The Sun. — London, England, 1855-08-31 00:00:00

7- ----_..-- .. . _ .._ _ r / ....,., , ~, ~ ,' "--; :1 1 ' 1 7: 1V 77-- .1 ~,,:- - 7- '4C 46 " ;•••); • j i•' • ; ' ',?.A - w.-.• -- ,4 % . . . :.} - 1,;(;:•,..t, , }.-.!,,,, -‘1,., ,-, ~., • i ;r • k**j0 ,: r."''',1,..,'.., / , / feY .e t :- ) / f,f,4 1 / a IM i f ...//a)•. de / .0?//4/t j • ~,.. • ~..,4 ,.; ~..„. .....,. ~,.,..„,,,......„4.,.....,,,,..4....,,.:, \..,...:,m..r. t fAI-•-v... _1 . .... . , • BOYAL CREMORNE GARDENS.— . " . __ . -, , , . , ~ ii,, ; :-.4 , ie y \ „a ?' „_,- , ...,, c 1,,,:. - t'‘llY,liPs„„ti.ic,-,°` .._.,.,..: :6 :, : :A....;w5 .44 41 46 '.0 ' t ' . • „ - i N. II S - . , . ...,,,,. = ..,, 4, .1 1 :, - 7 '. / 4 %. .i . ,. '- . ~..6 Irk i;A-6/2, , e. a 1, SOUTH LONDON F.LORICULTU'itiL SHORE 7 , 1 ‘7, ';-. .4, 1 , 'f , * N v i ( ). , . 0.1: 1 I• At 4 ' it i . olt - -it , ..., .. , ,- : -,,...- ~. ,: ~- • ' i The last meetmg for the season of this important asso- '4. !i, ; I !,',,,, ''! \ 11 ,;41" -- , ' ~,se , ,„.„ , • _____ ~•///,• . ~.. ' • ''''''" '-- - 44 , '.t -,,z --„R. , , !,-.., , . , I ciation took clace yesterday, and was, if possibh more .1 ' , t ~,, ~.,,,,t r ~ "7- 7,; J '"‘„ , , , , • , ' P ~ , . - , , ` 4 Vci . I ~. 0- 1 ( 16z/ kAkt -- - - C ' ' ilk - ; , -- 'e' 's - I- ti_.4 _ ~t. , , o „. -,..;,,i- :%, ,fr, - 4 " , er' -^- , 4 . 0 ~• trr,l N-..- i ' '!, // 1 4,,,, 9 ? ,- 1 , Z X , Ss, ~,* 7 s 4 ;,\ - . ---: -- . . .14,,. ki0,,,4 ' / ~;4_,1 ~ 4 ' ,, - ---...1,4- ~, `‘,..y N., , . ' succes.ful than the last. The time of year necessarily , confines the , ilow t , ) a portion only of the floriculturist's .. -. - __ • -_,- - 1.,- - 'f SW* "l' 2 ).E.E0 sr-.4 , , - " , it,,, ~ ' ; : ,'". v;;. i, , wofi. A, , °l' Gf ‘ ` - x i C- \ 15 ,.. - §ir... ' '---- kg ()SO .'. 46 , "' Dd sfr ba lt°' l ,„6 10 - 11 ' 1°414- follow r; le °f 1' 0 ) 1 ' 1' 9 6 1 ‘ 1 ' 4 ,00 :12d Per care ; but that portion was beautiful in th e ex t reme. ruin esm in form, as well as variety and delicacy of colour, was apparent throughout the first ' rid second classes. LONDON, FRIDAY" EVENING, AUGUST' 3!, 1855. N O , 19,632.] [ PRICE 4D. STAMPED SD• 3 ec.0.± 4 0 , ofi Vj C'a A ()(1 I a OJ PUBLICATIONS. ANK OF DEPOSI T, No. 3, PALI..MiLL EAST. LONDON. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vole., • IRS. TROLLOI3E'S NEW NOVEL, V , " GERTRUDE ;..or. F ‘MILY PRIDE." Burst and Blackett, Puonshers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Marlborough-street. ' Established A.D. 1844 .Parties desirous of INVEMNG-MONEY are'requested to examine he Plan of this Institution, by which a high rate of interest may be , btained with- perfect security. The Interest is payable in January and July. - • PETER MORRISON, Managing Director. • 'Prospecttuses and FOrms for Opening Accounts sent free on appli= xtlou., • - • - A RGYLL ROOMS;--LAURENT.'S • CASINO will RE-OPEN on SATURDAY NEXT for the Winter eason, on which oceasion the following Neale will be 'performed by celebrated Bvtd•:---March aux Flambeaux.. -W a l tzes —The Lily I .he Valleyeklealhaso, Zephir Lufte (Guag!) Fenella ("Pinney), chel NeweoMelLat , La' Sultane (Bosisiq). Quadrille s - I . e ttoi du pastel iLamotLes IlugenOti (Laurent), Palermo (D'Al l•,:rt),. .Bride of Lana - nett - floor (Timmy), Il Trovatore ( futton).. .Adkas—Des Haiande (Lamotte), Italie ((aviolo), The Lillian:(lYAl , , ;ert); Det Coucous (Bousquet), The Zouaves '(Laurent). Gatos— Imperial Guards (Laurent), The Heels (Streather).• Schottische —La Guirlande de h leurs (Bosquet), La Yarsoviana . (Laurent). Prin cipal Cornet a Piston, M. Boulcours.—Doors open at 8. Admission, %ne • THE TRAVELLER'S LIBRARY. Now ready, in 16m0., price One Shilling, A.A VISIT to the VUDOI-; . of PIEDMONT. By EDWARD BAINES. Forming part 88 of the " Traveller' Libtary." . London: Longman, Brown, Green, and . Longraans. 27• be Orli 10 4 I°. ✓~~~~,. ~ ~~~" ~ • - This day is published, in crown Bvo., Vol; L.of the OCTES AMBROSIANiE Being the First Volume of a complete Edition of the Work of PII,OFE,s , ,OR WILSON. . . . ........ ....... Edited by his , on-in-Law, Professor FERRIER. To be published in Quarterly Volumes, price 6s. each. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. P' g a lkt fti 10, 944 14 00, 1/1 fr/' 0 4 • . 9 0 I 4. V i 0( 0%0 •• r 0" J P It tl 1 4 4% fr , _ io,,tZ,otlijleharch-atreet Station to all parts 01 1 0 , 4 !k w it ' , lr. 41 ;t1 , 1 . 4 BLACKWALL, on the arrival 01 Ine from the Fenehurch-street Station. 13 01 oiog t , 141111° .t „ e ti ot m , a t , , 1)0 9 ,1 „ ft 14 01 IV I'l , (3011 q ll* .4 •141' try" t. 4 4 . 441T s w4entat to, Ar at 8 _i To_ MI N i G T h r:I T :S . MONT BL ANC, 1. ,_ 4.0t I,_flaio ck 4 take bate o clock (except Saturday). T he Merning ik. ta l i. Ateh-_ every Taesday, Thursday. and Saturday, f ar tshr, at t :an ,be taken at the Boyofftee every day from nOtr is . • -"` litinn 2 „,, a alrptian gall, ?ices dilly. wilt Close fur the season on Saturday, Sep. 1,. , r•--..._;_ .:. _ 4 kJ DON * a nd li . 0 It ' T H-W EST ER N 4 T( 1 • I.rt.. ' RitILWAY ' -... y,„tx ts ~„, • BElty.,,Ai st v F WESTMORELAND AND CUM- . 6 111 1%., lt, i IX, OR NORTH WALES. ci -... It. E a r Elftring OF TIME . _ - • ' 4% 41 • Or lai. e , p .... a ," ' lasi - Led available for THREE WEEKS a re take n , -' 7 kit can, , by special application, made before re them endorsed for a longer period. Par , Carry to Rhyl, Bangor, Fares to Mao -1..41 fvon, or Holyhead. Windermere and back. Mom - '• •• .. -'''' Claes. 2d Class. Ist Class. 2d Class. llair••••• ..; .. •• ," ,C 3 10 £2 10 ? It 'lv',t r4ll4 ' ,l. . • • ... a 0 2 0-. 3• 3 0' 2 5 0 ur n • • eierp tir Pten 1 10 Nil.. •• • 1 15 0 I 7 V lta. •• • 210 2 0 ....1.., anana; By order. •.MARIC HUISH. a; Office, Easton Station, 25th June, 1855. • 1 .4 0, - /x ) ---,. , • 11,. l 'i AND NORTH-WESTERN .RAIL ' ...., Ittl`rt., - ' . . 1‘ Av. WA T . — WARWICK uES. ' ttil' s , lT . '4,'',5 and 'WEDNESDAY, 4th and`sth Sebtember. ililltai;1 1 . eiIIFKETS. at the regular charge , will be issued from ''' it; ,tt,,,, v • r eitic,,," by Learnington, on TUESDAY 4th September. - "b Or. -- "Y BMy train up to and including Wednesday, the • \ ' M an ._ By order. Office, Euston Station. Aug. 29, 1855. ! •t t .& -------- rp tt; No WESTERN, - RAILWAY.— '' , 4, to lIIC K BA ttk pi. l'fi rm „ CES.-Return Tickets from London•toLea- LI t v for th a issued on Tuesds y, the 4th September, will be .t lt ito.ba r e 'eturn Journey by •any ,Train oh WedMsday, the , 1 1 .11 W i th ' ac Cording to the c'atss fcr- which they are issued. ate to p " a l nary tickets, 'retu rn ing - by an Express Train, e differeneo of fare. r . „._ DOWN TRAINS. ... 5 144... ass.-`ave London. 'Arrive at Leamington. Warwick. tOra t , ."••••, ,6 7 : 4 ° 0 a.m. .... 10.12 am. .... 1 2 0 . .2 , 0 a.m. 444 / . .....,1• 16 ' ,7 1-** • • A1 . .1 1) 5 ft ' . m m: •;::: 1 11. 5 45 I ff ' ..m m ; f ,„ " - „ •• 2.10 2.10 p.m. .... ' 2.18 p.m. nt h , LA , UP. Arrive at -',3.., Le ave Warm, Ac. • Leamington. • Paddington.' 8 p.m, 3.14 P.m; "• • 6.35 p.m. ' ..... 7 8 * A 5 • • • • 10.15 4 -- ~ ..•• 8. 0„ • • ..• 10.30 ~ It , A T ix, k„ c tito,,,.,: v .STERN RAILWAY. ib, , it5i.,,,. --- -e' a RSION TO SOUTH WALES. ve ka . atil a '',,,z . se , y , tember 12; an Excursion Train will leave 104 LI Illii, - 'l O. l• Flaverfordwest: calling at Chepstow, New -1,11 i,„,„" ( 1 ly s il t ru , Port Taibot, Neath, Swansea, Llaneliy, Car 'ti*4lltle,s-, e" M Road, returning on Friday, fteptembee 21, 411 , ten or , ~,, visiting Tintern Abbey . th e River Wye, the Aj ~....,---n's 4 N "Plre Milford Haven, and Pambroke Dockyard. ` 4 ;t, t , 'Srer AND BACK. Covered 1 : . • ; Ist Class. a • Carrie ;es. ,•••• 14s. li s illit "•• , : ; ~:. ) opl ft nel * " '• ••. • - • '"• • " 22 ; :::: :: :::. 158. tt • th 'titlb o " , -.. .. : ; ; ******** ** ' • 245. . .......... Its. ktr,, A •• t • • ........ ........ • • 255. .• •• • . ... 17 s , "4 '`',, ... ' ' -• • ...... ........ 278. ...... •• - ig s , ,„,t11: 8 11. "••• • • • • ......,...... 28s. I9s. ' . a ktir. a•t hr • i • • ......... ......... 30s • • 21s. y t t !lie, 4 Tord: e ad (for ', enl;y) ...... • 325. .... 0.,,N. and st (for Mllfo•rd i ttaven) 335. ;rgle.;ther oonve:vapoPL-Inay he procured at Carmarth , n 44.7.••Nr0r Milford Y, at Narberth Road for Tenbv, and at Haver- Ver•kbelv ere Haven and Pembroke Dockyard. Children •- tt l '• ar,, ar s of age lIAlf-price. Excursion Tickets are not ‘4 4 . a tt hrti et e are only alwallable by the Excursion Train. F. r ) '•alid t a t r ' see hand'lllls, tobe had at any of the Offices of the the Paddi l lg. on Station. $ 1, 4 ,.t 1tri . ,..., 4'll.l clu Pt:TTY TO Ell FLOYFRS. • ~1 1 ii e rl ' Olt; --r . 8 ASSTTRANCE COMPANIES. 4 - ' 5 2 ht i ts , B 47, 4; 1 . 1 of hers guarantees at the lowest rates. 0, 1 - 4 , age, ' n e 0.-Windows, mirrors, &c., insured against 1 to ih"Dtlean o't Lif e and Fire Assurances. ...4 1 , . • - 08 er, 32, Ludgate-hill. .., j - •- g ----____ . vtor t1 11 t y 1 41111 ,,, Alt (. . 4 ° l°; e ,R , 1 18 A P S ALL- R MALL, London. ANCE COMPANY. 1:41;" ilsconnt RANELAGH. Park-place, St. James's. ' a4 ll-HENRY POWNALL, Esq., Ladbrnok-Square, Notting-hill. 1, To Sts.„.- Ind' ‘ - •ar ---- • - .TAII-W.C. ITRQIJITART, Esq. • "Iti - rts pka lt !It am ABSOLUTELY INDIIAPUT ABLE. NI (14,,,_,Rtidewments for families, children, and others, on 4g 4 chtla D - .7 , 11 e terms. WI ' l l -6 e tor 4le '-yearlY, half-yearly, fdr quarterly. L iti t lo tt l z trit ritt( r ed•cal fees or, stamps., ,or h .,,, for long or short periods, payable by monthly, ''' Tii * l ' e s 'Y ' av y Reversions, instalments. • ~ ' '' eVe rSiOn , , Esc ., 'enured and guaranteed. 1 4,,, usrot at or . . Ir an '/EA.TESTY'S VISIT TO FRANCE - kit ° I P AL t, III MP ~N SE NOVELTY ! 0,. 8 ... tz i LY - R TREY ZOOLOGICAL GAR :I4IPE, , 1,,",,% a Itl, - 1°,... 31, 1855.- and , during the • Week - 411 k, ag, - " 1 „: . '"' Wrgf/CH Aug. * VILAGE FAIR, and Grand' FETE V--p ra . rogran t - r . a by Mr. NELsoN LET, • rranged by Mr. ili o dnch Irm a ae ofAmusetrients: -French Vibage and Es ikt,-.