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on the same day, in order that it may be ascertained in
what period of time 9,000 troops, or any other number,
in the various stations in England could be concentrated
on one point in any emergency ; and in order to aid the
the troops, the following instructions for pitching and
striking tents have been issued :
As the troops who are to be emcamped in the month
ot June will have to raise their tents on the day of their
arfval in camp, and as some of the corps have-not been
encataped for many years, the General Commanding-in-
Chief has direct .d that a few short rules he promulgated
to these regiments, to assist them in performing this
duty with gacrity and precision.
Without elcurMiering the sukject with too many and
minute directions, the authorities consider that by keep-
ing the principa'.., of the following instructions in view
the officers commanding the various regiments may
beneficially exercise their men in the practice of pitch-
ing and striking their tents, and desire that such; prac-
tice shall take place accordingly.
The Honourable Board of Ordnance have been re-
quested to place two tents per regiment or battalion at
the disposal of commanding officers for this purpose.
INSTRUCTIONS.
1. Whenever possible, the quartermaster, or an officer
acting for him, with a non-commissioned officer and a
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camp colour-man per company, will precede the corps
to be encamped.
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panies and the officers and other tents, &c., according
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to the directions he may have received to conform to '\,,„
tions for Encampments," marking by a picket the spot
to be occupied by each tentpole; and taking care that
the lines of tents are pendicular and correctly covered.
3. Before arriving in camp the men will be told off
for their several functions, as " pole-men," "
and " unpackers of tents," two men being allotted for
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each of these duties, and six in all for every tent. More
than this number only impede each other.
Each tent requires, therefore, one section of three; to
pitch or strike it.
4. From the remainder of the company the parties
will be told off for " provisions, wood, water, fire,
guards and piquets," and for the pitching of the officer's'
orderly room, store room, guard tents, &c.
To each tent, as far as possible, a non-commissionea
officer will be told off.
-6. It is known that the soldiers' tent, with its cords,
occupies a space of nearly six yards, that is, between
seven and eight paces from pole to pole.
6. The pole-men being stationed at the spots indicated
by the piquets, the pole is lowered, and the cap of the
tent fixed on, and all things prepared for the raising of
the tent. On the signal, or word of command, the
whole of the poles are raised together, the skirt of the
tent being lifted over the poleman's head.
7. It will be remembered that, to ensure stability,
four of the cords which divide the circumference accu-
rately into quarters must be first made fast before any of
the others.
8. Each cord must be stretched on the true prolonga-
tion of the tent seam.
9. The slides must be made fast at an equal distance
from the tent and the ground peg, so as to permit shift-
ing, as expansion or contraction of the cord ensues on
atmospheric changes.
10. The non-commissioned officer sees that the door
is properly placed, and attends especially to the fasten-
ings of the first four pegs, with a view to the general
uprightness of the pole and security of the tent, under
the general superintendence of the company officers ; one
being stationed at the flank, the more easily to detect
and correct errors.
11. In order to strike the tents, all the pegs are drawn
except the four first driven, and four men place them-
selves at these, in readiness for the signal—they draw
these pegs and hold down the tent till the signal be
given.
12. On the signal the pole-men lower the poles to the
rear, and come out by the door, bringing the poles with
them.
13. In rolling up the tent the cap is turned on one
side in such a manner as shall make it visible at one end
when the tent is rolled. This .prevents the cap from
cutting the tent.

[PRICE SD.

AFFAIRS OF THE EAST.

(Prom the Times.)
The Journal des Debats of yesterday publishes a nar-
rative of the negotiations carried on by Prince Men-
sehikoff at Constantinople, and an abridgment of the
notes and draught convention which have led to the in-
terruption of diplomatic relations between the Russian
Envoy and the Porte. This statement, published by
the most important political journal of France, is so en-
tirely conceived in the Russian interest that we must be
permitted to doubt whether the materials of which it is
composed were all derived from Constantinople. The
principal documents quoted or described in it are, how-
ever, authentic and correct, for they correspond with the
version of the same papers forwarded to ourselves ; and
it is for this reason especially that we lay them at once
before our readers, since they throw more light than
anything that has yet been made public on this trans-
action.

It will be recollected that on sth May Prince Menschi-
koff obtained from the Porte the two firmans which satis-
fied his demands with reference to the Holy Places. But
no sooner was that affair brought to a satisfactory
conclusion, than the Russian Envoy proceeded, in
a note of the same date, to lay great stress on a
third demand which had hitherto been left in the back-
ground. This demand was for a convention to guarantee
the privileges of the Greek Church in the Ottoman Em-
pire ; it was then represented as the most important
object of the mission ; and an answer was required
within five days, " inasmuch as the Ambassador could

