The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-31 00:00:00

OUR SIBERIAN CONTEMPORARY.

The first number of a new Russian journal, called
the Irkutsk Gazette, appeared in May last, under the
managY ment of M. Spechneff. It is divided into two
parts—the official one, containing the measures of
the Government ; and the non-official orie, reserved
for local news, and articles on Siberia. Six numbers
have appeared, and the non-official part is exceed-
ii gly Siberia is a new country, which
presents a great variety of soi's, products, and inha-
bitants, and each article contains things new, not only
to Europe, but to Rus,ia. The last number, con-
tains, among other articles, the recital of a journey
made in 1855, by a "Russian missionary, in the
island of Chiachkotan, in the Archipelago of the
Knrdes. Accompanied by a native, the priest as-
e,iideci to the summit of a volcano in the island, an
expedition attended with both difficulty and"l tn-
gtr. His clothes were torn to pieces in pas ing
through the briars which grew ou the edges of the
precipices over which he had to climb. Ou reaching
the summit, he found himself at the mouth of the
crater, from which a dense smoke and a complete
shower of ashes were being thrown out. The bor-
dy-rs of the crater were covered with fine sulphur.
Several springs of boiling water weKe also found in
the island. One of them was close to the sea side,
and the steam might be seen ascending to some dis-
tance ; but only at low water, as at other times it,
was covered by the sea. Earthquakes are very fre-
quent in this island. During the summer of 1854
and spring of 1855 they were 'so violent it was im-
possible to stand during the oscillations. Besidessuch
articles as this, the Gazette publishes the prices of
different merchandise. Meat at Irkutsk, which not
very long since cost the inhabitants 5 cent. a pound,
is now at from 12 to 16 cent. Tea, made in Rmsia
from a herb known by the botanical name of Violo
Tricolour, which is sold at St. Petersburg at lfr. a
pond, is charged at Irkutsk B'r.

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walk-
ing in a secluded spot near Rochester Castle on the
previous afternoon, when the prisoner came up to hihn;
and, after seizing him by his coat in a very familiar
manner, wished to shake hands with him. As he had
never seen the man before be declined complying with
his request, on which the prisoner gave him a severe
blow on 'the back of his bead with a knobbed stick
which he carried, which knocked him down.• Re after-
wards made another attempt to repeat the blow, bet
suddenly ran awry, and was aftrrwards found conceal-
log himself in a plantation, when he washhanded over to
a police officer. In answer to the magir
nesa stated that be bad not spoken to the prisoner before
he rece'ved the blow.. The prosecutor gave his evidence
in very good English, and signed his name to his state-
ment in an excellent band. A witness corroborated
complainant's evidence, and the prisoner, on being
asked fur his answer to the charge, at once admitted
that what had been stated pgainst him was correct, but
be had only intended it "for a joke." Captain Birton
told him such descriptions of jokes were not to be al-
lowed ; he was a cowardly blackguard to assault a
foreign gentleman in that manner, and he would there-
fore pay a penalty of 5/ , or in default stand committed
for two months. The prisoner could not psi the pen'
alty, and was removed to prison. •

TEN POUNDS REWARD.—Lost or left in a
Cab on Friday afternoon, between Lombard-
street and Wimpole-street, the following shares. Any person
bringing the same to Mestrs. Wilkinson and Stevens, Solidi-
tors, No. 2, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street, will receive the
above rewaid :-
51 Sambre and Meuse Railway Shares, lost Friday after-
noon, August 28th.
Nos. 15,202 to 15,207
„ 8,697
„ 1,371
1,372
„ '1,373
~ 4,641 to 4,647
~ 15,199 to 15,201
~ 27,738 to 27,747
f, 18,745 to 18,748
18,687 to 18,692
„ 5
.385
„ 24 986
„ 24,987
„ .21,810
~ 15,450 to 15,455
50 Shares Riga and Dunaburg Railway, lost Friday after-
noon, 28th August :

Nos. 5,106 to 5,110
~ 15,341 to 15,345
„ 15,336 to 15,340
„ 5,621 to 5,625
a, 10,496 to 10,500
„ 1,896 to 1,900
„ 16,411 to 16,415
„ 5,171 to 5,175
„ 2,956 to 2,960
„ 16,191 to 16,195
These shares have been stopped in usual course, and all
persons are cautioned against receiving or negotiating the
same.