-4--FrenDancing on the Green-French StallB - hell ( 4Attendants in CoStume'-French Vivandiers kill*l P ' • •'%t . • „--- - England, and secured by . ..ie ) 't lieti ' de Paris, and the Imperial College of Medicine, ;Vl' Lo,l th f or It o . - tRIESEMAR, No. 1, lop,N, s _tibe r 4 1 P .tion. apermatorrhosa, and Exhaustion of th , `ilirraoli,"' Jog from excesses, accident, or climate. &,. atie n ,:dio are prevented entering the married state by; `,, l litZ tt : , - early errors it is invaluable. ' '''i th TRIESEMAR, No. 2, 'rl t M 101 t, ...' 3,l crt space of three days, complettlly and entirely 4,:e 0;1 ) ft .- ', . e. ,! of those Disorders which Capivi and Cubebe Ch M - ` ° °iillli t an antidote for, to the ruin of th healtt , Rat 4of the population. ''t4 h ''at 1 %et, TRIESIRMAR, t ik t t e kly th nental Remedy for that class of Disorders, whiz' t‘ t3 / 4 11 t .ijfIrtiott E aRlish physic'an treats with Mercury, to the in lit'i..filta,:n of the patient's constitution, and which all th. i •ka 4 14kje world cannot remove. 'l s k lt t,thia m l 7 o . I, 2, and 2, are alike devoid of taste or smel , L , 4 t i.2l - - :Tlg a, qualities. They may lie on the toilet tao , i t .l ih k ‘ c ol t e t, es "l at guissu.speeeae,tbe.diree by post, 2s. extra, divided int, ii ill _; 1 4 °1)4 4 ,1 administered by Valpean, Lallemand, Roux 14tet",ino,;`i Wholesale and Retail in London of John , ton, 6R. (N,7ht' ll 4 ?orl Co., 63. Oxford-street: end Range , I - 0. rix -r b on ' 'oeham, druggist, 46, 'i arket-street, Manchester ; 4 i, ' i ;p in 1.1%,,,_5e•1er, Deansgate, Bolton ; J. Priestly, chemist, 52, Lileall'Ottol; Powell, bookseller, 1%, Westmoreland-street. b ookseller, Hlgb4treet. Birmingham. P' l lll 'o.ti t _jt . prp 7 NT,La t 7„2-Cri JACKET in NEW MATE t'`o4l°444 -. ;,'"ue Unparalleled approval of the Kertch Jacket A l ) to a:1111st number of patrons has induced B. MOSES aro 14 11 4 1. 4\ t i1 4 tbi a 4 gia o ltleent and unlimited Stock Materials f oi. Attlr w e I ii4444etVeml a a y nd , gee nobtained l gentlemanly t Articlethe o Establishment . of E. 11,10 1 ,, l 'il t 14, 1 ,1 1 _,Inaterials for the present and the approaching k i1,44,41 k s o t zt,,,, i te,ll Jacket is one of the most elegant and useful k.; ,4 44 , 4 4. '11.,,,"" been submitted to the inspection of the public, . op S ege "arm a thoroughly 'waterproof fabric, is NR l i) t aer rch 'cl as the moat convincing proof of the talent and ON cise ct by E. Moses and Sox in the production of it 'll . 4 t1 , 7 are invited to inspect the New Sporting Dress, \ 144, ~ my k i htla t ,," by 4eonsiderable additlon to their comfort, but al‘o $ 14 01,2ae . • ' at% lea 4 material and design, which can only ktet 44 43, blishments of E. Moses and Sox. ti„o , ts cl most Extensive St,ck of Hosiery, Slats , Boots, 1.. 4 ills . ...`"titilts for Emigrants—the largest Wholesale De - gOe s " world. In every ' branch the articles are superior are . \ werY Moderate. NOTICE. kik : 4 , ll o4n, E. MOSani and SON k ,tf oil Ls with the most complete and suitable Ontiits ; they N711,,i' ittn CaDectirrY, sailing of vessels, cost of passage, ~ ct,'a5..._e , 41,.... Att o Outfits for La i d t ies t ami d Ge4tl o e e m j e be o p ( a G rt e rn at e isa. 1t1 4 .174 . ttsisd%hing. Shirt,t andooa , ~„:•.t. , _ vantages o M e rchants, C aptains, and others. (,14 4t:tit, p11;:ie, I . } 'dose s and Sow beg to state they have no connexion tat 47, 3 4 : . in or out of London, except their own E NtyN h, I.4 : , e ti t i k ti thl reh ishm ant, corner of the Minories, and Ildgate Itkm)t,t se " Branch, New Oxford-street, corner of Hart- Nab li qi i , olZ i ft, — Sheffield and Bradford, Yorkshire. 11, ' l ;thr tien %ft Branch—Melbourne, Victoria. 4§,,k,...hee ~ `, are closed from sunset on Fridays till sunset on t.:44::. "c..„,, msiness is resumed till 12 o'clock. ll‘4,ltD,"botild any article not give satisfaction it will be ex t.,46,tred, the money returned without hesitation. All Orkt t l t t e klz c ' ,l Plain egures, the lowest price, from which no \ \,. l, AA, kade. . k4 tre a l r i t h lists of prices, system of self-measurement, , °la, may be had on application, or post free. "tt I ‘ l4 Nl l 4 I r ESEND STAP 1 , e •.I,,tt ~_ PACKETS. .-- k u , a call at the Greenhithe and Purileet Piers. at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. :"...........-......._.... 5 __ .. T 8 . SUNDAY'S. 'V '4 1 1 4 2 call at the G reenhithe and Purdeet Piers. \ 'lto x ," , the Piers as underlined (weather permitting NN .' TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. k t it l s----- SUNDAY'S . 0 0 \ n g I . ... • 2 5 v N. 4 d rime IS= 3 2 1 . '4 o Ili 4 ••• s ' .. ` I---_ 834 i t - - 1 . _ i t _._... .... ..__ ~.. — ..... • -, --- -- 1244 ..... ..... 411 kt i •.. =—_ %4 ....._ __ '_ tit t ' ) 44 144 " — 6 —— ttOta. fr,,.._ 1 - 7 Ilitt-9.0f ;_ "n etiarch..etreet Station to all puts of Loud , ri lo wi k /v.7 lA. 4 °tr. 4, rl'r . P. BLA.CKWA.LL, on the arrival of the fol. Nli,. 4,ns from the Fenehurch-street Station. I, titg i) ..,.....,..... A ye . SUNDAYS. k t : li t .'-'." ' , lit - -"-••-•.. - . . . - , i 1 . -... 2 • '. ' 4 i 4 Fen- fl.? s 2! : : 1 f ,.. ... 5 church' t 3.. .z 0 1 0 - e TA Street 7. 8 .T. 3 1 % , ---- z a e 0Z • 1 • -..-- _ _ .... a -- 9 - --- 4 •••• •••• I 10 - - -.- 1 11 .---•— h h o d ---- ''.- -- , .__ 614 . ____ . cir q r ---- --- , 1 04 a ‘'tlei ld F•tars Yore Cabin. tisticon. t m i th 4 , 44 am-balld L0w0 . n........... 10d. .. la. 2d. Oftj i . Lhai4 t r:orld,;' l ackvrall or Woohvish Bd. ' s hoe 7 i,i'veZ l ek•.,,,;, - ::::_••• •• • •••. • Bd. .. Os. 10d PANT.. Fore Ct ni 11 4‘'4le ° l aald. Lo*F.lo.tt •• • . 10d. is. 4ar kt 4d lilac i v o te tt 41 ii i , lo I lion don... kvr 11 or W0 . 0 . 1w . .0 . 13 Bd. Os Bd. . O. /11kee itirtes,nl4,,, kwall Ot:;gr.ooi " 1L... ':: 6d. .. Os. N Tl tlitt, n 47id In termedi s a v te Piers.. 6d. • • Os. alli'r ,eit...-'s-011e ',ionth, 15s. • to be bad of the Coll 'lib, -.'' Or of Mr. Monk, Terrale Pier, arayesei 0/2 0 :; r p :: t od - s " ... sa M . , "a ofAmneements:—French Village and Es-' L -`4 to h _Fret ) , ' se ra Dancing on the Green —French Stalls— ! iN 11 `toff ‘6 'UN '‘„Attendants in Costume—French Vivandiers h t l`ltti,,,arila , enders—French Qusck Doctor, Selling his ' iS , I , 4 l, l to ttr i_ul p p fie and Pair, attended by Pierrot, Trumpet .and . otli, nt v ° by AVIY—SI ck Rope -Gipsies—Punch, &c. &c ! d it , , ,, t l , ; _i Co, , sqllLLlfs, SW E A80R , 3 AS IT Is 1-- - -Voc4l 'and s 4 r ijo wt, i4 • , 1311 1) . zi a cert ! —Ext , a Quadr.lie Band !—The Spanish Min- s iol i ;jy . D . A lAit7,..tkpe. dew ' I Arch leading to the Fair !—DANCING, after 1 0 0 , 0 ) 31 1 ;06 i ll itti"". r ,ibeaolllee t d . o en D nn apS i l, under the . Direction of Mr.• >i., and w il i t t a h n the. ig ior P 4 4 til l elt.: l :cf SED .14TOP. d Pyrotechnic ''iClEan 4' l ab H le ° a M u i lii ,j4,br 0 \ i -1 b !a—Admittance, Own SHILLING. The Fair to tom- ,A l 11 1 " A \ V A 4 . , r ,: 3' at Three o'clock. announced by discharge of cannon. i 3E4 . `<7 , 'er/ description will be introduced as they present dli 10 4 ,1 Ni . t...... 14 . 4 MEM0RNE.--Admission, One Shil- -1 pc> , 1 4 , i ti tt. t t _p- a ,..: .eaacitement created by the PVC,. ss of the WEI,- ::00_ , 01, , , L Oti , t ,t4r,'' or n th v a il t ig induced numerous applications to view 54 rif i', & . t 1 and itanigP'- the Panoramic Representation and VI \114 6: ties, to __ q Earthworks , by Jones, admitted by com- Pt 1 / 4, aril Pu ge , 45 very considerable Merit both as regar^s e xecution, has determined the propri tor in throw ~, 1 1 11; , 1 t h, th".,SOldi e _ 48 1 l 14 the Cremorne visitori=frem - 1. - to 7, during ail" i!ki.tl 4 7,,stest7._ Wounded in the Crimean conflict will attend to o re y i ii , e),-.4 i nteresting points and incidents connected there- ei 131 1 " teti',,ts, wole storming of the Mamelon Vert and capture of _36. , nit bi t . all its leading features, and Pyrotechnic Effects s pa w —s ' 4l 3`. at half-past 9, P I I IIN II : Ting HIGH COITRT OF' CHANCERY. , IS/ ', 4 llil,?tlYtivb . yo i * 4O, Zkti L l itk etie ft .. 1 %.—0n • the 29th of May, 1855, an 1 ,01 1, ,, Si ~, o - 4 k ic.., ,1 114 ; 43 granted w asbe High Court of Chancery, and ogbi l ;toe,f 0 L1N3 , 4; t 14 , 4 4 . 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In order to appiehend.what may 'be the effects of such an event, we [lend first know the elements upon which the new ideas will have to work; and viewed in this light, the following sober and authentic resume of the social state of the -Rua sia nation seems to useeo possess more than ordinaryinv portance in the present times.] Landed - Proprietors—Nobles.