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room to each, occupied by large families, require the atten-
tion of the sanitary officers. A man, as lodger, with a family
of six persons, all sleep in one room, and that a wretched
place. Of another it is said, "a regular stye not fit for
human beings to live in," yet seven persons live and sleep
in the same room; man and wife with five children and a
lodger all sleep in one room. Four cottages, drainage and
ventilation bad, and quite destitute of water.
" Charney.—Father with two daughters and a son all
grown up, sleep in one room. A widow with five children
and her father, all sleep in one room. Drainage bad and
cottages generally in a most dilapidated statq.
" Bullocks' Pits.—Fifteen cottages in a most dilapidated
state, many of the occupiers having large families of sons
and daughters sleeping in one small room.
" Buscot.—Twenty-nine cottages, with only one bedroom
to each, and most of them occupied by large families ; a man
and wife with two daughters (one grown up) sleep in one
room ; a man and wife, with three children, live and sleep
in one very small room ; a man with three children, and
two men and one woman lodger, sleep in one small roam ; a
man and wifs with a son 15 years old and grown-up daughter
sleep in one room.

HENRY Tucian,
Magistrate for the county of Berks.

DUELLING IN RUSSIA.

A letter of Nov. 20, dated from Stavropol (in
the province of Cis-Caucasus), addressed to the
Gazette des Tribunaux, says :
" A duel has just been fought between two
young lieutenants of the Russian army of the Cau-
casus, Prince de Gortschakoff and Baron de Fit-1
tinghof. The weapons chosen were pistols, and it
was agreed that the combatants, after bug placed
in position, should be blindfolded, and that then
the word " fire" should be given by one of the three
witnesses, to be chosen by lot. The parties fired
simultaneously. Prince de Gortschakoff was not
touched, but the Baron de Fittinghof fell dead,
with a ball through his heart. The prince and
the three witnesses, M. de Schack, lieutenant;
de Nippa, sub-lieutenant; and Chomontow, a
major on the staff, were arrested and brought to
a court-martial at Stavropol. The public pro-
secutor called for a rigorous application of the
new law which has had a most whole3ome effect
in checking the practice of duelling, till lately so
frightfully prevalent ii the Russian army. Ac-
cording to this law officers who fight duels are
liable to be deprived of their commissions, their
decorations, and all rights and privileges of nobility,
and moreover to eight years' imprisonment in a
fortress ; non-commissioned officers and soldiers
are subjected to very severe corporal punishments.
In this case the court-martial, taking into consi-
deration that Prince de Gortschakoff had distin-
guished himself by his courage in several battles,
as was proved by his many scars, that MM. de
Schack and de Nippa were very young (under 19),
and that the former, having been born and brought
up in Germany, might possibly not have been
entirely aware of the extreme severity of the Rus-
sian law with regard to duels, and that M. Cho-
montow had before the combat made the most
praiseworthy efforts to prevent it from taking
place, and had only consented to be a witness in
the hope of effecting a reconciliation—was of
opinion that the extreme rigour of the law should
be modified by the exercise of their discretionary
power. Accordingly they only sentenced Prince
de Gortschakoff and Lieutenants de Schack and de
Nippa to be deprived of their military rank and
decorations, and to serve in the army as private
soldiers, until by some brilliant service they should
deserve to have the attention of the Emperor called
to their case. As to M. Chomontow, he was only
sentenced to six months' imprisonment in the case-
mates of a fortress."

THE TOM SAYERS' ANNUITY FUND.

The subscriptions forwarded to us for the ex-
champion, in token of the estimation in which he is
held by the public generally for the indomitable
courage displayed in his last pugilistic encounter,
were on Tuesday last handed over to us by the
gentlemen who have kindly consented to act as
trustees for Tom in the matter, and lay out the

money to the best advantage for Sayers during his
lifetime, and his children after him. The money,
which amounts to the extraordinary sum of X 2,814,
will be so secured that it cannot be touched by Tom's
creditors, should he be so imprudeut as to get him-
self involved, neither will To himself be able to

assign away or anticipate his income. It is, more-
over, expressly provided that in the event of his
again entering the ring the trustees shall at once
devote the whole amount to the interests of his

children, so that it will be seen all future challenges
will be utterly useless, and at this no one will
rejoice more than we do ourselves. Tom Sayers,
by his exploits in the P.R., even had the " Great
International Prize Fight," so called, been omitted,
had already done quite enough for glory without
seeking further honours in a field better left to
younger and fresher men than himself. Such a
collection raised and forwarded to one journal for
such an object, is without parallel in the history
of the press. The Times, during the Crimean war,
received upwards of £20,000 for our brave but suf-
fering soldiers ; and not twe years ago the same
journal, after its appeal for the Field-lane and other
refuges, raised something like £B,OOO. One of these
subscriptions was for a neglected and decimated
army, the other for the succour of th e most wretchedly
destitute of our fellow-creatures in this metropolis.
The present case, however, is widely different. The
£2,814 representqethe voluntary offerings of all
classes of society—from the peer to the journey-
man baker, and even the costermonger—to one
individual, and he a member of the Prize Ring !
No stronger proof we think could have been
exhibited by our countrymen at home and abroad,
for scarcely one of our widedly-scattered colonies
has not sent its contribution—of their appreciation
of all that is manly and enduring, than the above
munificent subscription; and as this is probably the
last time that we shall have to allude to what was
termed the international mill, some slight recapitu-
lation of the points which earned for Sayers this
testimonial may not be out of place. Here.was a
man past the prime of life, not less than five inches
shorter, and a stone and a half lighter than his
gigantic opponent that opponent having won
the toss, took, as he was doubtless entitled to do,
the higher ground, and for more than half the time
the contest lasted maintained the defensive in his
own corner, so that Tom had to go to him and
fight up-hill, thereby giving away at least another
two inches. Tom lost the use of his right arm
almost at the commencement of the battle, and yet
continued to face his man with most unflinching
bravery for upwards of two hours •, and, moreover,
with his one hand, to inflict such punishment as
none but the very gamest of the game would have
taken without crying " a go." As to what the
result might have been had not the ring been
broken in when the police arrived, and when the
American was endeavouriug to strangle Tom on
the ropes, it is =ekes now to speculate. Our
own opinion has been freely given more than
once, and that it may go forth to the World mice
again, and for the last time, we here beg to repeat
it ; it is that, had the ring not been broken in at
the time it was, and the referee forced from his
position, ho must have awarded the battle to Tom,
as in the very round when the disturbance occurred
Sayers twice reached the ground with his knees
while held by the neck, and was on each occasion
deliberately lifted off again and held by his opponent,
each of which acts was deliberately foul, and mus_
et
have been so decided had it been seen by_atube
referee. Had this strangling not taken pl. ;
there is not' the most remote doubt on the wad of
any just and impartial man that two orethtruee
rounds must have reduced the et we umtot
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taken place since
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P.R. do not stick together, will cause the Ring to
be numbered amongst the customs of the past, and
render such an exhibition of pluck, endurance, and
science as the fight at Farnborough an impossibility .
This mill was freely discussed, not only in all the
circles of this country, but all over the Continent of
EUrOpe, and it was obvious, from remarks that have
come to our ears, that it was everywhere felt that
so long as such proofs of iron will, endurance, and
coolness were exhibited by British boxers there
was little chance of the decadence of those quali-
ties which have for centuries rendered us the envy
and the admiration of other nations.—Bell's Life.

The Treasury have decided, says the Army and
Navy Gazette, to issue the Delhi and Lucknow prize-money
according to the Crimean scale, instead of on the Indian
scale, as was expected. The decision will
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