The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-27 00:00:00

THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE CRIMEA,

(From the Times Special Correspondent.)
CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, Nov. 13.
The enemy have made no sign—they are only
making buts and preparations for the winter. Still
the allies expect, or rather hope, that the Russians
will be considerate enough to play our game and
come down to assault our position, and it is quite
possible that the Russians are deluded enough to
indulge in similar anticipations, and look forward
to a number of little morgartens amid the moun-
tain passes of Aitodor and Mackenzie before the
winter sets in. The extraordinary fineness of the
weather affords a daily reproach to whatever Gene-
ral it may be who ought to act offensively. Within
one day of the first anniversary of that terrible
14th of November, which will never be forgotten
by those who spent it on this plateau, it is still
calm. Since the expedition returned from Kin-
bourn there has not fallen one drop of rain, and
each day has been cloudless, sunny, and almost
too warm. The mornings and nights, however,
begin to warn us that winter is impending. As I
write the sky is overcast and the atmosphere is
heavy—a good specimen of a London November
day, minus the fog, drizzle, or rain; but there is
not a breath of wind. Under these circumstances
it is to be regretted that the Admiral's could not
carry out their wishes concerning the expedition
to Kaffa, for the only ostensible obstacle to the
undertaking was the weather, and our experience
and traditions of last year certainly suggested ex-
treme caution before we ventured a flotilla filled
with soldiers on such an awful coast at this season,
even for the very short passage to Theodosia. The
event of the week has, of course, been the change
of Commanders-in- Chief. The retirement of General
Simpson was by no means unexpected, but it was
not known who would be his successor, and very
few indeed ventured to hope Sir W. Codrington
would, be selected for the post. Although too ac-
tive and able a soldier to bo neglected in a war like
this, it is possible that Sir W, Codrington would
not have had a chance of obtaining his present dis-
tinguished position, but for a piece of good fortune.
On the 20th of June last year certain promotions
took place, more particularly among colonels of the
Guards, and among them was that of Col. Cod-
rington to Major-General. Of course the effect of
such a promotion would have been to remove him
from his regiment and take him home ; hut the
Major-general was most anxious for active service.
By the time the Gazette was promulgated the ex-
pedition to the Crimea was spoken of, and Major-
General Codrington tried hard to evade the neces-
sity of returning home, which to many was by no
means disagreeable, judging by the alacrity with
which they availed themselves of it. lie was
lucky enough to succeed in his object, and thus got
an opportunity of entering on the career which in
a very short period has led him to such great
honours and to such a proud position. The Acting
Quartermaster-General had just died, and Briga-
dier-General Airy, who commanded a brigade of
the Light Division, was selected as his successor.
The brigade thus left vacant was given to Major-
General Codrington, whose anxiety for active ser-
vice led him to turn every stone to seek it, and I
well remember that, being with the Light Divi-
sion at the time, I heard some expressions of dis-
satisfaction at the "lucky Guardsman" getting
the command. A very short time, however,
elapsed before officers and men began to dis-
cover that he was one of the best soldiers in the
army, and his reputation extended beyond the limits
of his brigade to every regiment in the field. The
Light Division hailed his accession to command on
the second and final retirement of Sir George
Brown with the liveliest satisfaction, for he had won
the confidence of the men by coolness and unexag-
gerated intrepidity in the field, and had gained the
affection of the officers by his amenity and kind
manners, which secured them against insult or vio-
lent abuse in their communications with their Gene-
ral, while they placed full reliance on his vigilance
and his love and knowledge of his profession.

