The Express.
London, England, 1856-01-14 00:00:00

EGYPT AND PALESTINE.

The following is a letter to the Times, dated lex•
andria, Jan. 5: _
__

" Said Pitch', the Viceroy, has come down to Alex•
swirls from Cairo, and is contemplating another
visit to the extremity of the Dike M atotis, where
bis Highness intends to erect a palace, and make
gardens, which, as in all casts in Egypt, will be
entirely neglected by his successor, when his time
COMM

"Owing to the scanty rise of the Nile this year,
large tract of land which has not been watered will
be exempt from paying taxer, and to cover this de
ficitncy in his revenue the Viceroy will curtail tbs
salaries of the Government officials.

" The engineers sent out to surrey the Isthmus or
Suez hare returned to Alexandria, and generally
report favourably on the practicability of theme 'A
join the Mediterranean and Red Sta.
_ .

" Lord Canning, the new Goverror.Genersi it
India, is atilt in Upper Egypt, and the Freeze, which
is to convey his lordship to Bombay, is expeced to
arrive at Sur z in a few days.
" The railway between Cairo and Alexandria is
now open to general traffic, and passengers c Jute don
in seven houre, the only break on the line being on
the Rosetta branch of the Nile where the ferry is not
yet completed.
"Letters from Jerusalem state that at present the
European Contu's in that city hoist their flags regu-
larly on Sundays and all feast-days—a ceremony
which has hitherto been jealousy prohibited by the
Turkish officials throughout the Ottoman empire,
excepting at the seaport towns. It was first done on
the occasion of the capture of Sebastopol, when the
English, French, Spanish, and Austrian Consuls die.
played their flogs, and the Prussian Consul has since
done the same.
" It is now becoming a regular thing for travel:ets
to visit the interior of the Great Mosque, on the site
of the Temple. The Pacha of Jerusalem went so far
as to offer to the Jews to enter the mosque in order
to pray for rain, but they refused, for two reasons
—first, because they were all ceremonially unciestlf
secondly, because they might have put under their
feet the words of the law, which they believe to he
buried under this mosque. The Jaws, however, went
to the tomb of Daniel to pray for rain, which rams
next day, but unfortunately soon ceased. R!iti
very much wanted throughout Syria, and the whs•
bitants are enduring great sufferings, as prices of all
provisions are eery high.
"The Austrian Consul at Jerusalem has rewired
from his G ivernment a very large sum for the err
lion within the walls of the town of consular butd-
lags, a hospice, and a palace for the Archbishop of
Vienna. The Latin Patriarch is building a paled
L
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for himself and a college at Beit Sala, near
two. thirdsearße
the•
l
" The Greeks are in possession of about
of the land within the walla of Jerusalem. gene'
mrally supposed to have been bought with Rosa
csoy..

OUR ARMY IN THE CRIMEA.

(FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
CAMP, SEBASTOPOL, Duo. M.

