Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-01-26

yet more distinguished and responsible than that
which faction and partisanship have alone pre-
vented his reaching
Denmark and the United States
The Berlin correspondent Of the London
Times, writes follows in regard to the Sound
Dues and the British naval force at the West In.
dies:
According to private letter have received
from Compenhagen. il is stated that the Danish
Government. under the twofold pressure of the
partial REIMBURSEMENT of neutrality by Sweden,
and the apparently inevitable conflict with the
United States on account of the Sound Dues, has
decided upon making advances to the Allies in
the matter q. the future campaign in the Baltic
For some time the Government, as is represent
Cd to me- wavered between England and France
to which Of the two il should make its advances
and at the last decided for the former; in
quence of which special envoy is very shortly
to be accredited TO London. for the purpose of
concluding a treaty, by which England shall
guarantee TO Denmsrk the possession of her
West India Islands Ip case of hostilites break
ing out between the United States and Denmark,
which would naturally result from any United
States vessel attempting 10 pass the Sound with
out paying the dues. it is apprehended by the
Danes that the first step taken by the Americans
would be TO lay violent hands on the Danish Is
land of st. Thomas. The recent expedition of
British naval forces TO the West Ipdies. rs ex.
planned by government TO have taken place
for the purpose ofprotecting our own territories
there from piraicai invasion, will throw mn np-
pearance Of probability upon the idea that our
government may fall in with that view
A letter from ST. Thomas gives us a little fur
Their insight into the recent visit of the sloopof.
war Cyane to Antigua, concerning the conduct
Of the British officials in taking coored seaman
from the American brig Loango. The writer
says that Commander Fairfax, of the Cyane, was
informed Of the particulars of the affair at St
Thomas, and forthwith proceeded to Antigua to
seek redress. Arrived there he had several in
terviews with the Governor, but failed to obtain
any satisfactory explanation; whereupon he put
the matter on paper and sent it to the Governor.
with certain declarations and ailidavs in the case
but obtained no better result, his Exeeency re-
fusing TO admit that any wrong had been perpctra-
ted, and of course declining to apologize. Capt
Fairfax then took his departure, without exchang
ing the customary salutes with the British flag,
and returned to St. Thomas on the eighteenth Ill
timo whence he again sailed in the Cyane on the
following da; for st. Domingo. This account
conflicts with the assertion of Bermuda paper
that the Governor had admitted the error of his
officers and apologized therefor.
historian Of the day of Balaklaya, he who told
the fearful tale of the disastrous winter Of "a ,55
has been ANONYMOUSLY mobbed from the crimea.
The New York Tribune says this was in conso,
quence of his letters about the drunkenness in
the British camp, and his recommendation in or
der to abate it to retain Cd. per day out of tn,
pay of the soldiers and place il in the Savings
Bank TO their credit. After stating that the SO
Der men IN camp took proper measures to expires,
their hi "a IA m IF tho IF NJ
the Tribune says:--
he drunken party took more summar,
course, They assembled in force, stormod his hu
ruined his property and it is said personally nal
treated the worthy correspondent of Printing
House Square. When Mr. Russall applied I
headquarters for redress and protection. hi
request met with no attention Mr.. Russell ha
from the first been very obnoxious to the ma
jority of the British officers on account of his OK
posture OF their professional shortcomings. ant
they only too glad that the common soldier,
had treated him in Il way their own position IRE
vented them from doing. Mr. Russell has conse
quenty been obliged to quit the Crimea, we fear
forever These facts have not yet been mad
public in the London papers, but have oozed on
in the gossip of the Clubs.
THE LIQUOR LAW EXCITEMENT IN ST.. JouS.
n. IA correspondent in St. Johns, N. B
written under date Of the 18th inst, states tina
the excitement in regard to the liquor law contif
ued in that city. On the evening of the | In
the mob, encouraged by their previous success
in assauting the informants against violators G
the law, paraded the streets with q band of mt
sic. with ef6ges, having tho necks broken ,
the men who informed.
q The crowd numbered. including women an
children, some two thousand persons. The car
tain of the police, in attempting TO dispense thel
was strnck and severely cut on the forehead b
a man named McCarty, who was arrested, an
the next day sent TO the pcnitentiary for fl,
months. The mob was soon after dlsper sed b
the police.
In st. Andrews there has been a demonstra
ton against the law, led on by clergyman of tn
Episcopal Church, and another of the Roma
Catholic Church. In other parts of the PROVING
the law is being rigidly enforced.
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FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE IN CANADA-Th
following account af FIRE and melancholy los
Of life in Reach is from an extra of the Ontari
Reporter: ....
"A fire broke out in the dwelling house of Nj
Richmond, Prince Albert, on Saturday morning
which. we are sorry to record was attended wi,
melancholy loss of life. The flames had q,
veloped the entire building before the inmite
who were all in bed, became aware of the fac
and terror stricken, each on awakening rushe
from the fury of the flames with the instinct
sell. preservation. When il was discovered thu
one Of the daughters yet remained in the hons
young man named Foley. who had stopped
Mr.. Richmonds that night, dashed through Il
flames to rescue the sleeping girl. but. paint
70 relate, neither came ont alive. both having m
frightful death in the destructive confagatio
HEAyY SENTENCE ON A BURGLAR.-Trento
n, J.. Jan. I7.-Ed. Nerton. who was lately 90
sicsfd 1T various burglsries. has been sen.enc
to 30 years in the State prison. He is now O
ly "a years old. He will be an old. man, if
lives to serve his time out.