The Express.
London, England, 1850-08-13 00:00:00

GENERAL WILLIBEN.

Gomel Wino; commander - in-aid of the
Bthlawig-Holateia gamy, Is about 60 yeas of age. Do
mended ftea• noble Purim fintily, he was early deetlaied
for a military eerier, aid In the easpaigs of 1808 served as
al cadet in an city regiment. After the digesters of Jess
sad Atterstadt, he returned to the Usireisity el Halle,
where he spent the wither years in the retinmeat al study.
When the circle of the Seal woe added to the kindest of
Westphalia, Willis.. became liable to the military creamenp
tioa, which was established In the new 1110mareby atter the
Freeck Modal. His attestpt to withdraw from the operation
of this wean aieeareW. He woe carried to Cassel, sad
for • sheet time insprismied there. This event took place to
1809, just es Austria was shout to turn fees the fourth time
her arms against France. TM assesies was fanurable to
William's eight, however otherwise veatermais this may
have hem Hs proceeded to Vienna, enured • free corps.
with whisk he fogitt is Italy and the Tyrol, aad a few
yean later retuned to the Prussian service. From 1813 to
1813 we lad him attathed to the pascal staff of Field.
Marshal Priam Blucher. He was then Is a goad school.
Led at first by fitharaltorst, then by Onsimaam, sad
darling such ma as Generals Clusewits sad Geol.
mans, this small corps of alone comprise the rarest
military talents. William mouthed la this position fee
a certeth time after the emelesion of peace, sad at the end
of twitsty yeare experimm, be wee appoiated to give in-
stenstion Is military history ia the Otheral Military &Stool
of Berlin The Ma of his hestrustisms wee to lay dews •
dear and sample% system of warfare, width in respect of
method mutt of suns be his owe work, buts as to its pria-1
aisles wee nearly related to the nation upnaded in the
written of the ZensMi genera), loralai. Promediag from
the alum that the °West of the an of war is victory, and
of victory the attelement of military ends, he regards the
army, the instremsot of attaining those end*, woke two
aspects—tint and chiefly, aosordiatto its requirements ; and
snood, as to its capabilities. The 'apply of the first
is the sabieet, then, of the tied part of military
misacer—" the Antrim of eouditione" or strategy: to
tomb how the latter may he bait brought out sad applied
is the ceft of the mond part el the system— no-
des. Willi.. thee sooddirrs vlatevy as It may be
attempted in one of two ways, either by migmatite, the
enemy's ditheultier, or by attacking him. It will be seen
from the foregoing outline, that Willis,.'. nab amities were
at least systematic and logical. His views, however, met
with various reeeptiem; and to catguts certain objecieme
urged easiest his principle., he undertook in 1831, through
the medium of the Military Weekly Casette, to establith
sad illustrate them by the colon of the then undecided
Polish war of independence. Is his articles he incidestany
gave advice to the Polish hems, and thus disclosed a poli-
tical bias in no way calculated to win the favour
of the court. Willis's, at that time • mope, tell into dis-
pleasure. His articles, however, made • great impression in
all circles ; they were clear, defined by logic, and animated
by political feeling ; but the issue of the war was anions
nate for their author, as It directly contradicted his predic-
tions. Thus William had prophesied that if the &noises
below Moil's should arose the Weir-heel, tht-y would be lost.
Hat they did to, and took Watley, and so shortly ended the
war. Damaging se the emperor* of this error was for Wild
sin, the death of his minas rival and opponent MSG allft
important event. Guerra ren Cleasewite died November
16, 1831, and soon after his widow pub'kited, from the topi-
ous literary remains of her husband, that work en-
titled War," whisk boo shoe become in celebrated.
Many of William's views were hot controverted, and his
theory generally dieted. After bog silent" Wilburn pub
Hated la 1840 a reply la • formal expesitios of his system;
he has had many appanage, but no rival to be compared to
Clandowlic For several years before 1848 Milken was
stationed at Posen, with the ogles of chief of the Bement
staff of the 6th army corps, sad afterwards as commander of
• brigade. The plen!poteatiary powers is the duchy of
Posen in 1848 are part of the history of the commitions of
March. In the autumn of the seem year he was present
with Radetaky at the siege of Malthus, and observed the
progress of the Italian campaign, whom history he has since
written. In the promothens of the spofeg sad summer of
1849 William's name was omitted, and this circumcises
may have induced him to apply for the disatissiou which was
greeted him In the spring, with the title of lieutenant-
general.

AGID NEWIMIINDEIIe EXCURSION.—Thin morning
• mamerowe sad respectable aaemblap of persons took piny
on board Me Vivid steam boat for a dare incursion to Rob
moad, en behalf of the finds If the Society for the Relief of
Aged and Decayed Nor4rmdor. Bands were provided for
the annseaset of the company cn their way to Rae-cot.
tags ; and, from rho moderate pries died, all were enabled
to enjoy themselves comfortably. The arrangements of the
committee were excellent.

Parr•Orrics.— Fr= retires presented to the
Hove of Commas, giving the number of letters delivered
la the United Elogdom for each week la which they were
muted up teas late a period as practicable, it appears that
is the week siding 21st Febramr, 1850, the betel &Heaved
were—Ensland sad Wiles, 6.784,213; Ireland, 728,010;
118861mlf. 727,739; gross total, I.li.ite6 Kingdom, 7,239,962
Vet the year ending 6th January, 1860, the MIS
Mr the United Kingdom wee 2,135,3491. 171. 90.; the
agel of manegement, 1,324,6621 16a. 10d. ; the net
MOM, 840,787!, Os. lljd. Postage charged on the
gmerameat departments, 106,9231. 18s.; sad ant
revenue, exclusive of Merges .1 the government depart.
swats, 733,8631 2s. lljd. Th. payment made by the
Paet-ofiles for the coneemaes of mails by railway la the
Celled Kingdom during the you ending Sib Jemmy,
1860, wee, for work done within the year, 12/1,7131. Ile 2d. ,•
ha work done in previous yew, 99,6831. 11s. ; total
230.0791. ss. 104. Ia addition to this amount a nut of
26,0001. was paid to the Chester and Holyhead Hallway
Company en amentat, but the portion kg the work dose In
pervious years secant be distingaklted, the rate of psy-
wet sot being toed. Of money radon there were is•
sued from 61k January to 31st December, 1849, In Efill
laud and Wales, 3,616.839—their amount, 6,880.8661
11.. 2d. ; la Ireland, 348,678—their amount, 692,6041.
141. 3.4. ; be Ihrollend, 374,474—their anomie, 679,2731.
12e. 16.—total, United Klagdose, 4,248,891 ; amount
8,162,6432 17e. 64. The total of mosey orders paid in the
same p riod la the Vatted Kingdom was 4,246,362—their'
amount 8,166,3661. 14e. The Beet of management, I
gutted above at 1,324,6621. 161. 101., Includes all payments
out of the in its prose— to the Exchequer, tempt
advising to the Emmy Order 011ee of Ma sum of
10,3071/. 10t, disbursed in pensions., as follews:-4,0001 to
the Dubs of Marlborough, 3,4072 10s. to the Duke of
Cheirea, and 2,9001 to the heirs of the Doke of tieltomberg.
lededve of these pensions there epp•ll/11 a mat of
17,11841. 14s. 2d., "charges other than menepressent,"
engend above under the " east of management." The
empamos of the Money Order Ones throughout the Caked
Kigdom dasieg the year ending 31st Dmgmber, 1849,
were 70,2481 ; the amount of commbeino. 70,6701. Of this
66,7701. iris for &gland and Haler. 6,1141. for inland,
sai 0,1064 ke SWAM.