Ihe fat reflection which the close of the year
forces im the mind of each person who has wit-
:oust the progress of the lut twelvemonth's cam-
ri-° • in the Crimes, is • comparison between the
Ncd:tiun of the army as it is now is, and as it was at
the corresponding date of the year 1834. Then,
without depots of commissariat stores, roads, means
et transport, huts, or proper clothing, the troops were
la want of every necessary isgredient for sustaining
!tdily vigour. The season itself, too, proved nun-
imily stormy and severe, and its inclemency was all
the more felt on account of the want of the common
mans of protection against its influence. The duties
wire harassing and trying in the extreme. In the
trenches, the hazard of losing life or limb from the shot
and shell of the enemy was not greater than from the
content soaking wet, or bitter frost, which the men
were unable to guard against. The troops, officers,
and men, were equally inexperienced in the art of
lessening the weight of the difficulties in which they
found themselves placed. The consequence was that
timely all were out of health and spirits. The sick
could not be carried away fast sough. The drafts of
young soldiers which came oat as reinforcements in a
a short time disappeared altogether ; and the number'
of deaths in any one division was greater, period for
period, than it is at present in the whole army. The
very reverse of all the circumstances I have men-
tioned now exists. A stranger looking on the army
now could no more form a notion of its appearance, at
the same date of last winter than a native who had
quitted the torrid sone could form of the snows
and ice of a polar region. The troops appear no less
cheerful and inspirited than they are conapicnous for
/median* and het Ith ; their duties chiefly consist in
perfecting their drill for future service, and the
younger soldiers are rapidly advancing to a condition
of frame and training which will put them on an equa-
lity with their more experienced oomrades in fitness
for campaigning. Whatever may be the nature of
future operations, the British force will he found,
judging from present observation, in a high state of
efficiency whenever the spring loosens the facilities of
communication and movement. As to the probable
site and plans of the next campaign, the imppositioes
are so various and contradictory that they are hardly
worthy of notice. Seeing the substantial quality of
our roads, and of many of the dwellings and build-
loge which have been constructed by us, the French
can hardly believe that we contemplate abandoning
our present position is the spring. On the other hand
the fortifications which are still increasing around the
ports of Katniesch and Kasatch, and which have
already rendered their ;position nearly as strong
as was that of Sebastopol, together with the abases
of similar works elsewhere, seem to indicate a re-
moval of the great mass of the Allied armies, a nil-
cent garrison being left for the defence and secarity
of the harbours before-mentioned, and their imme-
diate neighbourhcod. Armed se the enemy now is
at every inch of ground against an approach from
our present position, it is not likely that our NOM
rale should select this for the seat of operations, aye
dally when our possession of theses offers so many
other opportunities of more favourable approach
and attack.
A large proportion of the tents lately occupied in
the various camps have been struck and given into
the stores of the Quartermaster-General's deportment
for repair, or for protection against weather. The
hutting of the troops is much more extensive and com-
plete, in consequence of tbis change. A bomber of
hots have arrived, which will not now be required
for see se barrack huts. Whether they will be re►
tainted in the Crimes, and converted into other per-
poems than those originally intended, or sent to
the reserve depots on the Bosphorus and elsewhere,
is not known. Report says that some have been
offend to our Allies at cost price, who declined
accepting them.
It appeared is general orders yesterday that until
farther notice, fresh meat and breed would be leased
to the troops three days is each week, malt meat and
biscuit on the remainining roar days. The object of
this order is not understood. It does not appear to
arise frost any deficiency of cattle, fir several of the
most intelligent among the commiseariat officers say
that both sheep and oxen abound, and that the,
arrangements made have been each as to sass*
a ernatinard supply. Large supplies of grain have'
lately arrived, and the bakeries at Balaklaea and
Karliked, es well si in some of the divsiooe, are tally
competent to supply fresh bread at more frequest
interviste. It is also inserted that the cost of • radon
Of fresh Mee, when supplied to the men in
the Crisis*, is less than one fourth of the east of a
ratios of salt pork. The salt pork, ineledinie all ea-
rners in England and of !rampart to the East, with
allowance for ordinary waste from loss or defences-
fiat, is calculated to amount in cost to the Govern-
ment to a earn of 9a. 4ii. or 3a W. per pound, while
the feel' beef is issued to the troops at a cast of about
Bd. per pound. This estimate was formed by as
experienced c !Boer, and its correctness may be worth
investigation.
The last two mails from England bars arrived at
their destiostion almost at their stated time. No
mail is now doe,

The weather conhattes frosty and cold, bat Ws
sod for.

THE BAST.

PARIS, SORDAT.
The following are the latest telegraphic dtapatches
of the day :
Mausatct.es, SATCKDAT.—The Cannel has arrival,
with Coutaatisop:o letters of the ird ileamiry. Oran
Puha wee mill at Redo,' Kea, but with a part only of
►n troops. The balk of his army had proomided towards
ireVismad. The campaign in ilingreUe is given up.
Gressel Monravielf has strongly fondled himself ia Rue ;
bat for the now, he would have lambed apes Rremoue.
T►e Aastrian minedson is at S.yrus. Abdul-Hades is
at Damascus. The Teheran partial protests that Penis
will remain neutral.

Jar 3.—Oreere wio sasiataia a etsiet ameba.
Uty. Her nlatiose with the Allies are !tannest. Order
Wens everywhere.

_
711111 TB. J•a. I2.—The etnalaiseka for the plendag of
the Istituto el errs has arrsead at Alexandria iron fte
explorfasjoarsey. Tie resat% hitherto seeertainad ere
Ilivelmblo. The aammiseien raiders that ft CU be nay
Is phase the Adman frees ears to Peluso Croat. Neve
from India 0r..,... that th• itostal Laureation Is our
pressed.

