The Sun. — London, England, 1863-06-04 00:00:00

HERR SPRENGER'S MORNING CONCERT will take place at HANOVER-SQUARE ROOMS, TUESDAY, the 16th inst. Artistes—Mesdames Lemrnons- Sherrington, Louisa Vining, Elvira Behrens ; Shepherd Ley, Herr Reic-ardt, Mr. Allan Irving, Signor Regonai, Messrs. Otto and Ff rdinand Booth. Conductor, Herr Gan z.—Tickets, Its. 6d. and 75., to be had of Herr Sprenger, 35, Clarendon road, Notting-hill. THEAT RE-ROI AL, HAY MARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Bucketone. THIS EVENING, a new Farce, entitled AN UNLUCKY MORTAL. After which,l6th time, a new and original comedy, entitled FINESSE ; or, Spy and Counter-Spy : Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan, and Miss Louisa Ange. FoVowed by an apropos Dramatic Sketch, introducing a Panorama of the Tour of the Prince of Wales in the East. Commence at 7. rr" DUKE'S MOTTO. THE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEENTH NIGHT. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.- Under the Sole Management of Mr. FECITTEEt. THIS EVENING, to commence with an Original gketch, entitled A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden, E. Widdicomb, Miss Henrade, and Mrs. Lee. After which, at a Quarter-past Eight, the Romantic Drama, in Three Acts, and Pr)lo,ue, entitled THE DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul Fey al and John Brougham. The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Fechter, suoported by Messrs. J. G. Shore, G Jordan, J. Brougham, H. % , Viddi.lombe, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, Dawson; Misses Carlotta Leclercq. Kate Terry, F. Cayenne, and Elcworthy. Doors open at 7, corn mence at half-past. Acting-Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. G. Vining THIi EVENING, will be presented (Bth time), COURT AND CAMP: Messrs. G. Vining, C. Verner, B. Marston, G. Relmore, G. Murray, Warde ; M'ss Amy Sedgwick, Miss L. Laidlaw, and Miss Lydia Thompson. To be preceded by PERFECTION. And followed by A CHARMING PAIR. NRIV THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.- Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Billington, and Miss K. Kelly. Atter which (20th time), a new Drama, in one act, entitled TIIE WOODEN SPOON MAKER. Messrs. B. Webster, Stuart, Stephenson, Sett:n ; Miss H. Simms, and Mrs. Bit- Iliwton. Foltow.d by a new Burlesque, entitled 11. L-TREATED IL TROVATORE. NI( ssrs. Toole, P. Bedtord, R Phillips, /4.bnrne, C. J. Smith, Romer ; the Sisters Nelson, Carry and Sari, and Miss K. Kelly. To conclude with HOW TO PAY THE RENT. Mr. C. Stephenson, Miss K. Kelly. Commence at 7. THE THIRD EDITION OF " T HE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. R. GLMNIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, June 4, 1863. _ - THERMOMETER. This naorninc , This day at Two o'clock 79 Barometer-30. Wind—N.W. light breeze, and fine weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY. — Morning, 3h. 30m.—Afternoon, 3h.. 55m, To-mointow.-Morning, 4h. 18m.—Afternoon, 4h. 14m, ~~ i ~~_ nt ~~i~ LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1863. M. DE PERSIGNY'S withdrawal from his present position, we should imagine, might almost any day now be looked for. His retention of the Minis- terial portfolio much longer is hardly practicable. And this, for the very simple reason that the French Imperial Minister of the Interior has virtually, nay, practically, shown himself to be not only power. less, but more than that, an object of ridicule. The latter being a point that, when once reached by en Administrator on the opposite side of the Channel, is fatal to hire, and fatal summarily. That point has never once been attained by the reigning Sove reign of France. He has been during these four. teen years and a half of his power over France the object certainly of the most violent passions. He has been regarded all this while, by friend and by foe, alternately, often sircultane. ously, with terror and admiration, with fear and respect, with suspicion and corfidence, but never with ridicule. Mr. KlNGLAKE—degrad- ing his character, in so doing, at once as member of Parliament, as man of letters, and as gentleman— has talked of theEmperorNAPoLEoN 111.,as looking stupefied, as stammering like a craven, as turning green zn the face in moments of great danger and so forth. The French have never once whispered any such miserable and contemptible mensonges as these. They know their ruler better than does this spiteful burlesquer of history. They have bad him in the midst of them under their close scrutiny now for very nearly five consecutive lustres —and they know for an absolute certainty that, whatever else he may be charged with, he cannot certainly be charged with that. Un like his predecessor upon the throne of France, the Citizen King, with his gingham um brella and his pear-shaped head, the Emperor NA• FOLEON 111, has never once, during these fourteen years rnd a half of his power—nearly four years as President, upwards of ten years as Emperor—his MAJESTY has never once during all this interval been an object of ridicule to France, even to Paris, has never once rendered himself by his words or by his acts ridiculous, in the estimation of those quick witted, laughing satirists the Parisians. Not so is it now with the Emperor's Minister of the Interior. M. DE PERSIGNY is now flagrantly, in the sight of all Europe, the laughing-stock of every one of the Paris arrondissements. Because of his absurd policy, in every one of those arrondissements the Opposition candidate has triumphed over the Government candidate. Be cause of his nothing less than impertinent dicta tion_. to the electors, what they should d o, how they Should act, whom they should select, in tvET/ instance, in majority of separate constituency , the those electors have decided upon doin g, tetit ' g, selecting, T lIIER S precisely the reverse ! 3 1 . havin g been the chief personage reprobated by the WEBS aeon ° T the among all the more sition, M. 'l' g these candidates MS lac of the Opp°, been ch osen by the electors of the [second arrondissements, almost, as one mi g ht say, as a ma tt er of course. g xi in . t. 7l ,o nent, the can didate, that is to say, w h o „ es fore that constituency by the Pitted against him be_ rior as the r' cognised candindatisentsrtion":l°: th e l ate. Government, though a ma. -enalt ll °f the highest merit in his way, a L. a - the Lund of ma n amongst the middle class of th e p: i : i t E t t : ii : t t E the electors of that Fecond arrondissement, supported very feebly indeed, or set aside resolutely altogettic:r. Vii. DEVINCK being this Gov ernment candidate for the second arrondissement, and being previously well known to all Paris ns the great chocolate manufacture —having chocolate asso ciated as intimately with his name among our neighbours, as amongst ourselves, here in London, tea is associated with the name of Mr. DARIN, of Number One St. Paul's Churchyard ! What said th e witty Parisians in answer to M. DE PERSTGN Y'S blundering cir cular" Tt e tnot deserves to be remembered —be yond the time of this contest betweien those two most conspicuous among the candidates of the op- T.o , itim and of the Government. The bon mot be ing thi.a—r 0 0 good in its way as to be almost a bon lon°twittiel4m,‘—"l.l.THlEßs'nanaei stamp) d upon a laugh, do wn ,B__C. 