.was attached to the great duke ; but the suﬂ'.:r-

‘\Vellington during th:tt time.

It was much as if the crew of the Agorpcmnan, P", , indsoa.pIi_ri;sc. to crséxmlzothqir M195!“ ' e inte vie nit o as 0 .

m dsililiamlfiat utter anis{einent_s.t suidh incred- sblo audacity paralysed, for a tints. the Danes. for the ollicers had walked some distance l>0f0|'0 the nearest battery dischar is shot at theuli. As they were out of range. Iowevﬂs "'15 89"‘? hint was disregarded, and they had left their boat some distance behind them before they were compelled to ntnndou their purpose by the advance of some Danish soldiers sent to capture them. It then bpcaipbo n09°i|:;l".Yﬂ::

run, and thus ingoriousy ey q_u

Danish soil. My lathe?» .V°“"8~ llgltﬁn ﬁnd ' ﬂew swiftly towards the l)0a1l5;.l|l8 com- fnt man, panted heavily behind. both pursued by rille-bullets ; but they succeeded in gaining their boat, and re-embarking in “fat!-

ften in after-years, their Danish walk was d

the subject of merry reminiscence. _

One of the greatest miseries attending the pikisent war, has been the personal sufferings of the army from privation-inexcusable rivation —and pestilence ; and we are apt to t iink that in the old war, people did not suffer thus. But an ollieer who served all through the Peninsular- csiupaigns assured me. the other day. that, with the difference of the sufferings being in- cvitable, they were the same under Wellington —‘ only,‘ he added significantly. ‘ people didn't know it in England.’ No blame could he or ever

ings were not the less severe.

Speaking of the Duke, we were told an anecdote ot' him some time since which is high. ly cliaraeteristie. 'l‘lie narrator had been it ti-ninpeter in the Gum-ds, it boatswuin in the nav ', and is now it p:trish-clerk. llaving lic.ird that he had served in Spain and l’ortu;_:al, we asked him if he liad scan iiincli of the lluko of lle answered 2 “ ‘ I never saw him but once, nml that seeiugl shall never forgot. We were in l’ortiig.\l.

coplo of the ncighbourliood, distriisiing the lioncstyol tlieirallies, had driven their pi-,:.~i into the woods, in opus of cone.-:iliug tlioin Our men found it out. and the so'dii-rs of the 3—:h went out hog-hunting by iiioonlight. In liringat the pigs, they hit and killed sniio. ol their own l?<)llIl'-lllt‘S. Wlivii this .~ll'iir rc.tc'wil the cars of tho coiiiiiianrlvr-in-cl:ii-f, he was very niigry. lle know well how ll"(‘-t‘.'l\‘.ll'y it was for the l‘ui‘tii;:_iie.~io to rely on llriii.~xh lion~-st_\'. and to lig sure ufii just prior} for fnoil ; and lit‘, haul iiiadn it death for any solulii-r to steal from ‘tho pa-oplo. l was stuuling.‘ eontinuml not‘ iiiforiiutiit, ‘«-lose to tho gt-ii:-r:il l'lllllt'tll:tl('ly after this nll'i.ir. lle lUUl(l'tl very much dis-‘ pleased. Just then :t soldier came by with at sack ofll.nir on his shoul'l-:r.

“ llzillo, my innn,“ said the gencrzil, “ where did you get thit llour .1"

“ I took it from the mill yonder, my lord.“

“ Did you pay for itl"

‘- No, my lord: I took it."

’l‘lu~re it-as an instant‘s pause. Then the duke called out 2

“ Provost-marshal, do your duty !"

The man was hanged on the spot ; and after that. there was no more pilfering or plunder- in '

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gtcrn discipline this! reminding ono oftho command of ‘ Bonnie Dundee.’ But here, again, there is a tlitforence. It does not appear that such terrible and prom tjustice is even need- ed amongst the men w om lies Nightingale cliaractcrisos as like ‘ good children,’ and whose self-devotion and simple piety are glori- ous proofs of what the forty years‘ pence have done in training and teaching the new genera- tion.

