The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-11 00:00:00

CIRCASSIA.

In a letter from Odessa, dated the 11th of May, pub-
lished by the Commerce, it is stated " that four out of five
squadrons of the 6th Regiment of the Cossacks of the
Line had passed over to the Circassians with arms and bag-
gage. It appears that Lieut.-General Rasewski, Com-
mander-in- Chief of the army of the Caucasus, bad ordered
Colonel Makareff to make a reconnoissance on the left
bank of the Kouban with his regiment, the 6th, composed of
men who had been exiles of Siberia,who had been condemned
for robberies to work in the mines, but on account of
their youth, vigour, and courage, had obtained a remis-
sion of the sentence by perpetual service as common soldiers,
a regiment which was the only one that had fought wth
suc-
cess against the Circassians. After an absence of C days,
Colonel Makareff retnrned to Soukum Kale with only one
squadron ; the other four, officers included, having deserted
to the enorny. Colonel Makareff was tried by a court martial,
but was unanimously acquitted. The Czar, however, has
placed him in non-active service, and has ordered that the
commanding officers of all the Cossack regiments, without
any exception, shall be replaced by officers from the
north of Russia in Europe. The Minister of War, it
is said, is occupied with a project of dissolving all tiro
Cossack corps and incorporating them by sections into
the other corps of the Russian army. What is certain
is that the Cossack regiments now forming part of the
Circassian army will be immediately replaced by Hussars
and Lancers. This serious event, and the measure adopted
ab irate by the Autocrat, will fill up the cup of discontent
already so great on the part of the Cossacks, and sooner or
later may lead to an insurrection. Since the Russian
fleet has been to sea a second and third squadron are pre-
paring at Sebastapol and Nikolaiew, which will be united
together under the command of Admiral Prince Gatchakoff.
Another letter from Odessa, of the 19:h, given by the
France, says that orders had been issued to assemble at
Sebastopol, before the end of May, a new corps d'annee
of from 25,000 to 30,000 men, with four demi-brigades of
horse artillery, under the command of General Ralt. A
flotilla was to be ready to transport these forces, at the first
signal, to the Dardanelles, for the assistance of Turkey,
and would be followed by other troops. " Our Govern-
ment," this letter adds, " is decided upon interfering in the
contest, and upon not allowing our ally, the Sultan, to be
for a moment disquieted."

MR. BLAGROVE AND THE MISSES BROAD-
HURSTS' CONCERT.—Our admirable violinist, Blagrove,
and the Misses Broadhurst, had a very successful concert
on Saturday morning ; but the trusic, though good and
well-performed, affords little room for critical remark,-
Blagrove himself played a little rondo of his ewn compo-
sition, which was agreeable enough. The air and trio
from Mozart's newly-discovered opera, Zaide, are pretty,
but not remarkably striking ; and their style, would lead
us to believe that the opera was one of his earliest works.
The Misses Broadhursts arc excellent pianists, and their
performances were much and deservedly applauded.
ANTI-CORN-LAW ASSOCIATION.—A com-
munication was this week received by Mr. Barker from
the President of the League wishing to know the opinions
of the Preston Association as to again bringing the Corn-
law question before Parliament during the present session.
A meeting of the Committee was accordingly convened, at
which a decided approval was given to the suggestion, and
the following reasons for such approval adduced :-Ist, on
account of the depressed state of trade; 2d, the condi-
tion of the working classes and the exhausted state of the
Chartist Agitation ; and 3d, the probability of an early
dissolution of Parliament, and the great importance 0(
bringing again all the facts, &c., relating to these fiendish
laws before the public.—Preston Observer.

THE PIKE MANUFACTURE AT A DISCOUNT.
_`ye understand that the industrious pike and dagger
manufacturer at Heady Hill, near Heywood, has been
obliged to abandon the making of pikes and daggers, in
consequence of an entire cessation of demand. It is said
that he has not had a single order for these deadly weapons
since the Kersal Moor Meeting.--Manchester Guardian.
Rear-Admiral the Earl of Dundonald is now in
Portsmouth, where he is, under the authority of the Board
of Admiralty, superintending the erection of a steam-en-
gine for supplying water to the different parts of the dock-
yard.—Hampshire Independent.