The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-27 00:00:00

THE SICK OF KERTCII.

The following correspondence has.been forwarded
to us for publication. It would seem to shoal that,
whatever blame may attach to the General in com-
mand of the expedition, none can be attributed to
the authorities at home for the excesses committed
'at Kertch and Yenikale :--
"Athenum Cltib, May 31.
" Dear Sir,=Let me trespass a moment on your
time, in order to venture a suggestion, or rather to ex-
press a hope, that an order may be sent by telegraph to
Kertch to place a guard over the Museum.
" The country around Kertch is covered with tumuli,
in which have been found finely sculptured sarcophagi,
numerous inscriptions, statues, and golden ornaments,
crowns, and bracelets, as beautiful as those from the
tombs of Etruria. These are all placed in a temple—
copied from that of Thesus at Athens—built on the hill-
side just above Kertch.
"In time of peace there was always a Russian guard
at this building to prevent depredations, and it is possible
some evil-disposed inhabitant of Kertch might seize the
occasion of its withdrawal to despoil the collection,
one of the most interesting in the world. Whatever may
be the future fate of this museum—whatever land it is
destined hereafter to adorn—much of its value must
depend upon its remaining as complete as possible.
"I should not venture to draw your attention to this,
were I not aware that the number in England is very
small of those who have bad opportunities of personally
studying the collections of this remarkable museum,
and of bearing witness to their importance for history
and art.—Believe me, dear Sir, very truly yoUrs,
" GEORGE SUMNER.
"To Sir Charles Wood."

" Admiralty, June 1.
" Dear Sir,—Lord Panmure will telegraph to Lord
Raglan to give orders for the protection of the Museum
and other works of art at Kertch. We cannot be sure
of reaching Sir E. Lyons, who is at the upper end of the
Black Sea.

" I remain, dear Sir, yours truly, ,
cg G. Sumner, Esq." C. WOOD.

Upwards of 70,000 persons visited the Paris exhibi-
tion on Sunday.
The letters from Paris yesterday state an expectation
that a tax of 10 per cent. on the gross receipts of rail-
roads is about to be imposed, and that the companies
will be authorised to make a proportionate increase in
their tariffs. It is also said that on the meeting of the
Legislature a large increase in the army will be called
for. The question as to whether the new loan of
30,000,000/. is to be raised by contract or by national
subscription is still uncertain.
THE JEALOUS WIFE ' A NOVEL. By MISS PARDOE.
—ln these volumes Miss Pardoe renews her welcome
acquaintance with the public, with another of her singu-
larly powerful descriptions of real life. In whatever
path of literature Miss Pardoe walks she is invariably
successful. She is ono of the very best female historians
of the present time ; whilst as a novelist every feature
is discernible in her fictions which adds a cl'arra to the
female character, and brings out its well-directed pecu-
liarities so as to do honour to her own sex and to prove
the value of its influence upon society. These points
are especially noticeable in " The Jealous Wife," which
is one of the very best specimens of Miss Pardoe's
talents...l7/17AI?) Mogenacr.
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NAVAL AND MILITARY INTEMIGEENCZ

