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      ¦ when . ' PariiameH * opens , some patriotic member wooJd ¦ move for a > correct return of die ' number of hospital marquee * blown , down en > Balaklava- heists- between ths > X-4 * k November aads the 2 nd Deoamber inoluBiv ^ « B&a 3 _ o > new «> &en each marquee was blown- down , and whether the accfetent or accidents occurred' by day © r by nighty aad how maav hours- it toek « aeh tiroebefoM it -was possible again- topitch the marquees . I am sure sneh . a -retum would 1 throw some- light on the extraoi » di > na * y » mortality' in ? the- latter half of November . I know it will be urged that the hospital marquees in the camps are merely temporary asylums for the sick , who , on > the recommendation of the regimental surgeon , are seat do = wn to- Balaklava- hospital , and from thence to Scutari . That is the theory . The practice , I fear , i& somewhat difieren * . I know , for instance , that on the L 3 th

      EFovem&er , the day after the hurricane , the 13 th lancers- applied' for ambulance waggons to carry their siek down to the hospital at Balaklava . When they got the waggons , and at what date the sick of the 13 th lancers were removed , from camp , is more than I am able to say ; . hut this I know , that tea days after the demand was made , up to the 25 th of November , the ambulance ¦ waggons tad . not come tip , and yet the cavalry camp is aofc very fat from Balaklava ; and if the cavalry must ¦ waiA above ten days for ambulance waggons ( and that , too * at a time when comparatively few wounded were to Retaken down from the front ) , what must be the delays hefose . the . infantry divisions can send down , their sick ? Thus much for the theory of a regular clearance of the hospital marquees , the roofing of the sick in Balaklava , and the housing of them in Scutari . !"

      TEACHING OUR ENEMIES . The Daily JVews correspondent describes the somer what anomalous position of" the siege . It appears from- this that our only chance of beating the Russians is to leave tlem undisturbed : —¦ " Oui- hope is that the Russians may come on , for we are ; now despairing of our ever being led forward to expel them from their positions . What the Commander-in-Chief ' s plans are it is impossible to know , but a fair estitaate of them maybe gleaned from what is doing . A fresh siege train has been ordered up from Malta ; fresh supplies of ammunition , are coming out from Malta aiid England . Since a cannonade of forty-two days against the fortress has done no good whatever . Lord

      Raglan has come to the conclusion to continue it until it does some good . We are advancing out work * and repelling the Russian sorties , and the Russians are narrowing their lines , and constructing fresh works in the rear of those we destroy with so much labour . The fottres * is actually getting stronger under our cannonade , and if that cannonade continue * ( as it is litely to do ) for another . two months , Sebastopol will be impregnable . A fortnight ago the approaches past the White Tower were open- to us-,, at present that portion of the ground' is unassailable , and if an- attack takes place on the extreme

      ngftt , the storming columns must advance down Inkerman g « llyj and outflank the north-east of the fortress , under the nearer and deadlier fire £ rom Fort Oonstantine , and' the- works on the other side of the harbour . In another month- Inkerman gully , too , is likely to be impracticable , for a battery at its extreme end would place our columns in the unenviable position of advancing against that battery in front while the town and the forts fire at them on either side . British troops might stand that fiiWj but assuredly they could not survive it . And yet Lard Raglnn ' s plan , whatever it be , gives the Rus"Stans plenty of time-to cora-pleto their fortifications . " '

      XtESSULN , ^ SEPARATIONS FOH NEXT YEA H S CAMJPAJKJ 35 T . Extensive ; preparations are being made in various departments * T weufcy-sixreaerve companies of sailors are being formed to replace those who may bo killed or disabled next summer . The Swiss Armourers of Zurich have beeu invited to join the Russian army . Very liberal pay is promised them , and they will be placed : at the head of the workmen . It ia also rumoured that Colonel Colt has contracted to supply « large nuoabor of revolvers which are to be niuuufiwtnred at I 4 ege .

      INCIDENTS .. illK , I ? HIMCB QJB * WaABS- AN 1 > THE ! SlEHJUANIMrMom—3 Lor , d H . Rokeby , lieutenant-colonel of' the SGOiaEusilicB Gtufti'ds , who is about to leave-England fbn threat of war in tha Crimea , waa aont fiou at the reqjaeat of the P » inco of Wales . H'is royal highness iufoEined , the officer that he . - \ viahed Uimu toi be > the bearer of a fiix cloak , as a prea « nb to , Stirgeant-MJajor 33 dwarda > oC the first battalion of Scots , IToailier Guards , who . when in , England was hia royaLhigh .-neaa '» gymnastic preceptor .