c.
General Simpson left for Marseilles direct in the
steamer Telegraph yesterday. No one regrets that
ho has ceased to be Commander-in-Chief of this
army. All must feel sorrow for the circumstances
under which a veteran officer like Sir J. Simpson
resianed his command. His simplicity of manners
and singlenessof mind never failed to conciliate the
regard, if not the respect and admiration, of those
around him, but he failed in determination and
firmness in a matter of vital importance to our army
when opposed to a sterner will, greater vehemence
and force of character. Such an error in judgment,
wasespecially culpable in
or rather such weakness,
the Commander-in-Chief of an army situated as our
own is, and the most ardent admirer of Sir James
Simpson will scarcely for a moment pretend to say
that he possessed the physical vigour to lead an
army in an active campaign, or the strategical skill
and fertility of resources which yould enable him to
conduct difficult operations agaiast an enterprising
and able enemy, or to extricate his troops with
honour out of danger. The late General was a vic-
tim to writing, like his lamented predecessor. He
was more like a clerk than a Geteral. Now, is it the
Horse Guards which enforces all this scrivenry ?
If the army cannot be commanded without all these
forms and returns, let us have, as you propose, a
writing General and a fightirg General. It cer-
tainly is not desp itch-writing which consumed our
Generals' time hitherto, for those documents have
always been brief enough.
The main road has now been completed from
Balaklava (Kadikoi) to the central depot, a distance
of 64 miles. It is a grand military work which
will last for centuries. In lees than seven weeks
the road has been completed, and in that time up-
wards of 60,000 tons of road metal have been pre-
pared and laid down to fit it for traffic. There are
yet several branches to be completed ; one to
Karanyl-valley is nearly ready, and the others are
in a fair state of progress. When Mr. Doyne be-
gan his roads he had only 1,500 soldiers to assist
him, but by degrees he received increased aid every
day from tlio Quart4rmaster-Gonoral's dovutraonts