'ut th,..So.alyupcm chocolate,!" With c chateau en L'spagne, built up in his lively imagination by M. DYE PERSIGNY, while dreaming over his circular—do•vn went the Ministerial policy with a laugh, not only in that second arrondissement, but in all Ciao other arron dissements into the bargain. M. DE PERSIGNY'S position is no longer tenable, because he himself has come to be ridiculous. The EMPEROR, how ever reluctantly, must awalsen now to the fact. His Minister of the Interior is an object of ridicule, and as such he must be remo,;ed. The affairs of Prussia proceed from bad to worse, The official paper puUlished a royal decree, based I upon Article 63 of the Constitution, and counter- I signed by the Ministry. The decree is decisive as • regards any amelioration of affairs. "It empowers the ad ministrative authorities to prohibit tempora- ' rily or altogether, after two warnings, the publica tion of newspapers the attitude of which is upon the whole dangerous to the public welfare." Ot course this means virtually any journal that dares to criticise the new regime, or to animadvert upon its proceedings with any force. This rule is not sufficiently stringent, however, but we are also informed that " the Ministry is authorised to forbid the introduction of foreign news papers into Prussia upon similar grounds when thought advisable." By this arrangement it is hoped that the people will be cut off from all opportunity of gaining intelligence that is adverse to the existing authorities both at home and abroad. Really it seems difficult to account for such strange proceedings on the part of the KING and his Ministers. It would have been bad enough for them to have dissolved the Chamber; but to refuse to sanction the election of another is a gross violation of the principles of constitutional Govern ment. This last act of the CROWN and Ministers condemns the former one in the strongest manner, for it is evident that it is fear of the result that has greatly conduced to bring about this startling procedure. They know that the country will not ratify the abrupt and arbitrary policy that has of late obtained in high quarters. It is insulting common sense to talk about this scheme being based upon an article of the Constitution, because the fact is quite other wise. The terms of the article especially referred to prove that this expedient resorted to is to be an exceptional case. It is, provided extreme necessity calls it forth, "in the case where the maintenance of public safety or circumstances of unusual urgency pressingly demand it, there can be decreed, when the Chambers aro not assembled, and under the responsibility of the whole of the Ministers, ordi nances, not in opposition to the Constitution, which shall have the force cf law." Ministers who can advise their Sovereign to conduct affairs after this fashion, and who do not protest against such perversion of all justice, are unfit to bald their high posiiion and dis grace the office they fill. Nor can they stand forward in the light of day and declare to the world that anything has called forth their latestringent course. Where are the circumstances of unusual urgency that pressingly demand this enactment ? Besides it is a contradiction in terms, since the confusion did not arise during the tine the Chambers were not assembled, and hence all analogy must cease be tween the difficulty of M, BISMARK and the danger contemplated in the foregoing paragraph. To as sume that they are acting fairly, and to alter the rules of the constitution to suit their purpose was bad enough already in the Pruesian Government, but to declare that they are only acting in strict conformity with the Constitution is dishonourable to them as men as much as it is disgraceful to them as Ministers. It is impossible to conceive a more disastrous or a more deplorable state of things than has occurred in Prussia, and the worst of it is, that there is now no chance of improvement or hope of amelioration. It is useless to expect that any retrograde movement will be made by men who are determined to go their own way, and the whole of their conduct in this affair tends to show that it was premeditated. It is no sudden idea, no new plan, but a matured scheme and a developed plot that has subverted the rights of a great country, and thrown back the progress of its people in a manner equally cruel and shortsighted. It is of course impossible to foresee the future, but it is certain that the late arrange ments will entail great annoyance on all concerned. But whatever vexation and irritation may be felt by the injured deputies and insulted people, in the long run those who will have to pay the heaviest penalty for all this untimely fracas and wanton interference with popular privileges and constitu tional rights, will be those who occasioned the evil, and with whom originated the whole angry litiga tion. King WaLiam seems resolved to try if there is any real regard for justice and respect for liberty throughout his dominions, but the result of the attempt may hereafter prove dangerous, if not de structive, to the experimentalist. The treatment of our convicts, and the manage. went of our convict prisons has of late been one of the prominent subjects of public discussion. It is probable that, owing to the alarm created by the garotters, and the general impression that ruf f ians of that class have hitherto been tco easily dealt with, the regulations will be henceforth enforced with more stringency, even if no alteration is made in the general system. It has been often, and justly, said that to remove the terrors of punishment is to transform the judge's sentence on the culprit into a guarantee for board, lodging, and clothing for a certain time, thus adding to the many temptations which beset the impoverish( d honest man. There is another point, however, which is not so much thought of, but which is likely to excite angry feelings in the minds of the poor wh• are struggling for an honest living, while it un questionably inflicts upon them considerable damage. We allude to the system of allowing large firms to employ the prisoners in working for them, thereby taking so much work from the honest labourer or workman, when the labour mar ket is already overstocked. The reason of theauthori ties in countenancing such proceedings is of course a praiseworthy desire to keep down the expenses of the prison establishment, but we should think a little reflection would show them that the evils far outweigh this very trifling good. A few hundreds a zll gear s c. more t i industry or less in the sum required for a prison more than ot honest dustr 50 great an object as the encouragement of poor. than doubt, and honest living among the very ° ' torawina , mai l n: s l i e t e e d e , wthheetahmeroutrh) amount which w sa h v ic in h g Apure. The transition t° one reach a startlinr , !nullity has hcen ca n t turned thief costs the corn s na deigislatio, and abo ve a l t, tdhaenguenrcoeurtsaieni,ssbsuets:,,fitsnenfarcoomnshiduenTZEngdaihuosnoefsti,y the \ sphuunuislahmbeentht:toobdjeectterofaalllea7 as it is t'ttal. l from joining this arm y , .whose"rge free& recruits already more than suff►cient for irregular r io forees are fort, or safety. It is. the es our • - eac'' ' coal magistrates and gaol authorities toPer:Parlessaiemrime°i• but surely gentlemen in such positions should know enough of political economy to see two very important objections to their favourite scheme. The first is, that a very large amou - It of work is taken out of the hands of the poor needlewomen, matmakers, and others, by the troplo:,ment of con victs by the large firms, who moat c•lher;y'ite tifia honest labourers. The second is, that tho work being done at a very much lower rate inside the prison walls than out, the rate of payment is natu rally cut down, and the unconvicted working man or woman has to enter into a hopeless competi tion with the labour of the prisoner. The able authoress of "Female Life in Prison" speaks very strongly on this subject, which, of course, chiefly concerns the female prisoners. After enumerating the immense quantity of shirt and trouser-making accomplished in one year, and going through the licit of the large firms who supply the employ ment, she says that the sum given for the work is so small that no woman who had to pay her rent could possibly get a living out of it What is this but driving the lower classes of needle women into those way s of vice and crime that cost the country so very deer. When HOOD wrote his memorable " Song of the Shirt" there was a universal outcry at the miserable pittance which rewarded the labour that never flagged," and which was scarcely sufficient to obtain " A bed of straw, A crust of bread, and rags." Yet, according to this pernicious system, low prices are encouraged by official authority, while large quantities of work are taken from the hands of the needy and put into the hands of those who need it not. The sewing machine is already a terrible rival to these poor women, but convict labour is a more dangerous competition. It is not only women who have to complain. An advertisement has recently appeared stating that the Gaol Committee of Aldermen will meet at Guild hall on the 20th of June "to receive tenders in writing, for the hire of the labour of the prisoners at the City Prison, Holloway, in making mats, oakum picking, &c., for the term of three years." It is of course necessary to find employment for the prisoners, and so long as they can be employed upon public work the money saved may be a consi deration, as well as the work. But the plan of allowing private firms to engage the prison labour at an amount which tends to reduce the rate of wages, besides depriving the honest poor of that employment, which is often so hard to get, is most mischievous and undesirable. There are few greater hardships than the search for work which cannot be found. This is especially hard to bear in the case of the father or mother of a family who have to support their children from their earnings. Yet this cry for labour, for the means of gaining an honest livelihood, is painfully common among► us. Enforced idleness and pauperism is, as the friends of Lancashire have often told uQ, most pernicious in ics effects, and to send a man or woman to obtain assistance from the parish, because the work that might have given them a living is engrossed by underpaid convict labour, is to begin a dangerous course of training. We hope the wise and en lightened among our social reformers will speedily suggest some better means of occupying the idle hours of the prison, and thereby put a stop to a system which is contrary to the principles of justice I and humanity. The Price of Frith's "Railway Station." TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE SUN. SIR,—An editorial remark in your number of the 29th of May expresses a doubt about the correctness of the passage in my pamphlet "On Piracy of Artistic Copyrights," where I state that 1:5,500 paid to Mr. H. Hunt for the " Saviour in the Temple" is " the largest sum ever paid for a modern picture !" And you ioquire whether I have read a statement which appeared in the public papers of Mr. Flatou having paid Mr. Frith 8,760 guineas for the " Rail way Station" picture, and further paragraphs pub lished about two months ago, stating that the same picture has been resold by Mr. Flatou for £20,000. In corroboration of the correctness of my pam phlet, I can only say that the statement of 8,760 guineas, purporting to have been paid by Mr. Flatou to Mr. Frith for " The Railway Station" is a romance, and the story of the £20,000 since paid for the same picture a fiction.—l remain, yours truly, ERNEST GAMBART. SOCIETY OF ARTS. At the weekly meeting of this society last night, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge in the chair, the paper read was by Mr. William Hawes, "On the Results of the International Exhibition." The author, after alluding to two former papers which he had read upon this Exhibition—the first in 1851, when the lamented president of the society, the Prince Consort, presided, and a second in 1862, when Earl Granville, chairman of the commission, presided—said that his present object was to endea vour to point out the results it has produced, and which it will probably produce, as well on future exhibitions as upon the future progress of industry and art. He mentioned that there had been an increase of more than 150 per cent. in the number of foreign exhibitors in 1862 over those in 1851—a remarkable proof of the effect of the former Extribi• tions in promoting intercourse between nations. He quoted from M. Michel Chevalier and others to show how much more cordial was the feeling of foreign exhibitors and visitors now than it had been in 1851. One important effectof the three great International Exhibitions had been to promote the abolition of restrictive commercial laws, which seemed now to have almost received their death-blow in Europe. The author referred at considerable length to the Fine Art Department of the Exhibition, pointing out its deficiencies, as well as indicating its merits. He then briefly reviewed the jury reports, pointing out in what classes most remarkable prcgress had been made, and drawing attention to the countries from which it seemed reasonable to expect much in future. He especially alluded to the wonderful pro gress which the interval between our two great Ex hibitions had produced in our colonies, many of which were almost unrepresented in 1851, while in 1862 they displayed most valuable collections. He then briefly discussed the constitution of the Com mission of 1862,its expenditure and receipts, the ques tions as to the appointment of j uries and the system of awards of prizes, and the cirotimstances which must guide ns in determining when another exhibition shall be held. In reference to the award of prizes, he gave a brief resume of the nature of the replies given by exhibitors, jurors, and others to the queries issued by the Society of Arts on the subject, the majority being decidedly in favour of prizes being awarded in future exhibitions. He pointed out the importance of not attempting to hold Inter national Exhibitions at too short intervals, for that if we expect fore:gners to contribute, as they have hitherto done, to the magnificence and usefulness et our exhibitions, we must be prepared, as we did in 1851, to take a proportionate interest in theirs, and this not only on the ground of the reciprocal inter change of civilities between nations, but on national and interested grounds. In conclusion, the author said he hoped that the views to 'tad laid before the society would convince them that the International Exhibition of 1862 has most thoroughly fulfilled h a ssigned to it. By the mark set in 1851 become possible to note accurately our iudus tit tri hadod duly a l p rogress Europe of a magnitude be fore unknown in a similar period.in England, in our colonies, and in A discussion ensued, in which the Marquis of Salisbury, Lord Eburv, Meesre. Nelson, Cole, C. 8., Murchison, and others took part. C ITY SEWERS C O MMISSION.