      Wo / OWWf , Hotisia . i—At tlie Southampton Docks a real wockIbu houao has beeiit exhibited ., The longest Bidxts ; of the hooao nve formed ,, in : the firat place , w it » h twenty-four upright posts ou each aide ; planlca then fit intoi these po& *» to naolse the sides weatht 2 r * -tight . Tlifl . roafiia wdg « d , and covered- with felt . The hoiiso is Uoo _ e < l with , thick planks , raised from the ground . Iji rom . the . longest sidea the _ flooring slopes considerably towards toho middle ,, where ia tlie pannage from on *) , and o £ tho lioueo to the other . There is a woll > - acrang&d . doorway to the house , and twoi glazed window * . A . lunge number o £ cratea o £ gluaa is to bo

      sent out to Jsalaklava * to xepair the . windows * , when , necessary . There ate now ia Sou&hai&ptoi-I > ocl £ s prepared timbers for 3 < W > houses waiting for shipment . This number would house upwards of 7000 soldiers . Thee " Suiup-bise" at Iskbrman . —In reference to thi * a correspondent of the Cbnstitntionnel says : " A Russian officer declared in dying that we were betrayed by a deserter from the- foreign legion . It is known that the foreign legion-, which is so remarkafolefot its bravery , count * a great many deserters in its ranks . The man to whom I refer is said to be a German , and persons ask if it would not have been prudent to have left in Africa all those- who had deserted , especially those who have a certain affinity of race with the Russians ?" The Heniu Quatke . —A large body of Cossacks , thinking this , a fair mark for plunder , came down towards a hillock , with four field-pieces , to pound the wreck . The French saw them approaching , and observed well the spot on which the artillery would be posted ; every gun of the vessel was laid for that place ,, and all was kept silent on ; board until the- Cossacks were , well fixed and just about to fire . At that very moment the triggers were pulled on board the Henri Quatre—almost everv Russian was destroyed , and our noble allies have now the four field-guns on board a man-of-war , trophies of a feat as clever as it was successful . Gallant Conduct of an Hotei > tcee : per .. —We are gratified in being : able to announce that Mr . Edward ; Churchill , of the Calyerley Hotel , Tunbridge , has put the resources £ > f his establishment in requisition for the purpose of supplying our troops with phim-puddings to the number of I 6 Q , and which , when cut into half-pounds , will enable several thousands to partake of that cheer without which an Englishman ' s Christinas is not complete , and we believe it is his intention to remit to . Cheltenham orders that the , same course rnay be adopted iu his establishment there , —Sussex Express . Opjfxceks Of tub Sxajpf . —The Newxyh Guardian says : —" We understand that all the mounted constabularv throiia-hniit Ir « lanti . amountine- in . the ag

      gregate to about 350 men , have been ordered to Dublin , for what purpose we are unable positively to say , hut , if rumour be true , to undergo a , preliminary inspection previous to their ardour for a brush with the Russians being appealed to . " Thb Regimental Tatjlobs . —A correspondent of the Times calls attention to the miserable pittance earned by the poor girls who make the greatcoats recently ordered for the Crimea . The following is an extract from his letter , which certainly calls for the attention of " Alton Locke : "—

      " I would first observe that there were six persons in a room of about 12 feet by 7 , a considerable portion of which space was occupied by a bed . One young 1 woman , A . B ., had been employed in making a military greatcoat , for winch she received the incredibly small sum of 6 £ d . ? The needles and thread cost her about l ^ d ., leaving a sum of 5 d . « s a remuneration for her labour . This did not include working the button-holes , which would have given an additional 2 d . to the worker . Tine young , person told me . that sue was a . new hand , and- could ) not make more than one coat a

      day , workuig" fon 14 < wr-16 hours ; or , in other words , if fully employed , and working six day 3 , or 84 hours , she would receive 2 s . Gd * for hor labour . An > adept at the work could sometimes manage a coat and a half or even two , a day . Another young woman ( A . C . ) was engaged upon a kind of military paletot , for making which , including working the butfeou-holes and sowing on a double row of buttons , sho obtained 7 < l . After deducting the cost of needles and thread sho had left 5 $ d . per coat ! This was without lining , and , beiny a tolerably quick hand , she could complete two in a day of 11 or 16 hours ' labour . Tho . garment sho was then , employed upon waa intended to havo a fur , or other warm lining ,, tlua would give her lOd . per coat extra , or ,, aftei : deducting thread , &c , about 8 * d . ; but , by sowing in the lining , sho could only complete one coat in a day— that is , Is . 2 d . for making a coat lined throughout with fur !'"

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      LORJ > DERBY'S ACCURACY IN QUOTATIONA Monmso contemporary , juat at present more remarkable for it ' s acholarsltfp than for its urbanity , taunts Loud Derby , through , a correspondent , with imputing tho celebrated , lines . " Italia , Italia , O tu , oui feo la aorto Dono infolico dl bollozzu " to Alfieri , instead of to Filicaju . This is doubtlcaaly wrong , bub we muat aay that it provoB Lord Derby to-bo acquainted with the author , although ho made a slight error , anil wo like him all tho bettor for not leaving hia « felicitous illustration" to tho caro of his secretary . Wo are the inoro happy to suggest this defence , as we , lust week , irtacrtod a correction ov the supposed blunder on the Chathum epigram , which , It subsequently appeared , wivs entirely tin error of tho reporters .

