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8th Hussars, 17th Lancers, and 13th Light Dragoons (the 
11th Hussars, belonging to this brigade, have not yet arrived;, 
ore posted at Devna, tho extreme advance, l roin tills position 
our patrols and picquets, scat out t« reconnoitre the country, 
approach within a few miles of tho ItuMlon outposts. On one 
occasion, two days since, they suddenly came in right of a 
Russian patrol, which, on seeing them, precipitately retired. 
On the 20th, thtTO were 400 Russian prisoners escorted 
through our camp on their way to Varna; they were tukon in 
a sortie by tho Turks on tho 17th, In an uttempt by the 
Russians to take ono of the forts at Hilestria by storm. The 
Turks anticipated tho attack, and had a number of mines ready 
to spring; it is oven said they allured them on to the fatul 
spot by feigning a retreat. As the Russian troops rushed 
forward, tho mines were sprung, and upwards of 1,000 men 
and officers were killed and wounded, and 400 takon prisoners. 
This disaster has more and more dispirited the Russian urmy, 
nod many desertions are taking place daily, especially among 
tho Poles, who nro only waiting an opportunity to corno over 
to Omer Pasha’s camp en mastic. There was a Polish officer 
in our camp yesterday, who, tho day previous, had given him- 
self up as a deserter from tho Russian army at Silistria; lie 
was sent on to Omor Pasha to bo disposed of. There are 
numbers of Russian spies going through tho country ns 
hawkers of milk, fruit, pi pox, S&a. One fellow was detected 
within our lines a few days sinco by the Turkish soldiers, who 
had got scont of him being about ; lie was selling milk to our 
men. I had had it pennyworth from him myself, and it was 
very good. Milk indeed is tho only tiling wo can get hero 
til nil near tho mark. Tito broad is badly buked and in- 
variably sour ; tho moat, though as good ns the country can 
produco. Is very indifferent ; It is killed in tho morning, and 
perhaps in less titan two hoars oftor it is cut up in our mess 
kettles. It is impossible to get anything eateublo to buy 
cxcoptl occasionally somo fowl ; mid tints loft dependent on the 
rntion served out to us, bo assured, wo liuvo very often to 
force onrselvrs to swallow wherewith to satisfy the cravings of 
hunger. Wo got no porter in our brigade, although the 
rest of tho army got a pint par man dally; hut the Commis- 
sariat will not convey It to us so far separated from tho main 
body, — u deprivation which our men feel more acutoly than 
imy other. The horses are doing wall ; only u very few 
liuvo dloil since wo arrived In Turkey. They get 121bs. of 
hurley and 10lbs. of chopped straw, per day ; though much 
thinner, their routs are sleek and glossy, Please excuse my 
had writ ing, which I ttin forcod to do lying on tho green sward. 
We loft ull our baggage except a change of linen at Constan- 
tinople. 
20th June. — 1 insert this Blip to say tho Russians have 
abandoned tho slego of (Silisti iu, and ure retiring by forced 
murrlii'H night and day. Tho Light Cavalry Urlgudo are now 
on tho advance to the Danube. 
armies, that tho sight of one of them only gives rise to curses 
and execrations. The climate is excessively hot, and the 
weather wet and showery. Our poor women who came out with 
the regiment do all of them wish themselves back in England. 
You saw Chobham Camp ; this is a hundred times worse. Wo 
are obliged to kindle large fires at night round our camp, to 
keep off wolves, which are very numerous. We had a horse 
died yesterday, and this morning there were upwards of 100 
vulture* round tho carcase, where we drugged it, outside the 
encampment, fighting with tho wolves for tho spoil. The 
officers amuse theniselves shooting them. 
HOME NEWS. 
THE COURT. 
Ifsr Majesty and the other members of the royal family are 
still at Rockingham Palace, whero the CotWt will remain until 
tho prorogation of Parliament, when thry will proceed to 
Windsor Castle. It is expected that the royal visit to the 
north will be this season a very short one, if it be not, indeed, 
entirely postponed. Tho present state of affairs in tho East, 
and the necessity for holding Privy Councils, aro stuted to be 
the reasons for this arrangement. On Monday aftoi'uoon the 
Queen held a Court at Buckingham Palace. 
Lord Howden, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo- 
tentiary to tho Queen of Spain, was presented to Her Majesty, 
on his return from Madrid, on leave of absence. 
Tho Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Countess of 
Gainsborough, Lord Alfred Pugot, and Colonel Seymour, wont 
ou Tuesday afternoon to Claremont, to visit the Countess do 
Neuilly. 
