The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-21 00:00:00

The Incendiary Fires in Russia.

The governments of Orenbourg, Simbirsk, Sara-
tow, Samara, K4zin, &a., are at the present moment
suffering dreadfully from incendiary fires. These
governments have been lately selected for the re-
sidence of a great number of Poles condemned by
the severity of the law in Poland. It appears from
an article in the Botschafter of Vienna, that in some
towns the fires have been attributed to these nn-
-fortunate people. Many have perished as victims
of the exasperation of the masses ; and, far from
seeking to suppress this ote break of popular pas-
sion, some Russian journals, including the Invalid,
an official journal, and the Moscow Gazette,
the most widely-circulated journal in Russia,
(cho these accusations, and add to them insinua-
tions adapted to excite still further the passions of
the multitude. Nothing has transpired thus far
to give the least appearance of foundation to these
charges, while, on the other hand, numerous facts
seem to disprove them in a manner most honourable
to the Poles. Thus the Northern Post of the 7th of
October states that after the fire at Orenbourg, the
Poles living in the Government of that name has.
tened to send to the people deprived of shelter and
means of subsistence two carts filled with bread,
gruel, and salt. Same days before, the head of the
police of Orenbourg, Colonel Michel Fedorow, bore
striking testimony in favour of the Poles in the
following letter addressed to the Moscow Gazette :

The St. Petersburg Gazette publishes the follow,
ng

"According to the last news from Orenbourg five Polca
have been arrested, who are suspected and convicted of
having several times excited the inhabitants of our country
against the Government and order. One of the Poles
arrested was found in possession of a considerable sum of
money—the inquiry commenced will show by what means
he acquired it." It is only through reading the said
journal that wo people of Orenbourg have learnt
this fact, unheard of among us. There are in the town
of Orenbourg 52 Poles transported and placed under the
surveillance of the police. All of them conduct them-
selves very reasonably and properly; they live in the mow
peaceable manner, and there are no capitalists among them.
Moreover, the Russian Gazette itself bears tes-
timony still more direct and positive. This is a
letter describing the incendiary fires at Kourgan
and Tumen, which says :
The transported Poles are accused of those incendiary
acts. In order to show the absurdity of this accusation it
is sufficient to state that in the country places they are
equally regarded as the authors of the drought which has
prevailed this year. People look upon them as magicians
and enchanters. It is related that they are in possession of
millions, by means of which they bribe the Russians them-
selves, and induce them to burn their towns. Many of the
Poles are, however, distinguished by the activity and cou-
rage which they have displayed in rendering assistance in
our fires ; and have even received on this account public
thanks on the part of the Government. The Poles in gene-
ral behave with great circumspection, and have a good re-
putation among the most enlightened of the citizens.

GENERAL MORGANS' HORSES.—The Richmond
Dispatch states that when General Morgan was killed he
had in his possession four valuable horses, The finest of
these he rode in his last march,
and he was captured in
Grenville when the General fell. The three others were
sold at Abingdon, Virginia, at public outcry. One was a
bay saddle horse, and the others a pair of blacks well
matched. They were sold separately, and brought respeo-
tively—the bay 1,675 dols., and the others 2,100 dole. and
2,009 dols. Neither horse sold for much more than half his
real value.

A MULLER CASE IN INDIA.—A murderous out.
rage has recently taken place on the East Indian Railway,
between Ahmoodpore and Bhulpore. A gentleman travel-
ling in a second-class carriage was suddenly attacked by a
person travelling in the same carriage and robbed of his
watch, and after being beaten severely was thrown out of
the window, but contrived to lay hold of the footstep of the
carriage, and by clinging to the buffer held on till the train
reached the station. The man who committed the outrage
is in custody.—Bombay Oazettte, Sept. 28.
COMPLIMENT TO SWEDEN.—On Monday. the 17th
inst„ Messrs. Pile, Spence, and Co., launched from
their yard an iron ship for Mr R, S. Graves, of Liverpool,
which is justly considered a splendid specimen of naval
architecture. Her dimensions are 220 feet, 36 feet 9 inches
beam, and 23 feet hold ; measures 1,400 tons, builders'
measurement, about 2,200 tons burden, and is classed A 1
for 20 years. Her launch was made the opportunity for
paylng a graceful compliment to a Scandinavian nation
which has won, the hearts of England by the warmth of
the reception it has accorded to the Prince and Princess of
Wales. At the special request of the owner, Mr Fawcus,
the Swedish Consul at this port, was present, and did the
honours of the launch—christening the ship, as she glided
off the stocks, the Prince Oscar, after the popular Crown
Prince of Sweden. The figurehead is a bust of his Royal
Highness, beautifully executed, supported on either side by
the Lion of Norway, and on the stern' the arms of Sweden
emblazoned in fine relief ; while the cabins are to be deco-
rated with Swedish scenes, among which will be the for-
tress of Waxholm, the palaces of Stockholm and Rosendahl
—the latter being Prince Oscar's summer residence, Tint
ship was tastefully decorated with digs from stem to stern
--among these, in the centre of the ship, was placed the
ensign of Sweden and Norway, kindly lent for the occasion
by the Cohettl.—.l2-atUe.pol Mercury.