The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-16 00:00:00

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Traede in the Regions of Me Upper and Lower
Amcor and the Russian Aegnintwns on the Con-
fines of India and Mims • with Adventures among
the Mountain Kirghis and the Manjours, Mart.
!tarps, Tunsigoets, fatuities, Gokti, and Gelyaks :
the Hunting and Pas oral True. By Teonas
Witusn ATICI/fBON. London : Hurst and
Blackett 1800.
Mr. Atkinson has presented the reading world
with another valuable book of travels. It is as
interesting, as entertaining, and as well written as
his previous work. It is a volume which will
not only afford intellectual entertainment of the
highest order, but fitted to instruct both the
philosopher and the statesman. The vast terri-
torial acquisitions lately made by Russia in the
northern parte of Central Asia, along the whole
northern frontier of China, is described by an
eye-witness well qualified to estimate their
real value and political advantages. Mr. Atkin-
, son is no alarmist. He sees ample employment for
Russia for many years to come in developing the
imemross and civilising and colonising the regions
Withered by the Arnim? and in taking ad oaf
41ke
1*
essuriodious harborer and extensive
lof the Island of Saghalien to carry on a
commerce with China and Japan. This, rath
than a contest with England for the empire of
India, he regards as the more uumediate missiou of
Flossie.
In the meantime English enterprise, skill, and
induetry, need not be idle. Mr. Atkinson sees
fresh fields opening up amidst the Asiatic acquire-
ments of Russia for British commeeee. He pro-
poses the establishment of fairs on the Indian fron-
tier. These should be at one or more points near the
of the Himalaya,or one great fair as far up the
firlue: as poesible. The fairs once established would
Isoon be visited by the Tatar merchants. These
merchants now travel by caravans from Bokhars,
1 Khokan, and Tashkead, to Semipalatinsk, iu Si-
beria. At Semipalatinsk they obtain Russian
copper, iron, and hardware, to be distri-
buted through Central Asia, and on their return
from Bokhara they bring tea, silks, and dried
fruits. Them find their way from Semipalatinsk to
the great fair at Irbit, near Igeaterineburg, and to
that at Line Novgorod, on the Volga. The Tatar
merchants trade also with the Chinese towns of
Tchoubachack and Kiddie. Among their wares
may be found the rich carpets of Persia and Bok-
hara, mingled with magnificent silks, shawls, and
kalats or gowns, richly embroidered with gold and
coloured silks, for the Kirghis chiefs--the impede
tribes of the great Asiatic steppes. Porcelain vases
from China, together with diamonds, rubies, and
emeralds, form a portion of their stock in trade.
From the Kirghis chiefs, is exchange fee their
warn, they obtain costly furs, horses, oxen, sod
sheep. One Tatar merchant alone imports annually
into Siberia more than 50,000 horned cattle. More
than a million of sheep are yearly brought from the
Kirghia steppe to Ekaterineburg, where they are
killed, their fat melted down into tallow, and this
converted into atearine. Within the last ten years
the fair at tibia has risen from one of comparative
insignificance to great importance. Its commercial
transactions in February last amounted to more
than 12,000,000/.
It is to open three vast commercial fields of
enterprise that Mr. Atkinson suggested the esta-
blishment of fairs on the Indus. The distance of
these fairs from Khokan and Taahkend now
visited by the Tatar merchants, is but little more
than half of that from Semipalatinsk to Novgorod
Goad English goods weld wanastalr Ana s.sawritat.
The distance from the Indus to Vernoje and
Kopal is about one-third of that from these places 1
to the great fair on the Volga. This is a point of
considerable commercial importance, as these
towns will now become the centres whenoe the
Tatar merchants will send forth their agents to dis-
perse their goods among all the Kirghis of the
steppes. From these they will reach the Mongo-
lian tribes on the north of the Gobi, a region con-
taining a vast population. Thence, should the
trade be established, the merchandise: will find its
way to the regions beyond the Selvage and the
sources of the Amoor.
Mr. Atkinson discovers another route for British
commerce. Russian policy and enterprise have
already opened the river Soungaria. The valley of
the Amoor has been added to its empire without a
single contest with the people. Ten years hence
our traveller expects that
Flourishing towns will be seen on the banks of the Armor,
the Teasels moored on the shore will show that the people
are actively eepged in ememeros and ether industrial
pursuits, while the white churches, with their numerous
turrets and green domes, will prove that religion and civili-
sation have taken the place of idolatry and superstition.
• • The valley es the Seammais and those of its
aahoste are said to be the most densely_ populated
portions of this part of the Chinese empire. Besides the
people settled in the numerous towns on the bean of the
river, there is •great• nomads pcpoletion upped in breed-
ing cattle, and the river opens up a way for RUSirian Com-
merce. There is, however, hers a great drawback to the
success of Rum* in the distance which her European per
have to be trausporeed, and the long winters which
close up her inland navigation. Either the Americans or
the English can deposit their manufactures in the ware-
homes on the Amor at one-third of the sum it costs the
Russians. Besides which, they can produce their good+ at
a cheaper rate, and unless • heavy protective duty is put
on all merchandise arriving by sea, Ruins will not be able
to compete with the Saxon rues. It will be much more profit-
able if her merchants are established on the Amoortodistri-
