The Express.
London, England, 1856-10-06 00:00:00

RUSSIAN SPOILS.

There have recently arrived from Kerteh, and are
now lying in the Gun wharf in this (Portsmouth) garrison,
two spoils from the museum of that ill fated but, till lately,
beautiful city, which posies. a high interest. They are the
fall.sised figures, in marble, of a lion and lioness ; and
although the hand of Old Time hee told up= them, the
still poems in their outlines proofs of the skill with witch
they were sculptured. There is nothing to the reinitiated
eye in the wey of inscription to indicate their date or plan
of sculpture, but these who have some knowledge of such
mitten attribute them to the period of the ancient kings of
Pontos, of whose reeling the Crimea was • portion; probably
they da.s from the time of that celebrated monarch Mithrt.
dates, surnamed the Great. However near ti e fact this
conjecture of their date may be, it is impossible to gaze oa
these relies of an age long since gone by without deep feel-
fags and reflections being excited. The same vessel, the
Firefly, a hired transport, which brought them to Ports-
mouth, also brought a marble alab,with some devices or scroll
work sculptured upon it, and this may perhaps afford
some clue to the date of these ancient sculptures. The lion
and lioness were placed at the entrance of the Kerteh
Museum ; they are now destined ter the British Museum,
and will no doubt attract math attention from aetiquariane.
The above form but a minute portion of the trophies
obtained from the Crimea at present in our Gun wharf. In
almost every direction are to be seen beautiful pieces of
ordnaaee, ship, field, and battery gnus, a Russian sentry.
box, broken and perfect shot, shell, de., and a variety of
other implements of war. There is but one drswback in
the satisfaction of pos'esaing these proofs of victory over a
powerful and unscrupulous foe—that is the consciousness of
the losses by which they have been obtained, the miseries
that have been inflicted on myriads of the houses race, and
the fair temples and other beautiful edifices that have bees
rased to the ground. Let those, however, reap the whirl-
wind who so rrcklersly sowed the wind.
We believe Mr. Stewart, the storekeeper of the Gun-
wharf, with his usual courtesy, is desirous of affording
facility to visitors to view the shove-earned trophies and
other objects of interest. —Hump shire Tekgraph.

THE EARL OP CARDIGAN AND MR, BUCK, M.P.—
Lord Cardigan having, in a letter which he sent to the sews-
papers, read a severe lecture to Mr. Buck, M.P., for certain
animadversions made at a public meeting upon his 10. dship's
conduct in the Crimea, the hon. member replies in terms of
yet greater severity. Mr. Buck reminds the earl " how the
horses starved under your command with stores at B
,lal lava,
distant about seven mires ; how your lordship, leaving your
00011)1101021, your privations, anti your command, sought the
comfortable shelter of ysur yacht—an act of generalship
unrecorded in the history of other cavalry commanders;'
and with regard to his lordship's own account
of the cavalry charge at Balsklava, suggests that
Your lordship may pc rho's, on • future occasion complete
your narrative by giving details of the skill, Moment, and
coolness with which you rallied sod drew oil your men from
that terrible encountsr." The same of money pail by Earl
Cardigan for advancement in the army, hay ng been alluded
to in the off.ndiog speech,and angrily complaiced of by the
noble lord, Mr. Bock observes,—.. Your lordship's promo-
tion, without any distinguished, or, I believe, foreign set-
, vice, was by far the moat rapid of any officer. In May,
1824, your lordship was a cornet; in Cinnabar, 1830, you
obtained your lieivensot-coloneley. Your lordship war
subsequently miner. d from the command of your regi-
ment for organising a system of espionage in your
orderly room, by which you gathered matter for • court-
martial upon Captain Wathen, • distinguished officer.
Captain Wathen was acquitted of the charges preferred
by your lordship, and you were removed from the commaad
of your regiment, Notwithatsnding this, your promotion
went on, and in HO you obtained your colonel's commis-
sion. I confess, upon looking over this return, I swift-
nand to ascertain from those acquainted with the Hone
Guards' machinery how your lordship had attained such
rapid promotion. I failed in uoderstanding the process, bat
I wee informed your lordship's advanoement had oat you
$4,0001. If your lords tin, to secure you r noncoms's; wets
compelled to expend so large a sum, the infernos can oral
be Bunn officer without such resources would fail in bb
advancement in the British army, and that money—set
sent—decides the destiny of her officers." Mr. Buck, wise
is a usurvative, concludes (in allusion to • sneer from his
opponent) :—" I s'oll be happy to joie ultra-radicals or asp
other Glass of politicians, duriag the neat session of pubs-
ant, is securing for the army a more just sad 'Muni
system of promotion."
Tim ISLE or Wionr.—The towns at the back of
the Isle of Wight are rapidly growing into importance. des
appliostion is about to ha t
made to parliament pr
vi
w de
son and • supply of water end gas to Bandown. •
market house bar just bean built at Vontstor.