made an ineffectual attempt
to destroy our countermines.
" On the Bth we exploded another mine and de-
stroyed the enemy's works, our artillery meanwhile
playing, and the enemy answering vigorously.
"Our volunteers frequently make night sortie',
disturb the enemy in their trenches, and compel them
to leave off working."—.Daily News.

AUSTRIA.

CDT INTZIMATIONLL TELEGRAPH )

VIENNA, FIB. 22.

Count Rechberg has arrived from Verona to replace
Baron Prokescb, who will attend the conferences as
Austrian plenipotentiary.—Daily News.

BALA/MAYA, Fan. 12.

The siege works are pushed on with great activity
at all points. The road which the English are con-
structing from /Utaklava to the camp is in a very
forward state.

The &ine•Hortense, Jean-Bart, and Canada have
arrived successively in the roadstead of Kamiesch,
towing transports laden with troops and ordnance.—
Daily News.

VARNA, FIB. 10.

The Turkish troops landed at Eupataris form an
effective force of more than thirty thousand mem.
This army is entrenched at some distance from the
town. Its sanitary state is excellent. Another
army corps is to embark at Beltchik in the course of
the week.

The electric telegraph which is to connect Shimla
and Varna will be completed by the end of the
month, and in a short time telegraphic communica-
tions will be established as far as Rustchuk.—Daily
News.

(Bs nacrsic

MADRID. Fits. 20.

The Cortes have authorised the Government to
raise a loan of five hundred millions real (taus
leffectO—Daily Nam

The Weser Zeitung publishes the following letter,
dated Vienna, 17th inst. :
A note was rere;ted here yesterday from 24.de Baldameroai,
the prime minister of Tuscany, officially announcing the
adhesion of the Grand Duchy to the treaty of the 2nd of
Dreember. The negotiations with the Western Powers are
closed, rad the exchange of the ratifications will take plata
is a few dap.
We find this fact admitted in a Berlin journal, at
all times indisposed to admit intelligence unfavour-
able to Russian interests into its columns.

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC.
(3T XAONZTIO 17.1.101/PII

T OP rat DAILY NWRII
LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.

This morning the United States Mail steamship
Pacific, which was to leave New York on the 7th
inst., end which has been so anxiously looked for sines
Monday, arrived off the Bell Buoy. She is waiting
for water, and is expected up about 3 p.m., and her
mails to be despatched for first delivery to-morrow
in London.
London, England, 1855-02-23

THE CAMP ROAD FROM BALARLAVA.

We are given to understand that although the
" navvies" only landed at Beak's,* on the 29th ult., by
the Gth inst. they had made no less than three miles of tlis
temporary road. The entire railway to the camp wu er•
petted to be completed in sin weeks.

HOLLAND.

(PROM THIS

NT OF THE DAILY NM)
THE HAGUE, Fn. 20.

The government proposes to repeal, from the lst of
next January, the excise duties on farinaceous food,
which now press so heavily on the industrious classes.
The tonnage dues are also to be suspended. To meet
the deficit which this remission of duties will otos-

sion—estimated at 4,500,000 florins—it is intended
to lay an additional duty on fermented liquors
to the amount of 100 per cent., to increase the
duty on refined sugars, and to levy a capitation tax
of 1,500,000 florins. There will still, it is estimated,
be a deficit of 1,500,000 florins, which is to be borne
by the Exchequer.
It is exceedingly doubtful whether the new Minis
ter of Marine will be able to keep in office long.
Vice-Admiral Ensile resigned because the Stets'
General rejected his budget as being insufficient foe
the purpose of restoring the merino from its sinking
state or for keeping it in a due state of efficiency. The
new Minister, by the advice of his colleagues, his
not increased his budget; it is to remain at the same
figure of 5,900,000 florins. The consequence of this
mistaken economy will be, it is thought, that, in the
present temper of the States General and of the
country, this budget, like its predecessor, will bens.
ceremoniously declined.
London, England, 1855-02-23

WORB4R-STREET.

