The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-10 00:00:00

THE POLISH COSSACKS.

(From the Examiner.)
Recruiting is, we believe, going on rapidly for
this corps ; and, as the men who offer themselves
are generally tried soldiers, they are shipped at
once for the head-quarters, near the Danube, with-
out going through the expensive process of training
in this country. It seems not improbable that the
numerous desertions which are reported by the cor-
respondent of the Times as having recently occurred
at Sebastopol (after a long cessation) may have been
occasioned by the Poles in the Russian army hear-
int, that the Polish corps was at length in course of
effective organisation. The subjoined letters have
been sent to us for publication :

89, Grosvenor square, Nov. 29,1855.
Sir,—The very kind letter which you have been
pleased to address to the chaplain of the 2d Regiment of
the Division of Cossacks of the Sultan, which I have re-
ceived orders to form under British authority, and which
will be composed of Poles, has been forwarded to me by
the editor of the Examiner, with a 51. note enclosed
therein. Permit me, sir, to thank you most heartily for
the attention you have bestowed on an undertaking
which, for as much as I know, was not intended to go
beyond the circle of my own countrymen, as the idea
was started at a meeting where Poles only were assem-
bled. Your donation, however, has imparted to the un-
dertaking a new character, from the manner i❑ which it
has been bestowed, and the distinguished name attached
to it. Your example has been met with imitators, and
on that account it calls for more than ordinary grati-
tude on our part. Another gentleman, of true British
and generous feeling, the Rev. Edmund Mortlock, has
written me a letter, which I trust will be agreeable to
you to read.-- (The letter in question, which encloed a
donation of 251., appeared in our last week's impression.)
My ever to-be-lamented and most amiable friend, Lord
Dudley Stuart, has, during the last twenty years, by
untiring exertions, kept up the sympathy of the British
public towards alleviating the wants and sorrows •t my
countrymen in exile.
" Let the British public now accept, in return for
their generous and benevolent assistance, our eagerness
to join the valiant sons of Great Britain in that mo-
mentous war, which I at least may be excused for think-
ing cannot, without Poland's co-operation, terminate to
the satisfactio❑ of either the honour or the interests of
Great Britain and her Allies.—l am, Sir, with great
esteem and regard, your most obedient humble servant,
(Signed) L. ZAMOYSKt,
General Commanding the Division of
Cossacks of the Sultan.
To Walter Savage Landor, Esq.
I have to request that you will permit me to send a
copy of this letter to the newspapers.

SlR,—Altbongh you attribute to me merits to which I
am ill entitled, I must overcome my sense of demerit,
and must raise no objection to the publication of the
letter in question. It it can move the sympathy of one
more British heart, neither my cares nor your noble
exertions will have been misapplied. With ardent
wishes for the prosperity of Poland, in which the world
is implicated, believe me, Sir, your most obedient
servant, WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR.

Bath; Dec. 1.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LONDON, Dec. 10.—Wind this day at noon, N., mode-
rate breeze and frosty weather.
PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 9. —Arrived—H. M. Ships Blenheim,
Osborne, Vivid, and Fire Queen, from Dover and Calais ;
Manilla (s. tpt. 152), Constantinople; Telegraph (s. tpt.
184), Marseilles ; Queen of the South (s. tpt.), South-
ampton. Sailed—Adelaide (s. transport 133), Deptford ;
Sibelle (tpt. 5), do. ; Europa (s. tpt. 55), Plymouth and
Malta.

COWES, Dec. 9.—Wind N. by E.—Arrived—St. Thomas
;packet), from Porto Plato ; Washington, Rio Janeiro.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Mon(lay Morning.
Arrived— Atalanta (s), from Havre ; Maitland, Lon-
don ; Maria, Havre.

Sailed.—City of Limerick, for London.
LivEttroot, Monday morning.
Wind N.

Sailed—Martin Luther, for New Orleans ; Sea Witch,
Monte Video ; New York, New York ; Eleanor, Maran-
ham ; Maria Ignasia, llavannah ; Pride of Canada,
Charleston ; Egyptian (s, s.), Constantinople.
QUEENSTOWN, Doc. 8.
Arrived—Alabama, and Richard and Harriett, from
Callao; Villa Nova, Port Lagos ; Georgiana, Quebec ;
Eliza and Ann, St. John's, Now Brunswick ; Die Brent,
Alexandria.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Monday, 9.56 a.m.
Wind N.V. ; tide two hours' flood, with slight snow.
Arrived, Dec. 9.—Mary Ann, from Dieppe; Elswick,
Antwerp.
Arrived, Dec. 10.—Adelaide (s. s. tpt. 138), from Malta.
Sailed.—Gesina, for Constantinople.
DEAL, Monday, 9.30 MITI.
Wind E.N.E., light and variable, with snow.
Passed, Dec. 9.—Galilee, for Rio Janeiro ; Frederick
VII., Constantinople; Ceres (steamer), Oporto—all from
London.

FRANKFORT.—The National Gazette of Berlin states
from Frankfort that the Bank of this latter city has re-
duced its rate of discount from 41 to to 4 per cent.
FIRES.—Last evening, a fire broke out in the exten-
sive rope and cable works belonging to Mr. Burchfield,
situate in Turner's-buildings, Penny's-fields' Poplar. The
fire commenced in one of the stores, a building about
128 feet long, and was not extinguished until a consider-
able amount of property was destroyed. Amongst the
principal sufferers were Mr. Burchfield, Mr. Spring, fur-
niture dealer, and Mr. Ford, 2, Turner's-buildings. The
main factory of Mr. Burchfield was, fortunately, not
injured.—yesterday afternoon, some alarm was excited
by a report that a fire had taken place in the House of
Commons. In a very few minutes the West of England
engine and firemen attended, and after some time it was
found that the fire was confined to one of the flues,
and by the timely application of a few pails of water
the fire was extinguished. No damage was done to
the building.—Ors Saturday night a fire of a serious
character happened in the extensive range of pre-
mises belonging to Messrs. Jones, Brothers, shoe
manufacturers, 17, Addle-street, Aldermanbury.
The following is Mr. Braidwood's official report :
—Messrs. Jones, Brothers, 17, Addle-street, Alder-
manbury, wholesale boot and shoe manufacturers ; the
shop on ground floor and three floors over burned out,
and about half of roof destroyed ; the cause of fire is un-
known ; the contents were insured in the Sun Fire
Office ; it is unknown whether the building was in- '
sured orinot. No. 16 in the same street—Mr. Widdell,
embroiderer ; the second third floors, the side wall, and
upper part of the building considerably damaged by fire,
and the contents below by water ; insurance unknown
at present. No. 56, Aldermanbury, Mr. A. Low, baker,
furniture considerably damaged by water ; insured,
building and contents in the Sun Firs Office. Ditto,
ditto, R. Aldis, first floor ; stock considerably damaged
by water, and furniture by removal ; insured in the
Unity Fire Office. The police of the City force rendered
essential aid to the firemen, by keeping an immense
crowd of opectatoro out of danger.