—Many of the landed pro prietors in Russia, especially the,small ones, would iiko to see serfdom abolished, as it would be more profitable for them to cultivate their land with hired labourers than with serfs, who eat up the greater part Ofthe produce. I ern very well acquainted with one small proprietor, who possesses about 1,500 acres of land, and possibly some 70 or 80 peasants, and I know well that he does not get more clean 1001. per annum from his property. He is, however, - .ktt exception to the general rule, being very easy with them; but it is not to be supposed that they are better off for that. On the contrary, they are in general much poorer than the peasants of the neighbouring great estates, though their master pays the poll-tax, which is never the case in iarge properties, where there is more trark, and the pea ant has an opportunity of disposing of his produce, and vhere there are fairs held; which gives 'him e: chance of selling many little articles, ouch as hay, oats, '&o. In general, the st a t e o f th e smaller landowners is one touch to be pitied, for in many cases they are as ignorant Is their own peasants, and yet have all the pride of caste, mhieh is in general very strong in Russia, where much , f the old feudal feeling remains. If they enter the public -ervice and leave home, their small properties become still dueller, as their means will net allow them to keep an in cendant ; nor is the service sufficiently remunerative to live • n ease, or even without running into • debt, f o r in genera l rfficials are very b a dly p a id indeed. Of this I can give you n example in the case of a young man, the sun of a small oaprietor, who pinched himself in order to give his son a ;eel education at the university, where he remained till he vas twenty-three years of age, when the father thought,he would be able to obtain some good government employ ;uent—at least that he would be at no further expense. After waiting nearly a year, he obtained a' place with a salary of four roubles a month, one of which• was deducted for his rank, leaving him three (rather less than 10e. a month) to provide himself with a lodging, table (which are o be had for about 30s: a month), clothing, and everything eecessary for a gentleman. After that, it is wonderful that the Russian officials accept bribes, a tort et z tra vers None but nobles have th e right to 'possess serfs, thotigh it does not follow that all nobles possess them, for there is . very large class of poor nobles in Russia who possess Nothing, never did possese 'anything, and are never likely to eessess anythiug—and these are the most miserable of all ~he others ; fur they are nothing- - --neither Peasants' nor gen ' lemon. It will : naturally be asked how they became pes ,eesed of their nobility? They are for the most part sons of ambitious clerks of churches, &c., whose fathers orfrieuds have taught them to read and write, and through the inte rest of some great man got them admitted into some Government office as copying clerks, where they receive a rank After a certain number of years, and become noble, and of course their children too, who do as their fathers have done before them—leading a wretched exist ence, without any prospect of advancement, upon e. miserable pittance, unless they have great abilities for plunder, when, by dint of accepting bribes, they get a smell sum together. There ,ieeno sum so small that they will not accept,; you may even offer them articles ef, wearing apparel —any thing ; and this latter is too frequently done when the poor suitor has nothing wore to offer. I myself have given such small sums as 4d. and 6d. for trifling services which they hsve seemed reluctant to perform, which has always had the desired effect of accelerating their movements, and saved me the ennui of waiting half an hour for them to perform their duty. Some, again, of thieolass, live by ,ping from house to house in the country. They stay at a [muse till the master gets tired of theme- .then he gentle ;hem - , tes''hiriaelli7st neighbour, who does the like. The Itussiene in general, are very hospitable ; and in the country, where they lead a very solitary, monotonous life, ,are glad to see any one who can procure them a, little variety, as they have no sources of amusement whatever except 'shooting or coursing'; but when a man is not a sportsman even these fail him, fur books are very rare, very expensive, and not very interesting, on account of the extreme severity of the ' censure , that is exercised. A. really good werk is a great luxury, and seldom to be met with, iu a Russian country-house; honer) they are glad to see anybody whe can give them a little news, be it ever so stale. But I must give the Russians. their due they are, from the highest to the lowest, very hospitable; a general invitation there always ineans,lin town,that you are ex pected to drop in two or three times a week about dinner time, and, without being asked, take your seat at table like one of the family. If you decline staying they will feel quite hurt ; even the very servants will press you to remain and take dinner with the family. When you are asked to the country, you are never expected to give any previous notice of your intended visit, but to go at any time you feel inclined ; and you are sure to meet with a warm reception, and are expected to remain just as long as may suit your own convenience. Souie of the smaller proprietors, from leading such a solitary life, get into habits of beastly intoxication, in which they consume days and nights, while their property goes to ruin: I have even known' instances where they have kept casks of spirits in their bedrooms, and been in the habit of crawling on all-fours from the bed to the cask seldom being in a state to walk—drinking out of the tap, and then crawling back again to bed, to sleep till they should be ready to take another slight refreshment in the same manner. This must seem very much like exaggera tion •, but I can assure my readers that I advance nothing but the pure truth, and what fell under my own personal observation. Without doubt such are exceptional cases, , and are soon brought to a conclusion by death; but some can support this life for two or three years. One great cause of the poverty of the nobles is the sub division of estates that takes place on the death of the pro prietor. Every son has an equal share in the property, with an equal share of the debts. Some, though few, of them may acquire more land, and so add to their heritage, but with the greater number the reverse is the case, so that the debts are increased, and the estate in a similar way subdivided, and thus eventually the heirs are obliged to sell off their portions to pay the mortgage, or surrender the land to the crown, and the son of the late proprietor becomes a beggar. With all this before their eyes, they raise a terrible outcry against the English law of majority, which, if it were the law of their country, would preserve it solvent, whereas they now have national bankruptcy to look forward to. Many of the poorer class of nobles obtain admittance into the universities at the expense of the crown, where they are educated as army surgeons. They receive their education, hoard, lodging, and clothing —everything (luring the time they are in the establishment—on condition that they serve the government during two years for every one they spend in the university, with the same emoluments that the other army surgeons receive. These men are generally very unfor tunate, as they are for the most part appointed to situations for which there would be no volunteers—such as small forts in unhealthy parts of the Caucasus, in the interior cf Siberia, or in the fleet, to which many Russians have a great aversion. There are not many of these crown stu dents, as they are call e d, w h o do not feel themselves under a kiwi of noble slavery ; for when once they have finished their studies, they cannot, upon any con s id era ti on , re f use to serve, though they may obtain their liberty by paying, before they have finished, a certain sum for every year they have been ou the establishment ; but even then it re quires powerful influence to secure their liberation. Others are received into the faculties of mathematics and belles kil n s, for the purpose of becoming masters in the different educational establishments ; bit they always receive ap pointments that others who are free will not accept. The number of these is very small —army surgeons are what the country wants and will have. At the present moment there is a large bounty offered to all young men who are finishing their course of medicine to enter the army ; and instead of the five years' study that ar e genera ll y required before they can pass, they are examined and passed in three years and a half if they volunteer, which, of course, nine-tenth' of them do, as those who remain are very sus piciously looked on by the Government as disaffected; and they are expecting an order to join nolens volens--for the want i s now greater than ever it was before. [The results of this pernicious system were pointed out in the article in last month's number.]. e siiie, does not p resent anything very The relation be twee p n eas th an e t n a o n b u les hi a s n m d as t t h e e r i , r wh se e r n fo i — oo T k h ed e he mind or feeli ngs ; for with a kind r auh e p l oo ls on t k i o ion n ug h iet e si t t w hf ae e i e rr n etso t t.t h master, the position'of the serf is anything but pitiable in the southern districts of Rus4a, where the soil is very their i that h p a a t r part thea s thinly peopled. The serfs are obliged to gi ve h a lf of their time to their master, and to do any work h e may require of them. Of course, the cultivation of th e land is their chief employment, in which well as the men. Thegeneral peasant should work three days a week for his master, and three days for himself, during which time he till s hi e own plot of ground; and as land is very plentiful in those p ar t s , the arrangement women take he can always,have as much as he chooses to plough ; so that an industrious man will always have a great advan tage over one that is idle, more so than in any o th er coun ances of hard-worki ng , l a b our. loving serfs, who possessed their 20,000 or 30,000 roubles ; but these instances are rare. Having worked three d a y s for his master, the serf is quite at liberty to work f or wages, either for his richer and more fortunate neighbours, or for his master, which is very frequently doge, ae .it is not every, one of them who•possesses oxen, or the means o f tilling land on his own account. Those,. however, who possess cattle, are obli ge d to bring their oxen with th em when they go to their task, which are employed in plough ing, or anything el s e that requires draught cattle ; and as the soil is very, stiff, there are generally eight oxen yoked to each plough, and never less than six—so that the num bar required to cultivate some 5,000 or 6,000 acres of land ie enormous. Where the master is an ahsentets,-the_in, *Wpt will mutinies force tilt info to 'work flack own , clays without .paying them any wages, as lie will promise .tb do. -The average rate that a labourer can earn is from 6d, to Bd. a day; •but during • hay-time his' earnings are much- greeter—irom ls.;tia is. Id. a day, with hiiS'food, ' In case of a failure of the harvest, every, prpprietor is obliged' to feed his own peaiants ; ilia to provide against • that_ emergency, *there are. established i every, tillage shat are called provid en t magaz i nes of porn, in which there is obliged, to , be kept i certain cinantity. otrya alid barley—(l think it is three , quarters for every soul; but. as only thecrea.les are taken in;the census of course it will - only give half that quantity per head). it rarely hap pens that the harvest i s a comp l ete toile ,'-these- stores are seldom drawn upon m ore th an t wo or toil e ree months in the worst of years, alth ou gh , ' in—the Afars 1848 and 1 1 3 1849,, they were completely exhausted, qin account nf'j the failure of the crops for two sticeessive years. In fact, in the spring 00'49, solo places were rendered desegt by the entire `population dying' from want, and scurvy pro duced by batUiving. Even in the lest-orgai)hite&villageta, where the owners spared neither p tine noe,expense, the mortality was at the rate of from - fire to ten per cent. in the courseof the winter. Wbat is very remarkable is, that at this fiery time; at a distance of perhaps 300 miles, corn 'was very plentiful, and' selling at prices little,above the or'-' dinary rates; but as the tracks were all broken no, there were - no memo , of transporting' it+there being.no.roads; pr. perly so called, in the i n t er i or o f t h e country, andwhen the frost hreaki up; the mud is more than knee-deeplor a apace of perhaps three weeks or a month, tmd sometimes two -months, whin the frostbreak's up Very early—as it did in the,year 1849, and again in 1853. • • • To give a faint idea of what a Russian road is like in its worst state, I shall just relate. what occurred to a friend of, 'mine who was obliged to travel frein Ekaterinoslav to libarkoff in the month of March,lBs3,, The distarce is about 200 versts, or 140,English miles,, and is generally done in 24 hours or lei-C-in the winter .br summer. 1-I,e was quite alone, with ou t servan t or luggwexcept-asmagportnnana, teau, ) and travelled i n the orilinsaar.puOtaissiie,4*bia4" will not weigh altogether more than 3 or 4 cwt.—had :five • post-horses to it, the usual number being three ; and,' not withstanding all this, he was 7 _days and,,6 l niglits on the road, travelling day and night, as is the custo in Russia there being no inns on the road where to a . Now, if travelling by post is attended with so many fficulties in the spring of the year, what must be the pence and trouble of traneporting corn at that time ? tis utterly impossible, for..its value would be doubled p about 25 miles ! I remember the attempt being niad for rather less than a hundred miles with horses, but over uch - fearful roads they could not load more than 4or 5 eivt: to each horse, About a third of the horses perished on the road, t t and a portion of the corn was conEequently abandoned, while the keep of the cattle on the journey cost as much or more than the corn itself, for hay was verfr dear that year; and th e y were a b ou t a mon th go i ng ' and returning —the men and horses being all that time away/ awl coned:- quently unable to do any useful labour. ' The sufferings of the people during the year 1448 an& 1849 were really dreadful. At that time I ivas in the town of K --- ; and, as there are never any account, ptili lished of the calamities that may befal the people, of course it was only , after wards that I obtained my formation from medical men, w h o were sen t b y. the Gov er nment to inquire int o th e s t a t e o f affa i rs, and to renderuph assist ance as the state of thi ngs requ i re d, f rom t h e awards of estates, and fr om th e propr i etors t h emselves, ho are re eident on th e i r propert i es at the time. Th ee was one' who, I rememb er , t o ld me that he was obliged l ea V e hi e village, whi c h was a sma ll one, as all his pe. ants were dead, and h e on ly ma d e hi s escape,w i t h one ma , who was his servant—th a t a ll th e o th ers were l y i ng de in their huts, with ou t any b o d y t o b ury t h em. Scurvy n its most malignant for m was th e di sease . that. carrie them off, which was no d ou bt pr Od uce d b y improper fo , for in many instances s t raw was c h oppe d up an d mixcid with the flour to mak e b rea d, w hi c h at th e b es t of tinges is not very good,. being quite black, and very. course in appearance.. 01 this the quantity was so small that it was insufficient to keep body and soul together. happily for the country, it is not often that this _ state of things occurs, but then it was pro,luced by theishplerain , 1847 and 184 i and bad harvests combined.. The want of medical ai;lisseverely felt in all pits of the empire, for the immense number of surgeons required for the army completely drains all the establishments of their medical students; and leaves the country a pre to all the diSeases known; which, when serious,' are gen e d a lly f a t a l. In a large district, contai n i ng perhaps four or five hundred square miles, there will be nut more than two doctors, and sometimes only one. It is true that some of t,he larger propiietors, who reside on their , own property, keep con stantly a medical man in their house ; but these instances are very rare, though on most estates there are two or three barber-surgeons who understand copping and bleed ing, and just enough of medicine to do harm. I know a large estate of upwards of 2,000 males, and with the females about double that number,. without any medical man; and the nearest town is distant. 50 miles, where re,d,les the dis trict doctor, who has as far to go in every direction, so that when sent for h e ma y b e as f ar ma the other side of tini town. But the peasants themselves have more faith iu charms than physic, which they can only be prevailed upon to take with difficulty. As for restricting them to any par ticular diet, it, is useless to attempt it, unless you can shut them up in a room and serve them yourself. The corporal punishment of Beds is very common--in fact of hourly (wenn once, and very often arbitratily admi nistered, though, according to the law, no proprietor of serfs can give more than fifteen blows with a stick at one time ; but this limitation is never atten4ed to, hecaukethe peaaanrean get rur possible redress, as the very man to whmn-he ought to apply in such a ease is often a guest at his master's table, and known to be in his pay. But not withstanding all this, when the master is a kind-hearted man, and resident upon his own property, the peasants look up to him liko their fathes and protector ; and it often happens even now, though some years ago it was much more frequent, that the free peasants will come and beg to be set down as serfs, knowing at the same time they cannot recover their liberty again. It is when the master is a cruel man, which the majority of them are not, or when the property iv left to the care of intendants and agents, that the poor peasants suffer most ; they are ground down 'to supply either the avarice of the men to whose care they are committed—who are, for the most part, Poles—or in order to support their master, who is revel line in all the luxury of the cripital, or possibly Paris, and who has not the slightest idea as to the means by which his luxuries are procured ; nor does he wish to know. This last case is certainly the exception to the rule, ' and only occurs when a man is living beyond his means. Ou most large estates there is generally about 20 per cent. of the entire population who are domestic servants, bailiffs, or ta , lt masters, who are divided into classes, the highest of which is pricashchick, or a man to transmit orders; to these is the task assigned of seeing that the in tendant's orders are punctually obeyed. Under them, again, com e desiatnie,b who are always placed over the men at their work, to see that theydo not shirk their duty. Besites servants and bailiffs, there are storekeepers, dis tillers (there is generally a it istillery in every large village), shepherds, neatherds, carpent ers , j o i ners, an d a grea t many ether trades that are carried on in the villages. In the vil lage where I resided some years we had some very good tailors, and even bookbinders, who of course were appren ticed in the neighbouring towns ; and the embroidery that used tobe done by a number of young girls was really asto nishing. Done of these things, however are• to be found where the master is an absentee. Not only those who hold any office of this kind are exempted from more laborious work, ,but their families are seldom called upon to work with the rest, and consequently. all their labour goes to make up for the constant employment of the heads, who receive no wages except during the haymaking season, when all hands are turned out and a great many more hired, as the quantity of hay made for sheep fodder is something fabulous. The greater part of thc men employed constantly enjoy great advantages over the others, as their families being quite free to work for them, the greater the number of chil iron the greater the quantity of labour, and the greater the amount of produce, and consequent riches, of the head of the family. none of the peasants can marry without the previous con sent of their master; nor can they intermarry with those of neighbouring villages without the consent of both owners, and then the owner of the bride generally makes her a pre sent to the master of the bridegroom, who of course does the same on a similar occasion ; but each matches are of very , rare 'occurrence. lieg;eirtestgrierance that both proprietors and pea sants have to complain of is the frequent levies of soldiers, which is a great burden upon