Colored News. — London, England, 1855-08-11 00:00:00

[AUGUST 11, 1855. to which they are ad.lressed for there is just sufficient truth in them to work mischief—to leave an enduring impression on excitable temperaint.nts. AI together, we have come out of this Sunday legislation very indifferently. We have roused the sleeping lion, and it remains to be seen whether we can testore him to quietude by the narcotics of the dram shop. A LEAF FROM A DIARY IN THE CRIMEA. MONDAY. — The fire was very heavy all night, but the working parties escaped with coaiparatively few casualties. The attack was made against the new French rifle pit, on the Malakoff-hill. It is said that the enemy did not advance with their former con fidence, and their approach was observed. Our allies were con sequently fully on the alert, and the reception the enemy met with caused him to retire with precipitation. The Russians suffered severely as they were going back from the discharge of shells which were poured in the direction of the Malakoff works. TUESDAY.—A powerful fire was opened against the Redan at 3a.m. this morning, from both the left and the right British attacks, and was continued about nine hours. The Redan answered quickly and vigorously. Our practice was most excellent. Three of the most powerful mortars in the Greenhill attack were con stantly discharged together, and the effect. produced by the she'll falling within the Redan at short distances from each other was strongly marked. They reached the ground almost at the same instant, and clouds of dust ruse after their explosion. Frequently the shot from the Frenchman's-hill batteries were noticed to pass right through the embrasures of the Redan, ploughing up the cheeks of the openings as they passed along. Yet it is doubtful whether much damage was done to the enemy's guns Often when cur artillerymen had supposed their certain guns, from their continued silence, had been knocked over, these guns would suddenly appear in their embrazures, and open tire. Even late in the evening, after the fire had been renewed in the afternoon against the Redan, the guns appeared able to apply whenever it suited the purpose of the enemy that they should do so. But though the guns may have remained for the most part uninjured, it was seen that the ateillery-men suffered severely. Behind the hollow between the Redan and Malakoff hills part of a broad road is visible. This road emerges from behind the Redan hill, passes in front of the barrack and part of the dockyard wall, and is lust to view behind the Malakoff hill. Along this way men hearing stretchers and ambulance waggons were observed to pass and re pass in unusual numbers. In the course of the mornine, a 10-inch gun in the right attack burst, killing one sailor and wounding two others. It is remarkable that the Malakoff batteries bid not fire. Three new embrasures were discovered this morning on the proper right of the Malakoff works. They must have been opened during the night. The line of fire appears to be against our quarrywork. WKDNESDAY.—One result of the fire opened aeainst the Redan yesterday appears to have been a considerable diminution in the degree of opposition made by its guns against our advance works, and the supposed site of operations in progress by our working parties. Tie fire was less vigorous than it had been for many nights previously. The enemy made frequent use of fireballs, as if there were some suspicion that the tire of the daytime was intended to be preliminary to an attack at night. A fire broke out in the town, which threw a bright glare for a wide distance round. It appeared to be near the ravine, at the head of the south harbour, and was very probably an intentional destruction of some of the houses of the suburbs which were in the way of the Russian works. The fire in the batteries has been very Slack all day. The weather has continued oppressively hot. It appears strange that at this advanced peuiod of the hot season the issue of summer clothing to the troops is nut yet completed. In the light division •the issue was only commenced within a week past, and as yet summer trousers only have been given out to the men. It is stated that the suits will be completed within a short time; hut two months ago they might have been distributed with advantage. The soldiers wiar have lately joined have brought their canvas dress with them, and all the men who are wearing it describe it to be an easy and cool attire, especially when on fatigue duty. Flies now infest the camp in such countless myriads that