GLEANINGS FRO]! LATE PAPERS.

THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE CRIMEAN l‘lXI’EDl'l'ION.

_ Some remarkable statements have appeared In one of the papers attributing the expedition to the Crimea to the Em eror of the French alone. It is alleged that .Iarslial St. Arnaud. 0 day or two before the Council was held, pri- vate y sounded Lord Raglan and Admiral Dun- das. as to what their notions were respecting the prudence of invadin the Crimea. They both expressed the most ecidcd disapproval of the idea. When Admiral Dundas did so, Marshal St. .\rnaud remarked. with a sort of ahrugofthe shoulders, "Our Admiral (moaning Admiral llaiuolin) is of the same opinion"

that is. that it wou'd be most imprudent to proceed at that particular time to the Crimea with the view of attacking Sobasto iol. It was

well known, that the opinions bot of l’rincei- , _ , . Napoleon and the I)i'ke of Cambridge were ‘mbly good at pnsent’ aim may safely undnmim

equally adverse to the expedition to the Crirnea and that General Canrobert hnd iilso expressed himself unfavorable to it, though not erhaps with the same fervour as the others. [in fact. before the day on which the Council was held, there was not one composing that Council that was not opposed to it. except Marshal St. Arnaud himself; and even he wiis supposed to have changed his opinions, when be ascertained that he stood alone in urging the propriety of an invasion of the Crimea. Great surprise was oonsequeutl felt. when he asked for a (‘oiincil of War to tliicide the point. The Council was held. and the vote being put, it was found that Marshal St. Arnaud, Lord Raglan, General Canrobert. and Uencrul Bosquet. were in fa- vour of the expedition, and that Prince Napo- leon. the Duke of Cambridge, and Admirals Dundas and llauiclin, were against it. Marshal St. Arnaud, we are assured, was taken quite a- back by the vote : for be made sure, froui the adverse opinions previously expressed in pri- vate, that he would stand alone in being in fiivour ofit. And it is even supposed that ho was disap ointed, as well as surprised, when he found t at Lord Raglan voted with him ; for it is thought, that be imagined he would have ined great reputation for gallantry, in lieiri nowu to be in favour of it, while Lord Raglan would have suffered from the sup iosition, that he was devoid ofcourage or pluc because he had voted against it. 'l‘lie pamphlet ascribed to Prince Napoleon represents Lord Raglan as have given his assent to the invasion of the Crimea by an audible “ Yes !" This is a mis- take. Lord Raglan spoke not a word. when the question was put to the vote. Ile merely made a still‘ formal bow of his head, in token of his concurrence. If it be true, that the expedi- tion was exclusively planned by the Eniperor of the French, livrht istlzrown on two circumstances which had hiilierto been enveloped in darkness. Our readers will remember the uneasiness and perplexity which were caused in the public ‘mind liy the phrase “timid councils," made use ofin Louis .\'iipoleon's letter of condolence to the widow of Marshal St. Arnaud. in refe- tence to the (rimea expedition. 'l‘lie expression was su osed to retlect on Lord Raglan or Admire undas, and it is understood that our Government demanded explanations. Louis Napoleon. in an oflicial article in the Monileur, acquitted our ollicers. liut it noiv appears that the phrase was as ap licublc to at least the Duke of Cambridge an Admiral Dundas, «as to Prince Napoleon, for whom the article in the Monitnur left it to be inferred the reproof was alone intended. The fact of Louis Napoleon being the sole author of the disastrous expedi- tion to the Crimea. satisfactorily explains the season why he has betrayed so great an anxiety to visit the Crimea in person, in the hope that his presence there he might so evoke the enthusiasm ofhis soldiers us to insure the cap- ture of Scbastopol. The failure to take Sebas- topol would necessarily im ioril his throne; but far greater will be the danger to the Em- pire, now that it is known, that the expedition was his idea alone, should the Allied armies fail to take the great Russian fortress.