JIM! Hawes and William McCarthy were charged
before Mr. Hammill with having been concerned with
others in riotously atsembline, end plundering the shop of
Mr. George Pearce, a baker, in Chnrch•street, Bethnal•
'green.
Oa being called upon for their defenee, the prisoner
Hayes declined saying anything; but McCarthy declared
that he bad acted under the pressure of severe distress, us
he had a wife and family at beam who were is a state of
'Weed**.

Mr. Harneeill said that he considered it his imperativel
duty to make a severe example of the prisoners, in order to
imp... an effectual check to such a dangerous and deeperatel
system of depredation, and he should order them both to be
fully committed for trial.
Four athletic fellows, named Michael Bryan, Wilson Lsw
keit, John Anderson, and David Power, were next charged
with having aided or abetted in a similar course of outrage,
end after some evidence, which went to implicate the whole
of the prisoners, they were severally remanded for a week.
A donation of 21. from "J. J. F.;" 2!. 2e. from "E.
B."; and a cheque for 61, from " B." (Blackheath), for the
purposes of the poor box.
MARYLEBONE.

Frederick Gee. ButikiejeTribiTnillneelf as a clerk, but
who refused to date where he resided, was charged with
the following daring robbery.
It appeared that a Swiss governess, named Pauline Blot,
living at No. 3, Upper Georgewtreet, Portant-square, was
walking along Bskee-street, when she was accosted by the
prisoner, who put to her some questions, the meaning of
which she could not rightly undentand. She pawed on in
order to avoid any further annoyance, but he followed her,
and all of a sudden he thrust his hand into her pocket, from
which he abstracted her purse contsioing about 18e. in gold
and silver. He banded it to a man close by, who made off
with it as fast se be could. She seised the prisoner by the
collar, and held him securely until the arrival of Bennett,
208 U, by whom he was conveyed to the station•house and
'pelted up.
Potter, 84 D, said he had reason to believe that he should
be able, in the 'canto( a remand, to bring forward another
charge of robbery of a similarly daring character against the
prisoner, the amount exceeding 201.
The prisoner was accordingly remanded till Saturday next.
London, England, 1855-02-23

A YOUNG HERO.

A sergeant-major, now in Wellington-barracks,
who has recently returned from the Crimes, has mint us the
following enthusiastie account of the conduct of a young
soldier, only 10 years old, named Thomas Keep, of the 3rd
battalion Grenadier Guards, under the command of Colonel
1 Thomas Wood. The writer states that this boy accompa-
nied the army to the heights of the Alma, preserving the
most undaunted demeanour throughout the battle. At
one time a 24-pounder passed on each side of him, and shot
and shell fell about him like hail; but notwithstanding
the weariness of the day, present dangers, or the horrid
sight, the boy's heart beat with tenderness towards
the poor wounded. Instead of going into a tent to take
care of himself after the battle was over, he refused to
take rest, but was seen venturing his life for the good of
his comrades in the battle field. This boy was seen stepping
carefully 0* sr one dead body after another, collecting all the
broken muskets he could find, and making a lire in the
night to procure hot water. He made tea for the poor suf-
ferers, and saved the life of Sergeant Russell and Dome of
, the private soldiers who were lying nearly. exhausted for
Iwant Thus did this youth spend the night. At the
battle of Halaklava he again assisted the wounded. The
boy did his duty by day and worked in the trenches
by night, taking but little rest. At the battle of lu-
kertnenn he wu surrounded by Russians about twenty
minute., and, to use hie own words, he said he thought
lit was " a case " with him, but he clasped all right. He re-
' °sired one shot, which went through his coat and out at the
kg of his trousers, but Providence again preserved him un-
hurt. He helped with all the bravery of a man to get in
the wounded, and rested not until the poor sufferers were
made as comfortable as he could make them. He we -
the doctor while extracting the shot from the me
waited on the ass before and after. "Thus
youth," says the writer, " do anything to anv
I needed help. Some of the wounded say that t
not base been alive now had it not been for this

vended watolstubsesTto theiiiiTinieliss.
bey his been raeonnnended by Mind sod
lasi Wood sad other Aosta Is but Woes sonlse.'

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