until he had no less than F,OOO men at work,
which, with his own navvies and native labourers,
gave him a force of about 10,000 men. The drain-
age of the road is excellent, and numerous and
capacious culverts have been constructed to carry
off the rush of water in the ravines. Altogether
we shall have at last left a Romanesque work be-
hind us when we abandon the Crimea, and if we
bequeath no marks of our existence to posterity in
India, we shall at least do so to future generations
of Muscovites and Tartars.
There is little more to say. The duello between
the north and south sides is intensely tedious and
profitless ; it is also without loss--the stones alone
suffer. I shall not be kind enough to tell the Rus-
sians where our batteries are to be, or what guns
are to be in them.
In the Times of the 24th of October, which has
just arrived, there is an inventory of the stores
found at Sebastopol by the allies, and, as it may be
interesting to give some particulars of the proceed-
ings of the Mixed Commission, I have procured
the following information respecting them with
some little difficulty. On the 10th of July this
year a treaty was entered into between France
and England with respect to the distribution of
booty and trophies, which enabled the French and
English Governments to form a mixed commission
for the purpose of classifying and arranging such
articles. In compliance with this provision,
Marshal Pellisicr named the following officers on
behalf of the French army immediately after the
cepture of Sebastopol :—General of Division Niel,
Aide-sle-Camp de l'Empereur, President, and com-
manding the Engineers ; General of Division Thiry,
commanding Artillery ; Admiral Regault de Ge-
nonilly, commanding Marine Artillery ; M. Paris,
Enteudent (Commissary-General) ; M. Budin,
Payour-General. General Simpson named the fol-
loiring officers for the English army :—Sir G.
Dacres, commanding Royal Artillery ; Captain
13riiiiiltbirt-ReNee• Colonel Chapman, eomsnanA-,:,
ing Royal Engineers; Mr. Drake, Assistant Com-
missary-General. It will be observed that the
English officers are not equal in rank or numbers
to the French members of the Commission.
The Commission met on the 15th of September
at the quarters of General Niel. Its first act was
to order an inventory in detail to be made of every-
thing found in Sebastopol. To effect this the city
and forts were divided, and the care of exploring
each part devolved upon sub-commissions. The
first of these, charged with the exploration of the
west of the city, and of Forts Nicholas and Alex-
ander, of the Quarantine and of the Central Bas-
tion, and of the Bastion du Mat (Flagstaff), were
M. Mazer°, General of Artillery, President M.
Cacoze, Captain of Artillery, French, Capt. Dick-
son, R.A., Comte Feldtrappe, French Engineers,
Capt. Montagu, R.E., Lieut. Laurent, French
Navy, Lieut. Buller, R.N., M. Gautier, French
Assistant Commisary-General, and Mr. Lundy,
Deputy Assistant Commissary-General. The second
sub-commission, charged to explore the east of the
city, the Redan of Careening Bay, the Malakhoff,
the Great Redan, and the adjacent works, consisted
of—Brigadier-General Dupuis, Royal Horse Artil-
lery, President ; Captain Shaw, Royal Artillery,
Comte de Callaceinaperial Artillery, Major Staun-
ton, R.E. ; Major Cadart, Imperial Engineers ;
Commander Marten, R.N.; Commander de Genoux,
Imperial Navy ; Mr. Crookshank, Deputy-Assist-
ant Commissary-General ; M. Goutran, same rank
French army ; and Lieutenant Rumble, R.M.A.
On the 25th of September the Commission held its
second sitting, and all the members were present
except General Thiry, who was represented by
General Mazare. That officer and Brigadier-
General Dupuis, as presidents of the sub-commis-
sion, then laid on the table a detailed statement of
everything found in Sebastopol. The number of
cannon in bronze (brass) is 128 ; that of iron guns,
3,711 ; total, 3,839. The President read the con-
vention of the 10th of July, and it was then unani-
mously agreed that the guns should be divided
into two equal parts,:pa,ying duo regard to the dif-
ferent calibres, and that one-half should be sent to
France, the other half to Great Britain, with the
exception of two field brass: pieces, which should
be offered to General de la Marmora, with the
approbation of the Commanders-in-Chief ; but
that for the present they should remain in Sebas-
topol, and in the redoubts and fortifications of
Kamiesh and Balaklava, till such time as they
were not required for the defence of the place,
when each Government might do what they liked
with their own share. These decisions, taken
conformably to the first act of the convention,
leave the valuation of the pieces out of the ques-
tion ; but by the 4th article of the same conven-
tion it is agreed that the. value of the booty, &0.,
shall be divided between-:the two Powertl, propor-
tionally to the number' of men each had serving
in the siege. The effective strength of the
Anglo-Sardinian army on the Bth of September
was 63,715 men, and that of the French army on
the same day was 126,705 men. The Commission,
therefore, decided that France should have two-
thirds, and Great Britain one-third of the value of
the booty and trophies. It was declared impossi-
ble to fix the value of the guns immediately, in
consequence of want of sufficient information and
of the necessity of employing the iron guns in the
defence of the place: The Commission, therefore,
passed on to the partition of the other materiel
taken, and divided the following into three parts,
two for France and one-third for England, with
the understanding that they are to remain for the
supply
,of the defence :-407,314 round shot ; shell
101,755 ; canister cases, 24,080 ; gunpowder,
525,00016. ; ball cartridges for muskets and car-
bines, 470,000 in good condition, and 160,000 da-
maged ; waggons, 80 ; yawls, 6 ; logs of lignum
vitce? 500 ; aiyhorslof port moorings, 400; anchors,
differentof sizes, 90 ; grapplinga and small anchors,
50 ; chains for anchors, 200 yards • old copper for
sheathing, 104,0001 b. ; old ropes,' 100,000 lb. ;
water casks, 300 ; new ropes of different sizes,
50,0001 b. ; pulleys, 400 ; spars, 40 ; tools, 300 ;
bar iron and steel, 1,460,0001 b. ; iron wire, 4001 b.;
iron checks, 3281 b. ; sheet iron, 16,0001 b. ; tin
plate, 14,0001 b. ; red copper, 120,0001 b. ; nails,
6,0001 b.; firwood, a large quantity; pitch and tar,
200 barrels ; barrels of paint, 150 ; small boilers,
weighing 6,00016.; the remains of a steam-engine
of 220-horse power, taken out of a steamer burnt
by the Russians ; large copper boilers, weighing
100,0001 b., 8 ; old copper, 100,0001 b. ; copper
screws, 10,0001 b.; old iron, 160,0001 b.; large bells,
6 ; hospital beds, 350 ; iron forges, in great num-
bers ; main tackles, 12 ; coal, 2,000 tons ; steam-
engines, of 30-horse power, for the basins, 2; large
pumps, for the basins, 3; iron boilers, 3; 1 high-pres-
sure engine of 16-horse power, for the basins ; iron
cranes, 17 ; an engine of 12-horse power in the
military bakery ; 2 dredging machines of 30-horse
power, unserviceable ; a still, a clock, six marble
statues, two sphinxes, a large basso-relievo; biscuit,
500 tons ; flour, 150 ; barley, 9 ; buckwheat, 117 ;
oats, 18 ; millet, 54 ; wheat, 20 ; peas, 1i ; salt
meat, GO ; wheat in the granaries, 500 quarters, &c.
The Commission, having examined the quantity
and quality of the breadstuffs found in tVe maga-
zines, declared them unfit for the use of the allied
armies, and decided that they should be sent to
Eupatoria for the support of the Tartars, to whom
the allies furnish subsistence, and the French lu-
te ndance is charged with that duty. They con-
sisted of 11,000 sacks, weighing 500 tons, of black
bread ; 370 sacks, or po tons, of flour ; 100 sacks,
or 9 tons, of barley ; 1,300 sacks, or 117 tons, of
black barley ; 18 tons of hay, 54 tons of millet, 20
tons of barley, 14 tons of peas, GO tons of salt meat,
and 500 quarters of barley in the granaries. The
Commission decided further that the few objects of
art found in the place should be placed at the dis-
posal of the Generals-in-Chief, and finished the sit-
ting by nominating as secretary M. de Genoux,
Capitaine de Fregate.
The third kitting took place on the 30th of Sep-
tember, and the subject of their deliberation was
the valuation of the guns. As the calibres of the
Russian artillery do not correspond with those of
the allies, it was decided unanimously that in the
valuation of the guns they should only take count
of the value of the metal, which was fixed at 2f.
50c. per kilogramme for brass guns, and at 10c. for
iron guns. One of the members observed that
among the brass guns there were two Turkish field
pieces, and it was at once declared to be the wish
of the Commander to put these guns at the dispo-
sal of the Ottoman Porte. It was further decided
that, as many of the articles could not be divided
a distribution should take place as might be best
arranged, and, accordingly, a high pressure en:
gine of 20-horse power, a distilling machine, and
a clock, were comprised in the French list, and in
the English list were comprised a high-pressure
engine of 16-horse power and a furnace. As it
would be impossible to divide the wood of thei
houses and buildings to be demolished, the city
itself was divided, and to the English was allotted
the east and to the French the western portion.
The list already published gives the gross amount
found, butthere were immense quantities of all
kinds of ariicles, muskets,
clothing, stc., impro
perly removed. Mr. Johnson, naval instructor,
was named as English secretary ; and Mr. Cruik-
shank, since the close of the sittings, has discovered
a store catailliug &nut 5)000 nutsofßlum. ply.

