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SOUTHWARK;

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

GROSS MISCONDUCT OF A SOLDIER.— Win. IV' 1 inna,
a private in the Royal Artillery, was brought before Air.
Combe, charged with misconduct at the South• Eastern
Railway terminus, London-bridge, and assaulting the
officers in the execution of their duty.
William Field, a ticket collector in the employ of the
South• Eastern Railway Company, said that last evening
the prisoner rwhed on the platform just as the Woolwich
train was about to start, when witness went up to him
and asked him to show his ticket. He turned in a rough
manner, and, pushing him on one side, said, " D---
you and the ticket too." The prisoner was then about
to climb into a first class carriage as the train was in
motion, and on witness going up to prevent him doing
so he struck him a ♦iolent blow on the breast and
another on the face. A constable connected with the
railway then came up and removed him. The prisoner's
conduct was so violent that it created a great deal of
alarm among the passengers, and it was a miracle he
did not fall on the rails, _ .

George W. Graves, a constable employed by the com-
pany, said he was called on the platform to remove the
prisoner last evening, and he walked out quietly, but as
soon as he got out of the terminus he struck witness on
the head a violent blow with the heavy handle of his
driving whip. Had it not been for his hat the blow
might have been very serious. After that it took five
constables to remove him to the police-station.
In answer to the charge, the prisoner said he was
very drunk, and wanted to get down to Woolwich last
night. He had no recollection of acting with any vio-
lence, and he was extremely sorry for what had taken
place.
Mr. Combe told him he must not be allowed to assault
the officers of a railway company in such a manner
when they were in the performance of their duty, and
especially the ticket collector, who, no doubt, had saved
his life. however, as the company did not want to
press heavily upon him, he should sentence him to pay
a fine of 20s. •r 14 days' imprisonment.

THAMES.
DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY, WITH VIOLENCE.—Two
determined-looking ruffians, named Williams and Brown,
were brought before Mr. Ingham, charged with assault-
ing and robbing Mr. William Bartram, a tradesman, r,•
siding in Rutland-street, Stepney.
This morning, about half-past one, the prosecutor was
on his way home, when he was accosted by two women,
who made some overtures to him. Ho repulsed them,
and immediately the two prisoners made a furious attack
upon him and -kicked him, knelt upon his stomach,
and while one of the villains was compressing his throat
and attempting to strangle him, the other extracted his
watch from his fob. A police-constable named Burgess,
No. 70 11, who was in a dark place close to the railway
arch which crosses Leman-street, had his attention
called to a gurgling sound on the pavement opposite
under a lamp, and saw the prisoners standing over the
prosecutor. Burgess rushed towards them, and the two
prostitutes, confederates of the prisoners, who were
covering their operations, ran away. The prisoners left the
prosecutor and fled, and Brown directly afterwards threw
the prosecutors watch over the fence among some ruins.
Burgess soon caught the thieves and brought theca back
to where the prosecutor was lying on the ground welter-
ing in his blood. His head was cut open, there were
marks on his throat, and he was in a frightful condition.
It was some time before he recoveredhis senses. The pro-
secutor's watch was recovered, and another one was found
upon him, which, it is strongly suspected, is the produce
of another highway robbery.
In answer to a question by Mr. Ingham, the prose-
cutor said he was first seized by the throat from behind
by two or more persons and they beat me with their
fists.
Mr. Ingham committed the prisoners for trial.

LITERATURE.