      MR BRIGHT , M . P ., AND- THE WAR . A public meeting has been held in the Manchester Town-hall , " to enable the citizens to declare that they do not concur iu the opinions of Mr . Bright bat are fully convinced of the justice and necessity of the war , and earnestly hope that it wrlTbe carried on with the utmost vigour , until the objects for which it was commenced' are thoroughly effected . " The meeting was called upon a requisition to the Mayor , signed by upwards of 600 inhabitants of all political parties . Mr . Bright and bis friends attended , and were received by a perfect st orm of cheers ,, hisses , and groans . Various gentlemen addressed the meeting , but it was scarcely possible

      to hear any thing , until Mr . Bright presented himself , and when that period came , it was quite impossible to hear him for about a quarter of an hour . He then contested himself by simply addressing- those immediately near him in general terms , and an adjournment was effected to the Reform Asssociatiou ' s Room , in NewalFs-buildings . After a few observations from Mr . Wilson , the chairman , the meeting was addressed by Mr . Bright , who commenced by complaining of those who had asked him to go to a meeting for collecting subscriptions for the Patriotic Fund , when it was well known that he could not approve of its purposes . He said : —

      " Mr , "VVatkin should not ba . ve written me a letter if he did liot want my opinions to be known at St . Petersburg . But with regard to the publication of the letter there , it tells very strongly in favour of not haviug gone into the war at all . Theie can be no man in England that can liave less sympathy than I have for the Russian system of government . I was one of those who did what I could to receive with great delight the exgovernor of Hungary , the most wonderful man , I think , that has visited the shores of this country for many a long year . I had not only a dislike , but an absolute horror of what I considered the unfortunate and , wicked

      step taken by the Russian government in crossing into Hungary , and putting down the attempt of the Hungarian , people to obtain freedom for themselves . 1 have no doubt that a great deal of the clamour that has been raised in . this country against Kussia of late , has come as an almost inevitable , consequence from the false step which the Emperor of Russia took on that occasion . But having this opinion against the Russian system of government , does it not rather tend to shake that confidence of men in the goodness of the cause in which this country is now engaged , when & statement which no man , 1 take it ,, has been able to overthrow , drawn , up by

      an Englishman , who has as good means of judging as anyone else , and who can have no- partiality for the Emperor of Kussia or his system of government , when even such a statement of eveuts caii be laid without harm before the public of hia capital and his empire ? I hope they will loam one thing from it , at any rate , that there is a country , and unfortunately it is this with , which they arc at > var , in which , although public opinion may run strongly in one direction and there may he a violent clamour , yet any man , having honest convictions in opposition to public opinion and clamour , may , without fear of the government , publish those opinions to his country and the world . " ( Cheers ) .

      He urged his right to speak , no matter what Kussia mi | rht think of the want' of unanimity of public opinion here . Personal and party feeling had more to do with the meeting against him . than unadulterated patriotism had . He continued : — " There L > no man . living who more appreciate : * tho lionouaablc position I have be < ui placed in as xepreauntiiig thia constituency .. It is far beyond anything I had ever any reason to anticipate , or for a moment aspired to . But the very feuit that I am tho depositary , ao far as tho House of ConimoW goes , of a portion of the political power of this constituency , mukea me feel the more that it is not becoming in me , whatever it may bo in nieinbors of other places , to skulk on an occasion of this kind ;

      or , when I hold opinions ndvorne to the Government of the day , to feau to . state thorn , whether in tho lloiiso or out of it . Did not I make u , speech in the llouao of Commons ,, which , I am uoray to say , took ma nearly two lijouca to < deliver , and . wh . i « h , I ain , proud to . my , wis liataned to . with an attention that could not possibly be exceeded ? And although a mhuHtap—and that lniinster precisely that one who i » suid to know ho much more of foreign aflalrH , and to bo bo much more capable of mamu * - ing thorn than unyone ela © ' — though ho roao to answer 1110 , wliat was Ilia answer ? H , o did not go into the negotiations at . all . He did not moot a single f « ct . He said ,

      ' tho Member for MajichcMtcr w agiunat all wars undur all circumstances , and no doubt if an enemy '—1 supposu ha meant that oaomy tlmfc ho said wua coming ovur 00 , 000 strong l . wu yonra u / £ O , thu Mohliors of . our giuia ally tho Emperor of tho French— ' woro to ooino ovur , the Mombor lor Miiuulxailor would inuroly take a piece uf paper and discovor which waa thu cheapen ! , wkuMiur to rotiiMt thorn or to bo conquered ; andthuruforobin opinion upon a mutter of thin kind in not to bo taken at all . But am I to whut my mouth in tho House of Comiuonn—( " no , »« " )— -Ihiuiiuho I fool it my duty to wiiy hoiiio ) lilnrf ivuVoroo to t . ho polioy buiug carried on by thin Government V AVUnt did thoy any when Mr . Burko oi » i >»»« J

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 23, 1854, page 1206, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2070/page/6/