Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-07-26
From Arthur's Home Magazine.
CroDgtadt

commerce, as Moscow is Of the vast internal trade
of the empire. The former il the great maritime
outlet of the Gulf of Finland, and has an exten-
siye communication with the interior by rivers
aud canals. Our engraving presents view OF
Cronrtadt. which is the great naval station of the
Russian fleet in the Baltic, and il also the harhor
of II. Petersburg, although thirty-one miles dis
tant frsm that city. The waters of the Neyaon
which ST. Petersburg stands. are too shallow to
admit vessels of large burthen; their carr oes are
therefore discharged Mt Cronstadt, and barges are
employed in transporting them to the city Cron-
siadt is built on an island about seven miles long
and one broad. and the mouth of the harbor is
strongly defended by fortress built on an oppo-
site rock. Here extensive wet and dry docks,
with siorehouses and all the great establishments
which are requisite in fitting out tleet,and keep
ing il IN repair and fit for service, including foun-
dries for cannon, rope-waks, &c. Canals are
constructed which enable ship Of the line 10 take
in her stores close to the warehouses. Cronstadt
founded by Peter the Great.
In 1903 a ship from Holland was the first mer-
chairman that had ever appeared in the Neva,and
the captain aud crew were treated with great
hospitality by Peter. In l7li sixteen ships ar
rived; and from 1900, to 1900 now clear nward
annually, Of which one talf are usually English.
The navigation is open about 100 days in the
year-lrom the middle of May to the end of No
yember. Cronstadt contains many good streets
which are well paved, but, with the exception Of
the public buildings, the houses are built
Of wood. The principal public edihces are
the Admiralty, Naval Hospital, School for
Pilots, the Exchange, Custom House, and
barracks. Ia Summer, all is lie and animation,
for the activity of the year is crowded into the
spnce of few MONTHS but Us the Winter APP
proaches. aud the last ships of the season take
their departure, fearful of being locked up by the
ice, the scene changes and nll becomes dull. The
summer population of Cronstadt amounts to about
10000, exclusive of soldiers, sailors and persons
employed in the dock-yards.
A MODEL UNIVERSITY Michigan is entitled
10 the honor of being the first State in the Union
offering the student from all portions of the L.
s. complete courses of collegiate instruction free
of charge. The income from her University
fund is now about 200 per annum, and is in
erensing Ample buildings have been erected at
Ann Arbor for the Medical and Literary Colleges
n town remarkable for its health and cheapness
of living. There are some things in Eur )pe
which correspond to this, but nothing to compare
with it in the United States. Aud yet we have
in New \ ork some of the most richly endowed
Colleges in the United States. Union College, if
Dir. Motifs donation is bona fde one, ought to
be doing about we'll as this Michigan Univer-
sity Now that something is to be done with
the Botanic Garden property Of Columbia Col
NB'i uiiu 'h' PloH'h' Noii'B' PitHlatS are )lNiu-
ing handsomer income than ever before. the
public will expeeta more favorable report from
this II stituton. 1t is our oldest College, and we
should he glad 10 see it upon stcadfast foun1a-
ton, aud doing for New Y ork, what Harvard has
done for Massachusetts,. Yale for Connectic, t,
and the University of Virginia for the Old Do
mnon. We have Free Academy here, which
is second to no Institution of the kind in the
world But it properly and necessarily imposes
restrictions upon those who enter. We should
be glad 10 see Free College, sustained by its
own resources, whore all qualified pupils could
enter and secure an education equal to the best
to be procured in Europe.-N. Y. Express.