Jumps, forges, hydraulic pump - -
32,146
000000 • •Ip, •••• V • v.—p. 1,3,280
Total .

----245,42 e

This, taken with the French return, gives the
total in the list; but there is an immense number
of small articles which would swell this inventory
to an immense extent. The Karabelnaia, or Eng.
lish portion, it will be observed, contained the
largest and most valuable portion of the articles
captured. The 14 bells were divided thus—one of
2500.00 kilos. French Parc do Siege, one 21 cwt.
ditto, one 16 cwt. ditto, one 533.00 kilos. at Right
Siege Train, another of 146.00 kilos. at ditto, one
88.00 kilos. at French Parc do Siege, one 76.00
kilos. at Right Siege Train, one of 1 at Parc
de Siege, one of 3 quarters 2211%, at do., do. ; one
of 3 quarters 17Ib: at Parc du Moulin ; one of
36.00 kilos. at Right Siege Train ; one of 26 4-51 b.
at French Parc do Siege ; one of 7.00 kilos. at
General Mazare's office.

The quantity of wood taken from the place is
very groat, and it still furnishes our officers, who
are left to their own resources, with vast supplies
=only to be got under fire, however—of wood,
iron, bricks, and cut stone. It is a hard tug for
horses and men to get them up from the city, and
the enemy are Sure to let fly a shot at them when-
ever they see a party engaged in collecting wood
or building materials. I fear there is nothing of
interest to be found in my diary. The army is
busy hutting itself, and it will soon be in a condi-
tion to bid the weather defiance. The extent of
canvas, however, which yet meets tha eye would
astonish a stranger. The tents stand out dis-
tinctly amid the dingy huts and wigwams, and are
apt to engage the attention exclusively. The French
are far behind us in their preparations for making
themselves comfortable for the winter. Their
main road is not nearly completed, and the Sar-
dinians get on but slowly with their branch to
Kamara.

SATURDAY.
The weather continues fine. The changes an-
nounced in the staff and in the army are large.
The army will be divided, it is said, into two corps
of three divisions each—one to be under the com-
mand of Sir Colin Campbell, if he will accept it ;
the other under the command of General Eyre.
The staff of generals will stand thus :

Commander.in-Chief, Sir W. J. Codrington.
Chief of the Staff, Major-General Windham.

Light Division, Lord W. Paulet.
Guards' Division, Lord Rokeby.
2d Division, Major-General Barnard, late Chief
of Staff.

Third Division, Sir R. Eyre.
Fourth Division, Major-General Garrett.
Highland Division, Brigadier-General Cameron,
pro tem.
Quartermaster-General Colonel P. Herbert.
The Kaffa expedition is knocked on the head,
and the troops disembark to-morrow morning.

