a common-place alfair, shared with uphol- sterers and cabinet-makers; it is decorating a place where I am to meet a friend or lover. To order dinner is not merely arranging a meal with my cook, it is preparing refresh- ments for him I love. These necessary oc- cupations, viewed in this light by a person capable of strong attachments, are so many pleasures, and afford her far more delight than the games and hhows which constitute the amusements of the world.”

Muvivsiis IN JAPAN.—-The U. S. ship-of- war Powhattan had relieved the Vandalia at Shanghai, and the Vandslia had gone to Hong Kong. The Powhattan had just arrived from Simoda, Japan, where she had found the oﬂicers and crew of the Russian frigate Diana, which had been sunk by an earthquake in the harbor of Simoda. The Russians had concluded the same treaty as ours, and were living on shore. The Pow- hattan found them a very intelligent, gentlemanly set of men, and left them a the stores and proviions they could spare. It was their intention to take juiiks and

o- to Petropaulovski, in Kamschatka, where they will probably arrive in time to resist an attack which the allies are pre- ppring to make the ensuing season. The

‘nglish and French squadrons were at Hong Kong getting ready, and would soon sail. They were somewhat chagrined at their repulse last year. '

The otlicers of the Powhattan report that a great change has already taken place among the Japanese. They appear to be desirous of intercourse with foreigners, and are much more social and affable than they were on the previous visit of the

steamer. The oﬂicers bought some beauti- .

ful lackered and porcelain ware. No re- strictions were placed upon their intercourse with the people on shore, and they say, it was a common thing to see oliicers sitting about in the houses, surrounded by the family, and entertained by accomplished young ladies singing and playing on the late. The Macedonian is to visit Japan.

Tun Powsii or AN Ei.i:riuiNr’s 'l‘nu.vk. -—0iic has been apt to consider Nasinytli’s steam-haininer, which can with one blow exert a force oftivo ions, mid with another break a nut without injuring the kernel, as a triumph ofhuman ingenuity, and so it is; but how insigniﬁcant when placed in com- parison with the trunk of an elephant; for not only can the latter strike a blow of a ton or so, and break an egg or a nut, but it can pick a pin from the ﬂoor, or pull doivn a tree; project water with the force of a twenty-man power forcing pump, or uncork and drink a bottle of soda-water without spilling a drop!

A Paoi-‘i'rAni.r: PUacHAss.—A few even- ings since, one of our grocers, when the day's business was about over, placed the silver change on hand in his scales for the purpose of weighing it and ascertaining the amount in that way instead of by counting it. Before the operation was completed, a customercaine in and called for a small quantity of sugar, which was thrown into the same scales containing the silver change, the latter being forgotten and concealed by the view of the sugar. V/Vlieu the process of weighing the su ar, as was supposed, was compelled, the contents of the scales —sugar and silver—were emptied_ into a paper and carefully tied up, with which the customer departed.

The grocer missed his money, and could come to no other conclusion than that some light-ﬁngered person had robbed his draw- er. The customcr, on opening his sugar, was astonished to ﬁnd about ten dollars in silver mixed with it. He knew the money did not belong to him, and naturally con- cluded, that it must belong to the grocer, although he was puzzled to.conjecture why or how it was placed in his possession in this singular manner. On mentioning the circumstance at the store, the grocer in- stantly recollected putting the money in the scales and the whole mystery was easily explained. Had the customer kept uiet, the grocer would have robably be ieved

P to the day of his death that he had been C

robbed, and perhaps suspicion wad have

HABZARITS GAZET‘?I‘E._ AUGUST 11.

LATE PRO! EUROPE.

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CRITICAL SITUATION OF KARS. Esznocl, June 26.-—Kars is not invested; but the Russian army,lhaving an effective strength of about 36,000 men, commanded by General Mouravielf, is encamped about two leagues from the town. The Russian general. who has selected Zaim as the basisr of his operjions, appears determined on usin all the means at his disposal for taking are. be very heav torrents of rain, that have been incessantly fa ling for some days past, have as yet retarded the attack, and greatly impeded the manoauvres of the enemy, who has been obliged to pitch his tents in the mud. ’l‘he Russians have sent to Alexandropol for ei ht large siege ans, but these have got embed ed in the trac near the Arpa Tchai. General Mouravielf has 'consequenty been obliged to send several men and oxen to get them out again, and brin them on to his head-quarters as soon as ossi le.

