The Express.
London, England, 1856-01-29 00:00:00

OUR ARMY IN THE CRIMEA.

(PROM 011 k SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.)
CAMP, SEBASTOPOL. JAN 15.
Daring the last three or four days the camps on
the extreme right have been on the alert, in the ex-
pectation of an attack from the enemy. Rumour
fixed upon the 12th instant, the Russian New Year's-
day, as the probable date of thi event. Nothing more
than matt transpired, however, nor did observation
of the enemy's position indicate any signs of move-
ment. In the course of the morning of the 12th
General Codrington rode over towards Inkermann to
reconnoitre, attended by two of his staff, and, as usual,
a single orderly dragoon. The limited number of his
escort forms a striking contrast with the brilliant
cavalcade which generally announces the approach of
Marshal Polluter, or even with the escort which ordi-i
narily accompanies a French general commanding a
corps 'formes or division.

There has been a sudden and remarkable change
in the weather. When the last mail left it was diffi-
cult to believe, judging from the temperature and
appearance of everything around, that spring had not
already arrived. On Saturday, the 12th, the sun
shone brightly, and the weather was so mild and fine
that the winter clothing was universally laid aside.
The following day we had mists and constant rain
until evening, when the wind, which bad been pre-
viously blowing from the west, changed to the north-
ward. The thermometer fell rapidly, and yesterday
morning at nine o'clock indicated only 10 deg. F.
above zero. The temperature continued very
low all day, and, being accompanied with a
strong wind from the north, the cold was felt very
severely. Snow found its way through every crack and
crevice of the wooden dwellings, and every precau-
tion was necessary in the open air to prevent frost-
bite. The roads, which were previously in an
exceedingly muddy and uneven condition, became
suddenly congealed, and have since been trying
enough to the transport animals and passengers from
their hardened, irregular, and slippery surface. The
troops everywhere appear very healthy and vigorous,
notwithstanding than sodden variations of climate.
Some of the French troops in The plain are reported
to be suffering from a form of scorbutic disease.
Nooccurrenes of note has taken place in the camps.
A few days ago a French officer wandering too near
the Mornay& River, in pursuit of game, was
shot dead by a Russian sharpshooter. Two
English officers, who bad managed to get
in front of the French sentries in the sums
valley, had a narrow escape of a similar fats the day
before yesterday. They were wandering on, and
had got some distance in advance towards the posi-
tion of the Russian sentries. A French sentry, who
had called in vain, at last hit upon the expedient of
discharging his musket to attract their attention, and
fired over their beads. This roused them quickly
enough, and, on looking around, they discovered •
group of three or four Russian', partly concealed and
apparently awaiting their nearer approach, among
some rushes at the opposite edge of the river. They
at once turned back toward the French lines, and
regained them, not without some risk, for the Russian
shots grooved op the ground about them near enough
to prove the necessity of the sentry's warning. The
Russian sharpshooters line the whole length of the
Mornay& on the north aide, and emit no opportu-
nity of Sting • shot at a casual straggler.
A very important change has been made in the
constitution of the Land Transport Corps. The sec-
tions of the comps which have hitherto been desig-
nated Divisions, and have been under the command
and direction of "captains of division,• subject to
the control of the Director-General of the Land
Transport, are In future to be regiments—each
under the command of a field officer, and subject
to the orders of the general of the division of the
army to which it may happen to be attached. There
ea• be no doubt but that this arrangement will lead
to stricter discipline moos the men, better security
of public property, and facilitate the necessary ar-
rangements in case of one or two divisions being
detached from the main body of the army. The
details of this plan have been published in an after
order.

(FllOll •

CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, JAN. 16.

The Fourth Division is going to arrange a new
Theatre near Cathearee-bill, and two small packs of
harriers are daily expected ont—to follow drags. On
Saturday afternoon, eleven of the previously unex-
ploded twenty-the (Aargau were fired, three by elec-
tric wire, and eight by Bickford's fuse. AU went
of and although the explosion would be pronounced
by engineers a complete demolition of the left side
of the east dock, still persona ignorant of these
matters might sot consider i& complete, as the
coping, &e., at top cithe revatement still remains. The
oorninander-in-ehlef, with two aiderele-eamp, was as
usual present with a large number of engineer officers
and our allies. The mine afternoon a paper hunt came
off at bead-quarters. The general after order of the
11th about the Lend Transport regiments has not
come out before it was wanted ; but I do not think
that the pay of the different ranks for officers is suffi-
cient as a rule to make good and desirable men
volunteer; desires, hers and there one will be found
who takes great interest in the organisation of this
smolt required knob of the service.