Her Majesty and tho Royal party travelled by tho South- 
Western Railway to Esher, und returned by a special train to 
the private station at Vauxhall. 
In the evening the Royal party honored the performances 
at the Italian Opera with their presence. 
The Right Hon. C. P. Villiors, Judge- Advocate-General, 
had an audience of the Queen on Wednesday, at Buckingham 
Palace, and submitted to Her Majesty tho proceedings of some 
courts-mnrtial. 
Tho Queen had n dinner party in tho evening, at Bucking- 
ham Paluco. Tho company included Her Royal Highness 
tho Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of 
Cambridge and tho Princess Mary, the Duchess of Suther- 
land, Lord and Lady John Russell, Lady Anna Maria Daw- 
son, Lady Suffield, Baroness do Speth, Viscount Falkland, 
Viscount Torringlon, Viscount and Viscouutess Poosonby, 
Lord Iiowden, Sir George Couper, and Major Home Purvos. 
On Wednesday, Sir William C. Ross, R.A., was honoured 
with tho last sitting for a miniature of His Royal IligImGS9 
I’rinco Arthur, painted by command of the Queen. 
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FASHIONABLE WORLD. 
Camp at Devna, Silistria, 
12th June, 18.54. 
I sent you a letter from Constantinople on tho 24th of last 
month, which you will liuvo, I hope, before this received. I 
urn very much annoyed in not having received a letter from 
you before this, ns I am well assured you must liuvo written, but 
f< nr it has boen kept bark, us no letters have yet boon received 
from England by any of our moil, except the officers, and we 
are iifralil nono but tlioirs will bo forwarded, which, if the 
case, is a groat grlovanco to tho soldiers, and ono which I 
think tho country would not tolerute, if known. Whether you 
ever rocelvo this God knows ; I will, however, try and get it 
forwarded by tlie first despatches to Constantinople. If you 
do get it, you will scarcely bo able to read It ; but I am sure if 
you only saw mo now writing It, you would excuse tho bad 
writing. I am sitting on tho ground writing on my knee, 
with nothing on mo but shirt and drawers. On tho 1st of 
•Juno we omburkrd on board ship at Constantinople, 
and snlled up tho Black Sea ; on tho 4th we landed 
nt Varna, mid marched n few mllos inland, and encumpod 
oil u wide, extensivo plain, where the French army 
were also encamped, uml about 15,000 of ours. We 
remained tlioro two days in camp. Our rogimont and the 
8th Hussars were then sent on forward — the udvanco guard 
of tho English army. Our first day's march was the most 
harassing, miserublo day I ever spent. Wo started nt three 
o'clock in the morning of the 6th , and innrclind on without 
stopping until after seven in tho evening. Thoro were no 
roads, Imt u track through tho country, which is like a wilder- 
ness — no houses, und no inhabitant", except every few miles 
a shepherd with Ills herd mid tent, which they movo about 
with them wherever they find tho best pasturage. It rained 
incessantly from about two o’clock in (ho day until wo got in, 
when wo picketed our horses and pitched our tonts, then lay 
down in our wot clothes, not having a change with us, ns we 
wero ordered to take no kit with us from Constantinople, 
except ono shirt, two pairs of socks, a towel, liuir comb, und 
clot lies' brush, nlso a second pair of overalls — that now con- 
stitutes a soldier's stock of clothes on servico. This is n most 
wretched country — wo can get nothing but water. Money is 
no iiso ; it is no more value here than lead. Tliore is u little 
village close to our encampment, hut tho inhabitants lied from 
it on our approach, carrying with them as much of their 
worldly goods us they could ; only two old Turks remained, 
who keep a kind of store, consisting of bad wino (which our 
fellows liuvo tilroudy exhausted) und u liquor they call arak, 
but it is most villunous stuff. I drank nearly a glass of it the 
first night wc camo in, and threw up dreadfully after it, so 
since I confine myself to water. There were ulso n few men 
who have brought us hero some baskets of eggs and fowl, but 
they will not tuko English money except at u great discount ; 
for a sovereign they only give 14s. Cd. English money, and 
wo have got no Turkish money with us. The colonel sent to 
Constantinople yesterday for a large sum of Turkish money, 
but it will be many days before it can arrive, und wc arc ex- 
pecting every day to bo ordered forward, to drlvo hack the 
enemy’s outpost,-, which ora only now fuurtcen miles from us. 
