The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-10 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE EAGLE FROM
AUSTRALIA.

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(711011 ova OWN

lENT.)

LIVBRPOOL, SUNDAY.
This day the clipper ship Eagle (Captain Murphy),
belonging to Messes. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., arrived in the
Kersey from Melbourne.
Bin sailed from that port May SI, sad has brought
44,000 es. of gold on freight.
On July 21 spoke the Boonierdaae, in latitude 24 south,
and longitude 27 west, and remained in company three days.

EXTRA FIELD ALLOWANCE TO THE ARMY,

Vicrom R.—Whereas, we deem it expedient to
grant a field allowance to the non-commissioned offi-
cers and soldiers, of our regular army, when engaged
in motive operations in the field against an enemy :
oar will and pleasure is, that from the let day of
July, 1855, every non-commissioned officer and soldier
then serving in the field, and every other non-com•
missioned officer and soldier from the date of arrival
at the seat of war, shall be entitled to a field allow-
ance of 6d. a day in addition to his daily pay, to be
continued to him so long as he shall remain on active
duty in the field. During the period of a non•com-
missioned officer or soldier being in hospital his field
allowance will cease, but will be allowed from the day
he returns to duty in the field. Given at our Court
at fit. James's, the 16th day of August, 1833, in the
19th year of oar reign.—By her Majesty's command,
PAxicuas.

FATAL AOCID6NT ox TER Itirza.-00 Saturday
Mr Carter hold as inquest on the body of Mr. John Day,
aped 27, son of Mr. Jobs Day, of Oros-park, Camberwell.
Oa the let lastest the deceased was ate of a boating party,
whom whiny was safortanately spa t about a mile below
Pantry-bridge. The rest of the party imaged to escape,
but the deceased was sot seen 'gala until his body was die-
severed are the piles at Westminster-bridge. Verdict,'
" Assidestal death."

EXTRACTS FROM A LETTER FROM AN EN(
LISH OFFICER, PRISONER IN SEBASTOPOI
TO HIS BROTHER.

Alloollt.
No description of odes could give you an edequo
idea of the misery existing within this fort. Whoa ow
army was in the greatest distress last winter, we were beeltka

and happy conveyed to what the Russian troops in So,
topol have br,en linos I war made a prisoner, and, by 4:
accouuts, tar months before. AU ranks appear to sea ek
feel teat softer or later the plea mast fall, and in pricy
the officers say openly that had there bean but one bek
instead of two directing the allied armies, Sebastopol 1,,,k
long ago have been In possession of the French and RNA
The prisoners are well oared for, particularly the damn, by
the Russian authorities, and have little to wapiti, te
beyond lose of liberty. The scoundrels who deur*
from oar ranks to the enemy have long ago toy;
out their mistake, I fancy. They are greatly dietruk
by their new friends, and kept in a sort of dishonolreol
surveillance, but looked very strictly after. One of r'
a miscreant who deserted some time ago from One ef
Righlsnd regiments, had the insolence to speak to ass
other day, and complain that he was " worse treated tie,
the prisoners." He asked, " what would be his fhb 4
Sebastopol fell into the hands of the allies ; would be h
shot ?" I replied, " certainly not ; that he would be Mk
before the whole army, and by the hands of the lehth
Greek or Bulgarian that could be found in cusp."
• • • • •

It is surprising how well the lisualsns know eveyrial
that goes on in our camp: there most be many spies ia ce,
lines.

The Russians speak of the bravery of our men, Weak,
and cavalry, as something perfectly stervelloue, but *
seem to think our troops are not well handled by the geavele,
sad that we thus throw away oar beet chances. An wills,
°Meer confessed to me the other day that in the epee
with equal numben, an English army would get the best of
a fight, " velem," he added," your superior officers let the
whole affair be lost by want of arrangement and utter cov
fusion."

Nearly ell the younger Russian officers, and many of ths
seniors. speak English verlecs:y well, so I can get on mem
well in spite of not knowing a word of Preach ; but this is
a weary life ; I often wish myself back in London, or srw
with the old depot at Cork or Fermoy. • •
The Russian officers think we were insane t. attack Ms
Redan as well as the Malakhoff. If the latter was taken, ME
former mast have fallen; but if the Malakoff had bee■ hall
by the Rueful', ao troope in the world could have held tee
Reds's. They say that if the combined forces of the elfin
had "gone in for" the Malakholl en the famous 18tk,
Naiads, and Lord Raglan would have commutded MUM
Svbastopol. Bat the. chance has passed, I think.