only consider a longer delay as a want of respect to his
Government, which would impose on him the most pain-
ful necessities." Such was the conclusion of the note.
The convention annexed to it consisted of six *Aides,
the first of which is the cause of all that has since oc-
curred. It provided " that no change whatsoever
should be introduced in the rights, privileges, and im-
munities which have been enjoyed and aro now pos-
sessed cib, atztiquo by the churches, the religious
institutions, and the orthodox clergy of the Eastern
Church, in the whole extent of the dominions of the
Ottoman Porte, which is pleased to secure to them all
such rights, privileges, and immunities on the strict basis
of the status quo now existing." Such is the tenour,
if not the exact text, of this celebrated proposition,
which comprises the essential portion of the Russian
demand. The other articles of the convention stipulated
that the Greek Church should constantly be placed on
the footing of the most favoured Christian nation, and
should participate in all favours and privileges granted
to other Churches ; that at Jerusalem the relation of
Greeks and Latins should remain unchanged ; that the
two last firmans granted to Russia on the Holy Places
should be confirmed by the Sultan, and placed under
the sanction of this treaty ; and that leave should be
granted to erect a Greek church and hospital at Jerusa-
lem, to be served by Russian priests. These proposi-
tions were acceded to by the Porte, with the exception
of the first. The rejection of that article was the express
ground of Prince Menschikoff's departure.
It will be seen that, as we have more than once ob-
served, the Russian demand did not include any change
in the nomination of the Patriarch, nor any overt autho-
rity over the clergy, nor any interference with the tem-
poral allegiance of the Greek population to the Porte.
On all these points there has been a good deal of exag-
geration, which of course places the case against Russia
on a false and insecure foundation. The phraseology of
the objectionable article is, in fact, so mild and guarded,
that, without the experience we have of the Russian mode
of proceeding in the East, its effects would not be
at once apparent. Turkey is called upon to promise
that no change is to take place adverse to the rights,
privileges, and immunities of the Greek Church in her
dominions. She would probably not hesitate to give
that assurance to the whole world ; and the policy which
can alone prolong her existence as a government is to
extend those rights, and to raise her Christian popula-
tion to be the servants and supporters of the Empire.
But, when that promise is demanded by Russia alone,
when it is accompanied by threats, and converted from
a free gift of toleration into a diplomatic contract, the
Turkish Ministers recoil from the snare. However
mild in form, Russia knows that this article, if conceded,
would suffice for her purpose • and the argument derived
from the seeming innocence Of the proposal is lost in the
vehemence and the threats by which it was supported.
If it were true that such a concession were too slight a
matter for Turkey resolutely to refuse, it would also be
true that such a demand is an absurd and untenable

.

The following regiments of cavalry, troop and bat-
teries Royal Artillery, companies of Royal Sappers and
Miners, battalions of the Foot Guards, and regiments of
infantry, have received orders to hold themselves in
readiness to assemble on Chobham•common, to form the
camp

The Ist Regiment of Life Guards, under the command
of Colonel John Hall, from Windsor.
The Gth Regiment of Dragoon Guards (Carbineers),
under the command of Lieutenant• Colonel H. R. Jones,
from Canterbury.

The 13th Regiment of Light Dragoons, under the
command of Lieutenant• Colonel C. E. Doherty, from
Hounslow.

ground of a diplomatic rupture, which has brought two
empires to the brink of hostilities. We differ, there-
fore, from the inference which the Joui.na/ des Debats
draws from these papers, when it argues that the differ-
ence is too slight to lead to serious consequences.
But the French journal makes a further allegation,
which materially affects the case, and would even throw
a doubt on the consistency of the British Government.
An attempt is made to show that this proposal was
originally put forward on the 22d of March, including
the draught of a treaty, and that its existence must,
therefore, have been known to Lord Clarendon when he
stated in the House of Lords, on the 25th of April, that
the British Government was still disposed to rely on the
assurances that had been given to all Europe, and espe-
cially to our Ministers, upon the word of honour of the
Emperor Nicholas. This part of the case requires some
further explanation, and it will be found not to
support the innuendo which the Journal des Debats
rests upon it. It is true that at an earlier
period of his mission Prince Menschikoff did
put forward a scheme of a convention ; and
that one of his first acts was to endeavour to prevent
the Porte, by intimidation, from communicating the
pending negotiations to the ministers of France and
England. In this, however, he failed, and on the arri-
val of Lord Stratford and M. De la Cour they found
that something had been said of such a convention,
which extended even further than that subsequently
proposed on the sth of May, and included, we believe,
the nomination or investiture of the Patriarch of Con-
stantinople. But no sooner was this fact known to the
British ambassador than he remonstrated against such a
project, as inconsistent with the promises given at St.
Petersburgh, and with the independence of Turkey.
The consequence was that Prince Menschikoff with-
drew his first demand, and led his diplomatic
colleagues to believe that he had abandoned
it, as, in fact, he had in that form ; and it must
have been under the impression that such a project had
never been seriously entertained, and was at once aban-
doned on their remonstrances, that the British Govern.
ment repeated its declaration of confidence in the assur-
ance of Russia. Taking into account the time which
elapsed between the withdrawal of the first convention,
proposed on the 22d of March, and the arrival of the
courier who reached Constantinople on the 4th of May,
there is strong ground to conjecture that Prince Men-
schikoff wrote to St. Petersburgh for ulterior instructions
after his first check, and received them at the later date
in the form of the last convention. The note which
accompanied it expressly declared that "it had under-
gone alterations, in compliance with the objections urged
by Rifaat Pasha," and added that the new draught was
annexed, in the hope that " the expectations of the
Emperor would not this time be deceived." If these
alterations had been those of Menschikoff himself, he
would not have required nearly six weeks to revise his
proposition ; but the delay considerably augments
the presumption that a reference was made to St. Peters-
burgh. While, therefore, the foreign Ambassadors were
lulled by the belief that the demand which had been
made and withdrawn was definitively abandoned, the
Russian Envoy was only preparing to return to the
charge. It is entirely erroneous to assert or to insinuate
that the scheme, if known to the British Government
or Ambassador, excited anything but its strong repro.
bation ; and the fact that the first scheme was modified
and abandoned may have been regarded as an additional
proof, at that time, of the sincerity of the Russian Go-
vernment.

