The Express.
London, England, 1856-02-15 00:00:00

A STORY OF THE LATE MARSHAL PAMIR-

IVITSCIL

The Journal du Laird contains the following:—
" Mer hid Paskiewiteb, who tae just died at Wanaw,
allowed an annul pension of 200 rouble, (800 fr.) to an cud
female residieg in the Runde Fut one Montmartre. The
origin of this liberality is re• her entice.. In 1814 this female,
named Adele P—, was a very pretty untie of nine-
teen, who performed the ihsracten of '<sang girls at the
Venetia. On the 16th of July of that year the foreign
sovereigas ;who occupied Paris had a grand religious
ceremony performed in the Place de le Cancerde by way
el thanksgiving for the neves of their aron.
The sovereign. witnessed it from the lalcony of
the Hotel de la Marine, and as rhii f of the
Holy Alliance, Alexander of ItusCa ,c:upied the
seat of honour. Ruskin troope, 80 OCO in number,
sue/Lanceted this raised C• 111140 which en. ported the alter
where the arehiregodrite officiated. The diversity of uni-
forms, the dimes, the milit ery bands, the rain u s of artillery.
the chan iog of the clergy, and die presence of the love-
reigns formed a canoes spect.eles, to which the Parisians,
and par:acute rly the nasals rumen of them. flocked, many
of them designating the foreigners as 7/0/ mei ides ennenia
At the head of a guard or honour eioupying the clued°
wu pieced Major-10 . I Parkiewitaca, and brine fatigued
by tae lergth of the ceremony, he was amusing himeell with
lookiog through an (pc:legless at the persons standing
about. Suddenly he observed Adele P—, whom
he had noticed at the th.a'rr, vainly endeavour-
ing to get into the refund umlaute. He immediately
descended from the raised platform on which he had been
standing, and spoke a few etude to an officer. end is a few
minutes after the chsrenicg actress was writ paced in the
front row and replied by a granotts smile to a wave of the
hand of the general. Just after, the p!relii,in on which he
had been a minute or two before stenuiug gave way he-
nuth the weight of the persons on it, and led with a tre-
mendous crash. A number of persons, among whom were
several superior officers, were either killed or wounded.
But for the appeatance of the young arf.sfc, General
Paskiewitsch would probably ii eve been among the
sufferer,. In the evening he paid • visit to Mile
P—, and gave her • haro.l.ona brilliant as a mark
of gratitude for being the means cf probehly saving
his hie. He was also in a measure indebted to her fo: his
advancement in life arid his fortune, far his adventure
having come to the eats of Alexander, that mooarcti was
persuaded that • man favoured in such • manner by his
lucky star was predestined t r great t him s, and he confided to
im an iap aunt command. The stars continued t r be pea-
-1 titii.us to he general, who o red to chance mare than to his
talents his rapid accession to honours and dignities. But
a contrary lat. attended Adele P—, tar whilst the gourd
was rising in the world, the actress bad been seized
. with illness, and was ultimately cum;c::ed to qva the
j theatre. She was deserted by those who bed before smiled
on her, and was at length reduced to {Min distress. A last
gleam of hope remained to her. Flo n her humble dwell-
ing she wrote a letter to 111,ribal Paskiewitsch, nonindieg
him of the it ore face, which, she said, had p !baps long
escaped hie ',collection. In a at o t time, at e received a
letter indexing au order 03 a banker in Paris for 100
roubles, with a promise that a similar sum should be re-
mitted to her every six months, and this promise was faith-
fully performed. The death of the Marsh.) might perhaps
have again thrown her into discreet, had tit, not preceded
her benefactor to the tomb. She died soddenly a few
mutts ago."

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

LAND TRANSPORT.

The subjoined circular memorandum has been
issued to onion cocamandO g tettnnentt and depot, at
&me :

e Gator It, Feb 12,1556.
The Field Marehal Command ntg in Chief baring, in coot-
muoiration with t►e Secretary of B:ate for War, decided
lapin tha importance of providing efficient non-commit-
owned uffic, re for the load trantport err a, and the Secre-
tary of State barley authorised the rates of pay specified Ia
the eta gin (regimental sergeant m j tr, 5.. per diem; troop
sergeant major, es ; rergeant 3. ; besides the usual field
allowances and free r Awns al owed by goveroment to this
corp.) tr tech thoroughly efficiect men as may volunteer
for the pulp tee, le pleased to d r:ct. TI at the er marauding
officers of Artillery, Cat air., cud Infantry call immediately
upon the: non-coma isdoced c &ten and men to volunteer,
tresasikting descriptive retina of such as may come
forward, to its Adjutant-General. The f,rmation of an
secant Land Trausport Corps II of parser o.ont in pittance,
and commending officers are strictly el joined not to accept
the service' of any but steady, intelfige, t, and trustworthy
men, el hough the io.s of such may occasion temporary
regimental inconvenient •.
By 0011101 and, G. A.:WMTILInALL, Adjutant-General.

ADYIIIALFV, FIB. 14.—ArratatraaNre —Commander
J. O. Brektord (18121, to be inept etieg commoner of the eoo.t guard;
Surgeon' J. P. Paton to be agent tor rick and wounded • cameo at
Greenook ; C. Crandall (1802), to the Rodney, 90, at Portsmouth;
B. C. Russell (late). to the Piaster, 6, screw gem Val vowel; and
B. Amok M.D. (11t6), to the t aorlon to el/ steam gun WYO.
A...latent Surgeons A. haltray. M.D. (1651) confirmed to tho
Nankin. SO, East highs Station; J. Floss, Y.D. (184 r), to the Royal
Albert, 121, mew aeon chip. of 5, 042 ,yawn power, Medltetrturean
mallow; sad H. H. Bath, L.D. (1t4,), to the Royal WiLlaim, 120.
guard &livid sedleseust Ilet.
Ihmiad Mohr Limn to tee Vincent, 102, guard ship of ordi-
WasPeIFWG.BI2I.
aglargintC. U L Baker, to the Vulture, 6, paddle.wbeel
Mom Mg"of 411 bar.. power, at Devonport.
Acting MOD G. W. Bloom. tt tte t string.
A kadialat Surgeon L. A. Whce to the Wirird, 6, brig, at
Dolt; a. weinass to Plymouth lion Ital ; B A. Low to the Royal
WilOoa W. J.lkader to the Rodney; W. Raines to the Conotteror.
160, mew altenacdrip of 800.boree power, at Devrnport ; and C. W.
Normand to tbiltegiborse,l2, screw mortar slop of 20U hone•power, at
Deronport
Naval Ca:eta-3.1. Way sad C. C. F. Fitzgerald to the Royal
George, 120, mew UMW. ship, of 40u hor.e.power, at Sliteraess.