Tn: Iivvsainnn Soaoirirs riioir -rnir Ciuiriu.— The recent inspections of the invalided soldiers who have returned from the Crimea have alorded most interesting, yet melancholy. proofs of the desperate nature of the late cam- paign. Near] all those men bear too plainly the marks of t is fearful struggle in which they were engaged, and are unfortunately disabled from further service in the army. Several of them having been but a short time in the army will be entitled to only a ver small amount of pension, and the bare idea, t. at men who have performed such feats of valour in the service of their countr should be left to struggle with psuury and cstitution, cannot be for ii. moment tolerated. Man of these men, althou h unfit for military service, are nits ca ble 0 duties where stead habits of discipline, trustworthi- ness, and o edience are required, and would Rejoice in an ample ment, that would enable them to maintain t air independence. They are well suited to act as private watchman, gatekeepers. porters, or warahousekoepcrs, and rnportcrs in attendance upon ‘passengers at ways would be hi,-_‘.l_v; in-ofa . It is to be

HASZAl{D’S GAZETTE. MARCH 28.

innumerable instances by the public during the present war will not fail to find employment for these noble follows. We believe, we may add, that every 0 portunity of employing them in the Royal Parks will not be forgotten.

1)r-.rAiu'Iins or run Ell‘!-Illfilt or rni: FR£.\'('lI.- The Emperor set out on Wednesday. at one o'clock, for the camp at St. Umcr. it is said that he will return in two days. A hundred of his Miijesty‘i-i horses were to arrive at Lyons, as well as a strong detacliinent of the Imperial Guard. All doubts and hesitations as to the Emperor's journey to Sebastopol are now at an end. llis Majesty will decidedly leave. Even the day is fixed lor the departure—it will be at latest, Monday, the 5th. The Empress will accom any liiiu. A consultation of physicians has to on place, as to whether or not it would be prudent for her Majesty to make the journey. 'l‘be result is, that seeing her health is exceed-

to go with the Emperor. The Emperor has nominated the pcrsonagcs who are to attend li'

A LIFE SAVED BY A TEMPERANCE MEDAL

“ Camp belore Sebasiopol, 20th Dec. 1854.

“ lly the bye, dear mother, I was just going to miss out the most interesting part of my letter. You will mind the old bridge which my f:ulier used to carry always with him. to frighten of (he used to say) his appetite for whiskey, and vihicli you presumed to me two or three nights before I sailed, telling me to wear ii in my jacket pocket, and by no meansto break my ieeioialli.-i’s pledge. Now, mother, I won't say, wheiher l never tasted spirits or not since I left, but at ilie battle of lnkerman I got it broken for me in fine style. A bullet froui a Russian ollicer’s pistol struck me about the waist ; I felt it plainly tell at the time. but not feeling mysclfdisiililed. I gave him the conienis of my rifle in exelizinge, which

produced a very different effect on his system. I was fortunate enough to escape with one or twnl scratches and ii few holes in my clothes, if such , they can be called. for they just resemble a pro-l fessional beggar’: liabiliiuents—ihat is, it they

were put off. it would be difliculi to so.-erl riiy limbs inio ihem again. I had lost all rm-ol-l leciion ofbeinp struck by the ball l received inl fruit till. on pulling my hand into my pocket for! my snutf-box, my liirefiriuer went through a Elllfllli hole, and appeared to iriy asionir-liiiierit,ori the} out side of my jar-ltct, which immediately brought; the event of my being struck there brick in my mind, and, on tziking the different odds and ends out of my from receptacle, l was surprised to see my medal wziniing a large round piece on the nip; !:ind, lollowirig up the sprior, as ' (iordon Cum- jniing’ would say, found the bullet and bit of my ;inedal siickin_r_i in the lop hem of my trousers. You will recognize it, as it has the words ‘socir:1'Y or‘ distinctly lettered on tliv Outside of the part adhering to the bullet. also the mark of the liiilo round hole that my father wore a string llll'0|ii,!li. All I have lo add is, that it has been the ineans ofsavinz my life, for it the ball had not been arrested in he course in that point, it would have landed sonieivhere near my heart (at least, I learned my heart was someliere Iherr.-abouts when l was at the High School), and thus have spoiled Jessie’s brigliicsi prospect. So, dear mother, I am indebted to you indirectly for saving my life —so, tell all the young chaps coming out here io fortify themselves with a ieetoialler’s medal, for mine has proved itselfa breasiplaie of protection in more u nys than this, as l have seen many o

