ENGLAND.

Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 241, 21 February 1855, Page 6

ENGLAND.

(ByaCorrespoiidtntofthe^Argus") .-■'.', London, Nov. 9,1854. . The occurrences of the past three weeks have, been' of the highest interest, but Sebastopol is not yet taken. The difficulties are extreme, but there is full confidence they will be surmounted. To witness the excitement here now, you would fancy us much/more a nation of warriors than of shopkeepers, and resolved, apparently, to stint neither blood nor treasure in carrying out our objects. We are not a little sensitive, too. Louis "Napoleon, in addressing a letter of condolence to Madame de St. Arnaud, whose husband diecl of his-complaint aud cholera combined, lauded him as having pursued his plans despiteof;" timid counsels,'? nnd has/bad since to explain that hi did not allude to the English Generals,but merely to some differences in theY French Council of War..'" :Some/ thought Admiral Dundas was pointed /at, but Prince Napoleon seems to be impugned, although he fought bravely, as he is said to have been apprehensive about landing in the Crimea. , Mr. Bright has published a letter, against the war. ;■'-•■'. y:v'':.-'X^: v-?-;//>-/V'w-.'■ ///Austria gives support, by her troops in the ; -Prussia is/inowhere;/ and.// the/ King of Denmark still outrages his subjects by endeavouring to rob them of .their Constitution, and institute a Russian autocracy;- The passive resistance, however, may yet too great for him. •//-' . • ,':.- '/,.> * Commercial affairs here are neither better nor^ worse. Some failures have; occurred in the . American trade, chiefly provisions; arid Mr. E. Oliver, of Liverpool, an extensive shipowner, has stopped, but will/pay, Apparently, 15s to 17s. The money market is easy, and the Bant of England has more bullion.' The war. however^ must drain us, and occasion more loans or taxation. The wool sales are going off well. The state of the tallow market here uffers much encouragement to your shippers if the article is to be got, for next year tbe TJal tic blockade will be far stricter, and the introduction of all European tallow may be prohibited. The exports of manufactures lo Australia are more reasonable in quantity than before. Nbw Akcxic ExPEniTiox.—. Two further overland expeditions have been decided upon— the one in boats, to go down the Mackenzie river in search of Capt. Collinson, about the safety of whom there is some anxiety ; the other in canoes, down Glack Fish River, to make further inquiry into the fate of Sir John Franklin's people, and to endeavour to obtain some more relics; and should any of the dead be found to place them decently under ground. On Friday the 26th ult., it was arranged by the Lords of the Adnriralty and Captain Shepherd, Deputy Governor of the Hudson Bay Company, that these expeditions should be left wholly in the hands of that Company, and the same evening the Deputy Governor had posted letters to Sir George Simpson, territorial Governor, containing lull details as lo the objects and mode of carrying into effect these expeditious.