Rachel Gray. A Tale founded on Fact. By Julia
Kavanagh, Author of " Nathalie," " Made-
leine," &c. Hurst and Blackett.
Tho authoress avows in the introduction to her
work that her purpose is "to show the intel-
lectual, the educated, the fortunate, that minds
which they are apt to slight as narrow, that lives
which they pity as moving in the straight and
gloomy paths of mediocrity, aro often blessed and
graced beyond the usual lot with those lovely aspi-
rations towards better deeds and immortal things
without which life is indeed a thing of little worth,
cold and dull as a sunless day." This purpose is
ably fulfilled, and this imparts a charm and an in-
terest to the story which might not bo expected from
its monotony and circumscribed limits. The atten-
tion is matted by the manner in which the events
aro described and the sympathy awakened by the
genuine characters brought forward. At first all
seems mean about and around the heroine ; but by
degrees, as the troubles environ and the darkue
overshadows her, the reader may question whether,
in her steadfast endurance and noble courage, her
patience, simplicity, and charity, there were not
the elements of the sublime and the germs of the
beautiful. Rachel Gray was not happily situated ;
and, besides, a succession of petty annoyances and
minor troubles combined to render her path full of
crosses and cares. It was not possible that one so
sensitive to neglect or insult could not feel this,
but she was sufficiently strong-minded to bear the
burden calmly, and kind-hearted enough not to
resent or retaliate by anger for anger. Rachel's
only pleasure was to retire within herself.
She might with truth have exclaimed, " My mind
to me a kingdom is." She did not indulge in idle
visions, fabricating fairy palaces that could never
be inhabited, and then return depressed and dis-
gusted to the every-day concerns of the working
world. In her solitude she thought of what was
great and good, of what gave her strength for tho
battle of life, and what gave her grace to contem-
fpalraetewtahseevreers.t thatAs time should m s
sreedltain
Rachel
ihen enlytheNa sr-appre-
ciated the more this privilege. She termed it "the
pleasures of thinking ;" " and Oh, she thought
sometimes, that people only knew the pleasures of
thinking ; and morn, and noon, and night, and
bending over her work, or sitting at peaceful twi-
light, Rachel thought, and thus she went on
through life between those two fair sisters, Thought
and Prayer." Various scenes are sketched in a
natural manner, as, for instance, Madame Rose in
her cellar, where she kindly received all those who
were worse off than herself ; Mrs. Gray, with her
cold sternness and harsh temper ; Mrs. Brown,
who was vulgar, domineering, and passionate, ap-
pear in life-like guise before us. In her peculiar
way each really cared for Rachel, and was willing
to servo her ; but it was not in th© power of those
who were unwilling to curb their violence or control
their selfishness to be of any use to ono so refined
and sensitive as she was. Richard Jones, with
his sorrows and misfortunes, is calculated to
attract sympathy, although obscure and humble
in his life and habits. His story is told with feel-
ing that attracts for it interest, and commands for
it respect.
" Nor grandeur hear with a disdainful smile
The short and simple annals of the poor,"
has been exclaimed by the poet ; and if all tales of
lowly life were as earnestly and touchingly written
there would be less scorn and ridicule exhibited on
their perusal. Melanchcly is the prevailing influ-
ence and the characteristic tendency of the work,
but it is prevented from becoming morbid or ener-
vating by the resolute and vigorous influence that
pervades it. In studying Milton, Rachel Gray
found a sentiment to furnish her a text for her life :
" They also serve who only stand and wait." This
idea forms the ruling spirit of the story. It would
sot forth and demonstrate that all simple lives are
not insignificant, and that the mean and lowly, to
our eyes, may contain much intrinsic merit, and
possess many sources of interest, if they are re-
garded in the right light.

NEWS FROM RUSSIA BY WA Y OF NEW-
YORK.

(From, eke New York Herald.)
Among the passengers who arrived on Friday last by
the steamer Atlantic was Col. Tal. P. Shaffner, who has
come direct from Russia, where he has been travelling
for the last sor 6 months. As this was his second visit
to that country, he had ample opportunities for observa-
tion and of becoming acquainted with its character and
condition, its resources, and the popular feeling with re-
gard to the present war. Wherever he went he was re-
ceived by all classes, from the Imperial family to the
lowest official, with the greatest hospitality, and every
attention and courtsey were paid to him during his
visit. He has been charged by the English papers with
beitig in the pay of the Czar, and that he is bound by
pecuniary obligations to support the interests of Russia ;
but the real object of those charges, which, it is deserv-
ing of particular notice, have been made against nearly
all ,Americans who have spoken favourably of Russia is
to throw discredit on their statements, and by doing so
to conceal the actual condition of things in that coun-
try from the world. Their object, however, has become
so apparent that their accusations are entirely disre-
garded, and the public mind in this country has, from
the frequent mis-statements, intentional or otherwise, of
the British press, at last come to regard their account of
the war with distrust and suspicion.
Soon after his arrival we paid a visit to Col. Shaffner,
and in the course of a few hours' conversation with him
obtained much interesting information in relation to the
war, and the means at the disposal of the Czar to carry
it on. While in Russia ho travelled over a distance of
3,000 miles, visited Cronstadt, Nicholaieff, Sweaborg,
and many others of the most important fortresses through-
' out the empire. He was all through the northern, cen-
tral, and southern portions, and during his travels was
in frequent intercourse with the nobility, as well as the
lower classes of the population. Wherever he went it
was only necessary to introduce himself as an American,
when he was immediately greeted with the warmest wel-
come and compelled to partake of their hospitality. It
was the same with all the members of the Imperial fami y.
Before giving any of the facts which he related to us, we
must state that there were some which he could not,
as a man of honour, make known without compromising
his character with the Russian Government, and destroy-
ing all confidence with our countrymen in their business
and personal relations. These facts relate to the nume-
rical force of the army, the strength of the forts, and the
financial resources of the country ; in regard to which
he did not consider himself justified to enter into specific
details, although he has given sufficient to enable us to
form a pretty accurate estimate of their means and re-
sources.

