The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-14 00:00:00

DIPLOMATIC 00BILDSPONDENCE.

The following is the correspondence relating to
the alfairs of Poland, especially in connexion with
Sir George Grey's sending English detectives to
Warsaw, which has been ordered to be produced on
the motion of Mr. Hennessy :

No I.

COLOVIS STANTON TO EARL
(Extract.)

utzu,—(ltuesived July 28).
Warsaw, July 22, 1862.

. _
I regret to have to report, to your lordship that, notwith-
standing the recent changes is the government of this
country, and the announcement of further improvements to
be made in the administration as soon as circumetanoes will

permit, the situation of affairs here does not appear to hays
materially altered. Considerable excitement Grids at the
present moment in this town,! which may, perhaps, be ad
oounted for by the fact of numerous armies having been
made within the last few days, both in Wanaw and
in the country districts ; and it is rumoured that some clue
has been discovered of the existence of a very extensive
secret organisation amongst the working classes in the
capital and principal towns of the kingdom. Whether any
confession has as yet been made by the prisoner who made
the attempt on the life of the Grand Duke, I am unable
to state positively to your lordship, but it is highly pro-
bable that such may have been the case, and that the m-
inute remedy made may be traced to this came.
I beg also to inform your lordship that it has been de-
cided that the trial of Jsrcsxynaki (the person who fired at
the Grand Duke) by court-martial shall take place as soon
as the preliminary investigations are concluded ; and that,
contrary to the usual custom in this country, the court will
not be conducted with dosed dome or in secret, but that
ticket, of admission to the court will be issued to certain
persons, so as to make the proceedings public ; and it has
been hinted to myself that the consuls of the foreign powers
will be requested to attend the trial.

No. 2.
BAsoi Baraniow To Su G. Gum.

Disrobe= House, July 31, 1882.
MT OWL SLR 01.0601.—Permit me to apply to your oon-
stoat kindness towards me under a circumstance of peculiar
importance, which I shall explain in a few words.
The Grand Duke Constantine, during his former stay in
this country, has been particularly impressed with the bene-
&dial influence which your police regulations exercise for the
maintenance of good order, legality, and public security.
His Imperial Highness is desirous of establishing a similar
institution in the kingdom of Poland, whose welfare is en-
trusted now to his care by his Majesty the Emperor. The
Grand Duke is the more anxious to introduce a useful reform
Into this branch of the public service, as such a reform may
enable him to put aa end as soon as possible to the now ex-
isting martial law, and to replace the country under the 'ale
of a regular civil administration.
For this purpose the Grand Duke has thought it highly
important to secure for a very short time (say two months)
the presence at Warsaw of an intelligent and active police-
=Soar, who might communicate to the authorities there his
practical views on the subject of the organisation of this
branch of public *orrice on a similar footing as it is in this
country.
Taking into consideration the importance of the contem-
plated reform, I do not hesitate to apply to you with the
hops that you will kindly lend me your sasistanos for wry-
ing it into effect se far uit is in your power. The gut
step to be taken would be to allow Sir Richard Mayne to
put himself into communication with a gentleman to whose
care the Grand Duke has directly and privately entrusted
this object, en intimately connected with the sooner of his
own administration.—Believe, me, &c.,
(Signed) BRUNNOW.
No. 3.
Acnso Consul. Warn ro RAIL Rusazu.
(R.oosived Jan. )5,1863.)
Warsaw, Dec. 21,_1862._

Mr Loan,—l have the honour to report to your lordship
that certain modifications have been introduced into the
operation of martial law in the kingdom of Poland.
According to these modifications, which have been autho-
rieed by his Majesty the Emperor, the restrictions imposed
by the state of siege have been removed in a great part of
the kingdom of Poland. They, however, remain in full
force in the city of Warsaw and seven other torus, in all
those places which are situated on the two railway lines
connecting Warsaw with foreign countries, and in the
following three districts, viz ,—Lipno, Petricau, and Kras-
nystaw ; it having been found neesseary to restore the
stale of siege in the latter district after an interruption of
tea weeks, whilst it has never ceased to exist in the other
two districts above noutioned since its promulgation in
October, 1861.
The practice of trying all political offence' throughout the
kingdom of Poland by court-martial is, however, positively
retained by this enactment, having continued in force since
the ukase of the Emperor Nicholas on the 11-7.3 rd April,
1833.
It Is also probable (though no mention is made to that
effect) that the examination of political pnaoners, the system
of prison discipline previous to their condemnation, end the
piectios of the courts-martial in trying them, are to con-
untie such as have been in force in Ramie under martial law
from time immemorial.
These courts have been instructed, however, in passing
sentence oa civilians for political mimes within the kingdom
of Poland, to be guided in future by the provisions of the
Civil Criminal Code introduced here ia 1847, or rather ao-
cording to its last Russian edition of 1867, instead of con-
demning to penalties prescribed by the Military Code here-
tofore in use in such came.
Another important modification in the practice of these
Court, has been introduced both io Russia and here since
September last. The prisoners are allowed counsel to de-
fend them, and the military commander is to select a pro-
curator to conduct the prosecution on behalf of the Crown,
to draw up the indictment, and to watch the proceedings
and to reply to the objections of the prisoner's comma The
right, however, to be last heard belongs to them.
The right of bein defended by an advocate was first con-
ceded to Jarcegyneki in August last, as until then it bad
been only nominal. In fact, both this privilege end the
admission of the public to thee. trials is due to the inter-
vention of the Grand Duke Oonstantioe, who has through-
out shown a meet praiseworthydesire to amend the arbi-
trary system of proceeding in political calm heretofore in
use ; and although the whole system of military jurispru-
deuce still continues to present in this country many strik-
ing instances of anomalies sad irregolarities, it is gratifyiag
to see bow anxious his imperial highs's' is to introduce
amendments required by the ideas of modern civilimatioo,
however unnamable to the men of the old school in his
native country. 1 have, &a.,
(Signed) W. A. Wain.
No. 4.
&a B. Maras To Sri G. Gum

Whitehall-plaoa, March 11, 1863.
Bis,—ln answer to your inquiry as to the instructions
given to the two police officers tent to Warsaw in Amgen
and sa to any reports made by thous, I beg to say the
only instructions were verbal to the following effect : that
they were to take with them all the printed forms and re-
ports showing the organisation of the metropolitan police,
and the mode of earryiog on their duties, and that they
should give all the information in their knowledge on those
subjects to the persons with whom they should be put in
commuoicaboo.

I enclose a copy a the only report of their promalings I
received, dated Warsaw, Sept. 8.
1 am, Jo.,
(Signed) RICHD. MAYSIL
Enclosure in No. 4.