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

FRANCE.

ONDZIeIt OP Tal 'DAILY sews.)
WIDNISDAT EVISIPCO.
Most of the Paris journals speculate upon the late
debate and the probable composition of the new
Ministry in England. The AssemblEs Nationale says:
Neat to Lord Palinerstee, the most important pereemage
In the new combination would seem to be Lord Grey, who,
it is said, is to he bliniater-at-War. We coot" that, ander
memos eircarestaacee, to sse Lord Grey a oollesgoe of Lord
Polmerstoa sod Minister of War io Eagland would be for
we a great surprise. With the eaception of the democrats
el the Manchester School, the noble lord to, perhaps, the
esly serious adversary that the prams war met with in par-
liament. We also cannot bet remember the debates as
colonial affairs at the time of the Naar war. Lord Grey,
then colonial minister, was forced to mire very mach es the
Duke of Newcastle does now. This souvenir would not in
en estimation point him out as the man capable of remedy
tag the evils from which, it is said. the English army*
the East has so cruelly suffered. We
Twoso
refuse to give credit to the testimony, of the on dila
subject, because it is in en ire accordance with oar own pd.
vats ieforseatioa.
If it be true, as certain indications lead one to OW
pact, that Lord Grey iihe court candidate for ths
Ministry at War, and is supported by the same occult
influence which has long propped up Lord Aberdeen,
it is by no means unlikely that the Assemblee mtheay
be in possession of accurate information on

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subject.
The Pays, assuming, in accordance with existing
governmental maxims in France, that truth should be
postponed to the purposes of the moment, says:
The vote will produce the painful impression in German
sad in Russia that the desperate situation of the English
army in the Crimea is admitted. It would perhaps have
been better policy on the part of the English parliament
sot to have given this joy to its enemies, and to have bad
more eonsideration for the men who have given to the
country the glorious victories of theAlsna and of lckerussea.
But these reserves once made, we mast say that the
don on M. Roebuck's motion must show to the Cur this
neither reverses nor sacrifices will cheek England in Imo
jut undertaking. It is the whole country which rises
against him to demand an account from him for having
disturbed the world. It takes away the conduct of this
patriotic war from a government which was not homogese-
MIS, to confide it to a more popular and more energetic
administration.
The Constataionnel notices that the vote was
announced amidst a solemn silence. The opposition
did not give vent to those boisterous plaudits which
usually celebrate a party victory, because the extreme
gravity of the situation was felt by every one. It
also sa wasprobably very truly, that Mr. Roebuck's
motion regarded simply as a vote of censure, and
that the inquiry formally voted for will by common
consent be a dead letter.
The bourse today was inanimate. The sellers of
premiums having attained their object in keeping
the rate below 68, were obliged to buy back for the
settlement, and thus although Consols came a lower
the quotations of the French Three per Cents. kept up
pretty well all the morning. They became weaker at
kit, finally closing at 67.55, with a fall of 25c. Credit
Mobilier fell 16.23. The St. Germain Railway rose
12.25, owing to the report of the Council of Admi-
nistration of the Rouen Company presented to a
general meeting this day. It was considered that the
fusion of the Western and Normandy lines was,
proved to be advantageous for all parties. The sin
months dividend was fixed at 37f. 50c.
The Independanee Belye has the following observe..
tione on the two royal princes (English and French),
who have returned simultaneously from the theatre

of war :
The Duke of Cambridge appesn very melancholy. It is
beyond doubt that the moral man is sainted, hut not, how-
ever, to the extent that has been said. His mind remains
sound, but his temperament is shaken by the emotions he
has experienced. The excellent prince hss sustained too
rude a shock to his truly English patriotic feelings from the
losses sod misfortunes of all kinds which he has witnessed.
His military mind had apprehended beforehand the de
plorable consequences likely to follow from the administra-
tive disorganisation which sapped the British army, and
which he could not remedy. Ile is at this
moment one of the principal victims of that
disorganisation, and the most illustrious of all.
It suffices to remark his robust exterior, his firm
step, his face almost us plump as when he left
Ragland, to be convinced that his illness is a moral one,
and not an ordinary disease.
Prince Napoleon, on the contrary, is visibly changed. Be
has become wonderfully thin. It is supposed that his dysen-
tery must be cured, or nearly so, since he walked about
Athens during the whole time of his sojourn there. But he
suffered much dories/ the voyage from Greece ; and on his
arrival at Marseilles he was so protium. d that he could
neither land at once nor receive visits on board. He main-
tained a strict incognito during his whole journey, and did
not visit either King Ferdinand at Naples, or King Otho
at Athens.

PRISONERS.

