The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-24 00:00:00

SHOPICEEPING IN THE CRIMEA.

The following is an extract from a private letter
written by a commercial gentlemen at Baskin. in April :
" Yen can form no Ides of the difficulties I have had to
contend with in getting a house built, end the goods re-
moved from the ship. The ezpense has been heavy, as
hones are not to be obtained, and ail the eases had to be car-
ded on the backs of the Greeks end Turks. It bee cost
altogether, for hens and marriage, 1601., burl shall be able,
I Wises, to re-sell the house sad land for more than the
amount. You can only sell goods here in small quantities.
Ale and porter go off at 16e. per doses, sherry 36e., and
port 48e. Of cbsmpegne little is sold at present, nor is there
any demand for brandy, bet, as the cholera is getting bad,
the latter may yet go off. You may bay food hams at 10d.
per lb., butter Is. 211. I ►ave sold the admiral 48 tons of coals
at 708., the highest price I could obtain. Any quantity of
sic and porter would sell ►ere at the price named above,
should the war continue ; but it will not fetch more, as the
dealers are only allowed to retail it at a maximum of Is. 6d.
per bottle. My house is built at Hadikoi, as no store Is
allowed in Balaclava. On the hill behind are two guns,
whisk are over the house repeatedly when the Russians
advance too far, and, as you may suppose, give me a pretty
good shaking. Sir Can Campbell's tent is about 200 yards
off. Ile very often pays me a visit. The Russians are
about two miles off. I can see them very plainly from my
window. They have tried to shell us once, but they found
it too hot to remain. I have been dreadfully robbed on
board ship ; scarcely a am was found without ene or more
bottles Wag deadest, and in many instances whole cases
were abstracted."

intention.
So that they were appointed without the consent or
knowledge of the administration ?—Yes.
And they continued in command ?—Yes ; 7 but I have rea-
son to know that it was all done through inedvertence, and
not intentionally, but ae the question has been put to me in
Havana advice§ to the 3rd of April have been general urine, I thought it was necessary to mention these
received in New York. Estranspes was garotted on the Slit „mom,
ult., and died, exclaiming with his last breath, " Death to B General Peel—Wu it usual to submit to the Wat
the tyrants! Long life to liberty !" The island was tranquil. Minister
The fate of Felix, Picelo, and Cadalso, has been decided. the names of all officers to be appointed to sack
The liresnamad is coaderened to the chain gang for ten regiment I—Entirely. That has been the practice in times of
yurs ; the othtes are by this time manacled to malefactors peace,and following out the analogy in times cf war,the proper
practice was for the Commander-in-Chief to eabmit to the
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from Spain was dilly expected.
COLLISION AT BE/L.—Advice@ from Malta, dates
the 18th of April, date that the Arabia, Stone, which ___.
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arrived then oa the 170, from Kilifetciwilr. was contact
on the amnia( of the 18th April with the Fortuna Mardi- the names having been approved by her Majesty, the War
aka brig), Affiane, from Baal sad Gibraltar to Lisbon, Minister weld not afterwards object. ...
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with Indian eors ; the latter soon afterwards went down, but The Chairman—As the usual coarse appears to have been
the crew were fortunately rescued by the Arabia, and landed
at Malta.
' I have no objection beyond what I
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