The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-31 00:00:00

glit eourt.

The Queen will bold a privy council this day
(Saturday) at Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the
Princesses Alice, Helene, and Louisa, and the Prince of
Leiniepn, attended by the Hon. Flora Handmaid, the Hon.
Caroline Cavendish, Major
Plat, and Mr. Gibbs, visited the Eibibition of Art-Contri.
tuition by Amateurs in aid of the elusion° Fund, at the
Gallery in Pall•mall, yesterday morning. Prince Albert
afterwards rode on horseback, attended by his Equerry in
Waiting.
The Princes of Salerno and the Duke and Duchess of
Amide visited the Queen yesterday.
M. Dronyn de Lbuys, ameenpuied by the French Ambas-
sador, bad an audience of her Majesty, to which he wee in-
troduced by the Earl of Clarendon, Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs.
The Queen and Priam Albert, accompanied by the
Princen Royal, the Princess Allem, and the Prince of
Leinlogen, honoured the Princess's Theatre with their pre-
war, is the evening. The royal suits consisted of the
Duchies of Athol), Earl Somers, Major General &untie,
and Captain Da Plat.
The Hon. Caroline Cavendish and the Hoe. Flora Mac-
donald have succeeded the Hos. Lucy Herr and the Hoe.
Mary Baltml as the Maids of Honour in Waiting to the
Queen.

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The Princess of Salerno and the Date sad Duchess
d'Aumsle *sited the Duchess of Kent yesterday at Clasen°.
Roue, St. Junes's.

A deputation from the deputies of the three denomina-
tions of protestant disseaten for the protection of their civil
rights had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at
the Horne.oSee, on the subject of the Dissenters' Marriage
Acta Amendment Bill and the Plume of Religions Worship
Registration Bill. The deputation consisted of Mr. Apelay
Pellet; M.P. (chairmen), Mr. George Offor' Mr. Charles
Read, Mr. R. H. Terrell, and the secretary, acworapasied
by the following members of parliament: Mr. Kershaw, Sir
W. Clay, But, Sir George Goodman. Mr. B. Ball, Mr. R.
Milligan, Mr. J. Crook, Mr. F. Crossley, and Mr. G. Had-
field.

A deputation from the American Chamber of Commons
of Liverpool had an interview with Mr. F. Peel yesterday,
at the War Department, upon the subject of the Passengers
Act Amendment Bill. The deputation consisted of Mr.
Grinnell, Mr. Warren, and Mr. G. J. Daman, woo's-
pasied by Mr. W. Brown, M.P., Mr. Honfall, M.P., and
Mr. J. C. Evart, M.P.
A deputatioa from the General Assembly elate Presby-
terian Chunk of Ireland, consisting of the Rev. Dr. Wilson,
Mr. Thomas M'Clure, and Mr. Wilson Kennedy, accom-
panied by Mr. Kirk, M.P., and Mr. Rionardeon, M.P., bad
an interview with his Bleellenay the Lord-Lieutenant of
Inland yesterday, at the Irish office.
A deputation from the Factory Law Amendment /omit-
tion, consisting of Mr. B. H. Greg and Mr. Thomas Cooke
(from Manchester), Mr. Edmond Ashworth (from Raton),
and Mr. John Whitwell (from livadai), accompanied by
Mr. Henry Whitworth (secretary), had as interview with
the Secretary of State for the H one D:partment yesterday.
The deputation was accompanied and introduced by Mr.
James Heywood, M.P.
A deputation from the Joint Committees of the Society
for the Encouragement of the Arts, Manufactures, and
C0mm.,... and of the Law Amendment Society, bad an
interview with Lord Stanley of Murky yesterday, at the
Board of Trade, to present a memorial, praying her Majes-
ty's government to make known to the Imperial govern-
ment of France the interest with which a congress at Paris
to promote an approximation to an iaternational system of
commercial law ("viewed by the commercial public of Great
Britain. The deputation consisted of ;Mr. Wm. Evart,
M.P., Col. Sykes, F.S.E., Mr. WM. Hewes, Dr. Weddi-
love, Mr. Leone Levi, Mr. Tbce. Winkwonh, and Mr. P.
Le Neve Foster (secretary).
Mr. John Wood, chairman of the Board of friend Reve-
nue, and Mr. Primly, bad as interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer ynterdey, et hie of leial residence in
Downing-street.
Mr. Oliveira, M.P., and Mr. George Powell, from the
Board of Directors of the Waterloo•bridge Company, had
an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, with reference
to removal of cuisines.

