Washington sentinel., 1855-03-06

something serious unless some decisive blow
against Russia be soon effected Both court
and government arc playing thoroughly by.
pocritical game, but matters cannot long re-
nam as ut present.
Miscellaneous.
The Globe Of the 10th states that Lord John
Russels departure for Vienna will be delayed
by his severe indisposition for some days
MAJOR General James Simpson, the present
deputy Adjutant General, is selected to proceed
to the Crimea TO take the command Of one OF
the divisions Of the British army. General
Simpson is Waterloo officer.
Major General Sir Henry Somerset, X. g. b.,
has been appointed commander-in-chief Of the
East India Company's forces on the Bombay
Establishment and second member Of the
council of that presidency.
. brisk canvass is in progress among the
members of the House OF Commons, with a
view to induce them to allow the inquiry into
the conduct of the war to drop.
Steamer Mauritius, preparing to receive
troops at Southampton for the Crimea, was to-
tally destroyed by fire on the 10TH No lives
lost; insured for only flS,OOO, and valued al
fS0,000. lncendiarism is believed to be the
cause of the disaster
regular transport every ten days from the
Crimea had been organized, by which the
wounded would be conveyed to England.
In reply to the Earl Of Ellenborough, Lord
Panmure said Sir John Maclean had ho power
either 10 appoint or dismiss; that power would
remain in Lord Raglan, and to him Sir John
Maclean would report.
The resigned Admiral Dundas has called
upon Mr.. Layard for retractation of the ac.
cusation of cowardice made against him in the
letter from the maintop of the Agamemnon,
(since repeated, by insinuation, in Mr.. Layard's
article in the Quarterly Review; and in the
event OF the demand not being yielded to- the
admiral will proceed by criminal information.
The Leader states that Miss Msrtineau is so
dangerously i'll as to leave no hopes Of her re-
covery. Her disease is enlargement of the
heart; the end may come at any moment
Mr.. Thackeray has declined the office of
President Of the Associate Societies of the Ed
inburgh University as he expects to be in
America the next winter ard spring.
Three Irish peerages being now extinct, Lord
Palmerston has the power of comforting one.
Mr.. Henry Herbert of Muckross, is spoken Of
as likely to be the person selected for the
honor.
The Rev. Mr.. Chichester, who succeeds to
the vast estates of the late Lord O'Neil, valued
at 100000 per annum, and wholly free from
encumbrances) is at present incumbent of St.
Michin's, one Of the poorest perishes in Dublin,
and to which he was but recently promoted
from the still poorer incumbency of St.
Michaels. By d late parliamentary return, it
appears that the annual amount of ministers
money to which the latter parish is liable is no
more than s36.
The Queen has granted civil list pension
IF f10n WOO to Tbamao Il a.; bo b;.,o
rian, " in consideration" so the warrant runs,
" of his services to Historical Literature, and
of the straitened circumstances to which he is
reduced"
James Montgomery, the poet, who died last
year, left an estate, which has just been sworn
under $4,000. Times have changed since
Johnson exclaimed on hearing that Goldsmith
died eS,O0O in debt was ever poet so trusted
before2" Southey died worth about $1,000,
and Wordsworth as much, while Rogers is a
millionaire.