thein. But it is here the master shows his greatest power, as ae has the right to send whoever he may think proper; and of course if he has a' drunkard, a thief, or a man with any other great moral defect, he is made a soldier of .; or if there be a man who is teo clever (i.e., understands too well his position, and is likely to bre e discontent among the others), he, too, is sent for a soldier ; in fact, all who are likely to be in the way. During the present war, the number they have been obliged to send is enormous; but the details of this have been given in our previous paper. In all the southern governments there are great numbers of Jews, who are not allowed to live in the northern, who are encouraged on many of the large estates under a pre tence of commerce, but really because they pay the owner for permission to live there ; and they cause great distress to the poor serfs by letting them have the corn-brandy (nearly all the drinking houses are kept by Jews) on credit, and then taking their produce at half its real value, thus robbing the poor fellows of their hard-earned money. The lower orders of Russians are generally much addicted to drinking; whi c h is n o t so mu ch to be wondered at, when it is taken into consideration that the corn-brandy of the country is not much dearer than good beer is in this coun try, and at the same time stronger than our gin., When an inhabitant Of the 17kraitie can get a glass of his favourite liquor, he is happy, though you never see them merry when intoxicated, but always more or less thoughtful ; and if they sing, their songs are always of a melancholy de scription; their dances, indeed, have very little animation in them. The old feeling of freedom that existed in the time of the Hamann is gone, and almost forgotten by these degenerate sons of C oza k s -iaporojtsi. who in eastern Eu rope played a not unimportant part in the fate of nations. They have one very beautiful allegory of the fate of their country in a song said to have been composed by Mazeppa, but nobody appears now to understand it. Mazeppa him self is execrated by the people, and you cannot insult a man rnore than.by calling him Mazeppa- The most i n t eres ti ng s i g ht, perhaps, to be seen in Little or. rather New Ru ss i a , i s the steppes during the haym a ki ng season. Then these v as t solitudes become thickly sprinkl e d over with an ac ti ve p o p u l a tion : where before all w as soli tude, now appe ars lif e ; the mower re-setting his scythe, its sharp passage through the stiff long grass, the hum of voice, the cries of the overseers of the workmen ---all serve to enliven a scene that at all other times oppresses one with a sense of deep solitude. The immensity of the tracks of f m or e m n citutintthoe rocks, grass, and the when it grass-growing land on some estates is really amazing ; I know on one estate 20,000 acres of grass in one pi ece . The of hand s required to make the hay is i n propor tion to the size of. the hayfield. In this spot have fre quently seen from five to seven hundred men, wome n , an d others children -rake work eit totgoegtehtehrei a n r : the becomes dried by the heat of the sun. To turn it, as in England, is entirely out of the question, on account of the immensity of , the quantity. As the grass falls's° it dries. It is also stacked on the spot, being drawn to the aback by oxen. - • Masters and Servants.—The servants, for the greater part, are the serfs of their masters ; or, when the latter do not possess any of their own, they hire them from those who dot, In' the northern governinetrts, wheiretlia popttlition is xuaoti dam' then in the sonth,l believe it is a very • mon thiug ,for the proprietor to give his ,serf a kind of ticket-of-leave, on coalition that - he pays him a certain sure armually for thit privilege; the serfs then become do inestic servants' or, possibly knowing a trade, become journ4rnen, and sothetinies , masters, themselves : when the lattv. case occurs, their owners frequently recall them to the vrllage again, whichof 'course they object to, anti are madreto pay a good price for their freectern. When a servant is a serf, and is guilty of anything that may appear to hii master against the rules of his house, the police are sent for, and the delinquent is wallserkoff to receive a good flogging -not with the kuout, however but simply with a tench of rods like aschoelbey ; \or he is put into solitary confiee.-. merit, according to the request of his master, no inquiry what ever being made as to why he is punished,..if the order for punishment be aceompanied by the present of ,a rouble to the police-officer. Men are punished in . this Waylay mis take, and no notice tdren-of it: The Men themselvekrdo not consider ip as any disgrace.to be flogged, and they.even " boast of hovi much they can 'support: 1' could (neVer see that .this eystem :produced _any beneficial result ; on the contrary. it. only hardened the men, who, said that.if they were flogged for nothing thiS time, it should be for.senie thing the next. A coachman who was driving into a gate way met another coming out, and as neither the horses of the'oiie nor theether centring made to bank there was. a: stoppage for foot:passengers . than lasted two or three mintites.' An officer of police•happetiitig to be pissing at the time, ortkred .Iho soldient takejene of them off to the police, where he was severely flogged for what was no fault of hie. If a d r O s hlii-d r i ver overc h arge s or is impudent, you have only to tell him to drive to.the police, ; and he falls at your feet, and will'not ohly'return - you the overcharge or .begyotu-pardon, as the case may be, bat offer to buy :Pm 'Off with a present, because he knows. he will not only re, ceite flogging, but be made to pay smartly too, and. perhaps lose one of his horses. The servants frequently conduct thereselves badly, on purpOse to be sent-to-the v,illage again:. Some•masters are` -notorttrus - for i'll-nrrig their servants, knocking them about, pulling their hair, merely f o r-thei r am us ement. • The ser yenta are.Mso rarely to be defended oft, heing much ad dicted to petty th e ft, se th a t no thi ng can b e left about the room that isnot under lock and-key. The , Yarely, how ever attempt anything on a grand scale. 9Wetimes -they, will, when pushed td extremity by the cruelty they expe rience at the hands of _a master. revenge themselves by. trying to take his life, and generally effectually. One must ,be especially careful with servants who are very Obliging, as they have frequently an _interested 'motive in gaining -the confidence of their mastere—tbeY are police spies. There is a - much greater• degree of familiarity between.mas ter and servant than elsewhere. This arises from the fact of the servants being slaves; and about their master's person from infancy; hut they are not the. More to be trusted for that. This, howeier, is not asserting that all servants are -spies, but there is known to be a large proportion among them. This is the cause why the French language is so , extoueively employed in society; for, with that language, 'one, has no necessity for learning Russian '(which few fo reigners do), except to speak to the servants. - Within the last four or five years, hoVreVer;the Russian language has some into more general use, from a feeling ef`pittriotism— real or pretended ; but it is no uncommon-thing to meet people, ladies especially,-who speak !French much better than their own language, which they term barbarous, and always give the preference to the elegant stranger. The late Emperor was always pleased when h e f oun d 'a fo reigner who could speak Russian, which is really a very fine language, though at present little cultivated; it con tains all the elements of a\ fine tongue, though very diffi cult for both natives and foreigners. The nobler; keep e. great number of servants in their houses, especially in the villages; chiefly men and boys, who are very often extremely ragged, but that matters nut if every one in the house have his servant, who does little else all day than sleep, for nowhere is one so badly waited on as in Russia. It seems a general .rule, that -the more ntinaerous the servants, -the-worse the attendance. lam quite convinced that whoever has been in the interior of Russia will bear me out in this assertion. On entering a hetise you have a servant given you, whose sole duty is to attend to your wants, which he understands to mean pre senting you all your clothes while dressing, at the same time assisting you to put them on if necessary, taking thein off when you undress, and sleeping outside your door in the era? ectes of these cperations. They do, however, pretend to make your bed and clean your room, but it is only a pretence. If you should be so unfortuuate as to haves for attendant a son of nature freith from his,native fields, you must expect,to have a great amount of trouble with him, for he will know nothing of the uses of, any of the utensils necessary in civilised life, and"will frequently make the most ludicrous applications of them. Crown Peasants.