6 JANUARY 1855, Page 5

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

A. BURST of sunshine breaka, if not upon the camp of the Allies before Sebastopol, at leas(Apon. the despatches of General Can- robert,—a cheerful commander, whose compositions fitly grace the Napoleonic Moniteur. " We make-goed on 'losses,' he says, "More solidly and more promptly than the enemy can." "We are full of confidence. The ball weather continues, but we still eneircle the place with our trenchee---" as ''Inuah' as possible." The two armies mutually ass* each other;'the Bnglish army supplying transport for cavalry, the French lending :mules and teams for the British sick. The Russian:F-549ms evacuated the valley of Balaklava, advanced pickets only remaining on the left hank of the Tchernaya ; Turks are landing at Enpatoria • and, saYs General Canrobert, "we. :gull seen be able to take the offensive." ,