The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-24
NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY "a, 1855

has been made on that order to the effect thas mas
tiers OF fishing vessels having at least three years
service, and who have for four consecutive years
bten IN Q, mmard CT such vessels, will be exemps
from the levy.
Stree the war with Russia . new kind Of domestic
fowl has been introduced into Ecgland from the
Black Sea, and Is likely 70 prove formidable rival
70 the Shanghai and Cochin China. It is quite ~
feafhfrd legs; its color Is generally all white or
black when the latter, OF d raven hue and glossy
This bird is pugnaci0us, and s movements are very
lively: It's mes distinguishing peculiarity Is how
are very few, and DO mot project as in other birds,
but drop down and lie close to tho body 20 that tho
creature appears taiess, and when its head IL erect
it scarcely has the appearance Of bird.
Diplomatic relations with Sardinia are about to
he completed by the Porto, In confederation Of the
assistance which King Victor Emmanuel has given
to the cause Of Turkey and her allies. Formerly
there were OILY two Turkish rel resentadyes In Ed
two with the rank Of Ambassador, were charged
with the tack OF representing the Sultan In Europe
Lately Belgium and Holland have been honored
with the presence Of Ottoman Ministers, and since
Court Of Turin has put in its claim for am,lar
favor, Ion many grounds, and especially that the
Ottoman Minister at Vienna is NO longer IN q suit
able position to represent the views OF the Porte In
Italy.
TIE following ia an abstract Of the number Of
tcerB Of the British army who were killed in action
OF who died during the year 1854 Field marshal,
L; generals, l2 ieutenantgenerals, Is; msjor
generals, l6; brigadisrs general, 4; colenels, y;
lieutenant colonies, 49, majors, 20; captains, 1885,
ueutenasts, l73; comets and ensigns, 80; paymas'
ters, II; aajutsnts q quartermasters rs: OF these
there were killed died received In action
tenan tcolonel, %; ms5sn, !; captains, IL; lieu.
tensnts, 80; comets, ensiens, &c., O.
The Russian General do Berg transmitted the
following telegraphic despatch ffon Heisngfofs to
st. Petersburg, dated the 22d Of. June:-At ten
the batteries OF the Isle Of Sandhsm, and opened
fire. Our batteries replied With success, destroyed
. sloop which preceded the fsigate, making s.und-
iDgs ard LOGGED shell ard several balls n,i II the
the 25th crew OF marines killed, and four men
slightly wounded.
We csn state, in the most positive terms that the
condition Of affairs with In the walls Of Sebastopo is
dsg,iss Y Inc extreme we are assured tnss
red through cholera and other diseases nearly one
half the garrison are uIs for service thr ,ugh sick
pesa and other causes. We can further mention
Of tie min ds Of the troops Wiz regard to their being
able to hold cut much longer.
In work called 1.-THE Island Empire" published
some time ago, there appeared an account Of an
actogenarian gardener Of the late Emperor Nspo-
frat acts Of Count Waewski has bsen to inform the
author Of the work that the French Consul at Porto
FeIrsjo had been tcted to supply the wants of
the old man, and to make his last days easy.
Among the vessels Of Admiral Bain's squadron
that la!ay entered the port Of Kiel vas the Hawk.
which was recog 1zed as one of the Danish ships OF
war ken by Nelson on the bombardment Of Copen-
bsgep, In 1867. The discovery was scszcely wei
come TO the Danes, who still remember with pain
the Pc uiar circumstances under which their feos
was taken or destroyed by the English at that epoch
Mr.. Willes, the new English Judge ap pointed in
the place If Mr. Justice Maue, Is the son 0ftd late
DR.. Wiles of Cork, was educated iu Trinity College,
Dublin, and IL the second IIisAman whe, within Che
last few years, has been elevated to the English
bench, the other being Baron Martin, son-inlaw Of
Chief Baron Pollock.
From the EaeTTischische Correspondents we
learn that 800 recruita fer the English army have
rived at BeyrOut from DAMASCUS. They committed
great excuses In Hebou. where Of them were kill
ed and 81 wounded. The governor Of Jerusalem
dispstched q body Of troops with nine pieces OF
caInon, to protect the population.
A return ccmpi!ed by the Shipping Gazette shows
that the number Of vessels wrecked IN the month OF
June amounted to SO. In the previous month
May 90 vessels we're lost in April, 1909; March
lao; February, l64; and IN January, 23S.
Sir Charles Parry has sent in smother estimate Of
f650 600 for additional works to the two houses of
PARLIAMENT IN London. The sum already or Jended
amounts to two and half millions sterling; that is
double his original estimate.
return has been made 10 the House Of Commons
Of q correspondence with the British authorities in
Portugal, showing TO what extent and in what m An
per, port wine aduteraed the spot where il ia
produced. @At
The mural monument, subscribed for by the mem
beIs Of the Oxford circuit and sculptured by L1ugh
20 tie morp of the late Mr. Justice TalfOurd mas
been placed in the Crown Court, Stafford against
tie wall between the two galleries.