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      Tendon lart migfet , was afflicted by one of thoee Sr ^« s ^^ = ^ fSm Waterloo-bridge , itwas of unBurpassed beauty . IS , Sldouds of » moka that swept OTer h ^ -so ^ np ^ 2 * sSL ~ S ^ ra ^ co ^ orofXp ^ aa ^ St £%£ , but yet distinct , stood out Uke tranqujt power contemplating the wreck . ^ " -. J * 3 'LS ? J ! Biackfriars-feridge was painfully defined ^ . vlule & r Wa lurid paUiwayof Mght m right aerow tfce > fey riv ^ r ! Directly bitweeu the spectator and theflames the shot-tower raised its dark ¦ cy ^ rical form like an unillumined lighthouse . And over all hung a canopy of lurid tawny smoke into which leaped every moment fierce tongues of flame , fanned bya keen , and swift ,, and uuintermitting east wind . Near the burning mass the scene was terrific . A boisterous crowd thronged the streets , * J »»<* ^ f blocked m > by vehicles unable to cross the bridge . And Ihaif of fiery drops rained ineessantly down upon the mob , or sailed f * r away upon the wmd in graceful curves . Some sparks were carried hundreds of yards from tlie conflagration , and men £ ere lighting their pipes from them in the distant streets . While we write , it is still burning ; the water , rushing from the « te * m float and many engines , seemed to havejittie ^ power over the flames , and , as far as oeuld be ^ scertained , the contiguous block of houses was destined to destruction .

      House Of Lords. . ™ , , There Was A Disc...

      HOUSE OF LORDS . . ™ , , There was a discussion , originated by the EarL of E ^ bnborough , on the war department . The noble earl urged the new War Minister to the subject of die Salon of the troops engaged at % ^ . <* J ?* £ klava and the promised decoration of merit for the Smy and navy . He pressed for immediate reforms in J ™ medical departments at Constantinople and m the Crtoearaud eulogised the appointment of General Simpsonto the post of chief of the 1 staff . Lord Panmure replied , promising attention to the subject of the inidali , and stated themeasures ^ rhich the Government were taking with regard to the administration of the army at home and in the East , which were identical with the statements made by . Lord Palmerston in the other House . Their lordships then adjourned .

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      TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION TO «® N Seaoer . " «Por a Half-Tear . « 0 1 » 0 % 9 . b 9- » 4 mtte ( li & -ad * 9 i & ! G > Igr MowyOrdQre showJd fcte Qmw * upo « the SmaAro Branch Offi ce , and be mad © payable to Mr . A * bbbd E . GAUioWAY , at No . 7 , Wellington Street , Strand .

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      THE WAR . P Late telegraphs from Vienna announce that every- J thing was ptepWd in the Crimea for an approaching /] assault . Favourable weather was anxiously expected . s The French have extended their position to the extreme right . The British army and the Imperial , Guard will form the reserve corps and also will be a charged with the defence of Balaklava . ( This ex- t plain ? the report that the English were leaving the s lines for Balaklava . ) ,, t » •« , « t fXSSSuel ^ &^ r ^ r stores was sustained by the French . Omar Pacha set sail from Varna on the 6 th for the i Crimea , on board the Colombo . Colonel Dieu and Colonel Simmons accompanied him . General Prissier arrived at Constantinople on the 5 th mst . ( By Continental Telegraph . ) St . Petersburg , Friday . Prince Menschikoff reports from Sebastopol on tho A tli "P ^ Gbruiirv *• m The situation in general is unchanged . We continue to disturb the siege . Deserters affirm that the . French guard tho trenches , in consequence ot the considerable losses of the English army . ( By Electric Telegraph . ) Vienna , Thursday Evening . The Earl of Westmoreland has had lately several conferences with Count Buol . It is confidently stated that they had for object to settle the conditions of a loan of fifteen millions sterling , which tho Austrian Government wishes to contract under the guarantee of England . The loan is to be brought out in London . . Paris , Friday morning . Tiie Monileur of this day contains the following : — «• Foreign journals lmvo published injurious reports respecting the discipline of the army . " These reports are without foundation . The discipline of the army has never been disturbed . On the contrary , tho troops have never ceased to show their entire devotion and obedience to their chiefs . "Tho funds opened at an advance of nearly a quartor per cent , on closing prices of last night . At ono o ' clock Three por Cent . Rentes were quoted liGtr . 15 c , and after having risen to < 56 fr . 50 c , they closed at 66 fr . 20 c . ' " On tho Bourse tho early departure of tho Emperor for the army was still spoken of , and it i % considered as certain that , in this case , tho Empress will bo Kogout . " ! ' ' i > ' : v 1 J 2

