The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-01 00:00:00

TERRORISM IN WARSAW.

Another of those terrible scenes which have beer.
so frequent in Warsaw of late occurred on the 21st
Nov., at 10 in the morning. Piotrowski, a young
man of 23, found guilty, according to the official
sentence, "of residing in Warsaw and other parts
of the kingdom of Poland under feigned names and
with false passports, and of having belonged to the
rebel organisation known under the name of the
National Government," wax sentenced tube hanged
on the glacia of the citadel. The cart in which be
was taken to the gallows was, as usual, surrounded
by a military escort, and as it passed by his
unfortunate mother and other ladies of his family,
who were standing in the street, he bowed to them
as a last farewell. Seeing that his mother had
fainted, he sent the priest who was with him to
console her. After the sentence had been read, and
the executioner approached, Piotrowski himself took
the fatal shirt from them, put it on, tied it, and I
walked firmly to the scaffold. As usual iu Russian,
executions, the tortures of the unfortunate mau
were unnecessarily prolonged, his agonies lasting
six minutes. The soldiery who were near, seeing
his mother and other women in tears, swore at
them, and threatened them with their lists.

Upwards of • hundred gentlemen have been im-
prisoned at Loin= because they refused to sign an
address of thanksgiving to the Czar. The rest of
the inhabitants, without distinction of age, sex, or
station, were driven by Russian troops into the
market place, and there beaten with rods until
they signed the address.
M. Luszczewakn, director of the commercial
branch of the Home Department, who was ^emoted
at Warsaw on the 25th, is the father of Miss Los-'
zczewska, better known under her assumed name
of Deotyma, • distinguished Polish poetess, who
ever since she was fourteen has acquired con-
siderable fame by the readiness and high
poetical qualities of her improvisations.
The reason of M. Luszczewska's arrest is a mystery,
as he could not possibly have been in any way
connected with the revolution, and it is possible
that it will never be known, for those who are
arrested are not tried, but are merely informed
that they will be sent to Russia at six o'clock the
next morning. 800 persons, including women, were

The anniversary festival of this institution took
plus yesterday evening at Freemason' 'nun, soder the
prendessy el Lord P•Lmemaroe. Owing to the preemie of
the Premier the atteedanee was very large, sobering not
less than 400, a portion of whom bed to dine in se apart-
meet adjacent to the great hall ; and there were about 100
ladies in the pllery. The walls of the room were decorated
with the burners of several of the Scottish clans, among
which were observed those of Argyll and Sutherland on the
right and lett ci the chair, /dackinisoa, Gordon, Chisholm,
Macgregor, Stuart, Macpherson, Manny, Forbes, Urquhart.
la. The band ci the Royal Oelsdoeima Asylum,
under their leader, Mr. R. O. Field, was in
atteodance, as were also the Highland Society's
piper and the Duke of Argyll's piper, each of
whom played frequently during the evening. Among the
company wen his Grace the Ink. of Argyll, the Earl of
Loves and Melville, Lord Campbell, Sir Johe Heron Max-
well, Sir Jobs Shaw, Sir William Fraser, Sir Itederiek
Im-
pay Marching the Van. Archdeacon Sinclair, Mr. P. Adis,
Mr. A. M. Aitken, Mr. Janice Anderson, Q.C., Mr. G.
8010,
Lord Palmenton on entering the hall, preceded by a com-
plete array of adult cud juvenile pipers, and by several of
the stewards of the festival., was received with hearty
plaudit, from all parts of the room.
After the cloth had been drawn, and the usual loyal
toasts had been proposed,
The CHAIRMAN, in airing " The Army, the Navy,
sad the Volunteers," acid—it is a great satisfaction to us
to know that all those three branches of or defensive
forces are in the best possible condition. (Cheers.) 1 believe
the army and the navy were never in a state of greater
'Meier* with referee°, to their limited nimbus. The
officers are more instructed and intelligent than at any
former period ; and the men, both of the army and the
Davy, hen their wants and their comfort, mere attended
to than they have ever been before ; the wants and nen-
forts of those services having occupied the attention ci the
public, of parliament, and of the government. (Cheers.)
There is no better security for pros, which after all is, or
to be, the object of every nation—(gibers}--then is
no security for peace than a state of defence. (Loud
cheers.) A nation ought to be able to pronounce with eon.
fiance the motto,
" Nemo me impnne lacessit.”