Every exertion exertion is now making to get her Majesty's
new yacht Victoria and Albert ready for nndocking by
Saturday next, and perhaps by Friday. When this is
done she will immediately proceed on a trial trip as far,
it is reported, as Gibraltar, ,so as fully to test her ma-
chinery and sea doing qualities. Important results, so
far as speed and sea,worthiness,Are concerned, are ex'
.- peeted from her.
Ths Centaur, 6 guns, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, Cain'
William J. C. Clifford, which arrived at Sheerness on
Sunday, left Kiel Bay on the 20th inst. (arriving there
the same day). Admiral Baynes's squadron, consisting
of five line-of-battle -ships, and the Falcon,
steam-sloop, each towing one gun-boat and one mortar
vessel, were then under way. The Retribution took the
Centaur's mortar vessels and water tank vessel in tow,
and they all proceeded up the Baltic under all sail and
-steam power. The Centaur parted company with the
squadron that day at 2 p.m., and arrived at Sheerness
17, screw
on Sunday at 0 a.m., after anchoring all the night pre-
viously near the sunk light sessel. She has left for
Woolwich to have somenecessary repairs.
Orders have been received at Sheerness for the Ca..,
cutta, 84 guns, sailing ship, Capt. J. J. Stopford, to
land the 24 guns belonging to the floating batteries
Glutton and Meteor. Bedding, &c., has been sent
n on
board for 100 supernumerary seame, and she is der
sailing orders to proceed to the Baltic with all possible
despatch. This ship has been converted into a storeship
ard
of considerable magnitude. 'When the orders arrived for
landing the guns referred to she had received on bo
?100
very large quantity of stores—viz., more than
casks of provision;, about 1,620 bags of biscuit,
about
casks
eases of provisions,' Sze., about 230 bales of c ow,.
ing, 100 private cases for the fleet, 24 guns of 06 ° , /._
for the floating batteries, six 24-pounder howitzerswleer_
boats ; also six boats and all their gear, one
Orion:bower
anchor of five tons and chain cable fore he
h above
1,400 mortar shells of 13 inches, 2201 b. °-, about
7,000 shot, from 321 b. and upwards ; powder, in
500 cases of 1201 b. each ; rockets, about 40 caseiss.eoch
addition to her own complement—namely, one
......and
lbout
aid four pinnaces, with all their necessary
_,,geifs more
private stores innumerable fo4r the fleet, she vieo3_ h
ssit this
than 600 men from her coppers daily •
; °lid she onlY
enormous quantity of stores, &c. on wow,
draws aft 25ft. llin. and forward 24 ft. ii fain Corrls
On Monday the 'frigate Alarm, 26, '313..-- to her
sailing moorings in Hamoaze. The hosPgaifra
having been masted at Devonpori, was warpedh Cale-
donia, 120, was taken out of the basin aoc., -
in dock to have
receiving-ship Implacable, 72, was placed
her copper examined and repaired. paid off t
The Devastation paddle steam-sloop
wasgrantsd $i
Woolwich yesterday. The crew have been
weeks' leave of absence. Frederick B.
The Meteor floating battery, Captain board, and is
Seymour, has all her guns and stores on th Pr*
expected to leave for Greenhithe to-morrow for ~
r floating
pose of adjusting her compasses. The Thande
batter? is also ready f d t
or the pen an .
.s. m the
•.i'° • 1
In consequence of so many invalids arriving vsosplta
Crimea, the accommodation in the Ordnance -'-' ens
at Woolwich has become toosmll, and the
e of the
wings directed another building oche added to on
wings of the hospital, to consist of 6 wards.Governro

John Burgess,
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APPOINTMENTS. M(uEneNniTpSio.yed), G. _
,-, toillie,
mate, Samuel J. Gissing, Francis 0.
mate, (unemployed), Chas. B. Puckett to be seconn ,
Francis Ja Grey, to be Masters'-Assistants to thenTrio'
sit ; and C. H. Wade to ' A • t n the
be Master s- ssis
Alarm. .1 Stir
uart
Q ermaster-Sergeant Conoll ,of the Ito 9 t. f
pers and Miners, has been Y the rani- °
*promoted to
Quarter
board the steam -sloop Pro
master of the Chatham D. isioli• A ,Irni al
Rear-Adiniral Charl .'wr lvVl . tl .°"."--- r
es ...owe ..reraan ey
wizen) on
Boxer's successor, hoisted his flag (blue at the ~.,..
Simpson, a a
menus at pi t in-
day morning, and will leave this day, as at presen
. . .t in the
tended, for Balaklava, where .he will hoist i • .
dent-in
Leander, 50
Chief
of ) -gua sailing-frigate, as Superinten
the war transport service afloat. ed
A detachment of invalids from the Crimea embark
aopeboard one of the Star Gravesend steamerq on 31°n•cil
ft rnoon for Chatham. The gallant fellows exclwo
great sympathy. Some had lost limbs, and mall we -
rmogadss,a
where ue esnhset
took w n,
suffering from fever.
S "thead yes..
. On Satnrday evening the Golden Fleece left her 01°' _
uapndherstbe n_,_t, and on
Sunday morning she took her departure for tne Cr t
Besides the troops and horses she took on board 3
Queenstown, 55 men of the Ist Dragoons and 103 horses,
under Captain Annesley, and 27 men of the oth Prai
goons and 21 horses, under Lieutenant P 1 Y embarked
ax e ,
at Portsmouth. The entire liv• f' ht therefore,
a
ing rog
~
earmthedfortotheth;n-oifra-weas:
leavin, 46 men ao
, Queenstown was, besides her crew,
305 horses.

-- we
By a letter from Balaklava, dated the 12th ing"I. " b.r•
learn that the Leander, Wasp, and Triton are The jr,
bour, the Diamond and Himalaya in the Bay- lb no
clops arrived there on the 10th, and, after lank,
guns, sailed on the 11th for the fleet. The Fire iotb•
arrived there on the 9th, and sailed aaain en the the
Lieut. Mitchell, of the Diamond, was wounded i!,, at
back on the 9th by a piece of shell ; the wound vi';,,eci
first thought to be very dangerous, but it hag lot P„ri,ded
tob be so. Assistant-Surgeon Irwin was also decline ;
no
some fragments of stone. Cholera is on the
ay the
has been fatal
nioenof cases have as yet occurred on board Or ending
H.M- .SwCayr.cloMps,r. lMaster,eft
b e
bRi
n. R.N., .13,
1. )Maltacran3tc-oie
r
Hospi •
tal. Major Hopkins, Royal Marines, has reu. will
but
from his attack of cholera, it is th t '
e
have to invalid.
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