It is expected we will march forward on Odessa and tuko that 
town, und from that move on to Sebastopol, which, it is sur- 
mised, will be attacked simultaneously by sea and land, the 
fleet acting conjointly with us. It is a very strong place — in 
fact, the stronghold of Russia — which tho sooner we can get 
possession of the sooner will eml the war ; but 1 fear much 
we will bo obliged to spend the winter in this horrid country. 
But we must only put our trust in God, and hope for 
the best. 
Tlie people of this country are the most inhospitable people 
in the world. Wo are treated in every respect by them as an 
invading army, rather than an army of men who huvo left their 
own country und happy homes to rick our lives for them and 
fight their battles. I would, I assure you, much rather shoot 
a Turk than a Russian ; and such is the universal disgust that 
they have raised agaiDst them in both the English and French 
Tho Earl of Chesterfield left town during tho week, to join 
tho party staying with the Earl of Sefton at Croxteth during 
tho Liverpool ruce week. 
Tlie Duke and Duchess of Roxburglie and Lady Susan 
limes Kerr have loft tho Clarendon for Scotland. 
The Earl and Countess of Haddington have left Berkeley* 
square for their 60 nt, Tynghame House, N.B. 
The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Herbert left the St. 
George’s Hotel on Monday for tho German Spas. 
Viscountess Palmerston hud an assembly on Saturday even- 
ing, ut the family mansion in Charlton-gardene. A bril- 
liant circle of the aristocracy responded to her ladyship's 
invitation. 
Ilor Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited tho 
Duchess of Gloucester on Wednesday, at Gloucester House. 
Her Royal Highness, attended by Sir George Couper and 
Lady Anna Maria Dawson, honoured Mr, Claudet tho da- 
guerreotype artist, with a sitting, yesterday morning, at his 
studio, in Regent-street. 
Sir John and Lady Sholley entertained at dinner, on Mon- 
day, at their residence in Park-lane, the Duchess of Inverness, 
Lady Goorgiana Grey, Viscount and Viscountess Duncan, Sir 
Montagu und Lady Georgiona Cholmeley, Lord and Lady 
Charles Russell, tho lion. Mr. Byng, Sir Hamilton and Lady 
Seymour, Lord Forester, Colonel Challoner, &c.; and, on the 
following day, Lord and Lady Alvanley, the Enrl and Countess 
of Mulgrave, Sir Walter and Lady Caroline Stirling and Miss 
Stirling, Lord Qoorge Beauclork, the Hon. Mr. Stonor, Mr. 
ami Mra. Brune, Lord Charles Russell, Mr. Farquhar, tee. 
Viscount and Viscountess Ponsonby have arrived at Far- 
rnnee’s Hotel, from Brighton. 
Sir William Molosworth gave a dinner to the Cabinet 
Ministers, on Wednesday evening, at his residonco in Eaton- 
place. 
I VSll ION ABLE ARR WOEMENTS. 
Lady Virginia Sandars has issued cards for a concert on 
Monday next, at her residonco in Eaton-square. 
July 17. — Miss Coutts’s banquet and assembly. July 19. — 
Lady Clay’s breakfast party, at Fuhvell Lodge, Twickenham. 
prliainwtaciT. 
MONDAY. — Loans.—' Tho Itoyal Assent was given by commission to 
forty-four public und private bills 
Tho Bishop ot London, in putting a question respecting the recent 
withdrawal of tho salary of tho Bishop of New /.calami, described tho 
position held by that prelate in the colony, and tlie valuablo services 
rendered by him to the Chuvch. He vlowcd his case as one of great 
hardship. 
i lie Duke of Newcastle fully concurred tn tho high opinion expressed 
of the services and character of the Bishop of New Zealand, and expressed 
Ills regret nt the circumstances which, in conformity with arrangements 
made during the colonial administration of Sir John I’akington, com- 
pelled the withdrawal of the salary, but Intimated bis belief that the 
legislature of New Zealand would foci bound to supply the loss to tho 
bishop. 
Lord Lyndhurst entered into a lengthened statement respecting tho 
claims of Captain Carpenter on the Admiralty, on account of his inven- 
tion of a screw-propeller for tho navy. A sum of .£20,000 hud been 
appropriated by tho Admiralty, about two years since, on ncconnt of 
compensation for tho patentees of the screw-propeller, und tlie result was 
that the money to which Captain Carpenter was entitled was handed 
over to somebody else, and since that period he had been sent back florn 
one department to another, ami hud boon totally tumble to obtuiu redress. 
Tlie nobto and learned lord moved for tho production of tho papers and 
correspondence. 