I The defaulters of our army, who sow wear a whits
band round their eau, as our sappers did during the
siege to distinguish them from the artillery, are daily
employed breaking stones on the roads and collecting
the iron shot into heaps for transmission to Balaklava.
The Brash assert that in a week they willhare all their
gnu, together with their share of the enemy's, at
Hamiesch. I only wish we were u forward. March
is fast drawing nigh, and if haste is not made we
shall be pushed at the last moment. There is no
reason in the world why all the quays should not be
blown in, which would take much longer to re-build
than the flee docks and basin, after the debris were
cleared away, and likewise all the white buildings
and perfect stone storehouses destroyed, so that whrn
this army quits the Crimea, it might be truly stated
that not ow atone was left standing upon another.
Flags of truce have been lately of rather frequent

Yesterday No. 3 General Order Wes to the follow-
lag effect :—" All officers are desired to complete
themselves with pack-saddles and field equipment
with as little delay u possible. General officers will
be so good as to ewe that this order is attended to in
their respective divisions." This looks like a move in
the spring.

The mill doe yesterday ham sot yet arrived.

BlRMODA.—Adviess from Bermuda to the 6th of
January ansesnee that oa the previous trip the Read
steamer Carlow, hem Halifax to Bermuda and St. Thomas,
broke dors, sad the pausagere were ander great tippet -
beads, that eke would foss er. Mr. Risteks, the new
Gammen-General of Barbadoes, and fanny, were detalced
at Bermuda sae month, °Cog to the Curlew !main re-
bunted to Halifax for repair., instead of prooeeding to Bs.
Thomas. They sailed is the Osprey oaths 28th alt. The
flagship of Admiral Peashawe, the Boaeawen, was 'wallies
the arrival of the stall steamer at Bermuda, and wild WI
sew afterwerile fee the West Indies, serceepenied by the
steep of war, Medea. The weather bad been esesedisgly
and, the Mask tom being la fall blossom, but it wee
hand the Int ay/Wooster would skew their skimmer.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(.10X 0171 OWN

PARIS. MoNza.T Ev=um

The general complexion of the news is more
peaceful than ever. Embrossous nous et quo ca finisso
is the universal mot crordre. The upholsterers of
the Faubourg St. Honore are busied in furnishing
lodgings for predicted Russian boyards, and it is
confidently expected that the Czar and the Emperor
of Austria will meet at the Tuileries in the summer.

The Emperor has ordered apartmenta to be pre-
pared at the Elysee and elsewhere for the ALAI
residence of the members of the Peace Conferences.

At the Bourse business was to a great extent para-
lysed, by the high rates asked for "continuations."
In many instances speculators decided, notwithstand•
ing their confldenos in a further rise, to close their
accounts, rather than pay 750. or 80c. for carrying
them over. The article in the Debate, suggesting an
unexpected element of difficalty in the coming con-
ferences, was thought to have had an influence on
the market. The great and sustained rise in Con-
sols, however, supped to be founded upon the news
that the signature of the preliminaries of peace
would certainly be announced by the Queen
of England at the opening of Parliament, kept
up prices, and at half-pest two there was a brisk
upward movement. The Rents, after opening at
69fr., cloned at 69fr. 26c., with a rise of 36c. For
amount the last price was 69fr. 600., with a rise of
45c. Bank of France (which has been nearly sta-
tionery for a long time) rose 20fr. The Austrian
railways were very firm, and roes 10fr. French
railways were all better, but without much business
doing. Lyons rose 15fr.
Madame Billault, wife of the Minister of the Inte-
rior, ham just died after a long illness.

It is rumoured in the fashionable world that
I Prince Poniatowski is about to be married to Mlle.
Lehon.

In the Parts corn market very little business has
been transacted during the past week, and the sup-
ply has in consequence considerably increased, being
not less than 31,000 quintals at present. The price
of flour is tending downwards, but the unwilling-
ness of the holders to sell has been the cause of the
decline not being as great as might hare been ex-
pentad. The four marks with difficulty obtained 1001 r.
the sack of 137 kilos., and excellent qualities fetched
only 98fr. to 98fr. Wheat is sold at 53tr. to
163 fr. 600. the 120 kilos. Almost all the country
markets ars lower for flour, and some of them as
much as dfr., the general decline being from 21r. 60c.
to 3fr.