INDIA.

(swat ova OWN

TRIESTE. SATURDAY.
The steamer Calcutta arrived ou the 11th lost.
frcm AlezanCria, which she left on the Bth. The in-
telligence is from Bombsy, Dec. 17 ; Calcutta, Dee.e.
" The Sontal insurrection has bteti srappremed,
and the whole of the ringleaders are now in one
hand,.

"No disturbance of any description is reported from
any part of India daring the fortnight.
" The weather has Naomi extremely cold.
"Lord Dalhousie is at Calcutta, winding up the
affairs of state before leaving. Lord Elphinstooe eat-
tirues his tour in Clux.rat. Lord Harris is at
Mader.

" firitish manufactures of all descriptions have de-
clined in the import market—freights have risen, and
there is considerable tightness in the money market
tubule on Loudon has advanced with will an
upward teodeocy."

The Gazotte do Dusseldorf states that the Lag of
Pratte bas addressed a letter le Owed do Wresiel.
lirseoli the Miniver •f Wteit, bleseeff bin elm* toe
haste, attended a T. Demi, eelobrasel es tea Hotel el the
Ressiaa bowies, at Botha, ie eitlebeettee of the Wile( of
Itrt. The set is &eland to be highly feesaveateet,"
sad iaxmpetible with the ntlitery

FINE ARTS.

I OF BISHOPS RIDLEY AND
LATIMER.

PAINT= )T SIR 010101 ■ATTSI, PAIXTII IX o1DI•

TWIT TO 11/11 MAJISTT.

