The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-07 00:00:00

NAPLES.

RUSSIA.
The Moniteur de l'Armie gives the following as
the results of the census of the Russian empire
taken by order of the Emperor at the time of his
accession to the throne :
" The total number of the population amounts to 63
millions, the principle elements of which give results
unknown to the rest of Europe, The clergy of the
Russian Church stand for the enormous nunibar of
510,000 ; that of the tolerated creeds, 35,000 the. d
here-
ditary nobility, 155,000 ;
ing, discharged soldiers, 425,000 foreigners,
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nised on the
the Baikal, the Baschkirs, and the irregular Kalmuck;
2,000,000 ; the population of the towns, the middle and
lower classes, 5,000,000.; the population of the county, parts, 45,000,000 ; the wandering tribes, 500,000 ; the
inhabitantsof the trans-Caucasian possessions, 1,400,000;
the kingdom of Poland, 4,200,000; the Grand Duchy of
Finland, 1,400,000; and the Russian colonies in America,
71,000. At the accession of the Emperor Nicholas, the
census then taken only gave a population of 51,000,000.
This large increase in the spice of 30 years may, how.
ever, be readily understood, when it is considered that
the Russian territory has now an extent of 22 millions
of square kilometres (a kilometre is s.Bths of a mile), and
a length of coast of 27,600 kilometres. If the popu-
lation continues to increase in the same proportion, it
will by 1900 amount to 100 millions. The Russian
Empiie, according to the same document, contains 112
different peoples, divided into 12 principal races, the
most numerous of which is the Sclavonian, including
the Russians properly so called, the Poles, the Cossacks,
and the Servian colonies of the Dnieper. These popu.
lotions inhabit the finest and the most important pro.
viuces of the empire."

ICABYLIA.

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The Moniteur Algerien gives the following par-
ticulars of the attack on the Kabyles by Generals
Renault and Yusuf, already briefly mentioned by
telegraph :—On the 24th the Beni Koufi, a frac-
tion of the Guechtoulas, wore attacked at the same
time by the divisions of Generals Renault and
Yusuf. The former set out at three o'clock in the
morning, and arrived at the deep ravine which
separates the Oulad Ali from the other fractions of
the Koufi, having only had to drive before it
some hundreds of the enemy's riflemen. The se-
cond, whose camp was established near the zavuia
of Sidi Abd-er-Rhaman, and who had a less dis-
tance to pass over to reach the enemy, only set
out at half-past six, and after following the i
crests of the Beni Ismail for two hours, found itself
before one of the branches of the ra7ine, in view of
Renault's division. It was on the other
side of this
ravine that the Kabyles had established their, vil-
lages and organised resistance. In spite of the diffi-
culties of the ground an attack was immediately
commenced ; the ravine was crossed, the villages
carried, and the attacking columns of the two divi-
sions met, after which the Oulad Ali and all the
defenders were obliged to fall back amongst the
rocks and in the forest which is between the bare
crests of the Dj
troops had taken from them. After an engage-
urdjura and the positions which our
ment of two hours, and after all the villages,
particularly those of the ()Iliad Ali, had been
set on fire, the two divisions recommenced their
retreat. General Yusuf was not pursued beyond
the ravine, but the Kabyles followed en masse Ge-
neral Renault's column, which, having to descend
steep declivities and to go a considerable distance,
was more exposed to their attacks. In spite, how-
ever, of the vigour of the pursuit, the retreat,
owing to the arrangements made, was effected in
good order, and the two columns re-entered the
camp at 5 o'clock, with a loss of 12 men killed and
49 wounded, 4of the Rata- officers. The loss of the
enemy is not known, but everything. leads to the
belief that it is considerable. Marshal Daudet',
the Governor-General, arrived on the 26th at the
camp of General Renault, situated at the foot of
the mountains of the Beni Konfi. The day after,
he visited General Yusuf's division, which ho found
in an excellent position.

SPAIN.
MAnnin4 Oct. 4.—Thero Was a reception at
court to-day on the occasion of the fete-day of the
King. Provisions continue to be very scarce.
Extenydve measures have just been adopted for the

A Vienna letter of the Ist, in the Cologne Gazette,
says :—" At the same time that the Austrian cabi-
net gave instructions to Gen. do Martini on his
departure for Naples, it sent a circular note to its
ambassadors at Paris and London, in which it is
asked to have the intended demonstration at Naples
delayed, and that the question should be brought
before the congress of Paris, which was soon to
open. No answer has yet been received to this
note."

Another letter from Vienna of the same date, in
the Bcsrsenhalle of Hamburg, says Baron
Mohrenheim, Russian Councillor of State,
arrived here to, day from St. Petersburg
with very important. despatches for Baron de
Budberg, relating to the .fairs of Naples and
Montenegro. With respect to the former it
is certain that the passive policy announced by the
circular of Prince Gortschakoff must not receive
too much credit. Russia win. not renounce so
easily the principle of the Holy Alliance, and will
employ all her efforts to obtain the co-operation of
Austria in her Neapolitan policy. With respect to
Montenegro every effort will be made to maintain
Russian influence iu that state; and Prince Danilo's
pretensions to independence and to an increase of
territory will be supported by Russian diploma-
tist s."