my comrades unnecessarily expose themselves from being over giddy in the hcad.—l remain. etc.,

-‘ Bii.i. Siuirii."

Sir George Brown has joined the army and resumed the command of the Light Division. General Jones, R. E., has taken charge of his duties. The changes in the army are—Sir Colin Campbell to have the first Division. Sir John Campbell, the Highland Brigade, General Bentinck to command the Fourth Division, General Barnard a brigade of Fourth Division.

DEATH OF THE CAPTURE!) RUSSIAN PRINCE.

The Russian oflicer whom I mentioned in my last letter as having been captured by the French while leading an unsuccessful sortie on theirlines, and about whose fate so much interest was evin- ced by ilie enemy, has since died of his wounds, and his body, under a flag of trace. sent in to Sebastopol. lie was said to be a Russian prince h birth, and a aide-rla-cstnp to the Emperor Pliebolas. It is also rumoured here, that lie was the Emperor‘s natural son. Whatever his real birth of rank may have been, he is represented in have led the aortic with the most daring courage and skil|.—Morm'ng Herald.

A IIIGHLASD DIVIIION.

formed and placed under the command of Sir Colin Campbell. lf so, the 03d, 42d, and 79th, now here, will all require large reinforcements before spring. Though these regimentI—staiion- ed at llalaklava—hava suffered none of the terrible privationa whlcli fall to the lot of those here in

It is said, that a Highland division is to be.»

camp. they are still much reduced in effective strength, and united barel muster I900 efieciive

hoped, that the gmsruus fcsling snianifested in

soldiers.-ilforiibig Hera! .

irow riiriiovmisivrs ARE APPRECIATED M Tris ARMY OFFICIALS.

Mr Murdoch, of the Siinspareil, who has per- formed the "llnratior. of " boucllillfl ’’ l"l hmng new vsnls iriio guns) on several large pieces of ordnarice iii the trenches, has icceived the Ihfllllil of Lord llaglriri for his very useful labours. and his Lordship inspected the process the other «lay in person. llri gave orders, that some artillery- meii should be sent to meet Mr. Murdoch vii Ilie following day. in order to be insirucierl in ihe process, and Mr. Murdoch walked up from “Illa- lrlava, and was in ilie appointed place at l0 o'cluclt to meet them, but he waited for two hours in vain; not a man came near him. He offered to leave ihe tools to perform ilie work on his own respon- sibility with ilie artillery. but somehow or other, no readiness was evinced to accept his offer. The value of the operation performed on the spot on a nun whose vent has been injured by excessive firing. is enornmus. lnsiesd of ii piece of useless metal, in a few hours you have a sun as go as new, and ready for instant use.-—Ti'nic:.

JUNCTION or rns lli)RSEl’l.l:‘.SIl EATERS vvirn -rur. Ri'ssi.\.\' .-\iriri'.—-A regiment of Raskirs has just assed through St. Petersburg. These troops iave not been seen in St. Petersburg since i812, when they carried bows and arrows. They are true Culinut-ks. with little eyes and flat noses, and eat horscllcsli. The yore now armed with ii inusket.

l.E'l"l'ERS FROM THE CA.\ll'. Camp before Sebastopol.