deputation from the vestry of St. George. Hammer.
square, had an interview yesterday with Sir B. Hall, Presi-
dent of the General Board of Health, at his elks, Whitehall,
on the Metropolis Local Meow went Bill. The deputation
consisted of Lord Dynevor, the Right lion. Henry Fitzroy,
Mr. Ingle, Mr. Dowden, Mr. Lambert, the Hon. Captain
A. Buncombe, Mr. Dudley, Mr. Pereira, Sir Henry Mean,
Bart., Mr. Bingham Baring, M P., and Mr. Chappell, V.C.
' Mr. Laegtoe mid Mr. Fowler had an interview with Lord
Stanley of Aided., yesterday.

VISIT OF NAPOLEON 111. AND THE EXPRESS•

WINDSOR, FitMAT.
Preparations are being made here for the re-
caption of the Emperor and Empress of the Franck, es
Euler Tenthly, the 10:h of April. The apartrnents
now under the proms of decoration, and on which
no lose than forty gilder. besides upholsteren, are em-
ployed, are the ball or grandi reception rooms, the throne
room, the Ruben. room (where en theatrical entertainments
have usually taken place), the King's council amber, the
King's closet, the Queen's closet, the Zueoarelli room. the
Vandyek room, and, indeed, all the aportmenu on the North
Terrace. That the whale suite will be finished in a style of
unorandented magnificence cannot be doubted.
It is understood that the Emperor and Empress of the
French will remain in Eogland for about a fortnight, visit-
ing London, Osborne, Woolwich, Portsmouth, Greenwich,
and other places, but residing principally at Windsor
Castle. The York and Lancaster Town are being fitted
up for that purpose, and the whole of the apartments in the
Round Tower will be placed at the disposal of the attend-
ants of the Emperor Napoleon.

THE QUERli's VISIT TO THE ART-CONTSIBUTIONS
TO TIE PATRIOTIC FUND.—Yeevrlay morning her Ma-
jesty, Prince Albert, and sic of the Royal children, and
suite, paid a visit to this exhibition and sale of works of art.
Her Majesty showed her tote by at ones purchasing the
beet work in the room—v.s., a frame of six illustrations in
outline, by Miss F ,of the poem of " The Wreath.
These illastrations ars most happily conceived, and evince
much poetical feeling, and are expressed in an original
and very artist-like manner. We believe this modal pro-
duction of the pencil wu atresdy purchased. sad was loyally
yielded, on her Majesty intimating a desire to possess
it. The Queen made other tasteful selections. Five
of the Royal children lave *Distributed draw-
lags of their own ; they are all clever prods►
Lions—that of the Princess Royal, entitled " The
Battle.iield," is a masterly work for one so young. It is a
very euenaragiag sign for the arts toss* such unmistakeable

taste for art so widely diffused nalegat the youthful nen:
hen of the Royal family. The drawisp which 'over the
walls and ill the portfolios in the gallery are contri-
buted by amateurs; and although we gladly admit they
reveal taste and talent, it I. insposalble sot to feel, at the
first ewe, the difference there is between sash works end
the prolamine of the professed artist—of works produced
fa play sad them that an the result of bard study. The
latter invariably posses. a vigorous, lively, fresh look, ea if
they were prodmeed in the raids, of frolic; the War, ft
must be comfamsd, have a dull 'nominate sir, se if t►ey
wen the offspring of raven unpalatable labour. Neverths
Ism, those who have the will and t►e power to disown ar-
*tie talent may discover it in this mese of drawings, and
ikia cdnunsgemee, numbisad with the pesienrutby o►lest
for whisk this exhibition sad sale have hese issitatod,
doubting the Muse of the great Interest "Welt the rabbet
as =Sing.

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REGIMENTAL SURGEONS IN THE ARMY GIP
THE EAST.