—At the weekly meet held yesterday, Lethal at Unildhall, Mr. Deputy de Jersey presiding, condition of jug of the Commissioners of Sewer s Dr. presented his quarterly report on the sanitary . d the mim tha City., I n tlaa quarter which has just expire ber of birth a r e 10 803; 'whereas in the c l o t' the • quarter of the last years the average tin i-, -pc' - -411:a8 ha a v ci e in b g een 901 and 8 41 . T he giatered ' City was 800, and mortality, therefore, of tha Cit. population during the last quarter hay been rather excessiYvethe chiei increase having been in the peer localities of the Western 'Union, where the death rate has risen from a gfneral a'rersz a of 30 i n the 1,000 to 34 . 2, the deaths THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JU NE 4, 1363. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE AMERICAN NOTE ON THE POLISH QUESTION. ST. PETERSBURG, TUNE 4. Mr. Seward's reply to the French note inviting the American Cabinet to join diplomatic action with the Great Powers in favour of Poland has been published here to-day. The Washington Cabinet refuses its cooperation on the ground that America can never deviate from her traditional policy of non-intervention except in cases of evident necessity. SPAIN, MADRID, JUN E 3. The official Gazette publishes a Royal d ecree relative to the sale of spirituous liquors. Another decree orders a modification of the existing regulations relative to the tobacco crop in Nlanilla. Senor Enriquez has been appointed Under.Secre ;ary of State for the Colonies. FRANCE. BOURSE, June 3.—The market has shown rather more firmness, and a fair amount of business has been done at the turn iu favour of sellers. Threes, for the Account, are now at 69f. 60c. Railway Shares have in general maintained yesterday's quotations. Mobilier Shares , both French and Spanish, have been in demand, and are quoted rather higher. The market continued improving to the close, and left off as follows: 41 per Cents. ...... 96 95 Do. end 3 per Cents ...... 69 45 Do. end month..., 69 75 Credit M0bi1ier....1415 on. end m0nth.... 14 25 Bank Shares ..... 3440 Credit l'ancier ....1445 Italian L0an,,.,,, 73 Do. end month 73 30 New ditto ....... 74 Do, end month 74 15 Russian „ — Austrian Spani,h Threes 53 75 Houle Debt cwAYs. RAIL' Orleans Cash. A ccount . ....... ..... • 1005 .. 1002 50 North ern . ........... 1040 103.5 -- New ditto ........... • • Lyons and MeditGrrancan 1053 75 .. 1060 Geneva ............. —— .. 445 WSouthern .............. 765 765 -- estern .............. 522 50 .. Eastern ........... 507 50 .. 507 50 Sardinian ............ 425 .. 430 LAustrian .............. 471 25 .. 473 Th ombard .............. 572 50 .. 5 7 3 75 North of Spain ..... 575 576 25 Saragossa ......... 726 25 .. 730 Ditto to 13arcelona 380 .. 386 25 P RUSSIA. A letter from Berlin, dated June 2, says :—M. von Bismark and his frends and agents point with exultation to the present tranquillity of Prussia as proof how contented the nation is with its Govern ment, how indifferent to the resultless nature of the Session, and to the premature dismissal of its representatives. The existing calm is availed of to invite foreign diplomatists and govern ments to believe that the recent crisis concerned merely a restless faction, having no root or ex tensive influence in the country, and consisting in reality only of a handful of demagogues and adventurers —of a very limited revolutionary party —and ef a degraded and mischievous portion of the press. Since the majority of the nation has not risen or caused disturbances, it is clear that the majority approves the present system and supports the present men ; since there have been no barri cades, it is plain that there is no discontent. In order, as f ar as possible, to give am air of truth to these fal se assumptions, it is supposed by some that Government may yet for a while abstain from mea sures that would seem to imply the existence of a restless or dissatisfied spirit in the country, and may keep in reserve the much talked of ordinances, even though they may have succeeded in obtaining to them the Royal signature. Such abstinence, now ever, will deceive nobody. It were waste of time to confute the assertions above alluded to, and which are expected to impose only upon foreigners —certainly not upon any who have been able and willing to form a correct idea of the state of b ffdir s in Prussia during the last 12 neonths. It is unnecee sary to retrace the events of that deplorable period to show the temper and de.ire of the Prussian na tion ; we have but to look a. matters as they have presented themselves durin g the last four weeks, and tur devoted and king,s we then must wonder at the brazen audacity which can n to Europe to its a Behold a contented people, and well satisfied with his advisers !" It is true that those advisers are supported, in the Legislaiive Assembly, only by minority of 11 ; th a t net one of them—although there wasa general election a year ago, and although there have been numerous seats since vacated—has been able to get returned to Parliament ; that the Kreuz Zeitung alone (which belongs to the feudal party) aud an insignificant number of the meanest journals uphold, in the press, their policy and acts As regards the Sovereign hims e lf, one would gladly attribut e on l y to a pass i ng irritation the terms in which on e h ears h i m spo k en of by persons who a year or two ago --before all this wretched work had come to pass, before a Von der Heydt was inflicted upon Pr ussia, to be followed by the yet worse infliction of a B ismark—never named him but in terms of the most loyal respect. One has but to mix with any cl ass of the people, one has but to observe his recep tion on his daily drives, to h ear an d see the sa d change th a t h as t a ken place. O ne w h o f a i n wou ld be deluded into a contrary belief, needs but to fre quent certain military and courtier-like circles, where rose-coloured glasses are used, and the most unbounded contempt is displayed for all that does not in some way pertain to or depend on the palace - and the army. There y ou s h a ll h ear th e p ro p er de gree o f contempt expressed for the Chamber and i the p ress, and for modern and pernicious ideas of P oliti cal prowess and constitutionalism. There you shall find fond old officers and politicians ready to boa st of their imperturbable attachment to the instit uions of th e p as t, and to declare that, in respect of new s p