The St. Petersburg Journal publishes the following
article
We experience real satisfaction in informing the public I
that the wounded ltusaians conveyed to Constantinople re-
mire in the French hospita:s the most leader care on the
part of tho Sisters of Charity. Faithful to their holy voca.
Lion these nose manifest a solicitude eminently Christian
wird. wailieselog human sufferings, without making any
diethotle• see to the nationality or religion of the sufferers.
We knew, .securer, that in their beneficence they have
bought mil supplied our prisoners with the most indispen-
sable utilise elappareL They have shown themselves worthy
of ill wimkatiss osaspanionating and tending our poor
vosmied tea prodeely the same se if they hod been French-
men. }fay the bang* of our ninon gratitude find its way
to then worthy soak whom God can alone reward accord-
ing to their deserts for the minion of charity they so sub.
limely fulfil in this world. Unfortunately, the information
we mein on the subject of our prisoners detained in the
Isle of Ala is far from being equally satielactoey. Among
the.. prisoners, those who are Poles or,Jews by firth have
bees worked upon by mancennes, the tendency of which is
to Jades' them to betray their oath of fealty towards their
sovereign. Separate barracks have been assigned to
than isdividuals, who, yielding to the seduction,
have violated their oath. Those Poles and Jews
who have remained true to the voice of their conscience
sad duty have been quartered with the disloyal. More-
over, the Commaadast of the Isle of Aix is stated to have
received orders sot to permit our venerable chaplain to
enamnaisate with oar poisoner'. Whilst on the one hand
they are thee deprived in their captivity of religious conso-
lation, on the other band they are given up to the mantea-
vres of a priesthood to which they are strangers. Although
a parish priest of the Latin church resides on the Isle of
Aix, a Jesuit named Jelowicki, a Polish emigrant, lives
there constantly. His residence seems to confirm the plan
that the members of the Company of Jesus arc said to enter-
tain—that of labouring is the cause of religious propa-
gandism amongst our prisoners.

THE BLUE JACKETE AT THERAP
(From the Cornish Telegraph.)
The kind, womanly letter of her most Gracious
Majesty to Mrs. Sidney Herbert, expressive of her interest
in the well-being of her subjects abroad, his been read at
Therapia Hospital, and the following is a copy of the reply
forwarded by the blue-jackets there—their own dictation
being strictly observed.
" TIM BUIE JACKETS TO HIE MASI/ITT.
"Therapia Naval Hospital, Dec. SO, 1854.
"Having seen the extract of your Majesty's letter to
Mrs. Herbert, and the gracious message it contained to the
wounded soldiers and sailor, we, the blue-jackets and
marines now laying in Therapia Hospital humbly send our
heartfelt thanks and gratitude for the warm and parental
expression" used in the Dunmire. Oh! long may your
Majesty retain the same good feelings towards the maimed
and sick tars. The loss of a limb, or • long and pain-
ful sickness, would not stir the feelings of Jack so
mach as your Majesty's kind and affectionate message : it
has warmed his heart with lois arid gratitude to his noble
Queen. We thank Mrs. Herbert for her kindness in for-
warding so precious • message to the poor fellows suffering
from severe wounds and sickness. It was as a cordial that
revived their drooping spirits. Their beloved Queen's
cheering words acted as • stimulant to their wounded
frames, end they blessed their Queen and Prince, and
hurrah for the navy ! says Jack. We have great pleasure
is informing your Majesty of the kind treatment we receive
here. The kind attendance of skilful gentlemen and nurses
makes us grateful to Clod and to them. Humbly praying
to Almighty God for your Majesty's health and prosperity,
wet male, with all due respect (signed), ROBES? LISLI,
A. 8., Janes WAIONT, boatswain's mate."

During the week letters have been received from a sur-
geon of Pentanes at present at Therspia Hospital, of which
the following is an extract:
" Tan HOSPITAL.—The lady nurses who are here haws
bean most kind and attentive to the sick and wounded, sit-
ting by their bedsides reading to them, arc. Before they
arrived, many men were discharged from the hospital far
to Malta or England very thinly clad. Now they
La7re nice warm comfortcn and clothing given them. Imer
qe if ssible, the daughter of a baronet in Belgrav-
sqe, with good property and not at all bad looking, la ey-
ing on one side all her wealth, and leaving • comfortable
tome to Come here and stand at the washing-tub in an
lindergrouna V.t.h,n. This else has done daily for
thi last fortnight, even when entsw and frost have been on
the ground. Also, Kiss —, another daughter of a baronet,
going from the bedside to the kitchen, ironing, &c. Well
may Old England be proud of bee daughter', when we see
what sacrifices they are !Lady to make, in order that they
may fully cam Out the divine precepts of love and charity ;
and so high Is the standard of the ladies of our country that
it is of little consequence. what office they perform, for whe-
ther at the washing-tab or in the drawing-room they Si.
the sans in all that renders thee bigh in the setimation of
God sad saa."