The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-15

last. Then it had two vulnerable poiuts-noV il
has none. Something, however, may Jet be done;
impossible; but the golden opportunity was Loot
Last year, when CroDstsdt was o. unpre Jared to
resjst the combined fleet and 80 900 troops q &c.
bascpol Was to resist the combined armies. In the
meantime, where are the batteries and mortar fats2
Miscellaneous soresgn items.
On . remarkabe conical hill at the back of tho
nask the resting piacs Of Mishridates the otosr,
OF modern date, bus Incorporating some Of the pill
lars OF An sncient temple, which Sere found tins
ete, ID built after thb model Of the Partaen0n. 1t
has been used, II not originally intended, "a
scum, and was full OF cinsrsry urns and Of antique
relics collected amid the ruins OF tue ancient g.
phor, OF statuary, and Of the contents Of tumuli
which were opened in the neighborhood. II ia i'm
possible to convey an idea Of ths scene within tnis
place. The museum, or whstever it was, consisted
ofa single large room, with glass cases along the
walls and inches for siasuary, and rows Of stands
parallel to them, which once held the smaller an,
equities. At the end opposite the door, large
ledge, about 80 feet from the ground ran from side
TO side, and support. q great number Of cinsra-y
uIDs. most p, 0bably dug out Of the tumuli which
abound In the neizhb0rhood. II was reached
by winding staircase through one of the pillars
as the end OF the rom. One might we'll wosdsr
bow the fury OF q few men could effect such a
predig1ous amount c. ruin In so short time.
inches in depth With the debris Of broken
glass, OF vases, urns, statuary, the pre3ious
dust OF their contents and charred bits Of wood aud
bone, mingled with the fresh spnters of the shelves,
decks, and cases in which they had been preserved.
Not single bit OF anything that could be broken
burnt any smaller bad been exempt from reduction
by hammer or fire. The cases and shalyes had been
torn from the wals; the glass was smashed to
atoms, the statues pounded to pieces; it WAS not
possible to do more than guess at what they had
once contained. On ascending to the ledge on
which the cinerary urus had been placed the ruin
was nearly as complete. large dog lay cr0uchtng
in fear among the remnants Of the vases and howed
disma ly at the footsteps OF stranger. The burnt
bones viii ,h the vases contained were scattered
about, mixed with dust and ashes, on the floor, and
there was scarcely On urn or earthen vessel OF any
kind urbrOken. Here and there slice Of marble,
on which were traced one or two Greek LISTERS,
could be discovered and the slabs and pieces Of sta
tuary outside the building generally too large
and too massive to admit of their being readily bro
ken: but, on the whole, the work OF destruction
complete, and its only parallel could be found
within some of the finest houses in the town.
The report OF the Commissioners for the home
British fisheries for the year 1854 is just cut The
herring fehery OF 1854 presents fe features calling
Tor remark. The gross catch during tho year
amounted to 740 3514 barrels, being, from various
ADVERSE circumstances, les by 1853 449d barrels than
the catch OF 1858, which was most remarkable one
The quantity Of behring's cured in 1854 636 562h
barrels, and the quantity branded, I'll 84 barrels.
The proportion OF the quantity baandsd to the guam
tity cured was higher than In 1858, indicating i'm
proved and more careful curing; and the quantity
exported actually exceeded in 1854 what had been
known in any previous year, having amounted to
36l 6962 barrels or 1906 more than the export Of
1868. The increase CT export indicates growing
confidence In the superiority of Scotch led her
rings The demand was steady throughout the
year at high prices in the face of the Russian war.
The return OF the cod and ling fisheries indicate
increase; the gross produce was 167 1924 cwt. and
6,166A barrels, being an increase OF 90o& ewt. and
IO44 barres over the cure and produce Of 1858. In
1854, TO- S9l beats, manned by 40 $50 fishermen and
boys, we've employed in tie shore curing depart
,k<ft Erhr IKE A~AaI %
sons engaged in the fisheries reported was 81 1874,
being decrease Ct 1853 Of SO Coats $50 fishermen,
and ,796 persons in the total number employed.