apers, t h e K reuz Z et t ung i s th e o nly one they h ave ever read ; while pert aide-de camps and l oud -voiced junkers will tell you that. it is es sent i al to the salvation of Prussia not only to m uzzle the vile democratic press and to stop meeting s and associations for the advancement of so-called L iberal (but de facto revolutionary) principles, b ut also to gag the Chamber of Deputies, and put an end to its want of reverence for the ministers of th e Crown. What these gentry would have is a Low er R ouse such as Kladderadatseh latelyel sketched —row of docile Deputies voting all t he taxes prope ss d , and bowing to the ground before M. vets Bismark, who stands erect before them and laps the Ministerial table with the mien of a drill sergeant an d the energy of an auctioneer, while the President wears a Cap, i n or der that he may not again, like Bockutn-poiffs, offend in the matter of his hat. Meanwhil e , the King has resumed his usual routine, interrupted by his recent indisposition. He inspects recruits and detachments, and receives re ports from commanders of regiments, and even, So the pap ers announce, from captains of companies. Yesterd a y h e presided at a council of Ministers, and the suppo s iti on is that there was discussion of the measures to be t a k en with respect to the press, sc. This beli e f i s confirmed by the language of the semi official jo urna l s, which speak plainly enough of coming octroyi rungen, and declare that the ecuntry will joyfull y greet every step tending to show that the authority of the "Royal regimen" is success fully opposed to revolutionary pressure, and that the King's Government once more in reality will and does govern. That Government is resolved, the Constitutio n to curb an d even t ua lly put an end the C ross believes, to avail of Art. 63 of the c to the excesses of the press. The visit to Carlsbad, said to have been urged by the King's physicians, is not yet known to be decided upon ; and, at any ra t e , it is not believed that his Majesty \sill proce e d thither, as it was re ported he would do, w i th i n a week f rom t hi s d ate. Hi s appearance cannot be said to indicate ill-health, and persons who have been in the habit of seeing him do not find him looking any worse than he did a year ago ; b u t some w h o were near hi m d ur i ng his recent attacks,report his st.fferings to have been severe. Mentally, he must have endured much dur ing the last few months, for he cannot be blind to his loss of popularity, and, indeed, it is quite certain that he feels he is running counter to the wishes of the great majority of his subjects, and to those of many of his old friends and even of his rela tions, although he suffers himself to be confirmed by a clique in the obstinate delusion that the course he pursues is the only one that can ensure the future of Prussia. An objection to Carlsbad is said to be found in the irritated and excited moral state of his Majesty. Those waters are very potent and may work for evil as well as for good. It was sug gested that he might drink Carlsbad waters at Baden, a place which he likes, and where he would have found the Queen, and have enjoyed the society of his daughter, to whom he is fondly attached. But the doctors are said to prefer for him the greater quiet of Carlsbad. These pro fessional gentlemen, the King's physicians in ordi nary, Messrs. Grimm, Boger, and Lauer, have rather a delicate part to play. On good authority I hear that their reputation places them above sus picion of corruption, but, at the same time, if they find it necessary to recommend to the King to avoid, for a term, the harass of State affairs, and to pass the summer in foreign travel or at some distant bathing place, they most assuredly will be suspected by many of playing into the hands of the plotters who cherish the idea of the Stellvertretung, and desire to see the reins of power pass for a time —with prohibition of any change in the present Ministers and policy—into the hands of the Prince Royal, or better still perhaps, to see them by him refused and by Prince Charles of Prussia accepted. 6 P M. Since the above was written the Gazette has ap peared, containing a long decree, with a yet longer preamble, completely doing away with what re mained of the liberty of the press in Prussia, and thus disappointing the expectations of those who were sanguine enough to believe that a Bismark Government could show even a semblance of mode ration, and could refrain from arbitrary aud oppres sive measures, even when there was no present occasion for them. Having got rid of the Chamber, they could have no rest till they had crushed the press, cancelling a constitutionally enacted law, that of December, 1860, by an act of tyranny for which Art. 63, by which they claim to be authorised, affords, in reality, not the slightest justification. The decree, which is dated yesterday, and counter signed by all the Ministers, authorises the suppres sion of newspapers which persistently exhibit ten dencies dangerous to the welfare of the State. The prohibition must be preceded by two warnings, given by the president cf the Bezirk or district. In Berlin the President of Police is the chief of the district council of Government, and it is be who will issue warnings and suspend journals, the only appeal from his acts being to the Council of Minis ters. The proceedings with respect to the prohibi tion itself need not necessarily be terminated, when the case is considered urgent, before the suspension takes place. Foreign journals," says Art. 9of the decree or royal order, " may be prohibited by the Ministry on account of a persistent tendency dangerous to the w e lf are o f th e P russ i an St a t e ." ''he decree came into force yesterday. The Celebrities of the House of Commons. As Painted by Mr. Philßip, R.A., and Described by a London Reviewer. LORD PALMERSTO; His is perhaps the least successful likeness in the paint ing, approaching indeed so near to the comic and to carica ture, that the first impulse of his friends is to laugh, and the next to be angry. The Palmerston in the picture is a funny and humorous old gentleman, entirely wanting in dignity, which is certainly not the appearance of the original when he is addressing the House of Commons. An attempt has been made to indicate an arch twinkle of the eye, but the satiric sparkle which so often gleams there, and which heralds the ready retort and happy witticism, will be looked for in vain. The noble lord's nose is small, but regular. In the picture it is a small, pinched, and red organ, entirely deficient in dignity, and giving a mean expression to the features. We do not envy the Prime Minister his feelings when he discovered at the Royal Academy dinner, the " counterfeit present ment " under which he, the " Cupid" of the War and Foreign-office, was to go down to posterity. A friend en deavoured to ascertain what he thought of his likeness. He fought off the question by saying, with a good. humoured laugh, " Ah 1 it's very difficult to look one's best in a picture." He has small reason to congratulate himself upon his portraits in the Exhibition. There are two likenesses of him; one painted for the Cinque Ports, and the other f or hi s Ti ver