May we soon

Out of this nettle Danger pluck the ﬂower Safety,

and set over again, with the like improved aspect, the story of the old peace!

o__j.

Wuisnss AND Kisses.--The editress of the Lancaster Literary Gazelle says she would as soon nestle her nose in s rst‘s nest of swingle tow, ss sllow s insn with whisksts on to kiss her. We (Petersburg ) don't believe s word of it. The objections which some ladies pretend lo have to whiskers sll srisc from envy. They would if they could; but the feet is, the eontinusl suction of the lower jaw is fstsl to their growth. The lsdies—God bless them !—sdopt our fssh- lea ss fsr ss they esn. Look at the dsprodstions they have couunited on our wsrdrohss the lssl few years. They lisve spproprisied our shirt- bssoins, gold studs snd sll. They have encircled their sott heivitching necks in our standing col- lsrs and crsvsts— driving them to ﬂsltios _snd turn-downs. Their innocent little hrsus have been pslpiisting in thuinsidc of our wsisteosts, iostssd of iliurnpinu lgslnst the outside, as natur- Illy intended. They have thrust their preuy feet and mules through our unnieniion:ibles— nnwhispersbles, unitiinltsboiitzihles. sre slilpplng along the sireets in our high-heeled boots’. Do you hear, geiitleipsiil-we say boots!

‘Ctilitllltﬁ, and so to llohiiit-towii, in Van

uinirnlly and l"ori~i_-_-_ii Ullicc now got news

And they _

l-lASZAl1l)’S GAZETTE, OCTOBER 6.

THE SUB-ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. (From CIaamllcrs‘s Edinburgh Journal.)

Times who have watched the progress of the electric telegraph, its rapid extension across island and continent, over rivers and under seas, will be quite prepared to hear that the great Atlantic Telegraph is likely to become a fact before we are many years older. While we write, the enterprising ollices in London are talking through the wires with all parts oftlie contincnt—from Copenhagen or Stockholm to Bayonne, and, further still, with the cities of ltuly and Piedmont, and the island territory of our ally the king of Sardinia. From Cape Spartivento, the southern extremity oftliis island, ii wire is to be sunk across the Me- ’ iterranean to Algiers, and another to Malta, and from thence, by Corfu and the Marco, to Constantinople. And a third wire passing from Malta to Alexandria, willtraverso Egypt, skirt the Red Sea to Aden, plunge ihcro beneath the waters of the Indian Ocean, to rc-appear at Kurra- chec, where it will join the Indian system of telegraphs, which spreads even now over adistnnce of3!ll)() miles. tern border oflndia, the wire is to cross Pegii and tho Burinesc territory, and Wlll be (‘ﬂl‘l'it‘(l along the Miilnynn peninsula and und-.-r the sun to Borneo, froui whence it branch will run to llong-Kong, while the main line will be stretched across the great islaiid, and dipping once more liciirutli the waves, will extend to ‘ort Essingloii, in .‘\llsll'ltll7l. Froin this place, it will pass niiwairds to Sydney and the more soutliirrii

l)ioiiicii’s Land; and then, we shall gt-t in-ws from our uniipodes withiii the day. 'l'heri: set-iiis soinctliiiig faintaistic in the idea of such n inighty cxtcen.-ion oftlic 'l‘hought- ll&l.~'llt‘.I'; but a low _)'t.‘lll‘s ago, he who should hnic predicted cvcn the present l‘:lll‘()p('llll sysloiii of tcli‘;:t‘np|i.<, would have lit‘(‘|l