Sir George Hatter, it is clear, is not one of those
who rut spa the laurels they have gained on the cos-
Mary, he is ere of those who regard past ahleaments
es pledges of future seeerefal exertions. Deirradly
high as the reputation of the painter of the "Trial
of Lord William Russell " has stood, it sever stood at se
high • prat as that to which his present work must ms-
merrily minas it. Years have passed sines ta " Rowell
Trial " Ira surprised and delighted the world of art. Meuy
are the works of ate which Sir George Halter has ea.
mid is the saasawhile—. Tte Coronation of Queen Vic-
toria," " The Royal Marriage," The Royal Christealag,"
&s.—works of interest undoubtedly, yet, from the very
nature of the subjects, shoes of thee' eidetic qualities which
suggest themselves at the name of a picture. What such
paintings as t►ose just &nada to forbid the artist to at-
tempt, auk subjects as the eas now before ue
not rely freely invite him to campus, bat im-
peratively demand at his head. Nothing less than
the maaifestation of nobility of thooglit, thorough
knowledge of the visible workings of the hasps
?amass, namely delineation, consummate shill la the
general as well so in the detail arrangement of • picture,
good eoloariag, age diatributica of light and shade, sad taste
withal pregame over each sued every department—nothing
short of the asaalfestation of these high societies qualities
will sera to realise to the eye etas intelligent observer the
subject of so lofty sod touching a these es that by the re
presentation of which Sir George Bolter hula this in-
stance ealivened his canvas. All this and a vast deal more
is realised in this captiestiag week—a work throughout so
thoughtfully crated a to diem. the Meta, while patties
Irish weepoas Into his hand, retooling to hint the severest
canoes of the art. A greet charm is this picture is, that
although at the first glance the spectator is made to feel sad
understand its whole story, his attention is steadily kept
alive, and gradually directed to all the various important
incidents in the seen. In the middle distance, Gad in
the centre of the picture star; the bishop martyrs, with
hands hopleriagly outstretched, sot towards their phae-
ton, but towards h . Oa the extreme right are ranged
the penentiug baud, liens sitting, some standing, partials
of the gloomy looking B&W College towering up behind
them. Oa the extreme left of the picture an grouped the
friends of the parsecs:tad, bathed by the city with, the
Boards —the chief (arena to Oxford--end the tower of
St. Mickel's Church. Ohioan beta** these two adverse
groups, sod cm, oast the aeon in this sad scene, who are
coademsed to immediate suffering, the eye MIS on the open
country. The moment chosen is that whoa Ridley, who was
the Ant to arrive on the scene of tortere, embraces, and
comforts Latimer by saying, "Be of good cheer, brother, for
God will either assuage the fury of the damn,
or else strengthen us to abide It," to which noble
inhalation Latimer made tM memenble reply,
"We shell this day light such a candle by
God's araeo is Regl•ud, as I taut shall sever be put
oat." Is Foxe's memoirs it is wrings. "The dignified bat
humble demeauour of the Bishop of Loading is his gown of
velvet sad hared tippet molly wars by him, sad the
brave sad pious character of the Mae" of Woreseter, poor
and Isms, sad feeble from age, whose shroud-like shirt
seas awn to his feet, has bases* his old grey friese
sea, mead to tears all those who saw him." By the light
afforded in this passage we see bow truthfully the plata
bee treated the beadier; episode in as seeleaeholy same.
The stake, the faggot., and the two or three 'headsets
about to take the material part la the week of Yuma
slaughter, complete the centre group. Completes* in his
scarlet robes, Godparent', the mare of the group on the
right, is sees Loa Willem of Theme seated, and bolding,
sad appenatly readiag aloud, ties SORMlllBfilla km the
Crown for the question, with orders for analag the shams
is ease of oppositios to the Cobol:seal AMMO. The t►ree
bishops ate tried " the martyr.," the mayors sad sheriffs
of Oxford, cud 'lamas maks end friars, among Pena
were fourteen or more reversed doctors, sad graduates of
Oxford and Cambridge, also fora past of the group. The
window from which Dr. Brooks, head minter of Baal,
*strayed a view of the seas la shows to this day, nor has
the palate' foriettos Dr. Brooke. Mete immediately is
the (oregrosud below is Dr. Smith masted is • pulpit
preparing to rash the target sermon. Callous Wile.
reale to the herrilae eaters of the ass &best he be paps.
trued h admirably depicted is the lackadalaicelpoinaeressfe
air with whisk t►is ecclesiastical fanetiosasy heads to a
mark of espalier rank, who, statchieg himself ea tiptoe, Is
0511711 paving some sucgat:ou'nto b4I ser—perhaps BOON
fl 'slag Imo of speak for the onaidea. Finely coserived
lased a•d full of amnia, is this portion Pia Maw. If
aught a aospeastke is felt by soy is that erowd, it is well
resealed. ♦U seas beat es bruises, intent epos llw
tragedy easier/ off. Oa this aide of the pietas is revealed,
is the mem 'castle:oily subdued masa, mad wasseguatly
wit► all As more fora, the repulsive side of haus
nature. TM dale pastors, the fell asp sail harvest
of Si., awe here their ezposeate ; while Is the
group es the left are impanesated hi powerful
sestnat with so revolt's, • seem, the merciful
play 61114 ►ussa feeliags—mooklad's Mama( qualities.
Tree to the star, sod what is still more valuable, true to
seam female tenderness and eausamioa are has met
essigissossly thews. Mrs. Sapid% Ridley's sister, sew
meths et the sight, end sin►s into the eau of a stranger;
George Bkipsids, Ridley's brother-ia law, bad, at t►is par-
Maim serimest, sped 'pea the humane errand of obtaining
gunpowder to he eleadestisely gins to the sufferers, for
the purpose of quickening their deaths, sad a shaman
their again. The keeper of the prises ad kin wile,
when bsararleat seta were so eesehordag to the carton
during their fecerceratioa, avert their Mae. Tbe whole
party kid supped with Raley the eight before, end bad
pressieed to be gnats ea the serial "at his marriage ;"
these were the tame ia which the martyr himself Invited
his Moabite Use fesehel scene. The man astable mesa
amongst these who complete this very interestio, group an
Sir Runty La, Mr Osage Barna Sir Doha, knight, sad
atlases of LO/110/1; with officers of the guard, to whom
the essilemsed bialys had left poetises of their primate
as relish The mask Bdridge, the ;ahem of Greek, who
Is the ezamiaatioa by the throe bishops ea the day pre-
vious mid to the Bisbee ot Oloaseter,. The law iathet they
should be gigged, to let them cis gagged," is sees aphelia,
►is head agrees the mouth of kamese Sir Mary Lea, sad
aiding NOM pious ejoculation, while from ►is other head,
clenched through rage, decreed the rosary and pose. At
the further afresh, of this group heather vile feature—
one whisk unhappily links this sane with ear own time—
s depraved urchin all agog at the mischief brewing, tho-
roughly areas as to who is burst, provided there be but a
Mese.

