The Express.
London, England, 1856-08-18 00:00:00

'before the Ws war began. The Aret ship was ad-
mitted into them in 1853. Thus was Sebastopol
a sort of exponent of Russian government be-
fore the eyes of the world, as long se the palsy
of PETER was transmitted with the crown.
At present a crisis has Intervened; sad the
external presentment of it is most striking and touch-
ing. On the 21st of list month an archbishop of the
Greek Church, whose diocese comprehends Bberesm
and Taurids, arrived by the Csai's order its Sebas-
topol, for the purpose of consecrating the ground on
the southern shore of the harbour, preparatory to the
rebuilding of the city. Not long ago he would
bare been welcomed by the bells of many churches,
and have passed between rows of decorated dwellings,
and through a multitude of kneeling worshippers.
But now all was desolate. There was not a church to
receive him. and he humbled himself to officiate in
the little Marine chapel—the only sacred building
left. That chapel had no altar, and a shelf of boards
was made toured tile purpose of one. There mu no
remnant of a resident population, fog (hero was not a
human dwelling lift. A few mariners and an engineer
or two, employed in the mournful work of examiaing
the sunken ships, a few soldiers, marched there
for the occasion, and a few spectators from
Simpheropol, were all who could be collected
to attend such a functionary on such • ogle-
bration. Instead of the eager and joyful multi-
tude who usually throng to the spectule of cones-
orating new ground for living uses, there was only a
group of mourners over the grave of Russian pres-
tige. The real multitude present was that of the
dead. To some clear•seeing eyes there, they most
have swarmed up from the waters of the harbour, the
clefts of the ravines, the ruins of the street., and the
turf of the plateau ; and if there be deception in this
new consecration—it Sebastopol is spin to be a

centre of aggressive action—it would scarcely have
been unreaaonable to listen for voices from the grays
to say that it must not be. The Cult has pledged himself
to use the harbour sad city for none but pacific par.
poses. We must hope that he is sincere. Whether
he is so or not, it would be well that in the midst of
the pomp of his coronation he and his people and
his foreign guests should remember the forlorn
ceremony of last month. While the bells of
Moscow are making music everywhere within
the wide horizon, and the cannon are firiog, and
the sunshine is Bashed back from millions of dia-
moods, and • flushed multitude are shouting the
Gams and titles rf their Emperor, and the whole pomp
of a prodigious empire is gathered into osedsszling
show, it will be well if all minds steal one glance at
the other scene of consecration, where nothing was
heard but the solitary voice of the priest and the
dash of waves upon the beach—where the cannon
lay burst and overthrown, and the brook was dry, and
the sun shone on heaps of dory ruins, and where, if
there was any multitude, it was that of silent ghosts
upon the shore. Such is the result of the last CZAR'S
dreams of conquest ; end the next should take warn-
ing. If he does so, sod pursues in sincerity •
pacific policy abroad, and a policy of development at
home, Sebastopol may rice from its ruins, as empires
peas from barbarism into civilisation, amidst the
000gratalations and good wishes of the world, taking
the place of student jealousy and fear. The world
could offer no better wish to the Craft on his corona-
tion than that his new S.,beatopol might thus become
• type of his whole regenerated empire.

gOt Court.

OSBORNE, Au our: 17.

The Queen and Prince, the Prinos of Walee.l
Pr.nee Arthur, the Prineeas &ye), end Princess Abe*,
ettateed by the Ladles ud Gentlemen In Waiting, left the
royal ysett, In Plymouth Harbour, et a g=arter-y=et
9 o'clock va. Friday mynah's, sad lauded at the Royal
Victsalllag-yard, eskers her Majesty wee met by the Port
Admiral. tr Wallis= Parker; the Liautesmat-Ouveraer,

Idej ,r•Geserat /idea; the Boaz-Admiral Saperinteadatit,
Sir J. Plimaridee, sad t►e authorities of the Victualling-
yard. nor Majesty proossetsd to the South DM& B.aildsy
Ratios, *scatted by a party of Aitillery.
At Suter the Mayor sad °armadas presented as ad
drum

Her Mejesty having left the train at Salisbury, eras re-1
coned by the Mayor end Corporation and the Right Hon.
81doey sad Mn. Herbert.
Toe Queue sad royal party pane& ef lamellae at the
White Hirt Hotel, and afterwards proceeded to the Cathe-
dral, when the dean cad were in antedates.
Her Majesty then prousded by the South Western Rail-
way to Southampton, sad embarked there to the royal
Feint Ada, sad sashed at °shores at a quarter beton
seven o'cloelt.
The Hee. Emily Catheart Lae nauded the Hon. Bea
tries Bye, aa mad of honour la waling.

Northam were wet from the Colonial-dere ow &tar-
d.7 to the Goveroor of Gibrattu sod to the Governors el
the Wort /Adis lallawds.