Froui the cus- I

lauglictl zit us one uftlic \\'ll(l(‘\’l of (lz'(‘,illl\~ crs.’ Atitl ytl. nliat \'.'oiiilci'fiil l‘(‘.sull:i nici iilroudy ziitcoiiiplislictl. lit-sides the above-l iiiciitioiiwl liiirs, there is the wire ttCl‘()\:~‘.~ the Black Sun to linlnkl-ivzi; and the Ad-

il:i-uct ll‘¢IlI| tho lll'(‘l and the camp by a pr'occss which lH'(‘(lsl lit‘\‘t'|' to \\"lll till :1 fog clears olf, as \\'u:i so trvqiieuliy the C351‘ willi the ii-lvgmpli of twenty yc:tr.~i ago. \\"h:it we can do in the way of giving and l'(3(1t'l\‘lll;_{lllliiI'lnullt)ll, is iiolliiu‘~_r to what we shall do when the vast web lins sprcnil its raniilicntioiis to the ends of the earth; and no spider cw.-r felt the tug ofa fly froiii

the i-cniotcst cxireinity ofhis liliny networks '

more surely than our foreign minister, scat:-d quietly in his ollice in Downing Street, will be able to feel the pulse of all the colonies within the course ofun hour or two. At ﬁrst, there will be something sur- prising to see purugraplis in the evening papers dated Melbourne or New Zcziland at nine in the morning (our time) of the some day; but we shall soon get used to messages from the untipodes, and look on them as matters of course, and perhaps grumble if by any casualty we have to wait for an answer till the next day. VVhnt will be the‘cfl'ect on trade? Surely there will never be is glut, when our merchants can know the state of the distant market day by day. No room for blind speculation then. We know an enterprising trader, who, reading in the advices from Adelaide that blankets were a drug in the market, imme- diately bought up and sent out a thousand pound's worth ol'the same commodity, and silenced all remonstrsnce with: ‘I know what I'm about. Nobody will think of sending blankets in the face of the advices; so, when mine get to the colony, there .won’t be one left, and the demand will be brisk.‘ And sure enough, the result was as be anticipated; and he realised a hand-

some proﬁt. But what will he and others"

do, when the ups and downs of the foreign markets are as well known in the city as those of Lcsdeiiluill or Leeds?

But we have been betrayed into a long preface. We sat down with the intention _of saying something about the Atlantic Tc- lcgraph—ahout the wires that are to enable us to hold hourly communications with our =cousins in the United States. In a few weeks, the New Yorlr, Newfoundland and

oisdovs Telegraph Company will have laid ‘their submarine-wire from the mainland of

1*‘

America to St_. John's, Newfoundland. This

which may be called the first step, will enable us to send or receive inessziges from one side ofthc ocean to the otlici- in six or seven days. For instance, the Ill(‘l\lD0l' luavcs New York: four days ul'ierwni-(ls, she calls at St. John's, and there takes in the news received up to the latest mniiient by Telegraph from all parts of the United States; and then steaming forth, she will get over the 1600 miles between Newfound- land and Liverpool in fi-oni six to seven days, as already stated. Should Cape Clear be ﬁxed on for a telegrapli-station, then the time would be reduced to ﬁve or six days. The port of St. Jolui’s, though ii good one when you are once inside it, is obstructed by rocks at the entrance. These rocks are being blown up, and the necessary improve- ments nre to be made to facilitate the prompt approach and departure of steamers; and as a coal-depot is to be established, vessels will be able to proceed with ii smaller quiin- tity on board, and have room to spare for freight.