In these various peeps the physiogaemiee are adminiWy
depicted. Rapreesioa, however, is by no MOW restricted to
the hero; the beads as well as the beads, the attitudes of
the Liam sad 'eery aessissrial detail, all possess met
eignificeace, asd endues to the fall aseselag of the whole
composition. Nothing is more striking is this great work
than the apparent simplicity of the mesas take, to dootribe
the oubjeet and engage the Meatier' of the spectator.
Anything, however, but simple mot have beta the preens
through which so desirab's a result has limn arrived at.
HOW 1111117 !RI fee, thoughts mad amid modes .I expression
must hive bees rejected by the imaginative pastor are Ls
adopted so simple sad impressive • mode of tolling the
melancholy tale ! It is this festurs whisk, combleed with
so malty other artistic excellencies, proclaims the work to be
the prodnetiee of an sepsrioused artist ; tee it la diets, to
assists SWIM Is her simplicity which is invariably the lent
perfection slimed at in art. No less remarkable are the
artistie ezpodiests had reamos to, to impure greesfulmess of
ostliso to the postal as well as individual grouping. Ad
'drably as this sort important point is achieved, yet so COlll.
plotaly does the artifice through which it is sosemplishod
sled. attention, that but few, sad Shoes may who betake
themselves to the study of the sublime, will dimovet it •
better "holistic. of the famous art martins—" Mitts eke
tette fa as suns of sonopre," could set, we this!, be allarded
—at least we de am remember as leatem is which this
Important principle Ii oompositlea is better simplified.
Although the remit sham in this work ha. lb Mite I. Mme
imagiaative pewees of the painter, there is a very lemmata,
potties of it whisk owes nose of its atusetiveneee as that
eource. The architecture and general canary repreeeeted
lath. phases Mime is mama to believe ore Lbws 'ASA calmed
at the time of the cerat—for besides disployieg great &it
genes is madylog the topogrephy of the sass, the palette
ku wisely himself of views of lb' Imam
takes by Radolfo Aims la 1578, *at Is, Sweaty-throe
yews may sitar dm trsgody. she is to Ito Ms Isetasoie
posimmor of this work Is, wo belles% sot rot ham WbUo
ewes wore bead to suggest a 'ablest wartby if his palm,
flir Gawp Hayti" happily batesed to his ova lospirstisas,
ablob Ito boo malsodiod la • manor whisk riskily shows

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1858.

that the Teen speak fa piloting sevelooolal *twee have'
sot la the lard dolled Itispletortal faculties. Glad fagot all
feel whet ears fee the boom of the eosatry t►at sash s was
It set only Gambled to (owe lama the minim& of feohios
sod conventionalism, bat that he has the spirit to avail

himself of his enviable freedom to honour art sad edyanot
his country's fame. Never did England stand more la need
thsa now of sash honest and honourable exertions in art as
that whisk we now has* the satisfaction of notisdnir. It is a
consolation to know that through the agency of engniying
numbers au possess eminent yenioas of As duet &tan
it is through the production of such works as this that the
sag 's en derives its value. Most popular mast the
engrayieg of this subject become, for the flue treatment it
two remised at the bands of the accomplished painter rents
it completely oat of the category of el►re pictures of whatso-
seer denomination.

No lives are more tall of variety, or ro.l more plessoollb
than doom of painters. Sir George Nayter's career is ao
'scoria" to *it rile. In hie boyish days a sailor on board
the king's ship Christian VII., be displayed his taste for
drawing sad ecompvitim. His minim wee not to fight his
emoitty's battles with the sword, but with the pencil.
With this more peaosfal weapon be has vindicated the
national honour, gain's. a vkaary ma every oosasioa when
his country gave hist the &awe. Foreigners, Italians in
particular, have shown their lively appreciation of hie
senior, and testified it by mirolliag hint a member of their
limited and artistic bodies, acoompanying the compliment

with diplomat said sedate—honours w►ich idt ell the MOTO
gracefully en Sir Georg* Sayler, dace his right to them is
fully acknowledged by the publia.
The Sae work of which we have hen given bat an im-
perfect idea is to be viewed privately until this evening, at
the residence of Sir George Heyde?, No. 33, Gloucester-
place, Mine New-road. It is Intended for the ensuing
szb.bitioa at the British Gallery. The &meadow of the
pictare em 7 hot by 6 feet

MATH OF TIM RIGHT HON. HENRY

GOULBURN, Y.P.

