The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-31
RICHMOND. VA, THURSDAY, MAY 81, 1856,

The state Of affairs is precarious the Kins
| mas requested foreign Interference.
The dispatch from Italy created q bewilder.
most to panic -
1t was reported in Paris that General La.
moriciere had made q movement to checL
which 5000 Piedmontese had embarked at Ge-
neva
AFRICA.
Dates from the coast Of Africa are TO the lst
OF April Trade was brisk
Ine American gum boat Mystic had left La.
gore Tor the South coast, with the mails
The United States frigate Constftntion was
| at Madeira on the 4th OF May
AUSTRALIA.
dispatch from Sydney. five days later re.
ports the suspension of the large and old.es.
tab!ished houses of David Jones & Co. and
thompson, Symonds Il Co Their liabilities
are thought to amount to f25O,OOO sterling 1t
was feared other houses would follow.
VOYAGE Down THE AMOoE-H Hmm ths P,s
s,a" HleyehanfS Entertatn their Guests-Thouph
tne wine continued to flow, l really hoped
that the dinner was over. l could not now
see mucn room for its continuance and was
sure there could not be much more room with
IN the company. Finally, the Goloyah rose.
aud the dinner ended, and with It, as I sun
posed, the drinking also but was mistaken.
We adjourned to the coffee room where tea
and coffee were both served the tea really de.
licious. the purest herb of China 1 drank
very freely OF ii, for l hoped that it would
connteract the effects OF the wine. As soon as
polIteness would seem to Justify we rose to
depart In the mean time, the dinin groom had
Deen cleared OF every vestige of the dinner ta-
pies and all, and was now occupied by groups
In animated conversation.
AS soon as We entered the apartment ser.
wants bearing trays loaded with glasses foam
ING with champagne, approached US, and the
Ioiovah pressed us to take the parting glass
Ihls 1t was idle to refuse, so we drank as we
supposed, for the last time. Presently, 1 no.
ticed pretty dense circle encompassing Pey-
ton, and in an instant he was seized by half a
dozen stout. jolly merchants, and tossed up in
the direction Of the ceiling. Fortunately IL
was not very low one, or else he must have
gone through the roof. Down he came how.
ever, into the hands of his torHlentors who
sent MN up again If anything higher than
ever the most uproarious :nrth and laughter
prevailing. My companion was not a small
man, or a light one, but he was no more than q
leather In the hands of these portly Siberians
inns sport is called in Russia podkeedora'e
great respect. General MouravieT told me-
after our return, that he had podkssdorale per-
formed upon him in the same room
during the performance stood half-aghast,
looking at the figure Peyton was cutting
man six feet high and well -proportioned. 20.
ing up and down like a trap bali, his coat tail
flying sky-hIgh. and his face as red as brick
was an the time consoling myself that they
nad administered this extra touch Of hosp pital-
ity TO Peyton because they considered him the
most worthy, and the best able to stand it,
and said TO Beetsow, g hope one tossing
for the American nation will be considered
honor enough" He replied, Your turn will
very likely come, too.''
After while Peyt ton came down and STAYED
down. Servants again came around, aud we
had to drink champagne. l had Just emptied
my glass and placed it on the waiter. when.
without moments warning, was seized and
up Went. Being much lighter than Peyton,
and handled after him By these stout, and now
very JoVial and merry fellows, have a distinct
recollection of touching the ceiling NV coat.
tail certainly did, and what thought at first
piece OF good fortune, now proved TO be 9TH
erWlse; for. having taken Pey toms guage with
regard to weight, they did not take into con-
sideration my lightness, and came near 60
ing through the top OF the house. Up went
anu down came, only to go up again, until
my friends were satisfied that if | wos not
drunk before, my head would certainly swim
now. However, was able to stand when l
came to my feet, which was more than cal
cuiated upon when tossing between the floor
and ceiling.
Of course, we had all to take another drink
by this time Peyton and l were working our
way towards the door, in order to eyacuate
this citadel of hospitality and finally succeed
ed III reaching our sleigh, which was standing
near The entrance of the house; we had how
ever, TO partake of the stirrup cup after we
We're seated and thus ended one Of the most
extraordinary, and, barring the overflow of
wine, one OF the most agreeable dinners ever
partOok OF.