they almost amount to a plague. They chiefly consist of the same species as the common house-fly in England. Mosquitoes and sand flies are also annoying, but do not exist to such an extent as to cause inconvenience worthy of note. The execution of a French soldier took place this afternoon in the plain of lialaklava. The unhappy criminal belonged to the 73d regiment of the line. Ile had stabbed the captain of hi: company, and caused his death. lie was con veyed in an artillery waggon to the spot where his life was to pay forfeit for the net he had committed, and was attend-d by api jest. Only a few moments of suspense followed A firing party of twelve men had been drawn up in front of the prisoner. Ten of these men were to fire ; the shots of two were reserved in c ise of the execution being incomplete. This proved to be a psud"nt precaution. The order to tire vas made in silence, signalled by the movement of ,the sword of the officer in command of the firing party. At the first wave of the blade the arms were " carried," at the second they were brought to the " present," at the third the shots were discharged. Them were a few quivvering movements, and the soldier fell. The Birmingham gaol keeper was indicted at the Warwick Assizes and found guilty of cruelty to the prisoners under his charge, one it will bo recollected died under his coercion. A firm of attorneys having brought an action aglinst a genVe man of Yorkshire for their bill of costs, incurred bp his wife in pro secuting a suit of divorce in the ecclesiastical court against her husband on the ground of cruelty, the case was tried at York, before Mr. Baron Platt, when it having been shown that the defen dant's wife, who is now dead, was a woman of violent temper, and that her husband had not treated her with any harshness, the plaintiff's were nonsuited, on the ground that there was not sefficient reason for prosecuting the suit of divorce. A young man named Andrew Moreland was committed for trial at Liverporl on a charge of stealing two £lOO notes front a deck in the Exchange, where they had been left for a few minutes.- The prisoner had got them exchanged by an emigration agent, stating that he had received the notes from his friends in Bcltast. At the Stafford assizes, Mr. William Booth. coaldealer, Birminn ham, sued the South Staffordshire Railway Company, to recover damages for an injury which the plaintiff had sustained, in con sequence of the train in which the plaintiff was running foul of a carriage which had been improperly backed from a siding on to the line. The company had . paid £75 into court, and the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff, with £25 damages beyond the sum paid into court. Mr. John Dalton, an architect, and who had hitherto borne a most irreproachable character, was convicted at the Clonmel assizes of forging the name of the Marquis of Waterford to three bills of exchange for £1,300, and negotiating the same. Strong affidavits in mitigation of punishment were put in, and the court, having given them a favourable consideration, commuted the prisoner's sentence to four years' penal servitude. At the Bodmin assizes, Edward Rawle, late master of the emigrant ship John, w hi c h was wrecked at St. Keverne i n Ma y last, was tried for the manslaughter of Eliza Hallett, one of the passengers who lost their lives on that occasion. The ground of the char g e was that the captain was not rdinarily wilful and careful. The jury acquitted him. THE COLORED NEWS. THE BUCCANEER. CHAPTER 11. THE roar of savage and licentious hilarity resounded through the island of Fortuga, where Taureau's boat, containing Montbars and a heavy cargo of hides made for the shore. The notorious pirate, Van Horn, had just captured a Spanish galleon freighted with silver, and his wild Flibustiers did their utmost to disembarrass themselves as rapidly of their dollars and bars as they had acquired them. Montbars was seized with indignant astonishment when he saw the doings of the savage horde on stepping ashore. In one place a party of them was stretched out before a huge cask of wine, the tap of which they had thrown away. The golden liquor run without intermission into the cups held up to it, and it was necessary to empty them as quickly as they were filled ; if, therefore, any one wanted a cup, he just held up his mouth until he had enough, and getting insensible, laid down on the sands. In another part, the rattling of the dice box was heard, enormous stakes were risked, and, almost instanta neously, the newly-created