We regret to announce the demise of the Right
Ma. Hoary Goulbw.), M.P. for the University of Cam-
bridp. The right hes. gentlemen ezoired at 3 o'clock on
Saturday morning, at Beeehworth House, sear Dorking,
Surrey, alter a very short Wawa. The deceased was eldest
' oat of the late Mr. Rubes (Indium and the Hon. Susan
Chetwynd, daughter of Visooaat Chetwyad. He was born
in 1784. so that he was in his 72nd year. He wan educated
at Truitt, College, Cambridge, where he graduated M.A.
is 1806, having the year previous beta returaed to the
House of Commons for the borough of Bonham. I. 1811,
est after his estrum upon °Medal life, he mewled the
Roe. lane Montagu, third daughter of Matthew, 4th Lord
Rokeby, and sister of t►e gallest peer sow with the army I.
the Crimea. The right hon. gentleman wee made Under.
&musty of State for the Rome Department I. February,
1810, under the Duke of Portlaad's ministry, and
daring the admiaistratics of his grace's sestessor,
the saintliest* Spencer Permed. At the panel eisedos
la 1812 he was sleeted for 84. Germaias, sad represented
that now disfrawahhed borough sp to 1818, bevies in 1812
beat appointed by Lord Liverpool trader Secretary of Suite
for the Celestes, is eMee he hold up to 1821. la 1818 be
was returned to the Reese of Commons for West Lows, and
sat for Armagh from 1826 to 1831. Mr. Ciatilbura accepted
the post of ciao Secretary for boned is December, 1821,
sad was this made a privy sonaellkir. He filled that °Moe
wader taw several adwilaistratiose of the Earl of Liverpool,
Vissoaat Odderich, the Right Ron. George Causing, and
the MUGU Wellington, when, in March, 1828, the Maori
one Dante selected lam to 611 the important °See of Chan-
cellor of the Eruhequer, and he thus became a member of the
cabinet, at the had of the leasetal department of the
state, until the Duke of Wellington retired fa Jesuitry,
1830, to tasks way for Red Grey. At the general *leaks,
as 1831, the members of the Usinnity of Cembrldp were
disonteated with the Earl of Burlap's (thee Used
Cavendish) and Viscount Palmerston for their adman et
the Reform Bill, and Mr. Goulbant, who us—
enceesfally untested the Ualuraity la 1838, and the
Right Hon. Wm. Yates Peal, started la oppeoldes, and
after a severe (mutest touted the fanner noble members.
disco the the right hos. ge■tleem has esedissed to repre-
sent that university Is pediment. Oa the feneades of sir
Robert Peel's Ant miaistry, I. 1834, Mr. Gealbura was age.'
pointed esesetary of State for the ROM Demitasse, which
be held till the admialetratioe broke up in April fellowiag.
_ . .

When 8i Robert waa gala called epee, la Elepteabe-r,
1841, to take rare, that estate statesman seleertod Mr.
Geolbara for his Chancellor of the Eashaqwer. Shoo he
mired wit► the late 81r Robert Peel, la the easiuser of
1848, te. right hen. (*agleam has takes.* very active part
is politics, bat has always supported these mower he
deemed ariwatary lw tally sang eat the views el his db•
tiagniohal hind ea tbo *ley of free trade. Tim late Sir
Robert Peel appeistal klie oar of kis ezeraters (Vinous
Herding' befog tbe ether). TM brewed geralemea, is
1839, was prepared for the case of Speaker of the Boom of
Conroe, supported by the wrieserrative party, but Mr.
Shaw Lame, the peewit Speaker, pined Ike eleetice,
there helm bar Mr. Clealbara 299 rotor, sad for Mr.
Lehrer* 317. The deemed ..teed the eased peplos of
4.808 E By We wrozpeseed duel a receary le sewed la the
Hoare of Cosiness 8w Cambrldp Ualvenlty.