of his shoe torn off by a cannon-ball, as he was lifting
his leg in walking. He considers that he slew
about 50 Russians by his own hands! He also states
that he was compelled to feign dead sixteen hours as he lay
on the field of battle surrounded by Russians, in order
that he might be enabled to release two comrades who
were taken into Sebastopol prisoners. He got into
Sebastopol, shot the sentry who was guarding the house
where they were confined, released them, and brought
them safely out.

Lieut. Perry, whose court-martial created so much
interest about a twelvemonth ago, having failed to obtain
a commission in the Turkish Legion, has proceeded to
Australia, the balance of the fund subscribed for him
(£2,010) having been paid to his agents in Melbourne.

Obituary of Notable Persons

COLONEL LOWTH, of the 38th Regiment, died at Portsmouth
on the 30th ult., within an hour after being landed from the
Hansa transport, in which he had come home from the Crimea.
He died of dysentery, and from the effects of a severe wound,
received in the successful entry into the suburb of Sebastopol,
on the 18th of June.

The EARL OF SEFTON died on the 2nd inst., after a protracted
and painful illness, at the family residence in Belgrave-square,
aged 69.

GENERAL WALTER TREMENHERE died on the 7th inst., in
London, in his 94th year.

MRS. LAWRENCE, of Ealing Park, died suddenly on the 14th
inst. This lady, so well known in fashionable circles, was,
up to the moment of her death, apparently in excellent health.

MR. PATRICK PARK, the eminent sculptor, died on the 16th.
inst., at Warrington, in his 48th year. The deceased, who
was a native of Glasgow, studied under Thorwaldsen, at Rome,
and was a contemporary disciple with Gibson.

The DUKE OF SOMERSET died on the 15th inst., at his town
residence in Park-lane, in his 81st year.

GENERAL PEPE, whose name is well known to the readers
of Italian history of the last half-century, died near Turin on
the 8th inst.

GENERAL ARISTA, ex-President of Mexico, en route from
Cadiz to Southampton, died suddenly on board the Tagus, on
the 12th inst.

GENERAL GABRIEL GORDON, Colonel of the 91st Foot, died
at his residence near Manchester, on the 7th inst. He was
92 years of age, and had been more than 74 years in the service.

GENERAL SIR RICHARD BOURKE, K.C.B., died suddenly at
his seat, in the county of Limerick, on the 12th inst., in his
78th year.

COLONEL RICHARD TYLDEN, of the Royal Engineers, C.B.,
and aide-de-camp to the Queen, died at Malta on the 2nd inst.,
in his 36th year.

MR. HENRY COLBURN, the well-known publisher, died at
his house in Bryanston-square, on the 16th inst.

The DUKE OF MANCHESTER died on the 18th inst., having
just completed his 56th year.

VISCOUNT HEREFORD, the premier Viscount of the English
peerage, died on the 18th inst., at his residence in Wilton
Crescent, in his 46th year.

MAJOR-GENERAL SIR A. W. TORRENS, K.C.B., expired at
Paris on the 24th. He was the Queen's Military Commissioner
in France. He commanded a Division in the Crimea,
and received a dangerous wound at Inkerman. From this he
never wholly recovered; but his death was accelerated by
grief from the loss of a sister. He had not completed his
46th year.

COLONIES AND DEPENDENCIES

ADVICES from the Cape of Good Hope have been
received to the 3rd of June. Two reports have been
presented to the Legislative Council; one on the state
of the frontier. It appears that the Fingoes make some
serious complaints, such as that land has been taken
from them, that their cattle feeding on this land are
impounded, and that regulations restraining their
customs have been adopted. The report states that
there was no ground for the story that the Caffres had
entered the Amatolas; but at the same time it is
admitted "that the unsettled state of the country at
the time, the prevailing suspicions of Fingo
disaffection and Caffre intrigue, were well calculated to
render the functionaries who were involved peculiarly
alive to rumours of not unlikely contingencies, and
liable to error on the most prudent side." The second
report related to the mining districts; and on the
motion of the Colonial Secretary the House of Assembly
agreed to appropriate £2500 "for the purpose of
engaging a competent engineer to make the necessary
preliminary surveys, with a view to the formation of
railroads in this colony."

Advices from Melbourne have been received to the
3rd of June. They give a moderately favourable
account of the progress of business. The markets were
still oppressed with goods, but less so than for some
months past, and such trade as was carried on was for
the most part safe and remunerative. Grain and farm
produce generally were in great demand, and the
prevalence of high prices had caused a large increase in
the breadth of land sown with wheat. The export
duty on gold had come into operation on the 1st of
May, and, owing to the forms connected with it, a
temporary diminution had occurred in the quantity
brought into Melbourne, although the rate of production
was understood to be undiminished. The efforts
made previously to send away as much as possible had
also contributed to a reaction; but, when the advices
left, the gold market was improving.

NARRATIVE OF FOREIGN EVENTS

The Narrative of last month brought the occurrences
before Sebastopol down to the 25th ult. Further details
of the events preceding that date have been subsequently
received.

Some interesting particulars have been published
relative to the death of Colonel Shadforth, of the 57th
regiment, who fell in the attack on the Redan on the
18th of June. The following letter from Acting-Sergeant-
Major George Cumming, of the 57th, to Colonel Sbadforth's
widow, affords a most affecting testimony to the
esteem with which the Colonel was regarded by his
regiment, and the courage with which he led it to
the assault:—"Madam,—I trust you will pardon me
for presuming to address you while in the midst of such
distress, but I consider it my duty to convey to you the
deep regret of the non-commissioned officers and men of
the regiment at the loss of our late Colonel. He was
our father and friend, and watched over the regiment
and its wants in a manner that gained for him the
adoration of his men; and never did I see more genuine
grief among a body of men than was seen in the 57th
regiment for the poor Colonel; and the memory of his
many acts of kindness, of his unflinching courage at the
head of his own 'Die-hards,' and of his glorious death,
will long be a theme in the 57th regiment. Such are
the feelings of the men of the regiment—they have lost
their best friend; but I have lost, if possible, more than
any of them, for I never experienced such kindness as
he invariably showed to me and my welfare. He lost
no opportunity in advancing me in my profession, and
not only did he look after my temporal but my spiritual
welfare; and if ever a man died a Christian he did. I
spoke to him a few minutes before he fell; the last
words I heard him say were, 'Now, Colonel Warre, you
mind the right, I will take the left, and Major Inglis
the centre.' This was said amidst a shower of missiles
of every kind, and he was then as cool and collected as
if on parade. Poor Colonel! it was the last order I
heard him give, and the last time I saw him alive. He
could not have suffered much pain, from the nature of
his wound. I would have written to you before, but I
did not like to intrude upon your grief. If there is any