The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-10 00:00:00

OMER PACRA.

Omer Paella is expected every moment. Yesterday
'he horses were sent down again for him to Kamiesh.
de will retain the command of the Turkish troops in
Crimea, visit Yenikale and Eupatoria, and then go
co Asia, taking with him a division from here. There is
not much chance of his doing anything there this year ;
,he season is too far advanced, and in a month, or at
nost six weeks, the campaigning season for that part
Mill be over. He may, however, do much in re-organis-
ng the army during the winter.

EXTRACTS FROM A LETTER FROM AN ENG.
LISH OFFICER, PRISONER IN SEBASTOPOL,
TO HIS BROTHER. •

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AUGUST.—No description of mine could give you an
adikii*te idea of the misery existing within this fort.
Wlign our army was in the greatest distress last winter,
ye were healthy and happy compared with what the
Russian troops in Sebastopol have been since I was made
► prisoner, and, by all accounts, for months before. All
ranks appear to see and feel that sooner or later the
place must fall, and in private the officers say openly
;hat had there beiii4but one head instead of two direct-
,ng the allied arnaies, Sebastopol would long ago have
been in poneabion of the French and English. The
)risoners are well cared for, particularly the t,fficers, by
the Russian authorities, and have little to complain of
beyond loss of liberty. The scoundrels who deseited
from our ranks to the enemy have long ago found out
-heir rnistalce, I fancy. They are are greatly distrusted by
their new friends, and kept in a sort of dishonourable
surveillance, but looked very strictly after. One of them,
A miscreant who deserted some time ago from one of the
Highland regiments, had the insolence to speak to me
the other day, and complain that he was "worse treated
than the prisoners." He asked, " what would be his
fate if Sebastopol fell into the hands of the allies ; would
he be shot I" I replied, "certainly not ; that he would
oe bung before the whole army,' and by the hands of
the lowest Greek or Bulgarian that could be found in
camp."

It is surprising how well the Russians know every-
thing that goes on in our camp : there must be many
ipies in our lines.

The Russians speak of the bravery of our men, infantry
and cavalry, as something perfectly marvellou, but they
seem to think our troops are not well handled by the
-erierals, and that we thus throw away our best chances.
An artillery officer confcsNed to me the other day that in
the open fiat!, with equal numbers, an English army
would get the best of a fight, "unless," he added,
"your superior officers let the whole affair be lost by
want of arrangement and utter confusion."
Nearly all the younger Russian officers, and many of
the seniors, speak English perfectly well, so I can get on
pretty well in spite of not knowing a word of French ;
hut this is a weary life ; I often wish myself back in
London, or even with the old depot at Cork or
•
,Fermoy. •
The Russian officers think we were insane to attack
the Redan as well as the Malakoff. If the latter was
taken, the former must have fallen ! but if the Malakoff
had been held by the Russians, no troops in the world
could have held the Redan. They say if the combined
Ernes of the allies had "gone in for" the Malakoff on the
famous 18th, Pelissier and Lord Raglan would have
commanded within Sebastopol. But that chance has
passed, I think.

Carlton House, as known to many of our readers,
occupied that portion of Waterloo-place which is south
of Pall-mall. The name of the original architect, in
the time of Queen Anne, is not known ; but the cele-
brated landscape gardener-architect Kent laid out the
grounds when the property was in Lord Burlington's
hands, between 1725 and 1732. These gardens ex
tended along the south side of Pall-mall, and are
said to have been in imitation of Pope's garden at
Twickenham, with numerous bowers, grottoes, and
terminal busts. Mr. Cunningham speaks of an engrav-
ing of them by Woollett. The property came into the
possession of the father of George 111., and being as-
signed as the residence of the prince—afterwards George
IV.—in 1783, great alterations were made under Hol-
land. In accordance with that system of waste in ex-
penditure on public works which prevails most in con-
nection with royal palaces, the costly fabric under
notice was of very short duration. It 'was taken down
in 1827. The riding-house and stables, however,
remain. The main front of the house had a central
portico and projecting ends, the walls being rusti-
cated, and the portico being partly recessed, and
partly projecting, leaving a wide intercolumn in the
flank for a carriage•drive under. This very desirable
arrangement, however, involved an appearance of weak-
ness, and in spite of the grouping of internal columns.
The columns haveobian used again at the National Gal-
lery, though dentidedl much of the decoration.-77te
Builder.

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