MISCELLANEOUS.

Press, Volume XXIV, Issue 3224, 31 December 1875, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

Miss Charlotte- Cushman, the American actress-, is seriously ill from cancer, and it is feared , tbat she will not recover. The " Lotas Club' , gave Mr Barry Sullivan a grand reception on the erenlng of September 12tb, and tbe-citizens of New York tendered him a similar honor aft "Delmanico'a" on the Htb,, A detailed report mode to the Government of St Petersburgh tbTongh General Kaufmann byßerr Weinberg, who recently noted as diplomatic agent in Kokand, gives manj interesting particulars] of the late insurrection againefc the Kban> which produced the decisive intervention' of Russia. Herr Weinberg.'dbee not explain the causes of the general unpopularity of the ruler, but he gives a vigorous of the rapid growth of the rebellion, which' became' fully known to the Rueefcra Embassy before the Kban communicated it officially, <he being anxious - to* the last to conceal his own weakness. In this spirit, when forced out of Koftaad itself by tbe approach of the insurgents, and tbe evident resolve of the inhabitants to join them, the Khan* only moved at the last moment,-and then slowly,-and a* first in tbe direction opposite to that leading to the Russian frontier. Hβ only approached the latter, when he found himself) deserted by the larger part of hie forces, aad bad attempted in vain to gefc help from various Begs, hitherto hie vassals. Parties of the rebels came up with the cortege and attacked its rear, and the safety of Herr Weinberg and the Russian Colonel Bkobeley, who accompanied him,' was due entirely to the firmness of a'little band of. twenty-two Coeaacks which ■ had escorted them into tbe country, and {covered their return. Indeed, when the Khan at last found hie - own family in danger, he preferred

trusting them to the care of'these Buasian soldiers rather than that of' any of his own remaining followers. By the time he had made up his mind to the inevitable step o£ crossing the frontier to throw himself oa General Kaufmann's protection, hie army of several thousands had dwindled down to a band of 350 men, encumbered by nearly as many women. The whole narrative makes his Kokand warriors a veryvcontemptible set of enemies, and quite explains the ease with which a handle! of Russians soon .after suppressed the rebellion. A letter from St Petersburg in,the JBortenzeitung says that constant complaints are coming in from the authorities in Eastern Siberia about violation of frontier and illegal seal-hunting on the part of American whalers. The seal fishery in the Sea of Okhotsk has been almost ruined, by their depredations, and in the Commander Islands, which they, have farmed from the Busaian Government, they have out- down all the woods contrary to the terms of their contract, and expelled most of the native iubabitante. The whalers recently, pushed as far as Behring's Straits, where they hare driven away the Bussian fishermen, ill-treated the natives, and caught great numbers of young whales- in Kuesiaa waters* The representations- made Vt Washington on the subject have hitherto proved inefltectnal, the United States Government being apparently powerless to control the doings of the skippers on. the- Pacific coast,, most of whom came from San, Francisco.; and fcbe Russian Go.emn ment will therefore* according to tie correspondent, carry oat its threat of treating these people as pirates, for which purpose the number of ships of war cruising in the waters of Eastern Siberia will be increased;

It seems probable, from the official correspondence published in the Sydney Morjipig Hprald, that the execution of the bronze etatue of Captain Cook, to be erected in Hyde Park, Sydney, will be entiasted. ,to Mr T. Woolner, who has executed, statues. o£, Lord Bacon and Prince Albert foi Oxford, of Lord Macaulay for Cambridge, of, William the Third for the Imperial Bariiament, of Lord Lawrence for Calcutta and of Mr Qodley for New Zealand*. Mr Woolner believes thaj; the statue,, including plinth, will be 13ft high. Tlti&s ie necessitated by the height of ths. Redeetal, whicb ia unusaally large, in Qidep to allow thq. figure to be seea by/ every vessel entering Port Jackson. The- cost ought properly to be fiSOCfy.ta. give the sculptor fall assurance of immunity from all risks i but Mr Woohiefl eaye he ia so greatly interested in the subject and the city where the monumenfc. stands, that he will be willing to undertake the work for £4900, and ta have it cojapleted within three years from the time t'yyiA the deaigu is approved by the autb.oriti.es. ia Sydney. Hia idea ia to. ms&e an anifAated figure, filled wrtb wpnde? and delight, »v the moment of discovering a new coun'ciy, Smitten by the he would alw ajs eland a shining welcome to. &H ooiaejs to the fair Auetraliaa land. Tfee Sydney legislature hae voted £4000 to defray the cost of the statue, and the Colonial Treasurer is authorised while in England to entrust the execution of the work to some artist of high, rank, most probably Mr Woofcer, Weston'e Wiaard Oil.-—Have you inflammatory sore throat, stiff joints, or lameness from any oanae whatever ? Have you Bhenmatdc or other paina in any part of the body T If so, vie Weston's Wizard Oil internally and externally. Many persons suffer with sick headache and nervous headache, usually induced by ooetiveneßS, indigestion, &c. Weston'e Magio Pillfl act specifically on the Blood, Liver, and Kidneys, and produce a regularity of the bowels so essential to healtb and comfort Bole ageata— K« mpthorae. Proeoer, and Co» Price halfa-crown*-— f AOVT.]