'l‘lien comes the second and longer stride —froiii Cape Clear to St. Jolin.’~.t, oi- between the nearest points oflreland and Newfound- and. To sink a wire through sucli a dis- tance, will indeed be a triumph ofskill and engineering science. The company enter- tain no doubt of its possibility, and are taking ziclivc measures to carry out Ilicir

ilnns. One important prcliiniiuiry was to know soinctliing oftlie naiturc oftlic ocean-

bottoiii between the two places above naincd;

and this llilrl been nscei-tuiiieil by ilic admi-

rable scrivs of Atlniitic souiidings undci'ta-

ken by the United States’ government. \'Vc

linvc more than once called nttvmion to this

uiitlertnliiiig in the Journal. The i'o.~.ulls nre singularly iiiturcsliiig in inniiy respircts;

but with ri-gnrd to the main que.~:tioii, Lieu- tenunt hlnni-_v reports, in a lctlrr to the St'Cl't'l:ll')' ofthc nary at \\°nsliiiig_-toii, that

the lmttoin uftliv sou l\t'iWt‘('n lrt-lrind and Nctvfoiiiiillziinl ‘is at plritcnu, uhicli S(‘L‘lllS to have l)t'(‘lI plmzed there l)$[I(‘(3lilll_\' for the |)lll'[)uSt‘. of liolding the wires ofu SltlIlllill'll|l: ti~l¢-_gr.ipli, and of kt-cpiiig lllt"ll1 out of i::ii‘ni'.~: way. lt is neither too dcvp nor too slinllow; yet, it is so deep, llihl tho wire.-, l-\‘ll(‘lI o:i(:i.- laid, \\'lll l‘t'llIill|l for (‘\'(‘I" beyond the l'('tlCll of \'l'>‘.~'l‘lS' ziiicliurs, l('( lH‘l'g>‘, and drills ofzitiy kind; and so sliullow, that the wircs in:i_y he rvzidily lodgul upon the b: t- tom.’ This plateau lies at a depth of froin H300 to '..’.‘il01l lillll0lllS on the the Eiiropi-an side of the 0t'(,‘llll, and gradually rises to about l::ilfvth:it depth at its we.<tcrn extre- mity. ‘\\'ith this fact before them, the pro- jcttors arc in a condition to proceed with the twisting of their cable, and to provide

means for the transport of so prodigious a

length as I600 miles. Lieutenant Maury

adds, that, among other results oftlic sound- ings, it was nscei-tnincd, that there are no perceptible currents on the plateau sothat

the wire once laid, there would be little risk

ofits being swept away.

\Ve hear that the cable is to be similar to that laid across the GulfofSt. Lawrence, describing which, it New York paper says: ‘ Each communicating wire is regularly on perfectly insulated in gutta-pcrclia, making it, when thus covered, about a quarter-inch in diameter. Three insulated wires are then placed in ii circular form around a terred hempen cord, and the spaces between them ﬁlled up with layers of the same material: after which strands, likewise oftsrred he‘uip, are bound ﬁrmly around the whole. Strong wires are then twisted spiraly around, and the cable is completed. The reason of ‘the use oftar is, that it gives durability; as tor, iii connection with iron ha been found to act as it great preservative to the cable when immersed in salt water.’

Whether viewed by itself, or in connec- tion with the resgnt state of political affairs, this Atlantic elegrsph assumes a high im-

ortance. ‘Whatever may take place in

urope, will be known within an hour or two in Washington and in our North Ame- rican Colonies; and for the sake ofall con- cerned, it is to be hoped, that the friendly feeling now subsisting will be strengthened.‘ in about three cars, the union will pro- bably be effected; and part of the scheme for extension in the East will be a thing accomplished. V\'e might speculate -still further as to what the results will be when we cnii talk at pleasure with the antipodcs or San Francisco-at one and the some time with the lands of the rising and the

~ circumstances permit.

(4..

setting sun; but we forhcar. The results" can-

j will some day speak for themselves.

‘time, we may just glance at nnotlier view of

the question. ‘ At home even,‘ says 5 contcinporary, ‘the telegraph is still in it ginfancy; but every one who has paid atten- tion to the subject. must feel that the period is not far dislzint when great iinprovi-merit: will be effected in the present clumsy mode of transmitting messages, and when increas- ed facilities and diminished charges will giro to this method of communication the full use oftlie advantages which it possesses over the Post-ollice. The time will count when the machinery of St. Mai-tin’s-le-Grand will bear the same relation to our telegraph companies that the canals and highways now hear to the railways.’

