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ba'fliirty-two miles , running from N . W . to S . E . The catting would be anything but impracticable . «* f «! The southern canal , from the Gulf of Akaba , -would prpjbably be more difficult . This canal must be at least forSy' miles long , find , " for more than twenty miles , through a cutting two hundred feet deep . The rock appears' to be sandstone , and at present is covered with bmdders , of porphyry . This deep cutting would pass through the place where Moses lifted up the brazen serjpfent . These two canals made—the one to join the JoMan valley with the Mediterranean , the other to join the Dead Sea with the Red Sea—the sea-water -would
pour into the two valleys , - which lie lower than , the Mediterranean , and fill them . up . , The Jordan valley vanes in width from four to nine miles , and ! is shut in by'high mountains on each side . It is a broad crevasse , the floor , of which slopes the whole way . At the Sea of Tiberias it ia 320 feet below the Great Western Sea ; and on the shores of the Dead Sea it has reached a depth Of 1312 feet , below the Mediterranean . By letting in tb 6 ' water by means ftf tliese two can ' afs , the wltole * Valley would beHanindated from < a depth varying from lone foot to , 13 i 2 5 . { and instead of the present barren valley , . with i < 3 J ^ jed f iver , we should have a magnificent inland sea , Lake Jordan , X 60 miles in length , and from four to ten nulfe
hrthki . But littleternfory' of any value Would be ab & Dxbedy ; snd the juaotioii of the oceans ? would be accoinpUshed . c ,. . , . . . .-, ; ,, ¦ ¦ v .,-,.. .,.. ¦ . , ; , .,. /¦ , " TS & i & tef i practical difficulty would be a supply of labour , On the route of the northern c ' anaf fiuxopeans caA-ea ^^ ryiorfcip ^ ihft ^ n ^ . iair ' j ^ ariiJ- it is ^ mootedthai tteas southern canal Bright rbeKmede -forcfive years the pejml s . ^ ttlexnent , cfi-indiaT And : iEtu-ope , 'lEvfr ^ -. jnan sentenced . . $ p Jnore than . , fourteen year . s' imprisonment ^ fW v b > sent , fhiihef y the jcoinpletion / of * Siis 'task' re ' - ' SEOttr ig % itn 16 liberty ;' 'No ' ' wages' would- thus' be required ; and a couple of- Turkish irregular cavalry aregim « nts . would furnish , allthe guard required ., .
. " The political and commercial advantages of such a work must be patent to all . The route to India * by the Cape of Good Hope would be completely abandoned-Swift sailing vessels would reach any port in Europe from Bombay in forty dayg . Our trade with the East wcould be doubled , *' The military advantages of such an undertaking must not be overlooked . * ¦ -r ; w What say oar men of science , * our politicians , pur merchants , our naen . df means and might , , to ^ 0 noble an enterprise ? " -i : .. . '
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NAJXERSTILIi AN AjCgflYE COMMANDER .. ' The following is from a correspondent of the X ) ai 1 y JVews , vrho dates from Kiel Harbour : — ' u"We t have had fine times of it here . The natives lave been particularly hospitable * and polite—indeed , I have had invitations for at least twenty r balls and dancing , parties . ' .. Yesterday wo gave a ball , on board the Duke , and . . had some ,, , of the first people pff Kiel and its immediate neighbourhood . Every one was Txiglil y delighted with the arrangements , and even Sir Charles took a turn in a country dance , to the great joy of the ^ visitors ; " . ' . • . ¦> ¦ . ¦ ' . , ¦ .. > . , 1 . . . ' m . .- ; . ,,, ¦ Sir Charles has grown more elegant in his exerr -cises than w , as bis . wont ., pn his , return , fr . om Syria it is well known that he indulged in tne more boisterous and juvenile leap-frog .