MONDAY.
General Codrington has assumed the command of
the army from this day, and has announced it
in the following Order, which has been received
with satisfaction by the army :

" Head-quarters, Sebastopol, Nov. 12.
" I have assumed the command of the army in obe,
dience to her Majesty's orders. It is with a feeling 01
pride and with a feeling of confidence in the supper!
which I know will be heartily given to any officer ho.
noured with such a commission.

"The armies of France and Sardinia are united with
us on this ground. We know their gallantry well, for
we have seen it ; we know their friendship, for we have
profited by it; we have shared difficulties, dangers, and
successes—the groundwork of mutual esteem ; and all
will feel it our pleasure, as well as our duty, to carry
on that kindly intercourse which is due to the intimate
alliance of the nations themselves. Our army will
always preserve its high character in the field. The so-
briety, the good conduct, and the discipline which it is
our duty to maintain are the best sureties of future suc-
cess, and I trust to the efforts and assistance of all ranks
in thus keeping the army to be an instrument of honour,
of power, and of credit to England.
"W. J. CODRINGTON,
"General Commander of the Forces.
General Simpson's farewell appeared last night,
and is as follows :

" General Sir James Simpson announces to the army
that the Queen has been graciously pleased to permit him
to resign the command of this army, and to appoint
General Sir William Codrington, K.C.8., to be his suc-
cessor.

"' On resigning bis command the General desires to
express to the troops the high sense he entertains of the
admirable conduct of the officers and men of this army
during the time he has had the honour to serve with
them. In taking leave of them he tenders his best
thanks to all ranks, and offers his earnest wishes for
their success and honour in all the future operations of
this noble army.

,6 General Sir William Codrington will be pleased to
assume the command of the army to-morrow, the 11th
inst. " By order.
" H. W. BARNARD, Chief of the Staff."
The weather is beautiful, and the Russians avail
themselves of it to make roads and build huts like
ourselves.

The following General Orders have just been pub•
iehed :

November 10.
No. 1. The following officers have joined the Staff of
:I:4'
commissariat-
this army. Ordnance Department—Mr. M. I. M`liit-
trick, Ordnance Clerk--from Nov. 3.
No. 2. The regimenstuarlg_Tpeirotoomnotoonnsdanayd
neat,
i tnht me eln2ttFh,
published by authority in the London Gazettes of the 23d
and 26th October, 1855, will take effect in this army
from their respective dates.
No. 3. Brevet-Major M. H. Dowbiggen, 4th
r
Regi-
ment, is placed on the Staff of this army until be .
.Ma-
jesty's pleasure is known, and will act as Dep_t.narZes
tant Adjutant, or Quartermaster-General, as_ his services
may be required. Major Dowbiggen
for the present to Head-quarters.
Commanding-ia•Chief has
No. 4. The Field-Marshal Cowman
to Col. Parlby,
been pleased to grant leave of absence
'eut.-Col. Holcombe,
10th Hussa,rs, to Jan. 17, 1856 ; 1
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13th Regiment, Dec. 12, •185-15.;Ligljiaexuwt:e9
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79th, Nov. 15, 1855 ; Lieut.-Co Jan. 7,
1856 ; Brevet-
12th, 1856 ; Major Cure, 55th,
23 1855 ; Surgeon Blake,
Nov, _,
Major Ambrose, 3d,
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Assistant-Surgeon Greer,
No. 5. A
matters ton such as may be brought be-
fore to report
" :—President : A field officer, to be detailed by
Colonelit Ferryman. Members : 1 captain, and 1 officer
missariat Department, to be named by the
board will assemutebrl
of the Com
office, Balaklava, at 11 a.m.,
General.
Commissary-
NO. 6. Captain Mansfield, 33d Regiment, is appointed
Aide-de•Camp to Brigadier-General Mansfield, on spe-
cial duty at Constantinople, with the usual pay and
allowances, from the 10th Nov., 1855.
No. 7. During the winter the working hours for all
parties receiving working pay will be from eight a.m.
to four p.m., with the interval of an hour allowed for
dincer.

