The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-22 00:00:00

ANOTHER NEW MUSKET.

The Prussian manufactory of small arms has, ieb
pears, invented and turned out a new musket, Nb
of
is declared to excel the " Ziindnadel" in distan°°_...
range, force, and precision of fire. Experiments "Tit
made on Friday at the Potsdam shooting-butts iv,
these weapons, in the presence of the King, anu,„a
veral of the princes, generals, and military tech.°,7oo
personages. The trials are understood to have °:id,
every way satisfactory, and orders have, it is s" es
been issued for the manufacture of muskets and !ill",
upon the ,new principle, of which the construction
for the present a secret. It was stated yesterd%
that the Emperor of Russia had given orders le
his military envoy to apply for one of then
muskets as a model, and it is not impossibrn
seeing the intimate- relations existing between the too
Governments, that his Imperial Majesty's request 'oll
ho accorded. Russian generals are perfectly satisfied'
and on most just grounds, with their artillery, both a;
regards construction, service, and practice ; but tubpef
.
make most doleful complaints of the inefficacy of t'--
small arms, when compared with those of the Allies, °
whom not a man ought to be without a Minie or Dela-
vigne musket or rifle. The Moscow regiment of Or,t:
nadier Carbineers, which it is understood has joined tut;
Russian Crimean army, and been pushed on to the °II.,
posts, has been for the most part furnished with 08;
model muskets and rifles, either made at Liege, Pei c.
Liege models. Our skirmishers will do well to '
this.

Of
HAYMARKET THEATRE.—The last two performanes9;gh
the accomplished Pera Nena and her troupe of SPan''
dancers, takes place this evening and to-morrow. Thef„,
is no doubt but that in reality these are the last Pet,. 0
formances, for we understand that they leave Lend%
for Madrid on Monday morning, On these occasions
Pera Nena will, owing to the enthusiasm created n
her first performance, dance the cachuca—we say tit
cachuca, for, till we saw Pera Nena, we never sal/
danced at all. We recommend those who wish to 136
real Spanish dancing to avail themselves of an opPn/.•
tunity that may not occur again for a long time...a Ti
oratorio,t
SACRED
~ThHar
Messiah "will be e
oS,ocwiEiTv.— Hparfmd again
nedrersemace
this
evening. Miss Dolby, Madlle. C. Novello, Mr. Sr,,ig
Reeves, and Herr Formes sustain the solo
parts.
splendid composition, rendered by such talented artiete!'
will be a rare treat for those fortunate enough to galil
admission to the hall.
MADAME TOSSAUD'S EXHIBITION.—The hero of Alfas!,
Lord Raglan, Omer Podia, and other militarylohanirte
ters, have been lately added to this exhibition. The
Commander-in-Chief of our Army in the East is 111)qt
rented in the uniform of a Field-Marshal, decorated /11" a
numerous military orders. The likeness is good, 511
reflects great credit on the artists employed.
THERE WAS RECENTLY at the horse market, B?,ii,rt
yard de l'Hospital, an instance of a horse which had
an ear having been supplied with one in caoutchoue*-
Galignani.
THE WIDOW OF COLLARD.—Mr. F. J. Smith writes to
say that a five-shilling subscription which he set on font
at the Baltic Coffee house for the relief of the unhalsl4
widow has produced fifty guineas. He trusts that tm
example thus set may be extensively followed.
In consequence of the circulation of a statement thsti,
the Emperor of France is about to decree a reduction
50 per cent. in the duties on tallow, cocoa-nut oil, an
greases, an advance in cocoa-nut oil took place yesterday
of about 1/. per ton.
THE CANADA COMPANY.—A dividend of 3/. per Aare
was declared yesterday at a meeting of this col:1313OP
the report having been unanimously carried.
nt
A CLEVER SWINDLES.—A wealthy Lyons merc...3 0
arrived in Paris about a fortnight ago on a plessi.lr
trip. Chance threw hill in the way of a chorallya
young man, named, according to his own accounts
Count de Sillery, who offered to show him all
curiosities. The count proposed to begin operations by
visiting the Bois do Boulogne, and the merchant stir
gested that they should take an omnibus to go there.,
" omnibus I my dear sir, you must not think 0'
such a thing. I will hire a coupe !" "But the expense
—" "Oh ! I must beg that you will have nothing
at all to say to the coachman ! " An offer so graei'
ously made could not be refused, and the two friends
drove about the wood for several hours. "I am
getting hungry," said the merchant at last, "sup'
pose we go to the Palais Royal, and breakfast 21'
one of the cheap restaurants for lf. 25e." g 4 Break'
fast for such a sum Can you think of such a
thing ! No, my dear friend, I will take you t• a better,
place." " But the expense I" " Not a
word—l beg °'
you not trouble yourself about that I" But, monsieur
le comte, I cannot think of encroaching on your kind'
ness in such a way !" The count only replied by taking
his friend to one of the first-rate restaurants, and ordering
a splendid breakfast. The bill came to 118 f. 75e-
When it was presented, the count rushed to the dame de
comptoir. Madame, I am very anxious to pay this hint
but I have forgotten my purse ; so, pray let a waiter
accompany me to my hotel in the Faubourg St. /E°'
nore, and I will pay him." A waiter got on the box
of the coupe, which had been kept waiting, and the part,'
drove to the faubourg. Arrived at a large building, the
count alighted, and left his friend from Lyons in the
vehicle. An hour passed away, and the latter began to
be impatient. At length he got out of the carriage with
the intention of asking for the count. But the waiter
seized him by the arm. "It is enough for one
to have got off," said the man, "you must not go
too. Now pay me, or I will take you before the Com-
missary of Police." " But, my good friend, lam only
the
going into the hotel to ask for friend
count." "An hotel ! why it is the Hospital Beau-
jon, and the count has gone off." The mortified pro-
vincial went to the concierge, and the
amkeoputnt seilden tc o e lf.
about
count certainly did not live there, and that; had enter
man told _ him thee
entered
by one gate and gone out by another. On this the unlucky
merchant had to pay the waiter, and he had to pay the
coachman also,
no whosdeeudbeitn haiaidve
s
misadventure, but three days after he met the count,
who laughed in his face. Indignant at being ridiculed
Theth
Lyonese wouldi
as well as swindled, he had the count arrested. On Sa-
turday the count was brought to trial before the Tri-
bunal of Correctional Police as a swindler, and several
acts of the same kind were proved against him. Ile
was !sentenced to, P 4 Fl9_l_lolie koprimument.