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MISCELLANEOUS , Intendk » Makriage , in High Life . —" Sir . Clrichester has been , released fro * n prison . With hia father , Lord Edward ChichesUr , as a surety , he has undertaken never again to molest Miss Thornluli ; and also to pay the coats as soon as they are properly taxed . Sir Benjamin Brodio has certified that longer imprisonment would endanger Mr . Chichester ' s life . Tine African Tbavkllers- — Intelligence has been received at the Foreign Office of tho death of the nnterprising African traveller Dr . Barth , and also of Mr . Henry Waddington , who hav « both fallen victims to the climat ; e > of Africa , Tho last communication from Drr Barth announced his approaching departure from Timbucto ' o for tho interior-Lord Cardigan at Bai , aiixava . — -A friend has furnished us with > the following particulars Qf Lord Cardigan ' s-share in the heroic , charge of tho Light Cavalry Division at the battle of Balaklava from a private letter written b y his lordship'ntmaolf , When ho ( Lord Crfrdigan )^ had ridden thwragh tho Russian linos , and was "near tho muzzles of tlioir guns in an earthwork battery ,, ho was unable to s « o , what to do next . Observing , however , that tho embrasures wore not high , ho put his florae at ono of them , ne ho would have charged a'fence In Leicestershire . The horse took tho -. vail , and
alighting on tho gun they fell togethor . Lord Cardigan gqt up aa quickly aa possible , and flourished Inn sword , when , to hia astonishment nnd relief , ho saw tho Russian artlllorymon running nvny . Knowing that ho had no ' support , ho retired with the rost of tho division , who infee fortunate enough to get back to their own linos . — 8 fwfh JEcutern Gazette . i v $ ijj ™ Co 8 tumw for tub AitMY . —A correspondent or tho ulmfoto Daily Mail , writing from tho Crimea says : M Wore you to soo tho 98 rd now marching through
Glasgow , you would suppose them to be a parcel of madmen let loose , for not two men are dressed alike , and some have no dress at all , unshaven , and often for a -week unwashed . I , for instance , go about in . a blanket made into a sort of coat , with a hood to it , a red Turkish fez , large boots over my trousers covered "with mud , and unshaved for the last three months . I often think what a fine figure I would cut at your fireside . " The King and Queen of Greece . —At half-past seven , I went to dine at the Palace : we vrere about thirty ; General Church , General Kalergi ( I believe with both it was the first tune for many years ) , three ladies of , the household , and the remainder for the most nart
were Greek deputies . X sat bet-weep the Queen and the Grand' Mistress . p tKe ^ teen's conversation Is fnll of liveliness ' and intelligence , * and it requires some selfcontrol not to become one of her , partisans , ¦ There is a circle both before and after dinner . My Lord Lieutenant ' s uniform led to many enquiries from tne King about our militia . ' 'He decidedly gives the impression of a well-meaning man . His silver Greek dress is , I think , on the whole , the most comely costume I know . The rooms and . meal were handsome . Their civil list 0 > f 40 , OjOO ( . a year , I believe ) is large considering the general Tevenue'of the . c 6 iintry .- ^ i ^» a ^ in Turkish enid Greek Waters . ' ¦ ;; i ' - ¦ •' - < ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ ¦ !• ¦ ¦¦'
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7 . ;• - ' .. ¦ :, XeaberOejtige , Siiturday , ; December 16-HOBSEiOE IiQBI > S . r :, - . ., . - . . . -., Tj HA N ^ a . ^ QV ^ THE-. v ^ K- ^ y- . ,.. The Duke of if evt cJVsti . E ' moved the vote of thanks to the artny . Specially , ^ . tso , t 6 X-brd Ragljiii , -whb said liis' grace , had ^ risked'his'life 1 withtoo great for * getfulness of its , value . He likewise proposed to ask the thanks , of the House , for Sir ^ . Brown and Sir J . Burgoyne , and the Duke of Cambridge , Who , a member of the Royal Family , had shared in the dangers of the campaign . He speci ally eulogised Sir- Lacy De Evans and his conduct at : Inkerman , where he rose from his bed to join in the fight * The yoteiin . ii & t extend to all the other officers , from the . oldest ; generals down to the youngest ensigns wh 6 " aeferia ^ a their colours at Alma * Still warroeri if ;> possible , ¦ should be the thanks to the non-commissioned offiptrs and soldier ^ who never in history more fully deserved the gratitude of their countrj' , and above all for Inkerman , essentially a ' soldier ^ battl e . Nor wag their discipline or conduct in camp ¦ ¦ less distinguished than their valour in battle . Aa a . reward the ^ ueeu has ordered , a medal , for the , Crimea , and .. that the names of ^ lmn and . Ir ^ kerman should be inscrihefl on the colours of the reg ' iments . t
The Duke proceeded , at length , to condole vith tlioae who . had lost relatives * . in , , the ; earppsjign ; eulogised . the ,, j ^ Frencsh generals , and esRecialJy . ^ 3 < eneral Bosq ^ uefc ; praised the conduct ' of those employed , in the transport service , and the' ihilitary officers who , he said , had done their duty ; and concluded by inviting , Lord Derby to , second the motion . Lord Debhy , in a set speech of no very particular excellence , dill second it , tho only point worthy of notice being ' a doubt he expressed whether a vote of thanks to JTre"ach troops did not interfere with their allegiance , to their own Sovereign . The vote was agreed to after speeches from IiOrds Haudwicke , IlAitDiNGE , MawmesuijrV , Godqh , and Colchester . ¦ ¦ »
THE AUSTRIAN T » KATY . The Marquis of Clanbicahdm , brought the question of the Austrian Treaty forward , and asked when it would be produced , and whether , after Christmas , tho House would be in possession of all the papers wliich would explain the conduct of Austria . The people of this country , would require a strict inquiry into the circumstances connected with the position Austria liad taken in the Principalities , which lie and they believed to' have caused all the difficulties of tho operations in tho' Crimea . .