Teliiprak i, a village on the road to Erzeroum, and eight leagues from Kars, is occupied by the Russians, in consequence of which com- munication with Erzeroum is intercepted on this side. We can now only receive news from Kare by Olti, that is to say, by a roiind-about way of ten leagues.

The Russians have evacuated Ardahan. Such is at this moment the exact state of things at the seat of war in Asia. There can be no doubt ofthe great importance the Russian Government attaches to the capture of Kare. nor will General Mouravicff spare any eﬂ'ort that may enable him to take the place. The strength of the Russian troops is great, and far surpasses what the Turks can oppose to it. Nevertheless, thanks to the skill and courage of the generals who protect. the city now being attacked, thanks also to the lirmness of the inhabitants, we venture to hope, that the besieged at liars will show i.!;'-mselves worthy brethren in arms and race of those who defend- ed Silistria.

It is believed in Paris that the Turkish army _ in Asia will be able to hold out until reinforce- ments arrive. The joiirinils of Vienna are circulating ii. false report of the English having demanded of tho l’orte tho Castles of the l)ar- danelles, and the French the fortresses of the Bosphorus.

RESTORATION 0|-‘ SIR J. CAMl'BELL’S S\VOI‘.D.

The r-ourtcsics of war are still observed at the scene ofiloadly contest. On an application made to the ltiissiiiiis, the sword of Sir John Cainpbell, an old family cluyniorc has b -on brought to the Eiiglisli camp by a lliig of truce:

Lieiit.-Gen, Sir De Lacy Evans, K. C. B. Lieut.-Gen. Sir Rchard England, K. C. B. Lieut.-Gen. Sir Colin Campbell, K. C. ll.

To be KNIGHTS COMMANDERS.

Lieut.-Gen. the Earl of Lucas. Lieut.-Gen. Henry J. W’. Bentinck.

Rear-Admiral Houston Stewart, C. B

James Ilsnwsy Plumridge.~

the Earl of Cardigan.

William John Codrington.

Richard Airey.

the Hon. James Yorke Scarlett. Harry David Jones, Royal Engi-

neers.

Maj-H-Gen. Arthur Wellesley Torrens. lllajur-Gen. George Butler, C. B.

Maj”!-Gen. William Eyre. C. B.

Major-Gen. Richard J Dacres, Royal Artillery. Rear-Admiral the Hon. Montsgu Slopford. Rear-Adiniral Henry Ducie Cliads, C. B. Rcai-Ailiiiiral Michael Seymour.

Rear-Aduiiral Henry Byain Martin, C. B. ‘Captain Stephen Lnshiugton, R. N.

TALK OF THE DAY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL

Curr nizroar. SE|t.\S1‘0l'0I., Jun" 7.—‘‘ Sebasto- pol will be taken in three weeks.” “ Not this year.” “ It never will be taken ” “ Cer- tainly not until it is invested." “ We are not strong enough yet to do so.” Such are the opinions one bears in various quarters——and moreover, in military quarters. There is the utmost coutidence expressed by many, and, on the other side, much doubt by some; but all now ngree—Eiiglish as well as I"rench—that tho (.‘rimeu. expedition was, at the time it was undertaken, an ill-judged, imprudent, and rash one. At present. the main hopes of taking the place rest on the new batteries which have been raised by the Allies, particularly on one to the cxtrcnic Left attiick—tliat of the French. The object is to reach the Russian men-of-war. and to silence them: for it is now deemed all but impossible to take the .\lalakholl' tower, or r.itlier—-for the tower itself no longer exists —its batteries, before those vcsscls arc prevent- cd throwing their formidable shells, and sweep- ing all bcfoge them with their round shot It is impossible to conceive anything iuore syste- iinitic or more elf.-ctive than the defence by that ﬂeet of certain approaches to the town. livery advantage is adroitly turned to account; Duh ii loop-hole is neglected: every position. every bond. as it were, of a. position of the Allies is constantly kept in view, when the nature of the ground M) pcrniits ; every turn of the road is closely watclicd, and engineering ingenuity is raickeil to the utmost to ascertain and even

and it was aiinoiiiiceil, that the body of tlic goiicral had bccn buried in the town with‘ |ll‘0[lt:l“tlllllltll'y honours. Genera Eyre has. had his leg iiinpiitatcd. He bore ilie piiinfull operation with the greatest fortitude, and his health is now such as to cause no further uneasiness. He will proceed to England as soon as he can bear the voyage.