The wisdom of this policy on the part of the Czar will
st once be perceived when contrasted with that of the
allies, whose movements are known to the Russians fre-
quently before they take place. In many respects this
secrecy is attended with the greatest advantage, and,
particularly when nations are engaged in actual warfare,
cannot be too strictly enjoined upon all having business
or official relations with them, and who are intrusted
with matters of State importance. We have stated that
Col. Shaffner was in constant intercourse with all classes
of the people ; and as a great deal had been said about
tbeir feeling in respect to the war, we shall begin by
giving his experience and impressions on this subject.
It has been reported that the nobility are becoming
tired of the war on account of the levies which are
made upon them for men ; and that they are begin-
ning to display their opposition to the Government
already, though in what way we have not been in-
formed. Se far, however, from this being the case,
they are among its most strenuous and ready sup•
porters, and have signified their willingness again
and again to sacrifice all their wealth before they will
consent to yield an inch. There is only one sentiment
among them, and that is a determination to carry on the
war so long as there is a rouble in the treasury or a man
to shoulder a musket. On this matter they express their
opinions pretty freely, and they appear to be based as
much upon sound reason and policy as on a feeling of
national pride or national enmity. They argue in this
way :—" Suppose we are defeated, the loss will fall more
heavily upon us than if we were to allow ourselves igno-
miniously to sue for peace. Our enemies, flushed with
victory and renewed confidence in their own strength,
would demand, as an indemnity, perhaps the fairest and
most fertile portion of our country—a portion, too, that
we fought so hard and so long to obtain. They will in-
sist, too, on our defraying the expenses of the war with
money, and upon the relinquishment of some of our best
forts and the diminution of our navy, which they have
already expressed their determination to confine within
the narrowest limits." But there is a still stronger feel-
ing actuating them, and that is the feeling of religion,
which almost reaches the bounds of fanaticism. It is
summed up in the two words, their "God " and their
" Emperor," and exceeds, or, we should perhaps say,
stands in the place of, patriotism with them. Nothing
can exceed their zeal and devotedness in seconding the
wishes of the Czar, or their indignation at the outrages
which have been committed upon their church by the
allied troops. The desecration of the churches at Kertch
aroused the most intense hatred throughout Russia—a
hatred which it will take years to remove from the Rus-
sian. In fact, so great was the excitement created there-
by that the Government did not consider it politic or
prudent to publish all the reported cases of outrage com-
mitted. The desecration of their churches and the out-
rages which have been perpetrated, it is feared, if fully
known, might lead to turbulence, and give to the war the
character of a religious feud or riot. Speaking one day
to a wealthy Russian noble about the feeling of aris-
tocracy, he said to Colonel Shaffner that the moment
the Czar required it his whole property in ineney, serfs,
(mese Lees, ----- eennesse
his family were ready to sacrifice themselves rather than
allow the allies to dictate terms to Russia. The general
feeling, in which the very serfs participate, is ono of con-
fidence in the ultimate triumph of their country. They
believe the Czar is invincible, and that Russia can never
be defeated. Is it possible to overcome such a country,
or is it at all probable that the Czar, with almost un-
limited resources at his command, with a nobility ready
to support him to the utmost extent of their means, and
a people who regard the war as a crusade against a sacri-
legious foe—is it probable, we say, that he will yield one
inch of his territory, or accede to a single demand which
may lower the standing of his empire, either among his
own subjects or the nations of the earth l Upon the
means of enlistment and transportation of provisions
various reports have been circulated, and all of them
either entirely unreliable, or such a commingling of fact
and falsehood that it has been almost impossible to ar-
rive at the truth. Correspondents writing from St.