The 17th Regiment, under the command of Lieu-
tenant-Colonel J. Lawrenson, from Brighton.
Captain D. E. Wood's troop of Royal Horse Artillery,
from Brighton.
Captain F. A. Campbell's 2d company of the Ist bat-
talion, forming a complete 9-pounder field battery, from
Chatham.
Captain Richard Blackwood's 4th company of the lit
battalion Royal Artillery, forming a complete 9-pounder
field battery, from Shorncliff.
Captain G. B. Shakespear's 4th company of the 3d
battalion Royal Artillery, forming a complete 9-pounder
field battery, from Woolwich.
The Ist company of Royal Sappers and Miners, under
the command of Captain George Ross, Royal Engineere,
to have the charge of India-rubber pontoons, from Chat-
ham.

The 2d company of Royal Sappers and Miners, under
the command of Captain Lovell, Royal Engineers, re-
cently from Chatham, and at present at Chobham, sink-
ing wells and making other necessary preparations for
the convenience of the troops.
The sth company of Royal Sappers and Miners, under
the command of Captain Inglis, Royal Engineers, from
Chatham, to have the charge of Colonel Blanshard's
pontoons.

- Lieutenant and Adjutant Fitzroy Somerset, from
Woolwich, to officiate as adjutant to the companies in
camp.
The Ist battalion of the Grenadier Guards, under the
command of Colonel Godfrey Thornton, from Canter•
bury.

The Ist battalion of the Coldstream Guards, under
the command of Colonel H. J. W. Bentinck, from St.
John's-wood•barracks, London.
The Ist battalion of the Scots Fusileer Guards, under
the command of Colonel Knollys, from Windsor.
The 38th Regiment (lat Staffordshire), under the corn.
mand of Colonel Sir J. Campbell, from Portsmouth.
The 42d Royal Highland Regiment, under the com-
mand of Lieutenant-Colonel Duncan A. Cameron, from
Weedon.
The .50th Regiment (the Queen's Own), under the
command of Lieutenant-Colonel H. E. De Burgh Lidley,
from Preston.

The 93d (Highlanders), under the command of Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Rothe, from Portsmouth.
The 95th Regiment (Derbyshire), under the command
of Lieutenant-Colonel John Walter, from Chatham.
The 2d battalion of the Rifle Brigade, under the con'.
mand of Lieutenant-Colonel Lawrence, from Canter-
bury.

We confine ourselves, on the present occasion, to a
statement of these communications as we believe them
to have been made, and we shall only remark that the
delay which took place between the first and second
Russian propositions seems to exclude the possibility of
Prince Menschikoffs having acted without full instruc-
tions and authority on the sth of May, and it also
renders it more improbable that the Emperor Nicholas
will desist from pretensions which he thought fit to ad-
vance in such a form and after full deliberation.

THE AUSTRIAN MODE OF TREATING POEM—The Aus-
trian officer in command of the garrison at Perugia
(Papal States) was lately irritated at a satire, the pro-
duct of an unknown pen, which made its appearance on
the walls of the town directing its iambics against the
imperial army. Unable to discover the author, the
officer requested the Papal governor to furnish him
with a list of all the poets of Perugia, a somewhat em-
barrassing commission to execute in a country where
rhyming seems the natural language. However, the
magistrate, after due criticism, produced five indivi-
duals, whom he considered to have drunk of the Hype-
rean springs sufficiently deeply to be entitled poets.
The Austrian had them all stripped in the presence of
a medical officer, whom he ordered to examine them,
and report upon the physical capacity of each of them
for receiving blows with a stick. Naturally belonging
to a genus irritabile, and of excitable nervous confor-
mation, the unfortunate poets were set down by the
surgeon a/ a charitably low number of bastinadoes, and
were still more gratified when the officer, instead of
actually carrying into execution his " cutting up," an
operation even more galling than that of hostile re-
viewers, contented himself with addressing them in the
following terms :—" Gentlemen, you have just heard the
number of stripes which the doctor considers each of
you capable of supporting—they will assuredly be ad-
ministered to you upon the reappearance of any anony-
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