tamers.) It does not follow that a natioval defensive fore*
iodinates say intentions hostile toward. any other country
on the contrary, it enables a nation to be peaceful aDd
friendly towards others, sad, while meeting occasional
ordinate with sufficient diorite—timid cheers)—to abstain
scrupulously from giving the feast cause of offence to any
other nation. We lave of late added to oar defimeive force
thetsvolunthers—a moat admirable institution, and one
which I trust will take firm and permanent root among
the establishments of this country. (Cheers.) That
force now amounts to something like 170,000 men
and when I was talking the other day to Coloael
M'Murdo, the chief inspector of that force, he spoke
in the highest terms of its general and universal
efficiency. (Cheers.) Bootlaad bas a right to take a greet
interest in these services, because it has borne a full aud
honourable share in the production of distinguished officers
sad brave and gallant men. That is admitted by all.
(Cheers) I remember that duriag the °ADM° war a print
was published at Paris, consisting of a figure of a Highland
sentry standing with his heels on the brink of a precipice,
with the motto, " Fear nothing for him, he never gore
back." (Cheers and laughter.) It would require a long
catalogue to remind you of the distinguished Scotch officers
of the army and Davy whose exploits stand recorded in the
history of this country. But I may perhaps Le permitted,
not to recall to your minds, because no ens
can forget them, but to repeat, the names of some
of those whom we have recently lost. The glorious Lord
Clyde—(cheers)--combined with the longest period of die-
tingaithed service some of the most briniest exploits, and
with all the moat unassuming modesty. (Cheers.) It is
needless to remind you of the two great naval commanders
lost by this country within the last few years—Lord Dun-
doaald and Charley Napier. (Cheers.) The last I had the
honour to call my personal frwod ; sad it ao happened that
I had more opportunities 4as fell to the lot of most mi-
nisters of watching his career, eetimatiog his merits, and
knowing the value of those services which he rendered, not
only to this country, but to Europe at large. That
brilliant action of his spinet the Portuguese squadron de-
cided the liberties of Portugal ; and his admirable achieve-
ments in the Syrian canipsigu enabled us within a short
period to accomplish result' which at tho commencement
were deemed almost impossible. Therefore, I my that
Scotland having taken her full share in the glories of our
military mid naval annals, lam sure you will drink with
greet enthuseasimthe health of our army, navy, and volun-
teers. (Cheers.)
General Sir Jobs Lowe returned thanks for the army, Sir
John Heron Maxwell for the navy, and Lord Campbell for
the volunteers.

The CHAIRMAN afterwards said—The pert toast which I
have to propose is connected with that institution to honour
and support which we are assembled within these walls ; it
is "Piosperity to the Scottish Hospital." (Great cheering.)
This hatitatiou is not only valuable, but is recommended by
the antiquity of its origin. When I say that, as regards its
charter, it as nearly two centuries old. I believe I might go
farther and declare that its origin dates from en earlier
period still. It has the merit of being the type of Scottish
nationality. Now Scottish nationality a of a very peculiar
kind—(laughter)—end it differs in • very remarkable way
from the nationality of many other countries. There are
many countries in the world in which the people show
their spirit of natiooality by hating, by abusing, and by
injuring ell who do not agree with themselves; that is what
they call the spirit of nationality. (Laughter.) Now, the
nationality of the Scotch is of an utterly different kind.
You Scotchmen show your nationality by loving each other,
by aiding and assisting each tither, by being kind and use-
ful to one another ; sad therefore I my that yours is a
peculiar kind of nationality —• nationality which is highly
to be praised, and which, for the honour of the country,
should be kept up. Now this institution is (Quelled upon
and is a valuable application of that principle. There are
many charitable benefactions which are bestowed upon
pentium who might possibly do very well without them, or
who, in receiving them, may be deterred, or dissuaded, or
led away by the largess from employing their natural
qualities, or displaying that proper industry by which
they might be able to support themselves without
meatuses., from anyone. Our clarities do not
tend to such results. the grants are mall in amount ; but
they are judicious, and they are given to those who are just
on the point of sinking, and who are like the PAD struggling
in the turbulent torrent, who, when between sicking and
swimming, between life aid death, is rescued by aid ex-
tended to him at the proper moment. Your liberality is
extended to those who are bowed down by temporary sick-
ness, or overtaken by socideatal calamities, whose natural
resources are not suflicieut to meet the exigency, or who, '
having failed in their efforts to maintain themselves, are
anxious to return to their native country and want some
small assistance to enable them to go hack to their homer.
(Hear, bear.) Well, I sty there cannot be a better
application of liberality thee to assist such roes. I
(Mears.) The Sootchntaa is not a man who is in the habit
of leaning upon other people. He is brought up with ideas
of industry and self-reliance; he does rely upon himself, he '
dose exert his faculties, wherever he can, mid be is usually
secossoftd in his efforts to raise himself in the scale of
moiety. But no men can be altogether exempt fmni the
vicissitudes of life ; and you look out for those in this great
capital who are in need of temporary assistance, and you do
an immense amount of good by the application of your
funds in that direction. I give you, then, " Prosperity to
the Scottish Hospital." The toast was drunk with much
arthnsissm.

The Dubs of ABOTLL thee proposed " The Health of the
Chairman," whish woe received with rapturous cheers.
Lord Pscurturron mid— I beg most sinuerely, from the
bottom of my heart, to return my most oordial flasks to
Toe, my lord duke, for the Mod manner in which you hove
bees sssasd to propose my health, nod to you, ladies awl
gestlemes, for the way in which you have bees good esough

The anniversary meeting of this society was held
yesterday, Bt. Andrew's-day, at Burlington-bowie. The
chair was take. by the president, Ueneral Salim, who
after the delivery of his icons! address, In which the prin-
cipal seientifio prayed/ and needle of the year were passed
in review, presented the modals to the several gentlemen to
whom they had been awarded. The Copley medal was given
to the Rev. Professor Bede wick, a retinue of science, for his
observations end discoveries in Ike geology of the palacaoic
series of rocks, and mom especially for his determination
of the characters of the Devonian system, by observations
of the order of enperpositisa of the Kills& Rock. and their
fossils in Devonshire. Duo of the royal medals was given
to the Rev. Miles J. Berkeley, for his researches in crypto.
pmie botany, especially mycology ; and the other royal
medal to Mr. J. P. Gossiot, for his researches on the voltaic
battery and current, and on the discharge of electricity
through attenuated media.
The anniversary dinner was field at Willies Rooms. where
a number of the fellows of the society with their friends
assembled at six o'clock. The president took the choir, and
the entertainment pre geeeral satisfaction.

DIBTRESS.