croesus was again transformed into a beggar. In another place the brethren of the coast were whirling round in the licentious dance with ladies of all colours. Farther on two of them, inflamed by passion and drink, were rushing to deadly but legalised combat under the eye of a superior, and another party, with bare legs and heads, formed in procession, and were about marching off to the town with a view of offering up on the altar of the church, in the name of the fleet, a costly monstrance cap tured with the galleon. Montbars was speechless from the effect which this scene of horror had on him, while he was left to himself by Taurean, who had gone in search of a buyer for his hides. Suddenly a black maiden, to whom fear of death had given wings, came rushing past him, and kneel ing on a rock by the shore, prayed as follows :—" Holy virgin, obtain for me from my father in heaven, forgiveness for the sin which I am about to commit, to appear before him ere He calls me, and that, in order to escape a life of shame, I throw myself, with all my sins, into the sea without con fession, and the holy oil of the last unction." With quick determinntion the maiden rose for the fatal leap. Montbars was just in time to lay hold of her, and he grasped her powerfully. " What rash act did you meditate, unfortunate maiden:" he asked in a tone of reproach, min gled with kindness, and she directed her splendid black eyes to him with an expression of confidence. " Oh, yes, this is the voice, this the face of a man, the beautiful creature exclaimed. You have not saved me from self-destruction with a view of sacrificing me to the savage lust of your brethren l " " No, upon my word of honour," said Montbars, looking round courageously for the enemies whom he might have to encounter. " See! See! there they are already," exclaimed the maiden. " Now keep thy promise, noble-minded youth, or, if not, cast me into the sea yourself, that I may be preserved from sin, and die by purer hands." The young man now unsheathed his sword, when three Flibustiers, heated with wine, came quickly along. " There is the black devil," said one of ihem.''- " Come to my warm bosom, and forsake yon cold rock," said the other, while the third cried out to Montbars, in a commanding tone. " The wench belongs to all three of us ; do not, therefore, expose yourself to inconvenience," my young gentleman. " The maiden has sought my protection," said the other coolly and with firmness, " and whoever wants her must obtain her through the medium of my sword." " Your wishes in that respect can be gratified," roared the robber, and presently three swords were pointed at Mont bars, who defended himself vigorously. He was already bleeding from a wound in his forehead, when all at once some one behind him exclaimed, Stand back," and a person of imposing stature stepped between him and the combatants, a drawn sword in his hand. White marabout feathers waved from his velvet hat, which was richly adorned with precious stones. Over .his doublet of gold a rich string of large oriental pearls was suspended, and on his fingers he bore rings of inestimable value. "The admiral," exclaimed the Flibustiers, abashed, they receded a few paces, and dropped their arms. "Three to one," said Van Horn indignantly, `• and yet you dare call yourselves Flibustiers i" " Justice is on our side," replied one of the robbers, who was the first to recoverhis self-possession. "We have acquired the girl on the captured galleon. Heads or tails was to decide to whom she should belong. We were in the act of tossing up the dollar when she escaped, and this youngster, who is not even a brother of the coast, disputes her with us. Thus it happened that our just indignation got the mastery over us. "The maiden was just going to cast herself into the sea, in order to escape froin these monsters," said Montbars with the accent of noble indignation, " I devote my life to her honour, be you therefore a generous judge, mighty admiral. The man who is so well acquainted with the usages of chivalry, I expect also knows its duties towards the ladies," Van Horn seemed pleased with the speaker, and said, " You are, perhaps, somewhat bold, but that is a fault on the right side. May I know who you are, young man ?" The youth gave him his name. " What! the son of the exterminator ?" inquired Van Horn, delighted. " The same, admiral, and my nephew ; Taurean, answered for him, having just made his appearance with his drawn sword, with the intention of coming to the assistance of his nephew." " Well, you are no