DAMAGE DONE IN SEBASTOPOL.

The deserters and prisoners report that the Russian line-of-battle ships anchored in the roadstead opposite Fort St. Nicholas begin to suffer l'rom the tire of the mortar battery on the side of the Quarantine iy. 0n the 27th a shell passed through the three decks of the Tchesiue, killing and wounding several men, and then bursting in the hold, set ﬁre to her for a short time. Some do ‘s before a projectile. ﬁred by a French vessel, bursting in it work- shop near the Artillery Bay, caused the ex-

losion ofa number of loaded shells, killed several artillerymen, and caused such damage that the Russians have not since dared to collect together sucha quantity of combustibles in one place. The shells from the allied vessels occasion much damage to the place and severe losses to the garrison. Their etlects are more fcared than those of the rockets. The number of naval artillerymen in the place has been reduced from 16,000 to 3,500, and there are now only three artillerymen for each an. The rations of vegetables and brand have en diminished one-half on board t e Russian vessels, and the captains of them have received orders to economize their consumption of salt pork as much as ssible. ‘The Commander- in-Chief has ordered the inhabitants to quit the town. The opinion that the place must infallibly fall into the power of the allied armies is more and more neral among the besieged, and that feeling has reatly increased their discouragement, perticu arly during the last few days.

was psi-saminrr, JULY 5, 1855. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of the following oili- eers, of Her Majesty's land and naval forces, to be ordinary members of the Military Divisions of the ﬁrst,eecend.and third classes of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath res etively. To be KNIGHTS GRANFCROSS Lieut.-Gen. Sir George Browg, K. C. B. Vice-Admiral James Whitely Deans Dundee,

. B. . Lleut.-Gen. Ills Royal Highness the Dske of

divine by what wu._v the Allied troops are ad- vziiicing to the attack. You would say that each olliccr of ii Russian ship-of-war is ii per- fect .\r-gus, and the thunder from each ship itself is iinytliing but ii Inrulum fulnicn, ii.» our over-worked troops can but too well testify. I know that one excuse for not laying Scbiisto- pol proper in ashes is that it will be better, when it is taken, to have comfortable quarters to go into. That is certainly ii consideration. But will the Russians tlioinsclves spare the lace, either just before they evacuate it, or after they retreat to the northern side and forts. It is folly to think they will, and, more- over, to speak plainly, they would be fools to do so. I venture to assert, that their convic- tion is, that the reason of the fire not being dircctcd against the private houses, is not on account of an sentiment of humanity, or of that prudence which, ant like, is non ignara ac non incaula liituri, but because there is, as they supposc.a want of ammunition. In that res- pect, however, they are, I think, mistaken, although certainly the long pauses in the ciinnoniide and the frequent cessation of the bombardment might well tend to conﬁrm them in their 0 inion. So often, in fact. do those auses an that cessation occur, that even Russian women are seen wcnding their way triinquilly through the streets. It would a pear, too that not a few of them still resi e ermancntly in the town, for two British ollicers who, on the memorable—that is to say, in the annals of Crimean warfare—ever deplo- rable ]8th of June, had actually entered one of its suburbs, saw dozens of females here and there. There was a rather brisk ﬁring last night, but who out here caress. llg about it‘! You may ride about for tens of miles, go into every division, into nearly every regiment, and on will not he a whit the wiser for all your inquiries. People either shrug up their shoul- ders or set you down as a very “ green” fel- low—a tyre, a noun: homo. a canfeen-keeper, a speculator in I'0Idé::8d8 clothes, a_ commis- sariat butcher, a kney amateur just come out, or anything else you like. '10 be in- quisitive a at, or to appear interested in, matters to which even the very parties engaged in the firing do not attach the value of a straw. provokes a horse-lau h, or a very_ signiﬁcant lance at the pericraniuia of the visitor. One mightjust as consistently gallop down. st-

over their marbles. and manifest a feverii anxiety to know all the ins and outs of the

Cambridge, K. G.

restdu ' et rsons.-— ivthst chzdchponmnocnpe iic

Rear Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, Bart. , G.C.B.

