Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-03-01
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

way, nOmlnal. Ndfa stOreS were
steady.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
A new British Ministry had been
formed. Lord Palmerston is Premier;
Lord Panmare, formerly Fox Maule,
Minister of War; Earl of Clarendon,
Minister of Foreign Affairs; Sidney
Herbert. of the Home Department.
Sir George Grey, Colonial Secretary
w. Gladstone, of the Exchequer; Sir
James Graham, of the Admiralty
Lord Cranworth, Chancellor; Earl
Granville, President of the Council;
Duke Of Argyle, of the Privy Seal; Sir
w. Molsworth, of the Public works;
Sir Charles Wood, President of the
Gentrals; Lord Canning, Post Master.
The Marquis of Lansdown without an
Office. OF the old Cabinet, Aberdeen,
Russell, and New Castle 90 out, the
other members continue in Office under
the new Premier.
The Peace conference at Vienna had
not yet been opened.
The Parliament had voted further
three millions sterling to carry on the
war. The North American fisheries
bill had passed both Houses. The Par
lament had adjourned for one week,
and at the request of Lord Palmerston,
would assemble again on the 18th inst.
The Earl of Aberdeen had been created
Knight of the Garter.
The Lord Mayor of London, gave a
grand banquet. Among those present
were Lord Cardigan and Sir Charles
Napier, and other prominent men who
have figured in the Crimea and on the
Baltic, all of whom were received with
enthusiasm. Sir Charles Napier made
a long speech in defence of himself, and
in the course of it made a savage on
slaught upon the policy of the British
Cabinet.
The Baltic arrived out on the evening
Of the 5th, and the City Of Manchester
on the same day, the latter steamer has
been taken by the English Government,
to carry troops to the Crimea.
In the reconstruction of the new Cab
met, Derby, Lansdown, Russell, and
Clarendown, were successively sent for
by the Queen, but all failed to form a
Cabinet, until Palmerston was called in,
and he succeeded.
Canrobert officially reports the death
of Captains Bouter and Castleman, in
the sortie made by the Russians on the
night of the 18th.
The advices from the Crimea are not
specially interesting. No change of
importance has taken place in the gen.
eral aspect of affairs. The Russians
were constantly making night sorties.-I
Menschikof has gone to the north.
Immense supplies were reaching the
British camp. The seige works were
advancing; but the army was still sick
ly. The nights were frosty, but the
days were fine and mild.
Official dispatches from Lord Raglan,
of the esd and cath ult., say the
weather had materially improved, and
speak cheerfully of the future, and say
the prospects are Frightening. He says
the work before the town had been re-
sumed with renewed activity.
France has signi6ed her willingness
to negotiate aseperate treaty with Prus-
sia, provided it covers the same obliga-
tions as that of December the second.
The feeling at Constantinople is strong
ly in favor of peace.
Holland and Denmark seem willing
to Join the Western alliances.
Eight Austrian ships had been fred
into by the Russians at Galetz, of which |
the Austrians demanded an explanation.
Lord Lucan has been recalled from
the command of the Cavalry in the
Crimea-
The Sultan intends raising a national
voluntary loan, and exchange had ad-
yanced in Constantinople to an enormous
rate, causing great distress.
Abdel Kader has asked to be ap-
pointed to the command of African
troops in the Crimea.
The English missionaries in Poland.
have been ordered to leave Russian ter
ritory. 1t is said the Emperor of
France will take the command of the
army operations on the Rhine.
Prince Napoleon had arrived at
Paris.
A dispatch from Sevastopol of the
30th, says the French batteries had re-
ceived orders to reopen fire, and had
done so, and it is officially stated that
the operations for an assault were COM
pleted.
In a sortie made on the night of the s