bnte European wares brought seaward. They who have now to
clothe themselves in fish-skin, requiring • long time to pre-
pare, will this be able to use articles from European looms
at one-tenth put of their cost of prodnetiou, by which
means the resources of the country will be stabled to keep
, pace with its progressive civilisation.
This outline of Mr. Atkinson's speculations for '
' the civilisation of vast tracts of the old world, ri-
valling any portion of the earth in grandeur of
scenery, and teeming with pastoral and mineral
I wealth, by the combination of England and Russia
I in friendly enterprise, is enough to prove that his
i travels are not without a substantive value.
i As a picture of the gigantic forces of nature,
they are equally interesting. The power of
the earthquake in rending mountain chains
CAUTION TO RAILWAY TICIZT ROLDSM. —a n
~,,_ e asunder the chasm which opened an escape
veneers 4,l,crtiser of Saturday last contain, • report of for the waters of a
M vast mountain lake and drained
• are of preolitr interest to the fielders of mason railway it dry, the irresistible might of the pent-up
tickets. A yowls gentleman 'timed Lockwood, who held • waters in their downward rush, the falling ava-
POMO ticket, entitling him to travel es the Greet Western lanohe, the more slow but mighty progress of the
Railway►between Wrelle" ""I tlesturi was brought up glaciers, are all depicted as none but an artist
it"tvertheihevaah°"e'resy cown"gistasy,"l,tia. ihsil trlchard
.gy:yabe defiraraint
......y nature and a geologist by study could
•earriegeat Ruins, and took no ticket, Mktg to chewer yeurtray them. The naturahM will find a rich
mei Mowing his *aeon ticket at Rouen, where the ticket. mine of information in this new work of Mr. At-
m, onnected. For this offeoce he was tined 29a, sad is, kinson'e. He is indeed a field naturalist. He loves
meta. Os the 9111 of July Mr. Lockwood also got into the the creatures whose habits he describes ; he follows
teesiii R.hos. gad look so ticket, and when he got out at thami to their secret haunts with all the energy, per-
Weeshass the station muter, in accordance with the bye. and • I
laws 01 ibis cowpony. demanded the full fa frogs shrews. severance, industry of a practised and =-
Mary, but this Mr. Lockwood refused to pay. In this caee tiring hunter. For instance, he sees three
ahe of 10e. and ea was imposed at the instance of the dark monarchs of the sky, the botrooot or Me°
cb11111" of the magiair°l•°' Mr. 131°w°, as the Part or nobilis of the naturalist, high above the mountain
the Omni Western Company, woi+l to compromise • third
Amp against the defendant and his fat on payment of c...sage which were too steep to ride over. The
mete. Ale/ether Mr. Lockwood had im
p:ts ty V. 22. horses are therefore piqueted. Our traveller, with
SUSPICIOUS Oceosasitcs.-4 in Tuesday night his Commack guide, follows the soaring eagles till
the enemies of sass private watchmen on the wharf. in they reach a beautiful valley. Through this valley,
Toolev.street was attneeted by the erica of "Murder," fol• rich with foliage and luxuriant with herbage, a
lowed he a met of groin. whop .11 was quiet. SuPPoting it Knoell torrent ran foaming along. It was shut in on ,
"is ybeggie,.tirnnv.„(,,,beeg,q,,,Wwhiarrel with ift„,b ieregiry tite,,....aunponnipouceortuaai"... both aides by mountains rising far above the line of
taken of. the matter. Yestenlay inuruisg, however, the perpetual snow. Here they saw what had attracted I
body of • respectaMy-dressed female WS4 picked up by the eagles from afar. A magnificent stag had been
scene mammal sear Hom•lrlomiintinia, with several hunted down by three wolves. The noble animal,
marks of violence, as If indicted with some blunt instru- yet patine, was being torn in pieces. Our hunters
meat. A shell woe procured and medical assistance sent
for, when the Web wee removed to the Mail-house. She is prepared —To disappoint the wolves of their prey,
describel to be about 2:3 years of age, with lavender they had crept quietly under cover to get within
1
(Around dues, white petticoat, gold ear-riaga with .0 rills range. The finger was on the trigger when
Mae stones is them, and Adelaide boots. Information has Semite, the Comack, pointed out two of the large
been forwarded to the amour, who has ordered • post i mew, prepariug for a swoop :
peurfem examination to be made of the body.
Presently ere of the eagles shot down like an arrow, and
Naw ArT us LOCAL Tax ATION. —By an act of was ahuot is-tautly followed by the other. When within
parliament Pot rutted annual reties an to be made to about forty + ids of the group the wolves caught sight of
the Secretary of Mato respecting nate. Wes, tolls and dum them, and iiietaatly stood on the defensive, showing their
levied for the purposes of local government and improve- long yellow fangs. sad nitwits a savage bowl. In a few
melds in England. Under this act church rates, sewers secus&ds the Ire beareent struck his prey ' • on talon was
nitre, load management rates of the metropolis, sod other fixed in his to k, the other on the upper pert of the neck,
nue, are to be returned. ' completely mewing the head, while he tore out the wolf'

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Mesmerism', ft le entailing bs 14 stimulative operatics. Toe
children It la espeelally recommended. so forming the bona of a
beeaUful heed of heir, oldie Ifs introduetiors Into the saesry at
royalty, and the aamiseue sestiro. mina cessetantly recedard
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as ed., Is., Ib lb (opal to four sruall,, and tta per bottle.
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golden, sod by chemists sad premium.

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