My Dear Father and Moilier,-l hope to spend some happy days at home with you all yet. on fll‘C(l not despair of seeing either Malcolm or me, for I trust in llim who has saved me through all dangers, and whose protection I felt, when l was iiiaicliing in a Russian prisoner, who was shot dead l)t'El(ll‘. me. You say that Malcolm heard from Willi:im, that l, in company with one ofour (lrcnadieis, had taken a Russian prisoner. Well, if vnu have heard it before, you need not say or think I am boasting. On the filli of November, uhen that lil-may baulc was fought. l was one of the band in the heat of ii. Our regiment, being nearest to lnltcrinan, was ordered to advance; and our Ctilllfllillltlllig oflicer. am telling the band in go to the rear, lalong with the rest, advanced with the re-gimeoi. as l ii oulil scorn, without orders, to snip beliiml my regiment. We were met by u t'(IlllllIll ol Riissians; we waited, lying down, for the oriciny lo :irlv.ince III‘-'|l' enough to us to give lll(‘IlI ‘d volley. which, «hen the men did fire, or tried to do, llIt.‘lI' lireloclts would not go off, but

‘guns they could pick up.

Our regiment has taken a large doiible-lieaded eagle, which is to be presented to her Majesty the Queen, from the 30th Regiment; but, because it is not the Light Di- vision, there will be nothing about the prize from lnkcrman. We have ilie bravest and most sltilful Major-General, Iihirik, in the arm . His name is well ltnown—General l’ennefiiiher—bui all de- pended on the private soldiers’ bravery. which was well sliown, as one of our Greiiadiers was found lying dead with seven dead Russians lying round hiui, showing that he had used the butt of his musket in grand style ; but we have so well forti- fied our position, that we shall not have the plea- sure of a good figlit with iheni any more. Our men often say. when the day is cold. lliat they wish the Russians would advance, that they might warm themselves in A good light. If I live to go home to you, I will be able to tell you many little anecdotes of the war. ‘I he rumour is, that Nick is coming to terms of peace. But I would rather not, and, for spire, we would take Sehastopol, if I had to suffer ri whole winter. ' ‘hey caniioi. stand long. Joiiu MURDUCK, Band. 30th Regiment.

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HOUSE 01-‘ COMMONS. llloivmv, Feb. 26, 1855. THE LATE. Josnru iiumn.

Lord Psrarsnsroiv: In rising to move a new writ for the burgh of Montroso for the election ofa member in the rooui of the late Mr. Ilume, I cannot, in doing so, simply confine myself to the bare motion I have placed in your hands. I tliiuk, sir, I should not be doing justice to the feelings of the house, if I were not to express some feelings of regret which I am sure is shared in by all for the loss of that honored member whose place we are now going to sup- ply. It was said of an eminent man in former times, that ho gave up to art what was meant for mankind. The very reverse of that might be said of the late Mr. llume, for the party, to which he devoted the labours of his

ife, was his country, and beyond it to the general interests of mankind at large. There may have been men who have . mod for them- selves a greater position in this liouso by pla- cing themselves at the head ofa faithful band of friends whose object was to acquire political

ower for the sake of governing the country.

lr. llume was xi reniarkalilo instance of ii. man who had not only gained an eminent position in this house and in this country, but who had established for himself ii. name that may be said to have been not only European, but to

we set up 1! great cheer. and the Russians turned to Ilie l‘l;_‘lllIll||lll, and off. So, lliinking l miglil hzive a eliuiicc of cutting one of them olfwirli mv suord, l set out in elirise of them; but, as I got nearrr io them, I saw there were four, but one of our Grenudiers, being near me, came to the cliarge. and we soon came up with the retreating foe. 'l'l.e Grenadier ran one through will: his lmyonei, and took anoiber prisoner. l felled the other with mv sword; but my sword, being so light, only suirincd him. He fell, and l imme- diately snatched his loaded musket, and gave him it gentle kick with my foot to got up and come \\llll me, vvliich he did, in as greats fear as though he was going io be shot ; lint I did him no further injury. So Ili:it made three out of four Russians —one being able to run quicker than the remainder. l was only sorry that I did not shoot down the one who was running away with the musket I took from the other; but. in such a scene, he is a very cool person who will not be confused, for the can- non of the enemy and our own were playing over our lieails. both being on hills. while the in- faniry were in a hollow; but. a while afier, l was marching my prisoner within our own lines, along with two others. and as we came very near out of what we thought danger, oneof ihe Russians, who i was pointing to go on in front of me, when he was passing me. was shot thrnugli ilie spine, and fell. bleeding from the mouth and nose. oor fellow, l don’i think he lived long after. He fell flat mi the ground. roaring out wit pain. I felt sure it was a Russian ball that went through him