—The state of the free peasants, or ' rather the peasants of the crown, is in theory much better than that of those belonging to private individuals, but practically it is much worse, as they are subjected to the tyranny of petty officials, who grind them down to the lowest degree. They have no task work, and the land be longing to the community is equally divided. They are only bound to, furnish a certain proportion of corn eyery year to the public granary, which, in case of need, is sup plied to them, or goes to the benefit of the crown, as at the present time of war; besides this they are subjected to an annual poll-tax for each male, and are required to fur nish horses for any official who may be travelling through the country on the crown service, or for the transport of any stores that belong to the Government, for which they receive no payment. These are their chief duties, and they have the privilege of drawing lots for soldiers, with the liberty to circulate over the empire, which many of them do, engaging in trade, and even making considerable fortunes; they have also the right of changing their deno mination, and becoming merchants in towns, by paying for the guild. The officers of the rural police oppress them very much, taking from them anything they. may fancy ; and woe be to the unfortunate man who -should think of refusing them what they demand. They are - made to give up all they have, in some instances even to borrow or steal, to satisfy the demands of justice ! They have often soldiers quartered upon them, who tyrannise over them to a fearful extent, and appear to glory in the idea that they have come one upon whom they can wreak their revenge for the tyranny of their officers. There is nothing the peasant fears so much as to have soldiers quartered upon him, for, by bitter experience, he knows that neither his wife nor his property will be respected. The soldier will take whatever he thinks proper for his own use, an i not unfrequently steal for the use of his officer, the ideas of officers on the score of honesty being as lax as those of the men. I will now attempt to describe the interior of alittle Rus -len hut. It is built by inserting a number of posts into the ground at distances of about four feet from esch other, which are wattled between, with spaces left for the doors, and three or four swell holes, about nine inches or a foot square for windows. This done the walls are plastered with mud (this is the work of the women) till they acquire a thickness of about 5 or 6 inches, and the building, when covered in with straw, is complete : there remain only to be provided the internal fittings and furniture, etessisting of a stove that occupies about a third of the room, with a wattled chimney in the lobby, a bench of planks running round the room, and a large box or chest that is placed hi the opposite corner of the room to the stove, and serves for a table as well as for a general receptacle for all the mobile property of the family. The stove in front is built nearly up to theceiling, but behind there is a large opening, which serves as a bed for the aged members of the family ; for in this one room of about 10 feet square, you generally find three generations—the patriarch and his wife, with two or three married sons and daughters, with their children. The old folks, as wo have said, sleep upon the stove, the other members of the family upon the benches or earthern poor; they have generally no beds but their sheepskins, their tall caps serving them as pillows. In Russia Proper, I have be .n told, they carry these things still further, by keeping all the family together for centuries, and adding to the house as it increases; but in Little Russia the children leave their homes when the parents die, giving up the hut to one of the family, who pays the others their share, which of course is very small in amount, as the whole would not cost more to construct than 41. or 5/. The Little Russians are very cleanly in their persons and houses, compared to the inhabitants of Russia Proper ; the houses are generally nicely whitewashed both inside and out, and have when new a very pretty appearance. The costume of the men in summer consists of a shirt and drawers of very coarse home-made linen : the drawers are made very wide, like Turkish trowsers: to these are added boots and a svitka, with a tall cap made of lamb-skin, with wool outwards. On holidays and great occa sions the svitka is made of coarse undyed wool, and fastened with a button, and at the waist with a belt of some gaudy colour. In the winter they add a sheepskin fur, and that completes their wardrobe. The costume of the women consists of a shirt reaching to the knees, and a piece of course undyed cloth bound round the waist, and reaching also to the knees, leaving the feet and legs bare; boots like the men, except that sometimes they are red or yellow, and a svitka, are added for holidays. The girls wear on their heads a fillet, with long streamers of various-coloured ribbons down the back, or a cornet of rudely-made gaudy paper flowers ; the married women tie up their heads in a kerchief, hiding all their hair; in the winter they also add the sheepskin fur. The women, how ever, have many variations in their costume there as every where : the petticoat is often made of party-coloured printed cotton, and the svitka of blue calico, with a num ber of red worsted tails sewn on te s it like ermine. There are few trades followed in the crown villages, so that they have to make a great many things for themselves or go without them, or wait till there is a fair somewhere in the neighbourhood, when they can lay in a stock of ne cessary articles that cannot be produced at home. These fairs are very curious in their way ' and generally collect all the peasantry o f th e adjoining' villages, with a good sprinkling of the smaller class of proprietors, who have not the means of going often to the town. The goods chiefly sold are pots for cooking, and dishes of coarse earthenware, hardware goods, small windows ready glare l, common printed calicoes, cheap ribbons, paper flowers, ear-rings of cop; , er gilt, of the very commonest description, grocery and indifferent wines from the Crimea and the Don for the small gentry, tanned hides, boots and shoes, rough wheels for bullocks' csrs, and the cars themselves. Here it is that the peasants dispose of their spare stock and corn. Their horses are generally sold to and bought of the gypsies, who attend the fairs in great numbers, and are very expert in cheating in their dealings, as well as in ho; se-stealing. Their oxen, sheep, &c., are generally bought by dealers or exchanged amongst themselves ; the corn usually finds its way into the hands of the Jews, who cent, ive to make a rich harvest out of these gatherings. On the whole, the scene has a very animated appearance, but it is one which must be seen to be thoroughly appreciated. On one side you see a group of the swarthy sons of Egypt examining the merits of a horse, and huckstering for the price with some sturdy peasant with a fine beard ; on the other, a Jew pedlar trying to dispose of his wares, and swearing that his copper ear-rings are soli: gold ; here a woman in holiday attire is bargaining for pots in which to cook her borsheh ;" there a priest, with long hair and beard and sweeping robes, buying incense for his church, hag gling with the huckster, and giving his blessing to some one at tho same time A little on the outskirts of the fair is erected a booth for the sale of kvarl- and tea ; op posite to this is the brandy shop, where most of the horse and cattle bargains are concluded, and where some of th: purchase-money is left under the name of mugger h'* * A kind of soup made with cabbage and othor vegetables. ± A sour liquor, made from rye flour, which is also used in the preparation of borsheh. T. In striking all bargains with a Little Russian, it is always a question as to who shall find muggeritch, or drinking. :annoy, as pothing can be dose without drink. ' • But the finest sight of all the fair is what is called krcts niriad, or the' street of the finery, which is usually &s -played on tempOrary shelves and ,covered in with coarse canvas, each merchant adding his piece to form a long covered avenue • and here you will ge nera lly fi n d con gregated all the 'fielles of the country, in yellow and red boots, with Streamers flying, or flowers on. their heads, buying ornaments in order to touch the hearts of the ; swains with loVe, or 'those of their companions with envy ; or perhaps You- may find some rustic, lover purchasing pre gents fer his lady-love. In all this assemblage of rude un cultivated people—l-have seen as many as four or five • thousand pf them' congregated together —there are never any serious dietarbances ; all "is order and quiet - ; they seem pleased and amused . with the rude gaity; of the scene, and enjoy it till it becomes dark, when some go to their homes, others to the brandy shop ; 'while those who have ; goods-lie down arid gq sleep under them, no matter how inclement the weather. These fairs in - winter generally last a week, but in summer rarely more than oneair wo day®, as time is j very valuable during haymaking and har vest. If it Were not for these institute` edis; there would be no poisibility .bf ihe peasant procuring ,anything besides what was produced in his own village, where he would lead the lifer of atind of Robinson CrtisOe in the• society of others like himself. , ' • - • The serfs, in general, have very limited ideas on the sub tjeet of religion, as they; for the greater - parts, can neither read nor write; they go to church; where they, repeat, With great' devotion, a certain number of Ayes 'and Pater nostere in their own language, or rather Slavonic, and cross themselves while the priest is celebrating mass, which is done with more or less pomp according 'to' the'occasion or the riches of the church. If you ask a peasant where is God, he will generally point to-the corner of the room where there are hanging one or more coarse, badly-executed paintings, representing some of their saints, and which he is firmly persuaded are so many gods, This will, perhaps, sireatesse-smile iz,-,,,SaglantiOratitits the natural re suit of their uneducated state, which precludes them from umlerstanding all abstrac t ideas: They must have something corporealsomething they can see and feel,; consequently, to abolish these would be to do away with all religion in their eyes. In their way they are very religions. I have even known some of them who, when they are about to commit a sin, will cover carefully their images, that God may not-see what they are about. They are very strict in their fasts, • which are very' severe, as neither