SWEDEN.

(nom ova cows

HAMBURG, MONDAY.

A Royal decree just issued at Stockholm orders
the immediate raising of 650,000 dollars banco for
military purpoees, on the extraordinary credit voted
last year for the defence of the kingdom.

AUSTRIAN ITALY.

A letter from Vienna of the 23rd, in the German
Journal of Frankfort, mays The Lombard and
Venetian bishops have not obeyed the order of the
Minister of Worship and Pubtic Instruction to with-
draw the decrees on the censorship which they have
illegally issued. This affair is consequently by no
means solved, and the bishops evidently desire to
show by their refusal their complete independence
of temporal anthorit7. Far from manifesting
the least condescension, they have taken a
step which constitutes • direct encroachment
on the property of the State. Thus, in accordance
with resolutions adopted at Rho, they have addressed
to the Military Governor of the Lombardo-Venetian
kingdom a written demand that all the buildings
which have been added to the domain of the State in
consequence of the secularisation of (*Drente, and
which have been transformed into barracks, hoepi-
tale, and storehouses, shall be restored to the church
as its legitimate property. If this pretension, which
is devoid of any legal basis, were admitted, similar
property in other States of the Crown must be given
up to the clergy. Amongst other buildings to be
restated would be the hotel of the Ministry of War
in this city, which has belonged to Oa State ever
Mace the suppression of the Order of the Jesuits by
Clement XIV."

THE UNITED STATES.

(11011 0111, lIPZCILL

NEW YORK, JAN. 16.
From sources of information which I have always
found worthy of coefidence, I have learned that the
steamer Arago, which sailed last Saturday, took out
to Mr. Buchanan, the American minister, instructions
which will result in the immediate read of Mr.
Crampton by his government, or his dismissal by ear
own. If these instructions were not sent by the
Arago on Saturday they will go by the Canada
to-day.
If this be so--and I must reason on thie supposition
until it is demonstrated to be tales—we may
thank the administrations of both countries for
having don* their best to get us into difficulty. It
is true that England in an exigency ordered its repre-
sentatives here to raise and enlist troops to fight tor
her in the Crimea against Russia, with which we are
at pews. It was • politioal blunder. Eng-
land has confessed it. But it Is alleged that
she hu dons nothing more to make the amend*
honorable. Here it is declared to have been more
than • blunder—a clear violation of our well.known
neutrality laws—laws which we have enacted in com-
mon with other civilised states, for the promotion of
peace, and the advancement of civilisation. Mr.
Buchanan is a safe man—by no means impulsive,
experienced in internatiocal affairs, and quite likely
to " obey masters, if he break owners." He will in
this case act with unusual promptness, it is supposed,
for whatever may happen, bean cast all the respon-
sibility on the President and the Secretary of State,
who are his rivals for the Presidential term in the
next election.

Another circumstance may be alluded to, which
undoubtedly excites serious apprehensions in the
naiads of American statesmen, merchants, and capi-
talista--in a word, all well informed persons. It is
a fact that nobody on this rids of the water has any
confidence in Lord Palmerstou's desire to maintain
friendly relations with the United States. He can-
not, it is true, be accused of ever having made many
professions of regard or friendship for tis. His policy,
so far sa he may be considered as having had a
policy, has
the United States. There is but one opinion on this
subject among our public men. The archives of our
department of state show it. Lord Palmerston's
speeches, despatches, and letters show it. His friends
know ir. It is also believed in the best informed
circles here and in Europe that these sentiments of
quasi hostility against the United States have been
strengthened by the Anglo• French alliance.
The Ametioan people have no hostility to England,
and do not believe that the English people have any
hostility to America. In our approaching presiden-
tial election no man who is hostile to England can
have any chance with any party unless something is
done by the British ministry to inflame popular pas-
sion and prejudice against England among our
people. If the government of England displays suck
a feeling towards America as the people of England
themselves entertain, then no party in America will
dream of patting forward • man who is not well
known to be friendly towards England.

STEEL PEN MANUFACTURERIL—At a recent trial
in Paris, between a steel pea dealer of that city and Messrs.
Hindu and Wells, the mainfsoinren, of Birmingham, it
was stated that in the whole world there are but fourteen
macirtfaaturies of steel pens, and that nine of theta ere at
Birmingham, jut, at Boulogae•sur•Mer, and ono at
Pula.