t on constituents. Neither is i very successful ; but assum i ng th a t th e y are good n the points in whi c h th ey resem bl e eac h ot h er , th eir dissimi larity Mr. Phillip's portrait may be taken as the measure of the failure of that artist. AI R. DIS EA LI . It seems good for Mr. Disraeli in the House of Commons to put on a mask, and to veil his thoughts under a heavy, impassive, not to say wooden look. It does not do for a party leader to "wear his heart upon his sleeve for dawn to peck at." An orator upon the other side, whose glance fell upon a kindling eye or a meaning smile, would anticipate the coming retort, and ward off the shaft. So the Conser vative leader in the Commons has cultivated a slow and and solemn look with so' much success, that he might be taken for a country gentleman whose soul is in his beeves, and who has no higher earthly wish than a little mere rain for his turnips. This is the mock, factitious Disraeli. The real Disraeli was painted years ago for the title-page of his love-novels, when he was " The wondrous boy Who wrote Alroy." He was then a dreamy, impulsive, poetical enthusiast. Afterwards came a later stage of development, when he adopted a political career, and made a late first Minister writhe under his brilliant lampoons. Mr. Phillip has with consummate skill combined these two phases of Mr. Disraeli's career. The eyes and upper part of the face indicate the poetry and pathos appertaining to the imaginative faculty, while the mocking smile on the lips betrays a Voltairean faculty of satire and sarcasm. Just such a smile was seen on his face one night before the Whitsuntide recess, when the Premier, alarmed at some defections behind him on the Churchward contract, summoned his Chancellor of the Exchequer and Frederick Peel to his side, and seemed to be hinting his doubts that their position was untenable, and had better be abandoned to avoid defeat. Disraeli, with curling lip and Mephistophilean expression, watched by turns the astute Premier and his earnest but indiscreet Chancellor of the Exchequer, who loves conflict, and ap peared to argue against surrender. Such a face as Mr. Phillip has painted will illustrate many a biting and scathing passage in "Hansard," while it will give the political bio• grapher a key to a certain excess of imagination which has been the cause of many of Mr. Disraeli's party failures, but which may yet be schooled down to success by the bitter practical lessons of experience. SIR BIILWER-LYTTON. Sir B. Bulwer•Lytton here appears with a face as hand some and picturesque as a Spanish portrait by Velasquez, and as intellectual as any man of ancient family ought to look. MR. CARDWELL. Yonder is Mr. Cardwell, blue•eyed and of red whiskers —who, composed, sedate, but not too courageous, lectures the house with the gravity and sententiousness of a pro fessor, who never made a joke, and rarely seems to enjoy one. MR. GLADSTONE. Yonder, too, is the thoughtful and eloquent ,features of the great orator of his time—the Achilles of the Ministerial bench—the n. ble advocate of Poerio and of Italian indepen dence—the exponent of Homer and the Homeric age—the scholar, statesman, financier, and political philosopher— Mr. Gladstone. At Etoa he was known as "the handsome Gladstone," but time, study, perpetual conflict, and the incessant activity of a mind that wears out its scabbard, hate cut deep lines of thought and care upon the earnest features, so that in broad daylight he seems like one of those grim stone faces which look down upon you from arch and buttress as you pace the aisles of some old Gothic cathedral. MR. HENLEY. Here, finally, is Mr. Henley, in his high coloured buff waistcoat. The face is radiant with shrewd sense. It is eminently English—the incarnation of practice as op posed to theory—the embodiment of the right honour able gentleman's favourite exclamation, "That is all very well, but how will this bill work ?" Mr. Henley is looking at a bill, and if, when he rises, he is heard to say, " What do I find in this bill ?" the author of the measure, if an in dependent member, may as well withdraw it at once. No living speaker excels Mr. Henley in homely, nervous, idio matic English. In committee on a bill nothing escapes hi s microscopic eye, and he is evidently scrutinising the clauses of the measure before him with wolfish and eviscerating intentions. UNIT. 'ED STATES MAIL.—The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steamship Company's screw steamer City of Manchester, Captain lialcrow, s ailed yes terday from Liverpool for New York, with the United States mail. Besides the mail she also took out tt full cargo, and had 25 cabin pabiengarfs. „ W\4% , w, gr io , n r t (C O •"".- A M2 L - J I rtri Tat ;4,0 HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, June 2. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice, drove out yesterday morning, and in the afternoon walked and drove, accompa nied by Princess Helena. Princess Helena went out riding in the morning. Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Arthur went to Invercauld. Dr. Caird left the Castle yesterday morning. —4- The Duke of Cambridge, the Duchess of Cam bridge, and the Princess Mary leave town this morning for Ascot, to meet their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales at the Royal Stand. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland left Staf ford House, St. James's, on Tuesday, to pass the Ascot race week with the Duchess (Dow.) of Sutherland, at Cliefden House, near Maidenhead. The Prince and Princess Bandini have arrived at Claridge's Hotel, from Rome. The Earl and Countess Warwick and family come to town on Friday, from Warwick Castle, for the season. The Earl and Countess Spencer returned yester day from Clifton, near Bristol, and for the present are staying at Viscount Clifden's villa at Roehampton, The Earl of Westmordand has arrived at the Bedford Hotel, Brighton. The Earl of Essex was married yesterday at Trinity Church, Chelsea. to Lady Louisa Boyle, the eldest daughter of the Viscountess Dungarvan. The earl had been previously married, having espoused, in 1825, Lady Caro • line Capel, daughter of the eighth duke of St. Albans, but was left, a widower in 1862. The Countess Apponyi will have a bail at Chan dos House on Tuesday next, the 9th inst. Viscount laarsham, the eldest so❑ of the Earl of Romney, is about to be mar-ied to Lady Constance Hast ings, the youngest daughter of the late Marquis of Hast ings, and of Barbara, Baroness Grey de Ruthyn. Lady Edith Abney Hustings has arrived in town From the Lord Warden Hotel, Dover. Lady Bailey has left her Mansion in Belgrave square for her country seat in South Wales. Lady Catherine Alien's ball is fixed for the 23d of June. The Count and Countess Coudenhove have ar rived at Claridge's Hotel, from Paris. ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY. The society's second grand fete and flower show, or what may be termed the first summer exhibition, was held yesterday in their picturesque gardens in the Regent's-park, and was truly a glorious summer display of Flora's favourites. In the vast amphi theatrical marquee, arranged on grassy banks, were splendid roses, dazzling azaleas, curious and beauti ful orchids, gorgeous pelargoniums and cinerarias, and many beautiful and rare plants too numerous to mention. The roses were very fine and well grown. Among them were some varieties called Auguste Mu, Paul Perras, and Loalia, all delicate coloured and very fine ; a pretty little white noisette called Miss Gleg ; and among the tea-scented, Ma dame Villennor and The President. There were also some very beautifully variegated petunias, some fine large flowered gloxinias, and curiously marked miroulu. , ?, bizarre pansies, very fine verbenas, a dwarf peach tree, full of fruit, a fine specimen of the lattire plant with leaves like skeletons or lattice work; splendid grapes, good cherries, strawberries, &c., and many more beauties and curiosities. The American plants exhibited by Mr. Waterer are now in full bloom, and form quite an exhibition of themselves, rivaling the general display. The bands of the Ist and 2d Life and the Royal Horse Guards(Blue) were in attendance, and played numerous selections. The Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Mary of Cambridg3 honoured the garden with their presence. Subjoined is the list of prizes : EXTRA GOLD MEDAL-16 Stove and Greenhouse Plants : Mr R. Peed, gardener to Mrs Treadwell, St. John's Lodge, Norwood. 30 Exotic Orchids 7 Mr G. Baker, gardener to E. Bassett, Esq., Stamford-hill. LARGE GOLD - lEC[A.L —l6 Stove and Greenhouse Plants : Mr J. Green, gardener to 3ir E. Antrobus, Bart., Lower Cheam, Surrey. 20 Erotic Orchids : Mr W. Mitford, gardener to E. M. Morland, Esq. MEDIUM GOLD MEDAL-16 Stove and Greenhouse Plants: Mr R. Baxendine, gardener to H. Smallpiere, Eeq., Guildford, Surrey. 10 Stove and Greenhouse Plants : Messrs Fraser, nurserymen, Leyton, Essex. 10 Stove and Greenhouse Plants : Mr H. Chilman, gardener to Mrs Smith, Ashtead, Epsom. 10 Roses, in pots: Mr W. Paul, Waltham-cross. 20 Exotic Orchids : Mr E Peed. 12 Exotic Orchids: Mr C. Penny, gardener to H. H. Gibbs, Esq., Rezent's-park. GOLD MEDAL-10 Stove and Greenhouse Plants : Mr 0. Rhodes, Sydenhatn, Kent. 10 Stove and Greenhouse Plants : Mr Wheeler, gardener to J. Philpot, Esq., Stam ford-hill. 10 Cape Heaths : Messrs Jackson and Son, Kingston. 8 Cape Heaths: Mr B. Peed. 10 Roses, in pots : Messrs Lane and Son, Berkhampsteed. 8 Exotic Orchids :Mr S. Mosley, Cheshunt, Herts. 12 Exotic Or chids : Mr T. Page. 12 Pelargoniums : Mr C. Turner. 12 Pelargoniums : Mr T. Bailey, gardener to T. Drake, Esq., Amersham. LARGE SILVER-GILT MEDAL-10 Stove and Greenhouse Plants : Mr W. Cutbush, Birnet, Herts. 10 Stove and Greenhouse Plants : Mr Wm. Kailo, gardener to Earl Lovelace, Ripley, Surrey. 6 Stave and Greenhouse Plants: Mr T. Page, gardener to W. Leaf, Esq. 10 Cape Heaths . Mr 0. Rhodes. 8 Cape Heaths: Mr T. Page. 6 Roses, in pots : Mr T. Terry, gardener to C. W. Puller, Esq. 6 Azaleas :Mr C. Penny, gardener to H. H. Gibbs, Esq 6 Azaleas :Mr C. Turner, nurseryman. 12 Exotic Orchids : Mr Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus. 6 Exotic Or chids : Mr J. Wiggins, gardener to W. Beck, Esq., Morton Cottage. Oak Lodge, Clapham-park, Isleworth. 6 Fuchsias : Mr Gardner, gardener to J. Stoller, Esq. 12 Pelargoniums : Messrs J. and J. Fraser. 10 Pelargoniums : Mr J. Shrimpton, gardener to A. T. Doxeth, Esq., Putney heath. LARGE SILVER MEDAL.— 6 Stove and Greenhouse Plants : Mr Tegg, gardener to Baron Hambro, Roehamp ton, Surrey. 6 Cape Heaths : Mr H. Chilman. 6 Exotic Orchids : Mr G. Smith, gardener to the Duke of Northum berland, Sion House. 6 Fancy Pelargoniums : Mr C. Tumor. 6 Fancy Pelargoniums : Mr T. Bailey. Above 15,000 tickets were sold. [THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. Discovered at Last by Captain Speke and Captain Grant. Both Mr. Punch and Mr. Wyld are " up to time" nearly as soon as Sir Roderick Murchison himself. Scarcely is the extraordinary announcement made public in this country--that at last the fountain head, or heads (for the old river god turns out to be somewhat Hydra-like or Cerberus-ian in that parti. cular at least): scarcely do we learn here in Eng land that the sources of the Nile have at length been brought to light, when Mr. Punch's artist, ready pencil in hand, is there instanter upon the spot cracking his apropos joke upon the discovery ! While the member for Boomin has issued from the press with all that marvellous rapidity to which he was so long accustomed us, one of those happily timed maps, that make clear, at a glance, the obscurest intricacies of the travelling geographer. Here, in Mr. Wyld's new map of Africa, is exactly a case in point. In it we follow out with the utmost possible ease, the routes taken by Captains Speke and Grant, in 1861 and 1863 the one from the coast of Zanzibar, in a north easterly direction to the shores of Lake Victoria Nyanza, hencelorth to be known as the headwater of the Nile ! The other, from its emptying itself into the Mediterranean, due south, up the Bahr el Abiad, orWhite Nile, to the same point—the object of search new for 3,000 years,and at length reached by British determination. The routes taken by former explorers are here also carefully traced out, viz., those of Rebmann and Krapf, 1847 ' 49 ; of Livingstone, Oswell, and Murry, 1849.5 0; of An derson and Galton, 1850-5 1 ; Ander son,lBs3; Livingstone, 1853-56 ; Moffatt, 1856 ; Burton and Speke, 185'7-59 ; Du Chaillu, t 6 in bright red, those of the ap we have especial cause to u l c B c s ee s-ssf9ul; and discoverersfin alfina l ly t For this wonderfully her we ll - timed Majesty's st m y , s geographer. THE CROPS IN THE NORTH.—The month of May has been generally dry and rather cold, but, upon the whole, not unfavourable to the growing crops. The dry weather, moreover, has enabled farmers to get the turnip land prepared in first•rate condition, although the hay crops may have suffered a little from the absence of rain. Oats and barley are said to be looking well, and the early-planted potatoes in many places are coming up healthy and strong.—Geasiow LITERATURE, The New Review. No. 2. This now competitor for popular favour, whose initial number we have already favourably noticed, continues its endeavour to fill a vacuum in our serial literature. It is in fact, if one may ven ture on the Bull, a monthly quarterly review whose political sympathies are, too, enlisted on the same side as those of its veteran prototype. Its subjects range over a wide sphere—political literary, and philosophical. Thus we have in the number before us topics the most various in close approximation. An article on American Politics, giving that support to the Confederate side which might be anticipated from the tone of the Conser vative daily organs, is followed by a paper on the late Sir James Graham, which certainly renders full justice to the faults of its subject, if not to his merits. But in the concluding passages the writer suddenly expresses himself more favourably. An essay on " The Light of the Earth" treats of the peculiar characteristics of phosphorescence, while a paper on Sleep and Dreams wilL interest the psychological student. The morality of Modern Novels comes in for a severe and not altogether un deserved censure at the hands of an unsparing critic. " A Woman's Thoughts on Men," does