No. 8. Lieut. Sykes, Bombay army, attached to the
10th Hussars, is permitted, at his own request, to return
to England.
No 9. Secnici Class Staff-Surgeon Bain will proceed
to Scutari, fur duty at that station.
No. 10. Leave of absence is granted, at the recom-
mendation of medical boards, to Captain H. Austin, 56th
Regiment ; Assistant• Surgeon Sinclair, 93d Regiment—
to proceed to England. On arrival they will report
ftt-lucelves to the Adjutant-General. On medical cer-
• Assistant-Surgeon G. S. Winhoe, 95.hRegi-
went, lUth December--to proceed to Scutari.
No. 11. A medical board will assemble to inquire
into thoptAto of lacalth of 13revot-ixtaior Pr_4ndliuga

No. 7. Quartermaster Sergeant Donald Munro, 72d
I Regiment, is appointed to act as quartermaster of his
regiment, pending confirmation fro al h )me.—By oiler.
(Sizzled) H. W. BARNARD, Chief of the Staff.
No. 1. The undermentioned officers and others may
receive their claims for compensation for losses on appli-
cation at the Comm6sariat :—Brigadier-General Law-
renson ; Lieut.-Colonel Kelly, 34th Regiment ; Major
Green, 38 Regiment ; Major Benson, 17th Lancers ;
Lieutenant Wilmot, 57th Regiment ; Lieutenant New-
ton, aide-de-camp ; Lieutenant Clowes, Bth Hussars ;
Lieutenant Byron, 34th 11,-girnent - Lieutenant Colman,
Ist Dragoons ; Assistant-Surgeon Hamilton, Grenadier
Guards ; Asr:istant-Surgeon Stewart, 28th Regiment ;
Dr. Alexander, Deputy-Inspector-General of Hospitals ;
non-commissioned officers and privates of the 4th Dra-
goon Guards, Bth Hussars, 9th, 28th, 34th, 48th, 55th,
and 90th Regiments. The claims of the following officers
have been referred to the War-office :—Major Stanton,
Royal Engineers ; Major 11,10, Deputy-Assistant Quer-
termasti r-General ; Lieutenant Whinyates, Royal Horse
Artillery ; Assistant-Surgeon Catteil, titla Dragoon
Gnarls ; and Assistant-Commissary-General Crookshank.
No. 2. Leave of ahsenc:. is granted on the recom-
mendation of a medical board, to Capt. C. Norman, 721
Regt., to proceed to England. On arrival he will report
himself to the Adjutant-General.
No. 3. Medical boards will assemble to inquire into
t-he Alto of health of Captain J. Browne, Royal En-
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necessary directions.
No. 4. The folluwing soldiers are appointed Deputy
Provosts Marshal, with pay at 4s. 9.1. a day :—Sergeant
Berke, 12th Lancers, from 20th October ; and Sergeant
J. Temple, 17th Lancers, from 11th November.
No. 5. Corporal John Dinning, Royal Artillery, is
appointed Clerk in a Military Department, with addi-
tional pay at ls. per diem, vice Bombardier Rea, who.
has returned to his duty.—By order.
(S'gned) 11. W. BARNARD, Chief of the Staff.

The fel:lowing " Hue and Cry," dated Nov. 10, has
just been issued :

Reward.—Roan pony, 12 bands high, marked on near
side of neck, and on near bind quarter " J. Wyatt."—
Camp, Coldstream Guards.
Large brown mare mule, Turkish pack-saddle, head-
stall, and bridle ; cross on shoulder.—Orderly-room, 33d
Regiment.

51. Reward.—The friends of Lieut. Henry Thornld,
late of the 33d Regiment, who was killed at the battle of
Inkertnan, being most desirous of recovering his sword,
which they have reason to believe is still in the British
camp, offer the above re nerd to any person who will
obtain and deposit it with the Provost Marshal. A re.
ward of 1/. will be given to any person who shall give
information which will lead to its recovery. The sword
is easily identified, as it was made by Wilkinson, Lon-
don, and bears upon the blade the crest and initials of
the deceased—" a stag," with " H. T."
51. Reward.—A gold bunting watch of a peculiar
shape ; maker's name, " Hawley, London."—Orderly-
room, 33d Regiment.
Liberal reward.4—to any person finding or giving in-
formation regarding a regulation infantry sword, made
by Buekmaster ; initials, "H. R. C. ;" buff belt ; breast-
plate, 77th Regiment.—Adjutant, 77th Regiment.

