The Shasta courier., 1854-12-09
ERoN EUROPE.

! By the arrival OF the John l.. Stephens, we have
advces from Liverpool TO the 18th October,
one week later. The news contains nothing OF
great importance from the seat of war. things re-
naming in about the same condition as per last
advices
| The bombardment of Sebastopol commenced
on the 18th ult., with 200 pieces of heavy art-
ery. and was expected to he brought to a crisis
in three or four days. The Russian reinforce
ments have not yet been heard OF. nor are there
any indications as TO when they viii be on the
spot, but unless the siege is at pressed to a
successful conclusion, the allies will have tohght
another battle in the feld before they can be-
come masters of the town. The land defences,
however, appear TO be much more imperfect than
We had previously supposed. 1t is inconceiv-
able that the Russians should be so ill-prepared
to defend place of snch importance, not merely
as regards the numerical force of their armies
i'll the Crimea, hut also in respect of their fort6-
cations From the Danube we hear that the
Russians have reentered the Dobrodja In Ger
many good deal of excitement is said to exist
as to an apprehended rupture between Austria
and Prussia; the danger of such a rupture is
small. The French fleet has returned from
the Baltic, and most Of the English ships will
come home also. Alas, with what scarcity
OF laurels compared to the boasts with which
they set out
From the movements of the Baltic squadron it
is now pretty certain that no further operations
will be undertaken in that quarter during the
present season.
The English Parliament is further prorogued
from the 10Th October to the 10th November.
A project for the reestablshment of Poland
as an independent kingdom is said to be at pres
ent under serious contemplation OF the allies.
The German press everywhere gives indica-
tions Of the approaching rupture between Aus
tria and Prussia. Great anxiety exists at Ber-
lin.
| Lord Stratford de Redclif has succeeded in
procuring firman to suppress the trade in Cir
casslan and Georgian slaves-a measure, taking
the peculiar features Of Oriental life into account,
OF very questionable philanthropy.
| For the first time for four hundred years.
1 cross was publicly erected in the Turkish capi-
\ ta 1t was while funeral mass was read for
Marshal st. Arnaud."
The Gear has declared martial law in the gov
eFnments of Charkow, Pultawa and Kew.
Sixteen thousand persons had died at Messina
| OF choler Ia.
From Grizzly Guleh.
| GRIZZLY, Dec. a, 1854.
| MEssRs. EDS Men of great ability and won
derful genius are generally short lived. We
hope this fact is not applicable to a whole COM
munty. If it is, then this neighborhood is sure
to experience some calamity shortly. When we
read Mr. Van Somebody's letter from Illinois,
stating that liberty is humbng, we sympathized
with his friends. When the S. F. Journal called
that apostle of liberty, Thomas jefferson, a
dreamer, we feared the readers OF that paper
would soon mourn the loss of its editor. When
the lion was killed here, we were interested !;
wRen the opera company was formed, we We're
delighted; and when new local opera was
| composed. we were astOuished.
! l will tell about the lion first Six months
ago the lady at Grizzly Trading Post was ava
kened in the night by the struggles and cries of
her dog, which was chained in the shed. She
got up and went to the shed, and in the dark
caught hold of lion as he held the dead dog
in his mouth The lady's husband came to her
assistance, and woanded the lion as he retreat
ed to some bushes near. He was killed in the
morning by rifle shot from miner, and meas
ured fifteen feet from tap to tip. The skin is now
to be seen al the trading post. and will be worn
| by one OF the opera artists Ga la Hercules) on
Saturday evening next, at the first grand re-
heassal of the new opera.
This opera is to be called the Shasta County
Democratic Banner Precinct Opera. The
name is rather long but then it is difficult to do
justice to this beautiful composition. 1t COM
mencss st Oak Bottom. with mystic anthem
descriptive of Old Bailey mountain and its adja-
cent peaks; from thence it passes Grizzly moun-
tain terrifically; then lns and proceeds to the
Clear Greek Bar Company, with slow, serious,
penny royal hymn; from thence up Bull Gulch.
believing; from thence crossing to Stud Horse,
neighing most melodiously from thence down
to Modesty Gnlch with the sweetest, most prim-
tive and beautiful music imaginable; from
thence it passes down Grizzly to the place where
| the lion was killed, and there ends with ter
rife roar.
No expense will be spared by the distin-
guished company of artists. in regard to appro-
pirate dresses, &C., &C.. to give it fall effect,
der the superintendence of the great opera COM
poser. 1t is expected that this company will do
much to create "a taste for opera generally; and
then we expect to see Shasta city building her
opera house, and encouraging California compo-
sitions and artists.
/ Yonrs, FRoG.
9 When the British army in the East left
Varna, few weeks ago. for the Russian prov
ince of the Crimea, no horses excepting those OF
| the field officers taken on board the trans
ports. All the other horses to the number of
5000, were cast LOOSE, to seek their fortunes as
best they could. Horses which three months
before cost so and so pounds, and which in Eng
land would be worth 81. .000 could not find pur-
chasers at $4 Enormous quantities of baggage,
the private property of English officers are said
to have been at the same time abandoned. To
| xrbat .lestroys add what IL IVA and then