not fulfil the reader's expectations, but as the fair authoress claims her feminine right to forbearance, we will not be harsh in our judgment. The Par liamentary and Literary reviews summarise the chief events of the month in the world of politics and letters. Dublin University Magazine. A new story is commenced in this number by the author of ‘. The House by the Church-yard." It promises well, and will doubtless obtai❑ many ad mirers. " Wilder's Hand" is the name of this new serial tale, and some of the characters, even at this early stage, are well sketched. The plot of the narrative wilt be most complicated, as already there appear looming in the distance several schemers, and the events are in themselves very suggestive of exciting incident. DJrcas Brandon is a very peculiar kind of heroine, and has nothing attrac tive about her, but she is ably delineated. " The Cross before the Name" is continued, and this instalment is very momentous, for we find in it the event that gives the name to the narrative recorded. The cross is put before the name, and Jenny becomes quite resolute in her determination to wreak ven geance on her foes, real or imaginary. Fre derick Maxwell, Q.C., is well sketched as a man of one idea, and that his vocation. To him all was valueless that did not concern his peculiar profes sion. When Jenny entered his house she was no body—" She was not on a parliamentary commit tee. He had six House of Lords cases filled up before him on the toast rack, and was taking in Lord Wenleysdale and Mr. Justice Willes with his dry crust." " Catullus" is a readable paper on that remarkable man ; it is the second part here met with, It is interesting to dwell on the long past days to which the writer refers, and he has brought con siderable classic knowledge to bear upon the essay, which is very entertainicg and instructive. The immediate interests of a local nature, are represented in the paper entitled " The Position and Claims of the Irish Church." " Le gaiia—the Judicial Oath," contains some notice able suggestions. The concluding remarks on false oaths are worthy of consideration.— " By mitigating the punishment of perjury, the popular estimation of its criminality is lessened, and men not un naturally conclude that it is a venial offence, which they can commit with impunity. But the moral sanction of the oath we would retain. It is well to remind men that there is a Judge above from whom we have reason to expect jus tice unperverted by the conventional rules, and the imper fections of mankind." _ _ _ " Sterne and his I)ay" is continued, and is im portant in this portion. "Milirington, the Bar rister" is reviewed at length, and the favourable criticism that is bestowed upon it is well deserved, for the ability is unquestionable that appear in its pages, and it presents a very brilliant deliniation of society. " Theatricl Representation, Mechanism, arid Decoration" is a paper that will please the lovers of the histrionic art, and is well introduced to notice by the lines of Campbell on the subject— " The Youngest of the sister arts, Where all their beauty blends." " The Science and Traditions of the Supernatural" treats of magic, sorcery, and witchcraft, and will be a source of entertainment to the admirers of the mystical who abound in these days, and who delight to study the several disquisitions on the subject that constantly appear in various quarters. POLAND. The following report has been addressed by th e military chief of the district of Kielce to the mili tary chief of Radom, dated the Ist of May, 1863. There is too much reason to fear that it is but a too truthful description of the sufferings to which the peaceful portion of the Polish population is subjected. What with the hordes on the one side, and the un disciplined and often famished insurgents on the other, the Polish peasantry must be in constant peril. The most stringent orders have been given to Russian officers to repress and punish ev er y bar barity. It is to be hoped that the insurge nt leaders will, so far as in them lies, adopt a simi lar course: "Bands of insurgents send small detachm ents in all directions, which enter the villages and r ob and kill the inhabitants. These acts, become frequt nt of late, are committed chiefly by the band of Cza chowski, which, eagerly pursued by onr troops, is scarcely allowed time to complete its crimes. " A peasant has been hanged in the village of Stanowiski, in the district of Kluckoy-Wulki. Seven peasants and a woman, of the village ° f Lysowa, in the same district, have suffered a simi.e r fate, in the most barbarous manner. I, o n the estate of Wolk-Klucka, the insurgents fell upon the house of the proprietor, and took away 450 reublrs and a number of horses. The villages of Lipa and Szkucia have been pillaged and entirely burnt by the insurgents. " In the town of Radomicy they took by force from the Jew Szag Montel the sum of 150 roubles, and would have levied a contribution on the other Jews of the same place, but were prevented by our troops, who defeated them the same day in the forest of Czkucine. "In the village of Lopuszno, in the district of Kielce, the insurgents shot two peasants. Oa the 10th (22d) of April, in the village of Borczowice, district of Malkowicy, they fell upon the sheepfold, grievously wounded the shepherd, violently beat his wife, and took away his money and eveiy thing he possessed. " On the 11th (23d) April they fell upon some pig dealers who were returning from the town of Pinczowo, and took from them 225 roubles. " On the 13th (25tb) April, at Bizenice, a town belonging to the commune of Mutkowice, they tor tured to death the Jew Meniaz. The unfortunate man was three times hanged ; each time, when he lost consciousness, he was taken down; at last, before going away, they shot at and wounded him. Meniaz was taken to the town of Piuczowo, where he ex pired after six h3urs of suffering. Their object in torturing him was to obtain his money, which amounted to the sum of 57 roubles. ~ In consequence of these and similar acts com mitted by the insurgents, the peasants, on seeing the approach of a band, fly with their wives and children to the f3reets, and there conceal themselves until the departure of the insurgents. Many peasants now come to me and ask permis sion to co-operate with the troops to clear the forests of the insurgents. A similar disposition is fouocl among the Jews; for instance, the Jew who is with me has already taken part in three expeditions; in the forest of Czkucine he threw himself, with the Cossacks, upon the insurgents and wounded two of them. I to Oaleanoy, of our detachments, in passing from M nevr N ' ek found in the village of Krassna a num ber of dead b o di e s of peasants hanging to the tr ees, in twos and fours, turned towards and embracing each other. " This ferocious act had been committ ed by order of the chief of the band, Czachowaki. The hideous spectacle made a profound impression upon the troops; murmurs of indignation and aversion were heard throughout the ranks, and the desire of ven geance wati vibiblo in their be cou n n o tenencee , m ore prisonersl' anti the exclamation, T here e ball ran through the ranks of the detachment. (Signed) 4 , General TCHENOIRL"