The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-10 00:00:00

ODE SS A.

I am altogether much pled with Odossa ;
it was but a village a short time since—now a
town of . considerable imptirtance. It reminds
me of some cities iu the United States,—Wash-
ington in particular, it much resembles In the
breadth and regularity of the streets, the planta-
tions of acacias, and the splendour of some
houses contrasted with the utter insignificarwc
of others, intended, no doubt, to be removed, as
the wealth of the town " prig resets!." The plan
of Odessa was evidently laid with a view to its
future grandeur, for the boundaries enclose all
immense extent of ground. The town must
continue to be the greatest entrepot for corn in
Europe ; to a certain extent, therefore, these
hopes may be realised ; but, as there is no good
harbour, no navigable river nearer than the
llncister, and the country round is a perfect .
desert, I do not conceive that the gigantic pro-
ject of the founders will meet with the success
anticipated.
The population, including the garrison, which
is not numerous, may amount to about 3.5,0044,
but. of so mixed a nature that Odema may be
considered more as a colony of foreigners than a
town of native Uuasians. Italians and Greeks
are very numerous; the latter, in particular,
have great influence, and are very rich. In ge-
neral, the heusee are built and decorated in the
Italian style ; but the " Anglo mania" prevails
iu the mansions of the great, for though thk
commercial place cannot as yet boast-Of a resi
dent aristocracy, yet, as the Emperor occasiou-
ally resides here, a portion of the Court follows
as a matter of course. The palace is just com-
pleted ; it is a handsome edifice, entirely in
character with the architecture of the vicinity,
and is built on an eminence commanding a
most extensive view of the bay and shipping.
On the brow of the adjoining cliff is a screen
of double columns, of the lonic order, forming a
segment of a circle ; this a fine object when
viewed from the sea. The embellishments of
the palace are entirely lu the English style; the
furniture is the work of native artists, and exe-
cuted-with an elegance that would do credit to
the first cabinet-maker iu London. The grounds
are iiot ixteueive, and are likewise laid out in
the English style. The heusea of Cothit Wo-
ronzoff and of Prince Nav;alikin are splendid.
Many first-rate mansions are Low building in the
vicinity of the palace and on ;be Marine Parade.
House building is here as favourite a specula-
tion as in England; labour and stone are ex-
ceedingly cheap, though wood is dear, as time
country round is entirely destitute of timber. I
:cannot say much of
ltelyechlaitulh,reeches ; the Russians
oat:lc:leo: peculiar;
itki
el
adl religionelsctoyotlrheaetfiriontilsowlsv iiitieu,Ra
neuddssitfii:esr
io. ;so there
is is always a great display of columns ; the ground
beyfiefacrt isth
the
ogtreb:tord..
reuutiliollvaitghre.e;el
~,;, altogethersi :1
tp:ardeitof,‘the retail trade ; the tobacco, silk, and fur
•
alvriimaLmo
jstewsc, o
xcntive,l),:e,iiur
theth Tartare hand,c
of the e
costume. The Bazaar is a most extraor-
dinsry
aprleaceen,tairieidly liwellltwheort seeing
B;tytiliee,
andarrangthee-
mshop-fronts are all open. The fruit-market oc-
cupiesthe plparwietiolorsvelsof
the la,
erected
are by no means- particular as to the nature or
extent of their dormitory; many of the stalls
which line the streets have sleeping-places wu
cifiso sleep
hel p °uurp considerable
.the
s . eP4 ce;
spot, in
Indeed the Russians
derneath, apparently not large enough to stow
away the sheepskin, much less the person, of the
sleeper. The grapes are very fine, and water
melons in such abundance as to become, with
coarse bread, the ordinary food of the lowz•
t c
, aeboniirtidtxiilei:oiiislun.yslg
ya,/,toes:lsivatiisictsi
expecting
of
gittlidi ilw;eaktritleellt,riloi atautils:
doi one-illtiabeisultriltripl.Diepir,i,ol;e„,vhflaots.ii.
are now filled with corn ; but the export trade is
corn and charcoal are continually pouring into
the town. Two hundred small waggons occa-
sionally arrive iu a day. Government, I under-
stand, acts with great impartiality in the distrib'
t tiou of the contracts.

WESTNII-NBTER GENII AL DisPHNOARY,
CEARA ILZ—*IALNIIT Sotto. The Anniversary dinner of thie
lwairation took placts yesterday, at the Freemasons' 'reverts.
when Vice Arin,irt,l Sir Joeoph Yorke, 111. P., filkll the
report on tl,e ~tats of the
Gy the
funadatie►n of :"6 d2Penirti:::44oStlyidv‘ivpanuel"tiiire:6:::4;
itate
of the Funds, 8,171 putouts h,viboen athuiteeti with-
in she la4t yedr. it theft went On to state the obount-
itoi),w tulder whiali the elimitatition of the funds had takeJt
ta,,„; .nd ip onnialo.iou expre*ed a hope on the plus of
the Goren-iota az,d Subeitribers that iie,tazit ,rid would Itc
air..rdod by the donations of the public, without which it
„0„1,1 Ex.fitnpossible for the iwtikition to exist wort
In the eourse of the evening 4 kenlsotoe inksoription wan
I ;the&