The Sun.
London, England, 1829-10-06 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

Although we have given some details of the
statistics of this mighty empire on former occasions,
we owe it to our readers not to withhold further
elucidations of so engrossing a subject, at a period
when it must be peculiarly desirable to them to pos-
sess data of a correct and authentic character. And
such, we can assure them, is the nature of the in-
formation which we now proceed to lay before them.
The empire of Russia takes precedence of every
other nation in Europe, as regards its extent and
population. The cumbers of the motley race by
which it is tenanted amounted at the close of 1828,
to 62,592,000 souls, of whom the following is a
classification by distinct nations :-
1. SlavorOans 54,000,000 of 7 grades.
2. Finlanders 3,000,000 11
3. Tartars 2,500,000 10
4. Caucasians
b. Germans
6. Mongolians 320,000 3
7. Esquiniaux 90,000 7
8. Samojeds 70,000 14
9. 3lansurs 65.000
10. Indians
11. Kamtsebadales 12,000 3
12. Unknown origin 1,000,000 11
62,592,000, of 83 various grades or races of human beings.
In respect of the religious creeds professed by this
party-coloured multitude, it falls under the subse-
grumt heads, according to an estimate made two
years ago :
Greeks 46,300,000 Lamaitcs 210,000
Catholics 6,000,000 Reformed Church 81,000 !
Mabonietans 3,300,000 Armenians.
Lutherans ... 2,600,000 Herrnhutters lO,OOO
Shamanese... 700,000 Mennonites 6,000
Jews 600,000 Filipcnese ........ 3,000
The population of Russia in Europe,indepen-
dently of her Polish possessions (which in 1827 con-
tained 3,850,658 souls), amounted in that year to
44,603,600, which is double that of Great Britain.
Relatively to the other states of Europe, it is ex-
tremely thin of inhabitants, and stands inferior even
to Norway and Sweden in density of population.
In financial respects, the following present general
results for the year 1827 :

R. X.
Revenue (Poland inc1u5ive)....135,338,333-17,291,600
Expenditure
National Debt 300,000,000-37,500,000

The military force consists—in infantry, of 23,800
guards and 294,600 of the line; in cavalry, of
63,520 ; of 24,000 irregulars ; 360 pieces attached
to the horse, and 732 pieces attached to the foot ar-
tillery, forming a total of 47,058. This is the
amount of the regular establishment ; but, in time of
war, like the present, it is greatly augmented by
levies under the Imperial ukase. The Polish army
consists of 50,000.

The Russian navy, at the beginning of 1828, com-
prised 50 ships of the line, 35 frigates, and above
100 other large vessels, besides floating-batteries,
gun-boats, gallies, &c.,—tae whole manned by
somewhat more than 50,000 sailors. This establish-
ment has of late been musiderably increased.
The whole empire does not present above 1,840
cities and towns, 1,210 strong places, and 227,100
villages and hamlets. Among the first mentioned
are Petersbnrgh, 325,000; Moscow, 260,000;
Warsaw, 126,443 ; Kiew, 10,000 ; Sandomir,
50,000 ; Odessa, 40,000 ; Riga, 47,000 ; Tula,
36,000 ; Kaluga, 25,000; Kasan, 50,000 ; A,tra•
chan, 36,000; and Irhutzit, 30,000.—Literdry
Gazette.

We have this day the most painful duty of
recording one of the most destructive fires which has oc-
curred in this neighbourhood fur some years past. This
morning (Friday), between twelve and one o'clock, the
inhabitants of Stevenage were aroused ;by the watchman
giving the alarm of fire, which, it appeared, had broken
out in an out-house iu the yard of the White Hart public-
hous2, situated in the centre of the town. Mr. HUM),
the landlord, and his wife and child, had been some time
in bed, leaving all safe when they retired to rest. Mr.
Rupp had scarcely time to get possession of his money and
papers, before the fire communicated to his dwelling-house,
which in a few seconds was raging in uncontroullable
flames. Himself and family, as well as the neighbours on
each side, to whose dwellings the fire had also communi-
cated, escapul from their homes almost in a state of nu-
dity, and were hospitably received by the inhabitants on
the opposite side of the street. The destructive element
almost immediately communicated to the adjoining pre-
mises, and nine houses, together with the out-buildings,
presented one grand mass of fire. The Stevenage engine
was soon on the spot; but, owing to thedifficulty of pro-
curing wat.ar, a pond at theßlertfOrd entrance of the town
affording the only means of supply, it was of little service
in arresting the conflagration, which was awfully impos-
ing. The whole of the houses, nine or ten in number,
with a great portion of their furniture, &C. were totally
consumed, as well as four valuable horses, carts, pigs,
poultry, &c. It is impossible, in the confusion in which
every thing is at this time, to conjecture the amount of
property consumed, but we fear it will not fall short of
4,000/. or 5,000/. Some portion of the property is in-
sured in the Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, and some
in the ether Fire Offices.—Jlerts Maury, Ott, 3.