      Owine To Unavoidable Circumstances, The ...

      Owine to unavoidable circumstances , the departure of Lord John Buesell has b « en delayed for a few days . His lordship iB charged to enter into confidential communication with the French Court , and to hold communication with the Prussian Court on his way ° It S ^ he ' intention of tho Government to resist the motion for Inquiry upon the Nominaaton of the Committee . The Tory party have announced their intention to support tho member for & heflteld in which case the Government must infallibly bo beaten . A dissolution is therefore imminent . On the other hand , it is said tliat there is division in the Tory party , and that Mr . Hayter has a majority " in his pocket . "

      A Denial Of Justice. Our Singularly Unha...

      A DENIAL OF JUSTICE . Our singularly unhappy system of promotion was aptly illustrated last night . Mr . French called attention to tho ense of Sullivan , the gallant sergeant especially distinguished by General Evans in one of his despatches . Sullivan has not been promoted , other sergeants have , and Mr . French very properly wished to " know tho reason why . " Lord Palmerston , the hero and Initiator of tho wonderful now regime which is about to dawn , undertook to explain why . The explanation ia unique . It . is this : Lord Raglan had recommended Sullivan for promotion } but one non-commissioned officer in Sullivan ' s regiment had already been promoted , and , therefore , Sullivan , tho horo of tlw flght on tho 26 th , and the only man of his rank honoured with a , ' ' r . » ,

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      \ THE INSOLVENCY OF OUR GOVERNING CLASS . The working of the new Ministry in Parliament beg an last night ; we must still wait tor a few days before we can judge of it by ita _ acts ; but we must confess that the events happening : in the interval of the adjournment have not been of a kind to strengthen our expectation . We cannot judge the Ministry by what it has done , for it has done nothing . There was to have been at leas ^ a ^ shovv ot some new regime ; but we ask whether , anywhere , any difference is to be perceived ? # Tne army is to be increased ; but the administration of the army remains unchanged . At present it is not the fewness of our soldiers that constitutes the fatal deficiency ; it is the feebleness of the command . To have iu the highest ranks , at home and abroad , o 1 d gmt \ emen , ; who suffer their professed intentions to be set aside or postponed indefinitely by their subordinates—that is the system . The country requires alteration , desires the army to be rendered capable of conquering the enemy ; not only is nothing done—we doubt even whether anything is intended . Out of the whole community there is only one class that appears to slumber in ignorance ot the necessity , that seems unconscious of the opportunity for retrieving its lost character , that cannot even learn what to do . That class is the governing class . Has it really come to its A ? The latest devices are alarming . The newly created Secretary for War was to have had an Under Secretary , and the Under Secretary was to be the man for carrying out a totally new policy and regime He was to be a man of vigour , originality and ^ dependence Mr . LAYAuowas named , and the public smiled ES-S ' aSSgg appearance in Parliament ^ - . so auccesBfa an imitation of the paternal model , that Ihis ^ tatber s said to havo made him a P ^ -t of 1 « Mr . P « l has no- , or gone ^»^ ™ A ?? Jto nr ,,, Tie is a rout no oihcial . Ana wAy Zst ° ciiosenT Professedly because there is a rule that there shall be only two Under Secreuries i . i the Commons , and this would h * Vo made a third . The Times exposes this falaehood ! Mr . Fitzkoy , the Under Secretary of

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 17, 1855, page 11, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_17021855/page/11/