milk, butter, eggs, nor anything that is produced by ani male is permitted ; and, of course, animal food is forbid. den. The principal and longest fast is, of coarse, Lent, when they do not even eat fish during the first and last weeks, nor on Wednesdays and Fridays; from Good Fri day till after Mass on Easter Day, many of them eat no thing, but epend their time in watching,,fasting, and pray- Mg,' being firmly persuaded that Christ dies and rises again every year at this time. Bat when the' mass is over on Easter Day . (generally about 4 a.M.), ample amends is made for the long fast, by stuffing to a degree that is really disgusting to look at and think of. Ndr is the brandy cup forgotten ; for, during the three days that Easter lasts, it is almost a sin not to be drunk, nor are the- priests back -ward in setting the example both in eating and drinking. There is another custom, which is universal throughout the empire—that of kissing. You frequently see two men, who can hardly keep their legs, stop and uncover in the strode, one saying " Christos voskres," the other answer ing Vi-istino ,voskres;" they kiss each other three times on alternate cheeks, and then Walk on to perform the same ceremony with the next acquaintance they may happen to meet. They are blindly attached to their .religion ; and this has been the means employed to arouse their enthusi asM for the present war, svhiph, I am told, his been very successful itt i:s..ussia Proper; but in Southern Russia it has only met with partial success, for there the people are not strongly attached to the paternal government of the Czar, and still have many traditions of their former freedom, before the • hated Mtszepps.. They think themselves the only orthodox nation in the world, and all others they call • &merman, or 'infidel. They have very curious notions of the rest of the world, and regard all foreign countries as, so many provinces belonging to the czar. I have fre quently been told that the Turks, incited by the French and English, had revolted, -and that the latter, finding that the Turks were not able to de anything against the White Czar alone, had revolted too, • although they, the peasants,- could not understand why the French and English 'should revolt, since, by all accounts, they weremuch :better off than the Russian peasants, who were the Czar's own particular people. That is their idea of the present war, and; of course, the rebels are to be utterly destroyed by the power of the Czar; for they rea son that; if they were to revolt, they, who are a great people, would soon be annihilated ; what must it then be for those whom they esteem insignificant in proportion to their knowledge of them'? The priests are objects of great veneration, although many of them are not far removed, in point of education ; from their flock. I have met with those who could scarcely read, except their church books, which they had learned by rote. There are, however, many who are well educated, and even learned, but these are chiefly in towns. ' These are the two extremes, whereas the great body of them can read and write, and understand enough of the dogmas of the Russo-Greek Church to keep the people in their present state. Here also we find the same system of feeing going on as elsewhere ; for if they take a fancy to anything that a peasant possesses, the owner knows that it is no longer his property, or be will not receive abso lution when he goes to confession or the. priest may re fuse to bury any of his family - that may die, or to baptise his'children, or may even excommunicate him. All classes fall upon the poor peasant ! Their greatest oppressors are the rural police, who exact from them to their last shirt when they can. I knew one very intelligent man among the crown peasants, who said that his position wonld be very well for an uneducated man like himself, if it were not for the creel and unjust exactions of these locusts. These were his very words. He was always glad when I talked of England, and the people there, which I did but very circumspectly : he made frequent and very shrewd comparisons between the two countries, but could not understand how ,the upper classes could exist if there were no serfdom, or how we could get soldiers if we had not the same system as that existing in Russia. When I told him how our soldiers were paid and treated, he only wondered how it was that every man was not a soldier. That the law was alike for rich and poor he could under stand, and remarked that it was the wish of the Emperor that it should be so in Russia. but that those who were charged with the execution of it there had all the power in their own hands; that there was no redress for the poor peasant, who must suffer till the change came that would sweep away all their oppressors. He could not explain what change was to take place, but -was fully persuteledi that it must come ; and if it were not for the question of religion mixed up in the present war, I am fully convinced that this would 'be looked upon as the time for effecting that change. The peasantry have to endure great hardships when troops pass through their district. The passage of troops in Russia presents many singular and striking features. Every. Russian regiment is composed of four battalions, each a thousand strong. On the march, two of these battalions are sent on, followed by the other two, at the interval of a day or two. These battalions are broken up into companies of 200 men each, under a captain, and di rected to hold a parallel course, These companies are again subdivided in detachments of about 50, and take their way among the villages, only concentrating before enter ing a large town, so that they generally march over about double the actual distance by the road. It is a curious sight to meet one of these detachments on' the march. In front of esch party generally marches a man singing mili tary snatches, with a tambourine, or some instrument, to keep up the spirit of hiti comrades, while the others join him in the chorus. The effect of this is very strange, sur rounded as one is by the dreary landscape of a Russian winter, without tree, house, or human being in sight— nothing but snow above and below, for the atmosphere seems impregnated with it, as the air of London is with smoke—there, in the midst of such a wilderness, to meet a body of armed men, with one of them at their head, sing ing, and perhaps dancing some war dance. VENEZUELAN BONDHOLDERS. A meeting of Venezuelan bondholders was held yes terday, Mr. J. D. Fowles presiding, at which it was unanimously agreed to reject the proposal made by the commissioners for the settlement of that debt. It ap pears that Messrs. Corvaia and Pardo, who represent the Venezuelan Government, have been in communica tion with the Committee of Spanish-American Bone.- holders,, but the terms are regarded as so inadequate as to be wholly unworthy of consideration. The basis of the proposal is the payment at 2 per cent. interest on the active debt and arrears, and of 1 per cent. on the deferred, and it is stated that the commissioners cannot improve theta in any shape. They profess, however, to be prepared to use their influence with the Government to obtain, if possible, ane-quarter of the Customs' reve nue for the benefit of the foreign eredit.ir, to be divided in proportion to the class of represented debt. With a revenue which has increesed from $1,721,000 in 1839 to $3,444,000 in 1853, it is urged that a less objectionable proposal should have been made, and it is contended that the eXertione of the agent of the bondholders in Caraccas (Mr. Camancho) will probably produce a more satisfactory arrangement, Annexed are the resolutions adopted Resolved—That the proposal made by Mr. F. Corvaia and Mr. M. Pardo, jun., dated Paris, the 2d of July, in relation to the foreign debt of Venezuela, cannot be enter tained by this meeting. " Resolved—That, for the convenience of the Venezue lan Government, this meeting will consent to receive pay ment of the arrears of interest on the Venezuelan debt, active and deferred, in a stock to be created for that pur pose bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per a nnexe. provided that a satisfactory arrangement can be neit( i l i t with the Government of Venezuela for th e future pal of the accruing interest on the foreign debt. o e v n e t d a r r " a tgeesm — to Th b e a t m t a n d i s e m w e i e t t b i i e s G o f o ci& irnnimo%tth of t i v ' znela for the future payment of the inter est . the foreign debt an adequate assignment of th e the amount toms should be made by that Government , ees Venezuela thereof to be received in the Custom-hruon 0/ du ti e upon s of of tShpa.nish-Am erican A by m a e g r e io n a t n s tßoobnedbaopipdoeirnet.ed by the Com ittee of Spanish- Bondholders be requeste j o t nlnue exertions to stment of the Venezuelan " Resolved—That the Cdo ailtomtic bring about an immediate may pert."mi foreign debt in th e best manner that circumstances RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. tInEAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY. — Traffic return f or th e wee k ending Aug. 1K 19 1 , a8 1 t 855 £22,874 8 2 Corresponding wee! year .................... 19,860 li 5 ............... .... C HES TER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY. —Traffic return for the week ending Aug. 26, 1855 £7,017 6 7 C o rresponding week last year ..................... 6,89610 2 1855 x Decrease in ............................ £l2O 16 5 CORK AND BANDON 11 A 1 LWAT.