The Karl of Aberdeen stated that tho Admiralty had acted under the 
best legal advice, aud upon tile highest authority they could obtaiu, iu 
refusing to pay any other claim, after the payment of two sums of 
£10,000 each, viewing it as a purely patent question, und leaving the 
parties to dud a remedy nt law. 
The motion was agreed to. 
^ Their lordships having gone into committee on tho Cruelty to Animats 
Lord l.gllnton moved that the clause forbidding the uso of dogs in 
carts for purposes of draught be negatived, on the ground of Us being 
an unjustifiable interference with individual liberty; aud, if adopted, 
would in effect be a coullseatlon of tho property of a very poor class of 
persons. 
The Duke of Argyll supported the clause observing that the onus 
probandi lay on those who contended that it is cruel to use dog-carts 
within fifteen miles of tho metropolis, and harmless to permit them in 
the conntry. He quoted the opinion of Professor Owen in opposition 
to the views of those who considered the dog an animal fit for draught. 
Considerable discussion followed, in the course of which the clause 
was supported by Lord Brougham and the Bishop of Oxford, and 
opposed by Earl Granville and the Earl of Malmesbury. On a division 
there werefor the clau*e— contents, 43; non-contents, 23. The omend- 
ment was consequently lost. 
The Lord Chancellor, on being pressed by Lord Campbell and I he 
Bishop of Oiford not to persevere with the Divorce and Matrimonial 
Causes Bill consented to withdraw it. 
The Public Itevenue and Consolidated f raids Charges Blit was read 
a second time. 
Some other bills having been advanoi a stage their lordships 
adjourned. 
In the House of Commons, 
Lord John Russell 6tated. In committee upmi the Bribery Bill, tlrat tho 
select rommlitce to whom the measure had. been referred lind considered 
it with great care, and they had added to iC several clauses from the bill* 
proposed by Sir F. Kelly and Mr. Walpole. Sfsw clauses had also been 
introduced with respect to election officer* Considering the nature of 
tho bill as amended by the select committee; ft* did not think itdesircable 
to proceed with tho Controverted Elections ft fit in the present session. 
On efanso 2, which defines bribery, a divislow took place on tho motion, 
by Mr. Agllonby, that the word “authorised ” be introduced, with the 
object o more clearly providing for the security of candldutcs In case of 
agency. 
The numbers were— 
For the motion •< •• •• •• 110 
Against It .. •• .. .. .. MI 
Majority against — -31 
Tho clause was then agreed to; and on tho next clause, which 
defines what shall be deemed bribery in rolera, objection was Liken that 
it rendered any member of tlie constituency liable fo a penalty of £IO 
who directly or indirccGy asked for any money, gift, loan, or plaoc, for 
the purpose of voting or refraining from voting. A good deal of dis- 
cussion followed upon this objection, which ended In Lord John Russelt 
consenting to withdraw the words. 
On tlie same clause, 
Lord It. Grosvenor gave notice that on a future stage he should movo 
a provision rendering it illegal for any candidate to pay Die expenses of 
the conveyance of any voter. 
On clause 4, which defines tho offence of treating, 
Mr. B. Denison asked whether under this clause it would be Illegal 
to Issue refreshment tickets to voters who had come from a distance, after 
an election. 
Tho Attorney-General replied in the affirmative -an answer that led to 
n long conversation upon the hardship to which it might lead in respect 
fo county votors on the one hand, and the necessity for putting down 
this, the most easy and convenient form of bribery on the other. 
Sir J. Pakington moved the omission of these words from the clauso, 
“In order to be elected, or for being elected," contending that their 
effect would be to render any gentleman who gave a private dinner in 
his own house to his own agents liable to a penalty of £50, at the Instance 
of any person who chose to sue for it, though he had no corrupt purpose 
whatever. 
Alter a lengthened conversation, the Attorney-General consented to 
an alteration to the effect that this sort of treating must be given cor- 
ruptly; and on this change Sir J. Pakington withdrew his motion, and 
the clause was passed, it being understood that the whole question of 
refreshment tickets and travelling expenses should bo considered at a 
future stage, and tho sense of the House takon upon it. 
On tlie 5th clause, relating to undue influence , 
Mr. Malins insisted upon tho necessity of providing against dunun. 
clations from the altar, and lie moved that tlie words “tomporal or 
spiritual" be inserted in it, with a view to guard against such 
practices. 
There wero calls for an immediate division; and the committees thero- 
upon divided. The numbers were— 
For the motion 20 
Against it.. <.. .. 125 
Majority 90 
Tho motion was consequently lost. 
Mr. V. Smith then moved that any vote given under ciroumstances 
of undue influence should, os in the case of votos givon under the- 
Influence of treating, bo utterly void. 