disgrace either to your father or your uncle," continued Van Horn, shaking hands with him cor dially. He then addressed the three robbers with great severity, and said, " According to our code, the prisoners form part of the general booty, and I, as the admiral, am en titled to the choice of three heads. I select this girl from among them, and present her to this young man. You have disposed of that which was not your property, and, like cowardly robbers, attacked a single individual, which is in direct violation of my orders. You will, therefore, sur 7 render your swords and remain on board as prisoners." To be continued. Eamstir tpitumr. One of the 16th Lancers, who composed the escort of the judges from the railway at Clonmel, having been seized with weakness, fell from his horse and was killed. A boy died at Berwick, a few days back, from concussion of the brain, caused by a blow which he had received from a stone in the course of play with his companions a few hours before. Some little sensation was created in the vicinity of the Leeds parish church, by the eccentric conduct of a bride that was to have been. A young couple marched down to church dressed in their best, and attended by bridesmaids, &c., each apparently very well pleased with the contemplation of the knot matrimonial about to he tied. Suddenly, however, the lady's eye caught that of an old flame, and in an instant she dropped the arm of her expectant bridegroom, and threw herself into those of her old lover. In a trice a coach was called; and before the astonished bridegroom had recovered his breath, his intended bride and her newly-found lover were driving up lilrkgate at express speed. The bridegroom shouted and ran, the bridesmaids ran and shouted, and both sought till intervention of the police, but as officer "No. 00" did not " know any just cause or impediment" why a young woman should not change her mind, and substitute Dick for Tom, if the whim so took her, he allowed the coach to rattle off, and left the jilted bridegroom to wend his weary way homewards sadly and alone. The anniversary of the Queen's coronation waa celebrated on board the allied fleet at Cronstant with great éclat—salutes were fired, the ships were "dressed," and the French officers were en tertained by the English. Our allies promise to return the com pliment on the 15th August—the Napoleon fete day. Nearly 427 millions of newspapers arc annually printed in the United States. General Mayran, who was killed on the 18th June, desired that his heart should be conveyed to his widow : the precious relic has been taken to its destination. The people of St. Pancras have behaved well in the ease of poor Collard, who was shot by the assassin Barthelemy. They have subscribed between £7OO and £BOO for the benefit of Collard's widow and family, and have erected a handsome monument in St. Pancras Cemetery, Finchley, over the remains of the victim. The trees in the Champs Elysees have just had numbers attached to them, similar to those of houses in the streets. __ Ten thousand persons assembled in the park at New York have passed resolutions denouncing the Maine Liquor Law. The Mormons in Salt Lake Valley have been thrown into com motion by a reported discovery of gold on the Sweet Water; and numbers are leaving the' delights of Salt Lake City for the Diggings. A c abman was lately fined ss. and 12s. costs , for allowing a woman to drive his cab. Letters have been received from Mr. John Mitchell by his family, in Ireland, stating that he is about to settle in the territory of Tennessee, to follow the occupation of a farmer. The largest steamer in the world has been launched from Messrs. Napier's yard, on the Clyde— the Persia, intended for the Cunard line. She is 390 feet long, 71 broad, and 32 deep. Tonnage 3,600. She will carry 300 passengers in separate cabins, besides a crew of upwards of 120. The funeral of Lord Raglan afforded the citizens of Bristol an opportunity of showing their respect lor the memory of the brave soldier who sacrificed his life to a sense of duty. The enthusiasm for the success of the war is seen in the really extensive and most creditable preparations which were made to do honour to the re mains of the veteran as they were conveyed through the city to their final resting place. The rank of British painters has been thinned by the death of Mr. Charles Brocky, whose tableaux de genre—with occasional flights at subjects of a higher order—made him agreeably known to our Exhibition-haunters. _ _. • M. Michelet, the French historian, has