The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-24 00:00:00

OUR ARMY IN THE CRIMEA.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.)

CAMP, SEBASTOPOL, MAnci 11.

There is imarcely a single fact of general interest
to communicate from the camp. The frost has con.
tinned severe, but the boisterous weather which pre-
vailed during the greater part of last week has
gradually subsided, and the last two days have been
comparatively calm and serene. The cold was very
intense on the Bth, the day on which the last mail
left, and it was the more severely felt on account of
la sharp north wind which never ceased the whole
day. The highest temperature in the shade was at
noon, and then the thermometer indicated seven de-
grees below the freezing point. At 7 a.m., and
17 p.m., the mercury stood at 18 deg. F., and at a later
Ihour it fell considerably lower. Towards night,
a slight fall of snow occurred. The following
day the wind, though blowing from the same guar-
ter and sufficiently cutting, was leas strong, and the
temperature gradually rose under the sun's influence,
but, at the highest, was still four or five degrees
below the freezing point. It was too cold for the
usual church parades to take place in the open air.
Yesterday, the 10th, there was scarcely any wind,
and the atmosphere was clear, bright, and cheerful.
The sun exerted so much power, that the hardened
suttees became dissolved into tl e usual mud, and
nearly all the patches of drilted snow gradually dis-
appeared. The hills and mountains to the eastward,
however, retain their white aspect, and appear as if
still deeply covered. At present there is every indi•
cation of settled fine weather.

The continued succession of storms greatly disar-
ranged and delayed the arrivals and departures of the
mails last week. The mail due on Thursday last,
the 6th, was not delivered till the morning of the 9th
instant, and the mail due yesterday has not yet come
to hand. Our latest London dates are at present op
to February 23. The mail for England, which
should have left the Crimea on the 4th instant, was
detained, the mail boat not venturing to sea until the
Bth, when another mail was made up in due course ;
so that probably the two mails of those dates will
have reached their destination together. The rifle
practice, and many other out-door exercises
of the troops have also been interrupted,
for it was not possible to pursue them with
any advantage in such inclement weathei. The rifle
matches, which, according to announcement, were to
have been held yesterday, did not take place. The
spring race meeting is also postponed for a week.
Arrangements had been made for a grand exhibition
of athletic games, to have come off to-morrow, the
12th, but the state of the ground precludes the proba-
bility of there being any assembly for the purpose.
These Crimean games are to consist chiefly of toot-
races, at long and short distances, and of
trials of strength in leaping; some of the
contests being open to all troops of the allied
armies. A sufficient sum has been collected by sub-
scription for prizes of a very fair amount to be offered
for competition. The Highland Division, at Kamera,
are arranging a meeting for the celebration of High-
land games.
Some fine drafts of troops from Malta landed at
Bslaklava on the 9th inst., and marched to join their
respective regiments in the front.
The scurvy has ceased to a very great extent to
exist among the French troops, but it has been fol-
lowed in same regiments by typhus fever of a severe
character. The sick-list, in consequence, is union,
tunately very high at present in the French army.
It is reported that the lines of Ws which were for-
merly occupied by the men of the 14th and 39th
Regiments, and part of which were used as a general
hospital during the siege operations, have been
offered to our Allies for hospital purposes, but that
the offer has been declined. The health in our own
army continues all that could be desired.
The line of separation between the positions of the
two hostile armies is now strictly preserved. Any
stragglers who venture to cross the prescribed
boundary are at once brought back and punished.

MELBOURNE.

(IT MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
(PION OTIR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

LIVERPOOL, Idoltoty.

•
This morning, at 7 am., the ship Emma, Captain
Underwood, from Melbourne, was off Holyhead. She
is expected in the river to-night.
The Lightning has arrived, and her mails may be
expected immediately.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.