Petersburg to the French and English papers state that
it is necessary to use force in the draughting of men for
the army, and that large bodies of serfs who have escaped
were infesting the country in different parts with their
brigandage. Colonel Shaffner says there is no reliance
to be placed on these reports—that he never heard of a
single case in which compulsion was employed, and that
the Russian serf enters the ranks cheerfully at she com-
mand of the Czar, whom he regards as God's vicegerent
on earth. No difficulty is experienced in executing the
orders of the Emperor, and such is the alacrity with which
they are carried out on the one hand and submitted
to on the other that he believes, if it were left to the
free will of the serfs themselves, hundreds of thousands
of volunteers would flock to the standard of the Czar.
New levies aro raised with wonderful despatch, and in
two or three months, out of the raw material thus -fur-
nished, a well-drilled, efficient, and powerful army is
formed and ready for active service. Although it may
appear somewhat unreasonable, when his state of serf-
dom is considered, yet the Russian soldier has a great
deal of personal pride, and he shows it particularly in
perfecting himself in the use of his arms. As to the acts
of brigandage, and in some cases even of murder, there
is no doubt that they have been committed, but not to
a greater extent than formerly ; and that they are com-
mitted now is not to be regarded as a proof that the
serfs are discontented or opposed to being sent to the
Crimea.
The entire force of the Russian army, including that
portion of it stationed at Perekop, numbered in the
middle of Oct. last,'about 250,000. These occupy different
positions along the route from Perekop to Sebastopol,
and this is so well defended by forts as to render all at-
tempts of the allies to cut off their supplies utterly power-
less. Perekop itself is said to be so strongly protected
that it would employ the whole of the allied forces in re-
ducing it.
The means of transportation, contrary to the statement
of the allies, have not been cut off, nor have they suffered
any interruption from the capture of Kertch and the de-
struction of the "immense" quantities of grain in the
Sea of Azoff. The grain, it now appears, instead of be-
longing to Russia, was the property of Greek merchants,
who had offered it for sale to the Russian Government at
such an exorbitant price that they refused to purchase it.
They never received provisions in this direction, as they
have always been sent by way of Perekop. The Greek
merchants, fearing the capture of heir pb
roperty, it
seems, applied to the Russians for protection ; ut long
before their application was made t
that the Sea of Azoff would not be defended against the
allied fleets, and they were accordingly
Russianrdinf,rlyadvised t
their own counsel in time. otake
The Government,
however, although it refused to protect them, made an
appropriation of alargeamount of money to sink vessels,
, to
filled with stone,
the prasinsaangneeonffthoiiesn the
nemy c
perfo-
nnel gavessels.f Kertch
The contract prevent
for the
work was given to the Greeks
betthem-
selves, no doubt eing entertained that, as it was for
their benefit, the work would be promptly and faithfully
executed. Tho prospect of present gain, however, being
more powerful than the dread of approaching danger,
the Greek merchants, instead of filling the vessels with
stone, used sand, which was washed away by the our-
the channel free for the passage of the
rent, leaving
allies. As this was known at St. Petersburg, very
little sympathy, it may be supposed, was manifested for
the merchants, who, blinded by their avarice, and false
to their agreement, had reaped the reward of their own
dishonesty.
The transportation of provisions has been so effec-
tively carried on that the Russian army in Sebastopol
has never suffered, and the commissariat has always
been well supplied. There were several occasions upon
which the soldiers were put upon reduced rations, but
these were days of fast prescribed by the church, and
which are pretty strictly observed. They are allowed
slb. of meat per week to each man, and there aro two
days of abstinence from meat out of the seven, leaving
an average of 11b. per day. The provisions are ge
nerally conveyed from the Smolensk and Saratoff coun-
tries to the Crimea in waggons, which are loaded on
their return with salt. The same waggons, before the
war, went to the Crimea empty, but now they are laden