arrived at Brussels, to examine there, for the continuation of his " History of France," the Belgian State records and the Library of the Dukes of Bur gundy. Prince Albert has given Mr. Bailey a commission for a piece of poetical sculpture ; leaving, with great delicacy and no less wisdom, the subject and mode of treatment entirely to the artist himself. The Arctic Committee, appointed by the House of Commons to investigate the claims of the commanders of the recent Arctic Ex pedition for a reward for the discovery of a North-West Passage, has come to a determination to recommend that £5,000 should be given to Bapt. M'Clure. At the last meeting of the Licensed Victuallers Association, to which the Morning Advertiser newspaper belongs, it was stated that the salary of the editor was £3OO per annum. Messrs. Bass have several large vessels on their way to Balaklava with their renowned ale and porter, of which they purpose keep ing up a floating depot of 800 tons, in their ship the tartar, for supplying the wants of the army at a very trifling advance upon London retail prices. The Quarterly Review gives the following curious facts respect ing advertisements:—Holloway, annually, for his pills, £30,000; Moses and Son, annually, £10,000; Rowland and Sons' Macassar oil, 10,000 ; the cod liver oil, 10,000 ; Heal and Sons' bedsteads, &c., £O,OOO ; Nicoll, tailor, 4,500. India rubber promises to be the exponent of Yankee genius in Europe. It is almost the only article fully exhibited at the French Crystal Palace, as of American manufacture. Strahan, Paul, and Co. have been for their last examination at the London Bankruptcy Court, but the sitting was again adjourned till the 9th of October. The amount of debts already proved is about 3J0,000. A young brute was fined 20s. and costs by the magistrates at Leeds, for heating a horse until it died. Because the animal was so exhausted with a heavy load that it could not move, the mis creant beat it on the head with the stock of his whip, knocking out one of its eyes and severely lacerating its nose. At the Paris Hippodrome, a battle-piece, called " La Crimea," has been produced, in which 2,000 men and some hundred horses are engaged. Tnultrnilig, TersoAr.—Bankrupts---T. Edgley, Skinner-place, Sise-lane, merchant— G. Hooper, Commercial-road East, shipowner—\V. G. Brown, Dartford, clothier and outfitter—T. Bacon, Colchester, printer—F. Gadd, Chichester, grocer and merchant—J. Standing, Batters-terrace, Peckham, china dealer— E. Corker, Fore-street, Edmonton, timber merchant, coal merchant and fur niahing undertaker—E. Davis, Bromley. Middlesex, licensed victualler, and Tottenham, brickmaker—W. Q u i n t on , Birmingham, builder and rule maker —W. Farmer, Birmingham, nail manufacturer—L. H. Meakin and J. Ferran. Shelton, earthenware manufacturers —A. Oakley, Derby, rope and twine manufacturer—W. C. Bodlev, Exeter ' i ron founder— ll. E. Skinner, Tiverton, saddle and harness mak er —J. 11. Mill s , Bradford, Yorkshire, stuff merchant —IL Topper, Hahne, 'Lancashire, provision dealer—J. J. Brierley and R. Arrownnitb, jun., Manchester, silk and cotton manufacturers—P. Jame son, Staleybridge, tailor—J. E. Dawson, Manchester, money scrivener. FRIDAY.—S. Gawan, Kent-street, Southwark, victualler—W. Scudde, Blackheath Park, Blackheath, livery-stable keeper—J. Hayward, Church court, Old Jewry, woollen warehoneernan and factor—H. G. and J. James, Leadenhall-street. engineers—J. Meeke, Sheffield, draper—J. Scott, Notting ham, grocer—W. Gregory, Sheffield, toy manufacturer—J. Hall, Notting, ham, broker, joiner, and cabinet maker—G. Pell, Welford, Northampton shire, scrivener. ironmaster and malster—NV. Trego, Gunter's-grove, West Brompton, and Moorpark-terrace, King's-road, Fulham, builder—J. Wilson, Beviling, Bradford, Yorkshire, innkeeper—B. Kiernan, Manchester, clothier W. J. Palmer, Hotwells, Bristol, cattle dealer—J. Proffitt, :Oldbury. Wor cestershire, grocer and provision dealer—J. Mitchell, Keighley, Yorkshire, worsted spinner and manufacturer—G. Armitage, J. and W. Fra.nkish, and T. Barker, Sheffield, Yorkshire, railway springs, railway carriage and steel manufacturers—V. Salmon, Brick Lane, Spitalfields, boot and shoe manufac turers—lt. Hardey, Kingston-upon-Hull, merchant and commission agent — W. Thorne, Queen-street-place, City, of Conmr.ght-terrace, Edgeware-road, and of Barnstaple, Devonshire, railway contractor, and contractor for public works—J. Travis, Green Bridge, Cane Mill, and Bridge End, all near Newchnrch, Lancashire, woollen manufacturer and pirnter.