—Traffic return for week en: dug Aug. 25, 1855 £226 1 6 Correepoadiag week last year The hollyhock, a flower till lately thrown aside, used only to fill up a blank corner or hide an old wall, were magnificent, many of the stalks covering six feet in one mass of blossom ; the spikes shown by Messrs. Galant and Benningfield being particularly remarkable for depth of colour and richness of hue. Of the dahlias, it may be said they abounded in all the qua lities necessary for a prize shove ; and so general was the merit, that it was a very difficult task to give a just preference. A few seedlings were shown which appeared to excite a good deal of interest among the growers. In rose., as usual, the Messrs. Paul, of Ches hunt, shone in the first tank ; nor wire their hollyhocks, I in our estimation, inferior to the best, though tho first prize was not awarded them. At a very early hour the lovers of Flora began to ee -1 semble, and up to seven o'clock continued to increase, so that by this hour, not only was the theatre, which was beautifully fitted for the show, crowded to excess, but the gardens throughout were lined with visitors. Before the leading attraction of the day had passed away it was evident there was soae feature expected which proved to be the leading feature of the night— this was the Ashburnhana Military Speetacle=the Storm ing of the Mamelon Verb and Capture of the Rifle Pits, which was repeated with all its characteristic incidents and pyrotechnic effects. To give an idea of the crush to gain reserved seats is simply impossible. Not only was every on. secured the moment an opportunity offered, but many urgent applications were necessarily refused for want of room. Dancing was resumed and continued till a late hour, 'Cloning a floricultural season with entire success. Atfmg - tre - ih - oirenteesmful- competitors in the First Class for Dahlias, and to whom prises were awarded, were the Rev. C. Fnllowes,. Messrs. Robinson, Mahar, Sladden, Holmes, Pope, Shrimpton, Castl e s, an d Cooke. Second Class.--Messrs. Tnraer, J. Keynes, Legg, J. Walker, E. C. Allen, Pope, and Gaines. For First Class Hollyhooks.—Messrs. Grant, Bin ningfield, ;Bowler,. Dysoa, , ,, T. Roaltoe, J. Long, and C. Grant. Second Class.. l —Moessre. (loiter. Bsoan,, And, and Turner. Open Class, for the best Twelve Stove and Greenhouse Plants.—Messre. E. A. Hamp and Rhodes. Second best.—Mr. Young. For the beat Collection of Roses.—Ntessrs. Paul aid Son. Second best.—Mr, Ponsford. For the best Verbenas.—Messrs. G. Smith and Au gust. For the best Fuschiar„—Mr. Games. Seceni ditto. —Mr. George.. For the beet Cut Flowers.—M. E. A. Hemp. Second ditto.—Mr. .Rhodes. Third, ditto.—Mr. Young. Fourth, ditto.—Mesars. Fraser and Co. Prizes 'offered by Members for First Class Dahlias. (Lord Bath).—Mr. Keynes. Second; ditto.—Mt. Turner. . . Certificates; for Dahlias (the Bessy, yellow).—Mestirs. Alexander, Wheeler, and Keynes. Certificates for Hollyhocks, broke.—Messrs. Ch liter and %can. Certilloates for. Verbenas.—Messrs. Weatherell (3 and Gaines. Certificate for Phlox.—Mr. Bncan. RecoMmended for Roses.—August ; ditto, cut blooms, A. Young ' • ditto, balsams, Wakeman ; ditto, verbenas, in pots, Weatherell and G. Smith ; ditto, phlox, Salter. Members' Prizes.—Vor best of (Lord Bath) dahlias, Mr. Keynes for 2d ditto, Mr. Turner ; for the beet six sorts of fruit, Mr. Hamp'; eeoond ditto, Mr.' Young ; third ditto, Mr. Salter. POSTAGE OF NEWSPAPERS. The following correspondence has taken place between Mr. Wheeler, news agent, Manchester, and the General Post-office : " Manchester, Aug. 20. " Sir,—l perceive there is a new regulation ant respect ing newspapers posted to the colonies and foreign countries, and that on them the impressed stamp will no longer be required. • Will you inform me whether a single penny postage label (in addition to the postage mentioned in in structions No. 45) will be sufficient for such papers as the Times, or Illustrated News, each weighing above four ounces ? " Do I also understand rightly that, although a stamped (impressed) newspaper is posted, with the stamp visible, directed, to a foreign country, it will require the additional penny postage stamp, precisely as if it was an unstamped one? " Will you further inform me whether an unstamped newspaper (London or local) posted in thi s t own , w ith penny label, directed to any of the suburbs, is liable to any farther postage on delivery ? " I am too., "Rowland Hill, Esq., &c." " B. WHEELER. " General Post-office, Aug. 24. " reply to your letter of the 20th inst., I beg leave to inform you that unstamped newspapers are now forwarded to British colonies and foreign countries upon prepayment merely of the rates of postage stated in the instructions No. 45, 1855, without any restrictions as to weight. except in the cases there specified. With regard to your second question, it is distinctly stated in the instructions No. 60, 1855, a copy of which I enclose, that the impressed stamp will not count as postage in the transmission of newspapers abroad. "An unstampt.d newspaper is entitled to be transmitted once anywhere within the United Kingdom, upon prepay. went of a postage of one penny, if it does not exceed four ounces in weight. " I am, sir, your obedient, humble servant, " J. TILLEY. " Mr. B. Wheeler, 7 and 8, Royal Exchange arcade, Manchester." THE INSURRECTION AT SARBAGEE. The following private letter, dated Gambia, Aug. 8, gives some additional particalars of the late fatal disturbances in that colony : "On the 16th of last month Governor O'Connor issued, or directed to be issued, a warrant for the appre hension of a Mandingoe belonging to the town of Sab bagee, for having sold as a slave one of the British . sub jects (a black) belonging to Gambia, and entruQted the execution of the warrant to Mr. Fenton, Qdeen's Advo cate at that settlement. -Accordingly-that gentlemau, accompanied by 12 men of the 2d West India Regiment, under command of Lieut. Davis. of that corps. proceeded to Sabbagee, a town which has been under British rule only within the last four years, and is about seven miles from Bathurst, the seat of Government, and secured the person against whom the warrant had been issued. Upon this the inhabitants armed themselves and turned out, insisting upon the release of the prisoner. Seeing such a formidable mob, - Mr. Fenton deemed it expe dient to give up the psisoner and retrace his steps. After marching a quarter of a mile his party was fired on. Lieutenant Davis then retreated a short distance fur ther, when he suddenly wheeled round and kept the enemy in check until he reached the outpost of Cape St. Mary's. He lost two men and was himself slightly wounded. "Lieutenant Armstrong, 3d West India Regiment, who accompanied Mr. Fenton, was shot in the arm, and mE e n d t fr i a e t p e r l ey been o em barkedt , four times in the body. The arm (right) has since been amputated, and Mr. Armstrong is going on well. Governor O'Connor, having been apprised of these proceedings, immediately (the same day) collected the disposable rce under his command, viz —l3O soldiers of the Ist, 2d, and 3d West India Regiments, and about the same number of militia, with one brass 12- pound mortar and some rockets, and marched towards Sal,bagee. "Within about four miles of the place there is a dense jungle, with a road running through the centre. When Col. O'Connor reached this pass he ordered a halt, and, suspeeting that the rebels might be concealed, directed a , few rockets to be thrown in. As he anticipated, the opened a heavy fire in return. Seeing deemed it expedient body opposed to him, Col. O'Connor de a very powerful to retire. reached Cape St. keeping up a smart fire until they mentioned. The loss on "The troops were ordered to retreat, which they did, Mary's, the out station already ments3 ranks. Governor O'Connor, feeleing Governor of Gores', his forces, sent a request to th this occasion was 23 killed, and the w l o o n e l e d i , en o e f y a e ll f French troops. With o a , n c d o n w n o i t r h , g i 12 14 guns, Villeneuve i.lles , c h o h m e r e e m Enn Rcaa.hrni Gambia. On the 3el and ot c o e n , hours begging their ac e c t n u h e s h t e a o e s n r s i ( l e i s t t i : e alacrity . o f s °ri our e e vd h eie'r e rir d :agl- a l°i g et-s a w in aimr to wards Sabba gee, a proportion of officer s, Cape St. Many s, and having 42with. were e. disembarkedlo at o t F h the French :index' ''. of Col. joined by the . re a b b y o u assault. t h a half way, f back for m formed into th e their 250 native anxi in howitzer. The rebels met this pounder force gee, accompanied by the three field pieces 'C manor the o rder co e hntsholodeirCeFt s rsa tckade to be carried town. Colonel 0 , right attacking party, and carried the stockade at the point of the bayonet, abl seconded by the soldiers of the West India y A w . a c y e : r and n i t w ly e there driven i r v e e n n c h Regiments. i The town was razed to the ground, and Sabbagee no longer exists. The loss of the rebels is computed at and 70 w 1,500 killed ; our loss i s 25 killed ounded. The naiikes of the officers wounded (none were killed belonging to the regu la r troops) are Colonel. O'Connor, , seve rel y , twice in the arm; Lieut. Armstrong, severely ; Staff-Surgeon Rendley, slightly; Colonel Fin der, Royal Gambia Militia, slightly. Killed—Captain. de Grigny, Royal Militia. , ' The French brig Entreprenant left this morning, having first saluted with 21 gone, which was returned by her Majesty's steam-vessel Myrmidon, just arrives from England. She is to remain here for some time, until at least we hear from home. The total expenditure of ammunition (artillery) on the 4th inst. was 59 shells, 141 round shot, and 73121 b. rockets, with a few rounds of grape and canister. The loss to the French in killed is only one, a sergeant, who was buried with military honours. " Staff-Surgeon Merchant died at Sierra Leone on the 25th ult. from the effects of a severe fall. The coast is healthy." C HAR/TAB LE BEQUEST.—By the death of Harriet, the wife of Mr. Henry Francis Richardson, the Governesses , ' Benevolent Institution acquire the sum of 12,000/. Mrs- Richardson contributed to the Cancer Hospital, the West London Dispensary, and numerous other chari thties previous to the tamiestion of her useful lif..