The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-12 00:00:00

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, May 9.—On the 3d inst. 14 English
officers landed on Heligoland ; among them were
au officer of the Commissariat and a Paymaster.
The natives have concluded, from the very complete
outfit of these gentlemen, even pianofortes being
in some cases included for the benefit of those
who were accompanied by their families, that
their stay will be somewhat lengthy. All available
premises were inspected on the day after their arri-
val, and put into requisition for the accommodation
of some coming troops, even to the place hitherto des-
tined to protecting the bathing machines from the
rigour of the elements. The amount of the force ex-
pected is guessed to be between 5,000 and 6,000 men;
for this number of additionalmouths large supplies of
provisions are announced as on their way. Although
there is nothing in the above statement to favour
the idea of Heligoland being selected as a station
for the foreign legion, other news from the south
of Germany mentions that recruiting for the Eng-
lish service is going on there sub rosa, but more
successfully than was at first expected, under the
auspices of a ci-devant Schleswig-Holstein officer.
It appears that the Government allows 975/. per
hundred head of recruits delivered safe and sound
at Heligoland, including keep and travelling ex-
penses. The bounty paid to the individuals by
the contractors is stated to be 61. each.

Several Berlin papers state that the Hanoverian
Government has officially announced that the
Stader Zoll shall in future be entirely remitted to
all oversea vessels entering the port of Harburg
and clearing at Brunshausen.

We have official evidence of the extent to which
the Polish population strive to elude the Branka,
or the Russian forced levy of recruits in that king-
dom. Prince Carl Hohenlohe, under date of April
18, made known that the Russian Frontier Commis-
sioner, Von Nieprski, at Olskusz, had officially in-
formed him that in the circle of Olskusz alone no
less than 102 Poles liable to serve had left their
homes to be out of the way of the levy in the space
of one month (March). These individuals were of
the age of from 20 to 25 years ' • they were traced
to have taken refuge in the frontier circles of
Lublinitz and Beuther, in Upper Silesia, whence
according to cartel they will be delivered up to the
Russian authorities.

According to advices from Warsaw, of the 7th
instant, a manifesto of the Emperor Alexander 11.
had been published there that day, proclaiming acts
of grace to his Polish subjects, as had already been
bestowed on his Russian subjects. These acts of
grace are described as consisting of entire or par-
tial remission of punishments and arrears of taxes.
Prince I'askewitsch had returned to Warsaw on
the 3d instant, from his inspection of the for-
tress Iwangorod (Demblin), and Major-General
Aureggio from Zamose.
The organization of the militia does not proceed
quite as rapidly towards its completion as the pre-
liminary steps led to expect. The battalions of
Finland sharpshooters and the regiment of sharp-
shooters raised by the Imperial family, under the
command of Colonel Arbuson, are ready to take
the field. The chief command of all the various
bodies of sharpshooters is entrusted to Lieutenant-
General Ramzai.