TO TEN IDTTOI OP TEI DAILY 7111.111.
Camp above Sebastopol, Marela 16..
SIR,—I was surprised to read in the reports ci
the debates in the Home of Commons, published IA
the Daily News of Feb. 20, that Mr. Laved
stated there was a medical officer at Balaklava
had refused admittance into his hospital a marine lg.
touring under cholera, and that this act of ink
mmam
cruelty was repeated at another military hospital,
the patient eventually left on the shore to die. Rat/
was still more surprised to reed Mr. Layard's stem.
meat that this case had been brought to the noticed
Lord Raglan, sad without any apparent result, km,
motives of policy. Not even a reprimand is 'Mudd
to for conduct that ought to have been
lowed by little less than removal free
the corps to which be had brought so Nadi
discredit. Mr. Layard did not mention that he saw
this happen ; and I have no doubt, from his main
disposition, that, had he seen it, he would not ham
permitted the marine to die unheeded on the sham.
lam therefore inclined to believe that the story oil
told to Mr. Layard, and if properly investigated, that
it would be found like many other such stories, mm
much exsggerated, if at all true. But, if Maki
ought to be known who the surgeons alluded to sm.
and whether they are still permitted to have hospiW
charge. The credit of the army medical departemat
demands an inquiry into so grave and public a deo
of heartle.e barbarity on the part of some of im
members. No wonder the anecdote created
"sensation " in the house. I trust, however,
it may not be believed unless more explicit
details are given. Should there be medical offices
so devoid of ail good feeling and propriety as to hats
been guilty of the extreme neglect instanced, sad
their conduct have been brought to light, could it
have remained known only to Mr. Layard'a
forwent, to Mr. Layard, the ConNuander-in-ChW,
' and one or two others? The incident would hive
been talked of far and wide ; yet no one to whom I
have pointed out the subject ever heard of the story
before.

But, setting all feeling and propriety on one aide,
it would be an act directly contrary to the regale,
tiess of the service. Mr. Layard implies that thi
;Went was 83 neglected because he was a =rise,
e makes the medical officer say to whom he wail
first brought at the hitepital—u I have nothing to all
with him ;heis a marine." The following is the rah
of the service which bears on this subject : ' Hospital
Regulations, Art. 29.—Medical officer. are, under the
sanction of commanding officers, to take care of, sad,
if necessary, to receive into the regimental hospital,
any soldiers or sailors who may be oil sick furlough,
or too far detached from their respective regimentsce
ships to be attended by their own medical officers.'
The medical officer was therefore in duty bound to
admit the marine alluded to, subject only to the ap.
proval of the commandant.
I oaa hardly believe that Mr. Layard himselfeould
give full credence to the story as he is reported to
have related it, and I cannot help thinking that is
telling it he was caaried away by the impalas tough!!
the effect which the arguments of hie speech were
Untended to produce on his audience. But in many
other quarters there is a tendency to disparage the
medical officers of the army, to saddle on them the
evils which have happened, not only beyond their
control, but even in spite of their repeated warnings
and remonstrances. As surgeon of my regiment I

have never been absent from it in Bulgaria or in the
Crimea, and I do not speak of my own exertions. I
know that in my division of the army the medial
officers have been untiring in their labour to prevent
and alleviate sickness. Sickness has prevailed to s
fearful extent, but it has been owing to local circus.
drama and administrative deficiencies, not to absence
it medical east., ion or talent. Civil surgeons of the
highest fame could not have prevented sickness from
Gosh amen. But the regimental surgeons have rs•
seined unnoticed, or noticed only in some remarks
d general disapprobation of the department.
Boys who jibed as ensigns long after I
had entered the service are now not only over my
head as field officere, and stepping to higher pas•
Lions, but are in posoession of the more solid &dm.
tages of the pecuniary value attached to their is-
' creased rank. As a surgeon I came our, as a surged
I shall return ; and though I and the private led
joined may have issued to us our Crimean medals te•
gether, there will be this difference—the remarks
that have been made respecting the conduct of the
class to which he belongs will make him wear his
medal with pride and 'satisfaction ; the remarks mad.
respecting the conduct of my clouts will make me con.
ceal mine in shame and disgust. Time will perhaps
show whether this difference has been diserved.
A REGIMENTAL SURGEON.

1 THE PIANOFORTE EXPERIMENT IN THE

APPEAL OF THE HOLY SYNOD TO THE
ROMAN NATION.