YOUND.
Bay pony, 13 hands 2 inches high, black legs ; saddle
and bridle.—Lient. Kelsall, Royal Engineers' Camp.
Brindle and white bull-dog, large and powerful ; also,
fawn-coloured goat.—Commissariat of 4th Division.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a special court, which was summoned at a
late hour on Saturday night, was held. There was a
very large attendance of tuembers.
VISIT OP TUB KING OF SARDINIA TO THE CITY.
The doors of the court were closed to strangers while
the following notice on the paper of business was dis-
cussed :

"To receive a communication from the Right Hon.
the Lord Mayor respecting the presentation of the ad-
dress of this Court to his Majesty the King of Sardinia,
and to adopt each measures as may be necessary on the
occasion."
The following are the names of the committee
appointed to conduct the arrangements connected
with the visit of his Majesty to the Guildhall, wheel
it is understood that a splendid dejeuner will be pro-
vided, as on the occasion of the late visit of the Em-
peror and Empress of the French to the city :—Tbe Lord
Mayor, Sir P. Laurie, Alderman Wilson, Sir G. Car-
roll, Sir Chapman Marshall, Alderman Sir R. W. Car-
den, Alderman Hunter, Alderman Wire, Alderman
Carter, Alderman and Sheriff Kennedy, Alderman and
Sheriff Rose, Alderman Eagleton, Deputy Godson, Mr.
Bucknall, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Williams, Mr. Hopgood,
Mr. 0 wden, Mr. Maynard, Mr. J. Matthews, Mr.
Brown, Mr. T. Parker, Mr. V. Hickson, Deputy Hale,
Deputy Harrison, Mr. H. L. Taylor, Mr. J. Parker,
Mr. Read, Deputy Kebbell, Mr. Wheeler, Mr. M'Lack-
lan, Mr. Gresham, Mr. Cotterill, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Simi,-
son, Mr. Hayward, Mr. M'Dougall, Mr. Barkly, De-
puty Conder, and Mr. Sprague.

LONDON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1855.

There is as yet sip abatement in the discount
market. The money absolutely required for the
wants of the commercial classes, as the motive
power to the social machine, cannot be obtained
on any save the most exorbitant terms. In=
dustry is paralysed, the great body of the people
are called on not only to sustain enormously in-
creased taxation, but to pay prices which render the
ordinary comforts, and many of what have from
habit become almost necessaries of existence, far
beyond their reach. Their earnings are in the in •
verse ratio of their expenditiere, and thus a state
of affairs is produced that must speedily lead to
very untoward results, unless the screw be ref
laxed, and a circulating medium obtained adequate
to the wants and exigencies of the country.
Whatever differences of opinion may exist
respecting the Bank Charter Act of 1844, in
time of peace, there can be none whatever as
to its incompatibility with the maintenance of
an expensive war. As we have repeatedly stated,
we have now to choose between the honour of
the national flag and the so-called integrity of the
monetary standard. It has been proved by un.
exceptionable witnesses that former Wars in
which Great Britain has boon engaged could'
never have been carrie4 to a satisfactory termina-
tion but for the use of an inconvertible small-
note currency. The whole of the domestic trade,
the national manufactures, and all other pur-
poses of a circulating medium were thus supplied,
and " no necessity existed for gold being held
against part of it." The people knew that they
could provide themselves with all that they re-
quired, and liquidate every possible demand with
these nauch-despised notes, and that was all they
Wanted. They thought not of intrinsic value
when tlaenetieve that butcher, baker, tailor, or
draper—and better still, rate or tax-eollector—
would be satisfied
with the transfer of these
mere " promises to Pay." There was no loss by
wear and tear. No
eteelese sacrifice of inte-
rest. . Gold was a mere article of merchandise,
which sold at a price proportioned to the demand;
and yet our foreign commerce /lever gagged for a
Nvereefii:tvearesri
interest of
moment. The bullion dealers
all that was reTyleir
enabled to supply to "re-
store the balance of trade."
money, though high, was not exorbitant, as it
is
at present ; and men were not deterred from Car-
rying on legitimate operations from the fear of a
scarcity of banle notes, anticipated
changing their
profits into serious losses.

We. the are, however, now told that immediate
convertibility of the bank note is indispensable to
the snabite
nance of our foreign trade. The expe-
rience of more than twenty-two years is thus wil-
fully ignored, and the interests of the home pro-
ducer, home trader, and home consumer wantonly
sacrifiOed to their foreign rivAlB. Various clumsy
expedients were devised to reader the evil less
intoleraLle ; but they in turn were proved
to be inadequate ; • and by s 4 taz and