The toDnsge employed in carrying salt amounted to
32649 tors, aud the number Of hands to 2.404. The
tonnage employed in exporting amounted to AZ 1854
tons, and the number OF hands to 499. The tom
mage Of fishing boats was 72,4l4, the number Of
square yards of netting employed in the fisheries,
77,2lo 57l; the number of yards of linen, 3O5ls 664
and total value Of boats, nets, and lines, f587 420
The following incident, which would make capital
plot for drama, ia related by one OF the Paris
journals: merchant living in the Quarter st.
Honore had begun to have some suspicious as to the
fidelity Of his wife. Theee SUSPECT ,ns were strength
eDed by the receipt Of anonymous letter denounc.
ing bis wifes nfidelity and describing rendezvous
in one OF the small streets where sha and her lover
were accustomed to meet. As the letter was pre-
else in its language, and affirmed that on the same
evening he woula have an opportunity OF testing its
truth the injured husband resolved 20 embrace it,
He went to the person who supplied his house with
ctarce al, borrowed his working dress, blackened
his face and hands, and having transformed himself
into regular char6onnier, proceeded to the place
described in the note. His wife suspectiDg that
there was something in the wind, made up her mind
to defer the meeting, and went the place notify
her lover and change the pia,e OF rendezvous. He
was not there, but she wrote hin note. Coming
into the street WITH the note In her hand, met
her metsmorphossd husband at the door, handed
him coin aud the letter. and told him to deliver II
to gentleman whose name she gave, and who
would soon come to the house. Az soon as she was
gene the injured husband opened the letter and
leaned the time and place OF the next rendszv
The lover soon came along, received the note, and
banded the pretended charcoal dealer Ave franc
piece for his palms, The latter kept dark to the
discovery ne had made but having secured the ser
vices Of an officer OF police, they attended at the
place and time OF assigDation. and succeeded in
surprising the guilty lovers. Both were arrested
and delivered into the hands Of justice.
When skertch vas eacked and piilsged by the
allied troops the following scenes were Witnessed:
To enter some OF the houses was like visit TO Pom.
pei Breakfast laid out, with cavisre and wine,
piaros open with the music ready to be played from
oosks and bats hanging behind half open doors.
told tho su66enness Of the event which had driven
so many from their hones to weary pilgrimage
over the hills Of the Crdea to Simpneropol or Ka.
rasu. The churches we're uninjured, both as to the
buildings and tneir contents Near the top OF the
Chief street is pretty little edifce dedicated to the
Trinity Its white walls and green Gu polas are emb0-
soneo in at aciss which droop their branches over
gilded passde. An old bearded sexton gave q
Gta,y sulnlsslon, ard, On entering, an altar and
sanctuary were discovered fer ricper than might
have been expected in such place. Mex DIOR 10
the Austrian consulate YVES house completely
sacked, some broken furniture renamed; few
hooss including Russian TRANSACTIONS of Alexaodre
Dumas suc Eugene Sue, were thrown ABOUT the
rooms, which had evidently been Inhabited by a
family OF some wealth. A few letters we're piled up
ID corner, wb2h at first suggested ideas OF import
ant Communications relative 70 the strength OF
armies and the facility OF supplies, particularly AS
The dates extended to within few days Of the time
when Sir George Brown landed his troops. Bot II
was only correspondence between Annette OF
ke-tch and Lisabeta of Bskshi Sera and bore refe.
renee 10 soiiees snd toilets, TO gentlemen ~bo paid
compiiu ers well, and Others who tried and could
not succeed.
British consular dispatches, communicated TO the
Beard 81 T'aoe slrce the LIST OF January last res.
pectinf additional sources Of the snppiy Of guano
we're lately published 1t hence appears that deoo.
sits of guano have been discovered in the islands
composing the canton OF San Andres IN the pro vince
Of CsftDagena IN the islands belong ng to the ,ua
dos M khn atnftt.