' Madame Somoff has 43 acre* laid out with 144,000 vines, that produce 6^500 gallons of Aleatico, Muscat, Bordeaux, Pinot fleuri, Sauleme, Madura, and Pedro Ximenes.
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of Gothia, a native of Partcnite, and dedicated by him to St. Peter and St Paul. This church, which had three altars and was paved with talc in poyntell, was restored in 1434 by Damian, metropolitan of Teodoro and Gothia,' Like Aloushta, the cure of Partcnite was disputed by the two metropolitans in the fourteenth century.
It was long after dark when we reached the little town of Yaha, which takes its name after the stream that flows through it from the Derekyuy valley, called by the Tatars Derekyuy-sou, Galita or lalita was included in 1371 in the diocese of Sougdaya, and was governed by a Genoese consul in the fi/leenth century.
Since Livadia has become the favourite summer residence of H.M. the Empre-ss, the once insignificant village of Yalta has risen to be a watering-place of no small pretensions; the price of land has increased eight per cent, within the last ten years, and country houses and villas, hotels replete with every comfort, and lodging-houses, have sprung up in every direction. The climate at this enchanting sea-side town is exceedingly mild in winter, when it is frequented by those in delicate health or seeking a warm temperature. Excellent carriages are to be had at 10 to 15 roubles for a day's excursion, and saddle-horses may be hired at 3 to 6 roubles.
When the court is absent from the Crimea, there is no difficulty in obtaining permission to see the Empress's quiet and unpretending residence at Livadia. In the beautiful chapel is a cross of white marble, that was presented ' to the Tzar Emancipator ' by the labourers on the estate.
A charming drive may be enjoyed from Yalta to the waterfall of Outchan sou, ' flying water,' by taking the Sevastopol or Woronzoff road, and returning through the valley of Aoutka, passing the ruined
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castle of the same name, Aoutka Yssar, supposed to have been last used as a Turkish prison. Other pretty drives are to La Ferme, and Alvassyly up the English-looking vale of Derekyuy.
A reading-room is well supplied with papers. Fortnightly balls are given at the club during the season, and upon other evenings a military band plays on the boulevard near the landing jetty. There are good bathing-houses, or a plunge miy be enjoyed either oSf the monastery point, or below the cliffs on the road to Livadia; off the latter shore in the early morning only, for at all other hours throughout the day, women take to the water in euerpo without hesitation, and apparently without any feelings of alarm.
H.M. the Emperor being about.to embark on board his yacht in the course of the forenoon, I Was tempted by curiosity to thread my way through the crowd, until I stood near one of the policemen keeping the ground, where many officers in full dress and the guard of honour of Tatar yeomanry were awaiting H.M.'s arrival In a few moments I was accosted hy a police officer, who respectfully saluted me and several times demanded my name; I gave the usual answer Anglytdtanyn, repeating the word until he moved away to make Ws report to his superior, an enormously fat little man with a profusion of decorations on his breast My reply in all probability was not considered satisfactory, for the officer turned towards me for the second time, but I boldly stepped out to the front, and addressed a gentilhonimc de la ckambre with whom I happened to be acquainted, a step that had the desired effect, for I was no longer molested. I aftenvards discovered that 1 was followed to my domicile (a private house), and a note made of my name and nationality, in which I was described as belonging to the medical profession!
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It is the practice for the police to prepare for the Emperor's information a list of all visitors at Yalta and in its neighbourhood, and my recent arrival had not afforded time to the officers of that zealous corps to make themselves acquainted with my personal appearance and business.
When the Emperor arrived in his carriage, there were no demonstrations of any kind; indeed few people took the trouble to raise their hats even, to the sovereign to whom they are so largely indebted.