Lord J. Russell said he could not assent to the addition; and tho 
committee divided. The numbers were — 
For tlie motion C3 
Against It 132 
Majority’agninst 69 
The clause was then agreed to. 
On clause 10, which provides that electors shall not bo paid for their 
services at elections, 
Mr. E. Denison objected to it. 
Lord John Russell consented to withdraw the clauso for tlie present ; 
and It was omitted accordingly. 
A division took place on the question thnt clauso 12, which provides 
that voters shall not be liable or compelled to serve os special constablos 
during the election, stand part of thu bill. 
For tlio clause 184 
Against it 30 
Mojority for 145 
On clauso 14, which states that any conrfc before which prosccutiou 
should be ordered for any offence against tho act might order payment 
of costs and expenses to tho prosecution, out of the Consolidated 
Fund. 
The clause was agreed to. Tlie clauses up to 16 wore next agreed 
to, when progress was reported, and the committee appointed to sit 
again. 
The Jamaica Loan Bill passed through eommitteo. 
Tlie Standard of Gold and Silver Wares' Bill was read the second 
time. 
The other orders having been disposed of, the House adjourned. 
TUESDAY — Lords. — Their lordships disenssed the report on the 
Oxford University Bill, without leading to any material alteration of the 
clauses of the bill as agreed to in committee. 
The report was eventually received. 
A great many bills were forwarded a stage, after which 
Their lordships adjourned. 
Commons.— In committee on tho Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Bill. 
Mr. Serjeant Sliee moved, as an amendment on tho first clause, that 
the chairman report progress. His object in doing this was to postpone 
legislation for the present session upon a subject of such importance, 
being convinced that It could not be carried on with any benefit to Ire- 
land. 
Mr. M'Mahon seconded the amendment. 
Mr. Bellow thought the bills, though originally brought in by Mr. 
Napier, wero, in reality, the bills of the Government by adoption. 
Sir J Young said, if these bills were Government bills they would not 
have been submitted to the House at so late a period of tho session. 
Nothing could be fairer than tho course taken with respect to them by 
tlie 'Government, for they wero anxious that the question Involved 
should be settled as speedily as was consistent with its proper considera- 
i lion. If there was any hope of carrying these bills lie had no doubt but 
j the Government, which hud given up thnt morning for their consideration, 
I would give still further tlmo for their discussion; but as every Irish 
| number, who was in tho habit of snpportlng tho Government had 
| solicited him to postpone ull legislation for the session, and as there was 
] no hope whatever of being able to pass them, it was perfectly useless to 
! press them any further. 
| Mr. Napier said he had then heard for tlie first time that the Govern- 
i nicnt would abandon these bills, which were altogether taken out of his 
j hands. They were, therefore, Government bills. 
I In the evening sitting, in reply to a question from Sir J . Pakington, 
' Sir G. Grey said that official* information had been received of the 
j dissolution of tho Canadian Parliament. Tho dissolution had arisen from 
j an amendment to the address, regretting that some measure had not 
I been proposed for the immediate settlement of the clergy reserves 
j question. 
Mr. J, Fitzgerald moved for returns connected with the Irish constabu- 
J lary force, the object being to show that, ns regards promotion, Roman 
Catholic members of the force hnd been denied their fair share. 
Sir J. Young opposed tho motion, as calculated to prove mischievous 
Instead of receiving their fair share of promotion, the Roman Catholics 
had received more, qualification being taken into account. Promotion 
hnd not bcon influenced by sectarianism, and in proo Hie produced do- 
, tails. 
j Mr. J. O'Connell supported the motion, Lord Naas opposed it. 
I On a division the motion was negatived by 62 to 21. 
The other business was disposed of, and the House adjourned. 
WEDNESDAY — Commons.— On the order for committing the Medical 
Graduates (University of London) Bill, which extends to persons having 
the degrees of M.B. and M. D , conferred by the University of London, 
the same right to practise physic (including surgery) as those persons 
enjoy who have taken tlie same degrees at Oxford and Cambridge. 
Mr. Bouverie, considering that the bill tended to enlarge and prolong 
an objectionublc monopoly, moved to defer the committee for three 
months. 
Mr. Cowait seconded this amendment. 
Lord Palmerston said, he hnd at first thought St would be desirable to 
| postpone legislation upon this subject until the Government were able 
to mature and propose to Parliament some general arrangement of the 
whole question ; but the representations made to him on behalf of the 
University of London had altered his Tiew, and, with the change, ho 