The follewiag le the appals' method yaderday ba
th, ea having bees Melted by the Boole-
Sped
_styling itself "Thrive Hoy;
littlish al by ea aide-de-Gasp of the
Emperor. The appeal wee publithed ten days Moos
at St. Petemburg, sad ie to be placed, therefore, to
the sososat of the sew government :
Is the same Si the Father, the Sim, and the Holy Ghost.
Assam
Through the pace, sift, and power eosamunkatod by ths
sayeems lead, our Lord and God Jana Christ, the Arise
gulp Synod of all the Ramie& appeals to the faithful sod
pious Mildew, of the Buena orthodox church.
May lb. Lord of the Church, our Saviour Jana Christ,
gad the spirit of pees that dwells is it, the distributor of
lb. spirit, the Fatbes of our Lord Jens Christ, of whom
dge whets family in brans gad ea earn is sawed (lipbes.
81., 16), Owl 'typified is the MAT Tetaity, bless yea, well.
beloved Milorm of the chetah, for year holy sad pins
estimate of Filipino stet, for your Ovation to tits Woos of
the Caen; wed for Igor lees of oar orthodox satire genstry,
eastimgate that you has sassifsted es all esasiess daring
the grout contest. Be will MEM mbar all year sacrilege foe
elitism, the throne, sod the wraatry. (Psalm as., 3.)
yes knew bow oujo‘s is this VW/ smiled pleat year
meats,. besineo the great Cur and Hesperee Maths
Ps/locket,, of happy, worthy, gneiss% sad 'tonal me-
nary, La the name of his sacred duty se defender of mho-
dozy, required of the Ottoman Porte to mestablish the
alimed riphts of the holy orthodox Latent Munn, gad to
deliver our co religioeirts from their terrible sudsiest.
You kaow also that, to the astoeishateet of all, the sae-
sties of the cross of Christ found a support from the two
Wasters Fowls, who, assiaieg the ease .f Christians,
sad bartap been I. se respect aireaded by Russia, hart
with rage brought Sr. sad the sword t. its tenitovy.
Their legisas, like those of infidels, ban insulted the
meted Alum of oar religion.
It was Holy Saturday, and those most mend bean, ram
secreted to pnyers ea the sepulchre itself of the Lord,
which they selected for attacking Odessa—that sity
feuded by God. Apia they wished like seerilegiess
wretches whist the peaceful manst of Solovetik. They
demolished the templas of God situated diagnosis'', oa the
must. They have not bass ashamed to pillage sad destroy
the progeny of unfortaaato unarmed iahabitaats.
But, by the will of God, the gnat sad strong delimiter of
truth sad Jamie., the crimes of eye assails have net pro-
fited them; sad is their frequent reverses, is the terrible
temposts of the Black Sea whisk have esgelphed their m-
ole, is the mortal maladies that have decimated their
armies, the artist of the puissant bead of the Lord fighting
fir 111 has bees visible. . _ _