So, lhad a narrow escape. Al. the sonic that the Russians made on the .‘26ih, we were ordered to lie down, to let the enemy's cannon play over our heads. One ball. a six-pounder. flew close over us, and blew the head at? a man of the 47th ltegiineni. A few minutes alter. Ijuat not up to walls over to my comrade to speak to him—and l

was not two paces from the spot, when ilie men sbciited, " Look out, .laek;” and a market ball just lodged where I left. The musket hall makes a lighter whistle than acannon, and you can easily hear whether it is a shell or ball, after you are awhile listening to them. At the Battle of the Alma, all the hands were kept to the rear of the regiments, when the action was commenced ; bui soon all the hands were ordered to advance to the front. with the sireicbers for the wounded—and the Russian artillery must have thought we were something more than bandsmen, for they sent a shower of cannon balls at us. One hopped in the very centre of the 49th’s. hand, without injuring one of them ; and the balls earns whistling past us in tons, one passing between one of our men and a horse. Out of all, there was only one wouhded

in the service ; he belonged to the 79th Highland- on. So, I escaped there. as well as at liilrermair and ll~bi C-ll\Vl. Several of our band would not

have stretched even beyond that limit, by exer- . tioiis wholly disinterested. so far as he himself (was concerned, and totally separate from any ‘attempt to tiL‘quii'c. by his own exertions or those of his friends, political power in the country He was a man of whom it may be said. that he took the lead in almost every rm.-asure of improvement, which has of late ears been carried iiiio practical operation. le had an industry which nothing could tire or overcome. llis ricquircnient s read over a wide range of those subjects which concerned the interests of the country and the general wel- fare of the community at large. Us had a perseverance which was ballled by no obstacle ; and it is but due to his memory to say, that though in the whole course of his pursuits—iu his attempts to carry out his own opinions—ho frequently had runny opposed to him—was _ frequently exposed to those rough contlicts un- javoidable by any mail! wishing to enforce his ; o »inions——yet nothing that ever passed between llllm and those most opposed to his views ever ilcft one trace of re.-eniiuent or one particle of bitterness in his mind. I am ersuaded, that ‘even those, who most differed] with him in opinion on matters which he felt it to be his duty to bring before the house and recommend for the adoption of parliament, must do him the justice to admit. that he acted from the purest motives, and from a sincere desire for the welfare of his country. 1 am sure we must look back with regret at the loss ofsuoh E. 511311-0. loss which no man more regrets than 0.

FUNERAL or run LATE Jossr-ii Hnirs.—0n Thursday morning. the remains of this much esteemed gentleman were removed from his town house. Bryanstone-square, Marylebone, to Kensal-green Cemetery, llarrow-road, according to the wish of the deceased. The funeral arrangements were of a most unostsntatious character. As the time for the starting of the funeral cor-legs drew nigh, the square was throngcd with spectators. From an early hour in the morning. the minute balls of the various churches in the neighbourhood were solemnly tolled, and the trading establishments ware partially closed. Numerous applications _were_iaade b several public bodies and private individuals or permission to evince their res- pect for the departed statesman, and their sympathy in the -veneral grief for his loss, by attending at the funeral and forming rt of she procession ; but it was intimated, t t the body was to be followed to the grave only by the near relations of the deceased and a few of