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them for the proper regulation of tlIe sale
Of liquors.
know that well thinking persons have
found fault with the Council Of this place
for granting any licenses at all, under I
think, false conception Of the application
Of the law, Their blind zeal has ever made
them find great fault with all the voters that
have elected the Council that cid grant at
all any license All these erroneous views
on this matter proves the old adagc, "Fari-
Gus men, various m!nds-so many men, SO
many minds" J. TOGNO.
A Year i'll the Crimea-Thc Siege of Sevas-
% topol.
We find in the New York Herald the
annexed record of a years events in the Cri-
mca. 1t embraces a journal of the siege of
ScvaStopol, from the commencement to the
evacuation by the Russians Of the South
side. 1t is very interesting, and will enable
the reader to see ut Il glance how the opc-
rat ions which have attracted the attention
Of the whole civilized world have progressed {:
Sept. II, lS54-Thc Allied army. TO-
600 men, consisting of English, French and
Turkish troops, landed at Eupatoria, in the
Crimca. 1t was conveyed in one hundred
vessels and escorted by the entire Allied
fleet Of war ships then in the Black Sea
Twelve thousand men were held at Bal,-
schiI, Crurkcy,) will, IN immense force of
artillery.
20.-Batslc Of the Alma. Tn this en-
gagemcnt the English brought into action
10000 men the French $4,000 the Turks
us estimated by readers and the hints Of
civilized general oiliccrs,) 5000. The Rus
slams had $4,000 men in good position
on the heights across the river, Which were
stormcd and turned by the Allies. As Il
result, the generals stated that the English
had $40 killed, 1913 wounded the
French 3iS killed, 1893 wounded the
Russians 2,4s0 killed and 1850 wounded !:
that the Turks no official reports regarding
their Iosses,) 250 killed and ,2SO wounded
The list returned as wounded, contain all
who were lost by accident or in crossing
the river, or just after the battle. Amongst
the English dead were Sc officers; ia ser
geants, and "a drummers. The French
loss in officers was reported as about the
same with that of the English. The Turk
ssh loss is only estimated, rs the English
or French officers did not alIu'le to it, and the
Sultan has never made return, in any way
known TO Christian readers, III public.
PA powder Magazine Belonging. to
the Russian army exploded at Pcrekop, and
$50 men were killed.
| 26.-Marshal Saint Arnaud rcsioned the
chief command Of the French army, and
lett for Constantinoplc. He was then in
bad health, and died in a few DAYS.
October l2.-From 5th TO this dav the
Russian garrison Of Scvastopo had by bonn.
bardment, 90 mon killed and 49O wounded.
Admiral Kornileff was among the killed.
1T.-Rcncwed bombardment. The AL
lies fired by sea and land on Sevastopol,
when the English had 43 men killed and
l SO wounded on, their ships by the Russian
fire from the batteries. Russian loss not
known-supposed to be tritling.
,s2s.-The Russian garrison in Scvasopol
sailed forth and captured Il French battery.
The French had Ga men killed, and the
tsussans 20. During the sortie the English
had men wounded, the French 70, and
fthe Russians7. Lord Dunkelin was taken
1s.-rwo, hundred and thirty. French
killed by the explosion of siege battery.
-Four hundred and sixS-five Russians killed
by aniexplosion in the Redan.
25s-Batue of Balaklava. There we're
engaged 10000. Russians, 5000 English
1000 French, and little more than that
number of Turks. The Russians had 1.7sO