Lieut--Gen. John Lyssulit Pennefsther, C. B. ﬁnd ‘betel! In 0nd Of It-

lordinary attack, or a common-place esnnonade- Even a few deaths scarcely impart any ad- ditional ioterest. for in this happy Crimea, there iisa perfect indiﬁerence about life. One goes of with and like a cannon-ball, or ieoemeal with and liken shell, or through c olera,or dysentery, or diarrhoea, or fever, often enough. I believe, through anxiety, not to say ennui- ‘ me contrive to make their final exit by means of bites from scorpions or centipedes; others by sunstroken. Now and then one is kicked beyond the last bourne by the tier steeds which abound in this peninsula, or ashed down the ravines b water-spouts—water-walls, as our Turliis friends call them. Others have been whisked into eternity b a railway truck diverging from the incline plane, and many have ai down in the arms of Bacchus, and liked their companion so well that they never rose again. Then there are a few inches of clay, a hasty mouthful of prayers, a total indifference on the part of the few spectators, and so one is more or less indecently buried, wrapped up in a bit of horse-cloth, and covered wit lime. in order to deprive the poor worms of their hereditary rights. Thus ends “ the strange eventful tale, ' and the world wags on as usual, whilst Sebasto— pol is still towering in its pride of strength, and the “ gentlemen of England” are looking out cveryinorning for the intelligence of the final catastrophe. In my umble o inion. bucked ho\v(-ver by that of others 0 more

haste, to a few truaut school-boys quarre ling

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weight, those gentlemen at ease will have to wait a lung time et to come, before they hear the “Downfalof Scbastopol” played on the pianos of their pretty wives, daughters, or sistcrs. Meantime, good news has reached the camp--the medals have arrived at last. But that is not all—money too, is at hand. The payniusters are looking again cheerful, and so would many a subaltern, did he not know. that the f.-«ct of cash coming out to ay the troops "ll bi: ti.» signal for hungry. though not lean. creditors to givc him a morning call, in order to inquire after his health. And well may such creditors grow fat. We lnive at Kiidikoi, for example. a ready-made clothes dealer, who sells palctots at thirty-two shillings each, for which, according to his own avowal. he only gave eight shillings and sixpence in hnglaiid, and who charges £2 12s (id for military inex- pressiblcs. which can be got in London for one guinea, or something less. I may just state here, that. he has already received from oliicers numerous orders for winter clothing—a tolera- bl_v clear proof that they do not expect the (‘rimcan war to be over this side of 1850.

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EXTRACTS FliO.\‘[ THE LIFE OF BARNUM.

In about 1343, the editors of the Atlas were much annoved by ii series of libel suits. The lirst case rcbuircd bonds of 5000 dollars. I gave them. A second suit from the same party was immediately instituted, and Iagiiin gave the same amount of bonds. A third suit fol- lowed, and I again offered myself as their ball. The ."iwyer of the pl:iintill'_. having hoped by bsinging so many suits to give the defendants trouble in obtaining bonds, was much annoyed at my continually offering myself as their bail. On my third appearance before the judge for tliat purpose, the lawyer being much vexed became iiupertinent. “ Mr. Barnum," said he “ on have already given bail to the amount of 10,000 dollars, and now you offer yourself for 5000 dollars more. Are you worth 15,000 dollars, sir ?”

“ I am, sir,” Ire lied. _

“ Of what does your property consist, szr ?" he asked pcremptorily.

“ Do you desire a list of it?" I inquired. '

“ I do, sir, and I insist upon your giving it before your are accepted as furt er security," he re lied ﬁrmly.

“ I 'ith pleasure, sir. mark it down as I call it

“ I will, sir,” he answered, taking a sheet of paper and dipping his pen in the ink for that

urpose. _“ One preserved elephant, 1000 dollars,"

Have the kindness to 0 7!

said . _ He looked a little surprised, but marked it

WI}. “ One stuffed monkey skin, and two gander skins, good as new, 15 dollars for the lot."

“ What does this mean? What are you doing, sir?" said he, starting to his feet in indignation.

“ lam giving you an inventory of my Mu- seum. It contains only five hundred thousand diierent articles,” I replied with due gravity.

“ I appeal to the court for protection from insult,” exclaimed the lawyer, his voice trem- bling with anger‘ and the blood rushing to his face as he spoke.

Judge Ulsbeetier decided that I was doing just what the lawyer had required» “'1 ill“ if he was unwilling to take an aﬁdavit as to my responsibility, I must go on wjth the “ coh- logue” of the Museum. The lawyer muttering- ly decided to accept the aldevlt -and bail with- out going further into the " tilt of parties- kn."

aﬁlr, as display any real in arriving at regarding an ordinary Rasllaa sortie