both ways, and make double their former profit, notwith-
standing the assertion of a St. Petersburg correspondent
of the Paris Pays that the waggoners, having no employ
ment, are compelled to follow the army.
While travelling through the wheat-producing dis-
tricts, Colonel Shaffner saw crops which, he said, were as
extensive as any that bad been reaped for many years
before; and so slight has been the draught on the agri-
cultural population by the raising of new levies that it
will not in the least diminish the next year's produce.
When it is remembered, besides, that this will have to
be kept in the country, in consequence of the allied fleet
being in possession of all the outlets from the Black Sea
and the Baltic, there would seem to be very little danger
of the Russian army suffering from want of provisions.
The gallant and protracted defence of Sebastopol has
proved that in her fortifications Russia is inferior to no
other country in the world. Comparatively little was
known of her system of defences, and up to the last few
months such places as Nicholaieff and Sweaborg were
never heard of. In the case of Sebastopol, it is a remark-
able fact that some of the principal defences were earth-
works, and still more remarkable that they were found
to be more easily defended against an assault than any
other kind of fortification. Sebastopol, however, has
not furnished the first proof of this fact, for in onr war
of independence they formed the chief bulwarks,
against which the dogged courage of the British
troops broke in vain. From the battle of Bunker's Hill,
on the heights of which the patriots had entrenched
themselves behind a breastwork of earth, to the last
struggle with the retreating foe, fortifications of earth-
work were used, and traces of them may still be seen all
over the country. Whether Todtleben is indebted to us
for this important fact cannot now be determined, but
the value of earthworks for defence was established here
three-quarters of a century ago.
The whole line of fortifications around Sebastopol was
constructed of bundles of sticks, placed upright and
overlaid with earth ; and the far-famed Malakhoff was
nothing more than a mound of earth, with a facing of
stone. During the summer, however, this earth was so
dry that it became quite friable, and when struck by a
ball it was thrown up in a cloud of dust. Under these
circumstances it was found impossible to repair the da-
mage done by the bombardment, and in many instances
where an assault was made the allies were repulsed in a
hand-to-hand encounter with the Russians. This was
one of the causes which rendered the evacuation of the
southern side necessary, but it was not the only one.
The Russian cannon were actually worn out, and were
exploding daily, killing those who served them. Under
these circumstances Gortschakoff wrote to the Emperor
several weeks before the evacuation, informing him cf
the particulars, and received commands that he should
abandon the south side whenever he should, in his judg-
ment, think the time had arrived. So well was it known
at St. Petersburg that the south side was to be evacuated,
that it was customary for the people to inquire every
morning if the army had crossed over. The trophies which
wore found by the allied army after they had captured
their dearly-earned prize, and about which they bad made
such a parade, were the used-up cannon, and the piles of
balls which they themselves fired into the city, and which
the Russians had intended to recast to the size of their own
guns. They also found powder, but it was some which
had been placed in the mines, and which became so damp
that it would not explode. It is not true that they got
large quantities of clothing and provisions, for every-
thing of value had been removed several days before the
evacuation. It is also worthy of notice that the
Russians had constructed three bridges instead of one,
and that, although their sick and wounded were left be-
hind, yet the Allies did not dare to prevent a portion of
them from returning to carry them over to the north side.
It has been asked how the Russians buried their dead,
and great concern manifested to know how it happened
that a terrible plague did not break out with thousands
of unburied corpses lying within the narrow confines of a
walled city. In reply to this, we have been informed
that they did not allow their dead to lie above groand ;
that they were conveyed to the north side in boats,
which were kept constantly running every day, and
buried alongside the harbour.
Considerable mortification, it is true, was feltthrough-
out Russia when the evacuation of the south side was
known, for it was still hoped that they might be enabled
to hold it. But if this was the feeling among the people
and the nobili'y they felt proud of the achievements of
the army, and on the Czar's name day, which is the anni-
versary of his patron saint, and which in Russia is re-
gardel as a festival, they showed, by their demeanour
and conversation, how highly they prized the fame which
had been won by theirgallant countrymen in the Crimea.
The streets were crowded with the populace, and even
the windows were thronged with spectators, and when
the Emperor appeared in public every one seemed
anxious to show by his manner his love and devotion for
him, and his readiness to sacrifice everything for " his
God and his Czar." In all the churches prayers were
offered up for " the triumphant evacuation of the south
side."