Q,UAl.ll-‘ICATIONS or run NATURAL Hrs- TORIAN.-—Lel no one think this some natu- ral history is in pursuit ﬁtted only for cffeminato or cdantic men. VVc should say rather that the qualilications required for a perfect naturalist are as many and as lofty as were required by old chi- vulrous writers for the perfect knight-errant ofthe uiiddlc ages; for—to sketch an ideal, of which we are happy to any our race new affords many a fair renlisation—oui- perfect nnlurzilist should be strong in body; able to haul a dredge, cliinh a rock, turn a boulder, walk all day, uncertain where he shall cat or rest; ready to face sun and rain, wind and frost, and to cut or drink thankfully niiythiiig, liowcver course or incngri-; he should know how to swim for his life, to pull on our, sail a boat, and ride the first hor.»-o which comes to hand; and ﬁnally, he should he a thoroughly good shot, and it sliilf-.il ll.-.l|L‘l‘lllilll; and, if he go for abroad, be able on occasioii to fight for his lifc.- Kiiig'sI«:y’s Gmitcus.

Pvlriimv 1'iii: \Vo.\iA.\'.—Somc young men maii-y dir.-qlcs, some cars; the mouth, too, is occaisionailly married, the chin not so ,ofti-ii. Only the other day, a young fellow fft‘ll Iicad over heels and cure in l)VC with is ll)l"llt.l,-—l‘l‘2lltl, we hclii-vc. young ladies style that iiiass of hair which, dost.-ciuliiig fr«.~ni tho fUl'Cll(.'P.(.l, f-iriii.< it sort of innti-'u’s in-st over the cur. lie was so for gain: in his llllilllllllllin, that ho hccnintz i-iigaigied to this l|l'(lltl; but the lfiigi-iiic inodo ofhnir- -dressing coining in just then, the charm was di.~solvrd, and there is no pics:-nt up- pi,-nrnncc of its being rmicwi-(l. \Vliat do young men iiizirry? \'Vhy, they in.-u-ry lll(‘SL', and inaiiy other bits of scraps ofa wife, instead of the true thing: and then, after the wedding they are surprised to find that although married, they have no wives. He that would have it wife, niust marry a woman.—.'3mcri'cait paper.

NEWSPAPERS or Sr. Pi:1'i:iisi3unc.—I never knew more than six in St. Peters- burg-thrce in Russian, two in German, and one in l“i'eneh. 'l'lic Russian are— The Police Gazelle, ﬁlled with oliicinl an- iinunceuients and trading-adveitisenients; The Invalid, a naval and military journal, formerly edited by Baron Korlf; and 13': Norlliem Bee. which enjoys a certain repu- tation for the violence with which it attacks "whatever is offensive to the law of authority —its editor war Mr. Bulgaria. The French Journal de St Pelerslmrg usually contains, besides the ordinary oliiciul stotementsof promotions, &t‘.., a few meagre extract; from English, French, and German papers; it consists of ti. small sheet of four pages, not much larger than the Lon Gazelle, with occasionally an extra half-sheet when Of the two German Zeitungen, I know nothing further than that one is published under the auspices of the lm rial Academy of Sciences.—.N'¢f¢g of a Jhne Years’ Residence in Russia.

Benn ssn Cosscisitcs:.—.lodgs Jetferles. whenon the bench, told an old fellow wills. long beard that he supposed he hsd s conscicncc as long In his lIesrd.—“ Does your lordship," replied the old man, “ measure conscience by beards? if so, your lordship has none at sll."

Ciiiur llossits.-—" We have it spsn of her- ses," said an economic the other dsy, " on g farm, that support tlieuiselvcs without any cost."-—“ Why. how is ihsi!"csclsiined I listen. 9'--“ whys Y“ '00." remarked the questioned, "one is s saw horse the other s clothes’ horn.”