Netwithetaadieg all this the 'semi's, Irritated by the loss
of their main, are g others more formidable ; they
seek to 'Mead their unjust allimor, sad are preparing
themselves for fresh hostilities mast the Romig errs.l
toey. Tbe safety rof Rusk requires her to augment her
debase by mesas of a temporary levy as saws.
By the meet► of the Lord's assisted, sow dwelling fa
esisstial fight. God hos ailed our sentry to fresh secrifien,
to wow straggles.
Runk has not provoked the easiest, the was sailed to it.
Let the Lord's will be dens 1 God k against the swum I
Ws bops and believe that he who said, " I will build my
thureh, a■d the Wee of hell shall sot prevail avian it"—
(Matt. ad. 18), is now fighting for his hely church; he will
defend sad save
We hope and holism that Ho, is whose hand is the heart
et kings (Provers :xi. 1) will biesself guide, for the good
of his shank, the hest of the pious selectee, our Cur sad
Importer Mall the Russia', Almada Nieolaieviteb, that
He will lend his hie succour, that He will defend him sad
bless his uadenakinp.
We hope sod believe that He who flies the bowerkell
earthly klagslosas, aid who has 'hoses the empire of Russia
for istablishiag in it the metre of His chard', will pee.
amines His judgment against all them that lay thole heeds
es his isheritanoe. (Jens. Jai. 14.)
Folio/ this faith and hope, dearly beloved childres of the
s►etch and the tapestry, hasten to *zeroes your present,
year meted usiseion. Be not terrified ow amount of your
esemks ; remember your Lo-d, who is gnat and terrible ;
with the faith you have in Him, are and fight fee your
lorethres. (Nihon. iv. 14.)
" Urged on by cupidity, they will invade your dwellings,
but we arm to save our souls and our laws, and the Lotd
himself will matter their forces before you." (Matthew iii,
90, 22.)
"Oar God will fight for us" (Nehens. iv., 911) edible
the limits eve, of our own vinery. (hilted= imelenea
the thumb is meamed with sacrilegious deeds Nth* poet of
our sunsies. 8o long as a breath of life shell mar& to yens
you will sot allow the mother of par reely the ylleip of
yew salvation, the gaardismof your religion, of that eallstim
whisk eh se eau save, end without which noose will asstke
divine kneedose, to he insulted. Your eneestess.wnsmaMisi
by Prises Demetrius Donskol, of glorious .emery, waillond
with their blood tbe laud of Russia, wrested km
a foreign yoke ; under the orders of Minks rd
Pojushi, they saved our holy religloa and legitimate
throne ; your father, lcd by Alexander the Well-Beiseed,
&feuded their coustry against innumerable foreign forms.
Now that a similar set preemie Itself to you, you will set
fell to show yourselves worthy of your mouton and fathers.
It is in yee.Msw et the nobility, it is in the sublime es-
resin of your esstimeae before the monarch—it is ia
par aloes vows to oder up as 'writhes to God, the Caen
and the onstry, all your property, and eve year Meg,
that ma sow with Joy the sespiternal spilt of the di moll►
dos Remiss nobility. May the Mamie, of the Most High
permit yew a fulfil your duty, and may your new *Woke
st the heed of the Remiss army testify, in the sight of the
mikes, that the spirit of Pojorski is your hereditary quality.
It le is you, shins also, devoted frees time isameenerial
to religion and the Cur, and always ready to sake sant-
fees la behalf of the eeentry, that the spirit of Minims
resides, the spirit of strength and seal, sestediog to do
law of sue fathers is the holy ewes of God.
Isbeleitente of the *lee sad hamlets, you wb. aro arm-
ing fir the defame of the dumb, the three*, sad our native
lead, appose to these impies, Seem your powerful Hus-
sies Seems, is whisk beet hearts devoted to the faith of
your easeetem, awl t►e orthodox autocrat. Bat, while pre-
patios fee the emobst, pat above all thdp your trust la
God, who gives invincible strength to them who west' hie
will, and remember that what meet Indies tor woks is
your holy religion, your pare aoseekser, your °bedlam to
the supreme authority m to God himself, to year tartan
mut shish as if they were your father. It is fa that
obeillenet, so agreeable to God, that all the strength of the
Ruske empire dwells.
Fathers sad mothers, you have before your eyes a sub-
lime dimple is the august imperial family. The Greed
Daher, ►lessed by their august pusses, hammed to repair
to tie held of battle for your personal defense, he the &p-
-hase of your reheat sad families. Is it for you to Md.
tate sew is stadia, your childres at the demand of the
Cur ? Lead them thither yourselves. Bay to them :
" Children, plea. yeenelme there foe the &fres of our
*IMMO mother, is. dines church ; sad for ear totter
smiler. the Russian soil ; your parents here below bless
you, and the church will pray Is, pis. Oar beenuly
Father Himself will give you a espersatural strength far
meemplidag your holy miedos."
Pastan of souls, spiritual fathers of t►. d.fssdseu of the
chards sed the throne, by your prayers sad sapalleadasa at
all times( Mph. vi., 18), watch sedulously ever me Lea ;
suregthes them by the esaaipotaues of the INN waft
!aspire this with the omelettes that the mess{ wig it as
sadist war apiset the Prises of Darksem, the 11011111011111
Will worketh is the children of dirobediaara. (10.111.)
Is girding is the armee of God, eapordiog to the words
of the apostle, gird up equally the souls soefided to year
sate with the striagtb, faith, sad hope ia Ike away at the
Lard.

Ortbodez Russians, we Gall dowses all of yew, es tbb
edema masks, well pleads( to God, the blade( of the
God of the swoop, the petteatien of the Clews of Reaves,
mad the support of all the Wats, oar batsmen's with God.
Doles, oh, Aluinhty God ! to Gael a haired esespemeen
en
the well-beloved sbildnee of the theraL To Thee they
lift up their souls and hearty, and hem Thee ghee they es-
peettheir salvation. Take under Thy seleelies the slot
pious autocrat, oar Cs.r and Ramer if el lb* IN 1.,
Alossaiet Ntooletirwitab; Übe, him whit Thy lisagm
sad honour ; crown with SUOMI both Ids lei Ida
armies &bad, Lord, the duos eimelleri alai so to
Thee by the 'Whims of Thy obellebv vie Swe ready to die
he the &egos of Thy holy hese eeete evasso4trlth Thy pre-
ludes lid of tho Holy ; noels ties
.frtea th et battle fate Tby *tarsal mad admit
thesis.* the waskei tithe blerood swim!
Deist. hay, to mud softy is Lois mph*, that
lhlmoalumOissosimel le Theo. sed gust h Thy
sid_issa
sis egiesses dismal sad all its &Ureasoothe pia se is
*sr sou% GM suet with u with their ' sad
burs : Thu, 0 Lord, have I trusted, let am sus
be essilesaded."