The following vessels have joined the Baltic fleet
to-iay : —Tartar, 21, screw; Retribution, 24, paddle; Con •
Eliot, B,serese ; Cruiser, 17, screw ; Amber, 14, straw ; Des-
perate, 8, screw; Merlin, 6, paddle; and Magleienne, 16,
paddle.
The Resolute and Baallstek,steans transports, have arr;yed
to-day from the Crimes.

GIBRALTAR, Ukacu 18.

A melancholy accident occurred yesterday at one
c f the quarries oa the North Front by the *eel .ion of a
mine, ia which two men were killed on the splt tied another
very seriously wounded, for whoa reeky ry there is but a
faint hope. It sp,esrs that the talkie was fired, but no ex-
piation taking place, three of the workmen atter some Cote
proceeded to the spot, for the purpose of reprimieg it, and
whilst ding so the powder ignited, causing this deplorable
and unfortmeett event.
The Balbee (s. t.), Caplan Beckley. having taken in a
supply of coal at the New Mole, left at half-past five p.m.
yuterdsy, with the Russian guns and gunpowder aka
brought from B►lakiava, hound to Bpithead.
Her Majesty's anew stem-recite Cossack, Captain
Cockburn, took her &party* for England yesterday even-
lag, at six o'clock.

ADMIRALTY APPOINTMENTS, MARCH 22.—Lieut.
J. IL D. Cooper, to the Vigilant ; Mr Arthur N. Philipps,
=estersasaistant, to the Hlt ; the Rev. J. W. Grimes,
confirmed as naval instructor of H M. 13 Magnrieane.
The workmen in the various departments of
Woolwich Aroraal left work on Thurolay night lot, to
return this roomier, thus intermitting labour on Saturday,
es wall as on the ordinary Huhu days of nit. Last year
they worked on Good Friday and Sunday es on rubor days.
Orders have been received at Woolwich Dockyard
to suspend work of every deacript'on originally intended
for the Black SFS, sad no more ammuoiti in is to be shipped
from the arsenal
LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.—H.M.S. Hecht. COM.
Aiello (6). arrive 4 here to day from Portuncroth to tow
round two gantoats lately liar curd from Mr Laird's
build's" yard, A new IS-inch muter is to be eabibited
la f oat tithe Town-hall here on Monday neat at 11 MI6
CAMP AT WlNCHESTER.—lnstructioos have been
given by the government that 600 sense of land in the
neighbourhood of Winchester shall be pincher, I for the
;urea* of forming s parmanest camp of 603 men. The
barracks at Winchester are to be converted into • hospital
for invalided soldiers.
THE BOOTH Davos Mruna.—The new colours
are to be prevented to this regiment, with due etressosy, oft
the 10th of tent =oath.
LAUNCH OF A GUNBOAT.—The Roebuck, a mew
else of sash at, istreded for greet speed, wee laasehod IS
Saturday, at $ p.m., freer the bandies yard of Krona John
Swett Rued sad Cow any. et Mineral]. She see imm-
esh.. dews is Woellwioh. where she will receive het
. The .=n=osy of lsooleteg was performed by
Mir Is the presses of Csottio-Superisteadest
Autla sad ether &est astv oriels of Deotford dockyard.
The Roebuck Is a ousel of 831 tots and 350 bent-power.

We read in the Gazette dtarichienne: " On Thum
day next the 'steamy of the washing of feet will take plate
Mille Pekes of Heiberg. Their Majesties the Emreror and
Empress, is memos of the oonrt,wlll,wi h their own bands,
perform this labluticm es twelve old men, and twelve old
women, who will be dressed in the fashion of the middle
after which their Majesties will moist at a dinner,
nerved to the old peoplein the sal Me of the t glace• The dinner
will ...stet of four select dishes with desert, and a aerials
quantity of the best wine poured into a tin goblet, bearing
an Inscription which will recall the rouveair of this memora-
ble day. On being conducted to the suitors each will naive
thirty pieces of silver !nosey."
The French Minister of Wet is at present engaged
la eel sting a complete codification cf all the inflater/ and
oval laws and regulations.