The Russian calculation of their entire loss, from the
commencement of the war up to Oct. 1, exclusive of
those who have been killed in the campaign on the
Danube, is 130,000 men. This is independent also of
the loss in prisoners taken by the allies.
The fortifications of Cronstadt have been largely in-
creased during the present year, in anticipation of the
threatened assault of the English Baltic fleet. Workmen
were employed on them all last summer, and no expense
has been spared to render them impregnable. New guns
of greater calibre and range have replaced the old ones,
and the foundries are kept in operation day and night,
forging more. This does not look as if the Government
was straitened for want of money. Last year the town
was fortified only on one side, but such has been the
progress made since that itsis now surrounded by forts
constructed of iron and stone. The north side, which
was formerly the weakest, 'a ill present next year five
new forts bristling with cannon, in addition to those that
have been already erected. When all these are com-
pleted there will be a perfect line of fortifications across
.-1,-;,-; ~Any with these defences, the Archduke o_-__:- ..
fine has ordered the construction of a large nurnlier
of small gun-boats. If Sir C. Napier failed to take Cron-
stadt in its former state, what prospect would he have
now, when it has been strengthened to such an extent
that it is considered impregnable ?
Nicolaieff is the pet fortress of the Russians, and is
regarded as one of their best, if not superior to the
others. As in the case of Cronstadt, they have taken all
the o'd cannon out, and have mounted new ones in their
place. They speak of Nicolaieff as impregnable, and
they laugh at the threats of the allies to take it as a
foolish, vainglorious boast.
The bombardment of Sweaborg, of which so much bas
been said by the English press, cost the allies $25,000,000,
while the loss to the Russians did not exceed $150,000.
In fact, from what Col. Shaffner tells us, we think it has
been rather more profitable than otherwise, so far as the
Russians are concerned. After making a terrible demon-
stration before the place, and expending enough powder
and ball upon it to take the city twice over, they retired,
under the impression that they had laid it in ruins.
It now appears that they only succeeded in burning a
number of old Swedish workshops which the Russians
intended to'removo, and for which they had a large num-
ber of workmen already employed. There was only one
brick building of any consequence destroyed. The
apprehensions entertained by the besieged were so slight
that they walked about utterly regardless of the bom-
bardment. About SO persons were killed, and these
may be looked upon as victims of their own temerity.
With the exception of the small loan which has been
made since the commencement of the war, the whole ex-
penses have been defrayed from the revenues
a uesproofof ofthe
country. There is no lack of means ; and, as
this, it is only necessary to state that the public works
which were commensal last year are carried on with un-
abated vigour, and on the same extensive scale on which
they were begun. The charge has been made that the
Government has taken the church money ; but, so far
from this being the fact, it is actually increasing the
wealth of the church by the expenditure of millions for
the erection of edificee of still greater magnificence than
any yet built. The very domes of some of these are of
gold, and the ornaments in the interior are of the same
valuable material, and many of them studded with dia-
monds and other precious stones. The yield of the gold,
silver, and platina mines this year, has exceeded that of
any former year by
the Government have forbid the exportation 1 of the pre-
cious metals ; the Mint is kep rouble constant
passes operation
night and day,is consideredpapetiintaa
all the
thsecmurorneenyt
now as over. When it
ion of one Russian
which is expended for the war is still
kept in the coun-
try, and only Passes from the possession
andthe
to that of another, there appears to be little reason to
believe in the assertion of the allies that Russia is
already in an impoverished condition. There is
, o disguising the fact that they have entirely
do
the strength of their enemy, or that
they have intentionally misrepresented the actual con-
dition of things in Russia. The effects of the war are
scarcely perceptible, and so little dread is entertained of
the allies that the Government is making preparations
for a ten years' war. The Means of the Imperial family
alone would be sufficient to carry it on at its present rate
for several years, without calling upon the nobles to
make the sacrifice of half what they have promised. The
manufactures have been increased, and those of iron par-
ticularly are at present in a more flourishing condition
than before the breaking out of hostiliee. Of the lighter
branches of manufacture, such as laces and other articles
of ladies' dresses, Colonel Shaffner showed us some very
beautiful specimens, all of which, lie informed us, were
made by serf women. So far as we could judge, they
were not inferior to anything of the kind we have seen
at some of our public exhibitions.
We were also informed that the reports which have
been circulated as to a feeling of jealousy and dislike
existing between the members of the Imperial family are
entirely without foundation, and that they are bound to
each other by the closest ties of affection. They are all
of one mind with regard to the war, and aro resolved not
to yield an inch of their territories, or agree to any terms
that will compromise the pride or dignity
of the country.
But above everything else they prize their position as
protectors of the Christians, and will neverconscntthtios
abandon it. The obligations imposed upon them i
Capacity are considered the most sacred of all.
Nous verrons.

STABBING IN LIVERPOOL.—On Saturday evening about
three coloured seamen, named Parker
five o'clock .
drinking
Sergeant, and Geoffrey Jackson
in a low public-house in Gascoigne-street,
Liverpool, when they quarrelled about
some
i xt
women,edhliraeai.ktrl n 1 ,
and blows were exchanged. Suddenly
Whitehead drew a small dagger, and stabbed Jackson in
the chest and Sergeant in the back, the point of the
weapon striking the shoulder-blade and becoming bent
with the force of the blow. He was then seen to throw
the dagger over a wall, where it was afterwards found.
The injuries are not of a dangerous character. White-
head has been arrested and remains in custody.