Tho Earl of Abbiidk-en first laid the treaty on tlip table , and prpduced a selection of the papers explanatory of the negotiations and the course taken by A ' iMria . 'He explained that lifter the Austro-Turkish Convention nnd the raising of the eiego of iSilistii-i , tho circumstances , of the y ^ r , were so far ( altered , that tho Austrian occupation became a means of action against Russia ; nnd the British' and French Governments insisted that if it took place , it should only be with tho full consent cf
Turkey , reserving the right of the Turka and Allies to occupy at tho same time if they thought fit 5 and also that all arrangements , civil and military , should have the assent of the Porte . Ho admitted that , to a certuin extent , Austria had noKlccted tho opportunities sho had to assiBt th « Allies , but ho denied that any blame was attributable to the English and French Governments . With regard to any differences which took place between Omar Pacha and Count Coronini , ho believed there were faulta on both sides , but a commisaicn had been
appointed at the instance of Austria to inquire into the real circumstances of the complaints which had been made . FOREIGN ENHSTBJEINT BILL . The House then went into committee on the Foreign Enlistment Bill . The passing of the main clause was fiercely opposed by Lord Eli / enborough and Lord Derby , who repeated the arguments against it used by them on Thursday erening with even greater vehemence . A' division was taken , when the numbers were to 43 ; majority for Government . 1 . 2 . The bill was ordered to be reported this day ( Saturday ) at two o ' clock . '
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HOUSE OF COMMONS . MB . BERTOLACCV y j ; " . Mr . Wise asked Mr . Strutt < ex-Chancellor of the Duchy ) to explain why Mr . B 4 rt 6 l « icci was appointed to the office 6 f auditor of the Duchy of Lancaster , and the right honourable gentleman explained , with the impertinence of a , vulgar rich man , that there were , as lie , thought , defects in the system of keeping the accounts of the Duchy , owing to the more literacy habits of Mr . Lockhart ; and when that gentleman resigned , it appeared to him best to appoint a person from a public office , and it was on the recommendation of Mr . Gladstone that Mr . Bertojacci , who had a talent for unravelling perplexed accounts ,, was appointed- — -at a salary reduced by one-half .. Mr . liertolacciwas no -personal acquaintance of his-CHURCH-KATES . . ' . , Lord J . Rdssell . refused to state the intentions of the . Qoyernment as to . Chufch-rates ^ until after the recess . ' : ¦• -. " ' ' ' . '¦ . ' . ' . ' ' , . / ' ' ¦ ; ? i ' ; : ¦ ¦ . ' EEX 1 GION AND MiaRSES . Mr . G-. A . Hamilton complained that Protestant Scripture-readers > vere , excluded from the hospital at Scutari while Sisters of Mercy were admitted ; , and ! Mr . Sidney Heebebx . explained that , the Sisters weie only a . portion of the nurses sent out , who were of all persuasions , but under the direction of one person , a Protestant ; arul the Sisters of Mercy willingly placed themselves under the regulations , laid clown by Miss Nightingale , which prevented ; any celi' gious prpsely tism and the Scripture-readers had . aot , as a body , been ejected from the hospital , though only such as trere- under military authorities were admitted . ITHE AUSTBIAN TOEATT . ! The Treaty -witt * Austria was laid on the table . 1 UANK 8 TO THE ARMY . Lord Joun ; . R 14 SSELL then moved the votes or thanks to ' the array , and called on both those who apprdved and disapproved of the expedition to the Crimea , to pay a tribute to the superhuman valor of the troops , ¦ He deprecate ! criticism on military operations , qn the ground tlijat d ; o one cou , Id criticise sucli pperations without being acquainted with the exact circunista-hees in wliicli our army was placed . He then tracer ! the military history of Xo * d Haglan , and declared tbat every step lie bad gained was due to his merit alqnq , and he ( Lord , J . Bussell ) remembered seeing him performing the tluties of military secretary to Wellington with most wonderful capability and facility . He paid a high compliment 1 o Lord Raglan ' s ad tninistrative ability while at the Horse Guards ,, and showed , how admirably he had gained the confidence and esteem "both of our own and the French service . The rest of his speech was little more than a narrative of tlie facts of tho campaign * Mr . Dishakw seconded the motion in a speech in his best manner ; eloquent and neatly tuned , uuA offering no very salient points . Lord Hotham , Mr . Laya-ub , arid Mr . Drubimond spoke , and the latter gentleman got up a " row " with Mr . Layard about his writing the well-known letter condemnatory of Admiral Duiidas . Mr . X . AYAHD said he wns ready to substantiate any charge he had made ; and tho' iuatter was Composed bytho intervention of Sir J . Graham , who urged harmony on such an occasion . The vote was then agreed to , and , the House rose early .
The War. A Despatch From Balaklava, Thro...
THE WAR . A despatch from Balaklava , through Vairna , has been received at Vienna , stating that Lord Raglan has 'caused some siego pieces to bo embarked on board tho fleet , for the purpose of forcing- tho port of Odessa and using it as a winter station for tho fleets . The despatch is without date , and lias not ae yet been confirmed .
The Austrian Almance. A Nuvatk Despatch ...
THE AUSTRIAN ALMANCE . A nuvATK despatch from Vienna , Thursday evening , aaya : —* ' The ratifications of tho treaty of alliance bbtweon Austria and tho Western Powers were exchanged this aftornoon , at the office of the Minister for Foreign Affaire , between tho Plenipotentiaries of AuBtria , Franco , and England . "
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 16, 1854, page 12, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_16121854/page/12/
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